Irrational Irratations

[PirateCat]

Aug 30, 2016 9:08:36 GMT -5 icedtea said:

PirateCat , we have McCrory. I feel your pain.

My condolences. We can have a governor douche-off. 

[teraiin]

Aug 30, 2016 9:05:48 GMT -5 PirateCat said:

Aug 30, 2016 8:43:44 GMT -5 teraiin said:

How about when you're having a discussion with someone and rather than defend their point they pout and say "I don't care!" You obviously cared, we just debated it!

When someone blows something random completely out of proportion.

When someone puts something away with the lid half on.

Empty boxes in the cupboard.

Early morning texts/calls.

Those weren't so bad. Are these the tame ones? 

Tamer ones.

Here's another possibly rational and not irrational:

How I'm judged more harshly by my in-laws then my two brother-in-laws. I'm not sure if it's more insulting to them or me.

[icedtea]

Aug 30, 2016 9:12:07 GMT -5 PirateCat said:

Aug 30, 2016 9:08:36 GMT -5 icedtea said:

PirateCat , we have McCrory. I feel your pain.

My condolences. We can have a governor douche-off. 

Does this involve leaving them on an uninhabited island together? Because I'm all for that. 

[PirateCat]

Aug 30, 2016 9:04:21 GMT -5 ironbaby said:

pinkcat misspelling Irritations.

/troll

I think it's her artistic expression. 

[diamondsndaisies]

when facebook insists on making you look at your feed in "top stories" mode. I have to switch it everyday to most recent. Annoying.

[Rama]

Aug 30, 2016 9:19:32 GMT -5 diamondsndaisies said:

when facebook insists on making you look at your feed in "top stories" mode. I have to switch it everyday to most recent. Annoying.

YES

[PirateCat]

Aug 30, 2016 9:17:55 GMT -5 icedtea said:

Aug 30, 2016 9:12:07 GMT -5 PirateCat said:

My condolences. We can have a governor douche-off. 

Does this involve leaving them on an uninhabited island together? Because I'm all for that. 

Maybe. But then the bigger douche that survives would come back and continue torturing the rest of us. Our governor loves to duel and shoot people... 

[icedtea]

Aug 30, 2016 9:20:54 GMT -5 PirateCat said:

Aug 30, 2016 9:17:55 GMT -5 icedtea said:

Does this involve leaving them on an uninhabited island together? Because I'm all for that. 

Maybe. But then the bigger douche that survives would come back and continue torturing the rest of us. Our governor loves to duel and shoot people... 

Meh, we just won't go back for them. Neither one has the survival skills to pull a Jack Sparrow and get off the island.

[pinkcat]

Aug 30, 2016 9:04:21 GMT -5 ironbaby said:

pinkcat misspelling Irritations.

/troll

Maybe it was on purpose, just to see who else I could get irritated today!!!!





(Spoiler- it wasn't. Just a typo!)

[PirateCat]

Applebees' menu. Cheeseburger egg roll?? And WTF is "dumpling sauce"? They are also seriously lacking in vegetarian options, like zero entrees. You could get spinach & artichoke dip and basil & tomato soup, but even their side salad comes with bacon.

[Deleted]

I am (probably not so irrationally) irritated by my mother's insistence that positivity could possibly cure my infertility. I know it comes from a place of love and she is generally super supportive, but sometimes I just want to slap her.

[diamondsndaisies]

CW. always.

[Rama]

Aug 30, 2016 10:11:32 GMT -5 @stormageddon said:

I am (probably not so irrationally) irritated by my mother's insistence that positivity could possibly cure my infertility. I know it comes from a place of love and she is generally super supportive, but sometimes I just want to slap her.

Oh HELL to the fuck no

[marshian]

Aug 30, 2016 8:42:13 GMT -5 @veritas said:

My favorite most recent one: people who do not know how to use a roundabout correctly. Please do not stop and wait for others when you can easily go, please do not stop IN THE MIDDLE, and no you don't need your blinker.

This is one of mine too. I blame our Driver's Ed classes and instructors for never teaching how to use them because they think there aren't any in the U.S. I can't tell you how irrationally excited it made me to see people using them with no issues in France. And Italy. And basically everywhere else.

[marshian]

Any of my irritations are deemed irrational by my H. He has a superhero ability where nothing gets under his skin.

There's a reason we're both happier when my commute does not involve me driving. Some current irritations:
- Asshats who pull out of bumper-to-bumper traffic into the on-ramp just so they can pass three or four cars and then wedge themselves back in
- Drivers looking right at me on my bicycle (with lights!) and still pulling out right in front/on top of me

[marshian]

Here's another: When my H leaves drink glasses out and doesn't put them away, or puts them in/near the sink but not in the dishwasher when it is dirty.

I blame his job. They have someone to clean up after them all the time.

What's especially irritating about it is this is something which bugs my mom, which means I'm turning into her. Ack!

[BabyStandish]

When I'm running and coming up on a couple people who are walking side by side and taking up the whole sidewalk. They look back see me huffing and puffing pushing the jogging stroller. They turn back around and continue walking straight. I get closer and yell "on your left." They then pause, but don't move to the right. So I plow (okay, more like maneuver) between them and give them a good glare. Seriously people?!

[BabyStandish]

That's probably a more rational irritation.

[wannabmama]

When you go through the drive through and get a drink and they don't give you a straw...which you don't notice until you get back to your office.
(I guess that's actually rational...it's just that it just happened and I am out of my mind annoyed.)

[bex15]

People in the express checkout with waayy too many items.

[marshian]

Aug 30, 2016 11:08:57 GMT -5 BabyStandish said:

When I'm running and coming up on a couple people who are walking side by side and taking up the whole sidewalk. They look back see me huffing and puffing pushing the jogging stroller. They turn back around and continue walking straight. I get closer and yell "on your left." They then pause, but don't move to the right. So I plow (okay, more like maneuver) between them and give them a good glare. Seriously people?!

Completely rational. People do this to me when I'm on my bike. I ring the bell, yell "on your left" or "bike coming" and the same thing happens. I got so annoyed one day I let my handlebar bump a girl's elbow because she just would not move. Not hard (I wasn't going fast) but more like a "hey, I'm here, move if you don't want to get run over!"

[PirateCat]

Aug 30, 2016 11:19:59 GMT -5 bex15 said:

People in the express checkout with waayy too many items.

I always count items of people in front of me. It's not even that I care that much but it's just habit and I can't help myself. 

[PirateCat]

The governor is actually hinting he might consider resigning. This has never happened before and he has said/done a lot of highly questionable things. Whoa.

[kayladawn91]

Aug 30, 2016 10:00:03 GMT -5 PirateCat said:

Applebees' menu. Cheeseburger egg roll?? And WTF is "dumpling sauce"? They are also seriously lacking in vegetarian options, like zero entrees. You could get spinach & artichoke dip and basil & tomato soup, but even their side salad comes with bacon.

But...but...the cheeseburger egg rolls are SO GOOD!

[thechickencoop]

Aug 30, 2016 8:42:13 GMT -5 @veritas said:

My favorite most recent one: people who do not know how to use a roundabout correctly. Please do not stop and wait for others when you can easily go, please do not stop IN THE MIDDLE, and no you don't need your blinker.

This is...not irrational.

Side note, I guess I complain about people driving and parking a lot because the other day DS randomly told me, 'mommy, you are a good driver and you do a good job parking between the lines.'

[Rama]

Aug 30, 2016 11:47:14 GMT -5 kayladawn91 said:

Aug 30, 2016 10:00:03 GMT -5 PirateCat said:

Applebees' menu. Cheeseburger egg roll?? And WTF is "dumpling sauce"? They are also seriously lacking in vegetarian options, like zero entrees. You could get spinach & artichoke dip and basil & tomato soup, but even their side salad comes with bacon.

But...but...the cheeseburger egg rolls are SO GOOD!

They aren't as good as the ones I made for MrRama's work potluck thing a few weeks ago. I can promise you that. ;)

[Rama]

Aug 30, 2016 12:26:34 GMT -5 Rama said:

Aug 30, 2016 11:47:14 GMT -5 kayladawn91 said:

But...but...the cheeseburger egg rolls are SO GOOD!

They aren't as good as the ones I made for MrRama's work potluck thing a few weeks ago. I can promise you that. ;)

I mean. Helloooooooooooo.

[PirateCat]

Aug 30, 2016 11:47:14 GMT -5 kayladawn91 said:

Aug 30, 2016 10:00:03 GMT -5 PirateCat said:

Applebees' menu. Cheeseburger egg roll?? And WTF is "dumpling sauce"? They are also seriously lacking in vegetarian options, like zero entrees. You could get spinach & artichoke dip and basil & tomato soup, but even their side salad comes with bacon.

But...but...the cheeseburger egg rolls are SO GOOD!

I'll take your word for it. 

[rooskie]

Aug 30, 2016 11:22:36 GMT -5 marshian said:

Aug 30, 2016 11:08:57 GMT -5 BabyStandish said:

When I'm running and coming up on a couple people who are walking side by side and taking up the whole sidewalk. They look back see me huffing and puffing pushing the jogging stroller. They turn back around and continue walking straight. I get closer and yell "on your left." They then pause, but don't move to the right. So I plow (okay, more like maneuver) between them and give them a good glare. Seriously people?!

Completely rational. People do this to me when I'm on my bike. I ring the bell, yell "on your left" or "bike coming" and the same thing happens. I got so annoyed one day I let my handlebar bump a girl's elbow because she just would not move. Not hard (I wasn't going fast) but more like a "hey, I'm here, move if you don't want to get run over!"

Yessss. We ride our bikes on the greenway trails because they are safer. There is a center line, like on the road. I'm so happy people are out there playing Pokemon go, but please look at that line when you are face-in-phone so you stay on the right side.

I also had a huge group just walk out and stand in front of me this past weekend. I might have been rude.

[marshian]

Aug 30, 2016 12:47:05 GMT -5 rooskie said:

Aug 30, 2016 11:22:36 GMT -5 marshian said:

Completely rational. People do this to me when I'm on my bike. I ring the bell, yell "on your left" or "bike coming" and the same thing happens. I got so annoyed one day I let my handlebar bump a girl's elbow because she just would not move. Not hard (I wasn't going fast) but more like a "hey, I'm here, move if you don't want to get run over!"

Yessss. We ride our bikes on the greenway trails because they are safer. There is a center line, like on the road. I'm so happy people are out there playing Pokemon go, but please look at that line when you are face-in-phone so you stay on the right side.

I also had a huge group just walk out and stand in front of me this past weekend. I might have been rude.

I tend to stay on the streets with marked bike lanes and also on our main paths which are marked like yours. People just don't care or are face-in-phone, like you said. Also right now we have to deal with tourists who can't seem to understand they need to stay right, watch for bikes, runners, etc. I feel like this irritation is actually rational because these people can get you and/or themselves hurt.