A while ago I saw a challenge where you had to make a list of 25 things that others may not know about you. As you all know I'm an expert at rambling on about things and of course my list was almost double the amount of 'things'.
So, also being a girl who loves a list...as long as they are neat and tidy - I decided to do another one but this time with Things That Irritate Me. So be warned, you now know when you have to behave and tread carefully when close by.
1. Toilet roll dispensers in public toilets that have the roll so tight that you can't find the end of the roll despite spinning it round and round, or the ones that shred tiny useless pieces that end up all over the floor.
2. Messy desks. In particular those whose desk is next to mine or even worse, opposite mine. I once asked for a desk partition to stop a colleague's mess encroaching on my territory.
3. Folk who stop in doorways and supermarket aisles to chat to people. They often have their whole family with them too.
3. Off kilter squares and rectangles. A skew-wiff picture, brochure or just a book on a shelf with bother me considerably until it's straightened and squared off.
4. Clutter. Those places where people tend to leave things when they can't be bothered to put them where they are supposed to go. Keys, gloves, letters, elastic bands...in drawers, on shelves, or coats left hanging on the bottom of the stairs.
5. Talking of elastic bands....the ones postmen casually drop on pavements as they do their rounds. If I were a post office boss I would be wanting to know why they do this. Must cost the company a small fortune - although useful to collect incase you ever need them yourself.
6. Badly folded dry laundry. Don't people realise that if you fold them up carefully then they are easier to iron. I guess they aren't usually the ones to do the ironing. Folds down the back of shirts/T/Shirts etc.
7. Girls swearing unnecessarily. I can cope with men swearing, but girls doing it for effect - like Madonna when on stage is just annoying.
8. X Factor. Everything about it irritates me. It's so monotonous now. Same old thing over and over every year. Please get over it and find something new to do. Like find new bands!
9. People who make a big thing of not being able to do something or having a phobia for just about everything. Attention seeking or just too lazy to actually do something and hoping some 'sucker' will come and 'rescue' them.
10. Young girls wearing too much make-up. I want to get a facecloth, scrub it off and show them how much prettier they are without it.
11. Staff not acknowledging me when I need service in a shop/restaurant. A simple ”won't be a moment" will stop me from walking out or asking to speak to a manager.
12. Children who are allowed to run around in shops or restaurants. It's dangerous and very annoying when trying to eat a meal or do some shopping.
13. Writing with blue biro's. Long story involving an English Teacher, 'A' grade written work and the elite status of being allowed to write in black ink not royal blue.
14. Smoking while walking along the street. I make a big thing of wafting my arms around when walking past someone blowing smoke in my face. It may be out in the open but still makes me want to throw up.
15. Headphone leads. You know exactly what I'm going to say here. Someone must have invented a non tangle lead. They seem to do it by themselves regardless of how neatly you wrap them,
16. Tight people who don't leave tips even after a really great meal. service staff are on minimum wage an really appreciate their tips. Also makes them motivates them to better at their work.
17. Teacher training days v unauthorised holidays....probably best to say very little about that.
18. "take a chill pill", "Calm down", "whatever", "talk to the hand" ....oh you'll be talking to MY hand alright!
19. People on phones in public places talking loudly. Why would they want everyone else to hear their conversation? Why would I want to listen to it?
20. Those ribbon things that seem to be sewed onto every item of women's clothing these days to keep them from falling off their hanger. Must keep millions in employment. I just cut them off.
21. Stupid shoes. All the fashion at the moment but no one can actually walk properly in them.
22. Morons who throw litter on the ground. I can't get my head around the fact that they don't see how disgusting it is. We need to bring back the 'Keep Britain Tidy' gang...or The Wombles!
23. People who sit/stand just that little bit too close. I have a six inch personal space zone and feel very uncomfortable when anyone other than very close family are in it.
24. Look at me, show off people. The type who has to be the centre of attention, act stupid and be louder than anyone else. They seem to be more common these days....I blame X Factor.
25. Tourists in York. The groups of foreigners, or old people who take up all the footpath and walk at snail pace. I would love to used one of those loudhailers to make them move out of my way when I'm in a hurry to get from the station to where I'm working.
There you are, that took a bit longer to compile than the other one. So now you have discovered my grump triggers you can make a point of not doing it in my company.
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