What really irkes you?

**kinbard** · 10-25-2007, 10:19 AM

I have an experience everyday that really annoys me, especially since children are involved. I thought I would start a thread asking the question "Is it really that difficult...". Maybe some will learn. Maybe it will be fun. Maybe it will get things off peoples chest. Maybe it will go nowhere. Anyhoo, I'll start:
Is it really that difficult...
To use your turn signal
at a four-way stop
in a school zone?
Gosh...

**Fox** · 10-25-2007, 11:10 AM

Well, with my cigarette and sub in one hand, and cellphone in the other, it's impossible to put the turn signal on with my knee because I'm already using it to steer the car. Be more sensitive to that in the future, ok?

mimo2005 · 10-25-2007, 11:19 AM

Don't forget texting your bF/GF while reading your mail and writing your bills and stamping your enveloppes .

**kinbard** · 10-25-2007, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fox

Well, with my cigarette and sub in one hand, and cellphone in the other, it's impossible to put the turn signal on with my knee because I'm already using it to steer the car. Be more sensitive to that in the future, ok?

LOL! Must say I have been guilty of that. That's what the nose if for!

ebackhus · 10-25-2007, 12:27 PM

Speeds limits are laws, not suggestions.

The speed limit in a school zone is 20mph. Not 60.

I want www.lowermybills.com to go under. I hate their ads.

TURN SIGNAL.

The Web is not just MySpace.

MySpace needs to go under also.

The library is NOT, I repeat, NOT a day-care center. We can and will call the police the next time you unload a van full of kids at our front doors.

DonaldG · 10-25-2007, 12:30 PM

What bugs me is when wallies post in the help section of forums with titles that dont describe the help needed. EG:
"Help needed" or "Can you fix this" or "what did I do wrong?"

The only worse titles is when they add the word "Urgent" or "Urgently"

Only one of my pet hates!!! The twibats!

**kinbard** · 10-25-2007, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebackhus

The library is NOT, I repeat, NOT a day-care center. We can and will call the police the next time you unload a van full of kids at our front doors.

Absolutely! I haven't been to a library in almost two years because of all the noisy kids running around. Like the staff can keep up with them. And this isn't some special story time, either.

**EnglishPaul** · 10-25-2007, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebackhus

MySpace needs to go under also.

Good point.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebackhus

The library is NOT, I repeat, NOT a day-care center.

I always thought librarys were day care centres for the elderly, so that when the winter weather came they could keep themselves warm.

One of my pet hates is urban planners. If you judge the person by their work, they are all incompetent idiots!

**Deleted090308** · 10-25-2007, 01:46 PM

People standing in my way when I try to perform my "hit and run" style of shopping (not stealing, of course).

ebackhus · 10-25-2007, 01:50 PM

I forgot one that REALLY grates my nerves...

CELL PHONES. If you are indoors you needn't put it on the global level for volume. They don't need to hear a craptacular rendition of Macarena through a tiny speaker at 548dB in the states that lines the coast. More over, when you finally answer the call you ought to keep it lower than normal. A personal sound-proof bubble doesn't form when you press the talk button and I REALLY don't care about how that rash in your crotch is doing.

**EnglishPaul** · 10-25-2007, 01:53 PM

Its ironic that a device to aid social interaction (the mobile phone), can be so anti-social!

**kinbard** · 10-25-2007, 01:54 PM

Eneles: That is a BIG one for me! My wife is super slow when shopping. What is she looking for, a sign from God? She buys the exact same thing, exact same brand every stinking time! Its not like she is price comparing...
Ebackhus: Why do people feel the need to shout in a device that amplifies sound to begin with? I know what you mean.

**carsey** · 10-25-2007, 01:57 PM

people who drive with their fog lights on when its not even foggy.

**kinbard** · 10-25-2007, 02:06 PM

People who feel a need to get an inch from your face when they talk to you...
People who want to carry on a conversation with you when you are on the phone...
A 10 minute dissertation on a 5 second story...

**Deleted090308** · 10-25-2007, 02:12 PM

I've posted this before:
People (mostly women) calling on my landline phone and ask: "Where are you"?

ebackhus · 10-25-2007, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carsey

people who drive with their fog lights on when its not even foggy.

The fogs on my car are more for show than anything. They have tiny 5w bulbs that barely even make a difference.

**kinbard** · 10-25-2007, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eneles

I've posted this before:
People (mostly women) calling on my landline phone and ask: "Where are you"?

**forcifer** · 10-25-2007, 06:15 PM

when people pretend to know something they dont.

**DumberDrummer** · 10-25-2007, 08:49 PM

slow people at the market, stupid people in classes, and people who pass out fliers in the quad

mimo2005 · 10-25-2007, 09:00 PM

Today , during rush hour traffic , i was driving at slooow speed and saw a lot women driving and talking on the phone , are they talking to their kids ?
Men have kids too !

for 2 men talking , there are 6 or 7 women talking while driving !

10-25-2007, 10:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
kinbard TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,459 OS: Experimenter	What really irkes you? I have an experience everyday that really annoys me, especially since children are involved. I thought I would start a thread asking the question "Is it really that difficult...". Maybe some will learn. Maybe it will be fun. Maybe it will get things off peoples chest. Maybe it will go nowhere. Anyhoo, I'll start: Is it really that difficult... To use your turn signal at a four-way stop in a school zone? Gosh... __________________ Half viking, half pirate, stronger than both XP Repair Malware Removal Vista Repair Downgrade Vista

10-25-2007, 11:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	Re: What really irkes you? Well, with my cigarette and sub in one hand, and cellphone in the other, it's impossible to put the turn signal on with my knee because I'm already using it to steer the car. Be more sensitive to that in the future, ok? __________________ Antec Neo Power 500W, ABIT IP35-E, Intel E2180@2.66Ghz, Corsair XMS2 2x1GB DDR2-800, PNY 8800GT, 320GB Seagate * lazy college student alert *- If I've inadvertently ignored a thread, please Let me know about it Have I helped you solve your problem? Donate to Techsupportforums Klart Skepp!

10-25-2007, 11:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Re: What really irkes you? Don't forget texting your bF/GF while reading your mail and writing your bills and stamping your enveloppes . __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

10-25-2007, 12:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,262 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: What really irkes you? Speeds limits are laws, not suggestions. The speed limit in a school zone is 20mph. Not 60. I want www.lowermybills.com to go under. I hate their ads. TURN SIGNAL. The Web is not just MySpace. MySpace needs to go under also. The library is NOT, I repeat, NOT a day-care center. We can and will call the police the next time you unload a van full of kids at our front doors. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

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DonaldG Manager Home Support, Assistant Manager Articles Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 10,164 OS: XPsp2 Laptop & Vista Ultimate Desktop My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: What really irkes you? What bugs me is when wallies post in the help section of forums with titles that dont describe the help needed. EG: "Help needed" or "Can you fix this" or "what did I do wrong?" The only worse titles is when they add the word "Urgent" or "Urgently" Only one of my pet hates!!! The twibats! __________________ . Lest we forget... "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them." Submit New Articles Here TSF's Photographer's Corner .

10-25-2007, 01:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: What really irkes you? People standing in my way when I try to perform my "hit and run" style of shopping (not stealing, of course).

10-25-2007, 01:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,262 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: What really irkes you? I forgot one that REALLY grates my nerves... CELL PHONES. If you are indoors you needn't put it on the global level for volume. They don't need to hear a craptacular rendition of Macarena through a tiny speaker at 548dB in the states that lines the coast. More over, when you finally answer the call you ought to keep it lower than normal. A personal sound-proof bubble doesn't form when you press the talk button and I REALLY don't care about how that rash in your crotch is doing. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

10-25-2007, 01:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
EnglishPaul Still no avatar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1,314 OS: XP SP2 Blog Entries: 9	Re: What really irkes you? Its ironic that a device to aid social interaction (the mobile phone), can be so anti-social!

10-25-2007, 01:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
kinbard TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,459 OS: Experimenter	Re: What really irkes you? Eneles: That is a BIG one for me! My wife is super slow when shopping. What is she looking for, a sign from God? She buys the exact same thing, exact same brand every stinking time! Its not like she is price comparing... Ebackhus: Why do people feel the need to shout in a device that amplifies sound to begin with? I know what you mean. __________________ Half viking, half pirate, stronger than both XP Repair Malware Removal Vista Repair Downgrade Vista

10-25-2007, 01:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
carsey Moderator, TSF Articles Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hunwick, Co. Durham England Posts: 10,678 OS: XP Pro SP3 My System	Re: What really irkes you? people who drive with their fog lights on when its not even foggy. __________________ Submit New Articles Here

10-25-2007, 02:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
kinbard TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,459 OS: Experimenter	Re: What really irkes you? People who feel a need to get an inch from your face when they talk to you... People who want to carry on a conversation with you when you are on the phone... A 10 minute dissertation on a 5 second story... __________________ Half viking, half pirate, stronger than both XP Repair Malware Removal Vista Repair Downgrade Vista

10-25-2007, 02:12 PM	#15 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: What really irkes you? I've posted this before: People (mostly women) calling on my landline phone and ask: "Where are you"?

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forcifer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,627 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: What really irkes you? when people pretend to know something they dont. __________________ now i remember

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10-25-2007, 09:00 PM	#20 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Re: What really irkes you? Today , during rush hour traffic , i was driving at slooow speed and saw a lot women driving and talking on the phone , are they talking to their kids ? Men have kids too ! for 2 men talking , there are 6 or 7 women talking while driving ! __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo" Last edited by mimo2005; 10-25-2007 at 09:01 PM.