What annoys you the most

Sales people who won't leave you alone. I've walked out of stores for that reason and bought the product somewhere else..
Right now my hearing aid company is calling me every week. It is border line harassment. When I find that I can't hear well I will go in for an adjustment, not when they see fit. I know its a very competitive field and its all about money. These days the last thing I want to do is sit in a germy booth for a hearing test, an audiologist is not a doctor and who knows how well they clean the headset etc.
I have blocked them and told them so.
I will go in this week mainly to let them know I'm not a happy camper. Of course they will give me a song and dance about the importance of hearing well. Like I don't know that.
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Disinformation. For me, it's the knowingly spreading of false information. And it's people believing that information as truth, and then act on it. I watched so called "news" channels, which are nothing but biased 'opinion' TV shows. You know what I mean. "All those liberals (conservatives) want to do is to destroy........." And then four jackasses called "the Panel" agree. And I believe it's the self appointed internet authorities on everything, who spreads lies for political ends.
 

People who A, play dumb when shopping and pushing a cart... i.e., clogging the entire isle as if they're the only ones in the store, or B, are so inconsiderate and self-serving that they don't give a passing thought as to extending respect to others.

At any rate, I've quit saying "excuse me please", and have now turned to crashing my shopping cart into theirs and pushing it out of the way, and when they say, "oops, I'm sorry", I ignore them.

I've simply had more than enough of today's ignorance and people's overall lack of respect of others.

And don't even get me started on ignorant people who cross/walk directly in front of you without saying "excuse me please".
 
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Screaming kids in a restaurant, store or public place while their parents are standing there not disciplining them.
Parents letting their children run wild (disruptive) in public places.
The blame is on the parents for this action.
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A major pet-peeve of mine, too.

When my kids got out of line I'd tell them, "you have two choices, you can either A, shape up, or B, next time mommy goes out you can stay home with a babysitter".

My husband used to get livid when he'd drop into a restaurant that had a bar-side where alcohol is served, and see little kids sitting with their parents. In my husbands view, kids shouldn't be allowed in such a place, and I agree with him.

People aren't allowed to bring underage children into bars and pubs, and the same should hold true for restaurants with bar/pub lounges.

Got kids, into the family section of the restaurant you go, the bar/pub section is for adults.
 
Aunt Marg said:
People who A, play dumb when shopping and pushing a cart... i.e., clogging the entire isle as if they're the only ones in the store, or B, are so inconsiderate and self-serving that they don't give a passing thought as to extending respect to others.
At any rate, I've quit saying "excuse me please", and have now turned to crashing my shopping cart into theirs and pushing it out of the way, and when they say, "oops, I'm sorry", I ignore them.
I've simply had more than enough of today's ignorance and people's overall lack of respect of others.
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The highlight of my life now, along with many others I suspect, are the trips to supermarkets, and awkward customers cant take the shine of that too much for me, because I'm developing a "people watching" interest too, something I never thought about before the pandemic lockdown, (you've got to look for silver linings wherever you can find them hey!).
My "success" today at the supermarket came from giving way to a young man in Oxford, who was being very polite and wanted to give way to me. Anyway, he then took his time making a choice of wine from a very large selection, so I engaged him in conversation, saying "what type of wine did he like?", (that kind of opening gambit). It turned out he was from Mexico, as you could tell he wunt frum round ere parts by his accent, and seemed to be struggling to make a choice between a New Zealand white, or a South African white. I told him I thought Chilean wine very good, but maybe there wasn't any available, so he went for the Sauvignon Blanc from NZ, at a very reasonable price.
Having watched him I then followed suit an bought a cheaper Italian white, a Pino Grigio at £5 a pop!
Will let you know later how well it went down with my omelette (y)(n)🧴!
 
grahamg said:
The highlight of my life now, along with many others I suspect, are the trips to supermarkets, and awkward customers cant take the shine of that too much for me, because I'm developing a "people watching" interest too, something I never thought about before the pandemic lockdown, (you've got to look for silver linings wherever you can find them hey!).
My "success" today at the supermarket came from giving way to a young man in Oxford, who was being very polite and wanted to give way to me. Anyway, he then took his time making a choice of wine from a very large selection, so I engaged him in conversation, saying "what type of wine did he like?", (that kind of opening gambit). It turned out he was from Mexico, as you could tell he wunt frum round ere parts by his accent, and seemed to be struggling to make a choice between a New Zealand white, or a South African white. I told him I thought Chilean wine very good, but maybe there wasn't any available, so he went for the Sauvignon Blanc from NZ, at a very reasonable price.
Having watched him I then followed suit an bought a cheaper Italian white, a Pino Grigio at £5 a pop!
Will let you know later how well it went down with my omelette (y)(n)🧴!
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I'm old-school in a really big way, Graham, so when it comes to the likes of "please", "thank you", "Mr.", "Mrs", "excuse me"... I'm strict.

Unfortunately, too many in today's day and age are all about, me, myself, and I, so basic traditional manners have been lost, something I am not at all accepting of.
 
Aunt Marg said:
A major pet-peeve of mine, too.
When my kids got out of line I'd tell them, "you have two choices, you can either A, shape up, or B, next time mommy goes out you can stay home with a babysitter".
My husband used to get livid when he'd drop into a restaurant that had a bar-side where alcohol is served, and see little kids sitting with their parents. In my husbands view, kids shouldn't be allowed in such a place, and I agree with him.
People aren't allowed to bring underage children into bars and pubs, and the same should hold true for restaurants with bar/pub lounges.
Got kids, into the family section of the restaurant you go, the bar/pub section is for adults.
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A farming friend of my fathers back around the time of WWII was said to have tied some of his large brood of children to the kitchen table as a way of trying to control them sometimes, or his wife did, (we're talking ten young kids, all close together and a hill farm to cope with too).
Social services got called in even then, and I'm not sure exactly what went on but the good news is all the children went on to do very well, and were great workers, coming to bale my fathers crop of hay, or fix his pickup baler.
Those were the days hey, oh and I've remembered the solution a work colleague forty years ago, and his wife undertook, when their son used to kick up such a fuss in the local shops,..., they used to tie him to a lamppost outside, (again he turned out just fine, "resilient when they're loved you'd have to say", even where methods used are highly questionable 🔓⚖️🏗️🗼 ).
 
Aunt Marg said:
I'm old-school in a really big way, Graham, so when it comes to the likes of "please", "thank you", "Mr.", "Mrs", "excuse me"... I'm strict.
Unfortunately, too many in today's day and age are all about, me, myself, and I, so basic traditional manners have been lost, something I am not at all accepting of.
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I'd like to do bit of "people watching" in your local store to see the mayhem for myself, though I get it how disconcerting it can be to have someone pushing themselves forward without any thought, or their children become a bit of a menace too sometimes, or else you've got to listen to the "overdone" talk to little Johnny" some mothers burnishing their own image maybe, engage in for five minutes, (kid simply ignoring it because its been done before and "aint real" if you know what I mean?).
 
grahamg said:
A farming friend of my fathers back around the time of WWII was said to have tied some of his large brood of children to the kitchen table as a way of trying to control them sometimes, or his wife did, (we're talking ten young kids, all close together and a hill farm to cope with too).
Social services got called in even then, and I'm not sure exactly what went on but the good news is all the children went on to do very well, and were great workers, coming to bale my fathers crop of hay, or fix his pickup baler.
Those were the days hey, oh and I've remembered the solution a work colleague forty years ago, and his wife undertook, when their son used to kick up such a fuss in the local shops,..., they used to tie him to a lamppost outside, (again he turned out just fine, "resilient when they're loved you'd have to say", even where methods used are highly questionable 🔓⚖️🏗️🗼 ).
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Well, I certainly don't support tying a child up, but I know with my own children, it was devastating for them to watch me get ready to leave the house without them, so I had very little problems with them while out of the home, and I was on top of their behaviour.

I never allowed them to be loud and obnoxious, they weren't allowed to paw and touch things when out, and as a reward (when I had the means) I would buy them a little something as a way of quietly rewarding them for their good behaviour, a sort of reminder to them as to how fun and enjoyable life could be when they could leave the house with good old mom and experience the real world.
 
grahamg said:
I'd like to do bit of "people watching" in your local store to see the mayhem for myself, though I get it how disconcerting it can be to have someone pushing themselves forward without any thought, or their children become a bit of a menace too sometimes, or else you've got to listen to the "overdone" talk to little Johnny" some mothers burnishing their own image maybe, engage in for five minutes, (kid simply ignoring it because its been done before and "aint real" if you know what I mean?).
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I watch, listen, and suck in as much as my tolerance level allows me to while out and about, and if there's one thing I have learned, few parents these days know how to properly address an acting up child. It's as if I'm watching two children when I observe a mother trying to instill a form of discipline upon her child.

"Shh", "quiet", "don't do that", "stop it", "don't let me tell you again", "what did I just tell you", "how many times have I told you", and I could rattle off a hundred more.

With my children I told them once, "you're not behaving how I like and expect, are you going to be good, or am I going to have to take you home and call a sitter".

That was it, and the times I was tested proved to be a fail for them, because I followed through with my words, so they knew not to push.

Today's namby-pamby coddling that I so often see doesn't wash with me. Stand up, take charge of your children, show some responsibility, and stop acting like a child yourself, that's my philosophy related to today's style of parenting.
 
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Keesha said:
Not much these days. Exceptionally unnecessarily loud people.
I don’t get any spam calls since I don’t answer my phone unless I recognize the number. When I get calls I don’t recognize I block them.
I don’t give me email out to people I don’t trust so I don’t get any spam email either.
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What she said.
 
grahamg said:
I'd like to do bit of "people watching" in your local store to see the mayhem for myself, though I get it how disconcerting it can be to have someone pushing themselves forward without any thought, or their children become a bit of a menace too sometimes, or else you've got to listen to the "overdone" talk to little Johnny" some mothers burnishing their own image maybe, engage in for five minutes, (kid simply ignoring it because its been done before and "aint real" if you know what I mean?).
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That’s a long sentence. 🤔😅
 
Those who make up knowledge from their imagination and impose it on others as truths (aka Sylvia Browne)
ignorance in action, apathy of life
refusal to investigate anything beyond limited comprehension,
unwarrented censorship
I guess it doen't really bother me because each is on his own path but it seems to be a regression.
 
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I am a little bit annoyed now as my son's psychologist is not filling out the faxed refill prescription from the pharmacy and has not returned my phone call about this. Sigh...pharmacy says some docs are not working right now because of Covid. I understand covid but can't they just leave a message on their machine that they are not working and where we are supposed to get the meds. Thankfully my son has a family doctor and she is filling the prescriptions for him with a follow-up phone call in a couple of weeks. I know many people do not have family doctors so what do they do? Sigh...I wish this covid was over NOW.
 
IrisSenior said:
I am a little bit annoyed now as my son's psychologist is not filling out the faxed refill prescription from the pharmacy and has not returned my phone call about this. Sigh...pharmacy says some docs are not working right now because of Covid. I understand covid but can't they just leave a message on their machine that they are not working and where we are supposed to get the meds. Thankfully my son has a family doctor and she is filling the prescriptions for him with a follow-up phone call in a couple of weeks. I know many people do not have family doctors so what do they do? Sigh...I wish this covid was over NOW.
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I wish everyone would stop using Covid as an excuse for not doing their jobs.
 
Don M. said:
I find it irritating when a person "butts" into a conversation....or tries to "talk over" the person who is speaking.
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Amen to that one, how right you most certainly are, wish I'd come up with the "annoyance" you've highlighted, (and if anyone has any suggestions as to how one might counter this behaviour I'd be most grateful, because I seem surrounded by folks fitting the description :cry::censored::sneaky::giggle: !).
 
Aunt Marg said:
Well, I certainly don't support tying a child up, but I know with my own children, it was devastating for them to watch me get ready to leave the house without them, so I had very little problems with them while out of the home, and I was on top of their behaviour.
I never allowed them to be loud and obnoxious, they weren't allowed to paw and touch things when out, and as a reward (when I had the means) I would buy them a little something as a way of quietly rewarding them for their good behaviour, a sort of reminder to them as to how fun and enjoyable life could be when they could leave the house with good old mom and experience the real world.
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It would only have been a bit of "baler twine" you know, and my dear mother used to have reins on some of us seven kids as she trawled around town shopping, plus a playpen was employed at home, (not so successful with my brother who was able to climb out aged 9 months, when he started walking!).

Dont forget they were hard times in dem der hills, ("them thar hills" for Americans ;) ).
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Self-important people.
People who don't listen, instead thinking of what they will say next.
 

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