Shit that annoys you... - Page 18

Cloud · 03-01-2007, 09:12 AM

and I suppose when we get too old to chew, you'll just throw us out in the snow to starve, too.

Ageism is a particularly insidious and ironic form of hatred, because someday, if you're lucky, you'll get there, too.

Sundae · 03-01-2007, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

Ageism is a particularly insidious and ironic form of hatred, because someday, if you're lucky, you'll get there, too.

I'm not ageist. People who get in my way annoy the shit out of me:
A couple of months ago it was the new intake of University students treating the supermarket like a theme park while I was tryingto shop
When I lived in London it was the tourists who stood right in the entrance to Tube stations to chat and get their maps out
Sometimes it will be people who illegally park on the pavement while I am trying to get by with bags of shopping

I've never behaved in any of the ways above, so I doubt I'll start when I get old.

Flint · 03-01-2007, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

I've never behaved in any of the ways above, so I doubt I'll start when I get old.

I've always thought that old age instills one with a hearty sense of "not giving a shit, because what difference does it make"?

Trilby · 03-01-2007, 09:14 AM

When I was a teenager I waitressed at this pancake place. I had many peeves about customers but my two pet peeves were: parents asking a two year old child what he wanted to eat whilst I had 4-5 tables waiting for me and people asking me "how big" the silver dollar pancakes were. I always said they were about as big as "a buck and a half" and then just stared at them.

Shawnee123 · 03-01-2007, 09:16 AM

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and I suppose when we get too old to chew, you'll just throw us out in the snow to starve, too.

Ageism is a particularly insidious and ironic form of hatred, because someday, if you're lucky, you'll get there, too.

Not fair...I live in an old people community. I help them out. I love old people and their grandchildren. My beef was more of a timing thing than due to their age.

You're jumping to conclusions about which you know nothing.

There's where most of MY hatred goes.

Also, if you can't fathom a little tongue in cheek dark humor perhaps you need to find the Staircase to Joy and Light forum rather than the Cellar. It gets dark down here.

Sheldonrs · 03-01-2007, 09:31 AM

Inconsiderate assholes on the bus. There is a guy who gets on the same bus I take after work. He gets on a few stops after me.
He has cerebral palsey and uses 2 canes and has a great deal of trouble getting on the bus. It is easier for him to sit in the first seat so if I am already there, I get up and let him have it.
The other day I did this and some old, ignorant bitch speaking Cantonese as loudly as possible to her husband who was sitting a few seats back yells to him and points to the seat I just stood up from for the guy with the canes. I look at the bitch and point to the guy getting on the bus. She ignores me and her husband and his 5 shopping bags take the seat. All I could do was shrug an apology to the man and shake my head at the old lady staring at me with a smile on her face now. I mouthed the words "stupid bitch" and walked down to the back of the bus.
Common courtesy is supposed to be common no matter what language you speak.

03-01-2007, 01:35 PM

There are a lot of people who feel the same way about the disabled because we "hold them up".
The world is not set to your pace.

Flint · 03-01-2007, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by rkzenrage

The world is not set to your pace.

This is best evidenced in traffic. No matter how aggressively you ride my rear bumper, it won't affect what's in front of me.

03-01-2007, 01:41 PM

Exactly... as I stated before... the closer you get to me, the slower I'm going to go.

elSicomoro · 03-01-2007, 01:53 PM

You all annoy me today...you fuckers!

Time for my meds...

Sundae · 03-01-2007, 01:59 PM

This is less to do with my pace and more to do with behaviour and respect.

I have peripheral vision (mirrors if I am driving).
As a pedestrian I don't stop so suddenly that someone walks into the back of me or has to make a bizarre sideways jerk to avoid doing so - in the same way I wouldn't in a car.

Of course I don't expect other people to move at the same pace as me - I just prefer them to have some awareness of what is happening around them.

If decided to stop suddenly in a car (we're talking non-emergency situation) I would check my mirrors beforehand. All I want is for people to have a similar consideration when shopping.

Don't step back to look at something without seeing if anyone is approaching.
Don't stand with your two friends for a chat in the middle of an aisle.
Don't stop suddenly in a crowded shop where there will obviously be people right behind you.
I was taught this as a child as a matter of respect. Although my parents are 60+ now (and Dad with a cane and a replacement knee) it still applies to them as well as me.

And re tailgating - I could say the same about the people who press their shopping trolleys against my legs in queues (all have been OAPs, hence my original rant). I can't step forward any more without encroaching on the personal space of the person in front - so don't think pressing up against me is going to help - it's just damn rude.

My issue is with people who don't show me the same consideration I show them. If is was simply about people who didn't move quickly enough I'd be shoving them out of my path. I don't care if someone is a spotty teen, an OAP or in a motorised wheelchair - if they contravene my "rules of the road" it annoys the shit out of me. I do nothing about it apart from the occasional fart (have searced - perhaps I didn't post that here) and this thread.

Shawnee123 · 03-01-2007, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Of course I don't expect other people to move at the same pace as me - I just prefer them to have some awareness of what is happening around them.

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Which is what I was saying, also.

What happens is that the people who don't give a fuck that other people inhabit the earth can grow into old people who don't give a fuck that other people inhabit the earth (and I could carry this further but if my previous statements were misconstrued I can only imagine what would transpire if I elaborated.)

Can we put away our tissues now?

barefoot serpent · 03-01-2007, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Can we put away our tissues now?

No! there's that GD split-V stream that happens after getting frisky.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-03-2007, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

No! there's that GD split-V stream that happens after getting frisky.

That's such a pain in the ass. I usually sit down for the first pee after getting frisky, to avoid the mess.

Perry Winkle · 03-03-2007, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

That's such a pain in the ass. I usually sit down for the first pee after getting frisky, to avoid the mess.

Have you tried giving it the Presta valve treatment?

03-01-2007, 09:12 AM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	and I suppose when we get too old to chew, you'll just throw us out in the snow to starve, too. Ageism is a particularly insidious and ironic form of hatred, because someday, if you're lucky, you'll get there, too. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

03-01-2007, 09:14 AM	#4
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	When I was a teenager I waitressed at this pancake place. I had many peeves about customers but my two pet peeves were: parents asking a two year old child what he wanted to eat whilst I had 4-5 tables waiting for me and people asking me "how big" the silver dollar pancakes were. I always said they were about as big as "a buck and a half" and then just stared at them. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

03-01-2007, 09:31 AM	#6
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	Inconsiderate assholes on the bus. There is a guy who gets on the same bus I take after work. He gets on a few stops after me. He has cerebral palsey and uses 2 canes and has a great deal of trouble getting on the bus. It is easier for him to sit in the first seat so if I am already there, I get up and let him have it. The other day I did this and some old, ignorant bitch speaking Cantonese as loudly as possible to her husband who was sitting a few seats back yells to him and points to the seat I just stood up from for the guy with the canes. I look at the bitch and point to the guy getting on the bus. She ignores me and her husband and his 5 shopping bags take the seat. All I could do was shrug an apology to the man and shake my head at the old lady staring at me with a smile on her face now. I mouthed the words "stupid bitch" and walked down to the back of the bus. Common courtesy is supposed to be common no matter what language you speak. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

03-01-2007, 01:59 PM	#11
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	This is less to do with my pace and more to do with behaviour and respect. I have peripheral vision (mirrors if I am driving). As a pedestrian I don't stop so suddenly that someone walks into the back of me or has to make a bizarre sideways jerk to avoid doing so - in the same way I wouldn't in a car. Of course I don't expect other people to move at the same pace as me - I just prefer them to have some awareness of what is happening around them. If decided to stop suddenly in a car (we're talking non-emergency situation) I would check my mirrors beforehand. All I want is for people to have a similar consideration when shopping. Don't step back to look at something without seeing if anyone is approaching. Don't stand with your two friends for a chat in the middle of an aisle. Don't stop suddenly in a crowded shop where there will obviously be people right behind you. I was taught this as a child as a matter of respect. Although my parents are 60+ now (and Dad with a cane and a replacement knee) it still applies to them as well as me. And re tailgating - I could say the same about the people who press their shopping trolleys against my legs in queues (all have been OAPs, hence my original rant). I can't step forward any more without encroaching on the personal space of the person in front - so don't think pressing up against me is going to help - it's just damn rude. My issue is with people who don't show me the same consideration I show them. If is was simply about people who didn't move quickly enough I'd be shoving them out of my path. I don't care if someone is a spotty teen, an OAP or in a motorised wheelchair - if they contravene my "rules of the road" it annoys the shit out of me. I do nothing about it apart from the occasional fart (have searced - perhaps I didn't post that here) and this thread. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-01-2007, 01:35 PM	#7
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	There are a lot of people who feel the same way about the disabled because we "hold them up". The world is not set to your pace.

03-01-2007, 01:41 PM	#9
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Exactly... as I stated before... the closer you get to me, the slower I'm going to go.

03-01-2007, 01:53 PM	#10
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	You all annoy me today...you fuckers! Time for my meds...

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