Things that make you disproportionately angry

[bonj2]

Drivers who see me setting foot on a pedestrian crossing and then accelerate to try and intimidate me into stepping back onto the pavement. I'm talking about cars 30 yards away, not ones which are almost upon the crossing

I always walk more quickly to block their way and force them to stop. I glare at them and point at the black and white stripes beneath my feet. Usually, they have the decency to look embarrassed.

One day, I'll probably be run over by some psycho who refuses to lose this game of 'chicken'. I had one guy last year who did refuse to give way. He swerved round me and almost hit another pedestrian coming the ther way across the crossing.

I'm always ready to jump up onto the bonnet if necessary and will make sure that I go through the windscreen and end up on their laps. Either that or they will get a bag of shopping thrown at them. 5 seconds of their time is more important than my life - bastards!

when we walk to tescos at lunchtime from work it's always a game seeing how many are willing to just drive straight through and not bother stopping at the zebra. worst was the other day a bus barrelled on over it, and gave a firm shake of his head as if to say, 'nope, i'm not going to stop so you might as well not try and cross'. what an idiot.

 

[bonj2]

Old people / unemployed chavs who shop during my short lunch-break.

Agree 100%! - but pensioners who go swimming at 8am in the morning!!!! GRR!! WHY?! You've got all day!

 

[bonj2]

Charity collectors at supermarket tills who want to pack your bags for money, and when you say no thank you they give you a look like you've just dropped one.
The worst are the local cheerleading team or kids football club (which you've never heard of) who are trying to get money to fund a trip for their little darlings to go somewhere abroad. Pay for it yourselves instead of trying to guilt total strangers into funding it for you!

how can you resist the temptation to let them do it then not pay them

 

[bonj2]

Not fair. Sometimes I want to pay my credit card bill or top my phone up

Why can't you do it on the internet! and don't say you haven't got time 'cos you can do it in times such as when you have checked the tea thread eight times and there is no-one else's posts to reply to but greedos!

 

[gbb]

people that park next to my car in a car park, even though I have parked well away from everyone else and there are a hundred spaces before having to park next to me

people that let their dogs "wee" on my lawn as it leaves brown marks

Strewth, that really winds me up
I always park away from the masses when i can, i've had enough dings from careless drivers.
Northampton shopping trip, found a lovely section of empty parking spaces, must have been 100 other empty spaces.
Came back to the car to find a couple sat in their car just starting it up. It was so so close to mine, the wife couldnt get in...so they must have struggled to get in without touching my car.
I walked round, looked long and hard at my doors (i am now inches away from the driver)...who faffed about for a minute doing gawld knows what. Then i exploded..probably disproportionately..and ranted and mouthed off a load of expletives.
Jesus H Christ...all the frikkin carpark, you had to park inches from my car, and then faff around holding us up while you....
You get the gist Its not as though my car is particually expensive, or anything special. But it's mine and i prefer to look after it.

Also, people who prefer to stonewall when they've messed up. Sat in my car in Weymouth and a car pulled up next to me. Passenger door opens...BANG..straight into my door.
I looked over and all four of them are staring straight forward, nothing.
I got out, took the same long hard look at my door....then it's rant time

Mistakes happen, i'm not perfect, but a hand up in apology from them can diffuse a situation in a second. Arrogant sh1ts.

I'm off, i'm getting wound up writing this

 

[Happiness Stan]

People who don't know the difference between envious and jealous or literally and virtually

 

[Globalti]

Idiots who don't accelerate onto the motorway, forcing me to enter fast-moving traffic behind them, too slowly. Dangerous muppets.

 

[Arch]

Why can't you do it on the internet! and don't say you haven't got time 'cos you can do it in times such as when you have checked the tea thread eight times and there is no-one else's posts to reply to but greedos!

I don't have internet banking set up, I don't really need it at the moment. Why shouldn't I pay my card off at the cashpoint, if that's what I want....

Manonabike: Is there really, really, NOTHING that winds you up on a day to day basis? Have you acheived such a plane of zen? Or are you just a lumpen pudding with no reactions beyond basic reflexes....?

Of course, there are all the things that make me proportionately angry, like prejudice, and hunger and cruelty and all that. But those are subjects for P and L....

Anyway, I've just had a thread idea....

 

[colly]

Drunks
Druggies
Domestic violence perpetrators
Thieves
People who don't indicate
People who stand blocking footpaths with no concern for others who would like to be past
People who block aisles in supermarkets.
People who stop and walk in front of you without looking.
People who can't talk, and must shout everything (as if they are popular)
Screeching teenage girls shouting, "Oh my GOD" at the slightest (not important) thing
People who think drinking vast amounts of alcohol every weekend is cool
People who play, train, support or fund football - in any way shape or form
People that smoke
People that smoke and don't give a stuff about others
People that smoke and can only just cross the threshold before erupting into a cloud of acrid fumes, and block the doorway for people that want to use it for what it's designed for.
Intollerant people
People who promote a 'nanny-state' by pontificating that '"I wouldn't do that" about any adventurous activity.
People that suck the life out of society and encourage people to be consumers instead of tasting real adventure.


I could go on........trust me

Blimey CP, you seemed such a nice chap when I met you last week..................Bad week was it?

 

[colly]

People who insist on struggling to get into the very first available car parking space, and holding everyone up in the process, even though 5 yards away there are dozens of clear spaces.

 

[marinyork]

One thing that annoys me at this time of year are people that whinge about gritting and clogged urban local roads/pavements but will never lift their finger to do a bit of gritting themselves or clear the pavement around where they live.

 

[slowmotion]

For the anger meter to go well past 11, just show me some dog poo on the pavement.

 

[bonj2]

Another more abstract one: people who have deliberately engineered their life into a state of cushyness.

 

[ColinJ]

One thing that annoys me at this time of year are people that whinge about gritting and clogged urban local roads/pavements but will never lift their finger to do a bit of gritting themselves or clear the pavement around where they live.

There is a yellow council grit bin round the corner from me for residents to use to get grit for our cobbled back streets which otherwise don't get done. I was going to take a bucket and spade round there and do my bit. Only trouble is, I discovered yesterday evening that there's nothing in the bin but rubbish!

 

[slowmotion]

Another more abstract one: people who have deliberately engineered their life into a state of cushyness.

Utter bastards.