Irrational things that annoy you (and non irrational things too come to think of it)

[Kitten]

People who think they are better than you because they have different likes and activities to you..or those who just do things for the opportunity to 'brag' about it.eg... "Did you see that advert yesterday?" "Oh, no, we haven't watched TV since 2005, we do things together as a family now." *smug face* Or... "Oh no, we don't shop at [insert generic shop here] we only buy organic since Jacinta was born".

BORE OFF.

And,

People who can't see outside their own situation and just think people are doing things to piss them off or because they are being awkward. Just because you don't know or understand the reasons someone has done something, doesn't mean that they don't exist, or are invalid. Try having a bit of selflessness and putting yourself in someone else's shoes before criticising. [I am trying to live my life by this advice!]

[Knipples]

Originally Posted by Kitten

My Nan used to go shopping at the weekend with us because she couldn't get to the shops on her own, so after spending the week virtually housebound, we'd take her to the supermarket and let her toodle along so she could pick her own food out and chat to people, have some interaction with people. It's one of the only things she had left that she liked doing that we could let her do more or less alone (just with a watchful eye in the background). Better than holding people up on a work/schoolday, I'd have thought.

If they need someone to assist them fine, but there's plenty there by themselves just faffing about who look perfectly capable of managing on their own on a week day

[Pheebs]

Ahahaha we have said a few times "nooooooo idea what you're talking about as haven't had tv for a good 4 years" but only when people try and talk to us about adverts / tv shows and what because... well we have no idea what they're talking about!

It just suits our lifestyle a bit more We play poota games and watch series we download instead... it's just selective tv usage! Some people would think that's worse than watching tv shows and what! IMO People who think they're better because they have a different life choice are just bonkers!

I do... however... think that people should try going without TV for a couple of months to see how they get on! I had no choice when I moved into this house and to be fair I didn't miss it because I was way too busy trying to get hot water and electrics working properly which I kinda missed more But it did change the way I do things though which suits me better but it's not for everyone... we all have different ways of switching off at the end of the day!

[Belmit]

Originally Posted by Kitten

Belmit, I missed many stops because our bus drivers never stopped at a stop unless you were stood there at the front of the bus waiting to get off. Don't know what it's like where you are, but I can understand people who can't move quickly giving themselves as much time as possible to get down there. Makes them more anxious too. No less annoying for you though.

Bus drivers here are brilliant. I live just outside the city so there's a lot of elderly people using my route to get in for the shops - the drivers always raise and lower the bus to let them get in and out, put out the disabled ramp for wheelchairs and wait for people to sit down before heading off. I've no idea why everyone bundles for the front while the bus is still going round corners!

You did remember to press the button when you needed to get off right?

[Psymonkee]

Originally Posted by Pheebs

Ahahaha we have said a few times "nooooooo idea what you're talking about as haven't had tv for a good 4 years" but only when people try and talk to us about adverts / tv shows and what because... well we have no idea what they're talking about!

It just suits our lifestyle a bit more We play poota games and watch series we download instead... it's just selective tv usage! Some people would think that's worse than watching tv shows and what! IMO People who think they're better because they have a different life choice are just bonkers!

I do... however... think that people should try going without TV for a couple of months to see how they get on! I had no choice when I moved into this house and to be fair I didn't miss it because I was way too busy trying to get hot water and electrics working properly which I kinda missed more But it did change the way I do things though which suits me better but it's not for everyone... we all have different ways of switching off at the end of the day!

^^^ this lots

Lack of TV = win

[Kitten]

These were the key points:

Originally Posted by me

People who think they are better than you because they have different likes and activities to you..or those who just do things for the opportunity to 'brag' about it.

If you don't do this, then you're golden. Personally, we rarely watch live TV, we watch stuff we've recorded or stuff on Nexflix or catchup - and the majority I watch on my iPad in the bath or in the middle of the night when insommnia kicks in, and I know plenty of people who don't watch TV very often too. BUT they don't wear it like a badge of 'I'm better than you'. That's the dislike, not the not having a TV.

Although, I don't think 'not having a TV' makes a difference now anyway because 90% of stuff is available online. IT used to mean 'I never watch TV" because without one, you couldn't, now it means nothing. That's why it annoys me when people use it as a 'smug' device. They don't have a TV but they spend hours on their laptops plugged into Iplayer. IT'S THE SAME THING!

Belmit - I totally forgot about bus bells. Yeah. What's with that? Why don't they ring the bell then go down the aisle?

I think we used to have loads of naughty kids on the bus that rang the bell just to annoy the driver, so he'd ignore them in the end!

Marie. I'll be yelling at some old biddie in the supermarket tomorrow no doubt.

[Kitten]

Today's rant.

Iron tablets. They absolutely f**king suck. These bastards feel like they're trying to get out of my tummy from the inside, alien stylee. Headaches and stomachache. For a month. On top of probable IBS. Joy.

Oh and inconsiderate swimmers in small pools. Grrrr.

[volospian]

Originally Posted by Kitten

Today's rant.

Iron tablets. They absolutely f**king suck. These bastards feel like they're trying to get out of my tummy from the inside, alien stylee. Headaches and stomachache. For a month. On top of probable IBS. Joy.
.

All pills suck, if you ask me. I am taking pills that lower my blood pressure. I don't have blood pressure issues, it's a side effect to what I take the pills for (and it looks like I'll be on them for the rest of my life, atm). Before I had the pills I had, if anything, slightly lower than average BP, now it's lower still. It makes getting up off the sofa, or straightening up after tying my laces or picking something up off the floor and so on a bit hairy. I go dizzy at the drop of a hat (well, not so much the dropping it, but picking it back up certainly does).

[Kitten]

I agree. Hi Five to the sucky medication community. Often they seem to cause more problems than they fix (i.e. the stomach tablets I have to take to counteract the problems the iron tablets can cause stomach ache, diarrhea, constipation and pains - which is what I'm taking them to STOP!) but if it's an important thing it's fixing, that's what matters I guess. Did I mention iron tablets make your poo go black and hard while all the time making you feel like you've got the runs but can't go? No? Well they DO!

Oh and when you're discussing them, someone will wander in and say "I NEVER take tablets blah blah blah. I don't believe in them etc" Yeah? Well, if you might die if you didn't, you probably would. Let's see what happens when you get ill and need tablets to fix you. Let's see what happens to your smug face then.

DEATH TO SMUGNESS!!

/rant

/sorry

[Kitten]

Men who think it's funny to bully women and throw sly comments about just within hearing range. Arseholes.