Stupid things that instantly piss you off

[tulip]

to reactivate the thread....

Last night I biked over to the ice cream shop and was sitting outside, enjoying my delicious cone, when an acquaintence dropped by and we started chatting. Her comment that really pissed me off: "it must be so nice to be naturally thin." OK, we've only known each other since I've been in the best shape of my life, not back when I was over 200 lbs, but still.... Sure, if you eat the way I do and are as active as I now am, you'll "naturally" be thin, just like if you eat the way I did and are as sedentary as I was 10 years ago, you'll "naturally" be obese.

What got me most of all was not the blindness to all the changes in my life I made that have allowed me to drop all that weight, but the way this casual friend was using this as an excuse to refuse to take responsibility for her own health and weight. It's like she's saying that the extra weight she's carrying around is her fate, dealt out by mother nature, and there's nothing she can ever do to change it. Now that pisses me off...

Did you tell her any of that? She probably doesn't know that you were once 200 lbs., or if she does, maybe she doesn't believe you (?!)

I've had that said to me, too. I've never been 200 lbs., but I have said, "Well I eat right and I exercise alot, so that pretty much takes care of it." That has usually gotten them to think about it.

[tulip]

People who don't say "You're Welcome" when I say "Thank You." Instead they say, "No problem," or "Thank you."

"Thank you" to "Thank you??"

It doesn't piss me off, but it does make me grimace.

[divingbiker]

People who never say thank you, now matter how much it is called for.

[OakLeaf]

Ha Tulip, to me it really depends on the setting. There are a lot of times when the formality of "You're welcome" makes me wonder whether I offended the person somehow, asked too much of them, didn't thank them sincerely enough, And in a retail/commercial setting, to me it's always mutual "Thank you" 's. They thank me (for my business), I thank them (for waiting on me).

[MM_QFC!]

People who don't say "You're Welcome" when I say "Thank You." Instead they say, "No problem," or "Thank you."

"Thank you" to "Thank you??"

It doesn't piss me off, but it does make me grimace.

+1
I think that "no problem" is almost a negative choice in response, especially by itself (instead of, "oh it was no problem at all; I was glad to help by..."); maybe it's a not so good habit that people get into, by using it as a quick response?

The other very appropriate time to say thank you - IMHO - is in the retail setting, at the counter when a customer has purchased something and it's the clerk who should be thanking the customer for their business but, instead I've been handed my change oftentimes without any acknowledgement nor appreciation for my business - hmmmph!
When standing in line, I've actually heard other customers thank the clerk when they are given their change, which is still their money, after all

[bunny_ninja]

* people riding on the sidewalk
* people riding on the wrong side of the road
* seeing people with their seats too low (doesn't piss me off - just is like nails going down a chaulkboard.
* [at work] people that cut me off mid-sentence - especially if they start saying exactly what I was saying -- as if it were their own genius revelation.

[DebSP]

People who stop in doorways to have conversations, almost the same as people who stop their shopping carts side by side blocking aisles to chat! Yeah sure, I'll just wait, or squeeze by or whatever it is you expect me to do!

[BikeDutchess]

When standing in line, I've actually heard other customers thank the clerk when they are given their change, which is still their money, after all

Once when I used my debit card in the grocery store and pushed the "cash back" button, I had to remind the clerk that she owed me $20 cash back. Her response "oh yes, you don't want to forget that!" I almost snapped "I didn't forget, YOU did!" but didn't (and then fumed on the way back to my car)...

[OakLeaf]

People who feel the need to tell the grocery cashier every detail of their lives instead of just paying for their groceries and letting the next person check out. Those people are why I always thank the cashiers!

[rubywagon]

People who confuse the words "regime" and "regimen".

[Selkie]

Posers, in any shape or form (these people are prone to saying mean things about others to show their perceived superiority, i.e, making fun of someone's lack of intellectual prowess, "lesser" possessions, looks/clothes, different opinions/political views, etc.). The real justice, however, is that posers are insecure and will never be happy/satisfied.

People who are "retired in place" and refuse to do work commensurate with their pay. Then they nose into and criticize others' work.

[lph]

Cyclists that blithely veer onto and across a cycle path from the left without looking to their right even once. I forgive pedestrians, though it's annoying, but as a cyclist you really should know that there could be other cyclists on the path,even though you haven't heard anything.

[tulip]

Cyclists that blithely veer onto and across a cycle path from the left without looking to their right even once. I forgive pedestrians, though it's annoying, but as a cyclist you really should know that there could be other cyclists on the path,even though you haven't heard anything.

Cyclists who refuse to let anyone know they are passing! Too cool for a bell? How about yelling out? Now THAT pisses me off (I'm heading off to a large cycling event and this is a real problem on these rides!)

[WolfGirl]

+1
I think that "no problem" is almost a negative choice in response, especially by itself (instead of, "oh it was no problem at all; I was glad to help by..."); maybe it's a not so good habit that people get into, by using it as a quick response?

I agree. A while back we were at a fancy restaurant where the female server was training a young male server. In response to our "Thank you" for water, bread, etc. he invariably responded with a quick and casual "No problem", which he was clearly trying to stop doing but just couldn't. The female server looked mortified every time he did it; we were cracking up thinking of her smacking him over the head with a tray back in the kitchen. I never realized until them how a simple "You're welcome" would have been MUCH more professional.

[WolfGirl]

Cyclists that blithely veer onto and across a cycle path from the left without looking to their right even once. I forgive pedestrians, though it's annoying, but as a cyclist you really should know that there could be other cyclists on the path,even though you haven't heard anything.

I'm still teaching my 6-year-old the rules of the path, and the whole "look both ways!" thing is something I'm drilling into him. People are used to crowded paths here, but still, it makes me fear for his (and other bikers') life when he starts weaving or merging without looking. Probably other parents think I'm a ***** for snapping at him about it, but he's got to learn! And it doesn't help when people do stupid stuff right in front of him!