pretty simple really ... i am easy to annoy ...
10. whatever you do, don't let me into the flow of traffic when i have my signal light on!!
9. lie about why you can't / won't / didn't do something. cause i REALLY want to hear a convoluted lie more than i want to hear, "i just didn't feel like it" or any other lame (but valid) reason. (exception: see #3)
8. leave a few seconds on the microwave and don't clear it - that way you can remember to set the timer for that many seconds less next time! (sheesh)
7. park in such way that two spaces magically become one!! this is especially appreciated when parking is limited and/or it is -30 ...
6. leave your dishes in the sink - because i want to do nothing more than i want to move your greasy, dirty, nasty stuff before cleaning my own.
5. go into customer service when you really have no desire to help people. on the flip side, be rude to customer service people so a once enthusiast people-person no longer has any desire to help people.
4. tip 10% or less. seriously, is that extra few dollars going to mean that much to you?? you don't have to cook or clean or anything! if the service was crappy, you should complain and not tip anything. if it wasn't don't insult the server with a lame tip!
3. forget me. i have a long standing feeling of dispensibility in my life. i would rather hear a lie than learn that i didn't cross your mind at all.
2. anything quirky my mom does. anyone but her can do it and i have no reaction (other than thinking you are dorky, which i kinda like), but if my poor, long-suffering, intelligent, funny-as-heck mom does certain things, it gets to me. probably because i do the same things. poor mom. i am working on removing this from the list - i really am!!!
1. make a repetitive beeping noise (alarm clocks, trucks backing up, cell phones telling you ONE MORE TIME that you have a message). if you put a sound like this in your advertising, i will not purchase your product. if you are my friend and see my head explode, it is probably because there is beeping happening somewhere near us.
your turn - share a "pet peeve" ... you know you want to!!
some changes ...
2 days ago
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lol :)
I have a strong aversion to all throat clearing noises. For some reason they really drive me up the wall.
These are funny, Cath! I agree with many of them, and I'm guilty of the "unused seconds on the microwave" offense. (I wonder if Luke is annoyed by that? I actually think he does it too.)
Anyway, here's mine. If you want to annoy me, then watch me struggle into a store with Alex in the car seat hanging from my arm, while I'm holding Katie's hand and she's holding Abby's hand. Stare at me dazedly for a moment, then tell me, "You have your hands full," and walk away.
It happens often! :)
(I have to admit, though, that folks here in the Midwest are generally really friendly, and even the ones who commit the above-stated annoyance usually do open a door for me.)
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