Archive through November 14, 2001
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Archive through November 14, 2001
Oregonfire | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 11:13 pm   This thread is dangerous, it's all just too easy for me to point out the numerous things that are wrong with other people. However, the following is a big one for me. I teach a community college argument class, and our first real argument paper is due tomorrow. One of the students who's always goofing off in class has chosen to write his paper about how teachers don't dress formally enough in the classroom. As you may have guessed, I dress pretty casually, but have been aware that my wardrobe is not up to snuff--I even had my mom send me a box of clothes because mine are pretty scrappy. But I'm always clean and crisp-looking, even if I'm wearing just jeans. Anyway, I have to suffer through reading this kid's paper and having him bring up the matter in class and try not get personal about the whole thing. His paper included such gems as "teachers just try to dress casually to seem "cool" to their students," and that teachers who don't dress up show a lack of respect to the students, who are therefore justified in disrespecting the teacher, which I guess is true because this kid had the b*lls to write this paper. Anyway, it makes me so angry, but I guess I deserve it and will try to dress up more. I'm done. |
Chippy | Friday, October 19, 2001 - 05:26 am   Oregonfire, He can't be too bright- after all, you're the one grading the paper. P*ssing in your own back yard comes to mind. Good Luck! BTW, what in the world is an argument class- sounds like fun to me. Here's another one- you wait in line forever and the person in front of you finally gets checked out and after being given the total, FINALLY takes the checkbook out of the purse despite the fact that they had 20-30 min to get it out and begin writing the check... bugs me no end. |
Braveheart61901 | Friday, October 19, 2001 - 05:40 am   My pet peeves....(Chippy, you're last one belongs on my list, too!) 1. When people in the check-out line don't push their carts through, but instead, unload them and then pull them back and leave them in the aisle behind the check-out lane. 2. What happened to the old way of giving change back....change first, then bills? Nowadays, the cashiers give you the bills first and then try to put the change on top. Doesn't make sense. Very awkward. And I'm probably really dating myself. 3. People that address me with "dear" and "hon". |
Chippy | Friday, October 19, 2001 - 06:27 am   Absolutely on all three braveheart. How about when someone pulls into the space you've been waiting for from another direction. Now, there's a good reason for NOT carrying gun in my car. One more... we've got a few parents (out of 800 or so) at our school that feel they are "special". They block three lanes of traffic to sit and wait for THEIR CHILD to amble out and get in the car. God forbid they have to find a space or pull over curbside to make it safer for all concerned. What a great lesson to pass on to their kids- here's how to be inconsiderate and selfish- just watch me. |
Babyruth | Friday, October 19, 2001 - 06:53 am   Braveheart! Your #2 really strikes a nerve with me. Seems that nobody under the age of 25 knows how to figure out change and count it out. They rely on the amount shown by the cash register. That's not the big thing, tho. The big thing that bugs me is when the person hands you your change in a pile with the change on TOP. Often, it goes sliding off onto the floor (or ground, if you're at a drive-through and they are up higher than you are and you cannot SEE the change on top of the bills they hand you.) Who is training these people? |
Cutiepie007 | Saturday, October 20, 2001 - 12:02 am   oregon: i knew a guy who was extremely bright. many years ago, probably in the 70s. he interviewed for a job at the district attorney's office, to work there as an atty, in a small town in northern calif. he showed up in jeans and a shirt or whatever. the person interviewing him commented on how he was dressed. this guy said, "are you hiring me for my clothes or for my brains?" he got the job. so tell this kid that it doesn't matter how you are dressed as long as you are neat and clean. the important thing is you know how to teach this course and that is all that this kid needs to care about. lol lol hope i helped. |
Cutiepie007 | Saturday, October 20, 2001 - 12:07 am   one of my biggest pet peeves. when you pick up the phone and say hello and a recording is on the other end. how dehumanizing is that? |
Braveheart61901 | Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 02:52 am   Walking into a U.S. Post Office and being greeted in Spanish. |
Franny | Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 08:53 am   I can't stand it when people use phrases that are incorrect. The best example is President Bush calling the terrorists "Evil-doers". Is there even a word "doers". Every time I hear it I cringe. I also hate it when you're in line at the Supermarket and someone ahead of you leaves their basket and continues to shop. You end up pushing their basket up as the line moves. |
Weinermr | Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 09:19 am   Don't get me started on phrases or mispronunciations that people use that drive me crazy. There are a million of them! OK - here's something that bothers me. When standing in line at a grocery store or cash register at any store, the clerks talk to each other, and not to you - like you're not even there! When I worked in a store (which admittedly was 21+ years ago), we talked to the customers, not to each other. Oh, here's one that really bothers me. When those clerks are standing around talking to each other, or on the occasion when one will talk to me, they say something like, "I'm off in an hour, I can hardly wait to go home." I don't want to hear how much they want to go home, or how much they can't stand being there waiting on me because they would rather be somewhere else!! How rude! |
Oregonfire | Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 10:33 am   I know, Weinermr, I hate being ignored by those clerks too. I live in a college town, and it's the freshman age group who are the worst at this behaviour. Another thing that annoys me: When I'm driving in the fast lane on the highway relative to the speed of the other cars around me, i.e. I'm going 65 mph, and the slower lane is going 55 mph. Suddenly a car comes roaring up behind me from out of the distance. I put on my turn signal to get into the other lane, but the speed demon car decides I'm not doing this fast enough, so roars around me in the other lane just as I'm about to get over myself. Dangerous, as well as annoying. |
Franny | Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 10:43 am   or how about the clerks who are on personal phone call while they are checking you out. I had this happen at a smaller store once and told the clerk that she needed to get off the phone or I would be speaking to the owner. The next time I went in she was not working there any longer and the new clerk said that she felt she thought the customers were disrespectful to her so she quit. I had to laugh. How many jobs do you think she kept? |
Braveheart61901 | Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 10:44 am   Oregonfire- That was you? Sorry....lol! |
Franny | Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 10:50 am   Another peeve I have are parents who think their children can do no wrong. They make up excuses for their kids and believe everything their little darling tells them because "my kids never lie." They blame everyone else for their childs behavior. It's always some other kids fault or yours because you expect too much from them, by asking that they turn in homework or not be distracting during class. I had one parent get in my face because I told her child to pick up his candy wrapper off the ground, her response was "that is the custodians job, after all what does he get paid for?" |
Oregonfire | Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 10:51 am   Hey Braveheart, it's mainly sour grapes on my part. My little mini-blazer is not a speed demon, and she can't accelerate worth a darn. I drove a rental car for a few days and was *amazed" at the difference. I'm loyal to the blazer though--she means well! |
Kayewer | Monday, October 22, 2001 - 08:56 am   How about people who take those little shopping baskets and return them with the handles either stuck upright or crossed so nobody else can nest their basket into it in a neat pile (or worse, folks who balance theirs on top rather than fix the one with the problem)? |
Whoami | Monday, October 22, 2001 - 01:54 pm   Ahhhh, Supermarkets. Such fun, such fun! Walking up to a display, only to have a fellow shopper scurry over to reach in front of you. After all, if it wasn't a good selection, you wouldn't be there, right? Out of an entire empty aisle, the one item you need has a cart parked in front of it, while the shopper hangs on to it (so you can't move it), and surveys an entirely different area of the aisle (how DO they know where I need to be?). Clerks that visit with each other while they check you out, and regard you as an intruder on their conversation. Sideline: clerks who feel they need to FINISH their conversation before they wait on you! Clerks that hack and cough, or blow their nose just before they start handling your selections to check them out. Shoppers in front of you in the customer service line, who go out the "in" portion of the line, nearly running you over in the process because they are too important or lazy to go two more feet out of their way to go out the "out." Shoppers who have just checked out thier groceries, then stroll to the front of the customer service line, and demand to be waited on, regardless of how many people are standing in line. I guess they were in the store longer, and therefore have a right to service first? Shoppers behind you in the checkout line, who shove their carts up your you-know-what; I guess cause they feel like someone might squeeze into the line ahead of them if they leave any space! Shoppers who stand under your elbow as you try to write a check, presumably to hurry you along so they can go next (I always write my checks a lot slower in that case!). Oh my gosh! Why did I ever get started? As soon as I write down one, it reminds me of two more!! No wonder my mom hates to go to the store!!! |
Mssilhouette | Monday, October 22, 2001 - 02:48 pm   Okay this just happened to me last night: I was waiting to cross the street after having pushed the unusually large yellow button. After 2 seconds, a mother and son walks up and she tells him "Go and push the button", which he does then holds it down. #1 - I'VE ALREADY PUSHED THE !@#$% BUTTON! I wouldn't be standing there like an idiot without pushing it. #2 - PUSH THE BUTTON ONE TIME - It's a signal crossing it only needs one push to know someone is there. Holding the button down or pushing it several times DOES NOT SPEED UP THE PROCESS. By the way this goes the same for elevators when both buttons are lit. Whew okay I feel so much better! |
Car54 | Monday, October 22, 2001 - 04:40 pm   Whoami, I have one for your list...the other day I was in the checkout at a fabric store, 2 lines with cashiers. I took my purchase to the register with no customer (the open light was on). The clerk was on the phone having a what seemed to be a personal conversation. She put her hand over the phone and said... "I'm closed!" and went back to her call. I packed my stuff back in my cart, went and stood in the other line. She continued to talk for several minutes, then hung up, and gestured to me... "I can help the next customer!" I wanted to explode!!!!! |
Angelnikki | Monday, October 22, 2001 - 04:59 pm   car54, LOL i would have just looked at her like, "YOU B@*&%!!!!!" AND THEN STILL STAYED IN THE SAME LINE. HERES MY PET PEEVE CONSIDERING I WORK FOR A CAR RENTAL IN LV, NV when a customer calls and says they need a car and i ask ok what day did you need the car, they answer and i say ok that rate would be (whatever the rate being for that day is) then they say, (in a b%$#chy way) well is that AVAILABLE??? NOW WHY WOULD I GIVE YOU THE RATE AND THEN SAY, OOPS, SORRY DONT HAVE ANY!!!! OH HERES ANOTHER ONE. THEY CALL AND THE FIRST THING THAT COMES OUT OF THERE MOUTH IS, "WHAT ARE YOU POLICIES FOR RENTING A CAR?" I TELL THEM ALL THE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS, THEN THEY SAY IN A SNOTTY WAY, "WELL CAN'T I PAY THIS WAY OR CANT I BE 22 YRS OLD OR CANT MY MOM USE HER CREDIT CARD FOR ME TO RENT THE CAR?" GEE, I THOUGHT I JUST TOLD YOU ALL THE POLICIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SORRY HAD TO VENT |
Abbynormal | Monday, October 22, 2001 - 08:24 pm   This one drives me nuts. Let's say you and a friend are the first two in the movie theater. You choose your seats just perfectly. Get all settled in and are happy as can be. The next two people come in, look around at the empty theater and....PARK THEIR BIG SELVES RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU!!!!!! WHAT'S UP WITH THAT???? |
Whoami | Monday, October 22, 2001 - 08:26 pm   Car54. That's when I start calling for the manager! I just don't put up with crap like that anymore. I fully expect to be treated like a CUSTOMER. And if I'm not treated with respect, watch out world. I love the Net. Many a time I have come home and e-mailed the corporate office to let them know how unacceptable my experience has been. Quite often, I even get results! |
Carigsby | Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 10:30 am   Okay - I've been holding on to this one for a few weeks and I just have to get it out. I live 2.5 miles from where I work. The entire route is sidewalked. Everyday I see at least 5 joggers who choose to ignore the sidewalk and run in the street...subsequently forcing me (in my big truck) to swerve in the other lane or, if traffic is coming from the other direction, stop completley for them. They don't move for cars, I even tried giving some of them dirty looks and they just give me dirty looks right back. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE !@#%$#^ SIDEWALK?!?!?!? After all, their tax dollars paid for it to be there. |
Grooch | Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 10:35 am   Get a big soak-um watergun and blast them as you go by. Or get one of those really loud obnoxious horns and blast them with it from behind. |
Angelnikki | Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 08:51 pm   good idea grooch i like the way you think |
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