Thursday 26 January 2012

Irritations - My Top 5


There are certain things that really irritate me.  I should point out at the outset that I am referring to extremely unimportant things at really do not matter at all, they simply irritate me.

So here are my top five irritations with a quick explanation as to why they made the list:

  1. Starburst - They are, and always will be Opal Fruits to me and that is all I am going to say on the matter.

  1. Business Talk - When someone says things like "Let’s touch base" or "Joined up thinking" I just want to laugh at them.  It is an overwhelming desire that I have to bury deep inside while I smile and carry on the conversation as though I totally agree with their sentiments.

  1. When people say 110% - As in "I put 110% effort in" - No you didn't because the maximum amount of effort you can put in is 100%.

  1. Food Shopping Etiquette - You are there to buy food so why do you have to stop in the middle of an aisle to have a conversation with someone else.  Move out of the bloody way or I have a three year old I will set on you and believe me she does not take any prisoners!

  1. Text Speak - CU L8Ter - Looks more like a number plate to me rather than a sentence.  It takes me 10 minutes to work out what the hell your text says rather than the 30 seconds it would have taken me had you used proper English that I understand.

So what are your pet hates or irrittions that really are not worth the amount of stress they seem to bring out in you?

11 comments:

  1. Standing in a queue for ages behind someone, whether it be a queue for a bus, or in a supermarket, and when they get to the front they then decide to rummage around for their purse....gggrrrrr

    people that decide to sit right in front of you at the cinema when there are hundreds of empty seats!! or next to you on an empty bus.....

    stupid people.....need I say more??

    stupid people who are too stupid to realise how stupid they are (they are the most dangerous and scary)

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  2. I hate that I have a cupboard full of tupperware boxes with no lids, I don't like the word 'incident', I loathe the sealed cellophane covers on birthday cards that are next to impossible to get off - and I get really irritated when I'm told all the children look like my husband! Those are the ones that have bothered me today!

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  3. Stupid people! Birthday card cellophane! Excellant examples of things we can do nothing about but annoy us beyond all reasoning.

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  4. Great post! I personally can't stand the queue one mentioned above-queing for ages and THEN they have to fiddle with their purse/wallet etc
    Another one that annoys me is asking when my son is getting a hair cut-er just because his hair curls at the back doesn't mean it needs cutting!
    The biggest one for me is one at work-I work a few hours at Next each week to get out of the house and have some non nappy related converstaion and the biggest bug bear is people not putting things back where they found them-just dumping them anywhere! grrr
    www.atwentysomethingmum.blogspot.com

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  5. I generally get annoyed in queues so I use the self service tills but if that womens tells me one more time to put it in the bag and then take it out of the bag I will not be held responsible for my actions!

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  6. With you totally on numbers 1,4 and 5.
    Unleash that 3 year old.
    Thanks for linking up.

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    1. Kate your timing couldn't have been better! It is my first linky and I am ridiculously excited - pathetic isn't it!

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  7. I agree wholeheartedly with all of these. In fact I agree 110% ;)

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    1. Aaaarrrrgghhh! Maybe it is just the accountant in me!

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  8. Oh yeah, I feel your venom rising!!!

    Here's mine:- http://saveeverystep.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/blog-101-things-that-send-me-into-an-irrational-state-of-bonkers/

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    1. Apostrophes! One of my bug bears is bad english but I didn't want to open myself up in case I had made any errors. In essence I am just a chicken!

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