A few things that irritate me. ( Archived) (10)

1. Phone nunbers spelled out as words.
Sure, it may seem cute to have a phone number that spells out the name of your business. Diale 412-Im Really stupid. But the people who have these worded out phone numbers don't realize that it takes me longer to read the buttons on my phone to find out what letter corresponds with the number. Maybe i'm just stupid for not taking the time to memorize the position of all the numbers and letters. Maybe there's a collage course that I can take. Or maybe I don't have the time for something that stupid.

2. Traffic on the Parkway.
Anybody who lives in the Pittsburgh area knows that the Parkway is a stretch of road that even Satan would go out of his way to avoid. The parkway is a warzone that was voted as one of the worst highways in the nation for traffic congestion. And the strangest part is the Squirrel Hill Tunnel. traffic actually comes to a complete stop right at the tunnel. Why? Can somebody please tell me why traffic slows down to 5 MPH then stops before you get to the tunnel, then after you leave the tunnel it shoots back up to 55 MPH? Is the tunnel haunted or something? I can't figure it out.

3. My shoelace tied into a square knot.
How many times have I untied my shoe and have the lace tied into the tight little square knot? I almost took a knife to my foot to try to get it loose. But in spite of this I'd still take a knife to my throat before I'd ever wear one of those sneakers with the velcro straps.

4. Sneaky people.
Now sneaky people really piss me off. You can't trust them and they actually think that they're smart. Have you ever seen a sneaky person who was actually intelligent?

5 .Lazy people.
Lazy people are like cartoon characters drawn with really bad ink. They're so stupid and they create their own problems.

6. People who talk at warp speed on my answering machine.
The other day I get this message on my answering machine. The girl who left the message spoke like she had too much caffene. Either that or she was one of the female Chipmunks.
HELLOMRNELSONIMCALLINGREGARDINGBLABLABLAYADDAYADDAYADDA!!!!!!!
That message was all in one breath. I replayed it three times to try to understand it but no luck. So I hit the delete button while wishing that I could fill the girl's mouth with cement.

7. Window's Vista.
Window's Vista is Microsoft's version of the hampster running inside the little wheel. Two things come to mind when I think about Windows Vista. 1. A chimpanzie in the woods poking at a computer keyboard with a stick. 2. Why didn't Microsoft go to the chimpanzie for help to devolop Vista. A lot of my best PC games don't work well with Vista. I Windows 7 any better?

8. Movie start times.
How many times have I gone to a movie at Carmike Cinema and was forced to sit through a ton of junk? I go to see a movie that supposed to start at 4:00. First I get treated to commercials. Then previews. Then more previews. Then another preview. My eyeballs don't get to see my 4:00 movie until 4:30. Seriously. And the commercials. I go to the movies to get away from commercials on TV. Now here they are. Coke, Toyota, Coke, Honda.

9. People who refuse to get off their asses and vote.
Sure, I'm a registered republican. But is there really any difference between the two parties? Politicians overall pretty much suck. They've basically evolved into a ruling class. The notion of serving the people is pretty much a joke. The only two times that you'll hear the servant of the people routine is either around election time, or when one of them is indicted and standing before a judge. So what's the solution? You vote them out. But a lot of people don't understand this power. You get what you pay for.

Okay--first thing this minute that irritates me is this funky computer jumping ahead before I told it to!! Whew, now that THAT's off my chest...How about telephone solicitors/salesmen who talk over you while you are trying to answer THEIR question? I can't tell you how many times this happens. And if they'd just give me a chance, my answer may NOT be "No thanks". They might actually get somewhere with me if they'd freakin' listen. (What I've been doing lately is saying, or similar, "Don't do telephone interviews. Thank YOU." .In other words, I don't give them a chance to walk/talk over me.

Yes, and I could just slap Dr. Phil. Doesn't mean he isn't right--but I could still slap him.