smallish rant....

I have two:
-- From DH, he can't stand it when a server says "still working on that?" in reference to his meal. Per him: no, it is not work, I am still enjoying it and when it becomes "work" then I am finished. But in the interest of not starting another tipping/server thread, let me say that this does not affect the amount of a tip we give and we understand that however annoying, it is just a common phrase that people probably don't even realize they are saying.

-- From me, I hate that when I call my mortgage company one of the phone tree options (before the one I need) is to talk to someone about lawn care and/or homeowner's insurance. *Gasp* They are mind-reading geniuses! I wasn't calling to discuss a change to my escrow account, I was randomly calling numbers from bills to find someone to spray disgusting chemicals on my lawn! No, thank you Wells Fargo!

[migirl]

From DH, he can't stand it when a server says "still working on that?" in reference to his meal.

This reminded me of something that happened to a friend of mine... She was working as a waitress during college and went to check on one of her tables. I guess she kind of approached from behind and saw that the customer's plate was empty so she went over and picked it up, only to discover that he had merely picked his sandwich up off the plate and was in mid-bite! She was SO embarrassed.

[mommax3]

Okay,

I am sure that once I get to thinking about this, I will have NUMEROUS things to post, because deep down, I am actually quite a bitch, but the one that came immediately to mind when I read Kelly's post was Call Waiting. My in-laws have had this service for years and they ALWAYS click over to the other call. It drives DH and I CRAZY! What is so freakin' terrible about getting a busy signal? I wouldn't mind if they would just look to see the number and then call the person back later, but nooooo, they always have to "take this call".

Oh, and one more. This has been discussed numerous times, but I am experiencing it in spades since we have just moved to a new community and are meeting lots of people.....the immediate, barely perceptible pause that occurs when either DH or I reveal what he does for a living. I HATE IT!

Sally

[HeartRN]

I just realized that we are ranting here in the "Mood Makeovers: Gratitude and Inspiration" forum! How appropriate! :>

Ok, since I'm in a smallish, bitchy mood today, I've got another one.....people who like to touch pregnant bellies! I haven't been bothered at all by this until yesterday when one of my neighbors held BOTH hands on my belly the entire time she was talking to me. One hand I can deal with, but both hands is just CREEPY!

I hear you on the pregnant belly thing. Would that same person EVER touch your belly when you are not pregnant?

So, maybe I should have just saved my $2 and come straight home today rather than going to Starbucks. But here are two more.
1. Alanis Morissette and her insipid lyrics. No, honey, it's not ironic it's just pathetic.
2. It's a cafe au lait, people, not a "misto". Cafe au lait = coffee with milk. "Cafe misto" = stupid Starbucks coffee lingo.

[DCJenn]

Well, I'm going to add to my annoyance with tourists..

Spitting. What the F is the deal with spitting? Men and Women do it and it is so gross. What could you possibly have in your mouth (in public anyway....) that would require that you spit it out on the sidewalk? Blow your freaking nose if your' snotty...

Another one- one of the neighbors refuses to clean up after their dog- 200 townhouses all smuched in with two apartment buildings and one condo building and 99% of the people are great about it. But ONE person, (I've seem them walk away with their dog after the dog has done it's thing) and the entire open space is potentially ruined. Who wants to let their kids or dogs go romping around our green spaces when they'll end up covered in poo.

Jenn

I like to annoy the people at Starbucks by ordering a medium, and repeatedly calling it a medium whenever they say grande.

I like to annoy the people at Starbucks by ordering a medium, and repeatedly calling it a medium whenever they say grande.

A grande misto? No thanks, I'll have a medium cafe au lait. :>

[migirl]

I like to annoy the people at Starbucks by ordering a medium, and repeatedly calling it a medium whenever they say grande.

A grande misto? No thanks, I'll have a medium cafe au lait. :>

DH does this exactly!! He always orders a "large cafe au lait"... He says it's the principle of it.

Yeah!!

[houseelf]

I'm back from Tennessee with more smallish rants!!! (JOY!!!)

As both a walker and a runner, let me tell you my take on basic thoroughfare etiquette. If your a** is walking and I'm out running in 90 degree heat heaving my sorry a** up a hill while you chat on your cell phone walking down the hill, move to the side! I just might have to push you into oncoming traffic otherwise.

As a stranger, please DO NOT offer my kids candy or popsicles without asking if it is o.k. with me first. After all, I am trying to teach them to ask mom first before interacting with strangers. While I'm sure that you are only attempting to be nice, you are undermining very important lessons that I am trying to teach my kids.

Ohh...I am such a trolll. Hair is sprouting on my toes as I type.

Kelly

[Meenah]

Wanna see my toes???

Here is mine for the day. If you are going to go to all the trouble of printing and laminating cute little cards describing your wonderful coffee to hang on the coffee carafes please SPELL CHECK it first, ok?

Conscious is not spelled consious!

Of course, it almost goes without saying that all of my grammar and spelling errors on my posts are exempt from this rant. (And anyone else's errors too).

Ok, so we have lived in our home for nearly one year. We have had our new phone number for the same exact amount of time. Sure, it is unfortunate that we have been here for two large hurricanes, and a couple other tropical storms. Sure, it is also unfortunate that the telephone number we were given was that of a belly-up business. Since we have been here there have been at least two telephone updates with new phonebooks released. How many f-ing times do you need to call to see if we are still the gas station???!!?? Caller ID has listed many, MANY of the same people calling our home in need of something only offered by "Nugget Oil", the company that had our number before us.
We have been interrupted at dinner, during sleep, and during, um, other more active periods....come on people, those moments are hard enough to come by and now you ring our phone.....if we didn't have family/friends with healthy issues we wouldn't have the ringers on at night.

One particular time, after an adult playdate was destroyed by said phone calls, someone calls and just says "Hey, Nugget?" when I answered the phone....so, I said 'What's up Biscut?'

...at least we got a little laugh for a minute....


btw, I was awakened today at 4:40a by an unsolicited wake up call for Nugget Oil.