My annoyances on all topics. Annoyances on cars, cell phones, computers, drivers, games, moving, people, shopping, socks, taxes, travel, winter, and hundreds of other annoyances.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Too many computer models
How many different computer models do we need to select from? I just want something that can go online.
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Computers
Mole tunnels on lawn
The moles that like to to tunnel under your grass leaving a lawn with all bumps on it.
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Animals
Dead animals on road
It always seems the road you travel on has the dead animal that nobody will pick up.
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Travel
Reporting bad news and not sad
How can it be that people can report bad news all the time on TV without being sad?
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News
People who whisper
People who whisper to their friend about you while you are all out together rather then just saying it in front of you.
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People
Toast crumbs in mayonnaise
It is so annoying when someone puts the knife in the mayonnaise jar and winds up leaving all toast crumbs in it because they are having toast.
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People
Clothes not in your color
Some clothes for some reason do not come in the color you want even though the color is popular.
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Clothing
Tags in shirts
Some of the tags in shirts where the size is written on always bother your back. The tags inside shirts should be made smaller.
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Clothing
Not many Christmas lights on block
Living on a block where not many people decorate for Christmas.
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Christmas
Straight grass cutting
Trying to cut the grass straight and finding out that you cut it totally crooked.
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Cutting Grass
People on the floor above
Hearing the people walking on the floor above you. No wonder why people like the highest floor to live on.
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Apartments
Finding a cheap apartment
Trying to find a good and cheap apartment in an age where there is no such thing as cheap.
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Apartments
Sloppy people all over
Your apartment is clean, but you find out you have sloppy neighbors on all four sides of you.
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Apartments
Only one candy counter open
Sometimes early on only one counter is open and it takes about 10 minutes before you can get the candy and are sitting.
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Movie Theaters
Rising movie ticket prices
Rising ticket prices make it that now even in the daytime it cost a lot to go.
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Money,
Movie Theaters
Too many versions of movies
Some movies on DVD have, extended cut, directors cut, international version... . Which version are you supposed to buy?
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DVD
Small cell phone buttons
Some of the cell phone buttons they make now are so small it is hard to press just one button with your finger.
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Cell Phones
Soap on show curtains
Someone getting soap on the inside of the shower curtains all the time. The soap is hard to get off.
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Bathroom
No low fat in some foods
Not having a low fat version of your favorite food. The regular fat version has too much fat and calories.
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Food
Paint never spills on TV
Watching a home show on painting your rooms never seeing any paint spill on their clothes or anything. When you paint your room, the paint gets over everything.
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Painting
Stock price went up
Thinking you will get a stock at the price today, but tomorrow the stock goes up and you wind up paying more for each share.
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Stocks
Stock commissions
Buying stocks and finding out that the commission is near $20 per order.
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Stocks
Saturday, January 10, 2009
No tax refund
Expecting a tax refund and then finding out that you owe tax at the end of the year.
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Taxes
No bench seats on cars
The cars today no longer have front bench seats it seems. These are more comfortable than bucket seats are. You have to buy an 80s car just to get a bench seat in the front.
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Cars
Beach water
Deciding to go near the water but finding out that it is not as clean as you thought it was.
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Beaches
Long load DVD times
On some DVD players, the player takes a long time to load the disc before the movie actually starts.
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DVD
VCR tracking
Having to adjust the tracking on the video tape, but it still does not work because it was taped on someone elses VCR.
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VCR
Remote controls are too big or too small
Some remote controls are just too big to hold for long. Other remotes are too small. How come they can't get the size right after over 20 years?
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Remote Controls
Four way stop signs
Four way stop signs near a school take as long as a light before you can go sometimes.
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Road Signs
Expressway signs with letters
Do we really need to have 24a, 24b, 24c, for the expressway exits? Why can't we make a new number?
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Road Signs
Bent street signs
People who like to bend a street sign so you can't read the sign without getting out of your car.
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Road Signs
Missing road signs
Someone taking the sign out of the ground and you don't what exit to get off at.
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Road Signs
No lights above the sign
It is annoying when they put a sign on the side of a road with no lights near or above the sign and you can't read it well at night.
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Road Signs
Graffiti on signs
Graffiti on road signs where the graffiti is on the number you need to see to get off at the exit.
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Road Signs
Broken road signs
Road signs that are bent over or broken and not fixed for years.
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Road Signs
Bigger selection of eyeglasses
It would be nice to have a bigger selection of eyeglasses when buying a new pair. Many styles look exactly the same.
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Eyeglasses
Exercising after a meal
Exercising after you eat and finding out that you can't move as well after a heavy meal.
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Exercise
Sit ups and six packs
Doing sit ups for years and you still don't get those six pack abs they always show you.
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Exercise
Little cent stamps
Having to use many of those little stamps worth a few cents to make up for the increase in the new priced stamps.
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Mail
Too many mail advertisements
Getting all advertisements in the mail instead of getting a check for once.
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Mail
Mail in wrong box
Your private mail getting delivered to another house instead of your own.
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Mail
Snow then sleet
Worrying about a snow storm coming, but then it turns to sleet and makes the roads even worse to travel on.
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Winter
Using car as a sled
People driving down the street fast when snow is on the ground just so they can spin their car around, at the same time coming close to your car in the street.
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Drivers