Things That Bother Me

Everyone has things they find frustrating, or otherwise don't like. Sometimes it's major stuff, other times it's trivial. Today's blog post is about things that bug me. (Like Windows 8, for example.)

I don't like it.

1. When you try to contact someone, and never get a response. You leave a voicemail, send a text or chat message, or whatever method you use... and they don't reply. Sometimes you send multiple messages, but there's still nothing. If I didn't get the job, tell me. If you're busy and can't talk, at least send a brief "Sorry, we'll talk later." Don't make me feel ignored or forgotten.
2. When you mention that you have family living in Washington, and they ask, "Washington state or DC?" If I meant DC, I would have said DC.
3. When people say "Oh, you live in Washington, so the summer should be fairly mild, right?" Ha ha, no.
   
   
   
4. When someone mentions a story they heard on TV, internet, etc., that's disturbing or cringey in some way, such as an unusual way someone died, and they're laughing about it. Meanwhile, you wish you could delete it from your mind, because it haunts you and makes you feel uncomfortable. (shudders)
5. In a conversation with multiple people, you have something to say, but can't get a word in edgewise. And by the time you do find an opening, they're on a totally different subject, so bringing it back up seems awkward and random.
6. When you start to say something, and someone else starts talking over you. Bonus points if this occurs multiple times in a conversation.
7. When people apologize, then add, "but you know..." If you're criticizing or lecturing, it cheapens the apology, makes it sound like you didn't fully mean it.
8. My knack for deciding to take a shower or use the toilet when it's already occupied. Especially when my friend was living with us, and we shared a bathroom. On multiple occasions, I was about to get up and head there when she went into that room herself. Why is the timing often so bad...

   

   'Sarah's Scribbles' by Sarah Andersen.

   
   
9. When you state multiple times exactly how you want something, and they get it wrong anyway. I once had a pizza sent back multiple times, because they were determined to add a topping I didn't want. Or when I ordered a hamburger, and received cheeseburger after cheeseburger. The first time is a mistake. But by the third time they've got it wrong, it's just ridiculous.
10. Explaining something, then being asked a question that was answered in the earlier description. Maybe you said there are no requirements to join your writers' group. Then someone messages and asks, "Hey, how do I join? Any requirements?" Or you write that you're a pet-sitter, and people ask if you're looking for a pet-sitter. Read the post, don't just skim it.
11. When your voicemail says, "This is Meowmocha." And then people leave messages for Bob and Angela and Keith and Squeegie Beckenheim.