What Grinds My Gears!

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  • countrydarling1
    countrydarling1 Posts: 386 Member
    "what grinds my gears" Myself control! This should be an easier proccess. im stubborn enough that i should just get-r-done!!
  • B_L_A_Z_I_A_N
    B_L_A_Z_I_A_N Posts: 151
    You must not have any kids.

    ew
    do i have to have kids to know when you and yours are being inconsiderate?
    no

    g'day
  • wbgolden
    wbgolden Posts: 2,066 Member
    What really grinds my gears is when someone tells me they have "chigger" bites. I mean come on people, can't you use the proper Latin name???

    And that would be??

    trombiculidae, of course :P
  • traceybarbour
    traceybarbour Posts: 226 Member
    When you are in a long line and the store clerk will pick the phone up and help that person before they help the people that been there for a long time. I swear I feel like calling while Im standing there to get faster service!! Just sayin'
  • RoseBlanc
    RoseBlanc Posts: 140
    You go girl!!

    :flowerforyou:
  • RoseBlanc
    RoseBlanc Posts: 140
    trombiculidae, of course :P

    Says chiggers on the OFF can, though. =[
  • wbgolden
    wbgolden Posts: 2,066 Member
    trombiculidae, of course :P

    Says chiggers on the OFF can, though. =[

    they're just trying to help. they'll do anything for a buck.
  • kbarry90
    kbarry90 Posts: 48
    Dirty kitchens especially when your the only one in the house who cleans the kitchen and everyone else just wants to dirty everything in there. Yeah your suppose to dirty dishes and eat whatever but you don't have to dirty every single dish then decide it's time to do the dishes. I cannot stand going in a kitchen and see a sink full of dishes. We have a freaking dish washer put your plate that you used in there after you rinse it. Okay I'm done.
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    People who don't get far enough over in a turn lane in front of you so you nearly hit the
    Continuing on in your lane.

    People who are over the top and have no filter and don't know how to be appropriate when needed.

    Men.
  • RoseBlanc
    RoseBlanc Posts: 140
    they're just trying to help. they'll do anything for a buck.

    I feel so cheated...


    DIE typos...
  • katherines2230
    katherines2230 Posts: 276 Member
    You must not have any kids.

    ew
    do i have to have kids to know when you and yours are being inconsiderate?
    no

    g'day


    I agreed with this until I had one of my own ;-).
  • Trixtabella
    Trixtabella Posts: 471 Member
    Bad parents is my biggest bug bear. If you don't want to look after your child properly you shouldn't have had one in the first place.
    I seriously think people should be vetted before they are allowed to have children.
  • jmatthews75
    jmatthews75 Posts: 525 Member
    How about when you are staning in line inside Dunkin, unlike the lazy folk that wait in the drive through, and there is only one person waiting on the line inside, but like 4 on the drivethrough... WHY should it be quicker to wait in line in your car then to get out and walk in... who made up that rule.
  • JenBrown0210
    JenBrown0210 Posts: 985 Member
    You must not have any kids.

    ew
    do i have to have kids to know when you and yours are being inconsiderate?
    no

    g'day


    I'm not quite sure what you mean by this. I have a 2 year old and a 3 year old. Sometimes they will have a tantrum in the store, sure enough you will see my husband or I carrying one of our children out to sit in the car. Kids have tantrums, it happens, you did when you were a child. Get over it.


    What grinds my gears is people letting their children throw food all over the floor at restaurants and then not picking it up. The waitor or waitress is not your maid! I always pick up any food on the floor from my kids and try my best to clean up the table!

    People that do not recognize me! I have not been overweight my whole life people! Geeze.
  • jmatthews75
    jmatthews75 Posts: 525 Member
    What else grinds my gears....

    People that talk about how good their kids WILL be when they have them, but haven't yet...

    They are kids, let them grow up... If you don't like kids acting up, don't go where you know kids will be.
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    What grinds my gears is people that glare at mothers/fathers/siblings/whatever of a screaming infant. It's not their fault the baby is crying, it's not the babies fault the baby is crying.

    Its their fault if they brought the baby to a place which isn't supposed to be a day care
    ie. the movies. you know good and well your kid isn't going to sit still and be quiet during a 2+ hour movie. Just being obnoxiously inconsiderate

    I am a mother and I agree. My son has never thrown a screaming fit anywhere and he is about to turn 4. Yes, he may have cried when he was an infant but I would never sit with him in public if he was screaming and crying. ONE occasion he threw a fit about riding in the cart at the grocery (he was tired and grumpy) and we walked right back out, into the car and home. He screamed in the car because he wanted to go inside the store but I told him we could not go in because of his little tantrum. He has never done it since..

    It too drives me NUTS when you are the mall, Wal-Mart, etc. and a kid is screaming bloody murder. That is just uncalled for and I would say 90% of the time it's because parents give kids whatever they want and are afraid to discipline them.
  • RoadDog
    RoadDog Posts: 2,946 Member
    Have you seen that episode of Family Guy where Peter had a segment on the news where he talked about things that "grinds his gears"? I was thinking about that today and all sorts of foolishness came to mind. Like the person who sat at the bus stop for 20 minutes and when the bus finally came, they stood there digging in their purse/wallet for the bus fare, holding up the line. What the heck were you doing for those 20 minutes??? Or what about the person in front of you in the grocey store? They have a gazillion things in their basket, but not enough money, and they want the cashier to start pulling things out of the bags to put back....but they can't decide what they want to put back!!

    So tell me.....What grinds your gears??:happy:

    I agree on the first. Disagree on the second.

    Saw a woman Sunday in front of me at the grocery store. Not enough money and she was embarrassed and mortified. She was only over by about $10. I looked at her groceries and there were only items to feed her family. She was trying to figure out what essential item to put back as the cashier gave her a condescending look and other shoppers glared at her.

    I stepped forward and gave the cashier a $20. Woman didn't want to take it. Wife assured her it was okay.

    I try not to be too judgemental when I don't know all the facts. While rudeness is sometimes easy to spot, persons who are suffering for things that are beyond their control are a little harder to define.
  • Madrow
    Madrow Posts: 62
    What really grinds my gears is PAJAMA JEANS like what the heckk?? If there so uncomfortable buy bigger jeans....I hope nobody likes those and read this..if you do IM REALLY SORRY!!!

    Yes!! I agree. Honestly, I would buy them if they weren't 40 freakin' dollars! For that money, I would just get actual jeans or get 2 pairs of really awesome pajama pants and rock those at the grocery store.
  • JStarnes
    JStarnes Posts: 5,576 Member
    People that say "they're just kids, let them be" to the parents that ARE keeping their kids under control. Or "wait til you have children, your opinion will change" Um, no, I've always thought it unacceptable for kids to be screaming and fussing anywhere....3 kids later, still believe it. In 7 years of raising my kids (7yo, 5yo and 2yo) we've never had a public tantrum, never had a screaming fit, never had to leave somewhere bc of behavoir - it's called parenting. Yes, they are kids, but that doesn't mean that letting them run wild anywhere and everywhere is acceptable.
  • morganhccstudent724
    morganhccstudent724 Posts: 1,261 Member
    I hate when men don't hold the doors open for a lady. This drives me utterly INSANE!!! And being the smart *kitten* that I am...if I know they aren't going to hold the door...I try to grab it first and say very LOUDLY, "Hey...let me get that for YOU!"

    Every man should hold the door open for a lady...and not hesitate about it. What's there to think about?
  • morganhccstudent724
    morganhccstudent724 Posts: 1,261 Member
    People that say "they're just kids, let them be" to the parents that ARE keeping their kids under control. Or "wait til you have children, your opinion will change" Um, no, I've always thought it unacceptable for kids to be screaming and fussing anywhere....3 kids later, still believe it. In 7 years of raising my kids (7yo, 5yo and 2yo) we've never had a public tantrum, never had a screaming fit, never had to leave somewhere bc of behavoir - it's called parenting. Yes, they are kids, but that doesn't mean that letting them run wild anywhere and everywhere is acceptable.

    J I completely agree with you. I worked in retail for 10 years and have been in banking for 5 and there is a HUGE difference between parents who actually "parent" thier children and those who don't.
    Scenerio: One of my customers has 1 little girl...she comes in...touches EVERYTHING...pulls out deposit tickets...touches the coin machine....screams cause she can't bring her toys in the branch...fingerprints on the glass windows...you could say bratty...Parents think this is so cute...or they are just so tired they don't deal with her misbehavior.
    Another one of my customers has 5 children...2 sets of twins no less....you wouldn't even know they were here when they come in...well behaved...ALL 5 take a seat on the couch and wait without a sound. Without being told.

    IMO, you can tell by the children what kind of parenting goes on....
  • Pidders89
    Pidders89 Posts: 1,169 Member
    What grinds my gears ...

    supermarkets saying they want to help people eat healthier but still have the healthier food so much more expensive that the fattening stuff!
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    Another thing that grinds my gears is people (whether they are parents or not) judging other parents' parenting skills. My kids are now 37 and 25 but when they were younger there were times they acted up and had people looking at me/us with disapproval and judgement. I was a single parent most of the time and did my best to raise my kids with values and morals and to know right from wrong and how to act appropriately but not always succeeding. It's not easy being a parent, single or otherwise so I just want to say thank you to all you wonderful parents that have such wonderful kids for making us parents that are lacking parenting skills feel like crap! On the other hand maybe you should wait until your kids are all grown up and have never done anything wrong before you bring such judgement of the rest of us. I've known kids who appeared so perfect and good around their parents and other adults and then when they were with their peers, away from adults, they were completely diifferent and not so good after all.

    BTW, both of my kids are good, hard working adults who have never been in trouble with the law, don't smoke or do drugs, are not alcoholics or anything like that. They are both Christians and try to live right. I guess I must have done something right when I was raising them even if it was only the fact that I took them to church and trusted in God that despite my parenting skills that He would make sure they turned out all right.
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    What grinds my gears are these stupid little gnats that keep flying around, especially when they have the nerve to fly right up in my face! GET OUT OF MY FACE YOU CREEPY LITTLE BUGGERS!!!!
  • Madrow
    Madrow Posts: 62
    I have plenty of gears ground down as a result of children (mine included) and parenting them. I'll spare the space here of listing them all.

    My personal crusade deals with males (of a reasonable age) who pee all over the toilet seat.:grumble: I'm aware that hitting a target from a distance is harder than peeing at point blank range, but distance to me would mean they are standing in the hall and trying to hit the toilet. Even standing right above the toilet, lifting the seat takes half a second and avoids the problem because you can't pee on the seat if you put it up first. I don't even care if you put the seat back down. I'd rather spend a second putting it down myself than spend 2 minutes wiping up pee so I don't sit in it.
  • Johnnyswife
    Johnnyswife Posts: 1,447 Member
    What grinds my gears are losers who can't make an effing u turn in one movement. Instead, they get stuck and than tie up traffic backing up and trying again.
    Also losers who don't know what a turning lane is for. :explode:
  • DWilbanks
    DWilbanks Posts: 420 Member
    What grinds my gears is when you're in a resturant, and some ignorant person at the very next table blows his nose. Geezz can't you excuse yourself and go to the bathroom for this?

    Also, I hate it when you're driving and some dumb butt decides to pull across three lanes of traffic to get in front of you to suddenly stop and turn. That's when the middle finger goes up...lol ;)
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