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[Mr. Laser Beam]

Stand on the right hand side of the escalator, never stand on the right.

 

[Hermiod]

Stand on the right hand side of the escalator, never stand on the right.

Frak.

 

[Pindar]

God I love getting the bus in the morning.

Why the fuck can't people wash, and how do I seem to end up sitting near the sour smelling, gag reflex provoking bastards.

On the plus side someone pushed the button at the lights this morning.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

The idioits that do crazy suicidal passes past you at 100 mph on the highway, only to get off at the next exit.

OMFG, i hate that! People that have trucks but drive them as if they were sports cars.

 

[cultcross]

Stand on the right hand side of the escalator, never stand on the right.

 

[jamestyler]

Why the fuck can't people wash, and how do I seem to end up sitting near the sour smelling, gag reflex provoking bastards.

Another pet peeve. I know homeless people who have better hygiene than some of the locals.

 

[Emher]

The idioits that do crazy suicidal passes past you at 100 mph on the highway, only to get off at the next exit.

OMFG, i hate that! People that have trucks but drive them as if they were sports cars.

Around here it seems to be station wagons and Golf's.

I got a new one: PEOPLE WHO ARE TOO STUPID TO PUT SPOILER TAGS IN A TITLE THUS FUCKING IT UP FOR THE REST OF US!!!

 

[Deckerd]

On our trains, the doors won't open until they're unlocked, which is indicated by the 'door open' button being lit. To recap; the button you press to open the doors says "Wait until this lights up" or something similar. Older trains have a big yellow light situated near the doors to indicate when the doors are unlocked. I don't really need to say any more about the stupidity of train passengers, do I?

 

[jamestyler]

^ Not in the slightest.

I hate the dirty looks people give you when the train has stopped and you haven't pressed the button because the lights not on. They're old enough to know the doors locked. Yet I still hearing tutting, and sometimes people pushing past me to press the button, despite the fact the light isn't on.

It falls under the same level of annoyance as the elevator button. Or the crossing button. Especially when people see the lights been pressed, and continue to hammer at it as if it'll change quicker if you keep pressing the button. Thats not how it works.

When I worked security the levels of stupid got even more annoying in a twelve hour shift. I wore a suit, earpiece, ID badge, licenses on show and I was in there every day. Yet people still asked me (sometimes more than once) "Do you work here?" Even worse when wrestling and a kid asks me if I'm a wrestler, as if I'm just wearing the spandex for a laugh.

I'm thrilled to have limited my online work for similar reasons. I get a call, answer the phone "Coma White Studios." and three or four times a week someone would ask if I were a vet or doctor, if I could make an appointment to see their dog, if I could top up their meds... what part of Coma White Studio makes you think I practice any form of medicine?

 

[cultcross]

On our trains, the doors won't open until they're unlocked, which is indicated by the 'door open' button being lit. To recap; the button you press to open the doors says "Wait until this lights up" or something similar. Older trains have a big yellow light situated near the doors to indicate when the doors are unlocked. I don't really need to say any more about the stupidity of train passengers, do I?

You should try travelling First Great Western. The doors have no internal handle, you lower the window, reach out and open them using the outside handle. Despite very large and clear diagrams explaining this simple procedure, it's extraordinary how many people stand there blankly staring at the lack of an inside handle.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Low standards. Aggressive ignorance. Hatred disguised as morality.

As far as something more specific goes: This juvenile Darker & Grittier fad from the 80s that has gone way beyond the level of self parody. The Reagan Era is over, kids!

 

[Pindar]

I get a call, answer the phone "Coma White Studios." and three or four times a week someone would ask if I were a vet or doctor, if I could make an appointment to see their dog, if I could top up their meds... what part of Coma White Studio makes you think I practice any form of medicine?

You can't get me any Ketracel can you?

 

[jamestyler]

You should try travelling First Great Western. The doors have no internal handle, you lower the window, reach out and open them using the outside handle. Despite very large and clear diagrams explaining this simple procedure, it's extraordinary how many people stand there blankly staring at the lack of an inside handle.

I was sadly one of those people Though the one time I was on a FGW train there was no signage (a lot of vandalism instead), but I was clever enough to figure it out for myself.

Though I did tell the station supervisor who was my ex fiancee's dad so took it in good-ish humour, "That trains from the fucking 1800's"

On the subject of trains, I always get annoyed when I have a seat reserved and someone ignores the reserved note. I usually don't care, but the last time it happened was the way back from Northampton which ended up being a seven hour trip. The staff were unhelpful and the person in my seat was a bit of a cock leaving me to stand until Newcastle with a stag party.

On the positive side I was fairly drunk by the time I got to Newcastle...

I get a call, answer the phone "Coma White Studios." and three or four times a week someone would ask if I were a vet or doctor, if I could make an appointment to see their dog, if I could top up their meds... what part of Coma White Studio makes you think I practice any form of medicine?

You can't get me any Ketracel can you?

Heh, unfortunately not Though I can get some other chemicals, no questions asked

 

[cultcross]

Though I did tell the station supervisor who was my ex fiancee's dad so took it in good-ish humour, "That trains from the fucking 1800's"

What's hilarious is most of FGWs fleet is almost brand new - so they chose that moronic door system over and above a sensible, modern one.

On the subject of trains, I always get annoyed when I have a seat reserved and someone ignores the reserved note. I usually don't care, but the last time it happened was the way back from Northampton which ended up being a seven hour trip. The staff were unhelpful and the person in my seat was a bit of a cock leaving me to stand until Newcastle with a stag party.

Yes, I hate that too - FGW take it very seriously - if you look at the reservation slips you can be fined £500 for ignoring or moving them without permission. That's less than you'd probably get for assaulting British Transport Police.

 

[msbae]

People thinking that outlawing guns will somehow eliminate violence and crime.

My dog being such a whiny and needy little thing when I'm trying to get some work done on my computer.

Drama queens, and the so-called friends who date them and throw you under the bus when said Drama queens get pissy.

Running out of Iced Tea mix.

Being unable to decide which one of my nearly 800 games I want to play...

Family members calling me over the phone when they have computer problems. Dell has a Tech Support line for a reason, people! Call them!

 

[Danoz]

• People who see that the metro is completely packed, yet decide they should push themselves onto the train like a pack of sardines-- even knowing full well the next train in 5 minutes will probably be empty.
• People who get on the metro and freely cough/sneeze.
• Young people on the metro who quickly sit down, listen to their ipods and completely ignore elderly and disabled people struggling to stand.
• People on the metro who think it's okay to speak ridiculously loud on a train filled with quiet people.
• Metro workers who give you a funny look when your card won't read like you tried to "steal" a single ride or something.
• People on the metro who don't walk left/stand right in accordance to unwritten D.C. public transit policy .
• Tourists on the metro who obsessively consult the wall map while on the train.

Hmm. Yes, all of mine are metro related . I actually don't get that annoyed very easily, I just note these things... though I do absolutely hate crowded subway.

 

[cultcross]

People who hate the police for no reason and point out every interaction, regardless of outcome, with anyone who isn't 100% aryan as PROOF OF RACISM!

Speaking of which, people who see racism everywhere. I know someone who counts ethnic minority faces in NHS pamphlets he gets from work to see if they've got the right 'mix' to reflect the country. Racism is a serious problem. Reducing it to this level of banal stupidity cheapens the entire issue.

 

[jamestyler]

^ I've got a few mates who play the racism card out of jest at how ridiculous it can be. One guy I used to hang out with before I moved to Glasgow insisted I call him the N word as he just loved seeing people other react to it.

Another just uses the "It's because I'm black, right?" line a lot. Linking that to an annoyance...

...he and I met working together as security. A guy was giving him racial abuse (Gopal was a gentle giant, it was the first and only time I'd seen him snap) and saying 'He could take us' I was 250lbs at the time and G was about 10lbs heavier. The guy who was challenging us was 130lbs. If that.

Ok, now I'm a wrestler. I've been pinned in a shoot with a guy half my size before. I've seen small guys challenge big guys and win. But still... common sense tells you if you're outweighed almost four to one, don't make a challenge. Yet all over Glasgow I get skinny guys challenging me. And it's not for any logical reason or as if I'm looking for a fight. One guy who was a waif of a man told me he'd knock me out because I wouldn't give him my lighter. Why?!

This isn't exclusive to Scotland, I've had the same happen elsewhere. There were four of us at one point (I was the smallest) and a guy half my size told us he could 'take' all four.

I loathe the 'wee man' syndrome. Especially the ones who are mouthy when surrounded by friends, but very quiet and subdued without. It's not just the size difference, it's how eager they are to get in a fight. I'm a fairly passive guy. It's just a mindset that just doesn't make any sense to me.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I had a boss who used racism as an excuse. She was the classic "nice to customers, but treats employees like shit" type. I remember once I was clocking out, and she tried to force me to stay late (which they are not allowed to do, no matter how busy were are). I said, sorry, I can't do it, and within full audio range of a hundred customers she starts yelling about "Did you just call me the n-word"?!?!? Which of course I did not. Given that I quite obviously had witnesses, I don't know what the hell she was thinking of.

I think I was still laughing when I got home.

 

[Emher]

Agreed about the "wee man syndrome" jamestyler. I'm a pretty big guy and I swear, the biggest pricks and the guys that have given me the most trouble have been small skinny guys.