What's Your Gripe

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

I'm hoping this thread is a way for people to sound off their personal gripes. I know that I have a bunch of them and it makes me feel better to express them by writing them.

I hate it when people discard their losing scratch tickets. "Hey, buddy, you dropped your scratch ticket."

"Nah, it was a loser anyway."

"Wow! That's what you think. It's a hundred dollar winner and I'm gonna go cash it in," I say as I'm running away with him chasing me. Of course, it was a loser, but just to see his reaction is worth it.

I hate it when smokers flick their cigarette butts out a car window, as if that's not littering because it's just a cigarette butt.

"Hey, asshole, is this your cigarette butt," I say as I fling it back in his open car window while he's stopped at a traffic light and suddenly, it ignites the inside of his car. "Sorry."

I hate it when they don't return their shopping carts and leave them abandoned in the parking lot where they always collect around my car.

"Wow, I can't believe I got my groceries for free," I say as I'm loading my car.

"How'd you do that," asks a passing woman as she gives her shopping cart a big push away from her before turning away to get in her car.

"Whoever puts their shopping cart back in the carriage holder is automatically entered in their free food lottery."

I hate it when a woman in front of me doesn't hold open a door for me, the same woman, no doubt, who would expect me to hold open the door for her.

"Wow! I just found $20.00," I say as I bend down and pick up a twenty dollar bill that I dropped behind her. "Gee, if only you had held that door for another second, you may have seen the dropped money."

I hate rude people having private conversations on a cell phone in a public place.

"Gees, lady, this is the men's room and I'm trying to take a piss here.

I hate it when I'm walking from my parked car to go to the bank and someone pulls in a handicap zone, when they aren't handicapped, and flies in the door ahead of me, gets in line, and delays me because they have a problem with their account or mail.

Yeah, I know, it's worth my delay to leave the line, go out to the parking lot, and jam some wooden match sticks in their valve stem. They'll have four flat tires from the slow leaks by the time they try this stunt of parking in another handicap zone at the Post Office.

I hate it when people don't use their directional and suddenly jam on their brakes and turn. I love it when there's a cop right there.

I dogs that allowed to poop, while the owner pretends he/she didn't see it.

"Hey, Mister, you left this behind, as I scoop it up with my pooper scooper and fling it at him. Wow, good catch. You catch that with your face."

I hate people who pull up to the gas pump on the wrong side and take extra time to pump their gas because their tank is on the other side of the car. It makes me feel good when they spill gas all over their nice paint job and new shoes.

So, what are your gripes?

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

FREDDIE

Most of your complaints are mine. But I have a few others to add.

1. I hate Mexicans who shit in the sinks at restrooms. I checked it, and its always Mexicans who do it. Or they fill the toilet with towels, shit on top of the towels, then flush 2-3 times so the shit flows all over the floor.

2. I hate Mexicans who empty dryers of clothes while the machine is running. Its always someone elses clothes, and they toss the cleaned laundry on the floor. I try and back over their bicycles if I can.

3. I hate people who graze at WAL-MART. I watched a mom feed her kids chicken and potato salad and drinks. She then stuffed the empty containers on the shelf. This is pretty common.

4. I hate people who cut lines.

 

[Safe_Bet]

I hate Brussel Sprouts and Lima beans. (the evil duo of the vegetable world)

I hate crows and sea gulls. (winged rats in your choice of color)

I hate sheep ranchers (but have no idea why)

I hate bad mexican food (which is only fair because it obviously hates me)

Most of all, I hate people who hate. (Except for the people who hate people who hate, of course)

 

[Shwenn]

1. When you have the exact right sugar/cream/coffee ratio and, halfway through, the waitress refills it without asking.

2. Evangelists on television who are somehow legally allowed to con people (presumably old and confused) out of their money by making impossible promises they can never keep. "If you send money, God will reward you with great riches."

Why is it only legal to be a lying, scumbag con artist if you say you're doing it in the name of God?

3. Console games you can finish in one day. You shouldn't even be able to call those games. You should be legally required to call them "brief diversions".

4. When I somehow make in into the CC line of a huge, REPLY ALL debate that has no bearing whatsoever on the work that I am doing.

5. Anybody, who undoes something I have done because they don't know why I did it. Like they are thinking, I won't ask if there is a reason she did this, the fact that I can't immediately understand why means I should undo all this work. And, if that fucks everything up, I won't apologize because she should have left a note explaining exaclty why she did it that way. She should know that I refuse to tolerate anything I don't immediately understand and she should accomodate that.

You may think I am talking about one specific incident but I'm not. This is a common problem for me.

 

[Saucy_Sage]

I hate sheep ranchers (but have no idea why)

Perhaps because, as Peter, the Town Drunk explained in the classic movie Rustler's Rhapsody, they're "nice enough, but they smell God-awful." Or maybe you're just anti-sheep?

Don't you hate television ads that are louder than the television programs, even though the networks insist that NEVER happens?

Don't you hate advertising directed at children?

Don't you hate the annoying way I'm imitating Andy Rooney?

Orange you glad I didn't say lemon?

 

[Chantilyvamp]

I dislike it when people park in the parent and toddler parking when it is raining and they don't have any children or their children or as tall as they are. *points to the damn parent and toddler sign* There is a reason they have those spaces!

I dislike it when people won't be responsible once they have children. If you try to take care of them and try to work (if you can work) I respect you. You do what my brother is doing and keep getting fired or quitting for being a dumbass and respect starts to go fast.

I dislike people who heap mental abuse on others so they can get their own mental controlling way. It makes me sick to even think about it. And it does make me want to get on a plane and go sort it.

 

[LadyFawn]

It gripes me when you go to a checkout counter in a store and the cashier is to busy talking to someone else to acknowledge you. She rings your things up ,takes your money and returns your receipt and change and things and never says thank you or even looks at you.

 

[xssve]

Oooh, I hate that it's not being sociable, not when I'm supposed to be Five other places, Ten minutes ago.

How about the entire families that walk side by side down the aisle, then on the way out with a huge cart of groceries, stop to chat with their friends right in the middle of the exit, shooting you dirty looks as you try to squeeze by?

How about people who drive their humongous 4WD Suv's over the slightest bump like they're made out of glass, and have to come to a complete stop to make a right turn?

 

[Selena_Kitt]

Why is it only legal to be a lying, scumbag con artist if you say you're doing it in the name of God?

Or you're a politician...

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

FREDDIE

Most of your complaints are mine. But I have a few others to add.

1. I hate Mexicans who shit in the sinks at restrooms. I checked it, and its always Mexicans who do it. Or they fill the toilet with towels, shit on top of the towels, then flush 2-3 times so the shit flows all over the floor.

2. I hate Mexicans who empty dryers of clothes while the machine is running. Its always someone elses clothes, and they toss the cleaned laundry on the floor. I try and back over their bicycles if I can.

3. I hate people who graze at WAL-MART. I watched a mom feed her kids chicken and potato salad and drinks. She then stuffed the empty containers on the shelf. This is pretty common.

4. I hate people who cut lines.

Gees, it sounds like you hate Mexicans. Now, that I read your gripe, I promise you, it's the last time that I'll shit in the sink.

By the way, you didn't happen to find a pair of my, I mean, my girlfriend's pink panties, did you?

Yeah, I've seen that at Wal-Mart even here in Massachusetts. They think the food is a free buffet.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

I hate Brussel Sprouts and Lima beans. (the evil duo of the vegetable world)

I hate crows and sea gulls. (winged rats in your choice of color)

I hate sheep ranchers (but have no idea why)

I hate bad mexican food (which is only fair because it obviously hates me)

Most of all, I hate people who hate. (Except for the people who hate people who hate, of course)

I though pidgeons were rats with wings. I hate pidgeons. Actually, I don't like anything that flies. I think there's a phobia for that.

On the vein of sheep ranchers, I'm not fond of shepards or pig farmers. I don't hate them, though.

I've never had Mexican food.

I don't like people who hate me (lol).

 

[Shwenn]

It's the last time that I'll shit in the sink.

Am I the only one morbid enough to want to know exactly how he was able to determine it was Mexicans shitting in sinks?

Was there some manner of sting operation involved?

Possibly involving two way mirrors?

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

1. When you have the exact right sugar/cream/coffee ratio and, halfway through, the waitress refills it without asking.

2. Evangelists on television who are somehow legally allowed to con people (presumably old and confused) out of their money by making impossible promises they can never keep. "If you send money, God will reward you with great riches."

Why is it only legal to be a lying, scumbag con artist if you say you're doing it in the name of God?

3. Console games you can finish in one day. You shouldn't even be able to call those games. You should be legally required to call them "brief diversions".

4. When I somehow make in into the CC line of a huge, REPLY ALL debate that has no bearing whatsoever on the work that I am doing.

5. Anybody, who undoes something I have done because they don't know why I did it. Like they are thinking, I won't ask if there is a reason she did this, the fact that I can't immediately understand why means I should undo all this work. And, if that fucks everything up, I won't apologize because she should have left a note explaining exaclty why she did it that way. She should know that I refuse to tolerate anything I don't immediately understand and she should accomodate that.

You may think I am talking about one specific incident but I'm not. This is a common problem for me.

Dude, you need to relax. Calm down. You're taking this thread wayyy to seriously. Maybe you should not have anymore coffee for the rest of the day (lol). Thanks for your post.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

Perhaps because, as Peter, the Town Drunk explained in the classic movie Rustler's Rhapsody, they're "nice enough, but they smell God-awful." Or maybe you're just anti-sheep?

Don't you hate television ads that are louder than the television programs, even though the networks insist that NEVER happens?

Don't you hate advertising directed at children?

Don't you hate the annoying way I'm imitating Andy Rooney?

Orange you glad I didn't say lemon?

Hey, I like Andy Rooney (lol). And yes, you did sound like him.

Well, they made mute buttons precisely for commercials, which is why commercials now included script at the bottom of the screens.

Actually, orange is my favorite. Only, don't you hate it when they put too many freakin green lifesavers and skimp on the orange ones!!!

I swear, they do that on purpose just to irritate me. They know that I love the orange lifesavers. And answer me this. How come they make an entire roll of cherry lifesavers but they don't make an entire roll of orange lifesavers. Answer me that. You can't. I didn't figure you could.

Sorry, I need to go rest. This thread is really stressful. I wish I had an orange lifesaver to calm me. Only, don't get me started on that again.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

Am I the only one morbid enough to want to know exactly how he was able to determine it was Mexicans shitting in sinks?

Was there some manner of sting operation involved?

Possibly involving two way mirrors?

Actually, I think, unless they are tall Mexicans, they are too short to shit in a sink.

"Honey, pull down your pants and I'll lift you up while you shit in the sink. Wait, hold on, here comes that JBJ guy again."

"Can't you damn Mexicans use a toilet like everyone else?"

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

Or you're a politician...

I see you have the same opinion of politicians as I do.

 

[Shwenn]

Dude, you need to relax. Calm down. You're taking this thread wayyy to seriously. Maybe you should not have anymore coffee for the rest of the day (lol). Thanks for your post.

Writers be warned. You need to develop a very strong voice. But, once you have one, it's only really going to help your fiction. It doesn't work so well anywhere else.

 

[michchick98]

From my "Top Ten Things That Annoy Me" blog on my MySpace page:

10. People on the freeway who wait until the last possible minute
to merge left or right even though there have been signs for the last
two miles...then THEY get annoyed when no one will let them in....and
people wonder why construction zones are always bumper to bumper.
It's cuz of these idiots!

09. People who talk incessantly during a movie. Um..hello? I paid
$9.00 to see the movie, I didn't pay $9.00 to listen to YOU talk through
the entire movie. If you want to talk during the movie, wait til it's out
on DVD, rent it and talk through it til you're blue in the face! No
matter where I sit in the theater, these people always seem to sit right
behind me or right in front of me.

08. People who get in line at the U-Scans with clearly MORE than the
number of items stated on the signs (usually 15 or less) then can't
figure out how to work the U-Scan and hold up EVERYONE else!

07. Going through the drive-thru and waiting FOREVER while I watch
two or three employees inside sit around chatting. I went through
this one morning on my way to work while waiting for my food...one
guy was cooking and running BOTH drive-thru windows while TWO
managers sat in the dining room chatting and another employee was
mopping the floors.

06. People who complain to the gas station attendants about the
outrageous prices. Like the attendant has ANY control over that.

05. People at the laundromat who use up EVERY small washer leaving
only the larger more expensive ones for those of us who really only
need one small one but have to pay double to use the big ones.

04. People on the road behind me who honk at me as soon as the light
turns green. Like honking is gonna make me move any faster. On the
opposite side of this, the people who sit there after the light turns green
and admire what a pretty color it is.....I'd bet these are the same people
who honk at others.

03. People driving while talking on the phone. Now I do this on
ocassion, but usually if I am driving, I use my hands free or pull off
into a parking lot. I see some people drive for miles and miles just
talking away on the phone without a care in the world. There needs to
be more laws in place for this.

02. People who forget to use their turn signal when turning into a
driveway or parking lot. These same people seem to forget to use
their turn signal when changing lanes on the freeway.

01. People driving behind me in the next lane on the freeway who
immediately speed up as soon as I turn on my signal to change
lanes. God forbid ANYONE gets in front of them! *gasp*

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

From my "Top Ten Things That Annoy Me" blog on my MySpace page:

10. People on the freeway who wait until the last possible minute
to merge left or right even though there have been signs for the last
two miles...then THEY get annoyed when no one will let them in....and
people wonder why construction zones are always bumper to bumper.
It's cuz of these idiots!

09. People who talk incessantly during a movie. Um..hello? I paid
$9.00 to see the movie, I didn't pay $9.00 to listen to YOU talk through
the entire movie. If you want to talk during the movie, wait til it's out
on DVD, rent it and talk through it til you're blue in the face! No
matter where I sit in the theater, these people always seem to sit right
behind me or right in front of me.

08. People who get in line at the U-Scans with clearly MORE than the
number of items stated on the signs (usually 15 or less) then can't
figure out how to work the U-Scan and hold up EVERYONE else!

07. Going through the drive-thru and waiting FOREVER while I watch
two or three employees inside sit around chatting. I went through
this one morning on my way to work while waiting for my food...one
guy was cooking and running BOTH drive-thru windows while TWO
managers sat in the dining room chatting and another employee was
mopping the floors.

06. People who complain to the gas station attendants about the
outrageous prices. Like the attendant has ANY control over that.

05. People at the laundromat who use up EVERY small washer leaving
only the larger more expensive ones for those of us who really only
need one small one but have to pay double to use the big ones.

04. People on the road behind me who honk at me as soon as the light
turns green. Like honking is gonna make me move any faster. On the
opposite side of this, the people who sit there after the light turns green
and admire what a pretty color it is.....I'd bet these are the same people
who honk at others.

03. People driving while talking on the phone. Now I do this on
ocassion, but usually if I am driving, I use my hands free or pull off
into a parking lot. I see some people drive for miles and miles just
talking away on the phone without a care in the world. There needs to
be more laws in place for this.

02. People who forget to use their turn signal when turning into a
driveway or parking lot. These same people seem to forget to use
their turn signal when changing lanes on the freeway.

01. People driving behind me in the next lane on the freeway who
immediately speed up as soon as I turn on my signal to change
lanes. God forbid ANYONE gets in front of them! *gasp*

Connecticut just passed a law that it's illegal to talk on a cell phone while driving, unless you have a hands free phone. Still, people are distracted.

I hate guys who get up and down a half dozen times to get beer at the ballgame. It cost a lot of money to watch the Red Sox play at Fenway and it's annoying to have to stand up to let these drunk bozos who have no interest in the game and are only there as an excuse to drink beer and pee.

I hate going to functions where you don't know anyone, such as weddings, funerals, and cocktail parties.

I hate it that they call drinks cocktails. Why not call them pussynoses? I mean, what does a drink have to do with a cock's tail. Hey, my cock doesn't even have a tail. Wait, is my cock supposed to have a tail? No one told me. Gees...

 

[DeeZire]

I hate cats - unless they're broiled.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

I hate cats - unless they're broiled.

Gees, I can't believe you posted that. There are so many cat lovers on this site, even our beloved leader, Laurel loves cats. Surely, you jest.

Did you not know that cats make good Chinese food (lol).

Actually, I'm allergic to cats. I tolerate them. My girlfriend has one. I'm a dog lover. Still, I can see how people love cats. Only, every time I take the cat to the dog park she gets so pissed at me. I figured she'd have a good time. I never saw her climb a tree so fast.

"Here Missy. Come down from the tree. We're leaving now."

 

[DeeZire]

Gees, I can't believe you posted that. There are so many cat lovers on this site, even our beloved leader, Laurel loves cats. Surely, you jest.

I also hate illegal downloading of music. And pure stroke stories. (Yes, I know it sucks to be me.)

 

[Misty_Morning]

I hate it when I'm walking from my parked car to go to the bank and someone pulls in a handicap zone, when they aren't handicapped, and flies in the door ahead of me, gets in line, and delays me because they have a problem with their account or mail.

Yeah, I know, it's worth my delay to leave the line, go out to the parking lot, and jam some wooden match sticks in their valve stem. They'll have four flat tires from the slow leaks by the time they try this stunt of parking in another handicap zone at the Post Office.

This one pisses me off to no end.

In fact, one time I was the mall and as I was walking in, some dude pulled into a handicapped parking space. I informed him of his oversight. He replied, I'm only gonna be 5 or 10 minutes. And headed off.

I thought to myself...oh, you're gonna be alot longer.

I went back to my car and then proceeded to block him in and then called the police.

After aboout 10 minutes or so, he came back out and demanded that I move my car.

I just ignored him.

He got in and acted as though he was gonna ram my car with is.

I just ignored him. Several minutes later...a cop came and gave him a ticket...and said thank you to me.


Maybe I wouldn't have acted the same if the parking lot wasn't so full.

But it just got to me.

 

[xssve]

Four way stops.

At Four ways stops, if you're going straight, and the car opposite you is also going forward you can both go at the same time, and not hold anybody up!

Ditto right turns, although of course nobody uses or pays attention to those blinken' lights because of those people who block you off if you do.

Otherwise, the rule is: when in doubt, yield right.

You are not being polite to wave somebody on your left through on your turn, even if it's me, if there are twenty cars stacked up behind you and no one behind me, we both look like idiots.

Rear view mirrors are not just for checking your makeup.

With regard to lights, if I seem to be driving more slowly than others on the strip, it's because I see no reason to race faster than anybody else to the Red light ahead, wait impatiently for the thing to turn Green, then peel out and race to the next Red light - I have never known this sort of drill to actually get me anywhere, any faster, so by all means, go around, there are two lanes designed to facilitate this.

 

[bluebell]

Gees, I can't believe you posted that. There are so many cat lovers on this site, even our beloved leader, Laurel loves cats. Surely, you jest.

Did you not know that cats make good Chinese food (lol).

Actually, I'm allergic to cats. I tolerate them. My girlfriend has one. I'm a dog lover. Still, I can see how people love cats. Only, every time I take the cat to the dog park she gets so pissed at me. I figured she'd have a good time. I never saw her climb a tree so fast.

"Here Missy. Come down from the tree. We're leaving now."

"Mr. Incredible, Mr. Incredible! My cat Squeaker is stuck in a tree..."

I love that movie.
And I have now made a useless post. Hooray for me.


ETA: Actually, I hate the rule in the universe that decrees the more you want to be left alone, the more you will be accosted.
It's attached itself to my shoe like a piece of gum. Blah.