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restorefreedom

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37. people who are on the phone

Mon Jul 27, 2015, 01:11 AM

Jul 2015

and almost kill me while walking across a parking lot

2. people who enter a store and stop RIGHT AT THE ENTRANCE to put their keys away, etc. helloooo get in the way much? this also happens when peop,e pull into parking lots and just stop.

3. people behing me in line who sigh and blow their stinky germy breath in my face

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What bugs you in everyday life interactions? [View all] SHRED Jul 2015 OP

Dumbass drivers going slow in the passing lane. It's an epidemic in Michigan. catbyte Jul 2015 #1

Whoa there.... PassingFair Jul 2015 #30

Nice sentiment, but it's against the law in Michigan to impede traffic on the freeway. And remember catbyte Jul 2015 #34

It's funny you say that because I've actually said (When the snowbirds are down here in Florida)... BlueJazz Jul 2015 #58

It's not you, it's us. I just don't get it. Cluelessness or arrogance, I can't decide which it is. catbyte Jul 2015 #63

Maybe worse in Ohio. we can do it Aug 2015 #71

People. LiberalEsto Jul 2015 #2

SNAP!!!!!!!! mackerel Jul 2015 #12

People constantly asking "Do you know what I mean?" while conversing. likesmountains 52 Jul 2015 #3

That is evidence of mental laziness that verges on the comatose. hifiguy Jul 2015 #14

I'm trying to come up with a good reply...but it happens 5-10 times in the conversation.. likesmountains 52 Jul 2015 #22

Try this... 2naSalit Aug 2015 #73

When you thank somebody and they say "No problem." The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #4

In the Bible belt they say "Have a blessed day" n/t TexasBushwhacker Jul 2015 #27

omg i just did that! restorefreedom Jul 2015 #35

A lot of people hate that, and I don't get it. cwydro Jul 2015 #48

I guess it seems kind of dismissive. I don't lose sleep over it, but The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #49

Lol! cwydro Jul 2015 #52

And in French, it's "De rien", and in German, "Es ist nichts" Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #76

You'd love my area, we've a new traffic circle NightWatcher Jul 2015 #5

We are getting those soon at a major intersection. femmocrat Jul 2015 #10

They're doing some of that here in Sarasota, Fl. Older people here though seem pretty sharp. BlueJazz Jul 2015 #31

At the risk of whatever discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2015 #6

Department of Redundancy NJCher Jul 2015 #45

~~~ discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2015 #47

People who don't signal when they're going to turn. nt raccoon Jul 2015 #7

Or, they signal 2 seconds before they turn. nt GoCubsGo Jul 2015 #26

Or they signal when they are NOT turning...n/t 2theleft Jul 2015 #67

1) People who drive slower than me Major Nikon Jul 2015 #8

lol good one! nt restorefreedom Jul 2015 #36

"no problem" in response to a "thank you" annabanana Jul 2015 #9

Try this: the words themselves are not as important as what they are intended to mean. Cal33 Jul 2015 #15

aww.. that's a nice solution annabanana Jul 2015 #28

People in general graywarrior Jul 2015 #11

Elevator/escalator/sidewalk etiquette, or lack thereof, irritates me greatly. hifiguy Jul 2015 #13

The only escalator I'm ever on is at an airport discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2015 #18

You are sooooo right with the elevator etiquette. Inkfreak Jul 2015 #51

Oh, man, you'd absolutely HATE negotiating your way through Tokyo Station, Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #77

According to my personal beliefs, nothing should ever bother me panader0 Jul 2015 #16

Inconsiderate neighbors. femmocrat Jul 2015 #17

People who are always asking me questions on the internet pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #19

The Bastards sharp_stick Jul 2015 #21

I know, right? pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #24

owww... :-) SHRED Jul 2015 #25

Rubberneckers sharp_stick Jul 2015 #20

Hubby asking me a bunch of times a day marlakay Jul 2015 #23

People who have big ass trucks and SUVs TexasBushwhacker Jul 2015 #29

People who creep at red lights and then when the light changes green let a 150 ft gap between them.. BlueJazz Jul 2015 #32

People texting or emailing at a stop light. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2015 #33

people who are on the phone restorefreedom Jul 2015 #37

Wave your hand in the air when they do that. raccoon Jul 2015 #40

heh. during cold and flu season restorefreedom Jul 2015 #41

people who dont know how to make change BlueCollar Jul 2015 #38

For those who hate 4 way stops... Lars39 Jul 2015 #39

The other day there was a pause at the four way stop... Phentex Jul 2015 #42

And just hope.... Lars39 Jul 2015 #44

I feel as though we are all the same person... Phentex Jul 2015 #43

Having to repeat myself...almost all the time. LeftinOH Jul 2015 #46

The "I can't take my eyes off my cellphone while crossing a very busy street one"... steve2470 Jul 2015 #50

Those Shopping Carts RobinA Jul 2015 #53

Drivers who don't use turn signals! n/t PasadenaTrudy Jul 2015 #54

Five of those six are about driving. surrealAmerican Jul 2015 #55

The inexplicable new grammar horror... 3catwoman3 Jul 2015 #56

I've heard "Jack and me's" vacation. AAGGHH! (I live in Florida) BlueJazz Jul 2015 #57

It is quite curious to me that these "atrocities" occur only in the plural, never... 3catwoman3 Jul 2015 #65

Or how about using a reflexive pronoun as a subject pronoun? Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #78

Ah, Art_from_Ark, I have... 3catwoman3 Aug 2015 #79

Lately I've encountered people who have no idea how to carry on a two-way conversation. Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #59

I've run into a lot of those too. I think it's an epidemic. nt raccoon Jul 2015 #66

Try living with someone who is that way :( patricia92243 Aug 2015 #70

Oh boy. I'm sorry. Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #72

I hate when I run over people olddots Jul 2015 #60

Food service workers/cashiers always calling me "boss" Blue_Tires Jul 2015 #61

My condensed list Capt. Obvious Jul 2015 #62

Hearing my neighbor's crappy music and him having sex. Jamaal510 Jul 2015 #64

When I'm stopped in traffic and there are people trying to pull into the street aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #68

Passing lanes hah astral Aug 2015 #69

Never being able to get a human being on the phone. blue neen Aug 2015 #74

idiots who are unable to put down their handhelds Skittles Aug 2015 #75

People who pay for things with cash and then dig, dig, dig in their pocketbooks DebJ Aug 2015 #80