Small things in life that gravel your ass

[Bwana]

What are some things in life that are really not that big of a deal in the big picture, but just piss you off?

My example of the day:

The dogs were barking at something today out in the alley, so I went outside to find out what the hell was going on. Some Slippery Larry contractor was back there unloading a bunch of shit into my city garbage container.

Me: Hey there strokestick, are you my new neighbor or something?

Slippery Larry: No

Me: Yeah, I knew that, then why are you dumping your crap out into my garbage container? I have plans to clean out the garage and am going to need the space.

Slippery Larry: I don't know.

Me: Do you live in a house, do YOU have a garbage container?

Slippery Larry: Yes, but it's full, so I'm dumping it in here.

Me: No, no you're not, try the city dump. Don't let me ever catch you back here pulling the bullshit again, or we are going to have a big problem.

At that point, he high tailed it out of there.

Like I said, it wasn't like the guy was back there trying to break into my shop, but it rubbed me the wrong way.

[RunKC]

People who reply to your email calling you a different name. Example: Your name is Jake and people email you back with Josh, Jason, Jay, etc.

The name is literally in the email thread showing you the correct name every email. Drives me crazy.

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Watch someone doing it for a few minutes and suddenly it'll all make sense. It's a behavior that should be illegal, perhaps even a felony.

You did get swept away by a flash flood uh?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Chiefshrink

Not trying to poke here but do you struggle with any OCD issues ? Emotionally in your heart do you struggle with letting others be without judging them in general besides incorrect peanut eating by others ? That was funny when I wrote that so please don't take it personal. Just saying. Are you very anal in general. No jokes here other CPers !!!

It's not me, it's the peanut-tossing people. They're the ones with the problem.

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by RunKC

People who reply to your email calling you a different name. Example: Your name is Jake and people email you back with Josh, Jason, Jay, etc.

The name is literally in the email thread showing you the correct name every email. Drives me crazy.

Call them out honestly and tell them how annoying and callous they come off when they can't even get your first name correct after many weeks/months/years you have been corresponding. Do it with humor is the best way.

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

It's not me, it's the peanut-tossing people. They're the ones with the problem.

Yep, of course it is !

You have issues

[Chiefshrink]

Hey Rain, picture this right now, I have a bag of peanuts in one hand holding it over my mouth as I type with the other salty hand that I just previously shook with a handful of peanuts.

[In58men]

Originally Posted by TimBone

For a while I got real passive-aggressive about it. I'd hang out in the kitchen on the sixth floor until the exact minute I was supposed to come in and relieve him, so that he'd be there a few extra minutes past his shift explaining everything to me.

That wasn't fair to him, though, so I stopped doing that. Now I'm just honest with him about it, and tell him to slow down or at least say good afternoon/morning first. He's getting better about it, but I still have to give him the look sometimes.

I'm the same way, but I'm more blunt. I guess I could be a little more professional, but being an employee of the oilfields it's a common characteristic.

[Chiefshrink]

Don't ever be passive aggressive because in essence what passive aggressive is, is being a cowardly back stabber. Being to afraid to be upfront and honest and yet being angry enough to take it out on them when really who you are angry with more is yourself for not standing up for yourself.

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by Inmem58

but I'm more blunt.

Good for you. And how you are blunt is critical as well.

[In58men]

Originally Posted by Chiefshrink

Good for you. And how you are blunt is critical as well.

I got a great review last week, so I'm back to my bitchy ways.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by RunKC

People who reply to your email calling you a different name. Example: Your name is Jake and people email you back with Josh, Jason, Jay, etc.

The name is literally in the email thread showing you the correct name every email. Drives me crazy.

I completely agree with RamJC on this.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Chiefshrink

Hey Rain, picture this right now, I have a bag of peanuts in one hand holding it over my mouth as I type with the other salty hand that I just previously shook with a handful of peanuts.

I'm doing that, but I'm also picturing you as Charlotte McKinney, and it's helping.

[Hoover]

Thankfully they are still building houses near me. I love to fily up those large trash dumpsters.

[In58men]

Originally Posted by Hoover

Thankfully they are still building houses near me. I love to fily up those large trash dumpsters.

They were still building when I moved in as well. I filled an entire dumpster up with new shit I purchased for the house. It was nice.

[Hammock Parties]

Black guys playing the Phantom.

Completely ruins my immersion.

And no, it's not racist. There were precious few black dudes running around Paris in 1881, and probably none that could write and sing opera music.

And I don't want a white dude playing Lando Calrissian, either.