Festivus....for the rest of us....

[psuro]

I am airing some office grievances.....

1. I work in a small office (roughly 43 people). I like to get in early, check up on things online, and get myself going, drink my coffee, eat my bagel, check BWI - that sort of thing. There are two, maybe three other people in the office at that time....all of them are women, and all of them are LOUD....as in yelling across the office cubicles to each other. I am in an office (luckily) so I shut the door. This morning, they came to me and told me I am rude for shutting the door - when I asked why they need to yell across the cubicles, I was told it's not rude for them to do that, and they need to communicate with each other, and that I was the rude one for shutting the door.

Chick logic?


2. More office shenanigans....

Our office manager buys snacks for the office - with a "please donate for the cause" sign. The younger generation constantly take snacks and don't pay. When confronted and asked about why they never contribute, the basic answer is "you say it's a donation, and we don't feel like donating".

They make good money (for their level) and all of them live at home. And it's only a few dollars a week that she asks for. So, now we can't have nice things because of these dumb ass kids.

3. Flush. Just flush, dammit.

4. Along the lines of snacks, we keep peanut butter, jelly and bread in the kitchen. Is it too much to ask to use 2 separate knives (one for peanut butter, one for jelly) when making a sandwich? Otherwise you get peanut butter in the jelly, and jelly in the peanut butter. And then putting the peanut butter, jelly and bread back?


OK - I feel better now.

And yes - get off my lawn!

 

[ThePennsyOracle]

Great thread, 'ro, and I can relate to your grievances.

1- There's a person who sits very close in my (cubicle farm) office and snorts all day. I believe said person has a deviated septum or something. But it's nonstop throat clearing, snorting and swallowing. Even with headphones at 75% volume it's entirely inescapable. When said person has a cold, it's somehow even worse, as in every 30 seconds.

2- There's a person who also sits very close to me who plays "let's type as loud and slow as I can" every time an email is sent. Since a lot of work is done via email, this too is an all day occurrence. I'm considering the wisdom of sabotaging the keyboard one day and magically having a quiet key model on hand for replacement.

3- The topics of conversation in my office can get quite disgusting. I love my job and if it wasn't for the work I do, I would've left a long time ago.

4- My floor has a very small bathroom for an awful lot of people. The men don't like to flush. It's common to see a few Najeh Davenports in the stalls. Furthermore there's one fine gentleman who only wets his hands after depositing said Najeh Davenport. Men are pigs.

 

[Nitwit]

My pet peeve: when you’re on the beach near the ocean during an incoming tide, don’t push back and crowd into the group behind you when the tide comes up. Leapfrog instead. Or better yet - check the tide tables before you deposit all your stuff on the beach. That way you won’t have to move at all.

Happy Festivus

 

[BobPSU92]

We celebrate the Airing of Grievances here year-round.

HALFBACK.

 

[21.Guns]

Festivus isn't over until somebody pins Gunsie in the parking lot at Champs

 

[harbest]

I am airing some office grievances.....

1. I work in a small office (roughly 43 people). I like to get in early, check up on things online, and get myself going, drink my coffee, eat my bagel, check BWI - that sort of thing. There are two, maybe three other people in the office at that time....all of them are women, and all of them are LOUD....as in yelling across the office cubicles to each other. I am in an office (luckily) so I shut the door. This morning, they came to me and told me I am rude for shutting the door - when I asked why they need to yell across the cubicles, I was told it's not rude for them to do that, and they need to communicate with each other, and that I was the rude one for shutting the door.

Chick logic?


2. More office shenanigans....

Our office manager buys snacks for the office - with a "please donate for the cause" sign. The younger generation constantly take snacks and don't pay. When confronted and asked about why they never contribute, the basic answer is "you say it's a donation, and we don't feel like donating".

They make good money (for their level) and all of them live at home. And it's only a few dollars a week that she asks for. So, now we can't have nice things because of these dumb ass kids.

3. Flush. Just flush, dammit.

4. Along the lines of snacks, we keep peanut butter, jelly and bread in the kitchen. Is it too much to ask to use 2 separate knives (one for peanut butter, one for jelly) when making a sandwich? Otherwise you get peanut butter in the jelly, and jelly in the peanut butter. And then putting the peanut butter, jelly and bread back?


OK - I feel better now.

And yes - get off my lawn!

 

[Parkland Fan]

Festivus isn't over until somebody pins Gunsie in the parking lot at Champs

My gripes are the same as last year.
1. Packaging engineers who design packages that you need a tool to open. Or packages that have to be destroyed to get at the product. Or ones where you can't get the product out - example: Crest toothpaste
2. Slow drivers who camp out in the middle lane in a three lane each direction highway. If you are going to drive real slow, stay right.
3. BWI posters who ruin a thread with childish "I know you are but what am I" nonsense.
4. Festivus only coming once a year. It should be every month.

 

[Art]

My gripes are the same as last year.
1. Packaging engineers who design packages that you need a tool to open. Or packages that have to be destroyed to get at the product. Or ones where you can't get the product out - example: Crest toothpaste
2. Slow drivers who camp out in the middle lane in a three lane each direction highway. If you are going to drive real slow, stay right.
3. BWI posters who ruin a thread with childish "I know you are but what am I" nonsense.
4. Festivus only coming once a year. It should be every month.

1. Agree.
2. Even worse; a slow driver who crawls in the left lane of two.
3. Abstain.
4. How about weekly?

 

[PSU2UNC]

Great thread, 'ro, and I can relate to your grievances.

1- There's a person who sits very close in my (cubicle farm) office and snorts all day. I believe said person has a deviated septum or something. But it's nonstop throat clearing, snorting and swallowing. Even with headphones at 75% volume it's entirely inescapable. When said person has a cold, it's somehow even worse, as in every 30 seconds.

2- There's a person who also sits very close to me who plays "let's type as loud and slow as I can" every time an email is sent. Since a lot of work is done via email, this too is an all day occurrence. I'm considering the wisdom of sabotaging the keyboard one day and magically having a quiet key model on hand for replacement.

3- The topics of conversation in my office can get quite disgusting. I love my job and if it wasn't for the work I do, I would've left a long time ago.

4- My floor has a very small bathroom for an awful lot of people. The men don't like to flush. It's common to see a few Najeh Davenports in the stalls. Furthermore there's one fine gentleman who only wets his hands after depositing said Najeh Davenport. Men are pigs.

Love the Davenport reference. Nice call back.

I also have a snorter (although he is more of a throat clearer). Over the years I've had dreams about punching him in the face.

 

[NovaPSULuvr]

My gripes are the same as last year.
1. Packaging engineers who design packages that you need a tool to open. Or packages that have to be destroyed to get at the product. Or ones where you can't get the product out - example: Crest toothpaste
2. Slow drivers who camp out in the middle lane in a three lane each direction highway. If you are going to drive real slow, stay right.
3. BWI posters who ruin a thread with childish "I know you are but what am I" nonsense.
4. Festivus only coming once a year. It should be every month.

Stop camping out in the LEFT lane...pass, and get to the right!

I feel a little better....

 

[GTACSA]

I am airing some office grievances.....

1. I work in a small office (roughly 43 people). I like to get in early, check up on things online, and get myself going, drink my coffee, eat my bagel, check BWI - that sort of thing. There are two, maybe three other people in the office at that time....all of them are women, and all of them are LOUD....as in yelling across the office cubicles to each other. I am in an office (luckily) so I shut the door. This morning, they came to me and told me I am rude for shutting the door - when I asked why they need to yell across the cubicles, I was told it's not rude for them to do that, and they need to communicate with each other, and that I was the rude one for shutting the door.

Chick logic?


2. More office shenanigans....

Our office manager buys snacks for the office - with a "please donate for the cause" sign. The younger generation constantly take snacks and don't pay. When confronted and asked about why they never contribute, the basic answer is "you say it's a donation, and we don't feel like donating".

They make good money (for their level) and all of them live at home. And it's only a few dollars a week that she asks for. So, now we can't have nice things because of these dumb ass kids.

3. Flush. Just flush, dammit

4. Along the lines of snacks, we keep peanut butter, jelly and bread in the kitchen. Is it too much to ask to use 2 separate knives (one for peanut butter, one for jelly) when making a sandwich? Otherwise you get peanut butter in the jelly, and jelly in the peanut butter. And then putting the peanut butter, jelly and bread back?


OK - I feel better now.

And yes - get off my lawn!

Chick logic?

Now that's an oxymoron.

Anytime you shake your head at something a woman says or does, just remember that they can't help themselves. They are what they are.

 

[psuro]

Chick logic?

Now that's an oxymoron.

Anytime you shake your head at something a woman says or does, just remember that they can't help themselves. They are what they are.

I don't agree with you much....or ever.....but I agree with this.

 

[Art]

Love the Davenport reference. Nice call back.

I also have a snorter (although he is more of a throat clearer). Over the years I've had dreams about punching him in the face.

Be careful. There is a buckeye who may emerge from his burrow to tell you that is a threat.

 

[Gnat91]

I am airing some office grievances.....

1. I work in a small office (roughly 43 people). I like to get in early, check up on things online, and get myself going, drink
my coffee, eat my bagel, check BWI - that sort of thing. There are two, maybe three other people in the office at that time....all of them are women, and all of them are LOUD....as in yelling across the office cubicles to each other. I am in an office (luckily) so I shut the door. This morning, they came to me and told me I am rude for shutting the door - when I asked why they need to yell across the cubicles, I was told it's not rude for them to do that, and they need to communicate with each other, and that I was the rude one for shutting the door.

Chick logic?


2. More office shenanigans....

Our office manager buys snacks for the office - with a "please donate for the cause" sign. The younger generation constantly take snacks and don't pay. When confronted and asked about why they never contribute, the basic answer is "you say it's a donation, and we don't feel like donating".

They make good money (for their level) and all of them live at home. And it's only a few dollars a week that she asks for. So, now we can't have nice things because of these dumb ass kids.

3. Flush. Just flush, dammit.

4. Along the lines of snacks, we keep peanut butter, jelly and bread in the kitchen. Is it too much to ask to use 2 separate knives (one for peanut butter, one for jelly) when making a sandwich? Otherwise you get peanut butter in the jelly, and jelly in the peanut butter. And then putting the peanut butter, jelly and bread back?


OK - I feel better now.

And yes - get off my lawn!

Just grab a fish, gut it on your desk and proceed to smash the office copier to pieces in the parking lot. I've heard that makes you feel a lot better.

 

[psuro]

Just grab a fish, gut it on your desk and proceed to smash the office copier to pieces in the parking lot. I've heard that makes you feel a lot better.

What if I run over the copier with one of the company vehicles? Does that count? And then, lock up the vehicle with the fish inside of it? And throw away the key?

 

[Gnat91]

What if I run over the copier with one of the company vehicles? Does that count? And then, lock up the vehicle with the fish inside of it? And throw away the key?

If you're gonna do that, make sure you leave it running with the heater on high...then just blame it on Michael Bolton.

 

[palmettolion]

1. I have a boss that can't handle when I take a day or even multiple days off. When I schedule time off, (which of course, is usually a minimum of two weeks advance notice) my boss goes lame duck for the whole week leading up to my time off, leaving me two jobs to do. Can't come into work, suddenly has to leave early, remembers an event that keeps them from coming in, etc. I wouldn't be so cynical about it, except it has happened every time I've scheduled time off for the last 5 years.

2. People that act like they don't understand something after it's been explained numerous times in simple terms because it will benefit them to not understand/will have to admit they were incorrect. Willful ignorance.

3. People that can't give you only relevant information and feel they have to interject things that are irrelevant to the task at hand. The type that take 2 hours to watch 60 minutes.

4. People that can't admit fault. Somehow the phrases "I made a mistake, sorry" or "hey that was my fault" are taboo for them. Even when it's their fault, it's really not their fault because.....

 

[psuro]

If you're gonna do that, make sure you leave it running with the heater on high...then just blame it on Michael Bolton.

That's s given.

 

[psulongago]

I am airing some office grievances.....

1. I work in a small office (roughly 43 people). I like to get in early, check up on things online, and get myself going, drink my coffee, eat my bagel, check BWI - that sort of thing. There are two, maybe three other people in the office at that time....all of them are women, and all of them are LOUD....as in yelling across the office cubicles to each other. I am in an office (luckily) so I shut the door. This morning, they came to me and told me I am rude for shutting the door - when I asked why they need to yell across the cubicles, I was told it's not rude for them to do that, and they need to communicate with each other, and that I was the rude one for shutting the door.

Chick logic?


2. More office shenanigans....

Our office manager buys snacks for the office - with a "please donate for the cause" sign. The younger generation constantly take snacks and don't pay. When confronted and asked about why they never contribute, the basic answer is "you say it's a donation, and we don't feel like donating".

They make good money (for their level) and all of them live at home. And it's only a few dollars a week that she asks for. So, now we can't have nice things because of these dumb ass kids.

3. Flush. Just flush, dammit.

4. Along the lines of snacks, we keep peanut butter, jelly and bread in the kitchen. Is it too much to ask to use 2 separate knives (one for peanut butter, one for jelly) when making a sandwich? Otherwise you get peanut butter in the jelly, and jelly in the peanut butter. And then putting the peanut butter, jelly and bread back?


OK - I feel better now.

And yes - get off my lawn!

Could be looking at sexual harassment, can't speak to "chicks" that way. We joke about the old days, back then I had some gorgeous women working in my office, always complimented them telling how great they looked; I guess that's another "chick" no no!!

 

[psuro]

Could be looking at sexual harassment, can't speak to "chicks" that way. We joke about the old days, back then I had some gorgeous women working in my office, always complimented them telling how great they looked; I guess that's another "chick" no no!!

Don't even get me started on that topic.

 

[psulongago]

Could be looking at sexual harassment, can't speak to "chicks" that way. We joke about the old days, back then I had some gorgeous women working in my office, always complimented them telling how great they looked; I guess that's another "chick" no no!!

Speaking of Festivus, we are getting old, had an appointment the other day and wished the receptionist "Happy Festivus", got a what the hell are you talking about look.

 

[psuro]

Speaking of Festivus, we are getting old, had an appointment the other day and wished the receptionist "Happy Festivus", got a what the hell are you talking about look.

We are getting old then.

 

[LionJim]

1. I have a boss that can't handle when I take a day or even multiple days off. When I schedule time off, (which of course, is usually a minimum of two weeks advance notice) my boss goes lame duck for the whole week leading up to my time off, leaving me two jobs to do. Can't come into work, suddenly has to leave early, remembers an event that keeps them from coming in, etc. I wouldn't be so cynical about it, except it has happened every time I've scheduled time off for the last 5 years.

2. People that act like they don't understand something after it's been explained numerous times in simple terms because it will benefit them to not understand/will have to admit they were incorrect. Willful ignorance.

3. People that can't give you only relevant information and feel they have to interject things that are irrelevant to the task at hand. The type that take 2 hours to watch 60 minutes.

4. People that can't admit fault. Somehow the phrases "I made a mistake, sorry" or "hey that was my fault" are taboo for them. Even when it's their fault, it's really not their fault because.....

#4 is a real character test.

 

[Lion84]

If you're gonna do that, make sure you leave it running with the heater on high...then just blame it on Michael Bolton.

Michael Bolton is a No Talent Ass Clown

 

[BobPSU92]

We are getting old then.

Some are. Some here post about Johnny Carson.

 

[Obliviax]

1. I was at Penn Station the other day. The up escalator is on the right and down on the left. Who the F designed this in a culture where we walk and drive on the right?
2. News commentators complaining about harassment when the network they are working for has them wearing low cut tops, mini-skirts, 6 inch heals and glass top desks so they can get their perfectly angled shots in?
3. Somebody who wants to take my hard earned income away from me who is suggesting I am "greedy" if I want to keep it. Aren't they greedy for trying to take money that they didn't earn?
4. Car manufacturers for lecturing me on being "distracted" and then loading the car up with so much distracting electronics you can't even remember the words to the song playing on the radio?
5. White, Male media types decrying a lack of diversity and pay levels while continuing to negotiate for higher and higher wages at the cost of everyone else in the production.
6. The New York Yankees.
7. The Golden State Warriors.
8. tOSU complaining about recruiting.
9. Michigan complaining about bad calls.
10. People hammering Michigan State for the Nassar situation.
11. People NOT hammering Michigan State for the Nassar situation.
12. Not having enough time to do my "Obli's Observations" each week after games.
13. Rowing machines.

I may think of others later.

 

[CDLionFL]

1. All the people who feel the need to congregate around the gate before their zone is called for a flight. Ever try to hustle from one end of a concourse in Atlanta to the other and have to stiff arm these morons spilling into the middle of the concourse? One of these days, I’m going to start as far back as possible and bowl over the Zone 2s who should be sitting their asses down (or at least be out of the way) until they’re called.

2. Not being ready to go when the light turns green, especially on a left turn arrow. You have one job when behind the wheel and it’s not to apply makeup (or shave or brush teeth).

3. Whiny college basketball coaches who wave hysterically and stomp around at every single call. Coach your damn team and stop acting like a 2 year old.

3a. All the referees who allow this to go on instead of T’ing them up. If I ever ref a college game (and I likely won’t), I would lead the metrics in Ts.

4. Golf announcers calling something a makeable putt (I’m trying my best to curb it but it’s like walking uphill in sand). They’re ALL makeable! If they weren’t, why bother playing?

 

[anon_1eeb2b426hv3y]

1. I have a boss that can't handle when I take a day or even multiple days off. When I schedule time off, (which of course, is usually a minimum of two weeks advance notice) my boss goes lame duck for the whole week leading up to my time off, leaving me two jobs to do. Can't come into work, suddenly has to leave early, remembers an event that keeps them from coming in, etc. I wouldn't be so cynical about it, except it has happened every time I've scheduled time off for the last 5 years.

2. People that act like they don't understand something after it's been explained numerous times in simple terms because it will benefit them to not understand/will have to admit they were incorrect. Willful ignorance.

3. People that can't give you only relevant information and feel they have to interject things that are irrelevant to the task at hand. The type that take 2 hours to watch 60 minutes.

4. People that can't admit fault. Somehow the phrases "I made a mistake, sorry" or "hey that was my fault" are taboo for them. Even when it's their fault, it's really not their fault because.....

#4.

Definitely #4. The. Worst.

 

[RandyL]

psuro...you are absolutely correct on the peanut butter/jelly knife issue. Inexcusable.

But I am confused on the 1st topic.
If you keep your door closed...how do you yell at the girls to go get your coffee for you?

 

[LionDeNittany]

1. I was at Penn Station the other day. The up escalator is on the right and down on the left. Who the F designed this in a culture where we walk and drive on the right?
2. News commentators complaining about harassment when the network they are working for has them wearing low cut tops, mini-skirts, 6 inch heals and glass top desks so they can get their perfectly angled shots in?
3. Somebody who wants to take my hard earned income away from me who is suggesting I am "greedy" if I want to keep it. Aren't they greedy for trying to take money that they didn't earn?
4. Car manufacturers for lecturing me on being "distracted" and then loading the car up with so much distracting electronics you can't even remember the words to the song playing on the radio?
5. White, Male media types decrying a lack of diversity and pay levels while continuing to negotiate for higher and higher wages at the cost of everyone else in the production.
6. The New York Yankees.
7. The Golden State Warriors.
8. tOSU complaining about recruiting.
9. Michigan complaining about bad calls.
10. People hammering Michigan State for the Nassar situation.
11. People NOT hammering Michigan State for the Nassar situation.
12. Not having enough time to do my "Obli's Observations" each week after games.
13. Rowing machines.

I may think of others later.

1. I was at Penn Station the other day. The up escalator is on the right and down on the left. Who the F designed this in a culture where we walk and drive on the right?

Penn Station is built around people flow. They can obviously just reverse the escalators, but the fact is if 95% of the people going up then turn one direction, the escalator up needs to be on that side. Otherwise you have a backup.

The Port Authority Bus Terminal is one of the most masterful places built around people flow. If you're not late for a bus and go there during rush hour, it operates like a ant colony.

LdN

 

[nitanee123]

These are more comical than frustrating (but they do get to be annoying sometimes).

1. I work for (and with) my elderly uncle. He comes in every day to watch CNBC on the internet and surf. He will minimize CNBC (so you can still hear it playing) then read some articles elsewhere. He will then get the urge to go back to viewing CNBC (or perhaps CNN) but instead of maximizing the window, he will open up a new tab and open CNBC again (or CNN). So I will hear two stations playing at once. If you ask him if there is a problem, he says it is either because (a.) there is something wrong with the computer or (b.) I never explained it to him how the "damn thing" works. (Believe me when I say that I've explained this to him a dozen times.)

2. My uncle is always cold. It will hit 80 degrees in the office yet he still won't turn on the A/C. And he will still wear a coat.

3. My uncle is on top of paying bills like stink on @#$% (and he only pays by check). But as we all know, the post office can and does lose mail. If we receive a bill (from, for example, a utility company) that doesn't reflect receipt of the previous month payment, he will berate the customer service representative for not processing his check. I would HATE to be on the other end of his phone calls.

4. When on the internet, he will click on links for advertisements daily. He will watch these "commercials" on a loop for 2 hours not realizing its the same video that has just repeated. (After 15 minutes, I just plug in my ear buds.)

5. My uncle does not believe in taking time off. I told him a month ago that I would be visiting my wife's family on Long Island after Christmas for 4 days. He shot back "You were just there in New York." He is sort of correct..I was "just there" in JUNE when I took off a Friday to fly to Long Island so that I could drive back with my family on Sunday (who had been up there for a week without me).

 

[WDLion]

I am airing some office grievances.....

1. I work in a small office (roughly 43 people). I like to get in early, check up on things online, and get myself going, drink my coffee, eat my bagel, check BWI - that sort of thing. There are two, maybe three other people in the office at that time....all of them are women, and all of them are LOUD....as in yelling across the office cubicles to each other. I am in an office (luckily) so I shut the door. This morning, they came to me and told me I am rude for shutting the door - when I asked why they need to yell across the cubicles, I was told it's not rude for them to do that, and they need to communicate with each other, and that I was the rude one for shutting the door.

Chick logic?


2. More office shenanigans....

Our office manager buys snacks for the office - with a "please donate for the cause" sign. The younger generation constantly take snacks and don't pay. When confronted and asked about why they never contribute, the basic answer is "you say it's a donation, and we don't feel like donating".

They make good money (for their level) and all of them live at home. And it's only a few dollars a week that she asks for. So, now we can't have nice things because of these dumb ass kids.

3. Flush. Just flush, dammit.

4. Along the lines of snacks, we keep peanut butter, jelly and bread in the kitchen. Is it too much to ask to use 2 separate knives (one for peanut butter, one for jelly) when making a sandwich? Otherwise you get peanut butter in the jelly, and jelly in the peanut butter. And then putting the peanut butter, jelly and bread back?


OK - I feel better now.

And yes - get off my lawn!

All gas caps should be on the drivers side.
I've seen people pull up to a pump, get out and realize they're on the wrong side. Then pull around to the other side of the pump, get back out of the car only to find that their still on the wrong side.

 

[LionDeNittany]

I am airing some office grievances.....

1. I work in a small office (roughly 43 people). I like to get in early, check up on things online, and get myself going, drink my coffee, eat my bagel, check BWI - that sort of thing. There are two, maybe three other people in the office at that time....all of them are women, and all of them are LOUD....as in yelling across the office cubicles to each other. I am in an office (luckily) so I shut the door. This morning, they came to me and told me I am rude for shutting the door - when I asked why they need to yell across the cubicles, I was told it's not rude for them to do that, and they need to communicate with each other, and that I was the rude one for shutting the door.

Chick logic?


2. More office shenanigans....

Our office manager buys snacks for the office - with a "please donate for the cause" sign. The younger generation constantly take snacks and don't pay. When confronted and asked about why they never contribute, the basic answer is "you say it's a donation, and we don't feel like donating".

They make good money (for their level) and all of them live at home. And it's only a few dollars a week that she asks for. So, now we can't have nice things because of these dumb ass kids.

3. Flush. Just flush, dammit.

4. Along the lines of snacks, we keep peanut butter, jelly and bread in the kitchen. Is it too much to ask to use 2 separate knives (one for peanut butter, one for jelly) when making a sandwich? Otherwise you get peanut butter in the jelly, and jelly in the peanut butter. And then putting the peanut butter, jelly and bread back?


OK - I feel better now.

And yes - get off my lawn!

The answer to most of these things, is that people are 1. Lazy and 2. Have no social conscience.

Both of those things are taught/learned and today that is no longer done. Today it's all about being unique and special. And while people don't believe so, those things counter social norms like flushing and using 2 knives.

LdN

 

[PeetzPoolBoy]

1. Shoppers who leave their carts in the middle of the aisle and then spend an hour looking for something on the shelf next to their cart, making it impossible for anyone to pass. I usually move their cart by giving it a good push away from them.

2. Drivers who get tired of waiting for a break in traffic so they pull-out into and block at least one of the traffic lanes such that vehicles have to stop and wait for these bozos to finish their turns.

3. People with untrained dogs who insist on walking them without a leash.

4. People who let their dog crap in my yard and don't bother to pick it up. I especially hate the ones who walk their dogs early in the morning or in the evenings such that you can't catch them in the act.

5. Flyers seated in Coach who place their bags in the overhead storage in First Class.

I feel better now.

 

[Obliviax]

1. I was at Penn Station the other day. The up escalator is on the right and down on the left. Who the F designed this in a culture where we walk and drive on the right?

Penn Station is built around people flow. They can obviously just reverse the escalators, but the fact is if 95% of the people going up then turn one direction, the escalator up needs to be on that side. Otherwise you have a backup.

The Port Authority Bus Terminal is one of the most masterful places built around people flow. If you're not late for a bus and go there during rush hour, it operates like a ant colony.

LdN

well, maybe...but can't agree on this particular escalator.

It was leading to 8th street where there was nothing on either side of the escalator. You walk on the left, and when you approach the escalator, you have to more to the right in a very narrow area. (almost a hallway) So people are bouncing off of each other. Then, when you get to the sidewalk, you have to cross again to get to the left side of the sidewalk if you turn right. If you are turning left, you have to cross the people coming from the left. There is no way to account for this setup, logically. I suspect the port authority doesn't care or someone did it as passive aggression.

 

[crayfish67]

I agree CDLion
The green light thing drives me insane , when its an arrow it means go , granted If Im first I give oncoming a glance and invariably behind the idiot who doesnt go gets to yellow , makes it and I stop. When lights turn green I give a look if Im first that other traffic stops and GO .

In Indiana we now have blinking yellow arrows which I dont get. Green light means yield to oncoming and a damn arrow means turn , also people at a 2 way stop that think order of stop has any relevance to turning left unlike a 4 way

 

[Gnat91]

1 : People that don't say " thanks" when I hold doors open for them...( Like I work there an am supposed to be holding doors).

2: Drivers that won't move out of the fast lane.

3: Drivers that think just because they turn their blinker on it gives them a pass to drift into the side of your car..

 

[nitanee123]

1. Shoppers who leave their carts in the middle of the aisle and then spend an hour looking for something on the shelf next to their cart, making it impossible for anyone to pass. I usually move their cart by giving it a good push away from them.

I feel better now.

Or shoppers who leave their cart in the parking lot instead of returning it to the store or to one of those cart receptacles.

 

[Obliviax]

1. Shoppers who leave their carts in the middle of the aisle and then spend an hour looking for something on the shelf next to their cart, making it impossible for anyone to pass. I usually move their cart by giving it a good push away from them.

2. Drivers who get tired of waiting for a break in traffic so they pull-out into and block at least one of the traffic lanes such that vehicles have to stop and wait for these bozos to finish their turns.

3. People with untrained dogs who insist on walking them without a leash.

4. People who let their dog crap in my yard and don't bother to pick it up. I especially hate the ones who walk their dogs early in the morning or in the evenings such that you can't catch them in the act.

5. Flyers seated in Coach who place their bags in the overhead storage in First Class.

I feel better now.

Airports, don't get me started.

People that stop in the middle of the isle and put their stuff down.

People that walk four abreast with the three year old kids dragging their "Cars" or "Dora" roller bags.

People that queue into the concours when they could easily queue along a wall.

People that can't figure out the difference between the 1 lane and the 2 lane.

 

[BobPSU92]

1. People who aren’t OUTRAGED. .