Pet Peeves

What are some of my pet peeves? (Disclaimer: although I may list these on my list of pet peeves, that does not mean that I have *never* been guilty of any of these... in fact I probably have been guilty of them all at some point...)

1.  It drives me up the wall when someone clearly expresses that they are having a bad day (whether via facebook post, sighing heavily as they walk into the home, slamming doors) and when you ask "what's wrong?" (which they were clearly fishing for), you get the response: "Ooooooh nothing...."  If you're not in the mood to talk, at least say, "I'm not in a good place to talk about it right now."

2.  Lazy social workers - Not only do you make the rest of us look bad, you end up creating work for the rest of us that actually care about our job and the families with whom we work.

3.  Any form of audible eating, particularly when I am trying to be productive and need my concentration.

4.  Any clocks that make a sound: "tick tock, tick tock"  Drives me insane.

5.  People that don't know how to park.  Guess what, jerk?  If you moved your car up *just a little bit* there would be room for me to park.

6.  Toothpaste that is not squeezed from the bottom of the tube.  Why would you squeeze form the middle?  You're only going to have to work your way up from the bottom when you near the end of your tube.

7.  People that talk over me in a conversation.  I know I am not outgoing.  I know I am not super charismatic.  But it's just plain rude to habitually talk over someone who was trying to talk.  Especially if you say what I just said but louder so that everyone can hear it, and then take credit for it when they find it amusing.  Jerk.

8.  People that complain about an activity that you planned (be it a church activity or something you are throwing from your own home), when they did absolutely nothing to contribute.  Ex: "There was like nooo food at that Break the Fast."  "Really?  What did you bring?"  "Nothing..."  "Yeah, you and everyone else but 3 people, so quit your griping!"

9.  Mandatory meetings / trainings that just waste my time. 

10.  Bad tippers.  Seriously, my interest in one guy declined when I saw how poorly he tipped the waitress, especially since he made a decent living.  On the flip side, those men who tip well get brownie points.

11.  Slow people walking in front of me.  It's one thing that makes Disneyland a little less magical.

12.  Frequent political rants/post, particularly when people won't even consider the possibility that maybe the other party may have some good points, or their party may not have all of the answers.

13.  Trash talking other people.  Really, what does it accomplish?