Life's Little Irritations and Annoyances That Can't Be Helped
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Do Little Things Get Us Down More Than Big Things?
I'm not suggesting that anything much can be done about these peeves, but it's real nice to get them out of my system, do any of mine match yours?
Definition of Annoyance
Annoyance is an unpleasant mental state that is characterized by such effects as irritation and distraction from one's conscious thinking. It can lead to emotions such as frustration and anger. The property of being easily annoyed is called petulance. Annoyance and irritation can sometimes build up over time to be unbearable even though the annoyance itself is small. My father always left the spoon in his mug, and the noise of it swinging round the cup every time he took a sip drove me potty. Top Ten Annoyances
Heck I know there are a lot more serious things going on in the world, but really it's the little things that I bump into every day that get my goat.
Equipment Beeping
Somewhere a cellphone or any other battery-powered more...1 point
Going into town and do all BUT the most important thing
You get back and there's that big check/cheque you more...0 points
Letters that needed posting
The letters you placed on your passenger seat are more...0 points
You park your auto in a remote corner because you don't want to risk it getting scratched
But when you return other autos are clustered arou more...0 points
You have carefully prepared a document/map for a meeting
Later on the way , you realize it's still on the p more...0 points
Forgotten USB Memory Stick
All the files you got ready for the meeting includ more...0 points
You've Mislaid your Cell Phone so Why Don't You Ring it?
Because Cuckoo you forgot to switch off SILENT mod more...0 points
You are telling some story/anecdote to a friend/colleague
Half way through you realize, you've likely told t more...0 points
Tight Return Envelopes
Your insurance/credit card company have provided a more...0 points
You are telling some story/anecdote to a friend/colleague
Whoops here I go again!0 points
You've put special expensive photo or label paper into the printer
In the mean time you absent-mindedly print somethi more...0 points
Staining or tearing or scratching your brand new shirt,blouse
On the very first day you wear it!0 points
Annoyances Books
More Peeves and Annoyances
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Cables Knotting/Tangling
You lay a cable down and immediately pick it up again, too late it's already tangled hopelessly -
Typing in a Vacuum
You are typing away but when you look at the screen you find you weren't in the right window so all your typing is lost -
Websites with Confusing Navigation
You know what you want to do, but you cannot find the link. This often occurs on an expensive government or corporate website -
Cell phone and Gadget Cables
Nearly all look the same but oh no they're not -
Your Cell Phone Rings
But by time you find which pocket it's in and get it out they ring off -
Ruining your Brand New Thing the First Day!
Yep you spill something on your new shirt, it wouldn't have mattered with your old one! -
Don't Eat/Crunch an Apple Near Me!
It's a torture to me, like a drip-drip torture. -
Self-Undoing Shoes
Expensive business/wedding shoes seem to have always self-undoing shoelaces, programmed to undo approximately every 30 minutes, to make you look extra cool in front of your potential client. -
Replacing a Beloved Clothing Item
Try finding the same model of shoes or jacket or skirt or pants 12 months later; impossible. Usually the same for tools, equipment,furniture etc -
You finally get to bed and reach for your book
Then you remember that you haven't got your glasses, got to check door locked etc. -
Websites that Time-out
The complicated website booking form that you've been painstakingly completing announces when you finally click the Submit button that it has "Timed Out"!!! -
That Buzzing Fly
That idiot buzzing fly that cannot find its way back out the open window! -
Product Dispensers
That unless you take extreme care dispense much too much shaving gel, cream, sauce or whatever.
Other People's Peeves
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Price Labels
Price Labels that only partially remove from a product, leaving a worse mess than if you left it alone -
Indestructible Clam Packaging
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Going Upstairs to Do A Job
Do a couple of things that needed doing but entirely forgetting what you ORIGINALLY meant to do.
Hole in the Bucket Days
Everyday Paranoia
The following is the sequence of events
- The Franking machine stops working, no problem I pass a Post Office on the way to the meeting
- I find in the rush I've forgotten my wallet, no problem I keep a few coins in my car
- Whoops I've already used those and not replaced them
- So what do I do miss the meeting or go back and get my wallet?
All these things were my fault but all the same I feel an inner rage at the injustice of it all
What Little Annoyances Drive You Crazy
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Edutopia
Feb 14, 2012 @ 8:49 am | delete
- I tend to think that people only get annoyed with things when the thing is sufficiently small enough that the person COULD have influence or control over the thing but currently DOES NOT have influence or control over the thing.
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JaguarJulie Dec 14, 2010 @ 3:56 pm | delete
- Hmmm, where do we start? Can I have a consultation. It's usually when I haven't slept very well that I tend to think of annoyances. Lately? Mom making me feel YOUNG again; seriously! Seriously young. You know?
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Dec 14, 2010 @ 7:15 am | delete
- Great lens, dont forget to visit my site SDXC Cards
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Tipi
Nov 8, 2010 @ 9:35 pm | delete
- It is the little things that make us crazy for sure! You've got several examples that hit home for me. For some reason it's always bothered me when someone can't walk over a scatter rug without messing it up. Now that sounds silly even to me!
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thesuccess
Nov 9, 2010 @ 2:51 pm | delete
- You really made me laugh, I could just imagine it!
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