Irritations

[Herlock Sholmes]

Any displays of 'entitlement', typically shown by teenagers who expect some special consideration reflective of their spoiled upbringing.

Cyclists, not all cyclists, but those who ride through traffic signals regardless of the colour, or across zebra crossings, and many who ride the sidewalk/pavement expecting pedestrians to get out of their way.
We do have bicycle lanes on many roads, and our local council, in their infinite wisdom, have made the main street through town into two 10ft wide bicycle lanes. Which means all traffic; cars, trucks & busses, must follow a bicycle, you cannot pass - you just couldn't make this $hit up!

Then, there's people on a bus who take the window seat and, place their bag on the aisle seat next to them, hinting that no-one is welcome to sit beside them.
Happily, I don't take the bus anymore, but in my younger days I did use public transport.
Oh, how I miss that audible 'crunch' as I sat myself down right on top of their precious bag, and that howling retort which ranged from "Oh, I'm so sorry....." to "What T. F., you've crushed my....!!", and various exclamations in between.

I’ve got nothing against cyclists in general Wick but whenever I go to London (once a year) or even Birmingham I realise that my state of alertness has to be up near to ‘antelope at a watering hole’ levels due to cyclists. They go onto the pavement dodging in and out of pedestrians at ridiculous speeds relying on luck that they don’t hit anyone. And if they have to slam on their brakes entirely due to their own fault they look at their ‘obstacle’ as if they have no right being on the pavement. Adult cyclists shouldn’t be allowed on pavements.

[Ms Diddles]

Street preachers. Those obnoxious people that stand on the street corner with a microphone or bull horn telling you to repent and get right with the Lord.

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Agreed c.d.

They are infuriating.

[Wickerman]

Any displays of 'entitlement', typically shown by teenagers who expect some special consideration reflective of their spoiled upbringing.

Cyclists, not all cyclists, but those who ride through traffic signals regardless of the colour, or across zebra crossings, and many who ride the sidewalk/pavement expecting pedestrians to get out of their way.
We do have bicycle lanes on many roads, and our local council, in their infinite wisdom, have made the main street through town into two 10ft wide bicycle lanes. Which means all traffic; cars, trucks & busses, must follow a bicycle, you cannot pass - you just couldn't make this $hit up!

Then, there's people on a bus who take the window seat and, place their bag on the aisle seat next to them, hinting that no-one is welcome to sit beside them.
Happily, I don't take the bus anymore, but in my younger days I did use public transport.
Oh, how I miss that audible 'crunch' as I sat myself down right on top of their precious bag, and that howling retort which ranged from "Oh, I'm so sorry....." to "What T. F., you've crushed my....!!", and various exclamations in between.

[Herlock Sholmes]

I visit Arlington National Cemetery frequently. They have signs up welcoming visitors to "The Nation's Most Sacred Shrine" and asking people to conduct themselves with dignity and respect at all times and to please remember that these are hallowed grounds.

Every time I read that I think Good Lord! what a sad commentary on society that they actually need to post something like that.

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It beggars belief that the authorities felt the need to give behavioural instructions at a place like that. It’s like going to a cathedral and seeing a sign saying ‘please don’t urinate in the font. Thank you.’ A sad indictment.

[c.d.]

I visit Arlington National Cemetery frequently. They have signs up welcoming visitors to "The Nation's Most Sacred Shrine" and asking people to conduct themselves with dignity and respect at all times and to please remember that these are hallowed grounds.

Every time I read that I think Good Lord! what a sad commentary on society that they actually need to post something like that.

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[Herlock Sholmes]

Those ***holes who throw paint on works of art or glue themselves to it to bring attention to Climate Change. Yeah, that is really going to make people sympathetic to your cause. If I was in charge I would have them beaten senseless and dragged through the streets. Maybe they should bring back tar and feathering. Better yet let them remained glued till they die and rot. That should make a statement.

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100% right. It achieves absolutely nothing and they know that it achieves absolutely nothing. It just makes them feel heroic.

[Herlock Sholmes]

TV weather reports and reporters. It’s simple, just tell us what the weather is going to be like tomorrow. I don’t need to know what part of the planet the wind is coming from and I never need to hear the words ‘low pressure’ or ‘isobars.’ And I certainly don’t need the person giving the report to do it as a kind of choreographed performance art piece.

[Herlock Sholmes]

Those ***holes who throw paint on works of art or glue themselves to it to bring attention to Climate Change. Yeah, that is really going to make people sympathetic to your cause. If I was in charge I would have them beaten senseless and dragged through the streets. Maybe they should bring back tar and feathering. Better yet let them remained glued till they die and rot. That should make a statement.

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[Herlock Sholmes]

Street preachers. Those obnoxious people that stand on the street corner with a microphone or bull horn telling you to repent and get right with the Lord.

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Definitely.

[c.d.]

Those ***holes who throw paint on works of art or glue themselves to it to bring attention to Climate Change. Yeah, that is really going to make people sympathetic to your cause. If I was in charge I would have them beaten senseless and dragged through the streets. Maybe they should bring back tar and feathering. Better yet let them remained glued till they die and rot. That should make a statement.

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[c.d.]

Street preachers. Those obnoxious people that stand on the street corner with a microphone or bull horn telling you to repent and get right with the Lord.

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Politicians who wear flag pins on their lapels. Pretty much all of them do it. I guess it is to show that they are a Patriot and love the country. Yeah, because it takes such sacrifice to buy a two dollar pin and attach it to your lapel.

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[John Wheat]

If I get Spam calls I ask them if they're wearing something sexy .

[c.d.]

There is a guy who has a YouTube channel and he posts videos of him responding to scammers who ask for his credit card number. He has a number of different sound effects on his computer. My favorite is barking dogs. He'll start to give the number and then right in the middle he will turn on the barking dogs. The scammer repeatedly asks him to repeat what he said until they give up in frustration. Very funny and clever.

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[c.d.]

I also use to get calls from "the IRS" saying I owed thousands in back taxes and if I didn't pay today they will issue a warrant for my immediate arrest. I went along with it for quite some time. My feeling is that as long as they are on the phone with me it means they aren't scamming some elderly person. I was told I owed around $6,000. I pretended to be shocked but said I would pay it since I didn't want to be arrested. I then told "the IRS agent" that I only have $5,000 in my checking account and would it be possible to pay $5,000 today and then set up some sort of monthly payment plan to pay off the balance? I could tell he thought he had me. Said he needed to check with his supervisor to get approval for that. Of course his supervisor approved it. I expressed my gratitude over and over that the IRS was willing to work with me. Then I said hey I was thinking, would it be possible to pay a dollar today and then a dollar a month for the next 6,000 months? He said are you mocking me? I said yes because you are not the IRS you are a scammer. That was met with an outpouring of profanity and him hanging up.

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