Listography is late this week. Which brings me rather nicely to this weeks theme - Pet Hates. I know you all have them, I do too, and number one on my list is:
1. Lateness
You told me you'd meet me at 8 o'clock. I rushed the kids bedtime, threw on an outfit I wasn't happy with and ended up with mascara in my hair but I was there at 8 o'clock! You sauntered in 20 minutes late looking immaculate and asking if I'd been waiting long. 'YES. SINCE FUCKING 8 O'CLOCK!!'
Disclaimer: I realise Listography is late this week but I don't suppose any of you were actually dressed up waiting at your computer with a rapidly disappearing drink sending pretend texts so you didn't look like Billy No-mates.
2. Rudeness
There are many forms of rudeness but the one that really gets the rage going is drivers who don't thank you for letting them in to a busy lane of traffic, or letting them turn first when you have right of way. These drivers are almost always women driving BMWs.
3. Baby On Board Stickers
At the risk of upsetting 90% of my readers I couldn't help but include this. Why oh why do people feel the need to use these? Do you think if you don't have one someone will see your car and cry 'Ha - no baby in that car. I think I'll ram it just for the hell of it'. I have recently heard of the very worrying phenomenom of Baby On Board stickers being produced for pregnant women to wear on public transport. Speechless.
4. Cold Callers
Phone is bad. Door is worse. I'm in my pjs, I'm tired, I'm grumpy, I'm sitting in my own home - do you really think I want to talk to you about Dogs Trust? Now I feel sorry for the pouches who's lives I'm not saving and guilty that I shouted at someone who's just trying to earn a living doing a job that frankly nobody would want to do. Great. That's another evening ruined then.
5. Cyclists.
(Sorry Liam). Maybe it's the lycra. Maybe it's the arse in my face for 10km on a winding road. Mostly it's the cycling two or three abreast on a small road that means I have to either stay behind you until Thursday or overtake you and risk killing my family. Though if a car was coming in the opposite direction you know which way I'd swerve don't you?
This is possibly the easiest list I've ever written. I could go on and on, but I have a feeling you may fill in the blanks for me....
If you want to join in you know what to do. Write your list on your on blog, come back here and post your details in the linky below and then go and read some of the others so you can get all worked up once again.
Enjoy!
Excellent list.
ReplyDeleteExcellent theme.
I love to moan.
I will excel at this.
x
Actually, one of my pet hates is lateness and I have been sat here waiting for the listography. But there again, I ended up not getting chance to do it last week (or reasons to be cheerful either) so I'll let you off.
ReplyDeleteI always felt the same way about 'baby/child on board signs' years ago (pre-baby) until someone who worked in the emergency services said they are vital if you're involved in an accident. Apparently the emergency services look out for them in cars and will always attend to the vehicle with one first to check for children. So, now I have one!
You heard it hear first ;)
Will attempt to join in this week, although I feel my list will have about 20 things I'd want to include!
Love it. Am so on board!!
ReplyDeleteDamn you SAHM - you've ruined my list!
ReplyDeleteI hate it when people don't thank me when I let them in- makes me feel like ramming their car- 'baby on board' sign or not.
ReplyDeleteSorry Kate...if it's any consolation though, I put 'hear' instead of 'here' in my comment. And that's a bloody pet hate of mine! A bit like the whole 'your' instead of 'you're'. That's SO going on my list.
ReplyDeleteHere, Here! Your making me feel much better now. I presume you text long-hand too...?
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you have finally posted listography. Now I can take off this make up and my heels that I have been wearing in anticipation... since when? SINCE 8o'clock!!
ReplyDeleteSo agree about baby on board stickers, get the comment re accidents, but I think the fact that I drive a 7 seated should be enough of a clue that I have lots of kids.
ReplyDeleteOhhh we all like a good old moan ;-) Grumpy old women more like!
ReplyDeleteOh no. Another reason to stomp around and be grumpy for no particular reason. I couldn't possibly take part...oh, go on then.
ReplyDeleteLove your list. Think I will need to start up a new blog more related to personal things as I wouldn't want customers finding out my pet hates. I have this weird thing that makes me not seem to have a life outside my shop in front of customers! Strange I know, an example is, my husband phoning the shop, having a rant or whatever and I'm in the middle of serving a customer. I try to sound very professional in front of the customer and pretend it's a shop related call and in the meantime my husband is demanding to know why I'm not responding or answering his question and on hearing my reply of 'ok, thank you for calling' he will just laugh down the phone!
ReplyDeleteI HATE it when he does that and I also hate feeling like I should act like that! HA, there said it. x
Kate,
ReplyDeleteI have a whole lot more than 5 but thank you for allowing me the opportunity to get at least a few of them out there....
SSG xxx
Sydney Shop Girl blog
OH crap. I have always hated the baby on board sign too. I thought, oh you're so special? Like they are saying, "Go ahead hit any other car, there childless, but see the sign? I got kids." And now, SAHMlovingit, I feel like an a@$hole! Also, why didn't I think of the emergency service thing?
ReplyDeleteGreat list Kate!
LOL. Unfortunately I actually agree with all of your 5! Especially that baby on board thing. I imagine they must have gone to a lot of trouble to get that baby ... but didn't we all?
ReplyDelete"Blogger on board" ...
I agree with everyone! But I think cold calling is rude, so you've sort of cheated, no? x
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the lateness, sister. Drives me CRAZY! Great topic this week. Had lots of fun writing this one x
ReplyDeletefabulous, fabulous list! Love that so many people have the same pet hates as me!
ReplyDeleteHoly shit you guys are keen! I may have to lock the kids in the shed to get through all this lot...Oh well - keep 'em coming!
ReplyDeleteBaby on board sign made me laugh! brilliant. I have just done my own pet hates, love the link :-)
ReplyDeleteOh I am sooooo in! Just brilliant! Rudeness would have been on my list too, but you covered it perfectly.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the idea and the opportunity to share my pet hates (and also my occasional hate of my pet.)
Totally with you regarding babies on boards. I mean, why a plank of timber when a simple car-seat would do? And WHY then brag about using such a primitive child restraint mechanism? Terrible really.
ReplyDeleteLol - I will never again look at them in the same light!
ReplyDeleteCan't beat a good rant!
ReplyDeletefantastic!!!
ReplyDeleteMy five are indisputable, I think... ;-)
ReplyDeleteThis is really great! Love your list and love that this is a regular thing you do here! I hope to make it back to play along this week but if not I'll be back for future posts. Found you over at Bearded Iris! :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm guilty of being a latey for sure. But I'm with you on the rest :)
ReplyDeleteLove it! I've been hanging on to a post about things I hate and your list inspired me to finally finish it. Looking forward to your next post.
ReplyDeleteGreat topic, am loving all the posts this week :)
ReplyDeleteSimilar to your baby on board peeve, I bloody hate those green P stickers that some drivers use when they've just passed their test. I understand the concept, that upon seeing this sticker, veteran drivers will be more patient when you stall at the lights, but in reality, it's more like a red rag to a bull for most, who will just honk even louder when you make a driving faux pas.
ReplyDeleteLol, I have to admit Baby on Board stickers annoy the hell out of me now too. I can understand back in the day why they didn't know there was a baby in the car however now with the biggest bulkest carseats ever I can't see how emergency services can't see that there is a baby in the car. have linked up this week for the first time
ReplyDeleteI want to join in with this but everytime I think about stuff that makes me angry I get all raging and have to go and calm myself down.
ReplyDeletePerhaps not the list for a certified mentaller. I've way too much material but I'm going to think happy thoughts instead *serene Mona Lisa smile*
I will say that the letting drivers out who don't thank you and the bumper stickers wind me up too. As for stickers for pregnant mum's - that's just horrible. Think I'm gonna lie down now......;)
bit slow this week. Brain broken. Got there in the end. Totally agree with you about baby on board stickers. But BMW drivers? I, er, may slightly disagree with you on that one...x
ReplyDeleteLove your list and Im so with you on lateness & cold callers! x
ReplyDeleteHey!
ReplyDeleteGlad I came across your blog :) I did the pet hates challenge - so good to get it off my chest!
I have another up my sleeve too.
Carly
Sorry I'm late in joining in ;-)
ReplyDeleteI do like a good moan, so couldn't resist blogging about my pet hates.
My first pet hate is hotmail.com. Nearly every time you receive such an email the computer gets the measles. Worse still, some people can hijack hotmail addresses and even when your friend moves to gmail, you will receive '%^agra' offers and some such like from that cancelled addres for many months. I wish I had the facility to block a complete domain like hotmail but that does not seem to exist as yet. If only - they would let us block domains so we could get rid of bullmarkets.com, and all these people who do not respect our agenda and think we make time for them!
ReplyDeleteThe next pet hate is youtube's language dictate. I am in Australia, have inputted everything in English, but for our channel they have selected, and insist on this default, the other language that we do speak, but no longer want to know. What's their problem?
Suggestion: When the doorbell rings, ask through the closed door 'Who is it?" If they want to sell you a religion or household gadgets, not respecting your agenda of the day just say 'we don't need anything'. short, sharp, shiny - no emotions wasted on time wasters.