03.22.07
Posted in Thursday Thirteen at 6:56 am by Julie
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Thirteen Things Julie gets irritated by Following my last post, where I outlined my irritation with a person who allowed their mobile phone to ring during a meeting, here are 13 other things that irritate me. I might have done something like this before, but I am sure these will be a bit different.
- Banks and their charges, you go a little over drawn and they hit you with big charges completely out of context with the original amount and the amount it costs them to apply the charge. Well I am in the process of reclaiming charges from one bank!
- The BBC and their little soundbites telling us how terrible the NHS currently is. Of course I work in it, so am fully aware of its short comings, but that doesn’t prevent me getting annoyed with some of the sweeping statements that get made.
- My husband when he settles down on the sofa in a recumbent position after dinner, then blames me when two hours go by without him noticing. If you don’t want to sleep, don’t lie down!
- My son who cannot wait. Once he gets an idea in his head, he has to do the thing there and then. Unless of course it involves doing something for me! This week it was about concert tickets, next week it will be something else.
- Traffic, on Tuesday it took me 45 minutes longer to make my journey to work than it did yesterday. How can you plan your day around that?
- Politics; Tony, just get on with resigning and handing the country over, I am getting fed up with hearing all about it and Gordon Brown is looking as smug as David Cameron these days. Shame we can’t get ourselves some proper people to be our leaders!
- The weather; last week it was unnaturally warm, and this week winter again. It is meant to be spring, so I want it to get warmer again please.
- Not being able to sleep. A combination of teen son’s ticket booking antics and hubby’s irritation that he couldn’t wait, plus the cat wanting food at 5.30 ended up with me waking up too early and not being able to sleep.
- Weight loss. Why isn’t it as easy to lose weight as it is to put it on. Having said that, I am on target for a 2lb loss this week.
- University library one week loans. I forgot to renew my books on a weeks loan yesterday (online) so will have to go down there and give them in today as a punishment.
- Research methods terminology. Keeping on the subject of university, I am struggling with all the long words these academics use. I guess it helps them keep their world private and exclusive.
- TV reality shows. We have had dancing, singing, a dancing dog, auditions for the sound of music and ice skating. That has to be enough!
- People who get irritated by too many things; Oh thats me!!! Of course I am not irritated by myself!
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Amazing Gracie said,
March 22, 2007 at 8:20 am
I could fill up a few TT’s with things to complain about, too! Don’t worry, spring is on the way!
~~~Blessings~~~
Carrie said,
March 22, 2007 at 12:57 pm
LOL, great list! The joys of being irritated!
Selena Kitt said,
March 22, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Reality TV! Oy! Will it ever end!?
Selena
Kim Knox said,
March 22, 2007 at 4:11 pm
LMAO celeb training of strays has to be the lowest point… but I’m sure they can go lower
Kim
Amelia Elias said,
March 22, 2007 at 4:29 pm
I’m with you–completely over reality TV! Of course, I don’t watch TV anymore, and that helps a lot. Kicking that habit has allowed me to become totally addicted to the internet! That’s much better, don’t you think?
Julie said,
March 22, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Thanks for the comments everyone, hope I am not turning into some kind of grumpy old woman!
Kelli said,
March 30, 2007 at 2:16 pm
Wow. I agree with everything you have said…well, with a little USA twist. Bush is getting on OUR nerves. Ok, shouldn’t speak for my country. I used to be a BIG Bush supporter, but now that my child is old enough to be in the military, I’ve taken a closer look.
I don’t think you’re complaining too much. Hey, if you can’t do it on your OWN BLOG, where else can you do it!!