Pet Peeves and other everyday nuances

August 26th, 2010 - Did you ever notice how there are certain things that just don't feel right unless they are they are done the way you are used to having them done. Or that somethings just don't make sense even if it isn't how you would do it. For instance, I put the toliet paper on the holder with toliet paper running over the top. When I see it running out from behind it drives me bonkers. I spent fifteen minutes in the airport bathroom trying to get it to hang the correct way. I finally gave up when it rolled out of the container, onto the floor, and into the stall next door. It stopped when it hit the womans shoes in the next stall. Believe me my small, "I'm sorry", was almost unheard as she yelled "what the hell are you doing". With that I got the hell out of there.

Then there was the woman I saw fixing her cereal at breakfast. She poured the cereal, put three bags of sugar on it, and then poured the milk. I almost jumped up and smacked her. Everyone knows you pour the cereal, then the milk and then one sugar, which will now stick to the cereal as it is wet from the milk. Less sugar, less calories. I coughed several times when I fixed mine so she could see the correct order in which to assemble breakfast. I also watched a person fill their cup at a soda fountain almost to the top, and then try to put the ice into the cup. Then I watched the soda spill all over the edges and roll down the cup, and the person look up in utter surprise. Everyone knows, ice in the cup first and soda on top, then you have control of when to stop the soda flow. DUH.. Another thing that drives me crazy is the toliet seat lid. Up or down, well for me it is up, and ready for use. Nothing could be worse than being in a hurry to go to the bathroom, and finding the lid down. Sometimes those three seconds can make the difference between an aahhh moment and an ugh moment. I also go crazy when folks flip through channels, when all they really have to do is read the guide, select what they want, and stop playing with the remote. It is faster and more efficient. Aonther pet peeve. People who tuck in the sheets all the way around a bed. How in the world did they think they would get into bed, without pulling the sheets out. Since that is the only way to get in, why tuck them in the first place. Makes no sense. What about lead pencils that come without an eraser, why use pencil if you really can't erase it, might as well use pen, at least then you don't expect to erase it. And lastly, the whole hotdog and bun issue really gets me nuts. Ten hotdogs, eight buns. Who was the genius. Must have been the person who invented the packaging of buns because you always have to buy an extra bag to make sure if someone has hotdog number nine they have a bun. Of course, I find the bun is really about an inch or two too short, so I cut the remaining two hotdogs in four pieces each and put the extra piece on each of the eight buns. Then everything is even.

Seems to me life would be a whole lot simpler if a little common sense was applied to everyday things. Try opening a CD or Video movie. If the goal was to turn someone who was trying to unwrap the package into a raving lunatic, then the person who invented the packaging succeeded, however if it was to make life a little easier I would think we could use the same thing that has been around a package of chewing gum for years. Lift up the plastic tab and pull. Done.