It grinds my gears when people without kids think they know how to be better parents than actual parents.
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I was a little annoyed when this gal chose to use the treadmill right next to me even though all the others were unoccupied, but when she took out her phone and had a very loud conversation for the next 5 minutes my gears were grinding.
People who get in the way...the ones who block doors, stairwells, walkways, etc.
Honorable mention to people who drag their feet.
I love this one! I cannot stand people who block doorways especially! Also, like you said, walkways. I run or walk our local town bridge a few times a week and the pedestrian area can fit maybe three normal sized people across, this includes both directions. When I've gone with friends, we always go single file when people approach and look over our shoulders to make sure no one is coming up on us needing to pass. There are people who walk like 2,3 abreast and barely move for oncoming people to pass by. This morning I was running when it was still dark but it's well lighted and up ahead I could see two women approaching and know they could see me, not to mention my bright orange flashing arm band. 15 feet ahead and they still hadn't gone single file to allow me to pass and I had to shout excuse me and they still didn't budge till I could feel them pass me. Super annoying, especially when you are trying to retain momentum running uphill.
Yesterday, some lady was taking a big suitcase on the train. She had it perpendicular to the bench she was sitting on so that it blocked almost the entire available space for people to walk past that spot to a different part of the train. Other people were saying excuse me to the people they had to brush past who were standing. I said excuse me to her and asked her to move her bag out of the way. Wake up people!!
People who get in the way...the ones who block doors, stairwells, walkways, etc.
I commute into downtown Chicago everyday. The WORST is when people stop at the bottom of a moving escalator without getting out of the way -- it happens regularly. I nearly plowed into someone recently and they had the gall to look at me like it was my fault. Um, no. There's no where for me to go at the bottom of a freaking moving escalator.
Happens outside of the revolving doors, too -- they exit the door and just stop. And people don't understand when I yell a "keep moving" to them.
I wasn't blocking the aisle. My cart was. But don't worry. I got it back for you. I left it to roll freely in the parking lot so someone would hit it and crush it. That cart won't be bothering anyone any more.
My route to work includes an on-ramp that is designated as a zipper-merge. Occasionally I'll get on in front of someone who apparently takes offence to having had to yield and will go to great lengths to pull out and pass then weave back into my lane, often just to wind up being the vehicle right ahead of me when we both reach the next stop light. For some reason I find this rather hilarious and always hope the ridiculous little maneuver made the person's day.People who tail gate: do you really think you can intimate everyone by doing that?
In the last couple of years when they do construction around here they've been trying to push heavilly for people to do the zipper merge during the construction.........yeah it just rarely works.My route to work includes an on-ramp that is designated as a zipper-merge. Occasionally I'll get on in front of someone who apparently takes offence to having had to yield and will go to great lengths to pull out and pass then weave back into my lane, often just to wind up being the vehicle right ahead of me when we both reach the next stop light. For some reason I find this rather hilarious and always hope the ridiculous little maneuver made the person's day.