Couple of things that normally start the burn... you know that burn of anger when you see something that just doesn't make sense? When you "know" it's not right, that it shouldn't happen, probably because "everyone knows"... ya know what I mean?
So now that we all understand the burn, here's what caused a few flareups today. First topic is the loud talkers and secondly people who put their feet up on the back of chairs or seats on the bus.
Loud talking... why? what is it? Here's a cartoon that shows a favourite tactic of the Loud Talker.
As you can see.... it annoys everyone around them and they are oblivious to their actions. I see these people on the bus, at school, in the malls, just about everywhere. And it doesn't have to be with a cell phone, it could be just raising your voice to be heard or having your iPod earbuds in and not turning down the volume. All things considered I think it's rude. When I go to school I often spend time in the LRC (Learning Resource Centre, basically a big computer lab). To me this is a place of learning, quiet talking perhaps but not for conversations, go to a public area like a cafeteria or a lounge area to talk/chat/share your drunken pub stories.
Or as in today... don't pick a table where I'm sitting to have a chat with your 3 year old daughter because she's not talking loud enough to ask for her juice. The room can seat 300 comfortably, there are 6 people in it, including me. I'm minding my own business when Big Daddy sits down and offers her some juice, wants a please and thank you from her. Dude has a loud and scratchy voice, perfect for yelling at a night club, probably not so good at advising your daughter in a public place to "talk louder". And then when she's intimidated by your loud voice, she gets quieter!! So what does the d-bag do? He threatens that she can't go home and watch her movie... I know I have some father issues of my own, but this guy takes the cake. Honestly it's not the advice he was giving, it was the fact that he picked a table where I was when he could have gone anywhere to talk to her. What really makes me laugh is that when I packed up to leave because his loudness was really bothering me, he left as well. What the deuce?
Next topic... putting your feet up on seats, backs of chairs. I get on the bus today, and wander to the back where all of the cool kids are... there are always seats that face each other back there and I normally sit back there to keep room up front for older people who like those seats. Well when I got back there, not only were there 2 kids with their feet up, they were on opposite sides of the aisle and talking to each other... so these 2 miscreants took up the space of 8 people, with their loud talking (please see above) and putting their dirty feet up on the seats. Ok d-bags! now the seats are wet and dirty because you're stupid, and you're friends so sit together so others can use the same bus without sitting on top of each other.
All of that flashed through my mind quickly as I walked towards the back.... however I knew of the perfect way to correct their actions.... =) First I stopped at the section where they were, they looked up at me and stopped yelling, sorry loud talking to each other. Yes they were both wearing iPods with the music turned on... ? Turn it down so you can hear your friend meathead!
Anyways... that's my Tuesday rant.... don't worry someone else will provide material for me to comment on soon I'm sure. Also, you can leave your stories about loud talkers or whatever it is that's started your burn, I'd like to hear that there are others who get annoyed as much as I do. =)
Next I looked at one of them till he moved his feet, then the other followed suit. As I sat down, I asked just one question "is anyone else sitting here or are you saving this seat?" A mumbled "no sorry about that" came from the hoody wearing little punk.
So now that we all understand the burn, here's what caused a few flareups today. First topic is the loud talkers and secondly people who put their feet up on the back of chairs or seats on the bus.
Loud talking... why? what is it? Here's a cartoon that shows a favourite tactic of the Loud Talker.
As you can see.... it annoys everyone around them and they are oblivious to their actions. I see these people on the bus, at school, in the malls, just about everywhere. And it doesn't have to be with a cell phone, it could be just raising your voice to be heard or having your iPod earbuds in and not turning down the volume. All things considered I think it's rude. When I go to school I often spend time in the LRC (Learning Resource Centre, basically a big computer lab). To me this is a place of learning, quiet talking perhaps but not for conversations, go to a public area like a cafeteria or a lounge area to talk/chat/share your drunken pub stories.
Or as in today... don't pick a table where I'm sitting to have a chat with your 3 year old daughter because she's not talking loud enough to ask for her juice. The room can seat 300 comfortably, there are 6 people in it, including me. I'm minding my own business when Big Daddy sits down and offers her some juice, wants a please and thank you from her. Dude has a loud and scratchy voice, perfect for yelling at a night club, probably not so good at advising your daughter in a public place to "talk louder". And then when she's intimidated by your loud voice, she gets quieter!! So what does the d-bag do? He threatens that she can't go home and watch her movie... I know I have some father issues of my own, but this guy takes the cake. Honestly it's not the advice he was giving, it was the fact that he picked a table where I was when he could have gone anywhere to talk to her. What really makes me laugh is that when I packed up to leave because his loudness was really bothering me, he left as well. What the deuce?
Next topic... putting your feet up on seats, backs of chairs. I get on the bus today, and wander to the back where all of the cool kids are... there are always seats that face each other back there and I normally sit back there to keep room up front for older people who like those seats. Well when I got back there, not only were there 2 kids with their feet up, they were on opposite sides of the aisle and talking to each other... so these 2 miscreants took up the space of 8 people, with their loud talking (please see above) and putting their dirty feet up on the seats. Ok d-bags! now the seats are wet and dirty because you're stupid, and you're friends so sit together so others can use the same bus without sitting on top of each other.
All of that flashed through my mind quickly as I walked towards the back.... however I knew of the perfect way to correct their actions.... =) First I stopped at the section where they were, they looked up at me and stopped yelling, sorry loud talking to each other. Yes they were both wearing iPods with the music turned on... ? Turn it down so you can hear your friend meathead!
Anyways... that's my Tuesday rant.... don't worry someone else will provide material for me to comment on soon I'm sure. Also, you can leave your stories about loud talkers or whatever it is that's started your burn, I'd like to hear that there are others who get annoyed as much as I do. =)
Next I looked at one of them till he moved his feet, then the other followed suit. As I sat down, I asked just one question "is anyone else sitting here or are you saving this seat?" A mumbled "no sorry about that" came from the hoody wearing little punk.
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