The Gripe Corner; All Join In!!

Just for One And All here to vent about your Slice-Of-Life encounters with things, events, incidents that have cheesed ya off at one time or another..

You know, things that seemingly should *not* transpire....yet, due to the foolishness/stupidity/idiocy of some segments of the population....they STILL happen..

Or even a vent of the "Y'Know What Grinds My Gears" forum on yer local teevee news programmes and in yer regional dailies & such.




Tonight's Gripe is sponsored by:






TEXTING WHILST WALKING


When I was on Special Assignment Stateside:

Monday, 6 October, at 18:40 (6:40 P.M.) Pacific Time.



Whilst waiting to board the local public transportation (bus) that had just pulled up, I see....disembarking from aid bus...

A young lad...about 11 or 12 years of age....slowly, tentatively, stepping downward...*not* working where he was going..

BECAUSE HE WAS TEXTING!!!!!!!!!


Whilst his good-natured mother helpfully tries to guide him down stairsteps...and therefore fostering his personal irresponsibility and discourteousness......

Anyway, the "help" didn't help...


Not at all.




The lug tripped and fell on his mug.

After which, he picked himself up, dusted himself off....



...and *continued* to text while walking.....



The FOOL!:smt076



It goes without saying that it's a *stupid, dangerous thing to do*..


And what's up with the Mum? She shoulda kept said test device in "protective custody" (i.e. *confiscated* the instrument) until they were *both* safely off the bus....


One day, kid, whoever you are, wherever you are, your Mum's *not* gonna be there to guide you as if you were a sightless drunk....


And then...you'll get the coveted DARWIN AWARD that you *obviously* are striving to win!

That is....*if* you live long enough to be of age to *receive* one.


























OpinionsCartoonStudios@Yahoo.Co.UK

 

There's an app that uses your phones camera to make your iPhone "see-through".

 

As much as I got used to your old screenname, I must say that your new one has sort of a sensual flavor about it.

And don't even get me started on your avatar pic.

 

Mr. Cartoon, this is a great thread idea.

My current gripe....

I work at a university and every student has an ID # - it's what we use to pull up their files. All the ID #'s are 8 digits, broken into two chunks of 4 numbers...Ex: 0000-0000. You would think that when asked for their #, they'd read it the way it's written on their ID cards...but no...they habitually read it all jacked up: 00-000-00-0 or 000-000-00 or 00-0000-00. IT NEVER FAILS!!! And they freaking ramble off this jacked up pattern at the speed of light. It pisses me off...I want to strangle them. :smt099

I know it probably sounds really lame, but it just drives me nuts. I don't understand how hard it is to read what is in front of you in the way that it is written. It's a huge pet peeve of mine.

Okay, I'm done. Thanks for listening.

 

You're *way* more than welcome, Luv...


And TRUST me....that's WAY valid of a beef to have, yes.











And now, tonight's gripe is sponsored by:




One more regarding the joys of contending with denizens' usage (or misusage thereof) of modern technology....


The DUMMY THAT CAN'T SIMULTANEOUSLY WALK & CONVERSE ON A CELLPHONE


THIS one....a middle aged or so flaxen-haired lass....was either trying to comprehend something or make the person on the other end understand or whatever..


Standing in the DEAD MIDDLE OF THE SIDEWALK -- IMPEDING PEDESTRAIN TRAFFIC -- EVERYBODY HAD TO WALK **AROUND** THIS DUMMY PLANTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WALK LIKE A WOODEN CIGAR STORE INDIAN!

And it wasn't like they were looking around for their bearings or to ascetrtain directions.


Not at all.

Just was TOTALLY FUCKIN' CLUELESS AS TO MOVING DOWN THE STREET IN *ANY* DIERCTION WHILST TALKING ON SAID PHONE!


Mind you I have no beef against the people like Text Lad of THIS individual here...


But I DO take exception to ANYBODY that...well...YOU know...



Future gripe in regards to my past occupation in The Law Enforcement Profession.



Watch this space for further developments.


The REST of you....Can YOUR world possibly be NOTHING but "Sweetness And Light" to the point that YOU have no gripe about everyday life hassles?

Any?

Hm?



In the meantime...

Stay Tooned!
























OpinionsCartonnStudios@Yahoo.Co.UK

 

I totally feel your pain. I hate it when people are oblivious to what's going on around them. It's as bad as when you're in the grocery store, and people stop and talk to someone they know...meanwhile blocking up the whole aisle with their carts so that EVERYONE has to fight to get around them, while they continue to chat it up like they own the place. It's just rude.

 

Yep, and when you say 'pardon me' so you can go around them, they scowl at you.

Scowling people in general piss me off. You smile and they purposely frown at you. WTH is wrong with people?

 

I cant stand people that walk out the jetway deboarding the plane - and STOP - right there, 2 cm outside the jetway to figure out where they need to go... completely oblivious to the fact that they just stopped everybody trying to get off.
WTF????
I bet they are the same ones that go down and escalator, get off and stop, or get through a door and stop.

One of my pet peeves, are you really that oblivious your not aware of the dozens of people behind you, you just dragged into your little cuncundrum - trying to get around you.

Like cartoon said, like wooden cigar store inidans.

 

I'm so with you! Years ago I actually wrote a blog about people who don't smile when they're smiled out. I don't get it. Smiling is fun...and easy, and you really never know who's day you might brighten when you do it. Alright, maybe I'm just too optimistic, lol.

 

Well there's those that don't smile back, and then there's folks that actually make the effort to frown at you. Those are the people I don't get, why go to the effort to actually look annoyed when someone smiles at you. I smile at everyone, it's just polite, but that gets met with a lot of nasty looks. Makes me wonder how unhappy must they be to get annoyed at people who are being nice to them?

 

:smt042 LoL....not sure why I found the last line so funny. It's true though - I guess some people are just more miserable than we'll ever know. It's sad.

 

I agree SuprChic, I'm happy I'm not that way. I don't think I've ever not smiled at someone who smiled at me, but I know I haven't frowned at anyone. I ran into this over the weekend. I took the kids to Ruby Tuesdays after church on Sunday and on the way to the table I passed an older woman, I'd guess around 65 -70, and I smiled at her. She openly scowled at me and narrowed her eyes. Unbeknownst to me my daughter also smiled at her when she passed the table and was also met with a scowl. I didn't know that until my son, who was facing her after we sat down commented on the 'grouchy looking old lady' who kept staring at our table. My daughter and I both mentioned that she'd scowled at us, and he immediately got up to go tell her to stop. :shock: I told him to sit his butt down, we don't accost people in public for just looking at people, but he watched her until she left and every time he caught her looking our way I could tell because he would smile and stare at her till she looked away. We need to work on his manners, but it was kinda funny even though it was a little inappropriate of him to stare back at her.

 

Ya'll should just run into them and say "Oops" or "nudge" them ever so lightly with your own grocery cart. Teach them a lesson. That's what I'd do. :smt079

 

lol @ your son! :smt042 at least his intentions were good.

 

that's funny, lol. i'll have to try that next time.

 

Always, but I may have to start keeping him on a leash. He takes this 'I'm the man of the house' stuff a bit too seriously sometimes. It's endearing, but I can't have him gettin' in people's faces over stupid stuff like that.


And Britty, LOL @ the image of you crashing into people. :smt042

 

Sometimes it's fun to play a little game of "chicken" too. I always win.

 

:smt043:smt043:smt043:smt043

Remind me to stay behind you if we ever go shopping together.

 

:smt043 LOL @ chicken.

 

:smt083 That is a good place to be because not only is it safest, heh, but I will clear the way for whoever's behind me too! :smt023