Anonymous wrote:People blocking all traffic waiting for a parking spot when there are a gazillion parking options just a 100 yards further.

And they... just sit there. Forever. And all the cars behind her are piling up waiting for this person. Invariably, this person will choose to back up into this parking spot. Or she sucks at parallel parking. And there are a 1000 people behind her who are at WWIII levels of rage because of this persons complete indifference to the world around her.

...and they do this at the gym or pickleball or somewhere they are going to get exercise.

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Anonymous wrote:Dog owners who don’t hold the leashes if they see someone approaching.Not everyone loves dogs.

People crossing the parking lot without paying any attention whatsoever to cars.

People not holding the door for their family once they are let in by someone in the front.

I have a kid who is terrified of dogs and we've taken to asking dog owners to shorten leashes when they are walking on sidewalks with a long, slack leash. They'll even see my DD is hesitant and say "oh he's very friendly!" but not shorten the leash or do anything to show they have control over the dog.

You should have to pass a test on dog etiquette before you adopt one.

If the dog is on leash, they are complying with the law and have the right to be on the sidewalk just like your family. Pick up your daughter if she's that scared, or cross to the other side.

NP. No, you shorten the damn leash!

The dog is on leash. That’s all that’s necessary.

And I'm sure you wonder why we bash horrible dog owners like you.

My dog is on leash, walking quietly next to me. Your child is the one turning red, flipping out, screaming. Who’s misbehaving again?

Not only are you a horrible person for thinking your dog is more important than a child, you're also making shit up. Nowhere did PP say "turning red, flipping out, screaming," but how would you make your nonexistent point without making shit up.

You are the assh0le, how and forever, and are not mentaly stable enough to have a dog.

My dog is just existing in space, as is his right. If your child isn’t that upset, why on earth are you making demands of strangers?

Why did you feel the need to make stuff up to bolster your argument that your dog is just existing in space? Why are you oblivious to the fact that many children are afraid of dogs? Why do you think your dog is more important than a child? Why are you such a shit human that you are taking pride in upsetting a child? So many questions.

Also, it's the law. THAT'S WHY.

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Anonymous wrote:Dog owners who don’t hold the leashes if they see someone approaching.Not everyone loves dogs.

People crossing the parking lot without paying any attention whatsoever to cars.

People not holding the door for their family once they are let in by someone in the front.

I have a kid who is terrified of dogs and we've taken to asking dog owners to shorten leashes when they are walking on sidewalks with a long, slack leash. They'll even see my DD is hesitant and say "oh he's very friendly!" but not shorten the leash or do anything to show they have control over the dog.

You should have to pass a test on dog etiquette before you adopt one.

If the dog is on leash, they are complying with the law and have the right to be on the sidewalk just like your family. Pick up your daughter if she's that scared, or cross to the other side.

NP. No, you shorten the damn leash!

The dog is on leash. That’s all that’s necessary.

And I'm sure you wonder why we bash horrible dog owners like you.

My dog is on leash, walking quietly next to me. Your child is the one turning red, flipping out, screaming. Who’s misbehaving again?

Not only are you a horrible person for thinking your dog is more important than a child, you're also making shit up. Nowhere did PP say "turning red, flipping out, screaming," but how would you make your nonexistent point without making shit up.

You are the assh0le, how and forever, and are not mentaly stable enough to have a dog.

My dog is just existing in space, as is his right. If your child isn’t that upset, why on earth are you making demands of strangers?

Anonymous wrote:When people become so deeply distraught about a 90+ year old's death. Yes it is sad. Yes, we will all miss them. But to call the death "tragic" and ask "how will I go on?" as I have heard on many occasions angers me greatly.

When anyone reaches their 90s and then dies it is not "tragic". They are the lucky ones among us and essentially won the long life lottery.
The privilege of living that long is an achievement and while their life should be celebrated, what other outcome was expected?????

This.

Anyone who made it to 80 had a good run.

And I’m stunned by grown adults who openly grieve years following the death of an elderly parent or grandparent. It’s normal to miss a loved one and periodically tear up; it’s not normal to need therapy, medication, and weeks of short term disability to navigate the death of an 80+ year old.

I feel like I might have posted this back in the 2024 version of this thread, but slow walkers who block the path. And they ALWAYS block the path! I don't know how they do it - it could be a 10-foot wide sidewalk and they STILL manage to be in the way!

If it makes folks feel any better, I was on a trail in MoCo this weekend and some lady came up to me, very worried. The sun was setting at 4:45pm and she asked if I had seen a small brown dog.

She was holding an empty leash.

Why do these idiots walk their dog off-leash? This happens all the time in RCP and the other heavily wooded state parks in the area. How have they not learned from others mistakes yet?

I hope she found her dog. But these owners are total morons.

Well, this thread is about irrational anger, so:

I get really annoyed with people who want me to express endless empathy towards them when they lose their loving, close parent at an elderly age. Like I have friends who lost a parent 4-5 years ago, at the age of 75+, who still expect me to ask how they are doing with it.

It makes me mad because they don't understand that their grief is a GIFT. I wish my parent's death was a source of loss, grief instead of a relief, but my parents were neglectful, abusive, and unkind my entire life. I had very complex feelings when my dad passed. I had to go to therapy to work through it because I knew my feelings were too much for most people to deal with and that it wasn't as simple as "I'm sad my dad died."

So I do get irrationally angry at the grief of people who are just sad their dad died. I cannot related to them and if I've already expressed empathy and condolences in the year their parent died, I'm all done and need to move on.

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Anonymous wrote:Dog owners who don’t hold the leashes if they see someone approaching.Not everyone loves dogs.

People crossing the parking lot without paying any attention whatsoever to cars.

People not holding the door for their family once they are let in by someone in the front.

I have a kid who is terrified of dogs and we've taken to asking dog owners to shorten leashes when they are walking on sidewalks with a long, slack leash. They'll even see my DD is hesitant and say "oh he's very friendly!" but not shorten the leash or do anything to show they have control over the dog.

You should have to pass a test on dog etiquette before you adopt one.

If the dog is on leash, they are complying with the law and have the right to be on the sidewalk just like your family. Pick up your daughter if she's that scared, or cross to the other side.

NP. No, you shorten the damn leash!

The dog is on leash. That’s all that’s necessary.

And I'm sure you wonder why we bash horrible dog owners like you.

My dog is on leash, walking quietly next to me. Your child is the one turning red, flipping out, screaming. Who’s misbehaving again?

Not only are you a horrible person for thinking your dog is more important than a child, you're also making shit up. Nowhere did PP say "turning red, flipping out, screaming," but how would you make your nonexistent point without making shit up.

You are the assh0le, how and forever, and are not mentaly stable enough to have a dog.

PP is the absolute worst. I would not even be friends with such a misanthrope.

Anonymous wrote:When people become so deeply distraught about a 90+ year old's death. Yes it is sad. Yes, we will all miss them. But to call the death "tragic" and ask "how will I go on?" as I have heard on many occasions angers me greatly.

When anyone reaches their 90s and then dies it is not "tragic". They are the lucky ones among us and essentially won the long life lottery.
The privilege of living that long is an achievement and while their life should be celebrated, what other outcome was expected?????

Definitely agree with this. I had a coworker who lost her 95 year old mother to covid in 2021. She saw on Facebook (due to my mother posting unauthorized photos) that I had an outdoor birthday party for my son and she lost it at me. "THIS VIRUS IS NO JOKE. I LOST MY MOTHER" Well, she was slowly fading from Alzheimers and then had a quick death. I don't think that's a bad outcome.

People blocking all traffic waiting for a parking spot when there are a gazillion parking options just a 100 yards further.

And they... just sit there. Forever. And all the cars behind her are piling up waiting for this person. Invariably, this person will choose to back up into this parking spot. Or she sucks at parallel parking. And there are a 1000 people behind her who are at WWIII levels of rage because of this persons complete indifference to the world around her.

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Anonymous wrote:The cold eggs comment reminded me of a current pet peeve. My DH and his parents take FOREVER to come to the table and fill their plates after dinner is ready, and waiting for them makes the food cold. I got really angry about this for Thanksgiving. On weeknights with DH i sometimes start eating without him (which I know is rude) b/c it’s so annoying to wait 10 min’s for him to come to the kitchen/dining room and do 3 other tasks before finally plating his food.

I tell my husband "dinner will be ready in 15 minutes." He will go outside or to the garage to tinker around. But then 15 minutes pass and he doesn't come in. So I have to go find him. When I ask why he didn't come in, he says" I didn't know dinner was ready, you didn't tell me."

One of my big pet peeves is having to spell things out for people when I shouldn't have to.

It's heartening to know I'm not alone in this problem! My DH does the same thing with disappearing right as I'm setting dinner on
the table. I think it's some kind of deep-rooted passive-aggressive move, TBH.

How can you tell a person dinner is going to be ready in 5 minutes, they acknowledge that, and then go do something that takes them out of earshot so you have to go find them?

The other thing mine does is we are getting ready to go out somewhere. He will stand poised by the entryway, keys in hand, and say, "Are you ready? I grab my purse and head for the door. Before I get there, he will turn and go back into the house - to his office, to the bathroom, etc. I now sit down on the couch, in my coat and purse in hand, and wait a good few minutes before he comes back and says again, "Ready to go?" Almost every. single. time.

My husband too. It’s like we can’t leave until I’ve been sitting in the car for minutes. It’s so rude. It’s so passive aggressive. People who do this…. Why?

Flip side of the coin: my wife dawdling. You knew we need to be somewhere by X time. You knew we needed to leave by Y time. I told you 15 minutes ahead of time that we needed to get ready and you said "OK, I just need 5 minutes." It's been 20 minutes and you're STILL diddling around! RAAAAAAGH!!!!

Anonymous wrote:People that don’t use their blinkers

People who say "blinkers" instead of "turn signals."

Anonymous wrote:People who act like a food is objectively bad or gross because they don’t personally care for it.

My MIL, who is otherwise as much of an old money snob as you can imagine, literally pretends to retch at the mention of medium rare steak or sushi. I can’t stand it.

Pretty much anyone who acts like matters of opinion are objective facts. It doesn't matter if it's food, music, fashion, politics - you name it.

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Anonymous wrote:Dog owners who don’t hold the leashes if they see someone approaching.Not everyone loves dogs.

People crossing the parking lot without paying any attention whatsoever to cars.

People not holding the door for their family once they are let in by someone in the front.

I have a kid who is terrified of dogs and we've taken to asking dog owners to shorten leashes when they are walking on sidewalks with a long, slack leash. They'll even see my DD is hesitant and say "oh he's very friendly!" but not shorten the leash or do anything to show they have control over the dog.

You should have to pass a test on dog etiquette before you adopt one.

If the dog is on leash, they are complying with the law and have the right to be on the sidewalk just like your family. Pick up your daughter if she's that scared, or cross to the other side.

NP. No, you shorten the damn leash!

The dog is on leash. That’s all that’s necessary.

My dumb neighbor thinks like you. Puts her ugly frenchie on a 20 foot retractable leash. So far she has bitten 3 neighbors, including me. It's not a question of if she will get sued, but when. But go on.

The biting is the problem, not the leash.

The dog would not be able to bite if she held her on a two foot leash when passing others. Get real.

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Anonymous wrote:Dog owners who don’t hold the leashes if they see someone approaching.Not everyone loves dogs.

People crossing the parking lot without paying any attention whatsoever to cars.

People not holding the door for their family once they are let in by someone in the front.

I have a kid who is terrified of dogs and we've taken to asking dog owners to shorten leashes when they are walking on sidewalks with a long, slack leash. They'll even see my DD is hesitant and say "oh he's very friendly!" but not shorten the leash or do anything to show they have control over the dog.

You should have to pass a test on dog etiquette before you adopt one.

If the dog is on leash, they are complying with the law and have the right to be on the sidewalk just like your family. Pick up your daughter if she's that scared, or cross to the other side.

NP. No, you shorten the damn leash!

The dog is on leash. That’s all that’s necessary.

And I'm sure you wonder why we bash horrible dog owners like you.

My dog is on leash, walking quietly next to me. Your child is the one turning red, flipping out, screaming. Who’s misbehaving again?

Not only are you a horrible person for thinking your dog is more important than a child, you're also making shit up. Nowhere did PP say "turning red, flipping out, screaming," but how would you make your nonexistent point without making shit up.

You are the assh0le, how and forever, and are not mentaly stable enough to have a dog.