What small, annoying, trifles do you deal with everyday that are insignificant in and of themselves, but cause you to have a bad day when they pile up? I mean small occurrences that happen to everyone that most seldom notice, or bother to think about, but happen to you with such regularity you can't help but notice them and wonder if they're a precursor to a bad day. Vent your aggravations here.
I'll start. I try to avoid negative stereotypes about Blacks not tipping. So I always throw a dollar, or whatever change I get back, into my barista's tip jar after ordering a beverage. It irks the hell out of me, however, when she turns her back before she sees me place a tip in her jar. It doesn't feel like I tipped her if she doesn't know I did it.
Related to that, it irks the hell out of me when I'm at work and there's only a little bit of coffee in the coffee pot. After 1:00 p.m., or so, I'm usually the only one drinking coffee; so, to avoid waste, I try to avoid making another pot. I'll use what's left in the pot to top off my coffee. But, I frequently accidentally use too much creamer. Even though I still want/need coffee, the coffee I have will be too sweet to drink. If I make another pot most of it will go untouched; then, later, co-workers will wonder aloud who wasted a packet of coffee, and I have to play it off like it wasn't me.
Lastly, it pisses me off when I'm walking in a congested area--e.g., a narrow sidewalk on a busy street-- where it's impossible to walk past others, and the people in front of me are walking too slow.
What everyday trifles do you deal with that slowly, but surely, end up aggravating you?
I'll start. I try to avoid negative stereotypes about Blacks not tipping. So I always throw a dollar, or whatever change I get back, into my barista's tip jar after ordering a beverage. It irks the hell out of me, however, when she turns her back before she sees me place a tip in her jar. It doesn't feel like I tipped her if she doesn't know I did it.
Related to that, it irks the hell out of me when I'm at work and there's only a little bit of coffee in the coffee pot. After 1:00 p.m., or so, I'm usually the only one drinking coffee; so, to avoid waste, I try to avoid making another pot. I'll use what's left in the pot to top off my coffee. But, I frequently accidentally use too much creamer. Even though I still want/need coffee, the coffee I have will be too sweet to drink. If I make another pot most of it will go untouched; then, later, co-workers will wonder aloud who wasted a packet of coffee, and I have to play it off like it wasn't me.
Lastly, it pisses me off when I'm walking in a congested area--e.g., a narrow sidewalk on a busy street-- where it's impossible to walk past others, and the people in front of me are walking too slow.
What everyday trifles do you deal with that slowly, but surely, end up aggravating you?
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