Ignorant Behaviours

green mountain man

Cashiers who have to lick their fingertips before giving you your money.
They should keep a wet sponge by the register.
People who insist on shaking your hand. It is the number one transmission route for cold viruses.
A car salesman shook my hand the other day. I went to the bathroom to wash my hands after that. As I am leaving the sales manager insists on shaking my hand. Back to the sink again. I guess I am germ phobic

peacefrompaul

Jason P wrote:

peacefrompaul wrote:

unlost dogs wrote:

Drivers who refuse to stop for pedestrians who are trying to cross the street.

Really, is it that important that you beat the person who's walking in the rain?

Same thing happens to me here in Eau Claire. It's the state law here to stop for pedestrians and they don't for some reason. So one day I said f**k it, I'm going. The bus screeched to a halt and honked at me. I mouthed, "State Law" and gave the driver the double middle finger treatment. It's rare that I give one finger so double was like an extra special treat.

It's not commonly practiced in the Midwest. I almost killed a few people with my car when I moved out to Seattle. Then when I got used to it, I've almost been killed as a pedestrian back in the Midwest.

A tip to those who live in areas where crosswalks are respected ... at least look each way to make sure you are not about to get creamed by a pickup truck driven by someone from the rust belt. :geek:

I understand that. I also was under the understanding that most people follow state laws. Apparently not...

peacefrompaul

green mountain man wrote:

Cashiers who have to lick their fingertips before giving you your money.
They should keep a wet sponge by the register.
People who insist on shaking your hand. It is the number one transmission route for cold viruses.
A car salesman shook my hand the other day. I went to the bathroom to wash my hands after that. As I am leaving the sales manager insists on shaking my hand. Back to the sink again. I guess I am germ phobic

I shake hands all the time. It's respectful.

green mountain man

peacefrompaul wrote:

green mountain man wrote:

Cashiers who have to lick their fingertips before giving you your money.
They should keep a wet sponge by the register.
People who insist on shaking your hand. It is the number one transmission route for cold viruses.
A car salesman shook my hand the other day. I went to the bathroom to wash my hands after that. As I am leaving the sales manager insists on shaking my hand. Back to the sink again. I guess I am germ phobic

I shake hands all the time. It's respectful.

So is listening, being considerate, keeping promises, being on time, having manners, giving encouragement,
etc etc etc I will pass on the handshaking

Go Beavers

green mountain man wrote:

peacefrompaul wrote:

green mountain man wrote:

Cashiers who have to lick their fingertips before giving you your money.
They should keep a wet sponge by the register.
People who insist on shaking your hand. It is the number one transmission route for cold viruses.
A car salesman shook my hand the other day. I went to the bathroom to wash my hands after that. As I am leaving the sales manager insists on shaking my hand. Back to the sink again. I guess I am germ phobic

I shake hands all the time. It's respectful.

So is listening, being considerate, keeping promises, being on time, having manners, giving encouragement,
etc etc etc I will pass on the handshaking

Just don't pick your nose or rub your eyes post-shake. You'll be fine.

green mountain man

Your right about those common entry points for pathogens.
My frequent handwashing is good and is a habit I carried over from years of working im the medical field

Go Beavers

Jason P wrote:

peacefrompaul wrote:

unlost dogs wrote:

Drivers who refuse to stop for pedestrians who are trying to cross the street.

Really, is it that important that you beat the person who's walking in the rain?

Same thing happens to me here in Eau Claire. It's the state law here to stop for pedestrians and they don't for some reason. So one day I said f**k it, I'm going. The bus screeched to a halt and honked at me. I mouthed, "State Law" and gave the driver the double middle finger treatment. It's rare that I give one finger so double was like an extra special treat.

It's not commonly practiced in the Midwest. I almost killed a few people with my car when I moved out to Seattle. Then when I got used to it, I've almost been killed as a pedestrian back in the Midwest.

A tip to those who live in areas where crosswalks are respected ... at least look each way to make sure you are not about to get creamed by a pickup truck driven by someone from the rust belt. :geek:

I might of mentioned this before, but when I come from out West and visit my folks in Indiana, I get looks of surprise mixed with distrust when I stop for people in crosswalks. Most walk in front of the car somewhat tense and peek out the corner of their eye wondering if you're messing with them and that you might lurch forward any second.

Regional differences for crosswalks are interesting. The two times I've been to London, I had almost 100% stop at crosswalks. Sometimes they would already be stopped before you even got close to cross walk and looked right/left. Where I live now drivers are pretty good. They even stop where there's no intersection. Part of that seems due to the fact that there's more than just cars in the road, so people are looking for things other than cars, and used to sharing the space. People that seem to have the attitude that the road is only for cars don't look for anything but cars and seem to be just staring 30 feet straight off the front of their car.

Jason P

Go Beavers wrote:

I might of mentioned this before, but when I come from out West and visit my folks in Indiana, I get looks of surprise mixed with distrust when I stop for people in crosswalks. Most walk in front of the car somewhat tense and peek out the corner of their eye wondering if you're messing with them and that you might lurch forward any second.

You should rev your engine next time.

Yeah, Indiana treats crossing the road like a game of Frogger.

chadwick

Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:

The doosh parking in the disabled parking spot has spurned me to start this thread:

Ignorant Behaviours that really irritate the hell out of you.

Mine: Tossing the cigarette butts out of your car window. Use the ashtray, man, Our city's area endured a wildfire that seared the countryside and wreaked havoc on neighbouring communities because some slob tossed his cigarette out of his window.

Despite the threat of igniting a fire... butts are simply disgusting and they are litter. Every now and then, I see a big pile in a parking lot that some loser just dumped there. Fak off.

If you love your cigarettes so much- fair enough... dispose of your butt like a decent human being would.

Or... save them for earplugs at the next Crooked Vultures concert.

thank you. when will the cities start fining people for cigarette butt littering? they would make money. i don't know why it is not more popular. also... we should be perfectly within our rights to kick a fucker square in the ass for cig butt littering. i would like to throw them into the lake as well.

i did research in the cigarette butt littering world. it is a global catastrophe of epic proportions, land & water.

hedonist

Littering in general pisses me off.

How does one stroll (or drive) along and just casually toss their trash on the ground?

(ps...for some reason, refusing to shake hands reminds me of the Sienfeld where his girlfriend refused to taste the apple pie and wouldn't say why)

peacefrompaul

hedonist wrote:

Littering in general pisses me off.

How does one stroll (or drive) along and just casually toss their trash on the ground?

(ps...for some reason, refusing to shake hands reminds me of the Sienfeld where his girlfriend refused to taste the apple pie and wouldn't say why)

It's laziness plain and simple

oona left

hedonist wrote:

Littering in general pisses me off.

How does one stroll (or drive) along and just casually toss their trash on the ground?

You and me both.

Just last night, I saw a guy get out of his friend's truck, finish his can of whatever, and just toss it on the ground. He then walked (empty-handed) towards the theater entrance, where there is a GARBAGE CAN strategically placed for such very items!! Outrageous.

I cannot stand littering.

Nor can I stand people who chew with their mouths open. One of the things that separates man from (some forms of) beast is the ability to keep our lips together as we masticate. Let's behave like the higher beings that we are, shall we?

chadwick

oona left wrote:

hedonist wrote:

Littering in general pisses me off.

How does one stroll (or drive) along and just casually toss their trash on the ground?

You and me both.

Just last night, I saw a guy get out of his friend's truck, finish his can of whatever, and just toss it on the ground. He then walked (empty-handed) towards the theater entrance, where there is a GARBAGE CAN strategically placed for such very items!! Outrageous.

I cannot stand littering.

Nor can I stand people who chew with their mouths open. One of the things that separates man from (some forms of) beast is the ability to keep our lips together as we masticate. Let's behave like the higher beings that we are, shall we?

not really.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

Here's another situation:

Airplane lands and passengers are set to disembark.

1. What's with the people that feel like they need to get off :05 seconds before you and move up into the aisle past your seat (row 26 to row 23... just past you in row 24)? Now standing where you might stand... hovering above you- looking directly ahead because they know they are a dickhead. Just flat out rude and ignorant.

I realize some have connecting flights and this might motivate this type of behaviour (in which case... no problem), but often it just seems as if they are merely impatient and just want to get the hell off the plane brushing by anyone in their way.

2. In the meantime, the guy in row 8 remains seated until row 7 completely clears. Then, he slowly gets up and begins to struggle with his carry-on luggage and finally begins to exit the plane with the aisle completely free in front of him. How about anticipating the moment you're about to get off... get up a little ahead of time... maybe even pull out your carry-on and wait with it so that you don't unneccesarily hold everyone up longer than necessary?

Maybe I'm impatient. Yah... I'm impatient (or overly courteous); regardless... I think both these qualify as ignorant behaviours.

STAYSEA

green mountain man wrote:

Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:

The doosh parking in the disabled parking spot has spurned me to start this thread:

Ignorant Behaviours that really irritate the hell out of you.

Mine: Tossing the cigarette butts out of your car window. Use the ashtray, man, Our city's area endured a wildfire that seared the countryside and wreaked havoc on neighbouring communities because some slob tossed his cigarette out of his window.

Despite the threat of igniting a fire... butts are simply disgusting and they are litter. Every now and then, I see a big pile in a parking lot that some loser just dumped there. Fak off.

If you love your cigarettes so much- fair enough... dispose of your butt like a decent human being would.

Or... save them for earplugs at the next Crooked Vultures concert.

I read that birds pick up disgarded cig butts and use them as nesting material. It ends up killing their offspring :(

some hawks use paper money in the nest.. 200 feet in the air is 500 bucks! but no human can get it

STAYSEA

When a person is driving and using the phone.. I panic.
Freak out.
I usually don't want to ride with them again.
I know Health care workers.. They found a woman dead in her car. She had wrecked into the guardrail.
The ems workers found her severed arm in a ditch..
Her arm , well the hand part was still clutching her cell phone?

sorry about my typos..I'm freezing

A friend of mine was fighting with his girlfriend. he was at home , and she was driving. The fight got ugly.
she died in a head on crash into a phone poll. He was on the line with her!!!

Phones are way more scary than ciggy butts. I can go on , but I won't

Loulou

STAYSEA wrote:

When a person is driving and using the phone.. I panic.
Freak out.
I usually don't want to ride with them again.
I know Health care workers.. They found a woman dead in her car. She had wrecked into the guardrail.
The ems workers found her severed arm in a ditch..
Her arm , well the hand part was still clutching her cell phone?

sorry about my typos..I'm freezing

A friend of mine was fighting with his girlfriend. he was at home , and she was driving. The fight got ugly.
she died in a head on crash into a phone poll. He was on the line with her!!!

Phones are way more scary than ciggy butts. I can go on , but I won't

Agreed, using a mobile and driving is ridiculous. There is just no way that you can use one and concentrate completely on the road, no matter what some people seem to think. :?

VivaPalestina

Nami wrote:

Holding the door for someone without be acknowledged.

I usually follow it up with a sarcastic...your welcome.

I agree that's rude, and people have done that to me tons of times. But, the sarcastic remark is rude, too.

STAYSEA

Loulou wrote:

STAYSEA wrote:

When a person is driving and using the phone.. I panic.
Freak out.
I usually don't want to ride with them again.
I know Health care workers.. They found a woman dead in her car. She had wrecked into the guardrail.
The ems workers found her severed arm in a ditch..
Her arm , well the hand part was still clutching her cell phone?

sorry about my typos..I'm freezing

A friend of mine was fighting with his girlfriend. he was at home , and she was driving. The fight got ugly.
she died in a head on crash into a phone poll. He was on the line with her!!!

Phones are way more scary than ciggy butts. I can go on , but I won't

Agreed, using a mobile and driving is ridiculous. There is just no way that you can use one and concentrate completely on the road, no matter what some people seem to think. :?

I don't want to die like that.. Can you call them later? Please?

STAYSEA

I still won't drive?
People say I will never have a life if I don't?
WTF? I have Pearl Jam? Peace doode :shock: