I have no patience for................

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hedonist said:

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RKCNDY said:

grocery cart wanderers...especially at Costco.

Yes! I don't shop at Costco, but trust me that it's still irritating as all get-out at my local grocery stores.

I know it's petty, but I have little patience for typos in TV news headlines or articles I read online. Don't people proofread anymore?

What about typos in books??? OMG that really pisses me off....because you know those things were proofread multiple times....

That too! They're not called editors for nothing.

Last-12, that avatar is creepy!

Greatest picture Ed ever took

dankind

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I remember when John Frusciante tried something like this way back when. I think it connected to his beard.

Amongst the Ani

People who just leave weights laying around at the gym. Put them away. It's a safety hazard.

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oftenreading

Well, since you asked....

I work in health care and I have absolutely no patience for health care workers who behave in a rude, disrespectful, or belittling manner to our patients. The people we are dealing with are, pretty much by definition, experiencing a terrible time. They feel badly, might be in pain, might be grieving or anxious or hopeless about things. It really burns me when I see staff acting like caring for their patients is a burden or that their needs are tiresome. I get that people can be overworked and the best resources might not be available, but take it up with your manager, complain to your union, or vote in a different government - just DO NOT take it out on your patients. If you can't avoid this, get out of health care.

Empty Glass

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The bottom 4 teams in any fantasy baseball league.

+1.

You two bastards

Hobbes

Slow websites. If it's taking forever to load the page, then I'm out. (this could be a first world problem)

hedonist

oftenreading said:

Well, since you asked....

I work in health care and I have absolutely no patience for health care workers who behave in a rude, disrespectful, or belittling manner to our patients. The people we are dealing with are, pretty much by definition, experiencing a terrible time. They feel badly, might be in pain, might be grieving or anxious or hopeless about things. It really burns me when I see staff acting like caring for their patients is a burden or that their needs are tiresome. I get that people can be overworked and the best resources might not be available, but take it up with your manager, complain to your union, or vote in a different government - just DO NOT take it out on your patients. If you can't avoid this, get out of health care.

Bless you for this.

The second time my husband's lung collapsed, he had to have surgery (catheter the first time it happened worked, though temporarily).

He was in SO MUCH PAIN. It hurt me to see him hurt like that, and be fucking helpless in the process.

At the hospital with him after, it was late at night, morphine not fully kicked in yet. The nurse overseeing him took such shit care of him in action and attitude, and when I called her on it, I was subjected to a litany of the trials of her life and job and hours.

Not proud of myself in retrospect and it was out of (my) character, but I went off on her.

DancedNLaughter

I have a couple to add after coming home from grocery/stuff shopping:

1. People who don't pull over for emergency vehicles. I get the occasional brain fart of not seeing the lights behind you until it's too late, but seeing multiple cars pull over and you're just plugging along, passing by, almost hitting the pulled over cars . . . . c'mon people, it's an emergency!!!!! You could very well be putting someone's life at risk by not allowing that vehicle to pass!!!!

Salespeople who aren't even making an effort to work or be helpful by any stretch of the imagination. I've worked retail, I know it sucks at times, but if I'm in a store obviously looking around trying to find something and multiple employees are chatting and playing with their phones and playing the video game display in the store . . .yeah, not going in there again! I went next door where I was promptly helped, directed toward what I was looking for, and bought it there, plus other stuff.

I know I sound like some old farty curmudgeon, but I'm really not, I swear!!!

RKCNDY

DancedNLaughter said:

I have a couple to add after coming home from grocery/stuff shopping:

1. People who don't pull over for emergency vehicles. I get the occasional brain fart of not seeing the lights behind you until it's too late, but seeing multiple cars pull over and you're just plugging along, passing by, almost hitting the pulled over cars . . . . c'mon people, it's an emergency!!!!! You could very well be putting someone's life at risk by not allowing that vehicle to pass!!!!

Salespeople who aren't even making an effort to work or be helpful by any stretch of the imagination. I've worked retail, I know it sucks at times, but if I'm in a store obviously looking around trying to find something and multiple employees are chatting and playing with their phones and playing the video game display in the store . . .yeah, not going in there again! I went next door where I was promptly helped, directed toward what I was looking for, and bought it there, plus other stuff.

I know I sound like some old farty curmudgeon, but I'm really not, I swear!!!

In addition to the second part of your post, I don't dress up every day. I like my jeans and t-shirts. I don't really care about brand names on everything I wear, but I do like jewelry, shoes, and nice handbags. I do not however have patience for salespeople that judge me by my looks or what I'm wearing. The ones at Nordstrom especially...fuck you, I like my Pearl Jam hoodie and Billabong purse (i don't feel like carrying around my patent leather purse all the time), no, I'm not wearing a $100 Alexander Wang t-shirt because do you know how much vinyl, PJ merch, or concert tickets that will get me? I've worked retail before, and I've worked at your competitor...I know how fast fashion moves and it is sickening. That $100 shirt will be on the clearance rack faster than you can pay off the credit card you used to buy it with.
Nordstrom's customer service sucks donkey balls.

ldent42

hedonist said:

oftenreading said:

Well, since you asked....

I work in health care and I have absolutely no patience for health care workers who behave in a rude, disrespectful, or belittling manner to our patients. The people we are dealing with are, pretty much by definition, experiencing a terrible time. They feel badly, might be in pain, might be grieving or anxious or hopeless about things. It really burns me when I see staff acting like caring for their patients is a burden or that their needs are tiresome. I get that people can be overworked and the best resources might not be available, but take it up with your manager, complain to your union, or vote in a different government - just DO NOT take it out on your patients. If you can't avoid this, get out of health care.

Bless you for this.

The second time my husband's lung collapsed, he had to have surgery (catheter the first time it happened worked, though temporarily).

He was in SO MUCH PAIN. It hurt me to see him hurt like that, and be fucking helpless in the process.

At the hospital with him after, it was late at night, morphine not fully kicked in yet. The nurse overseeing him took such shit care of him in action and attitude, and when I called her on it, I was subjected to a litany of the trials of her life and job and hours.

Not proud of myself in retrospect and it was out of (my) character, but I went off on her.

+1
If I was a slightly more emotional person I'd have been in jail for assault after the way the ER doctors treated us when my dad died.

And don't get me started on the nurses aids in the post surgery room in the hospital. I ended up having to put gloves on and do their job for them. When my mom got out of there she'd developed a rash/hives & a bed sore cuz they weren't taking care of her properly. God help me all the times the staff tells me I should go into nursing it's all I can do to keep a straight face.

oftenreading

hedonist said:

oftenreading said:

Well, since you asked....

I work in health care and I have absolutely no patience for health care workers who behave in a rude, disrespectful, or belittling manner to our patients. The people we are dealing with are, pretty much by definition, experiencing a terrible time. They feel badly, might be in pain, might be grieving or anxious or hopeless about things. It really burns me when I see staff acting like caring for their patients is a burden or that their needs are tiresome. I get that people can be overworked and the best resources might not be available, but take it up with your manager, complain to your union, or vote in a different government - just DO NOT take it out on your patients. If you can't avoid this, get out of health care.

Bless you for this.

The second time my husband's lung collapsed, he had to have surgery (catheter the first time it happened worked, though temporarily).

He was in SO MUCH PAIN. It hurt me to see him hurt like that, and be fucking helpless in the process.

At the hospital with him after, it was late at night, morphine not fully kicked in yet. The nurse overseeing him took such shit care of him in action and attitude, and when I called her on it, I was subjected to a litany of the trials of her life and job and hours.

Not proud of myself in retrospect and it was out of (my) character, but I went off on her.

Blessed by Jedi Hedo - I feel better already!

Most of the allied health professionals that I've worked with - physiotherapy, occupational therapy, recreation therapy, respiratory therapy, etc. - have been delightful people. Even the ones who aren't at the tip-top of competence are unfailingly chipper and polite. Unfortunately, the nursing profession is a mixed bag and where I see the worst cases of rudeness to patients. Some of the nurses I work with are open about the fact that they hate the job but are staying for the benefits until they can retire with a good pension.

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FoxyRedLa

People that speak over me after they have asked me a question and people that interrupt when I am already clearly speaking and not finished. So kinda the same thing I guess.

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ldent42

FoxyRedLa said:

People that speak over me after they have asked me a question and people that interrupt when I am already clearly speaking and not finished. So kinda the same thing I guess.

My friend's roommate is one of those people that likes to hear himself speak. When someone else speaks he keeps talking, just increases volume. The result is that everyone ends up talking really loud, yelling without meaning to. I won't go over there if it's more than a couple people for this reason. I get a weird panic reaction & have to leave the room, I dunno why.
I also won't attempt to make any kind of point or engage in any kind of discussion cuz I hate getting interrupted. I've thrown shit at him to get him to shut up and let me speak. An ex of mine did the same thing so bad I would just give up on speaking cuz i couldn't even finish a sentence. Even now he catches himself & has to force himself to shut up & let me speak. It drives me nuts cuz it's so disrespectful.

dankind

FoxyRedLa said:

People that speak over me after they have asked me a question.

Tourist: What's the best way to get to Madison Square Garden from here?

dankind: Walk against the traffic on Court Street for a couple of blocks to Borough Hall, and take the 2,3 uptown to 34th Street/Penn Station. The Garden is right upstairs.

Tourist: Couldn't I just walk over to Smith Street and take the F from Bergen?

dankind: Sure. You could also go fuck yourself!

samjam

dankind said:

Hey, slow walkers of Boston, I lived in NYC too long to be behind you. Would you mind picking up the pace? You might burn a few calories, meatheads.

I have no patience for slow walkers either, it's gotta be the New Yorker in me. In the Midwest currently and it's even worse than I imagine Boston is! Pick up the pace, people!

FoxyRedLa

samjam said:

dankind said:

Hey, slow walkers of Boston, I lived in NYC too long to be behind you. Would you mind picking up the pace? You might burn a few calories, meatheads.

I have no patience for slow walkers either, it's gotta be the New Yorker in me. In the Midwest currently and it's even worse than I imagine Boston is! Pick up the pace, people!

Hey u 2 some of us have short legs!

dankind said:

FoxyRedLa said:

People that speak over me after they have asked me a question.

Tourist: What's the best way to get to Madison Square Garden from here?

dankind: Walk against the traffic on Court Street for a couple of blocks to Borough Hall, and take the 2,3 uptown to 34th Street/Penn Station. The Garden is right upstairs.

Tourist: Couldn't I just walk over to Smith Street and take the F from Bergen?

dankind: Sure. You could also go fuck yourself!

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