Mandi's Top 10 Pet Peeves....(with all the typos fixed!)

As I was using the facilities at my college today, I was reminded how much little things can really irritate you.  So I thought I would share with you all, my loyal blog readers, my top 10 list of pet peeves....

1)  Single-ply toilet tissue.  Especially when it is dispensed on one of those stupid rollers that only give you 3 sheets at a time.  What the crap!?  It takes more than three sheets to do the job correctly!

2)  Not rinsing dishes properly and leaving them in the sink overnight.  I am sorry but rice crispies, soup, just about anything turns to concrete and is virtually impossible to remove if left overnight!  How difficult is it to rinse a dish?

3)  Talking on cell phones in bathroom stalls.  I mean what the hay!?  I don't want to hear you tell your friends about your hot date while I am trying to do my business.  Besides, it makes you look like your are talking to yourself or worse me!  Oh, how I loathe answering the next stall when they aren't speaking to me!

4)  Clearing your throat or sniffing constantly--especially in a library.  Ugh, can we say RICOLLA!?

5)  IPOD, MP3, etc. blaring  They are called PERSONAL music devices for a reason.  I don't want to hear your "insert your style of music", thank you very much!

6)  People that let their children destroy stores or other people's homes.  If you can't make Johnny/Susie behave, keep 'em confined to the shopping cart and don't bring them to my house!

7)  Smacking/Chewing loudly with one's mouth full. I do not want to see and/or hear what you are eating!  That is just plain gross!

8)  While on the subject of eating, this one really burns me up!  People taking their kids to fancy/nice restaurants (those where the atmosphere is quiet and dim and the food costs more than $25 per entree) and letting them act like hoodlums!  If they can't be quiet and respectful (I know my two year old can't) Wait until they are older and have more self control to take them to Che La Tee Da!  I don't want to spend my hard earned "child-free" evening out listening to your little dev...um, I mean child!

9)  Talking while a professor/speaker/teacher is lecturing/speaking/teaching.  This is so rude!  If you can't wait until class is over--then leave!  I am paying to get a good education, not hear about last night's conquests or drunken binge!  UGH!

10)  Finally, going to school/store/restaurant/anywhere besides your home in bedroom slippers/pajamas/curlers!  I mean how hard is it to throw on a pair of jeans/jean skirt, a tee shirt, flip-flops and a hat!  I mean that is only, what 4 pieces of clothing! Anyone has the time to manage that!

Bonus Pet Peeves---
Professors/People that use Power Point presentations only to read it directly from the monitor.  I can read! I don't need to come to your class/meeting if you are going to just read to me!

People that take their children out in public in nothing but a diaper.  That is just gross! And while on that subject, how hard is it to take a hankie to that green gunk flowing from your child's nose...I mean, really people, come on!

I will now get off my soapbox! I feel better!  Now tell me some of your pet peeves!

Ta-ta!
Mandi