Things people do that annoy you

[KSUViolet06]

LOL at a church kid flasher.

Not saying you need to beat your kid, yell at them, or anything crazy, but I get annoyed when people let kids have things after they said no before.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

Who exactly is cj? *stern look*

Gracious. That was a combo of cg and pj (the way I sign my SN sometimes).

"All of the above" appears on exams everywhere--blame it on my years of education!

It's definitely not incorrect. It just feels incomplete.

Originally Posted by christiangirl

I love the fact that I have "the look." Not all women can do it effectively. I feel like I inherited some special, recessive trait. I had to use it on a little boy this morning--he was being big stuff by cussing at church. The smile fell off his face so fast, I thought it would hit the floor. I recognized him as the same little boy who flashed me at a church pool party this summer. He's about 6 or 7. I wish I knew his parents, but I always see him without them.

I've got the look down from years of working at day cares.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

LOL at a church kid flasher.

Not saying you need to beat your kid, yell at them, or anything crazy, but I get annoyed when people let kids have things after they said no before.

This one's a biggie for me. I was helping watch two children in church this morning. They're mischievous and will wait until they catch your eye before doing something they're not supposed to do. Mind you, they're only 13 months old.

In any case, my cutoff for that type of behavior is 9 months. After that, children know what they're doing by your look, tone and words. So, these children are well over the limit.

One of them went to pull a fire extinguisher from the wall, so I gently took her hand to turn her around, look her in the eye and tell her no, that's not to touch. Then, it was game time. After the first warning, I simply blocked her path to the fire extinguisher. She tried to push me, sneak around me and finally, when all else failed, she began to whine. When I stood my ground, she went off crying to her mother.

Two minutes later, she was back and wanted me to pick her up and cuddle. lol

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

LOL at a church kid flasher.

LOL.

A few years back, I was at a Friday night service where one of the cantor's sons (who was maybe 4 at the time) was present and seated in the front row. The cantor's wife, other son, and newborn daughter were not there.

While the cantor was in mid-song, the little boy decided he was too warm. So he took off his sweater. OK. Then he kicked off his shoes and socks. Questionable, but also ok. Next, he took off his shirt. By this point he was drawing looks from the congregants, and a look of semi-shock from his father. Next, he started taking down his pants and underwear...! The cantor finished up the song, sprinted off the bima, grabbed his son, and hauled him into the back.

The rabbi had to stop the service for a minute because she was laughing so hard.

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[honeychile]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

LOL.

A few years back, I was at a Friday night service where one of the cantor's sons (who was maybe 4 at the time) was present and seated in the front row. The cantor's wife, other son, and newborn daughter were not there.

While the cantor was in mid-song, the little boy decided he was too warm. So he took off his sweater. OK. Then he kicked off his shoes and socks. Questionable, but also ok. Next, he took off his shirt. By this point he was drawing looks from the congregants, and a look of semi-shock from his father. Next, he started taking down his pants and underwear...! The cantor finished up the song, sprinted off the bima, grabbed his son, and hauled him into the back.

The rabbi had to stop the service for a minute because she was laughing so hard.

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Think he was yearning for a second bris?

[cheerfulgreek]

Today, at work I asked one of my vet techs why the driving here in Michigan is so bad. She told me that after age 18 they only have to take a written test. She said she doesn't know if the laws have changed but she said there isn't any behind the wheel student driving. She said the behind the wheel driving is like for 18 years and under or something like that. I've never heard of that before. I laughed because I knew that PB would get even more upset knowing this, lol.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Today, at work I asked one of my vet techs why the driving here in Michigan is so bad. She told me that after age 18 they only have to take a written test. She said she doesn't know if the laws have changed but she said there isn't any behind the wheel student driving. She said the behind the wheel driving is like for 18 years and under or something like that. I've never heard of that before. I laughed because I knew that PB would get even more upset knowing this, lol.

I know that's how it is in NH (over 18, no driver's ed required). I thought that applied in most states.. but maybe not..?

[aephi alum]

Strange. I grew up in New York, and no matter your age, you had to take a road test. I watched someone flunk her road test by rolling through a stop sign.

What really annoys me is that here in CT vehicles are not required to pass safety inspections unless they are over 10 years old and are sold. When I first moved to CT, I nearly rear-ended a pickup truck because the driver braked hard and had no functioning taillights or brake lights. If you are driving a car that has no functioning taillights, brake lights, turn signals, headlights - GET YOUR CAR OFF THE FREAKING ROAD AND INTO A REPAIR SHOP.

[christiangirl]

[QUOTE=aephi alum;2108210]Strange. I grew up in New York, and no matter your age, you had to take a road test. QUOTE]

Ditto on Cali.

I have a huge complaint about the things my boss does to annoy me but I'm going to hold it in. I can't explain it but I feel like she'll see it somehow.

[ASTalumna06]

Actually, in NH, you don't even need a learner's permit. You just have to be 15 1/2, have your birth certificate on you when driving, and have someone over the age of 25 with you.

Originally Posted by aephi alum

What really annoys me is that here in CT vehicles are not required to pass safety inspections unless they are over 10 years old and are sold. When I first moved to CT, I nearly rear-ended a pickup truck because the driver braked hard and had no functioning taillights or brake lights. If you are driving a car that has no functioning taillights, brake lights, turn signals, headlights - GET YOUR CAR OFF THE FREAKING ROAD AND INTO A REPAIR SHOP.

Yet another thing that makes driving in CT so horrendous.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

I know that's how it is in NH (over 18, no driver's ed required). I thought that applied in most states.. but maybe not..?

Not in the state of Minnesota, unless the laws have changed, but I doubt it. Even if you're like 30, you still have to take a certain amount of hours behind the wheel and a written test, too. Honestly, I have to agree with PB to some degree. I mean, not so much as getting upset about the driving, because getting upset isn't going to change anything. It's just that Michigan has a lot of weird streets. Like roundabouts, and Michigan Us. I can't explain the Michigan Us, maybe PB and Dee would do better at explaining how those work. When I moved here in June of 2007, I was totally lost trying to figure out that left meant right, and right meant left. I just think that with weird streets like that, there needs to be a behind the wheel training as well as a written.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Honestly, I have to agree with PB to some degree. I mean, not so much as getting upset about the driving, because getting upset isn't going to change anything. It's just that Michigan has a lot of weird streets. Like roundabouts, and Michigan Us. I can't explain the Michigan Us, maybe PB and Dee would do better at explaining how those work. When I moved here in June of 2007, I was totally lost trying to figure out that left meant right, and right meant left. I just think that with weird streets like that, there needs to be a behind the wheel training as well as a written.

Growning up in NH/MA, I have a lot of experience with rotaries and weird roads and traffic patterns (hello Boston!). But there are A LOT of people who have no idea what they're doing. You'd think eventually they'd pick up on things.

Even when I moved to NJ, it took me a while to get used to driving and knowing where to go as there are basically no left turns anywhere (on busier streets), and you have to be prepared and know where jug handles are. Also, I've always been taught that a solid green light = turn left only after yielding.. but that's not always the case here - in many places, you can just make the left turn, as the drivers coming from the other direction still have a red light. Needless to say, I got honked at a lot.

But I also learned quickly and have no problem now.