Yes, wall buggers are a blemish upon humanity but somehow pale in comparison to the anger which can be aroused by the port-a-potties on the third day of the Southwestern all you can eat Chili Festival.
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Yes, wall buggers are a blemish upon humanity but somehow pale in comparison to the anger which can be aroused by the port-a-potties on the third day of the Southwestern all you can eat Chili Festival.
The left turn wave-you-through guy? I immediately act as though I've dropped something and ignore him until he drives through.
But my favorites are parking lot pedestrians who come blissfully marching by and get extremely upset when I back (slowly) into their path, blocking it. If I've got a Suburban or Tahoe next to me, I can't see you, pal. Deal with it.
SirMjac28
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I get angry every time I go to the deli section and they ask me "How would you like that sliced?" and I always say "Ahhhh regular?" can they just put up a sign that says "We cut our meat in normal slices like you find in the packages if you want something different ask" I mean I just spent a half hour trying to pick out a cereal just cut me some meat.
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The automated phone call from the doctors office reminding me to "Arrive 10 minutes ahead of my scheduled appointment to address any paperwork or insurance forms" and I always do, and then they always make me wait 40 minutes.
What's worse is when it splits and goes in two completely different directions that are too far apart to both hit the toilet. That's an adventure worthy of anger. Aging prostates introduce a whole new set of experiences.
I was blown away when a news broadcast called Charli XCX Punk.
Then I found out they meant Pop Punk, but I still think that's an oxymoron.
Charli really trips my trigger in a big way though:
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I'm in the bathroom at the mall the other day, washing my hands - and some dude goes straight from the urinal to the hand dryer.
that wasn't you by any chance ??
I've learned the numbers on the slicer at my deli just for this reason. Now I just tell them what number to put the dial on.
When entire families go to the grocery store to shop and cause a cart jam because they have zero clue about the other shoppers around them.
Yep, that makes me angry and I convey my personal inconvenience to them through a plethora of communicative methods.
I'm already feeling better. Thanks, TB.
Yep, that makes me angry and I convey my personal inconvenience to them through a plethora of communicative methods.
I'm already feeling better. Thanks, TB.
My hackles go up when I've finally fallen asleep at 1:20 AM and the phone rings with someone calling to tell me that they've just gotten a new phone number, or something trivial like that. A few of my friends are completely devoid of common sense. Sometimes not getting angry is not an option.
For my last dr. "appointment" I waited 50 minutes before asking if I w as going to see Doc before lunch. My appointment was at 10:15. I didn't spend the customary 15 minutes alone in the exam room, though. The nurse walked in with me to take my temp, etc. I did tell her to wait a while before checking my blood pressure. My next appointment is supposed to be the first one of the afternoon. I'll see how that goes.
Just yesterday I got stuck behind an overweight family of four who walk in a sideways rocking fashion as though they picked each foot up from their heads on down through their whole body. And of course, they were not walking single file. They blocked the whole isle. Good thing they couldn't hear my insulting thoughts.
P basses do have 2 pickups. One for the E and A string and one for the D and G
Amateurs....one parent is supposed to shop while the other one chases the kids around the store.
Oooh, people that wave me through a 4-way stop when I'm riding a bicycle, and could be long gone before I got there. IDIOT, JUST GO, I AM REQUIRED BY LAW TO STOP BECAUSE IT IS YOUR TURN. READ YOUR DRIVERS MANUAL.
Other drivers make me angry. Now that I've really matured as one of the best drivers out there, I've concluded that I need to regard each of my fellow drivers as my enemy, until they are able to prove otherwise. Automatic "Defensive Driving". Kind of a moving board game, if you will. Unfortunately, too many contestants are just playing recreationally. And if it wasn't a no-no to take them out (pit maneuver, etc.), I may have resorted to that....... but only since I've matured.
Now, trying to figure out how to apply this to bass playing.......... hmmmmmmmm...........
TB is just plain therapy for me today...... Is there a "donate" button here somewhere?
Now, trying to figure out how to apply this to bass playing.......... hmmmmmmmm...........
TB is just plain therapy for me today...... Is there a "donate" button here somewhere?
