Tag: rude

There Oughta Be A Law

by eileentroemel, posted in Life

These are minor irritations for me but if I were in charge, I’d make a law.  

If you’re muffler isn’t working, you drive a loud vehicle, or your window doesn’t roll up and down, you shall not drive thru.  If you haven’t a damn clue what you want to eat, don’t get in line until you do – especially in drive thru.
While I’m trying not to drive thru for meals, I still do on occasion drive thru different restaurants.  It is super annoying when a vehicle in line is super loud.  It’s happened with motorcycles where their thrump thrump thrump is purposeful and with old vehicles which don’t have good mufflers and purposefully with souped up cars and trucks.  You want to blow out your hearing – great go for it.  However, those taking the orders and others in line don’t want to have to deal with it.  Don’t drive through.  
Noise is noise.  It can’t be escaped from but at the same time, don’t infringe on other people’s lives with your noise.  This is the same with your music, tv, and other loud things in the house (even people).  Don’t put your dog out and let him bark at all hours of the night.  
I don’t expect people to be nice.  I think our society has lost most of their manners.  I watched a video on Facebook where this woman asked about a book which the bookstore did not have in store but could get online.  She proceeded to have a meltdown getting louder and louder and more annoying with each word.  She was like a two year old stomping her feet to get her own way except she was a grown ass woman.  
There are a lot of people who are polite – I know a lot of people.  Then there are the people who air their dirty laundry on social media.  Really, the world does not need to know that your boyfriend/husband, girlfriend/wife or whatever other relationship did you wrong.  It’s probably only wrong in your mind.  Here’s a thought – go to said person you are annoyed with and tell them.  Act like a polite adult and work out your problems not in the public forum.  
I know it’s hoping for too much but really can we the regular people in the country try to behave better than the leaders?  Probably but I can hope… 

Cell Phones and Checkout People

by eileentroemel, posted in Uncategorized

One of the responses I got from my last post said she knew it wasn’t a safety issue but that she thinks it is RUDE to be talking on your cell phone when you are at a check out counter.  I have to say I agree.  You are either being rude to the person on the phone – making them wait while you check out – or you are being rude to the check out person.  They are trying to provide you with a service and you should be paying attention to them.  Perhaps it is just rude all the way around.

Additionally, you should be watching as they check out your items.  Sometimes the items don’t ring up with the right numbers.  It has happened to me and I’ve stood there and said “Excuse me but that isn’t the right price.”  I know it annoys people in line and even the checker but I’m not going to pay more for something than it was posted. 

My daughters have called me while they were shopping to chat or to ask questions about things they are shopping for.  I’ve called them while they shop – just as a coincidence.  When it comes time for them to check out, they always hang up on me and call me back later.  I like that better than if they made me wait while they checked out. 

My time is valuable and the person on the other end of your phone call probably feels the same.  The checker’s time is valuable too.  So let’s hang up those phones while in the check out line and put a smile on our faces while we have some personal interaction.