Don't mess with me
Alright, so ... I have some pet peeves, its not a surprise ... I can be a pleasant person, just don't piss me off. I'm pretty good about letting people know what irks me, I'm not the type to let someone continue to annoy me, unaware, and harbour some secret grudge against them. But then there are pet peeves when it comes to public spaces and the TTC ... here are the big ones:
- people who stand right at the stop, in the shelter or close enough to me that I have to breathe in their second hand smoke (and cough and feel nauseous). You want to light a cigarette, then be considerate and go far far away. I can not wait for the day that smoking will be banned in all public spaces.
- big strollers on the vehicles ... I might get grief for this one, because I don't have any children, in which case I would like to point out that my aunt had 3 children all within 2 or 3 years of one another, and never once took a stroller or carriage on a TTC vehicle. I can handle umbrella strollers, but if you are bringing a full out baby carriage (like this one) then, use a frickin' baby jumper, strap that child to your stomach and save us the hassle of trying to maneuver around your stroller. I also love the people who, on the new busses, park their fucking stroller right by the driver and leave little less than a foot of space to shimmy by. Bah! Really, big strollers should not be allowed on crowded busses, bikes aren't, animals aren't ... your stupid oversized carriage shouldn't be either.
- on a similar note, how about people who leave their backpacks on, especially when the bus is crowded, I stand there, I say "excuse me" they move in just a little, but you still have something that is sticking a foot of your back, and then have the audacity to give ME a dirty look when I have to shove past them. I always move my bag around and have it tight against the front of my body, if I have a backpack, I put it on the ground (because if it falls over, it has a zipper, nothing will come out, my messanger bag doesn't). This morning there was a young teenaged boy on the bus, maybe 14 ... with probably every text book he owned in his backpack, blocking the entire way, I said excuse me 3 times (he didn't have headphones on, he was just being ignorant) till I finally pushed him forward to get past. Really, the more people I meet, the more cats seem like the better species.
And on a final ranting note, I went to Timmie's this morning, and I understand breakfast rushes can be difficult, but if I tell you that what you are giving me wasn't what I ordered, don't try to argue with me. Because honestly, who in their right mind would order an everything bagel toasted with herb and garlic cream cheese WITH bacon? I ordered the bagel (for lunch) and a bacon breakfast sandwich. But it wasn't until he went back on the register to see the original order did he realize they fucked up, then tried to just take the bacon (and most of the cream cheese) off the bagel and give it to me, I didn't say anything I just gave the stare down. They got the message and made me a new bagel.
As reference, I was drinking last night with a friend till almost 3am and then had to be at work, I'm a little grumpy :)
- people who stand right at the stop, in the shelter or close enough to me that I have to breathe in their second hand smoke (and cough and feel nauseous). You want to light a cigarette, then be considerate and go far far away. I can not wait for the day that smoking will be banned in all public spaces.
- big strollers on the vehicles ... I might get grief for this one, because I don't have any children, in which case I would like to point out that my aunt had 3 children all within 2 or 3 years of one another, and never once took a stroller or carriage on a TTC vehicle. I can handle umbrella strollers, but if you are bringing a full out baby carriage (like this one) then, use a frickin' baby jumper, strap that child to your stomach and save us the hassle of trying to maneuver around your stroller. I also love the people who, on the new busses, park their fucking stroller right by the driver and leave little less than a foot of space to shimmy by. Bah! Really, big strollers should not be allowed on crowded busses, bikes aren't, animals aren't ... your stupid oversized carriage shouldn't be either.
- on a similar note, how about people who leave their backpacks on, especially when the bus is crowded, I stand there, I say "excuse me" they move in just a little, but you still have something that is sticking a foot of your back, and then have the audacity to give ME a dirty look when I have to shove past them. I always move my bag around and have it tight against the front of my body, if I have a backpack, I put it on the ground (because if it falls over, it has a zipper, nothing will come out, my messanger bag doesn't). This morning there was a young teenaged boy on the bus, maybe 14 ... with probably every text book he owned in his backpack, blocking the entire way, I said excuse me 3 times (he didn't have headphones on, he was just being ignorant) till I finally pushed him forward to get past. Really, the more people I meet, the more cats seem like the better species.
And on a final ranting note, I went to Timmie's this morning, and I understand breakfast rushes can be difficult, but if I tell you that what you are giving me wasn't what I ordered, don't try to argue with me. Because honestly, who in their right mind would order an everything bagel toasted with herb and garlic cream cheese WITH bacon? I ordered the bagel (for lunch) and a bacon breakfast sandwich. But it wasn't until he went back on the register to see the original order did he realize they fucked up, then tried to just take the bacon (and most of the cream cheese) off the bagel and give it to me, I didn't say anything I just gave the stare down. They got the message and made me a new bagel.
As reference, I was drinking last night with a friend till almost 3am and then had to be at work, I'm a little grumpy :)
posted by Jamie @ 9:43 AM
3 Comments:
At 8:10 AM,
Anonymous said…
banning smoking in pubs and clubs, and any enclosed space and within 3 metres of an entrance was the best thing that has happened in this country
At 9:44 AM,
Jamie said…
Oh we have that too :)
Assuming this is australian Claire.
At 10:42 PM,
Anonymous said…
yep it was.. they are also in the process of banning people smoking cars with children- not exactly sure how they are going to enforce it but anyway!
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