Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Last July I posted my first ever "List of Gripes" filled with things that make me sad, annoyed, frustrated or concerned.

Well, today I decided that it was time for an update...pardon my venting, but here goes Part 2 of "Grammie's Gripes":

1) Going to doctors who are the same age as my kids.

2) Living so far away from family.

3) Taxes

4) Tailgating drivers

5) Power outages

6) Squirrels eating from the "squirrel proof" bird feeder

7) Educated people using poor grammar

8) Rigidity

9) Violent movies

10) Politicians television and radio ads include the phrase, "....He's a conservative candidate who's 'one of us'..."

11) Getting older

12) Sore throats

13) Brain freezes

14) Salespeople who won't leave you alone OR

15) Salespeople who are nowhere to be found when you need them

16) Hearing the pilot say, "No problem, but please take your seats and fasten your seat belts, there is some turbulence ahead!"

17) Rude people who cut into long lines

18) Wrong numbers

19) Finding myself shopping the day after a big sale is over

20) Hidden charges

21) Phone hang-ups in the middle of the night

22) Spam mail

23) Dentist appointments

24) Coupons that expire the day after you receive them

25) When college football coaches are paid millions of dollars and college professors get minimal salaries.

26) Hot flashes

27) Being called ma'm

28) Paperwork

29)Thirty minutes of previews before the actual movie starts

30)Flashing ads that won't go away on computer sites

31) Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton being in the 'news' all of the time.

32) TV reruns

4 comments:

Ingrid said...

N° 1 made me really angry years ago. In a hospital they gave me a therapist (!!) younger than my own son ! How could I tell my "childhood" to a child ? Crazy. Most of the other points I agree too.

Moobear said...

I am gonna try to post a comment one more time grammie. For some reason I have problems posting on all blogs since I changed over. Do you? I was hoping I would see that on your list. :) Not really, just wanted to say I enjoyed your post today and have not commented as much cause the hassle of it gets on my one little nerve.
Hope you have a great day btw and I know you are getting excited and looking forward to Owen coming!!
Take care friend!

Clara....in TN said...

What about someone that coughs or sneezes without covering their mouth? That irritates me to no end. Expecially if I am eating!

Bert Bananas said...

Aside from slow drivers, the only real irritant in my life is me. But it wasn't until I gave up watching televised movie 'dramas' that this became so. If I'm not driving and not near any mirrors, I'm a very content human being.