Okay it’s about time for a rant!

Posted by Phobia on June 28th, 2007 filed in Home

This blog has been up for a few months & I think it’s time I got on my soap box said something about the things that peeve me about people & the world in general. It might be the occasional annoyance at the idiot at the supermarket who’s parked his trolley in the middle of the aisle while he hunts for the perfect underarm deodrant effectively blocking any way past. But I want to talk about the things that really bake my noodle!

Disclaimer : The views expressed in this post may be controversial & completely opinionated (& was partially written after I had a large coffee). So if you’re a pansy-assed, panty waisted little mamma’s boy stop reading now.

Use your indicators!! It’s what they’re there for!!! I would love to drive a big Monster Truck just to be able to drive over morons who can’t signal when they drift into my lane! Also signalling as they drift across doesn’t count. All it takes is to just reach across & flick that little stalk. I understand that for some people the mere act of breathing takes up a lot of thinking room but this is why we have a graduating system of licensing. It’s to phase everyone into operating the multiple complex controls of a modern motor vehicle.

Look Ma no hands! Staying with the driving theme. If you get a phone call while you’re driving what do you do? A) Ignore it & let voicemail take a message, B) Pull over to the side of the road & answer it, C) Answer it while driving with one hand pressed to your head & the other holding the steering wheel (leaving no hands to operate the indicators!) OR D) Use the handsfree function that all phones come with. I don’t subscribe to the hard & fast rule that the phone should not be used in a moving vehicle. They should just be used responsibly. Responsibly is not driving with one hand up to your ear while you negotiate a busy intersection, almost taking out the crossing cyclist (ie. me) because you weren’t looking. Use the damn handsfree!!!

Other driving niggles. Why do people feel the need to slow right down when passing a policeman?? If the speed limit is 100kph & they’re going at 100kph there is no need to slow down to 80kph just to pass the cop on the side of the road!! All they’re doing is backing up traffic behind them & pissing the rest of us off!

Also people who drive at lower than the speed limit in the fast lane should be pulled over & bitch slapped!!! Meandering along in the fast lane when other cars are passing on the left should be an indication that they’re going too goddamn slow!!

PDAs. Humans are social animals. We like contact with each other. When hugging a friend in public elicits a response of “Get a room!” you know we’re heading down the toilet. What is wrong with people?? Does the concept of compassion escape them? Sure if a couple is warming up to the Karma Kama Sutra (edit : thanks Nick) outside the library that should be taken somewhere more private. But a hug or a kiss are expressions of affection common to us all. It’s part of our humanity. Dogs sniff butts, we hug. I think our way is much better!

Harry Potter. The fictional story about the boy wizard who studies magic at a school with other witches & wizards & regularly thwarts the forces of evil. I think I should stress fictional!! It’s a fantasy world that does not exist. Yet people still get worked up about it. There are people out there who think it’s teaching young, impressionable children to do witchcraft. That’s like saying reading a cook book is going to turn you into a 5 star chef! What about the young children that have discovered the amazing world of books because of the Harry Potter series?? And the best part is most of the anti-Harry camp have NOT read the books! I have a cousin (I’m sad to say) who feels that the Harry Potter books are evil & teaches children about devil worship. I asked if she’s read the books & she said she’s only watched part of the 1st movie. This saddens me. People like her have no basis for their predjudice. How can they possibly have such a strong opinion about something they know nothing about??? And to those who have read the books & still have a problem with it good on them for backing up their unfounded accusations with their twisted interpretation of a good story! GET A LIFE!!!!! There are so many other things on this planet to be concerned about than a fictional story!! Take whaling for example. There’s a species going extinct & people are petitioning courts to ban a fantasy book. Where are their priorities??

Grumpy customs officers This is a recent addition following my trip to Sydney last week. These people are supposed to be (in a way) ambassadors to their country. They are the first locals you meet when you enter a country. So why do all of them look like they’ve just sucked a lemon & behave like they’re convinced that you gave it to them??!! I understand Australia was a prison colony way back but now there’s no reason to treat everyone like they’re convicts. I thought it was just an Australian thing but getting back to New Zealand was much the same. Yet another sour-faced troll at the gate who growled at me for getting in the wrong queue. Oops my bad! Build a bridge & get over it!! Yet she continued to be snarky. People like that develop stomach ulcers.

Anyway I’ll stop now … for now! If you’ve got anything that gets your blood boiling have your say. The floor is yours!