- People
- Dependency in many areas, especially in relation to things which they could learn very easily (basic computer skills, car maintainance, etc) but which they prefer to just depend on others to sort problems out for them. Why go through the hassle of bothering others, asking favors, and having to rely on their schedule when you could easily learn to do it yourself? Go figure.
- Computer illiterate people who figure they could never learn to operate a computer and thus subjugate you to their every need, no matter how trivial -- How can I connect to the Internet? -- or obvious -- I just click "Yes" when anything pop up. People will readily ask for a computer fixup that takes 4 hours but never once will they equate your time with asking someone to come to their house to fix their car and change its oil. What's the difference ?
- Devious people who say something about their problems, waiting for you to volunteer to help them out. It leaves you in a tight spot. Sometimes I won't help, just out of spite, acting ignorant so that they realize that I'm not dumb and won't be played. It normally starts out by a statement like this: "My computer shut down yesterday out the blue... (silence) (more silence) And well... (silence). Me: Huh, you should try hitting the power button and see what happens. If the person truly needs help, they'll ask for it directly and the more generous they are, the better. Sometimes even a sincere thanks or some cookies and milk will do.
- Musically one-track people who listen to only one kind of music. Being around them is an excruciating test of nerves.
- People who feel the need to lean over your shoulder and read what youre typing to someone.
- People who are always putting themselves down and then waiting for you to build them up...that gets so annoying. Sometimes I'll just listen and never disagree... that way you reinforce it and yet leave a doubt.
- When people feel like their life is just about the worse anyone has ever had and that no one has it as hard as they do and etc etc. They feel like their hardship is enough of an excuse for any sort of behavior, lateness or mood. You can feel real sadness when the person is normally upbeat or at least normal... but when, day in, day out, they are morose and begging for attention, it really gets annoying.
- Wayward hair
- in my toothbrush ughhh!
- in the sink
- in the food
- in my comb
- in the soap
What most annoys you?







A friend could not get her machine (computer) working and asked me to look at it, which I did (first mistake, mine). Then, when I had determined that it was a motherboard difficulty and informed her of this, she independently went out and bought a new one (with no knowledge of motherboards, she relied upon the enthusiastic salesman's assistance in making her purchase. Second mistake: Her's). Then, having "taken my suggestion (I made no such suggestion!) to buy a new motherboard" she asked me when I could install it. "Tomorrow", was my reply (Third mistake: Mine). On the morrow (day before yesterday), I found that the motherboard did not fit into their old case. Seeking to restrict any further damage caused by cheerful salesmen, I volunteered (Fourth mistake; Mine) to go with her to a small dealer to buy a good, but reasonably priced case ($24) and then spent the rest of the v e r y l o n g d a y as she proceeded to do a couple (read multitude) of quick (i.e. dental appt.) chores before we went home (Mistake: I stop counting right about now). When I left at 4am the next morning (yesterday), the machine worked fine, considering that 90% of the processes upon startup were adware and spyware. I told her about this, suggested solutions and then promptly left her to her timebomb. This afternoon, I returned home to a message on my phone from my (soon to be ex-) friend stating that the machine will no longer load windows. I just want to buy a boat and sail to destinations unknown (to her).
There is fault to be laid for all of this, and it begins with me. I had choices the whole way and I have to stand accountable for those choices. Had I told her that I charged $100/hr. to friends I could have earned the instant gratification of her cold shoulder and avoided all the work that I have done obtaining it. As it stands, her machine needs a wipe and reload and I will do that. If, by chance, there is something else that is not software related, I took on this responsibility by the choices that I made along the way. I will finish this.
I have learned many lessons from this, however the most important is that no one is to blame but myself. My choices. My decisions. My mistakes. My responsibility.
I won't make the same choices again.
What is really funny is all that I left out of this story (e.g. At 4am as I was about to leave and she sat down at the keyboard, she said,"Oh, before you go, could you just change the picture and the color of my screen?".)
...that and the fact that most of the time they are just simply too lazy to actually search and want you to do it for them.
1. Genuinely stupid people
2. People who can't take a hint
3. People who cut in, whether it be in conversations, queues, etc...
I can live with most other things. I think that I may be one of those people who will one day walk into a post office and shoot everyone o____O
Meh.