Hey, life? Are you kidding me?

I have to choose one???????????????

"What is your biggest pet peeve/gripe/grievance/whatever you want to call it? Why does it bother you so much? Here is your chance to use your writing talent to vent about what ails you. Use it wisely

We just had this discussion at school. I got a lot of answers like: chomping ice, smacking food, sneezing in the morning (strangely 2 people said this - oh well, it is allergy season), interrupting, etc. All of which I completely agree with - even the sneezing - that's got to be bad to be woken up to. My list would be much longer, because apparently I'm easily irratated at small things. But if i have to choice one . . . . . . (that's the writer's signal for drumroll, please). . . . .it would be:

Incompetence! Not to be confused with impotence or incontinence which I'm sure would both annoy me too.

What I mean by incompetence is having the ability to do something and not doing it. I express this best with actual examples from life:

1. Walmart worker sleeping on the lawn furniture. Okay, even if perhaps it is your break, I'm not gonna want that lounge chair anymore and you sleeping on it just makes me want to shake you awake and ask which aisle has mechanical pencils.

2. Here is a conversation:
me: where would the chalkboard paint be
worker (term used loosely): I don't know
me: I'm sorry - I thought that blue vest meant you worked here.
worker (looking at attire): i do. We don't carry it.
me: I saw it in the Sunday ad.
worker: we don't carry it.
me: where is the normal paint
worker: few aisles down
me: I didn't see it.
worker: it's there

She was right, the freaking CHALKBOARD PAINT was a few aisles down.

These examples aren't the best because it makes me sound like some primadonna that expects to be waited on hand and foot, and that's not the case at all. I blame my dad. He instilled a strong work ethic in me. I work hard at my job, and if i don't know something I try to find the answer.

Ooops which reminds me I need to look up the origin and actual reference of minding y our p's and q's. I think I know but I'd hate to be incompetent.

Peace love and something else,
audra