Every person gets annoyed by things. Human beings have expectations about the way things should be and the things ought to be. Most of these things are opinion but some are universal. I observed a couple of these this week and I wanted to share them.

1. Check writing in the check out line. Completely and utterly annoying. My wife still does this and I can only imagine the annoyance of a long line at the grocery store when she writes a 1.35 check for gum.

2. Cell phone usage in public places. I am guilty of this more than anyone so in the hopes of being fair I thought I would include this in the list. Now I don’t see anything wrong with speaking to someone who is with in public but for some reason if I am speaking to someone telephonically that breaches social etiquette.

3. Public Restroom conversation. I am fairly unsure about the rules around this for the ladies restroom but I know I am completely annoyed when I am standing at a urinal and some creepy old man starts discussing something with me.

4. Fireman filling boots in the intersection. I mean come on, your trapped in your car and although you have given money the past thirty times you went through that intersection you have no way to avoid looking like a completely jerk if you don’t give money everytime.

AH