AND ANOTHER THING! A place to post a moan about lifes minor irritations!

Mothers giving their children food off the shelves in supermarkets before they go through the checkout. I've actually seen people putting empty packets back on the shelves when their children have finished their "snack"

Wrapping on cucumbers -- grrr

Yes, yes and yes yoga

The 'yourself' and 'myself' thing... I remember stamping on that in letters sent by the company I worked for - I explained that only I can hurt myself, and only you can hurt yourself - the key word being 'reflexive', and so 'feel free to call myself' is codswallop with no meaning whatsoever... I got myself quite worked up!

I also suggested that 'how can I help you' made more sense than 'how may I help you', which caused a little friction between myself and her what taught the telephone receptionists. And it's 'she who', not 'her what'!

Irritation at people who have not had the same level of education or do not have the same level of intelligence as oneself.

Truck drivers who move out of convoy and hog all four lanes on the motorway for some unfathomable reason that is not clear to other motorway users. It seems to happen often on the M62 late at night. Last month, one truck driver went halfway into the outside lane and kept weaving his vehicle to stop cars getting through. The road ahead was empty. I eventually drove through and all the trucks flashed their headlights and sounded their horns at me. It was very intimidating. I left the motorway 3 junctions after and there was no reason for them to have held up the traffic. Has this happened to anyone else?

baubles that could have been me a few years ago

But, since my son had to start using a wheelchair, and I started pushing babies around again, it makes me really angry! Our village doesn't have wide enough roads or enough parking spaces in the middle but people could THINK about it a bit more before they park. I now carry a 'snotty' notice which I put under the offending car's windscreen - and then I run like the clappers!

Not sure exactly what you mean by your post, petallus! Are you saying you are irritated by people who you consider not to be on your intellectual level?

whenim reminds me of the Country and Western song 'Convoy' www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/brandt-paul/convoy-13526.html

petallus perhaps you could let me know what level of education you reached so that I will know if Im educated enough to converse with you.

Ana and Baubles no I meant the exact opposite .

I meant I get irritated by people who criticise or have a laugh at other people for incorrect grammar and so on.

My education was awful, sec mod and left school at 15.

I did go on to further ed as an adult though.

Lily yes, me too! I wondered if they were conversing with each other to be able to close off the traffic lanes like that.

petallus sorry, I was too quick off the mark there.

Me too, petallus - I thought it was uncharisteristic of you, that's why I queried your meaning! Sorry

After I dropped Anno at Geneva airport, I was driving home on the motorway and had to go through a long tunnel. The speed limit was 100 kph and as I was fined €90 a few months ago for travelling at 61 in a 50 zone I was sticking rigidly to the limit. A huge lorry came right up to my bumper and began sounding his horn and put on his main beam. He kept it up right through the tunnel, even though it was two lane and he could have overtaken. I don't think this is typical of Swiss lorry drivers, but it was a bit unnerving. If I had not been a stroppy old woman I could have got very upset. As it was, I took quite a perverse pleasure in maintaining the legal speed.

Thanks both, I see now that I was very unclear in my post so my fault

@Faye : 'I prefer no full stops after letters, such as the BBC or MOT.'

That's fine - that is the modern way. But when the stops ARE used (as indicators that the preceding letter is an initial or abbreviation) then they should ALL be there! (Harrumph!)

Not worth a new thread for this, so I'll put it here.

Why is always when I've just hoovered and washed the kitchen floor that I drop the newly watered pot plant and get wet compost all over it?

Sod's law

when have spoken to my brother regarding this phenomena with the lorries,as an experienced HGV continental all singing all dancing driver of many years standing.....you drove through a rolling road block.....lol

But what's the point of it, nellie?

Convoy!!

ana the impression I got is because they can ..but sometimes they are carrying a hazardous load which is not always apparent or so I am told.

What, to avoid all being done for speeding?

Motorist, usually men, who will not get into the correct lane well in advance when there is a lane closure. They wait until reaching the final 'in' arrow and expect others to let them in or try to force their way in.

It looks lime some kind of queue jumping but it isn't really. The advice is that traffic will move more quickly if you DO stay in the lane that is about to be closed and then filter into the open lane. It's the same on busy slip roads opening onto a busy motorway. As long as people let you filter!