stupid sh!t you fuss over

Robsweezie

when im in the jacks, I use a piece of tissue to cover my hand when opening the doors and if there's none handy, then i'll very weakly grip the handle and quickly pull it. this mostly applies to toilets as they are for the most part filthy ****holes with more germs than you even know. im more relaxed in other places but will apply the tissue when I can.

The_Valeyard

You better squeeze the tea bag before you take it out of the cup.

SEPT 23 1989

Do you wear tissue boxes on your feet?

Notavirus.exe

Robsweezie wrote: »

I use a piece of tissue to cover my hand when

I was thinking of something way different there...

I will not leave the house without making the bed and leaving the place tidy. It doesn't happen. Ever.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Cleaning, particularly if someone comes in through the house with shoes on. It's only recently I've got hung up on it but I'm paranoid about what's on people's shoes, what I walk in, what I carry around my house and into my bed.

Toilet roll. I never use the first bit I rip off. I've no idea why, it's something I've always done, even as a child. Have to bin the first bit and the rest is good to go.

My eyebrows. They're the Bain of my life. I tint, I thread, I examine, I brush them into place, I use different colour gels and powders to feather in anything that's not perfect. I swear the Sistine chapel would be less effort to paint in the mornings.

Body hair. I CANNOT DEAL. I hate it. I get so stressed out. I have myself waxed and threading, pretty much from head to toe. And everything is perfect for the first few weeks, but then it starts to grow back and that week I'm waiting for it to go enough to wax it again, god it stresses me out. I feel like a polar bear. Then if I wax too soon, all the hair hasn't come up so I'm not as smooth for as long. It's a very stressful situation.

Boskowski

You sound like a catch...

Notavirus.exe

Now that I think about it, I usually fuss about my toenails being even slightly long. And if my hair is over 1 CM long I want it cut right there and then.

BettePorter

When I make a sandwich I always keep the 'round' half for last and when I eat crisps I always open the bag upside down cause I think that way they ll be more flavoursome. Don't know why. Just do!

biko

Starting sentences with an uppercase letter.

Menas

Tidyness at home. Everything has a place and it drives me demented when sh1t is left around. This is a problem as I have a 4 year old kid!

Dughorm

Threads in after hours on boards.

flended12

Don't overly fuss but I eat, always eat a big mac from the top down, each individual layer at a time.

Degag

Work.

KatW4

Making sure that the volume on anything is on an even number.

Feeding our pets in specific order. The kitten, the cat and then the dog.

Using different colour pens for headings and notes. I hate anything written in just one colour because I can't see where the topic changes.

Stupid things really but if I don't do any of it like this it annoys me! It's like an itch I can't scratch, it gnaws away at me until I fix it.

NachoBusiness

When a street is pretty much deserted, I'd don't like people walking too close behind me, it freaks me out. I will actually pretend to take a call just so they will fcuk off from about me. What's really odd is when you're walking somewhere and can feel someone walking almost on your heels even though you're walking quite fast yourself, and then as soon as they get past you they suddenly start walking at the same pace as you,. Well why the fcuk did you want to get by me then you big dope?? I nick name them NCPs (needlessly competitive pedestrians).

mattP

At night I won't go into a room if the light is on and the curtains are open :c I turn off the light, stealthily go close the curtains and turn the light back on :F

skittles8710

Men.

tomwaterford

My car and cleaning it...get it valeted nearly weekly...(I drive like 17 mins to/from work max)
And even the tax/insurance discs espially I can't stand having more than one of each in the display!

I often get in cars they'd be well clean etc perfect out and look at the window then it's like a stuffed wallet stuck to it....stresses me out way more than it should like...I'd be thinking on for ages after

Robsweezie

I hate anyone walking behind me on a narrow footpath or tight space. if its a family with kids and a buggy that's fine, or a girl walking alone or with a male companion that's alright too, an elderly person whatever, but I have this thing about ''funny'' looking men walking behind me, either on their own or in groups. if I think they look shady I'll stop to check my phone with one eye on them as they go by. sometimes people just look dodgy even when they're completely innocent.

I would also feel uncomfortable in the feeling that im in someones way, not walking fast enough, so id stop to let people by.

Aoibhinn_C

NachoBusiness wrote: »

When a street is pretty much deserted, I'd don't like people walking too close behind me, it freaks me out. I will actually pretend to take a call just so they will fcuk off from about me. What's really odd is when you're walking somewhere and can feel someone walking almost on your heels even though you're walking quite fast yourself, and then as soon as they get past you they suddenly start walking at the same pace as you,. Well why the fcuk did you want to get by me then you big dope?? I nick name them NCPs (needlessly competitive pedestrians).

I admit I do this but its not because I'm needlessly competitive or anything like that. I got mugged by a junkie years ago. It was pretty scary so now if I see someone walking behind me in the street that looks a bit dodgy looking, I'll walk a bit faster to catch up to the nearest decent looking person in front of me and walk along side them until the dodgy person is gone. It makes me feel safer so you should think of it as a compliment to you when people do that.

Sudance

I Count the clothes pegs to ensure there's always an even number

I Wont let strangers like builders/tradesmen use my bathroom. I lie and tell em a pack of lies, but tell them they are welcome to nip down the field....and point to the furtherst corner away.....so far away they cant work out where it is

clever user name

No shoes in the house.

And leaving lights on when nobody is in the room.

freshpopcorn

closing doors especially when going to bed.

Green Mile

If I bang my left elbow on something, I have to bang my right elbow to even it out. Same If I walk and my foot doesn’t lift fully and my shoe scraps partially along the ground, I have to even that out by dragging my other foot on the ground. If I drag the second too much I have to then even that back out again with the first foot.
I just realised I’m odd

Floppybits

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Cleaning, particularly if someone comes in through the house with shoes on. It's only recently I've got hung up on it but I'm paranoid about what's on people's shoes, what I walk in, what I carry around my house and into my bed.

Toilet roll. I never use the first bit I rip off. I've no idea why, it's something I've always done, even as a child. Have to bin the first bit and the rest is good to go.

My eyebrows. They're the Bain of my life. I tint, I thread, I examine, I brush them into place, I use different colour gels and powders to feather in anything that's not perfect. I swear the Sistine chapel would be less effort to paint in the mornings.

Body hair. I CANNOT DEAL. I hate it. I get so stressed out. I have myself waxed and threading, pretty much from head to toe. And everything is perfect for the first few weeks, but then it starts to grow back and that week I'm waiting for it to go enough to wax it again, god it stresses me out. I feel like a polar bear. Then if I wax too soon, all the hair hasn't come up so I'm not as smooth for as long. It's a very stressful situation.

Good jaysus :eek:

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Did I misread the thread title? Stupid sh!t you fuss over??

kjl

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Do you wear tissue boxes on your feet?

"I got six numbers, 3 more and I would have had a full number"

mfceiling

Sudance wrote: »

I Count the clothes pegs to ensure there's always an even number

I Wont let strangers like builders/tradesmen use my bathroom. I lie and tell em a pack of lies, but tell them they are welcome to nip down the field....and point to the furtherst corner away.....so far away they cant work out where it is

I love people like you. I work in construction and the odd time we will work on a "live" house ie. someone still living there.

We clean up after ourselves, take our lunch in the van and get a tea or coffee in the local shop. We try to respect the fact that it's your home and you need as minimum as disruption as possible. God forbid we might need a wee...2nd class citizens being sent down a field.

Maximus Alexander

NachoBusiness wrote: »

What's really odd is when you're walking somewhere and can feel someone walking almost on your heels even though you're walking quite fast yourself, and then as soon as they get past you they suddenly start walking at the same pace as you,. Well why the fcuk did you want to get by me then you big dope?? I nick name them NCPs (needlessly competitive pedestrians).

I've often thought about this but as it applies to cycling (because what else do you have to think about while cycling?)

Sometimes you'll gradually catch up with someone on a long cycle and find that the pace you're cruising at is just slightly faster than theirs. So you're behind them, but if you overtake them it would be the most excruciatingly slow overtake in history. The only option is to make a quick burst of speed to pass them and then return to your regular pace. I wonder is this what's happening?

Though that doesn't explain those absolute Anuses of Satan who will come up behind you when you're stopped at lights and plonk themselves in front of you, only to take off at a painfully slow speed and crawl up the road. So you wait and wait for a gap in traffic to pass them, then they do the same thing at the next set of lights.

It takes all my mental strength not to just reach out and push them off their bikes.

x43r0

The volume on anything must be a multiple of 5

Stir the tea enough to make sure the sugar has dissolved

Squeeze the tea bag before you take it out

Close the cupboard/wardrobe/room door before leaving the room/going to bed

Hold the burger upside while eating because the juices flown down and make the bottom soggy otherwise

If I listen to a song and it ends while I'm still enjoying it I'll start it over and listen again straight away. On occasion this has repeated up to 5 times

If eating a roast dinner, every bite must have some meat, potatoes, veg, gravy in each mouthful. Each component of the meal must be rationed carefully to ensure that the last mouthful still has equal proportions

When leaving the house, after closing the front door I give it a push in to make sure its closed

Jan Laco

NachoBusiness wrote: »

When a street is pretty much deserted, I'd don't like people walking too close behind me, it freaks me out. I will actually pretend to take a call just so they will fcuk off from about me. What's really odd is when you're walking somewhere and can feel someone walking almost on your heels even though you're walking quite fast yourself, and then as soon as they get past you they suddenly start walking at the same pace as you,. Well why the fcuk did you want to get by me then you big dope?? I nick name them NCPs (needlessly competitive pedestrians).

I hate walking the same pace as people. And if I am behind people walking the same pace I get the idea I might freak them out so will quicken to walk ahead of them. But then I get tired...


I never take the top biscuit or bread slice in an opened pack.


If there is a bar handle on public toilets or bar toilets I will push/pull the door open with the end of the handle where I think less people have touched it.

kylith

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

I've often thought about this but as it applies to cycling (because what else do you have to think about while cycling?)

Sometimes you'll gradually catch up with someone on a long cycle and find that the pace you're cruising at is just slightly faster than theirs. So you're behind them, but if you overtake them it would be the most excruciatingly slow overtake in history. The only option is to make a quick burst of speed to pass them and then return to your regular pace. I wonder is this what's happening?

Though that doesn't explain those absolute Anuses of Satan who will come up behind you when you're stopped at lights and plonk themselves in front of you, only to take off at a painfully slow speed and crawl up the road. So you wait and wait for a gap in traffic to pass them, then they do the same thing at the next set of lights.

It takes all my mental strength not to just reach out and push them off their bikes.

Gods, it should be legal to beat those people with their own rear wheels.

I take a perverse pleasure in overtaking them if they're young fellas since I'm a mid 30s woman on a granny bike.



I used to fuss about stuff a lot more, but then I tried not giving a fck and it's revolutionised my life.

Pac1Man

Sudance wrote: »

I Wont let strangers like builders/tradesmen use my bathroom. I lie and tell em a pack of lies, but tell them they are welcome to nip down the field....and point to the furtherst corner away.....so far away they cant work out where it is

I know it's your house but I really hope you're joking.

This could end up working against you one day. It's very easy to determine whether a toilet is in working order (presuming you tell them it's broken).

I know if I found out that the owner acted like that and then sent us on a wild goose chase to a phantom field (!!), my quality of work would subconsciously drop like a stone.

Even though I know my keys are in my bag I always check my bag just before I close the door its odd because in my heart and soul I know the keys are in my bag but I still have to check.

illdoit2morrow

Seeing a dishwasher not packed 'economically'. I'll take the time to rearrange the contents to fit an extra cup or two in.

There is a weird kind of secretive smugness once its done.

castletownman

I don't know whether it's a case of OCD, me being overly fussy, or a completely normal thing, but in the lead up to a weekend away in an unfamilar town, I ALWAYS scope out where we are staying, how long it should take to get there, and operate like clockwork in terms of figuring out how long it takes to walk from the accommodation to the main parts of town.

In fact, I am definitely overly fussy when it comes to time-keeping. If I was told we were leaving at 2PM, and we left a minute late, I would be fretting that we are running late, and everything is going to be knocked off kilter.

Notavirus.exe

Jan Laco wrote: »

I never take the top biscuit or bread slice in an opened pack.

Same. I might even go as deep as to skip the first two slices!

CruelCoin

Robsweezie wrote: »

when im in the jacks, I use a piece of tissue to cover my hand when opening the doors and if there's none handy, then i'll very weakly grip the handle and quickly pull it. this mostly applies to toilets as they are for the most part filthy ****holes with more germs than you even know. im more relaxed in other places but will apply the tissue when I can.

On a similar note, isn't it just the stupidest thing to place the push side going into the loo, and the pull leaving. Whats the bloody point of washing my hands in this case?

I always grip the handle in the spot i think has seen the least human contact.

Mind you, i'm not sure why i do this, as i follow a 10 second rule for food on the ground.....

Mesrine65

I section off my dinner plate, vegetables in one section, potatoes in another & meat/fish in another...

I also eat my dinner in this order leaving the best part, meat/fish etc., until last.

I also prefer plain white plates & stainless steel cutlery.

I think I have a touch of OCD

kylith

CruelCoin wrote: »

On a similar note, isn't it just the stupidest thing to place the push side going into the loo, and the pull leaving. Whats the bloody point of washing my hands in this case?

I always grip the handle in the spot i think has seen the least human contact.

Mind you, i'm not sure why i do this, as i follow a 10 second rule for food on the ground.....

They do it so that people exiting the loo don't open the door into someone walking past.

Melisandre121

I can't have the volume on 13 because it freaks me out. I can't have it on 6 either. And 13 is pretty much the perfect volume when I'm watching TV at night so I usually have to have it at 12 and strain a little bit to hear.

duffman3833

Robsweezie wrote: »

when im in the jacks, I use a piece of tissue to cover my hand when opening the doors and if there's none handy, then i'll very weakly grip the handle and quickly pull it. this mostly applies to toilets as they are for the most part filthy ****holes with more germs than you even know. im more relaxed in other places but will apply the tissue when I can.

There is a local shopping center beside me, that is designed where u don't have to touch anything, unless you need to do a number 2 and sit on toilet, but once you finish in urinal, you wave you hand in front of sensor below tap and water starts running, and the hand dryer has a sensor so runs auto and there is no door to the bathrooms

endacl

Notavirus.exe wrote: »

Now that I think about it, I usually fuss about my toenails being even slightly long. And if my hair is over 1 CM long I want it cut right there and then.

How did you manage pre-metric?

osarusan

It bothers me if my shoe laces are tied so that they press different levels of 'tightness' against my foot. They have to be as tight as each other.

Notavirus.exe

endacl wrote: »

How did you manage pre-metric?

I was bald. :eek: JK.

It has nothing to do with the number 1 CM, it's just that 1 CM long hair is just too long for my liking.

endacl

Notavirus.exe wrote: »

I was bald. :eek: JK.

It has nothing to do with the number 1 CM, it's just that 1 CM long hair is just too long for my liking.

What's the diameter of your head? This needs an indication of proportion.

When I wash my hair I wash each individual strand separately.

I can only drive on a road that has blue cars. If I see other colour cars I have a kind of fit and begin to tear my hair out, strand by strand of course.

What else. Oh yes. I take my toes off every night. The sight of them sticking out from the end of my feet makes me feel queasy.

Rubberlegs

I can't bear my fingernails to grow so they have a white tip on them. The minute I see that, I have to cut them. I appreciate lovely fingernails on other women, but I can't bear the feeling of them. Especially when something gets into them like coal dust or Play Doh. Uggghh:(
I'm fanatical about recycling, and making sure everything goes in the correct bin. The OH winds me up by shoving crisp packets or chocolate wrappers down into empty bottles. My head feels like it will explode:(

KatW4

Just remembered another one. If I'm buying anything in the shop, I always go for one at the back. I never pick the one at the front. It's a habit I picked up from my mum and I've no idea why she does it!

KERSPLAT!

KatW4 wrote: »

Just remembered another one. If I'm buying anything in the shop, I always go for one at the back. I never pick the one at the front. It's a habit I picked up from my mum and I've no idea why she does it!

Probably because people always pick up things from the front, have a look and then put them back if it's not wanted. So if its something like bread it'll be squished, or an item of clothing may be dirty from people mauling it. That's why I do it anyway!!