Trivial things that annoy you Part 2

macplato wrote: »

People who have a genuine phobia of... yellow sticky notes. I swear to god, I know of two people who fear touching or being touched by yellow sticky notes (or scotch tape, or anything sticky at all) :eek:

Fearing spiders is fine, some of them can actually kill you. But a yellow sticky note? Wha...?

Have you never heard of paper cuts? I'm telling you, you'd want to watch them yellow sticky notes!

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

fire and water can actually very easily kill people though


spiders tend not to in Ireland

Mice don't kill you but I go ballistic if I see one. I realise it's not rational, but that's the point of a phobia. People don't have them to annoy other people, they can't help it.

GenieOz wrote: »

Clue is in the name I reckon.

Yeah but do you pay at the pump or do you go in and pay first? In the petrol station I go to it says, "you may be asked to pre-pay at this pump." But I never get asked. I'm just curious how it works.

Vel wrote: »

Receptionists in doctor's offices. Never have I encountered such rude, miserable, passive aggressive, jumped up, obstructive, difficult people. Masters of the withering look, the curt phone call and making you feel that you are the scum of the earth for making them engage with you. I exaggerate somewhat but really, they are in general a bunch of rude ****s with seemingly massive chips on their shoulders who appear to hate their jobs.

Oh yes, they can be quite annoying. The practice I'm with has quite a few doctors but I have one that I see all the time. We have built up a rapor and she knows me and my medical history as a person, rather than notes in a file, which is why I like going to her. I rang up one day to make an appointment and the conversation went something like this:

Me: I would like to make an appointment to see Dr X please.
Her: May I ask what it is in relation to?
Me: I need to get a prescription refilled.
Her: Oh well, you don't need to see the doctor to do that, the nurse can do it.
Me: Actually I'd like to see the doctor as she asked me to make an appointment to see how I'm reacting to the medication.
Her: Well there is no appointments available with her today. Will I put you in to see another doctor?
Me: It doesn't have to be today. I'd prefer to wait until I can see Dr X.
Her: (sounding annoyed) Is it that you want to see a female doctor because we have an opening with a female one today.
Me: No it's because this doctor knows my medical history and I'm comfortable with her.
Her: We have your medical history on file and can give it to the doctor. There won't be a problem.
Me: I would like to see Dr X because of continuity of care. She knows my history and I feel more comfortable talking to her.
Her: (sounding huffy) Fine. I can fit you in tomorrow at x time.
Me: Thank you.

FFS what business is it of hers if I feel more comfortable dealing with a doctor who knows me, rather than having to start from scratch and explaining everything again to another doctor? Reading the notes from a file is not the same as knowing the patient. It's not like I was demanding to see my doctor that day and was more than happy to wait for an appointment. And who is she to make the medical decision that I don't need to see the doctor and should make do with seeing the nurse?

Paddy Cow wrote: »

Oh yes, they can be quite annoying. The practice I'm with has quite a few doctors but I have one that I see all the time. We have built up a rapor and she knows me and my medical history as a person, rather than notes in a file, which is why I like going to her.

FFS what business is it of hers if I feel more comfortable dealing with a doctor who knows me, rather than having to start from scratch and explaining everything again to another doctor? Reading the notes from a file is not the same as knowing the patient. It's not like I was demanding to see my doctor that day and was more than happy to wait for an appointment. And who is she to make the medical decision that I don't need to see the doctor and should make do with seeing the nurse?

I think she must be a twin of one I know! Same as that, and if you call in as I have had to do, once or twice to pick up a prescription or whatever, I dread encountering her. She does this thing of shuffling papers from one hand to the other, while not looking at them. It's hard to explain, but it's all part of making people wait, while she demands details, in the loudest tones possible. This is despite the fact that I would have rung just before I went in, and she has all the details, and has the piece of paper in her hand. Thankfully the doctors and the other receptionists are lovely.

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Is that a trivial thing that annoys you?

Or a made up story intended to be funny but is actually yawn inducing?

Christ almighty, these sort of pointless, unnecessary snide comments that ruin a good thread.