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It turns out that Festivus (you might want to Google it if you’ve never heard of it) is exactly two weeks from now. My family occasionally celebrates it. Here is a photo from my brother’s Instagram that was taken during the Feats of Strength.
So today, to enter the random giveaway for the Good Luck Hand, let’s have an Airing of Grievances. This is going to be tricky and perhaps not make sense for those who are not native English speakers, but for those of us who used to watch Seinfeld, I thought we could have a giggle or two. Now, a proper Airing of Grievances is traditionally about telling people all the ways they have disappointed them over the last year, but perhaps we can be a bit more general about our Grievances. π In other words, what ticks you off?
marthnickbeads 
What ticks me off is a lack of patience and rudeness especially at this time of year, I wish everyone would just chill.
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Everyone definitely gets stressed out around now!
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-sound the sound of an alarm clock !!!
-When you post an announcement about the sale of the thing you want, and write about the price – I’ll send it in a personal. And then 20 pages of users write – and to me in a personal say
-Does it be when when someone is waiting for someone, but he is not particularly in a hurry
– when men spit on the street
-Busit when elevator does not work
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Oh, I agree about the sound of an alarm clock! Especially in the winter when itβs so cold outside in the morning!
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What really ticks me off, generally speaking, is People rudeness, let s say At The Postal office, or in a Shop, as People seems having forgotten kindness and this is really annoying me. Sorry if I didnt answer properly, I am Italian and maybe this is not the correct response, But this is What I have understood πππππ
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You are correct! During Festivus family members talk about their complaints at the dinner time. Itβs a silly spoof-not meant to be taken seriously. All in good fun!
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When a person behaves very loudly it confuses me))))
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Each day is such a gift Iβm grateful for, and am dismayed by some mean, grumpy behavior I see.
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What ticks me off? Willful ignorance includes many maddening sub-categories, so let’s go with that.
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Lookylous..the peeps that you are walking behind, suddenly stop and look around…slows my progress tee hee
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People who park their grocery carts in the middle of the aisle and stand there completely oblivious to the rest of us who just want to get our stuff and get out quickly. Drives me crazy!
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Yes! What drives me nuts is people at Disney World who are walking along and then stop dead in their tracks. Move to the side, people!
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When a person doesn’t wait for him/her turn, it’s actually for Russia(
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Unreliability in general, or being late for anything (I try to be 15 mins ahead to everything), obnoxiousness in general especially with lack of regard for who may be around.
Or really blantant rude remarks especially if they canβt be substantiated with rational thought.
It may be too general for people to understand my dislikes but essentially those cover it!
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I would like to air out my grievance towards people on mass transit who cough openly without covering up!
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Yuck!!!!!!!
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I hate – impudent drivers on roads when all stand in a queue, and impudent fellows want to go in any way – I hate those who tells one, and does another – people kototory irritate buy beads then to sell in several!!! time!! more expensively!!!
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People who you kinda know ( think kind of an aquantance )who refuse to make eye contact or say hello ( especially the ones you see frequently ) I always think they must act this way because they must be miserable, doesnβt take much to say hello people!
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I hate all the hussle everybody makes before Christmas and all this pressure that you have to do this or that. Well, perhaps I’ll be starting doing things after Christmas. I want to use the time to come down a bit and look forward to spending time with family and friends.
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It can become overwhelming.
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At the moment what ticks me off is those students who are 19 and who keep their hats and their coats on, with their bag in front of them on the table, when they are in the classroom for the lesson. And who bitch about this mean teacher who makes them sit properly in class and work.
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I always wondered what grade you taught. My husband also teaches high school. In most elementary schools here (grade K-8) kids HAVE to take their hats off. π
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The lack of general christmas spirit I guess – everyone is in a rush and busy, but can we at least be polite with each other???
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The toilet seat being left up! π‘
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What ticks me off – colleagues who cc the whole world in their email and worse… respond with a thank you to the sender. Geez… We are already very swarmed by many emails at work. Why are people creating more spam emails?
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Oh, yes, I hate that! Use the BCC option people! And hit Reply Sender not Reply All!
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Toilet seat left up definitely Harley French! People who don’t use turn signals, cutting people off in traffic.
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People who donβt use their turn signals in traffic.
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People who just push their way through. It happens in the grocery line, in traffic, everywhere. Like they are the only ones who need to be taken care of and it has to be right now. Equal to that are people who think they are so important that they must be on their cellphone no matter what’s happening around them. Rudeness is the overall theme here, I guess.
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Iβve noticed that, Suzanne!
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What ticks me off is people’s impatience in cars. I was trying to reverse out of a parking space the other day and two people shot behind me then bibbed at me. They could see I was already reversing why not wait a few seconds!
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What disheartens me is a general lack of empathy. We seem to be going through a moment where people will demand that their specific pain be recognized whilst willfully invalidating the pain that’s felt by others. Our unique life experiences all leave us with our own unique scars. It is important to speak out; it is equally important to listen.
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Well said.
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When I smile at people as I pass them (and this is at all times of the year, not just Christmas….) and they look at me but donβt smile- just stare and or look away with a rude face…….
No matter what is going on, I can be pleasant to all!!!!!!
Merry Beadmas! And Happy New Year to all!!!!
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For me it would be, people who are negative about everything. The rise of negativity is disheartening and much of it is mean spirited or ridiculous. The lack of empathy ties into the negativity.
On a lighter side, I hate autocorrect that happens after you send something. It can be hilarious but awkward.
Happy Holidays and Festivus!
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Yes, autocorrect can be quite troublesome but unintentionally hilarious. π
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People who donβt match their beads to their coffee mugs
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Well, the initial grievance I posted is the ongoing feud between two of the most important people in my life. But as that post was lost while I tried to figure out logging into this stupid site (WordPress, not you Martha) we can add that to my list.
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Thatβs no fun. Hope the issues get resolved. π
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People who stay on there cell phones when checking out in line to purchase something. The cashier deserves your attention.
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I know what you mean! I always feel awkward at checkouts now because I pretty much only use my cellphone to pay. I always want to say, βIβm just trying to pay, not trying to avoid you!β
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Hereβs my own Airing of Grievances…people and retail stores who take my photos and then post them as their own. Style and take your own photos! Bah humbug. π
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That’s terrible! Retail stores are doing it too! Shame on them.
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Yep, stores that sell Trollbeads do it all the time and it drives me nuts. If I put a big watermark on pictures then it makes them ugly so I donβt want to do that. π€·π»ββοΈ
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That my children can’t remember to turn out lights when they leave a room. And that my husband can’t remember to put a new liner in the green bin after he empties it! π
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Rude coworkers and clients!
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I’m ticked off about the lack of help I get during the month of December when I’m the one hosting our son’s birthday party, my birthday dinner, my in-laws birthday, Christmas Eve and day. Come on people! Don’t offer to help if you don’t actually intend to help. And it doesn’t help me one bit if you’re giving me grief about making too much food. And standing behind me trying to make small talk while I’m preparing the food isn’t helpful either.
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I hear you!
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I hate 1. when strangers climb into my life with their advice, 2. when people take my cup, the spoon, for me it’s like a toothbrush!
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Intolerance, and social media ‘judge and jury’ behavior.
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Sorry Faye, but the winner has already been chosen-see the first sentence. Thereβs another giveaway right now on my Instagram though and Iβm sure weβll see more from other people today!
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