What makes you the most impatient?

@TheHorse (218921)
Walnut Creek, California
June 8, 2017 12:44pm CST
I was just joking around with @CoralLevang in the comments somewhere about how to make people around us frustrated or impatient. We were talking about paying for things with pennies, and then buying a lottery ticket to top it off, while the people behind us in line squirm. Of course, that got me to thinking about what things make me the most impatient overall during my day-to-day life. At the Chevron station, as I'm standing there with my pack of cigs, or maybe two Gatorades for a hike, it is that blasted person who buys a lottery scratcher, and then maybe two of those, oh, and one of the new "double your chances" one, and on and on. The words "poor tax" always play in my head. When driving, it's not just the texting drivers who wait about seven seconds before moving when the light turns green. It's also the people in the left of two lanes who wait until the last second before turning their left turn signal on, leaving you stuck behind them while traffic whizzes by to your right. In conversation, it's the person who never shuts up, and who never really listens to what others are saying, as he's too busy formulating what he is going to say next. When I helped host an open mic, it was the lounge lizard who would play "Piano Man" and think he was moving everyone to tears while actually putting everyone to sleep. Are there certain things that make you impatient? I'm sure I'll think of more.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
8 Jun 17
That guy who puts his cash card into the autoteller, checks his account balance, cancels the transaction, repeats for 2 or 3 other cards, including getting at least one wrong PIN attempt, before finally putting the first card back in and withdrawing 10quid... All I wanted was some cash to save having to pay for my lottery ticket with coppers!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Jun 17
Heh heh. I can see myself staring daggers at your back as you buy your blasted lottery ticket.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
8 Jun 17
@TheHorse Like I was doing to the guy at the autoteller, as the rain ran off my hat and dribbled inexorably down the back of my collar...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Jun 17
@pgntwo Ah, sounds pleasant. You'd think that in Ireland, they'd put those machines under a roof of some kind.
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Jennifer
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
8 Jun 17
I have been told I have the patience of a saint but I'm not sure about that. Lol. The one thing that does drive me crazy is when I'm late somewhere due to my husband taking his ever so sweet time doing everything!. Lol.
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Jennifer
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
8 Jun 17
@TheHorse My husband is in the bathroom first and last. Lol
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Jun 17
Who gets the bathroom first?
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
8 Jun 17
Yes when I have an appointment with professionals and they are late, way late..I have no patience for that.
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
8 Jun 17
@TheHorse I won't. Thanks for the honesty.
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
8 Jun 17
@TheHorse Good for you clients then.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Jun 17
@TiarasOceanView But I always do a good job! Heh.
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
8 Jun 17
thankfully i don't get out much these days. i've the patience 'f a saint, so's i'm told. i'm still waitin'n my gold star fer stickin' with the hubs all these many years.....
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
8 Jun 17
@TheHorse him?? ya gave him such? aha! now i know how ya roll, lol. 't least ya seem to finish what'cha start? i've all the patience'n the world with wee ones, critters'n the elderly. those 'nbetwixt? not so much these days.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Jun 17
@crazyhorseladycx Heh. I think I'm the same, actually.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Jun 17
Heh. I already gave HIM a gold star. Then I ran out. I've actually been told the same thing. Working with littlies requires a lot of patience.
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Carol Brown
@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
9 Jun 17
This is the short list.... Screaming kids in the grocery store line, out-of-control kids running table to table in the restaurant, noisy neighbors, people who are perpetually late to work, and my own increasing inability to open jars, wrapped food, or other tasks requiring not only dexterity but strength on my part. Why oh why did I ask God to give me patience back in the day, when I should have known I'd get countless opportunities to practice it in order to obtain it? Thanks for this opportunity to vent!!!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Jun 17
De nada. Oh, I forgot about the fact that I drop everything on the floor. I can still handle most packages, though I keep my pocket knife handy, just in case.
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Carol Brown
@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
9 Jun 17
@TheHorse I've learned to keep scissors handy at home. Also a small pair of tin snips for those things encased in hard plastic. And pliers to assist in twisting off caps that are seemingly welded to the tops of Vitamin Water bottles. Tools are da bomb!
Angie
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Jun 17
At the grocery store - that person that is waiting for someone to come back because "forgot something and went to get it" Driving - People using their phones altogether, In conversation - people using their phones, meaning you are boring why am I talking to you?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Jun 17
Oh, I almost forgot about the last one. When people look at ther cell phones while I am talking, I say, "I can wait."
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Angie
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Jun 17
@TheHorse Makes me want to get up and leave.
snowy
@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
9 Jun 17
Pretty much everything! I am not a patient person.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
9 Jun 17
@TheHorse . Yes, sir! Now that's a prescription I can live with!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Jun 17
Dr. Horse prescribes Single Malt Scotch.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Jun 17
@snowy22315 Do you prefer UPS or Fed Ex?
Morning Girl
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
9 Jun 17
I always pray God will give me the longest patience because the bad behavior of some people would tempt me to explode every now and then. The reckless drivers, the noisy neighbor, the selfishness of some people and a lot of bad habits of others that are not easy to disregard.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Jun 17
I try to get into my own little space. Sometimes I get the license plates of really bad drivers and phone them in.
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AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
9 Jun 17
What makes me impatient Stupid or lazy people People we hire to do a job and they don't show up People who insist on talking loud for the whole world to hear their conversations People who .... well, that's enough for now
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AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
9 Jun 17
@TheHorse That is the$64,000 question
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Jun 17
@AbbyGreenhill Do you listen to what they're saying? Is it usually a discussion of Plato v. Aristotle?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Jun 17
Why do some people talk real loud when they don't have to?
Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
8 Jun 17
I work at the turnstiles at the races, and get impatient when a woman who has stood in the queue for ages proceeds to empty her bag on my counter, looking for her money. She had plenty of time to get it ready before she gets to me. Of course the reason that there is a queue in the first place is because people like her have already held up everyone else!
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
8 Jun 17
@TheHorse Oh yes, the hardest part is to keep a smile on my face and not show my impatience.
The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Jun 17
Heh heh. If you asked the common-sense question, "Couldn't you have gotten your money ready at home?" you'd be considered rude.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (61155)
• Centralia, Washington
9 Jun 17
Impatient or irritated? Or have the urge to yell Shut the heck up!?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Jun 17
It can include "am tempted to purchase flamethrower."
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James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Jun 17
People at the grocery store who wait until the their whole order is checked out then start looking for the credit card, finding cash, counting out change or even writing a check.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Jun 17
I wonder why they don't understand that it's best to have payment ready. Are these the "swimming in the shallow end of the gene pool" people I heard about in an Austin Lounge Lizards song?
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
8 Jun 17
Hey, we've had to pay with mostly dimes, nickels and pennies before in order to get milk and bread. It happens. Lol.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Jun 17
If it's milk and bread, I don't think I'd be that impatient. But if you buy a lottery ticket at the end, I'll be secretly staring daggers at your back!
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
8 Jun 17
@TheHorse nah lol just milk and bread here.
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Hillary Ralston
@hillhjill (23717)
• United States
8 Jun 17
There are many.. but one thing is that when someone says there going to come over and you wait at your house for them to show up and they never do..and so on.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Jun 17
Ah, I forgot about that one! Yes, I've been on the receiving end of that one.
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sublime03
@sublime03 (2339)
• Philippines
9 Jun 17
That is actually a good question. I guess what makes me impatient the most would be when i am driving and the car in front of me takes forever to move because they are so busy texting or talking on the phone. And when they take too long to move along other cars go ahead of us.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Jun 17
Texting drivers are always at or near the top of my list.
Anna
@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
9 Jun 17
I have plenty of things that make me impatient. The one who waits to pay before has packed all the grocery in the bags. Those who slow down before reaching a street light, they pass, you get the red light. Those who buy grocery leaving the car parked on the gas station, so you can fill up your car... the list is long, very long.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
10 Jun 17
@TheHorse I hate even more when the motorcyclists pass all the line of cars waiting to pay the highway toll. This is something I really hate.
The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Jun 17
Oh, tell us more! I forgot about high speed lane-splitting motorcyclists. I encountered a few of them today on the way home from work.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
8 Jun 17
waiting to get in the Dr.office after waiting for half hour late.I cannot tolerate this.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Jun 17
I can't stand Kaiser (so impersonal), but strangely, I don't usually have to wait that long to see my Dr. That would frustrate me too.
DE
@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
9 Jun 17
I am glad I'm not the one who has to accept a ton of pennies from someone wanting to irritate me or other people in line behind them! (Walmart policy says the registers do not accept large amounts of coins. We tell the person with coins to go deposit them into the CoinStar machines found in the Customer Service area at every Walmart. I get to decide what is a large amount, not the customer.) I am also glad Walmart doesn't sell Lottery tickets or Lotto tickets! (Both those things annoy me!) My biggest pet peeve is the people who drive below the speed limit until they come to a passing zone, then they suddenly become Mario Andretti just to keep you behind them on the highway! I will pass them even if I have to drive 80 mph or higher! (I have been known to record their license plate number and report them to the police, too.)
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
10 Jun 17
@TheHorse The Andretti clan have a large presence here, or so it seems! There are also people who deliberately "help" the police by driving very slowly to get people to react with road rage here. Then, when the person they deliberately pissed off comes after them, they call the cops and hope like heck the cops arrive before the enraged driver can get to them! (I call and report people doing that, too! And yes, it happens here a LOT!)
The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Jun 17
Oh, I haven't encountered the passing zone Andrettis. I did see something strange and new yesterday, but I'll save it for a post. I have to head to the preschool.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Jun 17
The pops that thinks he needs to talk to the bank teller for five minutes after his transaction is finished.
Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
10 Dec 17
What makes me very impatient is when i get stuck in traffic and cars cannot move but they have to honk to think they are doing something.