The Gear Grinders I

...what REALLY grinds my gears...

I used to have a really bad temper. Over the years, I noticed a great difference in how I handle things and people that have pissed me off. Before I'd hit them first and ask questions later. Call it the Brooklyn in me. Today, since things have "changed", I'll hit while asking questions think about the severity of the actions then decide what's the best way to handle the situation. But as much as I've changed and resisted the urge to act before thinking by buying a taser-gun to use on all of you slowly, there are still things that friends, family, strangers and the entire human population do that grind my gears. And I present the first part of THE list of: Gear Grinders.

• Over-the-phone silence - I love being on the phone because I automatically assume or know beforehand that the individual I'm calling is not going to bore me halfway to death with their bullshit going to have some interesting things to tell me. Or if not just that, I'm going to have some wildly inappropriate things to say something crazy to share or laugh about because that's just who I am. Don't call me if I'm going to be forced to listen to you (or me) breathe or listen to myself think. I can do that all on my own, thanks. 

• Being ignored - I give everyone my undivided attention or whatever is left of it after being split between you, her, him and them. So if I've seen you tweet or change a status in up to 30 minutes from when I hit you up, I'm not going to make a scene but I will definitely feel a kind of way because you were just there and now you're not? If you're going to vanish, at least do like Houdini and completely vanish. Don't leave evidence that you were never gone. 

• Phone Tag - You're it. I'm it. Now you're it. Wait, no I'm it. I remember that game in a playground, running around trying to touch the parts of kids our age run to base to escape being "IT". Now, 10-13 years later, here we are doing that on our phones.  You called me and I picked up right when you hung up. I call you back and you miss it. -___- You call me and/or text me to call you back right away. I follow instructions as per the text message and annoyed v-mail to no avail. Who should be upset right now? Me. Why? Because you wanted to talk & now you're playing hot potato with this? Beat it, c*cksucker.

• Blatant interrupting - Some people are just rude on purpose. Others don't know they're being rude until they're corrected. And they take the correction and do what they can to fix what they have done that was wrong. But here's to you all that this  correction-application does NOT apply to. I repeat, this method to right your wrongs does NOT apply to you. In the middle of a conversation, you rude muthaf*ckahs ones will interject time after time about your life, trials and tribulations. This really is hilarious to say but "No one asked you" (thanks Dr. J). When it's time for you to speak, you'll know. You want the mic? Let's go back in the day and raise your damn hand. Stop interrupting so damn much. Go eat and suck on something phallic.

• Complaining - Now, I know everyone complains. Even the people who say they don't complain, really do it. So that rules out the general type of complaints that are not borderline banshee wailing. All these "Woe is me" characters who feel the world has to stop because they just got a splinter, stubbed their toe, etc. can all go play in rush hour traffic. Some just whine too damn much and I really am tempted to crack out a violin (thanks again J). Pick the tune. Life can't ever be that bad for you to whine and yammer like that. Two thumbs down q(-_-)p

I'm pretty sure there are things people do that annoy you. This is the first five in a new random series called The Gear Grinders. Trust me, there will be more. But what do you think about this list of five? I just hope you don't say some things that will appear in the next TGG post. But share your thoughts anyway.

I wouldn't purposely do it to you so you doing it just disrespected me. Don't get sonned

Suki

Source: http://drsuki.blogspot.com/2010/08/gear-grinders-i.html