Individuals

Oversized Umbrellas

Look, I like staying dry as much as the next person. But using an oversized umbrella is not an excuse to block the sidewalk. When someone says "Excuse me" you and whatever you're holding that's in the way is supposed to move out of the way.

Shedding too much light on a situation

What's with the girls/women downtown going out wearing tiny little skirts* and no panties? And don't say "if you've got it, flaunt it," because if you've got it, you don't have to flaunt it by being a speculum and stirrups short of a full gynecological exam.

*strips of fabric

Rude CSRs

The company you work for requires it's customers to call in to opt-out of having their contact information, financial information, and even their SSN shared with everyone they feel like handing it too.

It's not my fault if you don't have a script for that or can't find it.
It's not my fault if you don't know what I'm talking about.

So instead of changing the subject (really?), putting me on hold for forever, and then disconnecting me how about just transferring me to someone who knows what to do?

The third person I spoke to was able to do it (or at least claimed to, I guess I'll see if I still get spammed in the next couple of weeks) so why couldn't you have just asked him?

Women, why?

I have a huge pet peeve with certain otherwise quite respectable women here in the south. Now, I am from the north and do not mean to sound discriminatory towards the south, because I do love living here and will never go back north of the mason dixon line to live. I only direct this one towards southern women because I've only expereinced it living in the south. Anyway the pet peeve.
Why the hell do some of you speak like 5 year old girls, Really? Why the high pitched baby-voice when saying "thank you" or "please" or anything else really. I know that isn't your real voice, because I've heard you speak already in other situations. While I know it is natural human behaviour to raise your voicea few octaves when it comes to formal matters but there is no reason to sound like a giddy little school girl. Are men really attracted to this? I couldn't imagine how they sound squealing during sex as it would drive any rational and sane person towards the same sex.
Please stop this, you make it impossible for me to respect you at an adult level and/or take you seriously as a human being with needs.

Loud party on 2nd floor balcony around 12:30AM

If it happens again I'm just going to call the cops.

STFU; some of us here actually have jobs.

Livable Wages on College and Broad

Quit whining and making noise on Broad when you should be studying to get a job.
Nobody cares how much the President gets paid cause he's already rich and is going to be even richer afterwards.

I do not make the rules, I make minimum wage

dear arrogant time-wasting rude sir,
I am sorry I could not permit your 15 year-old son and his friends into the movie at 9. There is a rule that after 8 anyone under 17 must have a parent or guardian accompany him/her to the movie. Did I make this rule? No. Did my boss just spend 10 minutes getting on to me about not checking everyone's ID after 8? Yes. Does your son look obviously under the age of 17? Oh yes. Does that give you the right to jump in front a line of customers and complain about something i have no control over? I'd like to think not. I tried to be polite as I explained the rule, pointed to the sign, and apologized for the inconvenience. Apparently your frustration was too great and you just had to tell me this was bull.
Then, as you retreat you tell me to screw myself.
In front of your son and all the customers. What an example to give. Great parenting. Tell a 21 year old girl to screw herself because she's working at a sh*tty minimum wage job and has to deal with a**hats like you. You should be proud of yourself, you must be very brave to have the courage to say "screw you" to someone stuck behind a wall of glass.
Please, never return to the theatre. Thank you

Parenting

It''s 9:45pm on Sunday night. You''ve brought your very young child with you to the movie. The movie is Last House on the Left. Not trying to spoil plots or anything, BUT WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? The entire theater heard your child sobbing with fear. BUT YOU DIDN"T REMOVE YOUR TERRIFIED CHILD FROM THE THEATER?!? You should be sterilized.

This is for all those out there in the same boat as me.

F*** you dear sweet roomie that doesn''t have a job nor a reason to attend class but doesn''t have enough time or energy to clean up after yourself, take your animal out to s***, or do ONE SIMPLE THING ASKED A BILLION TIMES OF YOU.

No, I don''t understand how you''re too busy or distracted or drunk to do it considering if you''re not sleeping, you are either sitting on the couch picking out facebook bumper stickers to give your "friends" or "getting ready" to go downtown.

I also don''t understand how, even though we''ve discussed this dilemma in our roommate situation a billion times (this afternoon being the latest) that you can''t get through your thick skull why I''m pissed off at you for, one again, keeping me up at all hours with your partying ways, forcing me to leave the house to study, and leaving the house for days so I can take care of your ugly animal.

You''re an adult. Start acting like it. Jesus.

Clearing the sidewalks

Thanks to everyone who got shovels and busted up the ice on the sidewalks, especially the ones in the shade where the ice didn''t melt at all.

Walking to and from bus stops yesterday was a nightmare but I had no problems today.