Things I Have Never Understood ... add yours

[RICHARD]

- I never understood why people throw dirt on the ground when there is a wast bin not far away...
Is it laziness, or just plain stupidity?? I really don't get that, and it sometimes makes me very angry...
When I see an adult doing this, I don't react; but when I see a child doing this, I go ask her/him "don't you have a bin at home?"
Usually the child looks at me with an dumb look......

I now for sure (100%) that my kids who are adults now, never did this as a child, and never does it as an adult!!
Why don't parents teach this anymore to their kids???

- Why do some people never respect a waiting line of people and walk straight to the counter buy tickets or so?

- Why people pic up their phone and start talking loudly, no matter where they are, like in a shop, on a bus, in a wiring room at the doctor, etc....?? Don't they get it that this is disturbing for other people???

I have put in some time in the doctor's waiting room and this is how it goes.....

Ring, ring. (or some obnoxious music...)

Hello?
I'm at the doctor.
Yes, No, I have been here since one.
No, they have called everyone except me, this is BS.

(Now, this is happening in a full room and the person on the phone is talking quite loudly?)

Yes, well I have my knee, it hurts and it's swollen. I called to make an appointment and I'm here.
I hate this, it's stupid, they should get a system in here that works....
Oh, goodbye.

(the phone rings again, an even more obnoxious tune?)

Hello?
I AM AT THE DOCTOR.
WHAT? TELL HIM TO GET OFF OF IT.
NO, TELL HIM I AM GOING TO BEAT HIM WHEN I GET HOME.
PUT HIM ON THE PHONE, NOW!
IF I HAVE TO COME HOME....NO, YOU BETTER BEHAVE!

Ugh.

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The other bugaboo I have about phones is when you are talking to someone and their phone rings.
They act as if it's the president or prime minister calling. They start to go spastic trying to get their phone out to answer the call.

They then proceed to turn around and walk away from you to finish their call.

OR?

You call someone and they put you on hold to take a call. Isn't that what v-mail is for?

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I own a cell phone and I check it about once a week. The only time I do carry it on my person is......NEVER.
If you want to talk to me, call the hard line phone number, I will pick it up. Otherwise leave a message because the person you have called is currently unavailable?

[kuhio98]

Call waiting!

When YOU called ME and we're having a nice chat and you get another call and want me to wait, I say NO and hang-up.

Unless you are a doctor on call for an organ transplant.....
Unless you are the President and there is a world crisis you need to weigh in on.....

The person calling you can wait and we should continue our conversation.

[phesina]

I'm with you there, RICHARD: You're talking with someone on the phone, and their call-waiting signals another call is coming in.. and they put you on hold to take it. They're in effect telling you: "Pardon me while I see if there's someone I'd rather talk to than you on the other line."

[phesina]

Hah! Lisa! You just said, even better, what I was trying to say!!!

[kuhio98]

I'm with you there, RICHARD: You're talking with someone on the phone, and their call-waiting signals another call is coming in.. and they put you on hold to take it. They're in effect telling you: "Pardon me while I see if there's someone I'd rather talk to than you on the other line."

That's exactly how I feel. They are keeping their options open in case someone more important/interesting calls, then they kick you to the curb.
Well, I gotta life too and I'm not hanging out on hold while you weigh the options. See ya!