Bug List

Here is my bug list of items that leave me feeling disappointed, aggravated, or with unmet needs. They are not listed in any particular order.

1)     Lights left on in a room.

The biggest reason this bothers me is that I have flashbacks to my childhood, and then I sadly remember that I do not own the power company.  There really is no reason to need a turn a light on in every room that you walk through.  Especially if you are just passing through on your way to another room.

2)    Leaving your dirty cloths all over the bathroom after your shower.

There really is no reason that you have to leave your dirty cloths there once you are done.  I really shouldn’t have to step over them later when I want to use the bathroom.  We have already established that I do not turn on lights everywhere, so I really don’t want to step on dirty clothes them in the dark either.

3)    Using your cars hazard lights in the rain.

This should be self-explanatory.  It is illegal in the state of Florida to drive in the rain with your hazard lights on.  You may think that you are helping yourself, but in all reality this is a huge safety concern and you could just cause the accident that you are trying to prevent.

4)    Expecting more of others than you expect from yourself.

This happens all the time to me at work.  I have employees that get really upset when their coworkers do something that causes them to have to work harder.  But, it is perfectly ok for them to do it to their coworkers.

5)    Dirty dishes left in the kitchen sink after I just finished cleaning the kitchen.

Nothing irks me more than to have spent the time cleaning up the kitchen after a meal to come back 20 minutes later and find that someone has put all the dirty cups and plates from their rooms or where ever in the sink.  Clean up after yourselves!

6)    Disrespectful kids.

I wish to be treated as I treat others, so to be disrespected by a child shows poor parenting skills on their parents.  I try hard to teach my kids right from wrong and the proper way to treat others.  I don’t feel it is too much to ask for us all to do that. 

7)    Whining.

This really gets you nowhere and is really annoying.

8)    Spending more energy to get out of work than it would take to actually do it.

It still has to be done, either later or by someone else, why not just do it and possibly improve the life of someone else.  This bug goes to all levels, I work in a hospital, so when someone tries to get out of work, the patient suffers by having to wait for whatever particular test or treatment that was ordered.  This shouldn’t be, they wouldn’t do that to their own family members, and so why do it to others.

9)    A sense of entitlement.

For an accomplishment to really have value, there needs to be some sort of effort to obtain it.  I’m not saying that everything needs to be a struggle, however there is nothing wrong with having to put out a little effort.

10) Weak work ethic.

Please see my comments on a sense of entitlement.  They apply to this as well, you are being paid to perform a function.  Please put a little effort and pride behind what you are doing.

11) Norton Antivirus.

No I don’t want to restart my computer every time I sit down and get logged into canvas to do something.  I appreciate your commitment to keeping my computing experience as safe as possible, however let’s be a little less aggravating.

12) People that sit in a restaurant and use profanity as if it has to be a part of every sentence.

There really is nothing else to say, not all of us use profanity in such a public way nor do we feel that it is appropriate.  Especially when it is a family type restaurant.

13) Dust Bunnies.

We vacuum a lot, you have to with animals.  It never fails though, once you are done and put the vacuum away you turn around and there they are. 

14) Expensive college text books.

An education should be a reasonable expense not a way for publishers to make such a huge profit.  50 Shades of Grey, sure charge me a bundle for it.  There is no reason for college textbooks to cost as much as they do. 

15) Expensive college tuition.

I understand the need for tuition and what it goes for at a University.  I just feel that it should be much more reasonable for people to get a college education.

16) Birds that poop on your car hours after you get it washed and waxed.

Come on, you couldn’t have done that earlier.  Before I spent all that time and money washing off your last meal. 

17) Ohio State fans and really any individual from the state of Ohio.

One word.  Annoying.  If Ohio is so great, please go back and take some of the Boston fans with you.  I know Boston is not on your way, but I can’t think of a better place for someone that is so much better than everyone else to go visit.  Go Rays, Go Bucs, Go Lightening, Go Gators!!!

18) People in the check out at the grocery store that have to keep moving as close to you as they can during check out.

Breathing down my neck will not make my checkout experience go faster.  Nor do I like such close contact without first buying me at least a drink, preferably dinner as well.

19) Not owning up to your mistakes.

I make them all the time.  I find it easier to admit it and then move on to taking care of the mistake or other business at hand. Nobody is perfect, and I do not expect them to be.

20) Political rants on social media.

I really don’t care to know your views on these subjects unless we are sitting down to have that type of discussion.  Please don’t force it upon me, and remember no means no.

Reflecting back over my list and the challenges I faced coming up with it was not a very long process.  The only issue I had, was really not coming up with more things.  I am not sure what that says about me as individual.  That reflection will take a lot longer and cost some money on a good therapist.  All joking aside.  I found the process to be rather refreshing to kind of get it all out at once.  Hopefully, I can move on now and not focus so much on these negative daily occurrences.