What do you want to rant about today #8

[AladdinSane]

It's June in a day. June. How is it June? How are we almost halfway through the year? Also, how haven't I moved house yet? Its been sold since December

 

[Miamivixen]

Leave a load of reviews on checkatrade, etc, letting everyone know what a cowboy he is.

That is an excellent idea. My silly brother (who is his friend) suggested I use him despite being repeatedly let down - same as my aunt who he suggested the cowboy to. I’m almost as angry with my wee bro as I am with the builder. Managed to restrain myself to a “please don’t recommend this guy to anyone else” rather than the full on scream fest I wanted to deliver .

 

[Rosie glow]

Yet again people who think they are exempt from bringing their dogs in to our supermarket
Another guy who was strolling around with a dog like its a bloody day out at the park boils my piss

 

[emmer_moans]

Before I start, I know originality is dead, I know… but I cannot seem to shake this feeling that my “friend” is trying to copy my life…

So I’ve known this girl for like a decade, possibly longer. We’ve never been particularly close and still aren’t, but we started talking a lot more when we both got engaged… she just seemed really excited for me at first and I her. But the weirdness has slowly played out over the following events:

- she asks what wedding venue I’ve booked? I tell her and she goes and books a viewing at the exact same venue, despite knowing that we’d probably invite her to our evening reception (she didn’t end up booking it, luckily). She then said she couldn’t afford it anyway… what’s the point of looking if you know in advance that you cannot afford it??
- I shared what my colour scheme was with her… she then decides to have the exact same colour scheme. I would not be that freaked out if it was super common or anything… but blue and purple??? It’s not that common tbh and just seemed far too coincidental
- I told her we were increasing our wedding budget to accommodate for lots of things we wanted. I know her and her partner are on a fixed income, and my partner recently got a very good promotion that’s afforded us to be very generous with our wedding spending. She then suddenly tells me she’s also increased her budget. This was a few days after I told her about us increasing ours. Both of us are self funding our weddings and do not want family money.

These all seem petty at first, this is where it gets weird.

- in September, we adopted a beautiful kitty into our household. We got her through some unfortunate circumstances in our own family and it was actually very upsetting for us at the time. A couple of months later? She adopts the same breed of cat. If that’s not enough, the cat has the exact same colouring as ours. Conincidence? Hmm not convinced. She says she “just wanted a cat” but it seems oddly specific to adopt a cat off of a person who just had a cat like ours that needed a new home, they are a specialty breed so they do not come up for adoption often.

The last two have me quite freaked out and pissed in equal measure tbh.

- She knew what day our wedding was booked for. She then books her wedding… for a few days before ours. That cannot be a coincidence. She was talking about getting married way later in the year compared to us, then suddenly changed her mind? It’s made me feel quite irritated actually - especially since she said she wants us there… a few days before our OWN wedding when we might want some time for ourselves!
- and the last, my fiancé booked us an amazing holiday about 6 months ago and I’m so grateful. A few days before we’re due to go away, she books a weekend trip to one of the cities that we’re going to… albeit a few days before. It’s not that famous to go to for weekend breaks or anything, and we are going to multiple cities on a cruise. I’ve spoken about it at length on my IG.

I’ve spoken to my fiancé and he doesn’t seem to understand why I might feel a bit weird. He has said to let her get on with it but it is really starting to get to me. I’m not sure if I’m just thinking too much into it or if there’s something weird going on here.

Nah that's weird and creepy behaviour. I wonder perhaps you don't share plans with her anymore, e.g. don't tell her about the next holiday you book so she can't go book it days before yours. Sounds like with the holiday and wedding date she is trying to beat you to it, making YOU look like the copycat to others? If you are still both planning wedding details perhaps throw her a few red herrings and keep your actual plans to yourself. That way she can't copy everything. Must be exhausting

 

[April89]

I have a part of my appearance that isn’t great, but people of course never mention it.
Today a child I work with (aged ten) said ‘what’s wrong with your X? Why does it look like that?’
It is like a flaw/mark that is fairly obvious.
I am EMBARRASSED. 🫣🫣🫣
I said to the child ‘we don’t talk about people’s appearances’ and to be fair the child backtracked and said ‘oh no it was a shadow it’s not a mark’ but obviously I know it is!
I’m wondering how many people notice it and I’ve convinced myself I’m covering it up well.
I don’t know how I got through the session I was in shock.
Parent was in ear shot but it total fairness I think he was focused on something else.
I want to rant because I can’t tell anyone in real life I’m too gutted

 

[ElektraWintour]

Rant at myself for ordering my husband a chocolate Father’s Day gift. It’s currently in transit with Royal Mail in 28° weather, I’ll be very glad if it arrives looking remotely like what I ordered

 

[Spacemonkey1972]

Yeah I really don’t get this illness nonsense. Pre covid if you were sick with a bad cold (depending on your work) the flu, S&D etc you’d stay away from others. What’s changed now?
My little rant for today. I’m disabled so going for a shower takes a lot of my spoons (spoon theory). So I’ve just finished, sitting on side of bed catching my breath. Bang on door. I ignore it-I’m half dressed . Again bang bang. So I throw on my trousers and “rush”downstairs. Old lady from further down the road ‘postie put this in our box by mistake’. Now I may sound ungrateful but the packet was smaller than an envelope. Didn’t need signing for. She knows our names so knew it for us. Why didn’t she just put it thru letterbox . Now I’m done in, lost more spoons. Meh

 

[Sniffing Eggs]

Fucking cyclists.

Can't ride in a straight bloody line, going at snails pace during rush hour

Assholez

 

[HoGi]

My husband.

We’re travelling tomorrow.
House is a tip.
Not packed yet.
I have work to do so will have to log on for a few hours.
Toddler to look after.

He decides to invite his parents over TODAY.

WHY?!?!
I’M RAGING!!!!!!

This is such a man thing to do. No consideration for the prep that goes in to a holiday.

 

[BaxterBillions]

Fucking twat last night; I put on a teapot of fresh turmeric, lemon and ginger and loose teas, left it to infuse whilst I went to the shop and when I got back...he'd poured it all down the sink.

TBF it sounds like a fucking disgusting concoction

 

[Sir Lancelot]

Facebook.

Someone dies through violent murder.

'Sending thoughts and prayers... fly high with the angels... God bless...'

Do fuck right off.

 

[JE172]

Bluebottles!!!! If flies are supposed to have a million eyes why can they not see that every window and door in my house is open but they still aimlessly just bang against the glass!!

 

[FlyingGirl4]

Trying to work from home and looking after my inquisitive one year old. He does not stop. Trying my best to do both jobs as best as I can, but I’m failing miserably. Just sat here for ten mins crying scoffing a Mars bar for a quick bit of energy… all the while thinking about how I need to lose some weight for a wedding next month because I look horrific in pictures sorry just needed to write that down somewhere!

 

[HoGi]

Everything is going to piss me off today as I’ve not slept because of my hayfever, currently it’s M&S only selling sandals in wide fit in certain styles - the exact style I want for my hols! Why can’t they do them in regular and wide fit!!

This really pisses me off too. I have found quite a few shops doing it recently.

I have quite long skinny (the only part of me that is!!!) feet. Wide fit gape on me. There should be normal and wide, not just wide.

 

[flutternutter]

My friend has a small candle business. Its a hobby because shes a bit of a yummy. I would be surprised if it covers its costs let alone pays the bills but I digress.
At first, I supported her, bought a new candle whenever she had a new range, bought them for presents etc - just to add I dont use candles hardly so like 1 candle normally would be enough.
A few ppl in the group are similar to me bought a few, a few have never bought any and remain quiet whenever its mentioned and one pretty much buys a candle per week!
Im all for friends supporting friends BUT shes constantly bringing it up awkwardly in group chats and when we go out. She'll out and out ask me if im skint coz i havent bought one in a while. And i dont want to be horrible but I just want to say i have enough!!! I dont need any more sodding candles!

 

[PartTimeNoseyWitch]

I work from home and every now and again I may nip outside to put some washing out or bring the bin in. Why the fuck do neighbours think they can chew your ear off?! First of all you know I wfh so I need to be back at my desk and secondly I don’t want to speak to you anyways . I normally hide and wait til they go away but sometimes they come out of nowhere.

 

[bluefootedbooby]

I'm so fed up of rude customers who don't even appreciate when you go above & beyond for them.

My second job is customer service, and I hate it customers complain about the price of stuff. Since it's only a second job for some fun money, I can be as blunt as I like.

"I don't set the prices, it's not my job, so you can either have it or not"

 

[Lalla]

People bragging about money make me feel really uncomfortable. Its so inappropriate and completely unnecessary. How much money anyone does or doesn't have should remain private, no one else needs to know!
I know several my age and older who like to talk about how they have £1m invested in property, or about their brand new car, or how their kids have got £100k in the bank etc. Thing is, all of them inherited hundreds of thousands from their late parents when they died a few years ago - and again that money was because their parents had bought houses in London in the 1970s which are now worth loads. Whereas I grew up in a council house.
Something I would say is that money doesn't always make people happy. I know one of the people above quite well, she's a single lady in her early 60s. She doesn't need to work, hates her job yet keeps working fulltime because she doesn't know what to do with herself if she retires. She lives in a house she doesn't really like but won't move as the only areas she likes are more expensive so she'd have to downsize which she says is 'a waste'. She never goes anywhere or spends much...basically she's just hoarding money, and for what? There's no pockets in a shroud after all.

Can I add the other type of people who annoy me money wise are the ones you know who always make out that they're potless...on their overdraft, taking out a payday loan and so on. You feel really bad for them and possibly even lend them money/ buy them a drink or lunch etc and then eventually you find out they earn twice your salary, or have no mortgage or 6 figure savings. This has happened to me 3 times now!

 

[HelloStereo]

Not really an angry rant but wanted to get something off my chest . A lot of my close friends are getting married and having kids and I feel like I am at a completely different life stage and we don't really spend as much time as we used to. I get that they're busy and have other priorities, but it is just little things.

A few of them haven't even read opened my Whatsapp messages from a few months ago and I'm usually the one to reach out to them over the years only for the conversation to be ignored / die after a few exchanges. It's my birthday today and out of about seven close friends only one of them has text happy birthday.

 

[LydiaDeetzHat]

This drives me mad, I’m a fully grown adult, if I want to drink a bottle of sugar laden pop then just let me! I’m happy to pay extra for the lovely taste of it and yes I know I sound like a sugar addicted crackhead but just hate that the state is taking MY own choice away from me. It’s not like I drink it all day every day, I just prefer the taste. We walked out of a food place recently that only sold sugar free drink options and told the manager that was the reason, stop trying to force the issue on me.
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.Exactly we are adults. If someone goes into Greggs like I have seen and orders 5 or 6 items just for themselves they KNOW it's not like having a piece of lightly grilled salmon, a salad and some grapes.. It;s not healthy we get it. It's not that they dont know when they make these food choices or quantity choices, its that they DONT CARE!