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What is the bane of your existence?

missy

missy

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Do you have one? Do you have more than one?
It can be real or just tongue in cheek.
What one constant is a source of relentless frustration for you?



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I just asked my DH and his reply is stupid behavior. I second that.
 
Rules that don't make sense. Always running into those. Fortunately sometimes there are ways around those rules that don't make sense. Not all the time but approaching people calmly and with politeness and kindness goes a long way.
 
One more from me for now. My ingrown toenail. Since my cycling accident when my toenail stopped growing for 9 months and then started coming in wrong. I have literally had dozens of procedures on that toe ripping out part of that nail. What a pain in the you know what. Literally and figuratively. And ouch to all those needles in my toe. :((
 
To be told I am wrong, and then proved to be right at a later stage.

I enjoy saying "I told you so!" very much.

I may not always be right, I am seldom wrong - this is what I would like on my headstone or whatever.

Is this what you meant, @missy?

DK :lol-2:
 
Math
 
Plumbing issues, they follow us from house to house :wall:
 
Close tie between handymen /construction workers / most people from the building trade and the French Administration.
The former take the money, don't care to make a good job and just never turn up in a regular manner and the latter is complicated, doesn't make sense and isn't reliable (unless you owe them. Then they're lightning fast....unfortunately they owe me.... That's slower than slug speed) .. Arrggghhh
 
GlitterInMyHair said:
Lego pieces! They are everywhere!!

And we keep getting more because my little one loves them.
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The LEGO Store in NYC has giant, towering bins of Legos in every size and shape and colour you could imagine. Grab a baggie, grab a scoop, fill it up.

One of those colours is clear. All the other bins are a little bit empty, even the “boring” grey and brown, but the clear - the clear bin is filled to the tippy top.

Whoever dreamt that one up clearly (heh) did not have kids!! You’d have to be a masochist to let your children bring clear Legos home :lol:
 
HI:

Interrupters. People who talk non-stop. (how DO they draw breath??)

cheers--Sharon
 
People who conflate opinion with fact. Just had a very frustrating conversation the other day with a coworker which made me grateful I’m still working from home or I might’ve had an aneurysm (and dragged her into the afterlife with me).
 
Missy my dear, it's being overweight all my life, it's my Irish bane, my weight on my shoulders and body...
 
Doing the washing up (doing dishes). When I was a kid, the task was used as punishment, and all these years later the effect has never worn off. I hate it, loathe it, despise it, detest it. And yet I love my pretty antique English tableware.

On those occasions when I don’t have to do the domestic drudgery of cooking and washing up, it’s like a ray of sunshine breaks out! I have paper plates on the ready and it’s a joy to throw them in the trash bin and breeze back out of the kitchen again.
 
dk168 said:
To be told I am wrong, and then proved to be right at a later stage.

I enjoy saying "I told you so!" very much.

I may not always be right, I am seldom wrong - this is what I would like on my headstone or whatever.

Is this what you meant, @missy?

DK :lol-2:
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Haha whatever is your bane is your bane...no right or wrong :)
For the record one of my dh's banes is to be told I told you so. :lol:
So when I want to annoy him I say it. If it applies of course. Which it usually does. :)

AprilBaby said:
Math
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That is a hard one to escape, at least in my life. I use math daily. Being done with school however must make it easier for you.

Austina said:
Plumbing issues, they follow us from house to house :wall:
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Aww I am sorry @Austina! Water can be quite the formidable enemy!
 
GlitterInMyHair said:
Lego pieces! They are everywhere!!

And we keep getting more because my little one loves them.
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LOL. You are a good mother!

Jsand said:
Being a glasses-wearer during this time of masks. In public I’m usually semi-blind from the condensation :lol:
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I find if you press it really snugly around your nose and place your glasses firmly over it that helps.
Believe me, I feel you on this one. But the above techniques do help somewhat. Hope it helps you.

canuk-gal said:
HI:

Interrupters. People who talk non-stop. (how DO they draw breath??)

cheers--Sharon
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Haha I know, right? Sometimes it is quite amazing seeing them in action. :lol:
 
kipari said:
Close tie between handymen /construction workers / most people from the building trade and the French Administration.
The former take the money, don't care to make a good job and just never turn up in a regular manner and the latter is complicated, doesn't make sense and isn't reliable (unless you owe them. Then they're lightning fast....unfortunately they owe me.... That's slower than slug speed) .. Arrggghhh
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Ugh, that is frustrating. I'm sorry @kipari :(
I hope whatever project you are working on with them gets finished to your satisfaction and that your money owed comes to fruition sooner vs later.


SparklieBug said:
Pesky slugs eating my fave hostas and other plants in the garden. :???:
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Bad slugs! It is challenging keeping a lovely garden with all the garden pests around.

AllAboardTheBlingTrain said:
People who conflate opinion with fact. Just had a very frustrating conversation the other day with a coworker which made me grateful I’m still working from home or I might’ve had an aneurysm (and dragged her into the afterlife with me).
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Yes I am not fond of that either. Seems rampant these days. :(
 
My tangled hair!! No matter what I try or do, I must dedicate countless hours to detangling.
 
Begonia said:
Ketchup
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Hahaha.

Bayek said:
Missy my dear, it's being overweight all my life, it's my Irish bane, my weight on my shoulders and body...
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I know you are going to dismiss what I say but I am going to say it anyway. Kate, you are beautiful inside and out. I hear you on wanting to be comfortable and healthy and yes of course. But from my point of view you are perfect and I mean that. (((HUGS))).


PreRaphaelite said:
Doing the washing up (doing dishes). When I was a kid, the task was used as punishment, and all these years later the effect has never worn off. I hate it, loathe it, despise it, detest it. And yet I love my pretty antique English tableware.

On those occasions when I don’t have to do the domestic drudgery of cooking and washing up, it’s like a ray of sunshine breaks out! I have paper plates on the ready and it’s a joy to throw them in the trash bin and breeze back out of the kitchen again.
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I am not fond of household chores either. Do you have a dishwasher? It makes cleaning up so much easier IMO.
 
nala said:
My tangled hair!! No matter what I try or do, I must dedicate countless hours to detangling.
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Same! Coming home from cycling and I have to detangle my hair every single ride even when it is back and up in the helmet. The only good thing about losing so much of my thinning hair is I have less to detangle. :(
 
KristyDarling said:
I have many banes of existence, but today it was mansplainers. I had to put one in his place today.
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Hate mansplaining and dislike the men who do this. Do they get how pompous and condescending they are when they are doing this? :knockout:
Good for you for putting him in his place. Hopefully he learned from this experience. Probably not though. Once a mansplainer always a mansplainer. ::)
 
Cars and car repairs.
I drive my car all day for my job.
I have AAA, and had to call them last year when my battery died 15 miles from home.
To this day, I get anxious when I go out to start the car every morning.
 
My bane. My joy.
My progeny.
Ask me once each day and you'll get a different answer.:lol:
 
stracci2000 said:
Cars and car repairs.
I drive my car all day for my job.
I have AAA, and had to call them last year when my battery died 15 miles from home.
To this day, I get anxious when I go out to start the car every morning.
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Triple A is a must I agree. I have PTSD with household appliances because when they fail it's a freaking nightmare to get them fixed. Whoever I open the fridge I hold my breath it is still working lol so I feel you on the car!
 
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