THE
BUG LIST
My biggest pet peeve is traffic, road rules, traffic
lights, etc. therefore close to half of my list will be highlighting why I
think the road ways are terrible. :)
1. Traffic
lights. I live in a small town where there is stop lights at all 4 ways which
are very simple. There is a green, yellow, and red sign. In the left turning
lane you can go on green when only your lanes green arrow is on, in addition
you can go when the other lights are green and no one is coming. When I come to
Gainesville for class I always end up running a RED arrow because of the
different arrow/light system.
a. This
bug exists because in bigger cities/cities with a lot of distracted college
students, it can help prevent accidents. But for someone who is used to
blinking caution lights these light systems are a pain in the butt and very
hard to get used too.
2. My
second bug is drivers that are very old. 99% of the time a driver over 75 will
either be going 15 mph under the speed limit, or will merge into your lane and
into the side of your vehicle. Also, if you park in a virtually empty side of a
parking lot expect an elderly man to cream the rear end of your car and speed
away (past experience.)
a. This
problem exists because elderly people aren’t taken care of like children as
they should be. Children and elderly people alike, either can’t drive until X
years old or get to a point when they can no longer drive. So why not drive
elderly people around just like you would your son or daughter until they’re
old enough to legally get their license.
I believe this problem could be virtually eliminated if a driving test
along with a cognizance test was required every 5 years after a person’s 70th
birthday.
3. This
doesn’t have to do with the road but I just thought of this one, Microwaves,
they’re crazy! You can cook something say a frozen hot pocket for a minute and
30 seconds well the middle of the hot pocket will be frozen solid, and the
sides are warm about eating temperature. Well when you cook it 2 minutes the
middle is eating temperature and the sides are so hot if you take a bite into
it you may get second degree burns on the inside of your mouth.
a. This
problem exists solely on the fact that as soon as the buzzer goes off on the
microwave, I am ready to eat and don’t let my food cool down. I could change
the burning and steam coming out of my mouth if I would just be a little
patient.
4. Another
thing that bugs me is the price of quality clothing. Everything no matter what
it looks like, is designer pricing. Jeans that have nothing special such as Levis
can be as much as $50.00 a pair. It’s just insane how high clothing is
especially since it’s illegal to go nude.
a. I
don’t really know why I have such a problem with this since all I wear are
designer jeans, Adidas shoes, and shirts that are generally upwards of $30.00.
I guess I just reason with people who can’t afford nicer things and think there
should be an affordable but still quality version of things. Companies are
steadily increasing pricing so they can profit more and keep up with
competition.
5. Back
to the road. I absolutely hate when someone cuts me off in traffic. What makes
it even worse is when they get in front of me and then decide to slow down.
a. I
believe this problem exist because of the lack of respect people have for
others. I was raised to respect everyone, their opinions, their property, etc.
so to have someone not respect me really irks my nerves.
6. Movies
that end in dramatic moments leading me to believe that they are going to have
a sequel. Unless I know there will be another movie, it drives me nuts when
they end a movie with a cliffhanger. I can’t think of one off the top of my
head but when it happens you should leave me alone for approximately 24 hours
because I may cut your head off.
a. I
am a very straight to the point person and I like to know what happens as soon
as possible. Making me wait 2 years until another movie comes out is almost
like chopping off one of my fingers. The worst part is when the new movie comes
out, sometimes you don’t even remember what you wanted to find out from the
first movie. I believe this bug exist so the movie makers can make more money
if the release a second movie.
7. Cars
with windows missing, being replaced by trash bags and tape. You know the ones
I’m talking about bags flapping in the wind just to try to keep some rain out.
a. This
bothers me so much because my vehicle has to generally be spotless or I freak
out. I am a total perfectionist when it comes to my truck. I know sometimes
people don’t have the financial means to replace the broken glass but it really
gets on my nerves. I think they do that as a temporary fix to help protect
their car but it seems as though there are so many cars with broken glass.
8. When
someone leaves a half empty bottle of water, Gatorade, etc. in the fridge for
more than 3 days and wont confess to who it is. I’ve been guilty of this
heinous crime a few times but generally I am the enforcer.
a. When
someone does this it’s just such a waste of water, of plastic, even of trash
space that the bottle has to go into with water still in it. After all there
are hungry and thirsty children everywhere that would have loved that bottle of
water. I sound like my parents… I believe people do this because they forget
that a bottle of water is theirs, an honest mistake.
9. When
someone uses all the hot water. Have you ever jumped in the shower after 4
other people have showered in the same home in the last 15 minutes? If so your
normal 10-minute shower will be reduced to 3 once you realize how cold water
coming straight from a well can actually be.
a. Generally,
this problem comes from people taking too long of a shower and wasting time and
water. I love my hot shower before I go somewhere and when someone ruins that
for me it really ticks me off.
10. Monetary
awards to people that did the right thing, such as: turning in a criminal. When
people get awards for doing things that should be done it reduces incentive to
do the right thing even more if there’s no award. If you give a dog a treat for
laying around will he want to sit or speak if he knows he will get a treat for
laying on the couch?
a. This
bug exists because in today’s society so many people think doing the right
thing “isn’t cool.” But I guess the rewards could help if maybe the cops were
looking for someone you knew and didn’t want to rat out.
11. Another
bug for me is when someone sings and they can’t hold a tune, and can’t keep on
beat. I am no world class singer but it doesn’t seem that I bust the windows
when I try either. Some people on the other hand are just terrible.
a. I
think this bug exists because people think that they can sing, and people have
told them that they can when they just can’t.
12. When
I am starving it seems I can never find food in my house, no leftovers, nothing
I can throw in the microwave and have ready in a few minutes.
a. It
seems this bug exists because there isn’t anything fast in the fridge from time
to time because all of the leftovers have been eaten or thrown out. It also exists
from me not going to the grocery store for a while.
13. When
you’re driving through a school zone and someone goes speeding past more than
double the speed limit.
a. This
exists because of people not respecting laws, and being ignorant and not caring
for the wellbeing of others, especially children.
14. One
thing that literally will drive me insane is when I am out to eat and I have to
sit with an empty drink for more than 5 minutes. Most times a waiter/waitress
will never let your drink get empty but I don’t usually get angry unless it
takes them more than 5 minutes to come around and fill up my glass.
a. This
bug exists mainly because sometimes waiters may get busy and not be able to get
back around all the time. Other times waiters may just be lazy or not even care
about their job.
15. Have
you ever gone into the grocery store for 3 specific things then try to use the “10
items or less lane?’ 9 times out of 10 the so called express lane is full of
people with buggies FULL of groceries. I believe this is in my top 5 bugs.
a. I
think this happens because when the other lines are full many people come to
the express line in hopes they will get out quicker causing people with a
scarce number of things to wait an eternity. I have even heard cashiers at
express lanes call others in other lanes over if there is no one at their
register.
16. One
of the worst feelings is walking into somewhere and there being a line backed
out to the door. Then after waiting in the long line you talk to the person and
they cant help you with what you needed.
a. This
is usually a communication error on where someone may have told you to go to
get help, or you just thought you could get help at that location and where
wrong.
17. I
just went to a burger place yesterday for lunch and asked for no tomatoes and
there on my cheeseburger was a soggy, soft, gross tomato. After sending the
burger back all I could think about was how this place always gets my order
wrong and upsets me.
a. I
believe that these things happen from just lack of caring about the customer.
When it happens a lot from the same place it really starts to make you angry.
18. When
you walk into a 2-hour class sit down and look at the clock every 3 minutes it
feels like you are sitting in that room for 20 hours. Time always seems to drag
by when at work or at school. As soon as Saturday comes and you’re out on the
river with your friends it seems like the 12 hours of sunlight takes 12 minutes
to pass by.
a. This
is because when you are out having fun you don’t count the minutes until it’s
over. You want to prolong the length of fun things and shorten the boring
things.
19. When
I go out with friends it seems like there is always that one person that tries
and tries to keep the time schedule perfect, and if you’re a minute late they
will have a heart attack. More times than not the person freaks out for no
reason because whatever we are doing is generally not very important.
a. Some
people are just very time conscious and don’t like to be late for anything. On
the other hand, those people can help you be on time for other things that
actually are important to be on time to such as: weddings, concerts, etc.
20. Back
when I was in high school there wasn’t a thing I hated more than when a female
peer would be sitting in front of me and toss their hair back onto my desk.
a. I
don’t know why they did it, I guess so they wouldn’t be sitting on their hair,
but it drove me nuts. I never said anything much to them about it looking back
I probably should have.
Reflection:
I found this assignment very challenging. It took me approx. 3 days to come up with my original rough list before I could begin explaining, and explaining "why." I believe that all students at some point during their senior year of high school should have to do this list. Not only for a grade, but to help them figure out more about theirselves than they realize.
