Entirely Benign, Appropriate Things That Make You Seethe

My dentist provides a tinted visor. I really appreciate it.

When we moved into a rental house years ago, neighbors across the street were perched in lawn chairs watching us carry stuff inside.

I felt like we should levy an entertainment charge.

They were probably making sotto voce comments on the tackiness of your furnishings. :wink:

I use paper plates on a daily basis when heating/re-heating stuff in the microwave, to prevent overflows/gouts of food exuding from the plate or bowl being heated.*

However I don’t post Facebook photos of the cooking process or the encrusted paper plates that ensue.

*volcanic eruptions of oatmeal are the worst.

Here’s another one that presented itself again today: Please don’t ever utter a sound when I’m reading you my email address after you asked me for help I don’t owe you. Please don’t ask for corrections or give vague uh-huhs when I’m in the middle or reading you my email address because I’m going to start over every time there’s a hint of a problem. I promise, it’s far, far better for me to give you the complete block of characters (my email address). If we have to escalate to NATO phonetics with character by character affirmation, that’s fine, but we probably won’t need to if you simply listen and write instead of talk.

I suppose that’s one of my ‘things.’ This is a perfect example of a time to use a non-disposable item, it won’t really get too dirty, use a porcelain plate or bowl and wash it later. But it’s my own personal bugaboo, use whatever you like.