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Little Irritations in the Suburbs

in Everyday on 12/12/09

I don’t understand….

People that call my house before 8am in the morning. My butt is barely out of bed. I can’t chat now. I’m running around trying to get clothes ready for the kids, breakfast for all and pack lunches. Aren’t you?

People who like the “drop in”. I live with 2 girls, a dog, a kitten and oh yes, my Husband. My house is almost never “company ready”. I prefer the courtesy phone call so I can at least shuffle the shoes into the front hall closet, move the laundry pile upstairs and clear the stuff off my crap magnet err I mean kitchen counter.

Why people can’t respect the “No Parking” in the Drop Off Only at the kids school. It just takes one elitist who thinks they are above the rules to gum up the works for the rest of us who aren’t prepared to get out of our cars in our Lulu Lemons and sunglasses. My outfit is drop off only!

Speaking of parking. Please, don’t park you car at the end of my driveway! Are you trying to block me in?

Why does the Mail carrier insist on stuffing oversize packages into my teeny mail box? Two broken cell phone covers in a row! Thank you very much.

It was very windy this Garbage and recycling day. If your Recycling bin is suddenly empty BUT that big blue truck has not been around yet…don’t just shrug your shoulders and walk away! Please…go pick up your pizza boxes, and pop cans off all the front lawns. Or at least mine!

Gas is on the right. I don’t think everybody knows this!! Please stop riding your breaks…oh, and if you can’t see over your steering wheel and are afraid of the dark, you might want to re-think this whole driving thing.

If your dog poops it…you needs to scoops it.

Most of the time I love everything about living in the Suburbs, but I have to tell you sometimes I think a little common sense would go a long long way.

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    Comments

    1. kathy downey says

      December 18, 2016 at 12:55 pm

      If your dog poops it…you needs to scoops it. this is my pet peeve,my neighbor is terrible for that he lets the doggy out and he runs right to my yard to poop…..

    2. Holly says

      December 17, 2009 at 7:52 am

      The loading zone/drop off zone kills me at school and at karate! many of your other ones get me too!

    3. Andrea (ace1028) says

      December 16, 2009 at 7:38 pm

      Our mail carrier does that so often! Argh! I even had a picture bent that way and I was SO po-d. Step out of the car, man! Sigh. Great post!

    4. Alexis AKA MOM says

      December 15, 2009 at 1:52 am

      There should be a hand out when they move in 😉

    5. Frugal Vicki says

      December 14, 2009 at 8:48 pm

      I love this post! We had a snow storm last week, that was OVER, and there was some idiot driving 15 YES 15 in a 45. That is what causes accidents people!

    6. Frugal Vicki says

      December 14, 2009 at 8:48 pm

      I love this post! We had a snow storm last week, that was OVER, and there was some idiot driving 15 YES 15 in a 45. That is what causes accidents people!

    7. Working Mommy says

      December 14, 2009 at 8:11 pm

      Not to mention…if I hold the door for you, the least you can say is thank you – instead of pushing me to the side like I’m supposed to hold the door for you.

      ~WM

    8. Eve says

      December 14, 2009 at 4:06 pm

      lol! love this post! Aman on the grabage on my drive way front. I clean my nighbors shit up every week. I got pay back last week though… Their bins also blew into my yard. So I’m keeping them 🙂

    9. Just Another Momma says

      December 14, 2009 at 5:14 am

      Great post! It’s like you were reading my mind!

    10. Mighty M says

      December 14, 2009 at 3:54 am

      I totally think there are some people who believe once they take their garbage and recycling outside it’s not theirs anymore. Please, just pick it up if it falls or blows out of the bins!!

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