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[Grand Happy]

#1 Bad drivers, running stop signs and lights and not using their blinkers.
#2 Pet owners that don't clean up after them even when they poop on the sidewalk. Sometimes having a park across the street isn't great.
#3 When so many people don't know where the return cart area is.
#4 People who park on the line or over so close to your car that you can't get into your car. Had it happen twice where I had to go in from the passenger side!!
OK I'll stop now lol

[qualitygal]

not all, but most commercials.

[qualitygal]

@Goodie2shoes   can you let the calls go to voice mail?

[qualitygal]

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@Coastalcarolina wrote:

@Goodie2shoes, believe me, I get it.  I have a family member that ignores me most of the time.  But as soon as she is irate or irritated with something or someone, she calls me to vent.  I was polite about it for a long time.  I then decided that my blood pressure was going up during these calls and slowly put the brakes on.  It became a pattern that I could easily detect.

 I can't be her therapist and it would ruin MY mood.  Not saying that is how you feel, but it did annoy me.  It had nothing to do with age.  She has been that way as long as I have known her.  🤷🏻‍♀️

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lay the phone on a towel, let her vent, and go do something in another room.  she'll think you fell asleep.

[Coastalcarolina]

👍

[wilma]

Short Answer - Yes!

Long Answer - There are lots of things that bother the heck out of me right now. I don't necessarily think it's an older person phenomenon, but in my case I have found that I have less patience for "bull" as I've aged. As a result, I get annoyed more easily by that kind of stuff now.

[RoughDraft]

@Goodie2shoes   Just a thought, but does your friend actually "remember" that she called you only 10 minutes before or is something going on with her memory?

[Group 5 minus 1]

How old is your friend? Could it be a memory problem?

[Tinkrbl44]

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@Goodie2shoes wrote:

@ Coastalcarolina wrote:

 If that doesn't work I wouldn't answer the phone again that particular day

I actually thought about not answering my phone but I am trying to be a good friend because she is currently having some family issues. I guess I needed to vent but also ask  how others deal with annoying issues. Thanks 

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@Goodie2shoes 

I don't think you're "being a good friend" by allowing her to constantly inconvenience you.   

You're annoyed enough to write about it on a discussion board and she's probably oblivious to the fact she's annoying you.  

For me, the key question here is she REALLY a friend ... or a long time acquaintance who just uses your ear to vent about her life?  

[Goodie2shoes]

@ qualitygal  wrote:

can you let the calls go to voice mail?

Many on this post have advised vm and on occasion I have done that but as I mentioned she's going thru some family issues so I'm trying to be there for her. There may be some psychological issues there as someone mentioned ( I hadn't thought about that)  She has showed up at my door on occasion so taking advice from some recommendations here I'm going to see if she will talk to her doctor regarding her stress issues and maybe there is a solution that will give her more peace of mind and me more peace. Thanks to all for responding to my post