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Captain Placid asks: What annoying things do significant others, workmates and other people in general do that drive you up the wall? Do you want to kill your other half over their obsessive fridge magnet collection? Driven to distraction over your manager's continued use of Comic Sans (The Font of Champions)? Tell us.

(, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 12:11)
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Experience above all else
Reading these posts has really stirred some deep seated issues in me. What irritates me is when people say "I have more experience than you, listen to me above all else". Being fairly young, I get this alot and don't get me wrong, I always have time to listen to my elders who have been there, done that and often get some easy, quick way to do a job that would of taken me years to learn. However, what I do hate is when people are so insistent they are right due to their experience, they themselves won't listen to reason or anyone else's opinion, even if what they are doing is so clearly wrong, it makes you foam at the mouth with rage. As I work in Civil Engineering, this happens more often that I drink cups of tea. Even things like driving around sites. "I have more experience in driving than you, I will drive around etc etc." No matter he drives like Stevie Wonder and has has crashed the car twice in a week. Still insists on driving. Even things like simple formulas etc. I will prove it on calculators, paper, computer etc etc that we need to lengthen this section of works etc but "I've done it like this before, you know nothing young 'un". Then I simple sit back and watch as the bridge he is building is too short and he sits there like an ape scratching his head puzzled.

I also hate it when people can't accept responsibility for their actions. I then get blamed for the bridge issues (because I am young and an easy target and don't have the experience so it must of been me)and when I get home my Dad blames me for locking him out even though he was the last one out of the house and he had my keys.

Still prefer listening to "Experienced" people over being in a room with teachers.
(, Tue 9 Oct 2012, 15:23, 3 replies)
Ok, my experience tells me that 'of' is not a verb; it's a preposition.
So, stop using it as a verb, as it's makes you look like a retard. The word you are looking for is 'have'. Also, there is no such word as 'alot'; you mean 'a lot'. Don't worry too much about that though. While I and many others find it annoying; it doesn't make you look stupid, but remember, when you use 'of' instead of 'have', it makes you look very stupid. The voice of experience has spoken, so you must listen.
(, Tue 9 Oct 2012, 18:47, closed)
yeah, it's 'a lot' not 'alot'
two separate words
(, Tue 9 Oct 2012, 21:53, closed)
The simple solution is to
Grow up.
(, Wed 10 Oct 2012, 12:06, closed)

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