rage...
I work in a public office (one of those take a ticket and wait to be called sort of places) and deal with the public face to face.

the thing that most fills me with rage is when my next customer sits infront of me and starts to explain why they are here and their mobile rings. The most annoying thing about this is not the ringtone...but the fact that they usually answer and proceed to have a conversation.......'didn't you come to see me??? do you have a question??? oh sorry can't interrupt your social life just to deal with whatever it was you came to se me about.' (ahh if only i could shout this at them....)

you wouldn't believe the amount of times this happens.......if they could just leave their phone alone for a minute they wouldn't have to wait so long!!

Don't get me wrong if the call is an emergency or very important, a simple 'i'm sorry i really need to take this call' is just courtesy isn't it?? Perhaps just taking the call, and saying can't talk but i'll call you back, wouldn't be too hard to do would it? But no......I have to listen to a 10 min conversation about what they are doing this weekend etc...while i get increasingly irked.

If your phone rings and you are at the front of the queue, PLS DONT ANSWER IT!! it makes me not want to help you and all your fellow 'waiting-to-see-me people' want to insert your phone in a new and painful socket....

So i guess i hate mobiles and the fact that they can interrupt anything at any time....

I remember the time when I could leave the house and go out with my friends, and no-one could find/annoy me until i got home again. Now you can't go anywhere without hearing some fool yelling into their phone, a night out with friends turns into a night of waiting until people get off the phone so you can talk to them. Bah, perhaps i'm just getting older and crankier...

maybe...but beware, one day i'm gonna lose it and the poor unfortunate phone wielding victim is gonna find a new and interesting use for their mobile (i'll leave that to your imagination, i can think of a few).

and once more, with feeling...AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
( catswhiskers the cats mother, Fri 2 May 2008, 18:40, 1 reply)

NEXT!
you should just call the next number if they answer the phone - its only fair!
(Rich T has a clever and witty sig, Sat 3 May 2008, 11:03, closed)