Girl About Auckland

You're doing my head in

Every now and then we have to suck it up and deal with a situation which has become our personal pet hate…..and every now and then it feels great to have a bit of a (humorous) rant about them too.  Here are my (current) pet hates….

1. No Toilet Paper

This is particularly frustrating for a woman. People please, if you’re the last to use the toilet roll, does it not make sense to replace it or leave a note to advise that there’s none left? So many times I have sat on the loo like a waiting duck calling out in my quiet voice ‘um… is there anybody there?’ to ask them to kindly chuck paper of any kind under the door to me. Going ‘drip dry’ is not particularly pleasant, so please next time practise some karma and leave some behind (as it were).

2. Cold Showers

Cold showers are a beast aren’t they? If you’re the last one in the household, hostel or public camping ground to grab a shower you’re pretty much ‘sh*t out of luck’ as my mother would say, because all the hot/warm/lukewarm/bearable water has been gloriously soaked up and (quite literally) gone down the drain. You’re forced to squirm around awkwardly, the soap doesn’t lather as much and you end up taking the quickest shower in your life, all while forming that ’0′ facial look you get when you jump into a river. I think I’d rather just smell and smile smugly around the people who took all the hot water earlier.

3. Gym Machine Hoggers

OK, so maybe I need to get a grip, but surely I’m not the only one who get’s a little pissed when people at the gym hog the exercise machines for hours. Fair’s fair people – what makes you so special that you can’t share with everyone else. Were you an only child? Did someone die and make you King/Queen? Those ‘Please limit your time to 15minutes during peak hour’ signs are there for a reason so don’t pretend you can’t read nor see others standing there patiently. You can always come back in 15mins. Nuff said.

4. Rude Service

Picture this: I hand over my money for my petrol/milk/lotto ticket etc and the staff member just closes the till and blinks at me or looks at the person behind me in the queue waiting to be served. Sometimes I want to shout ‘Have a lovely day!’ and smile like a fool. I am quite literally paying your wages dude, so why not acknowledge me and say ‘thank you’ or ‘goodbye’ in return. It’s called manners.

5. Non-Disabled Parkers

People get a clue. Disabled parking is there for a reason. Sure it’s super convenient to park there because it’s close to the shops/supermarket/restaurant, especially when it’s raining, but think about it. Number one – you’ll get a ticket because you aren’t correctly displaying a disabled parking sign and number two – a disabled person will come along and will have to park miles away because you took their space when it’s hard for them to get anywhere because their body doesn’t let them operate as easily as yours does. Life is for enjoying so be kind.

I’m sure you have plenty of pet hates yourself? Please feel free to comment below.

Peace out homie
Auckland Girl