Umbrellas

Last May I bemoaned the lack of umbrella etiquette - imagine my joy, then to see this blog entry on this very subject!
If only people followed such advice...
Next step - making people walk on the left of the footpath...

Ranty McRanty #6

Moving on from footpath rage... there's public transport - really BUS, rage...
Assuming you made it to your bus stop in time (you realise, of course, that the bus will be running late on the days you have RUN for it) and you wait, patiently, with your bus pass in hand. Then the bus arrives and you queue politely and patiently - while trying to stand your ground against the people who just showed up & pushed their way into the queue - assuming there is only one queue. Some bus queues can be two-pronged. Then, before you, will be the person who - for reasons known only to themselves, but possibly involve the fact their lineage might include lesser demons from hell - wait until they're actually facing the driver before hunting in their bag for their purse/wallet/bus pass/money... a process taking unnecessary time...
Sort it out...

Ranty McRanty #5

Enough of road rage - it's hard for me to be involved, seeing as I don't drive - but footpath rage... don't get me started!
If you don't know where you're going - please don't try to orientate yourself by walking out of a shop & stopping immediately in the flow of traffic - try in the doorway of the shop - not in the middle of the footpath!
Why did they make the footpath's on Queen Street wider? So they could fit more human snails walking x-number abreast down them!!! Because, you know, I'm now running late for my bus because people made me late! Either a staff mate didn't take over on desk in time, or a customer couldn't decide what they hell they wanted. Sorry - I do have a life - and an hour+ bus trip home... If I miss this bus, then I'll be getting home about 2 hours after I finished work. How's that for fun!!!
Or, maybe I'm trying to get back to work after my lunch break so I don't do to the people on desk, the same that was done to me. Yeah, be late, I don't mind having a 40min break... because I'm conscientuous, and will make sure you get your hour... maybe more, because you've been held up in footpath insanity.
Please don't change your mind - and direction - randomly, making the 20+ people around you swing & all squish up...
Actions like this make us all pissed off, and adds to the joy of life... Just makes me so joyful to be at work in the city...
Note to self: will not moan about work and workplace from now until they stop reading in a couple of months. Just had to clear my system.