Hrmph!

1. Women’s Washrooms: Why, oh why do “they” locate the opening of women’s washroom stall doors at an angle where the people outside can see us do our business? Except in England, in England you have your own private room with a floor to ceiling door and no gap…isn’t that heaven?

2. Stickers on Retail Goods: Is there a reason why stickers on retail goods have so much glue that the glue cannot even be dissolved with a blowtorch?

3. And speaking of stickers: Tell me why price tags on CDs/DVDs cover the Table of Contents and the movie summary?

4. And speaking of CDs: What is it with CD wrappers? Have you ever found that mythical tab that releases the CD from its cellophane girdle?

5. The Drive Thru: We suggest the “Drive Thru” be presented to the Olympic committee as a potential new sport. How frequently do the order-takers get the order right? Two points if you notice the mistake before you leave the drive thru lot; one point if you notice the mistake after you are on the road; five points if you drive back to correct the “misunderstanding” and a whopping 10 points if you send a complaint to Head Office.

6. Ordering Coffee: Ordering “regular” coffee used to mean coffee with one cream and one sugar. Now I am afraid to order coffee without an interpreter

7. At the cash register: Payment used to be a private act between you and the cashier. Now people in line breath down your back while you rush to finish your transaction and then they elbow you away before you have time to grab your change and receipt. Geesh.

8. Holding Doors for People: You hold a door for someone. Wouldn’t it be nice to hear, “Thank you”?

9. Crossing at the intersection: Hey, what about those pedestrians that don’t understand traffic lights or visual clues and stroll carelessly across the street with a double-decker coffee in one hand and a mobile in the other while the engines of 400 cars with anxious drivers rev in their ears?