What really annoys the hell out of me ... Dealing with IDIOTS

I can't stand dealing with idiots. They really do annoy me.

Example: Why do certain people who happen to be driving at dusk, turn on only their parking lights, but not their headlights? In reality, they'd probably need to switch on their headlights in the next 10 or so minutes anyway .. Then, because their dash is lit up, they forget to turn on their headlights.. and end up driving around in near darkness with no headlights ... Why wouldn't you just turn on your headlights at dusk anyway, just to be prepared and a little safer? Candidate for idiot ??

Are these the same people who are being served at the checkout in a supermarket, then the checkout person says "that'll be $97.50 please" .. all of a sudden they realise they have to PAY  .. and only then do they start to fumble through their purses, pockets or whatever to eventually get their money, cards and so on. Usually then, they are so disorganised, that they don't have enough funds in one account or the other and have to put half on EFT and the other half on credit. Meanwhile holding up all the line behind them. Why can't they think ahead, know how much they can spend and have their card or cash at the ready for the checkout person. Candidate for idiot?

Are these the same people who catch the bus into work in the morning or home at night and actually hop on the bus and get to the machine where you validate your ticket and then start fumbling around to get their ticket out of their said purse, wallet etc? Again, holding up the people behind them. Why can't they think ahead and when they see the bus coming towards them, get their ticket out at the ready? Candidate for idiot?

I worked in a job previously and one of my jobs was to take telephone orders from customers. Geez, the amount of idiots I came across in that job. They would ring up, have no idea how to explain what they want to order, and have no product codes or brands to quote. Invariably, if the product we sent out was wrong, they'd ring up and ask for collection of the "wrong" goods, and the "right" goods sent out. What amazed me is that these people were running businesses and basically had no idea what goods they need on a regular basis. In fairness, we did have some great customers who knew exactly what items they needed, had all the brands and part numbers written down and quoted said numbers on their emailed, phoned or faxed order. I'm surprised there are not more businesses that go broke through sheer stupidity. Possible candidate for idiot?

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