by Pat Lunsford

Created on: January 30, 2007   Last Updated: May 28, 2010

Top 10 annoying public habits.

#1 Being Loud:
There are those who come in late at night blasting the radio or hitting the car horn, waking everyone in the neighborhood as if they could care less about anyone but themselves. Of course there's always the one who get up at the crack of dawn yelling at the kids, shouting into the cell phone, clattering garbage cans and slamming car doors.

Then again there are those who are just plain loud everywhere they go. They can be heard coming from a distance because they can't speak in a normal tone of voice. The only thing more annoying is a loud person with a loud friend!

#2 Traffic:
You're in the turning lane waiting for the green arrow. You're late for work and count the cars, believing you can make it. The arrow turns green and the cars move on except the one in front of you which creeps forward at a snail's pace and you miss the arrow.

You're on a four-lane road trying to get home from work and two slow-moving cars traveling side by side prevent others from passing causing a traffic deadlock.

You're on a two-lane road when someone pulls out in front of you, forcing you to hit the brakes. Glancing at your rear view mirror you notice that there's not a soul behind you, yet they couldn't wait for you to pass.

Then of course there's the woman with one hand on the wheel speeding by with her eyes on the rear view mirror applying makeup. Or the man who pulls alongside you at a red light with a big dog hanging out the window barking furiously at you. Then, while trying to get away from him, you encounter the kid with the booming base music that sends your heart into a state of panic.

#3 Cell Phones:
You're in a booth at a quiet restaurant trying to unwind and enjoy your meal when the lady in the booth behind you gets a call on her cell phone. Your quiet meal is interrupted by the one-sided conversation while she chats away as if she was the only one there.

You are at work and the customer you're waiting on answers his cell phone. You pause, expecting him to say he'll call back later but instead he engages in a conversation. That's when you shout, "NEXT!"

You are in the checkout line and the lady in front of you is taking things out of her cart, putting them on the belt at a reasonable pace until her phone rings. Suddenly, she slows to a crawl because she only has one hand as the other is holding the phone.

You're at a red light and the man in front of you fails to notice when it turns green because he is engrossed in a conversation

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