ResonanceComplaints

This is a site where we hope to compile a list of complaints for a song that Resonance will commission and then perform.

Cell Phones
Why is it that we'd never accept having to repeat ourselves or make the other person repeat themselves every other sentence when talking on a normal landline phone, but we happily accept it with mobile phones?

Text messaging! How can ANYONE think it's "fun" or "convenient" to sit and repeatedly press numbers to get to the desired letters? 3-3-3 2-2- 4-4-4 1 7-7-7 9-9 2-2-2 -- it drives me CRAZY! I HATE it!

Listening to teenagers loudly discussing their private lives on cell phones in public places.

People talking on cell phones in restaurants, especially if the conversation is clearly audible and also intimate.

My students needs a twelve-step program for their cell phones.

Blackberries in meetings.

I’m sick of people complaining about kids and their cell phones and technology. It’s not that bad, really. I’m sick of them saying we don’t know how to stop and smell the roses.

Aging
Since I started using a cane, no one asks me to sign petitions (or, people equate physical handicap to mental incapacity.)

When I was young, I was hot but didn't know better. Now I'm old, not so hot, and wish I'd been paying attention!

There's that one stray hair that is growing straight out of my cheek and if I forget to check it for a few months, it can get really long.

Getting older is a bitch; it hurts when I get up, and it hurts when I go to bed.

Alternative lifestyle choices
Why do men tell lesbians they just haven't met the right man?

Bathrooms
There’s simply no excuse for restaurants not having HOT running water in bathrooms.

People should not talk on the cell phone when they are in the bathroom stall next to you.

I hate it when people don't put in a new TP roll when the old one is used up.

If you're going to squat and pee, at least raise the seat before you do so!

Hair in the sink.

Bodies
I am tired of trying to keep my weight under control. At my age, I am tempted to just relax and let nature takes its course.

I’m getting older and my metabolism is changing. I can’t eat whatever I want.

Why is it always the overweight and unattractive men that seem to believe that every woman wants them?

They should make condoms in Large, X-Large and Super sizes so guys can get over their silly insecurities.

My butt is TOO big!

Day 2 of my period. 'Nuff said.

Cars, Driving, Parking & Traffic
Traffic on Friday afternoons.

Drivers who are in too much of a hurry. I am so tired of being honked at because I don't charge out of a red light like an Indy driver at the flag. Or being tailgated so that someone can beat me to the next light. Everyone just needs to slow down and realize that they will get there when they get there and that endangering my life really won't get them there that much quicker.

I have to smell the stink of those big diesel pickups driving around town, even when I don’t choose to drive one. Those vehicles should be limited to country roads, not city streets.

D.C. traffic sucks (as in Washington).

People who run yellow lights.

People who run red lights.

The 3 cars who make their left turn after the light has already turned red on them.

It really grates on me when people parallel park their cars with the meter in the middle of the door rather than at the front of the car, almost as much as those who pull into a marked parking space at an angle thereby taking up two spaces.

Tail-gaters and cutters.

Tailgaters

People not using their turn signals

People who don't use their blinkers.

Smokers who throw their cigarette butts on the ground or out the car window

Excessively loud motorcycles

Tailgaters and people who think they own the road.

The street signs are so tiny, you can never see what street you're approaching until you're under the sign (if there really is a sign) and already missing your turn. And, at night, it's even worse!! Who decides that these signs are the norm and doesn't figure out that they're unsafe???

When someone on their cell phone stops at a stop sign and just sits there. Since they're paying more attention to their conversation, does this give me permission to go? Do I sit until they figure out that they're holding up traffic? If I do go, is an accident my fault? How do I figure out what the loose cannon will do?

People with huge trucks that sit on my bumper so that their lights blind me.

Is it my fault that vehicles with huge engines give them more power than they can use in crowded traffic?

There's no place to park!

People around here don't know how to merge onto the highway.

Christmas
All the Christmas parties I am invited to are happening on the same day.

the Environment
How come nobody is complaining about the environment? Doesn't anybody care?

Bright city lights on a clear dark night.

Butterflies are now extinct in the Alps.

Exercise & Sports
All the frigging injured players on my fantasy team - as soon as I get them and they do ok, someone offers me a trade and I turn it down - boom --- out for the season.

I hate it when my 60-year old sparring partner is faster than me.

My boot camp class instructor didn’t show up.

Family
Why won't my 18 year old son get a job?

Why won't he do his homework?

My mother has never listened to me, but now she's hard of hearing, too!

My nephews think fantasy is more important than life.

My mother-in-law, competent enough to live alone, imcompetent enough to make a huge mess!

Feminists
Feminists spread lies and vicious rumors; they just really need to get a man.

Friends
My friend talks incessantly about boring banalities.

Whenever I go out with my friends, I never get to go where I want to go.

literal- minded friends who interrupt a train of high-minded but abstract thought in order to correct an incorrect but trivial fact.

Grammar and punctuation
People who don't know (or don't care) that "it apostrophe s" means "it is"!

People who say "irregardless"

People who write "a lot" as "alot"

People who say "anyways"

Ending a sentence with "with"

Subject-verb disagreement.

the use of utilize to say "use"

It's "I'm doing well", not "I'm doing good"

Correct use of the English language is a lost art form: people don't capitalize, use apostrophes properly, or know the difference between "their" and "there". Take "Twenty Ninth Street", for instance...

Why do people use the word impacted when they mean affected (effected?)

People who say preventative instead of preventive.

How did it becoome okay for people to say "Him and me went"?

Health
I hate insurance companies!

Life is too short! And also too long....

It really bothers me that people continue thoughtlessly to have children.

Cold tools when getting a pap smear

Lack of health care.

They (pharmaceuticals) shouldn’t use people as guinea pigs to test new drugs.

People shouldn’t have to look in the frig and decide whether to buy food or their prescription drugs.

Everyone is so stressed out all the time these days, we don't know how to enjoy the moment anymore. Why does everyone thrive on napalm in the morning?

Why does my face always break out before an important event?

People who refuse to admit they need hearing aids. "Whaaat?"

I hate that there is no cure for cancer.

Kids
My grandchildren have too many scheduled activities.

All my kids want to eat is sugar.

Kids on the mall that use 4 letter words every other word out of their mouth.

My 48 year old son still uses too many 4 letter words.

Parents who won’t say no to their children

People keep having children and then they are upset that they don't have enough money to buy them Christmas presents.

Kids today are horribly rude, to each other and to adults

Manners
I want to complain about people that don't bother to RSVP when they're invited somewhere. My friend thinks that she doesn't have to RSVP if she's not planning on coming. Hello...?!

People have no manners these days: speak with their mouths full and chew with their mouths open, leaning over their food as if protecting it and shoveling it in, gesturing with their silverware.

Some people talk way too loudly, way too long and all about stuff that is only interesting to themselves...monopolizing conversation...and nobody stops them!

"Me, me, me" stories

Why has our culture become so mean and crass and crude?

People who don't thank you for the lunch/dinner they enjoyed at your house.

I wish people would shut their mouths and listen more.

Miscellaneous complaints
I always think of what I should have said 5 minutes too late!

I find people who lie to be hard to handle.

see-through toilet paper

it's a right-handed world!

Why can't I get a plain old cup decaf? No frills!

Why isn't there a "small" size of over-the-counter drinks any longer?

People who walk through the door of a store/mall, etc, then just stop there so no one can get by. Grrr

Never enough hours in the day.

The Head-On commercial

The unwelcome physical changes that come with aging

Inability to develop enough wisdom to anticipate/solve recurring everyday problems

too little time/too little money

People who clap in between movements at classical music concerts

The expression “Don’t go there.” Go where????

Here's another one, but I don't know how to phrase it succinctly: Why can't men ever buy a simple useful appliance, but always have to let themselves be tricked into buying something that costs ten times as much, weighs 30 times as much and has 2,000 attachments that turn it into a dozen other things that you'll never need, and you wind up not even using it all that much for the one feature you want because it's way too heavy and noisy? Examples: Kitchen assistant instead of a plain mixer. Has a billion attachments that turn it into a blender, food processor and even an effing meat grinder! Who the hell wants a meat grinder? But the mixer function is crap because it only has one beater, so it just turns the dough around and around instead of mixing it. And it's gigantic and clumsy and very loud. Then there's the Kirby cleaning machine, aka vacuum, which weighs about 50 pounds and sounds like freaking Armageddon. But it's so PRACTICAL! You can also use it as a wetvac or a carpet cleaner. I think there was even some kind of circular saw function or something. But I never drag the damn thing out to vacuum, which is 99% of what it will ever be used for! Stupid men. You know the damn Kirby costs 15,000 kronor? Holy shit! For a freaking vacuum cleaner that's louder than a lawnmower. And he didn't even have any wall-to-wall carpeting in his house, just wooden floors and a throw rug. Idiot. Blinded by "practicality". Apparently a feature of the Y chromosome.

Why is there no IKEA in Denver!?!

I can't find any candles that don't drip.

Intolerance.

What's up with all the coffee drinks these days? Latte Mocha Froo-froo double Espresso with a shot of what? What's wrong with plain coffee?

Most of the new clothing styles are unattractive to the extreme.

Modern life is all about commerce.

My hair stylist is always late.

I’m sick of the generation gap, and my teacher telling me we won’t make it in the film industry because we’re just crazy kids.

My pants are too tight.

It's those blasted mexican sandburs, also known as goatheads, also known as punture vine. Why do they even exist? To get stuck in your finger when you are pulling them out of your shoe sole so that you dont have to step on them in your carpet while walking bare footed?

Trying to open neatly, boxes that are marked with perforations, saying 'open here', and ending up having to get a knife to 'saw' the opening open.

Where are the stairs, and why do I have to take the elevator for only one floor?

After all the money I give to my bank, why don’t they give me free parking?

Why is the plastic wrapping on CD’s so impossible to remove using only your own body parts (hands or teeth).

What has happened to all the good hometown parades? What is up with the Boulder High School marching band going out of formation and out of uniform?

I hate it when my tea bag breaks.

I would like to complain about the various studies that are being conducted and that we end up seeing on the news. How many thousands of dollars in grants are being spent on these “studies”? Most of the studies are so ridiculous or so obvious that I can’t believe someone has wasted their time researching it!!!

transforming EVERYTHING into a marketing opportunity -- including human skin (new trend toward commercial tattoos)

too-big fruit in grocery stores -- let's have the small, succulent, crisp stuff!

Long short cuts

They don't make enough clothes for short people.

Doors that don't open.

Filling out forms for everything, everywhere, with "mystery fields" that no one can interpret correctly--disaster for medical coverages, taxes, benefits, etc.

Too many return address labels-everyone who asks for money gives me return labels--enough for 3 lifetimes and I'm well along for the first.

Deadlines. I'm sick of deadlines. Will the world truly end if the budget isn't completed by Thursday?

There is never enough TIME!

Neighbors
My fat neighbor cut down the oldest tree on the block.

Noise
The neighbor's dog barks all afternoon.

I can hear the sirens from Broadway.

Being awakened by our dog enthusiastically licking his private parts.

Chatty chatty, cha cha chatty. Shhh.

One Word Says It All
Cancer

Lies

Bush

Intelligent Design

Wasps

People Who . ..
People who don’t take care of property and have stuff laying around forever with no consideration for neighbors.

People are selfish.

People that won’t help others out.

Grumpy clerks in the stores (actually, grumpy people in general).

Mean people.

I have a problem with stupid people. I do not claim to be the most clever person in the world at all times, but we all know those people that think their way of doing things must be the right way--and they are complete morons!!!!

Selfish behavior in general

People who just look away and don’t say hi or smile when passing you on the street

People who are mean to service industry workers

Friends of neighbors who drive into the neighborhood very early in the morning and honk their horns instead of ringing the doorbell.

People are slobs!

My neighbor regularly gets up at 4 a.m.. I know, because he goes outside and starts shoveling snow while everyone else is trying to sleep.

People who let their dogs bark all the time.

Grouchy sticklers for HOA covenants.

People who aren’t kind to others. Meanies.

Close-minded people.

I hate when someone leaves one ice cube in the tray just so they don't have to refill it! This also applies to one swallow of juice, one square of toilet paper...

People who say the Holocaust didn't happen.

Pertaining to travel
Bicyclists at night using no light and wearing only dark clothing.

People who drive under the speed limit.

Faded paint on the road making it impossible to distinguish traffic lanes at night.

people who don't dim car lights

Bicyclists who run stop signs and then gesture at YOU for having almost killed them!

Why do they purt a GIANT person in the airplane seat next to me?

Pets and Pet Owners
I hate it when I cannot take my dog places.

Why do dog owners assume everybody loves their dog to be there? Can you imagine what it would be like at chorus if everyone brought their dogs?

Dog owners who don't clean up their dog's poo.

Dogs who roll in the dirt right after you bathe them.

My son’s cat does not like my kitten.

Dogs off leash.

When pet rats poo on you.

Unleashed, unsocialized large dogs who tackle little dogs as if they were toys.

Why is it ok that kids who misbehave are allowed everywhere yet little quiet doggies aren't?

Why do some pet owners think it's cute that their dogs are out of control? Why can't they train them to obey and be calm when they're with people?

Why do people think that rules apply to everyone but them? On the trails there are signs that say due to wildlife activity ALL dogs musts be on leash. People walk past with two dogs running all over the place!

My good dog will not listen when the deer poop is fresh!

Politics
I hate people who build houses on the coast and then want the government to insure them.

The news is never news.

George Bush, our emperor, has no clothes, has never had any clothes and will never have any clothes. And my only complaint is that he is STILL in office.

Just because I have issues with the war in Iraq does not mean that I am unpatriotic. Get a clue!

Congress doesn’t get anything done.

The people of New Orleans were traumatized at the hands of their own government.

Bush is a weenie and Cheney has no soul, plus Cheney shoots his friends.

Bush is still in office.

Politicians (yes, just politicians ;-)

The current government

Irrational hatred of Hilary Clinton

Why are the NeoCons and other right wing types allowed to lie like crazy and no one challenges them?

We are just like the frog in boiling water -- slowly but surely losing all our rights under this president

Restaurants
Why aren’t there more gluten-free restaurants?

Why the fake smile and the fake "Hi-I'm-Tyler-I'll-be-serving-you-this-evening-can-I-start-you-off-with-some-drinks" patter? I know you want the tip but I'd like you more if you could just be yourself, and STOP interrupting my dinner conversation to ask me if everything's okay! I'm eating, aren't I?

Why do restaurants use coffee cups that don't keep the coffee hot?

Self
My lack of productivity.

Seems like all I ever do is complain.

Everyone thinks I am a complainer.

I’m too tired to complain.

Sex
My libido went on vacation and forgot to return home.

Singing and Rehearsals
My throat just croaks like a frog when I open my mouth to sing

The room is too small and hot!

The room is a petri dish.

The room is too cold!

Not being able to get to the complaint choir website OR HEAR THEM WHEN YOU GET THERE!

Spouses
My husband cheats on recycling when he thinks I’m not looking.

Technology
My DSL line breaks down so often.

My computer takes forever to come on because it's down-loading stuff I didn't ever ask for.

I hate when I call somewhere for service, and end up talking to someone from India who can't say my name.

CD players that don't read CDRS

Why do people have to talk on cell phones in public restrooms?

Telephone voice-recognition programs that don't understand what you say.

Unwrapping a CD

Too many initials: CD, DVD, DVR, MP3, HDTV, LED, CRT, LCD, DLP, IAX, FCAP

The telephone--Press 1, press 2, etc. "If you wish to talk to a customer representative" is always the last option. It should be the first!

"Best of" CDs never have ALL the best songs, so you still have to buy a bunch of them.

My husband spends too much time on the internet.

Your e-mail won't accept me, either home or work.

I really hate cleaning up all the stupid unsolicited junk email every time I open my mailbox.

Too many stupid jokes making the rounds on email over and over again.

I need so many passwords that I have to maintain a cheat sheet just to keep track of them...if only I could find it.

Ever try to get a real live person on the phone when you call AT&T/Quest/Cingular or whatever? On hold for hours and then, if they need to come to your house for an appointment, you have to wait for hours again...

automated voice-recognition "greeting" systems answering corporate phones

Why do they keep changing everything? Just when you find a lipstick or a food or anything you like, they discontinue it.

PCs are a pain in the ass.

I hate my computer job.

Ubiquitous nature of U-tube and Google

E-mail spam! What a shame that we let organized crime, aggressive promoters and selfish nebbishes wreck such a useful medium.

When I am subjected to someone's long winded cell phone call in a public place.

Being on hold, listening to lame messages--"We care about your call" (then who not answer it?)

Time
I wish there was more time in the day.

I hate time zones.

Transportation
There’s no flying car yet.

TV
I hate the way the network news ladies giggle, like tee-hee-hee-tee-hee.

How can anyone enjoy watching TV when the holder of the remote is, between naps, attempting to watch at least three different channels at once?

Hundreds of channels and nothing good on TV.

Uniquely Boulder
Why did I move here? It’s too small and doesn’t have enough culture. I want more theatre and stuff.

I moved from New York to Boulder because I thought everything would be evolved here when it comes go greenness, but people aren’t really walking the talk any more than anywhere else. There’s not even enough recycling bins on the Pearl Street mall.

The stores on Pearl Street that complain about homeless people—they should mind their own business.

Drug addicts on the mall.

I can’t figure out how the new parking kiosks work.

The air is so dry here my lips are falling off my face and I use my elbows to scrub my pots and pans.

Why can't we recycle ALL plastics?

Bicyclists who don't tell you they're going to pass on the bike path.

Uniquely Estes Park
People who stop in the middle of the traffic lane to photograph elk.

What Things Cost
The opera costs too much.

The high price of gas.

An apple should not cost $2.00

Gas prices are too high.

Work
Why does work have to start so early?

My low wages.

My boss doesn’t even know when he’s being inappropriate.

My boss is egocentric without being aware of this condition.

My co-workers always expect me to decide where to have lunch.

I hate my boss.

People who come into your office to blow time chatting without realizing they’re wasting yours.

World
Why can’t there be peace and peace and peace in the world?

The Middle East hates us.