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10 things I Hate about this time of year

I thought I should do a blog of some of the things I hate around this time of year. Year in and year out I've always been annoyed by most of these things ever since I was a child growing up.

1. Like some of you all may know, I live in the Caribbean and we have 2 seasons, a dry and wet. I really love the wet season because the heat does calm down a bit when it rains but it is often just too humid and it's sometimes just as bad as the hot climate.

2. With the increase in rain, there's an increase of creepy crawlies and they have a habit of invading my house. These include snakes, centipedes, millipedes, lizards and frogs...lots of frogs...multiple varieties. The most annoying frogs are the tree frogs which come through the windows and into the rooms. They are harmless, but extremely annoying.

3. With the increase in rain, I sometimes have to wash my car multiple times a week.

4. I hate day light savings time! Why? Because we don't use it here and most of our TV programs come from the US. Therefore all programs now start 1 hour later!

5. I hate overspending money for the holidays

6. I hate going shopping or even going out during this time. There's just too much traffic, places are overcrowded and finding a parking place is an utter nightmare.

7. The holidays always bring family and friends together, but sometimes it can get annoying when there are little untrained children running about the place making a mess that I would have to clean up later and I have little to no privacy. It's like "what does this button do?" or "why is that guy shooting the other guy"

8. For whatever reason throughout the years power has a habit of going regularly during this time.

9. All the 'birth of Christ' and Christian preaching really gets under my skin because I consider myself an atheist and I hate it when people try to shove their beliefs down your throat.

10. Delays in shipping. I do a lot of online ordering and most of the times, my stuff arrives in the country on time, but with the extra flow of packages this time of year it sometimes takes additional days to process and inspect them.

Wow! I actually got 10. I was aiming for 5 but whatever.

Posted by Soulreavercross, 11/05/2009 4:16pm
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Holidays can be such a pain in the ass, so I don't blame you. I like the holiday season and all, but at times, it's all a pain.
Posted 11/05/2009 4:30pm
I couldn't take the frogs and snakes. I'd have to move.
Posted 11/05/2009 4:38pm
Holidays are annoying, and children roaming around not leaving you alone are certainly a bother. I also am atheist and as I won't go trying to make everyone else one, I expect that respect for my non-belief back. As for the frogs, that doesn't seem too too bad.
Posted 11/05/2009 4:51pm
@soulreavercross Wow you managed to make the Caribbean sound bad! lol i agree with the creepy crawlies thats gotta be a bummer. Come on its the holidays lighten up mate!
Posted 11/05/2009 5:34pm
I agree with some points but i love holidays specialy because im on New York for them every single year so, for me, holidays are aswsome!!

XO XO

Posted 11/05/2009 5:56pm
What kind of car do you have?
Posted 11/05/2009 6:10pm
look at all those emblems!

You should sell them at 100 a piece!
Posted 11/05/2009 6:15pm
Try not to think about all the stuff that bothers you and instead try and focus on the positive aspects of this time of year.
Posted 11/05/2009 8:10pm
I feel ya,except for number 9.I'm not a christian either,but i celebrate Christmas.Christmas is a Christian Holiday.It celebrates Jeusus Christ's Birth,so they can shove abit of religion down my throat if I'm celebrating their holiday.
Posted 11/05/2009 8:44pm
the best I can think of to do right now is wish you "Happy Holidays"

I also have wet and dry times of year instead of the regular seasons - just not so extreme but I remember from the Philippines how bad they can get and I am glad I don't have to put up with that.
Posted 11/05/2009 9:57pm
I live in Northeastern Oklahoma and the weather here changes day to day and I know what you mean when it comes to the "creepy crawlies", but I also get raccoons, squirrels, skunks, rabbits, and other animals of the what ex-girlfriend called the "Kill it, Kill it, Kill it" variety.
Posted 11/05/2009 10:45pm
This time of year has it's downsides but I still love it
Posted 11/05/2009 11:21pm
i love the holidays lol.. however i dont think i could put up with all those creepy crawlers you mentioned
Posted 11/06/2009 2:28am
WOW! some of them r familiar to me!!!
Posted 11/06/2009 3:06am
Haha no one seems to be happy about the climate where they stay - I'm in Scotland so we have a freezing cold and rainy season, and a slightly less freezing cold and rainy season I'd love to stay somewhere warmer!

I would LOVE the frogs too- I'd probably wind up feeding them and encouraging them to come and live in my house! Not too sure about the centipedes though, they've got a nasty bite don't they?

As for the car... I wash mine about twice a year because I know it's just going to get dirty again pretty soon I've given up trying to keep it looking all shiny and new - it's black too so that's the hardest colour to keep clean!

And I know what you mean about number 9, my whole family is atheists so my dad gets really angry when people start going round door to door bothering everyone. He usually tells them we're all Satanists and that he's going to get his shotgun if they don't leave pretty sharpish You should see their faces! (for the record, he doesn't actually have a shotgun lol)
Posted 11/06/2009 3:06am
Wow even living there you can't escape the pains of the holidays lol.
Posted 11/06/2009 3:24am
I really agree with you on 5 thru 10. Why do relatives not show respect for you by controlling there kids?? The traffic brings out more Crazed drivers. I really havent tested the shipping theory but I can see it happening. OH and dont get me started on the CHRISTIAN thing. People think things are magical because we are all suppose to be nice to each other, but UM HEY!! shouldnt we be nice to each other everyday? That is what most religions preach right?! Anyway good list.
Posted 11/06/2009 8:47am
The only couple of things I hate this time of year is the snow storms and the amount of games that get released that I just simply can't afford.
Posted 11/06/2009 8:49am
Sanke get into your house?!
Posted 11/06/2009 9:19am
I..........hate...........centipedes-_-. They're just creepy.
Posted 11/06/2009 1:49pm
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