31 Days - The thing that really gets my goat

This prompt seems like a double up to me. There was the Nine Things I Can't Handle post a few days ago. Maybe this is a more indepth unravelling of one...but then again, maybe not....because now that I'm writing this I am now becoming more aware of the one thing that gets my goat.

And it's something that maybe no one can do anything about...maybe it's just the way life is.

It really gets my goat that life is....well....seemingly unfair.

I guess I would even go as far as saying that it's the thing that causes me most angst. I don't get it, I don't like it and have probably spent way too much time shaking my fist at the heavens because of it.

But, it's the way life is....and I do know that I need to just accept it and get on with the business of living. Most of the time I can do this quite easily. Sometimes, when things seem to be particularly unfair, it seems impossible.

I guess I try and be a bit of a rule-keeper and believe that if you keep to the rules things should go well. I try and be as honest as possible with government departments, pay people back as quickly as possible, know that as the keeper of the petty cash, credit card numbers and account details I am trusted and do everything I can to be worthy of that trust. Most times this has gone well. Other times, such as when dealing with government departments, I've fallen victim to "the system" - payments have been cancelled or delayed all because of human error. Sometimes one has to practically bend over backwards to prove how truthful one is being - almost to the point of reporting ones shoe size and what one had for breakfast!

Ok...ok....so I can exaggerate sometimes....

But you get the picture.

And take the attack on my dog Maya...I was doing the right thing. I was walking my dog on a leash. I was being a caring and responsible pet owner. When the dog rushed us both Maya and I immediately adopted non-threatening body language - we were still, eyes averted, Maya was even laying on her belly. We were attacked by a large, black dog that was being walked by it's owner OFF THE LEASH. He did not have control of his dog. My dog offered no threat and yet it was savaged and hurt. The owner and his dog left the scene, leaving me with a severely injured dog and (later) a vet bill in excess of $5000*.

It is all not fair. Even if the owner is found and we are reimbursed, it is still not fair. My precious Maya, my sweet, gentle girl was severely hurt and will never be quite the same again.

So...that's what gets my goat. The fact that people who do the right thing as often as possible are often the ones who pay the most and those who don't....well.....just get to do life pretty easy. I know that's not strictly true...but it's the way my mind processes it.

* At the suggestion of some dear friends I have set up a GoFundMe appeal for assistance with Maya's vet bills. If you would like to contribute please visit Friends Of Maya here. *

Maya thanks you from the bottom of her sweet, gentle heart.
(and so do I!)

31 Days - Nine things I just can't handle

Throughout the month of May I will be taking on the 31 Days of Confessions Challenge. I will be blogging every day about a different subject or question. You'll possibly get to know a lot about me!

Enjoy!

Nine things I can't handle.

1. Mouth noises - Oh please! For the love of Mike! Close your mouth when you chew. I don't want to hear that you're chewing, slurping or belching! I don't mind a good crunch, but I really don't want to hear your food slopping about your mouth. Close it. Please. Ok, thanks!

2. Skinny shaming - I honestly cringe at Facebook memes that carry on about how real men like curves, only dogs go for bones. It's not okay to shame a curvy person so it's not okay to shame a skinny person either. People! Stop judging people! Let's just all be healthy in whatever shape we are in.

3. Towels left on the floor. Watch my eye twitch.

4. People who park in Accessibility Parking Spaces without a permit. I don't care if you're only going to be five minutes, or that it's the only spare spot in the car park. If you don't have a permit, don't park there! They are there for a reason. There are people who need them. Laziness, ignorance or simply not giving a toss is not an access issue!

5. Public arguments over Facebook. Please don't. Talk to each other. Email each other. No public airings thanks.

6. Movies that star Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin or Nicole Kidman. Rock of Ages with BOTH Tom and Alec was a double whammy, as was Eyes Wide Shut with Tom and Nicole....oh....and Days of Thunder....and that other one. Everyone raves about Australia but I simply cannot watch Ms Kidman's performance. She's a lovely person. I've admired her in interviews but oh my gosh! Her acting!

7. My step stool being moved from where it's stationed. I need it folks. Don't move it. I don't like hunting for it.

8. Hearing music through other people's headphones - I appreciate that other people like music and respect their tastes but when it's played through headphones so loudly that I can hear the lyrics from six seats away, it's too loud. You can still listen to it clearly if you turn it down a decibel or five.

9. Being the person who has to replace stuff. Oh gosh! How hard is it to replace a toilet roll? Or refill a soap dispenser?