'I will call a tow truck if I have to': 20+ Mildly Infuriating Moments of the Week (August 17, 2023)

Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor

Aug 17, 2023 5:00 PM EDT

When you have an annoying few moments, don't let it ruin your whole day. You only have so many minutes in a day, and if you spend it ruminating on something that ticked you off, you're wasting your precious time. Instead, do what these folks did: share your mildly infuriating moment with the internet.

Misery loves company, and there's plenty of different infuriating moments that people have brought to the table lately. One that sparked lots of attention was the person who was stuck at a rainy concert. They were supposed to see Beyonce, but they mostly saw the back of someone else's umbrella. The OP said they asked the person to lower their umbrella, to no avail. It's even sillier because if everyone is already getting wet, why wouldn't this concertgoer join in?

Someone else shared their devastating sandwich. It's the final photo here, and it barely qualifies as a sandwich. The person shows a half slice of bread with the most meager amount of toppings. It looks like an airport sandwich — a food that's notorious for being $16 for the worst, tiniest sandwich you've had in your life.

Check out all these mildly irritating moments below. Then, these memes are for Gen Xers only.

01
This person found they were suddenly $99 billion dollars in debt

via u/Masterpnutz

Due to a bank mistake, presumably, and not the OP going on the world's grandest shopping spree.
02
A concertgoer could barely see Beyonce because the person ahead of them refused to close their umbrella

via u/AkaJokerPlays
03
Waiter's worthless "tip"

via u/thebrokenwindow
04
A pair of gym bros stole every single dumbbell

via u/heyjude_20

"When I asked them for the 25 lbs pair, they told me they were gonna use them for their next exercise. Also they are doing shoulders in the bench press area," writes u/heyjude_20.
05
This dude's neighbor doesn't mind taking up a few inches of someone else's space

via u/papi_pizza
06
There used to be a bench here...

via u/Low-improvement_18

"Everyday I walk to this spot to sit and eat lunch. Today I noticed the park bench was no longer there," laments
u/Low-improvement_18.
07
Dog begins construction project, but human owner doesn't appreciate their artistic vision

via u/hallucinartory
08
A note that was posted to a car parked on the public sidewalk

via u/estunum
09
This person asked their mom to put all this salt in a smaller container

via u/Staalone

Instead, Mom dumped it in the sink! What a waste of perfectly good salt.
10
Mystery vandal keeps locking up the public basketball nets

via u/Dutch2211
11
You can try to sit on this sofa, but you'll have to get past 100 pillows first

via u/Scherzoh
12
Every bar of soap in a 12-pack looked like this

via u/onetruegaia
13
This driver's fuel gauge is stuck in the F position...

via u/addieapple

Which they didn't find out until they ran out of gas, while thinking they had a full tank.
14
Schrodinger's delivery: The drink is fine until the door opens, when it will immediately spill

via u/Seeking_Starlight
15
The worst person in the world decided to try every donut

via u/DummyThlck
16
They're 75% of the way towards driving again

via u/Bigbadbadger-mole
17
Here's how this person's vacation was ruined:

via u/K00bik

"Was going on a family cruise trip. Flight got delayed from 4:30 to 6:50. Flight got delayed from 6:50 to 9. Flight got delayed from 9 to 11:30. Flight got cancelled. Now we missed the cruise, and waited at the airport for 7 hours for nothing," writes u/K00bik.
What an unfortunate set of circumstances! We're hoping you can reschedule, OP!
18
A cousin wished this person "Happy Birthday" in a message that could've been a store's advertisement

via u/Neo-Chromia
19
The whole gang was supposed to show up... but instead Grimace was the only performer who showed

via u/firequak

Props to the employees, who look like they're doing their best to entertain!
20
When a truck full of nacho cheese cans crashes, this is the result

via u/BTDMKZ

(As told by the unlucky driver who was stuck behind said cheese-splosion).
21
This sandwich is pretty cursed

via u/adisa61