Is there a term for this type of behaviour? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

cchris · 01-06-2004, 06:27 PM

This may have been covered but I couldnt find it anywhere so if it has then the back button is your friend.

I live in a block of 8 units and mine is # 1.
Whenever the gas man or the electricity guy or anyone for that matter comes to do work not related to a specific unit number they come up to the 8 buzzers and,yep,you guessed it,they buz my fucking one.

Number one.

Why do people do this?

It happens like clockwork,every single time they rock up.
My question is such:
Is there a name for this type of behaviour and have studies been done on it? ( No one probably cares,but I need my sleep ya know).

It's like when people come up to the button to stop traffic so they can cross the road and hit the button 10 times to try and speed the process up or keep bangin on the elevator button to close or open the door. ( IT WILL OPEN IN A NANO-SECOND YOU IDIOT ).

Sorry that this has turned into a rant but it just bugs the shit outta me when I get woken up every couple a weeks at the crack of dawn.

herostar · 01-06-2004, 06:43 PM

I dont' know, but that sounds like it really sucks

Kaos · 01-06-2004, 07:24 PM

They are hitting your number first because it's sequencial, although looking for the manager's number would be a better idea.

And people will keep hitting the elevator or road button because of something called impatience. Something I am guilty of

grassygnoll · 01-06-2004, 07:35 PM

I don't know...

But I bet if you were apartment 0 then you would get alot more computer geeks hitting the button!

HA! I kill me!

There are only 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't

thebiz · 01-06-2004, 07:35 PM

You gotta talk to number 1 if you want anything done.

cchris · 01-06-2004, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by thebiz
You gotta talk to number 1 if you want anything done.

Thanks.
I'll remember that the next time I go out to punch the gas dude.

jujueye · 01-06-2004, 08:28 PM

There is a reason why people like that have sucky jobs: THEY HAVE NO BRAINS. If they DID, they would have enough sense to get a manager instead.

Next time swear like a sailor when they buzz. I would bet that would be the last time (uless its your furnace..D'Oh!)

cchris · 01-06-2004, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kaos
And people will keep hitting the elevator or road button because of something called impatience. Something I am guilty of

Sorry I should have been a bit more descriptive of this.

Yes impatience is one thing but I have seen plenty of people that just do it because they dont think that one push is enough.
They will come up to the thing and go push push push and then just calmly wait.

It's weird shit I know but............anyhow.Shit happens I guess.

Holo · 01-06-2004, 10:11 PM

I lived in a stacked duplex apartment at one time, and every time in our almost 3 years there the lower apartment was available for rent we'd get mofos coming all the way up the stairs to ask about it. There were flyers with the correct contacts right on the sign but ppl can't stand not knowing right now. I'm sure it stems from the same place as your problem..not paying proper attention to your surroundings.

CSflim · 01-07-2004, 01:10 PM

You guys don't know about the pedestrian crossing lights thing?
There is a chip inside most modern pedestrian lights that detects multiple rapid pressings of the button. It will then realise that you are in a hurry, and will override the standard timings on the lights.

World's King · 01-07-2004, 01:17 PM

Move to #2.

ratbastid · 01-07-2004, 01:20 PM

I believe the term for this type of behavior is "laziness".

Rather than go find the appropriate person to speak with (the landlord or property manager), they just mash the first button to appear in front of their meaty, slab-like finger. And then they stand, slack-jawed and befuddled, while the resident of Unit the 1st explains how they've got it all wrong.

Laziness. Sheer laziness.

cchris · 01-07-2004, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The Original King
Move to #2.

She bats for the other side.

Even I could not turn her.

absence_of_color · 01-07-2004, 03:40 PM

Haha.

Your fucked!!

Being that you are first in line, there is really nothing you can do about it.

I guess the best starting point at a time of confusion would be the beginning, and, well, number one is the beginning.
They probably keep buzzing the numbers in sequence until they find the one they are looking for.

Its just an unfortunate coincidence.

*shrugs*

sailor · 01-07-2004, 07:44 PM

Umm... maybe laziness?

cchris · 01-07-2004, 10:10 PM

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Originally posted by ezuratesAngel
Haha.

Your fucked!!

Being that you are first in line, there is really nothing you can do about it.

I guess the best starting point at a time of confusion would be the beginning, and, well, number one is the beginning.
They probably keep buzzing the numbers in sequence until they find the one they are looking for.

Its just an unfortunate coincidence.

*shrugs*

Now we're cookin.

That is precisely what they do.

Hot babe next door thats,well you know,gets the shits and just wont let em in so they push 3 and so the cycle continues.

hu-man · 01-08-2004, 05:55 AM

You're actually lucky. I live on the top floor of a block, and here, the paperboy presses ALL the damn buttons on the buzzer! That's 10 buttons. And if 5 people are at home, it gets really funny. Those can be some weird conversations.
I've made it a habit of not answering the buzzer until the second buzz, if I'm not expecting anyone. Works well enough.

i8one2 · 01-10-2004, 07:26 AM

Your number 1, your number one, nothing left now but to go down.

Put a tiny note on your buzzer and say stop touching my knob, you getting me all excited, then if the buzz you... a punch, might very well be appropriate.

Rodney · 01-10-2004, 09:03 AM

You need a sign by the buttons: "Manager: Apartment X." If the manager won't put it up, you do it.

bernadette · 01-10-2004, 01:53 PM

yeah, i was going to suggest a little note as well. bright florescent paper that is difficult to ignore.

01-06-2004, 06:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
cchris Junkie Location: Sydney	Is there a term for this type of behaviour? This may have been covered but I couldnt find it anywhere so if it has then the back button is your friend. I live in a block of 8 units and mine is # 1. Whenever the gas man or the electricity guy or anyone for that matter comes to do work not related to a specific unit number they come up to the 8 buzzers and,yep,you guessed it,they buz my fucking one. Number one. Why do people do this? It happens like clockwork,every single time they rock up. My question is such: Is there a name for this type of behaviour and have studies been done on it? ( No one probably cares,but I need my sleep ya know). It's like when people come up to the button to stop traffic so they can cross the road and hit the button 10 times to try and speed the process up or keep bangin on the elevator button to close or open the door. ( IT WILL OPEN IN A NANO-SECOND YOU IDIOT ). Sorry that this has turned into a rant but it just bugs the shit outta me when I get woken up every couple a weeks at the crack of dawn. __________________ There's a fine line between participation and mockery

01-06-2004, 06:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
herostar Psycho Location: South Dakota	I dont' know, but that sounds like it really sucks __________________ Got time to chill?

01-06-2004, 07:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
thebiz Tilted	You gotta talk to number 1 if you want anything done. __________________ Thebiz. Hes so hot right now. Thebiz.

01-06-2004, 10:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
Holo A Real American	I lived in a stacked duplex apartment at one time, and every time in our almost 3 years there the lower apartment was available for rent we'd get mofos coming all the way up the stairs to ask about it. There were flyers with the correct contacts right on the sign but ppl can't stand not knowing right now. I'm sure it stems from the same place as your problem..not paying proper attention to your surroundings. __________________ I happen to like the words "fuck", "cock", "pussy", "tits", "cunt", "twat", "shit" and even "bitch". As long as I am not using them to describe you, don't go telling me whether or not I can/should use them...that is, if you want me to continue refraining from using them to describe you. ~Prince

01-07-2004, 01:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
CSflim Sky Piercer Location: Ireland	You guys don't know about the pedestrian crossing lights thing? There is a chip inside most modern pedestrian lights that detects multiple rapid pressings of the button. It will then realise that you are in a hurry, and will override the standard timings on the lights. __________________ Last edited by CSflim; 01-07-2004 at 01:13 PM..

01-06-2004, 07:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kaos Ssssssssss Location: Ontario	They are hitting your number first because it's sequencial, although looking for the manager's number would be a better idea. And people will keep hitting the elevator or road button because of something called impatience. Something I am guilty of

01-06-2004, 07:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
grassygnoll Upright Location: Knoxville	I don't know... But I bet if you were apartment 0 then you would get alot more computer geeks hitting the button! HA! I kill me! There are only 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't

01-06-2004, 08:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
jujueye alpaca lunch for the trip Location: in my computer	There is a reason why people like that have sucky jobs: THEY HAVE NO BRAINS. If they DID, they would have enough sense to get a manager instead. Next time swear like a sailor when they buzz. I would bet that would be the last time (uless its your furnace..D'Oh!)

01-07-2004, 01:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	Move to #2. __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

01-07-2004, 01:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	I believe the term for this type of behavior is "laziness". Rather than go find the appropriate person to speak with (the landlord or property manager), they just mash the first button to appear in front of their meaty, slab-like finger. And then they stand, slack-jawed and befuddled, while the resident of Unit the 1st explains how they've got it all wrong. Laziness. Sheer laziness.

01-07-2004, 03:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
absence_of_color Insane Location: in a golden garden of grey	Haha. Your fucked!! Being that you are first in line, there is really nothing you can do about it. I guess the best starting point at a time of confusion would be the beginning, and, well, number one is the beginning. They probably keep buzzing the numbers in sequence until they find the one they are looking for. Its just an unfortunate coincidence. shrugs __________________ ...absent of everything.

01-07-2004, 07:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Umm... maybe laziness? __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

01-08-2004, 05:55 AM	#17 (permalink)
hu-man The one that got away Location: Over the hill and far away	You're actually lucky. I live on the top floor of a block, and here, the paperboy presses ALL the damn buttons on the buzzer! That's 10 buttons. And if 5 people are at home, it gets really funny. Those can be some weird conversations. I've made it a habit of not answering the buzzer until the second buzz, if I'm not expecting anyone. Works well enough.

01-10-2004, 07:26 AM	#18 (permalink)
i8one2 COMPLETED and A TRAINER Location: BEAN_TOWN	Your number 1, your number one, nothing left now but to go down. Put a tiny note on your buzzer and say stop touching my knob, you getting me all excited, then if the buzz you... a punch, might very well be appropriate. __________________ LEATHER, LATEX and LACE "SSC" "Nothing That Gives Pleasure is Bad" Quality is for those who know what they want and are at peace with what they have. "S/M is about emotion; the erotic tension between my impulse toward something and my resistance against it."-- Virginia Barker

01-10-2004, 09:03 AM	#19 (permalink)
Rodney Observant Ruminant Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town	You need a sign by the buttons: "Manager: Apartment X." If the manager won't put it up, you do it.

01-10-2004, 01:53 PM	#20 (permalink)
bernadette ::::::::::::::::::::::::: :. Location: this ain't kansas, toto	yeah, i was going to suggest a little note as well. bright florescent paper that is difficult to ignore. __________________ .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.