Modern "Conveniences"

The other day I was at a drive through in Edina, MN near where I work. I pulled in line and waited for a bit before I got really sick and tired of waiting. I seriously believe you should have to pass a test to go in the drive through cause its NOT convenient when someone in front of you is like "Well, I'm not sure... does that come with sauce... hang on, I'm not sure what to get...". No... get out of line you idiot! This is supposed to be speedy and convenient. I go up and just say " A large Big Mac Meal, with a coke and a McChicken, that's all" and they tell me my total, I say thanks and move along. It got me thinking... how many things are there that we use for "convenience" that really isn't. The day I left the drive through line and walked inside, I totally beat the line. So Fast food drive throughs during rush hour are not convenient at all. 

Here's a short list of things I came up with.

1. Drive Through Banking
Sorry... that has NEVER in my life EVER been convenient.... EVER. Even when properly prepared with a slip and a pen (which is almost never), I still end up having to wait with all the other cars, and the tube transportation system.... etc etc. Or the drive through ATM. I always get stuck behind the person who can't reach or doesn't know what they are doing. Banking should never be done from cars.... NOT convenient in the slightest.

2. Self Scanning groceries.
This ones two-fold.
A.) Ignoring the "idiot in front of you" theme I have going.... these machines are sometimes just a pain themselves. Often the touch screens are kinda iffy and they are really slow and have menu after menu after menu. God forbid you buy a piece of food that doesn't have a barcode. Then if your item slightly slips off the weigh station or something falls onto it, the machine yells at you. "Unexpected item in bag! Unexpected Item in bag!" (THIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEF!). This is all assuming its WORKING properly. Ever notice how probably a good 25% of the time, ONE of these self check out machines has a "Sorry, out of order" sign? These machines suck. Even the act of paying with cash is a pain. Sorry, Clerks are superior.
B.) Well, maybe not always. I recently ran into a clerk that got angry when I bought squash without going through the self checkout line because I thought that there weren't enough (my friends were for some reason using the same one and leaving another one open) so this disgruntled employee got kinda snippy with me. So now they EXPECT us to use it. Sorry I put you to work you dunce. I'll try to make your lame job go a little slower next time.

3. Escalators
Is it just me or are they slower these days? Additionally, why do I always get stuck behind the two really large people who refuse to walk....escalators suck. Not much else to say. The only exception to this is if you're carrying a heavy bag, then I'll excuse you (but an elevator works better anyway, but... maybe there's availability issues).

4. Windows OS
No explanation needed

5. Cell Phones
Just because I have one... doesn't mean I HAVE to talk to you right now... or ever really. If I didn't pick up, stop calling me multiple times in a row. Text me or leave a message. Don't you hear my answering machine... It says I'll get back to you!!!! Something about hearing older folks' ring tones bother me. They are either the default ones or some really weird song.