So on the whole, today was a day of mixed things.
On one hand (the more positive one), I finished uni for this term, meaning I only have 7 months left. I was also paid for the first time in roughly 18 months.
On the other hand, there were a couple of things that really got my pissed off, which I should add, I don't do all that often. My comment at one of them was "It's this sort of thing that makes me wish knifing someone was legal." Shortly after that while this was still happening, I had my knife out and ready in case I really needed to do something rash. Don't worry, it's a small (3 inch) knife that's attached to my multitool and therefore is completely legal. The other was less bad for my blood pressure and thus I will not talk about it.

While preparing for work in the pub, sitting behind me enjoying their drinks were two middle aged people (one male and one female) and a mid twenties guy. Occasionally with them was the woman's daughter. It was only occasional because sometimes she was dancing on the carpeted area slightly downstairs. She was probably about 9 or 10. That's the start of what got me riled. There is no real reason that you should have a child of that age at a pub unless she's there for a meal or something (as pub meals are awesome and should be enjoyed by all). These people were not there to enjoy a meal, they were there to have their afternoon drinks at around 4:00. I have no problem with having a drink at 4:00; I myself have enjoyed drinks at that time after work. What I do have a problem with is subjecting your nine year old child to that.

These people come there most afternoons and follow the same sort of schedule. Arrive at around 3, drink for a while and head home at 5. During this time, points for discussion will generally be of an unsavoury nature. The woman will talk about her boyfriends (one for every new night from the sounds of it), the older guy will talk about how good he is, and the younger guy will smile and nod. Again, this isn't the right environment for any nine year old child.
Today the talking headed in a slightly different direction to what I'd heard previously. The mother was concerned that her daughter wasn't going all that well in school and that she therefore wouldn't be able to exceed her own life (in which case, don't bring her to the pub every other day). The older guy in an apparently arrogant way was saying "She'll be good at maths, she'll be good at science and you know why?..." and so on. When the mother kept saying that she wasn't sure, he piped up again and told her to, in internet terms, STFU, from which he progressed forward. At this point, mum told daughter not to listen and I started playing with my multitool. Mum went on at this point to say that daughter should "never let a man talk to her like that", at which point I thought "and don't get into a situation where your daughter can be talked to like that"
From here things spiralled downwards. Yep, from that high point, the conversation got worse. Mum tried to ban the older guy from talking to her daughter, and "for the record, I didn't touch her or say a single word to her" etc, and then they all left.

Next time I'm on, I'll respond to this with a three fathom analysis of why this got me particularly annoyed. For now, I'm going to leave it at that.