This morning, as I sipped my cappuccino at my local cafe, another regular walked in. She speaks incredibly loudly and wears an irritatingly large hat. Although she’s never done anything other than be loud and large-hatted, just the sight of her face makes me cross.

I’m easily incensed these days, but I don’t think I’m alone in my rage. At that same cafe a few weeks ago, I watched a grown man yell at the barista when he discovered he’d been missing out on their loyalty card program. It would have saved him a maximum of about $4 every 10 days, hardly enough to justify a man-tantrum on a Sunday morning.

I even get angry at people like me, people who are grumpy all the time.Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Still,........

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