What are your worst sensory annoyances?

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Mine are high-pitched electrical noises, unexpected touch (like on my arm), my feet or hands touching each other (but ONLY when I am tired), having wet hands, the smell of paper towels in public bathrooms, slimy foods, and the sound of mouses clicking when I am trying to write. And snoring (the very worst!)

Curious if there is any overlap (mine are pretty esoteric) or if we all have different issues...

things that feel, sound or look like bees.
phonographic surface noise.
tape hiss.
mold on food, also slime especially in bad tap water.
skin tags of chafed/chapped fingers and lips.
judder in cinematic motion picture presentation @ 24 frames per second
photographic emulsion noise.
wow and flutter in audio recordings.
fuel pump noise in cars.
air leak whistles in cars driving at highway speeds.
high-rpm engine noises in cars not in overdrive gear at highway speeds.
the sound and feel of rap music.
the sound of gunfire and fireworks.
2-stroke engines in full cry.
the sound of power saws.

EDIT: 2/26 ok, finally have to time to write some more.
-my feet being hot
-when some idiot doesn't turn their shower back to bath and I turn it on and it hits me on the top of the head
-mismatched or inside out socks (clearly my feet have issues lol)
-wet hair on the back of my neck
-being damp
-sometimes clothes labels
-lots of food issues
-smells
-chalky drinks (although I like chewing my drinks ie pulpy oj, raisins in smoothies etc)
-rap music or r&b. Things that are repetitive and/or computer generated.
-people chewing, especially gum and cereal. OH and that f*****g sucking noise people make when sucking hard candy
-dry skin, especially any like "edges" on my cuticles or fingers so I pick my fingers and nails to oblivion
-people breathing in my space, I feel like I can't breath. Also, if someone is in my bed or in close enough proximity that I can hear them breathing while sleeping I have to try to be on the same breathing pattern as them. That even happens with my dog, which is not good for me. lol

That's all I can think of, and that's probably already a lot.
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I have so many more and hopefully I'll remember to edit this or repost later but I just had a serious mini freakout about the wet hands. I don't know why hearing someone else talk about my weirdest idiosyncrasies still surprises me. My boyfriend laughs with me every time because he always had a reply kind of like "well yeah". I guess he actually had researched it for a longer time than I have. God I love this forum.

I hate high-pitched electrical noises! I find modern TV's don't have this problem as much. My mom has a TV from the late 80's/early 90's and it's the worst when it comes to this noise. I clench my teeth any time it's on.

My main sensory issues are bitter taste, weird food textures and weird food shapes, specifically those that are made of plant. I'm the type of person who totally should have gone through a vegetarian phase, but alas... It's something I'm trying to conquer because I want to eat healthy. I can now eat leafy veggies, even cabbage. Just pretend I'm a brachiosaurus from Jurassic Park and my mind is at ease.

Others include screaming children, country music and being touched (it used to be a lot worse),

When I was younger, I used to hate labels in clothes, I'd cut them off. And drums in live bands and parades because they'd make my heart feel like it was pounding along in time.

I still mostly hate my foods touching each other, though I mix stuff together more than I used to. The one thing I still can't stand is when my bangs touch my eyebrows. Drives me crazy.

*The sound/feel of fingernails scratching a chalkboard (Although that seems common among NTs as well.)
*When the wooden part of a pencil scrapes against the paper
*I used to hate how it felt to wear jeans (But I found that embarrassing since so many of my peers wear jeans, so I forced myself to wear them until I got used to it as I am now.)
*The scent of ginger
*The scent of car exhaust (Probably what makes me get car-sick, yet have no other motion sicknesses.)
*Secondhand smoke (Also common among NTs, I probably got this from my birth-father who smokes.)
*Cars honking (I live in the state famous for it's bad drivers anyway. XD)
*The jack*sses that decide to mow their lawns at 6 or 7 in the morning
*Complete strangers getting within 2 ft. of me (I tend to get anxious even though I don't show it. This also applies in crowded areas such as narrow sidewalks and full train cars.)
*My glasses (As helpful as they are, it's bothersome having to constantly clean and adjust them, not to mention how I can only wear the light and fragile frames to avoid migraines. I believe I wore contacts once and preferred them over glasses.)

1. Screaming kids.
2. Parents who wont tell their damn kids to shut up.

the taste of olives and cucumbers.

Loud noise in general.

the sound of people in pain. it reminds me of my own.

People moving, especially when I'm trying to stand somewhere, and there are people trying to move past me, or worse yet, trying to move heavy things past me, and I have no spatial awareness and no idea where I'm supposed to be standing, so I'm inevitably in somebody's way and then respond by getting irritated at them.

I'm 6'2, but sometimes it's like I'm invisible. People often just walk or back into me like they're idiots. I should start punching them.

The word "excuse me" is so annoying. What's worse is when people will just stand there not saying anything, assuming I will notice and move out of their way. I have tunnel vision, so I get so incredibly pissed off by this.

Other things: having to stand in line. Crowded parking lots with lots of moving cars. Honking. The feel of cold water early in the morning. Yelling. When my hands are dry and I have to handle things.

Sunlight, car headlights, fluorescent lights especially when they flicker.
Car brakes high pitched screech, Children screaming / squealing.
Hair on my face, being touched lightly and unexpectedly, Being tickled.

a lone long hair clinging to back of my arm, so I cut it all off
hair or anything stuck in my bra, so I stopped wearing one
ingrown hairs/razor burn (can you guess which action I took?)
kids screaming (I'll never work in a mall or daycare again)
repetitive mouse clicks
untrained dogs barking incessantly
smacking food/gum
biting fingernails and then eating them
still getting used to wool but it's so warm
clipping or filing fingernails
inseam riding up my crotch, esp. jeans
chapped lips
broken/peeling fingernail
dandruff
cologne/perfume that I can smell 10 feet away
the worst is tooth pain when something cold hits a sensitive spot
when I was a kid I couldn't eat applesauce, mashed potatoes, canned green beans, or anything gummy. and the sound of a belch made me gag.

Dogs barking and sirens.

aching back

people slurping soup or hot drinks
people chewing noisily or vigorously (including gum)
whistling
crowds moving in busy streets
railway staff whistles
people using toilets (not the flushing sound...)
bright lights on keyboards or screens
loud cars or motor bikes passing near by
smell of citrus fruit being peeled