Pet Peeves what are yours?

evhudsons

One pet peeve are people who insist that the other person on a cell phone conversation must be deaf and so they raise their voice very loud the whole time while at a restaurant etc.

A friend of mine lent a cellphone jammer so I could keep my wife from yapping too long with her mom. I took it to a restaurant when I really wanted to have a quiet dinner. I won't use the thing in general because not only is it highly illegal but it could prevent someone from using their cell phone in an important situation. But I happened to be near someone I am friends with who can not stay off the phone. She was calling her boyfriend(s) while on a date. The poor schlep had no idea what to do. So I turned on the jammer every time she used the phone, then turned it off when she stopped. It was hilarious. She kept taking it out of the case, turning it on then off, everything. Finally she gave up and actually had a conversation with the guy and hopefully I helped him get lucky that night.

My friend is a houre, but it's ok. It was good stuff and all in good fun. She could have just stepped outside if it was really important.

ken brydson

My latest is people who drive around with their purse dog on their lap. Has to be as dangerous as texting or phoning. Can't believe it's not illegal...

evhudsons

Not a pet peeve, but I saw a guy blow through a red light when my light turned green while he was texting on a fast moving longboard skateboard.

What stupidity.

BlueFox

Threads that are not audio related that go on day after day after day.

Danny Tse

ken brydson wrote: »

My latest is people who drive around with their purse dog on their lap. Has to be as dangerous as texting or phoning. Can't believe it's not illegal...

Another one of my pet peeves is that there're politicians who vetoed bills that make it illegal....like our ex-governor, the Governator.

jon1redleg

The sport players who can not live on 5 to 7 million dollars a year!!! was it not once played for the love of the game?

Tour2ma

steveinaz wrote: »

I was giggling my **** off.

Grown men who "giggle".

Either that or...

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Anymore I just start pounding "O" until a real person gets on the line.

SDA1C

Cutting devices that don't do what they are told!

gimpod

!! OUCH !! Careful with that axe eugene. :eek:

fatchowmein

QVC
Wife spent $1,500 one year (3 easy payments!). She defended herself by pointing to my LSi15's so I asked her to produce $1,500 worth of purchases that she immensely enjoys daily. Couldn't do it. All she showed was a handful of trinkets that she mostly didn't care for. Point made, QVC purchases banned for life. She still watches it for "entertainment". :rolleyes:

Also, the constant, endless, droning makes me want to hurl.

Erik Tracy

SDA1C wrote: »

Cutting devices that don't do what they are told!

Looks more like an encounter with an irate cat...who in my house would have ultimately gotten the worst of my wrath.

What kind of cutting device mis-behaved?

SDA1C

Yea! It was a stinking cutoff wheel on a 6 inch grinder. Fixing some handrail that was built backwards and it caught. I feel quite lucky actually to have all my digits. It was however the worst injury of my 15 years.

A "peeve" none the less!

1C

dave shepard

Liars and hipacrits. I work with a person who is both and there is only 3 of us who work there. It is becomming painful to go to work.

Dave

BlueFox

Erik Tracy wrote: »

Looks more like an encounter with an irate cat...who in my house would have ultimately gotten the worst of my wrath.

LOL. I almost replied it looked as if he met the feral cat I caught last Xmas.

Mr. Sharpe

dave shepard wrote: »

Liars and hipacrits. I work with a person who is both and there is only 3 of us who work there. It is becomming painful to go to work.

Dave

As if work doesn't suck enough already, it's even worse when there's a jackleg there like the one you just described.

fatchowmein

Danny Tse wrote: »

My current pet peeve....

People who runs or walks during the evening hours wearing black/dark color clothing.

Are you training to be a ninja? And it's other people's fault when they can't see you running around a corner at full speed in your black clothing? Or it's my dog's fault for barking at you for spoking him when you come up fast behind him in your ninja-inspired outfit?

Whenever I walk my dog in the evening, I try to be as visible as possible....head-lamp, bright/light color clothing, reflective trim on my running shoes/clothing, etc. Heck, I even have a full-reflective vest for myself and a blinking light on my dog's collar.

Come on, use a little common sense.

I get home from work after 6PM and head out running but it's already pitch black outside. I wear a white shirt and white Nike running cap. Everything from head to toe is reflective but I doubt it's enough especially at the speeds some folks cruise through neighborhoods. But because of your pet peeve, I went out and bought a Nite Beams LED Arm/Leg Band at Luke's Locker for $20.

http://www.nitebeams.com/products/arm-leg-bands/

rebuy

People that post and ask for advice and then never re-post to let others know they are at least reading the post.

People that don't wash their hands in a public restroom.

People that don't use turn signals at an intersection.

People that want to "high5" all the time.

People that pepper their speech with phrases like, "you know what I'm sayin?", "man", "You see what I'm sayin?", etc...etc...etc.

People.

brettw22

BeefJerky wrote: »

Yeah, I definitely dislike people who do that. I mostly encounter them on the freeway, and I like to screw with them. If I'm going a bit over the speed limit, I will slow down to the speed limit and put on my cruise control. If I'm already going the speed limit, I will slow down to about 5mph under the limit and put on my cruise control. Then I just let them do their thing until they figure out that I'm not going to be pressured by their antics. Eventually they get the hint and change lanes to pass.

I swear these aggressive drivers are going to have a heart attack or stroke out at an early age due to the excessive stress they let into their lives.

To be clear, we're not angry because you lack the capacity to drive at our pace, we're irritated your type of people sit in the lane when you know you shouldn't be there if someone is clearly moving faster than you are. If you possess the ability to see things behind you (rear and side view mirrors), then I can only hope you have the mental capacity to process that visual information and move over. You're probably the type that speeds up too when they have to pass on your right because you're acting like a brat. Not regularly, but I have speed around those people and dropped it seriously below the speed limit just because.

Evrythngmatters wrote: »

Mine is when I go out to eat at a VERY nice restaurant and there is a spoiled rotten kid acting up for no reason other than that is how he is being raised. I just want to go superglue his mouth to his moms/dads ear so they can see/hear what it's like to NOT be accustomed to a little **** misbehaving like that. If I'm spending $50.00 + a person for dinner I want a nice relaxed evening, not the Jerry Springer show.

Another is when people park so close to the drivers door you cannot even get in and have to climb through the passenger side. Usually when this happens I accidently spray their door handles with pepper spray. Accidently of course.

Hahaha.....can't imagine what charges you'd encounter if caught doing that, but a pretty funny mental image.

falconcry72 wrote: »

Speaking of yielding: I hate anybody who waves you on or otherwise forfeits their right of way when the right of way is clearly theirs. YOU CAN'T JUST MAKE UP RULES AS YOU DRIVE! NOBODY WOULD KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON! JUST PLAY BY THE EFFING RULES, DO IT EFFICIENTLY, AND WE'LL ALL GET WHERE WE'RE GOING!

TOTALLY agree. This happened to me just yesterday in a parking lot. I'm waiting for a car to pass down the through lane in the middle of the lot and a car stops and it's a very senior citizen man that stops and is waving me on. I started looking around for stop signs, which there were none, and waved them on wondering WTF they even stopped for. At this point, both the husband and the wife are waving at me to go and I'm like screw it, so i did.....

tony millard wrote: »

So your like the millions who I see that are traped in a line and the car in front of you doesn't care where your going and the car behind you knows where you are going so WTF. You have your signal on to remind yourself of where your going apparently.

Re-read my pet peave... ONLY when trapped in a turning lane.....

Yes, people should use their turn signals more in other situations but what your saying might be in the line of....

I'm in a turning lane but watch my turn signal, I might want to stop the flow of traffic that is in a lane DESIGNED to go in ONE DIRECTION ONLY, and go the other way. Now that would be a time to turn it on and show motion beforehand that the driver has made a major mess-up and does not want to go ahead around the designed turn and TURN AROUND asap when alowed and then get back on track. I've seen those too. many times in the past 15 years as the ME generation has gotten their lisences.

Come on, Maybe you want a signal that tells the guy behind you you plan on going straight ahead in a one lane road with no turn offs. My point is, in my case of my syatement, it's blatently unquestionable that 1000000 to one, the car in font of me will turn like the rest of us. so why blind the guy behind you? There's no sense to that. Day time, so what..burn your bulbs, it's just funny to me then and I like to see how many do it and how many don't every now and again..

Don't bash my statement and state your own beliefs that are the exact same as mine. Say why you like to have your signal on when trapped in traffic in a turning lane. Front man..... ok, I can see it, maybe, but I wouldn't. Back man in the turning lane, Absolutely. That lets the drunkard know that is a turning lane and not one for going straight.

But trapped in line??

Turning signals being used when they actually should be get you this torqued? i would get pissed with someone NOT using a signal and almost causing an accident, but it wouldn't bother me at all in a turn lane. On the flip side, i get annoyed with people driving down the road/highway with their signal on. Do I pass, should I wait, yadda yadda yadda. If I pass someone who has their signal on, I'll motion to them for a bit to see if they get what I'm trying to convey.

Timothy Smith wrote: »

How do you argue with someone who assumes they know what you think?

I have sisters that will approach a situation with a whole conversation (both sides) laid out in their head. I'll check out of those pronto with something like "do you really need my mouth moving to react to what you think I'm going to say?" It's strange because these people absolutely hate other people interjecting their opinions on them, but have no issue doing it to others.

Poor grammar is a huge irritant of mine. I know it creeps up time to time here on the forum, but there is something seriously wrong if you cannot type their, they're, there, your, you're, too, to, two, etc. in the right context. It should be an embarrassment to not know, or be able to type, the difference.

People who have no concept of traveling through airports. If you are not aware that you cannot have beverages, shoes on, liquids in your bag, laptop has to come out etc., then don't travel. Granted, I'm on the road all the time and I have the process down, but sitting behind people that are unaware of this process amaze me. Have you seen anything in the news over the past 10 years where people were thrilled with the process of going through airport security?

Tony M

brettw22 wrote: »

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You need to FULLY read my pet peave before mis-stating I don't know safety preventive measures. I've trained probably over 60 men with CDL lisences and driving 70,000 lb trucks w/full loads and never did a guy I trained mess up while under my watch. I see safety problems and issues almost imediately in the eviroments around me. I've pointed some out to my superiors and only to be ignored. Later, there are 2 men who have fallen off second level storage areas and one is permanently disabled because my superiors did nothing to fix what I said was weak railings around the facility. Road safety causes deaths and I would not in any way jeopordise lives because of turn signal mis-use or non-use.

People in general are simple minded. Most people have tunnel vision while on the road also. That's why accidents happen. That's why Highway departments had to install Green Arrowed lights for people who couldn't turn on their own common senses and having poor periferal vision. Those people are the ones who leave their signals on still, while surrounded by cars in a one way turning lane.

If your in a deisignated, DESIGNATED, for the sole purpose of TURNING, turn lane, why have a signal on. 99% of humanity knows your going to turn when the red light turns to a GREEN ARROW. Do you need a signal on the roof of your car to signal the helicoptor overhead too.

Look at it this way. Today, I'm at an intersection that has 10,000 cars pass through it every day. I had to turn left from a left turning lane. The other side of the street, some cars had to turn left also, from a left turning lane. Each turning lane received the green arrows to turn left at the same time. NO OTHER CARS were moving except US. WHY was that you ask? 90% JUST DONT GET IT that your signals are not required when using a turning lane Unless you plan on getting OUT of the turning lane.

Have I gotten through yet?
At least my wife and hard headed step daughter realised after a short while...... They now only use the signals if they are the lead(sometimes) or the last one in line while in a turning lane and they have no plans of changing their direction when the GREEN ARROW lights up.

Tony M

rebuy wrote: »

People that post and ask for advice and then never re-post to let others know they are at least reading the post.

People that don't wash their hands in a public restroom.

People that don't use turn signals at an intersection.

People that want to "high5" all the time.

People that pepper their speech with phrases like, "you know what I'm sayin?", "man", "You see what I'm sayin?", etc...etc...etc.

People.

You make a good point. When there are no designated turning lanes, and people just turn with-out using a signal, that bugs me as much as the ones using em while traped in turning lane traffic lines. Your point shows their disregaurd for their surrounding motorists and it shows how lazy they really are too.

rebuy

Yes Tony, I understand what you are saying about left turn signals and agree since I have also had many hours of CDL/ Safety Courses for the companies I've worked for. I also agree in the tactics of using the turn signals if your first or last in line regardless of the lane being marked. When you have your butt exposed to the "other guy" best you make sure they see you and what your intentions are.

snow

I think its a good idea to use your turn signal irregardless of whether you are in a designated turn lane or not for a couple of reasons one is just getting in the habit of using them so people in front and behind know what your next move is in advance, also in winter where I live at at least it's dark most of the day a lot of time there is poor visibility due to snow or ice fog etc, I want the person behind me to know that im going to make a turn he or she may not realize that it even is a turn lane without the use of my turn signals, I think it is a good habit to get into if it upsets someone who is so anal oh well odds are he isnt going to run into me if he sees me and my turn signal :cheesygrin:



REGARDS SNOW

snow

A few more that irratate me.

1. People who list an item for sale without a picture that clearly own a camera, usally it goes something like this.... I will post a pic if there is any interest or I will text you a pic if your interested. Sorry how am I supposed to know if im interested without a pic? I was interested enough to read your dumbass ad now I have lost interest because your too lazy to post a pic.

2. People who attempt to sell an item especially a high value item but cant be bothered to take 30 secs out of their busy life to take a rag and wipe off 20 years of dust and grime. Sorry once again I have lost interest, these types would have been better off not posting a pic


REGARDS SNOW

BeefJerky

brettw22 wrote: »

To be clear, we're not angry because you lack the capacity to drive at our pace, we're irritated your type of people sit in the lane when you know you shouldn't be there if someone is clearly moving faster than you are. If you possess the ability to see things behind you (rear and side view mirrors), then I can only hope you have the mental capacity to process that visual information and move over. You're probably the type that speeds up too when they have to pass on your right because you're acting like a brat. Not regularly, but I have speed around those people and dropped it seriously below the speed limit just because.

First off, you assume incorrectly about my driving habits. I stay out of the left hand lanes unless I am intent on going over the speed limit, am passing someone, or have forced merges (all too common on the horribly designed roads here in Houston). However, I still get folks who ride my **** in the right hand lanes (while I'm driving the speed limit) rather than going around me. This happens even when the roads are near empty, and they are clearly just doing it to be an ****. If someone wants to go above the speed limit, they should be in the left hand lanes, not the right lanes. Quit trying to pass all the blame on to those that follow the speed limit.

Besides, tailgating is dangerous and stupid. Here's a thought, try using the proper method of flashing your high beams to pass. In fact, I bet you even have a label on your steering column that says "flash to pass." I'm much more likely to move over and let somebody pass when they use the proper method. It's amazing that you don't seem to comprehend this despite the "many hours" of safety courses you claim to have taken.

At any rate, I don't really see a lot of point in speeding anyway. It reduces your gas mileage, which costs more money. It also runs the risk of being pulled over and ticketed. Here's a thought, leave on time, and you won't have to rush because you caused yourself to run late.

dfretwell

When people are rude for no reason

SDA1C

When you go to a furniture store and they try to b.s. you about quality...."Here is a high end bed set one of the best around" (on sale for 3500$ lol. Or when a salesman stumbles over his words trying to uh uh uh you 'til he comes up with the next line of $hit.

dfretwell

people talking on cell phones when driving!

Willow

over packaging. Why do we need a box that will fit an elephant and filled with enough plastic and stuffing to protect something the size of a penny.

Tony M

dave shepard wrote: »

Liars and hipacrits. I work with a person who is both and there is only 3 of us who work there. It is becomming painful to go to work.

Dave

I second those.
The do as I say, not as I do types..
Liers that smile at you as they are lieing to your face.

Tour2ma

Store Christmas displays going up before Halloween...

Not all that long ago my above peeve would have read "before Thanksgiving", but that's progress for ya...