What are your pet peeves? (Non audio related)

zingo

One of my pet peeves is when people are driving in the rain, then don't turn their windshield wipers off when the rain stops!

How about you?

jakelm

People who dont USE their blinkers!!

janmike

People with no manners. A simple please, thank you and you're welcome is all.

Last, but not least, procrastinators.

george daniel

clerks/salespeople who talk on their cellphones while making the customer wait,,,that is so effing rude,,pisses me off.

BaggedLancer

Women, who think they are men, that play trumpets.

Complaining women who can't bake a damn pie without the filling oozing all over the plate.

swegyptian

If you open it, close it. It's not that hard.

hearingimpared

1. The creep camped out in the passing lane going neck and neck with the car next to him.

2. People who sneeze into their hands and don't wash up immediately after. I actually sneeze into the crux of my elbow so as not to contaminate my hands.

Systems

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brettw22

Seeing as you've been here a month data, perhaps you're not aware of how the forum is overall.........take the time to judge when you've got a little time under your belt......

exalted512

People in general.
-Cody

nms

cagers.







Anyone who travels on 2 wheels regularly will know what I'm on about

rskarvan

People who pitch a beer can out of a pickup truck window when you are behind them on a motorcycle.

zingo

...leaving an undrinkable amount in the bottom of the pitcher/milk jug.

Normanality

Floaters

wingnut4772

Alien abductions















and pet peeve threads:p

exalted512

nms wrote: »

cagers.







Anyone who travels on 2 wheels regularly will know what I'm on about

Especially the ones that dont use their blinkers. Or the ones that think that since they have their blinker on and they weigh more than you that you should move.
-Cody

treitz3

Political Correctness and the people associated with it.

danger boy

janmike wrote: »

People with no manners. A simple please, thank you and you're welcome is all.

Last, but not least, procrastinators.

screw you!





JK! you're welcome though.







I totally agree.. manners used to be the order of the day when interacting with other people. be it friends, family, co workers or your mail man. a friendly thank you or please or you're welcome was almost expected from you or otherwise you were considered rude.

now, it's unfortunate but those are not as common anymore. Every once in a while..i say excuse me when trying to get around someone.. and sometimes I'm scoffed at for being nice.. as this really fat lady was taking up nearly the whole isle at the Piggy Wiggly.

mrbigbluelight

rskarvan wrote: »

People who pitch a beer can out of a pickup truck window when you are behind them on a motorcycle.

People who pitch a beer can out of a pickup truck window when somebody is behind them on a motorcycle ...... and miss.



:rolleyes:

MrNightly

People who smack their gum like it's going out of style... just drives me BONKERS!!! I literally want to pull their hair out!

You did ask for pet peeves right?

Sherardp

dishes left in the sink overnight, dirty carpet, smudges on my coffee tables. Being in the Marines, they teach you the definition of clean, needless to say Im a complete neat freak.

beardog03

People who don`t use blinkers....with most of the new cars it must be an option that many don`t get

Those who don`t use common courtesy

Those drivers that try to squeeze me off when I`m on my bike (motorcycle)

Rude people in general

MrNightly

With everybody speaking of driving irritations, here's a funny paper!

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Inconsiderate Drivers
…and how to avoid being one!

Inconsiderate drivers are everywhere. They are all around us. In fact, studies show that most of us have been inconsiderate while driving at one time or another. I’ve constructed these handy points to assist with the growing epidemic. For most of us, we use our vehicles to simply transverse from one destination to the other… and unless you are blowing off steam from a knock-down-drag-out fight with your significant other, or visiting the relatives in a distant easily forgotten state, we should strive to make our commute as short and safe as possible. Follow these ten simple suggestions and you can rest your head soundly on your pillow at night, knowing you’ve done your part to make our roads a safer place:

1) You don’t need to text message, check your e-mail, send a picture message, surf the internet and untangle your hair all while trying to change lanes on the freeway. Honestly, it can wait until you are stopped in traffic. Besides, recent studies have shown that attempting to multitask on a cell phone is a major cause of accidents.

2) If your car can’t accelerate past 40 mph on the expressway, then you really should consider taking back-roads. The change of scenery will do you good, and might actually improve your personal relationships due to the large amount of time you’ll have to contemplate your inner soul and the true meaning of life.

3) Drive your age: I believe people should be allowed to actually drive their age: Are you sixty years old? Drive 60. Eighty? Go eighty. 90? 100? Think about it… it would literally rid the world of uncountable traffic congestions. After all, we all believe in our hearts that it’s the elderly that obstruct our highways. Admit it. It’ll do you good!

4) If you come upon an accident and notice there are rescue crews on scene, take a picture with your handy camera phone you are texting on- it will last longer. If you really must stop and gawk for an eternity at the fire fighters putting out an inferno started by a vehicle that couldn’t accelerate past 40 without blowing up (See #2), please pull over to the side of the street once you pass the accident to cherish the view. Some of us have a schedule to keep and can’t afford the luxury of spending hours watching the fireworks.

5) There is a brilliant new invention these days on vehicles, designed solely to assist with accident control: a blinker. You might have heard of it before, and contrary to public opinion, they weren’t installed solely for looks. In fact, you might avoid a few “friendly” one fingered waves by practicing using your blinker more often. Why do you have to keep people guessing until the very last second before turning onto your street?

6) Share the road: With other motorized vehicles. If you must pedal along a busy street during rush hour, please use the 12 foot wide sidewalks designed specifically for you. Although you may not feel as whole as when taking up an entire lane of traffic with your skinny tires, you will help society lower overall blood pressure by not forcing them to swerve to avoid clipping your arm with their side view mirrors as they pass.

7) Quite frankly, slow drivers are a hazard to the road! They really shouldn’t be allowed to drive. A new standardized pressure test should be given at your license renewal, and if your foot fails to apply the proper amount of weight to the gas pedal, your license is revoked! If you are a slow driver, do us all a favor and ride the bus. Think of it this way: you’ll be contributing your part to preserve the environment!

8) Slamming on your brakes because you notice a cop behind you won’t help you avoid a ticket. If you have spotted him, then you can guarantee that he has already spotted you. All you essentially accomplish by slowing down to a crawl is letting the unhappy jogger on the sidewalk beat you to the stop light.

9) The fast lane is for a reason: Driving Fast. A little known law that is actually ticketable, is failing to pass while driving in the fast lane. Driving the same speed as the person next to you, does not qualify as driving fast. And, heaven forbid, being passed in the fast lane should result in a three month suspension of your driver’s license. Obey they law and drive fast in the fast lane!

10) Drafting is for professional drivers on a closed course. You attempting to draft two feet behind the vehicle in front of you is actually called tailgating. Additionally, it has been scientifically proven to make the lead vehicle drive slower, contrary to our deepest beliefs they will shift lanes. Besides making the driver in front of you reduce their speed, they most likely will contemplate if they should slam on their brakes and let the wreck sort it’s self out. Only the fear of you not having insurance keeps them from doing so. Always follow the two second rule… if you can count to two and they are still in front of you, get in another lane or slow down!


Thank you for taking the time to read my thoughts. While not all may apply to you, hopefully we can all glean something from this light-hearted but insightful article.



No driver’s were harmed in the making of this protest. Any resemblance to known people is strictly coincidence and is intended merely for the reader’s pleasure. Thank you!

nms

I take issue with #6. Riding on the sidewalk at speed is magnitudes more dangerous than riding in the road with heavy traffic.

Other than that, very good,,, carry on.

treitz3

Not to mention illegal.

BaggedLancer

I always want to throw like a broomstick in the spokes of a wheel of a biker on the roads near me. They are far too narrow for bikers and they always cause traffic.

Take it to a damn track or don't ride it at all!

brettw22

If a lane's too small for a bike, then a car sure the hell shouldn't be in it...............

xsmi

The Patriots....







JK.

The jerk in the passing lane driving neck and neck with the driver next to him going 5 miles below the speed limit.

george daniel

wives,girlfriends,sig. others that won't fool around in the morning,,why else would I be posting before 7 am. :rolleyes:

bobman1235

Bikers (cyclists, not motor) are fine as long as they "know their place". It's cyclists who think they're kings of the road that are the problem; I have no problem with bikers who know how to ride considering I am one (or used to be before I got lazy).

My biggest pet peeve about driving is anything involving headlights. People who don't use them in the rain, fog, or dark. People who put their high beams on all the time. People who don't understand that daytime running lights aren't good at night (your taillights don't come on, hint if there's any idiots on this board who don't realize that).

Also, I saw it a bunch of times in this thread - overuse of the word "literally." "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

BaggedLancer

Ohhhh by bikers I meant cyclists...not motorcycles.