Pet Peeves

[Grimm75]

We all have them. What are yours? They don't have to be photography related, btw.

One of mine:

The courtesy wave. If I let you cut in front of me in traffic, have the decency to realize I didn't have to at all. IOW, give me the wave! :evil:

[Mike]

I hate it when people drive too slow - like going at 40mph in a 60mph zone. I'm sure more accidents are caused by people trying to overtake slow people.

[Grace]

I have several- but one that just happened last night- If I'm in line at the grocry store with a buggy full of groceries and someone is behind me in line with one or two items, I'll let them go in front of me...say thanks...along the same line as your traffic rules- common (not so) courtesy.. Or if you realise you've cut in front of someone and you say "OH excuse me! I am so sorry!", and they still look at you like your an idiot....
Or..well, I'll stop there :) I'm sure I'll agree with other ones posted! :)

[In2Photos]

I have been pretty moody this morning so I am going to wait a while before I reply. I have too many pet peeves right now, but after I settle down I will probably only remember one or two "real" peeves of mine. :)

[GyRob]

Mother in law/ sister in law ,my printer, people that get in the way of a shot, people that come to talk to me what im taking a shot, error 99 , the phone that just rang as im replying to this .
when i think about it almost everything Peeves me having said that im a very happy guy 99.5% of the time :)
i was going to say i dont like being asked what Peeves me but thats going to far lol
Rob.

[EOSAddict]

People who change lanes without indicating...

Which normally elicits the child-friendly response from me of "you can't spell!"

Which translates to "No F***in Indicator" (no f in indicator!)

[Eagle]

One of mine:

The courtesy wave. If I let you cut in front of me in traffic, have the decency to realize I didn't have to at all. IOW, give me the wave! :evil:
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A couple of mine:
Women at the grocery store that leave their purse in the seat of the cart and turn their back on it or walk away. Man I would love to just say, do you know how easy it would be for me to walk off with that.

People who don't return their carts, just leave them beside their cars.

People who think they don't need a parking spot, the ones that stop by the curb and wait for whoever went into the store or whatever business it is.

That's enough for now.

[saravrose]

comments made about a little woman with a big lens... (that's starting to get old).. and people touching my neck, shoulders or hair... just makes me mad.

sari

[cowpix]

Ok, here is one that gets me: you make a real effort to hold a door open for somebody, waiting for them to get through, and then they just blow by with no thank you, nod of appreciation, nothing. Like they think it's your fricken job! :evil:

[EOSAddict]

People without children parking in the Parent and Child spaces at the Supermarket :evil:

[Grace]

People who change lanes without indicating...

Which normally elicits the child-friendly response from me of "you can't spell!"

Which translates to "No F***in Indicator" (no f in indicator!)


Ok, have to hijack a second! We had a cousin come visit us from Illinois, I had never heard the term indicator- we in Texas call it a blinker- so, when we were driving and the scenario you described happened and he yelled "wheres' your F'n turn indicator?"- I laughed sooooo freakin hard- I mean, it takes so long to say turning indicator vs. blinker! This cracks me up! :) I love language differences! :)

[Grimm75]

Ok, here is one that gets me: you make a real effort to hold a door open for somebody, waiting for them to get through, and then they just blow by with no thank you, nod of appreciation, nothing. Like they think it's your fricken job! :evil:

Ahhh, I know that one well!

[Grimm75]

Ok, I guess this one really isn't justified, but it annoys me nontheless. People who call their wallpaper (on their computer monitor) their screensaver instead. Two totally different things. As a pc tech, it really annoys me.

[liza]

It pisses me off when people see me with my camera at school events and just assume that I'd love to give them a print of their child for free. I just give them a business card and direct them to my website since I have hundreds of these requests over the course of a school year.

[In2Photos]

I've settled down a bit but while at lunch a couple of guys pissed me off.

First, they parked their car in a spot with a sign that says "10 minute parking", walk into the same restaurant I am going into and sit at a table for 45 minutes.:evil: While walking into the restaurant my wife held the first door for them :evil: (at least they said thank you :rolleyes: ) and then they let the second door almost close on my 2 year old daughter. :evil: :evil:

Now, while eating lunch a group of guys sit next to us and they proceed to talk and laugh so loud that I can barely hear my wife and daughter. :evil:

Maybe I haven't calmed down as much as I thought. :lol:

[timbernet]

My Peeve: People who take FOREVER leaving a message on my voice mail .... and they leave their phone number in .1 seconds and then hang-up... GRRRRR!!!!

[EOSAddict]

My Peeve: People who take FOREVER leaving a message on my voice mail .... and they leave their phone number in .1 seconds and then hang-up... GRRRRR!!!!

People who hang up just AFTER the tone! Without saying anything grrrr!

[In2Photos]

People who hang up just AFTER the tone! Without saying anything grrrr!
Should they just say "wrong number". :lol: j/k I know what you mean.

[Miyagi-san]

Humidity....
Overcrowded places/heavy traffic...
People in general (present company excluded of course :) )....

[neil_r]

In the queue in the supermarket, the woman in front of you watches the cashier scanning all her good, she is told the price and only then does she open her handbag to find her purse ARRRGGGGGggggg !!!!!

Did she not know that she was going to have to pay for her goods.

(This is not sexist I would be equally peeved if it were a guy, but I have never seen it)

[cowpix]

In the queue in the supermarket, the woman in front of you watches the cashier scanning all her good, she is told the price and only then does she open her handbag to find her purse ARRRGGGGGggggg !!!!!

Did she not know that she was going to have to pay for her goods.


And to make it even worse, she then starts to write a check!

[tsw910]

my pet peeves would be

for anyone that brings 30 items to a 8 item check out line
people that switches lanes on the highway when there was no apparent reason to do so
people that do other things than drive when behind a wheel of car
NYC road constructions
and last ... non smokers, us " smokers " have every right to be here as any one of yous

[neil_r]

and last ... non smokers, us " smokers " have every right to be here as any one of yous

But for not quite as long ;-)

[In2Photos]

and last ... non smokers, us " smokers " have every right to be here as any one of yous
Ah, but the non-smokers were here first. ;)

[thomascanty]

The courtesy wave.

Oooh, that's one of mine. Wanna piss me off to no end? Just look for me in a traffic jam and suddenly cut in front of me with no signal or warning of any kind, then give me the damn courtesy wave like I actually let you do that, instead of slamming on my brakes and hoping the idiot behind me doesn't rear-end my car.

I hate it when people drive too slow - like going at 40mph in a 60mph zone.

That's my #1 peeve.

[Sledhed]

Walkie talkie phones in restaurants, I don't need to hear both sides of your conversation!

[tsw910]

But for not quite as long ;-)

ROFL ... HAHAHAHAHA


Ah, but the non-smokers were here first. ;)


:p

[ZeroFiveOne]

Oh this is a great topic. I could list ya'll a ton of things that I consider pet peeves. Here's a couple:

Driving UNDER the speed limit in the LEFT lane (U.S.) and not moving over to the SLOW lane. I experience this at least once a day.

Going to our agency's firing range only to find twenty thousand brass all over the place. Pick up your damn brass, people!

That's enough for now, I'm starting to get a little peeved just thinking about it:mrgreen:

Btw, I am starting to see a trend here: traffic seems piss a lot of folks off. Would you agree?

[Tirzah]

One of mine:

The courtesy wave. If I let you cut in front of me in traffic, have the decency to realize I didn't have to at all. IOW, give me the wave! :evil:

I just said this today... I've taken to waving madly at them.

One of mine is smokers who toss their butts out the window. When given the chance I will confront people on this. One lady actually replied to me with "There's no ash trey in this car" I pointed to the trash can right next to her SUV. She then said "It's not my truck" to which I said "THEN DON'T SMOKE!". And yes... she picked up her butt. LOL

I should mention I am a smoker, but I NEVER toss my trash any place other than the trash can.

[cylentka]

When I'm in the checkout line at the store and someone comes behind me carrying one little item. I ask if they just have one thing, they say yes, so I tell them to go ahead in front of me. They thank me and then proceed to buy a gift card, cash a payroll check, argue about the price of their item and argue about the change they receive back! All of which takes longer than it would have taken me to check out a full cartload and pay quickly with a debit card. Ok, its not their fault I was stupid enough to be nice, but it still ticks me off!!

[Becca]

One thing that annoys me to no end is people who can't hang up their cell phones long enough to buy their groceries. They wander aimlessly around the store, stop in the middle of the aisle and get annoyed if you say "Excuse me" when you're trying to get by them. Hang up and SHOP!

[Grimm75]

I just said this today... I've taken to waving madly at them.

Heh, I do the same, then if I pass them further on I continue to wave madly at them.

[yonni]

You are the fourth in line in the left turn lane(you can turn only on the arrow), and the car in front (driver on cell phone, putting on make-up, lighting cigarette, text messaging etc.) hesitates when the arrow comes on, and only three cars get through. Is this common only in LA?

[thomascanty]

You are the fourth in line in the left turn lane(you can turn only on the arrow), and the car in front (driver on cell phone, putting on make-up, lighting cigarette, text messaging etc.) hesitates when the arrow comes on, and only three cars get through. Is this common only in LA?

Yes, it's common. And the fourth car always goes anyway, delaying everyone else who now has the green light.

Oops... I just noticed the word "only" in your question! Why do I never see important words like that before I post? :confused:

[Steve Parr]

If I hold the door open for someone, man or woman, and they don't say "thank you", or otherwise acknowledge the gesture, I'll go out of my way so I have the chance to close it one in their face. That just pisses me off to no end.

On the personal end. I can be clumsy. I drop things; like my keys as I'm walking to the car.

God, that bugs the Hell outta' me...

[cowpix]

One that bugs me lately, internet service problems. :mad:

[JimAskew]

Cell phones in restaurants! If you are so darn important that you have to talk through a meal...then skip it!

Cell phones in cars...an accident waiting to happen!

Cell phones in...well you get the point ;)

[Bob_A]

People riding their bike on the sidewalk instead of the road, especially when there's no traffic.

[Jon, The Elder]

If I hold the door open for someone, man or woman, and they don't say "thank you",

I wait til they are just past me and in a loud enough voice say "You're Welcome". Gets them most every time !

But, I'm sweet and cuddly by nature anyway.

[Becca]

I wait til they are just past me and in a loud enough voice say "You're Welcome". Gets them most every time !

But, I'm sweet and cuddly by nature anyway.

I do the same thing! :D

[Jon, The Elder]

Yer' my kinda' Girl BeccaNH.

Once had a woman remark that I didn't have to hold the door because "she was a woman".

I used my Dads response...."I did it because I'm a gentleman".

To this day, shes probably trying to figure that one out.

[ayotnoms]

Me: Here, let me get the door for you.
Not-Me, breezes by without uttering a peep
Me: I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you said...
Not-me: I didn't say anything.
Me: Oh, my mistake. I thought you said "Thank You"

[Becca]

Yer' my kinda' Girl BeccaNH.

Once had a woman remark that I didn't have to hold the door because "she was a woman".

I used my Dads response...."I did it because I'm a gentleman".

To this day, shes probably trying to figure that one out.

Must be a Michigan thing... I grew up there.

[Aquaman]

Pet peeve: When my dog (who drinks from the toilet and licks her rear end) has better breath than the person to whom I am speaking.

[Mom27andblessed]

Wow, didn't read all the posts but did see many that get to me too...but my biggest is people who call inanimate objects and other people that they wish to demean "retard". Having a son who is mentally impaired, I cringe and cry inside, sometimes give a piece of my mind (which I can ill afford). Really...retarded doesn't mean stupid. I just wish people would think before speaking...they wouldn't dream of using a racial or sexually oriented slur but think nothing of speaking of those least able to defend themselves that way.

sigh...that felt GOOD getting that off my chest! Thanks!

[tsw910]

Me: Here, let me get the door for you.
Not-Me, breezes by without uttering a peep
Me: I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you said...
Not-me: I didn't say anything.
Me: Oh, my mistake. I thought you said "Thank You"


i must try that one next time :D

[JWright]

My biggest pet peeve? PARIS HILTON!!! They ought to lock up the whiney brat and lose the key...

[suzyb]

people who don't clean up after their dog - and/or - don't put them on a leash and then give ME dirty looks when my little girls scream as said dog comes charging full steam toward them on the sidewalk and I have to grab the dog. "He doesn't bite." Uh...does that matter when the dog is bigger than they are and trying to jump on them? No..still scary to a little girl.

[Texican]

Mouth breathers. Literally. People who walk around with their lower down and mouth agape. Usually accompanied by a dull glassy far off stare. That's an intelligent and attractive look.:rolleyes:

Those fine folks in the grocery store who, while in the middle of doing the shopping, change their mind about an item so they just remove it from their cart and place it on the nearest shelf. A package of fresh meat tucked in with the canned goods for example.

I'm sure there's more to come but these are the first two that come to mind.

Great topic by the way!

-G-

[20droger]

Mouth breathers. Literally. People who walk around with their lower down and mouth agape. Usually accompanied by a dull glassy far off stare. That's an intelligent and attractive look.:rolleyes:

Those fine folks in the grocery store who, while in the middle of doing the shopping, change their mind about an item so they just remove it from their cart and place it on the nearest shelf. A package of fresh meat tucked in with the canned goods for example.

I'm sure there's more to come but these are the first two that come to mind.

Great topic by the way!

-G-
Quite possibly an appropriate look for those individuals, and for the meat-leavers as well.

[Belmondo]

Gas (petrol) stations with a $50 dollar limit on puchases at the pump. They weren't a big problem when gas was under $2.50, but not that it's approaching $4.00, it's a real nuisance, even with my small car.

Los Angeles traffic.

Herb roasted potatoes for breakfast (should be hash browns)

Cleaning up after cooking.

[Belmondo]

My biggest pet peeve? PARIS HILTON!!! They ought to lock up the whiney brat and lose the key...:lol::lol::lol::lol:

And just what would my wife be watching on television if it wasn't for Paris, Britney, and all the other sweet, young role models?

[DWilkin]

People who go ten under the speed limit and let the traffic pile up behind them

[Mom27andblessed]

Quite possibly an appropriate look for those individuals, and for the meat-leavers as well.


Wow...didn't read mine didja? Does it not sink in how hurtful these comments are or do you just not care?

[EOSAddict]

but not that it's approaching $4.00, it's a real nuisance

Wow, $4 a gallon, you poor poor things over there ! :evil: :lol:

[thomascanty]

Wow, $4 a gallon, you poor poor things over there ! :evil: :lol:

And here I was thinking...

Gas (petrol) stations with a $50 dollar limit on puchases at the pump.

They cut off at $50? I've never seen that happen. Of course, gas prices have quite a way to go before it costs me $50 to fill my tank. (And I could drive to Tom's house with just under half a tank... Mwahahahahahahaha :lol:)

And, no. I don't drive a hybrid. ;)

I love my car...

[neil_r]

I have just filled up my Land Rover and the USD price would have been $161.073.

[thomascanty]

I have just filled up my Land Rover and the USD price would have been $161.073.

I still haven't added my latest purchase to my database, so I still have the receipt handy right here by the computer.

June 5, 2007 -- 8.564 gallons -- $28.00.

Have I mentioned that I love my car? :lol:

[Belmondo]

The Lexus has a (roughly) 14-Gallon tank, so I have to be pretty close to empty before the limit is a problem, but the truck has a 24-gallon tank, and that's more of a problem.

[JWright]

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

And just what would my wife be watching on television if it wasn't for Paris, Britney, and all the other sweet, young role models?

Mine watches Animal Planet...

[thekid24]

I hate (and love it) when someone tries to give me the 'intimidation stare'.

Hate it because it annoys me but love it because its an invite to whoop some a$$.
Hasnt worked on me yet:D:D:D dont think it ever will:D:D:D

[JWright]

The Lexus has a (roughly) 14-Gallon tank, so I have to be pretty close to empty before the limit is a problem, but the truck has a 24-gallon tank, and that's more of a problem.

I love my 35 mpg, 5 gallon-tank motorcycle, but I love my gasoline discount card (Retired Navy ID card) even more...

[20droger]

Wow...didn't read mine didja? Does it not sink in how hurtful these comments are or do you just not care?
Oh, I care. I care about all people who truly have problems and go out of my way to be kind , polite, and helpful. Neither do I make hurtful remarks about them.

However, I believe Texican was referring to what are normal folk (with a loose definition of "normal") whose primary problem is one of manners. That is a different thing entirely.

I am not interested in being obliged to closely examine what they are having for lunch intra masticata.

You'll also find a large percentage of these people with an electronic device welded to their ear and mouth. I truly am not interested in their conversations with out-of-sight personages. I truly wish they wouldn't share so vehemently.

[queenbee288]

But for not quite as long ;-)

Yeah but that 10 year average that you live longer will be spent in a nursing home p***ing your pants.:lol:

My current pet peeve is people who ride your bumper on the interstate when you are already going 15 miles over the speed limit.

[BottomBracket]

People who post a pic in the forum, get a bunch of comments from other members, then respond to only one of them, pointedly ignoring the others, without even a blanket "Thanks all!". That's just plain rude in my book.

[wannasmaxx]

I hate motorcyclists who go slow in the middle of the road and then get pissed off when you pass them. I hate their loud bikes passing me at 80 on a 40mph road, throttle pinned. I hate people on 2 wheels in general..

[Guineh]

The courtesy wave. If I let you cut in front of me in traffic, have the decency to realize I didn't have to at all. IOW, give me the wave! :evil:

How about the ones that shove their way in front of you, and wave as they do it?

I'm not sure the forum server has the space for me to list all of my pet peeves. ;)

[Guineh]

I still haven't added my latest purchase to my database, so I still have the receipt handy right here by the computer.

June 5, 2007 -- 8.564 gallons -- $28.00.

Have I mentioned that I love my car? :lol:

Ooh, sounds like my Civic.. 350-400 miles on a 9 gallon fill-up. Quite nice.


Mine watches Animal Planet...

Heh, and what fine role models there are on that channel.. :lol:

I hate motorcyclists who go slow in the middle of the road and then get pissed off when you pass them. I hate their loud bikes passing me at 80 on a 40mph road, throttle pinned. I hate people on 2 wheels in general..

The top of my list: Unmufflered motorcycles, usually of the Harley Davidson variety. I don't appreciate your vehicle shattering my eardrums. Ever. Seriously, if your motorcycle causes physical pain to my ears, it's too damn loud.

In one apartment, I had a neighbor that had 2 HD-Ultraloud PeaceBreaker 2000's that came and went in the middle of the night. Loud enough to shake the windows and knock pictures off the wall. Didn't report them to the management, since I was moving out, and managers wouldn't have done anything anyway, hell... they left us with a week's worth of cold showers because they couldn't or wouldn't repair the boiler..

err... I can stop ranting now.

[Mom27andblessed]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Texican
Mouth breathers. Literally. People who walk around with their lower down and mouth agape. Usually accompanied by a dull glassy far off stare. That's an intelligent and attractive look.
Those fine folks in the grocery store who, while in the middle of doing the shopping, change their mind about an item so they just remove it from their cart and place it on the nearest shelf. A package of fresh meat tucked in with the canned goods for example.

I'm sure there's more to come but these are the first two that come to mind.

Great topic by the way!

-G-
Quite possibly an appropriate look for those individuals, and for the meat-leavers as well.


Note the sarcasm intended by the "intelligent and attractive look" comment. No mention of eating with mouths open (ICK!!!! One of my big ones too)
So when you say "quite possibly an appropriate look for those individuals..." just what are you saying then. Seems to go to questioning the intelligence of said mouth breathers.

I just want to point out that what you consider sarcasm and funning...it does hurt. My son DOES breathe thru his mouth...he does walk around with his mouth agape. I'm sure the OP wasn't commenting on that...but when you say that it may be appropriate...seems like a slam to those who do this and aren't MR. KWIM?

This is a very sensitive and sore subject for me. I hear the R word used all the time..and comments made referencing people like my son. It just gets a bit much sometimes. I dont' mean to single you out.

PEACE!

[chemicalbro]

wasps....

[Guineh]

wasps....

And people who purposefully annoy them....

Seriously, I've never been stung, and I prefer to keep it that way (How do I know I won't swell up like a balloon and choke to death?) Don't throw rocks at the wasp's nest underneath the overhang. Just leave it alone. It's not cool to see them disperse in a cloud of buzzing annoyed venomous anger.

[thomascanty]

Ooh, sounds like my Civic.. 350-400 miles on a 9 gallon fill-up. Quite nice.

I had about a quarter of a tank left when I filled up. I think my car holds a total of 10.5 or 11 gallons. I could probably go 450 miles if I wanted to risk it. This is a 2004 Chevy Cavalier, by the way. The manual transmission in it makes a big difference. My last car was a 1997 Cavalier with an automatic, and it didn't get nearly as good mileage.

[Guineh]

I had about a quarter of a tank left when I filled up. I think my car holds a total of 10.5 or 11 gallons. I could probably go 450 miles if I wanted to risk it. This is a 2004 Chevy Cavalier, by the way. The manual transmission in it makes a big difference. My last car was a 1997 Cavalier with an automatic, and it didn't get nearly as good mileage.

Yep, that has always been my experience. Manual transmission usually always gets much better gas mileage, also much more fun to drive, IMO...

[chemicalbro]

And people who purposefully annoy them....

Seriously, I've never been stung, and I prefer to keep it that way (How do I know I won't swell up like a balloon and choke to death?) Don't throw rocks at the wasp's nest underneath the overhang. Just leave it alone. It's not cool to see them disperse in a cloud of buzzing annoyed venomous anger.
good advice.... my peeve with wasps is that when/if they sting you they do it as a form of attack and they sting multiple times in one go...... unlike bees who only ever do it as a form of defence.... then die....

it came about when i was 14 and messing around on my trail bike.... a wasp flew into my helmet and stung me 8 times around the head and face before i could get the helm off.
i crashed the bike in the process and caused £200 worth of damage...

people always say that tho "if you don't annoy them, they wont sting you" very good advice if you know what annoys a wasp :)

[Guineh]

it came about when i was 14 and messing around on my trail bike.... a wasp flew into my helmet and stung me 8 times around the head and face before i could get the helm off.
i crashed the bike in the process and caused £200 worth of damage...

people always say that tho "if you don't annoy them, they wont sting you" very good advice if you know what annoys a wasp :)

Oooh, no fun. :( Yep, they are mean and nasty, for sure. Not something to taunt. Obviously, they'll sting at even the very slightest provocation (getting stuck in a helmet is a good example)

It's just good practice not to taunt something that has a bad temper and a weapon.

And, speaking of small critters who are ill-tempered and can sting, add to my list of expressed pet-peeves:

Fire ants. These I have been stung* by before. More times than I can count. Encounter a foraging worker, get stung, no questions, no exceptions, no provocation necessary, just get in their way. They'll make their way into your home and make you miserable. And don't dare walk outside without shoes on....

* Yes -- they have a stinger, just like the beloved wasp. They do bite, but its to hold on to their victim before the sting the victim. Also like wasps, they can sting multiple times. It would be a very bad idea indeed to step on a fire ant mound...

[neil_r]

I hate motorcyclists who go slow in the middle of the road and then get pissed off when you pass them. I hate their loud bikes passing me at 80 on a 40mph road, throttle pinned. I hate people on 2 wheels in general..

But we love you xxx

[20droger]

good advice.... my peeve with wasps is that when/if they sting you they do it as a form of attack and they sting multiple times in one go...... unlike bees who only ever do it as a form of defence.... then die....

it came about when i was 14 and messing around on my trail bike.... a wasp flew into my helmet and stung me 8 times around the head and face before i could get the helm off.
i crashed the bike in the process and caused £200 worth of damage...

people always say that tho "if you don't annoy them, they wont sting you" very good advice if you know what annoys a wasp :)
Obviously, they tend to find getting sucked into a motorcycle helmet a bit annoying.

I sucked one up a long-sleeve shirt sleeve once (my arm was on the car window frame while driving). It went up my arm like a sewing machine.

I can also say, from personal experience, that getting smacked right between the eyes by a June Bug while traveling at speed is no fun either.

[neil_r]

it came about when i was 14 and messing around on my trail bike.... a wasp flew into my helmet and stung me 8 times around the head and face before i could get the helm off.

Are you sure it wasn't wannasmaxx's alter ego ;-)

[Woolburr]

I can also say, from personal experience, that getting smacked right between the eyes by a June Bug while traveling at speed is no fun either.

June bug shattered the visor on my full face helmet...took one right between the eyes at about 75...and was ever so glad the visor was closed.

[3Turner]

...smokers who toss their butts out the window.....

I hate this with a passion...ESPECIALLY since one day I was driving down the highway when the driver in front of me flicked their lit butt out the window. I thought to myself, typical smoker, but then the rubbish hit my windshield, got stuck under the airflow going over my car and ROLLED into the area under my hood proceeding down one of the vent slots!! Man I was fuming:evil: :evil: !! If I did not have to be at work because of an appointment, I would have followed that person and beat them to a pulp. I took down the plate number in case I had to pull over and watch my vehicle burn....luckily for them it did not.

I've read a few others, similar to thing I find annoying...but lately, one that really gets me is SLOW drivers on the TWO lane road on my way home which is the only way home:mad: . I mean, come on...if your going 10 to 15 MPH slower than the 65 MPH speed limit, move over to the wide a$$ shoulder which is wide enough for an 18 wheeler to drive in when they let you pass!

SERINITY NOW!!

[neil_r]

I find that I get really peeved when I see tolerant people, you know those"live and let live types" that realise that we all share the planet and that if you are a little late for work because the person in front of you was driving a little slow..... so what. You know the type, those that would not even say they would beat someone to a pulp, let alone consider actually doing it, regardless of how justified.

I would suggest that these tolerant people should be banned from the forum, but I guess that would be pointless, cos there ain't no evidence of any of them lurking in this thread. ;-)

[20droger]

This is a very sensitive and sore subject for me. I hear the R word used all the time..and comments made referencing people like my son. It just gets a bit much sometimes. I dont' mean to single you out.

PEACE!
Ah, but you did single me out! I did not use the "R" word, neither did I insult your son.

I do not use the "R" word in general conversation. I do not make a habit of insulting comments in public, and I am sensitive to those who suffer from any form of handicap. There are a lot more people wandering around with mouth agape and blank stares than there are those who have legitimate reasons for doing so. Those who have no real reason for doing so, but do so anyway, are just plain stupid--not unintelligent, mind you, which is an entirely different thing.

I have found over my many years that a majority of those individuals who truly have a mental defficiency tend to be some of the nicest, kindliest, friendliest, most forgiving, and most honest people around. Why is open to debate (but not here, and not with me), but even elementary research shows this to be so. They also tend to make good and faithful employees. I have employed and obtained employment for many.

Now, you may be most sensitive to perceived insult in this area. I can understand that. But I put to you that you are perhaps too sensitive. Neither I nor, to my knowledge, anyone else here knows your son or, until you brought it up, knew your son was handicapped. Neither did I nor anyone else here insult your son.

Over-sensitivity, and its attendant emotionalism, is not particularly useful or healthy for either the senistive individual or the object of the sensitivity. The world is what it is, and it is unreasonable for one to expect everyone one encounters to bear the same level of sensitivity and concern one does.

I happen to be old and obese. I still laugh at old fart and fatso jokes. I do not take any of them as personal insults.

However, I will admit that if someone were to get in my face and call me a fat old fart, there may be a problem. But no-one here did that to you or your son.

While we are on the subject of interpretation of personal meaning behind the the unaccented written word, the plethora of anti-male jokes and comments that abound here and elsewhere I do not find quite so amusing. This is so mostly because there are just so many of them. I do not particularly find then offensive--unless the joke-teller happens to be female and cries "sexism" when an anti-female joke or comment is made. I've seen it happen too often, and it's just plain hypocritical.

You know the old saying: If you can't take it, don't dish it out.

[Grace]

My other huge pet peeve that will surely get me on a soap box is people who don't take responsibility for their own lives/happiness. Everybody has had bad life experiences, bad parents, just the short end of the stick- but you reach an age when its all you baby- make a difference...and don't keep complaining if your not willing to do something and change it- especially if a "way out" has been made obvious :)

:)

[HarleyQuinn]

My other huge pet peeve that will surely get me on a soap box is people who don't take responsibility for their own lives/happiness. Everybody has had bad life experiences, bad parents, just the short end of the stick- but you reach an age when its all you baby- make a difference...and don't keep complain if your not willing to do something and change it- especially if a "way out" has been made obvious :)

:)

A-fricken-men!

[wannasmaxx]

But we love you xxx
I have no beef with the ones who obey the laws and are sensible about over taking. I totalled my first car because a biker came out of nowhere full tilt and scared the **** out of me. Since then, I've always had a "soft spot" for my 2-wheeled bretheren.

[20droger]

Mentioned in a different thread...

One of my pet peeves is wedding photographers who feel the rules of attire and decorum don't apply to them.

I spent many, many years as the guy you see standing between and behind the bride and groom. I have seen photographers wearing jeans and sweat shirts at formal weddings, climb the furniture to get shots, and ask the guests to move from their seats so they can get the shot they want. Guess who got excluded from my "recommendations" sheet.

My all-time biggest wedding-photographer pet peeve has to be attire. Female photographers should NEVER wear short skirts. I got so tired of being flashed (and I don't mean lighting).

As I said in the other thread, I did a wedding once where the attire was Scots--kilts, sashes, swords, etc. the photographer, too, wore a kilt, which was appropriate. (Before you ask, I did notwear a kilt. I wore a linen alb and tunic.) The affair was a bit too authentic Scots, however. When the photographer squatted down for a shot, the wedding party and I got to see things we would rather have not.

A wedding photographer should not only be able to take good pictures, he/she should know how to think.

[nan3182]

ROTFL ^^^^
This is great! Almost everything that I would have put is already up here, but here are some I did not see.
1. After being told how my name is pronounced not giving a pooh and screwing it up again and again. This is why I go by Nan.
2. It's not the people that just assume by looking at my dogs that they are vicious animals that are about to attack. But the people that come up to me and verbally assault me for being such a irresponsible person to bring my dogs out in public, let alone even let such an animal live. Also the person that forget to reinsert their brain that asks while we are out in public like a pet store if my dog or dogs are nice. Why would I ever bring a mean nasty dog out in public?

[Mom27andblessed]

You know the old saying: If you can't take it, don't dish it out.

I cannot remember ever making an "anti-man" comment here or anywhere else. I happen to be more in love with my husband every day and have 5 handsome sons and want them all to be treated with respect by everyone.

And I did reference your comment about the look being appropriate. I am sorry you don't see where your words may have been taken as hurtful. I am not OVER sensitive to anything. I will not debate this with you or anyone else. I simply pointed out that what some consider casual conversation concerning someone looking a certain way is bound to ruffle some feathers. Mine were, I told you...you stated your point. I see it differently.

[Becca]

My other huge pet peeve that will surely get me on a soap box is people who don't take responsibility for their own lives/happiness. Everybody has had bad life experiences, bad parents, just the short end of the stick- but you reach an age when its all you baby- make a difference...and don't keep complaining if your not willing to do something and change it- especially if a "way out" has been made obvious :)

:)

I couldn't have said it better!

[20droger]

My other huge pet peeve that will surely get me on a soap box is people who don't take responsibility for their own lives/happiness. Everybody has had bad life experiences, bad parents, just the short end of the stick- but you reach an age when its all you baby- make a difference...and don't keep complaining if your not willing to do something and change it- especially if a "way out" has been made obvious :)

:)
Nah! The world owes me for every bad thing that has ever happened to me. And I aim to collect!

Of course, old as I am, I may be running out of time....

[Grimm75]

Time to revisit this one.

Next pet peeve: People who say, "I could care less." Really? You could? So you do, in fact care then? Oh, wait, I see, you meant, you "couldn't" care less. Yes. Yes that's what I thought you meant.

If you're going to use a figure of speech, please get it right.

[20droger]

The correct figure of speech is "I could care less!" The negative is an implied negative, quite common in English idiom. It couples with the fact that the idiom is almost exclusively sarcastic.

Of course, I, too, detest the saying. It's right up there with "Whatever!"

[CyberDyneSystems]

I find that I get really peeved when I see tolerant people, you know those"live and let live types" that realise that we all share the planet and that if you are a little late for work because the person in front of you was driving a little slow..... so what. You know the type, those that would not even say they would beat someone to a pulp, let alone consider actually doing it, regardless of how justified.

I would suggest that these tolerant people should be banned from the forum, but I guess that would be pointless, cos there ain't no evidence of any of them lurking in this thread. ;-)

Oh sure, I know the type, Mr and Mrs God's Green-Earth-crunchy-granola-Never-had-a-prejudice-in-there-life-biodegradeable-toiletpaper.....

I know the type.. :)

[chemicalbro]

Fire ants. These I have been stung* by before. More times than I can count. Encounter a foraging worker, get stung, no questions, no exceptions, no provocation necessary, just get in their way. They'll make their way into your home and make you miserable. And don't dare walk outside without shoes on....

* Yes -- they have a stinger, just like the beloved wasp. They do bite, but its to hold on to their victim before the sting the victim. Also like wasps, they can sting multiple times. It would be a very bad idea indeed to step on a fire ant mound...

theres a reason for that ....... ants are a further evolution of wasps.....
basically wasps without the wings............. altough they give away their waspy origins once a year when its mating time and the wings return...

the sting is formic acid in case yer interested

[S.Horton]

People running stop signs.

Telesales.

Agile people parking in Handicap spaces.

My wife.

[20droger]

theres a reason for that ....... ants are a further evolution of wasps.....
basically wasps without the wings............. altough they give away their waspy origins once a year when its mating time and the wings return...

the sting is formic acid in case yer interested
THEM!

[canuck_newbie]

My other huge pet peeve that will surely get me on a soap box is people who don't take responsibility for their own lives/happiness. Everybody has had bad life experiences, bad parents, just the short end of the stick- but you reach an age when its all you baby- make a difference...and don't keep complaining if your not willing to do something and change it- especially if a "way out" has been made obvious :)

:)

just had to repeat this........I'm so freakin tired of hearing how being picked last for the hockey team, in 3rd grade, has led to Mr/Ms Lazya$$ being a chronic underpreformer in every aspect of life since then. Get off your butt and do something.

I have to agree with others........
-people driving in the left hand lane, but not passing anybody
-smokers throwing their butts out the car window (closely related to people throwing their McDonalds trash out the window)
-people not acknowledging that you went out of your way to help them (opening door, or letting somebody in during traffic)


My other top peeve, which I don't think was listed already
-a$$-kissers, who spend more time planning how they're going climb the corporate ladder (usually by taking credit for others work) than doing work themselves.


Good thing I'm perfect ;)

[20droger]

-smokers throwing their butts out the car window (closely related to people throwing their McDonalds trash out the window)
My vote for the Scum-of-the Earth Award.

Good thing I'm perfect ;)
Perfection breeds loneliness.

[CyberDyneSystems]

Littering drives me nuts, homicidal nuts,. and why does smoking have to equal the right to littler?
Homicidal man, I'm not kidding!

[mcmadkat]

Where do I start? Most of mine are from driving, as I do a alot of it.

But, Renewable Energy....ahhh (now just to be clear I am a fan of renewable energy, but not when it is used as an excuse for crapping up the planet).

Why does our government think they have the right to stick sodding great windmills up that are over 70m high (230ft) in my garden, that will only generate enough electricity to offset my CO2 producing flights to go on holiday once?

And why the hell do they thing they have the right to charge us 96.9p per litre for fuel (not gas [LPG], that is 42p/l)....yup folks that is 0.969 x 3.79 = £3.67/galUS = $7.23/galUS for unleaded (95octane).....that is daylight robbery.

Ahh now onto driving.

I hate law-abiding lorry drivers. Yup, the one that stick to the 40mph speed limit on normal roads, if they can do 60mph legally on a motorway, why the hell can they not do that on normal roads?????

People who over take more than one car at once. Yup, you know, you are behind a lorry and the bozo thinks that cos you are in a small car you are not going to overtake. This is personal as I did hit someone overtaking several cars including me who was behind the lorry and about to overtake (he says I rammed him...they may be some truth in that...)

Oh and slowing down to 40mph in front of you when you come to a speedcamera so I have to slam my brakes on not to hit you even though I was doing a legal 60mph!!!!

People who slow when they move into the fast lane to overtake a lorry on a motorway! Gah, the lorry is doing 60mph, you can do 70mph, so why the frick do you insist on doing 61mph in the fast lane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, and front fog lights, can you see any damn cloud? No? Well turn them off, they do not make you look cool, just a prat.

My more evil side enjoys it when people try to overtake me when I am borrowing my dad's Volvo estate. Especially as I pull out of a 30 zone into a 60......hehehehe, bet ya didn't think I had 170hp under the bonnet...... or that I could get to 60 without changing out of 2nd....... :twisted:

[Guineh]

just had to repeat this........I'm so freakin tired of hearing how being picked last for the hockey team, in 3rd grade, has led to Mr/Ms Lazya$$ being a chronic underpreformer in every aspect of life since then. Get off your butt and do something.


Oh, man... I'd hate to think what you'd think if I told you that being picked last for the hockey team is the very reason why to this day I'm not a professional hockey player. :D


I have to agree with others........
-people driving in the left hand lane, but not passing anybody
-smokers throwing their butts out the car window (closely related to people throwing their McDonalds trash out the window)
-people not acknowledging that you went out of your way to help them (opening door, or letting somebody in during traffic)


Common peeves, each and every one of them.


My other top peeve, which I don't think was listed already
-a$$-kissers, who spend more time planning how they're going climb the corporate ladder (usually by taking credit for others work) than doing work themselves.


My least favorite flavor of bottom feeding pond scum.

Good thing I'm perfect ;)

Mmhmmm.... perfect you say?

theres a reason for that ....... ants are a further evolution of wasps.....
basically wasps without the wings............. altough they give away their waspy origins once a year when its mating time and the wings return...

the sting is formic acid in case yer interested

Different than a wasp sting, I presume? Not sure if its the same as fire ants... They're pretty painful, and cause a nice pustule to appear after a day or so.

[canuck_newbie]

Oh, man... I'd hate to think what you'd think if I told you that being picked last for the hockey team is the very reason why to this day I'm not a professional hockey player. :D


Hogwash - hockey players don't come from Texas ;)



hehe.....just reading that line that I typed reminded me of an infamous quote from Full Metal Jacket
"Texas? Only steers and ........ come from Texas, Private Cowboy. And you don't look much like a steer to me so that kinda narrows it down."

[forno]

Pet peeves hey,

How about waiting to hear when your order is shipped, then you have to try not checking the tracking number every 10 minutes

When is my stuff gonna get shipped!!!????:o :o

[chemicalbro]

revisit time..... at the moment i'm in hospital
and a pet hate here is people who snore
and nurses that treat me like im a 3 year old

[samnz]

...whenever someone says "WHAT?" mid-sentence.

[Toogy]

Here's one I just got reminded of....
People who seem like they forward almost every email they get to you!! they never EVER send you a real email, you are just forwarded crap every day!
Please for the love of... just remove me from your freakin' address book!!! please and thanks....

[Guineh]

Hogwash - hockey players don't come from Texas ;)

hehe.....just reading that line that I typed reminded me of an infamous quote from Full Metal Jacket
"Texas? Only steers and ........ come from Texas, Private Cowboy. And you don't look much like a steer to me so that kinda narrows it down."

Heyyyyyy... we have a decent hockey team in the area I live... Dallas Stars :p... See, Texans can play, too!

Peeve... people who make broad sweeping generalizations based on a limited set of knowledge.

And you call yourself perfect.. Bah! :)

revisit time..... at the moment i'm in hospital
and a pet hate here is people who snore
and nurses that treat me like im a 3 year old

Uck.. When will you be getting out? Is the snorer that whiney guy? As for the nurse, hmmm... I can't stand condescending attitudes.

[20droger]

Littering drives me nuts, homicidal nuts,. and why does smoking have to equal the right to littler?
Homicidal man, I'm not kidding!
Hmmmm....

A homicidal moderator.

One had best watch one's postings, perhaps....

[20droger]

revisit time..... at the moment i'm in hospital
and a pet hate here is people who snore
and nurses that treat me like im a 3 year old
Reminds me of when I spent 10 mos in hospital recuperating from "Sunny Southeast Asia"..

Nurse: "And how are we today?"
Me: "You appear to be okay, but I feel like s***! Being full of holes does that to a man. So does that stupid question."

Truly said by yours truly.

[spyraling]

Tailgaters who constantly have to brake because they're following the car in front of them too closely.

People who brake constantly and/or for no apparent reason.

Pedestrians who wait on the street for the light to change.

Most pedestrians in Berkeley, CA.

High school kids who walk the speed of molasses while crossing the street against the light.

[rklepper]

Ahh, but you do not have to smoke. We on the other hand have to breath. Think about it next time you smoke. If you do not smoke up all my air I promise I will not breath up all of yours.


my pet peeves would be

for anyone that brings 30 items to a 8 item check out line
people that switches lanes on the highway when there was no apparent reason to do so
people that do other things than drive when behind a wheel of car
NYC road constructions
and last ... non smokers, us " smokers " have every right to be here as any one of yous

[20DNewbie]

The fact that the only camera shop worth a hoot in the area in which I work closes at five o'clock.http://doom3.planet-multiplayer.de/forum/html/emoticons/mauer.gif

[S.Horton]

It pisses me off when people see me with my camera at school events and just assume that I'd love to give them a print of their child for free. I just give them a business card and direct them to my website since I have hundreds of these requests over the course of a school year.

Shot a Lacrosse tournament Saturday -- Two PWACs 'borrowed' my wife's setup to 'take a look' and handled $4K of gear like a loaf of bread, then one just basically demands I shoot her son on another field later that day. She also asks if I have a website where she can get a copy of the JPG when I'm done. (EDIT: Almost forgot, they wanted the lenses for their Nikons)

So, since I know people they know, and it was their last match, the match was shot, the gallery will go up, but no prints available under 8x12, 8x12 starts at $45. Pricing in action.

So, yeah, I see that too, and there's no limit -- Photographs are just free, right?

Slighly OT: My wife goes to a chiropractor yesterday (I'll omit my opinion here) and he charges, gasp, $120 for one hour. Something's wrong here, as the picture the PWAC cannot get must be worth at least what it costs to get your back cracked, or so one might think.

[3Turner]

Another one that kinda gets under my skin every so often is when someone is talking to you, sometimes even an educated conversation, and that person constantly says "you know", "uhhh", "umm" and/or "like" including combinations thereof. It gets aggrivating when every 3rd or 4th word is one of those.

[Grace]

ok- one more :)

When I am sitting in the recliner in the living room and *someone* is standing in front of the refridgerator...with the door open and asks me if we have any lunch meat/milk/mountain dew....ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm--you're the one standing there buddy- ----take a look-- do we?

[Jon, The Elder]

Nose pickers in general.

[Guineh]

Current (new) pet peeves:

Inlaws who hang around way too much.

People who insist on calling for a daily update on our son. He's home, he's fine, and his condition hasn't changed drastically in the last 24 hours. We'll let you know when something changes.

People who come to visit under the guise of helping out while we take care of a newborn, only to cause more work due to the trail of mess they leave behind them.

People who ask to visit, then invite more people to our house to have dinner (which we weren't planning on entertaining guests on a weeknight, while we are busy caring for a newborn)

Just about blew my stack at the last one.

(Said I had a lot ;))

[samnz]

Eating a bag of jelly beans while driving and of all the different flavours and colours in the bag,

I always pick out the BLACK ONES!

[Becca]

Eating a bag of jelly beans while driving and of all the different flavours and colours in the bag,

I always pick out the BLACK ONES!

Toss them this way.... I try to buy the bags with ONLY black ones! :D

[20droger]

Toss them this way.... I try to buy the bags with ONLY black ones! :D
When the jelly beans are delivered by the Easter Bunny, who I hear is suffering burnout, the black ones may not be!

[dancad]

Unleashed dogs in a "leashed dogs only" area, sometimes even running loose in no dogs allowed areas. Everytime I politely remind the dogs' owners of the "must be on a leash" law I'm the one who gets stared and responded back as if I was in the wrong:evil: .

One time after being startled half to death by a barking and growling and then being slobbered all over I reminded the dog owner that it was the law to have the dog leashed in this particular area, to which he frustratingly responded "I know" and continued on his walk as if nothing happened.

**P.S. I have nothing against dogs or respectful dog owners...**

[CyberDyneSystems]

People that tell my dog needs to be on a leash! :lol:

Seriously, no one ever tells anybody they need to drive the speed limit ;)

[JWright]

Another pet peeve of mine: People who don't read their new camera's manual and then ask some stupid question like "How do I turn on my new Canon XXXD?"

[forno]

OR WHAT LENS SHOULD i GET

I have a 400D

[samnz]

Sniffers! Especially when sitting in front of one whilst on the plane.

People who overtake dangerously...then turn off at the NEXT corner.

Jehovah Witnesses who stick their foot in the door so you can't shut it.

Smokers standing outside next to an ashtray - then throw their butts on the ground.

Tardiness / Scruffiness / Laziness.

....to be continued

[ZeroFiveOne]

I had to post a couple more pet peeves. Someone mentioned motorcycles earlier.


People on motorcycles who insist on driving 90 everywhere they go, passing and cutting people off like they are on a damn track. Slow the eff down, jackass! This also applies to cars, but bikes annoy me more.And about cellphones

People who use the two-way "chirp" mode on their phone while in a restaurant. The volume always seems to be maxed out too. Turn it down or go outside, jackass!

[Guineh]

Sniffers! Especially when sitting in front of one whilst on the plane.

Yech... you know those people are simply disease vectors. Guaranteed to have a cold, or the flu or some other nastiness. And it drives me insane


People who overtake dangerously...then turn off at the NEXT corner.

I have a huge list of road pet-peeves.


Jehovah Witnesses who stick their foot in the door so you can't shut it.

That's likely to result in a broken foot. That goes for anyone sticks their foot in my door to prevent me from closing my door. I don't discriminate. When I was a kid, I had an acquaintance attempt to barge into our house. I think he wound up with a slightly flatter nose.


Smokers standing outside next to an ashtray - then throw their butts on the ground.

Yeah.... what's with that?

[3Turner]

Seriously, no one ever tells anybody they need to drive the speed limit ;)


I do. If your in a neighborhood (limit 30 mph), driving down a road where kids are playing and can pop out from behind a car...can you really stop in time when your flying down the street goin' 45 to 50 mph? Usually its those young teenage types in the Fart-Can muffler cars that I yell at or make gestures at to slow down...no not the birdie;) .

[20droger]

Jehovah Witnesses who stick their foot in the door so you can't shut it.
The solution to Jehovah's Witnesses is quite simple.

Keep a crucifix (not a cross) on the wall next to your door. When they knock, grab the crucifix, shove it in there faces, and in a very loud voice tell them that they are damned for corrupting the Word of God and not honoring His Vicar on Earth (the pope). Then (in the same very loud voice) tell them you will pray for their souls daily, and begin reciting (also in your very loud voice) "Hail Mary, full of grace,..." etc.

They will go away, rapidly. They will also put you on their list of lost causes, and not come back.

Your own personal beliefs are, of course, irrelevant. This will work equally well if you are Catholic, Anglican, Jewish, Muslim, whatever.

[3Turner]

The solution to Jehovah's Witnesses is quite simple.

Keep a crucifix (not a cross) on the wall next to your door. When they knock, grab the crucifix, shove it in there faces, and in a very loud voice tell them that they are damned for corrupting the Word of God and not honoring His Vicar on Earth (the pope). Then (in the same very loud voice) tell them you will pray for their souls daily, and begin reciting (also in your very loud voice) "Hail Mary, full of grace,..." etc.

They will go away, rapidly. They will also put you on their list of lost causes, and not come back.

Your own personal beliefs are, of course, irrelevant. This will work equally well if you are Catholic, Anglican, Jewish, Muslim, whatever.


LOL...you reminded me of a situation I encountered when working as a manager at a local grocery chain. As many of you know, a store is considered private property and this particular chain store does not allow anyone to sell or distibute any literature. Well one day while at work, I came across this old woman and her family of about 4 other persons...I helped her out while she was in the store with their groceries and directions to some place down the road. Well when I helped her take their stuff to the car, while holding a converstation, she told me, "You are such a nice young man, may the Lord bless you and provide for you." Well I told her thanks and to have a wonderful day. About 15 to 20 minutes later, one of the baggers came to me and said that an old woman and other people were handing out religious information to people and some were getting offended. So I go take a look to kindly ask the people to leave and refrain from distributing the stuff and it happens to be the same old woman from before. I told the lady hello again and said, "Unfortunately you will have to stop distibuting that reading material since this is private property and we have had some complaints inside." What was her response to me you ask? "YOUR THE DEVIL!! YOU ARE STOPPING THE WORD OF THE LORD!!" I was flabbergasted (sp?)....she was so nice to me just a short time ago:cry: . Well, she never came back to the store:rolleyes: .

[20droger]

LOL...you reminded me of a situation I encountered when working as a manager at a local grocery chain. As many of you know, a store is considered private property and this particular chain store does not allow anyone to sell or distibute any literature. Well one day while at work, I came across this old woman and her family of about 4 other persons...I helped her out while she was in the store with their groceries and directions to some place down the road. Well when I helped her take their stuff to the car, while holding a converstation, she told me, "You are such a nice young man, may the Lord bless you and provide for you." Well I told her thanks and to have a wonderful day. About 15 to 20 minutes later, one of the baggers came to me and said that an old woman and other people were handing out religious information to people and some were getting offended. So I go take a look to kindly ask the people to leave and refrain from distributing the stuff and it happens to be the same old woman from before. I told the lady hello again and said, "Unfortunately you will have to stop distibuting that reading material since this is private property and we have had some complaints inside." What was her response to me you ask? "YOUR THE DEVIL!! YOU ARE STOPPING THE WORD OF THE LORD!!" I was flabbergasted (sp?)....she was so nice to me just a short time ago:cry: . Well, she never came back to the store:rolleyes: .
Funny, isn't it, how a supposedly omniscient and omnipotent being needs flim-flam artists to do "His work."

[3Turner]

Funny, isn't it, how a supposedly omniscient and omnipotent being needs flim-flam artists to do "His work."
yeah...I've never gotten it and probably never will. One thing I see often, and please don't anyone get offended by this..just a question....What religion are the young men who ride bikes in white shirts and ties going door to door? And why do they ride bikes?

[sblais]

Funny, isn't it, how a supposedly omniscient and omnipotent being needs flim-flam artists to do "His work."
yeah...I've never gotten it and probably never will. One thing I see often, and please don't anyone get offended by this..just a question....What religion are the young men who ride bikes in white shirts and ties going door to door? And why do they ride bikes?

Back to peeves, boys and girls :) No religion discussion here!

My biggest peeves would be:

people that give themselves some kind of morale BS and turn around and do the complete opposite...

People that call you to give you a 2 second message, but manage to stretch the conversation to 20 minutes.

People that call you and then end up talking to people in the same room as them more than to you.

People yelling to other people (in a house, for example), instead of getting up and going to talk to the concerned party.

Parents yelling "would someone just think of the children!". Don't worry lady/mister, your child will become more corrupted than the norm because you don't take the responsibility of educating him/her yourself but would rather depend on the "system" to educate them for you. I guess I can resume that peeve to bad parenting in general... I kinda like the following humorous quote (from Bender, in Futurama): Have you ever tried simply turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?

[nicksan]

Peeves:

Being a New Yorker, I only have a few...;)

There are plenty of empty seats in the bus/subway. Person sits next to you anyways.

People who take a crap and walk straight on out without washing.

Working ladies with huge bags swinging and hitting your leg on the subway. Torture!

Students with backpacks looking like they are ready for a 2 week hiking trip, leaves it on his back during rish hour on the train.

Cell phone users on the bus discussing very personal issues. ("Um, like yeah, he gave me herpes, and um, you know, that's just not cool, you know...um") TMI

Driver who suddenly cuts in front of you on the highway like Nascar...then drives 50mph.

Drivers who are on the left lane, no blinker...then once the light turns green, turns on the blinker for a left turn.

Drivers with a 100000 watt sub-woofer in their trunks.

People who don't wait for me to get off the train before entering themselves.

People who sneeze/cough with their mouth open.

iPods users with volume on 10 and with cheap-as* headsets.

Preachers in the subway.

Bad musicians in the subway.

You hold the door for someone and they don't say thank you. So you say "F**k You too"...

You let a car in, no wave so you give the bird.

Femal drivers who think they are Danica Patrick...cell phone, while doing make up, no blinker while switching lanes going 90mph.

Drivers who can only drive fast when going straight...

Drivers who ding other cars with their door.

Other photog with big fat white lens staring at you and your big fat white lens. (Leave me alone!)

Parents who spoil their kids.

Kids who are out of control...while the parents are on the cell phone.

[Guineh]

Peeves:

[quote]
People who take a crap and walk straight on out without washing.


Eeeewww... And I wonder why I'm always sketchy about touching the door handle on the way out of a public restroom...


Driver who suddenly cuts in front of you on the highway like Nascar...then drives 50mph.


Plenty of those here. Quite irritating. Even worse is the driver who cuts from the inside lane all the way to the exit cutting off 3 lanes worth of traffic in the process.


Drivers with a 100000 watt sub-woofer in their trunks.


Ahh, c'mon.. those are fun. I get a charge out of listening to those idiots vibrating every single bolt and screw loose on their vehicle. Ok, it is obnoxious, but think about it this way: They won't be driving that car for long. :)


Other photog with big fat white lens staring at you and your big fat white lens. (Leave me alone!)


I can't help it if I get lens envy... :)


Kids who are out of control...while the parents are on the cell phone.

Someone once told my wife that a child's behavior problem is ultimately the parent's behavior problem. When discussing out of control children and the root cause. She agreed.

Wife would have a long list of pet peeves when it comes to her students' parents.

[timbernet]

People who take a crap and walk straight on out without washing.


I KNOW!! And just taking a #2, but #1 as well!

After I go, I get the paper towel ready, wash my hands, then grab the towel, and then open the door with the towel...

[nicksan]

#1 is probably often times more disgusting than #2 because you have "direct contact" with your "gear". (TMI? Sorry...;))

With #2, if you get all of it with the paper (TMI...again) then technically it was a clean job well done. Well, there are the occasions where you would have the "smear" which does require the good wash of the hands.

I always use a paper towel after I wash my hands, just to get out of the rest room!

OK, I think I'm skipping dinner today...:shock:


I KNOW!! And just taking a #2, but #1 as well!

After I go, I get the paper towel ready, wash my hands, then grab the towel, and then open the door with the towel...

[nicksan]

Oh, another related pet peeve would be, you are dying to "go", you get to a public toilet, and the seat is "sprinkled".

Because we all know, the closer you get to the promised land, the "looser" you get.

TMI again...sorry...skipping tomorrow's breakfast as well.:shock:

[breal101]

Oh boy potty humor, I just lost my lunch.:) :)

[timbernet]

Oh boy potty humor, I just lost my lunch.:) :)

Humor? I am not seeing any humor -- 'nicksan' speaks the truth.....

[Mom27andblessed]

One of my fave peeves....People who are always so full of advice on how to parent and tell you they could do a better job...but they actually have NO children. makes me wanna snatch them bald!

[3Turner]

One of my fave peeves....People who are always so full of advice on how to parent and tell you they could do a better job...but they actually have NO children. makes me wanna snatch them bald!

Or how about this twist on what you mentioned....people who just recently graduated college and have yet to get a real job..specifically a teaching job, but lecture you on the right way to teach your child or what the correct method is for this 'n that....ugh, i think I'm gonna puke!

this has recently happened to me.

[cowpix]

Oh, another related pet peeve would be, you are dying to "go", you get to a public toilet, and the seat is "sprinkled".

AMEN!

[thomascanty]

I was just reminded of one of my big ones today. I spend quite a bit of time at Disneyland and Las Vegas, and this really pisses me of.

People who get on escalators or moving sidewalks and just stop dead in their tracks until they reach the end of it. Yeah, the thing moves. But your LEGS still work! WALK DAMMIT!

Of course, they're always in pairs, and stand side by side, so I can't just go around them. Why do people stop all movement when they get on some device that helps move their lazy ass for them?

[springplum]

People who talk on cellphones in public restrooms.

Over-zealous honors students who stand a foot away from me: "wheez...gasp...sniffle...sneeze My mom said I could stay home from school today since I have the flu cough...choke... But I didn't wannna miss wheez...wimper...anything since we have that test next week. AAA...CHOOO!" Good news, no test next week because I'll be home with the flu.

When I ask my husband how to do something in PS and he just takes my laptop away and does it himself. How am I supposed to learn?!? :)

The words irregardless and bling

[Grace]

So, does it bug you that I talk about sportin' bling in my new grill? :) LOL! Its late and I think I'm funny :) sorry!

[springplum]

So, does it bug you that I talk about sportin' bling in my new grill? :) LOL! Its late and I think I'm funny :) sorry!

Hah! Forgot you just got braces. The first image that came to mind was sequins glued to a barbeque. Jeez, it is late.

Oh! Add the "bar-b-q" spelling to the pet peeves list. Drives me crazy, really crazy. It's all over the place in Texas.

[samnz]

The solution to Jehovah's Witnesses is quite simple.

Keep a crucifix (not a cross) on the wall next to your door. When they knock, grab the crucifix, shove it in there faces, and in a very loud voice tell them that they are damned for corrupting the Word of God and not honoring His Vicar on Earth (the pope). Then (in the same very loud voice) tell them you will pray for their souls daily, and begin reciting (also in your very loud voice) "Hail Mary, full of grace,..." etc.

They will go away, rapidly. They will also put you on their list of lost causes, and not come back.

Your own personal beliefs are, of course, irrelevant. This will work equally well if you are Catholic, Anglican, Jewish, Muslim, whatever.

Roger: Hehe...I forgot you were a "man of the robe". That wee antedote sounded almost like a scene from "Exorcist ":evil:

I'll remember to grab a crucifix next time i'm in town. :)

[springplum]

Also, people who ask, "When are you due?" Yeah, I'm not pregnant.

[JWright]

I was just reminded of one of my big ones today. I spend quite a bit of time at Disneyland and Las Vegas, and this really pisses me of.

People who get on escalators or moving sidewalks and just stop dead in their tracks until they reach the end of it. Yeah, the thing moves. But your LEGS still work! WALK DAMMIT!

Of course, they're always in pairs, and stand side by side, so I can't just go around them. Why do people stop all movement when they get on some device that helps move their lazy ass for them?

How about this variation? I just visited Disneyland Monday and yesterday and had another of my pet peeves reinforced... Groups of four or more people that are together and just abruptly stop in the middle of a walkway to decide where they want to go, effectively blocking the walkway for everyone else. Another peeve I encounter at venues like Disneyland are people pushing strollers. I don't know how many time I've had a stroller run over my foot or into my heel by some careless parent. These types are also notorious for abruptly stopping in front of you, especially those pushing a double-wide...