Pet Peeves

[harperjones99]

Arrrgh! You're so right - I *hate* that.

I am torn on this one...not sure what I hate more, open mouth chewing or attention whoring sites like twitter and facebook etc. Have to flip a coin on this one.

I guess if someone was twittering and facebooking while chewing with their mouth open it would make it simpler all the way around.

 

[MacNut]

People who use the phrase "at the end of the day".

 

[fireshot91]

Whenever a teacher is writing on the Whiteboard/SMARTboard, and they spell a word wrong, without correcting it, or make grammatical mistakes.

My English teacher has horrible spelling, and sometimes doesn't use apostrophes, and since I sit in the front row, I usually point it out, obviously not in a rude way though. The first time I pointed out her mistake, and politely corrected her, she announced to the class that even though she's an English teacher, she hasn't read every book, nor does she know how to spell every word. By now, she's used to my OCD-likeness, and usually, she allows me to just stand up, correct it with a different marker, and sit back down (I sit in the front row, and she usually leans on the SMARTcart, which is about 5 feet behind me, so it's not a disturbance whenever I do this).

 

[Hipnomac]

I'm currently living in Argentina. People here love to window shop, almost all of the stores have all their products in their storefront windows, so you'll just be walking and boom someone stops to gaze at a window with no regard for anyone else on the side walk. Also, most of the sidewalks aren't that wide, and people don't get walking on the right, so you get a mess of people walking slow, fast, in the middle, on the side, it just makes walking slow and frustrating. Its really my only gripe, Buenos is like New York but way more relaxed.

 

[bobfitz14]

Actually, if you watch their documentary showing on Pallida or whatever that channel is, you'll find that he was clear ... the band is his band and nothing more.

Palladia HD? greatest.channel.ever.

 

[harperjones99]

I'm currently living in Argentina. People here love to window shop, almost all of the stores have all their products in their storefront windows, so you'll just be walking and boom someone stops to gaze at a window with no regard for anyone else on the side walk. Also, most of the sidewalks aren't that wide, and people don't get walking on the right, so you get a mess of people walking slow, fast, in the middle, on the side, it just makes walking slow and frustrating. Its really my only gripe, Buenos is like New York but way more relaxed.

Good one..reminded me of people who stop at the top of escalators or right outside of revolving doors. I do a quick assessment and if they look like they can handle it I barrel on through...if it's a fragile old lady etc I contort myself to dodge them

This also makes me think of those people who walk one way while looking another and crash into you...they seem to always give you a dirty look too like you did something.

 

[Gregg2]

But that wasn't the conditions set by the OP

It absolutely was!

Drivers in the middle/outer lane of the motorway traveling at 60mph when no one is around at night, refusing to go in the 'slow' lane like they should, and forcing me to undertake.

That's the beauty of English, isn't it?

Or the curse!

[*]3rd lane is for overtaking vehicles in the first 2 lanes (e.g. a heavy goods vehicle going at its maximum legal speed of 50mph being overtaken by a car doing 60 being overtaken by a car doing 70).
[*]There is no regulation that you have to go back over to the left, but IIRC the Highway Code (the UK set of driving guidelines) says you should move back over after overtaking if possible.
[*]You can't ever overtake on the inside.

That's crazy! If it's not required to move back over, how can it be illegal to pass on either side??? I'm guessing you have some "motorways" that are more than 3 lanes also. Maybe not? Well we have some that are 6 or more lanes. That system would never work! It is illegal to "undertake" (pass on the right<here>) on a two-lane two-way road. That would be passing on the side of the road. We call it the "shoulder". It's not a lane. It's for emergency stopping, or accident avoidance only. It's not legal because it's not safe. You might meet up with that other undertaker.

 

[63dot]

It absolutely was!

It doesn't matter to me what the pet peeve is, how reasonable or legal it is, just basically if it's one's latest pet peeve.

Here's another recent pet peeve.

One thing I don't know is why there are cameras at stop lights in some cities here in the Bay Area (only one city near me however). Too many drivers don't have front license plates. Does the law of a front license plate go county by county, city by city, or state by state?

If the cameras are for safety to reduce running red lights and people are supposed to have a front license plate, then fine. But with every third or fourth car or truck without a front license plate, then what are the city or county administrators doing wasting our money?

 

[harperjones99]

city near me however). Too many drivers don't have front license plates. Does the law of a front license plate go county by county, city by city, or state by state?

I would guess state by state from what I have seen living near borders but couldn't say for sure.

"Safety" is a convenient excuse for cameras and traffic enforcement in general...but revenue is the obvious motivation. 10pmh over on the highway for example is not a threat to public safety.

 

[63dot]

I would guess state by state from what I have seen living near borders but couldn't say for sure.

"Safety" is a convenient excuse for cameras and traffic enforcement in general...but revenue is the obvious motivation. 10pmh over on the highway for example is not a threat to public safety.

While I was "peeving" over this issue, I didn't think of the revenue angle.

That really makes sense in the one south bay city where they put up the stop light cameras. In that city, there had been a very noticeable reduction of the police force, which was made up of a lot of police cadet students. Earlier in this year, I noticed even the police cadets were not out there. They used to be out there like teenage vultures catching everyone who was one mile over the maximum speed limit.

When I was younger, these cadets were just a little (ok, somewhat) younger than me, but twenty years later, they don't even look old enough to buy cigarettes.

 

[63dot]

...and the cars look like these (around the same period sans the junk on top)

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

Drivers who use turn lanes to attempt to pass.

Prime example is a light here in Northern Virginia. There's two left turn lanes and once you get through the turn, the left lane turns into a left turn lane that goes into a supermarket parking lot. Even if the line is built up long enough that I KNOW I won't make it through the light on the next green, I still wait in the right lane and I want to strangle every person that passes me on my left because I know 95% of them are going to cut back into my lane after getting through the turn. What makes them special? Why should they not have to wait like me and everybody else in front of me??

Same thing with construction sites where two lanes (or more) is reduced to one. The line gets built up in the lane that continues on (consisting of people patiently waiting their turn) and drivers will continue to pass these patient people and scurry up to the front in the lane that's closed and click their blinker on once they get there. Oohhhh gets me riled just thinking about it. A lot of the time I'll just cut out into that lane and block them off.

Can't wait to drive home in 45 minutes!

 

[Mexbearpig]

Talking money with people. My friends always ask how much I payed for my macbook and iPhone and the bill ect. My friends arent on the rich side so it's even more peevy.

 

[Rampant.A.I.]

People who SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES every time they stop.

There's no reason to hammer the pedal with a pile-driver every single time you stop. All it does is stress out the people behind you, and put excessive wear on your car.

 

[-aggie-]

Posters who sit behind their computer screens and act all tough on the internet.

 

[Hayduke60]

My peeve is the people that don't use their turn signals. They go 4 lanes across the highway without a blink like some Nascar roundy round racer. They cut you off without a care, or a warning. Then flip you off because you can't read their minds. Inconsiderate jerks, the lot of em.

 

[gibbz]

People who use the phrase "at the end of the day".

I'll add the phrase, "It is what it is"

 

[yg17]

Same thing with construction sites where two lanes (or more) is reduced to one. The line gets built up in the lane that continues on (consisting of people patiently waiting their turn) and drivers will continue to pass these patient people and scurry up to the front in the lane that's closed and click their blinker on once they get there. Oohhhh gets me riled just thinking about it. A lot of the time I'll just cut out into that lane and block them off.

I hate people who do that. Wait your bloody turn in line like the rest of us! If I see someone trying to pull that crap, I will make every effort to not let them in.

I also hate rubberneckers. Look, if 4 out of 5 lanes are closed due to an accident, there's going to be a huge jam, no one is going to be moving and I don't mind you looking. And if it's bad enough to close off 4 lanes, it's probably worth looking at. But when there are 2 cars completely on the shoulder because of a minor fender bender and they are not blocking any traffic lanes, don't hit your f***ing brakes to slow down and take a look! That's how these accidents happen, by some moron hitting their brakes on the highway when they don't need to. Keep it up and people will be slowing down to stare at your busted up car on the side of the road.

Oh, and I hate people who think a light rain is an excuse to go 40 MPH on the highway. Yes, I know it's wet and slippery outside, but modern cars can handle interstate speed limits when it's drizzling outside.

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

I hate people who do that. Wait your bloody turn in line like the rest of us! If I see someone trying to pull that crap, I will make every effort to not let them in.

I also hate rubberneckers. Look, if 4 out of 5 lanes are closed due to an accident, there's going to be a huge jam, no one is going to be moving and I don't mind you looking. And if it's bad enough to close off 4 lanes, it's probably worth looking at. But when there are 2 cars completely on the shoulder because of a minor fender bender and they are not blocking any traffic lanes, don't hit your f***ing brakes to slow down and take a look! That's how these accidents happen, by some moron hitting their brakes on the highway when they don't need to. Keep it up and people will be slowing down to stare at your busted up car on the side of the road.

Oh, and I hate people who think a light rain is an excuse to go 40 MPH on the highway. Yes, I know it's wet and slippery outside, but modern cars can handle interstate speed limits when it's drizzling outside.

+1 to all of these.

How about the ones who think turning their blinker on is all they need to do to merge. I can't even fathom the number of times I've almost been sideswiped because f***tards think they don't need to check their mirrors before merging. "My blinker's on. People should get out of my way. Here I come!"...

 

[Patdt13]

when people say iTouch. I have no idea why it bothers me. It's an iPod touch.

 

[yg17]

How about the ones who think turning their blinker on is all they need to do to merge. I can't even fathom the number of times I've almost been sideswiped because f***tards think they don't need to check their mirrors before merging. "My blinker's on. People should get out of my way. Here I come!"...

At least people are using blinkers. If you drove in St. Louis, you would think that turn signals weren't standard equipment on cars.

 

[63dot]

Now that we are talking about driving, I have what can be perhaps the worst pet peeve many of us have likely faced recently.

In this fast society, we are on the run and sometimes have to eat an go, and some eat while they drive, or in the parking lot. Hamburgers with sesame seed buns, fast food chicken, chicken sandwiches, energy bar with every grain known to man, etc.

Anyway, you get on the road and the traffic is moving at a good clip and people are merging in and out and the cops are out everywhere, and then you notice you have a particle of food in your teeth you just can't quite get at. You can't pull over, you're a fool to try and floss and drive, and you have to spend the rest of the commute driving to work or back from work with this giant piece of food stuck in your teeth just out of reach. Talk about road rage. People who drive badly don't bother me and it was a part of my past job many years ago as I had to worry about more than just angry drivers, but a piece of food is just something I can't deal with.

 

[Gregg2]

Same thing with construction sites where two lanes (or more) is reduced to one. The line gets built up in the lane that continues on (consisting of people patiently waiting their turn) and drivers will continue to pass these patient people and scurry up to the front in the lane that's closed and click their blinker on once they get there. Oohhhh gets me riled just thinking about it. A lot of the time I'll just cut out into that lane and block them off.

I hate people who do that. Wait your bloody turn in line like the rest of us! If I see someone trying to pull that crap, I will make every effort to not let them in.

I get pissed by people doing what you two do. The problem is that in the U.S. no one understands the most efficient way to move through such a narrowing down of lanes. In Canada, at least the highway department gets it. They have signs along the way saying FILL ALL LANES. Then when you get to the bottleneck, there are signs that say TAKE YOUR TURN. It moves more cars through in less time.

Drivers in the U.S. don't get it, but maybe those in Canada wouldn't either, without the signs. Think about it. If everyone moves over into one lane, all that empty pavement is going to waste. The line just gets longer, and eventually oncoming traffic is too far away for the drivers to be able to notice a closure up ahead, so they get "stuck" in the lane that is closing, and jerks like you two won't let them in, because you think they are all jerks. So, they keep driving, or they make the wrong choice and turn on a blinker, and stop! Using the car's horn and your middle finger really helps the situation.

 

[63dot]

I get pissed by people doing what you two do. The problem is that in the U.S. no one understands the most efficient way to move through such a narrowing down of lanes. In Canada, at least the highway department gets it. They have signs along the way saying FILL ALL LANES. Then when you get to the bottleneck, there are signs that say TAKE YOUR TURN. It moves more cars through in less time.

Drivers in the U.S. don't get it, but maybe those in Canada wouldn't either, without the signs. Think about it. If everyone moves over into one lane, all that empty pavement is going to waste. The line just gets longer, and eventually oncoming traffic is too far away for the drivers to be able to notice a closure up ahead, so they get "stuck" in the lane that is closing, and jerks like you two won't let them in, because you think they are all jerks. So, they keep driving, or they make the wrong choice and turn on a blinker, and stop! Using the car's horn and your middle finger really helps the situation.

That makes sense, because people do all squish into one lane, but that does not always work. A "fill all lanes" sign would make more sense. Plus, by the time I get to the bottleneck the highway workers or ambulances are usually done and out of there. It still takes a long time for traffic to resume at a regular speed. Thank God that I at least live on the fringes of a major metro area surrounding San Jose, and not right in the center of it.

Whenever I am driving, the ABC news radio talks about all the accidents and serious bottlenecks in a 300 mile corridor from San Ardo in the south to Santa Rosa in the north every eight minutes during rush hours.

 

[63dot]

I get pissed by people doing what you two do. The problem is that in the U.S. no one understands the most efficient way to move through such a narrowing down of lanes. In Canada, at least the highway department gets it. They have signs along the way saying FILL ALL LANES. Then when you get to the bottleneck, there are signs that say TAKE YOUR TURN. It moves more cars through in less time.

Drivers in the U.S. don't get it, but maybe those in Canada wouldn't either, without the signs. Think about it. If everyone moves over into one lane, all that empty pavement is going to waste. The line just gets longer, and eventually oncoming traffic is too far away for the drivers to be able to notice a closure up ahead, so they get "stuck" in the lane that is closing, and jerks like you two won't let them in, because you think they are all jerks. So, they keep driving, or they make the wrong choice and turn on a blinker, and stop! Using the car's horn and your middle finger really helps the situation.

That makes sense, because people do all squish into one lane, but that does not always work. A "fill all lanes" sign would make more sense. Plus, by the time I get to the bottleneck the highway workers or ambulances are usually done and out of there. It still takes a long time for traffic to resume at a regular speed. Thank God that I at least live on the fringes of a major metro area surrounding San Jose, and not right in the center of it.

Whenever I am driving, the ABC news radio talks about all the accidents and serious bottlenecks in a 200+ mile corridor from San Ardo in the south to Santa Rosa (in California) in the north every eight minutes during rush hours. If in a high traffic zone, they give alternate routes to avoid the congestion.