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Pet Peeve! What's yours?

Serenity-Now — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 14:24:32 GMT

Oh, I have a too-long list of them, & keep pep-talking myself about not sweating the small stuff. But sometimes....it just gets to a person, you know?!

Today it is: Paper plates that are now made too small to hold a knife, so it is always falling off & getting goop (butter or whatever) all over my clothing, almost falling on my dogs, etc. Grrrr!!

Just felt the need to put that out there. heh.

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gardensla — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 14:29:35 GMT

I too have plenty of pet peeves (mostly about the behaviour of other drivers) but my big one is when you buy something and the cashier hands you a wad of bills and coins all at once. It's bad enough that no one seems to count your change back to you, but it's just plain sloppy not to hand you the bills first, then the change so you can put each away. I end up shoving the money in a pocket or tossing it into the grocery bag to deal with it later.

Small thing I know, but it makes me NUTS.

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italia8140 — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 14:33:38 GMT

My BIGGEST pet peeve is people who are CONSTANTLY on their cell phones in places like the supermarket, in stores, in restaurants, in line, in their cars, in the gym, etc.

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deepwaterdotter — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 14:36:32 GMT

Inattentive driving.

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nunya — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 14:40:55 GMT

people lol

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Colinka — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 14:45:40 GMT

People who chew gum noisiy and crack it. Like nails on a blackboard to me!

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YorkieonmyPillow — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 14:50:38 GMT

@italia8140 wrote:
My BIGGEST pet peeve is people who are CONSTANTLY on their cell phones in places like the supermarket, in stores, in restaurants, in line, in their cars, in the gym, etc.

Did you hear about that man in San Diego who was so engrossed in his cell phone he walked off a cliff and was killed? OMG!

As for my own personal pet peeves; I don't care for commercials, ESPECIALLY commercials about ED and other such matters but I solve that by DVRing what I want to watch and FFing through the commercials.

One pet peeve is to meet a car on the highway and they cross the center line and come straight towards you - happened to me just yesterday; I had to lay on the horn and cut right.

I don't like to see garbage alongside the road but I can't call that a pet peeve.

I try to keep my irritations to a minimum....

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brii — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 14:47:02 GMT

It seems most of my pet peeves involve the grocery store. LOL

When the person in front of you doesn't move out of the way and they're blocking the keypad.

Or when the person behind you is ansty to get taken care of and and is pushing their cart into my back.

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itsmagic — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 14:52:40 GMT

My pet peeve are the self-checkouts that all the grocery stores are putting in so they don't have to pay a cashier. I try to unload, scan and bag as quickly as possible but inevitably something won't scan, I then have to wait for an employee to come help me, the people behind me act all inconvenienced and are breathing down my neck trying to get me to hurry along and get out of there.

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house_cat — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:02:35 GMT

Doctors who leave Mom and me in the exam room for long periods of time, with the door closed.

I understand that it is sometimes necessary to make us wait, but why can't we wait in the waiting room where there are distractions, instead of closed up in an uncomfortable exam room? My mom has dementia and every moment waiting seems like forever to her. If it were just me, I'd bring a book or play a word game on my phone, but for some people, like her, that's not an option.

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MaggieMack — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:06:44 GMT

Among my pet peeves is one about this board. It annoys me when there is a long thread going with some very thoughtful answers and someone posts after obviously only having read the OP, none of the responses. Helllllooo? Several people already posted what you just did. My attitude is I won't open a thread unless I'm committed to reading through the whole thread first. (Which is why I still haven't commented on ShowMe's Mr. Lucky thread).

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Zita — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:09:36 GMT

@itsmagic I so agree with you. I avoid these self-checkouts at all costs.With some stores in my area, I come into the store, I find my own merchandise, I pay for it and then I have to bag it myself. No way will I do their checkout job! They should pay me for not using a cashier.

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CatsyCline — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:10:07 GMT

mainly the lack of commom courtesy and customer service skills in stores! cashiers who are too busy yakking with other cashiers. cashiers talking about their socializing and the ones that wear intimate apparel fit for the bedroom only, as work clothes

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SeaMaiden — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:19:05 GMT

Being asked at the grocery checkout if I want to donate to this or that charity. I hate having to verbally decline when the checker asks me, I just want to buy my stuff and leave. Not be bombarded with a checker asking me for more money.

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mstyrion 1 — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:22:41 GMT

People who don't use turn signals

People who drive under the speed limit in the left lane

In the grocery store: emptying their cart onto the belt and then not pushing the cart forward.

Huge trucks and SUVs taking up more than one parking space. If you can't park that monster properly, don't buy it!

Reality TV and tabloid magazines

Specific to this forum: posting an inane picture in the middle of a interesting discussion. I find it condescending and very passive-aggressive

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AngusandBuddhasMom — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:39:27 GMT

Humans. There is just so many things to be peeved about but this is the year of Mercy and since I am one of those humans that I am sure peeve off someone else I will refrain from complaining!

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soxfan — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:42:26 GMT

@mstyrion 1 wrote:
People who don't use turn signals

People who drive under the speed limit in the left lane

In the grocery store: emptying their cart onto the belt and then not pushing the cart forward.

Huge trucks and SUVs taking up more than one parking space. If you can't park that monster properly, don't buy it!

Reality TV and tabloid magazines

Specific to this forum: posting an inane picture in the middle of a interesting discussion. I find it condescending and very passive-aggressive

To each their own I guess. I enjoy the cat/dog pictures that show up at unexpected times. They make me laugh. I don't find them inane or passive-aggressive however pointing it out does!

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brii — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:43:40 GMT

People who talk during a movie

People who park so close to my car that I can barely open my door

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mstyrion 1 — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:46:00 GMT

@soxfan wrote:
@mstyrion 1 wrote:
People who don't use turn signals

People who drive under the speed limit in the left lane

In the grocery store: emptying their cart onto the belt and then not pushing the cart forward.

Huge trucks and SUVs taking up more than one parking space. If you can't park that monster properly, don't buy it!

Reality TV and tabloid magazines

Specific to this forum: posting an inane picture in the middle of a interesting discussion. I find it condescending and very passive-aggressive

To each their own I guess. I enjoy the cat/dog pictures that show up at unexpected times. They make me laugh. I don't find them inane or passive-aggressive however pointing it out does!

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Yes, indeed. To each their own.
Speaking of passive-aggressive...
Good job!

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Sooner — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:57:32 GMT

My pet peeve is people who gripe and complain about every little thing. Especially the retired ones who go to the post office at noon and gripe cause the line is long. If they would go sometime else they wouldn't have to stand in line with the working people who HAVE to go at noon.