Pet peeves of the day

[luvwinnie]

1. People who allow their kids to play BASKETBALL at 10:15 p.m. in their driveway ....THUMP THUMP THUMP, I was ready to scream. Finally stopped at 10:30. Anyone know a good spell for this?

2. People who insist who sitting next to you on the bus even though there are MANY double seats that are empty. I don't get that AT ALL.

So, what are your pet peeves today?

 

[Auggietina]

People at work who leave empty ice cube trays in the freezer

 

[luvwinnie]

People at work who leave empty ice cube trays in the freezer

you must work with my DH!!

 

[ozarkmom]

People in my house that finish something then put the box/container back in the cabinet or fridge.
Men who come in my office to apply for a job and bring wife/girlfriend, kids, mom, best friend etc.
People who move here from other regions and then proceed to tell how they do stuff where they just came from, and just generally have an arrogant attitude. I have been tempted to ask such people who held a gun to their head and did they know the road that got them here goes both ways!
I know I have more but that's enough for now and I feel better!

 

[SandraVB79]

I have one!

I just got telephone from the Alumni section of the management school I went to. The girl on the phone speaks some awful dialect, and I hardly understand what she is saying.

She: Is it true you received a brochure from us recently?
Me: What brochure? (I constantly get mailings from them, their monthly magazine, invitations, brochures about new management programs, etc)
She: mumble mumble program mumble sponsorship
Me: I don't think I got that one.
She: mumble mumble explain it to you know. Or don't you have time now? (she barks this at me)
Me: (when people bark at me, I don't care anymore what they have to say) Actually I don't have time
She: mumble explain mumble short mumble mumble remodelling our Leuven campus mumble mumble are looking for sponsors mumble
Me: (I admit, I interrupted her) Sorry, I don't think I can help you.
She: (barks again) Aren't you interested in sponsoring the school?
Me: Not really, and I don't have the money for it (I got quite nervous at this point)
She: What do you mean you don't have money? (another bark)
Me: I have other financial things going on to spend my money on. i'm just back from Disney and have no money left for the school. Good bye (and I ended the call right there)


First of all, among the alumni of the school are people who are filthy rich. Next to that, I only graduated three years ago. People of my age usually have houses to pay, a family to support, etc (ok, I don't, I only have a Mouse I spend money on) Why do they call me instead of some of the rich guys?

Secondly, how rude to ask "what do you mean you don't have money"!!!


ARGH!!!!

 

[BeNJeNWaFFLe]

Rude neighbors. I can't stand the people in the house next to me. First off, their house has been for sale for about a year now. They are on their 3rd realtor. But yesterday, they installed a hot tub...on a small hill. These people can't pick up the trash in their yard, but they can maintain a hot tub? Also, they can afford a hot tub but they can't afford some blinds for their BEDROOM WINDOW, which looks directly into my house?! At least throw some sheets over the window. I can't open my blinds in the morning without seeing into their bedroom. Don't get me started on their dogs that bark for hours. I can't wait until they leave.

First of all, among the alumni of the school are people who are filthy rich. Next to that, I only graduated three years ago. People of my age usually have houses to pay, a family to support, etc (ok, I don't, I only have a Mouse I spend money on) Why do they call me instead of some of the rich guys?

Secondly, how rude to ask "what do you mean you don't have money"!!!


ARGH!!!!

Be happy they gave you three years. My college gave some grad's only a few months! A friend received a call from them 4 months after he graduated! He told them "Help me get a good job, then maybe I'll consider it."

 

[Amy]

2. People who insist who sitting next to you on the bus even though there are MANY double seats that are empty. I don't get that AT ALL.

And the opposite: when the bus is full, people who take up an extra seat with their briefcase/purse/packages and give you a dirty look when you ask them to move their stuff so you can sit down.

My family members who constantly put empty milk/OJ cartons back in the fridge.

DH who doesn't put his activities on THE calendar in the kitchen and then gets mad when I get mad because I'd planned on him helping me get the kids to their activities.

 

[AllyandJack]

I always hesitate to criticize parents. I'm not a parent, so it's easy for me to sit there and boast about what I would and wouldn't do. However, I'm certain I would NOT do what I saw done today. I'm driving down a 2 lane road. It's a busy road. There is a school on the left side. I'm driving by on the right side. All of a sudden, the minivan in front of me pulls over. A kid gets out - maybe about 10. Now, the corner and the crosswalk are 20 ft up, but this woman pulls in front of the school on the opposite side of the street. Cars are flying by. Thankfully, I noticed the little boys head coming around the front of the minivan while the mother sits there and has him dart across the street. Who does crap like that?!? What sane person leaves a kid in the middle of the road to cross the street?? I am so happy my eyes went over to the kid because there was no warning....just his head coming around the van and the mother flapping her arms telling him to go. If I had just gone around the woman without somehow assuming someone would be running in front of me, I probably would have hit him. Gave me my heart attack for the day.

 

[Anthony1971]

People who use Q-Tips while sitting on the train then proceed to put the used Q-Tip in his shirt pocket For another day I guess

 

[luvwinnie]

People who use Q-Tips while sitting on the train then proceed to put the used Q-Tip in his shirt pocket For another day I guess

EEEEWWWW!!

A male coworker cuts his nails at work, which I find disgusting.

 

[Cantw8]

Co workers who insist on stinking up the breakroom when they reheat their left over seafood products. Then, they don't have the courtesy of wiping down the microwave when they're done

 

[boxer]

pet peeves.........my favorite thread:

Cell Phones: I hate them in general, but hate them even worse when people use them in a resturant. I'm trying to eat, and I gotta hear about some kid sitting behind me re-live his drunken stupor from last night.

McDonalds Drive-up: I just LOVE the people that stop and READ the menu at the McDonalds drive thru..........and by 'read' I mean take like 5 minutes before pulling up. Seriously, I think the McDonalds menu is pretty much the same in the 18 trillion locations? It's like these people think they are going to find some new or different item on the menu by reading it (like GOOD food).

Fast Lane Drivers: I love the people that play traffic-police and get in the left lane and do 5mph UNDER the speed limit..........

Automated Systems: Its great that I have to press 48 different buttons to talk to an operator to discuss my credit card charges. And even better when the operator can't answer my question, and disconnects me when transferring me to another person.

 

[mrsstats]

Allowing children to use those shoe skates in stores.

 

[NMAmy]

Listening to a guy in my office repeat the same stories to each and every freaking person who comes into our area. I'm looking for something heavy to throw at his head. We have about 80 faculty and numerous students who are wandering in and out. He finds a way to work the story du jour into conversation with every person. These stories are usually a continuation of something that's been going on for weeks. So, I've heard each one roughly 3700 times.

 

[Anthony1971]

EEEEWWWW!!

A male coworker cuts his nails at work, which I find disgusting.

I have a Coworker who does that and always when you can hear a pin drop CLIP

It is the PATH train by the way...

A lady once asked me if I could move so she could get some reading done.. I was standing not sitting but she wanted more room to spread out....

How peopple close thier eyes when my 8 1/2 month pregnant wife is standing there...
also on Jersey transit but there are always middle seats

Which is another one.. How people roll thier eyes when they have to get up to sit in the middle seat of a 3 seat bench on the train and the train ain't cheap

I work in Midtown she works down town so I take th epath with here for obvious reasons
when the baby come up I go straight to NYC

I will think of more!!!!

 

[Jpgirl]

This one is from my dh
Having to sit on a OVERNIGHT 7 hour flight with a lady (or a man, this case was a lady) next to you who just insists talking non stop to you for the entire flight. Thank goodness dh brought along his noise cancelling headphones.
Also people who answer their cell phones while driving and then proceed to go from driving the speed limit to driving about 5 mph!! Please pull over. Happened twice to me yesterday

 

[SandraVB79]

Be happy they gave you three years. My college gave some grad's only a few months! A friend received a call from them 4 months after he graduated! He told them "Help me get a good job, then maybe I'll consider it."

Actually, on the day of my graduation, when I received the "diploma" (how do you call that paper-thing you frame and hang on the wall that says you finished your studies?) it was accompanied by a brochure that asked for sponsoring their new Ghent campus...

 

[Marseeya]

Spraining my ankle two days before my WDW trip.

 

[Az Pirates]

So, what are your pet peeves today?

Not sure it really qualifies as a 'pet peeve' since I certainly hope it doesn't happen again. But definitely a peeve.

How about a car load of teenagers driving through my residential neighborhood (posted speed limit 25 MPH) just after midnight at speeds the police officers estimate in excess of 75 MPH whose car ended up smack dab in the middle of my front yard, literally only inches from my house?
Didn't get back inside and to bed until after 2am this morning.

Yikes!

Thank heavens no one was hurt. The officers think the only thing that saved them was the fact that they were actually airborne a couple of times so they didn't catch the wheels and roll, likely killing all of them.

Dang it was a nice car too! A 2005 BMW.

Now I'm just waiting for the HOA flunkies to make an inspection tour of the neighborhood, have no idea what happened, and send me a letter telling me to clean up the yard.

I feel sorry for my next door neighbor, he has his house for sale. They did some pretty serious damage driving/flying through his yard before coming to rest in ours.

Does that qualify?

 

[goofygirl]

2. People who insist who sitting next to you on the bus even though there are MANY double seats that are empty. I don't get that AT ALL.

We must ride the same bus, lol!

I also don't get people who pull the "stop" cord when the bus is approaching the end of the line. Uh, its the END of the LINE, you don't need to tell the driver to stop!


I also have the basketball noise problem. My "solution" is to make the tv, or stereo louder and shut the window and put on the a/c.

I also second the habit of parents dropping their kids off in the middle of the road. The middle of the street is NOT a parking spot! Are you really too lazy to pull over into a space?? The world, and the world's traffic does not revolve around and your kid.

Thank god its June and they are almost done school.