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Pet Peeve?

sass wrote on 9/25/2006 7:12:55 AM :

What is your biggest pet peeve..That thing that drives you absolutely nuts!!

spyn wrote on 9/25/2006 7:20:27 AM :

stupid people.

Cheeky82 wrote on 9/28/2006 6:53:10 AM :

I have two big pet peeves. The first one, along the line of stupid parents, is a parent sitting with their young child smoking right in front of them and subjecting them to all that second hand smoke. It is so utterly irresponsible that I just feel like screaming at them sometimes. But it usually comes down to a dirty look.

My second one is school related. I can't stand it when university professors spoon feed the students. It drives me absolutely insane and I see it all the time in my classes. And this isn't just in first year classes, this is upper years. And there are students who just feed off it and encourage the professor to keep going the same way because they are too lazy to do the work or the research themselves!

sweetcyn wrote on 9/28/2006 6:56:48 AM :

another pet peeve of mine is:

we have lemon bottles on the table. parents let there babies chew on the bottles. how gross. they have been man handle, with dirty hands, fallen on the floor, full of germs. it's gross...........

willie c wuddle wrote on 9/28/2006 7:22:04 AM :

"My pet peeve is cars not stopping at a stop sign and bicyclists that just zooms right by and gives the people at the stops a heart attack. No offense willie, i'm sure you must slow down so the cars can see you are there. I was sitting outside yesterday adn this bike dude almost got hit crossing high street. HE was on park and going strait but never bother to think there might be cars coming up and down high. Almost had a heart attack for the poor old lady coming up high street."- C L

Your post brings back old memories of heart attacks and biking. I always stop for stop signs and slow down where there is a stop sign for the other way. I just mostly pedal on the sidewalk now in case the old ticker stops. That way I get to drop on a nice soft lawn instead of the road and end up getting run over.

Cautiouslizard wrote on 9/28/2006 7:27:51 AM :

lol good job willie. That way you don't haev to worry about a heart attack plus getting hit by a speeding car that doesn't give a f*ck lol

willie c wuddle wrote on 9/28/2006 7:33:57 AM :

I've dropped dead twice while out pedalling a bike. SDM on St george St was the first time and in front of Braemore Plaza was the second time. I see what you mean about the bikes going through stop signs and some motorized wheelchairs are just as bad.

Cautiouslizard wrote on 9/28/2006 7:40:31 AM :

Yes it wouldn't be so bad if they would be going slow but they can be on john street and poff they're past park street and don't give a rat's as* if the cars haev time to see them. And at night it's the worse, I get so paranoid when I drive because they don't look, don't slow down and you can't even see them. I drive soooo slow when I go out at night, I look like one of those sunday granny drivers lol.

willie c wuddle wrote on 9/28/2006 7:49:05 AM :

Nice tatoo, granny.

Cautiouslizard wrote on 9/28/2006 9:16:10 AM :

Hehe soon I'll have my new one (as soon as the b/f can take a pic of it)

BlinkeredKitten wrote on 9/28/2006 9:21:58 AM :

Thank you, Sass, for starting this thread. I'm going to use it for the purpose of venting if you don't mind!

One of my pet peeves - and this has ALWAYS been true - is people who are so narrow-minded they feel they must judge you to get their point across. People who have to make you and your ideas look bad in order to make themselves look good. And the worst of these are people who are so super-religious they can't expose themselves to anyone else's ideas for fear it might challenge their beliefs a little. My pastor refers to these people as being "so Heavenly minded they're no Earthly good."

GRRRR.

OK .. all done now. Smile [:)]

spyn wrote on 9/28/2006 9:29:16 AM :

notme wrote on 9/28/2006 9:31:37 AM :

spyn wrote:

i like the quote try that at an irrated customer boy it get their goat

spyn wrote on 9/28/2006 9:33:39 AM :

I've worked in customer service for the past 10 years (I feel old suddenly) and I always smile. The angrier they are the nicer I am. It amuses me.

Blinkey love, you have never made me feel bad about anything let alone not being religious. As for other people doing it to you, want me to tell them to go suck a lemon?

BlinkeredKitten wrote on 9/28/2006 9:37:51 AM :

Better you than me at this point. I'm afraid I'd be tempted to provide them with the lemon, and it may be ingested via suction.

shock [shock]

Thankfully, those who know my current life events will understand my prone-ness to foul moods and irritation these days. Thanks for loving me anyway.

Smile [:)]

BlinkeredKitten wrote on 9/28/2006 9:33:30 AM :

Spinny, you've known me for 20-something years now. When we were growing up, I was shy and quiet and may have come off to those who didn't know me as a "goody 2-shoes." But honestly! Have I ever made you feel belittled in the name of religion? Because if I ever did, I owe you an apology! I think there are ways to express one's beliefs without attacking another person.

Guess that Timmie's must have been contaminated. It's not having the typical calming effect.

Cautiouslizard wrote on 9/28/2006 10:31:56 AM :

BlinkeredKitten wrote:

Thank you, Sass, for starting this thread. I'm going to use it for the purpose of venting if you don't mind!

One of my pet peeves - and this has ALWAYS been true - is people who are so narrow-minded they feel they must judge you to get their point across. People who have to make you and your ideas look bad in order to make themselves look good. And the worst of these are people who are so super-religious they can't expose themselves to anyone else's ideas for fear it might challenge their beliefs a little. My pastor refers to these people as being "so Heavenly minded they're no Earthly good."

GRRRR.

OK .. all done now.

Hehe You might get a few lemons trown at you for that post lol but great to see you can type your mind lol. Wave [wave]

Starry wrote on 9/28/2006 2:26:15 PM :

BlinkeredKitten wrote:
Thank you, Sass, for starting this thread. I'm going to use it for the purpose of venting if you don't mind!

One of my pet peeves - and this has ALWAYS been true - is people who are so narrow-minded they feel they must judge you to get their point across. People who have to make you and your ideas look bad in order to make themselves look good. And the worst of these are people who are so super-religious they can't expose themselves to anyone else's ideas for fear it might challenge their beliefs a little. My pastor refers to these people as being "so Heavenly minded they're no Earthly good."

GRRRR.

OK .. all done now.

fantastic post Blink....I agree with you 100%
Great Job!

oldman wrote on 9/28/2006 2:49:09 PM :

well starry i firmly agree with you on this one

joel27 wrote on 9/28/2006 2:55:49 PM :

me to

Starry wrote on 9/28/2006 2:56:17 PM :

thanks oldman.. its nice to have someone in my corner!

oldman wrote on 9/28/2006 5:33:46 PM :

i try and be on the side of the one i think is right and this time it's you starry

mike6x5 wrote on 9/28/2006 5:42:11 PM :

My pet peeve is people who can NOT talk without using the word "like" about five times per sentence. Drives me nuts!

oldman wrote on 9/28/2006 5:44:49 PM :

i know a girl that uses that word a lot and we stop her by making fun of her--------mike did you notice i did not use that word just to make you feel good

mike6x5 wrote on 9/28/2006 5:48:22 PM :

...and I feel akin to a million bucks. Thanks, oldman!

(had to substitute a word there to stay true to myself. lol)

oldman wrote on 9/28/2006 5:49:26 PM :

yes wouldn't want to mess up on your own pet peeve

Starry wrote on 9/28/2006 5:54:05 PM :

mike6x5 wrote:
My pet peeve is people who can NOT talk without using the word "like" about five times per sentence. Drives me nuts!

Ya know mike...its like crazy ya know. when people do that ya know..so I hear ya cuz ya know its like nuts!

oldman wrote on 9/28/2006 5:56:12 PM :

now he'll get you for like using the word you know Wall [wall]

Catastrophic Influence wrote on 9/28/2006 6:06:41 PM :

Humm........pet peeves eh?...

... you mean like those people that don't freakin' know how to plugin a pc?So they call you and you spend like an hour trying to explain to them how much you feel like going over there and ripping their freakin' guts out? Oh and when they finaly got that pc they always wanted and their sooooooo greatfull, that they'll call you ,over, and over ,and freakin' over again for every little frreakin' details about how to run their software? Or maybe it's when they come over and shove their pc problems in your face ,like they allready know whats wrong with it, but can't fix it, all though they keep insisting they know what's freakin' wrong with the darn thing...so why don't they fix it(I ask myself)...And then they follow you , YES SIR!!! they follow you to your "pc lab" ! You know , the one place where your work is YOUR work ! Yeah that's the one ! But noooooooooo ! They keep following you there and will sit there and point out every little freakin' thing wrong with there stupid freakin' overloaded mother F* little downloads/ none-updated / Full of porn / hard drive jammed to the point of corruption , freakin computer problems !!! Aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhh !!!!

YEAH, NOW THAT PISSES ME RIGHT THE * OFF !!!

Starry wrote on 9/28/2006 6:11:28 PM :

Ummmmmmmm...CI did you have a bad day?

oldman wrote on 9/28/2006 6:13:53 PM :

c/i not having a bad day it just sounds normal i've be in the same situation he talks about

Catastrophic Influence wrote on 9/28/2006 6:29:57 PM :

Nope.......no bad day here....just my favorite pet peeve !!!

oldman wrote on 9/28/2006 6:34:53 PM :

i for one get your point

Catastrophic Influence wrote on 9/28/2006 6:46:50 PM :

sweetcyn wrote on 9/29/2006 5:12:08 AM :

people who don't pull up far enough to activate a traffic light!! can't they read the signs!!!!

willie c wuddle wrote on 9/29/2006 5:48:27 AM :

That last roll of turlit paper!!!!!!! The first roll in the package seams to last for years and the very last roll seams to last about 10 minutes.

Cautiouslizard wrote on 9/29/2006 6:27:23 AM :

I hate going grocery shopping as you get those da*n slow peopel that decides to take up all the space and your stuck behind them. You try to sow them you want to go by due to them being sooooo slow but nope they seem to enjoy frustrating the people behind them. That's why I get grumpy whe it's shopping time Angry [:@]

BlinkeredKitten wrote on 9/29/2006 6:32:47 AM :

CL ... Dr. Phil had a woman on last week who's been known to hit a man in the head with a shoe while grocery shopping. That wasn't YOU, was it?!

Indifferent [:|]

Cautiouslizard wrote on 9/29/2006 6:37:18 AM :

NOOO lol but I saw teh show and laughed my as* off lol

willie c wuddle wrote on 9/29/2006 6:40:47 AM :

That's true. You get a six foot wide aisle with a four foot wide arse parked in the middle of it that thinks it's a billboard and will not move. It's frustrating as poop especially if you're trying to pick up just one item and you're in a hurry.

What bugs my butt is I'm in the slowest line up and they open up a new cash and everybody behind me rushes over to it so I'm still the last one through.

If there is an empty cash a couple of checkouts over the cashier will call me over and just as I'm getting there somebody will cut me off with a full shopping cart getting ahead of me. Then I look over and see the people in my origional line just whizzing through. Wall [wall]

Cautiouslizard wrote on 9/29/2006 6:46:59 AM :

I feel your frustration willie. That's why I hate grocery shopping. It gets me really mad adn I go home crankier than f*ck.

willie c wuddle wrote on 9/29/2006 6:51:09 AM :

Another thing that gets me ticked is that recording that calls me up twice a week and tells me I won a trip and to press #9. I bress every button but 9 and the thing will not go away for about 2 minutes. I can't even bug the frigging thing back as it's only a recording.

Cautiouslizard wrote on 9/29/2006 6:58:00 AM :

HAHA or when you pick up the phone after hearign it ring and you get "this is a very important call please stay on the line for the next avail agent" lol

willie c wuddle wrote on 9/29/2006 7:05:16 AM :

How about "Your call is very important to us, please stay on the line" followed by a minute of elevator music followed by a click. You think you got through to somebody then the recording plays again. The whole process gets repeated every minute. Now that gets all my goats.

Cautiouslizard wrote on 9/29/2006 7:07:59 AM :

You have actually waiting for their very important call (which was soooo important that they couldn't have a real person say hi we need to talk to you.)

Catastrophic Influence wrote on 9/29/2006 7:11:36 AM :

Soooooooo...you like Fluff eh Willie???

Isn't there a topic on gay's in here somewhere.......... Whistling [whistling]

BlinkeredKitten wrote on 9/29/2006 7:25:23 AM :

JD ... you wanna be my pet peeve today? Big Smile [:D]

Going once ...

Going twice ...

SOLD to JD!

willie c wuddle wrote on 9/29/2006 7:34:43 AM :

I do I do, I do like Fluff.

It is really very good stuff.

It is the stuff I really luvf.

That's why I can't get enuff.

oldman wrote on 9/29/2006 10:08:13 AM :

now why would jd be anyone's pet peeve

BlinkeredKitten wrote on 9/29/2006 8:01:20 PM :

Well, it was a joke, but since you've posed the question ... I"ll have to come up with a list of reasons. Big Smile [:D]

oldman wrote on 9/29/2006 8:03:28 PM :

are you sure the posting area would be long enough for your list

Catastrophic Influence wrote on 9/29/2006 8:27:11 PM :

ROAD Contruction !

Always starting during, and finishing after heavy traffic !!!

ranting [ranting]

oldman wrote on 9/29/2006 8:28:24 PM :

and always late enough in the year to screw us all up

oneandonly wrote on 3/25/2007 2:27:20 PM :

and should start any day now.

notme wrote on 9/28/2006 9:21:49 AM :

Cautiouslizard wrote:
Yes it wouldn't be so bad if they would be going slow but they can be on john street and poff they're past park street and don't give a rat's as* if the cars haev time to see them. And at night it's the worse, I get so paranoid when I drive because they don't look, don't slow down and you can't even see them. I drive soooo slow when I go out at night, I look like one of those sunday granny drivers lol.

so you are the slow driver i almost rearended shock [shock]

sass wrote on 9/25/2006 7:26:09 AM :

Hoping I am not stupid........

My pet peeve is people with no common sense. As well biggest one that really pisses me off..I love to cook and will spend alot of time doing this to ensure everyones tastes buds are more then satisfied...When I say supper is ready, you better come..This not a time to go to the bathroom for 20 mins, run to the store and do anything that will affect you retrieving your meal. Once the meal gets cold..doens't taste the same and I am not impressed!!

spyn wrote on 9/25/2006 7:29:24 AM :

haha no you;re not stupid.

Oh, and another one, those people who drive in front of you with their blinker on and are constantly riding their brakes. After you've passed 5 different streets they could've turned onto, it gets really annoying. These people fall into the stupid people catagory.

sweetcyn wrote on 9/25/2006 7:52:13 AM :

people who sit at dirty tables in restaurants, when there are clean ones avaiable!! they are dirty for a reason!!!!

sweetcyn wrote on 9/25/2006 8:03:59 AM :

people who let their kids run around the restaurant. it's not a day care and it's very dangerous!!!

sass wrote on 9/25/2006 8:09:25 AM :

Anyone want to take a stab at what Sweetcyn does for a living? lol

sweetcyn wrote on 9/25/2006 8:13:38 AM :

oh oh, i think i know!!!

sass wrote on 9/25/2006 8:14:38 AM :

ok...For 500 points and to take the win..What does Sweetcyn do? You have 30 seconds

sweetcyn wrote on 9/25/2006 8:16:18 AM :

song writer????

sass wrote on 9/25/2006 8:20:23 AM :

Congrats Sweetcyn..You have been added to the ........

Wanna try again?.......

The Big Book Of Losers

sweetcyn wrote on 9/25/2006 8:21:44 AM :

ahhhhhhhhh, how sweet...........your so thoughtfull harp [harp]

willie c wuddle wrote on 9/25/2006 8:42:25 AM :

I really get irritated with the people who beep those car alarms. They love to push those friggin little buttons. A driver gets out of the car, walks 5 steps, beeps the alarm, walks 5 more steps, mails a letter, walks 10 steps back to the car. I mean, come oh eh, enough is enough. I will follow them around the mall with a bicycle horn someday and see if they like it when I randomly beep at them every few minutes.

BlinkeredKitten wrote on 9/26/2006 9:36:40 AM :

LOL Willie!!! I'd like to film that for an episode of Candid Camera!

Spinny stole my pet peeve of stupid people. So I guess another one of my pet peeves would be ignorant people. (I have relatives which fall into that category, and Spinny knows which ones!) Also stupid questions. Think about your question for 30 seconds before asking it. IF you still can't answer it yourself, it's probably safe to ask. And then there are drivers who really should be imprisoned for reckless endangerment.

Oh wait! Was I supposed to contribute just one pet peeve? Sorry!

Embarrassed [:$]

GlassHalfFull wrote on 9/26/2006 11:32:14 AM :

Ads/pop-ups on websites I frequent.

willie c wuddle wrote on 9/26/2006 2:01:49 PM :

I get very irritated from dumb ass bitches who don't look out for their kid's safety. I was pedalling home and noticed a girl wearing headphones pushing a baby stroller and hauling another kid behind her on foot. She walked up to the red light and slowed then the dumb ass bitch stepped out in front of traffic coming the other way. All three almost got hit. Oh, how I was tempted to give her a swift kick in the ass she wouldn't forget for a long time. But, alas, my morals took over my sometimes loose cannon. She should be thankful for people's morals and Moncton's laws.

Sorry for the flareup but some things really bug my butt and this is one of them.

oldman wrote on 9/26/2006 2:19:51 PM :

yes willie i've seen the same thing but i usually have a few words for the parent.don't make you very opopular with the parent but the kid comes first

willie c wuddle wrote on 9/26/2006 2:23:40 PM :

She had her headphones on and probably would have screamed bloody murder about it.

oldman wrote on 9/26/2006 2:27:29 PM :

my self i don't care how much they scream about being told to watch out for the kids.and the way i look at it if she was to walk her kids out infront of a car and get them hit you can be sure she would blame the whole thing on the driver of the car

spyn wrote on 9/26/2006 3:19:20 PM :

I have to agree with you willie. Those people drive me nuts.

willie c wuddle wrote on 9/26/2006 3:48:52 PM :

I could have thrown my bike helmet at her I suppose, if I wasn't afraid of hitting one of the kids. Ah my fit of rage has cooled down and life goes on. Next time I see her I'm going to haul off and give her a dirty look.

sass wrote on 9/26/2006 4:07:13 PM :

Wow Willie..this is a side of yuo we don't normally see..good to see!

BlinkeredKitten wrote on 9/26/2006 4:08:18 PM :

I agree! Vent, Willie! Then grab another coffee. And next time you see that woman, crack her with a dirty look for me too! Stick out tongue [:P]

willie c wuddle wrote on 9/26/2006 4:10:00 PM :

After pedalling for an hour just after taking my morning pills I guess I can get wired for sound if the adrenaline starts going. I'm a terrible bowler so I would have probably missed her with my helmet. Oops, I forgot about that pot of coffee this morning. Geee, I'm sure glad I don't smoke or do drugs. silly [silly]

Cautiouslizard wrote on 9/28/2006 6:28:21 AM :

My pet peeve is cars not stopping at a stop sign and bicyclists that just zooms right by and gives the people at the stops a heart attack. No offense willie, i'm sure you must slow down so the cars can see you are there. I was sitting outside yesterday adn this bike dude almost got hit crossing high street. HE was on park and going strait but never bother to think there might be cars coming up and down high. Almost had a heart attack for the poor old lady coming up high street. Tongue Tied [:S]

BlinkeredKitten wrote on 9/28/2006 6:33:28 AM :

I am more than strongly irritated by people who have no respect for children and their well-being. I sat in a group class last night where parents were asked about food allergies, and one parent stated sliced ham. Lunch was those packaged sliced meats (3 kinds in a pack) served with rolls, cheese, and mayo/mustard. The staff thought it would be alright to simply put the ham on a separate plate and place it away from the table with the other foods on it. Do you not get the fact that all the meats were in the same package????? Poor child left in an allergic reaction - kicking, screaming, hyperventilating, and developing a rash.

Angry [:@]

By the way? The meeting was at my local office of Family & Children's Services. They really ought to know better, if anyone should!