JFF: Pet Peeves

People that are late for everything...drives me insane. I am busy with a full time job and multiple other commitments...if I care enough to schedule time with you instead of being with my children, the least you can do is be on time....my time is important too.

Waiting in doctor's offices. I understand that emergencies happen, but when it happens EVERY time I have an appointment, then it becomes a scheduling problem. See my opinion on lateness.

Calling a customer service phone line and having to go through a 110 step automated system before getting to a real person that might be able to help me.

As of yesterday,

Companies that advertise a coupon, then you get there and cant use that coupon for..exactly what you want to buy. In this case all the restrictions used to be on the front, this time went to the back of the next page, on the back of the coupon.

Take that JC Penny's

1) People who can't spell, or who choose not to spell properly. Is it really that hard? Do they not read? Wouldn't you think that if they did read, even a little bit, they'd notice that you're is NOT the same as your?

2) People who get into the carpool lane on the freeway, and then proceed to drive 50mph. If you want to drive that slow, do it in the right lane, jerk.

3) People who don't pay attention when they're driving on the freeway, and cause major pileup accidents involving multiple rescue vehicles, and causing traffic jams that extend for miles. These people should be shot by the first-responders, and left there as an example to everyone else. Ugh.

(Can you tell we have horrible traffic around here? It makes me pretty testy!)

4) Sanctimommies. You're not that great of a mom, you just have an easygoing kid. Shut up already.

5) People (I'm looking at DH...) who put their dishes in the sink, when the dishwasher is RIGHT THERE, EMPTY. How hard is it, dude?!

6) People who don't have an ADHD child, who tell me I'm a "sheeple" for medicating my ADHD child. Listen, you take this kid for a week and don't give her Adderall, and tell me how it goes, mmmkay? Tell me again how your mad parenting skills re-routed her brain to function like an average child's.

7) The entire anti-vax movement, in all their pseudo-science glory. And while we're at it, Creationists. Do they not teach science anymore in schools? Is that what we're dealing with, here?

8) Any type of religious lunatic who knocks on my door. (And frankly, if you're knocking on my door to talk about religion, you're a lunatic. Like I've never heard of your church? It's half a mile from my house. I've seen it, I just have zero interest. Kthanksbye.) To be clear, you're welcome to be any kind of crazy you want, just not on my doorstep.

9) Passive-aggressive Facebook posts. If you're that pissed off, just go ahead and name names and give the details. Or better yet, go ahead and message the offender directly and keep it off of my Facebook feed.

10) People who wander lackadaisically through Costco in the middle of the aisle. You can't get around them, and they are in no hurry to go anywhere.

That was incredibly therapeutic.

1. People who talk or text on cell phone and drive.

2. People who don't clean up after their dog.

3. People who drive their kids to school (who live in walking distance).

4. People who don't recycle.

5. People who smoke at playgrounds and sports fields.

(1, 2 and 5 are laws here, yet people still do it.)

Idiot drivers.
People who try to cut in line or otherwise think their time is more valuable than anyone elses.
People airing dirty laundry on Facebook.
The Kardashians, especially the mother.
Oh and the continuing, horrifying global problem of violence/forced prostitution/slavery against women and young girls and boys :-(

1 - People who pull out of a parking spot with a phone glued to their ear.
If they NEED to talk they should stay parked.
If they NEED to drive they can put down/turn off the phone.

2 - People who yakkity yak on their phones in public and then get huffy about it "This is a PRIVATE conversation!" - Buddy, if I can hear it, it ain't private.

3 - People who go out and then spend ALL their time texting or on their phone - why do they bother going out at all? Their attention is not on where they are or who they are with?

1- people who have huge grocery orders and can't even start to help bag a little. Just stand there doing nothing. Even worse if then they aren't ready to pay.

2- super jacked up pick up trucks. Why are these necessary? They are so dangerous.

3- when people eat loudly. Particularly when my husband slurps over the sink eating fruit.

4- this one I'm not sure of but I raise an eyebrow when I see it. Parents who drive really expensive cars yet have their kids in daycare from 7am-6pm. Always a back story but makes me wonder.

5- leaving the kitchen sink drain full of food. Is it going to magically disappear??

My #1 peeve is tailgaters!! I drive a rural road to/from work every day and people drive like freaking morons!

#2 while I'm ranting about driving... use your )$&@ing blinker people! It's there for a reason!

#3 besides the usual grammar peeves (your, you're; there, their, they're, etc), irregardless is not a word. Neither is conversate. It's REGARDLESS and CONVERSE. And supposedly does not have a B in it!

Oh for God's sake put down the freakin' cell phone. Is it attached to your hand or does it just help you feel safe in the big wide world?

Parents who spoil their kids and create little monsters for the rest of us to deal with.

People who constantly remind you of how busy they are. We've all got obligations if yours are so overwhelming you must constantly talk about them, maybe it's time to whittle down the list.

Crappy food. Processed junk that passes for actual food on the super market shelves.

The Eeyore mentality. Constantly complaining is not going to improve your situation OR your feelings about it.

Prudes and pious people who think the whole world should be just like them.

And finally the highly annoying...
Mamapedia "ONE GIANT PARAGRAPH".
I'm supposed to read that??!!

1. People who overuse the words "like" and "you know" when speaking. Ex: I want to go, like, to the, you know, mall so I can like, look for, well you know, dress for the , like, the prom.

2. Drunk drivers.

3. People who don't clean up after their dogs after they have done their business on my lawn.

4. Repeat sales callers who call me even after I tell them I'm on The Do Not Call List.

5. Buying ice cream, only to get home to discover it's already two thirds melted because the people stocking the freezers left the ice cream sitting out of the freezer too log. I then have to return it to the store for a refund.

I have more, but those are my big ones.

1. People chewing and popping gum.
2. Someone who can't be away from a cellphone or electronic device for more than 2 minutes. Really?
3. Anyone who is habitually late. It's a matter of respect. My time is just as valuable.
4. Lazy people who would rather suck the government funds for themselves vs getting off their rear, working and be a responsible person.
5. This should be #1.... People who text, talk and do emails while driving. I'm tired if almost being hit by these idiots.
6. I was in line at grocery, a woman had the wrong milk for WIC, when she went to "grab" the right one, it took her over 5 minutes and she had another arm load of things she found on buy one get one free and non qualified. She tried to schnooker the cashier but didn't get away with it.
7. People who live in their own little world and can't comprehend that others live in this world too! Refer to #6 and the woman.... It was all about her.
8. People who feel entitled.

I'd better stop now. I know I'm far from perfect and there are plenty of things I could improve on as well. It did feel good to get that off my chest though!!

1) spitting (just seems like a lot of people do it these days)
2) when pet owners don't clean up after their pets (esp when allowed to do it in the tree in front of my home)
3) I don't like when people put their feet up on things they shouldn't.. such as seats on the bus/metro... I think it's a filthy habit and is disrespectful to other patrons who also need to use the transit system... oh and this would also include parents who allow their small children to stand in restaurant booth seats....

I get really mad when people criticise my taste in music.

I am irrationally irritated by wet grass - especially when I'm walking in sandals.

Of course, there's the old, hold the door open for someone who doesn't say thank you, or let someone into your lane and they don't give you the thank you wave.

Water trickling up/down my sleeve.

I have to stop. This isn't therapeutic for me. It's causing stress!

I have sooo many, but a few are
Automated phone systems when I need to talk to a live person (IRS)
People who constantly play with their tongue rings
Wet towels left on the bed
Wet bathroom floors (use the mat)
Being in the grocery store on senior citizen day
People who eat loudly and those who blow their noses at the table
Toilet paper placed incorrectly or NOT AT ALL (ugh)
People who call you for information (like a phone number) and put you on hold to get a pen and paper....

Pet Peeve's:
1. People who do not use turn signals
2. People who do not know how to merge into traffic
3. Baggy jeans or slacks below butt and underwear showing
4. Most tattoos
5. Piercings of tongue, face, lips, eyebrows, etc. (Ears ok)
6. Hair hanging in people's eyes.
7. Poor grammar and spelling.
8. Uncontrolled barking dogs.
9. Cursing, profanity, constant slang and repetitive meaningless statements such as "you know what I'm saying" over and over.
10. Loud "boom boxes", stereo's blasting bass, in traffic or at stop lights where you can't get away from it.

People who drive slooooow in the fast lane.

People with poor me attitudes who do nothing to make things better.

Dirty laundry on the floor around the hamper.

Wet towels on the bathroom floor.

When my children are asked a question and they answer "ya" and not "yes".

My pet peeve is people who dump their pets on craigslist for stupid reasons. They use excuses like
Moving
Having a baby
Dog is older
No time
All invalid reasons. Pets are for life and you can bring them with you when you move. I have 2 human kids, and 3 fuzzy kids.

Thanks for catharsis!!

1) Loose things rolling around in car. Water bottles, whatever. If I hear something rolling around in car at turns and stops, I slam on brakes, get out, and pin it down, SO MIFFED.

2) Things suddenly all over floor. Why kids, why must you walk through a room, and take things that are not on the floor and put them on the floor?

3) When ex would park car at home at night with NO GAS so I'd have to white knuckle it to gas station in morning while running late to wherever with kids.

4) When people contradict and correct little details to your story while you're talking.

5) Couples who correct and contradict each other during stories. UGH,THE WORST!!!! Just let the person talk.

6) When couples bicker in front of others. REALLY??!!!

7) When I'm a passenger and the driver is griping about everything every other driver is doing. EW, HATE THAT!!

The phrase "we're pregnant" and the term "babymoon".
When people agree with something and write "THIS."
Or when people are trying to emphasize a point and separate every word with periods, like "Best.Dinner.EVER."
Aaaaagh! Now I've got myself all irritated!

i'm with you on the toilet paper! i want to thwap my brother each time he comes to stay with us (several times per year) and refuses to abide by my tp edict!
i'm a grammar nazi, and am generally grateful to people who point out my foibles, if they do it courteously. i know most people want to continue on doing things incorrectly, but that in itself is a peeve of mine. i WANT to believe that folks like to be literate, and i sail on accordingly, even in the face of mass american public ignorance. ;)
'ax' for ask makes me want to gouge out eyeballs.
'sick' and 'ill' instead of 'wonderful' make me sad. terrible choices to describe good things.
movies with horses where the riders are always socking them in the chops, making them fling their heads up and fight the agony in their mouths. is clint eastwood the only movie star who actually knows how to sit a horse?
tailgaters. this is a biggie, and i'll bet an awful lot of folks reading this do it. it's dangerous, and aggressive, and did i mention DANGEROUS? stop doing it! even if the person in front of you is poking along and making you late. knock it off! i mean YOU!
khairete
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I don't even understand half of what you wrote, but I'm sure I would ask someone who texted nonsense to me why she was spelling so many words wrong after fussing at me for one mistake. And I'd tell her not to text me anymore. If she wants to talk, that's fine - at least I'd understand what she's talking about... and that's what YOU should do with your cousin...

Pet peeves? Trolls, or people acting like them. The robo-spammers... people who ask a question and then get mad if you remember anything they've told about themselves in the past when you answer their question. Why on earth do they want answers made in a vacuum? Oh, because they don't really want honest answers!!!!!! Ridiculous...

The toilet paper - I always put the roll on the holder so that the paper comes from on top. I think that's what you're talking about. I haven't had wet socks in so long that I forgot what it's like, but I'm quite sure I wouldn't like it...

Touching raw meat - I can't stand it. I use saran wrap on my hands to touch raw meat... I know that's wierd...