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Post by Brian Hackett on May 3, 2006 7:32:14 GMT -5
Thought I would start a thead called Pet Peeves since I have a ton and I am guessing others do to.
I can't stand when I am driving home from work (or just driving somewhere) and some jerk in front of me is going slower than the posted speed limit. So, I move into the other lane to pass him/or her and then they speed up so I can't! Honestly, what a power/control trip! You must have major issues in your life if this is where you find satisfaction.
Not sure if any of you have had this happen before but this has happened me three times this week and it's only Wednesday!
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Post by AeroMess on May 3, 2006 12:15:45 GMT -5
Yes, that is irritating!
One of mine is when someone opens a cabinet door, takes something out, then fails to close the door. The same goes for outside doors to a building. I hate when someone goes outside, then leaves the door standing open. I have to jump up right away and close the open door, whether it's an outside or cabinet door.
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Post by Nix on May 3, 2006 12:54:51 GMT -5
People not flushing the toilet after having used it. How disgusting is that?!
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Post by Brian Hackett on May 3, 2006 17:59:42 GMT -5
Aeromass, my cousin used to do that all the time! She is the laziest person I know. She used to take cereal out of the cabinet, and leave the cabinet open. Then, she would get milk out of the refrigerator and leave it on the table when she was done!!! And she walked away like nothing was wrong. Unbelievable! She is still like that too.
Here is another one.
Kind of along the same thing as MonkeyGirl was saying. There are guys at my work who go to the bathroom and then leave without washing their hands. Disgusting! How could you do that??
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Post by AeroMess on May 3, 2006 18:12:45 GMT -5
Oh, I know! I hate to see people do that! Hope you don't work at a restaurant, lol!
Didn't you just want to scream at your cousin? I would have!
Another of mine is when you meet Europeans online and they think you are a certain way when they find out you are American. One of them told me once that Europeans don't like George W. Bush and that some of them assume we are all just like him. So maybe I should assume all British people are homely because their queen is?
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Post by Nix on May 4, 2006 1:08:41 GMT -5
Yeah, that not washing the hands thing...yuck!
I know about the Europeans/most of the world thinking that about us supporting Bush in every way in the US as well. Maybe we should think they're all snobby and b****y because of Queeny, like you said, or like Tony Blair.
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Post by AeroMess on May 4, 2006 2:15:27 GMT -5
I have yet another. And Brian Hackett, you thought you had alot of pet peeves!
People who let their dog loose so it can come use my yard as its personal toilet. The particular incident that prompted this peeve happened tonight when I let my little chihuahua out on a leash tied to the door so she could pee. My neighbors across the street let their large chow loose and it came in my yard. My dog, little as she is, was trying to get loose from her lease to chase it off. It makes me mad because that big dog could have hurt or killed my dog. So I forced my dog inside the house, and started screaming "Go HOME!" at the chow. I know they heard me because they were sitting on their porch. But I don't care. It didn't leave fast enough to suit me, so I looked for something to throw at it and ended up throwing water on it. In the meanwhile, someone over there was whistling for it to come home. And I'm thinking "you better just come over here and get it before I use a hammer or a shovel on it". I wouldn't really do that because it's not the animal's fault and I like animals. Maybe I should use the hammer or shovel on the neighbors! Lol. Wow this is long, almost like a blog!
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Post by Smitty on May 4, 2006 10:45:15 GMT -5
Yeah, I know what you guys mean about the European attitude towards Americans. I figure if they don't support the war or Pres. Bush that's fine. That's their perogative but it does really piss me off when they claim that we are daft, uncultured slobs who sit in front of the TV, watch sports and drink beer all day. All that said they still vacation here? *sigh*
I do have some dog issues. Every single morning my neighbor puts their dogs out at around 5:00AM. Now, I don't get up until 7:00AM usually so I have two hours of them barking and growling at everything in sight. Also every time I walk out to my car in the morning, which is parked close to the property boundry, I get about to the front bumper of the car and the one (that I call Cujo) starts snarling and growling at me. I've been around dogs long enough to know their attitude by the sounds they make and the body language. It is pretty obvious that he's telling me that if I come any closer he's gonna take a chunk out of my leg. The funny thing is he's at least part golden retriever and I've never seen a mean golden other than that one in all my life. Don't get me wrong I love dogs but these two in particular I hate.
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Post by Brian Hackett on May 6, 2006 0:03:49 GMT -5
Aaah the Europeans. Couple years back I emailed an Ebay seller from Germany about purchasing a CD from him. I told him I was from the United States, and I only pointed that out because I had to explain that I was going to use American Dollars to pay for it. Man did that set him off, because he just flipped out on me when he replied! He went on and on about how I get everything I want out of life and how George Bush thinks he owns everything. I think his reply went for over two pages. I really must have made him mad because I was so fed up with his response that I just replied back, "so can I use American Dollars?"
Dogs. I have so many dog pet peeves I don't even know where to begin. Ok, let me begin here. One of my older cousins loves dogs and has many of them. Whenever I get a Christmas card from her, the dogs are in the picture. Now, I know most of you are dog lovers but I just can't stand that. In my opinion they should not be in the photo with my family members. What makes it worse is that they sign the dogs name on the card!! Like the dog is saying Merry Christmas to me. Huge pet peeve!
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Post by AeroMess on May 6, 2006 1:39:16 GMT -5
You know, I like dogs, but not to that extent! My dog is my pet and that's as far as it goes! Another pet peeve (no pun) of mine is the term "pet parents". I am not my dog's mother. Her mother was another chihuahua! I also hate to see people feed their dog off the same fork they just ate off of theirself. That is soooo disgusting. Then they put it right back in their own mouth! Blech! Don't they know dogs lick themselves in places I won't mention here!
I haven't run into that many Europeans with bad attitudes. Really just one and he apologized to me after I had an argument with him on the old Most Haunted board! If they think we are all Bush clones, then they are just ignorant and unable to hide it. What will we turn into in their eyes when a new pres is elected? Will we then become all just like that one too?
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Post by Nix on May 6, 2006 15:15:23 GMT -5
My mom and my "stepfather" like to sign the Xmas cards with their dogs names on them too. It is kind of lame to me. Their dogs are pretty spoiled too. They're treated like they're children. They're allowed on the furniture, which is too small for them because their Neapolitan Mastiffs,huge breed, so because of it, the furniture stinks. They're allowed to eat people food, instead of dog food. If you don't give them anything you're eating, they come up to you and put their snouts right into your plate, sometimes purposely slobbering on it, so you won't want to eat what's left, and they get to eat it. They're taken everywhere they go. If the dogs can't go, they'll throw temper tantrams, destroy things, or even poo all over the house. I could go on and on, but I'll spare you guys.
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Post by AeroMess on May 6, 2006 16:42:02 GMT -5
I don't know how you put up with it.
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Post by Nix on May 7, 2006 1:39:35 GMT -5
Not anymore, I don't, if you're referring to me, Aeromess. My stepfather and I had a falling out, so he doesn't want me visiting when he's there, which is almost always. The hell with him, I say. He can **** off and die.
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Post by AeroMess on May 8, 2006 14:44:08 GMT -5
Yeah, I was talking about you. That's too bad, though. I have had some situations like that, too, in my life lately.
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Post by Nix on May 8, 2006 23:22:28 GMT -5
Yeah, I guess it's kinda unfortunate, but I can't say I couldn't see it coming. I wouldn't kiss his a$$, the way everyone else does, including my mom. I've probably missed out on several occurances of spook activity. Man! I still need to post about that over at MHZ.
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