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Hippyt

Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 05:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay,my tree has been up for a week,looking pretty good if I do say so myself. I'm sitting here next to it,and the lights start blinking.Not all of them of course,just one strand up near the top! It took that one lousy strand an entire week to warm up enough to start blinking????? This happens every year!
I've got a lot more like this. What holiday related things bug the crud out of you?

Jbean

Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 05:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
not being able to walk through the mall at a normal pace. also not being able to get out of the mall parking lot in under half an hour. today was BAD. i am almost finished now at least with my shopping.

by the way that same thing is going on with my tree lights...only the ones on the top blink....SOMETIMES, not all the time. also several in the middle of the strand don't work, replaced each one of them and they still won't work...i gave up on them.

oh well, MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone...lol

Lobster

Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 08:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I work in a liquor store. We sell beer, wine, and liquor. This isn't just a holiday peeve but it happens more this time of year than any other.

A customer will walk up to me and ask, "Where can I find Merlot?"

Me: Do you know what brand you're looking for?

Customer: There's more than one brand? It's a gift.

Me: How much do you want to spend?

Customer: I don't know. Not too much.

Me: How much is too much?

Customer: I don't know, how much is it?

The store that I work in is small and we have a HUGE wine selection. Most of the sales floor is wine racks and displays. Nothing is really grouped together unless it's a little on the more expensive side. I can't just send the person to the merlot section and tell them to look around.
I can give them a nice merlot for 4 dollars, or an outstanding merlot for 30 dollars. With about a gazillion in between.

All I ask is that you know what your limit is even if you have no other clue about wine.

Earthmother

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 08:32 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I can imagine your irritation Lobster. I find it easy to shop for booze. I could care less what's inside,I go after the prettiest bottles therefore I never have to ask the clerk, it's all visual...lol

Kstme

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 10:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Holiday music before Halloween really tweaks my last nerve!!!

Jmm

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 10:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok - just call me Scrooge, but I'm beginning to think that holidays are my pet peeve. Just can't seem to get in the spirit again this year which isn't good with kids in the house.

Anyway, Merry Christmas to all.

mc

Hippyt

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 11:03 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Jmm,I'll join you in Scroogeville,to be honest,I wish the whole thing was just over,so we could go back to our normal schedules!

Hippyt

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 11:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
OK,4 minutes after I typed that I found out the movie 'A Christmas Story' is on,I started jumping around like a 4 year old! I think I have holiday-induced schizophrenia!
deer

Wargod

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 11:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL, Hippy...that's an awesome movie!!!!!

OK, I saw something that really got me going last night...and I'm not sure if I'm being weird or not! There's a church down the street from us and during the holidays they usually do a living nativity. It's always been one of the more popular stops when looking at Christmas lights, because you drive through. Anyways, I guess they decided not to do it this year and have instead chosen to decorate. They've got lights hanging all over the place, a sleigh with Santa and the reindeers, and well, just a bunch of stuff. The thing is to me it doesn't look very...churchy! More like they're trying to turn Christmas into a secular event! Ok, as I type this I feel a bit more...nutty, but I don't know..plastic Santa on the church lawn just bothers me!!!

Hippyt

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 12:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think that's kind of weird,wonder why they didn't do the nativity this year?

Wargod

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 12:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't know Hippy. This has been a huge deal in years past. Cars would be lined up to go through it, so I can't figure it out.

Kristylovesbb

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 01:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My family gets together on Christmas Eve to exchange gifts and celebrate. My pet peeve is when someone turns the tv on. We only get together as a family once a year and I find it extremely rude. I have taken to unplugging all tv sets to get my point across. My sisters husbands hate me for doing this. Am I asking too much?

Jmm

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 01:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Not at all,IMHO, your house - your rules.

Draheid

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 01:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Kristylovesbb: Here's another 'thought' for your consideration. You could just disconnect the source for your TV (Cable or satellite) so when someone does turn it on, you can just say, "Oh, it's been off for a while and they aren't working today." or whatever else you're comfortable with. Not really a fib, because you'll have disconnected it 'a while ago' before they got there!

Bastable

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 06:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Pet peeve: That some people think it's some sort of transgression to not have "the holiday spirit," whatever that is, every minute of the day. Maybe it's just me, but when people get irritated at others because they're not acting a certain way, it's time to be afraid (and for those brainwashing alarms to go off!)

Grrrr!

Melfie1222

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 08:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't like it when some of my usual radio stations switch to "All Christmas Music All The Time" the day after Thanksgiving. I guess it's nice to know they're there for the times when I want Christmas music, but for about 90% of the time it irritates me. I have to change the station I wake up to on my alarm clock, there are fewer stations playing regular music when I flip around on the dial, etc.

Fruitbat

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 07:17 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Kristy.....yes I think you may be asking too much. Turning off the TV could cause a lot of tension. I hear your point and don't watch TV on holidays either. Since it is your sisters husbands that are complaining I think it may be about their personal comfort. Some people feel uncomfortable in social situations and need something on which to focus. They married into this group and may not feel as connected with everyone and unable to maintain conversations. They could be bored as well. Can you compromise at all? Could they watch TV part of the evening in another room or keep the volume very low?

I would not have responded to you had you not asked. Just in the mood to give my take. :)

Fruitbat

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 07:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I am tired of hearing people complain about how commercial Christmas is. Yep, there is that part of it. Don't buy gifts if you don't want to. Just choose what it is you like about this season and focus on that, let the rest slide by.

Webkitty

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 08:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree with Kristy but can see Bat's point too.

I can't stand the tv being on during special occasions either.
I'll take that a bit further and say the tv being on bothers me unless I am watching a specific program.

My late mil used to complain endlessly that she didn't get enough visitors. When we made a date to go see her, she would have the tv going FULL BLAST the whole time, even during commercials.
She would only half pay attention that we were even there, because she kept one eye on the tv at all times. I always left there with a headache and stressed. I finally told my husband to go by himself, he understood and was nice about it, whew. We always had to spend Christmas Eve with her, and even during the roast beef and yorkshire, the blasted tv was always going.

On the other hand, I know what Bat is talking about. My brother is one of those that will park himself in front of the tv no matter where he is. He is there, but he's not. Its too bad, he has led an interesting life and could add much to a conversation but chooses not to. He is handsome and well spoken but shuts up like a clam in any family gathering, inlaws or not.

Kristy, It sounds like a stalemate. If they feel that strongly about watching tv in your house that they "hate" you for unplugging the tv, you might just have to go with the flow. I would still start the evening with the tv's off, and hope for the best this year. Good luck!

Max

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 09:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
It bugs me when people keep "score" on gifts. For example, throughout the year, when I see something I know a friend or family member will like, I buy it and stash it for Christmas. Last year, I sent my sister a few things, including a nice porcelain doll I'd found at a really good price at a going-out-of-business sale. She loves those things, so I got it for her and sent several other things I know she likes, too.

When she opened everything, she called me to apologize because what she had sent me wasn't "as good" as what I'd sent her! ARGH! It's not about keeping score. It made me feel good to get her those things that I knew she would like. I didn't do it to make sure I got equal amounts of stuff. Besides, I really liked what she sent me! :)

Anyway, it just irritates me when folks keep score.

Zachsmom

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 09:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree with you Max..I just feel blessed that anyone thinks of giving me a gift/card for the holidays. Even a call to wish me a happy holidays or coming by for a cup of hot chocolate is a gift in itself. To me, it's just being thought of or sharing time..not what material gift they give, for time & thought is the biggest gift one can recieve!

Squaredsc

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 10:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP
i hate long lines in the stores and irritable salespeople.

Grooch

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 10:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Holiday tipping.

Marysafan

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 10:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Actually heard in a store two weeks ago.

Sales clerk to customer who was chatting with a friend while looking at a wooden snowman she had just picked up and was holding in her hand...
"Are you going to purchase that or are you just going to stand there gabbing?"

Whoami

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 10:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Mary.. Wow! What did the customer do? If it were me, I just might have put the snowman down while making a very noticable move to note the name on the saleslady's nametag, and said, "Well Jane, I was going to purchase it. But I've changed my mind after your rude remark." Then I would have asked for her manager.

Kristy, I feel for you with the TV thing. I had the TV on a specific channel one holiday. My sister brought her boyfriend over. He plopped himself on the couch, grabbed the remote, and changed the channel! Helloooo, I was watching that other program on MY TV you jerk! Thankfully, he's history. Of course, the guy she married isn't much of a peach, but he's better than that one!

I just have to share a funny holiday story. You know how parking can get at malls around the holidays. Well, back before I had a car, I did all my shopping by bus. One time, I came out of the mall with my packages and proceeded across the parking lot to the bus stop. I heard a car behind me, so I moved over so it could get by. But it just kept creeping along behind me. Then I realized this poor "clever" fellow thought he was going to follow me to my car and grab my spot after I left. You should have heard him stomp the gas and roar on over to the next aisle when he saw me leave the lot and walk over to the bus stop at the side of the street.