Archive through March 29, 2003
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Archive through March 29, 2003
Wargod | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 12:25 pm     LOL Tabby, I once told who I thought was a telemarketer that I was no longer living here...ten minutes later I get a phone call from my husband wanting to know when I had moved and when I was going to tell him...turns out that the "telemarketer" was the kids doctor calling to confirm an appointment! My pet peeve of the day: nurses who tell small children getting poked won't hurt. The new nurse told Dakota that her tb test wouldn't hurt...of course, Kota had just had three boosters yesterday and knew it was going to hurt, so she tensed up and fussed about it. Tell the kid the truth!! ARGH!!!! |
Conejo | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 12:53 pm     LOL! You guys and your pet peeves are crackin' me up! |
Fanny | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 12:53 pm     War, when I was 5 I remember being in the hospital for something and being told I had to have a shot. And, of course, being 5 years old I didn't have a good grasp on what exactly "getting a shot" meant. The nurse breezily told me "oh, it'll just feel like a bee sting". Well, not knowing what bee sting felt like, I relied on her tone of voice which told me it was no big deal and wouldn't hurt at all. Well, when I got that shot, it hurt like a MF! I felt betrayed by that nurse, LOL, and I can still remember it 40 some years later! |
Wink | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 01:01 pm     Wolf Blitzer drives me up the freakin wall. |
Tishala | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 01:05 pm     ME TOO |
Conejo | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 01:07 pm     Speaking of shots, I'm 40+ and had to have a little dental work done last week and the dentist said that I might feel a "little sting" when he shot me up. A little sting my @SS! I thought that he was going to shove that needle out my eye socket - he kept pushing and pushing and I could feel that novacane (sp) shooting in. I was so numbed up that I could barely close my left eye! No sh!t! Then he wanted me to rinse my mouth out and I told him I didn't know if I could and he said "just do it over the sink, gravity still works" I thought WTF! Then, when I was leaving he said "you can go ahead and eat dinner in a about an hour if you would like to the filling is dry and I didn't give you that much novacane". FOUR hours later I started to get the feeling back in my nose! I'm thinking of locating a new dentist! |
Marysafan | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 01:09 pm     Me too, Wink. Especially when he says something is "shocking" and it isn't even mildly surprising. He is the only person I know that speaks "hype" as a primary language. My work related pet peeve is customers who call me and expect me to be able to tell them over the phone how to fix their copier. My husband is the copier expert ...I am just married to the guy. |
Denecee | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 01:14 pm     Your post had me laughing Conejo! Dang Dentist! |
Tabbyking | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 01:43 pm     i hate getting crap in my email (like i just now did) that has a subject of: "<everyone has seen them>" well, guess what sissy-mae, if you wanted to take a load off my feet that would be great. right now the only thing fully loaded i want to put in your face is my fist! and i hate when my kids want to look up a cute little dog on the iternet and get porn. (22) |
Lobster | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 03:33 pm     Let me start by saying that I am a cashier in a liquor store. And I've been guilty of many of the peeves posted here. And I don't really blame you for feeling the way you do about some of these things. There's just one thing I really need to address: Sweetbabygirl, I don't want you to think that I'm picking on you or anything, cuz I'm not, but IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBLITY TO CHECK OVER EVERYTHING. Even if the cashier was not talking, a mistake still could have been made. He could have transposed the numbers, or hit the wrong number on the keypad. You said that you paid with a debit card which means that you either signed something, or before or after entering your PIN in the machine, the amount was shown to you that was charged on your account. Had you checked your slip before you left the store all the crap that happened afterward could have been avoided. You wouldn't have had a bounced check, an overdraft fee, or had to fight with the manager, because the problem would have been fixed before you left the store. And yes, I'm cranky today. |
Tabbyking | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 03:51 pm     gosh,i've been moderated! that's my pet peeve now. there wasn't one bad word in what i had typed. i'm gonna be cranky, too! |
Kstme | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 05:56 pm     Paula Zahn drives me nuts! Why does CNN have that chick with Anderson? He could do better...REALLY! After all, Anderson IS A HOTTIE! (although, General Clark isn't too shabby! ) Another pet peeve...clothes sizing! nuff said! i am not cranky today...so far... |
Fruitbat | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 06:09 pm     YES! the clothes sizing is nuts. A man goes in and gets the same size every damn time. I wear size 8 to 12........seriously. I know you know. For fun I tried on a gown in Saks the last time I was in NY. Size 6!!!!! It was $800. The higher the price the lower the size. So when ET says "she wears a size 0 it means zip, literally. OK, CNN. I do like Paula if I ignore her right wing/puppet <>. Her hair is great and she is compelling. It keeps me there. Her side Jack McCafferty, encourages murder. He is next on my list. Anderson is indeed hot. But why oh why does he keep his head tilted down. It drives me <> nuts. He is modest and reserved but for the love of God..............look at the <> camera!!! |
Whoami | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 08:31 pm     Another peeve about clothes here.....they always put the maternity clothes next to the "plus sizes." Just when I finally think I've found something cute, it turns out I've ventured into the maternity section! Or when they hide the plus sizes in the way back, like they're afraid passers by will see fat people shopping at their store! One of the worst sales clerk experiences I ever had was when the plus sizes were called "full figured" sizes. I went into a Montgomery Wards where I had always bought my Full Figured jeans before, and couldn't find them. I finally stopped a sales clerk and asked where their full figured clothes were and she looked me up and down, positivly sneered, and dripped ice when she said, "we don't carry those things anymore." One of the few times I seriously considered slapping someone. I just told her, "thank you for letting me know my money is no longer welcome in your store!" Too bad it was before the Internet days. I most certainly would have gone straight home and e-mailed their HQ and let them have it! |
Fruitbat | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 08:41 pm     Posters who have one big paragraph! Separate your thoughts. Not many bother to read one big block. aaarrrggggg |
Sia | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 08:44 pm     Another sizing pet-peeve: have shoes gotten smaller, or are my feet bigger? I tried to buy a pair of shoes off-the-rack last night without trying them on, and they're tight! |
Whoami | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 08:52 pm     <checks to see if my paragraphs were small enough> |
Fruitbat | Friday, March 28, 2003 - 08:52 pm     I have not noticed that and I am a VERY serious shoe freak. Feet do grow as do noses and ears. Sad but true. |
Sweetbabygirl | Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 08:39 am     To the cranky Red Lobster (lol, just fooling with you, hope you are better now!) I agree with some of what you said. I slid the card in the machine but I didn't see the total, because I was putting the groceries in the cart. True, had I gone over everything before leaving all the drama could have been avoided, but my point is that the cashier SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATING ON THE CUSTOMER instead of talking the entire time that he was generating the items. Now, could there have been a discrepancy had he been paying attention? A slight chance, as things do happen. But again, all I'm thinking about is paying for my stuff and going the heck home. However, I shall be checking everything from now on. |
Pamy | Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 08:53 am     I love this thread, and I agree with most everything! Conejo..loved your dentist story, I thought I was in the Osbourne thread for a minute there! LOL!!! The one that drives me crazy is the people that call me at work, I go over all the info, and then they say 'I better write this down, hold on while I get a pen!' AAARRRGGGG!!! When they say that I say 'Sure, but I am going to have to put you on hold while I take another call' Have a pen and paper when ya call someone!! I also hate stupid questions..like 'what does occupy mean?' "It says to qualify I have to own and occupy, I live in the house I bought, do I qualify??' AAARGGGGG!!! I want to say ' Nope, you also must have a brain!' |
Kady | Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 09:07 am     My pet peeve today is...not enough of my fellow TVCHers post on the weekends. Seriously, I hit new messages and not enough pop up. If you're gonna have a life outside of here, at least post and tell me about it!! |
Sia | Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 10:41 am     Hey, Kady, I'd be glad to fill you in on my day; it's not all that exciting, however. But I'm willing to share whatever you're brave enough to ask me!! ROTFL! My pet peeve: grumpy husbands who resent being asked to make French toast for the children who begged for it so I could be free to do some laundry and ironing uninterrupted! |
Ginger1218 | Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 11:29 am     Why do I keep getting emails asking me if I want a p*nis enlargement? You would think they would at least try to determine what sex I am. |
Maesin | Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 12:00 pm     Little kids who jump around the seats at a ballgame. Yes I expect them to yell and carry on a bit. I expect them to be a little jumpy, but not over, under, around and through the seats. Oh yeah and get that little head back on *this* side of the rail where it belongs so I can see the pitch! Parents who give me a dirty look because I give them a dirty look for not being able to control their children. Parents who give me a dirty look because I ask the child to please sit back down. I would understand if I yelled at their kid or tied the thing down with duct tape (still an option), but if I politely ask, lay off. p.s. In the park there are two grass areas that people can go to and still see the game very well. Go run there, kids (or adults) can hit each other over the head with blow up baseball bats and still see the game! Can anyone here guess who is never going to have children?  |
Fanny | Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 12:16 pm     LOL Maeslin. Ginger, I get those emails, too...along with all kinds of "repair your credit" and "we can lend you money" messages. So somebody must think I'm a guy with a small <> who's broke. |
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