Archive through March 27, 2003
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Archive through March 27, 2003
Lizadee | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 09:29 am     Hermione69 I swear to you when my cousin was little his dad nicknamed him Meme (me me) cause he wanted all the attention well now that he is 37 and married we use his real name now anyways my point being we have a co-worker here and she is a meme so that is what we call people who think they are better and know everything and talk about themselves all the time |
Ophiliasgrandma | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 10:01 am     Another phone one: People who call, I answer the phone and they just say, 'Hi'. I'm supposed to know who the heck it is from a brief, breathey, 'Hi'. I've taken to just hanging up rather than play their mindless game. They get the hint and call back, tell me who it is and then we can get on with a conversation. |
Karuuna | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 10:40 am     My phone call pet peeve - receptionists, store clerks, etc, who are clearly on a personal phone call when I walk up for a business reason, and who continue that phone call while I stand and wait. I give 'em about 30 seconds, and then politely interrupt (politely interrupt???) their conversation and say "hey, if it's your break, shouldn't there be someone else out here covering your job?"  |
Whoami | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 10:47 am     Or how about a group of clerks/baggers who are so busy visiting with each other they ignore you, or bag your groceries so the soap is in with the bread. The meat is in with the TP, etc. |
Denecee | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 11:30 am     I have a "in" box on my desk but my boss seems to think it's not for him, even if I am working on something he places it right in the middle of my desk.(I'm in the process of training him.) At home, someone calls, I say hello then they say hello and wait for me to say something else? Didn't you call me? |
Grooch | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 11:32 am     Denecee, I hate that. Esp. when I pick up the phone and say hello and the person on the other lines says "who is this?" They should know, they called me! |
Ladytex | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 12:12 pm     I hate it when salespeople call and ask for you by your first name. They don't know me and haven't gotten permission from me to do that! |
Djgirl5235 | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 12:20 pm     Oh, here's one more. I have a person who KEEPS calling our home number after I have explained to him approximately 20 times already that he has the wrong number (he's called about 40 times, but the machine picked up the others) and to change the area code... do you think he will??? NO!!! He has to confirm the number that he's just called, which is my home number, then ask if I"m sure - NO, moron, I don't know my own number! He still hasn't got a clue, and instead of being nice about it - I'm rude to him now... |
Bandit | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 12:38 pm     Here's another driving one. Well, I guess, actually it's not really a pet peeve because it doesn't affect me. It's more of an observation and a "Why do they do that?" When there is a line of cars at a red light, some of the cars start to creep up until they are right on the butt of the car ahead of them? HELLO?!?!?!? The light is red and there is a car ahead of you! Where do these people think they are going? Are they going to get where they're going faster? And actually, they will get to their destination a tad bit slower. Think of the accordian effect. If there is ample space between cars, then everyone should be able to start to move at the same time. But if they're butt to butt, the first car gets to go, then the second and so on. WHY CAN'T PEOPLE FIGURE THIS OUT?!??!!??!? Ok, maybe it is a pet peeve... |
Whoami | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 12:41 pm     LOL Bandit! I notice people creeping up all the time. I realized that as soon as the person ahead of me moves, I would too. So now I make sure I don't move, just so I am not a sheep! Just for fun sometimes, I'll move up a bit, just so I can watch the person behind me and see if they move too. They usually do! You just can't let that person ahead of you gain any inches you know! |
Conejo | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 01:10 pm     LOL Bandit, I'm with you on that one! Something else that bothers me is when you are driving down the road and someone racing down a side street and they wait until the last minute to put on their brakes and stop. I'm always thinking are they gonna stop or are they going to run that stop sign and fly out into my road. Another thing that drives me crazy is when I'm like a couple hundred feet from a red light and someone comes flying past me to rush to the light. It's like, where are you going, what's the hurry, the light's RED you idiot! |
Kady | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 01:15 pm     Okay this one is gross so be warned....I have a tanning salon and have actually had customers pee in the trashcan in the room. It is only done during the busy season and we can't pinpoint exactly which one did it but we can narrow it down to a few. And man I am just shocked at who we narrow it down to. Yuck!!! |
Marysafan | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 01:18 pm     Oh I agree with the help talking to each other and ignoring you. I once was at a bookstore and went to the counter to purchase a book. I was the ONLY person in the store and the two clerks were having a conversation between themselves about a woman who recently had surgery. One clerk looked at me...took the book from hand and rang up my purchase on the register, never breaking from her conversation with the other woman. I handed her a ten dollar bill and she handed me back my change and my book and still hadn't spoken one word to me. I took my purchase and walked all the way to the door, when I stopped ...turned around and went back. I just couldn't let them get away with that kind of rude behavior. I went back to the counter where I stood until they finished speaking and finally the woman asked if there was something else. "Yes", I said. "I would like to return the book I just bought". She was dumbfounded. She said that I would have to fill out a form. the form asked for my name and address and phone number. I filled it out...and then wrote "Dear Manager. I came into your store today to purchase a book. However, the level of customer service I received was unacceptable. I will go to buy this book from your competitor. Just thought you might like to know". |
Squaredsc | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 01:18 pm     omg kady and ewww. can you just not have a trashcan in the room? |
Grooch | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 01:21 pm     Kady, I bet the guy has a serious prostate problem. |
Kady | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 01:21 pm     No Square, they need a place to throw the empty lotion packs or they would throw them on the floor and we would have icky, sticky messes. Some throw the towels in the trash too even though each room is provided with a laundry basket too. I guess that is another pet peeve. |
Squaredsc | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 01:45 pm     oh darn. that is soo gross and icky and ewww. it amazes me what people do. |
Moondance | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 01:48 pm     Ewwww... hang trash bags on the wall (pretty high) and put the towel hampers right outside the door. That is just wrong!!!!!!! So Sorry they do that Kady! |
Whoami | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 01:54 pm     That is gross Kady! I'm betting those are the people you would want to make sure you never go swimming with! |
Bandit | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 01:59 pm     Good for you, Mary!!!!! |
Maesin | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 02:15 pm     I'mmmmmm Baaaaaaaaaaack! Ok so this driver thing has really got me. No wonder I swear so much in my car! The pet peeve after today's drive is Ghost Cars. When someone drives like there is another car in front of them when they are braking. They stop a car lengh behind the white line/crosswalk. Those are the people that get me. A lot of lights in my town have trip wires and if a car sits that far back, the light won't trip. UGH! Oh yeah, and on the freeway, don't wait til you are on my bumper to pass me. I usually do 10 over and stay in the middle lane. These dorks will come runnin up and then <swoosh> hit the left lane and <swoosh> fly back over. It might be different if it were during high traffic, but this happens at midnight and the freeway is virtually empty! Sometimes I think I really should take the bus! I am leaving now before someone pulls the "Welcome" mat from under my feet...
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Mygetaway | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 02:30 pm     I agree with so many of these.. One of my pet peeves is about personal space also. It drives me crazy. I hate people who push up at you in lines at the store, etc. and have always been very cautious about it. But now that I'm in the wheelchair, I can't always control where DH is pushing me. He pushes up on people all the time or forgets to leave room for my feet that extend out past the front of the chair. I hate it. I've told him and told him but he doesn't get it. I'm always having to say sorry. We make quite a scene when shopping. I can't use the motorized carts, so he has to push me, and then I in turn push the shopping cart out in front of me. We have a system worked out, but there's always those carts that don't want to work right. The longer the trip, the more touchy we get with each other. I have to take a 'chill pill' just to go. |
Denecee | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 03:13 pm     One of my pet peeves just happened. I have been in the accounting field for 12 yrs now, last 4 yrs with current boss. He will walk all the way to my office for me to fold two pieces of paper & put them in a window envelope. Even the production guy addresses & folds his own mail. Jeez, give me something challenging to do! |
Bandit | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 03:24 pm     HA! Denecee that's funny. It's a power thing with him, I'm sure. Too bad. I also have a work related one that just happened. None of you may find this irritating, but here goes. Behind the front desk of my real estate office, there are business cards of the realtors in an acrylic, tier type holder thingie. And one of the realtors ALWAYS has to have her cards right in front of everyone elses, and she always checks them, and if hers are moved, she puts them back in the front. Drives me batty! As if a potential client is going to walk in, walk BEHIND the front desk and say "I want to buy a house from....this lady. Because her cards are in the front." Whatever. |
Bbfreak | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 03:35 pm     OOooooooo Mygetaway you just reminded me of another Pet peeve I have. People who have NO Patience with the Elderly or the handicapped. It burns my BUTT to see people who are just plain rude to the elderly in the grocery store. Just the other day I had an elderly woman in front of me in line, she carefully watched every item being scanned and had to wait for a price check on another item. The people behind me, (Yes! there was one bumping me with his cart!) were sighing very loud and making that ANNOYING clicking sound with their mouth. The woman had tears in her eyes and looked at me and apologized profusely, and I said VERY LOUDLY, turning to the people behind me, "It's ok Mam, I am NOT in a hurry, don't you worry about a thing!" She smiled and said "I bet your Mother is so proud of you!" Now it was my turn for tears, I lost my Mom in 94, but Yes I believe she would have been proud. |
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