What is some of your Pet Peeve's

[Eagle1]

Was crash 2 in the ditch? Anyways speaking of backing up cars and visibility another peeve of mine was my wife's old car it had that push button transmission contraption, in the winter, where I grew up, I used to open the door stick my head out to see where I'm backing up to, tried to do it with my wife's car it automatically went into park every time you opened the door. Recently when she was looking for new cars, hinting to me I should take her old one to replace my rusty almost 20 yr old hatchback beater, I shot that idea down in a second, I told her to gain my support especially considering the price of new cars these days your new car has to have two things 1 was a manually shifting transmission shifter (no push button contraption) and 2 was a factory tow package with wiring harness with smaller reasonable 5k or less cap. I got both and she got the car she desired including interior colors plus as a bonus a rant free husband every time I need to use her car.

Now you did, ruined it for all men. Using your wife's car always requires a rant.... just as it does after she uses yours and leaves crap all over the place (or wrecks it, twice now...)

 

[MAX-24-Dean]

We give detailed last mile instruction for haulers to reach the farm but most use GPS and few listen.

Any normal vehicle and trucks no problem with GPS...

Problem is when a conventional with a 45' trailer takes the GPS route it's not possible to make the last turn so they have to blindly back out to the county road and all traffic stops plus every year some driver with limited comprehension takes out a street sign or neighboring mailboxes...

Why professional drivers would rely on a computer over actual onsite direction is beyond me.

I leave instructions for freight deliveries saying, that the Google address for my location is incorrect (which is true), and leave my phone number asking them to call before they deliver. Works for those that can read there dispatch sheet!

 

[Oaktree]

do you own a car newer then 2000? they almost all are on

Newest I own is an '06, and the dash lights are on only when the headlights are on. My wife's car is a '15 and I can't say I've noticed whether they're on all the time or not, don't drive it that much.

 

[Oaktree]

Our old cars, even the 50's ones, have FSD, lane change alarm, backup camera and all the other modern inconveniences.
It's called 2 people in a car. My wife is the backup camera by getting out and the lane change alarm (backseat driver

). FSD is when we switch drivers.
None have a touch screen.

GPS too I'd imagine. TURN HERE!! But can you disable that feature?

Anyways speaking of backing up cars and visibility another peeve of mine was my wife's old car it had that push button transmission contraption, in the winter, where I grew up, I used to open the door stick my head out to see where I'm backing up to, tried to do it with my wife's car it automatically went into park every time you opened the door.

Had a rental car a few years ago that did that. As I recall, the "shifter" was some sort of joystick. I liked that feature almost as much as you did.

 

[jjeff]

Now you did, ruined it for all men. Using your wife's car always requires a rant.... just as it does after she uses yours and leaves crap all over the place (or wrecks it, twice now...)

After the first time, I learned, and tend to agree with the age old saying happy wife happy life.

 

[WinterDeere]

Is this something new? What kind of vehicle is that?

I've owned at least 15 vehicles in the last 20 years, from probably 10 different brands, and they've all behaved this way. It seemed to have become commonplace once they started adding LED or LCD speedo's to vehicles in the mid-1980's, as even my mom's 1986 minivan did this. My 1970's and early-1980's dash clusters went dark when turning off the headlights, but I can't remember many after that.

 

[WinterDeere]

Here's a pet peeve for the men over fifty: GP's with fat fingers.

 

[Sprinkler Fitter]

After the first time, I learned, and tend to agree with the age old saying happy wife happy life.

I don’t agree with that saying. I have to be happy also, luckily, my wife knows that.

 

[MAX-24-Dean]

I don’t agree with that saying. I have to be happy also, luckily, my wife knows that.

Well said! My wife has a similiar statement about that not being in our long term best interest as a couple.

 

[BravoXray]

Someone should start a thread how to drive in the winter. Consider it a public service meme, Or I'll just make it another one of my peeves. Why are there dozens of cars in the ditch especially in somewhat hazardous early winter weather? Why don't they teach drivers Ed in the winter? Why do some folks think if the speed limit is posted at 55 they need to go 60+ in a white out blizzard? Meanwhile I'm white knuckling it pushing 45 with a 3/4 ton 4x4. is it Cuz they have AWD? Rants over and unfortunately if you are one of the yahoos that passed me only to end up in the ditch a mile later im not nice enough to pull you out.

Funny you should mention that. I live a couple of hundred feet from a T intersection on a road that serves several housing developments in the area. Today, we got our first real snow storm and with it some really slick roads. So, you can just about bet some idiot that has forgotten how to or never leaned to slow the F down when it's slippery, is going to slide through the intersection and through the nice 6' tall wooden panel fence in the neighbor's back yard, and I was not disappointed. Shortly there after, three more slide off at differing places, but no one hits anyone else. So the county sheriff and tow truck arrive and while he is setting there with his lights flashing, two more go into the bean field and one into another neighbor's yard.
I think that fence has gotten knocked down every year since it was put up about 10 years ago. Somehow though, they always manage to dodge the double posted traffic sign with the double arrow on it.
To the west a mile or so is a 90° right turn where another fool has tried to maintain a nice wrought iron looking fence for many years. About three years ago he gave up and put a line of boulders in front of where the fence was, and now all he may have to do in the spring is roll a few of them back into place.