What is some of your Pet Peeve's

[kenmbz]

Good riddance. I live not that far from Hershey, and can say without doubt that they make some of the worst chocolate on earth. They developed that unique taste by using spoiled milk, and overloading the recipe with sugar to compensate. The only thing that crap is good for is feeding to Europeans, used to their good brands (Lindt, Milka, Ritter), and watching their faces turn sour at the first bite.

If you can get it, Asher's dark chocolate is excellent, easily better than any of the premium brands, without the price of imports. Since you're in southeast PA, you probably already know the brand.

They add milkfat to their dark chocolate :-(

But I did have their chocolate covered pretzels back in the 70's and remember them and Wilbur's being so much better than any store bought. I do miss that stuff.

 

[ultrarunner]

I like Milka, Ritter and Lindt…

Lindt is affiliated with Giradeli as they offer it at the factory outlet and Milka is affiliated with Craft.

Hershey also has a premium line.

 

[Oaktree]

Oh, here's one that's timely: wives who buy any Halloween candy other than Reese's and Twix! Don't be buying Smarties or Sour Patch kids stuff, because I'm going to be stuck with that crap for the next month, on years when we get no trick-or-treaters.

Smarties and maybe M&Ms are about the only candy I'll eat. I'll stock up before Halloween on the premise of having it for trick or treaters, even though there are almost no kids in this neighborhood, and we've never had even one TorT'er in the 20 years we've been here. Reese's are good too, Twix, meh.
Gee, no trick or treaters...I guess I'll have to eat it all myself.

 

[jjeff]

Whatchamacallit, skor, peanut m&m's , and don't lay a finger on my butterfinger lol. Got a kid with peanut allergies, I indulge in all Americanized chocolate candy bars this time of year.

 

[thepumpguysc]

People that leave their dogs tied up outside while at work (I’m assuming) and let them BARK FOR HOURS UPON HOURS..!! disturbing my peace and tranquillity..

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

People that leave their dogs tied up outside while at work (I’m assuming) and let them BARK FOR HOURS UPON HOURS..!! disturbing my peace and tranquillity..

Check with your county...animal control or violation of noise ordinance.

 

[gsganzer]

I'm in Taiwan right now and will be passing through Tokyo when I head home. Twix are an obsession in Japan with many different flavors, green tee, strawberry, lemon.

I'm planning to buy a bunch of bags of the wasabi flavored Twix and hand them out to the kids at my house!

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I'm in Taiwan right now and will be passing through Tokyo when I head home. Twix are an obsession in Japan with many different flavors, green tee, strawberry, lemon.

I'm planning to buy a bunch of bags of the wasabi flavored Twix and hand them out to the kids at my house!

You must like eggs & toilet paper!

 

[BravoXray]

Waiting for doctors to come to exam room.

Had an appointment today to assess if I need cataract surgery. Appointment was at 9:30AM, but I got there at 9:20, checked in and was given two more pages of questions to be filled out. Tech came out and took me for three different kinds of scans at 10:15, then back to waiting room. Nurse (tech?) took me to exam room, vision tests and dilating drops administered, and she left at 10:50, told me the doctor would be in a "few minutes." Doctor finally showed up at 11:35, rushed through his exam, answered a few questions and was gone in 10 minutes. Stood in line to check out for another 5 minutes, the lady looked over my paperwork and said you're good to go. So I was there over 2 1/2 hours for maybe 30 minutes of actual testing and exams.

Last July, when I went to my regular ophthalmologist, after the assistant did the eye chart tests and administered the dilating drops, I sat there for a full hour before the doctor came in. She gave no reason for the delay, and I was too mad to make a comment.

One the other hand, for my six month checkup, my MD came into the exam room about 5 minutes after the nurse did the initial interview and BP check. I was in and out in ~30 minutes, including time in the waiting room.

The specialist said at this point, my cataracts aren't bad enough that I would notice much difference after the replacement, so I'll wait a couple more years or so.

 

[ultrarunner]

Waiting for doctors to come to exam room.

Had an appointment today to assess if I need cataract surgery. Appointment was at 9:30AM, but I got there at 9:20, checked in and was given two more pages of questions to be filled out. Tech came out and took me for three different kinds of scans at 10:15, then back to waiting room. Nurse (tech?) took me to exam room, vision tests and dilating drops administered, and she left at 10:50, told me the doctor would be in a "few minutes." Doctor finally showed up at 11:35, rushed through his exam, answered a few questions and was gone in 10 minutes. Stood in line to check out for another 5 minutes, the lady looked over my paperwork and said you're good to go. So I was there over 2 1/2 hours for maybe 30 minutes of actual testing and exams.

Last July, when I went to my regular ophthalmologist, after the assistant did the eye chart tests and administered the dilating drops, I sat there for a full hour before the doctor came in. She gave no reason for the delay, and I was too mad to make a comment.

One the other hand, for my six month checkup, my MD came into the exam room about 5 minutes after the nurse did the initial interview and BP check. I was in and out in ~30 minutes, including time in the waiting room.

The specialist said at this point, my cataracts aren't bad enough that I would notice much difference after the replacement, so I'll wait a couple more years or so.

Day of surgery can be more frustrating... sad to say.

We will not even give times for patient to check in as that information comes direct from Doctor's office and only for eye patients... as contrast to all other surgery such as plastic, knee, shoulder etc.

Our Thursday eye surgeon typically has 18 cataract patients and alternates between two adjacent operating rooms with 2 complete surgical teams.

First patients tend to show up extra early on their own... a little after 6 am is not unusual as transportation, etc had to be worked out.

Doctor never arrives before 8:30 and that is entering the building.

As the morning progresses the schedule tends to grow and patients waiting in the lobby start to fidget and this is after check in which can be 5 minutes or 30 minutes if language is a barrier, etc.

About 9:30 patients start coming up asking what's the hold up...saying my surgery is suppose to start and I have only been checked in...

By 10 I'm doing my standup routine trying to placate the masses...

Sometimes a patient will leave and sometimes we get complaints as a facility yet we have zero input on arrival or surgeon arrival or delays...

Once I approached the surgeon saying a patient is demanding to see you now and is going to walk out. Doc said do you think knowing this helps my day?

He said a procedure takes as long as it takes... there is no rushing and patients from mid 40's to 100 don't all react the same...

The one thing I do know is we always see them again for the other eye...

PS... if I were having the procedure from a high volume surgeon I would select the second or third slot... don't want to be first and later down the line more risk of delays plus if you are fasting it can make you cranky not eating since the night before.