What is some of your Pet Peeve's

[dodge man]

People that throw junk out along country roads. I’m not talking fast food bags, I’m talking junk. I’ve seen the following along the roadsides in my area, couch, easy chair, refrigerator, TV, bathroom tile and a washer and dryer. I recently talked to our road superintendent whose shed is near my house. I noticed a refrigerator in front of the building and asked him what ditch he hauled that out of. He said it just showed up in front of the building one day. At least he didn’t have to dig it out of a ditch.

 

[ddbackhoe]

Calling a company and getting Habib from Bangladesh that I can barely understand. And my biggest peeve is expecting me to call a man dressed like a woman maam and not sir. Which I will not do. I did it the other day and the tranny got mad and I said “chill out sir, why are you yelling at me sir”…….. I enjoyed that very much.

 

[Thall303]

Calling a company and getting Habib from Bangladesh that I can barely understand. And my biggest peeve is expecting me to call a man dressed like a woman maam and not sir. Which I will not do. I did it the other day and the tranny got mad and I said “chill out sir, why are you yelling at me sir”…….. I enjoyed that very much.

“But sir, I speak English well…..if a response is written on card company gave me”

 

[scootr]

Slow and equally bad drivers probably irritate me the most.
Followed by any slow driver that cannot pull over to let a bunch of people stuck behind them go by.

 

[ddbackhoe]

“But sir, I speak English well…..if a response is written on card company gave me”

ask them for local time and mailing zip code, that can be fun

 

[scootr]

ask them for local time and mailing zip code, that can be fun

I had this problem once. I could only partially understand the 'english' I was hearing. I finally asked the person what country they were in. They told me and I asked if I could speak with somebody in America... low and behold they put me thru to Denver CO - that person I could understand easily !

 

[WinterDeere]

I really don't have a problem with getting a foreigner when I call a company, it's not their fault, and you shouldn't treat them badly. They're just some poor schlep trying to put food on the table for their family, just like you. Blame the company, don't take it out on some poor employee who's probably in a worse situation than you are.

But I'm with scootr on slow drivers, particularly those irrational ones who get irritated and tailgate me at high speed, after I pass them for going to slow. If you want to go slow, that's fine, it's your business. But don't get irritated when people who don't want that end up safely passing you.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Pre existing is just insurance term. the condition was around longer than the insurance

Maybe that's where it started, but the first time I read it was someone using a "pre-existing hole" in a firewall to run a wire through.

I remember thinking that it'd be easier to use an existing hole than one that used to be there.

 

[Oaktree]

That's actually quite common on Interstate 30 headed south between Hot Springs and Arkadelphia.

The slow lane is rough and will beat the daylights out of you. So the truckers will camp out in the hammer lane and impede traffic.

I-81 thru Virginia same thing, except the road condition is just fine both lanes. Actually there it's not just (or even particuarly) the truckers...left lane hogging seems to just be accepted practice there.

I had this problem once. I could only partially understand the 'english' I was hearing. I finally asked the person what country they were in. They told me and I asked if I could speak with somebody in America... low and behold they put me thru to Denver CO - that person I could understand easily !

Doesn't always help. Plenty of call center employees in the U.S. seem to have such heavy regional accents they're equally hard to communicate with. I suppose to them it's the same way dealing with customers from other parts of the country with their regional accents.

 

[Dftodd]

I-81 thru Virginia same thing, except the road condition is just fine both lanes. Actually there it's not just (or even particuarly) the truckers...left lane hogging seems to just be accepted practice there.

Doesn't always help. Plenty of call center employees in the U.S. seem to have such heavy regional accents they're equally hard to communicate with. I suppose to them it's the same way dealing with customers from other parts of the country with their regional accents.

Left Lang hogging in general happens on 40 west from Little Rock To Conway.

With the added bonus of the idiot hogging the left lane, 10 under the speed limit, and slamming on their brakes anytime someone starts creeping up on them

 

[bigtiller]

People that ask and answer their own questions during an interview.

 

[Thomas]

Dumb@ss drivers no common sense!!!

 

[scootr]

People that order parts they have no business touching.
People that don't update their Paypal or CC address when they move.
People that don't try to think for themselves.
People

 

[Eagle1]

People

There it is -- the root of all peeves

 

[scootr]

People who lie or cackle or worse, both.

 

[JasperFrank]

Wakeboarding and Wakeboarding boats. Not only are they designed to create the biggest wake possible, they also often include massive speaker systems, pumping out the the most annoying music conceivable.

When there are two, or three, on a lake, each playing their own sound systems, It gives me a headache. They've ruined any chance of a peaceful outing on any of the once serene, and beautiful lakes we have in Oregon.

Jet-skies and Wave Runners are a close second. Some pilots know the rules of navigation, and are responsible, but most, around here, don't have a clue. And after having picked out the perfect spot on the lake shore for a picnic, there will come a jet-skier, right in front of you, and will then chase their own wakes, in circles, for 45 minutes. "Wamp.. wamp.. waaaaamp... wamp, wamp, waaamp, waaaaaamp, wamp, waaaaaaamp," till they run low on gas, then 10 minutes of silence, and then, it starts all over again.

 

[dodge man]

George Carlin said “anybody driving slower than me is an idiot, anybody driving faster is a maniac”. That seems to be the consensus on this forum, but I admit it ticks me off when someone is driving the exact same speed.

 

[bmg88201]

It peeves me off when I drive 70 (the speed limit is 75) in the slow right hand lane on the interstate and people ride my ass. There are two other lanes to use dang it !!!

 

[jaxs]

George Carlin said “anybody driving slower than me is an idiot, anybody driving faster is a maniac”. That seems to be the consensus on this forum, but I admit it ticks me off when someone is driving the exact same speed.

Smart man that George. Make's me believe these folks are complaining about one another.

 

[Jstpssng]

People that throw junk out along country roads. I’m not talking fast food bags, I’m talking junk. I’ve seen the following along the roadsides in my area, couch, easy chair, refrigerator, TV, bathroom tile and a washer and dryer. I recently talked to our road superintendent whose shed is near my house. I noticed a refrigerator in front of the building and asked him what ditch he hauled that out of. He said it just showed up in front of the building one day. At least he didn’t have to dig it out of a ditch.

A few years ago one of our contractors made a parts run and found a couch on the woods road which hadn't been there when they went to work in the morning. They contacted the forester in charge, who called the local Forest Ranger. He dug through the cushions and found an envelope with an address on it... the guy had driven over thirty miles to dump it. Yet 12 hours later it came back like a bad check... along with a summons and fine to pay.