What is some of your Pet Peeve's

[BravoXray]

I feel the same way about kids. I once walked into the local general store/pizza place where the clerk had her kid behind the counter and was telling everyone "She has mono, and we THINK she's contagious."
It didn't go over well when I told her that if her kid was sick she had no business being behind the counter...

I repeat my contention that some people are idiots, and this proves it.
Should have called the health department.

 

[1 Old Man]

Nothing is better than a GSD! It was two years ago today I had to have mine put down. Best girl ever!

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I've had several GSD in my lifetime. I put my last one down 9yr ago. I thought I'd never want another dog. She was great with kids, let them crawl all over her, very gentle. All bark, no bite to alert. It was so gut
wrenching. I'll admit I sobbed in the Vet parking lot..... anyway, my wife has wanted a farm dog so we went
looking and found a GSD pup. Currently 4 mo. old, and other than a few poops in the wrong area, she's been a joy. I have young grand kids, and my adult children have dogs, so socialization is mandatory. She's a sweetie, smart, and she knows who Daddy is (the guy that spoils her). Just 1 Old Man having fun in the
silver years.

 

[jyoutz]

And I've seen more than one mean Lab. But, I've found that although breed type plays a small role, the responsibility of a dog with good behavior is entirely on the owner. I've seen mean mini poodles as well as Rotts and Pits that were nothing but scratch my tummy babies. Part of the problem is people buying dogs they (the people) are not suited for. Lack the knowledge, energy or time to spend to properly train and socialize their dogs. I won't get into a what breed is best debate because we all know the GSD is the best dog known to mankind ........

Not sure about that. On the 8th day, God created the Australian Shepherd.

 

[1 Old Man]

I think we'll have to disagree on this. I'll believe you, if you say you've met a mean lab, but I'll insist this is a very rare occurrence. On the flip side, I've only been bit by three dogs in my life, and all three were rottweilers. Can't be a coincidence, given the many hundreds (thousands?) of dogs I've crossed in 50 years.

And watching the local Philly news, I could put money on "Pitbull" every time they tease a story about a dog attacking a kid, and win probably more than 19 times out of 20.

The last mean Lab was one of my brothers dogs. I've even been hunting with the dog. He bit my daughter. My brother got rid of the dog to a guy that had a farm and no kids.
Sorry, it seems Rotts and you don't mix.
I'm not a fan or enemy of Rotts or Pit Bulls or Stafordshire Terriers etc My point was I have personally scratched the belly of Rotts and Pits (among others) and found SOME to be quite docile. Labs, poodles, prince charles spaniels, chihuahua all can bite.
The Pit Bull news attack stories are awful. But again, look at the owners. Major lack of training and major
lack of proper containment and socialization.. Especially if their Pit is that crazy SOB the owner can't control.
I want you to enjoy your Lab. I've been around lots of good Labs. Lots of good hunting dogs. Have fun with yours.

 

[1 Old Man]

Not sure about that. On the 8th day, God created the Australian Shepherd. View attachment 876479

And that Sir is one good looking dog! I bet she's a mess and lots of fun energy.

 

[jyoutz]

And that Sir is one good looking dog! I bet she's a mess and lots of fun energy.

Thank you. He’s a lot of fun and energy, but very obedient and smart. I can talk to him and tell him what I want him to do and he understands.

 

[redman135]

Re post 1069 about people camping om your tail and refusing to overtake. My nephews and nieces (20-30) are like that, and thier mother reconns it is a generational thing. She says our (age 50 to boomers) generation won't dwaddle. We over take at the first oppurtunity.

 

[Oaktree]

I travel all over the state every week for work and I would say my biggest peaves, at least while driving are the people that camp out in the left lane on the highways, not letting people pass which almost always creates traffic backups and mass frustration. On the two lanes its people that cannot maintain a steady speed, I dont need to go fast but I just want to be able to not have to keep slowing down for people that either dont use cruise control or have no clue how to keep a steady pace. Oh yeah, one more....truckers. I know Ill catch hate for this but they are by far the most inconsiderate and often times dangerous drivers on the road.

I dunno, most professional drivers I've seen haven't fit that category at all. Worst thing is on a hill when one truck is trying to pass another, but is only going .5 mph faster so it takes forever to get by.

As far as camping out in the left lane, for whatever reason drivers in Virginia (at least on I-85) seem to be the biggest offenders. Don't see it anywhere near as much in other states.

The only thing worse than being stuck behind a slow driver, is not being the first in the line, with drivers ahead who are afraid or unwilling to pass. I will occasionally pass the slow driver and the car stuck behind him, if I'm the third in line, but I'm usually driving something of higher than average horsepower.

Or the jerks that speed up when you try to pass them. Most of the 2 lane roads here aren't straight enough to pass multiple vehicles.

 

[Oaktree]

If you have a couple of 80 lb. dogs chewing on your limbs and knock you to the ground and start snapping at your throat, I bet you will figure it out.

Nothing quite that bad, but I got chewed up pretty bad by a neighbor's dog when I was 12 or so, enough to require stitches. To this day I go into fullscale panic when one jumps up on me.
More than once have I been walking or riding a bike on a public road and had someone's dog come tearing out towards me. Not very reassuring when the owner says something to the effect that the worse it would do was lick me to death. Uhhh, thanks but no thanks.

 

[kozal01]

I dunno, most professional drivers I've seen haven't fit that category at all. Worst thing is on a hill when one truck is trying to pass another, but is only going .5 mph faster so it takes forever to get by.

I think the problem is that in recent years the hiring practices for trucking has been laxed and I see the results of it daily. Not so profesional anymore. I drove truck in the military, drove all over the US other countries so I have a bit of experience to back up my opinion that they are some of the worst drivers on the road today, at least around here.

 

[Jstpssng]

Or the jerks that speed up when you try to pass them

Illegal in most states, but it would be a hard law to enforce.

To this day I go into fullscale panic when one jumps up on me

I don't tolerate that. If somebody can't control their dog then I will. If they have a collar on I hook my thumb in it and drag them down: otherwise I put my knee up to keep them from jumping. Worse case scenario get your hand on their muzzle and push, but I prefer not to do that. It isn't their fault they have an idiot for an owner.

 

[bigtiller]

Illegal in most states, but it would be a hard law to enforce.

I don't tolerate that. If somebody can't control their dog then I will. If they have a collar on I hook my thumb in it and drag them down: otherwise I put my knee up to keep them from jumping. Worse case scenario get your hand on their muzzle and push, but I prefer not to do that. It isn't their fault they have an idiot for an owner.

That was my intension many years ago with our 6 month lab/mix. But I missed my aim and she got back-handed on the nose. That accident was all it took, she never put her paws on another person.

 

[Jstpssng]

That was my intension many years ago with our 6 month lab/mix. But I missed my aim and she got back-handed on the nose. That accident was all it took, she never put her paws on another person.

My first dog liked to jump and as mentioned before I took her a lot of places to socialise her. I learned to step on her lead when somebody approached her, holding her paws onto the floor. She was smart and didn't take long to catch on. Yet for the rest of her life when somebody approached her while on lead she would jerk, as if she was jumping against the leash.

 

[WinterDeere]

I think the problem is that in recent years the hiring practices for trucking has been laxed and I see the results of it daily. Not so profesional anymore.

Got to see some of that just this morning, after seeing a tri-axle pulling a heavy trailer hit a parked car on a straight stretch of street in town. Looked like the dude wasn’t even going to going to stop, until a few residents got in front of him, and reminded him that his boss’s business name was printed big and bold on the side of his truck.

 

[kozal01]

Got to see some of that just this morning, after seeing a tri-axle pulling a heavy trailer hit a parked car on a straight stretch of street in town. Looked like the dude wasn’t even going to going to stop, until a few residents got in front of him, and reminded him that his boss’s business name was printed big and bold on the side of his truck.

That's crazy. They forget they are in huge mobile billboards usually.

 

[deserteagle71]

I think the problem is that in recent years the hiring practices for trucking has been laxed and I see the results of it daily. Not so profesional anymore. I drove truck in the military, drove all over the US other countries so I have a bit of experience to back up my opinion that they are some of the worst drivers on the road today, at least around here.

Keep in mind that some years ago the US signed an agreement with our neighboring countries to honor the credentials their commercial vehicles/drivers have when they cross over into the US. So the rules/laws/training we require for US drivers do not apply to those coming over from Mexico or Canada. Had several discussion about this when I was still working and had to interact with drivers coming out of Canada. So many of them couldn't read or speak English - no idea how they managed to navigate without being able to read road signs!

 

[kozal01]

Keep in mind that some years ago the US signed an agreement with our neighboring countries to honor the credentials their commercial vehicles/drivers have when they cross over into the US. So the rules/laws/training we require for US drivers do not apply to those coming over from Mexico or Canada. Had several discussion about this when I was still working and had to interact with drivers coming out of Canada. So many of them couldn't read or speak English - no idea how they managed to navigate without being able to read road signs!

Yeah good point. Many of the drivers I encounter shouldn't even be allowed to drive a passenger vehicle, let alone a multi ton tractor/ trailer. Its scary how bad some of them are.

 

[WinterDeere]

Yeah good point. Many of the drivers I encounter shouldn't even be allowed to drive a passenger vehicle, let alone a multi ton tractor/ trailer. Its scary how bad some of them are.

I'm no expert, but I've done a bit of reading on this and have watched many YouTube videos posted by truckers in recent years, talking about how atrocious the pay has become. Due to so many big companies taking over from mostly independent contractors, the drivers are getting pinched from both sides. After paying their fuel, maintenance, insurance and licensing fees, and then seeing how they get screwed on hours waiting to load and unload, it's not a very good way to support a family, as it had been in the past.

I think the yearly turnover has gone as high as 80% in recent years, which was never the case a generation ago. Whatever the true number is, when the majority of your workforce is new people every year, there's no chance to build the experience and tribal knowledge needed to create safe and knowledgeable operators.

I've been vehemently anti-union my entire life, believing any good they've done is in the distant past, no longer applicable today. But truckers are one group that could maybe change my mind, on all of that.

 

[Jstpssng]

I could be mistaken, but believe that part of the problem with truckers is caused by Amazon et.al. and their offering such quick deliveries. That, coupled with the recent increase in online shopping helps put the squeeze on them. Add e-logs to that and there is no practical way to make up time lost in construction zones or other delays.
Plus the above caused the increase in demand for truckers, leading to more green drivers.

 

[JasperFrank]

A non-commercial driver's license is just too easy to get these days in the USA.
In Germany and Britain, it is akin to getting a pilot's license, and people routinely have to retake the examine to pass: which is expensive.
Since deregulation of the trucking industry, Which Carter did -Motor Carrier Act of 1980 : I've, witnessed, and some how survived, but seen drivers that had no business driving a 50 foot tractor-trailer. Big RVs need a Class C. Or something equivalent to that. Truck drivers need to be held to Class A. Even if they are coming up from Mexico or down from Canada. I've seen so any trucks just shed tires, and not give a damn, if there isn't an inspection/weight station on their route. No one likes government over cite. At least most don't on this site. But, I think this was a failure. I don't trust following any Semi any more. And I've loaded many a trailer with gaylords and a forklift. And no one cared at all about possible shifting loads or internal straps.