What is some of your Pet Peeve's

[steve tym]

And I thought I was the only one that had zero interest in sports. What a waste of time. Bunch of gay guys run around pat each other on the bum for doing what they get paid millions of dollars to do

 

[mrmikey]

And I thought I was the only one that had zero interest in sports.

Same way here, no interest whatsoever....and I thought I was the only one LOL

 

[Too many Kubotas]

And I thought I was the only one that had zero interest in sports. What a waste of time. Bunch of gay guys run around pat each other on the bum for doing what they get paid millions of dollars to do

I've never understood why people being paid that well had to keep fighting over the same ball.

They really should be able to afford one each.

 

[BleedingOrange]

Ya, or like my blonde friend said, that is a lot of pain they are going thru, just to get a quarter back.

 

[Jstpssng]

This seems like a good time to inject some Archie Campbell humor...

 

[BravoXray]

My pet peeve today ~ companies that send sales ads to my email with an Unsubscribe option. I click on the unsubscribe option but the ads keep coming month after month. Grrr

Or, the unsubscribe link either doesn't work or takes you to their web site where you have to sign up in order to change your email options. Grrrrrr.

They get away with it, even though it violates the CAN-SPAM Act passed in 2003.

 

[BravoXray]

What's worse are the pre-and post-game shows. Dunno about other teams, but the New England Patriots network has a 3 hour pregame show, and a 3 hour postgame show, either one of which is longer than the actual game!

Like you, I have zero interest in sports, but you'd think that 6 hours of jabber would be more than even the most diehard fan could take.

Sounds like all the Notre Dame crap aired around here during football season.
I couldn't give a furry rat's behind for any collegiate or professional sports. After all, it's all about the money, period.

 

[dadohead]

Pet peeve: people mowing grass discharging toward the street with the chute wired up.... gonna hurt somebody someday or worse. Then the same people leave grass spread out onto the street without blowing it back or picking it up.

 

[kozal01]

Pet peeve: people mowing grass discharging toward the street with the chute wired up.... gonna hurt somebody someday or worse. Then the same people leave grass spread out onto the street without blowing it back or picking it up.

Yeah, this drives me nuts. Its mostly the rural areas around here that do that, you'd think farmers would know better.

 

[Jstpssng]

Pet peeve: people mowing grass discharging toward the street with the chute wired up.... gonna hurt somebody someday or worse. Then the same people leave grass spread out onto the street without blowing it back or picking it up.

This is from somebody doing that very thing. I should have stopped but didn't realize the damage at the time. Imagine if this had been a pedestrian or motorcyclist, rather than my truck fender. He was about 70-100 yards away, mowing with the deflector up.

 

[dadohead]

Oh man... I'd be livid.

My brother rides motorbikes and has told me nothing will put you down faster than coming around a corner and having grass clippings in your lane.

 

[mulitweed]

The car that runs ten miles an hour under the speed limit that is until there is a passing lane then they can run ten over , got to be a special place down under for them !

people who pass you then slow down

 

[Jstpssng]

people who pass you then slow down

Or they pull in, slam in the brakes and put on their blinker for a turn into their driveway.
As per the comment you quoted; in most states it's illegal to speed up when somebody is trying to pass. It would be a pretty hard law to enforce though.

 

[bdhsfz6]

Small pneumatic tires!

I must have 50 of 'em on mowers, wheelbarrow, snow thrower, hand truck, gauge wheels, etc. It seems every time I go to use an implement, it has a flat.

I gave up patching tubes and simply replace them with solid or foam filled tires. I've replaced almost half so far, but still have a ways to go. Trouble is, it's getting expensive. I went to wheel the trash can to the curb this morning and BOTH were flat! $70 at home depot to replace them with foam filled tires.

 

[drssg]

Oh man... I'd be livid.

My brother rides motorbikes and has told me nothing will put you down faster than coming around a corner and having grass clippings in your lane.

I've been riding since the early 80s, and that hasn't been a concern for me. If someone is coming around a blind corner that fast, it would probably be a problem if there was a cow or a person in the road. There are no guarantees. Perhaps it's time to slow down?

I've seen more issues with gravel washing out of a driveway and onto the road. Unlike grass, gravel doesn't get blown off the road after a couple of cars go by.

That said, I bought an attachment that allows me to temporarily block grass from coming out of the shute. A guy stopped when I was mowing, and he politely expressed that same concern. It obviously bothers some people, and I don't want to be a bother.

 

[WinterDeere]

 

[Jstpssng]

Any one of those fancy nozzles deserves the same rant. All that they do is jack the price of the can up, while shortening the life of it.
The nozzle in the video is actually one of the better types yet she is right; they work better with a handle on the side of the can.

 

[Runner]

I had to laugh (even though the situation is really a crying shame) when I bought a new 5 gallon gas can the other day at TSC. I picked up the gas can with the non-vented pain-in-the-neck/spill proof spout with my left hand and simultaneously picked the "old style" replacement spout and vent kit off the rack right next to it with my right hand. No looking around or thinking about it, just an automatic, fluid movement.

Come to think of it, maybe this is the way we should be handling a lot of this type of current-day idiocy. Automatic invalidation/and immediate defeat of the BS.

 

[dadohead]

Another example of the EPA run-a-muck. All my cans are No-Spill.

Then I drill a 1/2" hole and install a vent (Amazon) in the can.

The combo work pretty well.

 

[WinterDeere]

Another example of the EPA run-a-muck. All my cans are No-Spill.
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Then I drill a 1/2" hole and install a vent (Amazon) in the can.

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The combo work pretty well.

Other than two old Eagle cans, all of my gas and diesel cans are now that No-Spil brand. They seem to be the only decent one on the market today. Second handle on the back, a spout that actually works, and much thicker plastic than any other brand I can find locally. They also sell the replacement spouts separately.

But I like your vent trick. The vent on the No-Spil brand is better than the rest, but still sometimes gets stuck in suction if you invert the can past 90 degrees. The second vent would totally resolve that.