What is some of your Pet Peeve's

[BleedingOrange]

Have they changed the way they make soup cans lately ? We had 2 can openers that both suddenly couldn,t open a soup can, we bought a new one yesterday, and it isn,t any better than the other two. Kind of a head scratcher.

 

[scootr]

Have they changed the way they make soup cans lately ? We had 2 can openers that both suddenly couldn,t open a soup can, we bought a new one yesterday, and it isn,t any better than the other two. Kind of a head scratcher.

I have a can opener that cuts around the outside. Works great

 

[BleedingOrange]

Looks like it was my mistake. I didn,t realize there was more than one type of cutter. Ours are all the type that cut the inside, not the outside. That will teach me for trying to make my own soup and sandwich. LOL

 

[WinterDeere]

Pet Peeve: "Tough dog" syndrome, or put otherwise, people in populated areas who keep unfriendly dogs. One thing that's popular in some of the rougher Philly 'burbs is Rottweilers and Pitbulls, which serve no purpose other than terrifying friendly neighbors and occasionally mauling a woman or child. And sadly, we see quite a bit of that every year.

You always hear from these owners that it's a "guard dog", which is just stupid. Their brain must be even smaller than their tiny phallus, if they honestly believe any dog (even a Pitbull) is going to stop a full-grown man intending to invade your home. I can stop even the toughest dog in about 2 seconds flat, with a short baseball bat or a 3-foot length of 2x4, so who are we kidding here? If any invader to your home is so badly armed that they cannot handle a dog, then they were never a real danger to you, anyway.

A watch dog is a useful thing, letting you know when trouble is near. But a "guard" dog isn't really guarding you against anything more than your neighbor's 12-year old kid. Our tiny but noisy watch dog is more vigilant than any Pitbull or Rottweiler, she'll let me know if a gnat farts 100 yards away, but she's also kid-safe. She lets us know when anyone is about, which is all I need, as I'm better armed than any dog.

When I was a kid, my parents owned a lab/shepherd mix, which we used to joke was so friendly that she'd just lick any intruder to death. Then one night someone tried breaking into the house, and that dog went full-hostile mode, in a way that really surprised all of us. Dogs are smart, even the normally-friendly ones.

 

[Eagle1]

Pet Peeve: "Tough dog" syndrome, or put otherwise, people in populated areas who keep unfriendly dogs. One thing that's popular in some of the rougher Philly 'burbs is Rottweilers and Pitbulls, which serve no purpose other than terrifying friendly neighbors and occasionally mauling a woman or child. And sadly, we see quite a bit of that every year.

You always hear from these owners that it's a "guard dog", which is just stupid. Their brain must be even smaller than their tiny phallus, if they honestly believe any dog (even a Pitbull) is going to stop a full-grown man intending to invade your home. I can stop even the toughest dog in about 2 seconds flat, with a short baseball bat or a 3-foot length of 2x4, so who are we kidding here? If any invader to your home is so badly armed that they cannot handle a dog, then they were never a real danger to you, anyway.

A watch dog is a useful thing, letting you know when trouble is near. But a "guard" dog isn't really guarding you against anything more than your neighbor's 12-year old kid. Our tiny but noisy watch dog is more vigilant than any Pitbull or Rottweiler, she'll let me know if a gnat farts 100 yards away, but she's also kid-safe. She lets us know when anyone is about, which is all I need, as I'm better armed than any dog.

When I was a kid, my parents owned a lab/shepherd mix, which we used to joke was so friendly that she'd just lick any intruder to death. Then one night someone tried breaking into the house, and that dog went full-hostile mode, in a way that really surprised all of us. Dogs are smart, even the normally-friendly ones.

One dog sure, have 6 from 85 to 150 go full-hostile and the odds change. Even the goofball that likes everyone and everything has that mode.
Besides they are more for the winged and 4 legged intruder, I have the honor of dealing with the 2 legged ones.

Where I live labs can be a meal for some critters, I want dogs that can run in the woods and not be eaten. Even Hogs and Bears avoid confrontations.

 

[Jstpssng]

Dogs have a pack mentality. Make them part of your home and their natural instinct is to protect.

 

[WinterDeere]

One dog sure, have 6 from 85 to 150 go full-hostile and the odds change. Even the goofball that likes everyone and everything has that mode.
Besides they are more for the winged and 4 legged intruder, I have the honor of dealing with the 2 legged ones.

Where I live labs can be a meal for some critters, I want dogs that can run in the woods and not be eaten. Even Hogs and Bears avoid confrontations.

Oh, I get it. Note, my gripe is about people who live in urban or dense suburban neighborhoods, and keep dogs that are more a danger to their neighbors, than a safety for themselves. These people generally have one dog, not six, so the odds are not in their favor.

We had a neighbor who sheltered abused Rottweilers when I was a kid, and they didn't do a great job of always keeping them locked up. I was bitten twice, both times by dogs that really should have been destroyed long before I encountered them, and I was chased from the car to the back door of my own house many times. Some of those Rotties were just not right in the head, after being taken from abusive or neglectful homes.

In the local news, we see regular reports of children being attacked and sometimes permanently disfigured, by stupid neighbors who keep these dogs, without the decency and responsibility to make sure they're trained and secured well enough to prevent these unnecessary accidents. It's criminal, particularly because such a dog really serves no purpose in that environment, as I already laid out.

Heck, a toy poodle is going to let you know when someone is trying to break in. That's when it's time to push the dog aside, and grab your favorite caliber semi-auto. No Pitbull required.

 

[Eagle1]

Dogs have a pack mentality. Make them part of your home and their natural instinct is to protect.

Just watch my wife's self appointed guardian position herself when there are strangers about......

 

[Eagle1]

Oh, I get it. Note, my gripe is about people who live in urban or dense suburban neighborhoods, and keep dogs that are more a danger to their neighbors, than a safety for themselves. These people generally have one dog, not six, so the odds are not in their favor.

We had a neighbor who sheltered abused Rottweilers when I was a kid, and they didn't do a great job of always keeping them locked up. I was bitten twice, both times by dogs that really should have been destroyed long before I encountered them, and I was chased from the car to the back door of my own house many times. Some of those Rotties were just not right in the head, after being taken from abusive or neglectful homes.

In the local news, we see regular reports of children being attacked and sometimes permanently disfigured, by stupid neighbors who keep these dogs, without the decency and responsibility to make sure they're trained and secured well enough to prevent these unnecessary accidents. It's criminal, particularly because such a dog really serves no purpose in that environment, as I already laid out.

Heck, a toy poodle is going to let you know when someone is trying to break in. That's when it's time to push the dog aside, and grab your favorite caliber semi-auto. No Pitbull required.

I quit the rescue part (not knocking it) long ago. I like to raise them with the problem I cause not someone else.
Mine are part of the family and know it.
Do like the Pump with an 8 round tube when in doubt.
I'm far from populated areas

 

[WinterDeere]

Our ever-vigilant watch dog. Amazon drivers never sneak up on this house.

 

[Eagle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1890154005768335445

 

[bigtiller]

Our ever-vigilant watch dog. Amazon drivers never sneak up on this house.

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We had 2 little Maltese dogs, whose bark could wakeup the dead.

 

[ultrarunner]

Sometimes the pits send their owners to the hospital.

As a property manager forbidding companion animals is a quick way to run afoul of the law…

So basically a doctors note supersedes the rental agreement.

Some are encouraged to be anything but friendly…

With legal marijuana the dog of choice are pits.

 

[Jstpssng]

As a property manager forbidding companion animals is a quick way to run afoul of the law…

So basically a doctors note supersedes the rental agreement.

This is a big peeve of mine. Some people really do need a dog. Yet the current status makes it harder for those who legitimately need one.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

My peeve has been pet cans with a pull tab top. Occasionally the tab snaps off but worse yet is top off leaves a razor sharp 1/4" edge around can. It's very hard getting food out and we had a cat years ago with a bleeding tongue from getting food left in can out. Tongue healed eventually but you'd think manufacturers could come up with a better design.
Maybe they should all switch to plastic bowl with foil top.

 

[WinterDeere]

...we had a cat years ago with a bleeding tongue from getting food left in can out. Tongue healed eventually but you'd think manufacturers could come up with a better design.

I did the very same thing to myself last weekend, not my tongue in cat food, but my finger in a grease gun tube. They use the same pull tab design on the larger 14 oz. tubes.

Full story: I had just gotten the last shot I was gonna get out of my 14 oz. grease gun, greasing spindles on the mower, and set it aside to change the cartridge before putting it away. Then I was working on chainsaws next, and when I went to grease a sprocket nose bar, I noticed the little Oregon push greaser I use for greasing nose sprockets was also empty.

"No problem," I think, the amount of leftover grease you throw away with each of those 14 oz. tubes is probably just enough to fill the Oregon push greaser. So, I unscrew the top from the big grease gun and swipe my finger around the inside of the end of the tube to collect up a big glob of the stuff to tuck into the Oregon greaser. Wow, does that semi-sharp burr of aluminum left by tearing off one of those lids do a number on a finger! I'm not sure if grease in the cut helped or hurt, but it healed quick enough.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Ouch!
I've done that too. There should be a better design. There are "pouches" for food, but squeezing it out leaves some. Maybe I'm the only one that cuts the end off of toothpaste tube when it's supposedly empty but still a lot left inside.

 

[Jstpssng]

This is a big piece of mine

Here is another peeve of mine; autocorrect.
I changed "piece" to "peeve" twice, yet it still posted wrong

 

[Oaktree]

I had just gotten the last shot I was gonna get out of my 14 oz. grease gun, greasing spindles on the mower, and set it aside to change the cartridge before putting it away. Then I was working on chainsaws next, and when I went to grease a sprocket nose bar, I noticed the little Oregon push greaser I use for greasing nose sprockets was also empty.

"No problem," I think, the amount of leftover grease you throw away with each of those 14 oz. tubes is probably just enough to fill the Oregon push greaser. So, I unscrew the top from the big grease gun and swipe my finger around the inside of the end of the tube to collect up a big glob of the stuff to tuck into the Oregon greaser.

Or grease guns in general. Almost impossible to replace a cartridge without getting covered with grease. The old tube always seems to stick in the cylinder & putting it all back together is a general PITA, especially with your hands all greasy. As Fuddy noted, there ought to be a better design.
Gotta say, a lock & lube coupler sure does make using it way easier & cleaner!

Here is another peeve of mine; autocorrect.
I changed "piece" to "peeve" twice, yet it still posted wrong

Not just autocorrect, but predictive typing too. I don't have a smartphone so I don't know if either "feature" can be disabled on one, but both are the first things I turn off in a browser or webmail.

 

[Oaktree]

This is a big peeve of mine. Some people really do need a dog. Yet the current status makes it harder for those who legitimately need one.

Depends on your perspective. As someone who doesn't particularly like dogs, it seems every business is going overboard trying to be "dog friendly". I miss the days when you could go to a restaurant, supermarket or even work without someone feeling they need to have their dog with them.