Pet Peeves

SCCutler said:
I slept for nine hours (!) straight on a flight from DFW to Melbourne. I was pretty tired.

Thought my legs would never work again.

That's a LONG flight.
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We flew back from Vienna yesterday. From wake-up call to home was 25 hours, on three flights -- all standard class. Luckily we had a few empty seats in our 777, so we could spread out, but sleep was elusive.

I just got up at 9 AM. It's 5 PM in my head. Do I get coffee, or a beer? lol
 
Jay Honeck said:
We flew back from Vienna yesterday. From wake-up call to home was 25 hours, on three flights -- all standard class. Luckily we had a few empty seats in our 777, so we could spread out, but sleep was elusive.

I just got up at 9 AM. It's 5 PM in my head. Do I get coffee, or a beer? lol
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Throw some liquor of choice in your coffee.
 
Jay Honeck said:
We flew back from Vienna yesterday. From wake-up call to home was 25 hours, on three flights -- all standard class. Luckily we had a few empty seats in our 777, so we could spread out, but sleep was elusive.

I just got up at 9 AM. It's 5 PM in my head. Do I get coffee, or a beer? lol
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Breakfast stout, duh!
 
Jay Honeck said:
Which brings to mind: Why the eff don't those GD seats recline enough so that your head doesn't fall forward when you drift off?
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Because they would have to change the seat spacing in Economy so your seatback wouldn't smack the person behind you.

And yes, the shallow reclining seatback/attempted sleep experience is miserable. I spent a 14 (17?) hour flight from Shanghai to Atlanta in coach a few years back. 100% suckage.
 
Dear member of the housekeeping staff: The dispenser for the C-fold towels is designed to hold those towels in a loosely stacked manner. If you compress the towels in order to get more of them into the dispenser, the first user will have dig out a stack of 20 towels until the device starts feeding them one by one. That explains the bunch of unused and still stacked papertowels you undoubtedly find in the waste basket every day.
 
Big ones for me at work:

I use a Keurig K-cup coffee maker, and no joke, everytime I go to use it I have to remove the previous persons K-cup. Is it that hard to remove your @#$@ cup after you're done with it?

Coffee cups, etc in the sink at work all filled up with nasty day old water because, the 1 ft distance to the dishwasher is just too much.

Food left in the drain in the sink. You washed out your container of whatever and there are chunks of food stopping the water from draining, but, rather than fish them out you walk away.
 
Caramon13 said:
Big ones for me at work:

I use a Keurig K-cup coffee maker, and no joke, everytime I go to use it I have to remove the previous persons K-cup. Is it that hard to remove your @#$@ cup after you're done with it?

Coffee cups, etc in the sink at work all filled up with nasty day old water because, the 1 ft distance to the dishwasher is just too much.

Food left in the drain in the sink. You washed out your container of whatever and there are chunks of food stopping the water from draining, but, rather than fish them out you walk away.
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Hear, hear!

Because we have a regular coffee-maker, I like finding the pot with 3mm of dreggy coffee in the bottom- like the coffee fairy is gonna show up and make coffee for you? If you're too good to make coffee (and how pathetic is THATt?), at least ask a staff member to make a fresh pot.
 
Weird driving peeves:

It annoys me when a driver in front of me is having a conversation with his or her passenger, turns to look at the passenger and takes his eyes off the road. I can't explain why that bothers me, but it does.

It annoys me when drivers stop at a red light, but two to three car lengths from the car in front of them. That space makes my teeth hurt for some reason.

It annoys me when drivers use ALL of the merge lane, drive to the end of it, stop and wait to be let into traffic. It's the ole "runway behind you" thing and it drives me nuts.

It' annoys me when drivers merge into 60mph traffic while doing 35mph and apply the brakes.

Okay, I'm done. My teeth are starting to hurt.
 
KeithASanford said:
Weird driving peeves:

It annoys me when drivers stop at a red light, but two to three car lengths from the car in front of them. That space makes my teeth hurt for some reason.

It annoys me when drivers use ALL of the merge lane, drive to the end of it, stop and wait to be let into traffic. It's the ole "runway behind you" thing and it drives me nuts.
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On the first one, how about when there's no one in front of them. And you sit there worrying light is not going to trip and you'll be stuck there forever.

On the second one, I'm guilty of this in stop and go traffic. I've spent hours in traffic thinking about this and figure the fairest way for two lanes to merge is for all the cars to do it at the same point (I.e. the end)
 
SCCutler said:
Hear, hear!

Because we have a regular coffee-maker, I like finding the pot with 3mm of dreggy coffee in the bottom- like the coffee fairy is gonna show up and make coffee for you? If you're too good to make coffee (and how pathetic is THATt?), at least ask a staff member to make a fresh pot.
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Yes, absolutely. Leaving an empty pot on a hot burner is annoying too. Just turn the burner off...sheesh.

And for the driving stuff, yes all of that annoys me as well. To expand on the merging thing, I REALLY get my feathers ruffled when someone speeds up along a solid line of traffic (non merge lane) and then cuts off someone to cut into line ahead of all of the other cars that queued up properly.

Not sure who I'm more annoyed at though, the person who did it or the person who let that person in..

Also, a big problem around where I live are scooters/motorcycles that seem unable to go more than 35 MPH that cruise along in the passing lane on a 50-60 MPH highway. Get into the slow lane!
 
OrangeCountyAviation said:
Text messages that say "call me".

That makes me want to call them and say "text me" then hang up.
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Sorry, I can't let this one go.

The text is polite. It's a quiet unobtrusive signal to you that the other party would like to speak to you. They are giving you full control of when.

A phone call, on the other hand, is a loud interruption demanding your attention RIGHT NOW!


I guess people who don't understand that peeve me as I've been looking at that for a week...
 
It annoys me when a driver in front of me is having a conversation with his or her passenger, turns to look at the passenger and takes his eyes off the road. I can't explain why that bothers me, but it does.

Can't say that bothers me. I do it myself. I am not always constantly looking at the road.

It annoys me when drivers stop at a red light, but two to three car lengths from the car in front of them. That space makes my teeth hurt for some reason.

Agreed. And by the same token, it really drives me insane when they wait 2-3 car lengths to go when the light turns green. It's like... dude, the whole reason only two cars got through the signal and there is fifty in line is because of.... you.

It annoys me when drivers use ALL of the merge lane, drive to the end of it, stop and wait to be let into traffic. It's the ole "runway behind you" thing and it drives me nuts.

Okay. I can't go with you there. On the contrary, the whole traffic merge thing works best when all cars merge at the merge point. Otherwise, someone merges early leaving a bunch of space in front of them, and then a big line of cars proceeds to the right up to the merge point. No bueno.

It' annoys me when drivers merge into 60mph traffic while doing 35mph and apply the brakes.

Yes, and the brake thing notwithstanding, we have these metering lights on the onramps that require you to accelerate from a dead stop in to 80 mph traffic, immediately. It's a real problem if you get stuck behind a big truck. And it's a real problem for the big truck. And it's a real problem for the 80 mph traffic. We get gnarly accidents caused that way.
 
Sac Arrow said:
It annoys me when drivers use ALL of the merge lane, drive to the end of it, stop and wait to be let into traffic. It's the ole "runway behind you" thing and it drives me nuts.

Okay. I can't go with you there. On the contrary, the whole traffic merge thing works best when all cars merge at the merge point. Otherwise, someone merges early leaving a bunch of space in front of them, and then a big line of cars proceeds to the right up to the merge point. No bueno.
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There's two situations and both should be handled differently.

A. Traffic is flowing. In that instance you stay in your merge lane until you match traffic speed and merge before the lane runs out.

B. Traffic is backed up. In that case you stay in you lane exchanging glances of "what r ya gonna do?" with the guy next to you while you inch along. The correct merge point is at the end when the two lanes merge.
 
KeithASanford said:
It annoys me when drivers use ALL of the merge lane, drive to the end of it, stop and wait to be let into traffic. It's the ole "runway behind you" thing and it drives me nuts.
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Sam D said:
On the second one, I'm guilty of this in stop and go traffic. I've spent hours in traffic thinking about this and figure the fairest way for two lanes to merge is for all the cars to do it at the same point (I.e. the end)
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Sac Arrow said:
Okay. I can't go with you there. On the contrary, the whole traffic merge thing works best when all cars merge at the merge point. Otherwise, someone merges early leaving a bunch of space in front of them, and then a big line of cars proceeds to the right up to the merge point. No bueno.
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The object of the merge lane is to use the lane to find your way over BEFORE the end. The merge lane is NOT for coasting to the end and then requiring someone to let you in. Coasting to the end is wasting the lane, not using it properly.

The "zipper merge" is obviously the best solution.
 
Umph, just thought of another peeve,

Tolls. Worlds least efficient way to collect a tax. You have to hire people, build structures, build extra road, and make everyone stop. I said on another thread all that lost inertia could power a rocket to orbit every ten seconds and I bet I'm close if not way under.

Speed passes help some but introduce a whole new set of complexity and problems. If I were in charge I'd ban 'em.
 
KeithASanford said:
Weird driving peeves:

It annoys me when a driver in front of me is having a conversation with his or her passenger, turns to look at the passenger and takes his eyes off the road. I can't explain why that bothers me, but it does.
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Yes! Even worse is riding with one of these people.

I once worked with a guy who absolutely could not talk without looking at his subject. It was freaking terrifying to drive with him, as he went off into the gravel or crossed the center line.

It was the weirdest thing -- almost as if he thought sound waves wouldn’t travel without visual assistance.
 
Captain said:
There's two situations and both should be handled differently.

A. Traffic is flowing. In that instance you stay in your merge lane until you match traffic speed and merge before the lane runs out.

B. Traffic is backed up. In that case you stay in you lane exchanging glances of "what r ya gonna do?" with the guy next to you while you inch along. The correct merge point is at the end when the two lanes merge.
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Okay. I can go with that.

KeithASanford said:
The object of the merge lane is to use the lane to find your way over BEFORE the end. The merge lane is NOT for coasting to the end and then requiring someone to let you in. Coasting to the end is wasting the lane, not using it properly.

The "zipper merge" is obviously the best solution.
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I was advocating the zipper merge, actually.
 
Captain said:
Umph, just thought of another peeve,

Tolls. Worlds least efficient way to collect a tax. You have to hire people, build structures, build extra road, and make everyone stop. I said on another thread all that lost inertia could power a rocket to orbit every ten seconds and I bet I'm close if not way under.

Speed passes help some but introduce a whole new set of complexity and problems. If I were in charge I'd ban 'em.
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lol! Amen.

When I worked for the Chicago Tribune, one of the favorite pass times downtown was to ***** about the traffic. Being from Wisconsin, where freeways ran freely, I would usually suggest removing the toll booths that stopped 16 lanes of traffic in order to collect 40 cents. It was obviously the root cause of 90% of their traffic woes.

They would look at me like I had three heads. It was simply beyond their experience to imagine a highway system without extortion.

Reason #2,134 to despise Chicago.
 
Captain said:
Umph, just thought of another peeve,

Tolls. Worlds least efficient way to collect a tax. You have to hire people, build structures, build extra road, and make everyone stop. I said on another thread all that lost inertia could power a rocket to orbit every ten seconds and I bet I'm close if not way under.

Speed passes help some but introduce a whole new set of complexity and problems. If I were in charge I'd ban 'em.
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I'm anti toll and anti paid parking as well. I will walk seven blocks before I will put fifty cents in a parking meter, just out of principal. To me parking is a god given right. The way I look at it, if you can't give me a place to park, you don't need my business.
 
Flights to/from NC last week brought to mind a number of pet peeves.

1. People who hog chairs in the terminal. Sit in one chair, put their purse/laptop/carry-on in another. Not saving the seats, just put their stuff there. Even worse are the people who lay sideways in one and put their feet in another.

2. I don't get the whole rushing onto the plane thing. People lined up half an hour before boarding even starts. The plane's not leaving w/o us. I just don't see the hurry.

3. People who feel the need to call someone on their cell the minute the wheels are on the ground, and YELL INTO THE PHONE. They can hear you just fine if you talk at a normal volume.

4. People who are in no hurry to get off the plane, couldn't care less that there are 100 people behind them, waiting on them to take their time getting their carry-on from the overhead. And this happens on every single flight. It's like they have nothing better to do, and there's not one single person left between them and the FA standing at the door waiting to say "buh bye".

5. People who break out their laptops mid flight and expect privacy. I'm bored. I'm going to look.
 
SUpervisor giving an employee who doesn't deserve it an award, then complains about his work everyday for the next month.
 
Gerhardt said:
Flights to/from NC last week brought to mind a number of pet peeves.


2. I don't get the whole rushing onto the plane thing. People lined up half an hour before boarding even starts. The plane's not leaving w/o us. I just don't see the hurry.


4. People who are in no hurry to get off the plane, couldn't care less that there are 100 people behind them, waiting on them to take their time getting their carry-on from the overhead. And this happens on every single flight. It's like they have nothing better to do, and there's not one single person left between them and the FA standing at the door waiting to say "buh bye".
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It's an airplane. This is a pilot forum. Folks here sympathize with wanting to get on and not wanting to get off. The goal is to spend as much time on and near the airplane!

:)
 
Jay Honeck said:
Yes! Even worse is riding with one of these people.

I once worked with a guy who absolutely could not talk without looking at his subject. It was freaking terrifying to drive with him, as he went off into the gravel or crossed the center line.

It was the weirdest thing -- almost as if he thought sound waves wouldn’t travel without visual assistance.
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This is especially when they're swerving! Okay, so I'm not crazy...
 
The FAA doesn't regulate carry ons...its up to the airline. Some airlines charge for carry ons and in that case it's a revenue stream.

However, society has set up rules. A woman's purse doesn't count. That would be sexist. Since women get purses men are allowed a laptop bag. Both are not counted as carry ons. Also, diaper bags get a pass for OBVIOUS reasons.

So, roller boards, backpacks and the like are what are considered carry ons. The whole thing only became an issue when they started to charge for checked bags pushing more luggage upstairs. Airlines that charge for both seem the way to go.
 
Jay Honeck said:
lol! Amen.
Being from Wisconsin, where freeways ran freely, I would usually suggest removing the toll booths that stopped 16 lanes of traffic in order to collect 40 cents.

Reason #2,134 to despise Chicago.
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Agree, tolls are the worst. Some made up stat said that 80%+ of tolls collected went to collecting tolls. Simply awful.

Disagree, I don't think there is an actual tollway in Chicago city limits, except the Skyway that Daley leased for 99 years to pay some small part of the pension debt, along with the parking meters. Blame crappy government at state level for the tollway mess.

New peeve - mega-corp mergers. AB and InBev, we make crap beer, but need to control 2/3rds of the market to remain viable. How about stop making crap beer? EMC and Dell. Comcast/TWC/AT&T/DirectTV/Dish and whatever content+pipe conglomerate that needs government sanctioned monopolies to remain viable.
 
People who leave the movie theater the second the credits come up. They're only creating an earlier traffic jam. :mad2:

Since the "Avengers" franchise started putting content at the end of the credits, I'm now too paranoid to leave. :D
 
Caramon13 said:
Big ones for me at work:

I use a Keurig K-cup coffee maker, and no joke, everytime I go to use it I have to remove the previous persons K-cup. Is it that hard to remove your @#$@ cup after you're done with it?

Coffee cups, etc in the sink at work all filled up with nasty day old water because, the 1 ft distance to the dishwasher is just too much.

Food left in the drain in the sink. You washed out your container of whatever and there are chunks of food stopping the water from draining, but, rather than fish them out you walk away.
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This Keurig thing is a new thing for our office so I am just learning it. Isn't it a bit too new for a set of etiquette rules to have been developed for it?
 
Sac Arrow said:
This Keurig thing is a new thing for our office so I am just learning it. Isn't it a bit too new for a set of etiquette rules to have been developed for it?
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Honestly it doesn't matter from a workload perspective. Everyone gets theirs or everyone gets the previous users. Either way everyone gets one.

Might actually be better to get the previous one. That way it has a chance to cool.
 
Caramon13 said:
Big ones for me at work:

I use a Keurig K-cup coffee maker, and no joke, everytime I go to use it I have to remove the previous persons K-cup. Is it that hard to remove your @#$@ cup after you're done with it?

Coffee cups, etc in the sink at work all filled up with nasty day old water because, the 1 ft distance to the dishwasher is just too much.

Food left in the drain in the sink. You washed out your container of whatever and there are chunks of food stopping the water from draining, but, rather than fish them out you walk away.
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You just described my life at home. My wife does every single one of those. But add in rinsing dishes on the side of the sink that does not have the garbage disposal.
 
People who put their feet on the dash on road trips, right above the passenger airbag, and the drivers who let them do it.
 
One of my biggest pet peeves is on a busy highway off-ramp where cars line up for hundreds of feet and then some jackass decides he doesn't want to wait and cuts in line right before the exit.

I got into a conversation with some fat a** and her teenage son last week when they tried to cut in front of me. I always have my window open and just motion my arm towards the back if I see anybody in my side mirror pulling up to try and force their way in. I know it irks them like hell, which makes it that much sweeter. This lazy fat a** and her son pulled up next to me and the kid (in pass seat) started giving me **** about why I won't let them in. I said "There's a line, you gotta wait like the rest of us". But the sap behind me let her in, I don't care if it's behind me. There's too many of these do-gooders that will let these a**holes in and that's why it keeps happening. I have a 2015 SUV and I will go bumper to bumper and make them smash into me before I let one of these jokers cut me off. Luckily that has never happened but it's the principle of it.

This line cutting in is actually illegal in NYC, and once in a while there is a NYPD highway patrol cop standing there right at the exit waiting for these chumps. They pull within view, see him, and the smart ones forgo the exit and just keep driving to the next one or whatever. The stupid ones force their way in further up (not right by the exit) but he sees them and promptly asks them to pull over once they get to where he's standing. I LOVE TO SEE THIS!
 
KeithASanford said:
The object of the merge lane is to use the lane to find your way over BEFORE the end. The merge lane is NOT for coasting to the end and then requiring someone to let you in. Coasting to the end is wasting the lane, not using it properly.

The "zipper merge" is obviously the best solution.
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Related to this, and this happens a LOT in the LA area, is people merging on to a freeway who JUST ASSUME others are going to let them in. They merge with their heads straight ahead and come over.

I had someone do that while riding my motorcycle the other day. He just came over and if I hadn't slowed down, he would have hit me. I gave him a "WTF?" hand signal, and made a countersignal that indicated that he thought I should have moved out of his way.

Idiot.

Too bad I don't live in Texas. I would have shot him.
 
On the flip side of these merge issues are the morons who have three lanes wide open to their left and choose to drive in the right lane and not move over as people merge from on-ramps.
 
SCCutler said:
I slept for nine hours (!) straight on a flight from DFW to Melbourne. I was pretty tired.

Thought my legs would never work again.

That's a LONG flight.
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~16 hours, right? So you slept for 9 and still had to find 7 hours worth of stuff to do! That's a LONG flight.
 
I hate it when people stand so close behind me waiting in any line. When the line moves forward I purposely wait just to make the person behind me angry
 
jordane93 said:
I hate it when people stand so close behind me waiting in any line. When the line moves forward I purposely wait just to make the person behind me angry
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I hate it when people stand so far away from the people in front of them waiting in line. If your are in line, GET IN LINE!
 
RalphInCA said:
I hate it when people stand so far away from the people in front of them waiting in line. If your are in line, GET IN LINE!
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I actually find people who get anxious about the space annoying. No offense to you but when I see people start tapping their foot and hyming and hawing I increase the distance. We all get to the front at the exact same time regardless of individual spacing deep in line.
 
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