Pet Peeves

MikeS said:
Those little white strips of paper packaged in the foil on Hershey's Kisses, every little one. They get everywhere. AND are hard to pick up. You almost need tweezers or pointed pliers. What are they FOR?? I hate 'em. A pox on them Hershey people that put those things in.
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Buy Wilbur Buds. Way better and no wrappers at all. Hershey's chocolate sucks.
 
denverpilot said:
Buy Wilbur Buds. Way better and no wrappers at all. Hershey's chocolate sucks.
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Never heard of 'em.

Wikipedia:

Wilbur buds predate Hershey Kisses and are far above Kisses in quality.

Cargill plans to close the Wilbur Chocolate Factory in early 2016.

POA is the most informative forum I've stumbled across.
 
masloki said:
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.
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Don't buy the beer. And as far out in the country as I am, I still have options for TV, phone and internet. I don't have all the options I want, but that is an economic factor that by the time they ran the fiber to my house I wouldn't pay the price for it.

Peeve - posting something here and then having people go down a rabbit hole over something stupid that isn't even related.
 
Captain said:
I've never understood why 1st and business WANT to board first. Why would you want to be in that tube longer? The last person to board Air Force One isn't the press corps...its the POTUS.
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They want their 'free' booze, and more importantly, that overhead space before the animals begin boarding. Commuted 24 years and saw it every time, some of the 1st class passengers standing in line an hour before boarding begins, ready to go board. :dunno:
 
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gprellwitz said:
Along the lines of the bathroom peeve, people who walk out of the bathroom without having washed their hands. I always want to call after them in a loud voice "you know that the soap and water are provided for free, don't you? "
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Especially at a restaurant AND they're employees. :eek::nono:
 
Left lane drivers on the interstate that drive the speed limit and feel they don't need to get out of the way 'cause then you'd be speeding, thereby saving you a speeding ticket. I recall years ago a guy was doing that in NC on I95 and wouldn't move over. The driver behind was none other than Richard Petty, so Richard gave him a love tap to 'move him'. Hey it's just rubbin' & racin'! :)
 
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Captain said:
I've never understood why 1st and business WANT to board first. Why would you want to be in that tube longer? The last person to board Air Force One isn't the press corps...its the POTUS.
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First class used to be in the back of the plane on the Connies. Loading them first made good sense with that set up -- and I think the practice just never changed.

I always chuckle as we snake past all those lounge chair first class folks, as a hundred people stick their butts in their faces. Doesn't seem very "first class", to me.
 
mscard88 said:
Left lane drivers on the interstate that drive the speed limit and feel they don't need to get out of the way 'cause then you'd be speeding, thereby saving you a speeding ticket. I recall years ago a guy was doing that in NC on I95 and wouldn't move over. The driver behind was none other than Richard Petty, so Richard gave him a love tap to 'move him'. Hey it's just rubbin' & racin'! :)
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Seriously, if you do that here you get run over. Although on the other hand, if there is a lane open, I'll just pass using it and it doesn't put me out that much.
 
People that think they're better then someone else because where they live. OK so you live in a Aurora... Well you're here in Toledo know sweetheart and we get paid the same amount.
 
I don't think I could live in a Aurora, the flashing lights would drive me nuts.
 
That's funny that she'd be uppity about it. I can tell you where Toledo is, but Aurora? Is that in Illinois somewhere?
 
Sac Arrow said:
Seriously, if you do that here you get run over. Although on the other hand, if there is a lane open, I'll just pass using it and it doesn't put me out that much.
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Well Richard doesn't live where you live now does he, so he has that going for him! :yes:
 
Jeff Gordon? He's actually from California but spent a number of years in Indiana getting establish in racing. Now he lives in NYC, probably Charlotte area too, and I'm sure one or more places as he and his wife both have some $$$$.

Great racer and a true compassionate gentleman.
 
saracelica said:
People that think they're better then someone else because where they live. OK so you live in a Aurora... Well you're here in Toledo know sweetheart and we get paid the same amount.
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You're in Spain?
 
mscard88 said:
Jeff Gordon? He's actually from California but spent a number of years in Indiana getting establish in racing. Now he lives in NYC, probably Charlotte area too, and I'm sure one or more places as he and his wife both have some $$$$.

Great racer and a true compassionate gentleman.
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I'm from Indiana but I didn't grow up there. Jeff Gordon is truly a gentleman and someone you would like to associate with. A classy guy and a role model. I wish him well in his retirement.
 
Sac Arrow said:
I'm from Indiana but I didn't grow up there. Jeff Gordon is truly a gentleman and someone you would like to associate with. A classy guy and a role model. I wish him well in his retirement.
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He's just retiring from full time Cup racing. He'll be in the broadcast booth next year.

Hopefully he's replacing both the Waltrip brothers, especially Michael. No more "boogie boogie let's go racin' boys" crap! Respect and admire Darrell but that phrase is tired. :mad2:
 
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mscard88 said:
He's just retiring from full time Cup racing. He'll be in the broadcast booth next year.

Hopefully he's replacing both the Waltrip brothers, especially Michael. No more "boogie boogie let's go racin' boys" crap! Respect and admire Darrell but that phrase is tired. :mad2:
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Yeah it was a pretty big deal when he raced at the Toyota Save Mart 400 at Sears Point this year. Last race at his home track.
 
People that jump around on three or four different stations at the gym, expecting them all to be left free.

I don't care if people do "supersets" and alternate stations, but if you walk away from your machine or bench, you can wait in line like the rest of us if it gets taken while you're busy with other things.

I go set up the reverse fly machine, dude from several machines down walks over.

dude: "Mind if I do one last set" in a gruff, rhetorical tone of voice as to imply "you're an ahole for taking my machine."

me: "I didn't realize that you were still using it" in a gruff, declarative tone of voice as to imply "you're an ahole for... no..., you're probably an ahole in general."
 
Sac Arrow said:
People that jump around on three or four different stations at the gym, expecting them all to be left free.

I don't care if people do "supersets" and alternate stations, but if you walk away from your machine or bench, you can wait in line like the rest of us if it gets taken while you're busy with other things.

I go set up the reverse fly machine, dude from several machines down walks over.

dude: "Mind if I do one last set" in a gruff, rhetorical tone of voice as to imply "you're an ahole for taking my machine."

me: "I didn't realize that you were still using it" in a gruff, declarative tone of voice as to imply "you're an ahole for... no..., you're probably an ahole in general."
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I'm thinking he's bigger than you. Otherwise, "You bet. I'll be done in a few."
 
Gerhardt said:
I'm thinking he's bigger than you. Otherwise, "You bet. I'll be done in a few."
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Oh, I could have taken him, but it just wasn't important enough of an issue to get in a squabble over. It wasn't like he was trying to move in on one of my Asian chicks or something.
 
back to pet peeves ...

"it is what it is."

and

ending every sentence with "you know?"


both of which my wife has started using ...

Dear Abby,
How do I correct this? It's driving me bonkers, you know?
Frustrated.

Dear Frustrated,
It is what it is, you know?
Abby
 
gkainz said:
back to pet peeves ...
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We could have a whole separate thread about pet peeves of things that wives do.

Mine chews ice. Never mind the $8,500 dental work we paid for out of pocket just a few years ago.

And sets glasses of ice water on every piece of wood furniture we own.

And her foot is either ALWAYS on the gas or the brake. The light can be 200 ft in front of her and she won't coast - it's on the gas until she's 50 ft in front of the light, then she brakes hard.

She is oblivious to pot holes.

She'll eat all but one bowl full of cereal from a box, never touch the box again but instead open other boxes of cereal. She's never finished a box of cereal in her life.

She spends a fortune on groceries she SHOULD eat, but never does. It drives me crazy to watch fresh vegetables and meat rot in the refrigerator because she never has the appetite to actually eat the healthy food she bought.


Opens the refrigerator/freezer for minutes at a time to browse.

Will run out of TP, toothpaste, deodorant, Ajax, etc. in her bathroom and will raid my bathroom. So here I am fat, dumb and happy, thinking I've got spare TP under the vanity...well, we won't go there.

Makes me always be the bad guy to the kids. She's the softie they LOVE. Has never said a harsh word to them. I'm just the hardass who makes them do their homework, chorse, brush their teeth, etc.

Sorry, didn't aim to hog the thread like this.
 
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Gerhardt said:
We could have a whole separate thread about pet peeves of things that wives do.
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And her foot is either ALWAYS on the gas or the brake. The light can be 200 ft in front of her and she won't coast - it's on the gas until she's 50 ft in front of the light, then she brakes hard.
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Hmmm, is that a female thing? I don't see Danica Patrick driving like that ... Oh wait, maybe I do ???
My wife does it, too. On the other hand, I'm sure she could come up with a list of things I do that really irritates her, too, so ... "Sorry, honey. Love you!" :)
 
When you pop a handful of chocolate covered nuts into your mouth only to discover they're really chocolate covered raisins. *spit* blech!
 
People who are always late, especially at my flight school. You take away from my student's time and you back up the rest of the day.
 
gkainz said:
back to pet peeves ...

"it is what it is."

and

ending every sentence with "you know?"


both of which my wife has started using ...

Dear Abby,
How do I correct this? It's driving me bonkers, you know?
Frustrated.

Dear Frustrated,
It is what it is, you know?
Abby
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"It is what it is" is a great saying. I use it often, not enough to be over the top. Maybe once every 3 days. But it drives the point home, don't worry about what you can't control.

Ending with 'You know" and using the word "like" like 4 times per sentence, like totally, like sux.
 
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