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Lee Judge's avatar

Man, I'm glad I asked you guys to leave your pet peeves here because after reading what pisses YOU off, now I feel a lot less petty. And I'm solidly in favor of pretty much anything that makes me feel good.

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Doug Kinney's avatar

OK, so what pisses me off are people, especially grocery sackers, who when I say "thank you" reply "no problem". Your damn right it's no problem, it's your job.

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Karen Zeilinger's avatar

Calling a company that has paid a person to answer the phone only to have said person then transfer you to the voice mail of a person they know will be on vacation for a week.

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BitSmith's avatar

It’s “YOUR call.” So I suspect you used “you’re call” just as a test…. 🤪

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bob's avatar

While reading your blog, I'm watching Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers on the tube. Coincidentally, just as I'm reading your lines about Elmore Leonard (whose books I also enjoy though mostly on tape - a couple or more decades ago), the show puts up a picture of Leonard and says a lot of his books have been adapted for the screen and they focus on "Out of Sight", which I haven't seen, but it looks like it's a pretty good movie.

Totally agree with your views on tipping and people standing at concerts (I'd add sports events too - not jumping up for a great play, but standing the whole freakin' game/match.)

And as much as you've indicated your dislike for editors, I'm going to take your bait: it's your call; you're damn right. (That one's for Doug.) [Please don't ban me. :-)]

P.S. I also like the Rathbone/Nigel Bruce SH films (though I'm not old enough to have seen them on their first run).

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Becky Ferguson's avatar

I've read a lot of library books, but marks in them never bothered me. I donate a lot of books to them. I don't write in them, but I can imagine someone marking up their own books, thinking "why not, it's mine", then dying, and their kids seeing the marked-up books, knowing they can't sell them, so they donate them to the library.

One of my pet peeves is getting ketchup without being asked if I want any. No one in my family (2 kids, 2 grandkids) eats ketchup on anything, and we hate it when we are automatically given packets of ketchup. I actually feel guilty throwing them away. What's your address?

But tipping is one of mine, too. If I order groceries, how much to tip the driver? A percentage of the total seems unfair when 2 packs of toilet paper is harder to handle than 2 packs of steaks, and I'm much more likely to order the toilet paper.

My hairdresser used to work for someone else, so I tipped her. Now she is on her own, but I was in the habit, so I still tip her. I'm afraid to stop. Will she shave the back of my head if I do?

My biggest pet peeve is when I go into the local gym and I'm called by my first name by kids who are younger than my grandkids. What happened to Mrs.?

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BitSmith's avatar

PENNIES: totally useless. “9”s (that will be $99.99) People in cars who cross the “do not cross” double line in/out of the carpool lanes.

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John Noel's avatar

Every newscaster in KC pronouncing Bellefontaine (Ave.) as Bell- Fountain! Bellefontaine is NOT BELL FOUNTAIN!!!

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Pamela Gregory's avatar

As a woman of a certain age (about your age, I think....), I get ticked when some merchant or clerk calls me "honey," or "sweetie." Another pet peeve is the shitty editing in books, magazines, websites and, especially, newspapers. However, I do not share my irritation in publicly-owned materials. Although the temptation is still there....

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Tad DeOrio's avatar

People who use checks but don’t remember to get a check until after the cashier is done. It then takes longer than the Checkout to fill out the check and check register and let the cashier check it.

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Jim K's avatar

I get irritated at people who stop in the middle of the doorway. Please, keep moving a few more steps into the entryway so others can come inside. When you stop in the doorway, it becomes just another wall.

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Jack Zupan's avatar

Cool. I remember doing that as a kid. I think I picked that up from a tv commercial in the 50's probably sponsored by Heinz.

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Janice Ellis's avatar

Thank you for making me laugh about all the myopia and insults we encounter in just going through any given day…More importantly, not to take it too seriously.

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Jack Zupan's avatar

Ketchup on fries? I outgrew that in the sixties. Do you put that stuff on your scrambled eggs as well? Finally if you don't get your packets, can't you just go to the fridge and get your own? That is, of course, unless you are not home.

I certainly agree about the tipping for takeout and the computer shaming.

My pet peeve is the asking for rounding up or making a donation to a charity of the corporations choice. I can't get the computer at my grocery self-check out to take my credit card unless I click the button for a donation. Just today McDonald's asked if I wanted to round up for a donation to Ronald McDonald house on my drive through. This seems to be a growing fad among the mega oink corporations these days. I make the choices of organizations I support if any and don't need their help.

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BitSmith's avatar

I have ketchup on scrambled eggs…. ONLY when I’m on vacation/traveling. Not even sure why, but that’s how I roll.

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