What is your pet peeve of the day?

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Can't the USPS do one simple thing right? Put the right mail in the right mailbox?
My DW got a jury summons that had been sent registered mail to our mailbox but the USPS mail man (bless his heart) put it in a neighbors mailbox who happened to be out of town. We found it taped to our front door a week after it had been mailed by the neighbor who found it when she returned.
You would think that something that is sent registered or other special type of delivery would have been given a slightly better attention to detail?
 
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Today's complaint - roofers were here to replace shingles but the shingles had not been delivered. No one at the company bothered making sure shingles were delivered on Friday nor were we told to be on the lookout for the order. Distributor is closed today. We are on the schedule now for Wednesday and that is the day we close out on this house.
Bless their hearts!
 
Nightcap said:
Such undue familiarity would be considered impertinent in the Northeast. It's not that we're unfriendly, it just takes us a while for us to decide whether or not we approve of you. [emoji3]
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Yes, I have noticed that when dining in the Northeast!. Kind of makes "sweetie" and "you guys" and "bless your heart" sound sort of, well, ... nice.:LOL: As always, YMMV.
 
GalaxyBoy said:
My Mom used to look at them and say, "I'm NOT your sweetie!" I don't think these young women have any idea that it's offensive to some people to be called "sweetie" by a complete stranger. I've confronted them as nicely as I can manage to be told that "that's just the way I am."...
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Today, as the supermarket checker was giving me my change, she said, "Thank you, my darlin'." I said, "You are so lucky that I'm not GalaxyBoy's mom.;)
 
My pet peeve is when I'm called "young lady". Latest example:
I'm at a local coffee shop - the kind where a coffee costs $5 and each cup is individually crafted by an authentic hipster. Now being a LBYM type, I only go in here like twice a year - when I'm wanting to treat myself, but that's besides the point. My barista, is like 20 years old, sporting many tattoos and an impressive beard. I thank him for the coffee and he says "You're welcome, young lady". This irks me for two reasons a) there's no way in hell I (or anyone else for that matter) is fooled into thinking he really sees me as "young" and b) I've been on this earth long enough to have earned a "ma'am", or even just "you're welcome" without the smarmy bull****.
 
ivorybird said:
My pet peeve is when I'm called "young lady"... I thank him for the coffee and he says "You're welcome, young lady". This irks me for two reasons a) there's no way in hell I (or anyone else for that matter) is fooled into thinking he really sees me as "young" .
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Do you really think he's trying to fool you?
 
Did anyone already mention people that pee on toilet seats? :(
 
travelover said:
Did anyone already mention people that pee on toilet seats? :(
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+1. Is it really that hard to lift the seat? I suspect there's some deep germophobia going on--yet I'll bet a nickel the same jerk touched the slide-lock on the stall door before using the same hand to . . . do everything else. That slide lock is probably the germiest item in the lavatory.
 
samclem said:
--yet I'll bet a nickel the same jerk touched the slide-lock on the stall door before using the same hand to . . . do everything else. That slide lock is probably the germiest item in the lavatory.
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Real men don't need no stinkin' side locks.
 
They don't think they are fooling us. They fancy they are flattering us, which is even worse, because it implies that young is the only good way to be. It's very common, though, so Mr. A. and I just roll with it. He says there are worse things to be called than "young man."

ivorybird said:
My pet peeve is when I'm called "young lady". Latest example:
I'm at a local coffee shop - the kind where a coffee costs $5 and each cup is individually crafted by an authentic hipster. Now being a LBYM type, I only go in here like twice a year - when I'm wanting to treat myself, but that's besides the point. My barista, is like 20 years old, sporting many tattoos and an impressive beard. I thank him for the coffee and he says "You're welcome, young lady". This irks me for two reasons a) there's no way in hell I (or anyone else for that matter) is fooled into thinking he really sees me as "young" and b) I've been on this earth long enough to have earned a "ma'am", or even just "you're welcome" without the smarmy bull****.
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The web "designers" who think that light grey lettering on a white background is easy to read.

Back in the nascent days of DARPA and the alt.rec. web pages, an in-depth study was made of the best color combinations for readability. Scientist poured over the data. The results were analyzed and the conclusions were published and reviewed by peers.

The results were clear (see what I did there ??). Contrast is important. Garish Color Schemes, like red text on a purple background, are for kindergarden coloring books, and heavy-metal band T-shirts.

Black text on a subdued white or grey background. I don't want to stare into a 100 watt light bulb while I'm reading. And I don't want the text burned into my retinas. I think some of these "designers" think that dark text on the screen costs more than light text.
 
Ooh, I have always wanted to add on here. I have two today. People that park in their yards on the grass and people who block the sidewalk with their cars.
 
People who have dogs and don't pick up their poop, especially on the sidewalk for other pedestrians to step on.
 
iloveyoga said:
Ooh, I have always wanted to add on here. I have two today. People that park in their yards on the grass and people who block the sidewalk with their cars.
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Gotta add on to this one. A neighbor had someone working at their house last week. Looked outside and the "worker" was parked in my yard!! Not the yard of the neighbor where he was working, but MY yard! Fortunately for him that neighbor had lost her husband a couple months ago so I didn't want to upset her but I did leave a note in the van.
 
iloveyoga said:
Ooh, I have always wanted to add on here. I have two today. People that park in their yards on the grass and people who block the sidewalk with their cars.
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I have to second this one too. When we first moved here my side of the street has driveways. People with the tank sized SUV's park just enough so they can exit their behemoths and they block the side walk. Well I introduced myself to about 15 of the neighbors . I explained that at the time my 86 year old mother would be unable to navigate her push cart around their illegally parked car. I did get 2 eye rolling incidents. I told them I was just being nice, I could have gone the legal route.
 
iloveyoga said:
Ooh, I have always wanted to add on here. I have two today. People that park in their yards on the grass and people who block the sidewalk with their cars.
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I understand the sidewalk issue but so what if I park on my lawn.

July, 4. My house, 8 cars in the driveway and about 10 cars on the lawn.
Could have had the lawn parkers park in the road and block half of the road but I'm a good neighbor and wouldn't do that.

I have no sidewalks and even better no street lights.
 
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