What is your pet peeve of the day?

[kgtest]

You're welcome.

Lol. Didnt need a top off on the blinker fluid eh?

 

[Chuckanut]

Here's a timely pet peeve.... Organizations that send us all sorts of tips on the day before Thanksgiving or on Thanksgiving Day itself on how to have a great Thanksgiving. I have received tips today on how to choose a good turkey, a new recipe for cranberry relish, tips on making Thanksgiving decorations from TP cores and left over Halloween candy wrappers, and alternatives to sugar laden yam dishes.

Do these guys think we all wait until the day before or even the day itself to start planning the special meal? (Those of you who are Last Minute Larry/Laura don't have to respond.)

 

[kgtest]

People who merge onto the highway without looking for the 18wheeler coming down the right lane. Forced the rig into my lane by trying to merge in between the tractor and trailer I kid you not. I slam on the brakes as the rig drifts into my lane to avoid being hit. I slow down after whaling the horn and to my surprise the driver is pointing her finger at the semi. I have no idea why she thinks people merging onto the highway have the right of way and semis should move out of the lane for them. Argh. Avoided a property damage claim somehow.

 

[braumeister]

she thinks people merging onto the highway have the right of way

The inability of some people to do a proper merge has bothered me most of my life. But I've become convinced that it's a function of the driver training they received. It's a huge problem in some states, but hardly at all in others. At least that's my observation.

 

[pacergal]

Drivers who stop in the middle of the road and motion for oncoming traffic to turn!
Almost got hit today on a 4 lane road. Inside right lane had stopped traffic for someone coming in the opposite direction to turn across two lanes. No stop signs or crosswalks, this was in the middle of the lanes! We were coming up in the outside right lane, we slowed down, but the person turning just took for granted than the outside right lane was clear and almost plowed into the side fo my car!! There was no need for us to stop, it was in the middle of the roadway.
Jeeze, let drivers make their own minds up about when it is safe to turn and don't stop, hold up traffic behind you when you are in the middle of the road!!!

 

[Jerry1]

I had to take the car into the dealer for service today. I picked up a small piece of metal in a tire that caused a leak, only noticeable by checking the tire pressure on the dashboard readout. Visually, the tire looked fine. They had to watch for the bubbles to locate it.

At my request, they checked out the headlights. They said my headlights are fine.

YAY!!!! I can relax now.

Sorry about the tire.

 

[travelover]

The inability of some people to do a proper merge has bothered me most of my life. But I've become convinced that it's a function of the driver training they received. It's a huge problem in some states, but hardly at all in others. At least that's my observation.

And different regions seem to have different assumptions. In Michigan, when you see someone about to merge, you generally step on it a little so the merger can slip in behind you. Here in the PNW, they seem to slow a little to allow you to merge in ahead. My first few mergers here were frustrating.

 

[Jerry1]

In Michigan, when you see someone about to merge, you generally step on it a little so the merger can slip in behind you.

Which is totally unacceptable to anyone who lives in Michigan (to slip in behind), so the only appropriate thing to do is step on it a little harder so that you can get out in front - thus showing them who’s boss.

 

[Nemo2]

And different regions seem to have different assumptions. In Michigan, when you see someone about to merge, you generally step on it a little so the merger can slip in behind you. Here in the PNW, they seem to slow a little to allow you to merge in ahead. My first few mergers here were frustrating.

I've always been of the "Boot it" school....bypass 4th on our manual Honda Civic....get the revs up and it's 3rd to 5th.

People who hesitate on merges make me somewhat uneasy.

 

[Bestwifeever]

Yes. Drivers who think they are being gracious by letting someone go ahead of them—while disregarding all the cars behind them.

 

[travelover]

Yes. Drivers who think they are being gracious by letting someone go ahead of them—while disregarding all the cars behind them.

These seem to be old* people.












* old people are people about my age and older

 

[gwraigty]

Which is totally unacceptable to anyone who lives in Michigan (to slip in behind), so the only appropriate thing to do is step on it a little harder so that you can get out in front - thus showing them who’s boss.

Which isn't the worst thing, unless the merger has actually run out of on-ramp, floors it, blows past you while driving entirely on the shoulder, swerves in front of you and, without missing a beat, swerves into the next lane over left, cutting between two other cars that only had about a car length between them as it is. You were driving the speed limit (65 MPH).

 

[Nemo2]

Which isn't the worst thing, unless the merger has actually run out of on-ramp, floors it, blows past you while driving entirely on the shoulder, swerves in front of you and, without missing a beat, swerves into the next lane over left, cutting between two other cars that only had about a car length between them as it is. You were driving the speed limit (65 MPH).

Oh, was that you behind me? Sorry about that, but I did wave...sorta.

 

[W2R]

Which isn't the worst thing, unless the merger has actually run out of on-ramp, floors it, blows past you while driving entirely on the shoulder, swerves in front of you and, without missing a beat, swerves into the next lane over left, cutting between two other cars that only had about a car length between them as it is. You were driving the speed limit (65 MPH).

It's maneuvers like this one, that keep me from driving on the interstate very much at all any more! I always choose surface streets if I can, to avoid the interstate insanity.

Still, crazy drivers are a pet peeve for me, too, even on surface streets. They actually accelerate when approaching a stop sign, and then jam on the brakes at the last minute, ending up with the front of their vehicle protruding into the intersection by several feet. I guess they are trying to "fake me out", but I don't much appreciate it.

 

[Nemo2]

On a related note...back when I was hauling the 5th wheel, and driving in the slow lane, I'd often see people about to merge and I'd move over to the left to let them in.

But...all to often they'd just sit on my right hand side and not let me back in.

Eventually I just followed the truckers and used the middle lane...if there was one...otherwise people could boot it or wait until I'd gone by.

 

[Moemg]

I am peeved at Amazon . I bought my grandson's a toy which went on sale today for $50.00 less I called Amazon and they basically said Tough,return it and reorder it .That is crazy but that is what I did .I had another expensive toy to buy but I bought it at Target .

 

[athena53]

Businesses that provide an e-mail address and then ignore e-mails sent there. Two examples: first, the local water company requires me to have my sprinkler system backflow valve tested annually and to have the tester send them the results. This year I didn't even wait for their letter- got it tested and still received the letter saying it needed to be tested. Called the testing company. They said they'd e-mailed the results to the water company. Called the water company back- they checked their e-mail- oh, yeah, guess they did have it after all.

Just yesterday, I decided I didn't feel like driving myself to the airport for a 7 AM flight this morning. The car service I usually use didn't have a driver available so they referred me to another company. I sat on hold for way too long and then decided to e-mail them the info and provided my phone number. (Yes, I could have tried Uber but couldn't figure out how to specify a time in advance despite reading their directions and didn't want to count on finding someone readily available insanely early in the AM.)

Still waiting to hear from them.

 

[HFWR]

Threads that might be interesting that are closed because some folks just can’t stfu about politics...

 

[akidagain2018]

Still people who step in front of me and stay in 1st gear. It's like the highway people, step lively, people have places to go. And faces out of your phones! People walking down a busy, or not!, sidewalk, often abreast with others, face in phone, slow motion walking! Pull over already.

 

[target2019]

Still people who step in front of me and stay in 1st gear. It's like the highway people, step lively, people have places to go. And faces out of your phones! People walking down a busy, or not!, sidewalk, often abreast with others, face in phone, slow motion walking! Pull over already.

Had the same happen on on-ramp to major highway. At 6:30AM guy was driving care and looking at phone as he crept ever-so-slowly up the ramp and onto highway.

 

[skipro33]

Ever watch the TV show, "The Walking Dead"? I was in a 5th story office building a while back with a park across the street for a view. It was around lunch time. I saw what looked like a park full of wandering Walking Dead zombies, each staggering around aimlessly with their heads down, staring at the ground and bumping into each other occasionally. I realized these were not the dead, but the living who were looking at their phones!

I'm amazed how addicted folks are to their smart phones. I have one but I do not have any contract other than voice and text. It will do 'smart' stuff if I turn on the wifi, but that eats up battery so I don't.

 

[jcretire77]

Totally agree about the head in the phones. Also used to bug me before my big "R" were the people having conversations in the hallways on their phones through the hands free setting. Looked like escapees from the local hospital talking to themselves.

 

[TromboneAl]

I remember, in high school, when my English teacher said, "Don't say 'I think ...' It makes your statement weaker." She gave an example:

I think Everett Dirksen is a great senator.

vs.

Everett Dirksen is a great senator.

So, not really a peeve, but I'm surprised at how many politicians and others still say "I think ...," not realizing how much it weakens their argument.

I sometimes write "I think ..." but only when trying to be polite (e.g. when critiquing someone's writing).

 

[REWahoo]

Al, I think you need to think about something else if using the term "I think" bothers you.

 

[aaronc879]

I remember, in high school, when my English teacher said, "Don't say 'I think ...' It makes your statement weaker." She gave an example:

I think Everett Dirksen is a great senator.

vs.

Everett Dirksen is a great senator.

So, not really a peeve, but I'm surprised at how many politicians and others still say "I think ...," not realizing how much it weakens their argument.

I sometimes write "I think ..." but only when trying to be polite (e.g. when critiquing someone's writing).

Adding "I think" makes it an opinion. Without it it is stated as fact. "I think" is appropriate if stating a hypothesis rather than a proven fact.