What is your pet peeve of the day?

[ls99]

On some websites, clicking on a video which I am interested in. Then at the end of it another one automagically starts, usually I have no interest in. Thus needing to click on stop or just exit the website.

 

[JustCurious]

When I was a kid, it didn't start until the day after Thanksgiving. Can everyone really have so much disposable income that they want to blow their dough on this stuff? Really? This year?

A local radio station has already started playing Christmas music 24/7. On November 2.

 

[MichaelB]

Well, I saw Christmas display and merchandise at Costco in early October, and SiriusXM began its 16 different 24/7 holiday music channels on Oct 15. Neither could wait until Halloween, much less Thanksgiving.

For me, it’s not an early Christmas that bothers me, it’s this whole entire year. I can’t wait until Jan 1 so we can put 2020 behind us.

 

[ivinsfan]

Well, I saw Christmas display and merchandise at Costco in early October, and SiriusXM began its 16 different 24/7 holiday music channels on Oct 15. Neither could wait until Halloween, much less Thanksgiving.

For me, it’s not an early Christmas that bothers me, it’s this whole entire year. I can’t wait until Jan 1 so we can put 2020 behind us.

Ever heard the saying different day, same S%$t...not feeling too confident about 2021.. But yes my pet peeve would be the entire year of 2020...

 

[kgtest]

On some websites, clicking on a video which I am interested in. Then at the end of it another one automagically starts, usually I have no interest in. Thus needing to click on stop or just exit the website.

my sons online curriculums falls victim to this peeve. As a kindergartener its a huge distraction killer. I need to find the auto-play and update it to NEVER autoplay next YT video on his laptop. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[Boho]

For a couple of reasons I was thinking of eventually moving to Vermont, including their physician assisted suicide law. Then I see they recently had a program where they pay people who work remotely for companies in other states to move to VT, I think $10,000, and another program where they pay people who work in VT to move to VT. Both programs are closed but may be refunded. So, I was thinking, maybe I'll move from NYC up to Albany in preparation for one of the programs reopening. Then I look at how long it takes by public transportation to travel 20 miles from Albany to VT, and it's OVER A DAY! So I have to reassess. Learning to drive during Covid just to get a job where I work from home is a little weird.

 

[Sue J]

My favorite radio station switched to ALL CHRISTMAS MUSIC this morning. Every year it gets earlier and earlier.

I used to email or message or post on Twitter or Facebook to let them know how I feel about this but I know no one cares. Another station made their switch yesterday so my station has to do it, too.

Arrrgghhhh!!

 

[Chuckanut]

I used to email or message or post on Twitter or Facebook to let them know how I feel about this but I know no one cares. Another station made their switch yesterday so my station has to do it, too.

Since most radio statoins are highly automated, there probably isn't anybody at the station to read your complaint. FWIW, I agree with you. My local station does that also starting Nov 1. If they played a bigger variety of Christmas and Holiday music it might help. But the same three dozen songs over and over again gets boring fast.

Years ago a local choral group did a South American Christmas show. I was amazed at how much very good Christmas music we are missing out on.

 

[travelover]

Two things that bug me lately.


Zipper flaps on things like sleeping bags and ski jackets. The darn flap ends up jammed in the zipper half the time.


The symbols for locked and unlocked on key fobs and car door locks. The two symbols are so similar that in poor light or without reading glasses they are hard to distinguish.

 

[MuirWannabe]

Suction cup grab bars for shower areas and the like. They stay suctioned for a couple hours, before falling off the wall. Worthless.

 

[bjorn2bwild]

Zipper flaps on things like sleeping bags and ski jackets. The darn flap ends up jammed in the zipper half the time.

This is especially annoying to a cyclist - it is not always safe to take both hands off the bars to free the jammed draft flap. An anti-jam zipper would be a nice feature.

 

[Time2]

On some websites, clicking on a video which I am interested in. Then at the end of it another one automagically starts, usually I have no interest in. Thus needing to click on stop or just exit the website.

You can stop that, at least for most videos. Play a video in the minimized screen, on the right you see pictures of videos up next. At the top of the video list, see the words UP NEXT, just to the right you will see AutoPlay, just slide it to off.
Picture...1000 words.

 

[pacergal]

Speaking of early Christmas---Starbucks Holiday cups and menu is here!
A bit early for me.
But I must confess to some early online shopping for the kids already

 

[Koogie]

Suction cup grab bars for shower areas and the like. They stay suctioned for a couple hours, before falling off the wall. Worthless.

https://www.early-retirement.org/fo...uperior-products-ii-88958-11.html#post2256893


I still swear by it.

 

[John Galt III]

New buzzword 'undermining' used in politics in media. Anyone who is 'undermining' anything is a bad person, apparently, no matter what it is.

 

[Nemo2]

New buzzword 'undermining' used in politics in media. Anyone who is 'undermining' anything is a bad person, apparently, no matter what it is.

Especially if one is overbearing whilst undermining, then you could get sideswiped.

 

[MichaelB]

Especially if one is overbearing whilst undermining, then you could get sideswiped.

Your post lacks introspection.

 

[Chuckanut]

People who won't use an Oxford comma and wonder why their message was mininterpreted

I had lunch with two strippers, Adolf and Joseph.

or

I had lunch with two strippers, Adolf, and Joseph.

 

[Nemo2]

Your post lacks introspection.

As do I.

 

[NW-Bound]

On some websites, clicking on a video which I am interested in. Then at the end of it another one automagically starts, usually I have no interest in. Thus needing to click on stop or just exit the website.

Worse, Yahoo site used to automatically play an advertisement video even if I simply entered the site, and had not selected anything on that page.

That's not all. The ads often carried malware, which was caught by my installed virus detectors.

This happened for a period of a couple of months a few years ago, and Yahoo eventually figured out how to clean this up. What a mess!

So, why did I even go there? I used to go to the financial page of MSN, but Microsoft dropped out of this business area some time around 2010, about the same time as it discontinued Microsoft Money. As the result, the financial page of MSN was no longer that good.

 

[jollystomper]

"Christmas creep" in stores, for lack of a better term. I was in Lowes about a week ago and they already have all the decorations out. Worse, playing the music. Not even Halloween yet! If I worked there, I'd quit over hearing "Frosty the snowman" for the gazillionth time alone. Either that or have a breakdown and choke to death some smiley yahoo with a Santa hat on.

Some brick-and-mortar retailers are concerned that shoppers will stay away due to fear of the holiday crowds and superspreader potential. They hope that by putting the holiday stuff out earlier some might do shopping now while the crowds are still "light". It remains to be seen if this will happen.

 

[braumeister]

Some brick-and-mortar retailers are concerned that shoppers will stay away due to fear of the holiday crowds and superspreader potential. They hope that by putting the holiday stuff out earlier some might do shopping now while the crowds are still "light". It remains to be seen if this will happen.

Local supermarket put fresh cut Xmas trees out for sale yesterday.

 

[ls99]

People who won't use an Oxford comma and wonder why their message was mininterpreted

I had lunch with two strippers, Adolf and Joseph.

or

I had lunch with two strippers, Adolf, and Joseph.

Please explain.
I did not learn English or the American version of it in school. My english teacher was Mr. Magoo.

What is the specific difference?

 

[Peter]

Please explain.
I did not learn English or the American version of it in school. My english teacher was Mr. Magoo.

What is the specific difference?

First example means that there were two lunch guests. One was called Adolf, the other was called Joseph.

Second example means that there were 4 lunch guests. Two of them were strippers. Also Adolf and Joseph were there, two more people.

 

[MichaelB]

Local supermarket put fresh cut Xmas trees out for sale yesterday.

Huh? I hope no one is buying...