What is your pet peeve of the day? -- 2021

Today's pet peeve are people who "reply all" when not everyone on the email chain needs to know they said "thank you."
This was one of many hundred reasons I started thinking about FIRE in the first place. Before you know it you’re on the endless email chain from Hell, which has evolved into some subject you have absolutely nothing to do with.
 
We are seeing more and more drivers pay no attention to red lights around here. I get running a yellow that maybe just turned red as you hit the intersection, but what about the 2 or 3 cars behind them that didn’t bother to stop either? Or all the ones I’ve seen stop at a red light and once checking that the path was clear proceeding to drive through rather than waiting for it to turn green. It’s not a stop sign buddy.
On a related note, we have a lot of trouble around here with cars pulling into the intersection so they don't miss the light. Then the light changes but they're still blocking the road so the cross traffic can't move. Sometimes we miss an entire light cycle or even two before the blockage clears, and then only if the next batch of folks don't do the same thing.
 
Today's pet peeve are people who "reply all" when not everyone on the email chain needs to know they said "thank you." Add to that the dopes who don't know how to send a group email properly so that people can't reply all in the first place.

My wife is asking me if everything is ok because she hears me cursing at my monitor.
Since we are talking emails, my biggest pet peeve (while w*rking) was getting an email, sent to 8 or more people, with a list of requests/questions (maybe 8 or 10), and no assignments. Probably 5 or 6 people could answer an given question. Usually sent by a peer, so not some higher up.

And then the sender is surprised no one responded. :facepalm:
 
On a related note, we have a lot of trouble around here with cars pulling into the intersection so they don't miss the light. Then the light changes but they're still blocking the road so the cross traffic can't move. Sometimes we miss an entire light cycle or even two before the blockage clears, and then only if the next batch of folks don't do the same thing.
But, of course they do, because they have waited for 2 lights and shouldn't have to wait any longer.
 
I guess this really isn’t a peeve, but the neighbor put his Christmas lights up the other day. To each their own, but it’s not yet Halloween for crying out loud.
I plead guilty on this one, with an explanation.

I do not feel comfortable on a ladder to reach our peak. DW found a guy who would do it. I would have waited, but she had him do it right away.

The lights will not be lit until after Thanksgiving.
 
I try to be patient and avoid have a "peeve", but this is an annoying situation.

Our dishwasher door latch broke. A simple repair, I just need a part. I did a search on Amazon, but could not find anything that seemed to match.

I go to an online parts site (Appliance Parts 4 All). The website states the part is in stock. It also states "parts that are in stock ship within 48 hours"). Fine, I order it. I get a confirmation for my order, which also indicates a followup email will be set when it ships with a tracking number.

A week goes by, no tracking number. I contact their customer service. First, they tell me "We will have to contact the warehouse to see what is going on". A day later, they respond: "Well, actually the part is not in stock, we are contacting the manufacturer to see when we can get it". A day later, they respond again: "We cannot get the part from the manufacturer for at least a month, then it will be 3-5 business days before we can send it out".

I look around, find another site (Sears Parts direct) that also says the part is in stock, and the estimated ship time for it is 2-3 days. So I order it from there, and cancel my order from Appliance Parts 4 All (who at least promptly refunded my money).

Sears confirms my purchase, and sends me a link to check the order status. a day after ordering, the link reports "In process". But... the next day, the link reports "Backordered", and no indication of the time.

As you can imagine, on both sites, they still describe the part as being "in stock", and that you will receive it in a few days.

I do not mind, if on the part description, a vendor states that "this part may take a while". I just want them to be honest. But when they state it is in stock, and that one should receive it in a few days, and then after you order than turns out not to be the case... Sheesh.

I am going to continue to scour the Amazon website to see if I can find anything. Will also check Ebay. Sometimes searching just the right way turns it up. Fingers crossed... :)
 
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I try to be patient and avoid have a "peeve", but this is an annoying situation.

Our dishwasher door latch broke. A simple repair, I just need a part. I did a search on Amazon, but could not find anything that seemed to match.

I go to an online parts site (Appliance Parts 4 All). The website states the part is in stock. It also states "parts that are in stock ship within 48 hours"). Fine, I order it. I get a confirmation for my order, which also indicates a followup email will be set when it ships with a tracking number.

A week goes by, no tracking number. I contact their customer service. First, they tell me "We will have to contact the warehouse to see what is going on". A day later, they respond: "Well, actually the part is not in stock, we are contacting the manufacturer to see when we can get it". A day later, they respond again: "We cannot get the part from the manufacturer for at least a month, then it will be 3-5 business days before we can send it out".

I look around, find another site (Sears Parts direct) that also says the part is in stock, and the estimated ship time for it is 2-3 days. So I order it from there, and cancel my order from Appliance Parts 4 All (who at least promptly refunded my money).

Sears confirms my purchase, and sends me a link to check the order status. a day after ordering, the link reports "In process". But... the next day, the link reports "Backordered", and no indication of the time.

As you can imagine, on both sites, they still describe the part as being "in stock", and that you will receive it in a few days.

I do not mind, if on the part description, a vendor states that "this part may take a while". I just want them to be honest. But when they state it is in stock, and that one should receive it in a few days, and then after you order than turns out not to be the case... Sheesh.

I am going to continue to scour the Amazon website to see if I can find anything. Will also check Ebay. Sometimes searching just the right way turns it up. Fingers crossed... :)
Your peeve is the company lying about stock status. I wish to agree and move on to one of my current peeve of the day. I wanted OEM floor mats for my aging car. Was it 10 years old? 13 years? Idk. Could not get them from Subaru. Settled for something else.

Moving on, I needed replacement lights in my Sears dual fuel stove. Stove worked great, just could not read any of the lights in the controls. No one had them. Sears would not sell them unless a repairman came out at a cost of $50. He came out and said "Yeah, we don't have them and can't get them." Eventually had to settle for a wonderful shop that repaired the control panel. Yes, we shipped them the control panel, they repaired it and it works great. Sure would have been nice if Sears had parts for my 10 year old stove.

So, smart me, knowing that my dishwasher was getting old, I purchased a bunch of parts in anticipation of their failure. Now that dishwasher is running strong at 15 plus years and those parts have collected dust for 5 years.
 
Pet Peeve of the Day: I'm having same day surgery next week and the Surgeon's office refuses to call in post op meds until the day of surgery. Presumably, to prevent me from picking up the pain meds and not showing up. I get it, but it's annoying and frankly insulting. So , now my wife has to drive me home in agony and then head out to the pharmacy and pick them up. On top of this- they know I am a retired surgeon. In my career of 28 years, we always made sure all patients had their post op meds in advance. Only once did someone try to lie to me, and they did not get anymore pain meds. Granted we were an independent specialty practice and not owned by a large hospital which is the case here. We also sat down face to face and went over all post operative instructions with the patient, a nurse and then the Doctor so that everyone was aware and comfortable. Not the case here...an electronic instruction sheet sent to My Chart.
It's a shame , I expected more from a big organization . Hopefully, all goes well.
 
My pet peeve is hospital gowns. Why the heck can't they give patients regular bathrobe style gowns instead of these insane outfits that are designed to show off a patients back and butt? Why do they have to tie in the back?
 
Pet Peeve of the Day: I'm having same day surgery next week and the Surgeon's office refuses to call in post op meds until the day of surgery.
That is ridiculous. My surgeon did the same thing when I had my knee scoped in 2007, as did the doc who performed my vas. Not good care in my opinion. My wifes knee surgeon on the other hand had all her scripts done a few days in advance and it was very much appreicated. He's doing a partial on my knee in february.

good luck with your procedure.
 
Pet Peeve of the Day: I'm having same day surgery next week and the Surgeon's office refuses to call in post op meds until the day of surgery. Presumably, to prevent me from picking up the pain meds and not showing up. I get it, but it's annoying and frankly insulting. So , now my wife has to drive me home in agony and then head out to the pharmacy and pick them up. On top of this- they know I am a retired surgeon. In my career of 28 years, we always made sure all patients had their post op meds in advance. Only once did someone try to lie to me, and they did not get anymore pain meds. Granted we were an independent specialty practice and not owned by a large hospital which is the case here. We also sat down face to face and went over all post operative instructions with the patient, a nurse and then the Doctor so that everyone was aware and comfortable. Not the case here...an electronic instruction sheet sent to My Chart.
It's a shame , I expected more from a big organization . Hopefully, all goes well.
If I had the time and could type better, I would tell you about my 5 days in the hospital recently, two days being in the ICU, with all the crazy stuff that went on over that period.

How about being prescribed for a med from a doctor you never saw (but billed Medicare several times) and was never told what the med was for? I guess the doc expected me to ask the pharmacy what it was and why I was to take it?
 
Pet Peeve of the Day: I'm having same day surgery next week and the Surgeon's office refuses to call in post op meds until the day of surgery. Presumably, to prevent me from picking up the pain meds and not showing up. I get it, but it's annoying and frankly insulting. So , now my wife has to drive me home in agony and then head out to the pharmacy and pick them up. On top of this- they know I am a retired surgeon. In my career of 28 years, we always made sure all patients had their post op meds in advance. Only once did someone try to lie to me, and they did not get anymore pain meds. Granted we were an independent specialty practice and not owned by a large hospital which is the case here. We also sat down face to face and went over all post operative instructions with the patient, a nurse and then the Doctor so that everyone was aware and comfortable. Not the case here...an electronic instruction sheet sent to My Chart.
It's a shame , I expected more from a big organization . Hopefully, all goes well.

Last time I had that happen, I remember walking around the grocery store all loopy with my DW while waiting for the pharmacy to fill the prescription. I'm sure I was a sight to behold.
 
Pet Peeve of the Day: I'm having same day surgery next week and the Surgeon's office refuses to call in post op meds until the day of surgery. Presumably, to prevent me from picking up the pain meds and not showing up.
Wow, just reading that makes my blood pressure rise. As bad as the opioid epidemic was (and still is, I suppose), the pendulum has now swung way too far in the other direction. Seems like everyone—no matter their age, their medical history, their 'propensity for addiction' profile—is treated like a potential junkie when it comes to any sort of painkillers, muscle relaxants, anxiolytics, sleep aids, etc. It's the classic broad, sweeping overreach that snares all of us in its web, to the detriment of the vast majority who have never (and would never) abuse a prescription drug.
 
Automatic sinks that take way too long to find just the right spot to put your hands to make the water come on. And then half the time it’s a position that is either way too close to the faucet to comfortably wash your hands or requires your hands to be up above the level of the sink so the water splashes everywhere.
Oh, I'm with you on this one, and at my local Planet Fitness, the sensor is hard to find and then the faucet sprays all over, the counter top is always wet.
 
My pet peeve is hospital gowns. Why the heck can't they give patients regular bathrobe style gowns instead of these insane outfits that are designed to show off a patients back and butt? Why do they have to tie in the back?
I'd prefer to just stay entirely in the buff. I've got nothing they haven't seen before.
 
Speaking of traffic circles, I think most of us could consider people who don't know how to drive through one a pet peeve. I've seen way too many people treat it like a stop sign, stopping even if there's no other cars visible! View attachment 52705
Yes, I have part of property that is about to be used for a roundabout, When talking to the state official I suggested they do an IQ test of the city residents, before making such a decision.
 
It would be nice if the airlines used those monitors that display flight information to include the group number being boarded. Problem solved.

I have no desire to jump the line, but I have don’t see the point in waiting on those rare occasions when I have mediocre ‘status’ due to my mileage plan membership, credit card, and paying a bit extra for 1.5 inches more legroom.
It makes sense to load the plane from rear to front, so that you don't have to try to pass by people putting their stuff in the overheads. If I were King!
 
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Our garbage collection is done by waste management. I think they have a contest to see who can do the best job mangling the bins. This was after our last collection and contacted them. Said put it out on the curb on Monday and they’ll exchange it. Still there on Wednesday and contacted them again and said it takes up to 5 business days. I asked what should I do with the trash piling up and they said put it in after 7 PM today as Thursday is pickup day in case they change it out. When I said it would probably get stuck if the can if the truck tried to pick it up and their only response was well we can’t see the condition of you bin. Ridiculous service. I’m sure the driver will put a note on the bin to contact customer service to replace it.
 
Today's pet peeve are people who "reply all" when not everyone on the email chain needs to know they said "thank you." Add to that the dopes who don't know how to send a group email properly so that people can't reply all in the first place.

My wife is asking me if everything is ok because she hears me cursing at my monitor.
The public congratulatory/thank you/gratitude "reply all" emails are infuriating.

If I want to thank someone, I reply directly to them.
 
In todays lesson of dopes who reply all, someone just shared their entire 2025 business plan and responses to the q&a that mgt. sent to the production team. It's all I can do to not start asking questions based on his plan, to everyone.
 
I just listened to a podcast interview with a CEO, this one from Ulta, who described their customers as "guests". Disney is famous for this, of course, and many businesses, including hotels and restaurants, have picked up on it.

I have guests in my house. I do not have merchandise out for them to buy, nor do I provide them with a bill for food and lodging an the end of their visit.
 
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I just listened to a podcast interview with a CEO, this one from Ulta, who described their customers as "guests". Disney is famous for this, of course, and many businesses, including hotels and restaurants, have picked up on it.

I have guests n my house. I do not have merchandise out for them to buy, nor do I provide them with a bill for food and lodging an the end of their visit.
Agree
What a fun experiment. Go to Disney, at the end of your stay, when they ask for payment, look surprised and calmly state "I thought I was here as your guest?"
Would live to see the persons face;)
 
In our area next to the ocean the streets have storm drains. One of the next to our house is constantly being covered by the neighbors yard waste that clogs the storm drain. This is a major problem when a nor'easter or hurricane comes by and is illegal. It also doesn't allow the excess water to drain from our property and the possibility of flooding. Inconsiderate is too mild a description.
Report them... oh... take a video if you can... here you can get a fine for doing that... and yes, it is NOT a good thing as the waste does not move with normal drainage...
 
I just listened to a podcast interview with a CEO, this one from Ulta, who described their customers as "guests". Disney is famous for this, of course, and many businesses, including hotels and restaurants, have picked up on it.

I have guests n my house. I do not have merchandise out for them to buy, nor do I provide them with a bill for food and lodging an the end of their visit.

And then there are all the folks in megacorp that call the customer a client. Client is a single person who is the customer of a single service provider. Lawyers and hookers have clients - big companies have customers.
 
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