I think the troll from the West Coast is the urban ohio version of "Maryann Forrester"  LOL

Except Maryann died at the end by a shifter.

Except Maryann died at the end by a shifter.

 

....enter "the pope".........    ;)

I like the Auto-Tune the News "Bed Intruder" song. That's probably about the only auto-tune song I really like. If I were a DJ, I'd play it for every party.

 

Passenger seat weight sensors.  WTF, I don't want to put a seatbelt on my bag of books; stop beeping at me.  The thing only starts to think someone is sitting there when I'm 3 miles down the road too.

^ Yeah they should make an infrared sensor in the car seat so that doesn't happen.

 

 

Today's pet peeve. and (last months).....People who get on a freight elevator when they have no freight.  Okay I have a bike and you don't.  Are you riding this large utilitarian thing for thrills?

 

 

People are THAT fascinated by freight elevators that they take them for fun and record it on video?  :? Maybe it's because I had a job where I had to use them all the time to move stuff. The novelty wore off really quick lol

Well what surprises me is people will step in because it opens right away at the lobby usually, yet the ride takes twice as long.  The regular passenger elevators will travel 1 floor every second where the freight takes a little more than two seconds per floor.  Speed is supposed to be the luxury, but since I have a bike covered in grime, I must take freight and endure a longer ride.

 

I do enjoy the elevator trip to the 95th floor in the JHB.  I like how it goes 1...3....6....10..........20...................................EZ..............................93...94...95.  I think it moves about 25 mph

Ugh, I hate elevators period much less prolonging the ride by taking a slower one.  I work on the 5th floor of my building, and even when coming up from working in the basement I usually take the stairs.  I guess I'm still scarred from getting stuck in an elevator when I was 3, lol. 

 

Maybe those people really hate their job, so they want to procrastinate!

Doc, that's good for the glutes too~

 

My pet peeve is people who use the elevator for a floor or two. Use the stairs people!

Doc, that's good for the glutes too~

 

My pet peeve is people who use the elevator for a floor or two. Use the stairs people!

 

Oh man...huge annoyance.  Even more annoying when they use the elevator to take it 1 floor when they are going to the gym!  Our gym is on the 4th floor...I've seen people get on the elevator on 5 just to take it 1 floor before they go work out.  Amazing.

I know in quite a few office buildings, the floors are locked and you can't get in if you take the stairs.  They're only for emergency exit at the ground floor.

^ This is in my condo building where you can come and go from the stairs as you please.

The stairs are open in our office building too. I know that most of the floors in Key tower were locked.

Are they older people?  A lot of older people will do whatever they can to avoid stairs bc of the combo of bad knee pain and bad balance.

Are they older people? A lot of older people will do whatever they can to avoid stairs bc of the combo of bad knee pain and bad balance.

 

1 - No, they aren't older.  2 - If you're avoiding the stairs b/c of knee pain and balance that is one thing.  But that doesn't apply when you're heading to the gym to hop on the stairmaster, treadmill, do lunges, squats, etc.

Ah, I was just trying to give them the benefit of the doubt.  But that's just stupidity then.  Carry on!

 

My pet peeve is people who use the elevator for a floor or two. Use the stairs people!

 

Sometimes people have a disability or illness that is not obvious.  I usually take the stairs for a floor or two myself unless my asthma is acting up.  When that happens, I am not always wheezing, and you usually can't tell by looking at me that I'm ill.  Many times I have tightness in my lungs that can easily be triggered again, especially when I'm getting over a cold or infection.  Also, I used the stairs very little during my last month or so of pregnancy.  At least that was obvious to others.  ;)

I know, I know, but can we agree that at least 50% of the people taking the elevator for 1 floor either are lazy or didn't even consider taking the stairs

^Seriously.  Even if it's 1%, it's enough to be a pet peeve.  So annoying when your in a hurry on a down-elevator and you have to stop twice, to let someone on from the 24th floor and again to let them off on 23.

 

Then again, another pet peeve is buildings that don't easily let you take the stairs.  I guess it's more forgivable for highrises, but every building 4 stories or fewer should have a conspicuous, well lit staircase, not just a concrete lined, dimly lit fire exit at the end of the hall, IMHO.  Take note architects!

^Seriously.  Even if it's 1%, it's enough to be a pet peeve.  So annoying when your in a hurry on a down-elevator and you have to stop twice, to let someone on from the 24th floor and again to let them off on 23.

 

Then again, another pet peeve is buildings that don't easily let you take the stairs.  I guess it's more forgivable for highrises, but every building 4 stories or fewer should have a conspicuous, well lit staircase, not just a concrete lined, dimly lit fire exit at the end of the hall, IMHO.  Take note architects!

 

In newer buildings, code highly recommends (thought not required) two stairs that are not too distant from one office suite.  In many cases, both stairs are at complete opposite ends which may encourage people to take elevators instead.  My office building has a central stair that is signed "Re-Entry at Every floor" near the elevators and another buried within our office that says "No access to any floor."  Once you are in that stair, you can only exit into the alley at ground level or the rooftop.

This thread keeps going in cycles. I remember this topic (and many, many others) being discussed a while back in this thread lol.

 

Since we're reiterating, I just need to blow off some steam really quickly:

 

I remember MayDay mentioning something about his co-worker whistling non-stop. I live with someone who whistles every time he steps into the house! He just started doing it out of nowhere and won't stop. Soooo annoying! Whistling should be banned. What joy do people get out of it? The high pitch is probably why I hate it so much. It doesn't bother me when people sing, like if they get a song stuck in their head and they sing a few lines of a song - I do that too sometimes but I can't help but think these whistlers are just trying to get attention. Like, "look at me! I'm here!" He does it every time he enters the house or comes downstairs/ upstairs to let his presence be known. He's also a conversation hijacker (HUGE pet peeve). I've went off on him and so many people for interrupting me mid-way in sentence. To me, that's one of the rudest thing you can do. To me, it basically says, "What you're saying isn't that important - CHECK THIS OUT!"

... I've went off on him and so many people for interrupting me mid-way in sentence. To me, that's one of the rudest thing you can do. To me, it basically says, "What you're saying isn't that important - CHECK THIS OUT!"

 

My brother is an interrupter, and when he's dominating a discussion and runs out of words, he'll fill the space with "umm" and "ahh" and stammering and starts and stops as he chooses words and tries to formulate what he's going to say next, in order to make sure no one else tries to jump in. He has lost much of his hearing, too, and won't use a hearing aid. It probably wouldn't do any good, anyway, as he doesn't seem to think anyone else has anything important to say. He probably lost his hearing due to atrophy from disuse; even when he could hear, he never listened.

 

Another one about interrupting - my experience recently at a gallery opening is an example of what frequently happens at public events. I wanted to ask the photographer a couple of quick questions, so I waited patiently while someone else talked with him. Often when I show interest and pay attention without appearing impatient, I learn a few things just by standing by and listening. After a few minutes I got my opportunity to speak with him, and about thirty seconds in, a middle-aged woman approached, took his arm and turned him to face her, and started to tell him something she thought was important.

 

It only happens when I'm talking with a man (speaker at a public meeting, artist, pastor, etc.), and only women do it. I've never had a man cut in physically like that. It's always middle-aged or older women, usually ones who think, justifiably or not, that they are of some social standing in the community or importance in the particular venue. I think it's rude of the interrupter, and thoughtless of the person being addressed to not tell her, "I'm sorry. I'm having a conversation with this gentleman. I'll be with you when we're finished." I don't think it's my place to ask her to wait her turn, so when it happens, I just walk away.

This thread keeps going in cycles. I remember this topic (and many, many others) being discussed a while back in this thread lol.

 

Since we're reiterating, I just need to blow off some steam really quickly:

 

I remember MayDay mentioning something about his co-worker whistling non-stop. I live with someone who whistles every time he steps into the house! He just started doing it out of nowhere and won't stop. Soooo annoying! Whistling should be banned. What joy do people get out of it? The high pitch is probably why I hate it so much. It doesn't bother me when people sing, like if they get a song stuck in their head and they sing a few lines of a song - I do that too sometimes but I can't help but think these whistlers are just trying to get attention. Like, "look at me! I'm here!" He does it every time he enters the house or comes downstairs/ upstairs to let his presence be known. He's also a conversation hijacker (HUGE pet peeve). I've went off on him and so many people for interrupting me mid-way in sentence. To me, that's one of the rudest thing you can do. To me, it basically says, "What you're saying isn't that important - CHECK THIS OUT!"

 

I hate it when people drum their fingers on tables or tap their feet.  One person at work does this alot.  I also don't like it in an office environment where people crank their phone volume way up.  Sometimes, people forget to turn their phones off, but other times people just always leave it up loud.  I've heard that people who like to keep their phone volume loud in places they shouldn't have deeper problems.  Apparently it's a sign they've felt ignored in their past life or just a way to try and bring attention to their self.

 

 

Here's a new one.  When new tenants move into my building they hammer for hours trying to hang pictures.  But you can't.  It's clay block behind the plaster.  You need to drill first and then screw into the wall.  It's mentioned in the lease, but not surprisingly people skip over that part.

Delayed flights.  Humph. 

In one place where I worked, the guy in the next cubicle was a helpful eavesdropper. When my phone would ring, if his keyboard was going clickety-click, it would go silent. I'd hear is chair squeak in a particular way that I'd learned meant he was positioning himself to hear better. As soon as I'd finished my phone call, he'd stick his head around the corner and give me advice on what I should have said or how I should have resolved whatever problem the call was about, etc.

 

It never occurred to me until after he no longer worked there, that I should have had someone call me just to make my phone ring. They could have hung up as soon as I answered, but Doug wouldn't have known that, and as soon as I was sure he was listening, I could have given him an earfull by really going off on the supposed caller -- telling them I knew what they were up to and if they wanted to keep certain parts of their anatomy intact they'd better stay the f..k away from my boyfriend, etc. I wonder if he would have had advice to offer on that topic.

Delayed flights.  Humph. 

 

Especially when I have car reservations on a late flight and I have to stay at the rental counter until who knows when...

 

And while I'm talking about pet peeves at work, I had the trifecta today.  The person dropped of the car before I opened.  They just dropped the key in the dropbox, without writing down the date, time, or milage on the car.  They left one of the windows wide open over night, and they also smoked in the car leaving ashes all over.

 

We need to impose and idiot fee...

Especially when I have car reservations on a late flight and I have to stay at the rental counter until who knows when...

 

... and greet the late arrivals with a cheerful smile and pleasant demeanor.

 

The customer isn't always right, and every business that has over-the-counter customer contact should have an enforcer on staff. I'm thinking of my high school geometry teacher, Mr. Pettyjohn. He was a big fellow, probably six-two or six-three, heavy but not fat, and in his sixties but quick as lightning and strong as a bull.

 

In every class, it seems, there's one guy who will argue with the teacher at the drop of a hat, not because he really thinks the teacher is wrong, but just to get attention and be a pain in the ass, sort of like certain of our oft-suspended forumers. We had such a guy in our geometry class. He was pretty close to six feet tall, athletic, and fastidious about his appearance, especially his hair.

 

One day our class disrupter was holding forth on what he claimed was an alternate solution to a test problem. Mr. Pettyjohn used to walk around the room as he explained things, and on this occasion as he got within his long-armed reach of the disrupter, he abruptly grabbed him by the front of his shirt and hoisted him out of his seat. He stood on the kid's toes while stretching him by his shirt collar until they were eye-to-eye, got in his face, and flatly stated, "You are wrong, and I am right. End of discussion." With that, he mussed the kid's hair and pushed him back down into his seat.

 

Teachers probably can't do that any more, but there's still a place for men like Mr. Pettyjohn. You need someone like him to monitor after-hours returns.

Young, otherwise healthy people who go to the doctor when they get a cold.  Especially if it's to get antibiotics.

Young, otherwise healthy people who go to the doctor when they get a cold. Especially if it's to get antibiotics.

 

Ugh, yes.  Worse yet, people who go to the ER for a cold to get antibiotics.  Regardless, a cold is a virus.  Antibiotics treat bacterial infections.  Get it straight people!

^The science doesn't seem to matter to this crowd.  Many of them swear it's doing something.  Wish they would get their psychosomatic jollies from Emergen-C instead.  Won't I feel all self-righteous when a superbug comes and kills us all.

There are a lot of people who use the emergency room as their primary care doctor

I think it's tough for most people to understand the difference between a sinus infection and a cold, especially since a cold can cause a sinus infection.

"Understand" or "differentiate"?

I think it's tough for most people to understand the difference between a sinus infection and a cold, especially since a cold can cause a sinus infection.

 

ERs know people come in there all the time for bullsh!t but how hospitals are ranked in terms of customer service is extremely important. They have a 2-tier system, so if you really need to be seen quickly, they put you on fast track. Last time I went to the ER, I had an accident and had to get an X-Ray so I was basically seen after only a few minutes. This was like a year ago and almost everyone in there thought they had the H1N1 virus. Most of them looked like they had been waiting hours to see a doctor. About a third of them were wearing complimentary disposable swine flu masks lol!

I think it's tough for most people to understand the difference between a sinus infection and a cold, especially since a cold can cause a sinus infection.

 

ERs know people come in there all the time for bullsh!t but how hospitals are ranked in terms of customer service is extremely important. They have a 2-tier system, so if you really need to be seen quickly, they put you on fast track. Last time I went to the ER, I had an accident and had to get an X-Ray so I was basically seen after only a few minutes. This was like a year ago and almost everyone in there thought they had the H1N1 virus. Most of them looked like they had been waiting hours to see a doctor. About a third of them were wearing complimentary disposable swine flu masks lol!

 

I spent several years in HS and early college volunteering in ERs (because I wanted to be an ER doc at that point).  I didn't get much patient interaction at UH here (actually they made me clean toys, and I effing hated it), but back home I used to help get patients situated from the waiting room to the treatment rooms.  That particular ER catagorized on a 1-4 basis, with 1 being the worst (dead/dying, chest pain, etc.), and 4 being the least severe (stomach pain, shortness of breath, etc.).  They got a fasttrack area about a year or two after I started working there, but before that, an x-ray would've had to wait just as long as the flu!

 

But yes, so many people use the ER as their primary care, which is why I am for some form of universal health care (actually I preferred Hillary's version, but I digress).  Every time I try to explain this to the mister, he won't listen.  He's completely against it.  I try to tell him he doesn't understand cause he's never worked in an ER, but he just doesn't want to hear it! 

"Understand" or "differentiate"?

 

Probably both, but I meant differentiate.  I probably should have said "tell" instead of "understand".

 

My point is with respect to going to see a doctor, by the way.  It's ridiculous to go to the ER regardless of whether you have a cold or a sinus infection.

but he just doesn't want to hear it!

 

That's because he doesn't want to believe that he married a commie! ;)

but he just doesn't want to hear it! 

 

That's because he doesn't want to believe that he married a commie! ;)

 

I think that today "socialist" is the right-wing-approved insult for any supporter of a liberal policy.  "Commie" is so 50s!

... as if they know the difference.  There, that's my pet peeve for the day!

Of course they don't know the difference.  They use both terms interchangeably and mostly inaccurately.

Does anyone else here HATE their brother-in-law?

 

GOD I hate my brother-in-law. What a loser. I'm trying to convince my sister to dump him but you can't get through to some people when they're "in love"  :roll: I don't think she realizes that she can do much better.

Does anyone else here HATE their brother-in-law?

 

GOD I hate my brother-in-law. What a loser. I'm trying to convince my sister to dump him but you can't get through to some people when they're "in love" :roll: I don't think she realizes that she can do much better.

 

I have no brothers-in-law, only brothers. One of them hates me, though, and he's a psychopath. Fortunately he lives far away, and I'm appropriately alert when he's in the area.

Damn you ingrown painful toenail, I hate you!

Does anyone else here HATE their brother-in-law?

 

GOD I hate my brother-in-law. What a loser. I'm trying to convince my sister to dump him but you can't get through to some people when they're "in love"  :roll: I don't think she realizes that she can do much better.

 

I hate my sister in law, is that the same thing?

Does anyone else here HATE their brother-in-law?

 

GOD I hate my brother-in-law. What a loser. I'm trying to convince my sister to dump him but you can't get through to some people when they're "in love" :roll: I don't think she realizes that she can do much better.

 

I hate my sister in law, is that the same thing?

 

Do you need an anatomy lesson? :)

Does anyone else here HATE their brother-in-law?

 

GOD I hate my brother-in-law. What a loser. I'm trying to convince my sister to dump him but you can't get through to some people when they're "in love" :roll: I don't think she realizes that she can do much better.

 

I hate my sister in law, is that the same thing?

 

Do you need an anatomy lesson? :)

 

I learned everything I need to know from Kindergarten Cop.

I came painfully close to having a brother-in-law that I hate. Luckily they broke up when it got to the point of sh!t or get off the pot in their relationship. As of right now both of my siblings are still single. On the other side of family I like all of wife's step-siblings spouses a lot more than the actual step-siblings.

Okay my inner Appalachian bumpkin is gonna rant - folks, a "pumpkin patch" is not a place that accepts American Express, it's not a place where you take the kids for "face painting", it's not a place that sells PASTEURIZED cider (aka apple flavored vile goat piss), and it sure as sh!t isn't a place where all the pumpkins have been pre-picked and stacked neatly on "antique farm implements" (aka sh!tspreaders - that's right folks, that "charming farm antique" was originally used to spread manure but apparently it's the damned cat's meow).

 

I suppose if I were an exurban stepford wife, the aforementioned would qualify as a "charming country farm" but in my book, it's sanitized horsesh!t. I want a place where it's on *me* to walk out into the muddy field, scope out the perfect gourd, take a boxcutter to the stem and brush about five pounds of dirt off the beautiful beast and haul it back to the shack and pay cash for the damn thing. Apparently going one county away just isn't far enough for this mythical place I grew up with  :roll:

 

Personally, I'm fine with grabbing a pumpkin from the local grocery store. Cider? I can always drop some mulling spices in it. The problem is - my partner is born/raised "city" and likes to do the country stuff every now and then; I'm happy to indulge his occasional fascination with bumpkin life but I'll be damned if it means going to some nancy@ssed pre-picked place. *scowl*

Good point MayDay, I was out in Licking County on my motorcycle last Sunday. Round a bend and there's a jam up of minivans and SUVs. What could it be? Oh, I've hit the Fall Fun Strip Mall of corn mazes, pumpkin patches, goat cheese and facepainting. There's one on the left with spillover parking to the right. Ride a little further and there's another one of these joints on the left. Oversize daily transportation vehicles as far as they eye can see. Then a smaller market on the right that seems to merely sell pumpkins and other veggies. Of course that one only seemed to attract regular automobiles. The big vehicles would slow but not stop.