Pet peeves go in this post.

[Pablo]

Doctors/HC folks who give professional advice and don't even slow down to read the patient info/history.

 

[4WD]

For me, today's entrant is the USPS. Normally I'm a fan-boy but when they mess up, they *really* mess up.

I'm waiting on a package that's been "in transit to destination" for over a week. During that time it's gone from NJ to GA, back to NJ, then back to GA, ad nauseum. I think it's more of a computer issue because the package will show a time in one location and then show that it was scanned in the other location an hour later - unless they are using the Concorde, I don't see making the trip in an hour.

But long story short, I still don't have my package.

Lost a $97 part early this year - quickly made it to Houston - and nothing but gaslighting after that.

 

[Zee09]

Doctors/HC folks who give professional advice and don't even slow down to read the patient info/history.

Yeah like my NSAID fiasco a few weeks back...

 

[Arc]

People humming in public

And I thought people

How about when you’re parking your car far away, to avoid door dings, and some huge honking larger than life 8 cyl 14 mpg SUV backs in right next to you?!

The irony is when you realize you have the same vehicle

I always went out of my way to park bumper to bumper with people who thought they had a nice enough car to take up two spots way out in the parking lot. Usually corvettes and they hated coming out of the store to find a hotrod mustang next to them.

 

[ripcord]

I don't consider it a peeve, but I'm always really disappointed when I see a pretty girl and then realize she's got more tats than a truck driving slob. (Apologies to all the truck driving slobs )

 

[nomas]

" Pet peeve " ? How about one of the most annoying things ? You go to the Doctor . They hand you a clipboard with about three sheets of Patient Info to fill in . But I've been here many times ? " We're updating our files " . There's nothing to update . Same spouse , same Insurance , same address , NOTHING has changed except todays date .... . Deer in the headlights look . I lay the clipboard down and walk back to my seat . If looks could kill ..

 

[Patman]

I just remembered another thing that bothers me. Seeing all of the trash on the ground in Niagara Falls, even though there are garbage cans everywhere here

 

[John105]

I heard Mobile 1 is the best selling oil in Alabama.

This misquote or misspeak if you will, reminds me of myself singing (in public) lyrics wrongly for more than 30 years.

I would say, ‘stopped in Charlotte, by passed rocket,’ when it’s “Rock Hill.”

Then I would say, ‘A1A, Detroit Avenue!’ When it’s, “Beachfront.”

So I can definitely see someone putting Mobile 1 in their Toyota Camary, in Mobile. Even in Birmingham!

 

[John105]

I don't consider it a peeve, but I'm always really disappointed when I see a pretty girl and then realize she's got more tats than a truck driving slob. (Apologies to all the truck driving slobs )

Omg this made me think of a comment made by a roommate 40 years ago.

He said he hated when he spotted a really beautiful thing in blue jeans, nice long blonde hair, flowing like there’s no tomorrow, silky smooth. The person turns around and is a guy.

 

[Zee09]

Omg this made me think of a comment made by a roommate 40 years ago.

He said he hated when he spotted a really beautiful thing in blue jeans, nice long blonde hair, flowing like there’s no tomorrow, silky smooth. The person turns around and is a guy.

Been there

 

[Pablo]

I don't consider it a peeve, but I'm always really disappointed when I see a pretty girl and then realize she's got more tats than a truck driving slob. (Apologies to all the truck driving slobs )

Maybe it's their pet sleeve.

 

[Pablo]

Omg this made me think of a comment made by a roommate 40 years ago.

He said he hated when he spotted a really beautiful thing in blue jeans, nice long blonde hair, flowing like there’s no tomorrow, silky smooth. The person turns around and is a guy.

Well you know it's a spectrum.

 

[Number_35]

When people call the parts department, don't say who they are, and get mad when I ask who it is so I can put it under the correct account. FWIW the shops were I know the people that work there to the point that we are FB friends, I go out of my way to say hi to them when I see them out and about, and they know who my mom is and get all excited to talk to her, they all say who they are.

When someone is reading off a VIN or part number and doesn't use the phonetic alphabet, or at least some words to represent the letters. Then get annoyed when I ask to confirm if that is B like Bravo or D like Delta and they audibly sigh and say "nevermind let me call someone who knows what they are doing."

The "don't you know who I am?" people. Sorry, if you don't drive a racecar or are a part of my daily work or personal life, I probably don't know who you are.

I try (and prefer) to be nice to people regardless of whether there's anything "in it" for me - and sometimes there is an unexpected reward.

The parts man (very good fellow) at the closest Mazda dealership gives me 15% off, and the parts folks at an indy auto parts store give me the corporate discount my former company gets. (I always tell them I'm a retiree, but they give me the discount anyway.)

Agreed on using the NATO alphabet, especially over the phone, and especially with a VIN.

 

[Number_35]

Like the guy above who gets ticked over missing the letter s. I do the same over the letter D. It is ICED tea, NOT ICE TEA.

And CANNED drinks, not CAN drinks.

Preach it, brother!

 

[Number_35]

Any tech who says "zert" sounds like a hack to me.

I don't know why it's zerk, but I know that it is. *

This is not to be confused with @Zee09 's favorite dance move, ie twerking.

*editor's note: according to our benevolent AI overlords, the zerk fitting was invented by Oscar U. Zerk in 1929. Also cool that this almost sounds like a name that Bart would use to call Moe's.

Cue PSA "The More You Know" music.....you've now learnt u sumthin on da BITOG

"Oscar, you zerk!" sounds like an insult.

 

[RhondaHonda]

Left lane slow drivers is my number one by a mile.

 

[ripcord]

Speeders

 

[Number_35]

My pet peeve is when people call it Mobile 1 instead of Mobil 1

Gee, that motor oil from Exxon is really moving!

 

[D60]

"Oscar, you zerk!" sounds like an insult.

Yes but Oscar U-B-Zerk sounds cool. Maybe even like a rapper.

IOW, it needs a "B" in there

 

[Rust_Belt_Pete]

I just remembered another thing that bothers me. Seeing all of the trash on the ground in Niagara Falls, even though there are garbage cans everywhere here

Im sorry that sucks, when summer comes around you should go lay on the beach and relax in the clean sand.