Thought I'd post a couple of my current pet peeves, and give others a chance to share theirs. So much heavy-duty stuff going on in all our lives, it's nice to lighten it up!

--My narrow little laundry room attaches to the garage. My d/h is in the habit of taking off his shoes in there as he comes in the door. It makes me NUTS since I am in and out carrying laundry all day. I have asked him not to, I put a shoe shelf in the garage, yet here we are again! He's a sweetheart, but may wake up with a shoe in an unlikely orifice tomorrow morning.

--Towels can be used again after being used to dry off your CLEAN body after a shower. This is shocking news to some of my kids. Towels may, in fact, be hung up to dry. They do not need to go in the hamper. If this continues, there will be only paper towels for use after bathing soon. And they will be store brand. No quilting for your comfort.

--Commercials for completely inappropriate programs like DeGrassi during kids' programming on Nickelodeon. WTF?

--JoAnn's craft store is one of my favorite places to visit. They installed a new computer system recently. It has not been working properly one single time I've been there since. FIX IT. People at the cutting tables who have been waiting in line for 23 minutes to cut one and a half yards of fabric for a Halloween costume are dangerous. And there are scissors.

--I have the youngest children on my d/h's side of the family. His siblings kids are grown. Soooo for the past few years the holidays have been "hey, let's not do gifts". Hey babe--I bought your kids presents every single year. Go to Five Below and knock yourself out. It is the thought that counts, but THINK!

***Please note: This list is subject to change at any moment.**********************


So, add on yours, and blow off some steam!

I love this one! I'm thinking about the paper towel thing--and think it's a marvelous idea!

I spend a considerable amount of my work day on hold, and I end up listening to the most god-awful hold music! It's either redneck, hillbilly, twangy country music that was popular 20+ years ago, or some crappy Muzak that lulls you into oblivion! Just give me some silence please....

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Ha, mine throw theirs on their bed room floors. I like this idea with the paper towels, for sure.

That is us, too. And, every XMAS get together with them, they raise the age of the Chinese Grab Bag to include the next oldest after my DS, but, not my kids. DH said next time we're just showing up with gifts from the kids and putting them in there. WTH???

I have a killer headache right now, and can't really think.......I'll have to come back to post my own. Loved yours!!

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what bugs me today is sadly the endless chore of doing laundry, especially socks, i swear there must be a place for all lost socks and another planet for the rest. I also do not like when people walk their dogs and do not clean up after them. I have private property, I have a gated fence and still they stand there let their dogs do their business and walk away, but to me that is just laziness on their parts. Final bug for the day, why when you call to speak to someone , its totally automated and the final bottom to press to speak to someone is always the last. Finally i am not done I love when they say if all your questions have been answered you may hang up or otherwise you can access your information online. What I want to speak to another person. OK my vents for the day. Truly peace to all... Catherine

I love venting about pet peeves. It's so cathartic My biggest pet peeve right now is people who text message during a movie at the theater. That bright screen is like a spotlight and it drives me crazy. It's almost worse than if they were actually talking on their phone. Why pay $10 for a movie ticket if all you are going to do is text people who aren't there the entire time? I always wonder why they don't at least sit on the back row so there is no one behind them to be bothered by that blasted light. Thanks for starting this thread. I feel better now.

My pet peeves:
someone ruining the newspaper before I can read it
smokers blowing in front of doors
garbage in public on the ground
people who don't look behind them when going through a door
rude customer service reps
kids saying the f word over and over and over again not even in context for goodness sake at least use it correctly
people letting their dogs run loose
criminals who break the law over and over again with no consequences

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My pet peeve is folks who have no basic command of the English language, grammar, and/or spelling

Are is not our: Our boat is big. We are going to the boat.
They're is a contraction for they are, it's not their or there: They're going to the boat. Their boat is big. There is a big boat.
Same for you're and your.....

Grrr......doesn't anybody care??? I guess not.
Just venting...well aware that there are bigger issues in this world.

cj/

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I'm with you on the texting in the movie. People must believe they are realllllly important if they cannot be out of touch for the 92 minutes the movie takes!

As for the music, I am a peace & quiet person. To be constantly inundated with muzak in the stores, on the phone, is just irritating. I wish companies would learn it makes people cranky, so by the time they speak to an actual human being, it is more likely the mood will not be good!

Today's minor irritations include:

**Putting me on your chain email list. I let everybody know I am not interested in the joke of the day, the pictures of clouds, or the hoax about the missing/sick child who is receiving 7 cents for every forwarded email, and yet I continue to receive them from people who are otherwise sane and intelligent. Take me off the *&%$%^& list!

**My dog's belief that the doorbell is bringing guests for her. Not too many of her doggie friends actually ring the bell, so I would hope she would eventually get the idea that the bell most likely means PEOPLE and they are not arriving to play ball. She's cute as a button, but not so quick on the uptake.

**Strangers who ask my d/d how she broke her arm and then proceed to share the horror story of their friend's cousin's neighbor's sister, whose arm never quite healed properly and the doctors had to hold her down and break it again and sadly, it's crooked to this day.

Ready now to face another day of great fun & minor annoyances. Enjoy your Saturday!

Gosh, do you have MY dog? Mine is the same way. She is a Great Dane, so if I need to get her in her kennel, and she thinks she needs to stay in (my) bed upstairs, I can't exactly carry her. So, I ring the doorbell and pretend like there is someone there. She comes down EVERY time. DUH.....Dumb dog....Of course the neighbors probably think I'm nuts. "Oh look, Lynne's lonely. She's come to visit herself again!"

Yes! It's like hearing fingernails on a blackboard. (That dates me!) Don't forget to, two and too.

Biggest pet peeve right now is the government bail out on mortgages and the lowering of principal and interest rates. If they are going to do this, I think they should do it for everyone. My house is worth more than I bought it for 3 years ago but *I* am making the payments. I HATE how the people who do the right thing are always the one who end up getting the shaft.
Ah, that feels better

Another peeve is people who don't want to pay their HOA dues but have all the *toys* and guy the gas for them (can you tell I'm part of the HOA board LOL)

Texting in movies: I haven't been to the movies lately but it has happened while I was there. Teens. I simply became the biggest B word and I sauntered down to where they were, Sat next to them (they were on the aisle and I got on the floor) and *looked* at them and said "TURN THE PHONE OFF". They were shocked (to say the least). I went back to my seat and they did turn off their phone. I got applause

I hate people who b*itch about gas costs and then go 100 mph in their big ol' SUV's. Well, the small cars do it too so that ticks me off to. I do the speed limit and they are up my tailpipe...literally. It drives me insane

Ticks me off that we have to mow our neighbors (now empty house) yard or his weeds would be in our yard. It's been empty for a few months, he lived there w/o making a payment for 2 years and *he's* renting a bigger, nicer house a couple miles away while *we* are trying to help keep his house looking presentable on the outside so *maybe* someone will buy it

Current daily peeve:
my kids are in karate. They auto bill my credit card each month. We've had a lot going on in the last few months and I didn't notice that the karate charge hasn't been on there since July. I just hough we were spending less money. SO....karate finally figures out our contract needs to be renewed and we owe them almost $700 and "please come in on Saturday to discuss". WHY did it take them this long to notice this? So, now I am prepping to do in...not fun. I owe it. I'll pay it but I think they should really have their stuff more organized and then again, I probably should have caught it. Peeves me off either way you look at it

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and noone. It is TWO WORDS people......TWO WORDS....No and One !! LOL.


My biggest pet peeve (at the moment) is people who aren't mature enough to know how to be a decent human being. Not inferring anyone here, I don't "know" you....this is for a few people I have met in my life.

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I saw a line yesterday that fits this perfectly.

I enjoy taking my favorite peeve out now and then and petting it.

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Whats bugging me today is that there is no mail on monday and I just made a trade ,, I may have to wait until tuesday before my envie gets mailed to me :-(

I know this is no biggie but it bugs me.

Argh ! My pet peeve is going to walmart and always, ALWAYS having some sort of issue with my check out. Either they charge me full price on a mark down item, they forget to take off for my coupons...or some other type of snafu.

I do not like to go into a public bathroom and have no toilet paper, no soap in the dispenser, or wet messy floors.

I cannot stand when someone goes to pay for gas, leaves their car in front of a pump, and then takes for-EVER to come back and move it..really bugs me.

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People who say " these ones". I am not a grammar expert but this just doesn't sound correct to me. I thought I was right in correcting my son every time he said it until my daughters 1st grade teacher said it to me. Another thing he used to say was "unless if". I FINALLY got him to stop saying both of them but I hear people all the time saying "these ones".

Cubmom what does it say on your avatar? I can make out that theres words there but they are way too little

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Well, the "my Wal-Mart" pet peeve of course. And, since someone mentioned dogs, I'll mention mine. My dog never goes poo on our walks and then one day *bam* she goes (so unattractive) so i trek it back home to get the baggie, trek it back to pick it up, and 5 minutes later, she goes again. So, I have to trek it back home to get another bag (stupid me for only grabbing one the first time). So frustrating!

Happy Venting.
Rebecca

Ok i will add too more I was not going to because I do not want any flames but the biggest 2 for me are
Cigarette Smoking yuck yuck yuck
Talking on the cell phone in any personal place, I will only answer if it is one of my kids my dh or my parents, everyone else can wait.... Catherine

One of my pet peeves is people acting annoyed when I talk on my phone
Also loud noises in the night
People who mistreat their children and humiliate them in public and look at others like we all agree with them
Did I say kids swearing? That drives me batty.
Not being able to find something and having to go to a completely different store

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I think you both have MY dog (except he's a chihuahua!). If we can't get him to come in from the yard, we ring the doorbell... Heh. Works every time! He runs in the house to see who rang the doorbell. Things that make you say, huh?

Says, Dang, I forgot to put on my makeup or somethign to that effect.

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