March 18, 2008
I’m sure you’ll all find it highly shocking that I’m annoyed today. I’m pretty much annoyed that other people breathe. I go through phases like that.
It seems like every single jackass out on the road has decided to get in front of me today. You know those people that speed up and cut in front of you then slow down to below the speed limit while 10 cars back up behind them? Yeah, I got behind two of those jackasses today.
While I was stuck behind the jackass going 18 miles an hour down a 40 mph road, I thought of all the little pet peeves that I have. But now that I’m so ticked off about the driving? I can’t think of anything else. So tell me your pet peeves and then maybe I’ll remember that list I was making in my head while going 18 mph. 
Oh WAIT! I just thought of another pet peeve while son #1 was sitting at the table chomping and slurping cereal! BAD TABLE MANNERS! I can not STAND to eat with people who chew with their mouth open, slurp or chomp, teeth hitting the silverware or have both arms on the table, hunched over their plate. Son #1 is currently doing all of those things. GAH! It’s like he was raised by chimpanzees. I have to say though? In an adult? Completely inexcusable! I’ve nearly died while eating with adults chewing with their mouths open and made excuses to get up from the table because I couldn’t stand to eat with them. (shudder)
HA! Thought of another one! BAD GRAMMAR! As in “I seen” and the use of “no” when it should be “any” and in writing when people write grate instead of great and their instead of they’re! Oh yeah. Bad Grammar is one too. Maybe by tonight they’ll all come back to me.
March 18, 2008 at 4:46 pm
People who wait until it is too late for me to do anything before they use their turn signal is one of my peeves. People who confuse “your” and “you’re” or “they’re” and “there”. Once in a while I can understand but in something that should be proof read? No. Shirts and the like that are untucked or worse still where the shirt sticks out under a sweater. Yeah I know it is in style but it just rubs me the wrong way. Shirts should be tucked in. Oh yeah and people who disagree with me. What is wrong with those people?
March 18, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Totally agree with the table manners and bad grammar. To add to that: how about? people that say everything? with question inflection? (this applies mostly to teenage girls, I suppose, but it irks me nonetheless). Also, I HATE when women have chipped nail polish, especially when it’s dark colored–that’s probably the #1 reason why I never wear it. Bleah!
March 18, 2008 at 5:57 pm
People who misspell grammar.
March 18, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Alfred- I have many clothing pet peeves too. Booze and onions was at the dojo again today with a giant, ugly muffin top hanging over the top of her jeans. Muffin tops are one of my pet peeves.
Molly’s Mom- OMG! My SON started doing that one day. When I started talking back to him with question inflection he stopped. GAH! ooohhh. chipped nail polish is one of mine too.
Ben- Would you mind letting me rant in peace without correcting my spelling?! I don’t have a spell checker! ;P
March 18, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Though I have pet peeves, it is better to make no comment, lest one stumble upon another one of Helen’s pet peeves, in my opinion.
March 18, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Beau- LOL! You must live with someone who also has raging PMS. That Heather married a smart one, I tell you.
Really though. Give me one.
March 19, 2008 at 1:57 am
I have many many pet peeves. I suppose the one that got triggered most recently is … I hate people that smoke near children’s play areas.
I have no problem with people smoking (I think it is gross, but if it’s what you want to do …
but some places it is just inappropriate.
March 19, 2008 at 2:12 am
Oh … I have another one that really pisses me off!
When they dig up the roads and then there is clearly nobody doing any work.
And …
The fact that modern day shop staff (at least here in the UK) think that they are doing you a favour by serving you. I would take my business else where but they are all like it now (Wow I really do sound like Grandpa Grumps!)
And …
I know the whole “Squeezing the toothpaste in the middle” thing is a cliché but I seem to be the only one in our house that gets irritated by this
And … (Probably best if I stop for a bit)
March 19, 2008 at 4:56 am
haha!
Mine include the blind being left up in our bathroom so its bloody freezing!
The kettle being left empty when I want to use it,
Karl charging round the house tidying up and huffing to himself like he’s the only one who ever does it! (This is usually on a day when Im ill or have had the day from hell with the kids)
Rude people who dont say thank you when I stop to let them through even though I have right of way in the car. Old people who insist on doing 20 in a 60 road, but then speed up when Its possible for you to overtake them.
Having to pay £1.50 (About $3?) an hour to visit my accident and emergancy department, having to park half a mile away from the department (I kid you not) and then having to wait 4 hours to see anyone when its very quiet in there!
People who agree to come to stuff I organise, then at the last minute ring up and say they have other plans, even though this has been organised a month!!!!!! (Im having a body shop party saturday night and so far have had about 5 peop;le ring and cancel)
As you can tell, theres loads of things that wind me up at the minute lol.
oooh, and people that come up to the bar where I work, 15 minutes after happy hour finishes and then moan that I wont sell them thier drinks at happy hour prices…. And they do this every night without fail!!!!!!
March 19, 2008 at 8:57 am
Mr. Geek- YEAH! That’s one I forgot. But mine extends to people just generally smoking in public where I have to breathe in their cancer sticks. It’s fine if they want to poison themselves in their own homes, but leave my air clean dammit! Monday somebody was smoking in the parking lot of a store while I was loading my car. I got in and realized the car now reeked of smoke. It smelled for TWO DAYS! Why should I have to reek and be exposed to poison because some ass wants to smoke! I’m not ok with any smoking in public at all.
We’ve had the roads around us dug up and closed off for two years! No one is working right now, they’re just closed off. GAH!
Luckily we don’t have that problem in the US with shops. We Americans just take our business elsewhere.
I’m a middle squeezer. Sorry. I have no sympathy. ;D
Nemma- THE SLOW DRIVERS KILL ME! I don’t organize parties for that very reason. And I hate being dragged to one. lol. Lol @ the drink deals. Everyone always wants something for nothing. UGH!
March 19, 2008 at 11:56 am
You squeese in the middle? Oh no and here I was thinking you were just about perfect. Another illusion shattered.
March 19, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Alfred- I’m an unapolegetic middle squeezer. However? I am incredibly neat. No toothpaste outside the tube or on the edges or cap. I will snap if there’s any toothpaste on the cap or outside. I’m sorry to shatter your illusions.
March 19, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Another pet peeve,,,,
Usually happens just as I’ve got in the bath and have been looking forward to a proper soak.
Karl walks in, (Letting all the cold air into the bathroom Ive just steamed up nicely)
“Wheres the such and such luv?”
“In the same place as it has been for the last five years we’ve lived here!”
“Hmmm, I cant find it…”
Right, up I get, stomp into the kitchen/room open the draw/door where its been fgor the last five years and there it is, hidden under something but easily found!!!!
“oh, I’d not seen that!”
Another one is, “what have we got for tea?” Wellopen the bloody cupboards and have a look!!!!!! your just as capable of looking as I am!!!!!!!!!!!!
arrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhh
March 20, 2008 at 9:12 am
Nemma- OMFG! NO ONE can find anythign in this house either! ARG!
March 21, 2008 at 4:33 am
I am a generally misanthropic b-word, so my pet peeves are many and mostly involve people being idiots.
I hate it when people think they’re entitled to things that everyone else has to work for.
I hate it when people don’t want to talk about relevant issues in government because “politics are boring”.
I hate it when people announce their ignorance with pride-like those people who will interrupt your discussion of a book to announce that they hate to read.
I hate it when people treat me like I am an idiot or that I have no relevant life experience because I am younger than they are.
I hate…well I hate a lot of things. I’ll try not to rant and rave too much, but if you ever run out of things that you think are annoying and are looking to remind yourself I have lists and lists of things that annoy me in the back of my head.
March 23, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Person- LOL! That remonded me of more of my pet peeves!