Thought I'd vent some of mine and make a place for folks to list there own. I'll go first. Recently, what's been annoying me is people who sing along to their music at the gym. It's like, hey, who sings that song? Oh really? Let's keep it that way! What about you? What's been bothering or annoying you recently?

I think I've mentioned this here before: I'm just weary of courteous drivers who create more problems than they solve. If I'm waiting to make a left turn, there's no need to wave me through if there's no one behind you.

People who walk dogs while they're (the people) on cell phones. My dog wants to say hi, your dog wants to say hi, put the phone away and let them meet.

The Driver problem Pete mentioned is spot on.

I’d also add people driving 50mph in the left passing lane causing a parade miles long since idiots will just drive behind them not realizing they are causing a slow down.

Get on the Right.;

When I'm at a check out line and the person in front of me waits until the total is given before they reach in their wallets or dig through their purse to try and find a credit card or cash or check or whatever.

Or at work when someone calls to make a payment by credit card over the phone and I tell them "ok I'm ready for your card number" and they say "ok hang on let me find my card". I tell them call me back whenever you find it and are ready.

And this may sound crazy but the sound of someone whispering when they try to say something quietly. I can't stand the sound of it. It's like finger nails on a chalkboard to me. If you can't say it loud like a regular person either save it until you can or write it down.

Great thread by the way. Should end up a 20 pager.

Everything.

But, that's today's response. Check back tomorrow and the answer may be different.


Signor V.

Since Irishman mentioned gym:

I'm a member of two gyms. At the Y, I hate it when old people (my age) plop down on a machine, close their eyes and pant for five minutes, then put 10 lbs on the machine and pant for five minutes, then do five reps and pant for ten minutes. At the other gym, I hate it when young people plop down on a machine and then fiddle endlessly with their smart phones. Also hate it when people sit on the stationary bikes to sit on while they watch TV.

And, to Michael's first peeve: I also hate it when you're on the checkout line and the person before you waits until the bill prints out before reaching for the credit card. Even worse: they pay cash, and fish forever in pocketbooks or pockets for exact change, doling out the pennies (and dropping them).

Millenials who think they r better than everyone else, when in fact, they have no idea what a hard life is, they cant even spell w/out a toy in front of their face.,,school does not even teach cursive anymore..how is 1 supposed 2 sign their signature in this day & life..U can't talk 2 a human being on a phone call no matter what u call because of technology that these f--ks have created...it was never like this VIA 1988 & backwards..life was @1 time simple..fuck 2days kids & I don't care what u guy's say..I'm stuck in the "back in the day" syndrome..I don't have a cell phone xcept in the truck 4 emergencies...& I don't want a cell phone..my idea of a phone is a phone that sits on a countertop in the kitchen..& that's where mine sits..I could on for much longer about 2days world but my older sense tells me 2 stop..so i'll have another shot of Jameson & shut the fuck up.

Traffic light turns green, im behind the lead cars and both lanes....turning lane and the main lane do not move, heads are down....

It a friggin epidemic... this phone shit in the car is out of control.

Idiots.

Great thread, thank you i12

Everything Hoodlum said is spot on.

I agree Gio, it always is.

He is a Good Man.

Gieco retread commercials.

I get it , some were funny but can the Millinials not create any new funny shit, they just retread everything including their Parents stuff.

Go get your own shit.

Well thank u fellas.

Another peeve: You thank someone (a restaurant server, checkout person, anyone) for doing something, and they say "no problem." Don't they know how to say "you're welcome"?

Just driving ones I deal with every single effing day:

1 - Drivers not using their blinkers
2 - Drivers who don't turn off their blinkers
3 - Drivers who drive with their high beams on
4 - Drivers who drive with no headlights at all (in the dark)
5 - Slowass drivers who don't stay to the right
6 - Slowass drivers who do stay to the right LOL
7 - Drivers who are in the way (like, taking up more space than they need when turning)
8 - Drivers who see no problem driving on the shoulder way before their right turn
9 - Drivers who rush to get in front of me, cutting me off, who then drive wayyy too slowly
10 - Drivers ahead of me who make illegal turns, etc, like the rules don't pertain to them
11 - Drivers who speed through school zones or past school busses or through ped crossings
12 - Yes, drivers texting on their phones (tho I have less of a problem with ppl talking on the phone -- what's the difference between that and a CB radio for instance?)
13 - Most other drivers

I think I'm forgetting a few, but #13 should cover them. I'm pretty sure the first time I get arrested will be for road rage

YES! This right here. I couldn't stand it when people would monopolize machines. Or they'd grab all the free weights they needed and if you needed what they had, "they were using it" while it's clearly on the ground, not being used. These entitled people who feel their workout is more important than yours. Or the people who as you said, just sit on a machine and NEVER get up! I don't lift anymore as I switched to cardio so I don't have as many problems now (knock on wood). But I feel your pain sir!

At the moment on my mind is my asshole neighbour who at least 3 or 4 times a week lets his dog shit at the end of my driveway right there on the pavement, so I went round and mentioned it and he was like if I give you a bag could you pick it up as I am having breakfast wtf ... so I told him like I told him the last time "it is your dog and you gotta pick the shit up yourself for gods sake"... he is a quite a nice old guy but I am close to spraying him and the dog with the hose.. drives me crazy

How about spaying him and the dog?

Arizona is one of only two states that haven't banned texting while driving. Just a few weeks ago, a policeman dealing with a traffic stop was killed by a moron who was texting and veered right across the road, smashing into him. Our county and city banned texting while driving, but not the state.

I cannot stand “ no problem”...... hate it......

2 smoking related items - one is people throwing their cigarette butt out the window on the highway, and related to this is people emptying their ashtrays in a parking lot. The world is not their ashtray - stop treating it like it is.

People in general annoy me.

Why are women always in a rush, slow down... where the heck are you going.

Not just driving, walking around the Supermarket, they speed through like its a mission of survival.

Slow the hell down. And stay outs my way, unless she's really hot.
Then I don't mind.

Prescription Drug Commercials,,,,,,, they are driving me nuts.

They are on every other commercials, it shows exactly who is ripping people off and taking in too much money, just like the insurance companies.

...and most of the commercial is them rattling off, at auctioneer pace, why you shouldn't take the drug if you have certain health conditions. By the time they're finished, you're too scared to try it.

Right, its literally the old saying... " if it don't Kill ya , it will cure ya"

Crazy

Same thing w/car commercials..non stop..especially during the local newscasts. And on that subject ,, if ur watching a non major local network like Antenna , ME TV , basically showing back in the day programming, every commercial is either aimed @ the elderly (med-alert, insurance etc.) or low income peoples ( where to get a loan,cheap insurance, or cheap education classes OR those sad animal in cages commercials) over & over & over..drives me nuts.

Their audiences are so small that they don't register much in ratings. So, instead of advertising a product for people to shop for, nearly all their ads have a phone number for people to call and make a direct purchase or donation. If the phone doesn't ring, the advertiser moves his money somewhere else.

Precisely so...but it ruins the audience who have 2 endure it if they just want 2 reflect on their childhood via watching an episode of ..gee, lets say "The Love Boat" because said viewer wants 2 & knows he or she will get a chance 2 see a young Markie Post in a bikini..

Whatever happened to her?

Like the rest of us Dues...She's gotten old & out of the picture...she was hot though back in day.

Just had this happen while grabbing dinner from KFC. People who don't know what they want when they get to the front of the line to order. There were maybe 1-2 people in front of the person in front of me. He's looking at the menu when his turn comes. Then while at the front of the line, he continues to browse the menu to decide what he wants. My thoughts: 1) you obviously wanted something from KFC so you should have a pretty good idea what prompted you to come to that restaurant rather than going someplace else and 2) you had a few minutes while waiting in line to decide what you wanted. WHY do you feel the need to continue holding up the line while deciding when it's your turn. What were you doing while in line!? He never did have his phone out so I'll give him that but still, what took you so long to decide!?

Laughin my Fukien ass off Pete....... that’s funny.

That does suck i12

Gas Stations.... people gas up and then go inside to buy shit while leaving their car or Truck at the pump.
WTF.
Go park Mother fugger.

PP

I Hate long balls that would have been HR but foul.

I Hate batters and und Home plate Umps checking first base for check swings. The call should be the call.

I hate rain that should be snow.

This rain we are having would have been at least a foot of snow.


The snow makes everything slow down and no one comes out/
Love it.

Happy New Year DP. I agree with you. I prefer the snow just as long as I have power, water, and that I don't have to go out anywhere. Hope you are enjoying the Holidays!

Use of the term "going forward."

It is especially and frequently stated on NFL related shows. How Stunod! A sportscaster says "How will the Patriots do if Tom Brady retires or signs elsewhere .... going forward? Hell, the sportscaster just used the future tense of the verb. Besides, in what other direction would the Patriots go? Backward?

It's just not sportscasters who use the term. It shows up in all kinds of broadcasts. Drives me nuts ... going forward.

Exactly.... HiYa Beans....Happy New Year to you and your Family.

I like watching the weather and planning around it so if a storm coming, I get what I need for a good round of cooking foods that go a long way with leftovers and a bunch of snacks, good bread and treats. I also will play my lottery numbers a few days in advance and not even go out for that. If work people call I tell them I’m not around.
Its snowing pretty good right now.

Hope all Well with you Beans, be well.

When you order something online, are excited to get it in, and then when you open it up, it's not what you thought it would be. So then you have to send it back, scour the internet for another one, and wait on the refund to hit.

When you order cigars on-line and they look great but when you get them they suck.

I gotta stick to my local guy and my regular sticks.
Don’t indulge as much as I used too but enjoy a fine cigar once or twice a Month.

When the light turns green & black ppl. deliberatly walk slow across the street making u wait just to piss u off.

And NO, I'M NOT being racist! It just happens 2 b a fact.

I am certainly not racist either and get that, you need to be a city guy to understand that.

I wish I had video time lapse of when I had to travel in rush hour in Manhattan, if you filmed the streets at 5pm when the streets became loaded with commuters trying to catch a train , workers trying to get to bus or home anywhere, you could see the brisk walker’s dodging around people who were moping in groups talking and walking as if they had nowhere in the world to go while everyone else did.

They block side walks, stairways, escalators , doorways and crosswalks.

I do not miss that shit.

U got that correct!!...If I know that a car is waiting on me ..I hustle a little, out of human nature& kindness...

Bugs.


I understand some Bugs are good but don't understand why we have so many that do not have any beneficial reasons for existing.

Always wondered that..mostly about flies & mosquitos

Regurgitation

I understand birds need to this to feed their young but WTF do humans need to do it with the shit they hear on the NEWS.

Its like they suck in a bunch of BS be it Political or nonsensical crap and spew it out of their mouths thinking someone really gives a shit,people pretend to listen but just wait for a spot for them to jump in and spew their sucked up shit.

Shut The Fuck Up.

Breath and Live in Peace.

Im Done..... that felt good.

People who sit on equipment in the gym to watch TV.

People who sit on equipment and don't move, text on their phone, act like they have all day/own the equipment. I just do cardio now but back in the day, I used to ask people if I could work in with them. Most were friendly enough to allow you but you always had the idiot who would say no and still take their sweet time.

Yes, Irishman, using equipment for texting is another big peeve.

People at a store who walk at you like they are royalty and have no intention of moving to side as walking towards me....they do move.

One guy once landed on his ass after walking right into me, I know he saw me and was playing it.... he lost.
Man he was made and told me he was gunna find me and kick my ass, I told him he did not need to look for me , Im right here, he got up and walked off.
I felt bad but he was lookin for it.

it happened at my old office in Manhattan years ago when there was crowds of people, never seen him again in my building.

That bothers me as well. People have no manners nowadays or feel like the world owes them something.

American Airlines is really p*ss*ng me off right now! I heard from my cousin in New York back in September that my flight for Christmas next month might be in jeopardy because AA was pulling out of the airport I was scheduled to fly in to. I contacted American asking for a refund in September. They said the time frame they were pulling out of the airport was October 7 - November 3 and since my flight wasn't scheduled until December 8 and it was still showing as active, they declined my request for a refund. Well, they're now since canceled the flight and I contacted them yesterday following up on my request for a refund. They called me this time (all our correspondence had been via e-mail prior) and told me they couldn't refund my flight because I canceled my flight and requested a refund back in September. I told them I never canceled the flight in September, that I was requesting a refund because they were going to change my flights due to not servicing my final destination airport. They said "it's company policy that we can only process refunds once a flight is canceled." First, I never knew that and secondly, I STILL never asked or authorized them to cancel my flight because I was still going to fly on December 8 to see family for the holidays. I was still going to use the flight so why would I cancel it? After asking to speak to a supervisor the woman on the phone wouldn't put me on with one, saying, "they're going to tell you the exact same thing I am." I asked to speak to the refunds department and they don't accept incoming calls! Are you kidding me!? In the year 2020, this department deems itself so high and mighty that they don't want to be "bothered" with incoming phone calls. GET REAL! So she finally suggested that I contact my credit card company and dispute the charge, which I've done. They've given me a provisional credit for the flights but it'll take another 1-2 weeks until their investigation is complete. They better rule in my favor because I'm not going to be out hundreds of dollars for flights that American Airlines canceled and I never authorized them to do in September. Talk about a mafia! They take your money and never give it back! 🤬

Irishman, your litany of airline woes is so true. The only thing that motivates them is greed. Airline routes are monopolies in most cities. They have no incentive to be responsive to customers. If you read travel columns, you know that the Number One offender in customer complaints are airlines.

Unfortunately, they're trying to screw me and will probably get away with it unfortunately. I asked a friend who's a travel agent and she said the credit card company will probably take the side of the airline. I did buy travel insurance, which I never do unless I'm flying internationally. That's probably my last recourse then. Just so incredibly frustrating that they canceled the flights without my authorization, now want to refuse me a refund because of their mistake. Unbelievable!

One of my biggest peeves: Contractors whose equipment makes enormous amounts of noise--and then they turn their radios up even louder so they can hear over the equipment noise.

People saying Covid isn't real. It's picked up in my hospital again. The last three nights I've had to care for them. Sunday morning I held a guys hand while be couldn't catch his breath. We intubated him. Called his wife, she said nope. He wouldn't want that. Extubated him. Died within ten seconds. The worst was the patient I had for the last two nights. they signed a dnr/do not intubate this morning because her paperwork was lost. They were so upset that they wore masks and followed all of the guidelines and wanted to know why all of these people that don't wear masks aren't dying. I confessed that I never wear a mask outside of work and promised them I would from here on out. It's real people. I still don't think shutting everything down is the solution. What happens when you hold a piss or shit in? It doesn't magically go away.

People

Who

Text

Like

This

Instead of putting it all together in one text.

That’s rediculous...must be a broad

Friends: a guy and a girl. Go figure 🤷‍♂️

People in line before you at stores who wait until everything is rung up before fishing in pockets, wallets or purses to fish out loose change when paying.

People who are panicked driving in the snow......

Stay the fuck home.

The insane and unnecessary use of the term "going forward."

Its use is rapacious among sports broadcastors, particularly NFL broadcastors:

How many more Superbowls will Brady win going forward?; Will the Lions' trade for Mathew Stafford help the Lions going forward?.

It's even mouthed by political broadcastors: Will the new vaccines stop the virus going forward?; What will become of Donald Trump going forward?

How stupid! The speaker just used the future tense. What do they think "will" means?

Gotta spoon feed it to the minions I suppose olivant 🥄🥣

Not having power for about a day and a half during the coldest days on record almost doesn't help. 😡

When ur watching a good something or other (movie or so b it)...& ur cable shit co. gives out...or an emergency test ruins everything so u have 2 find ur way back 2 where u were ..

"No amendment is absolute." Joe Biden

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...and, when you use your DVR to cue up a future recording, the program that you get isn't the one you expected.

When someone sets up a meeting and does not show.

This has never happened to me before, I am writing this guy off or will excuse him due to bat shit crazy Covid crap.
Trying to decide how to handle this, so far I blew him off already several times since.

He is upset.

Its was part business and part social,

Fuck him.

I hear ya on that DP. That grinds my gears as well. Or when you text/call/e-mail someone, and they NEVER get back to you. Especially if you're hanging out or trying to make plans. It's like, if you can't or don't want to, that's fine, just say you can't and I'll figure out something else to do.

Right....

Another thing I noticed today being on the road driving around more than usual........ these trucks and vans with huge stacks of ladders on top that look like they will be crashing down on top of us.

I’m supposed to trust the asshole in this van securely tied these stacked up ladderes securely .....rediculous.

Language manipulation that is being forced on us. The media is responsible for a good deal of it.

Examples: A rainstorm is now an "event." A car company now has a "sales event." A heart attack is an "event". I swear to you, I once heard death referred to as a "life cessation event." Absolute bullshit.

And speaking of the weather forecasts (and I think I was), when was the last time you heard "sleet"? If I hear one more person say "wintery mix" I'm gonna vomit. Nobody in the real world - that I know of - speaks that way!

We are now supposed to say "challenging" instead of "difficult." Says who? Is this supposed to lull us into a false sense of something? Stop using language as something to hide behind! To coin a phrase: Tell it like it is.

We're not supposed to say that something "affected" us - we're supposed to say it "impacted" us. WTF??? Remember when just about the only thing that was "impacted" was a wisdom tooth?

There are lots of others, but I think the PC Police would have my ass on a plate if I spoke honestly.

Actually, here's one: Why do we speak of Black people and white people (note the difference in capitalization)?

And speaking of race, here's one that bugs me because of the obvious double-standard: If it's not allowable for Caucasian performers to wear blackface, yellowface, or portray any race other than their own (and, BTW, I'm not saying it that should be acceptable), why does Eddie Murphy get a pass when he plays an old, Jewish Caucasian in his latest film, Coming 2 America (the barbershop scene)? What's good for the goose should be good for the gander. There should be one standard here.

Too much PC in general, to my way of thinking.




Signor V.

Three years ago we were driving on a freeway at 75mph when a ladder flew off the bed of a pickup truck directly ahead of us. Lucky for us, it flew to the right and didn't hit any cars. It could have gone right through our windshield and decapitated us.

AMEN Signor V! The problem is, and to answer your question with a very simple phrase: double-standard. If the left didn't have double-standards they wouldn't have any standards at all. Supposedly this new voter ID law in Georgia restricts voting rights!? Sorry, but no. If I have to show ID to fly on Delta, you bet I want an ID shown when I vote. Weren't the same people who are crying now about voter ID laws the same ones crying that the election was "stolen" in 2016 (and which has time and time again to be proven to be nothing more than a hoax). This new law expands voting rights by expanding the number of days for early voting by 2 Saturday's (not during weekdays when most people are working mind you). But again, the left want it both ways. I'm right there with you my friend. Too PC, too many safe spaces, too many "you hurt my feelings with your words." I weep for the future of this country, which Biden is determined to do (and has done a marvelous job of) in only 4 months on the job. I miss the Donald so much!

Just to clarify: I did not vote for Donald Trump.

But the extremes of both sides have always put me off. Big time. I guess in many ways I've become a bit more of a centrist as I've aged. IMO, the so-called pendulum is either way too far on one side or way too far on the other.

So, I guess that's another of my pet peeves - the extremes on the Left and the extremes on the Right.

And that's about as political as I'm gonna get.


Signor V.

Tax payer money going towards puppy murderer Fauci

YES...Signor..& heres more simple minded sh-t that gets 2 me...since when & why is a bartender suddenly a "mixologist" & when did the weatherman become a meteorologist?? ..& what's with these young ppl using the word "brand" every time they talk biz...f---ing ridiculous..i also feel sorry 4 the future..u cant even discipline ur own children w/out getting heat 4 it..

People my age who get supported by their parents instead of working, and give their occupation as Blogger, or tell you in response to "What do you do for living?" that they "Have a Youtube channel with 600 followers and 800 followers on Twitter"

Bike Lanes. Anyone in New York City will understand what I mean and why they are the worst thing going on structurally.

People who work for me but not as hard as I work drives me nuts…..


I quit.

Vaccine status: 2 years ago before you could return to work, board a plane, go to a concert/sporting event, etc. you had to declare your vaccination status. There was no privacy or private information, you had to state whether or not you were vaccinated. Now with so many people "suddenly dying," no one's interested in vaccine statuses anymore and you can't ask if the person was vaccinated because that's "private information." I'm not trying to make light of those who have passed and of course it's tragic (especially for those who are young who are dying) but the coverup and hypocrisy of it all is immeasurable!