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November 2011 Moms
Janimal
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DMoney will be a kickass big sister
Grrr Pet Peeve
Janimal
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I was just in the McDonalds drive-thru line getting myself a well-deserved ice cream cone, and the driver of the car in front of me threw their cigaretta but out the window.
Cigarette butts are thrown out of car windows right in front of me ALL THE TIME and it drives me bonkers. Gross. The World is not an ashtray!
What are your pet peeves?
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Re: Grrr Pet Peeve
Littering and people who don't say Thank You, when you hold a door open for them. I usually follow that with a loud "YOU'RE WELCOME".
People who are just to rude and inconsiderate to wait 2 seconds and hold the door for me. I usually follow that with a loud "Thanks for slamming the door in my face".
UGH!! me too!!
i have 101 pet peeves. i think my biggest one is ticking/clicking noises.. like if someone is clicking their finger nails or click,click,clicking their pens.. idk why but those little sounds DRIVE ME NUTS!
Getting cut off...
driving (this happens daily in DC) and in line (especially at Costco for some reason)
Also, being interrupted when speaking...It annoys me so much when people do this!
1. People chewing with their mouths open.
2. People who see me standing outside a public place and light up a cig right in front of me! ewww
3. When there is no food in the house except for dried goods and canned veggies = /
4. When I go to bed before my husband and he decides to have a snack or two or three and leaves his mess for me to clean up in the morning.
*Smokers- Let's talk about their right to smoke. What about my right to walk out of a building/ business without inhaling your toxic chemicals? This bothers me even more now that I'm pregnant.
*grammar-it astounds me how many educated adults don't know the difference between your/ you're and there/ their/ they're or the proper context to use the word "too"
I know I make grammatical errors. It's the people who make these same mistakes over and over.
This! And people who have opprotunities in front of them, but are too lazy to grab them or work for them...especially when someone else may never have an opprotunity like they do, but want it more than anything.
People who are disorganized at the airport. While you are in line, pay attention to what the people in front of you are doing. That way, you are ready at the kiosk to check-in with your drivers license and credit card. And in security, when you see everyone taking off their shoes and coats, along with putting their laptops/liquids into a bin, follow along and do the same. Oh, and people who throw their overhead bags into the first open bin they see, even if it is in row 12 and their seat is row 24.
People who do not think they have to follow rules. The guy on our flight to Las Vegas Saturday who was ON HIS PHONE while our flight was taking off. I stared him down giving him dirty looks until he ended his call. Who does he think he is that he doesn't need to follow FAA rules while the rest of us comply.
In general, people who are on their cell phones while in line at grocery stores, etc. Hang up and pay attention. You can resume your call in 5 minutes AND help the rest of us get through line faster. Plus, I just don't care to hear your conversation.
I travel a lot for work/personal. This felt good.
This is a HUGE one for me too. Really, just pay attention. And no, you're not special and TSA isn't going to let you through with your gift wrapped bottles of juice or your huge bag of paintball pellets. They don't care how much it costs, check it in your luggage!!!
Both of these! The cigarette smoking really gets me going....
I hate it when I'm a pedestrian trying to cross the street and a car acts like I'm not there. HELLO pedestrians have the right of way- especially pregnant mamas and their LOs in strollers!! Is it that hard to slow down and let me pass??
Also, I hate when people use facebook as a way to get attention. Example: My younger cousin always posts about getting A's on her finals and how she got an 89% on one test and that might mean she won't get all A's. I feel like it just makes her seem snotty and how she's "super smart". Grrr.
Yes, a million times, YES. As I prepare to board a flight in a few hours ...
People who smack and make noises when they eat. It drives me insane. Also people who shuffle and drag their feet as they walk.?
All the stuff mentioned above, too!
I'm easily annoyed these days. ?
I'm always amused when TSA tells someone they can't go through with their expensive perfume or La Mer cream, and that they will have to throw it out if there isn't enough time to check the bag. If the item was that expensive, it's probably worth the $25 to check your bag.
When people are checking out at a store, and their order is finished, and it's the next persons turn, but they stand there taking their dear, sweet time getting their purse/wallet organized and such. Ridiculous.
People who think they're oh-so-entitled to EVERYTHING. Ugh.
This is the best post ever! Every single thing mentioned is something that annoys me as well. I can't believe the lack of manners most people have these days. One thing that pisses me off is when you're at a self check out and the person waiting behind you is so close to you that you could elbow them. HELLO, personal space?? This woman did that to me once and she had a kid who looked about 10 with her. I said "thanks for giving me space!" and she just said "you're welcome." Ugh.
Smoking drives me crazy. My dad chain smoked up until a couple years ago when he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He quit immediately upon finding out. A couple weeks ago he had to have a lung removed. And yet my brother is STILL smoking!!! People are aware of the risks, but it seems they have a "that won't happen to me" attitude about it. It drives me insane. And I really hate having to smell it, it makes me want to throw up.
This one I understand because I do it to people. I know it's annoying, but it's a way to prioritize your time. If the message is something that they can deal with quickly, they'll take care of right away, if not, then they can wait and devote more time to it later. Also, it's a way to make sure that everything is in writing and can't come back to bite you in the a$$ later. I started doing everything by email after I got burned by verbal conversations a few times.
These are very similar to mine!
My pet peeve is one probably most people have done at one point or another (even me, more than likely), but I hate it when people say "trust me" about something when a) I barely (or don't) know them or b) don't know them well enough to know how much they know about a subject.
When my sister says "trust me, you are going to need 10x the diapers you think you will" that is fine.
When the new girl at work asks me how sick I've been, and I say "I haven't" and she responds "trust me, you'll make it back with the next one." I want to smack her.
Also smokers who say "I smoke, but I make sure to get rid of the smell." Uh, no. Febreeze is not magic spray. You still stink.
Also touchers. Get out of my personal space. If you are close enough to reach, you are too close.
I like to think I'm efficient and organized, not in a hurry. I may thank the cashier and put my card away (so I don't leave it at the store), but I'm not on the phone or digging in my purse for my credit card after the cashier rang all of my purchases. Good manners are always a must!
Ooo this might be a fav post so far, because I have a ton. Here are a top few:
1. People who chew with their mouths open. CLOSE.YOUR.MOUTH. No one wants to hear or see that.
2. People who use the word "gay" to describe something as being unsatisfactory, unappealing, etc. As in "I have no hot water, how gay". I HATE that.
3. People at the gym who hang onto the bars of the treadmill for dear life and that run really loud-kind of a weird pet peeve but there you go.
4. Mouth breathers, heavy breathers. Grosses me out.
People who expect me to greet them and help them when they come into my work yapping on their phones. I'm sorry when you are done with your call then I will help you.
People who can't be bothered to use their turn signals.
People who can't pick up their feet when they walk. Unless you have a valid reason for shuffling when you walk, pick up your feet and walk.
People who spend $600 for a mixed breed puppy mill dog, but can't afford $60 for vaccine boosters. Or people who make me out to be the bad guy because they can't afford their pet's medical care. I actually was told last week that his dog's medical care should be free like his. I asked if he had insurance and he said yes. I responded, well your care is not free then.
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Ah I love you! DH does this all the time and I cringe.
It's a boy! -- EDD 11.17.11
Back in the USA...for now...
HA! I do the same thing! It's frustrating when you're being nice and someone can't even appreciate it verbally.
1- People who assume that just because they don't mind when their dogs jump all over them that I don't mind when their dogs jump all over me. Not only am I allergic to dogs, but I am also terrified of larger dogs.
2-When friends/relatives loudly announce to me that I shouldn't eat something because it has *insert food I'm allergic to here* in it. I especially hate when this happens in front of people I don't know. It would be far less embarrassing to both me and whichever guest made the dish if I was quietly warned.
3-When someone lights up a cigarette in front of me especially when I have DS with me/ I am visibly pregnant.
4- When women dress immodestly for church.
5- When cellphones go off in the middle of church, the library, the movie theater...how hard is it to turn a phone on silent?
Oh where oh where do I start?
-Wal-Mart cashiers that are incapable of saying "thank you" when you are finished going through their line. I get in a bad mood every time I go to that store
-Bikers on the road. I know it's legal! I know! But during 5:00pm traffic one on of the main drags through town on your bike is just stupid. My car weighs about 2,000 pounds. How much does your bike weigh?
-People who still write checks
-Close standers in line at the store. If I can feel you breathing down my neck - Back Off!
-People who post about every single activity they do on facebook.
THIS! OMG i HATE when people do this!!!