Vaguebooking is another one of my pet peeves
My husband says I have more pet peeves than anyone he has ever met. After three years of marriage, I’m starting to agree but think it might be the things he does lol. JK, well sort of. A few that come to mind, that can truly ruin my mood: people talking during a movie (at the theatre, at home, I don’t care, shut up), people who sit 5’ away from my spot at the beach when the place is empty, ordering appetizers to share and one person takes more than his/her “share” without asking. There’s sooo many more but I’ll give someone else a chance.
Oh yea, can’t help myself ~ clerks who hand back your change with the coins on top of the bills and customer service reps that reply to a “thank you” with a “no problem”. Good thing I’m not your boss lol.
@jym626 - booths for 6 where you sit 3 and 3 are always a bit uncomfortable aren’t they? I wouldn’t want to be in the middle but your friend sounds rude, especially to exclude you.
What makes me uncomfortable sometimes, not quite a pet peeve, is that H and I have many friends who are younger than us, who can eat and drink more and they do so, quite exuberantly. Once a friend ordered every appetizer on the menu and then we all had entrees too! I just can’t eat that much and going out with these people is making me fat. (BTW, he paid for that meal as he had invited us all for his wife’s birthday so I feel really petty for complaining).
What is vaguebooking?
ETA: @greenwitch - Yes I don’t like booths for 6. Next time I’ll ask for a round table, if they have one.
Basically, when people fish for attention on social media by posting intentionally vague status updates
My biggest peeve right now is people who don’t know how to behave during live entertainment. We have season tickets at our performing arts center and we are surrounded by the most annoying people - lol.
The Talker - if you can’t stop talking, stay home!
The Hairdresser - your hair looks fine. There is no need redo your ponytail numerous times during the show. Your waving arms are very distracting.
The Diners - I don’t want to hear your chewing, gulping and ice clinking. Can you really not refrain from eating and drinking for a whole 90 minutes?
The Dashers - if you want to beat the rush by leaving early, book seats on the aisle and near an exit.
I sound like such a grump, but it is pretty irritating when they’re all going at once.
I’d like to add to @LVKris’ list: Put your %@&! smartphone away, stop recording, and enjoy the show! All of you holding up your phones is not only distracting but it is blocking my view.
Pet Peeve…
When heading thru a DriveThru to get a drink, I’ll ask my H…“do you want something.” Most times, he’ll say “no.” BUT THEN he’ll proceed to drink MOST of my drink!!! So, now I order two drinks…and if H says, “I don’t want one,” I just say, "fine, I’ll drink both. "
and, I’m lucky if I get to drink even half of one.
lol
Pet peeve at fluid running (aqua jogging) today - women who chatter throughout the entire class. It’s so rude to the instructor who is leading us. She has to shout anyway since it’s an indoor pool with other lessons/classes going on and music playing; have the decency to shut up and pay attention when she’s talking. And if you can talk while you’re exercising, you’re just kidding yourself that you’re getting much from it. If you want to gab with your girlfriends, go sit in the whirlpool. I admit it, I unleashed the evil eye glare at them, and apologized to the instructor for how rude they were.
Pet peeves…
The shoppers who leave their grocery cart loose in the parking lot when they have finished with them. Those extra few steps are just too much effort.
Also, when there are several cars in line at the bank drive through line and one driver blocks all lanes so that they can get in the next available line…backing all the cars out into the street ( I witnesses quite a meltdown at my bank the other day because of this )
People who toss their lit cigarettes out of the car window…or any trash tossed out for that matter.
Improper disposal of dirty diapers in public.
OMG this ^^^ soooo much! When it happens in front of me at a traffic light I always have the urge to jump out of my car, pick up the burning butt, and toss it back through their window with the comment, “You dropped something!”
@basket and @bookworm Did you compare notes on images (#74 & #75)? I thought at first I was seeing double!
In addition to throwing cigarette butts out the window, another pet peeve is. Smokers driving with their window open and holding the cigarette out the window so the smoke ends up in the car behind them. I often use the vent system that brings in fresh air from outside. If you don’t wasn’t to smell your cigarette smoke, person in front of me, NEITHER DO I. Keep the stench and smoke inside your own car.
How about those pickup truck drivers who throw their trash in the truck bed and then it blows out of the vehicle when they are driving down the highway? Do they not wonder where all their trash goes? I guess they don’t care.
Yeah, the cigarette butt thing burns my britches, too. Those things don’t decompose for years and years.
Vaguebooking … I never knew there was a word for this! I have a friend who does this all the time and it drives me crazy! ex: “Sitting at the hospital with Dad”
Haha @midwestdadof3 !!! Mine is of our waterfront/beach on Lake Huron - not sure about bookworm!!!
Mine is beach in S Fl. I put a book there. The ocean is a block from my office.
Yes, jym626, I absolutely agree about smokers driving with their window open so the cigarette smoke ends up getting sucked up into my ventilation system. To those drivers I say, “If you don’t want the smoke in your car, what makes you think I want it in mine.”
When the Scientologists are out in full force recruiting and try to stop everyone who passes, but ignore me. I could be a great cultist if they’d just give me a chance. ha!
Kidding, but I did go through a “what’s wrong with me” moment. Reminded me of the Seinfeld episode where George was upset that the carpet cleaning cult wouldn’t try to recruit him.