<p>The shopping cart discussion is interesting. The store where I shop has now hired people to go around collecting carts and putting them in the corrals, specifically-- that is apparently their whole job. I went to return my cart yesterday and the guy got really uncomfortable and said, “aw, ma’am, don’t worry, you don’t have to do that here.” I didn’t know what to make of it! It would have felt weird not to return it.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, and when a clothing store fails to remove the security tag and I figure it out when I get home and then have to drive all the way back to the store to have them remove it. I also have a problem with incompetent people and the total lack of customer service nowadays…kind of ties in with UCLADAD.</p>
<p>When I am sitting in the economy section of the plane and I am clearly asleep, the stewardess think it is important to wake me up to ask me if I want their not edible food. I wish there was a way we could put up a “do not disturb” sign.</p>
<p>^^oldfort: you don’t have to worry about that anymore; I don’t think there are any airlines left that actually serve food in economy…</p>
<p>Drivers who throw their cigarette butts out the window (Last time I checked, these are not biodegradable… no different from throwing trash out the window).</p>
<p>My neighbor who piles their junk (old bed springs, broken bikes, rusty grilles, etc.) on the property line shared with us. I’m not sure why they don’t simply throw them away?</p>
<p>Vehicles without mufflers (on purpose)</p>
<p>Once we were driving down the highway and a guy in a convertible threw an entire paper McDonalds bag full of garbage out of his car! He threw it out the drivers side so it landed in the median! I was so ticked I wanted to call the cops. D was ranting, and my H added, “Yeah, and I bet he has high cholesterol.” – What? 
– My husband is SO nice, we thought that was the worst insult he could come up with, but he was saying that since the guy was eating McDonalds…</p>
<p>Now when someone does something mean or irritating, we all say, “Yeah, that guy definitely has high cholesterol.”</p>
<p>Senior citizens who whine about the cost of everything saying, “I’m on a fixed income.” Well guess what: So am I. My boss doesn’t give me more money because my electric bill was a little higher this month. And I haven’t had a raise since the economy tanked either. I don’t really know who ISN’T on a fixed income unless someone’s printing money in his basement. :D</p>
<p>It absolutely drives me nuts to open the door to a stall in the Ladies room, only to find that the last person who used the toilet, defecated, but didn’t see fit to flush:eek:)! I mean, who does that?</p>
<p>Also, people who pull off yards and yards of toilet paper, and leave it all over the floor, and trailing out of the toilet bowl…Who are these people, and where were they raised?</p>
<p>gluckie, I know who you’re talking about. She used to answer every “What school should I apply to” question by recommending the school her entire family has gone to/is going to, regardless of whether it fit the stated criteria or not. One kid was looking for a Catholic school, and her response was “Our Big Ol’ State U has a large Catholic church right across from the main entrance – go there!” :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I guess my pet peeve is that I have too many pet peeves. I should chill out.</p>
<p>Doame said his/her pet peeve was when the kids leave stuff all over the house. My kids used to do this. I told them what I was going to do about it, and they didn’t believe me at first. But fore warned should be fore armed, right? So the next time I found a back pack flung in the hallway, I put it away myself. Then promptly forgot where I put it. I told them I would, it was their choice not to believe me. It’s amazing how well the stairs and the den stayed clear after a kid has to spend 20 minutes looking for her backpack. :)</p>
<p>Lasma: Isn’t it funny how you can read posts on here for a while and get a sense of who will give you honest, solid advice versus those that just like to see their words in print or just like to start a conflict? </p>
<p>Posts about littering: my friend despises littering so much she has a phone number on speed dial on her cell so when she sees someone littering, she reports the license plate and where they were to this org that will in turn send them a letter about it. I had never heard of that, but have since started doing it myself. Check your state to see if they have the same reporting system…it definitely takes the edge off. :)</p>
<p>Hayden: I love that! I’m gonna try that with my younger D.</p>
<p>I walk to work in the street because the sidewalk is used as a parking lot.</p>
<p>MY pet peeve is people cracking their knuckles. Its like mails on a blackboard to me</p>
<p>Hayden: pls let me know if u got my msg. Typing on my Nook and can’t tell if it went thru. Another pet peeve: The Nook Color has no forw and backw keys, keys are so sensitive that typos are inevitable and there are no upward cone shapes for me to easily refer to prev post(s). By the way, lol to both of those prev posts!</p>
<p>CC pet peeve…folks who post LONG responses when the answer could be one simple sentence. I don’t even read those long posts…reminds me of the Far Side cartoon “blah blah blah”.</p>
<p>Re: Driving – When there’s construction on a road and one of the lanes is “Closed Ahead”. EVERYONE can read and knows about it, traffic begins to slow to a crawl, and idiots race down the lane until the juncture it closes and then expect you to let them in!</p>
<p>Re: Homefront – When I go to use the restroom and DH or kids don’t replace the t.p.</p>
<p>Re: Restaurants – When my family is engaged in a meaningful conversation and we have the waiter/waitress who insists on interrupting every 5 minutes.</p>
<p>Re: Work – When a student attempts to sneak late homework into the tray when they know the “No Late Work” policy.</p>
<p>Public bathroom stalls where I can’t close the door without straddling the toilet; then have to do the same when I want to exit the stall.</p>
<p>People who can’t get the produce bags open in the produce section of the grocery store, then lick their finger to get some traction on the bag, then use that hand to sort through the almost entire bin to find two perfect apples. Yuck!</p>
<p>The first person sitting at a traffic light turn signal who waits five seconds after the light turns green to go. Then they take twice as long to make that turn than needed, meaning about five other cars have to wait until the next green turn signal to get through the intersection.</p>