<p>Somemom-
I’d have asked for separate checks but friend #1 had one of those restaurant.com coupons that applies $25 when you spend $50. So if we split the bill it wouldnt have applied. Then again- so what, as I paid my full amount anyway (I had a glass of wine and an appetizer, the friend who I drove had 2 glasses of wine and a main course) Her suggestion, after she first tried to tell me I owed $35 (she was looking at the full bill before the coupon, and PS my whole bill came to $20 before the tip). Her solution-- I should tip less when we split the bill because I had a lower cost meal. She wasn’t offering to tip more (though I should have suggested it-- I was just still dumbfounded that I was paying for her food and my gas to chauffeur her) - she just wanted me to shortchange the waitress. Um, No.</p>
<p>Ah, while I am on a roll… another pet peeve- unsolicited (usually bad) advice. Friends like to tell each other what to do when they are often just ventilating and not looking for feedback (this is also a girl thing, I know). One friend, who is divorced with no kids, likes to tell me how my kids or my husband should do things. Gee, thanks for the suggestions. Not.</p>
<p>My goodness, jym - you ARE on a roll ! :D</p>
<p>The thread on ‘Too Fat to Fly’ reminded me of this pet peeve, although it happens other places, too, than just on planes.</p>
<p>Why do men (yes, men, because I’ve never had a woman do it to me), have to sit in public places with their legs spread out in a V that encroaches on my foot and leg space? I’ve had this happen numerous times on airplanes to the point where I get a cramp in my hip because I’m turned so much toward the other side to keep from touching his legs. And then I can’t stretch out my legs straight in front of me.</p>
<p>Have also had it happen anywhere there is bleacher seating, with assigned seats. Their rear end takes up their assigned ticket spot, but when you add in how much their legs are spread out, they are basically taking up another 1/2 seat on each side, and you can barely sit straight in your own seat without touching them.</p>
<p>My pet peeve: people who do not update their Outlook calendars.</p>
<p>My pet peeve of the day is people who, from the outside looking in with no real knowledge of what is really going on, judge parents and their children. One’s time would be much better spent tending the weeds in their own garden. Unless of course, they and their progeny are perfect.</p>
<p>Sinner salad must have had bleu cheese & bacon & nuts & all sorts of goodies :D</p>
<p>Teriwtt: Why not just sling both of your legs over his and make yourself comfortable. Relax this way for at least 30 minutes and then excuse yourself to go to the restroom. I bet when you get back he will not be encroaching on your space and will probably be leaning away from your space as far as possible. Heck, if you’re lucky he will have asked to sit somewhere else. :-)</p>
<p>Why don’t you just say, “excuse me, would you move your leg out of my space?”</p>
<p>the stink bugs flying in circles around my light.</p>
<p>I’d like to add… those annoying advertisements that come up on websites. Some of them have sound and are next to impossible to shut up. Other ads change sizes and or move all the way around your screen. They drive me up a wall and I make a mental note not to do business with any of the companies that do that.</p>
<p>Roll over Bertha! Get yo big fat leg off of me!</p>
<p>On the express bus it drives me nuts when people board with giant bags on their shoulders which swing into the faces of the people they pass on the aisle. Take the bag OFF your shoulder and hold it carefully so it is not a weapon. Two men on my bus came to blows about that recently. One hit the other in the face so hard his head snapped back, but Hitter didn’t realize because he was staring over the seats to decide where to sit. Hittee decided he wanted an apology, which wasn’t forthcoming because Hitter didn’t know what had happened until half the bus started screaming at him.</p>
<p>I also hate people who get on the bus with suitcases and think they shoud have their own (unpaid for) seats.</p>
<p>^Happens on the airlines as well-- people with backpacks or purses on smack the seated passengers when they pass by or turn their bodies. Yes, they are usually clueless that they hit someone. People looking forward (for seats, overhead compartments for the carry on luggage or what have you) forget what is behind them, on their backs.</p>
<p>Complete disregard for basic manners, like responding if someone says “good morning” or saying thank you if someone holds the door for you.</p>
<p>Classof: YES! Whatever happen to manners? I so agree with you!</p>
<p>That stupid commercial, “Call J.G. Wentworth, 877-CASH-NOW”. That song can get stuck in your head, I have to mute that commercial!</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>“1, 8,7, 7, cars for kids,
K, A, R, S, cars for kids,
1, 8, 7, 7, cars for kids,
Donate your car today.”</p>
<p>Drives me nuts.</p>
<p>Gluckie: thank you! :)</p>
<p>notrichenough: listen to 1010 WINS much?? so annoying…</p>