The Pet Peeves Thread

[Rizon]

This morning my boss hands me a stack of papers and wants to me add up a column on each paper to get a total.

I look through the papers, and they are printouts of an Excel sheet ... filled out by hand, because the people doing them have 0 skill on computers/Excel.

What do you even SAY to something like that?????

[DanGarion]

Similar to Rizon.

This morning I have an email from my "supervisor" asking me to provide any reference to driving while on a cell phone in a company vehicle within our defensive driving materials.

He's trained this material before, has access to the same materials that I do and is the one that prints all the materials out (I strictly teach the class and don't have a softcopy of the materials to pull this information for him from).

So I just told him I didn't have a soft copy and told him which module in the defensive driving material has information regarding driving distractions. Something he should easily had access to.

I swear my supervision is a moron.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Originally Posted by Rizon

This morning my boss hands me a stack of papers and wants to me add up a column on each paper to get a total.

I look through the papers, and they are printouts of an Excel sheet ... filled out by hand, because the people doing them have 0 skill on computers/Excel.

What do you even SAY to something like that?????

I know I've said this before, by I honestly think sometimes we work at the same place...separated by about 3000 miles.

I create a shit ton of things in Excel for other people to use in various departments because they want dropdowns, etc

Then they come back to me because people aren't using the forms properly. One idiot didn't like that what he wanted to populate the field with wasn't available in the dropdown...so he printed it without a selection, then handwrote his choice.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by Rizon

This morning my boss hands me a stack of papers and wants to me add up a column on each paper to get a total.

I look through the papers, and they are printouts of an Excel sheet ... filled out by hand, because the people doing them have 0 skill on computers/Excel.

What do you even SAY to something like that?????

Stories like this make you wonder why unemployment is not more prevalent. None of those people should have a job at this point, considering the lack of computer skills.

[JediKooter]

How do those people get dressed and find their way to work in the mornings?

[Rizon]

I hate when someone else screws up at work and I have to go into a meeting and explain their mistake and then get chewed out for it, even though it's not my department. Ughghghghhghghghg

[PilotMan]

People who stand on a moving walkway.

[Izulde]

Originally Posted by Rizon

I hate when someone else screws up at work and I have to go into a meeting and explain their mistake and then get chewed out for it, even though it's not my department. Ughghghghhghghghg

Chain of command, baby. Shit rolls downhill.

[stevew]

People who stop/congregate in a fucking doorway. Keep moving motherfuckers.

[stevew]

Gas pumps that don't have the click to keep gas flowing so I have to squeeze the whole time. I feel like these fuckers should have to self label. As far as I can tell, not having the click is not a state law or anything.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

People who stand on a moving walkway.

haha, you obviously spend a lot of time in airports.

I have no problem with it as long as they keep to the right.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by stevew

Gas pumps that don't have the click to keep gas flowing so I have to squeeze the whole time. I feel like these fuckers should have to self label. As far as I can tell, not having the click is not a state law or anything.

It is a state law in Massachusetts. Gas Stations are now allowed to have those, you are forced to remain at the pump holding it the entire time, and squeezing your gas cap in there to keep it going is illegal and can result in a fine.

[stevew]

It's a dumb lottery in PA as to whether they have it. Most stations do. But when I need to fill from empty it will always be non-click if I've never been to the station before.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

no way i'd still want full auto. you have to monitor that shit

4...
8...
12...
cute girl in yoga pants...
47 DOLLARS! WHAT THE-

[stevew]

I drive for a living, so I generally put around 35-40$ a day in my vehicle.

[Lathum]

It really should be harder to get a drivers license. It is a privilege, not a right.

[Autumn]

People who let their dog crap on my yard.

Dog shit is a huge pet peeve of mine, I'm sure I've posted it in here in general. But today it totally screwed the few minutes of time I had to play with the kids. We own a business and I go to school half-time, and we're dead broke, so I don't get much of any time to just relax with the kids even though I'm home and watch them a lot. Today, despite the fact that I couldn't really afford it, I was spending a few minutes playing baseball with my sons. Feeling bad about how little time I spend doing so, given my son's ability at teeball.

Anyway, suddenly everything smells like shit. I see a crap and go to get a shovel to pick it up and realize there's more already on my boot. All told I found four different dog shits in my yard. I had to scoop it all up, which was not easy given how soft and mushed in it was, then had to spend forever trying to clean my boot.

I don't have dogs for a reason, and that reason is dealing with dog shit. I'm already pissed someone leaves their dog's shit in my yard for me to deal with, or my kids to roll through. But the fact that it killed what little time I didn't even have to play with kids has me pretty rip shit right now.

[johnnyshaka]

Originally Posted by stevew

Gas pumps that don't have the click to keep gas flowing so I have to squeeze the whole time. I feel like these fuckers should have to self label. As far as I can tell, not having the click is not a state law or anything.

Hadn't seen one in years up here until my local Costco put in a gas bar! I *heart* Costco!

[TCY Junkie]

I don't have dogs for a reason, and that reason is dealing with dog shit. I shared the fertilizer with my neighbors but noticed they got upset, thought it would bring my neighbors together.... Shouldn't have took their dog out without their permission as I just made things worse. I hate dog shit, why can't people get along.

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by stevew

People who stop/congregate in a fucking doorway. Keep moving motherfuckers.

People who do it in a hallway too. I have to slalom through the halls because people decide to just stop in the middle of them to talk. This is especially bad at big events. Go off to the side and do it.

[Autumn]

People who walk on the side of the road instead of on the sidewalk, then walk side by side, and don't go single file even if a car is coming and it's a narrow road. Excuse me, your highness.

[stevew]

Lol Autumn. I have that same thought like 3 or 4 times a night. I fly on the back roads and I will attempt to look out for everyone. But if you want to walk side by side you're going to get hit by someone aloof. I usually horn bomb these people just so that they will flip me off.

[stevew]

Hate hate hate motorcycles. Especially fuckers with canon loudness Harley's. Why don't the cops pull over and ticket these assholes. I know it's a but ambiguous to define when a Harley tard has too loud of a bike, but I feel like you know it when you hear it.

[Grover]

Originally Posted by stevew

Hate hate hate motorcycles. Especially fuckers with canon loudness Harley's. Why don't the cops pull over and ticket these assholes. I know it's a but ambiguous to define when a yard has too loud of a bike, but I feel like you know it when you hear it.

I always like to wash my windows when a motorcycle is riding my ass.

[lighthousekeeper]

Web pages that try to do too much which results in slow loading and difficult to navigate pages. This seems to be getting much worse lately - developers seem to be going crazy with the client scripting with a total disregard for page performance.

I used to prefer sports.yahoo.com/mlb not because it had the coolest UI, but because it was basic and gave the info I needed. Now they overhauled it and it's a f**king slow loading, information overloaded mess.

I want to see today's baseball boxscores, maybe some important headlines and that's pretty much it. But here's a sampling of other information that someone decided it was a good idea to shove onto this page:
* Charlie Sheen is quitting twitter
* Fantasy Football signups are live (about 50% of the total screen real estate is devoted to this)
* Mom suing Justin Beiber
* An auto-playing video - not an ad but some bullshit baseball video that I didn't request to see
* A link to a slideshow describing Cole Hamel's suspension back in May...wtf?
* a page header that takes up 60% of my screen; a footer that takes up 50% of my screen

[Poli]

Originally Posted by Autumn

People who walk on the side of the road instead of on the sidewalk, then walk side by side, and don't go single file even if a car is coming and it's a narrow road. Excuse me, your highness.

Can I get an extension?

Groups of 3 or more that walk through an area side by side and expect you to either stop and let them pass and/or get out of their way. Like there's unwritten Groups of 3 or More laws that I should abide by.

Most times I will attempt to disrupt the party/conversation as I pass by. That's my contribution.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by lighthousekeeper

Web pages that try to do too much which results in slow loading and difficult to navigate pages. This seems to be getting much worse lately - developers seem to be going crazy with the client scripting with a total disregard for page performance.

Try the Element Hiding Helper for AdBlock Plus (if you're using Firefox, not sure whether the name/function is exactly the same with other browsers).

It's the only way I can surf most newspaper sites as well as several others, once installed you just aim (carefully) at the offending bits that drag performance to nearly nothing and fire ... crappy crap you didn't give a crap about no longer loads.

I think the worst is probably ajc.com (Atlanta newspaper site) where I've got somewhere between 2-3 dozen elements hidden.

[molson]

Aggressive dogs off-leash whose owners don't seem to be even bothered when their dog attacks me and my leashed, non-aggressive dog.

I picked up some dog pepper spray today, so I'm sure I'll get into an angry confrontation with an asshole dog owner at some point, but I'll take that over the bite wounds I currently have on my legs from an incident a few days back, or any more injuries to my dog. I'm not trigger happy, but if there's an angry off-leash dog within a few feet of me, he's getting the whole bottle (or maybe I'll save just a little for the owner, in case that's necessary).

[Big Fo]

Originally Posted by Autumn

People who walk on the side of the road instead of on the sidewalk, then walk side by side, and don't go single file even if a car is coming and it's a narrow road. Excuse me, your highness.

Originally Posted by stevew

Lol Autumn. I have that same thought like 3 or 4 times a night. I fly on the back roads and I will attempt to look out for everyone. But if you want to walk side by side you're going to get hit by someone aloof. I usually horn bomb these people just so that they will flip me off.

What is really annoying is when you get a group of walkers/bike riders doing this. Sometimes they will split up when a car comes, with half going onto the right side of the road and the others on the left side so the car has to drive right through the middle of them. All on a road that has a bike/walking path anyway which these people think they are too cool for.

[Grover]

Originally Posted by lighthousekeeper

* a page header that takes up 60% of my screen; a footer that takes up 50% of my screen

How are they fitting everything else into the -10% of your screen?

[WVUFAN]

Originally Posted by Lathum

People who drive the speed limit or below in the left lane.

I don't speed, and I drive in the left lane. My pet peeve is people behind me hitting their horn when I'm doing 70 in the left lane. If 70 is the limit, you shouldn't be doing over that to begin with. Slow the hell down.

[britrock88]

Originally Posted by WVUFAN

I don't speed, and I drive in the left lane. My pet peeve is people behind me hitting their horn when I'm doing 70 in the left lane. If 70 is the limit, you shouldn't be doing over that to begin with. Slow the hell down.

This is a valid viewpoint that I know others to possess. However, I like to point to the signs that say "Slower Traffic Keep Right."

[stevew]

Drivers who dictate the speed limit to other people are kind of being dicks. The left lane is to pass, the right lane is for cruising.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by Poli

Can I get an extension?

Groups of 3 or more that walk through an area side by side and expect you to either stop and let them pass and/or get out of their way. Like there's unwritten Groups of 3 or More laws that I should abide by.

Most times I will attempt to disrupt the party/conversation as I pass by. That's my contribution.

Fat fucks blocking the aisles conversating and/or blocking door ways especially.

[stevew]

Trola-
Will agree though that going 70 in the passing lane really doesn't make you part of the problem, as long as its a hard cruise controlled 70 vs a 63-72 erratic range.

[WVUFAN]

Originally Posted by stevew

Drivers who dictate the speed limit to other people are kind of being dicks. The left lane is to pass, the right lane is for cruising.

People who drive 10+ miles over the speed limit are dangerous to me, so I have every right to dictate the speed when it affects me.

I have my cruise control on 70 if that's the speed limit. I just don't see how people would have a problem with that. Most of the time I try to stay in the right lane, but there's times when I'm over on the left, and it really pisses me off when people going at least 80 mpg are honking their horns behind me.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by WVUFAN

I have my cruise control on 70 if that's the speed limit. I just don't see how people would have a problem with that.

Because there's an incredible number of dumb fucks who resent you denying them their (hallucinatory) "right" to go 95.

[stevew]

I think there's a disconnect between the speed limit and it being set just for safety. There's also a significant revenue component built into these limits....especially when you see long stretches of 25mph.

[stevew]

Some stores you can just pay via credit and don't have to sign if it's under a certain amount(like $25). Other times you get the "hold on, I need you to sign this" thing for a $3.34 purchase. How about saying debit or credit that you have to sign.

[jeff061]

Originally Posted by WVUFAN

People who drive 10+ miles over the speed limit are dangerous to me, so I have every right to dictate the speed when it affects me.

I have my cruise control on 70 if that's the speed limit. I just don't see how people would have a problem with that. Most of the time I try to stay in the right lane, but there's times when I'm over on the left, and it really pisses me off when people going at least 80 mpg are honking their horns behind me.

Newsflash. You aren't safer going 70 and not passing in the left lane. Regardless of any "fast enough" notions you have.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by WVUFAN

I don't speed, and I drive in the left lane. My pet peeve is people behind me hitting their horn when I'm doing 70 in the left lane. If 70 is the limit, you shouldn't be doing over that to begin with. Slow the hell down.

and you shouldn't be in the left lane unless you are passing someone, so you are equally as wrong.

[Matthean]

Rare, but if you stay in the left lane long enough, you can get pulled over for it.

[britrock88]

+8 all the way. And I get over to the right well before anyone catches up from behind.

[Crapshoot]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

I don't pour my drinks into anything. I will always drink straight from the can if possible. I don't even like the feel/taste of pop in a glass without ice.

I'm with you, assuming we're talking about soda, not whatever weird substance you're referring to.

[WVUFAN]

Originally Posted by jeff061

Newsflash. You aren't safer going 70 and not passing in the left lane. Regardless of any "fast enough" notions you have.

Oh, I disagree. If I'm in the right lane, and I'm going the speed limit (70, for example), NO ONE should be passing me. But they do. I see the morons going 10-15+ faster than me just fly by all the time. I see them speeding by and I see a potential wreck that might affect me.

By going on the left lane, those some morons can't go 85-95 miles an hour. I'm doing a public service.

I really, REALLY hate speed freaks. Just because your car can go 95 mph or faster doesn't give you the right to do it, and if me irritating you by (GASP!) going the speed limit and impeding you, well, that's tough. Slow the hell down.

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by WVUFAN

Oh, I disagree. If I'm in the right lane, and I'm going the speed limit (70, for example), NO ONE should be passing me. But they do. I see the morons going 10-15+ faster than me just fly by all the time. I see them speeding by and I see a potential wreck that might affect me.

By going on the left lane, those some morons can't go 85-95 miles an hour. I'm doing a public service.

I really, REALLY hate speed freaks. Just because your car can go 95 mph or faster doesn't give you the right to do it, and if me irritating you by (GASP!) going the speed limit and impeding you, well, that's tough. Slow the hell down.

You missed the point that you are still going 70 mph in a car.

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by WVUFAN

Oh, I disagree. If I'm in the right lane, and I'm going the speed limit (70, for example), NO ONE should be passing me. But they do. I see the morons going 10-15+ faster than me just fly by all the time. I see them speeding by and I see a potential wreck that might affect me.

By going on the left lane, those some morons can't go 85-95 miles an hour. I'm doing a public service.

I really, REALLY hate speed freaks. Just because your car can go 95 mph or faster doesn't give you the right to do it, and if me irritating you by (GASP!) going the speed limit and impeding you, well, that's tough. Slow the hell down.

Spare the self-important tones here. You're just as much of a problem as people doing 25 MPH over the speed limit. The left lane is for PASSING, not for cruising or trying to impose your beliefs on others. Convenient that you pick 70 as the "example" when that is already a relatively high rate of speed. Let's dial that back to a road with speed limit 55. I know for damn sure that I can drive that road at 60-65 quite safely so if you want to do 55 then get your ass over to the right and let the rest of the world pass.

For the record, I hate people that feel the need to drive like aggressive a-holes just as much.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by WVUFAN

Oh, I disagree. If I'm in the right lane, and I'm going the speed limit (70, for example), NO ONE should be passing me. But they do. I see the morons going 10-15+ faster than me just fly by all the time. I see them speeding by and I see a potential wreck that might affect me.

By going on the left lane, those some morons can't go 85-95 miles an hour. I'm doing a public service.

I really, REALLY hate speed freaks. Just because your car can go 95 mph or faster doesn't give you the right to do it, and if me irritating you by (GASP!) going the speed limit and impeding you, well, that's tough. Slow the hell down.

you DO realize how much of a hypocrite you are?

[stevew]

To be fair, driving 85 in WVA is considerably more dangerous than driving 85 somewhere like Ohio or the other flat states.

[WVUFAN]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

Spare the self-important tones here. You're just as much of a problem as people doing 25 MPH over the speed limit. The left lane is for PASSING, not for cruising or trying to impose your beliefs on others. Convenient that you pick 70 as the "example" when that is already a relatively high rate of speed. Let's dial that back to a road with speed limit 55. I know for damn sure that I can drive that road at 60-65 quite safely so if you want to do 55 then get your ass over to the right and let the rest of the world pass.

For the record, I hate people that feel the need to drive like aggressive a-holes just as much.

Edit: I had a bunch more written up, but it doesn't really matter. I've said my pet peeve, a bunch of you disagree. To each his own.