peabay
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Post by peabay on Jan 18, 2018 16:57:17 GMT
I can't stand when people chew gum. It drives me CRAZY! The noise and the movement of the jaw are so annoying. I 'm easily annoyed by other noises as well, but gum chewing is the worst. I also get very irritated when people think that basic driving rules don't apply to them, especially in the morning when I am dropping kids off at school. There is always someone who thinks they don't need to wait in the car line or that they can pass cars on the right. This is especially maddening because usually the cars are stopped in that area because of pedestrians crossing the street. So passing on the side is dangerous. Gum was invented by Satan himself. He sat down, made it and said "this will make Peabay crazy!" I can't stand the smell of it, the look of it, the sound of it. It's disgusting. It's forbidden in my house. My husband keeps it in his car so he and the kids can chew it when I'm not around. |
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jan 18, 2018 17:17:33 GMT
@dknitter Makes me thankful my city has an ordinance about not leaving trash cans on the street after trash day. And my neighbors will definitely report people.
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Post by peasapie on Jan 18, 2018 17:20:08 GMT
These things drive me nuts too!! My cousin vaguebooks so much. "I just don't think I can take another day of this". "I've reached my limit and can't take any more". After numerous comments, she doesn't respond LOL. Let me add people who comment on things that you comment on because they can see it on Facebook. I hate when I comment on a hobby board or group and one of my older relatives comments in the thread. Just because you see it, doesn't mean that you need to comment. My older neighbour who always seems to be looking out the curtain at everything we do. OK, both of these. My mom likes to comment when I have commented on something that one of my friends posts. I think I have finally convinced her that they are NOT posting on her wall and if she doesn't know the original poster, she should not comment!
My other fb vent is whenever someone posts a picture, EVERYONE has to respond with "you're so pretty". I mean, someone could be posting a picture of themselves receiving a doctorate in physics and 99.99% of the comments will be about the person's appearance.
I've seen that, too. I have a friend who occasionally posts his sketches. They are fantastic. Some of his friends post jokes about them. So annoying. Better to say nothing than open your mouth and be a fool. |
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sweetandsour
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Jun 30, 2014 17:43:52 GMT
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Post by sweetandsour on Jan 18, 2018 18:16:47 GMT
I hate "no problem" as the response to thanking someone. I never said it was a problem for you... I am trying to show my appreciation. I realize its dumb and I am going to have to get over it...but I miss the simple "You're Welcome" Agreed!
I hate "yuuup" or "uh-huh" response even more, especially at a retail store or restaurant.
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Post by sawwhet on Jan 18, 2018 18:23:51 GMT
Face-bragging. I’ve got a friend whose 3 children walk on water, recently discovered the fountain of youth, and in their spare time, implemented world peace. I've been guilty of an infrequent brag- e.g. DS got his driver's license, but this friend and her DH are just relentless. It is so at odds with the way I was raised, it makes me really uncomfortable and embarrassed for them. Oh yes! Show me a picture of everything that you've bought, how much you've spent on each item etc. I actually have a few of those on my FB. One posts her receipts for big ticket items. Look how much it cost for my new car....hope it lasts. LOL . It's one thing if you've bought a new house and post pictures or have a picture of your child wearing new braces, it's another to post what you've bought on a regular basis with the bills included! Or I've already spent $15,000 on our family vacation this month and now my luxury car needs a repair. FML, when will it end? Like I said, I'm happy when people are excited by something new that they've worked hard for and purchased. But I have 2 people who are acquaintances that do this regularly for high priced, over-the-top items. |
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Post by clarencelynn on Jan 18, 2018 18:26:01 GMT
What irks me is the unnecessarily loud way a co-worker yawns. It's so loud that you can't ignore it. And he happens to yawn a lot. I want to punch him, but HR would not like that. So I sit of the other side of my fabric wall cube and grit my teeth every time it happens. His sneezes are also super loud though I seem to handle that one a little better. And he's eats loud. Good Gosh, I need to move away from this person!!!
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breetheflea
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Post by breetheflea on Jan 18, 2018 18:35:13 GMT
Yesterday DH was ranting because the state he works in (where we don't live) lowered the residential speed limit to 20mph. DH insists his work is "surrounded by houses" and he's going to have to drive 20 mph and it will affect his horrible commute (which is 90% on the freeway). No,actually his work is on a main road, lined with businesses, and he will not be affected one single bit unless he decides to go for a random drive. He's been working there 15 years and has never gone for a random cruise through the neighborhood so not very likely he will start now. So my stupid thing is people who rant about stuff that isn't even relevant to them  |
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Post by mcscrapper on Jan 18, 2018 19:49:48 GMT
right now my exH, who is stupid, really irks me! Does that count?
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River
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Jun 26, 2014 15:26:04 GMT
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Post by River on Jan 18, 2018 20:39:45 GMT
Cigarette butts thrown out car windows is my pet peeve right now. I've lost count of how many have hit my car. I also hate seeing them on the ground. Drive through places seem to be the worst for this, cigarette butts liter the small lawn area around the ordering speaker until you can barely see the grass. My DS works fast food and says they have to go pick them up every shift where he works. Don't people that smoke see how ugly this looks and realize other people have to pick them up? I do realize that a lot of places have their lawn care people take care of it instead of employees that work there, but still it sends my blood boiling.
I know most cars don't have ashtrays anymore, but geez, use a coke bottle or something to put your butts in.
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Post by disneypal on Jan 18, 2018 20:53:36 GMT
I just thought of another thing that irks me (because it just happened)
Friend texts you a question (ex: Want to have dinner tonight?)
You respond immediately - the second right after the text is sent (Sure, what time?)
Friend doesn't respond back for 2 or 3 hours (6:00 ok?)
UGH!! You JUST sent the text, I responded to your question right away - why did you wait 2 or 3 hours to respond back?
I have 2 friends that do this all the time.
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rickmer
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Post by rickmer on Jan 18, 2018 21:14:44 GMT
kinda mild last night... first time i have been able to open my window a crack to sleep in months.
i had forgotten about my a$$hole neighbour who puts his dog out and leaves it out, even if requests (loudly and repeatedly) to come back in.
so i was woken up to barking dog... guess it's barking dog season again. what a jerk!!!
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Post by #notLauren on Jan 18, 2018 21:18:55 GMT
When people are too effing lazy to clean the effing snow off their effing cars and it comes flying off in front of me on the road. I don't care if you can't reach the top of your 8000 feet tall SUV - figure it out. That's your problem, not mine. Clean off your car before you kill someone! States are starting to enact laws about this and impose fines. |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jan 18, 2018 21:22:38 GMT
You want stupid? I have really taken the cake with this one. I can’t believe I am admitting this.
Bff has a 10 year old phone (or older) that is now broken. She and her daughter have to share it because her husband doesn’t see it as a need and won’t replace it. I offered her my old iphone5 and she doesn’t want it. Her husband is nice but grew up very poor in the Middle East and doesn’t believe in luxuries. I mean she won’t take my phone because he won’t let her. That is frustrating me.
I know it’s pathetic.
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Post by annabella on Jan 18, 2018 21:23:05 GMT
When people curve a long line in the wrong direction so now the line of people is in the way of people walking by. Or when people don't curve a long line resulting in the same thing.
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Post by #notLauren on Jan 18, 2018 21:25:03 GMT
people who simply must talk to you when they see you're on the phone. I'm not talking children (we all know they wait for that moment). I'm talking about adults who are supposedly well educated and work in a professional setting.
my husband insisting on talking to me first thing in the morning even though I've been telling him for years not to. Today, after chewing my ear off for 20 minutes, he gives me a kiss, says "I love when you're up in the morning" and off he went to work happy as a clam. I've come to the conclusion I just have to stay in bed til he leaves.
people who think that a sprinkling of rain or a dusting of snow means drive 10 miles an hour.
ETA...after re-reading my post, maybe I just don't like people talking to me. LOL
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Post by mcscrapper on Jan 18, 2018 21:26:12 GMT
I can't stand when people chew gum. It drives me CRAZY! The noise and the movement of the jaw are so annoying. I 'm easily annoyed by other noises as well, but gum chewing is the worst. I also get very irritated when people think that basic driving rules don't apply to them, especially in the morning when I am dropping kids off at school. There is always someone who thinks they don't need to wait in the car line or that they can pass cars on the right. This is especially maddening because usually the cars are stopped in that area because of pedestrians crossing the street. So passing on the side is dangerous. Gum was invented by Satan himself. He sat down, made it and said "this will make Peabay crazy!" I can't stand the smell of it, the look of it, the sound of it. It's disgusting. It's forbidden in my house. My husband keeps it in his car so he and the kids can chew it when I'm not around. And.... as much as I hate gum chewing....I always carried a few pieces in my scrub pockets for traumas. We called it "trauma gum" because it gets SO hot wearing all that trauma gear and the smells sometimes....some mint gum really helps sometimes. I also think I work better with it, too. As soon as the trauma is over, I spit it out. SaveSave |
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peasquared
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Post by peasquared on Jan 18, 2018 21:32:09 GMT
People who park their grocery cart in the middle of the aisle, then study the shelves as if they need to memorize the ingredients of every item on those shelves, while you try to get by. Apparently a loud, but polite "Excuse me" means nothing to them. How can people be so self-consumed that they aren't aware of the people around them? Can you tell I was just grocery shopping?  Sorry for the vent! |
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Post by lbp on Jan 18, 2018 21:44:36 GMT
Everything today has irked me!! But the one thing that irks me the most is the co-worker who comes in 1-2 hours late everyday and then spends the rest of the day complaining about having so much to do and she doesn't get paid enough, etc... work 40 hours a week like you are supposed to and you won't get behind and you will have more money! How does she get by with this?? She is the President of the company's sister!
When there is a long line at the grocery store and a clerk opens another line and people behind me jump in it. The clerk should say I will take the next person in line, but noooo someone has to come from behind because they are so special!
Mr. Mail Carrier, why would you leave my box of photos on the wood pile in the back of the house instead of on the front porch or even in the mail box? DH found them there day before yesterday. Good thing too because it snowed yesterday. Why???
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Post by alexa11 on Jan 18, 2018 21:54:16 GMT
Oh- I have so many... Loud TV shows- especially game shows or talk shows (I'm talking to you Ellen) where women SCREAM to the top of their lungs. My mom lives with me and watches all of that crap.
To sum up a long list briefly- people who just generally get in my way- whether it's driving or grocery store or wherever. No, I probably don't have anywhere I have to be and yes, you will probably live a lot longer than me. But I don't have a slow speed.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jan 18, 2018 22:04:33 GMT
Another thing that bugs me at home is that the kids and DH tend to leave the cupboard doors wide open. When I am pulling into the driveway I can see the open doors through the kitchen window and it drives me crazy! LOL. My DH does the same thing. I swear I want to yell at him, “You DO KNOW that those cabinet door hinges swing BOTH ways, right?” The one DD is good for is leaving every freaking light on when she leaves a room. I have no problem if you’re running out for a second to get something from another room, but when you are done for a while in one space, turn off the lights! Geez. It’s really not that hard! |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jan 18, 2018 22:16:29 GMT
I know someone who works on an as-needed basis. Sometimes it’s full time hours, other times it’s not, it just depends on what is needed in any given week. This person was recently complaining about not getting enough hours or making enough money and talked about filing for unemployment in one breath, but then in the next breath was saying they wouldn’t be going in to work for “only” 2-4 hours and planned to go ice fishing a day early instead. This happens all.the.time. Especially around holidays when there is the possibility of a long weekend to begin with. If you don’t like your job situation, why don’t you take some of that unplanned time off when things are slow to go apply for a different job?  Weird. |
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Post by 950nancy on Jan 18, 2018 23:25:06 GMT
People who park their grocery cart in the middle of the aisle, then study the shelves as if they need to memorize the ingredients of every item on those shelves, while you try to get by. Apparently a loud, but polite "Excuse me" means nothing to them. How can people be so self-consumed that they aren't aware of the people around them? Can you tell I was just grocery shopping? Sorry for the vent! Yes, this, but in every aisle of every store. People block aisles all of the time and then look at you like you are rude for saying excuse me after waiting 30 seconds for them to notice you. But my number one irk is people who are on their phones at red lights. They finally look up in enough time to make it through the light and leave the other 5 cars behind them. Today the guy in front of me on the interstate swerved into the other lane three times. Everyone gave him a wide berth. I couldn't tell if he was on his phone, really tired, or drunk. In any of those cases... get off of the road. |
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anniebygaslight
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jan 18, 2018 23:32:33 GMT
I hate the way my colleague blows her nose vigorously and then inspects the contents of her handkerchief. She does it all the damn time. It is revolting.
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Post by mommaho on Jan 19, 2018 1:18:06 GMT
I have another one to add. Took my Mom for some Pre-Op testing today and the PA who was going over everything kept talking directly to me. Three times I said to her, Mom is hard of hearing and can't hear you well if you don't face her. Finally on the third ask she rolled her chair over in Mom's face practically and said Am I to loud, can you hear me ok, speaking very slowly and loud. Mom said, I hear you just fine when you are talking to me directly! Ugh!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2018 1:22:29 GMT
The face my husband makes when I fart-like I'm disgusting when he shits his pants all night long.
The fact that he watches Facebook videos with the volume all the way up.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2018 1:42:12 GMT
Our substitute ups driver. He just irks all the way around. We've had him since the busy holiday season and I cut him slack because the route he's filling in on is rough. My house alone receives around $10k in tools a week. Sometimes there's not room to get it all into my garage and I get it, but lately he's not even trying to open the garage. Leaves my stuff outside which isn't the end of the world but isn't getting my outgoing packages. Ugh. My regular driver deserves a medal. He's consistent, never complains like the time he delivered 20-3.5 ton floor jacks, each weighing 100 pounds.
The sub guy made a comment last week about having "a lot" of packages. I had 4. Trade show time is coming in a couple weeks, he's in for a horrible surprise if he's still here.
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Post by atomicdog on Jan 19, 2018 1:44:54 GMT
I hate this season's opening on Jeopardy - the announcer guy takes several beats too long before he says "THIS is Jeopardy"!!! He needs to say it about 3 seconds sooner - hate it!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2018 2:24:01 GMT
I have another one to add. Took my Mom for some Pre-Op testing today and the PA who was going over everything kept talking directly to me. Three times I said to her, Mom is hard of hearing and can't hear you well if you don't face her. Finally on the third ask she rolled her chair over in Mom's face practically and said Am I to loud, can you hear me ok, speaking very slowly and loud. Mom said, I hear you just fine when you are talking to me directly! Ugh! Ugh, I've had that happen to me so many times in my life. I've walked out of appointments because of it before. I've also refused to go back to certain places because of it. I dread dh's family because his uncle is like this. It got to the point where I simply don't talk to him. |
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samantha25
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Post by samantha25 on Jan 19, 2018 3:27:37 GMT
A coke exploded in the fridge and I just cleaned the fridge last week.....why now?
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Post by anniefb on Jan 19, 2018 3:45:15 GMT
My neighbours who keep having parties
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Sorry for the vent!
Weird.
