Pet Peeves

[Todash]

I like to think of myself as a relatively tolerant person. I understand that most people are not actively trying to harm others. Still, certain people (and things) bug me.

This morning, as I was driving to work, the guy in the truck in front of me rolled down his window and tossed his cigarette butt. Littering is a big pet peeve of mine, and littering cigarette butts is a big big pet peeve. There's no valid rationale for it whatsoever; it's pure selfishness. If you want to smoke, smoke. Heck, wear a loin cloth made of fermented tobacco leaves. Inject pharmacy-grade nicotine into your eyeballs, if that's how you get your chuckles. But keep it to yourself.

What are people thinking when they throw crap (butts and otherwise) out of their cars? "I've got to leave a trail so I can find my way back." "This road, it's nice, but it's just missing something ... I know: TRASH." Or maybe just "screw you, planet Earth!" It's enough to make Woodsy Owl hole up in his secret lair, planning revenge and/or weeping uncontrollably.

Anyone else?

[Ubasti]

I agree with you. I can't stand seeing trash everywhere. I don't understand why it's so hard to wait until you can throw something in a dumpster or trash can.

I go to Walt Disney World a lot and I'm amazed every time I go. They placed trash cans about 22 feet apart because they found that to be the longest distance people were willing to hold an empty cup or and ice cream stick. There's still trash laying around.

Around the bases of dumpsters you can see trash where somebody threw their trash in, missed, and didn't find it worth their time to go back and pick up the things that didn't make it.

At one of my jobs we would have people change their babies diapers in our dressing room and leave the dirty diapers behind for us to deal with. Unbelievable.

[Leighjavu]

The elevator at Bgr. airport serves only 2 floors. When I am waiting for any elevator, I
stand to the side, I think it only makes sense to let people that are on the elevator get out first before entering (although I've seen others stand right in front of it waiting to get on). The other day, I was in the elevator going down to 1'st floor. The doors began to open and before they finished, a lady with a mighty cotton candy hairdo barged (and I mean Barged) on right in front of where I was and hit the button to go up to 2'nd floor. At the same time She said to me, " Are you going up?" Talk about jumping to conclusions Lady!

[ally88]

Hi guys:smile2:.

Todash i agree with you strongly on this matter, littering of any form has always been one of my biggest pet peeves. Especially when there happens to be a a bin (or dumpster) close by, pure laziness IMO.

Another thing i seriously can't tolerate is spitting. People are just walking down the street and they spit all over the floor, disgusting. I was once inside a big shopping centre and a guy spat on the floor...indoors!! I always wonder what their homes must be like if they find this kind of behaviour acceptable:glare:.

[JohnDalglish]

Another thing i seriously can't tolerate is spitting. People are just walking down the street and they spit all over the floor, disgusting. I was once inside a big shopping centre and a guy spat on the floor...indoors!! I always wonder what their homes must be like if they find this kind of behaviour acceptable:glare:.

Hi,

Very old limerick -

'There was a young man from Darjeeling
Who took a bus down to Ealing
It said on the wall
'Do not spit on the floor'
So he stood up and spat on the ceiling'

No racism implied, it's very old.

Long days and pleasant nights

[LadyPain]

Hi,

Very old limerick -

'There was a young man from Darjeeling
Who took a bus down to Ealing
It said on the wall
'Do not spit on the floor'
So he stood up and spat on the ceiling'

No racism implied, it's very old.

Long days and pleasant nights

John,

There once was a barmaid from Wales
Who on her breasts had the prices of ales
And on her behind
To benefit the blind
Were tattooed those same prices in Braille

*snickers*

[Charms7]

Being coughed on, spit on, or sneezed on. Also, when someone on the bus falls asleep and their head winds up on your shoulder! A stranger on my shoulder! Possible exception: if that sleeping person is an angel. But who carries angelic credentials on a public bus?

[Srbo]

Well, of course I agree on the littering part, but I am really, really tired of the campaign against smokers.

So, so many things are wrong in this world, but latley it looks like it`s the biggest crime ever if you light up a ciggie.

Everybody tells me that it`s bad for me, that I am going to die from cancer, and blah, blah, blah...but, when I tell somebody that he/she is FAT and that it wouldn`t be bad if they loose a few pounds coz that`s not exactly healthy for them either, then they call me a racist, fashist and whatnot.

I see a lot of friggin buger wraps on the street as well...just as many as ciggie butts.

[Moderator]

Being near someone who is overweight is not going to affect your health, just theirs. That's the issue and why there are bans on smoking in public places. Yup, non-smoker and always have been. If someone wants to smoke, that's their business but I don't want to be exposed to it.

[Srbo]

Being near someone who is overweight is not going to affect your health, just theirs. That's the issue and why there are bans on smoking in public places. Yup, non-smoker and always have been. If someone wants to smoke, that's their business but I don't want to be exposed to it.

Who said someone is standing next to me when I`m smoking ?

I don`t smoke near anyone, I always walk out of the buidling, or smoke on the balcony, don`t smoke in cars or whatever.

I am making sure that I am not affecting anybodys health, but people still feel the need to patronize me nevertheless.

Hence, when I tell certain individuals that their health is in danger coz they are fat, I get in trouble once again.

See, even you can`t say "fat ", you say " overweight "..politically incorrect, huh ?

But calling me a "cancergiver " ( not you, but peeps do ) is absolutely ok...:rolleyes:

[Todash]

Being near someone who is overweight is not going to affect your health, just theirs. That's the issue and why there are bans on smoking in public places. Yup, non-smoker and always have been. If someone wants to smoke, that's their business but I don't want to be exposed to it.
Yes, this. I need a button or bumper sticker or something: "If you don't force me to smoke your cigarettes, I won't force you to eat my cake." :biggrin2:

[Moderator]

I understand what you're saying, Srbo, and I applaud you for not doing it around anyone else. Perhaps the people who are saying this to you do so because they want you to be around for a long time and they know that smoking is bad for your (read that as anyone's) health. :love:

I enjoy wearing perfume but no longer feel that I can in public anymore because everywhere you go there are signs asking people not to wear fragrances because they can bother others. It's not on quite the same level, but the principle is similar--I'm being asked to give up something I like because it could affect someone else.

[Todash]

Who said someone is standing next to me when I`m smoking ?

I don`t smoke near anyone, I always walk out of the buidling, or smoke on the balcony, don`t smoke in cars or whatever.

I am making sure that I am not affecting anybodys health, but people still feel the need to patronize me nevertheless.
Since this is the case, probably a good way to stop the conversation (assuming that's what you want) is to say something like, "Thanks for your concern. I know it's unhealthy; that's why I make sure not to smoke around others."

[Srbo]

Perhaps the people who are saying this to you do so because they want you to be around for a long time and they know that smoking is bad for your (read that as anyone's) health.

I know, and that`s exactly my concern when I tell them that they could lose a few pounds coz I want them to be around for a long time as well.
But, if I say that, I get crucified.
And, if you look at the statistics, the #1 killer in the US and Canada lately is obesity, not smoking.

But, anyway, we are geting off topic here, this one is about littering. :smile2:

[Matticus]

In my hard smoking days I would tell people that being fat was bad for them too. :laugh:

[ally88]

I enjoy wearing perfume but no longer feel that I can in public anymore because everywhere you go there are signs asking people not to wear fragrances because they can bother others.

Oh wow, i really hope we don't start getting these signs here in the UK, I really love my perfumes. The only time i dont wear them is when I am working in the Hospital for fear someone may have a reaction to them when they are in a vulnerable situation.
It really brightens up my day when asked what fragrance I am wearing:smile2:.

[LadyPain]

I don't wear perfume to the hospital, doctor or dentist office. I wear it to work, on days off and to bed. I have allergies and I can still wear it. The thing is that I am wearing the good perfumes and not that cheap twenty dollar hooker stuff. I think that makes a difference for me, at least.

Litter drives me batty. I keep all of my garbage in the car until I hit a Starbuck's or something else similar where they have a trash can and a counter for refilling on caffeine. I might chuck an apple core out the window on the highway, but I know that will not harm the environment, and in a few years, there might even be an extra tree around. My doke butts either go in the firepit or in an ash tray. I don't drop them willie-nillie all over the place.

I had a coworker complain that we sold cigarettes in the same building as a pharmacy. I pointed out that we also sold Doritos and Lays, and Hershey's and NOT to pass judgment on those who choose to use a legal substance.

[Vampyress]

Fat peoples' flab spilling over onto your side of the seat!

[Cowboy]

Fat peoples' flab spilling over onto your side of the seat!

I normally don't say this but........"eeewwwww"!

[bookworm101]

one of my pet peeves is someone answering their cell phone right in the middle of a conversation with you. I don't mind if they say excuse me I need to take this, but to just answer the phone as if your not there talking to them. Rude.

[SKfan2006]

the only time i littler is when it's something like a banana peel, an orange peel, and an apple core since they get aborbed by the environment in a few weeks. i hate how people insist on putting healthly-for-the-planet stuff in the trash and yet if its bad for our planet they'll happily put it anywhere. like i don't throw that stuff out the window. we have a trash can in our car for that but my mom puts her plastic cups and bottles into the sewer. why do we have that trash can if shes not going to bother with it.

[Autumnlyn]

My biggest pet peeve is when a friend doesn't tell you something is in your teeth, or your zippers down, or you have dirt on your face. WTF? Letting a friend walk around like that is downright mean! Its not like you have a mirror handy 24/7.

[Todash]

I don't wear perfume to the hospital, doctor or dentist office. I wear it to work, on days off and to bed. I have allergies and I can still wear it. The thing is that I am wearing the good perfumes and not that cheap twenty dollar hooker stuff. I think that makes a difference for me, at least.I'm glad it's Monday. I've been wondering about this all weekend. Is the perfume $20, or is the hooker $20?

[arista]

I'm glad it's Monday. I've been wondering about this all weekend. Is the perfume $20, or is the hooker $20?

IS there that big a difference?

[JohnDalglish]

I'm glad it's Monday. I've been wondering about this all weekend. Is the perfume $20, or is the hooker $20?

Hi,

Maybe the perfume comes free.

Or perhaps the hooker....?

Long days and pleasant nights

[poisonbat]

My biggest pet peeve? Well, after I do the dishes and clean the kitchen up someone (No one) puts a dirty dish in the sink. I have made it clear that recyclables are NOT to be put in the trash, we have a bin for that. Well they now rarely get put in the trash, but they now find their home on the counter.:glare: It is as if I am the only one who is able to take these items out to the bin. :down: As far as littering, I do not do that. As far as smoking, I ONLY do that away from others. I still get glaring looks from people passing by, but it is not as if I did not walk 150 feet away from the nearest person before lighting up, they chose to walk into my smoking section. :eek2: :bat:

[Srbo]

My biggest pet peeve? Well, after I do the dishes and clean the kitchen up someone (No one) puts a dirty dish in the sink. I have made it clear that recyclables are NOT to be put in the trash, we have a bin for that. Well they now rarely get put in the trash, but they now find their home on the counter.:glare: It is as if I am the only one who is able to take these items out to the bin. :down: As far as littering, I do not do that. As far as smoking, I ONLY do that away from others. I still get glaring looks from people passing by, but it is not as if I did not walk 150 feet away from the nearest person before lighting up, they chose to walk into my smoking section. :eek2: :bat:

Hillarious.

ROFLMAO. :biggrin2:

[paulinekh]

Wow!!!What a bone of contention smoking is! I smoke roll ups so my buts are completely biodegradeable-no filter foams hanging around forever on the ground but given the opportunity I dispose of them properly.It's my choice to smoke and I try not to bother anyone but theres nothing like being made to feel like a mass murderer whilst I do it!
There is no excuse for litter and I hate seeing that people dont care about their environment.
The eco thing is obvious when it comes to recycling but what happens to it after it leaves the tip? Electronics a case in point. Sometimes we dont get the full picture - eg- a drop of petrol spilt on a forcourt evaporating away causes more damage to the oxone than all the cars running in britain that day!And dont get me started on planting tree's......:blush:

[bookworm101]

My biggest pet peeve? Well, after I do the dishes and clean the kitchen up someone (No one) puts a dirty dish in the sink. I have made it clear that recyclables are NOT to be put in the trash, we have a bin for that. Well they now rarely get put in the trash, but they now find their home on the counter.:glare: It is as if I am the only one who is able to take these items out to the bin. :down: As far as littering, I do not do that. As far as smoking, I ONLY do that away from others. I still get glaring looks from people passing by, but it is not as if I did not walk 150 feet away from the nearest person before lighting up, they chose to walk into my smoking section. :eek2: :bat:



THANK YOU. I was sitting outside in the smoking area when a woman walked up and sat down. The woman then preceded to give me the stink eye and do that little fake cough they got. I just looked at her. Said woman then asked me if I could put my cigarette out. I said yes I can, but I won't because your in the smoking area. You lady can go anywhere you want to sit down, I on the other hand Am banished to sit in this little area, so you can kiss my arse. I then blew a smoke ring at her. Yes I know it was rude and ugly, but I was having a bad day.:down: If she didn't know she was in the smoking area then she was just plain stupid. Signs everywhere "SMOKING AREA" with those stand-up ashtrays everywhere. I mean really you sit down beside a 3 foot tall ashtray shouldn't that be a clue?

[Matthew.Degnan]

babies that stare at you, especially if they've got Ice-cream or chocolate or something smeared across their face, it just freaks me out with them wide eyes, they never blink or move, just stare... :eek2: anyone agree?

[LadyPain]

I'm glad it's Monday. I've been wondering about this all weekend. Is the perfume $20, or is the hooker $20?

The perfume is cheap. Judging by the car one of the local ladies of the evening is driving, she's charging a pretty penny for her skills. I would love to have a car like hers instead of the granny-mobile I get to drive, but I'm afraid I won't earn that kind of money at MY job.

[Todash]

The perfume is cheap. Judging by the car one of the local ladies of the evening is driving, she's charging a pretty penny for her skills. I would love to have a car like hers instead of the granny-mobile I get to drive, but I'm afraid I won't earn that kind of money at MY job.
Thanks for the clarification. :biggrin2:

You may not have the snazzy car, but hopefully it's some small comfort that you're not making eyes water and bronchials seize in your wake. (I agree that cheap perfume can be pretty gaggy, although my personal scent pet peeve has to do with those who apply anything with such abandon that they are at the center of a 20-foot cologne zone. Young men and women over a certain age seem to be the worst at this.)

[the_last_gunslinger]

I've got a ton of pet peeves, they are, in no particular order:

MP3 Player commercials
cell phone commercials (especially the ones with Chad)
cigarette smoke
text talk (perhaps the worst thing on the face of the planet)j
Lebron James

[catnoel]

When people get off the escalator and just stand there like there is no one behind them.

[boogerb53]

Ok. Here's one for the books. I used to weigh 305 pounds. I would get looks, but no one ever called me fat to my face. It would be considered rude, right? Well, I "accidently lost 10 pounds (I'm 5 '9 and now weigh 125) and people have no problem telling me I'm too skinny, I need to put on a few pounds, eat a cheeseburger, or that I look sick. So, why is that not considered rude? I realize I look better with about 15 more pounds on me but, hey, give me a break!

[tillyn]

I am allergic to cigarettes. Lets start there, near the smell i swell. I go to work and my fellow workers leave there stinky butt cans on the deck in back of the group home i work at. They smoke in the house on night shift.(i had to put a kibosh on that because i was getting physically ill when i walked in the house.)When i worked for Parks Canada i had to pick up butts off the beach. I know where your coming from. Since that summer job, i really get pissed off with butts all over the place. Try picking up butts off a beach, the beach was an ashtray for smokers.:barf:

[Wendy Capps]

Fat peoples' flab spilling over onto your side of the seat!

I know where your coming from Vampyress. I drive a taxi for a living and when I see the 200 plus coming for the car, my clipboard covers the front passenger seat. I'm sorry I can't take it. Alot do not know how to bathe properly. Also I am an ex-smoker. Quit in 1984. I carry plenty of Febreeze in my car. Sorry if I offended anyone.

[Wendy Capps]

my biggest pet peeve? Well, after i do the dishes and clean the kitchen up someone (no one) puts a dirty dish in the sink. I have made it clear that recyclables are not to be put in the trash, we have a bin for that. Well they now rarely get put in the trash, but they now find their home on the counter.:glare: It is as if i am the only one who is able to take these items out to the bin. :down: As far as littering, i do not do that. As far as smoking, i only do that away from others. I still get glaring looks from people passing by, but it is not as if i did not walk 150 feet away from the nearest person before lighting up, they chose to walk into my smoking section. :eek2: :bat:

oh my god - i am not alone - i feel your pain with the dishes, kitchen, recyclables and the kitchen counter or table the place the arrive on. It's a disease isn't it? Rely on mom syndrome!!!

[Todash]

Ok. Here's one for the books. I used to weigh 305 pounds. I would get looks, but no one ever called me fat to my face. It would be considered rude, right? Well, I "accidently lost 10 pounds (I'm 5 '9 and now weigh 125) and people have no problem telling me I'm too skinny, I need to put on a few pounds, eat a cheeseburger, or that I look sick. So, why is that not considered rude? I realize I look better with about 15 more pounds on me but, hey, give me a break!
You're right. It's rude. But people feel free to comment "you're too skinny" because it's the ideal and a lot of women, especially, regard it almost as a compliment to tell someone they're too thin.

But yes, we should realize that it's always rude to comment disparagingly about someone's physical appearance, regardless of anything.

[Leighjavu]

Ok. Here's one for the books. I used to weigh 305 pounds. I would get looks, but no one ever called me fat to my face. It would be considered rude, right? Well, I "accidently lost 10 pounds (I'm 5 '9 and now weigh 125) and people have no problem telling me I'm too skinny, I need to put on a few pounds, eat a cheeseburger, or that I look sick. So, why is that not considered rude? I realize I look better with about 15 more pounds on me but, hey, give me a break!

I've shared your grief with the "too skinny" remarks, when I am on the low end of my usual BMI weight. I had times when I didn't even want to go anywhere, knowing that I will be sneered at. The last comment was from a neighboring store clerk, who informed me ( after I came inside from 0 degrees)
that I was cold because I'm too skinny" He also said "You look like Cruella Deville" due to my fur scarf. I just looked back at him and said loudly " OH Theres a Newsflash"! and left. I could have pointed out that He looks just like Mr. Garrison of South park, but I spared him that.Why? Because in his own life, things are very bad, his wife has alzheimers. I got him fair and square though when he was eating his "beef stroganoff", He laughingly said " do you
know we (menfolk) call this beef strokin-off? I'd heard that before and I also noticed that he had broccoli in it. I said Is that broccoli? As He put a big fork-full in his mouth, I said "So then that's strokin off in the bushes?":eek2:
He laughed so much couldn't swallow. :laugh:

[Patricia A]

My pet peeve is when I'm at work and customers make political, racial or intolerant statements in general that are prejudiced or stupid.
I am, they assume, a captive audience who must listen and either keep silent or subserviently nod and say "yes, very good sir would you like a bag?"
I can't always do that, sometimes I tell them exactly what I think about what they said and then ask them if they'd like a bag.
Luckily for me I've never gotten in trouble, not yet at any rate. The management of the store I work in is used to my occasional outbursts of honesty.
I do try to keep my trap shut most of the time but sometimes people just go too far and it irks me to no end when people make statements that they assume the people who are serving them can't respond to in an honest manner.

[LadyPain]

My pet peeve is when I'm at work and customers make political, racial or intolerant statements in general that are prejudiced or stupid.
I am, they assume, a captive audience who must listen and either keep silent or subserviently nod and say "yes, very good sir would you like a bag?"
I can't always do that, sometimes I tell them exactly what I think about what they said and then ask them if they'd like a bag.
Luckily for me I've never gotten in trouble, not yet at any rate. The management of the store I work in is used to my occasional outbursts of honesty.
I do try to keep my trap shut most of the time but sometimes people just go too far and it irks me to no end when people make statements that they assume the people who are serving them can't respond to in an honest manner.

I had a customer come in to where I work some time ago and make some incredibly racist remarks about the Gentleman who used to be my boss until he transferred out. I was so bloody shocked that I couldn't even respond.

I do point her out to my coworkers now and say that she was the one who said nasty things. It totally dropped her through the floor in my estimation of her character when she opened her mouth and that vile garbage spewed out.

I hate racism. I experienced it first hand when I lived in India for a while because I was in the minority. I had someone punch me for being white. That was an eye opener for a naive 21 year old kid. I learned about the world that day.

[delores 74]

Oh gosh, don't get me started!
Those who think turn signals are optional
Those who think the passing lane is the place for a leisurely cruise
Trailers with no brake lights or turn signals
People who insist on discussing their bodily functions
Walkers who will not step aside on a path when you are jogging up behind them and have let them know you are there
My family leaving empty containers on the kitchen counter when they have to walk right by the trash can to leave the room
My list can goes on and on...I'm easily irritated.

[Patricia A]

I have a friend with at least a million pet peeves. I think she gets a new one every other day or so. Maybe she gets them in bulk? Who knows, she's not ugly about it so her tendency to gripe a lot doesn't bother me.
But one time I did mention that she had more pet peeves than any one I knew, and that she ought to see if she could get on Oprah as a pet hoarder and I cracked myself up.
She looked at me with a straight face and said that people laughing at their own jokes was another one of her pet peeves. We're still friends btw. :biggrin2:

[HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows]

A few things here....the first one would be unruly kids or the parents because they don't care or they are too scared to punish their child. It drives me nuts the way kids are allowed to act in public. For example...I was visiting a friend that worked in a carpet showroom and there was a little kid and his mom in there. The child was climbing the wooden racks that the books were on and running around on the top of them!! All the mom said was "Don't do that please, come down please. Come on down please." Of course the kid kept doing it and did it until she was ready to leave. ????????? My mom would have tore my *** up!! Anyway, the other one is the use of proper English. Now I know that we ALL use slang. But what I am talking about is this: When I purchase something (coffee, food or just anything really) I am always told the amount that I owe and it is said like this. " That'll be eight dollars and twenty nine cent" (random figure there). Twenty nine CENT????? I've gotten to the point where I correct them now. That just irritates me.

[Bad Bear]

I find it very rude when I go into an office building (or similar) and the person on reception doesn't acknowledge me when they are on the phone. Also, when there is a queue forming in a shop and the person on the checkout is wasting time making general chit-chat with the person he/she is serving. Grr!

[ally88]

I know where your coming from Vampyress. I drive a taxi for a living and when I see the 200 plus coming for the car, my clipboard covers the front passenger seat. I'm sorry I can't take it. Alot do not know how to bathe properly. Also I am an ex-smoker. Quit in 1984. I carry plenty of Febreeze in my car. Sorry if I offended anyone.

Hi Wendy, I do actually find the generalisation that 'fat' people don't know how to bathe quite offensive...and no, i am not fat:glare:.
However i do have friends who are slightly in the 200+ category and they most certainly do know how to bathe and look after themselves. In fact, they are very attractive girls who always dress nicely and make an effort with their make up...the same way i do.

The idea fat people are smelly tends to be a very common judgemental misconception, along with they must all be unhealthy...although people seem to find it acceptable to promote thinness, which is just as bad for a persons health.

I guess unfortunately we now live in a society where most people feel it is fine to judge people on appearance alone...whilst forgetting about the person inside:sad:.

[Leighjavu]

A few things here....the first one would be unruly kids or the parents because they don't care or they are too scared to punish their child. It drives me nuts the way kids are allowed to act in public. For example...I was visiting a friend that worked in a carpet showroom and there was a little kid and his mom in there. The child was climbing the wooden racks that the books were on and running around on the top of them!! All the mom said was "Don't do that please, come down please. Come on down please." Of course the kid kept doing it and did it until she was ready to leave. ????????? My mom would have tore my *** up!! Anyway, the other one is the use of proper English. Now I know that we ALL use slang. But what I am talking about is this: When I purchase something (coffee, food or just anything really) I am always told the amount that I owe and it is said like this. " That'll be eight dollars and twenty nine cent" (random figure there). Twenty nine CENT????? I've gotten to the point where I correct them now. That just irritates me.

I think that kind of parental ignorance may stem from their own fear of being video'ed and accused of child abuse. I have seen kids run amok in stores and have wondered what retributes await them when the coast is clear.
Proper english is fine, but I try to uphold my compassion for those who show up at work on time only to earn low wages and perform more duties than we are aware of. I knew a lady who was constantly correcting anybody who was slaving away behind whatever counter, after which she would get in her double parked car and road rage her entitled way to her elegant dooryard only to drive into a culvert. She had no other choice than to depend on a towtruck operator who had to listen to excuses she made as though the road and the car conspired against her. We all have faults.:blush:

[LadyPain]

Hi Wendy, I do actually find the generalisation that 'fat' people don't know how to bathe quite offensive...and no, i am not fat:glare:.
However i do have friends who are slightly in the 200+ category and they most certainly do know how to bathe and look after themselves. In fact, they are very attractive girls who always dress nicely and make an effort with their make up...the same way i do.

The idea fat people are smelly tends to be a very common judgemental misconception, along with they must all be unhealthy...although people seem to find it acceptable to promote thinness, which is just as bad for a persons health.

I guess unfortunately we now live in a society where most people feel it is fine to judge people on appearance alone...whilst forgetting about the person inside:sad:.

Personally I don't care what size a person is - fat, skinny, pretty or ugly. I just wish EVERYONE would wash up. Some folks come in to where I work and the smell is so bad we have to try not to puke up at the tills or when they walk by us. I can understand why a homeless person may smell a little ripe, but the rest of the folks really don't have an excuse. There's one woman who comes in with her cluster of brats and they ALL smell like stale piss and it is revolting.

We keep spray air freshener in the cash office but we try to wait until the person is gone before we start to anoint the air with scent.

One night we had someone come in who had been nailed by a skunk. Now THAT was 'special'.

[JRLauer]

I own my own business, and I generally go to the customers house to give a bid. The thing I hate the most is when they try to engage me in a political or religious conversation. I have my opinion on both but this is not the time or place for it, now sign on the dotted line.

[HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows]

I think that kind of parental ignorance may stem from their own fear of being video'ed and accused of child abuse. I have seen kids run amok in stores and have wondered what retributes await them when the coast is clear.
Proper english is fine, but I try to uphold my compassion for those who show up at work on time only to earn low wages and perform more duties than we are aware of. I knew a lady who was constantly correcting anybody who was slaving away behind whatever counter, after which she would get in her double parked car and road rage her entitled way to her elegant dooryard only to drive into a culvert. She had no other choice than to depend on a towtruck operator who had to listen to excuses she made as though the road and the car conspired against her. We all have faults.:blush:


Leighjavu, thank you for your thoughts and fear of being accused of child abuse is probably the correct answer, but at the same time, I am not suggesting that parents choke slam their kid in a store or ANYWHERE for that matter, but a swift swat on the bottom isn't abuse. I just think that parents still need to be parents in public as well as at home. I understand where you are coming from about the compassion for people that are trying to do what they can, especially in this economy, but these are not the people I am talking about. I am referring to the people that just do not care and you can tell who they are because they show it in the way they act or by their attitude in general. I understand that we all have bad days, but not everyday. And you are right, we all have flaws, me especially, but I just wanted everyone to understand that I am not scrutinizing everybody.

[SKfan2006]

Personally I don't care what size a person is - fat, skinny, pretty or ugly. I just wish EVERYONE would wash up. Some folks come in to where I work and the smell is so bad we have to try not to puke up at the tills or when they walk by us. I can understand why a homeless person may smell a little ripe, but the rest of the folks really don't have an excuse. There's one woman who comes in with her cluster of brats and they ALL smell like stale piss and it is revolting.

We keep spray air freshener in the cash office but we try to wait until the person is gone before we start to anoint the air with scent.

One night we had someone come in who had been nailed by a skunk. Now THAT was 'special'.

the sad thing is there are some people who have BO that CAN'T be washed away at all. like on one of those home makeover shows this one dad had feet that stunk like you couldn't believe. he tried everything to get rid of the smell and it won't go away.

[Todash]

Personally I don't care what size a person is - fat, skinny, pretty or ugly. I just wish EVERYONE would wash up. Some folks come in to where I work and the smell is so bad we have to try not to puke up at the tills or when they walk by us. I can understand why a homeless person may smell a little ripe, but the rest of the folks really don't have an excuse. I concur, though I can't help but to wonder at the why. I think we have all had the experience of forgetting to put on antiperspirant once in a while. Besides feeling unpleasantly sticky, if you exert yourself or if it's a warm day, you can start to smell your own funk a little bit. For me, that's enough to make me paranoid about inflicting it on others, and I'm generally relaxed about how I present myself (i.e., I will NEVER be one of those women who has to put on makeup to go get the mail or even run to the store). All that is to say: what is the mindset of an adult who voluntarily goes for weeks at a time without showering in an area of the world where daily showers are the norm? I mean, psychologically it's interesting, isn't it?

[ihavepromisestokeep]

When you are on a plane, and everyone rushes to stand up and get their cases ect, way before it reaches the terminal. It's not as if they can go anywhere:mad:

[delores 74]

I too have encountered the unruly kids and the unbathed adult. Walking through a parking lot one day, I passed a mother with her (maybe) 8 year old daughter. She was pitching a fit, wanting $5, and mom was not caving (good for her). Mom told her, "You just got $150 for your birthday and now you want $5?" Who would ever think to give a child of that age that kind of money? True, it could have been an accumulation from different people, but $150 at 8 years old? Anyway, the kid put her hands on her hips, looked up at mom and yelled, "AND?" My kid would have been spitting her teeth out. I didn't stick around to hear the rest and to see if she actually got the money.
We get all kinds of people in the office where I work, but some of them have clearly not bathed in weeks. I am their first contact, the lobby is right at my desk, and I have had to breathe through my mouth on occassion. What is wrong with people that they go to an appointment and not even bother to bathe first?

[Todash]

the sad thing is there are some people who have BO that CAN'T be washed away at all. like on one of those home makeover shows this one dad had feet that stunk like you couldn't believe. he tried everything to get rid of the smell and it won't go away.Er ... On Your Toes (http://www.footodor.net/) will work, guaranteed. Don't ask how I know this. :blush:

[paper_is_sweet]

Rudeness. I just can't stand it. No matter where you are, what kind of rush you are in, what sort of day you have had, etc. there is simply no call for it. You never know what kind of day a stranger might be having, and if inflicting your general unpleasantness on them is making it a million times worse.

Yes, it takes a little extra time and effort to be polite and considerate, but if everyone did it, I can't help but think the world would be a nicer place to be.

[Bad Bear]

We get all kinds of people in the office where I work, but some of them have clearly not bathed in weeks. I am their first contact, the lobby is right at my desk, and I have had to breathe through my mouth on occassion. What is wrong with people that they go to an appointment and not even bother to bathe first?

Yes, some people's personal hygiene is horrendous! Generally, it's much better than it was when I was growing up in the seventies what with deodorants being widley used by men rather than just "nancy boys" as those who washed themselves and smelled nice were often called! :laugh: But, I was standing waiting to be served in the supermarket the other day, and this quite smartly dressed guy came sidling up behind me and he stank. It was disgusting; it was as if he had messed himself (*shivers*). I had to give him disgusted looks in case anyone thought it was me!

[poisonbat]

I guess I have to throw in one more of my pet peeves. It would have to be my husband/children who have laundry hampers and miss putting their dirty underware in them by just a couple of inches. I feel like I am on a friggin Easter egg hunt when I am doing the laundry. :glare::mad::bat:

[LadyPain]

I guess I have to throw in one more of my pet peeves. It would have to be my husband/children who have laundry hampers and miss putting their dirty underware in them by just a couple of inches. I feel like I am on a friggin Easter egg hunt when I am doing the laundry. :glare::mad::bat:

Most of the time when my husband doesn't get his laundry in the basket, I pretend I don't see it. When he complains that he is running out of clothes, I say that there was nothing in the laundry basket to wash. *snicker* He picks things up and puts them in the basket, and THEN I will wash the stuff.

In the past, I told him that if he left his socks on the floor all over the house I was going to start throwing them away. He didn't believe me until he ran out of socks and asked why there were none. I told him that I don't make threats... I make promises. He's been much better since then.

[JohnDalglish]

I guess I have to throw in one more of my pet peeves. It would have to be my husband/children who have laundry hampers and miss putting their dirty underware in them by just a couple of inches. I feel like I am on a friggin Easter egg hunt when I am doing the laundry. :glare::mad::bat:

Hi,

I must admit I've always known where the laundry basket was (hey, foreplay starts with finding the laundry basket LOL).

But I have experienced life with two teenagers and I wouldn't repeat the experience for all the money in the world.

I took on the awful, thankless task of pairing up the socks.

Long days and pleasant nightsd

[SKfan2006]

censorship is a pet peeve of mine. like i can understand censoring something made for kids but censoring something for adults i can't. then there are those that make no sense at all. like the film The Last Unicorn was censored because a few stupid parents make a big huppla over a couple instances of damn and hell. but then Hunchback of Notre Dame has instances of lust and parents don't make a big deal over it. and then theres this. everykid sees the violence of batman and superman. but when they bring anime with like one or two punches and kicks they'll get rid of those punches. then in some cartoons over here there can be times when we have a sluttly looking villainess but in anime when theres a girl with the same amount of clothing they covor her up more. then heres something really wrong. the game Banjo-Tooie was rated E and yet it's got innudeo everywhere. not exactly something to see in a game made for the average 10 year old.
and when it comes to anime there are loads of them made for teens and when they do the dubbing they look at the first episode and think its made for 10 year olds. very little anime is made for little kids so why do they bother censoring the stuff. for example Sailor Moon is a teen show but over here its a kids show. what kids show has homosexuality, skimpy clad women, and nudity? and then they turned a couple characters into the oppisite gender to get rid of any instanses of homosexuality but one character that was gender-swapped had his chest shown in one episode posing a problem since in the original the character is male while the dubbed one is female. but Uranus and Neptune were lovers but since the sailor scouts are always women they changed them into cousions. and the most confusing thing of all is that during the transformations the girls are naked. granted they are lighted and not detailed but they are still nude. and in the first film Sailor Moon is completely nude and groped. how did that get by the censor guards?

[LadyPain]

For today, my peeve happens to be 'close talkers', especially when you are not in any relationship. Hello... you're a customer. Back the hell off!

[SKfan2006]

this is starting to be a pet peeve turning into discust.
for the past two summers and this summer i've helped my mom with the books for the school. at the duncanville site almost every book will have strong language, drawings of dicks and balls(today there was one that was really detailed with hair, veins, and seman), calling someone a hoe and other stuff. and that site only does elementary and middle. grand prarie isn't any better. the local and rowlett sites however don't have that and these are the only sites with high school. also sad is the the books at duncanville and grand prarie would be brand new at the beginning of the year and would be danaged and destroyed with scribbles, porn, language, and torn-out pages by summer. i tell you those kids need some serious help.

[poisonbat]

this is starting to be a pet peeve turning into discust.
for the past two summers and this summer i've helped my mom with the books for the school. at the duncanville site almost every book will have strong language, drawings of dicks and balls(today there was one that was really detailed with hair, veins, and seman), calling someone a hoe and other stuff. and that site only does elementary and middle. grand prarie isn't any better. the local and rowlett sites however don't have that and these are the only sites with high school. also sad is the the books at duncanville and grand prarie would be brand new at the beginning of the year and would be danaged and destroyed with scribbles, porn, language, and torn-out pages by summer. i tell you those kids need some serious help.

California is no longer going to provide any text books to the children.

http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/

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[Autumnlyn]

California is no longer going to provide any text books to the children.

http://www.switched.com/2009/06/09/california-moves-toward-online-textbooks/

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So happy to hear about them switching to digital. When my son was in High School the weight of his backpack astounded me. After taking him to the doctor because of his complaints I was told that they had several kids come in for back trouble and pain from backpacks. Finally, he had to get a 'prescription' from the Dr. in order to have 1 set at home and 1 set at school. Seemed like a huge expense for the school

[themadone06]

My Pet Peeves are simple... and pretty much have to do with eating. I get really irritated when people slurp, smack their lips, or chew/talk with their mouth open. All of my college roommates are dogs and do all of this. When I'm at home if any of my siblings do this they get a nice little smack on the back of the head to stop.

My other large pet peeve is people that are late. I find it incredibly annoying and rude. Whenever I go somewhere I am usually 15 minutes early because I either want to get going or I just don't want to be the late guy. I have several friends that are constantly late to things, and I have to keep calling them. Very frustrating.

Other than those two I only have small pet peeves that I can't really remember, but I know they are there. Oh I thought of one... when people put half drank glasses of milk/juice/pop/beer... whatever in the fridge to drink later. I alway think that is disgusting.

[arista]

I think that my pet peeve is bathroom etiquette..IF the toilet paper roll is near empty, change the roll. I think that some people in the office have not learned this trick. Or they especially dainty wipers with leaving two sheets on the roll.

[SKfan2006]

well our school is trying to go digital but haveing no luck.
thankfully i never had to use a backpack to carry textbooks since in high school i used a bag similar to the reusable 'green' bags and also a locker. sometimes a classmate would say they couldn't do their homework because their bag could only hold 2 or 3 books even though at the moment the bag is holding all 4/5 books with the zipper fully closed.

[michal]

Things like that are troublesome because they prove that we live in a society where selfishness rules.
For me, one of the hardest thing is to watch someone uses double packing plastic bags to carry one bottle of coke home, or uses a dozen to carry his or her groceries. At times, I have to hold back at work from not hiding the plastic cups (we do, of course, have plenty of glass ones, but people seen to prefer using 12 a day rather than washing theirs).

I know I may seen insane to some, but I think of this planet, the creatures that live in them - people included, and what we do to them, and it literally breaks my heart.

[jussupoff]

My Pet Peeves are simple... and pretty much have to do with eating. I get really irritated when people slurp, smack their lips, or chew/talk with their mouth open. All of my college roommates are dogs and do all of this. When I'm at home if any of my siblings do this they get a nice little smack on the back of the head to stop.


I have the exact same problem! The smacking sounds make my skin crawl and my guts curl up. I don't know how to handle it, because it's not always appropriate to address it. Especially when I have a meal with people I don't know well, it's like torture because I can't comment on it or MAKE them stop...

[poisonbat]

My other large pet peeve is people that are late. I find it incredibly annoying and rude. Whenever I go somewhere I am usually 15 minutes early because I either want to get going or I just don't want to be the late guy. I have several friends that are constantly late to things, and I have to keep calling them. Very frustrating.

This is a HUGE pet peeve of mine. I can not stand being late. I would much rather be there 15 minutes early and read a book while waiting than to be even 1 minute late. My Ex always was late, he was actually late to our wedding, should have been a wake up call to me then. Now when I have to deal with him I always tell him that I have to meet with him an hour before I actually do, that way he is there on time.:glare:

Things like that are troublesome because they prove that we live in a society where selfishness rules.
For me, one of the hardest thing is to watch someone uses double packing plastic bags to carry one bottle of coke home, or uses a dozen to carry his or her groceries. At times, I have to hold back at work from not hiding the plastic cups (we do, of course, have plenty of glass ones, but people seen to prefer using 12 a day rather than washing theirs).

I know I may seen insane to some, but I think of this planet, the creatures that live in them - people included, and what we do to them, and it literally breaks my heart.

I see this all the time, :down: I even offered to purchase canvas bags for this one lady at the store, she turned me down flat, she said she used them as garbage bags. :eek2: She must have had 25 or 30 bags in her cart. Many with just one item in it. :bat:

[LadyPain]

This is a HUGE pet peeve of mine. I can not stand being late. I would much rather be there 15 minutes early and read a book while waiting than to be even 1 minute late. My Ex always was late, he was actually late to our wedding, should have been a wake up call to me then. Now when I have to deal with him I always tell him that I have to meet with him an hour before I actually do, that way he is there on time.:glare:


I see this all the time, :down: I even offered to purchase canvas bags for this one lady at the store, she turned me down flat, she said she used them as garbage bags. :eek2: She must have had 25 or 30 bags in her cart. Many with just one item in it. :bat:

I can see only having one item in a bag if a person is buying a bunch of groceries and some Drano, since the Drano should not be packed with the food, but you would think the person behind the till (assuming they are bagging the stuff for her and it is not a self serve option) would bag more responsibly. I know some stores charge a few pennies for each bag now.

Where I work, if it is only one or two items, I will ask if they NEED a bag... and not if they WANT a bag. When they say no, my automatic response is 'Cool!' Just a bit of positive reinforcement. I have a couple of customers who want all of their smaller bags packed into a jumbo bag, but they never say so before you start. They are too effing cheap to buy garbage bags, so with those few little treasured ones, we have started to fib and say we are out of them. :devil:

[marew1]

I don't like littering on roadways and streets. It is not pleasant and unsanitary. The least people could do is use a trash receptacle or keep their trash til they can properly dispose of it.

[Natjen24]

I have a bus stop right in front of my house and there is a trash can right next to it, but every day I'm cleaning my front steps.. AAAHHHH !!!!