Can we discuss pet peeves here? (1 Viewer)

[offdee]

How frequently are you guys using valets, anyway?

Other than being annoyed at the general concept of requiring someone else to park my vehicle (probably backing in, no less), I don’t remember what they did to my lights/AC/radio/etc.

Funny, I had a conversation with my wife about this recently. I hate valets for many reasons -- having someone else operate my car, paying for something I can do myself, the awkwardness of tipping (especially since these days I'm much less likely to have small bills on me) -- whereas she considers it a huge convenience and will always default to that if it's available. (Related: She likes to use skycaps at the airport, I never do).

Thankfully, this is no longer a pet peeve since they mostly seem to have disappeared: I absolutely hated the entire concept of bathroom attendants. Talk about paying for a service I didn't want or need! I once got a letter published in the Wall Street Journal after they ran a trend piece claiming bathroom attendants were on the rise. My point was, everyone hates them, so how is giving your customers a negative experience a smart move for a service business?

(Obligatory link to the classic SNL skit with Harvey Keitel and Kevin Nealon)

I live in Vegas and go to places all the time that have bathroom attendants. I feel no shame at all just saying thanks and walk out. I’m not tipping a dude that pumps some soap into my hand.

 

[El Floppo]

How frequently are you guys using valets, anyway?

Other than being annoyed at the general concept of requiring someone else to park my vehicle (probably backing in, no less), I don’t remember what they did to my lights/AC/radio/etc.

Funny, I had a conversation with my wife about this recently. I hate valets for many reasons -- having someone else operate my car, paying for something I can do myself, the awkwardness of tipping (especially since these days I'm much less likely to have small bills on me) -- whereas she considers it a huge convenience and will always default to that if it's available. (Related: She likes to use skycaps at the airport, I never do).

Thankfully, this is no longer a pet peeve since they mostly seem to have disappeared: I absolutely hated the entire concept of bathroom attendants. Talk about paying for a service I didn't want or need! I once got a letter published in the Wall Street Journal after they ran a trend piece claiming bathroom attendants were on the rise. My point was, everyone hates them, so how is giving your customers a negative experience a smart move for a service business?

(Obligatory link to the classic SNL skit with Harvey Keitel and Kevin Nealon)

I live in Vegas and go to places all the time that have bathroom attendants. I feel no shame at all just saying thanks and walk out. I’m not tipping a dude that pumps some soap into my hand.

Go on ...

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

How frequently are you guys using valets, anyway?

Other than being annoyed at the general concept of requiring someone else to park my vehicle (probably backing in, no less), I don’t remember what they did to my lights/AC/radio/etc.

Funny, I had a conversation with my wife about this recently. I hate valets for many reasons -- having someone else operate my car, paying for something I can do myself, the awkwardness of tipping (especially since these days I'm much less likely to have small bills on me) -- whereas she considers it a huge convenience and will always default to that if it's available. (Related: She likes to use skycaps at the airport, I never do).

Thankfully, this is no longer a pet peeve since they mostly seem to have disappeared: I absolutely hated the entire concept of bathroom attendants. Talk about paying for a service I didn't want or need! I once got a letter published in the Wall Street Journal after they ran a trend piece claiming bathroom attendants were on the rise. My point was, everyone hates them, so how is giving your customers a negative experience a smart move for a service business?

(Obligatory link to the classic SNL skit with Harvey Keitel and Kevin Nealon)

I live in Vegas and go to places all the time that have bathroom attendants. I feel no shame at all just saying thanks and walk out. I’m not tipping a dude that pumps some soap into my hand.

Go on ...

It's this kind of thing that really makes this site worthwhile.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

How frequently are you guys using valets, anyway?

Other than being annoyed at the general concept of requiring someone else to park my vehicle (probably backing in, no less), I don’t remember what they did to my lights/AC/radio/etc.

Funny, I had a conversation with my wife about this recently. I hate valets for many reasons -- having someone else operate my car, paying for something I can do myself, the awkwardness of tipping (especially since these days I'm much less likely to have small bills on me) -- whereas she considers it a huge convenience and will always default to that if it's available. (Related: She likes to use skycaps at the airport, I never do).

Thankfully, this is no longer a pet peeve since they mostly seem to have disappeared: I absolutely hated the entire concept of bathroom attendants. Talk about paying for a service I didn't want or need! I once got a letter published in the Wall Street Journal after they ran a trend piece claiming bathroom attendants were on the rise. My point was, everyone hates them, so how is giving your customers a negative experience a smart move for a service business?

(Obligatory link to the classic SNL skit with Harvey Keitel and Kevin Nealon)

I live in Vegas and go to places all the time that have bathroom attendants. I feel no shame at all just saying thanks and walk out. I’m not tipping a dude that pumps some soap into my hand.

Interesting. I haven't seen one in years. But at some point I decided that I would no longer tip them, nor would I feel guilty for not tipping them. Once I flipped that mental switch, I wasn't nearly as bothered by them. If a venue wants to give someone that ****ty job, and if that employee can make a living off it, good for them. But ultimately it's none of my concern

 

[offdee]

How frequently are you guys using valets, anyway?

Other than being annoyed at the general concept of requiring someone else to park my vehicle (probably backing in, no less), I don’t remember what they did to my lights/AC/radio/etc.

Funny, I had a conversation with my wife about this recently. I hate valets for many reasons -- having someone else operate my car, paying for something I can do myself, the awkwardness of tipping (especially since these days I'm much less likely to have small bills on me) -- whereas she considers it a huge convenience and will always default to that if it's available. (Related: She likes to use skycaps at the airport, I never do).

Thankfully, this is no longer a pet peeve since they mostly seem to have disappeared: I absolutely hated the entire concept of bathroom attendants. Talk about paying for a service I didn't want or need! I once got a letter published in the Wall Street Journal after they ran a trend piece claiming bathroom attendants were on the rise. My point was, everyone hates them, so how is giving your customers a negative experience a smart move for a service business?

(Obligatory link to the classic SNL skit with Harvey Keitel and Kevin Nealon)

I live in Vegas and go to places all the time that have bathroom attendants. I feel no shame at all just saying thanks and walk out. I’m not tipping a dude that pumps some soap into my hand.

Interesting. I haven't seen one in years. But at some point I decided that I would no longer tip them, nor would I feel guilty for not tipping them. Once I flipped that mental switch, I wasn't nearly as bothered by them. If a venue wants to give someone that ****ty job, and if that employee can make a living off it, good for them. But ultimately it's none of my concern

Yep exactly. I didn’t ask or want them to be there so in essence they are just like homeless beggars on the street wanting to clean my windshield. Never rude to them but also not my problem. Thanks and have a good night.

 

[Keith R]

How frequently are you guys using valets, anyway?

Other than being annoyed at the general concept of requiring someone else to park my vehicle (probably backing in, no less), I don’t remember what they did to my lights/AC/radio/etc.

Funny, I had a conversation with my wife about this recently. I hate valets for many reasons -- having someone else operate my car, paying for something I can do myself, the awkwardness of tipping (especially since these days I'm much less likely to have small bills on me) -- whereas she considers it a huge convenience and will always default to that if it's available. (Related: She likes to use skycaps at the airport, I never do).

Thankfully, this is no longer a pet peeve since they mostly seem to have disappeared: I absolutely hated the entire concept of bathroom attendants. Talk about paying for a service I didn't want or need! I once got a letter published in the Wall Street Journal after they ran a trend piece claiming bathroom attendants were on the rise. My point was, everyone hates them, so how is giving your customers a negative experience a smart move for a service business?

(Obligatory link to the classic SNL skit with Harvey Keitel and Kevin Nealon)

I live in Vegas and go to places all the time that have bathroom attendants. I feel no shame at all just saying thanks and walk out. I’m not tipping a dude that pumps some soap into my hand.

Interesting. I haven't seen one in years. But at some point I decided that I would no longer tip them, nor would I feel guilty for not tipping them. Once I flipped that mental switch, I wasn't nearly as bothered by them. If a venue wants to give someone that ****ty job, and if that employee can make a living off it, good for them. But ultimately it's none of my concern

Yep exactly. I didn’t ask or want them to be there so in essence they are just like homeless beggars on the street wanting to clean my windshield. Never rude to them but also not my problem. Thanks and have a good night.

Maybe I should do what I do for the homeless and give them a granola bar

 

[offdee]

Maybe I should do what I do for the homeless and give them a granola bar

Barter the granola bar for a breath mint and a spritz of Sauvage cologne.

 

[BeTheMatch]

Harold Reynolds

 

[ChiefD]

Harold Reynolds

Stole a gold glove from Frank White.

 

[BeTheMatch]

Harold Reynolds

Stole a gold glove from Frank White.

I can't stand him on MLB Network. Just so awful. I find myself clenching my fists uncontrollably.

 

[fatness]

That thread sitting there every day under Trending Content, which is in a closed forum and hasn't been replied to in eons.

 

[nirad3]

Harold Reynolds

Oh good we can list people as pet peeves? Mine is Chiney Ogumike or however you spell her name. She is on pretty much every basketball-related show on ESPN and is a complete annoyance.

 

[Drunken knight]

Joe buck

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Stephen A Smith

Romo

 

[nirad3]

Ads in Spanish on mobile games.

 

[General Malaise]

Harold Reynolds

His brother Donnie is a prince of a man.

 

[Snoopy]

Tom Brady

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Tom Brady

He's annoying in ads, too. So many ads.

 

[Drunken knight]

I can endure Brady. He just seems awkward and forced

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I can endure Brady. He just seems awkward and forced

That's what she said.

 

[Drunken knight]

I can endure Brady. He just seems awkward and forced

That's what she said.

 

[heckmanm]

My wife gets mad at me for making too much noise cleaning up the kitchen while she watches TV. Her new show is a Korean drama with subtitles, and she turns the volume way up as a form of protest.

Next time just leave the kitchen alone and remind her to clean up after her show is done.

 

[Drunken knight]

My wife gets mad at me for making too much noise cleaning up the kitchen while she watches TV. Her new show is a Korean drama with subtitles, and she turns the volume way up as a form of protest.

Next time just leave the kitchen alone and remind her to clean up after her show is done.

Those who complain loudest get to take over the task

 

[Riffraff]

My wife gets mad at me for making too much noise cleaning up the kitchen while she watches TV. Her new show is a Korean drama with subtitles, and she turns the volume way up as a form of protest.

Next time just leave the kitchen alone and remind her to clean up after her show is done.

Those who complain loudest get to take over the task

Moose Turd Pie - Utah Phillips

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Vertical “tear here“ on bags of mixed nuts. A horizontal line would be perfect, then the back tearing awkwardly, but that would be too easy..

 

[arrow1]

Motorists who speed up to a red light.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

News outlets that like to run Bryan Kohlberger clickbait updates on the 4 students murdered at a University in Idaho
Everyday they try and bait the public with new details where the defense has different people at the scene of the crime
Weird timelines with people who survived but also lived in the same house

I got news for the idiots out there trying to pretend to know more than the local police and the nationwide manhunt where they arrested Bryan fairly quickly.
His DNA is at the crime scene, idiot left the knife sheath behind.
He didn't live there or personally know any of these victims.
He followed them(females) on social media.
His phone/GPS has him at the crime scene at the time the murders took place.
Whatever jury they assemble will take less than a half hour finding him guilty.

The accused was majoring in criminal justice and obviously is a psycho, he even sorta looks like Bundy. They should have fun studying him for the next 50+ years.
But there is no way this guy is going to be found innocent. Can his lawyers maybe spare him the death penalty? That might be up for debate but he is guilty as sin.
And he keeps trying to work his lawyers to push off the date, get a new venue, try and pretend others could have committed the crime, tampered evidence, they try everything.
And it's been several years now and we still won't see a trial until August, I bet it gets pushed back again.

 

[3C's]

hearing news reports where the reporter has a Valley girl/boy accent and uses vocal fry

"hi, Sharon.. so, umm, like, yeah.. what is being reported nowwwww out of Gazaaaaa is thaaaat.. like, lots of people, are ummm.. hurt and stuffffff"


Walter Cronkite is going to come back to life and kill some people

I think about this post every time I hear this commercial on sports radio from a hearing aid company. The woman, head of audiology, not only does the vocal fry thing but also has a sort of lisp like she's wearing a dental retainer. Not too much valley girl though. The radio ad seems worse than this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yUmHXaGuU4

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Motorists who speed up to a red light.

I'll expand this one to trying to pull out of a gas station on the corner and there's a red light but the person doesn't want to let you in and races to the red light so you can't turn out

 

[the moops]

Customers who insist on making small talk with the cashier/teller/barista/etc when there are people waiting in line behind you.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Motorists who speed up to a red light.

Morons. The objective is to never come to a stop.

I give my wife crap every now and then because she speeds up to slow down. Can’t you see that cars are stopped just ahead?!?!?

 

[jhib]

Assigned seats. Haven't even called group 1 for boarding. There are 50 people in line to board. What dopes

with the baggage fees - it's all about getting to the overhead storage

Coming back to the States a couple days ago, our seats were at the front of the main cabin, so probably about 1/3 of the passengers had gone through before us and they then announced that they'd be checking all overhead baggage because the compartments were almost full. Wtf? I had already checked my second bag for free when they offered at check in (since we had one big checked bag anyway), but my wife had all our souvenirs in hers so didn't feel comfortable with it getting thrown around. She asked if they'd let her bring it on and they said no because she might not even find a spot for it. We got on and there were hardly any bags overhead anywhere close to our area.

 

[General Malaise]

Customers who insist on making small talk with the cashier/teller/barista/etc when there are people waiting in line behind you.

Probably less time spent than morons who insist on backing into parking spaces.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Motorists who speed up to a red light.

Morons. The objective is to never come to a stop.

I give my wife crap every now and then because she speeds up to slow down. Can’t you see that cars are stopped just ahead?!?!?

I'm guessing they think there is a special prize for getting to the red light and waiting longer.

 

[ChiefD]

Motorists who speed up to a red light.

Morons. The objective is to never come to a stop.

I give my wife crap every now and then because she speeds up to slow down. Can’t you see that cars are stopped just ahead?!?!?

I'm guessing they think there is a special prize for getting to the red light and waiting longer.

On the two lane roads that I drive now all the time I've been setting my cruise control about 57 or so. I'm in no hurry, the roads are tight, and I can save a little fuel.

I also do it so people behind me will roar past, and I'll greet them at the one stoplight into town and pull up right behind them.

One of life's simple pleasures as I get older and my give-a-**** goes down by the day.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Whatever jury they assemble will take less than a half hour finding him guilty.

It will take longer than that. Thee's paperwork to do first. So about 45 minutes ought to do it.

 

[the moops]

Customers who insist on making small talk with the cashier/teller/barista/etc when there are people waiting in line behind you.

Probably less time spent than morons who insist on backing into parking spaces.

Such hate

 

[General Malaise]

Customers who insist on making small talk with the cashier/teller/barista/etc when there are people waiting in line behind you.

Probably less time spent than morons who insist on backing into parking spaces.

Such hate

I have a point.

 

[Harry Frogfish]

My wife gets mad at me for making too much noise cleaning up the kitchen while she watches TV. Her new show is a Korean drama with subtitles, and she turns the volume way up as a form of protest.

LOL, that is great, I love her!

Had a GF that totally got into Korean dramas. No idea how it started.

 

[Osaurus]

Motorists who speed up to a red light.

Inverse. Motorists who slow way down to a red light thinking the light will change for them if they just hobble along at a snail’s pace to it.

 

[zoobird]

Pretty much all sleep advice is infuriating to me. Most of it either focuses on the the horrible health problems that lack of quality sleep will cause (no !@#$%...if I could sleep well I would) or gives tips on how you can "easily" improve your sleep...with completely obvious stuff that looks like a list of tips for people who actually don't know what it's like to have real problems getting restful sleep.

 

[belljr]

Old man yelling at cloud.

Forced use of apps .....

I don't mind if it's an option and even makes it faster but we went out to eat and they were like you have to order through the app. I was like wut?..... We were about to get up to leave when someone came over and said they would take our order.

You want a qr code to display your menu online? Cool that's fine (except when you have horrible reception in your building)....but an app? Nope

I don't have things completely locked down but I don't clutter my phone for one time uses.... Plus then you usually have to sign up too for something come on

 

[Scoresman]

The only time I will speed up to a red light is if it has the weight/camera sensors that sense when a car is there and turn the light green. Sometimes its a race to see who can get to the iontersection first and get the green light.

 

[shuke]

Motorists who speed up to a red light.

Inverse. Motorists who slow way down to a red light thinking the light will change for them if they just hobble along at a snail’s pace to it.

Especially when it has repercussions like blocking other traffic behind them.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Pretty much all sleep advice is infuriating to me. Most of it either focuses on the the horrible health problems that lack of quality sleep will cause (no !@#$%...if I could sleep well I would) or gives tips on how you can "easily" improve your sleep...with completely obvious stuff that looks like a list of tips for people who actually don't know what it's like to have real problems getting restful sleep.

You might try Diane Macedo's book on sleep. She used to be one of the anchors on ABC World News Now, the overnight show for insomniacs. Working weird hours really kills when you have sleep issues, which she does. (She is currently a reporter for ABC.) She has practical tips. I suspect that got shot to hell when she had her child.

 

[Instinctive]

Pretty much all sleep advice is infuriating to me. Most of it either focuses on the the horrible health problems that lack of quality sleep will cause (no !@#$%...if I could sleep well I would) or gives tips on how you can "easily" improve your sleep...with completely obvious stuff that looks like a list of tips for people who actually don't know what it's like to have real problems getting restful sleep.

You might try Diane Macedo's book on sleep. She used to be one of the anchors on ABC World News Now, the overnight show for insomniacs. Working weird hours really kills when you have sleep issues, which she does. (She is currently a reporter for ABC.) She has practical tips. I suspect that got shot to hell when she had her child.

Best sleep as advice we got or can give related to babies is hire a night nurse if you value the sleep at all and can make the money work. Between $250-400/night generally and among the greatest decisions we ever made with both babies.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Motorists who speed up to a red light.

Inverse. Motorists who slow way down to a red light thinking the light will change for them if they just hobble along at a snail’s pace to it.

Especially when it has repercussions like blocking other traffic behind them.

What’s the fascination with hurrying up to put more wear and tear and be less fuel efficient.

I also disagree that it slows traffic up. Coming to a complete stop is what slows traffic down.

If the light is red, what’s behind my “held up”?

 

[Joe Schmo]

Pretty much all sleep advice is infuriating to me. Most of it either focuses on the the horrible health problems that lack of quality sleep will cause (no !@#$%...if I could sleep well I would) or gives tips on how you can "easily" improve your sleep...with completely obvious stuff that looks like a list of tips for people who actually don't know what it's like to have real problems getting restful sleep.

You might try Diane Macedo's book on sleep. She used to be one of the anchors on ABC World News Now, the overnight show for insomniacs. Working weird hours really kills when you have sleep issues, which she does. (She is currently a reporter for ABC.) She has practical tips. I suspect that got shot to hell when she had her child.

Best sleep as advice we got or can give related to babies is hire a night nurse if you value the sleep at all and can make the money work. Between $250-400/night generally and among the greatest decisions we ever made with both babies.

That's not a small amount of money for most people I suspect. That's $5000-$8000 per month if you do it 20 days and don't do weekends. That could be a lot of diapers instead.

 

[Instinctive]

Pretty much all sleep advice is infuriating to me. Most of it either focuses on the the horrible health problems that lack of quality sleep will cause (no !@#$%...if I could sleep well I would) or gives tips on how you can "easily" improve your sleep...with completely obvious stuff that looks like a list of tips for people who actually don't know what it's like to have real problems getting restful sleep.

You might try Diane Macedo's book on sleep. She used to be one of the anchors on ABC World News Now, the overnight show for insomniacs. Working weird hours really kills when you have sleep issues, which she does. (She is currently a reporter for ABC.) She has practical tips. I suspect that got shot to hell when she had her child.

Best sleep as advice we got or can give related to babies is hire a night nurse if you value the sleep at all and can make the money work. Between $250-400/night generally and among the greatest decisions we ever made with both babies.

That's not a small amount of money for most people I suspect. That's $5000-$8000 per month if you do it 20 days and don't do weekends. That could be a lot of diapers instead.

Thus the phrase "if you can make the money work."

 

[Dr_Zaius]

Coming back to the States a couple days ago, our seats were at the front of the main cabin, so probably about 1/3 of the passengers had gone through before us and they then announced that they'd be checking all overhead baggage because the compartments were almost full. Wtf? I had already checked my second bag for free when they offered at check in (since we had one big checked bag anyway), but my wife had all our souvenirs in hers so didn't feel comfortable with it getting thrown around. She asked if they'd let her bring it on and they said no because she might not even find a spot for it. We got on and there were hardly any bags overhead anywhere close to our area.

We had almost the exact same thing happen to us on a connecting domestic flight after flying international. First row in main, we get on there pretty early and the numbskulls further back had already jammed all of the nearby overheads full. I usually check or pack light to avoid the nonsense, but it was a long trip and we had souvenirs that we didn't want to risk. The other guy in our row did us a solid and [unhappily] took his backpack from the overhead to make room for us. I wish they'd just charge a per pound luggage fee for both checked and carryon luggage or something. The whole ordeal is just ridiculous.