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Can we discuss pet peeves here? (3 Viewers)

Cjw_55106 said:
My wife has a habit of telling door to door solicitors to come back when her husband is home. I’ve told her a thousand times, I don’t need a new roof, gutters, rodent killers, lawn fertilizer or anything else. If we decide we have a need, we’ll go looking for them. Drives me mad. 
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Oh FFS that would drive me nuts!  :lol:

I have a built-in excuse for all of these solicitors:  we are just renters.  They just shrug and walk away.  Easy peasy.

 
belljr said:
I know I posted this before but here it goes.....

If I'm turning left from a side street onto the "main street (2 lane with shoulders for example)", there is normal traffic flow and you will be making a left into the side street I am coming from..... FOR THE LOVE OF GOD stop stopping short and waving me out.   You aren't helping !@@  In fact you are ####### it up for everyone else..... And stop looking like I'm the problem you have the right away .... just follow the rules of the ####### road.   Instead it takes both of us a couple minutes more driving because you can't seem to grasp, that you are slowing cars down and I have to figure out if cars are going to pass you on the shoulder.... and then ultimately I make you go first anyway RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNT
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Disagree. If you would just ####### go when I wave you I don't need to go around you. It makes traffic flow better if you cut in front of me.

 
the moops said:
Disagree. If you would just ####### go when I wave you I don't need to go around you. It makes traffic flow better if you cut in front of me.
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This makes zero sense. You have the right of way.   There's a reason driving rules exist.  So when I get plowed into when the cars behind you are passing on your right because you waved me out I can't blame you. And how do you have to go around me turning left? you can't make a left hand turn onto a 2 lane road, with another car in the right lane ?

Eta: I'm not talking when cars are all backed up. I'm talking cars are driving 45 mph and going around you as you are turning off the main street 

So you wave me out. Now I need to check if cars are coming from behind you. I now need to look left again because we just looked at each other for 5 seconds.  By the time I went, you could have turned and been done with all of it

 
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the moops said:
Disagree. If you would just ####### go when I wave you I don't need to go around you. It makes traffic flow better if you cut in front of me.
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you can't always know what's coming behind you as you're waving them on.  I see this kind of thing as a pedestrian all the time... nice guy waves the car through the intersection- but there are other pedestrians walking with the light on their side. now the car and other pedestrians have to dodge eachother.

follow the rules of traffic- much easier.

 
El Floppo said:
you can't always know what's coming behind you as you're waving them on.  I see this kind of thing as a pedestrian all the time... nice guy waves the car through the intersection- but there are other pedestrians walking with the light on their side. now the car and other pedestrians have to dodge eachother.

follow the rules of traffic- much easier.
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Weird. I was seriously just coming in here to mention pedestrians standing on the edge of the crosswalk (technically "within the crosswalk") with no intention of crossing.  For context, I run into this at the variety of crosswalks that are in the middle of a street in my small city more often than at traffic lights with a walk signal.  If you're in the crosswalk and I stop for you - because it's the law here to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk - just freaking cross.  If you were just going to wave cars by until it's clear anyway, then step back and try not to make it look like you were intending to cross at that second.

 
jhib said:
Weird. I was seriously just coming in here to mention pedestrians standing on the edge of the crosswalk (technically "within the crosswalk") with no intention of crossing.  For context, I run into this at the variety of crosswalks that are in the middle of a street in my small city more often than at traffic lights with a walk signal.  If you're in the crosswalk and I stop for you - because it's the law here to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk - just freaking cross.  If you were just going to wave cars by until it's clear anyway, then step back and try not to make it look like you were intending to cross at that second.
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types of roads, busy-ness, etc dictate whether I'll listen to you waving me on. if it's safe, I usually do- but sometimes I'll see something you don't and refuse. 

people in NYC stand deep into the intersection before crossing- rarely stay on the sidewalk. 

and I would check the exact law you're referencing. I always thought that was the case here in NYC- pedestrians always have the right of way in the crosswalk. but the law is that pedestrians always have the right of way in the crosswalk... as long as it's their light. it's why nothing comes to people who hit pedestrians who jay-walk... outside of the crosswalk or within the crosswalk when it's not their light.

 
belljr said:
This makes zero sense. You have the right of way.   There's a reason driving rules exist.  So when I get plowed into when the cars behind you are passing on your right because you waved me out I can't blame you. And how do you have to go around me turning left? you can't make a left hand turn onto a 2 lane road, with another car in the right lane ?

Eta: I'm not talking when cars are all backed up. I'm talking cars are driving 45 mph and going around you as you are turning off the main street 
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OK, this is different than what I was thinking. I was envisioning sort of like what happens at a 4 way stop. If I am going left, and there is a guy on my left also going left, it makes sense for him to go first so that we can each save that precious .3 seconds as we cut the turn a little shallow :)

 
El Floppo said:
types of roads, busy-ness, etc dictate whether I'll listen to you waving me on. if it's safe, I usually do- but sometimes I'll see something you don't and refuse. 

people in NYC stand deep into the intersection before crossing- rarely stay on the sidewalk. 

and I would check the exact law you're referencing. I always thought that was the case here in NYC- pedestrians always have the right of way in the crosswalk. but the law is that pedestrians always have the right of way in the crosswalk... as long as it's their light. it's why nothing comes to people who hit pedestrians who jay-walk... outside of the crosswalk or within the crosswalk when it's not their light.
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Yeah, I'm mostly talking about marked crosswalks on the road with no traffic signals. NY State says pedestrian in crosswalk has the right of way. 

 
Self checkout registers are taking over at every single store now.  Our Walmart just got renovated to install at least 30 of these things.  Home Depot has 8 of them. Went into a gas station yesterday and they had no normal registers, only self-checkouts.  

The amount of $ these stores must be losing to straight-up theft has to have gone through the roof.  Is it really worth that to not have to employ cashiers? 

 
wlwiles said:
Self checkout registers are taking over at every single store now.  Our Walmart just got renovated to install at least 30 of these things.  Home Depot has 8 of them. Went into a gas station yesterday and they had no normal registers, only self-checkouts.  

The amount of $ these stores must be losing to straight-up theft has to have gone through the roof.  Is it really worth that to not have to employ cashiers? 
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Local Taco Bell locations are now making you use self-serve kiosks.  They have someone available to take your order, if you need them... but they are really pushing the kiosk.  McDonald's is the same way although they seem more open to having someone help you if you need it.

At first blush I hated this, but the more I think about it, it allows for less chance of a cashier screwing up your order.... and generally takes the same amount of time. Unless you're paying with (gasp) cash!

 
arrow1 said:
people who are late.  
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and the same people are ALWAYS late.

eta: and it's so easy to give a headsup in advance at this point..."hey- car/subway/meeting-running-late/etc troubles... going to be 10-15 late, sorry".

the same people who are late don't even bother with the headsup.

 
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El Floppo said:
and the same people are ALWAYS late.

eta: and it's so easy to give a headsup in advance at this point..."hey- car/subway/meeting-running-late/etc troubles... going to be 10-15 late, sorry".

the same people who are late don't even bother with the headsup.
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It really is the main arguments between my wife an I.......  its usually an instant argument if we have to go somewhere

 
El Floppo said:
people in NYC stand deep into the intersection before crossing- rarely stay on the sidewalk. 
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My brother was in town, and we're at a crosswalk, and he steps into the street like everyone else, and I pulled him back onto the sidewalk, and pointed to the people and said, "these are your blockers. Let them trust the cabbie and the guy texting while driving"

I've had two friends hit by cars while standing in the street. Actually, not the street. Standing in the gutter, that's what people doing. 

 
wlwiles said:
Self checkout registers are taking over at every single store now.  Our Walmart just got renovated to install at least 30 of these things.  Home Depot has 8 of them. Went into a gas station yesterday and they had no normal registers, only self-checkouts.  

The amount of $ these stores must be losing to straight-up theft has to have gone through the roof.  Is it really worth that to not have to employ cashiers? 
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It must be or they wouldn't do it.

And also, I love me some self checkout registers. I don't have to talk to anyone, I can keep on listening to my tunes, I can scan and bag faster than 90% of cashiers, etc. I also get a free something everytime! 😉

 
the moops said:
It must be or they wouldn't do it.

And also, I love me some self checkout registers. I don't have to talk to anyone, I can keep on listening to my tunes, I can scan and bag faster than 90% of cashiers, etc. I also get a free something everytime! 😉
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At our Meijer they have two sets of self checkout, one at each end of the normal checkout aisles.   The side closest to the produce and groceries will almost always have a line, the set on the opposite end near the Pharmacy and clothing you can just walk up and checkout.   Their bagging area does not have a scale under it, so the larger items that don't need a bag (milk, watermelon, cases of beer...) I can just scan and put back in my cart.   The stores I don't like are the ones were the bagging area is a scale and there is no extra room to place those larger items, or the thing yells at you if you try to move a bag so you can start filling a second one.

 
I got a new dryer.  Nice and basic.  All good.  Except that when it finishes, it feels the need to tumble the load and buzz over and over and over and over...

What the s***?

 
the moops said:
It must be or they wouldn't do it.

And also, I love me some self checkout registers. I don't have to talk to anyone, I can keep on listening to my tunes, I can scan and bag faster than 90% of cashiers, etc. I also get a free something everytime! 😉
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Pro:  see above

Con #1:  I often buy gift cards at Kroger bc you get double fuel points for gift card purchases**.  You have to have a cashier activate it, so can't do that yourself at self-checkout. 

Con #2:  too many people think it's cute to let little Timmy try and do the self-checkout ahead of you for an entire cart full of groceries, so it takes FOREVER because he's 6 years old and obviously missed cashier training in kindergarten

** Pro tip:  if you order a lot of stuff via Amazon, go to Kroger, buy amazon gift cards, get the double fuel points, then load them into your amazon account and wala - cheaper gas for doing what you were already gonna do anyway

 
El Floppo said:
and the same people are ALWAYS late.

eta: and it's so easy to give a headsup in advance at this point..."hey- car/subway/meeting-running-late/etc troubles... going to be 10-15 late, sorry".

the same people who are late don't even bother with the headsup.
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The people who are always late make it into a personality trait that they think is cute.  As in "oh, they know me, I'm always late...they'll get over it"   Annoying and disresepectful.

 
wlwiles said:
The amount of $ these stores must be losing to straight-up theft has to have gone through the roof.  Is it really worth that to not have to employ cashiers? 
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Of course it's worth it.   Paying an employee, providing them insurance, risking workers comp issues, dealing with them not showing up, vacation, drama, etc, dealing with training them and then having turnover/quitting soon after, finding people to actually work this time of life when nobody wants to work, especially at that level of pay.   

Gotta remember that the level of worker that bags groceries are not going to be quality workers that you can rely on.    And ultimately these workers probably steal a good amount of stuff too. 

 
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offdee said:
Gotta remember that the level of worker that bags groceries are not going to be quality workers that you can rely on.    And ultimately these workers probably steal a good amount of stuff too. 
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Hey, my son bags groceries.  Shows up on time and works hard and most definitely is not a thief.

You big meaniepants.

(i know what you are saying. j/k. :) )

 
UOFI_316 said:
At our Meijer they have two sets of self checkout, one at each end of the normal checkout aisles.   The side closest to the produce and groceries will almost always have a line, the set on the opposite end near the Pharmacy and clothing you can just walk up and checkout.   Their bagging area does not have a scale under it, so the larger items that don't need a bag (milk, watermelon, cases of beer...) I can just scan and put back in my cart.   The stores I don't like are the ones were the bagging area is a scale and there is no extra room to place those larger items, or the thing yells at you if you try to move a bag so you can start filling a second one.
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At my Meijer and Kroger, there is a button on the screen to "Skip Bagging" which I use for larger items so as to not clutter up the bagging area

 
wlwiles said:
Con #1:  I often buy gift cards at Kroger bc you get double fuel points for gift card purchases**.  You have to have a cashier activate it, so can't do that yourself at self-checkout. 
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I buy Kroger GCs for the same reason and never have to have the attendant do anything to activate.  Scan and go...

 
wlwiles said:
** Pro tip:  if you order a lot of stuff via Amazon, go to Kroger, buy amazon gift cards, get the double fuel points, then load them into your amazon account and wala - cheaper gas for doing what you were already gonna do anyway
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Do this for Amazon, Home Depot, BB&B, you name it. Probably get $60 in free gas every month.

 
belljr said:
a/s/l i mean make and model?
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It's a GE. Model GTD33EASKOWW

I have a vague recollection of searching YouTube before and seeing that the only way to turn it off was to pull away from the wall and actually get inside through the back of the unit. And I've been too lazy to do that.

 
I've posted here at least once about dolts watching videos, etc., on their phones with no headphones, sound up, while at fast food restaurants.

Well this was taken to a whole 'nother level yesterday.  I had just gotten my food and sat down at a booth, when I saw some dude with a backpack, phone and a few other items sit at another booth.  He hadn't ordered food nor was any food in front of him.  Now, this particular fast food joint is right across the street from a district court so you get all sorts of riff raff.

So the guy proceeds to fire up a friggin' bluetooth speaker to listen to music right there in the dining room of the fast food joint.  The guy looked out-of-sorts and I didn't have it in me to say anything so I just grabbed my tray/drink and headed out to the patio to eat.

I mean, the friggin' nerve of some people is just insane.  I'm sure the guy was just lookin' for someone to say something so he could go berserk on them.  Not worth my time nor energy so I just avoided a scene altogether.

 
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nirad3 said:
I've posted here at least once about dolts watching videos, etc., on their phones with no headphones, sound up, while at fast food restaurants.

Well this was taken to a whole 'nother level yesterday.  I had just gotten my food and sat down at a booth, when I saw some dude with a backpack, phone and a few other items sit at another booth.  He hadn't ordered food nor was any food in front of him.  Now, this particular fast food joint is right across the street from a district court so you get all sorts of riff raff.

So the guy proceeds to fire up a friggin' bluetooth speaker to listen to music right there in the dining room of the fast food joint.  The guy looked out-of-sorts and I didn't have it in me to say anything so I just grabbed my tray/drink and headed out to the patio to eat.

I mean, the friggin' nerve of some people is just insane.  I'm sure the guy was just lookin' for someone to say something so he could go berserk on them.  Not worth my time nor energy so I just avoided a scene altogether.
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A few months ago, a couple seated next to me were collectively watching videos on their phone with the sound up, and loudly laughing at what they were watching.  Not at a fast food place but at a steakhouse.

Haven't been back since

 
Keith R said:
A few months ago, a couple seated next to me were collectively watching videos on their phone with the sound up, and loudly laughing at what they were watching.  Not at a fast food place but at a steakhouse.

Haven't been back since
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Ridiculous.

I'm currently sitting at Denver airport and some chick is watching videos on her phone, sound completely up for the rest of everyone who's sitting in the area to hear.  Completely and totally oblivious to her surroundings.  It's a friggin' epidemic.  One of these days I'll actually say something to one of these jerks.  :shrug:   

 
nirad3 said:
Ridiculous.

I'm currently sitting at Denver airport and some chick is watching videos on her phone, sound completely up for the rest of everyone who's sitting in the area to hear.  Completely and totally oblivious to her surroundings.  It's a friggin' epidemic.  One of these days I'll actually say something to one of these jerks.  :shrug:   
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went through this twice in the Miami airport just recently ...

btw ...the MIA airport could be the WORST airport and the most obnoxious people in an airport I have ever experienced ...

 
belljr said:
a/s/l i mean make and model?
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Mine's a Whirlpool.  The instruction booklet for the installation had many pages so that you would know not to plug it in to the toaster oven.  There really weren't any operation instructions.  Still easy to use, but somehow I doubt there's any way to turn off the wrinkle guard feature or the stupid buzzer.

 
Binky The Doormat said:
went through this twice in the Miami airport just recently ...

btw ...the MIA airport could be the WORST airport and the most obnoxious people in an airport I have ever experienced ...
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The chick got up from her seat and started to walk away from the area we were in... I thought to myself "great... finally".  And she ended up going behind the grouping of seats we were in to LAY DOWN and continue to watch her videos with the sound blasting.  I got one lady to lock eyes with me and we did a kind of :shrug:  to each other.  I was THIS close to saying something, but I ended up just moving to another area.

Cell phones have made many of us lazy and oblivious/inconsiderate jerks.

Public service announcement to any of you reading this who have watched videos on your phone in the midst of others without headphones......... STOP IT.

 
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