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Can we discuss pet peeves here? (6 Viewers)

Drunken knight said:
related: i do not get ff very often.  please list which ingredients are on each burger/sandwich.  don't surprise me with mayo, ketchup, mustard
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Love the attitude you get too when you ask for no onions and they snap back with "that one don't come with no onions".  Ok good just checking...

 
scorchy said:
Similarly, this happens at a Starbucks near my house where rather than parking the car in a spot, people will leave it at the curb while they run in.  Except it's part of an old, poorly designed shopping center where someone parked on the curb effectively blocks all traffic headed the same direction. 
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Speaking of this, if you told me the Walmart shopping center near me was designed horribly on purpose by someone with a deep hatred for mankind, I would totally believe you.  The access road nearest to the main road is one way for a short section for no discernable reason.  This fact is not actually advertised until you've trekked all the way across and gotten to the one way section, at which point you have to turn around and go back the way you came.  The way the parking lot is laid out, either you drive like 1/2 mile out of your way to the back where the trucks are parked or you have to go right across the front of the store with all of the madness that entails.  Oh, and the exit you have to take to get to the main road because of the one way section, involves having to make a turn with almost no sight line because of a curve in the road.  This monstrosity was put up in a damn field - as far as I can tell there were no constraints whatsoever as to how this could be laid out.  It just absolutely boggles the mind that this is the solution they came up with.  :hot:

Also, the way leading from the main road used to have a left/straight lane and a right turn only lane.  Because a bunch of numbnuts would sit there stopped even though the other direction had a stop sign and they didn't, they decided to abruptly change to left only, and straight/right, with no warning.  And the straight/right lane is lined up with a curb, so to go straight you have to swing left at the last minute and hope nobody is going straight from the old left/straight lane.  :hot:  

 
People lacking any sense of urgency.  Believe it or not I'm pretty mellow.   I get there are times to just be relaxed and go with the flow but when there are 50 people in line or you are walking, try to pick up the pace for everyone's sake.

Drive to airport today, cars are all lined up to drop off. There is construction so space is limited. I'm trying to get in where 2 cars are unloading. These people took forever.

I just threw the hazards on in lane, wife and kid jumped out, I rolled 5 bags to the curb and was gone in like 30 seconds. Slow moving people drive me bananas 

 
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belljr said:
People lacking any sense of urgency. 
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Preach.

I run into this all the time at the Farmers Market. Saturday mornings are pretty busy there. So I'm used to waiting in line, so no big deal.

What drives me nuts are the people that get up there, and they have been waiting in line, and there's 10 people behind them waiting. So they will get up there and just start asking a ton of questions:

1. How long have you been a farmer?

2. Do you use pesticides? (there are signs everywhere that says No Pesticides)

3. When did you pick these vegetables?

4. How often do you have to water?

5. Do you use non-GMO seeds?

6. Is your stuff organic?

7. Do you recyle your water?

8. Is your operation sustainable under these current environmental conditions? 

:wall:

 
belljr said:
People lacking any sense of urgency.  Believe it or not I'm pretty mellow.   I get there are times to just be relaxed and go with the flow but when there are 50 people in line or you are walking, try to pick up the pace for everyone's sake.

Drive to airport today, cars are all lined up to drop off. There is construction so space is limited. I'm trying to get in where 2 cars are unloading. These people took forever.

I just through the hazards on in lane, wife and kid jumped out, I rolled 5 bags to the curb and was gone in like 30 seconds. Slow moving people drive me bananas 
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“threw”

:lol:

 
The email spammers have somehow found new ways around spam filters.

I know FOR SURE that I did not win a John Deere tractor from Home Depot nor is my Norton Antivirus software out of date.

 
wlwiles said:
Love the attitude you get too when you ask for no onions and they snap back with "that one don't come with no onions".  Ok good just checking...
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Mr R once ordered a Big Mac without onions, and the counter person said it didn't come with them.  He said, "Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, ONIONS, on a sesame seed bun."  That particular store just didn't include them.  But the marketing obviously worked.

 
offdee said:
lazy kids who just don't care.
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This is my theory as well.

Once I presented a code for a BOGO sandwich offer at McDs and the kid at the drive thru was like “nope, doesn’t work.” I said “the hell it doesn’t, get your manager.” The manager - an even younger looking kid - did a few keystrokes and all was good. 

 
In a group text with my wife, my sister, and a few cousins trying to finalize an anniversary party for my parents this weekend.  Every time there is a flurry of texts my wife will feel like she needs to fill me in on what was said.   This happens whenever there is a group text or group emails, somehow she either doesn't see, or think that if several people in my family are included that I might also be included.

 
belljr said:
People lacking any sense of urgency.  Believe it or not I'm pretty mellow.   I get there are times to just be relaxed and go with the flow but when there are 50 people in line or you are walking, try to pick up the pace for everyone's sake.
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I want to scream MOVE! about 5 different times whenever I'm in the grocery story.  These people just taking a leisurely stroll?

 
UOFI_316 said:
In a group text with my wife, my sister, and a few cousins trying to finalize an anniversary party for my parents this weekend.  Every time there is a flurry of texts my wife will feel like she needs to fill me in on what was said.   This happens whenever there is a group text or group emails, somehow she either doesn't see, or think that if several people in my family are included that I might also be included.
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I'm sure it's been mentioned in the previous 105 pages of this thread but along this same vein...

People at work that send you an email, then get up and come march down to your office with "did you get that email I just sent you?  blah blah blah" and proceed to tell you exactly what the email says

ETA:  one of the many many benefits of WFH

 
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Restaurants that completely misname an item after famous food from another place.

None of the hot chicken places I've ventured to in Nashville (Prince's, Hattie B's, 400 Degrees) call it "Nashville Hot Chicken" - it's just chicken served at various degrees of heat.  I get it if you're somewhere else on the planet and want to serve a copycat version and decide to call it Nashville Hot Chicken just to differentiate from all the other kinds of chicken on the menu.  But if you're gonna do that, at least make it virtually identical to the real thing - fried and then slathered with spiced hot oil/lard.  Not buffalo sauce.  Not hot honey.  Definitely not served on ciabatta.  I swear at least half the places I eat have Nashville Hot Chicken listed on the menu and not a one makes it correctly.  Just call it a spicy chicken sandwich.

Same thing with cheesesteaks.  If you're gonna call something a "Philly" cheesesteak, then it's meat, one of three cheeses (whiz, american, or provolone), and with/without onions.  Obviously, you can get additional things added on, but don't list a Philly cheesesteak on the menu and have it come with cheddar and green peppers.  A place down the street from me has one that comes standard with roasted poblanos and gruyere.  It might be delicious, but it's not a philly cheesesteak!!!

Words have meaning!

 
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wlwiles said:
I'm sure it's been mentioned in the previous 105 pages of this thread but along this same vein...

People at work that send you an email, then get up and come march down to your office with "did you get that email I just sent you?  blah blah blah" and proceed to tell you exactly what the email says

ETA:  one of the many many benefits of WFH
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They just instant message me to see if I got it.

 
scorchy said:
Restaurants that completely misname an item after famous food from another place.

None of the hot chicken places I've ventured to in Nashville (Prince's, Hattie B's, 400 Degrees) call it "Nashville Hot Chicken" - it's just chicken served at various degrees of heat.  I get it if you're somewhere else on the planet and want to serve a copycat version and decide to call it Nashville Hot Chicken just to differentiate from all the other kinds of chicken on the menu.  But if you're gonna do that, at least make it virtually identical to the real thing - fried and then slathered with spiced hot oil/lard.  Not buffalo sauce.  Not hot honey.  Definitely not served on ciabatta.  I swear at least half the places I eat have Nashville Hot Chicken listed on the menu and not a one makes it correctly.  Just call it a spicy chicken sandwich.

Same thing with cheesesteaks.  If you're gonna call something a "Philly" cheesesteak, then it's meat, one of three cheeses (whiz, american, or provolone), and with/without onions.  Obviously, you can get additional things added on, but don't list a Philly cheesesteak on the menu and have it come with cheddar and green peppers.  A place down the street from me has one that comes standard with roasted poblanos and gruyere.  It might be delicious, but it's not a philly cheesesteak!!!

Words have meaning!
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Thank you. I have been beating this drum re cheesesteaks for years. If it comes with peppers, it’s not a Philly cheesesteak. 

 
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scorchy said:
Restaurants that completely misname an item after famous food from another place.

None of the hot chicken places I've ventured to in Nashville (Prince's, Hattie B's, 400 Degrees) call it "Nashville Hot Chicken" - it's just chicken served at various degrees of heat.  I get it if you're somewhere else on the planet and want to serve a copycat version and decide to call it Nashville Hot Chicken just to differentiate from all the other kinds of chicken on the menu.  But if you're gonna do that, at least make it virtually identical to the real thing - fried and then slathered with spiced hot oil/lard.  Not buffalo sauce.  Not hot honey.  Definitely not served on ciabatta.  I swear at least half the places I eat have Nashville Hot Chicken listed on the menu and not a one makes it correctly.  Just call it a spicy chicken sandwich.

Same thing with cheesesteaks.  If you're gonna call something a "Philly" cheesesteak, then it's meat, one of three cheeses (whiz, american, or provolone), and with/without onions.  Obviously, you can get additional things added on, but don't list a Philly cheesesteak on the menu and have it come with cheddar and green peppers.  A place down the street from me has one that comes standard with roasted poblanos and gruyere.  It might be delicious, but it's not a philly cheesesteak!!!

Words have meaning!
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Hmmmmm... not "None"

https://partyfowl.com/downtown-nashville-menu

https://order.online/store/red's-615-kitchen-nashville-874390/?hideModal=true&pickup=true&utm_source=sdk&visitorId=5fe4a181b0dc38ac71cba2

 
Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers.  Says it right on the sign.  Except they don't have hamburgers.  They'll sell you a cheeseburger minus the cheese, but you still get charged for a cheeseburger.

Then when you get home it has cheese.

 
Enderdog said:
Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers.  Says it right on the sign.  Except they don't have hamburgers.  They'll sell you a cheeseburger minus the cheese, but you still get charged for a cheeseburger.

Then when you get home it has cheese.
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Why would anyone order a burger without delicious melted cheese ?

 
Trucks that back into parking spaces and their back end and trailer hitch block 90% of sidewalk. 

Stupid spam mail that is somehow evading the filter. Every single time. How hard is it to block an email telling me I won a delwat drill? Wtf is a delwat? It is DeWalt ffs. 

 
parasaurolophus said:
Trucks that back into parking spaces and their back end and trailer hitch block 90% of sidewalk. 

Stupid spam mail that is somehow evading the filter. Every single time. How hard is it to block an email telling me I won a delwat drill? Wtf is a delwat? It is DeWalt ffs. 
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Because the filter will catch DeWalt.

 
parasaurolophus said:
Trucks that back into parking spaces and their back end and trailer hitch block 90% of sidewalk. 
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That doesn’t bother me so much as they would probably be sticking out further into the driving area if they didn’t. What bothers me about anyone who backs in is when one or more of their tires is over the line. If you can’t handle backing in, don’t do it.

 
Cjw_55106 said:
That doesn’t bother me so much as they would probably be sticking out further into the driving area if they didn’t. What bothers me about anyone who backs in is when one or more of their tires is over the line. If you can’t handle backing in, don’t do it.
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 People using mobility devices need the sidewalk. 

Me currently. 

 
Keerock said:
Emmys in the Gulch - Outstanding Detroit style pizza (and great burgers too!)

Pastaria - Very fresh, thin crust.  As the name suggests... excellent freshmade pastas too
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Tennfold - Donelson

Solid pizza…tasty beer…and legitimate fried cheese curds. 
 

+1 on Pastaria

Unfortunately Joeys House of Pizza is closed…still have Manny’s in the Arcade downtown I think.

Calabria Mt Juliet also makes a good pizza.

 
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we go out to eat every Friday. 2-3 Friday's a month we go to the same place. the menu hasn't changed in 15 (??) years. my wife gets one of two items every time.

yet, we get there and she stares at the menu like every item is some completely brand new creation she's never seen before and has to study thoroughly before making a decision.

so we wait... 15, 20, 25 minutes for her to peruse the menu. server coming back to check if we're ready every so often.

then when she's finally ready............ she asks the server 4-6 questions..... and picks the same thing she had the week before.

every. time.

 
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mr. furley said:
we go out to eat every Friday. 2-3 Friday's a month we go to the same place. the menu hasn't changed in 15 (??) years. my wife gets one of two items every time.

yet, we get there and she stares at the menu like every item is some completely brand new creation she's never seen before and has to study thoroughly before making a decision.

so we wait... 15, 20, 25 minutes for her to peruse the menu. server coming back to check if we're ready every so often.

then when she's finally ready............ she asks the server 4-6 questions..... and picks the same thing she had the week before.

every. time.
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I'll admit, minus the part about the server coming to check on me and me asking questions... this is kinda me at a lot of places I go.  I'm a total creature of habit and stick to what I like in most cases, but I still find myself browsing the menu as if I'm miraculously going to try something outlandish.  :lol:  

 
nirad3 said:
I'll admit, minus the part about the server coming to check on me and me asking questions... this is kinda me at a lot of places I go.  I'm a total creature of habit and stick to what I like in most cases, but I still find myself browsing the menu as if I'm miraculously going to try something outlandish.  :lol:  
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i'm also a creature of habit. when we go to this place there are a few things i like, but on the way there i already know what i'm in the mood for.

kids get the same thing every time, too. 

 
American Cheese is not cheese.  It's awful. Same with Cheese Whiz.  There is no situation where a meal/sandwich/dish would not be greatly improved by substituting with Cheddar or Jack.  

And while we're on it, probably an unpopular opinion I hold is that "authentic" philly cheesesteaks are awful.  They are always made better by using provolone or something other than cheese whiz.  It amazes me how people from Philly are so quick to bash their fists in protest when someone suggests any deviation to improve upon their subpar sandwich.   Sometimes the authentic experience is garbage.  

 
Scoresman said:
American Cheese is not cheese.  It's awful. Same with Cheese Whiz.  There is no situation where a meal/sandwich/dish would not be greatly improved by substituting with Cheddar or Jack.  

And while we're on it, probably an unpopular opinion I hold is that "authentic" philly cheesesteaks are awful.  They are always made better by using provolone or something other than cheese whiz.  It amazes me how people from Philly are so quick to bash their fists in protest when someone suggests any deviation to improve upon their subpar sandwich.   Sometimes the authentic experience is garbage.  
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Um original authentic cheese steaks were provolone 

 
mr. furley said:
we go out to eat every Friday. 2-3 Friday's a month we go to the same place. the menu hasn't changed in 15 (??) years. my wife gets one of two items every time.

yet, we get there and she stares at the menu like every item is some completely brand new creation she's never seen before and has to study thoroughly before making a decision.

so we wait... 15, 20, 25 minutes for her to peruse the menu. server coming back to check if we're ready every so often.

then when she's finally ready............ she asks the server 4-6 questions..... and picks the same thing she had the week before.

every. time.
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If we go out with friends, My wife decides it's more important to chit chat instead of reading the menu. Then it's the same server dance every freaking time.   I've pissed her off a few times by just saying, no talking until you order as we walk to the table.......

 
Scoresman said:
American Cheese is not cheese.  It's awful. Same with Cheese Whiz.  There is no situation where a meal/sandwich/dish would not be greatly improved by substituting with Cheddar or Jack.  

And while we're on it, probably an unpopular opinion I hold is that "authentic" philly cheesesteaks are awful.  They are always made better by using provolone or something other than cheese whiz.  It amazes me how people from Philly are so quick to bash their fists in protest when someone suggests any deviation to improve upon their subpar sandwich.   Sometimes the authentic experience is garbage.  
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FWIW, I’m originally from Philly and couldn’t care less how people modify cheesesteaks. 

 
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belljr said:
If we go out with friends, My wife decides it's more important to chit chat instead of reading the menu. Then it's the same server dance every freaking time.   I've pissed her off a few times by just saying, no talking until you order as we walk to the table.......
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as i'm getting ready to leave and on the drive there all i hear about is how hungry she is, can't wait to eat, can we hurry up.. hopefully we get a seat, no wait, food comes fast, etc.

then we get there and wait 30 minutes at the table for her to order.

if she asks me a question and i'm not sufficiently chipper when replying, she gets upset with me for being mean/mad/upset "for no reason".

and i have to remind her that 45 minutes ago she was on the brink of death if she couldn't eat asap and i just watched her peruse the same menu, while demanding that no one bother her so she can concentrate, for 30 minutes. so forgive me if i'm not Richard Simmons at the moment.

 
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