Can we discuss pet peeves here? (1 Viewer)

[parasaurolophus]

I swear I am living in a psychological experiment these days. Every service/food industry is turning to crap, yet we are constantly told that how we treat these workers is one of the measures of being a good person.

In many cases this is because of their corporate overlords and not the workers themselves. Unless a worker does something specific to make your product or experience worse, you should not treat them like crap.

You shouldnt treat them like crap for lots of reasons. ""Their corporate overlords are really the ones giving you bad service or incorrectly prepared product" is almost always not one of them.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

When searching for movies, not always, but too often, Prime will recommend a version of a show or movie to rent or buy or subscribe, even though I own the movie or I’m currently subscribed to a service that offers it.

Also, stop recommending every movie or show that’s only available on crap I’m not subscribed to.

Yes I can chose the “free to me option” but still.

Bah humbug.

 

[Scoresman]

People who show up to Christmas gatherings sick.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

People who show up to Christmas gatherings sick.

It better not be communicable or they are getting the business from me.

 

[lucyhills]

I can't stand poor customer support.

 

[Raging weasel]

It bugs me that they call it "a special Saturday edition of Monday night football"

 

[arrow1]

Football players signaling a first down every time they make one.

 

[Phil Elliott]

Seems it's popular to post your Xmas cards on social media. "You didn't make the mailing list but this is the card we sent out.

 

[General Malaise]

ENOUGH WITH THIS!

X, formerly known as Twitter,


Just call it what it is. This is so head-spinningly stupid. Every single article I read citing X seems to feel it important to remind us of the fact that X used to be called Twitter. STOP IT. WE KNOW.

ARGH......

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Seems it's popular to post your Xmas cards on social media. "You didn't make the mailing list but this is the card we sent out.

"Please feel free to print this out and pretend you are important enough to have received the real thing. And happy holidays to whoever the hell you are"

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Football players signaling a first down every time they make one.

Especially good when it's the 4th quarter and their team is down 25 points.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

ENOUGH WITH THIS!

X, formerly known as Twitter,


Just call it what it is. This is so head-spinningly stupid. Every single article I read citing X seems to feel it important to remind us of the fact that X used to be called Twitter. STOP IT. WE KNOW.

ARGH......

Eh. Everyone I know still calls it Twitter.

 

[General Malaise]

ENOUGH WITH THIS!

X, formerly known as Twitter,


Just call it what it is. This is so head-spinningly stupid. Every single article I read citing X seems to feel it important to remind us of the fact that X used to be called Twitter. STOP IT. WE KNOW.

ARGH......

Eh. Everyone I know still calls it Twitter.

Which is fine. That's what I call it. There's really no need for every single article that references it to use this: X, formerly known as Twitter

 

[Leroy Hoard]

ENOUGH WITH THIS!

X, formerly known as Twitter,


Just call it what it is. This is so head-spinningly stupid. Every single article I read citing X seems to feel it important to remind us of the fact that X used to be called Twitter. STOP IT. WE KNOW.

ARGH......

Eh. Everyone I know still calls it Twitter.

Which is fine. That's what I call it. There's really no need for every single article that references it to use this: X, formerly known as Twitter

Leftover Prince fans?

 

[Zeppelin]

Football players signaling a first down every time they make one.

Especially good when it's the 4th quarter and their team is down 25 points.

Reminds me of Kevin Garnett dunking in a game down by 30 and thumping his chest...and one of the opposing players pointed at the scoreboard.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Football players signaling a first down every time they make one.

Another one from football - let's stop with the defense, after forcing a turnover, running the length of the field with the "swimming" maneuver and holding a committee meeting in the end zone.

 

[Zeppelin]

Automated phone systems. When I am 100% sure I have to speak to someone, I don't want to spend 15 minutes going through the system. Even worse, after being on hold for 45 minutes, I get someone from India with such a strong accent that I can't understand a word they're saying.

 

[the moops]

Two people, normal sized people, who are traveling together yet book a window and aisle seat and force some stranger to sit between them.

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

Two people, normal sized people, who are traveling together yet book a window and aisle seat and force some stranger to sit between them.

meh.

we do it all the time - and just really hope no one sits in-between us

besides, given the choice, the aisle OR window seats are far superior to the middle seat

middle seats blow chunks

 

[Scoresman]

Yeah I’m never booking a middle seat ever again. My wife and I book aisle aisle

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Two people, normal sized people, who are traveling together yet book a window and aisle seat and force some stranger to sit between them.

What's wrong with this? Otherwise I would have to talk to my wife the whole flight instead of enjoying a little peace and quiet.

 

[mr. furley]

people treating vape cartridges like they once treated cigarette butts

these ****ing things are everywhere and i live in a nice neighborhood.

 

[belljr]

Two people, normal sized people, who are traveling together yet book a window and aisle seat and force some stranger to sit between them.

I don't care if people do this with the condition you don't try to have conversations "around/over" me....

That makes me stabby

 

[Leroy Hoard]

people treating vape cartridges like they once treated cigarette butts

these ****ing things are everywhere and i live in a nice neighborhood.

I live in a slightly less nice but somewhat older neighborhood. Seeing random airline booze bottles littering the walk by the local grade school on the way back from the corner liquor store.

 

[Gr00vus]

people treating vape cartridges like they once treated cigarette butts

these ****ing things are everywhere and i live in a nice neighborhood.

I live in a slightly less nice but somewhat older neighborhood. Seeing random airline booze bottles littering the walk by the local grade school on the way back from the corner liquor store.

You should do the right thing and get those kids nice flasks. They'd be less likely to leave those lying around.

 

[parasaurolophus]

people treating vape cartridges like they once treated cigarette butts

these ****ing things are everywhere and i live in a nice neighborhood.

Why would they behave differently? We had some hvac work done recently. At least 15 cigarette butts and two cartridges on the ground.

 

[Chris B.]

People perpetuating the "Die Hard is a Christmas movie" myth. It's stupid and obnoxious.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

People perpetuating the "Die Hard is a Christmas movie" myth. It's stupid and obnoxious.

Yippee ki yay...

 

[the moops]

Yeah I’m never booking a middle seat ever again. My wife and I book aisle aisle

Aisle aisle is way different and totally acceptable

 

[mr. furley]

the way Charles Davis speaks in a parabola

 

[mr. furley]

the way my wife moved the kitchen utensils from the drawer nearest the glasses, where they have been for 6 years, to a drawer on the other side of the kitchen.. and has been complaining endlessly since that it doesn't make sense to have kitchen utensils in the new spot... but then refuses to do anything about it.

 

[mr. furley]

(i'm on a roll today)

the way gamblers see conspiracies and referees cooking the games every time they lose money instead of realizing that gamblers who do better than break even are few and considered successful vs. accepting that they don't know **** about **** and can't just enjoy sports for sports sake.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

(i'm on a roll today)

the way gamblers see conspiracies and referees cooking the games every time they lose money instead of realizing that gamblers who do better than break even are few and considered successful vs. accepting that they don't know **** about **** and can't just enjoy sports for sports sake.

The Dallas game was gold for this. Instead of recognizing that some refs just aren't very good at their jobs, there was tortured logic that somehow they all bet big on a heavy money line favorite that wasn't paying crap anyways.

 

[mr. furley]

the lack of people taking personal responsibility vs. looking for something/someone else to blame instead.

yes, it was your fault and you should understand that failure isn't a personal failing, nor does it make you a bad person. everything doesn't go 100% correctly every time. deflecting the blame to someone else doesn't help you learn, it just increases the chances of you repeating the same mistake.

and, if you're a leader who deflects and shifts blame, it makes you untrustworthy and less likely for people to believe in you.

 

[mr. furley]

(i'm on a roll today)

the way gamblers see conspiracies and referees cooking the games every time they lose money instead of realizing that gamblers who do better than break even are few and considered successful vs. accepting that they don't know **** about **** and can't just enjoy sports for sports sake.

The Dallas game was gold for this. Instead of recognizing that some refs just aren't very good at their jobs, there was tortured logic that somehow they all bet big on a heavy money line favorite that wasn't paying crap anyways.

i've read some amazing pretzel logic today about how the NFL doesn't want Detroit to have a chance at the #1 seed so they, essentially, threatened the refs to make calls that would prevent Detroit from winning.

then, to apparently cover their tracks, the NFL is demoting that crew and they won't work playoff games.

the obvious answer is never enough. there must be some grand conspiracy at work involving dozens of people, which never leaks publicly because the NFL cabal runs the world.

 

[BeTheMatch]

(i'm on a roll today)

the way gamblers see conspiracies and referees cooking the games every time they lose money instead of realizing that gamblers who do better than break even are few and considered successful vs. accepting that they don't know **** about **** and can't just enjoy sports for sports sake.

The Dallas game was gold for this. Instead of recognizing that some refs just aren't very good at their jobs, there was tortured logic that somehow they all bet big on a heavy money line favorite that wasn't paying crap anyways.

i've read some amazing pretzel logic today about how the NFL doesn't want Detroit to have a chance at the #1 seed so they, essentially, threatened the refs to make calls that would prevent Detroit from winning.

then, to apparently cover their tracks, the NFL is demoting that crew and they won't work playoff games.

the obvious answer is never enough. there must be some grand conspiracy at work involving dozens of people, which never leaks publicly because the NFL cabal runs the world.

I love cabals

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

(i'm on a roll today)

the way gamblers see conspiracies and referees cooking the games every time they lose money instead of realizing that gamblers who do better than break even are few and considered successful vs. accepting that they don't know **** about **** and can't just enjoy sports for sports sake.

The Dallas game was gold for this. Instead of recognizing that some refs just aren't very good at their jobs, there was tortured logic that somehow they all bet big on a heavy money line favorite that wasn't paying crap anyways.

i've read some amazing pretzel logic today about how the NFL doesn't want Detroit to have a chance at the #1 seed so they, essentially, threatened the refs to make calls that would prevent Detroit from winning.

then, to apparently cover their tracks, the NFL is demoting that crew and they won't work playoff games.

the obvious answer is never enough. there must be some grand conspiracy at work involving dozens of people, which never leaks publicly because the NFL cabal runs the world.

I love cabals

As do I. Plainly, it's the fault of the Detroit player (#58) who blocked his own dude and the dude who didn't make sure the ref acknowledged him as eligible.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Two people, normal sized people, who are traveling together yet book a window and aisle seat and force some stranger to sit between them.

It’s even worse when they are larger than normal.

Anyone ever booked two seats for themselves? Looks like it is possible, though many airlines limit it to “people of size”.

 

[zoobird]

Depending which person at my dentist's office cleans my teeth at each visit, any problems with my teeth are either being caused by too much brushing or too little brushing. I think they're good at cleaning teeth and good at fixing problems, but completely clueless about what actually works for preventive care.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

Flying JetBlue tonight. Flight was originally scheduled for 4 pm but got delayed an hour, which wasn’ta big deal to me because I could just spend the whole flight watching the Michigan game. So I get on the plane right at 5 and fire up the game. They interrupt the stream a couple times for announcements, which, whatever. Then they proceed to show like a five minute promo video for JetBlue, followed by a series of ads that I can’t turn off. Let me get back to the freakin’ game!

(Silver lining is that I wasn’t forced to watch yet another lackluster start by Michigan in a CFP semifinal)

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

Two people, normal sized people, who are traveling together yet book a window and aisle seat and force some stranger to sit between them.

I sometimes do this, but if someone is in the middle I offer them the window. Especially if I’m with my youngest, I just make him take the middle.

If my wife and I are flying without the kids, we usually get dueling aisle seats

 

[rockaction]

The acne (?) or other infection that is inside my nose can go away. I haven't done anything to you, thank you, and I'm sure not impervious to the pain you're causing me this New Year's Day.

I feel like singing like Bono due to the pain.

Ohhhhhhhhohhhhhohhhhhh

ohhh

I will be with you again

Unwanted and undeserved facial problems. That's my pet peeve.

 

[rockaction]

And I'm down with hating automated menus. Another thing the corporate overlords have foisted upon us because we demand cheaper products rather than customer service.

See how I did their bidding just now? That automated, off-shored voice? Your fault for our existence and raison d'être, no?

Swear so much could be done if like adults we re-discussed corporate status, how it extends, to whom, and for how long.

 

[GreenNGold]

Restaurants that cram tables so close together you don't have any privacy between your table and the group(s) next to you. There should at least be enough space to be able to have a conversation without thinking you are in a group conversation with strangers seated next to you.

Somehow, this has seemed to become an acceptable norm even at nicer restaurants where I can't understand how this is tolerated.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

If you run an airport concession, just hand people utensils automatically with their order. Don’t make them go find them.

Signed, someone who didn’t realize until I was on my three-hour flight that a) I didn’t have a fork and b) JetBlue doesn’t carry utensils since they don’t serve food.

Where’s Amy Klobuchar when you need her? My kingdom for a comb!

 

[Andy Dufresne]

If you run an airport concession, just hand people utensils automatically with their order. Don’t make them go find them.

Signed, someone who didn’t realize until I was on my three-hour flight that a) I didn’t have a fork and b) JetBlue doesn’t carry utensils since they don’t serve food.

Where’s Amy Klobuchar when you need her? My kingdom for a comb!

I can't tell you how much I love this allusion.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

If you run an airport concession, just hand people utensils automatically with their order. Don’t make them go find them.

Signed, someone who didn’t realize until I was on my three-hour flight that a) I didn’t have a fork and b) JetBlue doesn’t carry utensils since they don’t serve food.

Where’s Amy Klobuchar when you need her? My kingdom for a comb!

I can't tell you how much I love this allusion.

Thank you for spelling and using “allusion” correctly. The number of people who spell and use allusion, illusion and elution correctly seems vanishingly small.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

If you run an airport concession, just hand people utensils automatically with their order. Don’t make them go find them.

Signed, someone who didn’t realize until I was on my three-hour flight that a) I didn’t have a fork and b) JetBlue doesn’t carry utensils since they don’t serve food.

Where’s Amy Klobuchar when you need her? My kingdom for a comb!

I can't tell you how much I love this allusion.

Thank you for spelling and using “allusion” correctly. The number of people who spell and use allusion, illusion and elution correctly seems vanishingly small.

I’ve never used the word “elution” incorrectly

 

[Pip's Invitation]

If you run an airport concession, just hand people utensils automatically with their order. Don’t make them go find them.

Signed, someone who didn’t realize until I was on my three-hour flight that a) I didn’t have a fork and b) JetBlue doesn’t carry utensils since they don’t serve food.

Where’s Amy Klobuchar when you need her? My kingdom for a comb!

I can't tell you how much I love this allusion.

Thank you for spelling and using “allusion” correctly. The number of people who spell and use allusion, illusion and elution correctly seems vanishingly small.

I’ve never used the word “elution” incorrectly

I guess you don’t deal with drug-eluting stents?

 

[parasaurolophus]

If you are going to serve half a hot dog it better be the most obvious thing on your menu. Wtf???

Kids dog combo-$9