Peeves?
 

The things that your roommates, SO, and others do that peeve you off.....

Mine:

Moving my stuff when it was already put away.

Leaving crumbs in the butter, or generally "mixing" food stored in the fridge.

Leaving a can/cup/pitcher of whatever with like 2 sips left in the fridge.


Whaddya got to add?

Assumptions.
It's always, "well, I didn't think you(insert common action)...." or "I thought(insert dumb assumption)"
Ask. I don't understand why that's so difficult.

Please, for the love of whatever god you like, please, please... do not fart on me when you're cuddling with me or giving me a backrub. It may seem ungrateful of me, but dammit, that's just not cool!!! And in that situation... so close to my FACE!

Sheesh.

People who don't use their cruise control. They speed up and pass you at eighty. Then they slow down to like 68 and get passed by a dozen cars. WTF? Just set it and forget it!

Haha I agree. I love my cruise control!

One of my biggest... people who do use their cruise control.

Why? Because they set it and forget it, causing their awareness to drop off dramatically. And they will pull into the left lane to pass someone going 2-3 mph slower than them, and it will take 5 minutes to complete the pass.

Cruise control is fine when there isn't any traffic, but now days how often does that happen?

Knuckle popping. It just grates on my nerves.

Not putting dirty laundry in the laundry basket. Leaving cupboard doors open (SO is notorious for this), leaving the microwave door open. For God's sake, you're 24, clean up after yourself!

That felt good. And yes, he knows how I feel.

Mom?!? :eek:

No seriously. People who have me do something because they don't know how and are too lazy or feel it's beneath them to learn how to do it themselves even though I'd be happy to explain it.

Toenail / fingernail clippings left on the carpet with the assumption that the vacuum will just pick them up next week. - Exwife

People that buy $50 in groceries, when the store is very busy, the lines very long...and then pay for it in change. Not even quarters or rolled coins; in small, loose change. And then argue that the cashier counted incorrectly because they counted twenty five cents more. And then when the cashier recounts the change and comes up with the same figure, they argue that the cashier must have dropped that twenty five cents somewhere, because she was being careless.

If I needed to raid my piggy bank to go shopping, I would either use a coin counting machine at the bank, or at the very least not do it during 'rush hour' traffic.

edit: man, but that felt goood to get off my chest. :D

This very quickly went from "what are you personal peeves" to "what are the things that people in your life do that bug the shit out of you" lol

Little things Mrs. Coaster does:

Leaves the cap off the toothpaste.

Laundry is her 'job' and she will take it down, sort, wash, dry, fold, then doesn't put it away... drives me batshit-insane to see piles of clean laundry everywhere. Yeah yeah, take it up yerself, I know... but when I mow the lawn, I finish the whole job, I don't leave the last step undone.

Things that just tick me off:

Last second lane-changers (they come up going way faster than you, and practically clip your bumper when they finally change lanes and pass) when the freeway is not busy. Come on you douche, there's plenty of space, do it sooner.

People who refer to themselves in 3rd person. Also, people who use the incorrect pronouns. "So, how are we today?" when addressing only me. ENGLISH, MOTHERF***ER! DO YOU SPEAK IT?

People who don't get my very dry and sarcastic sence of humor.

People who don't clean up their own fucking mess and just leave it there for days on end even when they're being told numerous times to clean it up until someone else is annoyed at the blatant laziness and inconsideration and has to do it for him/her at which point didn't even bother to say thank you.

You have kids?

Let me guess, you work in retail?

I can think of a dozen people at my work that fit this description.....

No to both, I live with two slob brothers. I also hang out with a bunch slobby friends.

I HATE when my roomate(s) shave, and don't even bother to wash all the lil hair down the sink, just kinda leave it in there....HOW HARD IS IT!?!?!?! :mad:

It also aggitates:sp: when they are too cheap to purchase any food/drink other than they're "bare necessities" but they'll gladly eat any "other" food I decide to purchase...

I also get angry about the fact that they can use the ice, but they can't refill the ice trays.


I mean, this isn't enough stuff that takes much effort...


-Will

When people chew bubblegum ,while talking to me on the phone(my wife's always doing this),drives me freaking crazy.

How about that "kills the roll of TP but doesn't change it" thing?

Oh yeah. Homicide stems from that.

Must add another...

What is so hard about putting the milk, orange juice, or any other large container (that needs to be refrigerated) BACK in the fridge?

-Will

Being sick. I feel absolutely useless- like a burden- on top of just feeling like shit. I know that people who care about me WANT to take care of me, like I would take care of them, but it's an unshakable feeling.

For the love of all that is holy, DON'T LEAVE STUFF ON THE STAIRS! I'm going to goddamn kill myself some day and the cause will be "slipped on toy car left on stairs."

And put the butter back in the fridge when you are done with it. Seriously.

I have friends that don't keep the butter in the fridge, they leave it out. Seriously.
I thought that's how one gets stuff like Salmonella.
(And yes, it does taste worse being left out than if it's frigderated.)

1. People who drive 65 in a 65 and 65 in a 55. They just go at 65 regardless of the speed limit.

2. Websites that have a search function but don't put the cursor in the search area when you go to them. This grates my nerves. If I want to do a search, then put the cursor in the freaking search box!!

3. People who explain jokes or say "you're so funny" after someone makes a funny comment. Example: Person A says "yeah you better watch out for person B, I hear he likes sausage a lot!!" and then the whole room starts laughing, and person C says "ha ha ha!!! person B fell in a tank of sausage one time!! yeah he fell in the tank of sausage and couldn't get out!" and then the entire joke is ruined because the person explained the whole scenario and broke the momentum. The only thing worse is when a person says "you're so funny" instead of laughing.

4. When a group of people notice a person in a room may have a comical side to them and begin to laugh at every single thing the person says, even if it's not supposed to be funny, so that they're forced to turn every comment into a joke in order to not be awkward in front of the crowd. Example: person A walks into a party and says "beer time!!!!!!!" and then the room bursts into laughter. Then person A genuinely says "thanks for the beer, I was dying of thirst" and then the room bursts into laughter again for no reason because they were expecting something funny out of the funnyman.

5. At a 4-way stop intersection, the first person that gets there goes first. Then everyone goes in order. In my city there's basically an epidemic of people rolling through 4-way stops regardless of when they got there. It almost causes wrecks everyday.

I agree! And how hard is it to actually use the last quarter inch of milk, orange juice, etc., and then throw the empty carton away? That's about as bad as leaving one sheet of toilet paper on the roll, so you don't have to change it.

:mad: Hit the nail on the head there ;)

-Will

People reading over my shoulder while I'm on the computer. YES, I'M TALKING TO YOU.

Having to over explain a passing comment you made. You say something as a drifting part of conversation, nothing ground breaking and one person misses it or doesnt understand and you have to explain the whole conversation again. If you say its not important they get defensive and start thinking you're just leaving them out!! It becomes soul destroying for me, the childish why, why, why, i don't get it always rubs me the wrong way! hehe rant over

“I mumble a lot off-stage, I'm a mumbler. If I'm walking with a friend and I say something, he won't hear me, he'll say 'What?'. So I'll say it again, but once again he doesn't hear me, so he says 'What?'. Really it's just some insignificant shit that I'm saying, but now I'm yelling, 'That tree is far away!' - Mitch Hedberg

:)

This is so me. I mumble to myself a lot, and my SO will hear me mumbling from the other room. Thinking I'm talking to him, he'll yell, "WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?" or something else to that extent at the top of his lungs. Now, half-deaf, I have to reply, "I wasn't talking to you." "HUH?" "I wasn't talking to you!" "WHAT?" "I WASN'T TALKING TO YOU!" "THEN WHO WERE YOU TALKING TO?"

"MYSELF, DAMMIT, I WAS TALKING TO MYSELF!" And then my witty inner monologue is utterly ruined, because I chanced to whisper a bit of it aloud.

People driving in the diamond or car pool lane who are going the same speed or slower than the people in the regular lanes.

It should be legal to shoot these people. I think it may already be in some of the red states. That's about the only thing that could get me to leave California.

When my wife drives my car and changes everything ,seat positioning ,steering etc.

Assholes that don't put weights back where they belong at the gym, people that hog machines ,and when you see them doing something and it's all wrong, basically anybody comes there to mess around, pisses me off.

I get aggravated when someone is cutting the grass, they have the exit of the deck point towards the road, and they blow junk all over your car when you drive by.

-Will

I hate the friends that take but never return, or return less of what was taken. (Happens way too often!)
It upsets me considerably when someone mixes butter w/ the peanut butter. Not only am i a vegan but I'm lactose intolerent to that shit!
I can't stand the lack of respect that many of my peers at school have. Total stangers and even ppl whom I know have taken food and drink from me right in front of my face w/out asking! I'll be like so how's that now and later tasting, then they'll act dumb. If there wasn't a law against homocide they'd be dead. They have also fucked with my other belongings such as pens, books, etc. They also dont pick up after themselves at the lunch table. I go to this rich all boys school and it drives me fucking mad how spoiled these kids are. I'm glad to have lived both sides public and private, but man these guys have much to learn.
-Thanks

I hate how people drive nowadays. No signaling because almost every loser is on their stupid cell phone. Then every red light everyone has to check each other out.

If I set something down I expect to find it EXACTLY where I left it. If you move it I will not know where it is. Change the danged toilet paper roll sometimes eh? Just because you have to be awake at 4am does not mean everyone else does, metal is not appropriate at such volume levels so early.

People that have no clue what the left lane is for on the freeway.
Semi's who try to pass another semi by going 1/2 mph faster.
My wife's sex drive

The Big One:
ANYBODY who parks in a handicapped spot and has the handicapped parking, but is not in any way visibly handicapped. I really love it when I watch them load heavy shit into their vehicles (I work at Costco).

You are so my mom...since I was a little girl I would walk into the kitchen and my mom would be sorting through bills talking to herself...at the time I thought she too had an imaginary friend. Then I'd ask her, mommy who are you talking to? She was like "oh, just myself sweety." That was that. lol its nice to know other people do that too...

Well...my family leaves the butter out. It's soft and easier to put on toast...I mean come on when it comes out of the fridge you gotta wait for it to freaking melt. The taste was never bad for me, pretty good in fact.

Ok now to my stuff.

People who don't reset the microwave timer and leave it with 10 seconds left to go. That drives me ape shit.
Blatant inconsiderate things, like if the trash is full...take the fucking thing out. If the dishwasher is full, turn it ON! If the dishes are done, PUT THEM AWAY! My god...

Oh and the ultimate...I live with two other girls in a house and the main owner of the house runs at A.C. at 70 degrees every night when it's 45 degrees outside and instead of the opening the window she needs to spend more money and freeze me and my other roommate out. She doesn't have an alarm system or a gun or anything so she doesn't want to open windows! WTF! Honestly!

Oh I just remembered...
When I'm sitting in a class of around 150 students, and there is a medley going on of people coughing. I cannot stand them. I want to stand up and throw cough drops at every single one of them!:grumpy:

it's usually family memebers that do this to me. When I'm washing dishes, I except all the dirty ones to already have been in the sink. When in the middle of a wash, and more dirty dishes are brought from someplace, it totally pisses me off. Not sure why, but that's how I feel. Like I agree to wash X number of dishes, but X+1, no deal. Odd, huh?

~~Being compared to an ex. Especially the assumptions regarding how I'm going to respond to something based on how The Ex used to respond.

~~When people have to stick Just One More Thing into the garbage can. Seriously. There really IS a limit, I'm not just kidding. If you don't beleive me YOU clean it up when the bag breaks next time.

~~Irresponsible and inappropriate statements made in public about another person/persons due to their race, gender, ethnicity, religion, whatever. It makes me look stupid for hanging out with you, too.

~~Throwing dirty clothes on the floor in front of the hamper. Apparently, the extra 6 inches up and 24 inches over when throwing the clothes is too much of an effort. Especially when the clothes in front pile up to the top of the EMPTY hamper.

And when other people picke at me every single time I leave something on the stairs, the cabinet doors open, use my cruise control, pop my knuckles, talk to myself, leave one sheet on the roll.... :lol:

I totally understand this. There are a lot of ways people can get approved for Handicap parking though.. i.e.- legally being considered a 'midget', which is anyone 4'11'' or shorter... having mild to severe tourette's syndrome or OCD is another one I've heard of.... it's kinda crazy but apparently totally legal.

Some that bother me....

When you ask someone to stop doing something and they do the whole "one more time, just one more time" NOO... I asked politely for you to stop now. So 'just do it' NOW.

When in an argument/disagreement with someone who is equally hard headed... they continue to say a certain comment over and over and over while you're explaining your side of things i.e. - "yes I did, yes I did, YES I DID..." and then it's just a battle of who has the last word, saying that one comment. Think a brother and sister fighting as kids. Annoying.

I'm a server... so I have literally HUNDREDS of peeves about my job. But one that pretty much sums it all up is....

This is my job. Do not come in here to the restaurant I work at, sit in my section, and continually be a complete and utter bastard. From word one, you've treated me like shit for whatever reason and because I'd rather not get fired I have to smile, continue to treat you like fucking royalty and suck it all up. This is my JOB/CAREER. I do not come into your office, and treat you like total shit... so do NOT sit in my section and do it to me. UNACCEPTABLE.

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The one thing that can really get to me is the way some people answer the phone, (or talk on it period.).they will answer.."Yeah"..and then make it a guessing game as to who you are talking to...I always identify myself and say who I am calling for....

Oh, I can't stand it when people add cups to the sink when I am washing plates, or vice versa. I like to wash plates and glasses/cups and sliverware all separately. Why the hell to people always mix those things up?? It's about as bad as mixing your socks, bras, and panties all in one drawer. wtf?

Also, what's with

ALL CAPS AND !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND

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When I was rooming in, I would hate bringing home some Applebee's leftovers and having it gone in 60 seconds. We were all at one point struggling, and every meal was elusive. I brought home a whole burrito from Applebee's one night for breakfast the next morning. Gone.

Ann Coulter, loud political pundits who equate volume with intelligence, annoying scenester webspeak (liek OMG! ROBOTS!), and those pushy kids at rock shows who press their boobs against my back - GET OFF!

Wow, you must have a ton of drawers, shelves, closets, chests, boxes, packages, safes, purses, pouches, pockets, etc :p

My another pet peeve of mine, is while waiting tables, I have to bus them as well. And some people hide their dirty napkins. I'm trying to clean up after you, and you make it harder on me?! Some people.

My husband is really bad about leaving dirty silverware on the counters. I know his thought is "I'll reuse it later" but he can't remember anything so it sits there until I get ticked off enough to put it in the sink....But then he does most of the dishes, so I guess I shouldn't complain.

- People not using the cruise control. (I actually feel I can pay more attention if I'm not having to constantly look down to check my speed.)
- People that continually tap/knock/whatever. My brother used to do this at the supper table just to annoy me.
- People that assume my IQ drops just because I'm a woman/people that assume I can't do something physically because I'm a woman.

wow, Its been a long while since food was scarce for me, but I could seriously see myself turning into a damned wild gorilla if someone stole my food and left me hungry.

people tell me that I eat my food like a dog, and I'm usually done eating before other people reach the halfway mark.:sad:

A common misconception is that handicapped means "Physically impaired". You can have cataracts and be elligible to park in a handicapped space, so you shouldn't judge based solely on appearances.

I think the point being made is that the "handicapped" spaces are closer to the store entrance because they're for people whose mobility is impaired and needs the ability to park close to the entrance. Cataracts may count as a disability, but it has nothing to do with their ability to walk 10 vs 50 feet. They're not less blind in 10 feet than they would be walking 50 feet from the back of the parking lot, if they have no physical limitations to walk.

My grandmother has a balance problem. She can't walk more than a handful of feet on her own without almost falling over. With someone at her arm, so she can gauge balance, she's much better, but still can't walk for long. Walking from halfway up a Target parking lot is out of the question for her.

What's being complained about here is when someone is obviously using the spot for its convenient proximity, not because they need it- like the person who power walks to the car and hoists large boxes into the back, unassisted. How does that person possibly have a legitimate need for that space? They don't, and that's the general point of this peeve.

People who are passive aggressive. I'm a graphic design student and critiques are very important. We have a few students who, once criticized, become immature little shits incapable of listening to others.
Something else I've noticed is these are the same people who are afraid to speak their minds and tell the goddamn truth. People are so afraid to flat out say "that design sucks and just isn't working." They toss around "oh, it's interesting," or "well, i think it's an A," as if that's really going to help them develop their skills. So you decide to point out what's not working, how to improve it, etc etc. But since you're in a class full of these people, YOU come off looking like the jerk.

And one last item: traffic that magically clears up. You're on the freeway, it's slow as hell, something that usually takes you 10 minutes has taken you 30. Then, as if an invisible stoplight changes, everyone just floors it and it's clear. Did I just miss something??

People that don't have necessary survival stuff in their cars. MORONS. MacGyver should cockslap your nose.

HAVE a road atlas, HAVE jumper cables, HAVE extra fluids, HAVE things you need to survive instead of relying on your damn cell phone 24/7.

hmmm, I get really peeved about:
cabinet doors being left open
the last sheet on the TP roll, change it dammit
the door not being locked after you come inside (yes this is weird, but we live in an apartment complex and we've had random people we don't know just walk in without knocking while we were home)
not watching your speed, no the cruise control doesn't work in the car, at least try not to speed
noisy slurping or gulping while drinking
waiting for the car to *ding* that it really is running out of gas, when it's been on or near E for a while
people who call me 4-5 times in one day, if I haven't called you back it means one of two things, I haven't checked my phone or I don't want to talk to you
slobs - just being generally lazy and not cleaning up after yourself, especially when I've been to your parents house and know you weren't raised like that

k, that's probably enough for now. :)

I know this thread is old, but peeves always exist, so I thought I'd revive it. Well, really it was because this lady who sits outside of my office hit 2 of my peeves within the last hour and I needed to vent.

I hate when people slurp their drinks or chew loud enough for me to hear them.

It also gets on my nerves when people don't pick up their feet when they walk. They make that "schleping" noise - not sure how else to describe it.

I hate when the sink is left dripping. Why can't you turn it all the way off?

hmmm... I just noticed that all 3 of those peeves are dealing with noises... maybe I have sensitivity to sound?

People who say "We really need to do [task here]" when they mean "You really need to do [task here]."

Damned computers calling me up and expecting me to wait until the salesperson picks up? :shakeshead:

People that leave crud under the cap of the ketchup bottle and toothpaste tube.

Companies that don't acknowledge receipt of your resume or notify you when the position's been filled.

When a family member is clearly upset and responds "nothing" when asked what's wrong.

I hate it when people put toilet paper and paper towels on with the sheet hanging down... I like mine coming off the top thank you very much.

I hate it when people think I want my butter put on my toast AFTER its toasted....ick...and yes I grew up with the butter left out of the fridge (or rather the current stick left out) Now that country crock is round there is no point in it lol

Taking the last of the toilet paper.

Parents that bring their sick children along when they go out to eat. That is what I want nearby while I have trying to have a quiet dinner, screaming kids make everyones life wonderful.

Parents that tote their kids around to inappropriate places and then ask employees to watch them, or just leave them while they manage task X. "I don't want Johnny in the room while I have my pap smear do you have an extra person who could watch him?" Maybe you shouldn't bring Johnny to your pap smear appointment then?

Containers left out open. The soda/water/juice container that has two sips from it sitting out until I dump it out and recycle.

People who post just to say they have nothing to add. For example a vegetarian that will post in the how to cook a steak thread, just to say they are vegetarian and have no idea. I don't care, I want to know how to cook the steak as does the OP.

Comments under the breath. If you have something to say.. spit it out!

Unwanted advice. If I want it, I would have asked.

Spitting in public, especially those who dig deep in their lungs to work it out. I don't need to see it, nor do I wish to walk past it.

Prolific swearing. I think for some people it should be an Olympic event. I don't mind a slip, I am no angel, but must it be every other word?

Baby talk. Seriously, don't do it ever, especially not to babies. Ever where they learn language skills?

I have a few..

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• Women who tuck their shirts in their underwear and the underwear's visible.
• Parents who can't control their children.
• Bad breath.
• Girls who twirl their hair in a way that makes them look ditzy instead of sexy.
• People who have their cell phone ringer on the loudest volume setting possible.

...more to come probably.