Pet Peeves in general...

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peachexploration

Okay, this one deserves it's own thread! It really aggravates me to no end when people just don't "hear" me! Not because they are deaf or losing thier hearing but because they just "choose" not to hear me!

Aggravating stuff like:

Aggravator: So what's your background?
Peach: Computer Science.
Aggravator: Last job?
Peach: Computer Help Desk Manager for eight years.
Aggravator: Are you computer literate?
:shock: :? :headwall:

:roll:

What are some of your pet peeves?
 
peachexploration said:
Okay, this one deserves it's own thread! It really aggravates me to no end when people just don't "hear" me! Not because they are deaf or losing thier hearing but because they just "choose" not to hear me!

Aggravating stuff like:

Aggravator: So what's your background?
Peach: Computer Science.
Aggravator: Last job?
Peach: Computer Help Desk Manager for eight years.
Aggravator: Are you computer literate?
:shock: :? :headwall:

:roll:

What are some of your pet peeves?
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LMAO that was just very funny peach..am sorry it happened to you ; some of em just need adjustments! do some on the go girl.
 
peachexploration said:
Okay, this one deserves it's own thread! It really aggravates me to no end when people just don't "hear" me! Not because they are deaf or losing thier hearing but because they just "choose" not to hear me!

Aggravating stuff like:

Aggravator: So what's your background?
Peach: Computer Science.
Aggravator: Last job?
Peach: Computer Help Desk Manager for eight years.
Aggravator: Are you computer literate?
:shock: :? :headwall:

:roll:

What are some of your pet peeves?
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Weirdness – though as someone tangentially involved in the writing of questionnaires, I can see how it might happen.

My pet peeve of the moment are the charity muggers, leaflet and free newspaper people that line the route to the train station most evenings on my way back from work. As a generally polite person, I hate being forced to be rude, just to get them to back off.
 
AndrewD said:
peachexploration said:
Okay, this one deserves it's own thread! It really aggravates me to no end when people just don't "hear" me! Not because they are deaf or losing thier hearing but because they just "choose" not to hear me!

Aggravating stuff like:

Aggravator: So what's your background?
Peach: Computer Science.
Aggravator: Last job?
Peach: Computer Help Desk Manager for eight years.
Aggravator: Are you computer literate?
:shock: :? :headwall:

:roll:

What are some of your pet peeves?
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Weirdness – though as someone tangentially involved in the writing of questionnaires, I can see how it might happen. ....
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It was one of my relatives! :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
AndrewD said:
... As a generally polite person ....
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Wait a minute! So, it's not true about all Londoners being rude, then?
By 'eck, they'll never believe that up 'ere int' North!
Obviously EVERYONE in Yorkshire is thoroughly polite, don't you know?
 
Oh Peach I have a few stories about that... in fact, this just happened right now (I'm at work).

The phone rings.

Me: Good morning, The Growing Place, how can I help you?
Idiot: Hi, is this The Growing Place?

I mean what the hell did I just say??? This aggravates me to no end. I also hate it when they ask, 'hi, who's this?' First of all, even if I tell you my name you won't know who I am, and second, it's very rude to call somewhere and demand to know who they are, specially if you're not calling a house number.
 
AndrewD said:
My pet peeve of the moment are the charity muggers, leaflet and free newspaper people that line the route to the train station most evenings on my way back from work. As a generally polite person, I hate being forced to be rude, just to get them to back off.
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Ehh, I completely agree. It really annoys me that the only thing they seem to understand is ignoring them. Even a polite "No, thank you" they often try to persist.

Don't go to Egypt ;)

"Hey, please, look in my shop"
No, thank you.
"Hey, you from England? Luvley Jubley :D"
Yes, thanks, bye.
"Ehh, Luvley Jubley, Apples and Pears!"
...
"Why you in a hurry?"


"Excuse me sir, please, come into my shop"
...
"Excuse me, where are you from, English? Italiano? Ruskie?"
...
"Heeeyyy, why so rude?!"
 
Fatboys_Candancetoo said:
AndrewD said:
... As a generally polite person ....
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Wait a minute! So, it's not true about all Londoners being rude, then?
By 'eck, they'll never believe that up 'ere int' North!
Obviously EVERYONE in Yorkshire is thoroughly polite, don't you know?
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The thing is that most people in London AREN'T Londoner's. I work in a central office with about 30 people - a quick mental tally indicates that only 5 of us were born and raised here.

I could go on, but I'll shut up now - I'm sure you think that the Londoner doth protest too much :)
 
peachexploration said:
AndrewD said:
peachexploration said:
Okay, this one deserves it's own thread! It really aggravates me to no end when people just don't "hear" me! Not because they are deaf or losing thier hearing but because they just "choose" not to hear me!

Aggravating stuff like:

Aggravator: So what's your background?
Peach: Computer Science.
Aggravator: Last job?
Peach: Computer Help Desk Manager for eight years.
Aggravator: Are you computer literate?
:shock: :? :headwall:

:roll:

What are some of your pet peeves?
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Weirdness – though as someone tangentially involved in the writing of questionnaires, I can see how it might happen. ....
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It was one of my relatives! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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:shock: I'm with you now :shock:
I'm so glad I have no hair to pull out!!
 
My pet peeve....

There are roadworks, the two lanes are about to turn into one, there are plenty of signs to tell you so in advance and a big long queue in the open lane, nobbynob brains are still hurtling up the closing lane right to the last minute and then pushing in at the front :evil: Gives me major road rage!! Not just to the ones who do it but to the ones at the front of the queue who let them in. I've now taken to straddling the lanes and using very unladylike language and gestures :shock:
 
You want peeves? Ok check this one out for size...

8 weeks ago two of my students asked me what was going to happen when our venue closed for refurbishment. The landlord hadn't told us about this. Upon questioning the landlord we were told there was a five week refurb starting in two weeks time. So we could dance there the following week but that was it for a while. We went on a mad hunt to find somewhere else to dance (out in the sticks of north Yorkshire there's not much about) and eventually arranged to temporarily relocate 12 miles away to a posh (expensive) hotel where we paid 5 times as much for room hire!
But wait. That's not it.
Due to move back to our old haunt this week (last night, actually) we went along on Saturday to see the landlord and check everything was ok and he seemed quite happy, though the refurb had knocked a few feet of the size of the dance floor.
So, along we went last night, and they'd not moved furniture out of the way, and got upset when we did coz it's all new and posh etc and basically by the end of our first lesson they had decided we just didn't fit there any more! Why he didn't just tell us weeks ago so we could organise ourselves properly we just don't know and it makes us SO angry!!!!!!
:headwall: :headwall: :headwall: :headwall: :headwall: :headwall:

Cue another hunt for a new venue.
Fortunately all the hunting we did previously has paid off and another teacher has just stepped out of a class 15 miles away so we're going there (to Wetherby - look it up whydoncha). We can only hope that long term it's going to be a good move for us, though short term we suspect it'll probably near cut our attendance in half. :cry:
Oh well. C'est la vie. ;)
 
My pet peeve? Why do there seem to be about 150 different vacuum cleaner bag sizes when there are only about 4 different classes of vacuum cleaner? I've had to replace one before now just because we couldn't get the bags anymore.
 
DeeplyDippy said:
I bought some salmon fillets yesterday.

I was shocked, shocked I tells you, to read the warning: Contains Fish.
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Well I bought a bag of nuts and it said "May contain nuts". So does it mean it may *not* contain nuts?
 
How about the containers that say "Do not turn upside down" on the bottom? Kinda late, isn't it?

Another pet peeve... for some reason I hated it when my ex left the toothpaste cap off. He insisted that he was leaving it off so that I didn't have to unscrew it ('cause really, it's SO hard!)... but by the time he woke up every day I had already left the house! :evil:
 
Loony said:
How about the containers that say "Do not turn upside down" on the bottom? Kinda late, isn't it?

Another pet peeve... for some reason I hated it when my ex left the toothpaste cap off. He insisted that he was leaving it off so that I didn't have to unscrew it ('cause really, it's SO hard!)... but by the time he woke up every day I had already left the house! :evil:
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This is for real.

We've just started recycling cardboard in our office and on the bottom of one the boxes I was throwing away is said something like...

"This is the bottom of the box, if you are reading this then box is upside down.
If you are still reading this you need to get a hobby."

Who says cardboard box manufacturers don't have a sense of humour… :?
 
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