Kscardsfan
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You should avoid marriage sounds like.
What is your Pet Peeve?
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steaks&anvils
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People who don't ask a question in a way that will actually get them the answer they need.
or
You give them the correct answer and they don't believe you. Why did they ask in the first place?
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You give them the correct answer and they don't believe you. Why did they ask in the first place?
toddmorr
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Dude it's not my wife, it's ladies in the neighborhood that need a little help with stuff.
HalfTonTom
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A cat. Our cat is named Peeve.
seber
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I simply tell them that my knife is part of me. I'll cut for them but not loan my knife.
GaryM909
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It seems I have to rearrange the dishwasher every time I open it. I don't understand how my wife or my daughter think half the dishes are going to get clean the way they throw them in. Also if they organize them a
little better they might do one load instead of two.
little better they might do one load instead of two.
neophyte
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Tool manufacturers that design an “integrated” tool system, then later decide to modify the system for some reason, making all the tools you previously purchased as part of the system functionally no longer part of an “integrated” tool system. (yes Festool, you might manufacture nice tools, but when you decide to completely upgrade the system, with only partial or no back integration, you’re just being dicks)
Companies have done this with battery systems, some have actually been nice enough to make adapters so the new batteries can be used in old tools.
Festool changed the dimensions from the older MFT work tables, to the newer MFT/3 tables, screwing up compatibility. The tables can be locked together for a larger work surface, but if you have older tables, you can’t purchase new ones and have them attack, tables cost $700+
Companies have done this with battery systems, some have actually been nice enough to make adapters so the new batteries can be used in old tools.
Festool changed the dimensions from the older MFT work tables, to the newer MFT/3 tables, screwing up compatibility. The tables can be locked together for a larger work surface, but if you have older tables, you can’t purchase new ones and have them attack, tables cost $700+
Meursault74
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When someone says they have "Good Chemistry" with someone else to describe getting along well.
jrbpit1
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lately for me it is people in parking lots that walk in front of me while I’m in my car. Instead of walking in a straight line, they seem to stroll on an extended diagonal path to their destination. Sure, I’ll sit here and wait, your time is obviously more valuable than mine……
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RickyPetite
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Stickers placed on new items that don't come off easily
Xcursion88
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To add...
What really irritates me about them is....
The name trickery they use.
Central Pneumatic.
That name is so close to Chicago Pneumatic and people not in the industry go in to that store and think...wow...they are carrying Central Pneumatic. I've heard that's a really good brand!!!
Pittsburgh...
A name synonymous with steel...strength...Western Pennsylvania...America.
Nothing American or Pittsburgh about that garbage.
Yet the sheep keep going in and out of there under such false pretense!!!
What really irritates me about them is....
The name trickery they use.
Central Pneumatic.
That name is so close to Chicago Pneumatic and people not in the industry go in to that store and think...wow...they are carrying Central Pneumatic. I've heard that's a really good brand!!!
Pittsburgh...
A name synonymous with steel...strength...Western Pennsylvania...America.
Nothing American or Pittsburgh about that garbage.
Yet the sheep keep going in and out of there under such false pretense!!!
Ramblin Man
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This is a pet peeve I have, stirred this Sunday morning. The "car shows" on T.V. trying to turn an automotive show into a comedy skit like Saturday Night Live.
killahog
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When my wife asks me a question and it is immediately followed by multiple choice answers. I usually politely just stare at her thinking please shut the F up I already had an answer before you were done with the question.
Bad Eye Bill
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I knew a crusty old plumber who was all doubled up under a kitchen sink in one of those women's houses. She kept yapping at him until he finally stuck his head out and said: "Ain't you got a ******* cake to bake or something?"
He was soon delegated to new construction only.
Two Speed
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-What size wrench do I need?
How the hell should I know!? I buy a set of sockets/wrenches, not just one...
How the hell should I know!? I buy a set of sockets/wrenches, not just one...
I tried this and got schooled!
I do not try to organize the kitchen and she does not try to organize my tools or workspace.
Not for nothing but, it's "champing" at the bit not "chomping"
People who are getting checked out at the register and then don't seem to realize they have to pay until the clerk says, "that will be ...". Then they have to fumble to get their wallet out of pocket or purse and then find the $$$ or card they are going to use.
Related to this are those who wish to pay with exact change and spend an eternity digging for that change, finally give up and have to fish out some more $$$.
Related to this are those who wish to pay with exact change and spend an eternity digging for that change, finally give up and have to fish out some more $$$.
steaks&anvils
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Along the same lines: people who don't have their bus fare ready when they get on the bus, they have to dig it out of their wallet or pocket or purse. During my weekly commute, I see the same people everyday. WTF? you stand there for half an hour and don't bother to get your money out until you are on the bus?
DocsMachine
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-This. So much this.
Recently bought a new Husky tool chest from Homey-Dee. Came out of the box emblazoned with the same advertising stickers as the demo/floor model, which was itself kind of a WTF?
To be fair, almost all of them came off relatively easily. But the biggest one, at the bottom drawer, fought to the last goddam crumb. You'd get an edge and start to peel, then the paper would separate from the backing again, and leave you a whole square centimeter removed.
Finally got it all off, and had to wipe off a ton of leftover adhesive with Goof-Off, which, because it's a matte-black finish, left behind a ton of paper towel crumblies as well.
I invented a couple new curse words in that remarkably pleasant hour.
Doc.
PelicanPines
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I knew a lady with a Pet dog named Peeve... she was quite the looker too. Dog was dumb as a bag of rocks.
People who never use something but
1. know everything about it.
2. Have 100 reasons why they would never use it.
People who never use something but
1. know everything about it.
2. Have 100 reasons why they would never use it.
How about when waiting in line at the gas pump the guy in front of me starts talking to whoever is next to them and has a full blown conversation even though he is no longer pumping gas.........then proceeds to go inside to do some "grocery shopping" and comes out with a fountain soda, donuts, candy bars, slim jims, etc. Trying to move to another pump sometimes works but this really pisses me off.
PelicanPines
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I live in a shore community... O M G you nailed one of my peeves... ppl on vacation think it's a "Vacation Spot" sitting at a pump while they sight see and shop for everything they will need for the weekend.
This is also NJ... you don't pump your own... but... being a local... I know they let you fill gas cans... I have filled more than 1 gas can over the season, paid for by a visiting vacationer. The pump stays active until you seat the nozzle back in the pump... soooo, am I evil... or just opportunistic?
Two Door
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Or people in the Costco gas line who don't understand that the deliberately designed lane between the pumps is to allow customers to leapfrog, thereby speeding the line. They sit, thumb up ****, while a pump sits empty. On the other hand, I also fault Costco for not encouraging moving forward to the empty pump.
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sick467
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After 3 pages of Pet Peeves...I'd have to say...Using several sentences to describe your pet peeve when one would do it. lol
When a store has two doors but only unlocks one. Do half your customers really need to first stumble into a locked door?
If they put up an obvious "use other door sign" all is forgiven, but I get all kinds of irritated when they don't bother.
If they put up an obvious "use other door sign" all is forgiven, but I get all kinds of irritated when they don't bother.
PelicanPines
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Another complaint is people posting in threads about complaining... with a complaint about complaining
engineer2
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Yup. Same here, all the ladies use the "random method" to load the dishwasher. Also have to keep explaining that the open end of an item has to face downward.
I've worked with guys that insist on using channel locks or their leatherman on EVERYTHING.
Just about every fitting touched is chewed up to where you can't even get an actual wrench on it, don't even dare to hand loosen or tighten anything because you'll be digging brass or stainless splinters out of your fingers.
Also had a guy that was a bull on everything, thought every bolt, nut, pipe fitting, instrumentation fitting had to be as tight as humanly possible. Also the same guy that would smash your hand with a wrench or hammer while you were helping hold something or back a blind nut and then say **** like "well you shouldn't have been there" but then turn around and ***** about not getting any help.
Just about every fitting touched is chewed up to where you can't even get an actual wrench on it, don't even dare to hand loosen or tighten anything because you'll be digging brass or stainless splinters out of your fingers.
Also had a guy that was a bull on everything, thought every bolt, nut, pipe fitting, instrumentation fitting had to be as tight as humanly possible. Also the same guy that would smash your hand with a wrench or hammer while you were helping hold something or back a blind nut and then say **** like "well you shouldn't have been there" but then turn around and ***** about not getting any help.
I gave up on this one long ago
Chrome sockets on impacts and people using non hammers as hammers. If you're out in the field that's one thing but if your in my shop using my new ratchet as a hammer when there's any kind hammer you need no further than 10 feet from you, I get mad.
bubinga
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Well like in my case I use voice typing a lot, and it's easy to get carried away.
sick467
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Get carried away Bub! That's what this tread is asking for. Yesterday, I was in the mood for some quick reads and I got a chuckle out of my comment when it ran through my mind and thought others would too. I posted purely in fun!
Here's a more real one that I'm dealing with at work...When a co-working makes a big deal out of a "rule" that does not really apply just to show authority. I'm am a big proponent of obeying the Intent-of-the-Rule, not necessarily the rule itself. But, some folks can't see that and just get stuck on obeying the rules...In my line of work, this can cause undue spending and project delays. Some of it can be ignorance (which is easily forgiven) while other times it's pompous arrogance. This, on the other hand, can cause conflicts that are hard to get over.
It also encourages...malicious compliance.
Would one sentence have done it?....probably. lol
Here's a more real one that I'm dealing with at work...When a co-working makes a big deal out of a "rule" that does not really apply just to show authority. I'm am a big proponent of obeying the Intent-of-the-Rule, not necessarily the rule itself. But, some folks can't see that and just get stuck on obeying the rules...In my line of work, this can cause undue spending and project delays. Some of it can be ignorance (which is easily forgiven) while other times it's pompous arrogance. This, on the other hand, can cause conflicts that are hard to get over.
It also encourages...malicious compliance.
Would one sentence have done it?....probably. lol
bwringer
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Our solution is simple: both the kitchen and the garage are my domains.
I learned fairly early in life that women universally appreciate a man who can cook, most especially if he cleans up after himself.
Let's see... I suppose a related pet peeve would be adults who cannot feed themselves without carry-out.
I once dated a woman whose culinary skills and equipment amounted to a cookie sheet and fish sticks. She once made tomato soup, but used the directions on the can (meaning you mix with a full can of water, so you end up with a thin reddish only vaguely tomato-ey substance) then managed to burn it by boiling it for a solid ten minutes without stirring.
I'm not a neat-freak by any stretch of the imagination... But I have a peeve about seeing toolboxes like this (taken from a Facebook marketplace post):
How the hell can anybody work like that? No wonder they are trying to sell it, they probably spend all day looking for the 10mm instead of working, lol.
How the hell can anybody work like that? No wonder they are trying to sell it, they probably spend all day looking for the 10mm instead of working, lol.
This is so true........I bet that 10mm is in there somewhere lolI'm not a neat-freak by any stretch of the imagination... But I have a peeve about seeing toolboxes like this (taken from a Facebook marketplace post):
How the hell can anybody work like that? No wonder they are trying to sell it, they probably spend all day looking for the 10mm instead of working, lol.