Pet peeve thread?

[Vipergrün]

Too lazy to search, so I'll start one.

Why does every wait person set the glass of water down by holding the rim of the glass? Yeah, I know, use a straw, but still. I am sure some of the could easily jump from their fingers and into the glass.

If I ever own/operate an eating/drinking establishment, I will demand that this does not happen.

[red-beard]

People that don't use the search feature and start redundant threads...

[Jim Bremner]

shufflers. Pick up your damn feat! that and noisy eaters. It might be polite in Asia. Come to the states and follow our manners. My step son beats his fork 3 times on the plate on the left side of rice 3 times on the right prior to SCRAPING it up WTF!!!!!! dude slide the fork under whatever you're eating and lift it up.

[recycled sixtie]

People that don't read their posts before they post. Why?
1. To make sure that it makes sense.
2. To make sure that there are no spelling mistakes.
3. To make sure there is good grammar use.
4. To make sure to reread the question or situation.
Flip flopping on issues is not recommended But I have done it today.

[McLovin]

This isn't really a pet peeve, because in an odd way I find it funny, but I think the "This will be my last post" "I'm leaving" internet forum announcement is, umm, weird.

Millions of normal people stop posting on internet boards every day, and they do so by simply stopping.

But a very small number for some reason feel the need to make an announcement. I think it's funny because it seems pretty obvious that the "announcement" is a cry for validation, the hope that some "friends" will back the departer, beg him not to leave, say how useful his posts are, etc.

The funny part is when the plan backfires and no one says anything.

Which of course always forces the departer to come back again, start posting again, and invariably leave again (with another "This will be my last post!!!!" announcement).

Funny stuff.

[teenerted1]

Christmas in NM and all the people trying to copy the tradition, please use the terms correct terms that have been used in SFNM for centuries...

candle-lit paper bags are called farolitos, and the pitchwood bonfires are known as luminarias .

[Baz]

Smokers who litter the planet with their butts.

Dogs owners who let their leashed dogs get close to the roadway as cars are going by.

Dog owners who take the dogs for walks on asphalt during the hottest time of the day.

Grocery store shoppers who don't keep their cart to one side of the aisle or the other.

People who take walks in the roadway - when there are sidewalks available.

Drivers ahead of you....who drive BELOW the speed limit for a mile....until they get up to an intersection which is amber....then they stomp it and run the light just after it turns red. Or they do the same thing until they get to a stop sign and then fail to make a complete stop. WTF?

LAZY shoppers who do not return their empty carts to the cart corral. If possible - I always say to them "There's a corral for the carts right over there (while pointing to the corral." It's so funny - then they have no choice but to take the cart there (snicker).

People who talk on their cell phones in public. Especially....when they step outside their house and do it - loud enough for the neighbors to hear. These are not just 15-30 sec. calls. They stand(or sit) there and go on and on and on about stupid chit....please I don't need to hear your phone conversation.

Shoppers who "tailgate" you while in line. WTF is the hurry? Chill.

Women who take a bath in perfume before going somewhere. These are the ones who use the smelliest fragrances too. Can you say gag?

Those are a few off the top of my head....

[Oh Haha]

Originally Posted by Baz

Smokers who litter the planet with their butts.

Dogs owners who let their leashed dogs get close to the roadway as cars are going by.

Dog owners who take the dogs for walks on asphalt during the hottest time of the day.

Grocery store shoppers who don't keep their cart to one side of the aisle or the other.

People who take walks in the roadway - when there are sidewalks available.

Drivers ahead of you....who drive BELOW the speed limit for a mile....until they get up to an intersection which is amber....then they stomp it and run the light just after it turns red. Or they do the same thing until they get to a stop sign and then fail to make a complete stop. WTF?

LAZY shoppers who do not return their empty carts to the cart corral. If possible - I always say to them "There's a corral for the carts right over there (while pointing to the corral." It's so funny - then they have no choice but to take the cart there (snicker).

People who talk on their cell phones in public. Especially....when they step outside their house and do it - loud enough for the neighbors to hear. These are not just 15-30 sec. calls. They stand(or sit) there and go on and on and on about stupid chit....please I don't need to hear your phone conversation.

Shoppers who "tailgate" you while in line. WTF is the hurry? Chill.

Women who take a bath in perfume before going somewhere. These are the ones who use the smelliest fragrances too. Can you say gag?

Those are a few off the top of my head....

I have to agree all of the above plus...
Guests who arrive 30-45 BEFORE the scheduled time they were invited. If I WANTED you that early I would have told you THAT time. Grrrrrrr.

[rattlsnak]

Public restrooms... Guys who pee in the toilets instead of the urinals, because many dont lift the seat and instead pee all over the seat. *****ers...!

[gprsh924]

Guys who ask for advice on the Internet and then get pissed at the people who give them advice they don't like.

[Laneco]

When they show up early, put them to work. I don't mean some baloney like setting the table, send them outside to mow the lawn or scrub the bathroom.

My pet peeve are the late ones. Not a few minutes late - who cares about that. But the person that shows up 45 minutes or an hour late and expect everyone to wait before eating and accomodate their tardiness. When I say dinner is served at a certain time, my expectation is that you will be there plus or minutes a few mintues (other than an emergency).

If you are just late, expect the dinner to be finished, and the left overs put away. You can help with the dishes though.

angela

[sammyg2]

A guy was sitting at a restaurant table and noticed that all the waiters had spoons in their shirt pockets. He asked his server what that's all about and the waiter told him the owner had hired an "efficiency expert" to evalate how they ran their business.

After a week the expert determined that the spoon was the most commonly dropped utensil and that if all servers carried a spare spoon with them at all times, it would save 13 1/2 minutes a week.
Interesting, the customer said with a puzzled look.

Then he asked another question: "I noticed that all of you have a white string hanging out of your fly, what's that all about?
The waiter laughed a little and explained that the effciency expert discovered that 95 minutes a week of the waiter's time was spent washing their hands in the restroom after using the facilities, most often after urinating.
The expert suggested that is we tie a string onto our privates we can pull it out and urinate without touching it, so we don't have to waste time washing up.

Oh ...... then the customer asked: "well how do you tuck it back in without touching it?"

The waiter replied, 'I don't know about the other guys but I just use the spoon!"

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Laneco

When they show up early, put them to work. I don't mean some baloney like setting the table, send them outside to mow the lawn or scrub the bathroom.

My pet peeve are the late ones. Not a few minutes late - who cares about that. But the person that shows up 45 minutes or an hour late and expect everyone to wait before eating and accomodate their tardiness. When I say dinner is served at a certain time, my expectation is that you will be there plus or minutes a few mintues (other than an emergency).

If you are just late, expect the dinner to be finished, and the left overs put away. You can help with the dishes though.

angela

Nicely done Angela!

And here's the pic...

[Laneco]

Right on baby!

Except to hell with the silencer. I say let them ALL KNOW I WAS PISSED!!!!

angela

[Baz]

Originally Posted by laneco

right on baby!

Except to hell with the silencer. I say let them all know i was pissed!!!! :d

angela

:d

[ShakinJoe]

It's "Supposedly" NOT "Supposably"!!!

[ckelly78z]

People who correct mis-spelled words on the internet !

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by McLovin

Which of course always forces the departer to come back again, start posting again, and invariably leave again (with another "This will be my last post!!!!" announcement).

I wouldn't mine the announcement as long as they would stay gone. Unfortunately you are right: they always come back. We have a recent returnee here in PPOT. The funny part is that they suddenly show up and act as if nothing has happened.

[gassy]

Originally Posted by McLovin

This isn't really a pet peeve, because in an odd way I find it funny, but I think the "This will be my last post" "I'm leaving" internet forum announcement is, umm, weird.

Millions of normal people stop posting on internet boards every day, and they do so by simply stopping.

But a very small number for some reason feel the need to make an announcement. I think it's funny because it seems pretty obvious that the "announcement" is a cry for validation, the hope that some "friends" will back the departer, beg him not to leave, say how useful his posts are, etc.

The funny part is when the plan backfires and no one says anything.

Which of course always forces the departer to come back again, start posting again, and invariably leave again (with another "This will be my last post!!!!" announcement).



Funny stuff.

I was hoping 2012 would end with a good uncontrolled laugh.

[ckelly78z]

Well, this is my last post on the subject !