Pet peeve thread?

[oldE]

A few times I have read or heard accounts of a driver losing control and braking as hard as they could then "we hit the grass (or ice, or any other low co-efficient of friction surface) and it sped up"

I'm sorry. This is physically impossible. The rate of deceleration may have approached zero, but there was no force applied to the vehicle to accelerate it.

Sigh
Les

[stealthn]

Corporations that don't plan ahead and when times get tough cut benefits, wages and layoff staff, when all their staff's wages don't equal half the Directors bonuses....

[Crowbob]

Originally Posted by oldE

A few times I have read or heard accounts of a driver losing control and braking as hard as they could then "we hit the grass (or ice, or any other low co-efficient of friction surface) and it sped up"

I'm sorry. This is physically impossible. The rate of deceleration may have approached zero, but there was no force applied to the vehicle to accelerate it.

Sigh
Les

Yeah but it certainly feels like it speeds up, irregardless.

[Pazuzu]

Originally Posted by 2porscheguy

^While on the topic of bad grammar....

"Would of"...."could of"....."should of" = NO! NO! NO!

It's "would have", "could have", "should have"......idiot!

would-a could-a should-a?

[BE911SC]

Originally Posted by Tidybuoy

I can't stand this word when it is used a question and has a condescending tone - Really?

Same with "YA THINK?" Usually used by people with low self-esteem.

[aap1966]

Originally Posted by oldE

A few times I have read or heard accounts of a driver losing control and braking as hard as they could then "we hit the grass (or ice, or any other low co-efficient of friction surface) and it sped up"

I'm sorry. This is physically impossible. The rate of deceleration may have approached zero, but there was no force applied to the vehicle to accelerate it.

Sigh
Les

Hitting the accelerator in error rather than the brake is probably more common than people realise. We know it happens in low speed incidents (Youtube is full of examples), why wouldn't it happen in high speed incidents? (Just more likely to go unrecognised)

[aap1966]

OK, Pet (Hospital) Peeve:
People who are old or disabled who insist on walking 3 abreast in a corridor at a pace that would make a paralytic sloth look like Usain Bolt, then give you the evil eye when you push past them on the way to an emergency.
(Dude, it's a hospital, sometimes doctors rush)

[Crowbob]

Similarly, drivers will often turn into a business and STOP, oblivious to anyone behind them still in the road trying also to pull into the business (like a gas station, for example).

I've actually tried to educate those people. It's amazing how totally unaware they are.

[Eric 951]

People stopping or standing at obvious choke points.
Bottom or top of escalator/stairs
Top of the jet way once inside the terminal
entrances/exits at stores

[oldE]

Originally Posted by Crowbob

Yeah but it certainly feels like it speeds up, irregardless.

Then we have the use of a non word.
Regardless means:without regard.
If you add "ir" in front, it would mean without without regard.

Best
Les

[Crowbob]

Originally Posted by oldE

Then we have the use of a non word.
Regardless means:without regard.
If you add "ir" in front, it would mean without without regard.

Best
Les

Irregardless is not a word?

Unpossible!

Say it ain't so!

[trader220]

People who bump their car for sale every day on the Cars For Sale page of this forum.

People who dont list a price and location on the Cars For Sale page of this forum.

[Z-man]

Originally Posted by Crowbob

Irregardless is not a word?

Unpossible!

Say it ain't so!

Irregardless is not a word. Just like Kayne West is not a talented musician, regardless of what he believes...


-Z

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by oldE

IrThen irwe irhave irthe iruse irof ira irnon irword.
irRegardless irmeans: irwithout irregard.
irIf iryou iradd ir"ir" irin irfront, irit irwould irmean irwithout irwithout irregard.

irBest
Les

Ain't I a stinker..... YA THINK?

[stevej37]

People who don't list their location in their signature. When posting, have no idea where they are speaking of. You know who you are.
Also, pics with no descriptions..it's not a game.

[dheinz]

College students complaining about student loan debt...on a $600 Iphone from spring break in some troplcal location...

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Eric 951

People stopping or standing at obvious choke points.
Bottom or top of escalator/stairs
Top of the jet way once inside the terminal
entrances/exits at stores

The term I have always used is "bottlenecking".

Happens everywhere but an example that especially hits close to home for me is when I am visiting a property on business (landscaping) and there is PLENTY of parking space but......someone is bottlenecking the front part of the parking area.....typically all they would have to do is PULL UP a bit!

[Baz]

LOUD PEOPLE!

(yelling to make a point!)

Especially those who choose to talk on their damn cell phones while in public. A lady who lives behind me is always on her cell phone. Everytime she drives by she is on it...and when she walks her dog she is on it. I'm waiting for the day when the dog stands up on his back legs...snatches the phone away from her...and say WTF?

And you can always hear her coming a mile away....sheeesh!

[911 Rod]

Originally Posted by stevej37

People who don't list their location in their signature. When posting, have no idea where they are speaking of. You know who you are.
Also, pics with no descriptions..it's not a game.

Especially in the for sale section!

[stevej37]

Do they think someone is going to see what state they live in..and then steal their car????
And those that cover their plates...good grief! Most thiefs don't obtain info off PP for their next job.