Pet peeve thread?

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

We should have all revolted the first time some streaming service started placing ads, but we didn't and now pandora's box has been opened.

It all started back in the 80's with satellite TV was free if you bought the dish but then...
Cable was supposed to be commercial free because you paid the monthly fee but then...

The consumer has proven over and over that they are willing to fall for the bait and switch. Eventually, the providers stopped apologizing and just stuck it to you because they know they can.

[john70t]

Just about every plastic blow-mold case ever made ever.

There isn't enough space for the cord so it gets tangled and the lid won't shut. The snap hinges are flimsy and break. No pockets with lids for extra bits and screws. No space for other adapters they sell for that tool. It's always about three times too big but doesn't hold anything.

[Baz]

Smokers

[Baz]

The news is no longer the news......

[URY914]

People who post pictures from their phone without cropping them. Crop out the sky and the ground or get closer to the subject.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by john70t

Just about every plastic blow-mold case ever made ever.

There isn't enough space for the cord so it gets tangled and the lid won't shut. The snap hinges are flimsy and break. No pockets with lids for extra bits and screws. No space for other adapters they sell for that tool. It's always about three times too big but doesn't hold anything.

I keep all of mine and keep the tool in them unless it is actually better to use another small tool box. Those with the tray inside the top are great for tools that have a lot of accessories. They don't make good hand carry metal TB's anymore so you have to pick them up used. I have been known to cut out the formed interior of a BM box to accommodate more storage.

On the subject of peeves, my peeve on corded power tools is wrapping the cord tightly around the tool. Mine are always looped and next to it so as to not strain the part that goes into the tool. I hate it when that breaks and then soon enough you have a broken cord to replace. It's not a strain relief when it's bent over the end of the tool.

Even more are the cords that tend to spiral and IDK why they do that. Can't stand it and I replace those too with a better cord. No one makes a better cord than Festool with Makita not far behind. The worst are HF and that ilk. I hate that cheap stinky shiny plastic. They were once better, then worse, and now better to the best of my knowledge. I haven't bought a HF tool in years.

[oldE]

Drivers who have either no awareness of what's going on or no clue about procedures.
Saturday afternoon we were proceeding east on highway 101, a two lane limited access highway. We were at the lead of a small group of 4 cars, spaced over about a 1/4 mile when I spotted red&blues about a half mile back. I signaled and pulled to the shoulder and watched the three other cars go by and by that time the police car was right behind them. I got going again and watched while these three took another half mile or so to get the F out of the way.
It was frustrating for me to watch their display of incompetence. I can only imagine the feelings of the officer who was trying to respond to some type of emergency.