Pet Peeves, Vol. 2

MY biggest pet peeve:

BAD TABLE MANNERS.

I have lost a few 'friends' and one boyfriend after I couldn't stand going out to eat with them. I mean- eating/talking with your mouth open/full of food, elbows on the table, stabbing/sholveling your food, sticking fingers in cheese dip, etc... OMG. It makes me cringe.

A little to admit this but...no matter how many times I've told my daughter (13) she stabs at her food!!! I can't tell you how this irks me. I blame it on eating in the school cafeteria! What ever parents have taught goes right out the window!!!! I was whenever I would join them for lunch at school. I know they only have a certain amount of time to eat but that is no excuse for bad manners! I hope if I correct this enough she will stop.

At least she has time to learn- I am talking about people in their late 20's early 30's!

At least she has time to learn- I am talking about people in their late 20's early 30's!

Yeah, not matter how cute a guy is, if he talks with his mouth full or has really bad manners...uncool. BUT you never know...if he's the ONE...he could be trained!!!!

ahhh 13, what an age! U R lucky if that' s her only little rebel behavior. Maybe if you try the opposite and now that she knows how you feel, do your hardest to ignore it when she does it, she won't do it so much. Does that make any sense? Sounds like she's wanting your 'special' attention one way or another? 13 is such a transitional age. Maybe you 2 could do something special together just the 2 of you, like a hobby or just a movie? Try to focus her on the good things she does aloud to her more than usual. Maybe that will help.

What were they thinking?

So, my granddaughter and I are at the Ft Panic beach yesterday late...she has her sand pail, shovel, towel and I have my beach chair....we get up to play in the waves and when we come back:

Someone has draped a half closet full of clothes over my chair, parked an overflowing beach bag by my chair and this crowd of people are standing there yapping.

Turns out they were there for a photographer. White shirts, etc.

One of the men in the group said, "Oh, we put our stuff on your chair....."

No "Im sorry, Excuse me..." Nothing. And then as my granddaughter and I tried to reclaim our space on the beach....they continued to stand there discussing which shirt to wear for which picture!

The beach was not particularly crowded...it was 6 p.m. What a rude bunch of people! It was hard to explain to a 4 year old -- she kept asking why did those people take your chair, Granma....they didn't even ask permission!

I swear some people park their manners and their brains at the state line....

i would have dumped their stuff on the sand and taken back my chair and my beach spot

i would have dumped their stuff on the sand and taken back my chair and my beach spot

Sounds like the route I would've gone.

Some people have such a distorted sense of entitlement, it just makes me want to puke.

Those people knew they were going to have a lot of things to set down.... they should've brought their own $&*# chairs.

I did reclaim the chair (and tried to reclaim the space), but believe me, if my little grand had not been with me, I would've given them a piece of my mind --in terms I did not want her to hear her Granma use!

At 4 she has more manners in her little finger than all those white-shirted adults combined!

MY biggest pet peeve:

BAD TABLE MANNERS.

I have lost a few 'friends' and one boyfriend after I couldn't stand going out to eat with them. I mean- eating/talking with your mouth open/full of food, elbows on the table, stabbing/sholveling your food, sticking fingers in cheese dip, etc... OMG. It makes me cringe.

Me, too. I hate it when people shovel by starting a new bite before they've swallowed the previous one. I hate it when people wave their forks in the air. I hate it when people use a knife improperly. I hate it when people cover their mouth with their hand to avoid talking while chewing when it doesn't negate the fact that they are talking while chewing. Just a few things on my list.

Turns out they were there for a photographer. White shirts, etc.

What is with those white shirts and photos anyway? They all travel in packs as well.

yeah, there were at least four groups there for that same photog. He was constantly on the cell phone giving directions to people who obviously didn't have a clue where he was or how to get to him...he kept repeating the landmarks/directions. It was very disruptive to those of us just trying to enjoy the beach at the end of the day.

Still can't believe how they just took over my chair and space without even a thought apparently....amazing:shock:

I did reclaim the chair (and tried to reclaim the space), but believe me, if my little grand had not been with me, I would've given them a piece of my mind --in terms I did not want her to hear her Granma use!

At 4 she has more manners in her little finger than all those white-shirted adults combined!

:funn: my mom would have poured it on then said "now don't you tell your mommy what granma just said because it wasn' nice"

Loud frat boys at the Red Bar ruining my music consumption. One of my Sowal buds says any young man entering the Red Bar with a popped up polo collar should be turned away at the door. :funn: So true, my friend, so true.
(P.S. All us Peas miss you.)

1. Rude people - being cranky or a biatch doesn't make the world a better place or get you any benefits. Say please, thank you, and wait your freaking turn!
2. People who don't discipline or control their children. You are their parent, not their friend and discipline is a GOOD thing. Take your screaming brat outside/off the plane/to the wood shed!
3. Litterbugs, especially smokers
4. People whose cell phone doesn't have an off button and who feel the need to broadcast their converstion to the world!
5. People whose idea of funn is ruining others - "private" beach owners, vandals, etc
6. People who can't drive or park their car properly. If you can't park your SUV in one parking space, you either need driving lessons or a different car.
7. AC turned up way too high. I shouldn't need a sweater when it's 95 degrees out.
8. Pet owners who don't clean up after their pets
9. People who won't pull over/off for an emergency vehicle. You should treat every ambulance, fire truck etc. like it's going to YOUR house and get out of the way!
10. Cheapskates

1. Rude people - being cranky or a biatch doesn't make the world a better place or get you any benefits. Say please, thank you, and wait your freaking turn!
2. People who don't discipline or control their children. You are their parent, not their friend and discipline is a GOOD thing. Take your screaming brat outside/off the plane/to the wood shed!
3. Litterbugs, especially smokers
4. People whose cell phone doesn't have an off button and who feel the need to broadcast their converstion to the world!
5. People whose idea of funn is ruining others - "private" beach owners, vandals, etc
6. People who can't drive or park their car properly. If you can't park your SUV in one parking space, you either need driving lessons or a different car.
7. AC turned up way too high. I shouldn't need a sweater when it's 95 degrees out.
8. Pet owners who don't clean up after their pets
9. People who won't pull over/off for an emergency vehicle. You should treat every ambulance, fire truck etc. like it's going to YOUR house and get out of the way!
10. Cheapskates

That one just about ruined my last trip to SoWal- you never really know a person till you travel with them...:shock: well that and the table manners again...

Amen! to all of the above. The cell phone thing kills me. I had a bite of food in my mouth, in a restaurant one time, (indicating that I was actively eating) and this idiot behind me asked me for a pen so he could write down a phone number from someone on his phone. And, I can't begin to tell you how many times I have been trying to relax at the nail salon when there is a big mouth on her cell phone rambling on, and usually very loudly. If you honestly can't leave home without having to call someone, you need to have therapy.

my pet peeve is people who bring their home problems into work and take it out on their co-workers. hey bud - it's not my fault you got caught cheating and got your butt whipped by your wife in front of about 100 people at a party.

Amen! to all of the above. The cell phone thing kills me. I had a bite of food in my mouth, in a restaurant one time, (indicating that I was actively eating) and this idiot behind me asked me for a pen so he could write down a phone number from someone on his phone. And, I can't begin to tell you how many times I have been trying to relax at the nail salon when there is a big mouth on her cell phone rambling on, and usually very loudly. If you honestly can't leave home without having to call someone, you need to have therapy.

You know what pet peeve is kind of fun? People talking on handsfree devices in public. I don't know how many times I've had someone in Lowe's or somewhere look straight at me and say something like, "I don't know. Whatever you think. Try the blue one, then."

And I look at them, look for the blue one, and realize what's going on.

And then I start having a conversation with myself out loud. Sometimes they'll point to the earpiece as if to explain. The first time it happened was in the county records room with a lawyer I knew. After he finished his conversation he asked me what the heck I was doing. I told him I was talking to my imaginary friend on my invisible phone.

Yeah, the cell phone thing is pretty annoying. I hate it when someone holds me up in traffic because they can't hold a cell phone in one hand and maneuver a turn one-handed, so they slow down traffic and sometimes even just stop. The other day someone held up my husband due to her cell phone use; he held up his hand formed into an imaginary cell phone (pointing thimb to ear and pinky to mouth), and the woman flipped him off.

Another thing that bugs me is people talking on cell phones in doctors' offices. I don't mind someone receiving a short call (like from a concerned spouse), but long conversations should be carried on outside the office.

It's also annoying when people carry on long conversations in an enclosed space. One day I was having my car serviced, and they don't give loaners unless the anticipated wait time is at least 3 hours. There was a woman in the waiting room who obviously had her office calls forwarded to her cell phone. She continuously said, "Hello, this is Allstate Insurance. So-and-so speaking." Then she'd start a lengthy business conversation. Basically she set up her office in the waiting room. I finally got tired of it and walked outside to drool over the 760Li with the 22's (LOL) and the Bentleys.

Sometimes when it gets really obnoxious I'll go stand or sit near the offender and start making comments/suggestions on their conversation. Then when they say "I'm sorry, this is a private conversation", you say "no it isn't, everyone can hear you!"

Of course the best way to reduce cell phone chatter is by not taking calls yourself and turning the damn thing off!

...I hate it when the sun is out for the first time in 40 days and 40 nights and I am inside feeling like poo poo.

1. cell phones! why do people with cell phones think that manners do not apply to them in public places? I never could understand this. why is a cell phone even permitted in a restaurant? can people not enjoy a nice lunch or dinner without placing a call or receiving calls, annoying everyone around them with an overly loud conversation? not to even mention the obnoxious loud never ending cell phone ring tones. why must we all be subjected? call me old fashioned. I leave the phone in the car whenever I can, turn it off, and use it for my own conveneince, in privacy. Sometimes I even leave it at home! I mean, I lived rather happily before the cell phone ever came into existence. Do people feel more secure or important when holding a phone in their hands? Do they have to be in touch with friends and family constantly? its an obsession, IMO.

2. people who habitually complain in restaurants, and speak rudely to servers/workers.

3. parents who treat teachers as second class citizens, speaking to them with disrespect and forgetting that the teacher works very hard to educate their children in a safe and nice environment.

4. people who talk non-stop but somehow never enter into any meaningful dialog with others. it never occurred to them that the listener has a life that may be interesting to know or ask about.

4. rude, ill-mannered people (all of the above).

1. cell phones! why do people with cell phones think that manners do not apply to them in public places? I never could understand this. why is a cell phone even permitted in a restaurant? can people not enjoy a nice lunch or dinner without placing a call or receiving calls, annoying everyone around them with an overly loud conversation? not to even mention the obnoxious loud never ending cell phone ring tones. why must we all be subjected? call me old fashioned. I leave the phone in the car whenever I can, turn it off, and use it for my own conveneince, in privacy. Sometimes I even leave it at home! I mean, I lived rather happily before the cell phone ever came into existence. Do people feel more secure or important when holding a phone in their hands? Do they have to be in touch with friends and family constantly? its an obsession, IMO.

2. people who habitually complain in restaurants, and speak rudely to servers/workers.

3. parents who treat teachers as second class citizens, speaking to them with disrespect and forgetting that the teacher works very hard to educate their children in a safe and nice environment.

4. people who talk non-stop but somehow never enter into any meaningful dialog with others. it never occurred to them that the listener has a life that may be interesting to know or ask about.

4. rude, ill-mannered people (all of the above).

I so agree Toots, I love having my cell phone especially when I'm away from my kids but I do not talk on it constantly...I save the conversing for home and use my cell out of neccessity.

...I hate it when the sun is out for the first time in 40 days and 40 nights and I am inside feeling like poo poo.

Kitty--I hope you feel better! (And that your rain leaves you and comes here. Then we'll all be happy?)

New pet peeve: My dryer needs a new belt. My windows need cleaning from the outside. My garage needs to be re-roofed. We won't even talk about all the yard work that needs doing. I'll do all these things eventually, (not today, but eventually,) but I just spent the last few hours cleaning my car. It needed waxing.

I should be waxing my legs instead of my car. I'm a girl, dadgummit. Where the hell is my husband?

Kitty--I hope you feel better! (And that your rain leaves you and comes here. Then we'll all be happy?)

New pet peeve: My dryer needs a new belt. My windows need cleaning from the outside. My garage needs to be re-roofed. We won't even talk about all the yard work that needs doing. I'll do all these things eventually, (not today, but eventually,) but I just spent the last few hours cleaning my car. It needed waxing.

I should be waxing my legs instead of my car. I'm a girl, dadgummit. Where the hell is my husband?

God luv ya, NH!! When you get a husband, you won't have to wax your legs.