Do You Have a Pet Peeve? More Than One?

I personally don't care for the piercings and tattos aren't my thing.
However, I think you should do whatever you want with your hair.

It grows out.

Re green hair, it depends.

For a moment, mermaid hair was the thing.

I quite liked that.

It would depend on the shade of green.

If you want odd, there's this one fellow in the neighborhood who has an ear lobe piercing with a flashlight pushed through it. A full size flashlight, not one of them small dainty ones.

Friendly guy, perfectly normal. Doesn't color his hair, have any visible tats or other piercings. And this way he knows where the flashlight is.

Okay, but have you ever seen a shade of green that didn't look dusty (in a person's hair)?

Plus I can think of a few other body parts where a full sized flashlight might be more comfortable......at least while you are upright.

I recall one young man who had jet black hair and a very nice deep darker green patch (about 4 inches wide, extending from the roots towards his forehead) and it was not at all dusty looking. It had a bit of a shimmer to it.

If it is shiny, I'm all in......I just don't like hair that looks like a dust mop. A dirty dusty mop.

I got another one. How about people sitting in their cars in a busy parking, holding the car with the brake pedal. Oh, and their back up lights are on. Are they going to suddenly back up while you're behind them, or let it roll into you when they drift off to sleep or become overcome by carbon monoxide?

This made me smile when you first posted it.

Reminds me of my drinking days.

Any good alocoholic will tell you that you hold your glass or can with your pinkie finger on the bottom.

I mean, that's "Getting shitfaced 101" You do NOT want a slippery wet glass or can to master you. You master it.

Actually, I'm drinking my morning coffee right now, from a paper cup, so no handle. Every time I pick it up, my pinkie automatically slips under the bottom rim of the cup.

I know, the waste of paper cups.
I buy mine, heavy duty ones, a sleeve at a time from a restaurant supply store down the street.

I can reuse the cup, sometimes for up to a week. It depends on if I forget to pour out some coffee I didn't finish. That will seep into the side seam of the cup and weaken it. Usually I can use it 3 or 4 days.
I don't use cream or sugar, so it's just coffee water. Nothing to go bad. I might rinse it out a few times, with a little water.

Also, re the paper towels. For heavens sake buy a good brand that's thick. You buy the cheap crap you end up using more.

I always buy the select-a-size ones. On top of that. I'll tear off 3 or 4 sheets at a time, then rip them in half so I have like 6 or 8 approximate square. Takes like a total or 4 seconds to do.

Each square is more than enough to dampen and wipe down all the counters, the handle on refrigerator, front of the dishwasher and outside of the coffee maker. Might have to dampen it again half way through. Last thing I do is wipe down the metal plate on the coffee maker, where coffee has dripped.

Waste.
That's what the enemy wants.

Today my pet peeve is Joe Namath shilling for a Medicare Plan he claims solves every retired persons dreams, for mere pennies you will receive meals, doctor and nurse visits via phone, transportation, a new car, and a home health aid who will show up every morning and brush your teeth. It is so irritating and grates my nerves.

I always found Joe Namath repulsive.

Today, I had reason to remember another. You're moving through a parking lot, or maybe backing out of your space. Car behind you is sitting there with his backup lights on. Go ahead and hope he doesn't crash into when he finally decides to go? Take a chance and be behind him if he finally decides to go? 50 - 50 chance as far as I can tell.

People get so rude and hostile in Parking lots.

I know.

The other day I was driving at an appropriate speed through a parking lot. Suddenly, this vehicle, which had been parked next some huge SUV, so couldn't be seen, (and he couldn't see anyone coming) shot out backwards out of his space like a bat out of hell.

Never mind that it was a rainy day on top of that.

I had to slam the brakes to avoid driving right into him. He was going to go in the opposite direction as I was, so there was a moment when we would pass each other.

I really try to keep my ego out of driving, so it wasn't like I was mad at that moment. Just thinking something like "man, that was stupid of him." I shook my head, more to myself than anything, thinking I felt lucky I wasn't 2 feet ahead of where I was. I know for a fact my face was impassive.

I never looked at the guy, but caught a glimpse of him in my peripheral vision.
Holy ****. His mouth was stretched open wide and I could tell he was screaming at me.

I really felt sorry for him actually. That he had such anger.

He was angry like this...

But here's the thing, if you hit him it would be his fault. I know when I'm backing up I creep out of my space gingerly (usually I'm stuck between massive SUV's or Trucks) but as slow as I go, some people barrel down those lanes as if it's their personal drive way. I'm extra careful but what pisses me off are ones who lay on their horns (as if I shot backwards). He really should have been grateful that you didn't hit him, his insurance would have to pay. Some people are pure assholes.

I often get these Tusday/Thursday Maryland shoppers who, when crossing the state line and get held up by a line of cars behind some Amish buggies, will lay on their horn as if their lives mean so much to the rest pf us primitives who are patiently waiting to pass a line of buggies that are going to a wedding (or other solemn event)

Weve just gone through another AMish Wedding month , where tuesdays, Thursdays and sometimes Saturdays are chosen as official wedding days. Since Amish dont have "honeymoon trips" , the bride and groom will spend the next 6 months to a year staying a few days at each of the wedding guests homes while they get their own houshold set up.

Its a neat little tradition but always carries with ot a bit of pomp, wherein a small honor guard of buggies will escort the newlyweds to the next house. As is the case, at all AMish functions, food is involved and the entire escort will sit down to a family style meal as the newlyweds are "passed off" to their next hosts. So besides the official wedding days, we have the "lateral" days where the newlyweds are praded in procession to their next guest house.That petty much fucks up yer entire week in NOvember in Amishland . e "prims" have learnt to live and, really, we do enjoy the experience(Many of us have hired the boys in the wedding parties to do barn work and fence repair for us). As we slowly pass the parties we wave and call out good wishes.

SO< THINK ABOUT THE POOR MARYLAND SHOPPERS WHO WANT TO GET A STRAIT SHOT ONTO Lancaster County while not having their schedules fucked over by some plain people who "dont know anything" about how Maryland hiway supremacy being a Constitutional right, should work. SO, whenever we see a white front license plate behind us , and the driver starts gesturing and the first horn blap is heard, we, the up front line of cars, radio ahead wherein we set up an opposing line of traffic just spaced enough so that noone can pass us and the AMISH buggy line-up until the Amish.

are safely arrived at their destination.


If your a Marylander (or a Delawarian), who must Christmas shop at some Pa Dutch quilt shop, DONT DRIVE ON TUESDAYS, THURSDAY OR SATURDAYS in November or early December (till about Dec 1) ( Since Amish only have outside church services every two weeks, every other Sunday is ok to drive ) .
We, the locals, take our responsibilities as Tradition Docents, quite seriously. We will make your driving experience through Lancaster (and a few other counties of the Keytone State) more interesting as we cause you to drive more slowly , thus enabling you to take in many of the rural vistas that our lovely state offers.
I suggest you have the kids call attention to spelling errors on AMish roadside market stands.

I think you are giving this way too much thought --- but then again what is a Pet Peeve other than some small thing that just irks you so you give it too much thought.

I have lots of Pet Peeves - yeah I think way too much.

Many are based off of the other person being stupid or maybe just so oblivious to others (or perhaps simply not caring) - things like in a grocery store you have your cart in the middle of the aisle while looking at stuff so you build up a traffic jam - then suddenly look and say oh sorry or worse don't say anything and just continue blocking; or stopping and chatting with a neighbor you see every day and just happen to bump into at the store about inane things such as Janey is such an incredible student she has a 7.0 GPA and is MVP of every sport in the high school. Crap like that.

I have more - but alas will see what others say

I have the same suspicion about men so I looked it up and according to the CDC only 31 percent of men wash their hands after using the bathroom.

https://www.theroot.com/yall-nasty-cdc-confirms-people-arent-washing-their-han-1829921439

And I agree with the paper towel thing - you only need enough to sufficiently dry your hands not a whole roll - but I also suspect that the automated dispensers causes more waste as they dispense such a small amount (my pet peeve) that people are irritated and thus keep putting their hands below until an entire roll is dispensed. Also sometimes these auto things go crazy and you remove your hand and they continue to dispense.

Maybe it is for a really bad number 2.

In this same vain - pet peeves in the toilet --- leaving toilet paper or the toilet paper cover still on the seat after you leave. What the h*ll you want the next person coming in to clean up your mess? Also leaving urine on the toilet seat --- again you want someone else to clean up your mess? And this happens in the office.

Another one - talking on the phone in the office or other public bathroom.

I know....super gross.

A man after my own heart - you beat me to the stopping in the middle thingy.

Yes! The snow thing - to add to that - people who just clear off enough snow from their cars so they can see through are the worst and anyone who does not thoroughly clear off their cars and leaves snow on their roofs. Cars driving behind them at best get a load of snow coming at them at 60 miles an hour - at worst it cracks their windshield because it is heavy and icy potentially causing an accident -- all due to laziness.

Well yeah - due to the 69% of men that do not wash their hands!