New peeve thread???

[QueenScoopalot]

I'm not the type to use checks, or credit cards in most instances, but it irks me to no end when I'm in a line that I THINK will move fast, only to find the person in front (often a woman) has to fidget in her purse to figure out which method of payment will be used! By the time I'm at the register I've figured out what my bill will come to, and have my money & coupons in hand! I have found through trial and error, that men tend to pay in cash, so I try to find lines with men in front of me. I was stuck behind a woman at the grocery store last night who had maybe 10 items, and at first her credit card didn't go through, #2 card didn't work...... she finally wrote out a check. After patiently waiting for well over 10 minutes, I picked up my items, and took them to another register. The person in that line was bagged up and leaving as my stuff was rung up. The woman at register I left was STILL attempting to pay. *sigh* Why aren't there CA$H only and X amount of items lines????

[Lady's Human]

QS, in one of the grocery stores here there ARE cash only lines, and I love them. Giant supermarkets is a very customer oriented chain (a small chain, but nonetheless a chain). My wife won't go to any other store now to do grocery shopping, as they bring your bags out to your car for you if you look like you might have problems (as in a minor disability, or with small children, seniors, etc) and they don't allow their employees to take tips for doing so. It's just part of their service. I wish more supermarkets and stores in general would do that.

[Cataholic]

I'm sorry, but this is a peeve of mine. on a cell phone while backing out? Hello? I even see people on cell phones while triyng to parallel park in rush hour traffic ...

See? Even when I explain it fully, it still isn't understood- I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG! EVEN WITH THE CELL PHONE! Uh, hello, MCFLY? The adult lady RUNNING through the parking lot was/is and forever will be, the idiot here...NOT me with a cell phone.

It is called cause and effect, proximate cause, in the legal field. My actions must be the proximate cause of the 'injury'. My actions (being on the cell phone while backing up) must be the CAUSE of the (here, potential)injury- her getting ran over by my vehicle. My being on the cell phone was NOT the proximate cause- but her (and apparently, yours, too) knee jerk reaction. Oh, the driver was on the cell phone, THAT must be the problem. Not. The problem was her running through the parking lot without looking. I, the driver, saw her (yes, even while on the cell phone, as I was looking carefully while backing). I was the one that slammed on my brakes.

Radios used to cause that same amount of flutter that cell phones do today. I see plenty of bad driving every day that is unrelated to cell phone use. People just can't grasp that there are people that can do two things at once.

Whether my call is 'important' or not is not the point. Fine if someone wants to maintain their cell phone for 'emergency use only'. Great. Or, pull over every time it rings, Great! And, maybe that person is not the type of person that can handle multi-tasking. Maybe that person is not a confident driver. Not me. I use it for every use...on my way to and from work. As it allows me 45 minutes of extra work time both ways.

As for keeping two hands on the wheel? LOL. I drive a stick. More often than not, my right hand is on the gear shift, not the wheel.

As for statistics? LOL. You know what they say about statistics...98% of them are wrong, or made up on the spot.

[Cataholic]

Oh, another thing...Richard, were your ears burning about 550 am your time on Saturday? I was walking with Jonah in the stroller, with a coffee, while on the cell phone, and I thought, "Oh, Richard would NOT like this now, would he"?

(and, I did make it safely home, across a street, didn't spill anything, enjoyed my coffee, no animals were injured, nobody lost an eye, I didn't almost cause an accident.... )

[Lady's Human]

Cataholic, that number came from the NHSTA study, and is backed up by other data as well.

http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/i...ce/cellphones/

[Cataholic]

LH- I stand by my statistical analysis! 98% of statistics are made up (I didn't mean that YOU made it up, LOL).

[Cinder & Smoke]

As for keeping two hands on the wheel? ... LOL.
I drive a stick.
More often than not,
my right hand is on the gear shift, not the wheel.

So, we've got the Right handpaw on the shifter,
Left handpaw on the cell dinger ...
And we *steer* with what?


ME?
I can manage a one-handpaw cell dinger OK ...
It's those darn 2-Fisted WHOPPERS that cause the problems!
I use my Left KNEE most often!

[Pam]

As for keeping two hands on the wheel? LOL. I drive a stick. More often than not, my right hand is on the gear shift, not the wheel. :

Just wondering if your right hand is on the gear shift and your left hand is holding a cell, what hand is on the wheel? (I assume you are not talking about a hand held phone). If you were in NJ you could be pulled over and wind up paying a hefty fine.

My pet peeve with cells came to a peak a few weeks ago. I was in church and the choir had just begun to sing. A little old white haired lady in front of me answered her cell phone in church!! Did she go out and have her conversation in the narthex? Noooooo.... She sat and talked during the entire song that the choir was singing and hung us just as they finished. I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

[CathyBogart]

My pet peeve involving phones is different from most people's. MY cell phone exists for MY convenience, not everyone else's. There are a lot of times during the day (when I'm getting ready for work, or an hour or so after work, when I'm getting ready for bed, etc) when I don't feel like talking on the phone. Leave me a darn message and I'll call you back!!

Don't call me half a dozen times and then demand to know why I didn't pick up. It's nothing personal, I just didn't feel like talking to anyone. ANYONE. If it's an emergency, you can send the voicemail through as "urgent" and I will check it, but don't expect me to drop everything just because the phone rang.


Yesterday, I was driving over Hwy 17, which is a very twisty and dangerous road. I witnessed the results of a horrifying four-car crash that happened bcause someone was in a huge hurry and cut someone else off on a blind curve, slammed into the car in front of them, etc. I really don't like unsafe drivers, especially on a road that's already dangerous. A lot of people around here thing it's cool to go as fast as possible over 17. It takes me 35 minutes to get over it, but some of my friends have done it in twelve.


I think everyone here knows that almost all of my other pet peeves are related to little kids being noisy or rude or being where they shouldn't.

[Kfamr]

One that just came to mind because it happened today.

It seems as if i'm the only one who put the toilette paper on the hanger thing. Everyone else sits it on the edge of the sink (when they then splash water all over it.) or on the back of the toilette. Is it really that hard to put it up and dispose of the empty roll!? NO!

[finn's mom]

Is it really that hard to put it up and dispose of the empty roll!? NO!

Apparently it is, I'm always having to put the roll on the holder. It's not so much an issue at my parent's house where I'm living, but, my friends are a different story! And, one thing along the same lines...I always put the toilet paper with the paper going over the top, and, it's a peeve of mine when the paper is under the bottom. I'll change it if I'm able to.

[finn's mom]

She sat and talked during the entire song that the choir was singing and hung us just as they finished.

I don't even attend church and I find that horrible. People are so inconsiderate. Especially someplace like church. Geez.

[popcornbird]

Johanna. You remind me of my brother, who will use any and every reason to justify his constant cell phone usage. He he he!!!

That being said, what's hand's free for? You can talk and drive, all at the same time, without diverting your attention to 'holding' a phone. Its no different than talking to someone sitting in the passenger seat with you. Guess people shouldn't have a passenger with them either.

[Lady's Human]

PCB, from the research listed in the link I posted, it isn't the act of holding the cell phone that distracts drivers, it's the conversation. Some people should not have passengers in the car with them, as some conversations with passengers can distract the driver as well, hence the law in Massachusetts that prohibits teen drivers from having passengers in the car with them other than their parent or legal guardian.

One of the German rules of the road I cited gives the polizei the lattitude to determine if the driver is being distracted or not, allowing them to concentrate on truly distracted driving rather than making them pull over everyone talking on a cell phone/drinking coffee/etc while driving.

[Cataholic]

Johanna. You remind me of my brother, who will use any and every reason to justify his constant cell phone usage. He he he!!!

I don't feel the need to justify it at all. I will talk on my cell phone while I drive for whatever reason I want, regardless of some people's peeves about it. It is legal here, and I like it. What gets me is people not looking behind the cell phone to see that maybe there is a reason the person is driving erratic. Maybe they just stink at driving!

And, to whomever asked what I do when I am shifting, I either use my shoulder to hold the phone, or, more often, I have a hands free adapter in my ear. Like Phred, it really only gets difficult when I am drinking a cup of coffee, talking on my cell phone, and handing Jonah his sippy cup and snacks, and shifting. That is when the knees come in handy.