New peeve thread???

[slick]

FM: That happens to me all the time. I used to speed alot but have really slowed down lately. Especially with the price of gas, I don't want to waste any....and like IR says, I just meet them at the light anyway.

My big pet peeve for this Monday are people that spit. Yes, I said spit. It's true that the majority are men but I've seen a few women do it to. I was at a stop light on the weekend and this "macho man" in a pickup truck was ahead of me and he leaned out the window and shot out a gob. It was disgusting. What prompts them to do that....and don't tell me "it's a man thing."

I've also seen people spit on the sidewalk as they are walking along.

[finn's mom]

FM: That happens to me all the time. I used to speed alot but have really slowed down lately. Especially with the price of gas, I don't want to waste any....and like IR says, I just meet them at the light anyway.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I almost always use cruise now, to avoid my lead foot! Gas is too pricey for craziness like that!

[slick]

The front end of his truck literally filled up my rear view mirror, it was ridiculous.

When that happens to me I purposely slow down a notch or two, set my cruise control, and like you..keep singing.

[finn's mom]

When that happens to me I purposely slow down a notch or two, set my cruise control, and like you..keep singing.

I do all that, except slow down. I've seen road rage at it's best, and, I try not to aggravate too much. I use cruise control whenever possible, though, or I turn into speed racer! Most of my body weight is apparently in my right foot.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Professional apologizers.

I've spent way too much time on the phone with places like Comcast, the phone company, etc. lately and it grinds me to no end when they continue to apologize <my snotty attitude inflected in voice here> "I'm so sorry Mrs. Hanson." "I apologize for the inconvenience Miss Hanson." "I understand Ms Hanson, but that is the earliest appointment we can schedule."

First of all...Bull Sh*t you're sorry and you understand! You really don't care, you're just giving your trained response to my rant, which is only going to make me rant more! Do they realize they sound like robots...and that they act like it too? Not a one of them is capable of making a decision or coming up with a non-canned response.

The other thing that really grinds is the "Mrs. Hanson" part. How dare you assume that just because I don't sound like a teenager I'm married and there is a "Mr. Hanson" at home. "Mrs. Hanson" is my mother and my grandmother and they have absolutely NOTHING to do with this call, so LEAVE THEM OUT OF IT!

OK, ok, I really need to calm down here. I swear big corporate America is going to be the death of me yet.

[smokey the elder]

Yeah, when people call and call me Mrs. G... My MOM is Mrs. G. I'm MS G, or if you want, Dr. G!

[RICHARD]

Yeah, when people call and call me Mrs. G... My MOM is Mrs. G. I'm MS G, or if you want, Dr. G!

"G", peeved aren't we?

[gini]

Everything that Debbie said.................I called AT&T because their workers had (a) disconnected a jack in the house (b) hooked my office telephone line up to some one else in my neighborhood. In other words, I now had their telephone number and had lost my own.

I was on the phone for over an hour. I especially like the part where they say "let me transfer you to the right person" and they disconnect you.

I do think that if enough of us started writing some letters and telling them we weren't taking it anymore they might pay attention.

Have you ever noticed that they always seem to have the billing department working just fine?

[Lobodeb]

My hubby had the same problem. A storm had knocked out our DSL, so he called tech. support. Was on the phone with their automated system for 18 minutes, while they tried to have their computer guide him through what could be wrong. He pressed the button to talk to someone about paying the bill after he got tired of waiting, and wouldn't you know, someone picked up the phone immediately!

[RICHARD]

"I'm so sorry Mrs. Hanson." "I apologize for the inconvenience Miss Hanson."

Mrs to Ms in less than one second?

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My peeve for the week.

I have favorite "curves" that I love to drive fast thru.

I hate have someone drive at a snail's pace in front of me while I am trying to have fun.

[DJFyrewolf36]

Professional apologizers.

I've spent way too much time on the phone with places like Comcast, the phone company, etc. lately and it grinds me to no end when they continue to apologize <my snotty attitude inflected in voice here> "I'm so sorry Mrs. Hanson." "I apologize for the inconvenience Miss Hanson." "I understand Ms Hanson, but that is the earliest appointment we can schedule."

First of all...Bull Sh*t you're sorry and you understand! You really don't care, you're just giving your trained response to my rant, which is only going to make me rant more! Do they realize they sound like robots...and that they act like it too? Not a one of them is capable of making a decision or coming up with a non-canned response.

The other thing that really grinds is the "Mrs. Hanson" part. How dare you assume that just because I don't sound like a teenager I'm married and there is a "Mr. Hanson" at home. "Mrs. Hanson" is my mother and my grandmother and they have absolutely NOTHING to do with this call, so LEAVE THEM OUT OF IT!

OK, ok, I really need to calm down here. I swear big corporate America is going to be the death of me yet.

AMEN!! I happen to share your last name (spelling and all lol) and it irks me when these people assume that I'm just speaking for my husband. Also, I kinda have a problem with people refering to me by my last name...holdover from the days I spent at military school I guess. And if they were REALLY sorry about screwing up, you think that the company would just FIX THE PROBLEM! But that would make logical sense...and they cant possibly do something like that!

Sigh...

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

One of my peeves is when people with little dogs take them into grocery stores, malls, etc. A dog is a dog, no matter how big or small it is the same rules apply to all sizes. If my 'big' dogs aren't allowed in the mall, your little dog shouldn't be in there either! I have a little dog too and she's not treated any differently than the bigger ones. Security guards won't even kick most people with their little dogs out of the mall, instead they pet them and 'awww' over them. If I brought Tango in, I'd be gone in a second if a security guard saw me. Sorry to those of you with small dogs who do take them into public malls, grocery stores and the like but I really don't think its fair at all.