This Really Annoys Me Pet Peeve Thread

[Schlenkerla]

I hate the fact that HBT on mobile doesn't work as it should. There is a "back to forum" button, but it only goes back to the previous page. Either I hit the back button a dozen times, or I go to the main forum directory and then back to the forum I was in. (I know, first world problems.

Slow drivers. You know the ones, going ten or even 15 under.

Cars without cruise control. You'd think every modern car would have it. (Here's where I bitch about my wife's car) My wife's car is an 05 four door Neon. Power windows on TWO doors, no cruise control, and the doors lock automatically when you go, but don't automatically unlock when you put it in park. I shouldn't bitch, because I grew up with manual windows and locks, carburetors, no a/c, nor cruise control.

On mobile, I can never post without getting a failed connection. I hit the back button, then post again and it tells me that it requires, 30 seconds between posts. I have to back completely out of the thread and get back into it so to see my last post. Same with edits... PIA.

Regarding, I have an older Toyota Camery with electric locks. Its frustrates the hell out of me. Unlocking takes two clicks on the fob and only unless the drivers door, a third time is supposed to do all. Most of the times it takes 4-6 fob clicks. That's will new batteries. Locking is even worse.

If you step out of the car, having the keys on hand is extremely important. I can't tell you how many times the cars been idling, I empty out my wife's McDonalds trash, or go to get luggage only to hear the auto lock go click, click. It always happens when I am 3' away from the car. I'm like WTF!! Even with the car off, the auto-lock locks on me. It usually happens when I'm carrying in groceries, or luggage. The auto-lock happens always as I approach to load or unload.

The last time I got burned bad was back in January. I live in Chicago. -19F and its windy than all hell. Its 9PM on a Sunday. I am getting gas to drive to Decatur IL, about 3 hours south. For some reason I decided to get gas two blocks from apartment and not take the keys out of the ignition. I go to pre-pay for the gas. Come back to car its auto-locked and the car is running. Me I'm pissed (mostly at myself since I know better). I walk two blocks back to the Chicago apartment to get the spare keys, luckily my wife is home and awake to let me in and give me the spare set. Walk back to the gas station. The keys will not unlock the running car's lock. Neither the fob or the actual key itself!!!! It must be a safety feature. I have too ask the gas station clerk to call the police to slim-jim the locks. I was so flippin' pissed at Toyota.



For the life of me I don't know why the keys would not work in that instance. The car was in park this time as it was in all other instances.

 

[autobaun70]

On mobile, I can never post without getting a failed connection. I hit the back button, then post again and it tells me that it requires, 30 seconds between posts. I have to back completely out of the thread and get back into it so to see my last post. Same with edits... PIA.

Regarding, I have an older Toyota Camery with electric locks. Its frustrates the hell out of me. Unlocking takes two clicks on the fob and only unless the drivers door, a third time is supposed to do all. Most of the times it takes 4-6 fob clicks. That's will new batteries. Locking is even worse.

If you step out of the car, having the keys on hand is extremely important. I can't tell you how many times the cars been idling, I empty out my wife's McDonalds trash, or go to get luggage only to hear the auto lock go click, click. It always happens when I am 3' away from the car. I'm like WTF!! Even with the car off, the auto-lock locks on me. It usually happens when I'm carrying in groceries, or luggage. The auto-lock happens always as I approach to load or unload.

The last time I got burned bad was back in January. I live in Chicago. -19F and its windy than all hell. Its 9PM on a Sunday. I am getting gas to drive to Decatur IL, about 3 hours south. For some reason I decided to get gas two blocks from apartment and not take the keys out of the ignition. I go to pre-pay for the gas. Come back to car its auto-locked and the car is running. Me I'm pissed (mostly at myself since I know better). I walk two blocks back to the Chicago apartment to get the spare keys, luckily my wife is home and awake to let me in and give me the spare set. Walk back to the gas station. The keys will not unlock the running car's lock. Neither the fob or the actual key itself!!!! It must be a safety feature. I have too ask the gas station clerk to call the police to slim-jim the locks. I was so flippin' pissed at Toyota.



For the life of me I don't know why the keys would not work in that instance. The car was in park this time as it was in all other instances.

Hit up your local dealer. They can likely disable it via the computer interface, usually for pretty cheap. A lot if OEM's are letting the owners chance such features these days, however Toyota is not one of them. We had to get this done on my wife's RAV4, to disable the seatbelt buzzer. We religiously wear our seat belts, but not necessarily when driving 5mph around the farm.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Hit up your local dealer. They can likely disable it via the computer interface, usually for pretty cheap. A lot if OEM's are letting the owners chance such features these days, however Toyota is not one of them. We had to get this done on my wife's RAV4, to disable the seatbelt buzzer. We religiously wear our seat belts, but not necessarily when driving 5mph around the farm.

I'm the same way with the seat belt and locking up the car. I lock the car with the fob, instinctively so for me it's not necessary.

The car is OCD with locking itself, just like Jack Nicholas on "As Good As It Gets.". He locks his apartment door like seven or eight times.

I won't pay for them to fix a programming error. It should be a user option. If go to the dealership to request this, and they want to charge me for faulty locking sequence they will loose me as a customer forever. It'll be polite as I have learned to live with it for the last few years. I will tell then I will learn to live without a Toyota.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Deleted double post.

 

[GrogNerd]

Could you please teach your screeching brat how to use their shut the **** up voice

 

[Schlenkerla]

Could you please teach your screeching brat how to use their shut the **** up voice

Funny my wife were discussing how effective paddling was in our times. My wife vastly disagrees. My son mocks her discipline up to the point a tablet is taken away. He's getting more brazen about that risk.

Having dinner out usually requires starting with a tablet as a pacifier or It eventually leads to where i have to physically remove from the restaurant. Usually I have to carry him outside like a suitcase or drag him outside by his earlobe.

I'm more bothered by people who ignore bad behavior of their kids.

There's a reason why they say, "Kids are like farts. Only yours aren't annoying."

 

[GrogNerd]

this particular group was 3 adults camped out in the pharmacy at WalMart, eating McDonalds while the 2 baby a$$holes ran around screaming

 

[autobaun70]

Getting pvc glue on my thumb. Now the thumbprint recognition on my iPhone won't work. It will probably take 2 to 3 days before it works again. First world problems.

 

[day_trippr]

So we are blessed with a "100% challenged by hearing" couple with at least one child who has achieved the ability to press the keyfob alarm button on the parents' pickup truck - conveniently parked in the driveway facing the neighbors - at all hours of the day.

The question is, which font to use on the anonymously mailed missive?

Cheers!

 

[boydster]

Might I suggest this one?

17 year olds that know everything. But not until you say it first. Then they reply with something like, "yeah, you just figured that out?" Get off my lawn.

17 year olds that blame you for not providing adequate reminders every time they forget something. Then get mad at you if you make the mistake of reminding them about upcoming important events because you are insulting their ability to function successfully in real life.

17 year olds.

 

[Murphys_Law]

I was behind a lady walking out of the grocery store. The door opened and she stopped right in the middle to zip her jacket. please don't stop in the doorway!

And in the same vein...people who stop right at the top of an escalator to look around. Move it, folks!

 

[fnord]

right.

if it's twice the cost, but lasts 3x longer, it's the better value

example: the BigHair needed new wiper blades, so she went to the autozone and purchased the cheapest set, for like $4. a month later, they needed replacing.

so I went and saw the $4 set, an $8, a $12 and some for $20. I bought the ones for $12 and they're still on the car, 2 years later

Wiper blades! I can't even find somebody from China selling replacement rubber (finally measured and searching after a bottle of mead) that I can use in the factory housing for my car. Why do I need, for decent quality, to pay $12-20/wiper when all I really need to replace is $0.15-$0.20 worth of rubber. I don't care if I have to pay shipping & pay a premium, or buy 3 or 10 times as much product as I need at once.

 

[Scout]

Voice Mail!!! Why can't a human answer the phone and direct my call? I'm trying to register my camper in Michigan, and need to ask if they received the fax information from the leinholder. I want to talk to the local branch, and not central command. Fifteen minutes worth of "press one for this, and two for that" is way too long.

Business websites that don't have the business hours of operation, and don't have it on their after hours recording.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Voice Mail!!! Why can't a human answer the phone and direct my call? I'm trying to register my camper in Michigan, and need to ask if they received the fax information from the leinholder. I want to talk to the local branch, and not central command. Fifteen minutes worth of "press one for this, and two for that" is way too long.

Business websites that don't have the business hours of operation, and don't have it on their after hours recording.

This is why I like the Delta AMEX Card. Always a human answering. :rockin:

 

[Scout]

What annoys me right now is I don't have a time machine. Id like to go back and have some beers from defunct local breweries, Old Crown and Falstaff. I'd also like to see the factory I work in as it was built 50 years ago.

 

[m00ps]

What annoys me right now is I don't have a time machine. Id like to go back and have some beers from defunct local breweries, Old Crown and Falstaff. I'd also like to see the factory I work in as it was built 50 years ago.

Wow, just, wow. There must be basically nothing truly annoying in Fort Wayne IN then...

 

[Venari]

Voice Mail!!! Why can't a human answer the phone and direct my call?

I hate when it's not even a human CALLING me.

"Nobody's available to speak on the phone, please wait on the line for blah blah blah blah blah...."

If you can't even be on the line when YOU call me, then I'm hanging up.

 

[GrogNerd]

I hate when it's not even a human CALLING me.

"Nobody's available to speak on the phone, please wait on the line for blah blah blah blah blah...."

If you can't even be on the line when YOU call me, then I'm hanging up.

nomorobo . com stopped that **** toot de sweet

cut our BS/robo/telemarketer calls down to almost 0

 

[Scout]

Wow, just, wow. There must be basically nothing truly annoying in Fort Wayne IN then...

Whats annoying in Fort Wayne is that there is no nightlife downtown. I mean, it is dead after about 9pm.
Annoying is the city council thinking that what will attract people to the city is another convention center, when within three hours driving there is Indy, Chicago, Toledo, Detroit, and Columbus. If there is nothing to do downtown, why are people going to come for a convention? There's no shopping anymore and very few restaurants.

I'm annoyed when I make plans for the weekend and then get offered overtime. Even more annoyed when I take it, because that's family time I lose.

Annoyed by all the stuff in my garage that's too nice to throw away, but nobody wants to buy it.

 

[Hamaki]

Annoyed by all the stuff in my garage that's too nice to throw away, but nobody wants to buy it.

Donate & write off?

 

[petey_c]

I was behind a lady walking out of the grocery store. The door opened and she stopped right in the middle to zip her jacket. please don't stop in the doorway!

And in the same vein...people who stop right at the top of an escalator to look around. Move it, folks!

Maybe if she got "rear ended" she wouldn't do it anymore....

 

[GrogNerd]

the sign said "right lane exit only" for the past 1/2 mile

let's wait until the very last possible second before we decide we need to be or not be in that lane, OK?

so, if the traffic in that lane is backed up, you're an a-hole

if not, you're an idiot

 

[Schlenkerla]

Today I was at the nursing home to see my mother. Inside the nursing home there is a cafe where visitors can eat with residents. It seats about 50. Roughly 16 tables. It's the only place to do so where you can eat. My mother is a quadriplegic.... So she needs help eating.

So a family put up signs reserved for the Miller's. The lady running the register in the cafe said it's not officially reserved. She said they just put up signs to keep people out.

How selfish is it for one family to think they can deny others time with their own loved ones? I imagine rules don't apply to these people. I could tell just how they where dressed.

I just ignored them as the people glared at me as I took possession of a table.

They had used only half of the tables. A quarter of them had catered food from outside the cafe.

I walked right through their family birthday celebration to get the meal the nursing home made for my mother which was on cart.

If one person would have said a word to me it would have been ugly.

It's a Catholic nursing home run by nuns. People are usually pretty decent there. I'd still be pretty harsh.

 

[day_trippr]

I can totally see that happening.
People can be idiots. I try to avoid them whenever possible...

Cheers!

 

[Schlenkerla]

I can totally see that happening.
People can be idiots. I try to avoid them whenever possible...

Cheers!

I'm starting to be that old man...."Get off my grass you damn kids!" As I shake my mash paddle at them.

I'm starting to think that way more and more as I age.

I went to dinner last night at a charity spaghetti dinner. The table next to us was filled with women and children. The women piled up their purses and diaper bags on our table. They did this before we got there. As we sat down they had no compunction to move their crap. I had my son sit right next to it so he could flip and slop spaghetti sauce all over their bags.

 

[Scout]

Wow, just, wow. There must be basically nothing truly annoying in Fort Wayne IN then...

Donate & write off?

Probably just go to Goodwill.

 

[petey_c]

Probably just go to Goodwill.

Even so, get an idea of a monetary value for it. You can still take it off your taxes. They may also give you a receipt.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Even so, get an idea of a monetary value for it. You can still take it off your taxes. They may also give you a receipt.

They will, you fill it out. Basically, describe what it is and the value.

Probably just go to Goodwill.

I did this for my father after he passed. I did this everyday for two weeks, all day, about 16 hours long each day.

I also bought over 300 large trash bags. The garbagemen must have loved me.

It's not worth the work required to sell in a garage sale. Selling it would have taken multiple garage sales and i would have still had to donate or throw out stuff.

 

[Zuljin]

I have a roommate who is "noisy".

Her bed is directly over an air vent.

I live in the basement.

All air ducts come down to the basement.

I hear everything that happens upstairs.

This could be a benefit. :fro:

I was behind a lady walking out of the grocery store. The door opened and she stopped right in the middle to zip her jacket. please don't stop in the doorway!

And in the same vein...people who stop right at the top of an escalator to look around. Move it, folks!

Ugh.

Wiper blades! I can't even find somebody from China selling replacement rubber (finally measured and searching after a bottle of mead) that I can use in the factory housing for my car. Why do I need, for decent quality, to pay $12-20/wiper when all I really need to replace is $0.15-$0.20 worth of rubber. I don't care if I have to pay shipping & pay a premium, or buy 3 or 10 times as much product as I need at once.

I've notice that, too. And wipers don't last as long as they used to.

 

[Inkleg]

People can be idiots. I try to avoid them whenever possible...

Thank You! This is my next bumper sticker!!!!!!and my signature!!!!