What is your pet peeve in life

[mshatty Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close mshatty]

Yeah...I hate that, too.

I also hate people who get on the express line with way more items then they should have. Then, proceed to take 9 years to pay for their stuff. They can't get their credit card to work. Or, they're paying by check, etc., etc.

My pet peeve are shoppers who leave shopping carts in parking spaces at Target, Wal Mart, grocery store, etc.

What do they think the "cart corrals" are for? Is it really that difficult/time consuming to push the cart 15 feet to the cart storage area?

Grrr.

Man, I better not go to the same store as you guys!

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Man, I better not go to the same store as you guys!

[Beaglemom3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beaglemom3]

1.Those who park illegally in HP parking spots. I think that the first time fine should be $250, the second $500 and the third, $1,000 and towed. The fines could then be used towards handicapped access.

2. Those strangers for whom you open a door for out of courtesy(anywhere) and don't say thanks. I say very loudly, "you're welcome !".

3. Neo-cons from red states who breathe (just kidding, had to say something political ! )

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

It drives me absolutely crazy, when it's late January, and I see a house with Christmas decorations, or a Christmas tree, that are still lit up....I want to get out of my car, go ring their bell, and ask them what is wrong with them.

Note to self: don't invite Angela to visit our house.

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

3. Neo-cons from red states who breathe (just kidding, had to say something political ! )

People who strip the good exchanges out of the Spacebank, then put them up for rental (just kidding, had to say something timeshare related!)

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Note to self: don't invite Angela to visit our house.

Ut-Oh.....I was just kidding. It doesn't really bother me, honest.

[dioxide45 Member Find all posts View Profile Close dioxide45]

My pet peeve are shoppers who leave shopping carts in parking spaces at Target, Wal Mart, grocery store, etc.

What do they think the "cart corrals" are for? Is it really that difficult/time consuming to push the cart 15 feet to the cart storage area?

Grrr.

My pet peeve is stores that don't put enough cart corrals out or put them in every other aisle and there isn't one close to where I parked. Forcing me to put it in front of my car before I pull out of the space.

[Fern Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fern]

Steven,


Fern

Without a doubt, my biggest pet peeve in life is intolerance. I get so angry at people who are intolerant. I can't help it; it just makes makes my blood boil. I wish those intolerant people would just consider how they sound when they start running down other people. Maybe then they might learn to exercise some restraint.

'Nuff said!!

[happymum Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close happymum]

What do a Canuck and a canoe have in common? Neither ever tips!
I am amused that the OP lumped Canada and the US together in terms of tipping practises. Like Australia, Canada"s minimum wage is much higher than the US, so service staff are less dependent on tips to make up their wage.

[dioxide45 Member Find all posts View Profile Close dioxide45]

What do a Canuck and a canoe have in common? Neither ever tips!
I am amused that the OP lumped Canada and the US together in terms of tipping practises. Like Australia, Canada"s minimum wage is much higher than the US, so service staff are less dependent on tips to make up their wage.

Just because minimum wages in Canada are higher than the US doesn't mean you do not tip wait staff at a restaurant. Tips of 15-20% should be given when dinning out for good service, even at Canadian restaurants. Wait staff in Canada are still paid less than the standard minimum wage. This may differ from province to province. While I live in the USA now, I grew up in Canada and always tipped for good service.

[shaggy Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close shaggy]

My pet peeve is getting behind or beside a car that is blarring base so loud that it makes my car shake and the windows almost shatter. I want to jump out of the car and yell at them that they are going to go deaf!!!

Kelli agrees with the grocery carts. She has to go get them and finds them all over the shopping center. Also it drives her crazy when someone leaves the cart in front of the corral instead of walking 2 steps to put it in the right way.

shaggy

[Sydney Contributor - Bronze Find all posts View Profile Close Sydney]

My pet peeve is getting behind or beside a car that is blarring base so loud that it makes my car shake and the windows almost shatter. I want to jump out of the car and yell at them that they are going to go deaf!!!

Kelli agrees with the grocery carts. She has to go get them and finds them all over the shopping center. Also it drives her crazy when someone leaves the cart in front of the corral instead of walking 2 steps to put it in the right way.

shaggy

The town where we live makes it mandatory for all shopping carts to have a coin slot attached to the handle which requires a $1 or $2 coin to be inserted in order to be used. People need to return the trolley to the trolley bay to get their money back. Solves that hazard.

[Carol C Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Carol C]

Pollen this time of year in Atlanta. Count is 5,937 today.

P.S. Runner-up pet peeve: Guys who enjoy pulling heads off defenseless little animals. Click here for an example:

http://www.timeshareforums.com/forum...-laughing.html

[Carol C Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Carol C]

My pet peeve is getting behind or beside a car that is blarring base so loud that it makes my car shake and the windows almost shatter. I want to jump out of the car and yell at them that they are going to go deaf!!!

shaggy

Hot Tip: Don't ever move to Atlanta. In fact, don't even visit here unless it's winter and your windows are rolled all the way up.

[happymum Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close happymum]

Just because minimum wages in Canada are higher than the US doesn't mean you do not tip wait staff at a restaurant. Tips of 15-20% should be given when dinning out for good service, even at Canadian restaurants. Wait staff in Canada are still paid less than the standard minimum wage. This may differ from province to province. While I live in the USA now, I grew up in Canada and always tipped for good service.

Yes, tipping is and should still be provided for good service, but this explains why historically Canadians tip far less than Americans. Minimum wage is just that. It is a base hourly wage that everyone is paid. It differs from province to province, but is still fairly high compared to the US. (It currently ranges from $7 - $8.50)