Pet Peeves, Anybody Else Have Any.....

here's a few more...

people with no common courtesy, and also those who act or think they are better than others... when i use to work in the music industry, i would see many people in local bands that weren't even known/popular, and they would act like they were rockstars...
 
people in the grocery store in the EXPRESS lane with a cart full of crap. The limit is ten items......even if you can't count, if it is enough to fill a cart it's probably more than 10!!

I once spoke to the store manager about this exact thing and he said they were not allowed to say anything to the offenders because they might get irate.....did he not realize I was already irate???
 
People who are intolerant of people with different opinions (politics, detailing, religion, etc). They tend to preach as if they are right and anyone who disagrees is wrong or has some -ism label.
 
Street Dreams said:
Most gyms are a place where people put on a show, people are less concerned with proper form and constant progression and more worried about how they present themselves to everyone around them.

Its funny to see guys who go right to the bench with a plate or two on for their first set, no warm up, no pre-exhaust... why? Because they are afraid to be seen with anything less than 185 on the bar.

Even the most experienced powerlifters warm up with the bar alone. My gym is split between pure retards who do the above and hardcore guys who dont say a word until they are finished with their workout.
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I get what you are trying to say when it comes to the amateurs in the gym just trying to see how much they can lift... improper form... bouncing off their chest, etc.

However, there are two schools of thought on exertional loading. There is the traditional one of warmup and get ready to go into your sets. On the other hand there is a different type of training called HIT or High Intensity Training that says "no wasted sets." You don't make yourself better by doing a 135lb warmup as this is wasted when you are capable of doing more. So, an HIT approach can actually shorten the time you are in the gym (higher loads - less rest time). Of course this does not mean you dont warm up... you do this with cardio, jump rope, etc.
 
forgot this happened yesterday. Had a customer use the hood of my truck to lean on and sign a contract. By the time I saw it was too late!!

I guess that was why I was there polishing scratches out of his $60K pickup truck.
 
Gratuitous profanity. I can deal with the odd bit here and there, but to go to a restaurant and cringe in fear that my 3yo daughter will come home talking like a sailor because of someone at an adjacent table with an ugly mouth.

And the fact that so many are so absorbed in music/American Idol and "Hollywood" that they have no clue as to what is going on in the world around them, much less how it might impact them.
 
rockymountaindetail said:
forgot this happened yesterday. Had a customer use the hood of my truck to lean on and sign a contract. By the time I saw it was too late!!

I guess that was why I was there polishing scratches out of his $60K pickup truck.
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I have a friend who thinks it's OK to lean on my Corvette, but no one dares to get close to his classic '68 Z-28.

I'm about the only one who will tell him to get his a** off my car!!! (He can be rather intimidating!)
 
WonderTwin said:
Gratuitous profanity. I can deal with the odd bit here and there, but to go to a restaurant and cringe in fear that my 3yo daughter will come home talking like a sailor because of someone at an adjacent table with an ugly mouth.
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Profanity is a way for ignorant people to express themselves, because don't have the intellect, vocabulary skills or self-control to speak any other way.

Plus the fact that it makes them "cool" in front of their peers.
 
Well,

I absolutely cannot stand when someone is late or not on time, whether its detailing related or anything else.
 
People who drive cars or shopping carts like Jeff Gordon.

Those who thoughtlessly park across from my driveway apron, even though the ordinance is *no street parking*.

Grocery check out clerks who converse with coworkers while checking out the customer instead of paying attention or at least conversing with the customer.
 
I have devoted a great deal of time formulating, analyzing and postulating my pet peeve. I call it "John Henry's 50% Relativity Theory of Driving."

Through extensive research and well documented observations from coast to coast, I have proven the following:

- EXACTLY 50% of all American drivers are excellent defensive drivers.
-This subset shall be known as the DDs.

- The remaining 50% are absolutely oblivious.
-We will call this group the AOs, although they go by many names.

Given this dichotomy of driving skill, the following rules of the road apply AT ALL TIMES:

- DDs MUST yield to AOs when merging, regardless of who has the right of way.
- When approaching a stop sign or red light, each DD SHALL diligently check for approaching AOs, whether the DD is legally permitted to proceed or not.
- At four way stops, DDs can faggeddaboudit.
- In parking lots, AOs WILL be driving against the directional arrows.
- When using a cell phone, an AO may linger as long as desired, blocking as much DD traffic as necessary.
- At gas stations, each DD MUST wait behind AOs who have not pulled to the front pump.
- Any DD who fails to make a rapid lane change or other evasive manuever to avoid being struck by an AO cutting him/her off shall be guilty of a felony in the first degree.

This system has worked well for decades. However, when a single DD inadvertently becomes an AO, the delicate 50/50 balance will be destroyed. The resulting cataclysmic collision of every motor vehicle on every mile of every American street, road and highway with every other such conveyance will make a terrific Will Smith movie!

excuse me, it's time for my meds
 
John Henry said:
I have devoted a great deal of time formulating, analyzing and postulating my pet peeve. I call it "John Henry's 50% Relativity Theory of Driving."

Through extensive research and well documented observations from coast to coast, I have proven the following:

- EXACTLY 50% of all American drivers are excellent defensive drivers.
-This subset shall be known as the DDs.

- The remaining 50% are absolutely oblivious.
-We will call this group the AOs, although they go by many names.

Given this dichotomy of driving skill, the following rules of the road apply AT ALL TIMES:

- DDs MUST yield to AOs when merging, regardless of who has the right of way.
- When approaching a stop sign or red light, each DD SHALL diligently check for approaching AOs, whether the DD is legally permitted to proceed or not.
- At four way stops, DDs can faggeddaboudit.
- In parking lots, AOs WILL be driving against the directional arrows.
- When using a cell phone, an AO may linger as long as desired, blocking as much DD traffic as necessary.
- At gas stations, each DD MUST wait behind AOs who have not pulled to the front pump.
- Any DD who fails to make a rapid lane change or other evasive manuever to avoid being struck by an AO cutting him/her off shall be guilty of a felony in the first degree.

This system has worked well for decades. However, when a single DD inadvertently becomes an AO, the delicate 50/50 balance will be destroyed. The resulting cataclysmic collision of every motor vehicle on every mile of every American street, road and highway with every other such conveyance will make a terrific Will Smith movie!

excuse me, it's time for my meds
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i have yet to know or see anyone get a ticket using a cellphone while driving, but have NO sympathy for him or her if they get one (i still see alot that do not pay attention and act like talking is more important, WRONG). when you're driving, that's all you should be doing, and paying 100% to the road as you endanger yourself and other people around you. if i get into an accident because of someone using their cellphone, it's not going to be pretty...
 
How about when you go to use a public urinal and some guy will show up and use the one right next to you. On top of that, they start making comments/chit-chat/small-talk :devil:
 
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