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Message 808347 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 3:27:19 UTC

My pet peeve is people who keep a cell phone glued to their face 24/7... ;)

('cause if ya can't stand to spend an hour with yourself, why would I want to spend an hour with you.)

Post 'em if ya got 'em! and I know ya got 'em...
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Message 808350 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 3:35:54 UTC

My pet peeve is those who have the %%%%%%% glued to their face while driving......
Yesterday, on the way over to Lori's place, some SOB in a SUV blew through a stopsign on a cross street in front of me.......

Locked 'em up and missed the (expletive deleted) by about six inches........

Roared right by like nothing happened. I turned about and followed him for about 20 blocks.....just to make sure the bloke was not driving drunk or sumpthin'...

And you wanna know what really pissed me? When I finally caught up with the $%@@# and gave him the evil eye, he still had the cell glued to his ear and gave me a look like.....'what's up, doc?' Still frosted 'bout that one.....he could have killed me.

And I certainly could have killed him at that point..............
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Message 808360 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 3:52:01 UTC - in response to Message 808350.  

The pet peeve of Irony.

.....just to make sure the bloke was not driving drunk or sumpthin'...


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Message 808363 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 4:02:11 UTC

Don't own one. So if you want to talk to me, call my housephone.
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Message 808364 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 4:04:44 UTC - in response to Message 808360.  
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The pet peeve of Irony.

.....just to make sure the bloke was not driving drunk or sumpthin'...


Look mista......get one thing straight........
I drink at home, I drink at the bar....
But I do not drive between here and there......ever.

So back off, bud.

Can you hear me now??
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Message 808369 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 4:13:11 UTC

My neither. I get sideway looks, because I only drink at home.
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Message 808371 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 4:16:06 UTC - in response to Message 808369.  

My neither. I get sideway looks, because I only drink at home.

LOL.....my neighbors look at me oddly now and again as I ramble out to the mailbox.......after having been playing my tunes at warp 9 all day at a few hundred watts or so.......

But as long as I keep it to daylight hours, they are pretty cool about it.
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Message 808384 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 4:58:23 UTC

My pet peeve is again people who think they can do other things like reading, talking on the cell phone, putting on makeup, and/or texting while driving. I am a professional driver and have been for over 30 years. I take my driving serious, and I expect others to do the same. I have been hit or had near misses by ones that are not paying attention to what they are doing.




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Message 808504 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 12:34:38 UTC
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mmmhh.. do I have one? ;-)

ok..the one that has made me most furious the last days;

I do have a cell phone. But I also have a house phone. And thats the one
that drives me crazy, because It always have to make these horrible sound
early on saturday and sunday mornings. Why do some people think that its ok
to call peoples Homes just as if it was some kind of an office??? My home is Not, and I would appreciate people to understand that. Specially in the weekends, at least the few i have mostly free. Im sure im not the only one who wake up as of a gun shot of that stupid phone.
I learned this when I was a kid; Normal rules for phone use; Dont call peoples homes before 10 am in the morning or after 10 pm in the evening, if its not an emergency, an agreement, or someone you Know Always will be happy to get a phone from you........ :p Lol.
Well.. if this is not the case.. then it would be better to leave a message on
cell phone.

Thank You ;-)

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Message 808639 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 21:32:39 UTC

My pet peeve!

How come when people go into A retail establishment they lose all common sense!

Example >> While shopping I over heard A person ask the sales clerk is this Pepsi on sale! The only item on the end display was Pepsi with A big sign saying the Advertised price. No other items were on the display. I just want to knock some sense into that person.

What is scary is these people vote!!!

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Message 808644 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 21:52:16 UTC

Parking in Handicapped-Designed Spaces without a pass.


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Message 808667 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 23:09:54 UTC
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I drove linehaul for 20 years.

My peeve is meatsticks (usually in a motorhome) who drive slower than the speed limit until they come to a passing lane and then speed up so they can't be passed. GRRRRRRRRRRR

Let the tractors get by.
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Message 808710 - Posted: 16 Sep 2008, 0:48:10 UTC

I`ve been driving taxi`s for `only` twelve years,
and its when the morons that always drive correctly,
cut us up in traffic because they know what bad drivers taxi drivers are,
I could say more,
but one of you may be reading this........
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