Pet Peeves IV

[Mr White]

Customers, or at least ignorant ones. Two of us were working in a guys house in east belfast for 9 hours today. 3 times he made himself what smelt like beautiful coffee and not once did we get offered a cup. In contrast to yesterday when the couple I was working for offered me tea 3 times before 1pm and the husband gave me £20 as I was leaving. Not surprisingly today's stingy bellend lived in a far nicer house compared to yesterday's generous people.

[ColinNish]

Doctor's receptionists that are nippy *******s when you phone up and ask a couple of questions.

[snooky]

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The delay in movement of the cars at the front of the queue when traffic lights change to green.

Especially coming from Eskbank at Sheriffhall Roundabout.
About 4 to 5 cars get through per light change unless there's a dittery er$e at the front, then it's only 1 or 2.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Women swearing, I know its old fashioned but, it does my head in. Its horrible to hear.

[snooky]

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Women swearing, I know its old fashioned but, it does my head in. Its horrible to hear.

Years ago two "ladies" were playing pool on the next table to myself and a workmate in a West Lothian village pub. One of them sank the black from the break and came out with a 21-gun-salute of expletives.
Her pal came out with the never-to-be-forgotten line ..... "Shush, there's men in the bar."

[Stick]

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The delay in movement of the cars at the front of the queue when traffic lights change to green.

People who toot their horns at me at traffic lights.
Don't they appreciate that it takes time for my passenger wife to notice, then say to me,"lights changed".
I have to then reply, "what?, she then says in a louder voice, THE LIGHTS. I then have to take my reading glasses off, I was using to adjust the radio, put my driving glasses on, store the glasses case in the glove compartment, look at the lights and say, oh! So they have.
Then comes the act of putting the car into gear, because it's not good for the clutch to sit in gear for too long. I then take the handbrake off because the Highway Code is quite clear that it should be activated when car is stationary.
The window should then be rolled down to enable me to make the appropriate hand signals, then roll it back up when I remember that we don't do that any more. A quick glance in my rear view mirror, (Highway Code again), then put the hand brake back on as the lights have changed to red.
It is quite obvious by this time that the timing off the lights are inadequate and need to be altered. I blame Sturgeon.
As for the idiot behind me who obviously received a new horn for his birthday, well he should get out of bed earlier if he is in a hurry. I didn't fight in the war to be harassed like this, (actually I wasn't in the war because of my narcolepsy). But if I had been then I...err... I've forgotten what I was about to say, but it's not good enough, anyway. So let that be a lesson to you young man.
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[McD]

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The delay in movement of the cars at the front of the queue when traffic lights change to green.

Oh Yes!!! Infuriating

[Mon Dieu4]

This isn't actually a pet peeve but the guy sat in front of me on the bus has just taken out his laptop, got all settled on it and is currently playing blockbusters as in Bob Holness on it hahaha

[Scouse Hibee]

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People who toot their horns at me at traffic lights.
Don't they appreciate that it takes time for my passenger wife to notice, then say to me,"lights changed".
I have to then reply, "what?, she then says in a louder voice, THE LIGHTS. I then have to take my reading glasses off, I was using to adjust the radio, put my driving glasses on, store the glasses case in the glove compartment, look at the lights and say, oh! So they have.
Then comes the act of putting the car into gear, because it's not good for the clutch to sit in gear for too long. I then take the handbrake off because the Highway Code is quite clear that it should be activated when car is stationary.
The window should then be rolled down to enable me to make the appropriate hand signals, then roll it back up when I remember that we don't do that any more. A quick glance in my rear view mirror, (Highway Code again), then put the hand brake back on as the lights have changed to red.
It is quite obvious by this time that the timing off the lights are inadequate and need to be altered. I blame Sturgeon.
As for the idiot behind me who obviously received a new horn for his birthday, well he should get out of bed earlier if he is in a hurry. I didn't fight in the war to be harassed like this, (actually I wasn't in the war because of my narcolepsy). But if I had been then I...err... I've forgotten what I was about to say, but it's not good enough, anyway. So let that be a lesson to you young man.
Anyone like a mint?

:-)

[Stick]

I see what you done there.
Subtle.

[Dan Sarf]

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People who toot their horns at me at traffic lights.
Don't they appreciate that it takes time for my passenger wife to notice, then say to me,"lights changed".
I have to then reply, "what?, she then says in a louder voice, THE LIGHTS. I then have to take my reading glasses off, I was using to adjust the radio, put my driving glasses on, store the glasses case in the glove compartment, look at the lights and say, oh! So they have.
Then comes the act of putting the car into gear, because it's not good for the clutch to sit in gear for too long. I then take the handbrake off because the Highway Code is quite clear that it should be activated when car is stationary.
The window should then be rolled down to enable me to make the appropriate hand signals, then roll it back up when I remember that we don't do that any more. A quick glance in my rear view mirror, (Highway Code again), then put the hand brake back on as the lights have changed to red.
It is quite obvious by this time that the timing off the lights are inadequate and need to be altered. I blame Sturgeon.
As for the idiot behind me who obviously received a new horn for his birthday, well he should get out of bed earlier if he is in a hurry. I didn't fight in the war to be harassed like this, (actually I wasn't in the war because of my narcolepsy). But if I had been then I...err... I've forgotten what I was about to say, but it's not good enough, anyway. So let that be a lesson to you young man.
Anyone like a mint?

Tea. Splutter. Keyboard.

[heretoday]

Folk who talk loudly into the mobile on the bus. Even worse if they eff and blind in the process.

When did it become OK to carry on like that?

[matty_f]

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Folk who talk loudly into the mobile on the bus. Even worse if they eff and blind in the process.

When did it become OK to carry on like that?

General "**** everyone else, so long as I'm OK" behavior.

[O'Rourke3]

Skoda Octavia drivers and not just the private hires...

[speedy_gonzales]

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Skoda Octavia drivers and not just the private hires...

WHIT? Does that include Octavia Scout drivers?

HIBS.net shocker!

[O'Rourke3]

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WHIT? Does that include Octavia Scout drivers?

HIBS.net shocker!

Depends whether you are a driver that plays dodgems on roundabouts....yes if you do.

Sent via the bushes @ EM

[snooky]

Thread titles that try and rope you in instead of telling you what it's about.
e.g. "You'll never guess what happened"

[derekHFC]

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Women swearing, I know its old fashioned but, it does my head in. Its horrible to hear.

Swearing in the office irks me.

I'm no saint and I do swear myself, but I don't think its appropriate in an office environment.

[Dunbar Hibee]

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Swearing in the office irks me.

I'm no saint and I do swear myself, but I don't think its appropriate in an office environment.

Should hear my manager, every second word is a sweary one! And I work in an office.

[Peevemor]

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Swearing in the office irks me.

I'm no saint and I do swear myself, but I don't think its appropriate in an office environment.

You wouldn't have liked to have been around me today in that case. Luckily I only swear in English so my colleagues don't understand - although I'm sure they get the gist.

[lyonhibs]

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You wouldn't have liked to have been around me today in that case. Luckily I only swear in English so my colleagues don't understand - although I'm sure they get the gist.

https://youtu.be/qJMqdTr7IQM

I'll bet they have a rough idea 😀

[Hibrandenburg]

When you've almost finished a long post to reply to someone on here and your mobile freezes and you have to reboot it losing everything in the temporary memory.

[Alfiembra]

Sitting behind someone in the outside lane taking forever to pass someone, then when you try to pass them they speed up.

[Pretty Boy]

People who love to give everyone a title and call them by it rather than just their name, Americans seem particularly bad for this.

Chef Smith
Coach Peterson
Speaker Ryan
Warden Jones

[Mon Dieu4]

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People who love to give everyone a title and call them by it rather than just their name, Americans seem particularly bad for this.

Chef Smith
Coach Peterson
Speaker Ryan
Warden Jones

Someone once complained about a colleague as they used to be a Sir but were now a Lord and my colleague had called them Sir, this wasn't some upper class person either, was a so called self made man

[Scouse Hibee]

People who ask you if you know who they are.

Or my all time favourite "you don't realise who you are dealing with"

[matty_f]

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People who ask you if you know who they are.

Or my all time favourite "you don't realise who you are dealing with"

Like daft twats going on about the bigger circles they move in.

[Pretty Boy]

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Like daft twats going on about the bigger circles they move in.

I'd like to laugh but if my ST doesn't work at ER today then it won't seem so funny.

[bingo70]

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Someone once complained about a colleague as they used to be a Sir but were now a Lord and my colleague had called them Sir, this wasn't some upper class person either, was a so called self made man

Remember hearing about a captain of a golf club going raj as a junior member referred to him by his name.

[Killiehibbie]

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People who ask you if you know who they are.

Or my all time favourite "you don't realise who you are dealing with"

You just knew they weren't going to be happy until it got violent so I'd tell them to get out of my taxi and a walk in the fresh air might refresh their memory. Even better when it was horrible weather.