Pet Peeves

[MishaK]

They can be punished - if you slam on your brakes, in the eyes of the law, it is their insurance which must pay for the repairs

Yeah but these boneheads are not worth the sacrifice of a well-maintained car, not to mention bodily injury, just to prove a point. I'd rather the US enforced keeping minimum safety distance like the do in Germany: lose your license on the spot for a considerable period for tailgating and allow the tailgatee to sue the tailgater in a civil court for harrassment.

[bwv 1080]

Meticulous over-pronounciaton of non-English words that any normal person would anglicize - like the TV newscasters who roll the "r"'s in Burrito or a music prof I had that sounded like she was hacking up phlem every time she said "Bach".   

[Lethevich]

Mensch: Indeedie - UK police are grumpy about tailgating too, although that is probably due to how crippled the road system becomes the moment an accident causes a dual carriageway/motorway to be temporarily closed.

Meticulous over-pronounciaton of non-English words that any normal person would anglicize - like the TV newscasters who roll the "r"'s in Burrito or a music prof I had that sounded like she was hacking up phlem every time she said "Bach".   

That Bach thing is indeed very, very horrible

[head-case]

People who refer to "The Karajan recording," apparently oblivious to the fact that he recorded the same piece 5 times.

[XB-70 Valkyrie]

Reading nearly every single day in the Vancouver Sun, or The Province, or The Globe and Mail about at least one of the following:

- The 2010 Vancouver Olympics are facing yet another colossal, stupendous, gargantuan budget shortfall / underestimate (even worse than last week's) and how the government will have no choice but to raise taxes on the poor and middle class (of course) to pay for this big ripoff.

- Convicted, cold-blooded teen murderer getting off with a ONE DAY jail sentence, or a few months of house arrest. (Victim's family is aghast and justifiably so)

- Insurance Corporation of British Columbia raising rates AGAIN or coming up with some new fee or surcharge at a time when they have record surpluses. (Even our cash-soaked local politicians are starting to get pissed about this)

[Lethevich]

- The 2010 Vancouver Olympics are facing yet another colossal, stupendous, gargantuan budget shortfall / underestimate (even worse than last week's) and how the government will have no choice but to raise taxes on the poor and middle class (of course) to pay for this big ripoff.

I doubt any ridiculous overspend could match the London 2012 one It's currently £9.3bn and probably set to rise, vs. the initial claim it would cost £1.796bn...

[Symphonien]

*When someone leaves the work lunchroom, taking the last cup of coffee without making another fresh pot.   

Perhaps you need Terry Tate.

[Hector]

I'm with Mensch on the traffic signaling.

Also, cell phones or iPods while driving. 

...And people who have the nerve to get mad when you're not speeding as fast as they are. This automatically includes tailgaters.

The trouble with your last peeve is people who insist on sticking to the 3rd lane and will not move over when there is no traffic in the other lanes.

I have a fast car and I want to use it, so get out of the way or speed up. A simple request.

[Hector]

Another pet peeve is folks who use 100 words to say something that could have been uttered with 10 words.  I don't like having my time wasted by verbal masturbaters.

So right.

That's the second time I have agreed with you.

The other was the big boobs

[MishaK]

People on GMG who don't know how to use the 'Insert Quote' function and post two or more replies when one would have done the job. 

[ChamberNut]

GMG members who feel their purpose on this board is insult, criticize, make rude comments and display arrogannce towards other GMG members. 

[MishaK]

GMG Members who feel that good manners command that one should let the most ludicrously gross idiocy stand uncommented.

[paulb]

Many of the people I come into contact with who aren't musicians pronounce the name "Moe - Zart" (like one of the 3 Stooges) instead of "Moat - Zart" (like the moat around a castle).

Not a huge deal but it frustrates me as a music teacher.

Interesting, i was unaware of this subtle pronounciation effect. I say the name both ways.
i will now say it correctly.
Thanks.
I do sometimes for a  short one minute errand park in handicap places.
I am a courteous driver but like most new orlaens, 99%, do not use signal light. I always try to allow others to switch lanes or enter into traffic from side streets. I always try to givea   warning stop to others behind me if there is a  sudden stop just ahead.
i usually stop to remove debris on the interstate. Recently I made a  "heroic" deed of removinga   20 ft commercial extention ladder from the middle/center line of I-10 , which section sits just at the bottom of a  curved downslope. IOW it was SURPRISE! to drivers just turning the bend in the curve.
as i approached 18 wheelers were narrowly avoiding cars that hesitated to avoid the ladder which a  pickup truck had just hit and moved it acroos most of both lanes.
had a  18 wheeler came down the narrow emergency lane as a  last resort to avoid a accident, I would have no choice but to jump over the side into the swamp 30 feet below. not all that dangerous, but you can't pick and choose where to land when you have only seconds to jump.
That same section,. but on the other side east bound was the place where the 18 wheeler US mail truck crashed and burned this week.
the cause of the accident, debris in the road, 2 pickups ahead of the 18 w crashed into each other.
There's usually a  serious crash once every few months along that section.
Debris in the road. You see there is heavy traffic comming from the community north of new orleans for work. Some of these pickup trucks are loaded with rebuilding materials. The latinos driving these pickups do not tie down well their load and some falls off along the way.
These accidents can be attributed to katrina's after shock A/b]ffects ,ot Effect

[andy]

The trouble with your last peeve is people who insist on sticking to the 3rd lane and will not move over when there is no traffic in the other lanes.

I have a fast car and I want to use it, so get out of the way or speed up. A simple request.

This annoys me too... the highway near me has three lanes, and it makes me laugh because almost no one uses the first lane. So, instead of passing people in the third lane, I just drive in the first, "slow" lane and blow by everyone. Seems stupid to not maximize the used road space.

[head-case]

This annoys me too... the highway near me has three lanes, and it makes me laugh because almost no one uses the first lane. So, instead of passing people in the third lane, I just drive in the first, "slow" lane and blow by everyone. Seems stupid to not maximize the used road space.

Except that people trying to merge on to the highway will have to deal with you.  Hopefully the highway patrol will catch on to you soon.

[RebLem]

I'm with a lot of you on the traffic stuff.  One that hasn't been mentioned is people who do left hand turns into the far lane, thus cutting off any attempt by someone from the other side from doing a legal right hand turn.

People who rail at kids who like both musically and morally offensive "music," but who praise the school board for cutting "frills" like music education.

Men who speak patronizingly of women's intuition while at the same time putting great store in their own "gut feelings."  In case you didn't know, they're exactly the same thing.

[Novi]

Watches that 'beep' the hour. Especially in concerts .

Girls who twirl their hair with their fingers.

Squashed bread.

[MishaK]

I'm with a lot of you on the traffic stuff.  One that hasn't been mentioned is people who do left hand turns into the far lane, thus cutting off any attempt by someone from the other side from doing a legal right hand turn.

Oh, that reminds me of another favorite: people in the right lane who accelerate when they see that you are trying to merge into their lane from the left. WTF?!

Girls who twirl their hair with their fingers.

Depending on the girl, that can be cute.

[Morigan]

Watches that 'beep' the hour. Especially in concerts .

Girls who twirl their hair with their fingers.

Squashed bread.

Oh yes... beeping watches are so 90s, I don't know why some people still wear them. And what's the point anyway? I always hear the watches ringing at every concert I go to.

[MN Dave]

The trouble with your last peeve is people who insist on sticking to the 3rd lane and will not move over when there is no traffic in the other lanes.

I have a fast car and I want to use it, so get out of the way or speed up. A simple request.

You probably mean the "fast lane" as we say over here. Is so, you are right. But, still, you should obey the speed limits.