Another place to vent...... 0:)
Mention some of your pet peeves:
*People who don't have a physical handicap who park their vehicles into Handicap Parking spots. So rude! >:(
*When someone leaves the work lunchroom, taking the last cup of coffee without making another fresh pot. >:(
People who pronounce it: Mo - zart
People who claim to admire young, nubile violinists for their music talent when all they're interested in is their cute little boobs.
Quote from: hornteacher on January 23, 2008, 01:15:16 PM
People who pronounce it: Mo - zart
It's not clear what you mean.
Pet peeves:
Confusing affect and effect.
Confusing principle and principal.
Misuse of apostrophes for plurals.
Confusing there and their.
Pretentious people who write (in English) rôle instead of role and coöperate instead of cooperate.
People who don't signal lane changes or turns.
Quote from: O Mensch on January 23, 2008, 01:22:36 PM
Pretentious people who write (in English) rôle instead of role and coöperate instead of cooperate.
Perhaps they are just naïve.
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.
Quote from: Corey on January 23, 2008, 01:24:29 PM
Perhaps they are just naïve.
;D
Strangely, that one bothers me less. Perhaps because I speak German and seeing ö always makes me want to pronounce it like a German ö.
Quote from: head-case on January 23, 2008, 01:21:14 PM
People who claim to admire young, nubile violinists for their music talent when all they're interested in is their cute little boobs.
I have zero interest in cute little boobs - gorgeous large ones are different story.
Quote from: O Mensch on January 23, 2008, 01:22:36 PM
It's not clear what you mean.
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.
What's been bothering me lately are politicians whose answer to the question, "what weakness would you bring to the presidency" is actually a strength. Both Clinton and Edwards did this in a previous debate. It reveals a lack of sincerity and an attempt to con the public - "I'M TOO COMPASSIONATE".
Quote from: Don on January 23, 2008, 01:33:35 PM
I have zero interest in cute little boobs - gorgeous large ones are different story.
Man, you're actually picky about boobs?
Quote from: head-case on January 23, 2008, 01:21:14 PM
People who claim to admire young, nubile violinists for their music talent when all they're interested in is their cute little boobs.
If the violinist has both beauty and talent, why can't I admire both?
Quote from: hornteacher on January 23, 2008, 01:34:37 PM
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).
Well, both are still wrong since it should be a clean open o, not a diphtong of the oe or oa kind, but native English speakers are generally handicapped by an inability to produce clean vowels. But yes, the letter z is generally pronounced ts in German, though the syllables divide more like Moh-tsart.
Quote from: MN Dave on January 23, 2008, 01:37:39 PM
Man, you're actually picky about boobs?
Since there are millions of women with large breasts, I don't think I'm being picky at all. Don't get me wrong. I wouldn't hesitate to marry a small breasted woman, but we're just talking about the visual image of female entertainers.
Quote from: O Mensch on January 23, 2008, 01:38:58 PM
Well, both are still wrong since it should be a clean open o, not a diphtong of the oe or oa kind, but native English speakers are generally handicapped by an inability to produce clean vowels. But yes, the letter z is generally pronounced ts in German, though the syllables divide more like Moh-tsart.
Noted and appreciated. :)
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.
Quote from: Don on January 23, 2008, 01:45:23 PM
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.
Bravo.
• "I'm (name of candidate) and I approved this message." So? It's a positive commercial. Why wouldn't you approve it? What happens to commercials that are unapproved? "Look, I know you guys mean well, but I just can't approve this. Sorry."
• People whose eyebrows are constantly raised, as if they are perpetually bored or surprised. I think this says a lot about their personality.
• People who use the word "elitist" on a regular basis.
Quote from: MN Dave on January 23, 2008, 01:25:47 PM
...And people who have the nerve to get mad when you're not speeding as fast as they are. This automatically includes tailgaters.
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 ;D
Quote from: Lethe on January 23, 2008, 01:47:12 PM
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 ;D
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.
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".
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.
Quote from: bwv 1080 on January 23, 2008, 02:02:14 PM
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 :'(
People who refer to "The Karajan recording," apparently oblivious to the fact that he recorded the same piece 5 times.
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)
Quote from: XB-70 Valkyrie on January 24, 2008, 09:14:53 PM
- 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 ;D It's currently £9.3bn and probably set to rise, vs. the initial claim it would cost £1.796bn...
Quote from: ChamberNut on January 23, 2008, 09:02:41 AM
*When someone leaves the work lunchroom, taking the last cup of coffee without making another fresh pot. >:(
Perhaps you need Terry Tate. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzToNo7A-94)
Quote from: MN Dave on January 23, 2008, 01:25:47 PM
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.
Quote from: Don on January 23, 2008, 01:45:23 PM
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 :-[
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. $:)
GMG members who feel their purpose on this board is insult, criticize, make rude comments and display arrogannce towards other GMG members.
GMG Members who feel that good manners command that one should let the most ludicrously gross idiocy stand uncommented.
Quote from: hornteacher on January 23, 2008, 01:34:37 PM
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 :)
Quote from: Hector on January 25, 2008, 03:53:27 AM
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.
Quote from: andy on January 25, 2008, 09:28:07 AM
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.
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.
Watches that 'beep' the hour. Especially in concerts >:(.
Girls who twirl their hair with their fingers.
Squashed bread.
Quote from: RebLem on January 25, 2008, 11:38:56 AM
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?!
Quote from: Novitiate on January 25, 2008, 11:42:27 AM
Girls who twirl their hair with their fingers.
Depending on the girl, that can be cute.
Quote from: Novitiate on January 25, 2008, 11:42:27 AM
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.
Quote from: Hector on January 25, 2008, 03:53:27 AM
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. $:)
Drivers who park, especially with trucks, on the pavement (that is - the sidewalk).
People who compare to when they are really comparing with.
Finding how difficult it is to avoid peeving others.
• People that begin a sentence with "anyways..." or "so..."
• People that don't wear shoes in public places.
• People that don't wear shirts in public places. Hot weather is no excuse.
• People that let their 1-to-4-year-old child wander around a store alone.
Quote from: O Mensch on January 23, 2008, 01:38:58 PM
Well, both are still wrong since it should be a clean open o, not a diphtong of the oe or oa kind, but native English speakers are generally handicapped by an inability to produce clean vowels. But yes, the letter z is generally pronounced ts in German, though the syllables divide more like Moh-tsart.
What? I'm a Canadian and native English. Our 'O's and 'A's are wrong? Um. No? Perhaps because the German vowels sound different. Nothing wrong with that, but that doesn't make our vowels improper. Wow.
Yesterday one of my friends almost got run over by a Land Rover type vehicle which careered onto the path, and when she shouted at them, the woman in the car told her to "fuck off". I hate arrogant idiots who don't know when they are in the wrong, much less apologise for their actions. I only wish a loose rock was handy while the vehicle with its large back window was pulling away (but then, I am a vindictive person).
Quote from: Lethe on January 27, 2008, 04:31:56 AM
Yesterday one of my friends almost got run over by a Land Rover type vehicle which careered onto the path, and when she shouted at them, the woman in the car told her to "fuck off". I hate arrogant idiots who don't know when they are in the wrong, much less apologise for their actions. I only wish a loose rock was handy while the vehicle with its large back window was pulling away (but then, I am a vindictive person).
Oh yes, 4 wheel drives for the urban off-road experience. Offends my green sensibilities too. In Sydney, we call them 'Mosman mums' :).
Quote from: Novitiate on January 27, 2008, 05:21:06 AM
Oh yes, 4 wheel drives for the urban off-road experience. Offends my green sensibilities too. In Sydney, we call them 'Mosman mums' :).
I only wish that they'd flip over when turning sharp corners as often as the government say they do.
Quote from: 12tone. on January 26, 2008, 08:36:15 PM
What? I'm a Canadian and native English. Our 'O's and 'A's are wrong? Um. No? Perhaps because the German vowels sound different. Nothing wrong with that, but that doesn't make our vowels improper. Wow.
He didn't say they were improper or wrong, he said that English speakers don't pronounce clean vowels, and he's right. A lot of stressed vowels in English are pronounced as diphthongs, like the "a" in the word "same" (/seɪm/).
Oh, I forgot: I really hate the stupidity of really really. Don't they really believe in what they're saying. I note that everything is becoming incredible these days.
Quote from: andy on January 25, 2008, 09:28:07 AM
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.
The trouble is that it is against the law.
Tempting, though.
Quote from: MN Dave on January 25, 2008, 12:21:58 PM
You probably mean the "fast lane" as we say over here. Is so, you are right. But, still, you should obey the speed limits. $:)
Officially, on British Motorways it is the "Overtake" lane, provided for that purpose, only.
I do obey the speed limits ::)
Quote from: Hector on January 28, 2008, 04:31:39 AM
Officially, on British Motorways it is the "Overtake" lane, provided for that purpose, only.
I do obey the speed limits ::)
I've typically heard it called the passing lane or fast lane in the US.
I try to obey speed limits, especially in town, but it's hard to avoid going 5 mph (or 10 km/h although in southwestern Ontario, people some to go more like 15-20 km/h over the speed limit) over on the highway because everyone else is doing it... even in the slow lane, people are going 5 over the speed limit.
Is it true that Europeans do 200 km/h all the time? How do they manage to stay alive?
Quote from: Morigan on January 28, 2008, 11:15:02 AM
Is it true that Europeans do 200 km/h all the time? How do they manage to stay alive?
First I've heard of it :)
People who mangle the word 'supposedly' by pronouncing it 'supposably'.
Allan
Quote from: toledobass on January 28, 2008, 11:23:40 AM
People who mangle the word 'supposedly' by pronouncing it 'supposably'.
I read the word "edumacation" in an Amazon comment yesterday - the first time I've seen that word used outside of The Simpsons :D
The word "edumacation" is perfectly cromulent and its usage embiggens every day.
Quote from: Morigan on January 28, 2008, 11:42:46 AM
The word "edumacation" is perfectly cromulent and its usage embiggens every day.
But (just supposably) what if an edumacated person decides
against being perfectly cromulent, and the usage subsequently
disembiggens?
;D
--Bruce
OK how about a pertinent pet peeve:
Multi-CD sets that split multi-movement works between CD's. To listen to the whole piece without interruption you have to have a CD changer and place the discs consecutively.
Quote from: bwv 1080 on January 28, 2008, 02:02:35 PM
OK how about a pertinent pet peeve:
Multi-CD sets that split multi-movement works between CD's. To listen to the whole piece without interruption you have to have a CD changer and place the discs consecutively.
That is the bane of Dvorak cycles.
I ran into a historical box a while ago that had Beethoven's 1st spread across disc 1 and disc 5 of the set, possibly the most insane split I've yet seen. Wish I could remember which one it was... :-X
Cd's that never get played.
Muriel in da house. Wazzup?
Allan
Quote from: Muriel on January 28, 2008, 02:50:50 PM
Cd's that never get played.
Yours, or those owned by others?
Quote from: Don on January 28, 2008, 03:23:50 PM
Yours, or those owned by others?
Oh well,Harry's if you must know,I'm just envious I guess.
Quote from: toledobass on January 28, 2008, 02:54:27 PM
Muriel in da house. Wazzup?
Allan
I have a day off,hanging out doing Sunday's crossword and trying to resist googling the answers.Listening to Satchmo play the dickens out of that trumpet.
Quote from: Muriel on January 28, 2008, 03:52:32 PM
Oh well,Harry's if you must know,I'm just envious I guess.
Oh, don't feel envious. If you acquired at Harry's rate, you might end up with a home filled with unopened discs; that could lead to guilt.
Quote from: Figaro on January 28, 2008, 11:15:02 AM
Is it true that Europeans do 200 km/h all the time? How do they manage to stay alive?
Only on Motorways, Autobahns or Autoroutes.
These are the safest of roads.
I cannot remember whether the Germans have imposed a speed limit on their Autobahns. I knew it was mooted.
I'm not German but would oppose it if I could.
Those that stay alive tend to drive German cars. ;D
Quote from: Figaro on January 28, 2008, 11:15:02 AM
Is it true that Europeans do 200 km/h all the time? How do they manage to stay alive?
Only in Germany is there no speed limit on certain parts of the Autobahn system outside of major population centers and outside of areas with constant inclement weather. Everywhere else speed limits are in the 100-130km/h range. The way you stay alive at 200 km/h is to pass and MOVE OVER! I feel much, much safer driving in Germany because people actually follow the rules. Also, when someone is going 120 km/h and someone else is passing at 170 km/h, the manoeuvre is over in a few seconds. In the US, you have four people in four lanes going 68, 60, 65 and 63 and 1/2 mph with some fluctuation and no concern whether they are passing on the right or left. Passing another car takes half an hour during which one person is 'parked' in the other person's blind spot. Then they continue on in the same lanes for no apparent reason.
People who deliberately take up more than one parking spot by parking at an angle.
tsk tsk...
Quote from: Brahmsian on October 20, 2009, 10:01:19 AM
People who deliberately take up more than one parking spot by parking at an angle.
tsk tsk...
There is something just as bad - people who park off-centre in a space, and in so doing don't cross over the line into the space next to them, but none the less still render it unusable as you have no room to open your door. The angle-parkers at least don't have any pretentions about not being arses :P
People are idiots.
Quote from: O Mensch on January 29, 2008, 07:21:56 AM
Only in Germany is there no speed limit on certain parts of the Autobahn system outside of major population centers and outside of areas with constant inclement weather. Everywhere else speed limits are in the 100-130km/h range. The way you stay alive at 200 km/h is to pass and MOVE OVER! I feel much, much safer driving in Germany because people actually follow the rules. Also, when someone is going 120 km/h and someone else is passing at 170 km/h, the manoeuvre is over in a few seconds. In the US, you have four people in four lanes going 68, 60, 65 and 63 and 1/2 mph with some fluctuation and no concern whether they are passing on the right or left. Passing another car takes half an hour during which one person is 'parked' in the other person's blind spot. Then they continue on in the same lanes for no apparent reason.
This is so true, and also counts as one of my Top 3 peeves. If they only knew what I was saying about their mother they would either get out of the way or shoot me. >:D
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Listening to:
Quatuor Festetics - Hob 03 81 Quartet in G for Strings Op 77 #1 3rd mvmt - Menuet: Presto
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on October 20, 2009, 11:33:04 AM
This is so true, and also counts as one of my Top 3 peeves. If they only knew what I was saying about their mother they would either get out of the way or shoot me. >:D
Gurn likes to pretend that he drives down roads other than 1 lane dirt roads. ;)
:D
Quote from: DavidW on October 20, 2009, 01:15:40 PM
Gurn likes to pretend that he drives down roads other than 1 lane dirt roads. ;)
:D
Don't let anyone ever tell you that you can't go 100mph on a one-lane dirt road either, amigo... :D
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Listening to:
Eberl, Anton - Playel-Trio St. Petersburg - Trio B-Dur Op 8/2 - Rondo. Vivace Assai
I constantly see Arnold Schwarzenegger posting videos on social media about his great concern for the environment. They there was a news report about a traffic accent he caused, and he was driving the biggest SUV I have ever seen in my life. Where's your Prius, Arnold? :)
Whenever I hear of Prince Harry's doings, I think of the Burns poem 'To a Louse':
O wad some Power the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!
Obnoxiously loud music ( of any genre ) emanating from automobiles in residential areas.
Men wearing flip flops. Yuck.
Quote from: Olias on May 08, 2022, 06:23:32 PM
Men wearing flip flops. Yuck.
Guilty as charged. :P
This shouldn't even be mentioned, but people who don't flush the toilet. I mean come on people!
Quote from: Olias on May 08, 2022, 06:23:32 PM
Men wearing flip flops. Yuck.
In urban areas, indeed, very repulsive. Dude, if you're not at the beach wear some shoes! It used to be a thing here, as well, for a number of years in the early aughts - with the corresponding filthy-foot syndrome, Caravaggio pilgrim style - but the trend has thankfully subsided. American tourists should get the hint.
Quote from: LKB on May 08, 2022, 08:01:01 AM
Obnoxiously loud music ( of any genre ) emanating from automobiles in residential areas.
Even worse, emanating from "trendy" cafés (which secretly want to be Mykonos beach clubs). 🤷♂️
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on October 20, 2009, 01:40:26 PM
Don't let anyone ever tell you that you can't go 100mph on a one-lane dirt road either, amigo... :D
8)
Huh, I'd like to see you try that in
our dirt roads. 😁
People walking while looking at their phone.
Quote from: OrchestralNut on May 09, 2022, 07:28:52 AM
People walking while looking at their phone.
+1
Or people who seem to believe that it's more important to film an event for posting on Instagram or whatever, than actually enjoying the event per se. I was quite upset recently when in the Maundy Thursday processions here in Madrid (a colourful, popular feast that can be enjoyed even by those of us who don't have a strong religious feeling), vision was blocked by all those raised arms holding phones. >:(
Quote from: OrchestralNut on May 09, 2022, 07:28:52 AM
People walking while looking at their phone.
A huge +1! This is a f****** epidemic! They don't even have the decency to look up most of the time.
Another pet peeve: People who take hundreds of photos of themselves on their phone and post them all on social media. These are some of the most narcissistic people alive. It's mainly the younger and dumber generations who are doing this (Millennials, Gen Z).
Quote from: OrchestralNut on May 09, 2022, 07:28:52 AM
People walking while looking at their phone.
Mrs S has on occasion kept going and let them walk right into her. :laugh: