Pet Peeve Thread...Thanks Quicksilver!

[erick_c]

At work:
1. People who don't replace the empty hand towel rolls with new ones (especially since the storage closet with the paper towels is 2 feet away-open the door and get a new roll, dammit).

2. People who ask me "Why is my internet slow?" referring to how long the web page they're trying to get to is loading, proceed to get up from their chairs, and wait for me to 'fix it'.

3. People who call my cell phone and say "I'm really sorry for bothering you on a weekend/day-off/off-duty... ". No you're not, if you were sorry, you wouldn't call... What's even worse is when the conversation ends and the persons admit that it wasn't important and could've waited until Monday(next work day).

4. People who call and say "I JUST sent you an email..." or "I'm sending you an email..." and proceed to tell you what the email contents are.

Driving:
1. People who don't use their turn signals, EVER. (I happens in Korea ALOT. Instead of using their turn signals, they poke their hands out of their window, make eye contact, give a little wave, and bow. WTF!?)

2. People who drive to the end of an exit ramp and cut in. Oblivious to the fact that there's 50 cars waiting to get off the highway. Yeah, you didn't see the sign for the exit a mile back, pal?

3. In bumper-to-bumper traffic, people who switch lanes numerous times trying to get ahead and finally end up behind me when all they had to do was stay in front of me.

4. People who stop at a redlight ON the crosswalk.

5. Random braking (no, I don't tailgate). I'm talking about the people who accelerate, realize they're over the speed limit and hit their brakes (not lightly, since you see their cars nosedive). Take your foot off the gas, trust me the car will eventually slow down.

Gym:
1. Guys who take two sets of dumbells, one for their warmup and the other for their actual sets, and KEEP THEM until they're done with their sets.

2. MOST GYMS LET YOU USE CLEAN TOWELS FOR FREE!!!! USE A DAMN TOWEL TO WIPE YOUR SWEAT OFF THE EQUIPMENT!!! Nothing worse than walking up to the flat bench only to see the last guy's head, back, and ass sweat still on it.

3. People who grunt loud. Buddy, if it's that hard, you may wanna back it off just a tad, before you break/tear/pop something.

Out & About:
1. Strangers who jump into your conversations without saying "Excuse me...". i.e., a friend of mine was asking me if an ad on a billboard for a computer was worth the $300 asking price. I said "it might be worth it for just the monitor". Guy behinds us jumps in "It's a CRT. That thing is a boat anchor". I simply said, "Yeah".
Guy walks away and I tell my friend, "This Sony 19" CRT retailed for about $1700 about 4 years ago. Since you use p-shop a lot, you may wanna give this guy a call."