Pet peeve of mine...yours?

[Caleb]

I know this will probably offend several people on here as I'm seeing it's way more common than it should be, but a huge pet peeve of mine is when people leave the toilet seat up after using the restroom in my house (or anywhere that has a real seat). My wife's family all does it, I figured they were just dirtbags Then, we had a couple live-in nannies and all of them did the same thing (I hung signs above all the toilets that said "closing the damn lid won't hurt ya will it?", my wife wasn't too amused ). I've also had several other people (contractors, etc) over recently that have also left the seat up. While I'm far from a germ-o-phobe, that's seriously disgusting. Have you ever noticed how dirty the bottom of the seat is on toilets? It's always got splashes on it, by not closing the lid, now those splashes are going else where in your bathroom. I once read a study (I'll have to see if I can find it) that said the particles from inside a toilet when it's flushed can travel as far as 10 feet away when the seat is left up. Nasty...especially when something as simple as closing the lid will prevent it!


So, now that I've offended most of you What are your pet peeves?

 

[B2-Bomber]

people trying to clearly enunciate the word "jewelry", but they say Joo-luh-ree

the root word is jewel (joo-wool) so to me it only makes sense that it would be joo-wool-ree

i don't know why it bothers me, but it sure does

 

[Kevin B.]

I know this will probably offend several people on here as I'm seeing it's way more common than it should be, but a huge pet peeve of mine is when people leave the toilet seat up after using the restroom in my house (or anywhere that has a real seat). My wife's family all does it, I figured they were just dirtbags Then, we had a couple live-in nannies and all of them did the same thing (I hung signs above all the toilets that said "closing the damn lid won't hurt ya will it?", my wife wasn't too amused ). I've also had several other people (contractors, etc) over recently that have also left the seat up. While I'm far from a germ-o-phobe, that's seriously disgusting. Have you ever noticed how dirty the bottom of the seat is on toilets? It's always got splashes on it, by not closing the lid, now those splashes are going else where in your bathroom. I once read a study (I'll have to see if I can find it) that said the particles from inside a toilet when it's flushed can travel as far as 10 feet away when the seat is left up. Nasty...especially when something as simple as closing the lid will prevent it!


So, now that I've offended most of you What are your pet peeves?

Do you hold your breath after you fart, or do you go ahead and breathe all that ass air?

 

[DAA]

My wife makes me put the seat down. So I also close the lid as my way of getting revenge (she hates opening the lid as much as she hates putting the seat down).

If I ever hit the lotto, full length urinals and flush valve toilets all the way baby...

- DAA

 

[jeeper]

My wifes family "talk"at the top of their lungs.. and slam doors to shut them..If one is leaving the other will YELL "Love you" even though they are literally 10' away.. AARRGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!

Thanks for the vent

 

[DOSS]

People who spend more time complaining about the world than trying to make it better or just letting go of the things that they have no actual control over.

 

[jinxspot]

People that identify potential issues ahead of time and dwell on them in conversation, vs being pro-active in their conversation with constructive critisism or over dwelling on negative items...

Such as:
Yelling at the TV that the packers aren't gonna win that way...
my version would be, come on packers work harder you can do it.

wheeling on a new mod and someone says, well without beadlocks they won't hold up...
my version would be, try them out and see how they hold up.

I actually catch myself dwelling on negatives with UT driving.
I seem to dwell on catching bad driving acts while Im going to and from work and tend to let others in the car know.
I'll say, yep theres another UT driver... cant seem to actually stop at the stop sign to turn or...
yep, theres a damn cop watched 4 people go thru a yelllow light 3 of them hit the red...

 

[mombobuggy]

People who always see me doing something constructive and say. Oh why dont you do that the easy way and then proceed to explain to me there way of doing that task that they are not currently willing to do but feel the need to be critical about the way they see me doing it. In my opinion there version of the easy way is just there way of telling me I do not know what I am doing. These same people also seem to be the ones who take a smoke break every half hour and drink enough coffee to send the space shuttle to mars I enjoy coffee my self but it seems some folks just walk around drinking it all day being critical of people.

 

[mombobuggy]

Caleb are you a Decendent of Anson call?

 

[sLcREX]

I always put the seat down although I don't close the lid. But it bothers me when I have a visitor and they leave the seat up.

edit: one time I went to a friend's house and used his bathroom then shortly after he went and asked me if I pee sitting down when he returned....lol. I said no, just house broken.

 

[richpblaze]

To many to list but you touched on one of them Caleb. My biggest one would have to be If you use something that is mine PUT IT BACK WHERE YOU FOUND IT WHEN YOUR DONE WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is from fingernail clippers to tools eververything has its place and I know where it is. This pisses me of like no other. Could be my own children, friends whoever.

 

['03_RUBI]

Left lane drivers that don't know what the left lane is for. If by chance you are nice enough to move over when I come up behind you DON'T SPEED UP after you move over, it defeats the purpose of the lane change to get out of my way!

 

[B2-Bomber]

as i recall the left lane is not to be "driven" in. isn't it supposed to be used for passing only? in fact in other states drivers get ticketed for using the far left lane for anything other than passing

 

[Caleb]

Caleb are you a Decendent of Anson call?

As a matter of fact I am.

These are great guys, keep them coming I agree with a lot of these.

 

['03_RUBI]

Correct, so how come I am always having to pass the left lane drivers on their right side (which is also illegal)

 

[B2-Bomber]

oh man i totally forgot. "nuclear" being pronounced "noo-cue-lerr"

it is the word "clear" with an additional NU (noo) in front of it, so it should be "NOO-CLEAR"

i had forgotten until a guy here at work just barely said it, so i asked him to say "nucleas" he said "noo-cue-liss"

even george W. bush said it on national tv as i recall

 

[skeptic]

The toilet lid is a pet peeve of mine as well, along with leaving the door to things like pantries, cabinets, and the utility room where we keep the dog food. This even includes the vent above the microwave. Our microwave is above the stove, and instead of a real fan that vents to outside, the top couple inches of the microwave opens and vents the filtered air up. Whether it's running or not, as long as there is time on it the vent is open. My wife thinks it's funny to leave a few seconds on the microwave to keep the vent open because she knows it bugs me and I'll clear the time so the vent closes as soon as I see it. I have a lot of pet peeves, so we'll just stick with this one for now.

 

[Caleb]

i had forgotten until a guy hear at work just barely said it, so i asked him to say "nucleas" he said "noo-cue-liss"

Hear??? I'm sure you mean here right?

I try not to point out or make a big deal about grammar because as soon as you do, you're bound to make a mistake of your own.

 

[B2-Bomber]

oh crap, i didn't even notice that,

*fixed

i don't even know how i did that, i would love to make an excuse, but i just typed fast, and didn't proofread.
"hello kettle, this is B2-bomber...you're black"

 

[frieed]

We have two cats that use the toilet for a water fountain. After they drink they leave nearly invisible wet paw prints on the seat if it is down.
My wife just does not appreciate the irony when she can't remember to put the seat back up and sits on the wet seat!!!