Pet Peeves. Trust me, this list should grow over time:

• Radio commercials with ANY of the following: Screeching tires, sirens, screaming people or alarm clock sounds. What the heck? How many times have I almost pulled over for a stinking car commercial!
• Cars pulling out in front of me and then dragging their rear. Just because you have JUST enough time to get your car straight in the lane, it did not mean you had enough time to pull out in front of me. I am fair...if I don't have to touch my brakes or alter my course, then I don't mind.
• At a 4 way stop, the order should go on a first come, first to go basis. My peeve is with those drivers who think as long as they rush behind the car that just went, then they too are allowed to go.
• Your traffic light is green, you go. However, if you look across the intersection and see you have NO where to go BUT the intersection, then WAIT. Parking is NOT allowed in an intersection, just like lane changing in intersections is a no no. That was two for one, but it's true.
• Driving on the interstate in busy traffic one day I saw a sight that has actually became more common than it should. I see a car ahead of me, driving much slower than traffic, even slower than the speed limit in fact.I approach carefully thinking there is a drunk behind the wheel. NOPE! just your average driver driving down the road, with headphone on, reading a book AND drinking coffee. I wish I was making this up folks...the only thing on the wheel where his knees.
• Now to come away from the interstates and into movie cinemas. If you are going to watch a scary, bloody, sexy, killer chop up movie and can't get a baby sitter for your 1 year old toddler then STAY HOME.
• If you happen to forget to turn off your phone while watching a movie, that happens. Turn it off quickly and all can be forgiven. Do NOT pick it up and say "Hey, I can't talk, I'm in a movie..I said I'm in a movie!". This goes, really, for anytime you can't answer your phone. If you can't answer, then DON'T.
• I wait patiently in line at the local super duplex box store. Quietly I sit in line, standing. I came all the way out because I am serious about buying. 10 minutes, 15 minutes. AHH! now I'm up! As I start to speak to the clerk the phone rings. Now, this person is possible sitting at home in their underwear, maybe they just got out of bed, but for what ever reason that little phone is critical. What is the corporate mantra making a phone call more important than a paying customer directly in front of them?
• This is sort of like above. I need to speak to a co worker. I take the time to walk to their desk, as there is no substitute for face to face talking. I even set the meeting up in advance. Their phone rings..now I have to Wait while someone else gets my time. What is up with that?
• I call someone, and they are unable to talk. That is ok, but do not answer the phone only to tell me "I can't talk now, I'm in a meeting...bathroom....movie...driving...daydreaming...etc . If you're not able to answer, DON'T. If I have an emergency, I will call back more than just one time. I understand and respect the power of the caller ID and voice mail.
• Web pages which say "under construction". If a page is dead, don't put up a link.
• I can't stand all those teeny hyperactive icons all over web pages of lower design. I admit, I am not a great developer, but I can at least understand 50,000 little smileys all flying around don't make my site more attractive.
• I work for a corporation which has many cube farms. I help folks in their desks; they send in a request, I schedule a time and visit them to work out their computer problems. Here is a situation that steams me up:

  ME: "Ok sir, you're having a problem with your internet. I'll hang up and walk directly over to your desk."

  CUSTOMER: "Yes, that will be great"

  I walk to the desk...the dude is gone. Co worker in neighboring cube says "He went to get coffee and will be back in 10 minutes"

  GRRRRRRR......

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