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January 12, 2013 at 4:34 pm #782269
redblackParticipantusing the weird command “guess what” for a dramatic pause in speech seems to have become more popular lately. hate it!
speeding on residential streets (especially mine) is a huge peeve of mine. it has caused me to yell at seemingly oblivious drivers from the lawn.
on a related note, why do people in minivans drive like they’re behind the wheels of porsches? are they angry because they have to drive minivans?
January 12, 2013 at 5:36 pm #782270
luckymom30ParticipantTexting or using their cell phone while driving, or walking and completely obvious that anyone else is on the road or sidewalk.
January 12, 2013 at 6:14 pm #782271
jissyParticipantOh, redblack — you just reminded me of one…. the 2 Porsche owners who live in my neighborhood that scream up my street like it’s the Autobahn!!! I swear one of these days I’m going to set-up a radar gun detail to get some speed patrol around here.
January 12, 2013 at 8:51 pm #782272
JohnMMemberIt really bugs me, on the news, when the reporter/anchor says California Street instead of California Avenue or 1st Street instead of 1st Ave. Where is California Street anyway?
January 12, 2013 at 8:53 pm #782273
JKBParticipantSentence fragments. Excellent device. Will be used more later.
And definitely the one about companies with double doors who keep one side locked. Is it a puzzle, that I’m supposed to guess which door to pull?
Scuffling. Note to sports broadcasters: this word means ‘fighting, a little’. It does not mean ‘playing badly’, for which you probably wanted ‘struggling’.
And cars that honk when getting locked or unlocked via the remote control. Shut up already!
January 12, 2013 at 9:27 pm #782274
WSBKeymasterJohnM, that made me laugh, since for many years I was the token West Seattleite in management in two TV newsrooms in the city. My pet peeve at that time was (and remains, if I see it turn up, though I watch as little TV as possible now) seeing Constellation Park identified as “Alki Beach.” I would be heard shouting through the newsroom “THEY’RE NOT ON ALKI BEACH, THEY ARE SOUTH OF ALKI POINT!” It was a more common live shot in case of windstorms, so it happened now and then. I still get grumpy about fellow media people mis-identifying locations. Most recently, the story about the home invasion/rape in Top Hat kept being erroneously identified as White Center (originally it was described as Burien). No, it’s Top Hat. Really. Oh well, back to work … TR
January 13, 2013 at 12:09 am #782275
miwsParticipantJohnM, I’m with ya on that!
Recently, there’s a newer weathercaster on a local station, that when reporting the current temps, in various locations, keeps saying the “Highland Neighborhood in West Seattle”, and “Alaskan Junction”.
Mike
January 13, 2013 at 2:28 am #782276
elikapekaParticipantNewscasters – it’s not “The Puget Sound.” Just say “Puget Sound.” If you mean “the Puget Sound region” then say it. You don’t say “The Lake Washington,” or “The Lake Union,” do you?
And you’re not in California, so don’t talk like you are. It’s I-5 and I-405, not the 5 and the 405.
Sportscasters – it’s a “gutsy performance,” not a “gutty performance.” That sounds like the players have left their intestines all over the field.
I think I’ve been watching too much TV.
January 13, 2013 at 3:15 am #782277
CaitParticipantPeople with more than 3 “pet peeves” are my pet peeve.
January 13, 2013 at 6:04 am #782278
SonomaParticipantServers who come up to you while you’re eating and ask, “Are you still working on that?” I am tempted to reply, “Yes, I’m shoveling away as fast as I can!” or “Yes, I am sawing away, but this steak is so damn tough!” or “Yeah, but if you give me a raise, I’ll work on my pasta fasta.” When I go out to eat, I’m not working on my food – I’m enjoying myself!
January 15, 2013 at 4:07 am #782279
redblackParticipantpeeve number 3,472: people who walk two or three abreast on the sidewalk and refuse to acknowledge that other people are trying to use the same space.
peeve number 3,473: people who suddenly stop in the middle of busy sidewalk traffic… and who then turn around or change direction without bothering to see if they’re impeding the flow of traffic.
in other words:
the blithely unaware and ignorant among us.
January 15, 2013 at 4:56 am #782280
happywalkerParticipantThis gets me everytime…people who say “O” instead of zero.
Like 2O6 instead of 206. Folks, O is a letter in the alphabet zero is a number.
January 15, 2013 at 8:00 am #782281
WorldCitizenParticipantPeople who live in a heavily populated area like a city and expect everyone else to act the way they think they should be acting, and then get upset when they don’t.
January 15, 2013 at 4:21 pm #782282
DBPMemberJanuary 15, 2013 at 6:55 pm #782283
datamuseParticipantExtroverts
*sniffle*
(Oh, mine is the tendency to declare everything “Perfect!” This seems to be a Northwest thing since I rarely hear it elsewhere.
And, do they not cover merging in Seattle driving schools, or something? Nobody seems to know how to do it.)
January 15, 2013 at 7:50 pm #782284
JKBParticipantHow about overheated Metro buses? This time of year the drivers feel compelled to turn the heat up, even though everyone’s wearing coats suitable for keeping warm while waiting for the bus. And then if it’s wet out, the inside becomes a steam bath.
January 15, 2013 at 8:01 pm #782285
tom kelleyParticipantI bristle when out for dinner at an upscale restaurant with my wife and her elegant, ninety one year old mother and the server addresses us as you guys. You guys? Please!!
January 15, 2013 at 8:43 pm #782286
wsn00bParticipant– PEOPLE WHO TYPE IN ALL CAPS.
– People over the age of 16 “hu typ laik they r txtng ther 13 yr old frenzzzzzz! ommmmmgggggggg! lolzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!”
– People who do 50-58mph in the passing lane on the freeway.
– 2 neighbors with messed up backyards(junk car storage, rotting construction wood and misc debris) and are never around to talk to. I’m pretty close to filing a Seattle City code of compliance violation complaint.
– 2 major road arteries: 35th and California having third-world road surfaces. Not everybody drives a SUV with a boat like suspension.
– People who block sidewalks with their parked cars jutting out of their driveways.
This online pet peeve confessional is awesome. I feel so much better getting this off my chest.
January 15, 2013 at 9:53 pm #782287
anonymeParticipantJKB, thank you!! The sauna bus is one of my big pet peeves in wintertime.
January 15, 2013 at 10:13 pm #782288
WSratsinacageMemberNice additions, wsn00b. I’d file a complaint with DPD for the junkyard and you can call 625-5011 (non emergency) for cars blocking sidewalks. It’s up to residents to maintain and improve our community. Of course, talking to your neighbor is an option but an often dangerous or problematic option.
January 16, 2013 at 7:55 am #782289
MellyMelParticipantThe combo situation at the grocery store where:
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1) Shopper parks cart in the middle of aisle while thye search for an item or slowly come to a stop while they get distracted
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2) The grocery store has “merchandised” a bunch of crap in bins and stands that sit in the aisle, thus reducing a two lane aisle to one lane (Jefferson Sq. I am looking at you!)
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You are stuck and have to clue in the oblivious to move, gd it!
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One day there is going to be an “incident” at the grocery story where I bulldoze with a cart every bin and basket in every aisle in the store. I’ll be laughing like a maniac when they haul me away. You heard it here first.
January 16, 2013 at 4:59 pm #782290
LStephensParticipantWhat a great topic!
One of my pet peeves is people that don’t take care that all of the lights on their vehicles are working. For over ten years I commuted to downtown and EVERY day, EVERY commute both ways, there was at least one or more vehicles without operational headlights, brake lights or turn signals. Really, how long does it take to have a buddy/spouse/kid stand at the front of your car, both headlights working? At the rear, brake lights? turn signals? I have often wondered if they just have no concern for their own safety much less for the safety of others. (Thanks Mr. Low-slung-silver-honda-prelude-with-no-headlights-or-left-turns-signals who scared the bejeebers out me, while turning left in front of my car last week on a foggy early morning on Fauntleroy! I’m certain you have a death wish.)
And speaking of Fauntleroy, the tailgating, speeding ferry commuters are another pet peeve. Sorry, but no, tailgating within 6 inches of my bumper will not get me or the ten cars in front of me to go any faster so you can get to the ferry. Did you take a boat to get that job or house on the other side of the water and not know you’d have to take the boat to get back to the other side, often daily? Your boat timing “emergencies” are no one else’s but your own. Please back off, slow down and don’t speed past me, especially next to a huge park filled with runners, walkers, bike-riders, dogs and kids who occasionally cross the street.
Two cell phone pet peeves – while I’m getting my nails and toes done, I am so peeved by jerks who talk so loudly on their cell phones, sharing their inane prattle in small spaces filled with other people. Recently when I politely tapped one woman’s shoulder who was VERY LOUD on her cell phone and politely said “You may not realize how loud you are talking and that everyone in here knows your business”, I was met by a very snarling, ugly, bitchy response. What, your rudeness entitles you to be a bitch to me?
The other cell phone gripe is the people who just can’t hang up the phone for two minutes while in the check-out line of any business and ignoring the checker who is trying to help them. I saw this at Thriftway where the lovely, tall red-haired checker was trying hard to get a guy’s attention to tell him how much his groceries were. Dude on the phone: “Uh, I’m at Thriftway getting beer and cigarettes.” and totally ignoring and being rude to the person right in front of you, that you came to her checkstand and is trying to help you. Hang up the phone people!
Venting is fun, but perhaps we’ll need a “Random acts of kindness that you’ve witnessed” topic to counteract all of the negative pet peeves. :-)
January 16, 2013 at 6:48 pm #782291
amaliaParticipantTo sum it all up: inconsiderate behavior and bad language/writing skills.
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Some people should have paid attention in primary school – they would have learned the golden rule AND proper English.
January 16, 2013 at 7:10 pm #782292
WorldCitizenParticipant“perhaps we’ll need a “Random acts of kindness that you’ve witnessed” topic to counteract all of the negative pet peeves. :-)”
Bravo.
January 16, 2013 at 8:00 pm #782293
JKBParticipantSo an editorial whose paragraphs contain actual topic sentences would counteract a sports broadcast using the word ‘physicality’?
Arrrgh, there is no such word! Did they mean ‘athleticism’? Or just ‘strength’ and/or ‘agility’? Peeve, peeve…
Yep, we’re now a couple hundred peeves behind and need a whole lot of excellence to balance it out.
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