Pet Peeves

[ragandbone]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

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Grrr Stuff like that makes me SO mad - these kids are going to grow up thinking the world belongs to them - and will not care a fig about authority and rules of society - or how their actions affect others. How annoying.

When I worked at a Michael's Arts and Crafts store our manager thrived on yelling at and scaring children - she didn't care if their parents were offended. She yelled at/made cry many a running child

Yeah, someone has to do it. Of course, it was the mom I really wanted to yell at, and mostly because she didn't car that her kid could get seriously injured, it was byond my thinking that he was misbehaving.

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by ragandbone

Yeah, someone has to do it. Of course, it was the mom I really wanted to yell at, and mostly because she didn't car that her kid could get seriously injured, it was byond my thinking that he was misbehaving.

yeah - it's usually the parent who infuriate me - because I realize the kid just doesn't know any better - of course that kid will then grow into an adult who infuriates me

My mom got married a couple of years ago - and in the process I got a niece. Well I got her a few fun back to school things, my mom bought her more - I asked her how she liked them and my mom annoyed said, "ugh - she didn't even say thank you..." BUT I wasn't mad at the kid - more her loser parents who never taught her to have manners - or to say thank you - it's quite sad really.

[xxxmx]

other people's kids misbehaving in public is so damned frustrating. maybe it's more frustrating because i teach and deal with kids all day?

i was at Michael's yesterday (funny you mentioned that, D) and two twelvish girls were testing the spray paints by spraying the edges of the shelves. the entire aisle was stinky and they were causing damage to the store! two other customers walked past and shot them dirty looks. i can't settle for that. i turned on my Ms. D voice immediately.

"exCUSE me, ladies, i'm fairly certain that what you are doing isn't allowed..." (puzzled/embarrassed looks)

"i suggest you stop what you are doing and find something to clean that mess up with before you leave this store..." (embarrassed/guilty looks)

"and i think you should think things through more thoroughly before intentionally vandalizing property."

they stopped and wiped some of it off. then they probably keyed some cars and smoked up in the parking lot. but those shelves are safe!

[DrummerDeanna]

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Good for you for saying something!!

We caught so many kids trying to steal spraypaint/painting our shelves/stealing the paint pens...annoying.

The other day I was at Target and two 13 or 14 year old boys were looking at DVDs...or rather knocking them off shelves and kicking them...I still regret not saying anything - instead I shot them a look of death and went on my merry way.

[markolas]

>People who don't signal when they change lanes.

>People who don't promptly respond to e-mails. This is actually one that's really pissing me off at the moment. I can understand being a little busy, but if I send an e-mail and two weeks go by without me getting a response...I think that's just unacceptable, unless you're out of town. And even then they have those auto-reply things you can utilize to let people know you're gone. There's a person I e-mailed a couple of weeks ago and he hasn't replied. I sent him a second e-mail, forwarding the first, this weekend. Still no response. I almost want to just start inundating him with them now.

[michelle2677]

Originally Posted by markolas

>People who don't signal when they change lanes.

>People who don't promptly respond to e-mails. This is actually one that's really pissing me off at the moment. I can understand being a little busy, but if I send an e-mail and two weeks go by without me getting a response...I think that's just unacceptable, unless you're out of town. And even then they have those auto-reply things you can utilize to let people know you're gone. There's a person I e-mailed a couple of weeks ago and he hasn't replied. I sent him a second e-mail, forwarding the first, this weekend. Still no response. I almost want to just start inundating him with them now.

I ALWAYS use my turning signal. Even when I'm pulling out of my driveway (which is on a dead end street. ) But I make it such a habit that I always do it. Sometimes even when I'm taking sharp curves

and OMG...I am SO with you on the email thing. I have a friend. does NOT return emails. Drives me up the wall. Somtimes I wonder if he's dead. Then I just remember-he's an asshole.

Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD

People who wiz on a public toilet seat and don't wipe up.
People who drip water on a public restroom counter and don't wipe up.

NAST-TEY!!!!

Originally Posted by estranged4life

those customer service folk at retailers such as Best Buy, who are as clueless as they come.

I know we all, from time-to-time, had to contend with someone who is very clueless as to new music/movie releases...But c'mon folks, could ya better train these kids to assist instead of annoy us paying customers?

no ****-I actually went to best buy and the guy there knew more about Fleetwood mac than "I" did. (which I realize is not a big deal on here, but the general public doesn't usually know more than I do) So I have some respect for BB.

Originally Posted by mikeschmike

My pet peeves are bad/ignorant parents. If your kid just happens to be spawned from the bowels of hell and insists on running your life at the age of three, then step up, be an adult, and do something about it. I saw a mom at the grocery store shrug off a fellow shopper's complaint when her kid was screaming his head off because he didn't get a candy bar. She shrugged it off like she didn't know what to do.

I agree with this. I think this is the reason I don't want children. I have a friend and her 3 year old is SO well behaved. I love visiting them. But other children-nocando.

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

I was driving to work the other day - and I saw a woman on a scooter - driving VERY recklessly - no helmet..I thought, "oh well...she's gonna kill herself - it's her problem..." THEN I saw that she had a very small child with her -on her lap...on the scooter - that really disturbed me.

seriously-about a year ago, I saw a pickup truck with a stroller in the back. With a child in it. I literally about **** my pants.

[macmar71]

People who are liars...they disgust me!