# What's your pet peeve(s)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 22, 2016, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018 "2016-06-22T05:42:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/41 "2016-06-24T02:15:59Z")
> [@ERON](#): > > Wow you must have dreadful days everyday. How often do people talk about the solstice? We have a lot of Wiccan around here, they run around naked in the forests on the solstice. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/42 "2016-06-24T03:14:12Z")
People who don’t clear the snow off their cars in winter. I’ve seen people driving along with less than a square foot of snow cleared right in front of them, while the rest of the windows remain covered. Meanwhile the snow on their roof was blowing onto the car behind them. And with no lights on. And of course, using “it’s” as a possessive. I’m surprised they don’t also use “hi’s”. And then there are the people who recline their seats back all the way on a plane. One woman’s head was all the way into my lap. I asked her to turn her head so she could suck my dick. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/43 "2016-06-24T16:01:47Z")
> [@ERON](#): > > Wow you must have dreadful days everyday. How often do people talk about the solstice? Twice a year for about a week each. Then there’s the equinoxes, which are equally annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/44 "2016-06-24T17:18:24Z")
Co-workers who send emails with no subject line. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/45 "2016-06-24T17:45:50Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > People who don’t clear the snow off their cars in winter. I’ve seen people driving along with less than a square foot of snow cleared right in front of them, while the rest of the windows remain covered. Meanwhile the snow on their roof was blowing onto the car behind them. And with no lights on. Back when I had a dog that needed a walk every day, my pet peeve was homeowners who cleared the snow from their driveways but NOT their sidewalks (despite a city ordinance requiring it). Interestingly, the worst offenders were the people with the biggest and most expensive houses. ---
**Author:** ![12mgdaily](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/f08c70/32.png) [@12mgdaily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/12mgdaily)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/46 "2016-06-24T18:30:59Z")
It drives me crazy when I am in a room which is not quiet (TV on, other people talking) and a person decides to speak to me, and the whole time they are talking they face a different direction and speak in a low voice. I cannot hear a word they said. I am then forced to say “What? Could you repeat that?” Naturally they do the same thing again, so I am clueless about what they’ve said… again! I hate this because at some point these people will usually come close to me and question me about my possibly needing a hearing aid. No I don’t need a hearing aid! Look in my direction when you’re speaking to me, then maybe I’ll hear you! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/47 "2016-06-24T20:18:35Z")
> [@erysichthon](#): > > Interestingly, the worst offenders were the people with the biggest and most expensive houses. They have longer sidewalks. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/48 "2016-06-24T22:09:23Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > My pet peeve is being called “Mister Firstname”. Hey! 🆒 > [@GreenElf](#): > > I hate it when drivers don’t signal in advance. It doesn’t help much when they turn the signal on mid-turn. For instance, a four-lane intersection and one driver signals left but the other does not. The driver with the signal on has to wait to see what the clueless driver without signal is going to do. Meanwhile, the clueless driver is waiting for the signalling driver to make their turn although the signalling driver won’t do so until they’re reasonably sure that the facing driver is indeed clueless and not going to drive straight. On a related note, drivers in front of me who don’t realize that I should see their turn signal before I see their brake lights. > [@Senegoid](#): > > (1) Seems like a lot of drivers just haven’t figured it out: _Your_ headlights, more than anything else, are there to make _you_ more visible to the _other_ drivers around you. (Confession: Yes, it took me some years of driving experience before I figured that out. Nobody mentioned it in driving school.) An astonishing number haven’t figured it out. They’re the ones who think that the word “sundown” in the headlights law means “pitch black”. > [@12mgdaily](#): > > It drives me crazy when I am in a room which is not quiet (TV on, other people talking) and a person decides to speak to me, and the whole time they are talking they face a different direction and speak in a low voice. I cannot hear a word they said. I am then forced to say “What? Could you repeat that?” Naturally they do the same thing again, so I am clueless about what they’ve said… again! I hate this because at some point these people will usually come close to me and question me about my possibly needing a hearing aid. No I don’t need a hearing aid! Look in my direction when you’re speaking to me, then maybe I’ll hear you! If you have something important to tell me, like giving me instructions at work, please say my name and make sure you have my attention, instead of rattling off your instructions and finishing with, “Okay, Rik?” Given the ambient noise in my workplace, I’m going to hear, “Blah blah blah blah blah Rik”. Peeves of mine: People opening a new box or case of something and only opening one flap, just enough that they can remove the one unit that will fit through the opening. People opening bags of food at the wrong end. Especially if they don’t then seal it in some manner. My best example of this was the time I grabbed what turned out to be a _partial_ bag of shredded cheese from a shelf in the walk-in cooler, then watched in dismay as nearly five pounds of cheese was instantly dumped onto the floor. ---
**Author:** ![Whitney\_Harper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@Whitney\_Harper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whitney_Harper)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/49 "2016-06-25T14:55:15Z")
Adult children of aging parents that have very strong feelings about NOT helping their sibling(s) with caregiving, doctors’ appointments, grocery shopping, etc. for their aging parents, yet paradoxically, these same non-helping sibling(s) have very strong feelings about getting their “fair” share of the inheritance. I’m referring to adult children of aging parents that live in or near the area where their aging parents live, and who clearly have the time to help, but refuse. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/50 "2016-06-25T17:52:38Z")
Commercials on the radio that use honking or ambulance sounds. There ought to be a law… ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/51 "2016-06-25T18:24:04Z")
when I send a woman a message on a dating site and she responds to a compliment with thank you and nothing else instead of just ignoring the message since I am not her type:smack: ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/52 "2016-06-26T00:35:38Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Twice a year for about a week each. Then there’s the equinoxes, which are equally annoying. Perhaps you’d be happier on a planet with no seasons. > [@erysichthon](#): > > Back when I had a dog that needed a walk every day, my pet peeve was homeowners who cleared the snow from their driveways but NOT their sidewalks (despite a city ordinance requiring it). Interestingly, the worst offenders were the people with the biggest and most expensive houses. Because those are the people who pay someone to plow their driveways. It’s easier to shovel your sidewalk while you’re already out shoveling your driveway. > [@Enola\_Gay](#): > > Commercials on the radio that use honking or ambulance sounds. There ought to be a law… Oh god, yes. This is one of the few cases where I agree, there ought to be a law! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/53 "2016-06-26T00:37:38Z")
> [@cg16](#): > > when I send a woman a message on a dating site and she responds to a compliment with thank you and nothing else instead of just ignoring the message since I am not her type:smack: You’d rather that she ignore you, rather than acknowledging the compliment? ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/54 "2016-06-26T02:52:18Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > You’d rather that she ignore you, rather than acknowledging the compliment? what’s the point of responding back if there is no interest? When unattractive women send me a message I always ignore them and delete the message. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/55 "2016-06-26T03:20:25Z")
> [@cg16](#): > > what’s the point of responding back if there is no interest? When unattractive women send me a message I always ignore them and delete the message. So if a plain woman said something nice to you in real life, would you just stare at them without saying anything? ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/56 "2016-06-26T03:35:13Z")
> [@digs](#): > > So if a plain woman said something nice to you in real life, would you just stare at them without saying anything? Not plain but if she was ugly I may not say shit ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/57 "2016-06-26T04:03:46Z")
Sloppy onscreen technical errors. “Oh, sure, yes, very deep themes about cultural assimilation, and the inhumanity of ma—oh, for pete’s sake, _that helmet design wasn’t fielded until **2003!** _ You pretentious _twit_ movie!” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/58 "2016-06-26T07:25:39Z")
> [@cg16](#): > > Not plain but if she was ugly I may not say shit That’s real class, man. ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/59 "2016-06-27T00:14:20Z")
> [@digs](#): > > So if a plain woman said something nice to you in real life, would you just stare at them without saying anything? > [@cg16](#): > > Not plain but if she was ugly I may not say shit this might go a long way to explain why you are single. ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018/60 "2016-06-27T00:57:33Z")
> [@Cub\_Mistress](#): > > this might go a long way to explain why you are single. I;m single because I prefer it that way right now so I can focus on my bank account and my health. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-pet-peeve-s/758018.md?page=4)