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Pet Peeves ver. Fjones vs Redleader

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AAAAAAAAARGH! I just walked by my muted TV set and saw a political discussion going on. "Should The Government give tax exempt status to Newspapers."


Holy shit! Seriously? Newspapers are dinosaurs. Let them naturally go extinct. Why the hell should the government subsidize yet another failing enterprise?
 
SOmeone that stupid was able to speak in complete sentences? I am amazed.
 
Dave said:
Then you get some fuckwit who thinks 'well there are people here who are paid to do that, so why should I?'
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I hate that attitude so much.

I can't stand when people make a mess and just leave it because "someone's paid to fix this, it's their job." It's incredbily rude and inconsiderate and just pisses me off. I have a friend who always has to make the biggest mess possible when he eats at a restaraunt and just shrugs it off because "the bus boys are paid to clean it up." It's fucked up, most people working those jobs are putting away a shit ton of hours and getting paid nothing... when I worked at a bar/restaraunt a couple years ago people used to spill drinks and just leave their glasses and whatnot on the floor and just make a huge fucking mess. I was a waitress and half the time ended up having to clean up after stupid lazy fucks.

I was getting food to go a couple weeks ago adn I totally slipped and spilled fruit all over the floor. I grabbed some napkins and cleaned it up, the woman at the counter was looking at me with complete confusion and told the girl standing next to her she couldn't believe I was actually cleaning up the mess and must be a really nice person... when did this become not the norm??? I hate how rude, inconsiderate, and ill-mannered most people have become.
 
^you'd be surprised how normal it is, or maybe not.... I remember working at a grocery store, countless incidents of people spilling shit and not even telling an employee! I caught this one lady once, walked right into a stand full of wine bottle. First her face showed complete horror, she looks around, sees me, her face changes to completely confused, so she looks around AGAIN to imply "who the fuck did this?" And then walks away with her nose in the air.

I mean, I understand she probly felt like an ass, but cummon, say sorry or something.


I have no peeves to contribute...it's been a pleasant day. :)
 
Ohhhhh yea. I have a major peeve. It even occurred tonight. What would posses a large group of people, lets say eight in this case, to walk into a restaurant TWO MINUTES BEFORE CLOSING???? I can understand a two top five or ten minutes before close, but even in that case I would be prompt. Aside from that fact that none of the people who do this are probably in the biz and should know better, but for fucks sake.

Oh, that, and severs. :X Yall are lazy, demanding, half wits. That is all.
 
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Another gym peeve-- people who don't put weights away. Right now about two thirds of my exercises are on some sort of machine or rack, and it was my understanding that if you were done using the equipment you put the weights away as an indication that you're done with it. Then you get some fuckwit who thinks 'well there are people here who are paid to do that, so why should I?' This leaves people like me waiting around, trying to see if the equipment is actually free, and cooling off as a result.

Happened on THREE sets of equipment today. Fuck sakes.

Fjones-- that sounds rough. Have you tried selling your stuff locally through a Bargain Finder or similar free-to-list classifieds?
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I hate that too, so instead I just look to see if there's a towel on the machine. If not, I assume no one is occupying it and I claim my spot.
 
People leave those behind too. And water bottles.

No-- I'm not poaching people's machines, they were exactly as I left them when I left the gym a half hour later.
 
I'm peeved about how I always, every week have to ask the people I babysit for to pay me or they forget.

I mean, I really love the kids like they are family, but I'm not just doing it for shits and giggles. I need the money too. I'm sure they wouldn't like to have to remind their boss he needs to pay them every pay day.

I mean, it's not that big a deal, but I always feel like I am being rude when I'm like "Um, so can you pay me?"
 
the grocery store does not want the customer to clean up their mess, because they are afraid you will slip and fall in the gallon of milk (or whatever) you dropped. only a scumbag wouldn't tell an employee though.

(although if you found me, i would just get a wet floor sign and call for whatever lazy, shiftless utility clerk was on duty.)
 
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I'm peeved about how I always, every week have to ask the people I babysit for to pay me or they forget.

I mean, I really love the kids like they are family, but I'm not just doing it for shits and giggles. I need the money too. I'm sure they wouldn't like to have to remind their boss he needs to pay them every pay day.

I mean, it's not that big a deal, but I always feel like I am being rude when I'm like "Um, so can you pay me?"
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I used to get that from a few couples who's kids I babysat... I don't really understand why :\

What I hate the most when babysitting though is parents who say they're going to be back at a certain time and then are hours late. I used to babysit for one couple that would always claim to be back by 11, so I would make plans for my boyfriend to pick me up at 11 and go out with him. Half the time they would be back by 11 but the other half they'd come back at 4 or 5 AM drunk and not pick up their cell phones. A lot of couples who's kids I babysat did that sort of thing, but I don't get it... you would just assume someone was going to add another 5 or 6 hours to a shift without checking in with them first :\
 
Wow. I thought that I encounter some inconsiderate people in life, but the people described in this thread are far worse than what I deal with.

They return at 4 or 5 AM without notifying you, when they were due back at 11 AM????

Holy shit, if someone did that to me there would be hell to pay!!!


I am going to pet peeve myself today (Yes, I know "pet peeve" isn't a verb. I am taking poetic License. Deal with it):

I do so many carelessly silly things. I'll put something in an obviously bad place, then trip over it or kick it over and get annoyed with myself. I'll be drinking a thick protein shake insert joke here if you wish) and put it down somewhere and end up kicking it over and getting it all over everything.

I'll grab something that is already at risk of spilling, like a full container of something, and quickly dash into another room, stumble on the top step or something and make a huge mess.

And now I cannot pay an account because I A) Forgot the password and B) Forgot what I put down for my secret answer to the hint question, even though it is a question that doesn't leave a lot of room for creativity or interpretation.

And another pet peeve -- Customer service. Do they not realize that half of that phrase is the word "SERVICE?" 'nuff said.
 
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^ agreed....I hate even more when they don't give me a time.

See, they are friends of the family and know all about my drug issues, so I feel like when I ask when they will be back they are going to think I need to know so I can have people over and get them out before then or something.

That's only when I watch the kids at night though, cause I mean, I know when they are off work. But still. It's really annoying to not know if you will be done at 10pm or 1am...
 
I guess it comes down to this -- do you need them more than they need you?

If they need you more than you need them, you are in position to make demands, such as, "If you are late, the hourly rate doubles from that point on. If that is a problem, we can sever our business relationship."

But if you need them more, they can jerk you around and there isn't much you can do.

I am impressed that they have you babysit given that they know about your drug issues. I am not saying I would have a problem with it because you sound trustworthy and responsible -- but the rest of the world usually doesn't view drug users through a friendly lens like I do. That's cool that they are willing to evaluate you on your character and not on your habits.
 
And now I cannot pay an account because I A) Forgot the password and B) Forgot what I put down for my secret answer to the hint question, even though it is a question that doesn't leave a lot of room for creativity or interpretation.
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this happens to me all the time. I try not to have the same password for everything, but then my memory is so messed up I cant remember what is what.

I can't stand it when I'm standing still in one place trying to call or send a text and the service bar goes up and down making it impossible for me to get through. I dont understand how the service level can change so much when i'm standing fucking still!!!
 
^^^ Agreed, that is really frustrating. I am not sure if I have said this yet, so I'll say it now -- I really enjoy your contributions to the pet peeves thread.
 
xxkcxx said:
^ agreed....I hate even more when they don't give me a time.

See, they are friends of the family and know all about my drug issues, so I feel like when I ask when they will be back they are going to think I need to know so I can have people over and get them out before then or something.

That's only when I watch the kids at night though, cause I mean, I know when they are off work. But still. It's really annoying to not know if you will be done at 10pm or 1am...
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I used to just tell parents I needed to know so my parents could come pick me up, or my boyfriend, etc. But then they would offer to drive me back home instead, so I just started asking and not giving them an explanation. It's your time, and if they trust you to be around their kids knowing about your drug problem I would assume they trust you to be in their house. I would just ask, if they get defensive just explain you have a life and you like to make plans with friends and family and you need to know.

Fjones-- yeah, it was ridiuclous. I stayed with them for a while though because they needed me on a pretty consistent basis and they paid well ($10 an hour when I started 13 when I finished, and when they were late they were usually embarassed and ended up doubling the rate). But after a couple years I couldn't take it anymore, and my father started to get really angry about it. (I was 15-16 when I babysat for them). I loved the kids but babysitting until 5 AM was just ridiculous, and of course it's not like you can just leave or something if you HAVE to be somewhere else :\

I'm 99% positive they both had drinking problems, though, so I think that may been part of it.

Today: Wells Fargo. My account is negative TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS because they just slammed me with $200 in overdraft fees! This is RIDICULOUS, I checked my bank account balance everyday I've taken money out or used my ATM and it has NEVER been under, online or at the ATM machine when I checked my balance before taking cash out. So where the fuck did all my money go? I am not paying these fees and now I have to call and spend half an hour on the phone aruging with someone about them, I hate fucking banks. :X
 
Fjones said:
I'll put something in an obviously bad place, then trip over it or kick it over and get annoyed with myself. I'll be drinking a thick protein shake insert joke here if you wish) and put it down somewhere and end up kicking it over and getting it all over everything.
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My partner does that too Fjones, all the time :)
I just giggle at him. He gets really fucking annoyed at himself but I just laugh and make him see the funny side of it and clean it up for him.
Hey, he might not learn but it provides me with entertainment ;) Because I see him put the glass down in a place of frequent thoroughfare, and I can see it happening before it actually occurs, then sure enough, *stumble/kick/spill/expletives* :D
 
So I jsut talked to banked. What the fuck, I have had an account with Wells Fargo for 13 years and no one has ever told me this-- the guy said that when you buy gas it can take up to 5 days for it to post online or in the system at all, so when you're checking your balance it won't be correct. That is bullshit! He reversed pretty much all the fees but I still have to pay $35 which I don't want to. :p
 
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