Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Pet Peeves

Winston-Salem, NC -- With a daily commute spanning across roughly 15 miles of highway, it's easy to get stuck behind a driver who doesn't know the rules. In addition to the numerous driving laws for your safety, there are also several unwritten rules of etiquette. One of those rules, and my personal pet peeve, is violated when a driver hovers around or below the speed limit in the left lane. The left lane should only be used to pass people, not pitching camp. This peeve reaches its boiling point when the right lane(s) is occupied as well, therefore preventing any passing. So people, please, get out of the left lane unless you're passing somebody!

I'm trying to discover the craziest pet peeve among the audience. Other pet peeves of mine include:
  • Hair. I can't stand it unless it's on your head and in place.
  • Cap off the toothpaste tube. I just picture a bug crawling up there, then when I brush my teeth at night, it's guts are spread over my white pearls.
  • Wet armpits. The only thing I hate about playing sports in the summer.
  • Turn signals. Not using them on a busy/fast street. I hate the last minute slowdown and turn off when traffic was flowing effortlessly.
  • Cell phones in public. People cannot drive when talking on the cell phone. Also, people tend to talk louder than normal for no specific reason.
  • Bicyclists in the road. Another annoying driving pet peeve.

As you can see, most of my peeves revolve around the roads. Give me some of yours...

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Obnoxious drivers who speed up to keep you from changing lanes (Gap Snatchers), or Distracted drivers talking on cell phones (Motor Mouths).

Sean said...

the thing is...the cell phone 1
u did that all the time when we would drive up to the Keys Game.. haha good times
but especially the talking loudly part

JasonB said...

Left lane thing is the biggest one! People from Pennsylvania do not know this rule. (Neither does my girlfriend unfortuneately)

People who get on elevators to go up one floor.

People who get on elevators to go DOWN ONE FLOOR! The friggin steps people! Wonder why you are so incredibly fat? Geeze...gravity helps you most of the way going down a step!

JasonB said...

Friends who want to hang out with you, but won't take no for an answer. Then they wonder why you don't pick up the phone for them all the time. Then you do, then they ask if you want to do something, and bug you until you cave.

Anonymous said...

Nextel Phones!!!!!!!!! they are ok for geting someones attention, but once you've got them on the phone take it off speaker for GOD SAKES....it's annoying enough to hear one end of someones conversation, but for the love of god do we have to hear both ends of the conversation....PLUS you can't understand what they're saying anyway because the speaker is horrible

How about people who don't know how to "silence" the call when they don't want to answer it.... we don't need to hear the freaking phone and the stupid ringtone you've bought that sounds nothing like the song anyway...silenceing the call doesnt' hang up on them....they can still leave a message AND you still have time to answer it if you change you mind and decide you would like to talk to the person