The pet peeve thread

[Edman85]

2 hours ago, oblong said:

For large races they ask that you go in a corral  based on your pace. After doing the freep marathon twice I learned to ignore that.  For a half my pace is about 11:00. I had to dodge walkers for 2 miles.  
to go along with this are people who run or walk more than 2 astride. 
I could go on and on. 

This was a large one. I was in the 8-9 min corral and was juking around them the whole way until I just walked off because it was hazardous and my foot was already going numb from the ankle trauma.

[casimir]

A group of friends used to do the Susan G Koman 5K every year.  We all had younger families, small children in various stages of infant through kindergarten.  We stayed towards the back, referred to ourselves as the stroller division.

[LaceyLou]

On 11/25/2025 at 10:57 AM, CMRivdogs said:

Good news, my wife had knee replacement just over a year ago. A bit surprising that it is now basically outpatient surgery. She's just about fully recovered except for the occasional flashes she gets from a nerve or two. We did several longish walks/mini hikes while on vacation, including a few tough hills with no problems. 

The only really scary part was when she fell in the bathroom the first night post surgury. She had the walker but just went down, nothing was damaged in the process outside of her pride. She had a minor tumble earlier in the evening which turned out to be instrumental in getting her back on her feet the second time. i was asleep and she didn't wake me til she fell. 

 

Yikes! That sounds scary. I'm glad everything worked out all right.

In my case I think I was still affected by anesthesia enough to not be spooked too much.

[chasfh]

On 11/27/2025 at 10:43 AM, oblong said:

For large races they ask that you go in a corral  based on your pace. After doing the freep marathon twice I learned to ignore that.  For a half my pace is about 11:00. I had to dodge walkers for 2 miles.  
to go along with this are people who run or walk more than 2 astride. 
I could go on and on. 

Related to this, when I ride on the Bloomingdale trail here, people frequently go three or four abreast, which they have a right to. But I really dislike how some of them bleed over into the other way lane, the directions being clearly marked with yellow stripe down the middle.

I also dislike single walkers/runners who walk smack down the middle of the lane, right on the yellow dividing line. I tend to pass them on the right, staying in my way lane, which feels wrong, but keeps me from veering way over into the other lane.

[LaceyLou]

3 hours ago, chasfh said:

Related to this, when I ride on the Bloomingdale trail here, people frequently go three or four abreast, which they have a right to. But I really dislike how some of them bleed over into the other way lane, the directions being clearly marked with yellow stripe down the middle.

I also dislike single walkers/runners who walk smack down the middle of the lane, right on the yellow dividing line. I tend to pass them on the right, staying in my way lane, which feels wrong, but keeps me from veering way over into the other lane.

Along the same lines.... it's frustrating when people are in a big hurry to get in front of you, but then slow way down. This is especially annoying when there's no-one else in sight. 

[CMRivdogs]

We've got a lot of construction and dirt moving around here these days. Between new lanes on the  interstate and subdivision building there is a small army of dump trucks who may or may not be properly licensed and pass saftey inspections driven by folks who seem to be paying half attention.

Between the "Not Responsible" signs and drivers deciding on their own what the speed limit should be at any given time, getting around is a challenge. Especially on the interstate that includes tourists, young military personnel who love to pretend they're NASCAR drivers and larger trucks carrying huge containers to the ports in Norfolk and Hampton.

I've lived in Chicago and Detroit, those drivers don't hold a candle to what I see around here on any given day. 

[oblong]

Family member decided, back in November, to have his third wedding next weekend. Yeah... because nobody's busy or stressed in December.  And it's a big wedding.  300+ people.  My wife has to buy her third bridesmaid dress for him.  It's ugly.  Ugly shoes.  Now we get the notices for not only 1, but 2 rehearsal dinners, along with her instructions for hair/makeup.  She's dropped $500 on this damn thing.

Just complete lunacy.  

 

[LaceyLou]

I made an appointment to receive a phone call today at 12 pm EST. I also asked for a reminder text, which was to be sent 2 hours before the call. Both 10 am and 12 pm came and went, with no text and no phone call. 

I received the reminder text finally at 12:35. So now, who knows when or if the phone call will come.

UGH.

[CMRivdogs]

Reminders for doctor's appointments. I don't mind a reminder a couple days before or even a text confirming an appointment the day before. I really don't mind having to fill out the questioner before the appointment, it does save time.

But the constant reminders on MyChart about the appointment, confirm the appointment, aign. in again and confirm that I confirmed the appointment is a bit too much. I'm 73 not 13

[LaceyLou]

I have to ask, since this show is on 3 million times a week. Who exactly is Bobby Flay and why do so many people want to beat him?

[Tigermojo]

Fangraphs calling the Detroit Tigers Tabbies.

[Motor City Sonics]

Whatever Boxing commission or authority that allowed that fight last night are lucky that Jake Paul didn't get himself killed. 

 

What people think is entertaining these days is sad and bizarre, but it encapsulates the overall state we're in as a country.  

 

Can we stop it now?   Can he just go back to being another annoying "influencer?".       

 

Non-Boxers shouldn't be allowed in a ring with real boxers.    I don't care how much training he's done.  It's something you need to have been doing since youth.  It has to be in the DNA.  It takes a lifetime of dedication to go into the ring wtih other boxers.   

[CMRivdogs]

Not a peeve, just a full out WTF. We've been going round and round the past week with Wayfair. My wife decided she would like an electric fireplace after visiting family over Thanksgiving. She found what she wanted on Wayfair. OK, the price was reasonable, it's Christmas, let's do.  She ordered a combination TV stand and fireplace. Two boxes were delivered around December 6. One contained the TV cabinet the other a fireplace insert. We put the cabinet together, the fireplace insert was two big. 

That started a whole chain of calls and texts to Wayfare. Pictures included to show the boxes and the problem. OK they shipped a second box, this was supposed to be the correct stand. Nope, its another insert, the same size as the one they sent before. Wayfare is blaming it on the manufacturer. Meanwhile I'm trying to get clarification on whether or not we need to return something since they are giving us mixed symbols. I forgot to add, I broke down the box that contained the stand, trying to be helpful, and get it ready for the recycling center.

We spent the morning taking apart the stand and taping together the box that evidently they now either do or do not want depending on who we get on the phone. The stand and both inserts are now sitting in the garage either waiting to be returned or put on the next neighborhood yard sale.There is another delivery coming at an undetermined time with either a new stand or a third insert. 

Meanwhile the TV is sitting on the floor, waiting for someone to attach it to the wall tomorrow morning.....

 

[Tigeraholic1]

People who stop at gas stations and park in fuel stalls and don't get fuel. We were heading up to our cabin in the UP pulling my six-spot snowmobile trailer. I pulled in to fuel twice and both times I see people park at a fuel pump and not get gas but just walk in to use the restroom or whatever. Mind you there are open spots for them to park just not in front of the doors... With this giant trailer there are only a few gas stations on 131 that I can fit in way up north.

[IdahoBert]

Me me I have a pet peeve! 

Facebook Meta is so stupid. Today when I opened Facebook I got an urgent message from them saying they had removed a picture I had posted seven years ago from my profile and they said it was sexually exploitive of children.

And it was was a picture of the scientist Carl Sagan making a joke about science where he says “If science was easy, they would call it your mom.” Which then and now I find hilarious.

So here we have Meta hogging the water, and taxing the resources of communities building giant AI farms, and their artificial intelligence can’t even understand a joke that the dumbest person in every room would understand.

[Motor City Sonics]

The Kelces.   Just ****ing go away.   Both of them.    One is on a ****ing Chunky Soup can,  another one can't be photographed walking off the field.       Two of the most annoying people involved in sports.  They're like the Paul brothers.   Just..........go.............away.       Jason, you and TayTay - go buy an island somewhere and just stay on it.  Have supplies helicoptered in so we don't have to see either one of you again.      

[Motor City Sonics]

8 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

Me me I have a pet peeve! 

Facebook Meta is so stupid. Today when I opened Facebook I got an urgent message from them saying they had removed a picture I had posted seven years ago from my profile and they said it was sexually exploitive of children.

And it was was a picture of the scientist Carl Sagan making a joke about science where he says “If science was easy, they would call it your mom.” Which then and now I find hilarious.

So here we have Meta hogging the water, and taxing the resources of communities building giant AI farms, and their artificial intelligence can’t even understand a joke that the dumbest person in every room would understand.

They blocked me from my account because I used my on-air last name.    That is how almost everyone knows me.   In order to unlock my account they want me to scan my ****ing drivers license.  WHAT?   I tried that - by redacting the DL number and my address and they rejected it.   I AM NOT GIVING YOU MY DL INFO - YOU CAN PROBABLY FIND IT ANYWAY.   So I started a new account with Marc instead of Mark.   They'll get around to shutting that one down too - and then I am done with them.  

I once was put in Facebook Jail for quoting Step Brothers.      But hey, go ahead and post extremely stupid and dangerous conspiracy theories all day.  The kind that make a normal 40 year old man believe his infant children are demons.  His name is Matthew Coleman.  Read about him at your own risk.   What he did was absolutely horrible and it was all because he got sucked into conspiracy theories on Facebook and Twitter.  He was a normal guy - never broke a law in his life and he got so pulled into stuff on FB and Twitter that he killed his children to save the world.  That stuff is fine.  No worries there, but quote Step Brothers or Letterkenny and  you're in big trouble.   And you can't appeal.  There are no humans involved. 

[gehringer_2]

Facebook is the archetype for when a nice little cuddly idea turns into Satan by being  monitized.

Edited Friday at 03:00 PM by gehringer_2

[Motor City Sonics]

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

Facebook is the archetype for when a nice little cuddly idea turns into Satan by being  monitized.

like college sports. 

[gehringer_2]

4 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said:

 In order to unlock my account they want me to scan my ****ing drivers license. 

years ago  - 2 jobs before I retired, I opened a LinkedIn account. Hadn't looked at it for at least 15yrs but one day I got note from someone to look at something so I tried to login. Of course the PW was long since lost and it was the same deal - Drivers license, matching photo to some third party verification site. Forget that. I'll be happy to remain a small black hole on their server.

[IdahoBert]

Several years ago, Facebook threatened me with banishment for cultural appropriation like it was a witless eight-year-old who wanted to be “woke“ because I posted a beautiful photograph of a Native American woman that was an art installation at the local botanical garden.

The irony is that the art installation was created by Native Americans and I am 1/4 Potawatomi. 

[Deleterious]

My list looks slightly different.

1. Go to a different store that posts prices that don't require an app to view.

[Motor City Sonics]

My mom's big gift to me on Christmas is a Gift Card,  one of those Vanilla Gift Cards. 

 

I take mine out today to activate online and the 3-digit security code is not there.   I angle the card a little bit and see that it has been rubbed or scratched off.   Uh-oh.   I go to the store, try to buy some strawberries with it - just to check - and it's declined - no money on it.   Someone got to it, re-packaged it and put it back in the rack at the CVS on Outer Drive in Dearborn.    She purchased the card on 12/22.   So if it can be shown that itwas used before then, and the company sees that, she should get refunded, right? 

 

I'm not holding my breath.   

 

This sucks.  This really ****ing sucks.     Gee, what a great Christmas/Birthday.    

 

People who use their hands on computers to scam others out of money - when they get caught, they should get their fingers broken.  You know, like in the movie Casino.     They get caught twice, the should get fingers sawed off.    Oh yeah, that's brutal, but to hell with people like that.     My mom is very upset over this and she did nothing wrong.   The card and the packaging did not look like it was tampered with at all. 

[LaceyLou]

On 12/26/2025 at 8:48 AM, Motor City Sonics said:

They blocked me from my account because I used my on-air last name.    That is how almost everyone knows me.   In order to unlock my account they want me to scan my ****ing drivers license.  WHAT?   I tried that - by redacting the DL number and my address and they rejected it.   I AM NOT GIVING YOU MY DL INFO - YOU CAN PROBABLY FIND IT ANYWAY.   So I started a new account with Marc instead of Mark.   They'll get around to shutting that one down too - and then I am done with them.  

I once was put in Facebook Jail for quoting Step Brothers.      But hey, go ahead and post extremely stupid and dangerous conspiracy theories all day.  The kind that make a normal 40 year old man believe his infant children are demons.  His name is Matthew Coleman.  Read about him at your own risk.   What he did was absolutely horrible and it was all because he got sucked into conspiracy theories on Facebook and Twitter.  He was a normal guy - never broke a law in his life and he got so pulled into stuff on FB and Twitter that he killed his children to save the world.  That stuff is fine.  No worries there, but quote Step Brothers or Letterkenny and  you're in big trouble.   And you can't appeal.  There are no humans involved. 

I lost access to a FB account for a while because of a similar reason-only mine was because people have decided that my nickname can't possibly come from my first name. I literally have my real first name on my account in parentheses, but FB still doesn't recognize it. 

About after a year I decided to try one last time and got in. So FB doesn't really care about I.D. like it claims to.

 

[Motor City Sonics]

Worst Christmas/Birthday Ever part two

 

Last night, as I was getting ready for bed I was a little dizzy and the sound in my left ear started sounding like a broken speaker.  I tried to pop my ears several times.     Then my left ear went COMPLETELY deaf.  I can't even hear my finger in there.  Just totally out and I am really scared.        

Has anyone ever had this happen.  Could it be a really large clump of earwax?   

 

It's gonna be really hard to get into to see a specialist around the holidays and if it's SSD, they say the faster you deal with it and start taking steroids, the better your chances are of recovery.