What drives you bananas?

fat_forever
fat_forever Posts: 56
edited September 21 in Chit-Chat
As we go through life, we frequently experience things that irritate us. I figured this would be a good place to share those irritants. (Warning: This thread can be habit forming.)<g>

To get started, it drives me bananas when people talk on their cell phones loudly in public. Why do they think we want to hear their conversations? It's especially annoying when the person has long hair and is wearing a blue-tooth headset in their ear that you can't see. They'll be standing there and suddenly say "Hi", and you think they are talking to you.

Another thing that bugs me are people who drive a hybrid car and speed. Why drive a hybrid car if you are going to waste gas by speeding?

One of the worst irritants are rebates. We all know that the manufacturers of products make you jump through hoops to get a rebate, and by doing that, they hope you won't bother or will do something wrong that will cause them to reject your rebate submission. It should be illegal to advertise something saying, "NOW ONLY $49.95!".....and at the very bottom of the page it says, "with $20 rebate." They should be required to advertise it as, "NOW ONLY $49.95 WITH AVAILABLE $20 REBATE!"

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  • starlitkate
    starlitkate Posts: 28 Member
    My pet peeve is similiar. I hate looking at the local ads such as Rite Aid and see that all the good discounts go by if you use a sing check or a mail in rebate. Irks me!
  • fat_forever
    fat_forever Posts: 56
    Another thing that bugs me, and everyone else in the world.....telemarketers. There isn't one single person in the US who likes telemarketers, so why do they exist? Doesn't the majority rule here? If no one wants them, then it should be illegal to telemarket.

    The phone I pay for is mine to use as I see fit. I'm not paying for a phone so that some idiot can call me up to sell me something or to solicit something from me. When they do that, they are abusing my phone service and as such, they should be fined and jailed.
  • MakeLifeBright
    MakeLifeBright Posts: 176
    When you see some one do some thing right in front of you, and they deny it!

    When you wait in a long line at walmart, and the person in front of you not only wants to write a check.. but wants to tell their life story to the cashire!
  • nikkijennings
    nikkijennings Posts: 130 Member
    My pet hate is when a car pulls out of a junction right in front of you (making you brake suddenly) even though there were no vehicles behind you...... and then drive at some ridiculously slow speed holding you up completely! Drives me insane every time :wink:
  • fat_forever
    fat_forever Posts: 56
    My pet peeve is similar. I hate looking at the local ads such as Rite Aid and see that all the good discounts go by if you use a sing check or a mail in rebate. Irks me!

    Then to make it worse, when you apply for the so-called rebate, it turns out to be a prepaid credit card, not cash. I can't put a prepaid credit card in a parking meter or vending machine, I have to use it at a place that accepts that credit card.
  • SJSchwartz
    SJSchwartz Posts: 131
    I was in a small restuarant the other day, and there was a guy and girl at the table next to my and my family. The guy was talking on his cell phone with the speaker phone on! It was a lengthy conversation he had and we heard every bit of it, and he wasn't talking quietly either... SO IRRITATING!
  • 4lafz
    4lafz Posts: 1,078 Member
    People who do not use there turn signals and expect you to just know they want to turn - or worse - get in front of you! Also people who slow down just at your no-sight line (next to you but a bit behind you) in the next lane and want you to let them in. I have had people flip me off or honk - but I cannot even see them, let alone their turn signal! Also people who get onto the freeway at 20 mph! I could go on and on!
  • hpeder
    hpeder Posts: 5
    - When people on the road tailgate, pass then drive SLOWER in front of you that you were going in the first place

    - When my significant other only listens selectively

    - When a "superior" at work asks you to do something that is really their job - but they just don't want to do it.
  • fat_forever
    fat_forever Posts: 56
    I'm sure that there will be a lot of posts that relate to driving.

    One that bothers me, and most people do this for some reason (maybe they were taught that way), is that when they are driving on a high speed roadway, as they approach the off ramp or turning lane, they slow down in the flow of traffic. I mean, they are approaching an off-ramp or turning lane....those are both where you are supposed to slow down, not in the flow of traffic.

    What happens is as they approach the turning lane....say it's a left turn lane, then that means they are in the fast lane of the roadway in order to make a left turn. As they approach the turning lane....or as I call it, the slow down lane, they begin to slow down in the fast lane. When they do that, the drivers behind them have to hit their brakes. If there is a lot of traffic, this will cause a massive chain reaction, usually with the cars in the back slamming on their brakes to avoid hitting the guy in front of him.

    If the person making the turn would maintain his speed, turn into the turning lane, THEN slow down, there wouldn't be a backup. So many accidents are caused by people slowing down as they approach the "slow down lane."
  • nikkijennings
    nikkijennings Posts: 130 Member
    People who do not use there turn signals and expect you to just know they want to turn - or worse - get in front of you! Also people who slow down just at your no-sight line (next to you but a bit behind you) in the next lane and want you to let them in. I have had people flip me off or honk - but I cannot even see them, let alone their turn signal! Also people who get onto the freeway at 20 mph! I could go on and on!

    OOhh yes to all!!!!! lol :explode: :mad: :laugh:
  • SJSchwartz
    SJSchwartz Posts: 131
    Oh, and when you're in a restuarant and there's a screaming child at a table near you, and their parents just ignore them and let them scream instead of taking them out until they can calm down. Very Rude!
  • tater8589
    tater8589 Posts: 616
    I found a place advertising all 4 brakes (and all other brake work) for $99.88, so I go... Well That only applies to about 70% of cars on the road... mine is not one of them, They quoted me $300.

    I hate it when guests/huband/roomate leave the toilet lid up and/or use all the tp and don't replace it.

    I hate it when someone rides my bumper, and then passes me only to slow down less than the speed limit.

    I hate when my husband and buddies are playing modern warfare when I'm trying to sleep and I constantly have to "remind" them to stop yelling. (next time i'm unplugging the tv :devil: )

    Another thing, when parents bring crying infants to the movie theatre... really, I paid to see the movie... I'd like to hear it too.
  • matunuck
    matunuck Posts: 4
    Ditto for the "lould talkers" on cell phones in public,especially when they are in a store and the clerk is ringing up their stuff and they are totally ignoring the clerk.
    Ditto also to the folks who pull out in front of you and there isn't a car in sight behind you.
    And have you noticed how everyone drives in the left lane? there will be a line of 10 cars or so cruising in the passing lane and the right lane is wide open.they're like sheep,really irks me.
  • fat_forever
    fat_forever Posts: 56
    I hate it when you are watching a TV show and the station runs an ad for an upcoming show in the bottom part of the screen. I mean really? Do they have to advertise their shows while you are watching a show? Can't they just do that during a commercial like they used to do instead of interfering with the show you are watching?
  • fat_forever
    fat_forever Posts: 56
    I hate when people put up a sign and don't read it, or if they do, they don't see how ridiculous it sounds. I know there have been many signs I've seen like this over the years, but I saw one the other day that made me want to laugh. It said: Ears Pierced While You Wait!

    Okay, what other choice would you have?
  • billgiersberg
    billgiersberg Posts: 163
    People who pull their car out in front of you when there is nobody behind you and then go 5 miles under the speed limit. Come on Bozo... if you're a slowpoke, get behind the car that's coming, not in front of it. Even worse is people who pull out in front of someone causing them to hit their brakes and then they turn off the road in just a hundred feet or so causing the person behind them to slam on the brakes again. In a case like that I think homicide might be justifiable.
  • sparklesammy
    sparklesammy Posts: 465 Member
    oh lots of things...people who dont clean up after their dogs.

    people who listen to bad music on the bus.

    skinny people who can eat junk food and not get fat!
  • flsunshine
    flsunshine Posts: 188 Member
    People who pull their car out in front of you when there is nobody behind you and then go 5 miles under the speed limit. Come on Bozo... if you're a slowpoke, get behind the car that's coming, not in front of it. Even worse is people who pull out in front of someone causing them to hit their brakes and then they turn off the road in just a hundred feet or so causing the person behind them to slam on the brakes again. In a case like that I think homicide might be justifiable.
    i have to agree here. also people who talk on their cell phones and cant drive the speed limit or theyre texting. or the BOOMBOOM stereo systems like i want to hear that crap.
    my husband leaving the seat up in the bathroom.
  • skinnytayy
    skinnytayy Posts: 459
    - repetitive noises
    - slow drivers
    - people they ride on your @$$ only to go around you and slow down
    - people that talk/text while driving instead of paying attention the the road
    - every slow cashier at walmart
    - when you're at walmart and have to stand behind 20 people because there is only 2-3 checkouts open
    - people that argue on the phone LOUDLY in public
    - people MAKING OUT in the middle of an aisle at walmart ... really? get a room!
    - when you're at a store and someone is standing in your way and no matter what you do they ignore you :devil:
    - the noise that your cell phone makes when its dying (told you i hated repetitive noises)

    ... and the list goes on.
  • loopybec2002
    loopybec2002 Posts: 313 Member
    Thefact that my phone vibrates every 5 minutes to tell me the battery is dying!!! WELL IF YOU STOPPED VIBRATING YOU WOULD LAST A HELL OF A LOT LONGER!
  • fat_forever
    fat_forever Posts: 56
    If you watch much TV, then you will know what I mean....When I watch a car chase scene, whether in a movie or on TV. It's a clear, sunny day, but when the car chase scene begins, the roads are wet. What happened? Was there a sudden downpour somewhere?

    Then there are the bomb scenes where a mad bomber has placed a bomb somewhere and the hero has to stop it from exploding. First, why do they conveniently place a digital readout on the bomb so you can see how much time is left? Then, it's amazing how time slows down in the effort to stop the bomb from exploding. I mean, the bad guy calls the hero and tells him that he set the bomb to go off and kill someone. The good guy knows exactly where the bomb is, so he races to the scene to stop the explosion.(why don't they ever call on the radio for whatever policeman is closest to the bomb to stop it?) The bomb has 5 minutes left on the timer....the hero races 2 miles across town, runs up 15 flights of steps, races down the hallway, kicks down the door, unties the victim, then defuses the bomb with 2 seconds left.

    Then there are the car chase scenes where the chase is happening on dirt roads, yet you hear tires screeching. How can you make a tire screech on dirt?

    Why is it that the main cop is always teamed up with a beautiful female cop?

    Why aren't there any ugly people on soap operas?

    Why is it that the hero in the movie or TV show can stake out a place, see the bad guy come out and chase him, fight with him, have the bad guy escape only to chase him for many miles, yet never have to go to the bathroom?

    Then there are the good guy-bad guy chases on foot. The bad guy shoots at the good guy and the good guy shoots back. They shoot at each other the entire time they are running through an empty warehouse. They finally stop and are hiding behind walls or columns. As they get close to each other and are about to kill each other, they have to c*ck their guns. Why do they wait until the last second to c*ck their guns? They were chasing each other for hours.....wouldn't you think they'd have their guns loaded and cocked so they could fire immediately?

    This really drives me bananas....why is it that when one political party comes up with an idea, the opposing party develops a competing idea? Like if one party comes up with an idea for national health care, the opposing party comes up with their own plan? If the opposing party thought it was a good idea, why didn't they come up with the idea first?
  • BellaCoconut
    BellaCoconut Posts: 87
    ...very easy to answer this one...typos, spelling mistakes and incorrect grammar! Anywhere!
    AAAARRRGGHHH! :explode:
    I have to admit it drives me nuts..... It only takes a minute to check what you've typed, and has anyone ever heard of spellcheck!?:huh:
  • Voncreepy2
    Voncreepy2 Posts: 1,450 Member
    People who stand there and look you up and down and give you dirty looks as they wait on you to move as opposed to just simply saying "excuse me". I just wanna smack 'em!!!!!
  • kpopa
    kpopa Posts: 515 Member
    :angry: hmm...i have a lot...:angry:

    current bananas:

    1- people that come to work sick and don't use sanitizer or are aware they're spreading their nasty sick germs all over

    2- people that interrupt conversations that you're having with SOMEONE ELSE!

    3- people that have no grasp on their own life but are the ones giving advice to others

    4- people that don't care about themselves and therefore don't care about anyone else...:cry:

    5- apathetic people

    6- people who think they own the sidewalk/train seat/walkway/ etc etc etc etc

    ok, i feel a bit better...thanks bananas post!!!! :wink:
  • havfaith
    havfaith Posts: 61
    Current Bananas::

    1. My next door neighbor who lets their kids through food/garbage in my yard
    2. My next door neighbor who tells me not to yell at my dogs when they go out of the yard (she thinks I should let them run)
    3. My next door neighbor who lets her dog run and it comes and pisses & ****s on my porch and she refuses to clean it up(I have pics of her dog)
    4. MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR!!!!! PERIOD!
    5. You call someone with a question and they tell you they will call you shortly to talk about it and never does
    6. When my husband shaves and don't rinse out the sink
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