Pet Peeves

[ZipperHead]

More pet peeves:

1) Forgetting socks/underwear/towel when going to the gym. Going commando isn't my bag, baby. Barefoot in boots sucks. Using papertowel (or worse yet, TP) to dry off sucks equally bad..... try explaining why you have TP stuck to back of your head.

2) People who are exempt field training (or even going to the field in a support role), who upon hearing of a swan overseas immediately think they should be able to go. And worse yet, they do go.  :threat:

3) Speaking of PER's (from my post a coupla days ago), people (in a position of authority) who have only a passing knowledge of the system, laying down bu!!shit "rules", such as "everyone must improve from their last PER", "no one will have negative points on a posting PER", "a person can't be Mastered in Administration unless they are a RMS clerk". Some of these are based on heresay, but I have no doubt that bonehead things like that occur. Or people who feel that they want to look good by elevating a mediocre soldier to super-soldier status.

Al

 

[c.jacob]

Ordering something at a restaurant and being told that you can't have it because you called it the wrong name.

ex.  Go into Tim Hortons and ask for a Hawaiian donut.  I didn't get served because it's called a Vanilla Dip


Next stop McDonalds to ask for a Whopper :blotto:

 

[George Wallace]

Although I agree with Allan on the people parking in Handicap Parking Spaces and the Fire Lanes, I also temper it with the thought that not all Handicaps are "visible handicaps".  Some of them are Mental handicaps.  Others are Health problems, ie a Heart condition.  In any event, if they look healthy and park in a Fire Lane or Handicapped Spot, I usually let loose with a comment on how they must be handicapped between the ears, which we all probably know to be true.....thus they are in essence 'handicapped'.

Ever notice, at the Mess Hall in Gagetown, who it is always the young 'fit' 18 year olds who must park closest to the door, even if there isn't any more spots and they are blocking the lanes?

 

[TCBF]

George,

I think one of the best things both the mentally handicapped (who drive?!?) and the bad hearts people can do is park FAR from the Megalomart, and get fit walking to get their Cheetos.

And if they drop dead, well, hey, at least they went out with their boots on.

Thus freeing up a parking spot, as well.

Tom

 

[zipperhead_cop]

George,

I think one of the best things both the mentally handicapped (who drive?!?) and the bad hearts people can do is park FAR from the Megalomart, and get fit walking to get their Cheetos.

And if they drop dead, well, hey, at least they went out with their boots on.

Thus freeing up a parking spot, as well.

Tom

+1.  Handicap parkers need to suffer some terrible malady.  For that matter, people who jam up the driving lanes waiting for a cherry spot to open, not because they saw someone leaving, just waiting, hoping someone will come their way.  I never quite understood needing to park at the absolutely closest spot, then going and covering ten laps of a mall= 5+ kilometers. 

People who drag their undisciplined brats into the public in places you are stuck ie)restaraunt, line ups only to have the brats have a total melt down or start running around banging into people.  Then they sit there like impotent lumps chanting their useless parent mantra [insert nasal monotone voice] "come here, I mean it, come here, I really mean it, come here, don't make me come over there, come here, I'm going to count to five, one, two, three, four, I mean it, five.  Come here.  I mean it.  Come here.  Justin, I mean now.  come here.  Justin Jason come here.  I mean it.  Don't make me come over there, Justin Jason Bloggins come here now.  I mean it.  Now.  We won't go to Disney this year.  I mean it.  Come here.  I mean it."

GET OFF YOUR FAT ASS AND DRAG THE LITTLE SHITE BACK, PADDLE HIS ASS OR SHUT THE F_CK UP!! :rage:

My driving peeves are numerous, but people who make right hand turns on green lights with clear dry conditions who slow to almost a dead stop to make the turn.  Apparently friction and gravity are random elements for these people.  Also, same idea, people who cross train tracks at 0.25 km/h.  If you think you will loose some of your car going over a bump, perhaps take it in for servicing. 

And hippies.  Forever and always hippies. :threat:

 

[George Wallace]

- Listening to the Tunes, actually the Bass, of the guy two cars back.

(He'll have 'Gunners Ears' by the time he is 25, or sooner.)

 

[ChopperHead]

that reminds me of something my dad always says lol "fat isnt a handicap".

my dad happens to be disabled so I know all about the jackasses who park in the handicap spots. But the cops won't do anything because it's a fairly unimportant issue, well thats what they tell him anyway.

 

[ZipperHead]

- Listening to the Tunes, actually the Bass, of the guy two cars back.

(He'll have 'Gunners Ears' by the time he is 25, or sooner.)

Waiting to debus from my car at the unit lines in Edmonton, a car pulled in beside me with the music playing so loud, it sounded like it was in my car (we both had our windows up). Shaking my head, I got out and must have gave the look of an old man, because the young buck said "You gotta listen to the classics loud!!!" (it was a song from the early 90's, IIRC). I looked at him and said "I want to be there when you go in to get a pension for your hearing, and tell them that it is NOT from military related activity."

Which brings on another pet peeve: people who injure themselves doing something stupid (usually involving alcohol  :blotto: ), and then fake a military related accident, and then have the nerve to apply for a pension. Knowing that they do less than me, yet get paid more (because of pension) makes me feel ....... really....... good (calm blue ocean, calm blue ocean).

Al

 

[kcdist]

1.    I'm not quite sure where I'm going.....Is this the turn?......hmmmmm.....did she say turn at the grey house?.....Well there's a grey house....but....there's another!....I wonder if I should call her on my cell and clarify the shade of grey.... If I just drive a little slower, I might be able to make out the...HEY!....Who does that idiot behind me think he is. The little bugger's not gonna pass me...I'm in front..... Impatient little SOB.....he can just wait while I figure out what I'm doing. (This is an example of the 'I don't have a clue where I'm going but I have to be in front' driver)

2.    Social activists trying to make the general public feel guilty about the existence of 'homeless' people every time there's a cold snap. (We're trying to circumvent Darwinism here)

3.    My Dad (God bless him) when he drives 90 in the fast lane....He just doesn't get it.

4.    Slow talkers.

5.    Photo Radar set up in areas that have nothing to do with safety and everything to do with revenue generation.

6.    The saying 'Speed Kills'. No it doesn't. Inattentive drivers Kill. Drunk drivers kill. Risk taking drivers kill. Drivers who don't drive appropriately for the conditions kill. Speed just pays for a portion of the police budget

 

[condor888000]

Also, same idea, people who cross train tracks at 0.25 km/h.  If you think you will loose some of your car going over a bump, perhaps take it in for servicing.

I slow down when I'm heading over one of those damn crossings. Why? Because my mum's best friend was killed when the thing messed up and didn't lower the bar when a train was coming. So I think I'll keep slowing down and looking both ways before I cross. Better safe and pissing off someone than dead.

Pet peeves.....OH, heres my big ones. Stupid coaches/parents who don't know what the hell an icing or offside is yelling at me when I make the call(double points if I'm right on the line for offsides and they're at THE OTHER END OF THE ICE!!!! :rage, and then getting mad when I throw them out of the arena for being little shit disturbers! Or players who INTENIONLY shoot the puck out of your reach when you're picking it up. The idiots who run goalies, the guys who threw a damn water bottle at a friend of mine, the coach that spat on me, the players who get mad when they shoot the puck at me and act surprised when they hit me, the players who argue with a call, the parents/coaches who seem to think I like getting yelled at and if they yell at me I'm going to call the game in favour of their team, and thats just the start. Of course it often tends to go the other way...  >

Pretty much, if it involves parents/coaches/players of the game of hockey being stupid, it pisses me off.

 

[zipperhead_cop]

my dad happens to be disabled so I know all about the jackasses who park in the handicap spots. But the cops won't do anything because it's a fairly unimportant issue, well thats what they tell him anyway.

So don't agree.  Around here, parking in a 'cap spot is $350.  I give 'em out like candy.  Unfortunately, it is too easy to get a pass, and I see 22 year olds hopping out of their CRX's with permits all the time.  Usually they have some BS excuse about taking their disabled family member to physiotherapy.  Talk to the MTO.

I slow down when I'm heading over one of those damn crossings. Why? Because my mum's best friend was killed when the thing messed up and didn't lower the bar when a train was coming. So I think I'll keep slowing down and looking both ways before I cross. Better safe and pissing off someone than dead.

Okay, if the flashing lights and blaring train whistle didn't give it away, that is unfortunate.  However, if you are checking for the train WHILE YOU ARE ON THE TRACKS, then you deserve a Darwin Award.  It only takes about two seconds to assess if a train is coming.  Then git yer arse out of the way.

 

[Pearson]

serenity now...........serenity now...........serenity now...........

 

[Hunter]

- People who in the midst of a good thread debate feel the need to jump in and correct everyones grammar and spelling.

You talkin' to me? 

I see this happen a LOT here in Gagetown at the Oromocto Mall, by the Tim Horton's entrance. It's usually at around 0700hrs, when there are hardly anybody at the mall, but it's the principle. I have jacked up military pers who have done this, and talked to civilians, who looked at me like I had three heads. I reported someone who had parked a DND van in the FIRE LANE in front of the entrance (they were in uniform as well) who was picking up a trayful of coffee's. They were leaving just as I was parking, but I got the CFR and reported them to MSE Safety.

Good on ya.  I would do the exact same thing.

 

[orange.paint]

1. People who tell stories that are someone else's (or better yet YOURS) and insert their own name in the tale.

2.People who pretend to be "gangstars" or "homies" at after work functions.

3."sup dog".......puke.

4. Grown men who figure they can give you the finger as you drive past them then somehow expect you not to tail them till you catch them at a stop sign and knock on their window with a tire iron, politely asking what the finger was about.....not that that happened....outside Fredericton....after 30 minutes of driving after the guy.

YOUR NOT AS STRONG AS YOUR VEHICLE!

 

[ChopperHead]

So don't agree.  Around here, parking in a 'cap spot is $350.  I give 'em out like candy.  Unfortunately, it is too easy to get a pass, and I see 22 year olds hopping out of their CRX's with permits all the time.  Usually they have some BS excuse about taking their disabled family member to physiotherapy.  Talk to the MTO.

I have no idea how much the ticket is actually worth around here but my dad called the cops on numerous occasions and has talked to the city councilers etc etc. Nothing helps as cops can't be everywhere at once.

I don't think it's that easy to get your sticker, my dad has had a hell of a time with it. whats the worst part about it is that in BC the permits have little hooks on them to attach to your rearview mirror like a do not disturb thing at a hotel. However My father does not like it there as he find it distracting and in the way having things dangling in the windshield, so he puts it on the dashboard and he has gotten like 13 tickets for it now, there is no law that says where it has to be put only that it has to be visable which it is. We always just get taken back everytime he gets a ticket cause he actaully is disabled the permit is clearly visable and it's like WTF?

 

[ChopperHead]

You talkin' to me? 

well i wasn't reffering specifically to you but you could be included in that group lol 

 

[Bart Nikodem]

I have no idea how much the ticket is actually worth around here but my dad called the cops on numerous occasions and has talked to the city councilors etc etc. Nothing helps as cops can't be everywhere at once.

he has gotten like 13 tickets for it now

Bart not understand. Bart confused. Chopperhead explain? One the one hand the cops can't be bothered to ticket people for parking in handicapped spots illegally yet you say your dad has been ticketed 13 times for having it on his dashboard?

What gives?
Bart

 

[ChopperHead]

I have no Idea thats why it's like WTF? He doesnt have to pay them as he just goes down to the city office or wherever and they will erase them from the computer but still the point is if they can ticket my father that much why can't they ticket the people who are actually stealing the spots from people who need them?

 

[c.jacob]

I hate when I'm backing in to a prking spot and somebody come up behind me and drives straight into the spot I was clearly backing into.

 

[zipperhead_cop]

I don't think it's that easy to get your sticker, my dad has had a hell of a time with it. whats the worst part about it is that in BC the permits have little hooks on them to attach to your rearview mirror like a do not disturb thing at a hotel. However My father does not like it there as he find it distracting and in the way having things dangling in the windshield, so he puts it on the dashboard and he has gotten like 13 tickets for it now, there is no law that says where it has to be put only that it has to be visable which it is. We always just get taken back everytime he gets a ticket cause he actaully is disabled the permit is clearly visable and it's like WTF?

How distracting could it possibly be when he is parked?  And if he is moving, take it down.  And for that matter, being a left coast socialist state, wouldn't everyone technically be handicapped, and all spots would be for the politically disabled?
Maybe your father provides some specific entertainment value to the clerks at the office, and they have requested that he continue to be ticketed.  Just a thought.