Pet Peeves – everyone has them! Some pet peeves are universal while some are more personal. This list I have compiled with the help of friends and family, I feel are a good mixture of both.
1. Bicyclists on the main road.
As you can see in the picture above, this joker has decided to take up an entire lane of traffic with his bicycle. Listen, this is what they made sidewalks for, and there's one right next to you. We all want to run you over. Please stop.
2. Loud cellphone conversations in public.
Notice everyone's face who's sitting around this guy, maybe he's having a great time talking with his long lost friend! He may be talking about what an awesome time he had last night doing whatever he did last night. But hey! No one cares (perhaps not even the person on the other end of the phone) so please sir, keep your chatter to a dull roar while in public.
3. Motorcycles who park really far up in a parking space so the space looks empty when it's not.
I drive a Ford Crown Victoria, also referred to a "boat car" or a "tank". The point is it is a really long and wide car. So, when I am in a crowded parking lot and see a space up front it's exciting. After I position my car into perfect parking position and swing into the parking space almost hitting your bike that has just magically appeared, that really irks me. Now, I have to back my big car up and drive around for another five minutes just to do it again. Please don't pull up so far. I can't see you. Sincerely, me and drivers of large cars and trucks.
4. Slow walkers who take up entire sidewalk and people who completely stop walking in the middle of a sidewalk.
I feel like this article should have been ordered from one-through-10 in order of annoyance. If this was the case, this would be ranked around number one or two. I have long legs, so I walk faster than most people without meaning to. If you take up the whole sidewalk, at least keep it moving or I will cut across the grass to pass you. I don't care if it looks rude, you are annoying. Also please don't stop traffic on a sidewalk to text someone. I was running to class one day and this person literally whipped out their phone, stopped mid-stride, and stood there with hundreds of students trying to maneuver around him. We all dislike you right now. Move!
5. Perfect Drivers.
The last time I came to a complete stop, had both hands on the wheel, drove the speed limit, and faithfully used my turn signals was when I was trying to pass my drivers test at age 16. Not that I drive like a crazy person but to those people that stop behind the white line, creep up, and stop again – come on man! And yes you can do four miles over the speed limit without getting a ticket. Your all pests to drive behind and I'm itching to pass you, double line or not.
6. Crying children in public.
Children are cute, but not when their screaming. I understand it is sometimes something parents can't control but it still doesn't make me not wish he or she would just disappear.
7. Parents who tell their children's age in months.
"Awe, he's such a sweet little boy, how old is he?"
" 36 months"
"...Three...your child is 3-years-old."
Please don't make me do unnecessary math. If your kid's over 11 months, he or she is now "x" number of years old.
8. People who put empty containers back in the fridge and seal Ziploc bags with air still inside.
If you're too lazy to throw away or recycle your container after it's empty that you put it back in the fridge, I really dislike you. Oh boy, we have lemonade! Nope, empty container and oh look the garbage is full to...how coincidental. And, Ziploc bags are designed to keep the air out; hence keeping food fresh longer. If you zip it up with air, then what's the point? Just throw the food all over the bottom of the fridge!
These last two are two of my worst pet peeves. I have yet to find someone who agrees with me on both of them, so maybe I'm just paranoid, but these two things drive me nuts.
9. Cooking with the oven light off.
When I was eleven, I had this nightmare that the oven caught on fire and burned our house down. Ever since then, if any food is in the oven, the oven light is on. If someone else is cooking and I find out, I'll turn the light on. It's not even that I monitor the food constantly, but the light on is a security that nothing will happen without us seeing it. Is this weird?
10. Voicemails.
I have come to realize there are two types of "voicemail-leavers." The first kind are like my mom, who call 12 times and leave 12 voicemails, each voicemail getting progressively angrier each time. "Hannah, this is your mom. Call me back." "Hannah, it's mom, call me." "Hannah...answer the phone." "HANNAH MORGAN MARIA--." You get the picture. Or, there's people like my aunt, who wait till they hear my voicemail come on, and then don't leave one. Whichever "voicemail leaver" you are, it still leaves an annoying notification on my phone that I have to go through ten steps to remove. If I miss your call I'll call back, I promise.
Well, that's just a quick list of common and not so common pet peeves! I hope there are some that you all can relate to.
