What Are Your Pet Hates? - JFF

I hate it when I wash dishes and a few minutes later, more dirty dishes. I often wish that I could put my sink on birth control so that these dishes would not keep reproducing!:)

People who drive below the speed limit. I love to drive, but it drives me nuts to get stuck behind someone going just barely over 40 when the speed limit is 50.

I absolutely can not stand getting the bottom of my socks wet!! Especially when I walk into the bathroom and I step on a wet bath mat. That makes me so irritated!!! LOL. Another one is wearing a long-sleve shirt,washing my hands and when the water runs down the inside of the shirt to my elbows. Stepping in dog poop. People who are in the public bathroom that you KNOW they didn't wash their hands before they left the bathroom! EEWWW.

Oh boy, gripe time! :) I've been feeling snarky all week, this may get long. Even for me.

I hate, loathe, absolutely despise when people say "But it's NATURAL." as if that means it's safe/ better. Shoot me now. People! So are heavy metals, most posions, parasites, pathogenic bacteria and viruses, all forms of excrement, very small rocks, cigars... just because it's "natural" doesn't mean you want it in your body, and it sure as blazes doesn't mean it's safe/better! And that goes double for pork (which is the only animal on the planet we can catch *every* disease and parasite it contains most of which are NOT killed by cooking), and a thousand times for medicines... whose slipshod companies instead of properly testing and regulating their products are saving themselves hundreds of millions by marketing it as a beauty product. "Natural" is a marketing ploy.

Similar: Pure Evaporated Cane Juice = Refined Sugar (Aaaargh! It's sugar, just say sugar! But it sounds more "natural")

"Cleanser" that has no antibacterial properties. Yup, just smearing the germs around with perfume.

People who think that ADHD is caused by a nutritional deficiency, allergy, parenting, not "wanting to ______" enough, etc.

People dying of preventable illnesses. Particularly measles. I've seen far too many people die of measles.

"Browned" scrambled eggs. There's just no excuse for it.

When I've JUST cleaned an area and people start using it (moments later!!!) as a dumping ground. No! No! No! Go put it away!!! (But it's clear, here) NOT ANYMORE, get your ______ off of my clean...

The phrase "Yada Yada Yada". There's no good reason. It's an irrational hatred.

One particular dialect of a language (not sharing it here, it's a popular dialect, and there's nothing actually wrong with the people who speak it / the language itself... -in fact I care deeply for 2 native speaker), but it makes my ears hurt/ teeth itch/ I actually cringe when I hear it. It is SO nasal/ whiny. I LOVE languages, but this one accent is worse that hearing nails on chalkboard. I will happily listen to nails on chalkboard to avoid hearing it. I'm a terrible person. Doesn't matter. It's still physically painful.

Also with you on disrespecting entire musical genres.

Passive aggressiveness in general. My god! Just say it, do something about it, or go away. Grow a backbone!

When something gets ruined in the wash.

AIR BLOWING UP MY NOSE when I'm trying to sleep. I don't mind, actually love wind in the daytime, from movement, etc... but a fan blowing on my face at night (or an oxygen cannula in the hospital) just. drives. me. insane.

Toilet Paper that leaves lint. (And that for 10 years, my husband just can't seem to get it through his head that saving ONE DOLLAR is not worth my having to manually remove every single piece of lint every single time I pee. It's not. It just isn't. If I don't remove all the lint, I then get a yeast infection. Which costs us $20 and me being very-not-happy with a VJ on fire. C'mere and let me rub your jewels with sandpaper and we can talk. I wouldn't use FREE toilet paper that left lint unless there was nuclear holocaust and the only other option was no paper at all. They sell toilet paper at the store that doesn't leave lint. That's what I buy. Going to Costco and buying 120 rolls of LINTY toilet paper does not save us money. Because it will be used by you, and you alone for the next 5 years while I continue to buy lint free paper at full price even. when. others. are. on. sale.)

When someone eats my leftovers. I was saving that!!! Read the "R.'s, do not eat" huge scrawl from corner to corner in black sharpie. It's not subtle.

People who act like children shouldn't be allowed out in public. (I used to feel embarrassed by normal things, until I started taking my son out in public in other countries where... gasp... that's considered "normal")

When my underwire breaks and becomes an impalement bra.

Spiders. I don't care how many bugs they eat. Lizards and birds also eat bugs and aren't creepy. We need more lizards and birds.

Wet dog

The weather where I've lived for 16 years (not continuously). If I didn't love so many people here I would never choose to live here on purpose.

That days are only 24 hours long

Realizing I've forgotten to put my clothes from the wash into the dryer OR that the dryer somehow turned itself off midcycle

The sound of alarm clocks in the morning

When construction workers quit whistling and making lewd suggestions. (The only things worse than when they are whistling and making lewd suggestions is when they don't)

Boiled Chicken. Really. There are 10 million bubba gump ways to cook chicken. Plain, boiled chicken is just insulting. The bird died in vain.

Hangers and folding clothes (I out and out refuse to do either)

The effrontery of a person telling me which god I should worship.

Being seriously questioned as to my motives for something I did when I was 2. I was TWO!!! That was my motive. The underdeveloped brain of a toddler hatched that wild scheme, and it's certainly not something you need to be wary of my repeating 30 years later.

The public's "right to know".

Waking up in a tent after it's rained. The air quality is just wrong. ((And for anyone who is familiar with Firefly, this really symbolizes what all that moisture does to my too curly hair and how I happen to feel about the monster-medusa-frizz)):
"NO! Too much hair! His brains are in terrible danger!"
"Honey, he's putting his hair away now" (9 inches of hair standing straight up get pulled into a ponytail)
"Doesn't matter. It will still be there. Waiting."

There's more... but I feel so much better now I think I'm going to run with the feeling of relief getting that all out there. :D :D :D

I HATE grown women who talk like little girls!!!!!

I hate the wet bottoms of pants feeling too!

I hate how, in public restrooms, they put the paper towel dispenser near the ceiling then your arms get wet, too! (I'm short but, c'mon, who can reach those things?!)

I hate the people that talk by just rearranging their sentences--over and over and over---yeah, OK--got it the first 5 times.

I can't stand hypocrites.

I dislike people that LOVE guns.

I hate when people don't just SPEAK UP--you know the grocery shoppers that lurk there..waiting, waiting...Just say EXCUSE ME!

I cannot stand the fur tufts from my huskie-mix ALL over the place ALL the time! But I love him! :)

I can't stand when people cannot answer a simple question with a simple answer.

I can't stand when co-workers spend 50% of their work day talking about how much work they have.

I can't stand when people get their 'opinions' spoon fed from O. or two biased sources and then cannot explain why they believe what they believe.

I can't stand people that condemn and yet can't offer an alternative.

I can't stand people that work in service positions in the public and obviously belong more in a cave--alone.

It makes me nervous to be in very, very large, public crowds.

I hate when people leave their turn signals on -- F-O-R-E-V-E-R

SH.. I tried reading your comment really fast but,,you talked soooooo slow,,lol..
Ditto a lot of what Riley says.. especially the underwire breaking.(as i sit here with a bra I pulled both wires out of this morning to keep from puncturing a lung. Can you spell S A G ) And the hair, in damp weather. I was voted "BEST AFRO ON A WHITE GIRL" in HS.
I also hate that getting old happens so fast.
My biggest pet peeve is when parents dont pay attention to their kids, dont answer when the kid calls their name, dont listen to them when they talk, dont bother to take care of them when they need to eat, sleep, dress, go potty, or be held. Poor parenting and being selfish are horrible. Selfishness is distroying the world. Most every problem in the world is caused by selfishness.

dry hands and feet
reality t.v
politically incorrect meat
pointy shoes
humidity
people who answer the question "do you mind?" with "yes", when they mean "no"
double negatives
maury povich

ech....im 1 month pregnant , everything bothers me!

My pet peeve?

I don't like hearing:

"I'm gonna AX you a question" - it's ASK!
"Me and my brother" it's my brother and I...

Other pet peeves?
people throwing their trash out of their cars...didn't know our roads were a land fill.

people walking OVER trash in a parking lot instead of picking it up...ewww

people missing the trash can and STILL WALKING away instead of picking it up and putting it in there!!!

I absolutely can't stand it when people use the word "impact" in place of the word "affect." It's being used incorrectly constantly and it's driving me insane.

Another pet peeve is animals wearing people's clothing. It's just creepy.

Pet peeves: stepping on plastic toys when I'm barefoot; forgetting to wear antiperspirant/deodorant in 90* weather; people chewing food with their mouths open.

Please. Chew your food and keep your mouth CLOSED. And while you're at it, please don't talk when your mouth is stuffed with food. Nasty. Rude. Tacky. Mannerless.

People who blast their stereo at a redlight.......BLAH , like everyone wants to hear it!!
People who take way too long making right turns. I mean come one, you don't have to come to a complete stop and then turn , just turn already and let the rest of us go on our merry way.
People who think its their dog's right to poop in your yard. ( I love dogs, but I don't always love dog owners )
When the hostess sits you RIGHT NEXT to another table of people.( when the restuarant is empty ) Ugh, could we have some elbow room please? some space?
Speaking of, when someone uses the bathroom stall RIGHT NEXT to you, and there are several other stalls available. Whats up with that???

Our dog, River, a german plotthound, hates the rain. He's such a girl. He won't go out to pee! He'll literally hold it for hours just waiting... then when he can't hold it anymore, he'll pee right on the side of the house where the overhang is. He's such a girl. That being said, we prematurely named him River. We LOVE hanging out on the James River... but our dog is terrified! He can't swim, LOL!! We have to pick his big butt up and throw him in the boat and hold him down. Then we'll find a nice big flat rock and put him on it, and he won't go anywhere because there's NO WAY he's going in the water, LOL!! Girlie dog ;)

I read too fast, geez... I just realized you said 'pet peeves' but at the end caught 'pet hates'... LMAO!! Coffee please :)

Government employees that make you feel like they are doing you a favor when they condesend to "help" you.

Government that wants to increase your taxes rather than decrease spending. In America you get what you pay for. If you want people not to work, pay them not to work. If you earn little enough or are an illegal alien, you get free medical care, free food (food stamps, WIC), free apartment and cable TV and A/C and this and that.

People that say they are unemployed and can't find a job, but spend their time sitting on the couch playing video games and watching TV, instead of looking for a job.

People that say we should pay more taxes to help the poor. I don't mind if you want to help the poor. I hate it when you think the government is the best way to help the poor. When I donate to help those in need, I donate to those organizations that spend 80% or more of their donations to help the poor. When you "donate" to the government to help the poor, less than 45% actually goes to help the poor. The rest goes to the government employees to pay wages, benefits and retirement programs.

I hate it when people don't disipline their kids. When little Johnny (or Jane) should be spanked to correct their bad behavior. Those children should Not be given "timeout" in front of the TV with sugary rewards for being in their time out. And those parents wonder where they went wrong as they are paying for an attorney to defend their "children" against criminal charges when their kids robbed a home or store. How stupid can some parents be?

Good luck to you and yours.

Perfumes in public. They're fine if people want to marinate in them in the intimacy of their own homes. But some people seem to believe that everybody in the room must notice them when they walk in. I can tolerate very tiny exposures, but when somebody comes by just doused in some scent, I become ill, confused, have trouble breathing, get a nauseated headache, feel dizzy, and often have to lose my place in line at the bank or grocery store so I can get a safe breath of real air. I've even had to leave restaurants in the middle of a meal, in spite of going out only when the traffic is very low. Then it takes me a day or two to recover.

Those wet peeves you mentioned? I HATE those. Wet clothing, wet sleeves, wet shoes, even wet hands when I have to wash a dozen times during meal prep. Sleeves that are so long there's no way in Hades to keep them dry – they flop down at the wrong moment even when I roll them up. That cold-wet sensation is almost like a burn to me. I think it's a sensory-integration problem that I've always had, but I'm really noticing that one lately.

People who chew loudly.

I'm with you on the wet jeans! I loath winter just for that reason alone. Nothing worse than having cold wet jeans for the rest of the day. UGH!
I hate it when my son wakes up at 10 pm on the dot. No matter what I have done to try and get him over this habit, he still does it. Routine, CIO, sit there while he falls asleep. Lately it has moved to 8. NOT a fan. I have stuff i have to do!!
Oh and there is this one girl at my school who does not know how to pick up her feet when she walks and she wears these awful hollow heeled shoes. Lets just say i can hear her coming and I'm NOT happy about it.

I have loved my job for many years ( I clean) I started cleaning at a laundromat recently and that has not held the same appeal as cleaning peoples homes, in fact it has opened a whole new can of pet hates, because I agree a peeve would be too mild...
wads of chewing gum that are not deposited in a trash receptical -who does that???
sun flowers seeds that are also just spit on the floor
littering!
and closer to home...when the kitty cats throw /kick litter out of the litter box.

People who talk SOOOOOOO slow, and take 15 minutes to say a 2 second thought.
UGH.
Can't stand it.
Not because of the person talking. But mostly because, I have no patience for it and am usually in a rush somewhere and can't for the life of me, just stand there like I have no place to go, while trying to be patient of someone else's slower speaking cadence & tempo, than mine is. I just know what they are thinking/going to say/and can finish their sentences. Although I refrain from doing so... and will, listen patiently to the person, even though I am bored stiff.

But for some reason, if the person is elderly, I really don't mind if they speak slowly. I just saw/talked with my college Professor the other night, by chance. He is NINETY years old now! And still looks the same and didn't age one bit and is still active! But he talks... very slowly. But it was joyful, talking with him. I have no problem with that.

2) can't stand, so called hip-cool good looking Men/Women... who have NO NO NO idea of creative license. They only know, formulaic image conscious packaging of themselves..based on, formulaic image conscious packaging of the banal celebrities they idolize. Bleh.
And they only interact with people, who look like them. I mean, carbon copy banal images of them. And they think they are so 'original.'

3) Waking up and finding dishes in the sink. EVEN though, I KNOW I did the dishes BEFORE I went to bed, the night before.

4) people... who are surprised that they don't get any sleep and complain about it, when they have a newborn. And then wonder how to get baby to sleep ALL night. Because 'they' lack sleep.

5) people... who go to the mall or anywhere, with a stroller and a 'diaper bag." BUT, inside the stroller, is their pet. Not a child. Pets are not human babies. Why, do people bring their pets to the mall, in a stroller?

I HATE the sound of people shuffling their feet on smooth floors that have a little bit of dirt/sand on them. The sound makes me cringe. So do chalkboards, UGH!

I don't like the bottom of my jeans being wet

I can't STAND sand in my flip flops. I have to have sneakers on or be barefoot

Add everything in 2daughters2cats1hubby's post. I HATE when people don't clean the machines at the gym especially, how annoying! I don't want your sweat on me! And everything else too.
Everything in Cherly o's post too. Those irk me. Depends what the trash I come across is though if I pick it up or step over lol
And eww, sharing icecream? I don't know why but that grosses me out. Although I am willing to let my daughter lick my icecream cone if for some reason she doesn't have one, I would not let anyone else on earth near it.

AND OMG, my dad does this all the time. He drinks his coffee and sips it but like that slurping sound. SO ANNOYING!

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Good job. I HATE that - it is meaningless. Can we all agree to stop saying it?

I must say, I really really hate when splashing water lands on my feet! I hate that so much! When I'm wearing sandals of course! I don't mind putting my feet in running water I just don't like the splashing! Lol!

These are so fun to read!
I don't feel comortable sharing food. My plate = my food. Your plate= your food. Do you really need my food or can I make you a plate for yours? It's gross and unnecessary. The worst? Milk products. When people share ice cream/shakes/frozen yogurt- it grosses me out! Why can't everyone just get what they want individually?

Wow all the ranting of people are amazing me, It reminds me of a I love lucy show, Ricky tapping his fingers, Fred jingling his change, Lucy stirring her coffee to much and etc... There is so much to just (hate) but there is a reason for it all. Find the funny in it all and dont let it get to you. It's not worth mentioning. What about the good. so grandma smacks her lips, maybe because he false teeth are loose, but grandma gives the best hugs in the world. so someone wanted a bite of something in your plate, maybe they never tasted that before, your letting them have a bite, of something may have just opened up a whole world of new food for them. the co worker you think is lazy, maybe her mind is preoccupied because he child is sick or her husband just left her, it is not your problems, do your job and feel good about yourself. We can not control the trash people throw out the car, but somewhere, somebody gets to keep their job witht the city because someone else was a slop. People who are unemployed are truly umemployed in this time, sitting on the couch is not what they wanted, but with unemployment so high, can you higher them? Dont complain on something you have no ideal, it could be you walking in their shoes. I am sure everyone has there own little habits. Patience is a virture... I am not trying to come off as a jerk. But maybe we all need to look at the glass half full instead of half empty. Peace...