Decisions

Make one, it's not like you're defusing a nuclear warhead and trying to figure out whether to cut the red wire or the green wire.

In General

When someone else dictates what you do or do not do.

In General

When plans are made and then broken at the last minute.

Driving yet again

One of my favorites.

Progressing down our four lane road
when what else could it be
but a car turning off a side street,
it just had to be it front me.
Not into the other lane
that was free and clear
but no it to be in front of me,
you are such a queer.

Selling a house

When neighbors sell their house to just anybody that comes along without even thinking. Man I hope this was not a buyer on the house across the street, if so then I can't wait to see the dirt track cars stack up in the driveway.

Work Junk

I took a break over Easter weekend. Now that it's Monday it starts all over again.

Pet Peeve for today is when in business someone over promises and under delivers.

"I mean..."

What do you mean? Why do people start off a center with "I mean?" Say what you mean, mean what you say and if you're clear you won't need to preface everything with "I mean."

Bike riding

This area will have many but let's just start with an easy one for today. When riding on the trail through town and I shout "on your left" when overtaking a walker on the trail. They wear earbuds and I don't know if they hear me or not. When I pass them and they jump like they almost stepped on a snake, then I guess they didn't.

Parking

It is so annoying when people park on the wrong side of the street, facing the wrong direction. What about that driveway? In California, you got a ticket for that.

Sub-contractor guy accross the street

Pretty sure it doesn't require that much force to shut the door on your truck to make it sound like a 500 ton press just forged a car fender.

Again it's driving

What the heck takes folks so long to get through an intersection these days? My driver's ed teacher [ Mr. Lambert ]used to punch the gas if I took too long to go through. He'd say "hurry up Ashe, you want to get hit by some fool running a red light?"

Grammar

"where's it at" well it's between the A and the T. Same goes for "where you at?"

Body functions

Restaurant nose blowers. Hate em. How about you go to the restroom and blow that thing? Geez.

When things go wrong

When all else fails, read the freakin instructions.

Name pronunciation

The 'e' is silent. It's Ashe like ash, not ash-she or [long a] a-she or ash-shay [French version]. It's just Ashe [silent e].

Oh and while we're at it, it's Leslie Ashe not Asheley. How in the heck do people take my wife's first name and morph it with our last name?

And Shaypher I am sorry for creating a kerfuffle of pronunciation for your name. Really, do people not know that the [ph] makes an [f] sound? And what is it with the French pronunciation? Shay-fear? Sorry Shay-fur.

Spell check

Everything should have auto spell check.

Laundry

Bugs me when I get ready to hang items from the washing machine and one or both of the sleeves are inside out. Then I have to stick my arm down a cold wet sleeve.

Neighborhood dog walkers

I hate when my neighbor walks his dog and he [the dog] does his business in MY yard. What's wrong with your yard bub? My dog doesn't use your yard and yours shouldn't use mine. That's all about to change.

Dialogue

Bugs me when I ask a question only to be asked a question in return.

Come on let's go

Then why am I waiting on you?

Health insurance

It's gambling. They're betting I won't use them and I'm betting that I might. Then I still have to pay for medical care and prescriptions.

Sagging

Rates right up there with bass thumping car stereos. What's the point? Are you so stupid you don't own a belt or don't know what your waist size is in order to buy appropriate sized clothing? Last time I looked, that band at the top of your shorts and pants is refered to as a WAISTBAND.

White guys that think they are not

Do you not realize how ridiculous you look and sound?

Thumping bass car stereo

What's the point? It's just annoying. I like to pull up next to them and move my lips like I'm talking to them. They go "huh", I go "exactly".

Driving

Better yet, why is it when I'm not in a hurry that douche in a king cab dually wants to run me over?

Driving

Why is it when I'm in a hurry, those in front of me are not?

Red lights 2

Same as first but what makes that even worse is when they do it into the right lane when I want to turn right on red. Now I have to wait.

Red lights

I hate when I'm approaching a red light, on a multilane road when someone just has to pass and or change lanes to be first at the red light. In front of me.

Problems

I hate getting involved in a problem that I did not create.

Pet Peeve Manifesto

This will become my manifesto of things that just erk the living daylights out of me. How many? Who knows, but expect a bunch because I have some seriously well developed pet peeves.