What are your pet peeves?

[YadaYadaYada]

So then you are also familiar with the term "bubbler," I take it?

Yes, most of the country calls it a turn signal. We take it a step further in my area... it's a blinkah!!

Blinkah…I love it!

Bubbler is not really common from (my experience anyways) here. In fact I had to look it up to be sure what it was lol!

 

[MamaBee]

Driving behind someone who forgot to turn off their blinker.

My husband forgets to turn off his blinker when he’s driving with me! It mades me nuts. I try not to remind him right away because he gets annoyed…I can’t even imagine how he doesn’t hear the noise. He doesn’t have any trouble with hearing. Another topic entirely…but it’s not like he’s focused on driving either!

 

[Garnetgirl]

lol I am close to Wi....
This is a water fountain

This is a bubbler:

I’m in Eastern Canada - the first one is a drinking fountain.

I personally don’t call the second thing by any name at all. They didn’t exist when I was growing up, because everyone drank tap water. I still refuse to buy bottled water, but I’m old, cranky, and set in my ways!

I believe this second one is called a water cooler in my area. I have never heard the name “bubbler” .

As far as the gardening and landscaping installations go, I think they’d just be called “fountains” not “water fountains”, the assumption being that the word “water” is unnecessary.

 

[Ibrakeforpossums]

In Wisconsin it's turn signals or blinkers. And don't let your mechanic charge you for blinker fluid.
We also have farmer turns, swing right to turn left. That's so you don't take out the mailbox with the manure spreader.

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Oh another PP. Breathing in second hand smoke. Ugh.

cheers--Sharon

 

[Garnetgirl]

HI:

Oh another PP. Breathing in second hand smoke. Ugh.

cheers--Sharon

I was going to “like” your post, but maybe I should just “dislike” it.
I hate second hand smoke so much too! Not just breathing it, but the smell on my clothes afterwards. YUCK !

 

[Ibrakeforpossums]

People driving as if they had an open container of urine on the passenger seat during their Sat. errands. Very slowly they pull part way into the grocery store lot and stop, leaving the rear of the car in the street.

 

[stracci2000]

Another PP

"DM for price"

 

[Karl_K]

A big pp...
Vendors claiming h&a without showing actual images to prove it.
misuse of the term super-idea

 

[SparklieBug]

I’m in Canada. We also say blinker in my neck of the woods.

Same.

 

[SparklieBug]

Yes, Western Canada. "Signal or signal light". (aka can you please signal, or (sarcastically) is your signal light broken?)

I've lived across Canada, and some areas use "turn signal" or similar, and other say "blinkers". Have heard both in the east, in the prairie provinces, as well as the west, and also northern territories. Sooo multicultural, am I.

 

[SparklieBug]

Another PP

"DM for price"

Yup. This is high on my PP list, too.

 

[Mary Queen of Scotch]

In Wisconsin it's turn signals or blinkers. And don't let your mechanic charge you for blinker fluid.
We also have farmer turns, swing right to turn left. That's so you don't take out the mailbox with the manure spreader.

Where do we stand on “clicker” vs. “flicker” (translation: remote control)?

(Sorry to continue derailing this thread. )

 

[Lookinagain]

I've always called them blinkers, or turn signals. I grew up in Florida but live in New England and in both places we used the term blinkers most of the time.

 

[YadaYadaYada]

Where do we stand on “clicker” vs. “flicker” (translation: remote control)?

(Sorry to continue derailing this thread. )

Maybe we should start a new thread

In our house it’s the remote

 

[Karl_K]

Where do we stand on “clicker” vs. “flicker” (translation: remote control)?

(Sorry to continue derailing this thread. )

remote mostly some people say clicker.

 

[AprilBaby]

Clicker. Water fountain, water cooler. Blinker.

 

[Lookinagain]

remote

 

[kenny]

I watch lots of documentaries on streaming services.
Lots!

Pet Peeve:
While the audio is describing something important, the video displays something else (like text) that is equally important.
AT THE SAME TIME!

Sure, I do nave both eyes AND ears.
But ... uhm, I have only one brain.
I think science has demonstrated that a brain devoted full at attention to only one thing at a time, and that so-called 'multitasking' is difficult, and probably unlikely, if not impossible.
Rather, a brain toggles from one thing, to another, then back to the first.
Granted, you can iron a bed sheet while watching TV, but those are very different sectors of the brain.

Sure, I could rewind, play it again, giving my full attention to EITHER the audio, then again to the video ...
But STILL ... GRRR!
They don't have to edit so we're being feed more than what can't be eaten.

I think it's because they know most people are not really paying attention, rather many use media as entertainment.

 

[MissGotRocks]

May have been previously mentioned but having a full blown conversation while shopping! The grocery store in particular drives me crazy! People with carts so caught up in conversation that they lose sight of their personal space and how it infringes on others! Seeing this just makes me cringe to know that these same talkers are doing the same while driving!

 

[Austina]

In the UK we call them ‘indicators’, i.e. indicating that you’re going to turn right or left.

We often call the TV remote the clicker.

 

[SandraLynn]

May have been previously mentioned but having a full blown conversation while shopping! The grocery store in particular drives me crazy! People with carts so caught up in conversation that they lose sight of their personal space and how it infringes on others! Seeing this just makes me cringe to know that these same talkers are doing the same while driving!

I feel this to my core. I deal with it all the time at work.

 

[Lookinagain]

May have been previously mentioned but having a full blown conversation while shopping! The grocery store in particular drives me crazy! People with carts so caught up in conversation that they lose sight of their personal space and how it infringes on others! Seeing this just makes me cringe to know that these same talkers are doing the same while driving!

Totally agree. Grocery or anywhere while you're doing something else and folks are just poking along because they are on their phones. If someone calls me while I'm doing "something else", I tell them that and say I'll call them back when I've finished. Unless it is an emergency, it can wait.

 

[missy]

People
People are my "pet" peeves

 

[kenny]

People
People are my "pet" peeves

But, do your pets have people peeves?

 

[missy]

But, do your pets have people peeves?

I wouldn’t blame them if they did

 

[autumngems]

Lab diamond being listed under natural diamonds, every time I go to look at a diamond you gotta read through the whole listing only to find it's a lab diamond, they should have a separate category on LT, Ebay, Etsy. Nothing against those who like Lab but it's not for me.

 

[Lookinagain]

Lab diamond being listed under natural diamonds, every time I go to look at a diamond you gotta read through the whole listing only to find it's a lab diamond, they should have a separate category on LT, Ebay, Etsy. Nothing against those who like Lab but it's not for me.

LT does. For loose stones and rings, but not for every category. Here's the one for loose stones.


I agree it can be frustrating on the sites that don't distinguish. It can be a waste of quite a bit of time having to read the listings only to find out it isn't the type of diamond that you want.

 

[Begonia]

Gum chewing.
Loudly.
With mouth open.

 

[caf]

Mansplaining.