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5. I share all those...But especially the distracted parents who let their kids go nuts in the grocery

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:58 AM

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store, bumping into everyone with those toy carts (or occasionally the big ones), screaming, running and generally making it almost impossible to avoid hitting them or conversely the big display, knocking many scores of cans or other objects on display and then having to explain to exasperated staff why it happened and wasting all my shopping time trying to pick up everything. (Sorry for the run-on sentence). I do have empathy for stressed parents of multiple kids, but this is why I shop at 6 AM. Admittedly, problem solved (for me, at least).

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What is your pet peeve? mine is drivers not using their turn signals. How about you? EDIT--people in the house leaving 1 [View all] debm55 Saturday OP

People who leave their grocery cart askew in the aisle so you can't get by without adjusting it. CrispyQ Saturday #1

Agree, Thank you CrispyQ debm55 Saturday #2

I share all those...But especially the distracted parents who let their kids go nuts in the grocery hlthe2b Saturday #5

My mom dropped me off at the magazine rack, where I read Archie comics, & picked me up on the way to the checkout. CrispyQ Saturday #17

Around 20 years ago Diamond_Dog Sunday #123

I know what you are talking about, hIthe2b. Going shopping early is a great way to deal with that. debm55 Saturday #21

Q "What is the most useless job in the world?" DBoon Saturday #3

That is so true, Thank you so much, DBoon. debm55 Saturday #6

Funny, I would say that about car makers in North Carolina... OldBaldy1701E Sunday #116

Turn signals! For sure. discntnt_irny_srcsm Saturday #4

Thank you discntnt_irny_srcsm, Very dangerous driving any more. debm55 Saturday #7

My top advice to anyone driving... discntnt_irny_srcsm Saturday #16

Totally agree with you, discntnt_irny_srcsm. debm55 Saturday #24

I trust no one in a car. Not the people next to me. 3catwoman3 Saturday #28

Same here, 3catwoman3, Same here. Thank you. debm55 Saturday #30

In college I used to get a ride with my friend Steve. discntnt_irny_srcsm Saturday #68

I remember when I was learning to drive, my Dad said, Ocelot II Saturday #107

And that is correct informantion. debm55 Saturday #109

"Always assume that the other drivers are idiots." 3catwoman3 Saturday #112

Men are just more aggressive drivers. Diamond_Dog Sunday #124

During the Bush years I saw one that read Visualize Impeachment. CrispyQ Saturday #18

Starting a sentence with 'So', and ending a comment with... pandr32 Saturday #8

Thank you for sharing, pandr32 debm55 Saturday #11

So, you don't like the way i express myself? I'm letting that sink in. dem4decades Sunday #151

Please back of you both of you. I don't understand what is going on but we should both back off. Thanks friends. debm55 Sunday #154

Please back off. this is a nice thread and we can all be friends. debm55 Sunday #153

Well, more than that is the drivers (typically young & aggressive) who think Avenues & Boulevards hlthe2b Saturday #9

Oh, that is very dangerous. hIthe2b. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Saturday #14

People with road rage, who think they are the only Emile Saturday #10

Thank you Emile. I see that a lot around here, too debm55 Saturday #15

parking in handicapped with no plates or placards showing, I've confronted people over that Shellback Squid Saturday #12

Thank you very much, Shellback Squid. That is a pet peeve of mine, too. debm55 Saturday #31

This is really petty Grim Chieftain Saturday #13

Seriously? Srkdqltr Saturday #20

Yep Grim Chieftain Saturday #22

Huge football fan here, but the whole concept of grown men getting millions for playing a game..... mjvpi Saturday #105

HAHAHaHA. Thank you Grim Chieftain. debm55 Saturday #32

I can't stand football period Niagara Saturday #98

I don't like football either. Try living in Steeler land and admit that. debm55 Saturday #99

I'm so sorry, Debbie Niagara Saturday #106

Thank you my friend. Thank you. But you can't get away from it around here. It's a constant thing debm55 Saturday #108

One can't get away from it here either, even during the off season Niagara Sunday #113

True, They even wear their Steeler shirts during the summer. debm55 Sunday #114

One day during off season I went to the grocery store Niagara Sunday #115

Hahaha Thanks Niagara debm55 Sunday #117

lol Niagara Sunday #119

My pet peeve is people who nit pick other people and don't stop. Srkdqltr Saturday #19

Especially in the summertime. Thank you Srkdqltr. debm55 Saturday #34

The balanced justaprogressive Saturday #23

And it never stays there. I pick it up off of the street and put it in my trash bag. debm55 Saturday #36

People who clean up after their dog Bluestocking Saturday #25

you can hose off the bare poop DBoon Saturday #33

Or people that don't Bag their dog's poop. I hate that. debm55 Saturday #37

Our neighbors down the road perfessor Saturday #40

Those f-ed up off color flags all black or all blue, etc, It just pisses me off. GreenWave Saturday #26

Thank you GreenWave. I understand. And the tRump flags still up. debm55 Saturday #39

Mine is idiots trying to draft off the back of my trailer, MarineCombatEngineer Saturday #27

Yep that is very dangerous. Thank you MarineCombatEngineer. debm55 Saturday #41

Yeah I do that a lot when I'm on the interstate HappyH Saturday #62

When some idiot 4 wheeler gets too close to the back of my trailer, MarineCombatEngineer Saturday #64

Tailgating, another example of evolution at work. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Saturday #69

That's a good thing to do HappyH Saturday #73

I don't mind is someone drafts off me as long as I can see them in my mirrors, so no, MarineCombatEngineer Saturday #88

I do that too but sometimes the idiot behind me doesn't get the message LogDog75 Saturday #85

The folks driving these don't have to deal with tailgating idiots. discntnt_irny_srcsm Sunday #127

i just leave my turn signal on... ret5hd Saturday #29

But people really do that and it is unsafe. debm55 Saturday #42

i've got that figured out too... ret5hd Saturday #51

But that is unsafe too. debm55 Saturday #65

all i know is... ret5hd Saturday #86

Thank you ret5hd, debm55 Saturday #87

Mine is people talking loudly on their cell phone. choie Saturday #35

Oh and people using "like" all the time. choie Saturday #38

I'm with you, but your use of "like" above... Mark.b2 Saturday #46

You know like, what I mean, like... choie Saturday #48

Haha! For sure! I'm almost daily annoyed by a "like"... Mark.b2 Saturday #53

That is one of my big peeves!! nocoincidences Saturday #74

Don't move to England. The glottal stop is very common... 3catwoman3 Saturday #75

I let the British slide on this one lol nt Mark.b2 Saturday #82

I actually find it rather charming. 3catwoman3 Saturday #84

As a Britcom fan, I love the accent. Mark.b2 Saturday #90

I agree choie debm55 Saturday #66

Yes, sometimes I feel like joining the conversation.on the phone. debm55 Saturday #63

PEOPLE THAT DONT KNOW HOW TO MERGE AND SIMPLY STOP, WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO LET THEM IN. Iwasthere Saturday #43

OMG! MY mother used to do that going onto the FREEWAY! MIButterfly Saturday #49

I hate to admit this---but I do that, I am afraid the cars won't let me in. so i wait. debm55 Saturday #67

OmaGosh! Don't do that... soooooo damgerous Iwasthere Saturday #110

I have been driving since I was 15--I am 70. For a long time, I thought merge and yield were the same.I am am afraid the debm55 Saturday #111

My mother never liked to drive, either, and was a scaredy-cat driver. Diamond_Dog Sunday #130

My mother too! She would always try to get behind a slow-moving truck and stay there the whole way. MIButterfly Sunday #155

All right turns! That's incredible. Diamond_Dog Sunday #156

People that don't know how to use an on-ramp on the interstate... Mark.b2 Saturday #44

I have to admit I do that. I have been honked at, given the finger and screamed at. debm55 Saturday #72

Well, it wasn't me! :-) Mark.b2 Saturday #76

Thank you Mark.b2 debm55 Saturday #78

I have too many to list, but one that really ticks me off is other drivers who ride my rear bumper. Borogove Saturday #45

Agree with you Borogove. Even when the roads are snowy. debm55 Saturday #47

I have a mile long list of pet peeves Niagara Saturday #50

Thank you very much, Niagara. debm55 Saturday #71

People who don't leash their dogs or their kids Keepthesoulalive Saturday #52

HAHHAAHHah. Thank you Keepthesoulalive, Dogs should be in a gated yard or leashed debm55 Saturday #57

We were at a small New Year's Eve gathering where one couple brought their 3 kids - 6, 3, 18 months. 3catwoman3 Saturday #83

In most instances, kids shouldn't be allowed at an adult's partyu LogDog75 Saturday #89

Impatient Drivers ProfessorGAC Saturday #54

Thank you ProfessorGAC, That is very dangerous. debm55 Saturday #70

This just kinda bugs me crud Saturday #55

Agree with that. crud. especially if they are backing unto the street. debm55 Saturday #61

I lived Massachusetts... GiqueCee Saturday #56

Oh my. Thank you GiqueCee. debm55 Saturday #59

People who talk to me like: no_hypocrisy Saturday #58

you got that right, no_hypocrisy. debm55 Saturday #60

Best way I found to handles those types LogDog75 Saturday #91

Or, people who talk about a subject as if they are an expert on it Diamond_Dog Sunday #126

Fast-talking radio commercial disclaimers. Sneederbunk Saturday #77

Oh yes . That is so annoying, Thanks, Sneederbunk. debm55 Saturday #80

Another related to commercials is LogDog75 Saturday #92

I hear you , LogDog75 . I don't know if it is me, but the information on my med bottles are so hard to read. too debm55 Saturday #97

People who come out of stores and step into the parking lot without looking Endlessmike56 Saturday #79

Agree with you, Endlessmike56. And drivers going through the store parking lot with the lane pointing down and they are debm55 Saturday #81

Driving without lights on when it's dark and/or raining! Mad_Dem_X Saturday #93

Agree. I flash my lights at them debm55 Saturday #102

Other drives seems to be the predominant complaint LogDog75 Saturday #94

Thank you very much for your selections of peeves, LogDog75. debm55 Saturday #95

Tailgating. legallyblondeNYC Saturday #96

Thank you very much, legallyblondeNYC. debm55 Saturday #100

1 teaspoon?! Oh, that's cruel! electric_blue68 Saturday #101

I know, You get the bowl and spoon out and then the ice cream out of the freezer and it is empty except for the one debm55 Saturday #103

Lol Sheeeesh! electric_blue68 Saturday #104

This video explains my pet peeve perfectly. LuckyCharms Sunday #118

OMG, Thank you very much Lucky. I agree with that 100% and I have tried everything Vic did. I am going to watch again. debm55 Sunday #120

I've done that whole thing, Deb... LuckyCharms Sunday #121

YES, me too! And Christmas lights. debm55 Sunday #122

I just thought of another one Grim Chieftain Sunday #125

Agree with you Grim Chieftain. I hate it. debm55 Sunday #131

May I recommend Scotch Sure Start packing tape by 3M, Lucky? Niagara Sunday #134

I'll try that too,Niagara. debm55 Sunday #135

I have great luck with it, Debbie Niagara Sunday #136

Thanks, Niagara... LuckyCharms Sunday #137

Whoa Nellie! Niagara Sunday #138

See this? LuckyCharms Sunday #139

Is that the USPS tape with dispenser? Niagara Sunday #140

Yes, it is. LuckyCharms Sunday #141

lol Niagara Sunday #142

. LuckyCharms Sunday #143

I'm glad that you're doing pretty good, Lucky Niagara Sunday #144

. LuckyCharms Sunday #145

It's my understanding that Bob Weir Niagara Sunday #149

But... LuckyCharms Sunday #150

I'm actually 176 years old Niagara Sunday #152

The thing I do with those is.... LogDog75 Sunday #147

You've discovered one of my many flaws! LuckyCharms Sunday #148

That is certainly a peeve. pandr32 Sunday #128

That too, Thank you pandr32. debm55 Sunday #132

Drivers in front of me who refuse to go when The Wizard Sunday #129

Thank you, The Wizard. debm55 Sunday #133

Pens with missing caps JustKay Sunday #146

Thank you very much, JustKay, And when they are out of ink , I aways wonder why the people here in the house don't debm55 Sunday #157

People not putting things back where they belong. At Walmart, I wanted to buy some socks. There was a Rotisserie chicken debm55 Yesterday #158