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LuckyCharms

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121. I've done that whole thing, Deb...

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 11:41 AM

12 hrs ago

Right down to wearing the stupid headlight, using the box cutter, and throwing the thing across the garage.

Another peeve...I can't wind up hoses or extension cords properly.

I think you need to be born with a certain gene to be able to do that right do that right.

I wasn't born with that gene, and I get irrationally furious when I try to wind up a long extension cord nice and neat like.

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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 11 hrs ago #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 13 hrs ago #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 11 hrs ago #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 7 hrs ago #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 5 hrs ago #154

Please back off. this is a nice thread and we can all be friends. debm55 5 hrs ago #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 15 hrs ago #113

True, They even wear their Steeler shirts during the summer. debm55 14 hrs ago #114

One day during off season I went to the grocery store Niagara 13 hrs ago #115

Hahaha Thanks Niagara debm55 13 hrs ago #117

lol Niagara 12 hrs ago #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 11 hrs ago #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 10 hrs ago #130

My mother too! She would always try to get behind a slow-moving truck and stay there the whole way. MIButterfly 4 hrs ago #155

All right turns! That's incredible. Diamond_Dog 4 hrs ago #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 11 hrs ago #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 12 hrs ago #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 12 hrs ago #120

I've done that whole thing, Deb... LuckyCharms 12 hrs ago #121

YES, me too! And Christmas lights. debm55 12 hrs ago #122

I just thought of another one Grim Chieftain 11 hrs ago #125

Agree with you Grim Chieftain. I hate it. debm55 10 hrs ago #131

May I recommend Scotch Sure Start packing tape by 3M, Lucky? Niagara 10 hrs ago #134

I'll try that too,Niagara. debm55 10 hrs ago #135

I have great luck with it, Debbie Niagara 9 hrs ago #136

Thanks, Niagara... LuckyCharms 9 hrs ago #137

Whoa Nellie! Niagara 9 hrs ago #138

See this? LuckyCharms 8 hrs ago #139

Is that the USPS tape with dispenser? Niagara 8 hrs ago #140

Yes, it is. LuckyCharms 8 hrs ago #141

lol Niagara 8 hrs ago #142

. LuckyCharms 8 hrs ago #143

I'm glad that you're doing pretty good, Lucky Niagara 8 hrs ago #144

. LuckyCharms 7 hrs ago #145

It's my understanding that Bob Weir Niagara 7 hrs ago #149

But... LuckyCharms 7 hrs ago #150

I'm actually 176 years old Niagara 7 hrs ago #152

The thing I do with those is.... LogDog75 7 hrs ago #147

You've discovered one of my many flaws! LuckyCharms 7 hrs ago #148

That is certainly a peeve. pandr32 11 hrs ago #128

That too, Thank you pandr32. debm55 10 hrs ago #132

Drivers in front of me who refuse to go when The Wizard 11 hrs ago #129

Thank you, The Wizard. debm55 10 hrs ago #133

Pens with missing caps JustKay 7 hrs ago #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 3 hrs ago #157