Thread: More pet peeves

Quote: Originally Posted by pjohns I'm not sure how that is possible. The most efficient use of space involves 90-degree angles. As an experiment, try drawing straight lines along the longer part of an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of paper, at one-inch intervals; the lines all being exactly perpendicular to the bottom edge of the paper. You will be able to achieve 11 one-inch spaces (which are essentially open-ended rectangles)....

Quote: Originally Posted by mlurp Actually it does give more parking spaces. I'm not sure how that is possible. The most efficient use of space involves 90-degree angles. As an experiment, try drawing straight lines along the longer part of an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of paper, at one-inch intervals; the lines all being exactly perpendicular to the bottom edge of the paper. You will be able to achieve 11 one-inch spaces...

Quote: Originally Posted by pjohns Especially the parking spaces. And the ones that are made diagonal--so that it is impractical to drive a car but one way down the row alongside them--particularly irritate me. Oh I HATE that!!!!... I'm never in the mood to try and park the car in a spot that forces me to maneuver the car more than 90 degress...

Makes me wonder where Tipper Gore and Tip O'Neal got their nicknames.

Quote: Originally Posted by pjohns I suppose this could fit the category of pet peeves: Has anyone else noticed the tendency, over the past several years, for casual-dining restaurants to expect a tip for the counter personnel for takeout food? It is my understanding that the very word "tips" is an acronym for the words, "To Insure Proper Service." The accuracy of that piece of information is something I...

Southpark nailed one of my other Pet Peeves perfectly! Brub Brrub Brrrrub! - Clips - South Park Studios

Quote: Originally Posted by cnredd I want to bloody and bruise that jerkoff bearded a-hole that whacks people because they're not "thinking with their dipstick"... .... If he came within 20 feet of me, he'd wake up 6 weeks from now saying to the doctor "The last this I remember was I was about to whip this guy for thinking with his dipstick...Now here I am in the hospital with 15 broken bones and 6 quarts...

Quote: Originally Posted by mlurp Try to slow it down like I do. Any item with a postage paid envelope gets any of the other items including my address sent to them, with a note to the effect remove me from your mailing lists. Not quite that polite... a little effort will bring great rewards!!! thanks for the good advice!

People who set the rules on the size of a parking space or drive thru. Don't they drive?

Pet Peeves? You go to a web-site and that stupid "Bing / Vibrant" thing is active. You move your cursor around and it accidentally goes over a word that is "Bing / Vibrant" active and you get a <bleep>ing annoying pop-up on your screen that you have to CLICK on to make go away (or wait a few impatient seconds for it to go away on its own). Heaven forbid that near the "X" to...