Pet Peeves

Here are some of my pet peeves:

Why on earth do people litter? Can't they just keep the trash in
their car until they get to their destination?

Why do people refuse to make traffic lines, especially when it comes to
a freeway/expressway exit? Why do they have to cut in front of others,
or me?

Why is it people drive with their handicapped long and wide card
hanging from the mirror? It obstructs visibility and clearly states
that it should be removed when driving.

Why is it so hard for some people to use their blinkers?

Why do they throw out burning cigarettes when there could be fire
danger, especially during the summer drought? And why do they have to
throw their cigarettes out the window, period? Put them in the ash
tray, then dump the ash tray when you get home.

Why is it that the first 3 seconds of the RED LIGHT no longer means
STOP? It means go faster through it or "Don't worry, the on-coming
traffic will be looking out for your stupidity!"

Why is that some people wait until the sun has completely set before
they turn on their headlights, or even their park lights? Don't they
realize, especially if they own a dark colored car, that it's damn
near invisible against the blacktop pavement or in a rear-view mirror?
Lights are used to be seen, as much as they are used to see.

And, last but not least, why don't people pull over and/or stop when
an ambulance or police car approaches? What if it was their family or
friends inside the ambulance, or the police cruiser rushing to save a
family member in trouble?

Patrick
'93 Cobra

Around 6/14/2005 7:43 PM, wrote:

> Here are some of my pet peeves:
<snip - in full agreement>

The answer to all your questions: laziness and/or selfishness.

Over in the driving newsgroup, this cancerous attitude is referred to as
"Me First, F**k You" or "MFFY" for short.


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wrote:

>
> Why is it that the first 3 seconds of the RED LIGHT no longer means
> STOP? It means go faster through it or "Don't worry, the on-coming
> traffic will be looking out for your stupidity!"
>
> Why is that some people wait until the sun has completely set before
> they turn on their headlights, or even their park lights?
>
> And, last but not least, why don't people pull over and/or stop when
> an ambulance or police car approaches?
> Patrick
> '93 Cobra
>

For those last three...

AMEN!

K.

"Kidd Andersson" > wrote in message
...
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Why is it that the first 3 seconds of the RED LIGHT no longer means
>> STOP? It means go faster through it or "Don't worry, the on-coming
>> traffic will be looking out for your stupidity!"
>>
>> Why is that some people wait until the sun has completely set before
>> they turn on their headlights, or even their park lights? And, last but
>> not least, why don't people pull over and/or stop when
>> an ambulance or police car approaches? Patrick
>> '93 Cobra
>>
>
> For those last three...
>
> AMEN!
>
> K.

Working for a metro police service, I can tell you one of them anyway...
cause they will never, ever, get a ticket. The cops, need to get somewhere,
fast, and can't pull over to ticket the dimwits... Once in a blue moon, they
will get the plate # by chance and cite them later (yes, it's legal) but
they're too busy trying to get through traffic to notice the plate...

Brad

wrote:
> Here are some of my pet peeves:
>
> Why on earth do people litter? Can't they just keep the trash in
> their car until they get to their destination?
>

I agree on all points. The tazer story was far more amusing though.

--
3am is _never_ a good hour for a summoning - a moment of lost
concentration and you've got Nader instead of Nyarlathotep.

Amphetamines are not a good idea either: unsafe at any speed. - Cadbury
Moose

"WindsorFox[SS]" > wrote in message
news:seOre.46392$iU.46335@lakeread05...
> wrote:
>> Here are some of my pet peeves:
>>
>> Why on earth do people litter? Can't they just keep the trash in
>> their car until they get to their destination?
>>
>
And why is it no one can put their shopping cart in the proper place. What a
bunch of lazy people we are.

Al

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 22:39:01 -0700, "Big Al" > wrote:

>
>"WindsorFox[SS]" > wrote in message
>news:seOre.46392$iU.46335@lakeread05...
>> wrote:
>>> Here are some of my pet peeves:
>>>
>>> Why on earth do people litter? Can't they just keep the trash in
>>> their car until they get to their destination?
>>>
>>
>And why is it no one can put their shopping cart in the proper place. What a
>bunch of lazy people we are.
>
>Al
>
The French, believe it or not, have solved this problem. Carts are kept in racks
in the parking lot. If you want one, you put a Euro in the machine and you can
pull out a cart. When you're finished shopping, you return the cart and you get
a Euro back. It's the only country in which I've seen these, but it's a great
idea.

A few kids are always around offering to take the cart back for you!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

We have that here in Canada
"John H" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 22:39:01 -0700, "Big Al" > wrote:
>
> >
> >"WindsorFox[SS]" > wrote in message
> >news:seOre.46392$iU.46335@lakeread05...
> >> wrote:
> >>> Here are some of my pet peeves:
> >>>
> >>> Why on earth do people litter? Can't they just keep the trash in
> >>> their car until they get to their destination?
> >>>
> >>
> >And why is it no one can put their shopping cart in the proper place.
What a
> >bunch of lazy people we are.
> >
> >Al
> >
> The French, believe it or not, have solved this problem. Carts are kept in
racks
> in the parking lot. If you want one, you put a Euro in the machine and you
can
> pull out a cart. When you're finished shopping, you return the cart and
you get
> a Euro back. It's the only country in which I've seen these, but it's a
great
> idea.
>
> A few kids are always around offering to take the cart back for you!
> --
> John H
>
> "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 12:28:58 -0500, "razz" > wrote:

>We have that here in Canada
>"John H" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 22:39:01 -0700, "Big Al" > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"WindsorFox[SS]" > wrote in message
>> >news:seOre.46392$iU.46335@lakeread05...
>> >> wrote:
>> >>> Here are some of my pet peeves:
>> >>>
>> >>> Why on earth do people litter? Can't they just keep the trash in
>> >>> their car until they get to their destination?
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >And why is it no one can put their shopping cart in the proper place.
>What a
>> >bunch of lazy people we are.
>> >
>> >Al
>> >
>> The French, believe it or not, have solved this problem. Carts are kept in
>racks
>> in the parking lot. If you want one, you put a Euro in the machine and you
>can
>> pull out a cart. When you're finished shopping, you return the cart and
>you get
>> a Euro back. It's the only country in which I've seen these, but it's a
>great
>> idea.
>>
>> A few kids are always around offering to take the cart back for you!
>> --
>> John H
>>
>> "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."
>
I knew there was something I liked about you guys!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

Around 6/15/2005 9:34 AM, John H wrote:

> It's the only country in which I've seen these, but it's a great idea.

I've seen that system at work in British Columbia, oh, must have been
almost 15 years ago.

I dunno, maybe if dollar coins were more popular here in the US, these
kinds of systems would be also.

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