Pet Hates

[Hammer]

I don.t mean what pets do you hate. Mine is people clapping when the plane they are on lands. This is an American (oh! another of my pet hates, see how they can be triggered) habit, i cringe in my seat, are they surprised the plane has landed, what were they expecting. I don,t mean phobias like rats and such like as we have no choice in a phobia.Another of mine has just come to me, and i,ve never met anyone who had this - it relates to sound such a scratching your nail across a blackbord, but it,s the sound of wine being poured from a bottle - glug,glug,glug - i have no problem with a carafe - don,t mind me, i go off on one now and again - frivolous nonsense.
Indulge me, Hammer

[jazzmini59]

Our guinea pigs fart a lot which is not very nice (and make a little 'pop' unlike our cat who does silent-but-deadlies) and rates as one of my pet hates (albeit to do with a pet). Other PHs include blondes in open-top Jeeps/BMWs/Audis/Mercs/white vans/Big Brother/I want to Be a Celebrity Get Me In That Jungle/sandals and socks together/Irish boy bands/people who hum to themselves/deliberate misspelling of English words (such as 'Kwik'). OK - think that's enough for now........I feel a whole lot better now having had that rant, thank you very much

[Hammer]

Hi Jazzmini, I share your concerns except for Blondes and have as yet never been exposed to or a victim of Guinea Pigs flatulence, i have it all ahead of me - what joy the wonders to unfold -having said that i,ve seldom been a victim of blondes in Jeeps, BMW,s, Vans or even pedestrians for that matter. You get the idea well, it just does you good to have a rant and blow it all away. Aaaahh, tranquility !

[Reweed]

i have so many. and considering i'm still youngish makes me wonder what i'll be like in 30 years. Can we start the list please.....

- back seat passengers leaving the seat forward when getting out of the car
- people who refuse to use public toilets and would ratehr wee themselves
- people who say "dont worry he doesnt bite" when clear they have bred some kind of mutant attack animal
- hemp wearing ecomuppets - i have no probelmw ith enviromental stuff, it's just the idiot yuppies who jump on this shit to be trendy.
- warm lager
- any kind of tv talent show that publicises how talentless the general population really are
- weeding
- people who don't get hangovers
- who who dont answer withheld numbers

i could actually go on... but i won't.

[P. Whitaker]

I only have 2.

1. People who say “it is to cold to snow” it gets to 50 below in the poles but still you get the odd flurry there. I want to lock them in a freezer.

2. People who play very loud music in their garden the moment the sun comes out and do not stop till October. I want to dig a hole and pop their cd’s in.

[Reweed]

Surely that depends on the music?

[Melinda]

ATM it is people who litter.

Ive just walked through my local park. It is strewn with litter- food packaging, cans and bottles. Im furious. Yesterday morning it was pristine.

The sunny weather brings out every ignorant oik and their kids.
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[jeny]

Originally Posted by Reweed

Surely that depends on the music?

Nah, I want to listen to my music not someone elses even if it's what I like

- People who drag their feet walking, especially wearing ridiculous Emu/***'s in warm weather.

[Lesley Jay]

The phrase "24 7" drives me nuts!!

[Phoenix]

People who use the word 'of' when they mean 'have', as in 'you should of done this' or 'I would of said that' AAAAARGGGGGH drives me up the bloomin wall!

When spoken its 've as in a shortened version of have, not OF! Yes I know I'm a pedant, but it's the wrong word and makes no grammatical sense.

Oh and another thing, when we're in a restaurant (pizza place or one of those American diner type places) and the waitress/waiter calls us 'guys' - I am NOT a GUY I'm FEMALE!!!!! I'd prefer it if they used 'Folks' or didn't use the ever-present 'guys' - it must be company policy but it annoys the bejeebus out of me.

Nix (grumpy ole woman)

[Saturna]

You'd best not come here to Norfolk if you don't like hearing that sort of thing

[DavidT]

People who use the left hand lane when going RIGHT at a roundabout. I also agree with Phoenix, people who use bad grammar get my goat. It is just laziness.

[jazzmini59]

Originally Posted by Reweed

Surely that depends on the music?

I lived in London for 8 years and for a while, did have to suffer 'Ride of the Valkyries' from Wagner's Ring Cycle every other summer's day from a nearby neighbour....

[jazzmini59]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

People who use the word 'of' when they mean 'have', as in 'you should of done this' or 'I would of said that' AAAAARGGGGGH drives me up the bloomin wall!

When spoken its 've as in a shortened version of have, not OF! Yes I know I'm a pedant, but it's the wrong word and makes no grammatical sense.

Oh and another thing, when we're in a restaurant (pizza place or one of those American diner type places) and the waitress/waiter calls us 'guys' - I am NOT a GUY I'm FEMALE!!!!! I'd prefer it if they used 'Folks' or didn't use the ever-present 'guys' - it must be company policy but it annoys the bejeebus out of me.

Nix (grumpy ole woman)

Ooooh - nice one Nix. I hate " guys " too - are they talking about camping ?

[Reweed]

people who go to my local tesco express/petrol station and have a full weeks shop when all i wanna buy is £20 worth of fuel. aaaarrrrgggghhhhhhhh

[Hollie the Wollie]

Originally Posted by jazzmini59

Our guinea pigs fart a lot which is not very nice

Oh GPs can fart an awful lot! If we fed ours spring greens too much they would sound like pop-corn!

My pet hates are:
- When people say "hey" at the end of a sentence, as if they are asking a question, when in fact they are not. e.g. "oh at least it is sunny, hey?" It drives me mad!
- Plates clunking together, for example when being stacked; I hate that sound
- Cyclists who like to use the road when the way is clear but hop on and off the pavement when it suits them!

[airconednightmare]

Originally Posted by Hollie the Wollie

- Cyclists who like to use the road when the way is clear but hop on and off the pavement when it suits them!

yep that drives me round the bend along with cyclists who hold up traffic when there is a seperate cycle path for them

[P. Whitaker]

I have just thought of another one.......

The person who (and they had better not let me catch them) that lets their dog s--t on my front lawn when they take it out for a walk early in the morning.

[Hollie the Wollie]

Oh yes I don't like that... especially as I am a dog owner myself and we take "poo-bags" everywhere we go... sometimes we find them in our pockets even when we're not with the dogs. The best is when they get washed and tumbled dried when Mr Gavin forgets to take them out of his pockets! Another pet hate for me!

[lilith]

noisy inconsiderate nieghbors; be it music tv radio, especially in the garden.

people who say "bless" - banal and twee

australian soaps

people who say chickens- the plural of chicken is chicken- you can have 1 chicken or 30 chicken, the same as you can have 1 sheep or 30 sheep.

one off pet hate- last year i saw a five yr. oldish child jump out of a car, run over to the line of shopping trolleys in front of a supermarket, squat down and pee there, on the highstreet, whilst mother told her to hurry up. disgusting and disgraceful! i wouldnt let my dog pee on the pavement.