What Grinds Your Gears??

I saw another thread about "60 seconds to vent" about the Corona situation...
Made me think....

What Really Grinds Your Gears???

This is meant to be light hearted in a time of stress, anxiety and the general unknown.

Let's keep the Corona stuff in the Corona threads.

No attacking individuals or specific groups. Just GENERALIZED STUFF that GRINDS YOUR GEARS... No names, no organizations, just general everyday crap.

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People who chew their gum with their mouths wide open really grind my gears.

People who don't use turn signals really grind my gears

You get the idea....let's keep it fun, clean and have some laughs. We could all use it about now.
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people that say VIN number.

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Originally Posted by SilentHill

people that say VIN number.

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PERFECT!!!!!

This is EXACTLY what I was hoping for!! Thanks for getting the ball rolling.

Improper grammar really gets me. I'm always correcting people's sentences. I'm known around my house as the grammar Nazi!

People that keep wanting to focus on the negative and rant instead of trying to focus on the positives in life especially difficult time :rolleyes:

People mixing up venom and poison:D

Not corona specific, but it really disappoints me when I see all the Sheep/Wolves memes talking about people with guns taking food and supplies from people without guns. Sadly, we gun owners are our worst enemy. Sometimes memes are just memes, but in the US, lots of people really feel that way. This is the "big one" they have been stockpiling ammo for and they just can't wait to use it. Sadly enough, I have relatives that fit into this category.

Sidewalk hogs. People staring at their phones who can't walk in a straight line, groups/couples who spread out and take up the entire path, bike/scooter riders, you name it. The worst are the people who refuse to practice courteous passing behavior -- you can make eye contact with them from five yards away, but they won't make the effort to step a foot or two to their side of the path to let you pass. People from all age groups are guilty of this. It was already an over-grown pet peeve of mine before the covid situation, but it really grinds my gears now!

Self-Identification forms with job applications really grinds my gears...that my skin color or cultural background (which is beyond my control) will influence my candidacy.

Dogs left in cars parked in the sun...even with windows cracked for air, quickly over-heat even on a "nice" day that's "not hot" & can harm or kill the dog(s). Why can't
ppl who claim they "LOVE their dogs & the dogs WANTED to come along" just learn to be the adult & say no to what can harm their pet...why can't they LEARN how fast
cars heat up & that dogs cannot perspire, only by panting, & when the air is warm, they just get hotter & hotter....:mad:

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

Dogs left in cars parked in the sun...even with windows cracked for air, quickly over-heat even on a "nice" day that's "not hot" & can harm or kill the dog(s). Why can't
ppl who claim they "LOVE their dogs & the dogs WANTED to come along" just learn to be the adult & say no to what can harm their pet...why can't they LEARN how fast
cars heat up & that dogs cannot perspire, only by panting, & when the air is warm, they just get hotter & hotter....:mad:

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Ooooh VERY good one!!!! I've actually had a heated exchange in a parking lot because someone did that. I finished my shopping and went back out, still there. I had my phone in hand about to call the police and the owner came over... I laid into him. Probably didn't teach him a thing though

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Originally Posted by PToner

People mixing up venom and poison:D

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Many school biology texts books do that... then again they also more often than not class ALL snakes as egg layers ..


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Originally Posted by WrongPython

Sidewalk hogs. People staring at their phones who can't walk in a straight line, groups/couples who spread out and take up the entire path, bike/scooter riders, you name it. The worst are the people who refuse to practice courteous passing behavior -- you can make eye contact with them from five yards away, but they won't make the effort to step a foot or two to their side of the path to let you pass. People from all age groups are guilty of this. It was already an over-grown pet peeve of mine before the covid situation, but it really grinds my gears now!

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We in England have droves of folk from the ages of 6 to 66 wandering around aimlessly, staring at their mobiles searching for Pingachu ..


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Originally Posted by Lord Sorril

Self-Identification forms with job applications really grinds my gears...that my skin color or cultural background (which is beyond my control) will influence my candidacy.

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That’s outrageous!

Back in the day before technology they used to always hire with a phone call or word of mouth followed by a face to face interview .. one of my claims to fame is that I had a 100% success rate if I could get myself in front of them .. many times I rejected their offer and used it to get a payrise out of my boss at the time ..


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The sound of chewing.

The word ginormous. (we have two perfectly good words - enormous and giant - both of which are actual words. No need to combine them to make a word that's not a word)

People who don't like dogs. Seriously, what's up with that.

I'm def with you all on the leaving dogs in the car on warm days. Even with the window cracked it gets dangerously hot. Just a cruel thing to do.

pacific vs. specific
fusstrated vs. frustrated

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The 'woe is me' people, does nothing to improve their situation, especially when they rely on help on others and still complains that is not enough.

Web sites that have so many ads, popups, videos that run automatically, etc. that they bog down my computer. Cooking/recipe sites seem to be the worst offenders.

I understand that sites need ad revenue but the average user is impatient. If a page takes more than a few seconds to load there's a good chance people will avoid it.

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Originally Posted by hilabeans

The sound of chewing.

The word ginormous. (we have two perfectly good words - enormous and giant - both of which are actual words. No need to combine them to make a word that's not a word)

People who don't like dogs. Seriously, what's up with that.

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I have a similar issue with a word ..,

Opine

I hate when people crowbar it into a sentence rather than just using opinion


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People at the grocery who shop/stop in the middle of the aisle!

When people say prolly instead of probably.

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Originally Posted by cincy

People at the grocery who shop/stop in the middle of the aisle!

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Ooooh, this one gets me too!!!

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Originally Posted by cincy

People at the grocery who shop/stop in the middle of the aisle!

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It's even "better" when they're catching up gossip with another shopper, 2 ppl + 2 carts, & oblivious to everyone who's actually trying to shop. Shouldn't be seeing this so much now, but who knows?

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

It's even "better" when they're catching up gossip with another shopper, 2 ppl + 2 carts, & oblivious to everyone who's actually trying to shop. Shouldn't be seeing this so much now, but who knows?

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And then when you say "excuse me" they look at you like you're interrupting...

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Originally Posted by Craiga 01453

And then when you say "excuse me" they look at you like you're interrupting...

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EXactly! Or they'll be on their phones & blocking aisles....:taz:

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Originally Posted by Craiga 01453

And then when you say "excuse me" they look at you like you're interrupting...

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Or even better, when you try to slide past them, they yell out "d***, you're a pushy b****!" And I mean YELL. Not that it ever happened to me.... :sarcasm:

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Originally Posted by cincy

People at the grocery who shop/stop in the middle of the aisle!

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Sorry about that :)

I’m so easily distracted


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Originally Posted by Zincubus

Sorry about that :)

I’m so easily distracted


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Hahahhahaha!!! :rofl:

when people say "irregardless." Instant eye twitch.

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Originally Posted by Southpaw91

when people say "irregardless." Instant eye twitch.

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A giant involuntary eye twitch! I even cringed when I read it.

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Originally Posted by Toad37

A giant involuntary eye twitch! I even cringed when I read it.

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It's even better when someone uses it in an argument. I just walk away like, well I guess you win, because can't argue with stupid. That's like trying to nail jello to a tree.

Anyone who dumps an unwanted pet of ANY kind...THAT grinds MY gears! :(

People who drive slow in the passing lane.

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Originally Posted by wnateg

People who drive slow in the passing lane.

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I know cops who will pull people over for that before they pull someone for speeding.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

I know cops who will pull people over for that before they pull someone for speeding.

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Well either way is unsafe...sometimes slow drivers are under the influence & trying to compensate, or they have vision or other physical issues & maybe shouldn't be driving any longer, whereas fast drivers* are more likely younger & reckless in other ways. *Except for my late mom...she never lost her "lead foot". :D

Getting chocolate and marshmellow all in my beard when I bite into a thick smore...

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Originally Posted by cletus

Getting chocolate and marshmellow all in my beard when I bite into a thick smore...

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:rofl:At least you have some for later...maybe that's why they're called "s'mores"?

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Originally Posted by cletus

Getting chocolate and marshmellow all in my beard when I bite into a thick smore...

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That, good sir, is the truth!!

mattresses without sheets!!!!

those new flimsy cloth harnesses everyone uses on their dogs now.

I hate when people overuse:

"Can you do me a favor"? The more someone uses this expression the less likely they are to help you when you need a "favor". Just say, can you help me out; you never intend to repay the "favor".

When someone needs something but because your closest your expected to get it for them. When you say no they make it out like your inconviencing them.

I find that the type of person that over uses both of these or use them in conjunction are manipulative selfish aholes.

Sports cars without manual transmissions/stick shifts, at least as options.

I know many modern cars are about the numbers, but I am all about the experience. Driving a stick shift, especially in a good sports car, gets you more connected, period.

Also, if you do not know how to drive stick well, please don't tell you me you do, because you will both literally and figuratively, GRIND MY GEARS!

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Originally Posted by dakski

Sports cars without manual transmissions/stick shifts, at least as options.

I know many modern cars are about the numbers, but I am all about the experience. Driving a stick shift, especially in a good sports car, gets you more connected, period.

Also, if you do not know how to drive stick well, please don't tell you me you do, because you will both literally and figuratively, GRIND MY GEARS!

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As you know I'm not much of a car guy. But I do love good old American muscle. But, yeah, if it's a sports car it's gotta be a stick shift. Hands down.

People still not covering their sneezes up ... in this virus ridden climate !!




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Originally Posted by Zincubus

People still not covering their sneezes up ... in this virus ridden climate !!




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For sure...but there's also reasonable suspicion that just talking or breathing near others can also spread it. And for sure, singing! There's a choir that practiced social
distancing & all, but still many came down w/ COVID & last I checked, 2 had died. Singing is 'mouth open & voice projection'...just don't do it near others now. :colbert:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/02/healt...ter/index.html

Yeah the coughing and sneezing in public really gets to me. Especially these days. I already feel itchy and icky just being around people outside anyways. lol. I last about 30 minutes or so in the grocery store before I have to leave. I get home and am scrubbing myself in the hot shower. I'm NOT a germophobe by any means but this thing has me freaking out. lol

You know what really Grinds my gears? I'll tell you what grinds my gears long run-on sentences with no punctuation or spaces in between thoughts we all went to grade school and learned this crap by age six what's so hard about punctuation? I don't get it is society too lazy too freaking put periods and commas in sentences or do they just choose to flip the bird to punctuation? It makes no sense to me I just don't understand why people can't make their threads or replies easy to read why not make it easy to read it just seems like common sense to me. oh yeah common sense and common courtesy are gone like the dodo bird.

Anyway, you get my point. It doesn't take much to use proper grammar and punctuation, we ALL learned it. Hell I haven't been in a classroom in about 23 years.... Second grade was 35 years ago, I still know how to punctuate.

I'm not saying we should all be typing like it's a college essay, just use freaking punctuation and seperate paragraphs.

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Originally Posted by Craiga 01453

You know what really Grinds my gears? I'll tell you what grinds my gears long run-on sentences with no punctuation or spaces in between thoughts we all went to grade school and learned this crap by age six what's so hard about punctuation? I don't get it is society too lazy too freaking put periods and commas in sentences or do they just choose to flip the bird to punctuation? It makes no sense to me I just don't understand why people can't make their threads or replies easy to read why not make it easy to read it just seems like common sense to me. oh yeah common sense and common courtesy are gone like the dodo bird.

Anyway, you get my point. It doesn't take much to use proper grammar and punctuation, we ALL learned it. Hell I haven't been in a classroom in about 23 years.... Second grade was 35 years ago, I still know how to punctuate.

I'm not saying we should all be typing like it's a college essay, just use freaking punctuation and seperate paragraphs.

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Perhaps you should step back and take a deep breath before you loose your sanity.

;)

And while we're at it, "preventative" is not a word, the correct term is "preventive". There is no verb "to preventate".

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Originally Posted by bcr229

"preventative" is not a word

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/word...r-preventative

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Originally Posted by bcr229

Perhaps you should step back and take a deep breath before you loose your sanity.

;)

And while we're at it, "preventative" is not a word, the correct term is "preventive". There is no verb "to preventate".

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Well played ;). :gj:

However, I challenge! According to Merriam Webster both are accepted. Hehehehe. :rofl:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word...r-preventative