Pet peeve

Oops, i forgot to post on Christmas to wish people all the best.

Let's talk about pet peeves. I've talked about them before here, i think. People have all sorts of pet peeves. "I can't stand it when glasses & cups are placed mouth upward in the cabinet". "I hate it when the paperboy puts the newspaper on the driveway*".

I think i may have claimed that i don't have pet peeves, but i do. One would be this: if you are driving on a busy highway, and you clearly let someone in, it should be automatic that they give you a little wave of the hand or a nod to say thanks. Most people do. MY PET PEEVE is those who do not. This bothers me because a) it's rude not to say thank you, and that's what the wave is all about in this context b) they probably think (in the most macho way possible - and ladies, women can be macho) that they took the initiative there through superior driving skills. No. I LET you in. Through my benevolence, and not through any bluster or bravado on your part, you were able to merge onto the crowded 401.

Which brings me to my final & absolute pet peeve, which is actually a meta-peeve because it is in fact about pet peeves. It's kind of a golden rule that i'm proud of. Here goes: it is always far more irritating to listen to other people complain about their pet peeves than the actual irritation caused by the pet peeve itself. I include myself in this. I realize this might defy some logic because i'm attempting to compare the irritation of more than one individual, but unless you have a pet peeve regarding that, you won't care so much.

It really is true, though. Listening to people rant about their pet peeves can be mildly entertaining, but only in that twisted way where we are laughing at someone because we don't understand them. Sure, once in a while, you may agree with someone else's pet peeve, but my bet is that much of the time, like me, you're scratching your head and thinking, "Really? You're that bothered when your husband puts the ketchup on the shelf in the fridge, rather than on the door?".

The problem, of course, is that we all have them.

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Wow, i guess i did write about this before....


*more on newspaper delivery at a later date