Pet Peeves

Only a total kvetch would promulgate his pet peeves…so…let’s get into it:

• Brushing your teeth in a workplace restroom
• Mealy apples – self-explanatory
• Mechanical pencils – it’s complete folly how the graphite demands the perfect amount of force at the perfect angle to not snap
• People with mediocre English skills but who fancy themselves grammarians offering their edits
• Rules of the road:
  • Walking on the left
  • Able-bodied people ambling across crosswalks while others are waiting
  • Cyclists blowing through intersections
  • Bicyclists riding on sidewalks
• Speed bumps – a NIMBY thing (at least in SF)
• Things people say:
  • Introducing oneself to a group with “For those who don’t know me…” if you’re not at least a C-list celebrity
  • “…and this is something I like to call [generic word / word someone else coined].”
• Whistling – i.e., impinging on our right to peaceful enjoyment of life
• WinZip