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28. I trust no one in a car. Not the people next to me.

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #16)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:45 AM

Jan 10

Not the people coming up behind me. Not the people in front of me. And definitely not the people coming toward me.
And half the time, not the person in the driver's seat - my husband. He follows much more closely at high speeds than I am confortable with.

When I get the green arrow for making a left turn at an intersection I always wait for the 3-5 cars that I know are going to run the red light.

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What is your pet peeve? mine is drivers not using their turn signals. How about you? EDIT--people in the house leaving 1 [View all] debm55 Jan 10 OP

People who leave their grocery cart askew in the aisle so you can't get by without adjusting it. CrispyQ Jan 10 #1

Agree, Thank you CrispyQ debm55 Jan 10 #2

I share all those...But especially the distracted parents who let their kids go nuts in the grocery hlthe2b Jan 10 #5

My mom dropped me off at the magazine rack, where I read Archie comics, & picked me up on the way to the checkout. CrispyQ Jan 10 #17

Around 20 years ago Diamond_Dog Jan 11 #123

I know what you are talking about, hIthe2b. Going shopping early is a great way to deal with that. debm55 Jan 10 #21

Q "What is the most useless job in the world?" DBoon Jan 10 #3

That is so true, Thank you so much, DBoon. debm55 Jan 10 #6

Funny, I would say that about car makers in North Carolina... OldBaldy1701E Jan 11 #116

Turn signals! For sure. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 10 #4

Thank you discntnt_irny_srcsm, Very dangerous driving any more. debm55 Jan 10 #7

My top advice to anyone driving... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 10 #16

Totally agree with you, discntnt_irny_srcsm. debm55 Jan 10 #24

I trust no one in a car. Not the people next to me. 3catwoman3 Jan 10 #28

Same here, 3catwoman3, Same here. Thank you. debm55 Jan 10 #30

In college I used to get a ride with my friend Steve. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 10 #68

I remember when I was learning to drive, my Dad said, Ocelot II Jan 10 #107

And that is correct informantion. debm55 Jan 10 #109

"Always assume that the other drivers are idiots." 3catwoman3 Jan 10 #112

Men are just more aggressive drivers. Diamond_Dog Jan 11 #124

During the Bush years I saw one that read Visualize Impeachment. CrispyQ Jan 10 #18

Starting a sentence with 'So', and ending a comment with... pandr32 Jan 10 #8

Thank you for sharing, pandr32 debm55 Jan 10 #11

So, you don't like the way i express myself? I'm letting that sink in. dem4decades Jan 11 #151

Please back of you both of you. I don't understand what is going on but we should both back off. Thanks friends. debm55 Jan 11 #154

Please back off. this is a nice thread and we can all be friends. debm55 Jan 11 #153

Well, more than that is the drivers (typically young & aggressive) who think Avenues & Boulevards hlthe2b Jan 10 #9

Oh, that is very dangerous. hIthe2b. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jan 10 #14

People with road rage, who think they are the only Emile Jan 10 #10

Thank you Emile. I see that a lot around here, too debm55 Jan 10 #15

parking in handicapped with no plates or placards showing, I've confronted people over that Shellback Squid Jan 10 #12

Thank you very much, Shellback Squid. That is a pet peeve of mine, too. debm55 Jan 10 #31

This is really petty Grim Chieftain Jan 10 #13

Seriously? Srkdqltr Jan 10 #20

Yep Grim Chieftain Jan 10 #22

Huge football fan here, but the whole concept of grown men getting millions for playing a game..... mjvpi Jan 10 #105

HAHAHaHA. Thank you Grim Chieftain. debm55 Jan 10 #32

I can't stand football period Niagara Jan 10 #98

I don't like football either. Try living in Steeler land and admit that. debm55 Jan 10 #99

I'm so sorry, Debbie Niagara Jan 10 #106

Thank you my friend. Thank you. But you can't get away from it around here. It's a constant thing debm55 Jan 10 #108

One can't get away from it here either, even during the off season Niagara Jan 11 #113

True, They even wear their Steeler shirts during the summer. debm55 Jan 11 #114

One day during off season I went to the grocery store Niagara Jan 11 #115

Hahaha Thanks Niagara debm55 Jan 11 #117

lol Niagara Jan 11 #119

My pet peeve is people who nit pick other people and don't stop. Srkdqltr Jan 10 #19

Especially in the summertime. Thank you Srkdqltr. debm55 Jan 10 #34

The balanced justaprogressive Jan 10 #23

And it never stays there. I pick it up off of the street and put it in my trash bag. debm55 Jan 10 #36

People who clean up after their dog Bluestocking Jan 10 #25

you can hose off the bare poop DBoon Jan 10 #33

Or people that don't Bag their dog's poop. I hate that. debm55 Jan 10 #37

Our neighbors down the road perfessor Jan 10 #40

Those f-ed up off color flags all black or all blue, etc, It just pisses me off. GreenWave Jan 10 #26

Thank you GreenWave. I understand. And the tRump flags still up. debm55 Jan 10 #39

Mine is idiots trying to draft off the back of my trailer, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 10 #27

Yep that is very dangerous. Thank you MarineCombatEngineer. debm55 Jan 10 #41

Yeah I do that a lot when I'm on the interstate HappyH Jan 10 #62

When some idiot 4 wheeler gets too close to the back of my trailer, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 10 #64

Tailgating, another example of evolution at work. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 10 #69

That's a good thing to do HappyH Jan 10 #73

I don't mind is someone drafts off me as long as I can see them in my mirrors, so no, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 10 #88

I do that too but sometimes the idiot behind me doesn't get the message LogDog75 Jan 10 #85

The folks driving these don't have to deal with tailgating idiots. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 11 #127

i just leave my turn signal on... ret5hd Jan 10 #29

But people really do that and it is unsafe. debm55 Jan 10 #42

i've got that figured out too... ret5hd Jan 10 #51

But that is unsafe too. debm55 Jan 10 #65

all i know is... ret5hd Jan 10 #86

Thank you ret5hd, debm55 Jan 10 #87

Mine is people talking loudly on their cell phone. choie Jan 10 #35

Oh and people using "like" all the time. choie Jan 10 #38

I'm with you, but your use of "like" above... Mark.b2 Jan 10 #46

You know like, what I mean, like... choie Jan 10 #48

Haha! For sure! I'm almost daily annoyed by a "like"... Mark.b2 Jan 10 #53

That is one of my big peeves!! nocoincidences Jan 10 #74

Don't move to England. The glottal stop is very common... 3catwoman3 Jan 10 #75

I let the British slide on this one lol nt Mark.b2 Jan 10 #82

I actually find it rather charming. 3catwoman3 Jan 10 #84

As a Britcom fan, I love the accent. Mark.b2 Jan 10 #90

I agree choie debm55 Jan 10 #66

Yes, sometimes I feel like joining the conversation.on the phone. debm55 Jan 10 #63

PEOPLE THAT DONT KNOW HOW TO MERGE AND SIMPLY STOP, WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO LET THEM IN. Iwasthere Jan 10 #43

OMG! MY mother used to do that going onto the FREEWAY! MIButterfly Jan 10 #49

I hate to admit this---but I do that, I am afraid the cars won't let me in. so i wait. debm55 Jan 10 #67

OmaGosh! Don't do that... soooooo damgerous Iwasthere Jan 10 #110

I have been driving since I was 15--I am 70. For a long time, I thought merge and yield were the same.I am am afraid the debm55 Jan 10 #111

My mother never liked to drive, either, and was a scaredy-cat driver. Diamond_Dog Jan 11 #130

My mother too! She would always try to get behind a slow-moving truck and stay there the whole way. MIButterfly Jan 11 #155

All right turns! That's incredible. Diamond_Dog Jan 11 #156

People that don't know how to use an on-ramp on the interstate... Mark.b2 Jan 10 #44

I have to admit I do that. I have been honked at, given the finger and screamed at. debm55 Jan 10 #72

Well, it wasn't me! :-) Mark.b2 Jan 10 #76

Thank you Mark.b2 debm55 Jan 10 #78

I have too many to list, but one that really ticks me off is other drivers who ride my rear bumper. Borogove Jan 10 #45

Agree with you Borogove. Even when the roads are snowy. debm55 Jan 10 #47

I have a mile long list of pet peeves Niagara Jan 10 #50

Thank you very much, Niagara. debm55 Jan 10 #71

People who don't leash their dogs or their kids Keepthesoulalive Jan 10 #52

HAHHAAHHah. Thank you Keepthesoulalive, Dogs should be in a gated yard or leashed debm55 Jan 10 #57

We were at a small New Year's Eve gathering where one couple brought their 3 kids - 6, 3, 18 months. 3catwoman3 Jan 10 #83

In most instances, kids shouldn't be allowed at an adult's partyu LogDog75 Jan 10 #89

Impatient Drivers ProfessorGAC Jan 10 #54

Thank you ProfessorGAC, That is very dangerous. debm55 Jan 10 #70

This just kinda bugs me crud Jan 10 #55

Agree with that. crud. especially if they are backing unto the street. debm55 Jan 10 #61

I lived Massachusetts... GiqueCee Jan 10 #56

Oh my. Thank you GiqueCee. debm55 Jan 10 #59

People who talk to me like: no_hypocrisy Jan 10 #58

you got that right, no_hypocrisy. debm55 Jan 10 #60

Best way I found to handles those types LogDog75 Jan 10 #91

Or, people who talk about a subject as if they are an expert on it Diamond_Dog Jan 11 #126

Fast-talking radio commercial disclaimers. Sneederbunk Jan 10 #77

Oh yes . That is so annoying, Thanks, Sneederbunk. debm55 Jan 10 #80

Another related to commercials is LogDog75 Jan 10 #92

I hear you , LogDog75 . I don't know if it is me, but the information on my med bottles are so hard to read. too debm55 Jan 10 #97

People who come out of stores and step into the parking lot without looking Endlessmike56 Jan 10 #79

Agree with you, Endlessmike56. And drivers going through the store parking lot with the lane pointing down and they are debm55 Jan 10 #81

Driving without lights on when it's dark and/or raining! Mad_Dem_X Jan 10 #93

Agree. I flash my lights at them debm55 Jan 10 #102

Other drives seems to be the predominant complaint LogDog75 Jan 10 #94

Thank you very much for your selections of peeves, LogDog75. debm55 Jan 10 #95

Tailgating. legallyblondeNYC Jan 10 #96

Thank you very much, legallyblondeNYC. debm55 Jan 10 #100

1 teaspoon?! Oh, that's cruel! electric_blue68 Jan 10 #101

I know, You get the bowl and spoon out and then the ice cream out of the freezer and it is empty except for the one debm55 Jan 10 #103

Lol Sheeeesh! electric_blue68 Jan 10 #104

This video explains my pet peeve perfectly. LuckyCharms Jan 11 #118

OMG, Thank you very much Lucky. I agree with that 100% and I have tried everything Vic did. I am going to watch again. debm55 Jan 11 #120

I've done that whole thing, Deb... LuckyCharms Jan 11 #121

YES, me too! And Christmas lights. debm55 Jan 11 #122

I just thought of another one Grim Chieftain Jan 11 #125

Agree with you Grim Chieftain. I hate it. debm55 Jan 11 #131

May I recommend Scotch Sure Start packing tape by 3M, Lucky? Niagara Jan 11 #134

I'll try that too,Niagara. debm55 Jan 11 #135

I have great luck with it, Debbie Niagara Jan 11 #136

Thanks, Niagara... LuckyCharms Jan 11 #137

Whoa Nellie! Niagara Jan 11 #138

See this? LuckyCharms Jan 11 #139

Is that the USPS tape with dispenser? Niagara Jan 11 #140

Yes, it is. LuckyCharms Jan 11 #141

lol Niagara Jan 11 #142

. LuckyCharms Jan 11 #143

I'm glad that you're doing pretty good, Lucky Niagara Jan 11 #144

. LuckyCharms Jan 11 #145

It's my understanding that Bob Weir Niagara Jan 11 #149

But... LuckyCharms Jan 11 #150

I'm actually 176 years old Niagara Jan 11 #152

The thing I do with those is.... LogDog75 Jan 11 #147

You've discovered one of my many flaws! LuckyCharms Jan 11 #148

That is certainly a peeve. pandr32 Jan 11 #128

That too, Thank you pandr32. debm55 Jan 11 #132

Drivers in front of me who refuse to go when The Wizard Jan 11 #129

Thank you, The Wizard. debm55 Jan 11 #133

Pens with missing caps JustKay Jan 11 #146

Thank you very much, JustKay, And when they are out of ink , I aways wonder why the people here in the house don't debm55 Jan 11 #157

People not putting things back where they belong. At Walmart, I wanted to buy some socks. There was a Rotisserie chicken debm55 Monday #158