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What is YOUR pet peeve? Let's have a laugh.

GordonW said:
Laziness and/or cost cutting. Not removing and reinstalling the manhole cover framework rings, to raise them to the new pavement level, is a lot less work.

Unless people start to sue (and win) and it gets where it costs more to pay for people's damaged cars, than to replace the manhole surrounds- this practice will likely continue.

Regards,
Gordon.
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This is interesting, as here we seem to get exactly the opposite problem, where the manholes, drains and water or gas valve covers are raised, a "binder" coat goes on the street, then seemingly the contractor goes on to other things...eventually the street is properly paved and utility covers nicely flush, but seems like weeks you are dodging these things.

In fact, we even have big DOT orange signs warning of the raised covers!
 
My "street" gripe will be, when the gas utility does street work, they have a private contractor that comes in to repave the cut. I think they (the paver) are from Beverly, MA. The work is flawless, everywhere! You see it, but sure don't feel it. BUT let the city cut/patch something, you will bounce over or into it and hear every truck and trailer that runs over it :mad:
 
I've undoubtedly posted this before as a pet peeve, but it's getting worse.

Pervasive vulgarity, in all its forms, whether in routine conversations in public places, by celebrities, politicians, pundits, etc. being quoted in news articles with a few letters replaced by asterisks (which does absolutely NOTHING...we all still know exactly what was said), or any place else other than a locker room or other controlled environment where you know everyone present and everyone has "opted in" for that language. I'm not above it...just HATE it in public.

Even this forum, which presents itself as a kid-friendly forum with frequent admonishments by mods against certain risque or politically incorrect humor, showing more female flesh than some mods are comfortable with, etc., has an emoji with a whiskey tango foxtrot banner which I, personally, find much more offensive than other stuff that is moderated. That "WTF?" banner should be removed. Disgusting.

We are all so numb to civility and politeness these days. If you can't express yourself without vulgarity, your opinion is worthless to me.
 
Bill Ashton said:
This is interesting, as here we seem to get exactly the opposite problem, where the manholes, drains and water or gas valve covers are raised, a "binder" coat goes on the street, then seemingly the contractor goes on to other things...eventually the street is properly paved and utility covers nicely flush, but seems like weeks you are dodging these things.

In fact, we even have big DOT orange signs warning of the raised covers!
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Oh, that happens here too. In cases where they have to remove the degraded asphalt or concrete (cracking/spalling prevents paving over it, we do get the raised manhole covers and drains.

It can get interesting, when there's hard rain before the repaving takes place. The water ponds up, due to the drains being higher than street level!

Regards,
Gordon.
 
Can't find a tool when you need it. Which leads you to buy another.

A year later, you find 5 of them sitting in some stupid spot.


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Why do news sites keep posting old news as if it's new?

Like the Nancy Guthrie case. I've seen the "She may have been in an unmarked grave in northern Mexico" every day since last week. As if it were new news. Her body was not found in those graves on 6/16.

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Seems like the anniversary of the camp mystic debacle very quietly came and went as if hmm yeah we don't wanna talk about that one let's just keep moving folks
 
My peeve for the day is the redundant/repetitive tunes that assault the ears every waking hour on most radio stations.

There seems to be a constant "loop" wherein the same songs are being shared each and every day.

Along with the above constant same ear-fed music, there's little in the way of traditional Western/Country music being offered on the dedicated "cow-boy-type" stations. The new material grates me, as it tends to sound all the same, with little in the way of melody or change of tempo.

Then there's Western Rap, another "fish-to-fry"!

Maybe I'm alone in this listening "rant"?:dunno: If so...just ignore as another ramble.

Q
 
Quadman2 said:
My peeve for the day is the redundant/repetitive tunes that assault the ears every waking hour on most radio stations.

There seems to be a constant "loop" wherein the same songs are being shared each and every day.

Along with the above constant same ear-fed music, there's little in the way of traditional Western/Country music being offered on the dedicated "cow-boy-type" stations. The new material grates me, as it tends to sound all the same, with little in the way of melody or change of tempo.

Then there's Western Rap, another "fish-to-fry"!

Maybe I'm alone in this listening "rant"?:dunno: If so...just ignore as another ramble.

Q
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I have a flash drive with 400 albums on it, and a few custom "mix folders", that lives in my car radio.

No problem with repeats. Over 45 hours of music without repeats, just in the mix folders.

The only time I usually tune into a "live" radio station, is when I don't think my navigation app is giving me enough intelligence about traffic or weather.

Regards,
Gordon.
 
My Pet Goat Peeve

The weather report on local news. First, it takes up 90% of the time slot allotted for the local news. But worse yet, it features the ludicrous art of reading temperature, humidity, and wind numbers from about 20 locations on a visible MAP with all the temps displayed! Do they think we can't read? Is there an audience who is dying to know the exact temperature in 20 locations around their home?

Where I live - roughly Phoenix - Within a 50 mile radius of downtown, the temps will be within 3 degrees. So, if it is 112F downtown, do you really need to know it is only 111F in one of the burbs, and 113 in another burb? Like, someone is home saying, "Damn! I'm not going to Scottsdale tomorrow, it's going to be 114F!" It's frickin' hot everywhere in southern AZ until you climb into the mountains!

The next weird thing is all the "advice and warnings" that the weather people offer.
"Stay hydrated"
"You might want to bring a sweater"
"Keep your umbrella handy"
"Don't drive through standing water"
"Lots of traffic delays - allow plenty of time to get where you are going."
"If you are going hiking (a constant fascination with weather people here), BE SURE TO TAKE WATER!" Uh, ok.
 
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