Do you have a Pet Peeve (Part II)

[Bazza]

New doctor referral. They call me and we set an appointment.

Could you please come a little early...we have a little paperwork to do.

How much paperwork?

Oh - it's not much.

Could you please mail it to me beforehand?

(Pause)

Uh - OK.

It comes today.

6 freaking pages!

Oh - it's not much.

 

[Elefantman]

Bazza you know the routine. Show up on time with paper work completed. Wait an hour and half to see the doc.

 

[Bazza]

Bazza you know the routine. Show up on time with paper work completed. Wait an hour and half to see the doc.

Probably just my nature, but I refuse to be a victim!

For those practitioners (we all know who they are!) who seem to always lag behind - I call ahead and see how the schedule is looking before traveling there.

My GP asks for paperwork once a year. It's always the exact same stuff. (talk about a pencil whipping exercise!) So I have a master copy at home, already filled out, and print a copy of it to bring with me. I leave the date out on the master copy so that's all I have to fill out each time.

I have to applaud the practitioners who have the paperwork on their website. The last two didn't but did agree (after I requested it) to mail it to me.

The irony is I've been a healthy person all my life. Never hospitalized for anything (knock on wood).

My Humana Medicare Plan calls for twice a year physicals and with those come certain referrals so I'm trying to recognize that the possible medical-related implications that come with a 69 year old body might be something to remain open-minded about. (old dog...new tricks!)

But we still need to do our due diligence......even if it's just all this red tape!

By the way - don't misunderstand me - I have the very highest regard for out medical folks - what they do day in and day out is remarkable and I remain thankful for their dilligence, generousity, and expertise!

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Our pediatrician has so many redundances in their automated check-in it is pathetic, and the irony is it's supposed to streamline and make things quicker. LOL!

 

[Bazza]

Love this thread...lol.....it's like therapy!

I have 2.5 today.

1. Why do (most of) the callers on Finebaum feel the need to YELL?

2. Why do people feel the need to start every statement with "So"?

2.5. - to complete the trifecta - at the dentist today my hygienist tells me "second door on the right" as we are walking back for my dental checkup/cleaning. She says this while I'm passing a doorway. So is it the 2nd room past the one I'm passing or is she including the one I'm passing as the first door. Well son of a gun...the rooms have numbers. Ours is #4. Just tell me go to Room #4 on my right - I promise I will find it OK....

I have to say though she was FANTASTIC!!! And I'm not just saying that because she knows college football (which she does) and is rooting for Florida.

/rant

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Here's mine for this week. People who either cannot read, follow instructions, or refuse to follow instructions in something that doing so would benefit them as much as anyone else involved.

I've been in two meetings and a part of an email string where people are given written instructions to answer questions or verbally asked questions yet address everything else under the sun other than what they were asked. This type of stuff frustrates me.

 

[BamaNation]

I hate incompetence. I dropped my car off to get new tires. I did not want to wait around in their waiting area for 2 hours so I biked home to wait. I dropped it off 5 hours ago. They are "just finishing up". Why the hell did it take over 5 hours to change 4 tires?

Because you weren’t waiting there looking at them

 

[Bamabuzzard]

This is going to sound about as petty as it can get, but if you've worked in an office environment for a long time you will understand. Most office environments require working in close proximity to people, which means getting very close to someone's "personal space", where noise, smells, etc. become very noticeable. So, being aware of this and exercising some office etiquette is a must or a wonderful professional courtesy.

We have this lady in our office who wears wrist "trinkets"/bracelets that clang together and on top of that she is a "gum popper". So while she is talking trying to explain and/or show something to you her bracelet "trinkets" are clanging together and in between her talking she is popping gum in her mouth. I've hinted subtle things to her to try and let her know with zero success. I really don't want to have to directly call it out, but it's to the point that I literally cannot even hear what she's saying or focus on what she's showing me because of all the noise.

 

[Bazza]

This is going to sound about as petty as it can get, but if you've worked in an office environment for a long time you will understand. Most office environments require working in close proximity to people, which means getting very close to someone's "personal space", where noise, smells, etc. become very noticeable. So, being aware of this and exercising some office etiquette is a must or a wonderful professional courtesy.

We have this lady in our office who wears wrist "trinkets"/bracelets that clang together and on top of that she is a "gum popper". So while she is talking trying to explain and/or show something to you her bracelet "trinkets" are clanging together and in between her talking she is popping gum in her mouth. I've hinted subtle things to her to try and let her know with zero success. I really don't want to have to directly call it out, but it's to the point that I literally cannot even hear what she's saying or focus on what she's showing me because of all the noise.

Maybe take the sarcasm route...women LOVE it!

 

[Bazza]

"I love that sound your chewing gum makes. Have been searching for something like that for years! Would you be willing to share with me where I can find such wonderful chewing gum?"

"One of my former girlfriends wore bracelets like that - but she had them on both wrists and sometimes even on her ankles. I really loved how loud they were - especially on those days I had a headache..."

Etc. etc.....

Just make sure you keep smiling the whole time....you'll be fine.....

 

[Bazza]

Get it right, peoples.....

Gregg Allman.........2 g's...not 1.

And Dickey Betts......not Dickie......

 

[Bazza]

People yakking away on the cell phones....while sitting in a waiting room full of other people.

A quick phone call is OK. But going on and on......blah blah blah blah blah.....news flash.....no one wants to hear your incessant blabbering!

 

[Toddrn]

People yakking away on the cell phones....while sitting in a waiting room full of other people.

A quick phone call is OK. But going on and on......blah blah blah blah blah.....news flash.....no one wants to hear your incessant blabbering!

With their phone on speaker for the whole world to hear!

 

[TexasBama]

On new cars
1) The disclaimer screen that comes up on the screen that has to load and you have to acknowledge prior to being able to operate any of the controls.
2) The auto shutoff when you're stopped at a light. You have to turn it off every time you start the car. If you're worried about burning gas when stopped, get a Vespa.

 

[AlistarWills]

The water faucets in public restrooms like Walmart. You pretty much can’t wash your hands. How does the electronic eye that turns the water on even work? It rarely sees your hands and once it cuts on it only stays on for about 1-2 seconds. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

 

[Bazza]

The water faucets in public restrooms like Walmart. You pretty much can’t wash your hands. How does the electronic eye that turns the water on even work? It rarely sees your hands and once it cuts on it only stays on for about 1-2 seconds. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Try this, Alistar........

Touch the very top of the faucet on the end where the water comes out. That always works for me.

 

[AlistarWills]

Try this, Alistar........

Touch the very top of the faucet on the end where the water comes out. That always works for me.

Walmart has a sprinkler head….under a shelf. I can try that in other places though!

 

[Tidewater]

A few of my Pet Peeves :
1. People who talk too loud at restaurants, etc. I can hear their entire conversation several tables away.

And the corollary I had to deal with last night at a restaurant: the screaming baby.
The next table over from mine had a baby, probably a year and a half old. That child was not crying but spent the entire evening screaming "pterodactyl," just yelling because she wanted to yell and screech at the top of her little lungs.
Mom and dad sat there the entire time doing nothing to silence the little monster. Ruined my enjoyment of the meal.

For those with little kids, consider a baby sitter or go someplace where screaming kids are normal. If your child is screeching pterodactyl and you do nothing, even if those around you are not scolding you for it, they are thinking you are a horrible person for inflicting that on others.

 

[Bazza]

And the corollary I had to deal with last night at a restaurant: the screaming baby.
The next table over from mine had a baby, probably a year and a half old. That child was not crying but spent the entire evening screaming "pterodactyl," just yelling because she wanted to yell and screech at the top of her little lungs.
Mom and dad sat there the entire time doing nothing to silence the little monster. Ruined my enjoyment of the meal.

For those with little kids, consider a baby sitter or go someplace where screaming kids is normal. If your child is screeching pterodactyl and you do nothing, even if those around you are not scolding you for it, they are thinking you are a horrible person for inflicting that on others.

I mentioned the importance of parenting in the other NT forum.

Didn't get much response.

I will always maintain that while proper parenting is not always possible for a variety of reasons....we've gotten away from prioritizing this, as a society.

As for your experience, TW.......while I empathize with you......going out to eat is always going to be a gamble on a number of levels.

Which is why I'm a "take-out" guy, if and when I don't make it myself, which is the norm.

 

[Tidewater]

I mentioned the importance of parenting in the other NT forum.

Didn't get much response.

I will always maintain that while proper parenting is not always possible for a variety of reasons....we've gotten away from prioritizing this, as a society.

As for your experience, TW.......while I empathize with you......going out to eat is always going to be a gamble on a number of levels.

Which is why I'm a "take-out" guy, if and when I don't make it myself, which is the norm.

This is my favorite Tex-Mex place and they make their own chips and salsa, and it is really good. Can't get that with their takeout.
Is it normal for a one and a half year old to screech like a pterodactyl? Sure. That does not mean it is polite to take the little pterodactyl to a restaurant so she can ruin everyone'e meal.
I wish people were more cognizant of those around them and realized that impolite behavior is annoying to those around them.
Politeness is a social lubricant. It helps society go.