Pet hates

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 11 Jun 2009, 22:58

Don't mind me - this is just therapy, but feel free to join in if you wish.

People who obsessively wash their car (ie more than once a week)
People who obsess over tiny scratches and blemishes in the paintwork of their stupid cars
People who expect me to be impressed by their cars
People who buy accessories for their cars

Feeling better already.

Post by **wangi** » 12 Jun 2009, 00:16

Bob Jefferson wrote:People who obsessively wash their car (ie more than once a week)

Week? WEEK? For real?

That sort of nonsense in measured in months at best, half years in reality.

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 12 Jun 2009, 06:12

With you totally. I find that the garage does a perfectly good job of washing my car when it goes in for its annual service. But believe me, there are people out there who wash their car every day and I have to work with some of them.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 12 Jun 2009, 15:36

Has someone upset you Bob?

I don't get the car obsession thing either. One of my neighbours hoovers his out every week. We have to move Mars Bars wrappers around to get in ours

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 12 Jun 2009, 23:02

This thread has just reminded me that I need to clean the dog puke off the back seat of our car, it's only been there a week

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 13 Jun 2009, 13:05

teddygirl wrote:This thread has just reminded me that I need to clean the dog puke off the back seat of our car, it's only been there a week

yes, there are definitely some car washing obsessives out there.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 13 Jun 2009, 14:26

Wash a car?
Isn't that what rain is for?

Though I must hold my hands up to accesorising
I bought new mats
Purple shiney ones
And Clanger 1 bought me a zebra print steering wheel cover

I didnt say tasteful accessories

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 13 Jun 2009, 15:41

After the last couple of hours, SD, you're car must be sparkling!!

Hope another Clanger completes your car's interior decor with gift set of lime-green furry dice .

magbagpuss · Post by **magbagpuss** » 13 Jun 2009, 17:19

OK here's a cracker . I have worked in our( John Lewis's )shoe department . people come in and ask for a shoe in a certain size . You get it , appear with the box to get asked " Is that a 6 ? "No you muppet i bought a 3 , what size do you think it is ????

Love working with the public but .................You get asked the most bizzare things.Honest truth , I have been in the Jewellery dept serving , cust interrupts to ask ... "Where's my car parked " never seen them before in my life .

Am I physic ?? Noones told me.
Have millions , will think of best and keep you posted !!!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 13 Jun 2009, 22:26

magbagpuss wrote: "Where's my car parked " never seen them before in my life . Am I physic ??:

That's kind of like my husband who, every time the phone rings, says "Who will that be?"

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 14 Jun 2009, 12:32

Whistling
Humming
Dividing the bill up so that evetyone only pays for what they consumed.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 14 Jun 2009, 12:49

Porty wrote: Dividing the bill up so that everyone only pays for what they consumed.

I can empathise with that one!

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 14 Jun 2009, 13:16

The way my husband is happy to run down the fuel in the car's tank and will only fill up when the red flashing light comes on.

People who stand that bit too close to you.

Being told 'there's no such thing as tone deaf'.

Women who rate themselves as being 'very good' when eating a rice cake for lunch (and who then 'borrow' a chip from my plate).

People who are never first to the bar and who always leave before their round.

Men (it's never women) who think farting is highly entertaining.

Being called 'Scotch' instead of Scottish.

Camping.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 14 Jun 2009, 15:54

Can we just have a 'husband' thread?

Mine fills the dishwasher but doesn't put it on.
There's NEVER any water in the iron when I come to use it.
He never changes the toilet roll when it's finished.
He puts empty biscuit packets back in the biscuit tin instead of in the bucket.
He likes to recycle cans and carboard - but only ever recycles them as far as the side of the sink, they only make it to the recycling boxes if I put them there.
He puts stuff under the bed - like dumbells that he used once in 1985, books, magazines, bills......
I am expected to worship the veg he bring back from the allotment as if it is some holy kind of veg and not just a couple of leeks that seem to have taken two years to grow.

Mmmmm, I think maybe he's annoying me today

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 14 Jun 2009, 18:18

Children's menus
Parents who appear to be oblivious to their children's bad behaviour
Drivers who don't indicate
Drivers who have an irrational hatred of cyclists, i.e. most of them
People who drop litter, particularly if it's from their cars
Having to iron my own trousers, just because I once offered some constructive criticism on the subject

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 14 Jun 2009, 18:30

Pensioners who skip the queue at the bus stop
Pensioners who tell you their life story on the bus
Pensioners who put their bag on the empty seat next to them
Pensioners who glare at you when you've had a major operation and are legitimately sitting in the 'infirm' seats
Pensioners who glare at teenagers even when the teenagers haven't done anything yet
Pensioners who say 'I'm 80 (70, 65, 102.....) you know'

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 14 Jun 2009, 18:46

Summer weather in Scotland - 2 weeks of reasonable weather (if you're lucky) which you have to share with the midgies.
Winter weather in Scotland - basically the other 50 weeks of the year
England international football games that are on every ITV channel except STV
Pretentious art
Txting

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 14 Jun 2009, 20:12

Is acrostic poetry also one of your pet hates Bob?

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 14 Jun 2009, 20:29

I'm not convinced it exists. I'm acrostic agnostic.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 14 Jun 2009, 20:31

Voicetrees
The post office
Smoking
People that stop at putting their own plate away.
Companies that call you then ask you to prove who you are.
People who are going to take things on board.
And I'm with marya on the camping.
Sophie aged 14 - but only when she is awake.

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 14 Jun 2009, 20:50

I'm prepared to hate voicetrees but, to be fair, perhaps I should know what they are first.

Post by **wangi** » 14 Jun 2009, 20:59

Bob Jefferson wrote:I'm prepared to hate voicetrees but, to be fair, perhaps I should know what they are first.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.p ... Voicetress ?

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 14 Jun 2009, 20:59

West Lothian

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 14 Jun 2009, 21:19

It's dreich in Breich
There is no wit in Whitburn
A smell of death in Polbeth
Murder in East Calder

West Lothian towns all look the same
Grey, grim, dismal
Like my verse, only worse
In a word, abysmal

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 14 Jun 2009, 23:47

Bravo Bob!

Impressionists.
Impersonators
Disabled or ethnic "comedians" who base their acts on themselves.
The postcode lottery
I tend to convulse when I see or hear hardeep kohl especially when he is a guest on question time in Scotland. His sudden adoption of Scottish accent, slang and vernacular makes me want to force one of Mr epykats cabbages. In one or more of Mr kohls holes..
Bands that mime in live gigs.
People that don't even acknowledge you holding a door open for them.
Beautiful women that don't even give you a first glance.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 15 Jun 2009, 11:15

Tangled phone cords
Unsqueezed blackheads
People who open windows then leave the room

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 15 Jun 2009, 16:17

Beige
Chicken
and I've found I dont like voicetrees either!

people who push the pram/buggy into the road THEN look to see if theres several tons of metal heading towards them

Hospital car parks
Hospital car park charges

Stray NO.666 · Post by **Stray NO.666** » 15 Jun 2009, 20:20

People who have new born babies and want a full grown staffie!
People who think because im young im stupid and refuse to listen to me!
People who dont chew in food adverts!
Flatmates who fall asleep on the sofa at 7 and snore!
The fact that when my phone is low on battery it lights up, beeps and vibrates....wasting the little battery thats left!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 15 Jun 2009, 20:48

People who spit in the street
People who have ornaments on their window sills - facing out the way!

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 15 Jun 2009, 22:56

Dust
Fresh coriander on top of my curry
The number of pin numbers and passwords I have to remember
Queueing
Men picking their nose, especially in their cars: do they think they're invisible?
Dust
Having a conversation when nobody can remember what we were just talking about
The fact that I am the only person in my house who can work anything electrical like the washing machine, the hoover or the dishwasher
Not being able to get on the pc because of the new Sims 3
Huge speed bumps
Food shopping
Dust
Pigeons that flutter up when I walk past them
Shop workers that don't even apologise when they have done something wrong like leave on the security tag
Pneumatic drill outside my bedroom window at 7.30 this morning thanks to gas works
Eastenders
Dust

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 16 Jun 2009, 10:36

Bob Jefferson wrote:It's dreich in Breich
There is no wit in Whitburn
A smell of death in Polbeth
Murder in East Calder

West Lothian towns all look the same
Grey, grim, dismal
Like my verse, only worse
In a word, abysmal

Ahem

Bad Bob!!!

And what is wrong with Linlithgow?????
It's very colourful here today!!!
Linlithgow Marches!!! Numerous floats and bands!
And lots of very happy, friendly people!!!
Same on Saturday as it's the gala day!!
Then when it's all over it returns to a lovely shopping, touristy place!
I still love Joppa/ Porty and it will always be a special place for me!
But I live in Linlithgow, West Lothian and I have to stick up for it!!!

Eck · Post by **Eck** » 17 Jun 2009, 13:19

-People who feel that they HAVE TO SHOUT whilst using a mobile phone (especially on a bus).

-Kids who have music blaring out of their mobile phones... whilst on a bus.

-Cyclists who feel that red lights do not apply to them.

-Cyclists who go up the pavement at a red light and then back onto the road.

-The noise of crisp packets.

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 18 Jun 2009, 07:20

Men who walk behind you (nearly every morning

) making disgusting gobby noises in their throat then proceeding to spit the results on the ground.

Talk Porty ~ Portobello

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