Everyone has pet peeves, and to most, thier's are the only ones that matter!
The pet peeves that most spout, are simply an angry responce to one's own bad conduct being opposed to! The instances of peeves stated here on this string, are common, and most are not worth the high blood pressure they invoke!
My biggest pet peeve is people who don't see the "rocks&glass houses" of their own irritants. Not limited to, but as example, most of the things people do, as THEIR CHOICE, are not only effecting them, but, in fact, effect others, and those objecting to the activity, are ridiculed, for objecting! One of these things is the use, or not, of seat belts. Everyone says it is my choice, and if I'm killed or enjured, that is my affaire! I agree, if that were the case, but many times it isn't. This is a response issued without thought! For the occupants in an automobile, Those not buckeled, may fly around in a wreck, and kill the other occupants of the car, because of THEIR choice. The driver, not buckeled, in many cases, is more likely to loose control of his car, because an impact throws him out from under the steering wheel, then the insuing wreck, involves others on the road, because of HIS choice.
As some one above said, my Taxes for the last 50, or 60 yrs has been paying for the result of those who choose to go their own way, not takeing into consideration that their choice, many times, puts others at risk, with the tax payer paying the bill!
Pet peeves all boil down to two things! #1 your freedom to swing ends at the tip of the other man's nose, then it becomes his business! # 2 the attitude that only other people are wrong.
Gentlemen, Others rarely see us as we see oursleves! We all have things about us that ticks others off. Not likeing that is human, but when you say "THAT IS MY CHOICE" about anything you do, simply think, does my choice effect others negatively?, if it does, that is the time to take invantory of your own faults, rather than becoming angered by other's objection to your choice !
I smoked hard for about 15 yrs, and I haven't had a ciggy in my mouth for over 38 yrs. My attitude was the same as those who smoke today, it was my choice, and I am the one who must suffer if it turns out the predictions of cancer are real! WELLLLLLL...... I'm going through cancer treatment today, for cancer of the throat! I had surgery in April, and then 33 consecutive daily radiation treatments, burning my throat to cinder. Thank God for this computer, because I can't talk, and I haven't had a night's sleep since the radiation started. When I lie down, siliva runs down my wind pipe, and chokes me,so I must sleep sitting up.
Pleanty of people who were concerened about my health, ticked me off, by suggesting I stop smokeing. I understand the thought that my choices were mine, but I'm not the only one suffering for that choice. My family, a wife, four kids rangeing in age from 44 yrs old to age 50 yrs,and 11 grand kids, and 3 great grand kids, are now dealing with my desease, along with me. My choice was not only mine but was made effecting others as well! Now I'm on medicare, so many thousands of dollars of tax payer money is paying the bill. I don't normally say anything to anyone about their smokeing, unles it dirrectly effects me, or my family, but it saddens me to see young healthy people smokeing, because I know what is slowly building up in their bodies, but it is, as you say, their choice!
MY no 1 peeve is people who preach to others, and write long posts, that will only be read by themsilves, in editing!
