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Psychologically speaking, this is a very interesting and very "telling" thread.
Aside from Robin's weedeater, it seems that (almost exclusively) the thing we like to complain about most is... each other .

People who tailgate...and people who drive too slow when I'm behind them!

It hurts kicking myself.
I know I'm no picknick either (answer to second to last post).

Tailgaters are likely a great inducer of road rage.
Some say speed limits on highways save lives, others say they can cost.

But every accident I have been in has involved either an ass hugging tail gater or a speeder.
I was actually a passanger.
I discovered that I did'nt need a car when I passed out of my terrible teens. And with the urban areas I lived in, it would probably be vandalized.

Maybe a bumper car roadway would be grand.

It would get out a lot of road rage.

Matt

Hi All My pet peeves
AGENTS WHO CLAIM 15% PLUS TAX FOR VITUALLY NOTHING. I also hate other types of con men, liars and rip off artists. Our industry is full of them.
Whiny nasally out of tune pop tarts, with bad attitudes and little or no talent. The charts are full of them.
Did I say Agents?
Bad mothers who think their little angels can do no wrong then give a mouthful of abuse similar to what their little angel just gave you.
My Wife, when she, out of the blue, starts a conversation with me saying "And another thing" or "You are not listening to me" Oh yes Agents. Even they are afraid of her.
Bible thumpers who claim all good things that happen, praise be, are down to God but forget about all the bad things. Like agents God must take his 15% plus tax share of the blame.
This horrible rainy weather. Will it ever stop?
Finally AGENTS. They are just one step worse than lawyers, politicians and serial killers.

Hey Jim,{Q} Whats the difference between a booking agent and a catfish? {A} Ones a bottom dwelling scum sucker, and the other is a FISH! {RIM-SHOT} {One for the new comedy forum!}

Ok GJ, I will complain about myself. I hate it when I get so selfish and do not wake up early on Saturday so my neighbor (who doesn't have a job) can mow his lawn and run his leaf blower. I should be more considerate.
I hate it when I go AHEM to a store clerk who is ignoring me. Obviously they have something more important to do than take my money.
And last but not least, I hate it when someone hits me in the fist with their jaw.
These are some of my character flaws and I will try to do better. Ben

In a more utopian society everyone would have a gun and there would be no road rage. I think they should legalize it for a year or two, kinda letting Darwin do his job...

I think they should legalize lawn mower rage.

Growing up in the service industry, most of my aggravations are centered on service, however as I mature, more and more stuff just pisses me off. Here’s my short list:

Saying thank you! I wrote a song about it. From the cashier who rings up your first cup of coffee to that person you give the right of way to on the road. Just acknowledge gratitude.

Apologizing: The reverse of thank you. If you’re wrong or you screwed up say it!

Making Change: Placing a wobbly pyramid of coins on top of bills into my hand then reading how much all that is from the computer screen. Uggh.

People who park illegally. From the ones who just park anywhere, because they’re only gonna be a few minutes, to the ones who use someone else’s handicap sticker so their lazy a$$ don’t have to walk so far. And don’t get me started on diplomatic parking in Washington DC.

The welfare system: Don’t get me wrong here, some people need and depend on this, but why should my tax dollars subsidize somebody who too damn lazy to work? Single Mom’s with her six kids buying more and better food than I can ever afford and paying with food stamps.

Microsoft Windows: You’d think after all these years; they would have perfected it by now. Of course we have limited alternatives, so why should they? Planned obsolescence at its best. Vista Hah! Find me a driver for my scanner I bought two years ago.

Snobs. People who for whatever reason feel they are above everyone else. Ether through education, career success or social status.

Unemployed job seekers who are selective about what they are willing to do, when they are willing to work, and how much they expect to be paid. Oh yeah, and then ask me for a pencil so they can fill out the application!

Motors/engines that require me to mix oil with gas. Why?

Instruction manuals: Don’t assume I already know about your product when you write your manual. Assume I know nothing and write it at a level that I can easily comprehend.

Banks: They open when I’m at work, close when I’m off and take money away from me when I don’t have it. They scold me if I don’t fill out their stupid little deposit slips correctly or give me a lecture when my dollar bills aren’t all going in the same direction.

Loud people. Anywhere.

Anyone who wastes my time. From the doctor who makes me wait 2 hours after my scheduled appointment to the store who says they will deliver my stuff sometime tomorrow between 6 AM and 5 PM.

Wow, this is the longest post I ever made. Think I need an attitude adjustment or something. Maybe I’ll just buy a puppy. Naah, he’ll ….probably just crap on the floor.

Hey Iggy It's good to get it all off your chest. I bet you feel much better now. Or is that you knawing on your forearm through frustration.

The fact that I now have to login to JPF every time I want to post something. Like my last post above.

I did not change anything but I suddenly have to manually log in or it sets me as anonymous.
I have told it to remember me but it doesn't.
What's up with that?

People who make anonymous posts on forums.

I have many peeves, but probably my biggest is seeing cigarette and other smoking trash everywhere I walk, or even worse watching someone indiscriminately use the world as their ashtray.

Hey Jack. With everything that's going on in the country from illegal alien invasions, increased crime, infringements on personal property rights/civil liberties and intrusive BIG government, you are worried about a few harmless cigarette butts on the ground? I'd say if that's your biggest pet peeve in life you are doing pretty well in it. Good grief and good luck!

Right on! An armed society is a polite society.

Yep.
The meanest, cruelest, most power hungry would then be the ruling class.
If it could be said they in fact had any.
Graham

So did anyone write any songs based on these pet peeves after this discussion?

Brian