18 - Pet Peeve

18 - pet peeve

Recently a friend posted on FB the following: "I had a pet peeve once. It ate too much, so I let it go." I like that a lot. When I read it, I realize that I have a few pet peeves. I do try to not let them eat too much of my joy and peace of mind. Having said that, below is a list of pet peeves, in no particular order.

1. Pretension - I do not enjoy people who pretend to be something they are not. I think on some level, we all do this at times, some pretending to be less and some pretending to be more. My wish for all of us is to just be who we are, although that is really tough if one hasn't figured that out.

2. Not getting one's money or check out to pay for groceries until they have all been rung up and bagged! - Did you think this was the one time the store is going to give them to you free?  Drives me crazy, but I try not to let it show. Is that pretending?

3. Persistent and consistent tardiness - AAAAAAAAARGH!!! Why for the love of Pete?  Help me understand. I hear people say, "well, I have a lot to do."  So do I. I just do it on my own time, not yours. Uh oh, I am getting red in the face.

4. Rudeness to waitstaff - to what purpose?  Once in a very busy restaurant our waiter was rushing around working as hard as he could. One of my dinner companions, known for rudeness, stopped him, and in a most demanding voice asked, " are we going to be waited on any time soon?"  This young, long-haired, tattooed, pierced (three things of which my dinner companion disapproves), hard-working waiter replied, "probably not."  I wanted to give him a standing ovation!

I think this about covers it. I am sure if I thought longer, I could come up with more, but why would I want to do that?

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