After sending in my new young adult partial to my agent on Thursday, I decided to take Friday through Monday off. It’s a holiday weekend after all. I’ve been catching up on other stuff, including putting the scrapbook together for the 2004 RWA National Conference. Figured I needed to do that since the 2005 conference is this month. 
I can’t believe I leave in less than two weeks, first to visit my sister and then on to Reno for the conference.
So, since I have no writing news to report and I’m not in the mood to scan some more scary hair pictures, I’m dedicating this post to pet peeves. I had the idea for this topic while at the post office yesterday. As I was leaving, I held the door open for a lady who was going in. Her response? No “thank you”, no “kiss my big toe”, nothing. This happens every once in awhile, and I have to wonder, would it kill these people to utter a “thank you”? I’m not doing it for the thanks, but geez. I always thank people when they hold the door for me.
Other pet peeves:
1. People who litter. Would it kill them to hold on to that McDonald’s bag until they stop for gas the next time? They have these nice big garbage cans conveniently located right next to the gas pumps.
2. When I’m stuck in traffic on the interstate and some jerk decides he’s more important than everyone else and drives up the emergency lane. Hello, it’s called an emergency lane for a reason. Unless he’s foaming at the mouth or bleeding profusely or having a heart attack or his wife is about to give birth, stay in the line with the rest of us! I must say one of the greatest traffic jam moments was when I was going to Atlanta recently and someone did this. The police officer who was in the lane next to me turned on his lights, and I happily let him cut in front of me so he could go ticket the person. Yes!
3. E-mails that have guilt trips in them. You know, the ones where the sender tries to make you feel like you’re not helping out a cause or sharing a religious message by not forwarding it to everyone you know.
What are some of your pet peeves?
July 2nd, 2005 at 3:34 pm
OH YES! Actually when I was coming to the last MCRW meeting there was a little traffic debacle and almost everyone turning GOT IN THE EMERGENCY LANE! And it began to back up. Drove me crazy.
And I’m SOOOO with you on the chain emails. I don’t even read them anymore because if I read them and don’t pass them on to 10 people I know within the next 7 minutes. A child will die, I will go to hell, or I will have bad luck for eternity. And that’s just too much pressure, you know??
Congrats on the new chaps btw.
July 2nd, 2005 at 6:43 pm
I give to certain charities when I can, but then all the sudden I’m getting calls from charities I’ve never given to, or heard of, but they start their call, “Thanks for your contribution last year, we appreciate that. Can we count on you this year?”
Um, nope. ;D
July 4th, 2005 at 6:51 pm
Trish, we must be on the same brain wave ’cause I was starting to make a list of my pet peeves to include on my blog…but since you started it, I’ll add to it here and do something else.
So, my pet peeves (I’ve got a bunch *g*, but I’ll start with these two):
1. People who fill the folded paper towels in public restrooms and put them in the metal holder UPSIDE DOWN so you can’t grab them and pull them out….
2. Members of my household (read: my dh) who talk on the cordless phone and when they’re done, put the phone down on the table NEXT TO the base, but not on it. I mean, come ON…ya only have to move it two inches closer to get it on the base!!! Sheesh!
Colleen, who also agrees with you on the guilt-laden chain emails.
July 5th, 2005 at 11:21 am
LOL! on the phone thing with your dh, Colleen. Oh, and on the paper towel thing, I hate it when they fill it too full and when you try to pull one out, it rips to pieces. Grr.