Politicians ... enough said.

I can relate about the bad neighbour thing as well.  Our driveway runs perpendicular to our neighbour's driveway and we share a driveway opening to the street.  The house is a rental, so a number of years ago a couple moved in whose source of income was one of those pyramid schemes.  Well, the first time I met him he was directing his friends to park their cars in my driveway, which runs along the front of his house, thereby blocking us in.  I went over to introduce myself and politely explain that his friends were in my driveway and we couldn't get out, and he replied "well, it's in front of my house".  I wanted to say "do you think that I own an effing helicopter to get my cars out??", but I bit my tongue.  That was insight into the character of a self-involved narcissist/sociopath that would become a nightmare neighbour for 7 years.  I won't go into it, but I will say it felt like a thousand pounds was lifted off my back when they finally left.

Regarding the other peeves, it's a good thing I don't know you guys personally, because I'm guilty of some of them (lol)...

"Have a good one"... yup, I say that.  "Have a nice day" or "Have a good day" seems so overused and insincere to me, so I got into the habit of using the other phrase because it just seemed a little more informal, like saying "whatever you do, I hope you enjoy it".  Depending on who you're talking to, it could have varied meanings, like enjoy your beer, or whatever other activity you happen to be about to engage in...

"No worries"... I've used that one ever since I saw the Crocodile Dundee movie in 1986, at first with a bad Aussie accent (poorly imitating Dundee)... "no worries mate" (also liked "that's not a knife... this is a knife").  Got tired of the standard "you're welcome" so I thought it would be more fun to use that phrase.   Two decades later the rest of the world decided to copy me copying our Aussie mates... 

I applaud people who wear leds and bright clothing while walking at night, but I have a bit of a peeve about everybody wearing safety vests everywhere.  Used to be that only police and construction workers wore safety vests... kind of made them look "official" and you knew if somebody was wearing one that you had to pay attention to them because they were probably working on the road (or they could give you a ticket) - you knew something was going on, anyhow.  Now average citizens wear them everywhere and they just blend into the background...

The grammar stuff used to annoy me, but now I find it more amusing... especially when I do it! 

Haha... fun thread!

these things- even air isn't free anymore

bigdreams wrote:

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these things- even air isn't free anymore

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 LOL... and just as you are about to get the 4th tire pressure bang on... it stops.  Then you have to feed it again to use it for another 10 seconds... 

70 SS ACADIAN wrote:

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hawkeye5766 wrote:

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So this is my rant and the reason I started this thread. All about neighbours.... So..had a guy move in next door about 10 years ago. The last owner of the property was a drunk and druggie,so we thought GREAT! A new normal neighbour! Well...he clear cut his property(was huge fir/cedar trees) now we can see his whole house... After he clear cut it he bought an excavator and would run it at 11:30 at night!! and that was during the week! He would also just walk on over whenever he heard us outside with company and proceed to drink our beer and ask for smokes all night long. It bugged me but thought(maybe he doesn't have any friends) my wife also told me not to start anything. I could go on with a few more things...but I'm not writing a novel. Too the point! He called a few weeks back to complain about my shop lights...I ignored it. Then last week he came to the front door and complained to my wife. My son was there and said something to him about we don't complain! Neighbour called him a "Little Tweeker". Sherry texted me as I was down at the shop and I just lost it!! The nerve and to call my son that! He has 5 achers,I have 2 achers,my propery is sloped so my shop is 40' below his house and is also dug into a bank. His house is 120' away from my shop. The light that is bugging him has been there for 5 years!!!!! I am Pissed and think I have a right to be. Am pretty easy going...until I get to a point. Then look out! Typing it out does help.....

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Jim, you should meet him half way on this one.put in a blinker light 

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 Just might do that..or maybe this!