Pet peeves

As a Boston-born driver (though living in Ohio now) I can say with authority it's the rest of the country that doesn't know how to merge! :)

Personal pet peeve...we have three cats, and somehow mice are still living in our house. I swear I'm gonna stop feeding them...

Gorilliams:

As a Boston-born driver (though living in Ohio now) I can say with authority it's the rest of the country that doesn't know how to merge! :)

 

Your authority is not to dependable then because I witness the opposite driving to and from work every day.

mafafu:

People not knowing how/when to use your/you're. UGH.

Definitely. Also, they're/their/there.

Mustn't  forget interchanging you with u, and to/too with 2, or are/our with r. 

I really hate that.  I try to understand with people texting, the keypad is smaller, and with multiple presses of the same button to get to a letter, maybe it's almost ok.  But on a computer?  Does it really take so much more time to type the whole three letter word and not come across as a drooling imbecile?

timpysan:

mafafu:

People not knowing how/when to use your/you're. UGH.

Definitely. Also, they're/their/there.

Don't forget the bizarre Internet-wide transposition of "lose" and "loose".

Gorilliams:

timpysan:

mafafu:

People not knowing how/when to use your/you're. UGH.

Definitely. Also, they're/their/there.

Don't forget the bizarre Internet-wide transposition of "lose" and "loose".

This thread has only strengthened my existing belief that people are just stupid.

Gorilliams:

As a Boston-born driver (though living in Ohio now) I can say with authority it's the rest of the country that doesn't know how to merge! :)

 

Having driven all across the country from the miles-long rivers of traffic that make up the LA area, to the wide open spaces of Interstate 80, and all the way into Boston, I have to say that Boston has one of the most convoluted street layouts in America.

I haven't done much driving to other major east coast cities, but Boston was just terrible. Fun town to visit, though.

I am a police officer, the carbon paper that we issue citations on is very finicky and only certain types of pen will write on it nicely. My favorite pens are called "Zebra" pens and are very nice writing tools. Said pens cost about $5 a piece. I HATE it when I write someone a ticket and then they drive off with my pen! I go through about 3-4 pens a month because people think it is hilarious to steal a cops stuff.

I get the last laugh though, because they just paid at least $150 (the minimum amount of our speeding fines) for a pen.

jamison2005:

I am a police officer, the carbon paper that we issue citations on is very finicky and only certain types of pen will write on it nicely. My favorite pens are called "Zebra" pens and are very nice writing tools. Said pens cost about $5 a piece. I HATE it when I write someone a ticket and then they drive off with my pen! I go through about 3-4 pens a month because people think it is hilarious to steal a cops stuff.

I get the last laugh though, because they just paid at least $150 (the minimum amount of our speeding fines) for a pen.

lol, while I'm a fan of the police force (tried to get in not too long ago; passed the written, but out of shape  ), if I'm getting a ticket, the least I could get in addition is a complementary pen.  I mean, I've already got a ticket at that point, and from what you've suggested, it's a nice pen. 

jamison2005:

I get the last laugh though, because they just paid at least $150 (the minimum amount of our speeding fines)

I'm heading down to Minnesota (from Thunder Bay, ON) to see a Vikings game... In Canada, we can usually get away with 15-20 km/hr over the speed limit., how strict is the US with regards to speeding?  I'm fully prepared to not go above the posted m/hr.

cheeznrice:

jamison2005:

I get the last laugh though, because they just paid at least $150 (the minimum amount of our speeding fines)

I'm heading down to Minnesota (from Thunder Bay, ON) to see a Vikings game... In Canada, we can usually get away with 15-20 km/hr over the speed limit., how strict is the US with regards to speeding?  I'm fully prepared to not go above the posted m/hr.

Certainly varies from area to area I'm sure.  In my experience 20mph or less is fine on the highway...and many other roads 10ish is fine. This is in CT mind you, where apparently everyone is in a hurry and no one cares for anyone's well-being, and going slower than that actually makes YOU a risk on the road (it's why I don't ride my motorcycle on the highways here since I moved).

81, a long highway that cuts through NY that I lived nearby for most my life, allowed for as much as 15 over, which seems to be a good average in my overall US travels.  However, while I was in the service, at the very peak of 81, near Ft Drum/Watertown/Canada, going ANYTHING over was a likely ticket as I found out.  While flashing your service credentials everywhere else gives you a respectful nod from the police, near a base they just sigh, curse the inconsiderate soldiers, and write the ticket, as you're a dime a dozen...lol.

I'd say to be safe, I generally don't risk more than 10-15mph over in an area I dont know.  I'm generally one of the fastest on the highway, but never THE fastest.

cheeznrice:

jamison2005:

I get the last laugh though, because they just paid at least $150 (the minimum amount of our speeding fines)

I'm heading down to Minnesota (from Thunder Bay, ON) to see a Vikings game... In Canada, we can usually get away with 15-20 km/hr over the speed limit., how strict is the US with regards to speeding?  I'm fully prepared to not go above the posted m/hr.

In Maryland, I was told by a State Trooper than you can usually go up to 10 MPH over the speed limit (and not in construction or school zones). Any more than that is pushing it.

cheeznrice:

I'm heading down to Minnesota (from Thunder Bay, ON) to see a Vikings game... In Canada, we can usually get away with 15-20 km/hr over the speed limit., how strict is the US with regards to speeding?  I'm fully prepared to not go above the posted m/hr.

Really depends on where you are.  My local area in NY is fairly on top of speeding laws and I can only manage 5-ish mph over the limit without risk.  Last time I was in New Jersey (years ago) using the Jersey Turnpike I was doing 72 mph in a 65 and was by far the slowest thing on the road.

I'd just play it safe...

cheeznrice:

jamison2005:

I get the last laugh though, because they just paid at least $150 (the minimum amount of our speeding fines)

I'm heading down to Minnesota (from Thunder Bay, ON) to see a Vikings game... In Canada, we can usually get away with 15-20 km/hr over the speed limit., how strict is the US with regards to speeding?  I'm fully prepared to not go above the posted m/hr.

Yeah, I think it really depends where you are. I know of a certain town near me that is very strict with speeders, driving while on the cell phone, and basically just anything. On highways, I think it's more or less based on the flow of traffic. I usually don't go more than around 10-15 miles over the speed limit but I was late to class one time and ended up going 80 on i280E once. Got into an accident last year which was totally unrelated and I don't like going too fast anymore. Driving at night in the pouring rain with my glasses on still scares me a little....

timpysan:

Chambered:

Another annoying phrase: "I could care less." Wrong in nearly every case that it's used. The correct phrase is "I couldn't care less" implying that you don't care at all. If you say you could care less, then obviously you care to a degree and you're likely using the phrase incorrectly. This one's really bad because I actually hear it on TV pretty often, further spreading the wrongness.

That's one of my pet peeves as well. Hate hearing it used incorrectly. Unfortunately, I rarely hear it used any other way. Makes me a sad panda.

Err... Almost.

The difference in usage between "I could care less" and "I couldn't care less" is whether the person saying it is being sarcastic or not.  The former is meant to be said in an ironic way, whereas the latter is meant to be said in a matter-of-fact way. 

This could mean that the usage is not always wrong, though it often still is.