Leaving Your Parking Space ... Or Not?

Saw it today.  A truck in front of me was waiting for someone to leave a space.  The driver of the car in question clearly was getting into his car to leave.  So what does he do?  Sit there and create a huge backup.  Eventually we all had to pass by the space and move on.  I was convinced he did this on purpose.  This really Grinds My Gears.

Splashing on Public Toilet Seats ... and Not Wiping

Give me a break.  If you make the mess, clean it up.  If you splash all over the toilet seat, can you at least wipe it up!?  This really Grinds My Gears.

Public Who Hold Up Public Transit by Standing in the Doorway

Just happened today on BART.  Standing in the doorway to hold the door for her friend.  This causes the BART train to wait, holding up hundreds of passengers for one rude idiot.  This really Grinds My Gears.

Poor Error Messages in Software

Yep, this really gets me.  I was helping a friend convert from Quicken to Microsoft Money.  He was trying to convert the files over, but it kept saying that it couldn't convert the file.  No reason why, just couldn't.  It should have worked.  Quicken 2005 -> Money 2006.  I finally figured out it was because the Quicken file had a password we'd forgotten about.  Actually, I figured the Money program would have said "Enter Quicken Password" or something, or at the very least, "Cannot Convert File because it has a password."  These kind of unhelpful error messages are common in software (some as cryptic as Error 514).  This really Grinds My Gears.

Commenters!

OK, so I post a story on my blog, or on a blog I contribute to.  You don't agree with it.  Fine, comment.  But don't call me an idiot.  That's uncalled for.  This really Grinds My Gears.

Parents and Kid's Sports

Kids are supposed to have fun playing Little League, or soccer, or whatever.  But nowadays parents are so into the games, that they are a) unhappy if their kid doesn't play, to the point of fighting with the coach, b) berate the kid if they lose.  The idea is for the kids (not the adults) to have fun!  Let's try to remember who the sports are for.  This really Grinds My Gears.

Parking Meters That Reset Themselves

Parking meters that reset themselves when a car leaves. This means no leftover minutes. Really, that's like double taxation. That time was already paid for. This really Grinds My Gears.

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