Don’t you hate it when someone keeps emailing you the same request over and over?  Or constantly calling you without leaving a voicemail and then when you do get around to answering it was something that I answered in an email?  Come on folks, pestering is not going to get you a faster response.  So stop filling up my email inbox and if you need a quick answer, just leave a voicemail.  I get enough spam as it is.

It never fails.  The one time I need to borrow 4 cents from the penny tray, it is empty.  So now I have to get 96 cents in change that I do not want to carry, but I will.  I don’t get it, I always put whatever change I get in pennys into the tray in case someone will need it and for good karma.  I guess karma is not on my side this time. 

Who knows, maybe someone was filling their gas tank and went over their allotted limit by 4 cents!  It’s not hard to do now a days with the high gas prices.  Have you noticed how fast the money counter changes on the pump?

Just because I asked for the bill doesn’t mean I am done with the table!  I hate it when I go out to eat at a bar that serves food and has open seating.  Nothing worse than people assuming I am done with the table when I ask for the bill.  I want to enjoy the rest of the game on the TV and then I’ll leave at my pleasure.  After a while of not standing up to leave, I’ll get that “are you done with that table “look from people.   Guess what, since you gave me that look, I am going to go ahead and order something else.

I was watching the NBA finals the other night and noticed how bad the whining from players had gotten.  Do they realize they are paid millions of dollars to play a game?  Stop whining and start playing. 

And it seems this isn’t the only sport, it is getting out of hand in Baseball and college sports.  I don’t think I have seen it in the NFL, probably because of the helmets, but come on guys and gals, stop the whining.  If a foul or strike is called against you, be a good sport and go on your way.  Too many kids are watching and you don’t know how much of an influence you are on them.

I was watching Larry King Live on TV last night.  The subject was about your health and the risk of heart attacks.  Just as one of the guests starts talking about what risks to look out for, he cuts to a commercial.  After they come back, he directs the question to another guest.  As soon as this other guest starts getting to the meat of his topic, bam, another commercial. 

I understand Larry King has a large audience and sponsors want to promote their products with commercials, but can’t they have a better format for the program.  It seems every guest starts introducing his topic and as soon as they get to the point of their opinion, they get cut off.

So we go out to breakfast to enjoy a Sunday morning.  I sit down, check out the menu and decide on the “Sunrise” special.  This special includes pancakes, 2 eggs any style and a side of either bacon or sausage.  So I place my order with “scrambled” eggs and sausage.  After a nice conversation with my spouse and a drink of the OJ, the order shows up.  Just looking at the eggs you can tell these are the pre-mixed kind, probably poured from a carton.  !*&^%@

Nothing worse than eating hospital food at a restaurant.  When I order 2 scrambled eggs, I want the ones the come from 2 eggs, not some pre-made batch of a dozen eggs poured in the pan to be about 2 eggs worth of mix.  I’m never coming back to this restaurant, that’s for sure.  Oh by the way, enjoy the rest of your Sunday. 

It is amazing to me that the size and weight of laptops keeps going down, but the “brick” that plugs into the power stays the same or gets bigger.  Can’t they figure that part out?  Until there are batteries in laptops that can last 8 hours, we’ll just have to lug that 5lb brick along.  Ever notice that the size and weight attributes on a laptop never include the power “brick”!

Can I pleeeze just talk to someone or hit ‘zero’ and go directly to a live person? I hate, hate, hate, hate being given twelve options to “input” on a call - worse yet, I must hear all the options repeated ( which takes three mintues) before I select a second option. Some call trees don’t allow you to talk to a live person if your account isn’t profitable enough — I know because I have worked for companies who held this policy. Of course, the reasoning behind this is to better target the ’superb’ service you will get. Did I already mention what I think when the service rep asks for my thirty-two digit account number after I’ve keyed it into the phone a moment ago?

Unless you are on the airline’s frequent flyer program, there is none left for you.  It seems everyone wants to carry on their luggage these days.  Can you blame them with all lost luggage?  My only gripe is there are some people who carry on two bags and use more than their fair share of overhead bin space.

At least that is what I was taught in driver’s ed.  This morning I had to take a two hour trip on the freeway and I was quickly reminded of why I hate driving that particular stretch of road.  It is a freeway, but it has only 2 lanes in each direction.  If it had three or more lanes, I probably wouldn’t have this gripe, but why do so many drivers just cruise in the left lane? 

It gets so annoying to catch up to a group of cars and not be able to pass anyone because the driver in the left lane is going the same speed as the driver in the right lane.  Get out of the way!  If you are not going to pass using the left lane, then don’t use it. 

Makes you wonder if some drivers have even taken driver’s ed.  Is it still offered?  In some states, all you need to do is pass the written exam and a very limited driving test.  Is this really enough?