PET PEEVES

“This intersection! No right turn? No left turn? It’s a T-intersection! Abandon all hope, ye who stop here.”

“Dumpster whiff grosses me out! I hate walking up to a restaurant and smelling yesterday’s rotting leftovers wafting toward me in the warm, summer breeze.” ~ anonymous

“Gum Cracking! Nothing annoys me more than a gum cracker, smacker, or in any other way, a noisy gum chewer. Even having someone talking and chewing gum in between words, to me, is not a pretty sight.” ~ Pam Davis

“Toe jamb.” ~ anonymous

“I respect crosswalks. I hate when people take their sweeta&^ time walking across them (I believe in the hustle rule that says pedestrians, if physically able, should pick up the pace in crosswalks), but I respect them. What I don’t respect are old guys who cross the street 20 feet from the crosswalk, glare at me, then wave their newspaper at me in anger because I didn’t give him 40 feet of clearance when I stopped.” ~ anonymous

Be a part of the Pulse! Coming up: OBSESSIONS – Is there anything you can’t stop thinking about, listening to, watching, eating, drinking? From a wild enthusiasm for Glee and those Snickers Betty White commercials to a 15-year cheddar you can’t stop eating, or a song you’ve got on repeat, obsessions are meant to be your of-the-moment fixation. Send them over to [email protected] with OBSESSION in the subject line… and, let us know if you’d prefer the submission be printed anonymously.