I don’t have many pet peeves. I just have a few broad ones that cover a lot of different issues. Today I was able to experience one of my favorites.

I took the morning off to help take the girls in to the doctor. (They’re on the upswing now, thanks for asking.) Once we got home and got them started eating lunch, I headed out to work. As luck would have it, a nice little monsoon visited the interstate for most of my ride to work. And when it rains, it never fails…I always see somebody doing this…most times more than one or two.

pandaThere, in the left lane, some person has turned their hazard lights on and is traveling about 25 miles per hour. First, let’s address the flashers. NO, don’t do it!! I can see you!! When it rains, you should have your headlights on…not your flashers. If your headlights don’t work and you’ve turned the hazards on for “safety”, then your car is a mobile safety concern regardless of the rain! And I’m not sure on this, I’ll have to check with a local law enforcement official, but I’m pretty sure that you’re not supposed to have your hazard lights just because it’s raining. And why in the world are you in the left lane going so slow! MOVE OVER! Just because your tires are bald and slip more than a panda bear on ice skates doesn’t mean that mine are. (I’m assuming that a panda on ice skates would slip a lot….though you could probably teach one to skate….so I guess I’m referring to a panda bear with no prior ice skating experience….and I should probably mention that he’s on ice, too….ice skates in the grass wouldn’t be too bad….and the ice would need to be a smooth slick layer….not rough and uneven….rough and uneven ice would give the panda bear a decent grip and for the purposes of this illustration, would not provide a sufficient slip factor) If you really, sincerely have to drive that slow and you have to have your hazard lights on….PULL OFF THE ROAD!!

This announcement is a service of the Pet Peeve System. Our next PPS broadcast will cover writing a check when you use the self-service line at a store. Are you kidding me? You’re in a line designed to make this whole check-out process go faster because you don’t have to interact with the cashier, yet you choose a method of payment that requires you to do so. Next time I’m just ramming my buggy into the back of your knees!!