Friday Fun Post: What Are Your Pet Peeves? | 90 comments (90 topical, 0 hidden)
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At a counter, like at a store, McDonald's, any place like that where you queue up, if I'm third or fourth in line and the person in front of me leaves a 5 foot gap between themselves and the next in line, that drives me up the wall.  I'm not sure exactly why but it aggravates me far out of proportion to the offense.  The same goes if I'm in a car waiting in traffic and the car in front of me leaves a gap length longer than a few feet, like a whole car length or more.  I find myself wanting to shout "Close up the g**d*mned line!".

by bfaul on 04/25/2008 05:00:49 PM EST

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In line I understand, in traffic, it depends.  As a general safety rule, people *would* be better off in cars if they didn't get so damn close to each other (goes back to the tail-gating thing).

And what if you're considering going over into the other lane?  It's a lot harder if you're jam packed like a sardine in a can.

But I understand your sentiment.

by Tom Hanc on 04/25/2008 05:10:18 PM EST

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Well, I don't claim that it has a necessarily rational basis, but it does bug me.  I do usually leave enough room to veer out of the lane if I need to.

by bfaul on 04/25/2008 05:29:21 PM EST

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Friday Fun Post: What Are Your Pet Peeves? | 90 comments (90 topical, 0 hidden)