pet peeves

You finally get the perfect day. It's not too hot, the ocean is warm and you're off to your spot on the beach. You're looking forward to a nice, relaxing peaceful day when one of these things happen.

So I know I'm not the only one excited to see gas below $3/gallon (still too high!!) but last night while I was filling up at the gas station, something happened that just really annoyed me.

I don't know if this happens to you, but I seem to get ridiculous 'Reply All' e-mails all the damn time, and it's time to take a stand.

I think most of us have a love/hate relationship with social media. We're all hooked, and yet there are those pet peeves and irritating fellow users that just drive us nuts. One comedian has captured it pretty brilliantly with a song parody video.

I know I'm not the only one who has found myself so busy staring at my phone that I tune out the world around me...and I'm certainly not the only one who has seen others doing the same thing. One actress made a short film to show just how smartphone-obsessed the world has become, and it, along with its message, are spreading everywhere.

You know you've said it: 'Ahh! That's the worst thing ever!!' Nine times out of ten, it is in fact NOT the worst thing ever, but we feel your pain regardless. Here's a collection of some of our personal not-so-favorites:

It's definitely happened to you...you finally fall asleep and **ring** **ring**. You wake up in a stupor trying to figure out what that sound is, squint at the clock, and groggily answer the phone. "Hello?" "Oh...were you sleeping?" "IT'S 3 A.M.!!!! WHAT DO YOU THINK??" When it comes to phones, do you have a time limit?

We've been lucky this winter (knock on wood) with the lack of snow thus far. This weekend though, brought enough slow and sloppy mess to make trouble on the roads...especially for the lazy folks who don't clean off their cars!

*Nerd Alert*: A heated discussion has broken out on a friend's Facebook page about...punctuation. (We're a rowdy bunch!) One of her biggest peeves is when people only leave one space at the end of a sentence instead of two. I was always taught to leave one space! So who's right?

According to the U.S. Government, two of the biggest New Year's resolutions, year after year, are to 'get fit' and 'lose weight'. I am right there with you, telling myself --THIS will be the year!! -- so trust me, I get it, but as a regular gym goer, there's nothing more annoying than the January rush at the gym.

Wipers on, lights on. Pedal on the right. Two basic things to remember when driving in the rain. So why do so many people find it so difficult?