pet peeves

I am not having a great day today.

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With the Garden State Parkway going right through the heart of Ocean County, driving is always a topic that we can discuss. (In fact, it's one that I've discussed plenty of times, especially one of my biggest pet peeves, "left lane camping").

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It's happened to all of us, you have an appointment for, say, 10:30...politely, you show up a few minutes early to check in. You notice a number of people in the waiting room, which makes you nervous, then you hear those fateful words, "we're running just a little behind this morning, please have a seat".

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As you've probably noticed by now, I love to complain about driving. I don't know what it is, maybe I do in fact have mild road rage, but few things get my blood pressure up like being annoyed in the car. That being said, we have some truly terrible intersections in Ocean County.

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A couple of my friends have started discussions on Facebook today that got me thinking, what are the things that people do online that really drive you nuts? We'll take a look at a couple, then be sure to vote at the end of the article!

Ok, I admit it, I've been on a bit of a roll when it comes to ranting lately. But have you ever gone through those days where it just seems like everything is annoying you? Today it was the parking lot at my local "big box store".

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I'll be the first to admit that I tend to rant a lot about cars here at wobm.com (especially after last week's article about "left lane campers"). Yesterday I was driving up to my mother's house on the Parkway and I feel like I saw everything; left lane campers, speeders, tailgaters, and the dreaded collection of rubberneckers.

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Here's the scenario - you're on your way to work, traffic is crowded but not terrible. Traffic in the middle and right lanes of the Garden State Parkway is bunching up so you get into the left lane to pass the crowd. Suddenly you come up on a vehicle in the "passing lane" taking their sweet time and you have to slow way down. You have just encountered a "left lane camper" (and I'm using the polite name here).

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Most of us work in offices where we have to share our spaces with other people. A lot of people try to respect the space of others and to be considerate. But there are those who just don't seem to care.

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These days it's easier than ever to find a date. No more hanging out in bars, going out to clubs that are so loud you can barely hold a conversation, or blind dates set up by mom. No, today we have online dating

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