Newest Pet Peeves

Good news: I've got a couple new ones! Please feel free to comment if you agree with either of these, or if you've got some new ones of your own.

1. While walking through Memorial City Mall a few days ago, I started noticing how many times people who are walking in front of a crowd of people just stop in their tracks to either look at something or talk to someone, not showing any regard for the fact that the people behind them may have something they want to do, other than nearly run into the people in front of them or hold up their shopping until the people who are causing the traffic jam are done with whatever they stopped for. Has anyone else noticed this? So many people seem to not take other shoppers into consideration when it comes to getting in others' way.

2. While driving down Mason Road the other day, I noticed how many cars that are at the end of driveways of other businesses just seem to "jump" out onto the road, just assuming that the cars who are already on the road will slow down for them. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but in the not too distant past, I remember being really careful when I turned onto a road with oncoming traffic, so as to not cause others to have to slow down to avoid an accident. It seems that drivers have become so selfish that they're willing to put theirs (and others') safety at risk so that they can save a few seconds.

OK, enough venting about my new pet peeves. I'm gonna please all of you readers and wrap this post up, so that you don't spend an inordinate amount of time reading my blog. Hope everyone has been having a Happy Holidays, and stay safe this week while celebrating the new year!