It is well known and universally acknowledged by notable experts everywhere [ if you believe this you will believe anything} that to remain sane in this very complex and frustrating world, it is necessary to have a pet peeve. So my dear readers, listen to your “auntie blogger ,if you don’t have one acquire one as soon as possible. In the meantime I will share mine with you. My pet peeve is the very annoying habit many car owners have of locking their doors with a remote control. These are attached to their car keys and as they walk away from their cars they click on them thus causing the car horn to beep. The other day I was backing slowly out of my parking space in a crowded busy parking lot when suddenly a car horn sounded, I slammed on my brakes and looked around, all I could see was this woman sashaying along at least fifty feet away pointing her key at her parked car. I don’t think I would have minded so much if she hadn’t had such a satisfied look on her face. Perhaps it is satisfying to make a useless needless noise just for the fun of it, but it is very annoying to the hapless driver who is backing up!! Furthermore what about the need to lower the noise pollution that we keep hearing about? What about that? And why is it necessary to lock your car door from a distance? Has it something to do with holding a remote control? Heaven forbid that we may have to spend even a few minutes without having one in our hands? Is that the reason? I could go on and on with my favourite “pet peeve” spilling out torrents of vitriol. My tongue has no limits of hostile expressions! However I will curb it as best as I can. The purpose of this blog is really to encourage you to find your own pet peeve. How will I do that? By assuring you how much better a self righteous rant makes you feel! I now feel relaxed, the tension has left my shoulders, my jaw is unclenched! And if I should happen to bump into that annoying self satisfied sashaying woman at this moment, I would shrug my shoulders and walk away in a dignified manner instead of screaming at her like the much maligned fishwife. So you see, dear reader, get your pet peeve now and remain sane! p.s. the main characteristic of a peeve is for it to be totally illogical and unreasonable- so remember that when you make your choice. So my new motto is “everyone needs a “pet peeve” to remain sane” goodnight my sane readers!
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