Pet peeves…Have any?
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Anyone have anything that just aggravates them? Personally when watching and reading some archery/bow hunting info and people refer to “ running “ x sight or broadhead etc all I can think is what a putz!! That and when my wife watches regular definition channels when we pay extra for HD… that is all Ty for letting me vent.
My peeves are wild, free range peeves. I do not believe peeves should be domesticated.
I don’t “run” sights or broad heads, I more accurately hike them.
Ironically, I do sometimes “run” my hiking boots when training.
Curiously, I would prefer it if many of the shows my wife and children watch would be “no definition” TV.
Have fun Shug!
Short bloodtrails!!
I hate it when guys turn a perfectly good hunting related thread into a political one.
Litter. Not returning shopping carts. Not watching your kids in a parking lot. Not raising your kids. Stupid people trying to make a statement when they don't know how to articulate their thoughts. Not closing lids correctly on items in the refrigerator. Not emptying drink cups/ bottles before throwing them in the trash. Baseball parents that think they know the rules. Coaches that argue calls in rec league beyond what is expected in a rec league. People sticking their noses in business that is not their's.
Baseball parents?!? Try Cheer moms…Lol
I'd run this site outta bandwidth!
The phrase is "I couldn't care less" not I could care less. If you could care less you could care less which you don't. Always bugged me. Have fun
Mine is random draw hunt lotteries since 2012. I’m 0 fer 400 during that time span despite ~350 points and even a few with 15%-40% odds. Lol. Unbelievable.
Amen, Guardian! My contribution: People who leave their phone number on my answering machine faster than I can write it down, i.e., a ten-digit number plus a four-digit extension in 0.43 seconds. Bonus: when they mumble their name and/or company.
Where to start?
1. People driving slow in the left lane. Drives me insane.
2. People leaving reviews for gear after just receiving it or after very little use. I’ve literally seen reviews on cabelas that said “looks great out of the box. Can’t wait to use it!” Like WTF?!?!? You haven’t even USED it yet and you’re posting a review?!?! Part of this is the fault of companies. I bought a pair of Kuiu pants about a month ago and they sent me an email asking for a review. How can I review an item after a month?!
3. Dirt nap. Swamp donkey. Harvest. “Clip” (it’s a magazine you dumb&@$).
I’ll think of more
I’m with BTM too. Happens all the time. Mumble name and then say phone number at the speed of light.
1.) Bake hit on one of mine. I harvest crops. I kill animals.
2.) When people refer to Wyoming hunt areas as units.
Phrases tdr have become popular like “let’s go”or “baby” (As in big buck down baby”)
These phrases used hunting or anywhere else need to end!
Phrases that have become popular like “let’s go”or “baby” (As in big buck down baby”)
These phrases used hunting or anywhere else need to end!
When people use the word "irregardless".
When your talking with someone and another guy that knows them walks up and interrupts the conversation as though you're not even there.
People interrupting or speaking over you when you're in the middle of saying something.
Who is Ty? I hate it when people abbreviate everything. I can never figure it out.
Slow drivers in the left lane is a good one. My latest one that sends me nuts is people bringing their "fur babies" into grocery stores and restaurants. Oh, and calling them "fur babies." Us
Another is almost all of the hunting shows on TV. I truly think that these things are nothing but ammunition for the anti's to use against us. I'll probably get flamed, but hey....personal peeves, right?
People posting online using "could of", "should of", "would of" instead of the correct contractions "could've" (could have), "should've" (should have), "would've" (would have). Like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.
Oh, and people who don't use turn signals.
When someone doesn't do what they said they would do.
People who correct grammar but make grammatical errors while doing so. For example, Meat Grinder's misplaced punctuation.
Gil that's funny but true.
My English teacher always said I used too many commas. Lol.
infomercials posing as hunting shows, "Smoked um", especially when you could plainly see it was in the guts. and "Baby mama"
Podcasts that talk about the same old thing over and over and over and over…
Shug, that's 'F*d' up ;-)
I think everyone has pet peeves, but I try not to sweat the small stuff :)
When people lie to themselves
Incorrect use of the word "literally." 99% of the time it's superfluous or flat-out incorrect. A few examples from hunting shows: “My stomach was literally tied in a knot.” “The buck came to us literally on a string.” “My heart literally jumped out of my chest.” “The buck literally walked on top of us.” “The deer literally turned itself inside out as it escaped.” “My head literally exploded when I muffed the shot.” “The bull literally vanished into thin air.” “We were literally sitting ducks.”
Not too much gets to me except people texting while driving. Very inconsiderate and dangerous.
Hypocrits; left lane creepers; hair dyed an obnoxious color; size 2 yoga pants on a size 20 ass.
When people lie to others.
Corner crossing is considered trespassing.
Greedy politicians on both sides that put themselves ahead of country and their constituents, and the constituents that continue to vote for them.
My household hasn't saved $2500/year in health care cost since the passing of the affordable care act, as promised.
Poor workmanship and lack of care about doing a good job. I see this a lot in my line of work with new home construction. The bar has definitely been lowered. It's sad some of the crap that is being built that then gets passed off as acceptable.
The demise of the manual transmission.
Nearly every pet peeve posted above.
People are my pet peeves.
Some examples are canceling a hunting or fishing trip. I must be a doozie. Because I’ve had that happen about a half dozen times.
I don’t like liars.
I hate it when people are late. My time belongs to me. If I decide to give it to someone, I see their situation the same way and make sure I’m on time. I expect the same in return.
I can’t stomach disrespect.
And, last of the short list I’m sharing, I really have a hard time with people who blunder through life as if it’s a video game. There ain’t no reset button. Better do the best to get it right the first time. There may not be a second.
" The demise of the manual transmission. "
hehehe, my clutch master cylinder failed yesterday on my way to a shoot in RI. 60 mile towing bill, never got to fling arrows. Stuck with no wheels until Monday, need a rental until my mechanic can even 'look at it.' Last effing manual tranny I'll ever own.
This new trend on TV where one third of the pix is clear and the other two thirds are just out of focus fuzz, what is that all about.
The older I get, the easier for silly trivial things to be annoying. At least I've passed step one....admitting the problem. Step two is remembering I'm healthy, have a great family, and can hunt nearly as much as I want.....the glass is more than half full.
Going to the store and people leaving grocery carts or Home Depot lumber carts 15’ from my truck in a wide open parking lot…no matter how far away I park, there’s always an idiot close behind
"Dude. Dude, you smoked him. Dude" Repeat 50-75 times in a video clip.
People that need an alarm clock, sleep past 3AM and aren't being productive by 4AM. :)
"Last effing manual tranny I'll ever own." DanaC, are you sure there's never been an auto transmission that failed and left anyone stranded?
At 82 years, I have gotten over all of my "Peeves", pet ones or not. Just moving on!
People who are half hour away and say "I'll be there in like five minutes".
People at service counters that promise to phone and they never do. That has gotten substantially worse over the past two years. Maybe they just can't face another costumer who is angry over broken promises.
WV and RonP...X2!!!!
I would only add....People who can't/won't admit when they're wrong.
People who don’t have the courtesy at least let you know that they’re going to be late, or even worse, not going to be able to make it to a scheduled job/meeting. 99.9999% of everyone has a cell phone anymore. I totally get it that things can come up, but at least, have the decency to try to let the other guy know, cell service notwithstanding. Drives me bat$hit crazy. It “LITERALLY” takes just a few seconds. …….That was for BTM ;-)
Watching msm and knowing everything they report is one big lie!
Anti Hunters!
It bothers me that hunters/ bowhunters will spend $$$$ on the latest gear but then won’t contribute to anyone of a few organizations that are working for hunters rights.
Published hunting articles that allow shopworn cliches like, "I held for what seemed like an eternity". Whenever I read anything that "seems like an eternity" I turn the page and move on. Most editors have journalism backgrounds. They need to use them.
I had a boss who was a vegan animal rights activist…
2 faced people - the kind that are nice to your face and then stick it to ya when they can
People in small flat states pontificating with advice about what firearm to carry in Alaska for bear protection...!
Pete
Corn-pile sitters calling themselves hunters
Fighting with pic orientation on BS.
The price of corn going up September 1st!!
"Guys that spit."
You mean chew spit, or "hawkin' up a loogie" spit (also known as a "double yolker"!) ?
;-)
Traffic speeders running the right lane or using the ramp area to pass especially when I'm towing.
I dislike the word "venison" and prefer to know that it's whitetail, mule deer, antelope, moose, etc.
Rgiesey - Ty is "teen talk" for Thank you I do believe.
"I seen it"
Liberals that have allowed/promoted wolves decimating the deer herd in northern Wisconsin and destroyed deer hunting.
Deer hunters that try to be all cool like the YouTube heros and say "I have a set in there" instead of a "stand".
Deer hunters who bait on public land and stake claims to public land and the deer that they are attempting to domesticate.
People who ride their UTV/ATV/truck anywhere they want and ignore road closures.
People leaving half empty pop cans or water bottles in my truck. Or the guys or gals who chew, spit in a bottle and leave them in my truck. LOL, so when you come to camp you know not to.
Having my order of pancakes served with frozen butter in wrappers. ;-)
Matt
For the spelling nazis. ;-)
Chew spit bottle left behind is easy to fix. My truck, my rules, no chew and spit where I can see it...
Smokers discarding their butts out of the vehicle window like the world is their friggin ashtray. Especially at stop signs.
Hypocrites.
People that live in new developments complaining about loss of habitat when a bear wanders thru the area.
Here…. I win….
Anyone in the archery industry who refer to peep height as peep Heighth. (Not a word).
You all sound like morons.
Now, get off my lawn. :)
Buckeye, I call venison "speed beef"... my urban relatives call it " deer meat"... to each there own I guess, long as I have some in the freezer is what I care about.
The word “Harvest” ….. Dammitt, we kill shit.
Lol, some of you need to go to therapy.
I had to think for a while. But the only thing thats got my panties in a wad is, me thinking my bow organization now supports xbows.
Grey Ghost when I go out to eat the first thing I do before I order my meal is ask the waitress to put 3 butter pats in her cleavage to soften them up..
Brian M… that’s one of my big pet peeves too. Especially when the douchebag flips it out and it hits my vehicle.
As far as hunting pet peeve… the term “pro staffer”. GTFOH
Anyone who must have the latest and greatest anything. I don't give a shit how you spend your money, I just think it is ridiculous. Also people who think you need the newest game changing camo pattern every year. Also libtards.
According to Merriam-Webster, harvest: to gather, catch, hunt, or kill (salmon, oysters, deer, etc.) for human use, sport, or population control. Pet peeve - know-it-alls who clearly don't. Can't we all get along?
People who can't be on time, it's just rude. I have parted ways with several hunting partners over it, they don't even have enough gumption to call and say they are going to be late. Once that happens they get left behind.
^^^ for sure. If you hunt with me either keep up or catch up.
People who use the floss picks and drop them right where they finish. Even when a garbage can is 3 feet away.
Being forced to pay at the pump and the damn receipt printer won't work.
Idiots in hunting camps who don't open the actions on their rifles, and then sweep everyone in camp with their muzzles. Also, outfitters who allow such carelessness.
Also "hunters" who party all night and keep the rest of the camp from sleeping. (Apparently, they came to drink, party, and escape the old lady rather than actually hunt.)
Joe Biden....................................... never thought this country would be lead by a man, this dumb
Getting a waitress without enough cleavage to warm my butter. ;-)
Matt
Getting older and having everything hurt from doing nothing!!
People passing off their opinions as facts.
GG....I love your priorities!!! ;-)
I like warm maple syrup with my pancakes too, move over butter!!! :)
Ha... I use the word "Harvest" all the time!!
Rob (wyobullshooter), the unit thing "literally" drives me crazy... glad I'm not the only one
Castle Oak, I'm with you on the yoga pants... but I will appreciate the effort it took to get all that size 20 into a size 2
Turn signals and slow driving the left lane. And then when you pass them on the right side.... they flip you off. A**hats!!
Anybody that I give a ride to that light up in my vehicle. Also if I invite you over leave you damn dog at home and be on time, damn I'm getting kinda anti social so better quit.
People that release helium filled balloons.
I just want to kick em in the groin and tell them to STOP LITTERING!!!
You know when I saw this thread pop up I'm thinking there's not much that bothers me. Shoot, after reading all the different post I realized that more than half the things here bug the sh*t out of me. Oh yeah, rubber-necking on the highway should be grounds for execution!
Big rigs passing going up hill at the same speed and the passing one being in the no truck lane while the other driver is passing a truck in the truck lane.
TM I’m with you on that one. I have always had dogs but I can’t stand dog people. You know, the ones who have to take their mutt everywhere. Then when it gets in a fight with another dog persons mutt in public they get bent out of shape.
Oh! But my widdle doggie-woggie is like my child and has to go everywhere with me!
There's reasons I don't keep a baseball bat in the truck... ;-)
People who have “Pet Peaves!” ;-)
Some states call them zones, too. And in CO they are technically called GMUs - Game Management Units. Need to take a class to figure all of this out!
Minnesota calls them zones.
“Did you catch anything?“ ^^^ This Along with lefties and E-bikes. That’s pretty much it.
Loud crunching of food. LOL. Even though I know I do it too.
Waiting to pay for gas behind some fat lady buying a pack of cigarettes and a diet coke while she's contemplating which lottery ticket to buy that will make her rich, all while I'm in a hurry.
Truckers pulling out on the interstate trying to pass another truck and only going 1 mph faster.
Some good ones on here. I would add that one of mine is that the media does not seem to know the difference between a cartridge, bullet, shell, or shot.
Guys who hunt with a failure decoy but think it’s superior to a failure pile;-)
'Zones' here in MA. Used mainly for allocating doe permits.
New jeans that are sold with intentional rips and tatters. Especially when older women try to rock them.
Matt
Starting about 10 to 15 years ago commercials where white males were emasculated idiots and women and minorities had all the answers. I figure a democrat president in 10 years will give me some kind of award when my hit song "say it loud, I'm white and I'm proud" comes out to beef up the self esteem of the sorry state of white men.
‘Smoked him!’ Quads/Vehs on no travel trails…Garbage in the forest, wetlands wherever…Not picking up your fricken shotgun shell empties and ‘oh I shoot a auto loader’ doesn’t cut it! We won’t talk about drivers, tweeks and the BLM/Antifa!
Bowboy: have been there going West on 80 through Neb, the truckers will take MILES getting bye one another.
Being on the east coast, when my Colorado Avs game starts at 9pm.
Matt
TM, you’re right on the lighting up in someone else’s rig. Not in my truck you won’t. One thing about people who smoke. If your gonna be stupid, you better be tough. But, I guess my biggest pet peeve is stupid people. How did this country become so dam dumb. And let’s not forget, crossbows. :)
Barking dogs. (Other then for a reason) .one of my favorite hunting spots has a neighbor, although about 400 yards through the woods that has a yellow lab that barks NON STOP. I purposely try to hunt there on windy days to drowned out the noise. How a person can tolerate a barking dog totally bewilders me.
People spending a month researching the internet and becoming instant microbiologist / _____________(name your vocation). 10 years of schooling and learning means nothing compared to a few minutes on YouTube. After that feel free to correct the professionals on where they went wrong.
I hate it when I'm driving and someone passes me, pulls in front of me, and then slows down to a speed slower than I am/was traveling.
Why would you do that?
Having to use way too much TP to clean my hairy ass! No, I will never manscape, ever. A bidet might be installed on my toilet in the near future.
Guys that are experts on equipment or products, that tell others that a particular product or piece of gear is a sham or is bogus, and the people who try/use it are idiots, yet they have never tried it themselves. Also, guys that worry WAY too much about how some other guy spends his own money.
Bearman, my neighbor has a rooster. Starts crowing before first light. And yeah, other neighbors have asshole-dogs.
Butcherboy, those disposable 'baby wipes' are a blessing.
Sorry Rocky, but typing 'authoritarian' all the time is more work ;-)
I thought I was the nutty one!! Just thought of another… When people bleat at a bear to stop it… at least pop your jaws or blow at it… something natural
When people post general threads on the equipment forum. :)
Some good ones here
When a person walks out of a public door, and doesn't check behind them to see if they're dropping a door on the person behind them. I've gotten where I make sure and say "Thank you" in a very sarcastic tone when that happens.
In general, people who don't pay attention to those around them and use common courtesy.
Left lane drivers... If you're not passing another vehicle, get the he!! out of the left lane...
Hoards and hoards of people who need Apple air pods hanging in their ear or ears 24/7
People who don't buy a bow until they draw an archery tag because "it's got better odds, and I didnt need a bow until I had a tag."
Lot of get off my lawn types! Oh and I like my AirPods. Having to hold a phone to my face is beginning to be a pet peeve of mine.
I hate it when people use any and every issue to beat their political drum. I despise some pols to pieces but I don't blame them every time it rains.
The inconsistency of the pop up ads on Bowsite.
Just when I get in a good rhythm of being able to quickly click on the X to close them out, they disappear for awhile.
"New jeans that are sold with intentional rips and tatters. Especially when older women try to rock them." Yep, nothing says "shallow" like deliberately torn jeans.
When I go into a convenience store to get a cup of hot black coffee and I have to wait for the Latte and Cappuccino drinkers who are taking up the entire serving area trying to figure out what syrups, flavored creamers, sweeteners, Almond Milk and other crap to put in their coffee. Then leave a sticky mess.
I have described this a few times .When you go to by some lunch meat (not a good place for a impatient person) the person being waited on is ask how would you like that roast beef.They pinch there fingers together and say a little bit thinner.They bag that and say anything else.Yes a half pound of that turkey.Then they make a slice and says how’s that thickness.Then they hold there fingers up and say a little bit thicker.They bag that up and say will that do it ?Id like a little of that bologna.They produce a slice and say how’s that is that good.They put there hand up and pinch there fingers together and say a little bit thinner.
Leftists , arrogant people, and those that say they shoot "TRAD". Never heard anyone saying they shoot "COMP" , or a "RIF" or a "PIST" or a "REV" , because it's just plain stupid
You remember the thread a few years back on what everyone did for a living? Were there any psychologists?
Lots of angry people here;-)
Guys who would suggest others need a Psychologist, when it's painfully obvious it's them that needs a Psychologist
Lol Kyle. Baiting works, eh?
Another of mine, along with the GD fur babies in restaurants and stores. People who blow their noses at the table. Puck! Makes want to dump my plate in their faces.
As mentioned above, simple courtesy and respect for those around you is vanishing and nearly extinct along with common sense.
People who refer to their pets as 'fur babies'.
PETS, dammit.
Juancho, I sometimes type 'trad' because I tend to mis-spell 'traditional' and I hate correcting that crap ;-) (Usually I say I shoot 'recurves'.)
Everybody who voted for this bumbling idiot that we (have to) call President! I watched his press conference the other night about the school shooting ("FOR GOD'S SAKE.........") If this man were not in the White House right now..................................................he'd be in a nursing home! : (
Lazy thread hijackers. It seems just when I am getting into a thread on Bowsite, some lazy bum comes along and has a line about “not intending to hijack” the thread, but then hijacks the damn thing anyway.
TV Hunting shows!
A 30 minute show is about 2 minutes of the actual hunt, the rest is commercials or the hunter talking about sponsors.
A celebrity hunter carrying a "Heater Body Suit" to the stand when it's October and 60 degrees.
Liars. I can't stand them.
Hawkeye- it’s really NOT funny at all! The man can’t even read a teleprompter “for God’s sake!” : (
Rut, I hear you. Hope to stop in and see you guys in August.
Many hunting celebs … heck there’s one who’s name is only a couple letters away from actually being ‘pet peeves’.
People who show me a picture of their bow kill and they have a crossbow. Go ahead, flame me but there is a difference, and I could care less what you killed it with. Just don't tell everyone it is a bow kill.
Anyone else hate "laugh track" TV ?
People that are totally unaware of their surroundings.
That’s about it, but it covers so many scenarios.
How about reading a thread on Bowsite and toward the end finding out it’s 10 years old…haha
Fat chick's in yoga pants Fat chick's with tats n face piercings. Fat chick's sitting on a beach trying to catch a tan. Being behind a Fat chick in line at the grocery checkout lane. I just shake my head seeing all the junk "food" they lay out. Fat chicks. Parents that allow their kids to become fat!!
Paying good money for expensive products that don’t work, don’t fit, break, etc. Same with poor service. Unfortunately both are becoming more commonplace in recent years.
Bearman, you can learn a lot about nutrition by going to the grocery store, and find you a fat mid-20's woman with a couple of fat kids. Look at what's in the cart. Chips, white bread, cookies, soda, cake, cupcakes, juice 'drinks', more chips and ice cream.
It's like a textbook on bad eating habits. Empty junk calories.
Women in grocery stores who go into some sort of trance and wander down the center of the aisle at 0.01 mph, oblivious to those trying to get around them. Keep to the right, ditz!
Another peeve: Nosy and/or pushy people.
BTM, or the oblivious ones with the cell phone talking loudly as they stop dead in the aisle.
My pet peeve is people who argue taste in foods. Like when I post "I had a great plate of spaghetti and meatballs" and someone just *has to* pipe up with "I HATE meatballs!"
Well good for you, Sunshine, but why did you come here to rain on my parade? Go drink your friggin pumpkin IPA and eat your onion-and-anchovy bagel with organic peanut butter and artisanal ketchup. In peace!
I agree with a lot of these...
A couple more that make me cringe:
People who chew their food with their mouth open. You look like a farm animal.
People who wear their sunglasses indoors.
You know who wears sunglasses indoors? Blind people and a$$holes.
Unthaw!!!??? Drives me crazy even when I say it! :)
Luke Bryant type country music makes me wanna puke!
Political posts on a bowhunting website.
Hunting involves politics. Sad but true.
For Juancho and Jack. Compound guys saying crossbows aren't bows. Neither are compounds. Face it, please. Make bowhunting great again
I hate when people don’t answer a text message. I especially hate it when they have their phone set to show that the message was read and they still don’t answer. Pricks.
Hey Machino, u trying to get on my pet peeves list? :)
Thisis... - I hate text messages. You got something to tell me? CALL me, dammit! Too dadgum crotchety old for this texting bs. Damn kids on the lawn again...
;-)/2
When someone says "warsh" instead of wash, oh and the "chimily" needs cleaning!
Scentman: similarly I can't figure out why some people say and type "welp" instead of "well". As in "Welp, even though it's raining I guess I'll go hunting."
Dana, when they text me I call them and if they don't answer leave a looking heavy breathing message.
For all the grammar police out there. I spent more time in the woods behind school smoking pot than I did in English class. So I do in fact have a legitimate excuse. And by the way I did still pass. But just barely.
I live on the coast in va on the eastern shore. The northerners headed to va beach & the outer banks of NC. Come through here driving like idiots. I just don't understand. Their on vacation & still can't relax.
Timex you got to be a ‘trad’ guy! My gammer sucks but did not smoking any dope in high school. But did get a contact high riding around in a car of it one night.
Dana, texts are good for a quick conversation or question. I do call when it’s something in-depth.
Very Few pet peeves but one that really does bother me is leprosy
I know I shouldn’t let it get under my skin but I just can’t help it
I come here to hear hunting stories, see pictures, discuss equipment, etc. I have leaned much and been greatly entertained over the years, but the political hijacking of virtually every thread, no matter what the subject, has left me so disgusted that I have reduced my visits to Bowsite by roughly 90%. It has really ruined this experience for me. I am able to make up my own mind about politics and I come here(or used to come here) to get away from the mindless babble I hear from both sides of the media. I also have one grammatical comment about something I see constantly here. I don't come here to get "advise" I come here to get "advice." I might also hope that at times someone will "advise" me of a better way to do something. I will continue to visit here, but I find myself only opening threads that don't sound political, which usually ends in disappointment. I can't believe I'm the only one who feels that way and I think Bowsite is a much lesser experience than it was only a few years ago. Good luck to everyone in the draw and on your hunts this fall.
Yep. We all suffer from being shallow at tiñes Ona variety of subjects Shallow us OK
I learned a long time ago that the channel changer allowed you to not get caught up in things that you did not want to get caught up in
Some people can drive by a car accident and not care, others not so much
RK, I'm interested in your response, but can't find out what tines Ona means. I can't type the neyeh and can't get any translation. The last two lines make sense to me, but my ignorance is keeping me from understanding the first line. If you would be willing to explain I'd appreciate it. Thanks
People that draw tags and never hunt for that tag.
No, all my peeves are wild, free range and /or feral
"Locked down" rather than "Hooked up"...8^)))
Sorry, couldn't help myself...8^)
People that bring up old threads.
People who overestimate the height they hunt from.
Good one Aspen Ghost...8^)
Oh, just thought of another - those that exaggerate their gross scores rather than official NET...8^)
Dogs barking out of place !
"People who overestimate the height they hunt from. "
Or ladder stand manufacturers who tell you the height - as measured from the _shooting rail._
people who tailgate or flash their bright lights in the left lane because even though im passing another vehicle...im not going 20 mph over the speed limit like they would like.
people who continue to click and post on threads they claim to have no interest in. :)
"People who overestimate the height they hunt from" And also those who overestimate how deep they hike into the woods to hunt.
Ricky, the worst was this old lady on route 91 south of Hartford doing 60 in the left lane. Came up on her and dam' near crapped my pants. (This is a stretch of road where people will pass you doing 80 breakdown lane. Scary at the best of times!)
I'd say old people driving is one of my pet peeves, but I'm one of those old farts ;-)
i get it danac but if the speed limit is 75 and im doing 80 going around someone...the fact that the guy (or girl) behind me wants to do 95 is not my problem...theyre just going to have to wait...not to mention if he honks his horn or flashes his lights...hell be surprised how long it will take me to bet back over. :)
Right on all counts RCG! Happy New Year! I hope some day, some where, some how, that I'll be able to flash my brights behind you while you're "camping" in the left lane ;)
i have no doubt that would be your style fuzzy...you pretty much do the equivalent of it here on bowsite...why would the highway be any different?
"Hunters" who actively promote illegal killing of wildlife (poaching).
"Hunters" who care only about propagating "their" big game species of choice and nothing of wildlife conservation.
"So Ricky.......... What your saying is that you'll instigate an argument with your vehicle out on the road , similar to the same as on bowsight.
not in the slightest. if im passing someone on the left...its because they are going slower than me...which is usually a few mph over the speed limit. if someone is going substantially faster than me...thats their choice but theyll have to wait until i get around the slower vehicle. if someone chooses to go 90 mph...does that mean i have to speed up to 90 so as not to piss them off? who is initiating the argument? im already out in the left lane...its them that comes up on me flashing their lights and honking their horn. now, if im in the left lane doing less than the speed limit...im the jerk.
2 hundred miles or 2 million miles...if you are traveling that fast in a commercial truck...not only are you already breaking the law (which in my state is 10mph less than cars on the expressway)...you are a dangerous a**hole.
as it specifically relates to hunting...having a buck on ones
"hit list"...or attempting to protect deer until they make it to ones
"hit list"... or otherwise taking ownership of a deer just because it happens to be seen on your property.
The list is long but here’s a few. 1) hit it a little far back= I’m a crappy shot.
2) all the crap shows try to sell hunters, like ozonics and he said lol .
3) guys who get hysterical with laughter after killing, no respect.
4) Most outdoors shows with all their fake hunting. Like I said the list is long but these are a few , the art of “hunting” has faded and will soon be gone with all the tech now in use.
Just get out of the left lane Ricky, it's simple the the person will go by ya and you'll never see them again, no harm no foul... Why would you promote road rage and put people LIVES on the line... Stupid, freakn stupid people don't get over and let them by... Pleasuring pissing people off can cause people lives like playing Russian Roulette with a loaded gun...
"The old man took an excessive amount of time to pass the truck.......by this time the suv driver was enraged.......when the old man finally got in the right lane in front of the truck, the suv driver got in the right lane in front of the old man and slammed on the brakes, the old man overreacted and ended upside down in the ditch, the Tractor trailer locked his brakes & jack knifed the 2nd suv was in the ditch in the medium.
Lots of wrongs happened, #1 the old man should've never been in the left lane going 1-2 mph faster than the truck, #2 the truck could've completely de escalated the situation by simply slowing down for 1 minute. Absolutely the suv driver lost his composure,,,road rage,,,this driver never should've been transporting children,with such poor mental composure."
simple...one vehicle is at fault for the entire accident. nothing...let me repeat...nothing would have happened if the guy in the suv hadnt done what he did...period. everyone else was doing what they should have been doing. the truck driver did nothing wrong. the old man did nothing wrong. only the suv driver did something wrong.
"I could be wrong, but I get the impression that you somehow you get some form of pleasure, being the old man in the left lane......"
you are wrong...i dont play games in an automobile.
now let me ask you a question. are you suggesting that in order to pass someone on the left...i must break the law? how many mph is it acceptable to break the law by in order to keep the guy behind me from getting mad? 5mph? 10mph? 20 mph?
if youre a commercial driver and you dont know the answer to those questions...you are a dangerous a**hole.
"Just get out of the left lane Ricky, it's simple the the person will go by ya and you'll never see them again, no harm no foul..."
thats exactly what i do...just as soon as im a safe distance past the person im passing. what would you suggest...hit my brakes and get back in behind him so the person can pass me?
if im already in the left lane passing someone...and you come up on me going 10...15 or 20 mph faster than me... would you rather i slow down even more so i can get back in behind the car im passing? or would rather i run that car off the road?
wouldnt the prudent thing be for you to take your foot off the gas a little until i get around?
i have news for you...the guy going substantially faster than traffic in general is the one putting "people lives on the line." if the guy in the right lane is going 70...and im passing him going 75...and some jackweed comes up on us going 90...its relatively easy to figure out who the "Stupid, freakn stupid people" are "playing Russian Roulette with a loaded gun..."
Ricky use some common sense and common CURTESY and let the car go by, you haven't a clue why he's speeding, it could be an emergency, you're an azz...
Ricky, were you a hall monitor in school? Just curious ;)
You're kidding right, you're going to back up traffic so you can listen to the radio... Unfreaknbelieveable... Take 30 seconds off your radio and let'm pass, geezzzz...
In Illinois it's illegal to hang out in the hammer lane unless your passing. Politician got pissed sitting behind a road monitor for 15 miles. Following session the new law.
I gotta get off this thread to keep my blood from boiling... Take care folks, and please be careful and safe out there on the road...
"Ricky use some common sense and common CURTESY and let the car go by, you haven't a clue why he's speeding, it could be an emergency, you're an azz..."
ill ask again.
im already in the left lane passing a slower car. a car comes up on me at a much faster rate of speed.. what am i supposed to do? am i supposed to speed up even faster to satisfy him? slow down even more and try to tuck back in behind the car im passing... which will piss him off even more? or do i continue at my current speed until im a safe distance past the car im passing and merge back into the right lane? or i guess i could just run the guy im passing off the road.
i can assure you there is only one correct answer here....and the only azz is the guy coming up on me at a high rate of speed.
Nyati, don’t take it personal. Zbone sometimes has a tough time with the jokes on the monthly funnies threads as well. Haha!
Good grief Timex. Did you not see that Ricky said multiple times he was passing. I agree with Ricky that if the idiot driving way too fast, tailgating, and flashing lights can wait a few seconds until he merges right. It's the reckless idiot who is being aggressive.
Poor planning on your part is not an emergency on mine.
"Ricky, were you a hall monitor in school? Just curious..."
quite the opposite really. i suggest you go back and read the thread. all i did was post a "pet peeve" of mine...
"people who tailgate or flash their bright lights in the left lane because even though im passing another vehicle...im not going 20 mph over the speed limit like they would like."
...and it was the usual suspects that take issue with everything i post that decided to turn it into a pissing match.
i was very clear about the situation i was referring to and others had to try to turn it into everything but...just so they could argue.
"Good grief Timex. Did you not see that Ricky said multiple times he was passing. I agree with Ricky that if the idiot driving way too fast, tailgating, and flashing lights can wait a few seconds until he merges right. It's the reckless idiot who is being aggressive."
thank you...we dont agree much...but at least you can read. lol
Gun hunting deer drives and perfectly capable bowhunters using crossbows in general archery season. Oh - and crossbow deer drives.
Oh and for you brother Shug - my personal P&Y scorer... Net score and deductions. I want every inch counted - nets are for fish! Need to come see you soon :)
I generally make sure there isn't a faster moving vehicle coming up on me, and I have plenty of time to pass, before I move into the left lane.
"I generally make sure there isn't a faster moving vehicle coming up on me, and I have plenty of time to pass, before I move into the left lane."
i do too...it just doesnt always work out that way...people can come up on your pretty quick...especially when youre passing more than one vehicle...or the vehicle youre passing speeds up a little when they realize youre passing...women on the phone love to do that.
"i do too...it just doesnt always work out that way...people can come up on your pretty quick...especially when youre passing more than one vehicle...or the vehicle youre passing speeds up a little when they realize youre passing...women on the phone love to do that."
I hear you. Even worse than the jackasses who tailgate and flash their lights at you, when you are already driving over the speed limit, are the idiots who pass you, move back into the right lane in front of you, then slow down. I guess where we differ is this:
"...not to mention if he honks his horn or flashes his lights...hell be surprised how long it will take me to bet back over. :)
I usually try to accommodate the impatient jerks by getting back over to the right as quickly as I can do it safely, even if it means speeding up a little more.
Matt
"I usually try to accommodate the impatient jerks by getting back over to the right as quickly as I can do it safely, even if it means speeding up a little more."
as do i...i was being somewhat facetious on that part...hence the smiley face.
You're right on all counts RCG. HAPPY NEW YEAR
Pet peave The words professional and truck driver in the same sentence. I’ve done CDL physicals for around 10 years and have met some nice folks but none I’d call professional
People adopting or accepting an idea because it's popular or "common" thinking it's right even though it's wrong.
Timex I have a similar story. I will tell it over a beer or two after we ride "Back of The Dragon" sometime.
Bowsiters with bogus registered names.
"had 1 doc require me to drop my drawers & caugh while he fondled my balls,,,,,,"
One of the reasons I've had only female primary Doctors for over 40 years (only 2 in that time ).
Just staying in my comfort zone I reckon ;)
Bluedog they (lady docs and NPs) don't fondle your balls as much but they sure like the DPE after you turn 50
fuzzy.....when a lady Doc slips on the rubber glove their small lady fingers are a plus for sure.
For the people that like to take their time passing or won’t get over or move if someone honks: what if that person has an emergency?
We live 25 miles from the nearest ER. memorial day in 2018 I believe. My 6 year old daughter crashed her Atv. Gaping wound in her forehead the size of a quarter. She’s screaming. Bleeding everywhere.
I’m driving as fast as I can to the ER on a divided highway that sees a lot of lake traffic. Guy in the left lane won’t get out of the way. Then he sees I’m in a hurry so he slows down and won’t let me by.
I had an emergency. He was being a jerk.
I’m still upset about it. I was just about to the point of intentionally running him off the road when we got to the ER. wish I could meet that jerk today
Constant misuse of the verb, "seen". I "seen" this, I "seen" that. Stop it!!
Using "could of" instead of "could've" or "could have".
Improper use of there, their, they're, to, too, quite, quiet.
Que the grammar Nazi meme.
Bake, I had a similar issue, only with one of our dogs that got hit by a car. The nearest animal hospital is over an hour away. I was pushing my pickup to its limits, flashing, honking, and riding the ass of every vehicle I came up on. It was infuriating how many people were either oblivious to my efforts to get around them, or intentionally wouldn't let me pass. Ultimately, our pup's injuries were too serious and we had to put him down. Ever since then, I don't automatically assume every excessive speeder is just being a dangerous a-hole, and I make every effort to let them pass.
Matt
People who text me but don’t proofread their texts, so I then have to figure out what the hieroglyphics mean.
Politicians who text me wanting money who don’t even live in my state.
Politicians that text me wanting money who don’t even live in my district.
Politicians who text me wanting money.
Politicians.
Pretty much anybody who likes David Petzal. ;-))
That neighbor with the big built up 'muy macho' pick up truck who has to let it warm up for 20 minutes every morning so he can drive his cotton candy ass to work.
“Timex I have a similar story. I will tell it over a beer or two after we ride "Back of The Dragon" sometime.”
I laugh every time you tell me the story of that time you impersonated a DOT doctor. Great stuff….
Midwest a lot of people prolly agree with you on that grammar thing
Smoked em!! Hate that phrase, seems to be the favorite of all tv celebrity hunters.
Wow. Some of you guys are wired wrong.... no deer drives, geesh.... we always drive our farms. And you all must live in heavy traffic areas. I Stay in right lane. ,,when on big hwys.
cnelk X2, "2 faced people - the kind that are nice to your face and then stick it to ya when they can"
Midwest a lot of people prolly agree with you on that grammar thing
I seen what you did there, Bou!
Hotdogs wrapped in bacon.
When someone asks you for advice on a particular unit, you give it, and then you never hear back from them.
Terry
I have saw that happen alot Terry.
People who don’t grasp the value of good public land elk hunting spots.
My brother used to show up with “some guy from work”. What do you think happened? Two years ago I took a young guy to Wyoming. He was sending his Colorado partner screenshots from OnX. I told him with all seriousness… your phone will end up in the wood stove! Yesterday talking about license apps he asked if he could bring a friend. I didn’t even answer. Just laughed.
"I was pushing my pickup to its limits, flashing, honking, and riding the ass of every vehicle I came up on."
sorry but regardless how serious the injuries might have been...you put your pups life over the lives of every single person you encountered (as well as your own) on the highway that day...and put them all in danger.
like it or not...as described...you were the "dangerous a-hole" that day.
"like it or not...as described...you were the "dangerous a-hole" that day."
Damn right I was. And it was nanny pricks like you that made it worse. I think bluedog has you pegged, you were a hall monitor in school. I also don't think you were being "facetious" about intentionally holding up faster drivers. It fits your irritating argumentative personality perfectly.
Matt
Matt, I'm sorry I didn't say this earlier. I'm so sorry about your dog. It hurts.
Thanks Fuzzy, it still hurts. The pup was only a year old and shaping up to be the best dog we've ever had. Watching him take his last breath in the hospital room is a memory I wish I could scrub from my brain.
People type (write) how they speak.
You really don't notice it until you read it...
My #1 Bowsite pet-peeve is seeing where RTCG enters a thread, and within just a couple posts gets into a big pissing match over some meaningless jot or tiddle in another's comment....after awhile, the pissing match boils down to just three or four pissers, which dominates the thread for eternity.
Md2bintn: I guess it depends on how you define "Professional". True, not every driver has a college education or looks as sharp as the Maytag repair man, however I've met hundreds of big truck drivers who have a million miles, or more, of accident free safe driving. Add in a commitment to the job plus some decent customer service traits and you've got a "Professional" driver. As much as I dislike Walmart for keeping China in business, their drivers are professionals, and most earn over $120k a year.
And sadly, just as in any other profession, there's a few boneheads as well.
I can't stand tail gaiters. Get off my azz or go around. I even move over in my lane (and sometimes slowdown) so they can see it's clear to go around. If you back off 2 seconds worth of distance, guess what. You'll get there two seconds later. Oh, and don't take my front bumper off reentering my lane also. That takes away my "clear stopping distance"
Guys wanting every inch of antler counted, but still like that "empty" spread measurement. :-)
People who don't like it when I say something is more better or the udder one I use "eggsactly".
Arrogant people or people who feel entitled or rude people in general.
Bicyclist riding double in one lane, especially women, need to read the rules of the road.
People driving in the left lane of a 4 lane hwy (closest to the median) as though it's a cruising lane.
And then referring to it as "the fast lane"...
I still despise rubbernecker's.
Jobama and his crew of clowns.
another pet peeve of mine is when someone repeatedly pokes a dog...and then whines like a baby when they get bit.
Lack of accountability, pick any application.
Not hunting related but people texting while driving. Very dangerous and plain rude to other drivers.
My pet peeve is hypocrites
“you are wrong...i dont play games in an automobile.”
“...not to mention if he honks his horn or flashes his lights...hell be surprised how long it will take me to bet back over. :)”
Matt and also the dog-poking thing. ;)
"...and also the dog-poking thing."
lots of people poke the dog here...thats to be expected...its the dogs reaction that differs.
some dogs bite back...some dogs snarl and bark...some dogs lay in wait for the right opportunity to attack...some dogs attack in packs...some dogs walk away...and some dogs just whimper and dribble pi** all over the place.
bowsite is a real study in canine behavior for sure... :)
""""(((HUGE)))""" difference between poking the dog with a keyboard & words on the internet......
Or out there on the road imposing your will upon others with your vehicle......"
i couldnt agree more...
"pushing my pickup to its limits, flashing, honking, and riding the ass of every vehicle I came up on"
...is monumentally stupid...not to mention extremely dangerous. i dont care what anybody says...no dog is worth risking the live of another human being who just happens to be driving down the road.
^We already said you're right.
