Pet Peeve of the Day: 12-07-05

Schmidty · 12-07-2005, 01:58 PM

People that chuck their cigarettes out of the car window while I'm driving right behind them. Not only is it littering, I've had butts bounce off my windshield, and have almost had one fly into my window. The worst thing is when it's bumper-to-bumper and someone chucks their cig and I have to sit there smelling that nasty thing.

You have an ashtray. Use it sometime, morons.

Ksyrup · 12-07-2005, 01:58 PM

Damn, I thought this was going to be about know-it-alls.

MizzouRah · 12-07-2005, 01:59 PM

Great pet peeve, I agree. In fact, I f'n hate cigarettes. My wife has two burn holes in her car, our last house had three burn holes in the NEW FRIGGIN CARPET we bought. Ok... this rant hit a little close to home today.

Ksyrup · 12-07-2005, 02:01 PM

Do new cars have ashtrays anymore, or is it something you have to ask for? I'm pretty sure neither my wife's van nor my car have ashtrays.

dubb93 · 12-07-2005, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Do new cars have ashtrays anymore, or is it something you have to ask for? I'm pretty sure neither my wife's van nor my car have ashtrays.

I had to demand one in my car I bought a couple of years ago. Simply told them it was a deal breaker if they couldn't provide one. I ended up with one of those that sits in the cup holder and completely takes it up.

Schmidty · 12-07-2005, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by dubb93

I had to demand one in my car I bought a couple of years ago. Simply told them it was a deal breaker if they couldn't provide one. I ended up with one of those that sits in the cup holder and completely takes it up.

If you actually use it, you're good in my book.

bbor · 12-07-2005, 02:20 PM

I resemble this pet peeve.

Farrah Whitworth-Rahn · 12-07-2005, 02:26 PM

Schmidty I love you and all, and I say this in the most nuturing way possible..but this pet peeve sucked.

BrianD · 12-07-2005, 02:28 PM

For what it is worth, it is a peeve of mine too.

B & B · 12-07-2005, 02:38 PM

Littering, in any form, is a pet peeve. Why cars dont at least have the ashtray option is beyond me. You should never throw garbage out of a vehicle. Just throw the empty beer cans on the floorboard or back in the bed of the truck til you get someplace with a wastecan. Another helpful hint: tallboys. More beer, less can.

RPI-Fan · 12-07-2005, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by B & B

Littering, in any form, is a pet peeve. Why cars dont at least have the ashtray option is beyond me. You should never throw garbage out of a vehicle. Just throw the empty beer cans on the floorboard or back in the bed of the truck til you get someplace with a wastecan. Another helpful hint: tallboys. More beer, less can.

Haha, I love the assumption that anyone who HAS empty beer cans is driving a truck (and I completely agree with it)!

Ksyrup · 12-07-2005, 02:42 PM

Remember that story about the guy who flicked a cigarette out his window and it blew into his back seat, lighting his car on fire? Damn, I laughed at that. I had no sympathy at all.

SnDvls · 12-07-2005, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianD

For what it is worth, it is a peeve of mine too.

me too, thanks

albionmoonlight · 12-07-2005, 03:12 PM

Cigarette disposal in general. Why do (most) smokers feel OK dropping their butts on the ground and smushing them out? It's still litter. Why not wait until you can find an ashtray? I don't get why so many people feel that used cigarettes are not trash.

Surtt · 12-07-2005, 03:29 PM

What I hate, is when you walk out a building and there are 50 butts on the ground by the door.

Passacaglia · 12-07-2005, 03:58 PM

I'm surprised so many people care about what people do when they're in the car in front of Schmidty.

wade moore · 12-07-2005, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Cigarette disposal in general. Why do (most) smokers feel OK dropping their butts on the ground and smushing them out? It's still litter. Why not wait until you can find an ashtray? I don't get why so many people feel that used cigarettes are not trash.

I think this is a better way of putting my overall peeve...

but the car one in particular because as others have stated, you should have an ashtray and USE it. If you're willing to smoke, you need to be willing to put the buts out in your ashtray or whatever you choose to put butts out in in your car.

JonInMiddleGA · 12-07-2005, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by wade moore

... to put the buts out in your ashtray .

All it takes for a lot of smokers is one incident like I had years ago.
Specifically, flick the smoldering butt out a small crack in the window and then, unbeknowst to you (for a few minutes at least), have it re-enter the vehicle through the same window & land just so ... down the back of your shirt, settling into a fold in the shirt fabric where it smolders harmlessly ... UNTIL you lean back a little more in the seat.

Since that moment, not one cigarette has left my window with the car in motion.

Lorena · 12-07-2005, 07:31 PM

I freaking hate when idiots flick their butts out the window. The San Diego fires about 3 years ago started because of a moron like that.

Have some common sense man

cthomer5000 · 12-07-2005, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Farrah Whitworth-Rahn

Schmidty I love you and all, and I say this in the most nuturing way possible..but this pet peeve sucked.

You appear to be the overwhelming minority here.

Coffee Warlord · 12-07-2005, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Surtt

What I hate, is when you walk out a building and there are 50 butts on the ground by the door.

Then give us a damn spot in the building to smoke.

Farrah Whitworth-Rahn · 12-07-2005, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by cthomer5000

You appear to be the overwhelming minority here.

that's ok, I still love each and every one of you.

Suburban Rhythm · 12-08-2005, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Cigarette disposal in general. Why do (most) smokers feel OK dropping their butts on the ground and smushing them out? It's still litter. Why not wait until you can find an ashtray? I don't get why so many people feel that used cigarettes are not trash.

I agree with this...especially when they are huddled right outside the doors at work. Because, it's cold out there! But, not cold enough for me to forgo smoking. So, I'll stand right in front of the revolving doors, in fact have the cigarette in my lips, lighter ready while using the door, and can't light it fast enough. Then, drop the cigarette butt, right in front of the NON-SMOKING AREA sign, and stomp it out...

JeeberD · 12-08-2005, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by bbor

I resemble this pet peeve.

This disappoints me greatly...

12-07-2005, 01:58 PM	#2
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Damn, I thought this was going to be about know-it-alls. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

12-07-2005, 02:01 PM	#4
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Do new cars have ashtrays anymore, or is it something you have to ask for? I'm pretty sure neither my wife's van nor my car have ashtrays. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." Last edited by Ksyrup : 12-07-2005 at 02:01 PM.

12-07-2005, 02:20 PM	#7
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	I resemble this pet peeve. __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

12-07-2005, 02:38 PM	#10
B & B College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A sports era long ago when everything didnt require a Nike logo	Littering, in any form, is a pet peeve. Why cars dont at least have the ashtray option is beyond me. You should never throw garbage out of a vehicle. Just throw the empty beer cans on the floorboard or back in the bed of the truck til you get someplace with a wastecan. Another helpful hint: tallboys. More beer, less can. __________________ Nobody cares about Kyle Orton because he's black. -PT

12-07-2005, 02:42 PM	#12
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Remember that story about the guy who flicked a cigarette out his window and it blew into his back seat, lighting his car on fire? Damn, I laughed at that. I had no sympathy at all. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

12-07-2005, 01:59 PM	#3
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Great pet peeve, I agree. In fact, I f'n hate cigarettes. My wife has two burn holes in her car, our last house had three burn holes in the NEW FRIGGIN CARPET we bought. Ok... this rant hit a little close to home today.

12-07-2005, 02:26 PM	#8
Farrah Whitworth-Rahn Red-Headed Vixen Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ	Schmidty I love you and all, and I say this in the most nuturing way possible..but this pet peeve sucked.

12-07-2005, 02:28 PM	#9
BrianD Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	For what it is worth, it is a peeve of mine too.

12-07-2005, 03:12 PM	#14
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Cigarette disposal in general. Why do (most) smokers feel OK dropping their butts on the ground and smushing them out? It's still litter. Why not wait until you can find an ashtray? I don't get why so many people feel that used cigarettes are not trash.

12-07-2005, 03:29 PM	#15
Surtt College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003	What I hate, is when you walk out a building and there are 50 butts on the ground by the door.

12-07-2005, 03:58 PM	#16
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	I'm surprised so many people care about what people do when they're in the car in front of Schmidty.

12-07-2005, 07:31 PM	#19
Lorena Unregistered Join Date: May 2004	I freaking hate when idiots flick their butts out the window. The San Diego fires about 3 years ago started because of a moron like that. Have some common sense man

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