Posted by Pamela on 8/29/06 1:18pm
Msg #141848

Pet Peeve!

DO NOT LIKE people recording LONG messages on their answering machines/
voice mails. It took me two minutes (timed it), before the music and
"sexy" voice ended, so that I could record my information
(confirmation of a notary appointment).

Pam

Reply by Jersey_Boy on 8/29/06 1:21pm
Msg #141851

OK- You want pet peeve's.... ok... here's mine... My name is PATRICK. I only refer to myself as PATRICK, I only introduce myself as PATRICK.... yet somehow everybody seems to think that it's ok to call me PAT.

MY F*#&Y%)( NAME IS NOT PAT!

lol

Reply by hcampersFL on 8/29/06 1:26pm
Msg #141855

My name is Beverly, I only refer to my self as Beverly but everyone (even my family) calls me Bev. Hate it, but have learned to live with it.
Beverly

Reply by Michelle/AL on 8/29/06 1:28pm
Msg #141856

Relax Pat...oops...I mean Patrick. I couldn't resist! n/m

Reply by Tina_MA on 8/29/06 1:32pm
Msg #141859

LOL

Borrowers are always trying to get me to use their nick names and I can't because I'm usually cheating by reading their names off the papers. I always call borrowers by their proper name (ie. Cathy is Catherine, Joe is Joseph, Toni is Antoinette, Mike is Michael, etc.).

Although, I have no problem calling the borrowers the names from the previous signing, in which case Michael could be Gerald and Lisa could be Edith.

Reply by hcampersFL on 8/29/06 1:35pm
Msg #141862

Re: Pet Peeve! Tina that's funny.

I just call them Sir or Ma'am. That works for me. I don't want to embarrass myself and call them by the wrong name.
Beverly

Reply by BrendaTx on 8/29/06 1:44pm
Msg #141868

Re: Pet Peeve! Tina that's funny. Tina...

I use "Mr. needs to sign here." "Mrs. should sign here."

If they insist on the nickname, insist that they use yours: Tenaha, Timpson, Bobo and Blair

To practice, say it with a straight face. Better yet, to really assure you can do it like the straight man, go buy some taffy. Chew it until it is soft. Put it a roll of it between your lips and gums (upper and lower). Stand in front of a mirror with your husband. (Of course, make him do this also.) Say it until both of you can do it without laughing. Once you achieve this....well, you get the point.


(If inquiring minds want to know: http://www.texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/TenahaTexas/TenahaTimpsonBoboBlairTenahaWelcomeSign701.jpg)

Reply by Tina_MA on 8/29/06 2:21pm
Msg #141878

Re: Pet Peeve! Brenda, Brian and I thank you for the laugh..

LOL

You really are too funny sometimes! Goodness, I'm getting a laughter headache.

Reply by Diga2Lin/FL on 8/29/06 1:48pm
Msg #141870

OUCH...me ears!!!...Wow..gotcha...<G>

Reply by MelissaCT on 8/29/06 2:40pm
Msg #141883

Re: Grrr! My name's not

Rick! Sorry, reminded me of the SpongeBob episode of the fry cook games -- Krusty Krab (SpongeBob) against Chum Bucket (Patrick)...what can I say, I have a 5-year-old!

Reply by Beth/MD on 8/29/06 3:21pm
Msg #141895

Re: Grrr! My name's not....just had to reply....

My name is Beth, not Elizabeth. Beth is my middle name, but I am a middle name baby. Also, for those 2 or 3 people that still can't figure this out...I'm not Lily. I'm Beth. We're two different people. ARRRGGhhh.

Reply by Michelle/AL on 8/29/06 1:25pm
Msg #141853

OT I hate that as well.

It went out of vogue with cassette tape players. I also hate when I call a business (during business hours) and their recording goes on and on with information about their fax number, website, working hours, and their products. I just want to leave a MESSAGE!!!!

Reply by Gary_CA on 8/29/06 2:51pm
Msg #141885

Vouge messages and cassette recorders ROFLMAO

... here's the deal...

Back in the day, about the second generation of answering machines you could buy a tape with different messages on it. And you could change the message by remote. Well we all know that and how to do it and all now, but it was a new concept then.

I can still remember the message... 80's rap (think 90's hip hop made worse by an infusion of 70's disco) ...

Nobody's here to answer your call
But the rappin' machine is gonna help y'all
So don't get upset, don't hang up the phone
Just leave your bad message at the sound of the town.

Not on my machine, HELL NO... I'd call in by remote and put it on MOM's machine about once a week.

If I wasn't her firstborn and away at college she would have killed me.

Reply by Poppy on 8/29/06 3:09pm
Msg #141891

Gary! You are a bad boy. You need a time out!

Follow the link and don't forget to use the timer!

http://www.geniusbabies.com/the-naughty-spot-is-a-time-out-mat-for-tots.html

How many minutes did you get?

Reply by Tina_MA on 8/29/06 1:38pm
Msg #141864

My biggest pet peeve is when they have no machine whatsoever!

That drives me crazy! How can someone in this day and age not have a machine or phone company voice mail?

Last time that happened, I had to remember to call the borrower every couple of hours to see if they were home yet. Cripes, what a pain!

Also a pet peeve, but one that doesn't happen all that much anymore, is the forever busy signal from someone being online through dial-up. Grrrr!

Reply by Elizabeth Soliday on 8/29/06 10:38pm
Msg #142002

I don't like it when people try to control my time or manipulate me. I was in the military and had enough of that. I homeschool my two boys during the day and do signings a couple nights a week. I love being my own boss.

Reply by Pamela on 8/29/06 10:42pm
Msg #142004

Elizabeth Re: Pet Peeve!

Good evening,

I think home schooling is great!
What grades are your children in?

Pam