Pet Peeves

These are some of my pet peeves:

• "Handbag dogs" - dogs are not fashion accessories!
• People who talk during a film at the cinema.
• Magazines sealed in plastic wrap so you can't peruse it before deciding to buy it.
• Newsreaders/weathermen/weatherwomen/ who mumble.
• A lot spelled as alot. A lot is two words!
• Cars parked on the pavement (sidewalk).
• Litterbugs.
• People who mow their lawn very early in the morning.
• Referring to The New York Times as The Times. Wrong! The Times is published in London, England, and is the only newspaper called The Times.
• People who stop and stand still at the bottom of an escalator.
• Book and movie reviewers who divulge too much (spoilers) and/or reveal the ending. I really, really hate this. It's possible to review a movie or a book without giving away the whole story and without revealing how it ends.
• Adverts at the cinema.
• Junk mail. (Yes, I've registered with the mailing preference service but it doesn't stop all junk mail)
• TV licence.
• Separate hot and cold taps. Don't even get me started on this (archaic) aspect of British plumbing - it's a huge pet peeve and most other American expats will say the same.
• Blogs with black backgrounds and white print. Why? It's nearly impossible to read.
• When people say "get over it" - how rude is that?
• Parents who use pushchairs (strollers) as a weapon.
• Roaming cats doing their 'business' in my garden.
• Dogs running off lead and dog owners who don't clean up after their dogs. Yuck!
• Charge for tipping included in restaurant bill. I prefer to judge whether the food and service is good enough to earn a tip.
• Drivers talking on mobile phones.
• Patio heaters.
• Able bodied drivers parking in disabled parking bays.
• Free offers...that aren't. It's either free or it isn't.
• Animals dressed up in clothes or costumes.
• Body piercings (eyebrow, belly button, cheek, tongue, nose, etc.).
• Tattoos
• Little girls dressed provocatively.
• Babies/young children dressed in clothes that have rude or vulgar words printed on them.

What about you? What are your pet peeves?