#373: Ear-Pluggers on BART

I don't like when people put their fingers in their ears to block out the BART tube / tunnel noise.  First of all, though it's unpleasant, it's not that big a deal.  And for these people for which it is a big deal, they should either get earplugs or where big headphones as I do which allows you to mute the noise a bit and listen to music.  Instead of looking like a fool and embarrassing themselves, these people need to spend a few cents or just man up a bit.  Severity: 2

#372: 2 Strike Standing Up Inflation

People used to stand up at baseball games with 2 strikes only during crucial moments of a game.  Now, every 2 strike count, the home fans feel they need to stand and  go crazy.  It's been devalued and it's time for people to calm down.  It's a long game.  Severity: 2

#371: God Bless America

This 911 tradition of singing in the 7th inning stretch during a baseball game has worn out its welcome.  I'm tired of it and it's time to retire it so that if something bad happens again, we can bring it out.  As it stands now, we will be at a loss with what inspirational lameness to perform should another terrible event happen.  Maybe a moment of silence before every game will be the next foolish gesture.  Severity: 3

#370: Crazy Email Colors

I don't like when I get emails from people with all sorts of pink and purple fonts and some lame picture in the signature area.  Mostly seen from secretaries.  Severity: 2

#369: Low Bread Supply at Trader Joes after Sunday Rush

Monday evenings are a good time for me to shop at TJ.  For some reason, the store by me is nearly decimated of its bread supply.  Look like cold-war Russia or Florida before people begin their pre-hurricane hording.  I don't see why they can't keep some reserve supply, or at least resupply the store earlier in the day Monday as opposed to having practically empty shelves.  Severity: 2

#368: Overuse of the Suffix -gate

I am the only one that is tired and ceases to find amusing after 30 years the suffix of -gate applied to any scandal that might come up?  I mean, it was cute and original maybe for 20 years after Watergate, but the charm has been lost on me finally after reading a WSJ headline about "Antennagate" regarding the iPhone.  Journalists: please think of something original and stop rehashing this old trick when you can't think up another way to describe some scandal in your articles.  Thanks.  Severity: 1

#367: Adding Machine Usage

At my job, I'm in the midst of major accountant action and there's often a flurry of adding machine noise which annoys me because I don't see the need for have to have a receipt tally of your adding and subtracting.  Turn off the printer and/or use Excel or a regular calculator for this stuff.  These people are living in the past when it was cool to be using a high-tech adding machine to "close the books"  Severity: 2