#414: Duck-under Foul Move in Basketball

I've really not been into basketball for many years, but recently I went to my first Warrior's game in 20 years and enjoyed it so I have been watching them a bit lately.  One of my peeves of basketball is the arbitrary foul calls, which seems to have improved somewhat from what I recall.  But they still do this thing I can't stand where a player fakes a shot, get a defender to jump, and then the shooter leans under the guy to take a shot and get a foul called on him.  This is so dumb and should be outlawed.  It's like in hockey if you purposely put your face in a spot so a guy hits you with his stick to get a penalty on him.  Or in the NFL, a quarterback moved his head so a pass-rusher would hit him there and get a penalty flag.  Get this stupid "duck-under" maneuver out of basketball.  Severity: 4

#413: Transbay Bus Terminal Between-Pole-Squeezers

OK, this one is a bit obscure, so will take some explaining.  At the San Francisco Temporary Transbay Terminal, they require people crossing the road to get to the inner loading areas for various bus lines to use designated crosswalks manned by staff to ensure people don't get run over and the busses can get out of the place.  My stop is luckily on the outskirts so don't have to be subject to this, but in an effort to keep people from crossing where they shouldn't, my stop has placed these benches strategically to discourage people from going between poles.  The result is that when there is a line for my bus, if you don't squeeze between the poles and the benches, you have to circle around and walk further.  I personally walk further because I don't like to squeeze and brush against the pole and the time savings is minimal.  But, I don't begrudge those that do so when there is a line.  However, when there is not a line, the opening to the bus door is so close to where you come around the blockage, there's no benefit in making the squeeze.  It save maybe 2 steps.  So when I see people do it, it makes me annoyed they are not properly doing a cost-benefit analysis in that the effort to squeeze and possibly get dirtied up is outweighed by the 2 steps of saving time.  I think this annoyance is a bit related to people that try to always get a close parking space.  It comes down to people always needing to get "the most" even when careful consideration would show a person it's not worth the effort to maximize in that situation. Severity: 2

#412: Downton Abbey Women Referring to their Father

Something about the way the Downton Abbey chicks says "pa-PA" to refer to their dad annoys me.  So snooty.  Severity: 1

#411: Unnecessary Password Security

I really am sick of websites that require passwords that include upper case, symbols, numbers, etc. when security is not paramount.  For instance, in a website for applying for a job at a company, I don't think it's really important that someone not hack into your account.  At the worst, what is the hacker going to do, apply for a job you don't want?  Severity: 4

#410: Clothes Stuck in Fitted Sheet in Laundry

When I do a load of laundry, I invariably end up with some socks or shirts rolled up in a ball in the fitted bed sheet and after coming out of the dryer, I discover this still-damp item and have to hang it out to dry and get wrinkled out.  It's just too much of a pain to check for stuff out of the washer and I always hope for the best nothing is in there, but there always is.  Severity: 2

#409: Anyone involved in Real Estate

From buying a house and working at PMI, I have determined that the entire process and industry is wrought with shadiness and people acting against the interests they should be championing.  Buying agents want you to buy the house and overlook flaws.  Selling agents spend a lot of money on primping up the house just before it goes on the market propping up the price (and charging the primping to the sellers). Fees are not disclosed (my appraisal was $850 and I was not told it would be this much).  In the age of the internet, the value of real estate agents is minimal and they should not get the same % commission that they got in the old days when they actually held all the information and you needed their knowledge more.  Severity: 3

#408: Too-bright Sports Video Screens

With the cheapness of giant HD video screens in sports arena now, there's some hockey games I watch on TV where the reflection on the ice of the video screen is very distracting when the ice is fresh for the first 5 minutes of the period or so.  It's a travesty to the game that this is allowed and I can't imagine the players like it, either.  Severity: 3