The pet peeves thread

[LAUte]

@chrisrenrut

@LAUte

I hate the little buttons on the sleeve plackets of men’s dress shirts. This button:

Many shirts are made in such a way that it’s unduly hard to button that sucker! Especially when I’m in a hurry.

(The only reason I know it is called a placket is that I worked in men’s clothing at good old Castleton’s back in college. I sold lots of shirts. Anyone else remember Castleton’s?)

Those buttons are critical to the proper rolling up of sleeves (roll the cuffs up twice, with those buttons fastened).

I never roll up the sleeves of my dress shirts. Besides, my question was, why do shirt makers not make the placket easier to button?

[chrisrenrut]

Ok Boomer😀 Sometimes the forearms gotta breath.

How would they make it easier? Snaps? Velcro?

[salUTE]

@LAUte

Castleton’s back in college. I sold lots of shirts. Anyone else remember Castleton’s?)

I certainly remember Castleton’s, I bought a lot of shirts there. And if college for you was in the mid to late seventies, I likely bought some from you😀

[LAUte]

@salUTE

And if college for you was in the mid to late seventies, I likely bought some from you😀

So that was you!!

Seriously, I probably did sell some to you. I hope you enjoyed them.

[LAUte]

@chrisrenrut

Ok Boomer😀 Sometimes the forearms gotta breath.

The Pet Peeves thread is a judgment-free zone.

@chrisrenrut

How would they make it easier? Snaps? Velcro?

Just make the shirts with a tiny bit more craftsmanship so that the buttons easily fit into the buttonholes. That’s all I am asking.

[ExquisUte]

@LAUte

I never roll up the sleeves of my dress shirts. Besides, my question was, why do shirt makers not make the placket easier to button?

You never roll up your sleeves? Then you must not be a politician, because politicians always tell us that they’re going to roll up their sleeves and get to work. Incidentally, has anyone ever actually seen a politician with their sleeves rolled up? Me neither.

[LAUte]

@ExquisUte

You never roll up your sleeves?

Well, not really. I’m talking about shirts I wear to work in an office building with a bunch of other lawyers. I just wonder why most shirt makers can’t seem to make a shirt with sleeve placket buttons that are easy to button! This is a question that has plagued me for years.

[GhostofBarrySwitzer]

@salUTE

I certainly remember Castleton’s, I bought a lot of shirts there. And if college for you was in the mid to late seventies, I likely bought some from you😀

I shopped there all the time as a kid. @LAUte which store did you work at? They had the Olympus Hills location and possibly Foothill if I remember right (could be wrong ). My awesome OP shirts for 7th grade were awesome but most importantly my Garanimals for elementary made me stylish as long as I matched the Tiger top to Tiger pants. You youngsters look up Garanimals…stylish fashion guaranteed!

[LuckyUte]

@LAUte

I just wonder why most shirt makers can’t seem to make a shirt with sleeve placket buttons that are easy to button! This is a question that has plagued me for years.

Sometimes, when I am lazy and just can’t get the fingers to make it work, I just never take off my jacket

[Greginslc]

I just ignore it and move on.

[LAUte]

@GhostofBarrySwitzer

I shopped there all the time as a kid. @LAUte which store did you work at?

Foothill. That shopping area was the center of my life as a high schooler and college student. I learned that not all my clothes had to come from Auerbach’s, where my mom worked and got huge employee discounts. Anybody here remember Auerbach’s department store?

[LuckyUte]

I am an Oxford Comma person, and I am always a bit annoyed when I get a letter from somebody (especially from a lawyer) that eschews it.

I realize that it is grammatically optional, but it still bugs me when I read a document or article where it is not used.

And, yes, I am getting therapy for it.

[LAUte]

@LuckyUte

I am an Oxford Comma person, and I am always a bit annoyed when I get a letter from somebody (especially from a lawyer) that eschews it.

I realize that it is grammatically optional, but it still bugs me when I read a document or article where it is not used.

And, yes, I am getting therapy for it.

I think the Oxford comma is helpful for clarity and have no problem with using it then.

I’ve noticed that the latest iteration of Outlook loves it far too much. Outlook wants commas everywhere.

[LuckyUte]

@LAUte

I’ve noticed that the latest iteration of Outlook loves it far too much. Outlook wants commas everywhere.

So does Microsoft Word, which helps find those instances where it is not used on a document I get, so I can fix it!

[LAUte]

@LuckyUte

So does Microsoft Word, which helps find those instances where it is not used on a document I get, so I can fix it!

I almost always find myself excepting, I mean accepting, the Microsoft recommendation.

[Greginslc]

I see what you did there.

[LAUte]

@Greginslc

I see what you did there.

I wish I were that clever. It was a mistake.

[Diehard_Ute]

JetBlue.

I don’t think I need to elaborate other than to say my first time flying them will be my last.

[salUTE]

The little glued-on foil “extra security” cover on top of containers of virtually everything from baby aspirin to automobile antifreeze, that appears after you’ve removed the outer cover or two, which is not possible to completely remove, and which often thwarts your ability to actually use the product.

Please, just leave them off, and I’ll take chances of someone having tampered with the product.

[330ute]

Guys who scream Baba Booey after a tee shot !