Pet peeves shared

About a month ago my wife and I attended a wonderful production of "The Mikado" at the Theatre on the Hill, the site of the old city hall. In one scene, a character cites a list of his pet peeves; the title of the song is "I Have a Little List."

In the spirit of the song I would like to offer my "little list:" 1. Motorists who conduct con

versations from their cars in

the middle of the street. 2. Dogs who bark for endless

hours. 3. Motorists who speed on city

streets where children play. 4. Bicyclists who ride two

abreast. 5. Wet newspapers. 6. Mothers who wheel their

baby buggies two abreast in

the mall. 7. Motorists who race through

parking lots. 8. The service charge for buy

ing tickets at the Kavli. 9. Motorists who race the stop

light at intersections. 10. Motorhomes parked on city

streets blocking the view of

traffic. 11. Tall people sitting in front of

me at the Kavli. 12. Crows who don't have any

respect for my parked Camry. 13. Neighbors who have jungle

growth in their front yard,

blocking the view of oncom

ing traffic. 14. The rush of traffic in the Kavli

parking structure after a per

formance. 15. The parking of huge trucks

in the middle of Thousand

Oaks Boulevard while un

loading vehicles. 16. Discourteous motorists on the

freeway who refuse access to

oncoming traffic. 17. Giant trucks on our freeways,

which I find intimidating and that block the view of traffic. Samuel Rosen Newbury Park