Shoppers who won’t return their carts to the holding areas.

— Smokey

Shoppers who change their minds and leave a bottle of ketchup in
the automotive department, or a pack of diapers in the watermelon bins,
etc. 

— Smokey

My Gripe is when you go to a store and somebody is using a motorized
cart, then holding up the line at the cashier, then using a Food Stamp
card, then, when you see them in the parking lot, they are walking fine
and driving away.

— Anonymous

We know it’s a done deal — closing two Irish churches (St. Joseph’s and St. Patrick’s) — but a gripe we have none-the-less.

Older people who have pledged to keep the Basilica open will be
dying off and the young ones will not be able to afford to keep it
going and we will end up with a white elephant on our hands! The
Basilica will always be in need of repairs.

It would have taken a lot less money to have kept one Irish church
open. Most don’t want to go to a BIG church. Irish people got stabbed
again.

— Anonymous

I hate when a person goes through a drive-thru – at McDonald’s, Dunkin Donuts or related restaurant – and places an order for a half dozen people or more. If you have a big order, go inside! Save the drive-thru for those of us who just want to get our coffee or burger and be on our way.

— Hungry and annoyed in Lewiston 

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