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TAM:
My comments above about preferring my .45 for my primary did not include any bad
references to 9MM, which I also carry when the clothing and locale are conducive.

I was more referring to .380 and below in size, in semi-auto's.
I think .38 Special seems pretty good in a revolver.

The comment "it's all about shot placement" is correct, but it seems to carry the implication
that those who carry a smaller caliber are cognizant of its shortcomings and so will become
more accurate pistoleros.

Having been to the range with multiple pistol shooters, most average shooters can hit
center of mass with their preferred handgun, and that should be enough for self defense
purposes.

Some years ago I was considering a .380, but at the time I worked with a large, mentally
unstable guy who probably weighed 250 and was into martial arts. Looking at the chance that
this guy's rage could erupt someday in the workplace, I couldn't see .380's stopping this threat easily.

I could see a place for a smaller caliber handgun inside my vehicle if I was an Uber driver.

YMMV.

SIA

How about when you are in line somewhere, and when it's your turn the clerk
yells out "I'll help the next person in line!" instead of making eye contact with
you and inviting you in a more pleasant manner to her station. It's obvious that the
first person in line is next, so why do they have to bellow out their summons in
such a callous, impersonal manner?

I hate people with open bed pickup trucks who toss odds and ends back there,
then as they drive down the road, all the small stuff leaves the bed and messes with Texas.

Servers in restaurants who refer to myself and others in my party as "you guys".
How about "folks" instead?

Restaurants that have terrible service, then add a mandatory 18% gratuity for parties
over a certain number of people. This happened at a Grapevine site. We didn't complain, but we never
returned.

People who drive expensive vehicles, but don't have enough sense to renew their registration.

Advocates of mouse caliber guns who admonish others that "it's all about shot placement."
No thanks, I'll stick with my .45 for my primary EDC.

SIA

Abraham my friend: You are certainly the correct person to start this thread,
which gives a lot of us the opportunity to vent!

Here's some of my "things and sayings that annoy":

People who go out in public with their babies, and the babies have on only their diaper.
Can you say "poor white trash" any stronger?

People who go out in public dressed in flannel PJ pants and supposedly ironically-entertaining
big sheepskin slippers, or with some cartoon character on them. More white trash attire.

You are waiting patiently at a stop sign in your vehicle, so as not to cut off an approaching vehicle.
Then the ignorant driver of said vehicle turns into your side street or driveway without using
their turn signal, and they are on their cell phone, as if it's impossible to hit the turn signal
while they are chatting. Grrrrr!

People who enter a 70 MPH road, cut you off, then go 40 MPH.

People who ride the brakes when approaching a green light, then the light turns yellow, they
take their foot off the brake, and cruise through on the yellow/red. Grrrr!

The signs which TexDOT posts that say "State Law: Obey Warning Signs". I always took it for
granted that if the authorities post a sign, of course they want you to comply with it.
Why post this stupid sign?

I hate that ammo boxes will be displayed with the short side out, but they don't state the number
of rounds in that box, or the style of ammo.

Since I prefer accurate terms to approximate terms, I dislike it when people call revolvers "pistols",
or the old "clip" vs. magazine thing.

Over time the word "literally" has lost its original meaning. Now people use "literally" for all kinds
of things. "If I've told you once, I've told you a million times....don't exaggerate!".

Although not hearing-impaired, I always watch movies with "subtitles on". Some movies have
subtitles which exactly match what's being said. Some are only approximate. I hate it when
they don't accurately reflect what is being said.

Over and out for now.

SIA