Festivus 2022: When we publish your grievances and complaints

Festivus 2022 is coming. The “fictional” holiday that entered culture 25 years ago via a classic “Seinfeld” episode returns Dec. 23, meaning it’s time for the Seventh Annual Tampa Bay Times Airing of Grievances.

It’s your chance to gripe and complain from anywhere in the world about ways you’ve been annoyed this year. Your most petty peeves about loved ones, businesses, sports teams, your boss, your pets — whatever — will be published in the Tampa Bay Times. Examples of past year’s funniest reader complaints are here, here and here. Submit yours through this form by Dec. 19.

If you’re not familiar with Festivus, Frank Costanza (the brilliant, late Jerry Stiller) hilariously explains the anti-consumerism holiday that people still celebrate in real life in Season 9, Episode 10, The Strike, available on on Netflix. It involves an unadorned metal pole instead of a tree (tinsel is “distracting”), feats of strength and the airing of grievances. Festivusweb.com has more info.

As a New Yorker that moved to St. Pete this summer, I’m annoyed by how many New Yorkers moved to St. Pete this summer. "Autoerotic Aardvark," St. Petersburg

Why do you include the stumps in my bagged romaine lettuce? I know I need roughage, but I am not eating romaine stumps. Mark Nelson, Winnipeg, Manitoba

When my 12-year-old son calls me “bro.” Last I checked, I was still “mom.” Carybeth Hobbs, St. Petersburg

Co-workers, what’s the deal with leaving unused time on the microwave? Are you somehow gifting me those 13 seconds left on there? What am I going to do with 13 seconds? Jeffrey Dean

Drunk folks on those Uber Scooters, easily. I feel like I’m playing Carmeggedon everytime I drive through Ybor, but instead of credits I’d get 20 years upstate if I hit them. Dick Ferguson

I had to use scratchy brown paper towels because 2020 brought out the toilet paper hoarders. Elizabeth Bond