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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #260 on: October 11, 2013, 01:57:44 PM »
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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #261 on: December 03, 2013, 08:28:34 AM »
Stupid :censored: idiots who won't turn their headlights on no matter how foggy it is outside.

Seriously, how stupid do you have to be to not realize that if you can hardly see the end of your car hood because the fog is so thick that it might be a good idea to turn on your :censored: lights?     >:(
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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #262 on: December 03, 2013, 08:48:37 AM »
Stupid :censored: idiots who won't turn their headlights on no matter how foggy it is outside.

Seriously, how stupid do you have to be to not realize that if you can hardly see the end of your car hood because the fog is so thick that it might be a good idea to turn on your :censored: lights?     >:(

The same people that NEVER use a turn indicator.  :banghead:

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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #263 on: December 03, 2013, 08:49:14 AM »
Stupid :censored: idiots who won't turn their headlights on no matter how foggy it is outside.

Seriously, how stupid do you have to be to not realize that if you can hardly see the end of your car hood because the fog is so thick that it might be a good idea to turn on your :censored: lights?     >:(
geez...oughta be a law

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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #264 on: December 03, 2013, 08:51:59 AM »
geez...oughta be a law

You'd think!

If I was a LEO I'd be writing tickets right and left!
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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #265 on: December 03, 2013, 08:54:11 AM »
You'd think!

If I was a LEO I'd be writing tickets right and left!
Well, in a few more days you can begin a new career ;)

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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #266 on: December 03, 2013, 08:55:17 AM »
Well, in a few more days you can begin a new career ;)

There you go!

13 more.  :)
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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #267 on: December 03, 2013, 09:08:50 AM »
You are going to make a great cranky old man Conrad!

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Stupid :censored: idiots who won't turn their headlights on no matter how foggy it is outside.

Seriously, how stupid do you have to be to not realize that if you can hardly see the end of your car hood because the fog is so thick that it might be a good idea to turn on your :censored: lights?     >:(
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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #268 on: December 03, 2013, 09:09:34 AM »
Did I say great? I meant outstanding.....

:-)

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You'd think!

If I was a LEO I'd be writing tickets right and left!
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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #269 on: December 03, 2013, 09:26:50 AM »
You are going to make a great cranky old man Conrad!

 :rotflmao:

Brian

Did I say great? I meant outstanding.....

:-)

Brian

Why, thank you Brian! I've been practicing a bit so that one day, when I am old, I'll be ready.    8)
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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #270 on: December 03, 2013, 10:20:40 AM »
The same people that NEVER use a turn indicator.  :banghead:

Turn signals are so precious in Illinois that very few vehicles use them.  I wish there were Auto Parts stores that sold bulbs that fit turn signals so Illinois drivers would use their turn signals more often.  Gee....

and the other thing that makes me crazy:

Cage drivers who get 'surprised' when the traffic light changes and feel they must zoom away from the light.  Instead of watching for the light change and paying attention, we get 'zoomies'.
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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #271 on: December 03, 2013, 10:33:38 AM »

Turn signals are so precious in Illinois that very few vehicles use them.  I wish there were Auto Parts stores that sold bulbs that fit turn signals so Illinois drivers would use their turn signals more often.  Gee....

Related to this are the geniuses who actually do use their turn signals but only after they are already in the turn lane or as they're making the turn.    :o
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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #272 on: December 03, 2013, 10:54:31 AM »
OK Conrad, you can ease up on the cranky now.... unless you have decided to end the practice and begin the 'being' part.... :-)

But yeah, that is something that makes me a bit cranky too- people getting ready to turn by getting into the turn lane, the next lane, whatever, then actually applying their brakes until then are down below 1/2 the speed limit and then.... wait for it.... use the turn signal. Sorta' like turning the ignition switch off on a car after driving it into a tree at 100 MPH.

:-)

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Related to this are the geniuses who actually do use their turn signals but only after they are already in the turn lane or as they're making the turn.    :o
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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #273 on: December 03, 2013, 11:03:40 AM »
Losing my SPOT locator made me a bit cranky (my own fault).

Finding out SPOT will replace the unit for $47 made me very happy!

Waiting for the new SPOT made me a bit excited..... at least for twice the '5 to 7 business days' it would take to deliver.

Calling SPOT to see what might be happening with my order only to find out they had no open order for me made me a bit cranky again. But I forged ahead and ordered the replacement yet again (remarriage is the triumph of hope over experience after all).

Calling again 21 days later only to find out it did not ship yet made me yet more cranky. But this time they would 'expedite it and it would be here by Monday (yesterday)'.

Opening the mailbox only to see "There it was, gone!" or in this case, simply not there, Monday night made me a bit more cranky.

Calling today (Tuesday) and talking to Caroline again (I guess I have been through all the customer service reps. and they are repeating themselves) and finding out it DID NOT SHIP YET but she would EXPEDITE IT finally made me a bit crazy. So now I am waiting on a call from a supervisor (yeah, any second....) and looking into alternate devices. The other devices are a classic good news / bad news situation: they work better than SPOT (not that SPOT is bad, just that the others are more powerful) and they have 2- way communication (Outstanding!- you might get to hear that your emergency request was actually received before you lose consciousness) but the price is almost twice as high.

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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #274 on: December 03, 2013, 11:31:12 AM »
*wonders how cranky Brian will be once he finally opens that mailbox to find, not one, but two SPOT locators. Furthermore, both have been charged to his card*
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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #275 on: December 03, 2013, 11:44:52 AM »
This is more seasonal but my prediction is that in my lifetime it will be Christmas all year round due to our economy being based on buy, buy, buy. But I'm getting away from my original intent and I don't want to open a can of whup a$$. 

1-Radio stations that play "Holiday" music 24 hours a day beginning Nov. 1st. OK turn the channel, but, you asked.
2-Stores that play "holiday music louder now than ever, refer to above, or leave store.
3-Using a somber holiday like Memorial Day or Veterans Day to sell an item or run a sale, totally bad, won't shop there.
4-Finally, TV or radio commercials that have different lyrics to Christmas songs to sell an item, bad, mute button.
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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #276 on: December 03, 2013, 11:51:25 AM »
Without having you get to upset, why does #3 bother you?
You realize the sale is called that, and is surrounding that day, because most people have the day off and can take the day to go shopping? It has nothing to do with trying to target, or use vetrans to help brand the day.

Why is it ok to call a sale Black Friday, but not a Veteran's day sale?
Just curious.
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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #277 on: December 03, 2013, 11:57:59 AM »
I view using a day to honor our men and women who have either sacrificed their lives or have served our country to ensure we live the life we now live as shameful an unnecessary. I'm from a generation that used that day off to reflect, thank, remember and ensure we keep it that way by thanking veterans for their service and remembering that if it were not for those people who sacrificed we would be in a very different world today, WORLD, but also country. I wouldn't spend the day shopping. Sorry, you want to shop, go ahead, I won't and not at that store again. Sorry to come across as a bit harsh, not yelling at you, just really passionate about some things. I just think we've gone over the line recently on a few things under the auspices of keeping the economy vibrant. It goes much, much deeper than this little posting, and as I said, beyond this thread, so I'll keep it clean and free of potential controversy and end it here and save it for Arena based comments. ;D
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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #278 on: December 03, 2013, 12:05:11 PM »
How about if only Veterans got the sale prices during the Veterans Day sale? Veterans should have that day off from work as well.
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Re: What makes me crazy....
« Reply #279 on: December 03, 2013, 12:05:34 PM »
I understand and I respect your beliefs 100%.
However I feel this country has done us much much greater disservice than running sales on a day for reflection. But that is for the Arena, which is where I don't go. ;)
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