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Title: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 31, 2013, 10:09:10 AM
This topic is for those things that you make you crazy.  I won't entertain politics nor religion.

I love BBCA detective/police shows.  For the most part they are low on violence and high on plots within plots and extremely good acting.

For the first time I saw George Gently last night and while I did like the show and could get into it easily the camera work made me  :censored: crazy.

I literally detest shows where the camera is bobbing (commonly referred to as 'shakey cam') all around.  I don't know what purpose it serves other than to showcase **** poor camera work.  There's absolutely no need for the camera to bob in a still shot.  This is one of the reasons I don't watch Modern Family or The Office.  I don't care how good the show is, if the camera is a bobbing, I'm not a watching.

 :censored: :censored: cameras!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Gumby on March 31, 2013, 10:34:50 AM
People that are late to meetings, appointments, or anything else.   :banghead:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on March 31, 2013, 11:16:39 AM
Sunday drivers on a Saturday.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Stasch on March 31, 2013, 11:21:58 AM
Voice mails or emails that say:  'call me'
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Cuda on March 31, 2013, 12:06:58 PM
Sunday drivers on a Saturday.

Then DON"T more to South FL EVERYDAY is SUNDAY
They drive 10-15 below speed , will make U turns at anytime even though  the SIGN say's NO U turn, turn signals are optional , can't figure out why the light has not changed (don't pull up far enough ::) get the picture >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on March 31, 2013, 12:10:18 PM
You start watching an awesome series on Netflix... say, Outcast.  You are hooked... great sci-fi series... you finish season one... and... WHAT!?!?!  THAT'S IT!!!!  :censored: ME!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 31, 2013, 12:44:00 PM
Which brings to mind another issue...

SCIFI type series that only last a season, sometimes two, yet are wildly popular.  Firefly comes to mind immediately.  Then Dresden.  There was another one.....hmmmm Brimstone.  I really liked that one.  I also detest moving them to different time slots.  Makes me crazy.

Glad to see you're using one of the new emoticons I loaded in.  Unlike the above, that doesn't make me crazy.

Do you mean 'Outcasts'?  If so, putting one thing in print and meaning another makes me crazy.  ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 31, 2013, 12:55:21 PM
The forum going belly up.....that makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Strawboss on March 31, 2013, 01:03:35 PM
The bobboing camera style is becoming very popular due to folks with short attentions spans and the fact that movement keeps your eyes on the screen, it also is supposed to lend a kind of grittiness and a feeling as if you are there watching the actors and being in the same room, looking back and forth as if your eyes were the camera, its a technique that started awhile ago and made famous by shows like NYPD Blue. I hate it, its as if the director is trying to tell me where to look, where he thinks my attention should be. Have we becoming that stupid......oh..... never mind.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 31, 2013, 01:20:08 PM
Watching a series on Amazon (I'm a Prime member) and then finding out you need to pay for the final seasons....which I have if I liked it enough.  That makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 31, 2013, 01:21:39 PM
Finding a squirrel in my gutters building a nest...that makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Strawboss on March 31, 2013, 01:51:02 PM
While riding and switching to reserve and finding you are already on reserve makes me crazy. ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on March 31, 2013, 01:55:22 PM
Outcasts... you are correct.  ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 31, 2013, 02:13:41 PM
Forum members saying it's my job to come up with smiley/emoticon locations....this makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on March 31, 2013, 03:01:11 PM
Forum members saying it's my job to come up with smiley/emoticon locations....this makes me crazy.

 ;D

Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on March 31, 2013, 06:33:21 PM
Newbs asking for help only to be told to use the search function :doh: :doh:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on March 31, 2013, 07:02:34 PM
The stupid warnings that take over the LCD on the C14. Like low fuel. That's precisely the time you might want the range screen. But no, giant, blinking, dangerously demanding your attention. They need to do it like my Nissan truck. Low fuel, or TPMS warning comes up, push the button once to acknowledge it and it goes away.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Madcow on March 31, 2013, 09:31:42 PM
Reality shows, the studios came up with reality shows to get ratings. People that watch them should get a life because living is reality not some stupid TV show.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 01, 2013, 04:14:25 AM
I feel your pain...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on April 01, 2013, 07:52:45 AM
The Walking Dead is over for the season...  :-[
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on April 01, 2013, 09:29:15 AM
The Walking Dead is over for the season...  :-[

I know! What happened to the governor?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Gumby on April 01, 2013, 09:47:00 AM
The Walking Dead is over for the season...  :-[
That my son lives for this stupid show.  :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on April 01, 2013, 11:10:23 AM
wiminz makes me crazy (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/icon10.gif)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: rush2112 on April 01, 2013, 11:20:32 AM
Sitting down to watch an hour of commercials and that dang Walking Dead show breaks in every now and then... :o :o :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ZG on April 01, 2013, 12:52:30 PM
1. Seeing big breasted women I don't know in tube tops and knowing that it would be out of line for me to just walk up and pull it down.  :banghead:
 
2. Folks that spend 10 to 15 grand on a bike and then go uber cheap or home made went it comes to accessories, tires, or gear.  >:(
 
3. Better MPG threads on bikes.  :censored:
 
 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: tweeter55 on April 01, 2013, 12:56:17 PM
Having to work what are you guys/gals are posting on the Internet.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on April 01, 2013, 01:08:13 PM
1. Seeing big breasted women I don't know in tube tops and knowing that it would be out of line for me to just walk up and pull it down.  :banghead:


Is this today, or dreams of your 70's youth?  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ZG on April 01, 2013, 01:28:22 PM
Is this today, or dreams of your 70's youth?  ;D

Today! Tube tops thank goodness are making a comeback!  :P
 
In my youth of the 70's (FYI I was only born in 70) I would have just done it and let my parents take the beatings...  ;D
 
 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on April 01, 2013, 01:47:38 PM

Today! Tube tops thank goodness are making a comeback!  :P
 
In my youth of the 70's (FYI I was only born in 70) I would have just done it and let my parents take the beatings...  ;D

 :hail: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on April 01, 2013, 03:29:58 PM
Sitting down to watch an hour of commercials and that dang Walking Dead show breaks in every now and then... :o :o :o

3 words:  D....   V....    R.....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Madcow on April 01, 2013, 04:49:55 PM
3 words:  D....   V....    R.....
Totally agree.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Sgt Mac on April 01, 2013, 05:50:07 PM
wiminz makes me crazy (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/icon10.gif)

Me too.

http://youtu.be/yVw96wzmZC8 (http://youtu.be/yVw96wzmZC8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ZG on April 01, 2013, 08:47:35 PM
;D

Just curious... how long is too long to watch that?  :-\
 
 ;D :thumbs: :chugbeer:
                       
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on April 01, 2013, 10:53:14 PM

Just curious... how long is too long to watch that?  :-\
 
 ;D :thumbs: :chugbeer:
                     
Jay, you musta been a sprinter in HS ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Gumby on April 01, 2013, 11:18:04 PM
Jay, you musta been a sprinter in HS ;)
Ha, we partied way to much to go out for track.  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 02, 2013, 06:18:07 AM
I really liked Peter Sellers.  Actually cried when he died.  Such a great actor.  Having marvelous people die early.   That makes me crazy.

As a reminder to all, this thread is PG rated as all of them are in the Open Forum board.  This is to no one in particular...................................................................Gumby!   ;)   This makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Cold Streak on April 02, 2013, 09:06:05 AM
Getting asked to take a survey or a follow up phone call for darn near everything I do.  No exaggeration, I have not done anything lately involving a purchase either for business or personal, in which I haven't gotten a request for a survey or a phone call asking for my opinion of the service or product.  It's making me crazy!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 02, 2013, 09:09:27 AM
As a follow on to that, surveys that tend to ask way too many questions to the point of me saying  :censored: it.  This makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 02, 2013, 09:13:34 AM
Drivers who don't use their turn signals, that makes me crazy.

Drivers who put their turn signals on AFTER they're already in the turn lane or WHILE they're making the turn, that makes me insane.

Hello people! Turn signals are to let others know what the hell you're doing! If you're already in the turn lane, or going around the corner, we already know dip :censored:!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: connie1 on April 02, 2013, 09:30:17 AM
Surveys that don't pay...that makes me crazy.  Let me explain.

In farming there are no small purchases.  Everything is in the thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars.  Companies have a lot to gain by needling your information out of you, so they do phone surveys to get this info.  I ask  " How much are you paying me for my info and time?"
"Well sir, we will include you in a draw for X (some cheap piece of #$&@)"
"You are getting paid to ask for my information, your company is getting paid for the information , I want to get paid for giving you the information."
"Well sir this is not a paying survey."
"You can call me when it is".  Click
Now do this twice a day from October to April and you can see why this makes me crazy.

There are some surveys that will send you $50 for your time.  Receiving the $50 is still elusive to me so I don't do any surveys anymore.
Federal government surveys are required by law but answering them truthfully isn't so you know what happens there.

Rant complete....I feel better already.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on April 02, 2013, 09:47:18 AM
Drivers who don't use their turn signals, that makes me crazy.

Drivers who put their turn signals on AFTER they're already in the turn lane or WHILE they're making the turn, that makes me insane.

Hello people! Turn signals are to let others know what the hell you're doing! If you're already in the turn lane, or going around the corner, we already know dipshit!

... or those who attend the church of Our Wholly Mother Of The Perpetual Left Blinker?    :censored: wad!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 02, 2013, 09:57:01 AM
... or those who attend the church of Our Wholly Mother Of The Perpetual Left Blinker?    :censored: wad!

Ah, you mean Blinker Boy. Sadly, I know him/her all too well.    :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ZG on April 02, 2013, 10:50:46 AM
This is to no one in particular...................................................................Gumby!   ;)   

He's a slow learner Sparky...  ;) ;D
 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on April 02, 2013, 11:12:51 AM
That moment when you realize there is just no avoiding that sneeze you're about to have with your full face helmet on.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Gumby on April 02, 2013, 11:46:18 AM
As a reminder to all, this thread is PG rated as all of them are in the Open Forum board.  This is to no one in particular...................................................................Gumby!   ;)   This makes me crazy.
Boobs are PG. Oh can I say boobs.

Asking if I can say a word when we are all adults here. That makes me crazy.

Admins deleting my posts after I spent hours searching for the right picture to post. That makes me crazy.  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on April 02, 2013, 11:49:22 AM
YOu can say it as long as its spelled boobies, because that's a bird.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ManWorkinghere on April 02, 2013, 01:26:15 PM
- TV commercial by Peter Francis Geraci about Bankruptcy processing.  Delivered in a dead fish-eye, monotone tone with no inflection.  I swear he is a Zombie in a suit.
(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/1fGconuLroc/mqdefault.jpg)

- listening to the radio while painting, working in garage, etc., and the same commercial plays four times in 15 minutes, 16 times in an hour.

- and My All Time Winner = Watching the stop light change and waiting for each car to decide to move AFTER the car in front of them moves one car length in front of them !!!  Everyone should move like a freight train, all at the same time, instead of a :censored: inchworm/accordion/Slinky

(http://www.wxii12.com/image/view/-/5093868/medRes/2/-/h/252/maxh/92/maxw/138/w/378/-/630l3z/-/GENERIC-Traffic-Jam-Stop-Light---21300069.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on April 02, 2013, 01:47:24 PM
Spacers... you know them... they are in front of you in traffic... the guy that has 10 car lengths between him and the other car.  Everyone and their Uncle is jumping in front of him, and he keeps adjusting the gap accordingly.   :censored:

Left Lane Nannies... they sit in the left lane, right next to the guy in the right lane!  They aren't passing anyone... why are they in the left lane!  They won't speed up and change lanes... the guy in the right lane speeds up, but Left Lane Nanny speeds up too!  :cannon:

Tailgaters... it's a sport here in the Denver area.  You can have 20 cars in front of you, but that guy behind you thinks he can push/shove/scare traffic ahead of you by sitting in your backseat.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on April 02, 2013, 02:01:47 PM
Spacers... you know them... they are in front of you in traffic... the guy that has 10 car lengths between him and the other car.  Everyone and their Uncle is jumping in front of him, and he keeps adjusting the gap accordingly.   :censored:

Left Lane Nannies... they sit in the left lane, right next to the guy in the right lane!  They aren't passing anyone... why are they in the left lane!  They won't speed up and change lanes... the guy in the right lane speeds up, but Left Lane Nanny speeds up too!  :cannon:

Tailgaters... it's a sport here in the Denver area.  You can have 20 cars in front of you, but that guy behind you thinks he can push/shove/scare traffic ahead of you by sitting in your backseat.

"lane split" is the motorcycle solution to all your woes (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/bigthumb.gif)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on April 02, 2013, 02:06:58 PM
"lane split" is the motorcycle solution to all your woes (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/bigthumb.gif)

If I'm on my bike... everything is "Irie"... it's when you add 2 more wheels that things get lees than ideal.  8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on April 02, 2013, 02:30:39 PM
If I'm on my bike... everything is "Irie"... it's when you add 2 more wheels that things get lees than ideal.  8)

yes sir +1 for me too
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 02, 2013, 02:36:09 PM
- TV commercial by Peter Francis Geraci about Bankruptcy processing.  Delivered in a dead fish-eye, monotone tone with no inflection.  I swear he is a Zombie in a suit.
(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/1fGconuLroc/mqdefault.jpg)

That's funny  :censored: right there! I've thought that VERY same thing when I've seen this piece of wood in his TV spots.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 02, 2013, 02:41:49 PM
Boobs are PG. Oh can I say boobs.

Asking if I can say a word when we are all adults here. That makes me crazy.

Admins deleting my posts after I spent hours searching for the right picture to post. That makes me crazy.  ;D

Making members crazy.....priceless. ;D 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 03, 2013, 07:25:48 AM
Watched History Detectives last night on MPT.  One new segment and the rest reruns.  Advertising the show as new but really containing mostly reruns, makes me crazy.

And speaking of TV.....  The DVR not recording first run shows (when it's set to do that), yet loves to record all the ones I've seen previously or not at all, makes me crazy.

FIM World Superbike not being televised on a channel that I get, makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on April 03, 2013, 07:29:20 AM
 :censored: :censored: credit card processing companies. A bunch of  :censored: thieves.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: tweeter55 on April 03, 2013, 09:20:08 AM
Missing a hole-in-one by this much >______ < :yikes: :censored: :censored: :censored: :yikes:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Strawboss on April 03, 2013, 10:18:54 AM
Two things. On dehumidifiers, they quote number of pints it holds. Now, when was the last time anybody used pints as a measurement? Quarts, sure, gallons, yes, liters, all the time at work. i'm standing there at the store trying to calculate how many pints/quarts/gallons.......crap, just put down gallons or liters ok. And another thing, this practice of showing how long a movie is. How many people talk about the length of a movie in minutes other than the morons who make them? So, here I am, trying to figure out how long a movie is......126 minutes, ok, lets see, 90 minutes, hour and a half, plus, lets see, 36 minutes.....ok over two hours....ok, 2 hours and 6 minutes. Why not just say 2 hours and 6 minutes? I know, I know 30 pints sound like a lot and 126 minutes sounds like a loot, and we Americans like things big and a lot of it, soccer, boring, scores of 1 to 0, American football, now theres something, scores, 6 points at a time, 28 to 7, now theres something we can like huh? Marketing.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 03, 2013, 10:38:52 AM
Are you looking for a new dehumidifier Boss? I bought this top rated (Consumer Reports) last year and it does it's job VERY well. It even has a removable/cleanable filter. It's about time they started using these. 

Frigidaire FAD704DUD

I almost forgot, 70 pints.    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: BruceR on April 03, 2013, 11:11:37 AM
Not being able to see the boob picture that Gumby posted makes me crazy.  :loco:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Cholla on April 03, 2013, 11:19:47 AM
BEER comes in pints!
Mind yer Ps and Qs.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Strawboss on April 03, 2013, 01:51:14 PM
YES, Fridgidaire, not sure of the number though. The one I'm looking at is 30 pints, the reason I like it is no electronic bottons, plain old rotary switch. Cholla, how many gallons is 30 pints? ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on April 03, 2013, 02:17:03 PM
People that :censored: waste my :censored: time!  If you schedule a :censored: meeting, and you :censored: can't make that
 :censored: meeting, you should :censored: let everyone know so they aren't just :censored: sitting around twiddling their  :censored: fingers waiting on your :censored: :censored:!

WHEW!  I feel :censored: better!  8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Strawboss on April 03, 2013, 02:30:30 PM
Sherob, just tell us how the  :censored: you feel.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 03, 2013, 02:38:46 PM
People that :censored: waste my :censored: time!  If you schedule a :censored: meeting, and you :censored: can't make that
 :censored: meeting, you should :censored: let everyone know so they aren't just :censored: sitting around twiddling their  :censored: fingers waiting on your :censored: :censored:!

WHEW!  I feel :censored: better!  8)

Did you have any  :censored: doughnuts at this :censored: meeting? If not, there's your :censored: problem.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on April 03, 2013, 02:56:37 PM
People that :censored: waste my :censored: time!  If you schedule a :censored: meeting, and you :censored: can't make that
 :censored: meeting, you should :censored: let everyone know so they aren't just :censored: sitting around twiddling their  :censored: fingers waiting on your :censored: :censored:!

WHEW!  I feel :censored: better!  8)

+1

Yes sir that should go for CONFERENCE CALLS too (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/bigthumb.gif)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 03, 2013, 04:02:56 PM
It makes me  :censored: proud to see that one of the latest smileys that I installed is being used wisely.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on April 03, 2013, 04:05:29 PM
It makes me  :censored: proud to see that one of the latest smileys that I installed is being used wisely.

I don't  :censored:ing see it in the list, but can you please install (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/bigthumb.gif) so I don't have to :censored:ing paste it all the time  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 03, 2013, 05:20:43 PM
If you select the [more] link under the smileys showing when you post a reply it should be in the pop up smiley list.  Are you saying it isn't there?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 03, 2013, 05:23:07 PM
Going to a restaurant that everyone says is great and then finding out it sucks....that makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: BruceR on April 03, 2013, 05:42:26 PM
 :censored: people walking 3 abreast in the parking lot and not getting their  :censored: arses out of the way for me to drive by makes me  :censored: crazy.  Move your fat  :censored: asses you fat  :censored: :censored:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Strawboss on April 03, 2013, 06:02:59 PM
 :censored:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ZG on April 03, 2013, 06:18:09 PM
:censored: people walking 3 abreast

(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/confused1.gif) (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/smiley_dunno.gif)
 
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/dsfokewpokrew.jpg)
 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rick Hall on April 03, 2013, 06:30:03 PM
TFR when you have the chariot reserved for the whole afternoon.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: BruceR on April 03, 2013, 06:31:35 PM

(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/confused1.gif) (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/smiley_dunno.gif)
 
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/dsfokewpokrew.jpg)
# abreast, as in 3 wide.  Not 3 breastesses.  Then I'd  :censored: complain because I only have 2  :censored: hands
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on April 03, 2013, 06:58:18 PM
Quote
I don't  :censored:ing see it in the list, but can you please install (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/bigthumb.gif) so I don't have to :censored:ing paste it all the time  ;D

Quote
If you select the [more] link under the smileys showing when you post a reply it should be in the pop up smiley list.  Are you saying it isn't there?

I don't see this one there --------->   (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/bigthumb.gif)

But I may be blind
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 03, 2013, 07:35:53 PM
Hmmm.  I'm running the same smiley set as you so I'm wondering what's going on.   This makes me crazy.  I'll look some more in the morning when I'm not so crazy.

Taking medicine that only gives the dose in ml. instead of teaspoons.  This makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on April 03, 2013, 07:37:26 PM
its the "thumbup" I was looking for and can't see
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 03, 2013, 08:06:13 PM
its the "thumbup" I was looking for and can't see

This one  :thumbs: ?  It should be between  :feedback: :thumbs: :goodpost: .
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on April 03, 2013, 08:08:57 PM
This one  :thumbs: ?  It should be between  :feedback: :thumbs: :goodpost: .

no sir....... this one ----->  (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/bigthumb.gif)

Thats what I've been begging for all along   :D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 03, 2013, 08:10:04 PM
I'll see what I can do about that guv'ner.....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on April 03, 2013, 08:26:31 PM
I'll see what I can do about that guv'ner.....

wow thank you sir (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/bigthumb.gif)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ZG on April 03, 2013, 08:27:49 PM
# abreast, as in 3 wide.  Not 3 breastesses.  Then I'd  :censored: complain because I only have 2  :censored: hands

 :rotflmao: :thumbs:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Gumby on April 03, 2013, 09:30:25 PM
This thread is starting to drive me crazy.
(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j225/gage1126/carsons2ndbirthday29.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 04, 2013, 04:38:03 AM
Seal - Crazy (Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fc67yQsPqQ#)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on April 04, 2013, 04:48:31 AM
A black guy in a KKK robe? That's crazy!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Cholla on April 04, 2013, 05:41:02 AM
30 pints is 30 BEERS!

Almost 4 gallons.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 04, 2013, 06:52:59 AM
This thread delivers!  :finger_fing11: ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 04, 2013, 06:56:09 AM
Buying a Keurig coffee maker and finding out it doesn't do a full cup of coffee.  That makes me crazy.

Finding out how much those little coffee whatchamacallits cost.  That makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Sgt Mac on April 04, 2013, 07:04:35 AM
Buying a Keurig coffee maker and finding out it doesn't do a full cup of coffee.  That makes me crazy.

Finding out how much those little coffee whatchamacallits cost.  That makes me crazy.

I love mine, you can buy reusable cups that you can fill with whatever coffee you want. For me, the convenience is worth the cost.

http://youtu.be/VzV9QExGFQs (http://youtu.be/VzV9QExGFQs)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 04, 2013, 07:13:51 AM
Apt song for this thread.  Not thinking of it first.  That makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on April 04, 2013, 09:08:28 AM
This thread delivers!  :finger_fing11: ;D

Nice, thank you sir for adding my custom thumbs up!  :finger_fing11:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ZG on April 04, 2013, 10:24:12 AM
This thread delivers!  :finger_fing11: ;D

Sparky turning into Steve makes me crazy...  ;D
 
 
top  :finger_fing11:
 
Oh crap, now I'm doing it...  :doh:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on April 04, 2013, 10:37:55 AM

Sparky turning into Steve makes me crazy...  ;D
 
 
top  :finger_fing11:
 
Oh crap, now I'm doing it...  :doh:

Rock on wit dat!  (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/rocker.gif)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on April 04, 2013, 12:23:16 PM
Buying a Keurig coffee maker and finding out it doesn't do a full cup of coffee.  That makes me crazy.

Finding out how much those little coffee whatchamacallits cost.  That makes me crazy.

Buying a new :censored: Keurig after 2 :censored: :censored: years because it made itty bitty :censored: demitasse :censored: cups drove me :censored: :censored: bat crazy too!  ;D  Welcome to the :censored: club!  8) 

I did buy my new one @ Target using my Red Card and Pharmacy Rewards card, getting 10% off... :censored: A!  :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: tweeter55 on April 04, 2013, 12:33:58 PM
http://youtu.be/2OVtpnpCOKM (http://youtu.be/2OVtpnpCOKM)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 04, 2013, 12:35:10 PM
Having to move two other :censored: bikes in the designated MC parking here at work in order to get my :censored: bike out! :censored: holes!!!!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Cold Streak on April 04, 2013, 01:27:32 PM
Quote
# abreast, as in 3 wide.  Not 3 breastesses.  Then I'd  complain because I only have 2  hands

Yes, but you also have a mouth, I believe.  This would make me crazy in a good way. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: BruceR on April 05, 2013, 06:25:48 AM
Yes, but you also have a mouth, I believe.  This would make me crazy in a good way.
Aha!  A problem solver!  A solution giver!  Not thinking of this first makes me  :censored:
I wonder if my wife will get suspicious if I ask her to stand next to the microwave all day?  :finger_fing11:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 05, 2013, 07:30:08 AM
Riding to work and seeing all the :censored: trash that :censored: people throw out of the windows of their :censored: cars! What the :censored: is wrong with people? You can't :censored: wait and put that :censored: trash where it belongs? :censored: :censored: holes!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ManWorkinghere on April 09, 2013, 12:58:01 PM
Riding to work and seeing all the :censored: trash that :censored: people throw out of the windows of their :censored: cars! What the :censored: is wrong with people? You can't :censored: wait and put that :censored: trash where it belongs? :censored: :censored: holes!

Similar for me is seeing a cigarette smoker finish a drag and throw the :censored: butt out the car/truck/minivan/SUV's window!  This is the same piece of :censored: that they had in their car while it was pleasuring them.  Now it has served its purpose, they cannot keep the  :censored: around them anymore. 

I so much want to reach out and stuff the piece of :censored: back into their window.  Arrgh.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Toxz Qwaste on April 09, 2013, 01:47:10 PM
Getting cut off in traffic and then the finger from someone with a 'cOesIsT' bumper sticker



Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 09, 2013, 02:16:29 PM
Similar for me is seeing a cigarette smoker finish a drag and throw the :censored: butt out the car/truck/minivan/SUV's window!  This is the same piece of :censored: that they had in their car while it was pleasuring them.  Now it has served its purpose, they cannot keep the  :censored: around them anymore. 

I so much want to reach out and stuff the piece of :censored: back into their window.  Arrgh.


Yep, more :censored: :censored: holes at work. This also makes me crazy. How can these :censored: think that it's ok to throw their :censored: lit butt out the :censored: window?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on April 09, 2013, 02:21:51 PM
Moving all retail stores to a new XenApp server farm followed by a private IP subnet change for all stores. Both of which involve multiple outside vendors, but both have to be done seperate from each other over the next several months.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 09, 2013, 02:22:33 PM
My Firefox spell checker not working here in the forum.  This makes me crazy.

Hmmm....it just worked.  This makes me more crazy.   :censored: :censored: :censored: and  :censored:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 09, 2013, 02:22:59 PM
Moving all retail stores to a new XenApp server farm followed by a private IP subnet change for all stores. Both of which involve multiple outside vendors, but both have to be done seperate from each other over the next several months.

 :yikes:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on April 09, 2013, 02:29:54 PM
:yikes:

Yeah, we found out the private IP ranges we are using 172.32.x.x are not PCI compliant and we need to move everyone at or below 172.31.x.x

But the XenApp move is a welcome one.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on April 09, 2013, 03:49:08 PM
Similar for me is seeing a cigarette smoker finish a drag and throw the :censored: butt out the car/truck/minivan/SUV's window!  This is the same piece of :censored: that they had in their car while it was pleasuring them.  Now it has served its purpose, they cannot keep the  :censored: around them anymore. 

I so much want to reach out and stuff the piece of :censored: back into their window.  Arrgh.

If you replaced  :censored: with :censored: or  :censored: , a person might think you were talking about someones' girlfriend.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: GeeBeav on April 11, 2013, 10:39:12 PM
Riding with someone in a car, they turn up the radio to listen to a good song - that's cool.

But when the song is over, and a commercial comes on, TURN IT DOWN. Sheesh.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 12, 2013, 10:11:42 AM
Bathroom motion detected faucets that only stay on for a second.  Not enough time to rinse hands properly.  This was in a Bob Evans in Richmond today.  This makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 12, 2013, 10:16:26 AM
Drivers who insist on driving 5 to 10 mph UNDER the speed limit on a two lane road while a line of cars builds up behind them while everyone is afraid to pass. This is not a problem when I'm on the bike but makes me :censored: crazy when I'm in the cage. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ljcorby on April 12, 2013, 10:25:18 AM
Drivers who insist on driving 5 to 10 mph UNDER the speed limit on a two lane road while a line of cars builds up behind them while everyone is afraid to pass. This is not a problem when I'm on the bike but makes me :censored: crazy when I'm in the cage.

+1 absolutely!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 12, 2013, 01:05:48 PM
When watching a paranormal show and the  :censored: idiots doing the investigating all get surprised and yell when something happens.  It's like they weren't expecting it?  I mean, you're looking for ghosts and whatever and when you find one you get all scared like it's the first one you've ever seen.  I hate that  :censored: .  Now if one of them was lifted up into the air and slung into a wall, I could understand that, but not what these people are experiencing.  This makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on April 12, 2013, 01:12:49 PM
...and yet you watch the show.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 12, 2013, 01:22:14 PM
 :doh:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 12, 2013, 01:26:48 PM
When watching a paranormal show and the  :censored: idiots doing the investigating all get surprised and yell when something happens.  It's like they weren't expecting it?  I mean, you're looking for ghosts and whatever and when you find one you get all scared like it's the first one you've ever seen.  I hate that  :censored: .  Now if one of them was lifted up into the air and slung into a wall, I could understand that, but not what these people are experiencing.  This makes me crazy.

I'd pay a dollar to see that!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 12, 2013, 01:28:10 PM
Well, that's why I watch those shows....I'm ever hopeful.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on April 12, 2013, 01:35:47 PM
when my friends don't wear their gear it sometimes drives me crazy

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/junk1/rearofbike.jpg) (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/stevewfl/media/junk1/rearofbike.jpg.html)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: tweeter55 on April 12, 2013, 01:44:12 PM
What kind of friends do you hang out with, Steve?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 12, 2013, 01:48:06 PM
What kind of friends do you hang out with, Steve?

Friends with a nice rear view.   :P
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 12, 2013, 02:26:09 PM
I just had my first experience with Windows 8. That POS makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Gumby on April 12, 2013, 02:28:12 PM
I just had my first experience with Windows 8. That POS makes me crazy.
+1

I installed that on my home desk top and now it is a paper weight.  >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on April 12, 2013, 04:39:19 PM
XP...XP...XP...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on April 12, 2013, 04:55:01 PM
Going Win7 at work Monday on my physical... have a Win7 VM already... snooze.  Why can't they just leave well :censored: enough alone already!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: quickwilly on April 18, 2013, 03:22:15 PM
-Spending all day trying to get the chipper started only to find out my son put a nail in the intake as I was trouble shooting. This in turn kept the intake stuck open fouling the plug. Wasn't until I pulled the head off that I found the culprit.

-Listening to my neighbor bitch about not having a privacy fence in our backyard. I have to remove about 6 chords off wood before I can even think about a fence you stupid C**T, you see me out here every F*****G weekend cutting down trees!!!

-Cage-rs turning in front of me.

-Granny marinating in the "passing" lane

-pre-meetings for meetings.

-People to stupid to be operating a REALLLLY expensive piece of equipment......This includes cars.

-Merging to a new server


Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 18, 2013, 04:13:38 PM
Coming to stop at a light and the car in front of me stopping several car lengths from the one in front of it and then creeping ever so slowly to make up the distance.

Transfer trucks trying to exist at the same spot that I am in.

All this makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on April 18, 2013, 07:44:37 PM
Going Win7 at work Monday on my physical... have a Win7 VM already... snooze.  Why can't they just leave well :censored: enough alone already!

Microshaft Winders gets worse!  Wait till they shove that lame Win8 down your throat


()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on April 19, 2013, 11:53:59 AM
()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()

Is this 15 nice ladies standing side by side?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Cold Streak on April 19, 2013, 07:54:35 PM
Going to a MotoGP race in a car.  First motorcycle race I've ever been to in a  :censored: car.  This makes me crazy.

Too much snow in MN to ride the bike, but still ...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 19, 2013, 07:54:43 PM
Any product with a peel back label.  Invariably I peel off the whole thing and get  :censored: pissed off.  This makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 20, 2013, 07:09:37 AM
Mini fluorescent light bulbs...  Not only do you need to worry about lumens, you have to worry about their color temperature.  If you replace one with the same lumens but use a different color temp in a set, it looks like  :censored: .  So now I have odd numbers of different color temp bulbs and finding more of the same can be difficult.  I also have to use a magnifying glass to read the very small print on the color as I don't usually keep the blister pack... This makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 20, 2013, 07:13:27 AM
Mini fluorescent light bulbs...  Not only do you need to worry about lumens, you have to worry about their color temperature.  If you replace one with the same lumens but use a different color temp in a set, it looks like  :censored: .  So now I have odd numbers of different color temp bulbs and finding more of the same can be difficult.  I also have to use a magnifying glass to read the very small print on the color as I don't usually keep the blister pack... This makes me crazy.

You know what makes me crazy about those CFL? No way do they last as long as stated!    >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 20, 2013, 07:37:45 AM
They're all a bunch of  :censored: liars.  They last longer than the normal bulbs but nowhere near as long as they state on the package.  This makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on April 20, 2013, 08:04:14 AM
If you leave them on they'll last longer. And save you more money.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 20, 2013, 08:12:19 AM
If you leave them on they'll last longer. And save you more money.

They don't save me any money when they're off? This make me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 20, 2013, 03:27:11 PM
Beer overflowing the bottle when I'm not paying attention.  I don't know why it does that.  Most of the time it's when I'm walking with a bottle in my hand.   This makes me crazy (not the walking, the beer overflowing).
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on April 20, 2013, 03:49:42 PM
Sam Adams does that a lot.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 20, 2013, 05:45:55 PM
Horrible waste of beer when that happens..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: GeeBeav on April 20, 2013, 08:22:46 PM
When you buy a spray can of something - carb cleaner, contact cleaner, whatever - use it once or twice, then it won't spray anymore. There's 3/4 of a can left, won't come out.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 21, 2013, 07:19:07 AM
Yep.  Also applies to caulk.

Replying to a post and thinking that you'll be the 'next one' in line and someone beats you to it or you're off by a couple of posts and your answer then makes no sense at all.

All this makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 21, 2013, 07:31:45 AM
People who refuse to use the 'quote' function so that others may know what the hell they're replying to without having to ask. This makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on April 21, 2013, 07:34:50 AM
Yeah, I hate to waste beer.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 21, 2013, 07:58:20 AM
People who refuse to use the 'quote' function so that others may know what the hell they're replying to without having to ask. This makes me crazy.

 :D   You should know what I'm talking about by now.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: GeeBeav on April 21, 2013, 08:06:04 AM
People who refuse to use the 'quote' function

People who overuse of the "quote" function, i.e. quote an entire long post, including several pics, and respond with a one-word answer like "yes".
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 21, 2013, 08:28:40 AM
:D   You should know what I'm talking about by now.

Maybe I do, maybe I don't.   ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on April 21, 2013, 11:13:18 AM
People who overuse of the "quote" function, i.e. quote an entire long post, including several pics, and respond with a one-word answer like "yes".

 :censored: yes!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Strawboss on April 21, 2013, 01:28:12 PM
I quoted somebody once.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 22, 2013, 09:08:49 AM
I get an e-mail from 'Paypal' asking me to click the supplied link and confirm my Paypal information.

The e-mail came from Juan@this.net.   :o

This makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 22, 2013, 09:32:37 AM
It takes Jaun to know Jaun..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on April 22, 2013, 09:33:36 AM
 :doh:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on April 22, 2013, 09:36:38 AM
So I've been told.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on April 22, 2013, 10:06:24 AM
Jaun is a lonely...  8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ZG on April 22, 2013, 12:16:18 PM
It takes Jaun to know Jaun..

 ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Cholla on April 22, 2013, 01:34:59 PM
Juan more time now!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 06, 2013, 01:51:57 PM
New glasses for the computer....well, actually for me but I'm going to use them to see the screen.  I'm trying those new fangled lenses that don't have lines.  The computer piece is in the center, long distance at the top (smallish), and reading at the bottom (smallish).  I hates it I does so far.    :censored: glasses.  I'm going to try them for a week and see if I can get used to them.  If not, it's the traditional bifocals for me.    The only thing good for glasses is liquor.    Eye glasses make me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on May 06, 2013, 02:23:49 PM
New glasses for the computer....well, actually for me but I'm going to use them to see the screen.  I'm trying those new fangled lenses that don't have lines.  The computer piece is in the center, long distance at the top (smallish), and reading at the bottom (smallish).  I hates it I does so far.    :censored: glasses.  I'm going to try them for a week and see if I can get used to them.  If not, it's the traditional bifocals for me.    The only thing good for glasses is liquor.    Eye glasses make me crazy.

I've been using those no-line glasses for a while now. It takes a bit of getting used to them but once you do, you'll like them. Well, as much as you can like having those damn things hanging from your nose and ears.    8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 06, 2013, 03:19:29 PM
Members changing their handle names.....this makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on May 06, 2013, 05:42:20 PM
Members changing their handle names.....this makes me crazy.
"You talkin to me Willis"? ;D  May the sign be with you ;)

Do Avatars have the same effect?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 06, 2013, 06:12:14 PM
Absolutely.   Members changing avatars makes me crazy.  Chief amongst the crazies is Pokey.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: BruceR on May 06, 2013, 06:14:18 PM
Absolutely.   Members changing avatars makes me crazy.  Chief amongst the crazies is Pokey.
Yup, and none of them even remotely resemble Gumby's sidekick.  Makes me  :censored: crazy
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: tweeter55 on May 06, 2013, 07:13:14 PM
 With no lines on the glasses, isn't it possible you might spill a little of that liquor?  Man, that would drive me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 07, 2013, 04:27:56 AM
I keep reaching for the glass and nothing happens.  This makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on May 07, 2013, 07:58:28 AM
Absolutely.   Members changing avatars makes me crazy.  Chief amongst the crazies is Pokey.

Not true, he uses Rotella he can't be crazy!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 07, 2013, 08:16:30 AM
I beg to differ.. ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on May 07, 2013, 09:07:49 AM
I beg to differ.. ;)

I'm mistaken about him being not crazy, or him using Rotella?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on May 07, 2013, 09:11:14 AM
I keep reaching for the glass and nothing happens.  This makes me crazy.

Maybe your arm isn't long enough Jim? Ask your wife to move the glass closer to you.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on May 07, 2013, 10:38:46 AM
Maybe your arm isn't long enough Jim? Ask your wife to move the glass closer to you.
Ask????? :-X
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on May 07, 2013, 10:40:38 AM
Ask????? :-X

Well, he probably doesn't want to be wearing the contents of the glass in question.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on May 07, 2013, 10:45:34 AM
Well, he probably doesn't want to be wearing the contents of the glass in question.
I'm willing to bet she's a sensible person who doesn't tolerate alcohol abuse, she'd probably scoop up the adult beverage with a twinkle in her eye and GULP it down ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 07, 2013, 11:30:15 AM
I'm mistaken about him being not crazy, or him using Rotella?

Take your pick.  ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on May 07, 2013, 02:46:53 PM
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/lol.gif) (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/stevewfl/media/avatars/lol.gif.html)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on May 07, 2013, 02:54:14 PM
http://youtu.be/majFrn3j1Co (http://youtu.be/majFrn3j1Co)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 07, 2013, 05:23:44 PM
Actually she doesn't and she's the best thing that ever happened to me..  She's the only one that puts up with my personality.  I do like the song, however.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: DeansZG on May 07, 2013, 07:11:33 PM

  Those stupid commercials w/ Flo & that damn little green lizard....  Maybe they could put a burlap bag over Flo's head & maybe the lizard could get run over while crossing the highway 8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 08, 2013, 04:39:50 AM
I'm thinking that they both have run their course and as were on a TV subject....

Having the same commercial being run on the same show multiple times.  This makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Cold Streak on May 08, 2013, 07:26:56 AM
Quote
Maybe they could put a burlap bag over Flo's head

I got the Progressive Insurance bag at the Motorcycle show with Flo's picture on it.  I use it for my grocery bag.  It seems to drive the bag boys crazy. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on May 08, 2013, 08:11:01 AM
Shoes! How many :censored: shoes does one woman need?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Sgt Mac on May 08, 2013, 04:17:41 PM
Shoes! How many :censored: shoes does one woman need?

all of them
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on May 09, 2013, 04:16:34 AM
all of them

She's working on it.    :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Strawboss on May 09, 2013, 09:04:11 AM
The best invention ever invented, EVER? I mean THE BEST EVER? the "mute" button on the TV remote. Whoever invented it should be enshrined in the all time TV hall of fame. I never watch commercials, never, mute them all, better yet, record the show and fast forward through all the garbage that insults my intelligence.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on May 09, 2013, 09:14:26 AM
The best invention ever invented, EVER? I mean THE BEST EVER? the "mute" button on the TV remote. Whoever invented it should be enshrined in the all time TV hall of fame. I never watch listen to commercials, never, mute them all, better yet, record the show and fast forward through all the garbage that insults my intelligence.

FIFY
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on May 09, 2013, 09:17:24 AM
The best invention ever invented, EVER? I mean THE BEST EVER? the "mute" button on the TV remote. Whoever invented it should be enshrined in the all time TV hall of fame. I never watch commercials, never, mute them all, better yet, record the show and fast forward through all the garbage that insults my intelligence.

+1 Ever since I got a DVR, I can no longer watch live TV. Like this thread says, it "makes me crazy". Sometimes I'll walk into my wife watching some show and a commercial comes on. I try to fast forward but find she is watching live. Even if it's a show I want to watch, I leave the room. Can't do it anymore.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 09, 2013, 07:54:39 PM
I'm all the time fast forwarding live shows...never works.   I do some video on demand from Directv and some don't allow fast forward (NBC Grimm series).  This makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Gumby on May 10, 2013, 11:00:53 AM
When you come cruising down out of the Sawtooth Mountains and you look in the mirror and see smoke. That makes me crazy (http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b28/ljmort/HPAnimated/crazy.gif) (http://media.photobucket.com/user/ljmort/media/HPAnimated/crazy.gif.html)

(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll112/tomdvaughan/100_0108-1.jpg) (http://s286.photobucket.com/user/tomdvaughan/media/100_0108-1.jpg.html)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on May 10, 2013, 11:13:15 AM
Fuji Capesta my bag is burning maing!    :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on May 10, 2013, 01:06:50 PM
Having :censored: back muscle spasms a couple weeks ago, not really thinking about it.  Then having sharp :censored: pain around the T8 to T6 area, the type of pain that takes your breath away!  I make an appt. with my surgeon who fused my L5/S1... something isn't right...  sleeping is a chore.  :o

 :censored: :censored: :censored: hurts!  They take xrays... looks like I now have degenerative disk disease in the thoracic area!  MRI's on the horizon now to see how bad... I do not want more :censored: surgery!  This would end my riding, pretty sure.  >:( 

 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 10, 2013, 01:08:44 PM
Oh man, I'm so sorry.... :'(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on May 10, 2013, 01:12:41 PM
I'm sorry too Rob, I hope that it all works out for you.   :grouphug:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on May 10, 2013, 11:39:29 PM
the color of her drawers makes me crazy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mdolP7gMLIE# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mdolP7gMLIE#)!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ZG on May 11, 2013, 09:09:44 AM
the color of her drawers makes me crazy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mdolP7gMLIE# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mdolP7gMLIE#)!

Nice, I really enjoyed that, thank you!  :thumbs: :chugbeer:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on May 12, 2013, 06:39:57 PM
When you come cruising down out of the Sawtooth Mountains and you look in the mirror and see smoke. That makes me crazy (http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b28/ljmort/HPAnimated/crazy.gif) (http://media.photobucket.com/user/ljmort/media/HPAnimated/crazy.gif.html)

(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll112/tomdvaughan/100_0108-1.jpg) (http://s286.photobucket.com/user/tomdvaughan/media/100_0108-1.jpg.html)

Sawtooth mountains are amazing!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on May 12, 2013, 07:40:57 PM
Members changing their handle names.....this makes me crazy.
You there yet?  Still working on a good avatar to go with whatever handle I settle on. ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ZG on May 12, 2013, 09:13:09 PM
Still working on a good avatar to go with whatever handle I settle on. ;D

Interesting... I google searched silverdammit pics and it has tons of pics from our forum!  :o

http://www.google.com/search?q=silverdammit&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=MlmQUca7LOfwiwLKk4GQAg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=626#imgrc=_ (http://www.google.com/search?q=silverdammit&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=MlmQUca7LOfwiwLKk4GQAg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=626#imgrc=_)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on May 13, 2013, 03:50:56 AM
Interesting... I google searched silverdammit pics and it has tons of pics from our forum!  :o
Hey, Clark's famous!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ManWorkinghere on May 14, 2013, 10:07:16 AM
Just saw this one:

(http://assets.amuniversal.com/3d876990637201301a42001dd8b71c47)

And Calvin is only on #7 so he has 999,993 more to go...

Unless he puts down Hobbes' contribution.   :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on May 14, 2013, 11:52:38 AM
Just saw this one:

(http://assets.amuniversal.com/3d876990637201301a42001dd8b71c47)

And Calvin is only on #7 so he has 999,993 more to go...

Unless he puts down Hobbes' contribution.   :)


 ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on May 14, 2013, 07:01:51 PM
What makes me crazy--self appointed moderators---and seasoned members who dont even try to use the search feature.  Doesn't phase me a bit when a newb does something newbs do.
If a newb mistake is that painfull do a PM, keep it private and offer help, not pour salt in the wound.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 15, 2013, 04:27:52 AM
Actually, I've found the search feature to work very well in our second incarnation, at least it does for me.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on May 15, 2013, 11:32:10 AM
...is that in Ill-inois a dumass can go to prison for three years over an oz of reefer but an aggravated DUI gets probation and in some locales cops can go to work under the influence as long as they're not over the legal limit.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Awaz on May 15, 2013, 12:49:42 PM
What makes me crazy--self appointed moderators---and seasoned members who dont even try to use the search feature.  Doesn't phase me a bit when a newb does something newbs do.
If a newb mistake is that painfull do a PM, keep it private and offer help, not pour salt in the wound.

Amen to this...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 15, 2013, 01:06:39 PM
I don't know.  I like a bit of salt now and again.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on May 15, 2013, 01:24:54 PM
Lazy people make me :censored: crazy.  :banghead:

One block away from the building that I work in is a McDonalds. During the breakfast and lunch rush the :censored: lazy people line up in the drive through instead of parking their cars and going inside. What always ends up happening is that the line gets so long that it spills out onto the 4-lane road and the right lane gets clogged with the lazy :censored:. Yet when you look inside the store there's no line at all!

What's really interesting is if you walk past the line of cars and look inside. 100% of the folks waiting are all :censored: overweight. Imagine that?

Stupid, fat, and lazy people make me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 15, 2013, 01:40:34 PM
Oh my.  When I do eat at McDonalds (a rarity indeed) I take the drive thru because it's faster than being waited on inside.  Seems all fast food places and businesses with drive thrus put priority on those 'fat' customers rather than the skinny ones in line.  I'm just taking advantage of a fact of life.  I don't like it but what can I do to change the system.  It's the MAN that's at fault here, not us fat guys in cars waiting for our heart attacks in a bag.  ;) :)   By the way, I've never been impressed by McDonalds service either inside or out, I prefer Wendy's if at all possible with Burger King next.  Course I use the drive thru with them as well, Mr. Skinny Guy.  >:( ;) :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on May 15, 2013, 01:56:17 PM
It's been a LONG time since I've eaten at McDonalds but I walk past there to get to my credit union for some cash. If I'm in the mood for fast food I'll walk another block over to Burger King. Good service and never a line. There used to be a Wendy's (I also prefer Wendy's) in this area too but it burnt to the ground (rumors of insurance fraud) and was never rebuilt.

I don't care if these folks eat themselves to death but when the :censored: line is out in the road and I'm on the bike, I do care. I especially care when folks are trying to turn left from the opposite lanes and want to get in the LONG line.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 15, 2013, 02:18:03 PM
Ah, so there's more to this...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on May 21, 2013, 03:39:48 PM
When you visit your favorite restaurant for the 801st time, you get sick from food poisoning, the bathroom all weekend, but you refuse to give up, because well, its your favorite, only to find they have been closed by the health department.
Now where do I go for lunch every Friday while at work?
I need to find a new job.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rick Hall on May 21, 2013, 05:17:46 PM
AWOS saying 0-5 winds, you look at the socks (several) from aloft and they're pointing in various directions, and horizontal to boot. Combine that with fine-tuning soft and short field in prep for a check ride.  >:(

Rick
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: B.D.F. on May 21, 2013, 05:23:15 PM
Maybe you could have lunch at the health department; after all, it sounds like your current situation is their fault. Maybe you could get a job AT the health dept. and enjoy less toxic food while at work?

Brian

When you visit your favorite restaurant for the 801st time, you get sick from food poisoning, the bathroom all weekend, but you refuse to give up, because well, its your favorite, only to find they have been closed by the health department.
Now where do I go for lunch every Friday while at work?
I need to find a new job.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on May 21, 2013, 06:47:50 PM
When you visit your favorite restaurant for the 801st time, you get sick from food poisoning, the bathroom all weekend, but you refuse to give up, because well, its your favorite, only to find they have been closed by the health department.
Now where do I go for lunch every Friday while at work?
I need to find a new job.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ManWorkinghere on May 22, 2013, 06:46:31 AM
AWOS saying 0-5 winds, you look at the socks (several) from aloft and they're pointing in various directions, and horizontal to boot. Combine that with fine-tuning soft and short field in prep for a check ride.  >:(

Rick

Just fly an 'eggbeater' then because winds direction does not matter?

(http://farm1.staticflickr.com/223/498271272_6308cb3cc5_z.jpg?zz=1)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Gumby on May 22, 2013, 10:15:08 AM
When your in a hurry and take the elevator and then accidentally hit the wrong floor. So now you have to stop at that floor, WAIT for nobody to board and the doors take forever to close.

That makes me mental.  >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 22, 2013, 01:18:41 PM
Ah, that's nothing.  I do that all the time.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on May 22, 2013, 01:32:21 PM
Take the stairs you lazy :censored:.     ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 22, 2013, 01:43:34 PM
 :P
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Gumby on May 22, 2013, 02:20:59 PM
Take the stairs you lazy :censored:.     ;)
I usually do, but I was in a hurry  :censored:  ;)

Now I got a new one. Short guys with little legs that can barely reach the next step telling you to take the stairs.  :rotflmao:

That makes me crazy!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on May 22, 2013, 02:22:58 PM
I usually do, but I was in a hurry  :censored:  ;)

Now I got a new one. Short guys with little legs that can barely reach the next step telling you to take the stairs.  :rotflmao:

That makes me crazy!

What did you say your inseam is?     :finger_fing11:

short people by randy newman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd4KXw_ap8Y#)

 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on May 22, 2013, 02:35:22 PM
I hate  :censored: impatient people... who are actually slower than I am!

Flying back from Phoenix.... had my tie dyed Who shirt on.  Monkey suit dude was frantically taking shoes and belt (crap) off to get thru the sniffer, and I'm ahead of him.  He looks at me and says... "OK. Jerry Garcia... I'm in a hurry.  You have a problem with me cutting in front of you?"... I said, "No Mr. Anderson... I don't... but I'm already done... and you forgot to take off your cuff links!  See ya on the other side!".   ;D

He was almost the same shade of red as my C14... almost!  8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: AZ-ZG on May 28, 2013, 10:42:46 PM
While the puff of feathers is funny,  ;D,  the two hours or more of baking chicken on my headers in traffic after a bird strike makes me crazy.  Crazy Hungry.   :thumbs:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rick Hall on May 28, 2013, 10:56:34 PM
Just fly an 'eggbeater' then because winds direction does not matter?

 


If the wings are moving faster than the fuselage, the plane is configured for a crash, and therefore unsafe for flight.

Rick
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: AZ-ZG on May 28, 2013, 11:41:30 PM
Doesn't matter if whirly-bird or fixed wing. ::)
All take off and landing should be into the wind.
 Helps provide lift.  ;)
Tetrahedrons, windsocks, and AWOS are your friend!
Don't want yer tail swatted into the ground, do you? :P

Check ride? 
No pressure there, eh?  :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on May 29, 2013, 01:41:02 PM
Doesn't matter if whirly-bird or fixed wing. ::)
All take off and landing should be into the wind.
 Helps provide lift.  ;)
Tetrahedrons, windsocks, and AWOS are your friend!
Don't want yer tail swatted into the ground, do you? :P

Check ride? 
No pressure there, eh?  :o

True dat! At Meadowlake airport in Colorado (where I had a 1947 Aeronca 7AC) the prevailing winds were for runway 15 which was downhill. Good for takeoff bad for landing. Every once in awhile we would get some north winds. And if the wind was light, Cessna drivers would still be using 15 for touch and go's because at 7,000' climbing out up hill in an under powered plane was a bad idea. I had a rag wing tail dragger. Landing downhill downwind in a tail dragger is also a very bad idea even in light wind. I would have to break into traffic and tell them I have to land on 33. Used to drive me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 30, 2013, 03:33:00 AM
Upgrading system software on a slow as molasses server.  This makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on May 30, 2013, 05:20:22 AM
Cell phone pics.  That drives us crazy...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 30, 2013, 07:33:09 AM
Ghosts.  They make me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: BruceR on May 30, 2013, 07:42:37 AM
Lumpy farts.  :yikes: :hitfan:  They make me  :censored:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 30, 2013, 08:29:06 AM
I hate it when that happens... :doh:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Cold Streak on May 30, 2013, 12:18:16 PM
Quote
Lumpy farts.

I believe the correct term is shart.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: BruceR on May 30, 2013, 12:30:25 PM
I believe the correct term is shart.

Whatever the term, it feels like you've sat on a gummy bear.  Makes me  :censored: crazy
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on May 31, 2013, 07:03:00 AM
I just got back from a week long vacation in the Eureka Springs, Arkansas area. We pulled the mobile hotel room (4 ton 5th wheel) down with us.

What made me :censored: crazy was seeing all those gorgeous, pot hole and tire snake free, twisty turny roads and not having my bike to ride them on. While we were in the pick-up on some of these fine roads my wife would look at me and say, "I know what you're thinking, you wish you were on your bike right?" Oh hell yes!!!!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on May 31, 2013, 07:43:43 AM
I just got back from a week long vacation in the Eureka Springs, Arkansas area. We pulled the mobile hotel room (4 ton 5th wheel) down with us.

What made me :censored: crazy was seeing all those gorgeous, pot hole and tire snake free, twisty turny roads and not having my bike to ride them on. While we were in the pick-up on some of these fine roads my wife would look at me and say, "I know what you're thinking, you wish you were on your bike right?" Oh hell yes!!!!

I know exactly how you feel!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 23, 2013, 06:48:03 PM
Gas pumps that are on full stream or completely off.  I can't fill a tank to the top when they're like that.  This makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: rhhall on July 23, 2013, 09:29:12 PM
restroom keychains on a tire wheel and don't forget the upstanding cleanliness

and +1 on patsy cline
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on July 24, 2013, 08:26:29 AM
People that :censored: think slab on ramps are for :censored: How Slow Can You Go competitions!   :banghead:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on July 24, 2013, 09:12:12 AM
work today is driving me crazy because I want to go out west and ride this today

(http://michhub.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/DS/AZ-Rides/i-ZHBgKJh/0/X2/DSC_0014-X2.jpg)

(http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/dieseld13/iron3_zps7b0f5383.jpg)


My Connie loves the off road routes out there the bestest

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/X%20country%20trippin/20110713-DSC_1832.jpg)

And i usually camp at this Phoenix Marriott

(http://cache.marriott.com/propertyimages/p/phxtm/phototour/phxtm_phototour18.jpg?Log=1)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 24, 2013, 04:29:06 PM
Steve, this thread is for things that make us/me crazy.  In thinking about this a bit more, you posting this in the wrong thread makes me crazy.  ;)   BTW, glad you're here (the forum, not this thread, you twit).

PS, excellent colors for the Marriott picture.  :thumbs:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 24, 2013, 05:13:09 PM
Watching a rider nearly get pushed off the road by a  :censored: numnuts who didn't look in their mirror before moving out of their lane.  Stay out of cage blind spots...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on July 24, 2013, 06:23:23 PM
Jim I said WORK  as topic driving me crazy. All that other crap like the pics are just stuff I'd rather be doing (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/icon10.gif) (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/stevewfl/media/icon10.gif.html)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 25, 2013, 04:53:53 AM
It's your own fault.  The pictures were so good, I really didn't read it.  Again, this makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on July 25, 2013, 08:55:21 AM
(http://cache.marriott.com/propertyimages/p/phxtm/phototour/phxtm_phototour18.jpg?Log=1)

I used to travel to Chandler every other week to support Motorola and Intel. My company had a discount with this place and I stayed there all the time. Great place!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on July 25, 2013, 09:13:15 AM
 :censored: people who don't know what lane they are supposed to initially be in when they make a turn onto a 4 lane road.  :o

(http://www.dmv.ny.gov/dmanual/lturn2way4lane.gif)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on July 25, 2013, 01:15:13 PM
:censored: people who don't know what lane they are supposed to initially be in when they make a turn onto a 4 lane road.  :o

(http://www.dmv.ny.gov/dmanual/lturn2way4lane.gif)

FL geriatrics will patiently wait until a motorcycle comes close before pulling out in front of it (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/badteeth.gif) (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/stevewfl/media/avatars/badteeth.gif.html)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 11, 2013, 11:33:16 AM
Celestial events that only can be seen between midnight and dawn...   This makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on August 12, 2013, 04:28:09 AM
Celestial events that only can be seen between midnight and dawn...   This makes me crazy.

Too bad that life doesn't have a DVR eh?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 12, 2013, 06:09:31 AM
I was thinking about some night vision equipment that could record all night (wireless) into my pc.  Seriously.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on August 12, 2013, 08:33:48 AM
I was thinking about some night vision equipment that could record all night (wireless) into my pc.  Seriously.

They do have CCD cameras that hook up to a 'scope and then to your PC.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: GeeBeav on August 12, 2013, 08:43:49 AM
Drivers who slow down to 10 mph BELOW the speed limit when they spot a patrol car.

Drivers who refuse to pull out and pass a patrol car, even though the cop is going way below the speed limit.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ManWorkinghere on August 12, 2013, 11:03:49 AM
restroom keychains on a tire wheel

and remembering that people who don't wash after using the restroom have to hold the same tire wheel I have to...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: GeeBeav on August 14, 2013, 07:53:47 PM
How come you can buy a good 150-piece tool set for $100, but one wrench costs $10 or more?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on August 14, 2013, 11:01:44 PM
Choosing which bike to ride tomorow ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on August 15, 2013, 04:47:28 AM
 :censored: fat cows driving minivans who think that their :censored: text is more important than paying attention to their :censored: driving while they make a left turn in front of me. Had I not been paying attention I would have been plastered all over the side of her :censored: van.    >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 15, 2013, 04:49:52 AM
That would not fit into my travel plans in October.  Be careful out there.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on August 15, 2013, 04:54:10 AM
I'm tryin buddy!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 15, 2013, 04:54:22 AM
Bad news....Speed appears to be dropping MotoGP.  Worse news, Fox Sports 1 is picking it up.  I've already resigned myself to losing FIM World SBK to BEIN sports (paying $15 a month extra to get it....no way!).  Fox Sports 1 supposedly is going to cost extra as well.  Now I hate both Speed/Fox Sports 1/ and whomever/whatever is associated with this  :censored: :censored: .  What I don't understand is that Moto2 and Moto3 are still showing up on the Directv schedule.  All this makes me  :censored: crazy!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on August 15, 2013, 08:35:02 AM
BTW

The positive swerve maneuver is ineffective when the cow driving the minivan is looking at her :censored: phone instead of where she should be looking.

If you can't tell, this makes me crazy.   >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on October 11, 2013, 09:02:30 AM
 :censored: people who change lanes without even a glance to see if the lane is occupied, by me!   >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Aegir on October 11, 2013, 12:45:39 PM
Bicyclist:
Ride 3 or more abreast on two lane twisty roads instead of single file, blocking road & forcing oncoming traffic into my lane
Ride middle of roads during rush hour and wonder why people honking at them
Blow through traffic lights thinking those only for motor vehicles
Recumbent road bikes, they look so smug while screwing up traffic
Lardos in tight bike outfits and cost more than the bicycles
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ZG on October 11, 2013, 01:06:37 PM

Ride 3 or more abreast


 :o :-\




(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/dsfokewpokrew.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/jaywilcox/media/dsfokewpokrew.jpg.html)

Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Aegir on October 11, 2013, 01:14:17 PM
ZG, I may be a newbie, but I just KNEW it would be you who would re-post that....and you didn't disappoint.    ::)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 11, 2013, 01:25:03 PM
Oh so close, Jay... :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on October 11, 2013, 01:47:41 PM
ZG, I may be a newbie, but I just KNEW it would be you who would re-post that....and you didn't disappoint.    ::)

 :rotflmao:

I'd Buy That for a Dollar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5HOt0ZOcYk#ws)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on October 11, 2013, 01:55:37 PM
Bicyclist:
Ride 3 or more abreast on two lane twisty roads instead of single file, blocking road & forcing oncoming traffic into my lane
Ride middle of roads during rush hour and wonder why people honking at them
Blow through traffic lights thinking those only for motor vehicles
Recumbent road bikes, they look so smug while screwing up traffic
Lardos in tight bike outfits and cost more than the bicycles

+1
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 11, 2013, 01:57:44 PM
+2
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad 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?     >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino 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:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink 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
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad 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!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy 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 ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad 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.  :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: B.D.F. on December 03, 2013, 09:08:50 AM
You are going to make a great cranky old man Conrad!

 :rotflmao:

Brian

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?     >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: B.D.F. on December 03, 2013, 09:09:34 AM
Did I say great? I meant outstanding.....

:-)

Brian

You'd think!

If I was a LEO I'd be writing tickets right and left!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad 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)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ManWorkinghere 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'.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad 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
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: B.D.F. 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.

:-)

Brian

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
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: B.D.F. 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.

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad 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*
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Strawboss 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.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi 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.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Strawboss 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
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad 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.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi 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. ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Strawboss on December 03, 2013, 12:12:58 PM
Hey, we agree! ;D OK, here's more.

Drivers that drift out in the opposite direction across center or lane lines before turning in the desired direction. For instance, drifting left before turning right. Needed on a truck, but not a Chevy sedan. That, and staying in your lane when turning.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Classvino on December 03, 2013, 12:58:49 PM
...OR

When they turn onto a multi-lane street, not turning into the closest lane, but instead crossing (at least one) lanes to get to the lane they want.

AND

The idiot that almost hits you because they did the above but found you in the lane (correctly) and then yell and flip you the bird because you had the unmitigated gall to infringe on the lane they were improperly aiming towards...      This just happened to me 30 minutes ago...

OK. I feel better now.

Jamie
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on December 03, 2013, 01:43:20 PM
How about the dumb **** in the Honda Accord yesterday that came to a complete stop in the center of three lanes on a freeway, because he didn't want to miss his exit. Forcing the cars following him to scatter into lanes 1 and 3 and nearly into me as I rode into work.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 03, 2013, 04:01:29 PM
 :shoot: to them..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: B.D.F. on December 03, 2013, 04:33:40 PM
Not even as close to cranky as I would be to open the mailbox, find NO SPOTs, and already have paid for it back in October.... which is where I am now. Not really cranky about the payment part, I can always go to the plastic money people and get that reversed. It is the device that I wanted and the ability to stick to the deal we made regarding money for product.

They are all lucky I don't send Kirby in to see them about this whole thing but then I would probably be charged with using a biological weapon or some such.  :yikes:  But ya' gotta' admit it would almost be worth it to see the look on the person's face who opened the box marked RMA #Kirby   ;D

Brian

*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*
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: B.D.F. on December 03, 2013, 04:35:28 PM
You didn't tell us the important part Brent: did he make his exit or not? Inquiring minds demand knowing....

And on that same note, he is probably telling stories right now about the insane cars and the one motorcycle pouring past him at a scary rate of speed, all of which were in HIS way of getting off HIS exit, from HIS lane.  ;)

Brian

How about the dumb **** in the Honda Accord yesterday that came to a complete stop in the center of three lanes on a freeway, because he didn't want to miss his exit. Forcing the cars following him to scatter into lanes 1 and 3 and nearly into me as I rode into work.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on December 03, 2013, 04:45:59 PM
Yes sadly there was enough of a break in traffic after the initial few cars scattered that he was able to exit making a 90 degree turn from the middle of the freeway. I guss the next exit that was about 500 feet away was not good enough for him.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on December 03, 2013, 04:47:58 PM
His GPS was telling him "When possible make a legal U turn" :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on December 03, 2013, 04:49:58 PM
Funniest part is, the bottom of that exit ramp is SFPD.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: B.D.F. on December 03, 2013, 05:12:34 PM
Who'd a thunk the next possible U turn would be in the middle of the highway? The things you learn by trying....

Brian

His GPS was telling him "When possible make a legal U turn" :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: B.D.F. on December 03, 2013, 05:19:29 PM
Yeah, right up there with the right hand exit from the left hand lane :-(

There is a highway split near me that surprises people all the time; they are on I-95 heading south WHEN SUDDENLY they are on RI- 4 heading south where it forks off (easy boys!). Fortunately it is a fairly long, shallow 'Y' with just enough time to cut off two lanes of traffic to 'stay' on I-95 if you are quick and alert (but not alert enough to notice the gigantic signs pointing out the left lanes 'exit only' exit coming up). My brother actually hit surprised driver executing said maneuver at what looked like a 30 degree angle and rolled the car two times in the process (the hittee's car, not my brother or the hitter's car). I will not ride around that gentle curve with any cars ajacent to me on my left for exactly that reason and that was not a lesson I learned from my brother's experience.

There seems to be three general areas that people have trouble with regarding driving on the highway. 1) getting on the highway 2) getting off the highway and 3) the part in- between #'s 1 and 2.   >:(   I wouldn't mind so much but it is really tough to get a scratched fender when riding a motorcycle.

Brian

Yes sadly there was enough of a break in traffic after the initial few cars scattered that he was able to exit making a 90 degree turn from the middle of the freeway. I guss the next exit that was about 500 feet away was not good enough for him.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on December 04, 2013, 04:37:07 AM
His GPS was telling him "When possible make a legal U turn" :o

 :rotflmao:

Recalculating ... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddpsnbwdDxE#)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on December 04, 2013, 08:33:40 AM
There are Farm to Market (FM) roads in Texas... my Zumo loves to announce them as "Federation of Micronesia" when I have the voice setup with the Aussie chick... LOL!!!

Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on December 04, 2013, 08:43:03 AM
That's not crazy, that's awesome!
My Aussie male likes to say Murderway (motorway) when referring to freeways.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on December 04, 2013, 08:44:18 AM
That's not crazy, that's awesome!
My Aussie male likes to say Murderway (motorway) when referring to freeways.

She does that too... forgot about that one...  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 04, 2013, 01:11:55 PM
Food Lion, they make me crazy.   The only reason I go to ours is that it's basically across the street.  We've be going to this store since 1999.  Two weeks ago they decide to move things all around.  I can't find  :censored: now.  I asked one of the checkout people has anyone given any positive feedback on this switch around.  The answer was as I expected......no.  Food Lion is on the top of my list as grocery stores to avoid if at all possible.  I've got to find a thumbs down smiley....   :thumbdown :thumbdown
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Pilgrim on December 04, 2013, 04:02:22 PM

People who litter.

Why can't they throw away their trash properly?

I've collected barrels of empty cans, bottles, coffee cups, fast food wrappers and associated trash from a section of my property along the road in the last 11 years.   I would like all those litterbugs, especially the A&W Diet Root beer drinker, to have the image of the crying Indian in that old TV commercial permanently burnt into their nightmares forever!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on December 04, 2013, 04:10:42 PM
How about tatooed onto their forehead?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on December 04, 2013, 04:35:40 PM
Food Lion, they make me crazy.   The only reason I go to ours is that it's basically across the street.  We've be going to this store since 1999.  Two weeks ago they decide to move things all around.  I can't find  :censored: now.  I asked one of the checkout people has anyone given any positive feedback on this switch around.  The answer was as I expected......no.  Food Lion is on the top of my list as grocery stores to avoid if at all possible.  I've got to find a thumbs down smiley....   :thumbdown :thumbdown

LMFAO they suck, they rank along with "Winn Dixie" or "Piggly-Wiggly"

(http://www.carolinaheartstrings.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/PWsticker.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 04, 2013, 05:02:40 PM
At least up our way, when they were still in business, Winn Dixie was shades and above Food Lion.  We had one up here and it closed years ago.  Are they still in business?  Ok, just looked.  They were bought out by BI-LO, which I remember from living in SC was a decent grocery store at the time.  Don't know how it is now.  There are still WD stores but probably a lot further south than they used to be.  I don't think that there are any in VA anymore.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on December 04, 2013, 05:11:25 PM
We still have a few in Tampa operating under the Winn Dixie name, i suspect bi-lo owns them.  One of them is ghetto, but it does a lot of business anyway
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on December 05, 2013, 04:30:33 AM
People who litter.

Why can't they throw away their trash properly?

I've collected barrels of empty cans, bottles, coffee cups, fast food wrappers and associated trash from a section of my property along the road in the last 11 years.   I would like all those litterbugs, especially the A&W Diet Root beer drinker, to have the image of the crying Indian in that old TV commercial permanently burnt into their nightmares forever!

 :thumbs:

Don't forget about the number one litter item, cigarette butts!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ManWorkinghere on December 06, 2013, 08:51:34 AM
:thumbs:

Don't forget about the number one litter item, cigarette butts!

+1 !

If the butt was doing its job while it was smelling up your car, you should be responsible enough to dispose of the remnant properly.

I guess 'should be' is not strong enough language for irresponsible smokers.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Gumby on December 06, 2013, 08:59:04 AM
Having to work every day when I know Conrad only has a little over a handful of days left.  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on December 06, 2013, 09:03:52 AM
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/ashevillesummer10/coontailsandstickers.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on December 06, 2013, 09:08:34 AM
Having to work every day when I know Conrad only has a little over a handful of days left.  ;D

 :D

10 and a wake up, not that I'm counting.    8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on December 06, 2013, 09:11:17 AM
+1 !

If the butt was doing its job while it was smelling up your car, you should be responsible enough to dispose of the remnant properly.

I guess 'should be' is not strong enough language for irresponsible smokers.

What really pisses me off about those folks is when they throw a lit butt out of their cage window. How in the :censored: can someone feel that it's acceptable to do this?    >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on December 06, 2013, 09:52:24 AM
They should at least put them out.  ::)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on December 06, 2013, 10:36:07 AM
What really pisses me off about those folks is when they throw a lit butt out of their cage window. How in the :censored: can someone feel that it's acceptable to do this?    >:(
And at night!!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on December 06, 2013, 10:46:45 AM
i've seen folks dump ash trays at red lights
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on December 06, 2013, 11:19:34 AM
 :censored: that refuse to move out of the :censored: left lane when they are driving 50 miles under the posted speed limit on the :censored: freeway when there is snow on the road... making the :censored: freeway a slalom for us that have AWD/4WD vehicles that have a bit more traction and can drive a tad faster!  MOVE THE :censored: OVER!!!!!  Flashers... Hazard lights... those are not supposed to be used while you are driving down the freeway @ 20mph in the left lane, :censored: head!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I feel better now...  Can't wait for summer...  8)   
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: B.D.F. on December 06, 2013, 11:24:08 AM
Now go easy on my boys and girls but as someone who used to smoke.... if there was a place or way to put them out then they would end up in that place instead of going out the window. In other words, if someone was going to stub out a butt in an ashtray, then it is virtually certain that that person would not then take that butt and chuck it outside; he / she would just drop it in the place where he/ she stubbed it out. So cigarette butts getting tossed out the window unlit is not likely.

As to tossing them out the window.... well, that is just nasty, evil and kinda' gross I guess, even back when I used to do it (easy, easy, I can explain.... maybe). Now in my own vehicles, I always used the ashtray for butts (although the actual ashes did usually go out the window but hey, that is not really making much of a mess IMO). But in rental cars or when (gasp and wait for it....) on the bike, there was no place to put the butts. ?? Of course as a responsible human I should have brought some kind of ashtray with me but the fact is that I did not. Sorry to all those in my wake.

Now that I do not smoke but have successfully remained a very much NOT reformed smoker (you can still smoke at MY house, I will give you an ashtray), I guess I take a bit of pity on the poor smokers out there. True they are making a mess and behaving irresponsibly just as I did sometimes but let's face it, it is a relatively small mess and not the cause of world pollution IMO. And those of us old enough to do this often grew up in an era where tossing stuff was socially acceptable and we just did not know any better. I know that is not an excuse for everything / anything but I am just putting out perhaps a slightly more generous view of what is poor behavior.

But anyway, I do not smoke anymore, do not condone smoker's bad behavior but perhaps I just do not view it as atrocious. And in the end, smoking is definitely on the wane due mostly to the great social pressure against it, very high cost (brought on by extreme taxes, brought on by the socially unacceptability of smoking along with the resultant health care costs) and health risks. So I think the problem will sort of taper out over time.

And while I am on this topic- the reason I quit was so I could ride time limited, long distance events on a motorcycle. I could smoke on the bike- no problem. I could even 'spark one up' on the bike- again, no problem. I could ah..... get rid of the 'smoking residue' while riding. But what I could NOT do was smoke on the bike.... in the rain. So stopping every 20, 30 minutes and finding a covered area to have a smoke would have prevented me from riding in any reasonably timed events simply because there is not time to squeeze all those smoking stops (yeah, that just did not sound right) into a given ride. The health, cost and social benefits are all great, as is the freedom I am now enjoying for the first time as an adult (it is really tough being an addict and consumes an amazingly gigantic proportion of your life looking for the next time and place where you can service that addiction) but the thing that really made me quit was motorcycle riding- go figure.

Brian

What really pisses me off about those folks is when they throw a lit butt out of their cage window. How in the :censored: can someone feel that it's acceptable to do this?    >:(

They should at least put them out.  ::)

Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: B.D.F. on December 06, 2013, 11:25:16 AM
That's only 'cause dumping them at green lights makes the ashes fly all around inside the car....

 :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Brian

i've seen folks dump ash trays at red lights
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on December 06, 2013, 12:01:36 PM
What gets me about the at night thing, the sudden shower of sparks, startles me as I am not sure if it is say a muffler.  Not happy about it in the summer on a dry day either.
Back in the '80s a peave I had was smokers using my spit can as an ashtray, just flat out stinks.  Fixed that problem by using their ashtrays as spit cups :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on December 06, 2013, 12:13:37 PM
Now go easy on my boys and girls but as someone who used to smoke.... if there was a place or way to put them out then they would end up in that place instead of going out the window. In other words, if someone was going to stub out a butt in an ashtray, then it is virtually certain that that person would not then take that butt and chuck it outside; he / she would just drop it in the place where he/ she stubbed it out. So cigarette butts getting tossed out the window unlit is not likely.

As to tossing them out the window.... well, that is just nasty, evil and kinda' gross I guess, even back when I used to do it (easy, easy, I can explain.... maybe). Now in my own vehicles, I always used the ashtray for butts (although the actual ashes did usually go out the window but hey, that is not really making much of a mess IMO). But in rental cars or when (gasp and wait for it....) on the bike, there was no place to put the butts. ?? Of course as a responsible human I should have brought some kind of ashtray with me but the fact is that I did not. Sorry to all those in my wake.

Now that I do not smoke but have successfully remained a very much NOT reformed smoker (you can still smoke at MY house, I will give you an ashtray), I guess I take a bit of pity on the poor smokers out there. True they are making a mess and behaving irresponsibly just as I did sometimes but let's face it, it is a relatively small mess and not the cause of world pollution IMO. And those of us old enough to do this often grew up in an era where tossing stuff was socially acceptable and we just did not know any better. I know that is not an excuse for everything / anything but I am just putting out perhaps a slightly more generous view of what is poor behavior.

But anyway, I do not smoke anymore, do not condone smoker's bad behavior but perhaps I just do not view it as atrocious. And in the end, smoking is definitely on the wane due mostly to the great social pressure against it, very high cost (brought on by extreme taxes, brought on by the socially unacceptability of smoking along with the resultant health care costs) and health risks. So I think the problem will sort of taper out over time.

And while I am on this topic- the reason I quit was so I could ride time limited, long distance events on a motorcycle. I could smoke on the bike- no problem. I could even 'spark one up' on the bike- again, no problem. I could ah..... get rid of the 'smoking residue' while riding. But what I could NOT do was smoke on the bike.... in the rain. So stopping every 20, 30 minutes and finding a covered area to have a smoke would have prevented me from riding in any reasonably timed events simply because there is not time to squeeze all those smoking stops (yeah, that just did not sound right) into a given ride. The health, cost and social benefits are all great, as is the freedom I am now enjoying for the first time as an adult (it is really tough being an addict and consumes an amazingly gigantic proportion of your life looking for the next time and place where you can service that addiction) but the thing that really made me quit was motorcycle riding- go figure.

Brian

No Brian, it is not a small mess at all...

"It is estimated that several trillion cigarette butts are littered worldwide every year. That's billions of cigarettes flicked, one at a time, on our sidewalks, beaches, nature trails, gardens, and other public places every single day. In fact, cigarettes are the most littered item in America and the world. Cigarette filters are made of cellulose acetate tow, NOT COTTON, and they can take decades to degrade. Not only does cigarette litter ruin even the most picturesque setting, but the toxic residue in cigarette filters is damaging to the environment, and littered butts cause numerous fires every year, some of them fatal. "


"Cigarette butts also present a threat to wildlife. Cigarette filters have been found in the stomachs of fish, birds, whales and other marine creatures who mistake them for food ... Composed of cellulose acetate, a form of plastic, cigarette butts can persist in the environment as long as other forms of plastic.
 
There is a lot of misinformation out there regarding cigarette butt litter. The biggest myth is that cigarette filters are biodegradable. In fact, cigarette butts are not biodegradable in the sense that most people think of the word. The acetate (plastic) filters can take many years to decompose. Smokers may not realize that their actions have such a lasting, negative impact on the environment.

This myth has been perpetuated not just by the wishful thinking of many smokers, but also by the cigarette companies, who have taken great pains to keep their customers in the dark on this issue. It is very common for highly littered items such as soda cans, snack wrappers, and fast food containers to have a simple "Please Don't Litter" message. You won't find such a message on cigarette packs. Although our contacts in the industry are at a loss as to why they can't take this simple step, our best guess is that they would prefer to leave their customers blissfully ignorant. Maybe they think that people will smoke fewer cigarettes if they have to be responsible for disposing of them. We think they ought to give their customers the benefit of the doubt. Smoking and littering do not have to be synonymous, as many smokers have proven by example.

What happens after that butt gets casually flicked onto the street, nature trail, or beach? Typically wind and rain carry the cigarette into the water supply, where the toxic chemicals the cigarette filter was designed to trap leak out into aquatic ecosystems, threatening the quality of the water and many aquatic lifeforms. Cigarette butts may seem small, but with several trillion butts littered every year, the toxic chemicals add up!

The best way to educate the public about this serious environmental problem is to start with people you know. If someone you know litters their cigarettes, just point them to this site. Tell them if they visit the site, you won't bug them again, but don't let them remain blissfully ignorant! If you really feel uncomfortable addressing the issue head on, check out our anonymous e-mail page, which sends a friendly notice about the importance of proper cigarette butt disposal. Talking over the problem in person is more effective, but an anonymous communication is much better than none at all. "


I always tell folks where they can put their butts when I see them throw 'em out of their windows!    >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: B.D.F. on December 06, 2013, 12:24:47 PM
Well, I meant on the scale of all things. Again, I am not disagreeing with any of you folks who say it is bad, disgusting, etc.- in fact, I agree. I am merely saying that of all the messes we (humans) make, I do not believe the messes from smoking are the big ones. Of course smoking IS a totally unnecessary thing and of course that makes it worse but having been one of the seriously addicted people, it does not seem like any kind of choice is available at the time.

As far as your voicing your opinion, that becomes part of the overall social pressure NOT to smoke, which in the end will have positive results I think. Certainly there is a lot less smoking going on now than there was 40 years ago and while there are still a surprisingly high number of people who smoke in the US, they smoke a lot less overall than the same number of smokers did years ago if for no other reason that there are far less places available in which to smoke.

Brian

No Brian, it is not a small mess at all...

<snip>

I always tell folks where they can put their butts when I see them throw 'em out of their windows!    >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on December 16, 2013, 05:57:07 PM
:thumbs:

Don't forget about the number one litter item, cigarette butts!
C, you got your wish. The 'Wise Men of ILL-inois' have decided three butts on the ground is a class 4 felony....good for $25,000 fine and 1-3 in the state prison system. Out f :censored: ing standing.  >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: GeeBeav on December 16, 2013, 08:22:40 PM
Lexus December to Remember commercials - like I can afford to give someone a Lexus for Christmas  :(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on December 16, 2013, 09:22:48 PM
Knowing that tonight is my last night with my baby :'( 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on December 17, 2013, 04:31:08 AM
Knowing that tonight is my last night with my baby :'(

 :grouphug:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on December 17, 2013, 04:32:33 AM
Lexus December to Remember commercials - like I can afford to give someone a Lexus for Christmas  :(

Don't beat yourself up about it GB. I'll settle for a domestic brand as a gift.     :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ZG on December 17, 2013, 06:38:06 AM
Knowing that tonight is my last night with my baby :'(


 :'(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on December 17, 2013, 06:45:21 AM
Knowing that tonight is my last night with my baby :'(

sad!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 17, 2013, 06:59:50 AM
I really can't see parting with mine.  It's got at least another 5 years or more..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on December 17, 2013, 07:00:57 AM
The fact some folks, such as Christina Agulara, don't realize the importance of gear makes me crazy  :D

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4271797872_fb7b78f74e_o.jpg)

Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Roger.m on December 17, 2013, 07:19:22 AM
When you go to use the toilet and the last person clogged it and didn't bother to plunge it, but it's an emergency so you "clench" up and waddle down the stairs only to find the same person clogged that one too!!!!  :battle: On top of that, you know its you're 19 year old DAUGHTER!!!  :o Honestly, she  :censored:'s like a man, a BIG man!!! :banghead:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on December 17, 2013, 08:29:14 AM
The fact some folks, such as Christina Agulara, don't realize the importance of gear makes me crazy  :D

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4271797872_fb7b78f74e_o.jpg)

Regular folk who worry about what 'celebrities' are doing makes me crazy.    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on December 17, 2013, 08:41:31 AM
Having a lot of time off when there is ICE all over the road! Makes me even more crazy then when someone takes the trash out of the kitchen without replacing the bag.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ManWorkinghere on December 17, 2013, 09:01:36 AM
Lexus December to Remember commercials - like I can afford to give someone a Lexus for Christmas  :(

Car commercials where the Bow costs more than the GNP of Ghana.  And I bet the Bow is not even recyclable!

(http://ford-life.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Car_with_bow_on__111521artw.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on December 17, 2013, 09:22:37 AM
Regular folk who worry about what 'celebrities' are doing makes me crazy.    ;)

She was just an example cuz I found the pic example to post...celebrity or not  that gear thing makes me crazy.

And by the way, Paris Hilton is the "hot chick" on a bike and owns her own race team...mad props to her for supporting the motorcycle industry  8)   ;D    ;D    ;D

(http://www4.pictures.stylebistro.com/gi/Paris+Hilton+Suits+Jumpsuit+H-SzMXBRFgXl.jpg)

She looks good in all her things pink too, even a boring Bentley   ;D

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G2WkCmjV3xo/T91_TMWwbgI/AAAAAAAAAlE/o3FxlmuujOI/s1600/Paris-Hilton-Starts-Her-Own-Motorcycle-Racing-Team-3.jpg)





Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on December 17, 2013, 09:47:24 AM
She was just an example cuz I found the pic example to post...celebrity or not  that gear thing makes me crazy.

And by the way, Paris Hilton is the "hot chick" on a bike and owns her own race team...mad props to her for supporting the motorcycle industry  8)   ;D    ;D    ;D

(http://www4.pictures.stylebistro.com/gi/Paris+Hilton+Suits+Jumpsuit+H-SzMXBRFgXl.jpg)

She looks good in all her things pink too, even a boring Bentley   ;D

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G2WkCmjV3xo/T91_TMWwbgI/AAAAAAAAAlE/o3FxlmuujOI/s1600/Paris-Hilton-Starts-Her-Own-Motorcycle-Racing-Team-3.jpg)

Sorry but,  :pukeface:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on December 17, 2013, 10:05:39 AM
C, the retirement must be getting to ya!!  Other than her skanky past and knowing about it, if she was just some chick off the street, tell me ya wouldn't hit it ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on December 17, 2013, 10:11:55 AM
I think he was referring to that ugly Panamera
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on December 17, 2013, 10:13:54 AM
C, the retirement must be getting to ya!!  Other than her skanky past and knowing about it, if she was just some chick off the street, tell me ya wouldn't hit it ;)

+1, most would hit it (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/icon10.gif)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on December 17, 2013, 10:30:03 AM
C, the retirement must be getting to ya!!  Other than her skanky past and knowing about it, if she was just some chick off the street, tell me ya wouldn't hit it ;)

Have you ever seen her ass? It's one of the ugliest in showbiz (for a non overweight person that is).
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on December 17, 2013, 10:40:37 AM
Have you ever seen her ass? It's one of the ugliest in showbiz (for a non overweight person that is).
She is not a ten for sure, but comparing her to some of the Bremelo's I have seen around here???  If ya don't know what a Bremelo is, well, I won't go there as things can never be unseen :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on December 17, 2013, 10:42:53 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2cYAJvJpy0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2cYAJvJpy0#)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on December 17, 2013, 10:44:02 AM
Easily one of the greatest albums ever made.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on December 17, 2013, 10:50:29 AM
She is not a ten for sure, but comparing her to some of the Bremelo's I have seen around here???  If ya don't know what a Bremelo is, well, I won't go there as things can never be unseen :o

Ain't they a brake manufacturer?    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on December 17, 2013, 10:53:49 AM
Nope, natures form of birth control :o  When they do mate the create Silverwhales and Port Orcas.  (Silverdale and Port Orchard) :-[
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on December 17, 2013, 01:36:26 PM
the 3 LA socialites at a party near you

(http://celebrities.ninemsn.com.au/img/blog/blog291008_lilo.jpg)

Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on December 17, 2013, 02:12:55 PM
the 3 LA socialites at a party near you

(http://celebrities.ninemsn.com.au/img/blog/blog291008_lilo.jpg)

After a long session with their makeup artists.     ::)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on December 17, 2013, 02:21:13 PM
After a long session with their makeup artists.     ::)

+1

and hair stylists too.  normal etiquette for socialites, models, celebrities, fashion industry types to keep the artist teams around 24/7 this dude goes to just color her hair once a month....  color artist?


Michael Boychuck is one of the top Sin City hair stylists making Vegas a "mane" attraction. He owns Color at Caesars Palace, Amp at Palms and Primp at Palms Palace, but travels to LA monthly to color Paris Hilton's hair.

For years, Paris Hilton’s colorist Michael Boychuck, owner of Color at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, created a high-volume base and baliaged the lightener to pull off her party-perfect platinum. Like all good glamazons, she recently requested a shift to more subtle shadings, but what’s a natural streak for Paris still keeps colorists in cash.

“Paris is a natural Level 7, dark blonde, so I lifted the base about 1½ levels, using equal parts Schwarzkopf 9-0 and 9-1 with 25-volume developer,” says Boychuck. “For highlights, I bricklayed foils of L’Oréal Majimeche with 30-volume developer in back and positioned the foils very tight in front to keep it extra light.”

The new contrast and non-ammonia highlights allow her healthiest, most natural blonde to date, without sacrificing her signature style.

(http://media.modernsalon.com/images/490*421/parishilton600.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on December 17, 2013, 02:30:44 PM
"The new contrast and non-ammonia highlights allow her healthiest, most natural blonde to date, without sacrificing her signature style. "

I don't know about the rest of you guys but I feel so much better knowing this.  ::)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on December 17, 2013, 02:31:32 PM
my girl teressa colors her own  ;D

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1077061_10200542587781803_37604876_o.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on December 17, 2013, 02:31:34 PM
I don't think any of us needed to be told she's a natural blonde.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on December 17, 2013, 02:46:26 PM
"The new contrast and non-ammonia highlights allow her healthiest, most natural blonde to date, without sacrificing her signature style. "

I don't know about the rest of you guys but I feel so much better knowing this.  ::)
We need somebody to clean up this thread. Where's the Cap'n when you need him?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Roger.m on December 17, 2013, 02:49:23 PM
What makes me crazy is when a thread is hijacked and turned into a discussion on women's hair coloring habits!!!  :offtopic:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on December 17, 2013, 02:50:56 PM
....is wondering how you can hijack this thread?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 17, 2013, 03:07:02 PM
All this, of course, makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on December 17, 2013, 03:14:21 PM
All this, of course, makes me crazy.
One post at a time  ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 17, 2013, 03:15:00 PM
 :salute:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on December 17, 2013, 04:11:16 PM
What makes me crazy is when a thread is hijacked and turned into a discussion on women's hair coloring habits!!!  :offtopic:

perhaps hair color drives us crazy. can you please explain what the topic of this thread is?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on December 17, 2013, 04:19:10 PM
Maybe those that are follically impaired have issues about hair coloring discussions?   :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ZG on December 17, 2013, 04:34:22 PM
We need somebody to clean up this thread. Where's the Cap'n when you need him?


 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on December 17, 2013, 04:42:41 PM
We need somebody to clean up this thread. Where's the Cap'n when you need him?
Looking for his key.  What drives me crazy?  When the wife can't find her keys so she steals mine, which means I spend hours in search of lost keys.  Once I find hers I figured out that she took mine!! 
So, today as I am prepping everything for the soon to be new owner of Silverdammit I managed to "lose" the fob I have used since new, I tried the 2nd fob once just to make sure it worked.  Major panic, looked everywhere, even looked in the dishwasher as I had started it this morning.  Nothing, zip, zilch, nothing.  I knew the wife didn't have it, I had moved the Connie after she left.  Maybe my daughter had scooped it up?  Nope.  More looking.  Sit on the couch (I had already checked it like 5 times) when the land line rings.  A light bulb clicks on as when I was moving the old couch out I discovered a phone that had been missing for almost 2 years.  Yep, there the fob was, nicely tucked away in the bottom fold.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on December 17, 2013, 05:02:18 PM
Looking for his key.  What drives me crazy?  When the wife can't find her keys so she steals mine, which means I spend hours in search of lost keys.  Once I find hers I figured out that she took mine!! 
So, today as I am prepping everything for the soon to be new owner of Silverdammit I managed to "lose" the fob I have used since new, I tried the 2nd fob once just to make sure it worked.  Major panic, looked everywhere, even looked in the dishwasher as I had started it this morning.  Nothing, zip, zilch, nothing.  I knew the wife didn't have it, I had moved the Connie after she left.  Maybe my daughter had scooped it up?  Nope.  More looking.  Sit on the couch (I had already checked it like 5 times) when the land line rings.  A light bulb clicks on as when I was moving the old couch out I discovered a phone that had been missing for almost 2 years.  Yep, there the fob was, nicely tucked away in the bottom fold.

nice  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on December 17, 2013, 05:05:33 PM
another thing drives me crazy is visiting Miami, dropping by Homestead-Miami International Speedway, and NOT having the proper bike with me for the track   ;)

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/Connie%2014/DSC_1448.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Roger.m on December 17, 2013, 05:22:24 PM
Maybe those that are follically impaired have issues about hair coloring discussions?   :o

Follically challenged I'm not.  :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on December 17, 2013, 06:01:44 PM
Follically challenged I'm not.  :rotflmao:

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/lol.gif)

nice post reply right there
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ZG on December 17, 2013, 06:12:32 PM
Follically challenged I'm not.  :rotflmao:


Are you on Duck Dynasty Roger?  ;) ;D :chugbeer:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on December 18, 2013, 04:41:24 AM
Follically challenged I'm not.  :rotflmao:

Down under?   ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on December 18, 2013, 04:41:59 AM

Are you on Duck Dynasty Roger?  ;) ;D :chugbeer:

 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Roger.m on December 18, 2013, 07:01:48 AM
Down under?   ;)

Maybe?!?!  :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on December 18, 2013, 07:14:29 AM
 :D

there is help

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=15716.0 (http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=15716.0)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Roger.m on December 18, 2013, 07:34:43 AM
:D

there is help

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=15716.0 (http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=15716.0)

 :yikes:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on December 18, 2013, 09:25:16 AM
:D

there is help

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=15716.0 (http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=15716.0)

 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on December 18, 2013, 09:47:25 AM
Seeing a complaint from the Security Team that I'm not using their password management software to manage my passwords.  Really?  Another password to remember, that I'll never use?  What did I ever do all these years, how did I ever survive, without this awesomely useless extra step managing my passwords?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 18, 2013, 10:47:33 AM
And you'll need to keep changing it at regular intervals.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 01, 2014, 07:42:28 AM
Followed a Prius yesterday to Lake Anna on 208.   :censored: slowed down in the no pass zones and sped up where I could pass.  Very few places to pass that were clear as the traffic was moderate in both directions. Grrrr.

Going to the Burger King and their Coke Icee machine is broke.  The one next to Sheetz at Ferry Farms....it's always  :censored: broke.  I hate them.

All this, of course, makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on June 01, 2014, 08:35:54 AM
What makes me crazy is no one told me about Beartooth Pass, and I haven't stumbled upon it during any of my North American journeys.

Bucket List!  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: GeeBeav on June 01, 2014, 09:06:02 AM
Prius . . . sped up where I could pass.
So, you were outrun by a Prius?  :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on June 01, 2014, 09:13:06 AM
So, you were outrun by a Prius?  :o

 :o   ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 01, 2014, 10:49:34 AM
So, you were outrun by a Prius?  :o

Wasn't on the bike, unfortunately.  I had to pick up a chair.  Was in the RAV4.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on June 01, 2014, 11:36:12 AM
So, you were outrun by a Prius?  :o
Wasn't on the bike, unfortunately.  I had to pick up a chair.  Was in the RAV4.
It was a yes or no question, Sir
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on June 01, 2014, 02:12:53 PM
Wasn't on the bike, unfortunately.  I had to pick up a chair.  Was in the RAV4.

So you weren't in your Prius?  Your lucky!!!  I heard there is a new road rage thing going on in Prius drivers now... if they can't overcome traffic anxiety, they may suffer Priuspism!  :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 01, 2014, 02:53:27 PM
It was a yes or no question, Sir

You dare question my authority?                                        yes
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on June 02, 2014, 04:39:08 AM
So, you were outrun by a Prius?  :o

Wasn't on the bike, unfortunately.  I had to pick up a chair.  Was in the RAV4.

It was a yes or no question, Sir

 :rotflmao:  :rotflmao:  :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 03, 2014, 08:13:49 PM
My windshield wipers broke on my 91 Dakota.  They just stopped in mid wipe.  I hate it when that happens.  Now I have to fix them.  You don't want to know what I did to my Rav4 in trying to fix it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: rhhall on June 03, 2014, 09:27:39 PM
So you weren't in your Prius?  Your lucky!!!  I heard there is a new road rage thing going on in Prius drivers now... if they can't overcome traffic anxiety, they may suffer Priuspism!  :o
:yikes:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Cold Streak on June 04, 2014, 12:45:46 PM
Quote
My windshield wipers broke on my 91 Dakota.  They just stopped in mid wipe.  I hate it when that happens.  Now I have to fix them.  You don't want to know what I did to my Rav4 in trying to fix it.

Good luck getting them out or even getting the cowling off.  My 93 Dakota was so rusted up nothing wanted to move and that was years ago.  Made me crazy, it did.

Good truck otherwise. 

Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 04, 2014, 12:51:01 PM
It took a few minutes but I've gained access to the wiper beast.  Main plastic thingy that holds the linkage to the motor popped off.  Sprayed some white grease on the pivot and reattached the thingy using a small clamp to push it on.  Seems ok now.  I spent a good 20 minutes vacuuming out the tree crap.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: DeansZG on June 04, 2014, 04:35:12 PM
My windshield wipers broke on my 91 Dakota.  They just stopped in mid wipe.  I hate it when that happens.  >>>SNIP<<<

Reminds of a co-worker yrs. ago that hooked up some string to the non-working wipers on his mid-60's Buick Skylark. Had the string pass thru the vent windows & steered w/ his knee while alternately pulling the string to operate the wipers. Drove that car for a couple of yrs. w/ that set-up.... ::)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on June 04, 2014, 05:12:20 PM
Let an old dodge truck rust long enough, and they turn into awesomeness rat rods.

(http://www.streetrods-online.com/RAT%20RODS/RAT%20ROD%20PHOTOS%206/gg-083.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: rhhall on June 04, 2014, 08:14:07 PM
patina
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Cold Streak on June 05, 2014, 08:57:37 AM
Quote
Main plastic thingy that holds the linkage to the motor popped off.

There's only two types of plastic parts on your car.  Those that have broken and those that are about to break.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 15, 2014, 05:27:43 AM
These  :censored: TV shows that recap nearly the exactly same segment after a commercial.  It's like they think you've forgotten everything.  I'm old and have CRS but I'm not that bad.  If you add that in to a half hour show with the commercials, you're probably only getting about 15 minutes of new material.   :censored: cheapskates!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on June 15, 2014, 06:43:35 AM
These  :censored: TV shows that recap nearly the exactly same segment after a commercial.  It's like they think you've forgotten everything.  I'm old and have CRS but I'm not that bad.  If you add that in to a half hour show with the commercials, you're probably only getting about 15 minutes of new material.   :censored: cheapskates!

I feel your pain Jim! The :censored: ID Channel is the worst for this!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 15, 2014, 07:00:49 AM
Cling wrap....I can't make that  :censored: work!  I pull it off and it immediately clings to itself.  I don't know why I even try.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: tweeter55 on June 15, 2014, 07:04:07 AM
Not checking the wind direction before taking a whiz outdoors.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: DeansZG on June 15, 2014, 07:09:54 AM
Not checking the wind direction before taking a whiz outdoors.

yes...it is better to be whizzed off than whizzed on! ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on June 15, 2014, 08:35:07 PM
dealing with bankers drives me crazy. no matter how much cash or what amount pre-approved loans one waves at them.

blah, trading stocks is so much easier  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 16, 2014, 09:55:34 AM
 :censored: idiots making a U-turn that require cars to be at least one mile away coming from the opposite direction before they initiate the left hand U.  Had to lay on the horn at one just a few minutes ago to make the idiot move.  F :censored: !
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on June 16, 2014, 10:11:40 AM
I might have already stated this one but people driving in formation well under the speed limit blocking traffic. I don't do it but I'm so tempted to go between or around on the shoulder.  >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on June 16, 2014, 10:12:30 AM
:censored: idiots making a U-turn that require cars to be at least one mile away coming from the opposite direction before they initiate the left hand U.  Had to lay on the horn at one just a few minutes ago to make the idiot move.  F :censored: !
Are you texting this while you're driving? That makes me crazy....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 16, 2014, 10:49:04 AM
Right....   I don't text.  Have it turned off for both my wife and me.  Back in the home office, so no need to be crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on June 16, 2014, 11:55:53 AM
<whew>  :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: GeeBeav on June 16, 2014, 12:04:43 PM
Are you texting this while you're driving? That makes me crazy....

Or twittering? I hate that.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 16, 2014, 01:35:59 PM
Don't twitter either..

I do Facebook every once in awhile but it's a quick in and out (did I just say that?) to check on very specific things or a manufacturer's site to get a coupon code.  Other than that, I'm not very social.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: GeeBeav on June 16, 2014, 01:48:17 PM
Hate facebook. Why does a candy bar, or a household cleaner, or a pill need facebook?
They don't have faces. They don't have friends. Makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on June 17, 2014, 04:39:21 AM
Hate facebook. Why does a candy bar, or a household cleaner, or a pill need facebook?
They don't have faces. They don't have friends. Makes me crazy.

And they can't read either...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on June 17, 2014, 05:00:01 PM
I'm going to post up on this forum while riding my  C14 and offer to text your phones  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 17, 2014, 05:35:26 PM
Yes, and the power of KIPASS will protect you and any others in your way.. :finger_fing11:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on June 18, 2014, 05:27:37 AM
:censored: people who can't drive worth a :censored: who use their cells while driving (texting or talking). I thought that Illinois was bad for this, Wisconsin is even worse!

Hey :censored: ! I can see you looking down at your phone instead of at the road!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 18, 2014, 07:23:39 AM
Oh, it's real easy to tell what they are doing..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on June 18, 2014, 08:49:14 AM
I'm going to post up on this forum while riding my  C14 and offer to text your phones  ;D

Yes, and the power of KIPASS will protect you and any others in your way.. :finger_fing11:

Yes sir, and I hope it CONTINUES to protect me too  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on June 23, 2014, 04:54:35 AM
Folks who join in a conversation in the OPEN board on this forum, pretend to get their feelings hurt, then complain that they thought this was a motorcycle forum and leave in a huff. I don't mind them leaving but it got a legitimate thread locked. That makes me crazy pisses me off.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 23, 2014, 06:48:07 AM
You'll get over it... :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on June 23, 2014, 07:12:17 AM
yep  ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on June 23, 2014, 08:37:17 AM
Censorship drives me crazy. Unless I'm the one who determines its required hah! But the mad mod tools are fun.  One drop down has all the mad power. 

Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
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But as a mod on a couple of national forums I noticed censorship drives site traffic in the ground.  Like I'll nuke a post or warn a member  and not see him post up much.  Then I peek at a competitive Zx14 forum and he's starting threads, and post-ho'ing like a wild dog  >:(


Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on June 23, 2014, 11:22:48 AM
Censorship drives me crazy. Unless I'm the one who determines its required hah! But the mad mod tools are fun.  One drop down has all the mad power. 

Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
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But as a mod on a couple of national forums I noticed censorship drives site traffic in the ground.  Like I'll nuke a post or warn a member  and not see him post up much.  Then I peek at a competitive Zx14 forum and he's starting threads, and post-ho'ing like a wild dog  >:(

This is true for at least me, after several censored posts over there, I have no, none, zero desire to even visit.  Dead to me, besides, I like it here much better because what is locked is usually, as in almost always, needed. 

FWIW, naw, I won't go there  ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on June 23, 2014, 02:45:24 PM
top~
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ZG on June 23, 2014, 08:34:21 PM
Single digit posters (or even worse 1 post count) listing their bikes for sale on forums...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: sherob on June 24, 2014, 08:18:19 AM
Driving a motorcycle...  :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on June 24, 2014, 09:29:27 AM
A woman who can never make a decision.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on June 24, 2014, 09:35:16 AM
Know it alls who post opinions as fact, straying off topic to discredit other posters.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 24, 2014, 04:50:02 PM
It takes all kinds here, SOP.  This is something I'm grateful for.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on June 24, 2014, 07:28:37 PM
It takes all kinds here, SOP.  This is something I'm grateful for.
It does for sure, doesn't mean we always need to be nice about it though ;)  :)

 :finger_fing11:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 24, 2014, 07:51:11 PM
It does if you're in any board but the Arena. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Son of Pappy on June 24, 2014, 07:53:58 PM
So, "Please ST, uh never mind" ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on June 25, 2014, 04:45:04 AM
Ordered a new GPS from Amazon, it was delivered yesterday. After opening the shipping box I noticed that the GPS box looked a little rough, like it's been opened before. After opening the box I can tell that the GPS has been out of the box and perhaps used previously (no protective cling over the GPS's screen, no twist ties on the cables, etc.....) I turned the GPS on and it looked fine, till I opened the recent trip info. The GPS had been in use for more than 6 hours and had traveled more than 200 miles with a max speed of 87mph.

I've spent a lot of money at Amazon in the past and paying for a new device and having a returned device sent to me instead make me crazy!

Needless to say, I let Amazon know how I feel about this and I received a refund and will be sending the GPS back, with a new top speed I might add.    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 25, 2014, 05:08:02 AM
Don't blame you.  It would **** me off as well.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on June 25, 2014, 06:24:40 AM
Obviously used by someone on a Harley ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Cold Streak on June 25, 2014, 08:42:23 AM
People who hit their brake before signalling and changing lanes.  I know, at least they signaled, but why the brake?  I see it a lot and it makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on June 25, 2014, 09:43:10 PM
Buying foreclosed/REO properties from banks drives me ^%$&ing crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: AlbertaDoug on June 25, 2014, 11:32:37 PM
People who think it's ok to sit on my bike.  >:( :censored: :thumbdown
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on June 26, 2014, 04:27:32 AM
Obviously used by someone on a Harley ;)

 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on June 26, 2014, 06:19:46 AM
Getting a useless meeting scheduled in late afternoon on the evening I was going to start on a 5 day ride. I blocked the time out in the calendar to leave "early" at 5:00 but the meeting got scheduled by someone 2 timezones earlier. 3:00 for them, 5:00 for me. It would be one thing if it was important but this is just a reschedule of a recurring meeting.  >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: MrPepsi on June 26, 2014, 08:17:40 AM
Getting a useless meeting scheduled in late afternoon on the evening I was going to start on a 5 day ride. I blocked the time out in the calendar to leave "early" at 5:00 but the meeting got scheduled by someone 2 timezones earlier. 3:00 for them, 5:00 for me. It would be one thing if it was important but this is just a reschedule of a recurring meeting.  >:(

Bluetooth headset in the helmet, FTW. ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on June 26, 2014, 10:37:34 AM
Bluetooth headset in the helmet, FTW. ;D

I have a Sena and yes I am so tempted to go that route. If they don't add webX to the meeting I just might.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on July 25, 2014, 05:37:48 AM
No coffee makes me crazy!

I went to grind my coffee beans this morning only to find that my freakin coffee grinder bit the dust!  :o    >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 25, 2014, 06:27:44 AM
Queen - Another One Bites the Dust (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE#)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on July 25, 2014, 07:25:23 AM
No coffee makes me crazy!

I went to grind my coffee beans this morning only to find that my freakin coffee grinder bit the dust!  :o    >:(

 :yikes: That would be DefCon 1 emergency in my book.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on July 25, 2014, 07:55:55 AM
No coffee makes me crazy!

I went to grind my coffee beans this morning only to find that my freakin coffee grinder bit the dust!  :o    >:(

:yikes: That would be DefCon 1 emergency in my book.

This damn grinder has so many safety switches and interlocks to keep the user from grinding their fingers to the bone that I figured it had to be one of the switches. After some minor surgery I managed to grind enough beans for two cups so the DefCon status was downgraded somewhat. I'll be breaking out my soldering iron and doing some unsanctioned and unsafe mods on this thing. I hope that I don't lose a finger.    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 25, 2014, 08:17:04 AM
Or poke your eye out..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Classvino on July 25, 2014, 08:17:55 AM
:yikes: That would be DefCon 1 emergency in my book.

We keep a small bag of "pre-ground" coffee in the freezer for just such emergencies.   We use it up and replace periodically just to ensure it doesn't degrade too badly in the freezer - keeps if fairly well though...

Jamie
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on July 25, 2014, 03:38:15 PM
what makes me crazy is having not one but two antique cars to fool with....cuttin' into my post-ho time    don't ask  ;D

sunday driver:
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/Camaro/camaro_79Z28.jpg)

frame off restoration project
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/Camaro/camaro.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on July 26, 2014, 07:15:06 AM
After completely disassembling my coffee grinder here's what I found inside the top section of the grinder (where the controls live).

[smg id=639]

That is nearly 2 ounces (yes, I weighed it) of old coffee that somehow got inside of the unit's case and fouled up the open 'rheostat' that is used to set the grind time.

Talk about a poor design! I received this Cuisinart grinder as a gift about 3 years ago from my son. Maybe I should contact Cuisinart and tell them of this poor design?

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41RfsBmfIGL.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on July 26, 2014, 08:05:10 AM
Sounds french. Do you speak french?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on July 26, 2014, 08:23:14 AM
Sounds french. Do you speak french?

Nope, do you think that might be the problem?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on July 26, 2014, 08:24:00 AM
si senor
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on July 26, 2014, 08:30:56 AM
On the bottom of the grinder it says, 'Fabrique En China'

Do I need to speak French or Chinese?

Maybe French with a Chinese accent or Chinese with a French accent?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: gPink on July 26, 2014, 08:40:22 AM
On the bottom of the grinder it says, 'Fabrique En China'

Do I need to speak French or Chinese?

Maybe French with a Chinese accent or Chinese with a French accent?
:rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: ZG on July 26, 2014, 09:05:41 AM
On the bottom of the grinder it says, 'Fabrique En China'

Do I need to speak French or Chinese?

Maybe French with a Chinese accent or Chinese with a French accent?


 :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 26, 2014, 10:19:48 AM
I've had more than a few Cuisanarts that have been less than stellar...all of them made in China, however I'm sure that they were designed by some idiots over here.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on July 28, 2014, 06:46:19 AM
But the important thing is you can now grind coffee bean again right?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Conrad on July 28, 2014, 08:00:16 AM
But the important thing is you can now grind coffee bean again right?

Oh yes! I fixed the Cuisinart and it's working fine now. I bought a new grinder though and the Cuisinart is now the back-up, I ain't gonna go through that again!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 29, 2014, 05:35:23 AM
MCs with their brights on at night that are directly behind me..  :censored: !
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on July 29, 2014, 06:15:35 AM
Getting old and questioning your own memory really annoys me. Did the name of the thread change? Or am I just getting old?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on July 29, 2014, 06:20:50 AM
yes
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 29, 2014, 09:10:27 AM
Possibly..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on July 29, 2014, 10:29:13 AM
Possibly I'm getting old or Possibly the name of the thread changed?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 29, 2014, 01:21:58 PM
I'd lean more towards the thread subject changed, but that's me.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on July 30, 2014, 04:32:55 AM
I'd lean more towards the thread subject changed, but that's me.

Don't lean too far Jim, with that bucket on your head you might tip over...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 30, 2014, 05:14:51 AM
Aye, but it's a very nice bucket indeed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: ZG on July 30, 2014, 10:51:15 AM
Don't lean too far Jim, with that bucket on your head you might tip over...


Aye, but it's a very nice bucket indeed.


 :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on September 04, 2014, 02:51:36 PM
Merging with another company, and they finally decide we need to move our entire office in with their office, and of course I'm in charge of everything IT related.
Let me tell you, that's a lot.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Son of Pappy on September 04, 2014, 03:09:33 PM
Forum regulars downing Face Book   ;) ;D 8)

"Like if you agree" ;) (a +1)
"Share" (Quote)

See the similarities?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 04, 2014, 03:52:09 PM
no
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Son of Pappy on September 04, 2014, 04:05:11 PM
no
We on the forum do a +1 if we "Like" something.  We hit "Quote" to share someones post, same as a "Share" on FB.  It is all social media, one is more favored than another.  Same vulnerabilities, same keyboard, same bits of data.  We here have a variety of boards to help segregate information, FB does as well, which is an "Open" source, with inner pages for invitees only, just like the "Arena".

Not seeing this is what drives me crazy and leaves me feeling annoyed  (Back on topic Jim  ;) )
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: GeeBeav on September 04, 2014, 04:07:58 PM
no

+1 :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on September 04, 2014, 04:14:56 PM
We on the forum do a +1 if we "Like" something.  We hit "Quote" to share someones post, same as a "Share" on FB.  It is all social media, one is more favored than another.  Same vulnerabilities, same keyboard, same bits of data.  We here have a variety of boards to help segregate information, FB does as well, which is an "Open" source, with inner pages for invitees only, just like the "Arena".

Not seeing this is what drives me crazy and leaves me feeling annoyed  (Back on topic Jim  ;) )

Agree completely. My 2 social media sites I use regularly are FB and zggtr.org. In fact lots of times I post the same thing in both or share something from one to the other. So I also don't understanding loving one but hating the other.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 04, 2014, 04:40:52 PM
Would it be OK to like one and not care for the other? Or are love and hate the only options?

 ;)

Brian

Agree completely. My 2 social media sites I use regularly are FB and zggtr.org. In fact lots of times I post the same thing in both or share something from one to the other. So I also don't understanding loving one but hating the other.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 04, 2014, 04:45:11 PM
I try not to frequent or do business with leftist, hypocritical people or organizations. It's not about 'hate' which has lost it's meaning as a usable word in todays society much as the word 'racist' has.  8)

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on September 04, 2014, 04:49:46 PM
Would it be OK to like one and not care for the other? Or are love and hate the only options?

 ;)

Brian

All is ok. I don't understand a LOT of things. That doesn't make any of them not ok.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 04, 2014, 04:51:39 PM
Hey Chet, maybe you should get you somma' dis:

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f82/BDF08012008/P1010166.jpg) (http://s45.photobucket.com/user/BDF08012008/media/P1010166.jpg.html)

Hard to be really crazy and annoyed when u be rubbin' da (Easy Boys!) kitty.

 :rotflmao:

Brian


Not seeing this is what drives me crazy and leaves me feeling annoyed  (Back on topic Jim  ;) )
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 04, 2014, 04:55:52 PM
Kirby in it's youth?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 04, 2014, 04:58:04 PM
Yeah but now you are getting dangerously close to talking about telling the truth and lots and lots of people do not want to hear that. In fact, if one is in a position of authority, celebrity or even significant public exposure (Easy Boys- not that kind of exposure!) one is almost certainly going to suffer and suffer significantly if he / she is going to tell the truth.

“I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older”
-Montaigne

Brian

I try not to frequent or do business with leftist, hypocritical people or organizations. It's not about 'hate' which has lost it's meaning as a usable word in todays society much as the word 'racist' has.  8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 04, 2014, 05:02:24 PM
Chloe. We are cat- sitting my son and DIL's two cats- that is the small, black one. Nice cat but a little 'off'; she goes from affectionate (rubbing, singing, all the usual 'happy cat' stuff) to growling, howling, clawing (no front claws though) and biting in about 3 milliseconds for no apparent reason. Like PMS but faster. Maybe she is thinking about Facebook?  ;D

Brian

Kirby in it's youth?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Racer Boy on September 04, 2014, 10:29:08 PM
I try not to frequent or do business with leftist, hypocritical people or organizations. It's not about 'hate' which has lost it's meaning as a usable word in todays society much as the word 'racist' has.  8)

Why do business with ANY hypocritical people or organization? Is a rightist one okay?

I don't get it.  ???
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Son of Pappy on September 04, 2014, 11:20:15 PM
Why do business with ANY hypocritical people or organization? Is a rightist one okay?

I don't get it.  ???
Feeling crazy and annoyed you missed the separation-,-.  He didn't say leftist hypocritical (one and the same), he said leftist, hypocritical people or organization.  3 separate examples...  To be clear on my end, I am having a hard time telling right from left any more, kinda apolitical, but not really.  "Like" if you agree  ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 05, 2014, 03:40:34 AM
Why do business with ANY hypocritical people or organization? Is a rightist one okay?

I don't get it.  ???
Not necessarily ok but better.  ::)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: turbojoe78 on September 05, 2014, 06:41:41 AM
Feeling crazy and annoyed you missed the separation-,-.  He didn't say leftist hypocritical (one and the same), he said leftist, hypocritical people or organization.  3 separate examples...  To be clear on my end, I am having a hard time telling right from left any more, kinda apolitical, but not really.  "Like" if you agree  ;)

+1  (like)   ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Racer Boy on September 05, 2014, 08:23:10 AM
What makes me crazy and annoyed is that everything is so political. Does it have to be this way?

I rarely go to the COG forum anymore because of that kind of crap. I figured that most of the people there are old grouches (typical C10 owner  ;)), and there would be less of that here. But it isn't just here, it is everywhere.

Ugh.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 05, 2014, 08:46:10 AM
What makes me crazy and annoyed is that everything is so political. Does it have to be this way?

I rarely go to the COG forum anymore because of that kind of crap. I figured that most of the people there are old grouches (typical C10 owner  ;)), and there would be less of that here. But it isn't just here, it is everywhere.

Ugh.
Once again a comment was made that you felt you had to respond to. That's fine, this is a public forum. Don't start whining about everything being political when you yourself have contributed to that condition.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 05, 2014, 09:22:25 AM
Boys....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 05, 2014, 09:52:23 AM
Look at him go- like watching DaVinci with a piece of charcoal. Jim is my hero- a moderator who can moderate. Rather than those moderators who cannot moderate, fan the flames, cause tremendous difficulty and generally make a shambles of a forum.

Here ya' go Jim, I am faxing you a Margarita!    ;)

Brian

Boys....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 05, 2014, 10:06:21 AM
I have one for Jim right here.

[smg id=338]
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 05, 2014, 10:14:10 AM
Look at him go- like watching DaVinci with a piece of charcoal. Jim is my hero- a moderator who can moderate. Rather than those moderators who cannot moderate, fan the flames, cause tremendous difficulty and generally make a shambles of a forum.

Here ya' go Jim, I am faxing you a Margarita!    ;)

Brian

I could change, you know.  Appreciate the Margarita...

I have one for Jim right here.

[smg id=338]


It looks very nice and I do like them but it's like taking a massive amount of caffeine as far as the results.  Keeps me wide awake for hours.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Racer Boy on September 05, 2014, 07:56:27 PM
Feeling crazy and annoyed you missed the separation-,-.  He didn't say leftist hypocritical (one and the same), he said leftist, hypocritical people or organization.  3 separate examples...  To be clear on my end, I am having a hard time telling right from left any more, kinda apolitical, but not really.  "Like" if you agree  ;)

You are right, I did miss the separation. It makes a lot more sense when read that way.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Racer Boy on September 05, 2014, 08:17:59 PM
Once again a comment was made that you felt you had to respond to. That's fine, this is a public forum. Don't start whining about everything being political when you yourself have contributed to that condition.

Clumsy posting on my part. Believe me, the last thing I wanted to do was be political, as that would be hypocritical. And we don't want to go there, do we!   ;D

It's odd, I've been a member of several forums over the years, on another motorcycle forum (Yamaha FZ1) I've been there for almost ten years. In all that time I've never raised the ire that I have in a few posts here. I've never been accused of whining before, so it's got me wondering, what have I been doing wrong? I sure don't mean to **** anyone here off.
 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 06, 2014, 06:21:36 AM
Keep on keeping on...you're doing fine. :thumbs:   As is everyone else here.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 06, 2014, 07:11:35 AM
It looks very nice and I do like them but it's like taking a massive amount of caffeine as far as the results.  Keeps me wide awake for hours.

Well duh! That's why you drink them in the morning.    :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on September 06, 2014, 11:52:39 AM
It looks very nice and I do like them but it's like taking a massive amount of caffeine as far as the results.  Keeps me wide awake for hours.

Vodka... breakfast of Moderator's...

(http://i.imgur.com/y35TOJm.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 06, 2014, 12:18:22 PM
True, but I prefer my vodka unadulterated...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Racer Boy on September 06, 2014, 06:02:11 PM
Vodka... breakfast of Moderator's...

(http://i.imgur.com/y35TOJm.jpg)

I'm assuming that is PhotoShopped!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 06, 2014, 06:29:48 PM
yeah, but this one's not.... :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 07, 2014, 06:04:27 AM
Vodka... breakfast of Moderator's...

(http://i.imgur.com/y35TOJm.jpg)

Brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts, my favorite flavor!   :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 07, 2014, 06:08:52 AM
Cinanon, cinamin I can't even say it without my mouth going into convulsions.  I picked up my revulsion of that spice from my Mom.  Must be a genetic thing.  Yuck!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 08, 2014, 10:41:12 AM
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Quote from: Racer Boy on Yesterday at 06:48:19 pm
Is this necessary? The new guy was simply asking questions, and shared his opinion on some of the "features" of the bike that he doesn't like.

If his opinion doesn't match yours, do you need to blast him? I've been on the receiving end of this very unwelcoming attitude here before. I'm sure I'll get blasted again for saying this, but the feeling to a newbie on this forum is that this is a small club that really doesn't want anyone new in the club.

Anyway, welcome 238mph! I hope you can get some answers to your questions.
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I believe the run away train that was the OP started this wreck. I won't even go into the claiming victim hood thing.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 08, 2014, 02:33:17 PM
While this is a thread that contains things that annoy us...bringing membership stuff up isn't on the agenda, ok?  If one has an issue with someone please do it through the PM process and work it out or just use the ignore button.  I'm starting to get pi$$ed with all of this  :censored: .
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 08, 2014, 02:40:31 PM
Well I for one appreciate your efforts on this and other matters Jim. You do a great job of keeping this the nice, pleasant, informative and enjoyable place that it is. So while you are a bit annoyed right now, I am quite hopeful that that will pass soon enough and we can all get back to doing what we do well. Whatever that is. If any of us do anything well. OK, forget that whole idea- just keep moderating and all will be well. Or as close to 'well' as we're gonna' get.  ;D

And thanks for cleaning up that other little mess (all I can think of is a virtual page that goes like this: "Moderator, clean-up needed on isle #23"   :rotflmao: ).

Back ON-TOPIC: what will soon make me crazy and annoyed is traveling through the northeast to get to northern VA to visit my son and family. Probably on the bike, probably in one day and probably going to have some unpleasantness between New Haven, CT and Washington, DC..... just hopefully not ALL the way between those two points :-(

Brian

While this is a thread that contains things that annoy us...bringing membership stuff up isn't on the agenda, ok?  If one has an issue with someone please do it through the PM process or just use the ignore button.  I'm starting to get pi$$ed with all of this  :censored: .
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on September 08, 2014, 03:10:10 PM
"Moderator, clean-up needed on isle #23"

 :rotflmao: Maybe an emoticon showing a Knight pushing some mess with a broom.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 08, 2014, 03:15:20 PM
Or cutting a head off...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on September 08, 2014, 03:57:30 PM
Or cutting a head off...

 :thumbs: Better yet!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 08, 2014, 05:37:59 PM
Yeah- but a mess with a cranky, hissing cat in the middle of it.  ::)

Brian

:rotflmao: Maybe an emoticon showing a Knight pushing some mess with a broom.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 09, 2014, 05:51:09 AM
Or cutting a head off...

 :o

(http://www.burnabrain.com/wp-content/uploads/its-not-the-guillotine.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 09, 2014, 06:00:35 AM
 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 14, 2014, 12:34:12 PM
Just got back from a ride up to Cow Hampshire and back (up on Thurs, back today). Roads up there are a bit rough but what is it with the locals riding in the left lane? Is that the practice there or something? I thought there was a lot of that going on in CT until going to NH. I pulled up behind one of them doing 10 under the limit, gave a flick of the high beams, the driver pulled over (about 18 yrs. old and so small she was sitting with her head below the headrest) and when I went by, she flipped me off. ?? Whats up with that? She was cranky because I disturbed her nap or something?

It was nice to see the speed limit up to 70 MPH though- I do not know when that was done but it was new to me.

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: stevewfl on September 17, 2014, 07:07:01 AM
what makes me crazy is having not one but two antique cars to fool with....cuttin' into my post-ho time    don't ask  ;D

sunday driver:
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/Camaro/camaro_79Z28.jpg)

frame off restoration project
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/Camaro/camaro.jpg)

lesson learned, why did I experience it over and over before seeing it in the chilton auto restoration manual

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10672174_10202804853424583_7695355567898477136_n.jpg?oh=227f5fd8d77cbfe250146bfba748834b&oe=54C6FACF&__gda__=1422454960_480372e9b40213314c5dfee613298d76)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Rhino on September 17, 2014, 07:51:04 AM
lesson learned, why did I experience it over and over before seeing it in the chilton auto restoration manual

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10672174_10202804853424583_7695355567898477136_n.jpg?oh=227f5fd8d77cbfe250146bfba748834b&oe=54C6FACF&__gda__=1422454960_480372e9b40213314c5dfee613298d76)

Truth!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 17, 2014, 04:16:59 PM
I lost a very tiny screw today.  I knew where I put it and it just wasn't there anymore.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 18, 2014, 04:41:12 AM
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10672174_10202804853424583_7695355567898477136_n.jpg?oh=227f5fd8d77cbfe250146bfba748834b&oe=54C6FACF&__gda__=1422454960_480372e9b40213314c5dfee613298d76)


I lost a very tiny screw today.  I knew where I put it and it just wasn't there anymore.

Dropped bolts and screws get teleported to the same place lost socks go. Plus, have you ever seen the infamous one shoe laying on the side of the road? It's mate went to the same place as the other stuff.  :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 18, 2014, 04:44:00 AM
Or possibly here...  I can say that there were no Great Danes on the premises but there were plenty of cats.

http://khon2.com/2014/09/03/great-dane-eats-43-socks-feels-great-next-day/ (http://khon2.com/2014/09/03/great-dane-eats-43-socks-feels-great-next-day/)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: T Cro ® on September 18, 2014, 04:52:06 AM
Drop any small object while in the engine room on board a tug or ship and it absolutely without fail fall straight through the closest gap or hole in our deck plating system and down into the bilges.... Multi-Tools & Flashlights are my favorite things to drop into the 9-foot deep bilges in my engine room.....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 18, 2014, 04:58:58 AM
Or possibly here...  I can say that there were no Great Danes on the premises but there were plenty of cats.

http://khon2.com/2014/09/03/great-dane-eats-43-socks-feels-great-next-day/ (http://khon2.com/2014/09/03/great-dane-eats-43-socks-feels-great-next-day/)

I wonder if those socks were clean or not?   :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on September 19, 2014, 10:54:59 AM
Dropped bolts and tools roll to the exact geographic center underneath the vehicle if they don't land in the spot where light or vision is impossible and the space is exactly one half the dimension of your hand or finger.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Classvino on September 19, 2014, 11:11:53 AM
...and the space is exactly one half the dimension of your hand or finger...

Or exactly 1 inch farther away than the length you can reach, even with any easily accessible tool...

Jamie
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 19, 2014, 11:12:15 AM
What I find worse is the stuff I drop that does NOT hit the floor at all. Then I have to wonder for days, weeks or longer..... is it sitting in the fairing or the bottom of the fan shroud?

Brian

Dropped bolts and tools roll to the exact geographic center underneath the vehicle if they don't land in the spot where light or vision is impossible and the space is exactly one half the dimension of your hand or finger.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tomp on September 19, 2014, 04:24:49 PM
Bit of a change here.  What drives me crazy?  The fact that I'm 64, spent 46 successful years working , and now cannot get a single person/company  to hire me for any level of work.   Seems I have nothing to offer anymore.  Not whining, actually kinda pi$$ed that The Pendulum swung from one side to the other in no time at all, but getting it to swing back is taking so much longer.   FWIW, I came from a small industry, and someone an my last company has been doing/saying some illegal things, to keep me from returning, to compete with them.  Impossible to prove, but true none the less.  OK, rant over... tomp

Oh yeah, I hate the dropped calls that happen to regularly on my cell phone...   tp
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on September 19, 2014, 04:35:16 PM
Bit of a change here.  What drives me crazy?  The fact that I'm 64, spent 46 successful years working , and now cannot get a single person/company  to hire me for any level of work.   Seems I have nothing to offer anymore.  Not whining, actually kinda pi$$ed that The Pendulum swung from one side to the other in no time at all, but getting it to swing back is taking so much longer.   FWIW, I came from a small industry, and someone an my last company has been doing/saying some illegal things, to keep me from returning, to compete with them.  Impossible to prove, but true none the less.  OK, rant over... tomp

Oh yeah, I hate the dropped calls that happen to regularly on my cell phone...   tp

^^^sux!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 19, 2014, 04:57:01 PM
Walmart!

Unrelated....Pabst Blue Ribbon sold to the Russkies!  :yikes:   How can that happen?  I thought there were sanctions going on?  Evidently not on 'beer'?

It get's worse... http://consumerist.com/2014/09/19/pabst-blue-ribbon-schlitz-brewer-purchased-by-russian-beverage-company/ (http://consumerist.com/2014/09/19/pabst-blue-ribbon-schlitz-brewer-purchased-by-russian-beverage-company/)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 20, 2014, 05:41:19 AM
This just in.....Saturday morning cartoons are essentially non-existent and I'm bloody pissed about it.  I decided it's been long enough (45years +) and I got my morning coffee, sat down, and turned on the TV looking for Saturday cartoons on the traditional network channels....not there  >:( .  All sorts of other crap but no cartoon.  No Warner Brothers, no Space Ghost, no Scooby, no nothing!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 20, 2014, 06:16:52 AM
Walmart!

Unrelated....Pabst Blue Ribbon sold to the Russkies!  :yikes:   How can that happen?  I thought there were sanctions going on?  Evidently not on 'beer'?

It get's worse... http://consumerist.com/2014/09/19/pabst-blue-ribbon-schlitz-brewer-purchased-by-russian-beverage-company/ (http://consumerist.com/2014/09/19/pabst-blue-ribbon-schlitz-brewer-purchased-by-russian-beverage-company/)

Wait, PBR is beer?    :-[
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 20, 2014, 07:09:14 AM
Breakfast of Champions or it used to be.  Not everyone has access to the good stuff. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 20, 2014, 07:17:26 AM
Breakfast of Champions or it used to be.  Not everyone has access to the good stuff.

So it would seem...     ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on September 21, 2014, 11:51:29 AM
This just in.....Saturday morning cartoons are essentially non-existent and I'm bloody pissed about it.  I decided it's been long enough (45years +) and I got my morning coffee, sat down, and turned on the TV looking for Saturday cartoons on the traditional network channels....not there  >:( .  All sorts of other crap but no cartoon.  No Warner Brothers, no Space Ghost, no Scooby, no nothing!

You mean Cartoon Network is gone?  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 21, 2014, 01:13:55 PM
I'm aware of the cartoon network, I have grandchildren living with me.  It's not the same, unfortunately.  Many of the WB (Bugs Bunny) stuff has been censored or edited either for content or length. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on September 21, 2014, 03:23:24 PM
youtube still carries the violent cartoons we grew up with, and they serve it up 4 hours at a time and have millions of hits.

http://youtu.be/TUCO1hjzb9k (http://youtu.be/TUCO1hjzb9k)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 22, 2014, 06:10:34 AM
Wow! Thanks!   :finger_fing11:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on September 22, 2014, 06:37:15 AM
Bought a wifi iPad mini for the express purpose of running ForeFlight for aircraft navigation. Bought it 16 days ago and finally had a chance to go flying with it. Couldn't get a GPS fix. I thought it was some setting (I'm new to iOS) or perhaps defective item. Nope, the wifi version doesn't have GPS. Of course I'm now 2 days past the 14 day return policy. I go back to the Apple web site to see if they tell have this information. It was hard to find but finally found it on the page comparing models. Sure enough the cellular equipped model has GPS and GLASNOS but not the wifi model. Never even occurred to me that Apple would make a mobile device without GPS. Now I'm stuck with an appliance that has very little value to me. :banghead:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on September 22, 2014, 06:49:35 AM
Bought a wifi iPad mini for the express purpose of running ForeFlight for aircraft navigation. Bought it 16 days ago and finally had a chance to go flying with it. Couldn't get a GPS fix. I thought it was some setting (I'm new to iOS) or perhaps defective item. Nope, the wifi version doesn't have GPS. Of course I'm now 2 days past the 14 day return policy. I go back to the Apple web site to see if they tell have this information. It was hard to find but finally found it on the page comparing models. Sure enough the cellular equipped model has GPS and GLASNOS but not the wifi model. Never even occurred to me that Apple would make a mobile device without GPS. Now I'm stuck with an appliance that has very little value to me. :banghead:

The additional cost of the "cellular model" includes the wireless telecom components via a chip on the board(gps/radio transceiver). It's not a total loss for you, for a few bux you can cover this GPS cost yourself.  Here is an example, although I'm sure there are cheaper ways I'm not an ipad geek to know....

http://bad-elf.com/products/be-gps-1000 (http://bad-elf.com/products/be-gps-1000)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on September 22, 2014, 07:22:45 AM
The additional cost of the "cellular model" includes the wireless telecom components via a chip on the board(gps/radio transceiver). It's not a total loss for you, for a few bux you can cover this GPS cost yourself.  Here is an example, although I'm sure there are cheaper ways I'm not an ipad geek to know....

http://bad-elf.com/products/be-gps-1000 (http://bad-elf.com/products/be-gps-1000)

Yea I know about bad-elf and garmin GLO and that is what I'll probably do (once I confirm these products will work with iOS 8 ) because I have no choice. But now I have another thing to carry around and make sure it's charged. I sure wish Apple had made it more obvious when I bought it and I would have paid the extra bucks for the cellular version or would have bought a Samsung. I feel totally cheated by my own company.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Mister Tee on September 22, 2014, 11:31:06 AM
Bought a wifi iPad mini for the express purpose of running ForeFlight for aircraft navigation. Bought it 16 days ago and finally had a chance to go flying with it. Couldn't get a GPS fix. I thought it was some setting (I'm new to iOS) or perhaps defective item. Nope, the wifi version doesn't have GPS. Of course I'm now 2 days past the 14 day return policy. I go back to the Apple web site to see if they tell have this information. It was hard to find but finally found it on the page comparing models. Sure enough the cellular equipped model has GPS and GLASNOS but not the wifi model. Never even occurred to me that Apple would make a mobile device without GPS. Now I'm stuck with an appliance that has very little value to me. :banghead:

You can get an after market GPS (Bad Elf) for your Ipad.  I hear they are better than the internal GPS in the cellular enabled Ipads.  I use a cellular enabled Ipad 4 with Foreflight, but no data plan.

(Edit:  Nevermind, you know about them.)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Mister Tee on September 22, 2014, 11:34:18 AM
My latest pet peeve:  When the cars ahead of you at a traffic light, particularly turning traffic, WAIT for several car spaces to develop before moving when the light turns green.

So one or two cars goes through a cycle, and you're twenty cars back.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: SteveJ. on September 22, 2014, 12:06:44 PM
What really annoys me is folks that dredge up old quotes from a thread that they just got around to reading.

To wit:

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What makes me crazy is no one told me about Beartooth Pass, and I haven't stumbled upon it during any of my North American journeys.

Bucket List!  ;D

Do it. Marvey road. And do Chief Joseph Hy, also. I have others in that neck of the woods.


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another thing drives me crazy is visiting Miami, dropping by Homestead-Miami International Speedway, and NOT having the proper bike with me for the track   ;)

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/Connie%2014/DSC_1448.jpg)

You could always bomb on down to Marathon for a Lobster Reuben.


 :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:   ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on September 22, 2014, 12:35:45 PM


You could always bomb on down to Marathon for a Lobster Reuben.


 :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:   ;) ;) ;)

^^^Teressa and I do that quite often, let's go!   ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on September 22, 2014, 03:25:22 PM
You can get an after market GPS (Bad Elf) for your Ipad.  I hear they are better than the internal GPS in the cellular enabled Ipads.  I use a cellular enabled Ipad 4 with Foreflight, but no data plan.

(Edit:  Nevermind, you know about them.)

Are you using a Bad Elf Bluetooth model or lightning connector?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Classvino on September 22, 2014, 03:39:37 PM
...Lobster Reuben...

Mmmmmmmm...    Why have I never heard of this before?

Jamie
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Mister Tee on September 22, 2014, 04:06:50 PM
Are you using a Bad Elf Bluetooth model or lightning connector?

No, but the "Other Guy" (my airplane partner) uses one and has no issues with it.  Only real deal is you have to keep two devices charged instead of just one, but dual USB port 12V charger will solve that.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on September 22, 2014, 04:53:13 PM
No, but the "Other Guy" (my airplane partner) uses one and has no issues with it.  Only real deal is you have to keep two devices charged instead of just one, but dual USB port 12V charger will solve that.

Yup, now I need 2 devices that have to be charged and 2 cables, its why I'm not happy with the fruit company right now. But which one does your partner use? Bluetooth or directly connected?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: SteveJ. on September 22, 2014, 09:22:06 PM
Mmmmmmmm...    Why have I never heard of this before?

Jamie

Now you have. Get down there and have a Reuben, or...??

Oh, and it is The Keys. Bring money.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g34347-d514906-Reviews-Keys_Fisheries-Marathon_Florida_Keys_Florida.html (http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g34347-d514906-Reviews-Keys_Fisheries-Marathon_Florida_Keys_Florida.html)

(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQD2FvYNRWHVJeAUXCJrYs1JU-k_ieZe9g3JCr0YweGx1GcLQlX)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: AlbertaDoug on September 23, 2014, 06:36:27 AM
 :(  Tag team taunting!!!
Ever buy a new bike (or new to you) and feel excited and want to share some ideas? There is so much info here to be gained, and the search function does help. I appreciate the time and effort put into this site. Compassion and common curtsies go a long way.
No one likes to be backed into a corner! :-[ 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Mister Tee on September 23, 2014, 08:31:27 AM
Yup, now I need 2 devices that have to be charged and 2 cables, its why I'm not happy with the fruit company right now. But which one does your partner use? Bluetooth or directly connected?

His is directly mounted.  He uses a full size Ipad 2.

FYI I'm using a full size Ipad 4.  Screen resolution is great but it seems to be more sensitive to heat than the 2.  I have to be really careful to keep it out of the direct sun or it will shut down.  That aside it's great.  I don't have a panel mount GPS in my plane.   For VFR nav, the Ipad with Foreflight has more functionality than a Garmin 430 except it can't drive an autopilot.  For IFR nav, I can't file as a /G anyway, but for a backup device the situation awareness is great.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on September 23, 2014, 12:54:11 PM
His is directly mounted.  He uses a full size Ipad 2.

FYI I'm using a full size Ipad 4.  Screen resolution is great but it seems to be more sensitive to heat than the 2.  I have to be really careful to keep it out of the direct sun or it will shut down.  That aside it's great.  I don't have a panel mount GPS in my plane.   For VFR nav, the Ipad with Foreflight has more functionality than a Garmin 430 except it can't drive an autopilot.  For IFR nav, I can't file as a /G anyway, but for a backup device the situation awareness is great.

Excellent! I'v VFR only and ForeFlight looks fantastic for easy planning and navigation. If only I had an iPad with GPS. Do you know how your friend connects his Bad Elf? Is it direct through the lighting connector or wireless through Bluetooth?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on September 23, 2014, 01:05:06 PM
I suggest bad elf direct...  the folks i know have great luck with it with all kinds of gps required apps
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Mister Tee on September 23, 2014, 01:56:14 PM
Excellent! I'v VFR only and ForeFlight looks fantastic for easy planning and navigation. If only I had an iPad with GPS. Do you know how your friend connects his Bad Elf? Is it direct through the lighting connector or wireless through Bluetooth?

Direct through the connector.

It is a great planning tool.  I wish it could account for climbout speeds and fuel burns, but even without that it's still fairly accurate.

Also, if you get one of those third party AHRS units that mount on your dash, Foreflight can actually display attitude information as well - handy if your AI craps out.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on September 23, 2014, 04:17:40 PM
I suggest bad elf direct...  the folks i know have great luck with it with all kinds of gps required apps

They have a unit that plugs directly into the lightning connector. But I was worried about how to power the iPad with the lightning connector in use. Don't want to be limited by the iPad battery. But just read on Bad-Elf website that it comes with "3 ft (1m) micro-USB cable for pass through charging". I think that's the way for me to go. Now I just need to verify they have updated their software for iOS 8.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on September 23, 2014, 04:26:01 PM
Direct through the connector.

It is a great planning tool.  I wish it could account for climbout speeds and fuel burns, but even without that it's still fairly accurate.

Also, if you get one of those third party AHRS units that mount on your dash, Foreflight can actually display attitude information as well - handy if your AI craps out.

I'm thinking direct through the connector would be more reliable. Would like to talk to some who has had success with a BT unit.

Those AHRS units look pretty slick. My primary AI is the windscreen (VFR only pilot), backup to that is an EFIS D100 (all solid state like an AHRS unit) in the airplane I will mostly be using ForeFlight in.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Mister Tee on September 24, 2014, 11:01:44 AM
They have a unit that plugs directly into the lightning connector. But I was worried about how to power the iPad with the lightning connector in use. Don't want to be limited by the iPad battery. But just read on Bad-Elf website that it comes with "3 ft (1m) micro-USB cable for pass through charging". I think that's the way for me to go. Now I just need to verify they have updated their software for iOS 8.

I think that should work fine, and if it charges both devices at the same time that's a big bonus.  If not, a dual port USB charger will work fine.

I know people are using the current version of Foreflight with IOS 8.  I'm still using 7, I'll wait a while before installing it, like after they get the bugs worked out.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on September 24, 2014, 01:19:04 PM
I think that should work fine, and if it charges both devices at the same time that's a big bonus.  If not, a dual port USB charger will work fine.

I know people are using the current version of Foreflight with IOS 8.  I'm still using 7, I'll wait a while before installing it, like after they get the bugs worked out.

Actually no because there is only one lighting connector on the iPad. So it could only be charged through the bad elf gps when it is connect. I pulled the trigger on a bad elf unit. $105 on ebay.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Mister Tee on September 24, 2014, 02:47:05 PM
Actually no because there is only one lighting connector on the iPad. So it could only be charged through the bad elf gps when it is connect. I pulled the trigger on a bad elf unit. $105 on ebay.

Oh, right.  "D'oh!"
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 08, 2014, 04:49:24 AM
What drives me crazy?

Hearing people say 'it is what it is' all the freakin time!   :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on October 08, 2014, 05:18:01 AM
...at the end of the day...
 
..and the new talking head, I'm smarter than you buzzword...'conflated'  >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 08, 2014, 07:04:52 AM
What drives me crazy?

Hearing people say 'it is what it is' all the freakin time!   :o

It is what it is about it is what it is..

...at the end of the day...
 
..and the new talking head, I'm smarter than you buzzword...'conflated'  >:(

Haven't heard that one.  Can you use it in a sentence?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Son of Pappy on October 08, 2014, 07:50:54 PM
I have a conflated view of the world and this thread ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 09, 2014, 04:37:52 AM
I have a conflated view of the world and this thread ;)

So to the not intuitively obvious masses this would be 'I have a combined view of the world and this thread'.  Another sentence would be 'The plot gets weighed down when the writers conflate too many issues into one episode.'

Learn something new every day..  I can't say that I like that word, though.  First use of the word (Latin origin) was in 1610, so it's been around for a few years.  Can't believe this is the first time I've ever heard it used.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on October 09, 2014, 04:50:01 AM

At the end of the day
Break through the clutter
Bring to the table
Calibrate expectations
Clear goal
Diversity
Empowerment
Exit strategy
Face time
Generation X
Globalization
Holistic Approach
Moving forward
Organic growth
Outside the box
Paradigm
Paradigm shift
Proactive
Push the envelope
Reach out
Sea change (transformation)
Spin-up
Sustainability
Synergy
Touch base
Wellness
Win-win
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 09, 2014, 04:53:43 AM
What drives me crazy?

Hearing people say 'it is what it is' all the freakin time!   :o

It is what it is about it is what it is..

It was what it was, it is what it is, and forevermore, it shall be what it shall be.  Amen.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: RFH87_Connie on October 09, 2014, 05:21:40 AM
At the end of the day
Break through the clutter
Bring to the table
Calibrate expectations
Clear goal
Diversity
Empowerment
Exit strategy
Face time
Generation X
Globalization
Holistic Approach
Moving forward
Organic growth
Outside the box
Paradigm
Paradigm shift
Proactive
Push the envelope
Reach out
Sea change (transformation)
Spin-up
Sustainability
Synergy
Touch base
Wellness
Win-win

How did you get a copy of my last employment review?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on October 09, 2014, 05:24:21 AM
 :yikes: You have to work with 'those people'?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Classvino on October 09, 2014, 08:12:32 AM
At the end of the day
Break through the clutter
Bring to the table
Calibrate expectations
Clear goal
Diversity
Empowerment
Exit strategy
Face time
Generation X
Globalization
Holistic Approach
Moving forward
Organic growth
Outside the box
Paradigm
Paradigm shift
Proactive
Push the envelope
Reach out
Sea change (transformation)
Spin-up
Sustainability
Synergy
Touch base
Wellness
Win-win

Looks like a word list for BS bingo...

Draw a 5 X 5 grid, randomly insert those words or phrases in each box, and pass them out at meetings.  Every time you hear one of those buzzwords, mark it off - just like playing bingo.  First one to get a line jumps up and shouts BULLSH!T

We did it once and the game was outlawed. Some people just have no sense of humour...

Jamie
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on October 09, 2014, 09:27:32 AM
Yeah, I was in a meeting one time that turned out to be a meeting about how many meetings we were going to / should have on a specific topic. No one realized that so I felt it necessary to ask: "Are we having a meeting about how many meetings we should have?" No one answered but lots of looking down at hands.....

And my very favorite was a motivational poster in the engineering meeting room of one company that was basically a picture of a bunch of bored people sitting around a table with the caption that went something like: 'Group effort: because together, we are less inept than each of us is alone.' An employee paid for that out of pocket and hung it on the wall and no one seemed to notice it was not really a motivational poster.  :rotflmao:

I find the world around me is chock- full of fun and amusement, one just has to learn how to see it and pick up on it.

Brian

Looks like a word list for BS bingo...

Draw a 5 X 5 grid, randomly insert those words or phrases in each box, and pass them out at meetings.  Every time you hear one of those buzzwords, mark it off - just like playing bingo.  First one to get a line jumps up and shouts BULLSH!T

We did it once and the game was outlawed. Some people just have no sense of humour...

Jamie
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 09, 2014, 11:54:31 AM
And that's why we appreciate your views on things!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Gumby on October 09, 2014, 02:24:45 PM
(http://dcscience.net/meetings-poster.jpg) (http://dcscience.net/meetings-poster.jpg.html)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 09, 2014, 02:35:14 PM
IBM is the embodiment of you can't have too many meetings...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on October 09, 2014, 03:35:04 PM
Actually, there CAN be too many meetings.....

Once upon a time, there was this company that had multiple meeting rooms. And the way they chose to control the usage of said rooms was through MS Outlook: they set the rooms up like any other entity (person) and one simply booked the room by "inviting" whichever room one wanted for a mandatory 'meeting' through a block of time on a particular date. This system really worked very well because 1) everyone could see who had what meeting room at what time. 2) the rooms could not be double- scheduled as Outlook would not allow it. So in short, the system worked great..... except for the people setting up the meetings. Alas, several of them would show up just before my meeting in a given room and show surprise as I had not been expected at their meeting. "Ah, but the meeting about to start here is my meeting" I would say. To which they would explain how important their meeting was (much more so than mine), how their meeting could not be rescheduled (implying of course that mine could- easily) and finally, insisting I vacate the room post haste!  Now, I was always careful to put my coffee down at the start of this tantrum 'cause I always ended up laughing (hey, it WAS funny!).  :rotflmao:  I would then counter their arguments by inviting them to MY meeting because 1) they were already there (convenient, huh?). 2) My meeting were always a LOT more fun than anyone else's meetings. 3) My meetings were productive, at least somewhat. 4) My meetings had an end.  :rotflmao: <some more> 

Now here comes the funny part (you knew there had to be a funny part, right?). I called a meeting to discuss the mechanism by which one booked a meeting room and made it mandatory for the people in the 'troublesome' department. Some of them were not amused but I was, as was virtually everyone else looking on. :-)

Brian



IBM is the embodiment of you can't have too many meetings...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Son of Pappy on October 09, 2014, 05:50:34 PM
So, Brian, am I to understand it that you were behind a meeting?  A meeting of the BTF I assume (Brian-er-Brain Trust Foundation)?  I am annoyed that I never took you as a meeting organizer :-\
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on October 10, 2014, 06:48:37 AM
Meetings are the bane of my professional existence. Almost all recurring meetings are black holes that suck resources and give lethal radiation in return. As a manager I rarely scheduled meetings with more than myself and 1 or 2 other people at the most. I had an engineer ask me in a 1 on 1 why I didn't hold a weekly staff meetings. I said we're meeting right now and asked what he wanted to know. He said he wanted to know more about what others in the group were working on. In about 60 seconds I told him what others were working on and to feel free to talk to the others whenever. What is it with American corporate culture that management thinks holding meetings is the primary function of management? Makes me crazy and annoyed!!!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on October 10, 2014, 08:21:12 AM
Yep.... well, actually in front of most meetings. :-)

Meetings, if done anywhere near correctly, beat back chaos. And chaos is the antithesis of progress. For example, if I was to set up a meeting about... oh, I don't know..... let's say: throttle recalibration, I would push chaos to the side and open the path to progress. See?

 :rotflmao:

Brian

So, Brian, am I to understand it that you were behind a meeting?  A meeting of the BTF I assume (Brian-er-Brain Trust Foundation)?  I am annoyed that I never took you as a meeting organizer :-\
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on October 10, 2014, 11:13:03 AM
In my experience, meetings cause chaos.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Classvino on October 10, 2014, 11:41:07 AM
On my wall  (my boss says I'm not a team player)

(http://demotivators.despair.com/demotivational/meetingsdemotivator.jpg)

Jamie
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on October 10, 2014, 02:29:45 PM
I think that was the very one I was talking about earlier! And it hung on the wall for years without anyone taking it down because it was really a de- motivational poster. Too funny. We could always tell who 'got it' though 'cause there would be the long look at the poster followed by the chuckle.... again.

"The multitude of fools is a protection for the wise."
-Cicero  who died in 43 B.C.

Brian

On my wall  (my boss says I'm not a team player)

(http://demotivators.despair.com/demotivational/meetingsdemotivator.jpg)

Jamie
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on October 10, 2014, 03:29:12 PM
So when modeling anything in any precision package today, such as Solidworks, ProE, etc., it is common to put something in the model to show relative size. This is normally done with a model of a 'human' so everyone can see how big / tall / wide / long the [machine, product line, device] is through comparison. A normal model would be something like this- labeled 'human' and scaled to be six feet tall:

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f82/BDF08012008/human_model.jpg) (http://s45.photobucket.com/user/BDF08012008/media/human_model.jpg.html)

Fine and well but honestly, pretty boring. Well, I picked up this little gem with a little more humor in it while I was in Germany and it is aptly named Frau Grosse, meaning 'big woman'. She is 1.7 meters tall and I can only guess as to her other measurements:

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f82/BDF08012008/frau_groumlszlige_170.jpg) (http://s45.photobucket.com/user/BDF08012008/media/frau_groumlszlige_170.jpg.html)

So for vendor use, I use the 'human' or similar and it is never commented on because everyone knows what it is and why it is there. But for internal use (Easy Boys! I mean internal to one company!) I slip in (Boys!) Frau Grosse to amuse myself and others. I have been very careful not to confuse the two situations of course.... except this one time when presenting an entire, absolutely huge process line to.... wait for it.... A Fortune 100 company. Someone notices a splash of color behind something and asks about it.... after some rotating and zooming, there she is in all her glory standing behind the line.... Frau Grosse. I forgot to swap her with 'human' for this presentation. This was a video conference and both groups (mine and the Op. For.) go completely silent while we stare at Miss Big Woman. Finally, a gentleman at the other company asks where her nipples are and everybody in both rooms loses all control. Same guy called me later in the day and asked for the file of Frau Grosse.  :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

And you say meetings cause chaos- sheesh!

Brian


In my experience, meetings cause chaos.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Pilgrim on October 10, 2014, 04:28:13 PM
So for vendor use, I use the 'human' or similar and it is never commented on because everyone knows what it is and why it is there. But for internal use (Easy Boys! I mean internal to one company!) I slip in (Boys!) Frau Grosse to amuse myself and others. I have been very careful not to confuse the two situations of course.... except this one time when presenting an entire, absolutely huge process line to.... wait for it.... A Fortune 100 company. Someone notices a splash of color behind something and asks about it.... after some rotating and zooming, there she is in all her glory standing behind the line.... Frau Grosse. I forgot to swap her with 'human' for this presentation.

Very good Brian, you should continue to practice good Configuration Management (CM) practices to keep things in control better.  You properly re-identified the item because Frau Grosse  is Form/Fit/Functionally different than human.
Do you also impose revision control?

 ::)  Can you guess what I do for a living?  :) 

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on October 10, 2014, 05:03:54 PM
On the second part, it does not matter because as long as the model is given different file names (and the leaders / tags are kept blank), they can be inserted / removed / reinserted (Easy Boys!) as often as you want. The only people that get to previous revisions are co- workers and they have all see Frau Grosse. Mr. Elkhoof too but I am holding Kirby in reserve for that special day when there is absolutely nothing else amusing going on anywhere nearby.

The first part is more ambiguous only because so many humans are involved. There is the 'how it is supposed to work', then the 'how we think it works' but those two pale compared with 'how it really works'.... which, of course like Rhino's meetings, is based in chaos in practice if not design.  ;) :o :-\

Brian

Very good Brian, you should continue to practice good Configuration Management (CM) practices to keep things in control better.  You properly re-identified the item because Frau Grosse  is Form/Fit/Functionally different than human.
Do you also impose revision control?

 ::)  Can you guess what I do for a living?  :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Pilgrim on October 10, 2014, 05:10:55 PM

Nothing to worry about.  We can always write an EC (Engineering Change) when a modification is required. ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Son of Pappy on October 10, 2014, 06:31:36 PM
Yep.... well, actually in front of most meetings. :-)

Meetings, if done anywhere near correctly, beat back chaos. And chaos is the antithesis of progress. For example, if I was to set up a meeting about... oh, I don't know..... let's say: throttle recalibration, I would push chaos to the side and open the path to progress. See?

 :rotflmao:

Brian

I just checked my Outlook calendar, nothing posted yet. :)  You pick the date, I pick the location ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on October 10, 2014, 07:42:01 PM
How about 8 June, 2011? You pick the location but on the beach works for me....

 :rotflmao:

Brian

I just checked my Outlook calendar, nothing posted yet. :)  You pick the date, I pick the location ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on October 10, 2014, 07:44:18 PM
That or a C.A.R. (Corrective Action Request). :-(   Now there is a pestilence to all of mankind and of benefit to absolutely no one that I know of. And it pits different groups in the same organization against each other. I am cranky and annoyed just thinking about them....

Brian

Nothing to worry about.  We can always write an EC (Engineering Change) when a modification is required. ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 11, 2014, 10:11:45 AM
That's kinda what griped me about during my term there.  IBM had many divisions essentially competing against each other with similar products.  It was a freakin nightmare.  And no one talked to each other.  Heck, they didn't talk to each other in the same division!  Don't get me wrong about IBM, I loved that company and still do but I get very frustrated working with them at times.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Pilgrim on October 12, 2014, 04:17:20 AM


        ... the frickin' Stock Market!   
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 12, 2014, 06:45:51 AM

        ... the frickin' Stock Market!

 :'(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on October 14, 2014, 11:04:00 AM
That's kinda what griped me about during my term there.  IBM had many divisions essentially competing against each other with similar products.  It was a freakin nightmare.  And no one talked to each other.  Heck, they didn't talk to each other in the same division!  Don't get me wrong about IBM, I loved that company and still do but I get very frustrated working with them at times.

HA... and you have the IBM Business Partner in the mix too... AHHHHHH!  EMC has gone this route too!  What has really tossed the spanner in the works, our IBM Business partner is now offering EMC products.  :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 14, 2014, 02:03:57 PM
 :yikes: and  :yikes: :yikes:   That's interesting as IBM has their own storage that spans from small to very large.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on October 14, 2014, 03:05:27 PM
:yikes: and  :yikes: :yikes:   That's interesting as IBM has their own storage that spans from small to very large.

But their mainframe replication software (anything Mirror) is horrible... just plain horrible!  Some of their OpenSystems storage is just rebadged NetApp toasters.  :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 14, 2014, 03:08:49 PM
But their mainframe replication software (anything Mirror) is horrible... just plain horrible!  Some of their OpenSystems storage is just rebadged NetApp toasters.  :o

From what I understand (dam little of storage), those toasters are going away.  I can't speak to the replication side as I don't know that much about it.  I'm a System i guy (since '88)...we hate external storage.  Makes our life miserable, it does.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on October 14, 2014, 03:13:15 PM
From what I understand (dam little of storage), those toasters are going away.  I can't speak to the replication side as I don't know that much about it.  I'm a System i guy (since '88)...we hate external storage.  Makes our life miserable, it does.

iSeries... like old AS/400's?  :o   ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 14, 2014, 03:34:59 PM
 >:(   Yes..you mean those IBM servers that don't get viruses, don't get hacked, reliability off the charts, easy to use and administrate, and in most Fortune 500 companies chugging away silently running back end applications?  If those are the servers you're talking about, then yes.  Been riding that horse since '88 and plan on continuing at least for the next 10 years.  The IBM road map for their life expectancy is past 2020 and is now on the Power8 generation. ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on October 14, 2014, 03:54:15 PM
... Like my zSeries?  ;D  I've been doing the mainframe thing since 79.

I played with an F80(?) back in the early 90's... hooked it up to a token ring so it could PNET print to a Barr System server to print on our Xerox printers.  Dabbled around with it for a while... not much I could do with it as a mainframe Systems Programmer.  Those were fun days.  8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 14, 2014, 04:02:40 PM
I do remember the F series...they were housed in IBM beige racks.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on October 15, 2014, 06:53:54 AM
More on the subject of meetings...

An excellent article on meetings on Linkedin by Jeff Denneen

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20141013220246-169567318-let-s-fix-it-kill-the-weekly-meeting?trk=eml-mktg-inf-m-fixit-1015-p1 (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20141013220246-169567318-let-s-fix-it-kill-the-weekly-meeting?trk=eml-mktg-inf-m-fixit-1015-p1)

Let's Fix It: Kill the Weekly Meeting

Dilbert’s pointy-haired boss goes ballistic when challenged about the value of the day’s big meeting: “I called this meeting, and it’s not a meeting until someone’s time gets wasted!”

That’s not far from the truth, though the motivation for meetings at most large companies is usually more benign. A few years ago, a leading technology company saw its profitability and productivity declining. It surveyed 30,000 employees worldwide to determine how to improve organizational effectiveness. Employees responded that only 54 percent of the time spent in meetings was time well spent. They cited unclear meeting purpose, unnecessary standing meetings, overly long meetings and unnecessary attendees as reasons for unproductive meetings.

Too many people get together without really knowing why, simply because it was on their weekly schedules. Admit it, you’ve been there. You’ve probably called some of those meetings. I know I have.

What’s less obvious to people, however, is the ripple effect those unproductive meetings have on an organization, especially when top executives meet. My Bain colleague Michael Mankins and his team analyzed time use at one large company and found that people there spent 300,000 hours a year just supporting the weekly executive committee meeting. Using data-mining tools to analyze the Outlook schedules of everyone in the company, they found that the executive committee meeting required preparation and ancillary meetings by unit heads, senior advisers, teams ... and more teams. You get the point. The meeting prep radiates outward like a forest fire consuming widening circles of employees.

But meetings don’t have to get the best of you. You can manage them as closely as you manage every investment. Here are three things you can do:

Have a purpose. If you don’t know why you’re meeting, don’t meet! Most valuable meetings have one of three purposes: inform, discuss or decide. Before calling a meeting, think about whether you could inform people through a different medium, or use a tool to reach a decision. And take most standing meetings off your calendar, because they breed poor habits. If a meeting is truly the best alternative, be clear on its purpose and desired outcome.

Manage the invite list. In many companies, it’s bad form not to invite lots of people to a meeting. What people don’t realize is that every additional attendee adds cost and gets in the way. Remember the Rule of 7, which states that every attendee over a total of 7 reduces the likelihood of making a good, quick, executable decision by 10 percent. Once you hit 16 or 17 people, your potential for decision effectiveness is close to zero.

Don’t send delegates to meetings unless the purpose is solely to inform. Delegates are rarely empowered to actually do something, which means a “decision” meeting gets turned into a “discuss” meeting, which requires another decision meeting. If you can’t get the right people in the room, don’t have the meeting.

Change the default time. Not too long ago, most companies called 30-minute meetings. Now the typical default time has grown to 60 minutes, even though every additional minute generates a higher cost. How about a rule that says if a meeting lasts more than 90 minutes, it requires approval by an executive who is two levels above the convener?

A Bain colleague recounted recently how a U.S. undersecretary of defense in charge of procurement came to her first meeting with contractors and saw about 60 people in the room. She asked everyone to say who they were and why they were there. Participants rolled their eyes but did as she asked.

After the first two had identified themselves, the undersecretary said, “Thanks for your interest, but we won’t need you here. You can excuse yourself.” Others met a similar fate. By the time she got to the 10th person, others were getting up to leave, knowing they had no real reason to be there. Eventually the group comprised about 12 members — and the productivity of that meeting rose about fivefold.

Take a cue from this government leader. Once you do, your teams can focus on the most important issues, consider alternatives and make the best choices in the shortest amount of time.

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on October 15, 2014, 07:50:34 AM
Ahem... back on topic.  What makes me crazy is listening to the so called experts telling us how safe we are from Ebola.  Meanwhile, more and more cases get reported and they seem to spread in ways which we were just told aren't possible. 

Don't want to start an ebola thread or a government is mostly useless thread, but it does make me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on October 15, 2014, 08:57:16 AM
Ahem... back on topic.  What makes me crazy is listening to the so called experts telling us how safe we are from Ebola.  Meanwhile, more and more cases get reported and they seem to spread in ways which we were just told aren't possible. 

Don't want to start an ebola thread or a government is mostly useless thread, but it does make me crazy.
We've already got an ebola thread and the government is mostly useless thread is a recurring theme in the Arena.  :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: twowheeladdict on October 15, 2014, 11:20:21 AM
Women in general.   :o

Sometimes I can't wait until the sex drive goes away.   ???

Then I can just enjoy riding without complications.   ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Classvino on October 15, 2014, 11:28:09 AM
>:(   Yes..you mean those IBM servers that don't get viruses, don't get hacked, reliability off the charts, easy to use and administrate, and in most Fortune 500 companies chugging away silently running back end applications? ;D

Wow. Neat to hear of other connie-riding iSeries (400) users...

I tell my Windows server loving friends much the same thing (as your quote above) whenever I can...    :stirpot:

I've been on IBM iSeries since they were called A/S 400's.  36's and 38's before that.   I started on a model A30, and worked on just about every model and size since...   Got a baby 400 (c10) in a closet somewhere here... 

Storage?  It's much better now than it used to be - we've come a long ways...

We're in the middle of an HA (high availability) project right now.  Again.  We discovered that if you pour 4000 gallons of water ran over - and through - iSeries racks, it messes things up a little bit. Who knew?  Thank God for H(igh) A(vailability) systems...

Jamie
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 15, 2014, 01:16:00 PM
Not really a user..  I help technically sell, configure, and do post sales support.  Worked for IBM for 23 years as a fix it guy, then Systems Engineer...  Well, I take some of that back.  I worked for a company out of Gaithersburg, MD for a little over a year as an administrator but I went back to IBM (big mistake)...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 16, 2014, 06:55:25 AM
Women in general.   :o

Sometimes I can't wait until the sex drive goes away.   ???

Then I can just enjoy riding without complications.   ;)

yours or hers?   :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on October 16, 2014, 07:45:11 AM
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yours or hers?

Now isn't that a silly question?   ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 17, 2014, 07:51:52 AM
Women in general.   :o

Sometimes I can't wait until the sex drive goes away.   ???

Then I can just enjoy riding without complications.   ;)

yours or hers?   :o

Now isn't that a silly question?   ;D

Why yes it is!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 28, 2014, 05:22:30 AM
I work out of my home office for the most part.  I decided to put in one of those switches that senses motion so that it would turn off when I wasn't in the room.  What really drives me crazy is that it turns off while I'm in the office.  Have to wave my hands to make it come back on, yet if I walk out of it and don't go back in (no motion) it stays on and won't go off.  This, of course, drives me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 28, 2014, 05:24:41 AM
I work out of my home office for the most part.  I decided to put in one of those switches that senses motion so that it would turn off when I wasn't in the room.  What really drives me crazy is that it turns off while I'm in the office.  Have to wave my hands to make it come back on, yet if I walk out of it and don't go back in (no motion) it stays on and won't go off.  This, of course, drives me crazy.

So that what turns off, your office or the work being done?    ;)

I know, I know...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 28, 2014, 05:54:59 AM
Both.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: voileauciel on October 30, 2014, 06:55:27 AM
What makes me crazy and annoyed is paying egregious sums of money to be part of a "special club" where I am then told on numerous occasions how unwelcome I am in said "special club."

Needless to say, they ain't getting any more money from me.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on October 30, 2014, 07:00:39 AM
You can be special here for free.  :chugbeer:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 30, 2014, 07:15:21 AM
No he can't.  We need either a shrubbery or a Guinness.....and I must say I'm leaning towards a Guinness at the moment.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on October 30, 2014, 07:32:45 AM
What? That last shrubbery request didn't pan out?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on October 30, 2014, 07:43:04 AM
Before you can have a Guinness you must cut down the largest tree in the forest with a herring.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 30, 2014, 08:53:12 AM
Got trees, no herring.

What? That last shrubbery request didn't pan out?

Nope, very disappointed over that.  I keep looking when the UPS/Fedex trucks come by...but nothing.  :'(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: voileauciel on October 30, 2014, 10:06:12 AM
No he can't.  We need either a shrubbery or a Guinness.....and I must say I'm leaning towards a Guinness at the moment.

How's about a rose bush? My roomie's ex girlfriend planted this thing next to our garage, and now it's so big the blasted thing is growing everywhere.

I'm sure one o' yon married fellows' wives'd love that.  8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 30, 2014, 10:47:15 AM
I've got too many of those, but thanks.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on October 30, 2014, 01:41:18 PM
I've got too many of those, but thanks.

Too many of what? Wives, ex-girlfriends or rosebushes??
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 30, 2014, 02:41:13 PM
Rosebushes..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 31, 2014, 05:03:19 AM
What makes me crazy and annoyed is paying egregious sums of money to be part of a "special club" where I am then told on numerous occasions how unwelcome I am in said "special club."

Needless to say, they ain't getting any more money from me.

What would you consider to be 'egregious sums of money'?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 31, 2014, 05:04:31 AM
Got trees, no herring.

Nope, very disappointed over that.  I keep looking when the UPS/Fedex trucks come by...but nothing.  :'(

Hmm, the UPS guy just planted a nice new shrub in his front yard. That must have been the one intended for you.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 31, 2014, 05:09:43 AM
 :doh:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on November 10, 2014, 04:36:42 PM
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Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on November 26, 2014, 04:58:50 AM
Black Friday sales and the feeding frenzy it causes make me crazy and annoyed!

I'll be glad when that **** is over!   

People are so stupid.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on November 26, 2014, 05:08:27 AM
It will NEVER be over....and people will always be stupid!  :(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 26, 2014, 05:28:11 AM
That's one of my motto's....'People are basically stupid.'
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 26, 2014, 05:29:46 AM
 :censored: spammers and  :censored: bots.  That's what  :censored: annoys the  :censored:    :censored: out of me.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: voileauciel on November 26, 2014, 10:00:38 AM
People blocking one of the major connections between New York and New Jersey to protest a LEO doing his job and keeping over 100k people from going home to their families drives me completely up the wall...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 26, 2014, 10:58:27 AM
I heard about that on the radio last night.  Got bored and went to AM and got WCBS..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on November 26, 2014, 11:01:50 AM
So... you had a few hundred blocking many thousand? And they submitted to being blocked? What happened to good old fashion road rage?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on November 26, 2014, 03:04:46 PM
So... you had a few hundred blocking many thousand? And they submitted to being blocked? What happened to good old fashion road rage?

http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2014/11/26/video-driver-plows-into-crowd-of-ferguson-protesters-in-minneapolis/ (http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2014/11/26/video-driver-plows-into-crowd-of-ferguson-protesters-in-minneapolis/)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on November 26, 2014, 03:24:37 PM
http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2014/11/26/video-driver-plows-into-crowd-of-ferguson-protesters-in-minneapolis/ (http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2014/11/26/video-driver-plows-into-crowd-of-ferguson-protesters-in-minneapolis/)
   

Well.... ok then.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 26, 2014, 03:30:21 PM
What happens with road rage is that nothing ever gets better..it always gets worse.  The driver and passengers of that car are lucky that they weren't dragged out and beaten or worse.  You have a mob with a mob mentality.  For that car to do what it did, the police weren't handling the situation and protecting the non-protestors.  It never should have got to the point where a driver felt that they had to run into the crowd to get through.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on November 26, 2014, 03:45:13 PM
Seems like there's a gang of professional community organizers around the country throwing meat to the mob. Some of the news feeds look like an episode of The Walking Dead.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on November 26, 2014, 03:54:31 PM
An enterprising sort might see an opportunity for some 'cow catcher' sales....

:-)

Brian

http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2014/11/26/video-driver-plows-into-crowd-of-ferguson-protesters-in-minneapolis/ (http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2014/11/26/video-driver-plows-into-crowd-of-ferguson-protesters-in-minneapolis/)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on November 26, 2014, 03:57:46 PM
I absolutely agree with your thought here Jim but am not sure the execution is possible. I mean there are not enough LEOs in the country to maintain order in a population that is hell- bent on chaos. There are certainly reactions and adjustments that can be made but order will only be restored is a sufficient percentage of the population (by far the great majority) wish it to be so. Otherwise the reactions and adjustments will not only be unpleasant but unsuccessful in the long term.

Brian

What happens with road rage is that nothing ever gets better..it always gets worse.  The driver and passengers of that car are lucky that they weren't dragged out and beaten or worse.  You have a mob with a mob mentality.  For that car to do what it did, the police weren't handling the situation and protecting the non-protestors.  It never should have got to the point where a driver felt that they had to run into the crowd to get through.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on November 26, 2014, 03:58:46 PM
Now that right there is just funny. And true. But mostly funny. And mostly true.

 :rotflmao:

Brian

Seems like there's a gang of professional community organizers around the country throwing meat to the mob. Some of the news feeds look like an episode of The Walking Dead.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on November 27, 2014, 06:01:28 AM
That's one of my motto's....'People are basically stupid.'

 :thumbs:

I might rearrange that motto just a lil though.

Basically, people are stupid.

(http://www.iqcatch.com/resource/images/IQ-Bell-Curve.png)

~ half of the population have an IQ at or below 100. To add to that problem, common sense isn't very common at all.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rembrant on November 27, 2014, 04:56:09 PM
Drive-Thru's make me crazy and annoyed...lol.

And not the Drive-Thru itself...but the people that line-up in them (too far).

Maybe it's a phenomenon strictly related to the proverbial Canadian coffee shop, but when a drive-thru line-up leaves the parking lot of the establishment, and then blocks intersections and traffic for a couple of city blocks, it makes me crazy...lol.

I counted 27 cars in a coffee shop drive-thru a few weeks ago, and traffic on that street was blocked in both directions.

Meanwhile, the parking lot is empty and there's no customers at the counter inside...lol.

Is this normal behavior? :o

Rem

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on November 27, 2014, 06:45:56 PM
Drive-Thru's make me crazy and annoyed...lol.

And not the Drive-Thru itself...but the people that line-up in them (too far).

Maybe it's a phenomenon strictly related to the proverbial Canadian coffee shop, but when a drive-thru line-up leaves the parking lot of the establishment, and then blocks intersections and traffic for a couple of city blocks, it makes me crazy...lol.

I counted 27 cars in a coffee shop drive-thru a few weeks ago, and traffic on that street was blocked in both directions.

Meanwhile, the parking lot is empty and there's no customers at the counter inside...lol.

Is this normal behavior? :o

Rem

I agree.
It's "normal" stupid behavior.
I've been told I'm not normal. I almost always go inside on the few occasions I visit the "fast food" places. It's almost always faster and I can see what they gave me wrong before I leave instead of when I'm five miles down the road.

Another thing about drive thrus.....
Why don't they put the menu board 10 car lengths back so you/they can decide before getting up to the order window? Some do it, most not. Really slows down the process.
Annoying, which gets me crazy just watching.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 28, 2014, 03:56:55 AM
Crazy and annoyed at the server (drive thru) and myself for not checking the bag to make sure all my food is there and correct.  Half the time it isn't.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on November 28, 2014, 06:30:36 AM
Liars make me crazy and annoyed.   >:(

I get an e-mail offer from Verizon for a free Galaxy S5. It says FREE today only. No asterisks with fine print attached, a FREE phone.

Ok, I'll bite. I follow the link and get to my account with the phone that I want right there in my cart. Wait, $600?  :o Hey!

I try the online chat, too busy. I breakdown and call them, expecting to be on hold forever and a day. I get right through.

Ok, what about that free phone?

"I'm sorry sir, you're not eligible for a free upgrade at this time"

It says FREE and not a damn thing about upgrading.

"I'm sorry sir, it should say something about being eligible for an upgrade in order to be free"

It doesn't, click.

 >:(

 
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Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on November 29, 2014, 07:35:43 AM
It will NEVER be over....and people will always be stupid!  :(

Black Friday Fight 2014 COMPILATION: Walmart and Tesco MADNESS, lingerie brawl, television haul (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w7FjW3QeiQ#ws)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: AlbertaDoug on November 29, 2014, 08:28:51 AM
Black Friday Fight 2014 COMPILATION: Walmart and Tesco MADNESS, lingerie brawl, television haul (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w7FjW3QeiQ#ws)


Pathetic
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on November 29, 2014, 08:39:25 AM
freakin amateurs
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on November 29, 2014, 10:26:51 AM

Pathetic

Agreed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on November 29, 2014, 05:09:24 PM
Black Friday Fight 2014 COMPILATION: Walmart and Tesco MADNESS, lingerie brawl, television haul (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w7FjW3QeiQ#ws)

Exactly why I never go to any retail establishment on black Friday. No "deal" is worth dealing with that.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 29, 2014, 05:32:53 PM
Or fighting the traffic or the crowds.  Ain't for me.  I'll do my shopping the old fashioned way...on-line.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on November 29, 2014, 07:04:03 PM
I normally agree with that but we ran out to Home Depot for a plumbing repair (women! They need ALL the water in the sink to go down the pipe! Sheesh) and it was not bad at all. In fact, rather empty! We even wandered around a bit and bought two new garbage barrels (pretty highfalutin', huh?). Well OK, one garbage barrel and one 6 gallon galvanized, covered pail for ash....

Brian

Exactly why I never go to any retail establishment on black Friday. No "deal" is worth dealing with that.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on November 30, 2014, 05:39:51 PM
I'm at the point of my career where I can take off Wed., Thurs and Friday of Thanksgiving week. Especially Friday, on that day we head south out of town and go on a road trip to lesser populated rural areas, this year it was the small towns of Wayne Co. Ohio.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on December 01, 2014, 07:52:15 PM
online for the win. best selections, free shipping, best deals, no lines  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: SteveJ. on December 03, 2014, 05:57:54 PM
I opened this thread cuz it was showing 19999 reads. I have kicked this to 20000. Anyone annoyed by that?  ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on December 03, 2014, 06:00:38 PM
Would you take it back if someone was?  ::)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 04, 2014, 04:15:51 AM
Wrong thread?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on December 04, 2014, 07:30:25 AM
Wrong thread?

Were you referring to answer a question with a question thread?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on December 04, 2014, 07:44:48 AM
threadjackers annoy me (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/lol8.gif)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 04, 2014, 08:33:12 AM
Why?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on December 04, 2014, 08:49:39 AM
not?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 04, 2014, 09:42:14 AM
You win?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on December 04, 2014, 10:51:22 AM
 ;D ?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on December 04, 2014, 11:07:17 AM
You guys do know this is not the answer a question with a question thread right?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on December 04, 2014, 11:10:07 AM
Does that make you crazy and annoyed?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on December 04, 2014, 11:26:14 AM
people who commit crimes, resist arrest, then expect not to get their asses whooped or killed by cops annoy me.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on December 04, 2014, 02:03:43 PM
people who commit crimes, resist arrest, then expect not to get their asses whooped or killed by cops annoy me.

+1 The people pretending he didn't attack the cop and riot and burn down building annoy me even more  :banghead:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 04, 2014, 02:16:41 PM
You guys do know this is not the answer a question with a question thread right?

 :doh: ?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on December 04, 2014, 04:01:01 PM
Knuckleheads from the aforementioned group that breed and spit out more knuckleheads that will act the same way.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on December 19, 2014, 05:18:43 AM
single ply toilet paper
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 19, 2014, 05:30:52 AM
 :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on December 19, 2014, 10:13:45 AM
Ya' know Gary, you can use more than one square at a time..... Sorta' like making your own multi- ply toilet paper right at the job site....

 :rotflmao:

On that subject, what I hate is when commercial rest rooms set the T.P. dispensers to have a drag of 200% the breaking force of the T.P. in them. That way we all get single squares.  >:(

Brian

single ply toilet paper
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 19, 2014, 11:28:40 AM
Not a square to spare..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on December 19, 2014, 11:28:58 AM
Ya' know Gary, you can use more than one square at a time..... Sorta' like making your own multi- ply toilet paper right at the job site....

 :rotflmao:

On that subject, what I hate is when commercial rest rooms set the T.P. dispensers to have a drag of 200% the breaking force of the T.P. in them. That way we all get single squares.  >:(

Brian

I've been known to do field modifications of those kind of dispensers.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 19, 2014, 11:32:23 AM
Or it tears off in the dispenser and you can't get the end of the paper to reappear.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on December 19, 2014, 12:24:59 PM
Now here is an interesting thought: the rest rooms, or at least the men's room (have not been to the women's room so cannot say) in Home Depot have all the fittings put together with Torx tamper resistant hardware. Now, also located in Home Depot are, of course, Torx tamper resistant tools. Furthermore, they carry a large line of electrical drills, both corded and cordless, many of which are reversible and some reach rather high speeds. Now put these totally separate facts together and I think we have the makins' of a new form of domestic terrorist: he who slinks into random Home Depots, gets a small supply of the correct tools, and proceeds to dissemble the entire stall structure of the rest room(s)!

The point of all of this is that I betcha' it would make the employees of Home Depot..... wait for it..... crazy and annoyed.

Brian


I've been known to do field modifications of those kind of dispensers.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on December 19, 2014, 12:27:24 PM
Right- that is what I am talking about. There is more drag on the roll than the paper itself can withstand and so the roll will not unroll and pay out product.

In the industrial world, such a thing would be said to have too much line tension. In Home Depot and similar, I believe the proper terminology is "Bastich!" or of course the oh so apt "$hit!".

Brian

Or it tears off in the dispenser and you can't get the end of the paper to reappear.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 19, 2014, 01:11:33 PM
Now here is an interesting thought: the rest rooms, or at least the men's room (have not been to the women's room so cannot say) in Home Depot have all the fittings put together with Torx tamper resistant hardware. Now, also located in Home Depot are, of course, Torx tamper resistant tools. Furthermore, they carry a large line of electrical drills, both corded and cordless, many of which are reversible and some reach rather high speeds. Now put these totally separate facts together and I think we have the makins' of a new form of domestic terrorist: he who slinks into random Home Depots, gets a small supply of the correct tools, and proceeds to dissemble the entire stall structure of the rest room(s)!

The point of all of this is that I betcha' it would make the employees of Home Depot..... wait for it..... crazy and annoyed.

Brian

Another example of the voices in one's head having good ideas.    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on December 19, 2014, 01:26:16 PM
My brother claims that "Thinking of it is 90% of doing it". I like to believe there is a bigger buffer between the two 'cause if it really works as he thinks it does, we are all on the bring of disaster. Incredibly humorous disaster perhaps but disaster nonetheless.

Brian

Another example of the voices in one's head having good ideas.    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on December 19, 2014, 01:59:57 PM
My brother claims that "Thinking of it is 90% of doing it". I like to believe there is a bigger buffer between the two 'cause if it really works as he thinks it does, we are all on the bring of disaster. Incredibly humorous disaster perhaps but disaster nonetheless.

Brian

Wasn't it Edison who basically said the exact opposite? "Invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration..." or something to that effect.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 05, 2015, 04:02:47 PM
The USPS...  Went to the mail box to check for mail.  Carrier had stuffed a box taller than the  :censored: mailbox.  Had to get a prybar to get it out.   :censored: USPS!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 05, 2015, 04:32:19 PM
Yeah, '1% inspiration, 99% perspiration' I believe was the statement. But then again, Edison was an idiot as well as a lousy human being. Edison refused to 'learn' anything at all and instead insisted on trying things at random. The real problem was that every time he had someone intelligent, educated and able working for him, he drove them off either with is idiocy or bad behavior and occasionally a combination of the two. Thomas Edison is the reason George Westinghouse became dominant in the electrical business.... Tesla invented both long distance transmission of electricity as well as the induction motor (which even today universally makes <almost> all motion from electricity used for that purpose) but Edison refused to use either one instead advocating, and trying to sell, D.C. as the main type of power generated and used. At one time, 'The General Electric Co.' was 'The Edison General Electric Co.' until Edison's idiocy and abrasive personality got enough people on the board banded together and threw him out.

Edison said that he did 50,000 experiments before selecting the Edison cell as his battery of choice. Tesla said about Edison's 50,000 experiments something to the effect 'a little theory would have gone a long way' meaning that the great majority of those "experiments" (guesses really) could have been eliminated by a basic understanding of chemistry and electrical behavior.

Brian

Wasn't it Edison who basically said the exact opposite? "Invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration..." or something to that effect.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 05, 2015, 04:35:11 PM
Yeah, and if he / she reads this, the next package will be properly reduced in size.... with a hammer...... so that it fits comfortably in the mailbox.  ;D

I like USPS- sure they do some stupid things now and then but the sheer amount of mail they move successfully and on time is remarkable, at least to me. And the price is a bargain too. Except for overseas shipping, at which point the price becomes totally ridiculous.

Brian

The USPS...  Went to the mail box to check for mail.  Carrier had stuffed a box taller than the  :censored: mailbox.  Had to get a prybar to get it out.   :censored: USPS!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: rhhall on January 05, 2015, 11:09:11 PM
Didn't Tesla sing in Space Odyssey 2001?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 06, 2015, 07:01:28 AM
I do not know but these days, I think he is a car designer :-)

He provided to much to the world and yet died penniless and virtually homeless. Funny world.

Brian

Didn't Tesla sing in Space Odyssey 2001?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 06, 2015, 10:50:54 AM
Plastic enclosed lunch meats.  You know the ones that have a tear off at the top and are resealable?  Have you ever torn off the top and couldn't get the  :censored: thing to open?  The plastic is still essentially sealed?  Just spent the last 10 minutes trying to open one.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 06, 2015, 11:00:30 AM
Plastic enclosed lunch meats.  You know the ones that have a tear off at the top and are resealable?  Have you ever torn off the top and couldn't get the  :censored: thing to open?  The plastic is still essentially sealed?  Just spent the last 10 minutes trying to open one.

Must be the new diet lunch meat packages...    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: BruceR on January 06, 2015, 11:44:41 AM
Must be the new diet lunch meat packages...    ;)

hehe....You said "meat" and "packages" in the same sentence :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 06, 2015, 11:46:11 AM
Sigh.....but I like your thinking!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 06, 2015, 01:23:49 PM
Hmmmm.... now I have a mental video playing over and over again in my head. I think I will title it "Jim vs. the plastic bag". It is NOT  a pretty sight.  :o

The subtitles read:
"Jim see meat."

"Jim want meat."

"Meat tease and play coy with Jim."

"Jim become crazy and annoyed...."

Brian

Plastic enclosed lunch meats.  You know the ones that have a tear off at the top and are resealable?  Have you ever torn off the top and couldn't get the  :censored: thing to open?  The plastic is still essentially sealed?  Just spent the last 10 minutes trying to open one.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 06, 2015, 02:11:32 PM
Mental video correct..add in multiple swear words and you'll have it to a t..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on January 06, 2015, 02:21:09 PM
Should Samuel L. Jackson's character from Pulp Fiction do the narration?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 06, 2015, 02:30:09 PM
The character's name was Jules. And nope, we don't need to quote him until later in the year when Jim has trouble with his grill but it turn out it was all worth the struggle because..... "Mmm-mmmm. That is a tasty burger."

 :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Brian

Should Samuel L. Jackson's character from Pulp Fiction do the narration?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 06, 2015, 02:33:29 PM
Idiots. :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 06, 2015, 02:45:04 PM
Says the guy who earlier today had an argument with a plastic bag and nearly lost....

 :rotflmao:

I love this forum!

Brian

Idiots. :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 06, 2015, 03:24:53 PM
As do I, Brian, as do I.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on January 06, 2015, 03:38:13 PM
It was Devine Intervention!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on January 06, 2015, 05:39:42 PM
Plastic enclosed lunch meats.  You know the ones that have a tear off at the top and are resealable?  Have you ever torn off the top and couldn't get the  :censored: thing to open?  The plastic is still essentially sealed?  Just spent the last 10 minutes trying to open one.

Jim, perhaps you should have used your Kipass fob to open the package.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 07, 2015, 04:51:10 AM
Hey Jim! What's that in your right hand? Put an edge on that sucker with one of Brian's strops and show that plastic package who's boss.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 07, 2015, 05:39:07 AM
Nah, I just use my wife's car windows..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on January 08, 2015, 04:38:44 PM
People who don't take their shopping cart to the shopping cart holding pens in the parking lots.
People who swing out or fade into the either the opposing traffic or the lane over to turn their car, not truck.
People who drive with their bright lights on during the day.
People who drive with just their fog or driving lights on at night.
People who text and do anything else while texting.
People who litter, they obviously never saw the commercial with the crying Indian.
Rap, I won't call it music because its not.
Idiots who don't clear their windshield, back window, or tail lights of snow and ice.
People who go LEFT and continue instead of going right and stopping for lights and sirens.
And finally, people. There that enough to jump start some of you? ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 08, 2015, 05:07:38 PM
To open the plastic packages of meat? Doesn't that leave a greasy mess on the window? Oh wait, you said your wife's car.... I get it now... pretty clever! Doesn't she mind the mess and smell though?

Brian

Nah, I just use my wife's car windows..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 08, 2015, 05:08:16 PM
You forgot your S-I-L and ebola.

Brian

People who don't take their shopping cart to the shopping cart holding pens in the parking lots.
People who swing out or fade into the either the opposing traffic or the lane over to turn their car, not truck.
People who drive with their bright lights on during the day.
People who drive with just their fog or driving lights on at night.
People who text and do anything else while texting.
People who litter, they obviously never saw the commercial with the crying Indian.
Rap, I won't call it music because its not.
Idiots who don't clear their windshield, back window, or tail lights of snow and ice.
People who go LEFT and continue instead of going right and stopping for lights and sirens.
And finally, people. There that enough to jump start some of you? ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on January 08, 2015, 05:19:07 PM
Sister in law has been shrouded, she no longer exists in my world, she no longer matters or can do anything to affect me.
Ebola doesn't annoy me, its the people who contract it and those who make policy to treat it who do.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 08, 2015, 05:30:56 PM
You know I was kidding, right? Just so we don't get off the track here....  If I wanted to be serious, I would have revived (so to speak) the Ebola thread in the first place.

[not to self- use more smileys]

 ;D

Brian

Sister in law has been shrouded, she no longer exists in my world, she no longer matters or can do anything to affect me.
Ebola doesn't annoy me, its the people who contract it and those who make policy to treat it who do.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on January 08, 2015, 05:35:21 PM
I knew you were kidding. No need for smileys. I work at the fire dept. remember?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 09, 2015, 04:57:33 AM
People who don't take their shopping cart to the shopping cart holding pens in the parking lots.
People who swing out or fade into the either the opposing traffic or the lane over to turn their car, not truck.
People who drive with their bright lights on during the day.
People who drive with just their fog or driving lights on at night.
People who text and do anything else while texting.
People who litter, they obviously never saw the commercial with the crying Indian.
Rap, I won't call it music because its not.
Idiots who don't clear their windshield, back window, or tail lights of snow and ice.
People who go LEFT and continue instead of going right and stopping for lights and sirens.
And finally, people. There that enough to jump start some of you? ;D

Wow, this sounds exactly the way I feel...

On a related note.

In order to use a shopping cart (or 'buggy' for you southerners) at Aldi grocery stores folks must deposit a quarter to unlock the cart and in order to get your quarter back you have to return the cart to the cart corral. Fantastic idea and you NEVER see a stray cart in the parking lot. Why don't all stores adopt this idea?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on January 09, 2015, 06:20:07 AM
People who come ro my shop to get something done that they obviously can't do themselves. When I tell them what it's gonna take to do the job, they say "Can't you just.......  or "All you gotta do is......"
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on January 09, 2015, 07:31:45 AM
Quote
People who come ro my shop to get something done that they obviously can't do themselves. When I tell them what it's gonna take to do the job, they say "Can't you just.......  or "All you gotta do is......"

I identify with this one.  I just sit and smile at them until they get it, or don't. 

WMMCAA is when people quote someone, but put the quote at the bottom of their post.  You read their words and wonder what the hell, then get to the bottom and see the reference.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on January 09, 2015, 08:03:34 AM
Wha chu talken bout, Willis?

















I identify with this one.  I just sit and smile at them until they get it, or don't. 

WMMCAA is when people quote someone, but put the quote at the bottom of their post.  You read their words and wonder what the hell, then get to the bottom and see the reference.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on January 09, 2015, 09:31:02 AM
Huh?  Oh yeah,  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: billhook on January 09, 2015, 11:19:05 AM
Idiots who don't clear their windshield, back window, or tail lights of snow and ice.

You need to make that the entire car.  They can clear the windows and lights, but not the hood and roof, and as soon as they start moving the snow on the hood and roof blow right over the cleared windows and lights.

People who drive with just their fog or driving lights on at night.

Do you mean the morons who drive at dusk/dawn and other low light times with only their parking lights on?  Can someone explain to me why people do this? So, they can be seen better?  If you're so concerned about being seen, wouldn't just going ahead and putting your headlights on, make you more visible?  And, as defined by their name, they are parking lights, not driving lights.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 09, 2015, 11:46:27 AM
Well, let's define 'clear'. When I am in a hurry, I still poke holes more than large enough to see anything of interest when driving.

This one time, at band camp, I was out in the morning after a fairly large snowfall, maybe 6" to 8". I cleared off all the lights (always do, not a fan of hiding the lights on any vehicle), and enough of the front and rear windows to drive safely.... IMO. My wife, who was sitting beside me in the car and had nothing to look at except a wall of white in front of her, as well as the LEO, did not agree. They thought I did an insufficient job of clearing the snow. The LEO noticed me while he was tending to an accident and I was passing him (safely I might add): he gently signaled me to stop (read: Yelled to pull over!). Then he gently suggested I clear off somewhat more area of the car's glass (read: threatened to cite me if I did not clean both the front and rear windows of snow). What can I say- he was right. Then again, submarines plow around in the ocean using nothing but the commander's one eye and a lens on a stick, and my windshield clearing job was WAY better than that!

 ;D

Brian


<snip>

Idiots who don't clear their windshield, back window, or tail lights of snow and ice.

<snip>

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 09, 2015, 11:48:08 AM
Yeah but once the car reaches highway speeds, the it magically cleans itself. Especially the big sheets of snow on the hood, roof and trunk. I think of it as a teaching aid for tailgaters....  ;)

Brian

You need to make that the entire car.  They can clear the windows and lights, but not the hood and roof, and as soon as they start moving the snow on the hood and roof blow right over the cleared windows and lights.

<snip>
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: RFH87_Connie on January 09, 2015, 12:03:22 PM
Just because its Friday... and it's not me.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: BackInTheSaddle on January 09, 2015, 12:03:42 PM
What makes me crazy and annoyed..  This thread.  I thought this forum was to share information about owning and riding motorcycles.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: RFH87_Connie on January 09, 2015, 12:04:06 PM
Maybe parking lights would help?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 09, 2015, 12:28:24 PM
What makes me crazy and annoyed..  This thread.  I thought this forum was to share information about owning and riding motorcycles.

Fair point, yet it's far more than that.. :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on January 09, 2015, 12:32:28 PM
What makes me crazy and annoyed..  This thread.  I thought this forum was to share information about owning and riding motorcycles.

We do that, but we also have fun in other ways.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on January 09, 2015, 12:44:27 PM
What makes me crazy and annoyed..  This thread.  I thought this forum was to share information about owning and riding motorcycles.

People that complain about threads. Nobody makes us read anything we don't choose to.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 09, 2015, 01:01:06 PM
Ah yes, I can see that. By the way, what part of your post, quoted below, shares information about owning and / or riding motorcycles?

Sorry, couldn't resist....  :rotflmao:

Brian

What makes me crazy and annoyed..  This thread.  I thought this forum was to share information about owning and riding motorcycles.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 10, 2015, 04:50:26 AM
What makes me crazy and annoyed..  This thread.  I thought this forum was to share information about owning and riding motorcycles.

Bad day at work?    ???
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on January 10, 2015, 01:45:51 PM
When the Old Lady walks in to my shop already talking as if I was just waiting for her to arrive. Why bother to check if I' m on the phone, or doing something important/critical that could go really bad if I'm not on top of whatever is. If I walk in to a place of business or where someone is working, I wait until they acknowledge my presence before I say anything. Maybe I'm wrong but it just seems like the right thing to do.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on January 11, 2015, 02:54:42 AM
When the Old Lady walks in to my shop already talking as if I was just waiting for her to arrive. Why bother to check if I' m on the phone, or doing something important/critical that could go really bad if I'm not on top of whatever is. If I walk in to a place of business or where someone is working, I wait until they acknowledge my presence before I say anything. Maybe I'm wrong but it just seems like the right thing to do.

Not applicable to women you are married to.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 11, 2015, 06:29:52 AM
Not applicable to women you are married to.

Right, you are supposed to be 'in tune' with them. So even if they start talking about something that they are in the middle of thinking about in their head, a good husband would know what they are talking about.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on January 11, 2015, 07:03:45 AM
Right, you are supposed to be 'in tune' with them. So even if they start talking about something that they are in the middle of thinking about in their head, a good husband would know what they are talking about.

So to sum it up.........Its just like ................. :banghead:  & :deadhorse: followed by  :battle: 

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on January 11, 2015, 07:13:28 AM
So to sum it up.........Its just like ................. :banghead:  & :deadhorse: followed by  :battle: 



It is now perfectly clear. Thank you for being so succinct.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on January 11, 2015, 07:21:56 AM
Right, you are supposed to be 'in tune' with them. So even if they start talking about something that they are in the middle of thinking about in their head, a good husband would know what they are talking about.

Ha.....'in tune', I'm gonna go ask the wife if I an use her adjustment knobs to get us more 'in tune'.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on January 11, 2015, 07:26:36 AM
Let us know how that works for you.  :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 11, 2015, 07:34:53 AM
Ha.....'in tune', I'm gonna go ask the wife if I an use her adjustment knobs to get us more 'in tune'.

Be sure to ask nicely!     ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on January 11, 2015, 07:36:01 AM
Let us know how that works for you.  :)

I got a less than amused look and my hand smacked, she said 'shut up stupid' but followed it with 'save that **** for later'. So....better than expected.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on January 11, 2015, 08:02:26 AM
I would call that a success.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 11, 2015, 08:44:45 AM
I got a less than amused look and my hand smacked, she said 'shut up stupid' but followed it with 'save that **** for later'. So....better than expected.

I would call that a success.

Yep, at least it's not a no!    :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on January 11, 2015, 01:31:24 PM
Yep, at least it's not a no!    :)

T'was definitely a yes!    ;D

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on January 11, 2015, 02:25:24 PM
T'was definitely a yes!    ;D

Only in Italy  :chugbeer:

Yep, at least it's not a no!    :)

No = an interesting point to start a negotiation  :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: XPLRN on January 12, 2015, 04:31:59 AM
If I walk in to a place of business or where someone is working, I wait until they acknowledge my presence before I say anything. Maybe I'm wrong but it just seems like the right thing to do.
I've never felt comfortable walking into someone's shop and not addressing the person(s) in there. Some folks are quite focused and it seems a bit rude to be watching someone with them not knowing your there...........IMHO. Plus, some folks in my neck of the woods have a firearm handy and don't like to be surprised.  :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 12, 2015, 04:46:40 AM
You could always throw in a concussion grenade to announce your presence..

BTW, welcome to the forum.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 12, 2015, 04:53:51 AM
T'was definitely a yes!    ;D

 :thumbs:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 12, 2015, 04:56:14 AM
You could always throw in a concussion grenade to announce your presence..

BTW, welcome to the forum.

That reminds me of WAY back, when I got out of the Army. 6 artillery simulators somehow followed me home. Those were fun.   ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: XPLRN on January 12, 2015, 10:33:37 AM
You could always throw in a concussion grenade to announce your presence..

BTW, welcome to the forum.

Thanks for the welcome and I try to be a bit more subtle with the friends I value! :-X

Interesting that you would mention concussion grenade.......a long time ago some machinist friends were involved in  R&D on a "flash bang" device. They still have some inert samples.......to show their CNC machining work.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sanmo on January 15, 2015, 09:06:36 AM
Unrelated to the immediately preceding discussion, but....
Crude oil is down more than 50% since June 2014, ditto for gasoline.
But MC oils and airfare, not so much. I'm pissed....... :censored:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on January 15, 2015, 09:30:09 AM
Cement trucks that drop little cow pies in the middle of the road to become a rough unplanned speed bump make me crazy and annoyed...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on January 15, 2015, 09:47:24 AM
Cement trucks that drop little cow pies in the middle of the road to become a rough unplanned speed bump make me crazy and annoyed...

That would **** me off, downright dangerous.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on January 15, 2015, 09:51:49 AM
That would **** me off, downright dangerous.

There's at least 3 of them near me. I hit 2 of them at 40. Now I know where they are and am more alert to them. But would like DOT to scrape them off and charge the company that did it if they can find them. They are all near or at the entrance to construction sites so they should be able to figure who delivered cement to them.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: kwakrider on January 16, 2015, 04:44:05 AM
Cement trucks that drop little cow pies in the middle of the road to become a rough unplanned speed bump make me crazy and annoyed...

We got those here too, dangerous...especially mid corner, and those damn dump trucks leaving large amounts of gravel in bends! Almost saw my behind without a mirror yesterday on the way home because of said gravel.  :banghead: :banghead:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 16, 2015, 07:34:48 AM
Internet ads make me crazy and annoyed!

I know that they are a necessary evil, someone has to pay the bills right?

Has anyone noticed how loud these ads are nowadays? WAY louder than the video clip that comes on after the ad. On top of the increased volume now they have disabled the volume control of the video player so that the only way these can be turned down is to use your computers, or your speakers, volume control.   >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 17, 2015, 06:42:22 AM
Being as you have all this time on your hands...you should have time to turn the volume down.. ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on January 17, 2015, 07:03:27 AM
Isn't that why we have opposable thumbs?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 17, 2015, 07:10:09 AM
Being as you have all this time on your hands...you should have time to turn the volume down.. ;D

All that lifting and moving of my arm tires me out.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 17, 2015, 07:10:56 AM
Isn't that why we have opposable thumbs?

What are they opposed to anyways? Always so negative.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on January 17, 2015, 07:26:20 AM
What are they opposed to anyways? Always so negative.
Have to get political don't you? Is not the right opposed to the left and the left opposed to the right?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on January 17, 2015, 08:06:05 AM
Maybe that's why they are opposable thumbs instead of opposed thumbs. Just a thought....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: voileauciel on January 21, 2015, 02:06:06 PM
Internet ads make me crazy and annoyed!

I know that they are a necessary evil, someone has to pay the bills right?

Has anyone noticed how loud these ads are nowadays? WAY louder than the video clip that comes on after the ad. On top of the increased volume now they have disabled the volume control of the video player so that the only way these can be turned down is to use your computers, or your speakers, volume control.   >:(

Install adblock (https://adblockplus.org/), and you won't see any more ads, practically anywhere. I don't work for these folks or anything, but I use this daily. It really does speed up browsing.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 21, 2015, 02:56:21 PM
I use it..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 22, 2015, 05:05:11 AM
Just saw an advert for Blueberry 'Lemonade'...  It ain't Lemonade if it has blueberry flavoring in it.  This annoys me.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on January 22, 2015, 05:07:25 AM
Just saw an advert for Blueberry 'Lemonade'...  It ain't Lemonade if it has blueberry flavoring in it.  This annoys me.
yeah, like bourbon pecan coffee....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 22, 2015, 05:13:32 AM
Wouldn't drink that either...it ain't bourbon or coffee anymore.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 22, 2015, 08:56:38 AM
Has anyone seen the ads for Christian Mingle, an online dating service exclusively for 'Christians'?

Their slogan is, "Let us find God's match for you"  ???

This annoys the :censored: outta me! Does anyone really think that God needs the help of some website for people to hook up with 'His match' for you?

There's a sucker born every minute second...

On a related note.

Farmer's Only online dating? Those commercials crack me up!    :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on January 22, 2015, 08:56:43 AM
I like whisky in coffee. You can leave out the pecans though.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on January 22, 2015, 08:58:47 AM
Has anyone seen the ads for Christian Mingle? I guess it's an online dating service exclusively for Christians?

Their slogan is, "Let us find God's match for you"  ???

This annoys the :censored: outta me! Does anyone really think that God needs the help of some website for people to hook up with 'His match' for you?

There's a sucker born every minute second...

On a related note.

Farmer's only online dating? Those commercials crack me up!    :rotflmao:

+1 It looks like something Jeff Foxworthy would come up with for a comedy skit. "You might be a redneck if you found your wife on the farmers only dating site..."
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on January 22, 2015, 11:02:05 AM

Farmer's Only online dating? Those commercials crack me up!    :rotflmao:

Holy crap....that's a real thing.

http://youtu.be/6RvyFFjP7RE (http://youtu.be/6RvyFFjP7RE)

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 22, 2015, 11:08:24 AM
We couldn't make this stuff up.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on January 22, 2015, 11:12:23 AM
hot farm girls FTW (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/iconhammer.gif)

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/iconthumbs-up.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 22, 2015, 11:26:35 AM
Holy crap....that's a real thing.

http://youtu.be/6RvyFFjP7RE (http://youtu.be/6RvyFFjP7RE)

That's the one Steve! Funny :censored: right there!!

Oh Wilber...

Mr. Ed - Viagra Commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCnDyV7vIVY#)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on January 22, 2015, 11:45:09 AM
now i know where they met  :o

(https://i0.wp.com/theredlist.com/media/database/films/tv-series/comedy-and-romance/1960/green-acres/002-green-acres-theredlist.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on January 22, 2015, 01:08:37 PM
http://youtu.be/uWu4aynBK7E (http://youtu.be/uWu4aynBK7E)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 22, 2015, 01:15:44 PM
Just  :censored: shoot me... :pukeface:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on January 22, 2015, 01:21:40 PM
I think she wants to be plowed.....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on January 22, 2015, 01:26:05 PM
Would that be plowing a hoe.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on January 22, 2015, 01:46:22 PM
hey i rode my R1 on a farm once, does that qualify me to be on that site trolling the lonely farm gals  ;D

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/R1%20stuff/sep%20surgery%20trip/R1_tractor.jpg)

No?  How about shopping at the feed store  (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/lol8.gif)

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/R1%20stuff/sep%20surgery%20trip/R1williamsville.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on January 22, 2015, 04:56:44 PM
(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0305/8489/products/farmersonly_tshirt_KISSB-PLT-COPY_larger_1417828097_340d5172-33b7-4689-869c-ae6d6de7f94d_large.png?v=1417828114)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: rhhall on January 23, 2015, 12:03:41 AM
(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0305/8489/products/farmersonly_tshirt_KISSB-PLT-COPY_larger_1417828097_340d5172-33b7-4689-869c-ae6d6de7f94d_large.png?v=1417828114)

Awfully partial to the largemouth :yikes: :yikes:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: rhhall on January 23, 2015, 12:06:38 AM
Ya haven't lived until you found true love in a barn loft. :chugbeer:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: rhhall on January 23, 2015, 12:38:22 AM
hey i rode my R1 on a farm once, does that qualify me to be on that site trolling the lonely farm gals  ;D

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/R1%20stuff/sep%20surgery%20trip/R1_tractor.jpg)

No?  How about shopping at the feed store  (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/lol8.gif)

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/R1%20stuff/sep%20surgery%20trip/R1williamsville.jpg)




have to start wearing bib overalls and chewing tobacco :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 23, 2015, 04:51:21 AM
I think she wants to be plowed.....

Would that be plowing a hoe.

 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on January 23, 2015, 09:18:09 AM
wiminz 'wif an attitude annoy me   ;D

(https://scontent-b-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/1538732_619981821372946_1472488122_n.jpg?oh=ba47e937115ce60873da1deea2081fcd&oe=556957F7)

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on January 23, 2015, 09:32:30 AM
wiminz 'wif an attitude annoy me   ;D

(https://scontent-b-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/1538732_619981821372946_1472488122_n.jpg?oh=ba47e937115ce60873da1deea2081fcd&oe=556957F7)

She can flip me off any time she wants  :P
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on January 23, 2015, 11:56:15 AM
^^^^    :goodpost:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on January 30, 2015, 12:29:44 PM
 slow drivers.  ;D

(https://scontent-a-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10933951_10204908369742977_7621078496888174500_n.jpg?oh=06500553c993839cfbfdc79ce0c4e218&oe=5550DFDB)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: voileauciel on January 30, 2015, 02:50:53 PM
Ya haven't lived until you found true love in a barn loft. :chugbeer:

Choir lofts too.  8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on January 30, 2015, 03:01:31 PM
i remember the AOL "lofts"  (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/iconhammer.gif)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 30, 2015, 03:26:04 PM
slow drivers.  ;D

(https://scontent-a-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10933951_10204908369742977_7621078496888174500_n.jpg?oh=06500553c993839cfbfdc79ce0c4e218&oe=5550DFDB)

I did that twice today...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on January 30, 2015, 10:03:15 PM
LAME sports like NFL drive me crazy. But how would we get the nice superbowl commercials without the lameness (and they're even ^%$#ing them up releasing them before the Superbowl)  ;D

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10570334_934796656551673_2443809728017022308_n.png?oh=eee76cfa40fa2f532b37bfd5ab0e85ab&oe=556EB9BF&__gda__=1432681735_f43b8ab6c6efd4faa28d03656223269a)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 31, 2015, 06:19:31 AM
slow drivers.  ;D

(https://scontent-a-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10933951_10204908369742977_7621078496888174500_n.jpg?oh=06500553c993839cfbfdc79ce0c4e218&oe=5550DFDB)

 :thumbs:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on February 05, 2015, 09:02:13 PM
annoys me to have to wait on my stuffed peppers to cook.  I won;t ever get one like this again that holds almost a pound and wait extra long.....    i'll get multiple smaller ones.

my recipe is 300 degrees, but this $#@%er is cooking at 325  ;D

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t31.0-8/10733519_10204076874976774_6416063525443377224_o.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on February 06, 2015, 06:43:08 AM
That looks good!  :P I just tried a recipe that is basically Philly Cheese Steak but uses a bell pepper instead of a roll. Excellent and low carb. But wait, that doesn't make me crazy and annoyed so I guess I'm off topic.

When my fob battery gets low, that makes me crazy and annoyed. That's the ticket.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on February 06, 2015, 07:28:04 AM
What makes me crazy and annoyed..

People who are too :censored: lazy to put their trash where it belongs and instead throw the :censored: trash out the window of their cars.

:censored: like that should have the living :censored: kicked out of their dumb asses!    >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on February 06, 2015, 08:04:20 AM
^ + 1
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on February 06, 2015, 09:40:19 AM
I cannot follow which way you are leaning here Conrad, do you want MORE trash thrown out windows or LESS? Please stop beating around the bush and just state your thoughts directly.

 ;) ;D

Brian

What makes me crazy and annoyed..

People who are too :censored: lazy to put their trash where it belongs and instead throw the :censored: trash out the window of their cars.

:censored: like that should have the living :censored: kicked out of their dumb asses!    >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on February 06, 2015, 10:34:46 AM
4  :censored: months. 4  :censored: months to pave and put guardrails on a 50 meter bridge. 4  :censored: months of one lane road with no other way to get across that doesn't involve driving through the middle of Pisa and watching some selfish  :censored: lane split into oncoming traffic because he's too  :censored: important to wait in traffic like every body else.  :censored: ing  :censored: suckers. Why would you pave the whole  :censored: length of the construction area only to cut  :censored: trenches in it.  :censored: !
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on February 06, 2015, 11:10:38 AM
 :censored: Sports Illustrated for putting an "average sized" model in this year's Swim Suit Issue! I don't want to see AVERAGE when I buy that issue! What the  :censored: !!??!! Are you  :censored:ing me? I expect to see EXCEPTIONAL! This is bull :censored: ! Average athletes aren't featured in Sports Illustrated, why in the  :censored: is an average sized swimsuit model???
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on February 06, 2015, 11:13:02 AM
I cannot follow which way you are leaning here Conrad, do you want MORE trash thrown out windows or LESS? Please stop beating around the bush and just state your thoughts directly.

 ;) ;D

Brian

Clear as mud eh Brian?   :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on February 09, 2015, 01:07:53 PM
the f***in' rain is annoying me, i wanna go ride
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: voileauciel on February 09, 2015, 07:25:40 PM
I really dislike the process for renting an apartment. I went to numerous management companies and they practically wanted a blood and urine sample. Finally found a place through a private landlord, which I much prefer. The whole process in the Bay Area seems a bit ridiculous at this point, with housing prices on the Peninsula running so far outside reality it makes me nauseous just thinking about it ($3800/month for a ~300 sq ft studio with no view or parking...)

Oakland at least is sort of within reality. I looked at Concord and Vallejo to the north, and Hayward to the south. The housing prices are all over the map. In the words of Jimmy McMillan "The rent is too d*** high!"
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on February 09, 2015, 08:21:11 PM
I feel for ya man, we live out in the Sunset near the zoo.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on February 09, 2015, 09:12:38 PM
Its a renters market, demand is more than supply. 

Just the opposite as it was a few years back, when they would do anything to fill an apartment.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on February 10, 2015, 03:24:31 PM
Paying 3 times as much for a tire for my motorcycle as I do for a tire for my car and having it last 1/3 as long.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on February 10, 2015, 03:37:54 PM
Paying 3 times as much for a tire for my motorcycle as I do for a tire for my car and having it last 1/3 as long.

You just have the wrong car. :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on February 10, 2015, 03:56:13 PM
You just have the wrong car. :)

Are you saying that I need a car that needs far more expensive tires?  :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on February 10, 2015, 03:59:05 PM
You got it!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on February 10, 2015, 04:06:49 PM
Not so much. I'd rather get tangled in an electric fence than spend money on tires. For some unknown reason, I just HATE to spend money on tires. Any tires. For any vehicle. An alternator, ok. A battery, ok. Belts, brakes, filters, gaskets, seals, radiators, you name it, no problem. Tires just chap my a :censored:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on February 10, 2015, 04:23:57 PM
Track days in my Mustang made me love buying track tires.
Expensive? Yes, but the adrenaline rush was unreal.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on February 11, 2015, 06:55:42 AM
Not so much. I'd rather get tangled in an electric fence than spend money on tires. For some unknown reason, I just HATE to spend money on tires. Any tires. For any vehicle. An alternator, ok. A battery, ok. Belts, brakes, filters, gaskets, seals, radiators, you name it, no problem. Tires just chap my a :censored:

I definitely don't enjoy a lower checking balance but I do LOVE hoping on the connie with a brand new set of PR4's.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on February 11, 2015, 06:59:53 AM
I definitely don't enjoy a lower checking balance but I do LOVE hoping on the connie with a brand new set of PR4's.

I will get to experience both feelings in the near future.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on February 11, 2015, 02:52:00 PM
You just have the wrong car. :)

Or you could go to the "darkside" and then they would cost the same.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on February 12, 2015, 07:18:15 AM
Quote
Paying 3 times as much for a tire for my motorcycle as I do for a tire for my car and having it last 1/3 as long.

Maybe you should go with the car tire option on the bike.   ;D  Okay, come on, someone had to say it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on February 12, 2015, 08:37:01 AM
Call me crazy but I ain't gonna put car tires on my motorcycle because they would last longer. I'm also not going to put motorcycle tires on my car.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on February 22, 2015, 11:15:43 AM
I just tuned in to watch a bit of the 500 in Daytona just as a break for 5F and snow and what did I see....some :censored: :censored:
runway parade of drivers like I'd expect on some :censored: Hollywood show.  :pukeface:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on February 22, 2015, 04:52:48 PM
 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on February 27, 2015, 07:17:23 PM
After purposely not tuning in until after the first 5 laps to miss the idiocity of the pre race circus show, interrupted by maybe the most per capita commercials ever run on TV in that amount of time, and DW's stupid green flag yell, and the usual third lap crash, I watched almost 3 hours of kinda decent racing, only to throw the clicker at the TV and turn it off in disgust at yet another Daytona last lap ginormous crash, at that point, I didn't care as I will most likely never watch another Daytona 500 again. Is this really something people actually pay to go watch?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on February 27, 2015, 07:25:47 PM
Is this really something people actually pay to go watch?
Not me.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: AlbertaDoug on February 27, 2015, 10:08:30 PM
After purposely not tuning in until after the first 5 laps to miss the idiocity of the pre race circus show, interrupted by maybe the most per capita commercials ever run on TV in that amount of time, and DW's stupid green flag yell, and the usual third lap crash, I watched almost 3 hours of kinda decent racing, only to throw the clicker at the TV and turn it off in disgust at yet another Daytona last lap ginormous crash, at that point, I didn't care as I will most likely never watch another Daytona 500 again. Is this really something people actually pay to go watch?



[/ :deadhorse: :deadhorse: :yikes:
What and miss another left turn!!!!
 :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on March 02, 2015, 04:47:33 PM
This weather
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 02, 2015, 06:33:16 PM
+1
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on March 02, 2015, 06:39:04 PM
Worked outside all day today in short sleeves, maybe 40F? But with the heavy snowpack it was REALLY bright, I needed sunglasses.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 02, 2015, 08:02:03 PM
Were they cheap?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 03, 2015, 03:41:22 AM
.....is when I've got a song playing in my head and I can't figure out what it is.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on March 03, 2015, 04:54:51 AM
Worked outside all day today in short sleeves, maybe 40F? But with the heavy snowpack it was REALLY bright, I needed sunglasses.

So, the brightness and/or the warmth made you crazy and annoyed? Or maybe it was the working outside?    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on March 03, 2015, 04:55:38 AM
.....is when I've got a song playing in my head and I can't figure out what it is.

Hum a few bars for us, maybe we can figure it out?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on March 03, 2015, 05:09:02 AM
When I get a song playing in my head and can't get it to quit. Thanks, gPink.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 03, 2015, 05:19:45 AM
 :banana :banana........ :banana
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on March 03, 2015, 06:36:16 AM
I shall be careful in my usage of these, but... :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: voileauciel on March 03, 2015, 11:55:58 PM
So I just moved from New Jersey to California. Loving every minute, but my particular neighbourhood had very poor coverage with T-Mobile. Oddly enough, there is a rather large cellphone tower not 3 blocks from my building.

So I ping their social media people on Twitter, and ask: "Why is it that I get better coverage underground in SF than I do on the roof of my building in Oakland?" It was really starting to drive me nuts, with all the dropped calls and whatnot. They opened a ticket and I got a call this afternoon asking for some more information. Come to find out, I'm not the first #newoakland resident to complain. So now they're looking at adding a signal repeater in my neighbourhood.

All it took was being polite and courteous. Some folks should try that from time to time. Does wonders.  :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 04, 2015, 04:10:55 AM
Maybe that's one of the NSAs fake cell towers.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 04, 2015, 04:36:31 AM
I'd be wary of them.  They were being shot at last night.  They're a tad touchy this morning.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 04, 2015, 04:39:34 AM
The towers or the NSA?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 04, 2015, 04:47:55 AM
NSA...they weren't pleased. 

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/police-investigate-report-of-shots-near-us-spy-agency-headquarters/ar-BBicpbO?ocid=ansnewsreu11 (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/police-investigate-report-of-shots-near-us-spy-agency-headquarters/ar-BBicpbO?ocid=ansnewsreu11)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on March 04, 2015, 10:34:53 AM
Bus didn't show today, took my daughter to school, left the school in Florence and it took me AN HOUR to go 8 MILES back to the highway. All in all, a 4 hour round trip.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on March 05, 2015, 06:36:05 AM
Late winter sun makes me crazy. I need a set of those Eskimo snow glasses, you know, the one with tiny slits in them, now that would be cool, and, they are cheap, so I got that going for me.  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on March 05, 2015, 09:47:40 AM
Late winter sun makes me crazy. I need a set of those Eskimo snow glasses, you know, the one with tiny slits in them, now that would be cool, and, they are cheap, so I got that going for me. ;D

Kind of like total consciousness on your death bed?  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on March 05, 2015, 01:54:25 PM
That would be Gunga-Gunga-Galunga
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: voileauciel on March 08, 2015, 10:08:43 AM
How is it that one needs to be super-intelligent to get into a school like UC Berkeley but it seems like none of their students are intelligent enough to look up from their phones while crossing the street? These kids walk right out into the street without looking where they're going, or checking traffic at all. Have they no sense of self-preservation? Ziggy is nimble enough to steer around such tomfoolery, but a 4000lb SUV isn't...

Same thing applies in grocery stores. 7 times in 3 days, someone has walked right into me because they weren't paying attention. In 3 of those cases, I just let it happen cause the dude was cute. Maybe it's not such a bad thing after all....  8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on March 08, 2015, 10:36:49 AM
How is it that one needs to be super-intelligent to get into a school like UC Berkeley but it seems like none of their students are intelligent enough to look up from their phones while crossing the street? These kids walk right out into the street without looking where they're going, or checking traffic at all. Have they no sense of self-preservation? Ziggy is nimble enough to steer around such tomfoolery, but a 4000lb SUV isn't...

Same thing applies in grocery stores. 7 times in 3 days, someone has walked right into me because they weren't paying attention. In 3 of those cases, I just let it happen cause the dude was cute. Maybe it's not such a bad thing after all....  8)

'the dude was cute'?  :o  Well ok then, not that there's anything wrong with that...

I worked at a university for 30 years and in all that time at least once a year a student would walk out in front of a moving car and get creamed. Not only do they not pay attention but a great many of them don't know how to dress themselves for the cold weather either. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on March 08, 2015, 10:45:26 AM
How is it that one needs to be super-intelligent to get into a school like UC Berkley


It is UC Berkley so do not confuse the ability to pass a written test with intelligence.   :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on March 08, 2015, 01:35:47 PM
People/Groups that can't/won't sing our National Anthem the way the musical score meant it to be.
I can't sing worth a darn, but I don't try to do my own take on it, either.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 08, 2015, 05:51:26 PM
So whose take do you like?  I rather imagine it's their take as well whether it's a band or some other singer.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on March 08, 2015, 06:16:20 PM
I would like for the performers to sing it like we did in school and not make a show of it and add their flair to it. They've got plenty of other venues to 'express' themselves and not (IMHO) with our National Anthem. Some versions are almost unrecognizable.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 08, 2015, 06:23:41 PM
http://youtu.be/fscg_BH9R1U (http://youtu.be/fscg_BH9R1U)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on March 08, 2015, 07:10:18 PM
I believe there are not near enough of us around that truly appreciate our National Anthem being performed with such respect and skill. Makes me sad.. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on March 08, 2015, 07:34:37 PM
http://youtu.be/fscg_BH9R1U (http://youtu.be/fscg_BH9R1U)
:salute:
I believe there are not near enough of us around that truly appreciate our National Anthem being performed with such respect and skill. Makes me sad.. 
+1
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 09, 2015, 04:15:25 AM
Women telling me about a problem with a vehicle after they've heard noises for at least a week...

This takes place yesterday evening after dark...

Daughter - Dad, the van is making a noise when I use the brakes.
Me - How long has it been doing this?
Daughter - For a week now.
Me - Where's the noise coming from?
Daughter - The front of the car.
Me - Can you tell what side?
Daughter - No
Daughter - I need to get it inspected this month.
Me -  :censored:

I go outside and run the van around the block.  Noise coming from the passenger side front.  Metal sound on rotor.  Needs brakes.

Me - You do realized that if you would have told me this morning I could have had fixed by now.... :censored:

Me to Grandson - If you hear anything abnormal with a vehicle, let me know.
 
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Post by: gPink on March 09, 2015, 04:17:12 AM
 :rotflmao: and probably saved the rotor...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 09, 2015, 04:23:34 AM
I don't know.  I'm getting the rotors just in case, but I usually replace them on a brake job anyway.  I find the pads are less noisy that way long term.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on March 09, 2015, 06:47:09 AM
i like to be confident relatives are riding on good brakes and tires too
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on March 09, 2015, 07:47:55 AM
I always buy new rotors too.  I didn't even think they could be machined smooth these days since they start out so thin for weight savings.  For my car it's only about $30 for rotors so the savings aren't enough to make it worthwhile.  Part of the reason I buy standard American cars.  Guy at work bought an Audi A8.  Proud as hell until he had to have the brakes done.  $1000+    :D  Told you so, was all I could say to him.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on March 09, 2015, 07:54:50 AM
So whose take do you like?  I rather imagine it's their take as well whether it's a band or some other singer.

Like this?

http://youtu.be/ls1YVhcLD2c (http://youtu.be/ls1YVhcLD2c)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on March 09, 2015, 09:41:23 AM
Working in downtown San Francisco this morning and they are doing construction outside on the street. We are on the third floor and the entire building is vibrating from the construction. My desk is shaking if I had a glass of water it would be visibly shaking.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 09, 2015, 09:53:01 AM
Like this?

http://youtu.be/ls1YVhcLD2c (http://youtu.be/ls1YVhcLD2c)

Point taken.  She should have been shot after that.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on March 09, 2015, 10:13:06 AM
Should have been shot during it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 09, 2015, 10:40:22 AM
Agreed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on March 09, 2015, 03:07:00 PM
Should have been shot before, during and after. Just to be sure.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 09, 2015, 04:30:42 PM
 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on March 09, 2015, 06:14:59 PM
That's worth two: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on March 16, 2015, 10:29:35 AM
March 13th was my 13 year anniversary at work.
Boss gets a notification about it from HR.
No mention to me, nothing on my last birthday either. :(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on March 16, 2015, 10:50:20 AM
March 13th was my 13 year anniversary at work.
Boss gets a notification about it from HR.
No mention to me, nothing on my last birthday either. :(

13-13 doubly unlucky. Maybe better that you didn't hear directly from HR  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on March 16, 2015, 10:52:25 AM
Good point.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on March 17, 2015, 04:41:20 AM
March 13th was my 13 year anniversary at work.
Boss gets a notification about it from HR.
No mention to me, nothing on my last birthday either. :(

Happy belated Birthday!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on March 17, 2015, 06:50:13 AM
I buy this... yes it's a go fast car.  8)  But I'm old enough to know better.  So, every Hyundai, Kia, Scion, ToyoNisSub, driven by a 20 something w/ a heart beat thinks it's an invitation to race?  BAAAAHAAAA!  Really?  You really think you have a chance in that little 4 or even 6 banger?   

2015 Camaro SS/1LE
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: RFH87_Connie on March 17, 2015, 07:24:40 AM
I'd be doggin' you every day just for the fun of it...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on March 17, 2015, 07:26:55 AM
I'd be doggin' you every day just for the fun of it...

As I said... old enough to know better.   ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on March 17, 2015, 08:10:18 AM
I buy this... yes it's a go fast car.  8)  But I'm old enough to know better.  So, every Hyundai, Kia, Scion, ToyoNisSub, driven by a 20 something w/ a heart beat thinks it's an invitation to race?  BAAAAHAAAA!  Really?  You really think you have a chance in that little 4 or even 6 banger?   

2015 Camaro SS/1LE

Silly tuners! I've had them try to race my C14.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Classvino on March 17, 2015, 08:38:55 AM
Silly tuners! I've had them try to race my C14.

That happens to me all the time...  Makes me feel kind of smug (and maybe even a bit superior) to let them race away from me at the light, thinking "I too, was overconfident, and ignorant, when I was a teenager..."

I think it's because the C14 looks kinda racy, kinda 'toury', and they don't know which trait dominates...  They'd never race an FZ or Gixxer that way...

Disclaimer : Once or twice, I've been compelled, against my better judgement and by a perverse nature, to teach them the error of their ways...

Jamie
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on March 17, 2015, 08:45:33 AM
It seems to me that when they get done "tuning" those cars they are slower, but much louder, than before they started.  Anytime I'm lined up against something with a log muffler I know my 04 Pontiac Grand Prix is going to smoke it without even trying.  I'm not talking about the supercharged version of the Grand Prix either.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on March 17, 2015, 08:49:48 AM
I had a friend that put about $20k into a Civic. The end result was pretty amazing car. Handled like it was on rails. Would pull well over a G on a skid pad I'm sure. Very quick but front wheel drive and naturally aspirated 4 cylinders have its limitations. Not a dragster.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on March 17, 2015, 08:50:39 AM
Yeah... fart cans on the Econo boxes or Vtwins w/ straight pipes... puts a grin on the face when YOU know what the outcome is going to be.   :nuts:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 17, 2015, 11:02:35 AM
People in cars that stop at least two car lengths from the next vehicle at a stop light and then creep up a few feet every 10 seconds.  Makes me crazy. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on March 17, 2015, 11:09:13 AM
Spacers = people in cars that keep 5 or more car lengths between them and the car ahead of them in traffic on the slab, allowing everyone and their uncle to cut in front of them... AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!   :shoot:

Rollers = people who stop several car lengths back at a light, then roll slowly up to the light, a few feet a second, stopping every few feet... AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!   :banghead:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on March 17, 2015, 11:10:09 AM
People in cars that stop at least two car lengths from the next vehicle at a stop light and then creep up a few feet every 10 seconds.  Makes me crazy.

+1 Happens all the time. It's like their sneaking up on the next car.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: GeeBeav on March 17, 2015, 11:33:04 AM
One guy I car-pool with pulls right up to the bumper of the car in front of him when wants to pass. When he pulls out to pass, his front bumper is within a foot of the other car's rear bumper. This is at highway speed. Must have poor depth perception. Very annoying.

This same guy plays the radio at a somewhat loud volume. OK . . . but he doesn't turn it down for commercial breaks. 6-8 minutes of commercials blasting. Very annoying.

I'm thinking about just driving myself to work.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on March 18, 2015, 05:27:33 PM
One guy I car-pool with pulls right up to the bumper of the car in front of him when wants to pass. When he pulls out to pass, his front bumper is within a foot of the other car's rear bumper. This is at highway speed. Must have poor depth perception. Very annoying.

This same guy plays the radio at a somewhat loud volume. OK . . . but he doesn't turn it down for commercial breaks. 6-8 minutes of commercials blasting. Very annoying.

I'm thinking about just driving myself to work.

I'm annoyed just thinking about it.
You must be an extremely relaxed, laid back sort of person. Because I couldn't tolerate either of those things more than once. Especially if the radio was country, in which case the commercial breaks would be welcome.
Start drivin'.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 18, 2015, 05:45:29 PM
+1 on that...

I rode with a guy one time that wanted to stay in the left lane all the time and he wasn't going fast.  Drove me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on March 18, 2015, 07:07:55 PM
+1 on that...

I rode with a guy one time that wanted to stay in the left lane all the time and he wasn't going fast.  Drove me crazy.

Left lane bandits.
If you're not passing move over to the right.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on March 18, 2015, 07:12:37 PM
Left lane bandits.
If you're not passing move over to the right.

In Pennsylvania that driving in the left lane without passing someone will net you a hefty ticket if the State Troopers see you.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on March 18, 2015, 07:19:56 PM
I wish they would teach the CT state police how to do that (write tickets for left lane obstruction). All too common to find someone doing 50 to 55 MPH in a 65 MPH zone on the highway in CT.

Brian

In Pennsylvania that driving in the left lane without passing someone will net you a hefty ticket if the State Troopers see you.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 18, 2015, 07:28:01 PM
They tried to pass that in VA but it failed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on March 18, 2015, 08:11:04 PM
It is illegal to pass on the right in CT but apparently only a suggestion to 'keep left except to pass'.

I just pass in whatever lane is available and leave it to chance whether or not I get written up. Never have but it is a possibility. Still, by my calculations, I would be four years behind where I am now if I had NOT passed on the right all those times so even with a ticket, I think I am ahead.

:-)

Brian

They tried to pass that in VA but it failed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on March 18, 2015, 08:50:04 PM
lane split up the center is my favorite passing  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on March 19, 2015, 04:42:58 AM
+1 on that...

I rode with a guy one time that wanted to stay in the left lane all the time and he wasn't going fast.  Drove me crazy.

Sounds like the drivers in Wisconsin.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on March 19, 2015, 12:30:23 PM
It is against the law in CO to sit in the left lane and not be passing... but hardly enforced.  >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: RFH87_Connie on March 19, 2015, 01:37:00 PM
They tried to pass that in VA but it failed.

Actually, in Virginia this has been on the books for years but no one has the guts to enforce it, it would seem they would rather ticket the "aggressor":

§ 46.2-804. Special regulations applicable on highways laned for traffic.

Whenever any roadway has been divided into clearly marked lanes for traffic, drivers of vehicles shall obey the following:

1. Any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions existing, shall be driven in the lane nearest the right edge or right curb of the highway when such lane is available for travel except when overtaking and passing another vehicle or in preparation for a left turn or where right lanes are reserved for slow-moving traffic as permitted in this section
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 19, 2015, 07:33:39 PM
I thought that there was something going on to add more teeth to that.  I know I remember them talking about it.

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Va-Lawmaker-Wants-Left-Lane-Laggers-Pulled-Over-239613801.html (http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Va-Lawmaker-Wants-Left-Lane-Laggers-Pulled-Over-239613801.html)

This is probably what I heard/saw..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 20, 2015, 03:35:21 AM
Actually, in Virginia this has been on the books for years but no one has the guts to enforce it, it would seem they would rather ticket the "aggressor":

§ 46.2-804. Special regulations applicable on highways laned for traffic.

Whenever any roadway has been divided into clearly marked lanes for traffic, drivers of vehicles shall obey the following:

1. Any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions existing, shall be driven in the lane nearest the right edge or right curb of the highway when such lane is available for travel except when overtaking and passing another vehicle or in preparation for a left turn or where right lanes are reserved for slow-moving traffic as permitted in this section

I like that line. Unless it's clarified elsewhere, that means that I have a legal right to get pissed at someone who is not speeding fast enough to get the hell out of my way.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: ManWorkinghere on March 20, 2015, 12:43:54 PM
I rode with a guy one time that wanted to stay in the left lane all the time and he wasn't going fast.  Drove me crazy.
Sounds like the drivers in Wisconsin.
But then the person changed lanes without signalling so you knew you were in Illinois.

Because in Illinois, the directionals are removed from your car when you license it (as an energy-saving measure I guess).

:)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 20, 2015, 01:26:44 PM
 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: rhhall on March 20, 2015, 08:18:56 PM
People that hold up the line in the grocery store so they can send there kid's back to look for one more item!!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on March 21, 2015, 06:28:02 AM
But then the person changed lanes without signalling so you knew you were in Illinois.

Because in Illinois, the directionals are removed from your car when you license it (as an energy-saving measure I guess).

:)


Sad but true.    :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on March 21, 2015, 10:33:35 AM
Spent some time in and around Tel Aviv, the only place I've ever been where people consistently changed lanes and made turns in the opposite direction of the signal being used.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on March 23, 2015, 02:22:00 PM
When the bank has to "hold a check till it clears"!!!!!! Look at a calendar, THIS IS 2015!!!!!  Billions of dollars can be moved in seconds but the bank has to sit on my lousy $800 check for 2 days before I can get to the funds! Really? WTF???
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 23, 2015, 02:51:54 PM
...and the youngsters today would ask "What's a check?".
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: GeeBeav on March 23, 2015, 02:56:09 PM
Billions of dollars can be moved in seconds

I pay most of my bills using the bank's online bill pay feature. Bills are designated either "electronic transfer" or "paper check", meaning the bank actually writes a check and mails it.

I have my mortgage through my bank . . . same company, just another division in another state.

Guess how my mortgage is designated . . . paper check. This bank can not electronically transfer money to itself?

Annoying.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on March 24, 2015, 07:58:08 AM
They haven't used "paper checks" in Europe for years.  Some of the guys that live there can chime in, but when I lived there in 2002, we had to go to the post office to pay our utility bills with cash since we didn't have a bank account over there so they could electronically debit the account.  No store, hotel or restaurant would take a check.  In fact, many places would only take cash, which caused some panic when I checked out one morning and they needed 300 euros, in cash.  Talk about crazy and annoyed ...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on March 24, 2015, 10:39:05 AM
They haven't used "paper checks" in Europe for years.  Some of the guys that live there can chime in, but when I lived there in 2002, we had to go to the post office to pay our utility bills with cash since we didn't have a bank account over there so they could electronically debit the account.  No store, hotel or restaurant would take a check.  In fact, many places would only take cash, which caused some panic when I checked out one morning and they needed 300 euros, in cash.  Talk about crazy and annoyed ...

Many bills need an IBAN, it was the only way I could pay for my daughters high school field trip. Most stores and restaurants will take a card, in England, they get pretty uptight if your card doesn't have a chip. Where I am in Italy, many of the family run restaurants and agriturismos, stores and sfuso's are cash and carry. They wouldn't know what to do with an American style check. On the upside, I have had meals and not paid for them until the next time I was in, no big deal. "Allora, its ok, next time"
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on March 24, 2015, 12:32:05 PM
I worked for a German company and the first time I went there, everyone assured me that I did not need any cash- plastic would do everywhere they claimed. Being non- trusting and wary, I grabbed a couple hundred Euros and flew over. The trip from the airport (Frankfurt) to the hotel (Wuppertal) took two trains and a taxi.... and the taxi did not take anything but cash. So had I <foolishly> listened, I would have been jammed- up on my very first day in Germany.... and it was Easter Sunday to boot (I would probably still be there but could probably speak the language decently by now).

Side note and OFFTOPIC: I get in the taxi in Wuppertal (Mercedes 500- they DO have nice cabs in Germany) and immediately notice a big photograph of a smiling George W. Bush (this was in '06, during his second term) stuck to the center of the dash. Hmmmmmm. Did not know what to think about why a German taxi would have a photo of GWB. Chatting with the taxi driver, who was quite clearly NOT German, he noticed my accent (we were speaking in English, the language he first addressed me with when I stepped toward his cab) and asked if I was American. Yep. He launches into a gigantic grin, screams 'USA NUMBER 1!' and 'George Bush is the greatest!'. Hmmmmmm. After chatting a bit, turns out the gentleman is a Kurd, and was a BIG fan of the US, and especially both Bush's, 41 and 43. Of course he had no understanding or interest in US politics, just a guy who happened to be on the receiving end of American aid and protection against genocide against his people. Of course he was not so grateful that he gave me the ride at no charge but still....  ;D

Brian

They haven't used "paper checks" in Europe for years.  Some of the guys that live there can chime in, but when I lived there in 2002, we had to go to the post office to pay our utility bills with cash since we didn't have a bank account over there so they could electronically debit the account.  No store, hotel or restaurant would take a check.  In fact, many places would only take cash, which caused some panic when I checked out one morning and they needed 300 euros, in cash.  Talk about crazy and annoyed ...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 24, 2015, 12:35:32 PM
....but there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.  Sorry, that line makes me crazy and annoyed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: voileauciel on March 24, 2015, 02:56:06 PM
White/Christian/Heterosexual/Conservative/Affluent privilege and the ridiculous ways it manifests itself in everyday life.

Some folks seriously need to "check their privilege" from time to time...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 24, 2015, 03:54:05 PM
White/Christian/Heterosexual/Conservative/Affluent privilege and the ridiculous ways it manifests itself in everyday life.

Some folks seriously need to "check their privilege" from time to time...
Where does one go to "check their privilege"? We could check it together in the Arena if you're inclined to pursue this.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: voileauciel on March 24, 2015, 04:14:42 PM
Where does one go to "check their privilege"? We could check it together in the Arena if you're inclined to pursue this.

Only if our attorneys are present...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on March 24, 2015, 05:26:36 PM
I checked. Got it  ::)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 24, 2015, 05:38:38 PM
I checked. Got it  ::)
Showing a little microaggression Deziner. Sensitivity training at nine o'clock.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on March 24, 2015, 06:18:07 PM
If I'm late, start without me.  :rotflmao: :stirpot:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on March 24, 2015, 06:33:02 PM
Is this something that spilled out of the arena? Otherwise, I am just not getting it.... ?

Brian

Where does one go to "check their privilege"? We could check it together in the Arena if you're inclined to pursue this.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: voileauciel on March 24, 2015, 06:36:14 PM
Is this something that spilled out of the arena? Otherwise, I am just not getting it.... ?

Brian

It's a loose cannon looking for fodder, nothing more, nothing less. My comment had nothing to do with him, or anyone in this group or "the other group," but this fellow decided to take it personally, and threaten me in the process.

Nice to know I'm still (un)welcome here too!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on March 24, 2015, 06:48:48 PM
Well, I am still not getting it but let us all assume I am obtuse (I will assume I am obtuse). As long as you fellas' are havin' fun I guess, carry on.

Which reminds me of a joke: A guy is boarding a plane and starting to store his stuff in the overhead bin. His 'stuff' is rotting, stinking, deal animal meat though and everyone is aghast and offended at the horrible sight and odor. Finally, a flight attendant walks up to the man in question and asks him 'Are you bringing rotting, stinking meat onto the plane?' To which he replies 'No, it's carrion.' This works better as a verbal joke 'cause there is no spelling to assist the.... er, "unobservant".

Ba Dum Dum.

Brian

It's a loose cannon looking for fodder, nothing more, nothing less. My comment had nothing to do with him, or anyone in this group or "the other group," but this fellow decided to take it personally, and threaten me in the process.

Nice to know I'm still (un)welcome here too!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on March 24, 2015, 06:51:05 PM
We should all probably have our 'privilege' checked every five years or so. Every three years if they find polyps during the last check.

Brian

Where does one go to "check their privilege"? We could check it together in the Arena if you're inclined to pursue this.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: T Cro ® on March 24, 2015, 08:55:19 PM
What makes me crazy and annoyed? Folks taking this thread a little too seriously!

And Mother said this is why y'all can't have nice things!    :doh:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on March 24, 2015, 09:02:21 PM
I'm doing the work! I'm not slacking! I need..... I need! (from 'What about Bob').

Hey, I injected as much levity into it as I possibly could- made a rotten animal joke as well as a polyp joke. What more can a person do?

Brian

What makes me crazy and annoyed? Folks taking this thread a little too seriously!

And Mother said this is why y'all can't have nice things!    :doh:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: T Cro ® on March 24, 2015, 09:08:46 PM
I'm doing the work! I'm not slacking! I need..... I need! (from 'What about Bob').

Hey, I injected as much levity into it as I possibly could- made a rotten animal joke as well as a polyp joke. What more can a person do?

Brian

Understood....    ???
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: voileauciel on March 24, 2015, 11:07:59 PM
I'm doing the work! I'm not slacking! I need..... I need! (from 'What about Bob').

Hey, I injected as much levity into it as I possibly could- made a rotten animal joke as well as a polyp joke. What more can a person do?

Brian

I liked the polyp joke too. We need more of those sometimes. :D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 25, 2015, 04:31:53 AM
Humor, not Polyps.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 25, 2015, 04:44:10 AM
http://youtu.be/wmKnf7QhuSo (http://youtu.be/wmKnf7QhuSo)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: T Cro ® on March 25, 2015, 05:32:09 AM
I'm not clicking that polyp with a 10 foot pole....    :nuts:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 25, 2015, 06:01:55 AM
Jim asked for more humor.... ::)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 25, 2015, 06:03:34 AM
Without polyps...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on March 25, 2015, 10:14:00 AM
Sounds like something you'd ask a waitress....er, I mean server: "Can I have the Greek salad without the pylops?"

Now we're going to need a collective "Ewwwwwwwwwwww"!

Brian

Without polyps...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on March 27, 2015, 02:41:19 PM
Chinese manufacturing quality control. Which appears to be: set the device down, back away 100 feet, then look back toward the device.... if it is not on fire, it is A-OK!

We remodeled (reconstructed really: new joists / girder / floor, new ceiling (2" out of level), 1 new wall) the kitchen a few years ago and one thing we really struggled over was the under cabinet lights. Tried quite a few types that we just did not care for. Ended up using flexible LED strips, high output type, and used a 'warm' white strip along with a 'cool' white strip for the extra light as well as a fairly neutral color and overall, we were quite happy. They came directly from China, were cheap (in more ways than one) and worked great.... for one day, until the adhesive on the back failed and they drooped (Easy Boys!) all over the counters. No problem, a little carpet tape and all was well.... for several days when a set of three LED's started to blink and flash. Replaced that strip. Then the power supplies started burning up (one P.S. on each strip) and I think I replaced one once and the other twice and that settled down. A couple more failed LEDs, a couple more strips and all was well.... until last night when a group of three LED's are winking and blinking again (on a new strip that never did that before).

The stuff has all the makings of a decent product but they just cannot do the last 5% that makes or breaks the product. The solder joints between the LEDs and the foil are excellent.... mostly, except for here and there where it looks like they stopped the production line for lunch and let it all cool down.

I know what everyone is thinking: Jees Brian, spend a few bucks and buy better lights from the US you cheap Ba$tage! Well, I tried that too and it turns out the very much more expensive strip LEDs that are available from the US are..... the same Chinese ones marked up 10 times. They must try them all, pick out the bad ones from new and ship the rest. They even come with a card with a little box to check off as to why you are sending them back for replacement..... which shows they know very well they are of poor quality.

So here we (the consumer) are, always shopping by price and demanding the lowest cost. Well, I guess we got it because no one else such as Philips, GE, et. al, makes these things because they cannot compete with the price. So by purchasing this cheap garbage, we have apparently driven the quality manufacturers out of the fray and all we are left with is... cheap garbage.

We have met the enemy and he is us.

:-(

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 27, 2015, 03:13:56 PM
RIP Pirelli...

Since we are talking about things that make me/us crazy and annoyed..    Driving into Dinwiddie county today and I could not believe the number of pickup trucks being driven under the speed limit.  Yes, it was a bit wet outside but it wasn't a monsoon by any stretch.  Going back towards Fredericksburg, the same thing again.  All of these are big pickups with big engines..  Makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: rhhall on March 27, 2015, 10:45:58 PM
GO -LIGHTLY

What an understatement!!!! :hitfan:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on March 28, 2015, 07:54:48 AM
Driving from LA to Phoenix yesterday the traffic on Interstate 10 between Chirriaco Summit and Phoenix was barbaric.  Knuckleheads don't know the difference between passing and I'm gaining on the truck I see off in the distance . On my motorcycle,  I can pretty handily pick my way through that nonsense. In my Focus, it becomes a serious test of my serenity.

I think it ought to be legal to "give some fender" to the jerks that can mess up traffic for miles.  Common courtesy has gone away on the highway. And the truck drivers that need 4 miles to get past the "slower" truck beside them need to be summarily executed. On the spot.

I honestly don't expect everyone to drive as fast as me but get the hell out of the way if someone wants to go faster than you. And DON'T speed up as you are being passed, only to slow down once I pass you.

Rant over.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 28, 2015, 08:34:37 AM
And the truck drivers that need 4 miles to get past the "slower" truck beside them need to be summarily executed. On the spot.

I honestly don't expect everyone to drive as fast as me but get the hell out of the way if someone wants to go faster than you. And DON'T speed up as you are being passed, only to slow down once I pass you.

Rant over.

Interstate 81 in VA is terrible for trucks taking miles and miles to pass each other.  I hate that road.  It makes me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on March 30, 2015, 07:33:27 AM
Driving from LA to Phoenix yesterday the traffic on Interstate 10 between Chirriaco Summit and Phoenix was barbaric.  Knuckleheads don't know the difference between passing and I'm gaining on the truck I see off in the distance . On my motorcycle,  I can pretty handily pick my way through that nonsense. In my Focus, it becomes a serious test of my serenity.

I think it ought to be legal to "give some fender" to the jerks that can mess up traffic for miles.  Common courtesy has gone away on the highway. And the truck drivers that need 4 miles to get past the "slower" truck beside them need to be summarily executed. On the spot.

I honestly don't expect everyone to drive as fast as me but get the hell out of the way if someone wants to go faster than you. And DON'T speed up as you are being passed, only to slow down once I pass you.

Rant over.

+2 Elephant races!  >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on March 30, 2015, 07:53:04 AM
Always an option on 2 wheels, unlike 4. Lane splitting or using the shoulder Always select the safest option  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on March 30, 2015, 08:09:40 AM
Interstate 81 in VA is terrible for trucks taking miles and miles to pass each other.  I hate that road.  It makes me crazy.

Don't forget "and annoyed".
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 30, 2015, 01:47:50 PM
That too.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rembrant on March 31, 2015, 05:38:01 AM
Another thing that makes me crazy and annoyed is stupid customers...LOL.

I work with industrial equipment...sales an service. Living on the coast, in a port city, we of course deal with a lot of marine and offshore applications.

It makes me crazy and annoyed when these vessels and rigs show up that were built somewhere in Asia or the Middle East, with either obscure and unknown brands of equipment, or semi-known names making copies of another well-known manufacturer's equipment.

And the stupid customers think there's supposed to be parts available for this stuff, just sitting on a shelf somewhere in North America, ready to go. If parts are even available, it may take two weeks to even get a quote from Asia...let alone a delivery date. So, we're left dealing with a stupid customer that's freaking out because they cannot get parts....for the very vessel that they had built on the other side of the globe to save money. I'm not talking about "old" equipment either....I'm talking about stuff that's only 5-10 years old.

It's beyond frustrating trying to get some of these people to "understand" the situation they're in.

Oh well, time to go talk a few people down off the ledge...lol.

Rem
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on March 31, 2015, 09:39:49 AM
Another thing that makes me crazy and annoyed is stupid customers...LOL.

I work with industrial equipment...sales an service. Living on the coast, in a port city, we of course deal with a lot of marine and offshore applications.

It makes me crazy and annoyed when these vessels and rigs show up that were built somewhere in Asia or the Middle East, with either obscure and unknown brands of equipment, or semi-known names making copies of another well-known manufacturer's equipment.

And the stupid customers think there's supposed to be parts available for this stuff, just sitting on a shelf somewhere in North America, ready to go. If parts are even available, it may take two weeks to even get a quote from Asia...let alone a delivery date. So, we're left dealing with a stupid customer that's freaking out because they cannot get parts....for the very vessel that they had built on the other side of the globe to save money. I'm not talking about "old" equipment either....I'm talking about stuff that's only 5-10 years old.

It's beyond frustrating trying to get some of these people to "understand" the situation they're in.

Oh well, time to go talk a few people down off the ledge...lol.

Rem

Go ahead and push 'em off the ledge, says me.    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on March 31, 2015, 09:45:56 AM
And the crowd chants, "Jump! Jump! Jump!"
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on March 31, 2015, 10:22:56 AM
And the crowd chants, "Jump! Jump! Jump!"

http://youtu.be/IavUg17J2GU (http://youtu.be/IavUg17J2GU)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on March 31, 2015, 10:31:04 AM
A flip or a swan dive into a belly flop.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on March 31, 2015, 12:38:57 PM
A flip or a swan dive into a belly flop.

Sumbudy say "BELLYFLOP"?

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Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 01, 2015, 04:27:53 AM
Big rigs that move into another lane without looking in their mirrors.. :battle:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on April 01, 2015, 05:05:26 AM
Big rigs that move into another lane without looking in their mirrors.. :battle:

Oh they look alright, they just don't care if there's something other than another big rig there.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on April 01, 2015, 07:50:17 AM
Oh they look alright, they just don't care if there's something other than another big rig there.

Exactly!
And they're professionals.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on April 01, 2015, 08:22:20 AM
And when you give them room to move over, what ever happened to the  "thank you" flash?

Hell, they dont even give a "clearance flash" to other trucks anymore.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on April 02, 2015, 07:57:15 AM
Idiots who can't/won't do their jobs properly.    >:(

I ordered a new steel dually wheel for my RV (it didn't come with a spare tire so I had to order the wheel and a tire). The wheel was ordered through Amazon and came from a Chevy dealer in Phoenix. The wheel came yesterday and it was beat to ****! The moron who 'prepped' it for shipping, via Fed Ex (by far the worst of this two main shipping companies IMO), didn't even bother to put the wheel in a box of any kind, he/she just place the label on the wheel and sent it on it's way.   :o

WTF did the moron think was going to happen to the wheel during shipment? It's scratched to **** but the worst of the damage is a nice gouge on the inside of the wheel right in the area where the tire's bead seats. Yes, this is going to be a spare tire and may never be seen or used (one can hope) but I paid for a new wheel and what I got is not a new wheel.

This makes me crazy and annoyed!

This is what the wheel should look like, notice the nice shipping box. I should have ordered it from E Bay!

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDQzMg==/z/aBgAAOSw1vlUtEov/$_12.JPG)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on April 02, 2015, 08:04:56 AM
You can't fix stupid.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rembrant on April 02, 2015, 10:07:42 AM
Idiots who can't/won't do their jobs properly.    >:(

I ordered a new steel dually wheel for my RV (it didn't come with a spare tire so I had to order the wheel and a tire). The wheel was ordered through Amazon and came from a Chevy dealer in Phoenix. The wheel came yesterday and it was beat to ****! The moron who 'prepped' it for shipping, via Fed Ex (by far the worst of this two main shipping companies IMO), didn't even bother to put the wheel in a box of any kind, he/she just place the label on the wheel and sent it on it's way.   :o

WTF did the moron think was going to happen to the wheel during shipment? It's scratched to **** but the worst of the damage is a nice gouge on the inside of the wheel right in the area where the tire's bead seats. Yes, this is going to be a spare tire and may never be seen or used (one can hope) but I paid for a new wheel and what I got is not a new wheel.

This makes me crazy and annoyed!

This is what the wheel should look like, notice the nice shipping box. I should have ordered it from E Bay!

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDQzMg==/z/aBgAAOSw1vlUtEov/$_12.JPG)

Several years ago I ordered a set of four aluminum rims from a Toyota dealer in Texas.
They were the Ivan Stewart special edition Tundra rims, and this dealer had a strong presence as an online retailer.
Anyway, the rims were well packaged, but they had obviously been 'touched' up...somebody had tried to repair nicks or marks in the clear coat with what looked like Scotchbrite marks, and or heavy polishing compound marks.

I tried complaining but it was a waste of time. They would do nothing for me and claimed that any 'marks' I was seeing must have happened in customs.

Yes, of course...because a customs agent (USA or Canada) would open up four boxes, and just randomly start polishing imperfections in the finish, right? Ugh.

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on April 02, 2015, 12:32:23 PM
Idiots who can't/won't do their jobs properly.    >:(

I ordered a new steel dually wheel for my RV (it didn't come with a spare tire so I had to order the wheel and a tire). The wheel was ordered through Amazon and came from a Chevy dealer in Phoenix. The wheel came yesterday and it was beat to ****! The moron who 'prepped' it for shipping, via Fed Ex (by far the worst of this two main shipping companies IMO), didn't even bother to put the wheel in a box of any kind, he/she just place the label on the wheel and sent it on it's way.   :o

WTF did the moron think was going to happen to the wheel during shipment? It's scratched to **** but the worst of the damage is a nice gouge on the inside of the wheel right in the area where the tire's bead seats. Yes, this is going to be a spare tire and may never be seen or used (one can hope) but I paid for a new wheel and what I got is not a new wheel.

This makes me crazy and annoyed!

This is what the wheel should look like, notice the nice shipping box. I should have ordered it from E Bay!

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDQzMg==/z/aBgAAOSw1vlUtEov/$_12.JPG)


Oh, that's nothing unusual.
Several years ago when I was putting the '01 TDI Jetta together (bought as salvage title, engine was toast) I bought the first engine from a "specialty" supplier of engines and transmissions from Tx. It came strapped to a pallet with old seatbelt belting. Nothing to support it underneath, so the oil pan was unrecognizable and crank full of dirt, one engine mount broken off and the intake manifold broken off. The second one came from somewhere on the eastcoast. About the same deal, except it had a tire under the broken oilpan. A shipment of loose tires (large/heavy ones) in the back of the semi trailer had fallen on it. Valvecover and manifolds also broken.
The third one from the first vendor got to me useable.
It was an interesting series of freight claims and disputed charges to the credit card company.

A couple years ago my son bought a parts snowmobile from a guy in MI. When the truck brought it several days late the driver asked if he would sign for it before he opened the trailer. Since it was so late they had called the shipping company to see where it was. It had been "delayed" due to a snowstorm in MPLS/St Paul and they had to send a different trailer to "transfer" some of the loads. Yep, the trailer had been "delayed" by the snowstorm alright. It had been upside down. With a load of soda vending machines on board. The snowmobile was about a foot high after being under a couple of those.
I deal with freight shipments received at work a couple days a week and often unload them either with our little forklift or depending on the type load, sometimes by hand. It is always "interesting" to see how some of this stuff is loaded and "secured", depending on the carrier and/or driver. 
Many a professional idiot.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on April 02, 2015, 01:04:11 PM
I guess this story explains your screen name. Welcome to the forum if I haven't already done so.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on April 02, 2015, 03:45:31 PM
I guess this story explains your screen name. Welcome to the forum if I haven't already done so.

Thanks!
Yes, pretty much. The TDI forum was the first I joined years ago and I've just always used the same screen name for all the interests I follow.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on April 03, 2015, 04:48:46 AM
Several years ago I ordered a set of four aluminum rims from a Toyota dealer in Texas.
They were the Ivan Stewart special edition Tundra rims, and this dealer had a strong presence as an online retailer.
Anyway, the rims were well packaged, but they had obviously been 'touched' up...somebody had tried to repair nicks or marks in the clear coat with what looked like Scotchbrite marks, and or heavy polishing compound marks.

I tried complaining but it was a waste of time. They would do nothing for me and claimed that any 'marks' I was seeing must have happened in customs.

Yes, of course...because a customs agent (USA or Canada) would open up four boxes, and just randomly start polishing imperfections in the finish, right? Ugh.

Maybe my wheel was damaged before shipment and the dumbass who prepped it for shipping decided that the wheel didn't need to be boxed up since it was already buggered eh?

I took the wheel and tire in yesterday to have the tire mounted and balanced. The tire tech ground and 'polished' the gouge out of the wheel and said it would be fine. The seller has agreed to give me a discount. I'm asking for 25%, we'll see.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on April 03, 2015, 04:49:59 AM

Oh, that's nothing unusual.
Several years ago when I was putting the '01 TDI Jetta together (bought as salvage title, engine was toast) I bought the first engine from a "specialty" supplier of engines and transmissions from Tx. It came strapped to a pallet with old seatbelt belting. Nothing to support it underneath, so the oil pan was unrecognizable and crank full of dirt, one engine mount broken off and the intake manifold broken off. The second one came from somewhere on the eastcoast. About the same deal, except it had a tire under the broken oilpan. A shipment of loose tires (large/heavy ones) in the back of the semi trailer had fallen on it. Valvecover and manifolds also broken.
The third one from the first vendor got to me useable.
It was an interesting series of freight claims and disputed charges to the credit card company.

A couple years ago my son bought a parts snowmobile from a guy in MI. When the truck brought it several days late the driver asked if he would sign for it before he opened the trailer. Since it was so late they had called the shipping company to see where it was. It had been "delayed" due to a snowstorm in MPLS/St Paul and they had to send a different trailer to "transfer" some of the loads. Yep, the trailer had been "delayed" by the snowstorm alright. It had been upside down. With a load of soda vending machines on board. The snowmobile was about a foot high after being under a couple of those.
I deal with freight shipments received at work a couple days a week and often unload them either with our little forklift or depending on the type load, sometimes by hand. It is always "interesting" to see how some of this stuff is loaded and "secured", depending on the carrier and/or driver. 
Many a professional idiot.

 :yikes:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rembrant on April 03, 2015, 05:20:51 AM
I deal with freight shipments received at work a couple days a week and often unload them either with our little forklift or depending on the type load, sometimes by hand. It is always "interesting" to see how some of this stuff is loaded and "secured", depending on the carrier and/or driver. 
Many a professional idiot.

Back in 2007, I drove from Denver back to the east coast, and I did almost all of I-80 in a snow storm that was also moving east...roads were very slippery...ice covered, black ice, you name it...it was pretty nasty. Having been born and raised in Canada, I was pretty used to it. Across Nebraska and Iowa, I counted well over 100 semi trucks off the roads...it was surreal to see...there were groups of them...2, 3, 4, 5...whatever, laying on their sides, in ditches, upside down...wrecked, smashed etc. I couldn't imagine how much freight was at the very least delayed, and at the very worst, ruined.

I recognize your screen name from TDIclub. I only visit the Mk4 page, but I do see you on there as well. (Trying to get my ALH all finished up between today and tomorrow...I have to drive to Boston next week and I'll really like to take the TDI on a shake-down run...lol).

Rem

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on April 03, 2015, 08:31:00 AM
Back in 2007, I drove from Denver back to the east coast, and I did almost all of I-80 in a snow storm that was also moving east...roads were very slippery...ice covered, black ice, you name it...it was pretty nasty. Having been born and raised in Canada, I was pretty used to it. Across Nebraska and Iowa, I counted well over 100 semi trucks off the roads...it was surreal to see...there were groups of them...2, 3, 4, 5...whatever, laying on their sides, in ditches, upside down...wrecked, smashed etc. I couldn't imagine how much freight was at the very least delayed, and at the very worst, ruined.

I recognize your screen name from TDIclub. I only visit the Mk4 page, but I do see you on there as well. (Trying to get my ALH all finished up between today and tomorrow...I have to drive to Boston next week and I'll really like to take the TDI on a shake-down run...lol).

Rem

Hi!
Yeah, I see stuff like that on the news. Like Lemmings following each other into the ditch or median. Hey, maybe its slippery!! Slow down!! People that live up here and don't know how to drive in winter really make me crazy and annoyed. (just to stay on topic)
What's been up with your TDI?? I have a genuine Ross Tech VCDS cable if you need to borrow one for some diagnostics or "customizing".
The ALH TDI in the MklV are the only ones I've owned (and probably will, since I will never be able to afford a newer one). After the 2003 got rear ended last fall I bought a couple (actually four total) 1.8T MklV's. The '03 Jetta wagon I'm using now for the daily driver/commuter and a real nice $600 2003 Jetta Sedan with a broken TB will be the recipient of the wrecked TDI engine/transaxle at some point, hopefully this summer. It will be a real project when it comes into getting the ECU and immobilizer issues sorted out.
The original "jettawreck" (Silver One-2001 salvage project) has been idled mostly due to excess available vehicles and it developed and severely cracked windshield and rear spring for no real reason. Time to get the diesels back on the road. Oddly enough, regular gas and diesel  prices are very close to equal here right now.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on April 03, 2015, 09:15:53 AM
Don't we have enough Jetta threads already? ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on April 03, 2015, 09:36:09 AM
Don't we have enough Jetta threads already? ;)

Word! (http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/sakuramota/Emoticons/fistbump.gif)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rembrant on April 03, 2015, 09:40:42 AM

What's been up with your TDI?? I have a genuine Ross Tech VCDS cable if you need to borrow one for some diagnostics or "customizing".
The ALH TDI in the MklV are the only ones I've owned (and probably will, since I will never be able to afford a newer one). After the 2003 got rear ended last fall I bought a couple (actually four total) 1.8T MklV's. The '03 Jetta wagon I'm using now for the daily driver/commuter and a real nice $600 2003 Jetta Sedan with a broken TB will be the recipient of the wrecked TDI engine/transaxle at some point, hopefully this summer. It will be a real project when it comes into getting the ECU and immobilizer issues sorted out.
The original "jettawreck" (Silver One-2001 salvage project) has been idled mostly due to excess available vehicles and it developed and severely cracked windshield and rear spring for no real reason. Time to get the diesels back on the road. Oddly enough, regular gas and diesel  prices are very close to equal here right now.

I've had a couple ALH cars, but the current project is a one-owner 03 Golf diesel I picked up a couple months ago. Car only has 168k miles on it, but had the usual issues...no power...intake plugged almost solid, timing out of range (retarded), check engine light on for glow plugs, VNT stuck, and fuel filter 10 years old with 140k miles on it...LOL. However, there were enough good points I decided it was worth the trouble. Four new Michelin summer tires on rims, and four new Michelin winters on rims. New exhaust down pipe, new struts, and no rust to speak of. Anyway, I just fired her up 30 mins ago and she's runnin' like a champ. Timing set properly, new MAF, new turbo, new vacuum lines, new filters, and a shiny clean intake. Glow plugs and harness will be next...then timing belt. Every one of my knuckles is bleeding...lol.

Up until this week, diesel has been anywhere between 10% and 20% more than regular gas. They are currently almost the same...within a few pennies per gallon. Today, just about $4 Canadian per US gallon...converted, I guess that would be around $3.25 US/gallon.

What makes me crazy and annoyed? So-called "German Engineering"...LOL. Buggers...some days I could beat them with a tire iron...lol.
However, getting 60mpg doesn't annoy me.

You know what else makes me crazy and annoyed? People that don't maintain their stuff...lol. And I'm not referring to running around and fixing every little squeak and "clunk". I mean people that don't change their timing belts. I just talked to a guy yesterday with an 09 gas VW...timing belt snapped while just leaving town for March break with the kids. I had just told him a few months ago that he really needed to have the belt changed. I guess he didn't. He gave the car to the dealer for $800 and bought another one.

As the world turns;)

Rem :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on April 03, 2015, 09:48:13 AM
German engineering.
They do those things because they can. Not because they should.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on April 03, 2015, 09:52:42 AM
Don't we have enough Jetta threads already? ;)

So, that's what makes you crazy and annoyed??
I understand. 'Course it wasn't a "Jetta  thread". More of a TDI "post".
Won't happen again. Maybe, but it's tough for us TDI guys when the car gets better mpg than the bike.
 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 03, 2015, 10:27:52 AM
Tough for us Prius guys as well, although there really isn't any fun factor in that vehicle.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: voileauciel on April 03, 2015, 12:23:52 PM
Tough for us Prius guys as well, although there really isn't any fun factor in that vehicle.

I asked a gentleman once how he liked his, and he said "It's an excellent transportation appliance."
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on April 03, 2015, 01:19:13 PM
Tough for us Prius guys as well, although there really isn't any fun factor in that vehicle.

I really don't own any four wheeled vehicles that have much "fun" factor either.
Most everything with tires that I have are transportation devices. Even the Polaris Sportsman ATV is mostly utility duty and carries a snowplow most of the time. Some vehicles are just better at it than others, depending on the task.
Although I have to admit, I would never get too excited about, or concerned with, figuring out how to do an engine swap in a Prius.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 03, 2015, 01:48:55 PM
I asked a gentleman once how he liked his, and he said "It's an excellent transportation appliance."

You know, that's exactly what it is.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on April 03, 2015, 08:28:29 PM
4 wheels move the body,
2 wheels move the soul
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on April 04, 2015, 06:10:30 AM
4 wheels (and a battery)  move the body,
2 wheels move the soul

fixed it for Jim
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 04, 2015, 07:00:02 AM
And it's a very large battery indeed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on April 04, 2015, 07:44:50 AM
Fed Ex and UPS delivery drivers, I know they are really busy and can spend only so much time at each house, but every single time I get a delivery, I hear the knock, I look, by the time I run, get my shoes, run to the door, leap off the back porch, run around the house, I'm tearing down the driveway yelling at the guy to stop, sometimes I get him right before he closes the door of the truck, many times not and I'm standing at the side of the road waving frantically for him to stop. This happens even when I see the truck stop and before he gets to the door, I usually don't even get to tie my shoes, I usually run out the door with no shoes on to catch him. And, on every single order I have made, on the order form where they ask for any special instructions, I always type in, "please place package on back porch at rear of house". Simple huh? Nope. Its a matter of walking 15 extra feet.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on April 04, 2015, 07:50:04 AM
Your driver sucks. I couldn't ask for better customer than I get from my driver.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on April 04, 2015, 09:15:12 AM
I'm expecting a 26lb package today, I know that guy ain't gonna park, pick up the box, walk the 70 feet to my door, knock, wait, post a note, then walk back to the truck. What he's gonna do is run up to the house, knock lightly as he's running past the door to the truck, jump in and drive off like a bat outta hell.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: AlbertaDoug on April 04, 2015, 03:42:08 PM
5 litres S4-R
1 filter
Set of pads (HH) for the front
25 pack of bolts and nuts
And 3 drain plug gaskets

$296.45

Then they want $520.00 + and tax for a new set of PR4GT's plus install.
Then insurance and registration.

Stealerships. And they wonder why more people are buying on line.

Have to put the blinders on to ride in our short season. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on April 04, 2015, 04:00:22 PM

Then they want $520.00 + and tax for a new set of PR4GT's plus install.


Ouch! How much would that be in US dollars?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: AlbertaDoug on April 04, 2015, 08:45:46 PM
Ouch! How much would that be in US dollars?

$416.00 US


http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/ (http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on April 04, 2015, 10:10:40 PM
Thats not bad. I paid $450 and I pulled the wheels myself
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: AlbertaDoug on April 04, 2015, 10:27:38 PM
Thats not bad. I paid $450 and I pulled the wheels myself

Good to know thanks Deziner. :chugbeer:
How many clicks you have on yours?

Sitting at 8500kms (5281mi) on mine. Going to measure the wear tomorrow, hoping to get at least another 4000km out of them with any luck.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on April 04, 2015, 10:30:29 PM
Mine are brand new. Next weekend will be nearly 1000 miles if all goes well.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: AlbertaDoug on April 04, 2015, 10:36:20 PM
 :finger_fing11:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on April 06, 2015, 06:47:14 AM
Don't we have enough Jetta threads already? ;)

There's only one TDI thread, I guess that's enough though eh?

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=5548.msg232824#msg232824 (http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=5548.msg232824#msg232824)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on April 08, 2015, 04:46:13 PM
No Beer   :yikes:  :banghead:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on April 08, 2015, 06:09:39 PM
No Beer   :yikes:  :banghead:

That's not annoying. That's inexcusable!!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on April 09, 2015, 06:44:07 AM
No Beer   :yikes:  :banghead:

How is that even possible?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on April 09, 2015, 03:09:27 PM
No Beer   :yikes:  :banghead:

I think that violates some UN treaty... may even violate some UK rule.  :nuts:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 10, 2015, 10:18:38 AM
People that move things either at home or elsewhere without letting me know about it.  Couldn't find the  :censored: sugar or potato chips for lunch.  Finally found the sugar.  Someone put it in a cabinet.  Never did find the chips.  The sad thing is that I'm probably the one that moved the sugar and didn't remember doing it.  Still pisses me off, though.  Food Lion across the street decided to move everything around after being like it was for over 10 years.  I still can't find  :censored: there.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on April 10, 2015, 10:22:46 AM
King Soopers (Krogers here) remodeled their store... after I've been going there for 8 years... don't know where anything is now!  Luckily, they just opened a brand new Signature Store right by my house... I don't have to visit the old place anymore... just have to learn the new store now.  :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 10, 2015, 01:59:43 PM
Old Spice Sweat Defense Fresh Scent - bought two of them, went to use one and the scent was different (in that I hated it).  They also changed the top from clear to red and it goes on slimier.  Did a little sniffing around and found others hating it as well.  I hate it when a  :censored: corporation changes something in a product and doesn't tell you about it.  Nothing on it says that they've changed the scent.  It's not Fresh any more it's something  :censored: else!    :censored: ing bas :censored: s!

So, no Old Spice products for me anymore.  They can go take a flying  :censored: ing leap!  I'm so pissed...and annoyed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on April 10, 2015, 02:37:53 PM
In a similar way, when I have a phone app which I really like, then they send an "upgrade" which ruins it in some way such that I have to go find a new one that is similar to the old one.  Usually they ask you some question on the screen which only has one answer box, "OK".   :censored:'s
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: rhhall on April 11, 2015, 02:03:37 AM
"Hai Karate" cologne
(telling my age here)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on April 11, 2015, 02:28:01 AM
Traffic

(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz260/SgtMac/IMG_0041_zpsfjqkroky.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on April 11, 2015, 05:32:53 AM
Traffic

That looks like a first class clusterf##k.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on April 11, 2015, 06:27:49 AM
Old Spice Sweat Defense Fresh Scent - bought two of them, went to use one and the scent was different (in that I hated it).  They also changed the top from clear to red and it goes on slimier.  Did a little sniffing around and found others hating it as well.  I hate it when a  :censored: corporation changes something in a product and doesn't tell you about it.  Nothing on it says that they've changed the scent.  It's not Fresh any more it's something  :censored: else!    :censored: ing bas :censored: s!

So, no Old Spice products for me anymore.  They can go take a flying  :censored: ing leap!  I'm so pissed...and annoyed.

I've been using Old Spice deodorant for YEARS. My fav scent is the original 'Classic' scent. I bought a two pack a few months ago and while it still smells great it doesn't keep me from getting stinky. WTF, it always worked before? I e-mailed Old Spice and asked them what's up with the new formula? They told me that nothing is up and that it's the same as it's always been. I told them no way and they offered to send me a coupon for a free two pack of another scent. They did and I got the same scent but in high endurance. I'm no longer stinky.   
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 11, 2015, 06:27:58 AM
NCIS - I really like this show but all their outside shots are of California.  Why can't they film in the Mid-Atlantic?  NCIS New Orleans films in New Orleans.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 11, 2015, 06:29:13 AM
I've been using Old Spice deodorant for YEARS. My fav scent is the original 'Classic' scent. I bought a two pack a few months ago and while it still smells great it doesn't keep me from getting stinky. WTF, it always worked before? I e-mailed Old Spice and asked them what's up with the new formula? They told me that nothing is up and that it's the same as it's always been. I told them no way and they offered to send me a coupon for a free two pack of another scent. They did and I got the same scent but in high endurance. I'm no longer stinky.

I think that they are tweaking more than that.  They can take their coupons and stick em where the sun don't shine.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on April 11, 2015, 07:26:39 AM
That looks like a first class clusterf##k.

Paris, just east of the tower. A horrible intersection with a set of lights outside the traffic circle, a set inside and yield markings throughout. Protests against austerity measures snarled traffic and we sat in that spot for almost an hour.


48.862362, 2.301796
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on April 11, 2015, 08:03:24 AM
Paris, just east of the tower. A horrible intersection with a set of lights outside the traffic circle, a set inside and yield markings throughout. Protests against austerity measures snarled traffic and we sat in that spot for almost an hour.


48.862362, 2.301796

Thanks for the coordinates! Ain't technology grand?    :)


https://www.google.com/maps/place/Quai+Branly,+75007+Paris,+France/@48.862431,2.301764,3a,75y,82.3h,90t/data= (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Quai+Branly,+75007+Paris,+France/@48.862431,2.301764,3a,75y,82.3h,90t/data=)!3m4!1e1!3m2!1seq6ImOtR0RGJt_H_Hh-jhA!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x47e66fdddeb412b1:0x6f327ab2afb4cf8!6m1!1e1
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on April 11, 2015, 01:03:23 PM
Arm & Hammer Ultra Maxx Cool Blast... it's da schizz!  :thumbs:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 11, 2015, 01:12:19 PM
Is that a drink?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on April 11, 2015, 03:25:04 PM
laxative?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 11, 2015, 08:20:19 PM
seems so...at least from the description.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on April 12, 2015, 06:32:19 AM
laxative?

seems so...at least from the description.

Prolly not good to have 'blast' in the name of any laxative.    :hitfan:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on April 15, 2015, 07:57:34 AM
Why in the  :censored: do I have to enter the year, make and model of a vehicle when I'm looking for a universal fit item for a vehicle. I need a piece of 7/16 hose for a 1951 Hyster forklift, ok, AutoZone? Wtf
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on April 15, 2015, 08:02:15 AM
Why in the  :censored: do I have to enter the year, make and model of a vehicle when I'm looking for a universal fit item for a vehicle. I need a piece of 7/16 hose for a 1951 Hyster forklift, ok, AutoZone? Wtf

In the old days, parts men were parts experts. Now they are zombies that push buttons.  7/16 hose is beyond their scope of knowledge.

These are the same zombies here today blocking folks from going to work:

http://7online.com/news/demonstrators-marching-in-manhattan-to-protest-police-violence/658999/ (http://7online.com/news/demonstrators-marching-in-manhattan-to-protest-police-violence/658999/)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on April 15, 2015, 08:04:04 AM
Here is a better pic of these clowns, the real one the media won;t post  ;D

(http://www.thedailysheeple.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/zombies.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on April 15, 2015, 08:08:44 AM
Speaking of having to enter useless info while filling out forms online.

Why does one have to enter the city and state along with the zip code? Can't they get the other info just from the zip?  ???
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on April 15, 2015, 08:25:57 AM
Oh, oh, wait! I call the part store and the guy says, "can you use 3/8 or 1/2?"  If I wanted 3/8 or 1/2, that's what I would have asked for! If I needed a 7/16 bolt would they ask if I wanted a 3/8 or 1/2 bolt?  :doh: :battle:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 15, 2015, 08:44:58 AM
Corporate vpn's that don't work!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: voileauciel on April 15, 2015, 11:05:12 AM
Corporate vpn's that don't work!

Oh boy. I semi-manage a group of helpdesk employees who are literally paid more than I am to sit and argue with me over the best way to diagnose and troubleshoot corporate end-user issues.

There's a reason I'm going bald, and what hair left is already turning grey...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: ManWorkinghere on April 15, 2015, 11:37:29 AM
Speaking of having to enter useless info while filling out forms online.

Why does one have to enter the city and state along with the zip code? Can't they get the other info just from the zip?  ???

+1
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on April 15, 2015, 03:41:43 PM
Corporate vpn's that don't work!

+1 !!!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on April 16, 2015, 07:24:08 AM
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Speaking of having to enter useless info while filling out forms online.

Why does one have to enter the city and state along with the zip code? Can't they get the other info just from the zip?

This goes for snail mail too.  What help is the city and state if you have the zip?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 16, 2015, 09:39:24 AM
People that try to merge into your space on the highway and give you dirty looks after you honk the horn to let them know you are there.  Makes me want to mount that 50 calibre I have lying on the shelf.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on April 17, 2015, 04:46:34 AM
People that try to merge into your space on the highway and give you dirty looks after you honk the horn to let them know you are there.  Makes me want to mount that 50 calibre I have lying on the shelf.

Is that the same shelf in your garage that has your canyon cages on it?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 17, 2015, 05:19:22 AM
Could be.  That shelf is getting crowded.  I've had to add more shelves.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on April 19, 2015, 12:36:26 AM
As background, I'm 38 and have been in service 20 years, married for 17 to the same woman with 2 kids. I don't drink regularly but I do enjoy an adult beverage now and again. I've been drunk maybe once in the past year, 3 or 4 times in the past decade. Always have a plan and never touch a drop outside my home or without knowing some I trust implicitly is there as my wingman.

Because a couple of dumb-asses stationed 4 hours from me got DUIs, our Wing is going to go on General Order 1, NO ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on April 19, 2015, 06:03:41 AM
Sounds like the decision makers have has much sense as the dumbass DUIs.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 19, 2015, 07:25:16 AM
Prohibition failed some time back....with disastrous consequences...  I agree with Gary...punishing the entire Wing does not make any sense.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on April 20, 2015, 08:07:40 AM
As background, I'm 38 and have been in service 20 years, married for 17 to the same woman with 2 kids. I don't drink regularly but I do enjoy an adult beverage now and again. I've been drunk maybe once in the past year, 3 or 4 times in the past decade. Always have a plan and never touch a drop outside my home or without knowing some I trust implicitly is there as my wingman.

Because a couple of dumb-asses stationed 4 hours from me got DUIs, our Wing is going to go on General Order 1, NO ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.

For ever? You get assigned to that wing you have to give up beer for the duration? Your out with the wife for dinner you can't have a glass of wine or a beer?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on April 20, 2015, 09:23:42 AM
I would tell them you don't ride a Wing, you ride a C14.  :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on April 20, 2015, 11:13:06 AM
For ever? You get assigned to that wing you have to give up beer for the duration? Your out with the wife for dinner you can't have a glass of wine or a beer?

We don't know how long yet, hopefully no longer than a month or so. If they go with a 90 day thing it'll run through July 4th, which will not be cool.

No beer or wine at dinner, no exceptions. Sorry for your luck.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on April 21, 2015, 12:30:41 PM
I would probably have to contact a JAG lawyer. I don't believe that is a lawful order.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on April 21, 2015, 01:49:00 PM
I would probably have to contact a JAG lawyer. I don't believe that is a lawful order.

Its lawful, just sucks.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on April 21, 2015, 11:01:26 PM
And tonight, I ran out of brandy :-(   All out of cheap Scotch too so I am making do with Dimple Pinch. Almost forgot how much I like the stuff, and the best part is it does not need to be cut with water and ice to hide the nasty undertones. Nice stuff....

Sorry, not trying to rub anyone's nose in 'it'.

Brian

Its lawful, just sucks.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 22, 2015, 04:16:07 AM
A little over a month ago, I suffered from an extreme bout of stomach flu.  Coincidentally, I also had a martini that night.  I still can't look at a Vodka bottle.  I am however easing back into drinking again with beer.  I just have no urge to drink anything stronger than beer these days.  This makes me crazy and annoyed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on April 22, 2015, 04:40:39 AM
A little over a month ago, I suffered from an extreme bout of stomach flu.  Coincidentally, I also had a martini that night.  I still can't look at a Vodka bottle.  I am however easing back into drinking again with beer.  I just have no urge to drink anything stronger than beer these days.  This makes me crazy and annoyed.

That IS a strange coincidence indeed! 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 22, 2015, 04:58:40 AM
Pisses me off, it does.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on April 22, 2015, 07:48:03 AM
I try to eat right as I don't want to pack on the pounds like I've done before. As far as I'm concerned,  creme filled donuts are the perfect breakfast food and chocolate cake is one of the 4 main food groups.

The grocery store near my house is set up so you have to walk thru the bakery department to get to the dairy products.  >:(   Thats like having to walk thru the Playboy mansion to get to my wife! The struggle is real!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on April 22, 2015, 09:51:22 AM
A little over a month ago, I suffered from an extreme bout of stomach flu.  Coincidentally, I also had a martini that night.  I still can't look at a Vodka bottle.  I am however easing back into drinking again with beer.  I just have no urge to drink anything stronger than beer these days.  This makes me crazy and annoyed.

That is annoying.
It takes a lot more volume of beer to get the same effect as a good distilled beverage.
Although beer must be natures perfect food because I have known many to survive on a diet of nothing else. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on April 22, 2015, 02:04:33 PM
And tonight, I ran out of brandy :-(   All out of cheap Scotch too so I am making do with Dimple Pinch. Almost forgot how much I like the stuff, and the best part is it does not need to be cut with water and ice to hide the nasty undertones. Nice stuff....

Sorry, not trying to rub anyone's nose in 'it'.

Brian

No worries, I took a couple days of leave. I'm in Rome to run a Spartan race on Saturday so I have yet to receive any 'official' word.  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on April 22, 2015, 02:06:31 PM
A little over a month ago, I suffered from an extreme bout of stomach flu.  Coincidentally, I also had a martini that night.  I still can't look at a Vodka bottle.  I am however easing back into drinking again with beer.  I just have no urge to drink anything stronger than beer these days.  This makes me crazy and annoyed.

I drank a bit too much tequila one night almost 20 years ago, still can stand the sight of a bottle of the stuff, much less the taste.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 22, 2015, 02:18:13 PM
I have that problem with Gin.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on April 23, 2015, 04:38:27 AM
I have that problem with Gin.

You keep running out?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 23, 2015, 05:00:19 AM
Can't stand the smell of it..  Drank a lot in HS and with my future father-in-law after work. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 27, 2015, 04:43:08 AM
Went to the shelf and picked off a Sony auto radio to install in my Rav.  I think I bought it in late 2012.  Anyway, it went fairly well, had to remove it once because of a faulty connection to the right front speaker.  Audio works well.  It has bluetooth so I was quite excited to pair it to my Galaxy S5......it didn't.. >:( .  Went through all kinds of gyrations and no luck.  It will pair to my wife's S4, though.  I'm thinking it's the OS on the phone as there have been quite a few issues with bluetooth and that OS (5.0).  My wife's phone is 4.4.4.  I can either regress it back to a lower level of OS or wait for 5.1 to come out sometime this year I'm hoping.  Some say 5.1 fixes some bluetooth issues.  If that doesn't work I may replace it with something more current and has HD capability.  I can play my music on the phone as there is a jack on the front I can connect to.

Update:  The bug in the sw was me.  I didn't look beyond the first screen, the radio was showing up on the second page.  :doh:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on May 06, 2015, 10:43:56 AM
What makes me crazy and annoyed..
People that drive their cars/trucks in a light drizzle (or less) with the w/s wipers on high speed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on May 06, 2015, 12:25:26 PM
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People that drive their cars/trucks in a light drizzle (or less) with the w/s wipers on high speed.

And their headlights off.   :(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on May 06, 2015, 12:51:46 PM
And their headlights off.   :(

Apparently they can only find one switch at a time while they are talking/texting on the phone.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on May 09, 2015, 05:02:25 PM
What makes me crazy and annoyed..
People that drive their cars/trucks in a light drizzle (or less) with the w/s wipers on high speed.

+1, and headlights off!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on May 11, 2015, 06:16:20 AM
bicyclists in the road make me crazy.  they claim the own it plus get free frisbees  ;D

http://time.com/money/3852303/bike-to-work-week-freebies-tips/ (http://time.com/money/3852303/bike-to-work-week-freebies-tips/)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on May 11, 2015, 07:14:14 AM
I'm all for sharing the road, but bicyclists who want to ignore Sir Isaac Newton make me crazy and annoyed. All the time I see them on roads with 55 mph or faster speed limits riding 2 or 3 abreast and ignoring the shoulder. Come around a corner or cresting a hill and the road is completely blocked and traffic coming the other way. WTF do they think is going to happen?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on May 11, 2015, 07:45:30 AM
I'm all for sharing the road, but bicyclists who want to ignore Sir Isaac Newton make me crazy and annoyed. All the time I see them on roads with 55 mph or faster speed limits riding 2 or 3 abreast and ignoring the shoulder. Come around a corner or cresting a hill and the road is completely blocked and traffic coming the other way. WTF do they think is going to happen?

It ain't gonna be good (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/lol8.gif)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on May 11, 2015, 07:50:06 AM
When they have to pay registration and insurance like I do AND are subject to traffic fines like I am, I'll share.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on May 11, 2015, 01:31:47 PM
bicyclists in the road make me crazy.  they claim the own it plus get free frisbees  ;D

http://time.com/money/3852303/bike-to-work-week-freebies-tips/ (http://time.com/money/3852303/bike-to-work-week-freebies-tips/)

This is sad...

"data cited recently by FiveThirtyEight pointed out that 51% of Americans say they never ride bikes, and 6% don’t even know how to ride bikes. Folks in the Northeast are particularly likely to be clueless on bikes—sadly, 12% say they don’t know how to ride, compared with just 3% in Midwest."

I can't imagine not knowing how to ride a bike or knowing how and never doing it.   :o

[smg id=666]
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 11, 2015, 07:28:53 PM
I ride a bike.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on May 11, 2015, 07:32:34 PM
I ride a bike.
Then I suggest you stay out of Deziner's way.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on May 11, 2015, 07:44:44 PM
Then I suggest you stay out of Deziner's way.

 :rotflmao:

Most bicyclists get really animated when you brush them with a fender.  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on May 11, 2015, 08:28:26 PM
A few years ago while going thru one of the local round a bouts a group of three or four cyclists (all outfitted in the latest/tightest cyclist fashions) "merged" in on me except one who was trailing the pack by a couple lengths. He about ran into the rear quarter of the Jetta and placed his left hand on the trunk and held on to catch up. I didn't really care much for the deal, so dropped down a gear and romped on the go pedal. It had been a while since the TDI had been wound out, so the ensuing cloud of diesel smoke was substantial. Last seen, the cyclist had not caught up with his buddies, pulled over to the side of the street to clear his lungs, and had released his hold on the rear of my car quickly.

Typically, I don't have any issue with cyclists, but many disregard any/all traffic laws, run stop signs with abandon, and ride on the wrong side of the road knowing full well if you hit them, it WILL be the drivers fault.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 12, 2015, 04:03:33 AM
Then I suggest you stay out of Deziner's way.

I don't think I'll have any problems staying out of someone's way with my bike.  It has an engine and I know how to use it. ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on May 12, 2015, 05:32:30 AM
I don't think I'll have any problems staying out of someone's way with my bike.  It has an engine and I know how to use it. ;)

+1... and most stay behind us (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/icon10.gif)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on May 20, 2015, 02:06:53 AM
What makes me crazy and annoyed............................................

 1. Product end users  :banghead:

 2. Postings in the wrong section  :rotflmao:

Enjoy (old one I know................but hey life is for laughing with)

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154767807170001 (https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154767807170001)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 20, 2015, 05:45:50 AM
End users, the bane of our existence..   Course without them, where would we be?

I hate it when you update Java and other products that they helpfully include other products as well.  They even check the boxes for you.  How Fn helpful.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on May 20, 2015, 01:23:48 PM
End users, the bane of our existence..   Course without them, where would we be?

I hate it when you update Java and other products that they helpfully include other products as well.  They even check the boxes for you.  How Fn helpful.

I love it when they update Java, then some of their apps fail.   ;D  Who said you could update Java?  8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on May 20, 2015, 01:56:13 PM
...is how a 50 lb bag of dog food turns into 100 lbs of crap in the yard...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 20, 2015, 02:28:51 PM
 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on May 21, 2015, 02:25:25 AM
...is how a 50 lb bag of dog food turns into 100 lbs of crap in the yard...

LMFAO.................. :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: LessPaul on May 21, 2015, 01:47:47 PM
You must own a Shitztoo.

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 21, 2015, 02:48:42 PM
You must own a Shitztooallthetime.

FIFY
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on May 21, 2015, 04:43:22 PM
You must own a Shitztoo.

Yeah... a Spitz is much easier to cleanup after. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 24, 2015, 10:12:59 PM
And puzzled...   I was on my 3rd beer whilst grilling chicken and sausages for the family get together this past Sunday afternoon and had just sat down and was resting my beer glass, nearly totally full I might add, on my leg when I heard a 'tink' sound. This was then followed by my beer coating my lap and lower shirt with said precious beer.  To say that I was astounded at this, would be an understatement.  Of course I felt like crying over my spilled beer but I had to appear strong for the family even though they thought this hilarious.  I didn't.   The entire bottom of the glass broke off!  I could understand if the glass was totally cold and I poured something very hot in it, but this glass for no reason I could see, just decided to break.  A puzzler indeed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on May 25, 2015, 06:48:41 AM
Wow! I've never heard of anyone wearing out a beer mug before. I've tried, so have many others, but to no avail. Good job Jim!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on June 01, 2015, 12:07:39 PM
My condolences Jim. I morn the loss of your beer.  :'(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 01, 2015, 01:25:23 PM
It still affects me greatly. :'(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on June 01, 2015, 03:43:52 PM
Wow! I've never heard of anyone wearing out a beer mug before. I've tried, so have many others, but to no avail. Good job Jim!
My condolences Jim. I morn the loss of your beer.  :'(

It still affects me greatly. :'(

 :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :chugbeer: :chugbeer: :chugbeer:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on June 01, 2015, 04:14:14 PM
Jim, have you stopped to think that you may have pushed that mug to the point of self destruction? When was the last time it had a weekend off. Or even a day. I think it may have just snapped and took the beer with it. What other choice did it have? It couldn't take the bike for a ride when it got stressed out. Or relax by the pool, or watch tv. Not without being worked to death. Bad Jim. No donut.

In the future I would suggest rotating mugs to avoid another unfortunate incident.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 01, 2015, 08:25:12 PM
You're probably right, I have one more, but I never rotated them.  I think I know what caused it, though.  It was a Devil's Backbone logo glass and I was drinking Blue Moon in it.  It probably broke out of the pure horror of the situation.

Charlie... :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on June 01, 2015, 08:54:07 PM
May it rest in peace...  :'(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on June 02, 2015, 03:14:23 AM
You're probably right, I have one more, but I never rotated them.  I think I know what caused it, though.  It was a Devil's Backbone logo glass and I was drinking Blue Moon in it.  It probably broke out of the pure horror of the situation.

Charlie... :)
:yikes: are you drinking beer with fruit in it?  :1DeadBanana
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on June 02, 2015, 03:28:49 AM
:yikes: are you drinking beer with fruit in it?  :1DeadBanana

https://goodfoodgoodbeer.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/banana-bread-bottle-and-glass.jpg

 :hail: :chugbeer: :hail:

No saturated fats and could possibly count as one of your five a day fruit & veg  :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 02, 2015, 04:04:34 AM
May it rest in peace pieces...  :'(

FIFY

:yikes: are you drinking beer with fruit in it?  :1DeadBanana

Yeah.  Corona has a lime (tastes like crap without it).  Hey, I'm getting my vitamin C aren't I?  It's a healthy beer.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on June 02, 2015, 07:54:14 AM
Quote
Corona has a lime (tastes like crap without it). 

MmmHmm.  And what does it taste like with it?    :stirpot:

I have to admit to drinking Blue Moon with an orange occasionally when my friends aren't looking.  Otherwise IPA daily.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 02, 2015, 08:13:50 AM
Can't stand an IPA... :_shudder_Emoticon
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on June 02, 2015, 09:00:03 AM
Yeah.  Corona has a lime (tastes like crap without it).  Hey, I'm getting my vitamin C aren't I?  It's a healthy beer.

MmmHmm.  And what does it taste like with it?    :stirpot:

A crappy lime.

At least it will help to ward off scurvy...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on June 02, 2015, 09:31:41 AM
Tecate (can) lime and salt...  8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on June 12, 2015, 12:31:32 PM
Browsing the internet reading various things, but not wanting to exit the window I'm in, remembering something I need to look up, but in the time it takes to hit new tab, and google, I have already forgot what I was going to look up.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 12, 2015, 02:05:49 PM
Welcome to my world!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on June 13, 2015, 08:04:54 AM
Browsing the internet reading various things, but not wanting to exit the window I'm in, remembering something I need to look up, but in the time it takes to hit new tab, and google, I have already forgot what I was going to look up.

Here's a tip.

Next time wait till after you look that something up before you hit that pipe.    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 13, 2015, 02:25:35 PM
I was going through a phase a few months ago where I would forget what I was going to do within seconds of thinking about it..  Not happening now thank goodness.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on June 14, 2015, 08:07:05 AM
I was going through a phase a few months ago where I would forget what I was going to do within seconds of thinking about it..  Not happening now thank goodness.

I'm betting that the things you were forgetting where things that you didn't really want to do anyhow...    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 15, 2015, 05:19:42 AM
Oh, they were things I wanted to do alright.  It was bad enough to be noticeable.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on June 15, 2015, 08:18:29 AM
As long as you don't forget to pop the top off the bottle before trying to drink, you'll be okay.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 15, 2015, 10:13:07 AM
Hasn't got that bad...although I do lose the beer every once in awhile...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on June 16, 2015, 04:56:10 AM
Hasn't got that bad...although I do lose the beer every once in awhile...

Obviously you are not drinking those beers fast enough then.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 16, 2015, 05:03:56 AM
That's the ticket!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MAN OF BLUES on June 16, 2015, 12:36:55 PM
Oh, they were things I wanted to do alright.  It was bad enough to be noticeable.

hmmmmm there was something I was supposed to do this morning.... but.....hmmmmmmmm I forgot.....
(http://guestofaguest.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/no-pants-subway-ride-2012755086287.jpg)
(https://i.imgflip.com/e4fet.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 16, 2015, 01:21:34 PM
 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on June 16, 2015, 02:45:21 PM
Don't you just hate this................................
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 16, 2015, 05:27:42 PM
Where on earth would you see that sign?  :yikes:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: BruceR on June 16, 2015, 05:30:55 PM
Where on earth would you see that sign?  :yikes:
No place I'd frequent  :thumbdown
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on June 17, 2015, 01:11:57 AM
walking down some city streets in uk  :chugbeer:

in bad dreams :_shudder_Emoticon
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 17, 2015, 04:18:44 AM
Trying to lock my car with the tv remote...    :doh:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on June 17, 2015, 05:05:02 AM
Trying to lock my car with the tv remote...    :doh:

Did you check the batteries?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 17, 2015, 05:32:47 AM
That's strange because it works the TV fine.  The car, not so much.  So I think the batteries are ok.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on June 17, 2015, 07:02:28 AM
Trying to lock my car with the tv remote...    :doh:

That's better then trying to change the channel with your FOB.  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on June 17, 2015, 07:09:50 AM
Vandels destroying perfectly good roads. They rip up the pavement and put up orange cones everywhere on what was a perfectly good road. Then MONTHS go by before a crew even starts to fix it. Happens all the fricken time. Makes me CRAZY and ANNOYED!!!  :banghead:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on June 17, 2015, 10:27:36 AM
They don't even put up cones here, just tear it up. Not sure anybody fixes anything on a regular basis, they did repave a bridge once, took 'em 10 months, but it is slightly better than it was before.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on June 17, 2015, 03:51:33 PM
Trying to lock my car with the tv remote...    :doh:

 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on June 17, 2015, 09:12:03 PM
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/lol8.gif)

(https://scontent-atl1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/l/t1.0-9/11406917_10155670071870366_2974151344277817987_n.jpg?oh=dd3588709438ce4f2acdddbf4d027a4c&oe=55EBBF61)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on June 17, 2015, 11:54:53 PM
Helmet laws DO suck. Along with seatbelt laws, and all the other laws stuffed down our throats under the guise of "protecting" us. I wear a helmet and use seatbelts because I CHOOSE to, not because politicians think it's a good idea.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: BruceR on June 18, 2015, 09:44:31 AM
I think you missed the irony of the big road rash marks on the helmet....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on June 18, 2015, 07:43:56 PM
I think you missed the irony of the big road rash marks on the helmet....

Didn;t think anyone would've missed that rash, its bigger than the cheesy sticker! (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/icon10.gif)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on June 18, 2015, 09:50:02 PM
Nationals which are held too far away from me.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on June 18, 2015, 10:40:15 PM
Me too.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on June 19, 2015, 12:39:44 AM
I haven't found anything in north america "too far", some places are just closer than others (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/icon10.gif)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on June 19, 2015, 09:18:08 AM
Ok here.
What makes me crazy and annoyed is having a wife who doesn't support my desire to get to rallies more.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on June 19, 2015, 12:29:09 PM
But does she actively work against you?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on June 19, 2015, 12:39:28 PM
They're married....of course she does.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on June 19, 2015, 12:50:22 PM
 :doh: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on June 19, 2015, 04:05:01 PM
problem/solution

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/blah.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on June 21, 2015, 08:31:30 AM
They're married....of course she does.

 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: freebird6 on June 24, 2015, 07:14:47 AM
been bothering me all morning. Black cadillac in the left lane of a deserted 4 lane through a rural countryside. RN plates with the stethoscope on it . Pulled up on the right side and travelled next to her watching her text for a looooooong time before actually looking over to see I was there.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on June 24, 2015, 07:20:14 AM
thinking guns and flags kill people annoy me. or thinking removing them will solve world problems annoys me.

(http://a57.foxnews.com/global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/fn2/video/612/344/062315_Dotcom_flag_640.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on June 24, 2015, 07:23:39 AM
If you say it s l o w enough they might understand... killers kill people.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on June 24, 2015, 08:31:31 AM
been bothering me all morning. Black cadillac in the left lane of a deserted 4 lane through a rural countryside. RN plates with the stethoscope on it . Pulled up on the right side and travelled next to her watching her text for a looooooong time before actually looking over to see I was there.

That would make anyone crazy and annoyed >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on June 24, 2015, 10:14:54 AM
been bothering me all morning. Black cadillac in the left lane of a deserted 4 lane through a rural countryside. RN plates with the stethoscope on it . Pulled up on the right side and travelled next to her watching her text for a looooooong time before actually looking over to see I was there.

She's texting and you're riding along side of her watching what she's doing?    :o

Is texting and driving legal in your state? Not that it really matters to folks who text and drive...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: voileauciel on June 24, 2015, 10:43:50 AM
I've been trying to get into an Aerostich suit for the past 7 years. This year, I finally ordered one.

The first suit they sent me was so big, I could almost fit two of me inside it. Sent it back and 2 weeks later, get another one, which also doesn't fit properly, this time, in the legs.

So I send that one back and wait a month and a half to have "my" suit made. When I finally got it, the initial excitement was quickly replaced with horror after a few short rides.

The knees are dreadful. Absolutely, utterly, staggeringly dreadful. Too tight when standing, they also pinch my popliteals when sitting on the bike. I've tried adjusting the pads, swapping them out, and so on, to the point of near madness (though I'm sure some of you lot already think I'm nuts...) The crotch bunches up and presses against my gentleman's area and the zipper locker digs into my thigh.

The whole process has been carried out by e-mail and phone. I'm in this for over $1500 and I have a suit that hurts me. I've e-mailed them stating this is their last chance to get it right.

I'm beyond crazy and annoyed now. I lost 200lbs and saved up for over a year to get this, and the entire process has been a massive disappointment. I should have just bought the Joe Rocket Survivor suit and been done with it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on June 24, 2015, 10:51:49 AM
Sounds like roadtrip time.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on June 24, 2015, 10:55:14 AM
My neighbor is crazy, it makes me annoyed. Seriously, I can't  :censored: take this anymore, she's down there screaming like a  :censored: banshee in Italian, I don't know if she's happy or preparing to burn this  :censored: place to the ground.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 24, 2015, 11:11:02 AM
Base housing?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on June 24, 2015, 11:50:24 AM
Nothing on base here, its all on the economy but under government contract. They showed us 1 house and 2 apartments in downtown Livorno with about 1000 windows staring at you and traffic you wouldn't believe. When we looked at this place, the yard was clean and the neighbors were on vacation. Gave me 24 hours to make a decision, then cut my temporary lodging allowance. Basically, this was my only option.

Two years of this ****, last summer her cat got hit on the racetrack they call a road in front of the house, she screamed (no exaggeration), day and night for a week. At Christmas, she lost her ****. threw everything outside, to include the blue tree. I requested to move at my own expense but was denied.

Filed a complaint, cause of what you see below, health department came out and threatened to arrest them if they didn't clean up. They didn't and after more complaints, nothing happened. Oh, the a/c has been broke for 4 months, they won't fix it.

(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz260/SgtMac/front7_zpsb2753fa2.jpg)

(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz260/SgtMac/DSCN4841_zps1959ddcc.jpg)

My yard on the left, theirs on the right

(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz260/SgtMac/DSCN4840_zpsfb414056.jpg)

(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz260/SgtMac/DSCN4831_zps202922b2.jpg)

But hey, its Tuscany, beautiful countryside, great wine, yada yada. Believe me, I understand things could be worse but  :censored: man.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on June 24, 2015, 09:11:08 PM
THEY got the scooter (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/bigthumb.gif)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on June 25, 2015, 05:06:13 AM
I've been trying to get into an Aerostich suit for the past 7 years. This year, I finally ordered one.

The first suit they sent me was so big, I could almost fit two of me inside it. Sent it back and 2 weeks later, get another one, which also doesn't fit properly, this time, in the legs.

So I send that one back and wait a month and a half to have "my" suit made. When I finally got it, the initial excitement was quickly replaced with horror after a few short rides.

The knees are dreadful. Absolutely, utterly, staggeringly dreadful. Too tight when standing, they also pinch my popliteals when sitting on the bike. I've tried adjusting the pads, swapping them out, and so on, to the point of near madness (though I'm sure some of you lot already think I'm nuts...) The crotch bunches up and presses against my gentleman's area and the zipper locker digs into my thigh.

The whole process has been carried out by e-mail and phone. I'm in this for over $1500 and I have a suit that hurts me. I've e-mailed them stating this is their last chance to get it right.

I'm beyond crazy and annoyed now. I lost 200lbs and saved up for over a year to get this, and the entire process has been a massive disappointment. I should have just bought the Joe Rocket Survivor suit and been done with it.

Wow, that sucks!

You lost 200 lbs? Well done.    :thumbs:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on June 25, 2015, 06:20:24 AM
motonerd14, I went with KLIM over stitch. Tried the stuff on before I bought.

After crashing in the rocks of Moab/Death Valley/AZ and all in the Everglades, plus putting about 30,000 street miles on the suit in the sun/rain, still like brand new.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on June 25, 2015, 07:42:03 AM
motonerd14:  I've been wearing my Aerostitch two piece suit for 10 years now.  I've fixed a couple of zippers and had the jacket re-waterproofed but otherwise it's been fantastic.  The suit is supposed to fit loose, over your regular clothes.  I assume you used their fitting guide on the website?  If you do get it sorted out, you'll find they are well made, durable, comfortable and protective.  Yes, I also crashed in mine.  Slid, with the bike on top of me, for about 10 yards.  Every place the suit was, I was fine.  The suit was fine also.  If i hadn't dislocated my foot I would have got up and walked/rode away.  Actually I did stand up and tried to lift the bike up,  :censored: that hurt, so I decided that was a really bad idea, and sat down again.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on June 28, 2015, 01:44:03 AM
Local news. This is a mile or so from my house.


http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.it&sl=it&u=http://iltirreno.gelocal.it/pisa/cronaca/2015/06/27/news/rapinato-da-una-transsessuale-credeva-fosse-una-ragazza-1.11685458&usg=ALkJrhjTbZZNpOtrQyltaioNaykCwYY5fA (http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.it&sl=it&u=http://iltirreno.gelocal.it/pisa/cronaca/2015/06/27/news/rapinato-da-una-transsessuale-credeva-fosse-una-ragazza-1.11685458&usg=ALkJrhjTbZZNpOtrQyltaioNaykCwYY5fA)
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Post by: Charlie747 on June 28, 2015, 03:13:21 AM
Local news. This is a mile or so from my house.


http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.it&sl=it&u=http://iltirreno.gelocal.it/pisa/cronaca/2015/06/27/news/rapinato-da-una-transsessuale-credeva-fosse-una-ragazza-1.11685458&usg=ALkJrhjTbZZNpOtrQyltaioNaykCwYY5fA (http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.it&sl=it&u=http://iltirreno.gelocal.it/pisa/cronaca/2015/06/27/news/rapinato-da-una-transsessuale-credeva-fosse-una-ragazza-1.11685458&usg=ALkJrhjTbZZNpOtrQyltaioNaykCwYY5fA)

Don't you just love Italy  :rotflmao:

This is the price of living in such a beautiful part of the world  :chugbeer:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 28, 2015, 06:22:31 AM
Probably the same ones that attacked the NSA here recently..must be an organized group... :yikes:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on June 28, 2015, 01:54:19 PM
Commercial flight.

Airline tickets should be priced by the pound. Why not? All other shippers charge by the pound, don't they? Excess baggage is priced that way, why not the seats?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on June 29, 2015, 08:03:55 AM
THEY got the scooter (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/bigthumb.gif)

Everybody in Italy has a scooter. I think its required ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on June 29, 2015, 08:09:12 AM
Everybody in Italy has a scooter. I think its required ;)

Its summertime to boot so the required riding outfit is flip-flops and shorts, t-shirt optional.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: AlbertaDoug on June 30, 2015, 03:49:14 PM
Its summertime to boot so the required riding outfit is flip-flops and shorts, t-shirt optional.

To each their own.   "Feeling lucky Punk"  is the quote of the day for today.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 01, 2015, 04:48:21 AM
Youtube vids that won't embed..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on July 01, 2015, 05:13:33 AM
...must    be    smarter    than the video...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 01, 2015, 05:43:48 AM
You just don't know how difficult that is becoming..

Why just yesterday, I upgraded the OS on a guest partition on an IBM system i.  The primary was at 6.1 and the guest was going to 7.2.  Cleared this through IBM support.  I needed to restore some fixes via tape to the guest so we moved (virtually) a tape adapter over to the guest, did the restore, and left it there.  After the upgrade, we moved the adapter back to the primary.  Then we couldn't get the tape drive to work.  Had to call IBM to replace the adapter.  I'm thinking that the guest updated the firmware on the adapter to 7.2 levels and then the 6.1 OS on the primary just couldn't deal with it and gave up.  It also could be that the fixes on the primary aren't current enough to support the new firmware upload.  So lesson learned, if you are moving adapters on partitions, move them back before you update the partition in question.

Of course, things like this make me crazy and annoyed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on July 01, 2015, 06:07:59 AM
 Is communicating in plain English difficult for those fluent in gobbledygook?

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 01, 2015, 06:30:21 AM
Absolutely..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on July 01, 2015, 08:30:54 AM
You just don't know how difficult that is becoming..

Why just yesterday, I upgraded the OS on a guest partition on an IBM system i.  The primary was at 6.1 and the guest was going to 7.2.  Cleared this through IBM support.  I needed to restore some fixes via tape to the guest so we moved (virtually) a tape adapter over to the guest, did the restore, and left it there.  After the upgrade, we moved the adapter back to the primary.  Then we couldn't get the tape drive to work.  Had to call IBM to replace the adapter.  I'm thinking that the guest updated the firmware on the adapter to 7.2 levels and then the 6.1 OS on the primary just couldn't deal with it and gave up.  It also could be that the fixes on the primary aren't current enough to support the new firmware upload.  So lesson learned, if you are moving adapters on partitions, move them back before you update the partition in question.

Of course, things like this make me crazy and annoyed.

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7QBS0O7gT0#)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on July 01, 2015, 08:39:42 AM
Is communicating in plain English difficult for those fluent in gobbledygook?

Indubitably.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on July 01, 2015, 08:53:43 AM
You just don't know how difficult that is becoming..

Why just yesterday, I upgraded the OS on a guest partition on an IBM system i.  The primary was at 6.1 and the guest was going to 7.2.  Cleared this through IBM support.  I needed to restore some fixes via tape to the guest so we moved (virtually) a tape adapter over to the guest, did the restore, and left it there.  After the upgrade, we moved the adapter back to the primary.  Then we couldn't get the tape drive to work.  Had to call IBM to replace the adapter.  I'm thinking that the guest updated the firmware on the adapter to 7.2 levels and then the 6.1 OS on the primary just couldn't deal with it and gave up.  It also could be that the fixes on the primary aren't current enough to support the new firmware upload.  So lesson learned, if you are moving adapters on partitions, move them back before you update the partition in question.

Of course, things like this make me crazy and annoyed.

I didn't realize tape is still being employed for storage, that would make me crazy right there. I had to google it!  http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/tape/ (http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/tape/)  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 01, 2015, 09:08:24 AM
More than you think..  Real men use tape.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Classvino on July 02, 2015, 09:23:22 AM
Is communicating in plain English difficult for those fluent in gobbledygook?
Absolutely..
Made perfect sense to me.

I didn't realize tape is still being employed for storage, that would make me crazy right there. I had to google it!  http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/tape/ (http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/tape/)  ;D
Almost all large ("real") computer systems use tape backup.  Sometimes in addition to online backup, but still used extensively.

Jamie (iSeries user since they came out. S36 & S38 before that...)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on July 02, 2015, 09:31:58 AM
I didn't realize tape is still being employed for storage, that would make me crazy right there. I had to google it!  http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/tape/ (http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/tape/)  ;D

What else would work better?
I have a LTO4 tape library and each tape can hold 1.6 TBs for the cost of around $100 per tape.
We have approximately 100 tapes and at any given time there are around 30 tapes offsite.
I have backups going back 13 months. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MAN OF BLUES on July 02, 2015, 10:44:05 AM
Youtube vids that won't embed..
you can ou geek any computer, but can't embed a youtube vid????

hehehehe

simply paste the link, and erase the S from the https:xxxxxxx part of the link....

works for me on this site.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 02, 2015, 11:24:38 AM
What else would work better?
I have a LTO4 tape library and each tape can hold 1.6 TBs for the cost of around $100 per tape.
We have approximately 100 tapes and at any given time there are around 30 tapes offsite.
I have backups going back 13 months.

You do know that LTO6 is out now...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on July 02, 2015, 11:29:42 AM
Yes, but why upgrade if LTO4 does the trick. :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 02, 2015, 11:59:11 AM
That's no way to stimulate the economy..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on July 02, 2015, 12:44:04 PM
Yes, but why upgrade if LTO4 does the trick. :)
Exactly what I said about XP
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on July 02, 2015, 01:09:21 PM
Quote
Exactly what I said about XP

I think you meant DOS.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on July 02, 2015, 01:48:09 PM
Exactly what I said about XP

Cost is not quite the same. ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 03, 2015, 06:08:21 AM
DOS and XP and LTO4  :yikes: :deadhorse:

As long as you are doing nothing new with your computers then XP would be OK.  The problem with me is that I continuously evolve in what I use on my personal computers at home.  I'm currently on 8.1 (without issues mind you) and look forward to Windows 10.  Newer printers and devices sometimes require more modern drivers and I want to be ready for that.  I know that within this year I'll probably update my router to support AC wireless that has larger bandwidth capabilities as everyone in the household has wireless devices and they know how to use them.  I'm streaming more on TV shows and movies.  And I'm in a continuous update mode.  I work on IBM i mid-range computer systems and have done so since 1988.  The base OS of that system has not changed visually since then but the underlying system (processors, memory, disk, functionality) is light years ahead of what it did originally in 1988 and is still fairly strong in the marketplace (believe it or not) and is running most Fortune 500 company's financial systems on the back end.  Silently humming away without fear of virus' or hacking attempts, unlike Intel based servers that require an army of support and breed servers like rabbits and are rampant with virus', malware, and hacking attempts.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Classvino on July 03, 2015, 08:23:08 AM
... is light years ahead of what it did originally in 1988 and is still fairly strong in the marketplace (believe it or not) and is running most Fortune 500 company's financial systems on the back end.  Silently humming away without fear of virus' or hacking attempts, unlike Intel based servers that require an army of support and breed servers like rabbits and are rampant with virus', malware, and hacking attempts.

Preach It Brother!

All my PC/Network friends scoff at me when I tell them that my iSeries box would not only run circles around their Windoze machines, it would do it forever (ok, maybe a little hyperbole there)

In over 20 years, I've only seen it down for about 15 days or so cumulative... (other than planned outages for backup, upgrades, maintenance etc.)

Used to do capacity planning for a VAR, but I'm not doing any h/w or architecture work on them anymore, just programming now, but I'm still an iSeries evangelist...



Jamie
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on July 03, 2015, 11:37:18 AM
People push shopping carts around the supermarket in much the same way the drive a car. I envision a grocery store in the future set up much like an internet shopping experience where you walk around and click or touch either a handheld screen or a screen with a photo of the item you want and that item is either picked up there or retrieved from the back storage area and taken to the "checkout" area and when you are finished shopping a scanner "reads" your handheld device or store ID and calls up your order already packed and on a conveyor belt to the loading area where it is either picked up by you or loaded into whatever vehicle you are driving.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on July 03, 2015, 11:56:51 AM
Several grocery chains here offer online shopping and delivery service.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 03, 2015, 12:04:38 PM
They do in England for sure...   I would like to see a grocery app that I can use to find things as my grocery store 'Food Lion  :censored: ' moves things around and I can't find them.  This, of course, makes me crazy and annoyed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 03, 2015, 12:05:26 PM
Preach It Brother!

All my PC/Network friends scoff at me when I tell them that my iSeries box would not only run circles around their Windoze machines, it would do it forever (ok, maybe a little hyperbole there)

In over 20 years, I've only seen it down for about 15 days or so cumulative... (other than planned outages for backup, upgrades, maintenance etc.)

Used to do capacity planning for a VAR, but I'm not doing any h/w or architecture work on them anymore, just programming now, but I'm still an iSeries AS/400 evangelist...



Jamie

FIFY
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on July 03, 2015, 04:19:38 PM
I would never shop online, I understand why some do, its not for me, ever. The whole experience of going to the store or market, walking around, shopping, buying the things you need, holding them, comparing them, squeezing them, smelling them, then taking it all home and preparing it with your wife/girlfriend and eating it listening to some good music sipping a good wine is what I love about food and shopping for it. As with all things online, it will never replace that experience, once again, I know why others do it or need to do it, its not for me. Maybe if we run rails down the aisles and attach the carts to them, or, get rid of the carts altogether.....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on July 04, 2015, 06:56:50 AM
I would never shop online, I understand why some do, its not for me, ever. The whole experience of going to the store or market, walking around, shopping, buying the things you need, holding them, comparing them, squeezing them, smelling them, then taking it all home and preparing it with your wife/girlfriend and eating it listening to some good music sipping a good wine is what I love about food and shopping for it. As with all things online, it will never replace that experience, once again, I know why others do it or need to do it, its not for me. Maybe if we run rails down the aisles and attach the carts to them, or, get rid of the carts altogether.....

Hard to do this with caned and dry goods as they all pretty much smell the same. Squeezing them tells one nothing.   ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on July 04, 2015, 07:01:55 AM
snip...

People push shopping carts around the supermarket in much the same way the drive a car.

You're right! I see it all the time. Texting while pushing a cart, stopping in the middle of the freakin aisle while they update their facebook crap (or whatever) while holding up 'traffic' behind them.   >:( 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on July 04, 2015, 02:51:55 PM
Being told I have to work 4th of July to test networks after a maintenance shutdown and now 3 hours late. Yeah that's what I wanted to do on my 3 day weekend, sit around waiting to start work. I don't mind working if work needs to be done but waiting to work MAKES ME CRAZY AND ANNOYED!!!!

 :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on July 04, 2015, 03:55:01 PM
You getting paid showup time?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on July 04, 2015, 07:43:39 PM
Salary, no diff in pay if I drink beer and enjoy the 4th or sit around waiting for the stooopid networks to come up.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on July 05, 2015, 01:50:52 AM
Its 87 degrees in my house at 9 am, it'll be a touch over 90 by this afternoon, same as its been for the last couple of weeks.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on July 05, 2015, 07:47:14 AM
We went down to the lake last night to watch the fireworks. The beach was pristine and the weather perfect. I was happy to see that the folks who set the area up had PLENTY of garbage cans and recycle bins around. There were lots of families and kids on hand to enjoy the event.

After the fireworks these families get up to leave but do they pick up their :censored: trash and toss it in the cans on the way out?

:censored: no!!!   >:(

Seriously, What in the :censored: is wrong with people? Does it take that much effort to pick up after yourself? I instilled this lesson in my boys as they were growing up why wouldn't these parents teach their kids this lesson?

This really boggles my mind.

This doesn't just make me crazy and annoyed, it pisses me right the :censored: off!!!

Why do so many people suck? 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 05, 2015, 08:33:12 AM
People are basically stupid.  Remember that and you won't be disappointed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on July 05, 2015, 08:49:28 AM
People are basically stupid.  Remember that and you won't be disappointed.

It's amazing that us humans have made it to this 'advanced civilization' without killing each other off. I guess we're still working on that...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on July 05, 2015, 09:01:26 AM
People are basically stupid.  Remember that and you won't be disappointed.

Uh...you spelt stoopid wrong.

(https://s3.amazonaws.com/livebookswordpress/uploads/sites/326/2012/06/red_neck_games_blog_02.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on July 05, 2015, 09:22:12 AM
Uh...you spelt stoopid wrong.

(https://s3.amazonaws.com/livebookswordpress/uploads/sites/326/2012/06/red_neck_games_blog_02.jpg)

A world full of "stoopid" people like this guy would be an INFINITELY better place than one full of "geniuses" like BO and Pelosi.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on July 06, 2015, 07:57:44 AM
The people who did not pick up their trash obviously never saw the crying Indian commercial.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on July 06, 2015, 09:34:15 AM
The people who did not pick up their trash obviously never saw the crying Indian commercial.

And the people that made that commercial have never been up to the reservations around here. There is no "stewardship" of the land as led to believe.
Litter really makes me crazy. And really annoyed.
 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on July 06, 2015, 09:36:32 AM
People are basically stupid.  Remember that and you won't be disappointed.

Not just stupid. Lazy. And arrogant.
Yes, I know that, but it still disappoints me.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on July 06, 2015, 08:38:20 PM
henry ford called it right in regards to the indians  ;D

(https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/11667249_1448305655492721_5695918209490446869_n.jpg?oh=861f67e39196d098970d226804b99f92&oe=565BCB14)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on July 07, 2015, 03:34:36 AM
This by the only American mentioned in Hitler's "Mein Kampf". Sorry, not a fan of Mr. Ford.

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on July 08, 2015, 08:44:44 AM
This by the only American mentioned in Hitler's "Mein Kampf". Sorry, not a fan of Mr. Ford.


How many bombers and tanks did Mr. Ford produce to help annihilate the nazi's?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on July 08, 2015, 11:04:02 AM
:censored: me. Here's how they packed the bike for my PCS back to the states.

(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz260/SgtMac/Bike%20Packed%202_zpst7zg4t9h.jpg)


(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz260/SgtMac/Bike%20Packed%201_zpsraorcm5u.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on July 08, 2015, 11:07:41 AM
:censored: me. Here's how they packed the bike for my PCS back to the states.

(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz260/SgtMac/Bike%20Packed%202_zpst7zg4t9h.jpg)


(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz260/SgtMac/Bike%20Packed%201_zpsraorcm5u.jpg)

Do you prefer Styrofoam peanuts?

Damn, who did that? A bunch of chimps?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on July 08, 2015, 11:14:13 AM
2 Italian guys....one was really old with one eye who apparently couldn't see what he was doing when they were loading it, he kept screaming at the other guy about how he was falling off the ramp. I really thought they were going to destroy it.

At the end of the day, there were no :censored: given, they thought it looked great. I was less than impressed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 08, 2015, 01:56:07 PM
It wasn't the Italian version of American Redball was it?  If so, start crying now.  They  :censored: ed up our stuff royally.  I hate them to this day and it's been over 45 years.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MAN OF BLUES on July 08, 2015, 03:49:36 PM
when I was Building COGZilla, I was buying tons of pieces parts off ebay....

I bought a complete Ninja head, it was shipped in a big carboard box, filled with crumpled newspaper.... yeah, that worked .... not. wasn't much left of that box when it arrived...it looked like a basketball, with holes...

then, the pristine set of carbs some braniac shipped in a box, with carbs still containing fuel... but he put them in a plastic bag...... full of foam peanuts.... nice mess that was....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on July 09, 2015, 12:06:07 AM
It wasn't the Italian version of American Redball was it?  If so, start crying now.  They  :censored: ed up our stuff royally.  I hate them to this day and it's been over 45 years.

No, just some random company, sub contracted from a company out of Guam that is sub contracted by the contracted company in California. So basically if it gets f'd up, I'm in for a lengthy claims process. They also didn't bring enough crates so they had to take loose items, like the bottom half of my recliner that they forgot to put in the crate with the top half. I will be amazed if I ever see my grill again.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on July 09, 2015, 05:25:00 AM
NASCAR. Mary Jane Tinklepants has more nads than NASCAR. Sniffle sniffle, the track is wet we can't race.  :'(  The cars are too fast. Someone might get hurt.  :'(  No Confederate flags. Someone might get offended.  :'( PUHLEEZE! If they are scared, get out of the business. You're paid BIG $ to put on a show. Get in the daggum car and drive! So it's wet, DRIVE! Maybe their high heels slip if the pedals are wet? Afraid of water splashing on their skirts? Whatever..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on July 09, 2015, 08:27:26 AM
 :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

 :chugbeer:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 09, 2015, 03:40:32 PM
NASCAR. Mary Jane Tinklepants has more nads than NASCAR. Sniffle sniffle, the track is wet we can't race.  :'(  The cars are too fast. Someone might get hurt.  :'(  No Confederate flags. Someone might get offended.  :'( PUHLEEZE! If they are scared, get out of the business. You're paid BIG $ to put on a show. Get in the daggum car and drive! So it's wet, DRIVE! Maybe their high heels slip if the pedals are wet? Afraid of water splashing on their skirts? Whatever..

I believe that MotoGP and WSBK race in the rain.  Not sure about F1. 

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

 :chugbeer:

+1
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on July 09, 2015, 03:45:39 PM
People in front of me at stop lights who start off then stop when the other lane get a green arrow thinking they should go, then 5 seconds later when they do get the green light, because they are texting, they just sit there not paying attention until I have to blow my horn, this has been happening with increased regularity over the past year or so. I know this is just distracted driving due to cell phone and texting, but now its another sub-problem I've noticed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on July 09, 2015, 05:08:39 PM
Hmmmmm. Looks like they spent all their transportation efforts making the trains run on time and there is nothing left over for packing....

 ::)

Really, the best of luck with the move but I have  to say, that does not look promising from the photo.

Brian


:censored: me. Here's how they packed the bike for my PCS back to the states.

(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz260/SgtMac/Bike%20Packed%202_zpst7zg4t9h.jpg)


(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz260/SgtMac/Bike%20Packed%201_zpsraorcm5u.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: DeansZG on July 09, 2015, 09:04:50 PM
  the thing that gets me irritated is the arrogant desk clerks at "some" hotel chains ( noticed this past holiday wknd ) in regards to the room pricing. They would rather leave the room empty than to discount the room to "normal" room rates!  (Yes, I'm aware that they don't make the rates, but they could have a little better attitude). 
 Comfort Inn can K.M.A. if they think I'm going to pay $175 a nite for a room that's "maybe" worth $70!!! >:(  Then to top it off, they seemed a bit offended when I told them I'd sleep in the car before paying their rates & walked out of their office.
 Left Jamestown, N.Y. & drove back into Pa. about 20 miles away where we found a nice clean comfortable room for the aforementioned $70 too!  To top it off, the receptionist couldn't have been nicer; very cordial & made you feel welcome & that you were a valuable guest! ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on July 10, 2015, 04:51:24 AM
NASCAR. Mary Jane Tinklepants has more nads than NASCAR. Sniffle sniffle, the track is wet we can't race.  :'(  The cars are too fast. Someone might get hurt.  :'(  No Confederate flags. Someone might get offended.  :'( PUHLEEZE! If they are scared, get out of the business. You're paid BIG $ to put on a show. Get in the daggum car and drive! So it's wet, DRIVE! Maybe their high heels slip if the pedals are wet? Afraid of water splashing on their skirts? Whatever..

Well now, we wouldn't want her getting her skirt soiled now would we?

(http://www.mensfitness.com/sites/mensfitness.com/files/styles/photo_gallery_full/public/danica-patrick-teaser.jpg?itok=L3mFOb5f)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on July 10, 2015, 05:13:03 AM
Why yes, yes we would.  :P
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on July 10, 2015, 05:16:05 AM
 :censored: :censored: rain! Seems like 40  :censored: days and 40  :censored: nights.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on July 10, 2015, 09:03:05 AM
He said "soiled", not "oiled". Sheesh!

Brian

Why yes, yes we would.  :P
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on July 10, 2015, 11:25:47 AM
Well now, we wouldn't want her getting her skirt soiled now would we?

(http://www.mensfitness.com/sites/mensfitness.com/files/styles/photo_gallery_full/public/danica-patrick-teaser.jpg?itok=L3mFOb5f)

I would actually watch NASCAR if there was more of this  :P
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 10, 2015, 03:03:56 PM
Someone has been landscaping in the neighborhood and the idiot contractors dropped pebbles (not one of the Flintstones) all over the route I take to get out of the subdivision.   :censored: ing  :censored: .
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: DeansZG on July 11, 2015, 11:49:06 AM
Me & the missus headin' out to b'fast this fine sunny a.m. in her car, s.bound on an 8 lane (4 north/4south) divided surface street, rollin' about 2-4 mph above the speedlimit in the left center lane...... NO other traffic heading s.bound w/in a block or so...
SH*T FOR BRAINS pulls out from the center u-turn lane INTO MY LANE no more than 10 car lengths ahead of me & proceeds to putz along below the speedlimit!!!! :banghead:
 I'll not mention what manuever I would've made if I had been driving my F150!!! ::)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on July 12, 2015, 05:58:40 PM
I know all security measures can be defeated, all locks can be picked, all defenses can be breached. With all the things manufacturers are being forced to put into new cars to deal with idiots that text and talk while driving, isn't there a device that can be installed in every car that will jam or defeat cell phone signals or devices, or render them useless for the duration. I know, in 2 weeks, somebody would have a patch to go around it. But can't they look into that angle, instead of accepting defeat going on the offensive and coming up with things like that? I'm sure they have. Just thinking out loud.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on July 12, 2015, 07:15:17 PM
Cell phones allow people to call 911, and passengers can safely talk on the phone while the driver is operating the car. They just can't block all cell traffic.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on July 13, 2015, 04:57:56 AM
I know all security measures can be defeated, all locks can be picked, all defenses can be breached. With all the things manufacturers are being forced to put into new cars to deal with idiots that text and talk while driving, isn't there a device that can be installed in every car that will jam or defeat cell phone signals or devices, or render them useless for the duration. I know, in 2 weeks, somebody would have a patch to go around it. But can't they look into that angle, instead of accepting defeat going on the offensive and coming up with things like that? I'm sure they have. Just thinking out loud.

How about something like this? (minus the helmet of course)

(http://s.hswstatic.com/gif/ejection-seat-af-acesii.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on July 13, 2015, 05:14:24 AM
How about something like this? (minus the helmet of course)

...and the parachute.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 13, 2015, 06:03:39 AM
All this is nothing new...James Bond had this feature in the 60s.

http://youtu.be/71BC8M9Hw0I (http://youtu.be/71BC8M9Hw0I)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on July 13, 2015, 11:30:58 AM
And here we were, thinking that texting was bad....

http://news.yahoo.com/woman-pleasures-herself-while-driving-a-mini-125238739.html (http://news.yahoo.com/woman-pleasures-herself-while-driving-a-mini-125238739.html)

I feel a new rule coming on. I wonder if she has Geico- it could be the new tagline "In fifteen minutes, you could..... nevermind."

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: ManWorkinghere on July 14, 2015, 12:32:05 PM
People in front of me at stop lights who start off then stop when the other lane get a green arrow thinking they should go, then 5 seconds later when they do get the green light, because they are texting, they just sit there not paying attention until I have to blow my horn, this has been happening with increased regularity over the past year or so. I know this is just distracted driving due to cell phone and texting, but now its another sub-problem I've noticed.

Drivers in the other lane who aren't anticipating the changing light, get surprised by the Green, hit the accelerator instead of smoothly starting out.  Are they thinking (being generous) that they are doing the right thing by speeding up.

How about when the light changes, we all go at the same time!  Like a locomotive, kind of, pulling its cars.  Sure, the last car does not move instantaneously, but the traffic would sure move along easier.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on July 15, 2015, 04:43:12 AM
Drivers in the other lane who aren't anticipating the changing light, get surprised by the Green, hit the accelerator instead of smoothly starting out.  Are they thinking (being generous) that they are doing the right thing by speeding up.

How about when the light changes, we all go at the same time!  Like a locomotive, kind of, pulling its cars.  Sure, the last car does not move instantaneously, but the traffic would sure move along easier.


That's freakin crazy talk right there! This would mean that drivers would have to start paying attention to what is going on around them.    :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 15, 2015, 05:15:58 AM
I agree with Conrad.  Ain't gonna happen.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on July 15, 2015, 06:14:46 AM
Reminds me of the scene in "American Graffitti" when Toad, while driving Steve's "bitchin" '58 Impala, thinks he has a green light, but its only an arrow to turn, he pulls forward, then stops, but leaves it in reverse, when he gets a green light he takes off.... backwards into the car behind him. This has happened to me, but I was lucky enough to have no one behind me when I backed up a bit when he never put it back in drive, luckily his reverse lights worked.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 15, 2015, 06:25:43 PM
If there is one thing that's makes me  :_shudder_Emoticon , it's my daughter's Nissan Quest 2004.  She came in and said it wouldn't start.   :censored: !  It took awhile to crank but it did start.  Probably the swearing at it helped.  Took my scanner out and ran a check of the codes and it called out camshaft sensor bank 1.  Where the  :censored: is bank 1?  Did a little searching and of course it's towards the back of the engine compartment nigh on inaccessible.  It couldn't be bank 2, that's too  :censored: ing easy.  On the positive side, Advance Auto had the part.  I decided to get two as the other one was probably on it's way out as well.  Also figured to learn how to install it on the easy side, bank 2.  Couldn't get the  :censored: ing connector off!  Took me an hour of tinkering and looking at youtube vids to figure it.  I hate  :censored: ing Nissans.  I'll get the rear bank in the morning when it's cooler outside and the engine is cold.  I'm glad it broke down in my driveway rather than some other place, though.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on July 15, 2015, 06:59:51 PM
Nissan. Shift expectations.

Have your expectations been shifted?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on July 15, 2015, 09:03:57 PM
Movies and TV shows that use Roman numerals at the end to indicate when it was made. Infuriated me until I got the stop action button on the newer TV, I usually have to be fast though to catch it the end. I'm a big history and dates person. Always thought the film industry thought they were being "artsy" by using Roman numerals as opposed to Arabic numerals where you don't have to think about what you are looking at to understand it. I have to admit I'm pretty good at Roman numbers now.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on July 15, 2015, 09:09:23 PM
If there is one thing that's makes me  :_shudder_Emoticon , it's my daughter's Nissan Quest 2004.  She came in and said it wouldn't start.   :censored: !  It took awhile to crank but it did start.  Probably the swearing at it helped.  Took my scanner out and ran a check of the codes and it called out camshaft sensor bank 1.  Where the  :censored: is bank 1?  Did a little searching and of course it's towards the back of the engine compartment nigh on inaccessible.  It couldn't be bank 2, that's too  :censored: ing easy.  On the positive side, Advance Auto had the part.  I decided to get two as the other one was probably on it's way out as well.  Also figured to learn how to install it on the easy side, bank 2.  Couldn't get the  :censored: ing connector off!  Took me an hour of tinkering and looking at youtube vids to figure it.  I hate  :censored: ing Nissans.  I'll get the rear bank in the morning when it's cooler outside and the engine is cold.  I'm glad it broke down in my driveway rather than some other place, though.

If you hate Nissan electrical connectors, you would loath VW type(s). They use several different types, each more difficult than the next based on the impossibility of being accessed.
Drives me crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 16, 2015, 07:23:20 AM
Nissan. Shift expectations.

Have your expectations been shifted?

Not really, I always thought they were crap.  Told my daughters not to buy them.  They did...  Dad get's stuck with fixing the pieces of crap.  I could say no, but I'm their dad, it's what I do.  At least one of them went to Honda after her Sentra died at 150k miles.  And now the daughter with the Quest wants to know about Hyundais.  I remember that KIA was crap back in the early 2000s and I think Hyundai is better than Kia for the most part.  It never ends.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on July 16, 2015, 06:52:17 PM
Not really, I always thought they were crap.  Told my daughters not to buy them.  They did...  Dad get's stuck with fixing the pieces of crap.  I could say no, but I'm their dad, it's what I do.  At least one of them went to Honda after her Sentra died at 150k miles.  And now the daughter with the Quest wants to know about Hyundais.  I remember that KIA was crap back in the early 2000s and I think Hyundai is better than Kia for the most part.  It never ends.

I've got a Kia Optima that so far has been a great car. Love it. Just picked up a Mazda CX-5 after having great experiences owning Mazda's in the past.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on July 18, 2015, 10:46:42 AM
When speaking of a 10 times increase, people sa a 10 FOLD increase. 10 fold would actually be a 1024 times increase.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on July 18, 2015, 10:51:58 AM
I think it can be taken either way.
Merriam Webster does not agree with you.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on July 18, 2015, 12:49:39 PM
Phelan, California (CNN)Of all the elements they must battle in a wildfire, firefighters face a new foe: drones operated by enthusiasts who presumably take close-up video of the disaster.

Five such "unmanned aircraft systems" prevented California firefighters from dispatching helicopters with water buckets for up to 20 minutes over a wildfire that roared Friday onto a Los Angeles area freeway that leads to Las Vegas.

Helicopters couldn't drop water because five drones hovered over the blaze, creating hazards in smoky winds for a deadly midair disaster, officials said.

The North Fire torched 20 vehicles on Interstate 15 and incited panic among motorists who fled on foot on the freeway Friday. The wildfire continued to burn uncontrollably Saturday, scorching 3,500 acres with only 5% containment in San Bernardino County, officials said.

Drones hovering over wildfires is a new trend in California, and on Saturday, fire officials condemned the operators of "hobby drones," as officials labeled them. It was unclear Saturday whether authorities would launch an investigation into the five drones.

"Fortunately, there were no injuries or fatalities to report, but the 15 to 20 minutes that those helicopters were grounded meant that 15 to 20 minutes were lost that could have led to another water drop cycle, and that would have created a much safer environment and we would not have seen an many citizens running for their lives," said spokesman Eric Sherwin of the San Bernardino County Fire Department.


(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKJkMIaVEAEXlmG.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 18, 2015, 01:44:34 PM
Shoot the  :censored: ers out of the sky!  :shoot: :cannon:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 18, 2015, 01:45:24 PM
The Falmouth 1/17 intersection just north of Fredericksburg, va
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on July 18, 2015, 02:28:16 PM
I think it can be taken either way.
Merriam Webster does not agree with you.

Oh, and what makes THEM so smart?  ::)  KIPASS isn't even IN their big, thick book.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on July 18, 2015, 02:30:38 PM
As a matter of fact, they have a BUNCH of words I never saw before. :P
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: AlbertaDoug on July 18, 2015, 02:39:53 PM
Phelan, California (CNN)Of all the elements they must battle in a wildfire, firefighters face a new foe: drones operated by enthusiasts who presumably take close-up video of the disaster.

Five such "unmanned aircraft systems" prevented California firefighters from dispatching helicopters with water buckets for up to 20 minutes over a wildfire that roared Friday onto a Los Angeles area freeway that leads to Las Vegas.

Helicopters couldn't drop water because five drones hovered over the blaze, creating hazards in smoky winds for a deadly midair disaster, officials said.

The North Fire torched 20 vehicles on Interstate 15 and incited panic among motorists who fled on foot on the freeway Friday. The wildfire continued to burn uncontrollably Saturday, scorching 3,500 acres with only 5% containment in San Bernardino County, officials said.

Drones hovering over wildfires is a new trend in California, and on Saturday, fire officials condemned the operators of "hobby drones," as officials labeled them. It was unclear Saturday whether authorities would launch an investigation into the five drones.

"Fortunately, there were no injuries or fatalities to report, but the 15 to 20 minutes that those helicopters were grounded meant that 15 to 20 minutes were lost that could have led to another water drop cycle, and that would have created a much safer environment and we would not have seen an many citizens running for their lives," said spokesman Eric Sherwin of the San Bernardino County Fire Department.


(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKJkMIaVEAEXlmG.jpg)

All of those should require a flying permit or licence, they can then be track after being destroyed and their owners delt with appropriately.
Jackass's and their intitlement ideals. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on July 19, 2015, 07:12:42 AM
Phelan, California (CNN)Of all the elements they must battle in a wildfire, firefighters face a new foe: drones operated by enthusiasts who presumably take close-up video of the disaster.

Five such "unmanned aircraft systems" prevented California firefighters from dispatching helicopters with water buckets for up to 20 minutes over a wildfire that roared Friday onto a Los Angeles area freeway that leads to Las Vegas.

Helicopters couldn't drop water because five drones hovered over the blaze, creating hazards in smoky winds for a deadly midair disaster, officials said.

The North Fire torched 20 vehicles on Interstate 15 and incited panic among motorists who fled on foot on the freeway Friday. The wildfire continued to burn uncontrollably Saturday, scorching 3,500 acres with only 5% containment in San Bernardino County, officials said.

Drones hovering over wildfires is a new trend in California, and on Saturday, fire officials condemned the operators of "hobby drones," as officials labeled them. It was unclear Saturday whether authorities would launch an investigation into the five drones.

"Fortunately, there were no injuries or fatalities to report, but the 15 to 20 minutes that those helicopters were grounded meant that 15 to 20 minutes were lost that could have led to another water drop cycle, and that would have created a much safer environment and we would not have seen an many citizens running for their lives," said spokesman Eric Sherwin of the San Bernardino County Fire Department.


(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKJkMIaVEAEXlmG.jpg)

Problem solved.

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRtH6uRM2ww#)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 19, 2015, 10:48:32 AM
 :thumbs:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: stevewfl on July 19, 2015, 02:54:20 PM
Oh, and what makes THEM so smart?  ::)  KIPASS isn't even IN their big, thick book.

Well we know that book is worthless garbage and a waste of trees (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/icon10.gif)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on July 19, 2015, 03:26:25 PM
C'mon Conrad, this is the US of A: we can do a lot better than that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR5BtXP0s0o (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR5BtXP0s0o)

That would teach those drones a lesson.... although it may be a bit rough on the city behind the drones.

 ;D

Brian


Problem solved.

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRtH6uRM2ww#)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on July 20, 2015, 10:41:32 AM
Oh man that looks like a blast!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on July 23, 2015, 01:31:07 AM
Oh man that looks like a blast!

Agree  :shoot:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Pilgrim on September 17, 2015, 04:08:29 PM

The  neighboring town next to where I live has repaved a road I frequently travel.  Good, it needed it.  There were signs warning when construction would happen, expect delays, grooved pavement, raised manhole covers, local detours, etc ....

So, after weeks of dealing with these inconveniences, they are finally done.  But, they couldn't get the height of the manhole covers right.  They did a terrible job.  Some are an inch (or more) lower than the surface of the new smooth road.   >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on September 17, 2015, 04:57:45 PM
Doesn't pavement settle over time?
So maybe after a month or so, it will be half inch?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on September 17, 2015, 07:41:49 PM
The  neighboring town next to where I live has repaved a road I frequently travel.  Good, it needed it.  There were signs warning when construction would happen, expect delays, grooved pavement, raised manhole covers, local detours, etc ....

So, after weeks of dealing with these inconveniences, they are finally done.  But, they couldn't get the height of the manhole covers right.  They did a terrible job.  Some are an inch (or more) lower than the surface of the new smooth road.   >:(

They did the same thing here. Tore up the existing pavement completely where the old manholes always were. A inch or two low right in the wheel track lane. New pavement done and manhole covers somehow in the same location (wheel track) and again, like before, low. So, they rip up the pavement around each manhole, raise them and then do a rough patch around each one. Seriously?? Lasers, GPS, whatever and it's no better than before.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 18, 2015, 03:53:37 AM
Contractors laying cable in my neighborhood....

Went by a crew laying some orange piping on the way out yesterday.  Noted that there weren't any utility markings for power, cable, and water where they were digging.  Also wondered what the piping was for...

Went by much later and saw two cable company crews working on one of their junction boxes.  Rolled down the window and said 'Did those dummies laying cable cut your lines?'...  One guy looked at me and said he couldn't say what he thought..  And yes they did.  Turns out the plastic pipes are for the cable company wiring so the contractors were working for the cable company.  I can't wait until they get by my house....not.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Pilgrim on October 08, 2015, 03:30:41 PM

...lazy jack asses that don't get out of their car to get their mail out of their mailboxes!   >:(

They pull over on the wrong side of the road facing into oncoming traffic to do this.   

I saw a good one on the way home from work today, and another car involved in the chaos almost took me out.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on October 08, 2015, 04:43:07 PM
...lazy jack asses that don't get out of their car to get their mail out of their mailboxes!   >:(

They pull over on the wrong side of the road facing into oncoming traffic to do this.   

I saw a good one on the way home from work today, and another car involved in the chaos almost took me out.

How about the people who are doing the "right thing" by not driving (which I guess they interpret as "moving) and messing with their phones, so they just STOP in the middle of a road, blocking traffic so they can play with the phone instead?  Have encountered this several times now.   The last time, the person was situated so as to block BOTH lanes of a two lane road.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 08, 2015, 05:17:05 PM
How about the people who are doing the "right thing" by not driving (which I guess they interpret as "moving) and messing with their phones, so they just STOP in the middle of a road, blocking traffic so they can play with the phone instead?  Have encountered this several times now.   The last time, the person was situated so as to block BOTH lanes of a two lane road.

Did you ever think that maybe they were doing something important? Like maybe ordering pizza? You wouldn't want them to have to wait for their pizza now would you?  ::)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: turbojoe78 on October 08, 2015, 07:45:14 PM
When you just come up behind someone as you are both driving down the road, and they decide that it is now the perfect time to clean their windshield and you end up with washer fluid spots on your nice clean shield.   >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 09, 2015, 04:41:14 AM
 :rotflmao: It actually helps mine...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 09, 2015, 04:56:49 AM
When you just come up behind someone as you are both driving down the road, and they decide that it is now the perfect time to clean their windshield and you end up with washer fluid spots on your nice clean shield.   >:(

I use this trick when I'm in the cage and some fool is tailgating me. The rear washer on my VW does a good job at this. Some get the hint while others, not so much.


Speaking of what makes me crazy and annoyed...

My VW is one of the cars involved in Dieselgate. The ambulance chasseing lawyers are working hard to get their hands on some of the money that will be thrown at this mess. I've received **** in the mail already but what really pisses me off is the phone calls. It seems that Rachel (normally of Credit Card Services fame) is at it again.

What I want to know is how did these people get my name, address, AND cell number?  >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on October 09, 2015, 05:08:57 AM
...from the NSA, of course.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 09, 2015, 05:35:16 AM
...from the NSA, of course.

It's a good thing that they don't know my REAL name.    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on October 09, 2015, 06:11:19 AM
Sort of amazing that the ambulance chaser types would make offers for "compensation" before VW has even made known what they will do for a solution or made a possible buy back offer.
Those sort of endless ads on TV make me crazy and annoyed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on October 09, 2015, 10:45:20 AM
...lazy jack asses that don't get out of their car to get their mail out of their mailboxes!   >:(

They pull over on the wrong side of the road facing into oncoming traffic to do this.   

I saw a good one on the way home from work today, and another car involved in the chaos almost took me out.

Oh, man ... very few things get me crazy and annoyed, BUT ... the house across from me has renters in it ... no need to discuss details about them, but I'm quite confident they'd be Obama supporters (not that there's anything wrong with that?) ... so that house's mailbox is on a shared post with mine on my side of the road, right next to my paved driveway. So, like you said, these lazy f..ks would pull up to their mailbox, facing traffic ... even at night!! ... so cars coming toward them would see headlights on the WRONG side of the road and have to slow way down not knowing what the heck is going on, 'why the hell is there a car to my RIGHT facing me??'

So, that's one thing ... and of course that didn't really affect me since that's between them, other drivers and the po-po ... BUT, after getting their mail they had to back up to then be able to make the right turn across the road and into their driveway. WELL, the EASY thing to do was to back into my driveway ... I have no problem with normal people pulling into my driveway for normal reasons ... but every time they did it they'd run across the edge of my driveway's curve, with their wheels turned and then turning them from L to R to straighten them to head across the road to their side, they had starting breaking the edge of my pavement off!!!

Solution you ask? Hey, I'm the one that purchased and installed the post that our mailboxes are sitting on  :thumbs:, SO ... I went out there and moved it! ... much closer to the road ... so now if they do it about half their car is in the oncoming lane! They quit  :battle:

Sorry mailman ... I had to do it.

Now that **** made me crazy and annoyed  :battle:  >:( ... but I seem to have solved it  :thumbs:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on October 09, 2015, 10:54:51 AM
... oh and BTW, there's a local county deputy nearby who does similar: He lives on a dead-end cul-de-sac road, with his house being on the right when he turns on to the road, and with his mailbox also on the right, beside his driveway. So, when he comes home every day, he passes his house and drives to the end where the cul-de-sac is and comes back so his mailbox is on his left, gets his mail, from the window of his publicly funded cruiser, and then pulls into his driveway. I just measured with Google Earth: It's all of 78 feet from his house to his mailbox.

:banghead:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on October 09, 2015, 11:51:50 AM
My lazy as :censored: mailman won't walk my packages up to the porch anymore... (see pic)... this is how he leaves them now... for anyone and their Uncle to just drive on by and help themselves to them. :banghead: I was lucky in this case, the dumb son of a :censored: delivered this package to the wrong address, again!  :nuts: 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 09, 2015, 12:00:02 PM
My lazy as :censored: mailman won't walk my packages up to the porch anymore... (see pic)... this is how he leaves them now... for anyone and their Uncle to just drive on by and help themselves to them. :banghead: I was lucky in this case, the dumb son of a :censored: delivered this package to the wrong address, again!  :nuts:

Your porch does appear to be uphill from the street. That's quite an incline ya know?   ::)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on October 09, 2015, 12:06:23 PM
Your porch does appear to be uphill from the street. That's quite an incline ya know?   ::)

I was told that was part of their new publicly funded health plan.  8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MAN OF BLUES on October 09, 2015, 01:43:05 PM
My lazy as :censored: mailman won't walk my packages up to the porch anymore... (see pic)... this is how he leaves them now... for anyone and their Uncle to just drive on by and help themselves to them. :banghead: I was lucky in this case, the dumb son of a :censored: delivered this package to the wrong address, again!  :nuts:

when I lived in the boondocks of Va., on a remote rural paved road, my house was on a "non public" gravel road, with 9 other houses on it, there was a communal multi malbox "fence" on the mainroad where our boxes were, my house was the closest, and it was about 200ft from the box... no big deal, I could actually see the boxes, and when mail got delivered, most time I would walk down and get my junkmail, I'm not lazy...
When I worked late, or in the winter, I would do the pull up and grab on the wrongside of the road, but again, this was out in BFE, not in a developed area whatsoever...
we got a new mail carrier that seemed to be a bit less timely in delivery, and frequently dropped mail off 5-6p.m. at times... oh, and they would not drop boxes on the porch like our prior carrier always did....
I worked really late one night, and pulled up around 8, seeing a box sitting on top of the mailboxes, just out of kindness I checked and it was for my wife... if it would have been a neighbor, I would have still picked it up and taken it to their house... when I handed it to my wife she got a strange look on her face, and when I asked what it was she said it was something she bought online for our granddaughters xmas gift.....
Xmas day, when I opened a similar sized box, containing my Garmin 2610 gps, which she paid like $500 for as they just came out, she told me that was the box sitting on the road.... amazing
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sherob on October 09, 2015, 01:56:53 PM
I share the same numerical address as the guy around the corner from me.  So we get each others mail ALL of the time.  In this case, I got his Kuerig K-Cup order... and I know how much of a :censored: I am when I don't have my (http://coffeecdn.forumfoundrycdn.com/forum/images/smilies/coffee/coffee.gif) in the morning, so I just walked it over and dropped it off on his porch... like Mr. Mailman should have done.  8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on October 09, 2015, 02:49:04 PM
I had a neighbor that would start his car, roll down his window, grab his garbage cart, drive to the end of his driveway, all of 25 feet, then back up into his garage again.  After the garbage truck came, the process would be repeated, in reverse.  The only time this guy walked anywhere was when he saw me in the yard with a beer because he knew if he came over I'd offer him one.  Then he'd stand there and bs about all of his grand plans until his beer was gone.  When I didn't go get him another one he'd leave.  None of his plans ever came to fruition, big surprise.  His wife was beautiful and was a VP of a big company.  She finally dumped him.  All I could say was what took her so long. 

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on October 09, 2015, 02:54:11 PM
but every time they did it they'd run across the edge of my driveway's curve, with their wheels turned and then turning them from L to R to straighten them to head across the road to their side, they had starting breaking the edge of my pavement off!!!

I had the same problem with a stupid-ass, inconsiderate neighbor who thought MY driveway was theirs to use, all the time, instead of driving around the block.  They ruined my grass and damaged my sprinkler head.  My solution?  I put a cinderblock standing up, next to the driveway at the damaged sprinkler head.  I have no confirmation it damaged their car, but mysteriously the problem stopped after the block was knocked over once....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on October 09, 2015, 03:08:46 PM
I had the same problem with a stupid-ass, inconsiderate neighbor who thought MY driveway was theirs to use, all the time, instead of driving around the block.  They ruined my grass and damaged my sprinkler head.  My solution?  I put a cinderblock standing up, next to the driveway at the damaged sprinkler head.  I have no confirmation it damaged their car, but mysteriously the problem stopped after the block was knocked over once....

 :thumbs: That makes me the opposite of crazy and annoyed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on November 01, 2015, 03:30:19 PM
ASIAN BEETLES ..... every late fall these freaking bugs come out of the ground or maybe HELL to infest everything and everywhere. Any minute crack and they're in the house. You walk outside and they're your hair, your nose and anywhere else they please. And they stink when you smash them. Went for a ride today down around the cypress swamps and I'd ride through clouds of them. It'd sound like someone threw a handful of BBs in the air when they would hit the windshield and face shield. Really pissed cause I already washed the bike once this year. DEATH to BEETLES!!!  >:(

Edit:  They are ubiquitous.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on November 01, 2015, 04:25:46 PM
ASIAN BEETLES ..... every late fall these freaking bugs come out of the ground or maybe HELL to infest everything and everywhere. Any minute crack and they're in the house. You walk outside and they're your hair, your nose and anywhere else they please. And they stink when you smash them. Went for a ride today down around the cypress swamps and I'd ride through clouds of them. It'd sound like someone threw a handful of BBs in the air when they would hit the windshield and face shield. Really pissed cause I already washed the bike once this year. DEATH to BEETLES!!!  >:(

Edit:  They are ubiquitous.

We have those things up here too. Our Dachshund likes to eat em. She makes a crazy face when she first bites into one.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 01, 2015, 05:11:34 PM
Pictures please.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on November 01, 2015, 06:32:04 PM
Making a very good salary, but still not being able to afford real estate where you live.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on November 02, 2015, 03:30:04 AM
Pictures please.
Jim, they are orange lady bugs. I have a dumb phone so I can't take pics but I can send you a bag full if you want to see them close up.  :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on November 02, 2015, 03:32:01 AM
Making a very good salary, but still not being able to afford real estate where you live.
Just as bad is being able to afford the mortgage payments but not the tribute to the Government added on top.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 02, 2015, 03:51:19 AM
Jim, they are orange lady bugs. I have a dumb phone so I can't take pics but I can send you a bag full if you want to see them close up.  :)

I know.  I had one in my home the other day.  I want to see pics of Conrad's dach eating one.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on November 02, 2015, 04:42:47 AM
I know.  I had one in my home the other day.  I want to see pics of Conrad's dach eating one.

I'll see what I can do for ya.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 02, 2015, 05:09:53 AM
ASIAN BEETLES ..... every late fall these freaking bugs come out of the ground or maybe HELL to infest everything and everywhere. Any minute crack and they're in the house. You walk outside and they're your hair, your nose and anywhere else they please. And they stink when you smash them. Went for a ride today down around the cypress swamps and I'd ride through clouds of them. It'd sound like someone threw a handful of BBs in the air when they would hit the windshield and face shield. Really pissed cause I already washed the bike once this year. DEATH to BEETLES!!!  >:(

Edit:  They are ubiquitous.

Excellent use of the word of the day!  5 stars.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on February 04, 2016, 09:40:29 AM
A virtual dissertation when a simple answer is all that is needed. Why do people do that? It's like I ask what time it is and I end up with a tutorial of how to build an atomic clock.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on February 04, 2016, 11:00:28 AM
A virtual dissertation when a simple answer is all that is needed. Why do people do that? It's like I ask what time it is and I end up with a tutorial of how to build an atomic clock.

There are some people that absolutely need an easily accessible switch to turn off verbose mode.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Eupher on February 04, 2016, 01:50:39 PM
The bobboing camera style is becoming very popular due to folks with short attentions spans and the fact that movement keeps your eyes on the screen, it also is supposed to lend a kind of grittiness and a feeling as if you are there watching the actors and being in the same room, looking back and forth as if your eyes were the camera, its a technique that started awhile ago and made famous by shows like NYPD Blue. I hate it, its as if the director is trying to tell me where to look, where he thinks my attention should be. Have we becoming that stupid......oh..... never mind.

Drives me nuts too, which probably explains why I don't watch ANY television any more.

I always thought the technique was supposed to give you the belief that you were watching real stuff instead of a bunch of tired, overpaid, starving actors trying to pretend they're significant.  :nuts:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on February 04, 2016, 03:03:29 PM
The first time I really started noticing the camera shaking style was in the film "Man on Fire" with Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning. Otherwise and excellent film IMO, but the constant shaking made me crazy and annoyed!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on February 04, 2016, 04:55:30 PM
Being required to provide absurd amounts of constantly changing information the requesting person has no use for, cannot possibly put to use and has yet to realize I haven't updated in weeks.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Pilgrim on February 05, 2016, 03:46:33 AM

... the continuous non-stop political tsunami that occurs here in New Hampshire due to the primary.  I'd be glad if it moved to another state.  Looking for volunteers, who wants it?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on February 05, 2016, 03:52:30 AM
... the continuous non-stop political tsunami that occurs here in New Hampshire due to the primary.  I'd be glad if it moved to another state.  Looking for volunteers, who wants it?

Send it to Ill-inois. It's so screwed up here we'll never notice.  :(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on February 05, 2016, 05:07:03 AM
Send it to Ill-inois. It's so screwed up here we'll never notice.  :(

Yeah, who's gonna notice another turd in the cesspool?


Speaking of which...

Since our Ill-ustrious state hasn't passed this years budget YET (only 6 months overdue) lots of entities are running out of money.  >:(  My wife works at a state supported community college and they started laying folks off left and right this week, the state owes them $5mil. Fortunately she has seniority and is in (almost) no danger. She's quite upset though as you can imagine as her coworkers and friends get called into HR for the bad news.   :(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on February 05, 2016, 05:39:01 AM
Yeah, who's gonna notice another turd in the cesspool?


Speaking of which...

Since our Ill-ustrious state hasn't passed this years budget YET (only 6 months overdue) lots of entities are running out of money.  >:(  My wife works at a state supported community college and they started laying folks off left and right this week, the state owes them $5mil. Fortunately she has seniority and is in (almost) no danger. She's quite upset though as you can imagine as her coworkers and friends get called into HR for the bad news.   :(

...but our fearless leaders are still paying themselves. Since we are  paying them to screw us doesn't that make them whores?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on February 05, 2016, 05:53:23 AM
...but our fearless leaders are still paying themselves. Since we are  paying them to screw us doesn't that make them whores?

It sure does! I have some other names for them as well.    >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on February 05, 2016, 06:01:02 AM
The first time I really started noticing the camera shaking style was in the film "Man on Fire" with Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning. Otherwise and excellent film IMO, but the constant shaking made me crazy and annoyed!

I absolutely f :censored: ing hate that f :censored: ing **** poor lousy camera technique and some shows (like Modern Family) I won't watch at all because of it.  D :censored: n kids are the ones driving that I think.  Someone needs their a** kicked for inventing that piece of sh :censored: y camera work.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on February 05, 2016, 06:02:06 AM
It sure does! I have some other names for them as well.    >:(

They should have their own reality show..." the Real Whores of Springfield ".
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on February 05, 2016, 07:12:08 AM
I absolutely f :censored: ing hate that f :censored: ing **** poor lousy camera technique and some shows (like Modern Family) I won't watch at all because of it.  D :censored: n kids are the ones driving that I think.  Someone needs their a** kicked for inventing that piece of sh :censored: y camera work.

Subtle hints there but I'm guessing that you're not a fan of the shaky camera style eh Jim?

I never noticed that while watching Modern Family (one of the funniest shows EVER) myself. I'll pay more attention the next time. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on February 05, 2016, 07:21:45 AM
Subtle hints there but I'm guessing that you're not a fan of the shaky camera style eh Jim?

Don't get me started...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on February 05, 2016, 07:42:41 AM
I absolutely f :censored: ing hate that f :censored: ing **** poor lousy camera technique and some shows (like Modern Family) I won't watch at all because of it.  D :censored: n kids are the ones driving that I think.  Someone needs their a** kicked for inventing that piece of sh :censored: y camera work.

+1 I wanted to send Tony Scott (director of "Man on Fire") an email saying "Home Depot called, they want their paint shaker back".
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on February 05, 2016, 08:25:36 AM
 :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 23, 2016, 06:54:17 PM
"At the end of the day..."
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 23, 2016, 08:39:10 PM
Members that ask us questions and don't tell us the year of the bike they have...  Sometimes it does make a difference.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on March 23, 2016, 09:57:10 PM
Members that ask us questions and don't tell us the year of the bike they have...

Or when you suggest they do or perhaps even put it in their signature or avatar line and they still don't :/

Quote
Sometimes it does make a difference.

It often does.  Oh well.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: SilverConnieRider on March 24, 2016, 03:26:29 PM
Members that ask us questions and don't tell us the year of the bike they have...  Sometimes it does make a difference.

That and when someone joins - then asks a question and we give 20 answers and they never reply again.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on March 25, 2016, 06:26:50 AM
That and when someone joins - then asks a question and we give 20 answers and they never reply again.

+1 on that! How many times have we seen this happen? New guy has an issue and asks for help. Lots of guys come to his aid and asks for more detail about the problem and then we never hear from the guy again.

Oh well.    ::)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: AlbertaDoug on March 25, 2016, 11:13:28 PM
HOW can you be a African American or a Chinese American or a Mexican American et al ... If your born in America????  :o :o
 ??? ???
 :banghead: :banghead:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on March 26, 2016, 05:58:53 AM
HOW can you be a African American or a Chinese American or a Mexican American et al ... If your born in America????  :o :o
 ??? ???
 :banghead: :banghead:

Don't even get me started on that.  THAT is one of the things that drives me super-hyper-crazy.  Stupidest political correctness stuff ever.  Africa is a continent, not a country.  And if I call myself "European American", that is somehow wrong???
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 26, 2016, 06:31:12 AM
Anyone who feels they need to hyphenate their ancestry or origin or religion need to drop the American part then go the  :censored: home.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 26, 2016, 06:58:11 AM
I'm English/American...but I was born in England... ;)   However I don't refer to myself as such.   I agree that if you were born here (US) legally, you are an 'American'.  If you were born in North or South America does that still make you an 'American'?  We are part of North America so could Canadians refer to themselves as 'American'?

From Wikipedia....further musings.

The meaning of the word American in the English language varies according to the historical, geographical, and political context in which it is used. American is derived from America, a term originally denoting all of the New World (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World) (also called the Americas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas)). In some expressions, it retains this Pan-American sense, but its usage has evolved over time and, for various historical reasons, the word came to denote people or things specifically from the United States (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) of America.
In modern English, Americans (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans) generally refers to residents of the United States; among native English speakers this usage is almost universal, with any other use of the term requiring specification.[1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_%28word%29#cite_note-Wilson-1) However, this default use has been the source of complaint by some residents of Latin America who feel that using the term solely for the United States misappropriates it.[2] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_%28word%29#cite_note-Mencken-2)[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_%28word%29#cite_note-Gage-3) They argue instead that "American" should be broadened to include people from anywhere in North or South America, not just the United States; these critics admit their proposed usage is uncommon in English.
The word can be used as both a noun (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noun) and an adjective (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjective). In adjectival use, it is generally understood to mean "of or relating to the United States"; for example, "Elvis Presley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley) was an American singer" or "the American President gave a speech today". In noun form, it generally means U.S. citizen or national (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_nationality_law). The noun is rarely used in American English (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English) to refer to people not connected to the United States.[1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_%28word%29#cite_note-Wilson-1) When used with a grammatical qualifier (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_modifier), the adjective American can mean "of or relating to the Americas", as in Latin American (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America) or Indigenous American (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas). Less frequently, the adjective can take this meaning without a qualifier, as in "American Spanish (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_dialects_and_varieties) dialects and pronunciation differ by country", or the name of the Organization of American States (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization_of_American_States). A third use of the term pertains specifically to the indigenous peoples of the Americas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas), for instance, "In the 16th century, many Americans died from imported diseases during the European conquest".
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: turbojoe78 on March 26, 2016, 07:05:23 AM
I'm a Western European North American living in the North East ... does that make anyone crazy and annoyed?   ::)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on March 26, 2016, 07:09:55 AM
I'm a Western European North American living in the North East ... does that make anyone crazy and annoyed?   ::)

As a matter of fact it does! Would you mind moving to the south west?  ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on March 26, 2016, 07:26:17 AM
I'm a Western European North American living in the North East ... does that make anyone crazy and annoyed?   ::)

And what if you are a white South African?  Would you be a "African South African American" or a "South African American" or an "African American" or just "white"?   And if you are a light-skinned Egyptian are you also "African American"?  And if you were half Chilean half Zulu would you be "South American American African American"?.  And what if your grandparents were from Zaire and moved to central America, are you "Central America African" or perhaps "African Central American"?  And if you are a black American and moved permanently to Africa but retained your American citizenship are you still "African American"?  Or are you "African American African?"

The stuff is just plan stupid and since it also doesn't seem to apply to just "whites" it is inconsistent, confusing, exclusionist, unfair, and perhaps even racist as a bonus.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 26, 2016, 07:29:12 AM
I'm English/American...but I was born in England... ;)   However I don't refer to myself as such.   I agree that if you were born here (US) legally, you are an 'American'.  If you were born in North or South America does that still make you an 'American'?  We are part of North America so could Canadians refer to themselves as 'American'?
<snip>


blah blah blah....By right of possession and usage for 240 years we, the USofA, owns the term American. If you are a citizen of one of the 50 states (at least til we kick Hawaii out) you are American. That's it. No exceptions.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 26, 2016, 07:31:55 AM
 :P
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: turbojoe78 on March 26, 2016, 07:52:30 AM
blah blah blah....By right of possession and usage for 240 years we, the USofA, owns the term American. If you are a citizen of one of the 50 states (at least til we kick Hawaii out) you are American. That's it. No exceptions.

Alright alright ... I'm just an American ... with Western European roots ... living in the North East of North America ... but considering moving to the South West cause Conrad asked me to.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on March 26, 2016, 07:56:17 AM
Alright alright ... I'm just an American ... with Western European roots ... living in the North East of North America ... but considering moving to the South West cause Conrad asked me to.

Thank you for your consideration. Please let me know when said move is complete so that I can revise my opinion of you.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 26, 2016, 08:00:38 AM
 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 26, 2016, 12:07:10 PM
What a bunch of Twits.  But you're our Twits and we like you.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on March 26, 2016, 03:00:23 PM
What a bunch of Twits.  But you're our Twits and we like you.
Speak for yourself. ;) ;)
Title: Re: What makes me just a little bit annoyed....
Post by: gPink on March 26, 2016, 04:10:58 PM
......is the lack of understanding of what it takes to be a good librarian/historian.  :chugbeer:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on March 26, 2016, 09:15:13 PM
When a member can't stop for a long enough moment to think and realize that he's nitpicking [...] Nazi Nitpicker decides to declare

Sigh.  I guess resorting to personal attacks will make it all better and set people straight.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 27, 2016, 08:27:44 AM
I'll tell you what really makes me annoyed....is members using this thread (or any thread for that matter) for personal attacks on other members. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 27, 2016, 10:07:07 AM
Jim, allow me... :battle:   ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on May 05, 2016, 10:01:57 AM
...finding out about this thread after I'd already started a thread about email and those who love the "copy all" feature and use it indiscriminately.

Two for two! I'm batting 1.000!  :D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on May 05, 2016, 10:56:21 PM
...finding out about this thread after I'd already started a thread about email and those who love the "copy all" feature and use it indiscriminately.

Two for two! I'm batting 1.000!  :D

Meh.  At least it is open.
Go start threads on

"What muffler..."
"What tire..."
"What oil..."
"What headlights..."

etc.  'Cause we could certainly rehash those a few more hundred times :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Hooligan on May 05, 2016, 10:57:39 PM
And what if you are a white South African?  Would you be a "African South African American" or a "South African American" or an "African American" or just "white"?   

The stuff is just plan stupid and since it also doesn't seem to apply to just "whites" it is inconsistent, confusing, exclusionist, unfair, and perhaps even racist as a bonus.

Well, I'm a white South African, and before 1992 (Apartheid ended), the term "European" was used. Now that apartheid is over for more that 2 decades, it still gets blamed for the happenings today. Even a guy called Jan van Riebeeck, who was the very 1st settler in the Cape of Good Hope back in 1652 got blamed by our ministers of parliament a while back.

This is not the forum for politics or history lessons, but having a government full of idiots, that have more criminal records than qualifications, just f@)*s me off. And the followers of our president is so blind to his corruption ( 733 charges of fraud pending against him), yet they will vote for him in the next election....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MAN OF BLUES on May 06, 2016, 03:08:33 AM
not sure about south african gun laws, but if you can, buy a gun, and lots of ammo... or at least some gasoline....
ride safe,
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on May 06, 2016, 04:54:29 AM
Well, I'm a white South African, and before 1992 (Apartheid ended), the term "European" was used. Now that apartheid is over for more that 2 decades, it still gets blamed for the happenings today. Even a guy called Jan van Riebeeck, who was the very 1st settler in the Cape of Good Hope back in 1652 got blamed by our ministers of parliament a while back.

This is not the forum for politics or history lessons, but having a government full of idiots, that have more criminal records than qualifications, just f@)*s me off. And the followers of our president is so blind to his corruption ( 733 charges of fraud pending against him), yet they will vote for him in the next election....

For a second or two there I thought you were talking about Illinois.    :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Hooligan on May 06, 2016, 05:14:40 AM
not sure about south african gun laws, but if you can, buy a gun, and lots of ammo... or at least some gasoline....
ride safe,

Yes we do, and it is a complete and utter f@rk-up!! I do have 2x rifles though, and I'm surely and steadily building stock on ammo. Fortunately my younger brother is a collector, and has around 57 firearms. some don't shoot due to age, but most of them are still good. He also has lots of ammo. Joe public is restricted to 200 live rounds per calibre here. He is licensed to carry 5000 rounds per calibre.... I know exactly where to go when the paw-paw hits the fan....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on May 06, 2016, 06:35:14 AM
Well, I'm a white South African, and before 1992 (Apartheid ended), the term "European" was used. Now that apartheid is over for more that 2 decades, it still gets blamed for the happenings today. Even a guy called Jan van Riebeeck, who was the very 1st settler in the Cape of Good Hope back in 1652 got blamed by our ministers of parliament a while back.

This is not the forum for politics or history lessons, but having a government full of idiots, that have more criminal records than qualifications, just f@)*s me off. And the followers of our president is so blind to his corruption ( 733 charges of fraud pending against him), yet they will vote for him in the next election....



Except for the names and a few other changes, it's the same story here.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on May 06, 2016, 01:02:18 PM
Meh.  At least it is open.
Go start threads on

"What muffler..."
"What tire..."
"What oil..."
"What headlights..."

etc.  'Cause we could certainly rehash those a few more hundred times :)

No way -- I've definitely seen those threads.

Speaking of oil filters . . . :P
Title: Re: What makes me crazy....
Post by: Charlie747 on May 07, 2016, 03:17:49 AM
Forum members saying it's my job to come up with smiley/emoticon locations....this makes me crazy.

But it is yer job oh great wise one  :chugbeer: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on May 07, 2016, 03:22:06 AM
Women that say..........

 "if yer don't know by now I'm not going to tel yer"

 :banghead: :deadhorse:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on May 07, 2016, 11:00:34 AM
But it is yer job oh great wise one  :chugbeer: :rotflmao:
And the reason you get paid the big bucks for doing it. ;) ;) :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on May 07, 2016, 01:26:41 PM
And the reason you get paid the big bucks for doing it. ;) ;) :rotflmao:
yeah, none of the rest of us can afford a dress and a sword.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on May 07, 2016, 05:31:45 PM
And the reason you get paid the big bucks for doing it. ;) ;) :rotflmao:

yeah, none of the rest of us can afford a dress and a sword.

LMAO 👍😃
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 07, 2016, 07:37:56 PM
Don't knock it until you try it but it's a tunic, not a dress.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on May 07, 2016, 08:54:34 PM
Tomato, tomatoe
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on May 08, 2016, 12:13:04 PM
Don't knock it until you try it but it's a tunic, not a dress.

Kinky..............🍻👍😃
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on May 08, 2016, 12:21:21 PM
Not a problem that you guys and girls have your side of pond but................

People who don't know the "Highway Code" and sit in the middle lane when the nearside lane is empty on multi lane roads ..........

We are only legally allowed to pass on the right........although there is no law to stop you passing on the left and effectively undertaking the vehicle the law hate it and throw the book at you with dangerous driving etc etc.........licence loosing stuff

These selfish people cause miles of traffic back up on our roads and are a danger to others

Bah Humbug  :shoot: :censored: :censored: :cannon:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on May 08, 2016, 12:39:16 PM
Charlie, our counterpart is the 'left-lane driver'. f---king a--holes.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 08, 2016, 01:56:00 PM
Saw a few of those today.  One was a driver talking on a cell phone.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on May 09, 2016, 07:14:10 AM
Not a problem that you guys and girls have your side of pond but................

People who don't know the "Highway Code" and sit in the middle lane when the nearside lane is empty on multi lane roads ..........

We are only legally allowed to pass on the right........although there is no law to stop you passing on the left and effectively undertaking the vehicle the law hate it and throw the book at you with dangerous driving etc etc.........licence loosing stuff

These selfish people cause miles of traffic back up on our roads and are a danger to others

Bah Humbug  :shoot: :censored: :censored: :cannon:

Come to Texas. Every a**hole who wants to go 10 under thinks the left lane is the place to be. If we didn't pass on the right, there wouldn't be any passing at all.  :battle: :cannon:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on May 09, 2016, 05:44:03 PM
Come to Texas. Every a**hole who wants to go 10 under thinks the left lane is the place to be. If we didn't pass on the right, there wouldn't be any passing at all.  :battle: :cannon:

I think that is prevalent in many places.

It is interesting how many people believe that if they are going the speed limit, it is their "right" to be the in left [passing lane] and hold up traffic for miles.  They know they are "right" and are going to stay right next to someone in the other lane going the same speed and enforce their stance on everyone else..... and then some of the people they **** off start doing very dangerous stuff (use your imagination... lights, honking, tailgating, passing on the the shoulders or exit/ramp lanes, etc).

Other people I guess are just completely oblivious.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 10, 2016, 05:30:10 AM
I rode (car) with a guy once that did that, it's all I could do to keep from screaming  :yikes: .   Very very uncomfortable ride.  And you are correct, he was totally oblivious to drivers passing him on the right giving mean glares, fingers, honking a horn, flashing lights, etc...  I'm thinking that maybe in a past life, they lived where the steering wheel was on the right side.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on May 10, 2016, 07:06:46 AM
I think that is prevalent in many places.

It is interesting how many people believe that if they are going the speed limit, it is their "right" to be the in left [passing lane] and hold up traffic for miles.  They know they are "right" and are going to stay right next to someone in the other lane going the same speed and enforce their stance on everyone else..... and then some of the people they **** off start doing very dangerous stuff (use your imagination... lights, honking, tailgating, passing on the the shoulders or exit/ramp lanes, etc).

Other people I guess are just completely oblivious.

My brother some years ago was at a traffic school where someone in the class was proud of the fact that they like enforcing the speed limit by doing that. Ironic that this a**hole was in a traffic class for speeding. Luckily the cop teaching the class told him it was not his (the students) job to enforce the speed limit and that it was dangerous.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on May 10, 2016, 08:15:11 AM
I've been known to work my way in front of these a'holes, then slow down until they get pissed and finally move over into the right lane.  I then speed away with a smile.  My work here is done! I don't do it on the bike though.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: EZ on May 10, 2016, 08:30:59 AM
Back in the day of pagers (no cameras on any I knew of) A couple of taps to the rear bumper at speed convinced even the most stubborn that it was probably in their best interest to move aside. I know, Iknow "two wrongs don't make a right" but they sure did move right! I miss those days, but mainly cause I had hair back then.  >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on May 10, 2016, 03:21:11 PM
Back in the day of pagers (no cameras on any I knew of) A couple of taps to the rear bumper at speed convinced even the most stubborn that it was probably in their best interest to move aside. I know, Iknow "two wrongs don't make a right" but they sure did move right! I miss those days, but mainly cause I had hair back then.  >:(

I miss my hair also  :chugbeer:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on May 10, 2016, 04:45:26 PM
I've been known to work my way in front of these a'holes, then slow down until they get pissed and finally move over into the right lane.  I then speed away with a smile.  My work here is done! I don't do it on the bike though.

I have to admit I have done that myself, too, a few times.  Also not on the bike...

Two wrongs don't make a right.... but it can sure feel good to be the occasional deliverer of karma.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on May 10, 2016, 04:49:51 PM
I have to admit I have done that myself, too, a few times.  Also not on the bike...

Two wrongs don't make a right.... but it can sure feel good to be the occasional deliverer of karma.

It's not two wrongs if you're rightly correcting a wrong.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on May 10, 2016, 04:50:05 PM
I miss my hair also  :chugbeer:

Don't remind me :(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on May 10, 2016, 07:36:12 PM
2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do.



Oh, and that was just a geometric statement, not a political one :P
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 11, 2016, 05:29:15 AM
I miss my hair also  :chugbeer:

+1

2 wrongs don't make a right, but 3 lefts do.



Oh, and that was just a geometric statement, not a political one :P

 :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on May 11, 2016, 06:21:06 AM
I miss my hair also  :chugbeer:

It's been so long since I've had hair, i can't remember it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on May 11, 2016, 05:31:38 PM
It's been so long since I've had hair, i can't remember it.

Lol

Things that make me......etc etc.......

Head hair replaced by nature to grow from yer nose and ears.........bloody stuff irritates me like mad
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on May 16, 2016, 11:41:20 AM
Glucometers are calibrated for capillary blood, not venous blood. Eating more calories than your body burns causes you to gain weight. The poop from Canada geese blends well with springtime grass. Do not store slippery ceramic items on other slippery ceramic items at angles that produce movement. Cold air over warm water produces clouds and sometimes snow in May. My in-laws are idiots.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on May 17, 2016, 10:02:44 AM
Cagers whose heads you can't see -- only knuckles. Running TV screens at gas stations. Arrogant motorcycle dealer owners.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on May 17, 2016, 10:52:17 AM
Cage after cage after cage with drivers staring at their phone.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Charlie747 on May 17, 2016, 04:51:26 PM
Cage after cage after cage with drivers staring at their phone.

Agree 100% with you 🍻👍😃
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on May 18, 2016, 05:17:27 AM
Cage after cage after cage with drivers staring at their phone.

I just don't get it! Drive the :censored: car you morons!!!    >:(
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Post by: gPink on May 18, 2016, 06:09:16 AM
...or better yet ...TAKE THE BUS!
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Post by: Cold Streak on May 18, 2016, 07:12:30 AM
People who pull into a busy gas station and act like they've never filled the car/bike before.  Fumble around looking for the credit card, stare at the pump for awhile.  Slowly go through the menus.  etc.  I'm usually buttoning up and leaving before some of these morons have a gallon into the vehicle.
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Post by: Charlie747 on May 18, 2016, 06:51:03 PM
Never thought of this as subject for this thread.............BUT..................now you've brought it to my attention.............

Agree with you 100% 🍻👍😃
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Post by: Charlie747 on May 18, 2016, 06:52:38 PM
Trying to post a picture from dump bucket to the forum from my iPad mini

Dump bucket = Photo bucket  :cannon:
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Post by: Hooligan on May 18, 2016, 11:21:22 PM
Tele-sales people phoning you randomly to try and sell all types of sh 1 t to you, and expect you to be friendly and understanding when you say "no thanks", but they keep pushing the envelope.
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Post by: O.C. on May 19, 2016, 01:42:16 AM
Product packaging that is impossible to get in to  >:(

BTW I find this becomes more difficult the older I get  :-[     
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Post by: Hooligan on May 19, 2016, 05:22:26 AM
Product packaging that is impossible to get in to  >:(

BTW I find this becomes more difficult the older I get  :-[     

I find that a very sharp knife normally works for that..... ;D
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Post by: VirginiaJim on May 19, 2016, 05:27:06 AM
People who pull into a busy gas station and act like they've never filled the car/bike before.  Fumble around looking for the credit card, stare at the pump for awhile.  Slowly go through the menus.  etc.  I'm usually buttoning up and leaving before some of these morons have a gallon into the vehicle.

Or people that pay with cash so they park the car at the pump, walk in and pay, come back out, pump the gas, leave the car again, stand in line, buy snacks/lottery tickets/bathroom, come back to the car and then leave 20 minutes after they pull in.

Tele-sales people phoning you randomly to try and sell all types of sh 1 t to you, and expect you to be friendly and understanding when you say "no thanks", but they keep pushing the envelope.

I fixed that by buying a portable phone system that has the ability to block up to 250 calls.  I block any number that I don't recognize or they don't leave a message.

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Post by: Hooligan on May 19, 2016, 05:33:24 AM

I fixed that by buying a portable phone system that has the ability to block up to 250 calls.  I block any number that I don't recognize or they don't leave a message.

The problem is that my work requires me to do standby, and when they phone it comes up as an unknown (blocked) number. Tele-sales people have the same system, where the numbers does not show. I have to answer unknown numbers, as it could be work related.
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Post by: maxtog on May 19, 2016, 06:03:16 AM
Or people that pay with cash so they park the car at the pump, walk in and pay,

Well, that really isn't their fault...... paying with cash is perfectly reasonable.  And years ago, you could pump, then pay.
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Post by: Deziner on May 19, 2016, 07:48:34 AM
I always pay with cash. Then again, I know how much fuel I want and I only make one trip in to the store. If you don't know how much fuel it takes to fill your vehicle, you are too stupid to drive.
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Post by: Conniesaki on May 19, 2016, 08:22:41 AM
Tele-sales people phoning you randomly to try and sell all types of sh 1 t to you, and expect you to be friendly and understanding when you say "no thanks", but they keep pushing the envelope.

Years ago I started simply hanging up on them, cold turkey, middle of the sentence. Felt a lil' bad for a while at first, but now I've been doing it for so many years I don't even give it a 2nd thought. Hang up and continue on with my day. I just realized that I don't care to extend for one moment longer a conversation with somebody who's just trying to sell me something I didn't ask for and don't need or want. Pretty sure most of the calls are placed by computers, and when it detects that you've answered the call is transferred to one of their salespeople. Yeah, no problem whatsoever hanging up on that situation.
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Post by: Rhino on May 19, 2016, 09:00:20 AM
Years ago I started simply hanging up on them, cold turkey, middle of the sentence. Felt a lil' bad for a while at first, but now I've been doing it for so many years I don't even give it a 2nd thought. Hang up and continue on with my day. I just realized that I don't care to extend for one moment longer a conversation with somebody who's just trying to sell me something I didn't ask for and don't need or want. Pretty sure most of the calls are placed by computers, and when it detects that you've answered the call is transferred to one of their salespeople. Yeah, no problem whatsoever hanging up on that situation.

+1 No need to feel bad. In fact your doing them a favor. If they are getting paid by commission, they can move on to the next prospect quicker.
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Post by: Classvino on May 19, 2016, 09:50:35 AM
And in the same vein as the Gas Station newbies....

Just how long do you have to own a vehicle before you remember which side the fuel cap is on?

(I guess this hasn't happened much to me lately, but that just makes it more annoying when you watch someone get out and stare in wonder at the wrong side of their car wondering where the fuel hatch has gone....)

I could understand it happening on a rental, but on a regular vehicle?  Sheesh !

Jamie
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Post by: VirginiaJim on May 19, 2016, 10:33:37 AM
I've always found that if you look at the fuel gauge it tells you which side the filler is on.  I wonder why we don't have that on bikes?
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Post by: Deziner on May 19, 2016, 12:18:42 PM
I've always found that if you look at the fuel gauge it tells you which side the filler is on.  I wonder why we don't have that on bikes?

 :doh: :battle:
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Post by: Charlie747 on May 19, 2016, 01:28:11 PM
:doh: :battle:

Totally agree.........he must of run out of 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻👍😃
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 19, 2016, 03:24:31 PM
 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on May 19, 2016, 03:45:11 PM
Years ago I started simply hanging up on them, cold turkey, middle of the sentence. Felt a lil' bad for a while at first, but now I've been doing it for so many years I don't even give it a 2nd thought. Hang up and continue on with my day. I just realized that I don't care to extend for one moment longer a conversation with somebody who's just trying to sell me something I didn't ask for and don't need or want. Pretty sure most of the calls are placed by computers, and when it detects that you've answered the call is transferred to one of their salespeople. Yeah, no problem whatsoever hanging up on that situation.

I always interrupt them and say "please remove this number from all your lists... bye" and hang up.

Such calls really should be illegal (and criminal, not civil), especially the robot dialers.
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Post by: Charlie747 on May 19, 2016, 05:00:19 PM
I always interrupt them and say "please remove this number from all your lists... bye" and hang up.

Such calls really should be illegal (and criminal, not civil), especially the robot dialers.

Agree 100%

I've take to replying to their announcement of who they are with the following.

"This is a private government number. This call is being recorded. Please state for the record your name date of birth and employer details"

Normally have them hang up
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on May 20, 2016, 05:20:09 AM
Agree 100%

I've take to replying to their announcement of who they are with the following.

"This is a private government number. This call is being recorded. Please state for the record your name date of birth and employer details"

Normally have them hang up

If I don't recognize the number I don't answer the phone. Simple as that. If it's an important call they'll leave a message.

Rachel hates when I do this...
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Post by: maxtog on May 20, 2016, 05:32:28 AM
If I don't recognize the number I don't answer the phone.

I don't have caller ID at home  :)

Quote
Simple as that. If it's an important call they'll leave a message.

I do follow that procedure with my cell phone, though.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on May 20, 2016, 05:42:57 AM
I don't have caller ID at home  :)

I do follow that procedure with my cell phone, though.

Why even have a land line? We got rid of ours years ago.
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Post by: Rhino on May 20, 2016, 07:30:45 AM
Why even have a land line? We got rid of ours years ago.

Me too.
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Post by: Conniesaki on May 20, 2016, 12:33:24 PM
I always interrupt them and say "please remove this number from all your lists... bye" and hang up.

What you do: I always interrupt them and say "please remove this number from all your lists... bye" and hang up.

What I do: I always interrupt them and say "please remove this number from all your lists... bye" and hang up.

 :)

I just think you're wasting your breath.
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Post by: Conniesaki on May 20, 2016, 12:45:38 PM
Why even have a land line? We got rid of ours years ago.

Got rid of our AT&T land line 3 or 4 years ago ... but before doing so I ported the number to Google Voice, so was able to keep my phone number I've had since 1992, and now no monthly fees ... $0.00. Calls go thru a tiny box connected to our internet connection, so I had to buy that box for something like $40, and buy the cheapest WalMart cell phone I could find ... $7 ... use it one time just for the porting procedure, and when done throw it away. Now, unless you walk into the utility room where our internet comes in to the house, you would have no way of knowing we don't have standard land line service ... even caller ID works thru it.

Do we need that line? No, not really ... but sometimes I prefer the call quality of that 'land line' vs cell phone. And total cost was ~$50, and just a one-time cost. Like I said, that was 3 or 4 years ago. And ~8 months ago we moved, and the 'land line' works in the new house exactly as before without me doing anything to even configure it. I just brought the little box ... called an Obihai ... with us, plugged it in, and signed up for internet.
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Post by: gPink on May 20, 2016, 12:48:10 PM
How is your internet service delivered?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on May 20, 2016, 12:48:21 PM
When I pick up a red ball point pen only to find out the ink itself is either black or blue.

Why make a pen red if the ink isn't red??  :-\
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Post by: Conniesaki on May 20, 2016, 12:49:02 PM
How is your internet service delivered?

Cox DSL ... wire running from a utility pole underground to the house.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on May 20, 2016, 01:34:36 PM
Years ago I started simply hanging up on them, cold turkey, middle of the sentence. Felt a lil' bad for a while at first, but now I've been doing it for so many years I don't even give it a 2nd thought. Hang up and continue on with my day. I just realized that I don't care to extend for one moment longer a conversation with somebody who's just trying to sell me something I didn't ask for and don't need or want. Pretty sure most of the calls are placed by computers, and when it detects that you've answered the call is transferred to one of their salespeople. Yeah, no problem whatsoever hanging up on that situation.

Ha ... just got one. Call from a South Florida # I don't recognize. I answered and said hello, heard about a second and a half of quiet, then a slight click and a person who said "Hello I'd like to speak to the owner of the business ..." CLICK. He gone.

Man, I shouldn't have even let 'em get past "Hello I'd like". I gotta work on my reaction times.
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Post by: maxtog on May 20, 2016, 03:44:02 PM
Why even have a land line? We got rid of ours years ago.

* Because it has no batteries to fail
* Because during the hurricanes it worked while cells did not
* Because I have extensions throughout the house
* Safety
* Redundancy
* Voice quality is better for long conversations

The problem is they keep raising the price, which makes no sense.  I have a featureless line, limited number of calls per month, no LD, lowest possible price.
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Post by: maxtog on May 20, 2016, 03:46:07 PM
What you do: I always interrupt them and say "please remove this number from all your lists... bye" and hang up.

What I do: I always interrupt them and say "please remove this number from all your lists... bye" and hang up.

 :)

I just think you're wasting your breath.

Theoretically they are required to remove your number from lists if you ask it.  By hanging up, they have not been told anything, so you might get called again.  Of course, they probably don't care either way.
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Post by: maxtog on May 20, 2016, 03:47:39 PM
Ha ... just got one. Call from a South Florida # I don't recognize. I answered and said hello, heard about a second and a half of quiet, then a slight click and a person who said "Hello I'd like to speak to the owner of the business ..." CLICK. He gone.

Yep, that is the robo dialer.  Should be illegal and criminal.
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Post by: Conrad on May 21, 2016, 05:45:14 AM
Theoretically they are required to remove your number from lists if you ask it.  By hanging up, they have not been told anything, so you might get called again.  Of course, they probably don't care either way.

The people who work in these 'call centers' don't give two shits if you ask them to remove your number from their lists. Who's going to catch them if they don't? A person can't even get the real phone number that their calling from. If you call one of these numbers back right away, in most cases, you'll find that the number doesn't even exist.
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Post by: maxtog on May 21, 2016, 11:08:44 PM
The people who work in these 'call centers' don't give two shits if you ask them to remove your number from their lists. Who's going to catch them if they don't? A person can't even get the real phone number that their calling from. If you call one of these numbers back right away, in most cases, you'll find that the number doesn't even exist.

Yep, theory and reality often don't coincide.... especially when it involves people.
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Post by: VirginiaJim on May 22, 2016, 03:51:48 PM
* Because it has no batteries to fail
* Because during the hurricanes it worked while cells did not
* Because I have extensions throughout the house
* Safety
* Redundancy
* Voice quality is better for long conversations

The problem is they keep raising the price, which makes no sense.  I have a featureless line, limited number of calls per month, no LD, lowest possible price.

Sure it makes sense.  One, they don't want to maintain those lines anymore.  Two, it's harder to get parts.  Three, the techs that can maintain them are retiring or dead.  With that being said, I still have mine but the urge to get rid of it is rising.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on May 27, 2016, 05:01:00 AM
This doesn't just make me crazy and annoyed, it pissed me right the :censored: off!!!!

Motorcycle riders who 'can't see' other motorcycle riders!!!

I was heading into town yesterday on my bike. 4 lane road and I see another rider approaching from a side street on the right. There's a stop sign for him and I'm thinking surly he's going to stop right? He's moving pretty fast on his ape hanger equipped LOUD assed cruiser (you know the type, sleeveless MC club shirt, doo rag, no helmet of course). Um, he's going to stop right? Wrong! I'm in the right hand lane and he swings wide without even slowing for the stop sign. If not for my cat like reflexes (and the fact that I was watching him) he would have taken me out! I hit the brakes hard and he pulls out in front of me. The son of a bitch didn't even see me!!! He changes lanes, again without looking, and we end up at the stop light together. I wanted to let him know what he just did but the asshole has his ear buds in and his bike is so damn loud that he wouldn't be able to hear a damn thing that I said anyways.  >:(
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Post by: gPink on May 27, 2016, 05:24:09 AM
http://youtu.be/Zx9tTkTmM8U (http://youtu.be/Zx9tTkTmM8U)
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Post by: maxtog on May 27, 2016, 06:09:26 AM
This doesn't just make me crazy and annoyed, it pissed me right the :censored: off!!!!

Motorcycle riders who 'can't see' other motorcycle riders!!!

That's because his type aren't motorcycle riders, they are motorcycle exhibitionists.  Big difference.

(I like to call them "chrome lawnmower exhibitionists", since what they ride are typically low-tech, slow, loud, unbalanced, low, can't corner, vibrate to death, etc; usually come out only once a week or two but not in the winter when the grass doesn't grow; are covered in chrome; and are all about "look at me", "pay attention to me", "listen to me")
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Post by: Deziner on May 27, 2016, 06:32:55 AM
Much of the same can be said for squids .
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Post by: Classvino on May 27, 2016, 07:03:06 AM
Much of the same can be said for squids .

Yup.  It's not the bike, or the apparel, it's the rider !

Locally, (other than the loud pipes) the Crotch rocket riders are more of a menace than the cruiser riders. Probably because the cruiser riders are all older than the squids. There's bad apples in every barrel.

Jamie
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Post by: VirginiaJim on May 27, 2016, 07:56:28 AM
Did the first oil change in my Tacoma.  All went well until I unscrewed the oil cap.  Didn't have a good grip on it and it fell into the engine bay.  Still can't find it.   :doh: :doh: :doh: Stuck some rags in the filler neck and I'll look again on Sunday when it's going to be cooler outside.  Did the same thing to my daughter's Honda Accord.  On the bright side, she doesn't bring it to me for oil changes anymore.
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Post by: gPink on May 27, 2016, 09:22:39 AM
Who are you going to take yours to now?
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Post by: Deziner on May 27, 2016, 09:48:16 AM
 :rotflmao:
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Post by: Eupher on May 27, 2016, 09:57:27 AM
Who are you going to take yours to now?

 :popcorn:
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Post by: VirginiaJim on May 27, 2016, 11:56:58 AM
I'm going to leave it be until later this afternoon and try looking for it again.  They really ought to make these caps in color other than black....bright yellow or orange comes to mind.

Update:  I found it after going back and looking throughout the engine bay 4 or 5 times.  Was just looking down from the top and tried to determine where it might have fell.  Looked at the radiator shroud and wondered if it had fell into the bottom of it.  Started feeling around and there it was.  That was really depressing me.  Glad I found it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on May 27, 2016, 05:01:41 PM
Much of the same can be said for squids .

As far as attitude and noise, very true
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Post by: Hooligan on May 28, 2016, 01:36:17 AM
As far as attitude and noise, very true

Going to a rally, and there is this 20-something y/o, trying to break his bike's motor by revving it into the limiters/valve bounce, while I'm trying to have a conversation with my Brothers, or listening to the band playing.

Being a rally organiser myself, I know how the okes gets pissed off. Even the band starts to get irritated.

A few years back, we had an oke pull his bike into the main tent, and limiting the crap out of his bike. It got so bad, that he blew one of the band's speakers. Needless to say, the following year we started putting up fences to prevent the "Fidiots" (f  :censored: ng idiots) from getting their bikes into the main tent.
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Post by: Conrad on May 28, 2016, 04:34:39 AM
That's because his type aren't motorcycle riders, they are motorcycle exhibitionists.  Big difference.

(I like to call them "chrome lawnmower exhibitionists", since what they ride are typically low-tech, slow, loud, unbalanced, low, can't corner, vibrate to death, etc; usually come out only once a week or two but not in the winter when the grass doesn't grow; are covered in chrome; and are all about "look at me", "pay attention to me", "listen to me")

I agree. And when we were sitting at the light together the dickhead did his best to pretend that I wasn't even there (I almost wasn't...) .
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Post by: Conrad on May 28, 2016, 04:35:48 AM
I'm going to leave it be until later this afternoon and try looking for it again.  They really ought to make these caps in color other than black....bright yellow or orange comes to mind.

Update:  I found it after going back and looking throughout the engine bay 4 or 5 times.  Was just looking down from the top and tried to determine where it might have fell.  Looked at the radiator shroud and wondered if it had fell into the bottom of it.  Started feeling around and there it was.  That was really depressing me.  Glad I found it.

You might want to put a tether on that thing.   ;)
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Post by: Deziner on May 28, 2016, 08:01:00 AM
You might want to put a tether on that thing.   ;)

Had Brian posted that, an "easy boys" would have been included.
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Post by: VirginiaJim on May 28, 2016, 03:18:32 PM
 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 05, 2016, 08:03:56 PM
Rivets...the metal ones, not the noise the frogs (amphibians) make.

Bought a Tacoma Sport the end of March.   Decided to add Redline Quick Hood Lift system to the hood as it's damnably heavy as the Sport has extra stuff in it's hood.  Also the taller tires don't help.  This system has to be riveted to the hood.  Bought a nice Stanley MR77C riveter in preparation and practiced with it before hand as I haven't done much of that up to now.

Measured everything and got the holes drilled and then put the first rivet in.  All went fine and I was ready for the second one and noticed the shank of the previous rivet was still there.  Couldn't get that darn thing out.  Decided to unscrew the piece in the back and try to get it out that way...1.5 hours later it was still in.  When I unscrewed that piece a spring decided to leave in a hurry as well as all the parts therein.  Took awhile to get them all back in place.  Did the second rivet and of course that shank wouldn't come out either.  Great idea!  Use a very narrow rod to force it out.  Damn rod got stuck.  Took more time to get that out.

They say that this job takes about an hour and half to put everything in place.  It took me 4 hours to do one bracket.  I have three more to do.  I can't wait.  :_shudder_Emoticon :censored:
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Post by: jettawreck on August 05, 2016, 08:29:48 PM
Usually if you fully retract the handle of the riveter the shank will fall out.
Frogs say ribbit.
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Post by: VirginiaJim on August 05, 2016, 09:13:31 PM
gully retract?  Nothing I did made it just fall out.
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Post by: jettawreck on August 06, 2016, 07:01:26 AM
 
gully retract?  Nothing I did made it just fall out.

 :-[ :-[ fixed it, sorry.
Sounds like the tool has a defect.
Enough to make a guy get annoyed and go crazy for sure.
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Post by: VirginiaJim on August 06, 2016, 11:37:16 AM
It's a pain for sure but I figured out what to do to get it out easier than taking it apart.  Used a small vice grip and just 'unscrewed' it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on August 08, 2016, 05:00:54 AM
Rivets...the metal ones, not the noise the frogs (amphibians) make.

Bought a Tacoma Sport the end of March.   Decided to add Redline Quick Hood Lift system to the hood as it's damnably heavy as the Sport has extra stuff in it's hood.  Also the taller tires don't help.  This system has to be riveted to the hood.  Bought a nice Stanley MR77C riveter in preparation and practiced with it before hand as I haven't done much of that up to now.

Measured everything and got the holes drilled and then put the first rivet in.  All went fine and I was ready for the second one and noticed the shank of the previous rivet was still there.  Couldn't get that darn thing out.  Decided to unscrew the piece in the back and try to get it out that way...1.5 hours later it was still in.  When I unscrewed that piece a spring decided to leave in a hurry as well as all the parts therein.  Took awhile to get them all back in place.  Did the second rivet and of course that shank wouldn't come out either.  Great idea!  Use a very narrow rod to force it out.  Damn rod got stuck.  Took more time to get that out.

They say that this job takes about an hour and half to put everything in place.  It took me 4 hours to do one bracket.  I have three more to do.  I can't wait.  :_shudder_Emoticon :censored:

The 'shank' should break off and come out. If it isn't breaking off then you need to give the rivet gun a few more squeezes till it does.
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Post by: gPink on August 08, 2016, 05:03:12 AM
The 'shank' should break off and come out. If it isn't breaking off then you need to give the rivet gun a few more squeezes till it does.

An 'easy boys' or two might be appropriate.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 08, 2016, 07:14:09 AM
It's breaking off ok, just that broke off piece isn't coming out without persuasion.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on August 08, 2016, 07:16:22 AM
A little lube before you squeeze?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 08, 2016, 07:51:28 AM
That won't work in this case.  There is a cone shaped gripper just inside the head piece with teeth.  I tried backing off on the spring tension but still no joy.  I'm done with that job and probably won't use the rivet gun for awhile.  The struts came out well and work great.  The last three pieces I riveted on only took about an hour after I figured out what to do with the gun.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on August 08, 2016, 01:44:07 PM
Stanley ain't what it used to be. I have had a Marson for nearly 30 years and have had zero issues with it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 09, 2016, 04:10:37 AM
Seems that way with a lot of things these days.
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Post by: Rhino on August 09, 2016, 07:55:54 AM
Levis are making me crazy and annoyed. I have lived in Levis for most of my 60 years. First original shrink to fit, button down 501's and now for at least 30 years, 505 zipper jeans. But about 3 years ago some marketing genus decided that one of the oldest brands which most people would link with "simple quality" would be much better by removing 2 of the belt loops, using thinner cloth and the very best part, make the pockets 1 1/2 inches shallower. Are you fricking kidding me? That puts my cell phone right at the bend when I sit down. How much do you save in manufacturing by having 2 less belt loops and a shallow pocket when considering they still charge at least $20 more than the competition for the brand? I have now sent them 2 letters and their response is "if you think they are defective, take them back to the store".
 :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on August 09, 2016, 08:08:44 AM
Levis are making me crazy and annoyed. I have lived in Levis for most of my 60 years. First original shrink to fit, button down 501's and now for at least 30 years, 505 zipper jeans. But about 3 years ago some marketing genus decided that one of the oldest brands which most people would link with "simple quality" would be much better by removing 2 of the belt loops, using thinner cloth and the very best part, make the pockets 1 1/2 inches shallower. Are you fricking kidding me? That puts my cell phone right at the bend when I sit down. How much do you save in manufacturing by having 2 less belt loops and a shallow pocket when considering they still charge at least $20 more than the competition for the brand? I have now sent them 2 letters and their response is "if you think they are defective, take them back to the store".
 :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

AND Levi Strauss supports gun control! I have been boycotting them for 20 years.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on August 09, 2016, 08:16:11 AM
Levis are making me crazy and annoyed. I have lived in Levis for most of my 60 years. First original shrink to fit, button down 501's and now for at least 30 years, 505 zipper jeans. But about 3 years ago some marketing genus decided that one of the oldest brands which most people would link with "simple quality" would be much better by removing 2 of the belt loops, using thinner cloth and the very best part, make the pockets 1 1/2 inches shallower. Are you fricking kidding me? That puts my cell phone right at the bend when I sit down. How much do you save in manufacturing by having 2 less belt loops and a shallow pocket when considering they still charge at least $20 more than the competition for the brand? I have now sent them 2 letters and their response is "if you think they are defective, take them back to the store".
 :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

You should have switched to Wranglers years ago, they've always* been the better jean.  :thumbs:   (* Jeans have a long history, always in this instance means since the early 70s when I first started comparison shopping for my own clothes . ::) I have no idea what Wrangler's stance is on gun control, nor do I care.)  I have to agree with you about customer service response, it pretty much sucks these days. I'm sure they have maybe 6 form letters to pick from to send out to the mail/email they get. I'm always surprised when I get a response that seems like someone actually read and responded to what I said rather than one that simply categorized it and sent the appropriate closest to the subject canned response. Same thing on the phone when I get someone without a foreign accent.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 09, 2016, 10:00:56 AM
True enough. I think I can stick an 'Easy Boys' into anything (Easy Boys!)..... oh, hey, look at that.

Brian

Had Brian posted that, an "easy boys" would have been included.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on August 09, 2016, 12:06:55 PM
You should have switched to Wranglers years ago, they've always* been the better jean.  :thumbs:   (* Jeans have a long history, always in this instance means since the early 70s when I first started comparison shopping for my own clothes . ::) I have no idea what Wrangler's stance is on gun control, nor do I care.)  I have to agree with you about customer service response, it pretty much sucks these days. I'm sure they have maybe 6 form letters to pick from to send out to the mail/email they get. I'm always surprised when I get a response that seems like someone actually read and responded to what I said rather than one that simply categorized it and sent the appropriate closest to the subject canned response. Same thing on the phone when I get someone without a foreign accent.

So do Wranglers still have full size pockets?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MAN OF BLUES on August 09, 2016, 01:16:50 PM
Can't find my Wranglers, but my Lee's aralmost the same as the Levi 505's
Lee pockets are 6-1/2" deep fronts, 6" dp rear, 3" dp watch pocket, 7 belt loops...
Levi 505's are 6-1/2" deep front and rear pockets, 3-1/2" dp watch pocket, 7 loops....

I kinda like the fit on the Lee's better...

Ride safe,
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on August 09, 2016, 05:19:11 PM
At the very front, my Wranglers measure 9" to the top of the watch pocket.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on August 09, 2016, 05:35:49 PM
third world levis suck... http://levistrauss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Levi-Strauss-Co-Factory-List-June-2015.pdf (http://levistrauss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Levi-Strauss-Co-Factory-List-June-2015.pdf)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 09, 2016, 05:48:14 PM
You should have switched to Wranglers years ago, they've always* been the better jean. 

I have to agree... it is all I wear; Wrangler 5 Star Premium relaxed fit.  A fraction of the price of Levi's and they actually fit well, are comfortable, and last a long time.  I can also even easily find them in 29"... extremely rare for other jeans.  They even go on sale sometimes- even though regular price at $17 is great.

My only big complaint is that they are only available in blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, and black.  I also want greens, greys, and browns.  They added one color called "TM Wash" but I can't tell what it is supposed to be (I think it is supposed to be a grey) but doesn't matter because it is ONLY available in a few sizes (of course, not mine).  I still have a single pair of green from probably 20 years ago, but they are just tatters now.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Sgt Mac on August 09, 2016, 06:08:12 PM
Dickies Carpenter Pants

http://www.dickies.com/jeans/relaxed-fit-straight-leg-carpenter-duck-jean/DU212RBD+42+30.html?cm_mmc=Google-_-298459396-_-10473328876-_-{Null}&gclid=Cj0KEQjw_qW9BRCcv-Xc5Jn-26gBEiQAM-iJhUtTI_uurzEahviiNC6gqBcV8xC4tcigUOIvY83TU3YaAiK_8P8HAQ (http://www.dickies.com/jeans/relaxed-fit-straight-leg-carpenter-duck-jean/DU212RBD+42+30.html?cm_mmc=Google-_-298459396-_-10473328876-_-{Null}&gclid=Cj0KEQjw_qW9BRCcv-Xc5Jn-26gBEiQAM-iJhUtTI_uurzEahviiNC6gqBcV8xC4tcigUOIvY83TU3YaAiK_8P8HAQ)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: DaddyFlip on August 09, 2016, 07:04:12 PM
The jean features you hate appeal to younger folks. They don't wear belts and they want their phones to stick out so people can see what they are carrying. Thinner material is also appealing to the younger set.

I wouldn't wear jeans anymore and haven't for over a decade. Cotton pants, commonly referred to as khakis, preferably of the cargo persuasion, is what I wear exclusively. Jeans never dry out if they get wet; pants do.

Levis probably considers themselves a manufacturer instead of a consumer based corporation. Therefore, they leave customer service up to the retail outlets.

Speaking of which, I get tired of my wife complaining that "outlet malls" don't have good prices anymore. Outlet used to mean an off the beaten path warehouse-grade establishment where manufacturers could dump B grade merchandise at cost or less. Now it means a collection of retail stores arranged in an outdoor strip mall fashion replete with convenient food and beverage stops, all at retail prices. They trained folks to associate outlet with cheap and then decades later, pulled a bait and switch.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 09, 2016, 07:11:01 PM
I like Duluth Ball Room Jeans..

http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/mens/workwear/ballroom-jeans/20207.aspx?processor=content (http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/mens/workwear/ballroom-jeans/20207.aspx?processor=content)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on August 10, 2016, 08:54:06 AM
I like Duluth Ball Room Jeans..

http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/mens/workwear/ballroom-jeans/20207.aspx?processor=content (http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/mens/workwear/ballroom-jeans/20207.aspx?processor=content)

$54.50? Wow.. there's your deep pockets right there!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on August 10, 2016, 09:14:38 AM
$54.50? Wow.. there's your deep pockets right there!

Well...they do advertise ball room.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on August 10, 2016, 11:58:13 AM
I have to agree... it is all I wear; Wrangler 5 Star Premium relaxed fit.  A fraction of the price of Levi's and they actually fit well, are comfortable, and last a long time.  I can also even easily find them in 29"... extremely rare for other jeans.  They even go on sale sometimes- even though regular price at $17 is great.

My only big complaint is that they are only available in blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, and black.  I also want greens, greys, and browns.  They added one color called "TM Wash" but I can't tell what it is supposed to be (I think it is supposed to be a grey) but doesn't matter because it is ONLY available in a few sizes (of course, not mine).  I still have a single pair of green from probably 20 years ago, but they are just tatters now.

Just ordered a pair of Wrangle Premium regular fit. If I like them, I'll order more. All my old Levis 505's are decrepit and perfect for working on the bike but need new jeans for work. Someone at the Salvation Army is going to get one almost new and one never been worn pair of 505's.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on August 10, 2016, 12:00:31 PM
Can't find my Wranglers, but my Lee's aralmost the same as the Levi 505's
Lee pockets are 6-1/2" deep fronts, 6" dp rear, 3" dp watch pocket, 7 belt loops...
Levi 505's are 6-1/2" deep front and rear pockets, 3-1/2" dp watch pocket, 7 loops....

I kinda like the fit on the Lee's better...

Ride safe,

My old pairs of 505's measure 8.25 inches from the lowest point on entry to the bottom of the pocket. 6-1/2" sounds right for the newer 505's. Puts my cell phone right at the bend when sit down.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 10, 2016, 03:27:29 PM
$54.50? Wow.. there's your deep pockets right there!

LOL!!!   :finger_fing11:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 10, 2016, 03:30:36 PM
My old pairs of 505's measure 8.25 inches from the lowest point on entry to the bottom of the pocket. 6-1/2" sounds right for the newer 505's. Puts my cell phone right at the bend when sit down.

Wrangler 5 star relaxed fit 29 waist; pocket depth is 9" on the fly side and 6.5" on the outer side
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 10, 2016, 04:53:15 PM
$54.50? Wow.. there's your deep pockets right there!

Well worth it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on August 10, 2016, 05:16:22 PM
Well worth it.

And 100% unconditional no bull guarantee.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on August 10, 2016, 05:51:07 PM
http://www.wrangler.com/shop/wrangler-comfort-solutions-series-comfort-fit-jean (http://www.wrangler.com/shop/wrangler-comfort-solutions-series-comfort-fit-jean)

$22.92  @ Wally world (http://www.walmart.com/ip/Wrangler-Men-s-Regular-Fit-Jeans-with-Comfort-Flex-Waistband/37611967)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 11, 2016, 04:49:35 AM
Can't see using them in a Ball Room environment, but they have the same stretchyness as the Duluth's. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on August 11, 2016, 06:15:21 AM
 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 12, 2016, 04:24:28 AM
Meteor storms that happen at night while I'm sleeping.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on August 12, 2016, 04:49:49 AM
Meteor storms that happen at night while I'm sleeping.

It happens throughout the day as well. Just a bit hard to see.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Hooligan on August 12, 2016, 05:08:45 AM
It happens throughout the day as well. Just a bit hard to see.

We are too for down south of the equator to see it.... >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on August 12, 2016, 05:11:55 AM
We are too for down south of the equator to see it.... >:(

Who's fault is that?    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on August 12, 2016, 05:20:08 AM
We are too for down south of the equator to see it.... >:(
So you're saying you're on the wrong side of the flat earth?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 12, 2016, 05:26:42 AM
It happens throughout the day as well. Just a bit hard to see.

 :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on August 12, 2016, 06:49:14 AM
Meteor storms that happen at night while I'm sleeping.

How can you tell?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 12, 2016, 07:50:13 AM
How can you tell?

If a tree falls...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on August 12, 2016, 08:29:25 AM
If a tree falls...

And the blind man tells his deaf daughter to get out the way!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 12, 2016, 05:33:54 PM
How can you tell?

C lets me know through this board.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Hooligan on August 12, 2016, 11:03:01 PM
Who's fault is that?    ;)

You offering to take the blame C.....?
 :thumbs: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on August 13, 2016, 07:13:46 AM
You offering to take the blame C.....?
 :thumbs: :rotflmao:

I might as well because if I don't, somehow, my wife will blame me for it.    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on August 14, 2016, 10:29:13 AM
If a tree falls...

Yes, if a tree falls in the woods, a man is to blame.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 14, 2016, 01:20:40 PM
So beavers are totally blameless?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Hooligan on August 14, 2016, 10:50:43 PM
I might as well because if I don't, somehow, my wife will blame me for it.    ;)

I know that feeling all too well.......... :thumbs:
Come to think of it, I'm in the same boat Bud.... :censored:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on August 15, 2016, 04:30:02 AM
I know that feeling all too well.......... :thumbs:
Come to think of it, I'm in the same boat Bud.... :censored:

 :chugbeer:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on August 15, 2016, 06:35:30 AM
So beavers are totally blameless?

 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 26, 2016, 04:09:40 AM
Went in to a Dunkin Donuts to get some coffee.   Four were in line to get something including me.   A person at the counter, two girls side by side, and then me.  The space between the two girls and the person at the counter was wide enough to drive my truck through.  I knew they were in line but it was all I could do to not say 'Are ya'll in line or are you just taking up space?'  Don't you just hate it when someone leaves a gap big enough to drive a truck through when you're waiting in line?   I was darn near out the door!  And of course there's the person that's never ordered donuts before taking a minute to select each donut to fill out their dozen!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 26, 2016, 04:43:43 AM
What was wrong with the drive thru?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 26, 2016, 05:01:42 AM
No drive thru on this one..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on September 26, 2016, 05:34:56 AM
Not really.

What I hate are stupid non-centralized/non-single queue lines.  No matter which line I get in, it is almost always slower than whatever the average is.  Is it really that hard to have a single line design?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 26, 2016, 05:57:09 AM
It really doesn't matter....If you're not the lead dog the view never changes.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: DaddyFlip on September 26, 2016, 06:47:32 AM
Not really.

What I hate are stupid non-centralized/non-single queue lines.  No matter which line I get in, it is almost always slower than whatever the average is.  Is it really that hard to have a single line design?

Communist much?  :o

On average, you should be in just as many fast lines as slow lines. The fact that you almost always perceive you are in the slower line is an indication of your ungratefulness when you are actually in the faster line. It's the selfish human nature that wants to be first preventing the single line design. Consider road construction. When the interstate gets pinched down to a single lane, the traffic line will move faster for everyone the further from the bottleneck everyone gets into a single line. But what happens? People in the back race ahead in the soon to be closed open lane, trying to break in the line, trying to be first, trying to minimize their wait at the expense of everyone's wait. This slows the line down for everyone.

Many shorter lines seem better than one long line to consumers. And then there's the matter of choice in a democratic society. Choose your own line and your own destiny, or have no choice and be herded into a single, socialistic line? A few places do the socialist thing; Old Navy, Barnes & Noble, etc.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 26, 2016, 06:57:15 AM
I'm with Max on this one.  Even if a line appears shorter in say like Food Lion or Walmart (I detest going to either of these stores) something happens and it always slows down which makes me crazy and annoyed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 26, 2016, 07:26:04 AM
Screw it..... Exercise your Constitutional right to just cut to the front.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Deziner on September 26, 2016, 08:00:52 AM
There are times when it makes me crazy to be in line, until I remember that I can either be in a hurry and wait or I can just wait. Either way, I'm waiting. Occasionally I choose to allow it to make me crazy, usually I don't.

It took me a LONG time and a TON of crazy to come to that realization.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: DaddyFlip on September 26, 2016, 09:39:18 AM
Screw it..... Exercise your Constitutional right to just cut to the front.

Which Article or Amendment guarantees that right?

The First? As in, "I want to be First!"

Or the Second? As in, "I WILL be First!"  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on September 26, 2016, 09:42:59 AM
Here is a short documentary on how queuing in traffic lanes work in real life:

http://youtu.be/JrHjWRm-eXA (http://youtu.be/JrHjWRm-eXA)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 26, 2016, 10:00:17 AM
Here is a short documentary on how queuing in traffic lanes work in real life:

http://youtu.be/JrHjWRm-eXA (http://youtu.be/JrHjWRm-eXA)

 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 26, 2016, 10:03:21 AM
Communist much?  :o

On average, you should be in just as many fast lines as slow lines. The fact that you almost always perceive you are in the slower line is an indication of your ungratefulness when you are actually in the faster line. It's the selfish human nature that wants to be first preventing the single line design. Consider road construction. When the interstate gets pinched down to a single lane, the traffic line will move faster for everyone the further from the bottleneck everyone gets into a single line. But what happens? People in the back race ahead in the soon to be closed open lane, trying to break in the line, trying to be first, trying to minimize their wait at the expense of everyone's wait. This slows the line down for everyone.

Many shorter lines seem better than one long line to consumers. And then there's the matter of choice in a democratic society. Choose your own line and your own destiny, or have no choice and be herded into a single, socialistic line? A few places do the socialist thing; Old Navy, Barnes & Noble, etc.

That's quite the thoughtful reply!

Now factor into this the times we get in line at the 20 items or less checkout only to find that the person in front of you has no idea what 20 or less actually means.... 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: DaddyFlip on September 26, 2016, 12:41:39 PM
The "documentary" illustrates my second point about multiple lines. I was taught once you've chosen your line, stay in it. Perceived benefits of the other line will evaporate like a mirage once you recommit, and you will have wasted all the time you invested in your original choice. Marriages are that way, too. Although, my attorney told me, "They say the grass is never greener. But sometimes, it is."

In re: 20 items or less. Remember when that line was 10 items or less? Was that because checkers got better or customers got more stupid or selfish?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on September 26, 2016, 04:05:31 PM
Communist much?  :o

Um.... hell no.  Fairness, yes.

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On average, you should be in just as many fast lines as slow lines. The fact that you almost always perceive you are in the slower line is an indication of your ungratefulness when you are actually in the faster line.

You are assuming it is a natural distribution and that I don't have bad luck.  Not sure either is true.  The other thing is it has nothing to do with selfishness... I think it is just as unfair when I DO get a fast line, it screws everyone else.

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It's the selfish human nature that wants to be first preventing the single line design. Consider road construction. When the interstate gets pinched down to a single lane, the traffic line will move faster for everyone the further from the bottleneck everyone gets into a single line. But what happens? People in the back race ahead in the soon to be closed open lane, trying to break in the line, trying to be first, trying to minimize their wait at the expense of everyone's wait. This slows the line down for everyone.

It is not the same as that at all.  In the store/service case it is a single queue but would have multiple customer service reps at the other side.  I don't see how this is a reasonable comparison.  Traffic is totally different- you can generally change lanes and are not "cutting in line" because it really isn't a line but a path.  But since you mention it... In traffic, I will *ALWAYS* get into whatever lane is closing and merge when there is no road left (the "merge point").  Precisely because the majority of people are trying to force themselves into the non-closing lane way before it happens and at random AND allowing alternate merging at the merge point, making the non-closing lane crazy slow and unfair.  Slow speed merging should be done only at the merge point, and should be alternating.  High speed merging should be done as soon as reasonably possible (but what fraction is high speed anymore.... super rare). 

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Many shorter lines seem better than one long line to consumers. And then there's the matter of choice in a democratic society. Choose your own line and your own destiny, or have no choice and be herded into a single, socialistic line? A few places do the socialist thing; Old Navy, Barnes & Noble, etc.

I wouldn't categorize this as a socialist vs. democratic thing.  But all I know is that *I* would much rather not have to pick a lane and then get frustrated at the speed and not have a good feeling for when I will be served.  With a single line system, I don't have to decide anything, I know it will be fair to everyone, and I can much better predict how long it will take.

I think the only real reason multi-line systems exist is simply that of space/layout.  Single line systems, especially with large carts and such being pushed around, are not as "compact."
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 26, 2016, 06:00:58 PM
Which Article or Amendment guarantees that right?

The First? As in, "I want to be First!"

Or the Second? As in, "I WILL be First!"  ;D
The Second supports the First...... "I will because I want to."
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: DaddyFlip on September 26, 2016, 08:08:41 PM
You're one of the ones I get crazy and annoyed at who races ahead to break into the single line that's trying to get through construction. If everyone were to get into single file while speed is still high, way ahead of the bottle neck, then there wouldn't be any choke down/slow down at the bottle neck.

I used that as an illustration of the human nature; not to make a direct comparison to shopping lines. People would rather THINK/PERCEIVE they are getting into a shorter/faster line, even if it is not faster, than get into your long line, even if it is faster. A long line appears to be bad and people don't want choice taken away from them.

When you say, "I don't want to pick," (I want someone to pick for me) "I don't want to decide," (I want someone to decide for me) and "I know it will be fair to everyone," (I want an equal redistribution of waiting in line), then you express an explicit socialist mindset. The American democratic/capitalist mindset says, "I want to pick," "I want to decide," "First come, first served." What does fair have to do with anything?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jimmymac on September 26, 2016, 08:20:05 PM
You're one of the ones I get crazy and annoyed at who races ahead to break into the single line that's trying to get through construction. If everyone were to get into single file while speed is still high, way ahead of the bottle neck, then there wouldn't be any choke down/slow down at the bottle neck.

I used that as an illustration of the human nature; not to make a direct comparison to shopping lines. People would rather THINK/PERCEIVE they are getting into a shorter/faster line, even if it is not faster, than get into your long line, even if it is faster. A long line appears to be bad and people don't want choice taken away from them.

When you say, "I don't want to pick," (I want someone to pick for me) "I don't want to decide," (I want someone to decide for me) and "I know it will be fair to everyone," (I want an equal redistribution of waiting in line), then you express an explicit socialist mindset. The American democratic/capitalist mindset says, "I want to pick," "I want to decide," "First come, first served." What does fair have to do with anything?
Werd, Brother. Screw fair. Every Man for himself! Get some!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 26, 2016, 08:41:45 PM
Oh you remind me of one our absent brothers, Pokey.   ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on September 26, 2016, 11:12:54 PM
You're one of the ones I get crazy and annoyed at who races ahead to break into the single line that's trying to get through construction.

I am not racing ahead.  I am simply traveling along in a lane until it ends and then merge at one, predictable/marked point.

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If everyone were to get into single file while speed is still high, way ahead of the bottle neck, then there wouldn't be any choke down/slow down at the bottle neck.

And yet that is not reality, so we have to deal with what we get.  I will make the same argument in reverse- if everyone did NOT allow people to merge randomly before the merge point, both lanes would move smoothly at the same speed.  But they don't.  You sit in the "wrong" lane (the one that doesn't end), 1/4 mile before the merge point watching one person after another after another in front of you allowing more and more people to merge and your lane gets slower and slower and slower.  Those "merging people" from the closing lane stop all the traffic in the other lane from flowing until they get what they want, and then suddenly they all can move again much faster, until the next person decides it is randomly the correct time to merge before the merge point.

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I used that as an illustration of the human nature; not to make a direct comparison to shopping lines. People would rather THINK/PERCEIVE they are getting into a shorter/faster line, even if it is not faster, than get into your long line, even if it is faster. A long line appears to be bad and people don't want choice taken away from them.

That seems like a reasonable explanation.  Perception is often reality for lots of people.

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When you say, "I don't want to pick," (I want someone to pick for me) "I don't want to decide," (I want someone to decide for me) and "I know it will be fair to everyone," (I want an equal redistribution of waiting in line), then you express an explicit socialist mindset. The American democratic/capitalist mindset says, "I want to pick," "I want to decide," "First come, first served." What does fair have to do with anything?

Actually, the capitalist mindset would be "I am buying more than others, so I should get special treatment", or "I have more money, so I demand a faster/better line for we people willing to pay more"  :)   Sounds a lot like the extra 25% add-on fee on the admission ticket at Universal Studios for the the "express pass", allowing you to get/cut in the front of any ride line  (yep, that actually exists.... it does at Disney too, but there is administered "fairly" because it is supplied to everyone at no extra cost and is limited).
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 27, 2016, 03:36:02 AM
Comrades, you must enjoy the true equality of the 'zipper merge' if you are to reach socialist nirvana.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 27, 2016, 04:51:14 AM
Comrades, you must enjoy the true equality of the 'zipper merge' if you are to reach socialist nirvana.

The 'zipper merge' is great till you get something caught in it...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 27, 2016, 05:06:35 AM
 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: DaddyFlip on September 27, 2016, 06:25:38 AM
Now we are getting somewhere, citizens!

Your reverse argument clarifies what I was trying to say. It is the "venture capitalists" who are taking advantage of the clear and closing lane then merging/cutting in line when they can. It is the weak-willed who allow these stronger-willed people to cut in line. These people are bullies! Imagine a theater line where people made their own lane then merged at the box office. Before you argue that this is not a fair comparison because everyone knows there is only one line at the theater and, technically, there are still two lines of traffic available before the merge point... When the bulk of traffic has already formed a single line well ahead of the merge point, there are always a few who take advantage of the open lane, often times AFTER they have already chosen to be part of the single line, so that they can cut in line. If you agree that this is acceptable, then how can you also be a champion of the single queue checkout line? Because this behavior is more consistent with observing all the checkout lines and trying to get to the shortest/fastest line, IMO.

As an aside, I am one of those who will break out of the single traffic line, and block the open lane well ahead of the merge point while also holding my position in the single line. Only when I'm in the cage, though.

In re: VIP passes... I have done the Universal VIP and it is well worth the cost. It is also super-capitalist because there are special VIP lines that allow you to "break in line" under the noses of the "lower-class" who have to wait on you to get on the rides first. Not instantly, but it creates in the lower-class a desire to be a VIP, something to strive for on their next visit. This is the capitalist way; observe, desire, work, obtain, enjoy. The NEW WORLD ORDER way, though, is GIVE VIP treatment to everyone. That's what people want... observe, desire, complain, obtain, enjoy. If you do that, then no one can be a VIP and the benefit is lost.

I'm not familiar with the Disney way... you're saying it doesn't cost more, but you have to know how to take advantage of it before the limited spaces are gone? So it's economically fair, but intellectually unfair?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 27, 2016, 06:38:26 AM
That would make you the bully and illegally obstructing the free flow of traffic.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on September 27, 2016, 08:00:26 AM
I'm not sure weighing in on the traffic debate is wise, but here goes anyway.  First, in MN, the DOT recommends the zipper method, where everyone stays in their lane until the merge point, then take turns.  Daddyflip argues that if everyone got into the single lane immediately, then traffic wouldn't stall or even slow.  The fatal flaw in that argument is that it only works if there isn't much traffic.  When there is a lot of traffic, requiring more than one lane, then it's going to slow and stall, no matter when people merge.  The only way for that to not happen is if people accelerate and go faster (never happen), thereby increasing the traffic flow past the obstruction, similar to a river that runs faster through the choke points, then slows again in the wider and deeper river beds.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: DaddyFlip on September 27, 2016, 09:04:43 AM
That would make you the bully and illegally obstructing the free flow of traffic.

Negative. There's no question of legality in either move. Only an imposition of will. Line breakers use their vehicle to impose their will to be "first" through the pinch point in bypassing the established line. It's not wrong, just angry and annoying. Line breaker stoppers use their vehicle to impose their will on would be line breakers. It's not wrong, but it is less expected and angry and annoying to would be line breakers. Bully status is relative.

Good one CS. Unfortunately, in the deep south, we don't play nice like that on the Interstate. When two lanes pinch to one, typically 90% of traffic recognizes it and starts forming a single line well ahead of the merge point. The other 10% blows by the line and wants to jump in line right at the pinch point. Just once, I would like to see the mainstream keep mergers out for about 30 minutes.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on September 27, 2016, 12:44:55 PM
Just once, I would like to see the mainstream keep mergers out for about 30 minutes.
I do my part whenever I get the chance.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 27, 2016, 02:45:03 PM
...and that's why I like my beater redneck truck.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on September 27, 2016, 04:00:21 PM
...and that's why I like my beater redneck truck.

I'm looking for one of those -- well, it could be crap brown or even rust-colored, just as long as it has a trailer hitch. Oh, and less than 300K miles on it so I can drive it off the lot and not have the transmission fall out.

Trannies -- they make me crazy and annoyed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on September 27, 2016, 04:30:58 PM
As an aside, I am one of those who will break out of the single traffic line, and block the open lane well ahead of the merge point while also holding my position in the single line. Only when I'm in the cage, though.

That is actually illegal (and an asshole type thing to do).  It is called "intentionally blocking or impeding traffic flow".    http://definitions.uslegal.com/i/impeding-traffic/ (http://definitions.uslegal.com/i/impeding-traffic/)  And I, for one, would go around you on the shoulder.

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I'm not familiar with the Disney way... you're saying it doesn't cost more, but you have to know how to take advantage of it before the limited spaces are gone? So it's economically fair, but intellectually unfair?

Disney gives you something like 5 single speed passes with your ticket purchase and you have to register which rides you want to use them on, ahead of time.  They don't cost anything and you can't buy them.  That way, you can be almost assured you will at least get to ride the 5 most important-to-you rides, almost regardless of how many people are in the park.  It seems a bit confusing, but it is actually pretty brilliant.  I was quite impressed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 27, 2016, 04:32:33 PM
Speaking of breaking in lines, just read this in the paper today.   A man breaks in front of someone at a pizza place.  Someone takes offense to this and they both go outside.   The line breaker stabs the other guy.  The other guy hits the line breaker and knocks him out.  The the stabbed guy's friend kicks the stabber...  Moral of this story....get it delivered.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 27, 2016, 04:33:24 PM
I'm looking for one of those -- well, it could be crap brown or even rust-colored, just as long as it has a trailer hitch. Oh, and less than 300K miles on it so I can drive it off the lot and not have the transmission fall out.

Trannies -- they make me crazy and annoyed.

Trannies?  :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on September 27, 2016, 04:35:42 PM
Negative. There's no question of legality in either move. Only an imposition of will.

Sorry, what you described is clearly illegal.  It is also "wrong" in most people's eyes.  There is nothing illegal or wrong about waiting for a merge point for an alternate merge.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 27, 2016, 04:49:37 PM
I do my part whenever I get the chance.

+2

I especially like to 'annoy' the person speeding up in the right lane and deny them their cutting in front.  I've seen a lot of near misses with that type of behavior including one of my own making.  I don't do that anymore.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on September 27, 2016, 05:22:16 PM
+2

I especially like to 'annoy' the person speeding up in the right lane and deny them their cutting in front.  I've seen a lot of near misses with that type of behavior including one of my own making.  I don't do that anymore.

I also find it annoying.... if I am in the left lane and being blocked by cars going slower, it really annoys me when people try to force their way into my following distance.  It is not like I could go any faster, nor could they make it go any faster, nor could being in front of me gain anything.  So I will close my gap when necessary.

I always move over to the right when possible, if there is nobody in front of me... or speed up... whatever I can to keep traffic flowing.  But it is just SO common for people to park themselves in the left lane and refuse to either move out of the way or speed up.   All it takes is a few to really screw up everything.

I just hate traffic.  I especially hate the tunnels where people slow down for no reason at all and create MILES of backup.  20 to 30 minutes of crawling, you exit the tunnel and NOTHING- absolutely nothing.  No accidents, no merges, it was just people being stupid.  Oh well; thank god I can walk or bicycle to work every day!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: DaddyFlip on September 27, 2016, 05:30:41 PM
Sorry, what you described is clearly illegal.  It is also "wrong" in most people's eyes.  There is nothing illegal or wrong about waiting for a merge point for an alternate merge.

I will ask, but I don't think that law applies to what I'm talking about. I think it's wrong to rush past an established line of cars waiting to get through construction and work your way into the line at the last moment. So that's how I roll.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 27, 2016, 05:56:19 PM
Trannies?  :rotflmao:

That's just a bit intolerant isn't it?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 27, 2016, 07:14:44 PM
Nothing intolerant about trannies, although I must say I really detest the Chrysler kamikaze trannies that I had in my mini-vans in the late 80's and 90's.....POS.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on September 28, 2016, 04:28:24 AM
Nothing intolerant about trannies, although I must say I really detest the Chrysler kamikaze trannies that I had in my mini-vans in the late 80's and 90's.....POS.

It wasn't till I bought my 2004 Toyota mini van that I had a automatic tranny that didn't blow up (easy boys!) after 80,000 miles.

Preferred stick (easy boys!) until I learned you can't buy them any more unless they're in a sports car cage.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 28, 2016, 05:21:12 AM
Disney gives you something like 5 single speed passes with your ticket purchase and you have to register which rides you want to use them on, ahead of time.  They don't cost anything and you can't buy them.  That way, you can be almost assured you will at least get to ride the 5 most important-to-you rides, almost regardless of how many people are in the park.  It seems a bit confusing, but it is actually pretty brilliant.  I was quite impressed.

Disney's FastPass. It's done from the Disney app on your phone and works quite well once you know what's what.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on September 28, 2016, 06:20:28 AM
The American democratic/capitalist mindset says, "I want to pick," "I want to decide,"

So I should let you decide for me?

The communist/socialist mindset says: "I want to pick for you", "I want to decide for you"
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 28, 2016, 06:22:59 AM
Who's your daddy?  :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on September 28, 2016, 06:26:07 AM
Who's your daddy?  :rotflmao:

 :rotflmao: Hopefully not Mr. Flip.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: DaddyFlip on September 28, 2016, 10:13:27 AM
You guys! I want to pick for myself and I want you to pick for yourself. It was marxtog who wanted the decisions made for him.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on September 28, 2016, 10:33:53 AM
You guys! I want to pick for myself and I want you to pick for yourself. It was marxtog who wanted the decisions made for him.

I apologize, I'll behave... for awhile anyway... ok never but I do apologize.  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 28, 2016, 02:08:22 PM
We expect no less.. ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on September 28, 2016, 03:52:22 PM
You guys! I want to pick for myself and I want you to pick for yourself. It was marxtog who wanted the decisions made for him.

Well, not really.  I said I didn't want to have to decide which LINE to get in that might be magically best and would prefer a single line that guarantees the fairest time and most consistent, predictable outcome.  The doesn't mean I want the government deciding things for me.... I am a moderate Libertarian, you know.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 29, 2016, 05:14:50 AM
Now we are getting somewhere, citizens!

Snip...

As an aside, I am one of those who will break out of the single traffic line, and block the open lane well ahead of the merge point while also holding my position in the single line. Only when I'm in the cage, though.

I'm not one who normally tries to get ahead of the pack under these circumstances but I've seen 18 wheelers who have taken it upon themselves to block the open lane and it pisses me off. I always have the same comment for those assholes. "Who the :censored: does that asshole think he is?"   >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: DaddyFlip on September 29, 2016, 05:21:55 AM
I always applaud the guy who's willing to do it. It makes the line move so much more smoothly, which is appreciated especially these days when there is so much construction going on. I even pat myself on the back.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 29, 2016, 06:01:26 AM
So you choose to be an ass on the highway and in your words 'impose your will' on others. That makes you just as much a part of the problem as the line cutter you hate.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: DaddyFlip on September 29, 2016, 07:24:43 AM
Well somebody has to be right, so I'm glad to volunteer whenever I can. Problem solved.  ;D Obviously, ass is a relative term.  :P
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 29, 2016, 09:44:14 AM
Blocking the open lane and impleading traffic flow would be illegal. While passing all the cars in the open lane and then trying to merge at the last moment is not illegal. It's assholy but not illegal. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: DaddyFlip on September 29, 2016, 10:06:38 AM
 :deadhorse:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on September 30, 2016, 08:27:49 AM
Personally I think the two lane zipper mesh method works best and I'll be the A-hole that runs down the open lane (I'm rarely alone in this). I've been in a long line where most get into the moving open lane early and the line gets really long and it doesn't move any faster than the zipper because of the gaper's block factor at the choke point (if they don't have to concentrate on merging, folks are going to look around at what's going on instead of using their skinny pedal on the right) . When there is no warning sign a mile or two back, those that are fresh on the scene have no way of knowing what's going on and they'll automatically go into the open lane and run down to the merge while the rest of us sit and watch. I've sat there too often, I'm not doing that anymore. What really ticks me off is when they do tell you a mile back that there is one lane but they don't tell you if it's going to be one lane for 25 miles or only 500 feet. People racing to get ahead of dump trucks and other slow vehicles when the one lane thing is only going to be for a very short distance makes no sense but how are we to know?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sanmo on September 30, 2016, 09:57:44 AM
I always applaud the guy who's willing to do it. It makes the line move so much more smoothly, which is appreciated especially these days when there is so much construction going on. I even pat myself on the back.

But the problem recurs after you pass through the bottleneck, unless there is another fellow with a similar "assholier than thou" attitude willing to play traffic cop. Perhaps, for the good of all travellers on that road, you should just park indefinitely in the closed lane?  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: DaddyFlip on September 30, 2016, 10:11:02 AM
Don't give me any ideas. Assholier than thou... FOR THE WIN! I think I will just go back to capitalist mindset... first come, first merged. And fight for the best spot. Survival of the fastest. No more blocking for me... you guys changed my mind
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 30, 2016, 12:17:14 PM
Looks like our work here is done.    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 30, 2016, 01:00:37 PM
Don't give me any ideas. Assholier than thou... FOR THE WIN! I think I will just go back to capitalist mindset... first come, first merged. And fight for the best spot. Survival of the fastest. No more blocking for me... you guys changed my mind

VOTE TRUMP
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: PaydayGabe on December 08, 2016, 10:29:08 PM
Evening,   , I haven't had time to to read through all the crazy yet. I'm sure it's entertaining.  So this is what flips me out!
   See it all the time,  driving,  or riding,  along comes the auto. Passenger has their Nasty, Funky, unkept , dirty FEET ON THE  DAMN DASHBOARD ! Mostly women.  Once in a blue moon a dickhead dude has em up there.   Arrrg.   Double Arrrg.    G.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 09, 2016, 04:31:23 AM
Evening,   , I haven't had time to to read through all the crazy yet. I'm sure it's entertaining.  So this is what flips me out!
   See it all the time,  driving,  or riding,  along comes the auto. Passenger has their Nasty, Funky, unkept , dirty FEET ON THE  DAMN DASHBOARD ! Mostly women.  Once in a blue moon a dickhead dude has em up there.   Arrrg.   Double Arrrg.    G.

Just curious. How can you tell that said feet are so nasty, funky, inkept, and dirty? Is it that obvious?    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 09, 2016, 04:37:53 AM
Here's what's been annoying the hell out of me lately.

Since I sold my TDI back to VW I've been trying to sell all my VW stuff to folks on the TDI forum.

What pisses me off is how some people express an interest in one or more of the items that I have listed. They seem ready to buy whatever it is when another person asks about said item. I tell the second person that the person ahead of them has dibs. Then the first person disappears without telling me **** about them not wanting to buy said item. I contact the second person but they have already purchased the item from someone else.

People have no common curtesy and they mostly suck! 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: O.C. on December 09, 2016, 07:37:05 AM
What pisses me off me are grumpy intolerant old men























JUST LIKE ME    :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 09, 2016, 08:14:25 AM
What pisses me off me are grumpy intolerant old men























JUST LIKE ME    :rotflmao:

It seems that you're the only one of those around here.    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MAN OF BLUES on December 09, 2016, 09:29:40 AM
First big snowstorm of the year.... yep.....
Ohio north coast Lake effect snow....
Major crash local, 50+ vehicals, 20 of which were semis...
19 people hospitalized, rt 90 shut down for over 8 hours last night untangling the wreckage...

Totally avoidable if sane speeds and normal snow driving cautions were used... but nooooooooooo
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 09, 2016, 01:34:00 PM
It seems that you're the only one of those around here.    ;)

No he's not...  Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: O.C. on December 10, 2016, 01:36:48 AM
Yep I reckon there are others in the same club......they maybe haven't owned up to it yet    ;D   
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 10, 2016, 05:50:41 AM
First big snowstorm of the year.... yep.....
Ohio north coast Lake effect snow....
Major crash local, 50+ vehicals, 20 of which were semis...
19 people hospitalized, rt 90 shut down for over 8 hours last night untangling the wreckage...

Totally avoidable if sane speeds and normal snow driving cautions were used... but nooooooooooo

Dickheads. So many people seem to forget (some never knew how to begin with) how to drive in the snow.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 10, 2016, 05:52:00 AM
Yep I reckon there are others in the same club......they maybe haven't owned up to it yet    ;D   

I prefer to think of myself as older, not old.   :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on December 10, 2016, 06:18:19 AM
I prefer to think of myself as older, not old.   :)

Delusional comes from a Latin word meaning "deceiving." So delusional thinking is kind of like deceiving yourself by believing outrageous things. Delusional thoughts are often a sign of mental illness, but the word can also be used more loosely to describe behavior that is just not realistic.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 10, 2016, 06:40:42 AM
 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 10, 2016, 06:59:37 AM
Delusional comes from a Latin word meaning "deceiving." So delusional thinking is kind of like deceiving yourself by believing outrageous things. Delusional thoughts are often a sign of mental illness, but the word can also be used more loosely to describe behavior that is just not realistic.

So I should think of myself as being old now? What am I to think when I'm 80? Not dead yet?   ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on December 10, 2016, 07:33:02 AM
olderer?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 10, 2016, 08:13:03 AM
olderer?

That sounds a lot like elderly.    :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on December 10, 2016, 08:27:27 AM
Brilliant!!!    olderly
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 10, 2016, 08:28:19 AM
 :thumbs:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: PaydayGabe on December 10, 2016, 09:33:54 AM
Just curious. How can you tell that said feet are so nasty, funky, inkept, and dirty? Is it that obvious?    ;)
 

   Well,   , Conrad,   I normally don't slow down enough to do a through exam.   Unless she's really cute.  In which case her tootsies  "should "  be well cared for.
  It was a generalization statement.   Wow,   , why am I ever responding ?     Just take your fat feet off the dash ,  ,please.
Eewww.  Lol.   G.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 10, 2016, 11:52:28 AM
So I should think of myself as being old now? What am I to think when I'm 80? Not dead yet?   ;)

I think the term to use is mostly dead.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 11, 2016, 05:35:17 AM
I think the term to use is mostly dead.

There's a LOT of folks, who aren't old at all, wandering around mostly brain dead these days.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 11, 2016, 05:36:25 AM
 

   Well,   , Conrad,   I normally don't slow down enough to do a through exam.   Unless she's really cute.  In which case her tootsies  "should "  be well cared for.
  It was a generalization statement.   Wow,   , why am I ever responding ?     Just take your fat feet off the dash ,  ,please.
Eewww.  Lol.   G.


 :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on December 11, 2016, 06:50:15 AM
Here's what's been annoying the hell out of me lately.

Since I sold my TDI back to VW I've been trying to sell all my VW stuff to folks on the TDI forum.

What pisses me off is how some people express an interest in one or more of the items that I have listed. They seem ready to buy whatever it is when another person asks about said item. I tell the second person that the person ahead of them has dibs. Then the first person disappears without telling me **** about them not wanting to buy said item. I contact the second person but they have already purchased the item from someone else.

People have no common curtesy and they mostly suck!

Guess I missed this. Sorry I don't need anything to help you out Conrad.
Never tried to sell anything on the tdiClub classifieds, but I've bought a few things. (And paid for a radio once that was a scam and never recieved)
It pretty much sounds the same as Craigslist. Someone wants it. They want it now, but then they never show up or message back.
It drives me crazy. You are right. No curtesy and most of them suck.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on July 06, 2017, 06:20:14 PM
Sea salt....tasteless....pretentious....thyroid depriving sea salt. Go to a greasy spoon burger joint and they've got a damn sea salt grinder on the table. I grabbed a bag of 'salted' peanuts and had to get the salt shaker. I just don't see to point and I sure don't need the aggravation. Stop screwing with my salt!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on July 06, 2017, 10:15:39 PM
Sea salt sprinkled on salmon before grilling is super delish.

Especially if you first marinate the salmon in a mix of 1/3rd soy sauce, 1/3rd syrup and 1/3rd rum (or whiskey. or vodka. what the hell)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on July 07, 2017, 06:03:12 AM
Sea salt sprinkled on salmon before grilling is super delish.

Especially if you first marinate the salmon in a mix of 1/3rd soy sauce, 1/3rd syrup and 1/3rd rum (or whiskey. or vodka. what the hell)

That's because the soy sauce marinaid has a bunch or "real" salt in it. The whiskey, vodka (insert favorite) part makes most things more tolerable.
Salmon on the grill. Good call.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on July 07, 2017, 06:24:05 AM
Isn't all salt "sea salt"? Salt mines were once seas/lakes/oceans that either dried up or the land mass pushed up. I'm pretty sure NaCl is NaCl regardless of where it comes from. The differences would only be in the purification process, grind and additives such as iodine.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sanmo on July 07, 2017, 06:36:17 AM
Isn't all salt "sea salt"? Salt mines were once seas/lakes/oceans that either dried up or the land mass pushed up. I'm pretty sure NaCl is NaCl regardless of where it comes from. The differences would only be in the purification process, grind and additives such as iodine.

Logically, wouldn't the saltwater get displaced when the land masses pushed up? :) If you take Himalayan salt literally that would be a mind-boggling phenomenon.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on July 07, 2017, 08:20:08 AM
Isn't all salt "sea salt"? Salt mines were once seas/lakes/oceans that either dried up or the land mass pushed up. I'm pretty sure NaCl is NaCl regardless of where it comes from. The differences would only be in the purification process, grind and additives such as iodine.

All salt can be traced back from whence it came, the sea. The differences between one regional 'sea salt' over another is the trace mineral content. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on July 07, 2017, 10:20:47 AM
Yep, that is it.

Salt (what we think of as 'table salt') is a simple compound as someone already said: Calcium Chloride, NaCl. 'Sea salt' is what is left over after the water is removed from sea water and what is left is all the stuff that is in seawater. The difference in taste is probably due to the salt being diluted with all the other material in there.

The funny thing is that "salt substitute" is usually potassium chloride, a salt.  ;D

I am with Gary on this- not a big fan of any salt or salt substitute and I just like the regular, ole', salt. One of the four basic food groups: salt, chocolate, tallow and lard. Any one of those and you have something, more than one in combination and you have something good.

Brian

All salt can be traced back from whence it came, the sea. The differences between one regional 'sea salt' over another is the trace mineral content.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on July 07, 2017, 11:30:12 AM
" salt, chocolate, tallow and lard"

The foundation of the food pryamid.  :thumbs:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on July 07, 2017, 12:57:24 PM
Salt (what we think of as 'table salt') is a simple compound as someone already said: Calcium Chloride, NaCl. 'Sea salt' is what is left over after the water is removed from sea water and what is left is all the stuff that is in seawater. The difference in taste is probably due to the salt being diluted with all the other material in there.
What might those "other materials" be? Fish and lots of other species live in the sea, reproduce in the sea, die in the sea and do other various things in the sea.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on July 07, 2017, 01:48:42 PM
I cannot say as this is a family forum but I believe you 'have the scent' and should be able to follow it to a successful conclusion.

Plus all the other non- organic junk (technical term for various chemical compounds, heavy metals, various poisons, etc. etc.) that is in the ocean. Basically everything that will not evaporate, such as mercury. Not much of that in a good ole' salt mine. Which is probably why anti- sea salt activists chant 'Sea salt sucks', or at least they would if they existed.

Brian

What might those "other materials" be? Fish and lots of other species live in the sea, reproduce in the sea, die in the sea and do other various things in the sea.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on July 07, 2017, 01:52:13 PM
Yep, and that leads us to: "Hamburgers, the conerstone of nutritious breakfast".
-Jules Winnfield, 'Pulp Fiction'

I love that scene, and must assume the hamburgers (really cheeseburgers we of course find out shortly) probably have salt on them and it ain't no girly- man sea salt either.

Brian

" salt, chocolate, tallow and lard"

The foundation of the food pryamid.  :thumbs:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on July 07, 2017, 03:11:02 PM
One of the four basic food groups: salt, chocolate, tallow and lard.

Close but not quite, it is:

Chocolate, fat, salt, and sugar
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on July 07, 2017, 03:15:55 PM
Close but not quite, it is:

Chocolate, fat, salt, and sugar

Your both wrong:

Ale, Lager, Pilsner and IPA
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on July 07, 2017, 05:25:35 PM
I ain't givin' up salt OR pig. We're gonna' need a bigger list of the basic food groups or you will have to call your list 'Human corrected water' to shrink it down.

Brian

Your both wrong:

Ale, Lager, Pilsner and IPA
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 07, 2017, 08:27:38 PM
Your both wrong:

Ale, Lager, Pilsner and IPA

I'm voting for this guy!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on July 08, 2017, 07:41:46 AM
Your both wrong:

Ale, Lager, Pilsner and IPA

 :thumbs:

I do love me some chocolate though, dark chocolate.

Speaking of which. I tried some new stuff recently, from Wally's.

(https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/126f6077-7e08-4c5a-b2ca-e6eaf133e75b_1.6020025297601423dc3490e00093a068.jpeg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF)

Damn good stuff!!!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on July 08, 2017, 09:07:42 AM
I see where snorting chocolate to get high is the latest 'thing'.   Idiots.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on July 08, 2017, 09:16:24 AM
I see where snorting chocolate to get high is the latest 'thing'.   Idiots.

Nose candy?

Say what?!?!

Don't the almonds pose a problem?   ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on July 08, 2017, 09:31:04 AM
 :o
http://legallean.com/shop?olsPage=products/coco-loko-by-legal-lean&olsFocus=false (http://legallean.com/shop?olsPage=products/coco-loko-by-legal-lean&olsFocus=false)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: KawaRobby on July 14, 2017, 06:16:12 PM
Can't believe I read all 101 pages of this crap, that makes me crazy and annoyed!
And aware that I need a life!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 14, 2017, 06:19:19 PM
:o
http://legallean.com/shop?olsPage=products/coco-loko-by-legal-lean&olsFocus=false (http://legallean.com/shop?olsPage=products/coco-loko-by-legal-lean&olsFocus=false)

I just drink beer or liquor or wine..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on July 14, 2017, 07:42:50 PM
Try this for a diversion:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc)

Brian

Can't believe I read all 101 pages of this crap, that makes me crazy and annoyed!
And aware that I need a life!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on July 14, 2017, 09:54:38 PM
Close but not quite, it is:

Chocolate, fat, salt, and sugar

Your both wrong:

Ale, Lager, Pilsner and IPA

Combo:

(http://www.lostinthebeeraisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo31.jpeg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on July 17, 2017, 11:15:39 AM
Combo:

(http://www.lostinthebeeraisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo31.jpeg)

That looks VERY tasty!!  :P
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Pilgrim on July 25, 2017, 03:13:20 PM

New people recently moved into the neighborhood, and they think my yard is for walking their dog.    >:(

I'll be nice the first time I tell them to keep their dog out of my yard.   After that I'm going to get rude.

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on July 25, 2017, 03:28:23 PM
Open border people?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Jaxter on July 25, 2017, 03:44:53 PM
Audio Video systems going obsolete...
I bought a Bluray movie the other day and it's a 4K movie which means I now have to buy a new 4K TV and...a new 4K disc player, so I started researching the newest TV's and decided I wanted an OLED TV (seemingly rated as the best picture) and as I researched the TV's I discovered that the new 4K movies are encoded with HDCP 2.2 (a new copy protection scheme) so I started researching HDCP 2.2 only to learn that all of the components in the system must comply with HDCP 2.2 or the movie won't play...great so now this means I also will need a new receiver...so I found a receiver that I want and while researching receivers I find that there is a new sound format called Dolby Atmos, so if I want the new movies to sound as intended I need new speakers...I figure somewhere around $10.546 to have an upgraded system ready for 4K movies with Dolbt Atmos sound tracks...but I know that at next years Consumer Electronics Show something even newer and greater will be revealed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on July 25, 2017, 04:28:33 PM
Audio Video systems going obsolete...

And when you are all done, you realize that almost nobody can tell the difference between a quality upscaled 2K picture vs native 4K picture at normal viewing distance.  The HDR mode can be interesting, but the resolution really is not; almost all marketing.  If needed, just upgrade the TV only.  :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on July 25, 2017, 07:04:36 PM
New people recently moved into the neighborhood, and they think my yard is for walking their dog.    >:(

I'll be nice the first time I tell them to keep their dog out of my yard.   After that I'm going to get rude.

I've got four dogs and cargo pockets full of plastic bags. We walk for an hour each morning. When the dogs poop, I bend down and pick it up. At least 5 times per day <smh, but they can't help it, I guess>.

Strategically, I look for days where the trash is gonna be picked up - in the South, it's often 2 times per week. And I walk the city streets where the trash cans are on the street. When not, I do the golf course, where there are trash cans also strategically placed.

The dogs don't care. They just **** and poop wherever and whenever the urge strikes.

Sigh.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on July 25, 2017, 07:40:48 PM
Ah yes, this is the part where 'you are as nice as others will allow you to be'. Which means you could well be on a path to..... well, bad things. Because people will simply not allow you to be nice.

My sympathies. Seriously.

Brian

New people recently moved into the neighborhood, and they think my yard is for walking their dog.    >:(

I'll be nice the first time I tell them to keep their dog out of my yard.   After that I'm going to get rude.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on July 26, 2017, 04:01:26 AM
I've got four dogs and cargo pockets full of plastic bags. We walk for an hour each morning. When the dogs poop, I bend down and pick it up. At least 5 times per day <smh, but they can't help it, I guess>.

Strategically, I look for days where the trash is gonna be picked up - in the South, it's often 2 times per week. And I walk the city streets where the trash cans are on the street. When not, I do the golf course, where there are trash cans also strategically placed.

The dogs don't care. They just **** and poop wherever and whenever the urge strikes.

Sigh.

Of those 4 dogs are any of them a Dachshund? Our Dachshund won't poop just anywhere. She takes great care in making a selection and just anywhere won't do! The stars have to be aligned, the GPS coordinates just so, and of course the ALL important scent has to be perfect in order to drop a load.   
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on July 26, 2017, 05:13:52 AM
Yeah, the cutting edge has benefits but there is usually some cost to being there.

I love new technology but am not willing to pay sufficiently for it to get too close to that edge. There was a time when I pursued that edge (who remembers HI8 when it was a gazillion times better than VHS-C ?) but have retreated from that over the years. Plus, I absolutely hate to move to anything too new, regarding consumer electronics, because they are so fickle. So I tend to lag behind in hardware, using software and methodology to make changes until something forces me forward, and then I do it is a large step.

The last main TV was getting long in the tooth, and was a CRT when it died. So in buying a new TV not only did we go digital, but of course into HD as well, and those two changes required an entire system change: new sound system, new cable service, Blu Ray and so forth. Then the learning curve followed and I do not think we ended up using the Blu Ray player 5 times. As I said, the learning curve....

So we live pretty comfortably 2 or more steps behind, and always seem to get by by making adapting. The point is that I actively avoid exactly what you describe.  ;D  It is all slick but I have found the costs (multiple: money of course, but also frustration, using almost all my bad words, having all kinds of general 'house population' problems using the system and worse yet, putting it in some mode or another that takes me days or weeks to escape from, etc.) are a bit too high.

But back in the days when I was actively pursuing that stuff, it was pretty slick. Best of luck and more important, lots of enjoyment from it.

Brian

Audio Video systems going obsolete...
I bought a Bluray movie the other day and it's a 4K movie which means I now have to buy a new 4K TV and...a new 4K disc player, so I started researching the newest TV's and decided I wanted an OLED TV (seemingly rated as the best picture) and as I researched the TV's I discovered that the new 4K movies are encoded with HDCP 2.2 (a new copy protection scheme) so I started researching HDCP 2.2 only to learn that all of the components in the system must comply with HDCP 2.2 or the movie won't play...great so now this means I also will need a new receiver...so I found a receiver that I want and while researching receivers I find that there is a new sound format called Dolby Atmos, so if I want the new movies to sound as intended I need new speakers...I figure somewhere around $10.546 to have an upgraded system ready for 4K movies with Dolbt Atmos sound tracks...but I know that at next years Consumer Electronics Show something even newer and greater will be revealed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Pilgrim on July 26, 2017, 03:38:50 PM
I've got four dogs and cargo pockets full of plastic bags. We walk for an hour each morning. When the dogs poop, I bend down and pick it up. At least 5 times per day <smh, but they can't help it, I guess>.

Strategically, I look for days where the trash is gonna be picked up - in the South, it's often 2 times per week. And I walk the city streets where the trash cans are on the street. When not, I do the golf course, where there are trash cans also strategically placed.

The dogs don't care. They just **** and poop wherever and whenever the urge strikes.

Sigh.

Eupher,
You're a good neighbor.   I wish more people were like you.
I like dogs, just not some owners.
 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on July 27, 2017, 03:49:51 AM
Audio Video systems going obsolete...
I bought a Bluray movie the other day and it's a 4K movie which means I now have to buy a new 4K TV and...a new 4K disc player, so I started researching the newest TV's and decided I wanted an OLED TV (seemingly rated as the best picture) and as I researched the TV's I discovered that the new 4K movies are encoded with HDCP 2.2 (a new copy protection scheme) so I started researching HDCP 2.2 only to learn that all of the components in the system must comply with HDCP 2.2 or the movie won't play...great so now this means I also will need a new receiver...so I found a receiver that I want and while researching receivers I find that there is a new sound format called Dolby Atmos, so if I want the new movies to sound as intended I need new speakers...I figure somewhere around $10.546 to have an upgraded system ready for 4K movies with Dolbt Atmos sound tracks...but I know that at next years Consumer Electronics Show something even newer and greater will be revealed.

I'd be tempted to return that bluray disc for the standard non-4k version myself.    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 06, 2017, 10:06:56 AM
Internet browsers.

The little rascals are full of little tricks, like using 40% of my computers' resources, probably while giving my personal trending information to services that will pay for such things.... and I am throwing some horsepower at it, all to no avail.  They slow down and occasionally stall, always a treat. They are filled with ads, usually for things I looked at one time and have zero interest in now.

Firefox has developed the cutest little trick where it will not print. Well, it 'prints' in that it engages the printer, the printer spits out paper and the browser is happy it completed a task. But the paper has no toner anywhere on it.... completely white paper, all ready for the paper drawer under the printer..... again. What a cute little trick!

I miss Netscape. I continued using it as long as I possibly could, long after it was no longer supported but finally, I had to jump "forward" a couple of decades and get a more modern and " " Better" " (yeah, that needs two sets of quotes) browser.

Browsers suck. The Internet does not quite suck yet, but it has a higher percentage of suckocity every week that goes by.

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 06, 2017, 11:38:14 AM
What sucks more than browsers are web sites.  Sites that are full of total nonsense, tons of javascript so they can force their stupid multi-megapixel background images and useless animations and mouseover marketing s*** without any useful content.  And tons of code to try and track everything you do.  Hide all the menus.  Make everything pop-up, motion intensive, endless scrolling, and fade-in, fade-out.  THAT is what eats up all your bandwidth, memory, and CPU.  Welcome to the new web.

The best one can probably do right now to balance security, performance, privacy, usability, bandwidth, and control is Linux + Firefox ESR + uBlock Origin (and Classic Theme Restorer for sanity).  The three work together, but take as many of the three as you can.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 13, 2017, 03:12:44 PM
COX cable! I did not post about this yesterday because I was simply too angry and could not post and use nice language.

So about six months ago, I was cruising along with FIOS, a happy customer using Internet, cable TV and digital telephone for something like $140/ month WHEN SUDDENLY, the next invoice was for around $225 (or something similar). My two year 'agreement' had come to and end and this was the new 'deal', and a total surprise to me of course. Then again, I knew this was a standard, slimy, business practice for these providers and so did the 1- 2 step solution: 1) call Verizon and tell them the cost is now too high, the original deal was what I wanted. They 'could not' go back to the original deal, as I assumed would occur. So step 2) Call COX and negotiate a new deal. Now because I was a loyal customer of Verizon but a 'new' customer to COX (I had been w/ COX for something like 30 years before the 2 year stint with Verizon but after a 90 day or 6 mos. period, one becomes 'new and virginal' again apparently), Verizon will  punish me and COX will treat me like a prince, regarding price at least. So I cut my new deal with COX, which oddly includes a $300 gift card.... they are going to give me back some of the money I gave them but hey, the bottom line is that over two years, including the $300 gift card, COX is as good a deal as FIOS had been.

Time passes, as I said, something like six months:

It crosses my mind last week: did we ever get that card? ?? I ask my wife: nope, no card. So I call my COX rep., a neighbor by chance, and ask. She informs me I must "apply" for this credit. ?? ?? ?? OK, I will play a little.... how do I apply? She points me to a web site, which immediately asks me for my "digital offer" number. ?? I ask rep. woman and she sends me the number. I plug in number, as well as who I am where I am, my phone number and my account number, all of which we all know they damn well already have and think I am all done. I get a response from COX (corporate, not local rep.) that says they have received my 'request' (it is not a request, it is the path down which I get the money owed me per the deal entered into previously) and will  process is provided, and this is cut 'n paste:

* Have requisite levels of service
* Have had at least 90 days of continuous service
* Have had no past due balances at any point during the 90 days of service
* Have submitted your application before the applicable submission date deadline

Then they provide me with a link to a site where I can 'watch my application's status': I check the site, and it wants my name, address, account number, phone number.....

If I had a COX officer w/in range, he / she / they would be leaking hydraulic fluid! So I send a carefully worded latter to local rep., stating exactly what I think of this, exactly what I know they are doing (trying to diminish payouts they have already agreed to), what I think of the company, and what I will work toward, legally, to stop this fraudulent behavior as well as inflict as much damage as possible to their company. And I state that of course I will not provide one more digit of information that we all know they already have to 'check the status' of anything and expect payment promptly. And the offer expires? First I am hearing of this, but then again I never knew I had to apply for this credit either. Lots 'o surprises, twists and turns with COX.

Now, about that FIOS fiber optic link dragging across my front yard..... I am 'new and virginal' again with Verizon and COX is doing all in their power to encourage me to switch..... again.

My point in all of this is that I find this aspect of COX business reprehensible, and on par with the 'Company store' and 'payment in credits' of coal mines of one hundred years ago, before that behavior was stopped by law. Normally I am not a big fan of more laws but in cases such as this one, I think they are needed. I am still young enough, aware enough and able to deal with this but how many elderly / slow / 'weak' people does this behavior prey on? Not a jurist but me thinks me smells a class- action suit to stop this kind of behavior and there must be a lawyer out there somewhere who wants to go fishin' in a fairly big pond (COX Enterprises had revenues of 18 billion dollars last year and 60,000 employees.... I betcha' a sharp lawyer could 'wet his beak' until it was dripping blood).

Oh and BTW: when I switched to Verizon from COX, a credit card was part of that deal too but the two differences are 1) it was $400 instead of $300, no fault there, that was the deal I cut with both companies so no complaint and 2) Verizon send me that card, rather than serve me up a hot plate of hor$hi!. OK, I am still not using 100% nice language but I am disguising the few bad words I am using. :-)

Brian (a really PI$$ED COX customer..... today)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 13, 2017, 04:54:47 PM
[...]COX cable! I did not post about this yesterday because I was simply too angry [...]Now, about that FIOS fiber optic link dragging across my front yard..... I am 'new and virginal' again with Verizon and COX is doing all in their power to encourage me to switch..... again. [...]

Now imagine how those of us feel who don't have any alternative to Cox.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on August 13, 2017, 05:13:04 PM
 :_shudder_Emoticon  Does that make you ...suckers?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 13, 2017, 05:14:21 PM
:_shudder_Emoticon  Does that make you ...suckers?

No, just angry- high prices, poor service, and without alternatives.  It is exactly what happens without a free market and competition.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 13, 2017, 06:17:57 PM
It is true that I have two high- speed 'Net access providers. But there are always choices, and if COX finishes this matter in a way that displeases me, I would go with dial- up rather than fund them and their poor behavior.

Not suggesting anyone else do this, merely pointing out what I would do if it were required. And I have not had dial- up service in something like 15 or 20 years but still, limits are limits.

Brian

Now imagine how those of us feel who don't have any alternative to Cox.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 13, 2017, 07:02:19 PM
It is true that I have two high- speed 'Net access providers. But there are always choices,

I guess that depends on how choices are defined.  The definition of "high speed internet" certainly varies, but I need an absolute minimum of reliable, unlimited [or a large bucket], 10Mb/s connection to support my modest browsing, work, and streaming video requirements.  At my address, there is only one provider:  Cox.  Verizon FIOS doesn't exist, and DSL is not fast enough nor reliable (I know because I tried it in the past, and my neighbor tries to suffer with it now).  Using metered cellular data is so expensive it isn't really an option.

As for video, the two choices are Cox or satellite.  Done them both.  They are priced about the same.  Cox's tuning adapters are almost unusable.  Satellite equipment is difficult and not always reliable.  Not much choice there either.  But the kicker is one would STILL be stuck with Cox for data, even if you left their video... and when you don't "bundle" then the data cost goes up a lot more.  It is quite the racket.

Quote
Not suggesting anyone else do this, merely pointing out what I would do if it were required. And I have not had dial- up service in something like 15 or 20 years but still, limits are limits.

I don't think 54kb/s (the maximum a dialup could support, and in practice, it will be a lot slower in the real-world) is even usable with modern websites that are sometimes megabytes PER PAGE.  You would be waiting 20+ minutes on every click.  And the latency would be so poor, remote session operation would be impossible, and don't even think about streaming anything.  I am not sure "dial-up" modem service can even be purchased now, it is totally obsolete.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on August 13, 2017, 10:26:57 PM
Now imagine how those of us feel who don't have any alternative to Cox.

The FCC would like you to believe that satellite is an alternative to Cox.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 13, 2017, 11:49:00 PM
The FCC would like you to believe that satellite is an alternative to Cox.

The Fed would like us to believe a lot of things.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 14, 2017, 12:05:41 AM
completely irrelevant but for the last 15 years because I have worked for Telcos I haven't paid anything for my Broadband (Currently on an 80mb/20mb service), landline (even though I don't have anything on it as I use my works mobile[cell] for the majority of my outbound calls with my personal mobile being fro inbound calls from friends & family) or one of my TV services (Ok I do pay a lot for Sky TV simply because it is superior to the offering from my company)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on August 14, 2017, 07:32:05 AM
So, exposing my naivete, what is wrong with Satellite internet?  Right now I don't have internet access at home and don't need it.  But in a few years I will and it seems at my home, satellite will be the best option for everything.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 14, 2017, 08:15:10 AM
True, I had not though about the changes in the 'Net that have made today extremely different than the 'Net of years ago- you are probably right that dial- up is not viable. And my wife does like as a remote satellite from her office so that alone would be a deal- killer for dial- up.

And I also do not know if Verizon (my local phone company, the current name of the Baby Bell in my area) will even install a real, honest to goodness, copper pair, landline anymore. Probably not as they offer FIOS.

Agreed on the cellular connection, both too expensive and too slow. Never had DSL; while I was waiting for a switching station to get close enough, FIOS fiber optic appeared and wiped out DSL.

I think if push came to shove, I would try satellite. I know it is not perfect and U/lding is slow but again, I am willing to go a long way to [not support] a poor, disreputable entity (business or person, makes no difference to me). As I said, I am pretty angry but I have to agree with you that there are times where there just is no choice 'B'. And on the bright side, I have to say that both high- speed services I have used, COX as well as FIOS have performed extremely well, and both delivered what they claim they would. Per my original post, my only complaint is with a very specific aspect of their business practice, not the company as a whole. I think they charge too much but that is a decision one makes at the start of the deal, not in the middle, and both services honored the terms of the agreement (what they supplied with a few small changes in the channel line- up, as well as the charge) for the stated time, although both jack the bill beyond excessively and without warning which again is a poor and unethical business practice. But nothing like playing hide and seek with a payment they clearly owe to a customer.

Brian

For what it is worth, this is the forwarded message I received from COX, as well as my response to my local rep. She e-mailed me immediately that she had forwarded the letter to both her supervisor and manager and would wait for a response before forwarding it to the VP. So if nothing else, and I expect nothing at all really, at least someone a little higher up the food chain at COX may be made aware that they have not duped the entire customer base. Caution: it is a long letter.... but you kinda' knew that anyway, right?  ;D ::)  And I am counting on you guys to 1) find any typos 2) point out any errors 3) suggest alternative ways I could have written this, in part or in whole 4) and, of course, point out anyplace I should have slipped in an 'Easy Boys!' to amuse the staff at COX, I find I do not do that enough in business correspondence.   ;)

Begin quote:


Hi Katy,

Well, I received this (forwarded, text below) in response to my application for the credit that was part of my signing with COX. I find it both interesting and disturbing at the same time, so let's concentrate on the disturbing parts:

1) There is no reason why I should have to "apply" for this credit in the first place. When I signed on with COX for the current service period, this credit was part of the package or 'deal'. There is absolutely no need for any action on my part at all; COX certainly knows where I am and how to reach me. If the application to confirm that I did, in fact, actually want this credit than I think COX needs to re-evaluate their marketing. If this was merely a sly business tactic to avoid paying some percentage of credits already agreed to due to some lack of action on the customer's part, then I find this reprehensible. Either way, it is quite poor and just as a comparison, when I signed with Verizon, and part of that deal included a $400 credit, they sent it along without any further input from me, as was expected then, as it was expected at this time with COX as well.

2) There are two interesting but again, reprehensible in my opinion, clauses in the attached communication from COX. The first is that the credit due (to the customer, from COX) would be null and void had there been any 'past due balances' during 'the 90 days of service'. That of course is not a problem with me and my account but I think it is quite poor business practice as well as an incredibly obvious attempt to avoid payment of an already agreed- to sum w/in an already executed contract (verbal and understood if not written).

2A) The other clause is that there is a submission date deadline. This ties in very nicely with the fact that I received absolutely no notification of any kind that  I had to do anything at all in the first place to "apply" for a credit that was part of the original signing with COX. I would give this one a solid A- or even an A rating on the slimy, back- handed business practice scale.

The manner I find interesting about these practices is that they are a clever and wiley method to avoid payment of some number of credit packages owed to customers. Surely some people fail to pursue the credit, and further, some people who do pursue it fail to do so within the arbitrary but strict rules COX has put in place to make payment a 'less than 100% event'; I would be interested in just what percentage of customers have been denied their credits due to  these practices and policies. Even 1% would be successful I would imagine given the small amount of effort and no expense required to put up these artificial barriers.

It is business practices such as this that force the unfortunate but necessary requirements of government legislation to prevent. But as that is really the consumers' only option to fend off unacceptable behavior on the part of large corporations, just as it was over 100 years ago when they were needed to break up monopolistic trusts, and I am absolutely confident things would be yet worse even today if it were not for at least some, limited competition. And I assure you, these policies must be perceived as 'manna from heaven' by Verizon.

To you specifically Katy, this is not directed at you personally of course. I am merely sending this to you so that it has the best chance of being 'kicked upstairs' where policy is made and implemented.

Sincerely,

Brian D. Felice



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Cox Reward Center <status@mypromorewards.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 2:22 PM
Subject: Your Cox Prepaid Card Request Has Been Received
To: bdfelice1 at gmail.com


        Hi, BRIAN


BRIAN FELICE,

Your submission for a Cox Visa® prepaid card has been received and is being processed. Your prepaid card will be mailed to the address provided once we confirm that you have met all of the eligibility requirements including:

* Have requisite levels of service
* Have had at least 90 days of continuous service
* Have had no past due balances at any point during the 90 days of service
* Have submitted your application before the applicable submission date deadline


Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery of your prepaid card after the 90 day validation period.

To check the status of your submission please visit http://status.rewardpromo.com/cox (http://status.rewardpromo.com/cox)

Your tracking ID is:
<put big, long series of letters and numerals here>

THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING COX


I guess that depends on how choices are defined.  The definition of "high speed internet" certainly varies, but I need an absolute minimum of reliable, unlimited [or a large bucket], 10Mb/s connection to support my modest browsing, work, and streaming video requirements.  At my address, there is only one provider:  Cox.  Verizon FIOS doesn't exist, and DSL is not fast enough nor reliable (I know because I tried it in the past, and my neighbor tries to suffer with it now).  Using metered cellular data is so expensive it isn't really an option.

As for video, the two choices are Cox or satellite.  Done them both.  They are priced about the same.  Cox's tuning adapters are almost unusable.  Satellite equipment is difficult and not always reliable.  Not much choice there either.  But the kicker is one would STILL be stuck with Cox for data, even if you left their video... and when you don't "bundle" then the data cost goes up a lot more.  It is quite the racket.

I don't think 54kb/s (the maximum a dialup could support, and in practice, it will be a lot slower in the real-world) is even usable with modern websites that are sometimes megabytes PER PAGE.  You would be waiting 20+ minutes on every click.  And the latency would be so poor, remote session operation would be impossible, and don't even think about streaming anything.  I am not sure "dial-up" modem service can even be purchased now, it is totally obsolete.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 14, 2017, 11:00:46 AM
So, exposing my naivete, what is wrong with Satellite internet?  Right now I don't have internet access at home and don't need it.  But in a few years I will and it seems at my home, satellite will be the best option for everything.

Dpends .

If you're a gamer then the latency can be high which will have an impact on your fragging.


Most satellite services are only actually downstream from the satellite, the upstream (or return path) is generally (although not always) via a standard DSL or even dial up line.


IMHO for residential use  the rankings in terms of technology are (and this may be biased towards what I know in the UK)

1) a cable DOCSIS based service (no copper issues as this is optical all the way to the premises)
2) FTTC (Fibre to the Cab) AKA VDSL, only the last couple of hundred metres are copper. Max speeds currently approx 80mb downstream
3) DSL (aka ADSL), can suffer from faults on the copper, max speeds for ADSL2 downstream 24mb, actual synch speed vary according to distance from exchange & quality of copper both internal & external
4) Satellite, best for those areas where you cant get any of the above
5) Dial Up, how quaint :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 14, 2017, 11:22:42 AM
Yeah, what Mike said.

Satellites are rare and expensive, and so their bandwidth is rare and expensive. Mostly expensive. They work great when beaming a large amount of information to a LOT of people, such as televised sporting events, because the time expense is divided across lots of people. But that same amount of data, such as a movie for example, is sent to one person, it gets expensive.

And also as Mike said, satellites are geared up to deliver or transmit, not receive. They do it but it is even more expensive.

Mostly, mere mortals do not get to frolic with satellites, at least not yet. take a look at SPOT and see how much a subscription costs: very expensive and extremely limited in the amount of data that is transferred (bandwidth).

All of that said, it can be made into an OK 'Net link if that is your only choice but it may prove very restricting if one wants to, say, upload photographs and similar again due to the very limited bandwidth.

Brian

So, exposing my naivete, what is wrong with Satellite internet?  Right now I don't have internet access at home and don't need it.  But in a few years I will and it seems at my home, satellite will be the best option for everything.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 14, 2017, 11:29:36 AM
Just a small thing but in the US, a lot of us still use coaxial cable as the pipe for high- speed digital transmission. My guess is fiber optic is a distant number 2. Coax will support a gigabyte of transmission as well as an overlayed analog signal (we used to be able to get basic TV service in analog form over cable until very recently). Plus the infrastructure is laced with cable all over the place so it is cheap to use; fiber optic networks are increasing but again, not nearly as common as coaxial cable.

And coax has the two pluses that it is easy to tie into the main feed in the street, and it can branch and string all over a house or business. Fiber optic requires a very well made, lapped connection and even that will show at least 5% signal loss, and basically cannot be practically branched again due to those losses. Once fiber optic hits the receiver at the end- user's location, it flipped over to analog telephone and wired into the building's existing telephone wiring and the digital part is broken off into.... coaxial cable for distribution.

Brian

Dpends .

If you're a gamer then the latency can be high which will have an impact on your fragging.


Most satellite services are only actually downstream from the satellite, the upstream (or return path) is generally (although not always) via a standard DSL or even dial up line.


IMHO for residential use  the rankings in terms of technology are (and this may be biased towards what I know in the UK)

1) a cable DOCSIS based service (no copper issues as this is optical all the way to the premises)
2) FTTC (Fibre to the Cab) AKA VDSL, only the last couple of hundred metres are copper. Max speeds currently approx 80mb downstream
3) DSL (aka ADSL), can suffer from faults on the copper, max speeds for ADSL2 downstream 24mb, actual synch speed vary according to distance from exchange & quality of copper both internal & external
4) Satellite, best for those areas where you cant get any of the above
5) Dial Up, how quaint :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 14, 2017, 03:44:29 PM
So, exposing my naivete, what is wrong with Satellite internet?  Right now I don't have internet access at home and don't need it.  But in a few years I will and it seems at my home, satellite will be the best option for everything.

I can't speak for the state-of-the-art, but only my past experience with it.  The signal is shared between many thousands of people, and the round trip is extremely long and slow.  So the latency was very bad and the bandwidth also bad.  In the past, it wasn't even possible to have an uplink, only a downlink, and you still have to use a freaking dialup modem to send your data!  I am sure it has improved some by now, but some of the limitations are likely still there.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 14, 2017, 03:51:35 PM
And I also do not know if Verizon (my local phone company, the current name of the Baby Bell in my area) will even install a real, honest to goodness, copper pair, landline anymore. Probably not as they offer FIOS.

Bingo.  Verizon did that in LOTS of areas, and even those NOT covered by FIOS.  In many areas the copper still goes to the house, but the trunks became optical, and DSL won't run over that!  So even without access to FIOS, millions of people lost possible access to DSL.  Oh, and even dialup doesn't support 56Kbps over digital trunking, it was limited to 33Kbps... so it had an effect long before DSL and cable came around.  It bit my friend badly in his neighborhood, 22 years ago, where after they "upgraded" all the trunking, his actual speeds dropped to 28.8kbps.

And DSL has severe distance limits.  The speed drops the further away the switching station (CO) is located and after a certain distance, Poof, no more possible DSL access.  TONS of rural Americans have no access to any real form of high-speed Internet.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 15, 2017, 05:55:55 PM
Yes, I was aware of that and while it does not apply to me here in the densely populated northeast, as you say, many people are limited in their link to the 'Net.

How about cellular coverage? With unlimited data, and the phone acting as a local hub, it would certainly work but how fast is it.... and I mean how fast is it REALLY (not what any provider may claim). Is this a possible work- around for those who do not have and are not likely to get a piece of anything (wire, fiber optic) attached to their house?

Brian


<snip>

And DSL has severe distance limits.  The speed drops the further away the switching station (CO) is located and after a certain distance, Poof, no more possible DSL access.  TONS of rural Americans have no access to any real form of high-speed Internet.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 15, 2017, 06:31:54 PM
How about cellular coverage? With unlimited data, and the phone acting as a local hub, it would certainly work but how fast is it....

You can't do that.  Phone data plans are for the phone ONLY.  To use any other device with it, that requires a "tethering" plan (which can use your phone as a wifi hotspot, or a dedicated cellular "modem" with ethernet port or USB connection) and those plans are NEVER unlimited.

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and I mean how fast is it REALLY (not what any provider may claim).

Actually, with modern LTE, it can be shockingly fast (theoretically up to 300Mb/s), as long as there is not a lot of contention.  It varies wildly with market, carrier, particular tower, etc.  In my area, T-Mobile is typically 7.5 to 38 Mb/s download and 3.8 to 18 Mb/s upload.  But it is very expensive data compared to cable/DSL.  Note- that is with a good connection using LTE on a modern network that is not overcrowded .

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Is this a possible work- around for those who do not have and are not likely to get a piece of anything (wire, fiber optic) attached to their house?

Yes, but you have to monitor your data very carefully so you don't have a $500+ monthly bill...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 15, 2017, 07:26:58 PM
Now I am confused: if a cellular connection is data unlimited, and the phone can get to any / all 'Net sites, what difference does it make if the cell phone is acting as the 'vehicle' for a full- sized monitor and keyboard? I mean, data is data, right? Put another way, if a cellular link to a smart phone has unlimited data via a plan (business deal) in place with the provider;

1) why would it matter what you used to view / type your data on, meaning a full sized screen and keyboard vs. the phone display and touch- screen 'keyboard'?
2) how would anyone know, again as long as the data went into and out of the cell phone?
3) is not digital data, digital data regardless of the end display hardware and the originating hardware?

If this limit you mention physical or ethical?

And please understand, I am asking because I do not know, not throwing rocks at you or anyone else, or any idea... I merely want to understand what the situation is.

Brian

You can't do that.  Phone data plans are for the phone ONLY.  To use any other device with it, that requires a "tethering" plan (which can use your phone as a wifi hotspot, or a dedicated cellular "modem" with ethernet port or USB connection) and those plans are NEVER unlimited.

Actually, with modern LTE, it can be shockingly fast (theoretically up to 300Mb/s), as long as there is not a lot of contention.  It varies wildly with market, carrier, particular tower, etc.  In my area, T-Mobile is typically 7.5 to 38 Mb/s download and 3.8 to 18 Mb/s upload.  But it is very expensive data compared to cable/DSL.  Note- that is with a good connection using LTE on a modern network that is not overcrowded .

Yes, but you have to monitor your data very carefully so you don't have a $500+ monthly bill...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 15, 2017, 08:55:53 PM
Now I am confused: if a cellular connection is data unlimited,

Even that is somewhat debatable.  None of those plans are truly "unlimited", they all have a cap OR slow-down tremendously when you reach "too much" usage.  But that is a different topic :)

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and the phone can get to any / all 'Net sites, what difference does it make if the cell phone is acting as the 'vehicle' for a full- sized monitor and keyboard? I mean, data is data, right?

Yes and no.

First, stop trying to be logical about it :)  They do what they want!  Yes, data is data.  But the model at work is as follows: on a phone, people typically consume much smaller amounts of data than a home or business broadband connection.  Video resolution is much smaller, you aren't downloading big Linux distros or dozen GB games on phones, you get "mobile" (stripped-down) versions of websites, you tend to use it less, the bandwidth is used only by one person, etc.  So their concept is-  people don't consume much data on a phone, so they can afford to offer 'unlimited' data on it... but if that connection were now shared and powering a whole house or business, with streaming HD Netflix, big OS updates, full web sites, multiple users, mega downloads, etc, it blows the data "budget".  So it is a model based on generalized assumptions... which are actually, generally true.

In a purely Libertarianish view- the most logical model would be to charge for data based on actual, incremental usage, regardless of what device or system or person is consuming it.  The price would fall down to the cost to deliver it.  So phone data WOULD STILL be a lot more expensive than land-line data, but it wouldn't matter how you use the data... data is data.  The problem is that the public have repetitively rejected the idea of paying for individualized units of minutes, texts, bits of data, movie rentals, per-minute long distance, etc.  Look at the cable model- hundreds of stupid channels, unlimited viewing, flat fee.  Netflix- thousands of programs, unlimited viewing, flat fee.  Gym membership- lots of machines, unlimited usage, flat fee.  Amazon Prime- X/Y/Z services, unlimited, flat fee.  I could go on, but you get the idea.  People have fear of charge-per-use (due to feelings of lack of self control, lack of wanting to monitor it/laziness, distrust of the people keeping track of it for you) and will accept a flat fee, and most people end up overpaying anyway.  It is marketing and human nature that have driven what is actually not really a "fair" model to permeate through so many industries.

And it is spreading everywhere in a slightly different form now of not wanting to even buy something- cars, houses, computers, software, phones, furniture, the younger generations now want to "rent" everything so they have no up-front or usage fees and a guaranteed, flat bill each month.  Knowing this, companies are now trying to force consumers to have monthly fees for just about everything.  You want a weather station device?  Service contract!  Want a security system with "cloud" access?  Service contract!  Want a house lock you can access remotely?  Service contract!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 16, 2017, 01:05:21 AM
You can't do that.  Phone data plans are for the phone ONLY.  To use any other device with it, that requires a "tethering" plan (which can use your phone as a wifi hotspot, or a dedicated cellular "modem" with ethernet port or USB connection) and those plans are NEVER unlimited.






Ballcocks, you can tether any device to any phone if you know how.

Unless the situation is very different in the US your carrier cant physically stop you doing it. A lot of the mobile/cell carriers over here (including my own) say the same thing and they dont like it but I tether my GPS via BT and on occasion if Im out and about my iPad via a WiFi tether.


The biggest issue is running out of data allowance :)


That said I've got a dual sim phone running 2 SIMs from different carriers and I swap my Datat between my work & personal SIMs


Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 16, 2017, 05:49:43 AM
Ballcocks, you can tether any device to any phone if you know how.

Yes, and you can also pay nothing for movies, books, and even pay no taxes if you know how...

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Unless the situation is very different in the US your carrier cant physically stop you doing it. A lot of the mobile/cell carriers over here (including my own) say the same thing and they dont like it but I tether my GPS via BT and on occasion if Im out and about my iPad via a WiFi tether.

The situation is, actually, quite different in the USA and most of the rest of the world when it comes to many things cell phones; although it is slowly coming together.  In any case, almost all phones used are locked to the carrier, and have locked firmware and software that enforces the accepted uses that the carrier demands.

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The biggest issue is running out of data allowance :)

If you have a data allowance, then it is not "unlimited" and in that case, the carrier DOES allow tethering (I do it all the time and I have a 6GB plan).  Also, some carriers will give you "unlimited" data for the phone and limited data for tethering.  That is still a different situation.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 16, 2017, 07:52:33 AM
Also, some carriers will give you "unlimited" data for the phone and limited data for tethering.  That is still a different situation.

Although they can only split out you are tethering if they have control of your phone (point about them operating differently in the US noted)


Over here phones taken on contract with a carrier are typically network locked to that carrier (can be unlocked at end of contract or for a small fee) and although some do do customisations to the OS it's generally non intrusive.

As for me I usually buy my phone network unlocked outright although my current phone (a Motorola G4 plus)
was supplied by work and I've only started using it as it's Dual Sim (I've temporarily retired my WileyFox dual Sim). Previously they supplied Crackberries
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 16, 2017, 07:58:52 AM
on a side note my personal SIM is on a Unlimited Date, Voice (UK landline & mobile)  & Texts (subject to a very large fair usage policy on all 3) package for £12 per month (Discounted from £24 as I work for the carrier) .

It (the package) was only on offer for less than a week as our mobile sales team realised the error they had made and wondered why there was a huge uptake on it ;)

Ok so its only 3G but I'd be daft to swap it.


My works SIM is 4G and other than calls to certain numbers (which I can claim back if I need too) is free to me including any data usage however I can't use it outside the UK (my personal SIM I can and with recent changes I can now use the full data allowance etc throughout Europe, previously I had to get a roaming bolt on for that)  :D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 16, 2017, 08:58:20 AM
Well, back to the simple version: smartphone, unlimited data (per the purchased plan) and tying it to a computer.

If one has an Iphone, with a contract with, say, Verizon for unlimited data service, cannot that phone be connected to anything via WiFi, and one of those, or the only device, be a computer and so.... a cellular 'Net connection? With unlimited data, for a <reasonable> monthly fee?

And if so, how would the bandwidth of the cellular link be regarding speed? I realize this is a very variable situation, depending on where the cell phone is, how many others are using it and so forth but again, would this provide a viable system for high- speed (compared with dial- up here, not the 300 MBps I have with a wire from the dreaded COX of course) for those who cannot or will not get hard- line, connected, 'Net service?

And if not, what would be the failure point (given the conditions I already listed: unlimited data plan and one computer)?

My wife has a cellular data link (I do not know the correct term) that is just that- a data link, that connects to a computer via USB; she is required to have it with her for work due to regulatory agencies.... long story. It works OK, ranging from reasonable to terrible but never great, and the data is absolutely NOT unlimited but sold in blocks ,and fairly expensive. It would be prohibitively expensive for anyone who uses a computer a fair amount every day. So I know they are available and not viable but again, I am talking about a package that is meant to be used with a smart phone, not a generic digital link.

Brian


Ballcocks, you can tether any device to any phone if you know how.

Unless the situation is very different in the US your carrier cant physically stop you doing it. A lot of the mobile/cell carriers over here (including my own) say the same thing and they dont like it but I tether my GPS via BT and on occasion if Im out and about my iPad via a WiFi tether.


The biggest issue is running out of data allowance :)


That said I've got a dual sim phone running 2 SIMs from different carriers and I swap my Datat between my work & personal SIMs
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 16, 2017, 12:03:49 PM
Possibly the easiest way to answer that is.


From time to time (especially If I'm out & abut but technically working)  I set my phone up as a wifi hotspot and connect my works laptop up to it then access the company systems via VPN.


The below is a snapshot of the typical speeds I get from my mobile connection.

Occasionally it's a little lower, sometimes higher but its more than enough bandwidth for what I need to do (which includes using Skype for Business for voice calls over the data connection)

For reference a TV over IP service (such as the one my company provides) typically requires a minimum of 4mb for good service although I have had it working reasonably well at just over 2mb

(http://sharetheexperience.co.uk/Images/GTR/speedtest.png)





Well, back to the simple version: smartphone, unlimited data (per the purchased plan) and tying it to a computer.

If one has an Iphone, with a contract with, say, Verizon for unlimited data service, cannot that phone be connected to anything via WiFi, and one of those, or the only device, be a computer and so.... a cellular 'Net connection? With unlimited data, for a <reasonable> monthly fee?

And if so, how would the bandwidth of the cellular link be regarding speed? I realize this is a very variable situation, depending on where the cell phone is, how many others are using it and so forth but again, would this provide a viable system for high- speed (compared with dial- up here, not the 300 MBps I have with a wire from the dreaded COX of course) for those who cannot or will not get hard- line, connected, 'Net service?

And if not, what would be the failure point (given the conditions I already listed: unlimited data plan and one computer)?

My wife has a cellular data link (I do not know the correct term) that is just that- a data link, that connects to a computer via USB; she is required to have it with her for work due to regulatory agencies.... long story. It works OK, ranging from reasonable to terrible but never great, and the data is absolutely NOT unlimited but sold in blocks ,and fairly expensive. It would be prohibitively expensive for anyone who uses a computer a fair amount every day. So I know they are available and not viable but again, I am talking about a package that is meant to be used with a smart phone, not a generic digital link.

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 16, 2017, 12:29:46 PM
Well, now I am going to have to fire up my wife's Iphone and do some speed tests on that. That phone is NOT linked to an unlimited account although the 'bank' of data hours is quite large, it is shared by four people (I think) although they do not often exceed the limit.... and even when they do, they have the option of 'upgrading' to a higher data limit plan for that one month so there is not really any penalty for going over, merely the slight extra fee. But at any rate, it should be easy enough to try and I can do the same speed tests.

BTW: my VPN really slows down my bandwidth; it will exceed 300 Mbps routinely w/out VPN, stick a local VPN link in the way and it drops to ~40 Mbps and if a litle more distance is used (depending on where the VPN 'is' on the other end), it can and will drop below 10 Mbps. Then again, it is a cheap VPN so probably not the 'poster child' for great bandwidth.

But as Verizon is offering unlimited data for ~70 / month, it may be interesting to look into the alternate forms of TV that we have already discussed here (Netflix, Hulu, ad nauseum) and cut that wire off the side of the house. I would need a second phone line or at least a 'virtual' phone line to fend off the bottom feeding scum while still having a phone number I could give to everyone but that might just work....

Brian

Possibly the easiest way to answer that is.


From time to time (especially If I'm out & abut but technically working)  I set my phone up as a wifi hotspot and connect my works laptop up to it then access the company systems via VPN.


The below is a snapshot of the typical speeds I get from my mobile connection.

Occasionally it's a little lower, sometimes higher but its more than enough bandwidth for what I need to do (which includes using Skype for Business for voice calls over the data connection)

For reference a TV over IP service (such as the one my company provides) typically requires a minimum of 4mb for good service although I have had it working reasonably well at just over 2mb

(http://sharetheexperience.co.uk/Images/GTR/speedtest.png)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 16, 2017, 03:27:30 PM
Well, back to the simple version: smartphone, unlimited data (per the purchased plan) and tying it to a computer.

If one has an Iphone, with a contract with, say, Verizon for unlimited data service, cannot that phone be connected to anything via WiFi, and one of those, or the only device, be a computer and so.... a cellular 'Net connection? With unlimited data, for a <reasonable> monthly fee?

Not without violating your terms of service, no.

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And if so, how would the bandwidth of the cellular link be regarding speed?

I kinda already answered that, above.  It depends on lots of factors, it can be anywhere from very slow to extremely fast.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 16, 2017, 03:42:53 PM
Yeah well, that's me: a violator. <looks to the left, looks to the right> Let me tell ya' Max, back in the olden' days, I used to connect <looks again, both ways> TWO televisions AND a VCR to the cable coming into my house. And that was strictly Verboten! I am just a wild man like I tells' ya'.

Reminds me of a funny story I will post in the thread about nothing at all....

Brian


Not without violating your terms of service, no.

I kinda already answered that, above.  It depends on lots of factors, it can be anywhere from very slow to extremely fast.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 16, 2017, 03:54:44 PM
From time to time (especially If I'm out & abut but technically working)  I set my phone up as a wifi hotspot and connect my works laptop up to it then access the company systems via VPN.

Which is perfectly allowed under most plans.  But no plan in the USA on ANY CARRIER (and probably there either) allows that to be done on an "unlimited" data plan AND pull from the "unlimited" high-speed data pool (it is usually a separate, capped, data pool).  Which means you will hit caps.

Now, there are technical ways around it so it CAN be done, which requires unlocking the phone, rooting the phone with nefarious tools, installing special utilities.  Doing so could then enable wifi hotspot access to your "unlimited" data pool- which will violate your terms of service (the contract you signed with your provider).  And they can and do catch people.  It is not necessarily criminal, just civil.  So they could just warn you, they could terminate your service, they could ban you, they could damage your credit rating, and they could also sue you for lost revenue (I doubt that is ever done, though).

On MY T-Mobile plan, I have a older (grandfathered in) 6GB plan.  So they don't care how I use the data because it is not "unlimited."  Tethering from that pool works great, is very fast, and is built right into the phone- it is one, shared, high-speed data pool.  But their standard "unlimited" phone plan includes only very slow, 3G tethering (wifi-hotspot).  If you pay $10 more a month, you can then retain the "unlimited" high-speed data on the phone and also add 10GB of high-speed tethering (wifi-hotspot) and after 10GB, it drops to very slow 3G data speeds for tethering.  And when I say slow, I mean SLOW.... like only a little faster than the fastest dialup modem speeds.

Verizon calls their main phone plan "unlimited" and then clearly indicate after 22GB it will drop to the "lowest priority speed."  But they include 10GB of high-speed tethering data which after 10GB drops all tethering to 2G speed (which is like having no data at all).  Want to use just tethering data with a dedicated hotspot?  Sure thing!  They have a plan for that device which is $110 for 20GB (for example).  If you are trying to replace a home cable modem and have multiple users and stream HD video regularly and such... you are probably using WAY more than 20GB.   But not to worry, they have a 50GB plan for $335 a month!

Sprint/AT&T are much the same.

You cannot get unlimited high-speed cellular data (LTE/4G) without breaking your terms of service (which is like service theft).  At least not in the USA (which is what I am most familiar with) and I speculate it is the same for every carrier in the world.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 16, 2017, 03:55:48 PM
Yeah well, that's me: a violator. <looks to the left, looks to the right> Let me tell ya' Max, back in the olden' days, I used to connect <looks again, both ways> TWO televisions AND a VCR to the cable coming into my house. And that was strictly Verboten! I am just a wild man like I tells' ya'.

Shhhhh!!! 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 16, 2017, 04:19:33 PM
If I activate a Wifi Hotspot on my phone and connect to anything in the outside world I appear as though I am coming from the same IP address as my phone so therefore  the data is all coming out of the same pot.

 My provider, unless they start doing some very deep stateful packet analysis and detect its a type of traffic that can't be generated on a mobile device, cant tel whether or not I am using the phone or the laptop or tablet connected via the wifi hotspot.
(And I know they can't because I work for them and know the guys on the mobile & network side of things  8))


It's the same as with your home broadband router, to the outside world and to my ISP all the traffic is coming from the same device, they can't tell how many devices I have connected behind the router (pronounced rooter BTW, anything else is a tool for using on wood)

Of course this works on the presumption you live in a free world where you can do what you want with your devices without your provider tying one of your hands to your ankle :)


That said my phone (the works supplied Motorola G4 Plus) is completely stock & non rooted. I just use the built in android functionality


Which is perfectly allowed under most plans.  But no plan in the USA on ANY CARRIER (and probably there either) allows that to be done on an "unlimited" data plan AND pull from the "unlimited" high-speed data pool (it is usually a separate, capped, data pool).  Which means you will hit caps.

Now, there are technical ways around it so it CAN be done, which requires unlocking the phone, rooting the phone with nefarious tools, installing special utilities.  Doing so could then enable wifi hotspot access to your "unlimited" data pool- which will violate your terms of service (the contract you signed with your provider).  And they can and do catch people.  It is not necessarily criminal, just civil.  So they could just warn you, they could terminate your service, they could ban you, they could damage your credit rating, and they could also sue you for lost revenue (I doubt that is ever done, though).

On MY T-Mobile plan, I have a older (grandfathered in) 6GB plan.  So they don't care how I use the data because it is not "unlimited."  Tethering from that pool works great, is very fast, and is built right into the phone- it is one, shared, high-speed data pool.  But their standard "unlimited" phone plan includes only very slow, 3G tethering (wifi-hotspot).  If you pay $10 more a month, you can then retain the "unlimited" high-speed data on the phone and also add 10GB of high-speed tethering (wifi-hotspot) and after 10GB, it drops to very slow 3G data speeds for tethering.  And when I say slow, I mean SLOW.... like only a little faster than the fastest dialup modem speeds.

Verizon calls their main phone plan "unlimited" and then clearly indicate after 22GB it will drop to the "lowest priority speed."  But they include 10GB of high-speed tethering data which after 10GB drops all tethering to 2G speed (which is like having no data at all).  Want to use just tethering data with a dedicated hotspot?  Sure thing!  They have a plan for that device which is $110 for 20GB (for example).  If you are trying to replace a home cable modem and have multiple users and stream HD video regularly and such... you are probably using WAY more than 20GB.   But not to worry, they have a 50GB plan for $335 a month!

Sprint/AT&T are much the same.

You cannot get unlimited high-speed cellular data (LTE/4G) without breaking your terms of service (which is like service theft).  At least not in the USA (which is what I am most familiar with) and I speculate it is the same for every carrier in the world.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 16, 2017, 04:38:28 PM
Bugger, just noticed the price on my unlimited personal SIM (3G) has gone up from £12 to £13.25 (approx $17 ) per month

(http://sharetheexperience.co.uk/Images/GTR/mobile.JPG)

Admittedly the speeds are a little slower than on my Works SIM (4g) but still more than usable on the road if I do need to use it :)

(http://sharetheexperience.co.uk/Images/GTR/speedtest2.png)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 16, 2017, 05:36:10 PM
If I activate a Wifi Hotspot on my phone and connect to anything in the outside world I appear as though I am coming from the same IP address as my phone so therefore  the data is all coming out of the same pot.

That is your phone... not most phones here  :)

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Of course this works on the presumption you live in a free world where you can do what you want with your devices without your provider tying one of your hands to your ankle :)

And there you have it!  Carriers here are quite, shall we say, "controlling"

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That said my phone (the works supplied Motorola G4 Plus) is completely stock & non rooted. I just use the built in android functionality

I have a Nexus 5- it doesn't get much more stock and vanilla....  I believe the stock Android tether application has concessions (spyware if you like) for the carriers so it would be approved to ride on their network.

Again, I am not arguing it can't be done.  It *can* be done.  It takes effort here to make it work.  But when all is done, you are still breaking the terms of your agreement.  I am just trying to make that clear to everyone so it isn't a surprise.  I don't know all tools at the carriers' disposal, but they do catch people.  Some of the tools I know about are monitoring data usage totals, and patterns, and examining browser ident strings.  I doubt they spend much effort enforcing it on the people who are just using a few GB more than their tether plan allows.

There isn't as much push for people to mod their phones for breaking tethering restrictions anymore- the main reason is that in the past, there were no "unlimited" data plans, but the carriers were assholes and STILL locked things down and didn't let people tether.  That made no sense at all, since it was already a limited plan.  Most people weren't trying to run a whole house every day (nor would they have enough data to do so) but wanted to occasionally use their laptop or tablet on the go with the data they paid for.  Eventually the carriers caved and allow that tethering.  When the "unlimited" plans started, most of the carriers had already learned the lesson, so they included the ability to tether a LIMITED amount of high-speed data for occasional use.  That seems to satisfy the vast majority of people who even want/need to tether.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 16, 2017, 05:46:18 PM
Admittedly the speeds are a little slower than on my Works SIM (4g) but still more than usable on the road if I do need to use it :)

I just tested mine on T-Mobile on my ancient phone with a moderate LTE 4G signal in my house using the same app as you.  Got only 2.1Mb/s down and 3.71Mb/s up.  Strange, I have never seen it that slow before, nor have I ever seen upload be so much faster than download.  Retested and with another app, same result.  Hmm.  Admittidely I am rarely off Wifi while at home or work, so it has been a while since I have tested. 

As a side note, just tested my home Cox connection- getting 62Mb/s down and 7mb/s up; that is pretty normal/typical for the plan.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on August 16, 2017, 06:37:26 PM
Not having this conversation is why I am quite satisfied with my phlipfone.  8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on August 16, 2017, 09:46:00 PM
Yeah well, that's me: a violator. <looks to the left, looks to the right> Let me tell ya' Max, back in the olden' days, I used to connect <looks again, both ways> TWO televisions AND a VCR to the cable coming into my house. And that was strictly Verboten! I am just a wild man like I tells' ya'.

Reminds me of a funny story I will post in the thread about nothing at all....

Brian

And to you I declare a retroactive ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9efgLHgsBmM#)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 16, 2017, 11:56:20 PM
I presume by the way you are using a CellPhone supplied by a Carrier as part of a contract ?


In that case it may well be crippled by the carrier although it does appear from what I'm reading here that those changes are far more restrictive than over here.


Of course evn in the US of A you have the option of buying and using vanilla non carrier specific phones that don't have any carrier imposed restrictions on


https://www.bestbuy.com/site/clp/why-buy-an-unlocked-phone/pcmcat284300050008.c?id=pcmcat284300050008 (https://www.bestbuy.com/site/clp/why-buy-an-unlocked-phone/pcmcat284300050008.c?id=pcmcat284300050008)

Now ok you may argue why should I pay several hundred dollars for something I get as part of my contract?

Well the truth is  that (and unless the US is vastky different) you are not getting your contract phone for free, a big chunk of your monthly fee is to pay for the phone.

As an example (& forgetting my uber special I was lucky to get on plan referenced above)

A sim only plan giving 30Gb data, Unlimited Voice & Unlimited Texts is £42 per month from a major UK carrier

The same Plan with an iPhone7 Plus included is £68 per month (plus £19.99 upfront), a Samsung Galaxy S8 on the same Plan is £63 per month

In other words you are paying £26/£21 per month for the above phones


That said I tend to stay away from the big name /big price phones when buying.


The last one I bought , which is currently my spare phone, was a Wileyfox Storm which cost me £180 outright.

It's an Android powered smartphone that is as equally capable as a iPhone or a Samsung, just doesn't have the brand snobbery :)






That is your phone... not most phones here  :)

And there you have it!  Carriers here are quite, shall we say, "controlling"

I have a Nexus 5- it doesn't get much more stock and vanilla....  I believe the stock Android tether application has concessions (spyware if you like) for the carriers so it would be approved to ride on their network.

Again, I am not arguing it can't be done.  It *can* be done.  It takes effort here to make it work.  But when all is done, you are still breaking the terms of your agreement.  I am just trying to make that clear to everyone so it isn't a surprise.  I don't know all tools at the carriers' disposal, but they do catch people.  Some of the tools I know about are monitoring data usage totals, and patterns, and examining browser ident strings.  I doubt they spend much effort enforcing it on the people who are just using a few GB more than their tether plan allows.

There isn't as much push for people to mod their phones for breaking tethering restrictions anymore- the main reason is that in the past, there were no "unlimited" data plans, but the carriers were assholes and STILL locked things down and didn't let people tether.  That made no sense at all, since it was already a limited plan.  Most people weren't trying to run a whole house every day (nor would they have enough data to do so) but wanted to occasionally use their laptop or tablet on the go with the data they paid for.  Eventually the carriers caved and allow that tethering.  When the "unlimited" plans started, most of the carriers had already learned the lesson, so they included the ability to tether a LIMITED amount of high-speed data for occasional use.  That seems to satisfy the vast majority of people who even want/need to tether.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 17, 2017, 05:20:17 PM
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What makes me crazy and annoyed.

Wearing a new helmet INSIDE waiting to see if it causes pain because if I "ride" with it, I can't return it.  It is a new experience posting on the computer, vacuuming, paying bills, and watching television WITH A HELMET ON.  The cats are rather confused, too.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 17, 2017, 05:41:41 PM
Did that myself once in a store, wore it for as long as I could and finally bought it. It was a Nolan, on sale, and not returnable: turned out that it put undue pressure on the sides of my head and I could not wear it for more than 20 minutes or so. And of course I was in Tacoma, WA, when I bought it :-(  So I left it and had my son ship it to my house while I wore my old helmet on the ride home.

Eventually sold it for almost what I paid for it so all was fine but I think it took 2 or 3 years.

One of the things that kinda sux about long rides on a motorcycle is that we usually do not find out what works or does not work until we try it, and then only after several hours usually. A saddle may feel great for an hour but may make you hate it after three hours. Outfitting a motorcycle so all parts work together to allow hours of time in the saddle is expensive and can take a long time and a lot of effort.

Brian

Wearing a new helmet INSIDE waiting to see if it causes pain because if I "ride" with it, I can't return it.  It is a new experience posting on the computer, vacuuming, paying bills, and watching television WITH A HELMET ON.  The cats are rather confused, too.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on August 18, 2017, 09:51:11 AM
Did that myself once in a store, wore it for as long as I could and finally bought it. It was a Nolan, on sale, and not returnable: turned out that it put undue pressure on the sides of my head and I could not wear it for more than 20 minutes or so. And of course I was in Tacoma, WA, when I bought it :-(  So I left it and had my son ship it to my house while I wore my old helmet on the ride home.

Eventually sold it for almost what I paid for it so all was fine but I think it took 2 or 3 years.

One of the things that kinda sux about long rides on a motorcycle is that we usually do not find out what works or does not work until we try it, and then only after several hours usually. A saddle may feel great for an hour but may make you hate it after three hours. Outfitting a motorcycle so all parts work together to allow hours of time in the saddle is expensive and can take a long time and a lot of effort.

Brian

Being on a long motorcycle ride finding and finding out that your helmet/seat/handle bar risers/hwy pegs/<enter something here> is still infinitely better than being in the office on the best day.  8) But have found that almost any helmet that feels ok at first, but then has pressure points, will again feel ok after wearing it enough. Within some tolerance, it will take on the shape of your head. The question is how much pain before it does.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 18, 2017, 11:35:12 AM
Don't know about that, I have a pretty nice office :-)  And I have had some truly awful motorcycle rides; the first ride for more than an hour continuously, on the highway, with the C-14 was four hours each way, all done in one day. By the end of the day, we were dreading climbing onto the bike and the legs of the ride were down to ~30 minutes each. Pretty bad. We ended up folding our jackets in half and padding the saddle with them just to get home.

As far as the helmet, I was certainly not tough enough to even try to force that Nolan into any new shape. Again, after 30 minutes continuous, the pain was bad enough that I had to either stop somewhere and take it off or take it off and ride back to where I was going. Choose the latter (Easy Boys! it is not as if I killed any puppies). Was in WA at the time and had no idea if they have a helmet law or not but was to the point of taking the chance.

And while we use a Corbin with a pair of Airhawks and can ride for many hours in reasonable comfort and no butt pain, a plain Corbin will reduce me to hating that bike in 45 minutes. And after ridign it in the morning, my butt is sore all day in an office chair, and the ride home 8 to 10 hours later is far more painful, far faster than 45 minutes.

Some motorcycle combinations and individual components should have been around ~600 years ago 'cause they are far more effective than that sissy torture stuff such as the rack, the iron maiden and so forth.

Brian

Being on a long motorcycle ride finding and finding out that your helmet/seat/handle bar risers/hwy pegs/<enter something here> is still infinitely better than being in the office on the best day.  8) But have found that almost any helmet that feels ok at first, but then has pressure points, will again feel ok after wearing it enough. Within some tolerance, it will take on the shape of your head. The question is how much pain before it does.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 18, 2017, 03:46:53 PM
But have found that almost any helmet that feels ok at first, but then has pressure points, will again feel ok after wearing it enough. Within some tolerance, it will take on the shape of your head. The question is how much pain before it does.

In my case, giving it two years is probably way more that most people would.  And when pain reaches nausea levels, it really does screw up a ride.

The other thing that screws up a ride beyond all tolerance is being stuck on the F'ing Interstate in hot weather, not moving.  After dozens of minutes go by and you are dizzy, drenched, exhausted, and about to throw up from dehydration and heat stroke, you are willing to do just about anything.... including riding on the shoulder with tons of debris, risking falling, risking being ticketed, being scorned at by the drivers in their air-conditioned palaces,  to get to the next exit.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 18, 2017, 04:19:31 PM
In my case, giving it two years is probably way more that most people would.  And when pain reaches nausea levels, it really does screw up a ride.

The other thing that screws up a ride beyond all tolerance is being stuck on the F'ing Interstate in hot weather, not moving.  After dozens of minutes go by and you are dizzy, drenched, exhausted, and about to throw up from dehydration and heat stroke, you are willing to do just about anything.... including riding on the shoulder with tons of debris, risking falling, risking being ticketed, being scorned at by the drivers in their air-conditioned palaces,  to get to the next exit.

but that's the joy of riding, filtering through all the stationary traffic :D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 18, 2017, 05:04:46 PM
but that's the joy of riding, filtering through all the stationary traffic :D

Here it is illegal.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 18, 2017, 05:18:08 PM
OK, this is a pretty negative thread (not complaining, it SHOULD be negative according to the title.... ), and I had myself a little rant here recently (checked today on that, no word back.... color me surprised).

But I normally have things go pretty well in life; sure all the usual ups and downs and little problems but really, it is great living here in my little corner of the world.

Yesterday I had something happen that was outside the bounds of 'pretty good' that I want to share: I had ordered a selection of items from a small business in AZ, which I think is basically a one- man show. I have dealt with this man before, and he has always provided excellent service, with excellent products, good delivery, and so on. And a nice guy to chat with too boot. But this last order was a bit complicated and involved, so it took a few days to put together. The next thing I knew, I got a notice from UPS telling me a package was coming from that company. Nothing unusual about any of that except, I had not yet paid for it! Amazing.

So I gave him a call thanked him for shipping the order and mentioning that I had not paid for it yet. He said no problem- how did I want to pay for it and was I ready to do so now (?!?!?!?). Again, amazing, so I asked him if he was concerned about receiving payment at all and he replied not in the least: he knew I would pay him, soon, and the only question might be in which manner.

So for all the hatred and bad business going on, here is a guy who just sends out his product, at least in some cases (I was a previous customer so he may not do that for everyone but I do not know) without payment or even a payment method in place.

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 18, 2017, 05:47:17 PM
 :thumbs:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 19, 2017, 01:10:07 AM
Here it is illegal.

move to a civilised state/country then :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 19, 2017, 06:37:28 AM
move to a civilised state/country then :)

Like one that has countless thousands of speed cameras?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_speed_limit_enforcement_in_the_United_Kingdom

:)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 19, 2017, 07:19:37 AM
MD has them all over the place plus red light ones too.  In going through TN they have red light cameras.   I'm also thinking No. VA has them.   I would like my county to put red light cameras on our traffic light to our subdivision as that one is run all the time.

I believe the speeding camera's in MD have like a 12mph buffer in them.   They are putting speed cameras on the DC beltway.  Again, I think it's got a 12 mph buffer.  The speed limit on the beltway is 55.  You do 55 and the possibilities of dying go up dramatically. 

I don't have any issues with either red light cameras or speeding cameras.   At least it's just a fine and doesn't go on your record.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 19, 2017, 07:43:39 AM
Like one that has countless thousands of speed cameras?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_speed_limit_enforcement_in_the_United_Kingdom

:)


Yup that's a good example, at least we don't have to sit stationary in traffic. If I want to do that I use the van :)

Anyways f you get caught by a static camera you're a fool as they're painted bright yellow and my GPS gives me advance warning of them.

That said the ones that are a real bummer are the average speed cameras. Up until recently on a motorcycle they weren't really an issue as they took pictures from the front (as the front plate is generally cleaner & more legible than the rear one) and there are no front plates on a bike, sadly a number of areas are now putting in average speed cameras that use the rear plate :(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 19, 2017, 07:45:05 AM
MD has them all over the place plus red light ones too.  In going through TN they have red light cameras.   I'm also thinking No. VA has them.   I would like my county to put red light cameras on our traffic light to our subdivision as that one is run all the time.

I have never seen a speed camera in VA and research shows there are none. 

http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/laws/automated_enforcement/enforcementtable?topicName=speed (http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/laws/automated_enforcement/enforcementtable?topicName=speed)

Actually, any type of non-manned ticketing system is unconstitutional in VA (witnessing officer must ticket personally), but they do it anyway with red light cameras.  (As typical, they passed legislation without consulting the VA Constitution, and when it was pointed out, nobody seemed to care and I guess it has never been challenged enough).

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I don't have any issues with either red light cameras or speeding cameras.   At least it's just a fine and doesn't go on your record.

I don't like either.  Especially red light cameras, which probably cause more accidents than they prevent.  Both are abused as money makers and privacy invaders.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 19, 2017, 07:47:26 AM
That said the ones that are a real bummer are the average speed cameras.

Creeping featurism.  Politicians and regulators always promise things will never be used for "other purposes", just what they were originally designed to do.  People reluctantly give up their privacy and rights in exchange for "safety", and then once people are used to that level, equipment then mutates to the next level.  Then the next.  Then the next.

Once the gate is opened, it is much harder to control what goes through it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 19, 2017, 07:55:16 AM
Creeping featurism.  Politicians and regulators always promise things will never be used for "other purposes", just what they were originally designed to do.  People reluctantly give up their privacy and rights in exchange for "safety", and then once people are used to that level, equipment then mutates to the next level.  Then the next.  Then the next.

Once the gate is opened, it is much harder to control what goes through it.

no one is under any illusion it's anything but a cash generator in 99% of locations where they are employed.

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 19, 2017, 08:31:04 AM
Yes, traffic infractions based on any type of non- human device are civil complaints, not criminal charges. This is not true in other countries but here in the US, as we have 'the right to face our accuser, in open court', it stops criminal proceeding being based on machines.

Exactly as you said, there is a fee involved but no criminal side, meaning no 'moving violation' to stack up against you, no increase in insurance rates or other, hidden results. Just the face- value cost of the infraction.

Amusing story: there was a speed camera placed on the side of a secondary road right at the crossing between Germany and The Netherlands; the camera was German, and on the German side but caught a lot of Dutch people because it was a common crossing point (this was in the mid- 2000's, so after the EU, all border controls were gone and you really could not tell when you crossed the border). Anyway, apparently the Dutch did not care for the speed camera so they vandalized it so it would not operate, starting with spray- painting the lens and working their way up. The last iteration, something like number 6, was when they doused it with fuel oil and set it on fire. The Germans finally got the message and just removed the charred remains without replacing it. A Dutch friend who lived on that road w/in a mile of the border told me the story 'cause there was no camera there for me to notice.

Brian


<snip>

I don't have any issues with either red light cameras or speeding cameras.   At least it's just a fine and doesn't go on your record.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 19, 2017, 09:36:15 AM
Of course I am not familiar with VA's constitution (hell, not really familiar with my state's constitution either really) but assuming you are correct (and I am not doubting you Max, just do not want to take a side supporting something I do not know about), then this kind of stuff is really dangerous IMO. 'Chipping' away at the base laws in place without regard, concern or even apparently paying any attention to 'you cannot do that'. And it has nothing at all to do with which side of an issue a person stands, it is the concept itself that needs protection IMO.

Someone once said that the test of the Constitution was not when something happened that was fine by the listener but when something happening that was NOT something the listener wanted to hear.

Brian

I have never seen a speed camera in VA and research shows there are none. 

http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/laws/automated_enforcement/enforcementtable?topicName=speed (http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/laws/automated_enforcement/enforcementtable?topicName=speed)

Actually, any type of non-manned ticketing system is unconstitutional in VA (witnessing officer must ticket personally), but they do it anyway with red light cameras.  (As typical, they passed legislation without consulting the VA Constitution, and when it was pointed out, nobody seemed to care and I guess it has never been challenged enough).

I don't like either.  Especially red light cameras, which probably cause more accidents than they prevent.  Both are abused as money makers and privacy invaders.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 19, 2017, 09:44:02 AM
We have a fix for that one- a license plate cover that is made of horizontal louvers. Looked at from straight or a shallow angle, the louvers cannot be seen; viewed from any higher position and the plate cannot be seen.

Now that we are talking about this, how to the gendarmes catch you folks speeding in the UK? Here there are three general methods, clocking (LEO trailing you, matching speed), radar and laser. Clocking is not much of a problem except for the foolish or drunk, radar can usually be detected and avoided (although illegal in <I believe> 9 states, and anywhere in the US on trucks over a certain tonnage) but laser is really tough. A laser detector goes off at the same instant the cop gets the reading and really only serves to notify you you will be chatting with someone in a uniform shortly. Now laser CAN be jammed but it is expensive although some units are very effective. There are a whole lot of 'snakeoil' things that are supposed to ward off laser but all have proven ineffective so far. Different areas of the country use different methods but radar is about dead in southern New England and laser is the 'weapon of choice', and as I said, just about impossible to avoid without active jamming.

We also have spotter aircraft but they are in very limited use other than occasionally hanging over our larger cities.

Brian


That said the ones that are a real bummer are the average speed cameras. Up until recently on a motorcycle they weren't really an issue as they took pictures from the front (as the front plate is generally cleaner & more legible than the rear one) and there are no front plates on a bike, sadly a number of areas are now putting in average speed cameras that use the rear plate :(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 20, 2017, 04:32:45 AM

Pretty much the same as over there.

As well as the fixed cameras therre are also (S)camera vans with laser cameras(which in many places are operated by the local authorities rather than the police). Random checks may also be set up with Laser guns, radar isnt quite so common over here AFAIK.

In some (mainly rural areas there are also community initiatives whereby local residents may be given training in operating a handheld device and whilst you cant be prosecuted off the back of those you may have someone coming to have a friendly chat with you about your driving.

On vehicle  checks using VASCAR (incidentally invented by a resident of Virginia)  plus nearly all Police vehicles are equipped these days with ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition)  which gives the operator an immediate readout on the tax,MOT & insurance status plus is used, also flags up if a vehicle is of interest.

Vehicles (cars or bikes) can either be  fully marked or completely unmarked .

Helicopters are frequently used in many areas as a spotter to call in ground based crews (although they can also calculate speed directly as many roads have large white squares painted on them for use with ground/air based vascar) especially if they are having a crackdown in a specific area. North Wales Police are bastards for using them to catch bikers which is why a grey overcast day with low cloud is a good day to go riding in North Wales :)


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_speed_limit_enforcement_in_the_United_Kingdom


 
We have a fix for that one- a license plate cover that is made of horizontal louvers. Looked at from straight or a shallow angle, the louvers cannot be seen; viewed from any higher position and the plate cannot be seen.

Now that we are talking about this, how to the gendarmes catch you folks speeding in the UK? Here there are three general methods, clocking (LEO trailing you, matching speed), radar and laser. Clocking is not much of a problem except for the foolish or drunk, radar can usually be detected and avoided (although illegal in <I believe> 9 states, and anywhere in the US on trucks over a certain tonnage) but laser is really tough. A laser detector goes off at the same instant the cop gets the reading and really only serves to notify you you will be chatting with someone in a uniform shortly. Now laser CAN be jammed but it is expensive although some units are very effective. There are a whole lot of 'snakeoil' things that are supposed to ward off laser but all have proven ineffective so far. Different areas of the country use different methods but radar is about dead in southern New England and laser is the 'weapon of choice', and as I said, just about impossible to avoid without active jamming.

We also have spotter aircraft but they are in very limited use other than occasionally hanging over our larger cities.

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 20, 2017, 08:20:39 AM
All the same here- small world.

Except the citizenry getting involved in any way: we do not have that that I know of. I am speaking of citizen linked to in any way police, not private citizens providing security service(s).

Brian

Pretty much the same as over there.

As well as the fixed cameras therre are also (S)camera vans with laser cameras(which in many places are operated by the local authorities rather than the police). Random checks may also be set up with Laser guns, radar isnt quite so common over here AFAIK.

In some (mainly rural areas there are also community initiatives whereby local residents may be given training in operating a handheld device and whilst you cant be prosecuted off the back of those you may have someone coming to have a friendly chat with you about your driving.

On vehicle  checks using VASCAR (incidentally invented by a resident of Virginia)  plus nearly all Police vehicles are equipped these days with ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition)  which gives the operator an immediate readout on the tax,MOT & insurance status plus is used, also flags up if a vehicle is of interest.

Vehicles (cars or bikes) can either be  fully marked or completely unmarked .

Helicopters are frequently used in many areas as a spotter to call in ground based crews (although they can also calculate speed directly as many roads have large white squares painted on them for use with ground/air based vascar) especially if they are having a crackdown in a specific area. North Wales Police are bastards for using them to catch bikers which is why a grey overcast day with low cloud is a good day to go riding in North Wales :)


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_speed_limit_enforcement_in_the_United_Kingdom
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 20, 2017, 10:25:55 AM
Community Speed Watch is relatively new and is "a partnership between local people, the Police, the Fire Service and local councils. Volunteers spend a short time each week monitoring speeds and noting number plates. Those identified as speeding are sent a warning letter and the police will take further action if the same vehicle is identified as speeding three times.[ Community Speed Watch is only permitted for speed limits of 40 mph or below. Junior Speed Watch works in a similar way but involves schoolchildren "


All the same here- small world.

Except the citizenry getting involved in any way: we do not have that that I know of. I am speaking of citizen linked to in any way police, not private citizens providing security service(s).

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 20, 2017, 10:28:48 AM
Keyed vs non-keyed vehicles.   Rented a car to do a job down south and it had keys.   Kept on getting in and then having to get out to pull the keys out of my  pocket.  All my current vehicles are keyless.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 20, 2017, 10:57:28 AM
Way too much obsession with speeding.  And yet distracted driving, non-use of turn-signals, tailgating, horribly aligned headlights, general poor driving, and many other things flourish.  "Drives me crazy and annoyed".
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 20, 2017, 11:17:12 AM
Way too much obsession with speeding.  And yet distracted driving, non-use of turn-signals, tailgating, horribly aligned headlights, general poor driving, and many other things flourish.  "Drives me crazy and annoyed".

Add to that driving whilst using mobile phones

Actually let's just ban cars from the roads ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 20, 2017, 11:42:18 AM
Don't they UK Govt. want to do that anyway....at least the ones with engines?   What about motorcycles?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 20, 2017, 12:26:15 PM
Don't they UK Govt. want to do that anyway....at least the ones with engines?   What about motorcycles?

Ahh the old, we want to ban the sales of new cars with petrol engines by 2040 or whenever it was.

There was nothing specific mentioned about motorcycles and it's almost a pointless thing anyways.

There's a reasonable consensus that market forces and technology improvements will probably have killed off the fossil fuelled engine for cars before then anyways.

There are a number of other countries also made similar announcements,(which incidentally are commitments at this stage rather than firm legislation) , I know France has and I think a couple of the Nordic countries have as well
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 20, 2017, 01:59:19 PM
Yeah, but the Nordic countries have less than 10 cars each.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 20, 2017, 02:25:40 PM
Yeah, but the Nordic countries have less than 10 cars each.

hehehe

But seriously folks....

A lot of the Nordic Countries are in a good starting position (as are parts of North America) when it comes to EV as they already have power outlets currently used to keep sump heaters running.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 20, 2017, 06:58:38 PM
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What makes me crazy and annoyed..

Getting a freaking COLD in the middle of summer.   And why does it have to start Fri evening and ruin my whole weekend?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 20, 2017, 07:41:31 PM
OFFTOPIC: Just curious but what 'further actions' are available?

Sideways related: When I was a pup, I used to hang around with guy (Easy Boys, not like that) two towns over and we drove around his neighborhood kinda' fast. Not ridiculously fast but faster than the silly 25 MPH speed limit. So a couple of the neighborhood people called the police and complained. And the police sent out a cruiser w/ Vascar and on the very first day, nabbed one o' dem no good, rotten speeders: a middle aged- woman who was a neighbor of both of the other women who called in the first place. Now for the amusing part: we (us kids) never got any tickets 'cause we were not going fast enough to get picked out (not nearly as fast as them biddies who complained about us 'driving too fast' kids) but even better, the woman who got the ticket was LIVID at her neighbors for calling the police in the first place. The other women (the callers) tried to mollify her by saying they never meant for HER to get ticketed but rather for US (the evil kids) to get the tickets. Ironical and hysterical, a the best of all possible combinations.

Brian

Community Speed Watch is relatively new and is "a partnership between local people, the Police, the Fire Service and local councils. Volunteers spend a short time each week monitoring speeds and noting number plates. Those identified as speeding are sent a warning letter and the police will take further action if the same vehicle is identified as speeding three times.[ Community Speed Watch is only permitted for speed limits of 40 mph or below. Junior Speed Watch works in a similar way but involves schoolchildren "
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 20, 2017, 08:20:16 PM
http://youtu.be/Jne9t8sHpUc (http://youtu.be/Jne9t8sHpUc)

And she's driving a car...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on August 21, 2017, 12:06:29 AM
Possibly upgrade the letter to a large font in BOLD ??


That may well be when they call in person on your doorstep or more likely they'll put an Officer with a speedgun out  and catch you "officially"

OFFTOPIC: Just curious but what 'further actions' are available?


Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on August 21, 2017, 04:52:40 AM
Yeah, well some fonts are pretty convincing. :-)

Brian

Possibly upgrade the letter to a large font in BOLD ??


That may well be when they call in person on your doorstep or more likely they'll put an Officer with a speedgun out  and catch you "officially"
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 05, 2017, 02:11:32 PM
This is annoying: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/05/548601099/calling-nurse-a-hero-utah-hospital-bars-police-from-patient-care-areas (http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/05/548601099/calling-nurse-a-hero-utah-hospital-bars-police-from-patient-care-areas)

The video is really quite disturbing but the real flaw is that that LEO is still employed, has not been disciplined (according to other articles) and now the hospital has had to set policy to restrict the police's interaction with the hospital's staff as a direct result of this incident. After watching the video, I could not come up with anything other than the word 'assault' to describe that LEO's behavior; he should be held accountable for that action and treated exactly the same as any other citizen would be IMO.

And the fact that he was demanding a direct violation of the US Constitution which is what caused this entire incident, is the whipped cream on top.

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 05, 2017, 02:27:33 PM
Hornet in my beer.   Went and pushed the granddaughter on the swing.  Came back and took a swig and felt a small lump in my mouth.  The lump was moving and stung me a few times.   Spit it out and then stomped the sh** out of it.  This makes me crazy and annoyed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 05, 2017, 02:50:48 PM
Oh yeah, I finally received notification from COX that my 'request' for 'credit' has been approved and payment will be along....in 4 to 6 weeks. Hey, big companies cannot be expected to move quickly but I do have to wonder how long it would be before they got around to terminating my service should I fail to meet payment deadlines.

No matter, this is acceptable and the expected way I thought this should have gone from the beginning (without any interaction on my part). I am no longer cranky about this but I still believe it is very underhanded, poor and very possibly fraudulent behavior on COX's part.

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on September 05, 2017, 04:34:42 PM
Hornet in my beer.   Went and pushed the granddaughter on the swing.  Came back and took a swig and felt a small lump in my mouth.  The lump was moving and stung me a few times.   Spit it out and then stomped the sh** out of it.  This makes me crazy and annoyed.

Holy crap!  You were stung IN YOUR MOUTH?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on September 05, 2017, 07:10:17 PM
Hornet in my beer.   Went and pushed the granddaughter on the swing.  Came back and took a swig and felt a small lump in my mouth.  The lump was moving and stung me a few times.   Spit it out and then stomped the sh** out of it.  This makes me crazy and annoyed.

Since I don't any longer carry an Epipen(?) due to the shelf life and crazy cost increase I would probably have died before being able to finish the beer, which can't be allowed to get warm.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on September 05, 2017, 07:29:16 PM
Interstate driving ... while you're in the fast lane and keeping right up with the vehicle in front of you ... when a jack wagon of a driver speeds past to the right, even though he's fast running up on a slow lane car and has no reasonable room to move into the fast lane in front of you, and yet he continues to press and press and press trying to get in.

What this does is cause me to drive very dangerously, because his actions force(!) me to suck up to the back bumper of the guy in front of me, with a mere skosh a of a space between us, for the purpose of eliminating any chance of the aforementioned jack wagon thinks he'll be forcing in front of me. I will not allow it. Just won't. Can't do it. He'll have to hit me to do it. And these days I'm driving an aging pickup with enough dents and dings that I wouldn't be crushed if our vehicles actually do touch. Hopefully he's observant enough to notice those dents and dings and realizes.

This makes me C&A'd.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on September 05, 2017, 08:06:47 PM
Interstate driving ... while you're in the fast lane and keeping right up with the vehicle in front of you ... when a jack wagon of a driver speeds past to the right, even though he's fast running up on a slow lane car and has no reasonable room to move into the fast lane in front of you, and yet he continues to press and press and press trying to get in.

What this does is cause me to drive very dangerously, because his actions force(!) me to suck up to the back bumper of the guy in front of me, with a mere skosh a of a space between us, for the purpose of eliminating any chance of the aforementioned jack wagon thinks he'll be forcing in front of me. I will not allow it. Just won't. Can't do it. He'll have to hit me to do it. And these days I'm driving an aging pickup with enough dents and dings that I wouldn't be crushed if our vehicles actually do touch. Hopefully he's observant enough to notice those dents and dings and realizes.

This makes me C&A'd.

I couldn't possibly agree with you more.  I see it all the time and it drives me crazy.  Just because I keep a REASONABLE following distance to the idiot going slow in the left lane doesn't mean I am going to just let people in front of me to "steal" my 1.5 second gap.  Even more ridiculous when it is MORE THAN ONE CAR ALREADY being slow- as if maybe they could do "better" at forcing people to go faster if they were just in front of me.

Or almost as bad, the idiot that TAILGATES ME because the car in front of ME is going slow... which causes me to then leave even MORE room because now I have to allow even more time for braking warning so I don't get slammed into by the tailgater.

And people thing driving fast is dangerous.  Nope, driving slow (especially in the left lane) causes everyone else to get pissed and start doing stupid crap.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on September 05, 2017, 08:07:18 PM
Since I don't any longer carry an Epipen(?) due to the shelf life and crazy cost increase I would probably have died before being able to finish the beer, which can't be allowed to get warm.

I think my Epipens expired about a decade ago...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 05, 2017, 08:51:22 PM
Holy crap!  You were stung IN YOUR MOUTH?

Yes, and it hurt quite a bit, but I soldiered on and finished the brew.  I did have visions of flesh eating bacteria but drank more beer and didn't worry about it any longer.  Totally fine today.  Thank goodness it was a small hornet, most likely quite sickly.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 06, 2017, 05:16:18 AM
Oh yeah, I finally received notification from COX that my 'request' for 'credit' has been approved and payment will be along....in 4 to 6 weeks. Hey, big companies cannot be expected to move quickly but I do have to wonder how long it would be before they got around to terminating my service should I fail to meet payment deadlines.

No matter, this is acceptable and the expected way I thought this should have gone from the beginning (without any interaction on my part). I am no longer cranky about this but I still believe it is very underhanded, poor and very possibly fraudulent behavior on COX's part.

Brian

They always seem to move fairly rapidly when it's the company that is owed money.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 06, 2017, 05:35:39 AM
FIFY

Was there much..... swelling?  :o

Brian

Yes, and it hurt quite a bit, but I soldiered on and finished the brew.  I did have visions of flesh eating bacteria but drank more beer and didn't worry about it any longer.  Totally fine today.  Thank goodness it was a small hornet, most likely quite sickly drunk.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 06, 2017, 05:39:28 AM
One that got me was traveling in the western states, which is just an endless ribbon of two- land highway going through time zones full of absolutely nothing, and coming upon the only two cars in sight and they are side of each other. ?? ?? ?? And this happened more than once. And always doing less than the speed limit. Usually I could wake up one of the other with a high- beam flash or two but once or twice, they were dense enough that it took several tries. Absolutely amazing....

Brian

Interstate driving ...

<snip>

This makes me C&A'd.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on September 06, 2017, 11:28:50 AM
Of those 4 dogs are any of them a Dachshund? Our Dachshund won't poop just anywhere. She takes great care in making a selection and just anywhere won't do! The stars have to be aligned, the GPS coordinates just so, and of course the ALL important scent has to be perfect in order to drop a load.

No, we don't have a dachshund. But we do have a golden retriever who is very particular about where she does her bidness. Gotta be the back yard. No place else will do. The three other dogs will gleefully poop and **** anywhere. Not the golden.

She's kinda weird. Dumber than a box of rocks, but very sweet.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 07, 2017, 11:29:49 AM
FIFY

Was there much..... swelling?  :o

Brian

Nope.   Good thing I'm not allergic to them.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 08, 2017, 10:34:02 AM
Round 23 in the ongoing COX event..... Just like a lot of jokes, this one is good news  / bad news.

The good news is that I received a gift debit card yesterday. Great.

The bad news is that it is for $100, not $300.

I am not sure if this is incontinence or incompetence but certainly somebody is pi$$ing into the wind.....

At least now it is getting a little interesting and along with anger and annoyance, there is a bit of amusement to go with it.

And now for the FIOS exploration.....

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on September 11, 2017, 06:28:05 AM
Hornet in my beer.   Went and pushed the granddaughter on the swing.  Came back and took a swig and felt a small lump in my mouth.  The lump was moving and stung me a few times.   Spit it out and then stomped the sh** out of it.  This makes me crazy and annoyed.

How much of your beer did that bastard drink?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Mettler1 on September 11, 2017, 10:24:20 PM
  HEY, hornets like beer. Ever thought about sharing??  :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on September 12, 2017, 04:58:19 AM
Hornet in my beer.   Went and pushed the granddaughter on the swing.  Came back and took a swig and felt a small lump in my mouth.  The lump was moving and stung me a few times.   Spit it out and then stomped the sh** out of it.  This makes me crazy and annoyed.

Did you lip swell up like this dude's? You should have done the Bubba shrimp bit like he did.

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPwN1uw5BmM#)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 14, 2017, 06:19:51 PM
Got a message from COX acknowledging that my 'gift' card was issued in the incorrect amount and it will be corrected.

Installment 94 of 'As the stomach turns'. No anger left about this, and I am confident they will fulfill their end of the contract but I have to say, it is now somewhere between funny and pathetic, all at the same time. A company with revenues of $20 billion (no typo- Billion) and they cannot execute a payment to a current customer without all manner of hoops, mistakes and general agony.

Oh well, competence was never needed to run a business......

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on September 14, 2017, 06:30:27 PM
Got a message from COX acknowledging that my 'gift' card was issued in the incorrect amount and it will be corrected.

Installment 94 of 'As the stomach turns'. No anger left about this, and I am confident they will fulfill their end of the contract but I have to say, it is now somewhere between funny and pathetic, all at the same time. A company with revenues of $20 billion (no typo- Billion) and they cannot execute a payment to a current customer without all manner of hoops, mistakes and general agony.

Oh well, competence was never needed to run a business......

Sometimes I don't think they are mistakes but operating exactly as designed.  I have seen it before.  Most people will forget about the thing completely.  Others will give up after the first attempt.   It is sad, but I bet they count on "mistakes" and delays and "difficulty" because it saves them tons and tons of money.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 15, 2017, 07:33:09 AM
I believe the initial 'hoops' that one has to jump through are at least partially there, if that is not the only reason, to cause some amount of non- payment.

But I am past that; they have agreed to pay and actually sent me a card, so what I think I am seeing now is just incompetence.

There is certainly no reason to believe that intentional bad behavior and incompetence cannot be happening at the same time. Throw in some bad luck and that could explain 99% of all the things that go wrong everywhere, all the time. (I would put a smiley icon here but sadly, this is not a joke)

Brian

Sometimes I don't think they are mistakes but operating exactly as designed.  I have seen it before.  Most people will forget about the thing completely.  Others will give up after the first attempt.   It is sad, but I bet they count on "mistakes" and delays and "difficulty" because it saves them tons and tons of money.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 29, 2017, 02:52:58 PM
Well dip me in sheep dip and call me Doodoo! COX finally sent along the rest of the payment. Color me satisfied.

The cards they sent are only good until Dec. and Jan. 2018 respectively though. I guess one has to move right along when dealing with COX or a person could just miss- out entirely :-(  Makes me wonder how many people they have caught in their little web of rules and requirements?

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: T Cro ® on September 30, 2017, 09:14:38 AM
On page 108 I'll chime in...

What makes me crazy and annoyed...

My  :censored: wife...

I'm sure that has been said at least once!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 30, 2017, 01:31:51 PM
yeah....luck with that
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on September 30, 2017, 03:07:54 PM
On page 108 I'll chime in...

What makes me crazy and annoyed...

My  :censored: wife...

You two fighting over the thermostat setting again?
Pretty much a weekly occurrence at my house.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 30, 2017, 03:42:15 PM
Wife is fine.   Couldn't ask for anyone better.   What makes me crazy and annoyed is working on weekends.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: T Cro ® on September 30, 2017, 03:50:11 PM
You two fighting over the thermostat setting again?
Pretty much a weekly occurrence at my house.

When I'm home off ship during the summer the tstat is set at 75 during the day and 72 at night and when she complains that she is cold during the day as she always does I ask her if she was cold before I came home when she had the tstat set at 75 herself...  :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: T Cro ® on September 30, 2017, 03:53:29 PM
Wife is fine.   Couldn't ask for anyone better.   What makes me crazy and annoyed is working on weekends.

What makes me crazy and annoyed is having the audacity to complain that you're bored while I'm on board ship working without so much as a day off in 4 weeks or the ability to walk barefoot in the grass...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 30, 2017, 04:21:33 PM
 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 08, 2017, 07:08:21 AM
Plastic kitchen wraps of all kinds.  It either won't come off the roll, won't tear off correctly, sticks to itself once off the roll, and then doesn't stick where you want it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 08, 2017, 07:26:17 AM
Plastic kitchen wraps of all kinds.  It either won't come off the roll, won't tear off correctly, sticks to itself once off the roll, and then doesn't stick where you want it.

Have you ever cut yourself on the serrated edge of the box used to cut the wrap? It don't feel good. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on October 08, 2017, 07:38:19 AM
Have you ever cut yourself on the serrated edge of the box used to cut the wrap?

Yes and it makes me crazy and annoyed

Seems Glad brand works the best for me for some reason.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 08, 2017, 07:50:01 AM
Yes and it makes me crazy and annoyed

Seems Glad brand works the best for me for some reason.

The wrap or the serrated cutter?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: O.C. on October 08, 2017, 08:57:04 AM
Nothing hurts quite like a cut from paper ...ouch 

And whilst I'm on my soap box, I find too many products wrapped in such a way as it's near impossible to open them without using dynamite  :banghead:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 08, 2017, 10:01:30 AM
Nothing hurts quite like a cut from paper ...ouch 

And whilst I'm on my soap box, I find too many products wrapped in such a way as it's near impossible to open them without using dynamite  :banghead:

Be careful getting on and off that soap box, splinters ya know?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on October 08, 2017, 11:38:22 AM
Yeah, and how bad it feels is probably directly connected to exactly WHAT you cut on the serrated edge in the first place. So I gotta' ask, what did YOU cut on that edge? No, wait: Strike that! I do not want to know. Please do not tell me and whatever you do, no photos!

Now I have to shake the metal image out of my head and go stab myself in the eye with ice picks. Damn you Conrad!

:-)

Brian

Have you ever cut yourself on the serrated edge of the box used to cut the wrap? It don't feel good.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 09, 2017, 05:09:37 AM
Yeah, and how bad it feels is probably directly connected to exactly WHAT you cut on the serrated edge in the first place. So I gotta' ask, what did YOU cut on that edge? No, wait: Strike that! I do not want to know. Please do not tell me and whatever you do, no photos!

Now I have to shake the metal image out of my head and go stab myself in the eye with ice picks. Damn you Conrad!

:-)

Brian

Calm yourself Brian, take deep breaths and put away the ice pick (I hope that I'm not too late). Rest assured that the only parts of my body that I EVER allow to get close to any type of serrated edges are my hands and fingers. I don't have any pictures but it was my fingers that took the abuse from that evil and dangerous cutter.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 09, 2017, 05:28:20 AM
I really wanted to watch the new Star Trek series, Discovery.

CBS has decided that it's not going to let anyone watch this for free and folks have to subscribe the CBS All Access in order to watch. No way am I going to pay for another streaming channel and especially not for only one program.

This is very annoying! It doesn't make me crazy though.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 09, 2017, 08:37:20 AM
I saw the first episode and decided not to watch it anymore..  I'm cutting back on my online subscriptions, just dumped Netflix.   The price increase put me over the top.  Haven't been watching it as much.  Spending more time with Amazon these days.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on October 09, 2017, 10:31:30 AM
Yes, and interesting twist. I saw the network name CBS and went looking for it but did not find it listed. I discovered what you did- it is CBS All Access, which is a specific service provided for a fee. It appears that at least one of the 'Big three' networks has gone looking for a new revenue source; not all that surprising because after decades of dominating what was available on TV, they are facing more and more alternate forms of delivery. And their ratings are showing the decline in viewership.

And I agree with you, I am not interested in paying for another service to deliver what at least so far appears to be very limited content. Besides, sooner or later, it will show up through other delivery methods, and is actually available right now if you beat the proverbial bushes a little bit.

Brian

I really wanted to watch the new Star Trek series, Discovery.

CBS has decided that it's not going to let anyone watch this for free and folks have to subscribe the CBS All Access in order to watch. No way am I going to pay for another streaming channel and especially not for only one program.

This is very annoying! It doesn't make me crazy though.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on October 09, 2017, 10:33:25 AM
Got distracted looking for the ice pick, and Whew on cutting your fingers- that is a big relief.

 ;D

Brian

Calm yourself Brian, take deep breaths and put away the ice pick (I hope that I'm not too late). Rest assured that the only parts of my body that I EVER allow to get close to any type of serrated edges are my hands and fingers. I don't have any pictures but it was my fingers that took the abuse from that evil and dangerous cutter.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on October 09, 2017, 05:56:37 PM
Moving. Lock, stock and barrel.

Mrs. E are in the process of our 6th complete move (including the sale and subsequent purchase of the House That She Must Have).

Different states, of course. Tennessee, Utah, Ohio, Missouri, Mississippi, and our Final Hurrah is Arkansas.

No more chasing the next job. If I can't last the next two years at my last gig, too bad. That means early retirement.

Packing boxes, unpacking boxes, building shelves (though I kinda like that), everything I have to do except RIDE MY BIKE.

That's what makes me crazy and annoyed. All the "other" priorities that have to happen.

But moving outranks just about everything else.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Hooligan on October 09, 2017, 10:49:18 PM
I feel you Eupher, I was forced to move a lot as a kid as well, as my father used to work for one of the national banks we have here in the RSA. He was transferred quite often, to take up higher positions, and sort out problems at the branches. So much so, that I ended up going to 7 different primary schools (grade 1-7), of which 3 schools were in one year. In that year, we also lived in 5 different houses to boot.

Thankfully I'm my own man now, and haven't had to move since i purchased my house 6 years ago. I'm also not planning on selling the house and moving anytime soon.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 10, 2017, 05:16:42 AM
Moving. Lock, stock and barrel.

Mrs. E are in the process of our 6th complete move (including the sale and subsequent purchase of the House That She Must Have).

Different states, of course. Tennessee, Utah, Ohio, Missouri, Mississippi, and our Final Hurrah is Arkansas.

No more chasing the next job. If I can't last the next two years at my last gig, too bad. That means early retirement.

Packing boxes, unpacking boxes, building shelves (though I kinda like that), everything I have to do except RIDE MY BIKE.

That's what makes me crazy and annoyed. All the "other" priorities that have to happen.

But moving outranks just about everything else.

Good luck with the move and your new digs!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: O.C. on October 10, 2017, 07:59:30 AM
Yep, good luck from me too...we moved from England to Northern Ireland in May this year  :banana

We weren't crazy but there were times when we were annoyed with the exercise
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 10, 2017, 08:27:32 AM
Have you ever come up to a traffic light and the car in front of you is more than one car length behind the one in front of it?  And then it gradually the gap a few feet at a time until the light changes?   This makes me crazy and annoyed!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on October 10, 2017, 10:51:12 AM
Have you ever come up to a traffic light and the car in front of you is more than one car length behind the one in front of it?  And then it gradually the gap a few feet at a time until the light changes?   This makes me crazy and annoyed!

All the time! I hate it when the guy in front of me is sneaking up on the car in front of them. Totally makes me crazy and annoyed!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 10, 2017, 11:50:00 AM
A somewhat related annoyance to the above.

Coming up to a 4 way stop and there's a car stopped at the cross intersection. Instead of stopping and then proceeding the car at the cross intersection waits for you to stop (even though he/she is clear to go) before proceeding. As a result you must stop and wait for him/her instead of a token 'stop', also known as a rolling stop.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on October 10, 2017, 03:36:13 PM
Have you ever come up to a traffic light and the car in front of you is more than one car length behind the one in front of it?  And then it gradually the gap a few feet at a time until the light changes?   This makes me crazy and annoyed!

I don't like it, but I also won't move, myself.  So what I hate is the person behind me going crazy because I refuse to put the bike into gear and move forward 4 feet, then stop and take out of gear again, and then a minute later put it in gear and move another 4 feet.  Same thing in stop-and-go traffic jams... people freak when I don't immediately move a foot when the car in front of me moves a foot.  They simply can't even comprehend what it means to have to do that over and over and over again with a manual transmission, especially when pointed UP HILL and having to combine the brake, too.

Drives me crazy
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on October 10, 2017, 04:16:45 PM
Stuck on the highway in traffic, on a motorcycle, when the traffic is moving faster than zero but not fast enough to balance with my feet up.

If it is 75F +, or even better, 85F+, it is a nice touch for dessert. I swear I would buy a set of training wheels when that happens, and of course pay $35 to the guy in the car next to me to turn his A/C up all the way and open the passenger window.....

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on October 10, 2017, 09:04:41 PM
A somewhat related annoyance to the above.

Coming up to a 4 way stop and there's a car stopped at the cross intersection. Instead of stopping and then proceeding the car at the cross intersection waits for you to stop (even though he/she is clear to go) before proceeding. As a result you must stop and wait for him/her instead of a token 'stop', also known as a rolling stop.

I believe the 'rolling stop' is illegal. And I for one would never, ever, ever break the law.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 11, 2017, 04:54:47 AM
I believe the 'rolling stop' is illegal. And I for one would never, ever, ever break the law.

In the event of a rolling stop, I always stop twice at the next stop sign to even it out.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 11, 2017, 07:05:44 AM
 :thumbs:   Good luck with that explanation in court... :rotflmao:

Washing the bike (the Indian, not the C14), and letting the hose (easy boys) drop to the pavement......................it always falls on the handle and sprays me with water.  This makes me crazy and annoyed (2fr - washing a bike and getting wet in the process).
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on October 11, 2017, 07:20:08 AM
Wouldn't wash the Kaw but washes the Injun.....hmmm....not sure what to think about that.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on October 11, 2017, 07:55:56 AM
Quote
Have you ever come up to a traffic light and the car in front of you is more than one car length behind the one in front of it?  And then it gradually the gap a few feet at a time until the light changes?

When on the bike, I've been known to help myself to that space.  Hopefully it makes them crazy and annoyed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 11, 2017, 09:27:41 AM
Wouldn't wash the Kaw but washes the Injun.....hmmm....not sure what to think about that.

Quite a turn around, isn't it?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on October 11, 2017, 02:51:06 PM
Quite a turn around, isn't it?

Yeah, but not quite in the right direction --> 🙃
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on October 11, 2017, 03:12:20 PM


Washing the bike (the Indian, not the C14), and letting the hose (easy boys) drop to the pavement......................it always falls on the handle and sprays me with water.  This makes me crazy and annoyed (2fr - washing a bike and getting wet in the process).

This is one of the unwritten rules of the universe and the chances of this happening increase exponentially if you're wearing glasses, especially if you just cleaned them.   
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on October 11, 2017, 04:05:24 PM
This is one of the unwritten rules of the universe and the chances of this happening increase exponentially if you're wearing glasses, especially if you just cleaned them.   

One of Murphy's many corollaries.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on October 28, 2017, 11:24:01 AM
Working on a Saturday, when I've got so much @#$# to do at home.

Fourteen hours - got here at a little after 0500 and won't escape until 1930 or so. I may duck out for a meal, but dayum.....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on October 31, 2017, 06:12:20 AM
Election ads on TV, mail, and telephone.  I stop watching non-recorded tv as I can't stand the ads.   Turns me off on the whole process, it does.  Telephone is going berserk but I have it set for one ring and then it goes to vm.   No one leaves messages so it must be crap or robots calling.  I used to like robots, but not so much anymore.

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on October 31, 2017, 11:18:50 AM
We should get together Jim 'cause I am having the opposite problem: after a big storm Sunday, no power at my house, and no power to COX cable so no cable TV, no telephone (landline) and no internet.

Brian

Election ads on TV, mail, and telephone.  I stop watching non-recorded tv as I can't stand the ads.   Turns me off on the whole process, it does.  Telephone is going berserk but I have it set for one ring and then it goes to vm.   No one leaves messages so it must be crap or robots calling.  I used to like robots, but not so much anymore.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 01, 2017, 07:19:02 AM
Hope you get power back soon, Brian.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on November 01, 2017, 09:08:11 AM
Hope you get power back soon, Brian.

Surely* this is not a public comment on erectile dysfunction.




* Shirley?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 01, 2017, 09:31:26 AM
And don't call me Shirley!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on November 01, 2017, 10:32:52 AM
And don't call me Shirley!

Didn't we reference that in another thread recently?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 01, 2017, 10:54:05 AM
That's possible but it can't be reiterated enough.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on November 01, 2017, 01:09:08 PM
Thanks Jim. Got power back yesterday, apparently at 4:00 PM and COX is again sending debris down the proverbial 'wire', which also apparently re-started also at around 4:00 PM. I think their local hub is powered by the same transfer station that powers my area and so we were all down at the same time (Easy Boys!).

No bid deal though- I have a generator that is large enough to allow us to live more or less normally (such as we ever approach 'normal' anyway    ;D ). 5000 watts, enough to run the house, both poles (230 Volts), the coffee maker, one burner on the electric stove, the microwave, etc. but only one of those high powered items at a time, along with the normal 'house stuff': refrigerator, boiler as well as lights as desired (we can walk around turning lights on and off normally) as well as the TV, computers, etc. The only thing that gets shaky is the electric clothes dryer; the generator runs it seemingly OK but when it is on, all the tungsten lights in the house drop to 1/2 output and are orange- not good. So no clothes drying during a blackout.

The generator normally sits for long periods of time (multiple years) without any attention until needed. I know I should not do that but I do so there we are. Anyway, it lit right up after a few pulls but then puked gasoline all over the place.... not good. Found the float stuck in the carburetor, fixed that and all was well except it would not run without about 1/4 choke. Turn the choke off and it would immediately die. So now it will get the maintenance it should have gotten over the last several years.  :-[ :-\

Brian

Hope you get power back soon, Brian.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on November 02, 2017, 03:54:42 AM
Glad you got powered back up Brian!

You had better start giving that genset a lil TLC from now on. I run mine for an hour or so once a month with a mild load, just to keep it ready...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on November 04, 2017, 12:59:54 PM
Having to work weekends, determined at the last f'n minute.

 :banghead: :battle:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on November 04, 2017, 02:00:13 PM
Thanks!

Yeah, I am not the best when it comes to preventative maintenance on things that are basically 'in case' items. I do not even use any type of stabilizer in the fuel nor do I drain the fuel out of anything; that generator was last fueled maybe 8 years ago and had at least 3/4 of a tank of that old fuel in it when I started it this time (and yep, it started and ran on that fuel just fine, lean condition aside). But I think tomorrow I will take the carb. off and apart and at least clean it and blow it out with compressed air to see if that fixes it. The machine was made in 1995 and only some parts are still available; whole carb.s are available but they are $160 and I really do not think I will put that much, and probably more, into a machine that old that I know has high hours on it already. I bought it used from a friend but he lives a ways out in the sticks and so loses power far more often than I do and for far longer periods of time, so I know the machine has a lot of use. If I put a new carb. on it and then the brushes fry, I am going to be cranky. Probably better to spring for a new, middle- of- the- road quality generator than to throw a lot of money into that one.

Brian

Glad you got powered back up Brian!

You had better start giving that genset a lil TLC from now on. I run mine for an hour or so once a month with a mild load, just to keep it ready...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on November 05, 2017, 06:21:26 AM
Surely* this is not a public comment on erectile dysfunction.




* Shirley?

And don't call me Shirley!

Didn't we reference that in another thread recently?

I believe that someone may have called him Lucy.    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on November 08, 2017, 08:28:35 AM
Fu&#ing hackers.
This time I had to cancel one credit card, and my checking account.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on November 08, 2017, 08:48:11 AM
Fu&#ing hackers.
This time I had to cancel one credit card, and my checking account.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

What happened B?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on November 08, 2017, 09:27:01 AM
Lets just say I was stupid.
For about 15 years I had a Windows Server hosted on a public IP, which held my website, and for many years an Exchange server. I also used it to RDP into so I could access my home files, print things for the wife, etc. Well I also used the standard RDP port instead of using a different port. I figured who cares about my few files. Well what I didn't expect is someone to figure out how to RDP into it. I woke Monday to find alerts for new logins to Google, charges to Amazon, PayPal, etc. So because of Amazon, they choose to cancel my credit card, and because of PayPal then closed my checking account. So now as I'm about to leave for an oversees vacation, I am dealing with new credit cards, which I have not yet received, and new checking account.

so much fun.

It was a well updated 2008 R2 server which is kept up to date.
Now it is gone forever. No more public IP PCs.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on November 08, 2017, 12:54:55 PM
I have not been hacked but I have had a great deal of identity theft. Whole buncha' times on CC's, to the point where two card issuers have flagged my accounts as high risk, and password protected them. One day I actually got a call from a card issuer asking me if I was me because the woman I was speaking with also had 'me' on the other line. We have also had our federal tax returns filed by others.... twice. The first one of those was an interesting experience, starting off with us getting a refund that was much, MUCH larger than what we should have received. That was the first part of the fraud, the second part was supposed to be the IRS electronically sending the money to "our" account that the person(s) doing the defrauding had set up to receive those monies.... but the IRS sent us a check instead. That one also had a lot of steps required to prove fraud as well as cleaning it up, starting with filing a police report and filing a criminal complaint with the fed. gov't, DOJ if I remember right. Not all that painful but it did take a long time, around 9 months as I remember. The second income tax fraudulent filing went much faster which I guess is good news.

I have not had a credit card expire in years now; they have always been subject to fraudulent use, cancelled and replaced with new ones (via next- day delivery too) long before they even approach the expiration date.

And for whatever crazy reason, or perhaps completely by coincidence, a lot of the time the large, fraudulent sale that triggers the call from the card issuer and the ensuing little circus that follows it has been at an Apple store. The usual method seems to be two small purchases (to prove the card numbers are legitimate and active) and then one large one (that is often the Apple purchase). What trips the CC issuer to the fact that it is fraud is that the purchases are almost always a great distance apart physically, as in different states.

And before someone asks, nope, I have never, ever had any of my cards leave my possession, have never had any of the numbers 'get loose' (directly from me, obviously the numbers are being booted from merchants or perhaps through data leaks) and am not doing anything at all that I can think of to cause or contribute to this continuing theft.

Ah, good times.

Brian

Fu&#ing hackers.
This time I had to cancel one credit card, and my checking account.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on November 08, 2017, 02:19:32 PM
Yes I too have had to file police reports for fraud, two times.
Both for Cable accounts setup down in LA.

As well as a few credit cards I've had to close. :(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on November 08, 2017, 03:34:08 PM
The funny thing about me having to file a local police report is that no one, including the local police, cared about it nor did they do anything about it. And everyone knew in advance that it was going to go that way- I had to have an official, local police report simply to file a complaint with the DOJ, which in turn was a requirement of the IRS to begin their (and the only one) investigation into my fraud case. Strange world sometimes but I could not just deal with the IRS, I needed the other two agencies, in that order, to actually open a case with the IRS.

Brian

Yes I too have had to file police reports for fraud, two times.
Both for Cable accounts setup down in LA.

As well as a few credit cards I've had to close. :(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on November 08, 2017, 05:48:12 PM
Yeah, real funny.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on November 08, 2017, 07:31:43 PM
Well, I meant it was funny in the odd sort of way. Not humorous. It was just odd that the steps that were required were not effective in any way, merely pre- requisites for the next step until the final step, which was with the IRS (Internal Revenue System for any non- Americans, they control our income tax system here) who actually did something about the situation. And both my local police as well as the DOJ people I spoke with knew exactly how it worked and that they were not going to do anything at all beyond generating the report needed by the next agency.

I probably should have used the words 'odd' and 'interesting' instead of funny. Just a quirk of the way the system works, not really bad and it did not take much time with either of the first two agencies so little cost was generated for the taxpayers.

Brian

Yeah, real funny.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on November 08, 2017, 09:16:38 PM
Not really directed at you, just more of a I know what you mean sort of way.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 10, 2017, 02:16:55 PM
TV shows that are composed of multiple re-run parts, but displayed as first run.   This really makes me annoyed and crazy.  American Pickers is a big offender of this.  I'm always saying to the wife, if she's awake, 'Hey, didn't we see that before?'.   She has a better memory than I do, of course.  I go to look at the Directv first aired and it shows basically it's new.  NO IT ISN'T.  Do you (American Pickers or Directv) guys think I'm stupid or something?  I know it's a f'n re-run re-packaged!  And yes, I've started drinking early today.  I delete the program post haste.   Take that!  I say.  You bunch of a'holes.    And yes, I could stop watching this crap but I'm a professional tv watcher.  It's what I do.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on November 10, 2017, 05:05:42 PM
Yes, that annoys me too.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on November 10, 2017, 05:36:43 PM
That ought to teach 'em Jim!

:-)

A friend of mine had a squabble with Sears way back when, and cut up his 'revolving charge card' until they learned their lesson. Not sure if they learned or not but shortly they will not be about to be taught anything.

Brian

TV shows that are composed of multiple re-run parts, but displayed as first run.   This really makes me annoyed and crazy.  American Pickers is a big offender of this.  I'm always saying to the wife, if she's awake, 'Hey, didn't we see that before?'.   She has a better memory than I do, of course.  I go to look at the Directv first aired and it shows basically it's new.  NO IT ISN'T.  Do you (American Pickers or Directv) guys think I'm stupid or something?  I know it's a f'n re-run re-packaged!  And yes, I've started drinking early today.  I delete the program post haste.   Take that!  I say.  You bunch of a'holes.    And yes, I could stop watching this crap but I'm a professional tv watcher.  It's what I do.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 10, 2017, 05:42:09 PM
We have a Sears anchor store at our mall and it's the most deserted place there.  I know we don't go into it anymore and I wouldn't buy appliances from them either.  They sell what everyone else does.   Once they changed their selling model they've been going downhill fast.  What they need to do is close all of their stores and re-open with something fresh, new and upbeat.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Classvino on November 13, 2017, 03:22:19 PM
Too late up here.

Sears Canada has gone into liquidation and soon will be no more.

Fortuneately (for me, I guess) the company I work for, which was a subsidiary, was purchased during the  (failed) restructuring process.

Jamie

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on November 13, 2017, 03:36:18 PM
Well, they (Sears and Kmart) are going to close but they will not re- open. WalMart has driven the stake into Sears' heart and it is all over but the screaming. Sears (and Kmart) will just disappear because they are NOT too big to fail. GM and Chrysler were too big to fail but Sears is not. There might have been a time when they were but it has been many years since then, if that time ever existed.

It is the way of the world; out with the old, and in with the new. The kerosene delivery man went away when electric lights became common, reliable and affordable. The blacksmith went away when cars became common, reliable (kinda') and affordable. Now the old way of doing retail business, with large mark-ups and 'nice' stores and presentations (remember when stores had carpets, a ceiling and were attractive and finished looking?) are up against warehouses that serve as retail outlets, mark-ups in the sub- 2% range and cut- throat business models to shave the last 1/100th of a penny off of merchandise. Sears is not failing because they are doing anything wrong, Sears is failing because the world has moved on and we no longer want Sears, meaning we will no longer pay for those carpets, dropped ceilings, finished walls, sales personnel, etc., etc. ad nauseum. We (America, as a society) have spoken and it was not in favor of Sears, it is in favor of WalMart / Amazon (the next round of competition to see which one will become 'top dog' in the coming years).

“They Don’t Think It Be Like It Is, But It Do"
-Oscar Gamble

He could have well been speaking about the progress of civilization. He was not, but he could have been....

Brian

We have a Sears anchor store at our mall and it's the most deserted place there.  I know we don't go into it anymore and I wouldn't buy appliances from them either.  They sell what everyone else does.   Once they changed their selling model they've been going downhill fast.  What they need to do is close all of their stores and re-open with something fresh, new and upbeat.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on November 14, 2017, 06:08:23 AM
I grew up in Sears and Roebuck's. Not the actual store but in their cloths, shoes, appliances and other home furnishings. When it was time to shop, my mom and dad would get out the "Sears and Roebuck" catalog (back then it was not just "Sears"), all 2 or 3 inches thick of it and buy what the family needed.

So what I find strange is that Sears was doing business the way Amazon does now 60 years ago. Used a catalog and the phone instead of the internet but same concept. Then they went to the big expensive store in the mall. I lived in Sears stuff but never actually saw a Sears store until I was in my 20's.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on November 14, 2017, 09:07:30 AM
I grew up in Sears and Roebuck's. Not the actual store but in their cloths, shoes, appliances and other home furnishings. When it was time to shop, my mom and dad would get out the "Sears and Roebuck" catalog (back then it was not just "Sears"), all 2 or 3 inches thick of it and buy what the family needed.

So what I find strange is that Sears was doing business the way Amazon does now 60 years ago. Used a catalog and the phone instead of the internet but same concept. Then they went to the big expensive store in the mall. I lived in Sears stuff but never actually saw a Sears store until I was in my 20's.

Yes, exactly. Seems after they left the catalog priority to become "America's Retailer" things soon started to go downhill. About the time shopping malls became the rage?
In the rural area we lived most of the family non-grocery shopping was thru the S&R catalog. Clothes, Craftsman tools, tires, appliances (Kenmore, of course), paint, home furnishings, etc. After I graduated high school the first thing I applied for was a Sears credit card. It was easy to get and built a perfect credit rating. Made getting vehicle and a home loan a lot easier.
Remember "Sears Best" products that earned their gold star in an oval? They had good quality products and the ordering by phone and pickup at the local retail outlet hole-in-the-wall "store" was almost a treat for a trip to town.
So now that they are about done, we are back to ordering things sight unseen and getting them delivered.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on November 14, 2017, 10:51:49 AM
I grew up in suburbia and there was a Sears store around 'always' about 15 miles away, and when I was 12 they built a mall, with Sears as the 'anchor' store, in the city I lived in. So we too had a lot of Sears stuff around, some clothes but not all that much but lots of appliances, yard tools and so forth.

And I did not think of it that way but you are right; Sears, Roebuck and Co. absolutely was the nation's retailer through catalog sales for many years before moving so heavily into retail. And eventually actually stopping catalog sales entirely. But the Internet came along and spurred on more changes and it seems that Sears just could not adjust far enough, fast enough.

Brian

I grew up in Sears and Roebuck's. Not the actual store but in their cloths, shoes, appliances and other home furnishings. When it was time to shop, my mom and dad would get out the "Sears and Roebuck" catalog (back then it was not just "Sears"), all 2 or 3 inches thick of it and buy what the family needed.

So what I find strange is that Sears was doing business the way Amazon does now 60 years ago. Used a catalog and the phone instead of the internet but same concept. Then they went to the big expensive store in the mall. I lived in Sears stuff but never actually saw a Sears store until I was in my 20's.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on November 14, 2017, 11:02:08 AM
I grew up in suburbia and there was a Sears store around 'always' about 15 miles away, and when I was 12 they built a mall, with Sears as the 'anchor' store, in the city I lived in. So we too had a lot of Sears stuff around, some clothes but not all that much but lots of appliances, yard tools and so forth.

And I did not think of it that way but you are right; Sears, Roebuck and Co. absolutely was the nation's retailer through catalog sales for many years before moving so heavily into retail. And eventually actually stopping catalog sales entirely. But the Internet came along and spurred on more changes and it seems that Sears just could not adjust far enough, fast enough.

Brian

I remember Sears and Montgomery Wards vying for the suburban mall dollar. Wards went the way that K-Mart is going, and likely Sears.

Kinda interesting, though -- I remember hearing the "death knell" of Sears back 20 years ago when I lived near Hoffman Estates, IL -- HQ of Sears. I suppose they've been able to juggle their holdings and shut down a few non-producing stores, but here we are again.

Walmart is completely cutthroat and relentless. They are notorious for bullying their suppliers.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on November 14, 2017, 01:47:50 PM
Haven't shopped at a Sears in over thirty years. A good friend of the family had the last name of Sears. Had been in business for twenty plus years using his last name as part of the business name. Sears and Roebuck sent their army of fning lawyers after him to make him quit using his name in the business. Will not be missed be me.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on November 14, 2017, 03:20:28 PM
Haven't shopped at a Sears in over thirty years. A good friend of the family had the last name of Sears. Had been in business for twenty plus years using his last name as part of the business name. Sears and Roebuck sent their army of fning lawyers after him to make him quit using his name in the business. Will not be missed be me.

http://www.nissan.com/ (http://www.nissan.com/)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on November 14, 2017, 03:27:05 PM
http://www.nissan.com/ (http://www.nissan.com/)

LOL!  Yep, good example.

Anyway, Sears USED to be a place I could go to get QUALITY tools and appliances.  That disappeared, and so now I haven't set foot in a Sears for many years.  I think we only have a few left now where I live.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on November 14, 2017, 06:04:23 PM
http://www.nissan.com/ (http://www.nissan.com/)
Same f'up deal. Jerry fought in the courts til his finances ran out. Had to change his business name.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on November 14, 2017, 06:20:36 PM
I worked for a company named 'Grainger Manufacturing'. They were founded in 1973 and ended up being about a 200 person company by the time I was employed there.

Very shortly after I arrived, the much, much bigger company named W.W. Grainger changed their company name and dropped the 'W.W.' to become just "Grainger", as they are today. And they launched a lawsuit against Grainger Mfg. to prevent them from using the name 'Grainger'. Most of us, as well as the two owners (named Grainger, brothers) thought this was unfounded and unfair. And so they were going at it with lawyers, setting up court dates, etc. and those of us who would represent the company (Grainger Manufacturing), were confident that we would prevail because we were in the right. One day while talking with the owner, he stated to me that 1) they would not get all the way to court because if they did, they would lose because the 'other' Grainger was so much bigger. What they were squabbling about in the legal system was the right to maintain the Grainger name though they knew it would have to be altered somewhat. So eventually Grainger Manufacturing became Alpha Grainger and the 'other' Grainger is still Grainger. It ain't fair, and it ain't right, but it is so. And the very pragmatic owners of Grainger Manufacturing knew it was going to go that way all the time, and were merely fighting to maintain the word 'Grainger' anywhere in the name, not maintain it as it was.

Brian

Haven't shopped at a Sears in over thirty years. A good friend of the family had the last name of Sears. Had been in business for twenty plus years using his last name as part of the business name. Sears and Roebuck sent their army of fning lawyers after him to make him quit using his name in the business. Will not be missed be me.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on November 14, 2017, 07:07:04 PM
I worked for a company named 'Grainger Manufacturing'. They were founded in 1973 and ended up being about a 200 person company by the time I was employed there.

Very shortly after I arrived, the much, much bigger company named W.W. Grainger changed their company name and dropped the 'W.W.' to become just "Grainger", as they are today. And they launched a lawsuit against Grainger Mfg. to prevent them from using the name 'Grainger'. Most of us, as well as the two owners (named Grainger, brothers) thought this was unfounded and unfair. And so they were going at it with lawyers, setting up court dates, etc. and those of us who would represent the company (Grainger Manufacturing), were confident that we would prevail because we were in the right. One day while talking with the owner, he stated to me that 1) they would not get all the way to court because if they did, they would lose because the 'other' Grainger was so much bigger. What they were squabbling about in the legal system was the right to maintain the Grainger name though they knew it would have to be altered somewhat. So eventually Grainger Manufacturing became Alpha Grainger and the 'other' Grainger is still Grainger. It ain't fair, and it ain't right, but it is so. And the very pragmatic owners of Grainger Manufacturing knew it was going to go that way all the time, and were merely fighting to maintain the word 'Grainger' anywhere in the name, not maintain it as it was.

Brian

Almost makes me understand the term "going postal".

And I'm not a violent person; I just like to argue online with Max about what a cruise control is and the definition of sport tourer.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 14, 2017, 08:46:53 PM
I've got cruise on my Indian and it's the best cruise of any vehicle I've ever owned.   Used it quite a bit today.   Went to the Best of British in Hampton, VA and scarfed up food I haven't had in years.  Also picked up a few poppies and donated to the Royal British Legion.  One might say this really hasn't much to do with this thread of crazy and annoyed but it's my thread and I'm ok with it.  Nothing happened on the trip to make me crazy and annoyed.

Whoa, wait a minute!   Something did happen.   Stopped in a gas station in Tappahannock and the damn pump wouldn't take my card.  Of course this is after getting off the bike, taking the gloves off, and fishing out the credit card.  MF's I say and go on to Port Royal and pull into a Gulf.  Get off the bike, take the gloves off, fish out the card and look at the pump and it says wait a minute please.  WTF, not again.  I need the gas so I go to another pump at the same station and all is well.  I really have to look at those pump displays before I even get off the bike.  This really does make me f'n crazy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on November 15, 2017, 03:42:45 AM
Damn....talk about first world problems.... ::)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 15, 2017, 06:30:07 AM
Yep.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on November 15, 2017, 08:25:22 AM
One owner was pi$$ed, as was I but the other brother just did not get emotional about it at all. Just part of doing business, and he believed it was going to go that way from the word go (that the 'other' Grainger would prevail simply because they were the much larger company).

Besides, there were plenty of other, far more enraging, issues to deal with. Got to save up one's adrenaline for when it is really needed..... :-)

Brian

Almost makes me understand the term "going postal".

And I'm not a violent person; I just like to argue online with Max about what a cruise control is and the definition of sport tourer.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 16, 2017, 05:43:21 PM
Have you ever stayed at a hotel with the heater/ac below the window and when it comes on it blows the curtains out and all the hot/cold air goes behind the curtains and not much comes into the room? I've got to put my brief case in the window to hold the curtains back from blocking the airflow.   I'd like to choke the you know what out of the idiot that came up with that design scheme.

Yes, Gary, I know.....First World Problems indeed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on December 16, 2017, 06:07:50 PM
 :rotflmao: actually, it's the picture of you packing a briefcase with the sword that I find amusing.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 16, 2017, 06:10:25 PM
I am quite civilized you know.   :rotflmao:    I haven't used that case in years and I just happened to bring it with me on this trip, thank goodness.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on December 16, 2017, 06:50:20 PM
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What makes me crazy and annoyed..

Christmas shopping.

But yay!  Done!  One trip, one store, earplugs (music), 4 hours, $600!  :)

Now I have to wrap it all :(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 17, 2017, 05:51:35 AM
Christmas shopping.

But yay!  Done!  One trip, one store, earplugs (music), 4 hours, $600!  :)

Now I have to wrap it all :(

You really didn't have to spend so much time picking out our gifts Max! As impressionable as they are we don't mind cash or gift cards you know?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on December 17, 2017, 06:01:54 AM
You really didn't have to spend so much time picking out our gifts Max! As impressionable as they are we don't mind cash or gift cards you know?

I don't like gift cards.  There is no point in two people giving each other $50 (or whatever amount) gift cards- they just cancel each other out.  No real work or thought goes into them, there is no risk, no surprise, no fun.  Might as well just not do anything but exchange nice, $0.50 Christmas cards!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on December 17, 2017, 06:57:15 AM
I don't like gift cards.  There is no point in two people giving each other $50 (or whatever amount) gift cards- they just cancel each other out.  No real work or thought goes into them, there is no risk, no surprise, no fun. Might as well just not do anything but exchange nice, $0.50 Christmas cards!

BINGO!!! Give the man a cigar.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 17, 2017, 07:44:38 AM
I don't like gift cards.  There is no point in two people giving each other $50 (or whatever amount) gift cards- they just cancel each other out.  No real work or thought goes into them, there is no risk, no surprise, no fun.  Might as well just not do anything but exchange nice, $0.50 Christmas cards!


Hmmm, that's strange. I don't recall saying anything about getting you a gift.   ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 17, 2017, 07:47:08 AM
BINGO!!! Give the man a cigar.

Did you say cigar?

(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/524181064671977473/3XKRspoM.jpeg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on December 17, 2017, 08:05:42 AM
Damn....you went where no cigar has gone before.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 17, 2017, 08:48:03 AM
Damn....you went where no cigar has gone before.

Cuban?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on December 17, 2017, 09:11:49 AM
Cuban?

Gurkha Grand Reserve

Hand rolled in the Cibao Valley of the Dominican Republic, Gurkha Grand Reserve is combined with Louis XIII Cognac in a secretive infusion process that does not involve spraying or dipping. This cognac addition provides the perfect balance to the cigar with subtle undertones to the rich natural tobacco flavor of the cigar.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on December 17, 2017, 09:14:19 AM
The OPUSX was not yet available..... 8)
http://halfwheel.com/redux-opusx-pussy-juice (http://halfwheel.com/redux-opusx-pussy-juice)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 18, 2017, 05:01:25 AM
 :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on December 18, 2017, 06:28:51 AM
:o

 :o +1
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on December 22, 2017, 12:26:49 PM
Makes me slightly annoyed, but definitely not crazy:

Pissy rain not heavy enough to cascade off the windshield with the wipers, causing the wipers to skitter, squeal, and otherwise make noise.

Yeah, I know there are other irritants much mo betta than this one, but hey -- it's mine, I own it, and we're two more shopping days from Christmas.   :battle:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 27, 2017, 06:36:35 AM
Lowes, here lately.   Went into the store last night and grabbed a cart, it had a terrible pull to the left.  Why do I always get the bad cart?  Either it's got a lumpy wheel, a pull, or makes a god awful racket.  Filled it up and they only had one open cashier checkout and of course someone there was buying something that had an issue.  I eyed the automatic checkout and decided to take the risk of checking out there.  Went well until the stupid machine didn't like what I put in the bag.  After a few choice words and my wife telling me to be quiet the person came over and helped me get through that ordeal.  Thankfully the alarm didn't go off as we walked out.


This is the same store that has different hours on their outside stuff and close the gate whenever they feel like it.  Also, wanted to buy a grill in the grill area and no one was there to help.   Went to the checkout and gave the clerk the number and she had to call to see if they really had it.   I asked here why can't you check it through the computer and she just shrugged.   


I haven't had issues with the other Lowe's we have but it's farther away.  I think I'll start going there instead.

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 27, 2017, 07:27:50 AM
Vin number on the C14 is wrong on the registration.  Now I have to fix that as well.  I hate going to the DMV.

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on December 27, 2017, 08:10:11 AM
Bah humbug!! Well ... it is after Christmas ... so, let the complaints resume!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on December 27, 2017, 08:24:04 AM
Not to worry, seems like Jim is all over it.  ;D  Hey, he makes it sound like a conspiracy that goes into effect when they see him walking toward the store.....

 :rotflmao:

I usually grab at least two, and sometimes more shopping carts until I find one I can stand for the duration. Although it does seem that in the last few years the stores have replaced the wheels on many or all of the ones they offer and so overall, the shopping cart 'handling charachteristics' have gotten a lot better.

I also used to hate self- checkout because it just never quite worked out for me either; there was always some kind of problem and the screen ended up flashing 'wait for attendant' or similar and they apparently paged someone who was out- of- state 'cause no one ever showed up.  >:( ::)   But again in the last few years, there has always been a clerk stationed in the middle of a small cluster of the self- checkout area who comes over just about instantly to 'spiff up' whatever went wrong and keep the entire process moving. In fact, that person will actually walk up to a self- checkout kiosk if he / she is not doing anything else and either assist or just outright check out my stuff. So while I still prefer the regular human with the hand- held scanner that actually works, the self- checkout is not nearly as bad as they were when they were first introduced. By the way, I am only speaking of Home- Lowes here, I never, ever use a self checkout in any other type of store such as grocery, Wally World, etc.

Brian

Bah humbug!! Well ... it is after Christmas ... so, let the complaints resume!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 27, 2017, 11:25:03 AM
Not to worry, seems like Jim is all over it.  ;D  Hey, he makes it sound like a conspiracy that goes into effect when they see him walking toward the store.....

 :rotflmao:

Brian


It is a conspiracy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on December 27, 2017, 03:15:51 PM
Lowes, here lately.   Went into the store last night and grabbed a cart, it had a terrible pull to the left.  Why do I always get the bad cart?  Either it's got a lumpy wheel, a pull, or makes a god awful racket. 

That is just about every store I go to, except, somehow, Target.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on December 27, 2017, 03:20:28 PM
I also used to hate self- checkout because it just never quite worked out for me either; there was always some kind of problem and the screen ended up flashing 'wait for attendant' or similar

This was my experience with ALL of them, but especially at Walmart.  "Unexpected item in the bagging area" or non-working scanners, or a zillion other problems.  I loved the CONCEPT but hated the machines and finally gave up.  Apparently everyone else did too.... at my local Walmart, they ripped them all out and we did without for years.  Then, early this year, they reinstalled them all again.  And what a difference!  I have no such problems at all- everything scans, they even include a hand scanner, no stupid warnings, no waiting for "assistance" every third item.  I really like them.  I especially like the single-line entry queue, which is FAIR.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on December 27, 2017, 04:01:28 PM
Yes, I have also noticed a big improvement in the self- scanners, so I assume they did change them (or at least the software) out sometime along the way.

Hey, this is like real- life, right? We shoot for something, usually miss, and then spend some extra time and money getting closer to the original goal down the road. Sometimes it takes a couple of tries, sometime a bunch of tries. But overall, it almost always gets better in any way one can apply a metric.

Brian

This was my experience with ALL of them, but especially at Walmart.  "Unexpected item in the bagging area" or non-working scanners, or a zillion other problems.  I loved the CONCEPT but hated the machines and finally gave up.  Apparently everyone else did too.... at my local Walmart, they ripped them all out and we did without for years.  Then, early this year, they reinstalled them all again.  And what a difference!  I have no such problems at all- everything scans, they even include a hand scanner, no stupid warnings, no waiting for "assistance" every third item.  I really like them.  I especially like the single-line entry queue, which is FAIR.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 28, 2017, 07:02:34 AM
Lowes, here lately.   Went into the store last night and grabbed a cart, it had a terrible pull to the left.  Why do I always get the bad cart?  Either it's got a lumpy wheel, a pull, or makes a god awful racket.  Filled it up and they only had one open cashier checkout and of course someone there was buying something that had an issue.  I eyed the automatic checkout and decided to take the risk of checking out there.  Went well until the stupid machine didn't like what I put in the bag.  After a few choice words and my wife telling me to be quiet the person came over and helped me get through that ordeal.  Thankfully the alarm didn't go off as we walked out.


This is the same store that has different hours on their outside stuff and close the gate whenever they feel like it.  Also, wanted to buy a grill in the grill area and no one was there to help.   Went to the checkout and gave the clerk the number and she had to call to see if they really had it.   I asked here why can't you check it through the computer and she just shrugged.   


I haven't had issues with the other Lowe's we have but it's farther away.  I think I'll start going there instead.

You know Jim, they will let you select a different cart (buggy for you southerners)? You're not locked into your first choice, in most cases.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on December 28, 2017, 07:39:51 AM
You know Jim, they will let you select a different cart (buggy for you southerners)?

Good thing I am a Mid-Atlantican (VA) and not a "southerner" because I have never heard of a "buggy" before... except occasionally "baby buggy" instead of "pram".

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You're not locked into your first choice, in most cases.

Thank goodness for all of us!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on December 28, 2017, 08:16:27 AM
Oh great, now you are going to clutter up this thread with reason and logic? C'mon, you know that is not going to go to good places.

 ;)

You guys think picking out shopping carts is tough, try picking out a gimp- mobile. My wife has been using them in stores for a month or more now and they range from very good (the very best ones are too slow but speed up surprisingly well when pushed firmly from behind with a shopping cart) to D.O.A.. But even worse is D.I.M.O.S., or Dead in the Middle of the Store. And they must have a fail- safe brake 'cause they do not push AT ALL when off. Good thing that is coming to an end and she should be ker- thumping her way around stores with a boot and a stick (crutch), and unlike the gimp- mobiles, I can speed her up very well with a sheetrock screw.....

Brian

You know Jim, they will let you select a different cart (buggy for you southerners)? You're not locked into your first choice, in most cases.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 28, 2017, 10:55:54 AM
With that one I had the other day I had to get the wife to pull on it (easy boys) to the left while I pushed it...


I could have got another cart but I was halfway through the store with it before it started to bug me.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on December 29, 2017, 05:51:21 AM
Sounds like you are not using a proper test- drive (test- push?) on the cart. Sorry Jim but it kinda' sounds like you have met the enemy..... and he is named Jim.  :rotflmao:

BTW: shopping carts are not normally 'crew served' weapons..... :-)

When you are working alone, and someone is standing in the way of your light....... :-)

Brian

With that one I had the other day I had to get the wife to pull on it (easy boys) to the left while I pushed it...


I could have got another cart but I was halfway through the store with it before it started to bug me.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 29, 2017, 06:20:38 AM
115 pages of this stuff and you just figured that out?  :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 29, 2017, 06:51:45 AM
Good thing I am a Mid-Atlantican (VA) and not a "southerner" because I have never heard of a "buggy" before... except occasionally "baby buggy" instead of "pram".

Thank goodness for all of us!

In our area there's a grocery store named Aldi. When it comes to shopping cart management, Aldi has the best idea of ANY grocery store out there. In order to get a cart shoppers have to insert a quarter to unlock the cart and when you return the cart you get a quarter back. As a result, there are virtually zero carts left in the parking lot and all the carts roll true and still have their factory alignment. No need to hire anyone to fetch the carts out of the lot either.

I don't know why all grocery stores don't use this method.

(https://activerain-store.s3.amazonaws.com/image_store/uploads/9/8/3/2/0/ar122218977502389.JPG)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on December 29, 2017, 08:09:31 AM
In our area there's a grocery store named Aldi. When it comes to shopping cart management, Aldi has the best idea of ANY grocery store out there. [...]I don't know why all grocery stores don't use this method.

Yep, we just got Aldi and Lidl this year- seemed to appear out of nowhere.

Coin return is not a new idea- it was used sporadically at some stores perhaps 20+ years ago and then disappeared.  Was even that way at the airport.

It is likely there are two main reasons that carts get ruined-  the first is being hit by cars in the parking lot.  But the other is just lack of repairs necessary from normal use.  I believe the normal use wear are things like stuck/slow wheels, and worn rubber.  The non-normal use wear are when things are bent.  Shopping carts are surprisingly expensive, $100 to $180 each.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on December 29, 2017, 08:26:32 AM
Its used quite a bit in Europe, and we couldn't figure out how to get a cart. Felt pretty stupid when we figured it out.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on December 29, 2017, 09:29:18 AM
This is gonna' be like 'Point- Counterpoint': Conrad, you ignorant slut!  We had a store here that did that same thing, put a quarter in to get the cart, return the cart to get the quarter back. And my Mother- In- Law went nuts over the quarter.... that SHE ALWAYS GOT BACK ANYWAY! It was pathetic and funny at the same time, she would run off at the mouth like the store stole her car and punctured all the tires on it.... all over that quarter. I once tried to explain that is how the store prevents loose carts all over the parking lot but that just launched another tirade about those no- good, quarter- eating shopping carts. It did not make her annoyed, it went way, way beyond that but it certainly did have the crazy aspect.

 :o ???

Brian

In our area there's a grocery store named Aldi. When it comes to shopping cart management, Aldi has the best idea of ANY grocery store out there. In order to get a cart shoppers have to insert a quarter to unlock the cart and when you return the cart you get a quarter back. As a result, there are virtually zero carts left in the parking lot and all the carts roll true and still have their factory alignment. No need to hire anyone to fetch the carts out of the lot either.

I don't know why all grocery stores don't use this method.

(https://activerain-store.s3.amazonaws.com/image_store/uploads/9/8/3/2/0/ar122218977502389.JPG)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on December 29, 2017, 12:06:10 PM
I have found that the carts that make it into the parking lot corrals (or stables/cartports if you prefer{some have roofs}) are usually in good shape. Few folks will stick with a bad cart all the way out to their car and those that do are usually too pissed at it to bother to put it in a corral. Occasionally I'll grab one from someone who is just about to take it to a corral and I save them the work as well. One more advantage is that I can test drive it on the way into the store, and if it's unacceptable, abandon it by the entryway carts and just grab another one that works to my liking.
Another tactic I use, when I'm in a hurry, is the noisy cart advantage. Walking fast (I'm in a hurry, remember) it will make a lot more noise and people will get out of my way. They rarely turn around to look, but most seem to assume that some big restocking cart is coming down the isle and they almost all move to the side and clear a path for me. That is what really irritates me (OK, crazy and annoyed) more than slow checkouts, is people just aimlessly wandering down the middle of the aisle having no idea what they want or where to go or any situational awareness of whom may want to get around their sorry a$$ as they block passage to other traffic. The noisy cart advantage takes care of 90% of them, the rest are on the phone or near deaf. Sort of the loud pipes saves lives strategy, except in the case of shopping carts it really works. :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on December 29, 2017, 01:37:13 PM
Another tactic I use, when I'm in a hurry, is the noisy cart advantage. Walking fast (I'm in a hurry, remember) it will make a lot more noise and people will get out of my way.

LOL!  I thought I was the only one who did that!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on December 29, 2017, 07:53:46 PM
So apparently there is a new 'thing' called "swatting" which is when some one or some group makes up a story about a very serious criminal and hostage situation at a particular address and sit back and watch the hi-jinx ensue. Something along the lines of Person X has killed Persons Y and Z, and has children A, B, and C held hostage at [some specific address]. Now of course this gets the gendarmes kicked right into high- gear and they show up in force, with lots of personnel, weapons, adrenaline and let's call it.... a forceful approach. Apparently the party(s) inside at the location have absolutely no idea that this is going on nor that they are the targets of any LEO attention or interest.

Just read this story about some Internet gamers getting cranky with each other, one party threatening to 'swat' them, the other party supplying his address (but not really his address, of course), and the first party actually 'swatting' the second. But really, it was some guy sitting at home with his family doing things like watching TV and upon answering the door, was shot and killed by the one of the SWAT officers.

So many ways this is just wrong.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/alleged-swatting-hoax-ends-death-223700818.html (https://www.yahoo.com/news/alleged-swatting-hoax-ends-death-223700818.html)

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on December 29, 2017, 09:43:04 PM
So many ways this is just wrong.

Not only wrong and immoral and illegal but has gotten people killed before (if my memory serves correctly).  It is one of the "favorites" of some type of anti-gun people- to call the police and report someone that is legally, peacefully, and correctly carrying (holstered) and saying they "saw someone with a gun who is threatening other people"...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sanmo on December 30, 2017, 05:43:34 AM
Not only wrong and immoral and illegal but has gotten people killed before (if my memory serves correctly).  It is one of the "favorites" of some type of anti-gun people- to call the police and report someone that is legally, peacefully, and correctly carrying (holstered) and saying they "saw someone with a gun who is threatening other people"...

Sounds like a lot of NRA/Fox News brainwashing........
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sanmo on December 30, 2017, 05:51:35 AM
I have found that the carts that make it into the parking lot corrals (or stables/cartports if you prefer{some have roofs}) are usually in good shape. Few folks will stick with a bad cart all the way out to their car and those that do are usually too pissed at it to bother to put it in a corral. Occasionally I'll grab one from someone who is just about to take it to a corral and I save them the work as well. One more advantage is that I can test drive it on the way into the store, and if it's unacceptable, abandon it by the entryway carts and just grab another one that works to my liking.
Another tactic I use, when I'm in a hurry, is the noisy cart advantage. Walking fast (I'm in a hurry, remember) it will make a lot more noise and people will get out of my way. They rarely turn around to look, but most seem to assume that some big restocking cart is coming down the isle and they almost all move to the side and clear a path for me. That is what really irritates me (OK, crazy and annoyed) more than slow checkouts, is people just aimlessly wandering down the middle of the aisle having no idea what they want or where to go or any situational awareness of whom may want to get around their sorry a$$ as they block passage to other traffic. The noisy cart advantage takes care of 90% of them, the rest are on the phone or near deaf. Sort of the loud pipes saves lives strategy, except in the case of shopping carts it really works. :)

Not just noisy carts but feign coprolalic Tourette to clear the aisles. Of course, you might wind up clearing the entire store.  :) (A grocery store in the neighborhood has a cart wrangler who is genuinely afflicted. Even after several years, I am mildly freaked out when I encounter him. Shame on me.)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 30, 2017, 07:10:26 AM
This is gonna' be like 'Point- Counterpoint': Conrad, you ignorant slut!  We had a store here that did that same thing, put a quarter in to get the cart, return the cart to get the quarter back. And my Mother- In- Law went nuts over the quarter.... that SHE ALWAYS GOT BACK ANYWAY! It was pathetic and funny at the same time, she would run off at the mouth like the store stole her car and punctured all the tires on it.... all over that quarter. I once tried to explain that is how the store prevents loose carts all over the parking lot but that just launched another tirade about those no- good, quarter- eating shopping carts. It did not make her annoyed, it went way, way beyond that but it certainly did have the crazy aspect.

 :o ???

Brian

 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 30, 2017, 07:18:18 AM
I have found that the carts that make it into the parking lot corrals (or stables/cartports if you prefer{some have roofs}) are usually in good shape. Few folks will stick with a bad cart all the way out to their car and those that do are usually too pissed at it to bother to put it in a corral. Occasionally I'll grab one from someone who is just about to take it to a corral and I save them the work as well. One more advantage is that I can test drive it on the way into the store, and if it's unacceptable, abandon it by the entryway carts and just grab another one that works to my liking.
Another tactic I use, when I'm in a hurry, is the noisy cart advantage. Walking fast (I'm in a hurry, remember) it will make a lot more noise and people will get out of my way. They rarely turn around to look, but most seem to assume that some big restocking cart is coming down the isle and they almost all move to the side and clear a path for me. That is what really irritates me (OK, crazy and annoyed) more than slow checkouts, is people just aimlessly wandering down the middle of the aisle having no idea what they want or where to go or any situational awareness of whom may want to get around their sorry a$$ as they block passage to other traffic. The noisy cart advantage takes care of 90% of them, the rest are on the phone or near deaf. Sort of the loud pipes saves lives strategy, except in the case of shopping carts it really works. :)

The folks wondering aimlessly with their carts are irritating for sure but what's REALLY irritating is when these idiots leave their carts in the middle of the damn aisles while they check out something on the shelf.  >:( 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 30, 2017, 07:30:07 AM
So apparently there is a new 'thing' called "swatting" which is when some one or some group makes up a story about a very serious criminal and hostage situation at a particular address and sit back and watch the hi-jinx ensue. Something along the lines of Person X has killed Persons Y and Z, and has children A, B, and C held hostage at [some specific address]. Now of course this gets the gendarmes kicked right into high- gear and they show up in force, with lots of personnel, weapons, adrenaline and let's call it.... a forceful approach. Apparently the party(s) inside at the location have absolutely no idea that this is going on nor that they are the targets of any LEO attention or interest.

Just read this story about some Internet gamers getting cranky with each other, one party threatening to 'swat' them, the other party supplying his address (but not really his address, of course), and the first party actually 'swatting' the second. But really, it was some guy sitting at home with his family doing things like watching TV and upon answering the door, was shot and killed by the one of the SWAT officers.

So many ways this is just wrong.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/alleged-swatting-hoax-ends-death-223700818.html (https://www.yahoo.com/news/alleged-swatting-hoax-ends-death-223700818.html)

Brian

Brian,

FYI, I followed the above link and was reading that story just now when out of the blue the page changed to an Adobe update page and my Windows Defender warned me of an intrusion attempt using Trojan:JS/Flafisi.C. The intrusion was foiled but I'm running a full scan now.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on December 30, 2017, 07:34:55 AM
Sounds like a lot of NRA/Fox News brainwashing........

Sounds like you think gun control groups and lefty media somehow aren't brainwashing but reporting fairly and accurately.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pzZvMzotMc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pzZvMzotMc)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B0HV_GQut4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B0HV_GQut4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPGSldcEBJ8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPGSldcEBJ8)

Anyway...

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/389441/moms-demand-swatting-charles-c-w-cooke (http://www.nationalreview.com/article/389441/moms-demand-swatting-charles-c-w-cooke)
https://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2015/12/15/gun-control-groups-tells-followers-swat-gun-owners/ (https://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2015/12/15/gun-control-groups-tells-followers-swat-gun-owners/)
https://www.facebook.com/CoalitiontoStopGunViolence/posts/1131326450228252?fref=nf (https://www.facebook.com/CoalitiontoStopGunViolence/posts/1131326450228252?fref=nf)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/423458/anti-gun-zealots-adopt-dangerous-tactic-antagonize-firearm-carriers-charles-c-w-cooke (http://www.nationalreview.com/article/423458/anti-gun-zealots-adopt-dangerous-tactic-antagonize-firearm-carriers-charles-c-w-cooke)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on December 30, 2017, 07:38:03 AM
Now fun is fun and all but you are getting pretty close to the line with this one Conrad. After all, that IS my wife you are talking about!

I would put a ROFLMAO emoticon here but the sad truth is that that is the sad truth. :-(

Been shopping for 40 years and the whole operation is still full of surprises such as 1) Move your cart so that woman can get around you. 2) Move your cart so that man can get around you. 3) Do not leave your cart cross- wise in the middle of the aisle because neither that woman nor that man can get by you. 4) That man is staring at you and would like you to move.... again, just like seven feet ago in this aisle. 5) That man cannot get by you, you have to move your cart. 6) That woman would like to look at / pick up something that is behind the cart you abandoned in front of the milk. 7) That man would like to look at / pick up something that is behind the cart you abandoned in front of the cereal display.  And after this, it starts to get repetitive.

It is not averace, nastiness or even a cavilier attitude that causes this, it is the fact that she is all alone in the store and there is no one else trying to do anything around her. Oh wait, there IS a human trying to get around my cart! Who'd a thunk it? Wow, I have never seen another human in a store before. And so forth.....  ::)

Without a firm hand steering reality, chaos will take over and run things. And that is never, ever pretty.

Brian

The folks wondering aimlessly with their carts are irritating for sure but what's REALLY irritating is when these idiots leave their carts in the middle of the damn aisles while they check out something on the shelf.  >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on December 30, 2017, 07:46:23 AM
?? ?? Beats me- I read that story before I posted the link (obviously I was at that link) and I just went back there now. No warning, no interruptions of any kind and I have Norton Premier 'on the job' so it <should> have reported any attacks. ?? I am also using an ad blocker, so perhaps whatever jumped out to you came in the form of a threaded link to an ad(s)?

Here is another, newer link through Fox news that tells the story and is updated to reflect the arrest of the 'hoaxer':  http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/30/kansas-swatting-suspect-arrested-in-los-angeles.html (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/30/kansas-swatting-suspect-arrested-in-los-angeles.html)

Just my personal opinion but there is plenty wrong with this story and much of it should be addressed and corrected IMO. Regardless of how it started, and regardless of the information given to the police (unverified information), that man simply should not have been shot. True, the 'hoaxer' set it is motion and further, he very carefully made up a scenario that absolutely will push all the proverbial 'buttons' these days and used all the key words. But all of that combined should not have been sufficient to shoot a man answering his door. I believe we need some rules, guidelines, restraints and complete civilian oversight of all law enforcement agencies in this country.

Brian

Brian

Brian,

FYI, I followed the above link and was reading that story just now when out of the blue the page changed to an Adobe update page and my Windows Defender warned me of an intrusion attempt using Trojan:JS/Flafisi.C. The intrusion was foiled but I'm running a full scan now.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on December 30, 2017, 08:01:12 AM
I didn't read where they arrested the cop that murdered the unarmed guy that answered the door. Maybe I missed that part.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: sanmo on December 30, 2017, 08:09:31 AM
Sounds like you think gun control groups and lefty media somehow aren't brainwashing but reporting fairly and accurately.
.........

Not at all. Both sides are prone to wild exaggeration. Feel free to call me out if and when I start spouting cockeyed conspiracy theories.  ;D
I need to be fortified with some extra-spiked eggnog before studying all those links and references you provided. Thanks.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on December 30, 2017, 08:20:28 AM
No, they did not arrest any LEO's. They arrested the 'swatter', the person who called in the false information about the hostage / murder situation that got this whole thing started. I believe he was arrested in Los Angeles while the incident itself occurred in Kansas.

Yet another link to this event: http://abc7.com/la-man-arrested-in-connection-to-fatal-kansas-swatting-incident/2840369/ (http://abc7.com/la-man-arrested-in-connection-to-fatal-kansas-swatting-incident/2840369/)

Brian

I didn't read where they arrested the cop that murdered the unarmed guy that answered the door. Maybe I missed that part.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on December 30, 2017, 08:45:10 AM
Not at all. Both sides are prone to wild exaggeration. Feel free to call me out if and when I start spouting cockeyed conspiracy theories.  ;D
I need to be fortified with some extra-spiked eggnog before studying all those links and references you provided. Thanks.

 :finger_fing11:

I think you will find I am no hard-right-wing nut.  I want and try to seek the truth, whatever it might be.  All the media is now so sensationalist and biased in one way or another (including Fox) that it is often extremely difficult to know how things really are out there.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on December 30, 2017, 10:58:49 AM
Yeah? Would you go so far as to say some of those 'news' channels, with multiple people yelling over each other spouting outrageous statements, stances and "facts" could even be called..... wait for it..... 'The Crazy Channel'? Hmmmmmmm?

Brian


<snip>

 All the media is now so sensationalist and biased in one way or another (including Fox) that it is often extremely difficult to know how things really are out there.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on December 30, 2017, 02:05:47 PM
Yeah? Would you go so far as to say some of those 'news' channels, with multiple people yelling over each other spouting outrageous statements, stances and "facts" could even be called..... wait for it..... 'The Crazy Channel'? Hmmmmmmm?

Well, calmly discussing falsehoods or stupidly "discussing" truthhoods- neither is compelling.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on December 30, 2017, 06:39:07 PM
In our area there's a grocery store named Aldi. When it comes to shopping cart management, Aldi has the best idea of ANY grocery store out there. In order to get a cart shoppers have to insert a quarter to unlock the cart and when you return the cart you get a quarter back. As a result, there are virtually zero carts left in the parking lot and all the carts roll true and still have their factory alignment. No need to hire anyone to fetch the carts out of the lot either.

I don't know why all grocery stores don't use this method.

A whopping 25 cents is enough to get all their carts back? Around some of our 'hoods, shoppers walk off the premises with a cart full of their purchases, and then just abandon the cart somewhere near their 'hood-home. Doesn't seem like 25 cents would be enough to dissuade that.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 31, 2017, 06:07:18 AM
Now fun is fun and all but you are getting pretty close to the line with this one Conrad. After all, that IS my wife you are talking about!

I would put a ROFLMAO emoticon here but the sad truth is that that is the sad truth. :-(

Been shopping for 40 years and the whole operation is still full of surprises such as 1) Move your cart so that woman can get around you. 2) Move your cart so that man can get around you. 3) Do not leave your cart cross- wise in the middle of the aisle because neither that woman nor that man can get by you. 4) That man is staring at you and would like you to move.... again, just like seven feet ago in this aisle. 5) That man cannot get by you, you have to move your cart. 6) That woman would like to look at / pick up something that is behind the cart you abandoned in front of the milk. 7) That man would like to look at / pick up something that is behind the cart you abandoned in front of the cereal display.  And after this, it starts to get repetitive.

It is not averace, nastiness or even a cavilier attitude that causes this, it is the fact that she is all alone in the store and there is no one else trying to do anything around her. Oh wait, there IS a human trying to get around my cart! Who'd a thunk it? Wow, I have never seen another human in a store before. And so forth.....  ::)

Without a firm hand steering reality, chaos will take over and run things. And that is never, ever pretty.

Brian

Brian, Brian, Brian...

I too have been shopping with such a woman for over 40 years now. The difference is that I found a solution to this problem LONG ago.

Take control of that damn shopping cart man!

YOU have to drive that thing and make it your mission to never be in anyone's way while they're reaching for that box of cereal!

I'll expect a full report after these changes have been implemented.    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 31, 2017, 06:09:00 AM
snip...

?? ?? Beats me- I read that story before I posted the link (obviously I was at that link) and I just went back there now. No warning, no interruptions of any kind and I have Norton Premier 'on the job' so it <should> have reported any attacks. ?? I am also using an ad blocker, so perhaps whatever jumped out to you came in the form of a threaded link to an ad(s)?

Brian

Brian

I wasn't blaming you of course, I just let you know as a FYI.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 31, 2017, 06:15:34 AM
A whopping 25 cents is enough to get all their carts back? Around some of our 'hoods, shoppers walk off the premises with a cart full of their purchases, and then just abandon the cart somewhere near their 'hood-home. Doesn't seem like 25 cents would be enough to dissuade that.

25 cents seems to be enough but the stores neighborhood is much different than what you described above. I will confess that 25 cents wasn't enough for me to return my cart that other day with the temps hovering around zero.    :_shudder_Emoticon
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on December 31, 2017, 07:14:56 AM
Of course, I know that Conrad- I know you meant no offense and none was taken. As the Australians say 'No worries, mate'. :-)

And my response was in the same vein; I again loaded that link in an effort to see if I ran into anything suspicious or malicious, and then just reported back that I did not- though I am sure you did. Not sure what is going on but caveat emptor to everyone on the 'Net, although these days that is kind of a fore-gone conclusion before plugging in the Ethernet unfortunately.

Brian

I wasn't blaming you of course, I just let you know as a FYI.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on December 31, 2017, 08:30:59 AM
In our area there's a grocery store named Aldi. When it comes to shopping cart management, Aldi has the best idea of ANY grocery store out there. In order to get a cart shoppers have to insert a quarter to unlock the cart and when you return the cart you get a quarter back. As a result, there are virtually zero carts left in the parking lot and all the carts roll true and still have their factory alignment. No need to hire anyone to fetch the carts out of the lot either.

I don't know why all grocery stores don't use this method.

(https://activerain-store.s3.amazonaws.com/image_store/uploads/9/8/3/2/0/ar122218977502389.JPG)

I'd say that method does not work well for those who are disabled. They are expected to get the cart in the first place, then put it back when done.

The disabled generally just leave the cart right where they loaded their vehicle. Sometimes pushed up on a curb.

Oh, wait. I see a LOT of able-bodied people doing that too.

Grrrrrrr.  :shoot:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on December 31, 2017, 09:55:09 AM
I'd say that method does not work well for those who are disabled. They are expected to get the cart in the first place, then put it back when done.

The disabled generally just leave the cart right where they loaded their vehicle. Sometimes pushed up on a curb.

Oh, wait. I see a LOT of able-bodied people doing that too.

Well, SOMEONE out there is likely to see some of those stray carts and want to bring them back and pocket the $0.25 each.  So in that regard, it might still work OK even if some people leave their carts in the lot.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on December 31, 2017, 11:09:31 AM
Well, SOMEONE out there is likely to see some of those stray carts and want to bring them back and pocket the $0.25 each.  So in that regard, it might still work OK even if some people leave their carts in the lot.

Yeah, I admit the Aldi model is better than what the current system is -- but that's not really my point. This is the "what makes me crazy and annoyed..." thread, right?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 31, 2017, 01:25:43 PM
Yep!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on December 31, 2017, 02:24:27 PM
Yeah, I admit the Aldi model is better than what the current system is -- but that's not really my point. This is the "what makes me crazy and annoyed..." thread, right?

In that case.... "what makes me crazy and annoyed" about the Aldi carts would be that we should be able to pick up and return the carts closer to the car so we don't have to walk all the way back to the store to get the 25 cents.  There!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on January 01, 2018, 01:41:56 AM
In that case.... "what makes me crazy and annoyed" about the Aldi carts would be that we should be able to pick up and return the carts closer to the car so we don't have to walk all the way back to the store to get the 25 cents.  There!

 :o  Good point. That would help the disabled, but they'd still leave their carts half-parked on the curb. It's the nature of the beast. Then we're right back to making me crazy and annoyed, because it wouldn't be just the disabled doing that.

Circular logic strikes again! Another thing that makes me crazy and annoyed!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: motonerd14 on January 10, 2018, 11:21:53 PM
Well, SOMEONE out there is likely to see some of those stray carts and want to bring them back and pocket the $0.25 each.  So in that regard, it might still work OK even if some people leave their carts in the lot.

I did this in high school to make cigarette money. The machine in the bar down the street from where I lived charged $1.75 for a pack of Marlboro Red in 1999. Those were the days...  ;D (Edit: I'm dyslexic with numbers...)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 11, 2018, 03:57:46 AM
In that case.... "what makes me crazy and annoyed" about the Aldi carts would be that we should be able to pick up and return the carts closer to the car so we don't have to walk all the way back to the store to get the 25 cents.  There!

The solution is an easy one, Max. Just part closer to the cart corral and you won't have to strain yourself with SUCH a long walk. The handicapped parking slots are right up there close like so you won't have any issues.    ::)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on January 11, 2018, 05:56:33 AM
The solution is an easy one, Max. Just part closer to the cart corral and you won't have to strain yourself with SUCH a long walk.

Absolutely not.  I usually park as far away as possible so my car isn't damaged by idiots who don't give a F*** about other people's property.  Thus far it has worked.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on January 11, 2018, 10:38:15 AM
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Absolutely not.  I usually park as far away as possible so my car isn't damaged by idiots who don't give a F*** about other people's property.  Thus far it has worked.

I don't fret about that too much since I drive a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix or a 1997 GMC Sonoma when I'm not on two wheels.  I cherish a spot next to the cart corral.  Especially in winter time.  I may need to upgrade the stable in the next couple of years however, then I can start getting exercise from the back of the lot again.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on January 12, 2018, 07:03:13 AM
Absolutely not.  I usually park as far away as possible so my car isn't damaged by idiots who don't give a F*** about other people's property.  Thus far it has worked.

Even that Doesn't seem to work for me. I will park away from all other vehicles only to come out of the store to have some moron(s) right parked next to me-even in a relatively empty outlot.
Once I had my big 24' enclosed trailer behind the Suburban and parked it far away along the side of the lot, across several perpendicular parking spaces only to come out and find some idiot (despite a hundred closer spaces) park right in front of the truck preventing me from getting out. Hard to believe....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on January 12, 2018, 08:27:56 AM
Even that Doesn't seem to work for me. I will park away from all other vehicles only to come out of the store to have some moron(s) right parked next to me-even in a relatively empty outlot.

Yep- that exact same thing for me sometimes.  I will park far away, 6 spaces from anyone, and some jackoff parks right next to me, even with 100 empty spaces all around.   I haven't figured that out.

The ONLY body defect on my G37S happened in the first month of owning it, almost 9 years ago.  I parked 6 spaces away at the post office, went in to deliver mail, came back out, and there was a car parked on my passenger side.  When I got home, I noticed a ding on my passenger door.  Fortunately, I later successfully had it removed (no paint), but it still left a very tiny scratch (non-rusting).  I was furious.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 12, 2018, 09:35:37 AM
Here's a biggie!

Smokers stink!

Sometimes they're just a lil stinky but in the winter months when they smoke inside of their cars with the windows up. Holy ****!    :o

I was in the store the other day waiting my turn in the checkout line. A woman got in line behind me and I got a whiff of her stale cigarette stank. I swear, I almost gagged, I was thisclose. I had to change lines before I lost my lunch. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on January 12, 2018, 11:03:20 AM
That's pretty much the norm at most UK & indeed EUropean (which is where Aldi comes from) supermarkets/places that supply trollies.

The normal rate over here is £1 or €1 although you can buy tokens that clip on your key ring to use in them instead.




In our area there's a grocery store named Aldi. When it comes to shopping cart management, Aldi has the best idea of ANY grocery store out there. In order to get a cart shoppers have to insert a quarter to unlock the cart and when you return the cart you get a quarter back. As a result, there are virtually zero carts left in the parking lot and all the carts roll true and still have their factory alignment. No need to hire anyone to fetch the carts out of the lot either.

I don't know why all grocery stores don't use this method.

(https://activerain-store.s3.amazonaws.com/image_store/uploads/9/8/3/2/0/ar122218977502389.JPG)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on January 12, 2018, 11:06:22 AM
If I'm completely honest this sin't something I've really noticed up until recently.


But that could be because I've packed the ciggies in although I do still vape

Here's a biggie!

Smokers stink!

Sometimes they're just a lil stinky but in the winter months when they smoke inside of their cars with the windows up. Holy ****!    :o

I was in the store the other day waiting my turn in the checkout line. A woman got in line behind me and I got a whiff of her stale cigarette stank. I swear, I almost gagged, I was thisclose. I had to change lines before I lost my lunch.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 12, 2018, 03:58:23 PM
It has not been all that long that I have been able to smell cigarette smoke, either the smoke itself or residue as you mention having smelled in the store, as I used to smoke myself. Oddly enough, now that I can smell it, it really does not bother me and other people can actually smoke in my house if they want to. We even provide ash trays. :-)

But I can also smell it on other people once is a while and it is like a bolt of lightening; I grew up in a home with smokers and smoked myself and so never smelled that scent for decades. Now when I do my first reaction is surprise. And it really is not all that bad even now though I would agree that it is not quite pleasant.

Brian

Here's a biggie!

Smokers stink!

Sometimes they're just a lil stinky but in the winter months when they smoke inside of their cars with the windows up. Holy ****!    :o

I was in the store the other day waiting my turn in the checkout line. A woman got in line behind me and I got a whiff of her stale cigarette stank. I swear, I almost gagged, I was thisclose. I had to change lines before I lost my lunch.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 12, 2018, 04:02:24 PM
OFFTOPIC: something that struck me as interesting was while in Europe, one collects coins in normal life but compared to the US, there can be a substantial amount of money in a handful of Euro coins. They have 2 Euro and (I think) 3 Euro coins, and I would end up with a considerable sum of money rattling in my pocket. Not at all like the US, where our largest common coin is only $0.25 and most are smaller yet so a fistful of US coins is not very much in value (though high in annoyance, especially wearing riding gear). I do not know how large your coins are but even one pound is far larger than any of our (common) coins.

Brian

That's pretty much the norm at most UK & indeed EUropean (which is where Aldi comes from) supermarkets/places that supply trollies.

The normal rate over here is £1 or €1 although you can buy tokens that clip on your key ring to use in them instead.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on January 12, 2018, 04:34:18 PM
From top to bottom.
1p,2p,5p,10p,20p,50p,£1,£2

(ok technically the last one is a €2 as I don't have any £2 coins on me)

(http://sharetheexperience.co.uk/Images/GTR/coins2.jpg)

http://sharetheexperience.co.uk/Images/GTR/coins.jpg (http://sharetheexperience.co.uk/Images/GTR/coins.jpg)

OFFTOPIC: something that struck me as interesting was while in Europe, one collects coins in normal life but compared to the US, there can be a substantial amount of money in a handful of Euro coins. They have 2 Euro and (I think) 3 Euro coins, and I would end up with a considerable sum of money rattling in my pocket. Not at all like the US, where our largest common coin is only $0.25 and most are smaller yet so a fistful of US coins is not very much in value (though high in annoyance, especially wearing riding gear). I do not know how large your coins are but even one pound is far larger than any of our (common) coins.

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Poseidon on January 12, 2018, 05:00:53 PM
...post after post complaining about shopping carts!  :deadhorse:




Sorry, but it had to be said. Hahaha!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 12, 2018, 05:55:11 PM
What no threepenny bit and halfpence?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on January 13, 2018, 01:02:55 AM
What no threepenny bit and halfpence?

Not since 1971 for the former (and yes I did use pre decimal coinage as a kid) and 1984 (i think it was) for the latter :)

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 13, 2018, 05:11:26 AM
It has not been all that long that I have been able to smell cigarette smoke, either the smoke itself or residue as you mention having smelled in the store, as I used to smoke myself. Oddly enough, now that I can smell it, it really does not bother me and other people can actually smoke in my house if they want to. We even provide ash trays. :-)

But I can also smell it on other people once is a while and it is like a bolt of lightening; I grew up in a home with smokers and smoked myself and so never smelled that scent for decades. Now when I do my first reaction is surprise. And it really is not all that bad even now though I would agree that it is not quite pleasant.

Brian

You quit smoking cigs but still allow smoking in your house? I'm guessing that your wife still smokes? My wife smoked when we were first married but she quit about 25 years ago and she complains more than I do about the stale cigarette stank that some people have. I never smoked but even when my wife did smoke she wouldn't do it in the house or the car. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 13, 2018, 06:54:34 AM
No, actually Andrea quit about a year before I did. There are no longer any smokers that live here. And yes, I allow and actually offer to have people smoke in my house.... anywhere in my house actually.

I realize I am the odd- man out but cigarette smoke / smoking does not bother me, or at least not very much. And I very well remember how tough it was when I was a smoker, and a pretty hard- core smoker at that, to have all the restricted places. So I let people smoke in my house. Almost no one does it anyway but if someone is here who smokes (because I see the cigarettes, smell it on them, etc. and know they smoke) I offer up an ashtray. The vast majority of people do NOT take me up on it but a couple do.

I only posted this to illustrate the huge range in human behavior and in contrast to your views on smokers. Not throwing rocks or criticizing you in any way, or anyone who does not like smokers / smoking, just saying that it is a non- issue for me (and my wife, apparently). Just that I find it a little bit amusing that we can be so polarized in opposite ways on the same subject. It happens all the time, and I am sure if we talked for a while we could find another subject where our positions were reversed but still it is a little amusing that this happens between what appears to be pretty normal, rational people (well, it seems you are Conrad- I have a pet desiccated squirrel and I find some of his opinions WAY out there).

Brian

You quit smoking cigs but still allow smoking in your house? I'm guessing that your wife still smokes? My wife smoked when we were first married but she quit about 25 years ago and she complains more than I do about the stale cigarette stank that some people have. I never smoked but even when my wife did smoke she wouldn't do it in the house or the car.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 14, 2018, 06:07:42 AM
No, actually Andrea quit about a year before I did. There are no longer any smokers that live here. And yes, I allow and actually offer to have people smoke in my house.... anywhere in my house actually.

I realize I am the odd- man out but cigarette smoke / smoking does not bother me, or at least not very much. And I very well remember how tough it was when I was a smoker, and a pretty hard- core smoker at that, to have all the restricted places. So I let people smoke in my house. Almost no one does it anyway but if someone is here who smokes (because I see the cigarettes, smell it on them, etc. and know they smoke) I offer up an ashtray. The vast majority of people do NOT take me up on it but a couple do.

I only posted this to illustrate the huge range in human behavior and in contrast to your views on smokers. Not throwing rocks or criticizing you in any way, or anyone who does not like smokers / smoking, just saying that it is a non- issue for me (and my wife, apparently). Just that I find it a little bit amusing that we can be so polarized in opposite ways on the same subject. It happens all the time, and I am sure if we talked for a while we could find another subject where our positions were reversed but still it is a little amusing that this happens between what appears to be pretty normal, rational people (well, it seems you are Conrad- I have a pet desiccated squirrel and I find some of his opinions WAY out there).

Brian

You're right, Brian. It is interesting how different we can be on the same subject. I'm not sure how rational I am though, you'd have to ask the folks in the Arena about that.    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on January 14, 2018, 08:48:07 AM
No, actually Andrea quit about a year before I did. There are no longer any smokers that live here. And yes, I allow and actually offer to have people smoke in my house.... anywhere in my house actually.

...

That is crazy loco. "Please, come in, and bring me some 2nd had smoke with an increased risk of causing me cancer, and hard-to-remove stank thereby devaluing my home. Welcome!"





I do agree though, to each their own . Still :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 14, 2018, 09:17:06 AM
No, no- we do not allow 'crazy loco' to be smoked here, just tobacco.

Maybe we are just not that sensitive to cigarette smoke. And I actually find something like cherry pipe tobacco smoke to be quite pleasant (does anyone smoke a pipe anymore?) Besides, I have known more than a few people who can make scents far, far worse than any cigarette..... and they do not get thrown out of the house for that. At least not so far....

You tobacco agitated folks should be pretty riled up about 3rd hand smoke, right? Oh yes, some tobacco opponents claim it may be very, very bad indeed. <shrugs shoulders>

Brian

That is crazy loco. "Please, come in, and bring me some 2nd had smoke with an increased risk of causing me cancer, and hard-to-remove stank thereby devaluing my home. Welcome!"





I do agree though, to each their own . Still :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 14, 2018, 10:18:00 AM
No, no- we do not allow 'crazy loco' to be smoked here, just tobacco.

Maybe we are just not that sensitive to cigarette smoke. And I actually find something like cherry pipe tobacco smoke to be quite pleasant (does anyone smoke a pipe anymore?) Besides, I have known more than a few people who can make scents far, far worse than any cigarette..... and they do not get thrown out of the house for that. At least not so far....

You tobacco agitated folks should be pretty riled up about 3rd hand smoke, right? Oh yes, some tobacco opponents claim it may be very, very bad indeed. <shrugs shoulders>

Brian

I'd like to introduce you to a Wal-Martian that I had the distinct displeasure of sharing a checkout line with...   :o

I rather enjoy the smell of some fresh tobacco scents myself, in very small quantities. It's when that stale stank clings to their clothing that causes my gag reflex to come alive.     :pukeface:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on January 14, 2018, 11:58:08 AM
Maybe we are just not that sensitive to cigarette smoke. And I actually find something like cherry pipe tobacco smoke to be quite pleasant (does anyone smoke a pipe anymore?)

Yep
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 21, 2018, 09:30:25 AM
An Illinois problem.

JB for governor advertisements! If I'm exposed to another ad for JB I may have to consider switching parties!   ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on January 21, 2018, 09:38:00 AM
puffy baby man

Hard to change parties when you have nowhere to go.  >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 21, 2018, 09:43:42 AM
puffy baby man

Hard to change parties when you have nowhere to go.  >:(

Trudat
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on January 21, 2018, 10:38:21 AM
Hard to change parties when you have nowhere to go.  >:(

+100

Well, there are other parties, like Libertarian, but what is the point?  It is impossible for any other parties to go anywhere in this system due to plurality voting, which is the worst system ever.  South Park describes the situation best with "Douche Bag or Turd Sandwich" which seems to apply in most situations.

"Duverger's law is an idea in political science which says that constituencies that use first-past-the-post methods will lead to two-party systems, given enough time."  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger%27s_law
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 21, 2018, 01:01:02 PM
Yep, a two party system is inevitable with FPTP voting. The only thing a third party candidate can possible do is flip the vote from one of the two main parties to the other of the main parties but no [non main party member] has any chance of actually being elected in an established political system (exhibit A: Ross Perot).

A slick, humorous but entirely accurate overview of this, with the obvious alternative, is presented here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo)

Without casting any political shade in this thread at all, whatsoever, I think I can say that our (US) last presidential election was very much choosing the candidate that was least repugnant. Perhaps not even least repugnant, just least repugnant in one critical area for each voter. Absolutely the two least liked candidates in the US in either a very long time or perhaps for every election previous. Your analogy certainly fits Max but the one I particularly liked is: This election has turned into a choice of whether to ---- in your own pants or have someone else ---- in your pants. And that about described the entire situation for me.

Brian

+100

Well, there are other parties, like Libertarian, but what is the point?  It is impossible for any other parties to go anywhere in this system due to plurality voting, which is the worst system ever.  South Park describes the situation best with "Douche Bag or Turd Sandwich" which seems to apply in most situations.

"Duverger's law is an idea in political science which says that constituencies that use first-past-the-post methods will lead to two-party systems, given enough time."  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger%27s_law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger%27s_law)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 22, 2018, 06:25:29 AM
+1
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 30, 2018, 04:49:54 AM
Medical billing systems.  Got a bill last Friday for $12.95 from my Cardiologist's office.   Said they were going to send it to collections.  I thought this strange as I haven't done anything with that office for 2 years.  I immediately went ballistic and got crazy and annoyed.  Wanted to go into that office and stuff the bill up someone's butt.  My wife, ever the calm one, told me she would talk to that office and see what's going on (she works at that office).  I mean, collections for a 12.95 bill?   This is the same office that has a policy of treating their own employees, saying don't worry about the bill, let it go to collections....WTF?   The end result was the business manager wanted to call me but my wife said that wouldn't be a good idea.   The bill was paid but the end result is that they lost a patient.  This is one of those medical practices that farms out the billing to a separate service.  My wife also told me that I'm not the first one to get a bill like this.

Some years back I was checking my credit report and saw an unpaid bill from a hospital where we used to live.   Hadn't lived there in years.  Never got the bill, never went to that hospital.  Investigation revealed that one of my daughters went to the emergency room for some care.  She had her own insurance.  I called the credit collection agency (never had a call from them either) and paid it.   The hospital decided on their own to bill me because I was on record on having paid a bill there previously.

What's wrong with these idiots?

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on January 30, 2018, 06:42:41 AM
Medical billing systems.  Got a bill last Friday for $12.95 from my Cardiologist's office.   Said they were going to send it to collections.  I thought this strange as I haven't done anything with that office for 2 years.  I immediately went ballistic and got crazy and annoyed.  Wanted to go into that office and stuff the bill up someone's butt.  My wife, ever the calm one, told me she would talk to that office and see what's going on (she works at that office).  I mean, collections for a 12.95 bill?   This is the same office that has a policy of treating their own employees, saying don't worry about the bill, let it go to collections....WTF?   The end result was the business manager wanted to call me but my wife said that wouldn't be a good idea.   The bill was paid but the end result is that they lost a patient.  This is one of those medical practices that farms out the billing to a separate service.  My wife also told me that I'm not the first one to get a bill like this.

Some years back I was checking my credit report and saw an unpaid bill from a hospital where we used to live.   Hadn't lived there in years.  Never got the bill, never went to that hospital.  Investigation revealed that one of my daughters went to the emergency room for some care.  She had her own insurance.  I called the credit collection agency (never had a call from them either) and paid it.   The hospital decided on their own to bill me because I was on record on having paid a bill there previously.

What's wrong with these idiots?

 :goodpost: Except they're not idiots, they're corrupt. They do these things because they can get away with it. What is your alternative? If you tried to fight the bill it would take you more time and money than to just pay it. My wife had a TIA last October. An ambulance ride to one hospital, they only thing they did was giver he an aspirin (which I had already done) and then send her to another hospital (basic $2000 8 mile ride) which did some tests. Zero treatment, $50,000. We are still getting bills from doctors we never met. Sorry, rant over.  >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on January 30, 2018, 10:04:28 AM
Crazy & annoyed? THIS:

I own a vacant rural lot with electric service that almost never gets used. For years I'd been getting a monthly bill of $23.## then up to $24.##, then $25.00. I just thought they had another rate increase that happened to land me right on $25.00. Minor increase, not a big deal. But ... this month it went to $28.00. Note the ".00" again. Looking into I find:

"In an effort to improve the lives of members, Clay Electric implemented Operation Round Up in October 2016, a program that generates and collects charitable donations that will be used to benefit organizations in the community. The program “rounds up” a member’s bill to the nearest dollar, and that tax-deductible amount goes directly to the Clay Electric Foundation. Each month, the electric bills of participating members are rounded up – increased to the next dollar amount. So, if your bill is $119.99, it is rounded up to $120, and if your bill is $175.53, it is rounded up to $176. The average amount any given member donates is just $0.50 per month, with the maximum being $11.88 per year."

Note how they don't use an example like $119.01 being rounded up to $120.

"While the program is voluntary, members are automatically enrolled and will need to opt out in order to not participate. Other co-ops that have introduced Operation Round Up in this way have shown that more members participate – an average of 75 percent as opposed to 25 percent where members were required to sign up."

GEE ... you mean you increased your success rate by sneaking it in??! Great job, A-holes.

"Members of Clay Electric were given plenty of notice and have the ability to opt out of the program."

I received no notice that I'm aware of. Maybe something came in the mail, but I didn't see it. And why would they really want me to? I bet it was one of the many single sheets of paper they include in the monthly bill envelope. It's always ... OK usually always ... junk mail, so I just quickly throw out everything but the bill.

This reminds me of a kid asking a parent for permission by whispering, "Mom, if it's OK for me to stay out til midnight, don't say anything {pause for a second} ... Great, thanks!"

 :censored:

https://www.clayelectric.com/community-education/operation-round (https://www.clayelectric.com/community-education/operation-round)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on January 30, 2018, 10:07:09 AM
Medical billing systems.  Got a bill last Friday for $12.95 from my Cardiologist's office.   Said they were going to send it to collections.  I thought this strange as I haven't done anything with that office for 2 years.  I immediately went ballistic and got crazy and annoyed.  Wanted to go into that office and stuff the bill up someone's butt.  My wife, ever the calm one, told me she would talk to that office and see what's going on (she works at that office).  I mean, collections for a 12.95 bill?   This is the same office that has a policy of treating their own employees, saying don't worry about the bill, let it go to collections....WTF?   The end result was the business manager wanted to call me but my wife said that wouldn't be a good idea.   The bill was paid but the end result is that they lost a patient.  This is one of those medical practices that farms out the billing to a separate service.  My wife also told me that I'm not the first one to get a bill like this.

Some years back I was checking my credit report and saw an unpaid bill from a hospital where we used to live.   Hadn't lived there in years.  Never got the bill, never went to that hospital.  Investigation revealed that one of my daughters went to the emergency room for some care.  She had her own insurance.  I called the credit collection agency (never had a call from them either) and paid it.   The hospital decided on their own to bill me because I was on record on having paid a bill there previously.

What's wrong with these idiots?



Medical billing & insurance companies both tick me off to no end. My wife spent almost a year in the hospital with a serious infection. She passed away almost 3 1/2 years ago. I am still getting statements from the hospital every month. Not stating that I owe anything, but stating there is still an outstanding insurance claim not my responsibility. The last I talked with a representative from the hospital was over 8 months ago & they thought they could get it settled within the next couple months.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on February 03, 2018, 11:50:44 AM
Turned on a movie this morning, an Eastwood flick called Hang'Em High, and remembered I saw this at the theater when it first came out. Fifty....freaking....years....ago.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on February 03, 2018, 03:27:54 PM
That's been on tv a lot of times.  Where you been?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on February 23, 2018, 01:57:12 PM
Turned on a movie this morning, an Eastwood flick called Hang'Em High, and remembered I saw this at the theater when it first came out. Fifty....freaking....years....ago.

I wish I only saw one movie from 50 freaking years ago! I frequently watch a movie that in the back of my mind I think is somewhat recent, then I check the date realize that it is more than 2 decades old!
The only solace I get is that is that most of the TCM movies shown were made before I was born. However, almost all of the color ones shown on TCM, I saw at the theater (or drive in) near the originally released date.  :-[
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on February 23, 2018, 02:34:02 PM
I had an Uncle (actually, my mother's Uncle so I guess my GrandUncle?), one of the very few people I knew as an adult who was born before the turn of the century (1898). Once in a while, he would say something along the lines of 'Well, back during the war......' and we always asked him WHICH war, Civil, Revolutionary, etc. He did not think it was funny but we did (my brother and I). But really, the guy was rejected for WWI due to having flat feet. And again for WWII 'cause apparently his feet did not warp much over time and they were still flat.

OFFTOPIC: This one time, at banned camp with my Uncle, we were talking about a massive maple tree in his front yard and he told me, to my amazement, he planted it in the 1930's sometime. Then, trying to remember, he mentioned that the tree was either not there yet or not big enough to get in the way because he stood there, called to his wife (Gladys- they even had old NAMES) and the two of them watched a dirigible fly over and disappear to the south. Later on, he heard on the radio that it had blown up in NJ..... yep, THAT dirigible and he watched it on THAT trip. Apparently it flew down the coast to NJ from the north on the transatlantic run. Amazing. That would make right around 6 May, 1937.  8)

Brian

I wish I only saw one movie from 50 freaking years ago! I frequently watch a movie that in the back of my mind I think is somewhat recent, then I check the date realize that it is more than 2 decades old!
The only solace I get is that is that most of the TCM movies shown were made before I was born. However, almost all of the color ones shown on TCM, I saw at the theater (or drive in) near the originally released date.  :-[
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on February 24, 2018, 05:56:21 AM
Earliest movies I can remember seeing in theaters were Mary Poppins, Patton, The Sand Pebbles..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on February 25, 2018, 12:40:40 AM
Earliest movies I can remember seeing in theaters were Mary Poppins, Patton, The Sand Pebbles..
Young whippersnapper! (https://thumbs.gfycat.com/SilentShimmeringCony-max-1mb.gif)

The High and the Mighty; Rebel without a Cause; Marty (sic); Bus Stop; The 10 Commandments; Forbidden Planet. I usually fell asleep during the movies and since we were at the drive in I would climb up on the rear deck of the Hudson Hornet and fall asleep looking out at the people in the car behind us. In '57 my mom started spitting out little brothers and we didn't go to movies much after that. I think The High and the Mighty was the only movie I saw from start to finish without falling asleep at the drive in during those early years. I eventually was able to see the parts I slept through much later when they were on TV albeit in Black and White. My dad didn't get a color TV until the late 80s, I actually owned one many years before he did. .....Ooops! Sorry, I'll bet when one of us gets lost and starts typing down their own memory lane that it must make some of you ....crazy and annoyed?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: lather on February 25, 2018, 05:41:03 PM
Damn, I thought I was old...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: motonerd14 on February 26, 2018, 11:05:38 PM
People who text and drive should have their cars and phones taken away and be made to use payphones and the bus for a year.

Permaban them on the second offense or if they cause an accident. No exceptions. This kind of nonsense has to end and the only way to do it is through harsh punishment and public shaming.

I've personally lost friends and almost die once a day because of these selfish idiots. The level of stupidity exhibited by the average California motorist is beyond my comprehension, and I consider myself to be a pretty stupid  :censored:

The saying goes that you can tell a lot about a person by how they drive. In that case these people are the biggest pieces of  :censored:  I've ever encountered.

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on February 27, 2018, 04:28:23 AM
People who text and drive should have their cars and phones taken away and be made to use payphones and the bus for a year.

Permaban them on the second offense or if they cause an accident. No exceptions. This kind of nonsense has to end and the only way to do it is through harsh punishment and public shaming.

I've personally lost friends and almost die once a day because of these selfish idiots. The level of stupidity exhibited by the average California motorist is beyond my comprehension, and I consider myself to be a pretty stupid  :censored:

The saying goes that you can tell a lot about a person by how they drive. In that case these people are the biggest pieces of  :censored:  I've ever encountered.

It's not just drivers in California, I assure you.    :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on February 27, 2018, 04:43:19 AM
Yeah, it's everywhere.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on February 27, 2018, 07:27:04 AM
Now that right there is as close to idea perfection that I have ever seen. It is fair, addresses the problem, is not 'cruel and unusual'..... so much that it could not actually be executed and the whipped cream on top is that it is hysterical!

'Say John, why are you looking for a pay phone?'

'Geez Nancy, why are you riding THE BUS ?!?!?!?!?!'

To which they will have to answer with 1) the humiliating truth or 2) a stupid but less humiliating lie. Either way, it is perfect.

Nice work my friend, I love this idea.

Brian

People who text and drive should have their cars and phones taken away and be made to use payphones and the bus for a year.

<snip>

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on February 27, 2018, 01:51:30 PM
Now that right there is as close to idea perfection that I have ever seen. It is fair, addresses the problem, is not 'cruel and unusual'..... so much that it could not actually be executed and the whipped cream on top is that it is hysterical!

'Say John, why are you looking for a pay phone?'

'Geez Nancy, why are you riding THE BUS ?!?!?!?!?!'

To which they will have to answer with 1) the humiliating truth or 2) a stupid but less humiliating lie. Either way, it is perfect.

Nice work my friend, I love this idea.

Brian

I guess I tend toward the cruel and unusual side and think a fitting punishment would be to have the phone shoved...      well you get the idea.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on February 27, 2018, 02:23:07 PM
Yeah but then the perpetrator would just be rushed to a hospital, given the 'good' drugs, have the phone removed, the 'installation area' sutured up, be given a room and all the fixins' for a couple of weeks and then probably get a new phone and be right back at at..... and with new stories to text about.

The bus and pay phone way would last a year, be a true PITA (without the drugs) and continuously torture the perpetrator so he / she could learn and re- learn that lesson over and over again. Besides, the rest of us might have a chance to see that person in a phone booth (one of the three left) and find some amusement in that.

Brian

I guess I tend toward the cruel and unusual side and think a fitting punishment would be to have the phone shoved...      well you get the idea.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on February 27, 2018, 04:08:16 PM
Now that right there is as close to idea perfection that I have ever seen. It is fair, addresses the problem, is not 'cruel and unusual'..... so much that it could not actually be executed and the whipped cream on top is that it is hysterical!

I like the concept, but the issue would be how exactly it is worded and enforced.  There are so many non-dangerous (or less dangerous) ways phones can be used in a car- like hands-free with voice-to-text, or as a non-held GPS, or a quick text while stopped at a light (WHILE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE DAMN LIGHT).

It seems like most times I encounter stupid drivers- one drifting lanes, driving erratically, stopping too late, etc, there are damn cell phones in their hands.  I am mortified every time I see it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on February 27, 2018, 04:18:07 PM
Well, the whole 'make them use the bus and use pay phones' was tongue in cheek, I am sure. More amusing speculation than an actual suggestion or at least that is how I took it.

Brian

I like the concept, but the issue would be how exactly it is worded and enforced.  There are so many non-dangerous (or less dangerous) ways phones can be used in a car- like hands-free with voice-to-text, or as a non-held GPS, or a quick text while stopped at a light (WHILE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE DAMN LIGHT).

It seems like most times I encounter stupid drivers- one drifting lanes, driving erratically, stopping too late, etc, there are damn cell phones in their hands.  I am mortified every time I see it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on February 27, 2018, 04:40:00 PM
Well, the whole 'make them use the bus and use pay phones' was tongue in cheek, I am sure. More amusing speculation than an actual suggestion or at least that is how I took it

Oh, it makes you wonder- just the "taking away of the phone" alone, that would be DEVASTATING to some people (often the ones who have ZERO self control while driving).  Perhaps one of the most traumatic things you could even do to them, outside of jailing them (which also takes away their phones).  That utter dependence, itself, seems pretty scary.

Side note: I am seeing increasingly numerous studies over the years that are linking child/teenager use of smart phones (and especially with social media) to all kinds of horrible outcomes- depression, lack of empathy, lack of socialization and appropriate social skills, loss of physical motor skills, inability to plan, worse mood swings, attention deficit disorders, sleep issues, increased suicide risk, lack of critical thinking skills, poorer overall physical health, worse grades, increases in addictive personality, on and on... a huge laundry list.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on February 27, 2018, 04:57:32 PM
Well, on the first point, how in the world would society keep anyone from getting a cell phone? Seriously, I think that would be pretty much impossible.

On the second note, this is going to wander OFFTOPIC: but I am in complete agreement with the second part of your posting as I have found quite a few of those traits in those closest to me in typical, day- to- day life. When in mixed company (immediate family with some slightly extended family members) and say, watching something on TV, I find I am the only one actually watching. Everyone else is looking down into his / her lap at the phone. Also, no matter what is happening be it a conversation, eating out at a restaurant, etc. ad nauseum, the phone 'trumps all' and MUST be answered and attended whenever it jingles or vibrates or lights up. So right in mid- sentence, all conversation must stop to attend the phone. This has seriously and substantially affected the way I interact with people around me because if they feel our interaction is so unimportant that the jingle of an electronic device must stop our (those of us in the same space) interaction, then I would just as soon not interact with any of them in the first place so they are free to 'deal' with that phone.

I find between social media (what I call FaceTwit in polite circles but something much more rude in personal interaction) coupled with the continuous umbilical into the electrical ether, 24,7,365 1/4, to be the two worst things that have happened to my society in my lifetime. I am not opposed to technology, quite the opposite. But I am opposed to an electronic device 'taking over' any human's life, and this is exactly what FaceTwit / unlimited data smart phones seem to have done.

I can only extend the scope of my disappointment in all of this but provide no cure or even counter to it. Those drawn into the 'black hole' of the small, lighted and connected "box" seem to have been lost and what is worse, they seem to like it. It all strikes me as the real- life dystopian future predicted by the sci- fi writers of many previous decades. But instead of non- Earth invaders, bent on destruction of our little planet, it is our own selves doing it to.... our own selves.

Hey, maybe it is me that cannot keep up with modern times. But whatever it is, when I am watching a movie with others and turn to comment on something, only to find I am the only one in the room who actually saw what I was going to comment on, or when I am in the middle of a conversation and my conversing partner grabs the phone and attends it, I find it rude, obnoxious and counterproductive to normal human interaction.

If any of you want to discuss this further, contact me on FaceTwit.  :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:   but also  :'(

Brian (and yes, I DO OWN a smart phone, I am just not its indentured servant)

Oh, it makes you wonder- just the "taking away of the phone" alone, that would be DEVASTATING to some people (often the ones who have ZERO self control while driving).  Perhaps one of the most traumatic things you could even do to them, outside of jailing them (which also takes away their phones).  That utter dependence, itself, seems pretty scary.

Side note: I am seeing increasingly numerous studies over the years that are linking child/teenager use of smart phones (and especially with social media) to all kinds of horrible outcomes- depression, lack of empathy, lack of socialization and appropriate social skills, loss of physical motor skills, inability to plan, worse mood swings, attention deficit disorders, sleep issues, increased suicide risk, lack of critical thinking skills, poorer overall physical health, worse grades, increases in addictive personality, on and on... a huge laundry list.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mr t on February 27, 2018, 05:05:42 PM
I agree with you 100% Brian!

   Tom Taylor COG#7173
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on February 28, 2018, 04:08:56 AM
Snip...

Side note: I am seeing increasingly numerous studies over the years that are linking child/teenager use of smart phones (and especially with social media) to all kinds of horrible outcomes- depression, lack of empathy, lack of socialization and appropriate social skills, loss of physical motor skills, inability to plan, worse mood swings, attention deficit disorders, sleep issues, increased suicide risk, lack of critical thinking skills, poorer overall physical health, worse grades, increases in addictive personality, on and on... a huge laundry list.

This sounds like a certain group of people that I'm familiar with and I don't believe these issues stem from cell phone use alone. I won't mention the name of this group but if you have Arena access you know of whom I speak...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on February 28, 2018, 04:32:28 AM
People who text and drive should have their cars and phones taken away and be made to use payphones and the bus for a year.

Permaban them on the second offense or if they cause an accident. No exceptions. This kind of nonsense has to end and the only way to do it is through harsh punishment and public shaming.

I've personally lost friends and almost die once a day because of these selfish idiots. The level of stupidity exhibited by the average California motorist is beyond my comprehension, and I consider myself to be a pretty stupid  :censored:

The saying goes that you can tell a lot about a person by how they drive. In that case these people are the biggest pieces of  :censored:  I've ever encountered.

Texting whilst driving a car is so yesterday ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE3XsZaL-zo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE3XsZaL-zo)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on February 28, 2018, 06:51:23 AM
Texting whilst driving a car is so yesterday ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE3XsZaL-zo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE3XsZaL-zo)

 :yikes: But I'm thinking that particular problem will eventually take care of itself.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 22, 2018, 05:27:45 AM
The entrances to stores with the Enter doors on the left side.  Went into a Walmart this morning and the Enter was on the left side.  Exit on the right.  Just feels awkward.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 22, 2018, 05:32:11 AM
First trip to the walmart?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 22, 2018, 06:41:41 AM
No, not that i visit Walmart that much.   Just hit me the wrong way this morning and as I'm going in the automatic door one of the Walmart employees used it as an exit.  IT JUST AIN'T RIGHT!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on March 22, 2018, 10:04:00 AM
There's a lot about Walmart "that just ain't right."  I suppose we could start a whole new thread on it.  I agree though that having to use the left lane like that is wrong.  It seems to be the same problem when you are walking around in a tourist area with a lot of Japanese people.  They always try to go past you on the "wrong" side.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on March 22, 2018, 11:18:43 AM
The entrances to stores with the Enter doors on the left side.  Went into a Walmart this morning and the Enter was on the left side.  Exit on the right.  Just feels awkward.

Which got me thinking.


Most supermarkets over here (including Asda  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asda)which is part of Walmart since they acquired it in 1999)  generally don't have separately marked exit & entrance doors.

NB some of the larger Asda stores here are actually branded as Asda-WalMart although that is gradually being phased out and they are reverting to being plain old Asda.

I actually do most of my shopping there in preference to Tesco & Sainsbury although I am gradually doing more & more of it at places such as Aldi & Lidl.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: mikeyw64 on March 22, 2018, 11:21:06 AM
There's a lot about Walmart "that just ain't right."  I suppose we could start a whole new thread on it.  I agree though that having to use the left lane like that is wrong.  It seems to be the same problem when you are walking around in a tourist area with a lot of Japanese people.  They always try to go past you on the "wrong" side.


No they are going past you on the left side which is the right side and it's for the same (historical) reason that driving on the left s the right side.

It puts you sword arm to sword arm with whoever's coming towards you :)

NB the Japanese also drive on the left
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on March 22, 2018, 11:35:31 AM
Texting whilst driving a car is so yesterday ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE3XsZaL-zo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE3XsZaL-zo)

Really!

(http://www.lifeofarider.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Stupid-Harley-Riders-2.jpg?x64800)

(https://mediaassets.abc15.com//photo/2013/06/27/KNXV_Tempe_motorcycle_cop_caught_texting_20130627204455_640_480.JPG)

(http://i.imgur.com/dVvs7LH.jpg)

(http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/motorcycle-cop-texting.jpg)

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on March 22, 2018, 01:47:14 PM
Yes and agreed but they also do the only thing that could be worse: they combine left and right side entrances IN THE SAME STORE! Sheesh! My local Wally World is a super- center (the ones with full grocery stores in them) and has three main entrances: two are 'wrong' (enter of the left) and one is correct (enter of the right). The actual result is people go in / go out however in the hell they feel like it.

Righty, righty, lefty, wrongy: how hard is it people?

Brian

The entrances to stores with the Enter doors on the left side.  Went into a Walmart this morning and the Enter was on the left side.  Exit on the right.  Just feels awkward.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on March 22, 2018, 02:56:47 PM
Oh fer God's sake it's Walmart... http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ (http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 23, 2018, 04:13:13 AM
There's an auto parts store here that does the same thing...might be Autozone.

I did notice on the Walmart exit that the anti-theft scanners are on the exit side, at least the ones that you can see. 


Did some investigation on the exit doors..seems in the super centers, they plan the exit doors to be closest to the cash registers to cut down on cross traffic.  If I had gone through the set of doors on the right side of the building, I wouldn't have been so crazy and annoyed....well, less so anyway.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on March 27, 2018, 12:24:37 PM
All of that kinda stuff is designed to get you to THINK about what you've just seen. Whether you puke in your mouth a little bit (texting and motorcycling will do that for me) or just get annoyed because of a misplaced entrance that was purposely designed that way, the marketing people gotcha by the short curlies.

You have just become indoctrinated with the holy-crap-did-you-see-THAT?!? virus.

You're therefore more inclined to buy their stuff.  :chugbeer:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on November 03, 2018, 07:35:15 AM
Cell phones again!

Went to a concert last night and guess what annoyed and made me crazy af?

Idiots who insist on recording the damn concert (instead of watching it) on their cell phones! Not an issue unless the fools are sitting right in front of you and not only have a BIG heads but also have a big cell phone as well. On second thought, it's not just the fools in front of you but also the fools behind you who think that they need to have the phones flash on while recording.  :o

Two of these idiots sat in front of us. This couple (man and woman) thought that they needed to have two recordings of the same thing. Yep, both of them were recording the same damn thing! Um, can't you just record with one phone and then share it?

We finally had enough of the couple in front of us and we had to say something. In their defense, once we said somethng they put the phones away.

Put your cells away and drive, put your cells away and watch the concert, put your cells away and live!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on November 03, 2018, 11:20:35 AM
Ah yes, the 'crotch watchers' at public events. I call them that because no matter what they are doing, whenever they are able, they stare down into their crotches..... where the 'glowing orb of live' (cell phone or tablet) is. I find myself the only one with my head up and eyes forward while watching a movie; everyone else around me is staring down at the 'glowing orb of life'.

Another thing that rubs my fur the wrong way is that the 'orb' in omnipresent and trumps all other facets of life: when it jingles / jangles, buzzes, lights up or in any way attracts its 'pets' ' attention, it must be attended to immediately no matter what else may be happening. If I am conversing with someone and that happens, I am about done trying to converse with that person, more or less forever. Not out of anger or even exasperation but due to the fact that I know at any second, the 'glowing orb' may need servicing and that is what is truly important so I consider any other in- person, human interaction as merely a time- killing measure, waiting for that jingle. Not to mention how extremely rude it is IMO- they do not even make a pretense of trying to excuse themselves, they just turn away from the person or people present and watch / read / type.

I like technology, use it and find it invaluable. Even further, I am in favor of MORE of it. But somehow along the way, a lot (most?) humans seem to have turned their entire lives over these little boxes. They are missing an extremely important 'rule' in that machines (electronic or otherwise) serve man, not the other way around.

And these are the people who will be voting next Tuesday, shiver me timbers. I wonder if the little boxes have control of that also?

OK, rant over. Though some of you may have missed it anyway because something jingled......     :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Brian

Cell phones again!

<snip>

Put your cells away and drive, put your cells away and watch the concert, put your cells away and live!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on November 03, 2018, 02:33:54 PM
I just came back from a small funeral.  Not once but THREE TIMES it was interrupted by people's stupid ass phones that they couldn't bother to turn off or mute.  This didn't even count the one person that somehow had it start playing music and couldn't figure out how to silence it for over 60 seconds.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: freebird6 on November 04, 2018, 08:58:06 AM
Ah yes, the 'crotch watchers' at public events. I call them that because no matter what they are doing, whenever they are able, they stare down into their crotches..... where the 'glowing orb of live' (cell phone or tablet) is. I find myself the only one with my head up and eyes forward while watching a movie; everyone else around me is staring down at the 'glowing orb of life'.

Another thing that rubs my fur the wrong way is that the 'orb' in omnipresent and trumps all other facets of life: when it jingles / jangles, buzzes, lights up or in any way attracts its 'pets' ' attention, it must be attended to immediately no matter what else may be happening

Brian

I am with you on that sentiment Brian. There are times and places for everything. I try to silence my phone and ignore it in situations when appropriate and find a private place to answer when I need to. On the bike I can do everything in my helmet WHY OH WHY do drivers in a car need it in their hands?

That said, the last couple of years my patience is tested. Imagine sitting in a room with a patient... listening intently, asking them questions and searching for clues into their condition.....phone rings, patient answers and starts talking to their family. Older folks will answer and inform the caller they are with their doctor and hang up and apologize. Younger folks go on talking about picking the kids up, getting milk on the way home, calling about the cable bill. etc,......  I usually turn politiely to the computer and input some info and get charting done while  they talk and have adopted the following response. "Wow, I remember when my Pops would call before he died with news or something to talk about..........and when I got it off the answering machine when I got home I would call him back and discuss the day's events with him"     Some get it some don't .  I really wrestle with how to deal with those abusers who want to run on time getting in and out of the office yet slow the entire schedule down by interrupting a visit by answering the phone. I strive to run on time and give each person all the time they need but in multi year studies we find our daily recaps are inevitably coming back to people who show up late or take phone calls during a visit that pushes the rest of the appointments following their visit down the line.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on November 04, 2018, 10:19:42 AM
Another thing that rubs my fur the wrong way is that the 'orb' in omnipresent and trumps all other facets of life: when it jingles / jangles, buzzes, lights up or in any way attracts its 'pets' ' attention, it must be attended to immediately no matter what else may be happening. If I am conversing with someone and that happens, I am about done trying to converse with that person, more or less forever. Not out of anger or even exasperation but due to the fact that I know at any second, the 'glowing orb' may need servicing and that is what is truly important so I consider any other in- person, human interaction as merely a time- killing measure, waiting for that jingle. Not to mention how extremely rude it is IMO- they do not even make a pretense of trying to excuse themselves, they just turn away from the person or people present and watch / read / type.

Couldn't agree more! But sorry, I'm partly to blame because I help create the damn things.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on November 04, 2018, 03:31:45 PM
I strive to run on time and give each person all the time they need but in multi year studies we find our daily recaps are inevitably coming back to people who show up late or take phone calls during a visit that pushes the rest of the appointments following their visit down the line.

I can't imagine doing something like that to my doctor, dentist, nurse, whoever.  You don't want to know what I would do....  I wouldn't allow them to hold up the schedule.  If the next patient were ready in another room, I would just leave and go to the next patient after handing them a pre-printed note explaining I would return after the next patient was done.  If it were not a multi-room situation, I might find some other creative way to send a strong message while also helping to accelerate the line; perhaps going to the waiting room to chat with the next person in some non-confidential way.

It works both ways, though.  I have had to remind a few practitioners that my time is every bit as valuable as theirs.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: freebird6 on November 04, 2018, 05:06:17 PM

It works both ways, though.  I have had to remind a few practitioners that my time is every bit as valuable as theirs.

That's why we keep close track of what slows us down. We use the concept of cycle time. How long from the time your hand touches the door on the way in till it touches it on the way out. I hate waiting and I hate being late. As a single dad since 1992 I realized to get out to get my kids on time I had to run on time. We track it and analyze it daily. Everyone gets the time they need but I need to get done on time so the analysis is essential.  My last one left for College this fall. THe staff wondered if I would slow down but it has been working a certain way for a long time....now I just need to get out to get more bike time
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on November 08, 2018, 01:30:28 PM
The problem is not and never was with the phone(s), it is with the humans who (IMO) miss- use them and disturb other, sometimes many other, surrounding events and situations. Further, I am not opposed to cell phones, I had one way back in the late 80's and have had at least one ever since. I often have carried two, one my own personal phone and one for work; it makes it easier for me to manage both of them (for example, when in a meeting at work, my personal phone is silent while my work phone vibrates so I can, discreetly and NOT RUDELY check who is calling- I am on company time after all).

Like that recent joke about guns: if guns kill people, why do we have to even bother to send soldiers into a theater of war? Would not just sending firearms do? Same thing with cell phones: no cell phone, anywhere on the planet has yet to misbehave or cause any trouble.... the owners / carriers on the other hand are a different story far too often.

By the way, given my recent experiences in the medical community (far too many of them but hey, not their fault) I was very pleasantly surprised to find wait times to be a matter of a few minutes at worst in almost all circumstances. Outstanding time management on the part of the medicos and staff IMO. My Vet., on the other hand, could use a few of my physicians' lessons. :-(

Brian

I am with you on that sentiment Brian. There are times and places for everything. I try to silence my phone and ignore it in situations when appropriate and find a private place to answer when I need to. On the bike I can do everything in my helmet WHY OH WHY do drivers in a car need it in their hands?

That said, the last couple of years my patience is tested. Imagine sitting in a room with a patient... listening intently, asking them questions and searching for clues into their condition.....phone rings, patient answers and starts talking to their family. Older folks will answer and inform the caller they are with their doctor and hang up and apologize. Younger folks go on talking about picking the kids up, getting milk on the way home, calling about the cable bill. etc,......  I usually turn politiely to the computer and input some info and get charting done while  they talk and have adopted the following response. "Wow, I remember when my Pops would call before he died with news or something to talk about..........and when I got it off the answering machine when I got home I would call him back and discuss the day's events with him"     Some get it some don't .  I really wrestle with how to deal with those abusers who want to run on time getting in and out of the office yet slow the entire schedule down by interrupting a visit by answering the phone. I strive to run on time and give each person all the time they need but in multi year studies we find our daily recaps are inevitably coming back to people who show up late or take phone calls during a visit that pushes the rest of the appointments following their visit down the line.

Couldn't agree more! But sorry, I'm partly to blame because I help create the damn things.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on November 08, 2018, 04:40:06 PM
"The problem is not and never was with the phone(s)"

au contraire mon frère....

https://youtu.be/2WXhBoeAYi4
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on November 09, 2018, 07:03:03 AM
Shopping on Amazon...

If you've done it then you've seen the question and answer section where folks ask a question about the product being sold and folks who have purchased the product answer the questions.

This is all well and good, very good normally.

What makes me crazy and annoyed about this?

Folks who insist on answering the questions with "I don't know".    :o

Why in the hell would you answer the questions with "I don't know"?  :banghead:

Morons!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on November 09, 2018, 07:37:14 AM
Shopping on Amazon...

If you've done it then you've seen the question and answer section where folks ask a question about the product being sold and folks who have purchased the product answer the questions.

This is all well and good, very good normally.

What makes me crazy and annoyed about this?

Folks who insist on answering the questions with "I don't know".    :o

Why in the hell would you answer the questions with "I don't know"?  :banghead:

Morons!

+1 Conrad! This happens to me all the time in meetings. Someone will ask a question and someone who knows the answer will start to speak but some idiot who just likes to hear themselves talk will interrupt and go into a 5 minute dissertation not answering the question but answering 5 other questions that were never asked and no one cares about.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on November 09, 2018, 08:16:26 AM
Shopping on Amazon...[...]Why in the hell would you answer the questions with "I don't know"?

LOL!  I noticed that too and found it annoying.

I love shopping on Amazon, but there are some annoyances on it, too.  Reviews are the most important thing to me.  Perhaps my biggest annoyance with them lumping all the reviews together for the 6 "versions" of the product; often of which have nothing to do with each other.  Sometimes you can later filter them, but not always.  Recently they also removed the "not helpful" button on reviews, which I think it is huge mistake.  It was a perfect button to press for reviews of the distributor and not the product, or for people who didn't know what they were buying and rated the product down, or for the one-sentence reviews that said something utterly useless like "love it" or "crap".

And since we are picking on Amazon, there is also no way to later tell them "remove from list" for those things you need to review/rate because you ended up giving it as a present or because it is a duplicate re-listing of something you already reviewed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 09, 2018, 09:08:47 AM
There should be a programming filter to not let those comments see the light of day.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on November 09, 2018, 12:26:48 PM
...

Why in the hell would you answer the questions with "I don't know"?  :banghead:

Boy, I just don't know.





(come on, somebody had to do it)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 09, 2018, 01:25:16 PM
 :thumbs:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: bigdt73 on November 09, 2018, 07:25:51 PM
Regarding the obsession with the "glowing orbs"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vudaAYx2IcE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vudaAYx2IcE)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on November 10, 2018, 06:38:36 AM
Boy, I just don't know.





(come on, somebody had to do it)

 :battle:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on November 12, 2018, 07:21:53 AM
Boy, I just don't know.





(come on, somebody had to do it)

 :rotflmao: That's just funny right there!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 12, 2018, 05:25:59 PM
Saran wrap and all of it's imitators.  I hate the stuff.  Makes me crazy and annoyed trying to use it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on November 12, 2018, 06:24:15 PM
You need to use the good stuff...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on November 12, 2018, 06:51:06 PM
Right, then it will super **** me off. LOL
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on November 13, 2018, 05:40:24 AM
Saran wrap and all of it's imitators.  I hate the stuff.  Makes me crazy and annoyed trying to use it.

I much prefer Glad plastic wrap.  It seems to work much better than Saran.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on November 13, 2018, 06:16:30 AM
Saran wrap and all of it's imitators.  I hate the stuff.  Makes me crazy and annoyed trying to use it.

Ever cut your finger on the serrated 'blade' used to cut the wrap? I don't recommend it. It's like a paper cut on steroids.  :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on November 13, 2018, 02:14:26 PM
Right, then it will super **** me off. LOL
You know what they say about being pee'd off, right?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MtnRider on November 13, 2018, 07:19:36 PM
Conrad, if you're a Costco member get the Kirkland brand, it's thicker and easier to handle. Plus they have a great slide cutter so you don't have to stretch it and have it snap into an unusable mess.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on November 13, 2018, 08:28:28 PM
Conrad, if you're a Costco member get the Kirkland brand, it's thicker and easier to handle. Plus they have a great slide cutter so you don't have to stretch it and have it snap into an unusable mess.

I love the ones with the slide cutter.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on November 14, 2018, 07:03:09 AM
Conrad, if you're a Costco member get the Kirkland brand, it's thicker and easier to handle. Plus they have a great slide cutter so you don't have to stretch it and have it snap into an unusable mess.

Thanks for the tip!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on November 15, 2018, 05:26:16 PM
I love the ones with the slide cutter.

The wife has a container like thing that you drop any box of wrap into and it has a slide cutter built into the top of it. I must say, it's pretty slick. Never even have to take the stuff out of the drawer to use it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Pilgrim on December 22, 2018, 06:14:06 AM

… the stock market.   What a joke.     >:(

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on December 22, 2018, 06:22:47 AM
… the stock market.   What a joke.     >:(

And the joke is on us. I'm not laughing though...   :'(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 22, 2018, 07:56:42 AM
Neither am i...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on December 22, 2018, 05:47:38 PM
It is tough for us old- timers, either retired or close enough that a drop in the market stings. Too old to shrug it off and recover, too invested to be immune and wary as to whether this is just a correction or the first corner in a plummet. Even trickier now because if this IS just a correction, it is a terrible time to bail out and take the loss.

Brian

And the joke is on us. I'm not laughing though...   :'(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 23, 2018, 09:41:08 AM
Shoes make me crazy and annoyed.  You know the type with that thingmajig in the center of the tongue the newer shoes have these days.   Damnably difficult to tighten the laces fully with this.  Finally said f it and relaced the shoes without it.  I hates it I does.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on December 23, 2018, 02:19:00 PM
Shoes make me crazy and annoyed.

Tell me about it.  Very few are wide enough.  Can't find a pair of wide, rubber-soled, cordovan wingtips anymore and have been looking for several years.  Seems my favorite color is no longer "hip".

When I FINALLY found sneakers that fit (New Balance, guess that is no surprise) and comfortable, and of decent quality, I went and bought 8 pair of them and vacuum sealed them in plastic for future use.  I have since realized after wearing a single pair of them for 4 years almost every day now, they still are in great condition, I might have a lifetime supply :)  I am still shocked at how well they have held up- everything else I tried in the past fell apart in a year.  Guess I can't pass on a higher recommendation than THAT.  (These are model 608, suede, although it won't matter much, since they were discontinued years ago).
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MAN OF BLUES on December 23, 2018, 03:40:00 PM
when you find a pair of shoes, or boots, yhat you 'find astoundingly comfortable" always buy 3 more pairs... and bag them and store them....

15 yeqrs ago, I found a pair of extremely perfect GoreTex lined slip on boots, ankle height, for like $40, from Sportsmans Guide.. bought them, wore them fore a week... and my new puppy chewed them to to pieces... dammit... I bought 2 more pairs immediatly, and stored a pair, and they went "out of distribution" shortly there after.. sure glad I did what I did, now, both pairs, while the uppers are still in tact, will be re soled someday.. I should have bought 4 pairs, as they were so nice for every day wear.

made by Wolverine, so I know they were good, but at the end of the run from them... pity, they were soooooo perfect.  Had some Merrill hiking boots, I bought local 25 years ago like that, closout sale, $150 boots for $60, they only had one pair left, they lasted me 10 years mountain biking, and were worn every day for over 5 years..and actually had them re soled with new vibrams,  I tried to find something close by Merrill, and when purchased, they never even made it 6 months.. ripped, eyelets pulled out, total crap.

Bought some Bike Boots from Iron Pony on closeouts, M2R GoreTex model, I still wear them after 15 years, and have "patched and resealed / glued etc., to keep using them $80 boots... I bought a second pair just after they went out of production, they are tight, but still new, and hope they continue to give the same performance the originals did...

man, everytime I put a boot or shoe on, and realize it fits perfectly from day one... I say buy extra's...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 08, 2019, 05:59:07 AM
We just spent a month down in Florida. Tallahassee, Orlando, Naples, and Key West (Stock Island).

What makes me crazy and annoyed about Florida?

The drivers suck!!! I've never seen so many idiots behind the wheel. I've driven in many states and hands down Florida has the worst. It's not just on the highways either, it's ALL over.

Ya'll saw the news about that tragic accident near Gainsville on I-75 on 1-3-19? We drove through that very area exactly one hour before that accident occurred.  :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cholla on January 08, 2019, 06:44:39 AM
That's because all the old folks from New England moved to FL. They couldn't drive in NE either.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on January 08, 2019, 10:45:35 AM
(http://mediaassets.abcactionnews.com/photo/2017/08/29/2016_worst_drivers_1_table_1503999548055_65149957_ver1.0_900_675.png)

..from last year, but I'll take Mr. C's word that nothing has changed.

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/florida-has-the-worst-drivers-in-the-nation-ranked-1-two-years-in-a-row (https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/florida-has-the-worst-drivers-in-the-nation-ranked-1-two-years-in-a-row)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 08, 2019, 10:56:50 AM
That is amazing- my state is not even in the top 25 and here I thought it should be 2nd or 3rd.

I was sure I was doing my best but as Boxer said, "I will work harder".  ;D

Brian

Boxer is a character in 'Animal Farm'

(http://mediaassets.abcactionnews.com/photo/2017/08/29/2016_worst_drivers_1_table_1503999548055_65149957_ver1.0_900_675.png)

..from last year, but I'll take Mr. C's word that nothing has changed.

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/florida-has-the-worst-drivers-in-the-nation-ranked-1-two-years-in-a-row (https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/florida-has-the-worst-drivers-in-the-nation-ranked-1-two-years-in-a-row)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 08, 2019, 02:48:06 PM
Drivers are pretty crazy where I live near Fredericksburg, VA.  I can tell the difference after being somewhere other than here in the craziness quotient.  Gets worse as you go north.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on January 08, 2019, 02:53:21 PM
(http://mediaassets.abcactionnews.com/photo/2017/08/29/2016_worst_drivers_1_table_1503999548055_65149957_ver1.0_900_675.png)

..from last year, but I'll take Mr. C's word that nothing has changed.

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/florida-has-the-worst-drivers-in-the-nation-ranked-1-two-years-in-a-row (https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/florida-has-the-worst-drivers-in-the-nation-ranked-1-two-years-in-a-row)

I'm not convinced the statistics in this list are the final word on bad drivers. I would nominate Texas, #9 on this list, to be in the top 5 at least. One of the statistics not on this list but certainly should be is: "Number of drivers permanently in the left lane going less than the speed limit". Texas would be #1 for that statistic. I've been spending some time in Oklahoma (#3) and I can say without a doubt, TX has WAY more drivers parked in the left lane than OK.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 08, 2019, 02:59:59 PM
We have a large portion of left lane lolly gaggers in my area, I'll have you know.   At least now in VA you can get ticketed it for it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on January 08, 2019, 03:18:23 PM
That is amazing- my state is not even in the top 25 and here I thought it should be 2nd or 3rd.

I was thinking the same thing.  It was updated for 2018 and now Florida is # 8 worst and Mississippi is #1.  Apparently, Virginia is #34 (17th best)... so I guess I need to shut up about all the bad drivers here?

Here is the full updated list:
https://dr5dymrsxhdzh.cloudfront.net/blog/images/a18535/2018/08/2018_worst_drivers_table-1.png
Full article:  https://smartasset.com/checking-account/states-with-the-worst-drivers-2018-edition

And yeah, I would take these "statistics" with a grain of salt.  Doesn't appear to be very scientific and the criteria are a bit strange.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on January 08, 2019, 03:30:34 PM
I was thinking the same thing.  It was updated for 2018 and now Florida is # 8 worst and Mississippi is #1.  Apparently, Virginia is #34 (17th best)... so I guess I need to shut up about all the bad drivers here?

Here is the full updated list:
https://dr5dymrsxhdzh.cloudfront.net/blog/images/a18535/2018/08/2018_worst_drivers_table-1.png
Full article:  https://smartasset.com/checking-account/states-with-the-worst-drivers-2018-edition

And yeah, I would take these "statistics" with a grain of salt.  Doesn't appear to be very scientific and the criteria are a bit strange.

Well there you go. Texas moved up to #5 and Oklahoma down to #16. Maybe there is something to this list 8)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 08, 2019, 03:47:51 PM
The worst place that I have actually driven in is MA, with several areas really ringing the proverbial bell. Boston and north of Boston ('Little Silicon Valley') especially stand out. Tremendously aggressive drivers, either on the brink or actually having a never- ending case of road rage. Driving in NYC is a cake- walk compared to Boston IME.

Brian

Drivers are pretty crazy where I live near Fredericksburg, VA.  I can tell the difference after being somewhere other than here in the craziness quotient.  Gets worse as you go north.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 08, 2019, 03:55:45 PM
Give that man a cheroot! You nailed one of, or maybe the MAIN complaint of lots and lots of drivers: hanging in the left lane(s), cruising along like he / she is the only human on the planet.

Funny thing though, I tend to think of CT as being horrible in this regard, while I know some CT folks who thing it is RI leading the pack. You think it is TX. ??

I saw a truly amazing thing traveling through the center / north of the US on a couple of occasions- on I90, and endless, two- lane highway through, say, SD or MT, two vehicles, side- by- side, going well under the speed limit (75 MPH at least at that time), looking like they are connected by a chain! Completely blocking the road ahead. Finally, I beeped while behind the driver in the left lane, he / she sped up for a few seconds but NOT LONG enough to clear the car in the right lane! I had to bang the horn AGAIN to get him / her to finally move forward and over a lane. I was kinda' under the gun, time- wise and on  the clock to hit the Pacific.  :o :yikes:

Brian

I'm not convinced the statistics in this list are the final word on bad drivers. I would nominate Texas, #9 on this list, to be in the top 5 at least. One of the statistics not on this list but certainly should be is: "Number of drivers permanently in the left lane going less than the speed limit". Texas would be #1 for that statistic. I've been spending some time in Oklahoma (#3) and I can say without a doubt, TX has WAY more drivers parked in the left lane than OK.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on January 08, 2019, 05:19:10 PM
Give that man a cheroot! You nailed one of, or maybe the MAIN complaint of lots and lots of drivers: hanging in the left lane(s), cruising along like he / she is the only human on the planet.

Yep, and what it causes is major traffic congestion AND it starts to create road rage and unsafe conditions as tempers flare and drivers start doing more and more aggressive and then dangerous things to get them to move.  I have often wondered how much that contributes to accidents.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 11, 2019, 08:25:52 AM
I forgot to mention this lil gem of irritation about Florida drivers.

This happened to me twice in Florida on I-75.

Pulled the RV into a gas station/fast food joint. You know the type, a gas station that also has a fast food restaurant in the same building.

As I pulled into the station I saw that all the pumps were taken and some even had one or two cars waiting their turns. I pull the RV in and get in line. Then I notice that there's no one in the car in front of me. I check the other cars at the pumps and there's no one in them either. WTF? EVERY single lane was the same, no one in the cars. Where are they? They parked their damn cars at the pump and went in to order food!!!

Who does that?

As the couple comes back to the car in front of me with their bags of food I asked them if they got anything for me. I get the look. Then the guys proceeds to put gas in his car.  :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on January 11, 2019, 01:18:29 PM
I forgot to mention this lil gem of irritation about Florida drivers.

This happened to me twice in Florida on I-75.

Pulled the RV into a gas station/fast food joint. You know the type, a gas station that also has a fast food restaurant in the same building.

As I pulled into the station I saw that all the pumps were taken and some even had one or two cars waiting their turns. I pull the RV in and get in line. Then I notice that there's no one in the car in front of me. I check the other cars at the pumps and there's no one in them either. WTF? EVERY single lane was the same, no one in the cars. Where are they? They parked their damn cars at the pump and went in to order food!!!

Who does that?

As the couple comes back to the car in front of me with their bags of food I asked them if they got anything for me. I get the look. Then the guys proceeds to put gas in his car.  :o
OMG!
I don't use the OMG letters very much, but when I do it's to marvel (sic) at how stupid and inconsiderate my fellow citizens are.  :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :doh: :doh: :doh:

This is what we have to put up with now, I fear that our kids will have the same thing happen to them only then the family will proceed to eat in the car and then all pile out for the restrooms before they leave the pump. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 11, 2019, 01:56:56 PM
I pulled into a station this morning and there was a car being fueled, engine idling, no one around.  I'm thinking what happens if the nozzle is broken and won't shut off and gas spills all over the ground?  And I'm right behind this fn idiot whose POS car could blow up an entire station and me with it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MAN OF BLUES on January 11, 2019, 04:42:34 PM
I pulled into a station this morning and there was a car being fueled, engine idling, no one around.  I'm thinking what happens if the nozzle is broken and won't shut off and gas spills all over the ground?  And I'm right behind this fn idiot whose POS car could blow up an entire station and me with it.

if it wasn't for cameras, I'd have pulled the snozzle out, clicked it on and locked it, and let it sit on the roof of the car with the windows open, and driven away...


can't fix stupid...

But, you could have pulled the schnozzle out, replaced it into the pump, and driven away... which would have made the same, if not better, point...

biotch...
(https://spzone-simpleprogrammer.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/wabam.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on January 11, 2019, 04:48:01 PM
Or pull up very close behind/side that car and just fill your own car up with his nozzle.  If you are caught, say "well, I decided to do the right thing and protect everyone and deserve a reward for doing so."
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 12, 2019, 08:01:59 AM
OMG!
I don't use the OMG letters very much, but when I do it's to marvel (sic) at how stupid and inconsiderate my fellow citizens are.  :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :doh: :doh: :doh:

This is what we have to put up with now, I fear that our kids will have the same thing happen to them only then the family will proceed to eat in the car and then all pile out for the restrooms before they leave the pump. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

Yep, gotta love those intelligent and considerate Floridians. Hey, I wonder if they voted Republican or Democrat?    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 12, 2019, 08:22:55 AM
This ain't the place for political references....I don't want to move this thread to the Arena.  :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 12, 2019, 08:42:03 AM
This ain't the place for political references....I don't want to move this thread to the Arena.  :)

Point taken Sir Knight.   :-X
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 12, 2019, 01:08:06 PM
I am sure the great majority of the people voted Democrat or Republican. The percentage of votes for any 'third party' or unaffiliated (independent)  person is always very small.

 ;) ;D

(there ya' go Jim, fixed up the thread and took the politics out..... )

Brian

Yep, gotta love those intelligent and considerate Floridians. Hey, I wonder if they voted Republican or Democrat?    ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 13, 2019, 07:14:47 AM
I am sure the great majority of the people voted Democrat or Republican. The percentage of votes for any 'third party' or unaffiliated (independent)  person is always very small.

 ;) ;D

(there ya' go Jim, fixed up the thread and took the politics out..... )

Brian

Why thank you, Brian. You sanitized that nicely.    ;)

You left out one small but very non vocal voting group. The non voting populace.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 13, 2019, 07:30:33 AM
One of my very favorite definitions: 'Tact, the act of rubbing out another's mistake rather than rubbing it in.'. Not to say that you made any mistakes, just that the overall sentiment in that line applies I think.

If that idea is expanded a little more to include manners and a reasonable amount of respect for other people, the world would be a better place. It sounds really odd to say, but I believe this is true: things like mass shootings are nothing but bad manners 'writ large'.... seriously. Imagine how much better things would be if all of us made, oh, perhaps a 20% effort to simply be nice and respect other's. I mean while driving, being neighbors, shopping in a store, etc. etc. instead of making what all too often seems like an 85% effort to be obnoxious and punish anything even remotely perceived as the slightest misbehavior. I certainly do not claim to have reached this level of continuous behavior but mostly I do try.... as I suspect the vast majority of people do. Remember, it is only a very small fraction of the population that ever makes 'the news' and that is almost always with some type of..... er, 'misadventure'.

Anyway, back to your normally scheduled broadcast of 'What makes me crazy and annoyed....'.  :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Brian

Why thank you, Brian. You sanitized that nicely.    ;)

You left out one small but very non vocal voting group. The non voting populace.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 13, 2019, 07:35:13 AM
That's the problem right there, Brian. We shouldn't have to 'try to be 20% nicer and respect other's'. This should come naturally. I know, I know. A perfect world and all that ****...

 :)


One of my very favorite definitions: 'Tact, the act of rubbing out another's mistake rather than rubbing it in.'. Not to say that you made any mistakes, just that the overall sentiment in that line applies I think.

If that idea is expanded a little more to include manners and a reasonable amount of respect for other people, the world would be a better place. It sounds really odd to say, but I believe this is true: things like mass shootings are nothing but bad manners 'writ large'.... seriously. Imagine how much better things would be if all of us made, oh, perhaps a 20% effort to simply be nice and respect other's. I mean while driving, being neighbors, shopping in a store, etc. etc. instead of making what all too often seems like an 85% effort to be obnoxious and punish anything even remotely perceived as the slightest misbehavior. I certainly do not claim to have reached this level of continuous behavior but mostly I do try.... as I suspect the vast majority of people do. Remember, it is only a very small fraction of the population that ever makes 'the news' and that is almost always with some type of..... er, 'misadventure'.

Anyway, back to your normally scheduled broadcast of 'What makes me crazy and annoyed....'.  :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Brian
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on January 13, 2019, 09:33:02 AM
That's the problem right there, Brian. We shouldn't have to 'try to be 20% nicer and respect other's'. This should come naturally. I know, I know. A perfect world and all that ****...

 :)

 :rotflmao:   ::)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on January 19, 2019, 11:27:34 AM
Quote
What makes me crazy and annoyed..

Stupid nose bleeds in the winter that seem to never go away (especially in the morning on waking).  I even have a whole-house humidifier!  I think I will buy one to use next to the bed and one for work...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on January 19, 2019, 02:27:09 PM
I often make a conscious effort to think of another's flaw / miss- deed / bad driving etc. etc. as a momentary error rather than something done on purpose. It is my choice to NOT be offended by an action that I could take as simple stupidity or even a little error or a purposeful thing designed to annoy others. Of course I respond differently depending on how I chose to perceive the exact same event. That is what I meant by being 20% nicer.

Brian

That's the problem right there, Brian. We shouldn't have to 'try to be 20% nicer and respect other's'. This should come naturally. I know, I know. A perfect world and all that ****...

 :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MAN OF BLUES on January 19, 2019, 05:07:48 PM
I've been trying, and truthfully any improvement is good..
I just had to laugh thinking about Braveheart...

Not safe for work...don't click the link, if an "R" rated word is an issue to you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49V1zgQTEO4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49V1zgQTEO4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRaDhX9PbvQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRaDhX9PbvQ)

the older I get, the more I try to be patient and understanding....

someday, peace and love will be a normality on earth, I don't think humans and any quadrapeds will be alive then, but the common roach may prevail. At least that is a hope.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on January 19, 2019, 05:47:00 PM
Cockroaches need love too.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cold Streak on January 23, 2019, 07:37:20 AM
People driving around without their headlights on at dusk and even after total dark.  It seems to be an epidemic around here lately.  I've read it's partly because instrument panels are lit all the time now, so there is no easy indicator that you are driving in the dark.  Use the automatic lights on feature people!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on January 23, 2019, 08:57:02 AM
OMG it has gotten really bad
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on January 23, 2019, 03:33:17 PM
People driving around without their headlights on at dusk and even after total dark.  It seems to be an epidemic around here lately.  I've read it's partly because instrument panels are lit all the time now, so there is no easy indicator that you are driving in the dark.  Use the automatic lights on feature people!

That is exactly why it happens.   My car does it too... but I use "auto" so it is never a problem.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 23, 2019, 03:37:47 PM
That's ok as it's a tip off to be pulled over for dui..  Same morons driving grey vehicles in pouring rain with no lights on.  They don't have a fn clue.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on January 23, 2019, 04:15:37 PM
Same morons driving grey vehicles in pouring rain with no lights on.  They don't have a fn clue.

That is actually one BAD side effect of automatic lights.  They work on brightness only, not rain.  So while it might be raining, if it is not dark enough for lights, they don't come on when it is raining and visibility might be poor.  When people start using the fancy "auto" mode, many of those people stop worrying about/thinking about the lights completely.  It is another good illustration of the "law of unintended consequences."
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MtnRider on January 23, 2019, 06:28:18 PM
My Accord's auto lights are pretty good. They come on with a full overcast so I've not been playing too close attention to them, especially at dusk. It's a pretty trustworthy system.

About a month ago I took it to the dealer for regular service (paid for by Honda). Later that evening I'm driving to a friend's and get to an area with few street lights. It's almost dark & I realized my lights aren't on.  ??? :o The dealer turned them off during the service & I didn't notice. Lesson learned. Be careful out there.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 24, 2019, 03:44:52 AM
That is actually one BAD side effect of automatic lights.  They work on brightness only, not rain.  So while it might be raining, if it is not dark enough for lights, they don't come on when it is raining and visibility might be poor.  When people start using the fancy "auto" mode, many of those people stop worrying about/thinking about the lights completely.  It is another good illustration of the "law of unintended consequences."

More like drivers being too stupid to pay attention to what's going on around them. So stupid that they don't even notice that everyone else around them has their lights on.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: jettawreck on January 24, 2019, 06:37:03 AM
More like drivers being too stupid to pay attention to what's going on around them. So stupid that they don't even notice that everyone else around them has their lights on.

Exactly. And they have come so dependent on the vehicle taking care of everything that they don't think about anything.
I used to be able to flash my lights at some idiot driving in the rain/etc w/o lights on and most would take some action and turn on the lights. Now mostly, no one pays any attention and just keep on driving in their clueless state of "bliss".
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on January 24, 2019, 04:00:27 PM
Exactly. And they have come so dependent on the vehicle taking care of everything that they don't think about anything.

And next up.... the "proximity" lights on the mirrors.  People will rely on those and not manually check their blind spots.  When those fail or fail to work as expected, people will be even more likely to just drive right into another car in the adjacent lane.

Again, the law of unintended consequences.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on January 25, 2019, 07:11:42 AM
And next up.... the "proximity" lights on the mirrors.  People will rely on those and not manually check their blind spots.  When those fail or fail to work as expected, people will be even more likely to just drive right into another car in the adjacent lane.

Again, the law of unintended consequences.

You're assuming that these folks even bother checking their mirrors...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MAN OF BLUES on January 25, 2019, 04:45:21 PM
really annoying.....

Lightbulbs.

simple light bulbs....
Incandescent... great///

Energy miser flouro-ballest style.... P>O>S

I just bought a 10 pack of "rough duty" 5000 hour 100W incandescent bulbs, for $3.50 at Dollar General to replace all the "energy efficient" ones my wife bought a year ago, which had a "life rating" of 1100 hrs.,  because 3 of those, crapped out, within one week...and I installed them just a year ago.... like they had a built in timer....
my wife insisted "you cant buy old style bulbs anymore, they don't make them..." .... Haaaa... well, I just broke that cycle, as $3 a piece for those tree hugger bulbs ain't happening again....

let there be light.....

back in time, around 1980... I was an engineer for GE, and developed the "first" in home use Halogen Arc Lightbulbs... I designed the mechanical "package" of the base, which contained the circuit board, the lamp shape, and multiple aspects of the assembly..
It was to be marketed under the name
"Halarc 150", but ended up being packaged as "First Light" in the promo boxes...
I still have one, in the box, from the initial design... it's a cool thing.
It never reached the market until years later,and under a new name, because selling a lightbulb for $6 was insane,(they realized rapidly that it had to sell for $15 a pop...) when we had just gone thru a complete incandescent manufacturing upgrade, which produced 3000 lamps, an HOUR...( those bulbs actually cost $0.12 each, to produce)

(http://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=NMAH-NMAH2003-07693&max=1000)

this is a proto lamp, I have one of these also...

(https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images2/1/1216/05/inventor-prototype-ge-electronic_1_8d22fd1816daba24afc1402b6325c973.jpg)

https://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=1144&pos=2&pid=32378 (https://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=1144&pos=2&pid=32378)

this is interesting, I'd like to meet and speak with this fellow, as some of his description is erroneous, I can dispute, as I actually had hands on of this products development....
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/inventor-prototype-ge-electronic-1843328514 (https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/inventor-prototype-ge-electronic-1843328514)

now, thinking back, I am a bit amazed at what I actually did to make this lamp "happen"; as a major part of my efforts, besides the "physical" design of the components, was the design of the machinery to accurately and precisely control all of the bending and forming of the internal structure of the lamp itself...
all of those support "wire" parts, to hold the arc tube, the shroud, the "getter" (the little tab up top that absorbs moisture) the cathode, and anode, and the filament that provided light during the ballast warmup, required some pretty complex automated bending of wires on the fragile glass "stem" assembly, before the good parts were added, and inserted into "the bulb" where it was sealed...

(http://www.lamptech.co.uk/Images/HID%20Lamps/GE%20First%20Light%20Xray.jpg)

all in all, it is cool to have these, and have documentation and stuff from the time I spent on it...
the biggest issue it had, was that it had to be used vertically, in a lamp, and due to the ballast circuits in the base, if it was used in a horizontal manner, the internal fuse would overheat, and pop. I have extra fuses also... hahahah.. but its a pain to cut apart the base, to remove the board and re solder them in...
the only ones that actually made it to market were packaged like this

(https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images2/1/1216/05/original-ge-halarc-miser-maxi-light_1_ac17fe6be14e7cfa689fc9b657a588c8.jpg)

and I doubt many were actually sold.
The ones I have ought to be worth some $$$$ now, especially in the first box,
which I am very sure NOBODY has, as it was never issued for sale, in the "First Light" or "Halarc 150" boxes... The boxes, plastic innerds, and instruction sheets lived in my office, and there were only 500 of each...  8)


Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Pilgrim on February 05, 2019, 03:21:32 PM

… people who carry on too much luggage on an airplane.   

They take way more than their share of storage space that has to be shared with everyone else on the flight. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on February 05, 2019, 04:59:28 PM
… people who carry on too much luggage on an airplane.    They take way more than their share of storage space that has to be shared with everyone else on the flight.

In fairness- the main problem is that the rules are ambiguous/misleading.  Some people, like me, want to check no luggage (and deal with the mistreatment of the bag, loss, recovery time, etc) and are perfectly fine with a regulation carry-on bag and [regulation sized] personal item bag.  The problem is that many of the planes were not designed such that everyone can carry that approved combination.  So it is somewhat of a surprise when you are faced with "you will have to check that here, since there is no space left".  At least when that happens, you KNOW it will get on the correct plane, and they return it to you immediately on exit (well, at least that has been my experience).

At least the luggage problem is easily dealt with.  Unlike:

1) The obese person seated next to you, invading your space.
2) The smelly person near you, invading your nose with perfume or BO.
3) The kid behind you kicking your seat.
4) The loud person near you (although earplugs are a must for me, and work well).
5) The never-ending delays.
6) The ridiculous "security theater" (in all its glorious manifestations)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Boomer on February 27, 2019, 07:22:33 AM
Brexit, Trump, Idiots, drivers who are too  :censored: lazy to use their turn signals, drivers who drive too close to the car in front and then brake constantly, and sooooooooo many more things!!  :banghead: :loco: :doh: :yikes:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on February 28, 2019, 05:10:23 AM
Idiot pedestrians.  Nearly took one out the other day in Fredericksburg.  I was making a right on a Yield.  If I had been a second or two slower, I would have slammed into him.  The right sidewalk is blind as there is a brick wall there (ironically hiding a cemetery).  He was running full tilt without even thinking of stopping and looking.  I had slowed but not enough to not hit him if the timing had been right.  He was also wearing ear buds.  You know, I look for pedestrians as Fredericksburg is a pedestrian friendly town but they have to take some responsibility in making themselves visible to drivers.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on February 28, 2019, 05:43:17 AM
Idiot pedestrians.  Nearly took one out the other day in Fredericksburg.

It is more often idiot pedestrians walking into traffic while looking down at their damn phones.  Probably the same people who then get into a car and do the same thing.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on February 28, 2019, 07:04:45 AM
Brexit, Trump Idiots, drivers who are too  :censored: lazy to use their turn signals, drivers who drive too close to the car in front and then brake constantly, and sooooooooo many more things!!  :banghead: :loco: :doh: :yikes:

 :-X

 :thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on February 28, 2019, 01:55:25 PM
Locking threads.. >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on March 01, 2019, 06:18:25 AM
Locking threads.. >:(

Please accept my most humble apologies. It won't happen again.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 01, 2019, 06:57:00 AM
Hey, it's Winter, things happen...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on March 01, 2019, 12:37:42 PM
Hey, it's Winter, things happen...

That's BS!!!


(Benevolent Swordsman)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 01, 2019, 12:38:42 PM
 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 20, 2019, 01:42:17 PM
Battery operated electronics that require the smallest Philips head screw driver in the world to unlock the battery compartment.  It's a fart machine, not some high priced gizmo electronics device.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on March 20, 2019, 03:18:30 PM
Battery operated electronics that require the smallest Philips head screw driver in the world to unlock the battery compartment.  It's a fart machine, not some high priced gizmo electronics device.

I agree with the tiny screw thing (should be more of a "normal" sized screw), but the reason they added those screws is because button/coin cells (lithium batteries) are extremely dangerous to children, who were eating them and getting severe injuries.

https://www.poison.org/articles/button-batteries (https://www.poison.org/articles/button-batteries)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 20, 2019, 06:11:18 PM
This was a 9 volt battery.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on March 21, 2019, 06:59:19 AM
This was a 9 volt battery.

They don't want kids eating those either! Especially batteries that have been in a fart machine.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rhino on March 21, 2019, 08:30:52 AM
They don't want kids eating those either! Especially batteries that have been in a fart machine.

 :rotflmao:

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on March 21, 2019, 01:24:43 PM
I would imagine 'passing' one of those could be an interesting event to listen to though..... what with all those corners and that one corrugated terminal. Shiver me timbers. Which remidns me of a 'monkey that will eat anything' joke that I cannot post here.

Brian

They don't want kids eating those either! Especially batteries that have been in a fart machine.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on March 21, 2019, 03:09:24 PM
This was a 9 volt battery.

Oh, well, that is truly annoying, then.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 21, 2019, 08:05:39 PM
They don't want kids eating those either! Especially batteries that have been in a fart machine.


This brings to mind a story but it will have to wait for tomorrow morning.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on March 21, 2019, 09:49:48 PM

This brings to mind a story but it will have to wait for tomorrow morning.

... so you can sober up and make sure you actually do wanna put the story out here in the public?  :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 22, 2019, 03:59:40 AM
Actually I was only slightly inebriated as usual but this isn't about me.  It's about my Mother in law.  She was in a local Virginia hospital in the southern part of the state in the rehab unit.  We went in one morning to see her and there was all kinds of activity around her.  When we inquired what was going on they said that she had swallowed a battery.  How do you know, we asked.  They had taken some sort of x-ray and it showed up on that.  Now bear in mind that this woman is in her 80s but had all her cognitive faculties intact.  We tried to tell them you need to take another x-ray and verify this because they wanted to do endoscopes on both ends and were going to go to all kinds of lengths to resolve the issue.  Thankfully the battery was found before those procedures were done as it was hidden in the covers on her bed.  Idiot technicians.  This is a hospital that ever since I can remember had the reputation that if you had anything more than a boo boo, you went somewhere else.


This, of course, made us crazy and quite annoyed.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on March 22, 2019, 06:48:58 AM
Thankfully the battery was found before those procedures were done as it was hidden in the covers on her bed.  Idiot technicians. 

Was it a hearing-aid battery?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on March 22, 2019, 07:45:16 AM
They don't want kids eating those either! Especially batteries that have been in a fart machine.

I would imagine 'passing' one of those could be an interesting event to listen to though..... what with all those corners and that one corrugated terminal. Shiver me timbers. Which remidns me of a 'monkey that will eat anything' joke that I cannot post here.

Brian

I'm sure that all of us, at one time or another, have put the tip of our tongues on the terminals of a 9v battery in order to 'test' it. Um, right?   ???

Imagine the sensation one would experience from swallowing that battery...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 23, 2019, 04:35:32 AM
Was it a hearing-aid battery?


No.  It was either a AAA or AA battery.


I'm sure that all of us, at one time or another, have put the tip of our tongues on the terminals of a 9v battery in order to 'test' it. Um, right?   ???

Imagine the sensation one would experience from swallowing that battery...


No, I've never done that but I have done things to electrical receptacles that I won't do again.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on March 23, 2019, 07:29:30 AM
I'm sure that all of us, at one time or another, have put the tip of our tongues on the terminals of a 9v battery in order to 'test' it. Um, right?   ???

Imagine the sensation one would experience from swallowing that battery...

No, I've never done that but I have done things to electrical receptacles that I won't do again.

Really? Never? Now's your chance for a new experience! Give 'er a go and report back.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 23, 2019, 07:47:51 AM
Right....I'm bored but not that bored.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on March 23, 2019, 08:28:13 AM
My brother had a very early portable radio that had vacuum tubes in it. Ran on batteries but odd ones, both in voltage as well as size / shape. Anyway, one of them was 90 volts (to feed the plate of one or more tubes) and eventually, the radio would not work. So first off, check the batteries. Turns out the 90 volt battery was dead but according to him, when they are 'dead', they will still knock you down when you touch the terminals to your tongue. I guess it was 'dead' in that it would no longer drive tubes but not quite yet [zero volts] dead and hey, even at 1/2 output, that would be 45 volts, right?

 :rotflmao:

Brian

I'm sure that all of us, at one time or another, have put the tip of our tongues on the terminals of a 9v battery in order to 'test' it. Um, right?   ???

Imagine the sensation one would experience from swallowing that battery...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on March 23, 2019, 08:32:43 AM
Right....I'm bored but not that bored.


Maybe you'll reconsider after a few drinks this evening?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on March 24, 2019, 03:16:16 PM
Unfortunately I've cut back.  Trying to lose weight.  Next projected drinking window is this coming Wednesday evening.  I'll let you know.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 09, 2019, 04:51:59 AM
Have you ever come up on a vehicle in the right lane that you are steadily gaining on then go to pass at the speed your closing on them in the left lane and the aholes gradually speed up to match your speed and you're stuck in their blind spot?  I hate that. I don't think they are doing it on purpose but it drives me freakin bananas!   So then I gots to twist the throttle more and scare the s**t out of them with my loud pipes that save lives.  Idiots.  And it would be a Prius for God's sakes!  And no, it wasn't my wife driving hers.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 09, 2019, 05:47:38 AM
Have you ever come up on a vehicle in the right lane that you are steadily gaining on then go to pass at the speed your closing on them in the left lane and the aholes gradually speed up to match your speed and you're stuck in their blind spot?  I hate that. I don't think they are doing it on purpose but it drives me freakin bananas! 

Close, it is usually- I pass and then they gradually accelerate and stay even with me or a little behind me, so I can't get back over without going much faster than I was before.  Other times they accelerate AFTER I pass them and then are right behind me in the right lane.

I think it is common because it is not intentional, it is they are being ultra passive and not attentive drivers.  They realize they are going too slow and speed up to be more reasonable, or they are not consciously driving at all and just match whatever is around them.  It is a bit strange, but expected.

When driving, car or bike, I usually pick a speed a want and maintain it. In the car, I am almost always using cruise control, unless it is heavy or very inconsistent traffic.

What makes me angry are the people who drive in the left lane, no faster than the people in the right lane, and do not move over when approached from behind.  Some of that is the "I don't give a damn about other people" and "I am going [what I think is the correct speed] and so I am going to enforce it on others".  Besides phone/distracted driving, ultra excessively aggressive driving, and not maintaining proper following distance, I think it is a major cause of road rage and accidents.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conniesaki on August 09, 2019, 10:50:21 AM
Have you ever come up on a vehicle in the right lane that you are steadily gaining on then go to pass at the speed your closing on them in the left lane and the aholes gradually speed up to match your speed and you're stuck in their blind spot?  I hate that. I don't think they are doing it on purpose but it drives me freakin bananas!   So then I gots to twist the throttle more and scare the s**t out of them with my loud pipes that save lives.  Idiots.  And it would be a Prius for God's sakes!  And no, it wasn't my wife driving hers.

Surely this would've been avoided if you had your high beams on.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 09, 2019, 11:49:17 AM
LOL, you're right.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on August 09, 2019, 01:57:51 PM
Surely this would've been avoided if you had your high beams on.

 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 09, 2019, 03:42:04 PM
You guys deserve this..


http://youtu.be/ld4tIG_PAdo (http://youtu.be/ld4tIG_PAdo)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Pilgrim on January 31, 2020, 03:51:46 PM

Red seems to be the new yellow... with traffic lights.   Some people really need a lesson, or drivers re-education.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Boomer on February 01, 2020, 06:19:49 AM
Having to live in a country where half the population live in the past and thinks we can go back to the days of the Empire.

Having to live on a planet where 99% of the population are, from my point of view, DUMBASSES!  :banghead: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on February 01, 2020, 09:22:34 AM
Just to be sure I am following you, Brexit? And I assume you are opposed to the UK exiting the E.U.?

Just curious as I have no dog in that fight, though I think it will be interesting to watch as the trade situation unfolds.

Brian

Having to live in a country where half the population live in the past and thinks we can go back to the days of the Empire.

Having to live on a planet where 99% of the population are, from my point of view, DUMBASSES!  :banghead: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Boomer on February 01, 2020, 11:49:21 AM
Just to be sure I am following you, Brexit? And I assume you are opposed to the UK exiting the E.U.?
Yup, half the population of the UK seems to be tribal and want to "keep Britain pure" or some such braindead bullpoop.
Our press and politicians have convinced them that the EU is the cause of their problems.
Well, I guess now we will get to see what is what.
I'm betting heavily that nothing will change politicallly except for 10-20 years of economic turbulence.
The poli-slime will find someone else to blame and the gullible braindead will carry on believing their lies.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on February 01, 2020, 05:10:53 PM
Seems to be a growing problem everywhere. If someone has a different opinion or outlook on something or does not agree with another person then the hate and vitriolic rhetoric bubble to the surface causing dangerous division and permanently damaging societal relationships.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on February 02, 2020, 03:33:06 PM
Not sure I am following- are you saying you are opposed to Brexit?

 :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

We have something similar going on here (US) although because we are independent, we cannot 'eject' or ignore any external group or organization. Instead, we are focused on the larger sources of foreign person influx directly. But the underlying situation, and the two political sides are just about identical if one takes a step or two back and looks at both countries, IMO of course.

As a non- involved outsider, I do find Brexit interesting because Britain will have to find new ways to integrate with the E.U. either as a whole or as individual countries. I do not know if it will be good or bad, and perhaps a bit of both, but the changes themselves, such as negotiating how Brits. may enter / exit an E.U. country (passport needed, etc.) will be interesting.

As to the political landscape, the same situation has become the norm. here also- there is virtually no 'middle' anymore, everyone has slammed hard left or hard right in regard to political matters. We cannot even see 'manners' or reasonable behavior in the rear view mirror anymore. It is not sufficient to disagree, and discussion is out of the question, everyone simply must hate the 'opposing force' as they say in war games. I find that I have been driven from a more moderate place to a much more hard-line stance without really having any choice. Though it is apparently in the opposite direction from you :-) Still, we can be moderate here and as always, have different views even being on the same 'side' due to being in different countries. So as I believe you would say: Cheers mate!

Brian

Yup, half the population of the UK seems to be tribal and want to "keep Britain pure" or some such braindead bullpoop.
Our press and politicians have convinced them that the EU is the cause of their problems.
Well, I guess now we will get to see what is what.
I'm betting heavily that nothing will change politicallly except for 10-20 years of economic turbulence.
The poli-slime will find someone else to blame and the gullible braindead will carry on believing their lies.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on February 02, 2020, 03:39:37 PM
Oh yeah Gary? Well you are wrong! Your position is wrong! Further, you are a hateful, intelligence impaired, and small individual, associating with others of the same type! You are the bane of all things American. And you are ugly too.... probably.

Is that the kind of thing you are talking about?  ;D ;)

But seriously, I agree- a few years ago a U.S. Representative from MA retired and said the reason he was leaving gov't service was because it was broken. When asked who was responsible for that, he said the American voters, further stating that we have elected more and more polarized politicians from each side, not allowing either party to have control of all facets of gov't, therefore dooming us to never ending political gridlock. I agree with what he said although I do not think it is all that bad of a thing for the gov't, especially in this time of radicalization and polar extremes, to be prevented from reaching their goals. So the bad news is that we basically cannot do much politically, the good news is that most things proposed in the first place are so extreme as to be hazardous anyway.

Brian

Seems to be a growing problem everywhere. If someone has a different opinion or outlook on something or does not agree with another person then the hate and vitriolic rhetoric bubble to the surface causing dangerous division and permanently damaging societal relationships.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on February 03, 2020, 04:15:07 PM
Oh yeah Gary? Well you are wrong! Your position is wrong! Further, you are a hateful, intelligence impaired, and small individual, associating with others of the same type! You are the bane of all things American. And you are ugly too.... probably.

Is that the kind of thing you are talking about?  ;D ;)

But seriously, I agree- a few years ago a U.S. Representative from MA retired and said the reason he was leaving gov't service was because it was broken. When asked who was responsible for that, he said the American voters, further stating that we have elected more and more polarized politicians from each side, not allowing either party to have control of all facets of gov't, therefore dooming us to never ending political gridlock. I agree with what he said although I do not think it is all that bad of a thing for the gov't, especially in this time of radicalization and polar extremes, to be prevented from reaching their goals. So the bad news is that we basically cannot do much politically, the good news is that most things proposed in the first place are so extreme as to be hazardous anyway.

Brian

 :rotflmao:   That pretty much nails it, Brian.

As far as your retired pol, that attitude is exactly why people are fed up with them. Good riddance.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Boomer on February 04, 2020, 03:45:23 AM
In the UK electoral system, you vote for a local representative (Member of Parliament or MP) for the area (Constituency) you live in. The winner is whoever gets the most votes. Sometimes the winner can get under 30% of the votes, but will win if they score 1 more vote than the 2nd placed person.
That MP then "represents" their Constituency for up to 5 years.

So, if I vote for someone who doesn't win the local election, my vote is from then onward useless and has no further effect on the political system for 5 years. This makes it pretty much a waste of time to even bother voting in many constituencies as candidates for certain parties are certain to win.
Certainly where I live the local MP has been from the Conservative Party since 1970 so it's pretty much pointless going to vote, although I still do, every time.

In most of the European elections, they use a Proportional Representation method.
In PropRep you vote for a Party, not an individual, and if that party gets 22% of the votes for that election, they get 22% of the seats.
In that respect your vote continues to represent you for the term of that election.

There are historical reasons for the local representative method of elections, (distances and communication delays) but those reasons no longer hold true, so our elections need to change.

Your system suffers from similar issues, but at least you have 3 elections (Congress, Senate, President) per term.
We get one and then our MP is supposed to represent us from then on, only he/she doesn't represent me, and she/he never has.
No, I have never in my life voted for a candidate who has gone on to win.

Representative Democracy?  :rotflmao: :rotflmao::banghead: :banghead: :nuts: :loco:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on February 04, 2020, 05:06:19 AM
So it's more like joining a gang instead of voting for an individual?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on February 04, 2020, 03:27:44 PM
The biggest problem here (USA) is that there are really only two parties and can really only be two because of a spoiler system.  So if neither party represents what you want, you are screwed.  Vote for any third-party or independent and your vote will actually wind up supporting the candidate you hate the most, pretty much guaranteed.  There is an easy solution to that- instant runoff voting.  But the two entrenched parties would never support it, because it would make them lose control.

http://fairvote.org (http://fairvote.org)

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What makes me crazy and annoyed..
The current voting system.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Boomer on February 05, 2020, 03:07:56 AM
Very much like joining a gang, and many of the people whose candidate wins can be quite gang-minded.

Ranked Choice Voting sounds like an improvement over what we have, and even over PropRep.

I just want my values and ideals to be represented in some way at parliamentary level.
Currently they are not in the UK where we swing wildly from right-of-centre to left-of-centre every 5 to 10 years.
Under PropRep most of Europe ends up with coalition governments, which prevents these wild swings as their coalition partners keep the rabid extremists (right or left) in check. Here in the UK coalition governments are reviled and ridiculed.

I don't know what the answer is, but I do know that I (and a great many others) feel wholly unrepresented in our so called democracy.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on February 05, 2020, 03:35:48 AM
Back to the Monarchy?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Boomer on February 05, 2020, 08:38:05 AM
Back to the Monarchy?
Nah, that never worked either. Zero representation there.
OK when you have a Queen Elizabeth I or II, but nasty when you have a King Henry VIII or King John I.

We've had our current parliamentary system since 1707 when the UK was formed, and it is woefully out of date.
What we need is representative democracy, where every-bodies vote counts throughout the term of Parliament.

I doubt it'll happen without violence though as there are too many that have their snouts in the trough that will fight to the last to keep it.
And no, I am not proposing violence, but historically it often seems to be the only way to effect real change.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on February 05, 2020, 09:53:22 AM
"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."
-Mao Zedong

It has sure worked often enough in the past.

One comment about our two systems: though they are similar, I believe there is one really large difference. We both have two houses of Congress, and upper and a lower, but I believe your upper house (the House of Lords) is without any political power. That, coupled with the fact that the head of your Parliament is also the head of gov't differs substantially from our system. We have two active systems of approx. equal political power and they may be and often are, held by different parties. Further, the head of gov't (our President) is independently elected and so has no relationship to either house. Because the two houses have different tasks and different areas of control, we can sort of end up with a crippled gov't that still works in some ways; a great example is in the choosing of Federal judges, all the way to the Supreme Court. This is the task of the President and the Senate (upper house) only and so while we have two houses are split between the two parties, the senate and the President alone choose judges. Right now, the Republican party controls both the Senate and is the party of the President so they are not impeded in any way by having a Democratic party house (lower house- the House of Representatives).

It might be interesting to you that all this impeachment nonsense is a fore- gone conclusion before it began. The House of Representatives much accuse the President of 'High crimes and misdemeanors' (impeachment) but they have absolutely no input in actually trying and convicting the President. So the House has impeached him while the republican Senate will shortly find him not guilty. Of course this has little- to- nothing to do with actual crimes or guilt but the vote will end up going down the party lines, just as it did back in the late 90's. Without both houses being controlled by the same party, being impeached AND being found guilty is nearly impossible. Hence my view that the whole thing is a dog and pony show without any substance.

Democracy absolutely does have its lumps. The problem, as Winnie (Churchill) said "....Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…"

Your system, at least as I understand it, has the huge benefit of forming a coalition gov't from more than one party. That way, at least some other opinions are registered while doing business. Ours is an all- or- nothing system where one party alone will dominate both branches of gov't by design (Executive, the President and Legislative, the Senate and the House of Rep.'s).

Brian

Nah, that never worked either. Zero representation there.
OK when you have a Queen Elizabeth I or II, but nasty when you have a King Henry VIII or King John I.

We've had our current parliamentary system since 1707 when the UK was formed, and it is woefully out of date.
What we need is representative democracy, where every-bodies vote counts throughout the term of Parliament.

I doubt it'll happen without violence though as there are too many that have their snouts in the trough that will fight to the last to keep it.
And no, I am not proposing violence, but historically it often seems to be the only way to effect real change.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Boomer on February 06, 2020, 09:05:34 AM
Your system, at least as I understand it, has the huge benefit of forming a coalition gov't from more than one party. That way, at least some other opinions are registered while doing business. Ours is an all- or- nothing system where one party alone will dominate both branches of gov't by design (Executive, the President and Legislative, the Senate and the House of Rep.'s).
The UK is the same. Our electoral system is designed to create a "majority" party so we get wild swings from left to right and back again.
It's most of the rest of the European countries that use PropRep and end up with coalitions.

Yes, nobody over here expected Trump to be impeached by the Senate the same as we would never manage to win a vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson, even though he has time and again been proven to have lied and cheated.

Best description of politics I have ever heard was:
poli - Many, Lots.
tics - Small irritating blood sucking parasites.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on February 06, 2020, 03:29:17 PM
nobody over here expected Trump to be impeached by the Senate

Nobody anywhere did (unless they were just delusional), especially since there were no "high crimes or misdemeanors" committed; it would be really hard to sway any Republican senators (except the one with an axe to grind) to convict on what was really just a partisan political stunt.  Of course, few would know that based on the vast majority of the "main stream" media's content.

Life moves on...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on February 06, 2020, 03:40:36 PM
Did this thread just get moved to the Arena?
get this crap out of here.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on February 06, 2020, 03:44:33 PM
Did this thread just get moved to the Arena?

That would make everyone crazy and annoyed!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on February 06, 2020, 04:18:23 PM
Did this thread just get moved to the Arena?
get this crap out of here.

You seem to be the only one getting angry.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Cholla on February 07, 2020, 06:03:38 AM
The biggest problem here (USA) is that there are really only two parties and can really only be two because of a spoiler system.  So if neither party represents what you want, you are screwed.  Vote for any third-party or independent and your vote will actually wind up supporting the candidate you hate the most, pretty much guaranteed.  There is an easy solution to that- instant runoff voting.  But the two entrenched parties would never support it, because it would make them lose control.

http://fairvote.org (http://fairvote.org)
The current voting system.

No, the biggest problem here is the fact we have political parties.
One of the Founders warned against forming parties because the politicians will work for the party and not the people.
Who says the Founders didn't have foresight?
Then we have the people voting for said parties and not the candidates.
Well, they say the vote for the person but its only because they belong to a certain party.

Those politicians do the bidding of the people who run the political parties instead of the people who elected them.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on February 07, 2020, 07:10:49 AM
No, the biggest problem here is the fact we have political parties.
One of the Founders warned against forming parties because the politicians will work for the party and not the people.
Who says the Founders didn't have foresight?
Then we have the people voting for said parties and not the candidates.
Well, they say the vote for the person but its only because they belong to a certain party.

Those politicians do the bidding of the people who run the political parties instead of the people who elected them.

Finally!!! After ALL this time Cholla says something that makes sense.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on February 07, 2020, 11:22:03 AM
.........especially since there were no "high crimes or misdemeanors" committed; it would be really hard to sway any Republican senators (except the one with an axe to grind) to convict on what was really just a partisan political stunt.  Of course, few would know that based on the vast majority of the "main stream" media's content.

Life moves on...

Well I disagree. Respectfully. I believe he was guilty of both articles of impeachment. The second one (obstruction of congress) I think, even though he is guilty, we can dismiss as not meeting
the standard of a high crime since almost every president tries at one time or another to obstruct congress. Sometimes I wish I could obstruct congress. I don't see how anyone doesn't think he is guilty
of the first count of abuse of power. I can see how some might think that what he did was not severe enough to meet "High Crimes" but clearly his self serving goal of trying to get the Ukrainians to
investigate Joe Biden's son before they would receive military aid shouldn't be dismissed out of hand as not meeting the standard of a misdemeanor. I think we all understand that it really wasn't out
of character to do that. It's probably been the way he has done business his whole life, and in the business world it would be seen as good business. I'm sure Walmart employs similar "quid pro quo" tactics
of playing other businesses off of each other to get lower supply prices. So does what he definitely did do meet the standard of a misdemeanor? ..well I can see debate about that as opposed to just dismissing it out of hand as a hoax or political stunt. I really wish religion was kept out of politics, but when one party seems to be courting, and is supported by, religious groups, it seems very hypocritical of them to come down so harshly on the one senator of their party that went across party lines for what he said was because of an oath he took before god.

As for political parties, I wish they were not allowed at the U.S. representative level. I see Congress as being representative of the people, as opposed to the senate where we expect a level of statesmanship and experience and thoughtfulness to moderate whatever comes out of Congress. Thus the quick 2 year turn around for Congress and the 6 year election cycle for Senators. Currently (I guess) we pick our Congress person based on which party they're in and expect them to always vote that way. I'd prefer if they constantly checked with us about every little item that comes before them so that they truly represented their district. They should start checking with us right after they are elected. Mine however always sends out questionnaires right before an election.  Sure most things probably would go along party lines (that is the chosen party of most of the people in the district), and some things would be more knee-jerk reactions of the people. There might just be a few surprises however, and there would be more involvement of the people in their government if they heard from their representative once a week or every couple of weeks about what's coming up for a vote, and in return providing their feedback. The representative's main job should be to find out what we want and then relay that to congress through the voting and bill writing process. They should be a conduit of us only. Once they do that well for a few terms then we can see if we want to make them Senators someday.

Ok, I'm done..off to the Arena with the lot of you. 130 131 pages of "What makes me crazy and annoyed". We sure sure are an irritated group of crazy grumpy ol' farts  >:(. (respectfully speaking  ;)) 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on February 07, 2020, 12:47:28 PM
You seem to be the only one getting angry.

You figured that out through text did ya?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on February 07, 2020, 03:32:08 PM
No, the biggest problem here is the fact we have political parties.
One of the Founders warned against forming parties because the politicians will work for the party and not the people.  Who says the Founders didn't have foresight?  Then we have the people voting for said parties and not the candidates.  Well, they say the vote for the person but its only because they belong to a certain party.
Those politicians do the bidding of the people who run the political parties instead of the people who elected them.

I agree that parties CAN be a problem, but I also think they can be useful.  The fact there can only be 2 parties is the main problem; far worse than the existence of parties.  If there could be any number of parties and independents, that would solve the issue because real choice becomes possible.  But we can't make that happen unless we change the voting to be a ranked system.  A single vote, "winner takes all" majority, with built-in spoilers, is what caused the 2 party system to take control and prevents any real possible change.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on February 07, 2020, 03:41:56 PM
Well I disagree. Respectfully. I believe he was guilty of both articles of impeachment.

Well, we can agree to disagree (which is perfectly fine).  I followed it and examined it from different perspectives and don't think either meets the legal standard, nor the precedents set (I am, of course, far from being a lawyer, thank goodness).  For the latter, nearly every president would be guilty (including Obama).  But we do need to have checks on each branch.

In any case, in just 9 short months, those really upset about it can vote for whoever ends up being the far-left Socialist (at least that is what appears to be what the other choice will be, so far) running against him (since, due to a two-party-only-system, there will be no other choice available).

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Ok, I'm done..off to the Arena with the lot of you. 130 131 pages of "What makes me crazy and annoyed". We sure sure are an irritated group of crazy grumpy ol' farts  >:(. (respectfully speaking  ;))

Well, nothing should need to be banished to the Arena, as long as things are civil :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on February 08, 2020, 05:55:05 AM
Well said Marty.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on February 08, 2020, 06:09:24 AM
Ok guys, knock off the political stuff, please.  I'd lock the thread and move it but it's my thread and I don't want to do that.  Continue on in the Arena if you want and anyone that wants that access let me know.  I've been away for several days otherwise I would have chimed in earlier.


What makes me crazy and annoyed...having to remind people that this isn't the place for discussing politics and religion.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on February 08, 2020, 07:53:41 AM
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What makes me crazy and annoyed

Having to color gray more and more frequently.  I swear they are changing the formulation or something to last less and less time each year.  Couldn't possibly be me.  (Just not ready to give up yet.)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on February 08, 2020, 09:42:09 AM
Having to color gray more and more frequently.  I swear they are changing the formulation or something to last less and less time each year.  Couldn't possibly be me.  (Just not ready to give up yet.)

OK Boomer!  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on February 08, 2020, 12:54:55 PM
OK Boomer!  ;D

I am Gen X!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on February 09, 2020, 06:18:11 AM
Having to color gray more and more frequently.  I swear they are changing the formulation or something to last less and less time each year.  Couldn't possibly be me.  (Just not ready to give up yet.)

You color your hair?  :o

Color me, unsurprised.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on February 09, 2020, 09:53:28 AM
You color your hair?  :o

Sure.  Isn't that hard (although it seems to not last as long as it used to).

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Color me, unsurprised.

I have news for ya- millions of men do.  :)  (I do my own, takes only 10 min or so; but my Mom is a men's barber and does it for many of her customers).  Unlike many, I am just not ashamed of it.  I figure, as long as it looks natural (both for appearance and my age) why not?    I also don't think there is anything wrong with being grey, it just doesn't look right for me, at least not yet...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on February 09, 2020, 11:48:40 AM
I like my graying beard and hair.
Mostly in my beard though.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: lather on February 09, 2020, 12:17:24 PM
You guys must be youngsters. My hair and beard are almost white.. At least my eyebrows are still dark.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on February 09, 2020, 01:37:04 PM
You guys must be youngsters.

51.  But we are only as old as we feel, so that must make me 70 or so?

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My hair and beard are almost white..

Mine would be psycho mixes, especially the beard.

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At least my eyebrows are still dark.

Yeah, at least my eyebrows are still "normal", too.

I would also comment on my LOSS of hair as "what makes me crazy and annoyed", but we already went over that one a long time ago :)

Of course, there is that matter about all the hair that I don't want that suddenly likes to grow from my ears ('sup with that?).  So I guess that is another "crazy and annoyed".
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Gitbox on February 13, 2020, 09:29:52 AM
Yeah, I didn't read the 130 pages, just the thread title so here's mine:


What makes me crazy and annoyed? Here's a few:


Entitled drivers that pull right beside me from an on ramp and expect me to move over to the left lane so they can enter the right lane. Nobody else on the road but us and they can't be bothered with pulling in behind me or speeding up and pulling in front of me. They just sit there next to me and then flip me off since I didn't "let them in." I've had them stay beside me until they run out of on ramp and start driving on the shoulder. Kinda funny how stupid that is.


Drivers that are "nice." Example: I am stopped in my lane with my left signals on waiting for on coming traffic to clear so I can make a left turn and some "nice driver" stops right in front of me in the on coming lane and waves me to turn left in front of them. Um, no, I don't think so. JUST CONTINUE DRIVING like you're supposed to. I'll turn when it's safe, not when you tell me. Of course, they get annoyed because I didn't "obey them."


Drivers that approach me from the rear pretty quickly and then rather than change lanes and pass, they just sit there on my bumper. They were already travelling faster than me but I guess it's too much trouble to go around. No other traffic, by the way. I usually let off the gas to see how slow we have to go before they make the decision to pass. Sometime we start out at 70 MPH and they won't pass until we are down to 40 MPH or less. Again, kinda funny how stupid that is. And often, they will floor it and shoot around me in disgust.


There are other driving annoyances but these are fairly high on my list.


Ah, that felt good.  :D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on February 13, 2020, 09:47:08 AM
Glad that made you feel better!  By the way, no one has to start at the beginning of this thread to see what's been posted in the past unless of course you are totally bored.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on February 13, 2020, 02:31:35 PM
Entitled drivers that pull right beside me from an on ramp and expect me to move over to the left lane so they can enter the right lane. Nobody else on the road but us and they can't be bothered with pulling in behind me or speeding up and pulling in front of me. They just sit there next to me and then flip me off since I didn't "let them in." I've had them stay beside me until they run out of on ramp and start driving on the shoulder. Kinda funny how stupid that is.

States that make the laws and driving recommendations different from other states.


When I first moved to Texas, I was that guy you referred to as an entitled driver. In Illinois (where I learned to drive) the following signage and rule applies in that situation:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Misc-internet-stuff/n-PNmddj/i-GcqGC4F/0/907b66eb/M/i-GcqGC4F-M.jpg)
(note: In Illinois, "Expressways" means limited access roads like typical Interstate Highways. It doesn't mean Express lanes.)

In Maryland it clearly states that:
Quote from: MD Driver's Manual
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-g3v9w3z/0/305b9f61/S/i-g3v9w3z-S.jpg)

In Texas?, well they agree with Maryland. I adjusted accordingly once I became aware of the difference. (But yeah  :-[ , it was almost a year before I looked it up.  :( )

(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zgDNWMS/0/992736fb/M/i-zgDNWMS-M.jpg)

Personally, I think the Illinois law makes more sense. If you're established on the highway in the right lane, you have a great view of the merging traffic attempting to enter the highway, you have time to check and see if you can change lanes or (if not) you can adjust your speed to fall behind the entering traffic or pull ahead of where they will enter traffic. If you are on the entrance ramp the main thing you should be doing is accelerating to get up to the same speed as the established highway traffic...even if you are in a Prius. Where as your view on an entrance ramp of the established highway traffic is marginal as you are either trying to look over your left shoulder or trying to find the road in your side mirror.  It seems (at least here in Texas) that many (50%?) of the entrance ramps are curved and you are not parallel to the established traffic until the last second and thus you have a good side mirror view only at that time and you have to quickly decide to merge or wait or brake depending on the remaining length of road ahead of you. That would be in a four wheel vehicle, now on a motorcycle it's even worse as on a curved entrance ramp you'll be banked over to the right and accelerating and trying to see in a mirror that's up in the air or trying to see over your left shoulder through a helmet visor opening.

Of course YOMV. That's probably why other drivers are such a pet peeve of almost all of us.

Another driving law that comes to mind is driving on the shoulder. In Illinois it is not allowed.
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    (625 ILCS 5/11-709.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-709.1)
    Sec. 11-709.1. Driving on the shoulder.
    (a) Vehicles shall be driven on a roadway, and shall only be driven on the shoulder for the purpose of stopping or accelerating from a stop while merging into traffic. It shall be a violation of this Section if while merging into traffic and while on the shoulder, the vehicle passes any other vehicle on the roadway adjacent to it.
    (b) This Section shall not apply to any authorized emergency vehicle, to any authorized transit bus, to any bicycle, to any farm tractor or implement of husbandry, to any service vehicle while engaged in maintenance of the highway or related work, or to any authorized vehicle within a designated construction zone.

In Texas it is not prohibited but also is specifically indicated to be allowed:
Quote from:  Texas Transportation code Sec. 545.058
Driving on Improved Shoulder
(a) An operator may drive on an improved shoulder to the right of the main traveled portion of a roadway if that operation is necessary and may be done safely, but only:
  (1) to stop, stand, or park;
  (2) to accelerate before entering the main traveled lane of traffic;
  (3) to decelerate before making a right turn;
  (4)to pass another vehicle that is slowing or stopped on the main traveled portion of the highway, disabled, or preparing to make a left turn;
  (5)to allow another vehicle traveling faster to pass;
  (6)as permitted or required by an official traffic-control device; or
  (7)to avoid a collision.
When I first arrived here I noticed that many did so, and I wanted to but feared getting a ticket for driving on the shoulder. I later adjusted accordingly and happily so.

Despite my preference for the Illinois version of the limited access merging rules, (I can't think of much else I like about ILL-annoy) I much prefer the overall driving experience in Texas, especially the speed limits.

So when this self driving vehicle thing gets off the ground for real, do you think they'll take the time to unify the state driving laws to a national norm?...or will they just keep a record of each in the computer and change driving modes based on the GPS location?

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: lather on February 13, 2020, 02:53:59 PM
Whenever I ride I go out of my way to make things easy  for automobile and truck drivers since they seem to need all the help they can get.  8) And to try to improve the motorcyclists image, of course.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on February 14, 2020, 05:05:07 AM
I try as well, but take a dim view of someone who merges at the last dam inch of roadway to beat a line of traffic.  I won't let them in especially if there has been room in the lane I'm in for them to merge back in the line.  I do make exceptions of course depending on my mood at the time.


In VA you can't use the shoulder to drive on.  It's a ticket.  They tried to pass a law in VA for motorcycles to use the shoulder to allow them to get to the next exit in a traffic jam but it didn't pass.  Truthfully I would be leery of shoulders on an Interstate as that's where all the debris falls...overheating and flat tires....no thanks.  Also, broken down cages that overheat.


My new Indian has the rear cylinder deactivation in overheating conditions.  Haven't experienced that yet as I just bought it in late December.


Another law proposed to make it illegal to mow and throw grass into the road.  This too shall not pass as VDOT, being among the prime culprits objected.


Yet another law is allowing lane sharing in certain situations.  Not sure of the status on this one.  I don't imagine it would go over well at all with the driving public in urban areas.  I wouldn't want to be the first one to try it after it's enacted (if it passes).  The only way I could do it would be to have two smart cars on the right and the left.  My bike is too big to squeeze by normal cars.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on February 14, 2020, 06:24:44 AM
States that make the laws and driving recommendations different from other states.


When I first moved to Texas, I was that guy you referred to as an entitled driver. In Illinois (where I learned to drive) the following signage and rule applies in that situation:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Misc-internet-stuff/n-PNmddj/i-GcqGC4F/0/907b66eb/M/i-GcqGC4F-M.jpg)
(note: In Illinois, "Expressways" means limited access roads like typical Interstate Highways. It doesn't mean Express lanes.)

In Maryland it clearly states that:
In Texas?, well they agree with Maryland. I adjusted accordingly once I became aware of the difference. (But yeah  :-[ , it was almost a year before I looked it up.  :( )

(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zgDNWMS/0/992736fb/M/i-zgDNWMS-M.jpg)

Personally, I think the Illinois law makes more sense. If you're established on the highway in the right lane, you have a great view of the merging traffic attempting to enter the highway, you have time to check and see if you can change lanes or (if not) you can adjust your speed to fall behind the entering traffic or pull ahead of where they will enter traffic. If you are on the entrance ramp the main thing you should be doing is accelerating to get up to the same speed as the established highway traffic...even if you are in a Prius. Where as your view on an entrance ramp of the established highway traffic is marginal as you are either trying to look over your left shoulder or trying to find the road in your side mirror.  It seems (at least here in Texas) that many (50%?) of the entrance ramps are curved and you are not parallel to the established traffic until the last second and thus you have a good side mirror view only at that time and you have to quickly decide to merge or wait or brake depending on the remaining length of road ahead of you. That would be in a four wheel vehicle, now on a motorcycle it's even worse as on a curved entrance ramp you'll be banked over to the right and accelerating and trying to see in a mirror that's up in the air or trying to see over your left shoulder through a helmet visor opening.

Of course YOMV. That's probably why other drivers are such a pet peeve of almost all of us.

Another driving law that comes to mind is driving on the shoulder. In Illinois it is not allowed.
In Texas it is not prohibited but also is specifically indicated to be allowed:When I first arrived here I noticed that many did so, and I wanted to but feared getting a ticket for driving on the shoulder. I later adjusted accordingly and happily so.

Despite my preference for the Illinois version of the limited access merging rules, (I can't think of much else I like about ILL-annoy) I much prefer the overall driving experience in Texas, especially the speed limits.

So when this self driving vehicle thing gets off the ground for real, do you think they'll take the time to unify the state driving laws to a national norm?...or will they just keep a record of each in the computer and change driving modes based on the GPS location?

I had NO idea that Illinois law was so stupid on this subject. This has been a HUGE pet peeve of mine, idiots who don't know how to merge properly. I learned to drive in Illinois and I always thought that the law on merging stated something to the effect that people should merge in such a way their merging doesn't effect the flow of traffic on the road that they are merging onto. If you can't speed up or slow down to safely merge, then you wait till you can.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Gitbox on February 14, 2020, 08:43:28 AM
Good info!


Guys, don't get me wrong. I'm not an inconsiderate jerk when I drive, I was referring in my first statement about merging to the situation where there is only me and one other car on the road. The other driver has all the room in the world to merge but he decides to snuggle up beside me and expect me to change lanes. In my opinion, that guy's the jerk.


I've always tried to drive in such a way as to minimize interference with other drivers, e.g. not forcing them to speed up, slow down, change lanes, hit their brakes, etc.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on February 14, 2020, 10:51:39 AM
If you can't speed up or slow down to safely merger, then you wait till you can.

Trust me on this Mr. C, that doesn't work. It was tried here in Texas back in the 60s-70s. This state had the worst entrance and exit ramps on most of it's urban freeways (I'm most familiar with Austin and to a lesser extent Houston but I saw it in other areas as well, so I suspect it was statewide back then). Little short ramps with no real merge area. People would go down the ramp and come to a stop at the merge and sit there staring at their mirror or over their shoulder waiting for a gap to shoot into. If they were good with mirrors they were better at it, if not they sat there until their neck got sore and then they would just dart out at any perceivable gap and hope it would work. Most ramps had a backup and of course some drivers would be more timid than others so...well you can imagine. Driving in the right lane established on the freeway was no picnic either. I learned that if the driver sitting at the end of the ramp ahead was looking in their mirror I was probably safe to continue on, if they were looking over their shoulder and there was anything more than 4 car lengths between me and the car in front of me...it would be 50-50 chance that they were coming and I'd have to brake. They usually gave a tip off when they turned their head to look forward just as they hit the gas. The mirror mergers didn't give that tip off, but despite the lack of warning they seemed to better at the whole thing. Eventually the Texas highway engineers got the idea and it's now next to impossible to find any of those old dangerous entrance ramps anywhere in the state.

So I respectfully disagree with you on this C.

 The driver established on the freeway (expressway) has all the advantages when it comes to merging, their speed is already established, and they have a clear forward view of the situation, and if (yes, it's a very big if) they've been paying attention they are already aware of the situation around them as far as adjacent traffic in other lanes. The person on the ramp has limited vision, is trying to accelerate up to speed, and generally has no idea what kind of traffic pattern is going on until the last few second of the merge. Now of course there are the up hill entrance ramps where nobody has a good view of anything, the established freeway driver doesn't know someone is about to merge, the person on the ramp has no view over their shoulder or in their mirror (they might get a glimpse of a truck if it's tall enough), plus they have to accelerate up hill. Fortunately they usually have extra long straight merge lanes at the freeway level to assist with the situation.

It's human nature I guess to feel that once you've successfully merged into traffic on the freeway, that you've earned the right to just cruise along and play with the radio and relax and make the other's earn their way onto the freeway just as you did. Hopefully as motorcyclists we realize that, no, there shouldn't be any relaxing, just attentive driving.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on February 14, 2020, 11:11:20 AM
I've always tried to drive in such a way as to minimize interference with other drivers, e.g. not forcing them to speed up, slow down, change lanes, hit their brakes, etc.

 :goodpost: I do agree with this. If I cause another driver to have to brake or swerve because of something I did when I had the choice of doing it or not doing it, then I'm the one at fault.

I guess I should come up with an annoyance here...

Those drivers that are waiting to make a left turn into a parking lot driveway but don't pre-look at the actual entrance. They find a gap in oncoming traffic that has the right timing if they proceed expeditiously and start the turn, but then at the last second they realize that the entrance has a bump or a steep uphill ramp to it. Rather than risk bouncing their butt or bottoming their SUV's suspension a little, instead they come almost to a complete stop with their ass hanging out half blocking the lane, usually the one I'm in.  :P :yikes:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on February 14, 2020, 03:25:54 PM
:goodpost: I do agree with this. If I cause another driver to have to brake or swerve because of something I did when I had the choice of doing it or not doing it, then I'm the one at fault.

I also agree with this.  I try to not irritate other drivers as I would hope they try not to irritate me. :)

Cross merging on a loop ramp (we have many here, it is the one with NO acceleration lane, it is just a loop that touches the interstate for maybe 50 feet) is probably one of the most complex things ever.

I ABSOLUTELY HATE IT when people slow down rapidly on an on-ramp before even looking (or never even accelerated), because they are too lame to try and judge what is going on.  Most people can't merge with 70MPH traffic going 20 on a loop on/off ramp.  And lord help us if they stop....  But as you say, as the one on the main road (even though I have the right of way), I try to predict what is going on and adjust accordingly when I am exiting at the same time.  Sometimes that means slowing down, sometimes that means speeding up.  It usually means making my intentions clear and consistent so the other drivers can also predict what is going on.  But all it takes is some unpredictable asshole to mess it up for everyone (but that is true with so many things in life).
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: turbojoe78 on February 15, 2020, 05:45:55 AM
Good info!


Guys, don't get me wrong. I'm not an inconsiderate jerk when I drive, I was referring in my first statement about merging to the situation where there is only me and one other car on the road. The other driver has all the room in the world to merge but he decides to snuggle up beside me and expect me to change lanes. In my opinion, that guy's the jerk.


I've always tried to drive in such a way as to minimize interference with other drivers, e.g. not forcing them to speed up, slow down, change lanes, hit their brakes, etc.

IMHO, common courtesy would dictate that if you were the only other car around and another car was trying to enter the roadway, and you had an open lane to the left of you, your moving to the left lane and allowing the entering car clear access would be the right thing to do.  It would also follow with what you said in your last sentence above.  Again, just IMHO.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on February 15, 2020, 06:24:42 AM
IMHO, common courtesy would dictate that if you were the only other car around and another car was trying to enter the roadway, and you had an open lane to the left of you, your moving to the left lane and allowing the entering car clear access would be the right thing to do.

Perhaps.  Not sure on that one.  In such a case, where the merging person is at your same speed, you won't necessarily see them with much warning.  If you are in the right lane because you need to exit soon, yourself (just not at that exit), it would be irritating to have to change your lane just to possibly have someone in your way when you need to move right back.  As the person merging, I would always adjust MY speed to be ahead or behind a vehicle in the lane I am merging into, never requiring (or hoping, or expecting) the person with the right-of-way to adjust to me (this is all, of course, assuming there is no other traffic).

So yeah, it might be nice for the right-of-way (straight bound car) to move over in this case, and sometimes I do that, myself, not doing so isn't necessarily wrong or discourteous, either.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on February 15, 2020, 07:01:35 AM
Merging traffic. Possibly the world's biggest problem.....

So easily solved though: if everyone was reasonable, there would be zero problems.

Which brings us to the concept of a zipper.... Know why a zipper works so extremely well? Because there are never two teeth trying to fit into one tooth slot. Apply this to vehicles and we could all move on to T-boning each other at four- way stops and so forth.

Sheesh!

Brian (not really a tooth in a zipper but the concept applies)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on February 15, 2020, 07:38:07 AM
Merging traffic. Possibly the world's biggest problem.....

So easily solved though: if everyone was reasonable, there would be zero problems.

True, but different people have different definitions of "reasonable."  For example- a slow-speed alternate merge due to a lane close.  If everyone merged at the merge point, where the lane ends (everyone letting 1 car to merge in front of them at that point), there would be no issues.  But, instead, some people think they should merge sooner than the merge point and the people who stay in the closing lane until the merge point are the ones who are "wrong."  The result- the closing lane moves much faster and people in the other lane get mean and stop letting people in.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on February 15, 2020, 08:25:39 AM
Right, but the key words in your post are 'get mean' IMO. If everyone just let in one car in front of them, and then the next car in the merging lane (assuming it is the lane to the right in the US), then everything would go swimmingly.

I am not disagreeing with any of you folks that this is a problem in general, I am just of the opinion that it is a silly and foolish problem, 99% of our own making. Than again I suppose almost all of our problems are self- made seeing as we have generally overcome <most> of those great problems thrust upon us such as plague, famine, polio, etc. ad nauseum. So the only problems we have left are basically minor and almost always self induced.

All of that said, I find it far, far easier to merge on a motorcycle than a car; visibility on a bike is better, faster and easier, and bikes are generally far more agile than autos. And personally, I never allow anyone to actually get directly to the side of me in any merging or 'losing a lane' situation 'cause stupidity will always win and many (most?) people will simply jam over one lane when they suddenly find themselves in a disappearing lane.

Brian

True, but different people have different definitions of "reasonable."  For example- a slow-speed alternate merge due to a lane close.  If everyone merged at the merge point, where the lane ends (everyone letting 1 car to merge in front of them at that point), there would be no issues.  But, instead, some people think they should merge sooner than the merge point and the people who stay in the closing lane until the merge point are the ones who are "wrong."  The result- the closing lane moves much faster and people in the other lane get mean and stop letting people in.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on February 15, 2020, 11:27:03 AM
If everyone merged at the merge point, where the lane ends (everyone letting 1 car to merge in front of them at that point), there would be no issues.

Bingo!, this I agree with. (or as Brian said, the zipper method) That's what I try to do every time. Exception being that sometimes a sign with a large side pointing arrow well before the merge point says "Merge Now - State Law" making a new merge point, regardless either way everyone is then aware of the merge point instead of every one picking a separate spot causing unexpected braking in the lines of traffic .

But some feel otherwise about it....

I try as well, but take a dim view of someone who merges at the last dam inch of roadway to beat a line of traffic.  I won't let them in especially if there has been room in the lane I'm in for them to merge back in the line.  I do make exceptions of course depending on my mood at the time.

Yep, if only we agreed on what was reasonable. I guess self driving vehicles will let us know someday as to what is reasonable, depending on their mood at the time of course.  ;D ::)

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Boomer on February 17, 2020, 02:17:52 AM
Too many use the merge lane to pass, ie. drive to the end and try to barge their way in rather than to find a gap to pull out. Too many also seem to be incapable of matching their speed to the traffic in the lane they are merging into. Finally, w.t.f. is peoples problems with using turn-signals? Are they just too  :censored: lazy or are they just plumb  :censored: ignorant?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on February 17, 2020, 05:22:45 AM
Finally, w.t.f. is peoples problems with using turn-signals? Are they just too  :censored: lazy or are they just plumb  :censored: ignorant?

Both.  Plus, they have their phones in their left hands, of course.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on February 17, 2020, 06:02:53 AM
Too many use the merge lane to pass, ie. drive to the end and try to barge their way in rather than to find a gap to pull out. Too many also seem to be incapable of matching their speed to the traffic in the lane they are merging into. Finally, w.t.f. is peoples problems with using turn-signals? Are they just too  :censored: lazy or are they just plumb  :censored: ignorant?

Florida has BY FAR the worse offenders when it comes to not using their turn signals! I believe that once a car is sold and license for use in this state that the turn signal fuse is pulled so that, just in case by shear accident, if someone forgets and attempts to use their signal, it won't work, just like every other Florida driver.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on February 17, 2020, 06:18:42 AM
Not using signals is not an offence to be pulled over for in VA, however if not using signals and you cause an accident...well then, that's quite different.  The law was changed several years ago.


Speaking of VA...Lane sharing is dead, using handheld devices whilst driving is on the way to becoming law.  Right, I can see people being pulled over right and left over this one...not.  But at least they are trying.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 09, 2020, 07:29:49 AM
Members on the forum going after one another...that's what makes me crazy and annoyed.  I'm not expecting kumbaya but I think being sequestered at home has something to do with it with this Covid s**t going on around us.  We're here together for the love of motorcycles (especially two - C10 and C14).  Most of us have that in common and whilst we may disagree with each other on how certain things are being handled and by whom, let's try to keep that in the background of our posts (as in not visible) or in the Arena where you can tear each apart if you want (virtually of course).


Stay safe out there...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on April 09, 2020, 09:17:11 AM
Welcome back. However keeping on topic, your avatar is somewhat annoying. You know things were a lot more peaceful around here when you had the old one with the sword held on high. Could be related, could be.  ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 09, 2020, 11:26:51 AM
You know, I think that you are right.  I've been toying with the idea of getting an Angel sword covered with flames.  I'll see what I can come up with.


This will have to do for now..
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Boomer on April 10, 2020, 01:08:12 AM
What about this Jim?
"NONE SHALL PASS!"  :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
(https://i.mmo.cm/is/image/mmoimg/bigview/monty-pythons-black-knight-costume--mw-121862-1.jpg)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 10, 2020, 03:52:44 AM
The sword is long enough, I'll grant you that.  But he isn't waving it around getting ready to chop a head off.  Wrong emblem on the front as well...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on April 10, 2020, 11:08:37 AM
You know, I think that you are right.  I've been toying with the idea of getting an Angel sword covered with flames.  I'll see what I can come up with.


This will have to do for now..

No need for further searching unless you can find a gif of what you have there now, an animated gif with just a hint of sword movement ...it will be perfect.
(http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=31869;type=avatar)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on April 10, 2020, 03:27:07 PM
No need for further searching unless you can find a gif of what you have there now, an animated gif with just a hint of sword movement ...it will be perfect.

Eeew, don't do that.  Animated gif/png/etc are so annoying I have to disable it in the browser settings (thank God that is possible)!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MAN OF BLUES on April 10, 2020, 04:13:00 PM
What about this Jim?
"NONE SHALL PASS!"  :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
(https://i.mmo.cm/is/image/mmoimg/bigview/monty-pythons-black-knight-costume--mw-121862-1.jpg)


"It's just a scratch.... come back here, I'll bite your kneecaps off...."

https://youtu.be/XCnK3B7Ftow?t=10m7s (https://youtu.be/XCnK3B7Ftow?t=10m7s)
http://youtu.be/XCnK3B7Ftow?t=10m7s (http://youtu.be/XCnK3B7Ftow?t=10m7s)


Ni..... or Ping... and we want a shrubery...


https://youtu.be/zIV4poUZAQo (https://youtu.be/zIV4poUZAQo)
http://youtu.be/zIV4poUZAQo (http://youtu.be/zIV4poUZAQo)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on April 10, 2020, 06:25:56 PM
Eeew, don't do that.  Animated gif/png/etc are so annoying I have to disable it in the browser settings (thank God that is possible)!

Good to know.  :stirpot:

Now to find one that can't be disabled that has it's brights on in the daytime....this is going to be great! (https://youtu.be/arZdeg_fL-I)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on April 10, 2020, 07:11:13 PM
<sigh>
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 10, 2020, 07:47:20 PM
http://youtu.be/ld4tIG_PAdo (http://youtu.be/ld4tIG_PAdo)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on April 10, 2020, 11:23:24 PM
:goodpost: Already the new ...or shall I say recently revived avatar is paying big feel good dividends!    :thumbs:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: just gone on April 11, 2020, 02:05:47 PM
  I've been toying with the idea of getting an Angel sword covered with flames.

Kinda like this?  ???   ...or does it need wings or something?

Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 11, 2020, 03:14:03 PM
Absolutely perfect!  You've earned one not get your head chopped off merit!  As you can see, I've put it to good use!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Rubber_Snake on April 11, 2020, 03:34:10 PM
Absolutely perfect!  You've earned one not get your head chopped off merit!  As you can see, I've put it to good use!
I can imagine Max changing his browser setting now...   :stirpot:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on April 11, 2020, 04:08:12 PM
Kinda like this?  ???   ...or does it need wings or something?



Brown-noser.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on April 11, 2020, 05:42:40 PM
I can imagine Max changing his browser setting now...   :stirpot:

I don't notice anything different.  I guess that is good.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 11, 2020, 08:58:08 PM
Brown-noser.


Yes, but he's got a get out of jail free card.....do you?   ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 11, 2020, 09:01:49 PM
It's not easy trying to add something to a pic like flames or anything else.  I've been working on it for a few days using Gimp.  Gimp is open source freeware.  I could use Adobe but that is astronomical in price.  I'm also not that artistic but I'm trying.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on April 12, 2020, 05:30:45 AM

Yes, but he's got a get out of jail free card.....do you?   ;)
Uh...no.
 :hail: :hail:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on April 12, 2020, 06:20:45 AM
 :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 13, 2020, 04:59:28 PM
Shirts without pockets...and buying said item without paying attention to that detail. >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on May 13, 2020, 06:52:23 PM
Shirts without pockets...and buying said item without paying attention to that detail. >:(

HA!

That happened to me in a BIG way.  What stupid ass-hat decided to make men's dress shirts without a pocket?  I bought 6 of those faulty things, they were a great price.  Unpacked them all, washed them, and THEN discovered they had no pocket.  I marched them right back to the store and demanded a refund.  Fortunately, they complied.  They told me they had LOTS of returns.  This was years ago.  Why would any sane person look to see if it has a pocket?  I certainly do NOW.  Apparently this stupid pocketless trend still continues, because it is somehow "fashionable."

Now, at work, I laugh every time I see someone wearing one of those stupid shirts.  With name badges clipped to collars or ties, and carrying a pens their hands, they are questioned by me and said they hate it "but it was a gift" or "they didn't know" or "couldn't return it" or "wife thought it was cute" or whatnot.

Just this past Christmas, my aunt gave me such a shirt.  When I got home, didn't even need to open it to tell.  It went straight in a bag for the Salvation Army.   Right next to another shirt a family member gave me that was NOT PERMANENT PRESS!  As if I am going to iron a shirt.  NOT.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on May 13, 2020, 09:08:20 PM
Why would I need a work shirt with a pocket?
I don't use a pocket protector.
I don't carry a pen.
I don't wear a name badge on my shirt.
I have pockets in my jeans.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on May 14, 2020, 05:37:39 AM
Why would I need a work shirt with a pocket?
I don't use a pocket protector.
I don't carry a pen.
I don't wear a name badge on my shirt.
I have pockets in my jeans.

Does it hurt to have a pocket, even if you don't use it?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on May 14, 2020, 08:22:08 AM
It certainly doesn't hurt, but knowing you're laughing at me when I walk by because I sometimes don't have a pocket on my work shirt... I've never thought about laughing at someone who has a pocket, I don't even laugh at myself for not having a pocket when I look in the mirror. I do however laugh at myself for many other things, and cry when I look at my lack of hair on my head every morning.  ;D
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on May 14, 2020, 04:26:06 PM
It certainly doesn't hurt, but knowing you're laughing at me when I walk by because I sometimes don't have a pocket on my work shirt...

Well, it is a silent "inside laugh"....

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and cry when I look at my lack of hair on my head every morning.  ;D

I can certainly relate to THAT.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MAN OF BLUES on May 14, 2020, 05:54:05 PM
Does it hurt to have a pocket, even if you don't use it?

 :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :goodpost: :goodpost:

Having a shirt with an unused pocket, is much better than having a shirt, with NO pocket, when you want a pocket.. pant's pockets are not the same.. hell... would they make Pants, without pockets.. (never mind, I saw people wearing them at WalMart..)  ::) ::)

I don't work.. but when I did, as a professional, I WAS allowed to wear whatever I wanted.. most commonly "brightly colored, profusely printed, Hawaiian shirts.. just love them, been my trademark for like 35 years in engineering.. many don't come with pockets.. bums me out.. I smoke, and want a safe domain for my Camel Straights..  but even that aside, now, a place for safe storage of my Cell Phone.. which we all NOW have become dependent on.. I don't even wear a watch anymore, because someone much less smart, that worked in my shop, asked me ..." why do you wear a watch, and carry a cell phone... dude.. ?"... he really made some amazingly simple comment, that changed my life.  think about it.. you always have the "time", and also weather, traffic, etc., .....DOH.....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 12, 2020, 08:19:00 AM
My 2013 Prius V battery pack has to be replaced.  This makes me crazy and annoyed.   The wifey called me two days ago on the way home from work and the dash on the Prius lit up like a Christmas tree.  Code was P3011 (1 battery bank low voltage).  I'm thinking this is a battery swap but I need a better diagnosis than the Internet.  Thankfully the car does not go into limp mode but the engine is on all the time and some loss of function occurs such as cruise.  I'm talking to my friend over lunch yesterday who whips out his phone and says why don't you try these people Hybrid 911.  Their price to come out and install the pack is 1400 and includes 1 year of warranty.  Well, let's see what good old Toyota wants.......$4400.  Must be gold batteries and the warranty is only one year as well.  I would have thought that the price on those packs would have decreased over time.  Labor isn't a factor as Hybrid 911 does it in an hour at your home.  Toyota's OEM original warranty is 10 years or 100000 miles.  We have 150,000 miles on that vehicle.  No warranty in place now.  This is our second Prius.  The first one went nearly 10 years and close to 300,000 miles without an incident with the traction batteries.  The lady at Hybrid 911 says to tell Toyota to reset the codes so that it is more driveable.  Forgot to do that but I have a code scanner that can so I do that and function has returned to the vehicle temporarily until it sets the codes again.  I think that the recall the car had within the last year allowed the car to drive normally after that code was set.  Thank goodness I had that done.  The warranty on the battery pack from Hybrid 911 has to be renewed yearly at $230 per year, but at least it can be extended.  They are supposed to come out next week to replace it. https://hybridbattery911.com/ (https://hybridbattery911.com/)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on June 12, 2020, 09:36:27 AM
My 2013 Prius V battery pack has to be replaced.  This makes me crazy and annoyed.

Lots of people fail to think about TCO (total cost ownership) of products.  Proprietary battery packs are really expensive.

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their price to come out and install the pack is 1400 and includes 1 year of warranty.  Well, let's see what good old Toyota wants.......$4400 and the warranty is only one year as well..  Must be gold batteries

Well, if there isn't much competition, it is a guaranteed revenue stream for them.  It is surprising that paying that much wouldn't include another reasonable warranty from Toyota, though.  $4400 is around 2,200 gallons of gas... at 50MPG that would pay for 110,000 miles :)

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I would have thought that the price on those packs would have decreased over time.

Not necessarily when "they got 'cha" :)  Could be much worse- if you had an electric car (like a Tesla), those battery packs can run as high as $10,000.  But they were much higher and still seem to be falling, which is good.

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The warranty on the battery pack from Hybrid 911 has to be renewed yearly at $230 per year

Wow, that is a lot for a $1400 part (16.4%).  Makes the discounted Concours extended warranty seem like a steal- about $120 a year to cover a $14,000 to $16,000 investment (0.7%).

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They are supposed to come out next week to replace it.

Good luck!  I am glad you found an alternative and hope it is the same quality as the Toyota part (or at least 1/3 the quality for break-even).
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: JP on June 15, 2020, 11:43:22 PM
One piece bathing suits, female ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 16, 2020, 05:38:11 AM
T-Mobile.   Never have I payed so little for so little.  Have had nothing but issues with them since I switched from Verizon.  Quite frankly their (T-Mobile) network sucks unless you live under one of their towers like a Troll.  I switched from Verizon because they were so expensive.  No issues with them other than that.  Going back to them in the next few weeks.  It's worth the extra money.  Never had service issues with them and could just about always make a call anywhere.  T-Mobile makes a big deal about buying Sprint but I equate that to Sears buying K-Mart.  We know how that worked out.  Great ideas.  I had Sprint when I worked with IBM and it made T-Mobile look like the Cadillac of providers.


Their explanation of yesterday's debacle was 'It was an IP traffic issue'....really?  I'm in IT and WTF does that mean?  That means nothing.  Were they attacked?  Did some of their techs change something unwisely?  Is it something to do with Sprint?  I really think they did something and it went very badly and cascaded across their network.  A-holes.


My phone is unlocked.  Just tried to unlock my wife's and it's having 'server' issues.   Coincidence?  I think not.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Pilgrim on June 16, 2020, 05:40:58 AM
One piece bathing suits, female ;)

Not all.  4th of July is coming...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on June 16, 2020, 06:43:09 AM
God bless the Red, White, and Blue!!!    :P
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on June 16, 2020, 02:54:58 PM
T-Mobile.   Never have I payed so little for so little.  Have had nothing but issues with them since I switched from Verizon.  Quite frankly their (T-Mobile) network sucks unless you live under one of their towers like a Troll.  I switched from Verizon because they were so expensive.  No issues with them other than that.

I have had no issues at all with T-Mobile for many years now.  Before that I was on Sprint for many, many years and had all kinds of never ending problems.  Which is why I switched.  I think it does matter greatly where you are located.

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Going back to them in the next few weeks.  It's worth the extra money.  Never had service issues with them and could just about always make a call anywhere.

T-Mobile has had some nationwide issues yesterday (not sure if also today), and it is the only major problem I have ever heard about.  So if that is your breaking point, I would advise not deciding based primarily on that, it is not at all typical.  Whatever the problem is, it was also affecting Cox and many other landline phone companies.

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T-Mobile makes a big deal about buying Sprint but I equate that to Sears buying K-Mart.  We know how that worked out.

Actually, K-Mart bought Sears.

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I had Sprint when I worked with IBM and it made T-Mobile look like the Cadillac of providers.

Indeed.  That has been my worry is that this "integrating" of Sprint into T-Mobile might pull T-Mobile down.

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Their explanation of yesterday's debacle was 'It was an IP traffic issue'....really?  I'm in IT and WTF does that mean?  That means nothing.  Were they attacked?  Did some of their techs change something unwisely?  Is it something to do with Sprint?  I really think they did something and it went very badly and cascaded across their network.  A-holes.

Again, it was nation-wide and they have never had a major outage/issue like this before with T-Mobile, and it was not limited to T-Mobile.  We had problems at work with Cox phone services, too.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on June 16, 2020, 05:48:03 PM
T-Mobile has had some nationwide issues yesterday (not sure if also today), and it is the only major problem I have ever heard about. 

Best info so far was that it was from 12pm yesterday to about 1am this morning (13 hours).

"The outage may have been self-inflicted when T-Mobile was making network configuration changes. Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince last night tweeted that T-Mobile was "making some changes to their network configurations today. Unfortunately, it went badly. The result has been for around the last 6 hours a series of cascading failures for their users, impacting both their voice and data networks." "

How this ties into possible other failures affecting other phone-related communications, I am not sure (not yet anyway).  Could have just been coincidence, or not even true.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on June 16, 2020, 09:42:58 PM
I work there and I'm of no help.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: JP on June 17, 2020, 12:11:10 AM
Not all.  4th of July is coming...
I digress. Thank you!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on June 17, 2020, 05:34:24 AM
I work there and I'm of no help.

Well, at least don't let it happen again!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on June 17, 2020, 07:39:58 AM
Noted.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 17, 2020, 06:34:44 PM
That outage was the nail in the coffin for them.  We've had issues with their cell service from day one.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Pilgrim on June 18, 2020, 02:04:13 PM

The ice cream truck vendor that drives down your road at 2 MPH with that irritating music blaring.

I know times are tough, I bet his business is down.... so he goes extra slow. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Boomer on June 19, 2020, 01:55:10 AM
I swear our ice cream vendor has added a 10000W amp to his music system. When he pulls up outside my garage I have to put my fingers in my ears as it's painful. The last time my ears hurt like that was at a Motörhead concert!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on June 19, 2020, 05:33:06 AM
Mine too.  And all it EVER plays is the first movement of "Turkey in the Straw" over and over again.  It is like a recurring nightmare, month after month, year after year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9evcx3OmRMs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9evcx3OmRMs)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 19, 2020, 05:43:32 AM
Ours plays Christmas music....sigh.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on June 19, 2020, 06:24:28 AM
Ours plays Christmas music....sigh.

It could be worse. Imagine if they played that song about leaving a cake out in the rain. Macarthur Park I believe is the name of that lil ditty.  :pukeface:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Boomer on June 19, 2020, 06:32:50 AM
Our is "Greensleeves" played on a cheap electronic piano.  >:( :yikes: :thumbdown
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on June 19, 2020, 08:45:10 AM
ITIL 4 Foundations
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MAN OF BLUES on June 19, 2020, 03:13:14 PM
I stopped the guy last week, and walked up to the truck.. told him "DUDE... start using Guns and Roses' WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE BABY..."  he really didn't appreciate that.. but gave me a free Nutty Buddy... score....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Boomer on June 22, 2020, 01:15:28 AM
Hook your PC to your HiFi system, turn it way up, and then play this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KzGhYhtWo8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KzGhYhtWo8)
 :banghead: :yikes: :thumbdown
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on July 01, 2020, 04:39:31 AM
Yet again, I have been infuriated by Walmart.  Was in the area of our local Walmart and popped in to get a few things before the store got crazy.  Went to go pay at a self service checkout.  Scanned the first item and it said it was busy.  It wasn't as I was the only one there.  Hit the ok button for the message and scanned it again.  Same thing.  Told the clerk it's not working..she told me to hit the ok button.  Told her I already did that twice and it still didn't work...just got a blank stare.  Now I'm in IT and that was a system message that users aren't supposed to see.  There was something definitely wrong with it.  Said screw this and found the only checkout with a clerk in the whole store with someone with a cart already there piled up to the ceiling.  Think Sponge Bob...5 hours later...I get to undoubtedly the slowest clerk in the Nation...  Why do I do this to myself?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: tweeter55 on July 01, 2020, 05:07:17 AM
Why do I do this to myself?
:banghead:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on July 01, 2020, 07:11:29 AM
Yet again, I have been infuriated by Walmart.  Was in the area of our local Walmart and popped in to get a few things before the store got crazy.  Went to go pay at a self service checkout.  Scanned the first item and it said it was busy.  It wasn't as I was the only one there.  Hit the ok button for the message and scanned it again.  Same thing.  Told the clerk it's not working..she told me to hit the ok button.  Told her I already did that twice and it still didn't work...just got a blank stare.  Now I'm in IT and that was a system message that users aren't supposed to see.  There was something definitely wrong with it.  Said screw this and found the only checkout with a clerk in the whole store with someone with a cart already there piled up to the ceiling.  Think Sponge Bob...5 hours later...I get to undoubtedly the slowest clerk in the Nation...  Why do I do this to myself?

I'm sorry to burst your bubble Jim but you did NOT have the slowest Walmart cashier in the nation. That pleasure fell on me yesterday. Naturally I had ice-cream, popsicles, frozen fruit bars, frozen French fries, and frozen hash browns in my cart. Not only did I have the pleasure of waiting on the slowest clerk but also the slowest customer as well.

Don't you just love it when the person in front of you takes FOREVER to unload their cart and then they wait till the cashier has rang EVERYTHING up and then, and only then, will they rummage around in their purse for that magic piece of plastic to insert it into the reader. It's also great fun to watch all of this and then to have this customer give to an incredibly dirty look because she seems to think that you're trying to eyeball her PIN when she enters it.

Did I mention that it was 98 degrees outside at the time? That didn't help my frozen goods much either, even though I had a small cooler in the car with blue ice in it for the cold stuff.     
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on July 01, 2020, 05:01:02 PM
She coulda been writing a check.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 02, 2020, 06:21:30 AM
Yet again, I've been made crazy and annoyed..     BJ's (the store you 12 year olds....easy boys) this time.  I got a call from my wife who was vacationing in Williamsburg this weekend with my daughter and grand kids.  Unfortunately for me I was on a job in the hinterlands of Virginia and couldn't attend.  So whilst I'm cutting a new computer system over I get this frantic call saying that her credit card has been hacked.  She just saw a $55 charge come across her phone.  As she hasn't been to that store in awhile this was concerning and it's her only charge card not store related.  Nothing I can do at this point so I tell her to call the card company.  Card company tells her that they've been inundated with calls of a similar nature from said store.  Seems it's the renewal membership.  No advance warning, nothing...just a charge out of the blue 30 days before it's supposed to renew.  So the charge is valid but the strange thing is she isn't the primary store membership holder.  That's me.  I goes to the website and see that somehow that express auto renewal has been conveniently checked without my permission (that I can remember) nor are there any payment methods under my profile.  So this company uses the last credit card used and renews with that without our permission no matter who's it is. 


So the moral here is that if you are a BJ's member, check your profile for auto renew and turn that f****r off.  We're letting the charge stand as we would have done it anyway but the way they did it is reprehensible.  This will be the last year we use the membership and will not renew it in 2021.  We haven't been going to that store anyway in any great frequency this year.  We don't need stuff in great quantities anymore.  Every time we go to that store it's over a $100 a pop.  I hates them I do. >:(


My sword only works in this realm unfortunately, otherwise I'd gut them like a fish!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 02, 2020, 10:08:15 AM
And whilst I'm on a rant mode....


Celebrities, politicians, and criminals (not necessarily in that order) who apologize after they've been 'caught'....  I hate that, I mean, why bother?  You don't really mean it.  You're only saying that because you've been caught.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 02, 2020, 11:58:46 AM
Yet again, I've been made crazy and annoyed..     BJ's

I have been in that store 3 times.  Not one item of interest to me.  I will stick with Costco :)  For 6 years or something they have sent me an endless stream of "free trial membership" fliers.

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it's her only charge card not store related.

Oh, not a good idea.  Everyone should carry two credit cards (and no debit cards, convert any to just ATM), from two different companies/networks.  Even if you only use one, you have a different one as a backup.  I use my Amazon Visa for everything but also have a Discover.  Plus, always carry cash- at least $20 (I usually carry around $100).
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 02, 2020, 12:01:27 PM
Celebrities, politicians, and criminals (not necessarily in that order) who apologize after they've been 'caught'....  I hate that, I mean, why bother?  You don't really mean it.  You're only saying that because you've been caught.

They also apologize when they have done nothing wrong, but the "woke" are after them.  I wish they would just stick to acting/music/art/sports/whatever and leave their activism and politics to themselves.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MAN OF BLUES on August 02, 2020, 05:47:34 PM
I dunno.... a $50 BJ charge seems reasonable in this day and age..  I mean, Hugh Grant got socked, and slick Bill Clinton got a cigar... and a blue dress.. was the charge "messy"...  ::) :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :hitfan: :deadhorse: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

sorry, just HAD to ask...  ;) ;)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on August 02, 2020, 06:09:41 PM
I dunno.... a $50 BJ charge seems reasonable in this day and age..  I mean, Hugh Grant got socked, and slick Bill Clinton got a cigar... and a blue dress.. was the charge "messy"...  ::) :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :hitfan: :deadhorse: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

sorry, just HAD to ask...  ;) ;)

...don't forget Richard Gere got hamstered... :o
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on August 03, 2020, 07:27:23 AM
And whilst I'm on a rant mode....


Celebrities, politicians, and criminals (not necessarily in that order) who apologize after they've been 'caught'....  I hate that, I mean, why bother?  You don't really mean it.  You're only saying that because you've been caught.

They also apologize when they have done nothing wrong, but the "woke" are after them.  I wish they would just stick to acting/music/art/sports/whatever and leave their activism and politics to themselves.

(http://www.zggtr.org/MGalleryItem.php?id=822)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on August 03, 2020, 07:42:51 AM
I have been in that store 3 times.  Not one item of interest to me.  I will stick with Costco :)  For 6 years or something they have sent me an endless stream of "free trial membership" fliers.

Oh, not a good idea.  Everyone should carry two credit cards (and no debit cards, convert any to just ATM), from two different companies/networks.  Even if you only use one, you have a different one as a backup.  I use my Amazon Visa for everything but also have a Discover.  Plus, always carry cash- at least $20 (I usually carry around $100).


Ok, I give up. What's wrong with a debit card, if used properly that is?

No need for you to go into the dangers of using a debit card, nor is there any reason to tell me where it's safe and where it's not safe to use one. I've been using one, without issue, since they first came out. Years and years. I only use my card where I can swipe it or insert it myself, and only indoors.

I have an interest earning checking account that's tied to my debit card. I have to jump through a couple of hoops to earn that interest but it's now like it's a bother. I have to use my debit card at least 10 times during a month and I have to have a direct deposit to my account. Both easy and it's earns me between $30 and $40 per month by doing almost nothing. I should say that my card was earning that much before our economy tanked. Now it's about half that amount. Better than nothing though.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on August 03, 2020, 08:04:09 AM
Maybe touching the keypad to enter the PIN?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on August 03, 2020, 08:13:49 AM
Maybe touching the keypad to enter the PIN?

Since the virus has taken hold of our country, I don't touch anything that the public may have touched. I either use gloves or a grab a napkin (or some such) to press the buttons with. That includes fueling up any of my vehicles.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 03, 2020, 11:52:42 AM
Many many years ago...I had a debit card...  A debit card is directly tied to your bank.  It got hacked and thank goodness the bank intercepted a suspicious transaction and stopped the card.  I decided to look into the account transactions and found one they hadn't caught to the tune of $750.  Ironically enough the hacking came from the UK.  Took a bit to convince the bank I didn't order that item and to reverse the charges.  If I would have had a lower balance account it could have wiped it out.  In doing so, other transactions would come up with insufficient funds and on and on.  I will never never never never ever ever ever have a debit card again for retail transactions.  Well, I say that but the debit card I have now I only use at ATMs.  If your credit card gets hacked it's much easier to fix.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 03, 2020, 03:37:18 PM
Ok, I give up. What's wrong with a debit card

It is linked to your money and without a PIN "AKA, "Visa mode".  But a credit card is NOT your money, any screwup doesn't immediately drain your account and cause a nightmare.  Unless you have zero credit, there should be no reason not to have a credit card and use that for transactions, instead.  Plus, debit cards typically earn nothing on transactions, credit cards have all kinds of rewards-schemes.  Plus, you keep your money longer.

If the bank sends you a "debit card", which they do, unfortunately, by default, you can cut it up and ask for an ATM card, instead.  Debit cards ONLY benefit the bank and people with no/bad credit.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on August 04, 2020, 05:29:47 AM
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What makes me crazy and annoyed..

Tropical storms and hurricanes.
Wow it is really windy here.  Lost power 6 times in the past 1.5 hours, I am surprised it is still generally up.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Conrad on August 04, 2020, 07:35:23 AM
It is linked to your money and without a PIN "AKA, "Visa mode".  But a credit card is NOT your money, any screwup doesn't immediately drain your account and cause a nightmare.  Unless you have zero credit, there should be no reason not to have a credit card and use that for transactions, instead.  Plus, debit cards typically earn nothing on transactions, credit cards have all kinds of rewards-schemes.  Plus, you keep your money longer.

If the bank sends you a "debit card", which they do, unfortunately, by default, you can cut it up and ask for an ATM card, instead.  Debit cards ONLY benefit the bank and people with no/bad credit.

For heaven's sake! Guys, do you think that I just now fell off the turnip truck and that I don't know anything about banking and the way debit/credit cards work? Please, give me a little credit (no pun intended).   ;)

Believe it or not I know when and where it's safe to use a debit card and where it's not. I also have a credit cards, just like yours Max. I also know when and where to use that instead of the debit card. I know all about acquiring points/rewards on my CC. I only use my DC locally, indoors, and only when I can swipe/insert it myself. Once I have my ten uses in a month down I only use the CC for purchases. This way I can get the interest on my DC and points on my CC.

In all the years that I've been doing this I never had an issue with my DC. Not so with my CC. Two times in those years I had my CC compromised and I had to have the card cancelled, not the same card though.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 06, 2020, 03:39:35 PM
I thought this thread was just for old cranky guys but I found something that I can contribute too! Not sure but maybe that makes me cranky too, and I am already old.....

So who's idea was it to cut all the paper towels in the entire world in half so I can never get ONE paper towel? I usually get 1/2, which is not enough to wipe up whatever slop / spill / face- grease problem I had in the first place but the rest of the time I get 1 1/2 which is more than I need to wipe up. We have been making paper towels forever but now we have to 'improve' them so that one gets just the size one needs- Dammit, I need a ONE PAPER TOWEL size paper towel, not 1/2 sheet and not 1 1/2 sheets! So far, hunting all around the paper towel dept. has yielded a few but sufficient number of packages that were not 'select- a- size' but as of today, I could only find the new- fangled ones.

I cannot wait until that genius gets to the toilet paper and cuts all the squares in half...... If I ever find out where he / she lives, I may stop by and make his / her mailbox 'select- a- size' by pouring concrete in the half he / she is not using!

So how'd I do- cranky enough?
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 06, 2020, 04:49:44 PM
Sounds like the ol' single ply toilet paper conundrum.   ???
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on September 06, 2020, 05:19:05 PM
So who's idea was it to cut all the paper towels in the entire world in half so I can never get ONE paper towel?

It was the best thing ever.  They were never square, but more like a long rectangle, and most of the time it was a huge waste because I don't need that much.  And I would have to manually rip it in half and store the other half.  Now I can get a much better match to the size I need, more easily.  If I really need something larger, I just tear it at 2 units, or even 3.

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So how'd I do- cranky enough?

Maybe.  But you will have to pick something that is actually a problem, first :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 06, 2020, 07:45:53 PM
Well I guess we know who the person is who liked the idea.  ;D  You must make small, confined messes. Me, I kinda' likes the whole square of paper towel but hey, it looks like things are going to go your way on this issue.

As to the size or import of the problem, as my son says 'Nice to have first- world problems'; we (OK, I) can complain about the size of the paper I use to clean up while some others worry about having enough to make a mess in the first place. So yeah, the size of the problem is relative to be sure.

Brian

It was the best thing ever.  They were never square, but more like a long rectangle, and most of the time it was a huge waste because I don't need that much.  And I would have to manually rip it in half and store the other half.  Now I can get a much better match to the size I need, more easily.  If I really need something larger, I just tear it at 2 units, or even 3.

Maybe.  But you will have to pick something that is actually a problem, first :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on September 06, 2020, 09:20:58 PM
Well I guess we know who the person is who liked the idea.  ;D  You must make small, confined messes.

I am just a penny-pincher.  It is actually pretty amazing how few paper towels I use.  I am amazed when I see people buying them in droves.  One "Costco" brick of paper towels will last me for maybe a year and a half.

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Me, I kinda' likes the whole square of paper towel but hey, it looks like things are going to go your way on this issue.

Which is pretty rare.  It seems like whatever I want/like/need the market usually moves in some other direction.

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As to the size or import of the problem, as my son says 'Nice to have first- world problems'

Oh yes, the perf size of paper towels is certainly a "first-world problem" if ever I heard of one :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: B.D.F. on September 07, 2020, 07:38:43 AM
Which is why I went on a rant about it.... things are really pretty good here (in my world, the part of the planet that I actually participate with), well OK they are great and so I had to pick this thing out that annoyed me. But in all seriousness, we, meaning most of the first- world, actually have things fantastically well. Imagine, one of our 'big' problems is obesity! Just a few generations ago most of us were more worried about starving, and some in the world remain in that mode. So most of us are like the little kid throwing a tantrum over nothing, relatively speaking.

But I really do hate those damn over- perforated paper towels.  :rotflmao:

Brian


Oh yes, the perf size of paper towels is certainly a "first-world problem" if ever I heard of one :)
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 07, 2020, 10:32:51 AM
Those are the only paper towels we buy, the ones cut in half.  Saves us money as 9 times out of 10 we don't need a whole towel.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Pilgrim on October 04, 2020, 12:37:44 PM
New neighbors.    They excel at being loud.    They have modified exhausts on their cars, truck and motorcycles.   :thumbdown
Crazy, no.  Annoying as hell, yes.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on October 04, 2020, 01:08:14 PM
New neighbors.    They excel at being loud.    They have modified exhausts on their cars, truck and motorcycles.   :thumbdown Annoying as hell.

Sorry, I know exactly how it is.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on January 27, 2021, 03:59:52 AM
Return to the paper towel thread -

It's what makes Mrs. E crazy and annoyed. The first time I brought those paper towels home, she blew a gasket. Oh, by the way, I was trained to ONLY buy Bounty. Anything else made her crazy and annoyed.

She uses paper towels by the truckload. They're her go-to object for anything that needs wiping, except her butt, of course.

I can see the wisdom of having the half-sheets, but you do have to pay attention and tear them off in the right place. Tearing them off between the perforations makes me crazy and annoyed.

I am grateful to have paper towels, though. Our parrot poops on them. She doesn't care if they're perforated or not.  :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Pilgrim on May 24, 2021, 12:14:21 PM

Thieving trash.    Local dealer robbed, they rolled five dirt bikes out the door.

https://www.wmur.com/article/dirt-bikes-windham-stolen-reward/36512183
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on May 24, 2021, 01:07:18 PM
Totally agree.. >:(
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on September 01, 2021, 08:42:42 AM
You'd think this would be the most popular thread on this forum this year.
Maybe its best THIS doesn't turn into a bitch location as everything else does.

Pissed that more people won't get vaccinated, using some of the dumbest excuses ever.
I respect your beliefs and want you to be able to choose, until it puts me and my family at risk.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: BruceR on September 01, 2021, 09:14:01 AM
People who try to virtue shame others into doing something they don't want to.  And thinking the other person's reasons are stupid.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 01, 2021, 09:16:24 AM
I agree with that sentiment from Mr. Pepsi, although you are correct in that I don't want this moved to the Arena as it's my thread.  So if anyone responds, make it about the vaccine and nothing more or I'll just delete the post.    Pros and Cons accepted but no political sh*t.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on September 01, 2021, 09:54:53 AM
People who try to virtue shame others into doing something they don't want to.  And thinking the other person's reasons are stupid.

Touché
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Eupher on September 06, 2021, 04:46:58 PM
Temps north of 90 F. Too hot to ride comfortably. Starting to see some more reasonable temps, which makes me less crazy and annoyed;
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Boomer on September 07, 2021, 03:48:07 AM
Excessive Bureaucracy!  >:(

Last week I had to travel to Luxembourg for my Dad's funeral.
He fought Pancreatic cancer for 4½ years but the metastases finally took him.  :'(

To get back into the UK (after the funeral and a bit of a memory lane tour) I had to get
1- Get Covid Tested before travelling back to the UK.
2- Provide proof of my Covid vaccinations.
3- Book a "Day 2" Covid test to be done 2 days after my return to the UK and enter that booking code into the below Passenger Locator Form.
3- Complete a Passenger Locator Form certifying where I had been on which dates.

Now some of this I understand as desirable to help control Covid spread, but the websites used for the forms and for the Day 2 Test bookings are all really REALLY SH!T and were obviously designed by a committee of Bureaucratic Chimpanzees on Crystal Meth.

To travel to Luxembourg from the UK (driving via France & Belgium) I only had to provide proof of my Vaccinations.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 07, 2021, 01:19:35 PM
Sorry to hear about your dad, Boomer.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Boomer on September 08, 2021, 12:43:29 AM
Sorry to hear about your dad, Boomer.
Thanks Jim. He led a highly varied life and always gave more than he got.
We'll miss him, but 79 is not a bad run.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on September 20, 2021, 01:55:32 PM
This just happened again to me and I mostly see it in younglings with very short attention spans. When I text or email someone and it has more than 1 question in it, they never get past the first sentence when answering me so I need to send another text or email asking the rest or follow up question. I asked a rental agent today,

1-I don't know the property address, how do I find it
2-how do I enter the coupon code
3-do I need to make an account and use my credit card


Her full answer? "We will need the address", that's it.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on September 20, 2021, 03:59:46 PM
This just happened again to me and I mostly see it in younglings with very short attention spans. When I text or email someone and it has more than 1 question in it, they never get past the first sentence when answering me so I need to send another text or email asking the rest or follow up question.

I see that all the time, it is annoying.

And it seems almost nobody understands inline replying...  how to do it, or even how to READ it.  I almost always inline reply to any complicated Email that asks many questions or has multiple parts.  One such Email I got a reply to that said MY reply message was "blank".  Why?  Because they assumed the only type of reply is a "top reply" that Microsoft kinda forced on everyone.  I sent back a message asking if they would please look through what I sent again...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: gPink on September 20, 2021, 04:58:57 PM
Vee vill answer no questions vitout zee address. Dumkoff
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 20, 2021, 05:25:28 PM
No ticket, no laundry...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Boomer on September 21, 2021, 02:09:40 AM
I work in Technical Support and to find out the cause of a problem we need to ask questions. We often get people who only answer one question (not always the first) from a list of questions, and some answer the question that they imagined you asked rather than the question you actually asked. Very frustrating.
Some of our customers log a case and when you ask them questions to narrow down the cause they reply that they are too busy to answer questions and we should just fix it. Yeah, me an my magic wand!  :rotflmao:
However, my pet hate is people who think that they know everything. Many of our customers are highly trained and qualified medical and/or technical personnel and some of them seem to think that that means that they know everything. They may be a specialist in their area of expertise, but they are NOT a specialist in my area of expertise. If they were, then they would not be calling me for support!  :banghead: :nuts:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: BruceR on September 21, 2021, 09:27:04 AM
We call them the ''mad clickers".  Ask a question and suddenly click click clickety click.  Pages opening, buttons pushed, all sorts of things going on.  I'm always telling them, "Slow down, let me drive for a minute" so I can go through the steps myself and see where the problem might be. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on September 21, 2021, 03:50:18 PM
I know that feeling...
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on September 26, 2021, 03:53:58 PM
another of mine is people who answer my questions instead of those I'm questioning. This is quite common and I don't get too upset about it as they think they are helping, but it's a tool I use to assess people as I question them and you can learn so many things in a few questions that saves time and effort that you don't have to go back and you can start the process of treatment. I will ask kindly one or two times for them to please stop then I will ask a youngling to take them to another room to "get more info or history". Family is very useful but sometimes you need one on one to assess.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Pilgrim on January 02, 2022, 08:24:35 AM
Thieving trash.    Local dealer robbed, they rolled five dirt bikes out the door.

https://www.wmur.com/article/dirt-bikes-windham-stolen-reward/36512183

Same dealer just got robbed again.  https://www.wmur.com/article/dirt-bikes-stolen-naults-powersports-windham-nh-january-2022/38649200

 :facepalm:
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 16, 2022, 07:37:24 AM
Amazon.   We're trying to buy American made KN95 masks.  Put in the search words and sh*t comes back made in foreign countries.  I think these other manufacturers pay money to Amazon to come back in the search.  We did find some but unless it says US made in in first words or so...it isn't.  You don't see proudly made in China on their sh*t.  My wife is in the medical field and she got some masks from a coworker who said it was US made.  Nothing on the mask indicates that but in looking at the very fine print it says....China.  American made is typically twice the price or more for the same type of masks and we're willing to pay that.  I only want search results of what I'm looking for.  Not all this other crap.


I'm sufficiently angered over this so now I'm going to peruse new members to see if I can ban someone.... :censored:


I feel a bit better.  I got one of the basta**.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on January 16, 2022, 10:22:07 AM
Yeah, I would be hard-pressed to believe ANY KN95 is actually a real KN95 respirator at this point (technically, it is a respirator, not a mask).  We have some supposedly real ones at work (reserved for serious need).  I have never had one, myself.  With Omicon being something like 700 times more infectious, masks really won't do much of anything- has to be a real respirator.  The good news is that this wave should peak soon and drop off quickly.

It is always a problem with Amazon and Ebay (or most anywhere) trying to make sure you actually are getting what they claim.  Same problem with HEPA filters- are they really HEPA?  Or are they just some knock off?  Water filters- do they really meet any tested specs?  Supplements- what is actually in that Niacin or vitamin D?  How much is bio-available?   It is not like you can really test any of that stuff yourself.   And if someone actually does and posts a review- is the review real?  Is what they are shipping NOW what was tested?

it is enough to make anyone "crazy and annoyed"
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Boomer on January 17, 2022, 01:59:34 AM
Face masks are mostly to protect others from you. Any facemask that will significantly protect you from others w.r.t. Covid is effectively going to be a gas mask. Chances are that there are very few US based companies that manufacture KN95 masks as they will not be able to compete on price and Amazon is all about cheap!

However, please don't think that I am defending Amazon. Their search algorithms prioritise what THEY want you to buy, not what you want to buy. I have been searching for computer mice for VERY large hands (I take a 5XL glove) and no matter how I phrase the search all I get are mice designed for tiny little hands. I have been using a particular vertical mouse comfortably for several years, so in theory I could just buy another one of those but they seem to have outsourced their manufacturing or changed manufacturer and the new ones are unreliable and go into sleep mode way too fast, even though they are a wired mouse and have NO NEED of a sleep mode!
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: maxtog on January 17, 2022, 05:47:48 AM
On the similar train of thought- the other thing that drives me crazy is when I finally find a product that exactly meets my needs....   and then it is changed in a way to make it not what I want anymore or is discontinued.  Predicting/expecting that, sometimes I actually buy a lot more than I need and start a hoard of it.  Of course, that only works as well as 1) It doesn't degrade or expire (so use FIFO) and 2) There is enough space to do so. 
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Strawboss on January 17, 2022, 06:35:30 AM
many companies that sell things made in China are starting to put small flags on the boxes or saying it is distributed from the U.S., or, made in the China using U.S. materials to hide the fact it is made in China. You will be hard pressed to find anything made in the U.S. anymore. Look at your stock dividends and performance for your answer.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: BruceR on January 19, 2022, 11:42:23 AM
A little trick I learned at a company that manufactures wiring harnesses primarily for Honda, Nissan, Toyota when they ere trying to woo business from the US big 3 automakers:  they shipped product from Japan, but it came to a warehouse in the US where workers would unbox, connect a widget then repackage in new boxes that said assembled in the US or something to that effect.  Basically as long as human hand touched it, or they installed fuses, it is made in America.  Oh, and made in America can mean USA, Canada, or Mexico.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on January 19, 2022, 01:43:24 PM
Listening to people in the next cube over eat and rustle a packing for food as they chew. Especially when the office is silent.
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 20, 2022, 06:05:31 AM
Agreed.  That's actually a condition I think.


https://www.griffinot.com/auditory-sensitivity-autism-sensory/#:~:text=People%20who%20have%20auditory%20hypersensitivity,to%20focus%20on%20other%20things.


Not sure if that's the right one but in my case if I'm trying to listen to the tv and someone is in the kitchen getting ice out of the fridge it echoes into the living room and drives me crazy.  Same if my someone is on the couch with me it rattling a chip bag.  I can't focus on the tv.  I believe that there is a so called syndrome for that as well.


Or this...   https://spinalresearch.com.au/creative-geniuses-cant-concentrate-background-noise/   Not saying this is me because I don't have much creativity as such....but....
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: Boomer on January 20, 2022, 09:05:17 AM
Come work here at my home office. I currently have a 4 year old next door singing VERY off key via a karaoke machine with the volume set so loud that it could wake the dead. Her parent have to be stone ****ing deaf, or at least utterly tone deaf. Even my cats have gone into hiding! If you don't hear from me again it's because I was arrested for doing what I am currently thinking of doing. <LOL>
Title: Re: What makes me crazy and annoyed..
Post by: MrPepsi on January 20, 2022, 02:14:14 PM
Come work here at my home office. I currently have a 4 year old next door singing VERY off key via a karaoke machine with the volume set so loud that it could wake the dead. Her parent have to be stone ****ing deaf, or at least utterly tone deaf. Even my cats have gone into hiding! If you don't hear from me again it's because I was arrested for doing what I am currently thinking of doing. <LOL>

 :banghead: :censored: :shoot: :cannon: