Trivial Things That Make You Surly

[Underdog 28785]

8 hours ago, 956 Worldwide said:

Assholes at counter service places who wait till they are ordering to look at the menu and decide. This isn’t a browse the menu over wine place, dickhead. Save that for date night at Bennigans.

 

RIP, Big Man. 

[Biff Tannen 45750]

4 hours ago, Mach 1 said:

Nabisco can kiss my ass. 

Saw some Double Stuffed Oreos in the cabinet - yes please.  I had to do a double take on the packaging after taking a bite, could have sworn it was just a regular Oreo.  Nope those cheap fuckers have whittled down the white cream over the years so what used to be a double is now really a single from 20 years ago.

I wanted the real thing so took apart two and mashed them together.  Left my double stuffed, right the bullshit marketing double stuff.

 

 

3 hours ago, Llogg said:

I'll take "Things fat people complain about for 800, Alex."

I’m skinny as hell and agree with the Oreo dilemma. Double stuff is the only way to live and they need to step up their game. 

[NWBuck 8587]

6 hours ago, Mach 1 said:

Nabisco can kiss my ass. 

Saw some Double Stuffed Oreos in the cabinet - yes please.  I had to do a double take on the packaging after taking a bite, could have sworn it was just a regular Oreo.  Nope those cheap fuckers have whittled down the white cream over the years so what used to be a double is now really a single from 20 years ago.

I wanted the real thing so took apart two and mashed them together.  Left my double stuffed, right the bullshit marketing double stuff.

 

 

1 hour ago, Biff Tannen said:

 

I’m skinny as hell and agree with the Oreo dilemma. Double stuff is the only way to live and they need to step up their game. 

1.86 times stuffed... not double.

[Tom 2959]

11 hours ago, nnm said:

(I know this is upthread as well, just bears repeating)

The tip option at a counter service place. Since when did tipping regular wage employees for simply doing their job become the norm. And if you don’t tip, you know they see that and your food prep is still in their control. Makes me ragey. 

 

This.  Every place prints tip lines now regardless of whether or not someone's actually waiting on you.  I used to naively write in a tip for the ladies working on the cafeteria line in the cafe in my building.  After several months I heard from a co-worker that the asshole owner keeps the tips.  I asked one of the girls working there and she confirmed.  Made me ragey.  

 

Also trivial and annoying -- every time you buy anything online or have a customer service call over the phone, you start getting spammed to take customer service surveys.  Now, if it was something like one question rating your overall experience, fine.  I'll let you know if they deserve 5 stars like you would for an Uber driver.  But most places are like, "Thanks for taking 2 minutes to purchase an item online.  Do you have time to take a 10-page survey? Oh yeah, don't forget to fill out the short essay portion.  And yes, we did see that you didn't check 'yes' to us sending you future company promotions and special offers.  We're going to send you about two emails a day anyway."

  

Edited July 22, 2021 by Tom

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On 7/20/2021 at 10:58 AM, deadshank said:

FIFY

 

 

 

[Mach 1 1677]

14 hours ago, Llogg said:

I'll take "Things fat people complain about for 800, Alex."

Negative Ghost Rider.  I'm 190 lbs of twisted steel.  That Oreo will be burned off with two seconds of karate moves in my home dojo.

I'm a kick ass guy IRL, just ask my super cool friends.

Edited July 22, 2021 by Mach 1

[BearMace 2206]

My new insanely powerful computer has one MAJOR flaw for breaking message board sports news: I have to hold Fn + F5 to refresh the page. F5 alone just dims my screen. I have ragrets.

[elfenix 34338]

25 minutes ago, BearMace said:

My new insanely powerful computer has one MAJOR flaw for breaking message board sports news: I have to hold Fn + F5 to refresh the page. F5 alone just dims my screen. I have ragrets.

check bios or the manufacturer's settings app, you might be able to flip that so function key is needed to do the alternate functions and make the standard F keys the default.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21943]

10 hours ago, BearMace said:

My new insanely powerful computer has one MAJOR flaw for breaking message board sports news: I have to hold Fn + F5 to refresh the page. F5 alone just dims my screen. I have ragrets.

Get a popsicle stick and glue one end to the Fn key and the other end to the F5 key.  Problem solved.

[52-80 19263]

Cars with off-center steering or drift

 

conversely: a car that tracks straight with heavy on-center feel is so damn satisfying

[Prepuce of Doom 21106]

When a restaurant that offers carry out and/or delivery doesn't have a paper menu to take with you. 

I like to try new places, but if a new restaurant doesn't have a paper menu I can add to my collection, that food better be fucking remarkable if you ever want me to return after my initial visit. 

"Oh, it's on our website." Fuck you - you have a shitty interface from some unknown delivery app that's impossible to navigate on a phone, and I sure as shit am not going to gather the family around the desktop to figure out a lunch order. 

Make it easy for me to give you my money, or else I won't. 

Maybe I'm in the minority with this opinion, but I really get the feeling that many restaurants have no idea what a deal breaker this can be. 

[ztejas 43546]

16 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

When a restaurant that offers carry out and/or delivery doesn't have a paper menu to take with you. 

I like to try new places, but if a new restaurant doesn't have a paper menu I can add to my collection, that food better be fucking remarkable if you ever want me to return after my initial visit. 

"Oh, it's on our website." Fuck you - you have a shitty interface from some unknown delivery app that's impossible to navigate on a phone, and I sure as shit am not going to gather the family around the desktop to figure out a lunch order. 

Make it easy for me to give you my money, or else I won't. 

Maybe I'm in the minority with this opinion, but I really get the feeling that many restaurants have no idea what a deal breaker this can be. 

The digitization of everything is irritating. Literally last night I was trying to find a picture of a menu and just kept getting linked to the website's menu that's listed across 5 different pages on their site - which has a copyright date of 2016. 

 

On 7/22/2021 at 11:53 PM, elfenix said:

check bios or the manufacturer's settings app, you might be able to flip that so function key is needed to do the alternate functions and make the standard F keys the default.

Yeah I was about to say... you should be able to flip that. On some computers there's literally a toggle on the keyboard. If not, I bet there's a setting for it without having to go into bios. 

[Harrison Bergeron 1798]

Just drove from Dallas to Austin. Three-lane interstate and we still cannot figure out the basics of how to drive on the highway.

[conVINCEd 21469]

3 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

When a restaurant that offers carry out and/or delivery doesn't have a paper menu to take with you. 

I like to try new places, but if a new restaurant doesn't have a paper menu I can add to my collection, that food better be fucking remarkable if you ever want me to return after my initial visit. 

"Oh, it's on our website." Fuck you - you have a shitty interface from some unknown delivery app that's impossible to navigate on a phone, and I sure as shit am not going to gather the family around the desktop to figure out a lunch order. 

Make it easy for me to give you my money, or else I won't. 

Maybe I'm in the minority with this opinion, but I really get the feeling that many restaurants have no idea what a deal breaker this can be. 

We have a menu drawer that is struggling to take the length since COVID hit.

[Jameslaw121 4448]

When you see Olympic Beach volleyball on the guide. And it's men's beach volleyball.....

[WhatTheBuck 28806]

4 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

When a restaurant that offers carry out and/or delivery doesn't have a paper menu to take with you. 

I like to try new places, but if a new restaurant doesn't have a paper menu I can add to my collection, that food better be fucking remarkable if you ever want me to return after my initial visit. 

"Oh, it's on our website." Fuck you - you have a shitty interface from some unknown delivery app that's impossible to navigate on a phone, and I sure as shit am not going to gather the family around the desktop to figure out a lunch order. 

Make it easy for me to give you my money, or else I won't. 

Maybe I'm in the minority with this opinion, but I really get the feeling that many restaurants have no idea what a deal breaker this can be. 

That’s a good one. If I see a new restaurant, I’ll stop in just to pick up a take out menu for future reference. I have a whole list of favorite restaurants for which I have two menus each. One set is in a drawer in my kitchen. The other set is in my car in case I decide to order carry out while I’m away from home. I’ve gotten the “Check our website” response before but I’ve forgotten who said it and never dined there. It’s a competitive industry and I have a lot of options. Do yourself a favor and make it easy for me. 

Edited July 24, 2021 by WhatTheBuck

[WhatTheBuck 28806]

1 hour ago, conVINCEd said:

We have a menu drawer that is struggling to take the length since COVID hit.

I still have some menus from favorite restaurants that went out of business long ago that I keep just for nostalgia. Sometimes I’ll look at them and, thinking back, it makes me sad. But I can’t bring myself to throw them away.

Harold’s Cajun Glory ruled. At a previous location it was called Gloria Kitchen and they used to have a crawfish boil out in the parking lot every spring. Then Harold passed and his wife Gloria and their son ran it for awhile and then just decided to close up shop. I used to eat there practically once a week. Man, I miss that place. 

[WhatTheBuck 28806]

47 minutes ago, Jameslaw121 said:

When you see Olympic Beach volleyball on the guide. And it's men's beach volleyball.....

I don’t think this was related to the Olympics. I just saw a headline and a photo but didn’t click through. It was at the BBC website. But it mentioned some women’s beach volleyball team that got fined for not wearing bikini bottoms. I think that’s awesome. 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21943]

6 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

I don’t think this was related to the Olympics. I just saw a headline and a photo but didn’t click through. It was at the BBC website. But it mentioned some women’s beach volleyball team that got fined for not wearing bikini bottoms. I think that’s awesome. 

Wait so they were playing bottomless?

[WhatTheBuck 28806]

9 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Wait so they were playing bottomless?

No, the picture showed them wearing what were basically boxer briefs that went more than halfway down the thigh. 

[Underdog 28785]

3 hours ago, Jameslaw121 said:

When you see Olympic Beach volleyball on the guide. And it's men's beach volleyball.....

[ztejas 43546]

People that back into parking spots.

Why? What are you doing? I know you have a backup cam - you're driving a 2017 hatchback.

[ztejas 43546]

4 hours ago, Underdog said:

He meant to post it in "things that make your day"

[nnm 36667]

6 hours ago, ztejas said:

People that back into parking spots.

Why? What are you doing? I know you have a backup cam - you're driving a 2017 hatchback.

This has been covered. Any of us who have had advanced driver training, particularly in the energy industry, know it’s by far the safest way to park, particularly in crowded places like a school, grocery store, or strip mall. You visually “clear” the parking space as you drive across it, knowing it’s safe to back into. Then your first move is forward on exit, knowing you’ve visually cleared the forward space as you walked up to it. 

It doesn’t delay parking lot traffic any more than Karen making a 6-point turn backing her Excursion out when she’s leaving. Why does it irritate you when people are parking, but not when it’s the same delay when they’re leaving?

When I was a kid, my cousin backed over her toddler as she backed out of the garage. Completely preventable by backing in. I park so my first move is forward whenever possible. 

[Fudbelty 2791]

I swear I’m so used to backing in that I’ve noticed I’m terrible at parking when I’m pulling forward. Almost always have to re adjust

[WhatTheBuck 28806]

57 minutes ago, nnm said:

This has been covered. Any of us who have had advanced driver training, particularly in the energy industry, know it’s by far the safest way to park, particularly in crowded places like a school, grocery store, or strip mall. You visually “clear” the parking space as you drive across it, knowing it’s safe to back into. Then your first move is forward on exit, knowing you’ve visually cleared the forward space as you walked up to it. 

It doesn’t delay parking lot traffic any more than Karen making a 6-point turn backing her Excursion out when she’s leaving. Why does it irritate you when people are parking, but not when it’s the same delay when they’re leaving?

When I was a kid, my cousin backed over her toddler as she backed out of the garage. Completely preventable by backing in. I park so my first move is forward whenever possible. 

Anecdotal evidence isn’t a valid argument. She could have just as easily backed over her unsupervised toddler backing into her garage. (Just how wide was her driveway, anyway?)

I’m guessing that about 80% of the advocates for backing into a parking space aren’t as good at it as they think they are. The parking space you’re backing into is a lot smaller than the parking lot you’d be backing into if you just pulled into the parking spot head first. So in most cases it’s not more efficient at all. And again, most of you aren’t as good at backing in as you think you are. I did see a guy back his work truck into a spot perfectly not too long ago and I took the time to compliment him on it and told him most people can’t do that.

One time I’ll always back into a spot is if I’m parking in a parking garage for some event like a concert or football game where everybody is going to be leaving at the same time. It’s a lot easier to head out into a long line of traffic than to back into it. You just need one person to stop next to you to give you room to pull out. If you’re backing out then you need someone two car lengths back to see you and stop to give you room. And yeah, I can back into a spot just fine and I don’t need a camera. I know my car and know how to use my mirrors. It’s just not as efficient nor the time saver that some people think it is. 

[HRSchenker 2274]

19 hours ago, ztejas said:

The digitization of everything is irritating. Literally last night I was trying to find a picture of a menu and just kept getting linked to the website's menu that's listed across 5 different pages on their site - which has a copyright date of 2016. 

I was in Wyoming a few weeks ago and had dinner at a restaurant fashioned out of an old pharmacy. It was really neat. They sat us down and came back 5 minutes later to ask us what we wanted. No one gave us a menu. They said the menu was on the table in the form of a QR code! Never seen that in Dallas but apparently that's a thing in Wyoming. 

[mininghorn88 2298]

3 hours ago, nnm said:

This has been covered. Any of us who have had advanced driver training, particularly in the energy industry, know it’s by far the safest way to park, particularly in crowded places like a school, grocery store, or strip mall. You visually “clear” the parking space as you drive across it, knowing it’s safe to back into. Then your first move is forward on exit, knowing you’ve visually cleared the forward space as you walked up to it. 

It doesn’t delay parking lot traffic any more than Karen making a 6-point turn backing her Excursion out when she’s leaving. Why does it irritate you when people are parking, but not when it’s the same delay when they’re leaving?

When I was a kid, my cousin backed over her toddler as she backed out of the garage. Completely preventable by backing in. I park so my first move is forward whenever possible. 

Backing in is the way to park. Not only for the safety aspect of it but also because it is easier to maneuver when the steered wheels are in the back. The only issue I have is when I am driving in a parking lot and am being tailgated. When I see a spot to park, I turn my blinker on and drive just past the spot. Many times the person behind me cannot grasp what I am trying to do and stays on my butt. Once I start to back up they figure it out (usually).

[immortal13 4059]

When you unwrap a Swiss roll and all the chocolate sticks to the plastic 

[Guest Lobo]

1 hour ago, immortal13 said:

When you unwrap a Swiss roll and all the chocolate sticks to the plastic 

You gotta see your urologist about that man.  She sounds nice though. 

[RPM 26360]

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Backing in is the way to park. Not only for the safety aspect of it but also because it is easier to maneuver when the steered wheels are in the back. The only issue I have is when I am driving in a parking lot and am being tailgated. When I see a spot to park, I turn my blinker on and drive just past the spot. Many times the person behind me cannot grasp what I am trying to do and stays on my butt. Once I start to back up they figure it out (usually).

#Team Back In

It's the easiest way to egress especially if you are in a hurry. The only time I nose in is if it's a quick stop at 7-11 or ordering at Sonic.

Edited July 25, 2021 by RPM
Quoted wrong post

[WhatTheBuck 28806]

7 hours ago, HRSchenker said:

I was in Wyoming a few weeks ago and had dinner at a restaurant fashioned out of an old pharmacy. It was really neat. They sat us down and came back 5 minutes later to ask us what we wanted. No one gave us a menu. They said the menu was on the table in the form of a QR code! Never seen that in Dallas but apparently that's a thing in Wyoming. 

“I’ll have the codeine.”

[ztejas 43546]

7 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

The parking space you’re backing into is a lot smaller than the parking lot you’d be backing into if you just pulled into the parking spot head first. So in most cases it’s not more efficient at all.

This. Backing out into empty space is way easier than backing into a tight parking space. 

Also - which was conveniently glossed over - is that everyone has backup cams now. So if you do something like back into another car or kill a toddler you're probably drunk or a moron. 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21943]

Fuck all people who back into parking spots.  Especially you small penis people with jacked up trucks and a two foot hitch with the fresh paint still on it.

[davidg 4038]

Ml

[ROFL BOX 6649]

7 hours ago, immortal13 said:

When you unwrap a Swiss roll and all the chocolate sticks to the plastic 

If you have the availability, put it in the freezer 1st.

 - prevents the sticking issues.

-  tastes better anyhow.

[ROFL BOX 6649]

2 hours ago, ztejas said:

This. Backing out into empty space is way easier than backing into a tight parking space. 

Also - which was conveniently glossed over - is that everyone has backup cams now. So if you do something like back into another car or kill a toddler you're probably drunk or a moron. 

Apparently I'm the poors, driving a 2004 Ram (pre camera days).

Also, when backing in you have your side mirrors to guide you to an even spacing, whether viewing the car on the passenger side or looking @ the parking stripes.  Can't get that with forward parking - the visuals are usually off a bit on the pull in part when looking to the passenger side.

This is 100% settled caselaw for Shag² / Surly / etc.

[ROFL BOX 6649]

1 hour ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Fuck all people who back into parking spots.  Especially you small penis people with jacked up trucks and a two foot hitch with the fresh paint still on it.

& A hearty "Fuck you in return", goodsir.  I have practical & logical reasons for driving a lifted (not "jacked up") truck & there is no paint on my hitch.  Team reverse parking.

[closetohumping 17476]

Not trivial, but definitely makes me surly.  Guy that tries to make a left turn, unprotected across 4 lanes of traffic, screwing over the dozens of other cars going the right way.  Make a right and bust a u-turn fella.  

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1693]

1 hour ago, closetohumping said:

Not trivial, but definitely makes me surly.  Guy that tries to make a left turn, unprotected across 4 lanes of traffic, screwing over the dozens of other cars going the right way.  Make a right and bust a u-turn fella.  

https://youtu.be/vLyJN9EImoU

[nnm 36667]

5 hours ago, closetohumping said:

Not trivial, but definitely makes me surly.  Guy that tries to make a left turn, unprotected across 4 lanes of traffic, screwing over the dozens of other cars going the right way.  Make a right and bust a u-turn fella.  

You misspelled “woman” and “lady.”

[ztejas 43546]

5 hours ago, closetohumping said:

Not trivial, but definitely makes me surly.  Guy that tries to make a left turn, unprotected across 4 lanes of traffic, screwing over the dozens of other cars going the right way.  Make a right and bust a u-turn fella.  

Also - people that make a turn into the middle turn lane before merging. Drives me up the wall - and you'd be shocked at how many people do it (actually, you probably wouldn't). 

I can't think of a more dangerous maneuver that I see pulled off regularly. 

[closetohumping 17476]

4 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Also - people that make a turn into the middle turn lane before merging. Drives me up the wall - and you'd be shocked at how many people do it (actually, you probably wouldn't). 

I can't think of a more dangerous maneuver that I see pulled off regularly. 

And how about those that can't stay in their damn lane when they turn?  Here in California, there are roads with three turn lanes.  Scary as fuck sometimes.

 

6 minutes ago, nnm said:

You misspelled “woman” and “lady.”

Men are just as bad here.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

21 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Also - people that make a turn into the middle turn lane before merging. Drives me up the wall - and you'd be shocked at how many people do it (actually, you probably wouldn't). 

I can't think of a more dangerous maneuver that I see pulled off regularly. 

Fucking this. When did the center lane turn into an onramp? Shit's illegal.

[ztejas 43546]

5 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Fucking this. When did the center lane turn into an onramp? Shit's illegal.

Idk. I feel like morons think it's somehow safer. It's not. There is so much shit that can go wrong when you do that. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19227]

On 7/24/2021 at 10:56 PM, ztejas said:

People that back into parking spots.

Why? What are you doing? I know you have a backup cam - you're driving a 2017 hatchback.

My industry basically forces everyone to do this no matter what company you work for.  I went to a service company's office for a meeting and purposely parked in the lot across the street from their building just so I didn't have to reverse-park.  It was my mark of defiance for the week.

 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

17 minutes ago, ztejas said:

There is so much shit that can go wrong when you do that. 

No shit, If I'm using that lane properly as a turn lane, I don't want to get hit head on by some onramping motherfucker.

[Okie State 3848]

Not trivial, but definitely makes me surly.  Guy that tries to make a left turn, unprotected across 4 lanes of traffic, screwing over the dozens of other cars going the right way.  Make a right and bust a u-turn fella.  

Saw someone yesterday literally stop in the middle of I-10 so they could cut across two lanes of traffic and make their exit. A semi damn near plowed them into Bolivia. They had their turn signal on though so all good.

[deadshank 24653]

On 7/24/2021 at 10:56 PM, ztejas said:

People that back into parking spots.

Why? What are you doing? I know you have a backup cam - you're driving a 2017 hatchback.

So you’re not with the local volunteer fire department?  

[Harrison Bergeron 1798]

I get this is controversial and people on NextDoor are always yelling at each other and posting images from the traffic code ... but I don't get why people turning left across a divided intersection suddenly go British and pull into the left lane of the median. If an oncoming car is turning left then you're basically blocking each other's views of oncoming traffic. Add the complexity of what if someone is attempting to go straight in the perpendicular direction ... where the fuck is that car supposed to go? As I said, I get the traffic laws seem to diverge based on the width of the median, but who the fuck can get out and measure in traffic (much less carries a measuring tape to do so). There probably is a reason but it seems illogical vs. pulling across into the right lane of the median so you have a clear view of oncoming traffic.