Trivial Things That Make You Surly

[HRSchenker 2271]

The existence of apps and calculators for the purpose of figuring out how to tip at a restaurant. 

[SilasCoade 2622]

1 hour ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Counterbalanced by the fact that you have more maneuverability heading in. Heading into a small space is easier than backing out into a large space. L

Wait, I didn’t say that right. Heading into a small space is easier than backing into it and the ease of heading out into a large space doesn’t justify the hassle of backing into the small space. 

This is fucking stupid. Backing in is better. It's easier to fit into a small space by backing in. This is dictated by geometry and physics. If your argument is "but bad drivers ..." then just stop. Bad drivers gonna bad drive as evidenced by the bad parking picture thread. Almost all of those posts feature a vehicle parked head in.

[ROFL BOX 6649]

13 hours ago, deadshank said:

It can be done.  New appliances are tough to acquire.  Trim lumber for millwork and cabinetry is not a problem. 
 

nnm’s builder or subs may be having other problems 

Access to quality labor.  Also, many customers expect that the contractor is actually out there swinging a hammer every day & don't understand that the labor can operate unsupervised on many parts of the job.

[deadshank 24653]

2 minutes ago, ROFL BOX said:

Access to quality labor.  Also, many customers expect that the contractor is actually out there swinging a hammer every day & don't understand that the labor can operate unsupervised on many parts of the job.

Labor is THE issue right now. 

[SilasCoade 2622]

6 minutes ago, ROFL BOX said:

Access to quality labor.  Also, many customers expect that the contractor is actually out there swinging a hammer every day & don't understand that the labor can operate unsupervised on many parts of the job.

Well, the unsupervised labor on my bathroom remodel last year robbed me and did pure shit job so ...

Edited July 31, 2021 by Llogg
literally robbed me, mostly my kid's cash and electronics

[elfenix 34307]

On 7/28/2021 at 11:49 PM, WhatTheBuck said:

What you should do is look for two empty opposing spots where you can head through one and park in the other so you’ll be in position to pull out head first when you’re ready to leave.

a friend of mine did the pull-thru maneuver in the jester garage back when we in school.  UT parking wrote him a ticket for backing in.

Edited July 31, 2021 by elfenix

[Js1 85402]

35 minutes ago, elfenix said:

a friend of mine did the pull-thru maneuver in the jester garage back when we in school.  UT parking wrote him a ticket for backing in.

Ha. Same 

[ROFL BOX 6649]

Are Chiggers considered "trivial"?

[Moby Ric 2058]

Ok, this just drives me nuts.  I go down the rabbit hole of fake and true people who react to music they never heard before.  And yes most of it is bullshit.  But nobody recognizes the incredible stuff from the video of Rush playing Xanadu on Exit stage Left.  If you have not seen it, go fuck yourself and eat some sausage.  Alex Lifeson switching between 12 and 6 string guitars is really fucking amazing.  These people are like, Double neck guitars ,that's neat.  Some smart guys get the key, and the theme signature changes, but no one gets the actual difficulty level of performing this song live.  And on top of that pulling it off in 1981!!! 

[deadshank 24653]

5 hours ago, ROFL BOX said:

Are Chiggers considered "trivial"?

Sorry your giblets are itchy. 

[WhatTheBuck 28788]

1 hour ago, Moby Ric said:

Ok, this just drives me nuts.  I go down the rabbit hole of fake and true people who react to music they never heard before.  And yes most of it is bullshit.  But nobody recognizes the incredible stuff from the video of Rush playing Xanadu on Exit stage Left.  If you have not seen it, go fuck yourself and eat some sausage.  Alex Lifeson switching between 12 and 6 string guitars is really fucking amazing.  These people are like, Double neck guitars ,that's neat.  Some smart guys get the key, and the theme signature changes, but no one gets the actual difficulty level of performing this song live.  And on top of that pulling it off in 1981!!! 

Performing a song exactly the same way every time, just like on the album, and performing the same concert with the same songs in the same order every night, with only rare exceptions, is not as impressive as going out and improvising and playing a different show every night. Alex, Geddy, and Neil rehearsed that show rigorously before they went out on tour. Alex switched those same guitars the same way a hundred times. It’s not the musical feat you think it is.

No offense to Rush or Alex. They have their place and their charm. They were my first concert and I’ve seen them a handful of times. My brother is a huge fan and he could go see the exact same show three times in a row. I don’t get that. I could go see the Dead three times in a row without ever hearing the same song twice. I could see them five times in a row and when I heard a song played a second time it didn’t sound exactly the same as the first time. Sure, you got some musical flubs and missed lyrics here and there but you forgave those for the sake of the bigger picture and the adventure. You heard music that was never performed before and would never be performed again. Every show was a unique experience.

Plus Dead shows had a lot of hot hippie chicks. A Rush show was a sausage fest.

You want to go down a rabbit hole? You want to see a guitarist who plays a lot of guitars? Go to YouTube and search for “KVHW.” Fans of Steve Kimock (the K in KVHW) don’t just keep setlists, they keep track of which guitar he’s playing at all times. I can hear the differences and I recognize certain sounds but I’ve never made an effort to match the sound to the guitar. The really hardcore fans can do that. 

[Moby Ric 2058]

14 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Performing a song exactly the same way every time, just like on the album, and performing the same concert with the same songs in the same order every night, with only rare exceptions, is not as impressive as going out and improvising and playing a different show every night. Alex, Geddy, and Neil rehearsed that show rigorously before they went out on tour. Alex switched those same guitars the same way a hundred times. It’s not the musical feat you think it is.

No offense to Rush or Alex. They have their place and their charm. They were my first concert and I’ve seen them a handful of times. My brother is a huge fan and he could go see the exact same show three times in a row. I don’t get that. I could go see the Dead three times in a row without ever hearing the same song twice. I could see them five times in a row and when I heard a song played a second time it didn’t sound exactly the same as the first time. Sure, you got some musical flubs and missed lyrics here and there but you forgave those for the sake of the bigger picture and the adventure. You heard music that was never performed before and would never be performed again. Every show was a unique experience.

Plus Dead shows had a lot of hot hippie chicks. A Rush show was a sausage fest.

You want to go down a rabbit hole? You want to see a guitarist who plays a lot of guitars? Go to YouTube and search for “KVHW.” Fans of Steve Kimock (the K in KVHW) don’t just keep setlists, they keep track of which guitar he’s playing at all times. I can hear the differences and I recognize certain sounds but I’ve never made an effort to match the sound to the guitar. The really hardcore fans can do that. 

Ok. This is the things that annoy me thread. Another thing that annoys me is the Dead, they are a hippie wash out band that sucks.

[WhatTheBuck 28788]

1 hour ago, Moby Ric said:

Ok. This is the things that annoy me thread. Another thing that annoys me is the Dead, they are a hippie wash out band that sucks.

I get why some people don’t like the Dead. They’re not for everyone. And I don’t give a fuck about anyone who doesn’t get them. But musicians will still be playing Garcia/Hunter tunes decades from now. And the surviving members of the band are still performing. What are Geddy and Alex up to these days?

The notion of a Rush fan criticizing the Dead and calling them “washed up” is kind of comical. Did Rush ever play a stadium show let alone a stadium tour? Maybe you never dropped acid and went to a Dead show. I did and it changed my perspective on music. Most of my favorite music has passed the acid test  I never had any urge to test Rush in a psychedelic state, and that includes their drug-centric song A Passage to Bangkok from their 2112 album  

‘OMG, Alex Lifeson just switched from a 6-string to a 12-string guitar! He’s a musical GENIUS!’ LOL. Whatever you say, Spanky. 

[Guest]

12 hours ago, ROFL BOX said:

Are Chiggers considered "trivial"?

In high school/ college, i worked for a sorghum/ corn/ grass seed company.  When you get to the bottom of the large round grain bins/ dryers, the floors in the cheaper ones are flat and you have to get inside with a scoop and move the sorghum to the middle where the auger pit is.  Did this one time and that bin was infested with chiggers.  Wife stopped counting at 1000 spots all over my body.  It was sheer misery.  My boss was about as old school, tough as nails as you could get, and he felt terrible. We still laugh about it now, but damn that sucked at the moment.

Edited August 1, 2021 by slorch

[WhatTheBuck 28788]

I should mention that my brother gave me a DVD of a Rush show in Rio that had a big crowd. But it was no Watkins Glen ‘73. It wasn’t a particularly good show, either. They even acknowledged that on the DVD but they’d spent the money to produce the video so it was what it was. I took it to a used record store and traded it in for something better. I can’t even remember what. My brother has a habit of giving you gifts that he thinks you should like rather than understanding the things you like and giving you a gift you might actually appreciate.

[WhatTheBuck 28788]

Does anyone make a plastic storage container that can be used to reheat food in the microwave without it getting damaged? From the cheap Zip-Loc brand to the more expensive Rubbermaid, and any other product I’ve tried, there are these little bubbles that form in the clear plastic container if you put it in the microwave. Are there toxic chemicals being released into my food at the same time?

I don’t know about Tupperware. I don’t know if it’s even still a thing but I’m definitely not getting invited to nor ever attending a Tupperware party so that’s off the table. But I should be able to reheat my food in any plastic container without damaging it. Instead I have to put it in a bowl or a plate and cover it with plastic wrap which, lo and behold, survives the heat of the microwave just fine.

It’s bizarre. We can put a man on the moon but we can’t make a plastic container that can survive a few minutes in the microwave without it getting damaged. 

[SilasCoade 2622]

6 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

I get why some people don’t like the Dead. They’re not for everyone. And I don’t give a fuck about anyone who doesn’t get them. But musicians will still be playing Garcia/Hunter tunes decades from now. And the surviving members of the band are still performing. What are Geddy and Alex up to these days?

The notion of a Rush fan criticizing the Dead and calling them “washed up” is kind of comical. Did Rush ever play a stadium show let alone a stadium tour? Maybe you never dropped acid and went to a Dead show. I did and it changed my perspective on music. Most of my favorite music has passed the acid test  I never had any urge to test Rush in a psychedelic state, and that includes their drug-centric song A Passage to Bangkok from their 2112 album  

‘OMG, Alex Lifeson just switched from a 6-string to a 12-string guitar! He’s a musical GENIUS!’ LOL. Whatever you say, Spanky. 

Maybe if you have to do drugs to make the music good the music isn't good.

[Moby Ric 2058]

Another annnoying thing.  People who drop acid and listen to music, but then worry about toxic chemicals getting in their food from their tupperware.

[nnm 36436]

I love Rush and can tolerate the Dead.
 

But music nerds arguing makes me surly. 

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

9 hours ago, Moby Ric said:

Ok. This is the things that annoy me thread. Another thing that annoys me is the Dead, they are a hippie wash out band that sucks.

Up your nose with a rubber hose !!!

[Guest]

1 hour ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Does anyone make a plastic storage container that can be used to reheat food in the microwave without it getting damaged? From the cheap Zip-Loc brand to the more expensive Rubbermaid, and any other product I’ve tried, there are these little bubbles that form in the clear plastic container if you put it in the microwave. Are there toxic chemicals being released into my food at the same time?

I don’t know about Tupperware. I don’t know if it’s even still a thing but I’m definitely not getting invited to nor ever attending a Tupperware party so that’s off the table. But I should be able to reheat my food in any plastic container without damaging it. Instead I have to put it in a bowl or a plate and cover it with plastic wrap which, lo and behold, survives the heat of the microwave just fine.

It’s bizarre. We can put a man on the moon but we can’t make a plastic container that can survive a few minutes in the microwave without it getting damaged. 

You embrace the drug culture, but worry about tupperware?

 

Mkay....

 

Edit: Moby beat me to it.

Edited August 1, 2021 by slorch

[Helobious 9462]

How unbelievably soft our Olympic athletes are. And I don’t even really mean Simone, she proved herself in 2016. All these athletes in sports no one otherwise gives a shit about (notably that American swimmer) lashing out publicly at people being critical when they don’t win gold. I’m sorry I thought it was supposed to be a competition. I could go to some shitty high school game and see more heart out there. Fuck the olympics /rant

[elfenix 34307]

Maybe you need to figure out how to put your car into neutral before going into a car wash

[bluto 4932]

Backing in issue… some folks driving company cars with trackers get the record dinged if their first movement is reverse instead of drive after starting the car.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21907]

That makes absolutely no sense

[Guest]

agreed.  We are basically safety nazis at my work and I've never seen that concept in any training or protocols.  Nothing on our tattle-tale reports is like that directive.

Backing creates a bigger percentage of collisions with relation to percentage of travel done in Drive and Reverse, especially fixed objects; but that bullshit mentioned above seems dangerous AF.

Edited August 1, 2021 by slorch

[Moby Ric 2058]

What about backing out of your driveway, or your parking spot at the office, or any other scenarios where you put the car in reverse first?

[El Diablo 4232]

1 hour ago, Moby Ric said:

What about backing out of your driveway, or your parking spot at the office, or any other scenarios where you put the car in reverse first?

You were supposed to back in. 

[WhatTheBuck 28788]

4 hours ago, bluto said:

Backing in issue… some folks driving company cars with trackers get the record dinged if their first movement is reverse instead of drive after starting the car.

Simple solution. Never turn off the car. 

[nnm 36436]

2 hours ago, Moby Ric said:

What about backing out of your driveway, or your parking spot at the office, or any other scenarios where you put the car in reverse first?

I back into my driveway, into my garage, into my parking spot at work. I don’t see the problem. 

[Guest]

I would no longer have a beer fridge, overhead door frame, or utility room if the wife backed into the garage.

[After irth 1243]

9 hours ago, nnm said:

I back into my driveway, into my garage, into my parking spot at work. I don’t see the problem. 

I see what you did there…

[ROFL BOX 6649]

I back into my driveway, into my garage, into my parking spot at work. I don’t see the problem. 

You apparently drive an "Ass".

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[Fudge Nuggets 19206]

On 8/1/2021 at 4:56 PM, bluto said:

Backing in issue… some folks driving company cars with trackers get the record dinged if their first movement is reverse instead of drive after starting the car.

What if you are parallel parked and the person behind you is right on your bumper and the spot in front of you opened up?  You gotta hang around until the guy behind you leaves?

[Superhero 8830]

15 hours ago, slorch said:

I would no longer have a beer fridge, overhead door frame, or utility room if the wife backed into the garage.

My wife backed into the garage door as she was LEAVING the house. I asked her how the hell that happened. Apparently she was late and wanted to drive my daughter to her school which is a 5 minute walk from our house.

No she’s not hot enough to do something like that. 

[elfenix 34307]

anytime someone is referred to as "highly regarded," i now think it's being used pejoratively.  thanks, surly

Edited August 3, 2021 by elfenix

[WhatTheBuck 28788]

2 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

What if you are parallel parked and the person behind you is right on your bumper and the spot in front of you opened up?  You gotta hang around until the guy behind you leaves?

You’ve got that backwards. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19206]

6 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

You’ve got that backwards. 

Indeed I do.  The absurdity got me all fucked up.

[General Specific 3262]

My wife backed into the garage door as she was LEAVING the house. I asked her how the hell that happened. Apparently she was late and wanted to drive my daughter to her school which is a 5 minute walk from our house.
No she’s not hot enough to do something like that. 

WTF is going on? Just the past week, I too have entered this merry band of brothers. My wife side swiped my car, with all three safety systems (visual and audio with 360 camera) giving proper notifications. Apparently, MB doesn’t include bubble wrap nor air bags for bumpers in their safety features. FML!

Me: How does something like this even happen.
Her: TONE!!!!!

And I’m the asshole?

[ROFL BOX 6649]

^ ^ ^

MB owner humble brag so noted / recognized.

[Fudge Nuggets 19206]

43 minutes ago, ROFL BOX said:

^ ^ ^

MB owner humble brag so noted / recognized.

Yep, that is why I refer to my MB with the generic term “fine German automobile”. I do not feel the need to over do it. 

[luke duke 6413]

Maybe you need to figure out how to put your car into neutral before going into a car wash

I didn’t know that Clayton Williams had a car wash.

[thunderlounge 7866]

3 hours ago, luke duke said:

I didn’t know that Clayton Williams had a car wash.

Relax, don't do it
When you wanna go do it

[nnm 36436]

3 hours ago, luke duke said:

I didn’t know that Clayton Williams had a car wash.

We’ll, if you can’t avoid it …

[Harrison Bergeron 1798]

How long it takes people at Costco to fill up their gas tank. I stopped going there because of these people:

• Always pulls up to the wrong side and needs the attendant to explain the long hose and usually help
• Never thinks to get the Costco card out while waiting for 30 minutes so +3 to find card
• +15" to figure out whether it is scan or tap card
• +15" to debate low or high octane fuel ... "what's this diesel thing?"
• Starts to fill the tank and returns to the driver's seat; +2 to get out after the pump clicks off
• Top, top, top off - +15"
• +30" trying to figure out how to get the long hose around the car without chocking and returning it to the holder
• +15" debating whether or not to get a receipt
• Then the worst ... the finale ... the denouement ...  the magic ritual must be done for 5 minutes between getting back in the care and leaving - is this some sore of cosmic communication window? What are people doing?

[luke duke 6413]

Going to Costco for gas is like shopping at Walmart. It isn’t worth the hassle to save a few cents.

[Trey3216 15347]

2 hours ago, luke duke said:

Going to Costco for gas is like shopping at Walmart. It isn’t worth the hassle to save a few cents.

Reminds me of seeing someone on the news back in ‘08 when gas was sky high…drove from Gatesville to Waco to save $.12/gallon in their Camry.   

[Knoxtnhorn 6055]

Day effing 2 and I've already received my first, "Someone pushed my son on the playground" e-mail.

[conVINCEd 21469]

12 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

Day effing 2 and I've already received my first, "Someone pushed my son on the playground" e-mail.

Sounds like dad needs to teach his son how to throw a punch.

[SilasCoade 2622]

12 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

Day effing 2 and I've already received my first, "Someone pushed my son on the playground" e-mail.

Maybe you should stop pushing the kids, Mr. Someone.