Trivial Things That Make You Surly

[Atxracer 797]

11 minutes ago, Llogg said:

and not one single person is arguing otherwise

Wow, you seem like a lot of fun at parties.  I haven’t ever negged anyone on this board but did your driving position posts because of your lack of social awareness.  For example, if you are driving 71 in the left lane passing someone in the right lane doing 70 and you see some person in your rear view catching up quickly, try paying some attention and make your pass quicker and get over.  

From those negs, you decided to go neg a ton of my posts completely unrelated to this. Talk about trivial things that make you surly.  

[SilasCoade 2620]

I'm not socially unaware. I'm rejecting the tacit assumption that because one driver is willing to be a bigger asshole everyone else should accommodate them. No. Fuck that guy. I don't drive in the left lane unless I'm passing, but if I'm passing and still not going as fast as the fuck behind me wants to go they can get to fuck.

[Prepuce of Doom 20954]

43 minutes ago, Llogg said:

I'm not socially unaware. I'm rejecting the tacit assumption that because one driver is willing to be a bigger asshole everyone else should accommodate them. No. Fuck that guy. I don't drive in the left lane unless I'm passing, but if I'm passing and still not going as fast as the fuck behind me wants to go they can get to fuck.

You should just stop driving altogether. 

[SilasCoade 2620]

1 minute ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

You should just stop driving altogether. 

Why because I follow all of the rules of the road or because I might inconvenience some of you entitled fucks who think the road belongs to you?

 

[Prepuce of Doom 20954]

Just now, Llogg said:

Why because I follow all of the rules of the road or because I might inconvenience some of you entitled fucks who think the road belongs to you?

 

Pretty much. 

[mininghorn88 2249]

52 minutes ago, Llogg said:

I'm not socially unaware. I'm rejecting the tacit assumption that because one driver is willing to be a bigger asshole everyone else should accommodate them. No. Fuck that guy. I don't drive in the left lane unless I'm passing, but if I'm passing and still not going as fast as the fuck behind me wants to go they can get to fuck.

So, you are willing to have a 1 to 2 mph speed difference battle with the car you are “passing” thus holding up traffic for some indeterminate time?

[BearMace 2183]

LLogg probably merges into a freeway going 15+ under the flow of traffic and thinks everybody else is being reckless. 

[Guest]

3 hours ago, Llogg said:

Why because I follow all of the rules of the road or because I might inconvenience some of you entitled fucks who think the road belongs to you?

 

Impeding traffic is illegal.

You're lying to yourself...and you're in the fucking way.

[52-80 19041]

12 hours ago, Llogg said:

You sure talk like it's your road. I should slow down behind the guy on the right because you want to pass faster than I'm passing? 

If you the guy on the right is slower than you want to go, pass him.  Easy.

11 hours ago, Llogg said:

The law is not a suggestion.

https://www.txdot.gov/driver/safety/highway-driving.html

Keep right

• Signs that say, “Left lane for passing only” identifies a pass-only lane.
• After you pass someone, move into the right lane once you've safely cleared the vehicle.
• Impeding the flow of traffic in the left lane is punishable by a fine of up to $200.

11 hours ago, Llogg said:

But that is beside the point I was making. You have three people wanting to go different speeds. The argument put forth is that the person desiring to go the medium speed should slow down behind the slow person to allow the fast person by.

Not quite.  The argument is that only 1 rule (keep-right) is needed to accommodate all three people, because it is a unifying self-sorting algorithm.  If you drive at the pace you want, you are fucking it up for the guy behind you.  And possibly the guy behind him.  And you force people to start passing on the right, which fucks it up for everyone else.  

Abiding by 1 single rule will continuously maintain the lowest state of entropy.  Which is why it works so remarkably well where instituted.

[closetohumping 17339]

6 hours ago, Llogg said:

Why because I follow all of the rules of the road or because I might inconvenience some of you entitled fucks who think the road belongs to you?

 

Who made you the traffic police?  Be polite and move over

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

8 hours ago, Llogg said:

I'm not socially unaware. I'm rejecting the tacit assumption that because one driver is willing to be a bigger asshole everyone else should accommodate them. No. Fuck that guy. I don't drive in the left lane unless I'm passing, but if I'm passing and still not going as fast as the fuck behind me wants to go they can get to fuck.

Is this really the hill you want to die on?

[52-80 19041]

12 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Is this really the hill you want to die on?

no, just the really crowded one thats all jammed up

[Moby Ric 2058]

The person checking you out at the register at the store that comments on what you are buying.  The other day I bought some wrapping paper and birthday candles for a birthday and the dude says "who's birthday?  I say "my wife".  His response..."Last minute?"  I just responded "no."  WTF? Shut the fuck up and just ring my stuff up.

And no it was not last minute.

[closetohumping 17339]

8 hours ago, Llogg said:

I'm not socially unaware. I'm rejecting the tacit assumption that because one driver is willing to be a bigger asshole everyone else should accommodate them. No. Fuck that guy. I don't drive in the left lane unless I'm passing, but if I'm passing and still not going as fast as the fuck behind me wants to go they can get to fuck.

You're inconsiderate and seemingly passive aggressive (pun intended)  Rather than inconvenience someone for minutes, you're unwilling to speed up for three seconds and move over.  

[Moby Ric 2058]

I think I was behind LLogg yesterday.  Leaves 4 car lengths between them and the next car at the light.  Drives 1 mph under the limit.  Brakes for  stop sign 200 yards in advance.  My patience was very tried.

In use you are wondering.  Subaru, older East Coast looking lady driving.  All the typical stickers you see on a Subaru.  LLogg?

Edited May 4, 2022 by Moby Ric

[Al_4_ISU 12382]

9 hours ago, Llogg said:

I'm not socially unaware. I'm rejecting the tacit assumption that because one driver is willing to be a bigger asshole everyone else should accommodate them. No. Fuck that guy. I don't drive in the left lane unless I'm passing, but if I'm passing and still not going as fast as the fuck behind me wants to go they can get to fuck.

You realize in this conversation, you are the driver who is willing to be a bigger asshole than everyone else, right?

[Al_4_ISU 12382]

I've probably posted this before, but it happened again this AM.

People who redeem, buy, and/or play lottery tickets at gas station checkouts during commuting hours should be drug out in the street and shot.  With prejudice if they're paying via check.

[conVINCEd 21468]

1 minute ago, Al_4_ISU said:

I've probably posted this before, but it happened again this AM.

People who redeem, buy, and/or play lottery tickets at gas station checkouts during commuting hours should be drug out in the street and shot.  With prejudice if they're paying via check.

Thankfully, in Texas, I don’t think you can buy lottery tickets with a check.  I’ve never tried.  I believe it’s cash or debit card only.

[Moby Ric 2058]

3 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

I've probably posted this before, but it happened again this AM.

People who redeem, buy, and/or play lottery tickets at gas station checkouts during commuting hours should be drug out in the street and shot.  With prejudice if they're paying via check.

JFC.  I am getting office supplies at the office depot the other day.  Older couple in front of me is buying 2 reams of paper for $14.  They are paying by check, and take about 5 minutes to check out.  By the time I got to the register there were 10 people in line behind me waiting.  Check writers are the worst.  Why do they always act surprised when the cashier needs to see their license?

[Steamboat1874 4028]

The only time I am not pulling over from the left lane for someone going faster than me is if there are 8 to 10 cars in front of me in the left lane not moving over either and not going as fast as that person.

[Al_4_ISU 12382]

4 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

Thankfully, in Texas, I don’t think you can buy lottery tickets with a check.  I’ve never tried.  I believe it’s cash or debit card only.

In larger cities in Iowa most gas stations won't even take a check, but I live in a town of 3900 people with lots of olds who still write checks for everything.  It's going to take everyone over 75 to die off before local stores quit accepting them.

[SilasCoade 2620]

5 hours ago, slorch said:

Impeding traffic is illegal.

You're lying to yourself...and you're in the fucking way.

If I'm passing in not impeding traffic just because someone else wants to break the law.

[Trey3216 15321]

On 4/21/2022 at 10:12 PM, Fudbelty said:

Sorry didn’t mean it as you specifically. Good on you for doing that. We always try to bring extra cash for bigger groups no matter the bill or tipper. Larger groups are just a PITA

Yep.  I also bring extra cash if I know we're going to be there for several hours.  "Table rental" is part of my tip calculation as well.    

[After irth 1242]

57 minutes ago, Moby Ric said:

The person checking you out at the register at the store that comments on what you are buying.  The other day I bought some wrapping paper and birthday candles for a birthday and the dude says "who's birthday?  I say "my wife".  His response..."Last minute?"  I just responded "no."  WTF? Shut the fuck up and just ring my stuff up.

And no it was not last minute.

The grocery store:  “Ooo, looks like someone is having a party!”

Every damn time. 
 

To be fair, every day is a party at my place. 

[Al_4_ISU 12382]

5 minutes ago, Moby Ric said:

JFC.  I am getting office supplies at the office depot the other day.  Older couple in front of me is buying 2 reams of paper for $14.  They are paying by check, and take about 5 minutes to check out.  By the time I got to the register there were 10 people in line behind me waiting.  Check writers are the worst.  Why do they always act surprised when the cashier needs to see their license?

It's just the total lack of consideration for everyone else in the world that gets me.  It's really the same bitch I have with the left lane slowpokes.  I don't think everyone needs to be in a hurry, but just be aware that people around might be, for millions of reasons, and just be considerate to that and quit impeding their life.  You're literally robbing someone else of the most precious resource we have (time) because you're too fucking inconsiderate to just wait and cash your ticket when the store is quiet.

[Al_4_ISU 12382]

6 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

The only time I am not pulling over from the left lane for someone going faster than me is if there are 8 to 10 cars in front of me in the left lane not moving over either and not going as fast as that person.

Yeah, that's clearly a different situation.  In this case, the person being the asshole is way up front and there's nothing you can do to alleviate the scenario.

[SilasCoade 2620]

2 hours ago, closetohumping said:

Who made you the traffic police?  Be polite and move over

Why is the assumption that the speeder is the person in the right? Everyone is making this assumption and offering no reason for it to be so. My entire point is if you want to break the law you don't have a right to make it expect others too facilitate that crime. It's not impolite and it's not impeding traffic.

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

7 minutes ago, Llogg said:

If I'm passing in not impeding traffic just because someone else wants to break the law.

[closetohumping 17339]

5 minutes ago, Llogg said:

Why is the assumption that the speeder is the person in the right? Everyone is making this assumption and offering no reason for it to be so. My entire point is if you want to break the law you don't have a right to make it expect others too facilitate that crime. It's not impolite and it's not impeding traffic.

#14160.  You mentioned going 76.  Isn't that breaking the law?

[baboso 6043]

Yeah, the overly friendly cashiers at grocery stores.  "What are you making for supper, boss?"  None of your fucking business, do your job and ring my shit up.  I don't want to engage in conversation with you.

[SilasCoade 2620]

11 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

#14160.  You mentioned going 76.  Isn't that breaking the law?

I'm not arguing that anyone need to facilitate me doing so, just used that number to illustrate the point. If I'm passing, ie going faster than the car to the right no matter how much the difference is, I'm within the bounds of the rules regarding use of the left lane. Also I believe the original scenario was a toll road with speed limit 80.

[WhatTheBuck 28694]

1 hour ago, Moby Ric said:

The person checking you out at the register at the store that comments on what you are buying.  The other day I bought some wrapping paper and birthday candles for a birthday and the dude says "who's birthday?  I say "my wife".  His response..."Last minute?"  I just responded "no."  WTF? Shut the fuck up and just ring my stuff up.

And no it was not last minute.

Once I was at customer service at Kroger and some woman came in to complain that the Mylar helium balloon that she’d bought for her child’s birthday party, I think it was in the shape of the number 3, was leaking and going limp. I agreed with her that it was a sorry looking 3 (or whatever).

Another time I was waiting in line at customer service at Giant Eagle to return a jar of bogus honey. It was labeled as orange honey but there was something funky about it. It had a metallic taste. I don’t think it was real. Anyway, while I was waiting I saw some lady go through the self checkout lane with some cinnamon chip muffins. I had only discovered that they were selling cinnamon chip muffins a couple months before. They’re awesome. We used to have a grocery called Big Bear, one of the first chain grocery stores, who made cinnamon chip muffins but they went out of business years ago and I hadn’t had them since. So I complimented the woman on her good taste for buying the cinnamon chip muffins.

You know what sucks? Giant Eagle has recently made a change to their cinnamon chip muffins where they now put fewer cinnamon chips in the muffins and dust the tops of the muffins with cinnamon sugar. That’s unacceptable. I won’t buy them anymore and I’m just one guy and have no way of making them go back to making them the right way (or “correctly” for the anal retentive members of the board).

And, as long as I’m on a rant...a few weeks ago I went to Penzey’s to stock up on whole peppercorns. I bought a couple varieties. Spices at Penzey’s aren’t cheap. The cashier told me that I earned a bonus gift. And it was...cinnamon sugar! I got a free little jar of cinnamon sugar. Wtf? I can make cinnamon sugar. I don’t need cinnamon sugar. I haven’t used cinnamon sugar since I was a child and put it on buttered toast. (Or when my mom taught me how I could make a sandwich by adding it to leftover cake frosting, made from Crisco and powdered sugar and food coloring, spread between slices of white bread, which I’m sure had nothing to do with my weight problem,) I mean, seriously. Just give me one whole stick of cinnamon. That I could use. Give me one whole clove. Give me nutmeg. I have no use for cinnamon sugar. All you really gave me was the jar it came in. I can find a use for that. Want to do me a favor? CHARGE LESS FOR YOUR SPICES!!!

[Al_4_ISU 12382]

You actually tried to return open food?  To the store?

[elfenix 34157]

1 hour ago, Steamboat1874 said:

The only time I am not pulling over from the left lane for someone going faster than me is if there are 8 to 10 cars in front of me in the left lane not moving over either and not going as fast as that person.

much of the time the right lane is clear so i do what i'm supposed to, move over and continue at my regular speed. 

[BonzoMontreaux 1033]

15 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

When someone is coming up behind me and going faster while I’m mildly passing another vehicle on the right, I speed up to complete my pass and return to my previously scheduled speed in the right lane, because holding up someone else is a dick move.

This is the way...I will throw on my blinker(mainly passing semis) to let them know I see them(oncoming driver) and I will get over as soon as possible.  It keeps the majority of folks at bay.  

I do stay in the right lane whenever it is feasible.  Hell, I was driving from Waco on Sunday and it was the clearest of 3 lanes for southbound traffic.

For the record, I am a self-avowed asshole.  

 

[closetohumping 17339]

4 minutes ago, BonzoMontreaux said:

This is the way...I will throw on my blinker(mainly passing semis) to let them know I see them(oncoming driver) and I will get over as soon as possible.  It keeps the majority of folks at bay.  

I do stay in the right lane whenever it is feasible.  Hell, I was driving from Waco on Sunday and it was the clearest of 3 lanes for southbound traffic.

For the record, I am a self-avowed asshole.  

 

Noticed that too.  Often times the right lane is clearer for travel.  

[conVINCEd 21468]

1 hour ago, Steamboat1874 said:

The only time I am not pulling over from the left lane for someone going faster than me is if there are 8 to 10 cars in front of me in the left lane not moving over either and not going as fast as that person.

They didn’t put a shoulder on the highway so people have a place to pull over when experiencing mechanical problems or getting a ticket.  They put it there to serve as an additional passing lane when the original passing lane is being misused by other drivers.

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

8 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

They didn’t put a shoulder on the highway so people have a place to pull over when experiencing mechanical problems or getting a ticket.  They put it there to serve as an additional passing lane when the original passing lane is being misused by other drivers.

[Al_4_ISU 12382]

45 minutes ago, BonzoMontreaux said:

This is the way...I will throw on my blinker(mainly passing semis) to let them know I see them(oncoming driver) and I will get over as soon as possible.  It keeps the majority of folks at bay.  

I do stay in the right lane whenever it is feasible.  Hell, I was driving from Waco on Sunday and it was the clearest of 3 lanes for southbound traffic.

For the record, I am a self-avowed asshole.  

 

I prefer the right lane as well and only use the left to pass.

Vast majority of my interstate travel only consists of 2 lanes in each direction too, even though I-80 (especially between Des Moines and Iowa City which is a stretch I have almost no reason to drive ever again based on where I live) really needs a third, probably all the way from Chicago to Denver (last part is I-76 of course).

[Al_4_ISU 12382]

49 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

They didn’t put a shoulder on the highway so people have a place to pull over when experiencing mechanical problems or getting a ticket.  They put it there to serve as an additional passing lane when the original passing lane is being misused by other drivers.

So this was actually legal in Saskatchewan back in the day.

It was probably 1989-1990, somewhere in there, that my folks were driving my brother and I up there to meet my great-grandparents before they passed (they lived in Regina, where my grandpa was raised) and we were driving along and some guy came flying up behind my old man (who has a notorious lead foot but was afraid of getting pulled over in another country) and passed him on the shoulder.  He about crashed because he was so caught off guard.

When we got to Regina my great uncle explained that it was completely legal and quite common, as there were very few (if any) 4 lane highways in the province at that time.

[Trey3216 15321]

1 hour ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Once I was at customer service at Kroger and some woman came in to complain that the Mylar helium balloon that she’d bought for her child’s birthday party, I think it was in the shape of the number 3, was leaking and going limp. I agreed with her that it was a sorry looking 3 (or whatever).

Another time I was waiting in line at customer service at Giant Eagle to return a jar of bogus honey. It was labeled as orange honey but there was something funky about it. It had a metallic taste. I don’t think it was real. Anyway, while I was waiting I saw some lady go through the self checkout lane with some cinnamon chip muffins. I had only discovered that they were selling cinnamon chip muffins a couple months before. They’re awesome. We used to have a grocery called Big Bear, one of the first chain grocery stores, who made cinnamon chip muffins but they went out of business years ago and I hadn’t had them since. So I complimented the woman on her good taste for buying the cinnamon chip muffins.

You know what sucks? Giant Eagle has recently made a change to their cinnamon chip muffins where they now put fewer cinnamon chips in the muffins and dust the tops of the muffins with cinnamon sugar. That’s unacceptable. I won’t buy them anymore and I’m just one guy and have no way of making them go back to making them the right way (or “correctly” for the anal retentive members of the board).

And, as long as I’m on a rant...a few weeks ago I went to Penzey’s to stock up on whole peppercorns. I bought a couple varieties. Spices at Penzey’s aren’t cheap. The cashier told me that I earned a bonus gift. And it was...cinnamon sugar! I got a free little jar of cinnamon sugar. Wtf? I can make cinnamon sugar. I don’t need cinnamon sugar. I haven’t used cinnamon sugar since I was a child and put it on buttered toast. (Or when my mom taught me how I could make a sandwich by adding it to leftover cake frosting, made from Crisco and powdered sugar and food coloring, spread between slices of white bread, which I’m sure had nothing to do with my weight problem,) I mean, seriously. Just give me one whole stick of cinnamon. That I could use. Give me one whole clove. Give me nutmeg. I have no use for cinnamon sugar. All you really gave me was the jar it came in. I can find a use for that. Want to do me a favor? CHARGE LESS FOR YOUR SPICES!!!

username almost checks out for this rant  

[nnm 35847]

3 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

I've probably posted this before, but it happened again this AM.

People who redeem, buy, and/or play lottery tickets at gas station checkouts during commuting hours should be drug out in the street and shot.  With prejudice if they're paying via check.

I haven’t gone indoors to pay at a gas station in at least a decade. If there’s no pay at the pump, I’m going to a different station. 
I do go into gas stations occasionally. But that’s just for the bathrooms. 

[Brothahorn 10081]

Not trivial, worth repeating...
Fucking dumb ass lady with her husband in the passenger seat doing 77 (80mph Speed Limit) in the left lane on the toll road.  Situation made worse by the fact that there were assholes in the middle lane doing the same speed.  No one aware enough to understand that they were all impeding my progress.  
If you can't drive the speed limit on the toll road, stay the fuck off of it.  
 
 

Never trivial.

Add people who slow way down when they see a cop. Especially on the highway. Hey jackass you can still do the speed limit, even if the cop isn't.

[nnm 35847]

3 hours ago, Steamboat1874 said:

The only time I am not pulling over from the left lane for someone going faster than me is if there are 8 to 10 cars in front of me in the left lane not moving over either and not going as fast as that person.

And that person at the front of that queue is either the speed-governed semi or a guy who thinks it’s his right to go up to the speed limit and no more, in the passing lane. 
The result is a massively unsafe jam behind the offender. It turns into a swarming hive, with people zooming up on the right, and the left closing ranks to avoid people cutting the line. All of whom are way too close to each other for ~80 mph. One wrong move or mechanical problem with any of those vehicles and it’s a horrendous multi-vehicle crash. 
All caused by someone who doesn’t understand or respect basic rules of human behavior. Texas has codified it. If you’re not passing, get out of the way. That statute doesn’t mention the speed limit. If you’re not passing, get out of the way. It’s not just a good idea, it’s the law. 

[Al_4_ISU 12382]

25 minutes ago, nnm said:

I haven’t gone indoors to pay at a gas station in at least a decade. If there’s no pay at the pump, I’m going to a different station. 
I do go into gas stations occasionally. But that’s just for the bathrooms. 

Seriously?  Do you just pack your own food and beverage for long drives?

Granted, I live in the Midwest and gas stations frequently serve as restaurants, grocery stores, liquor stores, etc so there's a frequent necessity in going into them.

[closetohumping 17339]

1 hour ago, nnm said:

And that person at the front of that queue is either the speed-governed semi or a guy who thinks it’s his right to go up to the speed limit and no more, in the passing lane. 
The result is a massively unsafe jam behind the offender. It turns into a swarming hive, with people zooming up on the right, and the left closing ranks to avoid people cutting the line. All of whom are way too close to each other for ~80 mph. One wrong move or mechanical problem with any of those vehicles and it’s a horrendous multi-vehicle crash. 
All caused by someone who doesn’t understand or respect basic rules of human behavior. Texas has codified it. If you’re not passing, get out of the way. That statute doesn’t mention the speed limit. If you’re not passing, get out of the way. It’s not just a good idea, it’s the law. 

Yeah @Llogg quit breaking the law.

[nnm 35847]

1 hour ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Seriously?  Do you just pack your own food and beverage for long drives?

Granted, I live in the Midwest and gas stations frequently serve as restaurants, grocery stores, liquor stores, etc so there's a frequent necessity in going into them.

I make a trip into Buc-ees about 2-3 times a year and get some basic munchies that I keep in a bag in my truck. Some sunflower seeds, different flavored cashews, wasabi peas, etc.  I don’t need to stop at the random gas station for snacks. And if I do, I for sure am not paying for gas inside. 

[ztejas 43030]

6 hours ago, Moby Ric said:

The person checking you out at the register at the store that comments on what you are buying.  The other day I bought some wrapping paper and birthday candles for a birthday and the dude says "who's birthday?  I say "my wife".  His response..."Last minute?"  I just responded "no."  WTF? Shut the fuck up and just ring my stuff up.

And no it was not last minute.

This will take me from pleasant to total asshole in a hurry. I mean obviously there are situations where it's fine - like my local corner store dudes just making small talk or being friendly (but I'm not sure they ever comment on what I'm buying). The one you described is a perfect example. 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21780]

Fucking reading glasses.  Where the fuck do they all sneak off to?  I just got back from walking the dogs and I swear my favorite pair was in my shirt pocket when I left the house.  I have a certain kind that I like that I have to order from amazon and seems like I'm ordering a couple of pairs every month.

[Kilgorehorn 308]

6 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

ucking reading glasses.  Where the fuck do they all sneak off to?  I just got back from walking the dogs and I swear my favorite pair was in my shirt pocket when I left the house.  I have a certain kind that I like that I have to order from amazon and seems like I'm ordering a couple of pairs every month.

It's hell getting old aint it?