Trivial Things That Make You Surly

[BonzoMontreaux 1073]

Not trivial... but surly worthy and beyond.

We were driving to a basketball tournament on Saturday headed north on Mopac just south of Slaughter.  Traffic was light to medium moving about 70 mph.  Apparently it was not fast enough for some cocksucker on a crotch rocket who decides to ride the white center stripes at around 100 through about a dozen cars scattered in both lanes.

 

[Underdog 28768]

42 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

fixed for reality

Roll'em in the sand and look for the wet spot. 

[ztejas 43531]

On 5/28/2023 at 11:01 PM, elfenix said:

 

34 fucking minute ad on youtube!  does anyone not skip this shit? (only trivial because it can be skipped)

If you're really high you might watch 8 mins before realizing it's an ad. 

[Underdog 28768]

48 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Counterpoint:

2, 1

43 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5302308/

 

2, 3, 1

[NeverMarryAStripper 21920]

4 hours ago, 52-80 said:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5302308/

 

I’ve seen plenty of hot women in bikinis and topless at beaches.  I’ve only seen snow bunnies like that once and that was while skiing in A Basin in May

[General Specific 3267]

I’ve seen plenty of hot women in bikinis and topless at beaches.  I’ve only seen snow bunnies like that once and that was while skiing in A Basin in May

This right here^^^

And my future wife, helped me make a better decision that day. Other wise, I’d be posting a metric shit ton in another thread!!1!

Wait, there is another thread for that excursion as well!

[Trey3216 15355]

Was out and about running errands about 2 saturdays ago.  Wife texts me at 10:52 to go ahead and pick up some lunch, something quick.  

I pull into McDonald's at 10:55 knowing full well they are about to start lunch service at 11.  I'm 2nd car in line on the inside ordering stall.  Boxed in from moving.  At 11:28, I finally get to order my fucking kids their Happy Meals and some nuggs for me & the wife to split.  Get my food at 11:44, fully enraged.  Check my bag, cold fries.  Cold nuggs.  All ice has melted on my drinks.  

 

I pull around and go inside, slap the shit on the counter.  "The least you could do is give me hot nuggs and fries after getting stuck in line for 43 minutes".   

 

Get new nuggs and fries.  Not quite as cold, but definitely not piping hot.  Leave in a rage while answering 2 different phone calls from the wife.    Shitheels.  

[gofuckyourself 8377]

On 5/31/2023 at 3:48 PM, BonzoMontreaux said:

Not trivial... but surly worthy and beyond.

We were driving to a basketball tournament on Saturday headed north on Mopac just south of Slaughter.  Traffic was light to medium moving about 70 mph.  Apparently it was not fast enough for some cocksucker on a crotch rocket who decides to ride the white center stripes at around 100 through about a dozen cars scattered in both lanes.

 

I couldn't believe the first time I had a lane-splitter zip by me in traffic in Los Angeles. California has a shit-ton of idiocy but allowing that takes the cake.

I never saw it happen here until the last three or four years.

[Armybrat 40888]

On 5/28/2023 at 10:56 PM, Sam Lin said:

Mine just has photos of pulled pork.

Those belong in the IPIHB forum.

[Armybrat 40888]

On 5/30/2023 at 8:53 AM, Brothahorn said:

Mail in rebates, in 2023. By the time I get a stamp, envelope, fill out the form, and find a post office, I've already spent the $5. If it's not an instant rebate, shove it where the sun doesn't shine.

As a matter of fact, all rebates should be instant. If your customers qualify for a rebate, give it to them. Stop dicking them around.

Smith & Wesson recently offered $100 rebates on selected firearms. 
Of course the dealers automatically jacked up their prices by a like amount.

[elfenix 34332]

People who don't accelerate with some authority after clearing a highway wreck. Especially when that person was annoyed at me for not letting him into the tiny gap in front of me when there was a South Austin's mom sized yawning cavern of a gap in traffic right behind me. Yeah, I saw that horns down you gave me impotently from a car length back. Glad I wasn't behind your lollygagging ass once we cleared the hazmat spill (U-Haul ran into the back of a tanker, hope he got the damage waiver)

[52-80 19238]

my inlaws live on a street with speed-activated stop light.  if anybody goes over the limit it triggers a red

[NeverMarryAStripper 21920]

People who speed on residential streets should be shot  

[Brisketexan 105301]

I couldn't believe the first time I had a lane-splitter zip by me in traffic in Los Angeles. California has a shit-ton of idiocy but allowing that takes the cake.
I never saw it happen here until the last three or four years.

Seems like a great way to get yourself killed when I perform a perfectly legal lane change from lane going 30 mph to the lane going 32 mph…while you zip up, invisible because of all the cars blocking you, at 70 mph.

[Biff Tannen 45718]

6 hours ago, 52-80 said:

my inlaws live on a street with speed-activated stop light.  if anybody goes over the limit it triggers a red

Wat

[Underdog 28768]

At the self checkout at Lowe’s and the numbnuts couple are bagging their items after scanning and paying holding about 4 or 5 of us up, then they leave the cart behind.  

[52-80 19238]

2 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

Wat

Its a light recently installed on an arbitrary section of the road without any crossing street. 
 

Theres a speed camera pointing about 75 yards away, in both direction, that if the limit is breached itll trigger the light. 
 

If youre approaching the light and the car behind you, or opposite direction of you, speeds, itll affect you. 

[Biff Tannen 45718]

1 minute ago, 52-80 said:

Its a light recently installed on an arbitrary section of the road without any crossing street. 
 

Theres a speed camera pointing about 75 yards away, in both direction, that if the limit is breached itll trigger the light. 
 

If youre approaching the light and the car behind you, or opposite direction of you, speeds, itll affect you. 

That is fucked

[GoPokes83 2240]

Its a light recently installed on an arbitrary section of the road without any crossing street. 
 
Theres a speed camera pointing about 75 yards away, in both direction, that if the limit is breached itll trigger the light. 
 
If youre approaching the light and the car behind you, or opposite direction of you, speeds, itll affect you. 

Don’t know what the speed limit is on their street, but at 40mph you’re going to cover that 75 yards in under 4 seconds. More than likely before the light can turn red. So you won’t be affected by the light, you’re just screwing everyone around you!

[Vic Mackey 47138]

People who speed on residential streets should be shot  

Absolutely. And people who speed through parking lots

[GoPokes83 2240]

Sometime between 2014-15 I bought a new iPhone and it came with a free “gift” of the latest U2 album. Apparently whenever I’ve upgraded my phone they transfer that album along with everything else. Every time I hook my phone up to CarPlay this album starts playing and I remind myself to try and figure out how to delete it as soon as I get home, which of course I immediately forget to do until it happens again! FWIW I don’t think U2’s put out anything worth listening to since the mid 80’s!

[Wally Pryor 5262]

Idiots who yield. usually stop, for traffic when they have a protected, standalone lane to continue driving.

[High Plains Drifter 11051]

On 5/31/2023 at 4:08 PM, Underdog said:

Roll'em in the sand and look for the wet spot. 

 

Careful, you'll chafe

 

 

[ztejas 43531]

I'm flipping channels waiting for the Texas game to start and the 2nd NWS warning in an hour blares right in my ear - this time for Blanco and Hays counties. 

I don't fucking live in Hays County. I'm also not particularly concerned about a 60% thunderstorm chance over two hours later tonight. 

[baboso 6057]

On 6/3/2023 at 5:16 PM, GoPokes83 said:

Sometime between 2014-15 I bought a new iPhone and it came with a free “gift” of the latest U2 album. Apparently whenever I’ve upgraded my phone they transfer that album along with everything else. Every time I hook my phone up to CarPlay this album starts playing and I remind myself to try and figure out how to delete it as soon as I get home, which of course I immediately forget to do until it happens again! FWIW I don’t think U2’s put out anything worth listening to since the mid 80’s!

Fucking Songs of Innocence.  Thanks a lot, Steve Jobs.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Was out and about running errands about 2 saturdays ago.  Wife texts me at 10:52 to go ahead and pick up some lunch, something quick.  
I pull into McDonald's at 10:55 knowing full well they are about to start lunch service at 11.  I'm 2nd car in line on the inside ordering stall.  Boxed in from moving.  At 11:28, I finally get to order my fucking kids their Happy Meals and some nuggs for me & the wife to split.  Get my food at 11:44, fully enraged.  Check my bag, cold fries.  Cold nuggs.  All ice has melted on my drinks.  
 
I pull around and go inside, slap the shit on the counter.  "The least you could do is give me hot nuggs and fries after getting stuck in line for 43 minutes".   
 
Get new nuggs and fries.  Not quite as cold, but definitely not piping hot.  Leave in a rage while answering 2 different phone calls from the wife.    Shitheels.  

I thought breakfast was over at 10:30

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

On 6/3/2023 at 3:47 PM, Vic Mackey said:

On 6/3/2023 at 11:25 AM, NeverMarryAStripper said:

People who speed on residential streets should be shot  

Absolutely. And people who speed through parking lots

I absolutely hate people who speed through the parking lot perpendicular to the lines. Congrats on saving 3 seconds of your quality time.

[Underdog 28768]

Had to buy a new fridge and new one comes w/out handles, so of course I keep blindly reaching for handles when trying to open door. 

[52-80 19238]

On 6/5/2023 at 4:39 PM, Cheeseweasel said:

 Congrats on saving 3 seconds of your quality time.

um excuse me did you just assume the character of my time?

[Underdog 28768]

On 6/5/2023 at 9:09 AM, MNLonghornFUKM said:

I thought breakfast was over at 10:30

[Celery Man 20996]

Ok I need an “am I an asshole in this situation” check - I’m at Target with a 2 year old in the cart. She sees the apples and starts asking for an apple. I grab an apple and give it to her and grab a second similarly sized apple. Toddler noms on the apple while I shop. I go to check out, I point at the apple and say “hey I got a second one of these but it didn’t survive the trip” and point to the toddler who has a heavily nommed on apple. Cashier gives me a quasi nasty look and says “those are by the pound”, and I say “can you ring that one up twice?”. She does but is not happy about it and shakes her head.

Not an asshole, right? Wtf?

[Prepuce of Doom 21102]

13 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

Ok I need an “am I an asshole in this situation” check - I’m at Target with a 2 year old in the cart. She sees the apples and starts asking for an apple. I grab an apple and give it to her and grab a second similarly sized apple. Toddler noms on the apple while I shop. I go to check out, I point at the apple and say “hey I got a second one of these but it didn’t survive the trip” and point to the toddler who has a heavily nommed on apple. Cashier gives me a quasi nasty look and says “those are by the pound”, and I say “can you ring that one up twice?”. She does but is not happy about it and shakes her head.

Not an asshole, right? Wtf?

Not at all. 

Should have hurled a handful of nickles at her face from point-blank range to account for any possible difference. 

[nnm 36595]

46 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

Ok I need an “am I an asshole in this situation” check - I’m at Target with a 2 year old in the cart. She sees the apples and starts asking for an apple. I grab an apple and give it to her and grab a second similarly sized apple. Toddler noms on the apple while I shop. I go to check out, I point at the apple and say “hey I got a second one of these but it didn’t survive the trip” and point to the toddler who has a heavily nommed on apple. Cashier gives me a quasi nasty look and says “those are by the pound”, and I say “can you ring that one up twice?”. She does but is not happy about it and shakes her head.

Not an asshole, right? Wtf?

For the apple? No.  

But you are on Surly, ipso facto, YATA.

[Sam Lin 3560]

Nope, not for the apple anyway.

[Celery Man 20996]

Ok thanks y’all, felt confident that was the case but needed the sanity check

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

[General Specific 3267]

Ok I need an “am I an asshole in this situation” check - I’m at Target with a 2 year old in the cart. She sees the apples and starts asking for an apple. I grab an apple and give it to her and grab a second similarly sized apple. Toddler noms on the apple while I shop. I go to check out, I point at the apple and say “hey I got a second one of these but it didn’t survive the trip” and point to the toddler who has a heavily nommed on apple. Cashier gives me a quasi nasty look and says “those are by the pound”, and I say “can you ring that one up twice?”. She does but is not happy about it and shakes her head.
Not an asshole, right? Wtf?

No, not for the apple. But you now need to rethink your username.

[BonzoMontreaux 1073]

On 6/3/2023 at 11:25 AM, NeverMarryAStripper said:

People who speed on residential streets should be shot  

Yep, I have started walking a lot more these days around my neighborhood and the one next to it.  See at least a handful of speeders during that time walking.

In addition the road that both these neighborhoods are off of (and another across that street) is treated like the autobahn.  Not uncommon to be clear of traffic (bit of blind curve approaching our main entrance) and start turning on to this road and have someone bearing down on you going 15+ over the speed limit. 

This is the same road that I have mentioned before where people on the outer apex of a curve like to cross the double line.  I don't know how many times we have had to make evasive maneuvers because of this.   Surprised there has not been a head on collision at this point especially with all the idiots moving into the area.

  

 

[closetohumping 17461]

On 6/5/2023 at 7:39 AM, Cheeseweasel said:

I absolutely hate people who speed through the parking lot perpendicular to the lines. Congrats on saving 3 seconds of your quality time.

Agree with this and the people who speed through residential streets.  You're not impressing anyone.

 

Also, people that go the wrong way in parking lots suck

[ztejas 43531]

12 hours ago, Celery Man said:

Ok I need an “am I an asshole in this situation” check - I’m at Target with a 2 year old in the cart. She sees the apples and starts asking for an apple. I grab an apple and give it to her and grab a second similarly sized apple. Toddler noms on the apple while I shop. I go to check out, I point at the apple and say “hey I got a second one of these but it didn’t survive the trip” and point to the toddler who has a heavily nommed on apple. Cashier gives me a quasi nasty look and says “those are by the pound”, and I say “can you ring that one up twice?”. She does but is not happy about it and shakes her head.

Not an asshole, right? Wtf?

No. And I'd just throw the apple away and not pay for it if the cashier is going to be a cunt about it. 

I do that with drinks all the time (not the throwing away and not paying part, the paying for it when I check out part).

Edited June 9, 2023 by ztejas

[Nuge 1985]

1 hour ago, BonzoMontreaux said:

Yep, I have started walking a lot more these days around my neighborhood and the one next to it.  See at least a handful of speeders during that time walking.

In addition the road that both these neighborhoods are off of (and another across that street) is treated like the autobahn.  Not uncommon to be clear of traffic (bit of blind curve approaching our main entrance) and start turning on to this road and have someone bearing down on you going 15+ over the speed limit. 

This is the same road that I have mentioned before where people on the outer apex of a curve like to cross the double line.  I don't know how many times we have had to make evasive maneuvers because of this.   Surprised there has not been a head on collision at this point especially with all the idiots moving into the area.

  

 

I've been known to roll a soccer ball across the street in front of a speeding car so they have to slam on their brakes to avoid hitting a kid that might be chasing it.

I would love to have a radar activated jugs machine that does it automatically.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

1 hour ago, ztejas said:

No. And I'd just throw the apple away and not pay for it if the cashier is going to be a cunt about it. 

I do that with drinks all the time (not the throwing away and not paying part, the paying for it when I check out part).

[Superhero 8834]

1 hour ago, closetohumping said:

Agree with this and the people who speed through residential streets.  You're not impressing anyone.

I live in a gated neighborhood and my house is the second one after coming into the neighborhood.

There’s not much distance to accelerate but some people are already 20+ mph before they pass my driveway.

Pisses me off because there are a lot of kids (mine included) in the neighborhood. 

[GoPokes83 2240]

I've been known to roll a soccer ball across the street in front of a speeding car so they have to slam on their brakes to avoid hitting a kid that might be chasing it.
I would love to have a radar activated jugs machine that does it automatically.

Made this for the weekenders flying to get to the beach 15 seconds earlier. They think I’m kidding…

[Native Horn 3512]

TXTow lives!

[Nuge 1985]

1 hour ago, GoPokes83 said:

Made this for the weekenders flying to get to the beach 15 seconds earlier. They think I’m kidding…

The sad thing is now I have to assume that everyone is armed and will shoot me for inconveniencing them and their desire to haul ass on a residential street.

[nnm 36595]

2 hours ago, GoPokes83 said:

Made this for the weekenders flying to get to the beach 15 seconds earlier. They think I’m kidding…

How many hammers and scissors do you need?

Respect on the clean workbench though.

[Tylerocks 2553]

I'm not sure if this is a "trivial" thing or not.  I guess it's debatable, but that's for another day.

 

People that park at gas pumps (not getting gas) to run into the store are giant pieces of shit.  

Full stop.

[nnm 36595]

53 minutes ago, Tylerocks said:

I'm not sure if this is a "trivial" thing or not.  I guess it's debatable, but that's for another day.

 

People that park at gas pumps (not getting gas) to run into the store are giant pieces of shit.  

Full stop.

At a small gas station? Agreed. 

At Buc-ees or a big QT? No problem. There usually aren’t enough parking spaces anyway, particularly at a QT. 

[closetohumping 17461]

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