Trivial Things That Make You Surly

[SilasCoade 2,622]

Maybe not trivial. Having a bathroom remodel done. Guys installed the vanity before the trim, which makes sense, but they forgot that the drawer front is flush to the edge of vanity. So guess what happened when they installed the door trim? Draw smacks into the trim.

These things happen. Called the contractor and sent a picture of the problem. Guys come out today to "fix" it. Their solution was to replace the door trim with something slightly thinner and rotate the vanity a little bit. Then when I pointed out the gap between the baseboard trim and the wall they tried to tell me it was because the wall is not plumb. While that is a true statement, it didn't suddenly fucking warp in the last two days. What really happened is these lazy fucks did not want to have to remove and shorten the baseboard on the other side of the vanity because now the toilet is back in place and it would be a pain in the ass. They also didn't want to have to do anything with the sink drain pipe.

[Guest]

Wars have started for less than that!

[WhatTheBuck 28,943]

5 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

I only eat uncooked frozen pizza and I cut it with sheet metal shears, so I don't have any dishes. 

Have you met Pato del Muerto?

[WhatTheBuck 28,943]

9 hours ago, PilotsError said:

I'm single and only use one plate, bowl, fork and knife, etc.  When I use them I wash them quickly and set them to dry for next time. While I have other plates and utensils, it seems stupid to actually use them.

I'm pretty much the same way. I have way more dishes and utensils than I need. I have a stack of 10 plates in the cupboard but it's rare that more than one gets dirtied at a time, and then it's only two. Don't even get me started on glassware and collectible plastic cups. I clean all my pots and pans and knives by hand, I clean as I go while cooking, and it doesn't take much extra effort to clean the dishes and utensils after I eat. 

My cupboards and drawers are overcrowded as it is. I've removed some items and should remove a lot more. But then it's a matter of storage because I don't want to just throw any useful thing away. I wish there was some way to donate them to poor college students moving into an apartment for the first time.

Edited August 29, 2020 by WhatTheBuck

[Prepuce of Doom 21,308]

42 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Have you met Pato del Muerto?

Is he related to Un Pato Corriendo? 

[NorthLoop 14,570]

Drivers who don't understand the rules of a pedestrian crosswalk. Austin drivers generally get it but here in NB they'll sit there and wait for the blinking light to stop before they go. Meanwhile the pedestrian is already 2 blocks away. 

[NeverMarryAStripper 22,341]

Microsoft is the devil and Bill Gates is the Anti-Christ.  He won't be satisfied until every person in the world needs his explicit permission to use their own computer.  Fuck him right in his windows goat ass.

[Ignatius 4,151]

4 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Microsoft is the devil and Bill Gates is the Anti-Christ.  He won't be satisfied until every person in the world needs his explicit permission to use their own computer.  Fuck him right in his windows goat ass.

So your pirated shit suddenly doesn’t work, huh?

[unoriginal 55]

2 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Microsoft is the devil and Bill Gates is the Anti-Christ.  He won't be satisfied until every person in the world needs his explicit permission to use their own computer.  Fuck him right in his windows goat ass.

Yep., what Windows wants to do always takes priority over what I want to do. Started making the switch to Linux about a year and a half ago, and changed over completely about 9-10 months ago.

[Prepuce of Doom 21,308]

I would pay extra for the ability to just stick with XP for the rest of my life. None of the useless bullshit that has been added to any of the Office Suite programs is an actual improvement, at least as far as I'm concerned. Just change for the sake of forcing change and collecting incremental tolls from users. 

 

[NeverMarryAStripper 22,341]

I would pay extra to see Bill Gates drown in a vat full of aggy jizz and sooner turds

Edited August 31, 2020 by NeverMarryAStripper

[dingleberryswitzer 2,724]

I hate content management systems that make you "confirm" every stupid little detail especially shit that can easily be undone. 

Like I have to confirm that I want to "publish" a document, even though if I mess up I can easily unpublish it with a simple click.  Except then I have to confirm my unpublish.  

[Ignatius 4,151]

You had me at “I hate content management systems”....

[Willfully Horn 8,301]

Lightbulbs that stay lit a bit too long after I flip the switch.

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

3 minutes ago, Willfully Horn said:

Lightbulbs that stay lit a bit too long after I flip the switch.

And we have a new leader in the club house....  We might just be able to END THREAD here.....

[elfenix 34,810]

setting a default payment in amazon doesn't make that the default payment globally for amazon, so if you have subscriptions those still get charged to whatever other card they had already been set to. 

[elfenix 34,810]

On 8/30/2020 at 9:24 PM, Prepuce of Doom said:

I would pay extra for the ability to just stick with XP for the rest of my life.

thanks for the botnet

[Vic Mackey 48,060]

I would pay extra for the ability to just stick with XP for the rest of my life. None of the useless bullshit that has been added to any of the Office Suite programs is an actual improvement, at least as far as I'm concerned. Just change for the sake of forcing change and collecting incremental tolls from users. 
 

I still run Windows 7. It's great. Don't have to deal with the intrusive bullshit of Windows 10. XP was great, too. Windows 10 blows.

[nnm 38,049]

2 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

On 8/30/2020 at 9:24 PM, Prepuce of Doom said:

I would pay extra for the ability to just stick with XP for the rest of my life. None of the useless bullshit that has been added to any of the Office Suite programs is an actual improvement, at least as far as I'm concerned. Just change for the sake of forcing change and collecting incremental tolls from users. 
 

I still run Windows 7. It's great. Don't have to deal with the intrusive bullshit of Windows 10. XP was great, too. Windows 10 blows.

3.1 or nothing. 

[ztejas 44,299]

On 8/30/2020 at 9:24 PM, Prepuce of Doom said:

I would pay extra for the ability to just stick with XP for the rest of my life. None of the useless bullshit that has been added to any of the Office Suite programs is an actual improvement, at least as far as I'm concerned. Just change for the sake of forcing change and collecting incremental tolls from users. 

 

It's not really a question of UI improvements, more of a question of better security and whether or not Microsoft is shipping necessary patches. You can stick with XP if you want but its kind of like driving a car that got recalled for faulty brakes. 

[Ignatius 4,151]

11 minutes ago, nnm said:

3.1 or nothing. 

Get with the times and upgrade to NT...

[Prepuce of Doom 21,308]

So they should fix the fucking security issues and leave the Office Suite alone. Maybe I wasn't clear enough, but I'm not clamoring for whatever security flaws XP and other systems have, but rather criticizing the many "improvements" and unnecessary changes that seem to be unavoidably associated with new operating systems. Like integrating LinkedIn with Word and Outlook - that is not a security improvement. Nor is it anything that needed to be done. It's stupid bloat and I hate it almost as much as I hate having to relearn how to do shit because Microsoft needs to make changes in order to render their previous products obsolete. 

There are a thousand other usability- and continuity-related inconveniences that Microsoft has forced on longtime users that I don't care to list.

[ztejas 44,299]

17 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Maybe I wasn't clear enough,

No, I understand you fine. I'm making the point that there are things under the hood that you need to consider if you are sticking with an old version of Windows. Developers changing UI for the sake of changing it drives me crazy, too. That doesn't mean it's a good idea to keep using Windows xp. Whether or not they leave other changes alone they are going to make security improvements.

[elfenix 34,810]

1 hour ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

So they should fix the fucking security issues and leave the Office Suite alone. Maybe I wasn't clear enough, but I'm not clamoring for whatever security flaws XP and other systems have, but rather criticizing the many "improvements" and unnecessary changes that seem to be unavoidably associated with new operating systems. Like integrating LinkedIn with Word and Outlook - that is not a security improvement. Nor is it anything that needed to be done. It's stupid bloat and I hate it almost as much as I hate having to relearn how to do shit because Microsoft needs to make changes in order to render their previous products obsolete. 

There are a thousand other usability- and continuity-related inconveniences that Microsoft has forced on longtime users that I don't care to list.

sounds like upgrading office was your problem, not upgrading windows

[Prepuce of Doom 21,308]

Jesus Christ, which one of you is the wiseacre paperclip and which one is the formatting-wrecking dog?

Edited September 3, 2020 by Prepuce of Doom

[Biff Tannen 46,254]

3 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Jesus Christ, which one of you is the wiseacre paperclip and which one is the formatting-wrecking dog?

Clippy?

[Sandman 3,436]

20 hours ago, nnm said:

3.1 or nothing. 

We have a PC in my office that's stuck on 3.1 because the program they're running can't get configured to run on anything newer. It's been like this for over 10 years. 

[Guest Lobo]

Our bank just got upgraded off Windows XP just 18 months ago.  I'm guessing we're on Windows 10 now, but I actually don't know.  

Edited September 3, 2020 by Lobo

[Cheeseweasel 26,443]

1 minute ago, Lobo said:

Our bank just got upgraded off Windows XP just 18 months ago.  I'm guessing we're on Windows 10 now, but I actually don't know.  

Isn't the Chemical Bank on this block?

[Guest Lobo]

You're obviously lying George, anyone can see that.  

[retsevlys 408]

People at fast food restaurants that can't spell my name.

[Underdog 29,258]

Pics of Mackenzie not downloading, want to try again? 

[Paco 1,964]

People at fast food restaurants that can't spell my name.

That's fantastic

[WhatTheBuck 28,943]

On September 2, 2020 at 7:16 PM, Ignatius said:

Get with the times and upgrade to NT...

Windows 2000. 

[El Diablo 4,232]

18 hours ago, Underdog said:

Pics of Mackenzie not downloading, want to try again? 

It's Fitlump. 

[Underdog 29,258]

Go on...

[Prepuce of Doom 21,308]

Why don't you start placing orders under your real name, Mr. Mxyzptlk? 

[Judge Roybeanbag 11,863]

On 8/29/2020 at 11:06 PM, NorthLoop said:

Drivers who don't understand the rules of a pedestrian crosswalk. Austin drivers generally get it but here in NB they'll sit there and wait for the blinking light to stop before they go. Meanwhile the pedestrian is already 2 blocks away. 

Probably the same people who stop for a school bus on the opposite side of a divided boulevard.

[deadshank 24,654]

2 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Why don't you start placing orders under your real name, Mr. Mxyzptlk? 

Or just say “Sly.”

(Order comes back: Sleye, Sli, Slai, Slie, Sligh...)

[TexasHooch 5,234]

On 8/1/2018 at 5:06 PM, TexasHooch said:

Restaurants that have "boneless wings" on the menu. When I order chicken wings, I hate having to clarify that I want the damn bones in them. Feel free to keep your sauced up nuggets on the menu, but please don't call them wings.

Man after my own heart.  TEAM SAUCY NUGS!!!!11

[ztejas 44,299]

On 9/4/2020 at 3:25 PM, retsevlys said:

People at fast food restaurants that can't spell my name.

Why are you getting 3 Polynesian sauces with  sandwich and fries? Are they for the milkshake?

[Guest]

some a y'all never been hungry.

That's all I'm gonna say.

[MaybeACoordinator 8,350]

Podcast hosts who yell and/or laugh too hard at shit that isn't very funny. 

[Guest Lobo]

It makes me surly, and I don't know that it's all that trivial.  But when powerful people have photographers snap pictures of people visiting the cemeteries of their children.  

Something about it...I dunno.  Rubs me the wrong way.  It's becoming an accepted practice as of late.  Makes me surly.  

[NeverMarryAStripper 22,341]

This confuses me.  Are the powerful people having people take pictures of people visiting the graves of the powerful people's children or people visiting the graves of the other people's children?  Is this really a thing?  What do they do with the pictures?  I feel like i'm not very informed as I had no idea this was a thing.

Edited September 7, 2020 by NeverMarryAStripper

[Guest]

It's a misplaced political troll...

[NeverMarryAStripper 22,341]

I would almost be okay with being taken over by China just to get rid of all the political bullshit.

[52-80 19,381]

i hate how there's like 15 different scooter rental companies littering the street.

 

im not particularly against the scooters, just blatant copy-cat capitalism.

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

8 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

I would almost be okay with being taken over by China just to get rid of all the political bullshit.

You are aware, they don't allow internet porn in China....

[52-80 19,381]

People linking shit to the mobile-versions of websites.  People showing screenshots and images from cell phones.... both render like ass on a computer.