Trivial Things That Make You Surly

[Prepuce of Doom 20965]

Some rolls of duct tape are of far higher quality than others, but I'll be damned if I can reliably make that determination when purchasing. 

[Guadaloopy 10902]

1 hour ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

At midday ye olde clock struck noone

Judges would also have accepted:

 

[RMac5 1549]

11 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Takes one to knowone ?

Takesone to knowone 

[DigglerontheHoof 21010]

On 11/21/2021 at 6:45 PM, Neonmoon said:

People

[Guest Lobo]

On 11/20/2021 at 12:50 PM, Cheeseweasel said:

The 'mypillow' guy looks like shit these days.  

And yes, next time you're waiting to take a left at an intersection.  Look at the people who drive through the intersection that are actively still looking at their phones.  It's horrifying.

[RPM 26183]

Driving to work tonight and Grandma in her farm tagged '92 GMC Sierra is driving 5 miles under the speed limit in the left lane. As soon as we pass the car on the right I move right and pass. Grandma, without removing the Marlboro 100 pursed between her lips changes lanes and damn near pulled off a perfect PIT maneuver on me. I pull over to the shoulder and Grandma keeps chugging on. I got back on the road and called 9-1-1 while following her. 12 miles later TWELVE FUCKING MILES LATER she pulls into a gas station. I got out of my car and since I'm wearing my uniform I identified myself as Security and told her to stay in her vehicle until Police arrive. She's on the phone with 9-1-1 saying I'm threatening her. I go back to my car and wait. First officer is a county cop, I give her my story and wait in the car. Second cop is a very young DPS trooper. He talks to Grandma first, then comes at me with why was I chasing Granny down the road? I told him she hit me and he says "But you didn't stop." Au contraire, I did stop. She ran and I followed. "You impersonated a Police Officer!" Nope, I am in uniform and identified myself accordingly, I know the rules. "She was scared and you were driving aggressively." Nope, I caught back up with her after she fled, turned on my flashers and was on the phone with 9-1-1 for 12 fucking miles until she pulled over. Are you charging her with hit and run? "Hit and run isn't a thing. I should be arresting you for impersonating an officer."

 

Long story short (kinda late for that) Grandma was let go with an unsafe lane change, I was threatened with arrest and the driver's side of my Lincoln is fucked up. Good thing I had my dashcam on and it recorded the whole thing. The Trooper didn't notice that. Fuck the police.

Edited November 24, 2021 by RPM

[Js1 85047]

9 hours ago, RPM said:

Driving to work tonight and Grandma in her farm tagged '92 GMC Sierra is driving 5 miles under the speed limit in the left lane. As soon as we pass the car on the right I move right and pass. Grandma, without removing the Marlboro 100 pursed between her lips changes lanes and damn near pulled off a perfect PIT maneuver on me. I pull over to the shoulder and Grandma keeps chugging on. I got back on the road and called 9-1-1 while following her. 12 miles later TWELVE FUCKING MILES LATER she pulls into a gas station. I got out of my car and since I'm wearing my uniform I identified myself as Security and told her to stay in her vehicle until Police arrive. She's on the phone with 9-1-1 saying I'm threatening her. I go back to my car and wait. First officer is a county cop, I give her my story and wait in the car. Second cop is a very young DPS trooper. He talks to Grandma first, then comes at me with why was I chasing Granny down the road? I told him she hit me and he says "But you didn't stop." Au contraire, I did stop. She ran and I followed. "You impersonated a Police Officer!" Nope, I am in uniform and identified myself accordingly, I know the rules. "She was scared and you were driving aggressively." Nope, I caught back up with her after she fled, turned on my flashers and was on the phone with 9-1-1 for 12 fucking miles until she pulled over. Are you charging her with hit and run? "Hit and run isn't a thing. I should be arresting you for impersonating an officer."

 

Long story short (kinda late for that) Grandma was let go with an unsafe lane change, I was threatened with arrest and the driver's side of my Lincoln is fucked up. Good thing I had my dashcam on and it recorded the whole thing. The Trooper didn't notice that. Fuck the police.

[Jameslaw121 4445]

15 hours ago, RPM said:

Driving to work tonight and Grandma in her farm tagged '92 GMC Sierra is driving 5 miles under the speed limit in the left lane. As soon as we pass the car on the right I move right and pass. Grandma, without removing the Marlboro 100 pursed between her lips changes lanes and damn near pulled off a perfect PIT maneuver on me. I pull over to the shoulder and Grandma keeps chugging on. I got back on the road and called 9-1-1 while following her. 12 miles later TWELVE FUCKING MILES LATER she pulls into a gas station. I got out of my car and since I'm wearing my uniform I identified myself as Security and told her to stay in her vehicle until Police arrive. She's on the phone with 9-1-1 saying I'm threatening her. I go back to my car and wait. First officer is a county cop, I give her my story and wait in the car. Second cop is a very young DPS trooper. He talks to Grandma first, then comes at me with why was I chasing Granny down the road? I told him she hit me and he says "But you didn't stop." Au contraire, I did stop. She ran and I followed. "You impersonated a Police Officer!" Nope, I am in uniform and identified myself accordingly, I know the rules. "She was scared and you were driving aggressively." Nope, I caught back up with her after she fled, turned on my flashers and was on the phone with 9-1-1 for 12 fucking miles until she pulled over. Are you charging her with hit and run? "Hit and run isn't a thing. I should be arresting you for impersonating an officer."

 

Long story short (kinda late for that) Grandma was let go with an unsafe lane change, I was threatened with arrest and the driver's side of my Lincoln is fucked up. Good thing I had my dashcam on and it recorded the whole thing. The Trooper didn't notice that. Fuck the police.

So... are you like a mall cop or something?

[Underdog 28433]

16 hours ago, RPM said:

Driving to work tonight and Grandma in her farm tagged '92 GMC Sierra is driving 5 miles under the speed limit in the left lane. As soon as we pass the car on the right I move right and pass. Grandma, without removing the Marlboro 100 pursed between her lips changes lanes and damn near pulled off a perfect PIT maneuver on me. I pull over to the shoulder and Grandma keeps chugging on. I got back on the road and called 9-1-1 while following her. 12 miles later TWELVE FUCKING MILES LATER she pulls into a gas station. I got out of my car and since I'm wearing my uniform I identified myself as Security and told her to stay in her vehicle until Police arrive. She's on the phone with 9-1-1 saying I'm threatening her. I go back to my car and wait. First officer is a county cop, I give her my story and wait in the car. Second cop is a very young DPS trooper. He talks to Grandma first, then comes at me with why was I chasing Granny down the road? I told him she hit me and he says "But you didn't stop." Au contraire, I did stop. She ran and I followed. "You impersonated a Police Officer!" Nope, I am in uniform and identified myself accordingly, I know the rules. "She was scared and you were driving aggressively." Nope, I caught back up with her after she fled, turned on my flashers and was on the phone with 9-1-1 for 12 fucking miles until she pulled over. Are you charging her with hit and run? "Hit and run isn't a thing. I should be arresting you for impersonating an officer."

 

Long story short (kinda late for that) Grandma was let go with an unsafe lane change, I was threatened with arrest and the driver's side of my Lincoln is fucked up. Good thing I had my dashcam on and it recorded the whole thing. The Trooper didn't notice that. Fuck the police.

You made it home safely, count your blessings on this holiday weekend. 

[RPM 26183]

5 hours ago, Jameslaw121 said:

So... are you like a mall cop or something?

Or something.

[NWBuck 8543]

5 hours ago, RPM said:

Or something.

[ChickenSandwich 9797]

On 11/11/2021 at 6:10 AM, deadshank said:

Gessner and I-10; Dairy Ashford and I-10.  
 

Triple turn lane Lindy free for all.  

Ahh Drivers-Ed class in Houston. 

[Superhero 8723]

Passive aggressive people...

We went to LEGOLand yesterday with another family yesterday. We see a photo op moment and get in line. There's another group who is kinda standing off to the side, not really in line.

We take our family photos, and ask the people next group of people if they can take a photo of our two families together. The man just walked by saying "No, not going to take you photo because you guys cut in line.". My wife, who's usually very nice, said almost apologetically "Oh, I didn't know you were line." The little bitch's wife said "Well, we were, and you guys just cut in front of us."

At which point, I turned around to face them and said, rather loudly. "Wow, kinda passive aggressive huh?." The wife was huffing and puffing, but didn't say anything.

 

Personally, when people cut in front of me, I call them out right away and tell them to get behind me. I don't wait for them to finish what they're doing, and THEN get mad at them for being being unaware, oblivious, rude, etc. It's what an adult should do instead of acting like passive-aggressive bitch men.

 

 

[52-80 19062]

parents who give their kids intentionally-alternate spelling of names.  shame on you, parents of dwyane wade and treveyon henderson

[Superhero 8723]

Clearly a white and African-American problem.

When was the last time you met an Asian Kamryn? Or a Mexican Gebryela?

[WhatTheBuck 28700]

Here’s a twofer.

Throwing away a favored mug because it’s become stained. I think the Earl Grey tea stained it worse than the coffee did. My favorite mug is black so it won’t show stains but now I’m afraid to use it. Maybe I’ll only use it when I can show it off for company and keep cheap ones around for everyday consumption that I won’t mind discarding.

Shaking the orange juice carton before pouring only to discover that the lid wasn’t tightly sealed so some juice splatters on the counter and floor. Worse yet it was my error so I can’t blame it on anyone else. 

[Guest]

nm

Edited November 28, 2021 by slorch

[Prepuce of Doom 20965]

2 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Here’s a twofer.

Throwing away a favored mug because it’s become stained. I think the Earl Grey tea stained it worse than the coffee did. My favorite mug is black so it won’t show stains but now I’m afraid to use it. Maybe I’ll only use it when I can show it off for company and keep cheap ones around for everyday consumption that I won’t mind discarding.

Maybe I'm underestimating the degree of staining, but isn't that kind of part for the course for tea and coffee mugs? Seems like an overreaction to toss a mug you care about. 

And a denture cleaner tablet can do wonders. 

Edited November 28, 2021 by Prepuce of Doom

[Guest]

Do you people scrub down your BBQ pits too?

I'm with PoD here.  WGAF if your coffee cup looks like...well...coffee  has been in it?

[El Diablo 4232]

Cleanliness is next to Godliness apparently extends to coffee mugs. Who knew? 

eta: I thought a rich patina was a desired trait on a favorite mug. 

[WhatTheBuck 28700]

36 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Maybe I'm underestimating the degree of staining, but isn't that kind of part for the course for tea and coffee mugs? Seems like an overreaction to toss a mug you care about. 

And a denture cleaner tablet can do wonders. 

I’ll have to give the denture cleaning tablet a try. I’ve never seen this level of staining before. I figure it must be the tea. But the mug is almost 20 years old and I’m not THAT attached to it. It’s got a small chip on the handle and some irregularities around the rim. I just like the artwork on it. But it’s starting to look pretty gross on the inside and even though I know it’s harmless it’s still a little unappetizing. I wash it after every use. It would just be nice if that prevented staining. 

[El Diablo 4232]

When the live banda music at the neighbors party starts before noon on a Sunday. 

[RPM 26183]

1 hour ago, El Diablo said:

When the live banda music at the neighbors party starts before noon on a Sunday. 

I'm sure the invite is in the mail. Damned post office.

[Underdog 28433]

Buck likes his mug like his men...  black.  

Checking out at the grocery store earlier today and someone leaves a bag of shredded cheese on water/soda cooler by register.  JFC, is it really that hard to just hand it to the cashier and say you changed your mind?  No doubt a leave the cart in parking space type asshole. 

[WhatTheBuck 28700]

2 hours ago, Underdog said:

Buck likes his mug like his men...  black.

You say that as if you think the suggestion that I like men is supposed to matter somehow. Do you consider it a putdown to suggest that someone is gay?

My favorite mug just happens to be black. It’s pretty cool. It has a gold and silver stealie on the front and on the back it says:

36,086 Songs
2,317 Concerts
298 Cities
11 Members
1 Band

GRATEFUL DEAD

It would be just as cool if it were white. In that case it could just use the traditional red and blue in the logo.

[Sam Lin 3540]

7 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Maybe I'm underestimating the degree of staining, but isn't that kind of part for the course for tea and coffee mugs? Seems like an overreaction to toss a mug you care about. 

And a denture cleaner tablet can do wonders. 

Little bit of citric acid and warm water. Let it sit for 30min and come back and wipe it out. Repeat if it's a tough stain.

Powdered citric acid is cheap on Amazon. Also sold as washing machine cleaner and water kettle descaler.

If your shower heads are getting crusty or flow shitty, take them off and soak them in a bucket of water with 2 heaping tablespoons of citric acid, periodically agitate (shake the head, esp if you see it bubbling). If the bubbling stops and the head is still crusty, change the water to a fresh batch of water/acid. Repeat until the bubbling stops and head is clean.

[nnm 35954]

Just now, Sam Lin said:

Repeat until the bubbling stops and head is clean.

Sound advice. 

[Underdog 28433]

12 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

You say that as if you think the suggestion that I like men is supposed to matter somehow. Do you consider it a putdown to suggest that someone is gay?

My favorite mug just happens to be black. It’s pretty cool. It has a gold and silver stealie on the front and on the back it says:

36,086 Songs
2,317 Concerts
298 Cities
11 Members
1 Band

GRATEFUL DEAD

It would be just as cool if it were white. In that case it could just use the traditional red and blue in the logo.

Good Lord. 

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

13 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Good Lord. 

Dude, this is Surly, nothing but deep, serious topic discussion, and leave your obvious homophobic slurs at the log in portal ya big gay basher.

 

psssst,  Ohio state really got their shit pushed in, maybe he's a bit sore right now.

[Underdog 28433]

Or he forgot his funny bone(pun intended) this Monday. 

[WhatTheBuck 28700]

15 hours ago, Sam Lin said:

Little bit of citric acid and warm water. Let it sit for 30min and come back and wipe it out. Repeat if it's a tough stain.

Powdered citric acid is cheap on Amazon. Also sold as washing machine cleaner and water kettle descaler.

If your shower heads are getting crusty or flow shitty, take them off and soak them in a bucket of water with 2 heaping tablespoons of citric acid, periodically agitate (shake the head, esp if you see it bubbling). If the bubbling stops and the head is still crusty, change the water to a fresh batch of water/acid. Repeat until the bubbling stops and head is clean.

There’s also citric acid in powdered Kool-Aid lemonade. I once read a tip that you can use it to clean your toilet bowl. 

[WhatTheBuck 28700]

3 hours ago, Underdog said:

Or he forgot his funny bone(pun intended) this Monday. 

Oh, you thought that was funny. Gosh, I wonder why. (Just kidding. Ha ha. We both know why.)

[nnm 35954]

16 hours ago, Sam Lin said:

Little bit of citric acid and warm water. Let it sit for 30min and come back and wipe it out. Repeat if it's a tough stain.

Powdered citric acid is cheap on Amazon. Also sold as washing machine cleaner and water kettle descaler.

If your shower heads are getting crusty or flow shitty, take them off and soak them in a bucket of water with 2 heaping tablespoons of citric acid, periodically agitate (shake the head, esp if you see it bubbling). If the bubbling stops and the head is still crusty, change the water to a fresh batch of water/acid. Repeat until the bubbling stops and head is clean.

Cut/paste from Hints from Heloise?

[Jameslaw121 4445]

On 11/27/2021 at 4:51 PM, 52-80 said:

parents who give their kids intentionally-alternate spelling of names.  shame on you, parents of dwyane wade and treveyon henderson

At work, parents will call to check on their kids account. You wouldn't believe the amount of times they'll say something like Aaron, and I'll spend 5 minutes going back and forth with parents. Finally find it and it's spelled Aaryonne. Fuck you dude.

 

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

2 minutes ago, Jameslaw121 said:

At work, parents will call to check on their kids account. You wouldn't believe the amount of times they'll say something like Aaron, and I'll spend 5 minutes going back and forth with parents. Finally find it and it's spelled Aaryonne. Fuck you dude.

 

[Biff Tannen 45468]

21 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Only acceptable response.

[ztejas 43236]

20 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

36,086 Songs
2,317 Concerts
298 Cities
11 Members
1 Band

0 good albums.

[conVINCEd 21468]

Just saw someone driving the wrong way down a semi-major DFW area street with their lights off.  After I picked up 2 bags and headed back home their car had knocked over a light pole.  Cops already on the scene.

[Guest]

body bags, by chance?

[conVINCEd 21468]

1 minute ago, slorch said:

body bags, by chance?

Ice.  I can be a little scatterbrained when posting from my phone.

[Guest]

ahh.  a time extender until the body bags arrive...

[NWBuck 8543]

3 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

Just saw someone driving the wrong way down a semi-major DFW area street with their lights off.

Oh, you're drunk. How would you know where they're going? 

[closetohumping 17377]

Airport today.  I’m checking my bag in every screen says “tagged bags only.”

 

two people in front of me see it say “they’re gonna take ours anyway.”   American attendant tells them to fuck off, sort of, they say a few choice words and get in the front of the other line.  
 

trivial?  Idk.  But entitled fucks that think the rules don’t apply to them are awful

[SilasCoade 2620]

30 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

Airport today.  I’m checking my bag in every screen says “tagged bags only.”

 

two people in front of me see it say “they’re gonna take ours anyway.”   American attendant tells them to fuck off, sort of, they say a few choice words and get in the front of the other line.  
 

trivial?  Idk.  But entitled fucks that think the rules don’t apply to them are awful everywhere.

fify

[Sandman 3401]

On 11/27/2021 at 4:51 PM, 52-80 said:

parents who give their kids intentionally-alternate spelling of names.  shame on you, parents of dwyane wade and treveyon henderson

My buddy did this to his oldest, he really regretted later on. He knew he was setting her up for a life of "No, it's actually spelled....". 

[Prepuce of Doom 20965]

Lin-Manuel Miranda 

[nnm 35954]

On 11/27/2021 at 4:51 PM, 52-80 said:

parents who give their kids intentionally-alternate spelling of names.  shame on you, parents of dwyane wade and treveyon henderson

Someone had a post a year or two ago making fun of all the alternate spelling names that will be in a white elementary school in 2030 or so. That perfectly illustrated the point. I dug around but couldn’t find it. 

[HRSchenker 2257]

On 11/27/2021 at 4:51 PM, 52-80 said:

parents who give their kids intentionally-alternate spelling of names.  shame on you, parents of dwyane wade and treveyon henderson

Name the damn kid what you're gonna call him. One of my college friends named their kid something like Michael Bradley Smith and they call him Bradley. Then fucking name him Bradley Smith.

[ztejas 43236]

12 minutes ago, HRSchenker said:

Name the damn kid what you're gonna call him. One of my college friends named their kid something like Michael Bradley Smith and they call him Bradley. Then fucking name him Bradley Smith.

Agree. And my dad is one of those people. 

[Guest Lobo]

15% of the U.S. adult population "goes" by something other than their first name.  Just in the UT ecosystem---Colt McCoy, Red McCombs, and Ricky Williams come to mind. 

I use my middle name quite frequently.  And yes, it rhymes with a part of the female anatomy.