Trivial Things That Make You Surly

[nnm 35964]

1 minute ago, closetohumping said:

Dude going to a mechanic still sucks.    Can these guys pretend to be honest?   Went to get a quote that was double what I expected.  I say “thanks take it off the lift.”    Mechanic “let me talk to manager…::.ok we can do it for half”

So he just admitted he was dishonest, and still expects you to leave your vehicle there?

[elfenix 34164]

Getting ice from the coke machine, which is low and struggling to dispense a few cubes at a time. After watching that, the dude behind me dumps a cup full of ice out then stands there for 30 seconds to fill back up.

[JSB 677]

5 hours ago, closetohumping said:

Dude going to a mechanic still sucks.    Can these guys pretend to be honest?   Went to get a quote that was double what I expected.  I say “thanks take it off the lift.”    Mechanic “let me talk to manager…::.ok we can do it for half”

Same goes for plumbers and HVAC guys. Our hot water heater quit on us and the first guy said its a problem with the venturi valve, which they don't make any more for this model (it was a brand new unit in 2018) and it will be $2,800 to just replace the whole unit. I call bullshit, call another plumber. He came out, cleaned up the valve and we are back in business only paying him $225. 

[ztejas 43236]

5 hours ago, closetohumping said:

Dude going to a mechanic still sucks.    Can these guys pretend to be honest?   Went to get a quote that was double what I expected.  I say “thanks take it off the lift.”    Mechanic “let me talk to manager…::.ok we can do it for half”

It's great motivation to learn how to work on your own car (obviously some stuff isn't reasonable to do but some stuff is). I'm a young cityslicker and changed my own oil the other day with some help from my neighbor. Took maybe an hour and cost me $30 for full synthetic and a new filter and I KNOW that it was done right (I had a shithead not screw in my drain plug right one time and my oil light came on 2 days later).

If I have free time (which I do) I'd rather not shell out $100 for something trivial like that (and deal with people that will also try and get me to pay for anything they can).

Plus there's just something fulfilling about doing it yourself. 

[closetohumping 17377]

26 minutes ago, JSB said:

Same goes for plumbers and HVAC guys. Our hot water heater quit on us and the first guy said its a problem with the venturi valve, which they don't make any more for this model (it was a brand new unit in 2018) and it will be $2,800 to just replace the whole unit. I call bullshit, call another plumber. He came out, cleaned up the valve and we are back in business only paying him $225. 

Yep.  Those guys too.  "Let me get a second opinion" usually gets them to pucker up and then say "Uhm, let me talk to the supervisor and we'll see what I can do."  Apparently mechanics are on commission as well.

[tx ind 6993]

On 6/26/2022 at 2:52 PM, Moby Ric said:

So I had to go to Beaumont this weekend.  I took 99, The Grand Parkway from I-45 to I-10.  Who in the ever living fuck thought it was a good idea to build a fucking toll road with one fucking lane?  Go fuck yourself.  Drove into Houston on the way back cause fuck that road.

To continue the rant, the GP is just a bad fucking idea anyway.  They made it for hurricane evacuations, but it goes in a fucking circle.  And since you built the damn thing anyway, why didn't you do it right?  It already needs to be widened cause it is undersized.  It is a road in the middle of nowhere that goes nowhere and it is already too small.

99 has been helpful for some, easy to cut time out for lots of folks out in the burbs if you're going anywhere from up north or Woodlands all the way to Cypress/Katy. 

I will agree about doing it right the first time; prime example is the shitshow that is 249 and 99 right now, why not build the flyovers when originally constructing the road?  Probably budget constraints at the time, but it's a pain.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

I shouldn’t be drinking soda.

That being said, grapefruit soda is extremely underrated.

The best is Topo Sabores Toronja. I used to be able to find it at several grocery stores, but for the past two years I can’t find it anywhere. What in the goddamn fucking fuck.

[High Plains Drifter 10969]

On 6/16/2022 at 2:03 PM, elfenix said:

you should correct them by getting far into the weeds on wheels. start talking about how saving rotating mass is similar to saving 3x the amount of non-rotating mass but if your lighter wheels are a larger diameter you could actually make it worse because rotational moment of inertia has the radius as a factor

 

moment of inertia for wheels increases with the square of the radius but only increases proportionally with the mass.

 

[elfenix 34164]

20 minutes ago, High Plains Drifter said:

 

moment of inertia for wheels increases with the square of the radius but only increases proportionally with the mass.

 

this is exactly what i mean. 

[Superhero 8727]

Well shit, my co-director just gave his 2-week notice. We worked together at a previous company, he's a great guy, smart, and can sell ice to an eskimo. I'm pretty sure upper management have had plenty of conversation about promoting him to VP next year.

Maybe it's just a negotiating tactic to get the promotion earlier. But who knows. He's very good with clients and subcontractors. I wouldn't be surprised if he's been approached by many other companies offering more title and more money.

If he follows through, then it will be 3 people from my department leaving within a month. I guess I'll be posting less on here during the day...

[deadshank 24651]

5 hours ago, Superhero said:

Well shit, my co-director just gave his 2-week notice. We worked together at a previous company, he's a great guy, smart, and can sell ice to an eskimo. I'm pretty sure upper management have had plenty of conversation about promoting him to VP next year.

Maybe it's just a negotiating tactic to get the promotion earlier. But who knows. He's very good with clients and subcontractors. I wouldn't be surprised if he's been approached by many other companies offering more title and more money.

If he follows through, then it will be 3 people from my department leaving within a month. I guess I'll be posting less on here during the day...

Maybe it’s you…

[deadshank 24651]

On 6/26/2022 at 3:12 PM, Moby Ric said:

I am aware it was built to make land owners money.  But it was sold to the public as a hurricane evacuation route.

Only for aggy to drive around in a very large circle.  
 

Like the man said, checkers and chess. 

[deadshank 24651]

23 hours ago, closetohumping said:

Dude going to a mechanic still sucks.    Can these guys pretend to be honest?   Went to get a quote that was double what I expected.  I say “thanks take it off the lift.”    Mechanic “let me talk to manager…::.ok we can do it for half”

Sounds like your health insurance carrier talking to the hospital billing department. 

[deadshank 24651]

9 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:

I shouldn’t be drinking soda.

That being said, grapefruit soda is extremely underrated.

The best is Topo Sabores Toronja. I used to be able to find it at several grocery stores, but for the past two years I can’t find it anywhere. What in the goddamn fucking fuck.

Forces are aligning against you. 

[Underdog 28436]

Wife went to the store, this is what she came out to… 

 

[Js1 85049]

On 6/28/2022 at 1:41 PM, tx ind said:

99 has been helpful for some, easy to cut time out for lots of folks out in the burbs if you're going anywhere from up north or Woodlands all the way to Cypress/Katy. 

I will agree about doing it right the first time; prime example is the shitshow that is 249 and 99 right now, why not build the flyovers when originally constructing the road?  Probably budget constraints at the time, but it's a pain.

Also doesn’t have direct access to 45S, you have to exit and deal with 2 lights. Wtf all those people coming from spring/tomball aren’t going north… 

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Also doesn’t have direct access to 45S, you have to exit and deal with 2 lights. Wtf all those people coming from spring/tomball aren’t going north… 

That’s how it was at 249 too. But they are doing the flyovers now.

[tbone_ 14020]

Wife went to the store, this is what she came out to… 

 

What are we looking at here

[Js1 85049]

9 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

That’s how it was at 249 too. But they are doing the flyovers now.

They did the 45N one though. I avoid 249/99 for that reason when I visit my folks, it’s a mess. Like when they also didn't initially build the 249/SHTR ramp going west. Eventually fixed that. 

[chikin23 384]

What are we looking at here

I’m guessing the douche that left the cart 10 feet away from where it should be.

[Sam Lin 3540]

Wife didn't return the cart to the corral.

[WhatTheBuck 28700]

5 hours ago, tbone_ said:

What are we looking at here

Some dude I an ugly blouse.

[MissingInAction 24762]

Self proclaimed dog experts. Fuck off every last one of you cunts!

I had luna out and about, took her to a dog friendly bar. Having a good time until this twat comes up with a concerned look.

What's wrong with her ear? You need to blahablahahablah....

I said absolutely fucking nothing is wrong with it. It's floppy. Dogs ears flop. 

Then she starts with the I was a foster and vet tech bullshit and that there's risk of infection blaahahahahlblah

Another cunt tried to tell me luna needed to be shaved down for the heat. Something you absolutely do NOT do to dogs with double coats.

I encounter these types of assholes at least once a week because I take my dog every where with me.

[Jameslaw121 4445]

People who think they need to take their dog everywhere they go. 

It's okay to go to the grocery store without your pet.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

Self proclaimed dog experts. Fuck off every last one of you cunts!

I had luna out and about, took her to a dog friendly bar. Having a good time until this twat comes up with a concerned look.

What's wrong with her ear? You need to blahablahahablah....

I said absolutely fucking nothing is wrong with it. It's floppy. Dogs ears flop. 

Then she starts with the I was a foster and vet tech bullshit and that there's risk of infection blaahahahahlblah

Another cunt tried to tell me luna needed to be shaved down for the heat. Something you absolutely do NOT do to dogs with double coats.

I encounter these types of assholes at least once a week because I take my dog every where with me.

You're getting hits but are too dumb to reel them in?

They sound frisky...bitchass crazy frisky if you know what I mean.

Edited June 30, 2022 by slorch

[MissingInAction 24762]

2 hours ago, Jameslaw121 said:

People who think they need to take their dog everywhere they go. 

It's okay to go to the grocery store without your pet.

Haha, I'm not THAT bad

 

[Bullneck 18976]

Ads that have Biden and Harris and Ivanka lookalikes.  It's pissing me off.

[WhatTheBuck 28700]

3 hours ago, Jameslaw121 said:

People who think they need to take their dog everywhere they go. 

It's okay to go to the grocery store without your pet.

People who don’t train their dogs. If your dog is leading you around on its leash, if it jumps up on people, if it barks at everything that moves, if it greets visitors at the door before you do, you’re not as good of a dog owner as you think you are.

Regarding the last point, I had a friend whose dog did that. I heard him through the door telling his dog to stay back, to no avail. I offered to help him train her. We could spend 15-30 minutes with me ringing the doorbell and him training her to sit and stay back. He declined. That dog also tore the shit out of his furniture.

He also told me his dog didn’t like black people. Um, no, dude, that’s you. She’s taking cues from you. 

[Jameslaw121 4445]

12 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

Haha, I'm not THAT bad

 

HA! I was just fucking with you. I used to have a dog that I took to bars and stuff. He was chill as fuck. But my current dogs are way to hyper for that.

I work at a music store. Like old violins and cellos and shit. It's amazing how many people bring there pets here. 

[MissingInAction 24762]

30 minutes ago, Jameslaw121 said:

HA! I was just fucking with you. I used to have a dog that I took to bars and stuff. He was chill as fuck. But my current dogs are way to hyper for that.

I work at a music store. Like old violins and cellos and shit. It's amazing how many people bring there pets here. 

People are disappointed when I don't bring luna with me. I'm just her chauffeur. 

[Basil 742]

At a family gathering for the 4th in San Antonio. There’s two families tonight and everyone gets along. We’re ordering pizza and wings and shit for dinner. You can order whatever you want. We order online by family. Texted submissions. Food arrives. Dumbass brother in law is eating my sandwich and telling me how good it is.

[Judge Roybeanbag 11793]

When you’re taking a nice clean shit, the main turds go in with the grace of an Olympic diver, but that last little hanger on piece is all like CANNONBALL! and splashes shit water all over your cheeks and balls.

[deadshank 24651]

13 hours ago, Basil said:

At a family gathering for the 4th in San Antonio. There’s two families tonight and everyone gets along. We’re ordering pizza and wings and shit for dinner. You can order whatever you want. We order online by family. Texted submissions. Food arrives. Dumbass brother in law is eating my sandwich and telling me how good it is.

Did you call him out for that?  This aggression will not stand.  

[elfenix 34164]

On 7/2/2022 at 7:06 PM, Basil said:

At a family gathering for the 4th in San Antonio. There’s two families tonight and everyone gets along. We’re ordering pizza and wings and shit for dinner. You can order whatever you want. We order online by family. Texted submissions. Food arrives. Dumbass brother in law is eating my sandwich and telling me how good it is.

sandwich is neither pizza nor wings so by deduction he's giving you the shit sandwich you ordered

Edited July 5, 2022 by elfenix

[52-80 19063]

On 7/1/2022 at 4:48 AM, WhatTheBuck said:

People who don’t train their dogs. If your dog is leading you around on its leash, if it jumps up on people, if it barks at everything that moves, if it greets visitors at the door before you do, you’re not as good of a dog owner as you think you are.

okay fine thats my dog but shes still cute as shit

[DougO 5239]

Putting together new office chairs, and nearly ever single time one of the screws gets lost and they never put extras in like they should.

[WhatTheBuck 28700]

And I have all these extra buttons that I’ve saved from shirts I’ve purchased over the years that I’ve never needed to use.

[52-80 19063]

The household is just a nonstop cacophony of beeps and alerts.  We've had tons of guests over recently, so the laundry and dishwasher and etc cycles just went up by multiple.

It seems every 5 minutes theres a persistent beep from the washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, goddamn rice cooker, and even the fucking fridge and freezer if the door wasn't shut right.  Shit's driving me nuts

[nnm 35964]

1 hour ago, 52-80 said:

The household is just a nonstop cacophony of beeps and alerts.  We've had tons of guests over recently, so the laundry and dishwasher and etc cycles just went up by multiple.

It seems every 5 minutes theres a persistent beep from the washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, goddamn rice cooker, and even the fucking fridge and freezer if the door wasn't shut right.  Shit's driving me nuts

Short drive, I take it. 

[52-80 19063]

Microsoft/Windows/Office spamming my font list with all this downloadable trash.

It's fucking ugly.  It'll never be used.  Who the hell is going to intentionally grab Palace Script MT as a typeface that this shit needs to be presented to us?

 

[mininghorn88 2260]

Plastic lids that do not properly fit onto “to go” cups. They either pop off when lifting and trying to drink or the cup collapses when trying to press it on. Not a fan.

[CooterBrown 17867]

Cars with cup holders that aren’t side by side.

[DougO 5239]

2 hours ago, 52-80 said:

Microsoft/Windows/Office spamming my font list with all this downloadable trash.

It's fucking ugly.  It'll never be used.  Who the hell is going to intentionally grab Palace Script MT as a typeface that this shit needs to be presented to us?

 

 

They suck so hard. And now they're putting "a new kind of ad" in Outlook mail. It sits at the  top and looks  like email and when you click on it there's just a button to click to "learn more." There is no visible link showing when you hover over the button, So they are essentially trying to train people to click on phishing scams. "Just trust us! Click the thing!" Just some backwardsass bullshit to use in an email. 

[52-80 19063]

1 hour ago, mininghorn88 said:

Plastic lids that do not properly fit onto “to go” cups. They either pop off when lifting and trying to drink or the cup collapses when trying to press it on. Not a fan.

And paper straws goddamn

[WhatTheBuck 28700]

2 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

Cars with cup holders that aren’t side by side.

Is front-to-back considered side by side? That’s my car. And the gap between the two holders is too big so a can of soda can slide from one to the other. I keep a coffee mug in the front holder and put my can of soda in that so it stays put. 

[CooterBrown 17867]

54 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Is front-to-back considered side by side? That’s my car. And the gap between the two holders is too big so a can of soda can slide from one to the other. I keep a coffee mug in the front holder and put my can of soda in that so it stays put. 

Nope. I dislike the front to back stacked cup holders. Mainly because neither is ever in a great location for the driver.  You have to either reach over the passenger's drink or awkwardly reach for a drink that's too close to you. Side by side is best.

[Sandman 3401]

I just got a new VW GTI a couple of months ago and the cup holder situation is horrible. It has 2 spots but neither is actually round. The front one has a round arm that pops out to surround a drink but it's not at all secure. The rear one is square, which is dumb. Are the German's using square cans or something? Only drinking juice boxes? 

[Jameslaw121 4445]

12 minutes ago, Sandman said:

I just got a new VW GTI a couple of months ago and the cup holder situation is horrible. It has 2 spots but neither is actually round. The front one has a round arm that pops out to surround a drink but it's not at all secure. The rear one is square, which is dumb. Are the German's using square cans or something? Only drinking juice boxes? 

 

Seriously though, that would drive me bat shit crazy.

[Jameslaw121 4445]

My wife's old Honda Fit, the cupholder was to the left of the steering wheel right in front of AC vent. Which I guess is great if you want the heater to melt your ice during winter or to make your coffee cold in the summer.....

[elfenix 34164]

12 hours ago, 52-80 said:

The household is just a nonstop cacophony of beeps and alerts.  We've had tons of guests over recently, so the laundry and dishwasher and etc cycles just went up by multiple.

It seems every 5 minutes theres a persistent beep from the washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, goddamn rice cooker, and even the fucking fridge and freezer if the door wasn't shut right.  Shit's driving me nuts

my parents have 3 clocks that all do the full westminster chimes.  they're not particularly synchronized.  good luck watching anything on TV late in the evening when they start striking the hour.