Trivial Things That Make You Surly

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2779]

Is this a thing?

Followed by a second one 24 hours out from my dentist.
I told the girls at the front desk I’ll confirm the first time but not any further texts.

[cabowabo 4683]

HEB self checkout. 8 out of 10 times I use this, I get some weight mismatch or bagging error which requires me to have an attendant come over and clear the error. Either open the system up so it can work as intended, or shut it down completely. How the fuck is placing the item you scan on a scale supposed to stop shoplifting?  If I want to steal something, I just won’t scan it and just take it. 

Edited August 6, 2022 by cabowabo

[Underdog 29161]

6 hours ago, Dbeasy said:

There is nothing more annoying than buying a pair of shorts off the internet and realizing the pockets are so shallow the iPhone falls out easily. 

Academy sells these pants/sweats that work for me in all seasons but damn if their pockets are too shallow and suck.  Have to watch out for phone, keys, etc... from falling out when I get in the car and such.  

[Guest]

On 8/3/2022 at 6:42 PM, DigglerontheHoof said:

SWA.

This used to be a well-run airline.  It’s now dog shit.

3rd trip in the last 3 weeks with multiple flight cancellations, no crews and incompetent employees.

Flew home from Jersey yesterday and felt like playing roulette. Crew barely made it to flight in DFW and were 30-45min late- no fucks really given as long as they didn't cancel our flight. .It was American.

About 800 things had already happened in Newark to put in this thread. What a world class shithole. I was just grateful to get home.

Edited August 7, 2022 by slorch

[Fudbelty 2809]

There is nothing more annoying than buying a pair of shorts off the internet and realizing the pockets are so shallow the iPhone falls out easily. 

Have a pair of shorts that I won’t put anything in the left pocket because of exactly this. Got in the car once and my phone was in that pocket. Well as I’m shutting the door I heard something fall but it was too late. Perfect timing made me shut the door on my phone.

Wife bought me shorts from target that I can’t keep my wallet in the back pocket. It’s so shallow my wallet fell out in the car(luckily) without me realizing.

[Superhero 9016]

Apple TV+ on a PC. Works like shit. Click click click and either get a black screen or nothing happens. Don't understand since their app works great.

[TheStoicPaisano 9953]

 

[LW Goatman 1129]

Good lord they used Sweet Baby Ray's?

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

17 minutes ago, LW Goatman said:

Good lord they used Sweet Baby Ray's?

Sure, why not? If you're gonna make something that sucks, go full suck

[elfenix 34743]

i'd eat it but i'd need a lot of vinegary hot sauce to cut through all that sugar

[CooterBrown 18287]

HEB self checkout. 8 out of 10 times I use this, I get some weight mismatch or bagging error which requires me to have an attendant come over and clear the error. Either open the system up so it can work as intended, or shut it down completely. How the fuck is placing the item you scan on a scale supposed to stop shoplifting?  If I want to steal something, I just won’t scan it and just take it. 

One time at Central Market, I put my bag down and scanned some prime ribeyes, it dinged, I put them in the bag and then noticed that the message had popped up if I had placed a bag down. Hit yes and kept going. Didn’t realize until I got home that I got the steaks for free.

[DigglerontheHoof 21548]

Trying to get a cup of coffee at Love Field at 5am.  Only a couple of places open with a 40-60 person line in each.

[Guest]

On 8/4/2022 at 8:31 PM, elfenix said:

pasta comes in 1 lb packages, but every goddamn recipe is for 12 ounces of pasta. 

buy 3 packs of pasta, take a quarter of the pasta out of each and make 4 recipes.

or increase recipe by 1/3 on other ingredients?

Either way, some math is staring you right in the face...

[smuggs 9397]

16 hours ago, elfenix said:

i'd eat it but i'd need a lot of vinegary hot sauce to cut through all that sugar

I'd eat it but I'd need to take an anti-diarrheal no later than the end of the national anthem.

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

People who have to come to a complete stop to make a right hand turn.

[conVINCEd 21477]

1 hour ago, Cheeseweasel said:

People who have to come to a complete stop to make a right hand turn.

Those are the same people who got a $360 ticket from the Frisco police department for rolling through a stop sign while turning right.

[Js1 87173]

1 hour ago, Cheeseweasel said:

People who have to come to a complete stop to make a right hand turn.

Not to mention the ones who have to swing out to make a right turn.

This isn't the Indy 500, Brenda, your Lexus RX can make the turn without you needing to cut into the lane to your left. 

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

2 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

Those are the same people who got a $360 ticket from the Frisco police department for rolling through a stop sign while turning right.

Sorry, I should have been more clear. Assholes who come to a complete stop making a right hand turn where there is no stop sign or light. 

[conVINCEd 21477]

2 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Sorry, I should have been more clear. Assholes who come to a complete stop making a right hand turn where there is no stop sign or light. 

Thanks for the clarification.  Fuck those people.

[mininghorn88 2336]

2 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Sorry, I should have been more clear. Assholes who come to a complete stop making a right hand turn where there is no stop sign or light. 

There is a yield sign near my house going into a right hand turn with a clear field of view to the left.  At least 75% of the folks turning right treat the yield sign as a stop sign.

[Scheiss Meister 8466]

When I lived in Center, Deep East Texas, there was an old lady in her 80s who would come to a complete stop in a 45 mph zone on one of the busiest streets in town and wait until there was no oncoming traffic before turning right into her driveway.  It was common to have to wait 5 or even 10 minutes for her to get off the street.  The whole town breathed a sigh of relief when her son took her keys.

[52-80 19377]

That black hole between the car seat and the center console where your french fries fall to turn irretrievably stale 

[nnm 37894]

5 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

That black hole between the car seat and the center console where your french fries fall to turn irretrievably stale 

Not just French fries. Business cards. Credit cards. Keys. Cash. Anything important. 

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

6 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

That black hole between the car seat and the center console where your french fries fall to turn irretrievably stale 

MMMMMM surprise fries.

[NWBuck 8629]

3 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

MMMMMM surprise fries.

[nnm 37894]

25 minutes ago, NWBuck said:

Cutoff is DOB ~1970 to get that meme. 

[Js1 87173]

4 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

MMMMMM surprise fries.

[Bullneck 19509]

I am disgruntled when my email delivery is "delayed." 

Fuck you, email postal worker.  You say you will keep trying for 24 hours but we both know you won't  You will take the lazy way out and come back in a day and say "Sorry, we couldn't deliver this email."  You knew the truth all along.

[Jameslaw121 4494]

13 hours ago, Js1 said:

Not to mention the ones who have to swing out to make a right turn.

This isn't the Indy 500, Brenda, your Lexus RX can make the turn without you needing to cut into the lane to your left. 

That would be my wife. She actually got pulled over for it once. I can't count the times we've been leaving a parking lot or something and I need to tell her she's turning right from the wrong lane...

[WhatTheBuck 28928]

On 8/8/2022 at 3:21 PM, TheStoicPaisano said:

 

Should’ve gone with Butterfinger. 

[Superhero 9016]

Got a quote to repaint the outside of our house for… $9000.

I was expecting the cost to be at least $8000 (with astronomical paint prices, shortage of labor, and speaking to some neighbors), but still a punch the gut to see it on paper.

The HOA only asked us to repaint the eaves, garage doors and trim, but that by itself would have been over $4500.

 Time to break the piggy bank that intended for out trip to the waterfall in South America. 

[Superhero 9016]

Minecraft stopped working for the kids, so I bought the upgraded version of it.

Back when it was owned by Mahjong Studios, buy it and logging on was a breeze.

Now that Microsoft owns it, it is a beating to even buy the damn thing. Gotta create a X-box account, put in my address 2x, and donate a skin sample. Now that it's finally installed, my kids can't use their original log in to play the game because it's already taken.

Maybe it's user error on my part but I'm going to blame MS anyway.

[deadshank 24654]

2 hours ago, Superhero said:

Minecraft stopped working for the kids, so I bought the upgraded version of it.

Back when it was owned by Mahjong Studios, buy it and logging on was a breeze.

Now that Microsoft owns it, it is a beating to even buy the damn thing. Gotta create a X-box account, put in my address 2x, and donate a skin sample. Now that it's finally installed, my kids can't use their original log in to play the game because it's already taken.

Maybe it's user error on my part but I'm going to blame MS anyway.

Tell those punk kids to get a job 

[ztejas 44223]

3 hours ago, Superhero said:

Got a quote to repaint the outside of our house for… $9000.

I was expecting the cost to be at least $8000 (with astronomical paint prices, shortage of labor, and speaking to some neighbors), but still a punch the gut to see it on paper.

The HOA only asked us to repaint the eaves, garage doors and trim, but that by itself would have been over $4500.

 Time to break the piggy bank that intended for out trip to the waterfall in South America. 

Get multiple quotes.

Edited August 12, 2022 by ztejas

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

15 minutes ago, deadshank said:

Tell those punk kids to get a job 

Have them paint the house. Two birds, one stone.

[nnm 37894]

4 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Have them paint the house. Two birds, one stone.

The problem with that plan is that you get a house painted by a couple of reluctant juveniles. 

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

6 minutes ago, nnm said:

The problem with that plan is that you get a house painted by a couple of reluctant juveniles. 

Given the current job market, I'm guessing that's what you'll get from a professional painting service too...

[Guest]

Have a box of gallon-sized Ziploc bags in the pantry. Picked them up, and see that there are "19 bags" in the box. 19? I understand inflation/shrinkflation, but holy hell. Charge an extra quarter and just put 20 in the box.  

[BonzoMontreaux 1137]

People that don't under stand the left on yellow\red concept when there is no arrow.  

Assert your presence and pull forward into the intersection on the green light you fuck face.  You have the right of way when on coming traffic stops.

[WhatTheBuck 28928]

I went through the self-checkout lane at the store. My bill was $10.28. I put 28¢ in the coin feeder and $20 in the bill feeder expecting $10 in change. But one of my pennies wasn’t accepted by the coin feeder and it dropped unnoticed into the change receptacle. So I got that penny back plus $9.99 in change. 

[Superhero 9016]

6 hours ago, ztejas said:

Get multiple quotes.

Going home now to meet another painter.

But the first guy was the one who Give me the most detailed and least expensive price when I was painting the inside of my house.

Edited August 12, 2022 by Superhero

[deadshank 24654]

57 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

I went through the self-checkout lane at the store. My bill was $10.28. I put 28¢ in the coin feeder and $20 in the bill feeder expecting $10 in change. But one of my pennies wasn’t accepted by the coin feeder and it dropped unnoticed into the change receptacle. So I got that penny back plus $9.99 in change. 

An odd entry for your journal.

[WhatTheBuck 28928]

2 hours ago, deadshank said:

An odd entry for your journal.

I don’t keep a journal. Go after these guys:

 

[PantsTent 2003]

People who put cash in self checkout terminals.

[HouTex 1937]

7 hours ago, BonzoMontreaux said:

People that don't under stand the left on yellow\red concept when there is no arrow.  

Assert your presence and pull forward into the intersection on the green light you fuck face.  You have the right of way when on coming traffic stops.

I never knew that.  So if the intersection is small then the one car that fits in the intersection gets to go through when the light turns?  But not others following him, right?  

[ztejas 44223]

1 minute ago, HouTex said:

I never knew that.  So if the intersection is small then the one car that fits in the intersection gets to go through when the light turns?  But not others following him, right?  

I believe it's technically running a red light either way. But I stand by what Bonzo said. 

[BonzoMontreaux 1137]

If you enter the intersection on a green light or yellow you are good.

https://www.onthemoveblog.com/driving-tip-3-wait-in-intersection-to-turn-left/


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[shakahorn 1656]

Going home now to meet another painter.
But the first guy was the one who Give me the most detailed and least expensive price when I was painting the inside of my house.

He’s the one boning your wife.

[Orale 1178]

Minecraft stopped working for the kids, so I bought the upgraded version of it.
Back when it was owned by Mahjong Studios, buy it and logging on was a breeze.
Now that Microsoft owns it, it is a beating to even buy the damn thing. Gotta create a X-box account, put in my address 2x, and donate a skin sample. Now that it's finally installed, my kids can't use their original log in to play the game because it's already taken.
Maybe it's user error on my part but I'm going to blame MS anyway.

They bought Skype some time ago and I travel abroad frequently. After they bought it, it was such a pain in the ass to to do anything with the app. You now need a Microsoft account to use it and they constantly require you to change your password which is a pain.

[Dbeasy 15561]

23 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Have them paint the house. Two birds, one stone.

When my kids were in high school, I got the bright idea that we would all work together to stain our fence. Family bonding.

Rather than use a sprayer I gave each of us a brush to do it by hand. After awhile it became obvious that the wood was absorbing the stain pretty badly so we kept having to add coats and it was taking forever. I was also using up stain like crazy. 

But we couldn’t quit because the fence was partially done and it would have looked terrible if I switched to a sprayer for two thirds of the fence. So, a 125 foot fence took four people three full days to paint, with something like 8 five gallon drums of stain. It was exhausting  the neighbors were laughing their ass off at us. 

We moved a year later. It’s been 13 years and I occasionally drive by the house. The same stain is still on there and it still looks incredible. Interesting lesson for the kids about hard work, and also a cautionary tale about coming up with half ass ideas.