Trivial Things That Make You Surly

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CAPTCHAS can eat my whole ass

[Armybrat 40544]

On 5/23/2024 at 9:00 PM, nnm said:

 

Edited June 1 by Armybrat

[Armybrat 40544]

 

Edited June 1 by Armybrat

[ztejas 42802]

6 hours ago, Bender Bending Rodriguez said:

Whataburger has been offering the Patty Melt as available for “a limited time” since 2004. 

Whataburger has not had no damn patty melt since 2004. 

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1662]

2008. I was way off!! Thanks for the correction. 16 years of “limited time” isn’t a very funny observation, I guess 🤷🏻‍♂️ 

[YGIFS 19445]

2 hours ago, Armybrat said:

 

If you don't show up in shorts with black socks and sandals, I don't want to know you any more.  And I really like you.  

Also, you have an easy out.  You literally invented the concept of Grand Juries 200 years ago, so you've done your part.  Get yourself a tex-mex plate and margarita and enjoy.  

[Armybrat 40544]

Oldfarts over 70 are exempt, and I only wear shorts & polo shirts plus Skechers and white socks.

Besides, I already served on a Federal district court jury - Judge Sam Sparks presiding (that gentleman was funny).

[Tex Long 4285]

11 hours ago, Armybrat said:

Oldfarts over 70 are exempt, and I only wear shorts & polo shirts plus Skechers and white socks.

Besides, I already served on a Federal district court jury - Judge Sam Sparks presiding (that gentleman was funny).

I read that as meaning you don't have to wear shorts, not that you can't wear them. It doesn't say you have to wear pants, though. Nor does it define "appropriate". 

You know what to do. 

 

 

 

 

EDIT: This seems to imply that you must use a browser to enter some data (all of which they already have), when in this case all they need is "over 70". This in turn means that you are apparently now requred to either have, or have access to, a computer of some sort. Yes, a phone is a computer, but it doesn't necessarily have a working browser. Call their number and tell them you're over 70, and anyway, you are unable to logon to their web site but you'll be happy to fill in the form if they'll just send you a paper version. And you'll need a stamped, envelope to return the form.

 

 

ALTERNATIVELY: Call them and ask how you can guarantee a spot on a jury, on account of all these welfare bums and shoplifters need a good lesson in the Texas Justice System.

 

 

[elfenix 34109]

when did sketchers go from knock off skate shoes to comfort shoes for olds?

[Incredulity 11188]

On 5/22/2024 at 6:23 AM, nnm said:

 

CSB warning 

went on a vacation that included some golf time.  Got halfway through my round before I realized there was a kink/crink in the shaft of half my irons where my soft golfbag had been crushed or run over.  Closed the face ever so slightly.

Switched to a semi-solid after that trip. No ragrets.

[Armybrat 40544]

1 hour ago, elfenix said:

when did sketchers go from knock off skate shoes to comfort shoes for olds?

Just in time for me.

[royiv 9044]

19 hours ago, HRSchenker said:

Give coins first before bills when you hand someone change. The boomers training this generation of retail employees should be launched into the sun.

People who use cash holding up the line for the retail employee to make change.

[Tex Long 4285]

12 minutes ago, royiv said:

People who use cash holding up the line for the retail employee to make change.

??? Is it only surlyfying if they need change, or do you just dislike cash, or ???

[ABSR 5275]

1 hour ago, Armybrat said:

Just in time for me.

So around 19 aught 9? 

[deadshank 24644]

[Chooky 13278]

Country music right now is basically just a different jumble of the same key words in every song. One big Autozone commercial.  

[deadshank 24644]

33 minutes ago, Chooky said:

Country music right now is basically just a different jumble of the same key words in every song. One big Autozone commercial.  

Mainstream Nashville “country” is that way.    There are plenty of good acts but way too many schlock acts.  

[Chooky 13278]

1 minute ago, deadshank said:

Mainstream Nashville “country” is that way.    There are plenty of good acts but way too many schlock acts.  

Same as it ever was, I guess. But allow me to inform you of the deep meaning behind one of Brian Kelley's tattoos. 

[PvilleStang 2809]

All this Nashville Country talk the week KOKE gets ripped off terrestrial radio.  RIP KOKE, and f- you Nashville garbage.

[InkaUtexas 24932]

Waiting on a repairman who is 4 hours late for the "scheduled" appointment and not being able to get in touch with them. Of course they are going to show up right before I have a conference call.

Fuckers.

[Superhero 8631]

Daughter dropped my phone just right and now I have splotch of dead pixels by the volume buttons.

Her loss because this is supposed to be her phone when I get a new one next year. 

[InkaUtexas 24932]

2 hours ago, Superhero said:

Daughter dropped my phone just right and now I have splotch of dead pixels by the volume buttons.

Her loss because this is supposed to be her phone when I get a new one next year. 

Five bucks says you will still be carrying that one and SHE gets a new phone next year. Otherwise you will always be the bad dad and all her friends will know it. Can you live with that?

[nnm 35627]

 

Obligatory /no CR. 

Edited June 5 by nnm

[Sam Lin 3535]

Pics of parent?

[YGIFS 19445]

Yeah, I smell a whole new genre of porn instead of this creepy 'Step' stuff.  Mom comes with 22yo daughter to interview.  Questions ensue.  The desk is cleared and eventually a hot threeway develops.  I really don't see the problem here, especially if they're inappropriately dressed.  I guess the eye contact thing would bother me, nothing better than a blowjob from a woman staring into your eyes.  

What were we talking about again?  Oh yeah, Human Resources.  It's on floor 37.  

[Vic Mackey 46691]

 
Obligatory /no CR. 

I'm guessing they were driving them there and sat in the lobby? Or did they actually bring them in the actual interview?

[nnm 35627]

29 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

1 hour ago, nnm said:

 
Obligatory /no CR. 

I'm guessing they were driving them there and sat in the lobby? Or did they actually bring them in the actual interview?

I dunno, man.  Consistent with my "/no cr" tag, I don't watch Fox news, or any TV news for that matter.  Just a screenshot from another site.  

[ROFL BOX 6622]

[Underdog 28219]

3 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

4 hours ago, nnm said:

 
Obligatory /no CR. 

I'm guessing they were driving them there and sat in the lobby? Or did they actually bring them in the actual interview?

PM Derka. 

[nnm 35627]

1 hour ago, ROFL BOX said:

DPS flunky playing the long game.  He's gone at 17:00:01, and doesn't need to answer your call then.  

[ROFL BOX 6622]

DPS flunky playing the long game.  He's gone at 17:00:01, and doesn't need to answer your call then.  

Oddly enough, their automated recording says "calls will be answered until 5:40p, CST." Not 5:30... 5:40.
 
Did eventually reach a human around 1725-ish.
 
Now the hard part is to get an appointment @ an office before September.

[nnm 35627]

2 hours ago, ROFL BOX said:

Oddly enough, their automated recording says "calls will be answered until 5:40p, CST." Not 5:30... 5:40.
 
Did eventually reach a human around 1725-ish.
 
Now the hard part is to get an appointment @ an office before September.
 

Go outside the metro areas. Small town DPS offices have much less wait time. 

[ROFL BOX 6622]

Go outside the metro areas. Small town DPS offices have much less wait time. 

The website gave me Seguin & New Braunfels + San Antonio (NW corner... "Mega Center / Leon Valley").

Did not list San Marcos or Marble Falls as an option & I suspect Seguin is a smaller locale than Marble... & Marble is much closer to Drip than Seguin AND the Leon Valley spot.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 

[PvilleStang 2809]

18 hours ago, nnm said:

 

Obligatory /no CR. 

 

17 hours ago, YGIFS said:

Yeah, I smell a whole new genre of porn instead of this creepy 'Step' stuff.  Mom comes with 22yo daughter to interview.  Questions ensue.  The desk is cleared and eventually a hot threeway develops.  I really don't see the problem here, especially if they're inappropriately dressed.  I guess the eye contact thing would bother me, nothing better than a blowjob from a woman staring into your eyes.  

What were we talking about again?  Oh yeah, Human Resources.  It's on floor 37.  

Guys, would you have a seat over there...

[Scheiss Meister 8317]

11 hours ago, nnm said:

Go outside the metro areas. Small town DPS offices have much less wait time. 

My go to DPS office was Brenham, since it's less than 30 miles from my house and much less busy than Bryan or Hempstead.  Unfortunately, a murderous asshole in an 18 wheeler put paid to that.  I bet they keep the building as a HQ for the troopers, but close the licensing part.

[ABSR 5275]

2 hours ago, PvilleStang said:

 

Guys, would you have a seat over there...

Hello candidate, is this your sister with you?  Oh, your mother?  Well why don't the two of you have a seat over there and I will tell you how this interview works.

[Al_4_ISU 12324]

Why in the hell is the default setting “no alert” when setting an event on your Apple calendar? The dumbest shit ever…

[closetohumping 17299]

Sports clips charging 30 for a haircut

[YGIFS 19445]

What?  I thought their jam was way cheap haircuts?  

Supercuts where I go jumped to about $17 to $27 after Covid.  I still look like I took a recalled Flow-Bee to my head.  

[PvilleStang 2809]

1 hour ago, closetohumping said:

Sports clips charging 30 for a haircut

Is that with a happy ending?!

[YGIFS 19445]

33 minutes ago, PvilleStang said:

Is that with a happy ending?!

Yeah, for a $10 gratuity...she'll shave the back of your............. 

Wait, whut are we talking about?  

[nnm 35627]

[Post Oak 20107]

Driving home after about a week visiting friends outside of Denver.  Left at 5 this AM to head home. About 30 mins into the trip the power train warning light came on.  Now sitting in a parking lot waiting for Ford Service to open up.  Probably not going to be sleeping in my bed tonight.  

Maybe not trivial but I'm definitely Surly.

Edited June 7 by Post Oak

[nnm 35627]

3 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

Driving home after about a week visiting friends outside of Denver.  Left at 5 this AM to head home. About 30 mins into the trip the power train warning light came on.  Now sitting in a parking lot waiting for Ford Service to open up.  Probably not going to be sleeping in my bed tonight.  

Maybe not trivial but I'm definitely Surly.

F-150? Year?

[Post Oak 20107]

21 explorer xlt

[Superhero 8631]

My son’s smelly feet can clear a room. Maybe it’s because he’s really active and feet sweat a LOT, or there’s something else going on. It’s gotten to the point we’re embarrassed to have him go to friends’ houses.

We’ve tried disinfectants, arm and hammer “balls” filled with baking soda, washing each foot at lest 30 seconds each day, washing his shoes frequently, and trying out different types of socks…

I think we’ve achieved a stalemate with a combo of rotating 3-4 different pairs of shoes, antibacterial soap, new socks and washing his shoes using hydrogen peroxide.

Not sure how sustainable after he becomes responsible for it all. But damn, I’d rather smell poop than his shoes. 

[MonkeyDoughnut 10002]

19 minutes ago, Superhero said:

My son’s smelly feet can clear a room. Maybe it’s because he’s really active and feet sweat a LOT, or there’s something else going on. It’s gotten to the point we’re embarrassed to have him go to friends’ houses.

We’ve tried disinfectants, arm and hammer “balls” filled with baking soda, washing each foot at lest 30 seconds each day, washing his shoes frequently, and trying out different types of socks…

I think we’ve achieved a stalemate with a combo of rotating 3-4 different pairs of shoes, antibacterial soap, new socks and washing his shoes using hydrogen peroxide.

Not sure how sustainable after he becomes responsible for it all. But damn, I’d rather smell poop than his shoes. 

Been there... this was game changer for us... especially his cleats. All shoes had to be kept in garage/outside... we knew when he took his shoes off upstairs.  After a couple weeks of daily use in all shoes it made a noticable difference for us:

[nnm 35627]

1 hour ago, Post Oak said:

21 explorer xlt

Ugh.  I have a 21 F-150.  Same drivetrain (depending on your engine option).  I don't like to hear your story.

[Armybrat 40544]

Maybe not so trivial….

A couple of weeks ago we were driving down to the Arboretum area in  North Austin to meet some friends for happy hour. 
We had just come down the southbound flyover from 45 onto 183. I moved over one lane after checking the rearview carefully while using the turn signals, when a red Charger roared by in the far left lane easily doing 90. I was doing 78 and slowing down with moderate southbound traffic just up ahead. 
I remarked to Mrs. Brat that he was obviously a stupid asshole for thinking he could drive up on the traffic like that to weave in & out.

THEN….a second asshole in a silver/gray Mustang unseen by me until he FLEW by us in the right hand lane out of nowhere doing well in excess of 100. 
I am not exaggerating - that dumbass had to hit his brakes to avoid hitting several vehicles about 100 yards ahead, with his tail end wobbling around a little. 
If he had hit us from behind it would certainly been catastrophic and fatal for all involved. 
I’m surprised he didn’t roll overjust from the momentun of the slight wobbling at that high speed.

Goddamned street racing morons are going to kill someone if they keep their moronic shitforbrains speeding up like that in traffic.

rant over.
 

Edited June 7 by Armybrat

[Native Horn 3465]

1 hour ago, Armybrat said:

Maybe not so trivial….

A couple of weeks ago we were driving down to the Arboretum area in  North Austin to meet some friends for happy hour. 
We had just come down the southbound flyover from 45 onto 183. I moved over one lane after checking the rearview carefully while using the turn signals, when a red Charger roared by in the far left lane easily doing 90. I was doing 78 and slowing down with moderate southbound traffic just up ahead. 
I remarked to Mrs. Brat that he was obviously a stupid asshole for thinking he could drive up on the traffic like that to weave in & out.

THEN….a second asshole in a silver/gray Mustang unseen by me until he FLEW by us in the right hand lane out of nowhere doing well in excess of 100. 
I am not exaggerating - that dumbass had to hit his brakes to avoid hitting several vehicles about 100 yards ahead, with his tail end wobbling around a little. 
If he had hit us from behind it would certainly been catastrophic and fatal for all involved. 
I’m surprised he didn’t roll overjust from the momentun of the slight wobbling at that high speed.

Goddamned street racing morons are going to kill someone if they keep their moronic shitforbrains speeding up like that in traffic.

rant over.
 

Things sure have changed since you started driving and the top speed of a Model T was 42 mph.

Agreed though - too many idiots hauling ass.  South First between Slaughter and 1626 is a race track.  Often see jackasses hitting close to 90 mph, invariably in a Mustang or Challenger.