Can we discuss pet peeves here? (3 Viewers)

[shuke]

Additionally - the result is now the thrift stores have raised all their prices and a lot of items are now unreasonably priced.

How are we arriving at this conclusion? Do you mean the thrift stores raised their prices based on increased volume? I think it has to do more with them catching up with the resale market. Hell, a lot of stores have their own ebay sites and don't even put the better items on the floor anymore.

Meh! Not really.

How’s that?

Relax

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Additionally - the result is now the thrift stores have raised all their prices and a lot of items are now unreasonably priced.

How are we arriving at this conclusion? Do you mean the thrift stores raised their prices based on increased volume? I think it has to do more with them catching up with the resale market. Hell, a lot of stores have their own ebay sites and don't even put the better items on the floor anymore.

Meh! Not really.

How’s that?

Relax

I’m cool, we’re just having fun.

(I’m literally loling over here)

 

[shuke]

Sorry about the "meh". I simply meant I didn't think this was a new phenomenon.

 

[zoobird]

Pet peeve: When I post what I think is a "high quality" peeve in here, and then it inevitably gets immediately buried by pages of debate about someone else's peeve.

 

[Dr_Zaius]

Back in the '90s, I lived in Eastern Europe, so hardly a center of technological innovation. Every apartment building had light switches in the hallways that ran on a timer. You walk in the front door, press the button, and the lights stay on for a minute or two, giving you plenty of time to ride the elevator up and enter your apartment (and if for some reason your journey took longer than that, you just pressed the button again). In the US, every apartment building I've ever seen has lights that are on 24/7, or at best on a timer that turns on at sunset and runs all night. Why do we waste so much energy?

This is just awful. Invariably, the lights went off while we were in the middle of a staircase. Getting to a light switch was an adventure. Moving in or out of an apartment would be a nightmare. Besdies, LED bulbs make the whole thing very energy efficient.

Riffing on that this, if you're going to install automatic lights in a bathroom, for the love of God allow someone in a stall to trigger them. Years ago when travelling for work I found myself spending extended time in a dark, smelly Mexican bathroom stall due to whatever intestinal issue I had picked up. Also, from the same trip, I'm so sorry to whatever poor airport worker had to clean up the bathroom in Terminal D.

 

[General Malaise]

People that are annoyed at other people for having pet peeves.

My pet peeve is when other people have unreasonable pet peeves. So you must be annoyed with my pet peeve.

I wake up annoyed at you.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Back in the '90s, I lived in Eastern Europe, so hardly a center of technological innovation. Every apartment building had light switches in the hallways that ran on a timer. You walk in the front door, press the button, and the lights stay on for a minute or two, giving you plenty of time to ride the elevator up and enter your apartment (and if for some reason your journey took longer than that, you just pressed the button again). In the US, every apartment building I've ever seen has lights that are on 24/7, or at best on a timer that turns on at sunset and runs all night. Why do we waste so much energy?

This is just awful. Invariably, the lights went off while we were in the middle of a staircase. Getting to a light switch was an adventure. Moving in or out of an apartment would be a nightmare. Besdies, LED bulbs make the whole thing very energy efficient.

Riffing on that this, if you're going to install automatic lights in a bathroom, for the love of God allow someone in a stall to trigger them. Years ago when travelling for work I found myself spending extended time in a dark, smelly Mexican bathroom stall due to whatever intestinal issue I had picked up. Also, from the same trip, I'm so sorry to whatever poor airport worker had to clean up the bathroom in Terminal D.

This reminds me of when I did construction and visited Home Depot bathrooms on more frequent occasions….

Sometimes very early in the morning there will be dudes in the stalls asleep. They’ve been in there so long the lights are off.

What a life to lead.

 

[shuke]

Back in the '90s, I lived in Eastern Europe, so hardly a center of technological innovation. Every apartment building had light switches in the hallways that ran on a timer. You walk in the front door, press the button, and the lights stay on for a minute or two, giving you plenty of time to ride the elevator up and enter your apartment (and if for some reason your journey took longer than that, you just pressed the button again). In the US, every apartment building I've ever seen has lights that are on 24/7, or at best on a timer that turns on at sunset and runs all night. Why do we waste so much energy?

This is just awful. Invariably, the lights went off while we were in the middle of a staircase. Getting to a light switch was an adventure. Moving in or out of an apartment would be a nightmare. Besdies, LED bulbs make the whole thing very energy efficient.

Riffing on that this, if you're going to install automatic lights in a bathroom, for the love of God allow someone in a stall to trigger them. Years ago when travelling for work I found myself spending extended time in a dark, smelly Mexican bathroom stall due to whatever intestinal issue I had picked up. Also, from the same trip, I'm so sorry to whatever poor airport worker had to clean up the bathroom in Terminal D.

Actually had one of these at one of my work offices once. One time the lights went off, I was taking the extra rolls of TP and throwing them out of the stall trying to trigger the light again.

 

[Drunken knight]

Back in the '90s, I lived in Eastern Europe, so hardly a center of technological innovation. Every apartment building had light switches in the hallways that ran on a timer. You walk in the front door, press the button, and the lights stay on for a minute or two, giving you plenty of time to ride the elevator up and enter your apartment (and if for some reason your journey took longer than that, you just pressed the button again). In the US, every apartment building I've ever seen has lights that are on 24/7, or at best on a timer that turns on at sunset and runs all night. Why do we waste so much energy?

This is just awful. Invariably, the lights went off while we were in the middle of a staircase. Getting to a light switch was an adventure. Moving in or out of an apartment would be a nightmare. Besdies, LED bulbs make the whole thing very energy efficient.

Riffing on that this, if you're going to install automatic lights in a bathroom, for the love of God allow someone in a stall to trigger them. Years ago when travelling for work I found myself spending extended time in a dark, smelly Mexican bathroom stall due to whatever intestinal issue I had picked up. Also, from the same trip, I'm so sorry to whatever poor airport worker had to clean up the bathroom in Terminal D.

Actually had one of these at one of my work offices once. One time the lights went off, I was taking the extra rolls of TP and throwing them out of the stall trying to trigger the light again.

good thing you could spare a square

 

[Don Quixote]

This reminds me of when I did construction and visited Home Depot bathrooms on more frequent occasions….

Sometimes very early in the morning there will be dudes in the stalls asleep. They’ve been in there so long the lights are off.

What a life to lead.

Home Depot bathrooms reminds me of this news clip about the “bomb scare” at a Home Depot in Wichita…

Bomb scare at Kansas Home Depot (Funny news clip)

Funny news from KY3 in Springfield, MO with a story "bomb scare" after a man asked other customers to leave the bathroom because he was "fixing to blow it up...

youtu.be

 

[Dr_Zaius]

Back in the '90s, I lived in Eastern Europe, so hardly a center of technological innovation. Every apartment building had light switches in the hallways that ran on a timer. You walk in the front door, press the button, and the lights stay on for a minute or two, giving you plenty of time to ride the elevator up and enter your apartment (and if for some reason your journey took longer than that, you just pressed the button again). In the US, every apartment building I've ever seen has lights that are on 24/7, or at best on a timer that turns on at sunset and runs all night. Why do we waste so much energy?

This is just awful. Invariably, the lights went off while we were in the middle of a staircase. Getting to a light switch was an adventure. Moving in or out of an apartment would be a nightmare. Besdies, LED bulbs make the whole thing very energy efficient.

Riffing on that this, if you're going to install automatic lights in a bathroom, for the love of God allow someone in a stall to trigger them. Years ago when travelling for work I found myself spending extended time in a dark, smelly Mexican bathroom stall due to whatever intestinal issue I had picked up. Also, from the same trip, I'm so sorry to whatever poor airport worker had to clean up the bathroom in Terminal D.

Actually had one of these at one of my work offices once. One time the lights went off, I was taking the extra rolls of TP and throwing them out of the stall trying to trigger the light again.

good thing you could spare a square

Need that Ritz cracker throwing arm to drop some dimes on the sensor.

 

[mr. furley]

Back in the '90s, I lived in Eastern Europe, so hardly a center of technological innovation. Every apartment building had light switches in the hallways that ran on a timer. You walk in the front door, press the button, and the lights stay on for a minute or two, giving you plenty of time to ride the elevator up and enter your apartment (and if for some reason your journey took longer than that, you just pressed the button again). In the US, every apartment building I've ever seen has lights that are on 24/7, or at best on a timer that turns on at sunset and runs all night. Why do we waste so much energy?

This is just awful. Invariably, the lights went off while we were in the middle of a staircase. Getting to a light switch was an adventure. Moving in or out of an apartment would be a nightmare. Besdies, LED bulbs make the whole thing very energy efficient.

Riffing on that this, if you're going to install automatic lights in a bathroom, for the love of God allow someone in a stall to trigger them. Years ago when travelling for work I found myself spending extended time in a dark, smelly Mexican bathroom stall due to whatever intestinal issue I had picked up. Also, from the same trip, I'm so sorry to whatever poor airport worker had to clean up the bathroom in Terminal D.

Actually had one of these at one of my work offices once. One time the lights went off, I was taking the extra rolls of TP and throwing them out of the stall trying to trigger the light again.

we had this at my last office and when the lights went out it was like a sensory deprivation chamber in there

had one guy that would fairly regularly (a couple times per month) fall asleep in there before he could finish.

 

[the moops]

Pet peeve: When I post what I think is a "high quality" peeve in here, and then it inevitably gets immediately buried by pages of debate about someone else's peeve.

your peeve about Chipotle was just like their food - low quality

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

Pet peeve: When I post what I think is a "high quality" peeve in here, and then it inevitably gets immediately buried by pages of debate about someone else's peeve.

your peeve about Chipotle was just like their food - low quality

But did it give you the runs?

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

I buy books at the thrift store. They’re $2.99 for paperback and $3.99 for hardcover.

More and more I’m seeing people using their phone to check the price and then loading up multiple carts of books for them to sell for profit.

So instead of people having access to cheap books these dopes are inflating the price.

Go to the library. Super cheap there

Really? Went to mine recently and they were pretty bare as they were redoing their inventory. Didn’t even consider this as an option. (Didn’t think they sold books)

*- I must have missed the high brow humor. I like keeping the books that I have read.

does your library system have on-line search and request?

I live in backwards Arkansas with a book burning dictator governor and we have a great one - I always search there before buying and it's amazing how often the book comes up.

really new and popular books occasionally have a wait list - but most of the time if the book is anywhere in the state - it's delivered to my branch with 2-3 days.

 

[SWC]

People that are annoyed at other people for having pet peeves.

My pet peeve is when other people have unreasonable pet peeves. So you must be annoyed with my pet peeve.

I wake up annoyed at you.

my pet peeve is when mom and dad fight like this right now i will be under my bad take that to the bank brohans

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

I buy books at the thrift store. They’re $2.99 for paperback and $3.99 for hardcover.

More and more I’m seeing people using their phone to check the price and then loading up multiple carts of books for them to sell for profit.

So instead of people having access to cheap books these dopes are inflating the price.

Go to the library. Super cheap there

Really? Went to mine recently and they were pretty bare as they were redoing their inventory. Didn’t even consider this as an option. (Didn’t think they sold books)

*- I must have missed the high brow humor. I like keeping the books that I have read.

does your library system have on-line search and request?

I live in backwards Arkansas with a book burning dictator governor and we have a great one - I always search there before buying and it's amazing how often the book comes up.

really new and popular books occasionally have a wait list - but most of the time if the book is anywhere in the state - it's delivered to my branch with 2-3 days.

I remember discovering this years ago when I was living in NYC. My wife and I jokingly called it "Netflix for books" (this was back when Netflix was still sending DVDs by mail).

These days, I don't even get books anymore. I just go on the library website and download ebooks and audiobooks. Similar deal in terms of most books being available immediately, and some requiring a waitlist. If there's a specific book I want to read, I may pay for it from Amazon or wherever, but most of the time, there are so many good titles available from the library that I don't even have to think about paying.

Libraries are amazing. I feel like if we had never had them and you proposed the idea now, it would get attacked as socialism, government telling us what to read, etc. Instead, we have free books at our disposal (not to mention free wi-fi, book readings, great place to bring young kids, etc) and everyone accepts that it's obviously a great idea

 

[dino259]

I buy books at the thrift store. They’re $2.99 for paperback and $3.99 for hardcover.

More and more I’m seeing people using their phone to check the price and then loading up multiple carts of books for them to sell for profit.

So instead of people having access to cheap books these dopes are inflating the price.

Go to the library. Super cheap there

Really? Went to mine recently and they were pretty bare as they were redoing their inventory. Didn’t even consider this as an option. (Didn’t think they sold books)

*- I must have missed the high brow humor. I like keeping the books that I have read.

does your library system have on-line search and request?

I live in backwards Arkansas with a book burning dictator governor and we have a great one - I always search there before buying and it's amazing how often the book comes up.

really new and popular books occasionally have a wait list - but most of the time if the book is anywhere in the state - it's delivered to my branch with 2-3 days.

I remember discovering this years ago when I was living in NYC. My wife and I jokingly called it "Netflix for books" (this was back when Netflix was still sending DVDs by mail).

These days, I don't even get books anymore. I just go on the library website and download ebooks and audiobooks. Similar deal in terms of most books being available immediately, and some requiring a waitlist. If there's a specific book I want to read, I may pay for it from Amazon or wherever, but most of the time, there are so many good titles available from the library that I don't even have to think about paying.

Libraries are amazing. I feel like if we had never had them and you proposed the idea now, it would get attacked as socialism, government telling us what to read, etc. Instead, we have free books at our disposal (not to mention free wi-fi, book readings, great place to bring young kids, etc) and everyone accepts that it's obviously a great idea

At ours you can even check out tools, board games, pots and pans.

 

[ProstheticRGK]

People using shopping carts as nascar vehicles in the grocery store. Rubbin' ain't racin' in the condiment aisle! I came around a corner after leaving an aisle and some dude was traveling at 150mph and nearly clipped me and my cart. I'm sure he needed to get the last chunk of corned beef out of the meat case except that there were about 200 pieces still left. Dude had the nerve to give Me the eye.

I'm guilty of this but not to this extreme. I move fast through the store but am careful around corners. My counter pet peeve are people who are the opposite of this and stroll through incredibly slow like they're window shopping at a grocery store.

Or leave their cart in the middle of the aisle and walk away to go mull over whether to get Dorito’s Cool Ranch or Dinamita! flavor. Just get both, fatty. Everyone know ms you’re going to already.

 

[arrow1]

I buy books at the thrift store. They’re $2.99 for paperback and $3.99 for hardcover.

More and more I’m seeing people using their phone to check the price and then loading up multiple carts of books for them to sell for profit.

So instead of people having access to cheap books these dopes are inflating the price.

Meh, people have been doing this since ebay was a thing. Everyone has the same opportunity to get them at the initial cheap price. Also surprised you're peeved at people wanting to make money.

Weird that I have to further explain my pet peeve not yours but OK…

The whole thing bothers me. Thrift stores used to be a place were poor people could go and buy things reasonable prices.

Now the thrift stores are filled withhalf people needing the cheap items and the other half looking to turn a profit. These dopes load up their carts with anything they think is valuable and then spend a half an hour going through them to see what’s worth selling.

They don’t have a discerning eye or knowledge of the products - they are just helped along by their handy little device.

Additionally - the result is now the thrift stores have raised all their prices and a lot of items are now unreasonably priced.

Now with all that said - it’s not something that enrages me, hence it’s in the pet peeves thread and not the OMG what rages me out thread.

I'm with you Mobbin

 

[arrow1]

Back in the '90s, I lived in Eastern Europe, so hardly a center of technological innovation. Every apartment building had light switches in the hallways that ran on a timer. You walk in the front door, press the button, and the lights stay on for a minute or two, giving you plenty of time to ride the elevator up and enter your apartment (and if for some reason your journey took longer than that, you just pressed the button again). In the US, every apartment building I've ever seen has lights that are on 24/7, or at best on a timer that turns on at sunset and runs all night. Why do we waste so much energy?

This is just awful. Invariably, the lights went off while we were in the middle of a staircase. Getting to a light switch was an adventure. Moving in or out of an apartment would be a nightmare. Besdies, LED bulbs make the whole thing very energy efficient.

Riffing on that this, if you're going to install automatic lights in a bathroom, for the love of God allow someone in a stall to trigger them. Years ago when travelling for work I found myself spending extended time in a dark, smelly Mexican bathroom stall due to whatever intestinal issue I had picked up. Also, from the same trip, I'm so sorry to whatever poor airport worker had to clean up the bathroom in Terminal D.

Actually had one of these at one of my work offices once. One time the lights went off, I was taking the extra rolls of TP and throwing them out of the stall trying to trigger the light again.

we had this at my last office and when the lights went out it was like a sensory deprivation chamber in there

had one guy that would fairly regularly (a couple times per month) fall asleep in there before he could finish.

...finish..what?

 

[nirad3]

Early in line plane boarders when we already have assigned seats and they usually aren't zone 1 either

I hate it too but admit I'm sometimes part of the problem. All about that overhead space.

Yeah, was gonna reply with something similar. At least for United I'm Zone 2 and this usually isn't a problem, but there are times where some knucklehead in Row 20 will put his bag above Row 9 or 10 (just behind first class) for some reason.

 

[mr. furley]

Back in the '90s, I lived in Eastern Europe, so hardly a center of technological innovation. Every apartment building had light switches in the hallways that ran on a timer. You walk in the front door, press the button, and the lights stay on for a minute or two, giving you plenty of time to ride the elevator up and enter your apartment (and if for some reason your journey took longer than that, you just pressed the button again). In the US, every apartment building I've ever seen has lights that are on 24/7, or at best on a timer that turns on at sunset and runs all night. Why do we waste so much energy?

This is just awful. Invariably, the lights went off while we were in the middle of a staircase. Getting to a light switch was an adventure. Moving in or out of an apartment would be a nightmare. Besdies, LED bulbs make the whole thing very energy efficient.

Riffing on that this, if you're going to install automatic lights in a bathroom, for the love of God allow someone in a stall to trigger them. Years ago when travelling for work I found myself spending extended time in a dark, smelly Mexican bathroom stall due to whatever intestinal issue I had picked up. Also, from the same trip, I'm so sorry to whatever poor airport worker had to clean up the bathroom in Terminal D.

Actually had one of these at one of my work offices once. One time the lights went off, I was taking the extra rolls of TP and throwing them out of the stall trying to trigger the light again.

we had this at my last office and when the lights went out it was like a sensory deprivation chamber in there

had one guy that would fairly regularly (a couple times per month) fall asleep in there before he could finish.

...finish..what?

knowing that weirdo it could really have gone either way

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Home Depot has its Halloween stuff out.

 

[shuke]

Home Depot has its Halloween stuff out.

No f'ing way.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Home Depot has its Halloween stuff out.

No f'ing way.

It made a spot on ABC World News Now. The Plague Doctor was nice, but that's ridiculous.

 

[Gally]

Back in the '90s, I lived in Eastern Europe, so hardly a center of technological innovation. Every apartment building had light switches in the hallways that ran on a timer. You walk in the front door, press the button, and the lights stay on for a minute or two, giving you plenty of time to ride the elevator up and enter your apartment (and if for some reason your journey took longer than that, you just pressed the button again). In the US, every apartment building I've ever seen has lights that are on 24/7, or at best on a timer that turns on at sunset and runs all night. Why do we waste so much energy?

This is just awful. Invariably, the lights went off while we were in the middle of a staircase. Getting to a light switch was an adventure. Moving in or out of an apartment would be a nightmare. Besdies, LED bulbs make the whole thing very energy efficient.

Yeah, they probably could have set the timers to run for longer, like 5m. I remember one time our elevator was out for an extended period and that happened a lot (although the elevator being out was way more annoying). And yes, this was all well before LEDs. Still, it's weird that we just keep lights on all night for the few people who are in the hallways, and there should be a better solution

There is a better solution........its called motion activated lights. I believe that is code now for most spaces.

 

[Gally]

but there are times where some knucklehead in Row 20 will put his bag above Row 9 or 10 (just behind first class) for some reason.

I have never understood this concept. If everyone uses their allotted space above them there should be no issues for anyone. It's when people do this stupid crap that the whole system gets messed up.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

I really wish my streaming services would learn that if I shut things off with 30 seconds left to go, I am done with that episode. I do not want to watch the credits that I skipped the next time I fire this show up. Just pick up with the next episode in the series.

Also, there should be a much easier way to tell the algorithm that I am doing a re-watch, so please ignore the fact that I've watched all these episodes before. I know every service has a little menu I can go into to reset my viewing history, but those are opaque and frankly I shouldn't have to do it. It's your algorithm. Fix it.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

but there are times where some knucklehead in Row 20 will put his bag above Row 9 or 10 (just behind first class) for some reason.

I have never understood this concept. If everyone uses their allotted space above them there should be no issues for anyone. It's when people do this stupid crap that the whole system gets messed up.

It’s the knob that brings everything they own on board. Last flight I was on I saw a woman with 4 carry ons. Largest allowable roller bag with a small bag that won’t fit under the seat resting on top of said roller. A backpack that was also too big to go under the seat. And a medium sized purse. Ridiculous

 

[arrow1]

but there are times where some knucklehead in Row 20 will put his bag above Row 9 or 10 (just behind first class) for some reason.

I have never understood this concept. If everyone uses their allotted space above them there should be no issues for anyone. It's when people do this stupid crap that the whole system gets messed up.

It’s the knob that brings everything they own on board. Last flight I was on I saw a woman with 4 carry ons. Largest allowable roller bag with a small bag that won’t fit under the seat resting on top of said roller. A backpack that was also too big to go under the seat. And a medium sized purse. Ridiculous

Gate agent should have dropped the hammer on her

 

[Gally]

but there are times where some knucklehead in Row 20 will put his bag above Row 9 or 10 (just behind first class) for some reason.

I have never understood this concept. If everyone uses their allotted space above them there should be no issues for anyone. It's when people do this stupid crap that the whole system gets messed up.

It’s the knob that brings everything they own on board. Last flight I was on I saw a woman with 4 carry ons. Largest allowable roller bag with a small bag that won’t fit under the seat resting on top of said roller. A backpack that was also too big to go under the seat. And a medium sized purse. Ridiculous

Gate agent should have dropped the hammer on her

The thing I am seeing more and more often is the people bringing multiple carryons and then the gate announcing a full flight and they will check any carryones for free. Then a bunch of people just rush up there and take "advantage" of the free checked bag. Why not just do that at check in and save everyone the time of going through this charade?

 

[shuke]

but there are times where some knucklehead in Row 20 will put his bag above Row 9 or 10 (just behind first class) for some reason.

I have never understood this concept. If everyone uses their allotted space above them there should be no issues for anyone. It's when people do this stupid crap that the whole system gets messed up.

It’s the knob that brings everything they own on board. Last flight I was on I saw a woman with 4 carry ons. Largest allowable roller bag with a small bag that won’t fit under the seat resting on top of said roller. A backpack that was also too big to go under the seat. And a medium sized purse. Ridiculous

Gate agent should have dropped the hammer on her

The thing I am seeing more and more often is the people bringing multiple carryons and then the gate announcing a full flight and they will check any carryones for free. Then a bunch of people just rush up there and take "advantage" of the free checked bag. Why not just do that at check in and save everyone the time of going through this charade?

You answered your own question.

 

[ChiefD]

but there are times where some knucklehead in Row 20 will put his bag above Row 9 or 10 (just behind first class) for some reason.

I have never understood this concept. If everyone uses their allotted space above them there should be no issues for anyone. It's when people do this stupid crap that the whole system gets messed up.

It’s the knob that brings everything they own on board. Last flight I was on I saw a woman with 4 carry ons. Largest allowable roller bag with a small bag that won’t fit under the seat resting on top of said roller. A backpack that was also too big to go under the seat. And a medium sized purse. Ridiculous

Gate agent should have dropped the hammer on her

The thing I am seeing more and more often is the people bringing multiple carryons and then the gate announcing a full flight and they will check any carryones for free. Then a bunch of people just rush up there and take "advantage" of the free checked bag. Why not just do that at check in and save everyone the time of going through this charade?

Or just roll the cost back into the ticket price like it used to be instead of playing this stupid nickel and dime situation the stupid airlines thought of years ago.

 

[Gally]

but there are times where some knucklehead in Row 20 will put his bag above Row 9 or 10 (just behind first class) for some reason.

I have never understood this concept. If everyone uses their allotted space above them there should be no issues for anyone. It's when people do this stupid crap that the whole system gets messed up.

It’s the knob that brings everything they own on board. Last flight I was on I saw a woman with 4 carry ons. Largest allowable roller bag with a small bag that won’t fit under the seat resting on top of said roller. A backpack that was also too big to go under the seat. And a medium sized purse. Ridiculous

Gate agent should have dropped the hammer on her

The thing I am seeing more and more often is the people bringing multiple carryons and then the gate announcing a full flight and they will check any carryones for free. Then a bunch of people just rush up there and take "advantage" of the free checked bag. Why not just do that at check in and save everyone the time of going through this charade?

You answered your own question.

Oh, I know the reason why it is happening. I am asking for this charade to just end and have a carryon sized bag be free at ticketing so the people don't plan for the freebie later and cause all the full overhead commotion at the gate. This will also help with the surplus and people trying to hoard overhead space.

 

[Gally]

but there are times where some knucklehead in Row 20 will put his bag above Row 9 or 10 (just behind first class) for some reason.

I have never understood this concept. If everyone uses their allotted space above them there should be no issues for anyone. It's when people do this stupid crap that the whole system gets messed up.

It’s the knob that brings everything they own on board. Last flight I was on I saw a woman with 4 carry ons. Largest allowable roller bag with a small bag that won’t fit under the seat resting on top of said roller. A backpack that was also too big to go under the seat. And a medium sized purse. Ridiculous

Gate agent should have dropped the hammer on her

The thing I am seeing more and more often is the people bringing multiple carryons and then the gate announcing a full flight and they will check any carryones for free. Then a bunch of people just rush up there and take "advantage" of the free checked bag. Why not just do that at check in and save everyone the time of going through this charade?

Or just roll the cost back into the ticket price like it used to be instead of playing this stupid nickel and dime situation the stupid airlines thought of years ago.

Lets just get real for a moment. Gas usage is a driving factor for price. Gas usage is based on weight on the plane (to some degree). Why not just have a price per pound as the ticket price?

You roll up to the ticket check in. Jump on a scale with all your gear (luggage, carryon, etc). Scale reads 500 lbs. You pay $1 per pound. Ticket price is $500. You are skinny and have no luggage.....Jump on the scale - 125 lbs. You pay $125.

You can prepay your ticket to reserve your seat for say 200 lbs worth of "gear". When you get there you have to pay the difference (or get a refund). I think this is a win win. The only people going to complain are people that don't want to be shamed for their weight. They will see this as unfair....however in reality this is as fair as it gets.

 

[bryhamm]

Early in line plane boarders when we already have assigned seats and they usually aren't zone 1 either

Just saw an old episode of Mythbusters that proved that the way airlines do it is one of the worst ways, both from a timing pov and a customer satisfaction pov.

 

[nightmare]

It doesn't matter with boarding procedures. Back rows first or front rows first is not an issue when you start boarding
a 1/2 hour before the plane is scheduled to leave the gate. Once everyone is boarded the attendants do all their preflight
stuff and you still either sit there or wait on the runway to take off.

I'm sitting at the gate in a seat that is very wide and comfortable. I'm not in a hurry to get to the seat in the plane that is barely
big enough to accomodate the average person. I have an assigned seat. The plane is leaving at a set time whether you get done
boarding in 5 minutes or 15 minutes. I've boarded planes that are 1/3 full and you still sit until it's time to takeoff.

Chill out.

 

[BeTheMatch]

but there are times where some knucklehead in Row 20 will put his bag above Row 9 or 10 (just behind first class) for some reason.

I have never understood this concept. If everyone uses their allotted space above them there should be no issues for anyone. It's when people do this stupid crap that the whole system gets messed up.

You're forgetting about the people that the airlines let on with like five carry-on bags.

 

[parasaurolophus]

but there are times where some knucklehead in Row 20 will put his bag above Row 9 or 10 (just behind first class) for some reason.

I have never understood this concept. If everyone uses their allotted space above them there should be no issues for anyone. It's when people do this stupid crap that the whole system gets messed up.

If every person brought a carry on, there is nowhere near enough allotted space.

There is basically a one bag per row allocation on each side of the plane.

 

[parasaurolophus]

Virtue signaling over bugs and snakes.

 

[TheFatKid]

My propensity to impulse buy bulk items at Costco that end up tasting like a homeless guy’s bum.

I bought a 456-pack of ‘seaweed snacks’ and just added them to a lunch salad. I used chicken as the protein, but the entire salad tasted like the lowest grade mock-tuna: the kind that would make @Ministry of Pain go ham in a movies theater. It was pretty much unpalatable.

So, now I have a 455-pack of seaweed snacks that I absolutely loathe. Can’t even bring them into work and pawn them off on my co-workers because 1) Who reaches for seaweed snax when they get hungry 2) they are heinous, so even if somebody gets desperate enough to eat one, the smell and retching will warn everyone else not to eat them. Then there’ll be a 454-pack of seaweed snax sitting around taking up valuable real estate in the breakroom.

I hate throwing out food, but can’t in good conscience donate these vile sea vermin snax to any food shelters.

My kids love those seaweed snacks. Ship them my way

Gimme ur address- I’ll send em

Please make this happen boys.

Oh it's on. I will post pics when the deal is completed

OK our favorite prosthetic delivered. I got some delicious pizza for pi day, yet my kids attacked the seaweed first. The smell is just fine.

So thanks @ProstheticRGK !!!!

https://imgur.com/a/koR5Gfy

Glad your kids enjoyed it! I hate throwing out food- my dad would’ve done spins like a Maytag washer in his grave.

How y’all can handle that smell is beyond me. And the taste.

My wife brought home seaweed snacks from Costco last week and I just started laughing. She said what’s so funny?
Me, these were discussed this week on Football Guys.

Her: rolls eyes and walks away

Maybe the key is to buy the Kim Nori brand from Costco. She makes mashubi with ours. There is little to no smell on the Kim Nori brand.

 

[the moops]

My propensity to impulse buy bulk items at Costco that end up tasting like a homeless guy’s bum.

I bought a 456-pack of ‘seaweed snacks’ and just added them to a lunch salad. I used chicken as the protein, but the entire salad tasted like the lowest grade mock-tuna: the kind that would make @Ministry of Pain go ham in a movies theater. It was pretty much unpalatable.

So, now I have a 455-pack of seaweed snacks that I absolutely loathe. Can’t even bring them into work and pawn them off on my co-workers because 1) Who reaches for seaweed snax when they get hungry 2) they are heinous, so even if somebody gets desperate enough to eat one, the smell and retching will warn everyone else not to eat them. Then there’ll be a 454-pack of seaweed snax sitting around taking up valuable real estate in the breakroom.

I hate throwing out food, but can’t in good conscience donate these vile sea vermin snax to any food shelters.

My kids love those seaweed snacks. Ship them my way

Gimme ur address- I’ll send em

Please make this happen boys.

Oh it's on. I will post pics when the deal is completed

OK our favorite prosthetic delivered. I got some delicious pizza for pi day, yet my kids attacked the seaweed first. The smell is just fine.

So thanks @ProstheticRGK !!!!

https://imgur.com/a/koR5Gfy

Glad your kids enjoyed it! I hate throwing out food- my dad would’ve done spins like a Maytag washer in his grave.

How y’all can handle that smell is beyond me. And the taste.

My wife brought home seaweed snacks from Costco last week and I just started laughing. She said what’s so funny?
Me, these were discussed this week on Football Guys.

Her: rolls eyes and walks away

Maybe the key is to buy the Kim Nori brand from Costco. She makes mashubi with ours. There is little to no smell on the Kim Nori brand.

My kids destroyed those in a couple days. Didn't smell IMO, but I shall say no bad words about our friend @ProstheticRGK

 

[ProstheticRGK]

My propensity to impulse buy bulk items at Costco that end up tasting like a homeless guy’s bum.

I bought a 456-pack of ‘seaweed snacks’ and just added them to a lunch salad. I used chicken as the protein, but the entire salad tasted like the lowest grade mock-tuna: the kind that would make @Ministry of Pain go ham in a movies theater. It was pretty much unpalatable.

So, now I have a 455-pack of seaweed snacks that I absolutely loathe. Can’t even bring them into work and pawn them off on my co-workers because 1) Who reaches for seaweed snax when they get hungry 2) they are heinous, so even if somebody gets desperate enough to eat one, the smell and retching will warn everyone else not to eat them. Then there’ll be a 454-pack of seaweed snax sitting around taking up valuable real estate in the breakroom.

I hate throwing out food, but can’t in good conscience donate these vile sea vermin snax to any food shelters.

My kids love those seaweed snacks. Ship them my way

Gimme ur address- I’ll send em

Please make this happen boys.

Oh it's on. I will post pics when the deal is completed

OK our favorite prosthetic delivered. I got some delicious pizza for pi day, yet my kids attacked the seaweed first. The smell is just fine.

So thanks @ProstheticRGK !!!!

https://imgur.com/a/koR5Gfy

Glad your kids enjoyed it! I hate throwing out food- my dad would’ve done spins like a Maytag washer in his grave.

How y’all can handle that smell is beyond me. And the taste.

My wife brought home seaweed snacks from Costco last week and I just started laughing. She said what’s so funny?
Me, these were discussed this week on Football Guys.

Her: rolls eyes and walks away

Maybe the key is to buy the Kim Nori brand from Costco. She makes mashubi with ours. There is little to no smell on the Kim Nori brand.

My kids destroyed those in a couple days. Didn't smell IMO, but I shall say no bad words about our friend @ProstheticRGK

I wonder if it's like cilantro. You know how to some people, cilantro tastes like soap? Maybe some people have the gene that makes these seaweed snacks smell/taste like a ho house at low tide. The Stuff that's wrapped around sushi rolls, I never ever had a problem with.

 

[nirad3]

People that blabber away on their cell phone while sitting at an airport bar. This lady has been gossiping with her girlfriend two seats over from me for at least 45 minutes.

I mean, I know that phones are meant to have conversations but there's a time and place. Super annoyed.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

People that blabber away on their cell phone while sitting at an airport bar. This lady has been gossiping with her girlfriend two seats over from me for at least 45 minutes.

I mean, I know that phones are meant to have conversations but there's a time and place. Super annoyed.

Start participating in the conversation.

Let me know how it goes.

 

[nirad3]

People that blabber away on their cell phone while sitting at an airport bar. This lady has been gossiping with her girlfriend two seats over from me for at least 45 minutes.

I mean, I know that phones are meant to have conversations but there's a time and place. Super annoyed.

Start participating in the conversation.

Let me know how it goes.

She finally hung up and left the bar.

And because I disturbed the airport gods, they have delayed my flight over an hour. I was already early to the airport to begin with. Now I get to sit here for another 4 hours. I should just rent a car and drive home.

 

[FarFromHome]

People that blabber away on their cell phone while sitting at an airport bar. This lady has been gossiping with her girlfriend two seats over from me for at least 45 minutes.

I mean, I know that phones are meant to have conversations but there's a time and place. Super annoyed.

Today I spent nearly 2 hours at the VW service waiting area for my wife's car. I knew it was gonna be a long wait so I brought ear buds The guy near me was on his laptop and phone talking in German. Loudly. Sounded like work it think. I pulled my ear buds out and he was so loud. I looked around and everyone was clearly irritated. Ear buds back in. People like him are horrible people. Ha ha

 

[Instinctive]

People that blabber away on their cell phone while sitting at an airport bar. This lady has been gossiping with her girlfriend two seats over from me for at least 45 minutes.

I mean, I know that phones are meant to have conversations but there's a time and place. Super annoyed.

Start participating in the conversation.

Let me know how it goes.

She finally hung up and left the bar.

And because I disturbed the airport gods, they have delayed my flight over an hour. I was already early to the airport to begin with. Now I get to sit here for another 4 hours. I should just rent a car and drive home.

I actually kind of think airport bar is a great place to just talk on the phone. Really airport anywhere. It's all crazy loud outside the lounges anyway so you aren't really hurting the vibes for anyone. I basically exist with my headphones in listening to podcasts in airports anyway.

 

[ChiefD]

My propensity to impulse buy bulk items at Costco that end up tasting like a homeless guy’s bum.

I bought a 456-pack of ‘seaweed snacks’ and just added them to a lunch salad. I used chicken as the protein, but the entire salad tasted like the lowest grade mock-tuna: the kind that would make @Ministry of Pain go ham in a movies theater. It was pretty much unpalatable.

So, now I have a 455-pack of seaweed snacks that I absolutely loathe. Can’t even bring them into work and pawn them off on my co-workers because 1) Who reaches for seaweed snax when they get hungry 2) they are heinous, so even if somebody gets desperate enough to eat one, the smell and retching will warn everyone else not to eat them. Then there’ll be a 454-pack of seaweed snax sitting around taking up valuable real estate in the breakroom.

I hate throwing out food, but can’t in good conscience donate these vile sea vermin snax to any food shelters.

My kids love those seaweed snacks. Ship them my way

Gimme ur address- I’ll send em

Please make this happen boys.

Oh it's on. I will post pics when the deal is completed

OK our favorite prosthetic delivered. I got some delicious pizza for pi day, yet my kids attacked the seaweed first. The smell is just fine.

So thanks @ProstheticRGK !!!!

https://imgur.com/a/koR5Gfy

Glad your kids enjoyed it! I hate throwing out food- my dad would’ve done spins like a Maytag washer in his grave.

How y’all can handle that smell is beyond me. And the taste.

My wife brought home seaweed snacks from Costco last week and I just started laughing. She said what’s so funny?
Me, these were discussed this week on Football Guys.

Her: rolls eyes and walks away

Maybe the key is to buy the Kim Nori brand from Costco. She makes mashubi with ours. There is little to no smell on the Kim Nori brand.

LOOK AT ME I CAN AFFORD KIM NORI SEAWEED