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Can we discuss pet peeves here? (8 Viewers)
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mr. furley
Footballguy
i prefer flower, if we're being totally honest.
the moops
Footballguy
Like weed pancakes? Yummi prefer flower, if we're being totally honest.
My boss does something even more eye rolling- she puts a red exclamation point on 90% of her emails. And in the body she likes to bold, highlight, use colors. It’s like someone threw up a pack of crayons on her email. She is the office manager but in no way are most of her messages of High Importance. The office as a whole ignores many of her emails as we just read the first and last part. Then she gets pissy when we ask her a question that was actually answered in the email.
Snoopy
Footballguy
i prefer flower, if we're being totally honest.
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
Completely pointless communication.
Huge rainbow out front this morning. So I tell the wife and daughter to come look. We go back inside and my wife is cruising down the hallway and I am last in. She yells back "you don't need to lock the door, I am heading back out to take a picture."
I of course can't hear a word she is saying as she is in her office grabbing her phone. I say I didn't hear her and of course have already locked the door.
She then says it again. Now there is literally zero point to this since it takes a half a second to unlock a deadbolt.
Who cares if I lock it?
Huge rainbow out front this morning. So I tell the wife and daughter to come look. We go back inside and my wife is cruising down the hallway and I am last in. She yells back "you don't need to lock the door, I am heading back out to take a picture."
I of course can't hear a word she is saying as she is in her office grabbing her phone. I say I didn't hear her and of course have already locked the door.
She then says it again. Now there is literally zero point to this since it takes a half a second to unlock a deadbolt.
Who cares if I lock it?
BeTheMatch
Footballguy
Wait till she's outside, then lock it.
belljr
Footballguy
All the time...
Grahamburn
Footballguy
My wife talks to me from a different room, or the other side of the house, or while walking away from me all the time. I have since stopped responding completely instead of the previous interactions where I'd just yell "What?!" back at her so she'd know I couldn't hear her incoherent ramblings. Now, I get way more "I told you about this" comments than I used to, but I just say "you probably yelled it from the other side of the house and I couldn't hear it."
the moops
Footballguy
Yep. I just pretend I can't hear it. So annoying. I don't need to have a discussion 5 rooms away about who is driving the kids to camp tomorrow or what are we having for dinnerMy wife talks to me from a different room, or the other side of the house, or while walking away from me all the time. I have since stopped responding completely instead of the previous interactions where I'd just yell "What?!" back at her so she'd know I couldn't hear her incoherent ramblings. Now, I get way more "I told you about this" comments than I used to, but I just say "you probably yelled it from the other side of the house and I couldn't hear it."
Grahamburn
Footballguy
It was, but his comment about how she yelled that at him as she walked away made me think of it and I became peeved.
Keerock
Footballguy
I hate to call out my wife (again)... she really is a wonderful woman. However, she has the "habit" of dowsing our flaming hot, non-stick skillet in cold water immediately after cooking. It warps the pan and rapidly renders the non-stick coating useless.
I've told her before that it's bad practice, but she persists. Is it really that hard to leave the pan on the stove for 15 minutes?
I've told her before that it's bad practice, but she persists. Is it really that hard to leave the pan on the stove for 15 minutes?
Keerock
Footballguy
"You need to get your hearing checked"Yep. I just pretend I can't hear it. So annoying. I don't need to have a discussion 5 rooms away about who is driving the kids to camp tomorrow or what are we having for dinnerMy wife talks to me from a different room, or the other side of the house, or while walking away from me all the time. I have since stopped responding completely instead of the previous interactions where I'd just yell "What?!" back at her so she'd know I couldn't hear her incoherent ramblings. Now, I get way more "I told you about this" comments than I used to, but I just say "you probably yelled it from the other side of the house and I couldn't hear it."
jhib
Footballguy
My hearing probably is going a bit, but I also get the turn the thing where we're walking around somewhere and she turns away from me and keeps talking while she looks or points at something else. I just stay quiet and put my arms up in the air when she looks back again.
Even more common is where we're having a quiet moment and she tells me something quickly out of the blue like we were in the middle of a conversation (she was having a conversation in her head), so I miss the first part. Then when I do the, "What?" or otherwise ask her to repeat it, she always only starts at the middle as if I missed the last few words. So I have to ask again, but about the beginning. She usually backs it up a little, but not always to the beginning - I think because she doesn't realize when the words left her head and actually started coming out of her mouth, lol.
Even more common is where we're having a quiet moment and she tells me something quickly out of the blue like we were in the middle of a conversation (she was having a conversation in her head), so I miss the first part. Then when I do the, "What?" or otherwise ask her to repeat it, she always only starts at the middle as if I missed the last few words. So I have to ask again, but about the beginning. She usually backs it up a little, but not always to the beginning - I think because she doesn't realize when the words left her head and actually started coming out of her mouth, lol.
Drunken knight
Footballguy
... and a rinse in hot water works wellI hate to call out my wife (again)... she really is a wonderful woman. However, she has the "habit" of dowsing our flaming hot, non-stick skillet in cold water immediately after cooking. It warps the pan and rapidly renders the non-stick coating useless.
I've told her before that it's bad practice, but she persists. Is it really that hard to leave the pan on the stove for 15 minutes?
General Malaise
Footballguy
I hate to call out my wife (again)... she really is a wonderful woman. However, she has the "habit" of dowsing our flaming hot, non-stick skillet in cold water immediately after cooking. It warps the pan and rapidly renders the non-stick coating useless.
I've told her before that it's bad practice, but she persists. Is it really that hard to leave the pan on the stove for 15 minutes?
Cast iron. Throw everything else in the trash.
ChiefD
Footballguy
Yep, it's hard and impossible.I hate to call out my wife (again)... she really is a wonderful woman. However, she has the "habit" of dowsing our flaming hot, non-stick skillet in cold water immediately after cooking. It warps the pan and rapidly renders the non-stick coating useless.
I've told her before that it's bad practice, but she persists. Is it really that hard to leave the pan on the stove for 15 minutes?
I have a similar beef with my wife. After almost 20 years I've given up. We typically recycle everything we can in our house. I have the recycle bin conveniently located right next to the door that goes from my house to the garage so it's easy for everyone. In that bin we can recycle the normal stuff: aluminum cans, tin cans, newspaper, cardboard, plastic bottles.
We also recycle plastic bags like walmart bags, mulch bags, target bags, plastic wrappings, etc.
Apparently the combo of plastic wrap over cardboard drink packaging completely fries her brain. Imagine a case of Gatorade you buy from Costco: Gatorade in a cardboard tray with the plastic wrap around it.
When the Gatorade is done she just throws the whole thing in the recycle bin. This after I've told her literally 500 times over twenty years the wrap needs to be taken off before you throw that cardboard in there.
And don't even talk to me about glass. I can't tell you how many effing times I've found a glass jar in the glass bin with the metal lid attached. THE LID IS NOT GLASS WOMAN!!!!!!!
But dammit, the lady has had three kids, has a flat stomach, drinks beer, 11 years younger and makes twice as much as me. Thus, I'm here. Venting.
Keerock
Footballguy
I shudder at the thought of her dunking a piping hot cast iron pan into cold water.I hate to call out my wife (again)... she really is a wonderful woman. However, she has the "habit" of dowsing our flaming hot, non-stick skillet in cold water immediately after cooking. It warps the pan and rapidly renders the non-stick coating useless.
I've told her before that it's bad practice, but she persists. Is it really that hard to leave the pan on the stove for 15 minutes?
Cast iron. Throw everything else in the trash.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I rinse them a bit because I don't want ants or other critters, but I'm not a fanatic.
General Malaise
Footballguy
I shudder at the thought of her dunking a piping hot cast iron pan into cold water.I hate to call out my wife (again)... she really is a wonderful woman. However, she has the "habit" of dowsing our flaming hot, non-stick skillet in cold water immediately after cooking. It warps the pan and rapidly renders the non-stick coating useless.
I've told her before that it's bad practice, but she persists. Is it really that hard to leave the pan on the stove for 15 minutes?
Cast iron. Throw everything else in the trash.
Well that's the point.....she probably can't. 1) It's too f'n hot to pick up immediately after use without an astronaut glove and B) their weight makes it difficult to lift for some.
And, if they are seasoned well, cleaning them is a cinch.
General Malaise
Footballguy
I will rinse them too because up here, we get 10 cents a can/bottle and we have a nifty little program where we can bag them up, take them to a center, drop them off and the next day the money is credited to your account. So about 2 x a month, I'll take a couple of loaded bags to the drop-off. If you don't rinse out those cans/bottles they will leak out and sometimes spill into your trunk/car and THAT smell ain't pleasant.
Also, yeah.....F ants.
the moops
Footballguy
Your wife is correct. We should all wash out recyclables. Better chance that those things actually get sorted and recycled properly.
belljr
Footballguy
I should clarify. Yes, I will rinse and clean. But I'm not spending 10 minutes to get every tiny piece of mayonnaise off the inside of a plastic squeeze bottle.
I worked at a recycling center. It's disgusting.
jhib
Footballguy
Just guessing, but I would think any potential positive environmental impact of cleaning more than a quick rinse is probably offset by the extra use of water & detergent to do so. And if not, it's still what I'm going to tell my wife.
jhib
Footballguy
By the way, one very underrated perk of having a few Amazon Alexas around the house is the entertainment and comfort I feel at having my wife struggle to communicate with 'someone' other than myself.
Me: Alexa (pause) set a timer for 15 minutes.
Alexa: Ok, timer set for 15 minutes.
Wife: Alexasetatimer-
Alexa: Pardon?
W (now facing away from the speaker): Ugh. Set a timer
A: Pardon?
W (facing towards speaker): C'mon! Alexa. Set a timer (pause) for fif-
A: For how long?
W: Ugh! Fifteen minutes.
15 minutes later...
A: beep beep beep
W: Alexastop
A: beep beep beep
Me: Alexa (pause) Stop
A:
W: Why does she listen to you?!?
Me: Alexa (pause) set a timer for 15 minutes.
Alexa: Ok, timer set for 15 minutes.
Wife: Alexasetatimer-
Alexa: Pardon?
W (now facing away from the speaker): Ugh. Set a timer
A: Pardon?
W (facing towards speaker): C'mon! Alexa. Set a timer (pause) for fif-
A: For how long?
W: Ugh! Fifteen minutes.
15 minutes later...
A: beep beep beep
W: Alexastop
A: beep beep beep
Me: Alexa (pause) Stop
A:
W: Why does she listen to you?!?
the moops
Footballguy
Oh it definitely is. My wife works in the trash/recycling world so I have also seen first hand the place.
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
Who cares? It literally takes longer to communicate that you are going back outside than it does to just have the door get locked and then unlocked.
Same thing a few nights ago. Wife enters kitchen. Light is off. She turns light on. Makes a snack.
"Are you done in the kitchen tonight?"
"Not sure."
"Ok, should I leave the light on then?"
"No"
belljr
Footballguy
I'm on your side bromingo
mr. furley
Footballguy
three weeks ago, wife comes home just ****ing irate.
"the stupid ****ing eye doctor didn't have my contacts! something about the manufacturer not making them anymore, but they were supposed to ship some new brand and they were going to be ready this week, but now they aren't! i'm not going to be able to see without my contacts!!!" (this goes on for days)
day before vacation she calls the eye doctor. still no contacts. :nuclearexplosion:
today i happen to have had a doctor's appt. scheduled. totally forgot about it until they texted me this week. mention this to my wife this morning. she says "oh, i need to go there, too. my contacts came in. i can pick them up then."
getting ready to leave home to head to the doctor. wife isn't home, but i know she wants to get her contacts so before i go, i call her and ask if she's going to be home soon and if she wants to tag along.
me: hey, i'm heading to the eye doctor. did you want to come with and pick up your contacts?
her: huh?
me: the eye doctor. i told you this morning i had an appointment. i'm leaving. do you want to come along?
her: why would i do that??
me: to get your contacts?
her: i don't understand
me: why i'm going to the eye doctor? why i asked you to come along??
her: yeah
me: which?
her: huh? what are you talking about? why would i want to go to the eye doctor with you?
me: TO GET YOUR CONTACTS!
her: well, i don't really need them. i can get them another day.
me: what happened to you griping for three weeks that you can't see without contacts? your glasses are an old prescription, they're giving you headaches, you were yelling about this being the final straw with the eye doctor??
her:
me: so you don't need them?
her: i do
me: ok, well, i'm leaving for my appointment.
her: what am i going to do with the kids?
me: pick them up from your mom's??
her: oh, yeah. then i'll take them with me to pick up my contacts. i forgot they came in.
:launchesmyselfintothesun:
"the stupid ****ing eye doctor didn't have my contacts! something about the manufacturer not making them anymore, but they were supposed to ship some new brand and they were going to be ready this week, but now they aren't!
i'm not going to be able to see without my contacts!!!" (this goes on for days)day before vacation she calls the eye doctor. still no contacts. :nuclearexplosion:
today i happen to have had a doctor's appt. scheduled. totally forgot about it until they texted me this week. mention this to my wife this morning. she says "oh, i need to go there, too. my contacts came in. i can pick them up then."
getting ready to leave home to head to the doctor. wife isn't home, but i know she wants to get her contacts so before i go, i call her and ask if she's going to be home soon and if she wants to tag along.
me: hey, i'm heading to the eye doctor. did you want to come with and pick up your contacts?
her: huh?
me: the eye doctor. i told you this morning i had an appointment. i'm leaving. do you want to come along?
her: why would i do that??
me: to get your contacts?
her: i don't understand
me: why i'm going to the eye doctor? why i asked you to come along??
her: yeah
me: which?
her: huh? what are you talking about? why would i want to go to the eye doctor with you?
me: TO GET YOUR CONTACTS!
her: well, i don't really need them. i can get them another day.
me: what happened to you griping for three weeks that you can't see without contacts? your glasses are an old prescription, they're giving you headaches, you were yelling about this being the final straw with the eye doctor??
her:
me: so you don't need them?
her: i do
me: ok, well, i'm leaving for my appointment.
her: what am i going to do with the kids?
me: pick them up from your mom's??
her: oh, yeah. then i'll take them with me to pick up my contacts. i forgot they came in.
:launchesmyselfintothesun:
Drunken knight
Footballguy
First base
mr. furley
Footballguy
BeTheMatch
Footballguy
supermike80
Footballguy
My wife will take a large pot, cook pasta in it, then put it in the dishwasher. Now yes I know, a dishwasher uses less water etc etc. But it's pasta. and the pot takes up a huge amount of space. A quick rise and wipe with a sponge and it should be good to go. GrrrrrrI hate to call out my wife (again)... she really is a wonderful woman. However, she has the "habit" of dowsing our flaming hot, non-stick skillet in cold water immediately after cooking. It warps the pan and rapidly renders the non-stick coating useless.
I've told her before that it's bad practice, but she persists. Is it really that hard to leave the pan on the stove for 15 minutes?
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I guess that's a question for the what's normal series. I never wash pots in the dishwasher.My wife will take a large pot, cook pasta in it, then put it in the dishwasher. Now yes I know, a dishwasher uses less water etc etc. But it's pasta. and the pot takes up a huge amount of space. A quick rise and wipe with a sponge and it should be good to go. GrrrrrrI hate to call out my wife (again)... she really is a wonderful woman. However, she has the "habit" of dowsing our flaming hot, non-stick skillet in cold water immediately after cooking. It warps the pan and rapidly renders the non-stick coating useless.
I've told her before that it's bad practice, but she persists. Is it really that hard to leave the pan on the stove for 15 minutes?
Keerock
Footballguy
Stainless pots/pans, yes. All else hand wash.I guess that's a question for the what's normal series. I never wash pots in the dishwasher.My wife will take a large pot, cook pasta in it, then put it in the dishwasher. Now yes I know, a dishwasher uses less water etc etc. But it's pasta. and the pot takes up a huge amount of space. A quick rise and wipe with a sponge and it should be good to go. GrrrrrrI hate to call out my wife (again)... she really is a wonderful woman. However, she has the "habit" of dowsing our flaming hot, non-stick skillet in cold water immediately after cooking. It warps the pan and rapidly renders the non-stick coating useless.
I've told her before that it's bad practice, but she persists. Is it really that hard to leave the pan on the stove for 15 minutes?
Scoresman
Footballguy
Have I mentioned on this board how much I hate cruises?
Wife and I are spending the weekend in Seattle and guess who also decided to join us? A fat *** Norwegian cruise ship. Couldn’t even get into Pike place. The fire department was there saying it was at capacity. Space needle and mopop had a line around the block. The only thing that wasn’t packed were the restaurants. They all get fed on the boat so that they can stay true to form and minimize any contributions to the local economy.
They’re also using our hotel as some sort of meeting point for the sheep to be bussed to the boat so the hotel lobby is packed and the coffee place is out of everything. Every time one of the bus arrives, they all cheer and march single file out of the lobby, their collective carbon footprint kicking up enough dust to leave a black layer of soot in my lungs.
Just a miserable trip. Bravo to any city no longer allowing these monstrosities.
Wife and I are spending the weekend in Seattle and guess who also decided to join us? A fat *** Norwegian cruise ship. Couldn’t even get into Pike place. The fire department was there saying it was at capacity. Space needle and mopop had a line around the block. The only thing that wasn’t packed were the restaurants. They all get fed on the boat so that they can stay true to form and minimize any contributions to the local economy.
They’re also using our hotel as some sort of meeting point for the sheep to be bussed to the boat so the hotel lobby is packed and the coffee place is out of everything. Every time one of the bus arrives, they all cheer and march single file out of the lobby, their collective carbon footprint kicking up enough dust to leave a black layer of soot in my lungs.
Just a miserable trip. Bravo to any city no longer allowing these monstrosities.
Drunken knight
Footballguy
Dr_Zaius
Footballguy
Along these lines, my wife insists on overfilling the dishwasher, jamming things in like a Jenga tower. Woe unto anyone who runs it before she deems it “full.” Except it’s so damn stuffed that half the time a good chunk of dishes don’t actually get clean. Why can’t we just run the stupid thing at a capacity that would allow everything to be cleaned properly? Apparently that’s inefficient somehow. And if I instead opt to hand wash stuff so it will actually get clean, I get flack for not using the dishwasherStainless pots/pans, yes. All else hand wash.I guess that's a question for the what's normal series. I never wash pots in the dishwasher.My wife will take a large pot, cook pasta in it, then put it in the dishwasher. Now yes I know, a dishwasher uses less water etc etc. But it's pasta. and the pot takes up a huge amount of space. A quick rise and wipe with a sponge and it should be good to go. GrrrrrrI hate to call out my wife (again)... she really is a wonderful woman. However, she has the "habit" of dowsing our flaming hot, non-stick skillet in cold water immediately after cooking. It warps the pan and rapidly renders the non-stick coating useless.
I've told her before that it's bad practice, but she persists. Is it really that hard to leave the pan on the stove for 15 minutes?
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
I’m sure this has been posted, but if I go to cvs and get a bottle of the water the paper receipt is 3 feet long
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
People who start forest fires have probably killed fewer trees than CVS.
the moops
Footballguy
People that only drink water from plastic bottles. Coworker brings three bottles with him to work everyday. We have a ****ing filtered water cooler in our office! I passive aggressively bought him a reusable water bottle with some stupid logo on it that I thought he would like. He did like it. I have never seen that reusable bottle again though
mr. furley
Footballguy
the way this person i work with interrupts themselves, but makes it seems as though you're interrupting them.
"so what are they, hang on, nope. wait. what are they even.. hang on! wait.. they're saying... hold on, gimme a sec to look... ok so.... wait...... hang on!!!"
i haven't attempted to interject. just sitting here waiting. and if i do try to jump in because there's a pregnant pause i get hit with "hang on, wait". it's making me physically flinch.
"so what are they, hang on, nope. wait. what are they even.. hang on! wait.. they're saying... hold on, gimme a sec to look... ok so.... wait...... hang on!!!"
i haven't attempted to interject. just sitting here waiting. and if i do try to jump in because there's a pregnant pause i get hit with "hang on, wait". it's making me physically flinch.
belljr
Footballguy
Constant fight with my wife. She will have 4 half drank bottles of water in the car. I keep telling her to just fill up one of the 75 jugs/thermos/coolers things we have. We ahve filtered water in our fridge. The worst part is if we are going somewhere that is longer than an hour away OMG I NEED MY WATER $@#$$#
Scoresman
Footballguy
The machines you use to park are now starting to be online/app only. I hate this. I don't want yet another app on my phone for one miniscule purpose and going to a website to type in my credit card is ridiculous. What was wrong with using my debit card? Skimmers are usually easy enough to spot.
belljr
Footballguy
While the ones here still have a kiosk, this did make me think of an issue similar. Went to a Phillies game recently, parking is now cashless.... so what happens when the dorks scanner stops working or the jerkhead can't figure out how to get the app on his phone for the dork to scan.... you get a line of cars piled up when I could have just threw you my $20 and called it a day.
Sometimes too much tech is bad
Keerock
Footballguy
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