Can we discuss pet peeves here? (1 Viewer)

[offdee]

But does she understand the concept of Auto climate control - this has escaped my wife her entire adult life

No women understand how thermostats work in any environment. Guys just need to accept it at this point.

... and they run cold.

And turning the thermostat up to 90 doesn't make the car heat up any faster, it just makes sure everyone is going to get uncomfortably warm at some point.

Yep this is exactly what’s in all women’s DNA. I’m cold….90 degrees. Now I’m hot..50 degrees. Rinse and repeat. Absolutely maddening.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

But does she understand the concept of Auto climate control - this has escaped my wife her entire adult life

No women understand how thermostats work in any environment. Guys just need to accept it at this point.

... and they run cold.

And turning the thermostat up to 90 doesn't make the car heat up any faster, it just makes sure everyone is going to get uncomfortably warm at some point.

Yep this is exactly what’s in all women’s DNA. I’m cold….90 degrees. Now I’m hot..50 degrees. Rinse and repeat. Absolutely maddening.

And untrue.

 

[Instinctive]

But does she understand the concept of Auto climate control - this has escaped my wife her entire adult life

No women understand how thermostats work in any environment. Guys just need to accept it at this point.

... and they run cold.

And turning the thermostat up to 90 doesn't make the car heat up any faster, it just makes sure everyone is going to get uncomfortably warm at some point.

Yep this is exactly what’s in all women’s DNA. I’m cold….90 degrees. Now I’m hot..50 degrees. Rinse and repeat. Absolutely maddening.

And untrue.

Ok all women but Mrs. R.

 

[parasaurolophus]

@General Malaise uncle texts him early in the morning. He is understandably annoyed by this.

Instead of accepting that annoyance, fbgs suggest becoming more dependent on technology and see no reason for people to be respectful of long established time windows.

You missed the part where uncle is 3 hrs ahead of GM so it’s not outside his acceptable time window.

This statement makes no sense.

The time for the sender is irrelevant. They dont have any time window at all. I mean sure, get proper sleep, rhythms, etc... but for purposes of societal politeness we dont have acceptable time windows in place for the people committing acts. It is for the people on the receiving end.

"Oh I should turn my radio down since it is 11pm, and lord knows I should just not be listening to music at an elevated volume after 11pm outside. Bad for my health"

"Honey why are you cutting the grass at 5am? You know that isnt good for you."

 

[TheBaylorKid]

I’m sure I’ve done this before, Kronos time keeping, divide this bucket of time off by 8 to discover how many days of vacation you have. Now the company is moving to rock star hr Work Day, guess what? Please dives by 8 to figure out how many vacation days you have.

Can’t someone write a line of code to recognize I’m not hourly and not require me to do math to plan my days off?

 

[arrow1]

I’m sure I’ve done this before, Kronos time keeping, divide this bucket of time off by 8 to discover how many days of vacation you have. Now the company is moving to rock star hr Work Day, guess what? Please dives by 8 to figure out how many vacation days you have.

Can’t someone write a line of code to recognize I’m not hourly and not require me to do math to plan my days off?

what

 

[offdee]

@General Malaise uncle texts him early in the morning. He is understandably annoyed by this.

Instead of accepting that annoyance, fbgs suggest becoming more dependent on technology and see no reason for people to be respectful of long established time windows.

You missed the part where uncle is 3 hrs ahead of GM so it’s not outside his acceptable time window.

This statement makes no sense.

The time for the sender is irrelevant. They dont have any time window at all. I mean sure, get proper sleep, rhythms, etc... but for purposes of societal politeness we dont have acceptable time windows in place for the people committing acts. It is for the people on the receiving end.

"Oh I should turn my radio down since it is 11pm, and lord knows I should just not be listening to music at an elevated volume after 11pm outside. Bad for my health"

"Honey why are you cutting the grass at 5am? You know that isnt good for you."

Or, you know, uncle just forgets about the time zone difference.

 

[belljr]

I’m sure I’ve done this before, Kronos time keeping, divide this bucket of time off by 8 to discover how many days of vacation you have. Now the company is moving to rock star hr Work Day, guess what? Please dives by 8 to figure out how many vacation days you have.

Can’t someone write a line of code to recognize I’m not hourly and not require me to do math to plan my days off?

what

Ozzy Osbourne is paid hourly.....I think was the jist

 

[the moops]

I’m sure I’ve done this before, Kronos time keeping, divide this bucket of time off by 8 to discover how many days of vacation you have. Now the company is moving to rock star hr Work Day, guess what? Please dives by 8 to figure out how many vacation days you have.

Can’t someone write a line of code to recognize I’m not hourly and not require me to do math to plan my days off?

what

Go smoke some meth and come back and read it.

 

[Scoresman]

I'm in a pet peevey kind of mood today

- Waffle Fries
- People who drive obnoxiously huge trucks and try to fit them into standard size parking spots.
- Crinkle cut fries
- socks with sandals/birkenstocks. Also, birkenstocks.

 

[Gally]

- Waffle Fries

I am with you here. Always disappointing

- Crinkle cut fries

This is way wrong. Really wish Carls Jr never got rid of the crinkle cuts. They were awesome.

 

[Scoresman]

- Crinkle cut fries

This is way wrong. Really wish Carls Jr never got rid of the crinkle cuts. They were awesome.

I've never had a crinkle cut that wasn't a soggy mess. They are also usually too thick to be any good.

 

[Gally]

I've never had a crinkle cut that wasn't a soggy mess. They are also usually too thick to be any good.

that is my experience with waffle fries. Too much potato and the ratio is off.

Carls Jr were the best. Just perfect. I have had bad ones but when they are good they are really good.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I've never had a crinkle cut that wasn't a soggy mess. They are also usually too thick to be any good.

that is my experience with waffle fries. Too much potato and the ratio is off.

Carls Jr were the best. Just perfect. I have had bad ones but when they are good they are really good.

Don't like either waffle or crinkle cut. Crinkles are especially nasty.

 

[General Malaise]

- Crinkle cut fries

This is way wrong. Really wish Carls Jr never got rid of the crinkle cuts. They were awesome.

I've never had a crinkle cut that wasn't a soggy mess. They are also usually too thick to be any good.

Shake Shack does it alright. Not my favorite cut of fry, but they do okay.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Don't like crinkle carrots, either.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

Went to a work conference today. All conferences MUST follow these rules with respect to badges. I will brook no dissent:

• The largest item on the badge must be the person's name. Don't give me a giant conference logo and then the name in microscopic type. This is especially important for a) people like me who have trouble placing faces and rely on nametags to jog my memory, and b) men who want to learn the names of female attendees without having to lean in and squint as they scrutinize the women's chests
• If you're using a lanyard to secure the badge, you need to print the same thing on both sides. Nametags don't do much good when they inevitably flip around. If you're using clips to affix the badge, one side is acceptable. But then you're making it hard on attendees (especially women) who don't have a lapel or breast pocket to clip the badge onto. So stick with the lanyards and two-sided printing
• Put a bin right at the conference exit and encourage people to leave their badges as they depart. Not all badges will be reusable, and I have no idea if the plastic is recyclable. What I am sure of is that a badge is far more useful sitting in a bin with a bunch of other badges than it is sitting on the floor of my car for the next month

Went to another conference today. They handed out the swag bags at the entrance, which meant everyone had to carry them around all day. Why not just position someone at the exit to hand them out as people left?

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

Don't like crinkle carrots, either.

Yes! I generally love to eat carrots, but for some unexplainable reason something about the shape turns me off.

 

[Chris B.]

My wife will not get her own snacks in the evenings. She always waits until I get something, then takes from the stash I bring back to the couch.

 

[Chadstroma]

ARGH!

On the way to take my son to his therapy session.... someone who doesn't know how to drive stopped on the turnaround while in the circle to let the people entering to go. There was a huge line of cars behind them too all stuck behind them. I motioned (irritatingly) for them to go!!!

Then, on the way home, there is a four way stop. The amount of people that don't understand how a four way stop works is ridiculous. I pull up... three cars- one in my lane going northbound. A southbound and then a eastbound car. The car in front of me goes. The southbound doesn't move. The car in front of me clears the intersection.... and then we all proceed to sit there for a ridiculous time until I finally just went even though it was not my turn and cut the eastbound car off as they started to go right after I went.

Neither of these are that complicated. Why is it so hard for people?!

 

[Drunken knight]

@Chadstroma people do not know how to use roundabouts.

we have a 4 way intersection near us , which actually becomes an 8 way due to having 2 lanes in each direction. wife's car was totaled at it when a person did not stop at their stop sign

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

- Crinkle cut fries

This is way wrong. Really wish Carls Jr never got rid of the crinkle cuts. They were awesome.

I've never had a crinkle cut that wasn't a soggy mess. They are also usually too thick to be any good.

the only place I have ever had great crinkle cut fries was in a bowling alley counter stool restaurant that also had great cheeseburgers - otherwise they're a shoe-in for a mealy mess

 

[Dezbelief]

My wife will not get her own snacks in the evenings. She always waits until I get something, then takes from the stash I bring back to the couch.

The calories don't count if they're from someone else's snack.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

My wife will not get her own snacks in the evenings. She always waits until I get something, then takes from the stash I bring back to the couch.

Try soup.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

On the way to take my son to his therapy session.... someone who doesn't know how to drive stopped on the turnaround while in the circle to let the people entering to go. There was a huge line of cars behind them too all stuck behind them. I motioned (irritatingly) for them to go!!!

A roundabout just opened near my house. People seem to be managing pretty well so far. You can tell the first timers are hesitant, but most seem confident.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

On the way to take my son to his therapy session.... someone who doesn't know how to drive stopped on the turnaround while in the circle to let the people entering to go. There was a huge line of cars behind them too all stuck behind them. I motioned (irritatingly) for them to go!!!

A roundabout just opened near my house. People seem to be managing pretty well so far. You can tell the first timers are hesitant, but most seem confident.

Yeah, it's totally a function of a lack of familiarity. Every traffic expert says that, once people get used to them, they're far more efficient than stoplights

 

[offdee]

Pergolas. WTF is the point?

If I’m seeking shade or relief from rain, then I want full roof coverage. Either cover roof fully or have no structure at all.

 

[Chadstroma]

On the way to take my son to his therapy session.... someone who doesn't know how to drive stopped on the turnaround while in the circle to let the people entering to go. There was a huge line of cars behind them too all stuck behind them. I motioned (irritatingly) for them to go!!!

A roundabout just opened near my house. People seem to be managing pretty well so far. You can tell the first timers are hesitant, but most seem confident.

Yeah, it's totally a function of a lack of familiarity. Every traffic expert says that, once people get used to them, they're far more efficient than stoplights

The larger roundabouts with multiple lanes are nightmares. Not because of the design but because people are morons and don't know how to drive.

The small roundabouts with one lane should be easy peasy.... but then you have ding bats like this person who stops on the roundabout to let the incoming cars go..... like what do you think that built this thing for? (this particular roundabout went from a four way stop to roundabout roughly 3 or so years ago.) There is a roundabout in access road for a hospital and gym. I have, one several occasions, seen people going the WRONG way on the roundabout. Thankfully, it is not a high traffic road since it is more about connecting the various parking areas for the hospital and gym and proving access form the actual roads but man.... why do you think it makes sense to go left on a roundabout?! Most were elderly which I have more patience for but not all.

I will say that people seem to generally be able to operate a roundabout better than they can a four way stop.

 

[Keith R]

Gazebos. WTF is the point?

If I’m seeking shade or relief from rain, then I want full coverage. Either cover it fully or have no structure at all.

I'm with you in theory, but where I live, if such a structure had full coverage, the wind would rip the roof off

 

[Gally]

why do you think it makes sense to go left on a roundabout?!

cuz you're from England?

 

[Don Quixote]

Gazebos. WTF is the point?

If I’m seeking shade or relief from rain, then I want full coverage. Either cover it fully or have no structure at all.

Gazebos have full coverage on roof. Or do you want sides enclosed too? Or is pet peeve more with pergolas?

 

[offdee]

Gazebos. WTF is the point?

If I’m seeking shade or relief from rain, then I want full coverage. Either cover it fully or have no structure at all.

Gazebos have full coverage on roof. Or do you want sides enclosed too? Or is pet peeve more with pergolas?

Ah yep pergolas is what I meant. Edited post.

 

[ignatiusjreilly]

Gazebos. WTF is the point?

If I’m seeking shade or relief from rain, then I want full coverage. Either cover it fully or have no structure at all.

Gazebos have full coverage on roof. Or do you want sides enclosed too? Or is pet peeve more with pergolas?

Ah yep pergolas is what I meant. Edited post.

I don't know what your issue is. He was my favorite Lord of the Rings character

 

[Chadstroma]

why do you think it makes sense to go left on a roundabout?!

cuz you're from England?

True... I didn't stop them and check for an accent.

 

[Gally]

why do you think it makes sense to go left on a roundabout?!

cuz you're from England?

True... I didn't stop them and check for an accent.

Well, there is always next time as I am sure it will happen again.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I will say that people seem to generally be able to operate a roundabout better than they can a four way stop.

Ours is a two-lane roundabout that replaced a four-way stop. I had my doubts, but people have been adapting quickly. It does help that it's well sign posted.

 

[Instinctive]

Pergolas. WTF is the point?

If I’m seeking shade or relief from rain, then I want full roof coverage. Either cover roof fully or have no structure at all.

Can't agree more. Our stupid house had one, which we tore out and replaced with a real roof for our patio area.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Car insurance/body shop incompetency. I’ve almost never had a good experience.

Call the Body shop: say they’re waiting on the insurance carrier

Call the Insurance carrier: say there waiting on the body shop.

Rinse and repeat



This morning I went to pick up my daughter’s car from an accident that occurred March 8. They didn’t put the pinstripes on, gave me the wrong tire and tried to hide it on the other side of the car, didn’t replace a door handle, didn’t replace all the rubber crap that keeps the water out in the door, jam and numerous other little items.

The worst part was when I went to start it - it wouldn’t start.

I had to go through every single line item with them today. I’ll have to do it again next week when they think they’re finished.

 

[belljr]

Pergolas are built to block the sun if built in the proper direction

They aren't meant for rain

 

[Instinctive]

Pergolas are built to block the sun if built in the proper direction

They aren't meant for rain

Then I've never seen one built in the proper direction ever.

 

[Keerock]

On the way to take my son to his therapy session.... someone who doesn't know how to drive stopped on the turnaround while in the circle to let the people entering to go. There was a huge line of cars behind them too all stuck behind them. I motioned (irritatingly) for them to go!!!

A roundabout just opened near my house. People seem to be managing pretty well so far. You can tell the first timers are hesitant, but most seem confident.

Yeah, it's totally a function of a lack of familiarity. Every traffic expert says that, once people get used to them, they're far more efficient than stoplights

Couldn't disagree more. They put in 2 roundabouts within 2 miles of my house. Completely useless ones IMO. At first I thought it was just lack of familiarity, over the last year I've realized people are just morons.

BTW... I'd agree that if people used them properly, they would be more efficient than stop lights/signs, but I have never seen an extended efficient use of one.

 

[Chadstroma]

I will say that people seem to generally be able to operate a roundabout better than they can a four way stop.

Ours is a two-lane roundabout that replaced a four-way stop. I had my doubts, but people have been adapting quickly. It does help that it's well sign posted.

There are plenty of signs but you do still need a basic amount of intelligence to interpret signs which seems to be too much to ask for some.

 

[Chadstroma]

Car insurance/body shop incompetency. I’ve almost never had a good experience.

Call the Body shop: say they’re waiting on the insurance carrier

Call the Insurance carrier: say there waiting on the body shop.

Rinse and repeat



This morning I went to pick up my daughter’s car from an accident that occurred March 8. They didn’t put the pinstripes on, gave me the wrong tire and tried to hide it on the other side of the car, didn’t replace a door handle, didn’t replace all the rubber crap that keeps the water out in the door, jam and numerous other little items.

The worst part was when I went to start it - it wouldn’t start.

I had to go through every single line item with them today. I’ll have to do it again next week when they think they’re finished.

My Acadia light headlights went out (they go out WAY too much but whatever). You can change it pretty easily if you don't have a fat arm like me that can't quite make it all the way up. I tried having my son do it but it was too hard to explain how to get the old one out and put the new one in for him to understand (9 year old at the time). Instead of bothering my brother in law again who did it for me the previous time, I figured, what are they going to charge me? Like $15 for a two minute job? Ok.... so I started calling places. The several first ones I talked to were going to charge for the bulbs as well as putting them in even though I had my own bulbs... around $80ish give or take from several places. I call this one place and he tells me $1500! WHAT?! I was like, no, you don't understand, I just need you to install two headlight bulbs. He says yes, I have to pull the whole front of the car off to do it. Noooooo, I have seen it done from the wheel well and would do it myself by my arm is too fat. He starts yelling at me that he knows what he is talking about, had the book right in front of him and that is what needs to be done and that he is the owner of the shop. I told him he was a moron and would be out of business soon and hung up. Finally had to go to my brother in law again. 10 minutes later, I was on my way with working headlights.

 

[offdee]

Pergolas are built to block the sun if built in the proper direction

They aren't meant for rain

The sun moves throughout the day. It’s impossible to build a slated roof structure that blocks a moving object’s rays. And even if that was the case, why not just put a full roof so it can also stop rain? Makes zero sense.

 

[WVU Alum]

On the way to take my son to his therapy session.... someone who doesn't know how to drive stopped on the turnaround while in the circle to let the people entering to go. There was a huge line of cars behind them too all stuck behind them. I motioned (irritatingly) for them to go!!!

A roundabout just opened near my house. People seem to be managing pretty well so far. You can tell the first timers are hesitant, but most seem confident.

Yeah, it's totally a function of a lack of familiarity. Every traffic expert says that, once people get used to them, they're far more efficient than stoplights

Couldn't disagree more. They put in 2 roundabouts within 2 miles of my house. Completely useless ones IMO. At first I thought it was just lack of familiarity, over the last year I've realized people are just morons.

BTW... I'd agree that if people used them properly, they would be more efficient than stop lights/signs, but I have never seen an extended efficient use of one.

The one stoplight town where my In-laws live took down the one stoplight and replaced it and all the 4 way stops with roundabouts. There are now 5 roundabouts in a one mile stretch of road.

It is stupid.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Pergolas are built to block the sun if built in the proper direction

They aren't meant for rain

The sun moves throughout the day. It’s impossible to build a slated roof structure that blocks a moving object’s rays. And even if that was the case, why not just put a full roof so it can also stop rain? Makes zero sense.

It makes sense if you live in Tuscany. Sunny days with consistent weather. The light breeze cools eveyone. A solid roof blocks that.

Here in Texas, it's idiotic. (We have a nice, solid roof on our outdoor space.)

 

[offdee]

Pergolas are built to block the sun if built in the proper direction

They aren't meant for rain

The sun moves throughout the day. It’s impossible to build a slated roof structure that blocks a moving object’s rays. And even if that was the case, why not just put a full roof so it can also stop rain? Makes zero sense.

It makes sense if you live in Tuscany. Sunny days with consistent weather. The light breeze cools eveyone. A solid roof blocks that.

Here in Texas, it's idiotic. (We have a nice, solid roof on our outdoor space.)

So basically pergolas make sense in about 3 cities in the world. Got it.

 

[Keerock]

On the way to take my son to his therapy session.... someone who doesn't know how to drive stopped on the turnaround while in the circle to let the people entering to go. There was a huge line of cars behind them too all stuck behind them. I motioned (irritatingly) for them to go!!!

A roundabout just opened near my house. People seem to be managing pretty well so far. You can tell the first timers are hesitant, but most seem confident.

Yeah, it's totally a function of a lack of familiarity. Every traffic expert says that, once people get used to them, they're far more efficient than stoplights

Couldn't disagree more. They put in 2 roundabouts within 2 miles of my house. Completely useless ones IMO. At first I thought it was just lack of familiarity, over the last year I've realized people are just morons.

BTW... I'd agree that if people used them properly, they would be more efficient than stop lights/signs, but I have never seen an extended efficient use of one.

The one stoplight town where my In-laws live took down the one stoplight and replaced it and all the 4 way stops with roundabouts. There are now 5 roundabouts in a one mile stretch of road.

It is stupid.

The two near me are at intersections of 25 and 30 MPH roads. Utterly stupid. But the city couldn’t pass up the federal funding they got for putting them in.

 

[Don Quixote]

Pergolas are built to block the sun if built in the proper direction

They aren't meant for rain

The sun moves throughout the day. It’s impossible to build a slated roof structure that blocks a moving object’s rays. And even if that was the case, why not just put a full roof so it can also stop rain? Makes zero sense.

You can get more shadows if build it so slats go north-south since sun goes east-west. Not saying that is great, but just why one direction can be better than another.

I agree with you on pergolas in general. I have one that came with our house (not my favorite but also low priority to replace). It’s on my deck attached to house and it’s got a plant across the top to fill in the gaps in the slats, so does provide decent shade with that.

 

[offdee]

Pergolas are built to block the sun if built in the proper direction

They aren't meant for rain

The sun moves throughout the day. It’s impossible to build a slated roof structure that blocks a moving object’s rays. And even if that was the case, why not just put a full roof so it can also stop rain? Makes zero sense.

You can get more shadows if build it so slats go north-south since sun goes east-west. Not saying that is great, but just why one direction can be better than another.

I agree with you on pergolas in general. I have one that came with our house (not my favorite but also low priority to replace). It’s on my deck attached to house and it’s got a plant across the top to fill in the gaps in the slats, so does provide decent shade with that.

Ultimately I get they are a cost savings structure. The roof is what makes a structure exponentially more expensive. Still doesn’t make them any less annoying.