Can we discuss pet peeves here? (2 Viewers)

[psychobillies]

My wife thinks cabbage and lettuce are interchangable.

And I love both. I'm trying to imagine lettuce in an egg roll. Or cabbage in a Caesar salad.

Bacon, cabbage, and tomato doesn't quite have the same appeal.

It actually has some appeal. Bacon, cole slaw and tomato doesn't sound too bad. Maybe when the next generation is making a top 50 sandwiches list, we might have a new entry.

 

[Chris B.]

My wife thinks cabbage and lettuce are interchangable.

And I love both. I'm trying to imagine lettuce in an egg roll. Or cabbage in a Caesar salad.

Right??
She knows they're not the same thing, but from a taste perspective she must not be able to distinguish the difference. I think it's the tacos that throw her off. Crunchy tacos have shredded lettuce while fish tacos have shredded cabbage. I guess she doesn't really pay attention once they reach the shredded format.

 

[mr. furley]

gets to restaurant that we eat at twice a month
gets menu to read while waiting for table
reads menu for 20 minutes
sits down

can i get you something to drink? water, water, lemonade..... uh..... wow..... ummm... (5 minutes later) which of these are good? i usually get the regular margarita but the strawberry sounds good and there's raspberry.. geez.. ummm (3 minutes later). which one would you recommend??? uhh... i'll just get the regular margarita, i guess.

drinks come out a few minutes later.
are you ready to order dinner?

umm... wow... i... you know.. usually get the same thing but i really like the sounds of ... uhh... i'm not sure. lots of things sound good (stares blankly at the menu for several minutes). umm... can i just get..... is the burrito any good? you know what. i'll just have the same thing i always get.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

gets to restaurant that we eat at twice a month
gets menu to read while waiting for table
reads menu for 20 minutes
sits down

can i get you something to drink? water, water, lemonade..... uh..... wow..... ummm... (5 minutes later) which of these are good? i usually get the regular margarita but the strawberry sounds good and there's raspberry.. geez.. ummm (3 minutes later). which one would you recommend??? uhh... i'll just get the regular margarita, i guess.

drinks come out a few minutes later.
are you ready to order dinner?

umm... wow... i... you know.. usually get the same thing but i really like the sounds of ... uhh... i'm not sure. lots of things sound good (stares blankly at the menu for several minutes). umm... can i just get..... is the burrito any good? you know what. i'll just have the same thing i always get.

I would be climbing the walls like Fred Astaire.

What the heck does she do the first time she goes to a restaurant?

 

[mr. furley]

gets to restaurant that we eat at twice a month
gets menu to read while waiting for table
reads menu for 20 minutes
sits down

can i get you something to drink? water, water, lemonade..... uh..... wow..... ummm... (5 minutes later) which of these are good? i usually get the regular margarita but the strawberry sounds good and there's raspberry.. geez.. ummm (3 minutes later). which one would you recommend??? uhh... i'll just get the regular margarita, i guess.

drinks come out a few minutes later.
are you ready to order dinner?

umm... wow... i... you know.. usually get the same thing but i really like the sounds of ... uhh... i'm not sure. lots of things sound good (stares blankly at the menu for several minutes). umm... can i just get..... is the burrito any good? you know what. i'll just have the same thing i always get.

I would be climbing the walls like Fred Astaire.

What the heck does she do the first time she goes to a restaurant?

we don't go to new restaurants

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

gets to restaurant that we eat at twice a month
gets menu to read while waiting for table
reads menu for 20 minutes
sits down

can i get you something to drink? water, water, lemonade..... uh..... wow..... ummm... (5 minutes later) which of these are good? i usually get the regular margarita but the strawberry sounds good and there's raspberry.. geez.. ummm (3 minutes later). which one would you recommend??? uhh... i'll just get the regular margarita, i guess.

drinks come out a few minutes later.
are you ready to order dinner?

umm... wow... i... you know.. usually get the same thing but i really like the sounds of ... uhh... i'm not sure. lots of things sound good (stares blankly at the menu for several minutes). umm... can i just get..... is the burrito any good? you know what. i'll just have the same thing i always get.

I would be climbing the walls like Fred Astaire.

What the heck does she do the first time she goes to a restaurant?

we don't go to new restaurants

first thing I thought of ...

 

[mr. furley]

jeans not just being jeans anymore

they're all denim painted yoga pants.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

restaurants that throw out food if you take it back

I try not to do this very often. So, I was at Wendy's the other day, ordered a hamburger with lettuce, onions and pickles. That's what I like on my burgers.
I get it and it has mayo and ketchup. So I tell the women (shift manager I think) and ask her if she could just give me a new top bun and some fresh onion and lettuce. She tells me that they can't do that and they have to make a new one AND that I have to give them the burger that they messed up. They are just going to throw it out, it seems like such a waste of $$$ on their part. I assume they have a specific number of pattys and buns and that's why they wanted to make a new one instead of give me half a bun but they could have just let me keep the food they were going to throw out. Although I did pay $5 and a half so maybe they weren't losing any money but still seems like a waste.

 

[offdee]

jeans not just being jeans anymore

they're all denim painted yoga pants.

latest :style: is actually oversized straight leg baggy jeans again for both men and women.

 

[mr. furley]

jeans not just being jeans anymore

they're all denim painted yoga pants.

latest :style: is actually oversized straight leg baggy jeans again for both men and women.

better that than whatever these super stretchy jeans are that seem to be the only thing on shelves around here

i realize Wisconsinites are fat and all but we don't all want the comforting stretch of elasticity in all our clothing

 

[Scoresman]

It's like being able to wear sweat pants everywhere. I don't see how that's a problem. I love my stretchy jeans.

 

[parasaurolophus]

Meeting Wednesday. "Customer has agreed to send us xyz Monday"

Meeting thursday "Customer has agreed to send us xyz Monday"

Monday morning at 6:30am: "is the customer going to send us xyz, because I dont have it yet"

 

[parasaurolophus]

jeans not just being jeans anymore

they're all denim painted yoga pants.

I dint normally wade into trying to solve peeves, but this company replaced my jeans when our house burned down so I plug them now and again. Dearborn denim still makes regular cotton denim jeans.

 

[belljr]

jeans not just being jeans anymore

they're all denim painted yoga pants.

latest :style: is actually oversized straight leg baggy jeans again for both men and women.

see i knew i'd be back.

And IDGAF about wearing low socks with shorts and sneakers!@#!@##@!

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

It's like being able to wear sweat pants everywhere. I don't see how that's a problem. I love my stretchy jeans.

It's a problem because it's very difficult to recycle cloth with mixed fibers. Teasing the Spandex out of the cotton is nigh impossible.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

It's like being able to wear sweat pants everywhere. I don't see how that's a problem. I love my stretchy jeans.

I wear the Levi’s that are 99% cotton 1% elastane

 

[offdee]

Women who wear strapless tops & dresses and are constantly pulling it up every 42 seconds. Strapless stuff doesn’t even look good, just stop it.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Women who wear strapless tops and are constantly pulling it up every 42 seconds. Strapless stuff doesn’t even look good, just stop it.

Right with you. There is nothing sexy about having to constantly tug at your clothes. Buy something with proper support. Goes for dresses as well.

 

[offdee]

Women who wear strapless tops and are constantly pulling it up every 42 seconds. Strapless stuff doesn’t even look good, just stop it.

Right with you. There is nothing sexy about having to constantly tug at your clothes. Buy something with proper support. Goes for dresses as well.

The bridesmaid line at weddings are a tugging debacle.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Women who wear strapless tops and are constantly pulling it up every 42 seconds. Strapless stuff doesn’t even look good, just stop it.

Right with you. There is nothing sexy about having to constantly tug at your clothes. Buy something with proper support. Goes for dresses as well.

The bridesmaid line at weddings are a tugging debacle.

The Oscars aren't much better. Looking trashy because you are tugging up and down on a dress really shouldn't be the goal. I always give extra points if the clothing works correctly, even if I'm not keen on the dress.

 

[belljr]

My wifes shall I say recycling obsession. And not the way you think. Its this.

We have one of those giant bins that you put everything in, glass, plastic, cans, paper. SO we did some cleaning this weekend and it is stuffed to the gills with everything,
I put it out to the curb this morning, sitting here working, she comes down leaving for work and throws something out. She goes, why didn't you empty the recyclables in the kitchen?

I say the bin outside is stuffed and the inside can is like a 1/4 full. It can wait. NO it must go out NOW....

I just shake my head. SHe goes to work its still in the kitchen

Its like that every time lol. I mean normally if the inside can is full I will make sure its empty but its not the end of the world if a few cans miss out on their journey by 2 weeks

 

[Keerock]

Similarly, my wife constantly reminding me of things I "need to do". If I say I'm going to do something, you don't need to remind me very 6 months to do it.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

We drink boxed wine. When you finish off the box, there is always about a glass or so of wine stuck in the bag that won't come out because of the vacuum, so naturally I pop the top off the box, cut a little hole in the top of the bag to break up the vacuum, and then I can empty out the bag without wasting a perfectly fine glass of wine.

So a few weeks ago, my wife was pouring herself some wine and got down to that last little bit that just won't pour out. I was so proud of her when she took the top off the box and cut a hole in the top of the bag. My pride turned to horror when she proceeded to turn the box upside down and poured the remaining wine out through the hole she just cut instead of pouring it from the spout.

I now realize that my wife does not intuitively understand why you need airflow to pour liquid out of a container. I will be anything that she also doesn't pop that little tab on the back of the gas can when she gasses up the snow thrower either.

 

[Drunken knight]

We drink boxed wine. When you finish off the box, there is always about a glass or so of wine stuck in the bag that won't come out because of the vacuum, so naturally I pop the top off the box, cut a little hole in the top of the bag to break up the vacuum, and then I can empty out the bag without wasting a perfectly fine glass of wine.

So a few weeks ago, my wife was pouring herself some wine and got down to that last little bit that just won't pour out. I was so proud of her when she took the top off the box and cut a hole in the top of the bag. My pride turned to horror when she proceeded to turn the box upside down and poured the remaining wine out through the hole she just cut instead of pouring it from the spout.

I now realize that my wife does not intuitively understand why you need airflow to pour liquid out of a container. I will be anything that she also doesn't pop that little tab on the back of the gas can when she gasses up the snow thrower either.

Is the straw that comes with it too short to get to that last portion?

 

[parasaurolophus]

Got a portable power pack for my cell phone today. It came with a 12 inch cord. Worthless cord. I threw it away. My wife grabbed it and said "i keep these cords". Yep. We have a drawer with like 30 usb cords in it. All of them shorter than 2 feet.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

My wifes shall I say recycling obsession. And not the way you think. Its this.

We have one of those giant bins that you put everything in, glass, plastic, cans, paper. SO we did some cleaning this weekend and it is stuffed to the gills with everything,
I put it out to the curb this morning, sitting here working, she comes down leaving for work and throws something out. She goes, why didn't you empty the recyclables in the kitchen?

I say the bin outside is stuffed and the inside can is like a 1/4 full. It can wait. NO it must go out NOW....

I just shake my head. SHe goes to work its still in the kitchen

Its like that every time lol. I mean normally if the inside can is full I will make sure its empty but its not the end of the world if a few cans miss out on their journey by 2 weeks

Mine is usually “full” because the wife likes to throw Amazon boxes in there without breaking them down

 

[DA RAIDERS]

a perfectly fine glass of wine.

:americancheese:

 

[wlwiles]

We drink boxed wine. When you finish off the box, there is always about a glass or so of wine stuck in the bag that won't come out because of the vacuum, so naturally I pop the top off the box, cut a little hole in the top of the bag to break up the vacuum, and then I can empty out the bag without wasting a perfectly fine glass of wine.

So a few weeks ago, my wife was pouring herself some wine and got down to that last little bit that just won't pour out. I was so proud of her when she took the top off the box and cut a hole in the top of the bag. My pride turned to horror when she proceeded to turn the box upside down and poured the remaining wine out through the hole she just cut instead of pouring it from the spout.

I now realize that my wife does not intuitively understand why you need airflow to pour liquid out of a container. I will be anything that she also doesn't pop that little tab on the back of the gas can when she gasses up the snow thrower either.

I had to explain this phenomenon at a kids birthday party recently. The drink table had a rectangular jug like this of water but with no breather hole on the top. Barely a trickle flowed out. I debated poking a hole in the top but a) not my jug, and b) probably would leak later, so I stood the container on it's end (spout up), opened the spout to let air in, then laid it back down and wala it started flowing water again.

Apparently one of the moms watched me do all this and figured I must be a wizard because she came right over asking what kind of sorcery I used to get the water out because when she tried earlier nothing came out and she figured there must be a seal on it under the spout.

 

[ChiefD]

We drink boxed wine. When you finish off the box, there is always about a glass or so of wine stuck in the bag that won't come out because of the vacuum, so naturally I pop the top off the box, cut a little hole in the top of the bag to break up the vacuum, and then I can empty out the bag without wasting a perfectly fine glass of wine.

So a few weeks ago, my wife was pouring herself some wine and got down to that last little bit that just won't pour out. I was so proud of her when she took the top off the box and cut a hole in the top of the bag. My pride turned to horror when she proceeded to turn the box upside down and poured the remaining wine out through the hole she just cut instead of pouring it from the spout.

I now realize that my wife does not intuitively understand why you need airflow to pour liquid out of a container. I will be anything that she also doesn't pop that little tab on the back of the gas can when she gasses up the snow thrower either.

I had to explain this phenomenon at a kids birthday party recently. The drink table had a rectangular jug like this of water but with no breather hole on the top. Barely a trickle flowed out. I debated poking a hole in the top but a) not my jug, and b) probably would leak later, so I stood the container on it's end (spout up), opened the spout to let air in, then laid it back down and wala it started flowing water again.

Apparently one of the moms watched me do all this and figured I must be a wizard because she came right over asking what kind of sorcery I used to get the water out because when she tried earlier nothing came out and she figured there must be a seal on it under the spout.

You are wise in the ways of science.

 

[Gatorade]

gets to restaurant that we eat at twice a month
gets menu to read while waiting for table
reads menu for 20 minutes
sits down

can i get you something to drink? water, water, lemonade..... uh..... wow..... ummm... (5 minutes later) which of these are good? i usually get the regular margarita but the strawberry sounds good and there's raspberry.. geez.. ummm (3 minutes later). which one would you recommend??? uhh... i'll just get the regular margarita, i guess.

drinks come out a few minutes later.
are you ready to order dinner?

umm... wow... i... you know.. usually get the same thing but i really like the sounds of ... uhh... i'm not sure. lots of things sound good (stares blankly at the menu for several minutes). umm... can i just get..... is the burrito any good? you know what. i'll just have the same thing i always get.

I would be climbing the walls like Fred Astaire.

What the heck does she do the first time she goes to a restaurant?

she looks up the menu online and studies for an hour. then asks the server about every item on the menu. then looks at me and says, what are you having and gets the same thing as me.

 

[Drunken knight]

I5 from around Santa Clarita to Stockton is an absurd stretch of HWY due to the volume of truck traffic. It's two lanes most of the way through barren, ugly, remote land that has many changes in elevation causing slower moving trucks to move even slower. The problem, of course, is that these trucks engage in 'elephant racing' which means one 18-wheel behemoth will attempt to pass another going at a rate of 1/2 mile to 1 MPH faster than the truck he/she is attempting to pass. I'm guessing governor pedals come into play here, but regardless, it's infuriating.

But the BIG problem I have is the autos cruising in the left who just casually allow the trucks to merge over into the left in front of them and proceeding to cause a log jam of traffic behind them that just slows everything to a crawl. Invariably, impatient car drivers will tire of this crap, get into the right hand lane and try to pass as much of the traffic ahead of them (BUT NOT THE ****ING ******* TRUCK) and jam over into tight quarters causing more braking, more aggravation, and longer lines to pass if/when the offending truck driver finally moves over.

Can't the truckers all agree to cruise in the right at 65 and leave the left to motorists going 80+? Only two lanes, so not a lot of options on one of the busiest stretches of highway in the country. There's got to be more truck traffic going south to north on I5 than any other highway in the US. Maddening.

we just dealt with this on sunday. We decided to spend an extra night in scottsdale and did the full drive home to sonoma in one day vs breaking it up. that stretch of 2 lanes is brutal.

 

[mr. furley]

gets to restaurant that we eat at twice a month
gets menu to read while waiting for table
reads menu for 20 minutes
sits down

can i get you something to drink? water, water, lemonade..... uh..... wow..... ummm... (5 minutes later) which of these are good? i usually get the regular margarita but the strawberry sounds good and there's raspberry.. geez.. ummm (3 minutes later). which one would you recommend??? uhh... i'll just get the regular margarita, i guess.

drinks come out a few minutes later.
are you ready to order dinner?

umm... wow... i... you know.. usually get the same thing but i really like the sounds of ... uhh... i'm not sure. lots of things sound good (stares blankly at the menu for several minutes). umm... can i just get..... is the burrito any good? you know what. i'll just have the same thing i always get.

I would be climbing the walls like Fred Astaire.

What the heck does she do the first time she goes to a restaurant?

she looks up the menu online and studies for an hour. then asks the server about every item on the menu. then looks at me and says, what are you having and gets the same thing as me.

"what are you having?"

"the steak and veggies looks good. i'm getting that."

"i don't like those veggies, though"

"ok"

"i don't want that.. what about the fish instead?"

"nah, i'm really looking forward to the steak and veggies with a beer."

"but doesn't the fish and orzo sound better?"

"not to me, no"

"but fish is healthier and then you can have dessert because you aren't stuffed from dinner"

"you can just get the fish.. i don't have to want the fish for you to order it."

"it's just that i don't want the steak and it's weird if we don't get food that each of us can share."

 

[IvanKaramazov]

gets to restaurant that we eat at twice a month
gets menu to read while waiting for table
reads menu for 20 minutes
sits down

can i get you something to drink? water, water, lemonade..... uh..... wow..... ummm... (5 minutes later) which of these are good? i usually get the regular margarita but the strawberry sounds good and there's raspberry.. geez.. ummm (3 minutes later). which one would you recommend??? uhh... i'll just get the regular margarita, i guess.

drinks come out a few minutes later.
are you ready to order dinner?

umm... wow... i... you know.. usually get the same thing but i really like the sounds of ... uhh... i'm not sure. lots of things sound good (stares blankly at the menu for several minutes). umm... can i just get..... is the burrito any good? you know what. i'll just have the same thing i always get.

I would be climbing the walls like Fred Astaire.

What the heck does she do the first time she goes to a restaurant?

she looks up the menu online and studies for an hour. then asks the server about every item on the menu. then looks at me and says, what are you having and gets the same thing as me.

"what are you having?"

"the steak and veggies looks good. i'm getting that."

"i don't like those veggies, though"

"ok"

"i don't want that.. what about the fish instead?"

"nah, i'm really looking forward to the steak and veggies with a beer."

"but doesn't the fish and orzo sound better?"

"not to me, no"

"but fish is healthier and then you can have dessert because you aren't stuffed from dinner"

"you can just get the fish.. i don't have to want the fish for you to order it."

"it's just that i don't want the steak and it's weird if we don't get food that each of us can share."

Was the fish good?

 

[mr. furley]

gets to restaurant that we eat at twice a month
gets menu to read while waiting for table
reads menu for 20 minutes
sits down

can i get you something to drink? water, water, lemonade..... uh..... wow..... ummm... (5 minutes later) which of these are good? i usually get the regular margarita but the strawberry sounds good and there's raspberry.. geez.. ummm (3 minutes later). which one would you recommend??? uhh... i'll just get the regular margarita, i guess.

drinks come out a few minutes later.
are you ready to order dinner?

umm... wow... i... you know.. usually get the same thing but i really like the sounds of ... uhh... i'm not sure. lots of things sound good (stares blankly at the menu for several minutes). umm... can i just get..... is the burrito any good? you know what. i'll just have the same thing i always get.

I would be climbing the walls like Fred Astaire.

What the heck does she do the first time she goes to a restaurant?

she looks up the menu online and studies for an hour. then asks the server about every item on the menu. then looks at me and says, what are you having and gets the same thing as me.

"what are you having?"

"the steak and veggies looks good. i'm getting that."

"i don't like those veggies, though"

"ok"

"i don't want that.. what about the fish instead?"

"nah, i'm really looking forward to the steak and veggies with a beer."

"but doesn't the fish and orzo sound better?"

"not to me, no"

"but fish is healthier and then you can have dessert because you aren't stuffed from dinner"

"you can just get the fish.. i don't have to want the fish for you to order it."

"it's just that i don't want the steak and it's weird if we don't get food that each of us can share."

Was the fish good?

of course. ocean fish is a delight.

 

[bryhamm]

gets to restaurant that we eat at twice a month
gets menu to read while waiting for table
reads menu for 20 minutes
sits down

can i get you something to drink? water, water, lemonade..... uh..... wow..... ummm... (5 minutes later) which of these are good? i usually get the regular margarita but the strawberry sounds good and there's raspberry.. geez.. ummm (3 minutes later). which one would you recommend??? uhh... i'll just get the regular margarita, i guess.

drinks come out a few minutes later.
are you ready to order dinner?

umm... wow... i... you know.. usually get the same thing but i really like the sounds of ... uhh... i'm not sure. lots of things sound good (stares blankly at the menu for several minutes). umm... can i just get..... is the burrito any good? you know what. i'll just have the same thing i always get.

I would be climbing the walls like Fred Astaire.

What the heck does she do the first time she goes to a restaurant?

she looks up the menu online and studies for an hour. then asks the server about every item on the menu. then looks at me and says, what are you having and gets the same thing as me.

"what are you having?"

"the steak and veggies looks good. i'm getting that."

"i don't like those veggies, though"

"ok"

"i don't want that.. what about the fish instead?"

"nah, i'm really looking forward to the steak and veggies with a beer."

"but doesn't the fish and orzo sound better?"

"not to me, no"

"but fish is healthier and then you can have dessert because you aren't stuffed from dinner"

"you can just get the fish.. i don't have to want the fish for you to order it."

"it's just that i don't want the steak and it's weird if we don't get food that each of us can share."

what in the mother f'in hell ...

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I'm not nuts.

I guess that's not a peeve.

 

[General Malaise]

I5 from around Santa Clarita to Stockton is an absurd stretch of HWY due to the volume of truck traffic. It's two lanes most of the way through barren, ugly, remote land that has many changes in elevation causing slower moving trucks to move even slower. The problem, of course, is that these trucks engage in 'elephant racing' which means one 18-wheel behemoth will attempt to pass another going at a rate of 1/2 mile to 1 MPH faster than the truck he/she is attempting to pass. I'm guessing governor pedals come into play here, but regardless, it's infuriating.

But the BIG problem I have is the autos cruising in the left who just casually allow the trucks to merge over into the left in front of them and proceeding to cause a log jam of traffic behind them that just slows everything to a crawl. Invariably, impatient car drivers will tire of this crap, get into the right hand lane and try to pass as much of the traffic ahead of them (BUT NOT THE ****ING ******* TRUCK) and jam over into tight quarters causing more braking, more aggravation, and longer lines to pass if/when the offending truck driver finally moves over.

Can't the truckers all agree to cruise in the right at 65 and leave the left to motorists going 80+? Only two lanes, so not a lot of options on one of the busiest stretches of highway in the country. There's got to be more truck traffic going south to north on I5 than any other highway in the US. Maddening.

we just dealt with this on sunday. We decided to spend an extra night in scottsdale and did the full drive home to sonoma in one day vs breaking it up. that stretch of 2 lanes is brutal.

How about the few and far between stops for gas? Those stops are a confluence of humanity that could serve as inspiration for a Stephen King novel or a Star Wars sequel. Felt like any stop we made probably had at least one serial killer amongst us. Hell on earth.

 

[Drunken knight]

@General Malaise
It’s sad. I went to college in San Diego. That trip was not that challenging back then. Sd->sf in 6-6:30 hrs

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

gets to restaurant that we eat at twice a month
gets menu to read while waiting for table
reads menu for 20 minutes
sits down

can i get you something to drink? water, water, lemonade..... uh..... wow..... ummm... (5 minutes later) which of these are good? i usually get the regular margarita but the strawberry sounds good and there's raspberry.. geez.. ummm (3 minutes later). which one would you recommend??? uhh... i'll just get the regular margarita, i guess.

drinks come out a few minutes later.
are you ready to order dinner?

umm... wow... i... you know.. usually get the same thing but i really like the sounds of ... uhh... i'm not sure. lots of things sound good (stares blankly at the menu for several minutes). umm... can i just get..... is the burrito any good? you know what. i'll just have the same thing i always get.

I would be climbing the walls like Fred Astaire.

What the heck does she do the first time she goes to a restaurant?

she looks up the menu online and studies for an hour. then asks the server about every item on the menu. then looks at me and says, what are you having and gets the same thing as me.

"what are you having?"

"the steak and veggies looks good. i'm getting that."

"i don't like those veggies, though"

"ok"

"i don't want that.. what about the fish instead?"

"nah, i'm really looking forward to the steak and veggies with a beer."

"but doesn't the fish and orzo sound better?"

"not to me, no"

"but fish is healthier and then you can have dessert because you aren't stuffed from dinner"

"you can just get the fish.. i don't have to want the fish for you to order it."

"it's just that i don't want the steak and it's weird if we don't get food that each of us can share."

oh hell no.

I don't share my food - and not at a Chinese restaurant either. You order what you want and I'll order what I want. And keep you grubby paws off my meal.

 

[offdee]

Art and TVs hung too high on walls.

 

[Gr00vus]

gets to restaurant that we eat at twice a month
gets menu to read while waiting for table
reads menu for 20 minutes
sits down

can i get you something to drink? water, water, lemonade..... uh..... wow..... ummm... (5 minutes later) which of these are good? i usually get the regular margarita but the strawberry sounds good and there's raspberry.. geez.. ummm (3 minutes later). which one would you recommend??? uhh... i'll just get the regular margarita, i guess.

drinks come out a few minutes later.
are you ready to order dinner?

umm... wow... i... you know.. usually get the same thing but i really like the sounds of ... uhh... i'm not sure. lots of things sound good (stares blankly at the menu for several minutes). umm... can i just get..... is the burrito any good? you know what. i'll just have the same thing i always get.

I would be climbing the walls like Fred Astaire.

What the heck does she do the first time she goes to a restaurant?

she looks up the menu online and studies for an hour. then asks the server about every item on the menu. then looks at me and says, what are you having and gets the same thing as me.

"what are you having?"

"the steak and veggies looks good. i'm getting that."

"i don't like those veggies, though"

"ok"

"i don't want that.. what about the fish instead?"

"nah, i'm really looking forward to the steak and veggies with a beer."

"but doesn't the fish and orzo sound better?"

"not to me, no"

"but fish is healthier and then you can have dessert because you aren't stuffed from dinner"

"you can just get the fish.. i don't have to want the fish for you to order it."

"it's just that i don't want the steak and it's weird if we don't get food that each of us can share."

That was really painful to read, you have my sympathies.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

gets to restaurant that we eat at twice a month
gets menu to read while waiting for table
reads menu for 20 minutes
sits down

can i get you something to drink? water, water, lemonade..... uh..... wow..... ummm... (5 minutes later) which of these are good? i usually get the regular margarita but the strawberry sounds good and there's raspberry.. geez.. ummm (3 minutes later). which one would you recommend??? uhh... i'll just get the regular margarita, i guess.

drinks come out a few minutes later.
are you ready to order dinner?

umm... wow... i... you know.. usually get the same thing but i really like the sounds of ... uhh... i'm not sure. lots of things sound good (stares blankly at the menu for several minutes). umm... can i just get..... is the burrito any good? you know what. i'll just have the same thing i always get.

I would be climbing the walls like Fred Astaire.

What the heck does she do the first time she goes to a restaurant?

she looks up the menu online and studies for an hour. then asks the server about every item on the menu. then looks at me and says, what are you having and gets the same thing as me.

"what are you having?"

"the steak and veggies looks good. i'm getting that."

"i don't like those veggies, though"

"ok"

"i don't want that.. what about the fish instead?"

"nah, i'm really looking forward to the steak and veggies with a beer."

"but doesn't the fish and orzo sound better?"

"not to me, no"

"but fish is healthier and then you can have dessert because you aren't stuffed from dinner"

"you can just get the fish.. i don't have to want the fish for you to order it."

"it's just that i don't want the steak and it's weird if we don't get food that each of us can share."

That was really painful to read, you have my sympathies.

Furls is a good/patient man. Far better than I. His stories always hit fairly close to home so I can relate and sympathize as well.

 

[mr. furley]

y

gets to restaurant that we eat at twice a month
gets menu to read while waiting for table
reads menu for 20 minutes
sits down

can i get you something to drink? water, water, lemonade..... uh..... wow..... ummm... (5 minutes later) which of these are good? i usually get the regular margarita but the strawberry sounds good and there's raspberry.. geez.. ummm (3 minutes later). which one would you recommend??? uhh... i'll just get the regular margarita, i guess.

drinks come out a few minutes later.
are you ready to order dinner?

umm... wow... i... you know.. usually get the same thing but i really like the sounds of ... uhh... i'm not sure. lots of things sound good (stares blankly at the menu for several minutes). umm... can i just get..... is the burrito any good? you know what. i'll just have the same thing i always get.

I would be climbing the walls like Fred Astaire.

What the heck does she do the first time she goes to a restaurant?

she looks up the menu online and studies for an hour. then asks the server about every item on the menu. then looks at me and says, what are you having and gets the same thing as me.

"what are you having?"

"the steak and veggies looks good. i'm getting that."

"i don't like those veggies, though"

"ok"

"i don't want that.. what about the fish instead?"

"nah, i'm really looking forward to the steak and veggies with a beer."

"but doesn't the fish and orzo sound better?"

"not to me, no"

"but fish is healthier and then you can have dessert because you aren't stuffed from dinner"

"you can just get the fish.. i don't have to want the fish for you to order it."

"it's just that i don't want the steak and it's weird if we don't get food that each of us can share."

That was really painful to read, you have my sympathies.

Furls is a good/patient man. Far better than I. His stories always hit fairly close to home so I can relate and sympathize as well.

definitely i have my days of wondering... is it me? and, sure, sometimes it's me but i recently spent time with a couple friends whose wives have some similar tendencies that we talked about. that made me feel better.

i'm certainly not a peach 100% of the time and i'm sure there's a forum somewhere that mrs. furley (who can spin a yarn herself) has similar diatribes.

 

[Gr00vus]

y

gets to restaurant that we eat at twice a month
gets menu to read while waiting for table
reads menu for 20 minutes
sits down

can i get you something to drink? water, water, lemonade..... uh..... wow..... ummm... (5 minutes later) which of these are good? i usually get the regular margarita but the strawberry sounds good and there's raspberry.. geez.. ummm (3 minutes later). which one would you recommend??? uhh... i'll just get the regular margarita, i guess.

drinks come out a few minutes later.
are you ready to order dinner?

umm... wow... i... you know.. usually get the same thing but i really like the sounds of ... uhh... i'm not sure. lots of things sound good (stares blankly at the menu for several minutes). umm... can i just get..... is the burrito any good? you know what. i'll just have the same thing i always get.

I would be climbing the walls like Fred Astaire.

What the heck does she do the first time she goes to a restaurant?

she looks up the menu online and studies for an hour. then asks the server about every item on the menu. then looks at me and says, what are you having and gets the same thing as me.

"what are you having?"

"the steak and veggies looks good. i'm getting that."

"i don't like those veggies, though"

"ok"

"i don't want that.. what about the fish instead?"

"nah, i'm really looking forward to the steak and veggies with a beer."

"but doesn't the fish and orzo sound better?"

"not to me, no"

"but fish is healthier and then you can have dessert because you aren't stuffed from dinner"

"you can just get the fish.. i don't have to want the fish for you to order it."

"it's just that i don't want the steak and it's weird if we don't get food that each of us can share."

That was really painful to read, you have my sympathies.

Furls is a good/patient man. Far better than I. His stories always hit fairly close to home so I can relate and sympathize as well.

definitely i have my days of wondering... is it me? and, sure, sometimes it's me but i recently spent time with a couple friends whose wives have some similar tendencies that we talked about. that made me feel better.

i'm certainly not a peach 100% of the time and i'm sure there's a forum somewhere that mrs. furley (who can spin a yarn herself) has similar diatribes.

That's love. My wife doesn't engage in the types of behaviors you've let us in on here, which makes me feel pretty lucky to have roped her in.

 

[Drunken knight]

gets to restaurant that we eat at twice a month
gets menu to read while waiting for table
reads menu for 20 minutes
sits down

can i get you something to drink? water, water, lemonade..... uh..... wow..... ummm... (5 minutes later) which of these are good? i usually get the regular margarita but the strawberry sounds good and there's raspberry.. geez.. ummm (3 minutes later). which one would you recommend??? uhh... i'll just get the regular margarita, i guess.

drinks come out a few minutes later.
are you ready to order dinner?

umm... wow... i... you know.. usually get the same thing but i really like the sounds of ... uhh... i'm not sure. lots of things sound good (stares blankly at the menu for several minutes). umm... can i just get..... is the burrito any good? you know what. i'll just have the same thing i always get.

I would be climbing the walls like Fred Astaire.

What the heck does she do the first time she goes to a restaurant?

she looks up the menu online and studies for an hour. then asks the server about every item on the menu. then looks at me and says, what are you having and gets the same thing as me.

"what are you having?"

"the steak and veggies looks good. i'm getting that."

"i don't like those veggies, though"

"ok"

"i don't want that.. what about the fish instead?"

"nah, i'm really looking forward to the steak and veggies with a beer."

"but doesn't the fish and orzo sound better?"

"not to me, no"

"but fish is healthier and then you can have dessert because you aren't stuffed from dinner"

"you can just get the fish.. i don't have to want the fish for you to order it."

"it's just that i don't want the steak and it's weird if we don't get food that each of us can share."

That was really painful to read, you have my sympathies.

Furls is a good/patient man. Far better than I. His stories always hit fairly close to home so I can relate and sympathize as well.

Furley is good people.

I want to see what Mrs is posting on her message board

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Art and TVs hung too high on walls.

Preach. Why do people want to hang a TV over the fireplace? I do not want to spend the rest of my life in a neck brace, thank you very much.

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

Art and TVs hung too high on walls.

Preach. Why do people want to hang a TV over the fireplace? I do not want to spend the rest of my life in a neck brace, thank you very much.

reaction.

 

[wlwiles]

Art and TVs hung too high on walls.

Preach. Why do people want to hang a TV over the fireplace? I do not want to spend the rest of my life in a neck brace, thank you very much.

We're in the middle of designing a house to build, and I've thought a lot about this recently. All these open concept floorplans in modern houses means that you only have two walls in your living room, and more often than not one of those walls is full of windows. Jamming a fireplace and a TV/media center together on the same wall looks cluttered, so it's kind of by process of elimination that the TV ends up over the fireplace. I'm not saying I like it there...but that's how it's ended up there. I told my wife I'd prefer to just nix the fireplace altogether and let that be the TV wall. She agrees that having the TV too high is a negative, but she can't get past the "every living room should have a fireplace" idea. The compromise is likely going to be a low-hung mantle so the TV isn't quite so high, but that looks weird to me to have the mantle at chest height.

The struggle is real...

 

[offdee]

Art and TVs hung too high on walls.

Preach. Why do people want to hang a TV over the fireplace? I do not want to spend the rest of my life in a neck brace, thank you very much.

We're in the middle of designing a house to build, and I've thought a lot about this recently. All these open concept floorplans in modern houses means that you only have two walls in your living room, and more often than not one of those walls is full of windows. Jamming a fireplace and a TV/media center together on the same wall looks cluttered, so it's kind of by process of elimination that the TV ends up over the fireplace. I'm not saying I like it there...but that's how it's ended up there. I told my wife I'd prefer to just nix the fireplace altogether and let that be the TV wall. She agrees that having the TV too high is a negative, but she can't get past the "every living room should have a fireplace" idea. The compromise is likely going to be a low-hung mantle so the TV isn't quite so high, but that looks weird to me to have the mantle at chest height.

The struggle is real...

Yeah no fireplace it is.

 

[belljr]

Art and TVs hung too high on walls.

Preach. Why do people want to hang a TV over the fireplace? I do not want to spend the rest of my life in a neck brace, thank you very much.

We're in the middle of designing a house to build, and I've thought a lot about this recently. All these open concept floorplans in modern houses means that you only have two walls in your living room, and more often than not one of those walls is full of windows. Jamming a fireplace and a TV/media center together on the same wall looks cluttered, so it's kind of by process of elimination that the TV ends up over the fireplace. I'm not saying I like it there...but that's how it's ended up there. I told my wife I'd prefer to just nix the fireplace altogether and let that be the TV wall. She agrees that having the TV too high is a negative, but she can't get past the "every living room should have a fireplace" idea. The compromise is likely going to be a low-hung mantle so the TV isn't quite so high, but that looks weird to me to have the mantle at chest height.

The struggle is real...

im so glad the people that built our house put the fireplace on the third wall. We have open concept but have 3 walls. Our third wall that leads to the back yard is all windows adn they put the fire place between the windows!!!! That leaves us with 2 other wall. So I can watch tv from the refrigerator !!! lol.... Our family room is towards the back of house and shares a wall with the garage, so thats where we got the extra wall. But Many houses in our neighborhood built their fireplaces in the middle of the wall that has no windows and basically you are screwed