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I fully recognize that complaining about curbside grocery pickup at Whole Foods may be less "pet peeve" and more "white whine", but nevertheless: If I ask you to put the groceries in the trunk, in what world would I not want you to close the trunk when you are done? The woman seemed genuinely surprised that I wanted that. Of course I'm going to immediately drive away! That's the whole point of curbside!
I do curbside at Whole Foods and 95% of the time, the employee loading my trunk asks if I would like them to close it. Only once or twice did they walk away without asking.
Yes, most of them either ask or close it right away. But it's happened more than a few times that they just walked away.

Closing it should be the default. Maybe there are scenarios where people want to inspect the groceries before they leave, but I would assume most people just want to drive off
They probably assume you have the ability to close it via a button. We just got our first new car in 15 years and my wife can close the back hatch by a push of the button from the front seat.

However They should ask if you want it closed before they walk away.
 
I heard a Comcast/Xfinity commercial on the radio that begins with a lady asking, "This is Xfinity, how can we help?"

First, how did they get through the automated system to get a person on the phone? Second, why didn't the commercial have a lady from India like everyone gets (if they're lucky enough to even get a person) through their customer service?

Seriously. What a joke.
 
The “please be patient, student driver sticker” when, one the sticker is so worn and old the driver clearly has several years of experience, and two you are driving in a manner inconsistent with a new driver and more aligned with just being a jerk.
 
The “please be patient, student driver sticker” when, one the sticker is so worn and old the driver clearly has several years of experience, and two you are driving in a manner inconsistent with a new driver and more aligned with just being a jerk.

These are the new “I support my state trooper” or the dudes who put stickers of EVERY branch of the military on their truck in efforts to prevent tickets.
 
I gots me a new one.... people that sip coffee/tea/whatever loudly.

The loud IT kid that sits next to me at work does this constantly and I just pop in the second earbud in the morning when he has his tea.

Sitting at the Portland airport right now and this couple sits at the gate directly behind me and the guy has a hot beverage.... ssssssssip. Like super loud. wtf man, seriously?

E2A: And I fully realize it's sometimes the only way to handle drinking a hot beverage but man, have some self-awareness and/or maybe let it sit for a bit.
 
I'm currently job searching. I try not to spend too much of my time on job boards, but it is a good way to at least be aware of opportunities that are out there.

This is my first search since the pandemic and in the new world of expanded remote options. But man, job boards have really not kept up with the times when it comes to setting filters. I'm in Miami. It shouldn't be that hard to set my options as "Show me jobs from companies that are based in or around Miami, whether on-site or remote". Or maybe I want to also include fully remote jobs from companies who don't care where their employees live (but #protip: If a blind application to a local job is a lottery ticket, a blind app to a remote job is a Mega Millions lottery ticket. Best not to waste any time on those, since you will absolutely, positively never hear back.)

Instead, it's a complete mess. I can't distinguish between remote jobs from local companies and fully remote. Some jobs are remote but require you to reside in certain states. And so on. But all of them show up in my searches and there's no way to filter out the ones that I want.

Also, while I will give credit to LinkedIn for having a "Don't show me this job again" feature, it's functionally meaningless. If I choose to hide a job that's irrelevant to me, the company just reposts it the next day and it shows up in my searches anyway.

I suppose the silver lining is that this all just serves as one more reminder not to waste my time on job boards
 
I gots me a new one.... people that sip coffee/tea/whatever loudly.

The loud IT kid that sits next to me at work does this constantly and I just pop in the second earbud in the morning when he has his tea.

Sitting at the Portland airport right now and this couple sits at the gate directly behind me and the guy has a hot beverage.... ssssssssip. Like super loud. wtf man, seriously?

E2A: And I fully realize it's sometimes the only way to handle drinking a hot beverage but man, have some self-awareness and/or maybe let it sit for a bit.
But did you admire the carpet? Folks there love their airport carpet. No idea why
 
the sticker is so worn and old the driver clearly has several years of experience,
In this area those stickers are on driver's training cars. So if the trainer has been doing it for many, many years it doesn't mean that the actual person driving the car matches the age of the sticker.

Although, part of learning to drive is dealing with other drivers in their natural habitat. Why warn them about the student? The student needs to learn to fend for themselves.
 
I gots me a new one.... people that sip coffee/tea/whatever loudly.

The loud IT kid that sits next to me at work does this constantly and I just pop in the second earbud in the morning when he has his tea.

Sitting at the Portland airport right now and this couple sits at the gate directly behind me and the guy has a hot beverage.... ssssssssip. Like super loud. wtf man, seriously?

E2A: And I fully realize it's sometimes the only way to handle drinking a hot beverage but man, have some self-awareness and/or maybe let it sit for a bit.
But did you admire the carpet? Folks there love their airport carpet. No idea why
That's funny, a buddy of mine who has been traveling back and forth from PDX to LA every month or so (to visit his new GF) usually takes/posts a pic of the carpet whenever he's at his airport there. You're right - it's a "thing" there. And I did happen to look down at it and wonder "huh" while I was there based on his usual photos and almost snapped one for him. :lol:
 
I gots me a new one.... people that sip coffee/tea/whatever loudly.

The loud IT kid that sits next to me at work does this constantly and I just pop in the second earbud in the morning when he has his tea.

Sitting at the Portland airport right now and this couple sits at the gate directly behind me and the guy has a hot beverage.... ssssssssip. Like super loud. wtf man, seriously?

E2A: And I fully realize it's sometimes the only way to handle drinking a hot beverage but man, have some self-awareness and/or maybe let it sit for a bit.
But did you admire the carpet? Folks there love their airport carpet. No idea why
That's funny, a buddy of mine who has been traveling back and forth from PDX to LA every month or so (to visit his new GF) usually takes/posts a pic of the carpet whenever he's at his airport there. You're right - it's a "thing" there. And I did happen to look down at it and wonder "huh" while I was there based on his usual photos and almost snapped one for him. :lol:
I checked. It's just carpet.
 
I gots me a new one.... people that sip coffee/tea/whatever loudly.

The loud IT kid that sits next to me at work does this constantly and I just pop in the second earbud in the morning when he has his tea.

Sitting at the Portland airport right now and this couple sits at the gate directly behind me and the guy has a hot beverage.... ssssssssip. Like super loud. wtf man, seriously?

E2A: And I fully realize it's sometimes the only way to handle drinking a hot beverage but man, have some self-awareness and/or maybe let it sit for a bit.
Relatedly (and, no, I was not slurper), that reminds me that I hate that Dunkin’ Donuts is one of the few options in my terminal, and how hot they keep their coffee.

I’ve got 30 minutes before a flight and just trying to get a caffeine boost, but I need to open up the lid and blow on the coffee for 20 minutes just to get it a temperature where it does not burn my mouth when I try to drink it. And then I need to toss what’s left before my flight because I don’t want a scalding hot coffee on my lap during takeoff.
 
I gots me a new one.... people that sip coffee/tea/whatever loudly.

The loud IT kid that sits next to me at work does this constantly and I just pop in the second earbud in the morning when he has his tea.

Sitting at the Portland airport right now and this couple sits at the gate directly behind me and the guy has a hot beverage.... ssssssssip. Like super loud. wtf man, seriously?

E2A: And I fully realize it's sometimes the only way to handle drinking a hot beverage but man, have some self-awareness and/or maybe let it sit for a bit.
Relatedly (and, no, I was not slurper), that reminds me that I hate that Dunkin’ Donuts is one of the few options in my terminal, and how hot they keep their coffee.

I’ve got 30 minutes before a flight and just trying to get a caffeine boost, but I need to open up the lid and blow on the coffee for 20 minutes just to get it a temperature where it does not burn my mouth when I try to drink it. And then I need to toss what’s left before my flight because I don’t want a scalding hot coffee on my lap during takeoff.
Drop a couple of ice cubes in there.
 
I gots me a new one.... people that sip coffee/tea/whatever loudly.

The loud IT kid that sits next to me at work does this constantly and I just pop in the second earbud in the morning when he has his tea.

Sitting at the Portland airport right now and this couple sits at the gate directly behind me and the guy has a hot beverage.... ssssssssip. Like super loud. wtf man, seriously?

E2A: And I fully realize it's sometimes the only way to handle drinking a hot beverage but man, have some self-awareness and/or maybe let it sit for a bit.
Relatedly (and, no, I was not slurper), that reminds me that I hate that Dunkin’ Donuts is one of the few options in my terminal, and how hot they keep their coffee.

I’ve got 30 minutes before a flight and just trying to get a caffeine boost, but I need to open up the lid and blow on the coffee for 20 minutes just to get it a temperature where it does not burn my mouth when I try to drink it. And then I need to toss what’s left before my flight because I don’t want a scalding hot coffee on my lap during takeoff.
Drop a couple of ice cubes in there.
Don’t like it watered down. If I wanted an iced coffee, I’d order an iced coffee.
 
I’ve got 30 minutes before a flight and just trying to get a caffeine boost, but I need to open up the lid and blow on the coffee for 20 minutes just to get it a temperature where it does not burn my mouth when I try to drink it. And then I need to toss what’s left before my flight because I don’t want a scalding hot coffee on my lap during takeoff.
Does it say on the cup to be careful as "contents may be hot"? If not, you may have a lawsuit where you can win free latte's for life
 
I’ve got 30 minutes before a flight and just trying to get a caffeine boost, but I need to open up the lid and blow on the coffee for 20 minutes just to get it a temperature where it does not burn my mouth when I try to drink it. And then I need to toss what’s left before my flight because I don’t want a scalding hot coffee on my lap during takeoff.
Does it say on the cup to be careful as "contents may be hot"? If not, you may have a lawsuit where you can win free latte's for life
Well, I’d probably need to suffer third degree burns on my crotch to get that judgment. So, I’ll pass on that.
 
I’ve got 30 minutes before a flight and just trying to get a caffeine boost, but I need to open up the lid and blow on the coffee for 20 minutes just to get it a temperature where it does not burn my mouth when I try to drink it. And then I need to toss what’s left before my flight because I don’t want a scalding hot coffee on my lap during takeoff.
Does it say on the cup to be careful as "contents may be hot"? If not, you may have a lawsuit where you can win free latte's for life
Well, I’d probably need to suffer third degree burns on my crotch to get that judgment. So, I’ll pass on that.
There is a Chinese balm that will heal you up in a day or so. It's a small price to pay to get free latte's for life
 
I gots me a new one.... people that sip coffee/tea/whatever loudly.

The loud IT kid that sits next to me at work does this constantly and I just pop in the second earbud in the morning when he has his tea.

Sitting at the Portland airport right now and this couple sits at the gate directly behind me and the guy has a hot beverage.... ssssssssip. Like super loud. wtf man, seriously?

E2A: And I fully realize it's sometimes the only way to handle drinking a hot beverage but man, have some self-awareness and/or maybe let it sit for a bit.
But did you admire the carpet? Folks there love their airport carpet. No idea why

*SOME* folks. The "Keep Portland Weird" folks, who are usually the loudest. These are the same people who wait in line for donuts, get excited about Black Friday and clap when the pilot lands the airplane. They are in every city, but in this one, they like to take pictures of their shoes on the PDX carpet and post it to social media.
 
I gots me a new one.... people that sip coffee/tea/whatever loudly.

The loud IT kid that sits next to me at work does this constantly and I just pop in the second earbud in the morning when he has his tea.

Sitting at the Portland airport right now and this couple sits at the gate directly behind me and the guy has a hot beverage.... ssssssssip. Like super loud. wtf man, seriously?

E2A: And I fully realize it's sometimes the only way to handle drinking a hot beverage but man, have some self-awareness and/or maybe let it sit for a bit.
But did you admire the carpet? Folks there love their airport carpet. No idea why
That's funny, a buddy of mine who has been traveling back and forth from PDX to LA every month or so (to visit his new GF) usually takes/posts a pic of the carpet whenever he's at his airport there. You're right - it's a "thing" there. And I did happen to look down at it and wonder "huh" while I was there based on his usual photos and almost snapped one for him. :lol:
I checked. It's just carpet.

It's not the carpet, it's the people.
 
I gots me a new one.... people that sip coffee/tea/whatever loudly.

The loud IT kid that sits next to me at work does this constantly and I just pop in the second earbud in the morning when he has his tea.

Sitting at the Portland airport right now and this couple sits at the gate directly behind me and the guy has a hot beverage.... ssssssssip. Like super loud. wtf man, seriously?

E2A: And I fully realize it's sometimes the only way to handle drinking a hot beverage but man, have some self-awareness and/or maybe let it sit for a bit.
But did you admire the carpet? Folks there love their airport carpet. No idea why
That's funny, a buddy of mine who has been traveling back and forth from PDX to LA every month or so (to visit his new GF) usually takes/posts a pic of the carpet whenever he's at his airport there. You're right - it's a "thing" there. And I did happen to look down at it and wonder "huh" while I was there based on his usual photos and almost snapped one for him. :lol:
I checked. It's just carpet.

It's not the carpet, it's the people.
Yep. The people copycatting Austin.
 
People that use handicap button to open doors that don't need too
This one's funny for me, because I normally don't, if only because they're usually right next to the door and it takes about the same amount of time and effort to get through the door when opening it yourself. But there's this one place I go to where the button is on the side of the walkway as you approach the door and a quick elbow bump is all it takes to have the door be opened for me just before I get to it. Basically, it hits my lazy *** sweet spot just enough that I get over any guilt I might have.
 
I don't know when this became an acceptable thing to do but this driving around at night with your brights on is a big pet peeve of mine. The first few times it happened, I thought "there's no way this idiot is doing this intentionally, right?" Yeah, people do this intentionally all the time now. Regular headlights have never been better since I've been driving (1984) yet people still insist on driving with their brights on, in a full lit up city with streetlights every 3 feet. "No, no, I need to have my full blinding brights on because a deer might jump out in between these two office buildings. . . because everyone knows that your brights keep the deer away. . . and there's so many deer running around downtown grazing in the parking lots." Just stop it already, please!
 
I don't know when this became an acceptable thing to do but this driving around at night with your brights on is a big pet peeve of mine. The first few times it happened, I thought "there's no way this idiot is doing this intentionally, right?" Yeah, people do this intentionally all the time now. Regular headlights have never been better since I've been driving (1984) yet people still insist on driving with their brights on, in a full lit up city with streetlights every 3 feet. "No, no, I need to have my full blinding brights on because a deer might jump out in between these two office buildings. . . because everyone knows that your brights keep the deer away. . . and there's so many deer running around downtown grazing in the parking lots." Just stop it already, please!
In a lot of cases those are the new headlights.

This happens ALOT out here in the country. I've flashed a bunch of people only to find out those bright lights are the lower setting.

It's a serious problem if I'm being honest. And really dangerous. On a two lane road you can't see anything when people with newer cars have their regular lights on.
 
It's bad enough being put on hold but do you have to play that terrible thing you call music? Not only is it horrible but it is way louder. STOP ALREADY.
Then the music stops with you thinking a live person is about to talk, only to hear a recording like "your call is very important, please stay on the line" then the music resumes.
Which makes me even more pissed off.
 
I don't know when this became an acceptable thing to do but this driving around at night with your brights on is a big pet peeve of mine. The first few times it happened, I thought "there's no way this idiot is doing this intentionally, right?" Yeah, people do this intentionally all the time now. Regular headlights have never been better since I've been driving (1984) yet people still insist on driving with their brights on, in a full lit up city with streetlights every 3 feet. "No, no, I need to have my full blinding brights on because a deer might jump out in between these two office buildings. . . because everyone knows that your brights keep the deer away. . . and there's so many deer running around downtown grazing in the parking lots." Just stop it already, please!
In a lot of cases those are the new headlights.

This happens ALOT out here in the country. I've flashed a bunch of people only to find out those bright lights are the lower setting.

It's a serious problem if I'm being honest. And really dangerous. On a two lane road you can't see anything when people with newer cars have their regular lights on.

I agree, a lot of the new headlights are insanely bright and I've certainly flashed on my brights and I've immediately been corrected with return brights but that's not what I'm seeing. I'm seeing a lot of people intentionally driving around with their brights on at night either just to be obnoxious, maybe some kind of stupid tik-tok challenge or they're just oblivious. Either way, you're right, it's dangerous, especially on a poorly lit two lane road as there are plenty of those around here.
 
email from Hulu (which I'm about to cancel because the $2.99/mo. promo is ending):

"We are clarifying that, as we continue to increase the breadth and depth of the content we make available to you, circumstances may require that certain titles and types of content include ads, even in our 'no ads' or 'ad free' subscription tiers."
 
email from Hulu (which I'm about to cancel because the $2.99/mo. promo is ending):

"We are clarifying that, as we continue to increase the breadth and depth of the content we make available to you, circumstances may require that certain titles and types of content include ads, even in our 'no ads' or 'ad free' subscription tiers."
Isn't it ironic? Don't cha think?
 
I don't know when this became an acceptable thing to do but this driving around at night with your brights on is a big pet peeve of mine. The first few times it happened, I thought "there's no way this idiot is doing this intentionally, right?" Yeah, people do this intentionally all the time now. Regular headlights have never been better since I've been driving (1984) yet people still insist on driving with their brights on, in a full lit up city with streetlights every 3 feet. "No, no, I need to have my full blinding brights on because a deer might jump out in between these two office buildings. . . because everyone knows that your brights keep the deer away. . . and there's so many deer running around downtown grazing in the parking lots." Just stop it already, please!
In a lot of cases those are the new headlights.

This happens ALOT out here in the country. I've flashed a bunch of people only to find out those bright lights are the lower setting.

It's a serious problem if I'm being honest. And really dangerous. On a two lane road you can't see anything when people with newer cars have their regular lights on.
I'm in a newer car with those kind of lights ('22 Highlander) and was getting flashed a decent amount on country roads. I usually ignored them (like, what am I supposed to do?), especially when half the time the person flashing me had the same kind of lights, and there was always the possibility they were warning of deer or police instead. I thought it was interesting because it would only really happen when there wasn't any other lighting around, and usually when there was some kind of incline or curve involved. I figured part of it was more the directness of the light rather than the brightness - like when I noticed other cars with those lights, it was only a temporary thing when they really seemed too bright, and that was when it felt like they were directed right at my eyes.

Anyway, I realized my beams might be directed too high. Youtube showed me it was a quick adjustment with a screwdriver, so I lowered them just a tad and now I hardly ever get anyone flashing me (I think it's only happened once in the few months since I did it).
 
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I don't know when this became an acceptable thing to do but this driving around at night with your brights on is a big pet peeve of mine. The first few times it happened, I thought "there's no way this idiot is doing this intentionally, right?" Yeah, people do this intentionally all the time now. Regular headlights have never been better since I've been driving (1984) yet people still insist on driving with their brights on, in a full lit up city with streetlights every 3 feet. "No, no, I need to have my full blinding brights on because a deer might jump out in between these two office buildings. . . because everyone knows that your brights keep the deer away. . . and there's so many deer running around downtown grazing in the parking lots." Just stop it already, please!
In a lot of cases those are the new headlights.

This happens ALOT out here in the country. I've flashed a bunch of people only to find out those bright lights are the lower setting.

It's a serious problem if I'm being honest. And really dangerous. On a two lane road you can't see anything when people with newer cars have their regular lights on.

I agree, a lot of the new headlights are insanely bright and I've certainly flashed on my brights and I've immediately been corrected with return brights but that's not what I'm seeing. I'm seeing a lot of people intentionally driving around with their brights on at night either just to be obnoxious, maybe some kind of stupid tik-tok challenge or they're just oblivious. Either way, you're right, it's dangerous, especially on a poorly lit two lane road as there are plenty of those around here.
Halogen lights are generally 700 lumens at standard and 1200 on high setting. LEDs are 2000 at standard and 4000 on high .
 

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