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Can we discuss pet peeves here? (3 Viewers)

People that message you to call them. Why don't you just call me idiot?
So they don't interrupt you if you aren't available and you can call when you have time. It's actually somewhat courteous.
It should be the standard.
Wouldn't they just leave a voicemail and I'll get back when I can? My phone vibrating doesn't mean I have to pick up.
Voicemails should go away. Leave the message in a text.
 
People that message you to call them. Why don't you just call me idiot?
So they don't interrupt you if you aren't available and you can call when you have time. It's actually somewhat courteous.
It should be the standard.
Wouldn't they just leave a voicemail and I'll get back when I can? My phone vibrating doesn't mean I have to pick up.
Sure, but I also know a lot of people that don't check voicemail and only check text.
 
People that message you to call them. Why don't you just call me idiot?
So they don't interrupt you if you aren't available and you can call when you have time. It's actually somewhat courteous.
It should be the standard.
Wouldn't they just leave a voicemail and I'll get back when I can? My phone vibrating doesn't mean I have to pick up.
Sure, but I also know a lot of people that don't check voicemail and only check text.
Ew.
 
People that message you to call them. Why don't you just call me idiot?
So they don't interrupt you if you aren't available and you can call when you have time. It's actually somewhat courteous.
It should be the standard.
Wouldn't they just leave a voicemail and I'll get back when I can? My phone vibrating doesn't mean I have to pick up.
Sure, but I also know a lot of people that don't check voicemail and only check text.
My 29 yo son's voicemail says "I don't ever check my voicemail so text me instead and I'll reply when I can."
 
People that message you to call them. Why don't you just call me idiot?
So they don't interrupt you if you aren't available and you can call when you have time. It's actually somewhat courteous.
It should be the standard.
Wouldn't they just leave a voicemail and I'll get back when I can? My phone vibrating doesn't mean I have to pick up.
Sure, but I also know a lot of people that don't check voicemail and only check text.
My 29 yo son's voicemail says "I don't ever check my voicemail so text me instead and I'll reply when I can."
I have heard quite a few of those type voicemails.
 
I had a solicitor act shocked when I suggested people don't like door to door soliciting. Do people actually like having random snake oil peddlers coming up to their door? Are they like "Wow, I had no idea I needed solar panels on my roof or a brand new overly expensive gutter system! Sign me up!"

When I pointed out our no soliciting sign his response was basically, "But I just had to tell you about these awesome solar panels!" :hot:

We get at least 3-4 per week so there must be people out there getting roped in or there wouldn't be a benefit to them doing it.
 
I had a solicitor act shocked when I suggested people don't like door to door soliciting. Do people actually like having random snake oil peddlers coming up to their door? Are they like "Wow, I had no idea I needed solar panels on my roof or a brand new overly expensive gutter system! Sign me up!"

When I pointed out our no soliciting sign his response was basically, "But I just had to tell you about these awesome solar panels!" :hot:

We get at least 3-4 per week so there must be people out there getting roped in or there wouldn't be a benefit to them doing it.

“Hey have your neighbors told you what I’m doing in the area”

Like I talk to my neighbors
 
I had a solicitor act shocked when I suggested people don't like door to door soliciting. Do people actually like having random snake oil peddlers coming up to their door? Are they like "Wow, I had no idea I needed solar panels on my roof or a brand new overly expensive gutter system! Sign me up!"

When I pointed out our no soliciting sign his response was basically, "But I just had to tell you about these awesome solar panels!" :hot:

We get at least 3-4 per week so there must be people out there getting roped in or there wouldn't be a benefit to them doing it.

“Hey have your neighbors told you what I’m doing in the area”

Like I talk to my neighbors
had a bug/pest control guy stop by yesterday with this shtick

"i'm contracted with your neighbors Steve and Barb across the street... and Linda and Tom next door"

bruh, the people across the street aren't Steve or Barb, and the woman next door is a widow, not named Linda.
 
I had a solicitor act shocked when I suggested people don't like door to door soliciting. Do people actually like having random snake oil peddlers coming up to their door? Are they like "Wow, I had no idea I needed solar panels on my roof or a brand new overly expensive gutter system! Sign me up!"

When I pointed out our no soliciting sign his response was basically, "But I just had to tell you about these awesome solar panels!" :hot:

We get at least 3-4 per week so there must be people out there getting roped in or there wouldn't be a benefit to them doing it.

“Hey have your neighbors told you what I’m doing in the area”

Like I talk to my neighbors
had a bug/pest control guy stop by yesterday with this shtick

"i'm contracted with your neighbors Steve and Barb across the street... and Linda and Tom next door"

bruh, the people across the street aren't Steve or Barb, and the woman next door is a widow, not named Linda.
When religious types have come to my door, I think some of my questions have made them uncomfortable. If there's a list, I'm on it.
 
There is one particular highway driving occurence that I notice more and more often lately (probaby because I've just been paying more attention to it) that I simply don't understand. Some variation of this: You are traveling along with traffic, going about 70 mph when you are able to, when you come upon that person in the left passing lane slowwwwly passing a couple of cars in the right lane going about 60. No one in front of them keeping them from going faster. You are somewhere in the growing group of cars behind in the left lane, waiting what seems like forever for the car in front to finally complete the pass and change into the right lane and... they immediately speed up to 70.

I notice it often enough that it can't (I think) just be people messing with others behind them. I wonder if it's something psychological? I've considered maybe they're just uncomfortable in the left lane and passing others, but when I'm passing in an uncomfortable situation - like next to a semi in a construction area or something - I go faster in order to get the pass over with more quickly rather than slower and drawing it out. I don't get it.
Agree it is psychology, as people just want to be in front. I see it all the time when cars try to shoehorn themselves in front of me at a merge, rather than slowing to enter the much larger space behind my vehicle.

It’s also common when passing lanes open up temporarily on predominantly one lane roads. Rather than allowing people riding their bumper to be on their way, the previously slow poke speeds up, to foil the pass.
Yeah, that is another situation where my inclination is so completely different that it makes it hard for me to understand them at all. I hate having another person who obviously wants to go faster stuck behind me, so that first chance I get, I'm slowing down and moving a bit to the right to make it as easy/safe as possible for them to pass me.

I'm convinced there are only about 200 people left in this country that know how to drive like this. We're two of them.
 
I had a solicitor act shocked when I suggested people don't like door to door soliciting. Do people actually like having random snake oil peddlers coming up to their door? Are they like "Wow, I had no idea I needed solar panels on my roof or a brand new overly expensive gutter system! Sign me up!"

When I pointed out our no soliciting sign his response was basically, "But I just had to tell you about these awesome solar panels!" :hot:

We get at least 3-4 per week so there must be people out there getting roped in or there wouldn't be a benefit to them doing it.

“Hey have your neighbors told you what I’m doing in the area”

Like I talk to my neighbors
had a bug/pest control guy stop by yesterday with this shtick

"i'm contracted with your neighbors Steve and Barb across the street... and Linda and Tom next door"

bruh, the people across the street aren't Steve or Barb, and the woman next door is a widow, not named Linda.
When religious types have come to my door, I think some of my questions have made them uncomfortable. If there's a list, I'm on it.
Many moons ago, one such knock came to my friends' door. She, in her long black kaftan and long black hair, grabbed the black cat which was in heat, and answered the door. Upon seeing the two religious types in their suits and ties, she called to her partner, "Honey, the sacrifices are here!"

Their house got skipped for years after that. She could see them change which side of the street they were on to avoid it.
 
When religious types have come to my door, I think some of my questions have made them uncomfortable. If there's a list, I'm on it.
A long time ago my wife and I heated our rented old decrepit farmhouse with wood. And I had access to a lot of free wood at the time. So we'd spend Saturdays cutting and hauling wood to the house and Sundays cutting, splitting, and stacking it. One Sunday around noon, right after churches left out, a car of well-dressed people pulled up in our driveway where we were cutting logs on sawhorses.
Earnest person: "Hello"
Me: "Hello, how are you?"
Earnest person: "Fine, thank you."
*other earnest people stand there smiling*
Earnest person: "May I ask how many Catholics there are in your household?"
Wife's booming voice from behind me: "NONE"
LOUD NOISES FROM CHAINSAW SHE JUST STARTED
*earnest people head to car*
 
“Hello I5 my old friend “

Trucks passing trucks.
Right lane becomes the passing lane

Elephant racing. Should be illegal. F those trucks to end of the solar system. I5 California is satan's curse on mankind.
Grew up in San Francisco… college in San Diego. It used to be smooth back then
Has it gotten that much worse? It’s a.ways been awful.

Santa Clarita to Stockton was one of the worst drives I've made in my entire life. Tomato trucks can go rot in hell for all eternity.
 
“Hello I5 my old friend “

Trucks passing trucks.
Right lane becomes the passing lane

Elephant racing. Should be illegal. F those trucks to end of the solar system. I5 California is satan's curse on mankind.
Grew up in San Francisco… college in San Diego. It used to be smooth back then
Has it gotten that much worse? It’s a.ways been awful.
I was there from 87-92

I would do that in 6-6:30 hrs.

Always a lead foot 😁
 
“Hello I5 my old friend “

Trucks passing trucks.
Right lane becomes the passing lane

Elephant racing. Should be illegal. F those trucks to end of the solar system. I5 California is satan's curse on mankind.
Grew up in San Francisco… college in San Diego. It used to be smooth back then
Has it gotten that much worse? It’s a.ways been awful.

Santa Clarita to Stockton was one of the worst drives I've made in my entire life. Tomato trucks can go rot in hell for all eternity.
My dad lived in woodland, worked in Davis when I was in high school. For 3 summers I rode my bike all around the Central Valley. Tomato trucks were awful. Onion trucks were worse. You hit an onion wrong, you’re going down. And they used to fly out of trucks on every corner. And Getting blown a foot or so to the right as they went by me at high speed was gnarly. I would just hold on tight and ride it out.
 
“Hello I5 my old friend “

Trucks passing trucks.
Right lane becomes the passing lane

Elephant racing. Should be illegal. F those trucks to end of the solar system. I5 California is satan's curse on mankind.
Grew up in San Francisco… college in San Diego. It used to be smooth back then
Has it gotten that much worse? It’s a.ways been awful.

Santa Clarita to Stockton was one of the worst drives I've made in my entire life. Tomato trucks can go rot in hell for all eternity.
It's like dirt and gravel trucks in the Minnesota summers. Billions of them.
 
“Hello I5 my old friend “

Trucks passing trucks.
Right lane becomes the passing lane

Elephant racing. Should be illegal. F those trucks to end of the solar system. I5 California is satan's curse on mankind.
Grew up in San Francisco… college in San Diego. It used to be smooth back then
Has it gotten that much worse? It’s a.ways been awful.

Santa Clarita to Stockton was one of the worst drives I've made in my entire life. Tomato trucks can go rot in hell for all eternity.
It's like dirt and gravel trucks in the Minnesota summers. Billions of them.
True story: I give every single one of them the finger on my drives to and from work (driving in opposite direction on two-lane road). And I make sure they see it. I'm sure they have no idea why the crazy person is doing it, but it makes me feel better.
 
“Hello I5 my old friend “

Trucks passing trucks.
Right lane becomes the passing lane

Elephant racing. Should be illegal. F those trucks to end of the solar system. I5 California is satan's curse on mankind.
Grew up in San Francisco… college in San Diego. It used to be smooth back then
Has it gotten that much worse? It’s a.ways been awful.

Santa Clarita to Stockton was one of the worst drives I've made in my entire life. Tomato trucks can go rot in hell for all eternity.
My dad lived in woodland, worked in Davis when I was in high school. For 3 summers I rode my bike all around the Central Valley. Tomato trucks were awful. Onion trucks were worse. You hit an onion wrong, you’re going down. And they used to fly out of trucks on every corner. And Getting blown a foot or so to the right as they went by me at high speed was gnarly. I would just hold on tight and ride it out.
I drive from SF Bay Area (Marin) to LA (northwest area near Thousand Oaks) 2-3 times a year.
If the 101 is only 15-20 slower than the I-5, I’ll choose the 101 every single time. It’s just so much easier mentally to take the 101 than the 5.
 
“Hello I5 my old friend “

Trucks passing trucks.
Right lane becomes the passing lane

Elephant racing. Should be illegal. F those trucks to end of the solar system. I5 California is satan's curse on mankind.
Grew up in San Francisco… college in San Diego. It used to be smooth back then
Has it gotten that much worse? It’s a.ways been awful.

Santa Clarita to Stockton was one of the worst drives I've made in my entire life. Tomato trucks can go rot in hell for all eternity.
My dad lived in woodland, worked in Davis when I was in high school. For 3 summers I rode my bike all around the Central Valley. Tomato trucks were awful. Onion trucks were worse. You hit an onion wrong, you’re going down. And they used to fly out of trucks on every corner. And Getting blown a foot or so to the right as they went by me at high speed was gnarly. I would just hold on tight and ride it out.
I drive from SF Bay Area (Marin) to LA (northwest area near Thousand Oaks) 2-3 times a year.
If the 101 is only 15-20 slower than the I-5, I’ll choose the 101 every single time. It’s just so much easier mentally to take the 101 than the 5.
Stuart, what are you doing here?
 


Guarantee these are all people who's group hasn't been called but are lining up and blocking the walkalator so they can run up and be first when their group is called.

I don't get the rush to get on a plane. It's as stupid as the rush to get off.

Your ticket has your seat on it. No one else is taking it. The plane isn't going to close the door while there are people still at the gate. You've got 30 minutes to amble in.

Personally, when the "We're going to start boarding" announcement comes, that's when I go to the bathroom, buy a snack and a bottle of water, and wait for the crowd to die down so I can just walk right on to the plane without standing like an idiot at the gate, down the jetway, and all the way down the aisle. Even you first class bozos should board last, who wants some fat hillbillies banging in to you with their million bags and neck pillows and whatever as they squeeze their way back to coach? Better off to be one of the last people on the plane, no fuss, everything's gonna be fine.
 


Guarantee these are all people who's group hasn't been called but are lining up and blocking the walkalator so they can run up and be first when their group is called.

I don't get the rush to get on a plane. It's as stupid as the rush to get off.

Your ticket has your seat on it. No one else is taking it. The plane isn't going to close the door while there are people still at the gate. You've got 30 minutes to amble in.

Personally, when the "We're going to start boarding" announcement comes, that's when I go to the bathroom, buy a snack and a bottle of water, and wait for the crowd to die down so I can just walk right on to the plane without standing like an idiot at the gate, down the jetway, and all the way down the aisle. Even you first class bozos should board last, who wants some fat hillbillies banging in to you with their million bags and neck pillows and whatever as they squeeze their way back to coach? Better off to be one of the last people on the plane, no fuss, everything's gonna be fine.
It's obvious you check bags. Good luck with that.
 


Guarantee these are all people who's group hasn't been called but are lining up and blocking the walkalator so they can run up and be first when their group is called.

I don't get the rush to get on a plane. It's as stupid as the rush to get off.

Your ticket has your seat on it. No one else is taking it. The plane isn't going to close the door while there are people still at the gate. You've got 30 minutes to amble in.

Personally, when the "We're going to start boarding" announcement comes, that's when I go to the bathroom, buy a snack and a bottle of water, and wait for the crowd to die down so I can just walk right on to the plane without standing like an idiot at the gate, down the jetway, and all the way down the aisle. Even you first class bozos should board last, who wants some fat hillbillies banging in to you with their million bags and neck pillows and whatever as they squeeze their way back to coach? Better off to be one of the last people on the plane, no fuss, everything's gonna be fine.
It's obvious you check bags. Good luck with that.
Yep. Clearly finding space in the overhead compartment is not an issue for him.
 


Guarantee these are all people who's group hasn't been called but are lining up and blocking the walkalator so they can run up and be first when their group is called.

I don't get the rush to get on a plane. It's as stupid as the rush to get off.

Your ticket has your seat on it. No one else is taking it. The plane isn't going to close the door while there are people still at the gate. You've got 30 minutes to amble in.

Personally, when the "We're going to start boarding" announcement comes, that's when I go to the bathroom, buy a snack and a bottle of water, and wait for the crowd to die down so I can just walk right on to the plane without standing like an idiot at the gate, down the jetway, and all the way down the aisle. Even you first class bozos should board last, who wants some fat hillbillies banging in to you with their million bags and neck pillows and whatever as they squeeze their way back to coach? Better off to be one of the last people on the plane, no fuss, everything's gonna be fine.
It's obvious you check bags. Good luck with that.
Yep. Clearly finding space in the overhead compartment is not an issue for him.
I really wish airlines would stop letting people carry on like 9 bags each. It's so ridiculous. That would solve a lot of problems.
 
“Hello I5 my old friend “

Trucks passing trucks.
Right lane becomes the passing lane

Elephant racing. Should be illegal. F those trucks to end of the solar system. I5 California is satan's curse on mankind.
Grew up in San Francisco… college in San Diego. It used to be smooth back then
Has it gotten that much worse? It’s a.ways been awful.

Santa Clarita to Stockton was one of the worst drives I've made in my entire life. Tomato trucks can go rot in hell for all eternity.
My dad lived in woodland, worked in Davis when I was in high school. For 3 summers I rode my bike all around the Central Valley. Tomato trucks were awful. Onion trucks were worse. You hit an onion wrong, you’re going down. And they used to fly out of trucks on every corner. And Getting blown a foot or so to the right as they went by me at high speed was gnarly. I would just hold on tight and ride it out.
I drive from SF Bay Area (Marin) to LA (northwest area near Thousand Oaks) 2-3 times a year.
If the 101 is only 15-20 slower than the I-5, I’ll choose the 101 every single time. It’s just so much easier mentally to take the 101 than the 5.
Yes…. I am a little north of you in Sonoma county.

Just checked into a resort in Palm springs for the night.

12 hr drive that should have been 8.

Moving truck + LA traffic = angry elf
 


Guarantee these are all people who's group hasn't been called but are lining up and blocking the walkalator so they can run up and be first when their group is called.

I don't get the rush to get on a plane. It's as stupid as the rush to get off.

Your ticket has your seat on it. No one else is taking it. The plane isn't going to close the door while there are people still at the gate. You've got 30 minutes to amble in.

Personally, when the "We're going to start boarding" announcement comes, that's when I go to the bathroom, buy a snack and a bottle of water, and wait for the crowd to die down so I can just walk right on to the plane without standing like an idiot at the gate, down the jetway, and all the way down the aisle. Even you first class bozos should board last, who wants some fat hillbillies banging in to you with their million bags and neck pillows and whatever as they squeeze their way back to coach? Better off to be one of the last people on the plane, no fuss, everything's gonna be fine.
It's obvious you check bags. Good luck with that.
Yep. Clearly finding space in the overhead compartment is not an issue for him.
I really wish airlines would stop letting people carry on like 9 bags each. It's so ridiculous. That would solve a lot of problems.

Every airline I fly has that box at the gate. You get two items, they each have to fit in the box.

All we need is airlines to start enforcing the rules.
 
People that message you to call them. Why don't you just call me idiot?
So they don't interrupt you if you aren't available and you can call when you have time. It's actually somewhat courteous.
If I wasnt available, I wouldnt answer the call.

Also this whole plan of asking me to call them only makes any sense at all if they are ALWAYS available, which of course describes nobody.

Because if they dont answer when I call, now they have to call me back.
 
People that message you to call them. Why don't you just call me idiot?
So they don't interrupt you if you aren't available and you can call when you have time. It's actually somewhat courteous.
If I wasnt available, I wouldnt answer the call.

Also this whole plan of asking me to call them only makes any sense at all if they are ALWAYS available, which of course describes nobody.

Because if they dont answer when I call, now they have to call me back.
This used to be called "phone tag".
 
This has been a rough move!

2+ hr delay to get the truck Thursday.

Nasty drive yesterday

Today’s drive was fantastic…..

But, property manament is not around to help with completion/ keys.

We need to unload truck, pick up rental car, drop off truck, check into hotel

😡
 
What am I seeing the term "unaliving" or "unlived" as a replacement for saying someone died or was killed? Is the latter somehow offensive now? Really dumb IMO.
There is a Star Trek Voyager episode where the villains of the weeK say that someone who has been killed was “nullified.” I kind of like that one
 
People that message you to call them. Why don't you just call me idiot?
So they don't interrupt you if you aren't available and you can call when you have time. It's actually somewhat courteous.
It should be the standard.
Wouldn't they just leave a voicemail and I'll get back when I can? My phone vibrating doesn't mean I have to pick up.
Voicemails should go away. Leave the message in a text.
I have a friend who for the longest time has stated in his voicemail to NOT leave a message, but instead to text him.

I thought it was kind of rude and arrogant at first but no, he was ahead of the game all along. I'm excited to tell him tomorrow how genius that's been (even though I'll forget by then).
 
What am I seeing the term "unaliving" or "unlived" as a replacement for saying someone died or was killed? Is the latter somehow offensive now? Really dumb IMO.
A lot of sites won't let someone post about suicide threats and the like. That term has become a substitute.
 

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