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Usually I'm either too high to drive or I'm getting high while we are out and about. You know, gotta stay responsible.
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Can we discuss pet peeves here? (6 Viewers)
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Despyzer
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My bad... although they aren't common, there are a few stretches of freeway that go for some distance:
1. Florida 91 (Fla. Turnpike), Exit 193 (Yeehaw Junction) to Exit 242 (Kissimmee/St.Cloud) : 48.9 miles. *
2. Florida 91, Exit 193 (Yeehaw Junction) to Exit 152 (Ft. Pierce): 40.5 miles. *
3. I-80 in Utah, Exit 4 (Bonneville Speedway) to Exit 41 (Knolls): 37.4 miles. *\
4. I-70 East (Pennsylvania Turnpike), Exit 110 (Somerset) to Exit 146 (Bedford): 35.5 miles.
5. I-75 (Alligator Alley) in Florida, Exit 80 (SR 29) to Exit 49 (Snake Rd./Government Rd.)): 30.6 miles. *
6. I-335 (Kansas Turnpike), Exit 147 (US 56) to Exit 177 (I-470): 30.3 miles. *
7. I-90 (Mass. Pike), Exit 3 (Westfield) to Exit 2 Lee): 29.9 miles. *
8. I-44 West in Oklahoma (WIll Rogers Turnpike), Exit 283 (US 69) to Exit 255 (E. Will Rogers Blvd): 28.4 miles.
9. I-40 in California, Exit 78 (Kelso) to Exit 50 (Ludlow): 28.4 miles. *
10. I-44 East in Oklahoma (H>E> Bailey Turnpike), Exit 53 (US 277) to Exit 80 (US 277/US 81): 27.6 miles.
11. I-70 West (Penn. Turnpike), Exit 146 (Bedford) to Brotherton Rd. Exit: 27.3 miles.
12. I-75 North in Florida, Exit 23 to Exit 49: 26.2 miles.
13. I-70 West in Colorado, Exit 75 to Exit 49: 26 miles.
14. I-75 South in Florida (Alligator Alley) Exit 49 (US 27) to Exit 23 (Snake Rd/Government Rd.): 25.7 miles.
15. I-76 (Penn. Turnpike), Exit 226 (Carlisle) to Exit 201 (Blue Mountain): 25 miles. *
16. I-80 (Indiana Turnpike), Exit 144 (Angola/I-69) to Exit 121 (Howe/LaGrange): 23.8 miles. *
* Exit gaps in both directions
1. Florida 91 (Fla. Turnpike), Exit 193 (Yeehaw Junction) to Exit 242 (Kissimmee/St.Cloud) : 48.9 miles. *
2. Florida 91, Exit 193 (Yeehaw Junction) to Exit 152 (Ft. Pierce): 40.5 miles. *
3. I-80 in Utah, Exit 4 (Bonneville Speedway) to Exit 41 (Knolls): 37.4 miles. *\
4. I-70 East (Pennsylvania Turnpike), Exit 110 (Somerset) to Exit 146 (Bedford): 35.5 miles.
5. I-75 (Alligator Alley) in Florida, Exit 80 (SR 29) to Exit 49 (Snake Rd./Government Rd.)): 30.6 miles. *
6. I-335 (Kansas Turnpike), Exit 147 (US 56) to Exit 177 (I-470): 30.3 miles. *
7. I-90 (Mass. Pike), Exit 3 (Westfield) to Exit 2 Lee): 29.9 miles. *
8. I-44 West in Oklahoma (WIll Rogers Turnpike), Exit 283 (US 69) to Exit 255 (E. Will Rogers Blvd): 28.4 miles.
9. I-40 in California, Exit 78 (Kelso) to Exit 50 (Ludlow): 28.4 miles. *
10. I-44 East in Oklahoma (H>E> Bailey Turnpike), Exit 53 (US 277) to Exit 80 (US 277/US 81): 27.6 miles.
11. I-70 West (Penn. Turnpike), Exit 146 (Bedford) to Brotherton Rd. Exit: 27.3 miles.
12. I-75 North in Florida, Exit 23 to Exit 49: 26.2 miles.
13. I-70 West in Colorado, Exit 75 to Exit 49: 26 miles.
14. I-75 South in Florida (Alligator Alley) Exit 49 (US 27) to Exit 23 (Snake Rd/Government Rd.): 25.7 miles.
15. I-76 (Penn. Turnpike), Exit 226 (Carlisle) to Exit 201 (Blue Mountain): 25 miles. *
16. I-80 (Indiana Turnpike), Exit 144 (Angola/I-69) to Exit 121 (Howe/LaGrange): 23.8 miles. *
* Exit gaps in both directions
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nirad3
Footballguy
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
DallasDMac
Footballguy
I would think there's not much in the way of a valid excuse in these cases for not know your exit was coming. I mean, what exactly could be confusing? "I'm not sure if I need this exit, or that one 42 miles away!"
And by you, I don't mean you ma'am. I mean you as in the jackhole in general trying to back up on a highway.
belljr
Footballguy
Despyzer
Lousy Attention Whore
DallasDMac
Footballguy
The post specifically said "GPS." No map included.When you are planning a trip via a map #### happens
nirad3
Footballguy
It was a half hour or so outside of Orlando: i was always in a rental car with a full tank. But yes.
Chemical X
Footballguy
these friggin christmas commercials where cars are gifts with giant bows on them. just think about the logistics of actually pulling off this surprise and do you say “surprise, i got you $400- a month payments for the next 5 years, plus insurance, enjoy!”.
Chemical X
Footballguy
at every red light that turns green now, i have to wait 5-10 seconds while the front driver finishes checking email and texting.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
DirecTV used to have decent customer service. Now it's the AT&T Pit of Dispair.
And it drives me bonkers when the customer service person calls me by my first name like we went to high school together. It's just unprofessional.
And it drives me bonkers when the customer service person calls me by my first name like we went to high school together. It's just unprofessional.
TheIronSheik
SUPER ELITE UPPER TIER
It doesn't happen a lot, but there are plenty of times where I'll be a passenger in my car while my wife drives. Some days, I just don't feel like driving. Luckily, we don't live in 1950's America anymore so I don't worry about having my wife drive.
TheIronSheik
SUPER ELITE UPPER TIER
I always find it odd that the only person who isn't paying attention to the light in that line of cars is the first guy. Every. Time.
TheIronSheik
SUPER ELITE UPPER TIER
People who reply to emails with a shortened name of the one in the email address. Doesn't happen to me a lot, but I'm on a lot of emails with multiple people where I see it happen and I cringe. Two guys I work with go by David and Michael. People will email us back and refer to them as Dave and Mike. I know they hate that and it makes me wince every time I see it. Why would you just assume you can shorten it?
belljr
Footballguy
Me: what time is Thanksgiving dinner and when are we heading to my sisters for it
Wife: well "son" said he couldn't make it until later now so now I need to talk to her so I don't know what time to get there
Me: what time is dinner?
Wife: "son" said he can't get there until 4 now so we shouldn't get there too early but we have all the drinks to bring for dinner
Me: what time is dinner!!!??
Wife: your sister said 3:30 but we have the drinks but people are getting there earlier but if we go too early we will have to wait until "son" gets there...
Me:; sigh he's only going to be late by half an hour....you said late so I assumed he changed his plans to like 7pm. We will get there by 2-230.
Wife: we do have the drinks should we go earlier?
Me: sigh
Just incapable of a quick q&a
Wife: well "son" said he couldn't make it until later now so now I need to talk to her so I don't know what time to get there
Me: what time is dinner?
Wife: "son" said he can't get there until 4 now so we shouldn't get there too early but we have all the drinks to bring for dinner
Me: what time is dinner!!!??
Wife: your sister said 3:30 but we have the drinks but people are getting there earlier but if we go too early we will have to wait until "son" gets there...
Me:; sigh he's only going to be late by half an hour....you said late so I assumed he changed his plans to like 7pm. We will get there by 2-230.
Wife: we do have the drinks should we go earlier?
Me: sigh
Just incapable of a quick q&a
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Happens with Mr R all the time. He has a name. He said his name. Why does some doosh think he has the right to change it?
mr. furley
Footballguy
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
My wife does most of the driving. I only drive in really bad weather or in gloomy twilight as my eyes are better. Also when we travel.
mr. furley
Footballguy
there's an intersection on my commute that is a stop sign with one way traffic coming from the left. traffic from the left is coming off a highway but the distance between off-ramp and this intersection is about 1/2 mile.
typically there will be a group of 4-6 cars all exiting at around the same time, passing the intersection in a staggered fashion. there's usually a few cars waiting to turn right but not a long wait to turn.
this morning i was 2nd in line behind a guy who waited until he could no longer see cars exiting the highway before he made his turn. if a car passed us at the intersection and he could see another coming 1/2 mile away.. he did not budge. even if they were exiting the highway at 60 and driving that fast past us waiting at the intersection.. that's still a solid 30 seconds whereby we could turn. but the speed limit decreases to 35 where we turn on to the road. it's no longer a highway. i don't know the math but it's longer than 30 seconds from appearance of car off the highway to intersection.
this guy made me (and everyone behind me) wait a solid 5 minutes this morning for maybe 15 cars to pass by.
was waiting for someone in the line to get out and punch this dude's window out
mr. furley
Footballguy
been burned too many times by using someone's full name in an email
guy's name is Michael Ironsheik and i respond "Thanks, Michael" only to have Michael reply "i go by Hannibal".
so now when Michael Ironsheik emails me from msheik@fbg.com i reply "Thanks, msheik"
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Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
He knows that eventually he will notice just in time to go through but stick the rest of the line at another red light.
bryhamm
Footballguy
TheIronSheik
SUPER ELITE UPPER TIER
What I'm saying is that everyone behind them is hitting their horn because they are paying attention.
wlwiles
Footballguy
This is sort of me. I go by my middle name, but my company email address is first.last@company.com. I have my middle (preferred) name in my email signature, 1/2 inch below the message I just sent someone, but they'll hit reply and call me by my first name. It's such a small thing to get upset about but it happens 5 times a day and it drives me nuts.
TheIronSheik
SUPER ELITE UPPER TIER
Can't you ask them to change the name on the email? Probably too late now, but when you first go it.
I usually call people by what is in their signature no matter what the email is. But the cases I'm talking about have Michael in the email and his signature also says Michael. And they'll be like, "Mike, I need you to look at this report."
wlwiles
Footballguy
I asked IT about that the day I got hired, changing my email address (or at least my contact name) to what I go by, and they told me they wouldn't do it unless I legally changed my name.
Osaurus
Footballguy
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parasaurolophus
Footballguy
This is dumb. If you have an employee that goes by their middle name, that should be the name on the email. 100% rigid email policies are stupid and are almost always rooted in an IT guy that was on a power trip or is just lazy. I get that you don't want to have people trying to have some dumb nickname like stinky, but it doesn't make sense to have the guy named Giovanni Bergamaschi to have to spell out his email every time he gives it out. If it is a name that the company allows the employee to have in their signature, it should absolutely be the name in the email.
It is also unprofessional to have the name Michael in the email but then have the guy sign his name Ben. It makes it look like it could be a scam or that somebody is on vacation and somebody else is using their email. Especially in this day and age of all of the purchasing scams that are out there.
ETA: Not saying the bold is unprofessional on your part wlwiles, your company is forcing you into a bad spot.
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Don't Noonan
Footballguy
My wife orders stuff from the internet (usually amazon) and often times will let it sit in the package after determining it needs to be returned. I will ask her what the package is on the floor and she will say it needs to be returned. I ask her why she hasn't returned it and she said she forgot. Many times I will then try and return but it is past the deadline to return it.
In August my wife took my daughter to the eye doctor and wound up spending around $700 for a years supply of contact lenses. The doctor gave my wife a form to fill out online for a $200 rebate. Guess what? She didn't tell me about it until last week and I went online to submit for the rebate and was denied because it has to be done within 60 days.
In August my wife took my daughter to the eye doctor and wound up spending around $700 for a years supply of contact lenses. The doctor gave my wife a form to fill out online for a $200 rebate. Guess what? She didn't tell me about it until last week and I went online to submit for the rebate and was denied because it has to be done within 60 days.
DallasDMac
Footballguy
Along the same lines of DN's post above, my wife will leave something sit and sit and sit and finally I will pick up, followed immediately by my wife's voice saying "I was going to get that." Really? You were? Then why didn't you, you know, actually get it? Sorry but, if you were gonna get it, then you would have. The fact you didn't shows you had no intention whatsoever of doing so.
TakiToki
Footballguy
I agree that the guy changing Michael and David to Mike and Dave without invitation is likely a bad person, but I also hate it when people are sensitive about people addressing them improperly. And I say this as someone with a lesser-used version of a fairly common first name and a batstuff crazy last name. The people that ask me how to pronounce my last name and then make a show of pronouncing correctly the next time they see me like they deserve a freaking medal annoy me quite a bit.
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
This has probably already been mentioned, but kinda dovetails with your point.
My wife has a habit of not finishing her food or drink. Invariably, she'll leave two bites on her plate and a sip in her beverage. She then put the leftovers in the fridge. At any given time, there's a handful of food containers and cups/bottles festering on the shelves.
When I get tired of working around all the mostly empty receptacles, I'll finish the drink/leftover or throw it out. 9 times out of 10, my wife will reprimand me for doing so, even though she'll almost never finish her leftovers on her own.
supermike80
Footballguy
My lovely and talented wife will make a comment like...."The pantry is a mess"
And I helpfully offer.."Well organize it then"
She does this a lot...Woman if it bugs you DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT
And I helpfully offer.."Well organize it then"
She does this a lot...Woman if it bugs you DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT
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Bull Dozier
Footballguy
Since the trend is wives and messiness, here's mine. Neither my wife or I is a neat freak. It never gets to the point of bothering me, and if it does, I'll pick up a few things until it gets back to a reasonable level for myself. My wife will let stuff go until she decides the entire house needs to be cleaned, and its on her schedule. Everyone drop everything Sunday morning and here are the chores to do. Nevermind that the boys and I just sat down to watch some pregame stuff, she's fed up (even though half the messes are hers) so now we all have to cow tow.
mr. furley
Footballguy
i've got this one
she wants you to agree that it's a mess & to express your disappointment that you have played a part in creating the mess. then offer to help and/or start to help when she's ready but not before.
and for god's sake whatever you do, do not imply that she may have had a part in making the mess and/or that she should do her part to clean it. and, of course, do whatever she says do when she says do it.
supermike80
Footballguy
Drunken knight
Footballguy
Mrs and I have been married 24 years. A long time ago I observed a similar pattern. We each have different levels of tolerance for different things. I have told her that if she wants me to assist with certain things it cannot be on demand. Give me a list and a reasonable time frame to complete them on my terms. Handing it off at kickoff on a Sunday is not a reasonable request. On rare occasion there is some urgency, so no problem.
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TheIronSheik
SUPER ELITE UPPER TIER
I think it's funny that my wife will have clothes laying all over the floor in our bedroom and she'll walk in and point at a shirt of mine on the ground and be like, "Can you please pick up your clothes? This place is a mess." And I've learned not to say, "What about your stuff?" Because only one of us is allowed to point out clothes on the floor.
mr. furley
Footballguy
preach
i left a pair of socks at the end of the bed last night and the first thing my wife said to me this morning was "that's disgusting. can you put those in the laundry?"
meanwhile, her bra, underwear, socks, pants and shirt from the last 3 days are strewn about the room. at 6:30 AM i'm not opening that can of worms.
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
I do the laundry in our house. Wash, dry, fold, and deliver to everyone's bed. My wife's pile will stack up and she'll just put in on the floor on her side of the bed. Then she'll dig through it looking for stuff to wear, which turns it into a pile of clean clothes (clean, until the dog decides its more comfortable than her dog bed). Her side is next to the door, so I have to walk past/through it to get out of the room in the morning, which means I will trip over her clothes or the dog in the dark room most mornings.
Meanwhile, all my clothes are put away, but she harps on me because I have a habit of leaving dresser drawers open (which she never has to walk past or trip on, just look at). Maybe it is the piles of folded laundry inside that really bothers her.
TheIronSheik
SUPER ELITE UPPER TIER
My daughter will open the can of Pringles, tear the paper/foil at the top back, but not completely off. She'll leave it hanging by a thread. Then she'll eat 9/10ths of the can and put it back in the pantry. With the paper/foil tucked nicely under the plastic top. So I go in, see a can of what look to be unopened Pringles and get excited to eat half a can. (Because it's impossible not to eat at least half the can upon opening them. Scientific fact.) But instead, I'm greeted by 2 broken chips and some crumbs.
And I know her reason for not tearing it all the way off is because it saves her a trip of having to walk two steps all the way across the kitchen to throw that piece of paper/foil in the garbage.
And I know her reason for not tearing it all the way off is because it saves her a trip of having to walk two steps all the way across the kitchen to throw that piece of paper/foil in the garbage.
Drunken knight
Footballguy
cut her offMy daughter will open the can of Pringles, tear the paper/foil at the top back, but not completely off. She'll leave it hanging by a thread. Then she'll eat 9/10ths of the can and put it back in the pantry. With the paper/foil tucked nicely under the plastic top. So I go in, see a can of what look to be unopened Pringles and get excited to eat half a can. (Because it's impossible not to eat at least half the can upon opening them. Scientific fact.) But instead, I'm greeted by 2 broken chips and some crumbs.
And I know her reason for not tearing it all the way off is because it saves her a trip of having to walk two steps all the way across the kitchen to throw that piece of paper/foil in the garbage.
Despyzer
Lousy Attention Whore
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
I always found something very reassuring about Ike and his dollar.
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supermike80
Footballguy
Our mailboxes are posts at the curb. They are designed for the mail person to be able to deliver via truck and not have to get out. Once in a while, someone will block the mailbox with a car. You'd think the mail person would get off his or her brains and take 1.5 steps to insert the mail into the box, but nope.
The next day I might get a piece of mail that says "box blocked, failed to make delivery"
Gross
The next day I might get a piece of mail that says "box blocked, failed to make delivery"
Gross
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
I guess you need to decide if it's more hassle to put her clothes away when you do laundry, or deal with looking at the pile, doing extra laundry and tripping over the dog. And/or getting into conflict about it. Not giving her a pass, but you've done the hard part already. How much harder is it to finish the job?Bull Dozier said:I do the laundry in our house. Wash, dry, fold, and deliver to everyone's bed. My wife's pile will stack up and she'll just put in on the floor on her side of the bed. Then she'll dig through it looking for stuff to wear, which turns it into a pile of clean clothes (clean, until the dog decides its more comfortable than her dog bed). Her side is next to the door, so I have to walk past/through it to get out of the room in the morning, which means I will trip over her clothes or the dog in the dark room most mornings.
Meanwhile, all my clothes are put away, but she harps on me because I have a habit of leaving dresser drawers open (which she never has to walk past or trip on, just look at). Maybe it is the piles of folded laundry inside that really bothers her.
