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Can we discuss pet peeves here? (5 Viewers)

Back to convenience stores:  Every day around noon, when I stop to get a soda, there is a crew of lawn care workers using the store's microwave to warm up their lunch.  So, there are 7-8 guys in there clogging up the store waiting their turn to nuke their lunch they brought with them.
I love the guys who clog up the soda fountain area filling their large igloo drink coolers with apparently free ice and water and walking out without at least paying for the ice.

Or even better, then use one of the convenience store cups to fill with ice to fill their coolers and then throwing that cup away without paying for it. 

And even better are the ones who fill that huge thing with Gatorade and then walk out. 

 
Oh, and the guys at the convenience store who are buying a drink but they fill it and then sip it and then fill it and then take a big drink and then filling it and taking a sip before finally filling it and paying for it, all the while basically stealing those drinks while they were standing there.  

 
"We apologize for the inconvenience"

Sometimes things happen that are not positive - but they're not all that disruptive in the grand scheme. I imagine every effort was made for the "inconvenience" to not happen.

Putting the onus on someone to apologize every time they simply inconvenience another feeds into the culture of victimhood.

Stop apologizing for everything. 

(Hey, I don't like being weird. I just see the world really differently!)

 
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Oh, and the guys at the convenience store who are buying a drink but they fill it and then sip it and then fill it and then take a big drink and then filling it and taking a sip before finally filling it and paying for it, all the while basically stealing those drinks while they were standing there.  
Big gulp++

 
You guys know the super cool invention of condiment jars that are designed to be stored lid side down so that you don't get that nasty watery first squeeze? Oh what's that, you don't know what those are? Let me introduce you to my wife
my absolutely spectacular, amazing, without fault, saint walking on earth wife does this as well

she doesn't like how messy the cap gets when turned upside down. which is different than when it's turned "the right way" somehow.

 
You guys know the super cool invention of condiment jars that are designed to be stored lid side down so that you don't get that nasty watery first squeeze? Oh what's that, you don't know what those are? Let me introduce you to my wife
As far as I can tell, storing it cap down guarantees a watery first squeeze.  Just shake the contents like a normal person.

(And hold the cap closed while doing so.  Looking at you, Mr R.)

 
So why not just mark it on your calendar everyday as not open? 
Honestly? Because I didn't think it would be viewed favorably by my supervisor. Oddly enough, I had a one on one with him shortly after posting and we were comparing schedules and the subject came up. He told me to go ahead and block it off! Of course, he did warn me that he does so and people still schedule him for meetings. Admittedly, it isn't unusual for us to be double or triple booked. So, I will block it, but it likely won't stop anyone. And I will add, people can only see that someone is "busy" during the blocked off time. They can't see the reason unless you specifically share your schedule with them.

 
Dude, what?
I haven't heard the word "service" alone without it being a government service in quite some time. Otherwise, "service" is usually preceded by the word "customer," meaning you're going straight to the digital purgatory of automated menus and recorded responses. 

 
I mean, I'm sure people still provide goods and services, it's just that in my neck of the woods, the word "service" usually comes from some sort of government program. Whether those programs are necessary or not is not the issue about how the word "service" began to be slipped into public policy debates, so I'm hoping to avoid ideology here and just concentrate on the development of the word as used today. 

 
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I haven't heard the word "service" alone without it being a government service in quite some time. Otherwise, "service" is usually preceded by the word "customer," meaning you're going straight to the digital purgatory of automated menus and recorded responses. 
Maybe you don't say or hear the word service, but if you are using a computer/phone, you are consuming a ####ton of services. Our entre economy is built on service.  You flip a light switch, that's service.

Pretty sure I'm detached from the source of this tangent.

 
I haven't heard the word "service" alone without it being a government service in quite some time. Otherwise, "service" is usually preceded by the word "customer," meaning you're going straight to the digital purgatory of automated menus and recorded responses. 


I think you're way off on this one, buddy. 

 
Honestly? Because I didn't think it would be viewed favorably by my supervisor. Oddly enough, I had a one on one with him shortly after posting and we were comparing schedules and the subject came up. He told me to go ahead and block it off! Of course, he did warn me that he does so and people still schedule him for meetings. Admittedly, it isn't unusual for us to be double or triple booked. So, I will block it, but it likely won't stop anyone. And I will add, people can only see that someone is "busy" during the blocked off time. They can't see the reason unless you specifically share your schedule with them.


Yeah.   My boss (director of construction) lives in MST (Boise).  My VP of asset management lives in Austin (CST).  Trying to schedule times with BOTH of them is tough.  They are always swamped but very rarely do they ask for a meeting earlier than 9am PST.  There's some 8am meetings sprinkled in there, and one meeting my VP set for 7am that I wasn't a "required" attendant.  

I work with a lot of folks in CST and EST.  It's great cuz I get into the office and  I'm nice and busy from 8am until lunch. And then, honestly, from past lunch until quittin' time, I'm pretty chill.  A lot of days I'm stupid bored by 3pm.  

 
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Yeah.   My boss (director of construction) lives in MST (Boise).  My VP of asset management lives in Austin (CST).  Trying to schedule times with BOTH of them is tough.  They are always swamped but very rarely do they ask for a meeting earlier than 9am PST.  There's some 8am meetings sprinkled in there, and one meeting my VP set for 7am that I wasn't a "required" attendant.  

I work with a lot of folks in CST and EST.  It's great cuz I get into the office and  I'm nice and busy from 8am until lunch. And then, honestly, from past lunch until quittin' time, I'm pretty chill.  A lot of days I'm stupid bored by 3pm.  
Why not just set your work schedule to be more in tune with theirs and work something like 6AM-2PM PST. Get in before the So Cal traffic, and be off in time to enjoy the afternoons/evenings with the kids, etc.

 
Why not just set your work schedule to be more in tune with theirs and work something like 6AM-2PM PST. Get in before the So Cal traffic, and be off in time to enjoy the afternoons/evenings with the kids, etc.


It's a good thought, actually.  But my sleep already sucks as it is so getting up at 5:30 would suck even more.  I go to bed at 11ish every night, so getting up at 6:45 or 7ish is nice.

Plus, I only go into the office MWTh, and there's literally zero traffic the way I drive.

My schedule's pretty nice.  I get plenty of time with the kids.

 
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People who put those fake stickers on their garage to make it look like carriage doors.  You’re not fooling anybody and it looks silly. 

 
This. Tacky af imo. There are so many in my neighborhood. I’m tempted to petition the County to change my street name to “As Seen on TV Way”
It's lame all the way around, but what bugs me the most is if you're gonna do this shouldn't there be a vertical line sticker right down the middle to make it actually look like they are doors that can be pulled open.  If you're gonna be lame, then fully commit to the lameness.

 
It's lame all the way around, but what bugs me the most is if you're gonna do this shouldn't there be a vertical line sticker right down the middle to make it actually look like they are doors that can be pulled open.  If you're gonna be lame, then fully commit to the lameness.
True, the lamest people are the ones that only go halfass on their lameness.

 
Some jacklegs in my neighborhood keeps dumping out the entire contents of his car ashtray in the middle of the street.  Most of the time, a homeowner who lives near the pile must be sweeping it up b/c it's gone in the next day or two, but there's still a mass of old, water-logged cigarette butts piled up at one intersection.
The ashtray ######## strikes again.  This time, only a couple of blocks from my house.  If the pile is still there when I walk the dogs again later, guess I'll drive up with a broom and dustpan.  Freakin' savage.

 
I feel like we are off topic and I'm also to blame......

It can be a pet peeve without "us" correcting why it shouldn't be..... you're allowed to "be wrong" with your pet peeves......

Carry on

 
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We just got back from Crater Lake NP.....

I mean directly between us and the setting sun. Two feet away from our bodies. I could reach out and strangle them, for instance. ..... Finally, Master of Puppets comes up on my speaker and I change the volume from 1 to about 9. They looked at us like they didn't even know we were there. Just before I thought it might actually turn into something, they left.

 If I had a gun, I would've used every bullet....


:lmao:  I have a newfound respect for you. Bolded part was subtle but I LOL'd the hardest. 

 
people who post cell phone videos vertically.


This is due to TikTok and Instagram.  It’s the format  they accept videos. 


Well, then I shall invent a social media platform that accepts horizontal videos. This is an outrage.

I shall call it: LandScapeVideosForOldPeople




My kids actually think its how things are supposed to be recorded now. Only old people use cameras properly. 

How long before people start mounting their TVs vertically? 

 
Also, posts with links to music YouTube videos that just post the url, and they don't put the song name as the link.  

 
Is it possible to go to a store, have them scan the items you want to buy, and you just pay for the transaction AND NOTHING ELSE anymore?   I get that employees are incentivized to upsell and all but me purchasing something shouldn't require me having to turn down 6 add-ons.  Went to Barnes and Noble yesterday to get my daughter a few books:

Cashier:  *scans items* Oh these two books are part of a series, if you buy a third one you can get $3 off on it, do you want to go back and get one? 
Me:  No, I saw the sign on the shelf that said that but she has the others. 
Cashier: *continues scanning* Oh well you just hit $40 on childrens books, that triggers our special sale. *Gestures to some random book behind him* You can get this book here at a significantly discounted rate of only $9.99. 
Me: *sees this random book is beneath her reading level and that the sticker on it says $14.99 anyway* No thanks, just these are fine
Cashier: Do you want to sign up for a B&N rewards program, it's only $XXX but it will give you $X off your purchase today?"
Me:  No thanks, just want to pay for these
Cashier: Would you be interested in a B&N tote bag to carry out your purchases today? *gesturing towards the stack of cloth bags that are marked as $4.99*
Me:  No, don't need a bag, thanks though
Cashier: Ok your total is $XX.XX, would you like to round up your total to the nearest dollar to donate to The Shelter for Diseased Ferrets and Abandoned Children of the Field Mice?"
Me:  No thanks not today
Cashier: would you like to give us your phone number for an e-receipt?
Me:  No thanks, paper receipt is fine.  
Cashier: *gets all huffy at this point* "no problem sir here's your receipt and you guys can be on your way"

 
offdee said:
This is due to TikTok and Instagram.  It’s the format  they accept videos. 


And it makes sense for much of that content as people are doing semi-tight shot selfies. But when you're capturing stuff at a distance, landscape is a zillion times better.

 
my current list. Some of these are totally irrational I know

- not liking dogs

- not trying local foods in a new city

- stopping at the top of escalators

- letting your cat go outdoors

- liking Star Trek: Picard

- dining with people who are picky eaters

- people who back in to parking spaces in busy lots

- people who are really into hot sauces

 
arrow1 said:
Back to convenience stores:  Every day around noon, when I stop to get a soda, there is a crew of lawn care workers using the store's microwave to warm up their lunch.  So, there are 7-8 guys in there clogging up the store waiting their turn to nuke their lunch they brought with them.
open a taco truck, profit

 

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