Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

Kaat72 · Jul 26, 2015

You deserved some good change, LOveWerks. Well played, sir

Been there, seen the Indian summer. You're lucky, in many ways.

LOveWerks · Jul 27, 2015

Kaat72 said:
You deserved some good change, LOveWerks. Well played, sir
Been there, seen the Indian summer. You're lucky, in many ways.

Thank you, @Kaat72, for your joyful support in our upcoming move.

As always, you're 'Cool Kaat' to me. ...

I recently acquired a book titled "Colorado II" by author/photographer David Muench - the reading is sparse, but the photography is truly splendid! All of the fragile flowers (like columbines; it is, sadly, such a shame that the word 'Columbine' is associated with that Colorado high school shooting in the late 1990s) are so beautiful and fragile, up against the background of The Rockies.

I'm just amazed by the majesty of The Rockies... I once visited Boulder, CO after playing a gig in Utah; my Utah experience was quite strange, but - the people of Boulder were very friendly, and as we used to say years ago, here in the United States: they were really 'laid back', peaceful souls.

I look forward to the move; though I've traveled west many times (Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, California, Oregon and
Washington) - I've visited these places, and stayed briefly - but, I've never lived there.

I'm looking forward to this move to Colorado... now, my rant of the day:

Can people be so selfish, and just downright mean - when you've got your right directionals blinking away, and you're still 2.5 miles from the on ramp to get you to I-40 East in Raleigh, NC (so you can go home), and people just keep driving past you in the right lane, seemingly oblivious to your vehicle? Damn it.

That same day, I pulled into a side road that led to a Walmart; before the white line at the intersection/left turn, read the word "STOP".

I follow the rules of the road. Why would an overweight lady with missing teeth curse at me, for stopping? She was in the right lane, making a right turn!

Ah... the machinations of the human mind. What can anyone do?

Yet, Colorado beckons.

LW

zuben el genub · Jul 27, 2015

The drivers are worse here. No one knows what "merge" means - even after 20 years.

"Oh look, Mabel - there's a garage sale over there" and they zip across a couple of lanes of traffic without looking.

Uphill traffic has the right of way. Downhill does not. Downhill has the force of gravity behind it.

LOveWerks · Jul 27, 2015

zuben el genub said:
The drivers are worse here. No one knows what "merge" means - even after 20 years.

"Oh look, Mabel - there's a garage sale over there" and they zip across a couple of lanes of traffic without looking.

Uphill traffic has the right of way. Downhill does not. Downhill has the force of gravity behind it.

Who knows, @zuben el genub - maybe we'll meet at King Stoopid's one day - you can give me some pointers .
LW

zuben el genub · Jul 27, 2015

King Soopers doesn't really go in the foothills. You might have City Market. Albertson's and Safeway merged. Safeway was the more common of all the stores.

City Market and King Soopers do share the same computer network. I was able to pick up meds in Moab.

bjacks12 · Jul 27, 2015

Drivers here in Vegas are straight up douchebags. Nobody will let you merge...as a result I've become a much more aggressive driver...just so I can get on the freeway. They see that the end of your merge lane is coming up, but they won't make any space to let you in.

Last week I had a coworker come up and thank me. Apparently I had let her merge in front of me(I had no idea who it was). She looked back and recognized me. Apparently it was the only time in a very long time anybody had paused to let her in.

kct1975 · Jul 27, 2015

bjacks12 said:
Drivers here in Vegas are straight up douchebags. Nobody will let you merge...as a result I've become a much more aggressive driver...just so I can get on the freeway. They see that the end of your merge lane is coming up, but they won't make any space to let you in.

Last week I had a coworker come up and thank me. Apparently I had let her merge in front of me(I had no idea who it was). She looked back and recognized me. Apparently it was the only time in a very long time anybody had paused to let her in.

That kind of thing happens here in the DC/VA/MD area frequently. Drivers can be such jerks at time.

Honestly, some of the bad driving, in my opinion, seems to be due to the popularity of NASCAR. Seriously, before the popularity of NASCAR, there were of course aggressive drivers, but since NASCAR became popular, there seems to more of a "You're not taking my lane!" mentality, than there ever was before.

Bearsyzf · Jul 27, 2015

zuben el genub said:
Buy some cups and keep them in your desk. Isn't it single serve?

yep

zuben el genub · Jul 27, 2015

kct1975 said:
That kind of thing happens here in the DC/VA/MD area frequently. Drivers can be such jerks at time.

Honestly, some of the bad driving, in my opinion, seems to be due to the popularity of NASCAR. Seriously, before the popularity of NASCAR, there were of course aggressive drivers, but since NASCAR became popular, there seems to more of a "You're not taking my lane!" mentality, than there ever was before.

Just saw a car with a sticker on the back -"I'm not speeding - I'm qualifying" For what??

Dngrsone · Jul 27, 2015

zuben el genub said:
Just saw a car with a sticker on the back -"I'm not speeding - I'm qualifying" For what??

Asshole of the day.

Clementine_3 · Jul 27, 2015

Dngrsone said:
Asshole of the day.

Hour.
There are so many to choose from.

k101 · Jul 27, 2015

When some one asks me to fix, alter, add cracked programs on their computer and I go to Their house and they have a Mac!!!!

Facepalm

mikedt · Jul 27, 2015

k101 said:
When some one asks me to fix, alter, add cracked programs on their computer and I go to Their house and they have a Mac!!!!

Facepalm

They did say "computer", didn't say what sort of computer though. [emoji14]

Unforgiven · Jul 27, 2015

k101 said:
When some one asks me to fix, alter, add cracked programs on their computer and I go to Their house and they have a Mac!!!!

Facepalm

I hope when you are referencing "cracked" apps it isn't pirated or otherwise referring to obtaining paid content for free.

k101 · Jul 27, 2015

Oh of course [emoji11]

LOveWerks · Jul 28, 2015

My rant:

Today, nothing was accomplished. This past Saturday, when I had my driving experience that I ranted about earlier, my lady and I got free street parking in downtown Raleigh, NC - yet, the streets were devoid of people. So, we re-packed my instruments and gear back into the car, and drove home.

A waste of gasoline, and time. Now, since Mondays are historically non-productive days, we didn't go busking (doing the street music thing) - but, the weather was perfect. The weather forecast for the rest of this week is 'iffy': 20 - 30% isolated showers, and thunderstorms, except for a glimmering chance on Wednesday - they're calling for a 'slight chance' of isolated t-storms...

The money is definitely needed. The riding mower (and the car) need gasoline, to do their respective jobs...

The yard is weed city. Our dogs are happy about it, since they both
seem to be circumspect about pooping in short grass.

When their area of the yard is freshly cut, and we let them out... they walk around in circles, sniffing the ground, giving us sidelong glances that say: "What did you do to our outdoor space?"

Sometimes, our Border Collie won't poop for two days, when that happens. Poor guy.

In summation, I'm whining; and, our dogs are neurotic mirrors of their owners...

May everyone here have a good week, and send some good vibrations our way. We've still got a bunch of indoor stuff to do, so tomorrow will be used up in a good way.

LW

LOveWerks · Jul 29, 2015

I've lost another member of my family. My great-aunt M succumbed to blood poisoning, and old age.

She died at the age of ninety-one, a widow (my great-uncle D passed in 1985); survived by my six second cousins, their children, and great-grandchildren.

One of her daughters passed back in 2007, K. She had a liver transplant that didn't
thrive. So, seven children became six. K is still in our hearts, as is my great-aunt M.

I'm sad because we used to keep abreast of family things via Facebook. I didn't learn about my great-aunt's death until 10:35 last night, as the second cousin that I'm closest to had just returned from the funeral in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

I'm sure he had to finish the very early part of his grieving, before contacting me - even though I'm the oldest second cousin, he knows how emotional I
can be.

After all, I buried my grandfather, mother and father between 1996 - 2006. He was there when I suffered my losses, as we lived closer geographically back then for my grandfather and mother's death. Even when I lived further away when my father died, my second cousin - a musician, like myself that I performed with in a duo between 1997 - 2000 - was there for me.

I'm a bit peeved at myself that I don't even like akamai.net sniffing around when I used Facebook in the past. I would've known about my great-aunt's death sooner, had I kept my Facebook page alive; and, possibly, made arrangements to attend the funeral; or, at the very least, send flowers.

Still, the Web is becoming more like Big Brother every day. Yet, here I am, using No Script, Ghostery, and Duck Duck Go.

All I want is my privacy - but, at what cost?

LW

Gmash · Jul 29, 2015

I'm sorry for your loss, LW.

People managed to get along without Facebook for a long time. Surely somebody could have picked up a phone? :mad:

dontpanicbobby · Jul 29, 2015

People who don't let an old lady sit down when riding public transportation. It's just common sense. If the old lady passes out or something your whole trip will be delayed. Why don't people get that?

Clementine_3 · Jul 29, 2015

'Unfortunately Hangouts has stopped'. That's nice dear, I have it disabled. Silly Google. o_O

Bearsyzf · Jul 29, 2015

that my job is still using windows 7.

bjacks12 · Jul 29, 2015

I've been a vocal opponent of moving from 7 to 8 at work. The partners use 8, everybody else is still on 7. I'm happy where I am. I've gotten the reach around from 8 on my personal laptop. Maybe with 10 they'll use some lube.

no one · Jul 29, 2015

bjacks12 said:
I've been a vocal opponent of moving from 7 to 8 at work. The partners use 8, everybody else is still on 7. I'm happy where I am. I've gotten the reach around from 8 on my personal laptop. Maybe with 10 they'll use some lube.

Maybe even buy you some flowers.

bjacks12 · Jul 29, 2015

Well the nuclear warheads haven't taken off yet. Maybe 10 isn't skynet.

Revenant Ghost · Jul 29, 2015

dontpanicbobby said:
People who don't let an old lady sit down when riding public transportation. It's just common decency. If the old lady passes out or something your whole trip will be delayed. Why don't people get that?

FTFY.

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