Mild Rant Thread

Discussion in 'The Green Room' started by Talkahuano, Feb 21, 2008.

  1. Aenea

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  2. Vignette

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    Websites that have music that starts automatically. :ualbert:
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  3. voyagergrl27

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    I hate being stuck at home in the 4 inches of snow! I'm wanting to drive my new car but can't cause it's snowing like crazy. Oh well. At least I get a snow day! YAY! :)
  4. Talkahuano

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    Make snowmen in the style of Calvin and Hobbes... :P
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    The power came back on :(

    We had a power cut yesterday, after about 1/2hr we all decided that there was no point in being at work and we might as well have the afternoon off. Just as we were thinking about leaving the bloody power kicks back in.... typical :(
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  6. Liet

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    I hate it when there's not even a quarter glass of wine left in the bottle and someone asks me if I want to share it. There's less than a quarter glass! Offer it up in full or ask if anyone minds if you finish it if you feel you have to be a bit overly polite, but don't go trying to share such a piddling amount when everyone who wants has already had a taste. I guess it's more of a pet peeve than a hate, but it's the kind of seemingly reflexive and mindless politeness that always makes me doubt sincerity.
  7. Bobcat

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  8. MiniBorg

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  9. voyagergrl27

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    I hate having to go all the way home to the assessment office to get my car assessed! GRR! I'm not feeling well today and have no energy. :( I might get it assessed this afternoon. :) Might get Mom to take me..heeheehee. :)
  10. Bobcat

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    OK, I'll bite -- What's an "assessment office" and why would you want to get your car assessed? :huh:
  11. Linda R.

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    She was in a smash recently, wasn't she? Over here, if your car is so badly damaged that the insurance company writes it off, but you get it fixed anyway, you have to get a certificate to prove it's the same car, not a cut and shut, or anything. I assume this is the same... :unsure:
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    I hate entering an intersection going the speed limit while the light is green, having it turn yellow shortly after, flooring it, and still having it turn red while you're in the intersection. If the yellow isn't even long enough for you to clear if it turned while you were in the intersection, it's useless, hazardous, and infuriating. :rant: :ualbert: :rant:
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  13. voyagergrl27

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    An assessment is when you take either a newer vehicle or brand new car with all the paperwork, including title, copy of insurance, etc. You have to have an assessment with you when you go to get your license plate and tags for your vehicle. Or at least, where I'm from you have to. :) Hope that answers your question.

    F.Y.I. I did recently have a wreck and instead of fixing it, I decided to get a newer vehicle. So that's why in 30 days I'll have to get it assessed and also get a new license plate and tags for it. :)
  14. Bobcat

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    We don't do that in New Jersey. You provide your driver's license and insurance information to the dealer, he puts on a temporary tag, and you get your registration, licence plates, and title (if it's not financed) in the mail a couple weeks later.

    Is this so you pay property taxes on the vehicle? If so, let me know where you live so I know to never move there.
  15. Sunshine

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    Here's my rant for the week, OPERATION STACK. Using a busy motorway as a private carpark. (A link for those of you who haven't heard of it.) It's been going on for over a week now and isn't likely to end for another couple of weeks. I'm bloody sick of it. :ua:
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  16. voyagergrl27

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    Yes. This is so I have to pay property taxes on the vehicle. It sucks where I live. If I tell you where I live, you'll laugh so I'll save you the embarrassment by not telling you where I live. :) But it sucks having to do an assessment on a vehicle. But the good thing is that you only have to do it once.
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    OH and daughter love chilli. I loathe it, with a passion that cannot be denied. OH decides to make vegetarian paella, so we can all eat together.
    'But I only put a little chilli in it!'
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  18. Linda R.

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    One little bit is too much, IMHO. They love it, so they don't feel the same way...


    Funny thing is, I love ginger, and daughter can't abide it in any way, shape or form... :shrug: We're specialised in our heat preferences...
  19. Sunshine

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    Edited for accuracy. :nyer:
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  20. voyagergrl27

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    I hate it that I have to be the caregiver of the family. When I wake up I have to feed all the animals, clean their boxes if needed, get Mom's newspaper, turn on the coffee, and this morning I had to wake up my uncle who apparantly can't get going in the mornings. Waking him up is like waking up a bear from hibernation! I mean, it's insane!!!!!! He has this sleep disorder where he can't wake up to save his own life. I, in turn, have to be the one to wake him this morning..and also I can't wake him up just once...oh no! I have to wake him like 5 times! :mad: I think it's time for me to leave the coo-coo's nest. JEEZ! :rolleyes:
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    Well...if they're bad at math, that whole averaging concept's likely a bit tricky. ;)
  22. voyagergrl27

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    Mild Rant: I hate always doing stuff for other people and never getting a thank you or a good job in return. :mad: I feel underutilized. :(
  23. Talkahuano

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    I having too much to do.
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    The Workflow resource on my project feels overloaded and wants to drop his duties! This piece is critical to the project and already behind schedule! Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! :soma:
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  25. Volpone

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    ...in the key of F[orbin].

    So I'm doing the commute home. Slugging along in traffic, at about 12 mph. On my left there's a '92 Chevy S10 that is signaling that it wants to get in my lane. Because I'm a damned fine individual I back off to try to make room for him in front of me. He doesn't take it. So then I gun it and get right on the guy ahead of me's bumper, to make room for him behind me. Still no go.

    At this point I decide that he's forgotten to turn his signal off and nervously keep an eye on him, in case he decides to merge into me. :calli:

    Sure enough, after another 10 seconds he notices and turns his right turn signal off. Next he turns right, cutting in front of me.
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  26. Volpone

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    Today's Expensive Motorcycle Lesson wasn't all that expensive:

    If you hang your leather jacket on the handlebars while you're doing something after a ride, be sure the nylon liner isn't touching the hot exhaust pipes. :(

    Now I've gotta go down to Wal*Mart and get some patching material...
  27. voyagergrl27

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    The bossman is in a bad mood today..I'm not sure what is wrong..whether he had a fallen out with a coworker or with his co-partner..I'm not sure. And last night he accidentally locked his keys in his truck and threw one hairy fit at the office. I just don't understand why he gets so upset over stupid little things like this. Yes, I would have been angered and frustrated at myself, but I wouldn't throw a fit about it! Thankfully he called a locksmith service and they came to fix the problem. Then he almost lost his cellphone and almost threw ANOTHER fit! :mad: What is it with people and their strange mood swings?! :rolleyes:
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  28. Talkahuano

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    I know a guy like that. He thinks he's a dragon, so that might explain it... anywho, he throws fits over the dumbest things. He once ran out into the hallway screaming and cussing because he stubbed his toe. :wtf:
    Needless to say, I stay away from him. :yes:
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  30. voyagergrl27

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    I hate waiting for doctors. I had to wait yesterday for fifteen minutes for my appointment and then 10 mins this morning for blood work. YIPE! So that's my rant for today. :) I just hope the bill isn't gonna be sky high! :unsure: