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Postby GR-8 » Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:14

MadScience_7 wrote:Not sure if this has been mentioned.

People that don't understand drive-thrus. When you have finished ordering at the speaker, you should pull up far enough for the person behind you to make their order. When it's totally packed, this may not be an option, but there is usually space to pull wide on the first turn to get extra space behind you, and you will still be able to get back to the wall before the window. I can't stand being 2 feet out of range of the speaker when the car in front of me has a 3 foot gap in front of them.


I agree. I've honked at people like that before.
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Postby SecondGenPAt » Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:14

christi wrote:What grinds my gears? Insomnia. I havent been able to get any sleep for the last two days and working like this is pretty exhausting. It sucks.

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Postby GR-8 » Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:14

SecondGenPAt wrote:Image

Saw this and had to. :D


Haha that's great. Should I be glad I don't fall into that large piece of pie?
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Postby alex_n/a » Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:14

MadScience_7 wrote:Not sure if this has been mentioned.

People that don't understand drive-thrus. When you have finished ordering at the speaker, you should pull up far enough for the person behind you to make their order. When it's totally packed, this may not be an option, but there is usually space to pull wide on the first turn to get extra space behind you, and you will still be able to get back to the wall before the window. I can't stand being 2 feet out of range of the speaker when the car in front of me has a 3 foot gap in front of them.


Also, most drive thru's are motion activated. So even though you are not up to the speaker yet the workers think you are. So they will start talking and of course you don't hear them so they get the idea that you are thinking of what to order. Once you finally pull up to the speaker you wait for them to talk to you to start your order and it takes a while. Now both of you are pissed at each other for ignoring each other. Thank you DB for not pulling up closer...... Lol
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Postby GR-8 » Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:14

alex_n/a wrote:Also, most drive thru's are motion activated. So even though you are not up to the speaker yet the workers think you are. So they will start talking and of course you don't hear them so they get the idea that you are thinking of what to order. Once you finally pull up to the speaker you wait for them to talk to you to start your order and it takes a while. Now both of you are pissed at each other for ignoring each other. Thank you DB for not pulling up closer...... Lol


Some have cameras though? And McDonalds has people in Texas that take your order. Way to make things worse. The person isn't even in the sames state.
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Postby Huzer » Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:14

People that work in a cube farm that constantly use their speakerphone. All. Damn. Day.

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Postby christi » Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:14

SecondGenPAt wrote:Image

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Postby speedjunkie » Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:14

People who cross the street with not enough time before the no walking sign comes on, and then don't even try to hurry up even though your light is green, forcing you to wait on them because they think they are entitled. Happened today, and it pisses me off to no end.
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Postby kingtut » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:14

^^ That happens ALL the time to me!! Argh- I hate it. It's like they have no comprehension that there's a line of cars waiting for them. Instead, they just mosey across the road at their leisure. Who walks that slow anyway?? ^^
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Postby kingtut » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:14

Chipseal.

They did it. The entire neighborhood, as of last night. I still have tar/pebbles on all my tires and stuck to my driveway.
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Postby Huzer » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:14

speedjunkie wrote:People who cross the street with not enough time before the no walking sign comes on, and then don't even try to hurry up even though your light is green, forcing you to wait on them because they think they are entitled. Happened today, and it pisses me off to no end.


Welcome to working on the mall in Denver. Add the fact that most people doing it also laugh at the cars waiting for them.

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Postby erod550 » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:14

kingtut wrote:Chipseal.

They did it. The entire neighborhood, as of last night. I still have tar/pebbles on all my tires and stuck to my driveway.


Gah. I HATE that stuff. My brother-in-law's neighborhood had it done last year and I wouldn't drive my car to his house until the pebbles were eventually gone. Or if I absolutely had to, I would go 10mph through the neighborhood because I didn't want pebbles flying up onto my car.
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Postby kingtut » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:14

Do the pebbles ever go away though??:( Everytime I pull into our neighborhood, I get depressed-- feels like I'm being telaported to the Bo and Luke Duke's or something.

erod550 wrote:Gah. I HATE that stuff. My brother-in-law's neighborhood had it done last year and I wouldn't drive my car to his house until the pebbles were eventually gone. Or if I absolutely had to, I would go 10mph through the neighborhood because I didn't want pebbles flying up onto my car.
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Postby speedjunkie » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:14

Huzer wrote:Welcome to working on the mall in Denver. Add the fact that most people doing it also laugh at the cars waiting for them.


"Ooops! I am SO sorry. My foot slipped off the brake and stomped onto the gas, TOTALLY by accident. Weren't you laughing before?" LOL Yeah, I'd have to.
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Postby mOOsE » Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:14

kingtut wrote:Chipseal.

They did it. The entire neighborhood, as of last night. I still have tar/pebbles on all my tires and stuck to my driveway.


OMG +21490851

They did the frontage road off I-25 and Hwy 52 so now the EVO takes the long way home as I refuse to drive on that @#$!^ until it's completely de-graveled. I hate how it is now the go-to method of covering roads. It's like going back in technology... the roads are louder, increase rolling resistance, increase tire wear, and reduce dry-traction.... HURRAY!!!!!!!!!! :mad:


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