What grinds your gears?

[kingtut]

Nate, I would have had a hard time not ripping that dude's head off. I can't stand inconsiderate people.

I hear ya! I felt bad enough for the guy though, w/o having to cause physical harm to him -- he's obviously miserable with his life and/or self, that he feels the need to make others miserable around him.

Stupid people behind the counter at the bank grind my gears.
HOLY SHIT the stupidity of some people.

Oh snap, that sucks. Overdrafts, ugh...are the worst.
Me at the DMV and you at the bank...smells like a conspiracy.

I often embarrass my wife since I have a hard time not taking people to task on their inability to provide service of the caliber I demand. Unfortunately, it never really gets the issue resolved to any satisfaction, but at least I feel better.

"I said HALF tea, HALF lemonade!...is your job really that difficult!?"

Shadow's ^that^ guy:lol:

[Learjet45]

Graduation tomorrow.
Not so much that graduating is the issue. It's how my school does it. I think there are 3 speeches before the actual calling of names starts. Then, there are 4 diploma groups. Each one consists of over 200 names because my graduating class is over 800 kids, so each one in itself takes plenty of time to get through. Not only that, but there's also speeches, performances, and songs played between each diploma group getting their names called including after the final group. It makes an already long ceremony even longer. I think school administrators should realize that hundreds of high school seniors don't want to spend that much time at their school to actually get a diploma on the day of graduation.

Buuuuuuut, to top it off, we don't actually get our diploma during the ceremony. We don't receive it until after we turn in our cap and gown after the ceremony. We only get to keep the tassel from the cap. FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU

[speedjunkie]

Did you take a bunch of free lollipops at least? (which grinds my gears...why can't there be a healthy treat available)

I can relate. I often embarrass my wife since I have a hard time not taking people to task on their inability to provide service of the caliber I demand. Unfortunately, it never really gets the issue resolved to any satisfaction, but at least I feel better.

I say what other people think .

I didn't see any lollipops, but I wouldn't have wanted any anyway haha.

I've been accused by the significant others in the past of being a pushover and not demanding that things are made right. So I change my behavior to stand up for myself, and now I'm too pushy. I guess there is no middle ground, or at least I can't find it haha.

I hear ya! I felt bad enough for the guy though, w/o having to cause physical harm to him -- he's obviously miserable with his life and/or self, that he feels the need to make others miserable around him.


Oh snap, that sucks. Overdrafts, ugh...are the worst.
Me at the DMV and you at the bank...smells like a conspiracy.



"I said HALF tea, HALF lemonade!...is your job really that difficult!?"

Shadow's ^that^ guy:lol:

Nope, I would have made him feel physically horrible too LOL.

It wasn't so much the overdraft, it was the fact that the idiot couldn't just put the entire total of money I owed on the one cash advance. How do I want to pay for the balance?? Are you freakin' serious?!

HAHA the psycho used to go off on the waitstaff all the time at restaurants. I hated it. Not only did it embarrass me, I felt really bad for the waiter/waitress that my personal bipolar psycho was cussing them out for no reason whatsoever.

Buuuuuuut, to top it off, we don't actually get our diploma during there ceremony.

Let me get this straight...you're graduating from high school without getting a firm grasp on grammar/spelling??

JK lol

[Shadowden]

When someone says it will only take a couple of sessions to get a fit right, and now we are on our second set, multiple fitment attempts (8-10), with still poor fitment a year later and a large chunk of money.

[speedjunkie]

Are you talking about wheels or what?

I have another one. Some kid from Perx Security came to the house Saturday trying to sell me a new security system when I already have ADT. I let him in just inside the front door to hear him out but I'd pretty much already decided I wasn't interested. He started asking me how my security for the front door was set up and started looking for the wire. That made me uncomfortable and I told him I wasn't interested anyway. Then he pushes his way past me to the kitchen so he can see how the other doors are set up. That REALLY pissed me off. I told him about five times I wasn't interested and he was still trying to make the deal. I finally cut him off mid-sentence and told him very sternly that I was not interested and he just paused and looked at me, and as I was forcing him out of the house he was STILL trying to make the deal. GET THE HINT. NO DEAL!

[chickenwafer]

Are you talking about wheels or what?

I have another one. Some kid from Perx Security came to the house Saturday trying to sell me a new security system when I already have ADT. I let him in just inside the front door to hear him out but I'd pretty much already decided I wasn't interested. He started asking me how my security for the front door was set up and started looking for the wire. That made me uncomfortable and I told him I wasn't interested anyway. Then he pushes his way past me to the kitchen so he can see how the other doors are set up. That REALLY pissed me off. I told him about five times I wasn't interested and he was still trying to make the deal. I finally cut him off mid-sentence and told him very sternly that I was not interested and he just paused and looked at me, and as I was forcing him out of the house he was STILL trying to make the deal. GET THE HINT. NO DEAL!

I'd second this with door to door salesmen in general. Is it just me or have they gotten excessively pushy lately? Maybe in this poor economy they need to work harder for their commissions, I get it, but since when does no not mean no anymore?

I had a door to door guy trying to sell me the Denver Post. I don't get the newspaper (any paper) and never will, I read it for FREE on my iPad. He tried to bait n switch me by starting out saying "how would you like the Denver Post for free this summer?" of course I asked what the catch is....I have to pay the delivery fee. So I'm like "it's not free then" and he says "well, the paper is, we can't deliver it for free". I must have said no 3-4 times before he finally got the hint. Very annoying.

[kingtut]

Trying to explain to a female that males (generally speaking) don't care what you have to say-- but are actually thinking about something else instead...all while acting 'interested' in what you're actually talking about...and them not getting it, or sincerely thinking dudes give a crap about their conversation topics.

[tsx_guy]

ahhh.... i misread your rant sir.... i see your point.....

[Learjet45]

Graduated yesterday. But now I have to go back to school to take an AP exam and I need to leave in about 20 minutes. All because some stupid ### junior stole copies of the ACT test and there were AP exams stored in the same room that they decided had been "compromised"

[Shadowden]

Are you talking about wheels or what?

I have another one. Some kid from Perx Security came to the house Saturday trying to sell me a new security system when I already have ADT. I let him in just inside the front door to hear him out but I'd pretty much already decided I wasn't interested. He started asking me how my security for the front door was set up and started looking for the wire. That made me uncomfortable and I told him I wasn't interested anyway. Then he pushes his way past me to the kitchen so he can see how the other doors are set up. That REALLY pissed me off. I told him about five times I wasn't interested and he was still trying to make the deal. I finally cut him off mid-sentence and told him very sternly that I was not interested and he just paused and looked at me, and as I was forcing him out of the house he was STILL trying to make the deal. GET THE HINT. NO DEAL!

Braces for Shadow (the black dog). I could have had some nice works wheels for what we have tossed into those braces so far though. Oh well, wheels don't make me feel better when I'm sick or bored.

[kingtut]

AP classes.

[kingtut]

Braces for Shadow (the black dog). I could have had some nice works wheels for what we have tossed into those braces so far though. Oh well, wheels don't make me feel better when I'm sick or bored.

I figured it was those braces.

People who can afford multiple sets of braces and numerous adjustment, grind my gears.
(You're a good owner, I'm sure your pup is happy to have you)

[speedjunkie]

Braces for Shadow (the black dog). I could have had some nice works wheels for what we have tossed into those braces so far though. Oh well, wheels don't make me feel better when I'm sick or bored.

Ohhhh, gotcha. Yep, you are a good owner.

[speedjunkie]

When you have your hood open at a car show or wherever and people can't keep from messing with your suspension settings. KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF THE DAMN CAR!!! I don't usually show it, but I guess I'll have to keep one of those signs with me at all times.

[Shadowden]

seriously, what harm could a couple twists here and there really cause.

Thats interesting, I always try to stay a healthy two feet from cars until i feel comfortable with the cars owner.