Foo - Vent

If it ticks you off royally, rubs you the wrong way, gets your gizzard, wallups your wampus, or otherwise makes you generally cantankerous, let us all know.

Post your vent here, and don't hold back (just watch your English as there are adolescents among us.)

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One thing that is a burr in my underwear is people who won't listen to what you have to say, even though they asked the question in the first place, then after not letting you tell them, answer their own question with the same answer you were trying to offer, then ask you why you didn't know that.

Along those same lines are people who don't know what they are doing, won't let you show them the right way, then a day later tell you the solution as if you didn't know and ask why you didn't know it.

Yeah!

And how about people that when they say something that you don't quite catch (especially in a meeting) and you say "what?" and then instead of just repeating it they go on to explain like a schoolteacher what they were talking about instead of just repeating it, making you look like a moron instead of someone who just didn't hear what they were saying.

My vents are intrinsic for the most part.

I want more time to ride and more disposable income to spend on all things cycling related.

Here's one that I've had lately. Stupid parents who bring their kids to the supermarket and who let the kids push or pull the carriages, which of course are too big and heavy for them. Especially when they bring all three kids. Every time I've seen that lately, the kids will just leave the cart in the middle of the aisle and run off somewhere, and the parents are just totally oblivious to how other people may be inconvenienced. I am so unimpressed with the parents I see these days and I don't think everything their stupid kids do is cute and funny!

I am so unimpressed with the parents I see these days and I don't think everything their stupid kids do is cute and funny!
I saw a kid the other day pushing a cart down the eisles. He was running at full speed, weaving back and forth.

Drivers of the future?

Dog owners, not all of them, just the bad ones

Local news teasing the audience with what they claim is a dramatic, important event..."but first, Slab Concrete with SPORTS!". And after that a puppy parade at Waterfront Park, and the weather teaser (not the real weather, oh no; the real weather will come later, presumably after the dramatic, important event but don't count on it), followed by a commercial break during which they'll tease you with some other dramatic, important event to be shown on their next newscast.

And after that, Entertainment Tonight. Okay, so local newscasts aren't the worst thing.

Dog owners, not all of them, just the bad ones

Probably up there for me too. Nothing irks me more than leashless dogs. They always get in the way and alwyas jump out in front of your bike from no where. Doesn't bother me when I am on a multi purpose trail, but on pure bike trails, the owners should know better.

My beef is customers that come in and hand me their wheel and say " my tire is bent" or "my wheel is flat" or they hand me a bike and say "it does not work fix it."

Here's one that I've had lately. Stupid parents who bring their kids to the supermarket and who let the kids push or pull the carriages,

Or parents who do nothing to stop their kids yelling at full blast on a plane. I copped this on a three-hour flight recently. No escape! :cry:

One other thing that bugs me, when you're using an automatic teller machine and some moron in the queue behind you decides they just have to wait right at your shoulder. Hey, bugger off, pal! The closer you stand the slower I move. I'm also prone to publicly breaking wind in such situations.

I'm also prone to publicly breaking wind in such situations.

I find that a good imitation of a TB patient helps here. Make sure to turn your head over your shoulder for the coughing spells so you don't get any on the screen.

Some regional accents.

Probably the worst being folks from Chi-Town. However, Super Fans, on SNL did at least afford the opportunity to laugh at the accent instead of wanting to pull my hair out. e.g. "Chikaaago"

Also, some folks who say "K-Marts" instead of "K-Mart" as in, "Hey, do you wanna go to K-Marts?". I always think, "Well how many K-Mart locations do you really want to go to? Isn't one enough?"

And, "You's" as in, "What are you's doing?" That's just plain wrong.

To me, how you speak says a lot about intelligence, attention to detail and personal awareness. If you speak like a dolt, chances are good you're dolt.

What about people who blame you for something they did?

(Ooops, I've done that! I busted my shin on a stool in the dark the other day and just as I was about to cuss someone else for leaving a stool in the dark for me to bust my shin-bone on, I remembered I'd left it there myself!)

Dog owners, not all of them, just the bad ones

I have used a paraphrase of this for years, especially on people who whine about "vicious" Pit Bulls and Rotties, "There are no bad dogs, just bad owners."

I find that a good imitation of a TB patient helps here. Make sure to turn your head over your shoulder for the coughing spells so you don't get any on the screen.


Good idea- I just cough loudly and blow my nose and pretend I have a cold.

I also hate when people stand behind you in line and press their grocery carts against your backside. Like that speeds things up!

Regarding proper speech- doesn't it amuse you all when the leader of the free world gets up in front of the UN or on live TV and says, "Nucular." ?

I saw a kid the other day pushing a cart down the eisles. He was running at full speed, weaving back and forth.

Drivers of the future?

No, future fixed gear rider.

Boored houswives who clog up GI departments with "irritable bowel syndrome" just take the prozac.

To me, how you speak says a lot about intelligence, attention to detail and personal awareness. If you speak like a dolt, chances are good you're dolt.

Yet your signature line doesn't read in proper english. How appropriate.

Mine PP:

People who whine on the net, yet will do nothing in real life.

Yet your signature line doesn't read in proper english. How appropriate.

Mine PP:

People who whine on the net, yet will do nothing in real life.

My signature is Confucian in nature so of course "stand" would be implied in the past/singular-plural tense.

As far as whining on the net and do nothing in real life...

judging from your time spent here posting... ironic isn't it? :eek: :rolleyes: :D

My signature is Confucian in nature so of course "stand" would be implied in the past/singular-plural tense.


Now, your signature is a dumbass attempt to make fun of chinese accents.. or the short commings of those who can't speak english all that well. You imply stupidity. Which is becoming.

Launching personal attacks at other posters rather than contribute to the thread topic.

Launching personal attacks at other posters rather than contribute to the thread topic.


Touche` ~

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And, it wasn't a personal attack, just pointing out that he was in a paradox. I'd appologize for threadjacking, but this is Foo.

What, do you want me to leave the forum or something?

Don't leave, William, you come up with some good stuff. How 'bout a time out?

My peeve: People who own large aggressive breeds of dog that insist on taking the thing on walks in parks that were built for kids. I got my kid on her little push bike and I have to walk her by some clown getting dragged around by a Rottweiler. For crying out loud, can't you find a park without playgrounds and paved trails to walk the thing in? I'm sure they wouldn't like me toting my rifle around the park, even if I told them the safety was on and it has never hurt anyone...

Now, your signature is a dumbass attempt to make fun of chinese accents.. or the short commings of those who can't speak english all that well. You imply stupidity. Which is becoming.

William, don't be mad at the world for what you turned out to be. (http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame35.html)

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William, don't be mad at the world for what you turned out to be. (http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame35.html)

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Funny, I hadn't realized my hair had receded to that point. Must remember to comb over in the morning!

I'm not mad at the world. Nor anyone, really. I think I just hit you in a spot, deep inside of you, where you're soft like a woman. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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How about this one...

I hate it when you go to make soup and find out that SOMEBODY used the last onion and didn't tell you!

Aaargh!

My peeve: People who own large aggressive breeds of dog that insist on taking the thing on walks in parks that were built for kids. I got my kid on her little push bike and I have to walk her by some clown getting dragged around by a Rottweiler.
Oh, that's nothing. What about playing in the grassy areas with your kid and finding treasure that should be buried? Why can't people scoop the poop? Why do they have to let their huge mutts crap whey kids play ball in the first place?

Here's one happened to me yesterday:

Part of my bike route takes me through construction, where the road is being resurfaced. Stupidly, I didn't change my route to avoid it. But nevertheless, the driver of a van in front of me decided he would drive normal speed instead of slowing down on what was now virtually a dirt road; but more than a dirt road, the dirt was pitch black. He kicked up a monsterous black cloud so gigantic, the neighborhood seemed to disappear.

For a quarter mile I couldn't see or breathe. Gritty black sand crunched between my teeth. My eyes were stinging. I couldn't stop, because then I'd be sitting in the middle of this horrible black cloud. So I pedalled through until I could breathe again. I wonder what mothers pushing baby strollers did?

When I got home, my wife said, "What's on your face?!" I looked in the mirror and sure enough, black soot was covering it. I looked like a raccoon.

It was funny afterwards, (and I've learned a lesson,) but...

Regarding proper speech- doesn't it amuse you all when the leader of the free world gets up in front of the UN or on live TV and says, "Nucular." ?

No, I like anyone who does not put on airs in an attempt to impress. I like a plain spoken man that says what he means.

Oh, that's nothing. What about playing in the grassy areas with your kid and finding treasure that should be buried? Why can't people scoop the poop? Why do they have to let their huge mutts crap whey kids play ball in the first place?

In Maryland we have dog parks, fenced in areas where you can take your dog, let her play with other canines, and meet and talk with other owners. One in Baltimore was closed because people didn't pick up the crap and it contaminated the ground. Thoughtless morons!

One of my neighbors got tired of dogs crapping on her front yard, so whenever she sees someone, she will go out, pick it up in a plastic bag, and call the owner back, with "Excuse me, you dropped something." Then hand him the sack full, and ask him nicely if he is aware of the county ordinance and the fine that goes along with it.

I'm back on the topic of kids. Today, I went to do my grocery shopping in the middle of this bad snowstorm that's hitting us right now. On the way back from the store, I was struggling with my bag cart and my purse and getting across the intersection before I lost the light. As I approached the curb, this family jumps in front of me- the guy is messing around with the kids, and they are slip sliding away on the sidewalk, just slidin' and laughin' while I and others are impatiently waiting to get on the curb before the light turned green. After a few seconds of this playfulness, I'd had it- I yelled at them not very nicely to get moving- and the cursing match ensued. I was like "dude get moving" and he was like "hey, it's slippery out here!". DUH! I told him that the sidewalks are not playgrounds, nor are they the skating rinks for entertaining his children. More cursing, then I got ethnic on them. They finally parted way and the rest of us from the street spilled on the sidewalk. Of course, they're all headed for ESPN Zone, just down the block. Why can't they just walk along like normal people and do their fun and games when they get to the Zone? Why slow down pedestrian traffic with their antics in the middle of a snowstorm in the street? Since when do you not control your children when you take them out in public? And since when do you not only NOT control your children, you also aid and abet in their bad behavior? This is freakin' downtown Chicago- we built Millennium Park for a quarter of a freakin' billion dollars- if you feel the need to slip and slide outside with your children, take them to the damn park and slap some freakin' skates on them and push them over the damn ice. Don't clog up our pedestrian walkways with your silliness- it's the business district for crap's sake!

*sigh* I'm done.

Koffee

And when you do complain, they think you're some kind of child-killer. I agree, parents think the whole world is for entertaining their kids- regardless of who else might be there. Entertaining your kids is fine, it's just not ideal in every single situation.

I was at a dinner at my inlaws and their granddaughter was there. She's very cute, and generally well behaved, but let's face it, three year olds are noisy as hell. However, we were about to eat this mousse cake (from a bakery) for dessert, and she was up at the front of the table and they were letting her stick her fingers in the glaze and taste it. Of course, who knows where her hands have been? I said something like "you know, I was hoping to eat that cake" but no one moved it out of her reach. Yech. So needless to say, I had no desire to eat it. I've already caught one bad cold from that kid!

Boy, when I was a kid my mother would never have let me do that! She's a great baker and if she was baking something for a special occasion, she wouldn't let me or my sister anywhere near it. "Don't you dare TOUCH that cake!" But she'd always let us lick the beaters or the icing bowl. But stick our fingers in the icing in front of company? She'd have given us such a blast!

Gee, imagine, my parents actually said NO to me!

My wife planned a turkey dinner with mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green bean cassarole, pumpkin pie and strawberry cheesecake. Since my son Jared was in Orlando for Christmas, and my daughter was in Colorado at the same time, this was sort of making up for what we all missed. We were all going to be together, finally.

At the last minute, Jared find out he's working, after all. Too late to change dinner preparations!

Why is it that some employers think they can treat their people as if they have nothing better to do than to drop everything and work at a moment's notice? Jared's only 19, and he hasn't yet learned to say, "no" to some things. I think they took advantage of him.

But she'd always let us lick the beaters or the icing bowl

That is disgusting, I see child abuse, didn't she know you could have gotten some horrible disease from the raw eggs in that batter of death? I'm callng DCFS and inquiring about any statute of limitations!!!!!!!!

People who Pronunce Washington, Wershington

Temp, did I mention she let us lick the beaters while they were still moving?

I had another annoying parent-kid thing yesterday. I was paying for groceries when I noticed the milk I'd bought was leaking, so I told the cashier I'd just go dash and get another one, fast. As I dash up the aisle, my way is blocked by some kid whose dad is letting him push the cart, moving slowly and not looking around. HE starts- I try to get past him and can't and I have to stop on my heels. S***! Then I look back and see the dad, an indulgent hippie type, laughing indulgently! Oh, how cute to inconvenience others! I finally turned and ran down the other aisle which wasn't as crowded. MORONS!

THe thing is, all the parents in my neigborhood are like that.

People who Pronunce Washington, Wershington

Yeah, me, too! We all know its Warshingdun!

I had another annoying parent-kid thing yesterday. I was paying for groceries when I noticed the milk I'd bought was leaking, so I told the cashier I'd just go dash and get another one, fast. As I dash up the aisle, my way is blocked by some kid whose dad is letting him push the cart, moving slowly and not looking around. HE starts- I try to get past him and can't and I have to stop on my heels. S***! Then I look back and see the dad, an indulgent hippie type, laughing indulgently! Oh, how cute to inconvenience others! I finally turned and ran down the other aisle which wasn't as crowded. MORONS!

THe thing is, all the parents in my neigborhood are like that.

I am to the point where I don't tolerate that anymore. I tell the parents that they should get control of their children as they are inconviencing adults. If they give me any lip, I just pull my Nine and blow them away!

Well, that's what I would like to do sometime, but I just go get the manager.

Yeah, me, too! We all know its Warshingdun!
yup and we go to the eastun shore and eat ahrsters. :D

Marty

...the fact that I just became the victim of Identity Theft for the 2nd time.

People that wait in line to get off the bus and don't start looking for their pass or fare until they get to the driver. Usually this happens when it is pouring down rain. :mad: They are just as bad as the people in the grocery store who wait until the clerk has rung up all their items before they start to look for their checkbook :rolleyes:

My vent- damn fools who ask to be waited on, then don't know what they want, all the while other people are gathering waiting for them to decide. Or them telling you their order with their life stories on why they are ordering that. Or when I ask how much you'd like they answer "you know", yeah right, if I knew I wouldn't be asking now would I? Or the parents of the "precious" three year old letting him/her order, but they don't know what they are ordering(or maybe I just can't understand their attempts at english). And why is it that because they are running behind, it's MY problem. And why is it the coworkers who say they are short of money, call in sick at least twice a month? Why is it some of the worst customers are coworkers whose main goal in life seems to be ignoring customers?
Boy am I glad I've got today off! :D

Oops-forgot one, The worker who says they're not going to listen to the boss cause they don't want to(it might be something different than they're used to). Poor baby!

People that wait in line to get off the bus and don't start looking for their pass or fare until they get to the driver. Usually this happens when it is pouring down rain. :mad: They are just as bad as the people in the grocery store who wait until the clerk has rung up all their items before they start to look for their checkbook :rolleyes:

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There's a million variations on this. On one of my past commutes I used to wait in a ten to fifteen minute line at the toll booths. Every day you could count the people who waited through that entire line, got to the toll booth, roll down their window, then decide it's time to start looking around their car for their ticket and some change while everyone else waits.

Or the people who stop at the top of the escalator and look back and forth trying to figure out which way to go, while the escalator pours people up on to their backs. Then they look back all annoyed like they're getting pushed.

Or the people who stop at the top of the escalator and look back and forth trying to figure out which way to go, while the escalator pours people up on to their backs. Then they look back all annoyed like they're getting pushed.

Yes another anoyance of mine.

Snow!!!!!!

People that wait in line to get off the bus and don't start looking for their pass or fare until they get to the driver. Usually this happens when it is pouring down rain.

Another variation of that here is people who use the LRT (light rapid transit). I absolutely hate trying to get off a train while the morons on the platform are pushing to get on. They can't wait the extra 20 seconds for passengers to disembark before they get on. It's not JAPAN for crying out loud! There will be a spot for you if you'd just give those of us who want off the damn train a chance to do so! :mad:

Another pet peeve relating to bad manners is those that walk through a door and don't hold it open for the person right behind them. Would it kill you to have some consideration for those around you? People are so self-centred today and are so quick to excuse their bad behaviour on their busy schedules. What a crock. Anybody who justifies bad manners on how busy and/or how important they are and just selfish a$$holes IMHO.

Just in case anybody didn't already know, I totally loathe and despise the entire concept of summer. When I become sole-world dictator, I'm going to have the practice outlawed.

William, don't be mad at the world for what you turned out to be. (http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame35.html)

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Man thank you, that was one of the funniest sites I have seen in years. I am saving that for future reference.

I just generally hate polluters. Specifically, dog owners who don't pick up after their dogs and smokers who flick their butts out car windows.

Oh, and then there are the smokers standing around on their break. When they're ready to go back in, they either flick it into the shrubbery or grind it into the sidewalk with their shoe. WTF? If I throw my Pepsi can or gum wrapper on the street, that's littering. But I guess it doesn't count if it's a cigarette butt.

Dickweeds.