Shit that annoys you

[stapes]

2 years ago...

me: guys, this design sucks, we need to change it now
eng: pound sand sales boy

1 year ago....

me: guys, this is serious, look at what COULD happen.
eng: pound sand sales boy

yesterday/today
customer: this design sucks, pull your head out of your asses, btw, the $500k po is going to your competition today.
Eng: WHY DID NOT ANYONE BRING THIS UP??????

Ha. You summarized this perfectly. Guess I’m glad I’m not the only one. And how about those annoying know it alls in marketing?!?!

[Flyoverland Captive]

Ha. You summarized this perfectly. Guess I’m glad I’m not the only one. And how about those annoying know it alls in marketing?!?!

This is exactly why I insist on communicating with clients and coworkers via email. I want a clear paper trail.

[Ted Striker]

No concentrate in CA. Although in the last year or two I'm seeing --20F fluid back on the shelves. Must have been reformulated. You couldn't get it here for years, had to go to Reno or add alcohol to the fluid.

I had no idea - and I used to live in CA. We go through the stuff pretty fast here in the fourth corner.

[Ted Striker]

In a pinch Grey Goose or Chopin with a bit of maraschino water does the trick as well.

I run Grey Poupon in the transfer case. Just in case.

[Flyoverland Captive]

This takes all the fun out of answering my door naked.

[TBS]

When I mistakenly open the door for the JWs or the Momos, I get rid of them pretty quickly by telling them I follow The Eightfold Path.

They invariably say "What's that?"
Me - Buddhism
"I don't know much about that"
"Don't they have a course on comparative religion in your door-door training? Come back after you get smart about other faiths then try to convince me to join yours.
And by the way, Buddhism offers a means to end suffering. Beat that."

They walk away muttering and never return.

[2bjenny]

People who borrow things without asking, when they don't know what they are doing, and really fuck up stuff.

[hawkgt]

People who borrow things without asking, when they don't know what they are doing, and really fuck up stuff.

gotta chuckle..... buddy borrowed a circular saw, calls 2 hrs later that it wont cut and stopped working. he was cutting an arch out of 8x4 plywood (3/4" pressure treated) ..... burnt up the $40 blade but saw cooled and recovered.

arch with a circular saw....

[old goat]

gotta chuckle..... buddy borrowed a circular saw, calls 2 hrs later that it wont cut and stopped working. he was cutting an arch out of 8x4 plywood (3/4" pressure treated) ..... burnt up the $40 blade but saw cooled and recovered.

arch with a circular saw....

next time loan him your angle grinder with a saw blade on it. He'll stop borrowing tools after he gets out of the hospital.

[PB]

Wow; harsh ...... but effective.

[riser4]

next time loan him your angle grinder with a saw blade on it. He'll stop borrowing tools after he gets out of the hospital.

The video reel in my head of that has the Benny Hill yakkety sax as the soundtrack.

[PB]

The video reel in my head of that has the Benny Hill yakkety sax as the soundtrack.

... and the neighbor's head bounces down the stairs.

[old goat]

I was watching on the news about the guys in Africa who dismantle old ships on the beach. Angle grinder with a saw blade is what the bosses make them use.

[Supermoon]

Fucking backwoods Trump Caravan mouth breathers catcalling my wife on her way home from the store today.

I know none of them have ever seen a girl in real life...

Also flying a confederate flag and an American flag at the same time. Pick a fucking side you traitors.

[ötzi]

I like to add one of those spring loaded snake things before I snap on the washer reservoir cap. It's fun to watch the mechanic hit his head on the hood when that thing pops out of the fluid reservoir.

you got me thinkin

[abraham]

This takes all the fun out of answering my door naked.

The inconsistent capitalization is grating.

[old goat]

The inconsistent capitalization is grating.

The thing that bothers you the most about JW's is the their capitalization?
What's really annoying is to be on their list of recommended surgeons. Had to watch a man bleed to death once because I couldn't give him blood.

[jono]

The thing that bothers you the most about JW's is the their capitalization?
What's really annoying is to be on their list of recommended surgeons. Had to watch a man bleed to death once because I couldn't give him blood.

Seems like kind of a harsh way to get off the recommended list, but I guess sometimes you gotta do the necessary.

ETA: Did it work??

[old goat]

Seems like kind of a harsh way to get off the recommended list, but I guess sometimes you gotta do the necessary.

ETA: Did it work??

Nope, the only way I got off the list was to retire. The way I got on the list was to respect their wishes, which is why the guy bled to death. A lot of docs won't take care of them or will give them blood when they're unconscious or anesthetized. (Not their kids though. I have no problem giving them blood. And on the one occasion I did it the parents didn't seem upset. I think they were glad we took the decision out of their hands.)

[EZB]

Pre-made Condiment mixes bottled and sold on the shelves. The epitome of what is wrong with America; laziness, added sugar and chemicals, senseless capitalism....

I’m talking to you honeyracha, sriracha-ranch, honey-mustard, buffalo-ranch.

If you are a Heinz honeyracha fan; do yourself a favor and mix sriracha and honey, taste it, then slap yourself in the face for being an idiot. Spending 30 seconds mixing the two condiments you already have in the fridge will taste lightyears better than the premixed shit.

Only acceptable pre-mixed condiments are thousand island, teriyaki, and barbecue sauce...

FWIW dominant brands don't really create all kinds of flavors/varieties due to demand. It's to dominate shelf space = squeeze out the room that the grocer would otherwise allocate to that brand's competitor. Head and Shoulders shampoo now has about 50 different varieties, for example.

[riser4]

FWIW dominant brands don't really create all kinds of flavors/varieties due to demand. It's to dominate shelf space = squeeze out the room that the grocer would otherwise allocate to that brand's competitor. Head and Shoulders shampoo now has about 50 different varieties, for example.

My family is amused when I refer to varieties and scents of non food items as flavors.

[Mustonen]

People who treat inter office instant messaging/chat like a voice call. “Hey, I have a question for you.”

Okay. Why don’t you ask it and I will answer it according to my natural workflow, as enabled by (but so infuriatingly circumvented) inter office chat.

[teledad]

Hi Mustonen, are you there?

[riser4]

People who treat inter office instant messaging/chat like a voice call. “Hey, I have a question for you.”

Okay. Why don’t you ask it and I will answer it according to my natural workflow, as enabled by (but so infuriatingly circumvented) inter office chat.

So this one can go either way. I hear you and definitely get annoyed sometimes. However, I also know that some people are trying to be polite, especially when I am dealing with colleagues in Asia. And, for simple questions, ya, just lay it on me. Fir more complex things, it is nice to know that they know that they are dropping a deuce on you. I try to acknowledge that too when I am the one reaching out. "Hey turd breathe, got a moment for a complex question about your sister?" That usually works.

[seano732]

Meetings. Meetings are really starting to fucking annoy me......



ETA- As is the photo upload tool.......