Shit that annoys you

[rideit]

Drained the spa today, stuck the hose into the sewer line clean out like I always do, but I stuck the hose in too far. Shit that annoyed me, literally.

You have a sewer line?


LUCKY

[glademaster]

Just keep things in perspective - you live in paradise and don't have a wife or kids to deal with. You're livin' the dream, man...

Don't own a house to maintain either, but you should see the view from my rental. On that note, I'm going skiing.

[old goat]

You have a sewer line?


LUCKY

Since there a couple of feet of soil on top of bedrock and we're right next to a lake, I don't think a septic tank would be a great option.

[Choss Jonger, Sr.]

Plugboots sorry to hear about that shit. I had a similar (but waaay less involved and potentially terminal) pair of LE WTF moments recently, one involving a cop with a vehicle pulled over on a two lane 55mph road, no front emergency lights on, just super brights. Pretty cool.

The other was on a Sunday. the cops responded to an alarm and unlocked door at the PO when I stopped by to drop off a package for the after-hours drop-box (PO keys were left in the door, had good interaction with the first two LEs responding). By the time I left I had been muzzle-swept twice as they were clearing the building, which was cool. TGIAW

[Rideski]

[rideit]

Since there a couple of feet of soil on top of bedrock and we're right next to a lake, I don't think a septic tank would be a great option.

I’m just jealous, I wish I had an RV dump drain on my property, but it’s not economically feasible.

[m2711c]

that town needs a fire department.

[concretejungle]

How many different iterations of paying with a card there are. Leave it in...don't...swipe...chip...wave...machine holds card for the whole transaction...machine holds card for part of the transaction. Jesus fucking christ, how about we figure out the safest way and use that.

[MontuckyFried]

How many different iterations of paying with a card there are. Leave it in...don't...swipe...chip...wave...machine holds card for the whole transaction...machine holds card for part of the transaction. Jesus fucking christ, how about we figure out the safest way and use that.

For real. Europe's had the chip cards since the freaking 90s. We're still halfway stuck in the stone age and can't get our act together to have a universal way to make simple payments. Gotta love when you go to a gas pump that says "Leave card inserted" and then flashes "REMOVE CARD RAPIDLY." Didn't do it in time? Gotta try again.

[char_]

How many different iterations of paying with a card there are. Leave it in...don't...swipe...chip...wave...machine holds card for the whole transaction...machine holds card for part of the transaction. Jesus fucking christ, how about we figure out the safest way and use that.

The thing that blows my mind is that two machines that look exactly the same seem to have different systems.

[stealurface831]

the fucking payment strip thing on the back of my card decided to peel itself off. i discovered this at the gas pump when the machine would not read my card. so i managed to get home on five dollars of gas.

[skaredshtles]

Just be glad, Boomers.

[riser4]

On the flip side, those make great blunt force trauma weapons.

[concretejungle]

Just be glad, Boomers.

We have one in the drawer when the internet goes out. I may be one of the only ones who knows what it’s for but I’m not old enough to remember using them.

[Mustonen]

^^ ha ha. I’ve used the old knuckle busters before. Even have one laying around somewhere.

[glademaster]

Just be glad, Boomers.

I've used one of those while staffing a busy lift ticket window when the CC reader went down. That was about as much fun as sitting in a bathtub full of scissors. My primary job was in the accounting office, and I had randomly picked up an evening shift in the ticket window for some extra hours, so I got to wade through the ensuing paperwork the next morning too.

[BCMtnHound]

Just be glad, Boomers.

Heh, we have a gas station (small independent) here that still uses one for our govt gas cards. As there are only 2 gas stations in town, they are not going to let that bit of business get away. No idea why their electronic card readers don't take our fuel cards as all the major gas companies have for most of the past decade.

[PB]

Definitely time capsule item.

[evdog]

Just be glad, Boomers.

This fits under things that used to annoy you, but now I just look back with amusement. Anyone try to pay for taxi rides in the old days with a credit card? I'd ask the driver before I got in if he was cool with cc payment. No problem, he said. Then the entire half hour drive from the airport to my office I got a rant about credit cards and people who paid with them. Upon arrival the driver pulled out one of those ^^^ and did his carbon copy magic with my card. I wasn't in the following day but apparently that same driver showed up at our office in a furor because my card had been declined and he was demanding payment in cash.

[old goat]

Make fun of those all you want but if the electronic card reader isn't working and you have no cash you'll be damn glad if they pull one of those out.

[Meathelmet]

Hmmm...there was a potential for a scam in here...something, something, quickhands, something??

Is my memory playing tricks and/or is it just my spidey sense malfunctioning again?

[Timberridge]

When you're fresh out of shear pins.

[skaredshtles]

Make fun of those all you want but if the electronic card reader isn't working and you have no cash you'll be damn glad if they pull one of those out.

No argument here, Boomer.

[The AD]

How many different iterations of paying with a card there are. Leave it in...don't...swipe...chip...wave...machine holds card for the whole transaction...machine holds card for part of the transaction. Jesus fucking christ, how about we figure out the safest way and use that.

And it seems like the U.S. is only just getting onboard with the readers that can be brought to your table at restaurants even though they've been in Canada for about a decade now. It sure makes more sense to me to bring the machine to your table and let you run the card as opposed to the waitperson having to take your card, run it, and then bring you back a paper receipt that you have to sign for some byzantine reason.

[Crock]

Make fun of those all you want but if the electronic card reader isn't working and you have no cash you'll be damn glad if they pull one of those out.

Still useless as most modern cards don't have raised numbers.