Shit that annoys you

[MontuckyFried]

I so would have parked within a few inches of his driver side door if I was looking for some drama.

Hahaha, yup! Classic move. Especially when there's only one spot left and your car can actually squeeze in there. One of my favorite moments ever was doing just that. Guy was parked like that truck. So I folded in my mirror, backed up and squeaked in there with millimeters to spare, folded down my back seat and climbed out the trunk. Was at a movie theater. When my movie was done, I came out and saw a very pissed off guy trying to figure out how to get out, as somebody else with my same sense of humor did the same to him on the OTHER side. Guy looked dumbfounded when I climbed in through my trunk and started the car. I waved a friendly goodbye and smiled as he was yelling and cussing at me, telling me how he was gonna kick my ass and stuff. "lol ok, guy. buh bye!" ...good times.

FWIW, beater cars rule for pulling just this maneuver.

[riser4]

Hahaha, yup! Classic move. Especially when there's only one spot left and your car can actually squeeze in there. One of my favorite moments ever was doing just that. Guy was parked like that truck. So I folded in my mirror, backed up and squeaked in there with millimeters to spare, folded down my back seat and climbed out the trunk. Was at a movie theater. When my movie was done, I came out and saw a very pissed off guy trying to figure out how to get out, as somebody else with my same sense of humor did the same to him on the OTHER side. Guy looked dumbfounded when I climbed in through my trunk and started the car. I waved a friendly goodbye and smiled as he was yelling and cussing at me, telling me how he was gonna kick my ass and stuff. "lol ok, guy. buh bye!" ...good times.

FWIW, beater cars rule for pulling just this maneuver.

Heh, I've done that a few times. In one of the San Francisco garages by the piers, I found the last space had been encroached on both sides. So I folded the rental mini van mirrors AND the mirrors of the scofflaws. I let my passengers out, parked, and I crawled out through the trunk. My cousin was impressed with my next level passive aggressiveness. I parked exactly in the middle of my spot. I am sure the other parties had planned to block the spot. And the guy on the right was definitely going to have to crawl through his vehicle since I was millimeters off his door. This is the reverse situation of the above as I slid in between two poorly parked vehicles of the large domestic SUV persuasion.

[rideit]

I’ll tell my favorite schrader tool story. One time at Targhee Fest we were in the camper/trailer lot. A few spots away from us was a bunch of bikers (not Hell’s Angels, but trashy Idaho Falls types). Maybe 15 of them. They stayed up raging until 2:00, which was kinda expected. But at 6:00 AM they started up all of their harley’s, and drove around the camp four or five times while revving/etc. I think they were annoyed at being told to keep it down at 2:00 AM.
It pissed EVERYONE off.
So, the next night, during the Drive By Truckers, I stealthily removed every fucking schrader core, from their bikes, and their trailers and campers.
It was SO fun.
And they were SO pissed the next morning, it was Sunday, with nowhere to go but back to I F for enough Schrader cores. One of my crowning passive aggressive manuevers of all time.
WINNING

[John_B]

Right on rideit. Many people dream of that, myself included but few people do. Nice work!

[rideit]

It was really a pinnacle of revenge achievement. I didn’t tell a goddamn soul until three weeks later or so, even to my wife who was there.

[riser4]

It was really a pinnacle of revenge achievement. I didn’t tell a goddamn soul until three weeks later or so, even to my wife who was there.

Ballsy. But I guess if they weren't real bikers it wouldn't get you killed if you got caught.

[jackstraw]

I’ll tell my favorite schrader tool story. One time at Targhee Fest we were in the camper/trailer lot. A few spots away from us was a bunch of bikers (not Hell’s Angels, but trashy Idaho Falls types). Maybe 15 of them. They stayed up raging until 2:00, which was kinda expected. But at 6:00 AM they started up all of their harley’s, and drove around the camp four or five times while revving/etc. I think they were annoyed at being told to keep it down at 2:00 AM.
It pissed EVERYONE off.
So, the next night, during the Drive By Truckers, I stealthily removed every fucking schrader core, from their bikes, and their trailers and campers.
It was SO fun.
And they were SO pissed the next morning, it was Sunday, with nowhere to go but back to I F for enough Schrader cores. One of my crowning passive aggressive manuevers of all time.
WINNING

That is all time!! They were douchebags and they deserved it.

[MontuckyFried]

It was really a pinnacle of revenge achievement. I didn’t tell a goddamn soul until three weeks later or so, even to my wife who was there.

HA! That story's classic. You have way more self-control than I ever would have. I have THE worst poker face when it comes to this stuff.

I would've been like...

[Flyoverland Captive]

Troubleshooting a faulty irrigation valve annoys the hell out of me.

[Flyoverland Captive]

Troubleshooting a faulty irrigation valve annoys the hell out of me.

Just look at this shitshow of an install:

[Meadow Skipper]

^ Yeah, that would be annoying. I trust that wasn’t your install.

[Flyoverland Captive]

Not my install, but it is my house. Fuck. I’m gonna dig it all up and reinstall fresh valves, manifold, and wiring the right way. There goes a weekend.

[basinbeater]

Just look at this shitshow of an install:

Man I'd have a steady stream of choice words and be pissed at traffic back and forth between Lowes... That would piss me off right there.

sent from Utah.

[Name Redacted]

Popped my trailer off the ball yesterday going over a cattle guard a little too fast. Ripped the wiring out of the plug connector so I got to work on rewiring that in a parking lot while everyone else went on a nice mountain bike ride.

[rideit]

Punt your blessings, that could have been way worse...

[Name Redacted]

Punt your blessings, that could have been way worse...

Oh yeah, glad it was uphill because the trailer brakes didn’t activate and it would have rammed my new truck.

[krp8128]

Try getting a 2" ball next time?

[Foggy_Goggles]

Yeah how does that even happen? Either no safety pin or wrong sized ball or something broke.

[MakersTeleMark]

Try locking the ball as well.

[MakersTeleMark]

Yeah how does that even happen? Either no safety pin or wrong sized ball or something broke.

His brain broke.

[Name Redacted]

I’ve worked with trailers my whole life. It was attached and locked. Pretty sure that it over flexed and the jack hit the cattle guard and popped it off the ball. This was after 45 miles of driving hitting many other bumps and going 75 -80 mph on I70.

[MakersTeleMark]

The coupling would have to have physically expanded for that to happen, and if so, you should replace ASAP.

[rideit]

But can you go 280,000 miles between pad replacements?

[MakersTeleMark]

But can you go 280,000 miles between pad replacements?

I don't think I've driven that much in my entire life.

[BCMtnHound]

The coupling would have to have physically expanded for that to happen, and if so, you should replace ASAP.

This^^^
Do not use that coupler again.