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OTFPOTD, 11/10 sb's Turn

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I suppose it's finally my turn to make an OTFPOTD

OTFPOTD subject - rants, raves and pet peeves.

I'm always perplexed by the question "what are your biggest pet peeves" because I always have trouble thinking of things that annoy me more than other people. I think I figured out what the two most annoying ones are to me lately

1. Not using turn signals - dear goodness people, just use your God damn turn signals! It's not that hard and you don't have to do it if no ones around... but if I'm noticing it, then clearly you're not using them when other people are around. It's not just a matter of courtesy, either - it's out and out dangerous to stop in the middle of the street to make a turn without giving any prior warning. I don't think it's asking too much for me to know what you're going to do with your car before you do it.

1a. (also related to my neighborhood) Parents who retardedly let their young kids play in the street unsupervised - I don't think I need to explain how stupid this is, so instead I will share a story

One day I was driving home through my neighborhood, and there's this twelve year old kid in front of me in the middle of the street, rollerblading along. Now obviously I can't try to go around him (he's in the middle of the street) or run him down, so I just stop and wait for him to move. Of course, he's listening to music loud enough that he can't eevn hear me coming down the street... and takes ten seconds to realize that there's a car right next to him that very well could have run him over.

2. People who attach huge files to e-mails at work or send hundreds of e-mails with smaller (100-200 kb) files attached - now I don't mind getting attachments in my Gmail or whatever, but we're limited in storage space at work and (probably most importantly), we have like four huge network drives that you can store shit on and link me to it! Send links instead for God's sake, it'll save me the trouble of deleting your stupid e-mails!

Another great topic - athletes who have common names spelled unusually, e.g. Chone Figgins, Antawn Jamison

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I got a pet peeve.

So I saw an advertisement for an American Diner in this Japanese magazine. So me and an American teammate go there, takes us like thirty minutes to get there. And they don’t have any English menus!! I was like….wtf. An American Diner, and they only have menus in kanji. Jesus. I ended up getting something that was really good (and not at all American).

Oh yeah, when you go to an “American” place in Japan, it’s not American at all. I mean, since when is American food yakisoba with a pork patty and rice???

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 6:56 AM PST reply actions  

Fair enough.

But there are times when I really crave a fajita burrito or something spicy.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:02 AM PST up reply actions  

Yes, I could see how Japan wouldn't have very good Mexican food =/

but I’m sure you can get other kinds of Asian food there, and pretty much everything but Japanese is spicy.

How are the LakeStars doing?

by seattlebruin on Nov 10, 2008 7:04 AM PST up reply actions  

3-5.

We won last night, but lost on Saturday. Some dude on their team hit a runner, falling down and maybe not even looking at the basket at the buzzer. So we lost by 1. It sucked worse cause I got a defensive rebound and got fouled with 9 seconds to go, but missed the front end of a one-and-one. So we lost by one. Ouch.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Yipes

and they have one-and-ones in international play?

by seattlebruin on Nov 10, 2008 7:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah I coulda used that other free throw.

I played a terrible game. Possibly my worst performance as a professional. I hadn’t practiced all week, so my timing was completely off. 29 minutes, only 1 shot attempt. And I only scored 1 point. I had 16 rebounds though. Good God it was awful and embarrassing.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:10 AM PST up reply actions  

At least 16 boards wasn't a total loss

you could have had the Kendrick Perkins special – 25 minutes, zero points, two rebounds, one block and five fouls

by seattlebruin on Nov 10, 2008 7:16 AM PST up reply actions  

Ha.

I knew I was in trouble when I couldn’t dribble or shoot straight. So I decided to get as many boards as possible. I was anemic on offense though. I don’t remember the last time I had only 1 point, or the last time I took only 1 field goal.

I made up for it the next night, I shot 20 times haha.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:18 AM PST up reply actions  

Can you shoot from twenty feet?

That’s not an easy shot. But I’m sure if you were completely unguarded and had time to set up you could make enough to get 10 points. Assuming you were allowed to shoot enough.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:23 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, I can handle out to the college three point line decently

and I’m pretty sure I could hold Paul Pierce to eighty points or so

by seattlebruin on Nov 10, 2008 7:25 AM PST up reply actions  

There is definitely a little guy bias that refs have.

Of course I am a big guy, so my view may be warped. I’m not saying refs conciously have this bias, but there is no doubt in my mind it exists. And I loathe it.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:31 AM PST up reply actions  

It's different around the world.

Japan has sort of a mix of FIBA and NBA rules. So we have one-and-ones, but we didn’t have them last year in Denmark. Europe doesn’t have them. I don’t know about the rest of Asia.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:09 AM PST up reply actions  

Rebuttal:

Since when is Chinese food doughy chicken nuggets with corn syrup based sweet and sour sauce and long grain rice with pork pieces cooked in canola oil?

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 7:04 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah that stuff is actually good though.

And it’s not my culture being offended so I don’t really take issue with it. Haha.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:08 AM PST up reply actions  

I would argue the same about Yakisoba and Pork patty.

MMMMMMM

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 7:10 AM PST up reply actions  

True.

But at least if you look around in Seattle you can get some real Chinese. The only “real” American you can get here is McDonalds. Ugh.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:11 AM PST up reply actions  

This isone thing I don't mind about the east coast.

There’s some “just off the boat” types that can cook just about any “ethnic” food out there.

My favorite place to eat is an authentic Chinese place that rotates their staff back to China every couple years to have them work in restaurants there. The food is unbelievable, and every time they bring back a staff from the mainland, they have them bring a new dish. It’s impossible to get a table for two weeks after every time they bring back a cook.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 7:14 AM PST up reply actions  

That's one thing I loved about DC.

You could get any type of food. It was awesome.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:16 AM PST up reply actions  

I didn't know there was an acronym involved.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 7:23 AM PST up reply actions  

that reminds me of middle school

Our assignment was to make an Indian tribe and one of my classmates made the FOB tribe. Our teacher got really pissed and lectured the class. Mind you the guy who did this is Asian.

by Mariner John on Nov 10, 2008 12:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Also, part of the problem is there isn't really a true "American" food.

Burgers & fries? Steak & potatoes? Fried chicken? Pizza (the way the US makes it) & wings?

All of these are basically adaptations of immigrant food, made generic over the course of time.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 7:22 AM PST up reply actions  

That's a whole different can of worms that doesn't need to be opened.

My main point is that “American” food you get at a Japanese restaurant is barely discernable from Japanese food you get at a Japanese restaurant. That’s where my problem lies.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:25 AM PST up reply actions  

No, even more difficult to discern.

I mean, I can tell the difference between Panda Express and Burger King.

Here, I can’t tell the difference between yakisoba and pork patty from an “American” joint and yakisoba and pork patty from a Japanese place.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:30 AM PST up reply actions  

Maybe it was just American in style?

Like how there are restaurants that serve an assortment of American food that have distinctly Asian styling in terms of how the property looks?

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 7:33 AM PST up reply actions  

I could go for some Yakisoba and Pork Patty.

LL is making it hard for me to drop weight. We talk about way too much food.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 7:37 AM PST up reply actions  

Nothing personal,

but I do kind of hope that someone steals tomorrow off-top from you. Because I would find it funny.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:41 AM PST up reply actions  

You're "up" before anyone else...

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 7:42 AM PST up reply actions  

No I'm really not.

I won’t steal the OFFTOP from you. If I was going to do that I wouldn’t have said anything. But I can’t lie, when one of my friends falls or crashes on their bike, I sometimes get stomach cramps from laughing so hard.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:46 AM PST up reply actions  

Then hopefully I see you at a softball event this summer.

And I apologize in advance for laughing if you fall down or don’t make contact with a pitch and get clearly flustered

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:48 AM PST up reply actions  

Sweet.

I just hope I don’t prematurely laugh….

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:52 AM PST up reply actions  

Yes. This is how it is American I guess.

There is this one place that is in a mall near my apartment, it has some pretty good food. Anyway, they have a ton of old American posters, it’s 50s style. They also have a projector that plays the same Elvis video over and over again. The video is like, 20 minutes long so you just sit there and watch the same thing over and over. It hasn’t changed in the near 4 months I’ve been here either.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:37 AM PST up reply actions  

Ok this is true.

There were some posters and English writing.

And then the dude had me and my teammate sign the wall, which was kinda weird. And someone asked me to sign their jacket today, like, a nice jacket. I felt kinda terrible about it. I mean, I wouldn’t want any signature on any of my nice jackets.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:36 AM PST up reply actions  

Not at all.

I don’t understand people’s fascination with signatures. I mean, maybe if I was a NBA player or something.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:38 AM PST up reply actions  

You should see the players for indy leagues get mobbed with kids wanting signatures.

And the main one I go to is Rookie-level indy league, not the old washed up major leaguers, either.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 7:40 AM PST up reply actions  

Seriously.

I knew a guy who was with the Nuggets for a bit. He said that on every road trip AI and Carmelo would throw huge parties with tons of….groupies to put it nicely….and just get hammered the night before every game. Wild.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 7:42 AM PST up reply actions  

#2 is easy for people to fix.

We (IT) declared a moratorium on large emails and set our sending limits to 2MB. We have an extensive network drive setup that we trained everyone on, and our email storage has now gone from almost 1GB/person to less than 500MB.

It doesn’t fix the millions of little emails issue, but bugging people about it does.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 6:58 AM PST reply actions  

Now all you need

is to find a way to stop one person sending a 1.5MB attachment to each of the 300 employees in one department…

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by MarkE on Nov 10, 2008 8:39 AM PST up reply actions  

Meh, no need.

From an IT perspective, most modern mail servers use Single Instance Storage. That email that goes to 150 people? The server has like 4 copies of it.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 8:43 AM PST up reply actions  

That's not my problem.

I only have a problem when people spamblock the offenders (like the HR lady that sends out crap twice daily), and then need to get emails from them later that might be important.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 8:47 AM PST up reply actions  

I have a pet peeve for you.

I took Friday off and I came in to work at 6am today knowing none of my stuff was going to be in order.

I was correct as I have spent the past 1hr 45min trying to figure out what the hell is going on.

When other people take a day off and I must cover for them I take pride in allowing them to return to a clean desk with notes detailing what happened. Why can no one else do this?

On top of all this the Production Manager whines when he walks in the door about how hard it was Friday with me gone. This is why it is almost impossible for me to take a real vacation.

by Sec 108 on Nov 10, 2008 7:42 AM PST reply actions  

I find the job security that follows going away on trips refreshing.

Every time I get back I get to hear about everything that went wrong while I was gone.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 7:45 AM PST up reply actions  

Vacations are actually bad for a sales rep.

No one will follow up or make calls for you when you are gone.

My worst sales months are always the ones when I take a week vacation.

by Sec 108 on Nov 10, 2008 7:50 AM PST up reply actions  

I'd imagine sales is quote a bit different than a support role.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 7:51 AM PST up reply actions  

It really is. There is tons of job security though.

Everything I do pays for itself, so I am never a financial liability.

Plus I get to do pretty much whatever I want since I am paid on performance only.

by Sec 108 on Nov 10, 2008 7:55 AM PST up reply actions  

Oh yeah - the Facebook "people you may know" tool

That thing always shows the same three people on it, and I don’t know any of them. This thing needs to get the hint.

Also, how my Genius sidebar insists that the song I need to go with the rest of my library is “No Air” by Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown, a song that I have in my library

by seattlebruin on Nov 10, 2008 7:52 AM PST reply actions  

Click the little x next to the picture.

It clears them out.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 7:53 AM PST up reply actions  

What the hell.

Did everyone just get busy or something?

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 8:03 AM PST reply actions  

It's Monday

we all have last weeks work to finish up

by seattlebruin on Nov 10, 2008 8:04 AM PST up reply actions  

Some of us work for a living.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 8:07 AM PST up reply actions  

I work.

I just enjoy it. Except when I fail spectacularly in front of thousands of people.

by brayden04 on Nov 10, 2008 8:07 AM PST up reply actions  

I'm talking with sales reps that lost their passwords.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 8:05 AM PST up reply actions  

I leave the house an hour ago, nothin.

and now 100+ comments. Crazy.

My pet peeve is riding to work in the rain. I have to ride slow and corner like a grandparent because my tires aren’t grippy enough to hold corners in the wet, and wet leaves are like riding on ice.

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by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 8:05 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, by this time next week I won't care any more

but this is the first time all fall I’ve ridden in heavy rain all the way to work and it always freaks me out at first. I’m used to being able to go top speed all the way to work and in this weather that’s just not possible.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 8:08 AM PST up reply actions  

One of my best friends is a huge bicycle rider.

He moved to San Diego almost five years ago because he was sick of riding in the rain and also sick of constantly cleaning his bike.

by Sec 108 on Nov 10, 2008 8:13 AM PST up reply actions  

I actually really enjoy the ritualistic aspect of cleaning my bike each night

I can’t say I love riding in the rain, but after about three minutes you get used to it – it’s not like you’ll get MORE miserable after that, you’re already soaked, so you just go.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 8:17 AM PST up reply actions  

Like you're transporting minors across the border to drink?

Or that you’re just going into Canada to get pot or cheap prescription drugs?

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 8:18 AM PST up reply actions  

Not at all

but apparently the mounds of empty mt dew bottles made me look like a speed addict.

by Robert on Nov 10, 2008 8:27 AM PST up reply actions  

You're young, you were only there for a night

Not to get political, but you’ve just been profiled.

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by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 8:22 AM PST up reply actions  

Yup, you definitely got profiled.

From the perspective of the border patrol, NOBODY goes to a foreign country for 5 hours with no fixed plans and is innocent.

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by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 8:24 AM PST up reply actions  

Honestly, if I were a BP agent,

and I heard someone wanted to go across the border for poutine, I would assume there were drugs in the car.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 8:23 AM PST up reply actions  

I am never here in time to talk to bruin.

It’s like you guys have a whole day before I wake up.

by royalcurve on Nov 10, 2008 8:28 AM PST reply actions  

Try and be me not able to get on until 9 or so

I come into this thing at 9am and there’s 200+ posts already. It’s wild

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 9:46 AM PST up reply actions  

Today's my "late" week

So I don’t go to work until 2. I woke up at 9 this morning when my son got up, and have a few hours to kill before I have to leave

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 10:01 AM PST up reply actions  

A pet peave of mine? Templates.

Why yes Mr. C++ guy, I would absolutely love to scope on everything that exists in the world. No, writing main_savitch_10::binary_tree_node:: in front of everything doesn’t make the code hard to read or anything. And the cryptic compiler messages that tell me nothing of use are awesome too. I love how you tell me that the function I’m using doesn’t exist, despite the fact that I’m look right at it, and if I wasn’t using a damned template would either tell me what I’m doing wrong or would just fucking work. Seriously, fuck templates. And fuck C++ for being designed all super retarded. If you’re going to make object oriented C, make it not fucking retarded.

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by joof on Nov 10, 2008 8:33 AM PST reply actions  

People still program in C++?

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 8:42 AM PST up reply actions  

Yup.

A ton of companies have legacy programs written in C++ that they have neither the time, money, nor inclination to replace, so it’s still pretty common in a lot of places.

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by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 8:44 AM PST up reply actions  

But you wouldn't think that would lead to training new programmers on it.

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by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 8:49 AM PST up reply actions  

I guess you could use it as a stepping stone...

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by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 9:02 AM PST up reply actions  

Understandable.

They still taught COBOL when I was in Jr. High.

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by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 8:48 AM PST up reply actions  

And I'm out.

I am unable to understand this conversation. brb dessert

by royalcurve on Nov 10, 2008 8:47 AM PST reply actions  

I'm awaiting the coming storm.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 9:04 AM PST up reply actions  

Nope =/

I went to Carmax on a whim (because I was in Pasadena anyway, which also blew, but that’s a different story) and they somehow offered me $8500 for my car.

Yes, $3500 less than the dealer was offering me. The dealer who’s trying his best to rip me off

by seattlebruin on Nov 10, 2008 9:09 AM PST up reply actions  

Thinking about just waiting until next year and buying the '09s when they go on massive sale

but I’m kind of pressing to buy now because the economy is so down that I’m getting offered steals for the new car, it’s just it would be crazy to sell my current car for some of the offers I’m getting

by seattlebruin on Nov 10, 2008 9:14 AM PST up reply actions  

That's the crappy thing about a bad economy

it’s hard to take advantage of good deals when you can’t make it worth your while.

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by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 9:16 AM PST up reply actions  

What I've been really wishing for was that I was a few years older and more established

so that it might make sense to just go out and buy the car I want while hanging onto mine and waiting for the market to perk up a bit, all the while keeping feelers out to sell it.

Unfortunately, I just don’t have the money to do this, so I can’t really take advantage. Of course the other side of the sword is that my 401k would be getting crushed a lot more dollar-wise if I was older and more established as well

by seattlebruin on Nov 10, 2008 9:21 AM PST up reply actions  

What would make the most sense really though

is being happy with the by all accounts perfectly good car you have and not spending the money on a new one. And putting the amount of a car payment every month into your 401k.

/end preaching

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by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 9:23 AM PST up reply actions  

I'm a man of few wants, actually

I don’t collect things. I have a few things, and the things I have are quite nice, but I don’t stockpile.

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by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 9:30 AM PST up reply actions  

This is one of the things I have

Actually, mine’s a 42 in plasma, but still. I use it enough that it was worth what I spent on it. But I have no desire to get anything bigger until this one dies, which may take 15 years or so.

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by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 9:32 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, I've got that Circuit City extended warranty

where if your TV breaks, you get a credit towards your next TV for the cost of the old one plus the cost of the warranty, so I’m basically just trading up. With LCD TV prices on the way down and Circuit City about the go belly up… it’s probably a good time to cash in on the warranty

by seattlebruin on Nov 10, 2008 9:35 AM PST up reply actions  

Read that warranty very carefully.

And don’t go outside it by a hair.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 9:38 AM PST up reply actions  

Heh, I felt that same way too

but then I actually went through it once (my first TV actually broke) and they were really good about hooking me up with a credit to buy a new one, so I’m feeling pretty good

by seattlebruin on Nov 10, 2008 9:39 AM PST up reply actions  

If you can't find a good deal, get in touch with me.

I may be able to help.

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by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 9:34 AM PST up reply actions  

It's more of a grey market.

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by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 9:38 AM PST up reply actions  

I get good prices on many items.

It seems a shame to give that extra money to some box retailer.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 9:36 AM PST up reply actions  

I saw, and that's obviously the only way to go.

But watch what you do to the TV to make it stop working. Those warranty packs are tightly worded.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 9:39 AM PST up reply actions  

They didn't even check it last time

I’m not so sure I have to actually break it. I’ll definitely read through that warranty though, but the first time through it appears as though it even covers negligence

by seattlebruin on Nov 10, 2008 9:40 AM PST up reply actions  

Wow, that's different.

I had to go through a BestBuy warranty return for a friend, and it was crazy. We had to fight with them for months (and get the BBB involved) to get it sorted out.

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by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 9:43 AM PST up reply actions  

And Circuit City is going belly up because...

Oh, right – this and the fact that people “rent” video equipment from them for making/editing videos…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 10, 2008 4:27 PM PST up reply actions  

That's a time-honored practice of retail

When I worked at Best Buy about 5 years during the summer back we had a “black list” of people that weren’t allowed to return air conditioning unit, because they would buy from one store, keep it for 28 days, and return it to another store and buy a different one, and then return it 28 days later, and continue until summer wasn’t hot anymore

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 4:30 PM PST up reply actions  

That's actually really smart

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by Corco on Nov 10, 2008 4:39 PM PST up reply actions  

I know, I kind of felt bad turning them away

Not their fault BB had a huge loophole in their return policy

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 4:49 PM PST up reply actions  

One thing to keep in mind though

Since the economy is down and you’re getting a steal on the new car, it’s only fair that your trade in value be lower. It’s best to look at the total difference. You could pay $3,000 more for the new car but get $4,000 more for your trade and actually come out ahead.

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 9:49 AM PST up reply actions  

And this is me being helpful, and not a car salesman, I promise

I’ll offer any advice you like on this, and it’ll be real honest “insider” advice

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, I'm trying to figure out what the total difference is going to be and working more off that than off a set price value for each piece

the only thing is that I’m not being real accommodating because when you get right down to it, I don’t need a new car – but I would be willing to buy one if the right deal was there

by seattlebruin on Nov 10, 2008 11:50 AM PST up reply actions  

Even though I was in a fog, I had a good time yesterday.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 10, 2008 8:48 AM PST up reply actions  

The National are a damn fine band. Wow.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 10, 2008 9:09 AM PST reply actions  

I find them really uneven.

Some of their songs are amazing, but many of them fall into the trap of being repetitive and boring.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Nov 10, 2008 9:11 AM PST up reply actions  

I tend to agree

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by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 9:13 AM PST up reply actions  

OK, so they make some bad songs. What band doesn't?

I still think they’re a damn fine band, on the whole.

by marc w on Nov 10, 2008 10:19 AM PST up reply actions  

He's posted some sensible things recently.

But mostly, it might help to have extremely similar tastes/opinions, in order to gain access to his inner circle. From there, operation Poison the Well can begin.

by marc w on Nov 10, 2008 10:25 AM PST up reply actions  

I'm terrified.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 10, 2008 10:25 AM PST up reply actions  

BOTD...

Oh good god… Blarf!

Chocolate covered bacon.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 10, 2008 9:20 AM PST reply actions  

I have tried this

and it is not very good. I was extremely drunk when I tried it, too, which would lead you to believe that it would taste better than it would when sober.

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by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 9:22 AM PST up reply actions  

It's strange - the people who LOVE this (and there are many of them)

are the people who aren’t bacon-obsessed. I gave some of these bacon chocolate bars to my wife (a bacon nut), and she thought they were vile.

Maybe they use terrible bacon?

by marc w on Nov 10, 2008 10:20 AM PST up reply actions  

I know YAAAAY

You getting it? I plan to, so we’ll have to party up. I’ve been trying the beta a bit here and there, and it’s pretty good

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 9:53 AM PST up reply actions  

Hellllls yeah

the only thing is that my Live hasn’t been very cooperative lately so it might be a week or so before I can get online

by seattlebruin on Nov 10, 2008 11:51 AM PST up reply actions  

So is Gary Coleman.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 10, 2008 9:30 AM PST up reply actions  

So Arsenal restored my faith in humanity at the weekend

I wish I could say “never doubted them for a minute”, but…well, that’s true, actually. I doubted them for MANY minutes last week. But they came through. woo.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 9:26 AM PST reply actions  

don't worry, I have no faith that Arsenal will carry this to Saturday

I’ve learned never to expect a string of good things from 2008 Arsenal. And the season’s not even a quarter of the way done yet.

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by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 9:31 AM PST up reply actions  

Not real football.

/NOLA

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by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 9:40 AM PST up reply actions  

Now I'm sort of glad I have texting turned off on my phone.

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by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 9:48 AM PST up reply actions  

Amen on the turn signals

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by Corco on Nov 10, 2008 9:36 AM PST reply actions  

Hmm: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/11/mets-revamping.html

Mets interested in Varitek? They just don’t get it, do they?

Indie.

by .Taylor on Nov 10, 2008 9:40 AM PST reply actions  

Ummm...

You read that site for more than laughs? That place is about as credible as I am on what MLB execs are looking at.

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by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 9:44 AM PST up reply actions  

Who on DRB?

Certainly not RJ or anyone that matters. SRQ doesn’t count.

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by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 9:47 AM PST up reply actions  

Why don't I count?

Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navi Stroking, 2pitchers1cup, BJ to the Balls, Riggans Your Thingans
09: This one is for all the rings.

by SRQman on Nov 10, 2008 10:02 AM PST up reply actions  

Have you read your sig?

You’re supposed to be credible?

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by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 10:33 AM PST up reply actions  

SO NOW ALL THE CLOUDS GO AWAY AND THERE'S BRIGHT BLUE SKY?

Why does the weather hate me?

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by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 9:49 AM PST reply actions  

Maybe it thinks you like being wet?

If it starts raining when you go to leave, I think there’s credible proof.

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by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, they say upwards of 3 inches between tonight and Wednesday

Good times

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 9:55 AM PST up reply actions  

I also love them

Especially the heavy rain ones. I wish this one had a little wind to accompany it, but those will come, so that’s good

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 10:03 AM PST up reply actions  

There's apparently supposed to be heavy winds on the coast

maybe they’ll blow inland as well.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 10:04 AM PST up reply actions  

They say sustained around 10-15 mph

So kinda windy, but not really. Also, sorry you have to ride in it

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 10:05 AM PST up reply actions  

I actually prefer riding in serious storms to riding in annoying drizzle

it makes me feel like I’ve conquered something.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Good point

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah not so much

Maple Valley is basically a wind tunnel so we always get the worst of those.

by Robert on Nov 10, 2008 10:06 AM PST up reply actions  

And my hill helps to funnel it to you

So I catch the spikes of it as it crests my hill.

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Driving pet peeve related to turning

When people are about to turn and slow way the hell down or even stop completely still in the normal lane of traffic.

Notably: turns left when there is a left hand turn lane and instead of moving over to that lane and then braking, they brake first then meander their ass left and turns right when they have to wait for pedestrians and instead of getting out of the right hand driving lane, they stop in the middle of it.

by Matthew on Nov 10, 2008 9:55 AM PST reply actions  

I like this idea too

But especially in Seattle where people for some reason like pedestrians that comment could have landed me in hot water

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by Corco on Nov 10, 2008 9:58 AM PST up reply actions  

Stricter driving tests would be a lot more useful

than getting rid of people who commute via clean energy.

by Matthew on Nov 10, 2008 10:01 AM PST up reply actions  

I completely agree with this

2/3 of the idiots on the road should really just not be on the road

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by Corco on Nov 10, 2008 10:02 AM PST up reply actions  

If only King, SnoHo and King counties would put me in charge of solving the traffic issue.

Not only would I solve it, but I’d solve it in a way that saves them money.

by Matthew on Nov 10, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions  

I would raise the gas tax

and I wouldn’t need to spend billions on road projects, plus a huge increase in driver test costs as people have to now re-take them (and multiple times before they give up and realize they’re too stupid to pass it). Also, better drivers on the road means less accidents and thus lower expenditure on emergency services. Also, less and better drivers means less congestion so less money wasted overall in the economy. Plus, bus ticket sales go up.

That’s off the top of my head. I’m sure there’s mitigating factors.

by Matthew on Nov 10, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions  

sounds plausible

I guess if you’re taking lots of cars off the roads you don’t need to keep building new roads- I forgot about that factor

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by Corco on Nov 10, 2008 10:14 AM PST up reply actions  

society sucks.

I’m not seeing a downside here.

by Matthew on Nov 10, 2008 10:17 AM PST up reply actions  

Nonesense,

because being one of my bodyguards will enable them to have a drivers license. A precious commodity in Post-Matthew society.

by Matthew on Nov 10, 2008 10:27 AM PST up reply actions  

and I'm also assuming you'll be armed

so that’s something.

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by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 10:27 AM PST up reply actions  

"Untied States"

Has a nice ring to it

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 10:37 AM PST up reply actions  

People adapt.

When gas prices hovered in the upper $4’s, people cut back on their driving. Now that gas is in the mid-to-low $2’s, people are still not driving as much.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 10, 2008 10:19 AM PST up reply actions  

Absolutely agree.

In Japan, it costs like $5000 just to sign up for driving school. Then, when you take the driving test, if you make one mistake, no matter how little, you fail. This causes everyone to drive the same way and keeps the junky drivers from getting a license.

by Wilder. on Nov 10, 2008 1:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh god yes I hate that

Like when they turn into the turn lane instead of merging into it. Also, I hate if I’m in a neighborhood and get caught behind somebody who is lost, and they keep slowing way down and then starting to go again, and then slow way down a few houses later before speeding up again, and just continuing this over and over

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 9:59 AM PST up reply actions  

Yes

Either pull over or drive with the flow of traffic and should you pass where you were supposed to go then turn around (legally) and go back to it

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by Corco on Nov 10, 2008 10:03 AM PST up reply actions  

Oh, god, this reminds me of another pet peeve.

Drivers who miss their turn/exit endangering lives by diving across 3 lanes of traffic to make their turn.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Nov 10, 2008 10:04 AM PST up reply actions  

I agree

If you screw up just eat your mistake

My biggest pet peeve are people who, when merging in a bottleneck situation, pull out of the slower lane (usually the left), get into the faster, skip to the front of the line, and then merge in

That just makes the problem worse assholes

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by Corco on Nov 10, 2008 10:05 AM PST up reply actions  

If I see people do this I absolutely refuse to let them in

I’ll come within 2-3 inches of the car in front of me’s bumper to prevent them from entering

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by Corco on Nov 10, 2008 10:10 AM PST up reply actions  

I'm the same.

I don’t have road rage, but I’m a vindictive motherfucker out there

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 10:11 AM PST up reply actions  

I'm an incredibly nice and accomodating driver until you do something that pisses me off

Then your life will become a living hell

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by Corco on Nov 10, 2008 10:13 AM PST up reply actions  

So you're the same as me

Excellent

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 10:14 AM PST up reply actions  

Oh and then possibly my greatest pet peeve

On rural freeways people who don’t “Keep Right Except to Pass”

If I have to pass you on the right for no conceivable reason I will pass you, get in the left lane, put my right turn signal on, gently brake so that the car cruising in the left lane has to slow down a little bit, and then merge to the right.

People sometimes get it- it’s more effective with a passenger in the car who can point out the window to the right lane.

Most fun is when you pass a KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS SIGN and you can just roll down your window and point at it with your right blinker on

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by Corco on Nov 10, 2008 10:16 AM PST up reply actions  

It should be noted that you do NOT want to repeat the left-right lane change

to try to herd the car into the right lane

I got pulled over once and the officer said somebody called me in saying I was drunk- I explained what I was doing and he just laughed and said “Just drive your car and don’t worry about it” but it wasn’t worth the effort

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by Corco on Nov 10, 2008 10:19 AM PST up reply actions  

Oregon is surprisingly good about this. But they post a sign about every 75 miles about staying in the right lane.

I’m only really familiar with I-84 though. I don’t know how many times I’ve been down that stretch of highway. The only posted sign I’ve ever seen in WA telling drivers to stay in the right lane is on the left side of the road coming down from Snoqualmie Pass.

by dpseadv on Nov 10, 2008 12:46 PM PST up reply actions  

There's a couple on eastbound I-90 between Spokane and Ritzville

and then they’re posted in crazy frequency on US-2/97 near Wenatchee

and there’s a couple on I-82 heading west out of the Tri-Cities

and one or 2 on I-5 near Centralia

but that’s all I know of

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by Corco on Nov 10, 2008 12:56 PM PST up reply actions  

I can't remember the last time I've been on I-90 between Spokane and E'burg.

When I still had reason to drive that country, it was always to turn off at Ellensburg and take the state road to Pullman. Talk about a Bermuda Triangle, that drive always feels about 3 times longer than it actually takes.

by dpseadv on Nov 10, 2008 1:07 PM PST up reply actions  

SR 26 is a long, boring haul

That’s the fastest way back to McCall too- it’s one of the most boring 150 mile stretches in Washington

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by Corco on Nov 10, 2008 1:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Incorrect.

What makes the problem worse is people that merge prematurely and block up traffic further back than they should have. If people would keep two (or whatever) lanes all the way up to the merge, it would go faster, and no one would be jumping line.

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by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions  

Not to mention that the people that saw it coming and didn't merge two miles behind aren't jumping line,

and I would hope that you would recognize the difference and not just get angry that someone was going ahead of you.

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by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions  

I actually saw someone when waiting at a red light

go into the shared left turn lane and try to horn in in front and some retard actually let him in.

by Mariner John on Nov 10, 2008 1:16 PM PST up reply actions  

And learn how house numbers work

If somebody tells you that they live on 130th and their house number is 1635, then get close to 16th st and count house numbers, keeping in mind that all the odd numbers are on one side, and evens on the other

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 10:06 AM PST up reply actions  

crazy talk

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by Corco on Nov 10, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah no shit

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 10, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions  

My driving pet peeve

Is heading North on I-5 and having three minivans and a semi truck chilling in the left lane.

It’s nice going 5 under the speed limit for 180 miles.

by Garces on Nov 10, 2008 11:01 AM PST up reply actions  

That's my pet peeve too -

also, why are an inordinate number of the left-lane-chillers from Oregon? Lower speed limit down there (at least in the PDX area)?

This drives me insane.

by marc w on Nov 10, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions  

It's a Northwest thing, I think

Especially on I-5.

I don’t think I’ve ever thirsted for blood more than when it goes down to 2 lanes before Chehalis.

by Garces on Nov 10, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions  

It is.

I don’t think anywhere else in the country has any idea what speed limits actually are.

by Matthew on Nov 10, 2008 11:37 AM PST up reply actions  

Most do.

If you are going at it or less than 5 above, they’ll ride up your ass until they can get around you.

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by Faux on Nov 10, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions