Shit that annoys you

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Originally Posted by John_B

I just got a $5.28 check from Equifax due to a data breach. That's a nice "Fuck you” on top of getting my info stolen.

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The most irritating thing is how they had all your personal info/financial data to begin with, whether or not you've EVER used their services. Why the hell these companies are even entitled to your private data to begin with is infuriating.

Equifax is worth around 28 BILLION dollars. You'd think they could spring for better security, but nope. They say "F U and your data. Now take your $5 and shut up." Bet some class action lawyers got pretty damn rich off this one, though. Now have fun locking down your credit and cleaning up any messes they may have created.

Super dark tinted windows annoy me. I honestly believe that eye contact really helps to avoid accidents, especially for pedestrians. If I were a cop, I would be way more inclined to pull anyone over with tinted windows.

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Originally Posted by rideit

Super dark tinted windows annoy me. I honestly believe that eye contact really helps to avoid accidents, especially for pedestrians. If I were a cop, I would be way more inclined to pull anyone over with tinted windows.

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People in extremely sunny, warm climes would like to have a word with you. :D

You don't need "Limo tint" though. I put in a lighter tint which really is much better than nothing and the cops can see in the car, so I don't get shot.

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Originally Posted by liv2ski

You don't need "Limo tint" though. I put in a lighter tint which really is much better than nothing and the cops can see in the car, so I don't get shot.

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Isn't that a horrifying insight into the policing we've saddled ourselves with. (I'd laugh, but it sure isn't funny.)

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Originally Posted by liv2ski

You don't need "Limo tint" though. I put in a lighter tint which really is much better than nothing and the cops can see in the car, so I don't get shot.

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Hold the phone there Ben Franklin, you're white. Cops don't shoot white people without some extreme circumstances.

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Originally Posted by riser4

Hold the phone there Ben Franklin, you're white. Cops don't shoot white people without some extreme circumstances.

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They can't see him through the extremely dark tint.

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Originally Posted by skaredshtles

They can't see him through the extremely dark tint.

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Ah. There it is.

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Originally Posted by riser4

Ah. There it is.

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Or perhaps the tint isn't so dark, but he looks brown through the tint that's there? :D

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Originally Posted by lowsparkco

I went into a store to borrow a pen to leave the guy a note and the clerk said they do occasionally ticket.

A couple friends felt like I should have called the cops and seen if I was liable. I can’t get into all that. I should have seen it. Can’t hit a parked fucking car and whine about it. Pissed me off for about 15 minutes then I got over it.

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I backed out of the unlit ER parking lot at about 2am and hit a a black suv parked in a spot clearly marked as no parking. Dented the SUV, my car with no damage. I thought seriously about not leaving a note but in the end I left one. Glad I did because it turned out to be a nurse's car. If it had been an ortho doc's I would have been pissed at myself.

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Originally Posted by MontuckyFried

The most irritating thing is how they had all your personal info/financial data to begin with, whether or not you've EVER used their services. Why the hell these companies are even entitled to your private data to begin with is infuriating.

Equifax is worth around 28 BILLION dollars. You'd think they could spring for better security, but nope. They say "F U and your data. Now take your $5 and shut up." Bet some class action lawyers got pretty damn rich off this one, though. Now have fun locking down your credit and cleaning up any messes they may have created.

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I'm sure that every time you open a bank account, get a credit card, ues a pay toilet, etc you sign a waiver you don't read that lets them send your info to the credit bureaus.

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Originally Posted by old goat

I'm sure that every time you open a bank account, get a credit card, ues a pay toilet, etc you sign a waiver you don't read that lets them send your info to the credit bureaus.

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Which is wrapped up in the clause where they collect data on the transaction in order to serve you better!

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Originally Posted by old goat

I'm sure that every time you open a bank account, get a credit card, ues a pay toilet, etc you sign a waiver you don't read that lets them send your info to the credit bureaus.

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I don't remember ever signing a waiver, but I HAVE received plenty of one-side changes of term notifications over the years. Funny how businesses can change terms on you on a whim, at any time, but you sure as hell can't do the same to them. I bet you're right, though. It's in the terms of SOMETHING I've used at some point, but it's still annoying that you can't even have a basic bank account or anything else without having your info being sold off, and then promptly hacked. It's like you can't even participate in modern society without your private info being vulnerable. Not sure of an alternative without going full off-grid hermit.

Gosh…it’s almost as if removing regulations keeping business needs/wants from running roughshod over its consumers has negative consequences on its consumers.

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Originally Posted by MontuckyFried

I don't remember ever signing a waiver,

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Oh, you signed them. You can be sure of that.

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Originally Posted by mcphee

Gosh…it’s almost as if removing regulations keeping business needs/wants from running roughshod over its consumers has negative consequences on its consumers.

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And quite ironic that MF is the one complaining about it. :D

^bless his heart

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Originally Posted by mcphee

Gosh…it’s almost as if removing regulations keeping business needs/wants from running roughshod over its consumers has negative consequences on its consumers.

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Originally Posted by skaredshtles

And quite ironic that MF is the one complaining about it. :D

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Originally Posted by mcphee

^bless his heart

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Yup.

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Originally Posted by skaredshtles

Oh, you signed them. You can be sure of that.

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Quite possibly. Don't remember. Opened my accounts in the freaking 90s. Surely terms were at least SLIGHTLY different back then, though.

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Originally Posted by skaredshtles

And quite ironic that MF is the one complaining about it. :D

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O rly? Have I ever complained about Federal banking regulations here? Just because I like the thought of smaller government as a whole doesn't mean I want to throw out the baby with the bathwater. FFS, you guys love to over-generalize others around here. Never any allowance for nuanced points of view. Nosirree.

^BLESS IT!

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CnzdKlC..._web_copy_link

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Originally Posted by whipski

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CnzdKlC..._web_copy_link

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What annoys you with that clip, the shoddy camera work?

Why can't people trim or remove their hedges and shrubs from near corners at stop signs on side streets so you can see oncoming traffic without pulling into the travel lanes of the cross street? Why do they get shitty if you ask them to cut stuff back?

Why does everyone ignore that big fat white stop line at intersections and make left turns hard? Why is basic shit like this ignored? Again today I watched a gnarly accident because someone apparently thought they had the right to pull 20 feet past the stop line even though the light was red.

^Because it’s our sweet baby jesus given right to do whatever the fuck we want. America, fuck yea.

Dumpster fires. https://www.wcax.com/2023/01/23/burl...hool-dumpster/

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Originally Posted by gravitylover

Why can't people trim or remove their hedges and shrubs from near corners at stop signs on side streets so you can see oncoming traffic without pulling into the travel lanes of the cross street? Why do they get shitty if you ask them to cut stuff back?

Why does everyone ignore that big fat white stop line at intersections and make left turns hard? Why is basic shit like this ignored? Again today I watched a gnarly accident because someone apparently thought they had the right to pull 20 feet past the stop line even though the light was red.

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try dealing wth 10 feet high berms for 3 or 4 months and you won't be worried so much about the shrubs. At least with the shrubs there's a chance the oncoming drivers will be able to stop.

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Originally Posted by gravitylover

Why does everyone ignore that big fat white stop line at intersections and make left turns hard?

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If they were not dumb-as-shit mouth breathers they could try to figure out what traffic is coming by being a bit behind the guy trying to turn left. Unless there is untrimmed hedges blocking their view back there, of course.

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Originally Posted by gravitylover

Why can't people trim or remove their hedges and shrubs from near corners at stop signs on side streets so you can see oncoming traffic without pulling into the travel lanes of the cross street? Why do they get shitty if you ask them to cut stuff back?

Why does everyone ignore that big fat white stop line at intersections and make left turns hard? Why is basic shit like this ignored? Again today I watched a gnarly accident because someone apparently thought they had the right to pull 20 feet past the stop line even though the light was red.

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At least in my state you are only required to stop at the line before moving forward to gain a better view prior to turning. Since no one gives a shit about anyone else on the road this turns into an escalating game of who can stick their nose out farther to block the other turning cars view so they can see.

A big issue IMO is that we basically test people once when they are young, give them a license and never test them again. I’m starting to think that a moving violation should come with a fine and a retest.

Personally my solution is to avoid ever turning left across uncontrolled traffic.

I'm talking about when you're at a light and it's red. IMO there's no reason at all to go past that line and enter the intersection. The line is there for a reason and when somebody is making a left turn they need that room.

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Originally Posted by gravitylover

I'm talking about when you're at a light and it's red. IMO there's no reason at all to go past that line and enter the intersection. The line is there for a reason and when somebody is making a left turn they need that room.

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I can only assume you are talking about oncoming or cross traffic taking a left?

Yeah, if it’s red and you aren’t turning right you need to be stopped at the line (law) and outside the travel lane you are turning into. Don’t seem to have that issue here typically.

Like I said, it’s clear to me we need widespread retesting for a large percentage of the driving population.

Stopping at cross walks, red lights, basic speed rule, merging, how to use your low beam, high beams , accessory lighting etc etc.

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Originally Posted by oldnew_guy

Personally my solution is to avoid ever turning left across uncontrolled traffic.

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Sounds like you're a Tesla. Your AI for posting in internet forums is very impressive. Your self driving not so much.

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Originally Posted by old goat

Sounds like you're a Tesla. Your AI for posting in internet forums is very impressive. Your self driving not so much.

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Sounds like he should move to Michigan.

People don’t even care if you have the right of way. I’ve had half a dozen people pull out from a side street in the last week so close to me that I had to brake aggressively to avoid t boning them. People don’t care


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Originally Posted by old goat

try dealing wth 10 feet high berms for 3 or 4 months and you won't be worried so much about the shrubs. At least with the shrubs there's a chance the oncoming drivers will be able to stop.

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This started happening with our massive snowpack in the Wasatch. Nowhere near as annoying or sketchy as if it were in town mind you, but today I had to give up on turning left/downhill out of the trailhead parking lot in LCC and instead go up canyon hoping to be able to make a U-turn. The plow pushed about 12' of snow into the inside of a turn and I had 10' of visibility on the cars driving up canyon. Mid day no worries but trying to get on the road when the LCC downhill red snake is in full effect got even more challenging...

Left my job so had to port my phone number over which requires the company's acct info/password of their cell phone acct.

IT guy doesn't answer me for a full day when I reach out for help. Gets a hold of me via email and says...nooo they need YOUR acct info.

Commical really

Snowblowers. Why do you only break when I need you the most?! Missed a ski day today because of this.

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Originally Posted by booner

Left my job so had to port my phone number over which requires the company's acct info/password of their cell phone acct.

IT guy doesn't answer me for a full day when I reach out for help. Gets a hold of me via email and says...nooo they need YOUR acct info.

Commical really

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This is one of those instances when a Google Voice number comes in *real* handy...

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Originally Posted by skaredshtles

This is one of those instances when a Google Voice number comes in *real* handy...

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Didn't they stop handing those out about 10 years ago, or so?

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Originally Posted by riser4

Didn't they stop handing those out about 10 years ago, or so?

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Hmmm... I don't think so, but I've probably had mine for at least that long, so... maybe?

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Originally Posted by Thaleia

Snowblowers. Why do you only break when I need you the most?! Missed a ski day today because of this.

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Shovel broke too? :fmicon: