Shit that annoys you

Went to a store and bought $70 worth of beer. Forgot to get a bag of ice so went back in, tried to pay for ice 2.99 on credit card (didn’t have any cash) Same lady says $5 minimum on credit card. I said to her I just spent $70 here 30 seconds ago. Doesn’t matter she says, has to be $5 per transaction. I left annoyed without ice

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Originally Posted by teletech

Went to a store and bought $70 worth of beer. Forgot to get a bag of ice so went back in, tried to pay for ice 2.99 on credit card (didn’t have any cash) Same lady says $5 minimum on credit card. I said to her I just spent $70 here 30 seconds ago. Doesn’t matter she says, has to be $5 per transaction. I left annoyed without ice

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You could have bought a second bag of ice or maybe some chips to go with the beer

Or dragged them beer back inside and returned it, then bought everything together !

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Originally Posted by riser4

Btdt. 30+ years ago I bought a Craftsman ratchet set that had press in spots in the lid only. The sockets just set in the base part. It was really easy to mix up top and bottom and open it upside down, at which time the base contents would grenade everywhere. Some fucking genius probably got paid extra for that move. Fast forward to today and the latches are broken off, so if you pick it up by the handle, it flops open and explodes. One has to carry it flat and open it carefully. It's probably time for a new tool tote for it.

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I have a socket set like that. First thing I did when I opened it upside down the first time was put a piece of white hockey tape on the correct upper side with the word "top" sharpied on it. I have never opened it the wrong way since.

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Originally Posted by mcski

Or dragged them beer back inside and returned it, then bought everything together !

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I would have returned a single item costing $2 just to highlight the absurdity

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Originally Posted by riser4

Btdt. 30+ years ago I bought a Craftsman ratchet set that had press in spots in the lid only. The sockets just set in the base part. It was really easy to mix up top and bottom and open it upside down, at which time the base contents would grenade everywhere. Some fucking genius probably got paid extra for that move. Fast forward to today and the latches are broken off, so if you pick it up by the handle, it flops open and explodes. One has to carry it flat and open it carefully. It's probably time for a new tool tote for it.

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I may have the same set - and maybe 25 years ago, when I got a rollaway toolbox, I cut the lid half off, leaving the lower half that holds the sockets. It's in a toolbox drawer as a socket holder now.

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Originally Posted by subtle plague

American tourist who tried to rape and kill other American tourists near Neuschwanstein.

He pushed one woman down a gorge and tried to rape the other whom he pushed down later. One is dead.

Why? I mean you're on holiday? And why push someone down a mountain near a tourist attraction if your main goal is sexual assault?

Please keep your murderers in the US. [emoji6]

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I saw this story and just shook my head when I read the assailant was an American. Just tragic and embarrassing.

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Originally Posted by The AD

I saw this story and just shook my head when I read the assailant was an American. Just tragic and embarrassing.

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I'm sure Germany let out a sigh of relief

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Originally Posted by Toadman

Great - Just what I needed to read about this morning. Damn Hackers.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/16/polit...ent/index.html

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I received a letter in the mail for my DL renewal the same day I read that in the Oregonian . It encouraged renewing online of course

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I received a letter in the mail for my DL renewal the same day I read that in the Oregonian . It encouraged renewing online of course

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Oh that’s fun. At least I had to give them a bunch more personal info to get my Super-DL a couple months ago. Now the Russians won’t have to bother to hack my bank to get that stuff.

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Originally Posted by evdog

I have a socket set like that. First thing I did when I opened it upside down the first time was put a piece of white hockey tape on the correct upper side with the word "top" sharpied on it. I have never opened it the wrong way since.

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I'm a slower learner than you, apparently. It took me multiple times, but I eventually did likewise and also put a "NO!!!!" label on the bottom.

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Originally Posted by teletech

Went to a store and bought $70 worth of beer. Forgot to get a bag of ice so went back in, tried to pay for ice 2.99 on credit card (didn’t have any cash) Same lady says $5 minimum on credit card. I said to her I just spent $70 here 30 seconds ago. Doesn’t matter she says, has to be $5 per transaction. I left annoyed without ice

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Did you leave her a tip on the beer purchase?
If not it's probably why she wouldn't let you slide on the ice.

Corn silks

Popcorn kernels that don’t pop, and bits of the kernels that get stuck in your teeth.

One of my socket sets, the sockets are (were) held in place by elastic straps, and of course it’s the grade of elastic that expires in about two years. Now I have the sockets grouped into different labeled ziplocks inside the larger container.

I left this kit to my old man for a bit and he returned it with the foam inside. He’s smart. If he didn’t do this I’d probably have put this stuff on rails in a tool bag or Plano case.

Aside from the dumb blow mold case, the old US made sockets are very nice.
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Painted rocks with stupid messages on them. Don't you people have anything better to do with your time than paint rocks and leave them in random locations. If I see your damned rocks they are getting tossed into the sagebrush, same goes for your damned rock cairns where they don't really need to be, like on a well established trail, I'll knock them down everytime I see them.

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Originally Posted by mtnjam

Painted rocks with stupid messages on them. Don't you people have anything better to do with your time than paint rocks and leave them in random locations. If I see your damned rocks they are getting tossed into the sagebrush, same goes for your damned rock cairns where they don't really need to be, like on a well established trail, I'll knock them down everytime I see them.

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Lol. Do you knock over the kids Legos too? Fwiw, freelance cairns that make trail navigation confusing or even life threatening ARE fucking annoying, I'm with you there.

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Originally Posted by waveshello

Working on a frame up build of a townie tandem bike. Ordered 2 saddles on Amazon. 2 arrived, 1 correct, the other a different manufacturer's saddle in the same packaging as the correct one.

Ordered two seatpost clamps, only one was shipped, different size than ordered.

Arrrg

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The universe is trying to keep you from making the very, very, very bad mistake of owning an operational tandem. I suggest you listen.

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Originally Posted by EWG

The universe is trying to keep you from making the very, very, very bad mistake of owning an operational tandem. I suggest you listen.

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Too late, but a very good point haha. I think for most adults on most days, riding your own bike is more fun. This one will mostly be a kid hauler until they are riding their own.

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Originally Posted by The AD

Wow, I didn't even know that bumblebees sting, but apparently they can!

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I remember bumblebees as a kid. They seem to have left the area.

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Originally Posted by EWG

The universe is trying to keep you from making the very, very, very bad mistake of owning an operational tandem. I suggest you listen.

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At my shop I always called them ‘Divorcycles’.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBD_6l_KL9k

Refrigerator water lines/hoses. Turns out you can’t just replace a 30 cent gasket when the original fails. Oh, no, you have to buy. $25.00 replacement hose.
Fuckers.

When you really like one song, but they always play a second song that you don't like along with it as a double.