Shit that annoys you

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Originally Posted by rideit

Fucking Cat.

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I can picture the moment. Cat sitting there all bored, looming over the iPad with a paw in the air, looking your way, basically daring you to do something about it. The fear in your eyes. The malevolent joy in his. Then "don't you dare" shout from you. The lazy swipe of the paw followed by the mildly interested look at the carnage, "so that's what happens when a $1000 piece of glass hits tile uh, would have never guessed but good times". More shouting from you. The cat fleeing the scene, content at last, thinking of where to nap.

In my case it was a phone.

When you are in the middle of writing something and the pen stops working. You grab other scraps and papers and the pen works perfectly on every other piece of paper except the one you need to write on. And of course you can't find another pen in the same color anywhere in the house. Bonus points when it's an important document and you have no ability to print another copy out to start over.

Also, this:

Go to replace the air filter at my parents house and notice this. The cutout in the furnace cover is in the wrong spot so the 60A breaker is getting pinched by the cover and can't move. Instead of fixing it, whoever installed it put electrical tape over top to hide it.

http://www.habventures.com/photos/09...nace_cover.jpg

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Originally Posted by evdog

Also, this:

Go to replace the air filter at my parents house and notice this. The cutout in the furnace cover is in the wrong spot so the 60A breaker is getting pinched by the cover and can't move. Instead of fixing it, whoever installed it put electrical tape over top to hide it.

http://www.habventures.com/photos/09...nace_cover.jpg

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Fucking hvac guys...

It's also nice when the homeowner smells something hot/burning coming from their elec furnace but pretend it's fine.

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Originally Posted by evdog

When you are in the middle of writing something and the pen stops working. You grab other scraps and papers and the pen works perfectly on every other piece of paper except the one you need to write on. And of course you can't find another pen in the same color anywhere in the house. Bonus points when it's an important document and you have no ability to print another copy out to start over.

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You probably got skin oil or other crud on the paper where you want to write. That's my explanation for this aggravating phenomenon. Handle important papers carefully.

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Originally Posted by Boissal

I can picture the moment. Cat sitting there all bored, looming over the iPad with a paw in the air, looking your way, basically daring you to do something about it. The fear in your eyes. The malevolent joy in his. Then "don't you dare" shout from you. The lazy swipe of the paw followed by the mildly interested look at the carnage, "so that's what happens when a $1000 piece of glass hits tile uh, would have never guessed but good times". More shouting from you. The cat fleeing the scene, content at last, thinking of where to nap.

In my case it was a phone.

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Right? Why can't the cat do what she normally does when she's bored and pick a fight with the dog or something?

The days when my back hurts so bad I can't even sit comfortably annoy me greatly

People who pull this move on the highway... "Oh shit! There's my exit!" [yanks wheel hard to the right and sails across 3 lanes like nobody else exists] Seriously. WTF is wrong with idiots like this? I've witnessed it too many times to count.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIV_UafxTj0

This one's kind of hilarious cuz they end up wrecking their own car over their idiocy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1OfYFC8scY

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Originally Posted by MontuckyFried

People who pull this move on the highway... "Oh shit! There's my exit!" [yanks wheel hard to the right and sails across 3 lanes like nobody else exists] Seriously. WTF is wrong with idiots like this? I've witnessed it too many times to count.

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In their defense - it's well known that expressways like that have NO other exits. It's not like they can just drive another mile and exit sanely. :rolleyes2 :D

You’ve never missed an exit that added 40+ miles to your journey? I have.

Nice that GPS tells you what lane you need to be in these days. Agreed there’s not much excuse.

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Originally Posted by Mustonen

You’ve never missed an exit that added 40+ miles to your journey? I have.

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Well, in your defense - you're a dumbass.

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My BIL pulled this maneuver early in our marriage with five people in the car, and I've never been a passenger while he's driving again.

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Originally Posted by MontuckyFried

People who pull this move on the highway... "Oh shit! There's my exit!" [yanks wheel hard to the right and sails across 3 lanes like nobody else exists] Seriously. WTF is wrong with idiots like this? I've witnessed it too many times to count.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIV_UafxTj0

This one's kind of hilarious cuz they end up wrecking their own car over their idiocy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1OfYFC8scY

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It's one thing to just cut over without looking or having the skills to pull it off. It's quite another when you can adequately judge and execute threading the needle at high speeds. Hate the people who wreck. Don't hate the people who can pull this off. The trick is knowing if you have the skills and there's enough margin of error to account for some other driver deciding to pull a Ca-razy Ivan at the same time.

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Originally Posted by riser4

It's one thing to just cut over without looking or having the skills to pull it off. It's quite another when you can adequately judge and execute threading the needle at high speeds. Hate the people who wreck. Don't hate the people who can pull this off. The trick is knowing if you have the skills and there's enough margin of error to account for some other driver deciding to pull a Ca-razy Ivan at the same time.

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The problem is they might pull it off but cause others to wreck in the process.

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Originally Posted by riser4

It's one thing to just cut over without looking or having the skills to pull it off. It's quite another when you can adequately judge and execute threading the needle at high speeds. Hate the people who wreck. Don't hate the people who can pull this off. The trick is knowing if you have the skills and there's enough margin of error to account for some other driver deciding to pull a Ca-razy Ivan at the same time.

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All the people I know with the skills are dead.

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Originally Posted by riser4

It's one thing to just cut over without looking or having the skills to pull it off. It's quite another when you can adequately judge and execute threading the needle at high speeds. Hate the people who wreck. Don't hate the people who can pull this off. The trick is knowing if you have the skills and there's enough margin of error to account for some other driver deciding to pull a Ca-razy Ivan at the same time.

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Can you all remind me to NEVER ride in a vehicle that riser4 is driving? :D

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Originally Posted by PB

My BIL pulled this maneuver early in our marriage with five people in the car, and I've never been a passenger while he's driving again.

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You're married to your BIL???

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Originally Posted by riser4

You're married to your BIL???

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NTTAWWT. This is a safe space, free from judgement. :D

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Originally Posted by skaredshtles

Can you all remind me to NEVER ride in a vehicle that riser4 is driving? :D

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Fine by me. I hate driving. You are welcome to take the wheel.

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Originally Posted by skaredshtles

Can you all remind me to NEVER ride in a vehicle that riser4 is driving? :D

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Haha. For real! Riser's literally the only person here who can watch those videos and be like...

https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2...csqh/giphy.gif

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Originally Posted by MontuckyFried

Haha. For real! Riser's literally the only person here who can watch those videos and be like...

https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2...csqh/giphy.gif

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LOL. There's nuance to what I said. Neither example had people with the skills. I'm saying that crossing multiple lanes can be executed safely with proper skills, which includes being able to see what's going on around you and allow a significant safety margin based on the unpredictability of other drivers and sudden unseen road hazards. Neither video exemplified that. And I was not saying that those people were OK. They clearly were not. My reaction was based on interpreting your post to be saying that all people who cross multiple lanes of traffic to get off an exit are wrong in all circumstances. I'll go back under my rock now.

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Originally Posted by riser4

LOL. There's nuance to what I said. Neither example had people with the skills. I'm saying that crossing multiple lanes can be executed safely with proper skills, which includes being able to see what's going on around you and allow a significant safety margin based on the unpredictability of other drivers and sudden unseen road hazards. Neither video exemplified that. And I was not saying that those people were OK. They clearly were not. My reaction was based on interpreting your post to be saying that all people who cross multiple lanes of traffic to get off an exit are wrong in all circumstances. I'll go back under my rock now.

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if you have the skills to cross multiple lanes of traffic safely, without causing accident to you or to anyone whose path you cross, you should also have the skills to be in the correct fucking lane or the skills to get off at the next fucking exit.

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Originally Posted by Danno

if you have the skills to cross multiple lanes of traffic safely, without causing accident to you or to anyone whose path you cross, you should also have the skills to be in the correct fucking lane or the skills to get off at the next fucking exit.

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This. Nobody that actually has these skills would pull a rookie move like that.

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Originally Posted by Danno

if you have the skills to cross multiple lanes of traffic safely, without causing accident to you or to anyone whose path you cross, you should also have the skills to be in the correct fucking lane or the skills to get off at the next fucking exit.

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Yup. Clearly I'm a retard.

While we're on the subject--people who get on the freeway and immediately diagonal across multiple lanes to get in the car pool lane. Where they'll drive 5 under, if that.