Shit that annoys you

^ Heh. My tiny lawn is walled in.

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Originally Posted by oldnew_guy

Yeah, but then you'll have someone in here commenting on how annoyed they are that their neighbor hasn't taken down their holiday lights.

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With 250 programmable modes you can have one that flashes “F You Karen” in Morse code.

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Originally Posted by Supermoon

With 250 programmable modes you can have one that flashes “F You Karen” in Morse code.

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Now I want that.

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Originally Posted by Supermoon

https://myeverlights.com/

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We rented a house in CO that had something like that on it. No one seemed to mind since the white lights on all the pine trees stayed on year round too.

Since Covid a lot of houses around here have white lights up year round

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Originally Posted by Supermoon

With 250 programmable modes you can have one that flashes “F You Karen” in Morse code.

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Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper

Now I want that.

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This.

Company moved to a new office. Open concept, polished concrete floors, high ceilings. Literally everyone not in upper management repeatedly voiced concerns during the planning process that it would be loud AF, and these concerns were brushed aside. Guess what? It's loud AF! I can perfectly hear conversations happening 100 feet away.

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Originally Posted by half-fast

Since Covid a lot of houses around here have white lights up year round

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Fucking light pollution annoys me.

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Originally Posted by Dantheman

Company moved to a new office. Open concept, polished concrete floors, high ceilings. Literally everyone not in upper management repeatedly voiced concerns during the planning process that it would be loud AF, and these concerns were brushed aside. Guess what? It's loud AF! I can perfectly hear conversations happening 100 feet away.

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"Why is everyone wearing headphones?"

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Originally Posted by Dantheman

Company moved to a new office. Open concept, polished concrete floors, high ceilings. Literally everyone not in upper management repeatedly voiced concerns during the planning process that it would be loud AF, and these concerns were brushed aside. Guess what? It's loud AF! I can perfectly hear conversations happening 100 feet away.

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Is Karen banging the receptionist?

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Originally Posted by riser4

It's easier and cheaper to be like me and get one of the kids to halfheartedly throw a string of white lights on the yew bushes out front.

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You do yew.

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Originally Posted by old goat

Our Sacramento neighborhood has wealthened (is that a word) to the point where everyone except us hires someone to put up xmas lights on the eaves. That's right up there with hriing someone to set up your camp at Burning Man and then clean your shit after.

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I've seen a few signs up around this year advertising someone who puts up Christmas lights and it struck that this was something I'd never consider outsourcing, although it certainly makes sense. Ladder accidents are prevalent. It still seems wrong somehow to hire someone to put up lights. Do it yourself or don't bother.

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Originally Posted by The AD

Do it yourself or don't bother.

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Originally Posted by Dantheman

Company moved to a new office. Open concept, polished concrete floors, high ceilings. Literally everyone not in upper management repeatedly voiced concerns during the planning process that it would be loud AF, and these concerns were brushed aside. Guess what? It's loud AF! I can perfectly hear conversations happening 100 feet away.

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Y’all need a white noise system.


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That's racist.

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Originally Posted by The AD

I've seen a few signs up around this year advertising someone who puts up Christmas lights and it struck that this was something I'd never consider outsourcing, although it certainly makes sense. Ladder accidents are prevalent. It still seems wrong somehow to hire someone to put up lights. Do it yourself or don't bother.

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This is big business around these parts.
Several of the landscapers have capitalized on the demand to keep their crews busy during the winter (take down in January/Feb too)
I work in the interior design industry and holiday decorating is a decent % of the revenue there too. We bill out ~$175/hour to decorate for the holidays and we have to turn people down

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Originally Posted by Jax

OR didn't make those zippers, YKK did. OR just uses them, along with numerous other outdoor companies. It's the cheap YKK, they do make better zippers than most but the softgood companies just can't help themselves but use the cheapest reverse-coil model for their products to keep the price down. I'm not a fan of that zipper and will not buy jackets, pants or sweaters that use them; they just don't last.

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Curious what kind of zippers you endorse?

Generally speaking, zippers are shockingly expensive compared to the relative cost of the rest of a garment. Nice YKKs are very expensive, especially since their factory burned down in 2020.

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Go on a diet?

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Originally Posted by babybear

This is big business around these parts.
Several of the landscapers have capitalized on the demand to keep their crews busy during the winter (take down in January/Feb too)
I work in the interior design industry and holiday decorating is a decent % of the revenue there too. We bill out ~$175/hour to decorate for the holidays and we have to turn people down

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Big business, you bet. Driving around Steamboat Springs last Xmas, between the resorts, the enormous condo complexes and large homes, it was incredible how much work went into putting these lights up, to say nothing of the cost of running them. Maybe with led lights it isn’t that costly. Still, blew me away.

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Originally Posted by Norseman

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Those fugly socks annoy me.


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Are those your dad’s shoes?

$175 per hour for holiday decorations in a house that will only be occupied for one Christmas week. Fuckkk. There’s too much stupid money in the valley.

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Originally Posted by babybear

This is big business around these parts.
Several of the landscapers have capitalized on the demand to keep their crews busy during the winter (take down in January/Feb too)
I work in the interior design industry and holiday decorating is a decent % of the revenue there too. We bill out ~$175/hour to decorate for the holidays and we have to turn people down

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I know a few tree trimmers that do this as well. They’ve got the skills and equipment already

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Originally Posted by nickwm21

Be careful. There is an entire economy of sleazeballs whose sole purpose is the HOA special assessment game. One of the more common rackets is to point at a few leaks and inform the uninformed that the entire exterior needs to be replaced…. Get multiple opinions.

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Yup, HOA brought in some independent experts and got a number of quotes for each stage of the project. The degredation of stucco and the membrane underneath, and resulting water intrusion and mold issues are well documented here. As I said the building is 45 yrs old. It may not all need to be replaced now, but the membrane doesn't regenerate. So we're left with the option of piecemeal repairs over time or one big fix now. Not only is piecemeal more expensive in the long run but property values will drop if the community gets a reputation for having lots of issues.

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Originally Posted by Elkhound Odin

Many homeowner insurance plans include special assessment coverage. You have to ask your insurance provider for it, but those who have it, with sufficient coverage should not be out of pocket $20k.
As prez of my condo HOA. I send out yearly notice to owners to make sure they have at least $20k coverage. I do my best to make sure our reserves are over 75% funded. Better to have people grumbling about monthly dues increases than $k’s of special assessment.

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Good to know. I'll have to check my policy and see if I have that. Guessing not that specifically.

I bought the place knowing the association was far far below being funded appropriately (only 15% funded 10 yrs ago IIRC) and that an assessment could happen. But there are very few places here near the beach that are affordable and come with a 2-car garage. Value has nearly doubled since I bought, so I don't have a lot to complain about. Monthly dues have already gone from $300 to $550 since I bought. They'll have to go higher than that to get us funded, but doing this project will allow them to fund the reserve rather than 100% go to pay for repairs like they've been doing the last year. Reserve is at just 9% right now. Monthly fees should have been raised a long time ago.

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Originally Posted by Foggy_Goggles

It has been very eye opening to the involved in neighborhood politics and seem now low down the list understanding is. Outrage, denial and fingerpointing seem to be the specialties.

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Considering these are the same people who post useless or retarded shit on Nextdoor constantly it shouldn't be eye opening at all. Lots of stupid out there.

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Originally Posted by Alpinord

How is fragile zippers on outdoor gear a good idea? To save micro-grams? Pennies? Crap:

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I've got a number of bags and clothing with broken zippers that are otherwise good. Probably cost as much to replace the zipper as buy a new item. Annoying.

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Originally Posted by Buster Highmen

Go on a diet?

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Originally Posted by Harry

Those fugly socks annoy me.

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Originally Posted by mcski

Are those your dad’s shoes?

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They were worn by a businessman still in his work duds, sitting next to me at the kid's gymnastics joint. How could a person tolerate such ill-fitting footwear?

I raise you all the people on Trax tonight wearing their pants around their thighs. How do you walk in either?

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Originally Posted by Norseman

They were worn by a businessman still in his work duds, sitting next to me at the kid's gymnastics joint. How could a person tolerate such ill-fitting footwear?

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Loose shoes are nice. Anyone remember Earl Butz?

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Originally Posted by Harry

Those fugly socks annoy me.


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I like those socks.

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Originally Posted by evdog

I've got a number of bags and clothing with broken zippers that are otherwise good. Probably cost as much to replace the zipper as buy a new item. Annoying.

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$50 +/- repair cost vs $200-$300 ++ replacement costs may at least keep more stuff out of the landfill....or at least less clutter.

The other annoying and hypocritical component is when companies like Outdoor Research play the 'Green & Responsible card', ie:

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This piece is made with 100% recycled polyester and features responsibly sourced 700+ fill power-down insulation.....

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But then make products with 'planned obsolescence', like zippers that break on garments that could last for decades if cared for properly with little effort. Rather than repairing their crap like Patagonia, they replace them with another garment with the same crappy zipper.

Rather than waiting for the above (3-4 weeks), I did eat my words and ordered a Black Diamond First Light Hybrid. The Black Diamond zippers are in another league compared to Outdoor Research. I still will repair the zipper on the 2nd OR jacket and use it or give it to someone.

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Originally Posted by babybear

This is big business around these parts.
Several of the landscapers have capitalized on the demand to keep their crews busy during the winter (take down in January/Feb too)
I work in the interior design industry and holiday decorating is a decent % of the revenue there too. We bill out ~$175/hour to decorate for the holidays and we have to turn people down

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Yeah, I suppose it shouldn't be surprising. The super rich are living in a world I can barely comprehend.

...and those shoes Norseman posted. WTF? Honestly it looks exactly when a five year old puts on their dad's shoes. How many sizes too big do you think those are?

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Originally Posted by Alpinord

$50 +/- repair cost vs $200-$300 ++ replacement costs may at least keep more stuff out of the landfill....or at least less clutter.

The other annoying and hypocritical component is when companies like Outdoor Research play the 'Green & Responsible card', ie:



But then make products with 'planned obsolescence', like zippers that break on garments that could last for decades if cared for properly with little effort. Rather than repairing their crap like Patagonia, they replace them with another garment with the same crappy zipper.

Rather than waiting for the above, I did eat my words and ordered a Black Diamond First Light Hybrid. The Black Diamond zippers are in another league compared to Outdoor Research. I still will repair the zipper on the 2nd OR jacket and use it or give it to someone.

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Arcteryx sent me a zipper to replace myself with instructions how. It worked pretty well. I appreciated that instead of sending it away or even just getting it replaced

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Arcteryx sent me a zipper to replace myself with instructions how. It worked pretty well. I appreciated that instead of sending it away or even just getting it replaced

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I had a zipper repaired in the arc teryx store. It was relief to have it fixed on the spot especially when skiing everyday without a second jacket!

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Originally Posted by xyz

I had a zipper repaired in the arc teryx store. It was relief to have it fixed on the spot especially when skiing everyday without a second jacket!

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Nice.

Password complexity annoys me. Why do we need 8 characters with symbols, caps etc? Are they really worried someone will crack my code if it’s just a 4 digit PIN?

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Originally Posted by xyz

Password complexity annoys me. Why do we need 8 characters with symbols, caps etc? Are they really worried someone will crack my code if it’s just a 4 digit PIN?

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Password manager, n00B! :D

I'm a fan of YKK's Vislon, resin teeth in a bigger gauge. Haven't had any break or skip so far unlike the watertight zips- can't stand those. Don't have to hold jacket taught when zipping with the Vislon style. Water seepage has never been an issue where I live & the watertight ones to me are a PITA as they start to age, the coating dries up and causes zipper to snag.

I have 20+ y/o jackets and fleece tops made in the USA from TNF and Pata that use the Vislon zips- still perfect to this day.

https://www.ykkfastening.com/product...ON(R)+Standard

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Originally Posted by Jax

I'm a fan of YKK's Vislon, resin teeth in a bigger gauge. Haven't had any break or skip so far unlike the watertight zips- can't stand those. Don't have to hold jacket taught when zipping with the Vislon style. Water seepage has never been an issue where I live & the watertight ones to me are a PITA as they start to age, the coating dries up and causes zipper to snag.

I have 20+ y/o jackets and fleece tops made in the USA from TNF and Pata that use the Vislon zips- still perfect to this day.

https://www.ykkfastening.com/product...ON(R)+Standard

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Yep. I've got a nearly 30yo TNF Denali jacket with those zippers. Never an issue.

I had no idea there was so much to know about zippers! :)

Are pedestrian crosswalks now the playing fields for a game of chicken between pedestrians and cars?
Around here pedestrians won't even break stride entering crosswalks in order to test the ABS systems of cars.