Shit that annoys you

[allmountainsnowskating]

Political campaigns texting me. Do they really think that shit works?

Triggering!


This must end!!

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[old goat]

Political campaigns texting me. Do they really think that shit works?

I think I've gotten five texts and emails from Biden today. Doesn't he have a country to run?

Edit--just got another one. Isn't he up too late. Old people need their sleep.

[krp8128]

Political campaigns texting me. Do they really think that shit works?

I've had the same # for 20 years and haven't lived in that state for at least half that. 90% of the spam I get is mistargeted.

Super easy to send to spam, only time I see them is if I'm cleaning the box.

[~mikey b]

I got exactly one text for a state office. I replied “fuck off” and never heard back.

[liv2ski]

Show of hands. Who wants to ride with a pilot that hasn't seen recurrent training or a check-ride for a decade?

Guys, why are you comparing apples to donuts here? As Danno said, in my profession CE is a joke for someone who has been doing it for 30+ years. I have taken the EXACT SAME COURSE since 2011 to fulfill my annual CE requirements. Maybe it is just me, but after the first few times I got it. I am not learning anything new from CE, it is not refreshing any skill set I lost, it is just a box that needs to be ticked off per Frank Dodd. Just take my word for it. Jeezuz.

[Mustonen]

You were the one doubling down on the comparison.

….and it’s Dodd Frank.

[skaredshtles]

You were the one doubling down on the comparison.

….and it’s Dodd Frank.

I mean... this is pretty funny.

[liv2ski]

That you guys are petty as fuck? If you say so.

[Ted Striker]

Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act came out in 2010, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole legislation has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the regs a big boost. They've been compared to Paul Volcker, but I think Barney has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.

[~mikey b]

[Mustonen]

Made all the more clear and crisp by contrast with the muddled, lobbyist driven musings of Dick Durbin.

[Mazderati]

Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act came out in 2010, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole legislation has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the regs a big boost. They've been compared to Paul Volcker, but I think Barney has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.

[Meadow Skipper]

Yep.

[Harry]

(Why is deer the plural of deer, but bear gets an s.)

Because rabid NFL fans would go nutz if you changed it ???



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[Ted Striker]

Made all the more clear and crisp by contrast with the muddled, lobbyist driven musings of Dick Durbin.

I've been a big Glass-Steagall fan ever since the release of their 1933 album, Banks be Runnin' Too Much. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Durbin where lobbyists' presence became more apparent. I think Gramm-Leach-Bliley was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three laws.

[Mustonen]

GLBA was indeed a masterpiece; as covers go, Phil, Jim, and Tom showed us how it’s done when they dared to reimagine Glass-Steagall. I celebrate the entire catalog. It was a breath of fresh air coming out of the doldrums of the 90s that included duds like the TISA (oh I can’t advertise a thousandth of a percent, say what?) which was a poorly conceived sequel of the classic TILA of the 60’s.

Edit: My favorite, though…. My guilty pleasure…. Is the ever-controversial EFTA, or American Arts Gold Medallion Act, or Regulation E as it’s colloquially known. At once bold and brash and subtle and pernicious. Every time I cross it I’m left with some fresh new take that recasts everything I thought I knew.

[Mustonen]

None of that is to take anything away from some of the strong, but more obscure, independent numbers out there, like the Gowen Letter. Chopra and his cronies have tried to jump on that bandwagon but their works all reek like mass market autotune.

[TurxSki]

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[skaredshtles]

Goddammit, people - if you really have NO idea how to drive a car, don't get in and drive a fuckin' car.

Today it was a lady that wanted to turn left... not from one of the double left turn lanes, but from the through lane beside the turn lanes. And you suppose she figured it out and went straight and sorted it out at the next place to turn?

[Ted Striker]

None of that is to take anything away from some of the strong, but more obscure, independent numbers out there, like the Gowen Letter.

That dude was a strange animal

[riser4]

,people

Fify

[Mustonen]

Went to buy our family pass at the local hill to take advantage of “early bird” rates. They canceled online ticket sales for family passes because of abuse, apparently, and family passes could only be purchased between 3pm and 5pm on Tuesday or Wednesday (no exaggeration). I bailed out of work a little early to hit the hill on the way home (it’s literally on the way home, which mitigates my annoyance enough to put up with the BS).

So it’s a long-ass line at the end of the day… the kicker, they require birth certificates and marriage certificates. Initially they wanted all of that before they’d sell the pass, which, I didn’t have. I pressed and they agreed to let us provide proof when we actually picked up the passes. When I told them I don’t actually have birth certificates handy at home either (my ex wife has those) they said a copy of my tax returns would be fine. I didn’t even ask about the lack of a marriage certificate with my partner because… we aren’t married. Maybe they’ll settle for a copy of our mortgage???

Is this at all normal?

[2FUNKY]

Jfc, that’s insane Mustonen. None of that is normal. Not even sure legally they can ask for all of that.


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[Brownski]

…. And you suppose she figured it out and went straight and sorted it out at the next place to turn?

I’m confident the answer is no

Went to buy our family pass at the local hill to take advantage of “early bird” rates. They canceled online ticket sales for family passes because of abuse, apparently, and family passes could only be purchased between 3pm and 5pm on Tuesday or Wednesday (no exaggeration). I bailed out of work a little early to hit the hill on the way home (it’s literally on the way home, which mitigates my annoyance enough to put up with the BS).

So it’s a long-ass line at the end of the day… the kicker, they require birth certificates and marriage certificates. Initially they wanted all of that before they’d sell the pass, which, I didn’t have. I pressed and they agreed to let us provide proof when we actually picked up the passes. When I told them I don’t actually have birth certificates handy at home either (my ex wife has those) they said a copy of my tax returns would be fine. I didn’t even ask about the lack of a marriage certificate with my partner because… we aren’t married. Maybe they’ll settle for a copy of our mortgage???

Is this at all normal?

Normal? No, but a lot of small business owners drive themselves crazy trying to avoid being ripped off. They’d be better off raising the price of the family pass a little or eliminating it entirely than making people jump through ridiculous hoops.

[liv2ski]

People will tolerate a bunch to save a few hundy