Shit that annoys you

[The AD]

Well. If it's now a beater, you know what to do.

Roll it onto its roof? That seems to be popular lately.

[MontuckyFried]

Well. If it's now a beater, you know what to do.

Lol yup. That said, perhaps once I "designate" it a beater, I bet that's when nothing happens to it. Just like my XC70. It's my current official beater, but nooooooo. Nobody EVER screws with that one for some reason. Heck, I think people try to give it a wide berth. Funny story about it. Year or so ago, my wife went to go jogging at a park. A thief did a big smash and grab job and hit up every car in the lot... except ours. Literally every car surrounding ours got hit, but they apparently took one look at it and were like "Nah. Prolly not worth the trouble." There's got to be a life lesson in that event somewhere.

Roll it onto its roof? That seems to be popular lately.

Hahaha. No kidding! Pio would be proud.

[skaredshtles]

<snip> A thief did a big smash and grab job and hit up every car in the lot... except ours. Literally every car surrounding ours got hit, but they apparently took one look at it and were like "Nah. Prolly not worth the trouble." There's got to be a life lesson in that event somewhere.

It's a simple one: Never own anything that someone might want to steal. Make allowances for mountain bikes and skis, 'cause... well, you know.

[muted reborn]

The local grocery checkout robot never shuts up and is very bossy.

Welcome to harmons!
Have you scanned your foodie card?
Start scanning!
Enter your phone number!
Place the item in the bagging area!
Unknown item in bagging area!
Please scan your next item!
Please scan your next item!
Please scan your next item!
Unknown item in bagging area!
An attendee is on it's way!
Place the item in the bagging area!
Have you scanned your foodie card?
Follow the instructions on the pinpad!
Thanks for shopping at Harmons!

And that's for buying 5 or so items.

[PB]

Ha! Took me a while to figure out the short cuts for the CVS auto-checkout; now I'm amused at newbies getting angry and threatening violence.

Sorry, wrong thread.

[riser4]

The local grocery checkout robot never shuts up and is very bossy.

Welcome to harmons!
Have you scanned your foodie card?
Start scanning!
Enter your phone number!
Place the item in the bagging area!
Unknown item in bagging area!
Please scan your next item!
Please scan your next item!
Please scan your next item!
Unknown item in bagging area!
An attendee is on it's way!
Place the item in the bagging area!
Have you scanned your foodie card?
Follow the instructions on the pinpad!
Thanks for shopping at Harmons!

And that's for buying 5 or so items.

Shoot it. Guns solve everything in 'Merica.

[muted reborn]

Shoot it. Guns solve everything in 'Merica.

"Unexpected bullet in the scanning area!"

[old goat]

All windshields are r0ck windshields. (0 key is dead. Awaiting repair.)

[::: :::]

The local grocery checkout robot never shuts up and is very bossy.

Welcome to harmons!
Have you scanned your foodie card?
Start scanning!
Enter your phone number!
Place the item in the bagging area!
Unknown item in bagging area!
Please scan your next item!
Please scan your next item!
Please scan your next item!
Unknown item in bagging area!
An attendee is on it's way!
Place the item in the bagging area!
Have you scanned your foodie card?
Follow the instructions on the pinpad!
Thanks for shopping at Harmons!

And that's for buying 5 or so items.

there is a volume button -- turn it way down (also a spanish version - hit that button too when you're done for the next person)

[gravitylover]

My kid is graduating from grad school on Friday so we have to move her home but we don't have room for the shitty Wal Mart furniture soni figured I'd just throw it out. Nope. Can't put it in the dumpster at the apartment and can't find anywhere to donate it or just dump it. We're not residents of that town or county so can take it to the local dumps. I've been trying to find a place to dump it but coming up empty. It's looking like I'm gonna tie it to the bumper and drag it down the road until it falls apart.

[spanky]

My kid is graduating from grad school on Friday so we have to move her home but we don't have room for the shitty Wal Mart furniture soni figured I'd just throw it out. Nope. Can't put it in the dumpster at the apartment and can't find anywhere to donate it or just dump it. We're not residents of that town or county so can take it to the local dumps. I've been trying to find a place to dump it but coming up empty. It's looking like I'm gonna tie it to the bumper and drag it down the road until it falls apart.

Local freecycle?

[riser4]

"Unexpected bullet in the scanning area!"

Lulz

[jmedslc]

there is a volume button -- turn it way down (also a spanish version - hit that button too when you're done for the next person)

Lol yeap I turn that sucker down first. Never did the Spanish switch , will try that

[muted reborn]

I'll check if it has a mute button next time. Instead of Spanish, it would be better if they had a celebrity option you could pick like Homer Simpson. I had this idea years ago for navigation systems - so for self scan, if you don't get a scan to work it would say "D'oh!" over and over until you got it to scan. Scan beer and it would say "Mmmmm beer!". Broccoli would be "Ewww, broccoli!" And so on. Much more tolerable than the current bossy robot woman.

[m2711c]

patent that shit!

[gravitylover]

Local freecycle?

You'd think that with a couple of thousand grads every year there would be.

[gravitylover]

I'll check if it has a mute button next time. Instead of Spanish, it would be better if they had a celebrity option you could pick like Homer Simpson. I had this idea years ago for navigation systems - so for self scan, if you don't get a scan to work it would say "D'oh!" over and over until you got it to scan. Scan beer and it would say "Mmmmm beer!". Broccoli would be "Ewww, broccoli!" And so on. Much more tolerable than the current bossy robot woman.

Waze does celeb voices. The Cookie Monster one was pretty awesome, "Police ahead. Mmmm, think he wants a cookie?"

[PB]

My kid is graduating from grad school on Friday so we have to move her home but we don't have room for the shitty Wal Mart furniture soni figured I'd just throw it out. Nope. Can't put it in the dumpster at the apartment and can't find anywhere to donate it or just dump it. We're not residents of that town or county so can take it to the local dumps. I've been trying to find a place to dump it but coming up empty. It's looking like I'm gonna tie it to the bumper and drag it down the road until it falls apart.

Isn't this your grown up kid's problem?

[brutah]

Waze does celeb voices. The Cookie Monster one was pretty awesome, "Police ahead. Mmmm, think he wants a cookie?"

Yea I was going to say even OnStar had different voices like 20 years ago.... The Jamaican was a favorite of mine mon

My 2 year old recently started to repeat driving directions when they're on... So he'll get a kick out of cookie monster

Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

[muted reborn]

Waze does celeb voices. The Cookie Monster one was pretty awesome, "Police ahead. Mmmm, think he wants a cookie?"

I know this. I had the idea for Homer or Snoop Dog for navigation before they started doing it, and probably posted here about it a long time ago, ha. If you don't believe me, that's fine.

[ötzi]

There's an ATM in a store I go to sometimes that talks to you in a female voice with a British accent. Seems odd. I haven't noticed a mute button but I don't really need verbal instructions on how to use an ATM. And definitely not from some Limey tart.

[mcski]

My kid is graduating from grad school on Friday so we have to move her home but we don't have room for the shitty Wal Mart furniture soni figured I'd just throw it out. Nope. Can't put it in the dumpster at the apartment and can't find anywhere to donate it or just dump it. We're not residents of that town or county so can take it to the local dumps. I've been trying to find a place to dump it but coming up empty. It's looking like I'm gonna tie it to the bumper and drag it down the road until it falls apart.

Try the local buy nothing group on face book. Stuff of all quality goes pretty fast on ours

[gravitylover]

^ I'll tell her to look for it now.

Isn't this your grown up kid's problem?

You'd think so wouldn't you.

[MakersTeleMark]

^ I'll tell her to look for it now.


You'd think so wouldn't you.

But you are a chronic enabler. It will always be taken care of by you.

[riser4]

But you are a chronic enabler. It will always be taken care of by you.

You could a kept the quiet part quiet.