Minor rant thread. Post your rants o' the day here!

RevRico said:

Preemptively ranting that, yet again, I'm an idiot.

Arbys has a new sandwich, Diablo fire bullE36 M3 sandwich, comes with a kids shake because it's supposedly so hot.

Well I got one. First bite was rough, hard initial heat, then quick fade. Tastes like Frank's Red Hot and Tabasco had a baby, but Tabasco was a drunk during the pregnancy. 

I can already feel it burning through my stomach lining and I haven't finished my post meal cigarette yet. This is gonna suck. 

Why the hell is the milkshake gritty?

I really want to eat that, because a spicy food dare is something I can't resist. I've only ever had one actually affect me, the paqui chip made me puke- I think it's because I ate it on an empty stomach. 

I ate a burger at this place called rocking brews that was labeled "the poison burger". It was Alice Cooper themed. To my great disappointment, there was no actual poison in it. Fair enough, I suppose Alice doesn't get killed on stage for real. 

Nick Comstock said:

Just got the yearly renewal on my little 10' bass raider boat in.  Somehow it's labeled a a 122' vessel and they want $350 to renew it.  Guess I'm going to the tax collectors office. 

122" =\= 122'

Somebody got their units mixed up...

slefain said:

Amazing how the kids go from "I'm not hungry" when dinner is hot on the table, to "I'm starving and need to make something to eat!" once I tell them it is time for after dinner chores.

Kids actually have two stomachs. 
 

I am working from home, my wife is teaching from home and my kid is at home because day care is shut. Today is going to be a clusterberkeley. 

93EXCivic said:

I am working from home, my wife is teaching from home and my kid is at home because day care is shut. Today is going to be a clusterberkeley. 

My wife is an elementary school music teacher.  Last year she taught from home in the room next to my home office.  Most of the time it wasn't a problem but I  once was pulled into a call at the last moment with some Army and Navy brass to answer a question. Me:" Sure, I can help with that and, as a bonus, if anyone is struggling with the concept of up and down there will be a song in the background to help you with that"

Duke said:

Nick Comstock said:

Just got the yearly renewal on my little 10' bass raider boat in.  Somehow it's labeled a a 122' vessel and they want $350 to renew it.  Guess I'm going to the tax collectors office. 

On the flip side, when you do get that massive yacht, taxes apparently won't be a problem.

 

Yeah,  really not bad for a large boat.  But the 12' motorized kayak was only like $25 so this is eye opening. 

93EXCivic said:

I am working from home, my wife is teaching from home and my kid is at home because day care is shut. Today is going to be a clusterberkeley. 

I am working from my parents house today for that reason. I can hear my mom (aka Grandma) giving my kid some cookies for breakfast. 

COVID day 4. 

Meh. Sinuses still a little stopped up but I'm pretty much over it. On a scale of 1 to 10 I'd give this a 3. Happily it didn't kill me like it does some fat people. 

It did provide the most peaceful staycation I've ever had because I didn't feel the need to accomplish anything. I worked a little, slept, read, and watched a few movies. I might need to stay out here through the weekend just incase. 

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/american-airlines-flight-turns-around-mask-dispute/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3oZclg0Jk5jw8zg7a2LwhJc-rIlE77bXKSR1MH9-eKIlARbK6pEg85t1U

I think the solution for asshats who cause this sort of problem is for every single individual passenger aboard needs to sue Mr. Nomask for their lost day and inconvenience.  None will be terrible but 139 individual lawsuits should bankrupt him and serve as a warning to other chuckleberkeleys in the future.

And tying a spit-bag over his head should absolutely have been done instead of turning the plane around.

DW is probably going to get passed over for a well-deserved promotion, because 2 separate managers (2 years in a row) have been too berkwitted to file her employee performance reviews on time. This means she gets the default 3/5 rating across the board, instead of the nearly exemplary performance and handling extra work well beyond her job description.

mtn said:

I can hear my mom (aka Grandma) giving my kid some cookies for breakfast. 

My friends 85 year old mom would only eat cookies for most meals.  They gave up the fight and figured she was at least eating "something".

In reply to Datsun310Guy :

Yeah, my mother pretty much lived on cannolis and champagne for the last year of her life.

3YO had a 103 fever and tested positive for Covid last Friday. He's feeling mostly better, but has been home from preschool all week (obviously). 5YO and wife are both starting to have a bit of a cough, but still testing negative. 3YO can hopefully go back to school next week, but 5YO will most likely be home for another week. I haven't managed to work a full week at my new job yet. I'm feeling like I'm out of persistence.

Datsun310Guy said:

mtn said:

I can hear my mom (aka Grandma) giving my kid some cookies for breakfast. 

My friends 85 year old mom would only eat cookies for most meals.  They gave up the fight and figured she was at least eating "something".

A doctor once suggested that my 88 year old mother was putting on a few pounds and should cut back on ice cream.  She's 88, weighs about 140, and has dementia.  

We'll  get right on that.

Streetwiseguy said:

Datsun310Guy said:

mtn said:

I can hear my mom (aka Grandma) giving my kid some cookies for breakfast. 

My friends 85 year old mom would only eat cookies for most meals.  They gave up the fight and figured she was at least eating "something".

A doctor once suggested that my 88 year old mother was putting on a few pounds and should cut back on ice cream.  She's 88, weighs about 140, and has dementia.  

We'll  get right on that.

My wife is a dietitian. My aunt is too. 
 

At that age, both of them basically ask the same thing: does it make them happy? Basically the only consideration left. 
 

Ok, you see this berkeleying assclown?  This monumental cow-tit of man?  He has a light bar on the back of his bed pointed at people behind him and turned on.  Bright enough even in daylight that it berkeleying hurts my eyes.
There are maybe three of these berkeleyheads on my drive to and from work.

They make me want to explode their vehicles with my mind.

Person has had weeks to get their stuff out of a shared space that soon has to be put back on the market. I've even offered to help move the stuff. Nope, still sitting where it was days ago. The fun part will be when I start hauling it to the curb at the end of the month because we already have a renter lined up. Then will come the drama of it being forced to move it at the "last minute".

In reply to mtn :

Some DJ on the local radio took his 85 yo mom to the doctor - they ask her if she exercises.  She says yes, I walk around in my house. DJ says that's not excercise.  

My thought is - who cares, she made it to 85.  

Mr_Asa said:

Ok, you see this berkeleying assclown?  This monumental cow-tit of man?  He has a light bar on the back of his bed pointed at people behind him and turned on.  Bright enough even in daylight that it berkeleying hurts my eyes.
There are maybe three of these berkeleyheads on my drive to and from work.

They make me want to explode their vehicles with my mind.

 

Mankind should count it's blessings that I can't explode them with the power of thought.

The world would be a quieter, happier place under my dominion though

In reply to slefain :

Happened to my new room mate in college. He was the type to never ever answer his phone. Zero communication. Ever. He moved into our place at the first of the month. When he left the old place, he just moved his non essential items into his old room mates living room. Like 2 solid weeks go by and his old room mates are calling and texting with no response. When they finally catch up with him on campus new room mate promises to pickup his stuff on Saturday. Saturday rolls around and he was nowhere to be found. Not answering calls of course. His old room mates show up at our house and dump all his E36 M3 on our yard. It was great. New room mate was appalled that they did that to them. His response was "I was at the beer festival all day!" 

Remind you this was my incoming room mate. Needless to say we had tons of problems when he moved out. 

I swear I'm going to put soft close dampers and soft magnetic catches on the doors in this house. I can't tell you how many times I've been woken up by a door closing. It's night time, people are sleeping, why are you closing that door like it just pissed you off? I can close the same door with zero sound. It's not hard. I've showed you how. Instead I'm started awake several times then my sleep is rough for the night. Thanks. 

5:45 on Friday and the house is feeling chilly, check the thermostat and it's 64 in the house and no heat or hot water.

Check the boiler and there's an error code for the blower speed. A little troubleshooting determines the elastic fan has failed a keeping blower from working.  

Blower assembly is probably not available until Tuesday. So no point in even paying the man for an emergency call on the weekend.  . 

Outside temp is going down to 5 tonight, fun...

I'm gonna have to yell at a person who has helped me a lot in life and has little left for being a total idiot.

It's warranted, it needs to happen and in the long run it's for the best but I really really don't want to have to bear the weight of this because it'll crush the person for the short term but I'm the only one that can tell them.

I berkeleying hate being dependable sometimes, why can't I just coast in life again????

In reply to dculberson :

When my daughter was little I'd show her how to sneak around the house, close doors quietly and be all stealthy.  I always told her it was "spy training" in case she became a spy.  

At age 19 she lives like an owl and comes and goes at all hours and slams doors and never quietly closes a door.  

I yelled at her the other day that she forgot all her spy training?  I too then sleep like crap.  

My next appointment is 54 days from now. 3 of my meds have no refills left. Doing without one of these won't be pretty. And just WHY do I have to request more!? Get your E36 M3 together.