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

Finally back home. The pharmacy the ER sent the prescriptions to didn't open until 9am, and then their computers went down so it took like 2 hours to get it filled. The morphine shot I received in the ER started to wear off and I was getting a little cranky.

I'm feeling much better. My kidney area is still tender but I don't feel like I'm dying. I still have a weird pressure sensation in my groin area which kinda feels like I got hit in the beans.

Overall, I rate this 0/10 stars, would not recommend. 

In reply to stanger_mussle (Supported by GRM undergarments) :

Based on the past experiences of Recon1342, the getting-hit-in-the-beans sensation will go away when the stone makes it to your bladder. After that, you'll experience some relief until it makes its way into your main drain. Then, it'll feel like you're trying to piss razor blades. 

Drink lots of clear fluids, and grit your teeth. I've been there, and it ain't fun...

In reply to Recon1342 :

Thanks. This is my first kidney stone so I finally get to experience these wonderful sensations that people have been talking about lol.

I just want to get this ordeal over with ASAP because it's eating my time I have to spend with my folks. I've been hydrating as much as I can so hopefully that little evil stone gets evicted soon.

stanger_mussle (Supported by GRM undergarments) said:

I'm feeling much better. My kidney area is still tender but I don't feel like I'm dying. I still have a weird pressure sensation in my groin area which kinda feels like I got hit in the beans.

OK, man, you're halfway there.  That means the bastard has moved from your kidney to your bladder.  You're not out of this yet, but the worst is over.

Unfortunately the remaining part involves the Rock From Hell transiting your hootus.  In my experience, that's the easier part, though.

Good luck.

eBay guy sells rebuilt 240Z turn signal stalk switch for $299.  I ask if he buys cores as I have the wrong one from a 280Z.

Yup, he says he can credit me $120 on a purchase.  I mention I'm traveling last week and I want to check the wiring again and buy on Monday.  

Now it's a $349 price due to rarity.  Does he know I can stick my arm out the window?

In reply to stanger_mussle (Supported by GRM undergarments) :

My urologist gave me permission to drink lots of beer, both for the analgesic effect and passing lots of fluids.

Probably not a good idea to mix with morphine though.

In reply to Datsun240ZGuy :

Probably not. There seems to be a paucity of driving knowledge as of late... (Looking at you Mr 80 through a 65 tagged construction zone in a class A motorhome with a jeep on the back!)

At $1000 each, you would think the freight companies would be a little more careful with them. 

Instead, they have bought two of them in the last 2 weeks. Shall we try for number 3?

God-d-mn flippers! Granted this is a capitalist society and there's nothing illegal, but a couple of years ago I bought a used Nissan truck for five grand. As I picked it up, the guy was bragging about how he'd bought it from an old man for $1,500 a couple of days earlier. He and his cousins were monitoring Craigslist and Facebook pretty well 24/7 and sniping the deals as they showed.

Well I'd almost forgotten about that till a couple of days ago. Beautiful early 60s Buick Cutlass for sale.  I thought about it for a couple of hours, but when I brought the advert back up, it said sold. The very next day, another guy had it for sale for 4 grand more using the original guys advert, with only the amount changed. 

Toyman! said:

At $1000 each, you would think the freight companies would be a little more careful with them. 

Instead, they have bought two of them in the last 2 weeks. Shall we try for number 3?

 

Receiving something that isn't damaged in shipping is a rarity nowadays. Their typical answer is well we got it there, duh, that's sort of why you were paid handsomely, to get the product there in one piece. A job I had years ago, we were shipping large stainless steel vats over to the UK. They went over in open top shipping containers and were supposed to be "top freight". On the last shipment, a load of vats were damaged because they tried to load another container on top of it. When I met with the adjuster and expressed my dismay that they were damaged he confessed that I should count myself lucky as top freight stuff frequently ends up in the ocean.  Who knew? Good luck, I bet on delivery # 5 having the good one.

In reply to Kreb (Forum Supporter) :

I've been seeing this a lot lately and it frustrates me

3 days in a row, people have berkeleyed with me on my way to work. Running me off the road, cutting me off at mergers.

  I drive an 8,000 truck. I drive pretty laid back. I like to speed a bit, but I don't get E36 M3ty,  tailgate, jerky lane changes, things like that. I'm not aggressive .

But I'm about to.

Appleseed said:

3 days in a row, people have berkeleyed with me on my way to work. Running me off the road, cutting me off at mergers.

  I drive an 8,000 truck. I drive pretty laid back. I like to speed a bit, but I don't get E36 M3ty,  tailgate, jerky lane changes, things like that. I'm not aggressive .

But I'm about to.

Every.  berkeleying. Day.

Wound up sliding down the berm today in Charlotte because of those inconsiderate inbred mouth breathing motherberkeleyers.

In reply to Recon1342 :

I need to share a story about my dad. 
 

A few years ago, my mom went into memory care, and I was chasing down any possible financial help for her and my dad. Everyone suggested that we get in contact with the VA because of my dad's service in the Navy. A few years earlier, his pulmonologist sent dad over to the VA because of the asbestos he picked up in the Navy. Let's just say he had a E36 M3ty time getting poked and prodded for a couple of visits, and they sent him back to his pulmonary doc. It was a big waste of time, and something you don't do is waste an 82 year old man's time. 
 

Knowing said background, I get the VA giblet head on the phone and try to get some information.  Note, I was prepared, had all the paperwork and knew dad's history inside and out. The giblet head won't talk to me. He insisted that my dad must be on the call, and he wrings up my dad. Giblet head introduced himself and gave a synopsis of dad's service connected benefits: hearing aids, pulmonary specialists,. ...

Dad blew a gasket. He told giblet head that he had bought his own damn hearing aids, had his own lung doctor, wasn't waiting on their bullE36 M3 paper work, and giblet head could shove off. I knew we wouldn't get any help from the VA after that, but I hope it makes someone else feel a little better. 

My ankle is killing me. Usually I have a reason for pain like this. But I can't think of anything that I did to bother it.

I am desperately burnt out. I need to fill a bag with granola and whisky and books and go sleep in a tent somewhere for a few weeks.

All the paperwork we did a couple weeks ago getting myself (and another trustee) onto the business resolution (for our church) at the bank was basically a waste of time for what we needed...a replacement for our credit card.  So there's ANOTHER form that we have to get filled out and we all have to be there to do it.  

mtn said:

My ankle is killing me. Usually I have a reason for pain like this. But I can't think of anything that I did to bother it.

Older injury, perhaps?

I have a 40-year-old skateboarding injury to my right ankle that randomly decides to give me crap about it for a day or two.

Every time I take a "shortcut" recommended by Google maps I regret it. Instead of saving me 7 minutes it cost me 20. It just routs everyone down the same residential road and clogs it. I normally don't even use maps on my way to work, but I was running late and hoped to get here a bit earlier. At least my job is very relaxed on start time

budget_bandit said:

In reply to Kreb (Forum Supporter) :

I've been seeing this a lot lately and it frustrates me

Why?

Peabody said:

budget_bandit said:

In reply to Kreb (Forum Supporter) :

I've been seeing this a lot lately and it frustrates me

Why?

I can't speak for Budget, but maybe it's because the used car market is being taken over by professional skimmers, leaving fewer opportunities for the rest of us? 

mtn said:

My ankle is killing me. Usually I have a reason for pain like this. But I can't think of anything that I did to bother it.

Change shoes recently?  I have figured out that if I get any footwear with too much arch, it's agony. Especially after a run (not the running shoes). 
 

Or are you just getting old? 

In reply to alfadriver :

My knees had been giving me grief for quite some time, and the solution was a $350 pair of Redwing boots.

Worth. Every. Penny.

Mike (Forum Supporter) said:

I am desperately burnt out. I need to fill a bag with granola and whisky and books and go sleep in a tent somewhere for a few weeks.

I understand this a lot.

It may not make you feel better but apparently roughly 75 percent of people are in the same boat.

In reply to Kreb (Forum Supporter) :

Yeah i guess i'm frustrated by it for the same reason i'm frustrated by ticket scalpers and other resellers. I get it, it's capitalism, but it just feels scummy