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

Swank Force One wrote:

Ashyukun wrote:

N Sperlo wrote: The next person that says, "I should be in your system", I am going to punch in the berkeleying face.

That's OK- I feel the same way about cashiers at a store that has no earthly reason to be tracking my purchases asking for my phone number or if I'd like one of their loyalty cards. That's one thing that I DO like about my local AutoStoned store- while they do track all the warranties by your phone number and name, they don't bother with any of the other information like address and such.

Or so they say.... I've been screwed out of 2 lifetime warranty parts so far because of this. Their system doesn't seem to be infallible.

THIS. Pissed me off so bad I've never been back. That was 9 years ago.

(caller) 'I have a 1997 (insert car here) and the (insert expensive part here) went bad, are they under recall?'

(Curmudgeon) 'I need the lat 8 digits of the VIN number to check for recalls, please.'

(caller) mumbles cuss words under breath 'Why do you need that?'

(Curmudgeon) 'Recalls are always VIN specific, not necessarily all cars in a given year model'.

(caller) 'I should be in your system'. (Curmudgeon's thought: yeah you should be. I should be pushing you through my alimentary system and out into the gutter.)

(Curmudgeon) 'What's your phone number, please?'

(caller) 'My name's Herman Brown, can't you look it up from that?'

(Curmudgeon) 'I have something like 20 computer pages of Browns.'

(caller) more cuss words 'Okay, my phone number is --- --- ----'.

(Curmudgeon) 'Sorry, that phone number didn't return any records. If you have your registration, insurance card etc that will have the VIN on it.'

(caller) 'Yeah, yeah yeah', more mumbled cuss words 'okay here it is (recites last 4 digits)'.

(Curmudgeon) 'I need the last 8 digits, please'.

(caller) more cuss words then 'two... four... six... (recites last 8 digits).

(Curmudgeon) 'Okay, that VIN returns a (insert vehicle) and there are no open recalls. This particular vehicle has not been recalled for anything.'

(caller) 'Goddammit, the (insert expensive part) oughta be under a recall! Why the hell isn't it? Are they gonna recall these damn things?'

(Curmudgeon) 'Sorry, I don't know that. The manufacturers phone number is --- --- ----.'

(caller) expletive 'Thanks a helluva lot for your time.' (click)

In reply to Curmudgeon:

"Listen here you cheapskate mouthbreathing motherberkeleyer....."

Curmudgeon wrote:

Swank Force One wrote:

Ashyukun wrote:

N Sperlo wrote: The next person that says, "I should be in your system", I am going to punch in the berkeleying face.

That's OK- I feel the same way about cashiers at a store that has no earthly reason to be tracking my purchases asking for my phone number or if I'd like one of their loyalty cards. That's one thing that I DO like about my local AutoStoned store- while they do track all the warranties by your phone number and name, they don't bother with any of the other information like address and such.

Or so they say.... I've been screwed out of 2 lifetime warranty parts so far because of this. Their system doesn't seem to be infallible.

I just keep my goddamn receipt. Hard to argue with that. The grocery stores nearly orgasm over their 'Super Saver' cards and stuff, I don't sign up because I detest spam (well, not the canned kind). I have already (nicely) let the local BiLo know that I don't sign up for the cards because I don't like spam and I can buy identical brands elsewhere cheaper.

the only reason I "like" my BiLo card is the things I buy often cost more if I DON'T use my card, + I'm going to buy gas anyway, might as well get the 5¢ off per $50 groceries bought

I took the whole week off to come up to my moms house to hopefully get the Miata's suspension rebuilt and replace the exhaust, still haven't gotten to start on the car

Pulled 600 feet of galvanized steel pipe out of the ground yesterday... Moms water system (well) stopped working. Turns out that within one inch of the pump at the bottom of that 600ft shaft of pipe there was a pea sized hole. Oh, yeah... did I mention that 400ft of that pipe was severely corroded? Replaced the bottom 400 with PVC and sent it back down the hole. Now I am chasing a slow leak in the plumbing by the jet pump in the basement. I FRACKING HATE PLUMBING!!!! I need a vacation from my vacation.

Been using Fuel Perks cards from the only two supermarkets in town for years, pays off at the pump. Buying gift cards for Lowes, HD, Sears, restaurants etc. from them adds to fuel discounts. If I'm gonna spend money at Lowes and HD anyway, why not.

If I happen to be on their email list, delete is a click away.

Once again, If I hear.....

Not me. I can go elsewhere, not have to sign up for a stupid card and get lower prices. They already have all the info they will ever need from me swiping my debit card. The difference in gas price doesn't make up for the aggravation of spam and etc. so if they insist I get one of their cards yes I will go somewhere else.

You listening, Bi Lo?

AutoZone?

Anybody else with one of those goddamn cards?

You realize the cards work even if not a single bit of information is correct?

BTW, Jimmy Hoffa lives in Chicago at 1060 W Addison. His phone number is 867-5309, and his email is "JHoff@fake.com".

My card still works.

Honestly, it's not all of the cards that I complain about- my AutoZone card is actually halfway useful because if I'm spending a lot there anyway it's nice getting a $20 credit from using the card. The only one I actually -like- is my Kroger rewards card- not only are the fuel perks quite nice, but they have on a few occasions actually mailed me packets of REALLY useful coupons- like getting some of the things we buy all the time for free or at a steep discount.

Wish I'd thought of buying HomeDespot gift cards there to get extra points before I got started on fixing up the house- would have probably built up a good deal more fuel points had I been doing that...

OK, this is the second day I've had to stop what I was doing at work for a 'critical system update' to be applied and restart the computer. It happened TWICE yesterday. Is it THAT HARD to set it up so we only have to do it ONCE?

Day 4 of dethkold. Do not enjoy this.

Ashyukun wrote: OK, this is the second day I've had to stop what I was doing at work for a 'critical system update' to be applied and restart the computer. It happened TWICE yesterday. Is it THAT HARD to set it up so we only have to do it ONCE?

Sometimes, yes. Microsoft likes to release updates to their updates and they have to be laid down in the proper order. Sometimes this proper order requires several reboots to finish.

Add in the updates for Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, Java, etc. and you've got the potential for a lot of user impact.

Those of us in IT who do this for a living try very hard to not impact the users, but we've got to get updates out as well to prevent impacts that could take out the entire environment.

If I haven't gone off about this before, someone else certainly has.

Can't stand the happy shiny people who drive with their dog in their lap. You're too freakin' distracted by fluffy to watch the traffic light, use your turn signal, or pay any attention to anything else. If they can give tickets for texting, using the phone, eating, and whatever else "distracted driving" falls under why not this too?

Final thought, what's gonna happen to that 4 legged thing you 'love' when it's between you and the airbag? If you really cared you'd get a proper pet carrier or just leave them home for the 20 minutes you're out at the store.

Flight Service wrote:

JoeyM wrote:

Derick Freese wrote: Meh, a home improvement store employee asking what you're trying to do seems perfectly valid to me. Just tell them you're building a car out of water heaters and they'll leave you alone.

the problem is that they waste so much of my time....all I want is to know where something is and then buy it. I honestly don't need their advice or opinion they ought

When I was doing my projects in college I would walk into the local hardware store and ask for particular items. They would ask me what I was trying to do. I would respond with, "that isn't going to help you find this." They would always say, "Sir, I can help you if you tell me what you are trying to do." I would always tell them the truth. Which was something along the line of "I am connecting a robotic steper motor to a steering wheel in a factory location on a Honda CR-V for a drive by wire steering with feedback system and need this to connect to that." "Ok, that didn't help me find your part, let's find what you are asking for." REALLY!?!?!?!? No berkeleying E36 M3 Sherlock.

I'M TRYING TO BUY A TAP AND DIE, AND SOME WD40, AND GET OUT OF THIS GODFORSAKEN STORE.

Kenny_McCormic wrote:

Flight Service wrote:

JoeyM wrote:

Derick Freese wrote: Meh, a home improvement store employee asking what you're trying to do seems perfectly valid to me. Just tell them you're building a car out of water heaters and they'll leave you alone.

the problem is that they waste so much of my time....all I want is to know where something is and then buy it. I honestly don't need their advice or opinion they ought

When I was doing my projects in college I would walk into the local hardware store and ask for particular items. They would ask me what I was trying to do. I would respond with, "that isn't going to help you find this." They would always say, "Sir, I can help you if you tell me what you are trying to do." I would always tell them the truth. Which was something along the line of "I am connecting a robotic steper motor to a steering wheel in a factory location on a Honda CR-V for a drive by wire steering with feedback system and need this to connect to that." "Ok, that didn't help me find your part, let's find what you are asking for." REALLY!?!?!?!? No berkeleying E36 M3 Sherlock.

I'M TRYING TO BUY A TAP AND DIE, AND SOME WD40, AND GET OUT OF THIS GODFORSAKEN STORE.

Make sure your antivirus is up to date, and your ad blocker is on...but I actually found it.

http://www.tubeplus.me/player/1055095/King_of_the_Hill/

Or just watch it on Netflix.

Racer1ab wrote: Or just watch it on Netflix.

Eh, the Roku left when she did. I'm just tryin' my best over here..

You should buy my 360.

Gearheadotaku wrote: If I haven't gone off about this before, someone else certainly has. Can't stand the happy shiny people who drive with their dog in their lap. You're too freakin' distracted by fluffy to watch the traffic light, use your turn signal, or pay any attention to anything else. If they can give tickets for texting, using the phone, eating, and whatever else "distracted driving" falls under why not this too? Final thought, what's gonna happen to that 4 legged thing you 'love' when it's between you and the airbag? If you really cared you'd get a proper pet carrier or just leave them home for the 20 minutes you're out at the store.

My ex did that with our 40lb Carolina Dog. Drove me nuts. Dogs belong in the backseat, if at minimum for their safety alone. Pretty sure she still does it, too.

Also, day 5 of dethkold. Kill me now. Had to reschedule orientation with my new job for Monday. No way I'm able to do anything today.

Yup, still does it, this is a week or two old. One of the only regrets in my life is letting her keep that dog when we broke up.

Had a dream I was driving something of the Model T era, there was a ignition advance lever on the column anyway. The much younger woman with me thought I was kind of an old geezer w/ that car but driving through traffic the oldest car on the road was a '64 Fairlane Sport Coupe.

Had to get up to take a wiz, tried to get back to sleep and pick back up on that dream... but didn't happen.

Dang, that was a good dream.

Not a rant as much as a disappointment.

I would like to rant against my mom's Buick Rendezvouz. Been driving it recently as she has been too dizzy to drive. The blind spots in that mini-van are large enough to lose superduty pickups in.. and I am not just talking in the rear, but in the front too. Where the elephant ear mirrors meet the super thick A pillars is large enough to lose a full size pickup in. I know, I almost hit on in a parking lot I didn't see.

Why did GM make the interior body panels to thick? Some of them are 6 inches deep from the glass making the windows completely useless towards the back. Compared to my landrover it's like being in a cave

My nephew turned 16 and had to have a 73 Camaro (ugly but I can work with that...) we have been searching up and down, well I found one. Then before we pulled the trigger we let him drive a very very mild muscle car... It scared him so bad he wouldn't settle for anything with more power than a 4cyl ranger...

When I was 16 I drove a ranger but that was not by choice!! I feel like he's going to regret this one day being that his parents would literally have bought any vehicle he could dream up. Also the family would have done any engine trans paint combo he could imagine. But no... He wanted a Ford Ranger with 87hp and crappy fleet paint.

Today I was going to replace the timing belts on my 78 Goldwing, it has 21000 miles so I figured it wouldnt need the belt adjusters (which are $70 each!). Well as these things go, it needs them so now I have to wait until I get the parts (probably end of the week) and next weekend is the earliest I can work on it. Bummer