The world is f'd up: A rant

[david_42]

I later found out that, in the process of having his car towed, someone had taken a pair of wire cutters to the battery cables. Both of them.

Classic! I was visiting a friend and there was a car with an overly-sensitive alarm. Sometime late that night, a kind person noticed the horn was stuck. Broke the windshield, opened the hood, pulled out the battery and tossed it through the rear window. Left a nice note for the owner detailing the problem and the fix.

And I don't get Avatar either. The same friend thought it was the best ever. She lives in Bezerkly, CA. Doesn't approve of bestiality, though.

 

[Yooper]

I'm pretty laid back, but I saw something today that made me furious! It's pretty cold here, and I saw a young woman walking down the street with her two kids. She was bundled up, and the small one in the stroller had on short sleeves and bare feet. The toddler walking along beside had a small lightweight jacket, no hat, and no gloves.

Now, I can see if the mom was warm, too, because that meant she didn't know that it was 29 degrees this morning. But she was wearing gloves, a hat, and warm clothes. I wanted to stop her and take those children away from her.

 

[RDWHAHB]

Well, maybe this will make your day. From Ann Arbor, and just going into effect today;


City Council unanimously passes porch couch ban


Damn YOU!!!!!!

Hmm, wheres that drunken couch ban thread. I might be worth my time to re-read.
Jeff

 

[KCBrewer]

I've never understood this... what, exactly, is going to happen to your kids in the 30 seconds it takes to replace your cart in the corral? Unless you've left all the doors open and the engine running with the keys in it, and all your kids unbuckled, I'm not seeing the potential or disaster here...

I've gotten the "Well, someone could kidnap them" argument out of friends... seriously? In 30 seconds? If they are THAT good, they are going to kidnap more valuable kids than mine. If they're THAT good, they're off kidnapping the kids of some billionaire somewhere. I can see the entire parking lot from every cart corral... where, exactly, are these people that are just waiting for 15 seconds of my absence in order to perform a full extraction kidnapping of my kid that is not only strapped into his seat, but locked behind the car doors?

I just don't get it.

+1 to this.

I remember being left in the car with my brother and 2 sisters while mom went in the mall or grocery store. No, it wasn't for hours at a time, or on 100° days, and it was in an old woody wagon with roll down windows, so if we got too hot, we just rolled the window down. That was the rule, if you were being too obnoxious, you had to stay in the car.

Maybe she just knew that nobody in their right mind would take us, or she hoped somebody would. Seriously, we knew better than to get out of the car, or open a door for a stranger. The consequences for something like that were not worth it.

It's amazing how much things have changed since I was a kid, and I'm only 33.

 

[curlyfat]

You know, somehow I always manage to return the cart, and not leave the kids alone. Is it really that difficult? I don't know how I pull off this magical feat, but I'll pay attention to what I'm doing next time.

And Avatar was the most overrated piece of s*** I've seen in years. Seriously. It's like Fern Gully fvcked Dances with Wolves. WTF were they thinking? I paid $12 to see it in 3d at the theater. My head hurt from the obnoxious, over-the-top 3D effects that added absolutely nothing to the movie, except distracting you from the s****y-ass plot. Ug. Everyone at work thought it was great and that I was just dissing on it to sound "better than them". WTF!? Did I see a different movie or something?

 

[user 574]

Great concept for you young procreators, those without or you older folk with your "May be eligible to receive a Scooter at little or no cost to you from Medicare". Park right next to the cart corral. Awesome how close it is on your exit with all your sh!t you just purchased. Bonus points cuz your car is safer next to them instead of the a$$wipe that wacks the side of your door with complete disregard.

And I know I won't like Avatar because its only something like 34 hrs long. I'm waiting for the 37 hr extended version they started advertising! (Boardwalk empire rocks)

Not sure, but think me ranting while just firing up the divorce process is probably ill advised .

 

[shecky]

Well, maybe this will make your day. From Ann Arbor, and just going into effect today;


City Council unanimously passes porch couch ban


Damn YOU!!!!!!

I am vindicated.

 

[ChshreCat]

People who leave their carts all over the parking lot piss me off more than almost anything else. What gets me is sometimes they're about 3 stalls away from the cart return!!! How can someone seriously be THAT lazy?!? oh wait... that WAS at Walmart...

 

[MetallHed]

I leave the carts in the stalls on purpose to piss you off... whatcha gonna do about it, eh?

 

[MetallHed]

in all seriousness though...

why do people at wal-mart (especially, but any retail store) seem to think they're invincible to cars and walk out in front of them, expecting the driver to stop in an instant?

I'm obviously driving through and reached the crosswalk intersection before you and yet you walk out in front of me and then give me a look? F--k you. My truck is bigger than you.. but of course those fatties would do more damage to the truck than I would do to them..

 

[Homercidal]

in all seriousness though...

why do people at wal-mart (especially, but any retail store) seem to think they're invincible to cars and walk out in front of them, expecting the driver to stop in an instant?

I'm obviously driving through and reached the crosswalk intersection before you and yet you walk out in front of me and then give me a look? F--k you. My truck is bigger than you.. but of course those fatties would do more damage to the truck than I would do to them..

Damn straight! How about a little common sense, retard? I get there first, I'm a keep going. You get there first, I'll stop.

Of course, the ugly people and fat people, (or even people who look poor and scummy) don't get to cross, but hot chicks, or chicks that are just so-so but have big ****s, get to go.

Oh, and old people get to go, because I'm working on building up some Karma for when I really need it.

 

[Yooper]

Damn straight! How about a little common sense, retard? I get there first, I'm a keep going. You get there first, I'll stop.

Of course, the ugly people and fat people, (or even people who look poor and scummy) don't get to cross, but hot chicks, or chicks that are just so-so but have big ****s, get to go.

Oh, and old people get to go, because I'm working on building up some Karma for when I really need it.

What about big-****ed old people? Do they give extra points?

 

[shecky]

What about big-****ed old people? Do they give extra points?

How can you tell if an old person has big ****s? They're droopy by then.












I kid, I kid.

 

[IrregularPulse]

I'm pretty laid back, but I saw something today that made me furious! It's pretty cold here, and I saw a young woman walking down the street with her two kids. She was bundled up, and the small one in the stroller had on short sleeves and bare feet. The toddler walking along beside had a small lightweight jacket, no hat, and no gloves.

Now, I can see if the mom was warm, too, because that meant she didn't know that it was 29 degrees this morning. But she was wearing gloves, a hat, and warm clothes. I wanted to stop her and take those children away from her.

We saw a guy in Walmart the other day with his 3ish year old daughter. Now we had on sweatshirts and my boy had on long sleeves, sweatshirt, hat and gloves. It was cold. This little girl was in the shopping car with on of her dad's tshirts on, no shoes, no socks, no coat or sweatshirt in the cart. I'd bet my house that he was not in there buying her winter wardrobe for the year.

in all seriousness though...

why do people at wal-mart (especially, but any retail store) seem to think they're invincible to cars and walk out in front of them, expecting the driver to stop in an instant?

I'm obviously driving through and reached the crosswalk intersection before you and yet you walk out in front of me and then give me a look? F--k you. My truck is bigger than you.. but of course those fatties would do more damage to the truck than I would do to them..

Because of those giant letters in that crosswalk you're approaching Y-I-E-L-D. That means you in the car. I don't walk out in front of cars because I understand the logic of big truck = power over me, but the stereotypical walmart customer would love for you to hit them so they could sue you.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

How can you tell if an old person has big ****s? They're droopy by then.

Big knees.

 

[marubozo]

I'm surprised out of all the complaints in here there's nothing about ******* cell phones.

Some old ******* about took me out the other day because he was too concerned with talking on the phone and not driving. Just cruising along in the left lane of a four-lane highway and this guy to my right is right next to me, but slightly ahead. I can see his damn cell phone up to his ear as he's driving by and then guess who just decides to come into my lane without a blinker or even so much as turning his head to see if it's clear?

The ****er about clipped my front end, I had to cross the yellow line and slam on my brakes just to avoid the *******, and even after blasting the horn he is oblivious to the world.

Seriously. If you're driving a car, you are literally in control of a deadly weapon. Your first priority should be to control that vehicle safely for the others you share the road with.

I used to have to do a lot of driving and **** like this irked me more than anything. One time I'm at a stop light sitting behind some stupid bitch on her phone and the light turns green. She sits there. A few more seconds go by and she's still not moving. Finally, I simply give a little courtesy tap of my horn to alert her the light is green and the whore flips out on me. She speeds up through the light, pulls over to the shoulder so I can drive by her, then cuts right back in behind me and starts flashing her lights and flipping me off.

Are you ****ing kidding me? You were the one not paying attention on your ****ing phone and all I did was give you a little horn action to make you aware of it, and you're going to go all road rage on me? Christ!

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

--People who cannot drive on the highway at a constant speed. Damn that really gets me going. I drive to the right because I feel it make the highway 100% safer. These ******** make my life hell. I am constantly having to pass them, then they ride my ass, speed up to pass and slow down 5 minutes later. Then I have to pass them again, by which time I am always stuck behind them.

Luckily I drive a pretty quick car and a massive burst of speed is generally enough to get me away from them, and me away from a serious bout of road-rage.

 

[bob1852]

-- Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol's ex Levi Jonhnston's sister has a blog. 'Nuff said.

 

[Revvy]

I just can't figure out how come this isn't just a typical Tap Room rant...how come Sheckster felt the need to break free. This is so much classic DIAIMICYMFs postings.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

aHHHH..... the old days.

 

[dataz722]

-- Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol's ex Levi Jonhnston's sister has a blog. 'Nuff said.

So do you. What's your point?

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

So do you. What's your point?

Hers has more relevance.

 

[humann_brewing]

Big knees.

haha,


so is this thread still alive?

 

[bob1852]

So do you. What's your point?

Hers has more relevance.

Zing!

 

[shecky]

I just can't figure out how come this isn't just a typical Tap Room rant...how come Sheckster felt the need to break free. This is so much classic DIAIMICYMFs postings.

I'm trying to reach a wider audience.

Alas, the TR folks picked up the scent.

 

[humann_brewing]

I'm trying to reach a wider audience.

Alas, the TR folks picked up the scent.

"shut it old man"





is that better?


oh wait "iS tat beTer?"

 

[jezter6]

Let me start.

- Express Lane at the grocery store says 10 (or 12, or 15) items. That's a HARD limit, not a F*@#$ING SUGGESTION. If you have 30 items, you should have to pack up all your crap BACK into the cart and stand in the long line for ******* that can't count. 5 cans of soup is 5 items, not 1 just because they're all "soup." it's called EXPRESS because it's supposed to be FASTER than the other lines.


- Left laners. In Maryland, it's some sort of unwritten rule that EVERYONE pulls out and goes to the passing lane on any road that has multiple lanes. I can see if you're planning a left turn inside the next ~1mi or so, but this is just common that everyone seems to think they're faster than everyone else...yet the left lane goes SLOWER than everything else because everyone gets in it and just drives like tards.

- People who back in/pull through to parking spaces at the store. Of course they fill the crap out of their carts, then have to find wiggle room to jam the cart between cars so they can put groceries in the BACK of the car, knowing full well you could open that hatchback if you just pulled in like a NORMAL person.

- People who OBVIOUSLY can't park. Yes, from time to time I'm close to the line, or maybe on the line. But you idiots that park your F-350 with dual rears in the closest 2 spots because you can't fit in a single space deserve to be parked next to the arsehole above and I damn well hope they scratch your car. ANd if you've parked DIAGONALLY across two spots, either you're too dumb to have a license, or you're just being a gigantic prick.

- Walking around the store in every direction. WHY IS IT SO HARD??? When we're in cars, we all know that you are on the right hand side of the road, so you should go up that side of the aisle. Cross over to pick up an item, but jeebus, why are people going the OPPOSITE direction of the flow when walking or pushing a cart???

- People who randomly stop right inside doorways. WHY oh WHY do I always get behind the person who walks into the store and just STOPS RIGHT THERE to get some sort of zen like view of the store?? Can't you get in 10 feet, take 2 steps to the right away from the people behind you before taking a gander?

- Fire lane parkers. Why is there NEVER a good cop around when there are 5 people in line for the Redbox outside the grocery store all parked in the FIRE LANE next to the "NO GOD DAMN PARKING" sign? Of course, the one time I'd want to just drop someone off and put my car in park for 10 seconds to let someone get their bag out of the back of the car, I'd be surely ticketed for my reckless behavior.

- People who sit in the middle of the intersection to make a left turn after the lights are all red. Don't know how it is outside of Maryland, but here, they queue up 4-5 deep in the middle of the intersection and when it turns red and the other side stops coming, they all go, wasting HALF the green of the other cars because these turds keep clogging the intersection.

- People (generally friends) who put the TV on mute/pause to take a 20 minute phone call while sitting right there in the room. Get up and use the phone in another room and let me continue my life. Putting my life on hold so I have to hear a 1 sided phone call is downright rude.

- People with loud car stereos or mod exhaust systems. Just get your penis enlargement pills from the back of your porn mag and stop trying to make everyone think you've got large junk just because you have a loud car.

 

[Brewvy]

I've never understood this... what, exactly, is going to happen to your kids in the 30 seconds it takes to replace your cart in the corral? Unless you've left all the doors open and the engine running with the keys in it, and all your kids unbuckled, I'm not seeing the potential or disaster here...

I've gotten the "Well, someone could kidnap them" argument out of friends... seriously? In 30 seconds? If they are THAT good, they are going to kidnap more valuable kids than mine. If they're THAT good, they're off kidnapping the kids of some billionaire somewhere. I can see the entire parking lot from every cart corral... where, exactly, are these people that are just waiting for 15 seconds of my absence in order to perform a full extraction kidnapping of my kid that is not only strapped into his seat, but locked behind the car doors?

I just don't get it.

Forget the kids, I definately ain't gonna leave $100 worth o'grocerys for somebody to jack!

 

[Brewvy]

+1 to this.

I remember being left in the car with my brother and 2 sisters while mom went in the mall or grocery store. No, it wasn't for hours at a time, or on 100° days, and it was in an old woody wagon with roll down windows, so if we got too hot, we just rolled the window down. That was the rule, if you were being too obnoxious, you had to stay in the car.

Maybe she just knew that nobody in their right mind would take us, or she hoped somebody would. Seriously, we knew better than to get out of the car, or open a door for a stranger. The consequences for something like that were not worth it.
It's amazing how much things have changed since I was a kid, and I'm only 33.

Two words Media Fearmongering.Children arn't getting kidnapped at a higher rate these days,We just hear about every single kidnapping now because we have CNN,FOX,etc.I could see if you had an ex. that was crazy and wanted the kids,I wouldn't let them out of my sight.

 

[IrregularPulse]

-- Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol's ex Levi Jonhnston's sister has a blog. 'Nuff said.

And you know about it.

I just can't figure out how come this isn't just a typical Tap Room rant...how come Sheckster felt the need to break free. This is so much classic DIAIMICYMFs postings.

Shecky thought he could hide.

I'm trying to reach a wider audience.

Alas, the TR folks picked up the scent.

None of us can start a thread without the first 14 replies being smart ass comments from the TR asses.

- Walking around the store in every direction. WHY IS IT SO HARD??? When we're in cars, we all know that you are on the right hand side of the road, so you should go up that side of the aisle. Cross over to pick up an item, but jeebus, why are people going the OPPOSITE direction of the flow when walking or pushing a cart???

I agree with your entire list, but this one pisses me off the most. I don't know why people can't comprehend this concept. Then they look at ME like I'm an ass because I won't move.