What Grinds Your Gears? :)

[Netkeeper]

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

Never been banned from anywhere, but there's one forum, I don't frequent anymore because I just got tired of it and decided not to waste time with it.

Man, if I listed all the forums I've done that with we'd be here all day. I've probably registered for literally hundreds, but this is the ONLY one I currently frequent.

[BubblyShell22]

I just stopped visiting it because it was dead and hardly anyone showed up and hardly any of the topics got updated like the episode reviews for the Nick show. I've got better forums to go to like this one and Stealthy Stories.

[IndigoErth]

I've done that, particularly with one form. Was rather active at one time with a small-ish but tight-knit group. It has pretty much died off over the past years and mostly it's just a few folks who are older and I can't really relate to much (although I was one of the younger ones anyhow), but I still stop in once in a great while. They were a group I spoke to frequently through a rather hard period and that helped me get through it. They also helped me grow up a bit online and become a better person in how I interact. I miss what that forum used to be and still think of some of the people on occasion, but I think it had the impact it was meant to when it was meant to.

But this is supposed to be the gear grinder thread so, um... It's cold out and it's spring. (But tomorrow is supposed to be 25 degrees warmer, go figure. Then drop back down of course.)

[Leo656]

Touchscreen cell phones. Can't stand 'em. Can't stand anything about 'em.

[senpai]

Allergies. Ugh...So awful.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

My gear-grind- stupid people in a drive-through who act like they are king-sh*t. A lady came up to my window, and warned me that the police would be showing up soon, due to the fact that the driver behind her had just rear-ended her in the drive-through. Okay, no biggie for us, but I felt bad for her, and she went on to say that she had gotten out and went up to the other driver who apparently acted like nothing had happened. She told her "Are you freaking serious?" and the other lady (in a Mercedes, naturally) said "Yeah, I AM," and just basically blew her off, hence why the cops coming. The lady who was hit ranted about the fact that the other car was already dented before the collision, which hinted the driver was careless(go figure), and now her bumper was damaged and she was pissed. I didn't blame her.

When the first one drove around to the front to wait for the police (I gave her a bag of cinnamon twists as a consolation) the second one (the b***h in the Mercedes) drove up and I while took her payment and she acted like nothing was wrong. She also was rather rude and snappish to me, and was talking to someone else in the car the whole time. She was, of course, one of those stuck-up, snobby yuppie types who thing think the world revolves around them and they can get out of anything. Also a Barbie-wanna-be, if that tells you anything. In a Mercedes sport-type with a convertible top, so- yeah. Clearly a rich b***h who doesn't give two craps. Then the cop walks up on the other side of her car and tells her to pull around to the front after she gets her order. I wanted to cheer him. She pulled away after getting her food and went around the front. Good riddance. And she rudely ignored me when I asked if she needed any sauces, and b****ed when she got the Baha drink instead of the freeze, which she hadn't specified she wanted, complaining that she would have to pull back around to get it. I told her I'd just change the drink and give her the new one, which I did- just to get rid of her.

[IndigoErth]

That would have been so tempting fill her cup all the way up and leave the lid loose.

Thank god the three people who have bumped me in the past were all normal, humble people who were very embarrassed. I never got any damage, so I just told them it was alright and we went on our way... something that any little arrogant rich twit will probably never figure out.



Edit: Yay, found one!

Made a nice big plate of nachos... refried beans, taco sauce, cheese... heated it up nice and hot in the microwave, got it out...


AND THREW IT ALL OVER THE FLOOR!


Not intentionally, mind you. I wanted that. Stupid dinner. Have opted for a can of soup... >.> Sometimes I can make a pretty good save. This is not one of those times. At least it proved the dish is tough and the cats, who almost had it on them, can survive this kind of trauma.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Ah, that sucks, Indigo. I'll air-mail you some nachos with the works! (LOL!)

[Mew]

Whi is EVERYTHING a "Netflix Original"? No, really. I was looking forward to the Inspector Gadget reboot, on Cartoon Network!
Buy now it's on Netflix! Why? Daredevil, Inspector Gadget, ect. I just think it's kinda crap. But really, why? Just put it on TV.
I know I'm just rambling on about crap.

[Netkeeper]

Uh, what?

How about no, let us cable-less people have some **** too. I'm pissed that Steven Universe isn't on Netflix so I can't watch it at all.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I'll second that, Net. All I have is plain old regular TV- would it KILL producers to put a few good shows on regular TV?!


My gear-grinder: cell phone "customer service". I spent half of last night (and a good chunk of today) trying to get my new phone activated with my old number. How hard is it to switch the number from one phone to another??!! The web-site wasn't much help, as it wouldn't let me activate the new one with the same number, even though I removed the old one (missing for almost a month) from the account. I had to call customer service FOUR TIMES to get it switched! The first time I got some guy in India or something, and he SAID it was activated with the old number, but after following all the instructions and the phone turning on (I called and texted my hubby, and it worked) it still had the "new" default number it came with. Then I tried again, but due to the stupid automated "press this" message, I accidentally got the wrong department or whatever, and had to hang up. So I called them back, and got a woman. Halfway through trying to explain what I needed, my call got dropped, so I tried back. Got a guy who was FINALLY able to help me- sort of. Except that it took another HOUR and a half, PLUS about eight tries with the activation "call message" thingy, to get it working with the right number!! ARRGGH!!

[pennydreadful]

Sleepless nights grind my gears. Finally took a couple of Valium at 2am and managed a crappy few hours where I kept waking up every half hour or so. What the actual hell? Stupid brain.

[Mew]

Originally Posted by Netkeeper

Uh, what?

How about no, let us cable-less people have some **** too. I'm pissed that Steven Universe isn't on Netflix so I can't watch it at all.

All I'm saying there should be some really good new shows on TV.

[Jester]

Originally Posted by MewMeow

All I'm saying there should be some really good new shows on TV.

Every "Network" has it's own shows. It'd be like me gripping that I can't watch AMC exclusives when i have no AMC.

Our cable company had a row with Viacom, so that means I don't have Nick anymore. I don't gripe loudly that Turtles, a nick exclusive show be on Cartoon Network....BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT WORKS!

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I think he was talking about shows that are ONLY on Netflix, etc, as opposed to being on TV at ALL.

[Jester]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

I think he was talking about shows that are ONLY on Netflix, etc, as opposed to being on TV at ALL.

I know....BUT...Netflix is like a premium channel. It's like an HBO or Showtime.

[senpai]

Originally Posted by pennydreadful

Sleepless nights grind my gears. Finally took a couple of Valium at 2am and managed a crappy few hours where I kept waking up every half hour or so. What the actual hell? Stupid brain.

Why can't you sleep, Penny?

[MsMarvelDuckie]

It's also internet ONLY, AND requires a paid subscription. What, they can't offer it elsewhere, too, for folks who don't HAVE Netflix? At least most of Nick and other cable channels have their shows on their own web-sites for free. And so do the major networks like Fox. Having it be something "exclusive" for paid customers only severely limits the customer base, and keeps folks who might otherwise watch it from ever even seeing it. That's just dumb. Kind of like direct to video movies that are only available on Redbox or something. What's the point if no one can even watch it unless they already subscribe?

[Jester]

Yeah, no one watches HBO, which is an HBO Exclusive. It's so limited.

Also, a quick Google search is always your friend.

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by senpai

Why can't you sleep, Penny?

Usually I sleep great! Me and sleep are usually BFFs! It was just one of those nights where I was feeling crappy emotionally and rather than allow me to escape into the comforting embrace of sleep, my brain decided to keep me awake instead.