What Grinds Your Gears? :)

[BubblyShell22]

Six to nine inches here and could get ice.

[blindturtle02]

Ever since you started mentioning all the snow, Bubbly, I've had that snow song from White Christmas stuck in my head. haha It's an ok song though. BH has reintroduced me to musicals. White Christmas is one of her favs around Christmas time, but if this January had a theme song, that one would fit quite nicely.

[BubblyShell22]

Ugh, I hate Christmas carols, so that song can get annoying when played too much.

Time of the month grinds my gears, but it's even worse when it's your birthday tomorrow and you know you won't be feeling your best because of it. Gah!

[blindturtle02]

Oo, that's gotta suck. Hope you're not feeling too terribly bad on your bday. Yeah, Christmas carols can be annoying, especially if repeated over and over in department stores. I feel for the people working there if it's usually the same stuff time and time again.

Grocery shopping on weekends grinds my gears. It's more fun to lounge on Saturday. It's especially hectic out there today due to the superbowl crowds. Good to see that the customers were being patient with the cashiers. We have a great enough store. You get morons who barge in there every now and then throwing their weight around, ticked off at something or another thus taking it out on the hired help.Saw a little of that this evening which was altogether pathetic, really. Kudos to you folks in retail who have probably posted your frustrations here. I've read a few so far. Sets me off too.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Yup, I know exactly what you mean, BT. I really wish more people understood what it's like to work in a service industry like fast-food or retail. I've done both, and while I love it when I get hose customers who are truly a joy to serve, they are sometimes few and far between. The ones that tick me off are just like you said- the ones who are already in a bad mood when they come up to you, and take it out on you, the person just trying to do your job and help them. As if they feel that because of the position we have we are somehow worth less, or don't deserve respect.

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

Probably the #1 thing I don't miss about working retail is the unpleaseable customer. "That guy" (or gal) was always something I loathed seeing walk up to me to gripe me out.... So not a fan. If I get frustrated while shopping or talking to customer service rep on the phone (my husband used to work at a call center for Sprint) I always tell them, I understand this isn't your fault, I appreciate you trying to help (that is IF they are competent and are trying- there's always that one employee who doesn't seem to get it or just ignores you...).

[BubblyShell22]

And that's one of the reasons I will never work in retail if I can help it. People today just aren't as nice as they used to be.

BT, I'm okay though. Today should be fine since we're not getting snow or anything. Excited for the new TMNT ep and the Super Bowl. Go Broncos!

[Leo656]

Putting it bluntly, disrespectful, inconsiderate D-Bags grind my gears. Last night after the show I more or less had to break down and carry most of the ring by myself, because NONE of the ten or so rookies on the show thought they had to bother with it. These guys kill me. They say they'll do anything to play wrestler in front of their family and friends, but when it comes to doing work and paying dues, they think they're above it all. I've come out and broken down the ring after wrestling the f*cking Main Event, because I'm nobody and I know it. I swear, "success" goes right to these bozos' heads.

[BubblyShell22]

That sucks, Leo, but it happens to everybody. You got kids today who don't even want to do any work at all and people who do want to work can't work because of the economy and the way jobs are these days. Sad but true.

Edit: What grinds my gears is a**holes who not only want to take a cheap shot at my relationship but also at my significant other for his disability. People like that really need to grow the f*ck up.

[tmnt transformer]

The fact that I have a different view of things and apperently like things that guys aren't suppost to like... I really don't get why people look down on a guy who likes a complete story, even if fans have to write it....

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

Doing taxes.... It's always nerve racking. Even if I'm sure it's done properly, since I started my own business it just scares the shnarkies out of me. I'm always afraid I'll get audited and not know what to say or do and somehow I missed one tiny little thing and they lock me away and throw away the key like in the old days. Chains and wasted away old men with beards missing teeth sitting on concrete slabs in a dungeon somewhere. That's what I imagine every time....

[Luke795]

Originally Posted by Dawnatello Turtle Chick

Doing taxes.... It's always nerve racking. Even if I'm sure it's done properly, since I started my own business it just scares the shnarkies out of me. I'm always afraid I'll get audited and not know what to say or do and somehow I missed one tiny little thing and they lock me away and throw away the key like in the old days. Chains and wasted away old men with beards missing teeth sitting on concrete slabs in a dungeon somewhere. That's what I imagine every time....

What kind of a business do you own?

[BubblyShell22]

Hearing that my sis has a brain tumor on the right side of the brain. Just when things can't get worse, they do. And if it's malignant or inoperable, the state won't approve of treatment thanks to Obamacare. Gah, I hate this country so much! Obama is an a**hole and wants to kill us all. I truly believe that.

[Blossombrooks]

That's awful news Shell, I'm really sorry to hear that. I can tell you that a family member of mine had the same thing and all is not lost, it was many years ago and even though medical practices weren't great at the time they got through and live a relatively normal life.
You'll have to excuse my ignorance of exactly how obamacare works, is there no chance of your sister getting treatment? That seems unethical.
I take it they don't know the full extent yet?

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

Originally Posted by Luke795

What kind of a business do you own?

I'm a picker and I resell things I buy through storage & estate auctions, garage sales, etc. It's a great way to make my family a little extra money (and find things we need cheaper than at the store ) plus we look at it as a way to give us spending money for things we enjoy. I don't make much by the end of the year but I love it and it gives me tons more time with my little boy than when I worked retail. Plus I really enjoy meeting such interesting people and talking. Also not having a ridiculous boss with unrealistic expectations is a big plus!

I've started doing our taxes through Turbo Tax now (this is my 2nd year of Turbo Tax). We used to use a company but I wasn't really comfortable with using them so I'd do our taxes via Turbo Tax (but not submit them) to see if they were getting the same amount. 2 years in a row Turbo Tax was giving us more back and cost less- so I finally took the plunge. It's nerve racking, but I tend to over-worry anyway, lol. Plus the company we used worried me more than doing it myself.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

That sucks, Leo, but it happens to everybody. You got kids today who don't even want to do any work at all and people who do want to work can't work because of the economy and the way jobs are these days. Sad but true.

Edit: What grinds my gears is a**holes who not only want to take a cheap shot at my relationship but also at my significant other for his disability. People like that really need to grow the f*ck up.

Hmm, boy does THAT sound familiar. My stepfather has done this regarding my husband ever since we first began dating over 16 years ago. Now that my other half has had his amputation and has neuropathy from his diabetes, the douchebag had gotten even worse. He will insult him behind his back, calling him worthless or a moron just because he isn't mechanically inclined and didn't have some high-paying job. He has always done that, but now he also calls him useless because of his disability, and intentionally finds ways to make him FEEL useless, like asking him to carry the folding chairs to the truck after Thanksgiving dinner last year, KNOWING he was walking with a cane and couldn't, then saying "Oh, I forgot you can't." Or telling me he's "not worth a ****" because he's no longer supporting me, or that neither of us will ever amount to anything simply because we have no interest in "getting ahead" or "making something of ourselves"- which is basically his way of putting down the kind of jobs we have(or had in hubby's case).

Then again, this is the same man who thinks that the way to "better myself" means working some kind of corporate middle-tier desk job where I sit on my butt all day doing mindless, meaningless paperwork or some such just to make more money and have "nice things" like a house with a mortgage, multiple vehicles, "toys" (ie- a boat, camper, ATV's, etc.) and what-not like he's spent his life doing. And at the end of the day what does he have to show for all of that? Nothing. He's so focused on material things and "doing what he wants to when he wants to (ie going on vacations just because, fishing on weekends , and the like) that he can't even conceive of someone not caring about those things. Apparently, trying to be a compassionate, understanding person and treat others with respect and dignity without judging them for how they live doesn't count as bettering oneself.

I may work my butt of for peanuts, but we have a decent, quiet apartment that we never have to worry about maintenance on because there is someone who is paid to do that (thus providing a job for someone else), we have enough to eat, can afford to go out once in a while for dinner and a movie, and our hobbies mainly keep us at home, so we're not spending ridiculous amounts of money just to have fun. We have friends, neighbors who are decent people, and my job allows me to meet and interact with people, instead of sitting in a cubicle or office somewhere like a hermit. And when I come home, we spend time together enjoying our mutual hobbies and interests, instead of simply sharing space like strangers. When we do something separately, we still take an interest in each others' activities, where HE just ignores whatever my mom does unless he wants something.

I guess what grinds my gears is that the man has treated everyone around him like dirt and like he is better than they are for as long as I can remember, and yet he's the one who is the "poor" person, both emotionally and spiritually. He puts down my choice of a mate, but the truth is that my other half is five times the man he'll ever be, and he won't even face him directly and say those things to his face, but just makes vague insults and subtle digs at his manhood. It's petty, spiteful, and pathetic.

[blindturtle02]

I'm so sorry about your sister, Bubbly. I'm glad you have an understanding bf and family who are helping you through this. Please keep us posted.

Wow Duckie, the guy you described sounds quite a bit like the guy I almost had as a father-in-law in a previous relationship. Well more like uh exactly like. I'm very familiar with those subtle digs. Thankful that I have a better future father-in-law by far. People who enjoy making jabs like that are truly sick. Your hubby sounds like a real trooper. You two sound ike you really know how to live a fulfilling life.

Taxes! Hope those go well for you Dawnatello. My future father-in-law uses turbo tax and pretty much swears by it. I'm not that familiar with it but my bh likes it too.

Sorry people are giving ya grief, TMNT Transformer. Folks that don't accept you for who you are can be quite grating on the nerves. Hang in there dude.

Leo, sounds like you're a much better man than those other guys will ever hope to be. Life's not a masquerade for you like it seems to be for the people you described. You can go home nights knowing that you give it your all. Those other guys are probably not all that content at the end of the day.

[snake]

Negative people who think making jokes about 9/11 and Satanism is "funny" and they don't really mean to offend anybody. A fine line exists between a joke and touchy matters like racial steryotypes. I'm friends with an a**hole like this and he just pisses me off with this. He's a good guy and all but what he says is just terrible. I call him up and talk to him for awhile about three or four times a week. He rants about girls in our class, getting mad about them being offended because he called them stupid, we talk about tmnt, he rants some more, end call.

I've told him time and time again to stop being so negative and it really puts a strain on our friendship. He shrugs it off and tells me to deal with it. Everyone makes fun of him becuase he thinks he's all that and at the fact that he doesn't care about hygiene at all. He smells like a pile of crap and whenever I bring it up that he should maybe shower or use body wash, he says "maybe it's you that smell". Every time I bring up something he should improve on he shrugs it off. Next he starts making jokes about blacks and Mexicans. This I cannot stand. Living in an area with many Mexican people as well as African Americans, I think most are nice people and more positive then most "white" people I know. He treats Mexicans like animals, and blacks like the steriotypical "rapper". I have a sense of humor, and I don't mind poking fun at America and other country's, but what this guys says is insane! He puts this up on his instagram "Hail Satan, 666". He says he was just joking but not people are offended by that.

/End rant

[BubblyShell22]

Blossom, she can't do anything yet because everything has to be approved by the state as that's where her insurance comes from. If the tumor is inoperable or malignant she had heard that they won't approve of treatment, which sounds ridiculous to me but it wouldn't surprise me if it was true. But we don't know anything yet and will just have to do what we can when we can do it. Trying to stay positive, but I'm pretty cynical about things because every time I get my hopes up, they come crashing down.

Duckie, that guy sounds like a jerk to me. I hate people who do stuff like this.

BT, thanks for the well wishes.

Snake, maybe you just need to cut ties with the guy. He obviously isn't being a good friend to you, and you don't need to associate with people who are going to be like that.

[blindturtle02]

Originally Posted by snake

Negative people who think making jokes about 9/11 and Satanism is "funny" and they don't really mean to offend anybody. A fine line exists between a joke and touchy matters like racial steryotypes. I'm friends with an a**hole like this and he just pisses me off with this. He's a good guy and all but what he says is just terrible. I call him up and talk to him for awhile about three or four times a week. He rants about girls in our class, getting mad about them being offended because he called them stupid, we talk about tmnt, he rants some more, end call.

I've told him time and time again to stop being so negative and it really puts a strain on our friendship. He shrugs it off and tells me to deal with it. Everyone makes fun of him becuase he thinks he's all that and at the fact that he doesn't care about hygiene at all. He smells like a pile of crap and whenever I bring it up that he should maybe shower or use body wash, he says "maybe it's you that smell". Every time I bring up something he should improve on he shrugs it off. Next he starts making jokes about blacks and Mexicans. This I cannot stand. Living in an area with many Mexican people as well as African Americans, I think most are nice people and more positive then most "white" people I know. He treats Mexicans like animals, and blacks like the steriotypical "rapper". I have a sense of humor, and I don't mind poking fun at America and other country's, but what this guys says is insane! He puts this up on his instagram "Hail Satan, 666". He says he was just joking but not people are offended by that.

/End rant

Definitely what Bubbly said. I hung around with some people like that way back in Junior High years and years ago. Separating myself from those guys was the best thing I ever did. Well one of the best things. They would do the same thing to other folks. Mostly to me, which is why I cut ties. You deserve better friends than that guy. Yeah that'd grind my gears too.