What Grinds Your Gears? :)

[Mayhem]

I'm often working on projects that don't involve internet access, so I'd be okay carrying on with those in the meantime, until the battery ran out

[IndigoErth]

Eh, laptops may be nice, but there's pluses to a desktop that I prefer and it's ability to handle well what I need it to.

Luckily it didn't shut off in the middle of anything important.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Yeah, I agree. My desktop is a powerhouse in the hard drive space- 1 TB, and has a really great processor, too. Most laptops wouldn't have half the speed and capacity it does. Plus, I've got like 12 ports, HD graphic card and 6GB DDR, When I saw this baby, I fell in love, and it was easily within my budget too. My old one barely ran NWN, but this beauty runs even Skyrim with ease. Not that I play games much, but it's nice to have.

[BubblyShell22]

My gear grinder: That my sister wanted me to let her stepsons borrow my Harry Potter books and movies. I told her that I wasn't going to let them borrow the books because I'm reading them right now (I'm on Half Blood Prince at the moment) and she didn't give me back my large print edition Catching Fire and Mockingjay books back even though I let the boys borrow them. She insisted that she did give them back, and I said, "No, you didn't give them back because I got two new copies from Barnes and Noble (regular print edition) because I didn't think I'd see them again." She actually apologized (which surprised me as she never apologizes for anything) and said she was baffled as to where they were. So we compromised and said she could borrow the first Harry Potter movie and watch that before getting the others. Let's just hope they don't lose that next.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

My gear grinder: That my sister wanted me to let her stepsons borrow my Harry Potter books and movies. I told her that I wasn't going to let them borrow the books because I'm reading them right now (I'm on Half Blood Prince at the moment) and she didn't give me back my large print edition Catching Fire and Mockingjay books back even though I let the boys borrow them. She insisted that she did give them back, and I said, "No, you didn't give them back because I got two new copies from Barnes and Noble (regular print edition) because I didn't think I'd see them again." She actually apologized (which surprised me as she never apologizes for anything) and said she was baffled as to where they were. So we compromised and said she could borrow the first Harry Potter movie and watch that before getting the others. Let's just hope they don't lose that next.

Never let anyone borrow anything. I've learned that many times.

Except I did just let my sister's fiancee borrow a book of mine and take it overseas. And I'm not gonna see him until Thanksgiving.

Gah.

[Leo656]

Oh, Christ. So true.The last two things I ever let anyone borrow, were my Majora's Mask strategy guide, and my Dreamcast. Both around 2003-ish.

You can imagine how that went. Yeah, never lend anybody anything. If someone asks, you literally may as well just buy them one. You ain't gettin' yours back. Why do we suck so bad with that?

[THGhost]

I've lent books to people before and they always came back tatty and worn - don't people know how to treat books properly? I have several out-of-print Mangas which I would never dream to lending to anybody.

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

What grinds my gears: That new TMNT episodes are on hiatus until August. WTF? I can't take these breaks anymore! I'm gonna go mad. I swear I will.

So much for it coming back this month.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Basically, what we need to do in the future is treat all book loans as hostage exchanges: take something from the borrower of equal or greater value and promise to return it in the exact same condition and timeframe as the object you lent.

Maybe exchanges should take place on a bridge, walking slowly from opposite ends...

[Mew]

My friend "lent" me a TMNT figure....it's on my shelf, gathering dust. But, to be fair I said I "lost" it, and I gave him a LEGO Splinter.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by MewMeow

My friend "lent" me a TMNT figure....it's on my shelf, gathering dust. But, to be fair I said I "lost" it, and I gave him a LEGO Splinter.

You.

Never shall you lay a hand upon my collection of trade paperbacks.

[BubblyShell22]

Yes, I agree about lending things. I should never trust anyone with anything because they'll just take advantage of you. I think Mom's going to see if she can buy the boys the HP books so they'll have their own copies. Seems like an easier thing to do so that they don't ruin mine.

[Powder]

The first & last time I let someone borrow anything was in kindegarten. Let this kid borrow my Super Shredder, got it back 2 weeks later with all the armor ripped off. "Here, sorry, my little brother did that." *walks away* I wanted to drown him. & I couldn't replace that fothermucker until ebay came out!

[BubblyShell22]

Well, and my other issue is that one of the boys is notorious for losing his own books so why the hell should I let him borrow something if he's just going to lose it? Hell no! Get your own and shut the f*ck up.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

Well, and my other issue is that one of the boys is notorious for losing his own books so why the hell should I let him borrow something if he's just going to lose it? Hell no! Get your own and shut the f*ck up.

Let the kid mow some lawns or clean some roof gutters, save his own damn money, and buy his own damn book. See how well he treats it after he's had to buy it himself.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Ditto to all of the above. EVERY TIME we loan someone something, either we never see it again, or it comes back in crappy shape I've learned to NEVER let anyone borrow DVD's again, because if or when they DO come back, they're always scratched to heck. And we've had a few that just "vanished" after friends came to visit.... I'm tempted to get a cabinet with a lock on it so that won't ever happen again....

[IndigoErth]

Lending things to people... are you crazy? lol Even when people mean well, they're going to keep forgetting to get around to getting it back to you, that's how it works.

If someone likes something so much, maybe I'll get them one as a gift if it's something I can afford to do.



Grind... stupid telemarketers won't quit ringing this phone until they sufficiently drive me mad. "Do not call" list is obviously worth nothing.

In particular the ones that display something stupid on the caller ID screen. Such as "Local Call." Liars. We are a small state with ONE area code and yours is NOT it! Local my ass.

And then the one earlier that actually said "Urgent Alert" but left no message. So urgent. (I bet it was political, the old fear tactics game.) No, instead of a message it was one of the annoying ones that likes to hang up in just the right timing so that the answering machine just allows a loud dial tone to be heard until it finally shuts off. Fun when I'm trying to concentrate on something I'm working on. (Have suspicions of a politically motivated culprit that also does that.)

[THGhost]

A friend of mine lent a book to my girlfriend a couple of weeks ago. She hasn't read a single page yet. I doubt my friend will end up seeing it again.

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Basically, what we need to do in the future is treat all book loans as hostage exchanges: take something from the borrower of equal or greater value and promise to return it in the exact same condition and timeframe as the object you lent.

Perhaps their mobile phone, or a small animal...

Originally Posted by MewMeow

My friend "lent" me a TMNT figure....it's on my shelf, gathering dust. But, to be fair I said I "lost" it, and I gave him a LEGO Splinter.

You evil genius.

Originally Posted by Powder

"Here, sorry, my little brother did that." *walks away* I wanted to drown him.

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

Grind... stupid telemarketers won't quit ringing this phone until they sufficiently drive me mad. "Do not call" list is obviously worth nothing.

In particular the ones that display something stupid on the caller ID screen. Such as "Local Call." Liars. We are a small state with ONE area code and yours is NOT it! Local my ass.

And then the one earlier that actually said "Urgent Alert" but left no message. So urgent. (I bet it was political, the old fear tactics game.) No, instead of a message it was one of the annoying ones that likes to hang up in just the right timing so that the answering machine just allows a loud dial tone to be heard until it finally shuts off. Fun when I'm trying to concentrate on something I'm working on. (Have suspicions of a politically motivated culprit that also does that.)

I often get calls from companies in Asia who always wait several seconds before actually speaking to me (probably some delay on the other end) - those several seconds let me know to just hang up instead of yelling "Hello?... Hello? HELLO!?!?!?" like an idiot.

[Bry]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

Lending things to people... are you crazy? lol Even when people mean well, they're going to keep forgetting to get around to getting it back to you, that's how it works.

Hey, I'll take the other side on this one. I used to be a semi-frequent borrower, and though I had every intention to get what I borrowed back quickly, it'd almost never happen and I'd have the thing forever. I always felt like a total jerk, so now I almost never ask to borrow anything because I know myself and my schedule well enough to realize what'll happen.

But... what happens now is people will offer (or insist!) on lending me things they think I'll enjoy or they want to hook me on, even though I try to dissuade them and repeatedly make damn sure they know I'm gonna have it a long time and warn them they might want to just hang on to it for the time being. But I usually end up with something sitting on the shelf I have to keep reminding myself I've "borrowed" and constantly feel bad for not having time to read/watch/play.

[Mew]

Originally Posted by THGhost

You evil genius.

It was my only double minifig...surprised he didn't notice the tan hands. I used them for backup hands and put other ones on. Now I have a Splinter Lego AND Sewer Samurai Leo! Evil? Yes, probably.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by MewMeow

It was my only double minifig...surprised he didn't notice the tan hands. I used them for backup hands and put other ones on. Now I have a Splinter Lego AND Sewer Samurai Leo! Evil? Yes, probably.

Stay where you are. An angry mob armed with pitchforks and torches in en route to your position as we speak.