| Author | Message | ||
     Rick_a |
I'll also add, I recently got stiffed by a buyer on a public auction for an expensive item. What a waste of my time. Jerk. | ||
| Court |
Lights on the new cars are amazing . . .. The Subaru HID are very good . . . . the 2019 Porsche and Audi are off the charts. | ||
| Ratbuell |
Yeah, but those aftermarket LED's in the F250 aren't so hot (literally)....  I think the larger issue with current (i.e. HID/LED) headlights is the fact that when you turn on the "high beams" / "brights"...they don't get brighter. They simply open a shutter that makes them TALLER. There is no visual input cue to the driver of that vehicle, that "oh yeah, my brights are on" other than the little blue indicator on the dashboard. I'm old-school. When I turn on my brights, I like to melt things - so I generally upgrade my lighting, and/or add aux lights toggled with the high beams. And, anytime I can see headlights OR TAILLIGHTS, I dim my lights. | ||
| Buellish |
Brother Dave is driving,we gotta walk before we can run! Dave,I saw Charlie and Eric this weekend.Seeing Charlie on my old Uly made me smile.He said you are doing great and had moved to Alpharetta. | ||
| Pwnzor |
My car's roof is below my elbow. ALL headlights are high beams to me. | ||
| Whisperstealth |
TV at the Doctor's office really grinds my gears. I'm sitting in the waiting area, waiting for my brother to get done having surgery, and The View comes on. This has happened a number of times at different Doctor's offices. Why must these places show political drivel. I believe they should be a politically free environment. So, now I'm sitting in a hot car waiting for the surgery to be over... | ||
| Ratbuell |
Ask for the remote. We keep ours out (Mitsubishi service department) for customer use. | ||
| Whisperstealth |
Sounds like you're in a smart service department! I went back in. Channel was already changed. Now watching a western lol! | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Reminds me of one time my friends and I went to a pub-style place for a late lunch (like 3:30PM) Place was empty. Right in front of us was a huge TV blasting some sports thing we didn't care for. I reached up and changed the channel to some random educational channel. By the time other customers rolled in and we were leaving, the TV was showing some weird mummy unwrapping thing. It was wonderful to see everyone's faces on the way out. "Why is there a huge dead guy in front of me while I eat???" | ||
| Marksm |
The latest dentist I went to has TV's on all the chairs, right in front of your face. The three times I've been there they had them tuned into some murder mystery crap. All sorts of interesting thoughts run through your head. | ||
| 86129squids |
While they're working on your pie hole? OH HELL NO. I get aggravated when I stop for gas, and there's a Fgin TV on the gas pump screen, plugging me with crap. sound I care 0% for. All I want is fuel, no extraneous BS. As much as I loved studying marketing, there are ad campaigns I'd love to know who thought of them. The Charmin bears in particular. I avoided Quizno's for years because of the talking baby, found out later they had great products. Now they're gone. The ads for big pharma fascinate me, and aggravate me to the pits of Hell. Guess I should have a beer. | ||
| Crusty |
Guess I should have a beer. Yeah? Does it taste great or is it less filling? | ||
| 86129squids |
Tastes OK/no. Switched to a French rose wine with leftover fried chicken, that was yes/no. What REALLY grinds my gears is when I discover my dog left a "present" overnight right next to the bed, because he haaates going outside when it's wet. Blech, ackk. | ||
| 86129squids |
Got a new grinding gear or two. There's a kid who rides his skateboard around here... texting! He barely rolls along, hypnotized by the screen in his hand. So sad, so pathetic. If I were his parent, I'd take away the board. Harumph! Another kid I know, saw him yesterday on what looks to be a very slick road bicycle, his girlfriend riding a BMX behind him. Yeah, he's gotta check the dang phone whilst rolling. Kids. Another one. I happened to be flipping through channels last nite, saw a commercial for a 20/20 2 hour special", "Love Hurts". About the Bobbits and the severed penis. Really? REALLY?!?!?!!!! My brain melted slightly at the mere thought of watching this dreck. I may have to track down a good alternate media guide on Amazon or something, Maybe this will help. | ||
| Ratbuell |
If I were his parent, I'd take away the board Nope. Pull the phone, make the kid live in the real world, with real people. | ||
| 86129squids |
Yeah, you're right. Maybe then he'd learn how to ride that thing right! OTOH, if the kid weren't "connected" like everyone else, he'd be laughed at. He'd have to learn then that he's generally better off than the popular crowd. Meh. | ||
| Strokizator |
Speaking of Lorena Bobbit, the story is that after the amputation she drove around and threw it out the window of her car. What the story doesn't mention is that it hit the windshield of a car going the other way. The driver was alleged to have asked his passenger, "Man, did you see the dick on that bug?!?" Yeah, I know that's an old one but I've been saving it for years | ||
| Whisperstealth |
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| Zac4mac |
Strokizator wins the internet!!! | ||
| Aesquire |
https://babylonbee.com/news/experts-warn-global-ou trage-levels-will-reach-point-of-no-return-in-2020 | ||
| Aesquire |
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/the-latest-in-mill ennial-virtue-signaling-being-sober-curious I also suspect this particular species of virtue-signaling is yet another side effect of the Participation Trophy mentality. "I don't have a drinking problem, but I don't need to drink." "I'm straight and I wear gender-appropriate attire, but insist on using the pronoun 'xer/xim/xit' anyway." "I was taught that old-fashioned, difficult virtues were a load of BS, so look at all these new, very easy-to-accomplish virtues I've just invented." I'm not sure if I should be more amused that they invented a new way to think better of themselves for zero effort....or that this offends the people with real drug abuse problems. | ||
| Hootowl |
There seems to be a trend among young people (under 30, I’d say) to apply the word ‘literally’ where they should not. For example, “they literally have their heads up their asses”. No, they figuratively have their heads up their asses. “I have literally looked everywhere for it”. No, you haven’t. Now that I’ve pointed it out, you’ll likely begin to see it everywhere. This figuratively grinds my gears.  | ||
| Ratbuell |
The "literally" thing gets me, too. Another one is "Appreciate you!" instead of "I appreciate it" as a thank you. | ||
| 86129squids |
Absolutely. (SO over that saying.) Instead of "Appreciate you" I say "Judas 'Priched". | ||
| 86129squids |
I'm noticing more and more commercial trucks and vans, contractors, who just like to roll slow in the fast lane. Grrr... Have I mentioned already how much I HAAAAAAAATE the GD Charmin commercials nowadays?? There are a few ad campaigns out there that make me want to track down the originator, pinch off his head and shit down his neck. I'd enjoy that go, fo sho. | ||
| S2t_bama |
Another one is "Appreciate you!" instead of "I appreciate it" as a thank you. Interesting. I remember very clearly the day my father chewed me out for saying "I appreciate it." He was of the opinion that, of course I appreciated the gift / nice thing done for me. That's self evident. To appreciate the giver, is actually a meaningful expression. | ||
| Strokizator |
When did "not a problem" become a thing. I went into a donut shop: "I'll have a maple bar and a glazed donut" "Not a problem" Well, no sh!t, why would it be? This is a donut shop, isn't it? It's not like I ordered a Big Mac and fries. Would it be a problem if I asked for some of that coffee over there? Maybe I'm not a morning guy | ||
| Hootowl |
I get that too. Young folks. It really irritates my father. Thanks for the water refill. No problem. Of course it isn’t. It’s your job. You walked by with a pitcher of the stuff. Dropping some of it in my glass shouldn’t be a problem. Another thing that irritates me is when they ask, “are you done” instead of, “are you finished”. I don’t know why. Probably because I’m old. | ||
| Pwnzor |
People who are late. If you're late, that means that nobody else's time is worth as much as yours. It's about the most disrespectful thing you can do. | ||
| Ourdee |
I go further than that. If you are not early, you are late. Now watch, I am supposed to meet someone for breakfast. I'll get stuck in traffic. |
