Pet Peeves

Post by **MsMary** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 4:14 pm

Emotional Leper wrote:I like calling myself a cracker, like it's a good thing

People laugh.

Well, according to wikipedia, modern usage includes using the term "as a proud or jocular self-description."

I'm from Florida. But I ain't no cracker.

Post by **emotional leper** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:24 pm

Mina Harker wrote:smite, smite, smite. . . this word brings happy tidings.

And I hate it when men think that since I have two X chromosomes that I don't know anything about cars or computers.

I recently helped my friend buy a computer at the local BBuy store. I compared everything with her, went to find a salesman, who then proceeded to try to sell us everything possible. I counseled her to say no to everything. The guy took us over to the service desk place, where another guy came out to try to make her buy all kinds of crap. Well, we answered no politely to his questions for a few minutes before I got fed up. Then I said, "Look. I teach computer classes for X hospital down the road. If she needs something, I will take care of it." His mouth all but snapped shut, and he said, "Okay. . .thanks. I'll get that started for you right away." Then he left us alone.

His life is forfeit.

Post by **Wyldewode** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:17 pm

Emotional Leper wrote:
His life is forfeit.

That would make sure it doesn't happen again.

Post by **emotional leper** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:24 pm

Mina Harker wrote:
Emotional Leper wrote:
His life is forfeit.
That would make sure it doesn't happen again.

Blood and Souls for my Lord Aurioch!

Post by **Wyldewode** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:32 pm

I never read that series.

Post by **emotional leper** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:47 am

Mina Harker wrote:I never read that series.

Neither did I.

I am, However, the Eternal Champion.

Post by **sgt.null** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:32 am

the southern use of yankee. a yankee is from new england. all other northers will have to be called something else.

Post by **emotional leper** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:21 am

sgt.null wrote:the southern use of yankee. a yankee is from new england. all other northers will have to be called something else.

They all need bus tickets, regardless

Post by **sgt.null** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:45 pm

the need for the american press to destroy those who achieve. the patriots were sucessful to a point and may be again. but you would think that the giants beat the stalin all-stars.

Post by **Auleliel** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:01 pm

The city I live in deciding not to plow the roads, or even salt them, until it has stopped snowing... and we've been getting 8" of snow at least once per week for the last month. Driving conditions have been terrible.

Post by **Mortice Root** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:29 pm

Good one. Where I live the main streets are cleared when the snow stops, but the residential streets are frequently not cleared for 24-48 hours later. Three of four neighbors have lost mailboxes to skidding cars this year.

Post by **sgt.null** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:37 pm

Auleliel wrote:The city I live in deciding not to plow the roads, or even salt them, until it has stopped snowing... and we've been getting 8" of snow at least once per week for the last month. Driving conditions have been terrible.

they still salt? i thought most places got away from that because of runoff?

Post by **Auleliel** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:38 pm

They've really been slacking on the snowplowing where I live. The funny thing is, once you cross over the county line, the streets are in perfect condition for driving.

Post by **Auleliel** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:39 pm

sgt.null wrote:
Auleliel wrote:The city I live in deciding not to plow the roads, or even salt them, until it has stopped snowing... and we've been getting 8" of snow at least once per week for the last month. Driving conditions have been terrible.
they still salt? i thought most places got away from that because of runoff?

They use a special "environmentally friendly" form of salt. I don't know the chemical formula or anything, but it supposedly is a different formula that doesn't cause any problems.

Post by **sgt.null** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:43 pm

Auleliel wrote:
sgt.null wrote:
Auleliel wrote:The city I live in deciding not to plow the roads, or even salt them, until it has stopped snowing... and we've been getting 8" of snow at least once per week for the last month. Driving conditions have been terrible.
they still salt? i thought most places got away from that because of runoff?
They use a special "environmentally friendly" form of salt. I don't know the chemical formula or anything, but it supposedly is a different formula that doesn't cause any problems.

they went to that in NH as well. my father was the sand truck so never had a problem with that.

Post by **MsMary** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:59 am

Time wasting activities that need to be done at work just so that it can be documented that all workers were trained.

Post by **MsMary** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:10 am

Here's a pet peeve:

Today I was teaching a patient about feeding her baby and the doctor walked in to talk to her and interrupted me in mid-sentence, without even so much as an "excuse me."

Post by **sgt.null** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:06 am

MsMary wrote:Time wasting activities that need to be done at work just so that it can be documented that all workers were trained.

expand this to all the redundant paperwork the state has us do.

Post by **emotional leper** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:43 pm

MsMary wrote:Here's a pet peeve:

Today I was teaching a patient about feeding her baby and the doctor walked in to talk to her and interrupted me in mid-sentence, without even so much as an "excuse me."

Is that one of the perks I'm gonna get for the eight years of school?

Post by **Wyldewode** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:16 pm

Perk? no. . . those are the first-level parking garage spaces.

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