Just some thoughts.....

[Max Murdoc]

Yes, it’s that time again! Things that generally piss me off or just don’t like.

1. Deceptive advertising:
Any car ad you’re watching on TV, they show you the image of the car in action and then tell you how much the car is and in fine print you discover that what you have been looking at is the “Ultra Deluxe Sport Bling Bling Touring Edition” and is $7000.00 more than the price they have on the screen.

Fast food commercials where it takes 2 hands to hold a burger that is actually the size of a take out coffee lid. C’mon….a 3 year old can hold a single burger with one hand. How come an adult has to use 2 hands to hold the same burger? A popular “wrap” looks like it’s a half a foot long but is actually a tad over 4 inches. They always hide the back half of the wrap in their hand so it looks a lot longer than it actually is.

“Official” looking letters. You know, the ones that are in a brown envelope with important information enclosed. I got one last week that said “Forms and Records Division” and “Economic Stimulus Information enclosed”. I thought that the government wanted back the money I already disposed of when in fact, it was from a local car dealership wanting me to use the money to buy a car.

We get these post cards in the mail that say that the warranty on my car is about to expire and I need to call this 1 800 number to get the coverage back. Now I can see an older couple starting to freak out and actually call the number to get this new coverage when in fact they don’t need it at all. It’s a scam to get you to by into their cheap ass ineffective scheme. My son got one and his car is in my name but yet it said that his car warranty is about to expire according to their records. I called them up and wanted to know what record they have that lists my son as a car owner. They refused to answer saying that it’s a confidential file. Bullshit. It’s a marketing scheme that ought to be outlawed along with:

Lawyers who go through Workmans Comp. public records wanting you to have them represent you in a case against your employer. I got injured 4 years ago (very minor) and I’m still getting letters from lawyers and now doctors who want to treat my back. I’m ok and I don’t need a doctor from Missouri to look at my back since I live in Ohio. I have a doctor thank you very much.

2. Inconsiderate assholes:
People who insist upon talking on a cell phone while driving. I know this has been beat to death but when I miss a green light because some yahoo in front of me isn’t paying attention to what they are doing because they’re talking to some other yahoo on the phone, I tend to get a bit cranky. Hey, I’m old.

People who park in fire lanes…”I’m just going in for some milk”. I don’t care what your excuse is. If there’s a fire and somebody dies due to the fact that you were parked in a fire lane then you should be brought up on manslaughter charges.

People who drive / park the wrong way up or down a lane. Can’t you see the arrow painted bright yellow on the road? Do you understand what that means?

Old women with shopping carts that ram them into the back of your heels when you are standing in line. That really hurts and thank God you’re an old woman because if you weren’t, I’d cave your face in.

Old women who can’t smell anymore. One spritz from your 55 gallon drum of cheap perfume is more than enough. If I can smell you 5 feet away then you are wearing way too much. If I can smell you 2 aisles away in a grocery store then you need to go home and take a bath.

3. Olives
Yes, I said olives. Nasty little green things….sometimes black. Not fit for human consumption.

[KYYX4ever]

[quote]Originally posted by Max Murdoc
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“Official” looking letters. You know, the ones that are in a brown envelope with important information enclosed. I got one last week that said “Forms and Records Division” and “Economic Stimulus Information enclosed”. I thought that the government wanted back the money I already disposed of when in fact, it was from a local car dealership wanting me to use the money to buy a car.

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I agree and sympathize and rage with you there, MM. [:(!] Have you noticed that those "official-looking" envelopes don't contain return addresses, either ? It's like you [i]know[/i] it's junk, but you can't really [/i]be sure[/i] until you open it; oh my gosh, you can't help yourself...you're actually tearing it open...argh! Fooled again ! One clue that helps is if you look above where they print your name & address, that line with numbers and letters and asterisks: if it says "AUTO" anywhere in that line, it's junk. Junk mail drives me up a wall. I throw 'em in the recycle bin.

[Cadman68]

Thanks Max for bringing up driving while talking on the cell phone....
Just yesterday I was driving down the highway, in the fast(far left) lane, then traffic started to slow up so I got in the middle drive past 5 cars and notice the leading car, some idiot talking on the phone holding up traffic in the fast lane. [:(!]!

DJ Cadman
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[birdmadgirl]

I was almost creamed yesterday by some lady who was gabbing away on her phone. She ran a red light. I think I must have laid down most of the rubber from my tires when I hit the brakes. I don't get upset easily, but she scared the shit out of me-I was nearly in tears because she came so close to hitting me. Damn. All I wanted was to run to the post office to buy some stamps...not die.

[WolverineSyr]

[quote][i]Originally posted by birdmadgirl[/i]
Damn. All I wanted was to run to the post office to buy some stamps...not die.
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Tonight on the Lifetime Movie Network:
"Fate's Cruel Adhesive Back, Birdmad Girl's Story"
All she wanted was stamps - instead she met death's steely, cold fingers. One woman's journey through the tawdry streets of Vegas in search of validation and a postmark.

Starring Ally Sheedy and Lorenzo Lamas.

[i_like_lectric_motors]

here are a couple of quick postal tips (who knows, one of them might even save a life):

You can buy stamps by mail. It's really easy, there's no extra charge for shipping, and you can avoid waiting in line. Your carrier should be able to get you an order form or you can go to http://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/ ... _category=

The deceptive mail thing? Just look in the upper right hand corner at the postage. If it says Presorted Standard or something similar to that, it's junk and millions of other lucky folks got the same "special" letter you just did. If it has real stamps or says first class postage paid, then it's most likely not junk mail.

[birdmadgirl]

[quote][i]Originally posted by WolverineSyr[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by birdmadgirl[/i]
Damn. All I wanted was to run to the post office to buy some stamps...not die.
[/quote]

Tonight on the Lifetime Movie Network:
"Fate's Cruel Adhesive Back, Birdmad Girl's Story"
All she wanted was stamps - instead she met death's steely, cold fingers. One woman's journey through the tawdry streets of Vegas in search of validation and a postmark.

Starring Ally Sheedy and Lorenzo Lamas.
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*giggle*

Hey, can I trade Lorenzo for Alan Rickman? And can I star, too?

Or maybe not. Then the show would have to be moved to one of the porn channels. [}:)]

[birdmadgirl]

[quote][i]Originally posted by i_like_lectric_motors[/i]
<br>here are a couple of quick postal tips (who knows, one of them might even save a life):

You can buy stamps by mail. It's really easy, there's no extra charge for shipping, and you can avoid waiting in line. Your carrier should be able to get you an order form or you can go to http://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/ ... _category=

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I normally print my postage at home, but I wanted a cute, fancy stamp for the letter I was sending. [:D]

[enzfan]

Number 2 is always a favorite. The wife and I go out to eat we sit at a booth in the bar area. There is a loud mouth woman talking on her cellphone behind us. I guess she thinks everyone within 50 feet needs to know her business. This went on for ten minutes while we sat there, I turned to another woman behind us and she says the bitch has been yammering on like this for at least 45 straight minutes. If you have to talk that loud at least have the courtesy to go outside to do it.

[WolverineSyr]

[quote][i]Originally posted by birdmadgirl[/i]

Hey, can I trade Lorenzo for Alan Rickman? And can I star, too?

Or maybe not. Then the show would have to be moved to one of the porn channels. [}:)]
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Honey...this is a Lifetime movie. We don't get stars for our movies unless they have been out of work for at least 10 years and once starred in an 80's sitcom. Hey, at least we didn't get Merideth Baxter...

[cookie]

[quote]Originally posted by Max Murdoc
[br]Yes, it’s that time again! Things that generally piss me off or just don’t like.



People who park in fire lanes…”I’m just going in for some milk”. I don’t care what your excuse is. If there’s a fire and somebody dies due to the fact that you were parked in a fire lane then you should be brought up on manslaughter charges.



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Life's what you make it.

[BffloGrl85]

[quote]Originally posted by Max Murdoc
[br]Yes, it’s that time again! Things that generally piss me off or just don’t like.

1. Deceptive advertising:
Any car ad you’re watching on TV, they show you the image of the car in action and then tell you how much the car is and in fine print you discover that what you have been looking at is the “Ultra Deluxe Sport Bling Bling Touring Edition” and is $7000.00 more than the price they have on the screen.

Fast food commercials where it takes 2 hands to hold a burger that is actually the size of a take out coffee lid. C’mon….a 3 year old can hold a single burger with one hand. How come an adult has to use 2 hands to hold the same burger? A popular “wrap” looks like it’s a half a foot long but is actually a tad over 4 inches. They always hide the back half of the wrap in their hand so it looks a lot longer than it actually is.

“Official” looking letters. You know, the ones that are in a brown envelope with important information enclosed. I got one last week that said “Forms and Records Division” and “Economic Stimulus Information enclosed”. I thought that the government wanted back the money I already disposed of when in fact, it was from a local car dealership wanting me to use the money to buy a car.

We get these post cards in the mail that say that the warranty on my car is about to expire and I need to call this 1 800 number to get the coverage back. Now I can see an older couple starting to freak out and actually call the number to get this new coverage when in fact they don’t need it at all. It’s a scam to get you to by into their cheap ass ineffective scheme. My son got one and his car is in my name but yet it said that his car warranty is about to expire according to their records. I called them up and wanted to know what record they have that lists my son as a car owner. They refused to answer saying that it’s a confidential file. Bullshit. It’s a marketing scheme that ought to be outlawed along with:

Lawyers who go through Workmans Comp. public records wanting you to have them represent you in a case against your employer. I got injured 4 years ago (very minor) and I’m still getting letters from lawyers and now doctors who want to treat my back. I’m ok and I don’t need a doctor from Missouri to look at my back since I live in Ohio. I have a doctor thank you very much.

2. Inconsiderate assholes:
People who insist upon talking on a cell phone while driving. I know this has been beat to death but when I miss a green light because some yahoo in front of me isn’t paying attention to what they are doing because they’re talking to some other yahoo on the phone, I tend to get a bit cranky. Hey, I’m old.

People who park in fire lanes…”I’m just going in for some milk”. I don’t care what your excuse is. If there’s a fire and somebody dies due to the fact that you were parked in a fire lane then you should be brought up on manslaughter charges.

People who drive / park the wrong way up or down a lane. Can’t you see the arrow painted bright yellow on the road? Do you understand what that means?

Old women with shopping carts that ram them into the back of your heels when you are standing in line. That really hurts and thank God you’re an old woman because if you weren’t, I’d cave your face in.

Old women who can’t smell anymore. One spritz from your 55 gallon drum of cheap perfume is more than enough. If I can smell you 5 feet away then you are wearing way too much. If I can smell you 2 aisles away in a grocery store then you need to go home and take a bath.

3. Olives
Yes, I said olives. Nasty little green things….sometimes black. Not fit for human consumption.

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Max, would you add "wheelies" to the list, please? I detest those flipping things.

At first I thought it was a clever concept; children's sneakers with wheels hidden in the heels. Now I find myself constantly dodging packs of out of control b@stards whipping about in the aisles of the grocery store. I have dreamt of cutting a hole in a bag of kitty litter and dragging it up and down the aisles, just to stop those little spastics from wheeling about. [}:)]

[hexicon]

One month from now, my state's ban on talking on a hand-held phone takes effect.

I'm expecting an uptick in accidents as people try to figure out how to use the Bluetooth devices. I think pretty much all the studies show that the distraction is the conversation with the person not in the car rather than the hand-held phone itself, but the cellular lobby is too powerful and that's the best law that could pass. We've had some bad fatalities here because of cell phone use.

I might make a brief call on a straight, uncrowded section of the freeway or while stopped at a red light, but I just don't undertand why some people place the importance of an often very trivial phone call over the safety of themselves, their passengers, and others on the road. Both my husband and the guy I carpool with will have the most meaningless conversations while swerving all over the road. I think it must feed into a need to feel-self important.

Thought the road is not the only hazardous place for cell phones. I just about got into a catfight in Trader Joes the other day. Some little twat was yapping away on her phone right in front of my beloved nonfat Greek Yogurt. I said "excuse me" a couple of times but she was absorbed in her discussion and didn't hear me so I finally reached around her. (I like my personal space and generally try to be respectful of others' space.) She started screaming into her phone that people were being pushy and rude. I pointed out that she obviously didn't hear me . . then she glared at me in the checkout line and nearly hit me in the parking lot. Sheesh.

And MM, it might be the older women who offend you, but I think guys are worse with the fragrance (generally, women have a better sense of smell). And the worst of all are lobbyists. It is so disgusting to go into an early morning meeting or hearing when these guys have freshly bathed in cologne. It's almost an aggressive statement, like they're marking their territory.

[KYYX4ever]

re: fragrance: echo on the guys with their fragrance. In my case, teenage boys in my classroom: I have come close to gagging some mornings around some of my students, who have apparently bathed themselves in cologne. It kills me !

[KYYX4ever]

p.s. my city passed a cell-phone-while-driving ban, but it hasn't made a whiff of a difference.