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Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

What grinds my gears? My phone number.. who ever had it before me must have been a god damn half way home or something, I get calls ALL THE TIME( I am talking literally any time of the day) They only ask for one person every time(Anshanta[I don't f**king now!]) As soon as I talk, they either hang up, or just pause for 10-20 seconds and then say "Ohh, well... ok by"

The worst part is that they call from a blocked number so I cant even block the damn thing.

Thats is what grinds my gears.. my damn phone number.
 
HalfFrozen said:
What grinds my gears? My phone number.. who ever had it before me must have been a god damn half way home or something, I get calls ALL THE TIME( I am talking literally any time of the day) They only ask for one person every time(Anshanta[I don't f**king now!]) As soon as I talk, they either hang up, or just pause for 10-20 seconds and then say "Ohh, well... ok by"

The worst part is that they call from a blocked number so I cant even block the damn thing.

Thats is what grinds my gears.. my damn phone number.
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Check out privacy star.. I haven't tried it but they always advertise on slacker being able to block private numbers. Its free for 7 days
 
Netflix not working on my PS3 but the website to watch movies is working.
 
For me, What grinds my gears are people who have a general disregard for others. From the "Know it all" boss who treats his employees like crap, To the driver who endangers everyones lives by their actions behind the wheel. This world is so big, Yet so small. When you do things and you don't think of others around you, You are creating and adding to the problem. Simple things like, Not talking on your phone all day, Letting people into traffic instead of cutting them off by speeding, Even picking something up for someone who didn't know they dropped something, Those can be enough.

Do you ever think, "Wow this world sucks!"? Likely it's because people think mostly about themselves. What they can get, What they can take, What they are going to have in the future..Just remember, We are all on this planet together. I know they say one person can't change the world but, If that one person convinced all the other people that they can, It wouldn't just be one person anymore would it?

Okay, I feel better. God I love this thread!
 
Nothing really. I'm 42, and since I was about 13 I've been a history/politics/humanity trends devotee. As I get older, like most ppl as they age and get ready to bite it and start being more concerned with eternal damnation etc etc, I've leaned more towards spiritualism and "wtf does it all mean?" So I've arrived at a somewhat George Carlin-esque conclusion, which is, nothing is really worth pissing me off. As long as I get to walk out on my deck, crack a beer, and not even give a sh*t about politics, religion, current affairs, or work, I'm actually pretty damn happy :)
Don't get me wrong, it's not as easy as it sounds, you do have to make an effort sometimes to take a step back every time you unconsciously get to a "OMFG AAAGGGHH" stage but it's worth it.

Try it, it's liberating, and making fun of shit = belly laughs = world's best stress reliever.

TIP: surrounding yourself with like-minded people is a big one for this method. Making fun of your f'd up co-workers with other co-workers with a sense of humor is always a fun pastime too.

Best advice I've ever recieved was from a grizzled old jail guard.

punch your clock, do your job as well as makes YOU feel effective, go home. Stay out of the gossip and politics. get a hobby. get a life outside of work.
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funny how some old screw can sum up such an effective way to stay sane in a high stress workforce.
 
As of late, I've taken a particular annoyance to the way people refer to science as a single entity, seemingly with a single purpose. Science does not do things. Science is more of a process by which we attempt to expand our collective knowledge. Those people using science to push boundaries and explore the unknown (blanketly referred to as scientists) have many different goals, as well as fields and disciplines.

I often see people arguing, one claiming "Science says a!" and the other saying "No, science says b," which may or may not be ~a. The simple fact of the matter is that scientists in the same area can have performed (likely different) experiments which seemingly back two opposing theories. Isn't that cool? Obviously more work needs to be done to reconcile the bizarreness going on in the hypothetical (yet often seen) situation I've provided.
 
jradicle11 said:
That Soulja Boy can create some of the worst songs I've ever heard and still manage to get millions of views on youtube and have the song played on the radio.

Example: Hey, you there.

YouTube - Soulja Boy - Hey You There

How can people enjoy this?
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I can't enjoy it, that's for sure. So I dismiss it as being pure crap with zero value. We seem to have lost perspective and are willing to accept horrible combinations of notes and bad poetry as music. Add the pervasive use of something called "Auto Tune" and you can't trust what you hear; it is actually worse than you know.

I remember when it took actual talent to make it in the music business. Now about all you need is a goofy name, no knowledge of grammar, bad poems, and a bunch of sampled sounds and you will make it. You will be praised and that is so very, very, sad.

Bob "Knows a Flat from a Sharp" Maxey
 
What grinds my gears is ordering a new gear that has not been properly ground.

And mean people, ghosts, and persimmons.
 
Autotuners piss me off. You can't trust singers these days.

Garage Band pisses me off. I just performed a guitar song for my cat and it took nothing more than a few chord changes with auto strum.

Bob
 
Bob Maxey said:
I discovered that yesterday. Not a dab of yellow mustard anywhere. Just fancy crap that true Americans should never be forced to tolerate.
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lordofthereef said:
Sandwich shops that don't carry yellow mustard...
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Yellow mustard grinds my gears. Especially when its slathered all over my burger and I gotta scrape it off to make it palatable again.

All mustard should be hot or honey. End of story.
 
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