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Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

"When Black Friday comes... I'm gonna dig myself a hole... gonna lay down in it 'til I've satisfied my soul..." - Steely Dan, Katy Lied

C3Pdr0id, I agree with you. Before the left lane on American highways became the "Suicide Lane" in the '60s-'70s, people were always taught that the right lane was the place for all travelers to be - when they weren't needing to pass a slower moving vehicle, by using the left lane. The police, highway patrol and State Troopers don't even bother trying to enforce that law, anymore... (my late father was a State cop for 22 years... even he said that passing in the right lane was against the law [left lane for the UK]). Now, anyone behind the wheel has become their own sovereign nation. Turn signals? Nah. Following too closely? It happens all of the time, and you wonder why people keep getting rear-ended...

Ah, back to my post... Black Friday. Wasn't yesterday Black Thursday? When people were supposed to be home with their families, giving thanks for all of the good things in their lives? For those retailers to be open for business yesterday, this meant keeping people from being with their families for the Thanksgiving Holiday; which, profoundly saddens me. Here comes some US History (your favorite class in high school :)) Our Thanksgiving Holiday was started by a Proclamation from President George Washington that finally became reality ("Thanksgiving To God") in 1789; then, in 1863, President Lincoln proclaimed that the last Thursday of November be celebrated as Thanksgiving (this took place not long after the Battle of Gettysburg); then, in 1941, Congress finally passed a law that made the last Thursday of November our national Thanksgiving Holiday.

Yesterday evening, I took a plate of our Italian Thanksgiving over to our neighbors... but, they weren't home - they went shopping (thank goodness they left Grandmother with the kids, or, I couldn't have given them the plate of food).

I was raised Roman Catholic; now, I'm more of a spiritualist type of person. Yet, I do believe in the traditions that our nation celebrates, and, that they should remain in place. While I support our nation's GDP, and the climb that continues since our "Great Depression II", we all need to remember that the traditions that have been passed down over the generations need to be honored, and that blatant materialism isn't necessarily a good thing. My rant. I'm done. I'm still full from yesterday's food... and, my snoring drove my better half nuts last night. My apologies to her. May your Black Friday be peaceful, uneventful, and serene. LW
 
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Thank you, Unforgiven... I only intended one post; then, when I saw TWO, I thought, "Now what the hell did I do wrong?" I will be ever watchful, Unforgiven... how could that have happened, anyway? I truly meant to post just one time. LW
 
LOveWerks said:
Thank you, Unforgiven... I only intended one post; then, when I saw TWO, I thought, "Now what the hell did I do wrong?" I will be ever watchful, Unforgiven... how could that have happened, anyway? I truly meant to post just one time. LW
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It's something with XF we are working through. Seems worst for folks like you that primarily use Tapatalk.
 
Gmash said:
I hate how complicated it has become looking for a new TV. You really have to do your research on these things. Manufacturers using different types of panels on different screen sizes within the same series, like Vizio using an IPS panel in the 49" M series and a VA panel in the 50" and most other sizes. Then you have Samsung and their "panel lottery", using different brand panels on the exact same model TV. Take your chances ordering online or try to get the kid working at Best Buy to check all the boxes in back looking for the right version number? Kind of turns me against a Samsung TV, but they do make some nice ones. Just wish plasma was still alive.
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My cousin still has his Pioneer 52" Plasma... why did they stop manufacturing them? Safety reasons? The possibility of creating a black hole in your living room? Just joking. I didn't realize that plasma was no more. Gmash, enlighten me. LW :)
 
Unforgiven said:
It's something with XF we are working through. Seems worst for folks like you that primarily use Tapatalk.
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Our phone is on its way to LG in Ft. Worth, due to being unrooted and STILL soft-bricked by the v8 OTA, so, I've been posting on the laptop lately. Here's a question for you: we tried Google Voice, and, for some reason, the number keypad makes its FSK (frequency shift keying, which made its debut around 1971) sounds; yet, the numbers won't enter, or, will enter when they feel like it... have you ever heard of this anomaly?
 
Well, I just went to take a look in my Conversations... and, I couldn't find anywhere in the overlay that shows the word delete... anyone else here have a clue how one goes about deleting messages in Conversations? No, this is not a rant... or... maybe it is. :) LW
 
We're still using one CRT with a converter. Picture is still good. We don't have anything over 28 inches and most are Best Buy house brand. I have a 15" with a DVD recorder in craft room. I mostly watch sports, and listen more than watch. There's always instant replay. I can stream on the Acer tablet, too. MLB came with a copy of At Bat.

Want no part of cable.
 
mikedt, you're a riot... I remember one of your posts where you kept finding black hair on the marble floors at the school you teach at; then, explaining that people from China who have to learn English suffer from alopecia... and, andruoid, it has been a repetitive feature bug today; for me, at least (maybe the powers-that-be are trying to discourage me from posting so often :)). If the pop-up reads "you need to wait at least three seconds to use this feature" - then, I know I'm in for double trouble. I'm on a laptop. No Tapatalk here today, as the phone had to be shipped to Ft. Worth, TX for repair (read: unbrick an OTA). I know that EarlyMon, Unforgiven, and the gang are doing their very best to make things happen for all of us, so, I really can't complain. LW
 
zuben el genub said:
We're still using one CRT with a converter. Picture is still good. We don't have anything over 28 inches and most are Best Buy house brand. I have a 15" with a DVD recorder in craft room. I mostly watch sports, and listen more than watch. There's always instant replay. I can stream on the Acer tablet, too. MLB came with a copy of At Bat.

Want no part of cable.
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We still use a CRT. It's 28 inches, big, and heavy. Stereo sound, and we don't have cable... but... we do have Dish. When you live out in tobacco country like we do, RFD TV just won't cut it. We watched every show that Chuck Connors ever starred in... no offense, but we needed some variety. Plus, having the DVR has given us flexibility in what we can watch, and miss since it can be recorded. I never thought that having the ability to pause live TV would be such a great feature, but, when you're running behind the scheduled time, that gives you the ability to zip through the commercials. At least you have a tablet, so you have other options. Have a good night, zuben - LW :)
 
andruoid said:
Can you imagine this: my daughter has a birthday party in a few days. It will be during the evening which includes her friends sleeping over. Just by chance an international student we host has an exam on the following day. This student has the guts to ask us to change the party night or at the very least, keep it down. How inconsiderate and rude. ...I could go on but, I'll leave it at that!
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We had a Foreign Exchange Student stay with us when I was a kid. I won't tell you what he managed to bring with him from Sweden. Let's just say that the Visine supply in our house was constantly depleted... LW
 
LOveWerks said:
We had a Foreign Exchange Student stay with us when I was a kid. I won't tell you what he managed to bring with him from Sweden. Let's just say that the Visine supply in our house was constantly depleted... LW
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We have been hosting homestay students since 2006. This will make a total of 3 bad apples out of dozens. She is just an odd case, 2 more weeks and she goes home. The party will be on the following Friday :D
 
In a rant completely not directed at anyone or any post. It sorta grinds my gears when folks forget that drug talk is against da rules. Even the insinuation rubs me the wrong way. I sure am happy I don't have to worry about that in this thread.:)
 
C3Pdr0id said:
oh my god. Ok my rant is for everyone that Cruises in the passing lane. please don't force me to pass on the right and break the law. As a matter of fact it's against the law to impede the flow of traffic so when you're done passing in the left lane move back to the right lane so you don't impede the flow of traffic.and out of fairness if you're in the UK where you drive on the other side of the road and do this just reverse everything I said lol
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My brother cruzes at 104 mph on the highway. I think he passed you a few times haha
 
Left lane lurkers need to be dragged forcibly from their cars and beaten into unconsciousness.

Speed up, move over, or get the hell off my road.
 
LOveWerks said:
We still use a CRT. It's 28 inches, big, and heavy. Stereo sound, and we don't have cable... but... we do have Dish. When you live out in tobacco country like we do, RFD TV just won't cut it. We watched every show that Chuck Connors ever starred in... no offense, but we needed some variety. Plus, having the DVR has given us flexibility in what we can watch, and miss since it can be recorded. I never thought that having the ability to pause live TV would be such a great feature, but, when you're running behind the scheduled time, that gives you the ability to zip through the commercials. At least you have a tablet, so you have other options. Have a good night, zuben - LW :)
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No Dish either. Just MLB on a Roku. Both of us prefer to read and we can stream documentaries via the Acer tablet.
 
I had to watch an old late 90s CRT TV at a motel I stayed in once on my way back from a long trip. I don't miss them nor their giant pixels one bit!
 
bjacks12 said:
Left lane lurkers need to be dragged forcibly from their cars and beaten into unconsciousness.

Speed up, move over, or get the hell off my road.
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Here in MN the left lane is considered the "fast lane". I read similar rants about the left lane a few months ago on another forum; apparently some states mandate that the left lane is only for passing? That was the first I'd heard of it since it's not that way here & this is the only place I've ever lived. But - I do get irked by people driving slow in the left lane & sometimes have to pass them on the right. Guess it's a problem everywhere.

Although - I've been in the left lane driving easily 10 miles over the speed limit & still had people think that wasn't fast enough, so... :confused:
 
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