Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

[zuben el genub]

The Vulcan.

I spent all day with HIS problems and didn't get to any of my own projects.

 

[Revenant Ghost]

I absolutely hate, hate, HATE this time of year! The sooner the new year rolls in, the better.

 

[no one]

I absolutely hate, hate, HATE this time of year! The sooner the new year rolls in, the better.

Have you grown weary of haunting Ebenezer?

 

[Revenant Ghost]

Have you grown weary of haunting Ebenezer?

I guess you could say that. Scrooge has it right all along.

 

[zuben el genub]

Actually it's
Alban Arthan

 

[no one]

Have you grown weary of haunting Ebenezer?

I guess you could say that. Scrooge has it right all along.

I did say that. Would you say that?

 

[Deleted User]

Trumpet players who just have to play at ear-bleedingly loud volume.

 

[Dngrsone]

Ungrateful wretches who mistake privileges for rights.

I'm sorely tempted to turn off internet and phones, lose my ATM cards.

 

[dontpanicbobby]

ATM cards are the next evolution of money. Why does credit still exist? Do that many people want to pay more?

 

[no one]

Credit exists so people can impress people they don't like, with things they don't need and that they can't afford.

 

[Clementine_3]

I love my credit cards! I make money off of them, not a lot but both Bank of America and Chase pay me to use my own money. I charge almost everything, bills included, and get between 1% and 3% cash back. I use Chase mostly for Amazon because that's 3%, BoA for almost everything else. BoA gave me $100 (I think, at least that much) to open the card, I then opened a savings account with them and every time I deposit my cash back amount into that they give me an additional 10%. I also send my Chase free money to that account, I have a tidy little sum of money just sitting there thanks to both of them. The key, of course, is paying the bill in full each month. If you aren't going to pay in full then there is no sense having a credit card at all and you should just use your debit card or cash.

 

[zuben el genub]

ATM cards are the next evolution of money. Why does credit still exist? Do that many people want to pay more?

Some accounts for debit cards don't allow over a certain amount for a payment.
Even if you have saved and have the money, you can't use the card for more than that amount.

 

[Deleted User]

Credit exists so people can impress people they don't like, with things they don't need and that they can't afford.

Not sure why you would want to impress someone you don't like.

But I find the extra consumer protection I get from the credit card company useful. On several occasions I've had my money reclaimed from disreputable sellers. Amex have never failed me.

 

[Revenant Ghost]

Credit cards are nothing but bad news to me.

 

[Bg260]

I thought being neck deep in debt was part of the American dream. Buy a car that you can't afford, then a house, then a boat. . . . . . . all the while realizing you will have to work until age 86 to pay it all off. But the neighbors will be impressed.

 

[Hadron]

I use credit cards online, or in places I trust less. The way I figure it, if there's a dodgy transaction on a credit card I can query it before paying anything. If there's a dodgy transaction using my debit card details the money has already gone from my account and I'm relying on the bank being prepared to make an effort to retrieve it.

I never use them for actual borrowing.

 

[zuben el genub]

Since I do have a limited debit card, I got a credit card. I budget and pay it off when due.
The card's issuer keeps telling me I can upgrade to a larger charge amount.

I keep putting offers in the shredder.

 

[shalemail]

Am I crazy? I hate Verizon. It's Cyber Monday. Best Buy has the smokin'est (is that a word?) deal I have seen for a while.
Let me back up.
I went out on black Friday to take my wife lunch (I never shop on black Friday) and for the heck of it stopped at Verizon to look at the Pixel in person. I was not impressed, but sales guy (darn him) got a Moto Z (Droid grr) out (out of the box) so I could see it, he was fond of them. I had already played with one a bit at Best Buy when they came out, really liked them anyway, but it felt real good in hand (without a retractable cord and cradle on it ). They had a pretty decent deal on both it and the Pixel for black Friday. I was tempted by the Z Droid.

Back to today, Cyber Monday, Best Buy has the 32GB (+ expandable memory!) Moto Z Droid on sale for $4.99 a month for 24 months. (With Verizon service - $55.00 a month for comparable plan to my Fi service.) Yea that's $120 bucks for the ($625) phone for those scoring at home PLUS you get both the battery pack mod and the JBL speaker mod for free, another $120 bucks worth of goodies (and the 2 mods I want).

Now I own my N6 and Fi for 2GB is $40 a month. SO I will be getting same data amount with Verizon but paying $20 more a month with the phone. Plus I loose all the groovy WiFi stuff I get with Fi.

For the love of God and all that is righteous someone talk me out of this. Remind me why I hate carriers (Verizon especially) and remind me why I went to Nexus in the first place. Remind me about waiting for OTA's remind me how Verizon is the bane of Android lovers everywhere. Oh God please help me.

 

[Bg260]

Do people really not realize this has the opposite effect in a forum?

PLEEEEEEEEZE HEEEEEEELP!!!!!!

 

[Bg260]

Am I crazy? I hate Verizon. It's Cyber Monday. Best Buy has the smokin'est (is that a word?) deal I have seen for a while.
Let me back up.
I went out on black Friday to take my wife lunch (I never shop on black Friday) and for the heck of it stopped at Verizon to look at the Pixel in person. I was not impressed, but sales guy (darn him) got a Moto Z (Droid grr) out (out of the box) so I could see it, he was fond of them. I had already played with one a bit at Best Buy when they came out, really liked them anyway, but it felt real good in hand (without a retractable cord and cradle on it ). They had a pretty decent deal on both it and the Pixel for black Friday. I was tempted by the Z Droid.

Back to today, Cyber Monday, Best Buy has the 32GB (+ expandable memory!) Moto Z Droid on sale for $4.99 a month for 24 months. (With Verizon service - $55.00 a month for comparable plan to my Fi service.) Yea that's $120 bucks for the ($625) phone for those scoring at home PLUS you get both the battery pack mod and the JBL speaker mod for free, another $120 bucks worth of goodies (and the 2 mods I want).

Now I own my N6 and Fi for 2GB is $40 a month. SO I will be getting same data amount with Verizon but paying $20 more a month with the phone. Plus I loose all the groovy WiFi stuff I get with Fi.

For the love of God and all that is righteous someone talk me out of this. Remind me why I hate carriers (Verizon especially) and remind me why I went to Nexus in the first place. Remind me about waiting for OTA's remind me how Verizon is the bane of Android lovers everywhere. Oh God please help me.

A few words about Verizon that may or may not help with your decision.
Verizon = Locked Bootloader
Verizon = Bloatware the likes of which "God" has never seen. <----- This is a slightly altered quote from a Sci-fi cult classic. Nothing more.

 

[zuben el genub]

Am I crazy? I hate Verizon. It's Cyber Monday. Best Buy has the smokin'est (is that a word?) deal I have seen for a while.
Let me back up.
I went out on black Friday to take my wife lunch (I never shop on black Friday) and for the heck of it stopped at Verizon to look at the Pixel in person. I was not impressed, but sales guy (darn him) got a Moto Z (Droid grr) out (out of the box) so I could see it, he was fond of them. I had already played with one a bit at Best Buy when they came out, really liked them anyway, but it felt real good in hand (without a retractable cord and cradle on it ). They had a pretty decent deal on both it and the Pixel for black Friday. I was tempted by the Z Droid.

Back to today, Cyber Monday, Best Buy has the 32GB (+ expandable memory!) Moto Z Droid on sale for $4.99 a month for 24 months. (With Verizon service - $55.00 a month for comparable plan to my Fi service.) Yea that's $120 bucks for the ($625) phone for those scoring at home PLUS you get both the battery pack mod and the JBL speaker mod for free, another $120 bucks worth of goodies (and the 2 mods I want).

Now I own my N6 and Fi for 2GB is $40 a month. SO I will be getting same data amount with Verizon but paying $20 more a month with the phone. Plus I loose all the groovy WiFi stuff I get with Fi.

For the love of God and all that is righteous someone talk me out of this. Remind me why I hate carriers (Verizon especially) and remind me why I went to Nexus in the first place. Remind me about waiting for OTA's remind me how Verizon is the bane of Android lovers everywhere. Oh God please help me.

Go look on Motorola's site. They did have another similar version but not with Verizon's specs

 

[shalemail]

NO DARNIT I am NOT getting a new phone and service today. At least I am trying not to.

The deal at Best Buy for Verizon service on a Moto Z with Mods is FAR and away the best deal I have seen on any phone I'd consider. The Pixel is MEH I mean so boring I almost fell asleep looknig at it, it also does not feel good in the hand, very rigid, square, bezeled, and the glass on the back does not inspire any confidence. I also like the LG V20 but no good deals on it.

So I am not looking for a deal, I found a deal (saving $625 all told on phone and mods) and I am trying not to do anything.

 

[Dngrsone]

Piece of crap minivan...

Okay, it is eleven years old...

The engine is just fine, it's just the "luxury" parts misbehaving: the mirrors move around at random, the power doors won't open or close, one of the removable seats won't come out...

 

[Unforgiven]

Piece of crap minivan...

Okay, it is eleven years old...

The engine is just fine, it's just the "luxury" parts misbehaving: the mirrors move around at random, the power doors won't open or close, one of the removable seats won't come out...

Sounds like it is time for haunted van rides.

 

[Dngrsone]

Time for a new vehicle, but I can't afford one right now.