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I had a run in with the staffing office at work today. As usual they talk their way around things!
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If you have the biggest SUV or minivan available and you STILL have one of those Big Mac containers on the top of it, you're taking too much crap with you when you travel.
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Notice this is mostly about driving? People, that lever on your steering column is called a signal, or indicator if you will. Use it BEFORE you come to a full stop in the middle of the road, not AFTER.
People who park their shopping carts right in the middle of the isle and then wander off to browse- blocking the whole fricking isle!!
Ha! I had that happen this morning when I left work and picked up groceries on the way home.
People who see you coming toward the door (like at the mall), and let it shut in your face.
And those who do this when you have a child in a stroller with you, should be punched in the face. Hard.
And those who do this when you have a child in a stroller with you, should be punched in the face. Hard.
People being mean to other people because they don't agree with their beliefs. And I am not addressing religious beliefs here, though that fits too.
With cell phones, e-mail, internet social networks, and texting anyone can reach out and tap me on the shoulder any time, any day, and even though I turn these things off a good portion of my free time, those tappers seem to expect a quick reply. If it's work-related, contact me during work hours. If it's personal, have some fricking patience. A hammock should never be equipped with an electronic device. Nor should the smallest room in the house. And if your cell phone becomes my alarm clock, be prepared to be put on permanent snooze.
Now that you have brought up cell phones...
Don't call people while you are sitting on the toilet in a public bathroom. What is wrong with you people?!
Don't call people while you are sitting on the toilet in a public bathroom. What is wrong with you people?!
People who hold you captive in a public place where you have to be (waiting in line at the DMV, for instance) and forcing you to listen to their end of a cell phone conversation. More and more places have signs posted telling people not to do this, but people ignore them.
I was in a doctor's waiting room being forced to listen to this trophy wife a few years ago, and the conversation went on and on. Finally I tapped her shoulder--it took twice to pull her away--and asked her to take it into the hall, and if she'd tell me her name, I'd come and get her when they called her.
People applauded.
Maryn, who enjoyed that a lot
I was in a doctor's waiting room being forced to listen to this trophy wife a few years ago, and the conversation went on and on. Finally I tapped her shoulder--it took twice to pull her away--and asked her to take it into the hall, and if she'd tell me her name, I'd come and get her when they called her.
People applauded.
Maryn, who enjoyed that a lot
Mr.Manly-Man next door hawking up a big gob of spit right near my kitchen window.
Mr.Manly-Man playing Frank Sinatra songs really loud in his backyard.
Mr.Manly-Man playing Frank Sinatra songs really loud in his backyard.
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Speaking of debit cards, is it just me or are all the machines in stores adding extra crap you have to answer? It would be almost quicker to count out nickels for payment than to use a debit card, sometimes.
Having to show ID to buy cold medicine. Cold. Medicine.
I got carded trying to buy Tylenol cold medicine for my kid last winter. WTF?
Stupid. Methheads. Ruin it for the rest of us.
I got carded trying to buy Tylenol cold medicine for my kid last winter. WTF?
Stupid. Methheads. Ruin it for the rest of us.
It drives me bananas when people say they get paid bi-weekly...am I wrong, or does that mean they get paid twice a week?! They should say bi-monthly right? I even notice it on forms from time to time.
I'm so chilled and laid back right now that nothing is fazing me.
Feel free to get on a soapbox about that if you like.
People should DANGED WELL chill out more often and not take every DANGED thing so seriously! I mean, COME ON!
I actually looked this one up one time out of curiosity and the definition can go either way.
If it can go either way, then I'm pickin' the one that makes the most sense...all others be damned!