Stannis Eats No Peaches Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 So my laptop bit the dust a couple of weeks ago, but my brother let me use his old one since he has a desktop now. Trouble is this laptop is constantly trying to install windows updates, fails to do so and sits there looking sad and doing absolutely nothing for an hour. Dear laptop, I don't need a fucking update. You were working fine before. Please stop trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkhangel Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 A woman in the coffee shop this morning ordered toast, which duly arrived. She buttered said toast, looked at it for a bit, and then called the waitress over and made her take it back because it wasn't toasted enough for her. Why would you butter it first? They can't re-toast it for you now, so that piece of bread is just going in the bin, you silly old... *mumble mutter wasteful old rich women cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pepper Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Had been waiting on a doctor's appointment with a specialist for months. The "Doctor" turned out to be some sort of whackjob faith healer masquerading as a medical doctor. During the exam, she started talking to some imaginary person asking for guidance and praising jesus and other insane shit. Obviously I couldn't allow this person to attempt to treat me in any way. I hadn't checked Yelp reviews before seeing her because with the way my insurance work it's not like I have a choice in which specialist I'm sent to. When I looked afterwards, the reviews all revealed that this is clearly a crazy person. The only positive reviews are those who think faith healers are just rad. I can't imagine this faith healer hasn't racked up plenty of professional complaints so how is she still operating under a scientific medical license? And now, it's going to be months again before I can get into a specialist unless I go out of pocket. Which I'll do because I have to but fuck. Fucking fuck so annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiDisaster Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Colds are stupid. Like, we both know you're not going to kill me so why are you wasting my time? What a worthless virus. Go away. On 9/30/2016 at 0:40 PM, Dr. Pepper said: Had been waiting on a doctor's appointment with a specialist for months. The "Doctor" turned out to be some sort of whackjob faith healer masquerading as a medical doctor. During the exam, she started talking to some imaginary person asking for guidance and praising jesus and other insane shit. Obviously I couldn't allow this person to attempt to treat me in any way. I hadn't checked Yelp reviews before seeing her because with the way my insurance work it's not like I have a choice in which specialist I'm sent to. When I looked afterwards, the reviews all revealed that this is clearly a crazy person. The only positive reviews are those who think faith healers are just rad. I can't imagine this faith healer hasn't racked up plenty of professional complaints so how is she still operating under a scientific medical license? And now, it's going to be months again before I can get into a specialist unless I go out of pocket. Which I'll do because I have to but fuck. Fucking fuck so annoying. How does someone like that legally operate a medical practice...let alone get into the approved network for your insurance company? That's pretty scary honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pepper Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 6 hours ago, KiDisaster said: Colds are stupid. Like, we both know you're not going to kill me so why are you wasting my time? What a worthless virus. Go away. How does someone like that legally operate a medical practice...let alone get into the approved network for your insurance company? That's pretty scary honestly. And my insurance is saying that it's considered a canceled appointment and that I'll be on the hook for paying that fee. Ugh. The person I spoke with tried to play it as though this doctor was doing something totally normal, tried to call it 'just typical prayer'. Um, no. Leaving aside that doctors really have no business injecting religion where their patients don't request it (I'd never request it), this doctor clearly wasn't 'just praying'. She was chanting, trying to divine something, asking me what god had said about my particular issue and screaming 'praise jesus reveal the answer to me'. Everything you'd imagine from a stereotypical faith healer. Yeah, scary. I've read some articles recently about how doctors accused of sexual assault and harassment are protected by their professions review boards so I'm wondering if the same thing is happening here. I'm certainly going to keep fighting this and work to have this doctor's license investigated or revoked. Also, yes, colds are the stupidest viruses. Hope you're feeling better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkhangel Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 There's a woman who just posted on Facebook about a cat she adopted four days ago. On the very second day she had him, she left a door to a balcony open and he fell and broke his leg and now needs very expensive surgery. She's now asking if the government or the SPA she adopted him from will cover the cost of the surgery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mance Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 There needs to be a way to explain to the internet that you finally bought one of the things that you've been looking into buying and could it please stop with the incessantly obsolete ad boxes. Thank you Internets, but I don't want a 2011 FORD RANGER NEAR NEWTON, MA!!1! anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The guy from the Vale Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 52 minutes ago, The Mance said: There needs to be a way to explain to the internet that you finally bought one of the things that you've been looking into buying and could it please stop with the incessantly obsolete ad boxes. Thank you Internets, but I don't want a 2011 FORD RANGER NEAR NEWTON, MA!!1! anymore. Those postponed ad boxes are deliberate. You're supposed to be convinced that you made the right choice and not return the purchased goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pepper Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 This is a bit more rage than annoyance, but people who abuse or neglect babies. And also people who think that the signs of a neglected baby are no big deal. Like, no, it isn't fucking ok that you can't make eye contact with an infant because that level of intimacy is so foreign and painful to them. And yes, a baby that goes rigid and screams when being held is a fucking horrible thing. If my friend tries one more time to shrug this off with an "oh, he'll figure it out soon enough," as though this is akin to learning how to sit up, I'm going to literally punch her in the face. I don't give a fuck if she did diaper and formula runs for me. Sometimes I don't know if I can manage another day of foster care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 4 hours ago, theguyfromtheVale said: Those postponed ad boxes are deliberate. You're supposed to be convinced that you made the right choice and not return the purchased goods. I looked at some things when buying a 21st birthday present for a friend that have prompted some awfully embarrassing ads to appear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 The lease on the house me and a couple friends have been renting is up in a few days. The two of them moved out 4 days ago and I'll be leaving in a couple of days. But somehow, even after being gone for most of a week, one of them still managed to have laundry in the dryer when I went to move my clothes from the washer . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 NYC traffic. Why does the most congested city in the greatest superpower in the history of our species allow street parking all day in two of the three lanes on every crosstown street? Why do trucks still make deliveries on those streets -- no alleys -- throughout the day when every other top global city restricts them to the middle of the night? And why is double parking more common than bagels and never, ever punished? It's just a cess pit of dysfunction, where everyone with a car feels entitled to any dickish driving maneuver to suit themselves despite the knock-on effect in traffic for everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 5 hours ago, Iskaral Pust said: in the greatest superpower in the history of our species Lmao. Tell that to Rome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datepalm Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 No way NY is the most congested city in the US...Atlanta, is my vague memory...hang on... ETA - LA, apparently, according to the TomTom congestion Index, though NY is third. https://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/trafficindex/list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 11 hours ago, Datepalm said: No way NY is the most congested city in the US...Atlanta, is my vague memory...hang on... ETA - LA, apparently, according to the TomTom congestion Index, though NY is third. https://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/trafficindex/list I'll quibble with the definition of city there. LA's traffic problems throughout it's city limits are worse but in the central business district (my selfish definition of city traffic) trying to get cross-town in Manhattan is much worse than navigating the surface street grid in downtown LA. The congested arteries of the 5/405 in LA are almost surely worse than the freeways approaching NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elder Sister Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 So yesterday, I open an email from an old friend that I've sung with in a musical group for nearly 20 years. He sent the email to me by mistake. In the email, he badmouths me, and it's obvious from the tone and the response he's making that he and whomever the email was supposed to go to have been discussing me and a friend (who is WAY nicer than I am) at length. And not in a nice way. So I lowered the boom on him. And I'm no longer singing with him. But it really hurt my feelings, so much that I cried my eye makeup off. He emailed me today after a very lame apology yesterday, and offered yet another lame apology. Ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis Eats No Peaches Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I start half of my working days at 8, and the other half at 9. There is no set pattern for this so we have a timetable of sorts in the office so we know what time to come in the next day. Stupidly, I forgot to check so I don't know when I'm meant to start tomorrow and I have no way of finding out from home. This means I'm going to have to go in at 8 to be safe, which means possibly getting up an hour too early. Lesson learned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitestripe Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Recent convo at work with adjunct faculty: Her: Hey Skunk, the light in the downstairs hallway flickering. Me: Ok, I'll tell our secretary so she can do a work order. Her: But she's not here right now. Me: I know. I'll tell her tomorrow. Her: I also have a question about my paycheck. Me: I'm sorry, I don't do any billing. You'll have to ask the secretary. Her: But she's not here. Me: Maybe you could send her an email? Her: But... Me: I really don't know. I don't do any support for your department. Her: Well what is it that you do then? Me: I run my own department, which is related to yours, but entirely separate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Just been utterly shafted by the Student Loan Company withdrawing maximum repayment this month despite telling me when I phoned a couple of weeks ago that I actually have till November to get my details confirmed and mailed to them. If I'd have known they were going to do it I'd have sent a few extra quid in to the English account but since I didn't I'm now into bank-charge territory and will be racking up terrific bills until I can pay it back, which is unlikely to be in the next few days. Oh I am not happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik of Hazelfield Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 On 2016-10-04 at 1:13 PM, The Mance said: There needs to be a way to explain to the internet that you finally bought one of the things that you've been looking into buying and could it please stop with the incessantly obsolete ad boxes. Thank you Internets, but I don't want a 2011 FORD RANGER NEAR NEWTON, MA!!1! anymore. I bought a bunny suit for my friend's bachelor party a while back. Ever since I've been bombarded with ads for bunny suits. I mean, I guess it's nice that they sell them so cheaply and I bet the delivery is right on time and all that, but really, how many white bunny suits does a man need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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