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Archive through November 21, 2005

The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Dec. ~ 2006 Feb.: Free Expression: The return of The Return of the Gripe Thread (ARCHIVES): Archive through November 21, 2005 users admin

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Sillycalimomma
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11-13-2003

Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 7:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sillycalimomma a private message Print Post    
ROFL....Oh OG...you reminded me of a time when I had been on the phone with a friend telling a story and could tell I was losing her interest...I said "well, to make a really long story short" and she cut me off saying "you mean the novel was made into a movie?"

Lol, I have since watched myself when telling stories!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 8:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
When I catch myself babbling I say "well, to make a short story really long..." and the apologize!

Abby7
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07-17-2002

Monday, November 14, 2005 - 6:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abby7 a private message Print Post    
later

Bob2112
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06-12-2002

Monday, November 14, 2005 - 10:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bob2112 a private message Print Post    
Eagles!!!

Resortgirl
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09-23-2000

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 6:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Resortgirl a private message Print Post    
I saw a business sign the other day that always puts up cute quotes, it said, "After all is said and done, more will be said then done"

That pretty much sums up my boss!! LOL!!

my gripe... it's snowing and I have to leave very early tomorrow for a conference 100 miles away. I am a big chicken when it comes to driving on ice and snow... it was 54 degrees out last week! Why oh Why does it have to be shitty weather when I have to go somewhere. Add the humungo deer population into the equation and I just know I'm gonna be white knuckling it all the way there... Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 9:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
RG, I said a little prayer that your trip was safe and uneventful.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 1:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
My gripe..Every year my dd does something different for her projects. She always goes the extra mile. This year she decided to hatch chicken eggs as part of her science project. A friend loaned us an incubator and gave us fertile eggs from their farm. We live in a rural area. We had 3 chicks hatch in Sept.
At first my daughter's friend was in on the project (supposedly). She quit and decided to do something else. Well, my daughter has worked very hard keeping the chicks. She's fed and cared for them. About a few weeks ago this friend of hers decided to come back to the project. My daughter let her back in on it. I objected until the mother of this girl assured me they would do their fair share and try to help us. The friend has done some internet research and made a display board, but that's all she's done. This Fri. is the science fair. We need something (crate, cage or plastic tub) to display the chicks. So, I told my dd to have the friend take care of buying one or making it. The friend has known for quite a while that something would be needed. We JUST found out today that the mother won't let her buy anything because they don't know what to do and they have waited until the last minute! She informed me today that I should "go ahead" and buy it. Why didn't they ask us ahead of time? Why didn't they research online and find an idea? My daughter now has to share her hard earned grade with this girl who has essentially done nothing. grrrrrrrr

Maris
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03-28-2002

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 4:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
Well, Twiggy my son had a similar experience in high school. There were three people in their group and they were supposed to do a project relating to american history, my son ended up doing all the work and also the powerpoint presentation. So, he was pretty ticked. What he ended up doing was when it came time to do the presentation, he offered to let the people who did nothing speak first. It took the teacher all of thirty seconds to figure out who did all the work and my son was able to pull that off without making it look like he complained.

Abbynormal
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08-04-2001

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 5:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abbynormal a private message Print Post    
There is a $7.00 difference in my DH truck payment and my car payment. When I made my car payment last month (IN PERSON) I wrote the check for the amount of my husband's truck. I realized it about a week later and thought oh well, I'll just add the 7 bucks next month. OMG!!! OH NO HOLY HELL!!! They have called me twice today and I received 2 notices in the mail today saying my credit is in DIRE straights due to my lack of a response. These notices were dated Nov 10 and 11. I have never been ONE day late and this really irks me. Like I told the man, it seems to me your teller would have brought that to my attention while I was paying it as the COUPON and check amount didn't match up. I finally just told him to chill, I'd take care of it tomorrow. I mean, really have you ever heard anything so ridiculous? It probably cost them $7.00 in postage and phone and calls and worry. Geez

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 6:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I once had a credit card company give me a hard time about a ONE CENT difference.. clearly a mistake.. I was so incensed I called and pointed out that I had NEVER made a partial payment. ever, and this was a mistake. The actually pulled the interest charge. That was years ago; doubt that would happen today.

One think I like about my Discover card (not that they are merciful about a late paymetn) is that they send me an email when they post the balance, then if I haven't paid a few days ahead they send me a warning email and when my payment posts, they send yet another email..

Serate
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08-21-2001

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 3:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
I know with Ford & Transouth [now Citi Auto Financial], & JD Byrider [which my husband had when I first met him - thank goodness no more crap from them!] our payment isn't/wasn't considered late unless it was 30 days or more late. I know that from Ford because that's how they report to the credit companies - your interest doesn't stop but you can actually pay your bill 29 days late every month and never receive a late fee, notices probably but not a late fee. Transouth we know as we tried to get a payment deferred and they said it was too late to defer that months but as long as we got it paid before 30 days it wasn't late, and they deferred the next months for us. Same with that nasty place - the last I listed. So it seems stupid that they would hassle you for $7.00.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 3:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I have Chase. I like Chase. They are good to me.

Luloo
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11-08-2005

Thursday, November 17, 2005 - 2:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Luloo a private message Print Post    
My gripe: public spitting

It's repulsive. Just freakin swallow your spit like a normal person. Keep your bodily fluids to yourself. Jeebus.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Thursday, November 17, 2005 - 2:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Omg I hate that too Luloo. And I smack my kids when I catch them doing it too.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Thursday, November 17, 2005 - 3:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Oh me too.

I hate that

Ssssnnnaaaarrrkkkkkk........Spitoooooey!!!

Bad manners, if you ask me. My DH did it once in front of my boss when he had just returned from the dentist. I got so mad at him. It's so classless.

All over the ground, ugh, makes me want to puke.

Jeep
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10-17-2001

Friday, November 18, 2005 - 5:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jeep a private message Print Post    
I'm with you all on the spitting stuff. Gross.

But what I really don't like is when a man (I've never seen a woman do it) holds one side of his nose shut and then just blows the snot out of the other side. Plunk. On the ground. My ex used to do this (UGH) and I sure do not miss it.....or him. LOL

Serate
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08-21-2001

Friday, November 18, 2005 - 9:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Jeep I think the highly technical name for that procedure is Snot Rocket.

Serenity
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06-28-2005

Friday, November 18, 2005 - 10:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serenity a private message Print Post    
That's disgusting!

Lancecrossfire
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07-13-2000

Friday, November 18, 2005 - 10:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lancecrossfire a private message Print Post    
Both men and women do this. My immediate supervisor (who is a woman) participates in triathlons. It seems this is very common for all athletes to do over the course of this all day event. Sher says it isn't pretty, but breathing is important in a race.

Jeep
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10-17-2001

Friday, November 18, 2005 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jeep a private message Print Post    
OK, Lance, I guess I can understand athletes wanting to breathe. I doubt they would have a box of tissues in their back pocket, so I'll give them a break. LOL

Luloo
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11-08-2005

Friday, November 18, 2005 - 12:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Luloo a private message Print Post    
The only way I can accept it, is exercise (running, bike etc) OR some sort of illness (like CF or something) otherwise... no way. If you have a cold and alot of phlegm, spit in your tissue.

Anytime I see it, my eyes get all squinty and I think to myself "You are NOT my kind".
I swear most of the time it's some sort of territorial pee thing. except with spit.

I would be quite happy with a law like having to lick it up or something. You spit it, you lick it.

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

Friday, November 18, 2005 - 1:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marysafan a private message Print Post    
When I was a kid growing up, in the older parts of town where the sidewalks had been laid forever ago, there was a message engraved right in the cement on every block . "No spitting on sidewalks". Evidently this has been a problem for quite some time!

Tera
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08-10-2000

Monday, November 21, 2005 - 12:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tera a private message Print Post    
GRRRRRRRrrrrripe -- I HATE all TV commercials that have a doorbell ringing or knocking!!!!

It makes my dogs go nuts barking and I can't stop them!

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Monday, November 21, 2005 - 12:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I hate the new Amp'd Mobile commercial. Very inappropriate.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, November 21, 2005 - 1:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
LOL Tera. The phone ringing gets me AND my cats every time.

I hate the "emergency broadcast system" sound alerts. Both cats flee the room as fast as their four little legs can carry 'em!