Archive through January 12, 2003
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Archive through January 12, 2003
Wargod | Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 05:25 pm     Ack, forgot to mention I got my ATM card today, which brings about a whole new gripe. I don't have my new pin number yet, LOL. OK, I know they mail the two seperate for security reasons, but still, what a pain. |
Conejo | Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 06:19 am     Why do most of TV news people pronouce IRAQ as "a rock" this was driving me crazy this morning when I was watching the Today Show. Katie & Ann kept saying "a Rock" "a Rock" "a Rock" "a Rock" Maybe I'm just having a bad day - but I had to get that off my chest! |
Suitsmefine | Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 06:37 am     Abbynormal, I almost cried reading your gripe....I cannot imagine anyone feeling that way about their Mom, let alone TELLING a total stranger! I"m sure that Mom made plenty of sacrifices for her children, and her repayment is to be treated like a pain in the a$$....Just makes me want to cry... |
Denecee | Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 03:50 pm     Funny story about the check writing thing: First off, I use both checks and debit cards at the grocery store. I almost always have the check written before I get the total. This peticular time I did have the check written, just waiting for the total. I was getting postage stamps so the cashier had to manually add the amount to my bill. This older guy behind me says to his wife "Why can't people have thier checks already written out?" I siezed the opportunity to tell him that I did have it ready for the total and that he should be more patient! |
Whoami | Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 03:59 pm     I hate impatient people in line behind me. Like the ones who shove their grocery carts up your you-know-what. Or the ones who stand under your elbow while you write the check. Or the clerk who peeks over your checkbook cover to see what you are writing the check for, so he/she can have it rung up and done before you're done writing it, then sticks their hand out impatiently in your face waiting to grab the check as you are trying to tear it out of your checkbook. You know, those people maybe gain a few seconds in their life that way. But not behind me you don't. You use those kind of tactics with me, and I'm gonna write my check reeeaaaallllll slooowwww. And of course it has to be torn out of the checkbook just right, so I have to tear it out perferation by perferation!  |
Wargod | Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 04:08 pm     <wargod reminds herself not to get caught in line behind who.> |
Wargod | Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 04:11 pm     Woo hoo.....got my pin number, so I'm back to ATM...woo hoo. |
Zachsmom | Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 06:11 pm     Whoami..I hate it when people do that to me too..If I feel anyone is in my personal space while I am trying to pay..I turn and look them in the eyes and ask.."Are you going to paying for my (groceries,clothing etc) today?" they of course say "no" so I then say "Can you please move out of my space while I finish my financial transaction".. |
Maris | Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 06:35 pm     checkout gripes: Being on a long line and someone at the checkout hasn't even gotten their wallet out. They wait till the cashier rings everything up to start digging out their wallet. Then you have the person who decides to start counting out all their change. Let's not forget the person who gets into an argument over whether something is on sale or not and holds everyone up over five cents. Then you have the people that buy a lot of stuff and dont have enough money to pay for it. Are there any worse words to hear when you are standing in line than "I have a void". I will admit I have forked over my change to get a line moving. The most annoying thing being on a checkout line are the people who are so selfish that once they have taken their stuff out of the cart, they dont bother to move the cart out of the way. |
Crazydog | Friday, January 10, 2003 - 06:14 am     I don't mind when people write checks if they are considerate about it. When standing in line why can't they have everything filled out? And why do they have to enter it in and balance their checkbook before handing the check over. Nowadays with check cashing cards, when done properly, a check takes no longer than a credit card or debit transaction. I do remember when the cashier would have to make that little cross and fill in all this information from someone's driver's license. The procedure has gotten better but only if people cooperate. I would really love it if there were some "no checks" lines. As far as being impatient, it's not about being impatient, it's about being considerate to others. Some people have no concept of the fact that others want to get home too. I never try to hurry people up but I can understand why some people want to. I have more gripes about the grocery store, and since this is the gripe thread I am going to let it all out! The person who took that last bottle of detergent (or whatever) from the wrong space on the shelf and insists the price is $X, causing the line to shut down while someone has to go to the aisle to physically verify the price on the shelf. The people who suddenly forgot how to count to 10 when getting into the express line. The person who considers 5 jars of spaghetti sauce as one item because "they're all the same thing". Milk that is already expired or expires in 2 days. The person who decides they don't want that chicken, yogurt or other refrigerated item and just leaves it tucked with the magazines. The slow lines at the deli counter. The bagger who puts the bread in the bottom and the raw meat with the vegetables. |
Squaredsc | Friday, January 10, 2003 - 06:20 am     the ones who ask, do you want a bag? like yeah so someone doesn't think i stole some milk and bread. |
Whoami | Friday, January 10, 2003 - 02:40 pm     Oh yes! The bagging of items! I always have to ask to have my soda bagged (the six pack bottles of Sprite). My reasoning is, if its out of the bag, I have to commit one hand to that six pack, and nothing else. This is the same for other items, such as TP, my Mom's Depends (yeah, I want to carry that out of the store in the open), and other slightly larger things. If I have bags, I can hook several bags on my arms and therefore make less trips into the house (which consists of opening the door, squeezing in past dogs who just have to see what you bought, and blocking the door to make sure the dogs don't slip out and past you). So yes, it is easier to have all this stuff bagged. One of the many reasons I boycott Safeway (besides the clincher of them trying to accuse my mom of stealing cigarettes) is that I had to not only ask for these items to be bagged, but then explain myself to the clerks, and endure the dirty looks while they bagged these items. One clerk went on and on about how they weren't supposed to bag the soda unless the customer asked, and went so far as to demonstrate to me where the carrying handles were on the six pack (those little holes where you stuff one thumb and one finger into), and that I didn't need a bag to carry it. I almost told her, "hello honey. I am the customer, and I did just ask for a bag. So why the hell are you still arguing with me on whether I need a bag or not?" |
Denecee | Friday, January 10, 2003 - 03:04 pm     Whoami, I love how you are protective over your mom. I feel the same way, I know my mom would never steal and if somebody accused her, they would have to go threw me! You go girl! |
Whoami | Friday, January 10, 2003 - 03:17 pm     Thank you Denecee. I even gave Safeway the benefit of the doubt at the time, considering they don't know Mom like I do. They originally realized/admitted thier mistake and apologized. The real clincer though was, the next time she went into the store, they refused to give her the cigarettes, and insisted she either pay for them then and there (instead of putting them in our cart to pay for with the rest of the groceries like we always did), or wait until we checked out and ask the cashier to get them for us. It was obvious they still thought she was a crook, and were treating her thusly. Boy, you should have seen the scathing letter I fired off to them! Something with the line, "to hold my mom to a stricter standard of service over a mistake you admitted is unacceptable." I let them know how many trips I make to the store on a monthly basis, and how much our monthly grocery bill was. I even went so far as to e-mail the liquor store next door to them, and let them know why I would likely be no longer shopping with them either (we always do liquor and grocery store shopping on the same trip, and there is another liquor store next door to our new grocery store). Yup, I was one pissed puppy! Don't mess with my mama, and don't mess with my sisters. Cause if you do, you're gonna answer to ME! |
Maris | Friday, January 10, 2003 - 05:01 pm     Connie Chung!!!!!!!!!! |
Twiggyish | Saturday, January 11, 2003 - 06:29 pm     My gripe is trivial, but it is an aggravation to me. Today I pulled into a spot at the grocery store. There were plenty of other places available. I opened my door to get out, and a van started to whip into the spot next to me. They stopped when they saw my door open (which was almost ripped off the car). I quickly closed the door and moved myself back inside. They quickly pulled into the spot. There was no way they would have waited for me to get out of the car. What if it had been my daughter getting out of the car on that side? Of all the empty spots in the parking lot, they HAD to pick the one next to me. grrrrrrr |
Maris | Saturday, January 11, 2003 - 06:48 pm     I want bags at Costco!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Jbean | Saturday, January 11, 2003 - 06:56 pm     people do that to me too, twigs. it is so irritating. i went through the drive through at krispy kremes today, and pulled into a spot to eat my doughnut, both spaces beside me were empty. the next 2 cars that came up, pulled in on either side of me to park.....there were plenty of other spaces there, too. i also have a problem with people i don't know and/or LIKE getting in my personal space OR touching me! the checkout lane is a big one for me with that, too. why do people feel they have to be nearly touching you in line? i always stand with my foot out, so that someone would have to step on my foot if they are gonna try to get too close. and at work, i set at the front receptionist desk, where the safety glasses are kept. people come in (behind my desk) and get into my drawer to get the glasses out (INSTEAD OF ASKING). i always make comments about my personal space, but they seem not to care. |
Maris | Saturday, January 11, 2003 - 06:59 pm     one way to solve that problem Jbean is to just set a mousetrap inside your desk with the safety glasses as the bait. One little snap will take care of that problem of people going into your desk. |
Halfunit | Saturday, January 11, 2003 - 07:07 pm     ...or a plastic/rubber rat. I had to do that to a girl at work who thought it was ok for her to help herself to my junk food drawer. |
Juju2bigdog | Saturday, January 11, 2003 - 07:10 pm     Also, jbean, you wouldn't have that problem if you went to the liquor store instead of Krsipy Kreme. The people that want to consume their product on premises at the liquor store usually don't have cars, and they consume discreetly out of paper bags.  |
Jbean | Saturday, January 11, 2003 - 07:21 pm     lol, juju, that is a good point. yeah, i prolly wouldn't be drinking mine on the premises either. i don't care that they get the safety glasses out of the drawer, it's that they get like 2 centimeters away from me to get them, rather than to just ASK. it goes back to personal space issues, and people i don't know, or in this case people that i DON'T LIKE getting that close to me. |
Crossfire | Saturday, January 11, 2003 - 07:57 pm     I certainly understand the space and touch thing, I'm not a touchy feely type, and nearly die on skin-skin contact, not counting...certain relations of course. That's not to say that I am not a compassionate person, I'm just more compassionate at two feet than I am at two inches. Hehehe. The solution to this seems to be as simple as just keeping the glasses somewhere else. |
Halfunit | Sunday, January 12, 2003 - 08:06 am     I can't find my printer. It is MIA. Now, some of you may ask - how in the world can you lose a printer? Just follow the cable from your computer. Well, it's not that simple. A while back, I loaned it to a co-worker. The co-worker used it, and returned it. A few days later, I brought it back home and set it near the pc, still in the Cleveland Indians Gift Shop bag it had been transported in. I figured I'd hook it up when I had a reason to, which I haven't had - until now. There is a job opening in an animal hospital in my city and I want to print my resume'. I have searched the ENTIRE house (3 times!!) for that bag with the printer in it and it is no where to be found. It is making me very angry because I can see the bag in my head. I just can't find it! I have narrowed it down to three possibilities: 1. DH accidentally threw it out with the trash. 2. It grew legs, got up, and walked away. 3. We were burglarized and they only took the printer. When DH gets up from work, I am going to ask him if he has seen the printer. If he says, "What printer?", OR "I have no idea where it is.", that's all I need to hear to go and buy a new one. How is it we (I) can lose things that are bigger than a bread box??? |
Goddessatlaw | Sunday, January 12, 2003 - 08:10 am     I'm writing to gripe that Halfunit just bogarted the 18000th post in General Discussions. I'm griping because I was trying to bogart it for myself, but was too slow on the draw. I'd like to blame myself, but I don't have it in me - so I'm blaming Halfunit. And Maris. |
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