What Annoyed You Today? (4 Viewers)

[Greg Boeser]

That was the start of my kitchen remodel back in '14.
Got a great deal on a fridge on clearance. But when they delivered it, it didn't even fit through the kitchen door! They plunked it in the middle of the dining room and left. I had to tear out the cabinets on two walls and replace them, leaving sufficient clearance between for the fridge. Figured, well, that's half the room, might as well go the distance. Of course the floor needed to be replaced, too. A week after I finished the kitchen, we had guests over and one of their kids managed to plug the upstairs toilet and jam the handle so the flap didn't seal. First thing I knew about it was when I heard what sounded like a fountain. Water was running down the stairwell, cascading down the walls, and from the ceiling.
Nice thing about old houses - real plaster walls don't absorb water like sheetrock does. So once we mopped up we were good to go. Unfortunately, cheap, MDF cabinets do. But I just slapped a sheet of oak veneer plywood against the water damaged cabinet side and no one is the wiser.

 

[yosimitesam]

Left the top kitchen cabinet door open, bent down to pick up a paper towel I dropped, raised up and slammed my head into the corner of the door. No blood but lots of pain and invective. Bad Karma day. Should have stayed in bed.

 

[SaparotRob]

Tried to set up an appointment with the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) online. Round and round we went.

 

[at6]

Left the top kitchen cabinet door open, bent down to pick up a paper towel I dropped, raised up and slammed my head into the corner of the door. No blood but lots of pain and invective. Bad Karma day. Should have stayed in bed.

At least I'm not the only one who's ever done that.

 

[at6]

Tried to set up an appointment with the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) online. Round and round we went.

DMV never changes no matter what state you live in. Yee hah!!!!!!

 

[Greg Boeser]

My wife spent most of the spring trying to renew her license, but because they had entered her name wrong into their database at some point they kept rejecting her application. Pretty appalling, trying to prove you exist to a government agency. We finally had to provide every document ever created for her before they corrected the error.

 

[XBe02Drvr]

My wife spent most of the spring trying to renew her license, but because they had entered her name wrong into their database at some point they kept rejecting her application. Pretty appalling, trying to prove you exist to a government agency. We finally had to provide every document ever created for her before they corrected the error.

Same thing happened to me when I joined the Navy. My last name sounds like the abbreviation of a common female first name, and my first name is a common surname. Naturally, somewhere between my recruiter and boot camp some unknown functionary "corrected" the apparent error, and in the harsh hurry-up of check-in night, I was accused of falsifying documents when I filled out paperwork. I was handed up the senior enlisted chain of command at the processing hall until they woke the Command Duty Officer, and I wound up maintaining to an exhausted, irate Commander that, yes, the Navy had my name wrong, while the rest of my company-to-be stood at attention "nuts-to-butts" wondering if they would see any rack time before 0530 reveille, and cursing my sorry ass. Needless to say all my civilian clothing, wallet, driver's license, etc had already been taken away and bundled up for shipment home, so I had no documentation to back me up. The feeling of helplessness is profound.

 

[T Bolt]

Just found out I have to work nights all next week I guess working nights for 4 months this last summer didn't count for anything. If I'm ever asked to 'Volunteer" to work nights like I have been and have done in the past I'm going to tell them where they can shove it.

 

[SaparotRob]

Just found out I have to work nights all next week I guess working nights for 4 months this last summer didn't count for anything. If I'm ever asked to 'Volunteer" to work nights like I have been and have done in the past I'm going to tell them where they can shove it.

Would that be where the light don't shine?

 

[T Bolt]

You Bet !!!

 

[GrauGeist]

Tried to set up an appointment with the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) online. Round and round we went.

Bought a trailer at Harbor Freight last year, but didn't get it assembled until last spring.
Tried to register it, but was told it had to be inspected because it was new, BUT can't get it inspected because they don't do that right now because of the pandemic.
I am also in "trouble" because it was supposed to be registered within 10 days of purchase.
I told the lady on the phone that it was still in two boxes within 10 days of purchase and she said "that is no excuse, sir".

For two cents, I'd take that mother f****er apart and take the pile to DMV and tell them the lady on the phone said it's ok to register an unassembled trailer...

 

[GrumpyOldCrewChief]

@ T Bolt & post 10,168 - In my experience, that situation is covered by the word "voluntold" ...

 

[SaparotRob]

I gotta remember that one.

 

[GrumpyOldCrewChief]

I cannot take credit for that one. For me, the origin is lost in the historical myths & mists of military service.

 

[Marcel]

People really needed to go shopping on Black Friday with the whole family, nice and cozy, with the result that Covid numbers doubled and we will now be in total lockdown until half of January.

 

[XBe02Drvr]

People really needed to go shopping on Black Friday with the whole family, nice and cozy, with the result that Covid numbers doubled and we will now be in total lockdown until half of January.

Our infection and fatality rates have spiked way higher than their springtime peaks, but we're still only in "partial" rather than "hard" lockdown, and the Governor says to expect this to continue until we reach 85% vaccination rate, probably next September. We have had the lowest infection rates in the eastern US, consequently low on the priority list for vaccine distribution. Our Public Health Commissioner says vaccine or no vaccine, seniors should plan on a lockdown lifestyle for the rest of our lives.

 

[Snautzer01]

People really needed to go shopping on Black Friday with the whole family, nice and cozy, with the result that Covid numbers doubled and we will now be in total lockdown until half of January.

It is not black friday only. How about the schools? Our precious little super spreaders. Or how about the building industrie? Guys working very close together. Spending lunch coffee etc on a small warmed unit? Airports not closed for personal travels, open borders for tourists. Perhaps economics above public safety. Anyway there are much more reasons then only the public from the hurd in the street. Thats a part of the problem, but in my opinion, far from the whole picture.

 

[rochie]

in my hotel we are serving rich guests from a sister hotel that is closed due to tighter covid restriction in their area.
these"ruperts" dont believe any rules apply to them at all !
then there are normal folks who think because they are in a hotel restrictions dont apply.
then our MD comes up with idea to circumvent the no drinking except during a meal rule by telling us to leave the customers desert plate on the table in front of them so they can continue to order beer/wine etc as they are "still eating"
i am praying we go into the highest covid restriction tier later this week just to piss him off !
the only downside to that would be i would be home at Christmas and have to do the whole family get together thing !
i've only had 2 Christmas days off work since 1985 !

 

[Airframes]

Well, Red Two, if you have Christmas off, you could avoid the "get together" thing by booking into an hotel ......................

 

[rochie]

great idea !