Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

The word "resiliency." Almost always it is the wrong word - the proper word is RESILIENCE. And "resiliency" has an extra syllable, so it is harder to say and harder to write. Why put extra effort into being wrong when the lazy way is also the proper way?

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

Folks who engage in deception, refuse to admit to it and then produce irrational excuses and counterattacks.

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[quote=SirClintonPortis;878261]Folks who engage in deception, refuse to admit to it and then produce irrational excuses and counterattacks.[/quote]


Do you live with a toddler? This happens to me every day with my 3 year old son!


What grinds my gears are people who love to find the tiniest mistake in your work then CC Obama on down on their email to you that you need to correct it, yet to fix the problem it would be quicker to just fix it and move on. We are talking about a font size mistake(7 vs. 8). Her husband must have the worst life ever not to mention your nose could be used for a keel and Grimace is in better shape then her.

I hate people like that. Why does every office have that person? She will do stuff like that to folks then walk around like we are all best buddies and talk non-stop about her son.

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[quote=mredskins;878326]Do you live with a toddler? This happens to me every day with my 3 year old son!


[I][B]What grinds my gears are people who love to find the tiniest mistake in your work then CC Obama on down on their email to you that you need to correct it[/B][/I], yet to fix the problem it would be quicker to just fix it and move on. We are talking about a font size mistake(7 vs. 8). Her husband must have the worst life ever not to mention your nose could be used for a keel and Grimace is in better shape then her.

I hate people like that. Why does every office have that person? She will do stuff like that to folks then walk around like we are all best buddies and talk non-stop about her son.[/quote]

Funny how tattletales still exist. People need to live and let live because if someone does that shit to me, you better believe when they make a mistake I'm not going to be shy about keeping that mistake out in the open.

We have a network engineer here who CCs literally the whole department when he gets tired of doing something he thinks should be "your" job.

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Its sad for the kids. This what happens when the welfair reform passed back in the Clinton years ia allowed to fall off the books and become watered down.

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Chicks (or dudes, but never seen that...) that cry at work. I'm not talking about if something sad happens, etc. But this chick in my office cries over the littlest shit. You wonder why people won't take you seriously when you cry at the slightest hint of bad news? Get over it. Be professional.

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[quote=Daseal;878433]Chicks (or dudes, but never seen that...) that cry at work. I'm not talking about if something sad happens, etc. But this chick in my office cries over the littlest shit. You wonder why people won't take you seriously when you cry at the slightest hint of bad news? Get over it. Be professional.[/quote]

Oh the one I complained about earlier does that as well. As soon as the heat is turned up she cries. Losers every office has them.

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I hate when your typing in a mailing address they have a stupid drop down box. It would be alot easier to type it, instead of having to click on the arrow scroll to your state and then clicking on that state. Takes alot more work and time and its just stupid.

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

[quote=Daseal;878433]Chicks (or dudes, but never seen that...) that cry at work. I'm not talking about if something sad happens, etc. But this chick in my office cries over the littlest shit. You wonder why people won't take you seriously when you cry at the slightest hint of bad news? Get over it. Be professional.[/quote]

You cant be kicking puppies in front of them. People will get upset.

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

My wife's love for the Giants, Yankees, Lakers, and 5:30 am couples workouts.

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

[quote=firstdown;878508]I hate when your typing in a mailing address they have a stupid drop down box. It would be alot easier to type it, instead of having to click on the arrow scroll to your state and then clicking on that state. Takes alot more work and time and its just stupid.[/quote]

This is all sorts of funny. It's like Stevie Wonder complaining about braille, Marlee Matlin complaining about sign language

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;878517]My wife's love for the Giants, Yankees, Lakers, and 5:30 am couples workouts.[/quote]

How in the hell can she be a Giants/Yankees fan but not a Knicks fan? Might want to see if her bandwagon is double parked outside.

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

The Giants in the super bowl again.

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[quote=SmootSmack;878523]This is all sorts of funny. It's like Stevie Wonder complaining about braille, Marlee Matlin complaining about sign language[/quote]

:laughing-

[quote=Chico23231]
You cant be kicking puppies in front of them. People will get upset.
[/quote]

:laughing-

Kudos to the both of ya.

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

[quote=firstdown;878508]I hate when your typing in a mailing address they have a stupid drop down box. It would be alot easier to type it, instead of having to click on the arrow scroll to your state and then clicking on that state. Takes alot more work and time and its just stupid.[/quote]

Type the first few letters, then press the tab key. Problem solved...unless the thing isn't programmed that way.

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[quote=NC_Skins;878533]How in the hell can she be a Giants/Yankees fan but not a Knicks fan? Might want to see if her bandwagon is double parked outside.[/quote]

I'm a Redskins, Mavericks, and Red Sox fan. But the first ever basketball game she went to was Lakers v. Kings 2002 WCF when Robert Horry hit that 3 pointer to win the game. She's not a bandwagon fan but she did buy some extra Giants shit yesterday to rub it in my face.

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

What REALLY grinds my gears? Easy, SOPA.

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

[quote=firstdown;878508]I hate when your typing in a mailing address they have a stupid drop down box. It would be alot easier to type it, instead of having to click on the arrow scroll to your state and then clicking on that state. Takes alot more work and time and its just stupid.[/quote]

Just type the first letter and it'll automatically scroll down. :)

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;878627]Just type the first letter and it'll automatically scroll down. :)[/quote]

Or move to Alabama...save you a lot of scrolling time

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[quote=SmootSmack;878636]Or move to Alabama...save you a lot of scrolling time[/quote]

Just spit coffee up on my shirt now I gotta change. Thanks.

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[quote=SmootSmack;878636]Or move to Alabama...save you a lot of scrolling time[/quote]

[SIZE=6]HA![/SIZE]

Well played.

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

Going to the office General Meeting and watching the following people receive "Awards For Excellence":

1. A person who works incredibly hard and puts in lots of hours ... fixing her many, many dumb mistakes;

2. A person up for the same promotion as me; and

3. A person who took part in an international junket that was cited by an independent auditor, and reporter in a leading paper, as being a terrible waste of tax payers money (the entire thing could have been done using video/skype type tech) AND the reasons cited in the award were for [I]the "work" she did on the cited junket.[/I]

I went home and drank heavily. <sigh>

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

[quote=JoeRedskin;878642]Going to the office General Meeting and watching the following people receive "Awards For Excellence":

1. A person who works incredibly hard and puts in lots of hours ... fixing her many, many dumb mistakes;

2. A person up for the same promotion as me; and

3. A person who took part in an international junket that was cited by an independent auditor, and reporter in a leading paper, as being a terrible waste of tax payers money (the entire thing could have been done using video/skype type tech) AND the reasons cited in the award were for [I]the "work" she did on the cited junket.[/I]

I went home and drank heavily. <sigh>[/quote]


...but...but if you work your ass off, you can rise to the elite class bro!! That's what I keep hearing.



Reality says different. Hang in there JR, I support your hard work bro. You get my certificate of excellence!! Copy and fill out the info and hang it in your office.

[IMG]http://fulldaylearning.scholarschoice.ca/images/products/25/Excellence-Certificates-With-Excellence-Award-Seals-N15437_XL.jpg[/IMG]

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

The assholes who put those "almost high beems headlights" on their cars.
Just seeing this pic or watching a commercial for these headlights pisses me off. More visability and saftey for you at the expense of everyone else on the road.

[IMG]http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/stores/auto/detail-page/silverstar.ultra.01.lg.jpg[/IMG]

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[quote=mlmpetert;878673]The assholes who put those "almost high beems headlights" on their cars.
Just seeing this pic or watching a commercial for these headlights pisses me off. More visability and saftey for you at the expense of everyone else on the road.

[IMG]http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/stores/auto/detail-page/silverstar.ultra.01.lg.jpg[/IMG][/quote]

I bet it's not these types of lights that bug you. These are legitimate off the shelf products. Marginally brighter than what come from the factory.

What grinds your gears is probably the eBay/Craigslist HID retrofit kits. Those are the real offenders.

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

[quote=cpayne5;878678]I bet it's not these types of lights that bug you. These are legitimate off the shelf products. Marginally brighter than what come from the factory.

What grinds your gears is probably the eBay/Craigslist HID retrofit kits. Those are the real offenders.[/quote]
You are right! People on TR4.org are always putting those on.

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

[quote=SmootSmack;878636]Or move to Alabama...save you a lot of scrolling time[/quote]ahahahaha

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

[quote=mlmpetert;878673]The assholes who put those "almost high beems headlights" on their cars.
Just seeing this pic or watching a commercial for these headlights pisses me off. More visability and saftey for you at the expense of everyone else on the road.

[IMG]http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/stores/auto/detail-page/silverstar.ultra.01.lg.jpg[/IMG][/quote]

They need to work on anti-glare etc tech for auto glass rather than limit lights

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

[quote=SirClintonPortis;878592]Type the first few letters, then press the tab key. Problem solved...unless the thing isn't programmed that way.[/quote]

Not that it matters but it actually has to do with how the browser handles it vs how it is programmed

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

[URL="http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/2012/01/marines-career-threatened-controversial-rules-engagement/2127401"]This[/URL] is what grinds my gears:

[I]Joshua Waddell, a first lieutenant in the U.S. Marines, appeared on his way to a stellar career as an American military officer. The son of a retired Navy SEAL commander, Waddell was awarded a Bronze Star during his first tour of duty in Afghanistan and had returned for a second.
Then he made a decision in combat that military experts say has severely jeopardized his future in the corps.

But some military experts say the black mark on Waddell's record was undeserved, that he and other young American officers are being put in a difficult, if not impossible, situation by unreasonable rules of engagement foisted upon the military by politically sensitive commanders in the Pentagon.[/I]

After you read the 'incident' try to picture the desk jockey that came up with the ROE.

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[quote=RedskinRat;878805][URL="http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/2012/01/marines-career-threatened-controversial-rules-engagement/2127401"]This[/URL] is what grinds my gears:

[I]Joshua Waddell, a first lieutenant in the U.S. Marines, appeared on his way to a stellar career as an American military officer. The son of a retired Navy SEAL commander, Waddell was awarded a Bronze Star during his first tour of duty in Afghanistan and had returned for a second.
Then he made a decision in combat that military experts say has severely jeopardized his future in the corps.

But some military experts say the black mark on Waddell's record was undeserved, that he and other young American officers are being put in a difficult, if not impossible, situation by unreasonable rules of engagement foisted upon the military by politically sensitive commanders in the Pentagon.[/I]

After you read the 'incident' try to picture the desk jockey that came up with the ROE.[/quote]

That's crazy. They definitely need to clear up the ROE, because I'd be pissed if that happened to me.

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

Work grinds my gears. Cramps my style too.

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[quote=Mattyk;878949]Work grinds my gears. Cramps my style too.[/quote]

You're a fashionable dressed, husky trucker in a sub-compact 18-wheeler?

This is just like 'What's My Line', today won't be a waste after all!

Re: What REALLY grinds your gears?
 

lol good one

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;878627]Just type the first letter and it'll automatically scroll down. :)[/quote]

When you type in V for Va it does pull up the states but it starts with Vermont. So then you have to scroll down to Va and hit enter. So what I'm saying is that they make it a three step process when I could have just typed in Va and kept going. I guess it does not grind my gears I just think its stupid I have to go through 3 steps to type in va.

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I bank with Citibank and my cell is with AT&T. Generally speaking the customer service is good. But God..and this may sound a little racist or whatever, but I hate getting transferred to the call centers in India. It's like they don't what the **** is going on..and you can tell they're reading a script the entire time. For instance, if you interrupt them it totally throws them off and they have to get back on track. It's like a huge waste of ****ing time.

But the part that really pisses me off is if you're going through the automated system, they will ask you if you want to speak to an agent press 0..but then they make you jump through three more hoops as if you're not really, really sure you want a live person. I'm usually so pissed when I get to someone I have to take a deep breath.

So what really grinds my gears? Shitty ****ing customer service that ain't customer service at all.

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Oh, and if you want to shred 1-5 (or 6,7 and 8 if you're one of those flashy car owners) this should do it:

[URL="http://www.theusreport.com/the-us-report/2012/1/26/afghan-soldiers-killing-us-soldiers-are-we-being-kept-in-the.html"]Afghan soldiers killing US soldiers[/URL]

[I]Afghan soldiers turned guns on their US and NATO trainers more in 2011 than perhaps any other year, and the military organization running the war in Afghanistan has responded by choosing not to report details of these incidents.

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), a NATO-led security mission established by the UN Security Council in 2001 to secure Afghanistan, has opted to leave the announcements up to the respective nation whose soldiers are killed.

Sometimes, the incidents are simply not reported.[/I]

I wonder why?

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[quote=12thMan;879013]I bank with Citibank and my cell is with AT&T. Generally speaking the customer service is good. But God..and this may sound a little racist or whatever, but I hate getting transferred to the call centers in India. It's like they don't what the **** is going on..and you can tell they're reading a script the entire time. For instance, if you interrupt them it totally throws them off and they have to get back on track. It's like a huge waste of ****ing time.

But the part that really pisses me off is if you're going through the automated system, they will ask you if you want to speak to an agent press 0..but then they make you jump through three more hoops as if you're not really, really sure you want a live person. I'm usually so pissed when I get to someone I have to take a deep breath.

So what really grinds my gears? Shitty ****ing customer service that ain't customer service at all.[/quote]

Do yourself a favor and never call Comcast, your head will explode.

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[quote=firstdown;879004]When you type in V for Va it does pull up the states but it starts with Vermont. So then you have to scroll down to Va and hit enter. So what I'm saying is that they make it a three step process when I could have just typed in Va and kept going. I guess it does not grind my gears I just think its stupid I have to go through 3 steps to type in va.[/quote]

Just hit "V" again and Virginia will show up, unless the Virgin Islands is an option then you might have to waste another .004 seconds hitting "V" again.

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Not realizing that my Warpath avatar was changed by the forces of Evil until just now grinds my gears.