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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1358844]The amount of ads on the internet is just so fucking unreasonable. Some sites have so many, including ones you can't even x out of, that is renders the site damn near unusable.

Fucking blood-suckers.[/quote]

and pages where you can't access anything without disabling your ad blocker

even Amazon Prime is shoving commercials in and you now have to pay even more to not see them, FFS

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[quote=MTK;1358848]and pages where you can't access anything without disabling your ad blocker

even Amazon Prime is shoving commercials in and you now have to pay even more to not see them, FFS[/quote]

I just saw that BS

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[quote=MTK;1358848]and pages where you can't access anything without disabling your ad blocker

even Amazon Prime is shoving commercials in and you now have to pay even more to not see them, FFS[/quote]

Chappelle is such a genius:

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Remember the days when you could watch a YouTube video without being interrupted with ads every few minutes? We didn’t know how good we had it.

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Fuck the metric system

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This trend of people posting receipts and complaining about the prices of things, after they've already paid for it. For example, saw a post the other day of someone who ate at Five Guys and was complaining about the price. Anyone who's been there knows their menu and prices are posted very clearly at the register. Is it expensive for burgers and fries? Well it's not cheap, but spare me with the victim routine. You can easily turn around and walk out the door and eat somewhere else.

Or another tweet where someone posted their receipt from ordering room service in a hotel in NYC. You'll always pay a premium for room service in general, but in NYC? Of course it's going to be ridiculously expensive. Get the F outta here

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[quote=MTK;1360741]This trend of people posting receipts and complaining about the prices of things, after they've already paid for it. For example, saw a post the other day of someone who ate at Five Guys and was complaining about the price. Anyone who's been there knows their menu and prices are posted very clearly at the register. Is it expensive for burgers and fries? Well it's not cheap, but spare me with the victim routine. You can easily turn around and walk out the door and eat somewhere else.

Or another tweet where someone posted their receipt from ordering room service in a hotel in NYC. You'll always pay a premium for room service in general, but in NYC? Of course it's going to be ridiculously expensive. Get the F outta here[/quote]

to add i am tired of everyone asking for a tip and stores that want you to roundup to help little Johnny

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[quote=mredskins;1360754]to add i am tired of everyone asking for a tip and stores that want you to roundup to help little Johnny[/quote]

Tipping in general has become frustrating.

I got some chinese take-out recently and the lowest default tip option was 15%. 15% just to pack up my order? I think 10% max is perfectly appropriate for getting take-out.

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[quote=mredskins;1360754]to add i am tired of everyone asking for a tip and stores that want you to roundup to help little Johnny[/quote]

Preach.

It makes me feel guilty when I don't tip on a takeout order, but on the flip side the argument is "why don't you just pay your employees better?"

Tipping on a takeout order is just subsidizing a business who doesn't want to pay their employees proper wages.

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[quote=mooby;1360780]Preach.

It makes me feel guilty when I don't tip on a takeout order, but on the flip side the argument is "why don't you just pay your employees better?"

Tipping on a takeout order is just subsidizing a business who doesn't want to pay their employees proper wages.[/quote]

I just had a Domino's open 20 feet from me and they do not have tipping. It's not an option paying online or in the store. And there is no tip bucket. I was shocked when I saw that.

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[quote=mooby;1360780]Preach.

It makes me feel guilty when I don't tip on a takeout order, but on the flip side the argument is "why don't you just pay your employees better?"

Tipping on a takeout order is just subsidizing a business who doesn't want to pay their employees proper wages.[/quote]

i have bartended and waited tables; if you work in a good busy restaurant you can make bank; i will gladly take the tips

once you have the mindset you are a salesman and the menu is your product the money will follow ; its no different then making commission on a car sale

what pisses me off is when someone wants 20% on a take out order who gets paid a non-tipping wage; if you are a professional waiter its a legit difficult job to time courses, knowledge of your menu etc...you are being paid (tip) to create an experience; fucking handing me a bag of take out food that the really labor was in the kitchen preparing that food doesn't not deserve an additional fee(tip)

even if you work at a chain restaurant and they put you on take out they up your wage for that shift

I promise you if you walked into Ruth Chris or say even Sweetwater Tavern and told the wait staff hey we are going to start paying you a wage and nix tipping there be an uproar. The tipping in restaurants was to make your waitstaff salesmen; the more they sale the more the restaurant makes and the more the server makes. A waiter is no different then a car salesman.

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[url]https://www.reddit.com/r/TikTokCringe/comments/1bjs10i/tipping_culture_is_definitely_insane_in_the_us/[/url]

good listen, there is a restaurant by me Honey Grow , you walk in and order off a ipad (zero human interaction), IT FUCKING ASK FOR A TIP! for what???????

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[quote=mooby;1360780]Preach.

It makes me feel guilty when I don't tip on a takeout order, but on the flip side the argument is "why don't you just pay your employees better?"

Tipping on a takeout order is just subsidizing a business who doesn't want to pay their employees proper wages.[/quote]

They are always free to leave and work somewhere else.

I rarely tip on takeout unless it’s a big order.

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[quote=Chico23231;1360797]They are always free to leave and work somewhere else.

I rarely tip on takeout unless it’s a big order.[/quote]

exactly

i am annoyed with tipping full wage employees

if you are working at say a Chinese take out with no table service you are getting minim wage at the least

if you are a waiter at restaurant you are getting like $5 or less an hour plus tips; its a commission base job no different then car salesmen or realtor

you know a job that no one is up in arms about but is basically commission; auto mechanic, no work no pay and the sales people are the service advisors

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When you have a day that feels like it exists for life to shit down your throat. I have ate shit all day. Not my favorite meal.

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1361054]When you have a day that feels like it exists for life to shit down your throat. I have ate shit all day. Not my favorite meal.[/quote]

Usually the silver lining is tomorrow has to be better

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[QUOTE=MTK;1361058]Usually the silver lining is tomorrow has to be better[/QUOTE]


Usually being the key word. Lol.

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HOA's.

I live in 1 condo, but I have 2 HOA accounts. 1 for the monthly assessment and 1 for the hidden extra monthly assessment that they collect once a year.

Last year, the hidden one was billed on May 1st. This year, somehow billed and due on April 1st lol. So now, I'm late on this assessment I had no idea was actually due in April. Because why the fuck would I assume it was due? I guess they don't "raise" the amount due every year, they just make it due 1 month earlier each year, and hope no one notices this is raising the rates.

There are more issues too, but that's a good summary.

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Job searches.

I'm bored and want to try something different.

Internet job descriptions make every job sound like you have to be a Mensa member. Then the pay is like $16/hour. How do people get jobs or date anymore? Our current age sucks.

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Scammers. Just saved my old roommate from losing $25,000. These motherfuckers spoof phone numbers, give real info, spoof other agencies, like our local police and everything.

Wish you could find these people and smash their teethe down their fucking throats.

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1361300]Scammers. Just saved my old roommate from losing $25,000. These motherfuckers spoof phone numbers, give real info, spoof other agencies, like our local police and everything.

Wish you could find these people and smash their teethe down their fucking throats.[/quote]

this shit is getting out of control

[URL="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/us/video/ohio-uber-driver-fatally-shot-digvid"]Woman begs for help as man shoots her over mistaken scam concerns[/URL]

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[quote=MTK;1361355]this shit is getting out of control

[URL="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/us/video/ohio-uber-driver-fatally-shot-digvid"]Woman begs for help as man shoots her over mistaken scam concerns[/URL][/quote]

Yeah, I read about this story. No way to possibly imagine the fear she went through, through no fault of her own, before she died.

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Mean people, racists, inconsiderate people, just to name a few. Plus dirty and messy stuff as love to clean.

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Unprepared people drive me nuts. You're an adult, get it together and take some ownership of your situation.

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Owning a pool

First the pool sucks

2nd dealing with pool companies they are literally the worst all suck


Today they were supposed to come out , booked it 6 months ago . Them; sorry to busy today not coming , this is at 5 pm after I waited all day

Fuck

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[quote=mredskins;1361433]Owning a pool

First the pool sucks

2nd dealing with pool companies they are literally the worst all suck


Today they were supposed to come out , booked it 6 months ago . Them; sorry to busy today not coming , this is at 5 pm after I waited all day

Fuck[/quote]

Sounds as overrated as owning a boat

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[quote=MTK;1361437]Sounds as overrated as owning a boat[/quote]

Worst

Yiu can sell the boat without having to move

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[quote=mredskins;1361552]Worst

Yiu can sell the boat without having to move[/quote]

Good point

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People I work with that refuse to use email. 1st, we need things in writing, 2nd, it's 2024. Don't fucking call me when an email is what is needed. Especially after 6 p.m. on a Friday. There is not a chance in hell I'm answering that call.

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1361973]People I work with that refuse to use email. 1st, we need things in writing, 2nd, it's 2024. Don't fucking call me when an email is what is needed. Especially after 6 p.m. on a Friday. There is not a chance in hell I'm answering that call.[/quote]

i rarely get any emails anymore, its all Microsoft Teams chat, its really annoying

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Grown ass adults with bull-rings in their noses.

It's not hip or cool. You look like a moron, and it reeks of desperation. Grow the fuck up Peter Pan.

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People that make up their own rules at a 4 way stop. Don't wave me on just go, it's your fucking turn.

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[quote=MTK;1362053]People that make up their own rules at a 4 way stop. Don't wave me on just go, it's your fucking turn.[/quote]

This x1000. Just drive how you're supposed to, and we will all move on with our days much quicker.

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[quote=MTK;1362053]People that make up their own rules at a 4 way stop. Don't wave me on just go, it's your fucking turn.[/quote]

i am teaching my son to drive, this drives me insane!!!!

its like folks either want kill you on the road or be the most polite people ever doing favors for everyone

this also happens when say you have a green at intersection and you are going left but across the intersection someone is going right, the right turn guy fully stops and waves you the left turn guy to go, NO! dude its your turn just fawking go, it fucks up all the timing of everyone

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[quote=mredskins;1362058]i am teaching my son to drive, this drives me insane!!!!

its like folks either want kill you on the road or be the most polite people ever doing favors for everyone

this also happens when say you have a green at intersection and you are going left but across the intersection someone is going right, the right turn guy fully stops and waves you the left turn guy to go, NO! dude its your turn just fawking go, it fucks up all the timing of everyone[/quote]

The worst haha. Or they look at you like "well you're the impatient one, if you're in such a hurry go in front of me" like I'm not just trying to time it so I can go after you're done proceeding with the right turn. So annoying.

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Speaking of things that annoy me...

Back in March headed to work, 5:15 in the morning. I'm speeding, doing 55 in a 45. Run up on a group of cars doing the limit, the head car is a black unmarked Utility Interceptor. I slow down in the right hand lane, everybody knows you don't pass a cop doing exactly the speed limit, after about a mile he brakes hard and jumps in behind me, obviously annoyed he won't get me for speeding. My rear license plate the paint is peeling so I need to order new plates (I was trying to figure out a cool phrase for custom plates) and that's why they hadn't been ordered yet. He writes me a ticket for improperly mounted plates and my day goes on.

I thought about paying it but thought nah fuck that, I'm gonna fight it. He made a couple clerical errors on the citation, listed my race as black (I'm white) and my car as a Honda MUL (w/e the fuck that is) - I drive a Civic. So I go to court yesterday gearing up to fight the charge.

Judge: Can you prove to the officer you got it handled?

Me: Yes sir (have my new registration w/ updated tag on it)

Try to give the officer my registration, he gives me a dumb look like "wtf is going on"

Judge: Where's the car now?

Me: in the parking garage

Judge: I could ask you to go out to the garage and take a picture as proof, but we don't have a lot of time.

Judge swears me in.

Judge: Did you get it handled?

Me: Yes sir

Judge: Dismissed

So annoying that I have to take time off work just for that. Sometimes cops can be such petty little bitches.

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[quote=mooby;1362067]Speaking of things that annoy me...

Back in March headed to work, 5:15 in the morning. I'm speeding, doing 55 in a 45. Run up on a group of cars doing the limit, the head car is a black unmarked Utility Interceptor. I slow down in the right hand lane, everybody knows you don't pass a cop doing exactly the speed limit, after about a mile he brakes hard and jumps in behind me, obviously annoyed he won't get me for speeding. My rear license plate the paint is peeling so I need to order new plates (I was trying to figure out a cool phrase for custom plates) and that's why they hadn't been ordered yet. He writes me a ticket for improperly mounted plates and my day goes on.

I thought about paying it but thought nah fuck that, I'm gonna fight it. He made a couple clerical errors on the citation, listed my race as black (I'm white) and my car as a Honda MUL (w/e the fuck that is) - I drive a Civic. So I go to court yesterday gearing up to fight the charge.

Judge: Can you prove to the officer you got it handled?

Me: Yes sir (have my new registration w/ updated tag on it)

Try to give the officer my registration, he gives me a dumb look like "wtf is going on"

Judge: Where's the car now?

Me: in the parking garage

Judge: I could ask you to go out to the garage and take a picture as proof, but we don't have a lot of time.

Judge swears me in.

Judge: Did you get it handled?

Me: Yes sir

Judge: Dismissed

So annoying that I have to take time off work just for that. Sometimes cops can be such petty little bitches.[/quote]

the peeling plate must be a VA thing, so many plates in MD look sand blasted , my one buddies is basically tin he refuses to replace it

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[quote=mooby;1362067]Speaking of things that annoy me...

Back in March headed to work, 5:15 in the morning. I'm speeding, doing 55 in a 45. Run up on a group of cars doing the limit, the head car is a black unmarked Utility Interceptor. I slow down in the right hand lane, everybody knows you don't pass a cop doing exactly the speed limit, after about a mile he brakes hard and jumps in behind me, obviously annoyed he won't get me for speeding. My rear license plate the paint is peeling so I need to order new plates (I was trying to figure out a cool phrase for custom plates) and that's why they hadn't been ordered yet. He writes me a ticket for improperly mounted plates and my day goes on.

I thought about paying it but thought nah fuck that, I'm gonna fight it. He made a couple clerical errors on the citation, listed my race as black (I'm white) and my car as a Honda MUL (w/e the fuck that is) - I drive a Civic. So I go to court yesterday gearing up to fight the charge.

Judge: Can you prove to the officer you got it handled?

Me: Yes sir (have my new registration w/ updated tag on it)

Try to give the officer my registration, he gives me a dumb look like "wtf is going on"

Judge: Where's the car now?

Me: in the parking garage

Judge: I could ask you to go out to the garage and take a picture as proof, but we don't have a lot of time.

Judge swears me in.

Judge: Did you get it handled?

Me: Yes sir

Judge: Dismissed

So annoying that I have to take time off work just for that. Sometimes cops can be such petty little bitches.[/quote]

LOL, with you. Was going NC last Feb. I left after work and it's a 6 hour ride. I get on RT 70 in NC , speed limit is 70mph, after a while I get onto RT 17, speed limit still 70mph and I will admit to about 5 over but no more. About 2/3 miles down speed limit sign says 60mph(no warning just boom there it was). Now right across from that sign were two local (Onslow)county Police in a ditch waiting. I knew I had gotten nailed so I was already pulled over with Insurance , and everything before he even got his lights on. He was almost as young as my grandson, very polite and gave a speech about Deer. I asked him if he thought it was fair to trap like he did , "just following orders" so I got the ticket 15 miles over the limit and left, that was a Friday, home on Monday and I have 15 letters from NC Lawyers wanting represent me there(WTF). I went back down a month later for the hearing, defending myself. Judge (a Women) ask how do I plead, not guilty I said , she looks at me and ask what happen , I told her I had no opportunity to slow down and how fast I had stopped and pulled over, so I explained what happen she looks at the Cop and asked if this was true, he was at a loss and said yes(she was not happy). I was free to go but like you I lost a day from work and the time and money to go back to NC.

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[quote=mredskins;1362068]the peeling plate must be a VA thing, so many plates in MD look sand blasted , my one buddies is basically tin he refuses to replace it[/quote]

Peeling plates are a thing in NY too, had to replace mine recently. Thought it was BS I had to pay for new ones, but the process to make a claim for the peeling was so cumbersome I couldn’t be bothered.

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Food edition:

When you make eggs and little pieces of the shells get into the pan. They are hard to get out, they slide around when you try to get your finger on them to get them out.