Pet Peeves

[azurbanclucker]

It is not too late. Flip up those couch cushions an check old coats for spare change. As soon as you come up with about $55 million, you can still go to space.

It is my fervent hope that commercial spaceflight and space tourism will become affordable before my death. I'm no longer cool enough to be a NASA astronaut.

 

[samanthaoverton]

I was at a restaurant and had ordered clam chowder. Glanced up to see the host at the front desk mining for nuggets up his nose.

Nuggets? I like that one. Haha.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Nuggets? I like that one. Haha.

You wouldn't if you had to interact with that server and touch their nugget miner or any menus it had contaminated...

 

[DukesDucks]

. . . and worried if he ever visited the kitchen.

 

[samanthaoverton]

You wouldn't if you had to interact with that server and touch their nugget miner or any menus it had contaminated...

Very true..

 

[samanthaoverton]

Eating out is a gamble today and one never sends food back.. the movie "The Waiting" is slightly disturbing and on key..

 

[troyer]

Yep junk mail in general, how bout the car lots that send you the key stuck to the ad that might just open the car you won't win....Hate em!

There was also a guaranteed free gift just for bringing said key to the dealership.
I once took a key like that to the dealership that sent it to us. They were happy to see us because we were driving a 94 toyota camry wagon. They asked us what we came for and I said, well here's the key that guarantees us a free gift. Where is that vehicle you're giving us?
Them: Well it's not a vehicle that we're giving away right now, it's just an "opportunity" to be entered into a drawing for a free vehicle giveaway.
Me: Oh I see! Well anyway, I still want my free gift. They take us toward an office and on the way there the salesman shows us all the "great deals" they've got going right now. I listen respectfully and eventually we get to the office.
Salesman: So, are you ready to get a new vehicle?
Me: No. I came for the free gift, not a vehicle. Where is my free gift that is guaranteed simply by me showing up?
Salesman: Did you come to look at cars and potentially buy a new vehicle? After all your 94 toyota needs to be upgraded.
Me: Nope, I only came to get my free gift. My toyota is perfectly fine, there's not a thing wrong with it! Why would I need a new car?
Salesman: Speechless. Goes and gets me my free gift which is the cheapest set of toybox binoculars they could find. Still looking at me like I'm from somewhere he's not familiar with he bids us "have a nice evening".
Me: I left the dealership feeling like we just gave the salesman the strangest experience ever.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Eating out is a gamble today and one never sends food back.. the movie "The Waiting" is slightly disturbing and on key..

I have sent food back recently on a couple of occasions. Wife has a severe allergic reaction to sour cream (to the point we carry an epi pen just in case), and so we make sure to let the server know about it when we order things. I've had to send things back that came with sour cream on them (usually potatoes or mex food) on more than one occasion. It's super odd. She's fine with almost all other diary but something specifically in sour cream sends her into anaphylaxis. I hate making a fuss but you're not gonna kill my wife because either the server or the cook messed up a specific request.

 

[troyer]

Tha
That pavement gets hot when you're rolling on it I'm sure

I reckon sliding on it doesn't create a cooling effect either!

 

[Iluveggers]

this time of year the farmers round here and plowing and fertilizing, you know, the kind that is brown and chunky, aroma, not fond of that one either...

I actually kinda like the smell…it lets me know I’m not in a city full of pollution…