Things that irritate me.

[i am herdman]

Not sure there is enough bandwidth on this server for all of them.

But, I am going to start with blowing your damn nose in the restaurant. I am not talking wiping a little sniff. I talking a big blow where is sounds like a goose and you are trying to dislodge a boulder from your nasal cavity. Stop it! That is not a sudden thing. Go to the bathroom or outside. I don't need to hear you trying to dislodge a pork chop from you nostril.

 

[i am herdman]

Right on Red. This has been around since the 1970's. It is not new. Unless otherwise posted and when it is safe, use it? Keep it moving, people!

 

[herdfan06]

 

[GreenDuke]

I bet i am is a great neighbor.

 

[i am herdman]

I bet i am is a great neighbor.

dog shitting in my yard
and your dog going boooooowwwoooooo boooooowwwwooooooo. One neighbors dog does it at 6 or 7am every morning. Two houses down they have a damn blue tick hound as a pet. They let it out 3 o4 pm every day. I am trying to be in a conference call working home. Booooowwww wwoooooooo wooooooo.

Shut your damn dogs up. They let it out one night and it started barking. I barked back and they came out with a flash light trying to figure out where it was coming from. Guy would go back in and I bark and give it the old boooooooooorrrrooooooooo wooooooorrrrrrrr. He would come back out and had a big spotlight. Guy never did figure it out.

Shut your damn dogs up I live in a neighbrohood. I don't want to hear.

They shit in my yard, they get the Red Ryder to the ass. Not the dog, the owner.

 

[herdfan06]

They shit in my yard, they get the Red Ryder to the ass. Not the dog, the owner.

Is that code?

 

[GK4Herd]

Walmart...having 32 registers...WITH ONLY THREE OPEN. And the old lady who is always in front of me who waits until the entire cart is rang up...AND THEN SHE OPENS HER PURSE. And to add insult to injury...SHE PAYS BY CHECK.

 

[i am herdman]

Walmart...having 32 registers...WITH ONLY THREE OPEN. And the old lady who is always in front of me who waits until the entire cart is rang up...AND THEN SHE OPENS HER PURSE. And to add insult to injury...SHE PAYS BY CHECK.

What is the deal with that. First, they should not take checks at the main registers anymore. Not only do they write they check(that they have not even started to fill out), they fill in their check book register and balance it. Should be against company policy to take checks at a main register. Go get a debit card, people!

 

[i am herdman]

Driving back through WV and people don't have their turn pike tolls ready. Get the money out and in the ready position, people. There are plenty of signs and warnings of the upcoming toll. Use your head and put that money in a cup holder and have your window down and the money ready to go.

 

[Raoul Duke MU]

Assholes in front of us tonight at minature golf had 7 in their group, and someone took more than six shots on every damn hole.

 

[GK4Herd]

Assholes in front of us tonight at minature golf had 7 in their group, and someone took more than six shots on every damn hole.

Is playing through even a thing with miniature golf?

 

[Dreh_Nagi_HC_IM]

Go get a debit card, people!

I would recommend never using a debit card for transactional purchases. Those have very limited coverage when hacked. You're better to use a credit card, preferably one that offers you a minimum of 1.5% back on qualified purchases. Use the debit card, aka bank card only for the ATM.

 

[Dreh_Nagi_HC_IM]

Is playing through even a thing with miniature golf?

Either play through them, or hit into them, preferably on the windmill hole. Playing miniature golf at the beach is a bad idea to begin with, so that's two points removed from Raouls mancard.

 

[Dreh_Nagi_HC_IM]

One of my big pet peeves is on the verge of occurring. Each morning, the fattest chick at work hogs up the damn coffee room. Stands there blocking the pot, while washing her damn coffee cup and cleaning around the area. Plus, she smells like she's from Pakistan, so that ruins the whole morning coffee routine. By the time I go back for coffee, the damn pot is empty, so I frequently have to do a woman's job by making a fresh pot.

 

[GK4Herd]

I would recommend never using a debit card for transactional purchases. Those have very limited coverage when hacked. You're better to use a credit card, preferably one that offers you a minimum of 1.5% back on qualified purchases. Use the debit card, aka bank card only for the ATM.

Good point. Does running your purchases on your debit card as a credit transaction raise the limits? I always run it as credit based on the higher fraud protection limits, but I don't know if that is a valid assumption.

Along those lines, every time I go out of country or on vacation where I'm not close to home I alert the credit union I use where and when I'm going to prevent the fraud alert thing that shuts down your card for suspicious purchases. I do the same thing with my credit card as well and can do that online. But sure enough twice in the last year on vacation I've had my card declined even though I notified the CU and CC company. Not a big deal because I get a robocall for me to verify a few recent purchases and it's immediately restored.

But the pain is it always seems to happen with a big line behind me. Driving in Nevada back from Death Valley last week I stopped at a convenient store for a few items. With a long line behind me my card was declined. I ran it twice. Then my wife pulled out her card. It declined. Luckily we had cash and just paid for it but it was embarrassing. I already had a voicemail left on my phone. So I handed it to my daughter while I was driving and she went through and verified my recent purchases and it was restored immediately. But still...a major pain in the ass. The onus of all the fraudulent activity is falling on the majority of people who aren't crooks.

 

[ARandomHerdFan]

Scenario #1:

It's a construction zone and the speed limit is 55 MPH.

The flow of traffic is around 45 or so.

If someone is already going 10 MPH under the speed limit, why in the hell do they need to slam on their brakes and slow down when they see a police officer in the median?


Scenario #2:

Someone is driving eastbound on the interstate, and they see a police officer has a car pulled over all the way on the furthest side of the westbound lanes.

Why in the hell do they need to slow down to a snail's pace and disrupt traffic?

 

[GK4Herd]

Scenario #1:

It's a construction zone and the speed limit is 55 MPH.

The flow of traffic is around 45 or so.

If someone is already going 10 MPH under the speed limit, why in the hell do they need to slam on their brakes and slow down when they see a police officer in the median?


Scenario #2:

Someone is driving eastbound on the interstate, and they see a police officer has a car pulled over all the way on the furthest side of the westbound lanes.

Why in the hell do they need to slow down to a snail's pace and disrupt traffic?

In a single lane of traffic it only takes one person to create stop and go.

 

[i am herdman]

Good point. Does running your purchases on your debit card as a credit transaction raise the limits? I always run it as credit based on the higher fraud protection limits, but I don't know if that is a valid assumption.

Along those lines, every time I go out of country or on vacation where I'm not close to home I alert the credit union I use where and when I'm going to prevent the fraud alert thing that shuts down your card for suspicious purchases. I do the same thing with my credit card as well and can do that online. But sure enough twice in the last year on vacation I've had my card declined even though I notified the CU and CC company. Not a big deal because I get a robocall for me to verify a few recent purchases and it's immediately restored.

But the pain is it always seems to happen with a big line behind me. Driving in Nevada back from Death Valley last week I stopped at a convenient store for a few items. With a long line behind me my card was declined. I ran it twice. Then my wife pulled out her card. It declined. Luckily we had cash and just paid for it but it was embarrassing. I already had a voicemail left on my phone. So I handed it to my daughter while I was driving and she went through and verified my recent purchases and it was restored immediately. But still...a major pain in the ass. The onus of all the fraudulent activity is falling on the majority of people who aren't crooks.

I think you are protected more if you use it as credit. I think it is easier to dispute charges as compared to debit. Many business like you to use the card as debit as they lose less in the transaction fee.

My card got declined at a golf course in Vegas. That is a great feeling when you are in line at the club house. Had to get it straightened out while sitting in a golf cart. Then, I could not read the security code number on the back and the lady on the phone was like well sir, I am not sure if we can help. I took the golf pencil and etched over top of it on a piece of paper. Finally, got it straightened out. Embarrassing as hell.

 

[i am herdman]

When people clap and cheer after the other teams running back rips off a 30 yard run and our guy tackles him downfield. He just lit us up for 30 yards and you are standing and cheering because our safety drug him down by his left sock. How do you do that. Even if you don't know a lot about football you would have to assume it is not a good thing that the opposing team ran the ball that far.

 

[i am herdman]

Empty ketchup bottle on the table at a restaurant. You get the fries with your order and you get the fart noise and a few squirts of liquid tomato water out. Damn it!

The Double Damn It is when that happens and you walk over to the next table to grab that ketchup bottle and same thing.

 

[i am herdman]

Order a bake potato with butter and they give you one of these:

 

[i am herdman]

I am on a roll now. Go through the drive through line at fast food joint. Soccer mom in the Ford Expedtion rolls down her window and orders. You think ok that was easy. I am next. Nope. All of the sudden the rest of the windows roll down and 27 little kids start their ordering process while their heads are hanging out the window. 20 minutes later it is your turn. All 27 orders are something special. Plain cheeseburger. No onions. Orange Hic C with two cubes of ice only. Extra mustard but only one half of the bun. The list goes on and on.

 

[ARandomHerdFan]

I understand that there may be a line when I go somewhere for lunch... I am prepared for a bit of a wait.

What I'm not prepared for is the person in front of me, who has been in line as long as I have, not knowing what the hell they want when they get to the register. You had five fvcking minutes.

Bonus rage for this happening at someplace like Five Guys or Chick-Fil-A, where the menu is relatively basic.

 

[countryroads89]

I would recommend never using a debit card for transactional purchases. Those have very limited coverage when hacked. You're better to use a credit card, preferably one that offers you a minimum of 1.5% back on qualified purchases. Use the debit card, aka bank card only for the ATM.

I use mine a lot and do not have any issues. Someone illegally charged my account 20 years ago for about $800 and my bank credited my account for the full amount in just a couple of days.

 

[countryroads89]

Getting stuck behind these two f’uckers on the way to Aspen.

 

[Dreh_Nagi_HC_IM]

Going out to dinner with the wife. Damn. Hardest thing a man goes through is figuring out where to take her. I always ask her where she would like to go, and the answer is always the same - I don't care where we eat, just pick a place. So then, I pick/suggest Restaurant A. Nope, I don't like this or that. Okay, how about we go to Restaurant B. Nope, I don't like that place. Alright, Restaurant C, D, E, F? By the time we settle on a place, I've already missed out on the early bird specials.

 

[Dreh_Nagi_HC_IM]

I use mine a lot and do not have any issues. Someone illegally charged my account 20 years ago for about $800 and my bank credited my account for the full amount in just a couple of days.

But you miss out on getting cash back through your credit card. Hell, I've recently spent $40,000 on my card in the last three months, just to get the 1.5% back. New roof, new hardwood floors. That's $600.00 back. You don't get that paying with a debit card.

 

[i am herdman]

But you miss out on getting cash back through your credit card. Hell, I've recently spent $40,000 on my card in the last three months, just to get the 1.5% back. New roof, new hardwood floors. That's $600.00 back. You don't get that paying with a debit card.

Damn, 40 grand.

 

[Dreh_Nagi_HC_IM]

Damn, 40 grand.

No shit. New roof is very pricey, but you got to have a damn roof. Should be the last of home upkeep for a hell of a long time, or at least until I move to retire. I would post a picture of my roof, but I'm still working on posting a nude of Sistersville's wife.

 

[Walter Brennaneer]

Seated on a plane beside someone who forgot to bath/shower. One of most disgusting things for one to endure.

I've even experienced it in first class section. Luckily there people speak their mind.

 

[C.K. Ocsevol-Evad]

But you miss out on getting cash back through your credit card. Hell, I've recently spent $40,000 on my card in the last three months, just to get the 1.5% back. New roof, new hardwood floors. That's $600.00 back. You don't get that paying with a debit card.

You could have talked to the manager, paid cash, and probably saved 3%-4% at a merchant or much higher than that if the roof was done by a smaller contractor.

But congratulations on the “intelligence” to get $600 back instead of spending 3%-15% lower.

 

[Dreh_Nagi_HC_IM]

You could have talked to the manager, paid cash, and probably saved 3%-4% at a merchant or much higher than that if the roof was done by a smaller contractor.

But congratulations on the “intelligence” to get $600 back instead of spending 3%-15% lower.

Thanks for the advice. I must have had the foresight to see this advice, as I ended up getting a $1,200.00 gift card back with my purchase.

 

[Raoul Duke MU]

Is playing through even a thing with miniature golf?

Apparently not.

And while it's minature golf, my mind still says golf etiquette and I'm going ****ing insane.

 

[Raoul Duke MU]

Either play through them, or hit into them, preferably on the windmill hole. Playing miniature golf at the beach is a bad idea to begin with, so that's two points removed from Raouls mancard.

I was contemplating novel ways of using a putter to flop one into someone's head.

No mancard deduction. GF wanted to play, and I got the satisfaction of absoluting crushing her in a competition. It's important to maintain male dominance in socially acceptable fashion.

 

[Dreh_Nagi_HC_IM]

I was contemplating novel ways of using a putter to flop one into someone's head.

No mancard deduction. GF wanted to play, and I got the satisfaction of absoluting crushing her in a competition. It's important to maintain male dominance in socially acceptable fashion.

You need to run over to the Shops of Edgewood and try out Nivol Brewing. For a Florida brewer, it's not that bad. Additionally, Cigar City Brewing (out of Tampa) has some of their beers for sale in most party stores down there. The IPA (Jai Alai) isn't too bad, but if you can find the North-South IPA, get some. Not sure if they can that one down there, as it's a collaberation between Perrin Brewing (here in Grand Rapids) and Cigar City.

 

[Raoul Duke MU]

You need to run over to the Shops of Edgewood and try out Nivol Brewing. For a Florida brewer, it's not that bad. Additionally, Cigar City Brewing (out of Tampa) has some of their beers for sale in most party stores down there. The IPA (Jai Alai) isn't too bad, but if you can find the North-South IPA, get some. Not sure if they can that one down there, as it's a collaberation between Perrin Brewing (here in Grand Rapids) and Cigar City.

I did pick up some Jai Alai. It is pretty good, although the 7.5 ABV rocks you when dehydration is an issue in the sun. I was positively drunk after that sixer.

 

[Dreh_Nagi_HC_IM]

I did pick up some Jai Alai. It is pretty good, although the 7.5 ABV rocks you when dehydration is an issue in the sun. I was positively drunk after that sixer.

Exact same thing happened to me. Once we flew into the airport and got our rental car, first thing I did was stop at a party store close to Aqua, and picked up a case of different beers, with a six of Jai Alai being one of them. Went out to the pool, and drank the entire six pack. I had a helluva beer buzz working, but thought it was due to being tired from flying all morning, but then I saw that the can clearly stated 7.5%.

 

[GK4Herd]

Going out to dinner with the wife. Damn. Hardest thing a man goes through is figuring out where to take her. I always ask her where she would like to go, and the answer is always the same - I don't care where we eat, just pick a place. So then, I pick/suggest Restaurant A. Nope, I don't like this or that. Okay, how about we go to Restaurant B. Nope, I don't like that place. Alright, Restaurant C, D, E, F? By the time we settle on a place, I've already missed out on the early bird specials.

Yes! I'm not alone!

I always end up imitating a skeet shooter. I go....pull! And then I scan my imaginary gun across the sky and make a shooting noise. Unbecoming of a 60 year old? Sure. But I feel better about myself when I'm done.

 

[Walter Brennaneer]

Going thru a drive-thru ATM and waiting 10 minutes for the person with 38 cents in his/her account checking their balance.

Like magically someone is going to deposit $10K in their account.

 

[Walter Brennaneer]

Going to bar to have a cold one and a drunk moron comes up and wants to play pool for a beer. After he plays and pays for 5 beers wants to fight.