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What Grinds My Gears
Mar. 7th, 2008 08:50 amThere is an episode of Family Guy in which Peter Griffin gets a job as an obnoxious ombudsman on the local TV station for slightly hilarious high-jinx ensue. His spot on the show is called "Grinds My Gears". Which has been sticking in my head as things have been happening either to me or around me so here is the first edition of what grinds my gears.
You know what grinds my gears, drivers who think that turn signals are optional. I so want to get a bumper sticker that says "Turn Signals; Not just a Good Idea but THE LAW". Then there are the yahoos who think signaling after the fact makes up for their lack of informing me beforehand that they are moving into my lane. I guess they are hoping that if I hit them, the cops will see that they had their turn signal on so it MUST BE my fault for not yielding.
You know what else grinds my gears? People who go onto other people's web sites just to either bash or troll them and never add to the conversation because it makes them feel better about themselves. Heck, I'll expand that to people I have met that do the same thing in fandom. There is a difference between constructive criticisms and just plain being mean criticisms. The problem is that most of these people don't recognize what they are doing even if presented with tons of evidence that they are. It just doesn't register in their version of the world.
You know what....well by now you know the rest of the line. That the minute I was getting my resume back in order so I could find a job in at least one of my chosen professions, we slip into more job cuts and loss than we have seen in 5 years. And what happened 5 years ago? I got downsized at my dream job (well honestly one of my dream jobs). So my chances of going back into the field at about as good as a camel going through the eye of a needle (the original meaning of it). I have been putting feelers out there and come up with less than nothing which annoys the ever loving *beeeeep* out of me since I am a good worker and an asset to any company I work for.
So what grinds your gears? I am honestly interested.
I am grateful for everyone who uses a turn signal correctly.
You know what grinds my gears, drivers who think that turn signals are optional. I so want to get a bumper sticker that says "Turn Signals; Not just a Good Idea but THE LAW". Then there are the yahoos who think signaling after the fact makes up for their lack of informing me beforehand that they are moving into my lane. I guess they are hoping that if I hit them, the cops will see that they had their turn signal on so it MUST BE my fault for not yielding.
You know what else grinds my gears? People who go onto other people's web sites just to either bash or troll them and never add to the conversation because it makes them feel better about themselves. Heck, I'll expand that to people I have met that do the same thing in fandom. There is a difference between constructive criticisms and just plain being mean criticisms. The problem is that most of these people don't recognize what they are doing even if presented with tons of evidence that they are. It just doesn't register in their version of the world.
You know what....well by now you know the rest of the line. That the minute I was getting my resume back in order so I could find a job in at least one of my chosen professions, we slip into more job cuts and loss than we have seen in 5 years. And what happened 5 years ago? I got downsized at my dream job (well honestly one of my dream jobs). So my chances of going back into the field at about as good as a camel going through the eye of a needle (the original meaning of it). I have been putting feelers out there and come up with less than nothing which annoys the ever loving *beeeeep* out of me since I am a good worker and an asset to any company I work for.
So what grinds your gears? I am honestly interested.
I am grateful for everyone who uses a turn signal correctly.
