What Grinds My Gears
Mar. 7th, 2008 08:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
There 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.
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Date: 2008-03-07 02:15 pm (UTC)If you're going to post a hate-filled note in the break room blaming anyone who reads it of being a whole string of insults, then have the guts (not to mention integrity) to sign it.
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Date: 2008-03-07 02:22 pm (UTC)Almost everything grinds my gears nowadays. Delays, in particular. I want everything doing RIGHT NOW. But I think there's frustration/grief playing into it, so it's not quite a true grinding gear.
*wonders if she's making any sense*
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Date: 2008-03-07 02:27 pm (UTC)Yeah stupid delays grind my gears too.
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Date: 2008-03-07 02:59 pm (UTC)Grammar was drilling into my head by my parents who always had us repeat what we wanted to tell them with the correct forms rather than the way other people said it (I grew up in the deep south).
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Date: 2008-03-07 03:56 pm (UTC)That's OK to know. it's not OK to say 'WELL!! According to Source B, it's actually Y long! Lucasfilm needs to CHECK THEIR FACTS BEFORE LETTIJG SUCH ERRORS THROUGH!'
yes, I've seen people get worked up about this
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Date: 2008-03-07 03:04 pm (UTC)Also, people who talk nonstop at the movies (I don't pay $11 to listen to the people behind me chatting).
I most despise the people who spit all over everything. My idea of gardening does not involve cleaning up the spit of random passersby. Bleah!
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Date: 2008-03-07 03:21 pm (UTC)I'll add idiots who can't curb their dogs to your spitting list. I currently have one individual who has a small dog that can't be trouble but that is also where I am suppose to put my trash for pick up.
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Date: 2008-03-07 03:17 pm (UTC)The fact that in the 3 1/2 years we've lived here, not ONCE has McDonald's EVER gotten ANY of our drive-thru orders right.
Poor grammar, spelling and punctuation by people who presumably graduated from high school.
People who mistake fandom, SCA, LARP, or RPGs for real life.
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Date: 2008-03-07 03:24 pm (UTC)I think the grammar problems almost say more about our school systems than the people coming out of them. But still I do agree.
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Date: 2008-03-07 03:31 pm (UTC)And I'm with Kiz on almost everything grinding my gears lately. But some of it, I'm blaming on hormones. This pregnancy has turned me into the Super Grump lately.
On a more serious note (though my grumpiness is incredibly serious to those a grump at), people who realize too late that they are in the wrong lane and cut across 3 lanes of traffic to get into the right lane/make the exit. I've seen them run other people off the road without a thought.
Also, neighbors in apartment complexes who think that vacuuming/playing their music loud/stopping around their apartment/doing their laundry (if they have their own washer/dryer) is perfectly acceptable.
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Date: 2008-03-07 03:49 pm (UTC)There is a special place in hell reserved for the people in my building who do laundry before 9, because we have crappy pipes and if someone does laundry, there is no water to the rest of the building, except for a trickle. :(
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Date: 2008-03-07 03:44 pm (UTC)(The next paragraph refers to the general you, not you you!)
I don't care if someone is not super attractive, or if they're overweight, or if they draw anthropomorphic animals (oh noes! My icon!), or if they believe in some non mainstream religion, hell, or if they're Muslim (Moderate every day, not wacky extremists), or Christian (See the above caveat) or Jewish and you don't agree with them - it is not right to bash people or be a general jerk. I'll ignore you, or mock you privately, but FFS, people, live and let live.
The sheer amount of borderline sociopath people on the internet freaks me out a little, especially as they've started to have the balls to mock in person now.
I actually had a channer come by my journal once and say terrible things. I laughed, deleted his comment, made a clever, snarky repl;y and ignored him. Haven't had problems since.
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And ditto on the blinker thing.
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Date: 2008-03-07 03:53 pm (UTC)Have a happy weekend everyone!
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Date: 2008-03-07 04:43 pm (UTC)Also,
(And I know the grammar in this is slaughtered. I don't function so well by Friday.)
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Date: 2008-03-07 06:34 pm (UTC)Good for you for getting that all out there.
I use to have to deal with the pot problem too.
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Date: 2008-03-07 09:00 pm (UTC)And for a new addition to the list, the current housing market. Or, the housing market in general. My landlord just decided that he wants to sell the house we're renting, so we're trying to figure out if we can buy it. We make a nice combined income - buying a place at all near where we work should not be this hard! Add the fact that the banks are now wary of lending money, and you've got my major aggravation of the moment.
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