Rants

[packinpatland]

This ties in with the original rant about cell phones/driving.

Recently on Nantucket, a women was WALKIING and talking on her cell, so engrossed in her conversation about nothing, SHE ran into a car stopped at a stop sign. SHE then starts cussing and yelling at the car driver to get the %$&^$* out of the way! I would not have believed it, had I not seen and heard the whole pathetic episode.

[BallHawk]

This is more of a pet peeve then a rant, but bad punctuation annoys the hell out of me. Lower case I (i) and lack of periods and commas are annoying, too.

Also, when peoplE ACCIDENTLY TURN CAP LOCKS ON, IT'S JUST a bIT AnnOYING.

The ultimate example of a bad sentence.

i think that greg jenings is Going to Be a really good wr for us because he is tough and can really play also i think he donates to the community to.

Now all of you bask in your guilt.

[esoxx]

Also, when peoplE ACCIDENTLY TURN CAP LOCKS ON, IT'S JUST a bIT AnnOYING.

You must be a big fan of b bulldog then.

[BallHawk]

Also, when peoplE ACCIDENTLY TURN CAP LOCKS ON, IT'S JUST a bIT AnnOYING.

You must be a big fan of b bulldog then.

He's one person who comes to mind.

[GBRulz]

Ok...rant time about a new neighbor. Well, not that new, she's been here about a year and her daughter is now home for the summer from college.

on Fri night I ran to the store about 11:30 at night. I needed coffee creamer and I knew that I didn't want to deal with it in the morning when I made my coffee. So, I ran to the store, was maybe gone 10 minutes and i pull in my driveway to see someone standing at my front door. It freaked me out because no cars were in my driveway, so it wasn't a friend stopping by. So, I quickly get out of my car and ask "Can I help you?" and this girl introduces herself as my neighbors daughter and proceeds to tell me that Bretta (my miniature Schnauzer) barking has gotten out of control and how her Mom can't get to sleep at night. I said "can you give me an example of when she has kept your Mom awake, because my dogs rarely bark at night unless they hear someone outside". SHe said that because her room is near my house, she hears Bretta barking inside. I said, well, I can't control my dogs when they are inside and I'm not home, but I will try to be more aware of it." She also said that Bretta was barking up a storm last Monday morning and how SHE works nights and she can't sleep when she gets home at 9:00am.

Ok, first of all, there are ALOT of dogs around here. Does my dog bark, yes, of course she does, but no more than any of the others around here. Her Mom has never complained, but this daughter is home a week from college and suddenly is an expert of Bretta's barking being "out of control, lately". Second...what provoked this girl to go to my house at almost midnight to complain about it? I was home Fri night, Bretta was not barking at all. Perhaps when I went to the store she started barking though, I am not sure. So, she is standing on my doorstep for who knows how long, ringing my doorbell and probably both of my dogs were going nuts.

I have no problem with a neighbor voicing a concern. BUT, to freak the crap out of someone and be standing on their door at almost midnight to complain that Bretta's barking was really bad LAST MONDAY?? That is what really pissed me off.

Since their two bedrooms are probably 10 feet from my house, they of course hear everything. Mine is on that side of the house, too. I hear her daughter talking on her cell phone and going to work at 1:30 in the morning. You just deal with it, it's part of living in the city, geez.

Anyhow, if anyone is in GB and wants to party, I say come on over, we'll move the patio furniture right in front of their bedroom windows and make lots of noise.

[BallHawk]

Anyhow, if anyone is in GB and wants to party, I say come on over, we'll move the patio furniture right in front of their bedroom windows and make lots of noise.

Will there be Bratwurst and Kool-Aid?

[GBRulz]

ha! Yeah, I have plenty of things to mix, but I'm pretty empty on Kool-Aid itself!

[MJZiggy]

I'll bring one bottle of tequila, one of scotch and some beer. And some Rockstar for the Hawk here...

[GBRulz]

thirsty, Z?

[MJZiggy]

Oh, and a pot of mamas spaghetti sauce just to make it interesting.

Think about it. Mix those 3, add the spaghetti sauce and give the neighbors something to remember you by...

[BallHawk]

And some Rockstar for the Hawk here...

Oh, C'mon, MJ. What happens at GBs house, stays at GBs house.

[MJZiggy]

Why is it only when something HAS to get done that my printer decides to become unusable (not only wasting time, but glossy photo paper as well)??? This is NOT the first printer I've had to replace this way. Only when there's a deadline does this shit happen!!!

[Scott Campbell]

Why is it only when something HAS to get done that my printer decides to become unusable (not only wasting time, but glossy photo paper as well)??? This is NOT the first printer I've had to replace this way. Only when there's a deadline does this shit happen!!!

And any of the expensives cartridges are rendered worthless if your new printer uses different ones.

[MJZiggy]

While I'm at it, it's come to my attention that my kid's second grade literacy teacher can't spell. WTF??? She's the LITERACY teacher.

[BallHawk]

While I'm at it, it's come to my attention that my kid's second grade literacy teacher can't spell. WTF??? She's the LITERACY teacher.

Some teachers really shouldn't be teaching. Last year, my Language Arts teacher lost her Teacher's Guide and canceled the lesson for the day. She couldn't teach without the assistance of her book. That's really sad.