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Things that frustrate us all

rhubarbodendron said:
^That's slighly puzzling for an outsider. Could you please explain how a hurricane in Georgia would have an effect on the water supply? It might hit one or two water supply plants and wells, but certainly not every single one in the country. And even if there is some pollution by flooding, that would only concern surface water and the topmost level of ground water. Don't you take drinking water from deep ground water? Water pipes run below ground so that they wouldn't suffer from a storm.
I can't see a reason for storing drinking water. But I am judging from the situation in my country where a damage to the drinking water supply is impossible (a local damage would almost instantly be completely buffered with water from other regions), hence I'm curious to learn what's different in yours.
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Short answer: water quality is unreliable when power outages occur. There are elements that are more specific to the region I could go into, and there are things that I don't know. From my perspective, I bought an extra case above what I would normally purchase.
 
Currently frustrated with how snail slow my workplace is when it comes to replacing personnel shortages. Example: They knew the janitor at our branch would be retiring for well over three months before she retired. They still haven't hired a new one, and it has been over a month now. They also knew they would be shifting my direct supervisor to a position at a different branch well in advance, but there has been no progress whatsoever in replacing her and the department is suffering for it.
 
rhubarbodendron said:
^don't give up. It's a bit like starting a car on a steep hill: you need a lot of power to gain the necessary momentum but at a certain point you can release the handbreak and the car will go uphill without rolling back.


Unimatrix, I am certain that this is really just an unfortunate coincidence.
In my experience it helps to post a lot in the respective ranks' Lounges since those are the place where people get to know each other and make friends. If you have friends on this board, they'll automatically comment your posts and a lively discussion will result. Just give us a chance to get to know you a bit closer :beer:
And from what I've seen so far you definitely are a nice poster :techman:


My argh-of-the-day is double-fold:
1) the ventilation broke and the chemists are cooking a particularly vile sewage sample in the lab - the whole building reeks as if we had a 5 day old dead body in the basement.
2) it's a simply perfect autumn day and I have to sit indoors and compute statistics that nobody will ever read anyway. I want to go to the park, dangle my feet in the little creek, feed the ducks and enjoy the sun. And build a kite.
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:techman:Thank you very much:beer:
I was just a bit frustrated from visiting the Science Fiction and especially the Star Wars subforum. Almost everytime i posted in them, everything i said was completely ignored. The last time i came up with a theory for Episode IX (which may be a bit spoilery according to the latest leaks) of which i am really proud of. Apparently no one bothered to read it :shrug:

In the meantime i rewrote this theory to make it more readable and coherent. But i'm not sure if i should post it here, if no one wants to read it...
 
I can't speak for the others but I was very disappointed at the "new" episodes (those made after the 3 original episodes). They lack the charm and atmosphere of the old episodes. that's why so far I've never set a foot into the respective subforum here. I'll definitely have a look next weekend. Can't do it earlier due to a business trip, I'm afraid. But if you like, we can also discuss it in PM.

Today's anger: I noticed that the prepayed card for my cell is empty already even though I loaded it up only 3 weeks ago. checked by sending myself a text message and found that they suddenly charged me an outrageous 19 cents (it was 9 before).
When I trhreatened to cancel my contract (after 18 years, I might add), they very quickly found a tarif that costs 9 cent per SMS, just as my old one, and changed my contract within 2 hours. A nice outcome but still I'm angry at them raising their rates without notifying me and raising them by more than 100%. Makes you wonder how many thousand other customers get cheated like that and don't notice it.
 
rhubarbodendron said:
I can't speak for the others but I was very disappointed at the "new" episodes (those made after the 3 original episodes). They lack the charm and atmosphere of the old episodes. that's why so far I've never set a foot into the respective subforum here. I'll definitely have a look next weekend. Can't do it earlier due to a business trip, I'm afraid. But if you like, we can also discuss it in PM.

Today's anger: I noticed that the prepayed card for my cell is empty already even though I loaded it up only 3 weeks ago. checked by sending myself a text message and found that they suddenly charged me an outrageous 19 cents (it was 9 before).
When I trhreatened to cancel my contract (after 18 years, I might add), they very quickly found a tarif that costs 9 cent per SMS, just as my old one, and changed my contract within 2 hours. A nice outcome but still I'm angry at them raising their rates without notifying me and raising them by more than 100%. Makes you wonder how many thousand other customers get cheated like that and don't notice it.
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:techman: I would be glad, too :beer:
Sending you the newest version of my theory with the relevant parts of the leak, which i released a few moments ago in a star wars forum:hugegrin:
 
Without too much TMI, I am currently on an elimination diet to discover specific food sensitivities. It REALLY sucks discovering one that isn't already on the forbidden list (which is practically everything already.) I'm trying to look on the bright side, though. Knowing I'm reactive to something is a good thing, not a bad, and will help me feel better moving forward. Also, just two more weeks to go before I enter the add-in phase and get to start testing foods. If I don't react, they get to stay in the rotation.
 
PSGarak said:
Without too much TMI, I am currently on an elimination diet to discover specific food sensitivities. It REALLY sucks discovering one that isn't already on the forbidden list (which is practically everything already.) I'm trying to look on the bright side, though. Knowing I'm reactive to something is a good thing, not a bad, and will help me feel better moving forward. Also, just two more weeks to go before I enter the add-in phase and get to start testing foods. If I don't react, they get to stay in the rotation.
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I hope you don't have to lose anything really good.
 
I hate the person my fiancee has chosen as his best man. I know that his best man is his choice and it's not for me to say I don't want this person within 1000 miles of our wedding much less right beside us, but oh my stars it's so hard to hold my tongue. The worst thing is that it's a destination wedding with only our immediate family attending, so I feel like this jerk's presence is just magnified. BUT I also know that having a hissy fit about it won't make it better--if he doesn't ask the best friend because of me, I'll feel awful about being THAT bride. So putting on my happy face is making me verrrrrry frustrated right now.
 
galleywest said:
I hate the person my fiancee has chosen as his best man. I know that his best man is his choice and it's not for me to say I don't want this person within 1000 miles of our wedding much less right beside us, but oh my stars it's so hard to hold my tongue. The worst thing is that it's a destination wedding with only our immediate family attending, so I feel like this jerk's presence is just magnified. BUT I also know that having a hissy fit about it won't make it better--if he doesn't ask the best friend because of me, I'll feel awful about being THAT bride. So putting on my happy face is making me verrrrrry frustrated right now.
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That sucks about the best man but congratulations on finding someone and hopefully you'll have a great wedding.
 
galleywest said:
I hate the person my fiancee has chosen as his best man. I know that his best man is his choice and it's not for me to say I don't want this person within 1000 miles of our wedding much less right beside us, but oh my stars it's so hard to hold my tongue. The worst thing is that it's a destination wedding with only our immediate family attending, so I feel like this jerk's presence is just magnified. BUT I also know that having a hissy fit about it won't make it better--if he doesn't ask the best friend because of me, I'll feel awful about being THAT bride. So putting on my happy face is making me verrrrrry frustrated right now.
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Do you have a very organized Maid of Honor, or a wedding planner, or someone in the family with a "take charge/drill sergeant" personality? I didn't have a wedding planner but instead had a family friend who is SUPER organized and will take charge of any situation. She made sure the Best Man--hubby's best friend--who makes Sheldon Cooper seem normal and relaxed--was where he was supposed to be, dressed properly and kept his mouth SHUT through the ceremony and even gave a respectable toast---or she would have ripped him limb from limb. She was THAT person--the one everyone liked, respected---and feared, a little. If you have one of those relatives or friends, put them to good use.

Focus on yourself and your groom and let everything else go. Do that, and no matter what happens, you'll have a lovely wedding.
 
I hate it when simple things do not work. Like trying to sign up for a walk next year. Had a code that would save some money, but the code won't work! It did for my friend but not for me. Why? It is the little things that make me nuts...
 
Mrs. Silvercrest said:
I hate it when simple things do not work. Like trying to sign up for a walk next year. Had a code that would save some money, but the code won't work! It did for my friend but not for me. Why? It is the little things that make me nuts...
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Did you try it by using a different browser? Sometimes when something like that happens to me it will work in a different browser.
 
galleywest said:
I hate the person my fiancee has chosen as his best man. I know that his best man is his choice and it's not for me to say I don't want this person within 1000 miles of our wedding much less right beside us, but oh my stars it's so hard to hold my tongue. The worst thing is that it's a destination wedding with only our immediate family attending, so I feel like this jerk's presence is just magnified. BUT I also know that having a hissy fit about it won't make it better--if he doesn't ask the best friend because of me, I'll feel awful about being THAT bride. So putting on my happy face is making me verrrrrry frustrated right now.
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Like you say, it's ultimately your fiancee's choice who he wants to be best man, and you don't want to alienate him regarding his existing close friendships. But if this guy is already being enough of a nuisance to make you feel this bad in preparation for what's supposed to be one of the happiest days of your life, that means he's likely to be involved in your regular life even more after the wedding, causing more irritants, so it's better to deal with the issue now than punt it off till later when it may drive a bigger wedge between you and your husband.

Plus, while his best man is your fiancee's choice, he should absolutely take some input from you on the situation to make sure your needs are being met and that you won't be unhappy on your wedding day. You should be able to set some guidelines for the best man's behavior before, during, and after the wedding without having to unilaterally bar him from the ceremony. I think that's perfectly fair, especially if he's already exhibiting troublesome qualities.

While I do think you should personally talk to your fiancee about this first so he knows how you feel going forward, I do agree with the suggestion above that if you have a maid of honor who can be a drill sergeant and keep things in line for you, you should delegate the rest of the day-to-day stuff to her so you're not stressing out about it repeatedly leading up to the big day. You've got enough to think about in regards to your future together without having to worry about some guy being an idiot.

Regardless of how the situation with the best man turns out, congratulations on your nuptials and I wish you and your future husband all the best in your life together. You deserve it. :techman::)
 
Two hours after getting my autistic son up to go for his swimming lessons, he’s still having a major autistic meltdown, trashing his room and possessions, and screaming such lovely sentiments as fucking bitch, stupid cunt, hate you, and similar phrases.

I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a little bit frustrating.
 
at the risk of sounding heartless, but wouldn't in that case a spanking be called for? Being autistic doesn't mean having no self-control at all. And it's certainly not an excuse for such extremely foul language.
Until a few decades ago nobody had even heard of autism. Such kids were treated as every other kid and trained to fit in with society. And in almost every single case it worked so well that nobody ever noticed those people were autistic (a trifle odd, at maximum). Maybe the old methods were better than modern ones?
Your son has to learn that there are rules that mustn't be broken. Else, in a few years when he has to get a job and live in the world outside of your sheltering influence, he'll be confronted with colleagues and fellow citizens who will not have your tolerance and in the best case sue him, in the worst case beat him up.

Don't misunderstand me - I've been on the receiving end of massive violence and physical abuse myself and wouldn't want any child to go through that. But a slap on the bottom at the right time can save years of psychotherapy and miles of nerves and prevent far worse things.
 
At the risk of inciting the wrath of social services, he received a well measured and pre warned slap, but that led to him trying to tear the heater from the wall and then emptying the shoe cupboard and throwing shoes at me.

It only ended when I filmed his behaviour and threatened to upload it to YouTube if it didn’t end immediately. It calmed down after that, but not before I received a punch to the balls.

Normal parenting, sanctions and rewards don’t work with autism.
 
Women's clothing when you're a fat old lady. My fat ass finally finds a great pair of dress pants that fit and are fairly cheap, but when I walk in them, the noise they make announces my arrival 5 minutes before you can see me. "Whssh, woosh, Whssh, woosh..."
 
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