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Things that frustrate us all

There's a regional shipping company that stores like to use in addition to FedEx and UPS, and they're by far the worst ones. One time I had a package that just sat in a warehouse for weeks, probably because they were understaffed. Anyway, I ordered something from Best Buy and they used this company. Delivery was for this weekend, then they tell me it's going to arrive sooner than expected and be delivered today, then they say it's been delayed and depending on where I look, it'll either arrive tomorrow or anytime by Monday.
 
Non Sync said:
You can never truly prove you fixed something, only that you didn't.
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The issue is more this bug was a race condition that occurs sporadically on a bad network. So whereas for regular bugs you can just rerun the test case and show the big did not happen, in this case there’s no way to prove your test run triggered the race condition that would have caused the bug.

Especially because both in the office and at home there is no actual slow network to test on.
 
Why is it that Tesla, one of the more expensive cars on the market, puts cheap ass tires on their vehicles?

We had three or four Tesla's come into the shop this week with pretty much the exact same issue.

Close to brand new with only 20-30,000 miles on them and their tires are almost completely bald.

So we have to special order tires, then, because of the undercarriage, the cars can't be put on most lifts. You have to jack them up, then block and brace and take the tires off one at a time.

Don't even think about trying to align it once you're done, because the alignment rack won't fit under the car.

A standard replacement we usually block out an hour to 90 minutes, depending on tire/rim size and vehicle make and model.

Expect 2-3 hours, maybe more for a Tesla.

It just puts all the technicians behind when they have to work on one
 
Aragorn said:
Get 300 Mbps internet.

Top download speed clocks in at 95 Mbps.

Told I'm getting upgraded to 400 Mbps internet.

Top download speed clocks in at 95 Mbps.
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Upgrade that old cat5 cable between the PC and the router? :D:guffaw:

I kid, sort of, because I've had to to do similar things for family members...
 
Hubby: I'm having friends over so we can play that 6hr board game for Halloween, since it's kind of a Halloween themed game.
Me: OK.
Me: shops for treats, bakes and decorates cupcakes; gets up early today to vacuum, mop and set up a buffet. Cleans out liter box so there won't be any smell, sprays air freshener on all our furniture, puts a few Halloween decorations up in yard.
Me: your guests are arriving in 30 mins. Don't you think you should shower and get dressed?
Hubby: Don't tell me what to do! It's my gaming party, not yours.
Me: :vulcan:

eta: drives to Domino's to pick up pizza for guest who won't eat any of our food and only wants pizza.
 
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Car attempted to beat the light at the intersection in front of our building and wound up being t-boned by an ambulance taking a patient to the local hospital. Both the driver of the car that was struck and the patient in the ambulance had to be transported to the hospital. That's why you don't drive distracted or try to beat the light.
 
antichristhill said:
Hubby: I'm having friends over so we can play that 6hr board game for Halloween, since it's kind of a Halloween themed game.
Me: OK.
Me: shops for treats, bakes and decorates cupcakes; gets up early today to vacuum, mop and set up a buffet. Cleans out liter box so there won't be any smell, sprays air freshener on all our furniture, puts a few Halloween decorations up in yard.
Me: your guests are arriving in 30 mins. Don't you think you should shower and get dressed?
Hubby: Don't tell me what to do! It's my gaming party, not yours.
Me: :vulcan:

eta: drives to Domino's to pick up pizza for guest who won't eat any of our food and only wants pizza.
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You sound a lot like my mom. You deserve a {{{hug}}}.
 
A lot of times I get frustrated because I don't understand David Lynch.

Except for Dune (which is one of my favorite movies), his stuff just goes way the hell over my head. I mean, I've read the synopses for the Twin Peaks reboots and I'm like, what the FUCK is going on here? Am I missing something obvious? Or am I just stupid and unsophisticated? :sigh:
 
*Argh*

People… If you’re walking your pet (or even acting as a pet service), pick up after it does it’s ‘business’. Don’t leave it on the sidewalk, esp at say, a primary school bus stop, for everyone (and the flies) to ‘enjoy’.

It is NOT ‘Somebody Else’s Problem’!

*hopping off soapbox*

Cheers,
-CM-
 
Changed my internet plan by eliminating everything that was unnecessary (especially paying for speed I’m not getting) so now I’m paying less. But every month they have to tell me I’m getting “credited” $, and they send me multiple messages until the $ amounts they list add up to the price difference. I don’t know why they’re even doing this, especially when there’s no credit back going on. They’re simply charging me less.
 
Dr. San Guinary said:
A lot of times I get frustrated because I don't understand David Lynch.

Except for Dune (which is one of my favorite movies), his stuff just goes way the hell over my head. I mean, I've read the synopses for the Twin Peaks reboots and I'm like, what the FUCK is going on here? Am I missing something obvious? Or am I just stupid and unsophisticated? :sigh:
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It's not just you. We watched Mullholand Dive years ago, and it was pretty good, up until the last 10-20 which went was just bizarre, with just weird random shit happening that made no sense.
Colonel Midnight said:
*Argh*

People… If you’re walking your pet (or even acting as a pet service), pick up after it does it’s ‘business’. Don’t leave it on the sidewalk, esp at say, a primary school bus stop, for everyone (and the flies) to ‘enjoy’.

It is NOT ‘Somebody Else’s Problem’!

*hopping off soapbox*

Cheers,
-CM-
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Yes, this one of my biggest pet peeves, and putting it in the bag and just leaving there doesn't count for me. Someone left a bag of dog shit sitting on the side of the road in one of the neighborhoods where I ride my bike, and it's been sitting there for like 2 weeks now. As much as I hate when people don't pick up, in this case if they hadn't put it in the bag, it probably would be gone by now.
 
Paul the front desk manager, decided to swap shifts and the take the day off, so that put me at the front counter checking customers in and out and making appointments etc.
Late morning, I received a phone call and I'm paraphrasing. . .
"Do you install tires?"
"Yes, we install tires."
"Do you install tires if I brought them in?"
"Yes, we can install a customer's tires."
"Okay, I have four winter tires I would like to install on my car. When can you get me in?"
"I have an opening at 9am on Wednesday, November 2 for you to drop off the vehicle. Is that okay with you?"
"Yes. Wednesday is fine."
"Okay. I'm going to need some information from you."
Proceed to get the customer's information. After I've taken the customer's information and confirmed the appointment. . .
"I'm from California, I've just moved up here. I've purchased these winter tires for my car, and they are very expensive, because they are for 17-inch rims and they don't make many winter tires for 17-inch rims, and I don't want to wear them out before it snows. Can you tell me when it starts snowing around here?"
"Sir, you can install winter tires in Washington state starting November 1st."
"Yes, but does it start snowing around November 1st, because I don't want to wear my tires out before it snows."
"Sir, I have a customer waiting to check out, I'm going have to put you on hold for a moment."
I get up and get Wendell to help me with the customers who are waiting to check out and I mention the customer on line one.
As I'm checking out the customer, Wendell picks up the phone. Repeat the same conversation, at which point Wendell says, "Sir, we have you scheduled for Wednesday November 2nd at 9am. You can bring the tires in and have them installed, or you can wait until it snows. Who knows when that might be." Hangs up.
Since Wendell is the store manager, he could get away with that. I was about ready to do the same thing, but I probably would have got in trouble for it.
 
Colonel Midnight said:
People… If you’re walking your pet (or even acting as a pet service), pick up after it does it’s ‘business’. Don’t leave it on the sidewalk, esp at say, a primary school bus stop, for everyone (and the flies) to ‘enjoy’.
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In Los Angeles, you can be fined up to $500 for violating the city's "pooper scooper" law. Come to think of it, I can't even remember the last time i saw a deposit of dog doo on the sidewalk.
 
Phantom of the 405 Freeway said:
In Los Angeles, you can be fined up to $500 for violating the city's "pooper scooper" law. Come to think of it, I can't even remember the last time i saw a deposit of dog doo on the sidewalk.
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Personally think the fine should be hours not money.

Make someone caught breaking the law do 200 hours community service picking up dog poo.

Also apply the rule to anyone walking a dog who hasn't got the means to clear it up.
 
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