Get it out. Get it off your chest.

[ares93]

I would take the TSA screening any day of the week rather than the BS security we have in the building where I work.

Everyday, as an government employee, I get to circumvent the metal detector, show my ID badge with my photo (which is also a key card for the courthouse which is next door) and go upstairs. But for the past few weeks, the rent-a-cops have been asking for people's last names, and recently have begun flipping the keycard over to see the blank side.

WTF?? First off, I've been with this agency for nearly 16 years. Before I came on duty, I had a background check where the FBI went back and interviewed every roommate, neighbor, and employer they could find going back to high school. This security clearance has to be updated every 5 years, with interviews of current friends and neighbors.

But every time I enter the building, morning or afternoon, I have some guy peer at my ID badge as if he's never seen it before and ask me my last name. Like if I made a counterfeit one, or stole a badge from someone who happens to look exactly like me, I wouldn't take a half a second to memorize the name on the front. And then he has me show him the back of the card, just in case, I don't know, I've Xeroxed it or something.

But at the stroke of 6 PM, you know what? The rent-a-cops all leave, padlocking the front door -- and I can come and go as I please through the side door using a key card that has no picture on it at all.

Do they really think that asking someone her own last name is going to do sh*t to keep the building safe? At least the TSA screening will catch weapons. If they can't trust the ID'd employees (including an office of military personnel) coming in the building, then just make everyone go through the metal detector and put their bags on the belt, the way they do in the actual courthouse. Just leave off with the bullsh*t security.

I really have to go to my "happy place" every single morning before I walk through the doors, because I'm always tempted to give the the wrong name just to see if they notice.

Seriously? What the hell are you? A spy or something?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Here's another thing I rant about: Not all air travel, as such, but the stupid fucking idiot losers at the Milwaukee airport. God help me, if I live to be a hundred years old and never see that putrid piece of stinking slime ever again, I will be a happy man.

Specifically this: One fine day, about 5 years ago, I'm taking my customary trip out East. I happen to have a stop in Milwaukee. There were vague rumblings of a storm in Newark, where I was headed, so what does the Milwaukee air traffic control tower do? It delays my flight for TEN.FUCKING.HOURS. That's right. I'm stuck in that gaddam airport for TEN.FUCKING.HOURS and as it turned out, the 'storm' was not exactly a storm, just a bit of rain. Seems that every time there's even the slightest hint of bad weather wherever you're flying to, the Milwaukee control tower will not let you leave.

Fuckers.

 

[Subcommander R.]

I am capable of being just as sarcastic as you are. So we're both sarcastic, alright, Dimitri?

+10 Points for the Dr. Strangelove reference.

 

[KJbushway]

I just noticed by the earlier posts that ranting can be a good thing. I think adopting would be nice.

I have a lot of issues about myself, but they seem so small now.

 

[Gryffindorian]

I like these kinds of thread where you get to express your true feelings and thoughts. That's why I occasionally do an "Open Letter" thread from time to time.

As for my rant, I have one regarding the holiday season. I posted this in another forum.

Every year, the employee association where I work has this holiday program called "Adopt a Family" in partnership with Salvation Army. Low-income families give their wish lists to SA, and employees then donate cash or whatever items the families want for the holidays.

While I'm not opposed to mothers wanting clothes, small kitchen appliances, or household essentials for their families, I'm starting to get miffed by the idea of asking for non-essential "luxury" items. It seems every year the requests are getting bigger and more outrageous--Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, cell phones. One of the families this year has a Dolce & Gabbana cologne listed. Give me a fucking break! I don't even buy D&G for myself ... why the hell should I give some lazy, good-for-nothing bum an expensive cologne for the holidays just because he's unemployed or working at McDonald's for a living? They don't need or deserve these things, and if they want them, they should work hard to get these items for themselves. Next thing you know, these suckers will be asking for an iPhone 4 or an iPad! If that happens next year, they can go themselves. My patience is running thin and so is my generosity.

Hey, here's an idea: Adopt an Employee Program. I'm going to start asking money from my co-workers to fund my next trip to Las Vegas. Or give me a $500 Target gift card!

 

[Mr Silver]

Heres another thing that really grinds my gears...

The UK Prison System, for many Inmates, being in Prison is a luxury, they don't have to pay bills, tax, etc, some prisons have Sky TV in the bedrooms (Cells) in fact a lot of Prison Inmates this year will have a better Christmas than a good percentage of people

They even get taken seriously when they complain about the food...Seriously I know people need to have Human Rights, a concept I readily support and stand by, but some of these people have essentially forfeited their right to be classed as "Humans" through their Crimes, why should they be rewarded with easy time, with Taxpayers footing the Bill?

If I made decisions, I'd make sure that Repeat Offenders of petty crimes had to spend their sentence in a Military Compound (National Service), doing a service for the public, such as clearing the roads, etc, they would learn Discipline, Sense of Justice and have a good chance of Rehabiliation, whilst providing valuable services to Communities

 

[KJbushway]

I have a question about a graphics card.
How good is the HIS graphic cards?
I think the one I have(but don't have the monitor plug-in) is a HIS HD 4650 Fan Native HDMI.

 

[Mr Silver]

I have a question about a graphics card.
How good is the HIS graphic cards?
I think the one I have(but don't have the monitor plug-in) is a HIS HD 4650 Fan Native HDMI.

In my experience, i've learned to stay away from anything unless it has nVidia written on it

 

[ares93]

In my experience, i've learned to stay away from anything unless it has nVidia written on it

hmm, thats bit harsh, wouldn't you say? GTX 250, 260 and 460 are splendid cards. but you do have a point, the majority of them suck.

 

[KJbushway]

Is HIS one of them?

 

[ares93]

Is HIS one of them?

nope, according to their website. HIS only makes AMD Radeon variations.

 

[scotpens]

Yesterday morning, as I was driving to work, a car came like a bat out of hell from a side street to my right and turned left into traffic. I had to slam on my brakes and missed broadsiding the schmuck by about two inches.

The same evening, some inconsiderate asshole let a shopping cart roll across a parking lot and collide with my back bumper. Fortunately, the only damage was a small paint deposit which I was able to remove with paint thinner and a bit of elbow grease.

Then, on my way home, some retard pedestrian darted into traffic and ran across the street right in front of me. Of course, he was wearing dark clothes at night.

Was yesterday National Idiots Day or something?

 

[KJbushway]

I know that HIS graphics are meant for gaming, just one function.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Link? I wanna be disturbed! (or "distrubed")

PM Holdfast

I think I deleted them all. At least, I can't find them on my hard drive any more.

But the thread should still be around, unless it's been pruned due to age. I'll have a search in a bit.


EDIT: found it!

(the email address is no longer active, so don't send anything into it; it won't be read by anyone. I could be persuaded to do a new thread though, if there was interest. Ideally, if someone knew a way to set up an anonymous web form that then forwarded stuff to an email, that would probably get even more juicy stories).

I got round to reading it at last - do another one!

I'm slightly weirded out by how many people claimed to be in love with other posters.

 

[KJbushway]

Hmm, reading Sparky's post i came to realize that most of my problems arent even worth mentioning. But there is one thing that i feel that i'd like to share.

I used to know this guy, we actually just met in person twice but i still considered him a dear friend. Thanks to the internet i suppose. Also, i went to the same school as his half brother. so i knew his brother and mother as well.

The exact times are a bit fuzzy, but i saw that his battlefield 2 account as online. Since he was, at the time, deployed, this was rather unusual. So i sent him an IM in case he wanted to do a few rounds. At first, he was rather reluctant since he had a few things to take care of before he went on a mission. But i managed to talk him into it. However he strongly pointed out that he would only play an hour because he wanted to call his wife before leaving. So i told him that i'd warn him in an hour so he would have time. Thing is, i didn't... Three hours later one of his superiors told him that he had 5 minutes to get his shit together and get his ass in the Humvee. (his words, not mine) And that was the last time i spoke to him.

Six hours later, he was dead. His convoy had been hit by an IED or something similar. I found out all this several days later, but at that point, it didn't really change anything.

Not many people have heard this story, and the few who have, claim that it wasnt my fault. Well, technically i wasn't the one who built the bomb, but i was the one who prevented him from talking to his wife one last time. It took her 2 years to start speaking to me again. But i can't really blame her...

I dunno, just thought this was worthy of the thread i suppose. no other reason for posting...

If anybody says that BS line of 'its god's plan'
I will gladly fly over to were you live and slap that person for you.

 

[ares93]

If anybody says that BS line of 'its god's plan'
I will gladly fly over to were you live and slap that person for you.

Thank you, but that wont be necessary. I can take care of it myself. I'm a religious catholic and still. I refuse to believe such a thing.

I think I deleted them all. At least, I can't find them on my hard drive any more.

But the thread should still be around, unless it's been pruned due to age. I'll have a search in a bit.


EDIT: found it!

(the email address is no longer active, so don't send anything into it; it won't be read by anyone. I could be persuaded to do a new thread though, if there was interest. Ideally, if someone knew a way to set up an anonymous web form that then forwarded stuff to an email, that would probably get even more juicy stories).

I'm half way through and all i have to say is: good god. you're all nuts! i have my work cut out for me.

yes, i study psychology. and although i dont have my degree (or whatever its called in english) yet, but if anyone needs to talk, i'm here.

 

[KJbushway]

If anybody says that BS line of 'its god's plan'
I will gladly fly over to were you live and slap that person for you.

Thank you, but that wont be necessary. I can take care of it myself. I'm a religious catholic and still. I refuse to believe such a thing.

OK. just trying to lend a non-religious hand.

 

[ares93]

OK. just trying to lend a non-religious hand.

its appreciated, mate.

 

[SVD]

^&*$'n Spastic Vista!

After printing 45 pages with Vista and my Lexmark printer, my printer just STOPS after page 14 of a slide show.

To get things going again, I forcefully restart the whole mess by pushing the power button on my printer, then unplugging it. I then click the restart button on Vista, resorting to holding the power button down on my laptop when it seized up shutting down.

I boot on and my printer mysteriously starts printing that slide show from page 1!

 

[KJbushway]

Damn. Yeah I can sense the fustration. thats sucks.