you know what really grinds my gears ? "post your rants let the community solve "

[h2oStudios]

Originally Posted by IMI

Strangely enough, the best Mexican food I ever had was in Pennsylvania at a little mom-n-pop authentic Mexican restaurant.

Port Chester, NY. Las Brisas - Westchester ave, 25 yrs+ and strong. Damn good mexican food, that's where I saw StereoMike on a burrito. All though, considering the fact that you're "right here"; you should know.

[h2oStudios]

Taco Bell, among other synthetic restuarants. They grind my gears!

Now, there's Hubba's Chili, and that might physically grind something else for you non-use-to-real-"culture food... lol"- people. Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat's_Hubba_Hubba

and be enlightened, lol.

[IMI]

* Brand spankin' new hard drives that spin up for the first time, make some terrible sound and then quiet down forever.

* Having to RMA brand spankin' new hard drives that spin up for the first time, and make some terrible sound...

[probiner]

- Not being able to ignore stuff that moves and produces sound, even if you think that its stupid or not worth of attention.

- Being at a medical office waiting for your turn and having a loud television open, that is with one of those afternoon Dr. Phill type shows that no one cares, but if you try to turn of the TV, ppl think its strange. And you can't ignore every bit of information that you really don't care but you keep picking everything that the television spills out, even the comercials. Nintendo DSI didn't work. Bible worked for a while, personal agenda for 1 minute, the tall building view let me fly for some moments. I HATE TO HAVE TO BE IN A ROOM WITH A LOUD TELEVISION IN A BAD GENERALIST CHANNEL AND NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN IT OFF AND HAVE SOME PEACE AND BEING ALBE TO "HEAR" MY THOUGTS. IT'S A DEFICENCY, I CAN'T IGNORE THE THING.

Peace.

[h2oStudios]

Originally Posted by probiner

- Not being able to ignore stuff that moves and produces sound, even if you think that its stupid or not worth of attention.

- Being at a medical office waiting for your turn and having a loud television open, that is with one of those afternoon Dr. Phill type shows that no one cares, but if you try to turn of the TV, ppl think its strange. And you can't ignore every bit of information that you really don't care but you keep picking everything that the television spills out, even the comercials. Nintendo DSI didn't work. Bible worked for a while, personal agenda for 1 minute, the tall building view let me fly for some moments. I HATE TO HAVE TO BE IN A ROOM WITH A LOUD TELEVISION IN A BAD GENERALIST CHANNEL AND NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN IT OFF AND HAVE SOME PEACE AND BEING ALBE TO "HEAR" MY THOUGTS. IT'S A DEFICENCY, I CAN'T IGNORE THE THING.

Peace.

"post your rants let the community solve" ... Um, okay.

-Ear Plugs-

Problem solved



...lol

[SBowie]

People whose car stereo causes my vehicle to shake as though a herd of T-Rexxes is thundering down on it when they are parked 6 cars behind me at a red light.

Surely it cannot be even vaguely safe to drive a car in city traffic with that much interior noise. And even if it is, why must I listen to their choice of music (which I pretty much always find offensive and juvenile, btw)? I would pay serious money for an untraceable electronic device that would blow up their speakers from a distance of 100 feet - and even more if it could produce a satisfying mushroom cloud from the (former) speaker at the same time.

[StereoMike]

I saw plans for a DIY focused microwave gun on the net some years ago. Could be the solution, you were searching for. And it is a sustainable solution for the problem.

mike

[SBowie]

I'd be a little worried about trying someone's brain if you pointed a microwave gun in their directions - but maybe in this particular case that ship has sailed?

[shrox]

Originally Posted by SBowie

People whose car stereo causes my vehicle to shake as though a herd of T-Rexxes is thundering down on it when they are parked 6 cars behind me at a red light.

Surely it cannot be even vaguely safe to drive a car in city traffic with that much interior noise. And even if it is, why must I listen to their choice of music (which I pretty much always find offensive and juvenile, btw)? I would pay serious money for an untraceable electronic device that would blow up their speakers from a distance of 100 feet - and even more if it could produce a satisfying mushroom cloud from the (former) speaker at the same time.

So many people today have major hearing loss because of loud music. I have noticed they speak much louder, and don't hear allot of sounds that I can easily hear. They probably couldn't hear a siren anyway...

When I see a child or even a pet like a dog in a booming car like that, I feel rather angry at their ignorance regarding the child's or dog's hearing damage. For a dog it could be really painful, and the child's hearing is being permanently damaged.

[dandeentremont]

Originally Posted by SBowie

People whose car stereo causes my vehicle to shake as though a herd of T-Rexxes is thundering down on it when they are parked 6 cars behind me at a red light.

Surely it cannot be even vaguely safe to drive a car in city traffic with that much interior noise. And even if it is, why must I listen to their choice of music (which I pretty much always find offensive and juvenile, btw)? I would pay serious money for an untraceable electronic device that would blow up their speakers from a distance of 100 feet - and even more if it could produce a satisfying mushroom cloud from the (former) speaker at the same time.

http://xkcd.com/36
^You might find this relevant to your interests.

[SBowie]

Originally Posted by dandeentremont

http://xkcd.com/36
^You might find this relevant to your interests.

I like it - it would be even better if it could force them to play a muzak version of "Raindrops keep falling on my head ..." in an endless loop, and weld their on/off button in the on position.

[Oedo 808]

The fact that there are all sorts of tripe repeated on Sky, but I can never find any episodes of this.

Nostalgia is calling, big time!

[Red_Oddity]

Health care these days in the Netherlands and the power insurance and pharma companies wield in politics, that grinds my gears to no small amount.

We have to pay more and more each year after the government stopped government controlled health care and opened up the market so 'companies can compete' (read, create cartels and control which cheap-*** medication you are only allowed to use so they can boost profits).
So far all it has done is it has tripled the prices (i pay around 1400 euros a year now just for the insurance (8 years ago i paid 456 a year) and they introduced a policy excess of a 165 euros.

Then i go cut my thumb to the f-ing bone and stuff that was supposed to be under my skin was now poking it's head out of the wound, me going to the emergency room, they made me wait half an hour in the normal waiting room (all the while dripping all over the place), then finally a doctor comes, oh no wait, she makes me sit on a hospital bed and buggers off again, for 45 minutes (this way they can charge you for using a hospital bed), when she comes back she takes a 10 second peek at it and puts a band-aid on it...a BAND-AID?...a year later the spot on my f-ing thumb has a small crater and it still hurts when i rub it...oh...and they charged me 150 euros, guess how much my insurance company paid for that stellar piece of medical work.

[meshpig]

Originally Posted by Chris S. (Fez)

Ahhhh therapy:

My ex emailed me yesterday and wants to meet for a drink next week...so I can meet her "super nice" new boyfriend.

Ha. I think I'll skip it. I am not nearly as easygoing as I pretend to be (with regard to relationships) and don't want to blow my faux-cool cover .

Ha, you'll be dealing with yourself until you're a long time dead anyway so what "super nice" boyfriend do you mean? Sounds like you've never been one.

- My guess is you weren't breast fed long enough.

[Chris S. (Fez)]

Originally Posted by meshpig

Ha, you'll be dealing with yourself until you're a long time dead anyway so what "super nice" boyfriend do you mean? Sounds like you've never been one.

- My guess is you weren't breast fed long enough.

Is your post as presumptuous and petty as it seems or is it simply a tasteless attempt at humor. You care to clarify before I respond?

I may not be "super nice" but it is perhaps telling that the woman remains my respectful friend.