- When a car blows through a stop sign, cuts you off, and then proceeds to travel ~10 MPH below the speed limit. Bonus hate points if there was no one behind you. Super extra bonus points if the dillwad has a cellphone glued to his or her ear...
- Co-workers who, upon hearing you'll be on vacation the following week, utter "you lucky SOB" or other inane crap. No, luck has nothing to do with it. Careful planning and managing my comp time means I can take vacation. And when I get back from my one week off, I'll have to deal with all the crap you were supposed to do while I was off that you ignored because, hey, he'll take care of it when he gets back from vacation.
- Tradesmen that don't return repeated phone calls. We've had a rather large wasp's nest in our basement for a while now that we've been trying to get our handyman out to kill and remove. I've talked to him three times and left about as many messages, but he has yet to stop by or return a message. He lives right around the corner and this would be a fast and easy way to make an easy buck, yet no response. We finally just bought a crate of bug killer, suited up, and took care of it ourselves.
- The latest craze in credit card companies calling my damn house at 9 o'clock at night with a pre-recorded message. Does anyone actually listen to these? I mean, I guess someone must, because they continue to use them; I tend to hang up in the first 2-3 nanoseconds of the sales pitch.
- Allergies. I don't know what the hell is in the air these days, but sometimes I feel like clawing my contacts out, raking a fork across my eyes, and getting a tin cup for some pencils...
In the "stuff that doesn't suck" department, getting to the range on a beautiful day to put the new Smith & Wesson through its paces and to try out a new target...
That is all.
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When I get a recorded telemarketing call, I hang up so fast that time warps as my thumb passes through the speed of light to hit the OFF button.
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Wasps: Depending on your setup, if possible I would have just got a few foggers (http://www.killsbugsdead.com/fogger ), set them off before work and closed the basement door. Effective, but a small pita if you have to kill a pilot light or have your food pantry down there.
Vacation: You lucky SOB! :)
Seriously, I have 3 weeks vacation time I have to use before July 2010 (start of our fiscal year) or I loose it. Problem is; my wife changed jobs less then a year ago, so she doesn't get any paid time off until after she's been there a full year. On top of that, it will be less then I have, and based on the calendar year. Now most guys I know seem to think that a few weeks vacation without their wife is a godsend, but for some silly reason I happen to enjoy doing things with mine.
Phone calls: Have almost come to a stop since we ditched the landline. About the only annoying calls I get on my cell are from the Second Amendment Foundation. (that's a full blog post right there someday)
Back when I used to have a landline though, I used to have fun with sales calls. I'd ask them to hold on, then put down the phone for until they hand up. Another is to attempt to engage them in totally unrelated conversation. Along those same lines is to ask if you can get back to them later. When they give you the work number, ask for their home number instead.
Allergies/contacts: Ifeel your pain, brutha! Literally. For the last 2-3 days now I've had this massive headache. It feels like my eyeballs have swollen so big they are putting pressure on my brain, and I can't seem to get both eyes to focus at the same time. It feels like I need to change my contacts, but I put in a new pair last weekend, and they should be good for at least a month.
shooting: Doesn't suck at all! No shooting this weekend for us, but hopefully the weather will be just as nice next weekend when we have da boy. He's a bit bummed he didn't get to go to the blogger shoot (he was in FL with his father) and he like to burn the powder just as much as his mom and I do.
Word Verification: dautax. What? Yet another tax? Tea Party time!
Couple of years ago I was driving on the interstate. No one in front of me as far as the eye could see, only one car behind me as far as the eye could see. He blows past me at about a gazillion miles an hour and instantly cuts in front of me darn near clipping my bumper and goes down the exit ramp. Could have just eased off the gas and gone behind me with no trouble, but noooooo!
"The latest craze in credit card companies calling my damn house at 9 o'clock at night with a pre-recorded message. Does anyone actually listen to these? I mean, I guess someone must, because they continue to use them; I tend to hang up in the first 2-3 nanoseconds of the sales pitch."
They always seem to hit me on a Saturday at around 10 AM, which, since I'm a college student, is approximately 3 hours after I had managed to get to sleep.
Stuff that pisses me off....
Mondays - They suck, especially since I work for a global company and our "Monday morning" occurs at the same time as Asia's "Mondy evening".... So I come in and find a bunch of emails about various problems and the senders wondering why I haven't gotten them fixed yet.
Conference calls - Again, with Asia. The 12-13 hour time difference is a bear, and means some days I'm at home dialing in at 10:00pm.... Grrrr!!!!! I don't mind if there's actual problems, but when thye turn into a 60 minute BS session, like the last couple, I just get pissed!
The evening news - 'Nuff said!
Telemarketers - I ask them for their home number so I can call them at odd hours... So far, no takers.
Wasps, hornets, etc, I have to be vigilant about as my wife is allergic to them, so i keep them out of my yard.
Shooting - Ahhh, recoil therapy, the bright spot of happiness in my existence. Mmmmm, I love the smell of gunpowder early in the morning!
Allergies, I feel your pain. Mine have been terrible this year.
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