CatSnipah
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Post by CatSnipah on Apr 5, 2019 10:21:50 GMT
I'm going to just let out a bunch of mini rants starting a bit with media hype and how folks with no clue get these ideas into their head and correlating one thing with another thing. Thing 1. Video games are dangerous, especially violent ones, it makes kids violent addicts. Fortnite is the worst. Thing 2. Too much sugar intake causes diabetes Thing 3. Too much looking at computers causes blindness. Thing 4. Dungeons and Dragons is akin to devil worship Thing 5. Guns are for protection, carry one for self defense. Thing 6. Driving under the posted speed limit means i'm travelling at a safe speed. Thing 7. Everyone else does it, so it's ok if I do it. I hate social networking culture. I hate how I can't find a legal way to prevent my kids from acting like entitled shits and their lives will suffer horribly as a result of me not being allowed to nip it in the bud. I hate how it's risky to pull over and offer some poor kid a ride in the night when it's pooring with rain. I hate how regulated our societies are and the stupid laws that are setup to pander to the do gooders who apparently are pandering to minority groups but really aren't because the minority groups half the time are happy to go with the flow....you know that in our country, we aren't even allowed to pull into the bush at the side of the road and camp? I can't surround my fence line with a moat with spikes to prevent thieves jumping my fence and stealing my stuff. I even have to take out insurance if someone injures themselves because they were careless on my business premise because apparently it's my fault for having slippery floors. I hate how people don't consider the colour of a car is important when considering safety. If you want to be seen, go light coloured and bright. not dark or the same colour as the horizon, sky, road! I hate how our criminals are treated as equals when it comes to voting rights and 3 meals a day/bed/residence without needing to put in any effort. We've had prisoners riot burn their prison down and what do they do? They ship them off to another prison. I'm sick of getting older and sounding like a grumpy old man every day. OK enough grumbling - it's the weekend  ) U mad  |
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Dyslexsticks
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Post by Dyslexsticks on Apr 5, 2019 10:33:01 GMT
Thing 1. Video games are dangerous, especially violent ones, it makes kids violent addicts. Fortnite is the worst. As in addicted to violence in general or violently addicted to the videogames? |
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test777777
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Post by test777777 on Apr 5, 2019 10:49:10 GMT
Thing 1. Video games are dangerous, especially violent ones, it makes kids violent addicts. Fortnite is the worst. As in addicted to violence in general or violently addicted to the videogames? Just the whole being violent in video games makes people violent concept. If anything, the opposite is true. Violence in video games isn’t the source of violence associated with some video gamers. I |
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test777777
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Post by test777777 on Apr 5, 2019 10:51:40 GMT
I'm going to just let out a bunch of mini rants starting a bit with media hype and how folks with no clue get these ideas into their head and correlating one thing with another thing. Thing 1. Video games are dangerous, especially violent ones, it makes kids violent addicts. Fortnite is the worst. Thing 2. Too much sugar intake causes diabetes Thing 3. Too much looking at computers causes blindness. Thing 4. Dungeons and Dragons is akin to devil worship Thing 5. Guns are for protection, carry one for self defense. Thing 6. Driving under the posted speed limit means i'm travelling at a safe speed. Thing 7. Everyone else does it, so it's ok if I do it. I hate social networking culture. I hate how I can't find a legal way to prevent my kids from acting like entitled shits and their lives will suffer horribly as a result of me not being allowed to nip it in the bud. I hate how it's risky to pull over and offer some poor kid a ride in the night when it's pooring with rain. I hate how regulated our societies are and the stupid laws that are setup to pander to the do gooders who apparently are pandering to minority groups but really aren't because the minority groups half the time are happy to go with the flow....you know that in our country, we aren't even allowed to pull into the bush at the side of the road and camp? I can't surround my fence line with a moat with spikes to prevent thieves jumping my fence and stealing my stuff. I even have to take out insurance if someone injures themselves because they were careless on my business premise because apparently it's my fault for having slippery floors. I hate how people don't consider the colour of a car is important when considering safety. If you want to be seen, go light coloured and bright. not dark or the same colour as the horizon, sky, road! I hate how our criminals are treated as equals when it comes to voting rights and 3 meals a day/bed/residence without needing to put in any effort. We've had prisoners riot burn their prison down and what do they do? They ship them off to another prison. I'm sick of getting older and sounding like a grumpy old man every day. OK enough grumbling - it's the weekend ) U mad Lol. Tired old and grumpy. I’ve been in demand a bit today. |
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CatSnipah
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Post by CatSnipah on Apr 5, 2019 20:34:39 GMT
U mad Lol. Tired old and grumpy. I’ve been in demand a bit today. Naw, man, I'm just giving you a hard time. A good vent can be excellent therapy. I had a mini-meltdown when I got home from work yesterday. It's been a trying several months, lots of good and lots of dumb (at work). But someone did something to me yesterday, late in the workday, that just caused me to snap a twig. Lost my shit. My wife was trying not to laugh at me while I was venting off. But...the idiot thing that someone did was just so damn stupid you couldn't help but laugh. |
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I AM The Scouting Authority.
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Post by I AM The Scouting Authority. on Apr 5, 2019 23:42:19 GMT
[/quote]Yeah, it's ridiculous. I think it's something to do with the BBC. I don't even watch BBC channels, most of it is shit.
I'm pretty sure everyone here hates TV licence.
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The only plus side to the TV Licence is the lack of indiscrete or prominent product placement.
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Post by Violet Viper x on Apr 6, 2019 8:00:13 GMT
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Dyslexsticks
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Post by Dyslexsticks on Apr 9, 2019 22:09:58 GMT
Our spar shop is aaaaaassssss.
And it's not just the shop, some of the people I deal with here are as well (including one of my superiors of course!)
To start with, the ever so excellent "training" they give you when you first start work is very very minimal stuff. You're basically told how to operate the tills, work around delivery and shelves aaaaand...that's it. No telling you how to top someone's electric up, no telling how to draw lottery tickets (WHICH IS ONLY ONE OF OUR BIGGEST SELLERS), let alone what to do if someone wins on that or a scratchcard.
Actually, you know what? To sum it up you're essentially told to learn as you go and ask when you need to. Basically keeping training costs to a minimum, because the extortionate prices these fuckers charge you for some stuff isn't enough to cover it.
As much as I do get on with management here, you know it, I have some issue with them as well.
Whenever prices change, we can never seem to keep up, like so many customers have told me a label actually showed a different price compared to what is on the system and have been correct on the label saying that. That is because the on system prices are changed before the on shelf labels are. YEEEAAAHHH WAY TO LURE EM INTO BUYING OUR SHIT.
Not a bad guy though. The woman above him seems to be worse.
They don't want to supply the men's room with a lock or a mirror or even resupply soap! To further sweeten the deal she says to a guy I work with that he can't have his hair down because "that's not what men do". SeXiSm.
Also barely enough room for wheelchairs in this building.
Don't know what else to add.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 23:54:34 GMT
Our spar shop is aaaaaassssss. And it's not just the shop, some of the people I deal with here are as well (including one of my superiors of course!) To start with, the ever so excellent "training" they give you when you first start work is very very minimal stuff. You're basically told how to operate the tills, work around delivery and shelves aaaaand...that's it. No telling you how to top someone's electric up, no telling how to draw lottery tickets ( WHICH IS ONLY ONE OF OUR BIGGEST SELLERS), let alone what to do if someone wins on that or a scratchcard. Actually, you know what? To sum it up you're essentially told to learn as you go and ask when you need to. Basically keeping training costs to a minimum, because the extortionate prices these fuckers charge you for some stuff isn't enough to cover it. As much as I do get on with management here, you know it, I have some issue with them as well. Whenever prices change, we can never seem to keep up, like so many customers have told me a label actually showed a different price compared to what is on the system and have been correct on the label saying that. That is because the on system prices are changed before the on shelf labels are. YEEEAAAHHH WAY TO LURE EM INTO BUYING OUR SHIT. Not a bad guy though. The woman above him seems to be worse. They don't want to supply the men's room with a lock or a mirror or even resupply soap! To further sweeten the deal she says to a guy I work with that he can't have his hair down because "that's not what men do". SeXiSm. Also barely enough room for wheelchairs in this building. Don't know what else to add. And I thought my day was bad. Now this is what I call grade A quality vent--detailed problem described in a humorous way. Well, I feel much better after reading that. At first I thought when you said 'here' that you meant here--the bunker and I knew you meant Jester.  |
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test777777
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Post by test777777 on May 8, 2019 9:28:15 GMT
Don't know what else to add. You work front line in Retail...Crikey, you seem to handle it well, that environment is life sapping. |
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defiantspurr
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Post by defiantspurr on May 8, 2019 10:17:57 GMT
I hate it when your new job pays you late, and still has not sent you a payslip for two months..
Might need to enact my probation period drop out clause if they keep this up.
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Post by Atom Priest on May 9, 2019 8:11:49 GMT
When you're late for the breakfast menu and they start serving lunch
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Post by Atom Priest on May 9, 2019 8:18:33 GMT
I hate it when your new job pays you late, and still has not sent you a payslip for two months.. Might need to enact my probation period drop out clause if they keep this up. Transferred over to a new company in April. They've been paying me by cheque. They have my fucking bank details so there should be no fucking issue. Fucking office monkeys. |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2019 2:05:32 GMT
Not really a vent, but not sure it's really a meme. I'm over it now, but just thought this exchange might make somebody else laugh. I wrote in to recover my username and got another reply before this that I would need my username. So I replied here asking for my phone number to be removed from the system because I just wanted to delete my account anyway. They had the audacity to write this response. And then the last bit was my last reply.   |
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test777777
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Post by test777777 on May 15, 2019 6:55:59 GMT
Not really a vent, but not sure it's really a meme. I'm over it now, but just thought this exchange might make somebody else laugh. I wrote in to recover my username and got another reply before this that I would need my username. So I replied here asking for my phone number to be removed from the system because I just wanted to delete my account anyway. They had the audacity to write this response. And then the last bit was my last reply. I'm possibly still paying for a SWTOR subscription. I had my two factor authentication device stolen which just happened to be the mobile phone number associated with the account too. The only way to recover apparently is for me to call Europe or USA support during their business hours and at around 21c per minute and my estimation that the process will be painful and fruitless it's not going to happen. |
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Post by Dyslexsticks on May 15, 2019 6:59:32 GMT
Not really a vent, but not sure it's really a meme. I'm over it now, but just thought this exchange might make somebody else laugh. I wrote in to recover my username and got another reply before this that I would need my username. So I replied here asking for my phone number to be removed from the system because I just wanted to delete my account anyway. They had the audacity to write this response. And then the last bit was my last reply. I'm possibly still paying for a SWTOR subscription. I had my two factor authentication device stolen which just happened to be the mobile phone number associated with the account too. The only way to recover apparently is for me to call Europe or USA support during their business hours and at around 21c per minute and my estimation that the process will be painful and fruitless it's not going to happen. Your bank should allow you to block payments to that particular outlet, take this to them. |
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test777777
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Post by test777777 on May 16, 2019 6:49:35 GMT
I'm possibly still paying for a SWTOR subscription. I had my two factor authentication device stolen which just happened to be the mobile phone number associated with the account too. The only way to recover apparently is for me to call Europe or USA support during their business hours and at around 21c per minute and my estimation that the process will be painful and fruitless it's not going to happen. Your bank should allow you to block payments to that particular outlet, take this to them. It should but I have a difficult time communicating with my bank I always need to either go in in person or jump through hoops trying to prove my identity and I don't even have access to my bank account online. I pass the buck to my wife,she still practices the same methods of banking used pre-internet. It's fundamentally stupid because it's costing me money but in some weird way, I prefer to pay the monthly subscription, let it fail when my CC expires, suffer a black mark on my credit rating. Why? Probably medical reasons - too hard and i'm not suffering enough financial hardship. In my psychiatrically messed up head, the path of least resistance offers superior value. |
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2019 22:45:43 GMT
Maybe it shouldn't bother me, but I don't like it when people find out I have faith and immediately seem to treat me differently than they would others. It feels like they're afraid of ruining me or that I don't make mistakes or that I'd be easily offended. I could be offended by something everyday if I wanted to be. I have a lot of flaws so I wouldn't be ruined more than I am already.
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Post by test777777 on May 23, 2019 12:58:08 GMT
Maybe it shouldn't bother me, but I don't like it when people find out I have faith and immediately seem to treat me differently than they would others. It feels like they're afraid of ruining me or that I don't make mistakes or that I'd be easily offended. I could be offended by something everyday if I wanted to be. I have a lot of flaws so I wouldn't be ruined more than I am already. I get different treatment but not disrespectfully so. For example and this will sound a bit strange but people deliberately swear less around me at work and apologise when they drop the F bomb in my presence and don’t engage in crass conversation in or around me. I’ve never complained about foul language nor am I one to preach my brand of Christianity but I work with a lot of Anthros and culturally aware people who while mostly athiest, know I am a Bible reading and prayerful Christian. At the last place I worked, the lads were pretty rude and crude. They’d wind me up about it. One day I was a little frustrated, dropped the F bomb. Boss and staff were really concerned for my welfare. Then after I reassured him, the next day I came in, there was this big brass bell screwed to the wall.and new language rules were established for the office. The boss instructed everyone to ring the bell if anyone was heard swearing to remind them and they’d need to donate a couple of dollars. Cleaned the place right up. |
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defiantspurr
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Post by defiantspurr on May 23, 2019 14:40:02 GMT
Maybe it shouldn't bother me, but I don't like it when people find out I have faith and immediately seem to treat me differently than they would others. It feels like they're afraid of ruining me or that I don't make mistakes or that I'd be easily offended. I could be offended by something everyday if I wanted to be. I have a lot of flaws so I wouldn't be ruined more than I am already. I get some crazy reactions when people realise I'm a freemason. People just don't know how to deal with it. It's like people's faith, 9/10 it does not matter to normal day interactions |
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