minor inconveniences that are not struggles

[Tasty]

It's more like a donut hole.

[Mupepe]

I really wish Tasty would hit on me like that.  But I guess I'm not as charming as Dufus.

[Tasty]

Your avatar subconsciously tricks me into thinking you're a woman.

[Mupepe]

[skullstorm]

So much pain, fuck my shitty neck

[Mupepe]

will do

[skullstorm]

I'll try anything at this point 

[Corporal]

Bought seven puddings for the upcoming week

Got home, ate one to see if it's tasty. It was.

That was Tuesday.

Strangely, now all the puddings have evaporated. I might have a pudding thief hiding somewhere at home.

Somehow, I'm too content and sated to look for them, though. Being a proud single, I can't even delegate the hunt to a pet or loved one.

It's a shame though. I could go for another pudding. If I ever catch that thief I'll be giving them an earful.

[Tasty]

Got home, ate one to see if it's tasty. It was.

That was one hell of a Tuesday night

[Corporal]

Got home, ate one to see if it's tasty. It was.

That was one hell of a Tuesday night

Yeah, it was the best. 

Probably should've posted about it in the Triumph thread, now that I think of it.

[bork]

Was by myself at work for most of the morning and then my co-worker, who called out for the like the fifth Monday in a row yesterday, comes in looking sick. 

He got progressively worse over the next two hours and this culminated with him suddenly vomiting up while talking to someone on the phone.  Fortunately he puked into a trash can at his desk, but it was this nonstop stream of puke for a good five minutes.  Then he gets up and goes and pukes in another trash can.   Felt bad for him and he went over after this.

The "inconvenience" here was me sitting in a small office room with a hideous puke smell.  I told my boss and he said someone was coming to clean up, but they took fucking too long.  Finally they came and things were back to normal, but it was pretty hard to each lunch after that.     Was glad I waited an hour or so before even trying to eat something.

Great Fucking C'thulhu, you don't hang out in that environment. You tell your boss you're unable to work while breathing vomit particles, invite them to call you when facilities has managed to clean things up. 

I was more annoyed that my co-worker just sat there instead of running to the restroom, TBH.  That's what I would have done.

He hasn't come back to work since and I heard he went to the ER the other day.  Damn.    

It has made work a nightmare in the mornings for the past few days.  With people out on vacation or leave, we're understaffed, I.E. the only one there to support an entire law firm for a few hours is...me.

Am in the office right now, too, which sucks.  I'm supposed to be able to work from home today, but volunteered to come in since otherwise there won't be anyone here until 11:30 AM or so.  Absolutely ridiculous and rather than listen to people wanting to borrow equipment get pissed off on the phone, I just decided to come in.  Going to go back home around noon, though. 

[Corporal]

Finally a proper minor inconvenience:

I'm starting to dislike the Switch OS (or rather, GUI). It's just such a hassle to find one of your games once your library grows a bit.

I'd rather have more rows of icons, plus folders or at least filters. I honestly miss the 3D cover flow interface from my hacked Wii. That one was dope.

[TVC15]

Sell it to Amir0x for like 20k.

[Tasty]

Might be a dad. Again. No bueno.

There was a previous time?

Also, barebacking with the opposite sex

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Barebacking with a committed partner of the same sex when both of you are clean

[close]

[I'm a Puppy!]

Might be a dad. Again. No bueno.

Bareback when you don't want kids or are sterilized brehs.

[CatsCatsCats]

Pretty sure I might be sterile cuz I’ve been barebackin with my wife FOR YEARS

[Tasty]

There was a previous time?

Possibly, but I may have just gotten extorted for abortion money.

Yikes.

Times like these I'm really glad I'm not straight. 😬

[team filler]

condoms are 

[Corporal]

Just get snipped and/or go for the pooper if you can't stand a bit of plastic wrap around your dingaling.

I seriously wish we had a proper equivalent to the pill for us men. I know it's in the works, but it's probably only gonna go for sale long after my dick has shrivelled away.

[toku]

Update: not a dad, false alarm.

PhoenixDark would dislike this post if he could.

[team filler]

You can still be my daddy if you want to, jack 

[chronovore]

Update: not a dad, false alarm.

Congrats on finishing your sentence with a period.

[Brehvolution]

Update: not a dad, false alarm.

Congrats on finishing your sentence with a period.

[Madrun Badrun]

Update: not a dad, false alarm.

Congrats on finishing your sentence with a period.

[Madrun Badrun]

Right before I was walking out of bathroom, this dude lets out a moan like he was standing in front of Demi's mom and not urinal.  I leave the bathroom and two people in the hallway eye me.  I scurried back to my desk with a shame I didn't earn. 

[fistfulofmetal]

Having trouble this year figuring out Xmas gifts. Especially for my girlfriend. I did super well the last few years but this year I just can't figure out what to get. I spent about 30 minutes going down a rabbit hole finding a cool flintlock pistol replica because earlier this year when we were at a Ren faire and she wanted to buy one but the one she want was sold out so she didn't get one. I'm not sure if I should spent 80 bucks on one she may not like.

So far I found a The Adventure Zone shirt and an Everyone's Idol Majima keychain but those are tiny supplement gifts. Still have to find the primary GIFT.

[TVC15]

Right before I was walking out of bathroom, this dude lets out a moan like he was standing in front of Demi's mom and not urinal.  I leave the bathroom and two people in the hallway eye me.  I scurried back to my desk with a shame I didn't earn. 

If he was standing in front of demi’s mom, it would be more of a heave than a moan.

[CatsCatsCats]

Anyone ever use a Neti pot? I’m thinking about getting one after work because my sinuses are STUFFED with thick mucus

[ToxicAdam]

Just sat through a youtube ad that featured Kenny G roasting Richard Marx in a put down battle.

I don't know what is going on anymore ..

[bork]

A minor inconvenience:

Package is supposed to come today via UPS Next Day Air.  They send a tracking link and the package is out for delivery at 10 AM this morning.  It's 9:17 PM right now and it still hasn't come.  When I checked the GPS tracker, the truck was on my street going up and down the road for two hours.  It then stopped at an address for 30 minutes...then disappeared, and now it's in another area.


Edit: Looks like he may be coming back this way though.

Edit 2: He drove right past me.     I give up.

Gotta say, surprisingly the best shipping service for me during this crazy holiday shopping season has been the USPS.  I keep getting stuff ahead of schedule from them.  Everybody else is late or fucks up.  Am curious about this UPS package because it said it has three games in it...but one of the three came today from another courier.  So does that mean someone fucked up and I'm gonna get two copies?

Dosukebe, what's your job and why do you get to just leave whenever you want all the time?

IT service desk at a law firm.  I don't get to leave when I want to- that was a special case because I wasn't supposed to be in the office Friday (I work from home three days out of the week), volunteered to go in to cover, and was told I could go home at lunch to finish out the day when the next guy got in.  But then SNOWMAGEDDON happened and nobody else came in, so I got the fuck outta there.  Took me an hour an to get home whereas it usually takes like 15-20 minutes.  My boss was also there and it took him four hours to get home.

It's pretty nice getting to work at home so much.  Currently I'm in the office on Mondays and Tuesdays...so I get to finish the rest of the week at home.  Always feels awesome being done on Friday and am already at home.

[bork]

"Recent weather has caused delivery delays. Recovery efforts are under way to deliver your package as soon as possible. / Your delivery has been rescheduled for the next business day. "

There are no recent weather problems and this mother fucker was right nearby for literally hours.
 

[Mupepe]

UPS has been shit for me too since Black Friday. It took two weeks to deliver blu rays I ordered from Best Buy and they put the same BS weather delay on them.

[bork]

UPS has been shit for me too since Black Friday. It took two weeks to deliver blu rays I ordered from Best Buy and they put the same BS weather delay on them.

I just spoke to Amazon to complain about it.  Not blaming them but just wanted to get a courier complaint in.  They told me to call in and they're trying to contact UPS now, but it's not like they can do anything about it.  I just wanted to get it on record that the driver was all over my neighborhood and then lied about the weather.  He was at one address for a really, really long time- was he chatting?  Eating?  Fucking somebody?   

Plus, the UPS distribution hub this stuff comes from...is like five minutes down the road. 

[bork]

Anyone ever use a Neti pot? I’m thinking about getting one after work because my sinuses are STUFFED with thick mucus

Have you tried Claritin nasal spray?  Cheaper than some other brands like Flonase and works great.

[bork]

I ended up getting inadvertently transferred to a UPS rep (WTF? ) and let them know what happened.  She put a complaint in, but it was pretty obvious that nobody cared, as expected.  I let them know that this contained a gift (tonight was the first night of Hanukkah and there was an item that came out today in there for a family member...would have gotten it earlier otherwise) and got a little bit more sympathy.  The Amazon rep also called me back and told me that he got the run-around from the UPS rep he spoke with and they wouldn't give him a reason for the delay, which he said violated some policy or something, so he's escalating it further.  They gave me some credit for the trouble.

Really want get a video doorbell or camera now.  Not for suspicious people...but to monitor how packages are being delivered, 'cause with all this complaining, I get the feeling they're gonna be chucking shit at my door. 

[I'm a Puppy!]

I have a friend who is ultra-feminist and posts angry rants all day. That's fine. No issues. But today she started taking part in re-tweeting and pushing this idea that trans people are just enforcing sexist ideals and therefore they shouldn't exist or at least call themselves "allies"

We have strayed too far from god's light. There is no hope.
 

[chronovore]

Anyone ever use a Neti pot? I’m thinking about getting one after work because my sinuses are STUFFED with thick mucus

I have used a medical pump to shove warm saline through my nose. It works great, but isn't fun to watch. The saline makes it not painful, but getting the balance right is difficult. Sometimes my eyes are pretty red afterward, but I breathe freely for many hours afterward. It alleviates many allergy symptoms without drugs.

Also, I'm not sure how Claritin spray works, but some of those sprays are horrible for your nasal passageways. Afrin, in particular, was called out by my ENT surgeon as being evil.

[Huff]

Dont use afrin, causes rebound congestion worse than the original congestion

[bork]

Afrin is Oxymetazoline- Flonase and Claritin sprays are Fluticasone.  Different things...will make sure to stay away from Afrin though.

[bork]

9:53 AM: Package out for delivery
10:15 AM: Get call from UPS telling me that there was a weather delay yesterday (bullshit) and the package will be dropped off shortly
12:00 PM: Get in the car to go get lunch and see the UPS truck at the complex across the road
3:00 PM: Promised delivery time has passed
3:52 PM: Still no package
3:56 PM: Hear a truck and go up the window- Watch the Mailman pull up and chuck a (different) box at my door as hard as he can. 


At this point, fuck 'em.  I got a backup gift ready to go.

I am convinced that the driver hates me or someone in this complex at this point. 

[chronovore]

9:53 AM: Package out for delivery
10:15 AM: Get call from UPS telling me that there was a weather delay yesterday (bullshit) and the package will be dropped off shortly
12:00 PM: Get in the car to go get lunch and see the UPS truck at the complex across the road
3:00 PM: Promised delivery time has passed
3:52 PM: Still no package
3:56 PM: Hear a truck and go up the window- Watch the Mailman pull up and chuck a (different) box at my door as hard as he can. 


At this point, fuck 'em.  I got a backup gift ready to go.

I am convinced that the driver hates me or someone in this complex at this point. 

I hope the package ends up containing a statue of Odysseus at this point, because he clearly can't find his way home.

[team filler]

 

[bork]

It never came! 

Now the delay says "weather issue or natural disaster."   

'Bout to call 'em.  This is gonna be fun.

[nachobro]

that driver is the disaster

[bork]

that driver is the disaster

I'm gonna tell the rep that if they tell me that was the reason.

[I'm a Puppy!]

Seldom does a minor inconvenience merit its own thread. But this, good sir, this does.

[team filler]

That delivery driver is going to be fingering your tight asshole in the near future while repeatedly whispering in your ear, "Your package has arrived per the instructions"

[bork]

OK, events of the evening:

Spoke to an Amazon rep who spent the next 20+ minutes trying to get someone from UPS on the phone.  She then left the call.  I told the rep what happened-- when she said "it looks like it was delayed because of weather or a natural disaster," I gave her the "was the natural disaster the driver?" line and got silence.     I was then given a number to call to the local depot.  I asked if someone was even still there at this time of night and was told "oh, absolutely sir.  They're already aware of your situation."

Called the number and got an automated message saying that nobody was there and that voice mail was disabled for the number.
 

Called Amazon again and gave a new rep the whole rundown again.  Have now been on hold for about 15 minutes while they try to call UPS again.

That delivery driver is going to be fingering your tight asshole in the near future while repeatedly whispering in your ear, "Your package has arrived per the instructions"

[Raist]

UPS is trash. Water is wet.

[bork]

UPS is trash. Water is wet.

That was some awful, awful customer service I got.  The second person just kept saying "well, it's the holiday season and delays and it says weather conditions and blah blah blah."  I said "I understand all of this.  I'm sure you guys are getting lots of complaints.  What I don't appreciate is being called and told that the package is coming.  Then calling back and being given the run-around and told to call a phone number that goes nowhere."  It was pretty pointless to stay on the phone so I just told her I wanted to say my complaint and ended the call.

If it doesn't come tomorrow, I'm gonna just ask Amazon if I can declare it lost and see if they'll ship me another package...via another carrier.  I take it back about AMZL.  UPS is worse. 

Amazon customer service though.  Those guys are almost always awesome.

[bork]

Wouldn't surprise me and it has happened before with UPS.  And I'm glad it's an Amazon order, since they'll replace it if that's what happens.

I placed one more order on Amazon tonight and I feel like I'm a glutton for punishment.  Please come from the USPS.  PLS.

EDIT: Already got an email from Amazon telling me they'll refund me if it doesn't come tomorrow.

[Brehvolution]

Ordered an iPhone 8+ for my daughter for xmas last night. Then realized that I now have the oldest phone in the family and I pay the bill. 

[Valkyrie]

My mom has a better iPhone than me, but at this point I've just not wanted to constanty upgrade since mine works just fine. I went from 6 to 6S for more storage last year, but won't switch again unless this one dies.

[bork]

Your shit's lost.

It came a couple of minutes ago.    Different driver than the usual guy...which explains why it was so much earlier than usual.

But I guess I'm not done yet- the "package" was a crumbed, ripped shipping envelope that had been opened and closed and sealed crudely with tape.  It also had footprints on it.       There is no way that Amazon did this when they packed it.  I actually wonder if Amazon even put this stuff in an envelope because for three items they typically use a box.  There was also a next day air sticker on the back that someone crossed out with a marker and then slapped a different label on top of.  Despite this, the three items inside aren't damaged.

[bork]

Your long national nightmare is finally over.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

At least one more order is coming.

[close]

[Tasty]

Related, but the Switch I got for my niece on Amazon was delayed almost a full week (original delivery was today, now it's next Wednesday.) Glad I did all my shopping early, but that's still five days before Xmas and any further delays will imperil it even further.

But at least 95% of my other orders have already been delivered.

[CatsCatsCats]

If it’s not damaged, why aren’t you done yet?

[Phoenix Dark]

There was a previous time?

Possibly, but I may have just gotten extorted for abortion money.

Yikes.

Times like these I'm really glad I'm not straight. 😬

AIDS can't be aborted

[Tasty]

2/10

[bork]

If it’s not damaged, why aren’t you done yet?

After all this nonsense, I feel like I should let Amazon know what happened since they apparently have a case open for this.  Plus one of the items already came so I have a duplicate.  I want to return it back to them.  The last time this happened they just refunded me in full despite my telling them I got the item already and wanted to pay for it.