Author Topic: minor inconveniences that are not struggles (Read 1076690 times)

Raist · « **Reply #6960 on:** July 04, 2019, 02:59:50 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on July 04, 2019, 02:27:08 AM

London underground is so fucking trash jebus like gets some aircon its 2019.

TVC15 · « **Reply #6961 on:** July 08, 2019, 09:14:39 PM »

Internet is down until at least 9:30pm

I wish I owned more physical media than terrible Neil Breen movies

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #6962 on:** July 08, 2019, 09:17:16 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on July 08, 2019, 09:14:39 PM

Internet is down until at least 9:30pm I wish I owned more physical media than terrible Neil Breen movies

Have you tried using a wrench to readjust the four satellite dishes on the back of your car?

TVC15 · « **Reply #6963 on:** July 08, 2019, 09:24:25 PM »

Quote from: Stro on July 08, 2019, 09:17:59 PM

Quote from: TVC 15 on July 08, 2019, 09:14:39 PM
Internet is down until at least 9:30pm I wish I owned more physical media than terrible Neil Breen movies

You brought this on yourself, friendo. You had to know there would be a day when Neil Breen movies would come back to bite you in the ass.

I guess the bright side is that I’ll be watching something better than Raw for a change.

TVC15 · « **Reply #6964 on:** July 08, 2019, 09:29:40 PM »

Just for the GNC commercials.

TVC15 · « **Reply #6965 on:** July 08, 2019, 09:35:00 PM »

Oh. My PS4 needs to connect to the internet to enable disc playback

I’m fucked. How can I go a night without media? I better start smoking pot earlier than usual.

BisMarckie · « **Reply #6966 on:** July 10, 2019, 06:28:10 PM »

Speaking of the PS 4.
My PS4 stopped displaying video, audio was still there. Tried on different TVs in the house and it worked fine.
Tried different cables and ports but still no dice. Did a factory reset of the TV and it worked.
Took me way too long to troubleshoot this.

"Smart" TVs and their shitty software

HardcoreRetro · « **Reply #6967 on:** July 11, 2019, 03:53:07 PM »

I'm still angry at the one pasta commercial that uses the fucking sirtaki in the background. They obviously meant to use the tarantella napoletana but the guy that added the music fucked up.

He should be shot.

BisMarckie · « **Reply #6968 on:** July 11, 2019, 04:01:26 PM »

Quote from: HardcoreRetro on July 11, 2019, 03:53:07 PM

I'm still angry at the one pasta commercial that uses the fucking sirtaki in the background. They obviously meant to use the tarantella napoletana but the guy that added the music fucked up.

He should be shot.

My wife makes fun of me because that commercial always riles me up. What the fuck, who thought adding THE stereotypical Greek song to a fucking Italian pasta commercial was a good idea.

Barilla

Federer

I hope they'll die horribly for this blunder.

samir · « **Reply #6969 on:** July 13, 2019, 07:18:07 PM »

They were probably laughing at your tiny little micropenis erection

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #6970 on:** July 13, 2019, 09:42:52 PM »

And now he has a boner problem on top of the drinking problem.

HardcoreRetro · « **Reply #6971 on:** July 15, 2019, 05:51:48 AM »

Broke a bone in my arm.

BisMarckie · « **Reply #6972 on:** July 15, 2019, 07:27:03 AM »

I have a boner and I‘m broke.

skullstorm · « **Reply #6973 on:** July 15, 2019, 01:03:20 PM »

My mom broke a bone in her hand and she's on a boat

Mupepe · « **Reply #6974 on:** July 15, 2019, 01:31:44 PM »

Oof. That's why you don't give handjobs in rough waters

Tasty · « **Reply #6975 on:** July 15, 2019, 01:33:31 PM »

Foo. That's why you don't hand water in rough job

jorma · « **Reply #6976 on:** July 15, 2019, 01:41:04 PM »

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on July 13, 2019, 09:42:52 PM

And now he has a boner problem on top of the drinking problem.

passed out drunk and still hard, i really don't see the boner problem here

oh to be 16 again

skullstorm · « **Reply #6977 on:** July 15, 2019, 06:33:28 PM »

So yeah my mom did actually break her finger today, my parents were on a boat and had to wait for hours before they could get to a hospital. Apparently she fell and somehow managed to break the finger and dislocate the knuckle or something. And of course it was a finger on her right hand and she's right-handed.

Well why this sucks for me is that I just today traveled to stay at my parents' for a few days since my sister is having a baby tomorrow (induced labor) and I came over to help a bit. My mom was supposed to look after my sister's older kid and I was supposed to take care of my sister's dogs and also hang out with the kid but not take care of him since I don't have any real experience with that stuff. Well now my mom won't be able to use her right hand at all so yay, I get to learn how to change diapers full of shit and how to clean a little kid's shitty ass and all that other glorious stuff I've managed to avoid my whole life. Having to pick up dog poop is disgusting enough, human shit is just a big fat NOPE. Also the kid is in the terrible twos stage and throws massive tantrums, likes to throw stuff at others, tries to hurt the dogs etc.... so I have to deal with that and the dogs and they're not exactly well behaved either

I suppose I'll also have to cook and go get groceries etc. I'm sure my mom will try to do stuff but I don't think she can get much done with just one hand and especially the wrong hand. And my dad will just excuse himself to his garage for a whole day rather than do anything to help. Oh and yeah there are the other grandparents too who live pretty close and could help but my sister doesn't like them so she won't accept their help

So anyway I came here thinking I'll just look after the dogs and play with the kid while my sister is giving birth and her hubby is by her side, it won't be too bad... and instead now everything falls on me

I'll have a nervous breakdown by day two, I'm sure of it. This shit will turn from an inconvenience into a struggle pretty much the moment I wake up tomorrow.

Tldr: I think I'm about to learn what it's like to be a single parent $:-\$

Brehvolution · « **Reply #6978 on:** July 16, 2019, 09:11:00 AM »

I've changed at least 3,000 diapers.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #6979 on:** July 16, 2019, 10:27:37 AM »

the calm and cool from over a thousand diapers

HardcoreRetro · « **Reply #6980 on:** July 16, 2019, 10:29:45 AM »

The broken arm thing on my end wasn't a joke either. At least I'm not kneedeep in baby shit.

skullstorm · « **Reply #6981 on:** July 16, 2019, 04:24:40 PM »

It seems like I survived this day. But at what cost... but at what cost :'(

Shit diapers, man

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But my sister had a healthy baby girl so that's good at least

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...and why do I feel like I will now be expected to change the baby's diapers too since "well now you know how it's done!"

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Rufus · « **Reply #6982 on:** July 16, 2019, 04:27:59 PM »

Can't drop a baby like you can drop dishes to get out of chore duty.

skullstorm · « **Reply #6983 on:** July 16, 2019, 04:32:36 PM »

Can't I

Kara · « **Reply #6984 on:** July 16, 2019, 04:36:04 PM »

Quote from: skullstorm on July 16, 2019, 04:24:40 PM

It seems like I survived this day. But at what cost... but at what cost :'(

Shit diapers, man

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But my sister had a healthy baby girl so that's good at least

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...and why do I feel like I will now be expected to change the baby's diapers too since "well now you know how it's done!"
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My sibling and I are almost 9 years apart (i.e. I had to do some amount of child rearing) and I keep that shit on the DL around parents.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #6985 on:** July 16, 2019, 06:42:08 PM »

Binging Ink Master, ... again

Tasty · « **Reply #6986 on:** July 16, 2019, 07:24:57 PM »

Imagine thinking you're a man, and then pussing out on diaper duty because "it's too icky."

nachobro · « **Reply #6987 on:** July 17, 2019, 08:36:10 AM »

the only diapers i plan to change are my own

BisMarckie · « **Reply #6988 on:** July 17, 2019, 08:41:23 AM »

Quote from: riotous on July 16, 2019, 07:17:59 PM

I have never and will never touch a diaper.

Don‘t kink shame

skullstorm · « **Reply #6989 on:** July 17, 2019, 11:42:26 AM »

I just want it to be known I wore rubber gloves for the whole diaper business so I did not get poop on my pure hands. My hand model dream will live on.

Kara · « **Reply #6990 on:** July 17, 2019, 01:17:01 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on July 16, 2019, 07:24:57 PM

Imagine thinking you're a man, and then pussing out on diaper duty because "it's too icky."

Perpetuating toxic (smelling) masculinity? That's pretty cringe bro.

Rufus · « **Reply #6991 on:** July 17, 2019, 07:58:12 PM »

can't trust 'em, man, it's why I don't nap

Tasty · « **Reply #6992 on:** July 18, 2019, 12:51:20 AM »

Edit- Eh I guess dadshaming ain't cool.

Tasty · « **Reply #6993 on:** July 18, 2019, 12:52:08 AM »

Quote from: riotous on July 17, 2019, 01:22:43 PM

I admittedly lack whatever trait gives people the desire to procreate which I guess makes me less of a hu-man.

That’s really more what I meant, although I’m not exactly thrilled about the idea of handling shit either lol.

In reality, I mostly share this view. Down with breeders.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #6994 on:** July 18, 2019, 12:57:07 PM »

Doesn't matter if it's government or private, a machine can produce more bullshit than any man. The utility company I work at has a grant program for qualifying residents but they only approve it after you talk to a couple levels of CSRs.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #6995 on:** July 18, 2019, 02:51:30 PM »

Maybe she means this

skullstorm · « **Reply #6996 on:** July 18, 2019, 05:06:46 PM »

Babysitting/cooking/cleaning/notresting duties are over for now, I'm going home tomorrow phew. But I got mosquito bites on both hands, ankles and butt cheeks today so I'm going home ITCHY AF ALL OVER

skullstorm · « **Reply #6997 on:** July 18, 2019, 06:14:02 PM »

Mosquito bites all over? Jesus christ that's fucked up, it's a never ending thing for most?

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Lol yeah I do realize and that's why I'm so glad I don't have and don't want kids and neither does my partner. The amount of cooking, cleaning, dishes, laundry, stress and shit multiplies with kids and I just don't get how people with small kids stay sane lol.

Granted I am a very lazy person and do just the bare minimum with everything so having to just do housework and looking after a two year old (who can't be left alone for five seconds) with no breaks the whole day is like actual torture for me

It's just so not in my nature to be on top of everything all the time.

I've always thought people who shit on stay-at-home parents and say it's not work are dumb but now I know they're really fucking dumb. Shit's exhausting. I struggle to get anything done normally but these few days, good thing I even found time to brush my teeth.

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Yeti · « **Reply #6998 on:** July 18, 2019, 11:45:05 PM »

Today I built a lego pirate ship and it is an inch and a half too tall for the shelf I wanted to put it on

Raist · « **Reply #6999 on:** July 19, 2019, 07:39:27 AM »

Quote from: skullstorm on July 18, 2019, 05:06:46 PM

Babysitting/cooking/cleaning/notresting duties are over for now, I'm going home tomorrow phew. But I got mosquito bites on both hands, ankles and butt cheeks today so I'm going home ITCHY AF ALL OVER

It's not mosquito bites, it's chickenpox. Hope you enjoyed the ~~baby~~ disease vector-sitting

team filler · « **Reply #7000 on:** July 21, 2019, 12:48:13 AM »

sell that boi pucci

team filler · « **Reply #7001 on:** July 21, 2019, 12:53:36 AM »

i'd choose emiliano over you too

BIONIC · « **Reply #7002 on:** July 21, 2019, 03:03:37 AM »

Shonda is so poor lol

team filler · « **Reply #7003 on:** July 21, 2019, 03:07:58 AM »

VomKriege · « **Reply #7004 on:** July 22, 2019, 02:47:08 AM »

Is there a service job with lower customer care than bank telling ? Need to start work early today so looked for a branch of my bank I could swing by on the way at 8:30am. I get there and for some reason they don't open as advertised ? I know stuff happens but it seems there's always something with banks ("Oh no we don't have ATM anymore here despite being on one of Paris major places lol") on top of absurd opening hours.

Fifteen minutes late now.

Edit : Opened 25 minutes late. No explanation, no word of apology.

"You're forced to be our client anyway, whether you like it or not."

Kara · « **Reply #7005 on:** July 22, 2019, 03:25:12 AM »

There are a lot of whispers about French banks failing at the moment...

jorma · « **Reply #7006 on:** July 22, 2019, 03:27:47 AM »

Quote from: VomKriege on July 22, 2019, 02:47:08 AM

Is there a service job with lower customer care than bank telling ? Need to start work early today so looked for a branch of my bank I could swing by on the way at 8:30am. I get there and for some reason they don't open as advertised ? I know stuff happens but it seems there's always something with banks ("Oh no we don't have ATM anymore here despite being on one of Paris major places lol") on top of absurd opening hours.

Fifteen minutes late now.

Edit : Opened 25 minutes late. No explanation, no word of apology.

"You're forced to be our client anyway, whether you like it or not."

bank services

bank dividends

VomKriege · « **Reply #7007 on:** July 22, 2019, 03:30:32 AM »

Quote from: Kara on July 22, 2019, 03:25:12 AM

There are a lot of whispers about French banks failing at the moment...

Is that so ? I'm not in one tho.

Raist · « **Reply #7008 on:** July 22, 2019, 04:03:40 AM »

Quote from: VomKriege on July 22, 2019, 02:47:08 AM

Is there a service job with lower customer care than bank telling ? Need to start work early today so looked for a branch of my bank I could swing by on the way at 8:30am. I get there and for some reason they don't open as advertised ? I know stuff happens but it seems there's always something with banks ("Oh no we don't have ATM anymore here despite being on one of Paris major places lol") on top of absurd opening hours.

Fifteen minutes late now.

Edit : Opened 25 minutes late. No explanation, no word of apology.

"You're forced to be our client anyway, whether you like it or not."

I'm pretty sure it's a common thing for banks to have some things starting running after the official opening hour. Can't remember the reason exactly, but that was the case in my bank before I moved to the UK (and I think some of them here do the same).

BisMarckie · « **Reply #7009 on:** July 22, 2019, 05:23:02 AM »

Quote from: Kara on July 22, 2019, 03:25:12 AM

There are a lot of whispers about French banks failing at the moment...

Deutsche Bank has been failing for years and we’re fine.

VomKriege · « **Reply #7010 on:** July 22, 2019, 07:54:11 AM »

Quote from: Raist on July 22, 2019, 04:03:40 AM

I'm pretty sure it's a common thing for banks to have some things starting running after the official opening hour. Can't remember the reason exactly, but that was the case in my bank before I moved to the UK (and I think some of them here do the same).

The coffee machine ?
I mean I only needed to access the ATM for a check deposit.
I'm just glad I only have to enter a bank a couple of times a months.

BIONIC · « **Reply #7011 on:** July 22, 2019, 07:59:41 AM »

Quote from: Stro on July 22, 2019, 07:50:33 AM

Imagine having a bank instead of keeping all your money in coins in jars and boxes scattered around your house

Imagine believing in currency like a dirty capitalist LOL

skullstorm · « **Reply #7012 on:** July 22, 2019, 08:08:08 AM »

I'm waiting for a UPS delivery guy and I have a feeling they won't show up. They were supposed to come last week but I had to reschedule since I was out of town and now the more I wait the more I'm convinced they're not gonna come and I have to go collect the package from their collection point in the middle of nowhere, and of course I don't have a car.

Also there was another package I was expecting coming from overseas and I was wondering what's taking so long and went to track the package just to find out it's been in Turkey for over a week? That's like on the complete opposite side of Europe ffs and now it's stuck there? Awesome.

Starting to feel like Bork here

skullstorm · « **Reply #7013 on:** July 22, 2019, 08:56:55 AM »

Huh, UPS guy did come. Now if I could just figure out how to get the other package from bloody Turkey

Mr Gilhaney · « **Reply #7014 on:** July 22, 2019, 08:45:52 PM »

Quote from: shosta on July 22, 2019, 08:43:42 PM

Internet shut off now So what if I'm $391 past due?!

that sucks. thoughts and prayers.

Bebpo · « **Reply #7015 on:** July 22, 2019, 09:54:51 PM »

So I don't normally bring up irl friend stuff cause it's bad form, but I found out one of my friends in my small tight-knit social group of friends seriously believes in pizzagate and I tried to counter that but she's like seriously ingrained into it and now I'm kinda like

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Also glad now that I didn't try to date her

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brawndolicious · « **Reply #7016 on:** July 23, 2019, 02:59:00 AM »

Talking about paranoid peeps, I had the following conversation today:

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Me: I randomly stumbled across this regulation, but apparently we were supposed to fluoridate all the mid-to-large water systems starting 10 years ago. I think we did a handful of them and then it just sort of fell through the cracks but the regulation is pretty clear.

Coworker: Yeah...but it's probably one of those laws that aren't really enforced due to...

Me: Oh like the public paranoia about government mind control and whatever? Like is there pending litigation on it?

Coworker: Yeah maybe and also people can get fluoridated mouth wash and whatever and so if they really want their kids to have fluoride, it's probably better to leave it in the hands of the parents.

Me: You can't trust parents to make health decisions. Look at what happened with vaccines.

Coworker: Actually when I vaccinated my dog, it DEFINITELY changed her mood. So now that my granddaughter is going to school and has to get a whole giant list of vaccines, it makes you think...

*I then go down the list of scientific arguments and explain how lead/mercury is absorbed via vaccines and then the massive difference between the trace amount and the regulatory threshold*

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So I learned not to argue with well-educated hippies even if I'm right and that I want to ensure every kid in California is pumped full of fluoride.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7017 on:** July 23, 2019, 12:44:53 PM »

Been growing out a bad hair cut and I look hideous. Also, I gained like 20 pounds this year. Also, I stopped working out so it's all fat.

Kara · « **Reply #7018 on:** July 25, 2019, 04:43:05 PM »

I got owned so bad, brehs.

I foolishly thought it would be possible to ship a package on short notice to that remote corner of the universe, London (Unbelievable Krimewave, not Ontario). Today I roll into a local private mail carrier and they tell me it's not really possible. Now my fate lies in the hands of DHL to maybe deliver it 2 days later than I wanted, which is about on par with trusting your fate to your imaginary friend (people believe in god, no one believes in DHL).

This is what happens when the overwhelming majority of your experience in international shipping is overnighting documents to tax havens.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7019 on:** July 25, 2019, 07:26:36 PM »

It's going to be weird reading history books in 20 years when they write about how the people's revolution was crushed because the signal to uprise was delayed by two days.

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Author Topic: minor inconveniences that are not struggles (Read 1076690 times)