What's bugging you? (2007)

[1992casey]

I hate it when the power goes out. I know it only happens once every few weeks, but I guess the unexpected part bugs me the most. Not being able to flush the toilet is the worst part.

[JumpinMacFlash]

I enjoy golfing a lot. I'm not very good, and I don't claim to be. My girlfriend was telling me that she really wanted to go golfing this weekend. I had taken her with me before a few times and each time it is the same routine: she starts off in a good mood, has a couple crappy holes, hits some balls in the water, misses on her swings, ignores or turns down advice, pouts and complains constantly for the next four holes until she hits a decent shot in the air, and then is better for the last couple holes.

 

Now, I don't mind doing things that I enjoy with her, but she expects to be perfect even though she is a beginner and ends up making the entire afternoon unenjoyable. Bugs the hell out of me.

[1992casey]

Would she be happier if you both decided not to keep score?

[dadofandrew]

Casey, our power has gone out like 3 times in 5.5 years in the Wausau area...do you live on a lightning rod?

[jaybird2001wi]

I am being bugged by my brother's upcoming wedding. I am supposedly the co-best man at his wedding and the wedding is in less than 2 weeks and the other best man has already made bachelor party plans without even consulting me or contacting me. I feel like a "figureheaded" best man who is only at the wedding with a presumptious title without any real responsibility. What is worse is that the other best man scheduled the bachelor the same night I happen to work, and I can't even get out of my double shift.

[NeedMoreFans]

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she starts off in a good mood, has a couple crappy holes, hits some balls in the water, misses on her swings, ignores or turns down advice, pouts and complains constantly for the next four holes until she hits a decent shot in the air, and then is better for the last couple holes.

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This is exactly why I am reluctant to teach my wife. I am afraid she will get very frustrated when she doesn't do so hot. I'm not a great golfer anymore (used to be ok...6 handicap), and I've always said I'm a better teacher of golf than an actual golfer, so I may still try to teach her.

[1992casey]

Al, most of the outages are the result of crummy rural electricity. Today's outage was due to a storm and was widespread.

 

The last outage?about two weeks ago?was apparently also widespread, but it was on a nice sunny afternoon. Coincidentally, that was the same day everyone's landlines went out from about 9 AM to 5 PM.

 

Anyway, brownouts and surges are routine. Those go in spurts. I won't have any for several weeks, then for about a week they'll occur several times a day. I guess the electric company can fix this particular issue if I'm willing to invest about $3,000. I'll protect my important stuff with decent surge protectors and live with it.

[ECBucky]

People with big gums and small teeth

 

Girls that wear tube tops and act offended when I look at the goods

 

Large people in bike shorts

 

Bikers who forego the safety of the well maintained bike paths, and actually use the street lanes. I swear to God one of these days......

 

That my wife actually watches the SImple Life and Sunset Tan

 

Those sales cleks and their damn discount cards.

 

The telephone company that knows I'm poor (hence the past due account) yet still wants me to update my service

 

I can't fall asleep right now

 

People who have lived directly above the state of Illinois for their entire life, and haven't figured out the S is silent

 

That women don't realize guys think of the small of the back tatoo as merely a target

 

The hot new girl at work who is off limits due to my marriage

[heyyypartyboy]

Hi fellow Brewer people - first post http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

 

Bugging me? Definitely babies in long airplane rides...and being a Little League umpire for a summer job - two or three unruly parents are the bain of my existence.

[davego]

Seeing Craig Council, Tony Gwynn and Rickie Weeks all in the same line up. Throw in the pitcher and gee, I freaking wonder why the offense struggles?

 

When you sit around your house waiting for someone that is late. You really can't start doing something else, but you don't know how much longer you have to cool your heels waiting for the moron.

[cweber39]

Summerfest.

 

Thank goodness it's over.

[Samurai Bucky]

I was in St. Louis on Saturday and paid $2.68/gallon of gas. I get back to Milwaukee and see that it is $3.09 or $3.15.

 

Add to that, the trip on I-43 from Beloit to Milwaukee was bumpy as compared to Missouri's and even Illinois' roads. I'm glad I'm paying $.40/gallon more for bumpier roads.

[jason21nl]

Grocery stores, always grocery stores. I was in line today, all I had was milk, hotdog buns, and bread. I was walking towards an open lane while this older lady jumps in front of me with a cart. she has it about half full. All her stuff gets scanned then she pulls out her coupons. I swear she has a coupon for everything she bought. Then after she get her total she writes out a check. After she gets all her bagged groceries in her cart she looks over her receipt. The guy starts scanning my stuff then the lady stops him in the middle of it to go over some things on the receipt because she thinks she over paid for freaking onions and potatoes.

 

I swear everytime I go to the grocery store, something happens. either i'm stuck behind a cart full of stuff, the cashier runs out of money, shift change or just something weird.

[JumpinMacFlash]

Would she be happier if you both decided not to keep score?

 

I doubt it, she wanted to keep score.

 

This is exactly why I am reluctant to teach my wife. I am afraid she will get very frustrated when she doesn't do so hot. I'm not a great golfer anymore (used to be ok...6 handicap), and I've always said I'm a better teacher of golf than an actual golfer, so I may still try to teach h

 

My girlfriend has gone golfing three times in her life and she seems to think she should be a Michelle Wie or something (she doesn't actually know who Wie is). I'm not a good teacher of golf, I figure that each person has their own things that work for them...and watching other people's swings as they played through, I think that's accurate. It's not the frustration that bothers me, I understand that. It's the pouting and the bad attitude that gets me.

[1992casey]

I golf once every few years, so obviously I'm not very good. But one thing I've found is that there are always others who are worse. Maybe that little tidbit will help your girlfriend's outlook.

[mark brouhard is number on]

my job.

 

this place is terrible. i've been doing the same thing for over 7 years with no promotion and no training or career development and nothing new on the horizon. i need a new career.

 

thanks for the opportunity to rant.

[jason21nl]

A long time ago I took the girlfriend that I had at the time golfing. By the second hole, I gave her the 1 wood and told her thats the only club she is going to hit for the rest of the day. I was so annoyed as was she. after that I swore I would never go golfing with a girlfriend again, and haven't since. Its been 12 years now.

[lcbj68c]

Rental Car Companies,

 

How do you sleep at night?

 

We are moving home from Florida and need a small van for some of our belongings. I understand that Ryder and Uhaul want an arm and leg for that 1982 Datsun, but Enterprise and Thrifty and all you disappoint me.

 

And they wait until the last minute on their quotes too. It's only 220.00 to rent the car for three days, but the little buggers add a $462.00 "drop off fee", I assume because it was driven 1,400 miles and they figure they have to what..drive it back? 50,000 cars in the fleet and the darn thing can't just be rotated. Ugh.

[bjkrautk]

ESPN

 

...I didn't get to watch the HR Derby live tonight. I tune in to the 11pm re-air, block off the ticker on the lower-third so that I wouldn't see who won.

 

I could deal with them airing the softball game first. What I can't live with is the 11:30 "SportsCenter Update" coming on to tell me who won the event I desperately wanted to watch without a spoiler. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/indifferent.gif

[Sepolevne]

Nader Raider Tim is a wise man. Plus she peed her pants on stage.

 

It bugs me that if you go to Subway the people making your sub get all annoyed when you want more than lettuce on your sub. I mean you're paid to put vegetables on there, if I want all the vegetables, you're going to put them all on there.

[brewcrewman17]

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Summerfest.

 

Thank goodness it's over.

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I couldn't agree more. I live in the Third Ward, and the 11 days of summerfest are an absolute nightmare... thousands of people descend upon your neighborhood with no clue how to drive in the city, and add to that, like clockwork starting at 11:00 people who either have no clue people live downtown, or simply don't care make incredibly unnecessary noise that pretty much makes going to sleep impossible. Summerfest sucks.

 

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It bugs me that if you go to Subway the people making your sub get all annoyed when you want more than lettuce on your sub. I mean you're paid to put vegetables on there, if I want all the vegetables, you're going to put them all on there.

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I worked at a cafeteria last winter and I spent a lot of time on the sub line, and so in the defense of those people, when you request a ton of items be put on your sub, it makes it impossible to make - particularly if you then want it grilled as well. It's really difficult to jam a million things into a sub sandwich and not have it be a complete mess. I hope after you request all those veggies, you don't get mad when the sandwich falls apart on you.

[hawing]

It bugs me that if you go to Subway the people making your sub get all annoyed when you want more than lettuce on your sub.

 

It must depend on the Subway. When I request a not-wide variety of vegetables on my subs, I get either looks that say - or outright questions that ask - "Is that all?"

[hawing]

I guess I'm not done yet...

 

The Madison Metro bus I take between work and home goes near a BP gas station on old University Avenue (near the Octopus car wash, for you locals). The station is visible as we round the corner of University/Allen.

 

I'm nearly positive I saw them changing the regular gas price to $3.49 this morning. I also noticed premium at $3.69. This would be a 30 cent increase since the bus ride home yesterday afternoon.

 

I don't want to start a gas price vent thread - and I've mostly resisted the urge to get really out of whack over gas prices (though I admit it's relatively easy for me since we don't drive to work) - but 30 cents in one day seems drastic. This time, it's bugging me.

[1992casey]

It bugs me that I have zero understanding when it comes to how gas pricing works.

[EdgarDiazRocks]

It bugs me that I have zero understanding when it comes to how gas pricing works.

 

How Gas Prices Work

 

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