Pat Nixon? Wow. You must be really old. (Sorry. I was around for the Nixons but not old enough to drive.)
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LOL. I bet your SC did want to be able to blame you, but I don't think it's a fully defined, conscious thought process that the SCs go through, it's probably been programmed into them by past experiences. Doesn't make it OK, but getting too angry affects my mental health so I try to think about why people behave as they do (well that and I'm trying to get into grad school to become a therapist)."I try to be curious about everything, even things that don't interest me." -Alex Trebek
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Quoth Blue Ginger View PostLove this. Can I steal it to use?
I always tell my family to prepare for traffic being stupid when we go into Little Rock for any reason. Leave early, expect people to forget the rule of "Shiny side up" for cars, and don't be surprised if someone decides your car's rear bumper is a great place for their car to rid. Little Rock doesn't have the congestion of say, Dallas (where at least they honk before they hit you. Little Rock is just full of accidental ninjas!), but it is the biggest city in Arkansas and the most stupidly laid out.If I make no sense, I apologize. I'm constantly interrupted by an actual toddler.
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Quoth HotelMinion View PostThey're the ones that ask for your opinion on everything, and then argue aganist everything you suggest.
At my work the question is usually "what type of closure would you use" and maybe I reply with buttons. I like buttons. Apparently everyone else in the world hates putting in button holes. Personally I don't get the big deal, I do it with a 50 year old machine no problem. Anyway, it doesn't matter if I say buttons or a zipper, the response will ALWAYS be "oh, but then I have to sew. How about velcro?" And for the sake of my sanity, I won't get into the discussion which follows, but suffice to say, it is long.Replace anger management with stupidity management.
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Quoth notalwaysright View PostAnyway, it doesn't matter if I say buttons or a zipper, the response will ALWAYS be "oh, but then I have to sew. How about velcro?"Any fool can piss on the floor. It takes a talented SC to shit on the ceiling.
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Quoth wolfie View PostAnd how do they plan to attach the velcro? The sticky-back stuff makes clothing EXTREMELY stiff, and it doesn't do too well in the washing machine.
Basically, they want to make something no-sew and there just isn't a good way to do so. It's entirely possible that somewhere online there is a tutorial which would help, but if I suggest they look online I get cat-butt face. They think I'm just too lazy to help them, when it's not my job to spend hours searching for a solution which would be acceptable to them. I told them a solution, they just don't like it.Replace anger management with stupidity management.
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Quoth notalwaysright View PostBasically, they want to make something no-sew and there just isn't a good way to do so. It's entirely possible that somewhere online there is a tutorial which would help, but if I suggest they look online I get cat-butt face. They think I'm just too lazy to help them, when it's not my job to spend hours searching for a solution which would be acceptable to them. I told them a solution, they just don't like it."I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."
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Quoth sirwired View PostOn another note; NOT taking the subway into DC is crazy-pants. Public parking in the touristy parts of downtown is very difficult to find, and unless you have been shined upon by divine providence, (and you've scored one of the few spaces along the Mall), is going to be more expensive than taking Metro.
Even here in Pittsburgh, if I have to head downtown from home (I live south of the city), I'd rather take the T than drive. It's cheaper ($2.50 each way) than finding a spot in one of the garages during the day.Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines. --Enzo Ferrari
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Quoth Shyla View PostPat Nixon? Wow. You must be really old. (Sorry. I was around for the Nixons but not old enough to drive.)
'really old'.
"So, if you wanna put places like that outta business, just stop being so rock-chewingly stupid." ~ Raudf, 9/19/13
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Slightly O/T, but would estimates of actual age (rather than a comment like "really old") be considered rude? The post in question implied that the user was driving at a time when Pat Nixon was a VIP living in DC (in other words, before Richard Nixon resigned - he moved to California, presumably along with his family, when he left office). This would put them as at least 16 years old in the early '70s, or at least mid-to-late 50s now.
While some people (e.g. a friend's kids - 12 and 14 years old) would consider that "really old", others (e.g. my father - 100 years old) wouldn't.Any fool can piss on the floor. It takes a talented SC to shit on the ceiling.
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Quoth Shyla View PostYes I was joking. Sorry to offend. I didn't think it was offensive esp since I alluded to being almost the same age. I won't joke anymore."I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."
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