You know what really grinds my gears?

[l3ulvl]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

useless nuggets of stats that don't amount to a hill of beans,
like such as, so-and-so qb is the fourth right-handed qb from the state of New York in the last 15 years
to throw an interception in the second quarter and run for a td in the third quarter

the weird ones to me are the "first time since" stats, when the "since..." part is followed by like 2018


That just happened, why is that noteworthy

[steelerfan]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

"Blue medical tent". Why say "blue"? Wouldn't it suffice to say "medical tent"?



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[Majingir]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

the weird ones to me are the "first time since" stats, when the "since..." part is followed by like 2018


That just happened, why is that noteworthy

Those ones are the funnier ones too.

The first half makes you think it's such a unique moment, then find out it's the first time since 5 years ago which, depending on the stat, isn't impressive.

Saying a team is on their first 5 game win streak in 5 years is noteworthy. Saying that team has every player record an RBI in a game for the first time in 5 years isn't as special sounding.

[Caulfield]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

"Blue medical tent". Why say "blue"? Wouldn't it suffice to say "medical tent"?



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and how many tents are on the sidelines anyways.
just say ''tent'' and be done with.
unless there's a port-a-potty tent I'm unawares of

[l3ulvl]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

and how many tents are on the sidelines anyways.
just say ''tent'' and be done with.
unless there's a port-a-potty tent I'm unawares of

if there was a brown tent that'd be something

[countryboy]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

if there was a brown tent that'd be something

"He's been in the brown tent now for 30 minutes, I hope everything is ok. Wonder if his pre-game meal didn't sit well"


Or the mad dash by a sideline guy to deliver additional rolls of toilet paper to the brown tent.

[steelerfan]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

To his credit, the one time I heard the tent referred to last night was by Joe Buck and he simply said, "medical tent". That's seems to be the exception though, I hear "blue medical tent" enough that expect to hear "green field" and "brown football" too.

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[LambertandHam]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Maybe it's my ****ty 30$ a month plan but I swear some stores I go into employ a blocker or I just get horrible service due to the building or place I'm standing. Sometimes the stores are right next to each other too.

[steelerfan]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Maybe it's my ****ty 30$ a month plan but I swear some stores I go into employ a blocker or I just get horrible service due to the building or place I'm standing. Sometimes the stores are right next to each other too.

Since it is illegal, it is unlikely that a corporate store would use such technology and think that no one would report it (employee or customer).

I would guess that the most likely culprit is the physical structure of the building but it is certainly possible it is your cell phone provider.

I can't say that I've ever experienced this but I don't really go into stores. My hate for shopping overrides my disgust with Amazon so I buy just about everything online.

Here is some info about the legal aspects about jamming radio signals, steps to troubleshoot and who to report it to:

https://www.fcc.gov/general/jammer-enforcement

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[LambertandHam]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Since it is illegal, it is unlikely that a corporate store would use such technology and think that no one would report it (employee or customer).

I would guess that the most likely culprit is the physical structure of the building but it is certainly possible it is your cell phone provider.

I can't say that I've ever experienced this but I don't really go into stores. My hate for shopping overrides my disgust with Amazon so I buy just about everything online.

Here is some info about the legal aspects about jamming radio signals, steps to troubleshoot and who to report it to:

https://www.fcc.gov/general/jammer-enforcement

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It's most likely a mix of building construction plus my phone is being horrible, but with Christmas shopping it was a gear grinder

[BurghFan]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Since it is illegal, it is unlikely that a corporate store would use such technology and think that no one would report it (employee or customer).

I would guess that the most likely culprit is the physical structure of the building but it is certainly possible it is your cell phone provider.

I can't say that I've ever experienced this but I don't really go into stores. My hate for shopping overrides my disgust with Amazon so I buy just about everything online.

Here is some info about the legal aspects about jamming radio signals, steps to troubleshoot and who to report it to:

https://www.fcc.gov/general/jammer-enforcement

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It's most likely a mix of building construction plus my phone is being horrible, but with Christmas shopping it was a gear grinder

Pitt's Health Sciences Library was always a cellular dead zone, every time I went in I would have 0 or 1 bar. Maybe had something to do with the fact that the library was completely interior with no windows.

[LambertandHam]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Starting the year off with Jury Duty in January.

[Blzer]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Starting the year off with Jury Duty in January.

I was to appear back in October, but got it pushed to December 27th. We'll see if I am summoned.

[KSUowls]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

You know what really grinds my gears? Political ads and solicitors (not making this a political discussion. Just frustration with this example).

We have a runoff here in Georgia for the senate, and we have had campaign workers come to my door almost every single day for the last 2 weeks wanting to ask questions. I have a no soliciting sign on my door that normally works for people trying to sell me something like new internet service or lawn care. These people all ignore the sign though, and when I remind them to please respect it they all claim "oh I'm not soliciting".

So, I've finally added another sign next to my no soliciting one to help them out.
Definition: Soliciting - ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone.
ex1: "he called a meeting to solicit their views"
ex2: "historians and critics are solicited for opinions by the auction houses"

edit - This post really goes for solicitors of any kind. A couple of years ago we experience a streak of people coming by to sell us lawn care, new internet, or other services. Probably a dozen instances over the course of 3 weeks. So I posted the "no soliciting" sign on my front door. We have no city ordinance against it, but most people have respected it since then (I've seen people walk up, look at the sign and then walk away). These campaign workers all ignore the sign though, either intentionally or by ignorantly believing that asking polling questions is not soliciting.

[TripleCrown9]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I started re-reading the Harry Potter books, and my gears are being grinded by being reminded exactly how much they left out of the movies.