You know what really grinds my gears?

[Blzer]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

People who can't wrap their minds around the meaning of a bright yellow tape that reads "CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSS".

Kidnap and rape, followed by a homicide and suicide this evening. Seriously. Some days suck. Setting up the perimeter on the scene and no one gives a damn. They all want to get their pictures for the fam and Facebook.

Just makes me think about the film Nightcrawler.

What kind of scoop are people legally allowed to access, despite such warnings/cautions from police?

[countryboy]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Kidney Stones.

Had lithotripsy procedure done two weeks ago to crush them so they can pass. Went for a follow up a week ago and everything seemed fine.

Over the weekend I was very sick running a fever with nausea and vomiting. Going back to doctor today as they believe I have a kidney infection from trying to pass the stones after having them crushed.

[SuperBowlNachos]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

How expensive cable/satellite is. I am actually trying to get cable or satellite back , and even when bundling services it's so damn expensive. ATT/DirecTV aren't bad the first year, but after that you are spending $160/m for 50 Mbps and the 2nd tier of channels. Why can't I just pay $100/mo for Internet and TV, and the big corporation can be happy they are getting $1,200 a year from me.

[EUBlink]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Just makes me think about the film Nightcrawler.

What kind of scoop are people legally allowed to access, despite such warnings/cautions from police?

We usually give one warning to the public, two warnings to distant relatives. Immediate family get separated from the public but still beyond the scene tape. They're told a very vague explanation [if it's a homicide like last night] and closely guarded by a reasonable amount of officers if they'll allow, until we can give further info.

If anyone crosses for any unlawful reason after the tape is up, though, we can get them for hindering, interfering, and/or disobeying a lawful order, depending on where you are or who you're dealing with. There's state law and city ordinance we can enforce in that instance.

[Blzer]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Half the time I click on a link to a Forbes article, it doesn't bring me to the article. Instead it looks like it just brings me to their home page. Normally I have to go back and click on it a second time.

Forbes is the only site I know of that does this.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

straws that are so flimsy and the wrappers they are in that are so strong, the straw cant break through.



coke zero was previously diet pepsi?

No, Coke Zero changed their recipe to create their current abomination.


Diet Pepsi also changed their recipe a while back and it became straight up undrinkable for a few years, but now they've switched the recipe back and it's back to basically the way it was.

[PVarck31]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

No, Coke Zero changed their recipe to create their current abomination.


Diet Pepsi also changed their recipe a while back and it became straight up undrinkable for a few years, but now they've switched the recipe back and it's back to basically the way it was.

I really like Pepsi zero sugar.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I really like Pepsi zero sugar.

Yep. It's just about perfect for a diet soda. Diet Dr. Pepper too, of course. But I shifted 100% of my Coke Zero purchasing to Pepsi Zero Sugar. Going back to my roots as a Pepsi loyalist anyway.

[NDAlum]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

We have department caps on hours worked per week, depending on what division you're in. I'm in patrol, so I know my max/cap and the hand-slap that follows when I go over. But supervisors don't give us much choice due to short-staffing and vacations.

This will be the third damn week that I've exceeded the cap by at least ten hours, thanks most in part to short-staffing [as mentioned], supervisors calling me out while I'm at home, and having to stay over fairly often on crazy calls. I don't say no to overtime. Never have, never will, unless there's a family event that I'm committed to. These same supervisors that are calling me out to work will be the ones calling me out for working too much in a couple weeks...

For what it's worth, this week (payroll goes Friday to Friday), I've worked 88 hours. Week before that, 86 hours. So this pay period will be 174 hours for two weeks. I'll claim 24.5 hours of that as comp and the other 69.5 hours as overtime. I can't claim anymore than 24.5 hours comp because that 24.5 hours will max my comp pool out.

There's going to be a lecture, come Monday or Tuesday morning. I can't wait.

Where on earth (hell) do you work!?

[NDAlum]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Yep. It's just about perfect for a diet soda. Diet Dr. Pepper too, of course. But I shifted 100% of my Coke Zero purchasing to Pepsi Zero Sugar. Going back to my roots as a Pepsi loyalist anyway.

Coke Zero = GOAT

I just can't drink Pepsi products...it tastes flat to me.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Coke Zero = GOAT

I just can't drink Pepsi products...it tastes flat to me.

Coke Zero used to have bite. It tasted like actual Cola to me and nothing like Coca-Cola which I despise and basically refuse to drink.

Then they changed the recipe so that Coke Zero uses their European formula which tastes more like regular Coke, which is fine for what most people want but for me, since I hate Coke, the new Coke Zero tastes like watered down Coke to me.

[pietasterp]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Bagging groceries is really the easiest job you can imagine (unless you have a really fast checker and it can be hard to keep up on a busy Sunday with all the customers buying industrial size ranch dressing).

Not to be too harsh, but if a 17-year-old kid can't do this, they are in for 65 more years of heartbreak and failure. OK, maybe that was too harsh. One of the reasons I like to used the automated lanes because nobody bags my stuff better than me.

I don't think a lot of 17 year old grocery baggers care enough about perfecting their craft to please the customers, it's not exactly a resume builder, and if it is, someone tell Maj

Understood, but this speaks to a larger issue (that, on-topic, grinds my gears). This is an old-man style grumble, but no one takes any pride in any job they do any more . Everyone realizes that bagging groceries is not a terminal career (for most people, anyway), and no one expects you to hustle like you're going to get spotted by a corporate exec and put on the fast-lane to executive management, but there's a mentality to work that's almost completely lost at this point (as far as I can see) that is unlikely to ever come back. It's about doing as good of a job as you can reasonably do most of the time, because that's the implicit deal you made when you decided to take the job.

In general, people don't just magically "flip a switch" and start developing better work ethic when they finally get to a job they deem worthwhile of their work ethic reserve (if that exists). Interestingly, some evidence suggests that people with lousy work ethic and poor job ethics rarely get to any job better than the one they are doing a crappy job at currently, which means they will never have the opportunity to 'flip the switch' even if they could (which, spoiler alert: they can't).


The point of giving a crap at whatever job you are doing presently is it develops a sense of what work is and how to do it properly, which will hopefully serve you well when you move on to more advanced jobs. You learn a lot from low-level jobs, even things as basic as showing up on time, understanding what job responsibilities are, etc. etc. etc. But that idea has just gone completely away.

Not that any of it matters anyway. I haven't seen grocery baggers in years at any of my local supermarkets.

[countryboy]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Understood, but this speaks to a larger issue (that, on-topic, grinds my gears). This is an old-man style grumble, but no one takes any pride in any job they do any more . Everyone realizes that bagging groceries is not a terminal career (for most people, anyway), and no one expects you to hustle like you're going to get spotted by a corporate exec and put on the fast-lane to executive management, but there's a mentality to work that's almost completely lost at this point (as far as I can see) that is unlikely to ever come back. It's about doing as good of a job as you can reasonably do most of the time, because that's the implicit deal you made when you decided to take the job.

In general, people don't just magically "flip a switch" and start developing better work ethic when they finally get to a job they deem worthwhile of their work ethic reserve (if that exists). Interestingly, some evidence suggests that people with lousy work ethic and poor job ethics rarely get to any job better than the one they are doing a crappy job at currently, which means they will never have the opportunity to 'flip the switch' even if they could (which, spoiler alert: they can't).


The point of giving a crap at whatever job you are doing presently is it develops a sense of what work is and how to do it properly, which will hopefully serve you well when you move on to more advanced jobs. You learn a lot from low-level jobs, even things as basic as showing up on time, understanding what job responsibilities are, etc. etc. etc. But that idea has just gone completely away.

Not that any of it matters anyway. I haven't seen grocery baggers in years at any of my local supermarkets.

I agree. Today's youth has no work ethic and an unjustified sense of entitlement.

Nobody wants to work for anything anymore. They just want it handed to them and if not, then they'll complain/protest to whomever will listen.

[Gotmadskillzson]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

This grinds my gears to dust.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N4lRVAWpuE

Grant it they all got put on leave weeks later when the tape hit their chief's desk. The fact they walked around for weeks like nothing happen and wasn't going to say anything also grinds my gears to dust.

[DieHardYankee26]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Old people perpetuating generational criticisms like the same tired nonsense wasn't said about their generation