You know what really grinds my gears?

[Double Eights]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I absolutely loathe slow drivers. Some guy pulled out in front of me, and proceeded to drive 30mph in a 50 for about 1.5 miles. I honestly thought about getting out of my car, then running(he was going so slow I could outrun him) after him screaming profanities.

I also hate professors who don't let you know class is cancelled. I drive 30 minutes to school only to find out class has been cancelled. So now I face the dilema of waiting for an hour and 15 minutes, or driving home. Well I drove home and changed into shorts. It was getting hot outside.

But now I have to drive back for an hour class, then wait two hours for my lab to start. I absolutely hate Thursdays with every fiber in my being. I cannot stand waiting for anything, period. But to have to wait a total of about four hours today for two classes, makes me want to punch someone in the face.

Today blows.

[Pared]

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SHORTS?? Holy... it's not that warm in NYC. Where the heck are you? It's 68 in midtown.

[ODogg]

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When I shake hands with someone I think to myself...if they only knew where MY hands have been, lol.

Haha, that's a great point!

Oh and btw, the worst, absolutely the worst, is shaking hands with a mechanic. They have those long yellow fingernails with dirt under them and stained, filth-ridden hands. I try to avoid talking to mechanics directly.

[SLAYER]

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I hate altered cuts of horror films.

I'm watching Monsters HD, and they show some gimped cut of ANOES 3. Note to fans: it's a cut with the current New Line Cinema logo. The original cut is with the old school red NLC logo.

Or you can listen for the "Into the Fire" song or its newer cut generic replacement in the opening scene.

LAWL if Iggy Pop's "Freddy's Dead" (not a Curtis Mayfield cover, BTW) is replaced in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare.

[rudyjuly2]

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I don't have a problem shaking hands with anyone. I think some of this germophobia stuff gets out of control. I know people that won't even touch door knobs. After growing up on a farm and in some of the crappy jobs I've worked growing up, I've put my hands in FAR worse places to worry about shaking anyone's hand. Besides, your body needs to be in contact with some germs to develop a good immune system. Constantly using Purel will weaken your immunity to sicknesses.

[SLAYER]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I don't have a problem shaking hands with anyone. I think some of this germophobia stuff gets out of control. I know people that won't even touch door knobs. After growing up on a farm and in some of the crappy jobs I've worked growing up, I've put my hands in FAR worse places to worry about shaking anyone's hand. Besides, your body needs to be in contact with some germs to develop a good immune system. Constantly using Purel will weaken your immunity to sicknesses.

That's called, "childhood". :P

I guess I'm a germophobe, because I never touch public restroom doorhandles. I'll either get a paper towel, use my foot, or if someone's coming in/out, let them hold it for me.

I'll shake somebody's hand, but I'll be cotdamn if I touch my face or eat after doing so (unless it's something packaged, then I'll use the wrapper).

Somebody was complaining about the fast food workers, but one of my rules of thumb is to never piss off people who prepare my food.

[ODogg]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I don't have a problem shaking hands with anyone. I think some of this germophobia stuff gets out of control. I know people that won't even touch door knobs. After growing up on a farm and in some of the crappy jobs I've worked growing up, I've put my hands in FAR worse places to worry about shaking anyone's hand. Besides, your body needs to be in contact with some germs to develop a good immune system. Constantly using Purel will weaken your immunity to sicknesses.

Oh yes, thank you for reminding me. You know what really grinds my gears? When restroom doors open inward. It's really nice to sit there and watch 5 people use the restroom and walk out without washing their hands, then when I am done washing my hands I go to leave and the only way out is to grab the handle of the door those same 5 people just used with their filthy hands. If the door is push out then I can use my foot to push it open and exit but unfortunately most are not like this.

So what do I have to do to get around it? Well sometimes, if the place is busy, I wait until the next person walks in, then as the door is closing I leave without having to touch the handle. If this is not the case then I grab a paper towel and use that towel to turn the knob to leave. The only problem with the second part though is then I'm stuck holding this paper towel which just touched the filthy doorknob. So then i'm walking around trying to find a garbage can to throw it away in.

Which brings me to my next "what grinds my gears" and that is trash cans in rest rooms. All trash cans in rest rooms should have an open face and/or a level that you open with your foot. After I'm done washing my hands am I supposed to dry them, then proceed to use my hand to open the dirty trash can lid to throw away my paper towels? Then after doing that I'd have to wash my hands again. Then i'd have more towels to throw away. Then i'd be what is called, in computer terms, stuck in a never ending loop. At least until the paper towels ran out anyways.

Sometimes I"ll try to use the paper towel to open it but then the lid can fall off and then i'm trying to put it back on, which results in having to wash my hands again. Sometimes I just say to heck with it and leave my paper towel on top of the garbage can. Why they can't all be open or have a push lever that is operated by your foot is beyond me!!

[rudyjuly2]

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Somebody was complaining about the fast food workers, but one of my rules of thumb is to never piss off people who prepare my food.

Nothing beats the McDonald's scene I once witnessed. Someone beside me ordered take out (can't remember if it was breakfast or not) and they asked for a fork and knife. The fast food attendant got the fork and knife and before they put it into the bag they sneezed. It was a large sneeze and she tried covering up her mouth with her hand which held the fork and knife. The fork and knife were definately in the line of fire of the sneeze but she still put them in the bag! The customer was horrified, reached into the bag and asked for new utensils.

[SLAYER]

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^^

That's just plain bad luck.

[rudyjuly2]

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If I told a story of an encounter with a co-worker when I first started my job 11 years ago, some of you might lose your lunch, be mortified or quite simply not believe me. It involved an upset stomach, a gasroom washroom with frozen pipes and a plastic bag.

[rudyjuly2]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I absolutely loathe slow drivers. Some guy pulled out in front of me, and proceeded to drive 30mph in a 50 for about 1.5 miles. I honestly thought about getting out of my car, then running(he was going so slow I could outrun him) after him screaming profanities.

I agree. Slow drivers suck!!

[Pared]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

If I told a story of an encounter with a co-worker when I first started my job 11 years ago, some of you might lose your lunch, be mortified or quite simply not believe me. It involved an upset stomach, a gasroom washroom with frozen pipes and a plastic bag.

Try us.

[rudyjuly2]

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When I first started work over 11 years ago, part of my job became doing inspections of properties. On my first or second day of training, I went out with an old woman co-worker and worked in a small rural town. It was freezing outside with snow everywhere. We went for lunch and then right after we had started to work after lunch, she said she needed to use the bathroom. We went to a full service gas station where a guy filled up the car while she used the bathroom.

She was driving so I was waiting for her in the passenger side when she comes back to the car. She heads to her purse in the back seat and pulls out a plastic grocery bag. She says, "The pipes are frozen in the wash room." She goes back to the washroom and a short time later comes out holding a bag with "stuff" in it. She throws it into the garbage can outside while the gas station attendant looks confused. She climbs in the car and says, "The toilets were frozen. I couldn't just leave it there." I'm thinking, yes you can. Remember, her stomach was probably upset.

We drive away, I don't say a word. We're going down a sideroad and she starts sniffing. "Do you smell that?", she says. I'm already stunned when she says, "The pipes were frozen. I couldn't wash my hands." She pulls the car over and washes her hands in the snow bank in the ditch. Needless to say, I never asked to drive the car. I finally broke down late the next day and told a co-worker. The story became legend and is simply referred to as "The Pat Cowan story."

[stewaat]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

When I first started work over 11 years ago, part of my job became doing inspections of properties. On my first or second day of training, I went out with an old woman co-worker and worked in a small rural town. It was freezing outside with snow everywhere. We went for lunch and then right after we had started to work after lunch, she said she needed to use the bathroom. We went to a full service gas station where a guy filled up the car while she used the bathroom.

She was driving so I was waiting for her in the passenger side when she comes back to the car. She heads to her purse in the back seat and pulls out a plastic grocery bag. She says, "The pipes are frozen in the wash room." She goes back to the washroom and a short time later comes out holding a bag with "stuff" in it. She throws it into the garbage can outside while the gas station attendant looks confused. She climbs in the car and says, "The toilets were frozen. I couldn't just leave it there." I'm thinking, yes you can. Remember, her stomach was probably upset.

We drive away, I don't say a word. We're going down a sideroad and she starts sniffing. "Do you smell that?", she says. I'm already stunned when she says, "The pipes were frozen. I couldn't wash my hands." She pulls the car over and washes her hands in the snow bank in the ditch. Needless to say, I never asked to drive the car. I finally broke down late the next day and told a co-worker. The story became legend and is simply referred to as "The Pat Cowan story."

ODogg might pass out/die if he reads this

That's gross

[Flyboy]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

When I shake hands with someone I think to myself...if they only knew where MY hands have been, lol.

LOL. SOoooooo true! LMAO!