Things that annoy me (3 Viewers)

[Combat]

People who refuse to slow down when driving through a school zone. I see it a lot. Particularly in the morning. The flashing road sign says 15 MPH and people buzz through at 30-50. They get annoyed if they are behind someone who slows down. Incredible stupidity and dangerous.

 

[lancer]

People who refuse to slow down when driving through a school zone. I see it a lot. Particularly in the morning. The flashing road sign says 15 MPH and people buzz through at 30-50. They get annoyed if they are behind someone who slows down. Incredible stupidity and dangerous.

Same thing with drivers who blow past loading or unloading school buses. That is downright idiotic with plenty of potential for tragedy. Maybe if the courts would make an example of a few of those drivers with jail time, instead of just fines, the problem would lessen. -- Al

 

[Combat]

Something called Internet "influencers." I had never heard of this until recently. These are people who find themselves so fascinating they believe they can influence others to buy certain products. That has to be a sign of the apocalypse.

 

[Panzer ace]

Something called Internet "influencers." I had never heard of this until recently. These are people who find themselves so fascinating they believe they can influence others to buy certain products. That has to be a sign of the apocalypse.

Reminds me of what one of our trainers said to another trainer when she mentioned that she wanted to be an Instagram model:

"Oh, I have heard of that, isn't it in the same category as Monopoly millionaires?"

 

[ivanmoe]

Adult-proof packaging, the hard-plastic, shell-stuff that ultimately requires shears to open, and even then, you tear your hands up peeling it away from the contents.

 

[wayne556517]

Adult-proof packaging, the hard-plastic, shell-stuff that ultimately requires shears to open, and even then, you tear your hands up peeling it away from the contents.

Good one mate I agree most packaging nowadays sucks big time.

 

[mikemiller1955]

Adult-proof packaging, the hard-plastic, shell-stuff that ultimately requires shears to open, and even then, you tear your hands up peeling it away from the contents.

I don't know why I still own one of these...but I do and it works...

 

[Terp152]

Adult-proof packaging, the hard-plastic, shell-stuff that ultimately requires shears to open, and even then, you tear your hands up peeling it away from the contents.

Yeah, that includes over the counter pills that I wind using scissors to open. :rolleyes2: Chris

 

[ccdc11]

Speaking of packaging, do you remember the CD packaging in the late 80's?
It was like trying to break into Fort Knox.Cardboard box, plastic case, tape, cling wrap, stupid tape on bottom and top of cd jewel case.

 

[theBaron]

Speaking of packaging, do you remember the CD packaging in the late 80's?
It was like trying to break into Fort Knox.Cardboard box, plastic case, tape, cling wrap, stupid tape on bottom and top of cd jewel case.

The jewel cases are a good source of clear plastick stock for scratchbuilding, though. That's my go-to for armored windscreens on 1/48 fighter planes.

Prost!
Brad

 

[mikemiller1955]

The jewel cases are a good source of clear plastick stock for scratchbuilding, though. That's my go-to for armored windscreens on 1/48 fighter planes.

Prost!
Brad

Brad ....yes...they make good window panes for a scratch built house too...

 

[tdubel]

The American Press and now in particular The New York Times, is anybody left anywhere in the press with ANY integrity????

 

[Combat]

I have a long one! Bear with me. I have Comcast cable and unlike many people I've been relatively satisfied but have five cable boxes. First beef. You pay a monthly rental fee for each box. At some point you have clearly paid more than the retail value of the box. It is not possible, however, to buy one. You have to continue to pay hefty monthly rental fees forever. It reminds me of the occasional news story where they find some 90-year old person who is still renting their telephone from ATT. They end up paying thousands for a device they could have bought for a few dollars. But onward. Second, on my cable remote are two power buttons. One allows you to turn on/off just the TV and the other says "all power." The "all power" button turns both the TV and cable box on but will only turn the TV off. It does not turn the cable box off. That perplexed me. Why would they allow you to turn the cable box on with a remote but not turn it off? So the cable guy was out the other day and I asked him about it. His response was that the cable box should never be turned off because it receives periodic updates. I knew that was wrong because in the middle of the night I've seen the box turn itself on and make the updates. In addition, if you dig through the set-up menu there is something called "power preferences" that allows you to set a timer that will turn the box off after a couple hours of non-use. Not only that but it confirms that you should be able to turn the cable box off with the remote. The only problem is that it doesn't work. The only way to turn the box off is to actually physically push the power button on the box itself. Even then it will usually come right back on necessitating that you push it a second time. Even then the box is not truly off but more in a sleep state. The only way to completely turn it off is to unplug it which no one would do because that is inconvenient and requires several minutes to load back all the guides etc when turned back on.

Why does it matter? There are likely millions of cable boxes that customers leave on 24/7 because they can't be turned off like they are supposed to be. And not many people bother to research and set the power preference. Collectively it must result in the use an enormous amount of power for no reason. It would be like not being able to turn off your TV or lights while you are at out or asleep. And the cable company information is flat out wrong. Why they don't develop boxes that can be easily turned off with the remote is a mystery.

 

[Alexander the Great]

I have a long one! Bear with me. I have Comcast cable and unlike many people I've been relatively satisfied but have five cable boxes. First beef. You pay a monthly rental fee for each box. At some point you have clearly paid more than the retail value of the box. It is not possible, however, to buy one. You have to continue to pay hefty monthly rental fees forever. It reminds me of the occasional news story where they find some 90-year old person who is still renting their telephone from ATT. They end up paying thousands for a device they could have bought for a few dollars. But onward. Second, on my cable remote are two power buttons. One allows you to turn on/off just the TV and the other says "all power." The "all power" button turns both the TV and cable box on but will only turn the TV off. It does not turn the cable box off. That perplexed me. Why would they allow you to turn the cable box on with a remote but not turn it off? So the cable guy was out the other day and I asked him about it. His response was that the cable box should never be turned off because it receives periodic updates. I knew that was wrong because in the middle of the night I've seen the box turn itself on and make the updates. In addition, if you dig through the set-up menu there is something called "power preferences" that allows you to set a timer that will turn the box off after a couple hours of non-use. Not only that but it confirms that you should be able to turn the cable box off with the remote. The only problem is that it doesn't work. The only way to turn the box off is to actually physically push the power button on the box itself. Even then it will usually come right back on necessitating that you push it a second time. Even then the box is not truly off but more in a sleep state. The only way to completely turn it off is to unplug it which no one would do because that is inconvenient and requires several minutes to load back all the guides etc when turned back on.

Why does it matter? There are likely millions of cable boxes that customers leave on 24/7 because they can't be turned off like they are supposed to be. And not many people bother to research and set the power preference. Collectively it must result in the use an enormous amount of power for no reason. It would be like not being able to turn off your TV or lights while you are at out or asleep. And the cable company information is flat out wrong. Why they don't develop boxes that can be easily turned off with the remote is a mystery.

...very easy answer: the box is watching you!

 

[Combat]

...very easy answer: the box is watching you!

Wouldn't surprise me. Like something out of 1984. They probably compile an amazing amount of information about households by just monitoring TV and Internet usage. Wait until we all have self-driving cars and they get hacked by some teenage kid.

 

[Panzer ace]

Wouldn't surprise me. Like something out of 1984. They probably compile an amazing amount of information about households by just monitoring TV and Internet usage. Wait until we all have self-driving cars and they get hacked by some teenage kid.

I used to not believe in the whole "1984 someone is watching" thing. Then I had to travel to and from Kansas a few times for work. A couple of weeks later as I am watching TV I see a commercial for some grocery store I have never heard of. Thinking it might be new to Texas I Googled it and sure enough it was a chain of stores exclusive to Kansas.

 

[Combat]

I used to not believe in the whole "1984 someone is watching" thing. Then I had to travel to and from Kansas a few times for work. A couple of weeks later as I am watching TV I see a commercial for some grocery store I have never heard of. Thinking it might be new to Texas I Googled it and sure enough it was a chain of stores exclusive to Kansas.

I saw on ESPN that Nick Saban had suggested that students who get tickets to the Bama football games be required to install an app on their phone that will indicate whether they are leaving the games early. He is apparently upset about fans leaving home games in the second half. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the cupcakes they often play and beat 70-0 but that was a truly bizarre idea. He has so much influence in Bama they will probably start chaining students to their seats.

 

[nysoldiers]

The American Press and now in particular The New York Times, is anybody left anywhere in the press with ANY integrity????

I think you can say this about our politicians as well.
My personal solution, which started about 7 years ago, was to read the editorials from a wide spectrum of newspapers; from the more conservative Wall Street Journal, NY Post, Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News.....to the more liberal NY Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Huffington Post.......You can at least get a general idea of how people in this country think.
I have pretty much stopped watching the pundits on Fox, CNN and MSNBC. I will watch actual interviews and speeches so there is no filter on their political views.
There are still journalist with integrity but unfortunately some have agendas and biases and certainly some make mistakes.

Anyway Tom and I can respectfully discuss politics along with toy soldiers!

 

[Warrior]

I saw on ESPN that Nick Saban had suggested that students who get tickets to the Bama football games be required to install an app on their phone that will indicate whether they are leaving the games early. He is apparently upset about fans leaving home games in the second half. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the cupcakes they often play and beat 70-0 but that was a truly bizarre idea. He has so much influence in Bama they will probably start chaining students to their seats.

You murder me...…………...:wink2:

Yeah, winning every week 70-0 might have something to do with it...………...either that or kids these days have an attention span of a gnat...……….

 

[hotel3alpha]

I think you can say this about our politicians as well.
My personal solution, which started about 7 years ago, was to read the editorials from a wide spectrum of newspapers; from the more conservative Wall Street Journal, NY Post, Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News.....to the more liberal NY Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Huffington Post.......You can at least get a general idea of how people in this country think.
I have pretty much stopped watching the pundits on Fox, CNN and MSNBC. I will watch actual interviews and speeches so there is no filter on their political views.
There are still journalist with integrity but unfortunately some have agendas and biases and certainly some make mistakes.

Anyway Tom and I can respectfully discuss politics along with toy soldiers!

I like Farheed Zacharia from CNN on his Sunday show...wow! Great stories, great questions and great content. I also like Bret Bier from FOX, he report THE NEWS and also does the "outside our borders" segment to share stories about news every where else in the world and still tune into to PBS to REALLY see whats going on.

What annoys me about the media (on both sides and in the middle) is the attitude and that attitude can be dissected a millions ways around, but I grew up with Dan Rather, Charles Kuralt, Barbara Walters, Ted Koppel, Paul Harvey, etc and their style was just...cool. Plus, the panel guest arguing has just become fodder for making a name for themselves.

I personally am sick of the muckraking and yellow journalism that our media has become and likewise the politicians who do it too.

John from Texas