Rant Thread

[BJoe]

Noted. I'll never say that again.



You should've just said, "Ok, whatever, bitch." :lmao:

The retail workers of America thank you"thumbsup"


She actually demanded to talk to my manager, who called her Ma'am a few times, although I'm not sure if that last time or two was by force of habit, or she was getting irritated with the woman:lmao:

 

[skinnyj]

...forgetting that they aren't set up to scan bar codes (another WTF of mine).

Hobby Lobby is funny that way. My wife works as an AA for the district manager in this area. The district office only has one computer (at my wife's desk). The manager doesn't get a terminal in their office. They don't even give the DMs laptops. They used to allow remote access, which gave my wife a way to make easy money working from home on a Saturday, but they did away with that as well.

 

[wings_of_fire]

In the US at least it's considered rude to ask a woman her age, just FYI. At least that' what I was taught growing up in the south.

If we look at it from a pure practical point of view, it is absolutely wrong to limit yourself due to some shaming tactics. Atleast I would gladly be rude.

If one has to blend into societies fragile rules and regulations, then one should marry a girl 15 - 20+ years younger than him. Ofcourse there will be backlash for marrying a girl that young.....but then one could simply silence the critics by saying it would have been rude to ask her age hence never asked:ror:

 

[JatoTheRipper]

My rant for today: Getting ****ing OLD!!

One my my new sayings is, "Growing up people always tell you that getting old sucks, but they don't warn you how much it really does suck!"

 

[hpiguy]

If we look at it from a pure practical point of view, it is absolutely wrong to limit yourself due to some shaming tactics. Atleast I would gladly be rude.

If one has to blend into societies fragile rules and regulations, then one should marry a girl 15 - 20+ years younger than him. Ofcourse there will be backlash for marrying a girl that young.....but then one could simply silence the critics by saying it would have been rude to ask her age hence never asked:ror:

Those are two totally different scenarios. You said it was a customer you were on the phone with. I was merely giving you some insight into cultural differences in the US vs India. If I were to come visit your country, I'd want to learn some of those things before coming over there.

Obviously if it was somebody I wanted to date, etc, then it's prudent to ask for my own sake. We all have our own opinions on age gap between us and our SO, so I won't get into that other than to say there are laws over here that may come into play depending on the age of both parties involved.

 

[2mtech]

Obviously if it was somebody I wanted to date, etc, then it's prudent to ask for my own sake. We all have our own opinions on age gap between us and our SO, so I won't get into that other than to say there are laws over here that may come into play depending on the age of both parties involved.

If I were dating now I'd ask, then want to see ID and birth certificate, and have them sign an affidavit they were voluntarily dating me without duress.

#METOO

 

[hpiguy]

sign an affidavit they were voluntarily dating me without duress.

#METOO

Or Jello pudding cups. #toosoon? :mrgreen:

 

[2mtech]

Hey, hey, hey, here's my Fat Albert!

 

[wings_of_fire]

One my my new sayings is, "Growing up people always tell you that getting old sucks, but they don't warn you how much it really does suck!"

Yet wars are always started by old people.

 

[JatoTheRipper]

Yet wars are always started by old people.

Do you have a tinfoil hat by chance?

 

[wings_of_fire]

Those are two totally different scenarios. You said it was a customer you were on the phone with. I was merely giving you some insight into cultural differences in the US vs India. If I were to come visit your country, I'd want to learn some of those things before coming over there.

Obviously if it was somebody I wanted to date, etc, then it's prudent to ask for my own sake. We all have our own opinions on age gap between us and our SO, so I won't get into that other than to say there are laws over here that may come into play depending on the age of both parties involved.

I understand all that, and I am aware of the fineness involved in American culture. Its also seen when people interact through this forum.
However I am a redpill guy and to me the concept of not asking a women her age just because its going to trigger her insecurities or make her feel uncomfortable is totally unacceptable.

 

[wings_of_fire]

Do you have a tinfoil hat by chance?

No but usually politicians in power happen to be old men.

 

[BigSki]

One my my new sayings is, "Growing up people always tell you that getting old sucks, but they don't warn you how much it really does suck!"

Tonight, I think I just re-assured myself how much it does suck... I've been swimming once a week for an hour for the past 18 months, I regularly go on walks around my neighborhood and go hiking with a Meetup group twice a month. I'll feel sore but nothing unbearable. Yesterday, I decided that it was time to ride a bike again, so I got out my old Univega steel frame Mt Bike and tuned her up. I rode it about 3 miles today. I think I'm done every pedaling a bicycle !

 

[2mtech]

Yesterday, I decided that it was time to ride a bike again

:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

 

[high plains drifter]

However I am a redpill guy and to me the concept of not asking a women her age just because its going to trigger her insecurities or make her feel uncomfortable is totally unacceptable.

It's not about "insecurity" or making a woman feel "uncomfortable". It's simply one of those things that a lot of people learned at a young age. Although there's plenty of contexts where it would be considered acceptable...it's just that generally speaking, a lot of people do or don't do certain things out of respect or just to simply exhibit good manners.

Things like:

> Open doors for a lady
> Don't eat with your mouth open
> Keep your elbows off of the dinner table
> Say "Yes Mam/ No Mam" & "Yes Sir/ No Sir"
> Don't swing your penis around like a lasso when walking through the park

 

[Duuuuuuuude]

This weeks work rant (carries over from last week): kind of a long read, even after summarizing...

We sold an rv to an out-of-state customer, and made arrangements to have it delivered. Along the way, the driver hit something and caused quite a bit of damage, and played ignorant when he arrived. Needless to say, the customer saw it, and we instructed them to have it returned for repairs.

It's inspected, estimate written, and a very unreasonable timeline put forth to get it back on it's way. Can you wedge in a 70 hour job into an already tight work schedule? No, not really. Parts are fast tracked.

Parts arrive, work commences. The boss is insistent that we meet the deadline. I repeat that it will not happen. Can not happen. Physically impossible. I need two more days. Realize that not all of the parts were ordered, fast track what is missing. Work at a dangerously fast pace.

Pickup is scheduled for first thing in the morning of the day I said it would be done. It won't be done first thing in the morning. Fine, the driver is standing by and will be here at noon. Fine. Furiously thrash to completion.

Noon comes around and I'm done. Driver is a no show. 5:30pm and still no driver. Next morning, no driver. 5:30pm, no driver. Next morning, rv is gone and on it's way to the customer.

Next afternoon, customer is on the phone and furious. Sends pictures. Among several complaints, they claim unnoticed water damage from the accident, we see a hyper-critical inspection of a used rv with normal wear-and-tear that has nothing to do with the accident. There were two legitimate complaints, of which I took full responsibility for. Really good or really fast, I can't do both. Either way, both were minor over-sites.

We offer to have the rv returned and give them a full refund. They refuse and suggest we send them thousands in cash to have it repaired to their liking. We refuse, and suggest having it returned to us once again for inspection/correction. They agree.

We confirm what was in the pictures (non to minor issues), and inform them that we will cancel the sale and they will be receiving a full refund. Bomb goes off. They contact a local news station claiming that they get ripped off, news station wants to do an investigation.

News station should be talking to the sales manager tomorrow. It should be interesting...

 

[Duuuuuuuude]

Yesterday, I decided that it was time to ride a bike again...

I still have the last skateboard I bought nearly 30 years ago. What used to look like fun now looks like a trip to the ER. :ror:

 

[2mtech]

This weeks work rant (carries over from last week): kind of a long read, even after summarizing...

Holy shit, man, that's seriously jacked up. Unfortunately it sounds fairly typical to people and business deals anymore. No integrity, no sense of reality...just a demand for immediate gratification with no regard for anything or anyone.

I hate people. We're supposed to love our customers but I hate them above all others.

 

[BigSki]

I still have the last skateboard I bought nearly 30 years ago. What used to look like fun now looks like a trip to the ER. :ror:

Ironically, this bike was the first "real" mountain bike that I ever purchased, way back in '87. For some reason, this one item has been in my life since then. I think that it now wants to kill me. :mrgreen:

BTW- that does sound like a crappy week for you.

 

[Duuuuuuuude]

Holy shit, man, that's seriously jacked up. Unfortunately it sounds fairly typical to people and business deals anymore. No integrity, no sense of reality...just a demand for immediate gratification with no regard for anything or anyone.

I hate people. We're supposed to love our customers but I hate them above all others.

I can sympathize with them to a point. They didn't get ripped off, but there was a lot of time and energy that got wasted for nothing. However, the same can be said for everyone involved. Everybody got put out.

Every once in a while you will run across someone that gets hyper critical like that, and it's always best to cut ties as cleanly and quickly as possible. They won't ever be happy and there is no point in trying.

What really chaps my ass is that I know that the service department is going to end up being the bad guy in this. It always does.