What's Irritating You Today Rant Thread

[CaseyR]

Aww!!  My dryer broke yesterday.  Now I have to buy a new one because the parts to fix the old one cost as much as a brand new one!  How does that even work!?

Oh yeah, I know what you mean. The same thing happened last year with our washer. It seems like, as technology advances, the parts needed to fix an appliance plus the labor cost SO much, you might as well get a brand new appliance. It's a bummer! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I'm always paranoid about using my appliances after my washer broke down and totally flooded my place a few years back.  I just remember it was a really hot upstairs, so I decided to sleep in the basement that afternoon, and I woke up to water literally raining down on me from the ceiling and cascading down the stairs.  I suppose I was lucky that it happened on the rare occasion that I decided to sleep in the basement.  Three minutes did a lot of damage, so I can only imagine how bad it could have been; sometimes technology frightens me!

And it's so true about fixing things these days.  I just moved into a new place this week, and the building manager said there was an issue with my stove.  Anyway, the other day they took it out, and put a new one in.  I'm not sure what was wrong with it, but I guess it was easier just to replace the whole thing than bring someone in to look at it with the parts, labor, etc.

 

[Esthylove]

bahahaha oh no! lol... my husband is the same way though. Like that one time he went to unplug my laptop at my parents' house and literally ripped the freaking outlet out of the wall! wth?! It left a big hole! HULKMODE.

It must be a guy thing. Mine then said I'm the one that slammed the door shut I'm like hahah no. I shut it not SLAM it. lol

 

[PeridotCricket]

My job got eliminated today. After Monday we'll either be integrated into another team or fired. Our Supervisor even had to reply to the extremely vague group e-mail and ask what's going on. No answer yet.

 

[MrsShaw]

My job got eliminated today. After Monday we'll either be integrated into another team or fired. Our Supervisor even had to reply to the extremely vague group e-mail and ask what's going on. No answer yet.

Wow, that's awesome :/ ugh. I feel for you! My husband just found out they're gonna get a $4/hour pay cut starting next year. They're screwing us out of $600 a month... and we JUST bought a house too, f'ing figures.

 

[Shalott]

I am extremely angry right now. After some hemming and hawing (he thought he might get in trouble) my son showed me today a BB pellet hole right through his frikken window! These little neighbor brats are known to have BB guns. (They've gotten in trouble for shooting other kids before!) Apparently they now think it is funny to hit inanimate objects and pets.

I have had it fully up to here. I've contacted the police, and while there is nothing specific they can do at this time, I was able to file a report for insurance purposes, and they will increase patrol for the time being.

Arrrrgghhh, I cannot stand other people's kids!

 

[Sunflowercake]

I am extremely angry right now. After some hemming and hawing (he thought he might get in trouble) my son showed me today a BB pellet hole right through his frikken window! These little neighbor brats are known to have BB guns. (They've gotten in trouble for shooting other kids before!) Apparently they now think it is funny to hit inanimate objects and pets.

I have had it fully up to here. I've contacted the police, and while there is nothing specific they can do at this time, I was able to file a report for insurance purposes, and they will increase patrol for the time being.

Arrrrgghhh, I cannot stand other people's kids!

Wow I would be ticked as well. I don't care if they use them as long as they don't direct them at people or animals or break objects. I mean, I did a lot of nonsense as a kid but I never injured anyone or broke things for fun. I hope that this stops in your neighborhood.

I am not really super irritated today. One thing that has been bothering me though has to do wit the fact  that I enjoy getting tattoos. Some friends have told me if I haven't gotten a bit much lately (I have gotten a lot of work on my sleeve done and we usually go for 1-2 hour sessions). I have gine once or twice a week. the artist became friends with us to the point that we go on trips together and go out together and he does give us good prices. I always ignored it when friends said they think I am spending too much money on tattoos (I haveto mention that the husband has gotten work done on his sleeve as well). Now we traveled to the Body Art Expo in Chicago. I got a portrait of Lily Munster on my right foot and Herman Munster on my left in two days from our artist as he asked if he could do some work for a flat rate. The hubby has gotten poison Ivy on his calf. Now two friends asked me why I would pick the munsters. i love the munsters and how is that your problem? They came out amazing (black and white portraits). And then I heard the comment again: You are spending a lot of money on tattoos lately. here is the thing: I have always liked them, I just never had the time and money to sit there continuously every week and get work done. We are able to pay all our bills and have no children. Do we really have to explain how we spend our money?

 

[Esthylove]

Wow I would be ticked as well. I don't care if they use them as long as they don't direct them at people or animals or break objects. I mean, I did a lot of nonsense as a kid but I never injured anyone or broke things for fun. I hope that this stops in your neighborhood.

I am not really super irritated today. One thing that has been bothering me though has to do wit the fact  that I enjoy getting tattoos. Some friends have told me if I haven't gotten a bit much lately (I have gotten a lot of work on my sleeve done and we usually go for 1-2 hour sessions). I have gine once or twice a week. the artist became friends with us to the point that we go on trips together and go out together and he does give us good prices. I always ignored it when friends said they think I am spending too much money on tattoos (I haveto mention that the husband has gotten work done on his sleeve as well). Now we traveled to the Body Art Expo in Chicago. I got a portrait of Lily Munster on my right foot and Herman Munster on my left in two days from our artist as he asked if he could do some work for a flat rate. The hubby has gotten poison Ivy on his calf. Now two friends asked me why I would pick the munsters. i love the munsters and how is that your problem? They came out amazing (black and white portraits). And then I heard the comment again: You are spending a lot of money on tattoos lately. here is the thing: I have always liked them, I just never had the time and money to sit there continuously every week and get work done. We are able to pay all our bills and have no children. Do we really have to explain how we spend our money?

It's none of their damn business what you spend your money on! If it makes you happy then you should be able to spend your money however you please. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> They should mind their own business

 

[MrsShaw]

Rubberized compacts and palettes... they feel cool but get SO dirty SO fast and are SUCH a b---- to clean!!!! Yes, I'm looking at YOU, UD Vice palette and NARS stuff...  :angry:

 

[Shalott]

So, not to get into all the nitty gritty details but I have some health issues, some of them chronic and some that are treatable (I need my gallbladder removed, for example). When I was at my cardiologist in January, he noticed swelling in my thyroid. My GP referred me to an endocrinologist and to make a long story short, they will be doing a biopsy in August to determine if the mass is cancerous.

I've been keeping pretty quiet about it, because it doesn't do to run around crying wolf, but after I found out I would have the biopsy, I posted it on Facebook so that friends and family in other states could know what was going on without having to contact every one of them.

No one replied. Not on Facebook, not by e-mail, not by phone. Not a single person. Now, I don't want to be all "boo-hoo" and throw a pity party about how no one cares, but I am human and it does hurt. It hurts that people I have known my entire life will make comments on each others pictures of a night of drinking, but can't say something like "I'll be hoping for the best", or even just a dang "like".

It's stupid, and I am whining and that's why I chose to do it in this thread as opposed to making a new one, but it really just makes me sad, and angry, but mostly just sad.

ETA: I know with the way Facebook shows you things in your feed now, not every post that is made is seen by all of your friends - I have a good idea who were the folks who didn't see the post and that doesn't bother me because I know that is a Facebook thing, and not a "I don't know what to say so I won't say anything" thing.

 

[MrsShaw]

So, not to get into all the nitty gritty details but I have some health issues, some of them chronic and some that are treatable (I need my gallbladder removed, for example). When I was at my cardiologist in January, he noticed swelling in my thyroid. My GP referred me to an endocrinologist and to make a long story short, they will be doing a biopsy in August to determine if the mass is cancerous.

I've been keeping pretty quiet about it, because it doesn't do to run around crying wolf, but after I found out I would have the biopsy, I posted it on Facebook so that friends and family in other states could know what was going on without having to contact every one of them.

No one replied. Not on Facebook, not by e-mail, not by phone. Not a single person. Now, I don't want to be all "boo-hoo" and throw a pity party about how no one cares, but I am human and it does hurt. It hurts that people I have known my entire life will make comments on each others pictures of a night of drinking, but can't say something like "I'll be hoping for the best", or even just a dang "like".

It's stupid, and I am whining and that's why I chose to do it in this thread as opposed to making a new one, but it really just makes me sad, and angry, but mostly just sad.

ETA: I know with the way Facebook shows you things in your feed now, not every post that is made is seen by all of your friends - I have a good idea who were the folks who didn't see the post and that doesn't bother me because I know that is a Facebook thing, and not a "I don't know what to say so I won't say anything" thing.

Honestly, I completely understand your frustration /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I felt the same way when I had my son and hardly anyone would comment on pictures and stuff I posted, my sister in law however who has like a bazillion friends got tons of likes and comments. It might make you feel stupid and childish to get upset over "something on facebook" but in reality that's not the point. The point is that you feel like no one cares what's going on in your life and that hurts. As to your health issues... you are in my thoughts and prayers and I hope everything will turn out the best possible way for you /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />   

 

[CaseyR]

Wow I would be ticked as well. I don't care if they use them as long as they don't direct them at people or animals or break objects. I mean, I did a lot of nonsense as a kid but I never injured anyone or broke things for fun. I hope that this stops in your neighborhood.

I am not really super irritated today. One thing that has been bothering me though has to do wit the fact  that I enjoy getting tattoos. Some friends have told me if I haven't gotten a bit much lately (I have gotten a lot of work on my sleeve done and we usually go for 1-2 hour sessions). I have gine once or twice a week. the artist became friends with us to the point that we go on trips together and go out together and he does give us good prices. I always ignored it when friends said they think I am spending too much money on tattoos (I haveto mention that the husband has gotten work done on his sleeve as well). Now we traveled to the Body Art Expo in Chicago. I got a portrait of Lily Munster on my right foot and Herman Munster on my left in two days from our artist as he asked if he could do some work for a flat rate. The hubby has gotten poison Ivy on his calf. Now two friends asked me why I would pick the munsters. i love the munsters and how is that your problem? They came out amazing (black and white portraits). And then I heard the comment again: You are spending a lot of money on tattoos lately. here is the thing: I have always liked them, I just never had the time and money to sit there continuously every week and get work done. We are able to pay all our bills and have no children. Do we really have to explain how we spend our money?

I always find it amazing how many people are like that; it's really none of their business too.  I recently decided to move to downtown Toronto, and it's definitely an expensive city to live in, so I searched for months and finally found an older building from the 1930s (literally), that had creaky floors, and uneven plastered walls; it definitely needed some work.  Anyway, I fixed the place up as best I could, did a lot of decorating, spray-painted some old furniture black to match, and posted some photos of my new place.

Suddenly, I get several people asking me where I could have possibly got the money for this (they don't ask politely either).  It's weird, these people own cars, also spend money on trips, and so forth, but for some reason they think it's "too expensive" to live where I am, so I'm expected to explain why and how I afforded to move downtown.

I could explain that I found a vacancy in an older building, and that I save money for rent by not needing a car, insurance, or transit pass, but it seems like something I shouldn't need to justify.  I suppose some people are just really nosey and/or opinionated lol.  btw The Munsters are awesome! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Shalott]

Honestly, I completely understand your frustration /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I felt the same way when I had my son and hardly anyone would comment on pictures and stuff I posted, my sister in law however who has like a bazillion friends got tons of likes and comments. It might make you feel stupid and childish to get upset over "something on facebook" but in reality that's not the point. The point is that you feel like no one cares what's going on in your life and that hurts. As to your health issues... you are in my thoughts and prayers and I hope everything will turn out the best possible way for you /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />   

Thank you so much! :hugs3: Everything should be fine, but it is nice just to know someone is sending up a little prayer!

 

[CaseyR]

So, not to get into all the nitty gritty details but I have some health issues, some of them chronic and some that are treatable (I need my gallbladder removed, for example). When I was at my cardiologist in January, he noticed swelling in my thyroid. My GP referred me to an endocrinologist and to make a long story short, they will be doing a biopsy in August to determine if the mass is cancerous.

I've been keeping pretty quiet about it, because it doesn't do to run around crying wolf, but after I found out I would have the biopsy, I posted it on Facebook so that friends and family in other states could know what was going on without having to contact every one of them.

No one replied. Not on Facebook, not by e-mail, not by phone. Not a single person. Now, I don't want to be all "boo-hoo" and throw a pity party about how no one cares, but I am human and it does hurt. It hurts that people I have known my entire life will make comments on each others pictures of a night of drinking, but can't say something like "I'll be hoping for the best", or even just a dang "like".

It's stupid, and I am whining and that's why I chose to do it in this thread as opposed to making a new one, but it really just makes me sad, and angry, but mostly just sad.

ETA: I know with the way Facebook shows you things in your feed now, not every post that is made is seen by all of your friends - I have a good idea who were the folks who didn't see the post and that doesn't bother me because I know that is a Facebook thing, and not a "I don't know what to say so I won't say anything" thing.

I totally understand how you feel.  People are be really odd at times.  Back around Christmas, I became incredibly ill, and it took about eight visits to doctors to find out that I had both a gastrointestinal virus and a pericardial effusion with my heart (and bronchitis, though that was a minor concern atm :S).  In just over a week, I lost 15lbs and could barely do anything.  Since I was involved in a lot of community work at the time, I posted that they were doing an EKG and so forth to check for things.  I didn't say the more serious possibilities (congenital heart failure, etc.), but I wanted people to know that I wasn't blowing them off and I hadn't vanished; I was too weak to do much of anything at this point.

I found it amazing how many friends and colleagues really said nothing (they always comment on the random photos of whatever I post).  I received a couple messages later regarding projects I was involved in, or parties I missed, and the response was kinda a casual "Oh that sucks" (and no later follow-up to see what they found).  Of course now when I've recovered months later, these same people ask me if I should be eating this or that when I go out to a restaurant, or question if I'm "well enough" to do a 5k run, and so forth.  It's funny, cause they seemed not at all concerned when I was actually sick, but now it's a reason to meddle in things.

Anyway, I did make a point of thanking one of my friends that did check in on me throughout the process.  I explained to her that during times like those, you really do appreciate knowing people care; not everyone seems to realize this until they get into that position.  I don't hold a grudge on how indifferent some of my friends seemed, but I also recognize that if I ever needed something, some of these people may not be the greatest to rely on in the future.  Some people seem to also be quite poor at handling serious situations, unfortunately.

Hope everything comes out clear for you.  Wishing you all the best, and our thoughts are with you here!

 

[Shalott]

Yes! It's so frustrating! I haven't made many updates since then, but I have posted a couple of goofy quotes that have gotten quite a few "likes" and comments. I feel like I do my best not to flood people's feeds with boring or distasteful things, even rarely do I post about my health because I don't want to be "that person". So I guess I just felt like I expected a bit more support.

Thank you so much for your kind words! :hugs3: It really means a lot!

I totally understand how you feel.  People are be really odd at times.  Back around Christmas, I became incredibly ill, and it took about eight visits to doctors to find out that I had both a gastrointestinal virus and a pericardial effusion with my heart (and bronchitis, though that was a minor concern atm :S).  In just over a week, I lost 15lbs and could barely do anything.  Since I was involved in a lot of community work at the time, I posted that they were doing an EKG and so forth to check for things.  I didn't say the more serious possibilities (congenital heart failure, etc.), but I wanted people to know that I wasn't blowing them off and I hadn't vanished; I was too weak to do much of anything at this point.

I found it amazing how many friends and colleagues really said nothing (they always comment on the random photos of whatever I post).  I received a couple messages later regarding projects I was involved in, or parties I missed, and the response was kinda a casual "Oh that sucks" (and no later follow-up to see what they found).  Of course now when I've recovered months later, these same people ask me if I should be eating this or that when I go out to a restaurant, or question if I'm "well enough" to do a 5k run, and so forth.  It's funny, cause they seemed not at all concerned when I was actually sick, but now it's a reason to meddle in things.

Anyway, I did make a point of thanking one of my friends that did check in on me throughout the process.  I explained to her that during times like those, you really do appreciate knowing people care; not everyone seems to realize this until they get into that position.  I don't hold a grudge on how indifferent some of my friends seemed, but I also recognize that if I ever needed something, some of these people may not be the greatest to rely on in the future.  Some people seem to also be quite poor at handling serious situations, unfortunately.

Hope everything comes out clear for you.  Wishing you all the best, and our thoughts are with you here!

 

[CaseyR]

Yes! It's so frustrating! I haven't made many updates since then, but I have posted a couple of goofy quotes that have gotten quite a few "likes" and comments. I feel like I do my best not to flood people's feeds with boring or distasteful things, even rarely do I post about my health because I don't want to be "that person". So I guess I just felt like I expected a bit more support.

Thank you so much for your kind words! :hugs3: It really means a lot!

Agreed.  It's really strange what people respond to online.  I used to run social media/communication departments for a couple organizations, and I'd see something incredibly important or insightful receive no attention, and then a funny photo or meme be the hit of the day and reach tons of views.  Life is random, that's for sure!

And no problem at all!  You're very welcome! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Sunflowercake]

@@CaseyR

It makes me shake my head every time. If I would go around asking people for money all the time or similar situations, different story. A lot of the people who asked have kids for example, which we don't. I always wonder if I am supposed to show them a bank statement or something lol. And yes, the munsters are awesome!!

 

[Sunflowercake]

@@Shalott First of all: I hope you are doing well and that you got good results!

I barely try to post on facebook when I am not feeling well because I also feel many people are posting every migraine and every fever. If I read about it here and there, it doesn;t bother me. However, if it is a serious test or hospital stay, surgery or resluts of a test, I appreciate the update on facebook. You know that otherwise someone will complain that they have not heard about it. Well, keep us updated here on MUT and feel free to vent about it at any time!!

 

[CaseyR]

@@CaseyR

It makes me shake my head every time. If I would go around asking people for money all the time or similar situations, different story. A lot of the people who asked have kids for example, which we don't. I always wonder if I am supposed to show them a bank statement or something lol. And yes, the munsters are awesome!!

I know the feeling!  First, it was the money topic, then criticism of the particular area I moved to, and how I picked the *wrong* neighborhood.  People are just waay too opinionated sometimes lol

 

[Shalott]

@@Shalott First of all: I hope you are doing well and that you got good results!

I barely try to post on facebook when I am not feeling well because I also feel many people are posting every migraine and every fever. If I read about it here and there, it doesn;t bother me. However, if it is a serious test or hospital stay, surgery or resluts of a test, I appreciate the update on facebook. You know that otherwise someone will complain that they have not heard about it. Well, keep us updated here on MUT and feel free to vent about it at any time!!

That's definitely my philosophy, too - it doesn't upset me when other people post about being ill, because I do like to commiserate with them, but I don't want to do it! :blush: Hopefully, everything will be all clear for me, but I will definitely keep folks updated. Thank you so much for the kind words! :hugs3:

 

[pokeballssohard]

Well, my fiance came home after being gone since Friday, but it took him two hours longer than he said it would... which meant I couldn't go to the post office cause he has the only set of wheels in the household. Not a huge deal, I just feel bad because I was supposed to ship something out for someone. Like I said, not a biggie, but mildly irritating. 

But then he says he wants to take me out to eat, and proceeds to take an hour nap. When I try to wake him up because I haven't eaten all day waiting on his butt to take me out to what I thought would be lunch and turned out to be dinner and I'm HUNGRY he says "I'm getting up!" turns over, falls right back asleep. The third time I tried it he snapped at me yelling "I'M UP" and... you guessed it, turned right back over and fell asleep. We're on hour two now. I'm about to lay down the law. Either take me out to eat like you said, or I'm making myself some dinner and you can have ramen noodles. That's what I've been eating this whole weekend because I can't go grocery shopping without the car, and we were supposed to do that today too. I love him to death, and I missed him a lot, but he's being kind of a butt-hole right now. -grumble grumble-