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[Bug]

I went to Iceland today, the frozen food shop, okay, so I made my selections mainly ice lollys I only needed a couple of bits, I join the queue it's exceptionally long all the way up the frozen veg aisle, there is a manager (clearly identified by the fact he's wearing proper trousers and shirt instead of a polo) and 2 more staff putting food in the freezers, may I clarify only one checkout is open, not one of those staff think to open another till when all the customers are groaning out loud while standing next to them, when the movement of the line pulls me where the manager is working I say

" excuse me, don't you think it's time to open another till" he says " I'll send someone down in a while" I mean WTF!
"a while I said, I think right now isn't fast enough, since when was it not a priority to sell the food mate"
" so do me a favour and just run your store properly" anyway the arse wipe opened 2 more tills, he sent the women filling the fridges with him to open them, by then the queue was worse.
It really pissed me off, he had the typical bad shop attitude usually only found in the weekend staff of a homebase store and was pretty peeved he was pulled up on it.

That's it really.

 

[suprchic73]

francie - i hate it when people do that crap. i don't understand how hard it is for people to just do what they're getting paid to do - it's so annoying. i hate incompetence. Grrr!

That is a good place to be because not only is it safest, heh, but I will clear the way for whoever's behind me too! :smt023

This just gets better and better, LOL!

 

[Espy]

This just gets better and better, LOL!

Yep, that settles it, if we ever go shopping together Britty leads!

 

[Brittney]

francie - i hate it when people do that crap. i don't understand how hard it is for people to just do what they're getting paid to do - it's so annoying. i hate incompetence. Grrr!



This just gets better and better, LOL!

Yes, I am such a good samaritan... as long as you're not in my way.

 

[Tony Soprano]

Makes me wonder how unhappy must they be to get annoyed at people who are being nice to them?

Some cats that I used to kick it with used to get upset at me for being too positive all the time. Even when times appeared to get rough I would always try to lift their spirits just to encourage them.

Needless to say I recently had to cut them out of my life because they were slowly becoming the proverbial "crabs in a barrel".

 

[goodlove]

Im sorry Texting pisses me off. I hate that sh%%

people text to say hello !!!!!?????

 

[Espy]

Some cats that I used to kick it with used to get upset at me for being too positive all the time. Even when times appeared to get rough I would always try to lift their spirits just to encourage them.

Needless to say I recently had to cut them out of my life because they were slowly becoming the proverbial "crabs in a barrel".

:smt023

I've known people like that too Tony. When my daughter was born she was in bad shape and they were telling me that they didn't think she was going to make it. I had my own ideas on the subject and so I apparently wasn't taking it badly enough to suit them, so they ordered a psych evaluation for me, and sent a priest to visit me. Amazing that when you're doing a good job of managing what life throws at you, sometimes you actually have more haters. I guess some folks just can't appreciate the power of positive thinking? Personally my philosophy is that you often can't control your circumstances, but you can darn sure control your reaction to them. I think it's better to distance yourself from the negative people, before they have a negative impact on you.

 

[Tony Soprano]

:smt023

I've known people like that too Tony. When my daughter was born she was in bad shape and they were telling me that they didn't think she was going to make it. I had my own ideas on the subject and so I apparently wasn't taking it badly enough to suit them, so they ordered a psych evaluation for me, and sent a priest to visit me. Amazing that when you're doing a good job of managing what life throws at you, sometimes you actually have more haters. I guess some folks just can't appreciate the power of positive thinking? Personally my philosophy is that you often can't control your circumstances, but you can darn sure control your reaction to them. I think it's better to distance yourself from the negative people, before they have a negative impact on you.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Espy again.

 

[Espy]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Espy again.

LOL, I gave you rep for your post, so we'll just call it good.

 

[The Dark King]

:smt023

I've known people like that too Tony. When my daughter was born she was in bad shape and they were telling me that they didn't think she was going to make it. I had my own ideas on the subject and so I apparently wasn't taking it badly enough to suit them, so they ordered a psych evaluation for me, and sent a priest to visit me. Amazing that when you're doing a good job of managing what life throws at you, sometimes you actually have more haters. I guess some folks just can't appreciate the power of positive thinking? Personally my philosophy is that you often can't control your circumstances, but you can darn sure control your reaction to them. I think it's better to distance yourself from the negative people, before they have a negative impact on you.

That was hot babe.
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Espy again.

 

[Espy]

That was hot babe.
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Espy again.

You're just amusing me all over the place tonight.

 

[whikle]

I cant stand people that walk out the jetway deboarding the plane - and STOP - right there, 2 cm outside the jetway to figure out where they need to go... completely oblivious to the fact that they just stopped everybody trying to get off.
WTF????
I bet they are the same ones that go down and escalator, get off and stop, or get through a door and stop.

One of my pet peeves, are you really that oblivious your not aware of the dozens of people behind you, you just dragged into your little cuncundrum - trying to get around you.

Like cartoon said, like wooden cigar store inidans.

Uuhhh. Also a pet hate of mine. This also makes me think of people who walk reaaaaally slowly and you get stuck behind them. Especially if they're in a group and they're blocking the way entirely. I'm a fast walker, I can't help it!

I'm so with you! Years ago I actually wrote a blog about people who don't smile when they're smiled out. I don't get it. Smiling is fun...and easy, and you really never know who's day you might brighten when you do it. Alright, maybe I'm just too optimistic, lol.

Sometimes a stranger will smile at me and because I'm not expecting it I don't smile back straight away - and by the time I think to smile it's too late! They've looked away! I always feel so guilty when that happens. "I'm not a bitch, I swear!" lol

 

[AnMDBCartoon]

Yep, and when you say 'pardon me' so you can go around them, they scowl at you.

Scowling people in general piss me off. You smile and they purposely frown at you. WTH is wrong with people?

Um...there *might* be a VALID reason....as opposed to the (alleged) offending party being a total schmuck...


Look for my forthcoming post in the 15 things you did not know about me thread for further details....


Meanwhile:




Tonight's gripe is brought to you by:

The CLEVELAND POLICE OFFICERS THAT SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO RUN RAMPANT & RANCID IN THE STREETS BECAUSE OF THEIR STUPIDITY!






This one from my past profession in the Cleveland Police Deaprtment...

When I was hurt on duty, I was detailed to the Dispatch Centre.


Used to get alotta asinine calls & requests from the General Public, sure....



But many idiotic words that crossed my aural receptors - and insulted my intelligence - came from the OTHER officers out there in the field..



Example 1:

AnMDBCartoon: Car 512, Locallly licence plate checks clean...Leads are down, unable to furnish a listing for you.

Car 512: Leads down? No listing?

AnMDBCartoon: Correct.

Car 512: Okay, then. Who's that car listed to?



FOR THE LOVE OF..................



Example 2:

Temporary tags issued in Ohio are composed of 7 characters, 1 letter & 6 numerals.

I'm sure ALL the cadets in the academy were instructed of this, yes?


We always read the letters off as phonetics (i.e. H represented by Henry, E prepresented by Edward, etc.)


Ennyroad, I remember one rookie (who REEKED of rookie) who always, ALWAYS, ALWAYS requested:

"Radio, give me a check on temp tag Henry Ocean 10493"


And I always shot back to her: "I shall run a check on Henry ZERO 10493"...


But they never, ever caught on...


.....it was always "Henry OCEAN" to them.



Eventually, I never heard their voice over the radio anymore.

Either they got behind the wheel, and the seniorpartner was on the mike...

Or they threw in the towel and decided they'd be better off tryin' to sell hot dogs from a streetside cart.


In any case.....better off without 'em...


As for the bloke in Car 512, they'd been on the force for about 5 or so years...so there was NO excuse for their being....welll....YOU know....

Sadly, that's just the TIP of the iceberg...after contending with all that rot for more than 16 years..




Next installment, the CIVILIAN DISPATCHERS...
































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[suprchic73]

Yep, that settles it, if we ever go shopping together Britty leads!

Yes, I am such a good samaritan... as long as you're not in my way.

I'm with Espy - we need to plan a shopping trip!

Sometimes a stranger will smile at me and because I'm not expecting it I don't smile back straight away - and by the time I think to smile it's too late! They've looked away! I always feel so guilty when that happens. "I'm not a bitch, I swear!" lol

Mmmm-Hmmmm...suuuuure, Whikle...suuuure!...LOL, j/k

Im sorry Texting pisses me off. I hate that sh%%

people text to say hello !!!!!?????

Oh no, Good....you're one of those...lol Dude, texting is like the best invention ever. I am a master texter...I use like 4,000+ texts a month - thank God for unlimited texting plans, lol. Don't hate!

 

[Arwen]

Mr. Cartoon, this is a great thread idea.

My current gripe....

I work at a university and every student has an ID # - it's what we use to pull up their files. All the ID #'s are 8 digits, broken into two chunks of 4 numbers...Ex: 0000-0000. You would think that when asked for their #, they'd read it the way it's written on their ID cards...but no...they habitually read it all jacked up: 00-000-00-0 or 000-000-00 or 00-0000-00. IT NEVER FAILS!!! And they freaking ramble off this jacked up pattern at the speed of light. It pisses me off...I want to strangle them.

I know it probably sounds really lame, but it just drives me nuts. I don't understand how hard it is to read what is in front of you in the way that it is written. It's a huge pet peeve of mine.

Okay, I'm done. Thanks for listening.

Italians do that all the time. Bothering, I know. Like, if their phone numer is 320 - 1234567, they are very likely to telly tou this: Thre hundreds and twenty, twelve, three hundrend and fourty five, six, seven.

You'd die! LOL

Yep, and when you say 'pardon me' so you can go around them, they scowl at you.

Scowling people in general piss me off. You smile and they purposely frown at you. WTH is wrong with people?

So bothering!

I'm so with you! Years ago I actually wrote a blog about people who don't smile when they're smiled out. I don't get it. Smiling is fun...and easy, and you really never know who's day you might brighten when you do it. Alright, maybe I'm just too optimistic, lol.

yes. Sometimes you meet somebody while walking on the street, cross his/her eyes... what can you do? I smile or even say hello (if it's an elder).... and some ppl look at you like you are an alien for that!

I went to Iceland today, the frozen food shop, okay, so I made my selections mainly ice lollys I only needed a couple of bits, I join the queue it's exceptionally long all the way up the frozen veg aisle, there is a manager (clearly identified by the fact he's wearing proper trousers and shirt instead of a polo) and 2 more staff putting food in the freezers, may I clarify only one checkout is open, not one of those staff think to open another till when all the customers are groaning out loud while standing next to them, when the movement of the line pulls me where the manager is working I say

" excuse me, don't you think it's time to open another till" he says " I'll send someone down in a while" I mean WTF!
"a while I said, I think right now isn't fast enough, since when was it not a priority to sell the food mate"
" so do me a favour and just run your store properly" anyway the arse wipe opened 2 more tills, he sent the women filling the fridges with him to open them, by then the queue was worse.
It really pissed me off, he had the typical bad shop attitude usually only found in the weekend staff of a homebase store and was pretty peeved he was pulled up on it.

That's it really.

Well... I've worked at a supermarket 5 yrs... and I can assure you that most of the times complained about not having too much people serving them, but they had no idea about all the other stuff we were supposed to do besides that. Like... if u didn't serve ppl, they would complain, if you served and didn't bake bread, they would complain about not enough bread being baked.

It's never ok!!!!

 

[suprchic73]

Italians do that all the time. Bothering, I know. Like, if their phone numer is 320 - 1234567, they are very likely to telly tou this: Thre hundreds and twenty, twelve, three hundrend and fourty five, six, seven.

You'd die! LOL

omg...that would drive me nuts...LOL!!

 

[Bug]

Italians do that all the time. Bothering, I know. Like, if their phone numer is 320 - 1234567, they are very likely to telly tou this: Thre hundreds and twenty, twelve, three hundrend and fourty five, six, seven.

You'd die! LOL



So bothering!



yes. Sometimes you meet somebody while walking on the street, cross his/her eyes... what can you do? I smile or even say hello (if it's an elder).... and some ppl look at you like you are an alien for that!




Well... I've worked at a supermarket 5 yrs... and I can assure you that most of the times complained about not having too much people serving them, but they had no idea about all the other stuff we were supposed to do besides that. Like... if u didn't serve ppl, they would complain, if you served and didn't bake bread, they would complain about not enough bread being baked.

It's never ok!!!!

I did a little stint as a Supermarket Teamleader in tesco Thickie it wasn't easy but this guy just plain sucked arse at his job, no hatin to the supermarket community lol although I nurse a Hatred against Homebase/DIY stores on Saturdays.

 

[Brittney]

I'm with Espy - we need to plan a shopping trip!

:smt023

 

[goodlove]

I'm with Espy - we need to plan a shopping trip!



Mmmm-Hmmmm...suuuuure, Whikle...suuuure!...LOL, j/k



Oh no, Good....you're one of those[/I]...lol Dude, texting is like the best invention ever. I am a master texter...I use like 4,000+ texts a month - thank God for unlimited texting plans, lol. Don't hate!

OOOH MY GOODNESSS

what are you going to dooo when a fire breaks out...Im texting the fire department rite now.

Im sure you are one of those folks that text her date while she is on the date across the table from them

 

[AnMDBCartoon]

Tonight's Gripe is sponsored by:

Those that have a TOTAL DISREGARD FOR ROAD SAFETY (I):


I'm sure *all* of you...and I *do* mean ALL....have had to contend with this at one time or another...be you pedestrian, motorist, or bicyclist...


Well, those of y'all that're Stateside, anyway.............

The MORON MOTORISTS (or do we say "MOTORIST MORONS"?) that WON'T DRIVE SAFELY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER!


YOU know the ones of which I speak..


When it's raining buckets...

...or snowing its arse off....


You see these A.J. FOYT CLONES, AL UNSER HOPEFULS, or CALE YARBOROUGH WANNABEES.....


...that INSIST on RIPPING ALONG THE STREET, THE HIGHWAY and *ESPECIALLY* the MAIN THOROUGHFARE AT TOP SPEED....




Thinkin' (Whatever part of their cerebral circuitry *can*...) that...even as wet as it is...and as fast as their flyin'....that they can STILL 'stop on a dime'...WHEN THEY CAN'T EVEN STOP ON A CITY BLOCK OF DOLLAR BILLS!


Eventually, somebody pays for said stupidity...


Sadly, there's every potential for it to be one of *us*...or someone we *know*...


IF we're lucky.....the payee for said stupidity....on a GOOD day.....shall only be *them*...WITHOUT taking ANY of us along with 'em....

DARWIN AWARDS, anyone?





















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