Stuff That Really 'Grinds My Gears...'

Daveb · August 27, 2018, 9:02pm

Probably.

RAvery · August 28, 2018, 1:33am

Well it’s your fault for buying fixtures made out of semolina flour and aluminum foil!

kxkvi · August 28, 2018, 2:18am

What was I thinking?

knoxblox · August 29, 2018, 5:02am

And I’m back.

I’m glad I happened to be home, because I was scheduled for internet hookup on Thursday, not today.

Cynical · August 29, 2018, 9:00am

Bloody millennials, taking all of the romance out of it…

smulder · August 29, 2018, 9:44am

“Have you tried turning the faucet off and on again?”

kxkvi · August 29, 2018, 12:35pm

nimelennar · August 29, 2018, 1:36pm

Are you quite sure it’s plugged in?

MarjaE · August 30, 2018, 1:39pm

Loud gasoline-powered painmowers should be phased out, possibly in favor of sheep, goats, or even more loud honking geese.

Wisconsin_Platt · August 30, 2018, 9:14pm

Why do I so readily agree to dinner plans with acquaintances that I know I will not enjoy.

In truth, I know why. My partner asks and, barring an actual scheduling conflict, I’m going to say yes.

I guess I do not have any “better” options for the night, but I just don’t feel like putting on my social face tonight.

kxkvi · August 30, 2018, 10:13pm

Ah, been there, especially large gatherings. There needs to be a pill for headaches. Not curing them, causing them.

LearnedCoward · August 31, 2018, 1:20am

If I can’t be social, I shouldn’t be pressured to be social.

Sometimes it really takes a lot out of me, and it still doesn’t really work. Meaning, I’m physically present but literally unable to make conversation.

It isn’t a cop out, it’s me needing a break when I know I need a break.

chgoliz · August 31, 2018, 4:43pm

Oh no, NOT geese!

chgoliz · August 31, 2018, 4:48pm

FWIW, I’m finding more and more situations where it is now considered perfectly normal to go to work-related events/meals without a +1. Enough people are in relationships where both people have obligations (work, family, etc.) that they can’t just drop everything, and it’s becoming more mainstream to acknowledge that fact.

I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve brought a +1 to a work-related thing, even when I was married, but I’m no longer the only person coming solo to these things.

Check with your partner about how much she actually needs you to be there. It’s possible she will be judged by co-workers or bosses, so you might not have the option, but why not explore the possibility?

knoxblox · August 31, 2018, 7:26pm

So I found out today that the doctor here in TJ that had been interested in me is getting married next week. Apparently, an ex-boyfriend showed up a little bit after my difficulties last holiday season, and then solidified the relationship during the time my phone fried and my polyps had kept me down for a couple of months.
I’m happy for her, and believe she’s a good person in general, but I really wish people should inform all parties that they are weighing options, so as not to waste others’ time.

nimelennar · August 31, 2018, 8:16pm

Uggh. Sorry to hear that.

knoxblox · August 31, 2018, 10:30pm

I’m not really mad, just feeling like…meh.

ficuswhisperer · August 31, 2018, 10:46pm

And leaf blowers too, please?

gadgetgirl · September 1, 2018, 3:54am

Could you take a Dyson-type electric motor and make a leaf blower with it?

DaakSyde · September 1, 2018, 4:14am

I’m happy that my immediate family has a ‘welcome but not required’ policy, including the option to take separate transport so anyone can leave whenever they need/want to. At the bigger family gatherings, a small anxiety/non-social club has developed, where people share medication, weed, and pointers to good recharge areas (ex: ‘the room in the basement with guinea pigs’ or ‘the path through the woods behind the garage’).