You Know What Grinds My Gears? - Things that personally piss you off

[DavidS877]

Self-checkout machines tend to have the universal queue system, so I prefer going self-checkout.

I was at a store that had 2 groups of self checkouts next to each other, 6 or so each.
A line had formed.
I looked at the line and realized they were all in line for one group of checkouts. as here were several open in the other group and they appeared identical. So I walked to the other group and did the sneedful.
We don't have a stupidity problem, we have a situational awareness problem... and a stupidity problem.

 

[Neighborhood Curmudgeon]

The misconception that playing video games requires perfect eye-hand coordination irritates me. I used to think this was a strictly boomer misconception, but I've also met younger people who think this. I have awful eye-hand coordination and I enjoy video games just fine. Also, not all games require that to be enjoyed.

 

[Shidoen]

The misconception that playing video games requires perfect eye-hand coordination irritates me. I used to think this was a strictly boomer misconception, but I've also met younger people who think this. I have awful eye-hand coordination and I enjoy video games just fine. Also, not all games require that to be enjoyed.

Since i'm terrible at a few video games I like, they best not let me fly an airplane. Other than that my hand-eye coordination for driving is pretty good. What grinds my gears is newbie kids that abuse the hell out of their trucks and jeeps going mudding when it's their parents and then got the nerve to break those cars.

 

[The Foxtrot]

Since i'm terrible at a few video games I like, they best not let me fly an airplane. Other than that my hand-eye coordination for driving is pretty good. What grinds my gears is newbie kids that abuse the hell out of their trucks and jeeps going mudding when it's their parents and then got the nerve to break those cars.

Even worse when it's being driven by the parent in question, and it's painfully obvious that the truck or jeep is a toy. Especially trucks, there are way too many hillbillies driving an F-250 (or some massive diesel-powered truck that they only make for idiot rednecks with lots of money and no sense) that has smokestacks in the bed, truck nuts, or something else that they think makes them look...I don't know, badass? Cool? And in reality all it does is make them look like they're mentally still fucking teenagers.
Did I mention they don't know how to fucking drive the damn things, or they intentionally make the wheels spaced out farther on the axles which makes them an active fucking hazard on a narrow country road?

It makes it worse for me because I've researched how much the average hillbilly trophy toy truck/jeep costs overall, and you can quite literally buy an ex-Soviet MBT for the same price, sometimes less. And unlike a loud, obnoxious toy truck/jeep, people will actually think an MBT is cool.

 

[internet friend]

When people who aren't part of the in joke try to get in with the in joke. Bro you weren't there and don't get the context, just stop. It almost cheapens the in joke when it happens.

 

[PFM]

Even worse when it's being driven by the parent in question, and it's painfully obvious that the truck or jeep is a toy. Especially trucks, there are way too many hillbillies driving an F-250 (or some massive diesel-powered truck that they only make for idiot rednecks with lots of money and no sense) that has smokestacks in the bed, truck nuts, or something else that they think makes them look...I don't know, badass? Cool? And in reality all it does is make them look like they're mentally still fucking teenagers.
Did I mention they don't know how to fucking drive the damn things, or they intentionally make the wheels spaced out farther on the axles which makes them an active fucking hazard on a narrow country road?

It makes it worse for me because I've researched how much the average hillbilly trophy toy truck/jeep costs overall, and you can quite literally buy an ex-Soviet MBT for the same price, sometimes less. And unlike a loud, obnoxious toy truck/jeep, people will actually think an MBT is cool.

3/4 ton trucks like the F250 definitely serve a purpose, but yeah the smoke stacks and wide tires are fucking retarded.

 

[Patrick Bait-man]

I hate how it seems like literally everything requires an account these days; it's utterly pointless and it's done to grab more fucking data off of you as if they don't already have enough. I like to keep the amount of registered accounts I have to a minimum.

 

[AnOminous]

I hate how it seems like literally everything requires an account these days; it's utterly pointless and it's done to grab more fucking data off of you as if they don't already have enough. I like to keep the amount of registered accounts I have to a minimum.

That's another reason to use different names everywhere and pollute their databases with obviously shitty data. The more Johnny Hitlers on 1488 Go Fuck Yourself Street there are in the shit they sell to the chinks, the more it is of obviously less value.

 

[WelperHelper99]

Even worse when it's being driven by the parent in question, and it's painfully obvious that the truck or jeep is a toy. Especially trucks, there are way too many hillbillies driving an F-250 (or some massive diesel-powered truck that they only make for idiot rednecks with lots of money and no sense) that has smokestacks in the bed, truck nuts, or something else that they think makes them look...I don't know, badass? Cool? And in reality all it does is make them look like they're mentally still fucking teenagers.
Did I mention they don't know how to fucking drive the damn things, or they intentionally make the wheels spaced out farther on the axles which makes them an active fucking hazard on a narrow country road?

It makes it worse for me because I've researched how much the average hillbilly trophy toy truck/jeep costs overall, and you can quite literally buy an ex-Soviet MBT for the same price, sometimes less. And unlike a loud, obnoxious toy truck/jeep, people will actually think an MBT is cool.

We are frens, but imma have to stop you there. Trucks are cool. Now I agree that for the money that some dump in to make a trophy truck, you can buy a U.S. surplus M113 and modify it to be street legal... but again, trucks are awesome bro. And I want at least a F-150, probably a older 250 with a Triton V10 for my future welding rig, so I can work on shit on site. Yeah a lot of people don't have too much of a use for them, i'll give you that, but newer one's especially with V6's? The things are actually fuel efficient, better than my current car.

I will agree that the wheel spacing is kinda dumb lol

 

[The Foxtrot]

We are frens, but imma have to stop you there. Trucks are cool. Now I agree that for the money that some dump in to make a trophy truck, you can buy a U.S. surplus M113 and modify it to be street legal... but again, trucks are awesome bro. And I want at least a F-150, probably a older 250 with a Triton V10 for my future welding rig, so I can work on shit on site. Yeah a lot of people don't have too much of a use for them, i'll give you that, but newer one's especially with V6's? The things are actually fuel efficient, better than my current car.

I will agree that the wheel spacing is kinda dumb lol

You know what a truck that actually looks cool is? It's an old truck, like a 1990s (or earlier) Ford Ranger (or something like that), driven by some old blue collar guy that you can tell is his truck.

It's got a few dents and scratches in it, it's clearly not new, but it's got character. You can tell that guy has maintained that damn truck for a few decades because he's worked in it, made memories in it or working on it, and he just isn't going to give it up because one day his grandson will inherit it.

That type of truck is legitimately cool.

A Ford Tough(TM) SuperTruck made in [Current Year] that looks as blingy as possible isn't cool, it's gay. It's a signal that YOU are the mostest Redneck of all the Rednecks! And even more, that YOU own whatever road you drive on and people need to make way because you've got a big honkin' diesel truhck, boah!

Those trucks should be legally classified as free target practice. I gotta make sure my EP rounds work as intended somehow.

 

[WelperHelper99]

You know what a truck that actually looks cool is? It's an old truck, like a 1990s (or earlier) Ford Ranger (or something like that), driven by some old blue collar guy that you can tell is his truck.

It's got a few dents and scratches in it, it's clearly not new, but it's got character. You can tell that guy has maintained that damn truck for a few decades because he's worked in it, made memories in it or working on it, and he just isn't going to give it up because one day his grandson will inherit it.

That type of truck is legitimately cool.

A Ford Tough(TM) SuperTruck made in [Current Year] that looks as blingy as possible isn't cool, it's gay. It's a signal that YOU are the mostest Redneck of all the Rednecks! And even more, that YOU own whatever road you drive on and people need to make way because you've got a big honkin' diesel truhck, boah!

Those trucks should be legally classified as free target practice. I gotta make sure my EP rounds work as intended somehow.

I mean yes... on the other... a truck is a truck to me bro, as long as it's mine lol.

 

[Spitz]

I wish I could leave the doors to my house open at night, with just the screen doors closed, to cool down the house. But niggas be burglarizin' n sheeeit and psychopaths be BTK'in n sheeeit. Sheeeit.

 

[Problematic User Forever]

Some dude calls me up, asks me a couple questions, then says that I'm approved for some autoimmune cheek swab test. Sounds like a scam, but says that my doctor has to authorize it first blah blah blah will show up in two weeks if he authorizes it and they'll give me a step by step guide to do it myself.

Look online, and it's definitely a scam, but the dude didn't ask for my medicare number or anything so I don't know how the fuck they're supposed to bill them or whatever. Figure I just refuse to accept or save the information on the package and send the test back when it comes. I'm looking at what I should do online and it seems like there's nothing I can do until I've already been fully fucked in the ass scammed? What the fuck...

I dunno, I'm not too worried cause I just won't pay if a bill comes but it's still grinding my gears and how fucking stupid all this shit is and apparently I just can't ever answer my phone while I'm napping.

 

[AnOminous]

The way text conversations just randomly end with the other person just not responding, but you're not sure whether it's over so you have to wait. It used to be normal people conversations ended with seeya later or something indicating the conversation was over. Even in the late 80s on Internet shit I'd conclude with something like "over and out" to indicate it was over.

This isn't even zoomer shit. Even 80 year olds do this now. Just stop talking but never issue any protocol indicating the discussion is over.

People without etiquette suck.

 

[Shidoen]

Soemthing wrong with my truck now. I've heard this grinding sound near the rear which is drums and shoes and I thought I could wait till I had time for someone to check it. Now it seems that everytime I brake it's harder than usual and now I have to push the gas more to move. Above all that it feels like I have no suspension shocks.

 

[A Grey Cat]

Someone is stealing my mail! I paid good money for those comics and they stole them just cause they can...oh well whoever took my mail? When they opened the envelopes and packages only to see they stole a worthless comic book and not sensitive information about me or something useful? I hope they're happy knowing you can't resell giant size Wolverine for fentanatl money.

 

[Shidoen]

Someone is stealing my mail! I paid good money for those comics and they stole them just cause they can...oh well whoever took my mail? When they opened the envelopes and packages only to see they stole a worthless comic book and not sensitive information about me or something useful? I hope they're happy knowing you can't resell giant size Wolverine for fentanatl money.

Buy even worse porn (let's be real it's most likely porn) or some explosives.

 

[The Foxtrot]

Deepfakes of actors and actresses who have long since passed away, such as Peter Cushing, for cheap cameos in a capeshit movie. Not only does it look uncanny, it's also very disrespectful to the deceased actor/actress and it's honestly disgusting from a moral standpoint.

 

[A Grey Cat]

Buy even worse porn (let's be real it's most likely porn)

Nope..legit an old Wolverine comic and a trade paperback collection of s.h e.i.l.d comics my hand to God thats what it was I'm legit that dull and average...I don't even order mail order porn. so I guess you can add that to my gmg tax. I'm so..average..and dull

 

[Shidoen]

Nope..legit an old Wolverine comic and a trade paperback collection of s.h e.i.l.d comics my hand to God thats what it was I'm legit that dull and average...I don't even order mail order porn. so I guess you can add that to my gmg tax. I'm so..average..and dull

the porn was wolverine comics all along.