In reply to Peabody :
I've hit that exit door at a fast walk, just to prove a point.
Makes me feel all warm inside.
In reply to Peabody :
I've hit that exit door at a fast walk, just to prove a point.
Makes me feel all warm inside.
I mean, self-absorption in general has become epidemic.
berkeley you and your family reunion. Get the hell out of the isle, I need Funions.
ShawnG said:In reply to Peabody :
I've hit that exit door at a fast walk, just to prove a point.
Makes me feel all warm inside.
I have resorted to comments and smart ass remarks when people do things like that. I am always on the ready to tell the woman who stops in the store entrance/exit, this is a walkway DO NOT stop here, or just DO NOT stop here, in a fairly loud voice. Or to the guy/couple/whatever taking up almost the entire aisle, between them and their cart while they try to decide which flavour of pop tarts to buy, you know, if you move over just a little bit you'll block the entire aisle, and nobody will be able to get by.
On vacation one night I walked back to the room and stopped at the family that was taking up the entire 20' wide walkway and waited for somebody to move. On of the daughters realized what was going on and did. On the way back I did the same thing, and put my hand on the shoulder of the Dad. You are completely blocking the entire sidewalk when there's an empty area right behind you. Keep up the good work, as I patted him on the back and called him a berkeleying idiot. They didn't move.
When Mrs. O'lady sees somebody acting like that she walks the other way because she knows what's going to happen. I'm getting really nasty in my golden years
You can all get off my berkeleying lawn this week
In reply to Peabody :
You still make comments when people block the aisle?
I was in a hurry last week and ran through Walmart for something. berkeleying moron was blocking an entire aisle with his cart to play a game on his phone. Not shopping , not talking, playing Pokemon berkeleying Go. I just kept hitting him with my cart until he got the hint to not block the berkeleying aisle.
I'm done suffering fools.
I consider it altruism, because maybe the brainless waste of oxygen will think before he decides that the freezer section is his personal lounge the next time. Probably not, because people are berkeleying stupid and don't learn anything if it doesn't hurt severely, but I can hope.
It's probably a good thing I don't have the excursion anymore, I can definitely see me parking it on top of someone's vehicle that's taking up 3 spaces for no reason.
RevRico said:In reply to Peabody :
You still make comments when people block the aisle?
We're too polite up here. Most people won't say anything
In reply to Peabody :
People are inconsiderate asses. When they are, I don't mind returning the favor.
I'm not a small person. At 6'2" and 360 pounds with a slight case of RBF, I can move through a crowd just by walking. People move. When groups stop in doorways or exit paths, I just keep walking right through the middle of their group. If there is a decent crowd, I frequently have people following in my wake, and that breaks the groups up.
RevRico said:In reply to Peabody :
You still make comments when people block the aisle?
I was in a hurry last week and ran through Walmart for something. berkeleying moron was blocking an entire aisle with his cart to play a game on his phone. Not shopping , not talking, playing Pokemon berkeleying Go. I just kept hitting him with my cart until he got the hint to not block the berkeleying aisle.
I'm done suffering fools.
I consider it altruism, because maybe the brainless waste of oxygen will think before he decides that the freezer section is his personal lounge the next time. Probably not, because people are berkeleying stupid and don't learn anything if it doesn't hurt severely, but I can hope.
It's probably a good thing I don't have the excursion anymore, I can definitely see me parking it on top of someone's vehicle that's taking up 3 spaces for no reason.
I've been thinking of joining a gym, but am afraid that I'd end up in jail after throttling someone who has to set up shop on a bench or machine for ten minutes at a time as he sends text mesages between sets.
In reply to Kreb (Forum Supporter) :
I read that in between sets on the preacher bench...
I have approached people in the past. Are you working out, or are you texting? We're waiting for this machine. Most have been quite apologetic.
What really pisses me off is when people use a bench as their personal storage shelf when they're not even working out on it.
I would simply like to take this opportunity to remind everyone to love thy neighbor as thyself.
In simpler terms:
Love yourself.
Love your neighbor.
In reply to 1988RedT2 :
I suffer from self loathing.
So...
Not so much a rant as a WTF?
Fans, indoor floor fan; turn it on and the first click is HI speed, to 2nd and then LOW. Ever turn on a lathe and the previous guy set it to 5000 RPM? It's the safety nazi in me, should be slow to start....
In reply to Peabody :
When I was a much angrier person, my wife got to watch me physically move people out of the way in Costco.
In reply to 914Driver :
i think every fan i've ever used (including ceiling fans) is set up that way. always seemed to me as a design flaw
1988RedT2 said:I would simply like to take this opportunity to remind everyone to love thy neighbor as thyself.
In simpler terms:
Love yourself.
Love your neighbor.
A large part of loving myself is not letting inconsiderate people be inconsiderate.
budget_bandit said:In reply to 914Driver :
i think every fan i've ever used (including ceiling fans) is set up that way. always seemed to me as a design flaw
Probably by design, but not a flaw. Something to do with current draw, load, etc. Maybe an electrical engineer can chime in. 
My rant:
The old CFL bulb in my overhead light fixture blew out. Ok, not a problem, it's been in there for years, lighting things up like a champ. I got out a new LED bulb and put it in there. It didn't work. The bulb did work in a different light fixture, so I know it's alright. Apparently, it's not uncommon for the socket design in old light fixtures not to work with some of all LED bulbs. On the upside, this gives me a chance to wire in a new fixture with a ceiling fan.
In reply to 1988RedT2 :
I concur. Something with the motor capacitor and enough grunt to get the motor started but what do I know.....
Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) said:1988RedT2 said:I would simply like to take this opportunity to remind everyone to love thy neighbor as thyself.
In simpler terms:
Love yourself.
Love your neighbor.
A large part of loving myself is not letting inconsiderate people be inconsiderate.
I totally get that. A polite "excuse me" is usually the answer here. If you go with a growled "why don't you gtfo of the way?" you're more likely to receive an unpleasant response.
You can indeed be loving by informing your neighbor that he is blocking access. A kind request is often met with a kind response.
In reply to 1988RedT2 :
That's usually how I start the interaction.
Peabody said:In reply to Kreb (Forum Supporter) :
I read that in between sets on the preacher bench...
I have approached people in the past. Are you working out, or are you texting? We're waiting for this machine. Most have been quite apologetic.
What really pisses me off is when people use a bench as their personal storage shelf when they're not even working out on it.
Most people who do it aren't necessarily douchebags, but just unaware. When you are doing sets, you listen to your body and it tells you when it's ready to jump in again. But you get on the electronic addiction device, and time ceases to be linear.
914Driver said:Not so much a rant as a WTF?
Fans, indoor floor fan; turn it on and the first click is HI speed, to 2nd and then LOW. Ever turn on a lathe and the previous guy set it to 5000 RPM? It's the safety nazi in me, should be slow to start....
Resistance. By turning the dial past ON you are increasing the resistance to the motor.
Its probably a combination of cost and packaging the resistor into the fan as one unit, or something because they need to handle the 120/240 volt they are receiving from 0 (when off).
I am not an electrical engineer, nor did I stay at a holiday inn last night so I may be way off base. I am making educated guesses based on experience of playing with moving electrons :) .
914Driver said:Not so much a rant as a WTF?
Fans, indoor floor fan; turn it on and the first click is HI speed, to 2nd and then LOW. Ever turn on a lathe and the previous guy set it to 5000 RPM? It's the safety nazi in me, should be slow to start....
That is done for the health of the motor.
HI setting has more torque and gets the blades underway quickly. If you start it in LO setting, it's harder to swing the blades and the resistance heats the motor up.
There is a guy in Ireland with my first name and last name, and apparently he has signed up for a Gmail account using first name last name with no dot in between them. My Gmail is first name dot last name. Today I got an email for him from a college admissions office. About a year ago, I was getting verification notifications from Apple when he was trying to set up his new iPad.
IDK how this happens and it shouldn't be my problem to solve. Anyone got a customer service number for gmail?
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:There is a guy in Ireland with my first name and last name, and apparently he has signed up for a Gmail account using first name last name with no dot in between them. My Gmail is first name dot last name. Today I got an email for him from a college admissions office. About a year ago, I was getting verification notifications from Apple when he was trying to set up his new iPad.
IDK how this happens and it shouldn't be my problem to solve. Anyone got a customer service number for gmail?
Ahaha there is no customer service. The closest thing to Gmail customer service is "knowing someone" at Google. Just forward the emails to the other guy and ask him to avoid making that mistake every time. I've received a resume and a plastic surgery bill due to a similar mistake.
Edit: And for me it was extra weird because I have a super-rare last name.
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