You Know What Really Grinds My Gears....The Sequel!

[strombad]

Originally Posted by Table 5

Well that's just common sense!

But yeah, my time paranoia multiplies by about 10 when it's flight related.

To make up for my mental inability to be on time, I aim to be at the airport hours before I should.

I've been at the airport so early that they wouldn't even allow me to drop off my bag yet, multiple times, just out of fear of missing a flight.

[sun]

I've been to an airport so early that they wouldn't let me check in since it was more than 12 hours before my flight...

I mixed up AM and PM

[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by fotze

I sometimes think its a power thing that people use to show the others that they are in control.

I have a buddy whom we all go on a boys golf trip with and have for the past 15 years. EVERY time we are all waiting in the car loaded up to go to the course, he will make sure to run around to get stuff and make us wait in the car for 10 minutes showing us all that he is who runs the show. We noticed this a few years back and now sit in the car and make fun of it.
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I would just leave him once, it probably never happens again.

[Nyah]

Originally Posted by strombad

To make up for my mental inability to be on time, I aim to be at the airport hours before I should.

I've been at the airport so early that they wouldn't even allow me to drop off my bag yet, multiple times, just out of fear of missing a flight.

I'm the same way. I'd rather be way too early and be able to relax & have a beer before my flight, than stressed out the entire way to the airport if there's traffic or issues.

[GP_Matt]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Why did that grind your gears? It sounds like you wanted to make him upset, otherwise you could have just put your vehicle in reverse and the back-up lights would have gotten the message across.

Maybe I enjoyed seeing him getting angry, but the guy wasn't even in his car and left me maybe a foot of room. It seemed odd to get up and motion to back up into a parked car.

[WhiteTiger]

The anti-abortion banner people are back with the nicer weather. They GMG.

[psicodude]

Originally Posted by WhiteTiger

The anti-abortion banner people are back with the nicer weather. They GMG.

Even worse, they have learned to sit behind the banner and face the opposite way, so honking and giving the finger is useless now.

[4X4]

Aww, I missed out on strombad's banning...

I'm sure I'll get another chance.

[RedMileDJ]

Stupid plumbers gmg.

[19Yzerman19]

Originally Posted by 4X4

Aww, I missed out on strombad's banning...

I'm sure I'll get another chance.

You didn't miss anything interesting.

[rayne008]

Originally Posted by Table 5

Maybe not 5 hours, but I'm usually the guy who's at the airport early too. I'll add up every worst-case scenario with traffic, security lines etc in my head, and then add like 30 minutes to it for good measure. Most of the times I end up waiting at the airport for a while, but it has saved me a couple of times from missing flights when the worst-case scenario plays out.
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I'm the same way.

Strangely one of my small joys is always arriving early enough to grab a pint or two at airport pubs.

[JonDuke]

Originally Posted by WhiteTiger

The anti-abortion banner people are back with the nicer weather. They GMG.

They left a fairly graphic flyer in my mailbox about a week ago. 2 pictures. The left showed a young girl (under 10) playing with a dismembered Barbie doll. The caption read something like "You wouldn't let her do this to her dolls, so why let her do this:" and the second pic showed an aborted, chopped up fetus.

My kids are too small to reach the mailbox, but I can't imagine how upsetting it could be for other children/teenagers in the area that stumble upon that.

[Muta]

Originally Posted by JonDuke

They left a fairly graphic flyer in my mailbox about a week ago. 2 pictures. The left showed a young girl (under 10) playing with a dismembered Barbie doll. The caption read something like "You wouldn't let her do this to her dolls, so why let her do this:" and the second pic showed an aborted, chopped up fetus.

My kids are too small to reach the mailbox, but I can't imagine how upsetting it could be for other children/teenagers in the area that stumble upon that.

You should take that photo of the 'chopped up fetus', scan it, bring it into Photoshop and put it on a plate on a dinner table (with fork and knife). You can add a bowl of mashed potatoes, a plate of roasted vegetables, and even some candles for some ambiance. Photoshop a family in the background if you have time, laughing and smiling while mom is preparing dinner with a big grin on her face.

Then write the following caption in a beautiful Victorian font: "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade."

Then put that sumabitch in an envelope and mail right back to 'em.

[Acey]

Originally Posted by WhiteTiger

The anti-abortion banner people are back with the nicer weather. They GMG.

I am fine with their stupidity unless they:

a) post large images of aborted fetuses over major roadways
b) while holding said images in a park or similar venue, intentionally approaching parents with small children who then have the unpleasant task of explaining to their kids what they're looking at.

[WhiteTiger]

Originally Posted by Acey

I am fine with their stupidity unless they:

a) post large images of aborted fetuses over major roadways
b) while holding said images in a park or similar venue, intentionally approaching parents with small children who then have the unpleasant task of explaining to their kids what they're looking at.

I'm not "against" them per se. They have a right to protest that I agree with. I disagree with both their message and their method. It's their methods that GMG.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by 4X4

Aww, I missed out on strombad's banning...

I'm sure I'll get another chance.

I always thought he was Mr. Yamato's second account.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I always thought he was Mr. Yamato's second account.

That .gif Strombad posted of Mr. Yamato holding him in the swimming pool was the funniest thing I've ever seen on CP.

[Tron_fdc]

Websites that run music on them.

It's an instant giveaway at work if I'm surfing the net doing non work related things.

[Muta]

Originally Posted by Tron_fdc

Websites that run music on them.

It's an instant giveaway at work if I'm surfing the net doing non work related things.

Always leave your computer on the Mute setting, my seal-clubbing friend

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Tron_fdc

Websites that run music on them.

It's an instant giveaway at work if I'm surfing the net doing non work related things.

Along that front, I hate it when I go to TSN on my ipad and for some reason their video is set to autoplay and just starts blaring away.