You Know What Really Grinds My Gears....The Sequel! - Page 251 - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

Sliver · 07-04-2014, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 2ArmBands

If the voicemail is longer than 10 seconds I promptly end it and just call the person. Ain't nobody got time for that

True dat.

I finally have my mom trained after like 10 years of her horrible voicemails. She is the queen of a five minute long spiel. Then when I call her she gives me the spiel all over again so I'm treated to hearing some ######ed story twice in a row. Now she just says: "Sliver. Mom. Bye."

DuffMan · 07-04-2014, 08:51 AM

Happy Ending?

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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Mazrim · 07-04-2014, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Ducay

How a city of a million people can have an at grade rail crossing with a major artery. Oh, and then have CP send a 100 car train going 15 km/h in rush hour. I'm looking at you, Glenmore.

On the flip side, they finished adding a bridge on 52nd Street crossing the tracks last year, and they'll start construction on the Glenmore/Ogden interchange crossing the tracks soon too. Slowly but surely, they're addressing the issue.

Swarly · 07-04-2014, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Sliver

True dat.

I finally have my mom trained after like 10 years of her horrible voicemails. She is the queen of a five minute long spiel. Then when I call her she gives me the spiel all over again so I'm treated to hearing some ######ed story twice in a row. Now she just says: "Sliver. Mom. Bye."

I've been trying to train my parents to leave better voicemails or none at all. I get messages of "Hi Swarly, it's mom/dad, call us back". Thank you for leaving a voicemail that did the job of my caller ID.

MoneyGuy · 07-04-2014, 09:40 AM

I'd love a five-minute message from my mom. I'm sad that I don't have parents any more to leave long voicemail messages.

calgarygeologist · 07-04-2014, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Igster

Really have no idea why he hired me and then he goes and hires someone else who sits around with me???

At least you have someone to sit around with and do nothing. It could be worse and you could be alone.

Igster · 07-04-2014, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

At least you have someone to sit around with and do nothing. It could be worse and you could be alone.

Yeah not really. He's of Asian descent and hardly speaks any English. It's actually more uncomfortable than anything.

undercoverbrother · 07-04-2014, 10:12 AM

Chasing down receivables really grinds my gears.

Pay your invoice for the ####ing service that was provided.

Table 5 · 07-04-2014, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Chasing down receivables really grinds my gears.

Pay your invoice for the ####ing service that was provided.

My record so far is being paid 2 years after the invoice was sent out. There are of course those who just never pay at all, so better late than never I guess.

undercoverbrother · 07-04-2014, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Table 5

My record so far is being paid 2 years after the invoice was sent out. There are of course those who just never pay at all, so better late than never I guess.

3 yrs, and I had to phone the parent company in the UK to get it paid......

bc-chris · 07-04-2014, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Handsome B. Wonderful

People who expect me to listen to the tedious voicemails that they leave me.

my customers drive me nuts. this is usually how my voice mail goes....

hi 'customer', we received your product for order 12345. your paper work says x but we received y. can you clarify this please. thanks. chris

i get a call back

customer: hey chris, it's 'customer'. you called?
me: yes - did you listen to the message
customer: no
me: we received your product for order 12345. your paper work says x but we received y. can you clarify this
customer: ok... just let me boot up my laptop ... booting up... still booting up... almost done. ok. it's going. now give me another couple minutes becuz i need to start up a virtual drive in my laptop becuz our business software we use isn't compatible with the laptop's operating system.... starting up the virtual drive... waiting for the virtual drive... still waiting for the virtual drive... ok. it's running. what was the po again?
me: 12345
customer: ok... wait just a little more... this laptop is soooooooooo slow. ok..... order 12345.... oops.... i typed in the wrong number... it was 12345 right?? ok - yea i found it.... yea, just do all the stuff that showed up

OutOfTheCube · 07-04-2014, 11:42 AM

I'm more surprised so many people's parents call them by their screen name.

Chill Cosby · 07-04-2014, 01:11 PM

Bit of a momma's boy, so it's always "Lil' Chill" when I go home.

sec304 · 07-04-2014, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Chill Cosby

Bit of a momma's boy, so it's always "Lil' Chill" when I go home.

I hate when my mom calls me 'Lil Secs'

Tyler · 07-05-2014, 11:53 AM

Soccer.

Seriously, I hate this sport, and when I accidentally stumbled upon CBC and see a minute of a game, all my pre-conceived notions of soccer are reinforced.

Someone is "hurt" every 8 seconds, writhes in pain, then gets up and plays for the rest of the game when they don't get the call they want.

Absolutely maddening. Can't wait until this pansy fest is over and I don't have to hear about soccer for another 4 years.

calgarygeologist · 07-05-2014, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyler

Soccer.

Seriously, I hate this sport, and when I accidentally stumbled upon CBC and see a minute of a game, all my pre-conceived notions of soccer are reinforced.

Someone is "hurt" every 8 seconds, writhes in pain, then gets up and plays for the rest of the game when they don't get the call they want.

Absolutely maddening. Can't wait until this pansy fest is over and I don't have to hear about soccer for another 4 years.

It is better than Tour De France. I don't know why they bother to broadcast that stuff and I wonder what sort of sick individual would sit on the couch and watch the stages in their entirety. The only part I want to see are the crashes and associated carnage.

sun · 07-05-2014, 12:13 PM

It is better than hockey. I don't know why they bother to broadcast that stuff and I wonder what sort of sick individual would sit on the couch and watch the draft, free agency, trade deadline, prospect camp, preseason, regular season in their entirety and then post about all of it on the internet on a message board dedicated to a team who has only made it out of the first round once since 1989. The only part I want to see are the hits and fights.

Chill Cosby · 07-05-2014, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyler

Soccer.

Seriously, I hate this sport, and when I accidentally stumbled upon CBC and see a minute of a game, all my pre-conceived notions of soccer are reinforced.

Someone is "hurt" every 8 seconds, writhes in pain, then gets up and plays for the rest of the game when they don't get the call they want.

Absolutely maddening. Can't wait until this pansy fest is over and I don't have to hear about soccer for another 4 years.

*See's one minute of a game*

"THIS WHOLE SPORT IS GARBAGE!"

Respect.

Tyler · 07-05-2014, 12:40 PM

Yes, I have only seen one minute of soccer in my life. Thanks for calling me on it.

Oh, and folliwng your lead.. I guess i have to add this to make my point seem solid:

Respect.

sun · 07-05-2014, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by sun

It is better than hockey. I don't know why they bother to broadcast that stuff and I wonder what sort of sick individual would sit on the couch and watch the draft, free agency, trade deadline, prospect camp, preseason, regular season in their entirety and then post about all of it on the internet on a message board dedicated to a team who has only made it out of the first round once since 1989. The only part I want to see are the hits and fights.

####, this was a bit of depressing post in retrospect, wasn't it?