The Airing of Grievances

[ricosuave]

- people who dont know how to drive, especially in winter

- people who ignore the basic rules of the road

- people who drive trucks like complete asses

- people who cant be bothered to say good morining, good bye, hello, happy holidays, please or thank you or othewise rude

- marketing in north america, which kowtows to the stupid and ignorant (aka the lowest common denominator) by their commercials, ads and jingles

- women who think they are gods gift to the earth and men who think they are hot ****

- people who dont know enough about computers or the internet and continually download viruses, spyware and wreck their computers

im sure i'll think of more, but thats it for now.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Frank the Tank

Ooooooo, nice! How about the people who meet other people they know in a store or the mall and stop in the aisle to chat! ARGH!!

Even worse is waiting in line to pay something and being forced to listen to someones private cell phone conversation. I sure as hell don't need to hear about what you and your boyfriend did in the sack last night

[RougeUnderoos]

- People who buy you a Christmas present when you didn't expect it and you didn't buy them anything.

- People who use credit or debit cards for small purchases. I mean come on, you don't have enough change in your pocket to cover that Calgary Sun and chocolate milk? What about a fiver? You don't have one of those? Carry a little bit of cash man!

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

- People who use credit or debit cards for small purchases. I mean come on, you don't have enough change in your pocket to cover that Calgary Sun and chocolate milk? What about a fiver? You don't have one of those? Carry a little bit of cash man!

I'm one of those people. I never have cash on me because I don't drive or live close to my bank.

[SpitFire40]

Originally Posted by rubecube

I'm one of those people. I never have cash on me because I don't drive or live close to my bank.

Same, I almost never have cash on me.

Get with the times!

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by trumpethead

I second this....

And to anyone who has purchased Coffeemate in the last 20 years (unless you run a repair shop)...shame on you.

I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooove Coffemate for some reason.

I'll pass over regular cream to get me some of that junk.

[SpitFire40]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooove Coffemate for some reason.

I'll pass over regular cream to get me some of that junk.

I'm ok with Coffemate, don't mind it out of the blue but it's got to have ALOT of it in my joe.

[J pold]

oh and people who say

"Nuff Said" sweet Jesus will is it so hard to type out "Enough said?"

Oh and people that always find a reason to like or dislike music (my sister mostly) she only will enjoy if the lyrics are poetic and the instrumentals take 3 years to choreograph, they way I see it you don’t need a reason to enjoy music you either like it or you don’t

[Dion]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

- People who use credit or debit cards for small purchases. I mean come on, you don't have enough change in your pocket to cover that Calgary Sun and chocolate milk? What about a fiver? You don't have one of those? Carry a little bit of cash man!

These people obviously forget the bank charges that come with each debit transaction. My gawd I'd love to their bank statement at the end of the month. Cripes the fee is probably is as much as the chocolate milk itself.

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by SpitFire40

Same, I almost never have cash on me.

Get with the times!

What times are those? The "pay ridiculous service fees times" or the "I can't manage to keep 20 bucks in my pocket for my own convenience times".

No wonder the banks make so much damn money.

And rubecube, you don't have to drive or live near your bank to get cash. Them newfangled bank machines are all over the place.

[OilersBaby]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

- People who buy you a Christmas present when you didn't expect it and you didn't buy them anything.

- People who use credit or debit cards for small purchases. I mean come on, you don't have enough change in your pocket to cover that Calgary Sun and chocolate milk? What about a fiver? You don't have one of those? Carry a little bit of cash man!

While using the debit card and incurring transaction fees for such small purchases isnt smart, I believe that using a credit card that is associated with an award is smart, even for small purchases. For example, I use an American Airlines credit card..1 dollar is 1 mile. The daily Starbucks my husband drinks might only cost a couple of dollars, but in a year, thats about 750 miles alone! We put everything (including our rent) on this credit card, and then we're able to fly to Alberta free, once a year We were going to spend the money anyways, whether it be cash or cc or debit card, so we might as well get something free out of it.

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by Dion

These people obviously forget the bank charges that come with each debit transaction. My gawd I'd love to their bank statement at the end of the month. Cripes the fee is probably is as much as the chocolate milk itself.

Speaking of getting with the times......... I've been on a banking plan that includes unlimited electronic transactions since the mid 90's.

Now that using a bank other than my own costs me $4 per transaction, I use Interac a fair bit rather than paying a service fee.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

What times are those? The "pay ridiculous service fees times" or the "I can't manage to keep 20 bucks in my pocket for my own convenience times".

No wonder the banks make so much damn money.

And rubecube, you don't have to drive or live near your bank to get cash. Them newfangled bank machines are all over the place.

Yeah, but then I have to pay $2.50 to get money out.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by ken0042

Speaking of getting with the times......... I've been on a banking plan that includes unlimited electronic transactions since the mid 90's.

Now that using a bank other than my own costs me $4 per transaction, I use Interac a fair bit rather than paying a service fee.

My bank plan costs 6 dollars per month for unlimited transactions. Question is how many people use that feature or are aware of it.

I usually take $200 at a time out of the instant teller and keep that for spending cash.

A point that hasn't been mentioned is the cost to the retailer for doing these piddling transactions. Canyon Meadows Cinemas got tired of people using debit for a $5.00 movie ticket and the costs associated with it so they institued a cash only payment. It's amazing how many people howl in protest over this. Then some independant company put a cash machine just inside the entrance.

IIRC some convienece stores put a dollar limit on debit transactions in the past.

[Shawnski]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

You call it common courtesy, but I don't call it "common sense" to sit staring at a greenlight for 30 seconds or longer if it's only going to take me 10 seconds to cross the road.

Ahhh yes, Mr Kyoto. Let's have that traffic sit and idle some more. More than they have to because you think it is "common sense" to help move yourself along and no one else.

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

While it's technically against the rules, I don't have a lot of sympathy for drivers in this city. The whole town is designed to accomodate them and the entire downtown reeks because of it.

"Technically" against the rules? Wow, at least you are admitting that you are breaking the law. At least we won't have to have a public inquiry to find that one out now. And by the way, Calgary has an amazing Plus 15 tier for pedestrians. Ever heard of it? I don't think there are many vehicles up there either, come to think of it.

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

If I have a chance to move along even if the RED HAND HAS SPOKEN, I'll do it. Consider it as sort of a cosmic payback for the moron who is almost going to run me over at the next intersection, or the other moron who gave me a nice blast of diesel up my nose at the last one.

As the saying goes... two wrongs... As Jiri said, vehicles wait for all the pedestians first. Then it is the vehicles turn. Can't grasp that? Stand back from the curb and the smell of diesel isn't so bad either.

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

I'm just not going to go out of my way to inconvenience myself in that situation. It's against the rules, is discourteous and all that but, well, what are you gonna do? Stand at a green light? No thanks. Drivers, every last one of them, break rules all the time.

Nice generalization Rouge. For the most part, I actually find Calgary drivers to be pretty good, with a small percentage of idiots who overshadow the masses. I, for one, obey the rules of the road and appreciate the clear majority that do so as well.

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

Now everyone be honest here though and tell me you do stand at a green light if you are just a few seconds late to an intersection. Really?

Yes, (regardless of weather too).

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

Really though, my point is that drivers are pretty much constantly putting my life in danger by ignoring the rules (often including my walk sign at that same intersection).

No, you are as evidenced by your actions. Stop blaming others for your faulty behaviors.

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by ken0042

Speaking of getting with the times......... I've been on a banking plan that includes unlimited electronic transactions since the mid 90's.

Now that using a bank other than my own costs me $4 per transaction, I use Interac a fair bit rather than paying a service fee.

There you go. I'm with those times as well and I don't pay for service fees that involve my own bank machine either, but not every debit machine is my bank, so I pay through the ringding if the machine isn't green and they often aren't. And even if it is free, it's still a timewaster pushing the buttons and waiting for the "approved" sign and then getting those bigass receipts.

I understand debit is convenient and I use it all the time, but what's even more convenient is stopping at a cash machine every once in a while and getting a hundred bucks so I don't have to pay service charges on piddling little things.

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by Shawnski

Ahhh yes, Mr Kyoto. Let's have that traffic sit and idle some more. More than they have to because you think it is "common sense" to help move yourself along and no one else.



"Technically" against the rules? Wow, at least you are admitting that you are breaking the law. At least we won't have to have a public inquiry to find that one out now. And by the way, Calgary has an amazing Plus 15 tier for pedestrians. Ever heard of it? I don't think there are many vehicles up there either, come to think of it.



As the saying goes... two wrongs... As Jiri said, vehicles wait for all the pedestians first. Then it is the vehicles turn. Can't grasp that? Stand back from the curb and the smell of diesel isn't so bad either.



Nice generalization Rouge. For the most part, I actually find Calgary drivers to be pretty good, with a small percentage of idiots who overshadow the masses. I, for one, obey the rules of the road and appreciate the clear majority that do so as well.



Yes, (regardless of weather too).



No, you are as evidenced by your actions. Stop blaming others for your faulty behaviors.

Geez dude, it's just a bunch of blabbing. Calm down.

Nice to hear that you never break the law. That is impressive. You must be real popular on Deerfoot, peddling along at 100. I'm sure you never do a rolling stop at a dead 4-way or you get right down to 30 in every deserted schoolzone.

Mr. Kyoto? And you accuse me of generalizing? Sheesh.

[habernac]

Originally Posted by CaramonLS

People who use bikes downtown (non-motorized kind). Most of them are total ######bags with no regard for traffic laws.

If they aren't running red lights, they are holding up traffic and wasting everyone's time.

Another of my annoyances. *******s who don't give me room on the road. I pay my taxes and have just as much right to ride there as you have to drive. Patient guys like you are part of the problem.

[FireFly]

Originally Posted by fotze

Everyone's time is equally important, the only difference is the walker is BREAKING the law. The walker may be forcing the car behind the turning car to wait an entire light cycle of 90 seconds and maybe some cars behind that car. If you do run the light maybe walk a little faster, a light jog, to at the very least acknowledge that you are saying my time is worth more than yours because I am a self centered prick. A few seconds into the hand is fine but when someone does it extremely late, that is what I am talking about.

I wish I didn't read this because this didn't bother me so much before, now when someone is putting his importance over mine by breaking the law in front of me it is going to grate on me.

Does anyone know where you can get a horn for your car that is super loud and sounds like screetching tires?

Really... do you always stop for a yellow or do you sometimes speed up in order to make it through so you don't have to wait at a red? Because then you're breaking the law. There's a new one for me...

Drivers who think it's okay for them to break the law because they're in a hurry, but who won't let the pedestrian do so because it holds them up. Awww muffin. You have to sit in your warm car for an extra few minutes while I'm outside in the cold. How many of you carpool to reduce the number of cars downtown? If you're that concerned about congestion, try doing something to help reduce it, instead of being irritated at those who ARE doing their part.

Drivers who don't wait until I'm well across the road and turn when there's merely inches to spare, especially when it's icy out. If I slip while you're barrelling around the corner, you've just creamed me. I'm already skittish walking across pure ice, I don't need you driving like a jackass right beside me as well.

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by FireFly

Drivers who think it's okay for them to break the law because they're in a hurry, but who won't let the pedestrian do so because it holds them up. Awww muffin. You have to sit in your warm car for an extra few minutes while I'm outside in the cold.

I don't think you get it FireFly. Let me give you a specific example.

9th ave and 5th street SW. Walking south on 5th street on the east side of the street (passing by Cowboy's) the walk sign goes to flashing, and then to solid "don't walk" for a good 10 seconds prior to the main light going amber. Why is this? So that southbound traffic has a chance to turn east on 9th ave. Otherwise with all the pedestrian traffic the cars have no chance to turn.

That would cause traffic to back up on 5th street, then back up on 6th ave, then back up on 4th street, then back up on 9th ave, then you have gridlock.

What the city is trying to do is prevent gridlock, without having to specifically put a green turn arrow from a one way street one another one way.