You Know What Really Grinds My Gears? Now with 3x more gears...

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I believe Res is talking in general about #######s that don't stop for pedestrians

Which really grinds my gears especially in winter.

Driver sat in warm car while pedestrian is out in cold.

I actually think this a lot. It is raining/snowing/cold and that poor bastard is walking in it while my seat warmer is a tad too warm.

I can be a little more patient.

[Canadianman]

Originally Posted by Engine09

Nothing will piss me off more than having a car buzz by while you're crossing the street. Walking into Safeway I had some old bitch not even slow down while I walked across the "street" into the store, at least let me get close to the sidewalk.

But yes, you sometimes have those diagonal crossing dummies just generally dragging their ass. Put a spring in your step.

I was crossing the street with the dogs yesterday and a guy speeding through our neighbourhood turned left behind me. He came within 3 feet of me in the crosswalk. I looked back at him and spread my arms out in the typical "what the hell man?" gesture.


He proceeded to stop in the middle of the road, roll down his window and yell at me that he 'gave me plenty of room' and that 'I should be glad he didn't hit me'.


Such a weird interaction. I was mildly annoyed (as evidenced by my gesture), but I didn't think it needed a confrontation. Clearly he did.


People suck, regardless of mode of transportation.

[Fuzz]

That's the type of person you know just does the bare ####ing minimum in every aspect of their lives.

[Sainters7]

Biting the inside of my lip, then forgetting I did that and deciding to chew a piece of gum. The results were predictable...

[Robbob]

I hate that you have to pay for parking at hospitals. I know the extra 77M goes towards operations for the AHS, but instead of the government paying 80M for Turkish Tylenol, maybe start subsidize parking so people aren't gouged trying to visit people in the hospital.

[Fuzz]

Not just visitors, also patients. There are many outpatient clinics, which means you have to pay to access them, unless you have convenient transit.

[Robbob]

Yeah it is predatory in nature because you have no other choice. No different when stores raise the price of an essential item because of a crisis. If you are going to charge, do something reasonable instead of $2.50 per 30 mins.

[topfiverecords]

Just wait till the UCP makes you have to buy your annual Hospital Visitor Pass.

[puffnstuff]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Just wait till the UCP makes you have to buy your annual Hospital Visitor Pass.

And if the K country pass is any indication, they will take your pass money and then close the hospital

[Wormius]

When I put a window screen back in with the pull tab facing the wrong side.

For the number of times they actually need to come out, it shouldn’t be a big deal, but damn is it a PITA when you have to go through the extra rigmarole to wiggle the screen up, and then find a paperclip to help pull it out.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Wormius

When I put a window screen back in with the pull tab facing the wrong side.

For the number of times they actually need to come out, it shouldn’t be a big deal, but damn is it a PITA when you have to go through the extra rigmarole to wiggle the screen up, and then find a paperclip to help pull it out.

3/10 gear at best.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

3/10 gear at best.

Sometimes you have to remember that even the simplest gear grinders have a place, too. A nice, light-hearted gear grinder that isn’t too ragey or anything. Like the Corona of gear grinders.

[InglewoodFan]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

And if the K country pass is any indication, they will take your pass money and then close the hospital

Speaking of, we learned that you can't add a second plate to a K Country pass on line. You have to call on a weekday during business hours. In 2024.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by InglewoodFan

Speaking of, we learned that you can't add a second plate to a K Country pass on line. You have to call on a weekday during business hours. In 2024.

Did they change that? I thought you could before when they first started this K-Pass business.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Did they change that? I thought you could before when they first started this K-Pass business.

I don't think you could ever update/change license plates online. It is just bad form/database design. When you purchase you can add multiple license plates but you can't change them without calling.

[Fuzz]

And before the UCP, you didn't even need to pay at all. It was a much simpler system.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

I don't think you could ever update/change license plates online. It is just bad form/database design. When you purchase you can add multiple license plates but you can't change them without calling.

Yeah, that seems so simple to implement. Even our local ParkPlus for parking can deal with multiple plates tied to one account.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

And if the K country pass is any indication, they will take your pass money and then close the hospital

Yes, yes...but the plan is to get the rambler enthusiasts into K-Country and then wall it off....the Bears will take care of the rest...

[butterfly]

The fact that you aren't even allowed to say "COVID" on YouTube.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by butterfly

The fact that you aren't even allowed to say "COVID" on YouTube.

That doesn't seem like an accurate statement...