Things That Annoy You

[wr250]

There certainly enough anecdotes of elderly driving big cars. My observations are that the cars are usually about 10 years old. Perhaps the cars were bought for comfort and with little forethought towards aging and the decline of heigth and the skills to drive appropriately.

I have been a proponent of having everyone over the age of 65 to be required to have driving tests on a yearly basis. And at 70 a complete neuro workup.

What scares me is, I have become the annoyance I have always been angered by. I now find myself driving down the road only to realize I still have my turning signal blinking and I have been on the same road for more than 10 minutes.

you are your own grandpa?

I'm My Own Grandpa- Ray Stevens ( with family tree diagram)

[West of the Rockies]

Here is a sports-related annoyance:  big-time college football teams that feast on crap opponents:  Miami U vs. Austin Peay; Oklahoma vs. Tulsa.  Way to challenge yourselves, boys!

[FightTheFuture]

Here is a sports-related annoyance:  big-time college football teams that feast on crap opponents:  Miami U vs. Austin Peay; Oklahoma vs. Tulsa.  Way to challenge yourselves, boys!

In fairness to the "big school", the game is extremely beneficial ($$$$$) to the "small school" and done almost as a favor.



GO BUCKS!!

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

I know this question has been pondered likely since we ever had cars but why do the elderly (or at least a decent percentage) buy such large cars? Especially when they often can barely see over the steering wheel and seem to have difficulty doing things like parking, turning, etc? I was at the grocery store the other day and this old lady, looking through her steering wheel almost. Hit a guy. The guy slapped the car and said "hey". She was going maybe 1mph- so no harm done. The lady didn't even acknowledge the slap or statement or notice she hit him. She kept doing about a 30 point turn to get out of her space and then proceeded on her way.

Will this phenomena ever end? In a few decades will I also buy the biggest Buick I can find? Does this happen to every generation as soon as they turn a certain age? Why when they usually are driving solo do they need so much room? And why, like with concealed handgun licenses, don't we certified SIZE of vehicle when giving people licenses? Being able to pass a driving test in a Prius doesn't mean you can handle a Suburban or a huge car (or RV for that matter) especially when it comes to parking etc.

At least they're not still driving those monstrosities from the early 70s with hoods which could comfortably support a king size bed.

[FightTheFuture]

At least they're not still driving those monstrosities from the early 70s with hoods which could comfortably support a king size bed.

My first car. The Buick "deuce and a quarter" 225. That baby was shhhwwweeeeeeet!

[Bart Ell]

At least they're not still driving those monstrosities from the early 70s with hoods which could comfortably support a king size bed.

They would have to if they wanted Tawny Kitaen to crawl around on the hood these days. I'm not saying she got big but... wait a minutes, yes I am. She got big.

Here I eat again...

[Tarbaby]

There certainly enough anecdotes of elderly driving big cars. My observations are that the cars are usually about 10 years old. Perhaps the cars were bought for comfort and with little forethought towards aging and the decline of heigth and the skills to drive appropriately.

I have been a proponent of having everyone over the age of 65 to be required to have driving tests on a yearly basis. And at 70 a complete neuro workup.

What scares me is, I have become the annoyance I have always been angered by. I now find myself driving down the road only to realize I still have my turning signal blinking and I have been on the same road for more than 10 minutes.

plus from comment I've heard over the years elderly people think the bigger cars are safer. More metal surrounding them. And by cracky  they are right.

[Eddie Coyle]

       How being a late night host on NBC means being epicene and milquetoast. The network of Carson, Snyder and Letterman has become Jimmy and Seth, who are Siegfried and Roy without the animals.

[aldousburbank]

       How being a late night host on NBC means being epicene and milquetoast. The network of Carson, Snyder and Letterman has become Jimmy and Seth, who are Siegfried and Roy without the animals.

Fucking Eddie. Have I ever not chortled nor been confounded by one of your posts?  How the fuck are you man?

[Eddie Coyle]

Fucking Eddie. Have I ever not chortled nor been confounded by one of your posts?  How the fuck are you man?

       You're too kind, sir(good seeing ya back here). I'm alive and relatively well, but only to spite my neighbors.

[zeebo]

Musicals.

And tv ads that are musicals.

And people who think musicals are opera.

And opera.

[Camazotz Automat]

How being a late night host on NBC means being epicene and milquetoast. The network of Carson, Snyder and Letterman has become Jimmy and Seth, who are Siegfried and Roy without the animals.

That was one part of my world that was "right on the money" - whenever I caught the Late Late Show with Tom Snyder.  Often, after commercials, he was in mid laugh with his crew.

Most of the time, he didn't share what they were joking about, but you could tell it was something good and it permeated the show, giving it a specific tone for that night.

It was effortless late TV, like Art was effortless talk radio.  A guest might not be so good, but the host made it into an efficient buzz because the host was so in his element.  A gold salamander swimming in liquid mercury.

It's an obvious observation, but Snyder's voice was a factor in being able to deliver that buzz.

What an ongoing electron gun void his departure has left behind.

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[zeebo]

That was one part of my world that was "right on the money" - whenever I caught the Late Late Show with Tom Snyder....

The thing I loved about that show, was somehow it felt like Tom and his guest and I were the only people on the planet at that moment.

[onan]

       You're too kind, sir(good seeing ya back here). I'm alive and relatively well, but only to spite my neighbors.

You have found the only true reason to exist. And probably the metaphorical fountain of youth.

[Treading Water]

Fucking Eddie. Have I ever not chortled nor been confounded by one of your posts?  How the fuck are you man?

       You're too kind, sir(good seeing ya back here). I'm alive and relatively well, but only to spite my neighbors.

You have found the only true reason to exist. And probably the metaphorical fountain of youth.

Ha! My anchor to solid ground in a life of rough seas. 
I think I just lowered my blood pressure.  Thanks....

[Eddie Coyle]

You have found the only true reason to exist. And probably the metaphorical fountain of youth.

     Come to think of it, there is a bit of Dorian Gray going on here. The more irked they make me, the more refreshed and vigorous I feel. Each "you fuckin' assholes" directed at them adds weeks to my life.

[Eddie Coyle]

That was one part of my world that was "right on the money" - whenever I caught the Late Late Show with Tom Snyder.  Often, after commercials, he was in mid laugh with his crew.

Most of the time, he didn't share what they were joking about, but you could tell it was something good and it permeated the show, giving it a specific tone for that night.

It was effortless late TV, like Art was effortless talk radio.  A guest might not be so good, but the host made it into an efficient buzz because the host was so in his element.  A gold salamander swimming in liquid mercury.

It's an obvious observation, but Snyder's voice was a factor in being able to deliver that buzz.

What an ongoing electron gun void his departure has left behind.

             I was too young to appreciate the Tomorrow show, but I remember Snyder filling in for Larry King on his radio show in '87 and thinking "don't rush back Larry. This guy's better than you".

       And that void I do not anticipate being filled. The networks have their "model" of a host, and it's Beta Males who will not upset the sponsors.

[b_dubb]

The woman at the counter next to me is wearing some ridiculous perfume. It's insanely floral but I'm not fooled. There's a chemical assault on my senses. And I don't fucking appreciate it.

Just switched my food order to go.

How do you tell someone they should use restraint or even forego shifty perfume?

[Eddie Coyle]

How do you tell someone they should use restraint or even forego shifty perfume?

   "Just how malodorous are your loins, lady? We know that's what you're trying to hide, you skanky pig".

[UnscreenedCaller]

How do you tell someone they should use restraint or even forego shifty perfume?

Hold your nose and make a point to establish eye contact. If that's too subtle, incorporate waving motions with the other hand.

       How being a late night host on NBC means being epicene and milquetoast. The network of Carson, Snyder and Letterman has become Jimmy and Seth, who are Siegfried and Roy without the animals.

I want my late night David Letterman and Ton Snyder back. I want Wendy O'Williams taking down Tom's set while he waves his cigarette around in bemusement. And then I want to hear 'Beyond the Blue Horizon' come on as I watch NBC Overnight with Lloyd Dobbins and Linda Ellerbee. Is this asking too much? Enough with these pups. Side note: I actually have a cane I can wave while I  make this rant.

[HorrorRetro]

Grr. High and mighty photographers who chastise others for going to abandoned sites and photographing them. I just got reamed for my pics of the abandoned missile site. Yeah, I had to trespass. Big fucking deal. If I'd gotten arrested, which wouldn't have happened, I would have been willing to pay the consequences. They are all screaming at me for not being "responsible." Well, fuck you. Art isn't responsible, it's risky. I guess I should just stay in my yard and photograph flowers or something.  :

[Heather Wade]

The fact that you had to break the rules to go in and get those photos is what makes them cool in the first place.  To hell with those ninnies.  They are just jealous.  Rock on with your badass photos, HorrorRetro.

[DigitalPigSnuggler]

Grr. High and mighty photographers who chastise others for going to abandoned sites and photographing them. I just got reamed for my pics of the abandoned missile site. Yeah, I had to trespass. Big fucking deal. If I'd gotten arrested, which wouldn't have happened, I would have been willing to pay the consequences. They are all screaming at me for not being "responsible." Well, fuck you. Art isn't responsible, it's risky. I guess I should just stay in my yard and photograph flowers or something.  :

Based on those photos, it seems that you left the place in a bit of a mess, so I can see their point.

[b_dubb]

Grr. High and mighty photographers who chastise others for going to abandoned sites and photographing them. I just got reamed for my pics of the abandoned missile site. Yeah, I had to trespass. Big fucking deal. If I'd gotten arrested, which wouldn't have happened, I would have been willing to pay the consequences. They are all screaming at me for not being "responsible." Well, fuck you. Art isn't responsible, it's risky. I guess I should just stay in my yard and photograph flowers or something.  :

I can't imagine a "serious" photographer criticizing another photographer for being bold.  You have to go where others won't to get shots like these.  Otherwise everyone would have them on their phone.

Forget these jokers.  They just wish they had the stones to do what you did. Let them take pictures of the neighbors kids in their basement studio.  You go off and do your own thing. 

[HorrorRetro]

Based on those photos, it seems that you left the place in a bit of a mess, so I can see their point.

Lol, I wrecked the shop, didn't I?    Thanks guys. I'm just really baffled by this attitude. I'm being told I give all photographers a bad name.  :  They said if you can't get your shots from in front of a fence, you shouldn't take them. They are saying that I have no business posting my photos without the proper releases. Seriously? Frankly, I think they're just jealous little people. I had the guts to go in there and they don't. When I enter any property for photos, I am extremely respectful. I don't break anything to get in -- except the law -- and I never move or remove anything. I take my shots quickly and get out, leaving things exactly as they were.

Sorry for the rant, I'm just exasperated by this line of thinking. 

[Treading Water]

Grr. High and mighty photographers who chastise others for going to abandoned sites and photographing them. I just got reamed for my pics of the abandoned missile site. Yeah, I had to trespass. Big fucking deal. If I'd gotten arrested, which wouldn't have happened, I would have been willing to pay the consequences. They are all screaming at me for not being "responsible." Well, fuck you. Art isn't responsible, it's risky. I guess I should just stay in my yard and photograph flowers or something.  :

Photographers??  You mean wanna' be's?? 
Wouldn't know a photograph if it reared up and bit 'em in their collective asses.

[Bart Ell]

Lemme get this straight - when it comes to breaking the law you don't give a shit but the opinions of a few online camera nerds ruins your day?

[DigitalPigSnuggler]

Lemme get this straight - when it comes to breaking the law you don't give a shit but the opinions of a few online camera nerds ruins your day?

Kind of the inverse of a keyboard commando.

[HorrorRetro]

Lemme get this straight - when it comes to breaking the law you don't give a shit but the opinions of a few online camera nerds ruins your day?

Nope, certainly doesn't ruin my day. I've already been out taking shots and having fun. I'm more perplexed than anything. It's not something I expected to hear from others. As for breaking the law, no, I'm not worried about it. I'm quite confident had law enforcement shown up, which is highly unlikely, considering this was out in the boonies, I would have explained I was there to take some shots, and that would have been the end of it. Had it escalated, the most I would have faced was probably a ticket, so no big deal.

[DigitalPigSnuggler]

Nope, certainly doesn't ruin my day. I've already been out taking shots and having fun. I'm more perplexed than anything. It's not something I expected to hear from others. As for breaking the law, no, I'm not worried about it. I'm quite confident had law enforcement shown up, which is highly unlikely, considering this was out in the boonies, I would have explained I was there to take some shots, and that would have been the end of it. Had it escalated, the most I would have faced was probably a ticket, so no big deal.

I don't want to rattle you, but the scenario you just described with a chick in an abandoned building out in the toolies being confronted by two cops is a fairly common setup for a porn scene.

Don't fall for it when they ask you to take a breathalyzer test, is all I'm saying.