Things that tick me off: People who can only read the first sentence of any email

Have you ever emailed someone to get some information about something, and they read only the first sentence of your email?

Example:

Message:

Hi, just wanted to confirm that you will be here at 11am Monday. Are you bringing a laptop or will you need one for your presentation?

Reply:

Yep, I'll see you Monday at 11!

Stupid stupid stupid

Things that tick me off: Atlanta Snow

It snowed yesterday. This was a complete non-event. However, you would've thought that people had never seen the stuff before. First we have the news coverage. "Bob, it's snowing! Let's go interview people and see what they have to say!" I wish they'd talk to me.

"Sir, what do you think about the snow?"
"Well, I think it's just a flurry"
"Are you going to the store?"
"Why the hell would I do that? It's not even accumulating!"

People think there's going to be a snow day. People need to understand how this works. There's a snow day when there is a hazard. Like ice on the roads. That doesn't happen when it's 35 degrees outside. I got to laugh at their disappointment today though.

Then there's driving. My commute is 20 minutes, 30-35 in traffic. It took me 112 minutes to get home yesterday. Why did it take me so long? It wasn't because it was slippery (the roads were well above freezing). It's because people are morons.

So now it's supposed to snow Saturday. This is a complete joke, b/c now everyone will have to go out and buy bread and milk tomorrow afternoon, screwing up Friday traffic even more, even though there's basically no chance of being snowed in for more than 8 hours.

On a side note, channel 2 has the "Severe Weather Team". Apparently now all weather is severe weather, b/c they report in July when the forcast for the next 30 days is "High of 92, Partly Cloudy with a 20% chance of afternoon thundershowers". I'm just waiting for the catchy name, like "Icejam 2000".

Dude Commercials

Apparently the beer industry hires up all the best marketing people. There is now a #2 commercial on my list. (#1 is the Miller Lite Catfights - just look it up on Youtube). This Bud Light commercial is about a guy who communicates solely using the word dude. Since I claimed this was possible in college, I think it's only fair that Budweiser pay me.

Yet another great idea I didn't cash in on.

Things that tick me off: DVDs. (especially Disney DVD's)

DVD's tick me off. Ok. I spend my good money on a DVD and it starts with several minutes' worth of previews/crap before it even brings up the main menu. And you can't skip over them! One of the nicest things about DVD's (compared to VHS) is that you can randomly-access any part of the disc instantly. But no, the movie industry decides that we need to see previews, commercials, etc. before we can watch the damn movie we paid for, which is crappy anyways.

This is especially a problem in the car. You're driving down the highway headed to Grandma's house and the kids want to watch a video. You have to akwardly lean into the back seat to view the screen, and wait until the menu comes up and you can start the movie. Disney came up with something called "FastPlay" for which they claim: "simply put in the disk and go sit down and relax and the DVD automatically begins. You don't have to push a button!" What they don't tell you is that the movie will begin after the 15 minutes of previews.

On top of that Disney is creating some of the crappiest movies ever. They will release a sequel of just about anything that earns them more than $10. Bambi II? Cinderella III? She lived happily ever after! What could you possibly put in a sequel?

My solution is to copy the DVDs (after all, I own them) and strip out everything except the movie. Then all I have to do is put it in the player and it plays. Simple as that.

Iowa

Am I the only one laughing my ass off at Hillary Clinton coming in third place (no really, it's funny. "Iowa Behind Her, Clinton Campaign in a State of Urgency")?

On the scary side - did anyone hear Edwards speech last night? That guy is a total and complete nutjob.

Things that tick me off: Moe's

I'm stealing Burl's idea. Deal with it.

So the most convenient burrito place nearby is Moe's. I'm not particularly fond of Moe's, even if they do give out chips for free. The particular Moe's near my work ticks me off every time I end up there.

Eating at that Moe's is like air travel.

Parking is a pain. This Moe's is in the middle of this fancy shopping center with extremely limited parking. There are like 10 different restaurants in there but barely enough parking for 1 of them. Then they went and covered up a bunch of the parking with more shopping center. Stupid stupid stupid.

Once you walk in the door they strip any of your dignity. At the airport this is done by the TSA goons, who won't allow you to bring a bottle of water on board. (I'm not flying anywhere until I can bring a damn bottle of water through security) At Moe's they yell "Welcome to Moe's!" with as little enthusiasm as possible. Same thing.

At this Moe's they have about half the number of tables they should have. So everyone is crowded in and can't move past each other up and down the (one) aisle. If all the tables are full you have to stand there until someone decides to leave, and there are usually 2 or 3 tables full of oblivious dipwads who are done with their food but are just sitting there talking about whatever stupid stuff they have to talk about. On an airplane these dipwads are the ones who lean their seats back without asking.

The food at Moe's? Well, I'll just say it's pretty darn similar to airline food, when compared to any of the other burrito options which are a bit farther away.