“Seriously, Send Help”: 50 Inconveniences That Are Mild Yet Very Infuriating (New Pics)
We’re meant to appreciate the little things in life, but it gets very challenging to do so when they mostly consist of mildly infuriating daily inconveniences. You know, those like stubbing your toe, getting an eyelash stuck in your eye, or buying a dozen cracked eggs because you forgot to check them in the store. In the grand scheme of things, these trifles shouldn’t matter that much, but oh boy, can they get under the skin.
People online have been sharing many such minor inconveniences that tested their patience, which our Bored Panda team compiled in the list below. It’s all just a scroll away—but be warned—you risk ruining your mood just by looking at them.
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9 Of 10 RSVP’d Children/Families “No Call No Showed” To My Daughter's 5th Birthday Party
Parents and future parents, if you RSVP to a child’s party. Show up. If you cannot, communicate that you are unable to make it.
Being asked for an hour straight, “When are my friends showing up?” “Oh, there’s a white car! Is my friend in there??”
IT'S HEARTBREAKING.
I have seen sad stories like this before, and I never thought it could happen to us. It did. It’s horrible. I just ask that anyone reading this will remember this thread, and be better!!
Fortunately, our adult friends at least made an appearance, but none of her preschool classmates came that RSVP they would be.
9 of the 10 parents didn’t even let us know they couldn’t make it!
She was surrounded by adults who love her, and everyone was aware of what went wrong so she was smothered with love and affection to try and replace any memories of friends not showing up with that of the adults in her life appreciating and loving her!
This breaks my heart. Horrible parents what a c**p example they set for their kids.
Yeah, I can't imagine that 90% of the adults in the this sample could be so cruel. I remember my sister hosted her own party when she was maybe 11. It wasn't a birthday party, but she saved allowance for a year, planned the whole thing, purchased decorations, food, and tiny little gifts for everyone. Gave out pretty invitations and not one kid showed up. It wasn't a birthday party, so not quite as bad as OP, but she was pretty heart broken.
Load More Replies...I had that happen when my now 24 yr old was 8 ,all said they would come only two showed up ,I was not amused , it’s so bloody rude when people do that , she has refused a party ever since 💔
My daughter had this happen when she was 6. We had moved to southern Arkansas and I was later told by a parent that my child was "Satan's child" not because she was badly behaved or anything, but because she was born on Halloween. Also, the people who lived there called us "imports" because we were not from there and they didn't like "outsiders who brought new ideas." among other things.
Load More Replies...PLEASE don't do this. It happened to my next door neighbor and that poor little kid was SO upset. Invited seven and one showed up.
my toddler is going to his first bday party tomorrow of a preschool friend and you bet we are going even with my severe anxiety lol
This is one of my biggest pet hates. Please RSVP even if you can’t make it. It takes just a few seconds out of your day. And be true to your word. It's not difficult.
Hello Kitty cookies and cupcakes and that lot were a no show? Idiots...
The fact that an alleged adult with children would allow another child to be hurt just shows you what type of entities they are.
This Piece Of Grass Just Cost Me £1700
So my dog got a lump on her back that they thought could be cancer. When the vet went to do a biopsy, they found a foreign body in the lump. Turns out this piece of grass had penetrated her skin and caused an abscess. Cost £1700 with the bloods, operation, and meds. But at least she doesn't have cancer, so I'm skint but happy.
We have two accident prone dogs. We also have insurance. It's definitely worth it. One of ours dislocated a finger ON BOXING DAY. So the vet appointment alone was several hundred pounds. Total bill was over £400 but we only paid the excess of £100.
Pet insurance is actually really helpful. Crystal down there is legit crazy having the gall to try and correct you on anything while also saying "laws". Glad your pooch is okay
Load More Replies...Our cat suddenly developed sneezing fits and it was really acting up the next day, too. We had friends over and were sitting around before dinner. After a really big sneeze, I saw a tiny tab of green hanging out of her nose, rose and slowly stalked over while murmuring, "I'll only get one chance..." I pounced, caught the green thing, the cat did her biggest sneeze yet and... I was standing there holding a snot covered 3" piece of grass in a snot covered hand. That thing worked itself out through her nose. The other three were lost to hysterical laughter, which I joined in on eventually. The cat vaporized in the moment but seemed much relieved later.
Not as bad but i spent 140$ to find my senior guy had "old dog warts" ;P
This is practically what happened last time I went to the Dr....
Load More Replies...My puppy had a lump on his side, couldnt find out what it was, bloods, samples and various scans showing all clear but the lump was clearly there and he was not being himself. Antibiotics not doing a thing. One day after about a week and a half I’m playing with him and I notice something sticking out of his side, call him over and there’s something poking out of the lump. In my shock I pulled it out then start screaming for my dad to take us to the vets now. Turns out he had swallowed whole a wooden skewer from a chinese takeaway my stepsister had left her rubbish on the sofa. His body had naturally ejected it and there was no internal damage, not even a hole or any blood from where it came out. Vets just said bodies are weird and amazing like that. Cost nearly £900 altogether (thank god for insurance so I got that all back) but at least he was ok and I have a funny story to tell.
My cocker spaniel mix, Shyza, got some grass seeds that worked their way into the skin between his paws. We couldn't figure out what was wrong and took him to the vet. The vet extracted most, but we had to come back the next day to find more. My ex and I were in college at the time, so ouch for us as well as the dog.
I Glued This Coin To The Ground When I Was A Kid. 10 Years Later I Tried To Pick It Up And Fooled Myself
Place My Doctor Referred Me To For Hearing Aids Doesn’t Have An Email. Phone Calls Only
How do they want me to set an appointment over the phone when the whole point I'm setting one is because I can't hear?
Hewh, I remember how some folks wanted me to fax them something from the office. I sent an email instead and mentioned that it couldn't be faxed "due to insurmountable technical difficulties with the fax machine." The truth is we didn't even have one :P
Load More Replies...There's a free app, in the UK at least, you can use to make calls by text to speech if you have a disability (Relay UK)
The US has a similar service. My grandparents were deaf and used it all the time.
Load More Replies...As someone (either Sylvester or Daffy Duck) once said, "Thankth for the thour perthimmonth, couthin."
That's silly. Can you (snail)mail them a letter and request/demand a written (snail)mail letter in response?
You can demand whatever you'd like. Your demands might not be met.
Load More Replies...Roblox Will Be Uninstalled
My wife called while I was at work and said it was a little “scratch” on the monitor… After further investigation, I found out my 7-year-old got annoyed at Roblox and threw the controller at it. It really ticks me off how my wife always sugarcoats everything he does. Like I can't even discipline him without her getting in the middle of it or shielding him like I’m a total abusive monster... This is crazy because I don’t even spank my kids; all it takes is a stern voice, and they start crying.
Your wife isn’t doing your son any favours and your son should not be allowed any more video games until he grows up a bit and learns to control his temper
Lazy parenting of both. The wife for shielding and excusing, him for just giving in. Someone needs to step up here or the kid will grow up an insufferable ah
Parent your son. At seven, he's old enough to understand that this is not acceptable.
OP needs to get a handle on that soon. Just tonight I saw a YT video of a 12yo who was arrested for making threats via text to the effect of "sticking" a fellow student with one of his collection of knives. The dad was beside himself, but the mom (who incidentally supplied the kid with the collection of knives) was going bonkers weeping and promising the kid that she will fix it.
Why would you let your 7 year old play Roblox? That game is full of child predators.
All of my kids aren't allowed to play Roblox for that same reason. I'm suspicious of any games with chat on them that are marketed to younger kids.
Load More Replies...I've met parents like this before. That "soft parent" routine is a***e and toxic for everyone, especially the child.
B******t. Soft parenting does not mean no discipline. We don't yell at our daughter, we talk to her like a human being. We do not yell or certainly not hit. She's probably the best behaved kid I've ever met. This is not bothering to parent at all.
Load More Replies...Mama's boy in the making. She may think she's doing him favors shielding him from "harms", but it's going to back fire in the long run. Hopefully OP can get this quelled before it's too late.
Then your wife is enabling a monster. Destruction like this is not excusable and should be punished, as should temper tantrums.
Kids are master manipulators. If all they get is a stern talk if they cry a bit they win. How about take away computer privileges? Time outs? Grounding? Any punishment besides "Ooo! Naughty-naughty!"
Yeah ok, cause when you're an adult and you get in trouble do the cops come beat you? Or are there just consequences? At work does your boss scream and spank you? No. Kids don't need to be hit to learn right from wrong. The most well adjusted adults I know has parents that didn't hit them.
Load More Replies...Eugh your wife is a shite parent !! Kids need discipline, her mollycoddling him is gonna mean he grows up an entitled brat !!and that’s gonna make him one vile adult to be around d, you way is sensible calm and RIGHT !!
These Folks Walk Four Across Every Morning And Don’t Check Behind For Cars
I never want to be the jerk who honks, but they don’t hear/notice me until I’m right up to them. Just trying to go to work.
Thy're the jerks. You're saving their lives by warning them before you ride on over them.
They must be from my neighborhood. Suburban street with *no* sidewalks and a lot of trees, and a couple of spots with small hills so there is restricted forward view of traffic. Over 90% of people here walk with their backs to oncoming traffic, and just *LOVE* to walk in the *middle of the lane* going up those hills so I would have to drive in the left lane to get past them - with no good view of approaching vehicles. (The rest of the people on our street love to drive at above 40 miles per hour in a 25 zone.) Whatever happened to 'Walk Facing Traffic'?
Hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooonk after getting really really close, like 1 foot.
Back when my daughter was taking the school bus, two cars parked on each side of the road, not enough room for the bus to get between. The driver simply laid on the horn till a guy ran out in his bathrobe to move one of them. What makes me think that driver had had the issue before?
My 4-Year-Old Measuring Cup vs. My Grandmother’s 30-Year-Old Measuring Cup
Mine is half useless at this point, while Grandma's is still going strong.
Lowercase is not "off brand", just not the original. Corning sold the brand. PYREX (all caps) typically refers to the original borosilicate glass, known for its high resistance to thermal shock and used for labware and older cookware, while modern cookware with the lowercase pyrex logo (in the U.S.) is generally made of less expensive soda-lime glass.
Load More Replies...We only hand wash our Pyrex measuring cups because of this issue. It's borderline criminal.
I have two PYREX measuring cups I bought 30 years ago for my first apartment and they still look brand new. Quality used to be worth paying for when it actually existed.
I've got one that was my mom's, I'm 70 now so the glass must be over 100 if that's possible.
Dishwasher did for mine and it has (now very faint) uppercase letters, so I would say granny doesn't put hers in the dishwasher.
Load More Replies...Someone Stole My Brother's And Sister's Headstones For The Copper
I used to visit weekly and keep up their gravesite, but 30 years and compartmentalizing heals the need to revisit the pain, until some jerk chose stealing copper over being a decent human.
At 74, I've tried to stay at least somewhat calm and positive about our future, our country and humanity in general. But, I'm afraid, I've used up all of those. W*F? I know the average I.Q. of the U.S. is 98, but it's as if someone dumped a gallon of stupid into the pool fairly recently, along with a couple of quarts of incivility. Right now, I will try to salvage enough hope to get me through until the end of the current regime. I hope there is something remaining of our democracy when this nightmare is over.
This is my hope as well it's all we have right now and even that is dwindling daily...
Load More Replies...I would canvas the local recycling centers! Here in the USA anyone recycling copper must present ID (that is then photo copied) and give a thumb print. Any reputable recycling center would instantly flag this transaction and report them to the police (yes I work at a recycling center)
I would find them (the items and the culprit) and smack them over the head of the thief
There was a case here in Melbourne a few years ago where a group of people were caught going to different cemeteries and gravesites to steal copper 🤬
More than mildly infuriating, surely? This is very annoying and criminal theft, in my book!
What Is The Point Of Putting The Illusion Of Pockets Instead Of Just Putting Pockets
These are my work pants, the pants I use for my job. What is the point of not having pockets on my Work pants?
Not all that uncommon for uniform pants. No pockets = can't pocket merchandise, tips, etc..
Load More Replies...really fake pockets, or not-yet-opened pocket? Check if it is just loosely sewn
No. Men's clothing often has sewed pockets that you can open. Women's clothing just has the illusion and no fabric (most of the time). Most of the women would notice the pocket material hanging there versus just an imitation of the mouth of the pocket, don't you think
Load More Replies...Since we are women...we don't get pockets and must accept it, if we get mad than its just our periods
Not in the back. Not anymore. I've started checking before I buy, and returning if it's fake and I forget to check.
Load More Replies...No not sewn up pockets, actual fakes. The last pair of jeans i bought had fake pockets at the front!
People Like This
Second time at this one, and one a few blocks away got taken out because someone kept raiding the entire thing.
Don't quit in the face of adversity. Instead post a sign saying they were stolen and you're out of books - Please Donate To Refill Library
Our local police station put up a beautiful little free library on our town square in memory of an officer who was k****d in the line of duty. Within a week, the LFL was torn down and the books stolen. Police replaced it. The next day it was torn down again and this time absolutely destroyed. Sometimes I hate my town.
In a nearby town they organised an event where people could donate things they didn't want, and people who donated something could look around and take something that they wanted that somebody else had donated. It ran for three years. It stopped because a big white van with a bunch of large men and a woman turned up, they dropped off some torn manky blankets and then grabbed anything that looked like it might have value while the woman screamed "stop being racist!" to anybody that tried to stop them (they were, shall we say, people with no fixed abode who are notoriously light fingered). After that the town committee and many of the participants decided that they just weren't going to bother any more. [this is yet another reason why we can't have nice things]
There are people who intentionally damage/destroy these. I remember a local community center near me had one that they had to take down because students from the local middle school and high school kept purposely damaging it.
My guess in this case is that they are selling them for profit online.
Load More Replies...Umm... The failure here seems to be closing the library. If multiple people or one person takes all the books, that's okay. It may actually signify the need of your library.
I was being optimistic and imagining some 10 year old kid thinking they'd won the lottery. And being holed up in their room with all the books. They'll probably return them all in 1 night. But who knows. Could be someone taking them to local used bookshop for money.
Load More Replies...Ours has two shelves almost full and some reflectors to use now that the evenings are getting dark. Sometimes people are aßes sometimes not
We had one of those close to my house until it got hit by a snowplow never got replaced
Our Dog Chewed My Wife’s Passport 12 Hours Before Our International Flight
We were packing for our family trip to Jamaica, and I heard my wife scream upstairs. She just tells me, “I’m not going to Jamaica,” and shows me her passport. Only the main page shown is torn. Nothing else. (The image depicted is after she tried taping it back together.) She dropped it on the bed for a second, and the dog got to it. And she is normally not destructive like that, but despite how annoyed we were, we couldn’t blame her.
After reality had sunk in, I hopped on a call with a passport department inquiring about an emergency passport. They apparently only give them out if there is a tragedy in the family, etc. They searched for appointments nearby, and the only one on the East Coast was in Buffalo, NY, at 8 am the following day. So we changed my wife’s flight and sent her tour to Buffalo, and got her a 10:45 am flight out from Buffalo to Orlando, then to Jamaica, hoping that it would work.
They don’t guarantee that you will get it the same day, but the reviews for the location were surprisingly positive, so we were hopeful. She shows up an hour early, is first in line, and they tell her they can get it the same day, but won’t start printing passports till 10 am. The manager came out and told my wife she should probably change her flight because he can’t guarantee that she will get it in time for the 10:45 flight.
She comes back around 10, sits right, and the woman at the front desk gives a friendly wink to my wife. At 10:15, the manager tells my wife’s passport is printing. Around 10:20-10:25, they hand it to her and she hits the find driver button on the uber app. She gets picked up and takes the 15-minute ride to the airport. The uber driver told her he’s driven MANY people who flew from out of state to Buffalo for a same day passport, and he believed she could make it. Well, she did. Boarding got delayed, but she made it with like 10 minutes to spare and arrived in Jamaica only 3 hours after we did.
It was beyond exhausting!
And now you have a story to tell! Glad it worked out. Sounds super stressful.
My first thought s well. But at least, they didn't blame the dog. I get the initial frustration having a pica cat. But I always manage to take a breath and realize that whatever happens, I'm responsible for creating the circumstances.
Load More Replies...OK.....I'll go you 1 "better"......so we all (family cruise...25 of us) get on the ship.....only my husband can't get on board coz he doesn't have his passport....why? He packed it in his luggage and all luggage was already on board being routed to the appropriate cabin, so, I'm told I can go to the baggage area inside the ship to try to find his small carry on type bag......over an hour of running up decks to check out each luggage area trying to find his little bag....we now hear the announcement that all visitors must leave the gang-plank is being removed....my hubby's on the dock waiting...I'm cussing him out and frantically trying to find the "needle in the haystack"...and I finally find it on an elevator...so me and a staff person run like heck (I'm disabled, so running is a bit of a lie) We get to the gangplank waving the passport and they let him run up to board the ship with under 1 to shutting the boarding gate and shoving off!!! People on the ship and dock were cheering
You could have done a Lilly Allen and put your dog in a dog shelter for doing that.
Why would you keep important documents in a place where your dog could get them? How careless
You think things are safe from a dog often means they still can get them. Ours got into the graduation caps even when they were on the upper most shelf at over 2 meters (almost 7ft). Also if you're packing, you're probably packing your passport too so it's no longer in it's normal place. Thanks to the emergency passport places around that can help
Load More Replies...When Visiting, My Family Decides To Use My Sharpened Knife Of 10+ Years As An Opener
Just gonna take the opportunity to buy a new knife. My "clean" dishes are all dirty with fingerprints and smudges, too. The fridge front is smeared with greasy handprints. Just a few more days...
Years ago, I found my mother with the chef knife I used professionally trying to cut the roots of a plant out of the ground. When I franticly asked w*f was she doing, she exclaimed, "Oh I knew you would act this way, that's why I didn't ask!" SMH
My hick in laws have done that before… twice. They bent the tip on one knife and broke the tip off another. And we do have a full toolbox so there was no need to use our utensils.
In that case they can darn well pay for it and my knives start at $150 so I do NOT fool around.
Load More Replies...I'm slightly worried about what this person is going to do with the new knife!
Resolve the problem once and for all? Might need to invest in a shovel as well... 😂
Load More Replies...My cousin once borrowed my laptop and left greasy fingerprints all over it. Eww.
Who uses a good knife like that? I would cream anyone who did that to my Solingens!
Uninspiring Teacher Comment
My 11-year-old daughter's teacher wrote this comment on her homework. I'm absolutely flabbergasted and angry. This is after my daughter just competed in gymnastics nationals a month ago.
"Dear Teacher. Thank you for your comments on my daughter's homework. I have encouraged her to set her aspirations significantly lower, and consequently she now aims to be a mediocre school teacher who fails to see her pupils' full potential."
My plan for every one of my students was to set high goals and help them achieve them. That's what the job's about. Cheez.
I could rephrase it to make it less offensive: "You can be the best, but perfect is hard
someone report the teacher. if this was me id leave the school and lose the shii out on that teacher.
someone report the teacher. if i was the mum id lose my shiit out on the teacher and leave the school.
Brussels Airlines Did This, It Cost Us £300. They’re Offering Just £72 After A Ton Of Arguing
That makes my blood boil. Perhaps if airports employed actual humans as luggage handlers this might not be so prevalent.
Never Met An E-Scooter Owner I’ve Liked
There isn't room for my granny cart.
I'd simply move it. And every time I had to move it, I'd move it further away.
It's there for sharing. Why else would it be in a public area. amiright? Not a very wide hallway though.
Exactly! Not a very wide hallway, so you should not leave it there. Common courtesy is on life support these days.
Load More Replies...Padlock it someplace visible but inconvenient and make them come door to door to find the key.
Leave it lying in the street. You've already tried being nice and it's not working, so speak their language.
Person Who Hacked My Credit Card Emailed Me Asking Why I Canceled His Flight
My credit card was hacked. I think the guy did it by hacking my gmail account. Because he signed up for Priceline, with the login with gmail button.
I called my bank and canceled it. I logged into Priceline to see if I could get any information about the person who booked the flight. I saw I could cancel it for no charge. So I did because it was going to be faster to get a refund from Priceline than my bank.
Two days later I got this email. It had his photo and phone number. It matched the name on the flight too.
Criminals lol INHERENTLY THICK !, point in case perfectly proven 😂🤦♀️
The same thing happened to me. I got a new number. On my card the next day my husband said do you know your number? I said no I have not gotten my card yet. He called and had to stop that card and they did not know how that happened but would found out and issued a new card for me.
and you reported this info to the police, your bank, and the FTC I trust.
My Teacher Marked Me Wrong Because Africa Is Now A Country
Environmental Science, climate change unit. But we're in Alabama, so we do everything we can to avoid actually talking about it.
Italian Espresso Packed Under Pressure
For some bizarre reason, I don’t put outdoor shoes on to make my breakfast coffee. During summer, I don’t even put slippers on. Just for the fun of really curdling your stomach, I have blinds or curtains closed overnight on every window, so sometimes I make breakfast coffee absolutely naked. Pale skin, floppy tıts, flat āss… all of it just hanging out there. Because I can.
Load More Replies...You get coffee in a can? Around here it's a vacuum sealed plastic brick.
Time to grab the vacuum cleaner and attachments. There's no way you would ever be able to sweep all of it up.
I Clean A Few Houses On The Side. Found This Under A Rug
Please don't tell me they're not pulling the "If they don't bring the money to you, they didn't clean under the rug. If the money is gone, they stole from you" test.
OMG HOW TF IS THAT A THING! Why would people, who are wealthy enough to afford a maid do this? It's like rich people hate poor people. I mean OMG. Oh wait, forgot Class Warfare. The answer is Class Warfare.
"But, dear, how else can we tell if they're honest?" No, I am not kidding.
Load More Replies...I would have put the money on the dining table and beside it dump all the dust I swept into a pile, with a note explaining "Here's the money you tested me with and all the dust I collected. Please count them to ensure I did not illegally take any of it. And I quit"
My aunt was a cleaning lady in the local hotel and owner tested her like this all the time. He left money in the nightstand, golden ring in th bed, expensive unopened perfume in the bathroom, etc. She worked there for years and never stole anything, and he still tested her. It's insulting, no one leave their things in plain sight.
I'd be tempted to leave a note telling them: The money is still there under the rug where you left it - because nobody accidentally leaves money under a rug like that - so kindly stop being so bloody insulting.
My thoughts. I don't and my cleaning lady does not either.
Load More Replies...They would be finding a new cleaner, I couldn’t work where I wasn’t trusted
To be fair, a friend of the family who is just solidly middle-class, but is a SWM with two kids, paid someone to come by once a month or so and do some cleaning, and they just found out from the police that the cleaner had stolen thousands in electronics and jewelry from her and other clients, including the kids' tablets they used for school. I'm not rich either, just middle-class. I may not try something like this, but I promise I'm watching, and I don't trust anyone in my home, because I too have had my trust a****d too many times. This is an easy test to pass, intentional or otherwise. A decent person would be less disgusted, and regardless of whether you assume it's a test or a genuine mistake, just turn it in, little different than returning your shopping cart to the corral.
10-Year-Old Nephew Threw A Fit And Broke Four Of My CDs On Christmas
For context, my (step)nephew is my (step)brother’s kid. My nephew and his mother don’t live here anymore, so they come over for a few hours on holidays and weekends.
On Christmas Day, I had opened all of my presents and gotten two CDs (KISS and Weezer) and a nice glass CD storage rack that my mom says was approximately $30. I have 23 CDs, including my new ones, and was sitting in the living room with my mom while I put my CDs into the storage rack. My nephew came over to get gifts from his grandma (my step-mom / my mom’s girlfriend) and my mom, as she had gotten him a gift too. I still had all my presents out in the living room since I didn’t want to put them away yet.
While he was over, he had gotten upset because I had gotten a lot more presents than him (he got a second Nintendo Switch [broke his first one and a $500 drone, so he genuinely had nothing to be jealous of). He started to throw a tantrum, and so his mom tried to explain that he had gotten a lot more gifts at home and a lot more expensive gifts than me. He didn’t seem to care because he ended up grabbing my CD rack and throwing it on the ground, shattering the CD rack and breaking four of my CDs, including one of my new ones.
The two in the picture were the two that thankfully only had broken cases. Mom says the KISS CD was $25. The Linkin Park one was only about $8 because I got it from McKays (kinda like a thrift store for books and video games–they only have like 5 locations, so I don’t think many people would know what it is). The two others were $20 CDs that were snapped in half. There were 3 other ones that had small cracks in their cases, but they still work perfectly fine. I think in total he did ~$100 of damage. I know that’s not really a lot of money but I’m 15 and paid for a lot of my CDs myself with money I made from cleaning and walking dogs so in my mind that’s like 3 bedrooms cleanings and 2 dog walks.
I obviously ended up crying because he broke my two favorite CDs, and my moms kicked him and his mom out. His mom says that I’m being dramatic and that he shouldn’t be getting in trouble for breaking some “cheap CDs”. She also tried to pull the “he’s only ten” card, which annoyed me so bad because no 10-year-old should still be throwing tantrums.
I remain astonished by parents who do not believe they have to pay for damages caused by their children. I don't care what it is. If your child breaks something, you are responsible for replacing it or paying for it. The world is not responsible for damages your child causes, you are. Not only is this mother not making it right, she's insulting the person that got their things broken. She's a do*che.
He broke something that didn't belong to him and his mum should be paying for replacements. If they're "cheap" then his mum shouldn't have any trouble coughing up the money!
That really adds insult to injury when a parent has the attitude of, "What's the big deal? It was cheap A.F. anyway!"
Load More Replies...Well that's a great way to ensure they never get invited around again.
Yeah. I was thinking "2-year-old toddler" or so. At ten, they can be punished for their actions.
In my experience, children are not the problem, parents are. There is a massive entitlement issue with many parents. I don't get it.
That is yet another feral spoilt entitled little brats, n that is the parents bloody fault !! eugh I’d have taken the sodding drone and the switch back off him untill he could learns common decency n manners n respect , more so as he already broken a switch of his ffs , ow other peoples stuff BANG OUTTA ORDER !!
Colleague Destroyed A Painting I Wanted To Buy
I work at a thrift store and we had about 10 paintings coming in all really beautifully done, the frames where also very neat. I fell in love with this one in the photo but someone else had to price it before i could buy it so i ended up waiting until the end of the day to see if they got priced yet. My workday was almost over so i decided to walk to the back to see if the painting was priced yet and lo and behold, 10 painting in the trashcan. And not just in the trash can, my coworker stabbed them with a scissor. She smashed up the frames from the other paintings too and did the same to the art. I asked her why she did that and she just said "they never sell in store" while ive seen plenty of painting leaving the store for good prices and if we cant sell them we always end up using them for our own creative projects.
I of course went to my supervisor and he said he would have a word with her but i was absolutely furious, i cant stop looking at the painting and how beautiful it was. I also feel bad for the person/artist that donated the paintings thinking they would get a loving new home.
Ouch. One of our local (Western Australia) thrift store has a trolley of free stuff. That was nasty of her.
I can't say the picture appeals to me, but I hate people who destroy things for no reason. Also, why not just mention to someone prior, "If that's not sold by the end of the day, I'm going to buy it"?
I worked at a "generally" black and yellow "dollar" store, and we had to destroy everything we threw out, before it went into the dumpster. I'm talking literally break things with a hammer, or cut them up with scissors/box cutters. I was told (in so many words) that this was because the company didn't want people dumpster diving, because then they'd get the item for free, and not spend money in the store. Even something like a package of cookies that accidentally got cut open when we cut the tape on the case, had to be ripped open and dumped out of the package and into the dumpster. Even we workers weren't allowed to eat them. Even though they'd been written off, and we're literally trash. Elsewhere, I've seen perfectly good books get thrown away simply because they didn't sell in a certain amount of time. I asked why they weren't donated to nursing homes or whatever, and was told it was because family members took them home. As in, instead of buying a book. I've seen SO much more. You would be appalled how much useful, unbroken, perfectly good stuff goes in the trash, simply because the company behind it didn't make money off of it, so they want to make room for something else they can try to make money off of. These greedy, soulless companies create EXCESSIVE waste, and junk up the environment. And people who can't even afford to shop at the company's stores anyway, and who could REALLY benefit from a thrifted or scavenged find, go without. These companies destroy our environment and enable human suffering (and that's not even bringing up the subject of where they get their merchandise or WHO makes it, and what conditions they must work in!). But they do not care. They literally don't care about ANYTHING but money. It's disgusting. And it scares me, for the future.
Load More Replies...That's a lovely picture and your coworker is a nasty uncultured arséhole. If she's actively destroying donations, she needs removed.
Local charity shop give stuff that weren't sold for free. Your coworker is an idiot.
So they don't sell, why would that mean they should be destroyed rather than just put in the trash as is.
Yep. Because if people get things out of the trash for free, they won't spend money at the store. Gross, huh?
Load More Replies...What a vicious inhuman that woman is , that picture is beautiful totally , she should not be working in a charity shop ,, vile thing ,
I think the grift the co worker was trying to use was: That picture is a print so probably not worth much, but the frame might. So destroy the picture, claim it's trash, recover the frame and maybe profit. Really shittÿ and desperate but that's the only semi logical thing here
OP clarified in another post that it was definitely a painting not a print
Load More Replies...My Sister-In-Law Lives With Us And Uses Our Things. This Is How She Leaves My Peloton After Use Even After I’ve Mentioned It A Few Times
Am I wrong for being annoyed?? She’s not a child; she’s in her 30s, and conversations go in one ear and out the other.
She should hear about the "new trend in post workout stretches" which is basically wiping the eff out of that.
use some of the SIL clothes to clean it up then throw them on her bed
Poor Employees Had 30 Minutes To Clean An Entire Room That Looked Like This
This was basically how the entire theater was looking, the poor employees had 30 minutes to clean the entire thing before another Minecraft movie started in that same room. The popcorn was stamped into the carpet in some spots. I can’t imagine they get paid enough for this.
They use leaf blowers to send it all down to the front and scoop it up there.
I feel so seen; was just going to suggest that. 'Twas fresh in my mind having just used one of our porch, walkway & driveway less than an hour ago.
Load More Replies...People that do this are just giant asshöles. Most children aren't even this casually rude.
They (we) don't! I, in the 22 years I've been in the movie theater business, can't understand what possesses people to become such hedonistic animals when they get to a movie theater. Whether it's large crowds or just an individual or a few people, leaving your trash like this is rude, lazy, and downright mean. The thought process is "I don't have to clean it up so it's not big deal" F**k that and f**k you too! SOMEBODY has to! But you enjoyed yourself so that's all that matters, right? Do better! (sorry, rant over).
I just so appreciate any county where people kindly pick up their trash too and try to leave a clean environment. It doesn't take almost any time and you can feel good that you didn't make some minimum wage cleaner cry.
Load More Replies...When Jack Black comes to a theatre to tell people not to do it, there's an issue. Ban Tiktok already
My 17 (then 16) y/o son went to see the Minecraft movie with his friend. He said that, fortunately, the showing he went to wasn't that rowdy. But unfortunately, there were others that were. I told him I better not EVER find out he did something like that. His response was looking at me like that was a dumb thing to say, and asking, "Why the hell would I do something like that?" He's not perfect, and neither am I. But I guess I'm doing okay, lol. And that aside, a large popcorn and 2 drinks like $15 or more at the theater! So on top of treating kids who are barely paid above minimum wage like slaves by making them clean THEIR mess, these people are wasting a TON of money. I'd like to think most of them are kids, which means it's their parents' money so they dont care. (Not that that makes it better, mind you.) But sadly, we all know SOME of the people who leave messes are adults who should know better. Personally, if I was with someone who did this on purpose, I would be mortified!!
People are total pigs. I see this disrespect of public property and wonder what their homes must look like. Or do they feel its fun to wreck the theather as they watch the movie? The employees are most certainly not paid enough for this s**t.
True but if everyone had been brought up by my mother, this job would have been a lot easier.
Load More Replies...Paid Extra For Legroom Seats, But Spent 4 Hours With Kids Blocking The Emergency Exit Window
I was flying with my sister and niece, and we paid €30 each for extra legroom seats. Seemed worth it for a 4-hour flight… until a dad and his two kids decided that the emergency door window right next to us was the most fascinating thing they’d ever seen.
They stood there almost the entire flight, leaning over us, pointing, chatting loudly, and completely blocking the space we paid extra for. We had to call the flight attendant 3 times to get them to move, but they just kept coming back after a few minutes.
The third time the FA came to tell them to sit down, she was already annoyed and warned them this would be the last time she told them to move. Sometimes I wish Europe were as strict as the US with the no fly lists.
Sorry but this would never happen to me bc I'd tell then to shove off when they first tried.
Call the flight attendant, those rows are supposed to be kept clear.
FA told them but they kept coming back. Did you read?
Load More Replies...In the U.S. they probably wouldn’t allow children to play around the emergency exit.
Open the emergency exit and watch them go on a very different kind of flight.
I can think of a particular Scottish phrase that would have made them move.
Went Out To My Car To Go Run An Errand, And Found One Of My Tires Gone
Who steals a single tire? My car isn't even that nice. So much for having the day off, huh?
I had my spare wheel stolen from the back of my Land Rover. What I didn't know (and didn't think to check!) until the mechanic told me a week later is that they jacked it up and tried to steal the wheels, leaving me only the four locking wheel nuts and two they couldn't unscrew. I'd driven 100 miles like that up to 60mph!
you had angels on your shoulders driving that Land Rover
Load More Replies...Who steals a single tire? Someone who doesn't want to hang around in public view long enough to steal two.
I had that happen. A neighbor in the adjoining apartment came to tell me. We went and looked at the space my tire was supposed to be, and I laughed. (I do that in stressful situations). We figured out someone went cruising looking for a tire that would fit their car. They were careful and set the car down carefully after. I bought wheel locks.
Think they may have taken the whole wheel there dude. You know a tyre is the black rubbery bit right. When you yanks say 'change a tyre' the rest of the world thinks you're silly as youre changing the wheel
How Every Single "This Weekday Meal Only Takes 15 Minutes To Make!" Video Starts
The 'best' ones start with a half hour chat about how their great gran lived in a mountain village in bogislatvistania and walked 8 cloubs to pick the ingredients....
That's what you listen to whilst chopping the veggies.
Load More Replies...The prep time is for combining the ingredients. Apparently they think the fairies come and do the washing, chopping and slicing before you get started.
Comically Bright Exit Sign In The Room We’re Staying In
Depends on perspective. So long as the door fully opens and let's people through then it's OK.
Load More Replies...what kind of hotel has a room with an exterior panic bar door? It's like they're sleeping in a utility room.
Despite Seeing Multiple Docs, My Eye Watered Excessively For 7 Years Until I Took This Picture
If people could see only my right eye, they would often think I'm crying.
I had that and it drove me crazy for months until I took it to the eye doc. I had no idea what was going on, just that the eye itched constantly. He said, "You ok with a brief bit of pain?", I snorted, he leaned in and plucked it, and I was healed in 3 seconds. Anybody could have done it if I'd known.
My son has this, and, yes, it does grow back. It takes several months, though, so at least he has relief for awhile.
Load More Replies...How sad no one saw the problem. With healthcare as it is today, it's a good thing you thought to take a photo.
I would guess one would need to take the hair out for the watering to stop (and the picture did not stop it)
Oof, I had this thing last year which ended in me plucking out all the lashes in that general area
I’ve had allergic conjunctivitis for the past five years. I have to constantly wear reading glasses all the time.
Looks like a cyst or maybe an infection with a lash coming out of it and curled inward.
This Made Me Feel A Small Fire Inside My Stomach
Understandable. Happened to me once too. Absolutely horrible situation.
If it ever happens again, go buy a coping saw blade (assuming you aren't a trim carpenter and already have one) and cut the end off. Stick the cut end in beside the key, turn it enough for the saw teeth to contact the broken off key, and slowly pull it out. Hopefully you have a spare key. This will keep you from needing to have the lockset replaced.
Load More Replies...Check the internet. There are 47 ways of extracting the broken piece, none of which works
I can assure you the one I posted replying to RamiRudolph works, because many years ago when I worked in maintenance I used it a number of times.
Load More Replies...I had this happen just a couple weeks ago when I was cat sitting for my sister whilst she and her family were on holiday. Fortunately the key was not all the way in so I was able to extract it easily. The bad part was that I had to leave her back door unlocked while I fetched the other spare from our parents.
Company Who Serviced My Truck Forgot To Put The Oil Cap Back On
Drove 70 miles down the interstate before I noticed my windshield wipers were smearing something all over my windshield. Pulled over, and this is why. I'm not angry or anything, and I know people have off days at times, but dang, this isn't a good mistake.
Had my car serviced (years ago) and a fanbelt change. Picked it up before we went camping. After 30 miles it overheated - oops, they forgot to put the new fan belt on - still in its wrapper on top of the engine.
Our last oil change place did that as well. Only noticed the next morning when there was a huge puddle of oil in our garage. They literally have ONE JOB!
That's what I was thinking, too! Maybe it's different for diesel engines? Idk.
Load More Replies...I'm the kind of person that checks the lights and levels after a service. Lucky I did, as my car only had about a quarter of the necessary oil. I'm guessing the mechanic may have gone to sort out more and got distracted (phone call or customer or whatever) and thought he'd done it. I had some oil for my four stroke mower so I put that in until I could get some more oil, but it was like 10W40 (car) instead of 5W40 (mower) so I thought sod it and left the mower oil in. Worked fine until the next service. You'd have thought that, after completing work, a quick verification would be a part of the protocol, wouldn't you? Cap in place? Good. Dip-st-ick level correct? Good....
Got my oil changed a few weeks ago. Drove maybe a mile before I knew something was wrong. We realized that a worker had knocked the mass airflow sensor loose. We tried just plugging it all the way back in, but no - had to go and buy a new one. Looked online and this Take 5 location got new management a few months ago, and the complaints have been rolling in since!
Cops Asked If They Could Look Around Our Yard Last Night. I Was Wondering How They Got Into Our Neighbor's Yard So Quickly
They cut a massive hole through our chain link fencing and left.
ICE went to a man’s home because they were given information that he was hiding undocumented immigrants. He told them just let me put my Rottweiler in the bathroom and you can search the whole property. ICE looked, found nothing, went to the bathroom, shot the dog and left. This was in the news this past week.
Your ICE is sounding more and more like the Gestapo of WWII.
Load More Replies...100% sure that the cops cut the hole and blamed whoever they were after. ICE has been doing that a lot. If it's a private residence that looks like it's full of people too poor to fight it out in court? Kick the door down.
when the cops ask if they can look around your property the ONLY answer is "Got a warrant?" followed by "I'm calling my lawyer".
If they ask, the answer is always no. If they have exigent circumstances, they don't have time or need to ask. But when you say yes, somehow you also assume all responsibility for any damage they cause. Of course, they'll deny responsibility anyway, but you at least have SOME shot of getting recompense if you told them no and they damage your property anyway. Oh, and I Am Not A Lawyer. I Am Definitely Not YOUR Lawyer. YMMV.
So says: Occupy Democrats: REPORT: The father of the man who opened the door to agents reportedly told KFOX that Border Patrol agents, not ICE, had arrived to his son's home in civilian clothes, asking to search it. The report did not say the agents wore masks. *I'll wait for the FULL uncherry picked edit report THANK you
My comment was based on the first article I read from a legitimate source. I have since read about it being border patrol being the culprits. Further info was the border patrol agent opened the door to let the dog out of the bathroom then shot it. The agent then hid from the family while they begged for help for their dog as the dog bled out on the floor. The border patrol agents would not assist nor would they let the family get help for their dying dog.
Load More Replies...Nephews Broke My Limited Edition And Gifted To Me Bob Segar Vinyl
Besides the fact that they are broken I actually had to hunt down the pieces because they played with it I think and my aunt gave less than "Oh sorry"
I have a little stero nook in the front room where I have a record shelf with my record player and I came home from work to the record in question looking like someone attempted to pry it out from behind the shelf and lo and behold. Broken.
Limited edition, a gift and even still in the plastic. A few other records were messed up but not to this degree and this one hurt the most. But "they're just kids" and "Things happen" and "You shouldn't get this worked up"
Ask her to pay for the replacement. She'l get upset and refuse. Ban her from your house until her kids turn 30.
30? That's very generous. I'd make it permanent...
Load More Replies...No problem. I'll just come to your house and smash a few pieces of your grandmother's china. Things happen.
They pay or you don't speak to them ever again. Family or not you don't need people like that in your life
You notice it's the people who need to pay for damages that always make these comments.
Feral little brats , with bad parents !! They need to learn manners and respect !! and while this is irreplaceable,she should at least have offered to do so , or paid for it
Kids just shouldn't be allowed to throw things just because "they're kids". This kid has serious anger issues. He needs therapy and mom and dad should also atte
Literally 1 Minute Before My Job Interview On Zoom
I have only myself to blame.
Truth is, it is a cat fort I built that I repurposed for a laptop mount 10 min before the meeting, hence why I can only be mad at myself.
Same. I was looking for something to be broken/disconnected, but it doesn't appear that way to me...
Load More Replies...Interviewed a fellow whose dog lost its mind a few times due to construction next door iirc. Kept apologizing. I told him not to worry and take a moment to calm the pup. Still got the job.
Three “Trimmers” Came To “Shape” My 70-Year-Old Chinese Elm Tree
I’m so heartbroken. I was so annoyed that I was holding back tears. They were only supposed to trim and shape the tree. They cut the branches off the whole thing.
That looks like a hard prune, which is a restorative technique for a lot of woody shrubs and trees. It looks harsh now but also looks very well done, with one growing tip per branch, good spacing on the other preserved limbs, etc.
that's what I was going to say. They did this to some trees in my backyard at my old place. Very harsh pruning, but they came back even bigger than before.
Load More Replies...We had this done to a cherry tree in our communal garden. It was either that or remove it completely as it was getting too big. Couple of years and it has really filled out. This is much better than letting it keep growing and finishing up with dead limbs which are a danger to anyone underneath.
I got hit in a similar way. Asked my mother's landscaper to "lightly trim" the bushes by her front windows. Came home from work and the bushes were all completely gone.
was there an estimate telling you what they planned to cut and written instructions on exactly whay you wanted?
$600 Dumpster We Rented Was Filled Overnight By Some Random Jerk
Arrived at my parents’ this morning to keep cleaning out their house. except the brand new dumpster we had delivered was already completely filled. Not by us, but by whoever decided to back up after midnight and unload all their garbage into it. Authorities basically shrugged and said it’s a “civil matter.” Now we’re stuck paying ~$600 just to have it emptied before we can even use it.
Op should check some of the paperwork. You will probably not be surprised to find the info of the people who did it.
Yep, time for a dumpster dive! Then I'll be having it returned to your front yard, sans the bin.
Load More Replies...I see a outside camera in your future. Make sure the camera(s) are placed to get the license plate clearly.
I admit, i did that once, with one single big blue bag of trash, cleaned out the basement and our trashcans were already full. the dumpster was about 6m³ so it wasn't that much of a annoyance. but to fill an entire dumpster sure is.
Sadly that is one of the problems of hiring, and getting delivered a dumpster the day before you intend to use it. Someone usually has stuff they wish to get rid of but don't have the means to do so or wants to spend money getting it removed.
My "Steel" Toed Boots Are Actually A Hard Plastic
Only if they advertised them as "steel". A large proportion of modern safety footwear uses composite toecaps, and they can be certified as meeting relevant standards. There are even some environments where steel ones would not be allowed.
Load More Replies...It was more likely billed as "safety toe" which could be either steel or composite. Composite is actually better than steel in many environments.
Maybe not the right time or place to say it, but composite is designed to break at a certain level of pressure and squoosh (technical term) enough to save your feet. It’s also designed to break in such a way that foot damage is minimal. Steel toed boots will amputate your toes long before that happens.
Composite toes - decent to good ones, anyway - are far superior to steel in almost every circumstance imaginable. My father had an on the job accident where he'd gotten a call to a worksite and someone dropped a manhole cover on his foot. Docs said due to the weight and way it fell, if he'd been wearing his steel toed shoes as required by OSHA regulation that he'd have lost one or more toes because the cap would have crushed in and likely severed them. It broke his foot in several places pretty seriously, but he kept the toes. Composites didn't exist (or weren't common/approved) at the time, but if they had, they'd have absorbed a lot of the force and finally either break or deform, and probably would have saved him a lot of the damage.
Because steel will not bounce back when something really heavy disfigures it. So it will just be crushed onto your toes and keep crushing your toes
My Mom Says We Don't Have Enough Money, But I Catch Her Giving Thousands Of Dollars Monthly To A Megachurch
Yes. Everyone is allowed to vote... that's how democracy works 🤦🏻♂️
Load More Replies...A cult is about control. This is more about money.
Load More Replies...This makes me laugh more than it ought to. I know they prey on those who can’t afford it and I’m sure there are families who are suffering due to the church rinsing them but the phrase ‘a fool and their money are easily parted’ definitely applies here.
My father grew up not knowing where your next meal was coming from poor... but his mother still managed to send donations to Jerry Falwell (and before him whatever church she was devoted to). I think it is disgusting that giving to religion was more important that taking care of her children. Even when she was terminally ill, she still had someone mailing in her donation for her. She was a miserable old women trying to buy her way into Heaven but I don't think she made it. I think she and Jerry (and all those other "religious" zealots) are all in the same place burning together.
They're fixin' to buy an airplane for the Pasture.
Load More Replies...It's my understanding you can't buy your way into heaven. Tell Mom, God doesn't work that way.
I Just Wanted Some Tenders, Man
I usually get my Bojangles Supremes fully cooked, but I guess they're switching things up at my local restaurant. Unfortunately, I ate one that wasn't as bad as these. I went to have a second one, but decided to open it since I thought it felt dense because of a tendon or something. Nope.
Man, I get that people often aren't paid enough to give a ****, much less do an especially good job, but seriously that 5#!+ is NOT okay. One thing to be mad at your boss/employer, another thing to be put out with the all-too-frequent entitled, 4bu5!v3 customer, but to put the average person at risk due to your discontent or incompetence (willful or otherwise) is legit a crime.
I had this happen to me at a popeyes once. I've been scared to visit any since.
Forced To Learn Typing With 0 Mistakes
Why in the hell would they put these 3 buttons together?
For those whose PCs don't have "delete" (example: chromebooks) Backspace = delete number to the left of typing cursor. Delete = delete to the right.
This is the same with my computer, it just s***s.I think its because normally the power button is on the far right, just like the backspace, however it also differs through PCs
I was told of one system, back in the 80s, in which "df" was the shutdown command. Those keys are next to each other...
My delete key is next to the power button. I can't say I've ever accidentally hit power when meaning delete.
Then you are a more careful typeset than me. This is a mistake I tend to make towards them end of a long work day when I just want to get stuff done
Load More Replies...Just Checked In To My Hotel For The Night And It Looks Like Someone Left Their Sock
Most likely covering a smoke alarm (so they can smoke in the room) or a camera (although that's the less likely option, thankfully less and less hotels are having cameras in their rooms).
That's not where you supposed to hang your sock if...I mean. well, iykyk
What My Girlfriend Received At Work Today For 11 Years Of Service
It's wild how many companies I've worked for, that make tens of millions of dollars in annual revenue, and genuinely do not think people deserve appreciation for working there so long 🤦🏽♀️
Save it. Get another job, then take that insult to the CEO or the manager and throw it at them. State that if this is how you appreciate 11 years of work, I quit. Hopefully you have cut back on your work load and leave them with a mess to clean up.
Or write the resignation on the back side of the paper.
Load More Replies...I worked at a hospital for 50 years and basically got the card but no candy.
This Is What Was Brought To Me At A Restaurant For My Birthday
Went out to dinner with family tonight for my birthday out of nowhere the restaurant speakers starts absolutely blasting with ye olde happy birthday song. Someone appears behind me with a plate with a candle, already mortified cause they're playing the song so absurdly loud they place the plate infront of me, and it's got literally nothing on it, just a candle, then the song ends and they went back to the kitchen or whatever, then 5 minutes later someone comes out and takes the plate and candle away and that was it.
My dad took me to his favorite restaurant for my 23rd birthday, even though I hated the place. I got a tomato with a candle in it.
One Of My Roommates Ruined The Wok My Mom Bought For Me
Moved to a new place a year ago. When I settled, my parents visited me and since I had nothing mine yet, my mom went to the supermarket and bought me a wok. It’s not very expensive, but it was a gift.
I came back two days ago after being away for a couple of months. Today, I wanted to cook something, and that is how I found my wok.
Nobody told me anything, nor apologised. Nothing. How do you even ruin it that bad in just two months?
And as a side note, they never clean after themself when they’re done cooking, there’s food on the bench. I’m tired.
Some idiot used metal cooking spoons on a coated pan and scraped the coating off. With all of that rust they must have let it sit with water in it. This kids pan is trash now. From now on lock all of your room before you leave.
everyone calling this seasoning... NO, it looks like a reflon coated pan of which the bottom part has completely lost it's teflon.
Maybe I'm just being mean, but I detest letting anyone use my stuff. Family aside, people usually don't seem to care what damage the cause and think a meek,"sorry" is sufficient to ease the pain and anger generated by their carelessness.
I Didn't Want To Use The Sidewalk Anyways
Peer pressure trucks belonging to people who live in the suburbs, work in offices, and never go anywhere except work and the supermarket.
We call them "Chelsea Tractors" in the UK - 4WD vehicles used exclusively for taking the kids to school. Chelsea is a wealthy part of London, so no one there is ever going off road in their car, hence the name.
Load More Replies...People in my hometown do this. All of them have huge place in front of their houses, you could park truck in there, and they choose to park two centimeters from wall, blocking whole sidewalk. And they usually block their mailbox with their cars. I have side job as postwoman, they just make my job harder.
Wouldn't it be good if the authorities introduced rules that stated that any parked vehicle can not park in such a manner as it overhangs a pavement and impedes progress on aforementioned pavement.
For decades, I had a truck that I used for truck purposes, but now I live in an apartment in downtown Long Beach, California, and have no need for a truck (although it came in handy when I moved apartments), but my company provides trucks for all management (and pays for gas), so.... I did use it a few times to haul campers and trailers.
At least you got a sidewalk. Here you have trucks parked exactly like this or bikes driving on the footpath or sometimes you’ll have vegetable vendors taking up the entire footpath as if they own it
Pull the pin, slide out the hitch, dump it in the bed. I do it once every couple years.
Guy Vaping On The Plane Next To Me
After manspreading and eating a tuna sandwich on the plane, bro whips out his vape. I normally mind my own business, but he had been rude to me the whole flight, so I told the flight attendant, which annoys him off, so he started going off on me. The flight attendant had to intervene again.
Is vaping on a plane even allowed? Regular smoking isn’t.
No it's not, which is why the FA would have taken action.
Load More Replies...I honestly believe that vaping should be treated the same as smoking was. Banned everywhere apart from outside.Most vapes contain nicotine.
I've had that happen on the train. Dude sitting across from me started vaping (which is not allowed where I live, on the contrary. It is fined heavily). It was during the night and we were the only 2 people on that carriage, not to mention that hew as a really big dude and I'm basically tiny. So I didn't say anything.
I didn't know what those things looked like because I hadn't seen one up close, until one of my plane trips. Thought it was lipstick. Didn't use it, obviously, but then I found out what it was.
My 10-Year-Old Son Destroyed My Computer Screen
He was angry about having to stop playing Minecraft and go to bed. He seems genuinely remorseful, so I just need a minute to control my shock and frustration and have a heart-to-heart about responsibility and how to deal with anger.
Children should be taught from early on how to control their emotions. My youngest daughter has a temper. We had many, many days where I was sitting outside her bedroom door waiting for her to calm down because I wouldn’t let her out until she did. She learned to control her anger and not destroy things. Ten is well past the age when they should be learning to self regulate
Not all kids are neurotypical. Some children cannot emotionally regulate. It takes years of specialized therapy. Likewise, this could be a kid who normally regulates well but had a one off moment. We don't know the situation.
Load More Replies...When my daughter destroyed my PSP when she was younger in a fit of rage. She was disciplined, promptly grounded, and made to work off the cost of it in chores. That was the ONLY time she ever did anything like that.
Exactly what discipline and punishment is. Good on ya.
Load More Replies...That needs to be addressed very quickly !!! I hope you did have a quiet chat , cos that cannot be allowed !!
If he's done this before to other objects, get therapy. Any destruction requires payback, so chores, mowing the lawn, washing the car, cleaning the garage and his room, and/or dishes. Make sure he does them, even if youhave to stand there while he does.
I'd dock his allowance. Not to fully pay, but to inconvenience him at least. "Sorry" shouldn't cover real damage.
As I have said if my kids defied me they would get a spanking! Other whys just let me know where you are going. My boys got it. My daughter did not.
I Bought What I Thought Was Silver Gift Wrap. I Am Stupid
Yep. Read the label before buying. Clear cellophane wrap looks silver when it’s rolled up. That’s on you dude
Same thing happened to me except I got my "gift wrap" in three different lovely colours only to discover it was f*****g cellophane.
I did he opposite. Thought I was buying clear contact but it was white.
Not all of us, some of us actually take the time to read the package. 🤷♀️
Load More Replies...Someone Tried To Enter My Hotel Room At Night And Now The Lock Is Broken
The front desk said they’d look into it. This was quite late at night, so I was asleep when this had happened, and it was like this when I woke up.
I would have called the police first! (I wouldn't trust that it wasn't someone from the hotel...)
Load More Replies...Write the hotel's headquarters and give them a detailed letter of events. The name of the front desk person so you can say they said it would be looked into. Say you are following up with conversation. Security needs a huge upgrade at the front desk and having security walk the floors at night. That hotel doesn't have enough supervision. You could have been robbed, r***d, and/or m******d. Staff needs better training in security and responding to a possible breakin.. The police should have been called. There were probably video cameras that may have helped catch the guy. The next person may not be so lucky.
Pro Diving Goggles (Plate Glass) Exploded In My Face While I Was Diving Out Today
My face is scattered with cuts and just stopped the bleeding. I am just lucky that it didn't reach my eyes (this exploded underwater btw, even worse, we reported it to the manufacturer immediately).
You’re Meaning To Tell Me You Pay Busch Gardens $160+ For Tickets And $40 For Parking And They Can’t Even Afford Proper Toilet Paper?
This thing was thinner than tissue paper. It’s not even 2-ply.
Not really since you're have to use more of it. I hate the cheap commercial TP.
Load More Replies...I'm Allergic To My New Face Cleanser... On Photo Day
Was talking to a friend about how I finally figured out years ago that my skin irritation was due to ubiquitous parabens in skin products and I was so happy that most don't use them anymore. Turns out the substitute for this preservative is something she's allergic to and she can't find products without it! 🙁
Never do anything new with less than a week to go before a major event. Ever. Not with facial/health products, your car, your fishtank, nada.
Allergic to anything with alumina in it. It's an anti-cake so it ends up in a lot of stuff. Especially my makeup.
I Collected 70+ Boxes Of White Wine From The Hillside At The Bottom Of My Street
Some jerk throws these out their window onto the hillside in our neighborhood on their way home. We finally decided to spend an hour picking them all up. Some people really are jerks.
Drinking seems to be only one of their problems.
Load More Replies...May I suggest reporting this to your local cops with this picture? Somebody's driving drunk.
Well, it doesn't look like they're going to live long with that a*******n to cheap wine.
This would be a good time to locate who is doing it and depositing all the empties on their property.
Throw them back out in the street. Obviously, this person comes by here regularly. Wait until he sees all his bottles in the street.
Well, with that kind of wine habit they won't be bothering you for long, one hopes.
Roommate Always Pays Rent In $1 Bills
My roommate works as a bartender, so he gets loads of $1 bills. He usually keeps the bigger bills, and pays rent with the 1s.
I’ve told him various times to please change the bills before paying, but he takes it as a joke. At first it kinda was, but now it’s just annoying.
He’s also late on his rent payment for January… only paid $200/500 because he has an upcoming birthday trip to Colombia.
his trip isn't your problem. His rent is your problem. He needs to pay his rent and then think about his trip.
One day you'll owe him a dollar or two for something. You know what to do.
They always say if your short on money n have a car on fiancé always pay that first cos u can live in your car , but you can’t drive your house ! Roomie needs to learn to budget better to , bills etc first then what’s left u pop some away like 100 a mth , savings , n split the rest over the next 4 weeks ,as spends ,
Ordered A Wrap At Starbucks Via Mobile And Requested A Pack Of Sriracha Sauce. Thought They Forgot It Until I Took A Bite Of My Wrap
HOW? Dude working the line that night must have been baked as a steamed ham.
Or, alternatively, a mistake. Back in the 90s, there was an entire chicken's head fries into a chicken nugget. Was Gen X dismissed as lazy because of that? Well, they probably were, but it was b******t. Just like what you said is b******t.
Load More Replies...I Made Most Of My Life Decisions Waiting At That Traffic Light. Alexandria, Egypt
The craziest traffic I've ever encountered while traveling was in Cairo, Egypt. Traffic lights and lanes were merely suggestions. Most aggressive driver wins.
I literally gave up and tipped a cop to help me cross one of their busiest streets.
Load More Replies...The camels and donkeys didn't obey traffic lights any better than the drivers when I was in Cairo.
Where I've seen them, it is a timer that counts down to when the lights will change - so either 4 minutes and 6 seconds or 406 seconds (6 minutes and 46 seconds). Turn the engine off, have a cup of tea, read the paper, do the crossword, and still have time to spare!
Load More Replies...My Dad Waited For Almost Two Years For His Pineapple To Grow. He Found This
I burst out laughing when I saw it.
Had the same thing with a melon. It looked perfect until I picked it. Hole in the back and completely hollowed out.
This Jerk Behind Me In Line In The Drive-Thru Blasting Me With Their High Beams
You're high beams are not going to make the line go faster dude! You shoud have pooped at the office before you left!
The other night I was at the grocery store and was getting into my car. From a whole lane away from me, a truck, one of the high ones, was sitting there with its headlights on. The headlight facing me was so bright, I saw spots after just looking at it once. I went over to the truck and told the woman sitting there the brights were on. Nope, not brights, just normal headlights. One of these days someone is going to get k****d because of these bright lights and I hope their relatives sue the hell out of the car companies making these bright lights now. They're absolutely useless for anything except blinding oncoming cars.
On my way to work I pass a milk truck. The driver kindly turns off these bloody great floodlights on the top, but doesn't think to switch down the headlights from main beam. I saw a car in front of me flash him "like, dude, your lights". Arsé responded by flashing his floodlights which were so f*****g bright I had to pull over until I stopped seeing spots every time I blinked and I was hundreds of metres back down the road, can't imagine how that was for the car approaching. Some people shouldn't be allowed....
Load More Replies...Even still. My car has an automatic one and I have had trucks behind me that their lights were so bright, the dimming did nothing to make it better.
Load More Replies...I would say the driver that use them towards other drivers are at fault here?
Load More Replies...Tip your mirror - there's a button on the bottom to stop glare from behind, but the mirror still works.
Depends on the year and type of car actually. I have seen some cars that did not have it.
Load More Replies...This works really well for repelling tailgaters too. Buy a fake badge and cheap wallet. Next time it happens hang the wallet over the rear view mirror with the badge facing them. Worked on the LA Freeway.
I deliberately drive much slower whenever I encounter an idiot like this.
Every. Single. Egg
Y’all already know I’m mad.
I always check before I put cartons in my cart. And then set a carton with bad eggs in a weird place so no one picks them up!
Were they that way in the store, or did that happen on the way home?
I was checking the eggs once, and I hear a kid ask the adult they were with "Why is that lady counting the eggs?"
Truck Decided To Update While I Was Getting Fuel
On a road trip and stopped for gas and Ram decided now’s the time to do some sort of update.
Surely these allow you the possibility to schedule updates at your convenience?
Ours will only update when WE start the update. I think OP triggered the update.
Load More Replies...One of the many reasons I love my 26 year old Subaru, no touchscreens, no updates that block you from doing anything.
This is why I like older cars. Even if they have an OS built in, the car can run autonomously without internet, and the truck only uses it for Google Maps or Spotify. Or mesages.
There's a way to schedule updates. This is why I dislike computerized vehicles.
Tesla Exploded In The Middle Of The Night. No Injuries. Fire Department Had To Drag It Into The Street And Let It Burn
This is/was NOT my car or house; I was only awoken by the blast.
The car was a model 3, owners said they had a new charger professionally installed recently, which may be a potential cause.
My wife's sister and her husband live in Florida in the path of one of the hurricanes last year. One of their neighbors left their Tesla in the garage when they evacuated. Apparently when the flood water reached the battery it started a fire (salt water is an excellent conductor of electricity), and the only part of the house that didn't burn was the part that was flooded.
Perhaps all new Tesla's should come with a fireproof garage extension.
What The Hell Adobe
So you’re telling me I needs to pay adobe 2.5k rupees for an “early cancellation fee” (even after the option for the monthly package) because I no longer want to use their services.
I did a free trial of adobe and cancelled it before it was supposed to charge. They still charged me so I thankfully used Amazon pay and disputed the charge. Got my money back but Adobe is still trying to charge me monthly and I keep getting emails yelling at me for them not being able to charge me. Of course can't email them back with my cancellation email either as they're emailing me from a 'no response' address.
They’re a business. Of course they’re going to scręw you over.
That is exactly what happened to me. I am going to cancel this week, and if they pull that one on me again for some stupid reason, I'll pay the cancellation fee just to be rid of them forever.
I Said I Wanted A Half Inch On The Top And A High Skin Fade
Guess which word the stylist claims she didn't hear.
At least they made sure it was all even and didn't charge anything.
It could be a lot worse, but it still...
Drained The Bath... It Came Out Of The Toilet
Pipes are blocked from my child's "biodegradable", "drain safe" slime.
Why would you flush slime in the first place? Put it in the trash can
I think it was probably bath slime which you play with and then it's supposed to go out with the bath water.
Load More Replies...You don't put stuff like that in the toilet or sinks...expensive lesson learned.
Our Employee Appreciation Gift
That sounds about like what we get. Everybody gets an email that has 3 or 4 things to choose from. I don't need any more water bottles or cups which they have every year. This year they had a cheap Bluetooth speaker that I gave to my son because his died. Trying to remember what else they had. For my 10 year service award I got a pen. Come on Duke you can do better.
My Kitchen Drain, The Day After A €300 Professional Cleaning
The fact that I’ll be gone in a month gives me peace. Landlord can’t ignore me because he has new tenants wanting to see the apartment this week.
OMG. If that's after a "professional" clean maybe time to try the amateur version.
Booked 2 Hours Of Badminton And The Venue Is Unable To Move The Basketball Hoop Out Of The Way. Fully Booked
Included in membership. But to wait weeks for it due to full bookings... Slightly annoying.
Not sure why they're "unable to move" it. The whole thing is hinged so it can be folded flat against the wall. Just needs someone on a stepladder.
Often you don't even need the stepladder, as the pin to release the catch can be pulled with a long-handled tool.
Load More Replies...Then you wouldn't have the court markings, or there may be another court alongside. That's probably booked as well.
Load More Replies...Guy Sitting Next To Me On The Plane Wants To Switch Seats (I Was In A Window Seat). When I Refused, He Reached Around My Shoulder And Shut The Window
When I went to open it again, he asked me to shut it because he "wanted to take a nap". I ignored him, so he asked a flight attendant to shut it for him. He did end up sleeping, but I'm still annoyed about it.
You know, I occasionally get sad because my fear of flying means there are some places I'll never see again. Nice was wonderful, even in early March. Crete's coastline was delighfuly dramatic. Slovenia! My Lord, how I loved Slovenia. But then I see air travel stories like this one...
Hey! My FIL lives in Slovenia. He posts pics all the time and I can't wait to visit there!
Load More Replies...Sorry, but windows seat co[n]trolls the blinder. Middle seats get two arm rests, aisle seat gets to pee easily.. 🙃 (not my dv)
Load More Replies...This Represents A Single Week Of Mugs And Glasses That My Wife Leaves In Our Bathroom. I Clean All Of These Every Week, And They Are Back The Next Day
Is your wife a child? Refuse to pick them up. Her mess, she can find the kitchen and at least put them in the sink
I am totally this wife... But, I at least notice them every day or so and put them in the sink and got a refillable water bottle I keep with me. There is genuinely no excuse for this...
If there were a "mildly annoying things your spouse does" thread the responses would be endless.
I would leave them and see what happens when she can't find a mug. Two or three repeats should do it.
Perhaps its time to get her one or two childproof drinking mugs with idiot strings attachments that thread through her ears.
What Am I Even Looking At
Well there doesn't seem to be any room to live *in* it...
Load More Replies...Why Is This Cup Designed For Baby Fingers
You have to hold it with your fingers without a proper grip, so the weight isn't distributed evenly. Slightly annoying.
Except espresso cups are tiny which means they're balanced. Teacups, on the other hand...
Load More Replies...That's why you extend your pinky finger. To stabilize the cup. (I don't know, just messin with ya.)
Because you hold the handle of a tea/espresso cup. You don't put your finger in the hole. A mug handle is for putting your fingers in.
Okay, but why does it have a hole in the handle in the first place then?
Load More Replies...If the coffee is hot, it will be very uncomfortable to hold it as well
My Brother's TV Settings
Have him take this picture to a doctor, this much red is a symtom of something and I can't remember what.
I Live Alone And Have Been Trying To Twist Open This Stupid Gelato For A Week Now. Finally Just Cut The Bottom Off
I can NEVER open this brand of ice cream! I finally discovered if I run the lid under warm water for about 15 seconds, it unscrews like a dream.
Yep! According to the laws of thermodynamics and how metals work, metals shrink when it gets cold, and thus the top (if it is a metal top) it will often shrink to fit the jar and thus creating an almost unopenable seal. Making it warm or running just the seal under warm water for a good bit will almost always fix the problem. Science! This will work for anything with a metal top and container if you cant open it most of the time, especially if its already cold.
Load More Replies...If it’s in a glass jar . Gently tap the lid on a work surface all the way around , and volila it opens simple as !! My gran I grew up with taught me that trick when I was like ten lol 50 yrs ago ,
both the top and bottom are plastic. Just run the lid under warm water for a minute, it will come right off.
Load More Replies...Talenti is famous for their jars being unopenable -- they take pride in the fact that its so hard to open the containers that people end up cutting it off or breaking it just to get in. Its irritating that they refuse to change it.
You have to run the lid under warm water to loosen it. Those jars are ridiculous. But the gelato is SO good!
Use a bottle/can opener and put the point under the edge of the lid and gently pry on it until you hear it pop.
My thanks to whoever posted this! I am a "person of age" and live with my adult child and always have to get her to open this brand for me. She teases me about my old arthritis hands but HA! It isn't just me!
My Grandma’s Lunch At Her New Senior Living Residence That’s $3k A Month
Residents can’t go to the dining room to eat because they don’t have enough staff, so it’s deliveries only. What is this?!
The place is brand new, it was built in the last 2 years and we sold her house and moved her here about 6 months ago. We all bring her groceries and stuff and she makes whatever she wants but there are people her who don’t have that luxury, and it annoys me. $3K for rent and this is what they’re serving?
Where is that money going?? Not for things the residents need. D**n sure not to the people who work there. Find the corporate greedheads, find the money.
I was thinking that - it’s £1500-£2000 a WEEK in Scotland according to my mum (who paid my grans care until she died).
Load More Replies...My friend worked in management for two different high-priced luxury senior living places and said the food was practically inedible, and both places hired "chefs" that had absolutely no experience cooking. She said all they had to do was follow a few standard recipes, and they couldn't even manage to do that much. Companies will not shell out the money to hire qualified staff.
The thing in the top left has the shape of an upside down piece of broccoli, but the colour is scary-wrong.
How Target’s Local Delivery Decided To Drop Off My Order Of Two AirPods
Did it get stolen? Probably not but still annoying and bad on their part.
Target delivered 5 snow globes in a big cardboard box. with no boxes around them, no styrofoam, no bubble wrap, no packing peanuts. just snow globes in a large cardboard box. It didn't make it into the house before I opened the box and took pictures for the complaint. Glass shards, water, and the bases.
We have a similar courier service in the UK that deposits goods outside blocks of flats without contacting potential owners of deposited packages. I'm constantly surprised why they ,courier service, are surprised they don't get good reviews.
Last year I ordered a robot vacuum direct from Roborock. They sent it via DHL, who did not give me any delivery information, tried to deliver it once when I was not in (because I had no idea when delivery would be), and immediately sent it back to the warehouse. They didn't even drop a "we tried to deliver" card through the door. I only found out because I was checking the order manually each day for updates. I got my refund and waited patiently for Black Friday to come around so I could get a similar bargain. Yesterday they delivered my new Roborock (with slightly better updates on delivery dates at least) and just left it outside my front door. Several hundred pounds worth of tech on my doorstep for an hour or more while I was getting my eyes tested.
When we were still using checks (yeah, I'm that old, folks), the mailman delivered them by throwing them over my fence into my front yard. Two boxes of them that anyone could have taken. And I didn't live in a good part of town, either.
Second Time This Year I Find My Car Like This In The Morning. This Happened To My Previous Car Earlier This Year, And I Got This Car As Replacement
Does OP live in a bad neighbourhood, or did they seriously pîss somebody off?
In the last neighborhood I lived in, there was a curve in the road, and the house in that curve always had guests park in the curve on the road. There were no street lights. I saw cars get repeatedly beat up there. At some point you'd think they'd tell people not to park there.
Long shot but if you can identify the car those bits left over came from you might have a lead, if the person responsible is local. Someone out there has an identically damaged car. Long shot for sure, but but some years ago a drunk driver drove through the front of one of my buildings, and though he backed out, some bits of his truck were left behind in the wreckage. I went to a local junkyard, where they have a book identifying bits of vehicles, found the year and model, and a while later I spotted the truck. Caught the guy! He was, of course, broke and pathetic, but at least I got closure of a sort.
Load More Replies...Made any enemies lately? Once is a possible random occurrence. But 2x and a different car but same owner? Something personal is going on.
The Cables I Need To Charge Three Devices Made By The Same Company
And this is why the EU brought in the USB-C only rule, forcing even Apple to make compatible devices.
And they're great for doing that. I love it!
Load More Replies...Just one of the many ways company's fleece loyal customers. usb-C from now on.
My First Bike Was Stolen From My Garage, My New 3.5k Bike Arrived Yesterday, The Seat Snapped Off Today
It looks as if the seatpost was not inserted far enough in. If there was no minimum marked on the post, the fault is theirs. If there was, you may not have a remedy.
Load More Replies...Jerk Parked So Close I Had To Crawl Over From The Passenger Side. Am I Crazy Or Was This Done On Purpose?
Someone hates people who work for "The Govmn't"? That's my best guess.
I think it was a goose who drove it. . (Se text on car)
Load More Replies...I see a few scratches and dings coming up on that pristine white car door.
I would never usually advocate using 6 inch nails and an eraser, but.........
Looking at what's written on the back of the truck, I'd be inclined to just leave and let that idiot deal with the goose by himself.
My Mom Burned All My Drawings
So I’ve been drawing and posting anime girls for a while now, and my mom got mad about it. At least I still have previous photos. No drawing today tho.
Taking a guess where she gets the ideas from, return the favour and burn her bible before you move out.
OOHH that's so awful, I'm so sorry for you that your p.o.s. of an egg doner doesn't appreciate your artistic talent. If you were my kiddo I would have boxes and bags of your artwork saved from when you started to show how you have grown as an artist. That's is what I did for my youngest and his art, he is a sketch artist as well born with amazing talent that I adore and I am proud of him for. I wish your mom was the same, you deserve a mom that is proud of your art. I am proud of you and your art. Keep sketching, and hopefully find a better hiding place for them until you get a chance to move out. Xoxo
I don't know your mom, but I'd take this to mean "grow up, get a job, move the F out!"
Someone Looped Their Lock Through My Bike After A 10-Hour Shift. I Decided To Take The “I’m Not Angry, I’m Just Disappointed” Route
Things like this are why it's really handy to own a decent set of bolt cutters.
They ate handy but they aren't exactly portable either. Having to walk home to get them then come back to use them isn't exactly convenient.
Load More Replies...Yet here you are commenting on it! You don't have anything better to do? I don't btw,,I am chilling getting a blood transfusion.
Load More Replies...Parked In Four Spots At Once, Three Of Which Handicaps
I don't get it and I feel like I'm missing out on something funny!
Load More Replies...The Local Thrift Store Has Decided To Write The Price Of The Lens Using Permanent Marker On The Actual Lens
I didn’t buy it. It doesn’t fit my Pentax anyway. I just think that they could’ve placed a price sticker literally anywhere else on the camera.
This is so stupeed and pains me. Acetone may remove it but will also cause damage to the lens coating and plastics.
It Was 50 Degrees And Raining When I Went To Bed
Oh, trust me, there is dangerous wet ice under that snow.
Load More Replies...Made My Grandmother A Jewelry Box… She’s Using It As A Door Stop
When I asked her why the ceramic jewelry box I made her was on the floor, she replied, "It makes a good rock". Cold Gram, cold as ice.
Gracious, everyone knows that all non-professional ceramic made items are "accidentally" broken, even by the best of moms. Just be glad your gramma actually uses it!
My mum has a variety of ceramic items from three children. None of us like them, but she refuses to get rid of them.
Load More Replies...There wasn't one single thing I ever made or bought for my mom that she didn't find something to b***h about it (if you didn't send something for a holiday or Mother's Day, she'd b***h about that). If I sent her a card, she'd complain about how much it cost and why did I bother? The next card I sent I inked out the price. Go ahead and do this, people, and then wonder why nothing ever gets sent to you again. When my mom died, my first thought was, "Great, I don't have to send her something ever again and listen to her complain about it."
Boyfriend Ironed His Interview Shirt On My Dining Room Table
And my mom bought me this table forever ago so, I’d like to try to keep it.
I hope the bf got the job, because it's going to cost him to have that table refinished. Always place a towel down before ironing anything, if not using an ironing board.
It's recoverable, but you're going to have to have the table refinished and he needs to pay for it. About $500 worth.
My Lyft Driver Is Watching TV And On The Phone. She Also Missed The Traffic Light Changing Green And Got Honked At By The Car Behind Her When She Didn’t Go
Yeah, this is dangerous and needs to be reported.
Load More Replies...I don't know in which country this is, but it should be illegal to have a TV in the front of the car.
Why tf are cars even allowed to play videos on the front console?!
Instead Of A Jungle Gym, McDonald's Play Place Is Just Two Screens
Our McDonald's has this area as well - right outside of the actual play place that still has all the jungle gym equipment etc. This is meant as a "sensory safe" space for kids if they get too overwhelmed in the actual play place area. OP is likely lying for clout on this one.
Apparently Parking At Your Assigned Spot With The Tesla Charger Coming Out Of Your Garage Was Too Hard
The owner's spot is right next to mine, but decided today to block me off and have me be late for work. Normally, I'd contact the management office first, but they don't open for a few hours, so here I am going on 1 hour of waiting for a tow.
It Didn’t Even Survive The Car Trip Home
My 3-year-old brother decided he wanted to play with my mini Newton's cradle that I won at an arcade, and by the time we got home, it was tangled.
I'm sure there is a name for it but some of us just have the urge to detangle things. So I feel you.
Load More Replies...Now unlike the other post of a younger nephew on this list, this is a case of "toddlers will be toddlers". You sort of have to expect this
He's 3... What did you expect?? That will take all of 5 minutes to fix.
We Had 6 Sliders Left Over From Dinner Last Night, And This Is How My Fiance Stored The Leftovers
Why not put them all perfectly in the big container?
Is he the one doing the dishes? If not you have every right to crab at him about it
Flavors dont even look the same in the big container, although that might be it
Load More Replies...“Virtual Reality Enables Students To Go On A Field Trip Without Leaving Their School”
If you want a laugh, go read the comments on the '72 times the universe had these peoples' back' thread.
Load More Replies...If you don't leave the school, it isn't a field trip. By definition.
I got to do this in 6th grade! A person with a bunch of headsets came in and we took a virtual field trip into like the cells and bacteria in the human body. It was so super cool
My grandson's school had a field trip waiver form to sign and 2 of the so-called field trips were doing some activity AT THE SCHOOL Kids are having such weird childhoods now, it's really sad.
Great school more bloody screen time for kids ffs get em out on the dam field trip fresh air 🤦♀️so glad mine left school now , cos if that shite starts here in uk, there would be an uproar !
The "I'll Only Have Soup, I Really Don't Want Fries" Hand
I'm pretty sure it was her ulterior motive long before I even ordered.
Midwestern Fish Fry. Bet you a million quid there's an Old Fashioned just out of shōt. Fish Fry and Old Fashioneds is pretty much a religion in the Midwest of the ol US of A.
Load More Replies...What the hell is it ll supposed to be? Please tell me that's not someone's interpretation of Fish and Chips.
If it is, it's the least appetising fish and chips I've ever seen.
Load More Replies..."Oh dear, I was trying to stab a fry with my fork and I inadvertently got your hand."
YUMMY. Looks like flounder, fries. hush puppies and slaw. I'll take it.
No. Cornmeal breaded catfish and remoulade sauce. Cajun as it gets.
Load More Replies...Person Ordered 20 Sandwiches In Drive-Thru And Won't Move Ahead To Wait In The Parking Lot
Infuriating, and on top of that, cars behind them started honking.
Wish them a day every bit as pleasant as they are when they leave.
Tell me you never worked fast food without telling me you never worked in fast food.
Load More Replies...Cleaner Broke My Guitar And Never Told Me
Thought about playing it after a week or so and was awestruck when i opened the cover and found the top broken and hanging off the guitar. Im 99% sure it was my house help who cleans the house occasionally. She probably dropped it and heard sth but never bothered to say anything. And she was gonna quit too which she did a few days ago so quite clever from her. I liked this guitar a lot and it was my first proper guitar. Im gonna try to buy the same one again probably.
Um...just because a thing is inexpensive doesn't mean it can’t be important to someone. It doesn’t matter how it was stored either. Be respectful of things that don’t belong to you. Accidents happen but the least they could have done was tell them about it and apologize. I hate when people say “oh you can just get a new one”. That’s not the point!
🤬 Never touch somebody else’s musical instrument without permission.
It's a cheap, now defunct, brand from Sri Lanka, so no great loss (as in, easily replaced with something better) and presumably only stored in a soft case. Still difficult to imagine what sort of an impact it would have needed, but poor quality construction probably played its part.
The break at the headstock looks like the neck is made from particle board. It might have snapped due to string tension. I once had a cheap guitar break in the middle of the night. It woke up everyone in the house.
Johnson makes a pretty good guitar. Even the high end ones are reasonable. They are built with the same materials as a Martin. Rosewood frets, etc. Sounds good and a lot cheaper. I had an action job done on mine to specifically accomodate D'Addario Custom Lights. Sounds great.
I Had To Brute Force My Suitcase Lock Code, I Started At 000, It Was 980
I somehow accidentally reset the lock on my suitcase while it was locked. I decided to start at 000 and count upwards. It ended up being 980... I tried to unlock my suitcase 980 times, but if I had started at 999, I would have only had to do it 20 times.
Often with the cheaper sort of locks, if you put pressure on the mechanism and carefully rotate the numbers, you'll feel either a stiffer number or like it's clicking into place (depends upon the lock). They aren't particularly secure, those things.
If OP kept their instructions they would have known how to reset the combo.
With that type of lock, you have to open it before you can reset the combination.
Load More Replies...Give This Fork A Name
A few minutes with a vice, a hacksaw, and a file will solve the problem.
Started A New Job And Just Got My Office, Turns Out The Previous Employee Passed Away In 2018 And They Never Cleaned It Out
One of the many red flags I've gotten in the 48 hours I've worked at this place.
did he pass away in the office? Maybe that's why no one wanted to go in there.
Yes, of the jobs I've held the ones with a clean, prepared workspace were great, and the ones with a dirty disheveled workspace were awful.
Why would they not at least have let his family come in to get his personal items? We had an employee pass away and his wife was too stressed to come get his stuff so we respectfully cleared his office and neatly boxed up all his personal items and delivered them to her.
Who knows what treasures lurk. if you get to clean it out on the company dime, why complain?
I've worked at my current job for 27 years. My employer just put up new multimillion dollar built-to-order, state of the art office tower. Well - seems they wildly underestimated how many more people they might hire between finalizing the plans and moving in, so there are too few desks - by a huge margin. They've already sold the old building, so we have to clear out. I found out recently that my whole department aren't even getting cubicles (which are nothing to write home about anyway) but will basically be seated in something akin to library study carrels. We weren't asked if we'd mind, we weren't offered "real" cubes based on seniority, we're just expected to suck it down. Worst of all, they keep spamming us with insipid "Don't Fear Change" videos - adding condescending insult to injury.
Circle K Didnt Want To Sell The 99¢ Cans Anymore So Made Arizona Send Them Circle K Branded Cans Without The 99¢ So They Can Sell Them For $1.29
Circle K is a real F-tier convenience store. I was glad to see them go in my area a couple years ago.
Story time! I went to a circle k on a youth trip once. we all had to use the bathroom, being a circle k, the women’s restroom had a sign that said “bathroom brokens”. To add to that a friend asked if he could pay with cash and card, the cashier just got up and started eating McDonalds in the parking lot. Fun!
My New Wallet, From Abroad, Can’t Hold British £50 Notes
I am perfectly willing to accept any and all sent to me.
Load More Replies...Most places don't accept £50 notes and banks rarely give them out.
Explain to this person not living in the UK, why are they so rare, and that banks rarely give them out?
Load More Replies...Just as well you never carry £50 notes as nobody accepts them anyway.
My trick when I can't fit a CAD bill in my wallet is to fold it in half and slide it in.
Not sure why people are saying £50 notes are uncommon and not generally accepted, plenty of banks give them out and I have used a number without issue at petrol stations etc. £100 notes are less common mind.
Less common, as in non-existent. There has never been a British £100 note. Some regional banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland have, and still do, issue them, but they are not technically legal tender.
Load More Replies...Missed My Bus Because Everyone Was Trying To Film A Fight In Front Of The Exit
Pi Day Not Being Celebrated On 3.14
I actually went and asked why it was on the 12th. It was because many of the office workers are hybrid workers and work from home on Fridays, so they put it on Wednesday because that is when the most people would be in the office.
Owners Of Expensive SUV Asking For Free Drinks
This Question In My Student's Textbook
It has to be. Only an idiot would think dinosaurs predate lizards. But they definitely predated lizards. Isn't English fun?
Load More Replies...My House Was Built On A Landfill
My house was built on a landfill...
While trying to plant a cherry tree in my yard, I kept hitting hard things about 4 in below the surface. I was really hoping there'd be some large cool stones I could add to my landscaping, but nope. It was just bottles and bottles and bottles and tons more broken glass bottles. After all this digging through and separating pieces of broken glass from my lovely, rich soil and keeping my 3-year-old away because he wanted to help pick up the glass, I had fill it back in because I dug too close to the house.
So my yoshina cherry tree is still not planted, and I have two apple trees and two peach trees to get in the ground as well. So after all of that, I will not be doing that today. It continuously becomes more and more evident that the previous homeowners who built our house were very trashy. Also, we have grubs and wild hogs that keep tearing up our yard to find them.
Withe the age of those bottles it is possible that they dug where there used to be an outhouse (outdoor bathroom ) When outhouses used to be more common people often used them to disposed of bottles in outhouses.
Ah - that might explain that 'lovely, rich soil' the OP has!
Load More Replies...My Co-Worker's Tea Cup, He Refuses To Wash It Because "It's Perfectly Seasoned" (We Drink Tea With Milk In My Country)
Yeah, used to be quite common in workplaces or associated caffs to never wash the teapot, for that reason. I don't think it would actually make any difference, but it's part of the British working man's tradition that tea, proper "builder's tea" should be "strong enough you could stand a spoon up in it" and this helps preserve the myth.
Oh, so sorry, looks like the cleaner accidentally dropped a bottle of bleach on your teamug...
Had a boss once who threatened to fire anyone who washed the coffee pot. Gross.
Count Your Days Chick-Fil-A
Chick-Fil-A = Chicken Sandwich, a boneless chicken breast, normally with 1-3 pickles on it, you can add your own sauces, buttered bun, etc. I work at a CFA, I can say this is an absolutely terribly made meal. Most restaurants wont have this type of food... hopefully. Maybe I'm just lucky. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THO. The bags design looks kinda old, so this is either some random "old school" CFA where they might do the sandwich differently, or this is an old picture. So honestly I have no idea what the context is.
Load More Replies...My Dad Is One Of "Those" Drivers
I had to pick my parents up from the airport today, my Dad insists on driving any time he can. It doesn't matter how many times I offer, he will be the one driving if we are going somewhere (especially if we are driving his SUV, which I was today for their luggage). He speeds, weaves, and curses at anyone in front of him. He also has started glancing at his phone from time to time which makes me want to scream. It gets me clenching the door handle and closing my eyes at times just to try and calm myself down. And all of this nonsense just to get home roughly 2-6 minutes faster than we would have.
I have some genuine anxiety attached to driving, thanks to a rather traumatizing high school driver's Ed program put on at our local hospital. We got to learn all about the ways that reckless driving and speeding can destroy lives and futures. Thanks to that, I've always been a very defensive and cautious driver. To my family, I'm just the "anxious driver" so no one ever wants to be my passenger cause I "drive in slower lanes" and "don't try to pass others".
Trying to mention that his driving makes me uncomfortable/unsafe or asking him to slow down never goes well. He also drives this way with his kids and/or wife in the car, so I'm sure he also does it when he drives his grandson. It's all so infuriating and I can't really do anything about it. Mentioning it is like "questioning his skills as a man" which is just so barf, I don't care that you feel emasculated.
You absolutely can do something about it. Refuse to ride with him. Absolutely refuse to let your children ride with him. Sure, it will cause family drama, but drama won't unalive you, his driving might.
Don't get in the car with him. He's an idiot, but you will pay the price as well when he crashes his car.
I made up some tables showing my teenaged children how long it would take them to get to school (and a couple other destinations) if the drove the speed limit, ten MPH over and 20 MPH over. That made them realize how little time they would actually save and that it wasn't worth the risk (windy, narrow roads in the Blue Ridge Mountains)...
Don’t worry, just remember you will leave home. I hope you come to Jesus Christ He will always be by your side thru anything, and everything.
Thanks Google I Didnt Know
Dreisig...auf Deutsch. (Sorry, I don't have the 'S' symbol on my computer.)
Hotel Bath Won’t Turn Off
Drove 5 hours to get to a hotel at 1:30 AM. Tried to take a bath to unwind before going to sleep. The handle was immediately loose, and now the water won’t turn off. There’s only one person working the front desk who stated she doesn’t know what to do. She said she’ll try to page management, but as far as she knows, they do not have someone on call who can fix it.
And that one looks like one of the ones with those tiny fiddly little screws. If you have eye glasses screwdriver or computer screwdrivers you couldve fixed it.
I do, but I don't normally take them with me when I travel.
Load More Replies...Bought These Candies For My Boyfriend Cause He Said They Were His Favourite, Opened Them Up And They All Look Like This
I seriously thought they were silver pellets when I opened them originally.
Licorice bullets? My favourite too, but not looking like this!!!! Yuk! Yuk! YuK!!
I Love My Husband But Every Time He Has The Urge To Bring Home Cupcakes, They Look Like This
I Was Scrolling TikTok And Saw This. Why Would They Do That
Common in New England, apparently, but the Witch superstition idea, that they would be unable to enter the house through a crooked window, was probably started a long time after they'd been used for purely practical reasons to put a window where there would otherwise have not been space.
Sloped ceiling indicates either half story or attic room, and if there' s a lower roof below, that's the only way you can put a double-hung window. And without going to some exotic custom window that's the only kind of window you can put in that will open. As others note, it's a pretty standard practice on older houses, often called, for reasons I don't know, a "witch window."
Load More Replies...That's called a witch window and is deliberate. Supposedly witches can't fly their brooms at an angle, which is not what I recall from Harry Potter.
Tbf, I thought Harry Potter was about wizards not witches?
Load More Replies...How A Delivery Driver Left My Front Yard
You can threaten to sue the company. I bet they'd pay to have that fixed if you did.
I've had a sibling's friend's dad pull out of our driveway onto the lawn as a turnaround. Not fun
Massive Leak From Me Hot Water Unit That's Flooded My Front Yard, Had To Turn Off The Mains So I Have No Water Until This Gets Fixed
TIL, that hot water tanks are installed on the roof in Australia.
Nah, I grew up there. 20+ years in the country, and this is my first time seeing one on the roof.
Load More Replies...Maybe it's attached to a solar panel? Very popular in Greece
Load More Replies...Rule Number 1 Is No Smoking In My Car. Guess My Mom Doesn't Care
I'm a non-smoker, and as such, there is only ONE RULE in my car: no smoking. My mom smokes, and her car broke down, so I gave her mine because she needs it to go to work on certain days of the week (she's a school animator, and works at different places). I've been VERY CLEAR about her not being allowed to smoke in my car, so she KNOWS.
I can't really do much about it, like she needs a car to go to work, but still, it just annoys me a bit.
Even when I used to smoke i never did so in my car or in my home. Even as a smoker I found it f*****g gross. Now that I quit id be furious if someone smoked in my car.
Y'know, certain foods result in horrific odors emanating from your nether regions. Load up, wait a bit until the fermenting is ready and go visit her to discuss her obnoxious habit. Tell her that every time it happens similar discussions will take place. Do not, under any circumstances, allow her to open windows or doors.
Cover the entire interior except the driver's seat and the required part of the dashboard with plastic sheeting on which you have written in huge letters with marking pen "no smoking"
Not all smokers are like that, thank you. I would never be disrespectful and smoke in someone's car that doesn't smoke in there themselves. And I still ask if I can if they do.
Load More Replies...My Brothers Tooth Paste
Toothpaste aside, that is a really bad tiling job. Remove the power point and tile behind it.
Guy Blocks Me In A Parking Spot At Gym, So I Can't Leave
I go to a gym in a leased space right next to a medical service facility. After about an hour at the gym, I came out to find that this person blocked me from leaving.
It's called "mildly infuriating". Yes, you can get out, but it's still annoying that someone parked right behind their car and wont move.
Load More Replies...Siri Is So Stupid It’s Infuriating. This Simple Of A Question Cannot Be Answered By An AI Of A Huge Tech Company
Never used Siri, but can't you just set defaults like you would in any web browser?
Usually yes, but it is pretty much impossible to disable AI features now. Google's AI summary result can't be turned off, YouTube's AI summaries can't, I would assume Siri is unable to as well. :(
Load More Replies...Reasons why I don’t use Siri/alexa/google/whatever. More hassle than it’s worth. Do your own research
It's just arithmetic. We used to use "calculators" for this sort of thing.
My Wife Cuts The Hole In The Milk Bag Too Small, And Doesn't Like It When I Make It Bigger
I know it's the tiniest thing and not really that infuriating, but it does take a few more seconds to pour a bowl of cereal. In a great relationship otherwise.
Wife Bought Socks, On The Packaging Seemed Like Full Socks. Was Not Expecting To Get Half Socks. What Is This?
It's right there on the package. Also, what did she think the string was about?
From the pic on the package, it does look like a full ped. No string.
Load More Replies...This Toy Mildly Infuriating Me. All The Doors Open But The Banks
I think we can assume they tried that, as they've done it on all the others,
Load More Replies...There's a sign on the other side that says THIS DOOR MUST REMAIN LOCKED AT ALL TIMES. Banks are supposed to be secure.
Gender Reveal Cake Without The Reveal
Ordered a gender reveal cake and the bakery forgot to dye the cake the gender color.
Ha! You can't just say, "We're having a boy/girl"? I haaate the idea of gender reveal parties.
I'm just old enough to say my parents didn't know. There was only one ultrasound machine the whole state and they didn't want to go all the way to Portland. So surprise!
Load More Replies...Call it a baby shower cake and they can wait until baby gets here. That’s how we used to do it in ye olden days
Good. The whole idea of "gender reveal" is completely asinine.
FFS just eat the cake and tell people what type of genïtals your child will have if that's what's important to you. Personally everyone can fück off with this shït. Why are so many people so desperate to know what's in your child's nappy anyway 🤦🏻♂️
"Thanks all for coming! Geoff and I are really excited to announce that our newest addition will have..... A P***S!!!"
Load More Replies..."If you're hoping we have a girl, eat the pink cake. If a boy, then the blue."
This gender reveal stuff is a stupid thing for narcissistic people anyway. And if you disagree, guess what? You're probably a stupid narcissist! Ain't life grand?
I just say let people waste their time and money on it if they want. as long as they're doing it in their house with a cake like these people then whatever, it's not affecting anyone in any way, shape, or form. The people who decide to set off fireworks and set half of freaking California on fire are another story. But this? Meh. Too mundane to get worked up over. Can't be bothered.
Load More Replies...This How My Father Uses Computer Mouse
More infuriating is that he has been working behind the screen for almost 30 years.
Sometimes different things are even more efficient. Some people have found methods (mostly gamers or people doing speed challenges) that allow them to press buttons hundreds of times per minute!
Load More Replies...I'd fallen asleep on my right arm a bit too heavily, woke up and was flapping it about trying to get to wake up and smacked myself in my face! As if that wasn't bad enough? I'd gone out to the shops and it's dark here now and almost fell down a pothole! There weren't any barriers around it because they'd just started the works... I was - Well, at least my phones charged so I can phone for help from in the bottom of t! I'm the most accident prone person ever! And they're usually stupidy things! 😄
One of my now ex friends? He posted that he had bone cancer in his ankle. He didn't. At that time? I was waiting for the results of mole removal. Two moles were removed because they'd changed shape, I told my doctors, referred and they were taken for testing and thankfully I was all clear. That was scary but I got "Well look, you've done it, whatever happens, happens. Not really a lot you can do about it." He knew that. Some people that I've known? It's... I've had a bad thing happen but they've had it SOOOO much worse. Even straight out lied. I seriously do not understand some people...
speaking of which. edit - Oh bugger, the spam has been deleted
I don't know if I'm the only one who does this but; I always check the comments and report all spam.
Load More Replies...A few years ago my kids wanted this plush toy with a character they know from TV. The toy could play hide and seek with this little cloth that was attached to the toy. So it could move the arms and say peekaboo. We saw it in a Christmas catalogue and in the text next to the picture of the toy it said that the batteries could not be removed. And just thinking about a toy that uses batteries but no option of changing them... made both me and my bf so annoyed we told the kids that it was not an option for their wish list. We still talk about it some times. And we still get super annoyed about it. Oh, at some point we got some baby toys 2nd hand. One was this plastuc dog with wheels on and some lights and lots of buttons to push on for music. There was no button to turn the toy off! YOU COULD NOT TURN IT OFF!!! so as soon as we could we tossed that toy. Oh my gay gods it was one annoying toy!
I'd fallen asleep on my right arm a bit too heavily, woke up and was flapping it about trying to get to wake up and smacked myself in my face! As if that wasn't bad enough? I'd gone out to the shops and it's dark here now and almost fell down a pothole! There weren't any barriers around it because they'd just started the works... I was - Well, at least my phones charged so I can phone for help from in the bottom of t! I'm the most accident prone person ever! And they're usually stupidy things! 😄
One of my now ex friends? He posted that he had bone cancer in his ankle. He didn't. At that time? I was waiting for the results of mole removal. Two moles were removed because they'd changed shape, I told my doctors, referred and they were taken for testing and thankfully I was all clear. That was scary but I got "Well look, you've done it, whatever happens, happens. Not really a lot you can do about it." He knew that. Some people that I've known? It's... I've had a bad thing happen but they've had it SOOOO much worse. Even straight out lied. I seriously do not understand some people...
speaking of which. edit - Oh bugger, the spam has been deleted
I don't know if I'm the only one who does this but; I always check the comments and report all spam.
Load More Replies...A few years ago my kids wanted this plush toy with a character they know from TV. The toy could play hide and seek with this little cloth that was attached to the toy. So it could move the arms and say peekaboo. We saw it in a Christmas catalogue and in the text next to the picture of the toy it said that the batteries could not be removed. And just thinking about a toy that uses batteries but no option of changing them... made both me and my bf so annoyed we told the kids that it was not an option for their wish list. We still talk about it some times. And we still get super annoyed about it. Oh, at some point we got some baby toys 2nd hand. One was this plastuc dog with wheels on and some lights and lots of buttons to push on for music. There was no button to turn the toy off! YOU COULD NOT TURN IT OFF!!! so as soon as we could we tossed that toy. Oh my gay gods it was one annoying toy!
