What irks you today?

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  • ReenieHJ
    ReenieHJ Posts: 9,724 Member
    edited November 2021
    @honey_honey_12 what a brute he is. Why doesn't he offer to come over and help her fix whatever his current complaint is? Or better yet, suggest he buy better window coverings. :s
    How old is this guy? My 88 yo neighbor is always complaining about every thing in the neighborhood but I ignore it because he's just being his cantankerous self. But your mom's neighbor needs to get a life and think of others outside of his own self.

    ETA: Does she have caller ID? I wouldn't be answering the phone. At 94, it's most likely not the easiest thing to do to answer the phone all the time. :(
    And do other neighbors have issues with him?
  • honey_honey_12
    honey_honey_12 Posts: 14,749 Member
    ReenieHJ wrote: »
    @honey_honey_12 what a brute he is. Why doesn't he offer to come over and help her fix whatever his current complaint is? Or better yet, suggest he buy better window coverings. :s
    How old is this guy? My 88 yo neighbor is always complaining about every thing in the neighborhood but I ignore it because he's just being his cantankerous self. But your mom's neighbor needs to get a life and think of others outside of his own self.

    ETA: Does she have caller ID? I wouldn't be answering the phone. At 94, it's most likely not the easiest thing to do to answer the phone all the time. :(
    And do other neighbors have issues with him?

    He’s in his 70s, has a wife and is just one of those people that looks for things to complain about and put them on someone else.
    🙄
  • honey_honey_12
    honey_honey_12 Posts: 14,749 Member
    steelrod1 wrote: »
    What if the neighbor next door is just a lonely guy and has a sympathetic eye for his neighbor. What if he just wants a friend. What if the flood light was put on a motion detector. What if the neighbor is just a dick.

    He’s just a “Richard”.
  • ReenieHJ
    ReenieHJ Posts: 9,724 Member
    steelrod1 wrote: »
    What if the neighbor next door is just a lonely guy and has a sympathetic eye for his neighbor. What if he just wants a friend. What if the flood light was put on a motion detector. What if the neighbor is just a dick.

    He’s just a “Richard”.

    If you do go knocking on his door, PLEASE do be careful. Many weirdos out there these days. :(
  • ReenieHJ
    ReenieHJ Posts: 9,724 Member
    DST never much bothered me. But d@mn my needy pup, she needs to get her act together. 4 a.m. was bad enough but 3 a.m.???
  • bellababy9031
    bellababy9031 Posts: 287 Member
    it irks me that we have stopped talking about hugs. I want to hear more opinions on hugging.
  • MelG7777
    MelG7777 Posts: 14,230 Member
    it irks me that we have stopped talking about hugs. I want to hear more opinions on hugging.

    I vote “yes” to hugs. I’m pro-hugs. But if you don’t want to be hugged, I don’t think you should have to be. I wouldn’t force my hug upon you. Despite what I’ve said I really don’t go around hugging people all the time. Well, mostly not. And….there are only a few people I would hug if they were sweaty. I’m generally anti-sweat hugs. EXCEPT for those few.
  • OpheliaCooter
    OpheliaCooter Posts: 1,635 Member
    Even though I’ll probably never initiate a hug and are generally uncomfortable about them, I still like them. <(As in friends and acquaintances)
    One of my favorite hug moments was from a guy friend who’d pick me up and spin me around, squeezing the life out of me out of nowhere.
  • bellababy9031
    bellababy9031 Posts: 287 Member
    Oh, yes I did just hug the above post @OpheliaCooter

    >:)
  • MelG7777
    MelG7777 Posts: 14,230 Member
    Even though I’ll probably never initiate a hug and are generally uncomfortable about them, I still like them. <(As in friends and acquaintances)
    One of my favorite hug moments was from a guy friend who’d pick me up and spin me around, squeezing the life out of me out of nowhere.

    *warning* I’m doing that if we ever meet. Balls in your court.😏
  • OpheliaCooter
    OpheliaCooter Posts: 1,635 Member
    MelG7777 wrote: »
    Even though I’ll probably never initiate a hug and are generally uncomfortable about them, I still like them. <(As in friends and acquaintances)
    One of my favorite hug moments was from a guy friend who’d pick me up and spin me around, squeezing the life out of me out of nowhere.

    *warning* I’m doing that if we ever meet. Balls in your court.😏

    Drunk me is always trying to do that type of hug. 😅 She’s a different person though. Trouble is, I can’t lift that much so it ends at me struggling and failing. 🙃
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  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 11,616 Member
    Christmas music the first week of November...I can support it throughout December, but c'mon man, can't it wait until then? Do we really need TWO months of it? At least on my radio I can choose a different station, but at the grocery store, where I have to go eventually, I don't have that option.
  • bellababy9031
    bellababy9031 Posts: 287 Member
    I listen to Christmas music all year round. Why you gotta be such an Ebeneezer Scrooge???
  • TheIronsMan
    TheIronsMan Posts: 1,244 Member
    I listen to Christmas music all year round. Why you gotta be such an Ebeneezer Scrooge???

    I listen to Christmas music all year too
  • bellababy9031
    bellababy9031 Posts: 287 Member
    Cat0703a wrote: »
    I am all for hugs. Getting, and giving. I have to be careful, because I never really thought about anyone not wanting to be hugged, but I see that there are some. Physical touch is one of my love languages, and I am very free with it.

    I especially love my naked hugs with @Cat0703a. <3

    There’s nothing quite like seeing you’ve been tagged in the IRK thread on a Monday morning. 😅😂🤣



    But then you saw it was me, in all my glory, and there was much rejoicing!

    ............................Right?????
  • Cat0703a
    Cat0703a Posts: 17,577 Member
    Cat0703a wrote: »
    I am all for hugs. Getting, and giving. I have to be careful, because I never really thought about anyone not wanting to be hugged, but I see that there are some. Physical touch is one of my love languages, and I am very free with it.

    I especially love my naked hugs with @Cat0703a. <3

    There’s nothing quite like seeing you’ve been tagged in the IRK thread on a Monday morning. 😅😂🤣



    But then you saw it was me, in all my glory, and there was much rejoicing!

    ............................Right?????

    @bellababy9031, thought that went without saying. 😘
  • MelG7777
    MelG7777 Posts: 14,230 Member
    MelG7777 wrote: »
    Even though I’ll probably never initiate a hug and are generally uncomfortable about them, I still like them. <(As in friends and acquaintances)
    One of my favorite hug moments was from a guy friend who’d pick me up and spin me around, squeezing the life out of me out of nowhere.

    *warning* I’m doing that if we ever meet. Balls in your court.😏

    Drunk me is always trying to do that type of hug. 😅 She’s a different person though. Trouble is, I can’t lift that much so it ends at me struggling and failing. 🙃

    Oh yeah, don’t try to lift me. You’re going down sis. I’m not a small bish.
  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 18,898 Member
    Mind if I join teams 'pro-hugs' and 'anti- Christmas music all year long'? I enjoy Christmas music, but part of that for me is the anticipation.
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 11,616 Member
    Related to the hugs debate is the question of shaking hands. Used to be a sign of respect was to shake their hand upon meeting, again upon closing a deal or sale. These days you can't tell who is ok with hand shaking, who rejects it out of hand (so to speak), and who would rather not but will tolerate it as a sign of respect. Having to ask, "Are you ok with shaking hands," just runs counter to what I'd been taught my entire life.
  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 18,898 Member
    I understand and can relate to this. I'm okay with shaking hands, but these days I usually wait to see if my client or co-worker offers their hand first. It may be a little bit of a cop out, but I don't want to make anyone uncomfortable.
  • mehshell420
    mehshell420 Posts: 901 Member
    Knowing that I'm the cause of all of my stressful situations
  • KickassAmazon76
    KickassAmazon76 Posts: 4,678 Member
    edited November 2021
    nossmf wrote: »
    Christmas music the first week of November...I can support it throughout December, but c'mon man, can't it wait until then? Do we really need TWO months of it? At least on my radio I can choose a different station, but at the grocery store, where I have to go eventually, I don't have that option.

    🎶 It's the most profitable time of the year... 🎶

    Goes with all the decorations and merch that were waiting in the back for the day after Halloween. 🤪
  • honey_honey_12
    honey_honey_12 Posts: 14,749 Member
    Oklahoma State Basketball 🏀
    NCAA screwed them over but good.