What irks you today?

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  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 18,906 Member
    Today I'm irked by clients who can't make up their mind.
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    nossmf wrote: »
    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.

    Is the hesitancy thing related to COVID/germs, or is there something more personal or social about it?
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 11,689 Member
    Goes with all the decorations and merch that were waiting in the back for the day after Halloween. 🤪

    They weren't waiting in the back at my local Wal-Mart...the Halloween aisle was filled with Christmas stuff almost a full week before Halloween actually happened...
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    Is the hesitancy thing related to COVID/germs, or is there something more personal or social about it?

    I've been assuming it's a COVID thing, as I rarely met anybody hesitant about shaking hands pre-COVID, but it's a common situation since the start of the pandemic.
  • dawnfire72
    dawnfire72 Posts: 46 Member
    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.

    Totally agree. Growing up Christmas music wasn't started until the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I also believe that out of respect for the Veterans of this world could we at least wait until AFTER November 11th before we start with the jingle of the overly commercial holiday (yes I am a bit Grinch-y).
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    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.

    There's a whole contingent of people where I live who are proudly announcing that they put up Christmas decorations and their trees/lights Nov. 1st, as though the rest of us should be proud of that decision? They are unabashedly pro-early Christmas.

    It's weird, because they almost have a cult mindset about it. Meanwhile, I refuse (as do some other people here) to put out anything until after Thanksgiving. However, whatever their reasons, mine are because that is just traditionally when it was done in my family. Decorations and tree lighting happen Thanksgiving evening or after. If we're buying a fresh Christmas tree, then it's usually the first week in December.

    Besides, I feel I need a break between Halloween and Christmas of no decorations, no festivities and DEFINITELY no holiday music.

    Besides, it feels like they play the same 5-ish Christmas songs over and over every Christmas and I dislike each one because of it. Every store, every radio.. the same five songs.
    • All I Want For Christmas Is you - Mariah Carey
    • Last Christmas - Wham!
    • Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney
    • Sleigh Ride - flavor of the month, really.. it's been covered so many times.
    • It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como and/or Michael Buble, both are tragically overplayed at this point.

    Just.. ugh.
  • MargaretYakoda
    MargaretYakoda Posts: 2,994 Member
    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.

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  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    Everything’s pissing me off today.

    Or making me want to cry. So need a vacation.
    For you 🤗
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  • Ironwoman1111
    Ironwoman1111 Posts: 3,913 Member
    I’m irked that I have nothing to be irked about.😤 So, I just have to be happy as usual.🤷🏽‍♀️😌
  • CaptainFantastic01
    CaptainFantastic01 Posts: 9,558 Member
    Bad family members
  • MargaretYakoda
    MargaretYakoda Posts: 2,994 Member
    edited November 2021
    My local hospital. That has had these accessible parking spots blocked off for a very long time. Right next to the entrance to physical therapy.
    Leaving open exactly three accessible spots that don’t require the disabled/aged/injured physical therapy patients to use stairs, or choose to walk on the sloped parking lot driveway.

    The receptionist said they’ve had three of their patients fall there recently.
    Three???? Were the first and second falls not enough of a warning???

    Oh. And this is in the Pacific Northwest. Where it rains. Making winter months even harder to traverse this obstacle course.

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  • OpheliaCooter
    OpheliaCooter Posts: 1,635 Member
    Told my work partner that we were done with this section like three times and she just looks at me, nods, then just keeps going like I hadn’t said anything at all. 🤷🏻‍♀️ You’re doing unassigned work now weirdo.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,742 Member
    The new look of the forums. How can you even tell when there's a new post?
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,742 Member
    Can't edit but nevermind. Still needs to be more visible on the webpage. The yellow stood out.
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    glassyo wrote: »
    The new look of the forums. How can you even tell when there's a new post?

    THIS. I hope they adjust and work with the flow because as is, it's impossible to tell "new post" threads from "I've already caught up on this" threads.

    I don't, however, mind the layout. Just needs tweaking. At least it doesn't look like a forum from 2003 anymore.
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    glassyo wrote: »
    The new look of the forums. How can you even tell when there's a new post?

    THIS. I hope they adjust and work with the flow because as is, it's impossible to tell "new post" threads from "I've already caught up on this" threads.

    I don't, however, mind the layout. Just needs tweaking. At least it doesn't look like a forum from 2003 anymore.

    Are you using the app or a browser? If browser, mobile view or desktop?

    Things are really easy to see/follow on my PC/Chrome, once you get used to the aesthetic changes.
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    glassyo wrote: »
    The new look of the forums. How can you even tell when there's a new post?

    THIS. I hope they adjust and work with the flow because as is, it's impossible to tell "new post" threads from "I've already caught up on this" threads.

    I don't, however, mind the layout. Just needs tweaking. At least it doesn't look like a forum from 2003 anymore.

    Are you using the app or a browser? If browser, mobile view or desktop?

    Things are really easy to see/follow on my PC/Chrome, once you get used to the aesthetic changes.

    PC/Windows OS/Firefox - I refuse to use Chrome or IE.

    I can see that things are bolded when they are "new", but I hope they put the "_ New Replies" bit back as I kind of liked that.
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member

    I agree that the ___ new replies was nice, rather than the less useful "New" that they have now. I always liked knowing what I was getting into before actually getting into it. I'm not hopeful though.

  • Tigg_er
    Tigg_er Posts: 22,001 Member

    This pile of crumbs they left looks more like a pile of dog doo -

    To me needs a damn site more then tweeking to me but them I'm ole school

  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    The fact that there is a forum called "Chit Chat" and a thread titled "Chit Chat". As I try to figure out my way around the changes, I frequently confuse the thread for the forum.
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    Tigg_er wrote: »
    This pile of crumbs they left looks more like a pile of dog doo -
    To me needs a damn site more then tweeking to me but them I'm ole school

    I'm having a good laugh that while they're updating the forums (ish), the homepage and pages for all of our feeds still look like archaic relics from ye' olden days (circa 2006 Myspace) of the internet. 😂

    I would say I'm hopeful about the changes, but the track record on this site have not been, let's say, stellar.

    Moderation is exempt: They usually do a good job of staying on top of all the weird *kitten* that happens here from time to time, regardless of the sub-forum.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,742 Member
    edited November 2021
    I don't mind the layout, I mind that the blue background is gone. :) I like the preview of the last post posted tho.

    I use Chrome on my tablets and Firefox on my pc and I don't think there's a place to change between mobile and desktop.

    Edited to add: I don't know if things changed within the last hour but I can edit the post on the desktop but not when I tried on the tablet earlier.

    Re-edited to add: When you back out of the thread, the "new" doesn't go away.

    (I think I'm getting off topic, tho, and just need a place to complain. :p
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member

    Maybe those are all the "crumbs" they're talking about. 😂

  • honey_honey_12
    honey_honey_12 Posts: 14,773 Member

    I’m sorry to say, I’m disappointed in the update. 😔

  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,742 Member

    Every time I see you're name, Sugar Sugar by the Archies goes through my head.

    You're welcome :)

    And I kinda like but also kinda don't like how when you hit return on the keyboard, it's already double spaced.