The Whining/Complaining/General Grievance Thread

[JDFP]

So, this is an idea I had last night about a new thread dedicated to nothing except our whining/complaining/general grievances. Feel free to post anything you want (within terms of membership of course, we want to keep this thread alive after all) but please ensure that it's a general whine/complaint/grievance you have about a subject that you wish to articulate. I'll start off. I hate most films today that claim to be "horror" films. Because, 1.) they aren't scary and 2.) they suck. There are maybe three horror films made a year (conservative estimate) worth watching (one of which might be really good) and all the other 100 or so films generally suck. Is it really so difficult to make a horror film worth watching? Really? Then again, you have to figure that 80% of new studio horror films are re-boots or re-makes which explains why they generally suck. There are a few minor exceptions to these re-makes/re-boots, etc., sucking -- but even then they don't generally hold a torch to the original (examples: Zombie's Halloween and Snyder's Dawn of the Dead). This is a common thread around here about bitching about new horror films and re-makes/re-boots generally sucking. Please feel free to whine/complain about entirely too many posts on the issue being posted far too often. This is what this thread is about -- any whining/complaining/general grievances that you may have. This could be fun if no one screws this up by getting into a "my dick is bigger than yours!" war below. j.p.

[Mike70]

i'm irritated by people that don't understand the absolute prime importance of time. my biggest pet peeves in the universe are people that cannot be on time for things and people that waste my time. time is one of the few things with real value to it because when it comes right down to it, time is the only thing that any of us really have.

[SRP76]

Is it time for bassman to "cry like a bitch" again? Well, I may as well take this chance to gripe myself. I'm sick of the entertainment industry (points mostly at Hollywood) trying to relive the 1980s. It's great in theory. Life was good in the 80s. Life sucks now. But if you want to relive that time, fuck movies and tv. Let me get gasoline for 80 cents a gallon again, and I'll show you good times. Until then, fuck off.

[bassman]

Is it time for bassman to "cry like a bitch" again? Dude....we've discussed this already. I no longer respond to this name.

[Purge]

I cannot stand people who snap their bubble gum!

[DjfunkmasterG]

Dude....we've discussed this already. I no longer respond to this name. OK CUNT, then PM Neil and have your name changed BassyMcCunty LMAO On Topic: I agree with Mike70, people who don't understand how to be on time and keep to schedules piss me off too, but I also do allow for small deviations such as caught in traffic or something of that nature, but yeah... how fucking hard is it to be on time?

[DubiousComforts]

So, this is an idea I had last night about a new thread dedicated to nothing except our whining/complaining/general grievances. In other words, a thread just like all of the others on this message board? Fantastic!

[Danny]

arrogant rednecks who do things like change the name of french fries to america strips or freedom fries, because food really has a fucking national identity and agenda. My silent, fierce intensity at this asinine foolishness is almost palpable. the lights in the room have dimmed. the room temperature has gone down and the birds are all silent. The window cracks, my fingers dig into the wood of my desk- drawing such dark blood- and the lawn outside begins to wither and die. such is the pressure of my rage.

[JDFP]

In other words, a thread just like all of the others on this message board? Fantastic! Dubious, strangely enough they only end up being that way soon after your arrival. Hmm... coincidence? j.p.

[ProfessorChaos]

here's an example of the type of luck i have at times: i drive a black trans am with black leather interior. it's very sunny and humid out right now, and when i open my car (no garage at my apartment) it's like opening an oven. my motor on my driver's side window is about to go out, window stops rolling up/down in about 3 seconds, then wait 5 min to try it again. takes 10 minutest roll my window all the way up/down. a/c suddenly stops working, had compressor replaced just last summer. it's still under warranty, but the mechanic that did the work is a small business back home so i've gotta wait till i head home in a couple weeks to have it fixed. forecasted high temps all this week hitting the 90's. i live in the mid-west, where the humidity can be a real bitch, causing triple-digit heat indexes. fuck. my. life. could be worse, i guess i've bitchin' ride at least...and it's got t-tops, so that helps...but man, it's supposed to get up to 97 tomorrow....ugh.

[Ghost Of War]

Weather. Why, when I'm stuck in an office Monday to Friday, is the sun cracking the flags, but at the weekend it fucking pisses down? It's as if this big rain cloud is waiting for about 12.55pm on a Friday, then going "hey, he finishes at 1pm, let's rain on the bastard all weekend". Bloody weather. Go Compare advert (Brits will know what I'm on about) Fuck. Right. Off. It's a wonder I don't put my foot through my telly every time this fat fucker comes on, and why can I never find the remote to turn the bastard over? Go Compare my size 9's with your head, you annoying twat.

[Tricky]

I really hate people who cant drive, the type who do 30 or 40 mph on a straight road where you can legally drive at 70mph (like on my way back from manchester at the weekend), those who cant use their indicators when they are going to turn off, and those who think sticking the front end of their car out into oncoming traffic at a junction means they can force me to stop and let them out when I actually have the right of way, and those who come flying round blind corners on country roads on the wrong side, nearly causing a head on collision, tossers!

[LouCipherr]

Stupidity. That's my biggest grievance of all, and it seems it's contagious. The "Know it all" - Yeah, we all know one. The bozo who thinks he knows everything, has all the facts (when he really has no clue), etc. He also has done everything you have (supposedly) but somehow manages to do it bigger, better, faster or whatever. Annoying as hell. Loudmouths in theaters - do I even need to go any further with that one? Misc. complaints & grievances: People who stand in line at a store and talk on their cellphone even when they're trying to be helped by the store clerk/employee. Hang the FUCK up and join civilzation, dickhead. Same with people who have both headphones in their ears listening to their ipod and doing the same. People who don't use their blinkers when they drive. Might as well throw in tailgaters while we're on the subject. The US government and all politics that go on here. I can't believe the people in this country don't see it for the farce that it is - and even if they do, they do nothing about it. Teenagers who wear their pants so big you can see their boxers/underwear. Cover that shit up, "homey" - last thing I wanna see is your fucking skid marks, ya got that? OMG, I could go on for pages. Does that mean I'm just a curmudgeon? Damn..

[SymphonicX]

I really hate people who cant drive, the type who do 30 or 40 mph on a straight road where you can legally drive at 70mph (like on my way back from manchester at the weekend), those who cant use their indicators when they are going to turn off, and those who think sticking the front end of their car out into oncoming traffic at a junction means they can force me to stop and let them out when I actually have the right of way, and those who come flying round blind corners on country roads on the wrong side, nearly causing a head on collision, tossers! Yes, all of those....plus...(?) dangerous truck drivers who swerve due to tiredness....(this happens quite a lot to me it seems, overtaking in the middle lane and suddenly an entire articulated lorry starts swerving in his lane and crossing the lines) truck drivers who overtake - sorry, it's f**king SELFISH. They're limited to 60mph - so one massive truck is doing 59mph and suddenly the truck behind decides, "you know what, I can over take him" cue a mass of cars in the right hand land whilst the trucks are battling each other over in the left and centre lanes - usually one has to drop right back to get them back in line. Sometimes I've joined a row of 40 cars in the right hand lane, trying to get past literally 4 or 6 trucks right on top of each other, all going barely as fast as each other. People who don't check their BLIND SPOT!!!! I had a VW golf pull into my front end at 80mph because he just didn't look!!! He missed because I saw what he was doing even though he didn't indicate. Cue a pissed off horn rapping session from me. People who don't know how to use roundabouts properly - they are a staple part of driving and admittedly probably one of the most complex things you can do - but I've seen cars going the wrong way around roundabouts! Also there's a technique to indicating to show you are getting off - which I'm sure most UK drivers know about but you're supposed to indicate at the bollard that separates the lanes on the exit before you leave, so if you're going straight on, you turn as though you're going left but curve it around and when you reach the bollard separating the traffic on the left side you indicate to signal the next exit is the one you're taking - and FFS why do people UNDERTAKE on roundabouts!??! If you're in the right hand lane by mistake, go fully around the roundabout and come back around - don't cut me the fuck up by going left or straight on when you clearly shouldn't!!!!! Aggressive overtakers - sure we all speed, and that's OK - but when you're a 1000cc motorbike and you "thread the needle" between me and the central reservation at over 150mph, you deserve nothing more than what'll probably happen to you eventually, which ends with a shovel and a half full body bag. Road bullies: OK, so we all speed a little bit, at night, when it's safe and unlikely to be seen - but when it's broad daylight, and I am legitimately overtaking a car in the right hand lane, and a massive van or sports car pulls right up my arse and flashes me to speed up so he can overtake, NO...sorry...I'm not breaking the law just so you can break the law - if and when it's safe to go back into the central or left hand lane I will do so, but I'm not simply going to exceed my speed limit simply to allow some moron in a BMW to push his way through traffic at 120mph, it's not on. he can wait it out until I safely overtake and get into my own lane. Central lane politics - sorry but if you're driving at 60mph on a 70mph motorway you should be on the left lane - I have no problem with that, but occupying the middle lane because you're a shit driver who can't control your car is not on if there is clearly space over on the left side - it's illegal to drive like that and those people deserve a slapping. Sure if the left lane is full of vehicles going 40mph then by all means overtake them, but don't make the middle lane your central driving lane for such slow, stupid speeds... phew...what a rant!

[Tricky]

Good post Symph - Also those who attempt to overtake when theres something coming the other way in the distance, their car is clearly not quick enough to do it, and they then try to push their way back in front of you when they realise they arent going to make it so you have to jam your brakes on to let them back in, then as soon as the vehicle coming the other way has passed they try and do it again to the car in front!