I'll go first:
Getting punted 47 times in a row by AOL for no apparent reason.
You know this is a common problem when they add an auto-redial feature to version 8.0.
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Pet peeves -- and they can't be about GPTR ... or people who post on GPF.
I'll go first:
Getting punted 47 times in a row by AOL for no apparent reason.
You know this is a common problem when they add an auto-redial feature to version 8.0.
I'll go first:
Getting punted 47 times in a row by AOL for no apparent reason.
You know this is a common problem when they add an auto-redial feature to version 8.0.
My isp's mail server is always going down. 
(But I stick with them anyhow because they fix my computer for free when it breaks)
(But I stick with them anyhow because they fix my computer for free when it breaks)
QUOTE (barbinco @ Oct 16 2002, 08:50 AM)
Pet peeves -- and they can't be about GPTR ... or people who post on GPF.
I'll go first:
Getting punted 47 times in a row by AOL for no apparent reason.
You know this is a common problem when they add an auto-redial feature to version 8.0.
I'll go first:
Getting punted 47 times in a row by AOL for no apparent reason.
You know this is a common problem when they add an auto-redial feature to version 8.0.
I agree but when you live in the boondocks like I do its my only option
getting yelled at by my boss for something she told me to do 
the seat up at 3 AM 
QUOTE (Shelly @ Oct 16 2002, 09:42 AM)
the seat up at 3 AM
I second that!
QUOTE (barbinco @ Oct 16 2002, 12:50 AM)
Pet peeves -- and they can't be about GPTR ... or people who post on GPF.
I'll go first:
Getting punted 47 times in a row by AOL for no apparent reason.
You know this is a common problem when they add an auto-redial feature to version 8.0.
I'll go first:
Getting punted 47 times in a row by AOL for no apparent reason.
You know this is a common problem when they add an auto-redial feature to version 8.0.
Grrr, I'll second this one...I musta been booted off AOL 3 grillion times today. Really stinks when you've got about 10 e.mail links open waiting for the pages to load and they all go bye-bye. (oops, didn't mean to talk about PTR there)
QUOTE (kglaser @ Oct 15 2002, 09:32 PM)
QUOTE (barbinco @ Oct 16 2002, 12:50 AM)
Pet peeves -- and they can't be about GPTR ... or people who post on GPF.
I'll go first:
Getting punted 47 times in a row by AOL for no apparent reason.
You know this is a common problem when they add an auto-redial feature to version 8.0.
?
I'll go first:
Getting punted 47 times in a row by AOL for no apparent reason.
You know this is a common problem when they add an auto-redial feature to version 8.0.
?Grrr, I'll second this one...I musta been booted off AOL 3 grillion times today. Really stinks when you've got about 10 e.mail links open waiting for the pages to load and they all go bye-bye. (oops, didn't mean to talk about PTR there)
aw, man--I was so glad when our free year of AOL was up(it came with the computer
) Geez, they stink!! I was always getting disconnected. I have to admit, though that they were much faster than my current ISP, but they rarely disconnect. I HATE getting disconnected!!
I hate it when people can't complete a sentence w/o saying 'like' a gazillion times.
why not get dsl ive had it for about a month now and absolutly loving it and did you know aol can lock you out of your account for no reason it happened with my dads account so dad got rid of aol immediatly deleted his account and went to earthlink but now we have dsl
Potty training is another pet peeve. Harder when the *angel* doesn't want to co-operate.
Shifting house, ex-husbands, lol. Being made redundant, then regaining the same job within the co. Then being made redundant, and then getting another p/t job within the co.
On the bright side, I went from supervisor to a nobody in a brain dead job and retained the same $$. And it is only one day a week.
"No matter how hard you think your life is, someone always has it harder". ###### potty training!! hehehe
Shifting house, ex-husbands, lol. Being made redundant, then regaining the same job within the co. Then being made redundant, and then getting another p/t job within the co.
On the bright side, I went from supervisor to a nobody in a brain dead job and retained the same $$. And it is only one day a week.
"No matter how hard you think your life is, someone always has it harder". ###### potty training!! hehehe
QUOTE (shy22 @ Oct 16 2002, 12:07 AM)
I hate it when people can't complete a sentence w/o saying 'like' a gazillion times.
Like what you talking bout....Like I don't get it??????
LOL Just kidding it drives me nuts too
someone leaving crumbs on kitchen counter ooooooooohhhhhhhhhh i hate that, or if they just wipe them into floor i hate that more!
Decorating. I used to love to wallpaper till people found out then I started having to do everyone elses and my brother thinks you need to redecorate the house EVERY year.
Realizing someone used all the toilet paper (and didn't put a new roll in the bathroom).. after it's too late
QUOTE (badkitty @ Oct 16 2002, 07:25 PM)
Realizing someone used all the toilet paper (and didn't put a new roll in the bathroom).. after it's too late
funny!
Telemarketers!!!!!!!!! I know people need to make a living, but grrrrrrrrrr. When I finally got DSL a couple weeks ago, the first call that came through was a telemarketer! After months of my line being tied up with the computer. Ugh!
We get calls for another family all the time, because we have a similar phone number. So I get telemarketers calling our house for THEM too!!
Make it stop!
We get calls for another family all the time, because we have a similar phone number. So I get telemarketers calling our house for THEM too!!
Make it stop!
QUOTE (LoriLou @ Oct 16 2002, 03:35 PM)
Telemarketers!!!!!!!!! I know people need to make a living, but grrrrrrrrrr. When I finally got DSL a couple weeks ago, the first call that came through was a telemarketer! After months of my line being tied up with the computer. Ugh!
We get calls for another family all the time, because we have a similar phone number. So I get telemarketers calling our house for THEM too!!
Make it stop!
We get calls for another family all the time, because we have a similar phone number. So I get telemarketers calling our house for THEM too!!
Make it stop!
I strongly agree with that one..I only have one phone line and I can't block the caller ID because my sons both have an on call job> I am sooooooo sick of getting booted by telemarketers...Its bad enough AOL has the market covered on boots
QUOTE
Realizing someone used all the toilet paper (and didn't put a new roll in the bathroom).. after it's too late
Sorry hun Probably me
QUOTE (badkitty @ Oct 16 2002, 08:25 PM)
Realizing someone used all the toilet paper (and didn't put a new roll in the bathroom).. after it's too late :blink:
This is one of my pet peeves too.
And then I remember.............
i live alone.
QUOTE (princessbbf2 @ Oct 16 2002, 04:57 PM)
QUOTE (badkitty @ Oct 16 2002, 08:25 PM)
Realizing someone used all the toilet paper (and didn't put a new roll in the bathroom).. after it's too late ?
This is one of my pet peeves too.
And then I remember.............
i live alone.
LOL!!!!
a certain friend
always asking for advice....
but when I ask for advice, its like %^#@&^%
always asking for advice....
but when I ask for advice, its like %^#@&^%
ppl sniffing...hellooo cant u go get a tissue that is so disgusting and annoying
cell phones...ppl talking on them extremely loudly on the bus/train/street/restaurant/shop etc etc i am not interestied in ur very boring life thank you very much
drivers..really slow drivers who drive in the right hand lane, drivers who overtake u THEN go really slow um what was the point, drivers who dont indicate, drivers who tailgate, drivers who dont give way, i could go on all day.
cheap skates who complain about every last cent...i had a woman complain to me the other day that the price of the movie tickets had gone up 10 cents...please dont they ppl have anything better to do??? UGH!
anyway that is it for now i am sure i have more.
cell phones...ppl talking on them extremely loudly on the bus/train/street/restaurant/shop etc etc i am not interestied in ur very boring life thank you very much
drivers..really slow drivers who drive in the right hand lane, drivers who overtake u THEN go really slow um what was the point, drivers who dont indicate, drivers who tailgate, drivers who dont give way, i could go on all day.
cheap skates who complain about every last cent...i had a woman complain to me the other day that the price of the movie tickets had gone up 10 cents...please dont they ppl have anything better to do??? UGH!
anyway that is it for now i am sure i have more.
QUOTE (clare @ Oct 16 2002, 03:09 PM)
ppl sniffing...hellooo cant u go get a tissue that is so disgusting and annoying
LOL, i get this all the time from my fiance since i'm sick right now.. thing is, if i try to blow my nose, nothing happens!! it's so frustrating!! plus, i work w/ food all day so i have to wash my hands everytime i blow my nose.. no fun
about the toilet seat thing, i can't agree w/ that.. i'm all for women and all, don't get me wrong, but i can't complain about him leaving the seat up, because i always leave it down.. we both have to move it when it's our turn to go
my next pet peave today though, is.... dun Dun DUN... cats hair balls.. ICK!!!!!!!!!!
These are all things that bug me too. Isn't it nice to kvetch about them together?
I feel better -- do you?
I feel better -- do you?
My boyfriend complaining that hes bored and theres nothing to do~~~with a sink full of dishes and baskets of dirty laundry everywhere~~~not to mention that he bought himself 5 new playstation or game cube games this week~~UGGGGHHHH!
QUOTE (LoriLou @ Oct 17 2002, 03:35 AM)
Telemarketers!!!!!!!!! I know people need to make a living, but grrrrrrrrrr. When I finally got DSL a couple weeks ago, the first call that came through was a telemarketer! After months of my line being tied up with the computer. Ugh!
We get calls for another family all the time, because we have a similar phone number. So I get telemarketers calling our house for THEM too!!
Make it stop!
We get calls for another family all the time, because we have a similar phone number. So I get telemarketers calling our house for THEM too!!
Make it stop!
You know the secret to getting rid of those ######s......###### with them as long as possible, just dont buy anything from them. When they figure out you're just wasting their time, I guarantee your phone # will be off their list.
[QUOTE]LOL, i get this all the time from my fiance since i'm sick right now.. thing is, if i try to blow my nose, nothing happens!! it's so frustrating!! plus, i work w/ food all day so i have to wash my hands everytime i blow my nose.. no fun
Thanks for sharing cheese.
My pet peeves... hmmmm.... so many. Top two though... people eating ice and people that blow their noses in restaurants. *gag*
Thanks for sharing cheese.
My pet peeves... hmmmm.... so many. Top two though... people eating ice and people that blow their noses in restaurants. *gag*
How about a man with a remote control who watches 3 seconds of every channel
It's like a strobe light when you are trying to sleep
It's like a strobe light when you are trying to sleep
how 'bout a fiance addicted to first-person shooter PC games (psst.. he's on it right now)
(psst.. he's on it right now)
GOSH you all covered all of my complaints dont know if I have any left..lol
Let see I would have to say telemarketers are the worst.
I thought this was pretty funny Replies to telemarketers
1. If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for bankruptcy and you could sure use some money.
2. If they ask you personal questions, ask them personal questions.
3. If they start out with, "How are you today?" say, "Why do you want to know?" Alternately, you can tell them, "I'm so glad you asked, because no one these days seems to care, and I have all these problems; my sciatica is acting up, my eyelashes are sore, my dog just died..." When they try to get to the sell, just keep talking about your "problems."
4. If they want to sell you a newspaper, tell them you can't read.
5. If they want to wash your windows, tell them your house doesn't have windows.
6. If they say they're Joe Doe from the XYZ Company, ask them to spell their name. Then ask them to spell the company name. Then ask them where it is located. Continue asking them personal questions or questions about their company for as long as necessary.
7. (Only for those who live in California) When a computer calls instead of a person, give it a made-up name. When a live telemarketer calls asking for that fictional person, talk to them enough to get the company's name and address and then report them to the District Attorney..because in California, it's illegal for a computer to call you up and give you a recorded message unless a live person comes on first and asks if you are willing to listen.
8. Tell them you don't do business with strangers who are rude enough to call you. (But this one is too up-front for most of these non-vertebrates.)
9. This works better if you're male:
Telemarketer: Hi, my name is Spammi and I'm with Canter & Siegel services...
You: Hang on a second. [a few seconds' pause] Okay, [in really husky voice]
What are you wearing? Telemarketer: [Click.]
10. Cry out, in well-simulated tones of pleasure and surprise, "Spammi! Is that you? Oh, my GOD! Spammi, how have you BEEN?" Hopefully, this will give Spammi a few brief moments of terror as she tries to figure out where the ###### she could know you from. Have fun with therefused to pay. [I need to track down a source for this one...]
13. Say "no", over and over. Be sure to vary the sound of each one, and keep an even tempo even as they're trying to speak. This is the most fun if you can keep going until they hang up.
14. If MCI calls trying to get you to sign up with their Family and Friends plan, reply, in as sinister a voice as you can muster, "I don't have any friends...would you be my friend?"
15. If they clean rugs: "Can you get out blood? Can you get out GOAT blood? How about HUMAN blood?" Alternate: "Sorry, my floor is made of stone."
16. If they paint: "Can you cover up blood?" Alternate: "Do you paint tents?"
17. Let the person go through their spiel, providing minimal but necessary feedback in the form of an occasional "uh-huh", "rilly" or "how fascinating". Finally, when they ask you to buy, ask them to marry you. When they get all flustered, tell them you couldn't just give out your credit card number to a complete stranger.
18. Tell them you work for the same company they work for. Example:
Schmoe: "This is Bill from SomeCompany."
You: " SomeCompany! Hey, I work for them too. Where are you calling from?"
Schmoe: "Uh...Dallas, Texas."
You: "Great, they have a group there too? How's business/the weather?!?"
Schmoe: "Sorry, we can't sell to employees."
You: "Oh, okay. Bye!"
Let see I would have to say telemarketers are the worst.
I thought this was pretty funny
Replies to telemarketers1. If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for bankruptcy and you could sure use some money.
2. If they ask you personal questions, ask them personal questions.
3. If they start out with, "How are you today?" say, "Why do you want to know?" Alternately, you can tell them, "I'm so glad you asked, because no one these days seems to care, and I have all these problems; my sciatica is acting up, my eyelashes are sore, my dog just died..." When they try to get to the sell, just keep talking about your "problems."
4. If they want to sell you a newspaper, tell them you can't read.
5. If they want to wash your windows, tell them your house doesn't have windows.
6. If they say they're Joe Doe from the XYZ Company, ask them to spell their name. Then ask them to spell the company name. Then ask them where it is located. Continue asking them personal questions or questions about their company for as long as necessary.
7. (Only for those who live in California) When a computer calls instead of a person, give it a made-up name. When a live telemarketer calls asking for that fictional person, talk to them enough to get the company's name and address and then report them to the District Attorney..because in California, it's illegal for a computer to call you up and give you a recorded message unless a live person comes on first and asks if you are willing to listen.
8. Tell them you don't do business with strangers who are rude enough to call you. (But this one is too up-front for most of these non-vertebrates.)
9. This works better if you're male:
Telemarketer: Hi, my name is Spammi and I'm with Canter & Siegel services...
You: Hang on a second. [a few seconds' pause] Okay, [in really husky voice]
What are you wearing? Telemarketer: [Click.]
10. Cry out, in well-simulated tones of pleasure and surprise, "Spammi! Is that you? Oh, my GOD! Spammi, how have you BEEN?" Hopefully, this will give Spammi a few brief moments of terror as she tries to figure out where the ###### she could know you from. Have fun with therefused to pay. [I need to track down a source for this one...]
13. Say "no", over and over. Be sure to vary the sound of each one, and keep an even tempo even as they're trying to speak. This is the most fun if you can keep going until they hang up.
14. If MCI calls trying to get you to sign up with their Family and Friends plan, reply, in as sinister a voice as you can muster, "I don't have any friends...would you be my friend?"
15. If they clean rugs: "Can you get out blood? Can you get out GOAT blood? How about HUMAN blood?" Alternate: "Sorry, my floor is made of stone."
16. If they paint: "Can you cover up blood?" Alternate: "Do you paint tents?"
17. Let the person go through their spiel, providing minimal but necessary feedback in the form of an occasional "uh-huh", "rilly" or "how fascinating". Finally, when they ask you to buy, ask them to marry you. When they get all flustered, tell them you couldn't just give out your credit card number to a complete stranger.
18. Tell them you work for the same company they work for. Example:
Schmoe: "This is Bill from SomeCompany."
You: " SomeCompany! Hey, I work for them too. Where are you calling from?"
Schmoe: "Uh...Dallas, Texas."
You: "Great, they have a group there too? How's business/the weather?!?"
Schmoe: "Sorry, we can't sell to employees."
You: "Oh, okay. Bye!"
My pet peeve:
The neighbor "friend" that says "Can you watch my kids while I run up to the store for just a minute to get a gallon of milk?" Then they dont show up for 3 hours!
The neighbor "friend" that says "Can you watch my kids while I run up to the store for just a minute to get a gallon of milk?" Then they dont show up for 3 hours!
My hates are :-
1 - AOHELL GRRRRRRRR @ YA!
2 - English Summers...or lack of them.
3 - US Passport Control...they get me everytime..Must have one of those faces!
4 - God squads coming knocking on the door...Even though I rip em to bits
5 - the answerphone kicking in just before I reach the phone..
Oh....and the seat down at 3am
1 - AOHELL GRRRRRRRR @ YA!
2 - English Summers...or lack of them.
3 - US Passport Control...they get me everytime..Must have one of those faces!
4 - God squads coming knocking on the door...Even though I rip em to bits
5 - the answerphone kicking in just before I reach the phone..
Oh....and the seat down at 3am
QUOTE (DGE1754 @ Oct 17 2002, 11:30 AM)
10. Cry out, in well-simulated tones of pleasure and surprise, "Spammi! Is that you? Oh, my GOD! Spammi, how have you BEEN?" Hopefully, this will give Spammi a few brief moments of terror as she tries to figure out where the ###### she could know you from. Have fun with therefused to pay. [I need to track down a source for this one...]
13. Say "no", over and over. Be sure to vary the sound of each one, and keep an even tempo even as they're trying to speak. This is the most fun if you can keep going until they hang up.
13. Say "no", over and over. Be sure to vary the sound of each one, and keep an even tempo even as they're trying to speak. This is the most fun if you can keep going until they hang up.
Part of #10, and all of #11 and 12 are missing. I'm in suspense!
QUOTE (cheese @ Oct 17 2002, 06:13 AM)
i work w/ food all day
Cheese......r u a cook? We need a good one on grave at Dennys!
QUOTE (DGE1754 @ Oct 17 2002, 12:30 PM)
1. If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for bankruptcy and you could sure use some money.
LOL I love that one..........And of course there are always the ones like Direct TV who both call and email me trying to sell me something that I already have...I tell them if they would check their %&^$#*& records they would spare us both the aggreviation
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