Questions of human nature - Page 3

monster · 09-09-2011, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

I'd just squirt a little extra on the counter for Pete.

that sounds so dirty.

HungLikeJesus · 09-09-2011, 05:52 PM

Yeah, but now we know that glatt's door swings to the left.

Lola Bunny · 09-09-2011, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

I use the tubes with the flip back top. If they start looking grungy, I run 'em under hot water. Problem solved.

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Gel toothpaste gums up all over the attached cap area.

I run it under really hot water until it falls off. Bleck.

I do the same so my toothpaste tube opening is usually if not always clean. That's why it annoys me a bit when I see an exposed tube with toothpaste hanging out. My aunt (the house guest) used to stick it in the drawer under the sink with the rest of the toothpaste tubes and toothpaste would stick on the insides. I guess it's better that she now sticks it in the toothbrush cup on the counter.

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I thought about starting a thread about irrational pet peeves...here's one of my biggies:

Why oh why is it so hard to push your shopping cart all the way into the corral, mating it with the cart in front of it. You know, a nice neat line, all snuggied up...two rows. You can fit 25-30 carts in there that way.

But hardly anyone does that. Nice that they bother to put their cart into the corral, but they're all crooked and none of them are mated and you can get MAYBE 8 carts in there.

Sometimes I'll rearrange them a bit.

That's irrational??? I wasn't hoping so because I feel the same way.

And yes, I sometimes would rearrange them too.

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

It's do-gooders like you who put the cart cowboys out of work. A lot of them are special needs people (that's short bus to you) who are glad to get this work. I hope you are happy shaving down their hours.
bitch.

Well, if I don't rearrange them, I wouldn't be able to stick my cart in. And if I do just toss it in, the next person's cart wouldn't be able to stick his cart in the corral. If he leaves it half sticking out or just lying around, it may hit a customer's cart and get that "special" person fired. So, you see, I'm actually helping the cart cowboy keep his job.

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Originally Posted by glatt

We used to have minor issues with the toothpaste, but you know what? You can buy a tube for each of you. It doesn't go bad. It doesn't cost more. You're each still using the same amount, and you can do it however you want.

I got my own tube of toothpaste just because the door to my side of the medicine cabinet swings to the left, and it's easier for me to take the toothpaste with my right hand from my side. My wife uses the same brand, and on her side of the cabinet, the door swings to the right and she's a lefty. It's just slightly less awkward for each of us to grab our own toothpaste.

We do have our own toothpaste. I just don't like the look of my aunt's messy and dirty toothpaste tube.

Lola Bunny · 09-09-2011, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

I'd just squirt a little extra on the counter for Pete.

Speaking of toothpaste on the counter, there would be bits of toothpaste in the sink after my aunt brushed her teeth. Uh...yeah, at least that seems less dirty than food bits stuck there after she rinsed her mouth after each meal.

monster · 09-09-2011, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Lola Bunny

Speaking of toothpaste on the counter, there would be bits of toothpaste in the sink after my aunt brushed her teeth.

Thor is your aunt? There is apparently no limit on where that boy can get toothpaste...

Perry Winkle · 09-09-2011, 06:55 PM

What about the bit of human nature that makes these things bother us all out of proportion. What about the bit that even registers these things as "issues". What about the bit that keeps people from bringing it up if it really bugs us so much.

Aliantha · 09-10-2011, 04:12 AM

You're right Perry. Why do we even care about stupid things like this.

Let's see if we can solve it here.

I'm pretty sure UT could make millions if we did.

footfootfoot · 09-10-2011, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

It's do-gooders like you who put the cart cowboys out of work. A lot of them are special needs people (that's short bus to you) who are glad to get this work. I hope you are happy shaving down their hours.
bitch.

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Originally Posted by Lola Bunny

Well, if I don't rearrange them, I wouldn't be able to stick my cart in. And if I do just toss it in, the next person's cart wouldn't be able to stick his cart in the corral. If he leaves it half sticking out or just lying around, it may hit a customer's cart and get that "special" person fired. So, you see, I'm actually helping the cart cowboy keep his job.

Denial is not just a river in Africa.

limey · 09-10-2011, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by limey

While we're grousing about supermarkets, why are their car parks always sloped so that your trolley (= cart) rolls away from you while you're trying to get your shopping (=groceries) into the boot (=trunk) of your car.

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Originally Posted by BigV

so the rain drains away and you can unload your cart without standing in a lake.

turn your cart perpendicular to the slope.

I get that about the water but the slope could be less pronounced to drain the water and not whisk the trolleys away.
You can't turn your trolley perpendicular to the slope here. They have twirly wheels so the cart will roll down a slope however you've oriented it. I jam my foot under one wheel to act as a brake while I unload it. I do have a solution, I just don't see why I have to!

monster · 09-10-2011, 06:05 PM

hehehe I just remembered how tiny and swivelly Brit trolleys are -American expats in the UK complain that they're completely unsteerable and you can't get anything like a complete shop in them! The carts here are like juggenauts in size and manoueverability. But you get used to it. And buying enough to fill it.....

(did you see how bilingual I was there? Maybe even tri-lingual as I can't be bothered to look up the spelling of that m word.)

Clodfobble · 09-10-2011, 06:50 PM

That's like the kind they have at Ikea! They're super fun for the kids to ride in once you get the hang of steering them.

monster · 09-10-2011, 06:56 PM

Steeringwise, not sizewise.

BigV · 09-12-2011, 01:32 PM

I've seen carts that have four casters instead of two casters on the front and two fixed wheels on the back. Four caster carts are practically unsteerable--stupid design. My favorite grocery store has flatbed carts but the casters are on the end with the handle, making them effectively pull toys, not push toys. Very frustrating.

classicman · 09-12-2011, 04:17 PM

Totally disagree with you V. I LOVE the carts which have four casters, like those at IKEA. There is no reason to have any other kind of cart. I can literally go sideways to avoid other people and/or objects. Complete mobility. As an added bonus they are fun to play with.

Perry Winkle · 09-12-2011, 04:24 PM

I don't care about carts. I've never paid much attention to them. They always work well enough.

Now what really grinds my gears are those reprobates that put every curly brace on a new line.

09-09-2011, 05:52 PM	#32
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Yeah, but now we know that glatt's door swings to the left. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

09-10-2011, 04:12 AM	#37
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	You're right Perry. Why do we even care about stupid things like this. Let's see if we can solve it here. I'm pretty sure UT could make millions if we did. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-10-2011, 06:05 PM	#40
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	hehehe I just remembered how tiny and swivelly Brit trolleys are -American expats in the UK complain that they're completely unsteerable and you can't get anything like a complete shop in them! The carts here are like juggenauts in size and manoueverability. But you get used to it. And buying enough to fill it..... (did you see how bilingual I was there? Maybe even tri-lingual as I can't be bothered to look up the spelling of that m word.) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-10-2011, 06:50 PM	#41
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	That's like the kind they have at Ikea! They're super fun for the kids to ride in once you get the hang of steering them. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-10-2011, 06:56 PM	#42
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Steeringwise, not sizewise. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-09-2011, 06:55 PM	#36
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	What about the bit of human nature that makes these things bother us all out of proportion. What about the bit that even registers these things as "issues". What about the bit that keeps people from bringing it up if it really bugs us so much.

09-12-2011, 01:32 PM	#43
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I've seen carts that have four casters instead of two casters on the front and two fixed wheels on the back. Four caster carts are practically unsteerable--stupid design. My favorite grocery store has flatbed carts but the casters are on the end with the handle, making them effectively pull toys, not push toys. Very frustrating. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-12-2011, 04:17 PM	#44
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Totally disagree with you V. I LOVE the carts which have four casters, like those at IKEA. There is no reason to have any other kind of cart. I can literally go sideways to avoid other people and/or objects. Complete mobility. As an added bonus they are fun to play with. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

09-12-2011, 04:24 PM	#45
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	I don't care about carts. I've never paid much attention to them. They always work well enough. Now what really grinds my gears are those reprobates that put every curly brace on a new line.

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