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Figured we could use a thread for 'blowing off a bit of steam'.
If you, (general you), are asking for moving help at the last minute (literally, as in, you just announced today that you need help loading the truck today because you need to be out tomorrow), and somebody says they can come by later that evening when they 1.) Get off work, and 2.) Take their car in to get something looked at, it'd really be a good idea to not make the snippy little comment of, "We really need you here earlier." Sorry, but I am not putting my job nor my safety (car) at risk because you failed to plan and ask ahead.
Had you not done me so many favors in the past, and if not for the fact that you're leaving the state entirely with this move, I'd be tempted to say, "Oh, hey, look at that, I can't make it after all!" (I'm also going to take on faith that you're a bit stressed out at the moment, and possibly didn't think about how that came out. Which is why this is a minor vent on my part.
Okay, I have one. Why do people who bring candy to classical music concerts choose the most crinkly-wrapped candy possible? And then take 10 minutes to open the candy? And open a new one every 20 minutes? But wait for the quietest moments in the symphony to start the process?
Mahler's 5th? Oh SURE, wait for the one section where the only sound is the quiet pizzicato of the strings. Don't wait for when the horns are blaring and the cymbals are crashing, which is 90% of the time in Mahler.
(Yes, for our most literal-minded contrarians out there: yes, I am exaggerating.)
Maybe the person is afraid they will cough if they don't have their little hard candy. Surely they can choose a less loud candy wrapper. That's all I ask. Bring your candy, but please, choose something easier and quieter to unwrap. And if you do insist on the crinkly-wrapped candy, eject that sucker and get it over with. Don't subject the rest of the concert goers to 10 minutes of one crinkle sound every two seconds.
Minor vent for me: Why do people stick their tongue out in photos and think it is funny? I think it looks stupid and disgusting. There is nothing amusing or attractive about looking at someone's tongue and the goofy expression on their face.
Maybe a not so minor vent; people that ask questions on social media that can be answered faster, and probably more accurately, via a quick search. I belong to a local FB group that focuses on stuff happening in our city/county. People constantly ask questions like, "Anyone know the weather for next weekend? and "What time does xyz open?" I have to refrain from repeatedly responding with "Google is your friend."
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