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Location: El Segundo/All of South Bay up to Palos Verdes
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Originally Posted by younglisa7
I hope you are feeling better today.
Think of the flip side: You could have had the same work done 100+ years ago and you would have gotten a shot of whiskey to dull the pain Ouch!!!
lol, my mother (bless her little heart)...use to give me whiskey as a teen when I had toothaches, or any pain, other than some brain issues (lol!!), I'd say I survived...
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True, tij, and most businesses post their hours on a sign you have to be standing in front of to read. As if everyone thinking of stopping there wants to park, stop their engine, and walk up to a business to read the hours.
Location: The Chatterdome in La La Land, CaliFUNia
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Originally Posted by bjh
Two part peeve:
Part 1 - Businesses that hire people to stand outside in ridiculous costumes waving at passersby.
Part 2 - That some people need such jobs.
LOL! I always get a kick out of seeing those folks prancing around in those idiotic costumes! My favorite was the snowman and the purple dinosaur at the used car lot near my home. Too bad they went out of business as I miss Barney!
Location: The Chatterdome in La La Land, CaliFUNia
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Originally Posted by tijlover
Businesses that don't display their street numbers outside their buildings, or impossible to find.
I was trying to find a Radio Shack the other day, for two blocks I couldn't find a number, didn't how close I was coming, or did I pass it up?
More irksome when traveling, as I love to hunt down used bookstores and thrift stores and being unfamiliar with the city. It can be exasperating!
That is frustrating ... Which reminds me of a peeve ... Intersections that do not have the street names on them ... The only way for you to know what street is coming up is to see the sign in the middle of the block prior to reaching the intersection ... Like how many folks would be looking for those signs?
Stores that are still closed today at 6pm. Give me a break. We had snow last night, but it was melted by noon at the latest. It's ridiculous that people overreact to an inch of white stuff.
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True, tij, and most businesses post their hours on a sign you have to be standing in front of to read. As if everyone thinking of stopping there wants to park, stop their engine, and walk up to a business to read the hours.
When I called this Radio Shack, there wasn't even a message on the phone stating their hours of operation. I was desperate: my phone was down to its last bar, wouldn't charge anymore. Open 8,9,10? I guessed 9, and bingo! It was 9!
Yes, I've seen businesses with no hours of operation posted, even when you get there.
Last edited by tijlover; 02-04-2011 at 09:10 PM..
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That is frustrating ... Which reminds me of a peeve ... Intersections that do not have the street names on them ... The only way for you to know what street is coming up is to see the sign in the middle of the block prior to reaching the intersection ... Like how many folks would be looking for those signs?
Good one. The people who frequent those places, they know and that's what matters. No thought for visitors.
That can be really hard on truckers. Imagine driving a vehicle that needs lots of space to maneuver, can't turn around and going down narrow streets crowded with parked cars and coming to a five way intersection with nary a street sign.
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Originally Posted by spinx
Stores that are still closed today at 6pm. Give me a break. We had snow last night, but it was melted by noon at the latest. It's ridiculous that people overreact to an inch of white stuff.
Oh, yeah. Like Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men: "You can't handle the snow!"
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Originally Posted by tijlover
When I called this Radio Shack, there wasn't even a message on the phone stating their hours of operation. I was desperate: my phone was down to its last bar, wouldn't charge anymore. Open 8,9,10? I guessed 9, and bingo! It was 9!
Yes, I've seen businesses with no hours of operation posted, even when you get there.
And just try to get anyone to answer a phone at just about any business these days. Almost all go to some recorded message.
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