What's mildly irritating you today? - Page 112

morethanpretty · 06-10-2009, 12:25 AM

men who can't take a hint...oh well their loss, eh?

Pie · 06-10-2009, 07:32 AM

The weather. Hot, humid and thunderstormy.

capnhowdy · 06-10-2009, 07:39 AM

Lucky you don't have to tolerate the weather in Ga., Pie.

Pie · 06-10-2009, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by capnhowdy

Lucky you don't have to tolerate the weather in Ga., Pie.

I know, I know. I'm a defective Indian -- I hate hot weather and don't like rice. That's why they kicked me out.

TheMercenary · 06-10-2009, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by capnhowdy

Lucky you don't have to tolerate the weather in Ga., Pie.

Tolerate! Dude I wouldn't change this weather for anything. Those who own snow shovels need not apply.

DanaC · 06-10-2009, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Pie

I know, I know. I'm a defective Indian -- I hate hot weather and don't like rice. That's why they kicked me out.

My dad was born in India. I'd love to see his home town, but the climate wuld kill me off:P I am also not right fond of rice.

SteveDallas · 06-10-2009, 11:08 AM

My nephew managed to crack the screen in his laptop. (It survived two tours in Iraq before this, so I guess he got his money's worth out of it.) As I noted in other threads, my parents came up to visit the weekend before last. It had been arranged that they would buy a new LCD screen for it ($90) and bring it and the laptop along, and I would install it.

When I started installing it, I discovered that the hinge on one side was loose--my dad had known this, but I had not been aware of it. As it happened, the hinge assembly on that side had broken, and the one piece was being held sort of in place just by the case. When I pried the case open to remove the damaged LCD, the broken hinge piece popped completely loose.

If we had been on top of this problem, we could have gotten replacement hinges and installed them at the same time as the LCD. Now my dad is going to make the attempt so he can take the laptop back to my nephew when they visit him this weekend. And I, of course, will provide remote advice from 500 miles. (He did watch me do the LCD, so that will help.)

Sundae · 06-10-2009, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Pie

I know, I know. I'm a defective Indian... and don't like rice. That's why they kicked me out.

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Originally Posted by DanaC

... I am also not right fond of rice.

I loved moving to Leicester and realising that the sub-continent was not all about rice. Bread, bread, and more bread. Bread, which as bread lover I never knew existed! Cholla, yeah, brioche, done it. But Indian people don't all eat naan or chapati? Dosa, paratha, roti, bhaturi... Oh bread heaven.

(And different types of noodles - never had any Chinese bread though - where's Billy?!)

And visiting Sri Lanka and experiencing the different climates in the hill country, which I know are duplicated in the (to me) unimaginably huge) vista of India.

Sorry bout your nephew's laptop, Sleeve

Madman · 06-10-2009, 02:32 PM

Plumbers that connect the water line that goes to the ice maker under the floor of the kitchen instead of under the kitchen sink - then they spring a leak.

Garage door openers that fall apart - literally.

Dogs that puke on that new rug that is laying next to the open door.

Getting a bill in the mail that has three more zeros on it than expected (it was a computer glitch).

Getting called by the furniture store and they tell you your bookcases are in. So you drive across town to get them and they tell you there has been a mistake; they're really not in.

DanaC · 06-10-2009, 02:36 PM

Oh parathas and roti! There's a Roti house in the Asian part of town. *sighs * wonderful stuff.

My gran made the most amazing parathas. Mum makes them too. I never could get the hang of them. Chapatis i'm fine on (the world's easiest bread to make) and used to all but live on them for a while during my teens. I eat naans and chapatis far more often than I eat risen bread.

Actually, when I said I don't like rice, i was wrong. I don't really like plain boiled rice. I quite like a small portion of pilau (pilaf) rice; and egg fried rice I love.

glatt · 06-10-2009, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Madman

then they spring a leak.

Ice makers are known for two things. Making ice, and springing leaks. I'm amazed that they don't come standard with drip pans and leak alarms.

SteveDallas · 06-10-2009, 03:22 PM

At lunch last weekend, after listening to three people swap icemaker horror stories, I said, "I'm not sure I want to get a fridge with an icemaker. All I ever hear is people complaining about how often they have some kind of trouble and how hard they are to fix." The reply, in unison, "Oh, no, get one, they're great... you'll love it!!!!"

Shawnee123 · 06-10-2009, 03:31 PM

EARTHLINGS SUCK

capnhowdy · 06-10-2009, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

EARTHLINGS SUCK

I agree. I'm going back home.

ZenGum · 06-10-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Madman

Plumbers that connect the water line that goes to the ice maker under the floor of the kitchen instead of under the kitchen sink - then they spring a leak.

Garage door openers that fall apart - literally.

Dogs that puke on that new rug that is laying next to the open door.

Getting a bill in the mail that has three more zeros on it than expected (it was a computer glitch).

Getting called by the furniture store and they tell you your bookcases are in. So you drive across town to get them and they tell you there has been a mistake; they're really not in.

* makes madman a nice cup of tea/ beveridge of your choice *

Ahh, just one of those days.

06-10-2009, 12:25 AM	#1666
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	men who can't take a hint...oh well their loss, eh? __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

06-10-2009, 07:32 AM	#1667
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	The weather. Hot, humid and thunderstormy. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

06-10-2009, 07:39 AM	#1668
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Lucky you don't have to tolerate the weather in Ga., Pie. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

06-10-2009, 03:31 PM	#1678
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	EARTHLINGS SUCK __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-10-2009, 11:08 AM	#1672
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	My nephew managed to crack the screen in his laptop. (It survived two tours in Iraq before this, so I guess he got his money's worth out of it.) As I noted in other threads, my parents came up to visit the weekend before last. It had been arranged that they would buy a new LCD screen for it ($90) and bring it and the laptop along, and I would install it. When I started installing it, I discovered that the hinge on one side was loose--my dad had known this, but I had not been aware of it. As it happened, the hinge assembly on that side had broken, and the one piece was being held sort of in place just by the case. When I pried the case open to remove the damaged LCD, the broken hinge piece popped completely loose. If we had been on top of this problem, we could have gotten replacement hinges and installed them at the same time as the LCD. Now my dad is going to make the attempt so he can take the laptop back to my nephew when they visit him this weekend. And I, of course, will provide remote advice from 500 miles. (He did watch me do the LCD, so that will help.)

06-10-2009, 02:32 PM	#1674
Madman has left the building. Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 455	Plumbers that connect the water line that goes to the ice maker under the floor of the kitchen instead of under the kitchen sink - then they spring a leak. Garage door openers that fall apart - literally. Dogs that puke on that new rug that is laying next to the open door. Getting a bill in the mail that has three more zeros on it than expected (it was a computer glitch). Getting called by the furniture store and they tell you your bookcases are in. So you drive across town to get them and they tell you there has been a mistake; they're really not in.

06-10-2009, 03:22 PM	#1677
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	At lunch last weekend, after listening to three people swap icemaker horror stories, I said, "I'm not sure I want to get a fridge with an icemaker. All I ever hear is people complaining about how often they have some kind of trouble and how hard they are to fix." The reply, in unison, "Oh, no, get one, they're great... you'll love it!!!!"

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