UO/Petty Vents

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I'm sorry.  There are bigger issues in the world and here today but I have to put this out there somewhere.


We got eight inches of snow here last night on top of the eight inches snow that we got on Sunday night.  My FB has been flooded this morning by people whining that they took their kids to school or went to work at schools, only to find their district was closed or delayed for the weather.   Am I the only one that comprehends checking the school closures online and/or on the news first thing on a day like this? I knew within five minutes of waking up that DS's school was delayed so, um, I'm sorry you are stupid?

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Maybe I am being insensitive, but is it THAT hard for people NOT to get into car accidents during rush hour traffic? I would just like to make it to work and back home within a reasonable amount of time for once. There is no reason why my 15 minute commute has to take 45 minutes EVER. Maybe if people would stop dicking around on their cell phones, there wouldn't be 15 avoidable accidents on the highway every day.

I swear every day I get in my car and I don't know if I'm going to make it to work or back home in one piece. People drive like f*cking animals here and half the time they don't even have insurance.

[veggiemo]

I don't understand when people say they "can't cook". What does that mean? So you can't figure out what you think would taste good and put it together in a pan or pot? And a recipe gives you step by step instructions on how to make something, so you...can't follow directions? I don't get it.

[mrsdee1982]

Feb 26, 2015 11:49:15 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

I don't understand when people say they "can't cook". What does that mean? So you can't figure out what you think would taste good and put it together in a pan or pot? And a recipe gives you step by step instructions on how to make something, so you...can't follow directions? I don't get it.

YASSSS!!!!  This is such a pet peeve of mine.  I understand some recipes are way more complex than others, and better left to experienced cooks.  But everyone can make a damn pot of spaghetti.  Can you boil water?  Can you set a timer?  Can you open a jar of sauce?  Yes?  Then you can cook!  

[nicolec78]

Feb 26, 2015 11:00:53 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

I'm sorry.  There are bigger issues in the world and here today but I have to put this out there somewhere.


We got eight inches of snow here last night on top of the eight inches snow that we got on Sunday night.  My FB has been flooded this morning by people whining that they took their kids to school or went to work at schools, only to find their district was closed or delayed for the weather.   Am I the only one that comprehends checking the school closures online and/or on the news first thing on a day like this? I knew within five minutes of waking up that DS's school was delayed so, um, I'm sorry you are stupid?

That's crazy. That would be the first thing I would check.

[nicolec78]

Feb 26, 2015 11:49:15 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

I don't understand when people say they "can't cook". What does that mean? So you can't figure out what you think would taste good and put it together in a pan or pot? And a recipe gives you step by step instructions on how to make something, so you...can't follow directions? I don't get it.

I think it means I don't like to. But I do have friend who is always burning stuff even in a crock pot.

[Deleted]

Feb 26, 2015 11:49:15 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

I don't understand when people say they "can't cook". What does that mean? So you can't figure out what you think would taste good and put it together in a pan or pot? And a recipe gives you step by step instructions on how to make something, so you...can't follow directions? I don't get it.

I can cook but I can't cook rice.   Yes.  I can follow instructions.  And when I do it for rice I get a pan full of white mush, no matter how closely I do it by the letter and pay attention the entire time.

[Widget123]

Feb 26, 2015 11:00:53 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

I'm sorry.  There are bigger issues in the world and here today but I have to put this out there somewhere.


We got eight inches of snow here last night on top of the eight inches snow that we got on Sunday night.  My FB has been flooded this morning by people whining that they took their kids to school or went to work at schools, only to find their district was closed or delayed for the weather.   Am I the only one that comprehends checking the school closures online and/or on the news first thing on a day like this? I knew within five minutes of waking up that DS's school was delayed so, um, I'm sorry you are stupid?

Here is an example for you of how my day went so far.  Alarm went off at 4am.  I checked online and work said 2 hour delay but daycare had no delay.  DH had a big meeting in the morning so he didn't want to take a delay.  I set the alarm for 5am when DD usually wakes up to get ready to daycare so that DH could still drop her off on time.  Alarm went off at 5am.  I check my phone and I don't see a text from daycare yet, but while I am brushing my teeth I get it. Okay daycare is opening at 9am.  I will take DD to daycare so that DH can get to his meeting on time.  I drive into the parking lot at daycare and right as we and many other parents are unloading their kids out of the car we get a text that staffing at daycare is unexpectedly low and they are going to have to put everyone on a waitlist.  Oh yeah if/when you get to the top of the waitlist and you do get to drop your kid off, everyone must pick up their kids by 4:30 instead of the usual 6pm. 

Yeah, its not the end of the world, but it would be nice if everything didn't keep changing.  I was nice but you should have heard many of the other parents who were there who were pissed that they didn't get the waitlist text until 9:06am.

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Feb 26, 2015 12:10:04 GMT -5 Widget123 said:

Feb 26, 2015 11:00:53 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

I'm sorry.  There are bigger issues in the world and here today but I have to put this out there somewhere.


We got eight inches of snow here last night on top of the eight inches snow that we got on Sunday night.  My FB has been flooded this morning by people whining that they took their kids to school or went to work at schools, only to find their district was closed or delayed for the weather.   Am I the only one that comprehends checking the school closures online and/or on the news first thing on a day like this? I knew within five minutes of waking up that DS's school was delayed so, um, I'm sorry you are stupid?

Here is an example for you of how my day went so far.  Alarm went off at 4am.  I checked online and work said 2 hour delay but daycare had no delay.  DH had a big meeting in the morning in a building with 5 sides so he didn't want to take a delay.  I set the alarm for 5am when DD usually wakes up to get ready to daycare so that DH could still drop her off on time.  Alarm went off at 5am.  I check my phone and I don't see a text from daycare yet, but while I am brushing my teeth I get it. Okay daycare is opening at 9am.  I will take DD to daycare so that DH can get to his meeting on time.  I drive into the parking lot at daycare and right as we and many other parents are unloading their kids out of the car we get a text that staffing at daycare is unexpectedly low and they are going to have to put everyone on a waitlist.  Oh yeah if/when you get to the top of the waitlist and you do get to drop your kid off and everyone must pick up their kids by 4:30 instead of the usual 6pm. 

Yeah, its not the end of the world, but it would be nice if everything didn't keep changing.  I was nice but you should have heard many of the other parents who were there who were pissed that they didn't get the waitlist text until 9:06am.

Well that's unexcusable crap on the daycare's part, for sure.  WTF on, please put your life on hold all day and we'll let you know? Either you are open as usual, have a firm delay start time, or are closed.  Period.

[mmo2112]

Feb 26, 2015 11:58:40 GMT -5 mrsdee1982 said:

Feb 26, 2015 11:49:15 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

I don't understand when people say they "can't cook". What does that mean? So you can't figure out what you think would taste good and put it together in a pan or pot? And a recipe gives you step by step instructions on how to make something, so you...can't follow directions? I don't get it.

YASSSS!!!!  This is such a pet peeve of mine.  I understand some recipes are way more complex than others, and better left to experienced cooks.  But everyone can make a damn pot of spaghetti.  Can you boil water?  Can you set a timer?  Can you open a jar of sauce?  Yes?  Then you can cook!  

DH's former roommate ate noodles, butter, and garlic salt throughout most of college.  He could not be bothered with sauce.  (Except for the one time he was, and he let the sauce boil over/explode all over the kitchen.)

Once, his girlfriend made brownies with VERY flavorful olive oil instead of veggie/canola/anythingelse oil.  She didn't understand why they tasted so bad and no one wanted to eat them.

If someone asked me whether they "could cook," I would say no.  No, they cannot.  Not even when the instructions come on the box, and not even when all that is required is an iota of attention to warming food.

[mmo2112]

My UO/rant: To the clowns next to me in stop and go traffic: your stupidly loud car is not impressive. Do not rev your engine or peel out; I am not amused. In fact, my first thought when I hear that is that you probably have a small wiener. Also, I don't like your music; don't share it with me. I hope you blow out your speakers. RAGE.

[erbear]

Feb 26, 2015 12:04:29 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

Feb 26, 2015 11:49:15 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

I don't understand when people say they "can't cook". What does that mean? So you can't figure out what you think would taste good and put it together in a pan or pot? And a recipe gives you step by step instructions on how to make something, so you...can't follow directions? I don't get it.

I can cook but I can't cook rice.   Yes.  I can follow instructions.  And when I do it for rice I get a pan full of white mush, no matter how closely I do it by the letter and pay attention the entire time.

I have a rice cooker & I still fuck up rice. The birds eye frozen rice has been worth every penny!

[hbanana18]

Feb 26, 2015 11:27:45 GMT -5 @littlebee said:

Maybe I am being insensitive, but is it THAT hard for people NOT to get into car accidents during rush hour traffic? I would just like to make it to work and back home within a reasonable amount of time for once. There is no reason why my 15 minute commute has to take 45 minutes EVER. Maybe if people would stop dicking around on their cell phones, there wouldn't be 15 avoidable accidents on the highway every day.

I swear every day I get in my car and I don't know if I'm going to make it to work or back home in one piece. People drive like f*cking animals here and half the time they don't even have insurance.

My rant goes with this - last Monday I got hit when a lady ran a red light. Thank god she hit my passenger side. State police report takes 10-15 business days. I left the scene in an ambulance, so I don't even know what was said by her/if she was ticketed. I got a piece of paper from the officer with her name & insurance info, and case #. I called my insurance right away to do everything through them and let them fight her insurance. Today, the woman handling claim calls and says they finally got ahold of geico and that the other driver doesn't have insurance with them. Now, we are stuck waiting for report with all her info so we can find out who her current company is - if she even has it!

[veggiemo]

Feb 26, 2015 12:54:11 GMT -5 erbear said:

Feb 26, 2015 12:04:29 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

I can cook but I can't cook rice.   Yes.  I can follow instructions.  And when I do it for rice I get a pan full of white mush, no matter how closely I do it by the letter and pay attention the entire time.

I have a rice cooker & I still fuck up rice. The birds eye frozen rice has been worth every penny!

I like my rice to be pretty moist, so I always add a little more water than it suggests on the rice cooker. Otherwise, I have no problems. I just push the on button and it works! I don't know how to help you guys! @jimbobcooter, you might want to scale back your water or turn up your heat a little, or both. You shouldn't have to "pay attention" even when it's just in a pot. Just make sure your water is moving a little, lid it and walk away. If it still looks too moist when the allotted time is up, simply let it go a little longer. Don't take the lid on and off to check on it! Just leave it be.

[Deleted]

Feb 26, 2015 12:04:29 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

Feb 26, 2015 11:49:15 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

I don't understand when people say they "can't cook". What does that mean? So you can't figure out what you think would taste good and put it together in a pan or pot? And a recipe gives you step by step instructions on how to make something, so you...can't follow directions? I don't get it.

I can cook but I can't cook rice.   Yes.  I can follow instructions.  And when I do it for rice I get a pan full of white mush, no matter how closely I do it by the letter and pay attention the entire time.

LOL! My DH is a fabulous cook (which is why I never bother) but even his rice is hit or miss. Every time he makes rice he is either really proud of himself or deeply disappointed. It's hard!

[Deleted]

Feb 26, 2015 13:05:33 GMT -5 hbanana18 said:

Feb 26, 2015 11:27:45 GMT -5 @littlebee said:

Maybe I am being insensitive, but is it THAT hard for people NOT to get into car accidents during rush hour traffic? I would just like to make it to work and back home within a reasonable amount of time for once. There is no reason why my 15 minute commute has to take 45 minutes EVER. Maybe if people would stop dicking around on their cell phones, there wouldn't be 15 avoidable accidents on the highway every day.

I swear every day I get in my car and I don't know if I'm going to make it to work or back home in one piece. People drive like f*cking animals here and half the time they don't even have insurance.

My rant goes with this - last Monday I got hit when a lady ran a red light. Thank god she hit my passenger side. State police report takes 10-15 business days. I left the scene in an ambulance, so I don't even know what was said by her/if she was ticketed. I got a piece of paper from the officer with her name & insurance info, and case #. I called my insurance right away to do everything through them and let them fight her insurance. Today, the woman handling claim calls and says they finally got ahold of geico and that the other driver doesn't have insurance with them. Now, we are stuck waiting for report with all her info so we can find out who her current company is - if she even has it!

This is the worst!!! Last summer the same thing happened to me. Guy ran a red light and t-boned me on the driver side. And I was driving!!! It was one week before my wedding and I swear it was a miracle that nothing happened to me. My car was a total loss and not only did the asshole NOT have insurance, the fucking cop didn't give him the ticket for causing the accident!!! It makes me mad just thinking about it. We had to come out of pocket to put the down payment on a new car. Good luck with your case,  I hope in the end that she does have insurance!

[sidneyvicious]

Ugh. A lady hit me in a parking lot a few years ago, and when we went to exchange info, she tried to say it was both of our faults, let's just call it a day and leave insurance out of it. Fuck you, lady, you backed right out into me! I took pics of everything and wrote down my statement so I'd have it right when the insurance company called me. She on the other hand changed her story six times. We took it to arbitration and finally her stupid ass lost. Ugh!!
Yeah, my story is unrelated to yours, totally, but I just had vivid flashbacks to how pissed I was!!! Sorry you're going through this!!

[hbanana18]

In CT you have to have insurance so if she's not insured, it is worse for her. I am hoping it was just an old card. We are lucky we had good coverage but still - the freaking hassle!

[Deleted]

I have another petty vent that I just need to get out there. Sometimes I get really bummed out thinking that I will have to go back to work after this baby is born. I only get 6-8 weeks maternity leave and I literally cried to my mom yesterday because I just wish I could be a SAHM for the first years of my baby's life. Unfortunately we live in a city with a high cost of living and we can't get by on just one income. I know it's not the end of the world and I know women do it all the time (my mom did), but it still sucks!

[courtyowl27]

First, let me preface that my family has been very blessed today. My sister gave birth to a healthy baby girl at 6:07 this morning after a long tough delivery. We are all over the moon at her arrival. I am 1 1/2 hours away. DH and I both scrambled this morning to get to work today so we can time the day off tomorrow to go see her.

My UO is that I don't think they should have posted any pics of her on social media yet. I get it, it's their kid, they're excited, etc... But she hasn't even been on this Earth for 12 hours yet and there are 3 pics posted to facebook! She is my first niece and my parents first grandchild. My parents saw the baby breifly in the NICU this morning and had to go to work. I've yet to meet her along with most relatives on both sides of the family. Maybe I'm old fashion but I just feel it's inappropriate and takes away the intimacy of their first moments. If you want to text the pic to 100 people, go for it. But I just don't think such a tremendous occasion can be measrued in likes.

[mcp6286]

Feb 26, 2015 13:50:39 GMT -5 @littlebee said:

I have another petty vent that I just need to get out there. Sometimes I get really bummed out thinking that I will have to go back to work after this baby is born. I only get 6-8 weeks maternity leave and I literally cried to my mom yesterday because I just wish I could be a SAHM for the first years of my baby's life. Unfortunately we live in a city with a high cost of living and we can't get by on just one income. I know it's not the end of the world and I know women do it all the time (my mom did), but it still sucks!

[br
I'm with ya! I've been nannying for the twins since they were 2 months old and now they're 8 months...sometimes when they're being cute, I get sad thinking about the moments I'll miss as baby girl grows. I wish I could have that first year at home but we just can't afford it.

[holliberry28]

Im sitting at the breast surgeons office for what looks like to be another 3 hours. On my initial appointment on Tuesday, which was a 3 1/2 wait, he scheduled me for a fine needle biopsy.

I thought that 2 o'clock being the latest time for the procedure it would be faster. On a positive note, he said " I wouldn't sit at the edge of my seat" and was tempted to take wait and see approach. Thinks it might be a complex cyst instead of a fibroadenoma. Still just want to get this over with. Fx for good results please.

[wegrowsheep]

Feb 26, 2015 14:16:49 GMT -5 courtyowl27 said:

First, let me preface that my family has been very blessed today. My sister gave birth to a healthy baby girl at 6:07 this morning after a long tough delivery. We are all over the moon at her arrival. I am 1 1/2 hours away. DH and I both scrambled this morning to get to work today so we can time the day off tomorrow to go see her.

My UO is that I don't think they should have posted any pics of her on social media yet. I get it, it's their kid, they're excited, etc... But she hasn't even been on this Earth for 12 hours yet and there are 3 pics posted to facebook! She is my first niece and my parents first grandchild. My parents saw the baby breifly in the NICU this morning and had to go to work. I've yet to meet her along with most relatives on both sides of the family. Maybe I'm old fashion but I just feel it's inappropriate and takes away the intimacy of their first moments. If you want to text the pic to 100 people, go for it. But I just don't think such a tremendous occasion can be measrued in likes.

I get this. Granted, nothing against putting pics on FB, but yeah, let family that plans on mtg LO in the next 24 hours do so in person, not on social media.
My petty vent is similar. BIL and SIL (DH's brother and wife) never directly tell us anything. Pregnant? Facebook. Pregnant with twins? Text from inlaws. Delivered healthy twin girls? Yep, via inlaws. It gets old. And they live within 2 hrs of us.

[beersandweirs]

holliberry28 Fingers crossed for good news for you!

[tatersalad]

@holliberry Sending you thoughts and prayers -hope everything turns out okay!

[nicolec78]

Feb 26, 2015 14:24:49 GMT -5 holliberry28 said:

Im sitting at the breast surgeons office for what looks like to be another 3 hours. On my initial appointment on Tuesday, which was a 3 1/2 wait, he scheduled me for a fine needle biopsy.

I thought that 2 o'clock being the latest time for the procedure it would be faster. On a positive note, he said " I wouldn't sit at the edge of my seat" and was tempted to take wait and see approach. Thinks it might be a complex cyst instead of a fibroadenoma. Still just want to get this over with. Fx for good results please.

Fingers crossed!

[Deleted]

holliberry28 sending positive thoughts your way! I hope you get good results!

[nicolec78]

Feb 26, 2015 14:54:36 GMT -5 pbubblegum said:

My petty vent is maternity clothes. I finally went out and bought pants, jeans, leggings and tops. In the store I thought everything looked like "old lady" clothes. Horizontal stripes everywhere! I bought 5 tops all stripes. What's with the stripes?
I asked the sales lady if there was a teen mom maternity section with hipper styles but she didn't get my joke and gave me side eye.

I need tops but cannot find anything I like. Bought some maternity gap tops a couple weeks ago and am returning them because they are completely see thru. I like layering tops but no one needs to see every little freckle.
I can say it's a lot better than 20 years ago when I was pregnant with my DS everything was Peter pan collars. Talk about old lady clothes.

[veggiemo]

Feb 26, 2015 14:22:55 GMT -5 mcp6286 said:

Feb 26, 2015 13:50:39 GMT -5 @littlebee said:

I have another petty vent that I just need to get out there. Sometimes I get really bummed out thinking that I will have to go back to work after this baby is born. I only get 6-8 weeks maternity leave and I literally cried to my mom yesterday because I just wish I could be a SAHM for the first years of my baby's life. Unfortunately we live in a city with a high cost of living and we can't get by on just one income. I know it's not the end of the world and I know women do it all the time (my mom did), but it still sucks!

[br
I'm with ya! I've been nannying for the twins since they were 2 months old and now they're 8 months...sometimes when they're being cute, I get sad thinking about the moments I'll miss as baby girl grows. I wish I could have that first year at home but we just can't afford it.

Full time working mom here. Parts of it do suck, and I'm sure almost all of us would rather be at home with our kids at least a little more. But there are positives too. I love that DS gets to spend so much time with so many other people during the week. He is so social and friendly and just adores everyone who cares for him. It's really special to see him get excited to find out where he's going that day. Plus it's just nice for him to get some time away from me and do his own thing. He's extremely independent and I love that about him.

For me, I need the time away to recharge. We have our good days and bad days but I honestly (for real) feel like I am a better mom when I can get a chance to have a breather at work. Please don't get me wrong, I wouldn't necessarily choose this arrangement if I didn't have to, but I just want to suggest that when you're feeling down about it, to focus on the positives

[wifedeangel]

Feb 26, 2015 12:54:11 GMT -5 erbear said:

Feb 26, 2015 12:04:29 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

I can cook but I can't cook rice.   Yes.  I can follow instructions.  And when I do it for rice I get a pan full of white mush, no matter how closely I do it by the letter and pay attention the entire time.

I have a rice cooker & I still fuck up rice. The birds eye frozen rice has been worth every penny!

The only reason I can cook rice (in a rice cooker) is because my Colombian husband very patiently taught me. But cooking rice is an art. Different brands and types of rice all require different amounts of water and time. If you get something new, you're pretty much guaranteed to mess it up the first couple times you cook it. But then you learn, and the fourth pot of rice should be fine. I still hate rice.