The Whining and Bitching Thread

[zabu of nΩd]

Property manager declared war on roaches in my apartment building. Sent a notice on Monday giving us all a laundry list of housekeeping requirements (i.e. empty and scrub the entire kitchen, and clear all shit away from every single wall where workmen's access to any possible baseboard could be blocked), plus orders to evacuate the building from 9 am to 6 pm Thursday, or else pay a $75 fee.

I just finished six hours of cleaning and packing around my apartment, after already getting home really late due to other chores after work. I should've started on Tuesday, but I already had a bunch of chores after work on Monday, and I just couldn't think about doing more.

I'm glad they're taking the roach problem more seriously after numerous less-thorough roach treatments that accomplished nothing, but 3 days of advance notice is bullshit for this amount of work. No way I'm getting sleep tonight, so I'm taking a sick day. Guess I'll sleep in my car, idk.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Sounds like all sorts of no fun.

 

[The Ozzman]

Sent something to someone via USPS who bought something off me on eBay. Everything goes fine except when I get a notification while I was sleeping that there's no confirmation the package was delivered. The last status update was that it was out for delivery at 8 AM eastern time. USPS is seriously one of the worst organizations on the Earth. What is the point of delivery confirmation if you don't confirm delivery? Did the guy get ambushed and beaten and the perps took his packages?

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Ended up staying at family's home while they were out for the day. Just got settled in again at my place, after wiping shit off and putting a bunch of shit away. They drilled a perimeter of 30-40 holes in my walls near the baseboards, and dumped poison through the holes. I swept up a small handful of dead roaches. Looks like a promising procedure. There's a shorter follow-up visit in a couple weeks -- hopefully involving spackling up the holes...

 

[tagradh]

Fill the holes with custard.

 

[Vilden]

Here's a suggested reading while you handle thr roach problem. It's an epic tale of man against roaches led by an ancient insect god manifested in a junkie against the heroes with their cambodian-death doctor as an ally.

 

[Funerary_Doom]

In case anyone thought I was exaggerating with these group of boys I have this year... first day of school they wrote "letters" to me about their past and what they'd like to change for the future. Here's bits of two separate boys from my emotionally disturbed class

 

[Onder]

In case anyone thought I was exaggerating with these group of boys I have this year... first day of school they wrote "letters" to me about their past and what they'd like to change for the future. Here's bits of two separate boys from my emotionally disturbed classView attachment 11737View attachment 11738

The second one has his shit straight.

 

[The Ozzman]

Speeding ticket less than a quarter mile from the band space. Fuck. Hopefully it won't break the bank

 

[UltimateApathy]

You actually plan to pay it? LOL

 

[The Ozzman]

You actually plan to pay it? LOL

Rather than have an arrest warrant or license suspension? Yes. Already had one suspension and it sucks dick.

205 dollars for the ticket + court costs.

Absolute theft. Good to know police departments are basically just a profit scheme for municipalities anymore

 

[Carpe Mortem]

In case anyone thought I was exaggerating with these group of boys I have this year... first day of school they wrote "letters" to me about their past and what they'd like to change for the future. Here's bits of two separate boys from my emotionally disturbed classView attachment 11737View attachment 11738

That first one seems to be heading in a better direction though, unless he's just being manipulative.

 

[Draehl]

Time to whine about whining!

So tired about the NFL protest nonsense. Mostly from people on the right who are so butthurt the players are protesting.

1) I don't exactly side with their cause, but 100% support their right to protest without demanding they be fired.
2) Who cares what they think anyway? Their opinion means no more than the next guy. They are athletes and nothing more. Their value to me is strictly based on the entertainment value they provide by running, jumping and catching. And they do this well!
3) I maintain the same attitude towards racist/fascist/communist/christian/whatever bands. You produce good art? Sign me up! If you're killing baby seals in the process of making your art or product is one thing, but I'll not wall myself off from a good experience because of political nonsense.
4) I question what our corporate/government overlords actually wanted to cover up with this petty distraction.

 

[-CC-]

205 dollars for the ticket + court costs.

Dafuq? My last speeding ticket was like 600 dollars.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

... its dat California life. Everything costs more out here, even speeding tickets.

 

[The Ozzman]

Yeah this is in bumfuck northern Cincinnati outskirts but that is still expensive out here.

 

[Carpe Mortem]

Lol you guys actually get tickets? How far over the limit were you?

 

[The Ozzman]

Lol you guys actually get tickets? How far over the limit were you?

16 mph

 

[Krow]

Dafuq? My last speeding ticket was like 600 dollars.

As long as you aren't going fast enough for it to count as reckless driving, a speeding ticket here is $50-90 + court costs. Annnnd if you show up in court and the cop doesn't show, it gets thrown out.

 

[The Ozzman]

As long as you aren't going fast enough for it to count as reckless driving, a speeding ticket here is $50-90 + court costs. Annnnd if you show up in court and the cop doesn't show, it gets thrown out.

You would still owe court costs though I imagine. The issue with that town is that the court costs were more than the actual fine for speeding (110 vs. 95)