The Whining and Bitching Thread

[EternalMetal]

That shouldnt be too much of a problem nowadays with how readily available GPS systems are. Im also somewhat directionally challenged, but all you have to do is follow a GPS and you should arrive at your destination, on left/right. My dad used to be a truck driver in the 70s and 80s when you had to use maps, and he was really good at knowing where he was at, what roads he needed to take, etc.

Back when I first got my license and started driving to concert venues I had to print out mapquest directions there and back, and sometimes we would get lost for quite a while before finding our way again. When it got bad, id just call my dad up, literally just tell him what highway/road/exit/mile marker we were at and he would effortlessly direct me back on track.

 

[Dak]

GPS is great for finding new places, but I wonder whether it hurts developing a sense of direction. I've always had a fairly strong sense of direction, and studying google maps really helped solidify it. Also helped as a kid reading westerns etc which incorporated direction finding tips.

 

[EternalMetal]

Well, my point was that you really dont need to hone your sense of direction these days. At least to a certain extent. Id say that if you live in a city of any sort, you should learn the grid system or however the place is organized, but otherwise if you live in a less urban area all you need to do is keep travelling on the local roads and you will become familiar enough with them. If I really think about it I can spatially map local areas in relation to each other in my head (these mountain roads dont make it so simple though tbh), but it really isnt necessary to me since I already know how to get around. Otherwise, GPS.

 

[Vilden]

General hobby stores tend to attract a lot of conservative types and old people. Buying bits and bobs for their train sets, miniature cities, military replicas models, roleplaying games, big jigsaw puzzles etc. The place I worked at was in the same city area as a proper GW so even though we stocked some GW stuff we didn't get a lot of those customers, we had other tabletop gaming stuff though but it didn't draw a lot of people in.

GW customers are usually just autistic as fuck, annoying, demanding, impatient etc. Not really smelly in my experience, I guess because the store is so specific and niche that the customers are deep into the fandom to the point of just being total assholes about everything and also very entitled.

Record shops are the total opposite of smelly. Most smelly basement-dwelling nerd types just DL music, with those shops you mostly get old collectors, young hipsters and in my area a lot of hip hop culture types coming in to buy instrumental records for DJing.

The only thing that got really annoying in the record stores is having to answer the same question 100 times a day about some new album that is due out.

I can safetly say that while people collecting model trains (and people interested in trains in general) may usually be old they are waaaaay more autistic, demanding and annoying than GW fans. Atleast around here. I've got lots of experiance with both (being a fan of both hobbies).

 

[Dak]

I can safetly say that while people collecting model trains (and people interested in trains in general) may usually be old they are waaaaay more autistic, demanding and annoying than GW fans. Atleast around here. I've got lots of experiance with both (being a fan of both hobbies).

I went to my first 40k tournament a month ago, and I was surprised at how few neckbeards were present. A different sort of environment from what I have observed anecdotally in a few stores. I also noticed there seemed to be an inverse relation between level of neckbeardiness/"autism" and the quality of the paint jobs. I'm not sure if that's due to WAAC based army flipping, rage-based army flipping, or an inability to address or lack of interest in presentation that presents across hygiene, hobby, and everything else. Maybe all of those things.

 

[no country for old wainds]

I can safetly say that while people collecting model trains (and people interested in trains in general) may usually be old they are waaaaay more autistic, demanding and annoying than GW fans. Atleast around here. I've got lots of experiance with both (being a fan of both hobbies).

it'd take a lot to beat the obnoxious autism of chess players.

 

[The Ozzman]

it'd take a lot to beat the obnoxious autism of chess players.

or HamburgerBoy

 

[no country for old wainds]

i persuaded one of my autistic anusite e-buddies (thamuz/vesupria if anyone remembers him) to take up chess a few years back and within a few months he was better than me. hbb and omni should try it too if they haven't already, they might be untapped grandmasters.

 

[The Ozzman]

I was nationally ranked in chess back in 6th grade but the ranking was super low

 

[CiG]

I can safetly say that while people collecting model trains (and people interested in trains in general) may usually be old they are waaaaay more autistic, demanding and annoying than GW fans. Atleast around here. I've got lots of experiance with both (being a fan of both hobbies).

Not in my experience, Europeans are douchebags I guess.

 

[EternalMetal]

i persuaded one of my autistic anusite e-buddies (thamuz/vesupria if anyone remembers him) to take up chess a few years back and within a few months he was better than me. hbb and omni should try it too if they haven't already, they might be untapped grandmasters.

Damn, how sad is that? I remember back when we were younger my chess "trained" cousin challenged me to a match over the x-mas break. He criticized my first fucking move as being "poor", but I proceeded to win the match. I really havent played too much chess since, but I usually have been able to win over my family and friends. I tried online a couple years ago and got fucking owned though, so maybe my family is just stupid.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

i persuaded one of my autistic anusite e-buddies (thamuz/vesupria if anyone remembers him) to take up chess a few years back and within a few months he was better than me. hbb and omni should try it too if they haven't already, they might be untapped grandmasters.

if i remember correctly i was getting the better of you the last time we played, but we didn't finish. You did beat me once or twice though. You're 'iight.

 

[no country for old wainds]

high level chess is one of those things you're either built for or you're not. i'm ranked in the top 2k or so in the UK i believe, and have played tournament chess since i was 8 years old, and i'm still closer to beginner level than grandmaster standard. for perspective, a beginner is rated 1200, master is 2200+, GM is 2500+, i hover in the 1700s or low 1800s. i could probably get close to 2000 if i studied it obsessively for a couple years or something, but i'd hit a ceiling at some point. most grandmasters are already near or at GM level by their mid-teens, they've just got that super-autism. 'kin freaks.

if anyone ever wants a game i play as coltaine1 on http://gameknot.com these days.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

so would that make me high ranked if i hadnt played for almost 10 years and didn't think you were that good?

 

[no country for old wainds]

you just can't fathom my agility

 

[CiG]

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

you just can't fathom my agility

what can i say, your agility just can't be fucked with. Too bad your one-punch knockout power couldn't be carried over to the chessboard, then i would have really been in trouble.

 

[Dak]

If I studied chess obsessively I could probably be pretty decent, but it just doesn't captivate me like it did when I was uh....9-10.

 

[Einherjar86]

Id say that if you live in a city of any sort, you should learn the grid system or however the place is organized

 

[CiG]