@aria They should have like... a reverse uber for car mechanics.
hey, just ride around with me in my car all day, see the shit I am dealing with.
of course if you did that it'd never happen while they are driving about with you.
@wretched I'm actually fairly good with cars, to the point that I diagnosed my wheel-bearing issue before it seized up based on sound alone, was the one who convinced my mechanic of the thing that happened with my power steering when they were insisting it was fine (and then hey, surprise, just as they tried to park the car it started binding up), and walked my mechanic's outsourced electrical specialist through my thought process for diagnosing my door sensor (I was just wrong about which side it was on).
I'm PRETTY sure based on the code that it's throwing that it's my O2 sensor.... but EVAP issues are always such a pain in the ass with so many possible causes, it's hard to tell without a smoke test. And even with a smoke test, that's not going to tell you anything if it's an electrical component of the system, like wiring. Or, y'know, a sensor. <bangs head on desk>
@aria Might I suggest 'splurging' on your own car code reader? It will let you scan the computer when the check engine light comes on so you can tell them exactly what's wrong. They aren't terribly expensive anymore and you can snag one off Amazon with good ratings.
@too-old-for-this said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@aria Might I suggest 'splurging' on your own car code reader? It will let you scan the computer when the check engine light comes on so you can tell them exactly what's wrong. They aren't terribly expensive anymore and you can snag one off Amazon with good ratings.
The HouseHold Hacker guys reviewed one recently that they said was really good. If I can find the video, I'll link it! It was surprisingly affordable.
ETA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FKDFYZ3/ $29
They were rather surprised by it. They checked it against a full read out of their vehicle and it matched, so they said it's worth the price to keep on hand.
Saying the quiet parts out loud since 1996.
@auspice I used to keep one with the ancient Nissan Altima I had. That thing ran forever but was constantly showing 'something wrong'.
I have one, actually, though it's a really basic DTC code one. I got irritated enough to buy one myself, and it's how I know what code it's been showing. The issue is that it's not just a matter of knowing that the code is, but using whether or not the code clears out to confirm they've replaced the correct part, when it could be one of several.
These people, in games and in real life, annoy the hell out of me. Ever had trouble separating the genuinely nice people from the suspiciously creepy posers? Read on.
Tinuviel about 9 hours ago
I hate you with the power of a thousand Pandoras.
These are just transparent assholes to me.
“It is better to live doing the things that you like. It is foolish to live within this dream of a world seeing unpleasantness and doing only things that you do not like.” -- Yamamoto Tsunetomo.
@ganymede said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
These are just transparent assholes to me.
Dat mental imagery tho
@pandora Excellent article. It covers a lot of ground, too, re: the ways people use the same core exploitative behaviors. It's good to see it laid out that way, since a lot of folks will see no sexual creeping, and assume that means there's no exploitation or creeping going on, when the real core is manipulating someone emotionally in order to exploit them in some fashion. This doesn't magically become OK again when it's not sexual exploitation.
Dear Jackass with the Fireworks -
That was LAST night. And the 4th of July. Not every fucking holiday and whatever number of days after your stash lasts, or a smattering of random Friday/Saturday/Tuesday (because why the hell not, I guess?) nights from Memorial Day through the middle of September. But hey, thanks for terrorizing my dog. I always appreciate that.
Sincerely,
Your Neighbor Who is Seriously Considering Letting Said Dog Shit in Your Yard if I Find You
https://whatiswrongwith.me/Mia
There were never any good old days. They are today. They are tomorrow. It's a stupid thing we say, cursing tomorrow with sorrow. -- Gogol Bordello
@aria I'm with the pup on this one. I fucking hate fireworks.
ETA: Especially when they're close, and they're those crappy ones that sound like gunshots.
He/Him
@aria Combine dog shit with fireworks for a spectacular display.
I have a waggish sense of humor.
@tinuviel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@aria I'm with the pup on this one. I fucking hate fireworks.
ETA: Especially when they're close, and they're those crappy ones that sound like gunshots.
I generally like fireworks, and even firecrackers! But I don't particularly appreciate them going off on random days, especially for several days in a row at random after-dark hours, sometimes at midnight or later. Doubly so because I live in a neighborhood where "firecrackers or gunshots?" is a game we play every summer. There's definitely a balance to be struck between "being the asshole who ruins everyone's fun" and "being reasonably angry at obnoxious behavior", but I feel like this is the latter.
I am super glad that our dog is not fussed by fireworks at all (her main fear is moving vehicles and ornery children), as we live directly behind the Strip and thus the fireworks are practically on top of us.
She will bark at the first few because she first assumes they're gunshots, but then completely ignores them when we don't react negatively. We were out on our balcony watching seven casinos fire off synchronised fireworks so it was pretty crazy (people pay thousands to see this and we get it for free, yay), and she was trying to get us to throw her ball for her because she got bored.
She did bark at some folks who went into the parking lot to watch, though.
@aria said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
Doubly so because I live in a neighborhood where "firecrackers or gunshots?" is a game we play every summer.
Yeah, I'm really glad we no longer live in an area where drivebys were a real thing. The place before last had bullets in our garage, and one day several struck the rock facing that was covering the wall my bed was against. I couldn't use my legs at the time so I had to lie there flat and hope nothing got through and hit my laptop.
Firecrackers were always nerve-wracking.
@misadventure said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@aria Combine dog shit with fireworks for a spectacular display.
I hate that my older dog is deaf. It reminds me she's aging, which fuck you, time.
I love that my older dog is deaf because she used to get so angry at fireworks, and now she doesn't care any more, which keeps my anxious slightly-younger dog happy.
The holiday season is usually reserved for tech requests by friends and family. "Hey, can you fix my computer issue? It will only take you a second!". Unless this comes from people actually close to me and not semi-friends I talk to a couple of times a year that's fine.
My actual peeve though comes in the form of that rare combination of someone both asking for my opinion and defending what they're already doing that they need help with, whether technical or otherwise.
This year's came in the form of nutritional advice. I mean no one is really eating properly during the holiday season, there are too many damn cookies, desserts and family get-togethers full of snacks for that to happen which is okay - but if you ask me then why do you argue what I say?
"What should I do?"
"Manage your caloric budget"
"But I hear intermittent fasting works!"
"Sure, that's a way to help you manage your caloric budget. First you'd need to calculate your TDEE and then track your intake, I can give you some links?"
"Eating ice increases your metabolism since your body needs to cool off."
"Uhm, sure? But it'd be a very tiny spend on your budget, you need..."
"Or eating celery, that's negative calories!"
"Well, sure, but it's still not that much at all."
"I'm doing this great diet I read about on that web site"
"Well if you like it and it works then do that."
"But I'm not losing weight!'
"... Then why do you think it's great?"
I've been held hostage in pretty much this conversation in small variations twice in the last two weeks. Look, I'd never initiate that kind of chat - do what you want, people. But if you ask me then I'll tell you, and if what you're doing isn't working why are you defending it in the same breath you're come to ask me questions about what to do instead?
Also no, walking 'a lot' won't do much either if you eat junk at work, which I can't even blame anyone for when our management fills every available surface with sugar-filled stuff every morning.
@arkandel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
The holiday season is usually reserved for tech requests by friends and family. "Hey, can you fix my computer issue? It will only take you a second!".
When I worked in IT (I was but a cable monkey and occasional hell-desk occupant) and my family would ask such questions, I'd charge them for the full hour. Even if it only took a few minutes. Stopped the requests soon after.
He/Him
@tinuviel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@arkandel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
The holiday season is usually reserved for tech requests by friends and family. "Hey, can you fix my computer issue? It will only take you a second!".
When I worked in IT (I was but a cable monkey and occasional hell-desk occupant) and my family would ask such questions, I'd charge them for the full hour. Even if it only took a few minutes. Stopped the requests soon after.
Thankfully, my father is a developer. They assume guy with CS degree will be able to fix all the IT issues, not realizing that dev is a totally different beast and while MOST people in dev keep up with stuff, not all do. My dad is totally capable, but when it comes to pure tech stuff, I'm better.
But the family all still flocks to him. It at least means if/when he shops out to me for answers, I'm dealing with someone who knows what they're doing. I don't have to give the step-by-infuriating-step details, just the 'Oh yeah, go into the settings and change <X>.' reply.
On that food front: my boss is a big guy. And not just sort of broader-built-bigger-naturally... Like, they had to special order a chair for him, big. And he's sort of unrepentant about it, too. Like, I get being comfortable in your own skin, but when you're management and your office is such a mess from all the bags of food you haven't thrown away, food stuff on the ground, etc. that no one wants to be in there (the other day he complained it's because there's no trash can 'on hand,' I pointed out that we all walk right by a big one every day to/from our room... lot of my coworkers privately mentioned later they thought it hilarious that I called him out).
Anyway. This guy is the sort who will message people on their way in to work asking if they'll pick food up for him. If you work a full shift with him, you'll see him eat 3-4 times. Like, full meals. I've seen him take snacks off of other peoples' desks, insist he'll replace it later (people who aren't in the office), and then never do so and claim innocence when they ask what happened to it.
But the worst, the worst is that he is constantly trying to weigh in and lecture people on their eating habits and diets. Like, @Arkandel knows what he's talking about. That's clear enough. But I don't want someone who eats fast food 2-3 times a day trying to tell me that my meal isn't good enough (I usually have a sandwich, carrots, and either an orange or pretzels depending on mood for lunch). Esp. when it's usually 'you should buy <whatever frozen diet meal he's into right now>.'
I'm sick of it, but really I'm sick of him. For so many reasons. But the slob behavior and the need to comment on everyone's eating habits are big ones.
Saying the quiet parts out loud since 1996.
@aria They should have like... a reverse uber for car mechanics.
hey, just ride around with me in my car all day, see the shit I am dealing with.
of course if you did that it'd never happen while they are driving about with you.
