Minor things that bother you

[J N Winkler]

"Caltrans" is a public-facing acronym anyway--"CT" (as in the logo that has the "c" chewing on the left end of the crossbar of "t") is often used internally.

[kernals12]

As opposed to TexDOT and MassDOT?

There is no TexDOT, it's TxDOT. I think it would bother me less if they just called it CalDOT.

[Max Rockatansky]

"Caltrans" is a public-facing acronym anyway--"CT" (as in the logo that has the "c" chewing on the left end of the crossbar of "t") is often used internally.

The Caltrans logo is very much of the 1970s era aesthetic agency was created in.  In a sense for me at least the logo has aged up as being a classic.  The Division of Highways had an almost "Victory Highway" looking logo.

[Scott5114]

MediCal is clever, though—it is medical and it is California, in the same word.

[GaryV]

One where they didn't do it, CARB. Not CalARB.

[vdeane]

That Vivaldi sync between my phone and desktop is getting increasingly unreliable, and it's now getting prone to crashing on my phone too.  Yesterday I got so upset at all this that I threw my phone on the floor and cracked the plastic on the back, so I guess I'll have to get a new phone if that can't be fixed (and I can't imagine how it can), even though this phone is only four months old.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Maybe more than minor, but the need for technology to fix what isn't broken just so devs can have things to do. Google's timer was a functional, simple display that they decided had to evolve into a flashier digital display that takes up more screen space, no longer automatically clears the previous countdown length time when you need to input a new countdown time requiring you to manually delete the previous one, and is less readable than it was before. Just, why? IT WAS FINE THE WAY IT WAS.

[Max Rockatansky]

One where they didn't do it, CARB. Not CalARB.

Irony being the acronym they chose makes me think immediately about Carburetors. 

[kernals12]

One where they didn't do it, CARB. Not CalARB.

Irony being the acronym they chose makes me think immediately about Carburetors. 

Why do you think that was just ironic and not intentional?

MediCal is clever, though—it is medical and it is California, in the same word.

It's a bad pun.

[wanderer2575]

Fresh on my mind after an extended family event tonight:  Hosts who pass the microphone to an endless line of people, every one of whom has no public speaking skills yet still (a) thinks it's open mic amateur night at a comedy club, (b) makes endless inside jokes and comments that nobody outside of a handful of other people understand, or (c) tells "I remember when" stories going back to when they met 35 years ago, again which mean nothing to most everyone else -- especially when it's supposed to be a wedding toast but the speaker ignores the other half of the couple.  Put down the damn mic, sit down, and let the staff serve dinner, willya?

[SSOWorld]

Fresh on my mind after an extended family event tonight:  Hosts who pass the microphone to an endless line of people, every one of whom has no public speaking skills yet still (a) thinks it's open mic amateur night at a comedy club, (b) makes endless inside jokes and comments that nobody outside of a handful of other people understand, or (c) tells "I remember when" stories going back to when they met 35 years ago, again which mean nothing to most everyone else -- especially when it's supposed to be a wedding toast but the speaker ignores the other half of the couple.  Put down the damn mic, sit down, and let the staff serve dinner, willya?

[CtrlAltDel]

"Caltrans" is a public-facing acronym anyway--"CT" (as in the logo that has the "c" chewing on the left end of the crossbar of "t") is often used internally.

It reminds me of The Price is Right.

[Max Rockatansky]

"Caltrans" is a public-facing acronym anyway--"CT" (as in the logo that has the "c" chewing on the left end of the crossbar of "t") is often used internally.

It reminds me of The Price is Right.

Probably not so coincidental given both originated in 1972.

[D-Dey65]

It may be just the east coaster in me, but when I think of "CT" and mass transit, I think of one of these:

If not, then one of these:

[CtrlAltDel]

Those do not look like The Price is Right. 

[D-Dey65]

Those do not look like The Price is Right. 

No, but they both contain the abbreviation "CT."

Hey, did you notice that both Norwalk, California and Norwalk, Connecticut both have their own bus systems?

Somebody on Wikipedia keeps insisting that the bus service in Norwalk, California is more important than the one in Norwalk, Connecticut. Then again, they keep insisting nothing outside of CT Transit buses are important.

[CtrlAltDel]

Those do not look like The Price is Right. 

No, but they both contain the abbreviation "CT."

Just to keep things clear, that was a joke.

But you know what else looks like The Price is Right?:

[vdeane]

Sunscreen.  It gets all over the clothes you're wearing unless you're very careful.  It gets on whatever you sit on (presuming you're wearing shorts or a skirt, which you probably are if you need sunscreen and are sitting on anything you care about not getting sunscreen on).  It gets on whatever you touch (unless you wash your hands after applying it, in which case they aren't protected).  It needs to be rinsed/washed off afterwards (or just go for a swim, the only way that isn't a chore).  And it's very easy to miss a spot or have it rub off and get burned anyways.

[Max Rockatansky]

For some reason it makes me feel run down and fatigued when I otherwise wouldn't. 

[JayhawkCO]

Sunscreen.  It gets all over the clothes you're wearing unless you're very careful.  It gets on whatever you sit on (presuming you're wearing shorts or a skirt, which you probably are if you need sunscreen and are sitting on anything you care about not getting sunscreen on).  It gets on whatever you touch (unless you wash your hands after applying it, in which case they aren't protected).  It needs to be rinsed/washed off afterwards (or just go for a swim, the only way that isn't a chore).  And it's very easy to miss a spot or have it rub off and get burned anyways.

It's why I rarely wear it. I wear sun hoodies and hats when hiking (especially above treeline). In the rare event that I'm at a beach, I wear a hoodie there too.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Sunscreen.  It gets all over the clothes you're wearing unless you're very careful.  It gets on whatever you sit on (presuming you're wearing shorts or a skirt, which you probably are if you need sunscreen and are sitting on anything you care about not getting sunscreen on).  It gets on whatever you touch (unless you wash your hands after applying it, in which case they aren't protected).  It needs to be rinsed/washed off afterwards (or just go for a swim, the only way that isn't a chore).  And it's very easy to miss a spot or have it rub off and get burned anyways.

And the smell though not a stinky smell is still overpowering and lingers all day long.

[J N Winkler]

I don't wear sunscreen at all.  Besides disliking the greasy feel on my skin, I never know how much working time it buys me.  I wear trousers with a long-sleeved shirt and a broad-brimmed hat to work outside even when the wet-bulb temperature is in the low eighties.  Although I have succeeded in avoiding sunburn this summer, I really need to upgrade this ensemble with either a pair of bandannas or a neck gaiter.

Many outfitters have specialist outdoor clothing lines with sun protection factors as high as 50.  The rating matters because an ordinary white cotton T-shirt can have a SPF as low as 5, meaning you can easily end up with a reverse farmer's tan (or sunburn) if you wear it to the beach with sunscreen on exposed skin.


Unrelated minor annoyance:  single-row Enter keys.  I really miss the double-row Enter key on my Logitech EX110, my workhorse for 18 years, which stopped pairing with its dongle yesterday.  (I suspect the latter died when the USB hub it was connected to started smoking.)

[kernals12]

Sunscreen.  It gets all over the clothes you're wearing unless you're very careful.  It gets on whatever you sit on (presuming you're wearing shorts or a skirt, which you probably are if you need sunscreen and are sitting on anything you care about not getting sunscreen on).  It gets on whatever you touch (unless you wash your hands after applying it, in which case they aren't protected).  It needs to be rinsed/washed off afterwards (or just go for a swim, the only way that isn't a chore).  And it's very easy to miss a spot or have it rub off and get burned anyways.

I use the spray-on type and I never have any problems with it.

[kkt]

Sunscreen.  It gets all over the clothes you're wearing unless you're very careful.  It gets on whatever you sit on (presuming you're wearing shorts or a skirt, which you probably are if you need sunscreen and are sitting on anything you care about not getting sunscreen on).  It gets on whatever you touch (unless you wash your hands after applying it, in which case they aren't protected).  It needs to be rinsed/washed off afterwards (or just go for a swim, the only way that isn't a chore).  And it's very easy to miss a spot or have it rub off and get burned anyways.

I use a long-sleeve sun resistant shirt, long sun-resistant pants, and a broad brimmed sunhat.  I only use sunscreen on my lower face, ears, and neck.

[thspfc]

Sunscreen.  It gets all over the clothes you're wearing unless you're very careful.  It gets on whatever you sit on (presuming you're wearing shorts or a skirt, which you probably are if you need sunscreen and are sitting on anything you care about not getting sunscreen on).  It gets on whatever you touch (unless you wash your hands after applying it, in which case they aren't protected).  It needs to be rinsed/washed off afterwards (or just go for a swim, the only way that isn't a chore).  And it's very easy to miss a spot or have it rub off and get burned anyways.

I use a long-sleeve sun resistant shirt, long sun-resistant pants, and a broad brimmed sunhat.  I only use sunscreen on my lower face, ears, and neck.

Pacific Northwest privileges. I worked as a groundskeeper at a golf course for a summer in college. Wearing pants or long sleeves after 9am had me dripping in sweat.