Minor things that bother you

[Rothman]

The fact that, to get on the National Grid website

The fact that the National Grid website isn't even national



real fuckin' national there, guys, outstanding work

Hope springs eternal.

[D-Dey65]

I thought they were in other parts of the country too, including places like New Jersey and California.

The fact that, to get on the National Grid website

The fact that the National Grid website isn't even national



real fuckin' national there, guys, outstanding work

Hope springs eternal.

[kphoger]

Related: when a "major" street has non-contiguous sections.

There are a bunch of these on the west side of Las Vegas because whoever was in charge of the street layout for Summerlin gave their kid a bunch of crayons and let them scribble out the street layout there. So there are segments of Hualapai Way, Fort Apache Road, and Durango Drive to the north and south of Summerlin that don't connect.

Wichita has one of the most annoying ones.  Where 1st Street crosses the Arkansas River in a straight line, it becomes 2nd Street.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/3gFzFViEQfJyLd2m7

[formulanone]

The fact that, to get on the National Grid website

The fact that the National Grid website isn't even national



real fuckin' national there, guys, outstanding work

Hope springs eternal.

Because "Regional Grid" sounds like something operated out of someone's garage.

(Side Note: I once QA'd a tiny portion of their non-English language website many moons ago as a side gig.)

[ZLoth]

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Grid_plc :

National Grid plc is a British multinational electricity and gas utility company headquartered in London, England. Its principal activities are in the United Kingdom, where it owns and operates electricity and natural gas transmission networks, and in the Northeastern United States, where as well as operating transmission networks, the company produces and supplies electricity and gas, providing both to customers in New York and Massachusetts.

[kphoger]

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Grid_plc :

National Grid plc is a British multinational electricity and gas utility company headquartered in London, England. Its principal activities are in the United Kingdom, where it owns and operates electricity and natural gas transmission networks, and in the Northeastern United States, where as well as operating transmission networks, the company produces and supplies electricity and gas, providing both to customers in New York and Massachusetts.

[kernals12]

Texas has a stretch of freeway named in honor of Ronald Reagan despite him never living in that state.

[Max Rockatansky]

That's uncommon how?  Rodeo Road in Los Angeles was renamed to Obama Boulevard in 2019. 

[kernals12]

That's uncommon how?  Rodeo Road in Los Angeles was renamed to Obama Boulevard in 2019. 

A city street is one thing, an interstate highway is something else.

[Max Rockatansky]

That's uncommon how?  Rodeo Road in Los Angeles was renamed to Obama Boulevard in 2019. 

A city street is one thing, an interstate highway is something else.

How? 

[SEWIGuy]

That's uncommon how?  Rodeo Road in Los Angeles was renamed to Obama Boulevard in 2019. 

A city street is one thing, an interstate highway is something else.

Is it really unusual? Eisenhower and Kennedy Expressways in Illinois are examples.

[SEWIGuy]

The amount of packaging that comes with a dress shirt is obscene.

[JayhawkCO]

The amount of packaging that comes with a dress shirt is obscene.

You mean the pins, plastic clips, carboard collar, tissue paper, and size sticker? (I agree.)

[SEWIGuy]

The amount of packaging that comes with a dress shirt is obscene.

You mean the pins, plastic clips, carboard collar, tissue paper, and size sticker? (I agree.)

Yes. Seriously why do they still do this?

[JayhawkCO]

The amount of packaging that comes with a dress shirt is obscene.

You mean the pins, plastic clips, carboard collar, tissue paper, and size sticker? (I agree.)

Yes. Seriously why do they still do this?

The pins make no sense. It's not like it's keeping it in a form where you could wear it immediately upon buying it. There are always a ton of creases you need to wash out.

[Big John]

The amount of packaging that comes with a dress shirt is obscene.

You mean the pins, plastic clips, carboard collar, tissue paper, and size sticker? (I agree.)

Yes. Seriously why do they still do this?

The pins make no sense. It's not like it's keeping it in a form where you could wear it immediately upon buying it. There are always a ton of creases you need to wash out.

And there is the one pin in a very difficult position to remove.

[kernals12]

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That's uncommon how?  Rodeo Road in Los Angeles was renamed to Obama Boulevard in 2019. 

A city street is one thing, an interstate highway is something else.

Is it really unusual? Eisenhower and Kennedy Expressways in Illinois are examples.

Both of them were way less polarizing than Ronald Reagan.

[Max Rockatansky]

Why does it matter to you that a segment of freeway in Texas is named after Ronald Reagan?  You don't live in Texas and aren't tangibly affected by this.

[SEWIGuy]

That's uncommon how?  Rodeo Road in Los Angeles was renamed to Obama Boulevard in 2019. 

A city street is one thing, an interstate highway is something else.

Is it really unusual? Eisenhower and Kennedy Expressways in Illinois are examples.

Both of them were way less polarizing than Ronald Reagan.

Ah. So now we're shifting the goalposts I see.

[Max Rockatansky]

All K12 does on this forum is shift goalposts or talks about fictional future tech.  He eventually quit the "Interstate of the Future" after getting back into too many logic corners after half a dozen or so such shifts.

I'm more curious to find out what his critique on Ronald Reagan is now.  His last post read as though he had something to say but held back.

[kernals12]

All K12 does on this forum is shift goalposts or talks about fictional future tech.  He eventually quit the "Interstate of the Future" after getting back into too many logic corners after half a dozen or so such shifts.

I'm more curious to find out what his critique on Ronald Reagan is now.  His last post read as though he had something to say but held back.

I was worried about broaching politics, but since you asked, I think the name associated with the part of I-20 east of Highway 360 as well as I-635 should be extended west as it belongs to a Texan who achieved a lot more during his Presidency and doesn't already have an airport in our nation's capital named after him.

[Max Rockatansky]

All K12 does on this forum is shift goalposts or talks about fictional future tech.  He eventually quit the "Interstate of the Future" after getting back into too many logic corners after half a dozen or so such shifts.

I'm more curious to find out what his critique on Ronald Reagan is now.  His last post read as though he had something to say but held back.

I was worried about broaching politics, but since you asked, I think the name associated with the part of I-20 east of Highway 360 as well as I-635 should be extended west as it belongs to a Texan who achieved a lot more during his Presidency and doesn't already have an airport in our nation's capital named after him.

Why not just lead with that?  If that is the extent of a political take then it is pretty tame. 

[kernals12]

As for whether it's common to name highways after Presidents with no personal connection to that state, I'd say it isn't, with the exception of John F Kennedy or those who are on Mount Rushmore.

[Max Rockatansky]

You do realize there are those out there who aren't Kennedy or the pantheon of Mount Rushmore enthusiasts?  I dunno, just seems unhealthy to be fixated on what the name of a freeway is in a state which you don't reside. 

[Scott5114]

Oklahoma has a section of highway named after the current President in the Panhandle. While the President has been to Oklahoma a few times during primaries, as far as I know he's never had any reason to go to Cimarron County.