Minor things that bother you

[SectorZ]

People that need to shoehorn into forum conversation random things about what gender of people they choose to have sex with.

[thenetwork]

I stay away from HP Printers. 

They pretty much give you the printer and a "modest" starter amount of ink or toner for at or below cost.  Then once you start needing refills, you MUST buy a new replacement from their brand, or risk the printer not working any more because you tried to use a compatable (and less expensive) refill cartridge or you tried to refill the old ink toner.  Not to mention, they can somewhat control the lifespan of the printer as well with embedded chip tracking technology that could shut it down after xx years or xx,xxx copies.

Now THAT is an example of bad business practices!

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Online ordering food: you fill out your cart and credit info and everything, and *then* you find out they're not taking online orders right now when you try to place it.

[LilianaUwU]

I stay away from HP Printers. 

They pretty much give you the printer and a "modest" starter amount of ink or toner for at or below cost.  Then once you start needing refills, you MUST buy a new replacement from their brand, or risk the printer not working any more because you tried to use a compatable (and less expensive) refill cartridge or you tried to refill the old ink toner.  Not to mention, they can somewhat control the lifespan of the printer as well with embedded chip tracking technology that could shut it down after xx years or xx,xxx copies.

Now THAT is an example of bad business practices!

Printers as a whole are a scam.

[JayhawkCO]

People that need to shoehorn into forum conversation random things about what gender of people they choose to have sex with.

Can you provide an example?

[thspfc]

Geeze, and here I thought my pointing the finger at consumers willing to pay inflated prices would've been the controversial take.

I don't think many disagree that they're part of the problem.

Now, where you could get yourself in hot water is calling out the spending habits of a person that makes highly questionable purhcases then turns around and complains about high prices. Because if we're being honest with ourselves, we're all guilty. Maybe, you know, we should be the change we wish to see. (Another online rant about corporate greed is sure to fix it though! After all, this discussion has lost the billionaires a grand total of $0!)

Though it's necessary to point out that want vs. need is a phrase for a reason. Food, housing, medical care being stupid expensive? That's a problem that needs to be addressed. Vacations, sports tickets, tech stuff, streaming services being stupid expensive? Candidly, if you believe a company capitalizing off a person's wants is "immoral", you're full of shit.

[JayhawkCO]

Geeze, and here I thought my pointing the finger at consumers willing to pay inflated prices would've been the controversial take.

I don't think many disagree that they're part of the problem.

Now, where you could get yourself in hot water is calling out the spending habits of a person that makes highly questionable purhcases then turns around and complains about high prices. Because if we're being honest with ourselves, we're all guilty. Maybe, you know, we should be the change we wish to see. (Another online rant about corporate greed is sure to fix it though!)

But at least corporate greed has been determined to not be immoral due to market equilibrium.

[vdeane]

The word us becoming US.  It happens every time I try to write U-S to spell us.


It's annoying somewhat.


Now back to the philosophy talk 😂.

How about the reverse?

[Rothman]

Whole lotta Gordon Gekkos in here.

[Max Rockatansky]

Geeze, and here I thought my pointing the finger at consumers willing to pay inflated prices would've been the controversial take.

I don't think many disagree that they're part of the problem.

Now, where you could get yourself in hot water is calling out the spending habits of a person that makes highly questionable purhcases then turns around and complains about high prices. Because if we're being honest with ourselves, we're all guilty. Maybe, you know, we should be the change we wish to see. (Another online rant about corporate greed is sure to fix it though! After all, this discussion has lost the billionaires a grand total of $0!)

Though it's necessary to point out that want vs. need is a phrase for a reason. Food, housing, medical care being stupid expensive? That's a problem that needs to be addressed. Vacations, sports tickets, tech stuff, streaming services being stupid expensive? Candidly, if you believe a company capitalizing off a person's wants is "immoral", you're full of shit.

Considering two members of my immediate family rode their "wants" to ruin I'm decidedly biased against poor personal financial planning.  There is a substantial difference between being able to afford wants versus spending money one doesn't have.  In the case of both family members their decisions had consequences for others.  In my father's case he began to engage in criminal behavior by way of forging loan documents and stealing credit information to support his spending habits.  My brother at the very least seems to have learned his lesson from going bankrupt a couple times while trying to ride the real estate bubble era.

But much of what I was speaking to earlier in the day was about cars.  Speaking for myself I've never paid more than 34K for car and I'm currently on the fifth compact/sub-compact commuter car I've owned as a daily driver.  I don't understand the merits of purchasing an expensive car to commute around in daily.  Maybe I can see the angle under the terms of a lease in a short commuting area, but that still seems wasteful. 

For whatever reason the current domestic market has been willing to pay higher prices for volume vehicles.  I couldn't fathom paying over $60,000-$80,000 for an offering from a volume automaker but a lot seem to be willing.  This has had the consequence of having the cheaper economy vehicles which I typically buy becoming an increasing rarity as time progresses.

Trouble for me is that I see the economy offerings available outside the United States when I'm visiting my wife's family.  Yeah sure, something like a new Chevy Cavalier down in Mexico is expensive for the average consumer and a luxury for most.  For me it is something I wish a company like General Motors would offer here. 

[Max Rockatansky]

People that need to shoehorn into forum conversation random things about what gender of people they choose to have sex with.

Can you provide an example?

I talk about my wife a lot on the forum.  She is a part of my day-to-day life and many of you have even met her at road meets.  I don't think that I've spoke of her on this forum in a sexual context though. 

I'm actually kind of curious myself now as to what this post was referencing. 

[ZLoth]

But much of what I was speaking to earlier in the day was about cars.  Speaking for myself I've never paid more than 34K for car and I'm currently on the fifth compact/sub-compact commuter car I've owned as a daily driver.  I don't understand the merits of purchasing an expensive car to commute around in daily.  Maybe I can see the angle under the terms of a lease in a short commuting area, but that still seems wasteful. 

For whatever reason the current domestic market has been willing to pay higher prices for volume vehicles.  I couldn't fathom paying over $60,000-$80,000 for an offering from a volume automaker but a lot seem to be willing.  This has had the consequence of having the cheaper economy vehicles which I typically buy becoming an increasing rarity as time progresses.

Speaking from my perspective only...

I personally own two cars, a 2013 Buick Verano sedan which I have owned since April 1, 2014 that has 107k miles on it, and a 2016 Buick Verano sedan with 44½k miles on it which I had my mother gift to me a year or so ago since she is no longer allowed to drive. To ensure usage on both vehicles, I drive my 2013 when I'm solo, and my 2016 when I'm with my mother.

Both of these cars have features such as remote start, Bluetooth, heated steering wheel, and heated seats. The heated seats helps my mother with her back on long trips. My vehicle also has blind spot proximity sensors. The only feature that I would like to have is Android Auto integration, and while that can be achieved with an after-market kit, I'm not interested in doing that now. Both are nice vehicles to drive in, and are great for road trips.

If you haven't guessed already, both vehicles are paid off. For the past few years, around insurance payment time, we discuss if we should get rid of one of the vehicles, but it has leaned towards keeping the vehicle until there is a major expensive repair. Until then, it's required maintenance. Part of this decision has to do with the current pricing of recent cars, part of this has to do with the fact that I have a mortgage, and cannot swing it financially until late 2029 when my home is paid off.

[thspfc]

Geeze, and here I thought my pointing the finger at consumers willing to pay inflated prices would've been the controversial take.

I don't think many disagree that they're part of the problem.

Now, where you could get yourself in hot water is calling out the spending habits of a person that makes highly questionable purhcases then turns around and complains about high prices. Because if we're being honest with ourselves, we're all guilty. Maybe, you know, we should be the change we wish to see. (Another online rant about corporate greed is sure to fix it though! After all, this discussion has lost the billionaires a grand total of $0!)

Though it's necessary to point out that want vs. need is a phrase for a reason. Food, housing, medical care being stupid expensive? That's a problem that needs to be addressed. Vacations, sports tickets, tech stuff, streaming services being stupid expensive? Candidly, if you believe a company capitalizing off a person's wants is "immoral", you're full of shit.

Considering two members of my immediate family rode their "wants" to ruin I'm decidedly biased against poor personal financial planning.  There is a substantial difference between being able to afford wants versus spending money one doesn't have.  In the case of both family members their decisions had consequences for others.  In my father's case he began to engage in criminal behavior by way of forging loan documents and stealing credit information to support his spending habits.  My brother at the very least seems to have learned his lesson from going bankrupt a couple times while trying to ride the real estate bubble era.

But much of what I was speaking to earlier in the day was about cars.  Speaking for myself I've never paid more than 34K for car and I'm currently on the fifth compact/sub-compact commuter car I've owned as a daily driver.  I don't understand the merits of purchasing an expensive car to commute around in daily.  Maybe I can see the angle under the terms of a lease in a short commuting area, but that still seems wasteful. 

For whatever reason the current domestic market has been willing to pay higher prices for volume vehicles.  I couldn't fathom paying over $60,000-$80,000 for an offering from a volume automaker but a lot seem to be willing.  This has had the consequence of having the cheaper economy vehicles which I typically buy becoming an increasing rarity as time progresses.

Trouble for me is that I see the economy offerings available outside the United States when I'm visiting my wife's family.  Yeah sure, something like a new Chevy Cavalier down in Mexico is expensive for the average consumer and a luxury for most.  For me it is something I wish a company like General Motors would offer here. 

I sometimes listen to the "finance guru" shows where the host rips into someone with horrible finances, just to keep things in perspective ("wow, at least I'm not that guy"). Car loans are astonishing - not just the numbers, but the vehicles they're getting. You make $50k a year and paid $60k for a middling SUV that provides absolutely zero practical value above a car half its size and a quarter its price? If you're spend $60k on a car, might as well get a Benz and at least have a mistake that's fun to drive and nice to look at.

[SectorZ]

People that need to shoehorn into forum conversation random things about what gender of people they choose to have sex with.

Can you provide an example?

The guy here who get banned from reddit had to make a thread with a similar title to this and made solely to discuss something regarding his sexuality.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=35812.0

[jeffandnicole]

People that need to shoehorn into forum conversation random things about what gender of people they choose to have sex with.

Can you provide an example?

The guy here who get banned from reddit had to make a thread with a similar title to this and made solely to discuss something regarding his sexuality.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=35812.0

For what it's worth, that similar area in Philly has some of the best and friendliest bars.

[JayhawkCO]

People that need to shoehorn into forum conversation random things about what gender of people they choose to have sex with.

Can you provide an example?

The guy here who get banned from reddit had to make a thread with a similar title to this and made solely to discuss something regarding his sexuality.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=35812.0

I guess I didn't necessarily make that connection there. I'm straight but could talk about really good restaurants and bars in Boystown, Chicago.

[SEWIGuy]

Geeze, and here I thought my pointing the finger at consumers willing to pay inflated prices would've been the controversial take.

I don't think many disagree that they're part of the problem.

Now, where you could get yourself in hot water is calling out the spending habits of a person that makes highly questionable purhcases then turns around and complains about high prices. Because if we're being honest with ourselves, we're all guilty. Maybe, you know, we should be the change we wish to see. (Another online rant about corporate greed is sure to fix it though! After all, this discussion has lost the billionaires a grand total of $0!)

Though it's necessary to point out that want vs. need is a phrase for a reason. Food, housing, medical care being stupid expensive? That's a problem that needs to be addressed. Vacations, sports tickets, tech stuff, streaming services being stupid expensive? Candidly, if you believe a company capitalizing off a person's wants is "immoral", you're full of shit.

Considering two members of my immediate family rode their "wants" to ruin I'm decidedly biased against poor personal financial planning.  There is a substantial difference between being able to afford wants versus spending money one doesn't have.  In the case of both family members their decisions had consequences for others.  In my father's case he began to engage in criminal behavior by way of forging loan documents and stealing credit information to support his spending habits.  My brother at the very least seems to have learned his lesson from going bankrupt a couple times while trying to ride the real estate bubble era.

But much of what I was speaking to earlier in the day was about cars.  Speaking for myself I've never paid more than 34K for car and I'm currently on the fifth compact/sub-compact commuter car I've owned as a daily driver.  I don't understand the merits of purchasing an expensive car to commute around in daily.  Maybe I can see the angle under the terms of a lease in a short commuting area, but that still seems wasteful. 

For whatever reason the current domestic market has been willing to pay higher prices for volume vehicles.  I couldn't fathom paying over $60,000-$80,000 for an offering from a volume automaker but a lot seem to be willing.  This has had the consequence of having the cheaper economy vehicles which I typically buy becoming an increasing rarity as time progresses.

Trouble for me is that I see the economy offerings available outside the United States when I'm visiting my wife's family.  Yeah sure, something like a new Chevy Cavalier down in Mexico is expensive for the average consumer and a luxury for most.  For me it is something I wish a company like General Motors would offer here. 

But I don't think its corporate greed when companies are creating goods that people want that are more expensive. I'm not spending $80,000 on a car, but if someone wants to, it certainly isn't the car manufacturers fault for providing it. Ditto for housing. I can't blame builders for constructing nothing but McMansion types of houses because people are willing to buy them.

If anything, we have a problem with wealth distribution...but that will stray into politics too much so I will end there.

[Max Rockatansky]

People that need to shoehorn into forum conversation random things about what gender of people they choose to have sex with.

Can you provide an example?

The guy here who get banned from reddit had to make a thread with a similar title to this and made solely to discuss something regarding his sexuality.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=35812.0

I guess I didn't necessarily make that connection there. I'm straight but could talk about really good restaurants and bars in Boystown, Chicago.

I took it more as K12 was trying to bait kphoger.  I'm not sure why K12 thought that would work nor why any of us would care about his gender preferences?  It isn't exactly uncommon in this hobby for people to swing all sorts of different ways on sexual preference.

[Max Rockatansky]

Geeze, and here I thought my pointing the finger at consumers willing to pay inflated prices would've been the controversial take.

I don't think many disagree that they're part of the problem.

Now, where you could get yourself in hot water is calling out the spending habits of a person that makes highly questionable purhcases then turns around and complains about high prices. Because if we're being honest with ourselves, we're all guilty. Maybe, you know, we should be the change we wish to see. (Another online rant about corporate greed is sure to fix it though! After all, this discussion has lost the billionaires a grand total of $0!)

Though it's necessary to point out that want vs. need is a phrase for a reason. Food, housing, medical care being stupid expensive? That's a problem that needs to be addressed. Vacations, sports tickets, tech stuff, streaming services being stupid expensive? Candidly, if you believe a company capitalizing off a person's wants is "immoral", you're full of shit.

Considering two members of my immediate family rode their "wants" to ruin I'm decidedly biased against poor personal financial planning.  There is a substantial difference between being able to afford wants versus spending money one doesn't have.  In the case of both family members their decisions had consequences for others.  In my father's case he began to engage in criminal behavior by way of forging loan documents and stealing credit information to support his spending habits.  My brother at the very least seems to have learned his lesson from going bankrupt a couple times while trying to ride the real estate bubble era.

But much of what I was speaking to earlier in the day was about cars.  Speaking for myself I've never paid more than 34K for car and I'm currently on the fifth compact/sub-compact commuter car I've owned as a daily driver.  I don't understand the merits of purchasing an expensive car to commute around in daily.  Maybe I can see the angle under the terms of a lease in a short commuting area, but that still seems wasteful. 

For whatever reason the current domestic market has been willing to pay higher prices for volume vehicles.  I couldn't fathom paying over $60,000-$80,000 for an offering from a volume automaker but a lot seem to be willing.  This has had the consequence of having the cheaper economy vehicles which I typically buy becoming an increasing rarity as time progresses.

Trouble for me is that I see the economy offerings available outside the United States when I'm visiting my wife's family.  Yeah sure, something like a new Chevy Cavalier down in Mexico is expensive for the average consumer and a luxury for most.  For me it is something I wish a company like General Motors would offer here. 

But I don't think its corporate greed when companies are creating goods that people want that are more expensive. I'm not spending $80,000 on a car, but if someone wants to, it certainly isn't the car manufacturers fault for providing it. Ditto for housing. I can't blame builders for constructing nothing but McMansion types of houses because people are willing to buy them.

If anything, we have a problem with wealth distribution...but that will stray into politics too much so I will end there.

One could make the argument that since these dealers run credit checks that they have a pretty good idea if the buyer can afford a vehicle or not.  Particular dealers definitely have been known to often engage in predatory purchase and loans practices. 

[JayhawkCO]

I took it more as K12 was trying to bait kphoger.  I'm not sure why K12 thought that would work nor why any of us would care about his gender preferences?  It isn't exactly uncommon in this hobby for people to swing all sorts of different ways on sexual preference.

There seems to be so many "interpersonal" issues on this site that I'm blissfully unaware of despite visiting nearly every day.

[SEWIGuy]

I took it more as K12 was trying to bait kphoger.  I'm not sure why K12 thought that would work nor why any of us would care about his gender preferences?  It isn't exactly uncommon in this hobby for people to swing all sorts of different ways on sexual preference.

There seems to be so many "interpersonal" issues on this site that I'm blissfully unaware of despite visiting nearly every day.

Yeah, I thoroughly don't care about anyone's sexual preferences here. I just hope they live sexually satisfying lives.

[Max Rockatansky]

I took it more as K12 was trying to bait kphoger.  I'm not sure why K12 thought that would work nor why any of us would care about his gender preferences?  It isn't exactly uncommon in this hobby for people to swing all sorts of different ways on sexual preference.

There seems to be so many "interpersonal" issues on this site that I'm blissfully unaware of despite visiting nearly every day.

I'm really struggling to see what that kid gets out of this forum.  He never talks about roads and all this stuff came from a robot thread he made.  I guess this all started with an obscure Jetsons reference that I didn't get. 

[Molandfreak]

People that need to shoehorn into forum conversation random things about what gender of people they choose to have sex with.

Can you provide an example?

The guy here who get banned from reddit had to make a thread with a similar title to this and made solely to discuss something regarding his sexuality.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=35812.0

I guess I didn't necessarily make that connection there. I'm straight but could talk about really good restaurants and bars in Boystown, Chicago.

I took it more as K12 was trying to bait kphoger.  I'm not sure why K12 thought that would work nor why any of us would care about his gender preferences?  It isn't exactly uncommon in this hobby for people to swing all sorts of different ways on sexual preference.

I thought it was an interesting observation. Certainly a lot less disruptive than P13 discussing his preferences.

[Max Rockatansky]

People that need to shoehorn into forum conversation random things about what gender of people they choose to have sex with.

Can you provide an example?

The guy here who get banned from reddit had to make a thread with a similar title to this and made solely to discuss something regarding his sexuality.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=35812.0

I guess I didn't necessarily make that connection there. I'm straight but could talk about really good restaurants and bars in Boystown, Chicago.

I took it more as K12 was trying to bait kphoger.  I'm not sure why K12 thought that would work nor why any of us would care about his gender preferences?  It isn't exactly uncommon in this hobby for people to swing all sorts of different ways on sexual preference.

I thought it was an interesting observation. Certainly a lot less disruptive than P13 discussing his preferences.

And yet just like P13 dude doesn't seem to want to actually talk about or do anything road related.  How is the future tech stuff all that different from Arctic Island Gulags threads?

[hotdogPi]

I don't think it's a problem to mention that you're gay. The user "index" has mentioned it before without issue.

As for P13, he never mentioned sex, even during the debacle a few days before he was banned. I was paying very close attention, since I wanted him banned and a single mention would have been sufficient cause for a ban due to the circumstances.