Minor things that please you

[1995hoo]

Sometimes people do that sort of thing (notably married men who don't want to do laundry).

Is that a real thing married men do, or is it just something they joke about?

I'm quite happy to do both the laundry and the vacuuming because my wife cleans the bathrooms.

[Max Rockatansky]

I usually get out of cleaning the house because I clean dishes by hand, tend the yard and pick up after the dogs.

[Scott5114]

Sometimes people do that sort of thing (notably married men who don't want to do laundry).

Is that a real thing married men do, or is it just something they joke about?

I have seen it described by enough women that I absolutely believe it happens.

Sometimes the men will go so far as to pour bleach in a load of colors just to sell the fact that they don't know what they're doing and get taken off of laundry duty.

[Scott5114]

My phone autocorrects Bullhead City to Bullshit City.

Which, having spent an hour or so there today, seems appropriate.

[1995hoo]

My phone autocorrects Bullhead City to Bullshit City.

Which, having spent an hour or so there today, seems appropriate.

Our hockey ticket partners refer to the lady who sits in front of us at Verizon Center as "Buttcrack" because invariably at some point during the game when she stands up she exposes hers.

My iPhone has seen that "name" so often that if I type "But" the autocorrect option right in the middle is "Buttcrack."

[Max Rockatansky]

My phone autocorrects Bullhead City to Bullshit City.

Which, having spent an hour or so there today, seems appropriate.

Used to call it "Methhead City" myself.  I hated having to go up there for work since the store I was overseeing LP for was a problem child. 

[Max Rockatansky]

Today the first time I changed my engine filter and cabin air filter in my 2024 Corolla.  The operation took less than ten minutes since Japanese automakers make replacement work incredibly easy.

[kkt]

Sometimes people do that sort of thing (notably married men who don't want to do laundry).

Is that a real thing married men do, or is it just something they joke about?

I have seen it described by enough women that I absolutely believe it happens.

Sometimes the men will go so far as to pour bleach in a load of colors just to sell the fact that they don't know what they're doing and get taken off of laundry duty.

Wow.  Weaponized incompetence is not a good look.

[kphoger]

Sometimes the men will go so far as to pour bleach in a load of colors just to sell the fact that they don't know what they're doing and get taken off of laundry duty.

Those men must have way more disposable income than I do, because there's no way I'd be willing to buy all those replacement clothing items.

[kphoger]

autocorrects

With my phone, I'm back to typing text messages in T9, and those are some of the best.  For example, when referring to a friend from church named Jordan, it thinks I really mean "Korean" instead.  So I just refer to her as "Korean" in real life now.

[gonealookin]

My phone autocorrects Bullhead City to Bullshit City.

Which, having spent an hour or so there today, seems appropriate.

Used to call it "Methhead City" myself.  I hated having to go up there for work since the store I was overseeing LP for was a problem child. 

Bullhead City is my "Poor Man's Beach Vacation" spot, along with Lake Havasu City not far away which is something of a kindred spirit.  I suppose "cheap for a reason" applies.  There are some beaches along the Colorado that are quite pleasant on weekdays; don't think I've ever tried them on a weekend, and I wouldn't go to Lake Havasu City during Spring Break.  Obviously you don't want anything to do with the weather there mid-April through early October; other times of the year the weather can be beautiful.

[freebrickproductions]

The rhythmic, hearty "click-clack" of a glass bottom railroad crossing flasher relay.

[Roadgeekteen]

I was on the Worcester commuter rail line and I was passing cars on the pike in Newton even though there was little traffic.

[kphoger]

I was on the Worcester commuter rail line and I was passing cars on the pike in Newton even though there was little traffic.

Being on a train next to traffic can be a rubber-band experience of yay-awww-yay-awww-yay!

[Max Rockatansky]

I came down with a cold starting yesterday.  That being the case my wife left me at home and went to her grandma's (she doesn't want me to get her sick).  I took the opportunity to knock out scheduling approximately fifty posts on the Gribblenation Facebook page which will carry us through the end of 2025.  On our actual site I have 82 scheduled blogs through the end of May 2026. 

I'm finally at the end of my photo stock as it stands at present moment.  I don't usually like to power through things like this but there wasn't really much else to do while watching football and racing.

[Scott5114]

I came down with a cold starting yesterday.  That being the case my wife left me at home and went to her grandma's (she doesn't want me to get her sick).  I took the opportunity to knock out scheduling approximately fifty posts on the Gribblenation Facebook page which will carry us through the end of 2025.  On our actual site I have 82 scheduled blogs through the end of May 2026. 

One should never underestimate the potential productivity benefits of being high out of your mind on cough syrup.

[1995hoo]

From the "Minor things that bother you" thread:

The feeling when you're watching TV and you need to move your shorts around to make "adjustments," but you can't because your cat is sitting on your lap and you can't get your hand underneath her to move things around as needed.

Related to that, the feeling when your cat then jumps down and you can make the necessary adjustments and feel glorious relief.

[Max Rockatansky]

Having the F1 race in Austin on at the same time as the NASCAR race at Talladega.  I'm not really invested in any of the early NFL games so it is nice to just watch racing.   

[vdeane]

I'm really glad I decided to do a full page split for the I-81 photos on my website.  Today's update would not have been pretty with only a Syracuse split.

[webny99]

Something that both pleases and bothers me is when I can shave significant time off of Google Maps' suggested routing just by dragging to an obviously more favorable route.

Example: traveling from SW Ontario to east of the Toronto metro today, Google recommended staying on ON 401 to ON 407 despite an incident on the 401 near Milton causing ~2hour delays. For this specific trip, total travel time was estimated 2h 31 minutes. I dragged the route down to ON 403 > ON 407 and brought it down to 2h 20 minutes. Now I get that Google has to also factor in potential changes in traffic conditions, but adding 10+ minutes when a better all-freeway route is available just doesn't sit well with me. I'm obviously pleased with (at least theoretically) outsmarting Google, but this seems more like a case of Google projecting/ outsmarting itself rather than just suggesting the faster, less congested route.

[Scott5114]

Being able to open the windows in my house and it actually make things more pleasant. It was rare that the weather in Oklahoma was good enough that I could have the windows open comfortably. Spring and fall are pleasant enough, and the weather is stable enough, in Nevada that I've had them open every day for the last week. That's awesome.

...although with the fresh air in the bedroom now, I'm realizing that I'm probably not changing the sheets as frequently as I should be...

[freebrickproductions]

The internet at my house went out last night, and it won't be fixed for a few days. Apparently it's because the equipment we use is just simply too obsolete now, and Google never clearly told us that we needed to upgrade it to continue having internet access. Google is sending us new equipment though, but it'll still take 1-3 business days for it to arrive...

And now it's back as of yesterday evening!