Minor things that bother you

[1995hoo]

The DC Metro should be the "Federal Area Rapid Transit."

Wah-mah-ta.  That is how people pronounce WMATA.

Yes, I know, but the scatalogical value of the name I suggested is more entertaining.

[Beltway]

The DC Metro should be the "Federal Area Rapid Transit."

Wah-mah-ta.  That is how people pronounce WMATA.

Yes, I know, but the scatalogical value of the name I suggested is more entertaining.

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[renegade]

So, this is what I saw on my way into the grocery store yesterday.  Can you guess why I thought of this thread?

Actually, this was on my way back out of the store.  It was slightly better on the way in.  It might not be apparent in the picture, but the entire mess was due to the fact that two (yes, only two!) carts were left side-by-side but at a diagonal in the middle of the corral.  Rather than straighten those two carts out to form lines, the third shopper just rammed his or her cart against the rail behind them, and then not a single shopper after that could be bothered to do any better.

Looks like someone hasn't been out to do their job for awhile.

[dvferyance]

Illogical highway routing and endpoints I know that shouldn't bother anyone but for whatever reason it bother me. I wish I could make some changes to make things more logical.

[KEVIN_224]

At least those in greater Boston only say "T" and not "Mib-Tah" (MBTA). "Piv-Tah" would sound even worse in greater Springfield, MA. (PVTA - Pioneer Valley Transit Authority)

[hotdogPi]

At least those in greater Boston only say "T" and not "Mib-Tah" (MBTA). "Piv-Tah" would sound even worse in greater Springfield, MA. (PVTA - Pioneer Valley Transit Authority)

I've never heard MBTA pronounced as if it was a word. (In common speech, "MBTA" refers to the company itself, not the trains and buses.)

[texaskdog]

Bands that had a following at one point and play a concert and play primarily new stuff. A few songs are fun but that's not what people are paying to see.

[DaBigE]

Online articles that state how long it should take you to read it.

[SSOWorld]

Online articles that state how long it should take you to read it.

1 second read.

[GaryV]

Online articles that state how long it should take you to read it.

You need to treat that like a challenge.  "Naw, I can read it much faster than that."  Kind of how I like to try to beat the Google Maps lady when she says it will take me 47 minutes to get to my destination.

[Max Rockatansky]

Online articles that state how long it should take you to read it.

You need to treat that like a challenge.  "Naw, I can read it much faster than that."  Kind of how I like to try to beat the Google Maps lady when she says it will take me 47 minutes to get to my destination.

A lot of training guides and videos have the same thing.  For the most part I've found you can usually get through the information well before the specified timeframe.  That said, the NSC Defensive Driving Course...they are damn serous when they say four hours...

[Rothman]

At least those in greater Boston only say "T" and not "Mib-Tah" (MBTA). "Piv-Tah" would sound even worse in greater Springfield, MA. (PVTA - Pioneer Valley Transit Authority)

Out of state Five College students have been known to call it the Piv-Tah.

[Rushmeister]

So, this is what I saw on my way into the grocery store yesterday.  Can you guess why I thought of this thread?

Actually, this was on my way back out of the store.  It was slightly better on the way in.  It might not be apparent in the picture, but the entire mess was due to the fact that two (yes, only two!) carts were left side-by-side but at a diagonal in the middle of the corral.  Rather than straighten those two carts out to form lines, the third shopper just rammed his or her cart against the rail behind them, and then not a single shopper after that could be bothered to do any better.

Zipper merge malfunction?

[kphoger]

So, this is what I saw on my way into the grocery store yesterday.  Can you guess why I thought of this thread?

Actually, this was on my way back out of the store.  It was slightly better on the way in.  It might not be apparent in the picture, but the entire mess was due to the fact that two (yes, only two!) carts were left side-by-side but at a diagonal in the middle of the corral.  Rather than straighten those two carts out to form lines, the third shopper just rammed his or her cart against the rail behind them, and then not a single shopper after that could be bothered to do any better.

Looks like someone hasn't been out to do their job for awhile.

Actually...  For around 4:40 pm at a busy grocery store, that's not necessarily a huge number of carts.  If they were lined up two abreast all the way in the corral, the lines wouldn't even extend past the end of the rails.

[J N Winkler]

Actually...  For around 4:40 pm at a busy grocery store, that's not necessarily a huge number of carts.  If they were lined up two abreast all the way in the corral, the lines wouldn't even extend past the end of the rails.

Central and Rock?  From my perspective, the fact this is on the northeast side of town is all the explanation one needs.

[jakeroot]

Speaking of things that bother me ... those creepy-ass Kroger figurines. Yeesh. Fred Meyer (PNW chain owned by Kroger) adopted them as part of their branding...I'm gonna have to pass.

[kphoger]

Actually...  For around 4:40 pm at a busy grocery store, that's not necessarily a huge number of carts.  If they were lined up two abreast all the way in the corral, the lines wouldn't even extend past the end of the rails.

Central and Rock?  From my perspective, the fact this is on the northeast side of town is all the explanation one needs.

Yes.  What we affectionately refer to as "the Gucci Dillon's".

[1995hoo]

People who don't put carts into the corral neatly.  It's amazing how many times I'll put a cart away in one that's "full" but which magically gains room for double the amount of carts when I fix it (yeah, it bothers me so much that I actually take the time to organize them into a row of small carts and a row of big carts).

Here was the scene at Wegmans last night. 

[kphoger]

Holy cow, your cart corrals look nicer than some train platforms!

[Max Rockatansky]

The lack of sugar cane in soda state side.  I've been down in Mexico all week and taking advantage of all the Coke/Fanta products at every corner store has been nice.  Corn syrup just doesn't taste the same to me. 

[Big John]

The lack of sugar cane in soda state side.  I've been down in Mexico all week and taking advantage of all the Coke/Fanta products at every corner store has been nice.  Corn syrup just doesn't taste the same to me. 

I have seen Mexican Coke and a few other Mexican sodas in the states.  You may have to do some searching in order to find those.

[kphoger]

The lack of sugar cane in soda state side.  I've been down in Mexico all week and taking advantage of all the Coke/Fanta products at every corner store has been nice.  Corn syrup just doesn't taste the same to me. 

Do I remember correctly, that plastic bottles in Mexico have switched to corn syrup?

[Brandon]

The lack of sugar cane in soda state side.  I've been down in Mexico all week and taking advantage of all the Coke/Fanta products at every corner store has been nice.  Corn syrup just doesn't taste the same to me. 

I have seen Mexican Coke and a few other Mexican sodas in the states.  You may have to do some searching in order to find those.

Yeah, like, go down the Mexican foods aisle instead of the regular pop aisle.

[Max Rockatansky]

^^^

Yes but those are tiny little bottles good for one serving. 

The lack of sugar cane in soda state side.  I've been down in Mexico all week and taking advantage of all the Coke/Fanta products at every corner store has been nice.  Corn syrup just doesn't taste the same to me. 

Do I remember correctly, that plastic bottles in Mexico have switched to corn syrup?

They have, the glass bottles are still sugar cane.

[kphoger]

Yes but those are tiny little bottles good for one serving. 

At least at the main grocery stores around here, Mexican Coca-Cola is sold in 355ml glass bottles, which is three-fifths of a 20oz plastic bottle.  In order to find the half-liter glass bottles of Mexican Coca-Cola, I have to go to a Mexican grocery store (there is one fairly close to my house);  that's about 85% of a 20oz plastic bottle and is plenty of soda.