Minor things that bother you

[kphoger]

I recently sold a non-running vehicle on Facebook Marketplace.  Last time I did so, the vehicle was a very desirable model, so I could have asked for more than I did, and it was on a dealer's trailer in less than four hours—even with a thrown rod—with my asking price in my hand.  This time around, though, it was not a desirable vehicle model, and I started off asking for more than I thought it was worth.

The minor thing that bothers me is this message string:

— Good morning, is this still available?
— Yes, still available.  Let me know if you have any questions.
— How much is the least he asks for.
* This is not how this works.  There's a price on my listing, and I didn't put 'OBO' or anything.  Grr. *
— I have it listed with a price.  If you want to look at it and make a different offer, then let me know.
— You tell me how much.
* I did.  In the listing.  With a dollar sign next to it.  Grr. *
— I have it listed for $1900.  How much are you offering?
crickets...

[kurumi]

When I was a kid* at the comic book shop, I was (and still am) big into scifi/horror, eldritch abominations, etc. Dark Horse had some comics based on John Carpenter's The Thing creature.

But to find those in the "Thing" box, you had to flip past all those other superhero comics with that stupid rock guy from the X-men.

* cool, minor things that bothered me as a minor

[kkt]

The fact that my landlord doesn't give a shit about water leaks unless the water is actively and continuously dripping.  I've just had the same leak cause damage on my ceiling three times in the past two months, but because it only happens once in a while and has never yet broken through into my unit (sometimes even while they're in the middle of repairs!), they won't do anything more than a cosmetic fix, even though it smells very musty and I've been getting headaches and the like.  Meanwhile, my upstairs neighbor had black mold on his toilet (which is right above my leak, as it happens - someone who is smarter than my landlord might even assume that this is related!), and all they did was clean it up, never investigate why it was there and fix any leaks.  I'm sick of living in a construction zone, so from now on I'm not reporting water leaks unless it's so obvious even a gorilla could figure it out.

Meanwhile, they heavily restrict (and summarily ignore) written communication - they only way to get even half measures out of them is to call or talk in person, which leaves no record.  They're basically slumlords with very shady business practices (they even auto-enrolled me and billed me for renter's insurance even though I already have renter's insurance).  It's a shame; this complex was actually somewhat decent before they bought it last year when my old landlord retired (although he's also the one who let the plumbing rot, so he wasn't perfect).

That's very foolish of them.  Fixing leaks when they are small keeps them from becoming huge problems later.  Consider moving?

Suggestion:  Write them a letter and save a copy for yourself, mail it certified with return receipt.  Then they can't claim they didn't get it.

I have a couple of storage units rented, and they too play the "automatically enroll in THEIR insurance plan unless I prove that my homeowner's insurance covers it.  My word is not enough.  Must remember to send them the HO certificate of coverage every year or they will auto-enroll me.  Bastards.

[kphoger]

That AI-generated Oprah Winfrey endorsing the pink salt diet recipe has been allowed to stay up as a YouTube ad for this long.

[kphoger]

The Jimmy John's menu no longer has a list of "Freebies" (such as mustard, mayo, onions, lettuce, etc).  Not their online print menu and, at least at the location I go to here in town, not the menu board in the restaurant either.

[LilianaUwU]

That AI-generated Oprah Winfrey endorsing the pink salt diet recipe has been allowed to stay up as a YouTube ad for this long.

Google doesn't give a shit, it makes them money.

[SEWIGuy]

Women referring to their adult children as "my babies."

[Max Rockatansky]

Women referring to their adult children as "my babies."

Adult women referring to their dogs as "my babies."

[formulanone]

Women referring to their adult children as "my babies."

Adult women referring to their dogs as "my babies."

It's all balances out, I let my adult child call other adults "babies".

[LilianaUwU]

Don't get me started on "fur babies". I don't call children "skin dogs".

[vdeane]

The way many roads are closed even beyond the crash site in an event that a crash closes the road.  Recently, my parents and I were going to Canandaigua Lake, but a crash in the work zone shut down the road.  We were already bypassing the work zone because the delays are always really bad there even on a good day, so we should have been fine, right?  Nope!  State troopers had everything closed off all the way to the Thruway, even though the crash was behind those exits.  Had to take NY 96 and get caught in all the delays there.  Just getting out of Rochester took as long as the whole trip normally takes.  Then I read on the news that NY 590 was closed yesterday from NY 404 to Blossom Road SB due to a crash north of NY 286.  NY 286 is north of Blossom Road, I don't see why the piece of NY 590 south of NY 286 couldn't be open.

[1995hoo]

Don't get me started on "fur babies". I don't call children "skin dogs".

I like that. I hate the whole "fur babies" schtick and I'm going to have to steal that second sentence.

[Max Rockatansky]

I have no objections to calling unruly children "skin dogs."

[webny99]

State troopers had everything closed off all the way to the Thruway, even though the crash was behind those exits.  Had to take NY 96 and get caught in all the delays there.  Just getting out of Rochester took as long as the whole trip normally takes.

Too late now, but assuming you're referring to the Eastview Mall section of NY 96, that can be bypassed via Fisher Rd/Benson Rd. Heading south/east, the left turn onto NY 96 can be a pain, but that can be bypassed by U-turning at Fishers (the same way you access the Walmart plaza when coming from I-490 EB). Otherwise, it's a decent quality route that saves nearly a dozen lights.

Then I read on the news that NY 590 was closed yesterday from NY 404 to Blossom Road SB due to a crash north of NY 286.  NY 286 is north of Blossom Road, I don't see why the piece of NY 590 south of NY 286 couldn't be open.

Yeah, it was bad. More info on the fatal accident here: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/serious-accident-closes-i-590-south-near-empire-boulevard/

Despite the news saying that 590 was closed to Blossom, I was in the area and actively monitoring conditions pretty closely, and there was never any evidence that it was actually closed south of Browncroft. That could have been a traffic management strategy to encourage drivers to avoid the area and prevent overwhelming Exit 7 (especially since the Browncroft area and the Browncroft/Merchants intersection in particular can verge on gridlock at the best of times, nevermind when anything happens on 590).

As of around 4 PM, the entire segment was marked reopened on Google, and by 5 PM when I entered at Exit 7 heading north, one southbound lane was open and two tow trucks were just departing the scene with the vehicles involved. So even if it was closed to Blossom at one point, it couldn't have been for very long.

[Scott5114]

Don't get me started on "fur babies". I don't call children "skin dogs".

I like that. I hate the whole "fur babies" schtick and I'm going to have to steal that second sentence.

I have no objections to calling unruly children "skin dogs."

If your dog doesn't have skin there's something seriously wrong with it.

[kphoger]

Don't get me started on "fur babies". I don't call children "skin dogs".

No, but we do call toddlers and crawling babies 'rug rats'.

[LilianaUwU]

Don't get me started on "fur babies". I don't call children "skin dogs".

I like that. I hate the whole "fur babies" schtick and I'm going to have to steal that second sentence.

No worries with stealing it, I stole it myself.