Feeling Generally Irked
It's not AT anyone, in particular, it is just the general malaise that seems to have fallen over everyone and every thing lately. The minor annoyances of life have just begun to pile up, of late. How about for you?
For example, the proverbial "they" have stopped making ladies shoes in my shoe size. I wear a 5 to 5/12 B. My Grandma wore a 4B and had to buy salesman's samples. But, she was lucky, there were salesmen that came to shoe stores, carrying samples around, and she could at least buy them. There are plenty of size 5's and 5 1/2s in the children's department. But I'm really not all that excited about wearing Hello Kitty shoes at my age. Somehow, they don't seem to be "dignified" at work. And don't anyone tell me to go to "Shoe Carnival" or wherever. I made the 30 minute drive to one store and had 8, that's right, 8 pairs of shoes to choose from. Of those, 5 of them were tennis shoes. Tried the other one, driving 45 minutes to find it, and same story, different setting...
Then, the store where I buy my underwear has stopped carrying anything nylon, and only sell cotton. I don't LIKE cotton underwear. They stick to my clothes and then, when my pants want to inch their way downward, it takes my underwear with it. So, I'm now going to have to go and purchase underwear somewhere else. And the department store quit carrying my bra size. They will be happy to "Special Order" my size at $50/ea. But, just walking into a store and buying one? Hahahaha!
Then, I shop for groceries at a mega chain. It is cheap, and my only alternative to Kroger, saving me from $75-100 per week . This past week, I went to find canned white corn. The lovely vegetable aisle has become 1/3 in size-- equal to the pickle aisle-- and they had, after searching and searching, only 1 small row of white corn. No choice of brands-- if you want white corn, this is it. There were no pimentos. Only three rows of mushrooms, one brand. But they had 7 kinds of pickled okra. Although I like pickled okra, I don't need 7 brands to choose from. An equal size section of the aisle was devoted to beans. BEANS! Tell me, what is more important, pickles or vegetables?
Then, where I live, I can leave my house and go nowhere. In all directions, including out the back way to avoid the 5 minute stop light at the end of our subdivision, there is road construction, or tree trimming, or bush chewing, or telephone line winding, or electrical line stringing, or sewer main construction, or something, in every direction. Then, I get to hit the REAL road construction and sit in traffic, at least 30 minutes, up to one hour. In the picture on the right, I live about where the Y of Kentucky is, and work right up where that little red line is, showing a new bridge, in the upper right hand corner-- 5 on the map. Even the "back way" is under construction... Yesterday, it took me 1.5 hours to get home from work. A usual 20 minute drive.
Want to leave town and get away from it all? Every interstate highway is being torn up and 'reconstructed'. In all directions. Think you can take the regular state highway to avoid it? Think again. THEY are all torn up, too. Sometimes within eyesight of the interstate. Want to take back roads? Be sure you have a good map, preferable an OLD good map, because the county roads were renamed about 5 years ago, and no one has fixed the signs yet... Trying to get directions from the computer/phone? Hahaha! Turn right on highway 2243. No signs. At all.
And then, there is the sheet issue. We need some new sheets. I don't want 100% Egyptian cotton anything. The last time I bought those, they fell apart, I mean in tatters, 400 count sheets, in the washer, on the second wash. Huge, gaping holes. The SECOND washing. What ever happened to the percale sheets that you used to be able to get? I found some at the department store, double size-- cost $169/set. You've GOT to be kidding me!!!!
So, I come here to NT to find a little light entertainment. Hahaha! Well, folks, THAT'S not going to happen. And I think you know what I mean, and I think there are those of you who know WHO I mean. I look for innocuous articles, and get swamped with the Usual Snarks nearly every time. God Bless! I'm not out to 'get' anyone! Take a chill pill!!!
My beekeeper lost all his bees this winter, so my honey supplier is out of business. (Thanks to the neonicotinoids the idiot sprayed on his own field, I might add.) My farmer that sold me good eggs sold all his chickens. The Big Boss at work may be getting fired, so the whole company is in an uproar. My husband gave his notice at work. My work is quickly becoming untenable- see picture to the right that expresses my feelings. And it supposed to rain all weekend, again, during my son's band competition, and I'll be there, smiling, to help sew buttons back on uniforms, fixing zippers, daubing white shoe polish on gauntlets, while my poor husband drags around the 30' diameter prop he's spent 3 weeks building...
So, as Foghorn Leghorn says:
Thanks for coming by! If you can't say something pleasant, don't say anything at all. This is NOT a political article and I don't want to hear it. Let's just all take a slug of something alcoholic and
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So, what's annoying you these days? Those little "hot button" issues getting you down?
Come join me in my "Take a swig and don't give a damn" moment!
However, all in all, I have a lot to be grateful for...
Dowser ,
Perhaps this will take your mind off your troubles :
If not I can suggest a possible solution to your transportation problems ...
What about this poor fellow? He needs something.
Irking????....is that anything like "twerking"....what ever that is......
Just say no to crack.
Ah, just change your name to "Grumpy Dowser". hee hee. Love ya, kiddo.
When I found out that you only have 1/2 aisle of pickles, I was outraged. That's un-American.
There must be a plot in KY. Commies I bet.
Just having a little fun Dowser. I'm know as the pickle protector.
Look at it this way. Everyday that your upright and breathing is a good day.
I agree-- there is a lot of pure stupidity around!
However, for some of the items your local stores o longer carry, sometimes talking to management might be effective-- especially if you can get other people to also let them know what products you want them to carry. (often this isn't effective-- but sometimes it is).
I've been buying books on Amazon for years-- but had resisted buying anything else. But little by little I've started buying more kinds of things i never would've considered bu online. Sometimes they are things I cant find in local stores. Sometimes they are really just much much cheaper. If you join Amazon Prime there is free shipping on many things, and it usually arrive, delivered t your door, within 2 days.
Someone recently told me that Costco online has discounts on some products that they don't have in their stores-- I haven't gotten around to checking it out yet.
Jennilee, I buy at least two pairs at a time if I find a pair of shoes I like. That way I have the old used ones I wear more and the new ones for going out, plus it isn't easy finding a pair I like.
I have a set of stereo blue tooths. Verizon wanted $120 for them. I bought them through Amazon for $39.
I also find grocery stores start preparing for the weekend traffic about the middle of the week. If you go on Thursday or even Wednesday you will find a more items available. Don't shop on Saturday or never on Sunday. By them it looks like a ghost store on the shelves.
Just as an FYI , I bought a special computer mouse from an Amazon outfit . It failed in about 7 mos . The outfit would not refund my expense nor would the mfg honor the warranty . Be sure you use a credit card to pay or you can easily get screwed .
Oh Dear Dowser...I feel your pain....I wear a size 5 or 51/2 shoe it's nearly impossible to find "age appropriate" shoes. Don't get me started on clothes!! I'm 4/10.. and weigh 83 lbs,.guess where I have to buy my clothes.... and NO...I will not buy tee-shirts with Justin Beiber on them!! It's got to be a plot I tell you, someone MUST have it in for us Dowser! sigh...
Try to cheer up Dowser, you're not alone, things could be worse.
It is a hell of a lot more fun to be grumpy! I love you too, my dear Grump!
Oh no, not here. They never stop constructing. EVER. Indiana has a rule that October 1st, all road projects are shut down until it warms up enough to do them. Not the KY DOT. It is on-going through all of winter and right up to spring. So the concrete cures a little slower? So what?
Love you, jwc!
Maybe I need to become a slut for a few... As long as I'm careful as to WHERE I become a slut, right? I mean, my poor husband needs to know that I love him above all else and he is No. 1 on my hit parade...
No joke. Well put.
It is NOT my desire or intent to hurt anyone's feelings, ever. So, everyone CHILL OUT.
Take care and Here's to you!
That too.
I don't like the cotton thingys because after sitting for awhile, they become glued to your outerwear and when you stand up, everything is glued to your back side. It makes such a "pretty" silhouette. Not.
Thank you, my dear friend, and I love you very much. Sometimes, I want to bang my head on the wall.
Oh, EGAD, no!!!
I couldn't twerk if my life depended on it. Too much arthritis!
If that happens in the future, contact Amazon directly-- not the vendor of the product. Amazon has one of the best consumer service depts of any company I've ever known. (This is partly due to the fact that at this point-- unlike most businesses-- making money is not the their major goal. Customer satisfaction is).
Absolutely! Every day I'm upright and breathing FIRE is an even better day. Snarl...
I love pickles, all kinds. But really more pickles than corn, green beans, lima beans, peas, carrots, potatoes, squash, zucchini, spinach, etc? It HAS to be Commies. Wanting all those tires and lubes in the other part of the store. I noticed that we certainly weren't out of tires and lubes.
Good for you, Gunny! I can't grow that first vegetable in our yard because we have no sunshine. Period. I've got a grand crop of poisonous mushrooms.
There is something so satisfying about making your own pickles. I don't know if it is the process, the stirring, or the wonderful spicy smell...
YIKES!!!nI just saw a video of tweaking,.....OMG
Oh, I'm cheerful. WORK has just about gotten me down. And my husband devoted to constructing this giant clockwork-like lotus blossom that has to open and close, revealing a flute player. I will take pictures.
Nope. I know just what you mean. I'm about ready to invest in some barrels and march up and down in front of stores, wearing them. I want clothes that fit!!! I want shoes that fit!!!
If I find something that fits, I buy the same thing in every color available. This means that getting dressed when I'm half awake leads to some interesting choices: navy on one foot, black on the other, etc.
I can't go up a size, because then, I'm always tripping over the ends. Either that, or I have to MARCH everywhere I go, because then, I'm picking my feet up, 8 steps to 5 yards.
ARGHHH!
Forget liking it, I concentrate on fitting, and not having too high a heel. Teetering around on those 6" heels makes me feel like a very large golf ball on a tee.
Oh, I complained. I complained, in a nice way, to both managers on duty, and asked, "Do you really want me to shop elsewhere???" Then, I complained on the comments on the corporate page. AND, I've written a letter. None of it will do any good, and I'm buying more and more from Amazon myself. Bras, nope. Nor shoes. Those are things that pretty much have to be tried on.
It's just annoying. And frustrating.
.... and "age appropriate DAMN IT!)
BINGO!
Yep, I'd be in traction...
Uh ... who is this mysterious Amazon consumer service dept ? I could never get a response from them . Remember , this product was not offered by Amazon itself but by one of its thousands of vendors .
Do my Name the Movie articles aggravate you? Actually, if you want to be REALLY irked about things you're having to do without, try living in China.
Well , I'm not actually suggesting that as an action for you ... unless the spirit moves you in that direction ! (;~ P
Got ma bear..... ahhhhhhh. Dowsie, you ought to sit a spell, or have they stopped making your size chairs, also?
Life can be rough, but that is why you make friends. You can piss them off and they will come back for more.
lol...A couple of years I found some jeans that fit me perfectly (and the didn't have glitter on them) so, I bought 7 pair of them!!
LOL... Dowser... that is called irony... since you just provided a nice bit of light entertainment!!!
Heck we have all been there. I'm still there, LOL!
Just remember... you are never alone in life's frustrations and never alone when you have friends.
(((((((Marsha)))))))
I'm sure, Buzz, and NO, I love your movie quizzes! That's been about the only bright spot on the horizon, lately!
I love my friends. Thank GOD for all of them. Nope, I'm just tired and missing my husband. They've almost got the prop from hell done, and then we'll all have a nice break, so to speak. Competition tomorrow, and I'm hoping this 30' diameter prop will fit in the "hole" in the band formation!
MUCH love to you!
You are so right, Perrie. There are 450 of us at work, wondering what in the hell is going to happen. 250 band parents wondering how on earth they're going to find the high school at Glasgow, (at least I know where it is), and all of us praying that traffic is not too bad. I burned 1/4 tank of gas, just going to work and back today... Is it worth it? I couldn't bear to sit there with the windows rolled down, I had to leave the air conditioning on.
I was thinking that maybe, just maybe, everyone is about as frustrated as I have been...
Sweet Dowser... please remember, that this too shallpass. I just got over some "stuff" with my Sister In Law.....Iknew it would eventually happen...hang in there Dowser. ((( Dowser)))
Dowser,
One of my all time favorites it kind of goes with the moodBut wait, there's more
I had a problem once-- something was supposed to arrive in 2 days and didn't. I gave it another day or two, and then decided to contact Amazon. I went on the site and saw there were several ways to contact them.
I opted for chat-- with in few seconds a customer service person appeared. He was very apologetic, and said he would ship another one. And not at the rate I had paid (for 2 day delivery)-- but rather express. And Amazon paid the shipping.
It arrived the next day. I was happy.
Then, a few days later the original one arrived. Being an honest sort, I contacted them about how to send back the duplicate. I went online and downloaded a shipping label, and sent the dup back to them at their expense.
(I found out what the problem was. In the past they sent stuff via UPS, which was quite reliable. But now they have a partnership with the U.S. Postal Service...who frequently manages to screw things up).
As far as I know, Amazon hasn't manufactured anything I've ordered. Its all manufactured by someone else. (I order mainly books and vitamins/food supplements-- plus small appliances, etc).
They also send me emails requesting feedback on vendors...
You are , of course , correct about that . But Amazon does have its own warehouses . Those would be covered under Amazon's service dept ESPECIALLY if the complaint happens within a few days of expected arrival [as with shipping problems ] . What happened with my order was it arrived on time [from a vendor's warehouse , not from Amazon's ] . It worked fine for about 7 months then it failed completely . There was no recourse from Amazon after 1 month [IIRC] .
Was there a warranty from the manufacturer?
One thing you could do is go onto Amazon & post a brief review of the product (on the page listing the one you bought). Give it the lowest rating (1 star) & explain why. Some manufacturers read those reviews-- I've even seen one or two post replies!
Yes there was a 1 year warranty from the manufacturer . But they email exchange I had with their rep left me hanging . The company was "Anker" . It was the 1st & last time I will ever buy anything from them again .
And I did write a bad review on Amazon but nothing came from that .
You should mention that to Amazon.
I could do that but : 1] it's been a while 2] it still won't get me a refund .
Willie always manages to hit the nail on the head!
What a wonderful image to wake up to! Thanks for the beautiful fawn... I miss the deer! All this construction has made them head for the hills. And I don't blame them.
Love you, dear A. Mac!