Topic: Little Things That Irritate Me

[tenpenny]

If you’re in a boat, a PFD should be worn.  Even if you’re a good swimmer, if you get knocked out, you won’t be swimming far.


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Boat yes but the story above was two people paddling a canoe in a lake. Although I wear a paddling pfd it would be a stretch to see where someone would be knocked out in a canoe. What about a SUP?

If a jet ski hits your canoe, you could be knocked out easily.

Canoe, kayak,etc, you should wear a pfd.


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[rrocket]

My dad is an extremely intelligent guy. He's out on the water nearly every day fishing. For as long as I can remember. But he never wore a life jacket..which is decidedly not intelligent (but always made us kids wear one when we were in the boat). Finally, after this annoying me for many years, I bought him an extremely light, high tech, expensive auto inflate life jacket harness.  I then proceeded to chew his ass out the likes I have never done before. There are some strong currents in the river.

Since then (it's been years) he's worn it every single day...and his best friend and fishing partner bought the same harness.

He even calls me now and again telling me a funny story how the vest accidentally inflated when it got wet landing a fish or getting caught in the rain.

[mlin32]

Driving back to my home in Germany after a weekend in Luxembourg and Metz, reminded of why I don't like driving on the autobahn that much.

To the uninitiated, the German autobahn brings images of wide-open, multi-lane freeway, with no speed limit, nice scenery, and the "joy of driving".

The reality is far from that. Endless road work that drags on for years, 5-10km stretches of contraflow, random or closed ramps that are poorly signed and force you to processeverythingallatonce. Due to the collector roadway being closed, if you want to join the A6 in direction Saarbruck (abbreviated SB far right), the makeshift ramp is immediately underneath the bridge. To turn around and head onto the A6 in direction Mannheim (abbreviated MA far right), you exit now and cross over the autobahn on another roadway.

The photo was a perfect example, exiting a rest stop. Luckily because you're just leaving the rest stop, there's not much traffic and you're only rolling 50. So you have about 5 seconds to process all of this NOW.

Contraflow is fun too, NOT. Sorry the clip is a bit long, was concentration too hard on avoiding the car fire at the very end in the right lane.

https://youtu.be/ARyGJLzU-dY

[ktm525]

If you’re in a boat, a PFD should be worn.  Even if you’re a good swimmer, if you get knocked out, you won’t be swimming far.


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Boat yes but the story above was two people paddling a canoe in a lake. Although I wear a paddling pfd it would be a stretch to see where someone would be knocked out in a canoe. What about a SUP?

If a jet ski hits your canoe, you could be knocked out easily.

Canoe, kayak,etc, you should wear a pfd.


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The only lakes I ever canoed were no power waterbodies (small). What about paddleboats ?

Looks like Justin agrees with you but not PET 

[OliverD]

Hey! I used to live near Kaiserslautern. Cool!

My parents lived there in '77-78.

[mlin32]

Hey! I used to live near Kaiserslautern. Cool!

My parents lived there in '77-78.

Did it have anything to do with the military ? I know the US has an air base in that area; it's funny when I see US-spec cars rolling around. Saw a Toyota Corolla along with the Camry yesterday, for instance.

[OliverD]

Hey! I used to live near Kaiserslautern. Cool!

My parents lived there in '77-78.

Did it have anything to do with the military ? I know the US has an air base in that area; it's funny when I see US-spec cars rolling around. Saw a Toyota Corolla along with the Camry yesterday, for instance.

Nope, it was easier for them to immigrate into Canada from Germany rather than from Uruguay so they lived there for a year or two.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

My 15 year old Braun razor seems to have given up. I'll get a new one when I get the chance, but in the interim I was just going to get some blades. It's been a while since I've bought any. WTF is up with the prices? Was I just not paying attention before? And of course my old handle is now obsolete, so I was looking at a new set.

I ended up getting new blades for my safety razor, which I haven't used in donkey's years. Only cut myself once. Result! 

[SearhardBurger]

My 15 year old Braun razor seems to have given up. I'll get a new one when I get the chance, but in the interim I was just going to get some blades. It's been a while since I've bought any. WTF is up with the prices? Was I just not paying attention before? And of course my old handle is now obsolete, so I was looking at a new set.

I ended up getting new blades for my safety razor, which I haven't used in donkey's years. Only cut myself once. Result! 

So, you're saying you're better looking now? 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Sure, lets go with that! 

[valuator]

My 15 year old Braun razor seems to have given up. I'll get a new one when I get the chance, but in the interim I was just going to get some blades. It's been a while since I've bought any. WTF is up with the prices? Was I just not paying attention before? And of course my old handle is now obsolete, so I was looking at a new set.

I ended up getting new blades for my safety razor, which I haven't used in donkey's years. Only cut myself once. Result! 

It's highway robbery.  I tried the online brands, Dorco, "dollar shave club",. etc stuff and wasn't impressed.  But the Edge brand sold at Costco is great and vastly less expensive than Gillette.

[Fobroader]

My 15 year old Braun razor seems to have given up. I'll get a new one when I get the chance, but in the interim I was just going to get some blades. It's been a while since I've bought any. WTF is up with the prices? Was I just not paying attention before? And of course my old handle is now obsolete, so I was looking at a new set.

I ended up getting new blades for my safety razor, which I haven't used in donkey's years. Only cut myself once. Result! 

Oh yeah, I've started buying blades for my Gillette Mach 3 off of Amazon, cheap-er than prices around here but in no way cheap. Its actually pretty funny that the only thing that most places keep under lock and key are painkillers and shaving blades.

[tenpenny]

I just buy disposable razors in bulk, whatever no name brand the store I'm in sells.  Use them until they don't do a decent job, then toss them.

[rrocket]

Remember...you can hone disposable blades on denim jeans and they will last longer.

[johngenx]

Remember...you can hone disposable blades on denim jeans and they will last longer.

Make sure you run the blade in the right direction, or you might end up with a pair of these...

[rrocket]

Kind of a bummer coming back to work after being off for the last 5 days.  Not because I don't like work, but because it smells...so...industrial here.  It's pretty apparent after being away..and also after being near IQ all the time, as she smells divine.

Fortunately, I remembered I have a few tins of snuff in my toolbox.  Just need to decide if I want to smell menthol, buttered toast, fine tobacco or smoky peat smell......

[tenpenny]

Remember...you can hone disposable blades on denim jeans and they will last longer.

Make sure you run the blade in the right direction, or you might end up with a pair of these...

I doubt I could handle one of those, much less a pair.

Oddly enough, one of my neighbours was at a wedding she sang at years ago.


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[Fobroader]

This ....my allergies are in feckin overdrive

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[Scaerio]

Public washrooms that have no coathooks in the toilet stalls.

[tenpenny]

20 minutes of theatrical bull before a playoff hockey game.  Who can stand this crap?


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