# Aggravating Things that happen to you. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 22, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074 "2018-08-22T21:13:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/21 "2018-08-24T15:02:50Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Every time I go to bed at night, after about ten seconds of getting into bed, I have to get back up because there’s always that ONE thing I forgot to do. > > ETA: **Dung Beetle** is the funny! 😃 Yeah… me too. Except that one thing I didn’t do is having to take a pee, one more time; because the 3 or 4 times I just peed wasn’t enough. It’s especially a pain in the morning. Wake up, go pee. Wash hands and face. Go pee. Get it shower, go pee :rolleyes:; dry off, comb hair put on deodorant, go pee. Get dressed, go pee :mad: OK, it’s not quite that bad but sometimes it sures eems like it. > [@Gatopescado](#): > > Three broken intake manifold studs. Drilled out the first one, put in the extractor, and… > > … it broke off in the stud. ☹ > > It is a Saga, now. I may have wrecked a very expensive and very rare cylinder head. Double ☹ > > Just a little slice of my daily existence. Stuff like this happens all the time. Triple ☹ Ouch, that’s more than a mild aggravation. I wonder if a machine shop could fix that up for you? ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/22 "2018-08-24T15:13:52Z")
About once every two years or so our mailbox is broken into- and last night was our night. Pretty sure all they got was junk mail, and I got an artistically-bent screwdriver out of the deal, but now I have to buy and install another locking mailbox this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/23 "2018-08-24T15:27:23Z")
This morning it was raining so had to wear a rain jacket and pants when I walked the dogs. It was 66 humid degrees, which makes a rain jacket feel like a sauna suit. I can’t stand the feeling of the clamminess next to my bare arms so I wore a long-sleeved under armor type shirt under my rain jacket. When I got home the shirt was stuck to me. I couldn’t get it off! It wouldn’t budge. The sleeves were stuck to my arms so I couldn’t pull my arms out of it. I had to STRUGGLE and pull it off from the bottom of the shirt up over my head. I felt like I was suffocating. Ladies, you’ll be familiar with this; Trying to put on a pull-over sports bra. It gets rolled up and it’s almost impossible to untangle. Same thing with a wet swimsuit. It all makes me want to scream! ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/24 "2018-08-24T15:34:12Z")
I have to see a specialist, so my insurance company sent me a list of the three in-network specialists. I called the number the insurance company listed. Wrong number. I find the correct number online , get a recording it’s no longe in service. Called the medical center where his office is located: they’ve never heard of him. I go to second doc on the list. He doesn’t perform the kind of surgery I need. The third physician’s office is closed, so I’ll have to call back. I asked the insurance what to do if third doc doesn’t pan out. They said I could apply for an exception; however, I’ll have to pay part of the bill, even though I’ve met the out-of-pocket maximum. There’s a special place in hell for health insurance companies. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/25 "2018-08-24T16:04:02Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > I’m a store cashier. I have a picture on the front of my cash register screen of the three credit cards we take. Yet every day some customers will hand me the one we don’t take. > > Some day I’m going to show one of them where they can put their AmEx card, and I"ll lose my job. One day a bunch of us from work went out for lunch. After we were finished the waitress brought the check in one of those little vinyl folders that had an American Express logo in the corner. One of the guys grabs the check and sticks his AmEx card in the folder. Waitress comes by, picks it up, then says “Sorry, we don’t take American Express.” 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/26 "2018-08-24T16:11:03Z")
Taxpayers in Portland are supposed to pay an ‘art tax’ of $35 every year. There is a lot of grumbling over it, but it’s a tax and we pay it. Recently, we got a notice that since we didn’t pay the tax this year, we now owe a 50% penalty. My wife calls them, and finds out that they have decided to mail the tax notices to “Resident” instead of to the person’s name. I don’t know about y’all, but when I get something addressed to ‘resident’, it gets chucked in the recycle bin. When my wife pointed this out, the person said “Well, people move and then we have trouble notifying them.” But they were able to locate us just fine when it came to dunning us for a late charge (the late notice was addressed to us by name). Fuckers. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/27 "2018-08-24T17:09:32Z")
A city I used to live never mailed out excise taxes one year and charged everyone late penalties “because you should have known you had to pay this tax”. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/28 "2018-08-24T17:54:49Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > I wonder if a machine shop could fix that up for you? For more time and money than I’m willing to spend. Busting out the JB Weld. I’ve just created a “N.O.\* Problem”. \*Next Owner ---
**Author:** ![excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e8c25b/32.png) [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/29 "2018-08-24T18:34:49Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > For more time and money than I’m willing to spend. Busting out the JB Weld. I’ve just created a “N.O.\* Problem”. > > \*Next Owner Ah, me in my younger days. Today, as soon as the stud breaks, I take the manifold to the machine shop. It’s surprisingly cheap (something like $50). Although that is a lot for maybe 10 minutes worth of work, I’m back home, with a working piece of equipment, no cursing, no cleaning up the messes caused by flying wrenches, and the satisfaction that comes with knowing it’s done right. I figure the cost is merely the tax I have to pay for doing whatever it was that caused it to break in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/30 "2018-08-24T20:26:52Z")
Gato, you’re evil, funny, but evil.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/31 "2018-08-24T21:09:59Z")
> [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](#): > > Ah, me in my younger days. Today, as soon as the stud breaks, I take the manifold to the machine shop. I wish it were that easy. ☹ Around here, the nearest shop is 30 miles, and they probably won’t even talk to you. And if they do, they’ve got a 4 month waiting list. :rolleyes: All the other shops are an hour away. And they won’t take a small job, either. :mad: I swear to Christ, I sometimes simply _cannot_ get people to take \*\*CASH MONEY \*\*from me to move their ass! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve called people to come give me estimates for roof repair, painting, putting on an addition or concrete work, and _THEY DON’T SHOW UP!_ I’ve got garages full of cars that people aren’t interested in working on. 😕 I’m seriously considering giving them all to Jay Fucking Leno. He’s the only guy who can get work done on a car over 20 years old. > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Gato, you’re evil, funny, but evil.😉 I’m angry, is what I am. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/32 "2018-08-24T21:20:13Z")
I eventually sold a house for that reason. When I bought the place, I hired the plumber recommended by the former owner to do a few minor repairs; he had only just retired. Ten years later when I sold the place, I had to use the same plumber to address a few minor issues after the inspection. I never did find a decent electrician, and I won’t speak about the roofer in polite company. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/33 "2018-08-24T22:35:05Z")
Y’all need a Mr.Wrekker. He can do anything. If you can catch him between his hobby pursuits, that is. He is a master at getting people to do work for him on the cheap, also. He says there is an art to it. Sometimes the ol’ fart still surprises me. I am kinda happy with him today. He fixed the ice maker in about 10 minutes this morning. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/34 "2018-08-24T22:52:41Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Three broken intake manifold studs. Drilled out the first one, put in the extractor, and… > > … it broke off in the stud. ☹ Commiseration: Bought an ancient Subaru from a guy who was going to trade it to a dealer for $300. I gave him $300, as is, totally understood the car was old and nursing some problems. No worries, I like wrenching. Predictably, a head gasket failed. Yank motor, replace clutch and every other “since-I’m-there” part, run the heads down to the machinist. Assembly time. Mount a head to the block, slide the head bolts in, go check the torque specs in the book. Book says “slather the threads with motor oil before proceeding”. Great idea. Pull out a bolt, oil it up, drop it back in. Repeat a few times. Feeling like a surgeon. Pull a bolt out–it’s not clean. It’s got black grime and aluminum threads (Subies have aluminum heads AND blocks) all stuck to the bolt threads. Those were shorn off BLOCK threads. Whatever. The bolt torqued in just fine. Problem is, I’ve got a handful of local teens who want to buy the car when it’s finished. I can’t sell it in good conscience now–I’m certain that head bolt is going to fail. And now I’m into the damned thing for $2,000. **The pharmacy** : well, actually, the prescription insurance people. I can go to Safeway to refill a prescription 3 times. On the 4th, Caremark does me a favor, for my convenience, and declines coverage until I “opt out” of their program. See, it would be more convenient for me, they say, if I mail-order a 3 month stash or drive 12 miles to the nearest Caremark pharmacy. So the prescription ends up not getting approved, maybe the pharmacy will call me and say so, at which point I call to “opt out” of this killer program. And the head on the other end of the line says, “Great, you’re opted out!” but they never tell the pharmacy or anyone else in their organization. So we’re out of drugs for 2-3 weeks while it all gets sorted. Repeat in 3 months. This is America, so this particular prescription’s cash price is just over $2,000/month. Abilify. It’s an antipsychotic. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/35 "2018-08-24T22:59:38Z")
The pharmacy should be pre-aware you are on antipsychotics for a reason. Maybe you should explain it to them about a week overdue for your meds. Let me know, I’d like to be there on that day.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![blob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blob/32/489_2.png) [@blob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blob)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/36 "2018-08-25T01:51:18Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Y’all need a Mr.Wrekker. Would you two fancy a trip to Australia? Plenty of work here at my house/hovel. ---
**Author:** ![Weedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/weedy/32/301_2.png) [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/37 "2018-08-25T03:15:50Z")
My daughter shared her food with a sad-looking lady at the train station. The lady then asked to borrow her phone, and ran off with it. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/38 "2018-08-25T03:57:01Z")
> [@blob](#): > > Would you two fancy a trip to Australia? Plenty of work here at my house/hovel. You buying the tickets? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/39 "2018-08-25T15:03:32Z")
When they change rules at work and then again…the office rather that I contract for. Them damn attorneys are always wanting something changed!!:mad::mad: ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074/40 "2018-08-25T15:56:28Z")
I can never, ever, correctly plug a USB cable into a device on the first try. And sometimes not on the second try after I’ve flipped the direction. I’m in charge of a project that involves 40+ people I contact via email with info the whole group needs to have – each person then responds with his or her personal schedule and questions. No matter how many times I remind folks to respond individually to me (I even paste in the “individual reply” button icon) I get a few people that jumpstart an infinity hell of messages through doing a REPLY ALL. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aggravating-things-that-happen-to-you/820074.md?page=3)