# August Can't Take It Anymore: August Mini-Rants **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 1, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770 "2021-08-01T15:10:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/201 "2021-08-19T02:03:07Z")
But could a “midnight potluck party, BYOL” (ladder) be discussed? Scheduled for when your neighbor’s out of town, so’s not to disturb him with our revelry… ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/202 "2021-08-19T03:42:58Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > I think its been discussed on the board that there is no expectation of privacy and that if it is on his property… well too damn bad for me. Any attorney would laugh at it and the cops would just say “go get better curtains”. That is the law, yeah. ☹ If you have a HOA you can see what they think about it. If you don’t and can do whatever you want then put up some crazy privacy stuff, **especially** if it ruins his view. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/203 "2021-08-19T10:20:24Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > If you don’t and can do whatever you want then put up some crazy privacy stuff, **especially** if it ruins his view. So far, the cheapest solution that gets me into the least trouble is the uprooting and transplanting of scrub trees to form a line of branches or a wall of foliage between his house and mine. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/204 "2021-08-19T11:09:58Z")
… or you can ask for a link to his trail cam feed and let it go. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/205 "2021-08-19T19:03:32Z")
I suspect that was why it tripped the algorithm. If I read search results carefully enough, even the wackiest ones usually have a single word in common with the actually-relevant results. I’m surprised that the results did not include anal beads! ---
**Author:** ![slalexan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@slalexan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slalexan)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/206 "2021-08-20T13:09:17Z")
This morning I was just driving to work. It wasn’t a great morning, but it wasn’t terrible. And then it happened. A damn rock hit my windshield. Stupid freaking rock! Apparently, according to my husband, my car has a fancy windshield due to the safety features it has. I really hope the repair doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. ---
**Author:** ![Kelevra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/207 "2021-08-20T13:46:24Z")
Look on the bright side, you got to rant about something other than child issues! ::d&r:: ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/208 "2021-08-20T14:32:37Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Mom found out this morning that a neighbor on the street behind us has gone all in on the “COVID is a hoax!” thing…at the same time, this neighbor’s husband has found some doctor in another state to write a prescription for Ivermectin so they can have it on hand in case they get sick. 😓 They could go to Farm and Fleet and buy Zimectrin, the horse de-wormer. But the tubes has doses for 600-1200 pound creatures… ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/209 "2021-08-20T17:19:50Z")
Job interview; title of “Cash Room Manager” and at $18/hr. It’s through a new app called “WorkStep”. I show up early. First no one wears masks. Second no one was expecting me for an interview. Third, "We don’t have a cash room manager role. We have a cashier role. It pays $11/hr. God, I loves me some “Bait and Switch”. Thanked them for their time & walked out. . Dear “WorkStep”, Deactivate my account and never try to do business with me ever again. Regards… ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/210 "2021-08-21T21:38:30Z")
I just got a timely promo email from Sirius XM for a streaming channel - music of the Hamptons. “Take a breath and decompress as our virtual summer music tour heads into the Hamptons — the go-to seasonal destination for rich and rundown New Yorkers and celebrities of all stripes. Unwind to the beach- and boat-worthy sounds of Hall & Oates, Joni Mitchell, Sade, and more, and feel the stress melt away like you just escaped the city yourself.” Rather than unwinding, I suspect anyone with brains has either fled the Hamptons or battened down hatches in preparation for being hit by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Henri, to the accompaniment of "Rock You Like A Hurricane (Scorpions), Riders on the Storm (Doors) and Galveston Flood (Tom Rush). Normally though, I’d love a streaming channel to remind me of the privileged twits and wannabees who flock to the Hamptons every summer. > [@peedin](#): > > They could go to Farm and Fleet and buy Zimectrin, the horse de-wormer. But the tubes has doses for 600-1200 pound creatures… That should work for quite a few Ohioans. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/211 "2021-08-22T12:33:03Z")
2 weeks to the day my Moms joined my Pops. He was used to waiting for his lady, from a new moon to full moon those two were always in sync! Bless them both 67 years wedded. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/212 "2021-08-22T12:55:22Z")
Thank you for giving me more songs to add to my Hurricane Playlist. I didn’t know about the Tom Rush song. But you did forget Led Zeppelin’s “When the Levee Breaks.” ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/213 "2021-08-23T15:35:44Z")
Another article I will not be forwarding to Mrs. J., Kentucky’s leading snake-o-phobe. “Olive sea snakes ( _Aipysurus laevis_ ) are known for swimming up to divers and even wrapping around their limbs—a scary behavior from a large reptile with a potentially deadly bite. To figure out why the sea snakes seem so interested in people, [researchers analyzed 250 hours of activity](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/19/science/sea-snake-sex.html)recorded off the coast of northeastern Australia, _The New York Times_ reports. Males are more likely than females to approach humans, and they’re also more likely [to approach during breeding season](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-94728-x), the team concludes this week in _Scientific Reports_ . The scientists advise against swimming away if you ever find yourself face to face with a sea snake, as the motion might mimic a female’s courtship response and encourage the male to give chase. Instead, they say, you should try to stay still and let the snake lick you.” Aww. > **[That sea snake charging toward you is probably just looking for love](https://www.science.org/content/article/sea-snake-charging-toward-you-probably-just-looking-love)** > > Yet don’t swim away, scientists advise ---
**Author:** ![PackerMan2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/packerman2/32/2894_2.png) [@PackerMan2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PackerMan2)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/214 "2021-08-23T16:01:05Z")
We have some neighbors that are shit bag Evangelist Trumper racists fucks. We all know this and I try to avoid them as much as possible. Last week our harvest of tomatoes was crazy and my wife sent out texts to some of the neighbors asking if they wanted any. My wife just can’t help being nice and included them. So she comes over and gets a bag full, while dropping some ignorant Q and anti-mask shit. That’s not my rant, though. Yesterday our doorbell rings. It’s their 9 YO son. He wants to know if I want to buy some tomatoes! The brass balls on these fuckers. I was so close to telling to go fuck himself, but he’s a kid so I just said, no we have so many we are giving them away. My mom said someone else was selling tomatoes for $5 a cup on NextDoor. WTF? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/215 "2021-08-23T16:13:49Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Another article I will not be forwarding to Mrs. J., Kentucky’s leading snake-o-phobe. My wife is a massive ophidiophobe but I’m an asshole so I’ll probably at least mention this at some point as a “fun fact”. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/216 "2021-08-23T16:46:54Z")
> [@PackerMan2](#): > > We have some neighbors that are shit bag Evangelist Trumper racists fucks. We all know this and I try to avoid them as much as possible. Last week our harvest of tomatoes was crazy and my wife sent out texts to some of the neighbors asking if they wanted any. My wife just can’t help being nice and included them. So she comes over and gets a bag full, while dropping some ignorant Q and anti-mask shit. That’s not my rant, though. > > Yesterday our doorbell rings. It’s their 9 YO son. He wants to know if I want to buy some tomatoes! The brass balls on these fuckers. I was so close to telling to go fuck himself, but he’s a kid so I just said, no we have so many we are giving them away. > > My mom said someone else was selling tomatoes for $5 a cup on NextDoor. WTF? I’m angry AND I’m laughing! What the fuck!?!? ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/217 "2021-08-23T17:27:51Z")
“Angry and laughing”: My exact reaction as well, and I can’t recall feeling such an emotion before. But wow. Brass balls indeed. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/218 "2021-08-23T23:48:22Z")
I was expecting you to say that the delightful little scamp had hurled the tomatoes at your house. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/219 "2021-08-24T01:43:50Z")
Probably because they have more ammo…? [radio announcer] “The homeowner has pulled out four large baskets of tomatoes… and the umpire calls a ‘Balk’. You know its rare to see a balk called these days…” [/radio announcer] ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770/220 "2021-08-24T02:09:31Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > There may be ways to disable it, but that can’t be discussed on the Board. IR laser pointed at it. Completely legal since it won’t damage it, just blind it. Invisible to the naked eye. [IR laser module.](https://www.amazon.com/Focusable-100mW-980nm-Infrared-Adapter/dp/B00URG6CR2/ref=sr_1_8) (You can use your cell phone camera to aim it.) Or if brute force is more your style. [IR flood light.](https://www.amazon.com/CMVision-IR200-198-Outdoor-Illuminator-Position-Adjustment/dp/B004V9Z7ZY/ref=sr_1_6) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-cant-take-it-anymore-august-mini-rants/947770.md?page=12)