# Beware the Snides of March (mini-rants) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 3, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-the-snides-of-march-mini-rants/781256 "2017-03-03T01:17:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [March 3, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-the-snides-of-march-mini-rants/781256/1 "2017-03-03T01:17:17Z")
The February thread got slow near the end there, so I’m not surprised there are no March rants yet. But here ya go! My theory is that most of our frustrations lately have been gummint-related, so the mini-rants and the Stupid 'Pubbies threads have paled by comparison. My mini-rant? We just got told we have to do more professional development at work, but the budget for seminars/conferences/training and travel have been cut. So, go to more conferences… on your own dime. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-the-snides-of-march-mini-rants/781256/2 "2017-03-03T01:26:14Z")
You are too late. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=820479](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=820479) ---
**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:** [March 3, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-the-snides-of-march-mini-rants/781256/3 "2017-03-03T01:28:11Z")
> [@Canadjun](#): > > You are too late. > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=820479](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=820479) Shoot, I searched and double-checked–I swore that thread didn’t show up! I’ll ask a mod to close this. Sorry! ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-the-snides-of-march-mini-rants/781256/4 "2017-03-03T01:29:28Z")
My phone charger literally fell apart the other night. The shell that surrounds the plug just … broke in half, leaving me with a plug with exposed electronics. I used it for a couple of days, but then Tuesday night it didn’t charge. So I scrambled around and found a charger which had never been used and was still in its wrapper, and used it last night (I always recharge over night). So when I woke up this morning, it was a brick. Nothing. And it was warm. I guess it overcharged. So I took it to the Verizon store today and they said yeah, it’s a goner. They’re going to ship me a new one tomorrow. And of course, every time I go to the Verizon store, I buy something. Today it was a wireless charger, so this will never happen again. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-the-snides-of-march-mini-rants/781256/5 "2017-03-03T01:32:22Z")
Sorry, I missed **chefguy** ’s thread [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=820479). Mini-rant away… but over there! ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-the-snides-of-march-mini-rants/781256/6 "2017-03-03T01:32:23Z")
Don’t close it before I can say that I love the thread title!! Made me smile, it did. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-the-snides-of-march-mini-rants/781256/7 "2017-03-03T01:40:09Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Don’t close it before I can say that I love the thread title!! Made me smile, it did. And don’t close it til I can say “Aw, shucks. ‘Tweren’t nuthin’…” ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-the-snides-of-march-mini-rants/781256/8 "2017-03-03T02:54:50Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > My phone charger literally fell apart the other night. The shell that surrounds the plug just … broke in half, leaving me with a plug with exposed electronics. I used it for a couple of days, but then Tuesday night it didn’t charge. So I scrambled around and found a charger which had never been used and was still in its wrapper, and used it last night (I always recharge over night). So when I woke up this morning, it was a brick. Nothing. And it was warm. I guess it overcharged. > > So I took it to the Verizon store today and they said yeah, it’s a goner. They’re going to ship me a new one tomorrow. And of course, every time I go to the Verizon store, I buy something. Today it was a wireless charger, so this will never happen again. Does your phone use a bog standard USB connection? Cables you can plug into your computer, if you splurge, are $5US at supermarket checkouts, FFS. Ditto for wall warts. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-the-snides-of-march-mini-rants/781256/9 "2017-03-03T02:59:26Z")
Since this is redundant, I’ll close it.