# Damn Dirty April! (Monthly Mini-Rants) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 1, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679 "2024-04-01T14:43:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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:** [April 7, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/101 "2024-04-07T12:42:01Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > What the hell do they pay these totally useless telephone support people for? "You’re not answering phones fast enough! You’re not getting them off the phone fast enough! Don’t you understand your Metrics? Faster…! Faster…! Faster…! You need better SLA’s. And more first call resolutions too! Me? My job is to sit on my ugly chair-shaped fat ass and yell at, berate, judge, and bully you people while I file my nails. I’m not here to take any escalation calls…! Oh look, you made me chip a nail…" ---
**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:** [April 7, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/102 "2024-04-07T20:48:39Z")
Well, the wife had a hankering for a pizza this evening. I’ve never ordered delivery here, but went to the website of a place that gets good reviews, selected a build-your-own 16" pizza. Then I went to check out: cost of pizza, delivery fee, service charge (WTF?) and taxes came to over $50. For a fucking pizza. No thanks. On Wednesday I’ll go get one from Costco, an 18" for ten bucks. And it’s good pizza. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/103 "2024-04-07T21:19:41Z")
What’s with these posts that keep showing up on Facebook with “Sad News” regarding some celebrity (their death, death of a “beloved” co-star, etc). The supposed link goes to a no-content website. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/104 "2024-04-07T21:23:49Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > On Wednesday I’ll go get one from Costco, an 18" for ten bucks. And it’s good pizza. Hell yeah it is, you probably can’t find a better pizza for the price than Costco. You can find a better pizza or a cheaper pizza but I don’t think I’ve gotten one at a better value. I could go for a slice of their pepperoni right now. 😋 ---
**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:** [April 7, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/105 "2024-04-07T21:29:19Z")
Bonus: they’ve got Irish butter on sale at $3.50 off. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/106 "2024-04-07T21:42:07Z")
I’m still suffering through the sinus infection from hell. I wonder if it’s so bad because my body has not had to fight off an infection for over 4 years? I’m not hungry, generally nauseous, and the roof of my mouth is swollen and sore so it’s hard to swallow but I have to eat before I take the antibiotic. I’ve gone through most of the soft food I had in the house. Though there is still peanut butter. Earlier I thought I could eat some scrambled eggs. But I don’t have any eggs. So I Door Dashed a breakfast platter from Perkins Restaurant. All I could eat was the eggs and a piece of sausage. $23 for some eggs. But I don’t care. The eggs were good and I had something in my stomach for the 4 p.m. pill. I put the rest in the fridge so maybe later today I can eat the hash browns and biscuits. I’d been thinking about driving from Memphis to Jonesboro AR for the eclipse tomorrow if the weather looked good. That’s out of the question now. I have to take out the garbage later and _that_ feels like an insurmountable task. I’ll just have to enjoy the 99% I can see from my front porch. Hell, there’s always 2045 when the path of totality will include Memphis. 🌑 ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/107 "2024-04-07T21:42:30Z")
Reading the NE Ohio Scanner, which reports accidents and such, posted an 8 year old boy is in serious conditioned after being mauled by several rottweillers. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/108 "2024-04-08T03:35:05Z")
Ah, there’s a bit of relief (sort of) in the calendar issue. The school calendar which was promulgated at the beginning of the school year had a bit of an error\*. It’s actually April 7 and April 28 (both Sundays) and May 11 (a Saturday) for the "make up days) for the holidays. \*A couple of years ago, the school published an English calendar with China’s holidays and the United States’ holidays on it. They had Thanksgiving downn as the fifth Sunday of November that year because someone thought Thanksgiving is _the last Thursday of November_. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/109 "2024-04-08T06:16:36Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > I’ve gone through most of the soft food I had in the house. If there’s a Wal-Mart near you (or even most Dollar stores have 'em) I can highly recommend those disposable cups of instant mashed potatoes, and also the similar cups of microwaveable Rice-A-Roni. Very soft, easy on the tummy, and no dishes to clean up when you feel like crap. Add a pat of butter to boost the nutrient content if needed. ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/110 "2024-04-08T15:43:35Z")
I couldnt get off of work becasue my boss wanted to take her kids to see the eclipse which makes sense. Fortunatly Memphis weather is looking clearer so maybe we will get to see what we can. I hope you feel well enough to stand outside to see. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/111 "2024-04-08T17:51:39Z")
> [@adhemar](#): > > Fortunatly Memphis weather is looking clearer so maybe we will get to see what we can. I hope you feel well enough to stand outside to see. And now it’s gotten cloudy. There’s still hope, though. Some blue sky is peaking through. I will be on the porch no matter what. We should be able to at least see the light getting dimmer. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I can highly recommend those disposable cups of instant mashed potatoes, and also the similar cups of microwaveable Rice-A-Roni. My plan is to do a Kroger pickup tomorrow consisting of just those kind of things plus some yogurt and juice. Small mushy meals is all I can handle. I’m hoping my appetite will come back after the roof of my mouth gets better. I don’t think I’d feel nearly so bad if I could just eat. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/112 "2024-04-08T18:07:17Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > Small mushy meals is all I can handle. This will sound weird, but look at getting a coupla jars of baby food. There’s actual protein meals (I like the Gerber chicken and veg - needs a pinch of salt, otherwise more than adequate as a mini-meal) and they also do sweet fruity concoctions, too, if you’d like “dessert.” ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/113 "2024-04-08T18:43:32Z")
That is an excellent idea! I haven’t had any vegetables for 5 days - too crunchy. (Two bagged salads are going bad in the fridge.) Everything I’m eating tastes blah so some veggie baby food can’t hurt. I’ll add some to my list. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/114 "2024-04-09T03:41:09Z")
I burnt the side of my pinky on a hot skillet. There’s a blister, but it’s too deep to puncture. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/115 "2024-04-09T13:39:58Z")
Even though we put our house on the market, dealt with realtors, bought a lot of packing material and packed about 80 boxes, we decided not to sell our house after all. So we owe a chunk of money to the realtors for inspections and photographs, and we have to return unused boxes and packing material to the store today to get our money back. All because I didn’t bother to look _inside_ the houses in the 55+ community we had selected. They had unpleasant, depressing layouts and were pretty much dumps. And the small town had next to no amenities. Why do they build these communities where there are no doctors and practically no restaurants? ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/116 "2024-04-09T15:06:32Z")
it is baffling to me as well. how are you to age in when you have to drive everywhere? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/117 "2024-04-09T15:30:07Z")
> [@teelabrown](#): > > Why do they build these communities where there are no doctors and practically no restaurants? My gf recently took her mom to Florida to visit her sister and her husband. They live in a huge community called The Villages. _Everything_ is within a walk or golf cart ride. They rarely need to drive their car, other than to take it for service nearby. There are medical facilities an The Villages, entertainment, restaurants, you name it. My gf thought it was kind of weird. ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/118 "2024-04-09T15:31:41Z")
In southaven it cleared up nicely for the partial eclipse. Very cool. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/119 "2024-04-09T15:52:56Z")
Drove all day Sunday through pounding rain (and even hail in the middle of Illinois), but Monday it all cleared out in time for the eclipse in Terre Haute. . > [@kayaker](#): > > There are medical facilities an The Villages, entertainment, restaurants, you name it. [“Where am I?” “You’re in The Villages…”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygLg-7G0Xp0) ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679/120 "2024-04-09T16:07:17Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > My gf recently took her mom to Florida to visit her sister and her husband. They live in a huge community called The Villages. _Everything_ is within a walk or golf cart ride. They rarely need to drive their car, other than to take it for service nearby. There are medical facilities an The Villages, entertainment, restaurants, you name it. My gf thought it was kind of weird. Okay. Now I have the image of a 55+ community built to look like the community in The Prisoner. Would it need to be coastal? Or could you do it without an ocean? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-dirty-april-monthly-mini-rants/999679.md?page=7)