# February's Festering Fulminations (minirants) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 31, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757 "2016-01-31T16:59:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [February 1, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/21 "2016-02-01T20:47:40Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I **need** two receipts for a charge on my work credit card, for a couple of travelers who stayed at a hotel a couple of weeks ago. I have called the hotel five times today and given them both my email address and my fax number, and each time they say, “Okay, I’m sending it now, call me if you don’t get it.” And I don’t fucking get it. I’ve even emailed them, and still nothing. > > I’m about to call them again but I’m so frustrated I want to cry. If it wasn’t so late in the afternoon it’d probably be easier to hop in the car and drive the four hours to pick up the fucking receipts. :mad: Can you have them fax the receipts? Speaking from my own experience, the front desk programs at hotels was programmed by drunk monkeys and emails whenever it wants to. Sometimes it’s immediate and sometimes it takes a day or two and we have no way of knowing how it’s sending. ---
**Author:** ![DeepLiquid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deepliquid/32/14893_2.png) [@DeepLiquid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeepLiquid)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/22 "2016-02-01T20:56:48Z")
How fucking hard is it to actually contact someone when you want to interview them. Twice, so far, I’ve been contacted via email with potential employers saying “we’d like to interview you, please give us your available dates/times this week”, twice I’ve promptly replied with the information… then nothing. No further contact, no kiss my ass, nothing. I’ve emailed them a second time to see if there was a problem, and still nothing. Fucking morons. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/23 "2016-02-01T20:58:37Z")
I gave them the fax number also. They are very polite and cheerful, as am I, but what we have here is a failure to communicate… ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/24 "2016-02-01T22:03:04Z")
It’s a beautiful day out, but because it’s unseasonably warm, and the sun is shining directly into my studio, and–because it’s winter–there’s no AC available, it is ludicrously hot in here. I’d open a window, but the campus shuttle runs right below me, and I can’t hear my students. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/25 "2016-02-01T22:32:01Z")
Why do people feel they are doing me a big favor by paying with exact change? I do not need correct change if you are paying cash. The little machine by the register spits out exactly your correct change. Stop holding up the line for three minutes while counting out 22 pennies. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/26 "2016-02-01T22:37:06Z")
> [@DadWagonDriver](#): > > What the fuck is with “easy weekday slow cooker meals” that have to cook for 6-7 hours on low or 2-3 hours on high? > > That doesn’t fucking help! I’m gone from 7:40-5:20. I can make it home for lunch by 12:15, but the kids usually need to eat before 6:00. I don’t want my food overcooked, and the whole point of the crock pot is that I should just have to turn it on in the morning while I pack lunches, and then serve the meal when we get home from school/work. > > Even worse, I just saw one for a **breakfast casserole** that needs to cook for 2-3 hours on high or 4-5 hours on low. HOW THE FUCK IS THAT SUPPOSED TO WORK?! Should I get up in the middle of the goddamn night to prep the casserole? How is this more convenient? GAH! Many croc pots now come with a timers, so you can set them to turn on by themself, even in the middle of the night. On other mofels, you can plug their cord into a timer switch to do the same thing. Or some stoves have a built-in outlet on the face that can be cpntrolled by the stove timer. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/27 "2016-02-01T23:00:19Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I gave them the fax number also. They are very polite and cheerful, as am I, but what we have here is a failure to communicate… Don’t let them disconnect the call until the receipts have arrived, whether by fax or by email. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/28 "2016-02-01T23:26:33Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Don’t let them disconnect the call until the receipts have arrived, whether by fax or by email. I don’t recommend that. Hotel front desk phones are very busy places as are the desks themselves. Pester the managers if the desk isn’t getting you what you want. They’re in the back where they can waste their time in private. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/29 "2016-02-01T23:31:06Z")
^^^ Okay, THAT ^^^ But still, once you’ve got the manager on the call, don’t let it drop until the mission is accomplished. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/30 "2016-02-02T00:19:18Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Why do people feel they are doing me a big favor by paying with exact change? I do not need correct change if you are paying cash. The little machine by the register spits out exactly your correct change. Stop holding up the line for three minutes while counting out 22 pennies. I am not doing the cashier a favour (at least, that’s not my usual excuse). I am doing MYSELF a favour. You have more room in your register for change than I have in my wallet. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/31 "2016-02-02T00:45:32Z")
> [@dada2fish](#): > > The bad news, I’m getting over a cold, blew my stuffy nose and much of the mucous bubbled out of my left ear. :eek: I think I have a hole in my ear connected to my sinuses. When I have a really bad sinus infection that results in congestion, blowing my nose often results in mucus bubbling up through the tear duct in my right eye. Hurts like hell. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/32 "2016-02-02T00:48:18Z")
> [@DadWagonDriver](#): > > What the fuck is with “easy weekday slow cooker meals” that have to cook for 6-7 hours on low or 2-3 hours on high? > > That doesn’t fucking help! I’m gone from 7:40-5:20. I can make it home for lunch by 12:15, but the kids usually need to eat before 6:00. I don’t want my food overcooked, and the whole point of the crock pot is that I should just have to turn it on in the morning while I pack lunches, and then serve the meal when we get home from school/work. > > Even worse, I just saw one for a **breakfast casserole** that needs to cook for 2-3 hours on high or 4-5 hours on low. HOW THE FUCK IS THAT SUPPOSED TO WORK?! Should I get up in the middle of the goddamn night to prep the casserole? How is this more convenient? GAH! Appliance timer to turn the crock pot on at the appropriate start time? ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/33 "2016-02-02T01:28:17Z")
> [@DadWagonDriver](#): > > What the fuck is with “easy weekday slow cooker meals” that have to cook for 6-7 hours on low or 2-3 hours on high? A meal that is done in a slow-cooker after cooking for 6-7 hours on low is still going to be fine in 9-10 hours. Just turn it on when you leave in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emtar_KronJonDerSohn)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/34 "2016-02-02T02:30:15Z")
I got a call on the way home from work but didn’t answer because it was an unknown number and I was driving. The caller left a message that went: Hello? This message is for Emtar? Kronjondersohn? This is Heather? With valley pediatric? I’m calling? About the claim? There’s a problem? Submitting it? Call me? As soon as possible? At? Xxx? Xxx? Xx? Xx? extension? Xx? X? Thanks? Of course my voicemail transcribed the number and extension as a series of two and three digit numbers, not a phone number, so I had to actually listen through that beast a second time and write it down. I called back and got her voicemail. Hello? You have reached Heather? With valley pediatric? Billing? If you are having? A medical emergency? Hang up? And call 911? If you have? A medical question? Call our main number? At xxx? Xxx? Xx? Xx? Extension? Xx? X? If your insurance? Has changed? And you want to know? If we still take it? Call your insurance company? And ask them? With our tax ID? It is? X? Xx? X? Xx? Xx? X? X? If you want? To make a payment? By phone? Call our main number? At xxx? Xxx? Xx? Xx? Extension? Xx? X? Of course the main number gives all this information about calling 911 or getting a medical assistant BEFORE it will accept an extension. I suppose if her “greeting” has an end I could probably leave a message after the beep, but I gave it about two minutes and hung up. All I have to say anyway is to call the number on my insurance card. I’m not a medical provider, I have never billed my insurance or any other insurance, I don’t know how to file a claim, I don’t know how that’s normally done or how it’s done with my insurance but every time I use the insurance I have some clueless billing operator calling to ask how to bill my insurance. Call the insurance! And learn how to SPEAK! Pretend you talk on the phone for a living! Save some question marks for the rest of us! ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/35 "2016-02-02T05:49:18Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Why do people feel they are doing me a big favor by paying with exact change? I don’t pay with exact change for the convenience of the checkout person. I do it for my own convenience. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/36 "2016-02-02T06:12:32Z")
Yeah, I’m fishing for a dime because I don’t want 90 cents back. And while we’re at it, when giving coins and bills back to me, put the coins in my palm first so they don’t slide off the bills. Everyfuckingbody does coins on top now and it makes me want to throw the coins at them. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2016, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/37 "2016-02-02T11:20:49Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > Yeah, I’m fishing for a dime because I don’t want 90 cents back. > > And while we’re at it, when giving coins and bills back to me, put the coins in my palm first so they don’t slide off the bills. Everyfuckingbody does coins on top now and it makes me want to throw the coins at them. I prefer having the coins on top so I can put them in my coin pouch first and then fiddle with all the bills. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/38 "2016-02-02T13:55:04Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > ^^^ Okay, THAT ^^^ > > But still, once you’ve got the manager on the call, don’t let it drop until the mission is accomplished. Thanks, I did finally get those receipts, but it took half the day! It’ll be a cold day in hell before I book anyone at that place again. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/39 "2016-02-02T14:35:45Z")
> [@Canadjun](#): > > I am not doing the cashier a favour (at least, that’s not my usual excuse). I am doing MYSELF a favour. You have more room in your register for change than I have in my wallet. Well, don’t do it when there is a line of people behind you waiting for their turn. Be respectful of other people’s time. I have two rants this morning. First of all, in this day and age, why does it still take a week to transfer money electronically between to bank accounts? Transferred $1000 from my savings to my checkings, and yes, it took a week. If I had withdrawn the money in cash and driven it over it would have been done the same day (and yes I should have done so). What the hell? I never touched the money, it should be a 24 hour turnaround to verify that the other bank had the money. Banks are assholes. My other rant is also on banks. I went to the bank this morning, and handed her my already prepared deposit. The phone rang, she answered it, and began helping the other customer! Why does the phone take priority over the customer standing right there? Why not tell the other customer to hold? Why I am not more important? I swear, the phone is the worst ever invention humans made. Banks are assholes! ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757/40 "2016-02-02T15:15:21Z")
There are four floors in this building and two stalls in each floor. Each one had big assed turds and massive was of nasty toilet paper in the tolets and piss on the seats. Really? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757.md?page=3)