# First Rants Thread of 2015 - January Minirants **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 1, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681 "2015-01-01T15:55:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/1 "2015-01-01T15:55:13Z")
I pit myself for not being able to come up with a better title. If you’re not enjoying certain aspects of the year so far, bitch away in this thread! ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/2 "2015-01-01T16:00:36Z")
I pit myself for being a grumpy sod 😉 The one night of the year where I could drink myself silly with no social repercussions, a house full of booze, and I turned into major buzzkill, telling guests to keep their voices down and close the doors behind them. In my defence, having people round when I’ve got a four year old trying to sleep upstairs wasn’t the best plan. Oh well, at least I’m not hungover today! And they all still seem to be talking to me, even after I grumped off to bed just after the bells. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/3 "2015-01-01T16:36:25Z")
Shit, 2015 is pretty much over already. I’m worried about 2016!! ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/4 "2015-01-01T17:01:46Z")
I bought a new (to me) car last Saturday, unfortunately it is black. I say unfortunately because every scratch and chip is magnified. So far I have about 5 chips and scratches on the driver side that all happened in one day at work in our jammed parking lot. Yesterday I saw someone has put a big scrape on the bumper. I ordered some paint to fix the chops but I don’t’ think I can fix the scrape. :eek: :mad: ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/5 "2015-01-01T17:22:04Z")
Over Christmas, I broke the root of a tooth, got influenza A, and had a major asthma attack. None of these have resolved. This sucks. I’m going back to sleep. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/6 "2015-01-01T17:30:38Z")
Last night, we were all dressed up to go to a party when a drunk ran his truck into our gate. So much for the party. ☹ Drunk bailed out and took off at a staggering run, cops were called, tow truck came and impounded the truck and our gate and gate post were damaged so badly that we can’t close the gate. Today we learned that the drunk (cops did catch him) was driving on a suspended license and didn’t have insurance. We probably won’t be able to get the gate fixed until next week so now we can’t just let the hounds out to do their business because we are worried that one of them will wander off and get lost. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/7 "2015-01-01T18:09:40Z")
On last night’s news hour, the Nissan “snowboard” commercial aired five times. FIVE FUCKING TIMES! Fuck your shitty cars, Nissan; I hope your company fails miserably in 2015. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/8 "2015-01-01T18:39:23Z")
Hoping every knucklehead with a pet doesn’t show up to the animal ER like they did last night. Between the crowd that showed up and Dr Princess Hospitalize Everything, we didn’t get a break and possibly set a record for most patients hospitalized in one shift. Also, xylitol. Please keep it away from your pets. It kills dogs, and is in lots of sugarless gum. Also in some chocolate, apparently, and took some explaining to convince a couple owners last night that the chocolate their dog ate wasn’t the problem, it was the xylitol in it that could cause death within a few hours. Happy new year, dammit! ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/9 "2015-01-01T18:49:39Z")
Mine is a happy rant. Due to Wx, we don’t have to go to the little kid party at 2PM, which is at a place 30 miles away. Our old Subaru with AWD could do it but it is defenseless from the other drives we would be sure to meet. Unhappy rant part: If you text like crazy all the time, when the WX is bad & peeps need info is not the time to not answer texts. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/10 "2015-01-01T19:51:59Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > On last night’s news hour, the Nissan “snowboard” commercial aired five times. FIVE FUCKING TIMES! Fuck your shitty cars, Nissan; I hope your company fails miserably in 2015. Bahh that’s nothing.I’ve been trying to watch the Mythbusters marathon, and every half hour they show the 3 minute mangled puppy guilt trip 'mercial. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/11 "2015-01-01T20:43:26Z")
My city celebrated in it’s typical fashion: First homicide at 0117 1/1/2015. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/12 "2015-01-01T20:51:10Z")
I listen to the radio a lot. Two shows that I enjoy listening to, the local morning and afternoon radio shows, are being cut to a shorter duration from now on, apparently. And other shows are taking the place of the cut parts of the shows. Other shows, like on Monday they’ll have a stupid repeat of the previous day’s call-in show. I find call-in radio shows annoying to begin with, and what on earth is the point of running call-in show reruns? You can’t even call in when it’s a rerun. Is there a call-in show where I can call them and say how annoying it is to have my favourite programs cut short? ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/13 "2015-01-01T20:59:20Z")
My flat screen TV crapped out yesterday, just in time to miss the bowl games (arrrrgh!) And just after all the preChristmas sales have ended and TVs are back to full price. Shazzbot. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/14 "2015-01-01T21:08:31Z")
I had guests over last night, a rarity in our house, and of COURSE my hand held pet hair vacuum crapped out 3 hours before they came over. So instead of getting to relax for an hour or so from a full day of cleaning before they came over, I spent an hour and half running to four different stores to find a replacement, mostly because many of them closed at 6, and the stores that DID open we’re sold out of the model I needed because after all they make nice Christmas presents.:smack: ---
**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:** [January 1, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/15 "2015-01-01T21:14:22Z")
I am on day 4 of a 6-day workweek and I’m ready to strangle everything that moves. Plus tomorrow and the next day I have to work with OCD Coworker. I’m so tired of working all the time. I just want to crawl in my cave and hibernate. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/16 "2015-01-01T22:24:41Z")
Norovirus hit the MissTake household. TheKid got hit this morning while at work. Cooking. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2015, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/17 "2015-01-01T22:53:54Z")
This should probably go in the workplace griping thread, but it’s more month-specific… I used up my last remaining vacation days over Christmas. Because of my company’s less-than-generous vacation policy, that puts me going back to work for **one day** this week. My former supervisor had recognized this, and told me he would try to see if I could be given that day off. Either he couldn’t do anything about it, or word was not passed along to my current supervisor. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/18 "2015-01-02T09:08:58Z")
Yup. My partner had Mon-Fri off this week, but because of his rota has to go in on Saturday, before resuming the normal Monday to Friday next week ☹ ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/19 "2015-01-02T12:02:02Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Bahh that’s nothing.I’ve been trying to watch the Mythbusters marathon, and every half hour they show the 3 minute mangled puppy guilt trip 'mercial. Same on the Walking Dead marathon. Also the weepy UNICEF commercial with Alyssia Milano quavering on about “fifty…cents…a day…” I think organizations don’t need my money if they can run that fucking many commercials. ETA: I’ve now been coughing consistently since 12/26/2014, even with taking TWO meds that should shut up those fucking nerves. Codeine cough syrup won’t do a thing, either…I already take an opiate. Tessalon perles (a great med normally) aren’t denting it. I’ve been contemplating liquor. At least I’d be cheerful. Is 7 am too early to put booze in your coffee? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Goob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Mr.Goob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Goob)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681/20 "2015-01-02T13:19:55Z")
Most weekday morning I listen to a local AM news station for an hour when NPR’s morning edition loops. The ads running on the AM station seem to be 50 percent ambulance chasing lawyers. They have the worst earwig jingles to go with their cutsy alphanumaric phone numbers. GET OUT OF MY HEAD! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rants-thread-of-2015-january-minirants/708681.md?page=2)