Over the last 2 days there have been probably 7 threads that I’ve gone so far as to hit the “new thread” button, type something in, then decide that I was bored with the topic and hit the back button, never to return to that idea.
There was the Pit thread about delta airlines and Newark airport.
There was the thread abou how good my dinner was, and how that was rather startling since it was a frozen mexican meal.
There were others that I don’t even remember anymore, they were so bland and meaningless, even to me. sigh I’m only posting this because I feel the need to post something, pointless though it may be.
It’s so amazing you say that, because I’ve come real close to posting on some of those threads–only to find you haven’t started them yet!
Seriously, though, I do the same thing. Part of it is the “With so little bandwidth, should I really start such an asinine thread?” editor that lives in me (you’ll notice this editor never suggests the same restraint with replies…) but I think it is even more a product of Post Ennui. Francesca has hit it on the head.
There was a Pit thread recently that called someone out for something they said in another calling-someone-out thread. I started to pick someone at random and start a flame thread on them, referencing all the others, just to see how many iterations we could get. But I figured that would really piss off the mods. So thanks for the chance to at least allude to it.
This is a great idea: the Ideas Too Mundane for Their Own Thread thread! Or Meta-Mundane, Post-Pointless SIMS. C’mon, who else has a lame idea?
that Delta thing - you don’t live in NJ - was it post-parting depression? :: D&R::
Seriously, in March I had a bad experience with Delta (Tampa-Orlando-JFK) where the flight was delayed first leg, then delayed out of MCO, then cancelled on the board (no announcement). Big pain getting on another flight. My mom was to meet me at JFK, I called her, she called Delta later for an update, was told I'd be in at 4 (I was never on that flight). Waited at JFK for 2 1/2 hrs and 3 gate changes until I arrived 3 1/2 hrs late. She wrote Delta a letter than the USPS had a Hazmat team deliver since it was dripping so much venom. They sent me a $75 credit. Write them. (Maybe hire my mom to write them...:)
(FWIW TruePisces said that was a sign I was meant to stay in Tampa)
I do that all the time. But in my case, someone else usually starts the same thread just before I do. For example, yesterday I was thinking of movies that are so old or popular that everybody knows the spoilers (i.e. Vader was Luke’s father). Today I see this thread and I thought “Great! It’ll be a perfect companion thread”. So I go to MPSIMS to start it and find this thread. D’oh! Foiled again!
Definately not depression at leaving the NY metro area. If anyone ever wants to hear my thoughts on that town, I’ll share them, but I have restrained myself knowing there are many dopers who actually like living there. shudder
I already wrote them a scathing letter. Not nasty, but one that gets my point across very well. It included names of those employees who were the most “troublesome”.
You evidently didn’t see the good parts. Next time you’re around, drop a line and maybe a few Dopers will give you a tour. Historical, B-Way, museums, or just sitting in Washington Square park with a hot dog and drink and watching varied humanity walk by.
