# June, I'm worried about the Peeve (mini-rants) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 31, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846 "2019-05-31T20:34:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**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:** [June 24, 2019, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/221 "2019-06-24T00:29:13Z")
Yay new kidney! (^o^)/ > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I bought a fancy schmancy French door refridge. What brand? I have a Kenmore side-by-side that’s been chugging along for 12 years; the ice dispenser/crusher died years ago, but the ice maker still works (after a bit of work unclogging a frozen tube). I’ve tracked down the motor, but I’m not sure how much effort I want to put into an old appliance. My mother hates the thing because the two compartments are so narrow…in fact, she hates it so much that she got a small, cheap fridge to keep in the garage just to have what she deems to be sufficient storage space. I also have a Samsung washer that was part of the “exploding washer” recall. I’ve yet to have the issue addressed, since I read so many complaints about an associated firmware update pretty much ruining the washer’s ability to sufficiently clean the laundry. I’m very careful about what I wash though. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/222 "2019-06-24T00:42:13Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Yay new kidney! (^o^)/ > What brand? I have a Kenmore side-by-side that’s been chugging along for 12 years; the ice dispenser/crusher died years ago, but the ice maker still works (after a bit of work unclogging a frozen tube). I’ve tracked down the motor, but I’m not sure how much effort I want to put into an old appliance. My mother hates the thing because the two compartments are so narrow…in fact, she hates it so much that she got a small, cheap fridge to keep in the garage just to have what she deems to be sufficient storage space. > > I also have a Samsung washer that was part of the “exploding washer” recall. I’ve yet to have the issue addressed, since I read so many complaints about an associated firmware update pretty much ruining the washer’s ability to sufficiently clean the laundry. I’m very careful about what I wash though. LG. I will never buy another appliance by them. Crap, all of it. My old Kenmore with a freezer on top, we moved it to the garage. I just knew it was running on its last legs 2 or 3 fridges ago. It’s still chugging along. I keep water bottles and Mr.Wrekkers beer in it. It keeps them colder. I think it’s at least 10 years old. ---
**Author:** ![slalexan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@slalexan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slalexan)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/223 "2019-06-24T15:12:58Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > I just wanted to respond to this part about you having to pay for it all. You don’t. It falls to her school district to pay for a lot of it. A wise investment you can make right now is an educational advocate or a special ed attorney who will represent your child (with you) in meetings with the school district and get her all the services she needs and is entitled to receive. > > Good luck. Please feel to PM if you ever want to talk or vent. Thank you for the offer. As it was explained to me, she won’t get services through the summer because she doesn’t qualify for summer school. In order to qualify for summer school, she has to have a “demonstrated need” which means we have to show that not going to summer school hampers her learning. However, it seems really stupid to just wait for her to get worse when she’s made so much progress. I don’t want to lose it. She’s already not communicating as well as she did when she was in preschool. So we are planning on getting private speach and occupational therapy to bridge the gap in the summer. That is, if we can afford it. The whole thing is maddening, though. As for hiring an advocate, you are the second person to recommend that. I suppose that means I really do need to look into it. > [@MissTake](#): > > Anti Rant: I have a new kidney. Hurts like madness. But no more dialysis. Six years of waiting. Congratulations! I wish you a speedy recovery. My boss at work is burning his candle at both ends. I think he’s actually cut it into six pieces and is burning all six at both ends. He’s doing basically three jobs and right now is a STRESSFUL time. I’m getting real tired of being told, constantly, to do more with less. At some point, we can’t do any more with it. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/224 "2019-06-24T15:38:53Z")
Great to hear, **MissTake**! ---
**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:** [June 24, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/225 "2019-06-24T19:00:46Z")
Congratulations, **MissTake**. Hope you feel well soon. > [@road\_lobo](#): > > I’m guessing this is symbolic of a hug. I concur with that sentiment. > > But triple parentheses can be interpreted as bigotry: > [Triple parentheses - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_parentheses) > > Maybe this is pointless mansplaining on my part. If it’s peevish, I apologize. I had never heard of that. The article says it started in 2014 on some sites. My first urge is to ignore it and wait for it to go away, like other fads. It’s sort of like their co-opting of the OK sign and other things. I’m going to keep doing it here, where it’s an established convention (hugs), but may not use it other places. > [@Shoeless](#): > > Colonoscopy prep day. Need I say more? > > Do gin and tonics count as “clear liquids”? 😉 (((( **Shoeless** )))) Okay, I added a set to distinguish. > [@Yllaria](#): > > Grrr. My computer at work apparently spent last night sending out emails with a link to a malware site. IT thinks they have it fixed, although the fix was “change your password”. . . . Ongoing effect - my email address had been quarantined by IT. They are working with a cybersecurity contractor to . . . they don’t say what. They also don’t know when I’ll have email again. The kicker is that while on quarantine, people who send me email do not get a message saying that there was no delivery. This is going to kick my work in the butt. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/226 "2019-06-24T19:33:04Z")
> [@The\_Vorlon](#): > > I was walking back to the computer room when it started > > \ . . . > > \ > > Frack! > > \ . . . Could be worse. This [YouTube guitarist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FvQzBnped8) moved into a new place that had a beep that seemed to be coming from everywhere. He rented eight microphones and used them with his sound mixing software to trace the location, while videoing the process. The location was suitably surprising. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/227 "2019-06-25T00:57:53Z")
It must be the month for appliances. I bought a Kenmore dishwasher from Sears back around '85 and it gave me flawless performance until early 2016. So call it 30 years and change. Then it died. Hard. I researched and purchased an Electrolux, I have a post somewhere wondering why the hell it was delivered to Wisconsin or some other state that’s not Arkansas, but that’s irrelevant to this post. The online reviews of it started going to crap about 2 months after I bought it. It occasionally cleaned well, but now it’s just moving water around so I’m in the market for another dishwasher after only 3 years. Anyone need a slightly used dishwasher? Delivered via orbital bombardment. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2019, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/228 "2019-06-25T01:12:09Z")
I guess it’s still true that nothing sucks like an Electrolux. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/229 "2019-06-25T01:32:09Z")
And I am home. Thank heavens. Thank you for all the hugs and well wishes. I’ve complained enough over these past six years. Now I can look ahead. Trying to drink two liters of water a day has been hellish. To go from 32oz to two liters? I’m peeing every five minutes. Boo to stupid “fancy” appliances and cc scammers! ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/230 "2019-06-25T01:50:29Z")
MissTake, I’m not a prolific poster but I’ve read your story over the last few years. I am SO happy for you, and I hope you heal fast and well (if you don’t float away first 😛 ) Congrats and hooray and it’s about goddamned time! ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/231 "2019-06-25T03:26:27Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > LG. I will never buy another appliance by them. Crap, all of it. My old Kenmore with a freezer on top, we moved it to the garage. I just knew it was running on its last legs 2 or 3 fridges ago. It’s still chugging along. I keep water bottles and Mr.Wrekkers beer in it. It keeps them colder. I think it’s at least 10 years old. I have a small fridge I bought when I rented my first house over 40 years ago. It’s currently sitting in the laundry room full of soft drinks, extra milk, etc. It needs to have the freezer defrosted every year or so, but has never been serviced and still keeps everything cold. ---
**Author:** ![Swampwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/232 "2019-06-25T12:41:02Z")
Fuck diverticulitis. Fuck fistulas. Fuck bladder spasms. Fuck collapsing in the kitchen. And Double-fuck the U.S. Healthcare **Industry** which jacks prices up so much it acts as a deterrent to healthcare. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/233 "2019-06-25T15:01:53Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > Anti Rant: I have a new kidney. Hurts like madness. But no more dialysis. Six years of waiting. That is fantastic news - congratulations!! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/234 "2019-06-25T15:31:48Z")
> [@Swampwolf](#): > > Fuck diverticulitis. Fuck fistulas. Fuck bladder spasms. Fuck collapsing in the kitchen. And Double-fuck the U.S. Healthcare **Industry** which jacks prices up so much it acts as a deterrent to healthcare. I say ‘fuck it’ right along with you. This health care thing is beginning to bring me down. Sorry about your gut. Feel better soon! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/235 "2019-06-25T15:36:43Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Sorry about your gut. Feel better soon! Hallmark sup[/sup] should use that. ---
**Author:** ![Swampwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/236 "2019-06-25T16:49:53Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I say ‘fuck it’ right along with you. This health care thing is beginning to bring me down. > Sorry about your gut. Feel better soon! Thanks. I know I’ll need surgery at some point. But I’m trying to put it off as long as I can. If I can just hold off until we join the rest of the world in providing affordable healthcare, I’ll be golden. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/237 "2019-06-25T23:44:03Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > Anti Rant: I have a new kidney. Hurts like madness. But no more dialysis. Six years of waiting. Congrats, **MisTake**! Hope the pain subsides soon. You are my future. My kidneys are functioning at less than 50% and going downhill. I’m trying to save them through diet, but it’s only a matter of time. My nephrologist tells me it’s at least 10 years till they’ll be able to print me a new one with a 3D printer, or create a new one from my stem cells. I don’t think I have that long. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/238 "2019-06-26T01:54:40Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Hallmark sup[/sup] should use that. 🙂 ---
**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:** [June 26, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/239 "2019-06-26T02:32:57Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Congrats, **MisTake**! Hope the pain subsides soon. > > You are my future. My kidneys are functioning at less than 50% and going downhill. I’m trying to save them through diet, but it’s only a matter of time. My nephrologist tells me it’s at least 10 years till they’ll be able to print me a new one with a 3D printer, or create a new one from my stem cells. I don’t think I have that long. You might make it–I was talking to someone one chair over while in dialysis last week and I learned she had been getting her oil changed 3 times a week for 40 years… ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846/240 "2019-06-26T11:33:00Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > Anti Rant: I have a new kidney. Hurts like madness. But no more dialysis. Six years of waiting. Good news, Missy. I hope you recover quickly. An update on the Ameriprise situation. It turned out that there were no other forms to send in, the form that the customer representative insisted that I send in was completely inappropriate for the situation. And the good news is that the beneficiary for the account appears to be correct, so even though I really want to have nothing to do with this company, the money will stay there for now. I will have them confirm the beneficiary in writing though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846.md?page=13)