# Little Frustrations - The Place for All Your Minor Venting Needs **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 22, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-frustrations-the-place-for-all-your-minor-venting-needs/981500 "2023-03-22T15:41:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-frustrations-the-place-for-all-your-minor-venting-needs/981500/261 "2023-06-13T14:58:07Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I laughed at “Acme”… did you see any coyotes shopping there? When I first moved here decades ago I got a good laugh. Nowadays, I only remember the connection when we have visitors from out of town. It would sure be cool to find a supply of rockets, anvils, and “instant holes” tucked away somewhere between “Seasonal” and “Pet Supplies”. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-frustrations-the-place-for-all-your-minor-venting-needs/981500/262 "2023-06-13T16:52:43Z")
Freeze four pounds, and make a triple-quarter pounder for supper with the leftover? ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lucky\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_One)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-frustrations-the-place-for-all-your-minor-venting-needs/981500/263 "2023-06-13T17:04:30Z")
I applied in July of last year, was conditionally approved when I booked my trip to Sweden for May, and did the ‘interview’ (2 questions-Criminal record? Alias? ) on my return to the US. They snapped the photo and I was done. If you can do it returning to the country, it’s not too much of a hassle. This was at Ohare- ---
**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 13, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-frustrations-the-place-for-all-your-minor-venting-needs/981500/264 "2023-06-13T20:35:19Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > A related annoyance: Sometimes when I’m trying to comparison shop among different products the per unit price for one product will be “per ounce” but for another it will be “per pound” or something similar. At the checkout line at Walmart last week I looked at the Bic lighters. They had them packaged as a single lighter, a pack of two, a pack of four, and a pack of five. Of the four package sizes, two of the unit prices were “each” while the other two were “per ounce”. Who buys lighters by weight? ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-frustrations-the-place-for-all-your-minor-venting-needs/981500/265 "2023-06-13T21:39:07Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Is Wisconsin close to Iowa? No? I didn’t think so, so why the heck are my threads in Wisconsin now? The designer ships her kits in mailing tubes so she doesn’t have to fold the canvas, it’s not like they are losing a small, light envelope. Yes Wisconsin borders Iowa. They couldn’t be closer. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-frustrations-the-place-for-all-your-minor-venting-needs/981500/266 "2023-06-13T21:47:19Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > while the other two were “per ounce”. Who buys lighters by weight? If they don’t give the weight, how can you tell which one’s lighter? ---
**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 13, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-frustrations-the-place-for-all-your-minor-venting-needs/981500/267 "2023-06-13T21:54:25Z")
That’s quite enough of that sort of thing from you today. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-frustrations-the-place-for-all-your-minor-venting-needs/981500/268 "2023-06-14T14:09:13Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Freeze four pounds, and make a triple-quarter pounder for supper with the leftover? The lightbulb went off after I posted - I should start a freezer bag with the meat that doesn’t add up and just add to it next time. Ooof! A 3/4# burger is a bit much for me! 😆 ---
**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 14, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-frustrations-the-place-for-all-your-minor-venting-needs/981500/269 "2023-06-14T15:58:03Z")
I always separate the ground beef into freezer bags knowing they’re somewhat short. Then I use them as if they were a full pound, and pat myself on the back for making a “healthier” and lower-calorie dish. 😇 ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-frustrations-the-place-for-all-your-minor-venting-needs/981500/270 "2023-06-14T23:16:39Z")
Picked up a gig this week working at the LPGA tournament. A extra for back of house, today we panned up and cooked 20 cases of bacon. I was on the ovens, I reek of bacon. Then we panned up fish for the cooler so smoky bacon and raw salmon is oozing out of my pores. The cats started licking my arms when I got home. Funny thing happened at the provisioning docks, saw a gal who looked very familiar to me, and when I shared that she said I’m not from here but where do you think you know me from. I said a reality tv show, she said which one? Below Deck and she said yeah that’s me. Lol! Looks exactly the same. I just happened to be binging early episodes the night before so she was very familiar looking. Caught me by surprise. Nice lady. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-frustrations-the-place-for-all-your-minor-venting-needs/981500/271 "2023-06-14T23:25:18Z")
This morning I was given almost 10 lbs of Roma tomatoes. We are running low on tomato paste, so I cooked the tomatoes soft and put the sauce in the oven. I didn’t pay proper attention and the edges scorched. Damnit. Not only did I lose at least an ounce of tomato paste\*, burnt tomato paste is a bitch to get off pans. \*yes, I am complaining about losing an ounce because that ounce took over a pound of tomatoes to produce and I know to keep a close eye on it after the second hour in the oven. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-frustrations-the-place-for-all-your-minor-venting-needs/981500.md?page=13)