# Ranting like March Hares - or somesuch **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 1, 2013, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705 "2013-03-01T06:04:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Time\_Stranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@Time\_Stranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Stranger)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/121 "2013-03-05T20:22:14Z")
> [@Little\_Bird](#): > > My god damn IUD fell out Saturday. Did it hurt? I get really paranoid about mine coming out and not knowing it, but I don’t really understand how they can sneak out in the first place. Sorry though, that’s really uncool. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2013, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/122 "2013-03-05T20:41:33Z")
“You’re remarkably healthy for someone so sick!” Gee, thanks? Day One of testing to get on the transplant list is done. They said to bring my support system, so Mom and TheKid joined. They spent 90% of their day sitting in the waiting room, people watching and annoying each other. Oh, we also had a metric shit ton of snow overnight, and I’m not quite comfortable driving my new vehicle in ‘weather’ so Mom drove. I suggested be over by 630 to be there at 730… she was here at 6. Just came in from shoveling, I’m physically and mentally exhausted, I just want to go to bed. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/123 "2013-03-05T20:56:31Z")
Times like this when I’m really glad I live in an apartment with underground parking and ride the bus to work. ---
**Author:** ![Sario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sario/32/18580_2.png) [@Sario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sario)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/124 "2013-03-05T22:16:10Z")
15 minutes until I head home from work and I hear that the interstate is closed for a hit and run. The part that’s closed is a choke point that had bad traffic already:mad::mad: ---
**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:** [March 5, 2013, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/125 "2013-03-05T22:20:50Z")
Why do groups of teenagers hang out in the metro (subway) stations after school? They just stand there inside the stations, in everyone’s way, doing nothing but talking to each other. Can’t you guys find somewhere better to hang out? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/126 "2013-03-05T23:05:22Z")
> [@Sario](#): > > 15 minutes until I head home from work and I hear that the interstate is closed for a hit and run. Wait, what? They plan these things in advance? :eek: ---
**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:** [March 5, 2013, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/127 "2013-03-05T23:11:33Z")
> [@Sario](#): > > 15 minutes until I head home from work and I hear that the interstate is closed for a hit and run. The part that’s closed is a choke point that had bad traffic already:mad::mad: > [@Chimera](#): > > Wait, what? They plan these things in advance? :eek: You know, I think they do, actually, at least in Los Angeles. Along one of the freeways out here, there’s a permanent sign that says: “Accident Investigation Site.” How do they know there’s going to be an accident there for them to investigate? ---
**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:** [March 6, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/128 "2013-03-06T00:09:24Z")
Bank of America has sold my mortgage to Nationstar LLC, which appears to have a very shitty online payment service. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/129 "2013-03-06T05:38:57Z")
James Patterson, you’re a hack. You know what a hack is? Somebody who writes/co-writes **fifty-four** books[since 2008](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Patterson_bibliography). There’s a reason why Stephen King called you a terrible writer - it’s because you’re a hack. But you’re even worse than a hack - you’re an idea thief. What is more pathetic than an already-popular author ripping off [another author’s style](http://www.amazon.com/Diary-Wimpy-Kid-Book-1/dp/0810993139/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1362548035&sr=1-3&keywords=diary+of+a+wimpy+kid), Mr. Patterson, [as you did](http://www.amazon.com/Middle-School-Worst-Years-Life/dp/0316101699). My little girl brought home your “Middle School” book and I couldn’t believe that even a hack like you would be so goddamned smarmy as to steal another authors shtick. And you couldn’t even steal a decent author’s ideas - naw, you had to aim your hackitude at the 5th grade set, because you know the kids don’t care that they’re reading second-rate crap. But I do, so fuck you, you fucking hack. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/130 "2013-03-06T05:48:19Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Thanks! Turned out better. > > My daughter came through on a belated birthday snack (and a beer!), where I finally got to open my presents (seriously, didn’t seem right to open them by myself, so they just sat there-- awwwwwkward!) > > We got an Olivesmarch4th storm, and we’re digging out. So you’re not alone on the Big Blizzard Birthday Club. That’s a club I can live without being a member of. 🙂 > [@kaylasdad99](#): > > You know, I think they do, actually, at least in Los Angeles. Along one of the freeways out here, there’s a permanent sign that says: “Accident Investigation Site.” > > How do they know there’s going to be an accident there for them to investigate? There are signs in various places I’ve seen that say, “High collision location - follow too close,” or “High collision intersection - strictly enforced,” that give me pause, too - so, you are giving us advice on how to have a collision here, and strictly enforcing what? No collision, get a ticket? Weird. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/131 "2013-03-06T06:18:31Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > You know, I think they do, actually, at least in Los Angeles. Along one of the freeways out here, there’s a permanent sign that says: “Accident Investigation Site.” > > How do they know there’s going to be an accident there for them to investigate? Ah, memories of Miami. Every day, 1/3 to 1/2 of my coworkers who needed to take US1 would be late, depending on where the daily crash had taken place. It’s a pity CSI wasn’t on yet, maybe we could have [del]bribed someone for[/del] obtained some CSI IDs that would let us zip from South Miami to the Beach in half an hour flat. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2013, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/132 "2013-03-06T06:40:42Z")
Nice going, Evernote. Word was out as early as Sunday that you got hacked, and I got an e-mail on the subject 9 hours ago, over 24 hours AFTER I went in and changed my password anyway? And, BTW, the ONLY item I had on your system was the welcome message anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/133 "2013-03-06T16:37:13Z")
Aaauuugggghhhhh. Back story: been trying to have kid #2 since last May. Had two chemicals. Got progesterone. Now I am technically pregnant and taking progesterone, but my test lines aren’t getting darker and I wish I was feeling more symptoms. Doctor is out of the office and doesn’t seem in a rush to order any kind of tests for me, which is fine, they wouldn’t change anything anyway, but it does make this paranoid pregnant lady feel sulky. And we’re leaving on vacation tomorrow. So I’m packing my progesterone, my cheap pregnancy tests, and ALSO sanitary pads and tampons, because god knows what’s going to happen. I’m basically planning to miscarry while on vacation. Isn’t that nice? ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/134 "2013-03-06T17:08:18Z")
Ummmm … hope you have a nice vacation anyway? ---
**Author:** ![perfectparanoia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/135 "2013-03-06T18:01:35Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > Aaauuugggghhhhh. > > Back story: been trying to have kid #2 since last May. Had two chemicals. Got progesterone. Now I am technically pregnant and taking progesterone, but my test lines aren’t getting darker and I wish I was feeling more symptoms. Doctor is out of the office and doesn’t seem in a rush to order any kind of tests for me, which is fine, they wouldn’t change anything anyway, but it does make this paranoid pregnant lady feel sulky. > > And we’re leaving on vacation tomorrow. So I’m packing my progesterone, my cheap pregnancy tests, and ALSO sanitary pads and tampons, because god knows what’s going to happen. I’m basically planning to miscarry while on vacation. Isn’t that nice? From experience, pack painkillers, too. Naproxen is my miscarriage drug of choice. Do you know the numbers from when you got the first test back? If so, phone the doctor’s office and ask for another test to see if your numbers are increasing as they should. They might be able to do that without an appointment. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/136 "2013-03-06T18:22:51Z")
I haven’t even had a first test, so there’s no opportunity for a beta progression at all. Boo. Sulky lady is sulky. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/137 "2013-03-06T18:42:00Z")
I don’t want to make you paranoid **Sattua** , but based on what you’ve said about the tests not getting darker, just bear in mind the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy and don’t delay going to the ER while on vacation if you have any pain. Speaking from experience here! ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/138 "2013-03-06T19:00:51Z")
Thanks Cinnamon Imp, I’d already read up on the warning signs. One bleak ray of dreary gray light is that I’m probably too early for an ectopic to make itself known on this vacation. Just 4wk 1 day today. I keep telling myself that the tests will probably make a big jump in another day or two; I had squinter-shadow-are-they-evaps for three days before they got just dark enough to be definite. 36 hours without change now. I am overreacting, right? ---
**Author:** ![TheFaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/139 "2013-03-06T19:10:59Z")
I pit non-helpful people who seem to think that my opinions of my own life/lifestyle/health/hobbies/job etc. are rubbish. They are either always willing to pitch in with unneeded and inapplicable advice or turning my thing into something that is about them (I’m looking at you husband dear). I am not pitting men in general, but in my case it seems to be the men in my life who are the most annoying about it. For fuck’s sake folks, I’m nearly 46 and I have managed to life my life quite successfully so far without your ‘help’. Shut the hell up and mind your own business. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705/140 "2013-03-06T19:16:50Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > And we’re leaving on vacation tomorrow. So I’m packing my progesterone, my cheap pregnancy tests, and ALSO sanitary pads and tampons, because god knows what’s going to happen. I’m basically planning to miscarry while on vacation. Isn’t that nice? Oh hell, **Sattua** , I hope it all turns out fine and it’s just that the pee tests suck. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranting-like-march-hares-or-somesuch/651705.md?page=8)