# Surrounded by fools in April? kvetch about it here. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 1, 2013, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508 "2013-04-01T05:52:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**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:** [April 9, 2013, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/141 "2013-04-09T12:29:40Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > You know what I hate? Going into a public restroom, looking at each open stall, and then trying to make the decision of which stall is the least gross one. ☹ > > Why can’t people learn not to leave a stall in a disgusting state after they’ve finished going to the bathroom? Do they do it deliberately, or were they not properly toilet-trained, or what? Yes! I can nearly understand that they just can’t bring themselves to sit, but then they must look at their own piss splattered all over the seat, shrug, and walk away. WTF? Have they even noticed that _other people don’t do that?!_ ---
**Author:** ![Boggette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@Boggette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boggette)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/142 "2013-04-09T13:26:49Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > I swear, I’m going to start carrying a pike. Either that or I’m going to start facepalming morons who walk 3-4 wide down the hall and then fail to move over as they walk straight into me, when I’m walking the other direction and as far to the right as I can get. I’m tired of my shoulder being banged into because they half-heartedly move over at the last second (only because I slowed and gave them the evil eye - not like I can move over any farther) and the stupid motherfuckers clip me!.. I’m not a tiny woman. When a group does this to me, I set my shoulder and send the person spinning if they don’t move over. If they do move over, then all is well. What always baffles me is how surprised they look that I didn’t flatten myself agains the wall to let them pass. \*% that! ---
**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:** [April 9, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/143 "2013-04-09T14:08:54Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > “Surrounded by idiots” and “PMSing” are not mutually exclusive, IMO. 😃 > > Time to declutter your emotional life, IMO, and I’m personally bitchy enough to lay a very blunt verbal smackdown on Ms. Clueless Wonder. I can’t think of any reasonable person who would consider a clue-by-four at all unjustified, and nasty is justified in some situations. > [@Nava](#): > > **Imp** , if you ever decide to give that acquaintance\* a beating, remember some of us will be glad to come hold 'em down and to swear up and down that no way you were there at the time, no siree. I love this place 😉 Thanks gals! ---
**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:** [April 9, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/144 "2013-04-09T14:09:20Z")
I emailed Hershey’s about their commercial for Reese’s mini peanut butter cups. Lettering on the screen says that they are “perfectly popable”. I got back an email saying that they would forward my comments to Marketing for their review. Well, I bought some mini peanut butter cups and they didn’t pope one bit! I want blood, dammit, or at least some free candy. :mad: ---
**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:** [April 9, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/145 "2013-04-09T14:52:53Z")
> [@Boggette](#): > > I’m not a tiny woman. When a group does this to me, I set my shoulder and send the person spinning if they don’t move over. If they do move over, then all is well. > > What always baffles me is how surprised they look that I didn’t flatten myself agains the wall to let them pass. \*% that! That’s what happens when we raise generations of Special Snowflakes - an expectation that the world is going to re-arrange itself to suit them. ---
**Author:** ![Anduinel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Anduinel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anduinel)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/146 "2013-04-09T15:42:37Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > I won’t post a link because they often have NSFW stuff, but you should look up Regretsy. Along with the questionable crafts, they feature lots of interesting complaints about Etsy. Regretsy went inactive back in February, alas. ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/147 "2013-04-09T15:52:08Z")
Sigh. Since I had never flushed a water heater before, I took advantage of an Angie’s List ad for 49 bucks flush and tune up. I figured I could watch, then do it myself next time. First these knuckleheads showed up 20 minutes early for the window, so when I got home from work they were waiting and peevish. Then they had to use one of my hoses. Fine, there are two out on the back patio, but the black one is a garden trickle hose, so don’t use that. They used it. Water all over the laundry room before they changed hoses to the regular one. After they were finished running the water out, they unhooked the hose, and left. No checking for leaks, no checking of hookups or “Tune up”, left the pilot light unlit, and the temp turned all the way down. Also a huge puddle in the laundry room from the earlier hose attempt. Damn, being a landlord is already making me a cranky SOB, and the renters haven’t even moved in yet. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/148 "2013-04-09T16:41:20Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I emailed Hershey’s about their commercial for Reese’s mini peanut butter cups. Lettering on the screen says that they are “perfectly popable”. I got back an email saying that they would forward my comments to Marketing for their review. > > Well, I bought some mini peanut butter cups and they didn’t pope one bit! I want blood, dammit, or at least some free candy. :mad: Have you tried putting little white yarmulkes on them? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/149 "2013-04-09T17:56:33Z")
The lawn crew is mowing again. This is the second day in a row. The ground has only been uncovered by snow for maybe a week now, the grass hasn’t had time to grow! The constant droning of the lawn mowers isn’t helping my headache. The idiot woodpecker hammering against the side of the building isn’t helping either. The hammering is driving the cats nuts, they’re trying to climb the wall to see where the noise is coming from. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/150 "2013-04-09T18:03:22Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > I swear, I’m going to start carrying a pike. Either that or I’m going to start facepalming morons who walk 3-4 wide down the hall and then fail to move over as they walk straight into me, when I’m walking the other direction and as far to the right as I can get. I remember reading, an eon ago, that if you keep walking towards them, people walking towards you will often expect you to move out of their way, but the instant you stop, they don’t. Tried it, it worked. So ever since, if I don’t see a way to avoid people walking towards me, I just stop. And even in places like crowded subway stops, I almost never get jostled as a result. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/151 "2013-04-09T18:52:00Z")
I must be doing something right then. When I’m coming down the hall, people start ducking into offices… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/152 "2013-04-09T20:02:55Z")
> [@Ms.Pumpkin](#): > > Ow, ow, ouch! Orthodontist appt. this morning to get my braces adjusted. Ow! I pit myself for going through this at age 31, when I could have done it at 18, and it would all be in the past, now. I also could’ve avoided 13 extra years of jaw pain, and needless wear of my teeth. Not to mention I look ridiculous. ☹ Got mine 2 years and 6 1/2 months ago, which means I’m 6 1/2 months overdue for getting them off. BTW, I’m age 45. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/153 "2013-04-09T21:43:32Z")
Dammit people I don’t care if you"crack" the window of you car/truck Do not leave your dogs in the car any time of year. I have the sheriff department on speed dial. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/154 "2013-04-09T22:01:32Z")
> [@eenerms](#): > > Dammit people I don’t care if you"crack" the window of you car/truck Do not leave your dogs in the car any time of year. I have the sheriff department on speed dial. … Seriously? Even in mild weather? I understand calling on hot days because that can kill a dog, but otherwise, a dog in a car is probably better off than most dogs out in the yard. ---
**Author:** ![redtail23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@redtail23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redtail23)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/155 "2013-04-09T22:08:59Z")
My dog likes to go for car rides and is perfectly happy to wait in the car while I run errands. She doesn’t get to go when it’s dangerously hot, but this time of year is perfect. Why do you hate dogs? ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/156 "2013-04-09T23:18:10Z")
I love dogs, that’s why I don’t like them sitting in a hot car! ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/157 "2013-04-09T23:22:34Z")
> [@eenerms](#): > > I love dogs, that’s why I don’t like them sitting in a hot car! Shouldn’t leave them in a car in bitterly cold weather either (gets bloody cold up here at times in the winter). However, I agree with **Ferret Herder** ; I don’t see anything wrong (other than the poor critter getting lonely) with leaving a dog in a car in spring/fall weather. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2013, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/158 "2013-04-09T23:38:45Z")
> [@Anduinel](#): > > Regretsy went inactive back in February, alas. Aww geez…I knew they had dropped off of Facebook, but I didn’t know the whole site had shut down. Looks like the founder (April) has had some success with other projects though, so that’s good. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/159 "2013-04-09T23:42:18Z")
Seriously, if you called the police up here about a dog in a car in 40-50 degree weather, they’d probably tell you to go fuck yourself. If they showed up, it would be more likely to be so they could ensure YOU didn’t do anything stupid like smash the windows. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508/160 "2013-04-10T03:36:05Z")
Not really a rant, but this made me sad. [Paolo Soleri died today](http://www.prescottaz.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=117931). I didn’t know him, never even shook his hand, but his vision in the desert was wonderful. I used to live close to [Arcosanti](http://www.arcosanti.org/) and would visit it often. Beautiful place, wonderful bells, great bread. Tobacco use was frowned on, but there always seemed to be a slight skunky scent to the air behind the kilns. I hope his legacy holds as strong as he was. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508.md?page=9)