# The Hunt for Rant October---minirant time! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 1, 2012, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386 "2012-10-01T10:51:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/421 "2012-10-21T05:39:16Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > Now those flipping cottonwood trees need to die. They are good for nothing. No shade, messy and they set my allergies off so bad that all I can do is cover my face while running through the “snow” to get to my car. Not only that, they don’t die if someone nails copper nails in them. Ugh. Cottonwoods. Junk trees. Several times a year my sister and BIL’s A/C goes out and every flippin’ time it’s because the outside unit is clogged to death with cottonwood crap. You’d think they’d learn and have their 14 year old son just hose it out a couple of times a month, but NO. The trees are on a neighbor’s property and they like them, so no getting rid of them. And my parents have a townhouse that backs up to a pond which is city property. About 5’ onto that city property, a stand of cottonwoods has sprung up. I was shocked when I visited a couple of weeks ago because several of the trees are now about 25’ high and I never remembered there being trees there. Yup, they’d grown something like 15’ this year (plenty of sun and water for 'em). Blocking my parents view and giving my mother’s allergies fits. But of course, they’re on city property and my father would get cited for it if he just went out and cut them down… :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/422 "2012-10-21T05:41:32Z")
Oh, and I picked up my mail today. Three days worth. SIXTEEN pieces of political campaign literature. Straight in the garbage. Seriously, does _ **anyone** _ read that crap? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/423 "2012-10-21T05:45:29Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Oh, and I picked up my mail today. Three days worth. > > SIXTEEN pieces of political campaign literature. > > Straight in the garbage. Seriously, does _ **anyone** _ read that crap? Once in a great while. Sometimes I have a State prop I am on the fence about. Then I read them. But sometimes a “Yes On” will push me towards “NO” if the propaganda is idiotic enuf. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/424 "2012-10-21T13:47:02Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Oh, and I picked up my mail today. Three days worth. > > SIXTEEN pieces of political campaign literature. > > Straight in the garbage. Seriously, does _ **anyone** _ read that crap? It kept the Post Offices doors open this year. I’m sure the TV stations are in the black too What used to take six pushes of the skip button on the TiVO remote now takes 8-9. No wounder it want new batteries ---
**Author:** ![Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emtar_KronJonDerSohn)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/425 "2012-10-21T16:19:23Z")
It’s kind of sad to think of all the effort that’s wasted making paper, printing ads on it, presorting it, mailing it across the country, putting it on a route, and stuffing it in my mailbox, all so I can drop 95% of it in my recycle bin without a second glance. Then a big truck comes around Wednesday morning to collect it and bring it to a sorting facility where it gets turned back in to pulp to start the process over again. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/426 "2012-10-21T16:46:37Z")
> [@The\_Vorlon](#): > > It kept the Post Offices doors open this year.\ I was reading an article recently on Canada Post, that they are set to focus the majority of their business on parcel delivery rather than personal mail. I can only imagine that the USPS will do the same. I can live with mail being delivered to a neighbourhood super box, since as everyone has noted, it isn’t much other than bills and junk mail (and I can get the bills online if I want). ---
**Author:** ![Tracyfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f14d63/32.png) [@Tracyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracyfish)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/427 "2012-10-21T17:00:14Z")
Two years ago, I got literature from one local politician every other day for weeks complaining about how wasteful his opponent was. Talk about a waste of paper. ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/428 "2012-10-21T19:11:09Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Oh, and I picked up my mail today. Three days worth. > > SIXTEEN pieces of political campaign literature. > > Straight in the garbage. Seriously, does _ **anyone** _ read that crap? We read one because I noticed as I scanned it that they had misspelled “understand”. Looking further, there was a grammatical error and a punctuation error. Guy’s running for mayor of our city, and of course one of the things he says he’ll do is improve our schools. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/429 "2012-10-21T19:39:45Z")
I find campaign literature to be helpful, sometimes. It helps me to decide who I won’t vote for. The guy whose flyer is based mostly on his church involvement and how he’s going to make our city safe for Christians again will be noted as someone that I don’t want to vote for. ---
**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/430 "2012-10-21T20:15:50Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > I lurked for a while before joining. I knew the rules, but because I’m so used to auto correct, I kept forgetting to use my shift key. I’m also a “creative speller”, but I depend on spell check for that. > > Nobody ever got on me about it, but I knew what was expected and tried hard to get into better habits. I’m not defending anyone, just saying. Oh, you silly girl you. You’re miles ahead of what I’m talking about! I don’t begrudge typos or some spelling errors. What I’m on about is…well, this right here… > [@](#): > > Why do i see old people drive mercedes? > i mean i seen some younger people drive car like audi and bmw is it because there more sporty? > > there so much money to maintain oil changes are like 150$! Directly cut and pasted from a thread in IMHO. I’d go ahead and attribute it, but what’s the point? I just don’t have any more charity in my heart for this shit. The rest of you are good. So far. 😃 ---
**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:** [October 21, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/431 "2012-10-21T21:04:13Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > My husband’s company is doing a big job at our local university that involves removing some old, at the end of their life cycle trees and replacing them with young ones. As you can probably imagine, all the university tree-huggers are (almost literally) up in arms over all the tree-killing that’s going on. You’d almost think that people who are so into trees would know that they have a lifespan. Are they removing them by chopping them down? If so, that’s where their mistake is. What they need to do is pull them up by the roots; then if anyone gets all up in their grille about it, they can just say that they’re transporting the trees to be replanted on a farm “upstate.” If you catch my drift. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/432 "2012-10-21T21:05:55Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > Now those flipping cottonwood trees need to die. They are good for nothing. No shade, messy and they set my allergies off so bad that all I can do is cover my face while running through the “snow” to get to my car. Not only that, they don’t die if someone nails copper nails in them. How about if you drape them in polyester, then find some guys who REALLY take Leviticus seriously… ---
**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:** [October 21, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/433 "2012-10-21T21:14:27Z")
> [@curlcoat](#): > > We read one because I noticed as I scanned it that they had misspelled “understand”. Looking further, there was a grammatical error and a punctuation error. Guy’s running for mayor of our city, and of course one of the things he says he’ll do is improve our schools. :smack: He’s certainly made a good case for the necessity. 😛 ---
**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:** [October 22, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/434 "2012-10-22T00:56:00Z")
> [@Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](#): > > It’s kind of sad to think of all the effort that’s wasted making paper, printing ads on it, presorting it, mailing it across the country, putting it on a route, and stuffing it in my mailbox, all so I can drop 95% of it in my recycle bin without a second glance. Then a big truck comes around Wednesday morning to collect it and bring it to a sorting facility where it gets turned back in to pulp to start the process over again. _It’s the circle…the circle of life…_ ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/435 "2012-10-22T02:08:01Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Ugh. Cottonwoods. Junk trees… I feel your pain, and your mom’s. There are cottonwoods around the parking lot at work, and when they are shedding that flipping pollen, it really does look like its snowed. The worst part about those ugly junk trees is that they refuse to die. Most trees will die if someone drills holes in their trunks and pounds copper in them. A “friend” once crept under the cover of darkness with a drill, copper wire and a hammer to assault some offending cottonwoods. That was almost 3 years ago, the flipping trees are healthy and thriving. Damn, I hate them more than is proper. > [@Faruiza](#): > > Oh, you silly girl you. You’re miles ahead of what I’m talking about! I don’t begrudge typos or some spelling errors. What I’m on about is…well, this right here… Bint, if you don’t mind 😃 You are very nice, and that was pretty hard to read, but when I see something like that, I tend to assume that the OP isn’t used to how the board works. Now, if the OP continued to do it, after spending a week after joining, I’d probably not engage them. I do have to confess that I’m a big **Diamond05** fan. (hopes I got the name right). I come here for the snark, and good advice, but also for the crazy. Depending on my mood, sometimes the crazy is more important. My rant: After I took Bill to the airport, I stopped at the feed store. I stocked up on gooshy food, bought some kibble and then looked at dog stuff. I don’t have a dog yet, but I did buy some treats for next time I’m looking at them. I forgot to get kitty litter. :smack: I’m going to have to buy litter at a PetPlace on my way home tomorrow. Higher prices and I’ll have to drive my car during the last few days of the riding season. FML, I’m such an idiot. ☹ ---
**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:** [October 22, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/436 "2012-10-22T02:24:03Z")
> [@The\_Vorlon](#): > > It kept the Post Offices doors open this year. > I’m sure the TV stations are in the black too What used to take six pushes of the skip button on the TiVO remote now takes 8-9. No wounder it want new batteries Between the political ads and Walmart’s layaway commercials, I think I’m going to start TiVoing EVERYTHING, even the morning news. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/437 "2012-10-22T02:48:04Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > My rant: After I took Bill to the airport, I stopped at the feed store. I stocked up on gooshy food, bought some kibble and then looked at dog stuff. I don’t have a dog yet, but I did buy some treats for next time I’m looking at them. > > I forgot to get kitty litter. :smack: I’m going to have to buy litter at a PetPlace on my way home tomorrow. Higher prices and I’ll have to drive my car during the last few days of the riding season. FML, I’m such an idiot. ☹ We did something similar yesterday. The local PetPlace had a dog group there with a passel of pooches up for adoption. They ended up with a big ass bag of dog kibble - I ended up going back today for cat kibble. I wish I was more of a dog person. They had the sweetest shepherd / collie mix. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/438 "2012-10-22T03:17:41Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > We did something similar yesterday. The local PetPlace had a dog group there with a passel of pooches up for adoption. They ended up with a big ass bag of dog kibble - I ended up going back today for cat kibble. > > I wish I was more of a dog person. They had the sweetest shepherd / collie mix. I really do like you. Just so you know 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/439 "2012-10-22T03:28:51Z")
Chimera et. al., I hear you. I leave the landline unplugged except when I need it, because my Mother’s ALZ means she’ll call 10 or more times in a row without regard to the time. When I plugged it in the last time, there were 27 calls in 1 week, all robo-calls. ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386/440 "2012-10-22T07:29:54Z")
I’ve gotten 3 or 4 things for Mike Pence for Governor, into the recycling each time. Fuck you, Mike! Die in a fire! And they’re addressed to ME and I have never been registered republican ever. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunt-for-rant-october-minirant-time/636386.md?page=23)