# Try to remember...(the month of September?) (Sept. minirants) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 1, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394 "2012-09-01T22:26:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/141 "2012-09-07T16:27:58Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > WAG: Publicly-accessible places where you can pee will encourage more “undesirables” to go there. After a week there, I wanted to photoshop a traffic sign: **Welcome to San Francisco – restrooms for paying customers only –** One creampuff shop had that sign, but also a “Restroom out of order” sign. I asked (hopping up and down with my legs crossed) and the owner said “Oh, we’ve always had that sign up. Bathroom works fine.” ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/142 "2012-09-07T16:36:40Z")
Well, I thought that I had lost my driver’s license on Monday. Was pretty sure it fell out of my pocket while I was running, or fell out of my hydration pack when I took my phone out to check mileage. So that sucked. Then Wedesday, I put my debit card in my pocket in the morning. Went for lunch and it was gone. I suspect that I pulled it out on accident while digging in my pocket for something else. Gr. Nobody has used it, so I guess that’s good. But now I have to wait a week for a new one. The bright side to the story is that while I was looking for my debit card, I found my DL hiding ninja-like between the seat and seat belt in my car. Slipped out of my pocket, apparently. Now that I’ve cancelled my debit card, I expet it to surface sometime in the next 2 hours. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/143 "2012-09-07T16:50:42Z")
**Sicks Ate** , that’s an almost-foolproof method for getting something lost to show up again - replace it. Works every damned time. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/144 "2012-09-07T17:58:32Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Offer more money. I dunno. I thought $15-$17/hour was pretty reasonable. Current mini-rant. The nice appliance delivery guy would not install my new stove in the location of the current stove. Apparently it’s too close to the wall and therefore not up to code. Sigh. Option 1: Install a big chunk of stainless steel on the wall. I’m sure that would be beautiful. Option 2: Put in a tile backsplash. I’m sure that would be affordable. Option 3: Continue to live without a functioning oven. Sigh. We’ll probably pony up for the backsplash, but I was all excited about having a working oven again soon. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/145 "2012-09-07T18:01:38Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > Well, I thought that I had lost my driver’s license on Monday. Was pretty sure it fell out of my pocket while I was running, or fell out of my hydration pack when I took my phone out to check mileage. So that sucked. > > Then Wedesday, I put my debit card in my pocket in the morning. Went for lunch and it was gone. I suspect that I pulled it out on accident while digging in my pocket for something else. Gr. > > Nobody has used it, so I guess that’s good. But now I have to wait a week for a new one. > > The bright side to the story is that while I was looking for my debit card, I found my DL hiding ninja-like between the seat and seat belt in my car. Slipped out of my pocket, apparently. > > Now that I’ve cancelled my debit card, I expet it to surface sometime in the next 2 hours. Aargh, you just made me realize I’ve lost my debit card too. D’oh! ---
**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:** [September 7, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/146 "2012-09-07T18:04:10Z")
Micro-mini rant… Dammit Taste of Home magazine, quit sending me these\*\* urgent!!! \*\*subscription renewal notices every damn week! My subscription doesn’t expire until October 2014! I wonder how many people don’t realize that their subscription doesn’t expire for a while and renew every time they get a notice? There’s probably some little old lady out there who has paid through 2025 or something. Annoying and a waste of paper. I love the magazine, but geez give it a rest already. ---
**Author:** ![pinkyvee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6de8d8/32.png) [@pinkyvee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkyvee)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/147 "2012-09-07T18:11:32Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > I tried to explain and apologized like four times, and she hasn’t disowned me or anything, but I know she was hurt by it. She hasn’t contacted me since this morning, so I guess she wants some space right now. > > I know it’s messed up, but I always have wanted to protect her. If I think for some reason she could be suffering, it kills me, and I have just been worrying about her all day. I love her a lot. I’m sorry that I hurt her. Please, do not worry too much about hurting your Mom. You apologized. It’s over. Make a date with her and treat her to lunch or something. I slapped our now adult son across the mouth one time. He was doing important 11-year-old things with his buddies and I called him in to eat, and he shouts “Fuck you!”. Without any warning, my hand just struck him across his filthy mouth. Hard. Upside: It never happened again. Downside: It bothered me for years. A swat across the bum is one thing but the face slap is not very cool with me. Last year, when he was 25, I apologized for slapping him across the mouth. He said, “You slapped me? I don’t remember that Mom.”:smack: Raising kids is harder than you can ever imagine. Especially if you are blessed with a strong willed child. Olive, don’t sweat it. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/148 "2012-09-07T18:19:22Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > The bright side to the story is that while I was looking for my debit card, I found my DL hiding ninja-like between the seat and seat belt in my car. Slipped out of my pocket, apparently. This happens to me sometimes on the way to or from the gym. My gym shorts are some sort of synthetic fabric, and somewhat slippery. I only take my DL and my membership card, not my whole wallet, to the gym, and occasionally they slip out of my pocket in the car. The worst is when they not only fall out, but slide down the small gap between seat and center console. Sometimes i have to get a pair of tweezers to get them out again. ---
**Author:** ![iftheresaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/149 "2012-09-07T20:03:51Z")
**Anaamika, Sicks Ate** , sucks about your debit cards. I know right where mine is, but that didn’t stop someone from charging $1600 worth of Zynga credits to it. Luckily my credit union is awesome and gave me all the money back. ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/150 "2012-09-07T21:13:21Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > Micro-mini rant… > > Dammit Taste of Home magazine, quit sending me these\*\* urgent!!! \*\*subscription renewal notices every damn week! My subscription doesn’t expire until October 2014! > > I wonder how many people don’t realize that their subscription doesn’t expire for a while and renew every time they get a notice? There’s probably some little old lady out there who has paid through 2025 or something. > > Annoying and a waste of paper. I love the magazine, but geez give it a rest already. I think they are owned by the same folks as Reader’s Digest. My dad died in 2007 and my mom in 2008. I’m still getting their copy every month because they apparently renewed every time they got a notice. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/151 "2012-09-08T01:51:36Z")
> [@mlees](#): > > I know absolutely nuthin’ about owning or riding a horse. What am I looking for in those photos? The parking lot is huge and empty. Why in the world would you pull in right next to (and really, too close to) another trailer when you have the entire parking lot to choose from ?? Probably for the same reason people hover at your quarter panel when driving on the highway… ---
**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:** [September 8, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/152 "2012-09-08T03:03:11Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > Well, everything turned out okay. She called me last night to tell me she loves me. It wasn’t what I said, but the fact that I said it publicly (I don’t usually post things that personal on Facebook… it was actually for a messaging assignment I did last year, and the whole purpose was to explain why I care so much about undocumented immigrants. My experience as an emancipated minor is one of the biggest things that led me down that path.) She said it was embarrassing just having people know about things she’s done at her worst, because she is trying to move on now. I can understand that. She also said she understood where I was coming from and she was proud of me. She really is a totally different person than the one who raised me. I went to bed feeling pretty lucky to have her as a Mom. First of all, I’m glad you were able to have a reconciliation moment with your mom. Secondly, I thank you for sharing with us about it. Third (and arguably most important), THANK YOU for using _“…things that **led** me down that path”_ and not _“things that **lead** me down that path.”_ You get 100 **kaylasdad99** points. Collect 400 more and you will have earned the right to one instance of using “loose” in place of “lose” (if you make it to 1000, you get to say “alot” for “a lot”. ONCE). ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/153 "2012-09-08T03:04:39Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > First of all, I’m glad you were able to have a reconciliation moment with your mom. > > Secondly, I thank you for sharing with us about it. > > Third (and arguably most important), THANK YOU for using _“…things that **led** me down that path”_ and not _“things that **lead** me down that path.”_ > > You get 100 **kaylasdad99** points. Collect 400 more and you will have earned the right to one instance of using “loose” in place of “lose” (if you make it to 1000, you get to say “alot” for “a lot”. ONCE). Is it okay to use [alot](http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html) ironically? ---
**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:** [September 8, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/154 "2012-09-08T03:07:00Z")
Sure. Just make sure you have 1000 **kaylasdad99** points handy… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/155 "2012-09-08T07:29:12Z")
The whole hotmail became outlook and they decided to start threading my messages almost cost me a nice apartment. Yeah, we found a (its rather small but it will do, location is awesome, and everything other than size is terrific) condo for rent this week, did the references thing, then heard nothing all day. I almost called the landlady but she has a 6 week old baby and I figured dealing with everything through email, as we have been doing until now was probably for the better. Today I discover that my email somehow swallowed up the one email in the thread and I would have missed the “you got the place, lets get together and sign papers” email. Also the “Can you get back to me? I want to know if you want it.” email Good thing I called at 9 am. At 10 am she was going to notify her next choice for the rental. But the good news is, a standing room only party chez the Simpsons. Sometime in October. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/156 "2012-09-08T18:11:47Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > \ > You get 100 **kaylasdad99** points. Collect 400 more and you will have earned the right to one instance of using “loose” in place of “lose” (if you make it to 1000, you get to say “alot” for “a lot”. ONCE). Can you make it “ATM Machine” or “PIN Number” instead? I’ve given up on those ones, but I still haven’t given up on “alot.” 🙂 ---
**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:** [September 8, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/157 "2012-09-08T18:30:40Z")
Dammit lady, the dressing room attendant just said “any room with an open door”. My door is closed and locked. Stop trying to turn the damn handle already. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/158 "2012-09-08T19:27:27Z")
How hard can it be to find a rolling laptop case that does NOT include space for a spare change of clothes? The answer, apparently, is pretty damned hard. Look, I want the equivalent of a briefcase with space for a laptop, on wheels. I do NOT want an overnight bag. I have a really hard time believing these don’t still exist. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/159 "2012-09-08T20:45:35Z")
[I think the local librarian is trying to censor me.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15470957&postcount=81) He won’t let me speak about my pro-vaccine book and then buys the library nearly every bad anti-vax vaccine book out there. Jerk. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394/160 "2012-09-08T21:28:27Z")
Three times today: Friend/family “Blah blah my life blah blah me me blah - what’s going on in your life?” Me: “Well…” Friend/family: “Oh! Got to go!” Fnarg. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-remember-the-month-of-september-sept-minirants/633394.md?page=9)