Trivial Irrelevant Aggravations

[Langue_doc]

People of the world: Please stop walking around in public using your phone like a boom box--NOBODY wants to hear your music!

You aren't familiar with our subways are you? We often get two or more phones blaring loud music in a subway car.

[the_geneticist]

I bought super concentrated food coloring gel.  The foil seal on the top has no pull tab and is sealed super, duper well.

How am I supposed to open the darn thing without risking poking myself with a sharp object and staining myself, the sharp object, the countertop, entire kitchen, etc?

Does the top of the screw cap have a pointy thing on it? If not, maybe a straight pin?

Nope!  No pointy thing on the cap (and it's a small jar about 1" across).  I ended up using a butter knife & wearing gloves.

[fishbrains]

My wife tried to separate frozen biscuits (American) with a butter knife. Once.

Thirteen stitches, and our hallway looked like someone had filmed a bad slasher movie in our house.

Glad your experience was more successful. :)

[Sea_Ice]

A green stinkbug got into the house by hiding in the laundry.  Once it gets lower than the top of the curtains I'll try to put it back outside, b/c I doubt the cats are going to be any help.

[apl68]

It could be worse.  At least the house isn't a skunk magnet like the house of one of our former staff members.

[Puget]

I live across the street from a park with a splash pad, which means a stead stream of ice cream trucks in the summer, which are trivially aggravating me. One in particular in addition to the music has a recording of a women saying HELLO! very very loudly every minute or so. That one is by far the worst. The current one just has a very weird music medley, which since I've been paying attention in the last few minutes has included Rudolf the Red Noised Raindeer, My Darling Clementine, and Tis a Gift to be Simple, none of which exactly say "ice cream" to me.

[paultuttle]

I live across the street from a park with a splash pad, which means a stead stream of ice cream trucks in the summer, which are trivially aggravating me. One in particular in addition to the music has a recording of a women saying HELLO! very very loudly every minute or so. That one is by far the worst. The current one just has a very weird music medley, which since I've been paying attention in the last few minutes has included Rudolf the Red Noised Raindeer, My Darling Clementine, and Tis a Gift to be Simple, none of which exactly say "ice cream" to me.

The one in our neighborhood plays excerpts from Swan Lake--which is also music that doesn't exactly shout "Hey, here's some ice cream for sale!"

If I were an ice cream seller and had control over my choice of music, I'm sure I'd choose some songs from Frozen. :)

[apl68]

I live across the street from a park with a splash pad, which means a stead stream of ice cream trucks in the summer, which are trivially aggravating me. One in particular in addition to the music has a recording of a women saying HELLO! very very loudly every minute or so. That one is by far the worst. The current one just has a very weird music medley, which since I've been paying attention in the last few minutes has included Rudolf the Red Noised Raindeer, My Darling Clementine, and Tis a Gift to be Simple, none of which exactly say "ice cream" to me.

The one in our neighborhood plays excerpts from Swan Lake--which is also music that doesn't exactly shout "Hey, here's some ice cream for sale!"

If I were an ice cream seller and had control over my choice of music, I'm sure I'd choose some songs from Frozen. :)

Or maybe something by Vanilla Ice?  Maybe not such a good idea....

When I lived in a city with ice cream trucks, I recall often hearing a rather manic-sounding version of Beethoven's Fur Elise.

[Puget]

I live across the street from a park with a splash pad, which means a stead stream of ice cream trucks in the summer, which are trivially aggravating me. One in particular in addition to the music has a recording of a women saying HELLO! very very loudly every minute or so. That one is by far the worst. The current one just has a very weird music medley, which since I've been paying attention in the last few minutes has included Rudolf the Red Noised Raindeer, My Darling Clementine, and Tis a Gift to be Simple, none of which exactly say "ice cream" to me.

The one in our neighborhood plays excerpts from Swan Lake--which is also music that doesn't exactly shout "Hey, here's some ice cream for sale!"

If I were an ice cream seller and had control over my choice of music, I'm sure I'd choose some songs from Frozen. :)

Or maybe something by Vanilla Ice?  Maybe not such a good idea....

When I lived in a city with ice cream trucks, I recall often hearing a rather manic-sounding version of Beethoven's Fur Elise.

I am guessing a key factor is the music being in the public domain (so no Frozen). Beyond that, it seems truly random. I can't imagine how the truck operator stays at all sane listing to that all day.

[ciao_yall]

2 hours on hold with the IRS in order to upload something to their magic system.

Finally get someone on the line and he "doesn't have access to that system."

He asked if I could fax it.

WTFityF?