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Wonderfully gripping, horrific story, Vicky. ...

Wonderfully gripping, horrific story, Vicky.

I can only imagine.

One trick I've heard for bug in the ear is to hold a flashlight towards your ear and hope the bug will go toward the light - but...
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April Fools' Day.
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For walking my neighbors dogs, I get bags at a dispenser at the park (when or if there are any left). They're specially designed to pick up doggie "business" (they even work like a glove with a...
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Posted By Captain Steel
Why?

Why?
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This is referring back to previous posts about the ads on YouTube (now that YouTube doesn't permit ad blockers anymore)...

I've discovered a little trick: if a video opens with an ad, and you had...
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Seriously. What is with people? Even if...

Seriously. What is with people?

Even if they just mumbled "hey" under their breath it would be better than the bizarre silence. They treat you like you must be insane, while they are acting...
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Not sure where I first heard about it, but there...

Not sure where I first heard about it, but there have been some discussions about it in Congress.

I may have mis-phrased what I heard in my wording... I don't think the goal is to restrict the...
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How about this idea Congress has been kicking...

How about this idea Congress has been kicking around of banning social media from minors (whether via phone, lap top, desk top, at home, at school or anywhere)?

It's well beyond the guessing...
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I've read that almonds have something in them...

I've read that almonds have something in them that helps make headaches go away.
I rarely get headaches myself, so I can't say I've tried the almond cure.
...
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Oh! You're at work! Well... you're screwed...

Oh! You're at work!
Well... you're screwed then. ;)
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Suggestions: Place a hot or cold compress...

Suggestions:

Place a hot or cold compress (depending on the environment: if it's hot use cold, if it's cold use hot) over your eyes and lay down in a darkened & quiet room for a half hour and...
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Here on the "other" side of the world it's...

Here on the "other" side of the world it's "freezing humid". ;)
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Posted By Captain Steel
Are you N.A., Rules?

Are you N.A., Rules?
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More supermarket annoyances...

This JUST happened to me... you're heading to grab an item (but you might take a moment to compare prices on say packages of meat which are all different by weight,...
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This one goes back to the start of the pandemic: but doctors who refuse to see patients if the patients are "sick, ill or not feeling well."

I kid you not.

I know scores of people (relatives...
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Off topic: but when I was a security guard we got...

Off topic: but when I was a security guard we got holiday triple time. When our plant would close for Christmas break (the week between Christmas and New Years) every day of that week was...
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We should get my brother in on this one... he's...

We should get my brother in on this one... he's apparently got an olfactory sensitivity to wood or rubbish fires the way I have to cigarettes. He pretty much freaks out year round over all the...
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And another thing...

Shop Rite's shelf price tags... in the same spot where the "final price" is listed, some items will have small print that says: "you save."

So, say on a block of cheese -...
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This reminded me of another annoyance (and a...

This reminded me of another annoyance (and a reason people may be staring at their phones in the supermarket)... "Digital Coupons".

Shop Rite has digital coupons and, although I've looked at the...
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I use the general term of "aisle blockers" -...

I use the general term of "aisle blockers" - which covers a wide range.

Most common is the two ladies who decide to get reacquainted, each with their cart blocking both sides of the aisle so no...
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Posted By Captain Steel
Me too!!!

Me too!!!
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I think I've written about this one before...

When people want to show you stuff on their phone.

There's two versions - the old person who wants to show you a photo or video someone sent them...
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I've seen this done with bags of grapes - the...

I've seen this done with bags of grapes - the shopper will put the bag in their basket and eat them as they shop. Before checking out, they return to the produce dept. and put the half-eaten bag of...
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just wailing into the wind out of mindless...

just wailing into the wind out of mindless frustration at the utter waste of it all.
- this sums up the story of my life. ;)

I thank you for your response. My rant was both rhetorical (to vent)...
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Hope this isn't viewed as political, but this should be annoying to everyone...

I drive by these boarded-up / closed-down strip malls - they closed either due to the pandemic (the mishandling of...