You know what REALLY grinds my gears....

[Jinsou]

- Just bought a song in itunes...... 10 minutes later it was updated to itunes plus...
- This economic situation, people losing their jobs(i was one to CompUSA closing)...
- how did a fart app made it to #1 ??
- the solution for the economic recession is more debt? Jeez... don't they know that goes 10x the amount of the loan in interest...
- The power that a professor has... he can make you love or hate a class... specially hate it when all they do is sit around passing power points....
- Vacations pass too fast...
- losing a due date, omg.... specially when it's a really important oportunity....

And that is what grinds my gears.... what grinds yours?

Jin

[wvuwhat]

When my dog chews something he knows he's not supposed to.

[toolbox]

when we get told we can't take personal phone calls (which is fair) and then the person telling us that picks his phone up and starts texting a way!

[kali-shey]

- how did a fart app made it to #1 ??


Jin

That is an excellent question.

[garybUK]

What really grinds my gears..... not putting the clutch in :D

[Schtumple]

What really grinds my gears..... not putting the clutch in :D

Post of the day!!

[LumbermanSVO]

My students, it takes them forever to learn how to shift properly!






I guess that is why they are students... :D

[barr08]

Contact lenses and stiff new shoes. Both have upsides, though (I look real pretty-like)

[rhett7660]

That is an excellent question.

Flatulence is king for the younger male youth! And older ones lol... :)

[eldy]

Not making fun of the TS or anything...

Bad grammar grinds my gears.

[That-Is-Bull]

DVD cases! They sucked at first because there was a big wall around the DVD so it was a hassle to get out. Then some genius started putting dents in the wall so your fingers could easily take the DVD out of the case. Life worth living! But nooo, that's way too convenient, and somebody else decided "Hey, that's ridiculously awesome, I'm going to put some more walls there so it will still look like a fantastically easy way to achieve DVD-out-of-case-ness, but then the user will discover that the dents are now completely useless!"

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3844/dvdss.jpg

[CalPoly10]

Boring people. I have a problem when I am talking to people that have nothing interesting to say. I can't focus, and find myself getting angry/bored very quickly.

[marbles]

Unethical people
Truth benders
Food companys who put chemicals into childrens food, any food actually but especially kids s
Quality control at Apple
My brother
Apples secrecy policy for new releases
I could go on , I'm in a bad mood........

......see my Guilty pleasure thread for help if anyone is feeling the same way http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=656919

[Schtumple]

Unethical people
Truth benders
Food companys who put chemicals into childrens food, any food actually but especially kids s
Quality control at Apple
My brother
Apples secrecy policy for new releases
I could go on , I'm in a bad mood........

......see my Guilty pleasure thread for help if anyone is feeling the same way http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=656919

You're new here right?

[BigHungry04]

Drivers in Lexington, KY who don't know what the green light means.
Poems
The people at Oak Factory Warehouse exploiting their FLK to drive up their sales.
The same teams making it to the Super Bowl every year in Madden NFL 08 on my mac.
Statistics
Stupid People
Religion of any kind
The Super Bowl being in Miami more often than not

[EB66]

oh man stupid drivers is a definite
waiting on people
people who can't take a joke
people who talk behind your back

[EB66]

i guess i could have just said......people

[marbles]

You're new here right?

not really , long time reader signed up mid last year :)

[Schtumple]

not really , long time reader signed up mid last year :)

Fair enough, everyone I know that doesn't like the secrecy or complains about quality control either doesn't have a mac at all, or has just got one, and is shocked that it's not exactly the same as windows...

[marbles]

Fair enough, everyone I know that doesn't like the secrecy or complains about quality control either doesn't have a mac at all, or has just got one, and is shocked that it's not exactly the same as windows...

nah , it just grinds me that quality control appears to be taking a nose dive of late ....I guess the secrecy isnt that bad , I mean it is fun here on MR right so ...I'll scratch that one of my list :)

[Schtumple]

nah , it just grinds me that quality control appears to be taking a nose dive of late ....I guess the secrecy isnt that bad , I mean it is fun here on MR right so ...I'll scratch that one of my list :)

It's the same as it's always been... I think the PM G5 (with water cooling) was the worst apple product for QC, they have a guaranteed 100% failure rate after about 2 years...

Something always slips through the gate, it's simple human error, nothing more, nothing less. You can't expect a company to have 100% QC, that's just asking for god like spotting skills, also joining forums gives you a hideously skewed perception on a product as you only read about the horror stories, never the happy people...

[EB66]

i think the only reason that it seems that the quality control may be dropping is because every year the amount of mac users is growing substantially and the amount of errors are going to be greater when the sales and production are raised significantly

ive hardly had any problems with my macs so im not worried much :)

[chilipie]

DVD cases! They sucked at first because there was a big wall around the DVD so it was a hassle to get out. Then some genius started putting dents in the wall so your fingers could easily take the DVD out of the case. Life worth living! But nooo, that's way too convenient, and somebody else decided "Hey, that's ridiculously awesome, I'm going to put some more walls there so it will still look like a fantastically easy way to achieve DVD-out-of-case-ness, but then the user will discover that the dents are now completely useless!"

I've thought that for a long time, but never been arsed to put it into words. Thank you :D

[marbles]

It's the same as it's always been... I think the PM G5 (with water cooling) was the worst apple product for QC, they have a guaranteed 100% failure rate after about 2 years...

Something always slips through the gate, it's simple human error, nothing more, nothing less. You can't expect a company to have 100% QC, that's just asking for god like spotting skills, also joining forums gives you a hideously skewed perception on a product as you only read about the horror stories, never the happy people...

just going off my own experience really(so far about14 Macs bought-14DOA since2005), I realize you can't take what is said on fora at face value, that said, there does seem an awful lot more complaining of late ....anyways best not hijack the thread:) .

[chedda]

My estate agent actually believes i am going to give him 5% plus v.a.t. yeah right ill bathe in his blood first and eat his kidney with a nice bottle of chianti.............

[Abstract]

You know what REALLY grinds my gears....


This expression.

[barr08]

This expression.

Yeah, and basically anything else from Family Guy.

Also, just about everyone on the Internet...

[bobfitz14]

when this one kid i know asks a moderately ignorant question (ignorant in the sense that he knows the answer) and i tell an answer, and he automatically responds with "really?" as if i am lying, i say yes, and then he just says "ok."

gaaaawwwd..this is a daily occurrence.

[brad.c]

Not what, but who. You know who you are. And thank you for grinding them sooo well.

[barr08]

Not what, but who. You know who you are. And thank you for grinding them sooo well.

You're welcome <3

[Jinsou]

DVD cases! They sucked at first because there was a big wall around the DVD so it was a hassle to get out. Then some genius started putting dents in the wall so your fingers could easily take the DVD out of the case. Life worth living! But nooo, that's way too convenient, and somebody else decided "Hey, that's ridiculously awesome, I'm going to put some more walls there so it will still look like a fantastically easy way to achieve DVD-out-of-case-ness, but then the user will discover that the dents are now completely useless!"

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3844/dvdss.jpg


SO TRUE!

Drivers in Lexington, KY who don't know what the green light means.


Lots of people like that here in Puerto Rico

My estate agent actually believes i am going to give him 5% plus v.a.t. yeah right ill bathe in his blood first and eat his kidney with a nice bottle of chianti.............

LoL...

[Mr. Giver '94]

People who interrupt me and then totally change the subject.....

[i-ash]

Telemarketers calling at dinner time from unknown phone companies...

The AFL (Australian Football League) hierarchy with their constant tinkering of the rules with our great national game... :mad:

[marbles]

Telemarketers calling at dinner time from unknown phone companies...

The AFL (Australian Football League) hierarchy with their constant tinkering of the rules with our great national game... :mad:
AH you can stop them :) , call the telephone preference service and have your number removed from call lists

[andiwm2003]

DVD cases! They sucked at first because there was a big wall around the DVD so it was a hassle to get out. Then some genius started putting dents in the wall so your fingers could easily take the DVD out of the case. Life worth living! But nooo, that's way too convenient, and somebody else decided "Hey, that's ridiculously awesome, I'm going to put some more walls there so it will still look like a fantastically easy way to achieve DVD-out-of-case-ness, but then the user will discover that the dents are now completely useless!"

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3844/dvdss.jpg

+1 this should be post of the week!

some people should not be allowed to work. the guy who designed the cases like this is one of them. i broke a lot of cases just to relieve my anger about this stupidity.

[i-ash]

AH you can stop them :) , call the telephone preference service and have your number removed from call lists

We registered with the government-run Do No Call Register here, where if you provide them with your phone number then it is illegal for telemarketers to call you & they risk big fines.

Good in theory, not so good in practice it seems.

[marbles]

We registered with the government-run Do No Call Register here, where if you provide them with your phone number then it is illegal for telemarketers to call you & they risk big fines.

Good in theory, not so good in practice it seems.

It's wrong to call people at home after business hours for these things imho , track the number ! and report them.

[zachplaysguitar]

DVD cases! They sucked at first because there was a big wall around the DVD so it was a hassle to get out. Then some genius started putting dents in the wall so your fingers could easily take the DVD out of the case. Life worth living! But nooo, that's way too convenient, and somebody else decided "Hey, that's ridiculously awesome, I'm going to put some more walls there so it will still look like a fantastically easy way to achieve DVD-out-of-case-ness, but then the user will discover that the dents are now completely useless!"

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3844/dvdss.jpg

Lol I love the diagram that was amazing.

[Sun Baked]

Re: You know what REALLY grinds my gears....

Probably a failing syncro in your manual transmission.

[doubleohseven]

People who interrupt me and then totally change the subject.....

Argh I hate it when people do that! I have this 'friend' that keeps on bragging about how "awesome" he is, and how everything he owns, he thinks is better than mine/everyone elses. I am getting so sick of it. When I try talking about something like my MacBook, he starts talking about how superior his Vista Laptop is. Also, say for example I get a higher mark than him in a test or something (which I usually do, no offence), he won't acknowledge it- he'd just mention something else that he's mentioned 1 275 743 times to me. :rolleyes:

I also hate it when telemarketers call me, normally at the most inconvenient times. No, I do not want to upgrade my service!

[richthomas]

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The AFL (Australian Football League) hierarchy with their constant tinkering of the rules with our great national game... :mad:

thats just for the NAB Cup. good rules that actually work and are fair are put in the Premiershpip Season like Full Back no having to wait for the Ump to wave his flags and the Ruck circle.

what really grinds my gears is when people in my house use my use my toothbrush, use my deodorant and cologne and then keep it, use all the listerine, leave wet towels on the floor, use my thongs and loose them aarrgghhhhhh:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: RAAAGE!

[bbbensen]

When people view Hawaii as a 3rd world country. We are part of the US, and yes, we do have electricity. :/

[barr08]

Argh I hate it when people do that! I have this 'friend' that keeps on bragging about how "awesome" he is, and how everything he owns, he thinks is better than mine/everyone elses. I am getting so sick of it. When I try talking about something like my MacBook, he starts talking about how superior his Vista Laptop is. Also, say for example I get a higher mark than him in a test or something (which I usually do, no offence), he won't acknowledge it- he'd just mention something else that he's mentioned 1 275 743 times to me. :rolleyes:

Yeah, this is my biggest pet peeve too. People who think they are God's gift to life, and want to make sure you know that too. UGHH

[QCassidy352]

reality tv

[MagicWok]

Him:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7908141.stm

[2nyRiggz]

Grind Gears:

Unable to find an instrumental that was used in a movie that suppose to be on the motion picture soundtrack.


Solution for grinding gears: Non...you *bleep* up now you have to buy a new gear.


Bless

[Schtumple]

People who interrupt me and then totally change the subject.....

My god, I swear I want to punch people in the face that do this, if you're going to utterly ignore what I say then atleast be polite about it.

[marbles]

People on MR who won't admit when they are wrong

What gets me more than anything is the fact they know they're wrong because they never respond to you after I say my piece back to them after their insults.Or simply continue to spout garbage.

At least when I'm wrong I have the strength of character to admit it, or make an apology if needed if I step out of line( which I don't think I have done as yet ?)

I guess some folks are having a bad week ?.

[steviem]

You America! F**K YOU!

Wait, that's just the end of the quote....

Erm, waiting to be able to play rugby again while my knee heals from surgery. That's really getting to me really.