Sunday, January 11, 2009

Too many computer models

How many different computer models do we need to select from? I just want something that can go online.

Mole tunnels on lawn

The moles that like to to tunnel under your grass leaving a lawn with all bumps on it.

Dead animals on road

It always seems the road you travel on has the dead animal that nobody will pick up.

Reporting bad news and not sad

How can it be that people can report bad news all the time on TV without being sad?

People who whisper

People who whisper to their friend about you while you are all out together rather then just saying it in front of you.

Toast crumbs in mayonnaise

It is so annoying when someone puts the knife in the mayonnaise jar and winds up leaving all toast crumbs in it because they are having toast.

Clothes not in your color

Some clothes for some reason do not come in the color you want even though the color is popular.

Tags in shirts

Some of the tags in shirts where the size is written on always bother your back. The tags inside shirts should be made smaller.

Not many Christmas lights on block

Living on a block where not many people decorate for Christmas.

Straight grass cutting

Trying to cut the grass straight and finding out that you cut it totally crooked.

People on the floor above

Hearing the people walking on the floor above you. No wonder why people like the highest floor to live on.

Finding a cheap apartment

Trying to find a good and cheap apartment in an age where there is no such thing as cheap.

Sloppy people all over

Your apartment is clean, but you find out you have sloppy neighbors on all four sides of you.

Only one candy counter open

Sometimes early on only one counter is open and it takes about 10 minutes before you can get the candy and are sitting.

Rising movie ticket prices

Rising ticket prices make it that now even in the daytime it cost a lot to go.

Too many versions of movies

Some movies on DVD have, extended cut, directors cut, international version... . Which version are you supposed to buy?

Small cell phone buttons

Some of the cell phone buttons they make now are so small it is hard to press just one button with your finger.

Mold in bathroom

Mold seems impossible to get rid of in the bathroom.

Soap on show curtains

Someone getting soap on the inside of the shower curtains all the time. The soap is hard to get off.

No low fat in some foods

Not having a low fat version of your favorite food. The regular fat version has too much fat and calories.

Paint never spills on TV

Watching a home show on painting your rooms never seeing any paint spill on their clothes or anything. When you paint your room, the paint gets over everything.

Stock price went up

Thinking you will get a stock at the price today, but tomorrow the stock goes up and you wind up paying more for each share.

Stock commissions

Buying stocks and finding out that the commission is near $20 per order.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

No tax refund

Expecting a tax refund and then finding out that you owe tax at the end of the year.

No bench seats on cars

The cars today no longer have front bench seats it seems. These are more comfortable than bucket seats are. You have to buy an 80s car just to get a bench seat in the front.

Beach water

Deciding to go near the water but finding out that it is not as clean as you thought it was.

Long load DVD times

On some DVD players, the player takes a long time to load the disc before the movie actually starts.

VCR tracking

Having to adjust the tracking on the video tape, but it still does not work because it was taped on someone elses VCR.

Remote controls are too big or too small

Some remote controls are just too big to hold for long. Other remotes are too small. How come they can't get the size right after over 20 years?

Four way stop signs

Four way stop signs near a school take as long as a light before you can go sometimes.

Expressway signs with letters

Do we really need to have 24a, 24b, 24c, for the expressway exits? Why can't we make a new number?

Bent street signs

People who like to bend a street sign so you can't read the sign without getting out of your car.

Missing road signs

Someone taking the sign out of the ground and you don't what exit to get off at.

No lights above the sign

It is annoying when they put a sign on the side of a road with no lights near or above the sign and you can't read it well at night.

Graffiti on signs

Graffiti on road signs where the graffiti is on the number you need to see to get off at the exit.

Broken road signs

Road signs that are bent over or broken and not fixed for years.

Bigger selection of eyeglasses

It would be nice to have a bigger selection of eyeglasses when buying a new pair. Many styles look exactly the same.

Exercising after a meal

Exercising after you eat and finding out that you can't move as well after a heavy meal.

Sit ups and six packs

Doing sit ups for years and you still don't get those six pack abs they always show you.

Little cent stamps

Having to use many of those little stamps worth a few cents to make up for the increase in the new priced stamps.

Too many mail advertisements

Getting all advertisements in the mail instead of getting a check for once.

Mail in wrong box

Your private mail getting delivered to another house instead of your own.

Snow then sleet

Worrying about a snow storm coming, but then it turns to sleet and makes the roads even worse to travel on.

Using car as a sled

People driving down the street fast when snow is on the ground just so they can spin their car around, at the same time coming close to your car in the street.