Everything’s Getting Away From Me!
I’m experiencing some low-grade irritation this morning. Oh, nothing to send my hand sailing through my hair — not yet, anyway — but enough to cause me to periodically growl like a dog, and mutter bitches, balls, and associated phrases under my breath.
Please allow me to explain…
First of all, someone in India bombarded the Surf Report with comment spam over the weekend. He (I assume) left a cubic yard of incomprehensible messages, each containing a link to a page selling air purifiers(??).
I stupidly let the guy in, after his first comment went to the moderation queue and seemed authentic enough. I approved it, and that allowed him to post directly to the site. So, while I slept on Friday night, he went to work…
And when I stumbled to my computer the next morning it was just a jamboree of broken English, straight-up gibberish, and humidifiers. What in the Queen Anne-style hell?? It took me a half-hour to delete all that crap, and mark each comment as SPAM.
Then another, smaller wave came pouring in, which I zapped within seconds of it hitting the site. I noticed he tried to post more comments since, but they’re now going to the spam folder. So, maybe it’s over.
I’m not a fan of any of it.
Then a reader informed me that the site isn’t indexed at Google — once again! Last week (I think) I found out the Surf Report had apparently been hacked, and dozens and dozens of invisible spam links were inserted into the source code.
This is done to increase Google rankings for rip-off artists. They somehow gain access to sites with genuine traffic, insert their links, and hope the Google spiders and robots will believe they’re genuine links/endorsements. Thus “earning” their shitty sites a higher ranking in search results.
So, I had the bad code removed, changed my admin passwords, and applied for “reconsideration” at Google. They let me back in, and I thought the issue was behind me.
But now it’s happened again. All those invisible links are back, and I’ve been re-booted from the Google search engine. If you do a search for “wvsr” you now get a radio station, and the West Virginia Split Rail company. Grrr…
Plus, the RSS via email feature worked for a couple of days, and promptly shit the bed again. I have no clue what’s going on there, and don’t have much time to devote to it. But the situation is triggering many of the “bitches and balls” outbursts.
And I allowed the t-shirts to get away from me. Again: my fault. All have now been mailed, though, with the exception of five or six orders for the miscommunication shirts.
I wasn’t paying close enough attention to it, and oversold a couple of the sizes. So, being the fantastic businessman that I am (America’s Richard Branson!), I had to order more of the fuck-up shirts — at full price. Therefore, I’ll be losing money on those five or six orders. But it’s my problem, and not a big deal.
I’m waiting on a minimum order (24), which should be ready momentarily, and I’ll take the percentage mailed from 99% to 100%. I apologize for the delay, but the shirts look pretty great, and hopefully that’ll be enough to buy back your love.
And speaking of Surf Report shirts… I reduced the price of the blue/gray Evil Twin design — probably my all-time favorite — to $15, all sizes. That’s a three dollar discount on the big ‘uns, and a dollar off the regular sizes. Shipping is included, of course.
I did raise the price on the miscommunication shirts to $12, because of the full-price reorder, but that’s still a heck of a deal.
And I’m making this promise, because I want to be fair and can’t take the stress/guilt, to anyone who buys a shirt from this day forward: I’ll turn all orders around within 48 hours. I’ll try to get it into the mail the next morning, but no later than the following day.
That is, of course, after the 24 shirt miscommunication reorder arrives… As one of my old bosses (now deceased) used to say, “You can’t ship what you ain’t got.” But I should have them in a couple of days. The other styles are on-hand, and ready to go now.
And I know this update is turning into some kind of bizarre diatribe about behind-the-scenes boolshit, like Lenny Bruce near the end. But these are things I needed to get off my mannery glands… I want to keep you guys in the loop.
Now for the pisser to end all pissers…. Yesterday I went to work, as I do on every Sunday afternoon, and my boss was there. He doesn’t work on Sundays, so this concerned me.
“You forgot, didn’t you?” he said.
“What? Forgot what?” I answered.
“You’re supposed to be off today. I came in to cover for you.”
“I’m supposed to be off? What do you mean?”
“Remember, I asked if you could work this coming Friday? And I said you could take Sunday off, if you wanted?”
“Shit!”
So, I was supposed to have an extra-long weekend, but forgot. I reported for work on a day-off! How is that even possible? I don’t forget these kinds of things — ever.
But since I’d driven 36 miles, he said I could take Wednesday off instead. So, I’ll be working Sunday thru Tuesday, and Friday. I guess that’s a decent compromise. But I’m still a little rattled by it all.
Everything’s getting away from me. Is there such a thing as time-released retardation? I’m afraid I’ll be sticking lunchmeat to the wall, by 2012. I really am.
And that’s gonna do it for today, my friends. I don’t really have a Question, so just tell us what’s pissing you off today. Use the comments link to bring us up to date on it.
And I’ll see ya tomorrow.
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Howdy, I’m not too pissy today.
Good Afternoon Surf Reporters…..
My daily headache, which is comparable to having knives inserted into my shoulder blades and behind me ears.
That’s about all that’s pissed me off today….. so far.
I still have 7 and a 1/2 hours to go
Top Ten! I’m usually dead last!
Nothing today, oddly.
top ten- a wonderful addition to an otherwise crap day!!
It’s Monday… Everything pisses me off on Monday!
I got my “mistake” shirt in the mail today, and even though I’m not a Hokie fan, I think it’s pretty darned sharp. I am wondering why you put the remote control for your TV in the envelope, but whatever.
What’s PISSING me off is that I can’t get to the WSVR from Google, the RSS Feed doesn’t work, the comments are full of ads for Air Purifiers and I don’t have my t-shirt yet. (Perhaps if I actually ORDERED a t-shirt……….) Other than that – it’s a Great Day!
i am pissed off beyond measure at my mother and my daughter. a little crazy goes a long long way.
I also broke the heel of my favorite black pumps and that sucks it from the inside.
Got my retro shirt and complimentry air purifier the other day . Nothing to be pissed about here ! (Except the ongoing Google debacle.)
I’m pissed off that Wednesday begins my 5 days of solitary debauchery & this shitbox (work) is dragging me down so I can’t even enjoy the countdown of hours! Asshats!
Now Playing on iPhone: NOTHING because of the douchebags here at work not giving me to time to listen to anything! Asshats!
Now back to your regularly scheduled air purifier sales…
It pisses me off that the Tampa Bay Succaneers beat the Green Bay Packers yesterday. I am not a fan of either team, but I put the maximum of my office pool points on a Green bay win. What the fuck happened there?
It pisses me off that the Orlando Magic kicked Hedo Turkoglu to the curb in the off season to sign the unbelievably selfish Vince Carter. C’mon, they made the finals last year. What needed to be changed.
It pisses me off that Dr. William Gray in Colorado is chosen every year to predict hurricanes. He is always off until the monthly “revised” forecast, at which at the end of the season, he looks like a brilliant forecaster and they pay him again the nest year for it. I could do that. (I’m only mentioning it now because there is a hurricane/tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico).
I pisses me off that I have two fucking college degrees and cannot find a job in either line of work.
It pisses me off that nobody in my fucking house can pick up after themselves.
It pisses me off that MAD TV is gone and Wanda Sykes now has a show in it’s place.
It pisses me off that I can’t find my Vic Vega figure, so I can explain to all of the idiots I work with as to who I was dressed like for Halloween at the office. (Are you Elwood Blues? Are you a secret service agent? Are you a funeral home director?” I should have brought my straight razor to work that day. (Can you hear me?)
It pisses me off that I have lost forty pounds, am chisled like Thor, and my wife still tells me I am fat.
It pisses me off that I am the only English speaking worker at the warehouse that I work at part time overnight.
It pisses me off that the cleanest and most customer service friendly grocery store here (Publix) is also the most expensive by leaps and bounds. Instead, I have to buy food at a store where nobody reads English and the cans have dust on them.
It pisses me off that no one saw that the “cash for clunkers” was a bad idea to begin with. If there is no money to spend, why the fuck would someone sign on to have a new car payment?
OK, that’s all for now.
On IPOD right now- “Stigmata”- Ministry
T’is a pretty good day…so far.
HR 3548 was signed into law a few days ago and we’re due to close on our current home and our new home within two weeks, so that $6500 unexpected chunk of change helps to soothe the savage beast.
Oh yeah, and when I type into that line thingy at the top of my browser “www.thewvsr.com” Somehow, it goes right to this website.
So do those air purifiers work on both poop Spores and Fart Molecules? If so you should get one for the office and poop on the Man’s time.
Wore my miscommunication shirt this weekend and was told it looked like I threw up on myself. Outstanding!
I have this saved in my Favs…maybe this lets everyone know what a Tard I am, but I find my site as needed.
Things to piss me off!! First off, every Friday is a paycheck, yet today I have maybe ten dollar left. bummer. Then, some guy is supposed to be here today and put trim up in my house..and he never showed. Was I supposed to call and remind him?? not sure. My attitude..if you want my money you F..ing call me!!!
Bonus…Amazon free shipping. loves it. Specially since I went to LandsEnd site this weekend to buy a coat for my little dude and it costs eleven bucks to ship. WTF are they kidding?? that pissed me off, but that was yesterday.
One more…I am pissed my HMO requires me to go to a different lab with questionable hygeine practices than just my plain old doctor..but then I am lucky to have insurance so I am not complaining, really
woot!!
AWG, you are hilarious! I ditto the sentiments in your last post. I have the WVSR saved in my favorites. Makes it much easier than searching for it every day.
Stupid people piss me off, especially those that can’t follow written procedures.
AWG…come here to Appalachia where everyone speaks English…even tho you cant understand half of it.
Jeff…I know how you feel…i have a case of latent confusion going on my own self.
I WAS pissed late last night. I was in a battleground on World of Warcraft and some little shit decides to diss my gear, and me. I was just trying to have fun dammit! Typed conversation as follows:
Him- Your gear sucks
Now go away
Me- I know
Him- You suck
Me- I know
Him- Your kind makes us lose battles
(mind you, he has never even seen me play)
Me- Your kind makes this game suck sometimes.
I have a real life and do this for fun so go away.
BTW-Are you like 12 years old? Get bullied a lot?
Him- Im not talking about RL, Im talking about how
you suck.
Me- Ok, I suck. Are you happy? Now it has to be past
your bedtime. You must have school tomorrow.
So brush your teeth, and go to bed. Sweet mother
fucking dreams you little shit.
Never did hear back from him. Sheeesh…
I think I just signed up for a Split Rail franchise.
I feel ya, bor’. Sometimes everything shits the bed at once and you just want to hit the “reset” button on everything in your life that day. You are not alone.
Playing on my iPod for the past 2 weeks now: “The Whirlwind” by Transatlantic…a 77-minute ProgRock epic in 12 parts that was just released…ProgHeads – you NEED to get this!
* BRO’. (Duh!)
I once got up early on Monday morning to catch a 7 am flight from D/FW to Austin and upon arrival at the customer site, discovered it was President’s Day and I had the day off (who gets President’s Day except the gubmint?). So I went to the hotel bar and passed away the day with the bartender. I coulda been home.
Happy Monday!
Things that suck: Having used up my year’s dental insurance, and having to spend another $1800 on dental work tomorrow. I took today off since I can’t really start a project on Monday and come back Friday to finish. They tell me it’ll hurt. Hope the Darvocet works…
What pissed me off today is that I was hungover this morning. Normally I would expect it on Monday morning. Yesterday I planned on being the designated driver for our work excursion heading off to watch the Bengals embarrass the Ratbirds however some things got mixed around and they did not need my services. A co-worker offered up his fifth of Crown and well since I did not have to drive I started in on some whiskey and waters, then a couple of Warstiener dunkels at the game and more whiskey after the game. Oh well this to shall pass…Oh and Who-Dey!! my invisible friends.
Jesus where do I start? (although AWG pretty much makes me look positively happy – congrats on losing the 40 lbs!)
I’m pissed that I have to make sure my dog doesn’t eat HUMAN SHIT in the park in the morning, yet there are signs all around to pick up after your dog. I am going to fix that after dark tonight….
Happy Monday, Surfers!
this isn’t pissing me off but my ex-girlfriend/cincy roommate pissed herself off today.
yesterday she walked up to the bar to get my spare car key from a friend i let borrow my kentucky car (red echo) so she could move it for street cleaning.
she didn’t move her car or my car because she thought today was veteran’s day (she didn’t have to teach today, so it makes sense). so she didn’t move them and got 2 $20 tickets.
so she went out of her way to get my key and parked her car on the wrong side of the street 3 times.
she’s pretty pissed at herself.
as for me, bearcats won, bengals won. i’m good.
and i’m sorry you had to deal with bullshit internet crap. my twitter got hacked. they seem to be stepping up their game.
Good News! I searched for WVSR on Bing and the Surf Report is the second hit from the top. So stop worrying about Google, both Bing users can find you no problem.
I’m pissed that I had to pay $600 to replace the board on my furnace because the blower’s relay switch finally gave out for good. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know the thing is 19 years old and a dinosaur. Yes, I know they make more energy-efficient models these days. Yes, I know that I can get a rebate if I buy a new qualifying model. I also know you want to sell me a brand new furnace and that you’re trying to drum up some business, but if I tell you that I don’t want a new furnace because (must I reiterate?) I am unemployed at the moment, cut the sales pitch and get on to fixin’ what you were invited here to fix. No, I don’t want a new furnace. Yes, I know my furnace is old. No, I don’t want a new furnace. Do you see that big cylindrical water-tower-looking contraption right next to the furnace? Looks brand-spankin’-new doesn’t it? That’s cuz it is. Had no choice but to replace the ancient one that stood there before when it sprang a leak a few months ago. I DON’T WANT A NEW FURNACE, DAMMIT! HOW MANY TIMES DO I NEED TO SAY THAT?!? And if you persist with the sales pitch, I’m going to ask you to leave without paying for the diagnostic because I already knew what the problem was before your scrawny, little 20-something-year-old ass got here. FUUUUUUUCK!
I feel better now.
Halfway through Monday I am pissed off that there have been no firings at the Green Bay Packers. This whole state is actually pissed off today!
AWG- I had 13 on the Pack too!
i agree with AWG if you are broke, don’t buy a new car. is 10% off a new car or even 20% enough to take on another 4 or 500 in payments?
i will however take 8000 from obama for a house. that isn’t a new payment, that is a replacement to the rent i am paying that doesn’t do me any good once it clears the bank.
Well up here Norf of da Border a quick read of the the Sunday papers made me realize life could be worse: a popular folk singer went hiking in the maritimes & was ripped apart by coyotes, an inuit kid is halfway to greenland stuck on an ice floe, and a native Canadian bought lottery tickets with his gubberment check & won $50million tax free! was last seen leaving the reservation in a limo! & the freaky thing is I didn’t make any of this up!!!!!!! that air purifier I ordered better have a smoking fish on the side!
I’m pissed I had to listen to a coworker sucking and slurping soup for lunch. Which, incidentally, smelled like a bum’s ass being chock full of cabbage and Christ knows what else.
I’ve tried but I can’t seem to come up with anything to be pissed about. I’ll try harder tomorrow.
Ok…I’m pissed…but in a Canadian kinda way.
I’m pissed that there are people who can’t find TheWVSR.com without Google.
I’m pissed that I had to deal with two close friends with broken car windows this weekend, for no apparent reason.
I’m pissed that another close friend has apparently gone batshit insane.
I’m pissed that despite my best efforts at work, “I’m sorry, a raise isn’t in the budget.”
I’m pissed that even though our pay was cut 5-10% this year, they’re still giving money to, and harassing us for money for United Way all week. (Yeah, I know it’s charity. I gotta eat first, though.)
I’m pissed that some Indian/Russian/Chinese shitdicks think that the right way to do business is by hacking or spamming blogs or “web journals,” or my podcast’s website comments.
I’m pissed that I can’t come up with any more things I’m pissed at right now.
I thought you would never ask. Let me get this out of the way first.
Bryn – The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair. Now with that said, on to the good part.
Lets start with now and work our way back:
November – Just came from my Financial aid office where they are telling me that my last two quarters are going to be prorated. WTF? So that means I won’t be getting back a refund from each quarter. Oh, hell no! I have to come out of pocket for another $460 each quarter. Wait a minute, this is a loan. Just tack the difference in an unsubsidzed loan and be done with it. Oh, fuck no, we can’t do that. Well, what if I drop this quarter and then pick the classes back up next quarter. No, you will have to pay the money back that was used before you can register again. WTF, this is a loan isn’t it. Why the fuck do I have to pay back a loan if I go back to school before the 6 months is up? It don’t work that way. I am really biting my tongfue on this one.
October – We’ll just leave this one alone. One good outcome, I have date for next year. Looking forward to that. The best part of my month.
September – Didn’t suck as bad until the end. Not talking about that.
August – Get letter from my good friends at the IRS. Seems my dense brained ex forgot that she had given me permission to claim my kids on my taxes back in 1997. Seeing she hasn’t been employed since 1985 and provided 100% of the kids support that tax year. Oh no, fuck me on this one. Now, I have to come out of my pocket to the tune of nearly 10 gran. thats why I was pissed and in a very emotional state back then. Sorry I don’t let everyone in my world but it is what it is. Now it’s water under the bridge.
July – Healing from knee surgery and pissed that I can’t get around like I want to. Not much else to talk about.
So, that’s what pisses me off most days. Whew, that felt good to get that out. Anybody interested in buying any Queen Anne-style humidifiers? I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
I’m pissed off that Your Public rec’d $6,500.00 of MY tax money as a windfall when Your Public (an apt name, huh?) wasn’t counting on getting the money and apparently didn’t need the money to close the real estate transaction. Now it’s “Hooray for HR 3548!! I feel much better now!!!” Can you say “redistribution of wealth”?? Fuckin’ gub’ment and the “entitlement class” it’s created.
Don’t get me wrong, Your Public. I wouldn’t be giving the money back. But the socialists who are running this country keep giving and giving and giving without knowing what the fuck the consequences are. Transparency? Show me the study that says that $6500 for existing homeowners to step up to a new house is going to stimulate anything. It’s all bullshit.
AND I broke the heel of my favorite black pumps.
I’m pissed that I gave an exam back to my class of 200 students that had mistakes all over the answer key. Today I got about 50 exams back to regrade. The snotty little pre-meds actually think that getting their scores up from 51 to 56 will get them into med school and keep mommy and daddy sending the checks. Ha!
I’m also pissed that I caught a cold yesterday (not H1N1 or anything weird, just a cold) – on the other hand, I can go home early and I have already canceled all of tomorrow’s meetings so I can be “sick” at “home”. Maybe I shouldn’t be so pissed after all?
But dammit, my smoking fish air purifier came without installation instructions – now what will I do? I’m pissed again, I tell ya, and sick.
Ok… now I’m getting more pissed and actually starting to think about running to be the Prime Minister of Canada.
The “reverse” shit the bed in my SUV last week. WTF? Only 50K miles… bought used. Luckily, it is still under warrenty and the whole f’n tranny is getting replaced. BUT what is PISSING me OFF… Even though the tranny is covered under warrenty, I will have a thousand bucks in a fucking rental car by the time they get around to actually doing the work! Everyday it’s the same story…tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow… SHIT! I am driving a mini-van around to the delight of my boyfriend and friends who are getting a real hoot out of it. Hardy-fuckin-har.
Oh…and while I’m bitching…I have cramps…FUUUUCK!
I’m hoping tomorrow for a bunch of pissed off yinzer’s.
So what exactly are y’all typing into google in order to find ‘the wvsr” .com? Just curious, seeing as how its the only website I remember the url of.
What pisses me off…
-politicians that can’t save money, but need to try and find something to waste money on.
-municipal politicians that are always trying to make the city bigger which results in more lowlifes and higher taxes. I like(d) my city that thought it was a town… just the way it was, possibly 10-15 years ago.
-money waste in general. At work they want me to clean out a section of warehouse we use for storage. They want it empty (to put more crap in storage), but they are willing to throw away a few hundred dollars of materials that are being/will be used just to say hey its empty… But they give me grief when I want fresh tires for winter…
-people who don’t know that the term ‘no soliciting’ applies to charity beggars as well.
-politicians…
-One or two of my neighbours…Though I’m sure the feeling is mutual.
-Stupid drivers…
-People who can’t write comments in the comments section, but only manage to stutter out a retarded “first”…
When this website starts a getting me down,
and readers are just too much for me to face.
I’ll hike way out to the ole campground and all my cares just drift right into space.
In the Yurt, it’s peaceful as can be and there the world below don’t bother me, no, no.
So when I come home feeling tired and beat, I’ll pour a yuengling tasting so fresh and sweet.
I’ll get far away from the spamming crowd and all the t-shirt orders I didn’t complete.
In the yurt, that’s the only place I know, Where you just have to wish to make it so, in the yurt.
And at night the stars, they put on a show for free.
And, you can stand outside and take a pee, that’s what I said, keep on telling you
In the yurt its peaceful as can be & there’s no Indian spammers to bother me!! up in the yurt!
or second… etc.
@Sidney: That reminds me! I was pissed last night because I spent all day doing Battlegrounds with one of my many World of Warcraft characters (Arathi BG had double honor due to ‘holiday’ weekend!) trying to earn enough points for a pair of epic boots (those who play know what I mean!) just to have it randomly shut down at 10 PM PST! So, I’m waiting for the next Battleground to start, for over an hour, to finally be let in just to be kicked out due to technical difficulties.
Yeah, I just about lost my shit on a WoW GM over that one.
(Sorry for non gamers. Nerd speak is now over)
How could forget?
I’m pissed that it’s November and I’m still living in San Franfuckingcisco. I was supposed to be in Italy September 15. House hasn’t sold, so I’m still here. Paying storage fees so we could stage our house to sell.
I’m pissed that my old company screwed my on insurance (loooooooong story) and I’m sitting here in severe pain every day from a pinched nerve that I had surgery last year to fix. Yeah, that’s right – I’m right back where I started only worse.
I need a drink…
Oh, and I’m pissed that all I’m hearing at the moment is how a loaded semi truck went over the side of the Bay Bridge when the driver, speeding of course, failed to negotiate the dreaded S-curve, which is temporarily allowing us to still use the bridge while it is being rebuilt.
The driver’s just another person who fails to grasp that the laws of physics apply to him. It appears he may also have been illiterate because he failed to heed the posted speed limit and flashing lights. I see a huge lawsuit and fat payday for the man’s family because all the yahoos are crying “design flaw” instead of “natural selection”.
The fucking herd desperately needs to be culled. One down….
I also need dental work tomorrow and have maxed out the lousy $1,500 a year we get. Had a toofache since last Tuesday, Dentist was on vacation. I have swollen gums and a toothache in a tooth I just spent $800.00 on last Summer for root canal
I’m pissed that I need to do laundry and the dryer doesn’t work, resulting in hauling laundry out to dry at Laundromat.
My house needs cleaned and I just took Vicodin that the lovely dentist gave me today AHHHHH. nothing will get done.I do work a warehouse job full time so I’m not a lazy shit.
Dave, I love Prog. I’m going to have to check out that CD you mentioned!
Sixty ff-ff-fffff–ff—fff–first!! I fffff-fff-ffigured by the time I said that I would bbbb–bb-bbbbbbb-be sixty fff-ffffff–ff–fff first. Maybe nn–nnnn-nn-not!?
I am pissed off that I got up for work early, got into my car at 5:30am to the sound of “click click click”. Now while I am a female, I do know a thing or two about cars and I know it is my battery. I call AAA (because who else do you call at 5:30am?) and they leave me waiting for an hour….YES AN HOUR!!! I am pissed that they made me miss 2 meetings.
Then the tow truck driver tells me it isn’t my battery, but it is my starter. Again…I am female, but not an idiot…I know it is my battery. But alas…I say fine…tow me to my mechanic.
Mechanic gives me an estimate for new starter (and I had him throw in an oil change since I am already there) and it was $850. WTF?!?!?!?!?!
Even more pissed, but what choice is there when one has no car.
Mechanic calls back to say hooray, not the starter, its the battery (to which in my head I say…no shit sherlock). Then proceeds to tell me how they would like to do this other maintenance works since my car is there.
I am so damn pissed…I tell them just do what you need to do so I can have my car back.
STUPIDRASSINFRASSINPEOPLE
I’ll tell you what PISSED me off over the last few days… My version of Black Lips Hooligan. My 5 month old yellow labrador “Chance” seems to have eaten a somewhat large paper clip. Paper clip wedges in stomach, dog eats grass & sticks to ease stomach discomfort and begins to shit blood.
The Vet informs me that emergency surgery is necessary to remove the blockage. Now I am the proud recip[ient of a large freezer bag full of digusting looking “ruffage”, sticks, a blue rubber hose washer, a somewhat large bronze looking paper clip and a $1208.36 veterinary bill. Merry F’n Christmas you stupid mutt. There went my new home entertainment sound system!
On top of everything else, during the time perior you site got hacked I tried to log in at work like I always do it fell under “Malicious Website”. Now it is forever none to the system at work as one of those and I can never get lunch dose of Surf Report again. Curses!!!!
Plus, I’ve got a nasty cold. Great.
Alternator on the truck started charging erratically yesterday. High of 19 volts to a low of zero. Pulled the alternator and read the sticker the rebuilder marked it with indicating that it was serviced November 2007.
Two years on an alternator?
Nuts.
The last one was on the truck five years.
I chose to buy the alternator (and most of my parts) at the local “mom & pop” parts place because I wanted to support local merchants.
Alas, there is no warranty on their parts.
This time I went to Autozone and got an alternator with a lifetime replacement warranty.
I’ll let you know in two years how it’s working…
Wow, I can’t believe how many typos I have, the cough medicine must be starting to work.
I’m pissed that I’m an RN now and I can’t find a fucking job. Never mind that there’s a goddam article posted every goddam day about the goddam nursing shortage. Never mind that I work at a very large hospital and still can’t get a job there. Never mind that my student loans are going to come due in 3 more months and my savings is bleeding out just to cover normal living expenses that my shit-paying job can’t cover. And if one more person tells me “Oh that’s great, nursing is the field to be in” I’m going to punch them in the fucking throat. Yeah yeah I know once I have experience behind me then the doors will be wide open but that doesn’t do me a bit of fucking good right now. FUUUUUCK!!
Got my miscommunication shirt today. If this was a mistake, I just might have to order one of the “planned” shirts. This is one great looking shirt, Jeff! Thanks again!
–j
Dude, I was going to start a long tirade, then read all the comments, and after 3 whole days off work, I have nothing to bitch about. WTF?
I have student loans, yet no degree. Yet. I have no job to pay said loans. My hubby shoulders all that. He didn’t know me when I went to college. I stay home to watch our three kids..he is a good guy
Least I can do. Have Obama erase our loans and I won’t be so pissed. good times!!
why is there ALWAYS shit around the inside of the toilet bowl at work. Why? I’m really starting to think Im working with a bunch of chimps dressed in business casual attire and i just never noticed it. wtf? I’ve never shit around the inside of the toilet, im not even sure how thats doable….like the part right below the seat. It cant be possible for there to be a different person with explosive diarrhea every day can it? Granted, your ass isnt touching it but it’s close enough for a tapeworm to jump, i swear.
@AWG…I’m right there with you. Heck, I have thewvsr.com bookmarked on a government computer.
And Jeff, you gotta know it’s spam when the Indian guy didn’t preface his pitch for the air purifier with “FIRST!”
And on to my shitty day…15yo sectret was in a teenage girl hormonal snit when I woke up. Then I let the wife drive my 4WD pickup to her 3 hour a day part time job…because there was a blizzard going on in Nome at the time. Hence, I had to drive the
Toyota Matrix (that she dearly loves) through snow drifts to get a frickin’ root canal at the dentist…then got the frickin’ car stuck in a snow bank pulling into the parking spot at my house after it was done.
Got to work half an hour late, and it was a total shit storm of douchebaggery.
On the upside, my ex wife’s son called and is coming up from Seattle over Christmas. The 15yo secret has decided she still loves me. And I am now eating dinner and listening to a great show called “Musical Collisions” on KNOM.
I guess it all evens out at the end of the day.
So wait, now you’re telling me that I can’t buy products that will enlarge my manhood from the WVSR? Wotta rip-off!
A goddam truck just showed up with 48 humidiifieres/ air purifier combos. Of course, after seeing his inteneded delivery I asked, “What the fuck is all this?” He said “I don”t know. It’s for the DTO Company. Sign here.”
“Who’s it from?”. I thought I may as well ask. “Don’t know.”, he informed me in probably the best ‘I could give as shit’ voice I’ve ever heard. I said, “I ain’t signing for that.” and I looked at the bill of ladding and it was signed by a guy named Bryon. I can add two and two and I know curry when I smell it. ‘Hey truck driver dude. you keep ‘em…what are these?” I asked when two fairly good sized boxes with ‘Adult Signature Required’ plastered all over them caught my eye.. Now I’m guessing it’s either ammo or porn stuff. He said, “I don’t know…I gotta take ‘em about eighty miles east of Alamosa, and then head back down to the city. Sucks. Long night.” So I say …”How ’bout I sign for those two and you go back home, find a place out there on I-40 at the truck stop and sell that crap for sixty bucks a pop off the back of your truck.” He said, “Sounds like a deal.” I loaded up my arms with both boxes and headed off. “Hey…you gotta sign for those.”, he yelled. to me. I told him that’s no problem but since my hands were full could he just go ahead and sign it for me. He seemed quick to agree to that and asked…”What’s your name?” I called back…Just put down Brian and then I spelled it for him..”.B…R…Y…O…N.”
Wow, there is enough anger here to make the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man grow huge and take out an entire city.
Anger rocks! Hooray for anger!
On IPOD right now- “Jesus Built My Hotrod”- Ministry
What’s pissing my off today? The same thing that pisses me off every day.
Hippies
paMIKE-I thought the mad shitter worked for my company. A coworker and me have been tossing around theories as to how you can get poop splattered so high on the wall of the bowl but I think I’m going to go with chimps dressed in business casual and let it go at that. No wonder Jeff shits at home there’s prolly a mad shitter in Scranton, CA, Atlanta…
Speaking of Jeff, my smoking fish air purifier showed up yesterday, it kick ass, not a hint of reefer smoke left in the house.
Sorry no pissed off yinzers here today. Here we go STEELERS.
SoS-My bad, a man can dream can’t he. Looks like Sunday’s gonna be a good ol’ good one. Apologies to the rest of you Pittsburgh fans, I’ll keep my mouth shut.
@WB in OH, Son of Sam
Pissed off Yinzer checking in, late as usual. You’ve all heard it before, but I’m pissed that the ex took off, “stole” the car and left me with a house I can’t afford to pay rent on that is full of nearly two decades worth of shit to sift through/throw away/sell/donate by the end of the year. That’s when the little possessions I will have by then go into storage and I’ll be living on a friend’s couch for who knows how long.
I’m out of drugs. And down to the last roll of toilet paper which I think will be replaced by a roll stolen from a local bar because I don’t have money to spend on something that is literally getting thrown down the shitter.
The fucking neighbors parked their piece of shit in the street parking space I usually use in front of my house (to park my friend’s borrowed car that I’m using) and they never move the damned thing. Just sell the fucker already.
It is turning into winter in Western PA. Gun in the mouth season. I’m going to have to take a trip south in January or February to shake off the post holiday aggression/blues and soak up some sun and alcohol.
The Steelers won last night, but unlike Blag Dahlia I didn’t fuck any girls in Pittsburgh.
There ya go. Have a tolerable day, Surf Reporters.
yinzers and se. ohioan. this coming sunday will be fun. replay of jan 2006 (don’t break our qb). but a true shoot out for first. i hope the cats win but at heinz field will be tough. even with a loss we’ll still have a better divisional record. same head to head. common opponents we win so far. conference, we win.
ahem.
put fries on that. bitches.
I am very happy to post the 74th comment, and would like to make a request: Mr Kay, can you write more about air purifiers? That’s exactly the sort of content that I would enjoy reading about.
I stay at a constant and elevated state of being pissed off. It helps ease the transition into a higher stage of DEFCON when something or someone really irritating surfaces. You may think I am smiling, but I am actually gritting my teeth…hard!
Rat Bastard I’ve kinda been there. Not as bad as you but it sucks the big one. Sunshine, young girls and gin may be the cure. Good luck.
WB and t- Sunday will be a good one them Steelers are on a roll without a bunch of starters. Good teams do that.
i will say this, all cincy offense is awesome right now
Oh yes; the question about what is pissing me off right now:
Well, I am very pleased to relate to you that I am very angry about photosynthesis today. I’m just not going to put up with it any longer. I’m determined to put a stop to it.
@ Melissa- What server are you on? My wife and I play on Alterac Mountains. My main is a 80 DK, and my alt. is a 80 Pally. I have about 5 others but use them just for bank space. My wife has 10? I think. Whatever the max is. I am almost geared with all 80 epic! Our guild name is “No Cream No Sugar” in case you are on the same server…
@bikerchick – most warranties allow for car rental during extended repairs. Double check…
@ CADude – My wife and I have both been on this Earth for nearly 50 years and have collected very few handouts from the government (no welfare, unemployment, or food stamps). We have received both state and federal money for furthering our respective educations (NBPTS for example). We consider ourselves very fortunate.
My wife works as a teacher and nearly 97% of the 1,000 or so students are on some type of government assistance. They receive reduced-fee lunches, their books are paid for, etc. Even a $5 locker fee which the school uses for locker maintenance at the end of each year is waived. Some truly need this assistance, while others wear gold jewelery and have the latest and greatest cell phone. Meanwhile we’re both driving 15+ year old cars, still have a CRT television, and save every scrap of cash that comes in (hence the new home).
I completely understand where you’re coming from (when my wife was overjoyed that the bill was signed, I said half jokingly, “You’ll be the death of this country.”) This business of printing money with unlimited ink is a sad state of affairs. However, we’ve always paid in, and watched others use our money foolishly. Quite frankly, we’re glad to get something back that we’ll spend wisely.
Now, tell me how a CA *DUDE* broke the heel on one of his (?) pumps (or is this a CA thing?).