What Really Grinds Your Gears?

[QLR1]

Yeah, smartpost it total crap - it takes a day to get your package across the country to your local post office and then another three for them to get it to your door!

I did some research on that once upon a time... apparently the whole system is a clusterf*ck. The main problem is Fedex is designed to ship packages using specific Fedex labels while the post office is required to deliver anything with an address on it, even if written in crayon. I don't remember the specifics but somehow the differences in the scanning / tracking systems create situations where the wrong label is scanned so something can happen like a loop where Fedex hands a package over to USPS and USPS picks up the wrong label and hands it back to Fedex or ships it back to the originator or something like that...

Anyway, stay away from smartpost, it's not so smart...

Unfortunately I didn't choose it. And I've never had any problems with it (knocks on wood). I just resented paying $10 for it.

 

[Krank]

People that have zero idea what proper following distance entails. Ass hats.

 

[kronin323]

So get this - The Wife was rear-ended on Thursday. That's the 3rd time that's happened in like six years, so you have to wonder if, among the various possibilities, there's something about her driving that's increasing the odds.

But no - she was driving in rush hour, about 35 - 40 MPH with the flow of traffic, neither speeding up nor slowing down, in the right of three lanes. And this woman just came up and hit her. Her excuse? She was putting on her shoes (or maybe taking them off, I don't remember...)

It did some damage but overall was pretty minor. Except The Wife is about seven months pregnant. She had to go to the hospital for four hours of observation to make sure everything was ok. So far so good, but apparently sometimes it can take a few days for a problem to show itself. She's got a follow up at the beginning of next week.

When I rant about bad driving killing people, I'm not just ranting... a minor fender-bender coulda killed our unborn child.

 

[QLR1]

Wow. Glad to hear the wife and new kid are fine, @kronin323.

 

[kronin323]

Wow. Glad to hear the wife and new kid are fine, @kronin323.

Fine so far at least, but thanks.

 

[washi me sensie]

So get this - The Wife was rear-ended on Thursday. That's the 3rd time that's happened in like six years, so you have to wonder if, among the various possibilities, there's something about her driving that's increasing the odds.

But no - she was driving in rush hour, about 35 - 40 MPH with the flow of traffic, neither speeding up nor slowing down, in the right of three lanes. And this woman just came up and hit her. Her excuse? She was putting on her shoes (or maybe taking them off, I don't remember...)

It did some damage but overall was pretty minor. Except The Wife is about seven months pregnant. She had to go to the hospital for four hours of observation to make sure everything was ok. So far so good, but apparently sometimes it can take a few days for a problem to show itself. She's got a follow up at the beginning of next week.

When I rant about bad driving killing people, I'm not just ranting... a minor fender-bender coulda killed our unborn child.

Hoping your wife and little angel are safe bro!

 

[kronin323]

Hoping your wife and little angel are safe bro!

Thanks, and you bring up a good point - luckily The Wife had already dropped our 3-year old off at daycare...

 

[QLR1]

These Atlanta sports teams. Braves stinking it up in Texas, losing to the worst team in all of baseball. Hawks shooting themselves in the foot with idiotic management. And the Falcons going to Cincinnati doing nothing. Ughhhhhhh shameful!

 

[Dallas O Hog]

These Atlanta sports teams. Braves stinking it up in Texas, losing to the worst team in all of baseball. Hawks shooting themselves in the foot with idiotic management. And the Falcons going to Cincinnati doing nothing. Ughhhhhhh shameful!

Woohoo

 

[QLR1]

Woohoo

And then someone comes by kicking me while I'm down!