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nageov3t

Lifer
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the deli section of the bodega was closed this morning, so I had to buy a pre-made sandwich for breakfast instead. :'(
 

smackababy

Lifer
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Someone burned the free coffee in the break room and this is already the cheap stuff, so that didn't help any. I was actually forced to put a little sugar in it to smooth out the extreme bitterness. =(
 

SlowSpyder

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The cup holder in my Infiniti doesn't work right. If I turn too quickly my can of soda will fall over if I don't hold on to it. Had a close call this morning, only a few drops got on the console luckily.
 

boomerang

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I had to temporarily remove the fake security camera that covers my front door because the birds were making a nest on top of it.
 

smackababy

Lifer
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I've been told that the mess I made in the kitchen last night was beyond what my GF will accept to clean up after dinner, thus forcing me to do it myself. I should really just hire a maid already.
 

shortylickens

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Jul 15, 2003
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The cup holder in my Infiniti doesn't work right. If I turn too quickly my can of soda will fall over if I don't hold on to it. Had a close call this morning, only a few drops got on the console luckily.

You can get cup holder inserts to keep smaller objects safe.
 

SlowSpyder

Lifer
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You can get cup holder inserts to keep smaller objects safe.

The cup holder has a cover, when you open it on the back side a plastic bracket is supposed to flip up to secure things roughly the size of a can of soda. The plastic bracket in my car doesn't flip up, hence my first world problem. :(

*edit - Here is a picture to show you exactly what I'm talking about (not my car, post) - http://g35driver.com/forums/5966232-post8.html
 
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smackababy

Lifer
Oct 30, 2008
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The cup holder has a cover, when you open it on the back side a plastic bracket is supposed to flip up to secure things roughly the size of a can of soda. The plastic bracket in my car doesn't flip up, hence my first world problem. :(

First world solution: swap your soda for a high protein, GMO and gluten free, non-fat, seaweed smoothie in an appropriate size cup.
 

Gibsons

Lifer
Aug 14, 2001
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Excel is acting sort of glitchy on my laptop. If I tab out to another program and back, it seems to be fine again.
 

manimal

Lifer
Mar 30, 2007
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Ran out of Jamaican blue mountain and had to settle for Costa Rican Peaberry

then the GD newspaper was wet from the early rain.
 

BarkingGhostar

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Nov 20, 2009
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I had to go into the office yesterday (first time this week), and the only I got for it was a $50 steak. Bummer.
 

wabbitslayer

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Tried to fill truck up with gas. It was almost empty, so I couldn't fill it up b/c the pumps cut off at $100.
 

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
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I had to boot to a console to fix broken dependencies from a borked update, and then start X manually. That's 30 seconds of my life I'll never get back :^(
 

shortylickens

No Lifer
Jul 15, 2003
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Tried to fill truck up with gas. It was almost empty, so I couldn't fill it up b/c the pumps cut off at $100.

We had that problem a lot in the Navy. The duty truck had a 35 gallon main and 30 gallon backup tank.
Guys were always running it down to until it sputtered and died. The government pumps on base had electronic keys and only let you get 25 gallons at a time. Such a hassle.

And if you went back three days in a row that set off an alert and the supply officer, CO, and transportation office all jumped on your ass.