What first world problem did you have today?

[shortylickens]

Turkey coma.


I know its coming.

I cannot stop it.

I wont stop it.

 

[lxskllr]

There's live spiders hiding under my firewood. If I see them, I have to put it back and fish another piece out. I don't like killing living spiders.

 

[lxskllr]

Just realized today that I forgot to change the plug end for my car to plug in the block heater. AGAIN! I always forget to change it in summer because it's out of sight out of mind. But now that it's cold enough that I should plug in my car, I realize that I can't The plug is too corroded and it won't go in anymore. It's too cold now to change it so have to wait till next summer. I will keep an end in my glove box so that next time I have to bring my car to the garage I'll see if they can do it while it's in there. It's an easy job it's just that it sucks to do when it's cold since you kinda need your hands to not be in gloves to do electrical.

Don't have a fan backed heater? Blow that on your hands while you do the work.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Don't have a fan backed heater? Blow that on your hands while you do the work.

Could probably try to jerry rig something, but would need quite a lot of power for that, I guess I can work inside a transparent plastic bag or something then point heat gun inside it lol.

 

[Chaotic42]

Blackops 4 is buggy and laggy after the new patch.

 

[CZroe]

I came home this morning only to change shoes before work. My roommates were still asleep, but their cats will beg whoever gets up/comes home first so one of them followed me into the bathroom. To keep my balance when taking my shoes off while standing, I put my hand on the corner of the counter right as the cat was standing up too stretch against the counter in an attempt to be noticed.

Oh, I noticed alright... because he got his claw deeply embedded beside my pinkie nail and ripped it straight down the side and out the front of my finger. I have pics but I don’t think the mods will approve of the gore.

I cleaned up all the blood I could and put on antibiotic ointment only to end up dripping blood again on my way to the door (I was running late for work).

 

[Carson Dyle]

I just had water blow up in the microwave. I was boiling about 12 oz of water for tea in a 2 cup Pyrex measuring cup. Watched it closely, no bubbles, no bubbles, looked away for a moment and BOOM! Immediately opened the door and there was less than 2 oz of water left in the cup, the rest was blown all over the inside of the microwave.

Never saw that happen before, but I guess it's actually a thing.

 

[shortylickens]

congrats on learning something new.
Now buy another microwave oven.

 

[lxskllr]

I'm tired of my hands being fucked up. Squashed thumb, blisters, splinters, thorns, and cold weather cracking. Simply washing my hands is a minor ordeal. All day long, and even in bed, I'm reminded all is not right in the world :^S

 

[snoopy7548]

I'm tired of my hands being fucked up. Squashed thumb, blisters, splinters, thorns, and cold weather cracking. Simply washing my hands is a minor ordeal. All day long, and even in bed, I'm reminded all is not right in the world :^S

Cracking is the worst. I get it really bad. Do you moisturize?

 

[lxskllr]

Cracking is the worst. I get it really bad. Do you moisturize?

I don't usually like stuff on my hands, but the pain has been getting old, so I've been trying a couple thing. I put Bag Balm on my hands before I split wood, and I use Badger balm other times. The Bag Balm has a heavy petrolatum base, and isn't nice for routine use. My thinking is I can put that on since I'm getting dirty anyway, and it'll create a layer in my gloves so there's always /some/ application. The Badger Balm is primarily olive oil, so it absorbs fairly well. I'm still pretty new to both, so I can't necessarily recommend either, but my hands seem to be a bit better.

 

[shortylickens]

the most important tool is water.
Drink lots.
Drink a heck of a lot.
Drink way more than you normally would.
Drink til you PEE!

Then drink some more.

 

[Chaotic42]

the most important tool is water.
Drink lots.
Drink a heck of a lot.
Drink way more than you normally would.
Drink til you PEE!

Then drink some more.

Wait, so pee on your hands to keep them moist? Interesting tactic.

 

[Chaotic42]

Will Ferrell and his toady have a new movie out, so their commercials come on while I'm trying to watch stuff that isn't crap.

 

[Red Squirrel]

The 4 oclock guy at work is kinda quirky. He showed up today and randomly sprayed the whole office with the nasty Febreze stuff that's kept in the bathroom. Could not breathe for an hour. Seriously that stuff is horrible, it's worse than paint thinner. Actually I kinda like the smell of paint thinner... but this stuff is just bad and so strong.

Think I'm going to make out a "For health and safety reasons, bathroom use only" label at home and keep it in my pocket then stick it on throughout the day tomorrow at work. I don't really like confronting people, but passive aggressiveness is my specialty.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Will Ferrell and his toady have a new movie out, so their commercials come on while I'm trying to watch stuff that isn't crap.

Elf 2? Please make this a thing!

 

[Chaotic42]

Elf 2? Please make this a thing!

Some Sherlock Homes movie

 

[lxskllr]

Went out to split wood today, and nothing was working. All the rounds I have down are forked sections with a twisted swirling grain, and/or evergreen with tons of wedge stopping knots. I'm gonna have to split all that with a chainsaw, but not today. Looks like my left hand neighbors(The ones I'm ok with) have company, and I'm sure they don't feel like listening to a saw. I don't feel much like either as far as that goes.

edit:
Oh, and my wheelbarrow got a flat. This should probably go in the triumph thread though. Usually when it goes flat, I have a hell of a time getting air in it. I have to balance a rope on the thin crown and tighten it to get the bead to seal well enough to take air. Usually a 15+ minute job. This time I just jacked the front up while it was full of wood(lifted it and stuck a piece of wood under the front support), and it took air first try. Ended up being a minor nuisance when it's usually a royal pita.

 

[lxskllr]

This is ongoing... Fucking age restricted websites. Government fuckery at its best. What exactly is typing in a birthday supposed to accomplish? Any kid of low-moderate iq that wants to get in will figure it out after the first attempt if he enters his actual birthday. Who gives a shit about the rest? Let natural selection handle them. It makes it a pita for everyone else. Meaningless typing so a special box can be checked off...

 

[sdifox]

This is ongoing... Fucking age restricted websites. Government fuckery at its best. What exactly is typing in a birthday supposed to accomplish? Any kid of low-moderate iq that wants to get in will figure it out after the first attempt if he enters his actual birthday. Who gives a shit about the rest? Let natural selection handle them. It makes it a pita for everyone else. Meaningless typing so a special box can be checked off...

Have stupid tort laws, expect stupid liability shelter.

 

[IronWing]

"The average age of our user base is 118 years."

 

[lxskllr]

I wanted a big ass bag of Diamond mixed nuts, but nowhere I've gone has them. Broke down and went to walmart, which isn't my favorite place anyway, much less on piss money away weekend, and all they had were 12oz bags. I got one, but it sure looks lame compared to the big ass bag :^(

edit:
Ingredients: Walnuts, Almonds, Hazelnuts, Pecans, Brazil Nuts.
Contains Tree Nuts(Walnuts, Almonds, Hazelnuts, Pecans, Brazil Nuts)

some allergy nonsense...

May contain shell pieces

Ya think?! My bag of unshelled nuts might contain shell pieces?? Glad I read that!

*NOT* listed on the label. May contain aflatoxin...

The European Union has imposed strict regulations on the import from Brazil of Brazil nuts in their shells, as the shells have been found to contain high levels of aflatoxins, which can lead to liver cancer.[16]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_nut

I think that's more interesting information than listing the ingredients twice, and telling me it might have shell pieces...

 

[lxskllr]

"The average age of our user base is 118 years."

Found Moses!

 

[sdifox]

Got a bill for 56 dolar cuz my kid is too stupid to know he has a fever and the school called ambulance for him. Why didn't they direct bill my insurance

 

[IronWing]

Got a bill for 56 dolar cuz my kid is too stupid to know he has a fever and the school called ambulance for him. Why didn't they direct bill my insurance

Damn, that is a first world problem. Here in the third world an ambulance ride is about $1k.