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BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
66,260
14,690
146
Huh? It doesn't have a keyhole for you to unlock using the emergency mechanical key?

Edit:
It does. You are just dumb.


He's from South Cackalacky...you didn't really expect smart...
 
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Spacehead

Lifer
Jun 2, 2002
13,067
9,858
136
Yeah, I found that after I posted but thanks for your love and consideration.

😀

Also, a couple of posts saying they just unconnected/reconnected the battery and it worked.
He could have told you to smash a window with a hammer or something, so there's that.
 

sactoking

Diamond Member
Sep 24, 2007
7,647
2,921
136
Smoking a pork butt. Got to the stall, decided to wrap in butcher paper. I lay out two sheets, place the meat on it and fold over one side. Eyeball test says it's not going to wrap well in that orientation so I let go of the paper and turn the butt. The wife immediately comes over and asks, very concerned, "Is it too small? Do you need more paper? Do you have to waste that stuff you've already cut?" I, frustrated by the questions before I even have a chance to complete the first (and only) attempt to wrap, shoot back with, "Wow, you've only taken one bite of the sandwich you just made. It must not be a very good sandwich."

Now, for some reason, I'M the asshole.
 

JEDI

Lifer
Sep 25, 2001
29,391
2,738
126
Smoking a pork butt. Got to the stall, decided to wrap in butcher paper. I lay out two sheets, place the meat on it and fold over one side. Eyeball test says it's not going to wrap well in that orientation so I let go of the paper and turn the butt. The wife immediately comes over and asks, very concerned, "Is it too small? Do you need more paper? Do you have to waste that stuff you've already cut?" I, frustrated by the questions before I even have a chance to complete the first (and only) attempt to wrap, shoot back with, "Wow, you've only taken one bite of the sandwich you just made. It must not be a very good sandwich."

Now, for some reason, I'M the asshole.
get a new wife.
prettier... younger...
 
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Captante

Lifer
Oct 20, 2003
30,353
10,876
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Daughters drove off a cliff Friday so we were up half the night. Apparently one of them took off her seatbelt to get something out of the backseat and they were being stupid and playing any my other daughter was goofing, lost control and went off a cliff.

Saturday was all about getting people meds and taking care of them. I had to work and we had a huge birthday party and BBQ.. Today one of the daughters has been crying all day because she broke her collarbone and it hurts. All day she kept saying she wanted to go back to the hospital because it hurts. I told her its a broken bone! Its gonna hurt!

The wife got home and took her back to the ER.

I am so thankful my girls are okay. I am so angry how nonchalant they are about this whole thing. The driver has basic liability. So the cost of the tow and the crane and all of the other crap is out of pocket. The one who got hurt is going to have massive medical bills and the ambulance. They said she can be out of work for up to10 weeks. Any guess who is gonna get stuck paying someone else bills, like rent and food and crap?


You can ALWAYS get more money and/or things dude. :confused_old:

Sorry but I have two daughters myself so I have to say this ... consider yourself the luckiest man on the face of the earth as you still HAVE a daughter.

Really glad everyone is going to be okay. :)



My favorite forum has gone from questions about what to do if a girl makes eye contact to discussing heart medications, from positions based on personal experience.


Be glad we didn't move on to finding the best deals on funerals! ;)

*(yet)
 
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Captante

Lifer
Oct 20, 2003
30,353
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I can't seem to synch the RGB colors on my RTX 3070 XC3 Ultra video card to the RGB in my liquid cooling setup. The out-of-synch colors annoy me as I walk past it :(


Who made your 3070 and who made the AIO?

I have a Corsair H150i AIO and a 3080 Founders edition ... iCUE (Corsair software) doesn't always play nice with the GPU's RGB but EVGA's Precision utility works fine with my card. (I suggest using the stand-alone version rather than Steam)

You can also use MSI Afterburner to do the same thing but its given me some trouble in the past plus there have been some allegations of malware.
 

Svnla

Lifer
Nov 10, 2003
17,986
1,388
126
So I went to a Shell gas station earlier today to use the 10 cents discount per gallon from Kroger. You have to go inside and tell the clerk so he/she could apply the discount manually (couldn't do it at the pump by yourself as you could at Kroger gas stations). I went in and asked the clerk to apply the discount at pump #12 and paid then went out and tried to pump gas..........and.................

"click"....nothing at the screen of the pump. I checked it again and tried it again and still "click" and nothing.

I was about to walk back into the lobby and have a little chat with the clerk how he was unable to do a simple task....and .........

I walked a few steps to the lobby and looked back at where my vehicle was..................and........ <wait for it....>

The vehicle was at pump #11 and not #12 (other side of the pump) and I....was the one that could not do a simple task... <head down with shame>. I thought I would have to start the vehicle and move it to the other side but the nozzle at #12 was long enough to reach my vehicle. Whewwwww.

At least I didn't walk all the way to the lobby and have a little chat with the clerk and then he would be able to point my error in public and have a big laugh at my expense.... :D
 

MrSquished

Lifer
Jan 14, 2013
26,067
24,396
136
Was at Jersey Mike's on Saturday. Asked for a sandwich but sub American Cheese for the provolone. Guy said I got you, started to put on gloves, and I didn't pay attention to what he was doing.

When I got home I found he still put on provolone cheese.
 
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Captante

Lifer
Oct 20, 2003
30,353
10,876
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Was at Jersey Mike's on Saturday. Asked for a sandwich but sub American Cheese for the provolone. Guy said I got you, started to put on gloves, and I didn't pay attention to what he was doing.

When I got home I found he still put on provolone cheese.


I get that BS all the time when I tell them "no cheese" ... doesn't even matter that I say I'm allergic.

And then they wonder why I get pissed off and leave them brutal money-costing 1-star reviews.
 

Muadib

Lifer
May 30, 2000
18,124
912
126
Huh? It doesn't have a keyhole for you to unlock using the emergency mechanical key?

Edit:
It does. You are just dumb.

I laughed at this more than I should have. :p Sorry highland145...
 

nutxo

Diamond Member
May 20, 2001
6,824
503
126
You can ALWAYS get more money and/or things dude. :confused_old:

Sorry but I have two daughters myself so I have to say this ... consider yourself the luckiest man on the face of the earth as you still HAVE a daughter.

Really glad everyone is going to be okay. :)






Be glad we didn't move on to finding the best deals on funerals! ;)

*(yet)


Oh. Please don't get me wrong. I'm beyond relieved they are mostly okay.

Today the driver of the car informed me she is 8 weeks pregnant. It's time to be responsible.
 
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Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
70,550
13,798
126
www.anyf.ca
The burn in seems to be getting worse on my monitors. It slowly fades away after a while but still annoying that it's happening and I'm worried I start slowly doing permanent damage. Seems to burn in after only a few minutes of a window not being moved. I need to keep moving my windows around to try to prevent it but it's getting hard to keep up.
 

sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
100,186
17,887
126
Smoking a pork butt. Got to the stall, decided to wrap in butcher paper. I lay out two sheets, place the meat on it and fold over one side. Eyeball test says it's not going to wrap well in that orientation so I let go of the paper and turn the butt. The wife immediately comes over and asks, very concerned, "Is it too small? Do you need more paper? Do you have to waste that stuff you've already cut?" I, frustrated by the questions before I even have a chance to complete the first (and only) attempt to wrap, shoot back with, "Wow, you've only taken one bite of the sandwich you just made. It must not be a very good sandwich."

Now, for some reason, I'M the asshole.
Of course you are. Let me decode for you. You are cheating on her by fondling someone else's butt.
 
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IronWing

No Lifer
Jul 20, 2001
72,828
33,856
136
We're trying to buy a property and the sellers keeps ghosting us and their own realtor. Three times now they've said they were ready to sign the sale contract and then… nothing, radio silence for two to three weeks. We are patient but it's getting to be Charlie Brown and the football. They've never asked for more money or other changes to the contract; they just don't sign it. It's pissing me off. I'm trying to figure if they're drunk when they say they'll sign it or drunk the rest of the time.
 
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BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
66,260
14,690
146
We're trying to buy a property and the sellers keeps ghosting us and their own realtor. Three times now they've said they were ready to sign the sale contract and then… nothing, radio silence for two to three weeks. We are patient but it's getting to be Charlie Brown and the football. They've never asked for more money or other changes to the contract; they just don't sign it. It's pissing me off. I'm trying to figure if they're drunk when they say they'll sign it or drunk the rest of the time.

Makes me wonder if they're hoping someone else will put in a better offer before they sign.
 
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IronWing

No Lifer
Jul 20, 2001
72,828
33,856
136
Makes me wonder if they're hoping someone else will put in a better offer before they sign.
That would make sense except that the property isn’t even listed right now so unless the seller is working behind their agent’s back, no one knows the property is in play. I never sold a property so I don’t know what agreement the seller has with the agent but I imagine there would be a penalty for selling without the agent getting a cut.
 

ponyo

Lifer
Feb 14, 2002
19,688
2,811
126
Got a nice letter from GA Department of Revenue saying that I didn't pay 2020 taxes, and I owed them ton of money. The letter said I didn't pay any estimate taxes when I paid on time. So I log in to my account and it shows that I clearly paid all my estimate taxes on time, and I owe $0 balance. Now I have to waste my time/energy and convince these government fools that I paid all my taxes for last year and their system even shows that. If I can see it on their system, they should be able to see it. Or so you would think. But this is government we're talking about.

Now I'm worried I'm going to get similar letter from the IRS and have to prove to those morons I paid as well.
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
70,550
13,798
126
www.anyf.ca
Wow sounds like a horrible situation. The IRS are no joke to deal with. You might end up having to pay anyway. You could try to bring them to court but don't think that's even possible. Take screenshots of everything you have that proves you paid though, that's a good start at least.
 

Pohemi

Lifer
Oct 2, 2004
10,877
16,960
146
Ordered a hat last week. USPS would have been no-cost, but would take a week or more. I opted for 'expedited shipping' for an extra $5, thinking maybe it'd just upgrade the service to priority mail.

No. The bastards sent it by DHL (the worst major courier service in the US, hands down). Now my hat is in limbo somewhere between Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, with no estimate on delivery date.

Totally would/should have saved the $5 and gotten it by mail, lol.