You feel stupid when....

[adam LC]

You try three times to spot heal a dust mark in photoshop, only to realise the dirt is on your monitor:rolleyes:

[cylentka]

LOL :lol:

I've actually done that.:oops: More than once. :oops::oops:

[John_B]

adamlc,
:lol: Been there, Done that :lol:

[greg20d]

I shoot motocross and my monitor is always dirty so i]I have only done that 20 or 30 times .....ooooooops

[Curtis N]

My monitor has white-out on the screen from my wife trying to correct Word documents.

[20droger]

My monitor has white-out on the screen from my wife trying to correct Word documents.
Your wife's a blond?

[SHULTSIE!!!]

Me, no! Never! :shock:

[thomascanty]

Your wife's a blond?

Oooh, you'd better be careful! His wife is a witch (http://performancephoto.smugmug.com/photos/213563239-O.jpg). You don't want her putting a spell on you now, do ya?

[20droger]

I have a permanent Wiccan counter-curse spell. Any curse directed at me reverts to the curser, who becomes accursed..

It was given me years ago by a blond witch.

[gjl711]

My monitor has white-out on the screen from my wife trying to correct Word documents.

Your wife's a blond? That's just mean... funny, but mean. :)

[20droger]

Nu!

[Becky N]

My monitor has white-out on the screen from my wife trying to correct Word documents.

You are sooooooooo busted!!!

...when you post something like this in a forum you wife belongs to. :p And think she won't find out.

[gjl711]

Hey Curtis, bring the camera, lets see what the inside of the doghouse looks like. ;)

[cylentka]

ROFL

[GM_of_OLC]

Nu!

No no no, It's "Ni!"

[cdifoto]

You try three times to spot heal a dust mark in photoshop, only to realise the dirt is on your monitor:rolleyes:

Well at least you weren't trying repeatedly to get the spots at their source...the camera sensor. :)


"Honey, get the Brillo pads. We got ourselves a clinger!"

[Curtis N]

"Honey, get the Brillo pads. We got ourselves a clinger!"I've heard that shouted from the bathroom a few times.

[cylentka]

I guess Curt really LIKES the doghouse! He just signed an extended lease, lol.

[Curtis N]

You are sooooooooo busted!!!

...when you post something like this in a forum you wife belongs to. :p And think she won't find out.I'll tell your boss you were goofing off at work. :p

[Becky N]

I'll tell your boss you were goofing off at work. :p

Don't look now, but; I do believe you were suppose to be working also?!?

[gjl711]

Saw dust... eat saw dust. :)

[Grace]

I feel stupid when I get to the checkout lane in the grocery store with a full cart of goods and can't find my checkbook/wallet in my purse...search every pocket...twice.. then go to the car, search the car and decide you left it in the "other" purse. Drive home and search the other purse and the entire house like a mad woman...go back to your car and find it in the orignal purse...in the outside pocket.

Thats when I feel stupid. and mad!

[thomascanty]

I feel stupid when I get to the checkout lane in the grocery store with a full cart of goods and can't find my checkbook/wallet in my purse...

Do you really still carry a checkbook? I thought people stopped doing that two or three years ago. I can't even remember the last time I did. I use my debit card for almost everything.

Then, a couple months ago I moved to Palmdale. I can't believe how long it takes to get through the grocery store checkout lanes up here. Everyone writes checks! What's up with that?!?

[20droger]

Do you really still carry a checkbook? I thought people stopped doing that two or three years ago. I can't even remember the last time I did. I use my debit card for almost everything.

Then, a couple months ago I moved to Palmdale. I can't believe how long it takes to get through the grocery store checkout lanes up here. Everyone writes checks! What's up with that?!?
Hey! It's Palmdale! Waddya expect? But cheer up, Lancaster's worse!

My nemeses are little old ladies whith a purse full of coupons, which, of course, they never bring out until after everything they have has been rung up.

Then they must argue that their coupon for Dove soap should be valid for the Lifebuoy in their cart, etc., etc., etc. for each and every item they've substituted, which is typically about half their purchases.

Then, after the coupon epic, they must go back to the purse for their checkbook, which they take forever to find, and then a pen, which they also take forever to find.

Then they must write the check meticulously and slowly, and enter the amount into their register, and balance the register before closing the checkbook and handing the check to the cashier (who's now middle aged, but was a teenager when the transaction started).

Then they must completely and carefully repack everything, pen, checkbook, and unused coupons, each in their own little compartments, before they move away from the checkout counter.

Ahhhh! The joys of shopping in what is essentially a retirement town!

[adam LC]

Hey! It's Palmdale! Waddya expect? But cheer up, Lancaster's worse!

My nemeses are little old ladies whith a purse full of coupons, which, of course, they never bring out until after everything they have has been rung up.

Then they must argue that their coupon for Dove soap should be valid for the Lifebuoy in their cart, etc., etc., etc. for each and every item they've substituted, which is typically about half their purchases.

Then, after the coupon epic, they must go back to the purse for their checkbook, which they take forever to find, and then a pen, which they also take forever to find.

Then they must write the check meticulously and slowly, and enter the amount into their register, and balance the register before closing the checkbook and handing the check to the cashier (who's now middle aged, but was a teenager when the transaction started).

Then they must completely and carefully repack everything, pen, checkbook, and unused coupons, each in their own little compartments, before they move away from the checkout counter.

Ahhhh! The joys of shopping in what is essentially a retirement town!
:lol:
Maybe my dirty monitor isn't that bad!!! "coupon day" would drive me insane!

[thomascanty]

My nemeses are little old ladies whith a purse full of coupons, which, of course, they never bring out until after everything they have has been rung up.

Then they must argue that their coupon for Dove soap should be valid for the Lifebuoy in their cart, etc., etc., etc. for each and every item they've substituted, which is typically about half their purchases.

Then, after the coupon epic, they must go back to the purse for their checkbook, which they take forever to find, and then a pen, which they also take forever to find.

Then they must write the check meticulously and slowly, and enter the amount into their register, and balance the register before closing the checkbook and handing the check to the cashier (who's now middle aged, but was a teenager when the transaction started).

Then they must completely and carefully repack everything, pen, checkbook, and unused coupons, each in their own little compartments, before they move away from the checkout counter.

She was in line in front of me yesterday!!! :shock:

:lol: Howdy, neighbor!

[20droger]

:lol:
Maybe my dirty monitor isn't that bad!!! "coupon day" would drive me insane!
Too late! I'm already there!

Put another way, I'm not quite crazy enough to be committed. But if I were already committed, I wouldn't be sane enough to be released.

[thomascanty]

Then they must argue that their coupon for Dove soap should be valid for the Lifebuoy in their cart, etc., etc., etc. for each and every item they've substituted, which is typically about half their purchases.

Oh, but you forgot a step...

Then, demand to see the store manager, who comes over and after a minute or two "authorizes" the checkout clerk to honor the coupon even though the purchases didn't qualify for it's use.

At least, that's how it happened yesterday. I must say, with that slight exception, you couldn't have described it in better detail if you had been there yourself!

[20droger]

She was in line in front of me yesterday!!! :shock:

:lol: Howdy, neighbor!
Oh, I don't live in Lancaster. I'm just very familiar with the area. Go to Magic Mountain and hang a right, leaving all magic behind.

I live in Arizona, way out in the desert some miles south and east of Tucson. The closest town is Benson, which is a town by accident, as far as I am concerned.

A friend (Jewish) told me I live in Yahuppitz. To get there, you go to the ends of the Earth, fall off, and go three more miles!

[thomascanty]

Oh, I don't live in Lancaster. I'm just very familiar with the area. Go to Magic Mountain and hang a right, leaving all magic behind.

Magic Mountain itself left the magic behind many decades ago...

I live in Arizona, way out in the desert some miles south and east of Tucson. The closest town is Benson, which is a town by accident, as far as I am concerned.

I know Benson very well. I've spent many nights in the motels there, and learned early on that the motel ice dispensers in that part of the world also dispense frozen bugs. At least, they do in September and October... :lol:

[20droger]

Oh, but you forgot a step...

Then, demand to see the store manager, who comes over and after a minute or two "authorizes" the checkout clerk to honor the coupon even though the purchases didn't qualify for it's use.

At least, that's how it happened yesterday. I must say, with that slight exception, you couldn't have described it in better detail if you had been there yourself!

Actually, our store manager (Safeway) didn't do that until recently. Before the Wal-Mart opened a few months ago, he had a captive clientelle. The next supermarket was almost 45 minutes away by freeway, an hour-and-a-half round trip drive.

Now, with two places in town, he has to yield occasionally, unless he knows that Wal-Mart isn't honoring the coupon (like if its a Safeway-only coupon), in which case he's as obstinate as ever.

You ought to see him in action when an LOL tries to use a Wal-Mart coupon in his Safeway store. It's almost a floor show.

Fun, fun, fun!

Unfortunately, the show does NOT speed up the checkout process.

[Grace]

I actually carry a checkbook/wallet that has my debit and credit cards in it. When I make donations and such I like to write a check :)

put the stones away! I'm not the coupon queen!

[20droger]

Magic Mountain itself left the magic behind many decades ago...



I know Benson very well. I've spent many nights in the motels there, and learned early on that the motel ice dispensers in that part of the world also dispense frozen bugs. At least, they do in September and October... :lol:
No extra charge for protein-enriched drinks.

Warning to anyone traveling I-10 through Benson. Do NOT stop at the Denny's there. Even the grungiest of the truckers avoid that place, and with good reason.

[20droger]

I actually carry a checkbook/wallet that has my debit and credit cards in it. When I make donations and such I like to write a check :)

put the stones away! I'm not the coupon queen!
You're not an LOL, either.

[thomascanty]

put the stones away! I'm not the coupon queen!

Awww, Kathy... I'd stand in line any day behind you while you count coupons... ;) :lol:

[20droger]

Careful, Kathy! He might travel from Palmdale to Texas to do it!

[thomascanty]

Careful, Kathy! He might travel from Palmdale to Texas to do it!

Yep... I probably would... :o

But, I'll bet she already knew that. ;)

[Curtis N]

I'm starting a petition drive for legislation to require a "men only" checkout line in every retail store.

Who wants to sign it?

[thomascanty]

I'm starting a petition drive for the legislation to requre a "men only" checkout line in every retail store.

Who wants to sign it?

I'll sign. You didn't even need the echo to convince me! :lol:

[adam LC]

I'm starting a petition drive for legislation to require a "men only" checkout line in every retail store.

Who wants to sign it?
:lol::lol:

I shouldn't laugh :o

[20droger]

I'm starting a petition drive for legislation to require a "men only" checkout line in every retail store.

Who wants to sign it?
Some men can be as bad as some women. You know, LOMs.

How about changing it to a no-coupons, debit-card only line?

And doncha just love it when someone with a cart so full they can barely push it gets into the "15-items or less" line, and you're stuck behind them with two gallons of milk and a dozen eggs? I hope there's a special place in Hell for such people!

[the_incubus]

I think checking out should be like those commercials where the music is playing and everyone is dancing in line using their debit card to pay.

[Big WIll]

haha yeah im guilty of doing that as well!

[S.Horton]

....I think many people have done that, myself included!!!

:cool::lol:

[Curtis N]

And doncha just love it when someone with a cart so full they can barely push it gets into the "15-items or less" line, and you're stuck behind them with two gallons of milk and a dozen eggs? I hope there's a special place in Hell for such people!I just hope there's a special place in hell for the spineless checkout clerks that let them get away with it.

Oh, and one more thing: People buying lottery tickets at the gas station should be required to yield to everyone else.

[JWright]

If you think your supermarket lines are long, try shopping in a military commissary the day after payday. I've seen the line to get to the checkouts run across the entire front of the store, down the side past the milk, and around past the meat department across the back of the store. Commissarys typically have 15-20 check stands and I have never seen more than half open at any one time and I've been shopping in commissaries all my life...

[SHULTSIE!!!]

You ever work as a bagger at the commissary? I did that for 2 years... The E's tend to tip more than the O's... funny how that works....

If you think your supermarket lines are long, try shopping in a military commissary the day after payday. I've seen the line to get to the checkouts run across the entire front of the store, down the side past the milk, and around past the meat department across the back of the store. Commissarys typically have 15-20 check stands and I have never seen more than half open at any one time and I've been shopping in commissaries all my life...

[20droger]

You ever work as a bagger at the commissary? I did that for 2 years... The E's tend to tip more than the O's... funny how that works....
And there's a good chance that any O that tips well is a mustang.

[cylentka]

We have self-checkouts here which I like a lot. Some of them now have no item limit. Older folks tend to avoid them. And no one argues with the robot voice. So its a fairly fast, pain-free checkout.

I'm still waiting for the promised super-speedy checkout, where you put your cart over a device and it rings up all your purchases in 10 seconds. Then I suppose you go somewhere and bag them and get the hec out.

[thomascanty]

We have self-checkouts here which I like a lot.

Most grocery stores out here have those, too. I use them occasionally, but not very often. Only when the lines at the other checkout counters is really long and I'm in a hurry.

Some items can't be self checked, too. If you're buying any kind of alcohol, forget it... I think some OTC meds are blocked from them, too. And, if you're looking for tobacco products, those are under lock and key, so you need a checker to retrieve them for you anyway.

[SHULTSIE!!!]

I'm still waiting for the promised super-speedy checkout, where you put your cart over a device and it rings up all your purchases in 10 seconds. Then I suppose you go somewhere and bag them and get the hec out.

RFID tags would help with this... unfortunately, it's way too expensive to stick one of these things on a 25c pack of gum. Entirely possible though!

I did a report on this in my highschool civics class 5 or so years ago... only reason why I remembered.

[thomascanty]

RFID tags would help with this... unfortunately, it's way too expensive to stick one of these things on a 25c pack of gum. Entirely possible though!

When's the last time you saw a pack of gum that only cost 25c?

[SHULTSIE!!!]

When's the last time you saw a pack of gum that only cost 25c?

Double mint, 5 pack... http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/lachen/laughing-smiley-017.gif

[thomascanty]

Double mint, 5 pack... http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/lachen/laughing-smiley-017.gif

Not where I shop. That'll run you 50c here...

[cylentka]

Most grocery stores out here have those, too. I use them occasionally, but not very often. Only when the lines at the other checkout counters is really long and I'm in a hurry.

Some items can't be self checked, too. If you're buying any kind of alcohol, forget it... I think some OTC meds are blocked from them, too. And, if you're looking for tobacco products, those are under lock and key, so you need a checker to retrieve them for you anyway.

I've never even heard of blocked items, but I don't buy any of the stuff you mentioned as being blocked, with the exception of OTC cold medicine. Most of our stores have only one checkout where you can buy tobacco products. Its usually checkout 13, lol. :lol:

I have had problems with following directions exactly and the computer will keep repeating a command over and over and flash a warning that something has been left on the conveyor belt or something like that. :rolleyes:

[cylentka]

When's the last time you saw a pack of gum that only cost 25c?

Double mint, 5 pack... http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/lachen/laughing-smiley-017.gif

I believe Bazooka Joe is still a penny a piece. :) Comics included.

[SHULTSIE!!!]

Really? For 5 slices? I'll have to check on base... I normally buy Orbitz. Also, I think our vending machine at the squadron dishes them out for a quarter...

[thomascanty]

I've never even heard of blocked items, but I don't buy any of the stuff you mentioned as being blocked, with the exception of OTC cold medicine.

Basically, it's anything that would potentially require the store to check for ID. If they didn't block items like that, any 12-year-old could grab a case of Budweiser and run it through the self-checkout lane.

I believe Bazooka Joe is still a penny a piece. :) Comics included.

I don't even remember the last time I saw Bazooka gum in a store. I wonder if I'm just not looking in the right place...

[Steve Parr]

I'm with John; I hate shopping at the local military commissaries.

Back to what we "hate":

Back in July, the wife and I drove to Vegas. During the drive back to San Diego, we came across a pretty huge car accident. I grabbed my camera, held it up, pointed out the window, and took the picture. Putting the camera back onto the floor behind my wife's seat, I looked at her, smirked a wise-ass smirk, and said "See, a pro is always prepared".

When we got back to San Diego, I opened up my camera bag, only to see the CF card still in the external card reader I use with my laptop.

Man, I'm still hearin' about that one...

[SHULTSIE!!!]

Dude, that sucks...

[gjl711]

.... I grabbed my camera, held it up, pointed out the window, and took the picture. Putting the camera back onto the floor behind my wife's seat, I looked at her, smirked a wise-ass smirk, and said "See, a pro is always prepared".

When we got back to San Diego, I opened up my camera bag, only to see the CF card still in the external card reader I use with my laptop......
I have done this more times than I care to admit to. I always keep a spare in my bag but it too has stayed home along with my primary card. Then I’m dragging around my camera bag all day lone CF cardless. L

[20droger]

I'm with John; I hate shopping at the local military commissaries.

Back to what we "hate":

Back in July, the wife and I drove to Vegas. During the drive back to San Diego, we came across a pretty huge car accident. I grabbed my camera, held it up, pointed out the window, and took the picture. Putting the camera back onto the floor behind my wife's seat, I looked at her, smirked a wise-ass smirk, and said "See, a pro is always prepared".

When we got back to San Diego, I opened up my camera bag, only to see the CF card still in the external card reader I use with my laptop.

Man, I'm still hearin' about that one...
And you thought you could mention it here and not "hear about it" again? Silly man!

Always prepared my Aunt Fanny! No merit badge for you, Boy Scout!

[20droger]

I have done this more times than I care to admit to. I always keep a spare in my bag but it too has stayed home along with my primary card. Then I’m dragging around my camera bag all day lone CF cardless. L
Helps build up your biceps.

We avoid this by keeping our cards in pouches affixed to the camera strap, not in the bag.