What's bugging you? (2024 edition)

[GAME05]

Once you're logged into NFL+ you can automatically hide all the scores. But in order to log in, you have to pass through a few pages which prominently display the scores.

[Samurai Bucky]

On 10/24/2024 at 5:14 PM, Thurston Fluff said:

People who stare at the phone while walking their dog. Had a lady today completely miss her dog eating a dead something. A couple minutes later she almost let her dog run into a bicyclist. Seriously people, is it that hard to look at the world around you when outside?

No different than people looking at their phones while driving.  🤦‍♂️

Well... maybe a little different.  Neuralink is next...

[wallus]

People that do chargebacks to steal are trashbags.

[TURBO]

12 hours ago, wallus said:

People that do chargebacks to steal are trashbags.

More info. needed...

[young guns]

1 minute ago, TURBO said:

More info. needed...

I'm not sure as well, but based on my Google, it might be people buying something with a credit card and then disputing the charge.

[wallus]

1 hour ago, young guns said:

I'm not sure as well, but based on my Google, it might be people buying something with a credit card and then disputing the charge.

Yep! At my family's business, this is happening more and more. It's nothing more than fraud.

[Joseph Zarr]

Here's what's bugging me...

I was in a parking spot in downtown Sandpoint, ID taking my 6-year-old daughter to her favorite restaurant. Lo and behold, the restaurant was closed. I got back into my truck after fastening my little gal into her car seat. I checked my mirrors. Nobody there. Meanwhile, a teenage boy (couldn't be more than 17) was driving down a blind alley with his extremely small (in size and stature) brother in the front seat of their 2000 Mercury Sabel. They pulled down the alley to turn onto the street I was parked on. They pulled forward. I backed up. I poked the front passenger's side of their vehicle causing a dent in the body panel behind the headlight. I was likely backing up 1 mph but my 2013 Ford F150 is lifted 6" and is an all metal body with Rhino coating on the bumpers. Zero damage on my vehicle whatsoever. 

SO, we opt to go through our insurance en lieu of any police involvement. Nobody is hurt whatsoever. This was a boom-boom mini moment poke of a much bigger and beefier vehicle on a teenager's donated vehicle. 

Goes through agents. 

Today, I get a note: "We are paying for damage to their vehicle because we backed into another vehicle."

I find this utterly amazing. Nevermind I have a flawless driving record for over 20 years. Nevermind this teenager just got their driver's license. I am at fault here? You can just pull down a blind alley into the way of a truck backing up and you take zero responsibility? What a world.

Anywho, the end impact on my Premium is the same regardless because I went through the Claim filing process. My agent is a family friend and we will work around any increase. BUT, in principle, I am literally incapable of grasping how this decision was made without actually circling back to consult me on my version of the events. I would just love to be a fly on the wall as the parents and the young man discussed their version of events. Is what it is. Doesn't mean I have to swallow it with pride. 😅

[TURBO]

4 hours ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Here's what's bugging me...

I was in a parking spot in downtown Sandpoint, ID taking my 6-year-old daughter to her favorite restaurant. Lo and behold, the restaurant was closed. I got back into my truck after fastening my little gal into her car seat. I checked my mirrors. Nobody there. Meanwhile, a teenage boy (couldn't be more than 17) was driving down a blind alley with his extremely small (in size and stature) brother in the front seat of their 2000 Mercury Sabel. They pulled down the alley to turn onto the street I was parked on. They pulled forward. I backed up. I poked the front passenger's side of their vehicle causing a dent in the body panel behind the headlight. I was likely backing up 1 mph but my 2013 Ford F150 is lifted 6" and is an all metal body with Rhino coating on the bumpers. Zero damage on my vehicle whatsoever. 

SO, we opt to go through our insurance en lieu of any police involvement. Nobody is hurt whatsoever. This was a boom-boom mini moment poke of a much bigger and beefier vehicle on a teenager's donated vehicle. 

Goes through agents. 

Today, I get a note: "We are paying for damage to their vehicle because we backed into another vehicle."

I find this utterly amazing. Nevermind I have a flawless driving record for over 20 years. Nevermind this teenager just got their driver's license. I am at fault here? You can just pull down a blind alley into the way of a truck backing up and you take zero responsibility? What a world.

Anywho, the end impact on my Premium is the same regardless because I went through the Claim filing process. My agent is a family friend and we will work around any increase. BUT, in principle, I am literally incapable of grasping how this decision was made without actually circling back to consult me on my version of the events. I would just love to be a fly on the wall as the parents and the young man discussed their version of events. Is what it is. Doesn't mean I have to swallow it with pride. 😅

I think it was a mistake not using the Police to get it figured out.  Odds are, the police report would have exonerated you from all damage, meaning your insurance wouldn't/shouldn't have been involved.

[Joseph Zarr]

15 minutes ago, TURBO said:

I think it was a mistake not using the Police to get it figured out.  Odds are, the police report would have exonerated you from all damage, meaning your insurance wouldn't/shouldn't have been involved.

Fair point. I thought of it ex post facto. I was trying to keep it minimally involved at the time because it was a scared teenager in one regard and my whining crying low blood sugar 6 yo daughter.

My insurance agent, who we have had in our nuclear family for two decades, conveyed in this type of incident even if culpability is say 10/90 the fact a claim is filed is what drives a Premium alteration. He also mentioned if the hike becomes prohibitive we'll move around some numbers and make it look the same. 

-Principally, however, I am still miffed. 😅

[homer]

I don't care how boring the play is, if you can't make it through an act without looking at your phone you have a problem

[Thurston Fluff]

5 hours ago, homer said:

I don't care how boring the play is, if you can't make it through an act without looking at your phone you have a problem

I call people like that a Phoney. It works on several levels.

[nate82]

5 hours ago, homer said:

I don't care how boring the play is, if you can't make it through an act without looking at your phone you have a problem

I get bored very easily and my phone is usually what I grab once I get bored.  It is more of a habit than anything else.  This is why I don’t go to things that I will easily get bored of.

[Jim French Stepstool]

It's the day before Thanksgiving. To those folks who still have a political yard sign up, you can take it down any time now.

Just to clarify, folks on both sides are guilty of this.

[LouisEly]

I have a 2019 Lincoln Nautilus.  Been having some issues with auto door unlock sensing the key fob, using the keypad to lock the vehicle, and a couple of other things.  Did some internet searching and reading Lincoln owner threads and it seems like the most likely issue is that the battery is getting run down (but I'm not getting any warning messages for the battery running low).

Among all of the electronics, display options on the dash, apps, and everything else, nowhere on the vehicle is there a voltmeter for the battery.  It can sense the tire pressure on each tire, but it can't tell me what the charge on the battery is.

[Joseph Zarr]

15 hours ago, LouisEly said:

I have a 2019 Lincoln Nautilus.  Been having some issues with auto door unlock sensing the key fob, using the keypad to lock the vehicle, and a couple of other things.  Did some internet searching and reading Lincoln owner threads and it seems like the most likely issue is that the battery is getting run down (but I'm not getting any warning messages for the battery running low).

Among all of the electronics, display options on the dash, apps, and everything else, nowhere on the vehicle is there a voltmeter for the battery.  It can sense the tire pressure on each tire, but it can't tell me what the charge on the battery is.

I personally like it when I have to step outside the bounds of my vehicle - but maybe I'm a hack mechanic glutton? Heck on my F150 (and in many pre-2014 vehicles I've used) I don't trust the 'Oil Life' prompts or 'Maint Reqd' prompts (on my wife's RAV4) that are strictly based on a rollback of an auto-input feature equating oil life to <insert 3,000 miles or 5,000 miles traveled from date of reset> over any car/truck sensor's actual understanding of the quality of the oil in the crankcase. I've also found read outs on batteries tend to be inconsistent - ie, I need to read it myself to believe it and read it more than once. But, to your point, I get it. You have a 2019. We have AI making insanely real deep fakes and movie edits in real time on command. We don't have an app or a sensible dash prompt that can tell me the state of the battery that is literally ensuring all my features in my working vehicle are working properly? I mean, if the battery goes you can instantly lose your power steering when turning across a highway. Seems like it should be a common feature in all vehicles - especially newer models.

[Samurai Bucky]

On 12/13/2024 at 11:14 AM, Joseph Zarr said:

I personally like it when I have to step outside the bounds of my vehicle - but maybe I'm a hack mechanic glutton? Heck on my F150 (and in many pre-2014 vehicles I've used) I don't trust the 'Oil Life' prompts or 'Maint Reqd' prompts (on my wife's RAV4) that are strictly based on a rollback of an auto-input feature equating oil life to <insert 3,000 miles or 5,000 miles traveled from date of reset> over any car/truck sensor's actual understanding of the quality of the oil in the crankcase. I've also found read outs on batteries tend to be inconsistent - ie, I need to read it myself to believe it and read it more than once. But, to your point, I get it. You have a 2019. We have AI making insanely real deep fakes and movie edits in real time on command. We don't have an app or a sensible dash prompt that can tell me the state of the battery that is literally ensuring all my features in my working vehicle are working properly? I mean, if the battery goes you can instantly lose your power steering when turning across a highway. Seems like it should be a common feature in all vehicles - especially newer models.

My 2013 Ram pops a P1004 message for a few days then it turns off.  I had it checked out the first time it happened a few years ago, and I guess it could be a lot of things.  It is running fine now.  No sense ripping the engine apart now... 😉

[Joseph Zarr]

My oldest niece is carving out quite the early career as a soccer player. She is playing next year in the Ivy League and her class appears to be a juggernaut for an already blossoming program. She has won many honors already in her Senior year - regional All-American, All-State, All-Conference etc. The High School athletic hoopla. What's even 'scarier' about this is my youngest niece is the best athlete our family has ever seen. IF she focuses on soccer, she will likely be better; more dangerous; and a likely shoe-in on USWNT rosters. I digress.

Well, this past week was the vote for the greater All-American team. My niece had numerous fans (ergo, 'Votes') on the committee. The only problem was...her name wasn't on the ballot. It turns out her high school coach (and, also by proxy or association, her athletic director by default) submitted her name and ballot into the public school category. She plays at a private school. The only reason her mom, my sister, found out is because her club coach is on the committee. He notified my sister: "Hey, <niece here> had several votes on the committee. She was likely a unanimous selection. BUT, her name wasn't on the ballot. I asked about it and we found out he submitted her to the wrong school class and so she wasn't on the right ballot." 

I mean, the award, in the end, obviously is just an award and it doesn't mean anything. However, historically, the school itself has never had a National All-American in the women's soccer program. This would have been a first. AND, it didn't happen, ostensibly, because the head coach submitted the ballot incorrectly. Nobody along the way had the wherewithal to rectify the error - in and of itself, also darkly comical. AND, what made it even worse is everyone involved in the process has been extremely apologetic and taking responsibility for the snafu. Her coach? Being a complete egotistical ignoramus is completely and entirely taking zero responsibility. My sister wrote him a very direct but very cordial email and he responded on the attack. The entire situation is just extremely disappointing. Thankfully, my niece is a baller and is handling it very well after the initial disappointment. What a cluster.

[LouisEly]

On 12/13/2024 at 10:14 AM, Joseph Zarr said:

But, to your point, I get it. You have a 2019. We have AI making insanely real deep fakes and movie edits in real time on command. We don't have an app or a sensible dash prompt that can tell me the state of the battery that is literally ensuring all my features in my working vehicle are working properly?

This is a society that put people on the moon before they thought to put wheels on luggage...

That being said, I think it's more about what can we exclude that can get people to pay a $200 diagnostic fee.

[Joseph Zarr]

15 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

This is a society that put people on the moon before they thought to put wheels on luggage...

That being said, I think it's more about what can we exclude that can get people to pay a $200 diagnostic fee.

Good thing about batteries, tho, is beyond testing it yourself you can drive up to any 'Auto Zone' and they will test it for free. If I recall correct, they'll bring the tool out to your car and you know within a minute. If your battery is just low, which it often is, they'll charge it for you for free if you don't have the requisite charging device. I prefer to trickle charge my own batteries over a 24 hr period but they'll do it in store in 30 minutes or less with their beefier set up.

[Samurai Bucky]

On 12/15/2024 at 1:52 PM, Joseph Zarr said:

My oldest niece is carving out quite the early career as a soccer player. She is playing next year in the Ivy League and her class appears to be a juggernaut for an already blossoming program. She has won many honors already in her Senior year - regional All-American, All-State, All-Conference etc. The High School athletic hoopla. What's even 'scarier' about this is my youngest niece is the best athlete our family has ever seen. IF she focuses on soccer, she will likely be better; more dangerous; and a likely shoe-in on USWNT rosters. I digress.

Well, this past week was the vote for the greater All-American team. My niece had numerous fans (ergo, 'Votes') on the committee. The only problem was...her name wasn't on the ballot. It turns out her high school coach (and, also by proxy or association, her athletic director by default) submitted her name and ballot into the public school category. She plays at a private school. The only reason her mom, my sister, found out is because her club coach is on the committee. He notified my sister: "Hey, <niece here> had several votes on the committee. She was likely a unanimous selection. BUT, her name wasn't on the ballot. I asked about it and we found out he submitted her to the wrong school class and so she wasn't on the right ballot." 

I mean, the award, in the end, obviously is just an award and it doesn't mean anything. However, historically, the school itself has never had a National All-American in the women's soccer program. This would have been a first. AND, it didn't happen, ostensibly, because the head coach submitted the ballot incorrectly. Nobody along the way had the wherewithal to rectify the error - in and of itself, also darkly comical. AND, what made it even worse is everyone involved in the process has been extremely apologetic and taking responsibility for the snafu. Her coach? Being a complete egotistical ignoramus is completely and entirely taking zero responsibility. My sister wrote him a very direct but very cordial email and he responded on the attack. The entire situation is just extremely disappointing. Thankfully, my niece is a baller and is handling it very well after the initial disappointment. What a cluster.

I had similar things happen with my three daughters in their high school softball team, but not to the national degree of your niece.

Their high school coach never submitted any names for recognition.  From what I was told, the coach needs to be a member of some coaches group to which she never joined.  In any event, one of my daughters hit just under .600, switch hit, had somewhere around 4-5 home runs, etc.   She also excelled against top competition outside of the conference.  She was all conference and even recognized in a local paper for an all suburban team.  No votes for all region, or even all state.  The girls were frustrated at first, but by the time my third daughter came along, she didn't expect much of anything outside of all conference.  My oldest daughter went to play softball in college.  The other two decided to focus on school.  All three earned multiple unanimous all-conference honors.

I hope things turn out well for  your niece.  It sounds like she will be in good standing.

[Joseph Zarr]

6 hours ago, Samurai Bucky said:

I had similar things happen with my three daughters in their high school softball team, but not to the national degree of your niece.

Their high school coach never submitted any names for recognition.  From what I was told, the coach needs to be a member of some coaches group to which she never joined.  In any event, one of my daughters hit just under .600, switch hit, had somewhere around 4-5 home runs, etc.   She also excelled against top competition outside of the conference.  She was all conference and even recognized in a local paper for an all suburban team.  No votes for all region, or even all state.  The girls were frustrated at first, but by the time my third daughter came along, she didn't expect much of anything outside of all conference.  My oldest daughter went to play softball in college.  The other two decided to focus on school.  All three earned multiple unanimous all-conference honors.

I hope things turn out well for  your niece.  It sounds like she will be in good standing.

Man, that's just an egregious lack of understanding of what the full scope of the job entails. That really sucks for your daughters. My main contention as the uncle across the country is simply: these people are put in places of trust and authority and these are very very basic tasks. Fill out the forms, belong to the proper coaching groups, hand them in to the right outlets. The, the rest takes care of itself. 

My niece will be absolutely fine. She's handling it better than all the adults over yonder. She'll likely start as a Freshman on an NCAA-tourney caliber Ivy League squad. Things will take care of themselves. Principally, however, the lack of any type of 'punishment' (for lack of a better word) to this coach is something. Karma will ultimately have its comeuppance in some way, shape, or form however. I do believe that.  

[GAME05]

It seems like schools should be paying for coach memberships to everything, just for the sake of the kids being eligible for more awards.

I'm acquaintances with a top-tier college girls coach and he's going everywhere to recruit constantly, but I would only figure (or maybe I'm wrong about it) that getting awards would make a difference in getting recognized and scouted by college recruiters. 

[Samurai Bucky]

1 hour ago, GAME05 said:

It seems like schools should be paying for coach memberships to everything, just for the sake of the kids being eligible for more awards.

I'm acquaintances with a top-tier college girls coach and he's going everywhere to recruit constantly, but I would only figure (or maybe I'm wrong about it) that getting awards would make a difference in getting recognized and scouted by college recruiters. 

This is a double-edged sword.  Most coaches don't have time to be going to hundreds of tournaments a year.  In the case of softball or baseball, the coach is going to go to a "showcase" type of a tournament.  The goal is to see the top talent at these showcases.  That makes sense, in theory.

From the players' standpoint, he/she needs to make sure they are in the correct club / academy.  Pony up the money.  Sure, the club might have a marketing group, but it ends up being the player's and player's parents responsibility ultimately.

My daughter who hit almost .600 one year was interested in playing softball at La Crosse.  There was an independent state showcase that she was invited to mostly because of how well she played in club and because of the recognition in the press / all-conference.  She wanted to major in something specific and that is why she chose that school (she didn't have a lot of offers because her parents... me and Mrs. Samurai... didn't fully know what to do).  The coach texted her or called her saying that he would be at the showcase.  At the showcase, my daughter tracked him down and when she introduced herself, the coach said, "I'm sorry... who are you?"  There was a huge disconnect and my daughter decided at that moment she wasn't going to play the game -- she didn't play softball in college.

Contrast that with my son who ended up playing a little at a D3 college, but had gotten a random hand written note from a Wisconsin football coach (Taylor Mehlhaff) inviting him to a kicking camp at Camp Randall.  When we got there, the coach remembered my son and had a nice conversation.  That didn't go as far because my son was only money from 40 yards -- leg wasn't big enough... 😉

I think good players will work their way to the top, will be noticed, and will get a chance to play.  If my kids were good enough, they would have been noticed more.

[Brian]

Putin' Attacks  100+ Ukrainian Targets; Military Airfields, Power Grid and Radar Stations, 'Bombed' on Christmas day. What a guy. 

[RightFieldCoder]

It's a cultural thing. Russian Eastern Orthodox Christmas is still 12 days away. Ukranian Orthodox had always followed the Russian style calendar until recently. So from the Russian view they are punishing people for choosing to celebrate on the wrong (pro-West) day. Note that I'm just pointing out it's more complicated than 'he attacked on a holy day'. Putin is still an as.....tounding stupid person for even invading no matter the day. Had to edit the last sentence.