The No Complaint too Trivial Complaint Thread

kyoto kid · December 2017

...yeah same here I can buy a pound of 5% organic ranage fed beef (makes 3 burgers) a couple Kaisar rolls and a 2# bag of frozen fies (I find they work the best in a skillet with just an 1/8th inch of oil though you have tend them while they're cooking) for under 12$ (the average price for a decent burger and fries here) Homemade fries always seem to come out limp and too greasy, like most "pub fries" whereas the forzen ones actually turn out with that prefect crispness on the outside when I make them this way.

LeatherGryphon · December 2017

kyoto kid said:

NVIATWAS said:

Grocery ordering day, I got my final paycheck as predicted. Coconut milk, red and green Thai curry paste, chicken thighs, bleu cheese stuffed olives, sun-dried tomatos, artichoke hearts, and of course Tums Smoothies Extra Strength! KK has inspired me to try my hand at making air frter Thai curry! Run away!

Looking for a split of champage for New Years Eve. If I can't find one it's going to be beer instead, something fancy in a large bottle, like Fin Du Monder or such.

Judt polished off an entire jar of ranch dip... uuuurrrrrpppppp. I need to stick to salsa, honestly.

Other than that, watching 'The F Word', a Gordon Ramsey cooking show. Geebus does he cuss a lot! And he's mean as a rabid pit bull! But he sure can cook..

Forum spamming done for now.

...mmmmm green curry...

Don't do champagne always get a headache from it even if I just have a couple glasses (can't afford the good stuff and the cheap brands are too sugary). Fin Du Monde, excellent brew choice. Heading out soon to get some Old Knucklehead barleywine over at the Bridgetown Brewery a few blocks away and restock my supply of cheese and stinky fish for the evening (old family tradition). Portland may be expensive for housing, however when you can't swing a Gungan around by the tongue without hitting a brew pub, it makes it all worth it (and beer to go there is cheaper than in the supermart).

I don't like wines for the same reason. I'm a very dull drinker. I rarely have beer unless one is thrust in my hand by someone bigger than me. In a bar, I always order a simple vodka tonic (not a call brand, just standard bar vodka), period. Dark liquors give me terrible hangover as do red wines. And I rarely have more than two drinks in an evening. However, I do have a few bottles of champagne (little "c", not big "C") at home, per year. I like a dry champagne because I don't get hungover from it. To me, sweet champagnes are just yuck! For me it's got to be at least "Very Dry" but I actually prefer "Brut" . I've found that for less than $20 (usually $17-$19) a bottle "Korbel Brut" is OK. It's not harsh nor is it slimy sweet, it's a little tart with just a smidgen of sweet. Almost a beer taste. After two 5oz flutes my nose is buzzing and I'm talkative. I love to share it but nobody I know around here drinks champagne (beer & whisky crowd). So, I don't go out much, and NOBODY EVER comes to my place. So, I get a bottle of Korbel Brut for my birthday and one one for New Years, and maybe one for the 4th of July, and spend the whole day drinking it.

champagne sweetness scale: http://winefolly.com/review/how-much-sugar-in-brut-champagne/

PS: I've had more expensive champagnes but unless it's a special occasion and one has money to burn I don't see the point. The taste difference isn't that much better. But going lower than $12 a bottle for a sparkling wine (I hesitate to call them even little "c" champagne) is not unnoticeable. (*shudder*)

PPS: I do have a pet peeve about exuberant champagne openers. I've been taught that one opens the bottle without an explosive "pop". One should control the cork, and the noise should be no more than a "baby's fart". The point of champagne is the carbonation. Big pops and spraying foam defeats the whole purpose, Who would drink flat beer? Why burn out your champagne in the first 2 seconds? Leave spraying bottles of champagne for the locker room. And if it's got a screw cap, you've got the wrong stuff.

Petercat · December 2017

Mistara said:

agent unawares said:

Right. My bad. I guess I'll never get "pretending not to know what words mean" as humor.

but, makin up words is fun though

like fealted - he or she whometh sworeth Fealty

Brittas Empire didnt have an Emperor or Empress.

Don't forget Porknog. That's a good word.

ArtAngel · December 2017

Mistara said:

we need a new thread title?

?

The Complainer's Complaint Thread
The no complaint is too trivial Complaint Thread
The over worked under paid  Complaint Thread
The cupcake  Complaint Thread

The Dessert has no sprinkles  Complaint Thread

Complaints matter ... in my world.

OR

I have complaints - I ain't no saint.

OR

Complaints Make My DAZ World Stank lol

"What?" Leans ear far to the left. "Did you just say, "Shut Up?"

Edt: Or you're a mean one Mr Daz lol

ArtAngel · December 2017

And I think we should have an intro song with the thread. Something like this:

You're a weird one Mr. Daz

You really make me sad

Despite all your crazy gliching

For sales I still am itching

Mr Daz

You're the relative I wish I never had.

You're a mixed brew, Mr Daz

You really make me twitch

You take away my money and pretend the future's sunny

Between you and my purse I'd have to choose the worse

It's you, Mr Daz.

kyoto kid · December 2017

LeatherGryphon said:

kyoto kid said:

NVIATWAS said:

Grocery ordering day, I got my final paycheck as predicted. Coconut milk, red and green Thai curry paste, chicken thighs, bleu cheese stuffed olives, sun-dried tomatos, artichoke hearts, and of course Tums Smoothies Extra Strength! KK has inspired me to try my hand at making air frter Thai curry! Run away!

Looking for a split of champage for New Years Eve. If I can't find one it's going to be beer instead, something fancy in a large bottle, like Fin Du Monder or such.

Judt polished off an entire jar of ranch dip... uuuurrrrrpppppp. I need to stick to salsa, honestly.

Other than that, watching 'The F Word', a Gordon Ramsey cooking show. Geebus does he cuss a lot! And he's mean as a rabid pit bull! But he sure can cook..

Forum spamming done for now.

...mmmmm green curry...

Don't do champagne always get a headache from it even if I just have a couple glasses (can't afford the good stuff and the cheap brands are too sugary). Fin Du Monde, excellent brew choice. Heading out soon to get some Old Knucklehead barleywine over at the Bridgetown Brewery a few blocks away and restock my supply of cheese and stinky fish for the evening (old family tradition). Portland may be expensive for housing, however when you can't swing a Gungan around by the tongue without hitting a brew pub, it makes it all worth it (and beer to go there is cheaper than in the supermart).

I don't like wines for the same reason. I'm a very dull drinker. I rarely have beer unless one is thrust in my hand by someone bigger than me. In a bar, I always order a simple vodka tonic (not a call brand, just standard bar vodka), period. Dark liquors give me terrible hangover as do red wines. And I rarely have more than two drinks in an evening. However, I do have a few bottles of champagne (little "c", not big "C") at home, per year. I like a dry champagne because I don't get hungover from it. To me, sweet champagnes are just yuck! For me it's got to be at least "Very Dry" but I actually prefer "Brut" . I've found that for less than $20 (usually $17-$19) a bottle "Korbel Brut" is OK. It's not harsh nor is it slimy sweet, it's a little tart with just a smidgen of sweet. Almost a beer taste. After two 5oz flutes my nose is buzzing and I'm talkative. I love to share it but nobody I know around here drinks champagne (beer & whisky crowd). So, I don't go out much, and NOBODY EVER comes to my place. So, I get a bottle of Korbel Brut for my birthday and one one for New Years, and maybe one for the 4th of July, and spend the whole day drinking it.

champagne sweetness scale: http://winefolly.com/review/how-much-sugar-in-brut-champagne/

PS: I've had more expensive champagnes but unless it's a special occasion and one has money to burn I don't see the point. The taste difference isn't that much better. But going lower than $12 a bottle for a sparkling wine (I hesitate to call them even little "c" champagne) is not unnoticeable. (*shudder*)

PPS: I do have a pet peeve about exuberant champagne openers. I've been taught that one opens the bottle without an explosive "pop". One should control the cork, and the noise should be no more than a "baby's fart". The point of champagne is the carbonation. Big pops and spraying foam defeats the whole purpose, Who would drink flat beer? Why burn out your champagne in the first 2 seconds? Leave spraying bottles of champagne for the locker room. And if it's got a screw cap, you've got the wrong stuff.

...17$ for something that needs to be drank in an evening (as it goes flat quick) is a bit rich for my account.

...and that is so true about opening champagne. I know a lot of good bartenders who can do it properly to preserve the effervescence that makes champagne, "champagne".

Sadly in my coding days I made good money (and Portland hadn't become "Silicon Valley North" yet living cost wise), so I developed tastes that are now beyond my means, like good malt Scot's whiskey, and good small batch bourbon (talking Blanton's, Whistling Pig, and Parker's, instead of Maker's or Knob Creek).

LeatherGryphon · December 2017

It's all relative. What does a cocktail cost in a barely non-seedy bar? Have two, leave a tip and you're pretty damn close to $20. Take a taxi (twice), have a cheap dinner and you're closer to a hundred. At least with a bottle of Korbel at home I have four or five flutes that last most of the afternoon and evening. And if I wish to, I can have just two and then pop a device on the bottle that keeps the other half of the bottle fizzy for at least a day. And if you only drink three times a year, price ain't all that much of a concern.

Oh, but my big splurge is when on the rare occasions I go to a real concert hall for a symphony, I always have a glass of champagne during the intermission. Now, that drink is overpriced! But classy!

Diomede · December 2017

Can't use gift cards to purchase gift cards. No pay it forward.

Chohole · December 2017

Diomede said:

Can't use gift cards to purchase gift cards. No pay it forward.

Makes sense if you think about it.

Mistara · December 2017

white stuff on the ground. sky dump!

kyoto kid · December 2017

LeatherGryphon said:

It's all relative. What does a cocktail cost in a barely non-seedy bar? Have two, leave a tip and you're pretty damn close to $20. Take a taxi (twice), have a cheap dinner and you're closer to a hundred. At least with a bottle of Korbel at home I have four or five flutes that last most of the afternoon and evening. And if I wish to, I can have just two and then pop a device on the bottle that keeps the other half of the bottle fizzy for at least a day. And if you only drink three times a year, price ain't all that much of a concern.

Oh, but my big splurge is when on the rare occasions I go to a real concert hall for a symphony, I always have a glass of champagne during the intermission. Now, that drink is overpriced! But classy!

..yeah when I spend 17 - 20$ for something to drink at home it's a bottle Potato Wodka (usually 15$) or Irish Whiskey (19$) which lasts me a while (about a month). True going out does cost more but art of it is the socialising (which is more important to me). Usually I just get beer (which is cheaper than hard drinks) or only get a well drink at happy hour (and we have several places here which have all day happy hours on Sunday and Monday).

Where I am we have a special deal where low income seniors like myself can get symphony tickets for 5$. I have to check each Monday before the scheduled concert for availability but rarely miss out. Now the drinks they offer there, yes spendy though not as bad as at the main arena during concerts (most overly loud) and sporting events where a "rocks glass" equivalent volume of Buttwiper is something like 5$ and mixed drinks (well quality) around 10$ (and measured out to the picoletier). When I used to go to Basketball games there (when the Blazers were good) I'd take a flask with me, got to the one Coke Machine they had (3$ for a 20 oz bottle), sip some off then go somewhere to discretely pour several fingers of Rum in. Would last me until halftime. I'd do the same for the second half so for maybe about 8$ total (cost of the coke and rum used) I had maybe 40$ worth had I bought the same amount at the concession. Unfortunately, since 9-11 they inspect everything you bring in and you have to pass through a metal detector. The Blazers also haven't been all that good since to warrant the expense of a ticket (which has also gone up in price) either.

kyoto kid · December 2017

Chohole said:

Diomede said:

Can't use gift cards to purchase gift cards. No pay it forward.

Makes sense if you think about it.

...like using your PC discount on PC items.

Mistara · December 2017

is it complaint worthy the only character i want isnt in the sale?

Mistara · December 2017

setting up wifi range extender for is crazy. xbox gui colors low contrast, cant read it

NVIATWAS · December 2017

kyoto kid said:

NVIATWAS said:

Grocery ordering day, I got my final paycheck as predicted. Coconut milk, red and green Thai curry paste, chicken thighs, bleu cheese stuffed olives, sun-dried tomatos, artichoke hearts, and of course Tums Smoothies Extra Strength! KK has inspired me to try my hand at making air frter Thai curry! Run away!

Looking for a split of champage for New Years Eve. If I can't find one it's going to be beer instead, something fancy in a large bottle, like Fin Du Monder or such.

Judt polished off an entire jar of ranch dip... uuuurrrrrpppppp. I need to stick to salsa, honestly.

Other than that, watching 'The F Word', a Gordon Ramsey cooking show. Geebus does he cuss a lot! And he's mean as a rabid pit bull! But he sure can cook..

Forum spamming done for now.

...mmmmm green curry...

Don't do champagne always get a headache from it even if I just have a couple glasses (can't afford the good stuff and the cheap brands are too sugary). Fin Du Monde, excellent brew choice. Heading out soon to get some Old Knucklehead barleywine over at the Bridgetown Brewery a few blocks away and restock my supply of cheese and stinky fish for the evening (old family tradition). Portland may be expensive for housing, however when you can't swing a Gungan around by the tongue without hitting a brew pub, it makes it all worth it (and beer to go there is cheaper than in the supermart).

I ended up with a 22oz bottle of Big Bad Baptist https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22893/73618/ since they were out of Fin Du Monde (damn it). Highly rated and something I've never had before, so I'm happy. Getting a growler would be modestly affordable except for the cab fare to/from, so I'm had there.

I've had good champagne (Piper Heidsick - $35 a bottle) and it still gives me a headache and makes me feel ill. even one glass makes me sick to the stomach. Plus I really can't stand the taste. Deffo a good beer for me instead!

Green curry paste, red curry paste, coconut milk all arrived along with boneless skinless thighs, so I'm ready to curry up some chicken!

NVIATWAS · December 2017

LeatherGryphon said:

kyoto kid said:

NVIATWAS said:

Grocery ordering day, I got my final paycheck as predicted. Coconut milk, red and green Thai curry paste, chicken thighs, bleu cheese stuffed olives, sun-dried tomatos, artichoke hearts, and of course Tums Smoothies Extra Strength! KK has inspired me to try my hand at making air frter Thai curry! Run away!

Looking for a split of champage for New Years Eve. If I can't find one it's going to be beer instead, something fancy in a large bottle, like Fin Du Monder or such.

Judt polished off an entire jar of ranch dip... uuuurrrrrpppppp. I need to stick to salsa, honestly.

Other than that, watching 'The F Word', a Gordon Ramsey cooking show. Geebus does he cuss a lot! And he's mean as a rabid pit bull! But he sure can cook..

Forum spamming done for now.

...mmmmm green curry...

Don't do champagne always get a headache from it even if I just have a couple glasses (can't afford the good stuff and the cheap brands are too sugary). Fin Du Monde, excellent brew choice. Heading out soon to get some Old Knucklehead barleywine over at the Bridgetown Brewery a few blocks away and restock my supply of cheese and stinky fish for the evening (old family tradition). Portland may be expensive for housing, however when you can't swing a Gungan around by the tongue without hitting a brew pub, it makes it all worth it (and beer to go there is cheaper than in the supermart).

I don't like wines for the same reason. I'm a very dull drinker. I rarely have beer unless one is thrust in my hand by someone bigger than me. In a bar, I always order a simple vodka tonic (not a call brand, just standard bar vodka), period. Dark liquors give me terrible hangover as do red wines. And I rarely have more than two drinks in an evening. However, I do have a few bottles of champagne (little "c", not big "C") at home, per year. I like a dry champagne because I don't get hungover from it. To me, sweet champagnes are just yuck! For me it's got to be at least "Very Dry" but I actually prefer "Brut" . I've found that for less than $20 (usually $17-$19) a bottle "Korbel Brut" is OK. It's not harsh nor is it slimy sweet, it's a little tart with just a smidgen of sweet. Almost a beer taste. After two 5oz flutes my nose is buzzing and I'm talkative. I love to share it but nobody I know around here drinks champagne (beer & whisky crowd). So, I don't go out much, and NOBODY EVER comes to my place. So, I get a bottle of Korbel Brut for my birthday and one one for New Years, and maybe one for the 4th of July, and spend the whole day drinking it.

champagne sweetness scale: http://winefolly.com/review/how-much-sugar-in-brut-champagne/

PS: I've had more expensive champagnes but unless it's a special occasion and one has money to burn I don't see the point. The taste difference isn't that much better. But going lower than $12 a bottle for a sparkling wine (I hesitate to call them even little "c" champagne) is not unnoticeable. (*shudder*)

PPS: I do have a pet peeve about exuberant champagne openers. I've been taught that one opens the bottle without an explosive "pop". One should control the cork, and the noise should be no more than a "baby's fart". The point of champagne is the carbonation. Big pops and spraying foam defeats the whole purpose, Who would drink flat beer? Why burn out your champagne in the first 2 seconds? Leave spraying bottles of champagne for the locker room. And if it's got a screw cap, you've got the wrong stuff.

White wines are too sweet and reds will eventually burn my stomach. My wiune limit is 2 glasses, any more and it's Tums all night. And wine hangovers are the WORST!

I prefer vodka and diet soda (Coke or Dr. Pepper), or beer and vodka shots. I can't handle whiskey, I turn in Mr. Hyde and can get mean. Tequila gives me a more mellow buzz than vodka but the kind I like is $50 a bottle (ouch). A good potato vodka produces many nights of relaxation.

NVIATWAS · December 2017

Mistara said:

is it complaint worthy the only character i want isnt in the sale?

That seems pretty pestiferous.

NVIATWAS · December 2017

Mistara said:

setting up wifi range extender for is crazy. xbox gui colors low contrast, cant read it

Ooooh, I haye that! Thankfully most of the apps I use let me set all the colors, and I run Chrome in high contrast mode so I can pick and choose which websites display in which colors, which kicks butt!! GO CHROME!!

NVIATWAS · December 2017

Well, I decided to destroy my body one last time before the end of the year so I sent out for Italian. Turns out that Amazon now delivers Olive Garden, so I got the 'Tour of Italy' meal with chicken parm, lasagna, and fettucine alfredo, a soup, stuffed mushrooms and zucchini sticks. I'll eat well for two days before I make my New Years Day bbq burgers with red hot sauce! Finally got burger buns, have leftover pickles - no cheese or lettuce this time.

Maybe fish sticks for brekkie tomorrow...

Mistara · December 2017

is it 2018 yet?

time for the bubbly??

TJohn · December 2017

Cuteness O. D.

Xyetzt · December 2017

Grumpy cat thinks frogs are cute????

NVIATWAS · December 2017

OMG I am so stuffed!! And leftovers: spaghetti, lasagna, chicken parm, stuffed mushrooms, zupa Toscana (soup) and zucchini. Not a huge pile of any one of them, but enough for two meals. Average the price out and it comes out pretty reasonable, and every single thing was delicious. I got 3 breadsticks too! But I'm going into a food coma... :-|

agent unawares · December 2017

Tjohn said:

Cuteness O. D.

Xyetzt · December 2017

how do I use DForce? I am trying to figure it out.

Mistara · December 2017

tea time 10:30pm where did the day go

Petercat · December 2017

Miss Bad Wolf said:

Grumpy cat thinks frogs are cute????

Mine thinks they're quite tasty.

NVIATWAS · December 2017

Wow, 9:40pm here. Time has lost all meaning. I stay up until I'm sleepy and sleep until I can't any more. No annoying calls, zero stress, exercise a bit, watch cooking shows, and cook. Play some Diablo II off and on. Study C# and .NET. Currently trying to decide if olive-oil grilled chicken thighs would taste good with kalamata olives and artichoke hearts. If I were 20 years younger I'd go to culinary school and be a chef.

I've pretty much decided I'm sick of programming . I want to write, and my expenses are low enough that I cab do short freelance assignments coding to pay the bills and work on a novella or two, perhaps a collection of short stories, or God help me romance or erotica - which sells quite briskly. My pen name will be Sylvia Argent for the romantica stuff, I so don't want to use my real name OMG. Writing starts next week, my writing apps are updated and ready to go. Time to crank out the bodice-rippers!

ArtAngel · December 2017

NVIATWAS said:

Wow, 9:40pm here. Time has lost all meaning. I stay up until I'm sleepy and sleep until I can't any more. No annoying calls, zero stress, exercise a bit, watch cooking shows, and cook. Play some Diablo II off and on. Study C# and .NET. Currently trying to decide if olive-oil grilled chicken thighs would taste good with kalamata olives and artichoke hearts. If I were 20 years younger I'd go to culinary school and be a chef.

I've pretty much decided I'm sick of programming . I want to write, and my expenses are low enough that I cab do short freelance assignments coding to pay the bills and work on a novella or two, perhaps a collection of short stories, or God help me romance or erotica - which sells quite briskly. My pen name will be Sylvia Argent for the romantica stuff, I so don't want to use my real name OMG. Writing starts next week, my writing apps are updated and ready to go. Time to crank out the bodice-rippers!

Stay focused grasshopper. You do not want to be a sampler of all trades but a master of none.

ArtAngel · December 2017

kyoto kid said:

LeatherGryphon said:

It's all relative. What does a cocktail cost in a barely non-seedy bar? Have two, leave a tip and you're pretty damn close to $20. Take a taxi (twice), have a cheap dinner and you're closer to a hundred. At least with a bottle of Korbel at home I have four or five flutes that last most of the afternoon and evening. And if I wish to, I can have just two and then pop a device on the bottle that keeps the other half of the bottle fizzy for at least a day. And if you only drink three times a year, price ain't all that much of a concern.

Oh, but my big splurge is when on the rare occasions I go to a real concert hall for a symphony, I always have a glass of champagne during the intermission. Now, that drink is overpriced! But classy!

..yeah when I spend 17 - 20$ for something to drink at home it's a bottle Potato Wodka (usually 15$) or Irish Whiskey (19$) which lasts me a while (about a month). True going out does cost more but art of it is the socialising (which is more important to me). Usually I just get beer (which is cheaper than hard drinks) or only get a well drink at happy hour (and we have several places here which have all day happy hours on Sunday and Monday).

Where I am we have a special deal where low income seniors like myself can get symphony tickets for 5$. I have to check each Monday before the scheduled concert for availability but rarely miss out. Now the drinks they offer there, yes spendy though not as bad as at the main arena during concerts (most overly loud) and sporting events where a "rocks glass" equivalent volume of Buttwiper is something like 5$ and mixed drinks (well quality) around 10$ (and measured out to the picoletier). When I used to go to Basketball games there (when the Blazers were good) I'd take a flask with me, got to the one Coke Machine they had (3$ for a 20 oz bottle), sip some off then go somewhere to discretely pour several fingers of Rum in. Would last me until halftime. I'd do the same for the second half so for maybe about 8$ total (cost of the coke and rum used) I had maybe 40$ worth had I bought the same amount at the concession. Unfortunately, since 9-11 they inspect everything you bring in and you have to pass through a metal detector. The Blazers also haven't been all that good since to warrant the expense of a ticket (which has also gone up in price) either.

Speaking about booze ... Maggie May was my favorite song. My first drink was at age fifteen was on my wedding day. My wedding song was "Whiter Shade of Pale" and I have no doubt I was. Sitting in my rigid Catholic Mother-in-laws house, me a ward of the court, unworthy of him, ordered a rum and 7 (because that is what the person sitting next to me ordered) ... and got drunk on it . . . but what child bride wouldn't? For me life happened after we divorced. My favorite performances were Phantom of the Opera (went 3 times) and Evita. My favorite concerts were Bowie, Rod Stewart and Jagger. BUT now my fav is Halsey but I still prefer rum with 7.

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