The 'Eat Your Food and Like It' Complaint Thread

richardandtracy · December 2

The best car I ever drove in the snow was a Citroen 2CV. I think it was because of the low power, skinny tyres and very sophisticated suspension. The low power meant it was hard to put down too much power and get the tyres to spin. The skinny tyres meant they cut through the slush and snow to touch the road for much longer than cars with fat tyres, and the suspension led to loads and loads of warning that the grip was bad before it lost grip. We've had more recent cars than feel as if the grip is perfect until suddenly it isn't, and there's no warning at all before the car departs from normal behaviour and spins. It's possible that a combination of all those factors is what's making the pickups so dodgy. Oh, bad driving does come into it too. Regards, Richard.

SilverGirl · December 2

richardandtracy said:

The best car I ever drove in the snow was a Citroen 2CV. I think it was because of the low power, skinny tyres and very sophisticated suspension. The low power meant it was hard to put down too much power and get the tyres to spin. The skinny tyres meant they cut through the slush and snow to touch the road for much longer than cars with fat tyres, and the suspension led to loads and loads of warning that the grip was bad before it lost grip. We've had more recent cars than feel as if the grip is perfect until suddenly it isn't, and there's no warning at all before the car departs from normal behaviour and spins. It's possible that a combination of all those factors is what's making the pickups so dodgy. Oh, bad driving does come into it too. Regards, Richard.

I think a lot of it (in America anyway) is that people in large vehicles often tend to feel invincible, based on how they drive down the road in decent weather expecting everyone to get out of their way. Oddly enough, physics doesn't dispense special treatment for those who are sure they ought to have it.

As my parents taught me, "It's not a speed limit. It's a stop limit. And the sign doesn't know it's snowing."

I'm never particularly scared for my own skill driving in bad weather. I just go slow, and I get there when I get there (and have the sense to stay home when the snow is higher than my undercarriage). It's everybody else on the roads I worry about.

SilverGirl · December 2

Non-complaint: Turkey sandwiches. My family doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving per se, given its problematic history and that there are ancestors on Mom's side that contributed (some heavily) to a lot of those problems... but we do celebrate "turkeys are on sale and Mom's a good cook" day, and she scored a 27-pounder this year. So I'm currently enjoying a turkey sandwich and some riced spuds with gravy, and for a moment all is right with the world. :)

richardandtracy · December 2

Turkey sandwiches, butter, seedy bread and mayonnaise - a very personal heaven for me.

Regards,

Richard

memcneil70 · December 2

SilverGirl said:

carrie58 said:

OOOoooo poo stories !! My oldest at about 10 months old figured out how to remove her diaper and "paint" with her poo,the crib ,herself ,the wall ,and what she didn't use ,along with the diaper were chucked in the floor. Only thing that kept me from upchucking was the fact there was a clear ring around both her eyes and mouth ,the new hairstyles were a sight to see though. Every morning I'd get up put Vicks under my nose, go into her room snag her ,put her in the bath tub ,clean her up ,dress her ,pop her in the play pen then clean the room ,once a week I had to take the crib apart andtake it outside to give it a through scrubbing ,this went on for 2 months ,then she quit being artistic, until she was 2 ,then she was playing outside and found a fresh cow paddy ,which she called a"mud pie "and once again was covered with poop!That time I took the garden hose to her poop cover self. And now ya know way more than you wanted to.

My condolances. Mornings are rough enough without that.

My mom once shared a "realistic Marie Kondo" advice she'd read: instead of holding something and asking if it sparks joy, ask yourself if you love it enough to scrub poop off of it. And I'm like... in my life, that's not theoretical, Mom.

Semi-related story that might make you giggle... a couple acquaintances of mine were drooling over a Viking-themed crib when they were expecting, had these round shields affixed to the sides. It looked pretty awesome, I must admit. So I gave them one piece of advice: make sure those shields come off somehow, because you're not going to want to deal with cleaning behind them at 2 AM when your kid's just thrown up everywhere. The looks on their faces were a sort of mix of dawning revelation and horror.

File Under: Tell me you're a first time parent without telling me you're a first time parent...

Yeah, poo is one thing I think we all face. I didn't have much issue myself with it, except I was the designated dog poop clean-up person for our various mob of dogs growing up.

Then we both had extreme stomach flu. Returning from the bathroom after losing my guts, I found my 4 month old convulsing, throwing up and ejecting vomit across from his crib to my bed and the floor between. (We had a 1 bedroom apartment.) I wasn't hysterical but it was close. Crying, I grabbed him to clean him up, make sure he was safe and then started cleaning the room. Then cleaned myself up and drove us to the base 20 miles away to the emergency room. I was told I needed to be in the hospital, but the baby not so much. So I went home.

I joke about having 'Mommy Radar' but that trained me to keep part of my brain alert to sounds around me when I am sleeping. I still hear baby's crying, cats, dogs, and other noise that indicate trouble.

N-RArts · December 2

I missed out on Black Friday. I had my gallbladder removed. Got out on Sunday.

Made up for it today though. Valenia 9's addon bundle, and Willow 9 (finally).

I'm not happy being off my feet for two weeks. But it could've been worse, and not at all.

memcneil70 · December 2

N-RArts said:

I missed out on Black Friday. I had my gallbladder removed. Got out on Sunday.

Made up for it today though. Valenia 9's addon bundle, and Willow 9 (finally).

I'm not happy being off my feet for two weeks. But it could've been worse, and not at all.

Happy that you are back safely from your surgery and able to attack the store sales. Stay safe indoors with DAZ Studio and avoid the stray bugs running around while you recover.

richardandtracy · December 2

Be careful about buying under the influence of painkillers..

But hope you recover quickly.

Regards,

Richard

SilverGirl · December 2

N-RArts said:

I missed out on Black Friday. I had my gallbladder removed. Got out on Sunday.

Sorry to hear it was necessary! Wishing you a speedy and uncomplicated recovery, and lots of distraction to make the pain seem less and the time pass faster.

N-RArts · December 3

@memcneil70 , @richardandtracy , and @SilverGirl Thank you

TSasha Smith · December 3

I got this picture printed and I picked it up yesterday. It is of my childhood border collie friend. It was Grandma Karen who realized that Spicy was a border collie. Grandma passed ten years ago. I didn't want to stay home today. I'm at my day center but sitting by myself for a moment.

LeatherGryphon · December 3

Non-complaint: Finally got my laundry done. A quick mini-adventure. Bus to BurgerKing for breakfast. Toddle 1 block to laundromat. Toddle across the street to drugstore to drop off my collection of accumulated old prescriptions no longer valid or needed. Toddle across the street to grocery store for a few necessary items.

Complaint: I know I had my gloves in that store last week, but they were gone by time I got home, so I checked at the store's Lost & Found for my gloves, but no luck. So, I got needed groceries then called an Uber for the ride home, and I by chance I got the same driver as the day I lost my gloves last week, but nope, he hadn't found my gloves in his car either. So, they're gone gone.

Non-complaint: Although the gloves are "OUT OF STOCK" at Amazon, and also at the manufacturer's website, and being the prudent person that I am, I contacted the company that made my deerskin gloves to ask when they would be available again. I got an email reply that they expect to have more sometime in January (after hunting season and the skins have been tanned). Yeah, yeah, there are lots of deerskin gloves available at Amazon, but not in my preferred style, and/or not in my size. So I must wait.

Complaint: Toddling was very difficult today. Out of breath after a one block toddle, had to sit and recuperate a few minutes each time I crossed a street.

Non-complaint: I have a scheduled Cardiologist checkup appointment next Monday. Must let him know of this development.

Non-complaint: Wheee... I've been invited to, and have a ride to a Christmas Party on Saturday evening.

SilverGirl · December 4

non-complaint: Little Dude just brought his light toy over, put it in my lap, and cycled through the colors while telling me what they were. There were even a couple times when he paused, and I asked which one it was, and he answered!! I knew he knew his colors (he's spontaneously said most of them at one time or another) but this level of intentional interaction is usually reserved for him bringing to my attention an issue that needs solved. Sometimes he'll bring something over so I can share the joy of whatever he currently finds cool, but there isn't usually commentary that goes with it. I'm so stinking jazzed. After a rough week-and-change, I really needed this boost.

I saw a quote once about how with special needs kids there are no small wins. They're all big wins.

So true.

richardandtracy · December 4

Suffering a case of 'Mitfreude' here.

It's a great word meaning ' joy and pleasure in someone else's happiness or success'. So glad for you.

The Germans have some wonderful words that English should adopt wholesale...

Regards,

Richard

memcneil70 · December 4

Ah @SilverGirl my heart sings with joy for you and LittleDude.

As a fellow color junkie, I can relate to him. Mine is found in quilting and collecting fabric, petting it, and combining it. Or at least I used to. The joy and peace was immeasurable.

Yesterday Denver had its first 'real' snow (last weekend's dander of 0.02" was nothing) and my van had at least 4 inches to clear off and built up more later. But the best was I took myself out along with my hiking stick and did a test walk around the complex to see how secure I was. I might have to change out to my 'snow walking boot' on the stick but otherwise it was okay. And I had two great love-ins with dogs on the way. Both ecstatic over the snow and ready to share their joy with everyone.

Today we have been warned to watch for black ice on our roads until we warm up.

TSasha Smith · December 4

There was this guy on Black Friday in Virginia. He broke into a liquor store and got drunk. He fainted in the bathroom. I think his name was Cole. His mask was actually raccoon fur pattern.

SilverGirl · December 4

Thanks for the shared joy. :)

@memcneil70 - Little Dude is all about color, too. He loooves rainbows, and will put anything he can get into rainbow order (I partly credit the Pride flag hanging in our front hall for that one). I end up shopping in the 'girl' section for him a lot because 'boy' clothes don't tend to have rainbows on them. Unfortunately, a lot of them also have ruffles and such that annoy him (a lot of his elder sibling's hand-me-downs have gone in the "nope" pile for that reason -- they were into a really femme aesthetic in their younger days. I have zero idea what you'd call what they have going on now, except that it's all far more put together than I could ever manage. "Quirky Accessorization Monarch," maybe).

Good luck with the black ice. We're getting down to the negative digits now, so I imagine we've got it, too. Never fabulous. Glad it sounds like you can get around a bit, though! And yay for the doggo lovin's. Always a day brightener.

Also, hat's off on the quilting. I always wanted to get into it and just utterly failed at following through.

TSasha Smith · December 4

richardandtracy said:

Suffering a case of 'Mitfreude' here.

It's a great word meaning ' joy and pleasure in someone else's happiness or success'. So glad for you.

The Germans have some wonderful words that English should adopt wholesale...

Regards,

Richard

I thought it looked German. Ich bin müde. Warum? Ich schlafe nicht gut.

I'm trying to learn German. Simple explaination: I learned from Grandma Karen's Geneology that I have German ancestors. We lost Grandma ten years ago, so I want to remember her.

There might be a long Version but I have Not figured it out.

richardandtracy · December 4

I lived in Germany for a number of years as a brat during the 1970's, and to my great embarrassment I learnt very little German. As soon as the locals realised we were Brits (so within the first few seconds of meeting) they wanted to practice their English and being lazy, I went with the flow. Do regret it. I can go to shops, that sort of thing, but holding a conversation in German is beyond me. However, German is a language I'm comfortable with. While I understand more French than German, I feel quite nervous speaking French.

I once went to an Hotel in Paris, the Brits ahead of me picking up their key didn't bother to speak any French & got looks of total incomprehension as everyone muddled through using mutually incompatible languages, pointing and exaggarated arm waving. So, after those Brits went through I mustered up my French and asked in an approximation to French for my room key. Suddenly the concierge remembered how to speak quite good English and was very nice & welcoming. Moral of the story, in Paris at least try to speak French.

Regards,

Richard

SilverGirl · December 4

richardandtracy said:

I once went to an Hotel in Paris, the Brits ahead of me picking up their key didn't bother to speak any French & got looks of total incomprehension as everyone muddled through using mutually incompatible languages, pointing and exaggarated arm waving. So, after those Brits went through I mustered up my French and asked in an approximation to French for my room key. Suddenly the concierge remembered how to speak quite good English and was very nice & welcoming. Moral of the story, in Paris at least try to speak French.

Regards,

Richard

That's funny! I took French in high school, and they told us that if we ever found ourselves in France that effort was more important than perfection, and that generally folk would be good-humored and kind about our failings as long as we seemed like we were trying in good faith. Cool to know it was good advice. :)

I unfortunately remember very little French. I took ASL in college and remember far more of that, though I've had a bit more occasion to use that one... often when I'm working shows there are folk who are deaf or hard of hearing who come through, and I get to inelegantly muddle through explanations of stuff that I'd never learned the signs for in the first place. Thank goodness for finger spelling.

TSasha Smith · December 4

I am at a Tattoo Place. They have a free Consulting over tattoos. I'm going to ask if I can do the tattoo over time to spread out cost. Maybe i can also Check The prices For facial tattoo options Like eyebrow or nose. Not going to get a lip Piercing right away.

I am thinking Of gering a tattoo For The Memory Of grandma who i lost ten years ago.

N-RArts · December 4

I'm am so fed up. I don't know if it's because the painkillers aren't taking the edge off the pain anymore, or my fuse has gotten really short over the last week.

I wanted to get back into Marvelous Designer. Their site isn't working. I went to Clo-set. They want $60 just to get a two week trial. I'm missing doing renders. I want to convert things for use in Daz, but I seem like the only person who can't do it. Morphs - fine. Skin texture colour matching - NOPE. I.want.to.scream.

SilverGirl · December 4

N-RArts said:

I'm am so fed up. I don't know if it's because the painkillers aren't taking the edge off the pain anymore, or my fuse has gotten really short over the last week.

I wanted to get back into Marvelous Designer. Their site isn't working. I went to Clo-set. They want $60 just to get a two week trial. I'm missing doing renders. I want to convert things for use in Daz, but I seem like the only person who can't do it. Morphs - fine. Skin texture colour matching - NOPE. I.want.to.scream.

If it makes you feel at all any better, I can attest to at least one other person (me) who can't convert (yet!) (but who knows when I'll learn!!).

I'm so sorry that the painkillers have failed you, and your chosen distractions aren't even available to take your mind off things. Worse that they're adding more frustration.

No suggestions to offer. Just hopes for something turning around for you soon. <3

SilverGirl · December 4

For those with complaints:

Little Dude would like to recommend watching the following video. While it won't solve a single thing, it might induce some laughter anyway.

Or, it seems to be working really well for him, anyway. The classics are classic for a reason.

LeatherGryphon · December 4

Non-complaint: Lights in the park: The view out my kitchen window is essentially the only view I have. It looks from my position on the west edge of town eastward toward the center of the town two blocks away (big town) but a half block from my window and on the other side of the road is the little town park. During the summer the covered picnic pavilion and the covered circular pergola/gazebo are surrounded by grass, flowerbeds, a flagpole, and a single-ended, paved, basketball court. A nice little park that gets very little use. But in the winter (when the park gets no use at all) the town lights up the pavillion and gazebo with multi-colored Christmas lights. And with the untrampled snow around it, looks very nice at night. So, my kitchen window view is a little more colorful tonight.

Complaint: I've been invited to a Christmas party on Saturday. I'm supposed to bring a "White Elephant" gift to exchange. I remembered a perfect item to use for my white elephant gift and finally went looking for it amongst my wall of storage boxes. I pooped myself out moving boxes but the item was never found. Boogers! It was in one particular spot for 15 years but a couple of years ago I reorganized my wall of boxes and their contents. (Wisdom: Never reorganize) Sigh, I've got two more days to think where I might have put it safely away to never be found again.

tsroemi · December 4

richardandtracy said:

Suffering a case of 'Mitfreude' here.

It's a great word meaning ' joy and pleasure in someone else's happiness or success'. So glad for you.

The Germans have some wonderful words that English should adopt wholesale...

Regards,

Richard

Just happened to pass by and see this - lovely sentiment for sure, and we (Germans) do sometimes use the verb 'mitfreuen', but I've never actually come across 'Mitfreude', neither in writing nor in speaking. Strange, come to think about it.

It's sure great though that 'Achtung', 'Schadenfreude' and 'Angst' are not the only German words known around the world anymore! (Oh, 'Zeitgeist' is also a rather harmless one I guess, so there's that as well)

SilverGirl · 1:16AM

tsroemi said:

richardandtracy said:

Suffering a case of 'Mitfreude' here.

It's a great word meaning ' joy and pleasure in someone else's happiness or success'. So glad for you.

The Germans have some wonderful words that English should adopt wholesale...

Regards,

Richard

Just happened to pass by and see this - lovely sentiment for sure, and we (Germans) do sometimes use the verb 'mitfreuen', but I've never actually come across 'Mitfreude', neither in writing nor in speaking. Strange, come to think about it.

It's sure great though that 'Achtung', 'Schadenfreude' and 'Angst' are not the only German words known around the world anymore! (Oh, 'Zeitgeist' is also a rather harmless one I guess, so there's that as well)

Doppelgänger and gasundheit come to mind :)

...and kindergarten, but I'm not sure if that's used in places that number their educational years differently than in the states...?

kyoto kid · 1:32AM

SilverGirl said:

For those with complaints:

Little Dude would like to recommend watching the following video. While it won't solve a single thing, it might induce some laughter anyway.

Or, it seems to be working really well for him, anyway. The classics are classic for a reason.

...that was wonderful.. Thank you

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