Your irrational pet peeves

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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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Bought the supplies to paint my daughter's room. Nothing special about the room, but somehow I've a million gazillion fafillion dollars. When did this get so spensive?
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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People asking for full price or double or triple face value for Steelers/Eagles pre-season tickets for next Thursday.
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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People actively looking to attend preseason football games
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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Only way I can afford to take my kids. And since I live in Jersey, an easy chance to see dem Stillers.
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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blackjack68 wrote:Only way I can afford to take my kids. And since I live in Jersey, an easy chance to see dem Stillers.
I stand by my irrational peeve.
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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You are entitled...fan of team with racist name.
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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Eismann wrote:Bought the supplies to paint my daughter's room. Nothing special about the room, but somehow I've a million gazillion fafillion dollars. When did this get so spensive?
Paint us like 40 bucks a gallon. Ridiculous
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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Random pricing for Sunday Ticket.

Just cancelled mine after 14 years.
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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blackjack68 wrote:Random pricing for Sunday Ticket.

Just cancelled mine after 14 years.
How much did it go up? I figure I can call and get it back down or free if I complain enough. I hate doing that, but I know others have and it's worked. I don't mind paying a good bit for it, because being in Pittsburgh and being a 49er fan it's the only way(well up until the 49ers got good again and started getting national games), I could watch the 49ers every week. So it was worth the 150-200$ a year or whatever I paid. I know they are still giving it away for free for new customers, so I will have some wiggle room since I never ask for freebies from them for anything else.

and I just looked ... looked like they hit for me like 35$/mth for Sunday Ticket for 6 months(early renewal auto pay). Still only around 210$ for the whole season, and I'm sure if I call I can get some of the shaved off. Still doesn't bother me much, for me it's still worth it, and for as cheap as my bill is the rest of the year I can't complain much.
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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skullman80 wrote:
blackjack68 wrote:Random pricing for Sunday Ticket.

Just cancelled mine after 14 years.
How much did it go up? I figure I can call and get it back down or free if I complain enough. I hate doing that, but I know others have and it's worked. I don't mind paying a good bit for it, because being in Pittsburgh and being a 49er fan it's the only way(well up until the 49ers got good again and started getting national games), I could watch the 49ers every week. So it was worth the 150-200$ a year or whatever I paid. I know they are still giving it away for free for new customers, so I will have some wiggle room since I never ask for freebies from them for anything else.
It was $249 for the basic. I called and they offered it for $191 (weird price point). Through various friends and message boards, I know people that have gotten it for anything ranging from free (for renewals, not new customers) to $179.

They weren't willing to do any better, so I'm out. Red Zone and Sirius radio time for me. Also cancelled Center Ice to spite my face.
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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Not that I need mayo and bacon but I ordered both on my turkey sub from Get-Go for lunch and got neither. Paid $1.50 extra for bacon.

So, I got a dry turkey sub with tomato and lettuce. No time to run back to Get-Go.

This is what happens when you eat gas station food, I guess.
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PghSkins wrote:Not that I need mayo and bacon but I ordered both on my turkey sub from Get-Go for lunch and got neither. Paid $1.50 extra for bacon.

So, I got a dry turkey sub with tomato and lettuce. No time to run back to Get-Go.

This is what happens when you eat gas station food, I guess.
Think of the health benefits :D
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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people who make tables in word. use excel.
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Letang Is The Truth wrote:people who make tables in word. use excel.
So is this a document including a table, or does the word doc simply contain a table? If it is the latter, I understand your beef.
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the latter. it is so irritating
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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Is this an older person by chance?
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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Apple's battery monitors for the mouse and keyboard. My iMac has been telling me for six weeks that I need to change the batteries for both.
Either your code is bad or you're in cahoots with the battery industry....because I'm still going strong on both.
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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the wicked child wrote:Is this an older person by chance?
define old
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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The turn signal never ever being in time with the radio.
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Letang Is The Truth wrote:
the wicked child wrote:Is this an older person by chance?
define old
In this case, someone in their 40s or up that is used to one program and doesn't like to stray. This could happen at any age, but seems more prevalent with older folk who don't like change.
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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yes they are old
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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Shoes that are sold with shoelaces that wear out in a few weeks. Increase my cost by $1 and give me decent shoelaces.
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Letang Is The Truth wrote:yes they are old
Suspicions confirmed. Danke, Herr LITT.
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Re: Your irrational pet peeves

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when people eat chicken wings with one hand.
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thats the only way to eat wings. keep one hand clean for other stuff