The Ranting Room

Geck0 wrote: The wrapping on CDs is a pain also!  I've found a quick way of opening them (well, relatively so, anyhow), so it's not so much of an issue now.How about chippings in your new stereo box?  Very important to avoid damage and suchlike, but they are annoying!But packaging is a big problem, when will they ever learn?

Stickers on CD's drive me mad too!! Just as stickers on vinyl records used to. Most rock fans, prog or otherwise seem to take a pride in their music collection, and after an artists (Roger Dean as an example) has gone to the bother of creating classic artwork, it seems WRONG to cover the sleeve in stickers. In particular the ones that leaves adhesive behind, make my my blood boil!

Perhaps I should get out more..
      

chopper wrote: My rant for today is about packaging. Manufacturers must have a computer program that works out how to get products packed into the smallest possible space, especially toys. Then us mere mortals unpack them and then WE CAN'T GET THEM BACK INTO THE BLOODY BOX!Talking of toys, why do they have those flaming bits of wire round everything as well?OK, that's it. I'm off to lie down now.

The sort of packaging I hate, Alan, is the sort that encases a new cable for your stereo or computer. A 2 metre long cable will be sealed in a moulded plastic case, which requires the sharpest knife in the drawer to get into. Normally the procedure takes about ten minutes, results in deadly sharp plastic edges and a volumous pile of waste plastic.

Right, thats me done for now.

King of Loss wrote: Myspace blows ass, they should f**k it up before it hurts anyone!         Just Kidding! I really do not like Myspace because it really exposes people, but then again its their freedom to do whatever they want.

chopper wrote: Apparently Henry will be on ?30,000 per week!!! And is he worth it? Well, I watched a bit of the Arsenal-Barcelona game, I saw the world's best footballer (allegedly) Ronaldhino take 2 free kicks and miss the goal completely. I mean, I could do that for half that money!

Myspace blows ass, they should f**k it up before it hurts anyone!

Bob Greece wrote: Ivan_Melgar_M wrote: I hate when a girlfriend asks my sister what ELP, Yes or Genesis CD I don't have to give me a present.   Usually my sister checks the web page of those bands, checks my albums (what is easy because I have all sorted by bands and in excell) and the ones I recieved are:   1.- Love Beach 2.- Invisible Touch 3.- Big Generator 4.- Re-Works Brain Salad Perjury (I sold it in 15 bucks the next day I ended with that girl) 5.- Genesis (Shapes): Changed it at the store (This girl had the good sense to give my sister the ticket)   When would they lear that if a Proghead doesn't own an ELP, Genesis or Yes albums after 30 years of being fans of this bands is because it sucks..   Ivαn   You should be grateful. At least they know you like CDs and to know you like ELP, Yes and Genesis is commendable.

Hibou wrote: Won't they ever go away? And exactly what are we supposed to do? Move over to the ditch? Deliberately crash into other people who don't have babies? Ah, humbug...

 

i saw a red mini today containing a blonde bimbette....a similar sign to the above in PINK  was in the rear window saying........

 

BABE ON BOARD

...what was i supposed to do?? take her picture? buy her some make up? be the umpteenth tw*t to ask her out for a date?????

Edited by mystic fred - May 19 2006 at 16:25

Pallas appears to seperate the men from the boys. Those who see the light become the warriors, the alpha-males. Those who don't....

Jim Garten wrote: I'd guess they probably said something along the lines of: "service with a scowl" or "Brain currently de-activated - in case of query, call management" or "Bear with me, I've had a sense of humour bypass" or the ever popular "If you are over 65, please wait until I've finished ringing up your purchases, then ask me to deduct 1,275 coupons clipped from "Take A Break" magazine, approximately 50% of which will be out of date and 20% of which will be for completely different products, then try to pay the exact money using 1 & 2 pence pieces, whilst regaling me with your full medical history and grinning inanely at the person behind you in the queue who is in a hurry"

Jim, you've hit the nail again! There is always somone in the queue with an 'issue' it may be a stack of coupons which bewilders the checkout girl and holds up the queue, or maybe they have an item they want to change. Why cant people just pick what they want, pay for it and clear off.

The same happens at bank machines. When I use an ATM, I insert my card, enter my pin, withfraw my cash and go. It's over in a flash. There is always someone ahead of me scratching their head staring at the screen deciding whether to draw out a ten or a twenty. Why not decide before queuing?? Maybe their trying to arrange a mortgage through the machine or wondering why they cant get Google up. Whatever the reason it gets my goat..
    

This ain't really an earthshattering rant, but it does peeve me frequently......