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the computer freezes on you! :o >:(


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Oh yes, I do indeed! I also h8 it when a certain web page takes forever to load! For example, quite a few times over the past two weeks or so when I was trying to access amiright.com or this site, it kept taking forever, and the progress bar at the bottom of the screen was slowly filling up (and I do mean slow), and eventually it gave up with a "Cannot find server" message. I can't stand that either!  >:(

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You get a "Hang-Up" Call on the phone. Somebody calls you and the hang up right when you say "Hello?". So annoying...
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me too.I get the very same thing. >:(


Howard

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I hate it when:

-People park their grocery cart in the middle of the aisle when they know the store is crowded, and you gotta tell them to move out of the way.

-People who walk BESIDE the grocery cart and "pull it" instead of pushing it from behind.  Takes up too much space and you cannot get past them.

(You can tell I just got back from the grocer)  :P
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>:( >:(A lot of women do this,and they stand and bend over right beside the cart,so you can;t get by@!A lot of women apparently have no idea just how BIG their BUTT is!!!Cheers!

Quoting:when there's too many people walking on the sidewalk and I have to say excuse me too many times but I think they're deaf! >:(End Quote

Yeah; I hate when that happens! When they hog the sidewalk or the aisle or whatever, and I want to get past them. I'm very polite, I say "excuse me" but they ignore you! As stephaine on Full House would say, "How rude!"  >:( :D

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when there's too many people walking on the sidewalk and I have to say excuse me too many times but I think they're deaf! >:(


Howard
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Or how about when you are leaving a crowded church or theatre?  Some morons stop and "chew the fat" just outside the door and then nobody can get out.  >:(

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You get a "Hang-Up" Call on the phone. Somebody calls you and the hang up right when you say "Hello?". So annoying...
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Most of the time, this is a telemarketer with an auto-dialer.  They have systems that dial a group of numbers (ie. 555-1111, 555-1112, 555-1113, etc.) and the first one that picks up gets the call.  The others disconnect automatically.  So, you should always let the phone ring 3-4 times before you pick it up.

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Or how about when you are leaving a crowded church or theatre?  Some morons stop and "chew the fat" just outside the door and then nobody can get out.  >:(
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Yes,I can relate. >:(


Howard

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you have to hear bad news? :(End Quote

Oh yeah. :(


How about when you hit something by accident? Like when you're typing and you accidentally strike the wrong key? Or if you intend to click something with your mouse, but accidentally click the wrong thing?

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Oh yeah. :(


How about when you hit something by accident? Like when you're typing and you accidentally strike the wrong key? Or if you intend to click something with your mouse, but accidentally click the wrong thing?
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I can relate,Nally. >:(


Howard

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How about when they interrupt your TV program to bring you a SPECIAL REPORT which lasts for at least 20 minutes, and when they return you to your program, you see 5 minutes of commercials? It's happened to me a few times when I've watched "Price Is Right"; sometimes they'll interrupt it right before the Showcase, and I don't get to see them. That stinks! >:(

I can understand them doing that if a serious world event is going on, but there are some things that can wait until the 6:00 news.
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You're right nally; that is so annoying!

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when you get so distracted you can't think straight.. >:(


Howard
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Oh yes. ::) Whenever I try to do work for school, I can't stand to get distracted...although it does take my mind off the stress somewhat. And that's okay, except my homework or schoolwork assignments are important, so I can't afford to be too distracted. But I do know what it's like to not be able to think straight; sometimes there'll be something going on in my mind that I can't get off of it.

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Oh yes. ::) Whenever I try to do work for school, I can't stand to get distracted...although it does take my mind off the stress somewhat. And that's okay, except my homework or schoolwork assignments are important, so I can't afford to be too distracted. But I do know what it's like to not be able to think straight; sometimes there'll be something going on in my mind that I can't get off of it.
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I was in Boston Chicken with my friend and it was hard to make conversation together with a old couple screaming in back of us and a guy in front of us using his cellular phone.noisy places is where I tend to lose my concentration. >:(


Howard

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...When you wake up in the middle of the night, and your mouth is open and you've drooled a puddle of slobber on the pillow.   >:(
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Maybe you were thinking of a sexy dream,perhaps that's why you dribbled on your pillow? ???


Howard

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...when people park in the red zone?
...or when they park wherever they please?  >:(
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"Create a slot"?



Cat

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...when you accidentally drop something small (like a pencil or something) and it falls underneath the table where you can't reach it? Or if it falls between to adjacent tables and you can't pry it out? Or if you're in the car and you drop something and it lands between the seats or under the seat?  ::)
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I hate when that happens.

Howard

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When you have to shovel 2 ft of snow. :P >:(


Howard
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I'm lucky I never have to do that, since I live in southern California.  ;D

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When you have to shovel 2 ft of snow. :P >:(

Howard
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I rarely shovel snow, and I live in the snow belt.  As long as I can get my car out of the driveway/lot, I just drive thru it.

My philosophy? God put it there... let Him shovel it!

:P

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I rarely shovel snow, and I live in the snow belt.  As long as I can get my car out of the driveway/lot, I just drive thru it.

My philosophy? God put it there... let Him shovel it!

:P
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Okay, I live in IL (not quite sure where the "snow belt" is :P) and I want to know....the sidewalks are considered "city property" but it's our responsibility to keep them cleared.  In our town, there's an ordinance that you're supposed to clear the sidewalk if there's more than 2" of snow.  Yet, hardly anyone does and they can't do anything to those who don't except ask them to (which they don't anyway, so why bother the cops).  So, I end up taking the snowblower down the sidewalks all the way to my kids' bus stop.  I had the people on the corner (jerks anyway) come out and yell at me for doing it.  I explained to them that the kids need the sidewalks cleared to get to the bus and they told me "Well, that's OUR property and we don't want you OR your kids on it".  I said (calmly--gotta keep the peace) "No, actually, it's property of the village and there's an ordinance stating you are supposed to clean the sidewalks.  Since  you're obviously not doing it, I'm doing it for you"  The lady says "WHAT ordinance?"  I said "Call the village clerk, she'll be more than happy to explain it"  Needless to say, they cleared the sidewalk from then on.  Oh, these are the same people who are trying to get the kids kicked off the bus for being loud at the bus stop ::)

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Okay, I live in IL (not quite sure where the "snow belt" is :P) and I want to know....the sidewalks are considered "city property" but it's our responsibility to keep them cleared.  In our town, there's an ordinance that you're supposed to clear the sidewalk if there's more than 2" of snow.  Yet, hardly anyone does and they can't do anything to those who don't except ask them to (which they don't anyway, so why bother the cops).  So, I end up taking the snowblower down the sidewalks all the way to my kids' bus stop.  I had the people on the corner (jerks anyway) come out and yell at me for doing it.  I explained to them that the kids need the sidewalks cleared to get to the bus and they told me "Well, that's OUR property and we don't want you OR your kids on it".  I said (calmly--gotta keep the peace) "No, actually, it's property of the village and there's an ordinance stating you are supposed to clean the sidewalks.  Since  you're obviously not doing it, I'm doing it for you"  The lady says "WHAT ordinance?"  I said "Call the village clerk, she'll be more than happy to explain it"  Needless to say, they cleared the sidewalk from then on.  Oh, these are the same people who are trying to get the kids kicked off the bus for being loud at the bus stop ::)
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I live in the northern Indiana "snow belt" where we get the lake effect snow.  Previously I lived in Pennsylvania, both snow country as well as hill country.

I'm amused out here at the flatlanders who get all worried when 2 or 3 inches of the white stuff hit the ground.  When I was growing up we lived at the top of a steep hill, and learned how to do three things:

1.  Sled ride REALLY FAST on a public street  8)

2.  How to drive UPHILL in 4"-5" of snow and make it  :P

3.  How to drive DOWNHILL in 4"-5" of snow and not end up in a ditch  :o

Of course now that most cars are front wheel drive, #2 and #3 are lots easier.  ;)

We had to walk about a half-mile to the bus stop, sometimes in 5"-7" of snow (I'm not complaining here at all, it was lots of fun!  :D )

Somewhere along the line the world became "civilized" and now we need to have walkways clear of snow, salt and cinders poured on the streets, and people living in fear and horror at the sight of a snowflake!

There are not many things I can predict well, but here is one.  You will never read a story about me getting a heart attack or strained back because I shovelled the snow in my own driveway.  Run the stats and I suspect you'll find more hospital trips due to shovelling walkways than due to WALKING on them!

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Okay, I live in IL (not quite sure where the "snow belt" is :P) and I want to know....the sidewalks are considered "city property" but it's our responsibility to keep them cleared.  In our town, there's an ordinance that you're supposed to clear the sidewalk if there's more than 2" of snow.  Yet, hardly anyone does and they can't do anything to those who don't except ask them to (which they don't anyway, so why bother the cops).  So, I end up taking the snowblower down the sidewalks all the way to my kids' bus stop.  I had the people on the corner (jerks anyway) come out and yell at me for doing it.  I explained to them that the kids need the sidewalks cleared to get to the bus and they told me "Well, that's OUR property and we don't want you OR your kids on it".  I said (calmly--gotta keep the peace) "No, actually, it's property of the village and there's an ordinance stating you are supposed to clean the sidewalks.  Since  you're obviously not doing it, I'm doing it for you"  The lady says "WHAT ordinance?"  I said "Call the village clerk, she'll be more than happy to explain it"  Needless to say, they cleared the sidewalk from then on.  Oh, these are the same people who are trying to get the kids kicked off the bus for being loud at the bus stop ::)
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I hate it when I read these stories and realize ever-more-so that there are so many mean people out there in the world.

Mean People Suck! >:(

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I live in the northern Indiana "snow belt" where we get the lake effect snow.  Previously I lived in Pennsylvania, both snow country as well as hill country.

I'm amused out here at the flatlanders who get all worried when 2 or 3 inches of the white stuff hit the ground.  When I was growing up we lived at the top of a steep hill, and learned how to do three things:

1.  Sled ride REALLY FAST on a public street  8)

2.  How to drive UPHILL in 4"-5" of snow and make it  :P

3.  How to drive DOWNHILL in 4"-5" of snow and not end up in a ditch  :o

Of course now that most cars are front wheel drive, #2 and #3 are lots easier.  ;)

We had to walk about a half-mile to the bus stop, sometimes in 5"-7" of snow (I'm not complaining here at all, it was lots of fun!  :D )

Somewhere along the line the world became "civilized" and now we need to have walkways clear of snow, salt and cinders poured on the streets, and people living in fear and horror at the sight of a snowflake!

There are not many things I can predict well, but here is one.  You will never read a story about me getting a heart attack or strained back because I shovelled the snow in my own driveway.  Run the stats and I suspect you'll find more hospital trips due to shovelling walkways than due to WALKING on them!

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Hey, I can do all 3 :D  

I agree, 2-3 inches of snow is nothing, I'm talking about a foot or so.  If there's less than that, why bother.  Mind you, these same people are the ones who complain about the kids walking in their yard.  Hey, if they could see the friggin sidewalk, they wouldn't be walking in the yard. ::)

Oh, and your "prediction" about the shoveling accidents is right on the money, I think you're 5 times more likely to be injured while shoveling.

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I rarely shovel snow, and I live in the snow belt.  As long as I can get my car out of the driveway/lot, I just drive thru it.

My philosophy? God put it there... let Him shovel it!

:P
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Heavy Rain downpours is god's way of shoveling the snow. ;D



Howard

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I hate it when people have their cell phones turned on in places like the library, a classroom, in church, or anywhere that it can be very annoying! I never turn on my cell phone unless I need to use it or if I'm expecting a call...but not in an aforementioned place.
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Well,unfortunately that's what the world has to put up with these days.I have to put up with it too.These days,there is never enough peace and quiet. >:(


Howard

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Well,unfortunately that's what the world has to put up with these days.I have to put up with it too.These days,there is never enough peace and quiet. >:(

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You're so right.  :-[

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When people have those stupid "ring tunes" on their cell phone and you are in an area that's supposed to be quiet.  >:(

I really do not want to be hearing the "Gilligans Island" theme  ::) on your phone because you were too rude to turn off your phone when you walked into church.
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The other day when I was in the library (@ Cal State Northidge), someone at a nearby computer had the "Friends" theme on their phone. And of course, it was way too loud. ::)

Quoting:
When you are giving stuff to people for free and they still complain about it.




Cat
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I know what you mean.  Hey, it's free, if you don't like it, give it back and I'll give it to someone who will appreciate it. ::)

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You're so right.  :-[End Quote

I walk the streets every single day when I go out to do my usual routine and everybody's walkin and talkin,talkin and walkin,pressing buttons,screaming,laughing,etc..AND I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH CRAP even though I have one myself,I admit it,I won't lie! >:( :)

Howard

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When people have those stupid "ring tunes" on their cell phone and you are in an area that's supposed to be quiet.  >:(

I really do not want to be hearing the "Gilligans Island" theme  ::) on your phone because you were too rude to turn off your phone when you walked into church.
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Hey Lb,that's life,that's life.I feel ya,brudda.I have to put up with the same god damn thing myself and I won't lie,I keep my phone on during the weekdays from 6am-4pm and weekends all day!I have a stupid ring tone myself. ;DYou never know if there's gonna be an emergency or not! >:(


Howard

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Hey Lb,that's life,that's life.I feel ya,brudda.I have to put up with the same god damn thing myself and I won't lie,I keep my phone on during the weekdays from 6am-4pm and weekends all day!I have a stupid ring tone myself. ;DYou never know if there's gonna be an emergency or not! >:(

Howard
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I carry a cell phone too, but when I am in a "quiet place" I set the ringer to "vibrator".

That way I know somebody is calling (cause it vibrates in my pocket) but the rest of the world dow not need to be listening to the theme song from "Hawaii Five-O".

;D

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We have problems with the people next door (and their guests) who park their cars on the sidewalk. I don't know how many times I have to go around-either in their yard or on the street, because there is a car/truck/whatever there-usually blowing all that stinky exhaust in my face.



Cat
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>:(In a lot of cities,including San Jose,it's illegal to do that.If that's really a habit of theirs,you should call your local code enforcement department or police,whoever handles stuff like that.Cheers!

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>:(In a lot of cities,including San Jose,it's illegal to do that.If that's really a habit of theirs,you should call your local code enforcement department or police,whoever handles stuff like that.Cheers!
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It is illegal and I have seen the cops issue tickets many times but they still do it. The problem is we have a very small police department and people parking on the sidewalk is not exactly a priority.



Cat

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I carry a cell phone too, but when I am in a "quiet place" I set the ringer to "vibrator".

That way I know somebody is calling (cause it vibrates in my pocket) but the rest of the world dow not need to be listening to the theme song from "Hawaii Five-O".

;D
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I'd rather have it set on ringtone instead.


Howard

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It is illegal and I have seen the cops issue tickets many times but they still do it. The problem is we have a very small police department and people parking on the sidewalk is not exactly a priority.



Cat
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These people must be rich if they can afford to keep paying for all those tickets.Cheers!

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I carry a cell phone too, but when I am in a "quiet place" I set the ringer to "vibrator".

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Do you pick it up and say "Call me back" like the guy in the commercial? ;D

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Do you pick it up and say "Call me back" like the guy in the commercial? ;D
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Depends.

I have Caller ID, so if I look at it and it is somebody I do not want to talk to, I don't pick it up.  They can leave a message on the voice mail if they want.

If it is someone I want to talk to, I leave the room and THEN pick up.

;D

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Depends.

I have Caller ID, so if I look at it and it is somebody I do not want to talk to, I don't pick it up.  They can leave a message on the voice mail if they want.

If it is someone I want to talk to, I leave the room and THEN pick up.

;D
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Would you like to talk to me? I can call you from NYC but my Father would chop my head off if he saw the bill that I called London from my cellular.Maybe it's not a good idea.It's probably some 6 digit number then my home phone number just to get to you only. ???

Howard

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How about when you give your order in a restaurant and they bring you something other than what you ask for? Or if you tell them, "No onions," but you get onions anyway?  >:(
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I know the feeling. I drink a lot of iced tea but I hate lemon in it. Everytime I order I ALWAYS say, "without lemon". So they usually bring me an iced tea with that stupid lemon wedge on the side. Sometimes they apoligize. I drink it anyway-just take that lemon off of the glass but I can still taste it.  >:(



Cat

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when you have to go urinate in the middle of the night? ;D


Howard
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Thats another good reason to wear Depends undergarments.

;D

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Depends.

I have Caller ID, so if I look at it and it is somebody I do not want to talk to, I don't pick it up.  They can leave a message on the voice mail if they want.

If it is someone I want to talk to, I leave the room and THEN pick up.

;D
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No, I mean like that guy in the commercial whose pager or cell phone kept vibrating in his lap and he'd pick it up and say "Call me back" ;) :P

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How about when you give your order in a restaurant and they bring you something other than what you ask for? Or if you tell them, "No onions," but you get onions anyway?  >:(
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or when you say No Salt,they hand you a ton of extra salt packets anyway? :P

Howard

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Thats another good reason to wear Depends undergarments.

;D
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Or,How about urine bottles at your age,LB? (don't take any offense) ;D ;)


Howard

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there are ants in your house.... :P >:(

Howard
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Or mice! :P Back when we were living in the mobile home, we had an incident with mice in the house during the night. On the morning of October 25, 1999, I was awakened at about 1:40 a.m. when I heard some strange sound, and I turned on my light, and ACK!  :o :o There was a mouse in my room, and it scampered away quickly! I instantly woke my parents up, shouting, "There's a mouse in my room!" And so, my parents were up the rest of the night looking for the mouse. By about 3:00, my mom escorted me outside to her car, where I managed to get about 3 1/2 more hours of sleep.
We never had any mouse occurrences after that; that's because the exterminators came the next day and "mouse-proofed" our mobile home, so that we could sell it (which we did a year later).

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Or,How about urine bottles at your age,LB? (don't take any offense) ;D ;)

Howard
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Nah, Depends are better.  Kills two birds with one stone.  ;)  ;D

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when the waiter mishears you, so when you want a jam sandwich they give you a ham one? :P
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Or when you go to a Mexican restaurant and order seltzer, and they bring you salsa instead?

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Nah, Depends are better.  Kills two birds with one stone.  ;)  ;D
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you almost 50 and you wear Depends?  :P ;D


Howard

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when homeless folks get mad because you wont (or can't) "spare them any change" >:(

OR
When someone with disgusting horrible morning breath stands next to you on the train, and they're breathin all over you.

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Or how about when homeless folks shake their coin cup in your face? >:(


Howard

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when you are in a busy bar and you have been waiting for ages to get served when someone walks up next to you and gets severed straight away and you are left stood there waiting, drink-less!
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How about when you wait forever to get served at a restaurant? That's kinda similar. So you go into a restaurant and get seated, and you figure out what you might want to eat. But then ten minutes later, someone else gets seated, and he gets his food before you get yours? Come on now!

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How about when you wait forever to get served at a restaurant? That's kinda similar. So you go into a restaurant and get seated, and you figure out what you might want to eat. But then ten minutes later, someone else gets seated, and he gets his food before you get yours? Come on now!
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I used to work in a restaurant and I actually had one guy refuse to pay his bill because the people who sat down after them at the next table got their food first.  Now, these people had burgers and a salad, the first guy had steak and chicken.  I explained to him that the steaks take longer to cook so, of course, the people who had a salad and a burger got theirs first. ::)


Don't you hate it when you have a headache that just won't go away. >:(

Quoting:
when you obsess over whether to shave off your mustache then you finally do. ;D

Howard
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Hey I still obsess about shaving off my moustache.  It has too much gray in it, but I do not want to shave it off.  I've had it for almost 25 years now.

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you almost 50 and you wear Depends?  :P ;D

Howard
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Not yet, but I'll be ready when the time comes.  Always gotta have a plan.  :P

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How about when you wait forever to get served at a restaurant? That's kinda similar. So you go into a restaurant and get seated, and you figure out what you might want to eat. But then ten minutes later, someone else gets seated, and he gets his food before you get yours? Come on now!
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Yeah,Nally that's not right.That shouldn't happen in restaurants but unfortunately,it does. ???

Howard

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Hey I still obsess about shaving off my moustache.  It has too much gray in it, but I do not want to shave it off.  I've had it for almost 25 years now.
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Well,I've had a mustache for almost 15 years.I'm 30 now and I used to have some of this wiry,thick mustache and goatee growing till it came into full bloom.I experimented with my facial hair.One time,keep beard,shave stache',shave beard,keep stache' and after that I just shaved it off completely.those mustache hairs kept getting in my mouth. :P >:( My Mother prefered it on but it was my decision. :D
I hated to comb my mustache,it's like coming unkempt fur.


Howard

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Not yet, but I'll be ready when the time comes.  Always gotta have a plan.  :P
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and remember your urine bottle! :D ;)


Howard