Your B*TCHFest is now in session!

   
For you NEW KIDS, HERE ARE THE RULES: THE RULES: "B*TCHFest"  is provided as a public service to those of us who have gripes and grievances but who (whom?), for whatever reason, lack a regular forum in which to air them. You are welcome to voice any problems - large or small, important, mundane or ridiculous -  that currently have your panties wadded, your shorts frosted and your gears ground. Don't hold them in and risk future medical issues, wrinkles and/or those pesky gray hairs.

ANY and ALL issues that are plaguing you are open for you to voice; there are no "sacred cows." They say that "feelings aren't facts", so if you're feeling it, it's legit to you. NO ONE is allowed to flame a poster for something he or she writes, however commiseration is not only welcomed but encouraged. Please, no personal attacks against other OH members (at least, not by name) and  ABSOLUTELY NO SURGERY WARS!

I'll start you off with a few gripes of mine, and you all can join in at any time! No limits - come back as many times as you like!

WARNING! Adult content ahead! Posts may (and probably will) contain "adult" content and language. I know that MINE will. Rated TV-MA.



I'm not in a horrid mood today, so that's good. But I have a couple of things I can grouse about. 

Okay, here we go! Seatbelts fastened, everyone?

- The people across the street. My god, I may have to kill them. Let's start with the fact that it looks like a ghetto over there, with them parking a raggedy old trailer that they never use, and old fire department box truck, and their SUVs in the damned yard and have a giant pile of garbage, trash, who-knows-what back there. too. BTW - it's a small lot, like ours: a tenth of an acre. It's not like they've got a lot of space.

They've got a passel of kids they never watch: the oldest one, who's about 11, watches over the rest of them, and I've seen the littlest one (about 2) start walking into the street, unobserved, more than once. I don't have kids, I don't want kids and I don't want to have to keep an eye on THEIRS to insure that they don't get mowed down in the street like squirrels.

The elders run some kind of sidewalk chicken-selling business (somewhere else, not at the house.) But they cook the goddamned chicken in the backyard - hello, health department? And they cook the **** until about 2 in the morning. I love chicken. I love the smell of chicken, at least I did until the stink of it forcibly shoved up my nostrils 20 hours a day got to me. And with the humidity lately, the smoke from all that isn't going anywhere and it's making breathing difficult. See below. I hate them.

- I am in a stage of feeling like crap all the time. I had my damned surgery and lost weight so I WOULDN'T feel poorly. But I've been having a lot of (seemingly) unrelated medical issues that aren't going away - trouble breathing being chief among them. I HAVE been to the doctor for some tests and waiting for those results. In the meantime, I'd love to go to the gym but I'm scared to do it because I feel so crappy and just doing anything at all is a chore. Bleck.

- Dear cellphone: you are such an integral part of my life, and I treat you with care and respect so can you please tell me why you won't hold a charge for more than 24 hours? I don't even USE you all the much (by comparison to the rest of society.)

- I'm almost 52. Can we stop with the ******g ACNE??? My face is breaking out like I'm a teenager again!

Aw, that's enough for now. I've worked myself into a lather. YOUR TURN!  

I hate people that talk on their cell phones while they working out.  I have seen people trying to lift weights and talk on the phone on the same time???

I hate when people don't wipe down the machines when they're done and there is sweat all over the place....YUCK!!!!

I hate when people make weird noises when they are working out...like they are taking a BIG dump!!!!

I hate that my neighbor has a bunch of dried up dead plants in front of his apartment door and I have to walk by them every day. 

I hate people that still write checks for their purchases and it takes forever!!!!!

I hate people that don't use their turning signal till they are actually turning...too late now asshole, we all know you're turning now!!!!

 

 

 

 I hate people that talk on their cell phones while they working out.  I have seen people trying to lift weights and talk on the phone on the same time???

I have to confess that my gym isn't too bad. It's Planet Fitness and they have rules about cells, rules about no grunting, etc.

But DH and I got to have a schadenfreude moment one day. He and I were on the bikes and the row of treadmills was in front of us. One of those skinny-ass *****es - the ones with "PINK" written across the ass of their sweats? - gets on a treadmill right in front of us with her giant frappachino thing in one hand and her cellphone in the other. Doesn't put either down. Starts running. I turned to DH, laughed and said, "Oh, this is going to end badly!"

She runs for about 15 seconds - without swinging her arms, remember, because her hands are full - then she starts galloping like a horse with a broken leg and about 4 strides later, falls backward, flat on her ass, right on the front of our bikes. I almost peed myself I laughed so hard! 

I hate when people don't wipe down the machines when they're done and there is sweat all over the place....YUCK!!!!

UGH - I totally agree!!!  Yesterday while doing 45 min on my elliptical, I watched as this Goombah muscle guy used 2 different treadmills and an elliptical and didn't wipe down any of them.  He was drenched in sweat!!  From now on, I wipe my machine down BEFORE I use it.
~ barbara

I've got new neighbors that moved into the townhouse next to mine, and I swear, they have the freakin feet of Frankenstein.  At any given time, I can tell you where they are in their house.  I can't count the # of times that I will hear some horrible commotion and look at my stairs expecting to see my roommate rolling ass over head down the stairs.  But, no.  It my neighbors doing who knows what.

They also like to not only use all of the available guest parking, but have their guests park in random places.  Like the grass.  Or even worse, MY assigned parking spot. 

Now, let's talk about co-workers.  I would like for someone to explain to me why someone would volunteer to do something for me, knowing I already had someone else lined up to do it, and then not do what was asked and not take it seriously. THEN to get pissed at me for imposing, WHEN I NEVER FREAKIN ASKED THEM TO DO IT IN THE FIRST PLACE!!! So, thanks asshole, for just wasting my time

That is all.  For now, anyway.

 Oh, god, when we lived in our last apartment, I swore that the people upstairs were doing dressage training with Clydesdales. I have never heard people clomp around so loud!!!

I lived at a place where we had assigned parking and my neighbor's guests would always park in my spot.  I just parked behind them and blocked them from being able to leave and then I don't answer my door when they come knocking...hahaha

Now that sounds like something I would do! lol

Now, THAT is a great idea!  They've parked in our spaces a few times and the next time they do, I"m going to do just that.  Although, the complex does have a policy that they will tow unapproved vehicles that are in an assigned spot.

I hate coming to work each day and when having time to break, etc, that Bette is not on here posting away!!!  It makes for a damn long work day!!