Topic: Little Things That Irritate Me

[Fobroader]

As a smoker, nothing pisses me off more than degens that toss their lit butts out of their window. Ok, I get it, new cars do not come with ashtrays, one that fits into your cupholder, which most new cars have between what, 50-75, costs about $1 at the Dollar Store. There is never an excuse to toss one out. Field strip the cherry and make sure its out if there is no ashtray available.

[tooscoops]

i heard most of this years were traced back to lightning/natural occurrences... but still, it definitely isn't helping things!!


anyway, my irritation is a current "customer"... or i guess just a lead. i got a lead through our website on a used car. spent a bit wording a nice e-mail to the customer. turns out it's the wrong e-mail. ok fine... happens. 2 days later, another lead from the same person, but with a different e-mail. Super! i'll cut and paste and send it off.... wrong email. so i then go back and send two more e-mails out to the same addresses, but with a .ca instead of .com.... nope. 3 days pass, and another lead comes in from the same guy. he gets a basic response, it gets bounced back.... 2 days and then the same from another address... cut and paste, bounce back.... 3 days later, another one with a different address...

i send a snarky one assuming it won't go through with hardly any information and a subject line of "OK, seriously!!"...... it goes through.

so now i have sent another with some real information included...

but what the hell?!?!?! *5* e-leads on the same car from the same person! a total of 9 messages sent out from me with no responses... i even sent a message to someone on facebook with the same name....

driving me nuts.

[Solstice2006]

i heard most of this years were traced back to lightning/natural occurrences... but still, it definitely isn't helping things!!


anyway, my irritation is a current "customer"... or i guess just a lead. i got a lead through our website on a used car. spent a bit wording a nice e-mail to the customer. turns out it's the wrong e-mail. ok fine... happens. 2 days later, another lead from the same person, but with a different e-mail. Super! i'll cut and paste and send it off.... wrong email. so i then go back and send two more e-mails out to the same addresses, but with a .ca instead of .com.... nope. 3 days pass, and another lead comes in from the same guy. he gets a basic response, it gets bounced back.... 2 days and then the same from another address... cut and paste, bounce back.... 3 days later, another one with a different address...

i send a snarky one assuming it won't go through with hardly any information and a subject line of "OK, seriously!!"...... it goes through.

so now i have sent another with some real information included...

but what the hell?!?!?! *5* e-leads on the same car from the same person! a total of 9 messages sent out from me with no responses... i even sent a message to someone on facebook with the same name....

driving me nuts.

Damn customers!! The nerve!  Flip side story:  Called a dealership in Mississauga to ask about month lease payments on a truck, because they have tons of incentives on.  I asked about a specific truck, which he said he had.  I asked for the numbers on 24 months or 36 months.  Told him mileage didn't matter, 18k, 20k, 24k, just give me an idea.  Said he would call me back.  This was Friday after lunch.... 

[sailor723]

One of the few things about living in small city on the east coast that irritates me......0500 departures to make connections in Toronto in order to fly anywhere.

[Ex-airbalancer]

One of the few things about living in small city on the east coast that irritates me......0500 departures to make connections in Toronto in order to fly anywhere.

Yes that must suck
We only have about 1-1/2 hour to get to the airport , but we have drive across Toronto to get there

[Railton]

One of the few things about living in small city on the east coast that irritates me......0500 departures to make connections in Toronto in order to fly anywhere.

Yes that must suck
We only have about 1-1/2 hour to get to the airport , but we have drive across Toronto to get there

I'm surprised AB you don't mention that 50 year old Pickering Airport saga! Where is that all now?
Railton

[Ex-airbalancer]

One of the few things about living in small city on the east coast that irritates me......0500 departures to make connections in Toronto in order to fly anywhere.

Yes that must suck
We only have about 1-1/2 hour to get to the airport , but we have drive across Toronto to get there

I'm surprised AB you don't mention that 50 year old Pickering Airport saga! Where is that all now?
Railton

Still no where but wasting money
It would be crazy to build another airport unless it is for cargo
Expand the island airport for Jets would be better
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickering_Airport

[Sir Osis of Liver]

What a stupid situation.

The federal-provincial negotiations could have been wrapped up much quicker:

"We're not going to build road or water infrastructure to support Pickering."
"Fine. The Ministry of Transportation will decertify Pearson. Ottawa will be the new central hub"
"Pickering it is."
 

[Ex-airbalancer]

What a stupid situation.

The federal-provincial negotiations could have been wrapped up much quicker:

"We're not going to build road or water infrastructure to support Pickering."
"Fine. The Ministry of Transportation will decertify Pearson. Ottawa will be the new central hub"
"Pickering it is."

It was Davis vote buying shutting down Pickering , just like he shutdown the Allen expressway

[tenpenny]

One of the few things about living in small city on the east coast that irritates me......0500 departures to make connections in Toronto in order to fly anywhere.

Yes that must suck
We only have about 1-1/2 hour to get to the airport , but we have drive across Toronto to get there

If he drove 1.5 hr, he'd be in Moncton, and would have a few other options.

One of the stupid parts of NB is that we have 3 airports each 1.5 hrs apart (think of a triangle), each with several flights every day to Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, and Ottawa.  From here, you might as well drive 2.5 hr to Bangor, at least then you have cheap fares.

[OliverD]

One of the few things about living in small city on the east coast that irritates me......0500 departures to make connections in Toronto in order to fly anywhere.

Yes that must suck
We only have about 1-1/2 hour to get to the airport , but we have drive across Toronto to get there

If he drove 1.5 hr, he'd be in Moncton, and would have a few other options.

One of the stupid parts of NB is that we have 3 airports each 1.5 hrs apart (think of a triangle), each with several flights every day to Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, and Ottawa.  From here, you might as well drive 2.5 hr to Bangor, at least then you have cheap fares.

Sometimes. I've never flown out of Bangor because the times I've checked the flights were only marginally cheaper. We're flying to NYC next week and meeting some friends there. Some are coming from Bangor and their flights were the same price as ours.

[pi314]

One of the few things about living in small city on the east coast that irritates me......0500 departures to make connections in Toronto in order to fly anywhere.

Yes that must suck
We only have about 1-1/2 hour to get to the airport , but we have drive across Toronto to get there

If he drove 1.5 hr, he'd be in Moncton, and would have a few other options.

One of the stupid parts of NB is that we have 3 airports each 1.5 hrs apart (think of a triangle), each with several flights every day to Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, and Ottawa.  From here, you might as well drive 2.5 hr to Bangor, at least then you have cheap fares.

Sometimes. I've never flown out of Bangor because the times I've checked the flights were only marginally cheaper. We're flying to NYC next week and meeting some friends there. Some are coming from Bangor and their flights were the same price as ours.

If you place any value on time/sanity I've yet to find Bangor save me anything meaningful... connecting via YYZ is arguably less work than driving to Bangor.

[tenpenny]

When the four of us went to Arizona, flying out of Bangor saved us $800 per person as compared to AC through Toronto.

But that's the only time I did it.


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[OliverD]

When the four of us went to Arizona, flying out of Bangor saved us $800 per person as compared to AC through Toronto.

But that's the only time I did it.


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If you’re flying somewhere in the U.S. Bangor is at least worth considering.

[sailor723]

I have  found driving the extra distance to Portland often gets you a lower fare and better routing compared to Bangor

[OliverD]

I have  found driving the extra distance to Portland often gets you a lower fare and better routing compared to Bangor

Plus Portland is just a way better city to spend the night in before or after a flight.

[Ex-airbalancer]

I have checked flying out of Buffalo, on international flights Toronto is way cheaper and you can get direct flight
For flights to Florida, there can be cheaper flights , but they are usually 3 stops, 12 hours flights , and than it is over a 3 hour drive home

[Weels]

I have checked flying out of Buffalo, on international flights Toronto is way cheaper and you can get direct flight
For flights to Florida, there can be cheaper flights , but they are usually 3 stops, 12 hours flights , and than it is over a 3 hour drive home

I've had a few flights out of Buffalo to other US destinations that was much cheaper than US (plus there are hotels that will let you park in their lot for free), but nothing in the last few years

[mlin32]

The German inability to move into the 21st century and use card payment machines. Going to make my expense report a litany of exceptions and reimbursements.

[Brig]

We are in the midst of a high wind event this evening.  Neighbour two doors down is renovating to sell the property, and there's all kinds of junk in his backyard.  Every time the wind blows hard, something bangs around very loudly - sounds like sheet metal.     I want to sleep with my windows open tonight, but I'm not sure it will be a good idea if this keeps up.