Minor complaints here

[circa1978]

I can't change who won the election but I can provide a forum for bitching about what's irritating you.

Mine is that for the third consecutive year, my kid is asking for something from Santa that isn't currently sold. From Voltron to Sonic to Lego products that don't exist, it makes me kick myself that he lives an on-demand/commercial free existence. This year it's TWO lego items that are retired - a general grievous build a guy thing that I had to buy from China and is taking three months to ship and a droideka, which often IS featured in sets but not now. Probably they'll come out with one in fucking January. 

[namasteak]

We had our foundation checked because we have all these cracks showing up in our walls . Foundation is fine but the crazy wet/dry spell PLUS the contractor we hired before moving in did a shitty job retexturing/painting. So now we have to fill in the cracks and basically repaint the house.

[carmenere]

All my coworkers are out at a conference except the annoying one. We work in an open office and she's constantly on the phone taking care of personal business, and now that the rest of the team is out she's doing it on speaker phone 

[ssmjlm]

I wish when I sorted FB by newest first, it actually showed newest first.

[Deleted]

For some reason gospel music keeps getting added to my Ella Mai station on pandora. Doesn't pandora know by now I'm an atheist?

[wildrice]

Nov 7, 2018 12:37:42 GMT -5 ssmjlm said:

I wish when I sorted FB by newest first, it actually showed newest first.

What is up with this lately? I feel like I just see the same things over and over again when I look at Facebook. It's really annoying!

[jennistarr1]

show them one of the christmas movies where the elves are making dollies and hula hoops and trains and tell them they need to pick something elf standard circa1978,

[esdreturns]

Nov 7, 2018 12:22:39 GMT -5 circa1978 said:

I can't change who won the election but I can provide a forum for bitching about what's irritating you.

Mine is that for the third consecutive year, my kid is asking for something from Santa that isn't currently sold. From Voltron to Sonic to Lego products that don't exist, it makes me kick myself that he lives an on-demand/commercial free existence. This year it's TWO lego items that are retired - a general grievous build a guy thing that I had to buy from China and is taking three months to ship and a droideka, which often IS featured in sets but not now. Probably they'll come out with one in fucking January. 

Same here! My son wants some ooshies transformers advent calendar that is only sold in Australia. I can buy it if I want to pay double because of shipping. So annoying!

I have the first Lego you mentioned. If yours doesn't come in, I'd be happy to go rooting through the 5 huge bins of Legos we have to find it and all the pieces.

[oregonpachey]

I got a promotion (yay) but I still haven't gotten my official letter that shows me my compensation. My company is taking forever. It has been almost 2 years since I have gotten any sort of raise.

[kadams767]

Nov 7, 2018 12:22:39 GMT -5 circa1978 said:

I can't change who won the election but I can provide a forum for bitching about what's irritating you.

Mine is that for the third consecutive year, my kid is asking for something from Santa that isn't currently sold. From Voltron to Sonic to Lego products that don't exist, it makes me kick myself that he lives an on-demand/commercial free existence. This year it's TWO lego items that are retired - a general grievous build a guy thing that I had to buy from China and is taking three months to ship and a droideka, which often IS featured in sets but not now. Probably they'll come out with one in fucking January. 

How old is your kid?  I think it's totally fine to explain to kids that Santa cannot bring everything that kids ask for and that he needs to add other items to his list, or be honest and tell him that those products are not produced and Santa cannot source them either.  

[peachy]

I have been sneezing every day for the last couple weeks. Not feels like allergies but I don’t know what would be blooming this time of year. Maybe I have developed a sudden cat allergy, lol. That would be awful.

[Aloe Vera]

circa1978 you have some patience! I would tell the kid, sorry, this isn't on Santa's catalogue.

I am showing my car to a potential buyer tomorrow. I hope that's it because this whole selling your car yourself sucks!

[jlt19]

I'm trying to work on a large dollar discrepancy at work and people way above me in pay grade are making things very difficult by not knowing WTF they're talking about.

[TR]

Also, the wi-fi at my work is horrible. Sometimes I have to turn the wi-fi on my phone off to get it to load something. Then I sometimes forget to turn it back on and waste a bunch of data.

[circa1978]

Aww, thank you esdreturns. I think we're good for that one. kadams767, he's 7.5, so I think I'm just trying to make the magic stretch. I didn't think we'd make it this far with him believing in Santa but I'll try to lay down some truth, LOL.

[Deleted]

My office is infested with gnats. I haven't been here since Friday and I forgot how bad it was. It's fine if you are just sitting at your desk, but if you try to eat or drink anything other than water, they seemingly appear out of nowhere and start flying around you and your food. It's freaking gross.

[waverly]

I have TMJ disorder. My doctor referred me to my dentist (doctor gave me some anti inflammatories and muscle relaxants). My dentist just told me it was bad, but didn't do anything. She referred me to 2 TMJ specialists. One "lectures" in AZ in the winter- I am thinking snow bird/ doesn't really work very much older doctor. No appointments for a month. Other doctor wouldn't give me a treatment plan after being there 1.5 hours, so I asked his assistant and office manager. Turns out it is a splint to the tune of 7K out of pocket. Um no thanks....


DD has been coughing all night long. Monday night was 4 hours, last night was better at only one hour from 3-4am. I had taken her to the doctor, and he gave her oral steroids. But I just can't function anymore.

[brooke77]

I want to lose 10 lbs. I also want to eat cookies.

[Deleted]

It's not Friday yet.

[Deleted]

Nov 7, 2018 14:35:52 GMT -5 brooke77 said:

I want to lose 10 lbs. I also want to eat cookies.

See also candy and cheesecake.

[TBM]

Nov 7, 2018 14:33:36 GMT -5 waverly said:

I have TMJ disorder. My doctor referred me to my dentist (doctor gave me some anti inflammatories and muscle relaxants). My dentist just told me it was bad, but didn't do anything. She referred me to 2 TMJ specialists. One "lectures" in AZ in the winter- I am thinking snow bird/ doesn't really work very much older doctor. No appointments for a month. Other doctor wouldn't give me a treatment plan after being there 1.5 hours, so I asked his assistant and office manager. Turns out it is a splint to the tune of 7K out of pocket. Um no thanks....

Both my mom and I wound up getting relief from TMJ adjustments from our respective chiropractors. I got a mouthguard from my dentist that helps, but I could have saved a lot of money and just have used an OTC mouthguard to keep me from clenching my jaw or grinding my teeth.

[TR]

Nov 7, 2018 14:35:52 GMT -5 brooke77 said:

I want to lose 10 lbs. I also want to eat cookies.

Literally. I’m typing this while eating a cookie after weighing myself this morning and realizing I’m still 5 lbs from my goal weight in WW, lol.

[Aquatica]

My 2.75-year-old decided to drop all naps. I miss my afternoon nap-time break when I could get some uninterrupted study time in.

[Leeham Rimes]

I got my period a week early.

Somehow this is the fault of republicans. Lol.

[chimera]

I hate the government- I separated at the end of September. HR screwed it up. I don’t have the forms I need as they failed to process them. So they are still paying my insurance premiums - but notifying me that it is a debt that needs to be repaid. That is precluding me from going on DH’s insurance as BCBS thinks I have coverage. No one answers the phone or email.

[Aloe Vera]

Nov 7, 2018 13:40:04 GMT -5 @sameoldstory said:

My office is infested with gnats. I haven't been here since Friday and I forgot how bad it was. It's fine if you are just sitting at your desk, but if you try to eat or drink anything other than water, they seemingly appear out of nowhere and start flying around you and your food. It's freaking gross.

Small jar + apple cider vinegar + a drop or 2 of dish soap will fix your problem in a few hours.
Every year, I catch about 100 fruit flies like that at my work.

[game blouses]

Nov 7, 2018 14:33:36 GMT -5 waverly said:

I have TMJ disorder. My doctor referred me to my dentist (doctor gave me some anti inflammatories and muscle relaxants). My dentist just told me it was bad, but didn't do anything. She referred me to 2 TMJ specialists. One "lectures" in AZ in the winter- I am thinking snow bird/ doesn't really work very much older doctor. No appointments for a month. Other doctor wouldn't give me a treatment plan after being there 1.5 hours, so I asked his assistant and office manager. Turns out it is a splint to the tune of 7K out of pocket. Um no thanks....


DD has been coughing all night long. Monday night was 4 hours, last night was better at only one hour from 3-4am. I had taken her to the doctor, and he gave her oral steroids. But I just can't function anymore.

Commiseration here! Physical therapy and a night guard have been life changing. No more clicking, though I do get neck pain from time to time that I think is related.

[Deleted]

Nov 7, 2018 15:24:14 GMT -5 Aloe Vera said:

Nov 7, 2018 13:40:04 GMT -5 @sameoldstory said:

My office is infested with gnats. I haven't been here since Friday and I forgot how bad it was. It's fine if you are just sitting at your desk, but if you try to eat or drink anything other than water, they seemingly appear out of nowhere and start flying around you and your food. It's freaking gross.

Small jar + apple cider vinegar + a drop or 2 of dish soap will fix your problem in a few hours.
Every year, I catch about 100 fruit flies like that at my work.

I do that at home whenever I get them and it works like a charm. Building Facilities has been trying all kinds of different things and has told us that any liquids left on our desks will be disposed of. I might still try though placing it on top of a cabinet above eye level. Meanwhile it's been two weeks and they aren't getting any better. 

[snapoutofit]

Nov 7, 2018 14:33:36 GMT -5 waverly said:

I have TMJ disorder. My doctor referred me to my dentist (doctor gave me some anti inflammatories and muscle relaxants). My dentist just told me it was bad, but didn't do anything. She referred me to 2 TMJ specialists. One "lectures" in AZ in the winter- I am thinking snow bird/ doesn't really work very much older doctor. No appointments for a month. Other doctor wouldn't give me a treatment plan after being there 1.5 hours, so I asked his assistant and office manager. Turns out it is a splint to the tune of 7K out of pocket. Um no thanks....


DD has been coughing all night long. Monday night was 4 hours, last night was better at only one hour from 3-4am. I had taken her to the doctor, and he gave her oral steroids. But I just can't function anymore.

Did you talk to your doctor about a physical therapy referral? I have worked with two PTs who treat TMJ with good results. Worth looking into.

[waverly]

Thank you everyone for your help with the TMJ. I am in physical therapy already for my neck. He was holding off on treating the jaw since I was seeing a TMJ specialist, but I will ask him to proceed.

I am also strongly thinking about doing chiro since my PT is helping, but I am still in lots of pain. I might need both.