Venting.

[Dauntless Seven]

Okay everyone.  Let's dial back the intensity of your venting and keep it Forum appropriate.  Do the Moderators need to be more specific or is this clear enough.  Thanks.  

If you check the " always stay logged in " option when signing in... this should allow you to make longer posts without running out of time.  That being said... I still have lost some of my messages because of forum or internet related issues... so irritating... this is my vent. 

[Asuan]

I can't stand when I am typing out a long response on the forum and hit post, and it tells me it timed out and deletes everything I wrote...

Ouch... had that happen a time or two.  I'm sorry.

[ThreadJack]

So I had to switch browsers, but I got the Target/Starbucks application to work(for some reason Target does the hiring for in store Starbucks locations... I really hope they don't also pay less. )

[Asuan]

So I had to switch browsers, but I got the Target/Starbucks application to work(for some reason Target does the hiring for in store Starbucks locations... I really hope they don't also pay less. )

Target has licensed/franchised that star bucks and while it has to meet and hold to star bucks standards you are actually employed by Target.  I worked for Bakers once upon a time, for the Starbucks.  Same deal and our pay there was the same as the stand-alone Starbucks.

[ThreadJack]

Target has licensed/franchised that star bucks and while it has to meet and hold to star bucks standards you are actually employed by Target.  I worked for Bakers once upon a time, for the Starbucks.  Same deal and our pay there was the same as the stand-alone Starbucks.

As long as they pay a decent enough wage, give me hours, and treat me nicely, it doesn't really matter which company I technically work for...

[Rapine]

For longer posts, if you're concerned about timing out, hitting "preview" occasionally works too. 


Hope it works out well for you TJ.

[Darth Logos]

Yes but we still make you prove that you're unfit to own one, and even that's pretty difficult. Same with driving, we hand licenses out like candy, basically. Licensing just doesn't work all that well.

Like I said, I hadn't ironed out the details yet. If done properly, I believe the system could work. But then...when have people ever worked properly?

I'm not okay.. not at all... So much hate.  I'd kill if jail wasn't a possibility... but i do not look good in stripes or orange.

And what alleged a-hole are you looking to maim to death?

[ThreadJack]

Seriously, what is sun?! STOP RAINING AND LET US HAVE SOME!!!!!!!

[Darth Logos]

Seriously, what is sun?! STOP RAINING AND LET US HAVE SOME!!!!!!!

Be careful what you wish for. It stopped raining here, and then it was like in the mid-90s for a solid week.

[JEStucker]

Answered the summons for Jury Duty today...
Thankfully I was not one of the "Lucky" Chosen, so I got to be dismissed at 10:30am...
But now I'm off work for the rest of the day and have chores to do... toilet that needs repaired ($5.00 flapper, but still) dishes and laundry need done... all things I'd rather not do on my day off.

[Darth Logos]

Answered the summons for Jury Duty today...
Thankfully I was not one of the "Lucky" Chosen, so I got to be dismissed at 10:30am...
But now I'm off work for the rest of the day and have chores to do... toilet that needs repaired ($5.00 flapper, but still) dishes and laundry need done... all things I'd rather not do on my day off.

Way to ditch the system.

[Musashi Padawan]

I got a just got a ticket for, “not wearing a seat belt”?!? Really?!? What is that?!?! How is that a violation worth being pulled over?!? How can an officer even observe that at 60 mph?!? 
During the course of my regular 20-25 minute each way, mostly thruway I-90, daily commute to work, I observe some of the most heinous and egregious acts of dangerous driving known to human kind. On a daily basis!!!! Crazy excessive speed, dangerous lane changes, road rage, going way too slow in the left lane, texting, talking on the phone, smoking drugs, on and on... I see this everyday. Am I doing any of that? NO!!! Just driving along, almost to the last exit right by my house, I undid my belt to reach over and get my sun glasses because the sun was actually out for once, and 30 seconds later there is a trooper right up my rear end like a maniac, lights flashing and pulling me over like some sort of bank robber.  Not speeding, texting or doing anything potentially dangerous other not having my seat belt on for a short period of time....
There is a court appearance date or I can just plead guilty by mail and pay a fine. According to google in NY it’s $50 plus court fees (probably another $50), probably not worth showing up to court to fight. But hell, that’s the price of a mystery box saber shipped!
I’m not getting political, just venting, but this sure seems more like harassment than an effective use of law enforcement. Ugh. 

[Darth Logos]

I got a just got a ticket for, “not wearing a seat belt”?!? Really?!? What is that?!?! How is that a violation worth being pulled over?!? How can an officer even observe that at 60 mph?!? 
During the course of my regular 20-25 minute each way, mostly thruway I-90, daily commute to work, I observe some of the most heinous and egregious acts of dangerous driving known to human kind. On a daily basis!!!! Crazy excessive speed, dangerous lane changes, road rage, going way too slow in the left lane, texting, talking on the phone, smoking drugs, on and on... I see this everyday. Am I doing any of that? NO!!! Just driving along, almost to the last exit right by my house, I undid my belt to reach over and get my sun glasses because the sun was actually out for once, and 30 seconds later there is a trooper right up my rear end like a maniac, lights flashing and pulling me over like some sort of bank robber.  Not speeding, texting or doing anything potentially dangerous other not having my seat belt on for a short period of time....
There is a court appearance date or I can just plead guilty by mail and pay a fine. According to google in NY it’s $50 plus court fees (probably another $50), probably not worth showing up to court to fight. But hell, that’s the price of a mystery box saber shipped!
I’m not getting political, just venting, but this sure seems more like harassment than an effective use of law enforcement. Ugh. 

The same way I always knew to shut up and look at the passing pretty girls in college.....mad skillz.

Was it back on by the time the officer approached your vehicle?

Also, does your state have deferred infraction?

[Musashi Padawan]

The same way I always knew to shut up and look at the passing pretty girls in college.....mad skillz.

Was it back on by the time the officer approached your vehicle?

Also, does your state have deferred infraction?

Yeah, I had the belt back on before I even stopped the car. I do not believe NY has deferred infraction, at least that’s what google seems to think. I don’t know anything about traffic laws because, I AM A GOOD DRIVER!!!!

[Darth Logos]

Yeah, I had the belt back on before I even stopped the car. I do not believe NY has deferred infraction, at least that’s what google seems to think. I don’t know anything about traffic laws because, I AM A GOOD DRIVER!!!!

Yeah, yeah. We all are.

1) How much is the ticket?
2) Ask someone if it might be worth fighting.
3) Deferred infraction is a program, at least in IN, where you pay a little extra, keep your nose clean for the requisite duration, and the ticket disappears from your record without your insurance ever knowing.