Judy26
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Post by Judy26 on Apr 21, 2020 19:11:41 GMT
For me it’s the damned remote control. Not so DH refuses to learn how to use it. I’m busy doing something and he yells from the family room “Who messed with the remote?” or “Why isn’t the remote working?”
Then he pushes every button 15 times and screws the settings up so badly I have to reset the whole thing. And I’m supposed to drop everything so he can watch one more episode of Gunsmoke.
I’ve decided I want my men to be like fine whiskey. Kept in an airtight barrel for 15 years!
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lesley
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Post by lesley on Apr 21, 2020 19:23:42 GMT
My mum used to be like that with her remote control. We would get phone calls complaining her TV wasn’t working again, and have to drive down to fix it. The biggest problem was that she couldn’t get into her head that she had to select what input she wanted. So she would just press buttons and expect cable, terrestrial or her DVD player just to obey! It used to drive my XDH crazy! 😂
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J u l e e
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Post by J u l e e on Apr 21, 2020 19:24:26 GMT
I have a cat who has never used his front claws on anything other than a scratching post for the five years we’ve had him. He has decided that now, a month before we are to list our house for sale, to begin picking the carpet. On the stairs, in the corner by a door frame, on the edge of the hardwood in the dining room. It’s starting to show and I am furious with him. I’ve tried every spray and pheromone, new scratching posts, covering up the spots he’s drawn to and nothing has worked. He’s such a jerk!
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Post by dewryce on Apr 21, 2020 19:26:58 GMT
My mom was like that with our remote, and she frequently house-sat for us to take care of our cats. So I drew a diagram of the remote and labeled the things she needed. And wrote down instructions for specific actions. She loved it so much she still keeps the paper in her drawer here even though we no longer have the remote and our TV set-up is completely different.
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Post by dewryce on Apr 21, 2020 19:28:16 GMT
I have a cat who has never used his front claws on anything other than a scratching post for the five years we’ve had him. He has decided that now, a month before we are to list our house for sale, to begin picking the carpet. On the stairs, in the corner by a door frame, on the edge of the hardwood in the dining room. It’s starting to show and I am furious with him. I’ve tried every spray and pheromone, new scratching posts, covering up the spots he’s drawn to and nothing has worked. He’s such a jerk! Oh that would drive me to drink, I’m sorry! Perhaps he’s an introvert and doesn’t like his humans being home all the time  I hope you’re able to figure out something soon! |
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 21, 2020 19:54:24 GMT
My husband has a tv/remote downstairs. I have one upstairs. For us, separate remotes equals harmony. When my husband uses the remote that I usually use, sometimes I get so frustrated with how slowly he figures it out. I make exasperated noises and then he just tosses it to me.
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The Birdhouse Lady
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Apr 21, 2020 19:57:21 GMT
If my husband lets the dog in one more time with completely muddy feet I am going to explode. In fact I already did, I yelled "Are you out of your damn mind!!!"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2020 20:09:25 GMT
Chewing. These people I live with are gross.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 21, 2020 20:23:41 GMT
I have two words for you Judy26 and they are VOICE REMOTE. LOL. Do you have Xfinity internet? I changed plans with Xfinity for our internet because with their new plans I could get more speed than we had for less money, and one of the things that came with it was a Flex box for the tv with a voice remote. I haven’t set it up yet (because I’m the tech person in this house and I’ve been too busy with everything else to deal with that too) but supposedly all you have to do is push one button and speak into the remote to pull up what you’re looking for. We don’t even use their cable tv service but it supposedly works with all the streaming services. |
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maryannscraps
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Post by maryannscraps on Apr 21, 2020 20:24:09 GMT
I think mine is the cats, too. One of my cats has been peeing on my bed. I know he's got issues, I know he's stressed because everyone is home now, and I know his IBS is acting up. But it adds hours of work to my day every time it happens. Three times this week.
I keep my bedroom door closed now, but he's always slept at the bottom of our bed, so that adds to it. The little bastard has been diving in the door whenever it opens (I swear he knows it will open before I even decide to go upstairs.) Then he runs under the bed and plays keep away. He tripped my husband last night trying to dive in the door. Then he yowled at 3am outside the door wanting to come in. I hate this so much.
I had a nightmare about it last night.
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Post by maryland on Apr 21, 2020 20:27:00 GMT
Chewing. These people I live with are gross. Yes! I can't stand listening to chewing, especially when my husband eats bread. I have to have the tv on when we are eating for that reason. And I don't want them to have to listen to me chewing either. |
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Post by Zee on Apr 21, 2020 20:29:13 GMT
I have a cat who has never used his front claws on anything other than a scratching post for the five years we’ve had him. He has decided that now, a month before we are to list our house for sale, to begin picking the carpet. On the stairs, in the corner by a door frame, on the edge of the hardwood in the dining room. It’s starting to show and I am furious with him. I’ve tried every spray and pheromone, new scratching posts, covering up the spots he’s drawn to and nothing has worked. He’s such a jerk! Oh one of my cats did that in DH rental apt when he first moved to GA. He couldn't stand a closed door in a new space and kept trying to open it and was digging at the carpet. He broke the blinds, too, trying to see out the windows. I was able to trim the carpet fibers and brush everything back into place so you couldn't really tell, but he did cost us the cost of the blinds. Creep cat. |
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Post by Zee on Apr 21, 2020 20:30:41 GMT
Chewing. These people I live with are gross. Yes! I can't stand listening to chewing, especially when my husband eats bread. I have to have the tv on when we are eating for that reason. And I don't want them to have to listen to me chewing either. Me too only it's pizza...I hate the sound of him eating pizza. It's horrible. I try to turn the TV or music on first! |
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Post by Really Red on Apr 21, 2020 20:40:23 GMT
I think it's too late for me  Apparently it was the plumber (my sink exploded). I was at my computer at the top of the steps. I told him to call up to me when he was done. I would have stayed with him but he was a talker and charging me some outrageous amount per 15mns so I was working in the SILENT house and I hear him WALKING UPSTAIRS!!! I completely and totally LOST it!!! "WHAT ARE YOU DOING, TODD?!?!?!?!" I screamed in horror as I looked at where he was touching. Long story short, I disinfected my entire main level and steps 3 solid times. If there is a germ that has made it past this disinfection, it is a super germ. It is seriously time for a drink. |
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momto4kiddos
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Post by momto4kiddos on Apr 21, 2020 20:43:42 GMT
Dinner...I don't like cooking. We normally to a bit of take out or going out. Now we're eating in all the time and the kids are here when they normally aren't. I'm making them cook some, but omg dinner will be the death of me. I don't like planning it and while I don't mind running to the grocery, i'm now going every 10 days and buying for a family of 6, plus my parents.
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sharlag
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Post by sharlag on Apr 21, 2020 20:50:55 GMT
My mentally ill kid calling me with terrible depression, but refusing to get professional help.
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TheOtherMeg
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Post by TheOtherMeg on Apr 21, 2020 21:02:42 GMT
(((( sharlag)))) The anti-SAH whackadoodles who think that the low numbers mean "this whole corona thing" was a nothingburger. No, that's not how it works t all. The low numbers mean the SAH orders WORKED. That's why the numbers have been low in places that had the time/info to put SAH orders in place, and have been higher in places that did not have the time/info. Gawd, people. Ugh. |
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scrappinspidey2
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Post by scrappinspidey2 on Apr 21, 2020 21:07:41 GMT
My work. I work from home. Have been with this company for a year and a half. one of the more stable work from home set ups I have seen. Till last week. Servers went down and have been goofy ever since. They also migrated to an upgraded outlook/office set up and that has been a nightmare. To make matters worse, they are expecting us to make up the hours that the servers and programs have been off line. Because we are "billable" we can just make it up another day/night/weekend etc. We still have to be at our desks during our normal hours though so we can work when the system is up. Im so exhausted. and this cough won't go away and I can't get any relief from it. I just want to sleep for a month.
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Post by warrior1991 on Apr 21, 2020 21:28:03 GMT
My male co-worker who doesn't understand personal space.
I was hoping this social distancing thing would fix his problem but it is making him worse. "Buddy, get away from me or I am going to punch you in the nose!!!"
He does it with everyone, not just me. The guys in the office get annoyed with him too. But they can get away with actually punching him. lol
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Apr 21, 2020 21:35:29 GMT
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING, TODD?!?!?!?!" I screamed in horror as I looked at where he was touching. "I DON'T KNOW, MARGO!!!" You know where that's from?? Her DHs name is Todd and they yell at each other. We use that quote I typed all.the.time. It's from Christmas Vacation in case you don't know. Your description totally made me LOL.  |
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Post by papersilly on Apr 21, 2020 21:37:43 GMT
DH not keeping the kitchen clean. If I snap, i I hope they have computers in jail so I can stay in touch with the peas.
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Post by jcm28 on Apr 21, 2020 21:47:57 GMT
Running out of Diet Coke.
Janet
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Post by jcm28 on Apr 21, 2020 21:48:30 GMT
Running out of Diet Coke.
Janet
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Post by leannec on Apr 21, 2020 21:49:05 GMT
My ex is nickle and diming me because I make more money than he does ...our dd's live with him and his new girlfriend full time right now (long story) ... they are 16 and 21, not small children ... I pay him child support ... Now he has just tried to convince me to give him my entire tax return ... ummm, no.  I guess there is a reason why he is my ex  |
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Post by lindas on Apr 21, 2020 22:04:50 GMT
My dad. He should have gone back to his summer place the 1st of April but because of the stay at home order he can't. I'm ready to have my space back to myself. I'm can handle 5 mos but that's my limit.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 21, 2020 22:11:04 GMT
My mentally ill kid calling me with terrible depression, but refusing to get professional help. Change mine from depression to mania and yeah in the same boat. |
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Post by peano on Apr 21, 2020 22:16:26 GMT
One thing?!!! I’m cool and effective in a crisis. Not being able to open a jar makes me lose it.
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scrapngranny
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Post by scrapngranny on Apr 21, 2020 22:23:17 GMT
I’m going to go with the remote too. This is a long time on going issue.
For whatever unknown reason I am the person in charge of the remote while DH and watch TV. I am hopeless at find the right button to push in the dark or really dim light.
DH sighs and mumbles when I accidentally hit the wrong button and I end up all messed up. My answer is for him to take over because he has professed he is able to operate the remote with no problem. Nope, he doesn’t want to.
Monday night was the last straw. I ordered a backlit remote that will solve the issue. They don’t have one that is voice activated that will work with Direct TV. It should arrive on Friday. All will be right in my world. 🤣
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Apr 21, 2020 22:33:55 GMT
SO has his phone notifications cranked up to max volume and I hate, HATE the sound of his text notification. It scares me half to death when we're in the same room (it has a slight electronic sound that my brain registers as the door buzzer in the first millisecond, and I shouldn't have any guests)... and I can still hear it from behind the closed office door.
TURN. IT. DOWN.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Apr 21, 2020 22:34:46 GMT
One thing?!!! I’m cool and effective in a crisis. Not being able to open a jar makes me lose it. Do you know the trick to hit around the edge of the lid with the back of a knife? This almost always works for me. |
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I hope you’re able to figure out something soon!
