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  1. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    When buying shelves , they are always rated to hold some specific weight. In the past, the ones I bought would hold considerably more than their rated load without any signs of strain. The most recent ones sag noticeably at less than their rated load, and will likely fail at 1 ounce over.
  2. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I don’t know if this is the situation in Germany, but over here, in my experience, it is cheaper to buy a new appliance than to repair one. Last year, my refrigerator went belly up, and I had it repaired. It ended up costing nearly as much as a new one, and a year later broke down again.
  3. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I could care more, but I don’t.
  4. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Wouldn’t that be the same as quadruple?
  5. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Gahhh! They have started with Christmas advertisements on TV!
  7. ChrisB

    You know you are getting old when:

    When I was in catechism, the nuns came in two varieties: Maria von Trapp or Attila the Nun.
  8. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I was in Allbuquerque once during a spell of 105 degree temperatures. In the afternoon, a strong breeze would blow straight down the main street. It felt like a blowtorch, a dry heat indeed.
  9. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    People who hold up the check out line for 10 minutes while they argue about a coupon.
  10. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    The second mouse gets the cheese.
  11. ChrisB

    You know you are getting old when:

    How about this one? https://www.opis-tech.com/en/shop/landline-phones/1921-cable/opis-1921-cable-c
  13. ChrisB

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    The water at Saratoga Springs also contains radium, a new twist on “catching some rays”.
  14. ChrisB

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    I grew up on a farm where we had, and still have, a well. When I first sampled my water here in town, it tasted like bleach to me. A Brita filter was an easy fix for that problem.
  15. ChrisB

    The End of the Collector Mindset

    Todays junk is tomorrows collectible.
  16. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    And you end up cutting the contents of the package as well.
  17. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    There are also people who have handicap tags for a family member, and have no qualms about using it themselves.
  19. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I frequently see some rather spry & fit looking people emerging from cars parked in the handicapped spaces. A special place in hell awaits able bodied people who use these.
  20. ChrisB

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Pennies are mainly used to avoid getting even more of them back in your change.
  21. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Eventually they will sell us empty packages, and call it “reduced calorie”.
  22. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    It’s like prospecting for precious metals: you have to sift through a ton of dross to find a speck of gold.
  23. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    This is something that NC Wyeth had to deal with as his son gained acclaim as an “artist”, while he himself was an “illustrator”. He is nevertheless appreciated today as an artist, and his illustrations have outlived the the works for which they were produced.

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