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Title: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on June 15, 2013, 10:11:52 AM
In Sweden we call luxurious "problems" for "developed country problems".

My developed country problem tonight is whether I should drink whisky or take tramadol  :orly:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 10:17:20 AM
  Good topic!  Over here we call them  "first world problems"  or  "problems of the 1%."  :laugh:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 10:18:40 AM
  My android phone annoys me with Facebook updates unless I block them, which I can do only in 8-hour intervals.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 10:19:33 AM
  One of my ceramic dental fillings is slightly whiter than the rest of the tooth.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 10:20:13 AM
  Occasionally my air conditioning makes me feel a tad chilly.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 10:25:08 AM
  I have a 3-minute walk to the bus stop, and it's warm outside.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 10:26:00 AM
  The other night, an emergency warning interrupted my TV viewing.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 10:27:21 AM
  I own too many pairs of socks, and I must sort them out and throw some away.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 10:31:25 AM
  I love frozen dinners, but then I have to wash the plastic trays before recycling them.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 10:37:08 AM
  My favorite cold-pressed apple juice comes in bulky bottles that take up too much room in my recycling bin.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 10:39:27 AM
  "Fun Size"  3 Musketeers bars are smaller than they used to be.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 10:41:20 AM
  It's taking too long to raise my post-per-day average.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 10:42:36 AM
  I am often distracted from postwhoring, because of the vast variety of other sites available for my entertainment.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 10:44:07 AM
  My life is so great that I can't think of any more first-world problems.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on June 15, 2013, 10:44:30 AM
Whisky is too expensiv here in Sweden  :thumbdn:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 10:46:10 AM
Whisky is too expensiv here in Sweden  :thumbdn:

  Delicious, genuine, available-year-round 100% maple syrup is too expensive here.  :thumbdn:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on June 15, 2013, 10:49:51 AM
If you mix whisky and tramadol you won't get as high from the tramadol  :thumbdn:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 10:51:01 AM
If you mix whisky and tramadol you won't get as high from the tramadol  :thumbdn:

  And you'll have less whisky, thus necessitating another trip to the liquor store!  :thumbdn:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on June 15, 2013, 10:52:01 AM
And the liquor store is closed now, because it is Sweden and Saturday night  :thumbdn:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 10:53:43 AM
And the liquor store is closed now, because it is Sweden and Saturday night  :thumbdn:

  Which means you must get along till Monday with the   :scotch:   you already have!
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on June 15, 2013, 11:03:17 AM
I wonder if the Romans would have considered drinking whisky barbarian? Probably. I must drink vinum henceforth.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 11:04:48 AM
I wonder if the Romans would have considered drinking whisky barbarian? Probably. I must drink vinum henceforth.

  You'll probably have to buy lots of wine to equal the whisky buzz.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on June 15, 2013, 11:05:42 AM
I wonder if the Romans would have considered drinking whisky barbarian? Probably. I must drink vinum henceforth.

  You'll probably have to buy lots of wine to equal the whisky buzz.  :'(

Yup, but eveything to be a true Roman pony  :viking:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 11:08:18 AM
I wonder if the Romans would have considered drinking whisky barbarian? Probably. I must drink vinum henceforth.

  You'll probably have to buy lots of wine to equal the whisky buzz.  :'(

Yup, but eveything to be a true Roman pony  :viking:

  But there are no true Romans left to appreciate your efforts.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on June 15, 2013, 11:10:34 AM
 :(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 11:15:03 AM
:(

  Similarly, if I were to try to be, say, an authentic Celt, there would be no real Celts left to praise me!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on June 15, 2013, 11:25:53 AM
Here is a video about Hans Ørberg, the author of my Latin books  8)

Vitae et Scholae - De vita et methodo Iohannis H. Ørbergii (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFKbhqTPjjQ#)
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: P7PSP on June 15, 2013, 04:09:03 PM
A Swede and a Masshole are bogarting this thread.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on June 15, 2013, 04:13:40 PM
 :orly:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: P7PSP on June 15, 2013, 04:15:48 PM
Perhaps not a huge problem but vexing nonetheless.



Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on June 15, 2013, 04:16:33 PM
That is also a developed country/First World problem! :toporly:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: P7PSP on June 15, 2013, 04:22:01 PM
Amunition has gone way up in price since January 2009.

Well now there are not just 2 people taking this thread.  :2thumbsup:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 04:31:16 PM
A Swede and a Masshole are bogarting this thread.

  That's because the Californian was being a lazy slacker all day.  :hahaha:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 04:33:00 PM
  I have to go up and down stairs to get to and from the laundry room.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 04:39:30 PM
Amunition has gone way up in price since January 2009.

Well now there are not just 2 people taking this thread.  :2thumbsup:

  Expensive ammo could seriously curtail my future fun.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 04:44:36 PM
  I have three meals in my refrigerator and can't decide which one to have for supper.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on June 15, 2013, 05:14:32 PM
There rarely seems to be any movies I really want to watch on the 25 or so movie channels I get on TV
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: P7PSP on June 15, 2013, 06:50:38 PM
There rarely seems to be any movies I really want to watch on the 25 or so movie channels I get on TV
Your raccoon avatar is bigoted speciism.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 06:53:30 PM
  So many flavors of sandwich were offered at the company picnic, it was hard to choose!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on June 15, 2013, 06:56:30 PM
My manicurist speaks very little engrish.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 07:25:44 PM
  My computer is in one room and my TV is in another, thus limiting my multimedia multitasking.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on June 15, 2013, 07:29:47 PM
The grocery store has 18 varieties of apples.  Out of my favorite.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 07:35:35 PM
  I dislike the radio station that plays in my dentist's office.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 07:38:20 PM
  Sometimes I buy  "chunk light"  tuna and it's really not light at all, it's dark pink!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 07:40:00 PM
  I have a little headache and the aspirin is in one of my three other rooms.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 07:40:50 PM
  Sometimes I find a favorite song on youtube but the sound quality is disappointing.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 07:44:21 PM
  Sometimes I look up lyrics to a song and find two conflicting versions and I don't know which one is right.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on June 15, 2013, 07:45:08 PM
Using shampoo to clean my wife's hair, oft-times clogs the drain.  It is such a hassle calling a plumber  to fix my indoor plumbing problem.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 07:45:18 PM
  The paper towels I prefer are stored on a high shelf in the market, so that I have to stand on tiptoe.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 07:46:38 PM
  My apartment has 2 smoke alarms and 2 CO detectors, so many batteries to change!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on June 15, 2013, 07:48:00 PM
The gardener a woe me up from my afternoon nap.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 07:49:00 PM
  The blinds on my bedroom window just won't lie completely flat no matter what I do!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on June 15, 2013, 07:51:03 PM
My car is 4 years old.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 07:53:54 PM
My car is 4 years old.

  So is my computer!  Where is my American Dream?!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on June 15, 2013, 07:57:59 PM
My pet dog has never been to a dog groomer.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 07:59:48 PM
  I don't have a manicurist or an eyebrow consultant.  It's like I'm Grandma Walton!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on June 15, 2013, 08:01:14 PM
My family threw away 1200lbs of perfectly good food last year.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 08:05:43 PM
My family threw away 1200lbs of perfectly good food last year.

  I can't weigh what I throw away because I don't have a big enough scale.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 08:11:19 PM
  I misplaced my air-conditioner remotes, and must change the settings by hand.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 08:12:12 PM
  Both my pillows got flat.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 08:14:20 PM
  What good is a double-sided kitchen sink when one side has a sluggish drain?  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 08:16:07 PM
  Too many delicious tempting foods, now I'm too fat for my wardrobe!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 08:18:39 PM
  No TV or internet in the break room at work, how am I supposed to postwhore?  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 08:20:00 PM
  I have too many store discount cards, they make my wallet too fat.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 08:21:14 PM
  The overhead ventilation system in the kitchen blows my hair around.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 08:23:38 PM
  Sleeping in my air conditioned bedroom sometimes gives me a stuffy head.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 08:24:56 PM
  My favorite waterproof bandages are sold at a store that's a little inconvenient for me to get to.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 08:33:42 PM
  I'm in a race against time to use all my vacation days from work before the end of the year.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on June 15, 2013, 08:38:18 PM
I forgot my pin number
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 08:39:51 PM
I forgot my pin number

  I have so many PINs and passwords, keeping track is like a second job!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on June 15, 2013, 08:42:25 PM
My largest flat screen T.V. Is on 42"
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 08:44:41 PM
  I overshopped again, how much premium ice cream can I possibly eat all by myself?  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on June 15, 2013, 08:50:58 PM
No treadmills available at the gym.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 08:54:46 PM
  I once had to carry $100 worth of rolled quarters home from the bank, my purse was sooo heavy!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on June 15, 2013, 09:06:27 PM
I ran out of grey poupon.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 09:09:31 PM
  The pie fillings I mix into cakes at work make the cakes overly moist and rich, nothing I can do about it.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on June 15, 2013, 09:11:06 PM
When guided through an auto mated phone system I press one for English.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 09:34:47 PM
  Crumpled dollars all over the apartment, who has time to pick them all up and fold them?  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 09:40:57 PM
  Whenever there's a British holiday, the British gossip sites take the day off and I have no new gossip to read.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on June 15, 2013, 09:44:57 PM
Chemtrails
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 09:53:09 PM
  I am allergic to soy milk and rice milk, how shall I cope?  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 15, 2013, 10:41:45 PM
  The  "energy saver"  setting on my android phone makes the screen dimmer than I would like.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on June 16, 2013, 03:12:58 AM
My car is 4 years old.

My car is 18 years old. If it were a girl it would be too old  :orly:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on June 16, 2013, 03:14:33 AM
The mobile phone mum gave me must be reloaded more often than my old one  :thumbdn:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on June 16, 2013, 05:16:10 AM
My lawn grows too fast and needs to be mowed too often
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 16, 2013, 05:23:18 AM
My lawn grows too fast and needs to be mowed too often

  That's awful.  I'll bet it's a big lawn too.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 16, 2013, 05:46:54 AM
  Speaking of lawns, my brother's house has both a front lawn and a back lawn.  Too much mowing!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Gopher Gary on June 16, 2013, 06:31:26 AM
I had to buy a blue ray player for my hdtv.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 16, 2013, 06:59:32 AM
I had to buy a blue ray player for my hdtv.

  The two air conditioners I bought a few years ago are so heavy that I needed help carrying them up the stairs.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 16, 2013, 02:54:40 PM
  My microwave oven makes an annoying beeping sound when the food is ready.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on June 16, 2013, 05:23:40 PM
  My microwave oven makes an annoying beeping sound when the food is ready.  :'(
and it gets the food too hot.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 16, 2013, 05:27:29 PM
  (http://i.imgur.com/Y8cAy.jpg)

 I did as Mr. Romney advised, but my crew forgot to restock the jet with champagne and caviar!
 Without proper provisions, that flight to the Caymans was distinctly lacking in  je ne sais quoi!   :toporly:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 16, 2013, 05:29:55 PM
  My microwave oven makes an annoying beeping sound when the food is ready.  :'(
and it gets the food too hot.

  Yes it does!  I once got a wee steam burn on my finger because of that beastly machine!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Gopher Gary on June 23, 2013, 08:20:41 PM
My massage chair broke and I'll have to wait a week before the new one arrives.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 23, 2013, 08:22:22 PM
  My coffee machine has a very small pot.  I have to make more coffee every day.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on June 23, 2013, 09:15:55 PM
Air conditioning not available during rolling brown outs.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 27, 2013, 06:36:35 AM
  My android phone was unusable for a few minutes yesterday while installing updates. 
  I might have been forced to use my landline and dial by hand!  I shouldn't have to do that!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on June 27, 2013, 07:25:20 AM
  My coffee machine has a very small pot.  I have to make more coffee every day.  :'(

Fresh coffee is a need for luxurious living.

That you have to make it yourself is an abominable problem indeed.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: RageBeoulve on June 27, 2013, 09:15:37 AM
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Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on June 27, 2013, 01:18:45 PM
I have two liters of Coke, but it's still lukewarm  :thumbdn:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on June 27, 2013, 03:25:58 PM
The blower on my van's AC is stuck on high
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: skyblue1 on June 27, 2013, 04:23:27 PM
pressure relief valve on water heater has evidently been leaking for a while

It is leaking like an open faucet now

Had to cut water off, of course the water heater itself is cut off at the breaker box

Hoping they can replace the valve tomorrow
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 27, 2013, 05:27:04 PM
  My coffee machine has a very small pot.  I have to make more coffee every day.  :'(

Fresh coffee is a need for luxurious living.

That you have to make it yourself is an abominable problem indeed.

  I need a coffee concierge or something, but I can't afford full-time staff.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: RageBeoulve on June 27, 2013, 05:31:40 PM
This thread pisses me off, and i'm pissed of.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 27, 2013, 05:33:20 PM
  The power strip in the living room seems to have died, so I had to unplug my air conditioner from it
  and plug the air conditioner directly into the outlet, and it was hot in the room and I was tired from work.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 27, 2013, 05:34:38 PM
  The site is still slow.  It's hard to postwhore under these conditions.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: skyblue1 on June 27, 2013, 05:41:36 PM
This thread pisses me off, and i'm pissed of.
better to be pissed off than pissed on, rage
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 27, 2013, 05:42:16 PM
  The duct tape sticking the cardboard to my windows keep coming unstuck and I have to keep redoing it.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: skyblue1 on June 27, 2013, 05:43:20 PM
not good duct tape or moisture on the window
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 27, 2013, 05:43:29 PM
  I dropped one of my pieces of toast in the sink and it's all soggy now.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: RageBeoulve on June 27, 2013, 06:01:33 PM
This thread pisses me off, and i'm pissed of.
better to be pissed off than pissed on, rage

Nobody _could_-piss on me.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: skyblue1 on June 27, 2013, 06:12:43 PM
This thread pisses me off, and i'm pissed of.
better to be pissed off than pissed on, rage

Nobody _could_-piss on me.

LOL, its just an old saying
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on June 27, 2013, 06:18:36 PM
pressure relief valve on water heater has evidently been leaking for a while

It is leaking like an open faucet now

Had to cut water off, of course the water heater itself is cut off at the breaker box

Hoping they can replace the valve tomorrow

Just cap it off and disable the thermostat it could be like the water heater rocket episode on Mythbusters
Mythbusters - Water Boiler Explosion in House (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWnL8SipXT8#)
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: skyblue1 on June 27, 2013, 06:23:54 PM
pressure relief valve on water heater has evidently been leaking for a while

It is leaking like an open faucet now

Had to cut water off, of course the water heater itself is cut off at the breaker box

Hoping they can replace the valve tomorrow

Just cap it off and disable the thermostat it could be like the water heater rocket episode on Mythbusters
Mythbusters - Water Boiler Explosion in House (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWnL8SipXT8#)
Looked at some How-to videos

I can do it myself

But I want someone to blame if it isnt right

So, will hire it out
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 28, 2013, 08:08:11 PM
  The magazines were not delivered to the store on time this week.  I'll have to go back.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 28, 2013, 08:09:13 PM
  Sometimes my groceries are not bagged quite the way I like them bagged.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 28, 2013, 08:39:21 PM
  My work shoes are lace-ups, not slip-ons.  So much extra work!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on June 28, 2013, 09:03:50 PM
It's hot but I don't feel like setting up the air conditioners so its fans for now
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 28, 2013, 09:05:31 PM
It's hot but I don't feel like setting up the air conditioners so its fans for now

  Setting them up is such hard work, it made me sweaty!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 29, 2013, 12:11:10 AM
  I'm invited to brunch on Sunday.  That's all fine and dandy, but now I have to get up.  Like, early.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 29, 2013, 12:12:31 AM
  I hiccuped and had to hold my breath to stop it from happening again, so I had to stop eating for a bit.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on June 29, 2013, 03:13:31 AM
To get the coffee smiley you must click on "more" to get a new window  :thumbdn:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 29, 2013, 07:35:58 AM
To get the coffee smiley you must click on "more" to get a new window  :thumbdn:

  Either that or you must type it by hand!   : coffee :   Who has time for that?  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on September 28, 2013, 10:56:38 AM
It's more than 5 years since I got a rimjob. You can't get a rimjob from hookers either here, unless they are foreigners. Swedish whores think they are too fine to give their customers rimjobs  :thumbdn:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on September 29, 2013, 02:49:59 PM
  Sometimes the doors on the supermarket freezer cases are all fogged up from having been held open by a
  previous customer.  Then I have to open the doors again to see if my favorite ice cream is there.  Too much work.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on September 29, 2013, 02:51:07 PM
  Discount bus passes are not sold on the bus.  I have to go somewhere else to get them.  Not fair.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on September 29, 2013, 02:52:56 PM
I have more hair than my brother, who is almost five years younger, but I have lots of grey in it  :thumbdn:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on September 29, 2013, 02:56:08 PM
  My hair has very little gray, but it's getting rather dry.  I should start conditioning it.  Too much work.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on September 30, 2013, 09:24:55 AM
They only had those dome tops for the coffee cups instead of the flat one I prefer at the coffee shop :thumbdn:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: RageBeoulve on September 30, 2013, 09:47:47 AM
(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQA8Yr4Jt2Ds1E7v5PO-hwRApoLlNip7nQdHEh5NwuEUKnw9lSl)

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQQw67QEaH0LGk2yUH00-qyb5YNCf7aGKeqkqlkZ5PZtamm70MC)

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTIbnYS6fW5tnH83uKDF_Y2293obW4n-YlmS-UEN-pAie5wBG2qNA)

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTMxBlhrR_tcm-pwaSOETgt_lBIQToW_Tf5vZWEw2RIKc1IWcyW)

(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTDZJrF5C7F1xH6jsM-guW-9mS1s9tkgkGU2_lR1qJ0xOEuKBhAkg)

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS2KoEujRTsPlAc6FLxFQ7ulbeK-4vIXDr2yX2WzEI-0XJql-ZF)

(https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSLNTpU4Pb8NiNfTE5-7fHRw1OdOdFFsRWUqTnjBlDZAFR3ZQAV)

(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRAEkWMvStWbZlBvzrJb7PHK_vwydFSbtiiR6bcW97La1VGiorL0w)

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcScNlGKO_AdAAXGUSDkiSBkkGPVgVr2G_AiBbkRBjE21rgxRcYODQ)

(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRKMR5z7SLsPkL62CbiJn_BPZpNtgDh-ZpJqAmZ5FE9XJCcT3Al)

(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRfItiVUXcyVsMoIiy5kbtwsZHcAMvkd7Sz5vuhunPfyIcCkbfK)

(https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR3t23CuNmxmQ0lLEVTNJ8mOWBtfP7hvG2tulivTVuVkC88rdZZ)

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQoIy6sUk47K8SwRuNl1WzPH00_dgERvWDZwGqic07VV3919G4Y3A)

I wish hell was real.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on October 06, 2013, 10:21:57 AM
  The convenient coin-op laundry machines in my building, with 1980s prices, are two floors below me.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on October 06, 2013, 10:23:48 AM
  The convenient coin-op laundry machines in my building, with 1980s prices, are two floors below me.  :'(

  And there's no elevator.  I have to use the stairs.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on October 06, 2013, 11:08:48 AM
  The convenient coin-op laundry machines in my building, with 1980s prices, are two floors below me.  :'(

  And there's no elevator.  I have to use the stairs.  :'(

Oh sweety. Don't tell me that you have to climb stairs to get to the entrance of the sports school too.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on October 06, 2013, 11:12:07 AM
  The convenient coin-op laundry machines in my building, with 1980s prices, are two floors below me.  :'(

  And there's no elevator.  I have to use the stairs.  :'(

Oh sweety. Don't tell me that you have to climb stairs to get to the entrance of the sports school too.

  I don't belong to a gym, but I do have to climb stairs to get to the mall.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on October 06, 2013, 11:34:04 AM
  The convenient coin-op laundry machines in my building, with 1980s prices, are two floors below me.  :'(

  And there's no elevator.  I have to use the stairs.  :'(

Oh sweety. Don't tell me that you have to climb stairs to get to the entrance of the sports school too.

  I don't belong to a gym, but I do have to climb stairs to get to the mall.  :'(

Time to find yourself another favourite mall. Really.

I never climb stairs, when shopping.  :yawn:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on October 06, 2013, 11:37:55 AM
I had a good dinner.
Now I have to do the dishes.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on October 06, 2013, 11:39:11 AM
The mobile phone I got from mum must be recharged after just 6 days. My old would last 2 weeks  :thumbdn:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on October 06, 2013, 12:04:13 PM
The mobile phone I got from mum must be recharged after just 6 days. My old would last 2 weeks  :thumbdn:

  Not fair!  I have to charge MY phone EVERY day!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: skyblue1 on October 06, 2013, 12:28:59 PM
The mobile phone I got from mum must be recharged after just 6 days. My old would last 2 weeks  :thumbdn:

  Not fair!  I have to charge MY phone EVERY day!  :'(
my blackberry can go 3 or 4 days without a charge

not my  Iphone, its everyday for it
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: TheoK on October 14, 2013, 04:09:58 PM
I got mayonnaise in my moustache  :thumbdn:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: skyblue1 on October 14, 2013, 04:13:26 PM
I have pancake syrup in mine from 2 days ago
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on October 14, 2013, 05:30:24 PM
  My boss needed to break a $100 bill today and no one had change for it.  Poor boss.  :violin:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: RageBeoulve on October 14, 2013, 06:02:26 PM
*flies planes into this thread*
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on October 14, 2013, 06:31:57 PM
*flies planes into this thread*
why?
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: RageBeoulve on October 14, 2013, 06:33:36 PM
Because when it comes to this kind of shit, I agree with the jihadists. I can understand why they be mad.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on October 14, 2013, 06:34:57 PM
Because when it comes to this kind of shit, I agree with the jihadists. I can understand why they be mad.
we are trained consumers.  It's an addiction in the west.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: RageBeoulve on October 14, 2013, 06:41:11 PM
And here I am, the supposed "harcore republican" (roflmao), talking about the Ubuntu contributory system. Silly me.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on October 14, 2013, 06:44:53 PM
  The point of this thread is self-mockery.  It's for laughs.  Not worth spiking your blood pressure.
   We know the posts are spoiled and entitled whines about petty complaints.  They're supposed to be.  ;)
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: RageBeoulve on October 14, 2013, 06:46:04 PM
  The point of this thread is self-mockery.  It's for laughs.  Not worth spiking your blood pressure.
   We know the posts are spoiled and entitled whines about petty complaints.  They're supposed to be.  ;)


I know, but it makes fun of something that actually exists. Besides, my blood is always boiling.  :LOL:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on October 14, 2013, 06:49:35 PM
  The point of this thread is self-mockery.  It's for laughs.  Not worth spiking your blood pressure.
   We know the posts are spoiled and entitled whines about petty complaints.  They're supposed to be.  ;)


I know, but it makes fun of something that actually exists. Besides, my blood is always boiling.  :LOL:

  That's why it's funny.  :P
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: McGiver on October 14, 2013, 06:50:40 PM
CBC, I lolled. I thought it was clever.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: RageBeoulve on October 14, 2013, 06:51:45 PM
  The point of this thread is self-mockery.  It's for laughs.  Not worth spiking your blood pressure.
   We know the posts are spoiled and entitled whines about petty complaints.  They're supposed to be.  ;)


I know, but it makes fun of something that actually exists. Besides, my blood is always boiling.  :LOL:

  That's why it's funny.  :P

I am a warrior, not Stephen Colbert.  :laugh:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on January 21, 2014, 05:06:20 PM
  My smartphone won't let me type the word escarole.  It auto-corrects it every time.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Jack on August 30, 2014, 07:30:24 PM
Just re-read this entire thread; cousin is riot. :laugh:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on August 30, 2014, 11:18:55 PM
My boss did most of the weekend's work yesterday.  I won't have anything to do at work tomorrow.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Gopher Gary on August 31, 2014, 03:23:26 PM
The ice dispenser on the refrigerator is broken, so I have to open the door to get ice.  :violin:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Gopher Gary on August 31, 2014, 03:24:07 PM
The ice dispenser on the refrigerator is broken, so I have to open the door to get ice.  :violin:

That means no more crushed ice either.  :violin:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Lestat on September 02, 2014, 01:07:31 AM
Do what I've always done (never HAD an ice dispenser or crusher), bag ice cubes, stick the bag on the floor and wallop it a few times with a lump hammer. A little ghetto but it does the trick alright. I do it when I want crushed ice for say, making a magarita or to cool down some chemistry-related procedure or other.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Yuri Bezmenov on September 02, 2014, 09:58:23 AM
I couldn't score a small bag of grade B weed, so I had to buy a whole ounce.

I only wanted a quarter so now I have to try to sell the rest.  :bigcry:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: RageBeoulve on September 02, 2014, 12:18:43 PM
Why don't you just grow it like a man?
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Yuri Bezmenov on September 02, 2014, 02:53:10 PM
I don't have a place to grow it around here.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on September 02, 2014, 03:43:24 PM
  A week's paid vacation from work = a week without free food from work.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on September 03, 2014, 01:17:18 AM
I don't have a place to grow it around here.

? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowerpot)
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Semicolon on September 03, 2014, 06:42:51 AM
I don't have a place to grow it around here.

? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowerpot)

:laugh:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Lestat on September 03, 2014, 06:44:32 AM
What kind of weed? skunk or hash? Or oil, or even oil that takes the form of a waxy pseudo-crystalline looking solid called shatter? (which needless to say is uber-potent and to be handled with some care)

Just woke up after sleeping in sat down w/todays newspaper after knocking back 2 caps of chlormethiazole and some clonidine in addition to my rather generous morphine and oxy  Woke up too late to go score in town though, so that shall have to wait until tomorrow. Bugger, pestilence, cunting bags of arseholes and damnation upon the pig-beshitten nails of christ.

Oh well. First thing tomorrow then.

*day after typing the above parts of this post, same thing happened and I ended up nodding out before Toady  could GO out; by the time Toady came out of his gouch it had become too late to go out and pick up.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Yuri Bezmenov on September 03, 2014, 10:13:33 AM
I don't have a place to grow it around here.

? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowerpot)

No place to put the flowerpot.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on September 03, 2014, 12:02:51 PM
My son is getting a car soon and we don't have any room in the driveway so he'll have to park on the street
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on September 04, 2014, 03:32:35 AM
I don't have a place to grow it around here.

? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowerpot)

No place to put the flowerpot.

Not even a pot with a small variety of weed?
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Yuri Bezmenov on November 22, 2014, 01:36:04 AM
I don't have a place to grow it around here.

? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowerpot)

No place to put the flowerpot.

Not even a pot with a small variety of weed?

Nope.

I need weed again.    :stoned:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on November 22, 2014, 04:49:01 AM
I don't have a place to grow it around here.

? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowerpot)

No place to put the flowerpot.

Not even a pot with a small variety of weed?

Nope.

I need weed again.    :stoned:
A cousin of mine lived small, and he made lots of bike trips. Various places he would rest, and have one weed plant growing there. Only one, so not easily detected. And with his numerous bike trips, he had quite a few single plants on places where people hardly ever go.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 02, 2015, 07:18:47 PM
  My computer mouse is getting ornery.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 02, 2015, 07:20:11 PM
  Internet is faster on my phone than on my computer, but the screen is still so small.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 02, 2015, 07:21:55 PM
  I have two nice warm comforters on my bed, but their patterns clash.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 02, 2015, 07:23:18 PM
  My computer is at one end of the apartment and my TV is at the other end.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 02, 2015, 07:25:29 PM
  Every time I buy waffles and syrup, I run out of one before the other.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 02, 2015, 07:27:41 PM
  I have to do internet on my phone when I'm tired, because my computer is too big to fit on my bed.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 02, 2015, 07:30:32 PM
  The more internet I do on my phone, the higher my data charges.  It's a cruel trap.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Gopher Gary on February 03, 2015, 03:35:31 PM
  My computer mouse is getting ornery.  :'(

Mine too. It seems like I need a new one every year.   :violin:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on February 06, 2015, 08:55:24 PM
The new icemaker is kinda slow
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 08, 2015, 11:55:05 AM
  The screen rotation feature on my smartphone doesn't always rotate when I want it to.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on February 08, 2015, 11:56:35 AM
  The screen rotation feature on my smartphone doesn't always rotate when I want it to.  :'(

Mine is the same and sometimes the rotation feature gets turned off somehow
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 08, 2015, 11:58:48 AM
  The screen rotation feature on my smartphone doesn't always rotate when I want it to.  :'(

Mine is the same and sometimes the rotation feature gets turned off somehow

  Sometimes I turn it off myself by accident when I swipe the screen.  :dunce:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on February 08, 2015, 12:00:46 PM
All sorts of weirdness happens with mine when I put it in my pocket. 
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 08, 2015, 12:05:43 PM
All sorts of weirdness happens with mine when I put it in my pocket.

  Mine is too big to fit in any of my pockets.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Semicolon on February 09, 2015, 06:39:07 AM
All sorts of weirdness happens with mine when I put it in my pocket.

  Mine is too big to fit in any of my pockets.  :'(

Get bigger pockets. :M
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Gopher Gary on February 09, 2015, 07:50:32 PM
All the free coffee makes it difficult to cut back on my caffeine intake.  :violin:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Semicolon on February 10, 2015, 10:21:33 AM
All the free coffee makes it difficult to cut back on my caffeine intake.  :violin:

Switch to decaf. :spaz: :GA:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Gopher Gary on February 10, 2015, 08:25:08 PM
All the free coffee makes it difficult to cut back on my caffeine intake.  :violin:

Switch to decaf. :spaz: :GA:

The free coffee is never decaf.  :violin:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Semicolon on February 10, 2015, 09:56:03 PM
All the free coffee makes it difficult to cut back on my caffeine intake.  :violin:

Switch to decaf. :spaz: :GA:

The free coffee is never decaf.  :violin:

Steal the order form and switch it to decaf. :thumbup:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Graelwyn on February 10, 2015, 10:01:24 PM
Needing half a bloody toilet roll for a soggy consistency turd.  :dunno:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Semicolon on February 11, 2015, 01:34:44 PM
Needing half a bloody toilet roll for a soggy consistency turd.  :dunno:

The difference in slang makes this sentence read differently in American English. :tard: I was wondering why the :tp: was covered in blood. :dunno:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Graelwyn on February 11, 2015, 02:33:19 PM
Needing half a bloody toilet roll for a soggy consistency turd.  :dunno:

The difference in slang makes this sentence read differently in American English. :tard: I was wondering why the :tp: was covered in blood. :dunno:

Well, that could bring up a whole different conversation  :lol1: but no, just another word for 'damn' I suppose. I always forget you don't use the word there for the same reasons.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on February 11, 2015, 05:42:23 PM
Needing half a bloody toilet roll for a soggy consistency turd.  :dunno:

The difference in slang makes this sentence read differently in American English. :tard: I was wondering why the :tp: was covered in blood. :dunno:

Well, that could bring up a whole different conversation  :lol1: but no, just another word for 'damn' I suppose. I always forget you don't use the word there for the same reasons.

I go to a thread for fun, and I need to learn something.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Semicolon on February 12, 2015, 07:46:53 AM
Needing half a bloody toilet roll for a soggy consistency turd.  :dunno:

The difference in slang makes this sentence read differently in American English. :tard: I was wondering why the :tp: was covered in blood. :dunno:

Well, that could bring up a whole different conversation  :lol1: but no, just another word for 'damn' I suppose. I always forget you don't use the word there for the same reasons.

I go to a thread for fun, and I need to learn something.

I2 is educational. :tard:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 27, 2015, 10:26:23 PM
  I'm trying to listen to a song on YouTube, and it's buffering.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 27, 2015, 10:30:31 PM
  Smartphone font is so tiny that I have to zoom in to avoid typos.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on March 26, 2015, 09:24:09 PM
My Kindle charging cord isn't long enough.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Gopher Gary on June 17, 2015, 06:15:15 PM
  My computer mouse is getting ornery.  :'(

Mine too. It seems like I need a new one every year.   :violin:

I finally bought a new mouse and it's defective so I have to return it. I hate returning crap so it might never happen.  :violin:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on June 17, 2015, 07:29:58 PM
There is a new person at the coffee shop and I have to actually tell them how I want my coffee instead of them just making it when I walk in :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on July 10, 2015, 11:17:57 AM
The new van doesn't have power windows, power door locks or powered mirror adjustments  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on July 10, 2015, 03:31:28 PM
The new van doesn't have power windows, power door locks or powered mirror adjustments  :'(

:hug:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on December 22, 2015, 06:46:15 PM
  I can't get an Otterbox case for my smartphone anymore. I would need to upgrade. :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on December 22, 2015, 06:57:27 PM
  No  :snowing: :snowing: :snowing: for Christmas. :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on December 24, 2015, 05:56:51 PM
  No  :snowing: :snowing: :snowing: for Christmas. :'(

This is a blessing. :M
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on December 24, 2015, 07:33:12 PM
  No  :snowing: :snowing: :snowing: for Christmas. :'(

This is a blessing. :M

  Easy for you to say, basking in the beauty of your frozen fjord. :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on December 24, 2015, 07:35:05 PM
  My peanut butter and my jelly never run out at the same time.
  First one runs out, then the other, but never at the same time.  I have to keep buying! :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on December 25, 2015, 04:23:47 AM
  No  :snowing: :snowing: :snowing: for Christmas. :'(

This is a blessing. :M

  Easy for you to say, basking in the beauty of your frozen fjord. :'(

Nothing frozen here, actually, and certainly no snow.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on December 25, 2015, 07:36:49 AM
  No  :snowing: :snowing: :snowing: for Christmas. :'(

This is a blessing. :M

  Easy for you to say, basking in the beauty of your frozen fjord. :'(

Nothing frozen here, actually, and certainly no snow.

  That global warming thing seems to be happening everywhere!  :autism:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on December 26, 2015, 03:57:20 AM
Good. I don't like cold weather.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on December 26, 2015, 06:14:37 AM
^You really should move to Western Australia then.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on December 26, 2015, 10:44:13 AM
Good. I don't like cold weather.

Get your winter coat ready. The said on the radio cold would come to Scandinavia and Poland, next week. And that maybe, maybe it might reach the Netherlands too.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on December 26, 2015, 10:47:09 AM
  No  :snowing: :snowing: :snowing: for Christmas. :'(

This is a blessing. :M

  Easy for you to say, basking in the beauty of your frozen fjord. :'(

Nothing frozen here, actually, and certainly no snow.

  That global warming thing seems to be happening everywhere!  :autism:

That, and El Niño. 18 years ago December also was really warm here, as were the months before, just like this year. Apparently that was the last time El Niño was as active as it is this year.
My daughter was born in December 18 years ago, while the hydrangea was having new flowers and the delphinium was about to bloom.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Yuri Bezmenov on December 27, 2015, 12:28:22 AM
  No  :snowing: :snowing: :snowing: for Christmas. :'(

This is a blessing. :M

  Easy for you to say, basking in the beauty of your frozen fjord. :'(

Nothing frozen here, actually, and certainly no snow.

Does the El Nino affect you too??

I got hit with a winter storm just before I went "home" for Xmas, it took me 19 hours and 950 miles to go from Redmond Oregon to Lompoc Cali.

It's normally 800 miles and 12 hours.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on December 27, 2015, 03:39:16 AM
Good. I don't like cold weather.

Get your winter coat ready. The said on the radio cold would come to Scandinavia and Poland, next week. And that maybe, maybe it might reach the Netherlands too.

I woke up to a snowy landscape this morning. Damn.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on December 27, 2015, 03:40:38 AM
  No  :snowing: :snowing: :snowing: for Christmas. :'(

This is a blessing. :M

  Easy for you to say, basking in the beauty of your frozen fjord. :'(

Nothing frozen here, actually, and certainly no snow.

Does the El Nino affect you too??

I got hit with a winter storm just before I went "home" for Xmas, it took me 19 hours and 950 miles to go from Redmond Oregon to Lompoc Cali.

It's normally 800 miles and 12 hours.

I'm told that El Nino affects our weather, too.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on December 27, 2015, 04:04:05 AM
Good. I don't like cold weather.

Get your winter coat ready. The said on the radio cold would come to Scandinavia and Poland, next week. And that maybe, maybe it might reach the Netherlands too.


I woke up to a snowy landscape this morning. Damn.

Send the cold-front hear. I am craving snow.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on December 27, 2015, 04:10:11 AM
Good. I don't like cold weather.

Get your winter coat ready. The said on the radio cold would come to Scandinavia and Poland, next week. And that maybe, maybe it might reach the Netherlands too.


I woke up to a snowy landscape this morning. Damn.

Send the cold-front hear. I am craving snow.

Have at it. I don't want any of it.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on December 27, 2015, 04:12:13 AM
Good. I don't like cold weather.

Get your winter coat ready. The said on the radio cold would come to Scandinavia and Poland, next week. And that maybe, maybe it might reach the Netherlands too.


I woke up to a snowy landscape this morning. Damn.

Send the cold-front hear. I am craving snow.

Have at it. I don't want any of it.

I only want the real snow. Not the slushy stuff with a hint of white. Do send it here, I'll be a very happy bovine.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on December 27, 2015, 04:15:24 AM
This looks like the real thing. I haven't been outside to confirm, but we have freezing temperatures at the moment.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on December 27, 2015, 05:22:21 AM
Here it has "cooled" down to 11ºC.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on December 28, 2015, 02:25:49 AM
Here it has "cooled" down to 11ºC.

OMG, I hope you'll manage. :o

Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on December 31, 2015, 12:03:31 AM
My car is 4 years old.

My car is 18 years old. If it were a girl it would be too old  :orly:
My car will be 22 years old in 2016.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on December 31, 2015, 08:53:44 AM
  My freezer is so full of food that the door wouldn't close.  I had to rearrange things.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on December 31, 2015, 09:33:43 AM
  I have too much delicious food left to eat before starting my 2016 diet.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on December 31, 2015, 09:34:42 AM
  My dresser drawers are stuffed too full of clothing.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on December 31, 2015, 09:36:03 AM
  I'll get a free dinner at work, but if I don't wrap it tightly enough, it will leak into my messenger bag.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on December 31, 2015, 09:36:53 AM
  Too many great things on TV at one time, I can't choose.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on January 03, 2016, 04:51:25 AM
No Star Wars tickets available today.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on January 03, 2016, 04:47:18 PM
  I have too many cleaning products and can't decide which to use for which job. :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on January 03, 2016, 06:09:22 PM
  It's hard to postwhore when there's a Hoarders marathon on TV in the other room. :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on January 04, 2016, 02:01:15 AM
I have to start working in a few minutes.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on January 04, 2016, 04:27:23 AM
I have to start working in a few minutes.

  I have to work for years more.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on January 04, 2016, 09:58:02 PM
My Kindle charging cord isn't long enough.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on January 05, 2016, 01:23:39 AM
I have to charge the phone AGAIN.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on January 05, 2016, 06:00:11 AM
My phone charging cord isn't long enough.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on January 09, 2016, 05:54:03 PM
  Sometimes I want to have the phone with me while I watch TV, so I can go online during commercial breaks,
  but then I remember it's charging at the other end of the apartment and I have to go get it.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on January 09, 2016, 05:54:54 PM
  That raspberry pastry I bought had hardly any raspberry filling in it.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on January 09, 2016, 06:37:29 PM
  My apartment is too big.  I have too many rooms to clean.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on January 09, 2016, 06:49:54 PM
  My apartment is too big.  I have too many rooms to clean.  :'(

Clean them, clear them, and then lock and bolt the doors of most of them.  :M
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on January 10, 2016, 07:39:57 PM
  I can afford to buy a whole lot of Powerball tickets, but OMG the paper clutter!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on January 11, 2016, 05:06:45 PM
I had to turn the air conditioning off in my car because it was too cold!
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: WolFish on January 13, 2016, 05:07:41 AM
I can't play Minecraft!

I saw Py's computer and mine was four years old so I bought one like hers. I also bought the warranty, so when it failed, I got another. I had a warranty on that one too and when it failed I got another. I started traveling so I got a netbook to back up the notebook. The notebook started overheating so I ditched the desktop that I wasn't using because I forgot the admin password and didn't want to keep using Linux (too many steps!), and bought another desktop.

The netbook started missing keystrokes so my father bought me another instead of giving me the money my sister who died told him to give me. That one developed screen static issues so my mother gave me another. (My sister told her to give me some of the inheritance but she decided to but ozone treatments for me and give me the netbook instead). That battery failed on that one but we were moving and the old one worked intermittenly so I didn't buy another, but it did fail after we moved. I haven't bought another because in the meantime Py bought me a notebook to replace the unreliable netbook (can't go wrong for $250 for 8G ram and backward install of W7) since we were traveling a lot (vacation weekends to Clearwater Fl and Ormond beaches) and needed a reliable portable.

A friend sent me a gift subscription so I started playing minecraft and found the video card on my desktop was insufficient to manage all the mods so I bought a new computer. But I have been too busy buying new appliances for our new two level home rental and traveling to the U.S. for Cmas (not to mention buying lots of Cmas gifts) so I haven't had time to set it up properly (and besides I hate W10, and since Linux is too hard to set up).

The result is that I can't play Minecraft because the laptop (which does have good memory and can play with some lag) is all the way upstairs in the bedroom, which means that in order to play while I am watching cartoons on cable, I would have to set up my new computer or move it, since it's taking up so much space that my recliner has to be moved to accommodate access to both. I would also have to unplug my old computer from its tiny 22 inch monitor so that the new computer was the primary input.

I suppose I should just buy another TV (don't want to move the second one)  rent another cable box and have an extension put in, but that would require shopping and phone calls, and right now I am busy playing with my ton of Cmas presents.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on January 13, 2016, 05:56:17 AM
 :laugh:

What a lovely elongated bitch.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on January 13, 2016, 02:55:15 PM
Horrible, just horrible. How can you go on, WolFish?

The apartment that I'm renting includes a flat-screen TV but no remote.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on January 14, 2016, 07:02:06 AM
Horrible, just horrible. How can you go on, WolFish?

The apartment that I'm renting includes a flat-screen TV but no remote.

  Is that some kind of joke?!  Do they at least provide staff to change the channels for you?  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on January 14, 2016, 03:02:43 PM
Horrible, just horrible. How can you go on, WolFish?

The apartment that I'm renting includes a flat-screen TV but no remote.

  Is that some kind of joke?!  Do they at least provide staff to change the channels for you?  :'(

It's got those bloody touch controls that are impossible to poke at with a stick. My life is hell. :P
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Jack on January 14, 2016, 06:22:11 PM
Buy a cheap universal remote.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on January 15, 2016, 03:12:29 AM
Have the strength of conviction to choose one channel and stick to it.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on January 15, 2016, 09:18:15 AM
There were no parking spots at the coffee shop this morning and I had to park down the street by the rail road tracks and walk 
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on January 15, 2016, 09:26:03 AM
Buy a cheap universal remote.

But I don't want to.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on January 15, 2016, 09:26:51 AM
Have the strength of conviction to choose one channel and stick to it.

Yeah, right. BBC Two. :zoinks:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on January 20, 2016, 07:21:39 PM
  Too much leisure time makes me sooooooooooo sleepy.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on January 23, 2016, 02:47:41 PM
  Too much leisure time, too little work left to do in the apartment.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: WolFish on January 24, 2016, 01:29:04 AM
My mother got two feet of snow. The last time she did, the heat went out in the building where she has her co-op apartment, so she had to drive her Eddie Bauer SUV up to the summer house in order to keep warm. She tried to give me the car when she bought her new one, but the last time she did I ended up with two cars and had to keep one at the summer house. Pain in the neck.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on January 24, 2016, 05:02:23 AM
My mother got two feet of snow. The last time she did, the heat went out in the building where she has her co-op apartment, so she had to drive her Eddie Bauer SUV up to the summer house in order to keep warm. She tried to give me the car when she bought her new one, but the last time she did I ended up with two cars and had to keep one at the summer house. Pain in the neck.

  I don't even have a parking space for a hypothetical car.  I'd have to park on the street.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on January 24, 2016, 05:03:10 AM
  Every time my boss buys another home, she has to buy another hot tub!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on January 24, 2016, 02:20:58 PM
  Every time my boss buys another home, she has to buy another hot tub!  :'(

Poor her. Horrible.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on January 24, 2016, 04:52:31 PM
The snow blower I found on the side of the street in the spring only kinda works so I had to shovel some by hand
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 01, 2016, 05:08:35 PM
  When I thaw my UncrustablesTM in the microwave, they heat up unevenly.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 01, 2016, 05:10:15 PM
  Cabdriver couldn't get a parking space in front of my house the other morning, so he parked
  one house down and I had to walk an awfully long way and I'm not in shape for such exertion.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 01, 2016, 05:13:10 PM
  My favorite UncrustablesTM are the peanut butter and grape jelly ones, but sometimes those
  are in short supply and the only ones they have are too far back on the shelf for me to reach.
  On those occasions, I have to settle for the peanut butter and strawberry jam flavor.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 03, 2016, 02:08:59 PM
  Wallet's too fat to close properly.  I'll have to take out all the folded cash and put it back in flat.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 03, 2016, 02:14:04 PM
  Some songs on Youtube have poor quality audio and I have to search for a different version.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Gopher Gary on February 03, 2016, 10:59:36 PM
The freezer is set too cold so the icecream is difficult to scoop. :violin:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 03, 2016, 11:09:50 PM
  I like to melt the eof my ice cream in the microwave, but yesterday I left it running
  too long and the ice cream melted and it spilled and made a mess and I had to clean it up.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: MLA on February 04, 2016, 02:08:09 PM
My web forum has too many posts to keep up with now
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on February 04, 2016, 02:52:41 PM
I feel your pain. :hug:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 05, 2016, 06:56:56 AM
  The new magazines are due on the stands today, but I might have to hang around the store waiting
   'cause I get out of work early today and the magazines might not be ready till later.  It's unjust.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 10, 2016, 07:15:35 AM
  I'll probably have to go to more than one store tonight to get all the stuff I need.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 10, 2016, 07:22:34 AM
  TV is at one end of the apartment, computer at the other.  That means I'll have to choose between
  tonight's Breaking Bad marathon in the living room, and the postwhoring marathon in the bedroom.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: MLA on February 10, 2016, 10:55:28 AM
  TV is at one end of the apartment, computer at the other.  That means I'll have to choose between
  tonight's Breaking Bad marathon in the living room, and the postwhoring marathon in the bedroom.  :'(


Move one to the other.  It's a match made in heaven  :lovelove:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on February 10, 2016, 01:17:14 PM
My Voignier could be a little cooler
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 11, 2016, 09:32:51 AM
My Voignier could be a little cooler

  My cold tap water could be a little colder too.  But we must carry on!  :toporly:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: WolFish on February 12, 2016, 12:47:20 AM
I had to turn up the heat so I would not feel cold while eating my ice cream.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 12, 2016, 10:52:02 AM
I had to turn up the heat so I would not feel cold while eating my ice cream.

  I had to turn on my bedside fan to counteract the excessive warmth of the heating.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: WolFish on February 13, 2016, 03:03:38 AM
our third vacuum cleaner bit the dust. thinking of buying another shark to replace it.

The one that died was dedicated to picking up gross stuff. Like ladybugs.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 13, 2016, 06:58:48 AM
our third vacuum cleaner bit the dust. thinking of buying another shark to replace it.

The one that died was dedicated to picking up gross stuff. Like ladybugs.

  I have a dustpan and brush that I reserve for any future mouse droppings.  :sick:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on February 13, 2016, 12:06:44 PM
our third vacuum cleaner bit the dust. thinking of buying another shark to replace it.

The one that died was dedicated to picking up gross stuff. Like ladybugs.

  I have a dustpan and brush that I reserve for any future mouse droppings.  :sick:

I have a vacuum cleaner that will not work on rugs.   I have another vacuum that doesd work on rugs but the hose doesn't work.  I have another that only the hose works that gets used for chairs, cobwebs etc.

I think the time has come for me to consolidate all my vacuum cleaners into one handy fully functioning vacuum cleaner.

Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: ZEGH8578 on February 13, 2016, 12:31:34 PM
Buses and (especially) taxi-cabs in Norway are too damn comfortable. This pushes prices up, and makes it quite expensive to use - in particular taxis, which almost always has a new-car-smell :(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on February 13, 2016, 02:25:33 PM
They ran out of cinnamon buns at the coffee shop today :bigcry:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: ZEGH8578 on February 13, 2016, 02:29:50 PM
I realize that we fare better than 3rd world countries, but proportionally the ratio of aid-concert, solidarity-songs etc is completely unfair

we're into the hundreds now, of songs and concerts for 3rd world countries, but do we get a single song in return? NO
and I don't even demand an entire song dedicated to unstable internet connection, but at least one song to summarize a few of our troubles :(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on February 13, 2016, 03:08:24 PM
The wifi is really unreliable at the hotel.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: ZEGH8578 on February 13, 2016, 03:09:22 PM
The wifi is really unreliable at the hotel.

This, wouldn't you also appreciate a song to our troubles? Just once??
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Lestat on February 13, 2016, 08:48:32 PM
Why not just find somewhere with catch-up/on demand viewing, or do your postwhoring after breaking bad finishes?
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 14, 2016, 06:10:02 AM
Buses and (especially) taxi-cabs in Norway are too damn comfortable. This pushes prices up, and makes it quite expensive to use - in particular taxis, which almost always has a new-car-smell :(

  Buses where I live tend to smell of stale air, and cabs are often a bit messy.  :P
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 14, 2016, 06:11:12 AM
Why not just find somewhere with catch-up/on demand viewing, or do your postwhoring after breaking bad finishes?

  It's just that I only have so many waking hours, and I want to do both at the same time.  :P
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on February 14, 2016, 06:24:12 AM
My cell phone doesn't work in my basement
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 14, 2016, 06:26:11 AM
My cell phone doesn't work in my basement

If I try to send a picture message from my phone while at work, I have to step out into the parking lot.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on February 14, 2016, 05:27:01 PM
The wifi is really unreliable at the hotel.

This, wouldn't you also appreciate a song to our troubles? Just once??

:runaway:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 14, 2016, 06:43:52 PM
  Dry donuts.  The struggle is real!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Queen Victoria on February 14, 2016, 09:54:02 PM
  Dry donuts.  The struggle is real!  :'(

PA prefers stale cake doughnuts.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 15, 2016, 01:54:48 AM
  Dry donuts.  The struggle is real!  :'(

PA prefers stale cake doughnuts.

  These went past stale into hard.  Donuts must not be hard!  :laugh:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: WolFish on February 15, 2016, 07:50:24 AM
  Dry donuts.  The struggle is real!  :'(

PA prefers stale cake doughnuts.

  These went past stale into hard.  Donuts must not be hard!  :laugh:
Fry them in butter. Works especially well with apple cider donuts from Atkins in Hadley. I used to let mine get stale for that reason.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: WolFish on February 15, 2016, 07:52:03 AM
My cell phone doesn't work in my basement

If I try to send a picture message from my phone while at work, I have to step out into the parking lot.  :'(
Cell phones are really annoying here, they work in the metro and most of the underground city shopping mall but not in some stations and if you're on the train, it has to be moving.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on February 15, 2016, 01:26:49 PM
  Dry donuts.  The struggle is real!  :'(

:hug:

Be strong now, you hear.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on February 15, 2016, 04:10:07 PM
My cell phone doesn't work in my basement

If I try to send a picture message from my phone while at work, I have to step out into the parking lot.  :'(
Cell phones are really annoying here, they work in the metro and most of the underground city shopping mall but not in some stations and if you're on the train, it has to be moving.

Here the problems seem to be along the coastline the companies don't want to spend money sending signal out over the water
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on February 15, 2016, 04:53:16 PM
My cell phone doesn't work in my basement

If I try to send a picture message from my phone while at work, I have to step out into the parking lot.  :'(
Cell phones are really annoying here, they work in the metro and most of the underground city shopping mall but not in some stations and if you're on the train, it has to be moving.

Here the problems seem to be along the coastline the companies don't want to spend money sending signal out over the water

Last year kid had an accident with her bicycle on a bridge. She had quite some wounds on her leg and her bike was not the way it should be either. She could not call home. There is no signal at all on the bridge. If she had needed it she would not even have been able to call the emergency number.
Pretty weird, because accidents do happen to happen on that bridge.
 
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Lestat on February 15, 2016, 06:50:56 PM
Lol, I thought I'd be the only one who actually doesn't think stale donuts not worth eating. Although the actual chances of a donut coming within my sphere of influence, and ever leaving it again in one [undigested] piece, are very slim indeed, I'll quite happily scarf an entire pack to myself, more than one, if I'm really hungry.

Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Queen Victoria on February 15, 2016, 09:57:56 PM
Lol, I thought I'd be the only one who actually doesn't think stale donuts not worth eating. Although the actual chances of a donut coming within my sphere of influence, and ever leaving it again in one [undigested] piece, are very slim indeed, I'll quite happily scarf an entire pack to myself, more than one, if I'm really hungry.

PA prefers stale cake doughnuts.  It's annoying to pay full price for something to get stale before he'll eat it.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 16, 2016, 10:06:16 AM
  Dry donuts.  The struggle is real!  :'(

:hug:

Be strong now, you hear.

  With the help of the Lord and the fresh donuts I just bought, I shall prevail!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 16, 2016, 10:08:20 AM
Lol, I thought I'd be the only one who actually doesn't think stale donuts not worth eating. Although the actual chances of a donut coming within my sphere of influence, and ever leaving it again in one [undigested] piece, are very slim indeed, I'll quite happily scarf an entire pack to myself, more than one, if I'm really hungry.

PA prefers stale cake doughnuts.  It's annoying to pay full price for something to get stale before he'll eat it.

  Minutes from my childhood home, there used to be a Wonder Thrift Store.  It sold day-old Wonder
   bread and Hostess cakes and such.  You would have loved it.  It's out of business now.  :-\
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Queen Victoria on February 16, 2016, 12:49:42 PM
Lol, I thought I'd be the only one who actually doesn't think stale donuts not worth eating. Although the actual chances of a donut coming within my sphere of influence, and ever leaving it again in one [undigested] piece, are very slim indeed, I'll quite happily scarf an entire pack to myself, more than one, if I'm really hungry.

PA prefers stale cake doughnuts.  It's annoying to pay full price for something to get stale before he'll eat it.

  Minutes from my childhood home, there used to be a Wonder Thrift Store.  It sold day-old Wonder
   bread and Hostess cakes and such.  You would have loved it.  It's out of business now.  :-\


Ours went out of business after Katrina.  When I audited an agency in Eastern New Orleans there was a doughnut shop that sold bagged stale doughnuts.  I would buy a bag of cinnamon sugar cake doughnuts and make bread pudding with them.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on February 16, 2016, 01:31:52 PM
The waitress at the restaurant forgot about me so I left.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 20, 2016, 04:38:22 PM
  I shopped at a different supermarket yesterday, and their layout made no sense to me.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on February 21, 2016, 03:20:42 AM
  I shopped at a different supermarket yesterday, and their layout made no sense to me.  :'(

The layouts should be standardised so we don't have to look for the things we need! :arrr:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 21, 2016, 06:03:33 AM
  I shopped at a different supermarket yesterday, and their layout made no sense to me.  :'(

The layouts should be standardised so we don't have to look for the things we need! :arrr:

  Damn right!  I was wandering around for ever so long, looking and looking.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on February 21, 2016, 06:42:30 AM
  I shopped at a different supermarket yesterday, and their layout made no sense to me.  :'(

The layouts should be standardised so we don't have to look for the things we need! :arrr:

  Damn right!  I was wandering around for ever so long, looking and looking.  :'(

Actually, home delivery is what we need. :arrr:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Queen Victoria on February 21, 2016, 09:46:53 AM
  I shopped at a different supermarket yesterday, and their layout made no sense to me.  :'(

The layouts should be standardised so we don't have to look for the things we need! :arrr:

  Damn right!  I was wandering around for ever so long, looking and looking.  :'(

Actually, home delivery is what we need. :arrr:


No, no, no, no.  A thousand times no.  I like picking out my produce and meat.  I wouldn't even trust PA to do that.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on February 22, 2016, 03:06:30 PM
OK, you got the job. You can do my home deliveries.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Queen Victoria on February 22, 2016, 03:08:22 PM
How much do you tip?
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on February 22, 2016, 03:18:46 PM
Enough. And you can stay for dinner.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Queen Victoria on February 22, 2016, 06:56:54 PM
With Lady Weeble doing the cooking?   :fatchef:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on February 23, 2016, 12:42:53 AM
She's welcome too.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 23, 2016, 07:04:06 AM
She's welcome too.

  Thank you!  I'll make soup again, with marinara sauce!

             :cbc: :tea:   :queenie: :tea:    :tea:  :moomin:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on February 24, 2016, 01:14:36 AM
She's welcome too.

  Thank you!  I'll make soup again, with marinara sauce!

             :cbc: :tea:   :queenie: :tea:    :tea:  :moomin:


Again?
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on February 24, 2016, 07:09:01 AM
She's welcome too.

  Thank you!  I'll make soup again, with marinara sauce!

             :cbc: :tea:   :queenie: :tea:    :tea:  :moomin:


Again?

  I made some recently at work, and the marinara sauce was a wonderful additive.  :green:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on February 24, 2016, 08:36:34 AM
The van is in the shop so I have to walk to the deli if I want roast beef for lunch
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on February 25, 2016, 12:53:38 AM
I feel for you, Parts, I really do.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on February 25, 2016, 12:54:29 AM
I forgot to buy plane tickets for April's London trip.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on February 28, 2016, 04:14:32 PM
I forgot to buy plane tickets for April's London trip.

Doing anything nice there?
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: WolFish on March 12, 2016, 08:26:18 AM
we don't have good choices here for breakfast since gluten free stuff is sometimes hard to find. i had to drive to the grocery store to get them. sometimes i even have to go to the one that's ten minutes away.

we did pick up $50 worth of GF sausage on our last shopping trip to the U.S. which was one of the main reasons for going. another was to pick up elderberry jelly.

so hard to make breakfast decisions. we could have omelettes with
cheese, mushroom, peppers and onions, or
with salsa, sausage and sour cream, or
with cream cheese and salmon, or steak cheese, mushrooms, peppers and onions, or
with steak, cheese, mushroom, peppers and onions, or
with bacon, cheese, peppers and onion or
with sausage, cheese, peppers and onions;
then there are all the scrambled egg choices and choices of sides like home fries, toast, a rasher of bacon, a side of ribs, etc.
eggs over easy and still all those choices for sides!
so hard to decide.
i might have to have more than one omelette.
maybe three.
i'll just have to be brave.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on March 13, 2016, 03:20:26 AM
I forgot to buy plane tickets for April's London trip.

Doing anything nice there?

Work. I spend a week in London every month.

Which is nice. I like London, most of the time, and I like my colleagues.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on March 13, 2016, 05:28:46 AM
we don't have good choices here for breakfast since gluten free stuff is sometimes hard to find. i had to drive to the grocery store to get them. sometimes i even have to go to the one that's ten minutes away.

we did pick up $50 worth of GF sausage on our last shopping trip to the U.S. which was one of the main reasons for going. another was to pick up elderberry jelly.

so hard to make breakfast decisions. we could have omelettes with
cheese, mushroom, peppers and onions, or
with salsa, sausage and sour cream, or
with cream cheese and salmon, or steak cheese, mushrooms, peppers and onions, or
with steak, cheese, mushroom, peppers and onions, or
with bacon, cheese, peppers and onion or
with sausage, cheese, peppers and onions;
then there are all the scrambled egg choices and choices of sides like home fries, toast, a rasher of bacon, a side of ribs, etc.
eggs over easy and still all those choices for sides!
so hard to decide.
i might have to have more than one omelette.
maybe three.
i'll just have to be brave.

  All I had for breakfast was a couple of UncrustablesTM.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: WolFish on March 13, 2016, 06:08:08 PM
had to look up uncrustables. they look kind of scary.
we will send you a nice scrambled egg breakfast through the mail.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on March 14, 2016, 06:47:25 AM
had to look up uncrustables. they look kind of scary.
we will send you a nice scrambled egg breakfast through the mail.

  UncrustablesTM were my solution to the problem of craving PBJ but not wanting to keep anything
  perishable in my refrigerator till the mouse issue was resolved.  :tinfoil:   They're tasty enough, but
  nothing compares to a delicious fresh meal of scrambled eggs and/or omelets made with care!
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on March 14, 2016, 10:49:39 AM
had to look up uncrustables. they look kind of scary.
we will send you a nice scrambled egg breakfast through the mail.

  UncrustablesTM were my solution to the problem of craving PBJ but not wanting to keep anything
  perishable in my refrigerator till the mouse issue was resolved.  :tinfoil:   They're tasty enough, but
  nothing compares to a delicious fresh meal of scrambled eggs and/or omelets made with care!


Your mice are gone, your apartment is pristine. Time to grow up and make yourself decent breakfasts. No scary UncrustablesTM any more.

Why eat breadlike stuff without a crust? Crispy crusts are a delight. 
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on March 14, 2016, 01:11:54 PM
I ran out of chocolate. :bigcry:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on March 14, 2016, 03:32:17 PM
Odeon lives too far away to swap crisps for chocolate.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Queen Victoria on March 14, 2016, 05:39:41 PM
Odeon lives too far away to swap crisps for chocolate.

Have Parts make you a super sling shot.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on March 15, 2016, 01:05:15 AM
What do you mean, swap? Why can't I have both?
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on March 16, 2016, 07:55:53 AM
What do you mean, swap? Why can't I have both?

  You can have both if you call them by their proper names.  :M
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on March 21, 2016, 08:29:12 AM
The clutch has gone on my car.  Well one of my cars.  Which means now I only have a choice of one car to drive in the morning.  The lack of variety may become tiresome.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: WolFish on March 21, 2016, 08:41:54 AM
The clutch has gone on my car.  Well one of my cars.  Which means now I only have a choice of one car to drive in the morning.  The lack of variety may become tiresome.
Clearly you need to buy another car.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Gopher Gary on March 21, 2016, 06:30:38 PM
The clutch has gone on my car.  Well one of my cars.  Which means now I only have a choice of one car to drive in the morning.  The lack of variety may become tiresome.

My n00b doesn't post as much as I'd like him to. :violin:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on March 22, 2016, 01:01:23 AM
What do you mean, swap? Why can't I have both?

  You can have both if you call them by their proper names.  :M

Crisps and chocolate. There. :M
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on March 22, 2016, 01:02:10 AM
The clutch has gone on my car.  Well one of my cars.  Which means now I only have a choice of one car to drive in the morning.  The lack of variety may become tiresome.

I feel your pain. :hug:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on March 22, 2016, 05:49:00 AM
  My paper towels are not colorfast, and sometimes leave traces of dye on surfaces for me to clean up.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on March 22, 2016, 07:12:23 AM
  My paper towels are not colorfast, and sometimes leave traces of dye on surfaces for me to clean up.  :'(

Goddamit...  The inhumanity.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on March 22, 2016, 07:22:14 AM
All out of bird food for the feeders outside 
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on March 23, 2016, 05:37:07 AM
  My paper towels are not colorfast, and sometimes leave traces of dye on surfaces for me to clean up.  :'(

Goddamit...  The inhumanity.

  It's as if I have to start buying plain white paper towels to keep my surfaces clean!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on March 23, 2016, 05:50:21 AM
  The plastic wastebasket liners I bought are too big for my wastebaskets.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on March 30, 2016, 08:32:30 PM
  My smartphone is slippery when it's not in the case.  It slips out of my fingers!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on March 31, 2016, 10:05:51 AM
My local shop had ran out of unsweetened soya milk so I had to get the sweetened kind.  It's difficult to operate under these circumstances.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Grey Area on March 31, 2016, 09:24:30 PM
I have more Eurorack modules than rack space to put them in.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on April 02, 2016, 07:05:09 AM
I have more Eurorack modules than rack space to put them in.

  You could buy more rack space, right?  But maybe then you'd have too much.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on April 06, 2016, 06:31:23 AM
  Sometimes I don't like the music the cab driver listens to on my ride to work.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on April 06, 2016, 10:03:54 AM
It takes about a minute to get hot water out of the upstairs bathroom sink
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on April 09, 2016, 03:42:47 PM
It takes about a minute to get hot water out of the upstairs bathroom sink

Yes, but I also have to adjust the temperature even though I did it yesterday. :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Grey Area on April 09, 2016, 06:00:24 PM
You could buy more rack space, right?  But maybe then you'd have too much.  :'(

I don't currently have the space for more of these (http://www.thomann.de/gb/doepfer_a_100_lc6_case_6he_psu3.htm?sid=af977f4ab08ecb301a4ac6fb75f470a1) or these (http://www.thomann.de/gb/doepfer_a_100lcb_psu3.htm?sid=af977f4ab08ecb301a4ac6fb75f470a1), unfortunately.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on April 10, 2016, 01:25:16 AM
It takes about a minute to get hot water out of the upstairs bathroom sink
Same as our kitchen sink. Pain in the arse.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on April 11, 2016, 10:59:36 PM
I use plastic shopping bags for rubbish. Lately, when they are full I tie them and little bits of plastic from the bag come off and end up on the floor.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on April 12, 2016, 07:47:04 AM
I use plastic shopping bags for rubbish. Lately, when they are full I tie them and little bits of plastic from the bag come off and end up on the floor.

  I hate those little bits of plastic!  They should make the bags so that doesn't happen.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on April 13, 2016, 02:23:33 AM
I can only afford two holidays this year.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: WolFish on April 13, 2016, 01:34:21 PM
It takes about a minute to get hot water out of the upstairs bathroom sink
Same as our kitchen sink. Pain in the arse.
That happens in the sink in our second bathroom too. It is annoying.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: WolFish on April 13, 2016, 01:37:01 PM
Annoying. Now that laptop one is disabled - still in the cleaning stages - I have to use laptop 2, which isn't as portable as laptop 1. i could use one of the two tablets, but then i'd need to take it out and hook one of the wireless keyboards to it.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on April 13, 2016, 02:14:04 PM
It takes about a minute to get hot water out of the upstairs bathroom sink
Same as our kitchen sink. Pain in the arse.
That happens in the sink in our second bathroom too. It is annoying.
In the bathroom it takes over a minute here. In the kitchen it takes twice as long. When doing the dishes I often boil water, because it is quicker.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on April 15, 2016, 05:09:18 AM
  The automatic door at the supermarket didn't open for me.  I had to push it. And I had a bag in my hand.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on April 15, 2016, 11:25:41 AM
I have to write this using my tablet rather than my laptop because the laptop is in my study, hooked up to a monitor, and I don't want to move from this chair.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on April 16, 2016, 07:41:56 AM
I have to write this using my tablet rather than my laptop because the laptop is in my study, hooked up to a monitor, and I don't want to move from this chair.

  That's just unfair.  You shouldn't have to choose between a comfortable chair and a favored device.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on April 17, 2016, 04:46:14 AM
I have to write this using my tablet rather than my laptop because the laptop is in my study, hooked up to a monitor, and I don't want to move from this chair.

  That's just unfair.  You shouldn't have to choose between a comfortable chair and a favored device.  :'(

I know.

And now I'm writing this on my laptop, in that comfy chair, but feel I need the large monitor to do some work. My life is hell.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on April 17, 2016, 06:40:20 AM
I have to write this using my tablet rather than my laptop because the laptop is in my study, hooked up to a monitor, and I don't want to move from this chair.

  That's just unfair.  You shouldn't have to choose between a comfortable chair and a favored device.  :'(

I know.

And now I'm writing this on my laptop, in that comfy chair, but feel I need the large monitor to do some work. My life is hell.

  And if the laptop had a bigger screen, it would be too big to hold in your lap.  You just can't win!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on April 17, 2016, 01:12:06 PM
I have to write this using my tablet rather than my laptop because the laptop is in my study, hooked up to a monitor, and I don't want to move from this chair.

  That's just unfair.  You shouldn't have to choose between a comfortable chair and a favored device.  :'(

I know.

And now I'm writing this on my laptop, in that comfy chair, but feel I need the large monitor to do some work. My life is hell.

  And if the laptop had a bigger screen, it would be too big to hold in your lap.  You just can't win!  :'(

Not to mention that I have to carry it all the way to the study.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on April 17, 2016, 06:17:26 PM
  I could watch a show on my TV, or I could watch a DVD on my computer, but not both at once.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on April 18, 2016, 12:39:23 AM
My laptop doesn't have a built-in DVD player. :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on April 18, 2016, 05:09:22 AM
My laptop doesn't have a built-in DVD player. :'(

  My DVD player is on my desktop.  I can't carry that around so I have to use it in one room.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on April 18, 2016, 08:21:49 AM
They were all out of cinnamon rolls at the coffee shop this morning  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on April 18, 2016, 09:19:19 AM
They were all out of cinnamon rolls at the coffee shop this morning  :'(

  Dunkin' Donuts makes the best jelly donuts, but if you go there late in the morning, they're gone.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on April 19, 2016, 02:52:35 PM
I don't have any donuts, dunkin or otherwise. :(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on April 19, 2016, 11:59:52 PM
I don't have any donuts, dunkin or otherwise. :(

  Do you at least have a donut shop within easy reach?  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 11, 2016, 06:00:27 AM
  My favorite little chocolate frozen cakes are out of stock at both stores where I looked.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 12, 2016, 05:55:17 AM
  Since I cracked my smartphone screen, I can't upvote things on Reddit.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: WolFish on May 12, 2016, 11:59:40 AM
  My favorite little chocolate frozen cakes are out of stock at both stores where I looked.  :'(

i miss the variety of gluten free goodies in the U.S. here we have to make our own or drive to the states to get it.
imagine having to drive for an hour just to get cake.
they do sell GF cake here but it's not the kind we like. it's positively primitive here in montreal. the cake we like that they sell in the U.S. is made in canada but they don't sell it here. we mostly have to make do with things like apple and strawberry rhubarb pie.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 13, 2016, 11:02:48 AM
I don't have any donuts, dunkin or otherwise. :(

  Do you at least have a donut shop within easy reach?  :'(

No, I would have to take the car. :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 14, 2016, 02:24:58 PM
  My local supermarket usually has the new magazines and tabloids on the shelves on Friday.
  They didn't have them yesterday, and I looked again today, and they still didn't have them!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 15, 2016, 04:25:48 AM
What will you do? It may prove impossible to just go on.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 15, 2016, 04:29:28 AM
What will you do? It may prove impossible to just go on.

  I may have to wait till Monday!  I don't know what I will do until then.  It's unjust.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 15, 2016, 05:22:40 AM
What will you do? It may prove impossible to just go on.

  I may have to wait till Monday!  I don't know what I will do until then.  It's unjust.  :'(

Do you want to talk about it?
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 15, 2016, 06:09:53 AM
What will you do? It may prove impossible to just go on.

  I may have to wait till Monday!  I don't know what I will do until then.  It's unjust.  :'(

Do you want to talk about it?

  I do and I don't.  Either way, I will still feel bad.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 16, 2016, 11:50:04 PM
What will you do? It may prove impossible to just go on.

  I may have to wait till Monday!  I don't know what I will do until then.  It's unjust.  :'(

Do you want to talk about it?

  I do and I don't.  Either way, I will still feel bad.  :'(

What's really awful is that this sort of thing could easily happen again. :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 17, 2016, 06:28:04 AM
What will you do? It may prove impossible to just go on.

  I may have to wait till Monday!  I don't know what I will do until then.  It's unjust.  :'(

Do you want to talk about it?

  I do and I don't.  Either way, I will still feel bad.  :'(

What's really awful is that this sort of thing could easily happen again. :'(

  Yes it could!  I feel so ... powerless.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on May 17, 2016, 09:42:24 AM
What will you do? It may prove impossible to just go on.

  I may have to wait till Monday!  I don't know what I will do until then.  It's unjust.  :'(

Do you want to talk about it?

  I do and I don't.  Either way, I will still feel bad.  :'(

What's really awful is that this sort of thing could easily happen again. :'(

  Yes it could!  I feel so ... powerless.  :'(

Did you buy the magazines now containing stale news? Or will you be tough and wait till next Friday?
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 17, 2016, 12:38:04 PM
IF they arrive on Friday.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on May 17, 2016, 12:53:05 PM
They have to arrive on Friday. How can the Weeble survive, not knowing about the latest information on alledged drama and love for the stars.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 18, 2016, 12:30:23 AM
They have to arrive on Friday. How can the Weeble survive, not knowing about the latest information on alledged drama and love for the stars.

There are so many ifs to this, I don't know where to begin. It's all making me lose sleep.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 18, 2016, 04:50:57 AM
They have to arrive on Friday. How can the Weeble survive, not knowing about the latest information on alledged drama and love for the stars.

There are so many ifs to this, I don't know where to begin. It's all making me lose sleep.

  It got even worse last night.  I asked the cab driver to stop at the store so I could get the
  (now old) magazines, and he said he'd already taken another job and didn't have time to stop.  :bigcry:
 
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on May 18, 2016, 06:52:19 AM
How can you live, without knowing the stuff they make up about the stars?

Maybe help can be found on the internet?
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 18, 2016, 06:56:18 AM
How can you live, without knowing the stuff they make up about the stars?

Maybe help can be found on the internet?

  I'm going to the store tonight and getting those magazines!  :pirate:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on May 18, 2016, 07:13:12 AM
How can you live, without knowing the stuff they make up about the stars?

Maybe help can be found on the internet?

  I'm going to the store tonight and getting those magazines!  :pirate:

But the ones married in those magazines will have their divorce described in the new magazines the day after tomorrow.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 18, 2016, 09:29:24 AM
They have to arrive on Friday. How can the Weeble survive, not knowing about the latest information on alledged drama and love for the stars.

There are so many ifs to this, I don't know where to begin. It's all making me lose sleep.

  It got even worse last night.  I asked the cab driver to stop at the store so I could get the
  (now old) magazines, and he said he'd already taken another job and didn't have time to stop.  :bigcry:
 

This is not acceptable! :soapbox:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 19, 2016, 06:53:56 AM
How can you live, without knowing the stuff they make up about the stars?

Maybe help can be found on the internet?

  I'm going to the store tonight and getting those magazines!  :pirate:

But the ones married in those magazines will have their divorce described in the new magazines the day after tomorrow.

  Nevertheless, I now have the magazines, and I hope I can catch up on the news in time!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on May 20, 2016, 03:33:45 AM
How can you live, without knowing the stuff they make up about the stars?

Maybe help can be found on the internet?

  I'm going to the store tonight and getting those magazines!  :pirate:

But the ones married in those magazines will have their divorce described in the new magazines the day after tomorrow.

  Nevertheless, I now have the magazines, and I hope I can catch up on the news in time!  :'(

Do you really read them, or drape them on your coffee table, to look like a normal person?
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 20, 2016, 05:54:32 AM
  I try to read them, though it's harder to get interested lately.  These people are such idiots.  :yawn:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on May 20, 2016, 06:19:00 AM
  I try to read them, though it's harder to get interested lately.  These people are such idiots.  :yawn:
That is a true first world problem. Spending money on magazines you can't be bothered to read.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'Butterflies' on May 20, 2016, 09:59:46 AM
The ice cream shop was out of my 2 favourite flavours today. Cookies and orange >:( I had to go with stracciatella and lemon :-\
Perfectly nice, but just not the same >:(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on May 20, 2016, 11:25:46 PM
I have never heard of stracciatella. What kind of flavour is that?
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'Butterflies' on May 21, 2016, 04:47:57 AM
I have never heard of stracciatella. What kind of flavour is that?

It's plain ice cream, with lots of thin flaky chocolate mixed through it.

Since moving here, I've been amazed at the variety of ice cream. Back home, it's mostly just vanilla. It seems to be a national obsession here. I'm becoming a bit addicted.



Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on May 21, 2016, 05:13:58 AM
I have never heard of stracciatella. What kind of flavour is that?

It's plain ice cream, with lots of thin flaky chocolate mixed through it.

Since moving here, I've been amazed at the variety of ice cream. Back home, it's mostly just vanilla. It seems to be a national obsession here. I'm becoming a bit addicted.





Wow, that's even less than when I was a little kid, over 40 years ago: Vanilla, strawberry, chocolate or sometimes boerenjongens ijs.

Now there are plenty of flavours at places where they sell icecream that isn't "soft-ice".
When I go to Talamini's they have at least 35 different flavours (on not busy days) often much more. And the assortment is different every time I go there.
But smaller salons have a nice range of flavours to choose from too.
Stracciatella is one of the more common flavours.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 21, 2016, 05:48:25 AM
  I like a certain kind of raspberry pastry at the supermarket, but sometimes the raspberry filling
  is very shallow, as if they just drizzled it on instead of loading it on.  They're not even trying.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on May 21, 2016, 05:56:44 AM
This is for the cat: While our power was off, Liam wanted to drink out of his water fountain which is on the bathroom bench next to the sink. It normally has a stream of flowing water coming out of its spout. But not while the power is off. So he had to drink out of the tap which I turned on for him. He kept looking at his fountain as if confused as to why it wasn't working.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 21, 2016, 05:59:14 AM
This is for the cat: While our power was off, Liam wanted to drink out of his water fountain which is on the bathroom bench next to the sink. It normally has a stream of flowing water coming out of its spout. But not while the power is off. So he had to drink out of the tap which I turned on for him. He kept looking at his fountain as if confused as to why it wasn't working.

  At least he has staff to help out in the hard times.  ;)
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on May 21, 2016, 06:04:48 AM
Yes, we are definitely his staff. :D
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'Butterflies' on May 21, 2016, 07:18:24 AM
I have never heard of stracciatella. What kind of flavour is that?

It's plain ice cream, with lots of thin flaky chocolate mixed through it.

Since moving here, I've been amazed at the variety of ice cream. Back home, it's mostly just vanilla. It seems to be a national obsession here. I'm becoming a bit addicted.





Wow, that's even less than when I was a little kid, over 40 years ago: Vanilla, strawberry, chocolate or sometimes boerenjongens ijs.

Now there are plenty of flavours at places where they sell icecream that isn't "soft-ice".
When I go to Talamini's they have at least 35 different flavours (on not busy days) often much more. And the assortment is different every time I go there.
But smaller salons have a nice range of flavours to choose from too.
Stracciatella is one of the more common flavours.

I did live in Portadown. Everything there is about 80 years behind the times :laugh:

Unless you went into a specialist ice cream shop, you would be lucky if you could even get "proper" vanilla ice cream >:( In Northern Ireland, there is a strange obsession with "soft serve" ice cream :thumbdn: I've never really liked it.

Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on May 21, 2016, 08:30:22 AM
The stuff is called soft-ice here. Not something I like. structure is wrong, taste is incredibly boring in an intense way. And it is way too salt. Probably to cover up that it does not taste well in itself.

Almost every snackbar in the Netherlands sells it in summer I  think.

Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: WolFish on June 01, 2016, 01:41:27 AM
when i was a kid my sister and i would walk down to baskin robbins about a half mile away and both of us would get chocolate mousse royale and eat the whole pint on the way home.

sigh, there is a new version of my stanley vacuum mug, which keeps things cold all day if i put ice. dunno about hot. stanley puts a lifetime guarantee. nothing wrong with the old one.

i am having trouble thinking of excuses to get the new one which is hammertone green. in honor of their anniversary they came out with an all stainless and that's the only stanley i have left so i have nothing in hammertone....aha.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on June 01, 2016, 01:51:45 AM
so i have nothing in hammertone....aha.

 :laugh:

Show pictures, please, when you get it.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on June 19, 2016, 03:33:09 AM
My mouse hand gets cold. I need gloves.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on June 19, 2016, 03:34:23 AM
Do you use gloves custom made for mobile use, too? :P
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on June 19, 2016, 03:36:04 AM
Never had the need to!
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on June 19, 2016, 03:57:21 AM
It's not about need in a developed country. :M
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 19, 2016, 05:27:31 AM
My mouse hand gets cold. I need gloves.

  Me too!  Why hasn't somebody done something about this?  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: WolFish on June 19, 2016, 09:57:38 AM
My mouse hand gets cold. I need gloves.

  Me too!  Why hasn't somebody done something about this?  :'(
they do make them, but you have to look for them. the dollar store here sells them for $2.50 CDN, but i had to go to another store to get the color i wanted. not only that, but they didn't start selling them until midwinter.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on June 20, 2016, 04:28:25 AM
I used to have cheap but nice and furry fingerless gloves. Apparently I gave them to Kayleigh for when she rode her bike in the cold. Hence, they have disappeared. I'm an idiot!
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: WolFish on June 20, 2016, 01:35:32 PM
I used to have cheap but nice and furry fingerless gloves. Apparently I gave them to Kayleigh for when she rode her bike in the cold. Hence, they have disappeared. I'm an idiot!
no, you're not an idiot. you're kind. just because people take advantage of that doesn't mean you're an idiot.
i used to do that too, and somewhere along the way i realized i was giving away my best stuff. i do very little of that now, and no one except my mother (who is wealthy yet steals from me) has really noticed the difference.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on June 20, 2016, 03:38:06 PM
I used to have cheap but nice and furry fingerless gloves. Apparently I gave them to Kayleigh for when she rode her bike in the cold. Hence, they have disappeared. I'm an idiot!
no, you're not an idiot. you're kind. just because people take advantage of that doesn't mean you're an idiot.
i used to do that too, and somewhere along the way i realized i was giving away my best stuff. i do very little of that now, and no one except my mother (who is wealthy yet steals from me) has really noticed the difference.

:agreed:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 20, 2016, 09:19:05 PM
  The screen rotation on my smartphone stopped working and I had to restart the phone twice to fix it!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on June 21, 2016, 12:32:31 AM
Intolerable. How can you even go on?
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on June 21, 2016, 05:48:34 AM
I used to have cheap but nice and furry fingerless gloves. Apparently I gave them to Kayleigh for when she rode her bike in the cold. Hence, they have disappeared. I'm an idiot!
no, you're not an idiot. you're kind. just because people take advantage of that doesn't mean you're an idiot.
i used to do that too, and somewhere along the way i realized i was giving away my best stuff. i do very little of that now, and no one except my mother (who is wealthy yet steals from me) has really noticed the difference.

:agreed:
Thank you both. Going to the city on Friday, might have a look for gloves (which I won't give away) then.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on June 21, 2016, 10:15:06 AM
Intolerable. How can you even go on?

  It was very stressful.  I felt so helpless.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on November 08, 2016, 06:20:40 PM
  Last election, I got a little sticker that read  "I voted."  Not this time.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Gopher Gary on November 08, 2016, 07:34:31 PM
  Last election, I got a little sticker that read  "I voted."  Not this time.  :'(

Maybe they thought this time people wouldn't want to advertise it.  :zoinks:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Queen Victoria on November 08, 2016, 10:53:00 PM
  Last election, I got a little sticker that read  "I voted."  Not this time.  :'(

One less thing to clear out of your apartment.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on November 09, 2016, 09:41:46 AM
  Last election, I got a little sticker that read  "I voted."  Not this time.  :'(

Maybe they thought this time people wouldn't want to advertise it.  :zoinks:

I know I wouldn't. :zoinks:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Gopher Gary on November 09, 2016, 08:33:46 PM
  Last election, I got a little sticker that read  "I voted."  Not this time.  :'(

Maybe they thought this time people wouldn't want to advertise it.  :zoinks:

I know I wouldn't. :zoinks:

 :zoinks:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on November 11, 2016, 12:54:09 AM
It's fitting to talk about it in the "developed country" thread. :zoinks:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on November 15, 2016, 05:04:28 AM
Seems I cannot function without my phone. Losing it temporarily today made me panic.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on November 15, 2016, 06:38:35 AM
Seems I cannot function without my phone. Losing it temporarily today made me panic.

  I know the feeling.  I left mine at home one work day and felt lost without it!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Icequeen on November 15, 2016, 06:47:44 AM
Seems I cannot function without my phone. Losing it temporarily today made me panic.

  I know the feeling.  I left mine at home one work day and felt lost without it!  :'(

I keep trying to lose mine, people keep finding it for me.  :roar:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on November 15, 2016, 07:58:25 AM
Seems I cannot function without my phone. Losing it temporarily today made me panic.

  I know the feeling.  I left mine at home one work day and felt lost without it!  :'(

I keep trying to lose mine, people keep finding it for me.  :roar:
I often leave it next to my bed for the whole day. People may be not that amused when I do. But I can live without the contact with the outside world pretty well on some days.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on November 15, 2016, 08:01:23 AM
Seems I cannot function without my phone. Losing it temporarily today made me panic.

  I know the feeling.  I left mine at home one work day and felt lost without it!  :'(

I keep trying to lose mine, people keep finding it for me.  :roar:
I often leave it next to my bed for the whole day. People may be not that amused when I do. But I can live without the contact with the outside world pretty well on some days.

  I miss the portable internet more than the interpersonal contact.  :tard:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: 'andersom' on November 15, 2016, 08:39:38 AM
Seems I cannot function without my phone. Losing it temporarily today made me panic.

  I know the feeling.  I left mine at home one work day and felt lost without it!  :'(

I keep trying to lose mine, people keep finding it for me.  :roar:
I often leave it next to my bed for the whole day. People may be not that amused when I do. But I can live without the contact with the outside world pretty well on some days.

  I miss the portable internet more than the interpersonal contact.  :tard:
I don't mind being half a day or more without the portable internet too much either. Yesterday I was without both for 8 hours. Was fine.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on November 15, 2016, 09:12:20 PM
I put my phone on silent when I am at college and I have missed some important calls and texts for doing that. Oh well!
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on January 01, 2017, 08:18:26 AM
  My therapist doesn't understand me.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on January 01, 2017, 10:31:30 AM
I'm down to my last bottle of champagne.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on January 01, 2017, 11:23:31 AM
I can't decide what to watch on TV tonight.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on March 16, 2017, 12:46:41 PM
  My favorite movies have been on TV too often lately.  I'm getting tired of them.  :yawn:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on March 16, 2017, 01:55:33 PM
  My favorite movies have been on TV too often lately.  I'm getting tired of them.  :yawn:

:( :hug:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on March 16, 2017, 03:09:57 PM
  My favorite movies have been on TV too often lately.  I'm getting tired of them.  :yawn:

:( :hug:

  The struggle is real!  Thank goodness someone understands!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on March 17, 2017, 09:12:24 AM
  My favorite movies have been on TV too often lately.  I'm getting tired of them.  :yawn:

:( :hug:

  The struggle is real!  Thank goodness someone understands!  :'(

Trust me, I understand. :'(

Just now, I realised that the BA lounge doesn't have the beer I like. Horrible.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Fun With Matches on March 17, 2017, 09:29:39 AM
  My favorite movies have been on TV too often lately.  I'm getting tired of them.  :yawn:

:( :hug:

  The struggle is real!  Thank goodness someone understands!  :'(

Trust me, I understand. :'(

Just now, I realised that the BA lounge doesn't have the beer I like. Horrible.


You poor unfortunate souls. :'( I just can't read any of this stuff anymore! It's so sad!
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on March 17, 2017, 09:44:19 AM
To make it even worse, I have to get up and get the beer myself. Also, there are no crisps nearby, I'd have to walk to the other side of the lounge. What were they thinking? Not me, that's for sure.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on March 17, 2017, 10:39:29 PM
I have so many clothes that I can't decide what to wear.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on March 17, 2017, 11:21:10 PM
  The credit card companies keep sending me pre-approvals, but I have to fill out paperwork first.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on March 18, 2017, 03:48:51 AM
The credit card companies keep sending me pre-approvals, but I have to fill out paperwork first.  :'(
I hope you have a good reason to get a credit card. They are the pits, really. I am in major debt with mine and I am on the pension, meaning I shouldn't be having a credit card at all.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on March 18, 2017, 05:25:29 AM
The credit card companies keep sending me pre-approvals, but I have to fill out paperwork first.  :'(
I hope you have a good reason to get a credit card. They are the pits, really. I am in major debt with mine and I am on the pension, meaning I shouldn't be having a credit card at all.

  So far I've just let the offers expire.  It might just be good to have one for online purchases. :apondering:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on March 18, 2017, 05:43:44 AM
The credit card companies keep sending me pre-approvals, but I have to fill out paperwork first.  :'(
I hope you have a good reason to get a credit card. They are the pits, really. I am in major debt with mine and I am on the pension, meaning I shouldn't be having a credit card at all.
So far I've just let the offers expire.  It might just be good to have one for online purchases. :apondering:
That is where all the money went from mine. Now I think of it as being the bank's money and I have to pay it back.

I originally got it for going on holiday to Thailand. Credit cards are so useful when overseas.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on March 19, 2017, 12:41:27 AM
They are useful for tracking company expenses.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Queen Victoria on March 19, 2017, 10:12:48 AM
They are useful for tracking company expenses.

They indicate where the $ was spent, but do they indicate what the $ was spent on?  For example, alcoholic beverages may not be reimbursable or tax deductible. The credit card transaction probably wouldn't break this out.

Sorry, former government auditor posting here.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Lestat on March 19, 2017, 12:13:55 PM
Why not use a debit card instead? I do. And I've saved up almost half a grand. Which I'm going to spend on the lab. I want to try and build an ion-trap mass spec. Using fourier-transform cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry and using a Penning trap or orbitrap magnetic confinement setup for the ion packets to be analyzed.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on March 20, 2017, 01:00:21 AM
They are useful for tracking company expenses.

They indicate where the $ was spent, but do they indicate what the $ was spent on?  For example, alcoholic beverages may not be reimbursable or tax deductible. The credit card transaction probably wouldn't break this out.

Sorry, former government auditor posting here.

The transaction log mercifully does not mention the alcoholic beverages. :zoinks:

Seriously, though, the company card is useful when used right. It makes the paperwork that follows so much easier.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on March 20, 2017, 01:05:18 AM
Why not use a debit card instead?

A lot of my company expenses happen some weeks before I get paid for the services those expenses are needed for. A credit card does the trick of moving and grouping the cost.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Queen Victoria on March 20, 2017, 10:00:46 AM
Why not use a debit card instead? I do. And I've saved up almost half a grand. Which I'm going to spend on the lab. I want to try and build an ion-trap mass spec. Using fourier-transform cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry and using a Penning trap or orbitrap magnetic confinement setup for the ion packets to be analyzed.

It can be a long while (up to 8 weeks) before the payment is due.  Since it's probably a company credit card, odeon isn't out of pocket at any time. 
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Jack on March 20, 2017, 04:54:04 PM
The transaction log mercifully does not mention the alcoholic beverages. :zoinks:
The itemized receipt would note drinks; any company that cares about not paying for alcohol with meals will require the itemized receipt, or simply use an expense cap.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on March 21, 2017, 12:47:20 AM
The transaction log mercifully does not mention the alcoholic beverages. :zoinks:
The itemized receipt would note drinks; any company that cares about not paying for alcohol with meals will require the itemized receipt, or simply use an expense cap.

I asked my boss and he's fine with the paperwork I do provide. :zoinks:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Jack on March 21, 2017, 08:47:00 PM
The transaction log mercifully does not mention the alcoholic beverages. :zoinks:
The itemized receipt would note drinks; any company that cares about not paying for alcohol with meals will require the itemized receipt, or simply use an expense cap.

I asked my boss and he's fine with the paperwork I do provide. :zoinks:
Submit a hundred dollar dinner tab for one person and see what he says. :laugh: The system we use is really good; it's an online reporting system so no paperwork involved. Users submit scans of receipts, or upload a photo of it by phone ap. Though the requirement of itemized meal receipts has been something new in the past year or so.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on March 22, 2017, 12:42:48 AM
The transaction log mercifully does not mention the alcoholic beverages. :zoinks:
The itemized receipt would note drinks; any company that cares about not paying for alcohol with meals will require the itemized receipt, or simply use an expense cap.

I asked my boss and he's fine with the paperwork I do provide. :zoinks:
Submit a hundred dollar dinner tab for one person and see what he says. :laugh: The system we use is really good; it's an online reporting system so no paperwork involved. Users submit scans of receipts, or upload a photo of it by phone ap. Though the requirement of itemized meal receipts has been something new in the past year or so.

I *am* my boss. :M
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on March 22, 2017, 04:20:08 AM
Not sure what to do for my second foreign holiday of the year.  Spain or Portugal?  Dear me, life is so tough.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on April 17, 2017, 05:50:13 PM
  I have some cardboard boxes to cut up and put in my windows to fill space next to my
  air conditioners, but cutting them to size is work, and I might have to overlap some pieces.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on April 17, 2017, 06:17:40 PM
My car is 4 years old.

  My smartphone is 4.5 years old, and my computer is 8 years old.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on April 29, 2017, 06:21:18 AM
  My air conditioner was making me chilly, so I had to turn it down.  Manually.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on April 29, 2017, 07:27:05 AM
  My air conditioner was making me chilly, so I had to turn it down.  Manually.  :'(

:( :hug:

How awful.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on April 29, 2017, 09:54:46 PM
  My air conditioner was making me chilly, so I had to turn it down.  Manually.  :'(

:( :hug:

How awful.

  As if that weren't bad enough ... I had to pause the song I was listening to on my computer
  so I could get out of my chair to turn the air conditioner back on.  Who can live this way?  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on April 30, 2017, 02:01:32 AM
You had to get out of your chair? That's horrible.

It reminds me of my everyday struggles with the satellite receiver remote. You know, I have to angle it in a specific way to make contact with the receiver, and it's so uncomfortable.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on April 30, 2017, 04:32:38 AM
You had to get out of your chair? That's horrible.

It reminds me of my everyday struggles with the satellite receiver remote. You know, I have to angle it in a specific way to make contact with the receiver, and it's so uncomfortable.

  Sometimes I try to use the cable remote and it won't work because something on the table is in the way.
  Therefore I am forced to move things out of the way, which can disrupt my dinner.  It's just so wrong.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 01, 2017, 01:31:33 AM
Yesterday, the TV wouldn't connect to the WiFi and I couldn't watch Netflix. I had to reconfigure the connection using the remote.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on May 01, 2017, 02:15:27 AM
When I got to the classroom at college this morning, I found that someone had already taken the chair that I like. I had to make do and sit in another chair.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 01, 2017, 04:52:33 AM
Yesterday, the TV wouldn't connect to the WiFi and I couldn't watch Netflix. I had to reconfigure the connection using the remote.

  Shouldn't the remote have done the reconfiguring for you?  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 01, 2017, 04:55:01 AM
When I got to the classroom at college this morning, I found that someone had already taken the chair that I like. I had to make do and sit in another chair.

  We in the developed world should never have to "make do."  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 02, 2017, 12:00:59 AM
Yesterday, the TV wouldn't connect to the WiFi and I couldn't watch Netflix. I had to reconfigure the connection using the remote.

  Shouldn't the remote have done the reconfiguring for you?  :'(

But why was the reconfiguration necessary in the first place? Surely there must be someone I can sue.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 02, 2017, 10:23:33 AM
Yesterday, the TV wouldn't connect to the WiFi and I couldn't watch Netflix. I had to reconfigure the connection using the remote.

  Shouldn't the remote have done the reconfiguring for you?  :'(

But why was the reconfiguration necessary in the first place? Surely there must be someone I can sue.

  But if you sue, you'll have to pay a lawyer.  :MLA:   It seems you just can't win!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: MLA on May 02, 2017, 02:44:41 PM
Yesterday, the TV wouldn't connect to the WiFi and I couldn't watch Netflix. I had to reconfigure the connection using the remote.

  Shouldn't the remote have done the reconfiguring for you?  :'(

But why was the reconfiguration necessary in the first place? Surely there must be someone I can sue.

  But if you sue, you'll have to pay a lawyer.  :MLA:   It seems you just can't win!  :'(

But the lawyer wins, and that's all that really matters.  :thumbup:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 03, 2017, 12:21:03 AM
I finished watching a TV series on Netflix and now I can't decide what to watch next. :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 03, 2017, 04:52:16 AM
I finished watching a TV series on Netflix and now I can't decide what to watch next. :'(

  Nobody talks about the burden of too many choices.  We really need to talk about it.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 03, 2017, 03:45:58 PM
I finished watching a TV series on Netflix and now I can't decide what to watch next. :'(

  Nobody talks about the burden of too many choices.  We really need to talk about it.  :'(

I'm trying to, but it's just so hard.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 03, 2017, 05:53:24 PM
I finished watching a TV series on Netflix and now I can't decide what to watch next. :'(

  Nobody talks about the burden of too many choices.  We really need to talk about it.  :'(

I'm trying to, but it's just so hard.

  We deserve time off from our problems!  :'(
 
    Let's take a dance break!   :dance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn3Qp1vYGis
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 04, 2017, 01:00:07 AM
I have to work now. The injustice of it all.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on May 04, 2017, 03:34:15 AM
No unsweetened soya milk at the local shop.  Had to have sweetened.  Not sure I can cope with the strain.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 04, 2017, 04:41:07 AM
No unsweetened soya milk at the local shop.  Had to have sweetened.  Not sure I can cope with the strain.

  You should protest outside the shop!  The customer must be heard!    :spam:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 04, 2017, 04:47:04 AM
I have to work now. The injustice of it all.

  I'll have to work for at least 15 more years to qualify for maximum Social Security benefits. 
   Assuming there will even be Social Security benefits left after all these old people spend it!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on May 04, 2017, 02:49:40 PM
Had a strange dream that I lived in a country that didn't have universal free healthcare.  Woke up not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 05, 2017, 01:06:08 AM
Had a strange dream that I lived in a country that didn't have universal free healthcare.  Woke up not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

  Are you American?  Cause I don't know whether to envy you or what.  :orly:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on May 05, 2017, 05:03:09 AM
Had a strange dream that I lived in a country that didn't have universal free healthcare.  Woke up not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

  Are you American?  Cause I don't know whether to envy you or what.  :orly:

If I was American I would have woke up angry.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Fun With Matches on May 08, 2017, 12:57:28 PM
When are they going to reduce these??

http://www2.hm.com/en_gb/productpage.0462599001.html#Black
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 08, 2017, 12:59:55 PM
:hug:

It's unfair, I know, but we are here to take you through this very difficult time.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Fun With Matches on May 08, 2017, 01:10:26 PM
:hug:

It's unfair, I know, but we are here to take you through this very difficult time.

I have to click on that website every day. Don't they know my great pain and suffering?

Thank you.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 08, 2017, 03:26:46 PM
:hug:

It's unfair, I know, but we are here to take you through this very difficult time.

I have to click on that website every day. Don't they know my great pain and suffering?

Thank you.

Websites like that have been carefully designed around other people's misery. Be strong.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 09, 2017, 05:45:18 AM
  Microwave dinners enable me to have a delicious meal ready in minutes ... but then I have to
   wash the plastic trays before recycling.  It's a high price to pay for the food I'm entitled to.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on May 09, 2017, 06:05:38 AM
Microwave dinners enable me to have a delicious meal ready in minutes ... but then I have to wash the plastic trays before recycling.  It's a high price to pay for the food I'm entitled to.  :'(
Speaking of microwave dinners, I had teriyaki chicken tonight - the packet said to heat it for 6 minutes. I put it in for 4 and it was still too hot to eat when I got it out. The microwave is just too efficient.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 09, 2017, 06:29:53 AM
Microwave dinners enable me to have a delicious meal ready in minutes ... but then I have to wash the plastic trays before recycling.  It's a high price to pay for the food I'm entitled to.  :'(
Speaking of microwave dinners, I had teriyaki chicken tonight - the packet said to heat it for 6 minutes. I put it in for 4 and it was still too hot to eat when I got it out. The microwave is just too efficient.

  Does the microwave even come with a warning label?  I'll bet it doesn't.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Fun With Matches on May 09, 2017, 08:31:39 AM
  Microwave dinners enable me to have a delicious meal ready in minutes ... but then I have to
   wash the plastic trays before recycling.  It's a high price to pay for the food I'm entitled to.  :'(


Because we now have water meters, I make a point of not recycling dirty plastic or metal dishes, because I have to pay for it. Fuck that.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 09, 2017, 04:27:34 PM
And they call microwaves "convenient". ::)
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 10, 2017, 04:42:27 AM
  Microwave dinners enable me to have a delicious meal ready in minutes ... but then I have to
   wash the plastic trays before recycling.  It's a high price to pay for the food I'm entitled to.  :'(


Because we now have water meters, I make a point of not recycling dirty plastic or metal dishes, because I have to pay for it. Fuck that.

  It's as if they make it impossible to be an environmentalist mowadays.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 10, 2017, 04:43:17 AM
And they call microwaves "convenient". ::)

  I also don't like the beeping sound it makes when my food is done.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 13, 2017, 11:55:17 AM
I want to buy a TV series but it is not available on Blu-ray. Why do they do this to me? :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Queen Victoria on May 13, 2017, 05:41:52 PM
A microwave is what I do when in my carriage riding among the masses.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 14, 2017, 07:21:53 AM
I want to buy a TV series but it is not available on Blu-ray. Why do they do this to me? :'(

  Is it at least available on DVD?  I don't have a Blu-ray player, so I must settle for DVDs.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 14, 2017, 07:31:45 AM
A microwave is what I do when in my carriage riding among the masses.

  The Royal microwave! :queenie:

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GBVvwPnIVsY/T80mLFMDkQI/AAAAAAAAAfA/wber6jmRpPM/s320/1.jpg)
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 14, 2017, 02:44:37 PM
I want to buy a TV series but it is not available on Blu-ray. Why do they do this to me? :'(

  Is it at least available on DVD?  I don't have a Blu-ray player, so I must settle for DVDs.  :'(

DVDs have noticeably inferior quality. :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 14, 2017, 03:12:42 PM
I want to buy a TV series but it is not available on Blu-ray. Why do they do this to me? :'(

  Is it at least available on DVD?  I don't have a Blu-ray player, so I must settle for DVDs.  :'(

DVDs have noticeably inferior quality. :'(

  It's as if I'm living in my own little poverty-stricken subcountry, watching my inferior product.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 14, 2017, 03:18:34 PM
I want to buy a TV series but it is not available on Blu-ray. Why do they do this to me? :'(

  Is it at least available on DVD?  I don't have a Blu-ray player, so I must settle for DVDs.  :'(

DVDs have noticeably inferior quality. :'(

  It's as if I'm living in my own little poverty-stricken subcountry, watching my inferior product.  :'(

Be brave! We need to talk about this instead of suffering in silence!
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 14, 2017, 03:22:18 PM
I want to buy a TV series but it is not available on Blu-ray. Why do they do this to me? :'(

  Is it at least available on DVD?  I don't have a Blu-ray player, so I must settle for DVDs.  :'(

DVDs have noticeably inferior quality. :'(

  It's as if I'm living in my own little poverty-stricken subcountry, watching my inferior product.  :'(

Be brave! We need to talk about this instead of suffering in silence!

  I could post about this on my Tumblr page ... if I had one.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Queen Victoria on May 14, 2017, 04:57:27 PM
Hey you guys.  The PR and her friend are on the cutting edge of a new entertainment medium:  VCR tapes, but only Disney ones.  Yep, we have a giant CRT TV, a VCR player and most of the Disney classics.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 14, 2017, 04:58:22 PM
Hey you guys.  The PR and her friend are on the cutting edge of a new entertainment medium:  VCR tapes, but only Disney ones.  Yep, we have a giant CRT TV, a CD player and most of the Disney classics.

  Be kind, rewind ...  *sob*  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Queen Victoria on May 14, 2017, 05:00:59 PM
Hey you guys.  The PR and her friend are on the cutting edge of a new entertainment medium:  VCR tapes, but only Disney ones.  Yep, we have a giant CRT TV, a VCR player and most of the Disney classics.

  Be kind, rewind ...  *sob*  :'(

Edited original post and quote to change CD player to VCR player.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on May 14, 2017, 05:03:19 PM
Hey you guys.  The PR and her friend are on the cutting edge of a new entertainment medium:  VCR tapes, but only Disney ones.  Yep, we have a giant CRT TV, a VCR player and most of the Disney classics.

  Be kind, rewind ...  *sob*  :'(

Edited original post and quote to change CD player to VCR player.

  God bless you, Ma'am.  :'(  #roughingit  #hardtimesforusall  #thisisnotamerica
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on May 14, 2017, 11:54:07 PM
VCR tapes? You might as well kill me now. :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Gopher Gary on July 22, 2017, 07:05:13 PM
The redbox nearest my house has been defective for weeks, and I'm too lazy to find another one. :violin:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on July 22, 2017, 09:52:18 PM
The redbox nearest my house has been defective for weeks, and I'm too lazy to find another one. :violin:
Is that a post box?
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Gopher Gary on July 22, 2017, 10:09:24 PM
The redbox nearest my house has been defective for weeks, and I'm too lazy to find another one. :violin:
Is that a post box?

It's a vending machine for movie rentals.  :orly:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on July 23, 2017, 05:09:30 AM
The redbox nearest my house has been defective for weeks, and I'm too lazy to find another one. :violin:
Is that a post box?
It's a vending machine for movie rentals.  :orly:
Oh I have seen one once. Before the shopping centre that had it underwent major renovations.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: lutra on July 23, 2017, 01:40:13 PM
My remote control (or the little box that receives the signal) has a delay of about half a second. That's a little bit annoying when you're in a hurry to mute some sudden loud noises on the telly. For instance the start of a commercial break.

*Thinks the world's against him and starts preparing to fight it Rambo styley* :laugh:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on August 13, 2017, 07:29:06 AM
  I just cleaned my toilet last night and now it's too pretty to pee in.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on August 13, 2017, 07:30:05 AM
My shower brush and my new shower curtain are contrasting shades of blue.  They look dumb together.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Fun With Matches on August 13, 2017, 09:05:13 AM
^ You shouldn't have to live like that. I don't think people care enough these days.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on August 13, 2017, 03:00:47 PM
^ You shouldn't have to live like that. I don't think people care enough these days.

  I know!  I had to clean the toilet myself!  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on August 31, 2017, 07:13:27 AM
  I wanted to buy a couple of bananas in the supermarket yesterday, but all the ripe ones were gone.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on August 31, 2017, 12:35:57 PM
Can't really be arsed with the 5 hour drive to Cornwall on Saturday morning.  Think I might have to fly instead as it's 40 minutes in the air.  It's tough being me.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Walkie on August 31, 2017, 12:58:52 PM
I kinda miss the little electronic blips that I call friends when they stop appearing on my favourite Aspie website.
WB, FourAceDeal :)
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Walkie on August 31, 2017, 06:05:51 PM
I fel almost gulity for contributing to this mis-named thread, knowing , as i do that millions of Brits are starving and/or cold and/or living on the streets because they're just to poor to buy all the essentials. And I don't suppose it's any different in the USA, or anywhere else in the developed world.

Being poor in a rich country is no better than being poor in a poor country, methinks. It just means that you could manage very nicely if you could only  take your insufficient income somewhere else and live on it there, instead.    Yet   somehow, you still participate in that collective guilt for being one of the overpriveged. If you're botn in Britain then you're alright, Jack. Others will literally  kill themselves trying to get here.

Oh, and we;'re more likely to possess some second-hand electronic junk than people in some countries do. and a power supply to run it on, if wecan only  can afford to keep the meter fed.

I'm not grumbling for myself here. I'm OK, at present.  Far from wealth, but not doing without anything that matters.  just saying, it's not really a question of where you live, but how close you are to the bottom of the heap in whatever place you're living in.



Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on September 01, 2017, 01:00:03 AM
It sucks waiting for hot water to come out of the hot tap.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on September 01, 2017, 02:26:08 PM
It sucks waiting for hot water to come out of the hot tap.

Tell me about it the shower in our upstairs bathroom takes over a minute
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: renaeden on September 01, 2017, 08:37:44 PM
It sucks waiting for hot water to come out of the hot tap.
Tell me about it the shower in our upstairs bathroom takes over a minute
So annoying. Our kitchen tap is especially bad.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: odeon on September 02, 2017, 03:05:18 AM
I may need a battery pack for my phone.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on September 06, 2017, 03:59:33 AM
The car rental place didn't have the car I reserved.  I had to drive a brand new Audi A3 Sport around all week.  This country is feral.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on September 06, 2017, 05:45:53 AM
  There is no breakfast buffet waiting for me in my apartment when I get up.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Gopher Gary on September 07, 2017, 04:08:08 PM
  There is no breakfast buffet waiting for me in my apartment when I get up.  :'(

You need some bitches.  :zoinks:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on September 07, 2017, 05:24:53 PM
  There is no breakfast buffet waiting for me in my apartment when I get up.  :'(

You need some bitches.  :zoinks:

  I don't need any more mouths to feed.  :P
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Gopher Gary on September 07, 2017, 06:18:00 PM
  There is no breakfast buffet waiting for me in my apartment when I get up.  :'(

You need some bitches.  :zoinks:

  I don't need any more mouths to feed.  :P

Then you need skinny bitches.  :zoinks:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on October 01, 2017, 08:07:52 AM
  Reddit won't refresh at the moment, all their servers are busy.  :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on October 01, 2017, 08:37:02 AM
I had to use bottled lemon juice on my smoked salmon at lunch rather than dressing it with a squeeze of an un-waxed Sicilian lemon like I usually do.

I imagine this is what it feels like to be a refugee.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: "couldbecousin" on October 01, 2017, 08:39:25 AM
I had to use bottled lemon juice on my smoked salmon at lunch rather than dressing it with a squeeze of an un-waxed Sicilian lemon like I usually do.

I imagine this is what it feels like to be a refugee.

  We should start a GoFundMe to send you these vital supplies! :lemon: :'(
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on October 01, 2017, 05:28:02 PM
The store near my house no longer has the Mexican Coca Cola in the glass bottles anymore I have to drive to Home Depot to get them..   Not really sure why but Home Depot always has them in the cooler by the check out :dunno:
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on October 02, 2017, 06:20:54 AM
The store near my house no longer has the Mexican Coca Cola in the glass bottles anymore I have to drive to Home Depot to get them..   Not really sure why but Home Depot always has them in the cooler by the check out :dunno:

Actually, I get this....  I've always thought that Coke tasted better out of the small glass bottles.  The stuff in the cans tastes kinda "canny".  There's a bargain store near me that still sells the small bottles.  It goes nicely with Johnny Walker Black Label or Haig Clubman (with a small slice of un-waxed Sicilian lemon, of course).
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Parts on October 03, 2017, 01:55:48 PM
The store near my house no longer has the Mexican Coca Cola in the glass bottles anymore I have to drive to Home Depot to get them..   Not really sure why but Home Depot always has them in the cooler by the check out :dunno:

Actually, I get this....  I've always thought that Coke tasted better out of the small glass bottles.  The stuff in the cans tastes kinda "canny".  There's a bargain store near me that still sells the small bottles.  It goes nicely with Johnny Walker Black Label or Haig Clubman (with a small slice of un-waxed Sicilian lemon, of course).

Always liked drinking out of bottles better than cans or even glasses.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Lestat on October 04, 2017, 02:29:52 PM
Same, definitely tastes better out of glass bottles than cans or even plastic bottles. And don't get me started about either diet coke or that rotten coke zero crap. Its not meant to be health food its meant to be pleasurable to drink.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on October 04, 2017, 02:46:47 PM
 :bounce:
Same, definitely tastes better out of glass bottles than cans or even plastic bottles. And don't get me started about either diet coke or that rotten coke zero crap. Its not meant to be health food its meant to be pleasurable to drink.

Nah....  It's meant to be a mixer.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Lestat on October 04, 2017, 03:52:30 PM
I don't tend to use a mixer as such, not unless the alcohol that is going to be consumed is something like pure, or azeotropic concentration ethanol (95% EtOH, 5% H2O, these have to be diluted or they can actually burn mucous membranes), I find that it just makes more volume to consume. I just neck it in one and then follow it up AFTER with the coke or other chaser, so as not to bulk it up but still leave it strong enough to try and trigger a gag reflex due to the strength and the vapors.

That said I am not a very heavy drinker.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: FourAceDeal on October 05, 2017, 02:51:11 AM
I don't tend to use a mixer as such, not unless the alcohol that is going to be consumed is something like pure, or azeotropic concentration ethanol (95% EtOH, 5% H2O, these have to be diluted or they can actually burn mucous membranes), I find that it just makes more volume to consume. I just neck it in one and then follow it up AFTER with the coke or other chaser, so as not to bulk it up but still leave it strong enough to try and trigger a gag reflex due to the strength and the vapors.

That said I am not a very heavy drinker.

I remember (kinda) drinking in Amsterdam with three friends.  We were drinking a bottle of Polish Spirit (About 90% alcohol?).  We had to dilute it with neat vodka to make it drinkable.  The hangover was legendary.
Title: Re: The "developed country problem" thread
Post by: Lestat on October 05, 2017, 12:04:11 PM
Heh. Yeah 90% is too strong. The stuff I keep around for the lab (mostly at least) is 95% azeotropic ethanol, I wouldn't go to the trouble to get it rigorously anhydrous only to dilute it for drinking, about £20 a bottle, russian, undenatured. Doesn't give a foul hangover if you don't drink too much of it, but it HAS to be diluted down from 95% before you can drink  it without burning the stomach (did once and it was awful) But one little teacup of the stuff filled about 3/4 full and the rest made up with some less fiery beverage of choice can easily go down in one go and be followed up by a liberal, generous and greedily gulped down pull from something like a carton of fresh orange juice, guava juice, lychee juice or something else tasty. Actually this stuff tastes better than cheap vodka, since unlike the drinks industry, for a chemical vendor, if they sell 'ethanol, 95%' (albeit written in russian) and undenatured, then that is what it must be, as far as the person who buys it is concerned, thats what they ordered and they did so for a reason. So probably better quality than cheap vodka where I just BET they collect the heads from the distillation, and the tails, and distill it down for the last, dirtiest scrape of the bottom of the barrel, before using that, maybe diluted with more, cheapish low quality spirit and selling that. I find now that I can't stand cheap vodka, people say vodka has no taste or smell but it does, it does when you've actually had both high quality (and expensive) vodka intended as a craft-made spirit for drinking, and diluted pure ethyl alcohol. And to me now it makes my gorge rise, won't drink that crap. (and why would I when I'd get one mug out of a 5th, maybe plus one shot, for about £6.70 or so, or an entire liter of azeotropic EtOH that is both convenient to render drinkable by dilution alone, is specifically intended to have water as the only other non-trace level byproduct for uses that actually NEED ethyl alcohol,  not methanol, isopropanol, n-propanol, the butanols and fusel-alcohols as are found in grain spirits, especially those of poor quality, for £20 and free shipping, no sky-high rates of tax-rape either by the UK govt. If that was sold here it'd probably cost about £30-40 in tax alone, perhaps more, before the price of the goods just in alcohol duty. I don't see why they  ought to profit off my back when they have done me no service, but rather, demanded money with menaces, threaten and bully their way into people's pockets.)

I can't imagine drinking 90% spirit using vodka as a diluent though, damn. No wonder that fucked you up pretty hard :P

This russian stuff, not intended FOR drinking but still safe TO ingest, when diluted, it really has a whopper of a kick to it. One teacup part full and with at least 1/4 full of something nonalcoholic is enough that I'll feel warm all over in a few tens of seconds, slightly intoxicated with a minute to a minute and a half, briefly incoordinated and then wake up 7 hours later. Gives you just enough time to chase it down with a cold drink, put some music on whilst laying on the sofa and to smoke a cigar and briefly, intoxicates somewhat before one blacks out. I don't drink it to get drunk, not much of a drinker actually. Rather, if in physical pain and have to wait hours before something like a med refill whilst everything is already wearing or near worn off, and there are a few hours to kill, thats the kind of reason I'll drink it, or other alcohol. To serve as a fairly predictable and effective general anaesthetic for periods of up to 5-6 hours or so once in a while, if needs must. Otherwise I tend to stick to beer, although I won't turn down a margarita or mojito especially, those have to be two of my favourite cocktails, if I had to pick three, the other would be one of my own,  something I call a manhattan project; a tall, narrow glass with a layer of care+ brand codeine cough syrup (which is flavored/preserved with chloroform, which is essential to the flavour of the cocktail), this topped off with mostly tesco own brand limeade carbonated pop with a little vodka added, a squeeze of fresh lime, then at the top two slices of fresh lime are hung off the glass, poking inwards and a slice of lemon is used to make a fruit 'cage' to hold in place a teaspoon to a teaspoon and a half of diethyl ether, solubilized with 30ml or so of vodka and some sugared lime juice plus a pinch of freshly grated lemon and lime zests floated on the top of that, and outside the 'cage', ideally some ice cubes floated on top of the finished cocktail.

Its getting harder to find that brand of cough syrup though so I don't often get to make it, very rare now to find a pharmacy that carries it, and whats more if they do, that will sell it; so usually it has to be bought online. And theres only enough for two cocktails in one bottle, so its a nuisance to get enough especially if more than a couple are to partake, at most it can be stretched to three servings per bottle.

The 'manhattan project' (my little pun on the manhattan cocktail, and the united states' nuclear warfare program :autism:) does both taste pretty good and pack a hell of a punch to it, though, for all the scarcity of one of the key ingredients.