tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988623886950340350.post3765168838728348703..comments2016-12-19T01:28:38.819-05:00Comments on QC Blog: Things that drive me crazyquiltingcrusaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14507185916719867051noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988623886950340350.post-90192616156906548672009-03-04T09:53:00.000-05:002009-03-04T09:53:00.000-05:00I agree about the botox stars use. Priscilla Presl...I agree about the botox stars use. Priscilla Presley, Susan Lucci, etc. it is so hard for them to smile, they look phoney. Even Wayne Newton can't crack a smile! If this is what God gave me then I live with it. I never try being younger that I am. A lot of times when women try to look younger and dress that way, too, I think they are making a fool of themself. Growing old is not for wimps!! Accept it; it's better than the alternative!!<BR/>People drive me nuts at Sam's Club with the free samples--I think they go there for lunch!<BR/>Restrooms--I simply abhor people who do not flush the commode after using it-is it such a chore to do so??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988623886950340350.post-80497086927097176742009-02-26T09:25:00.000-05:002009-02-26T09:25:00.000-05:00P.S.Passwords...either make them all the same (Jen...P.S.<BR/>Passwords...either make them all the same (Jenny) or write them down.Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312316515568996862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988623886950340350.post-23592857539433018042009-02-26T09:23:00.000-05:002009-02-26T09:23:00.000-05:00Things that drive me crazy...In general: FREE SAM...Things that drive me crazy...<BR/><BR/>In general: FREE SAMPLES. It turns people into crazed, starving narcissists. Ex) trying to get around at Costco in a timely matter without hitting the wandering, listless shoppers getting their share of the EVERY FREE SAMPLE, never intending to buy the product anyway (Hello--that's the point, people!). No, they consider it to be lunch. <BR/><BR/>As a quilter: loose thread ends and sewing after the bobbin runs out of thread. (no alarm on my machine)<BR/><BR/>As a consumer...I HATE FEES! and the sneaky little ways that they are tacked on. There are usually layers of fine print to sift through after you finally spot the fee, then see that it's reoccurring! They add up! Case in point...online banking is not instantaneous...and due dates are not really the due dates. If you set the [bill] payment to go out of your account on the day that it's due, if the bank posts it after NOON, it's considered "late" by the recipient even though they received it ON THE DUE DATE! What's worse is knowing that you picked the date (i.e., paid the bill) way ahead of time thinking that it would be paid at 'opening bell' of that business day....NOT! <BR/><BR/>AS a parent...SNOW DAYS! On Mon. 2/22, there was a 2 hour delay, THEN CANCELLATION! Despite the fact that all 6 in. of snow fell before midnight on Sunday, and it was not actively snowing AT ALL, both calls came at the last possible minute. TWO THINGS-- 1) Snow falls in western PA; why is it always such a crisis causing hysteria and over reaction? Ask someone from WI or MN if they delay and cancel school all winter. Learn to DEAL WITH IT- do what they do! 2) Not everyone is plugged into network/family who are available on a minutes notice to stay home with school age children. Conscientious parents (mostly falls on the shoulder of the part-timer and/or the mom) struggle with the decision to leave a 10 year old at home all day vs. call off 'sick' from work vs. impose on a 'friend.' Complaining to the district about their conservative 'student-first safety policy' turns you into some wack-job who looks to the state to babysit their kids. NO! Really... responsible women who want to work have to make a choice: Go to college & Don't have children; Go to college- work- take time off to actually RAISE the children in your home(vs. daycare)- take 15 years off and get them into 5th grade; 20 yrs. off-9th grade; then try to use your outdated degree to enter the work force? WOW...! Try to work part-time to keep your skill set up...what workplace (even part time) compensates for 2 hour delays and snow days? As an employer, it's not worth it. As an employee, why bother with the hassle? To women, it's a big fat double standard. It is precisely the reason why a 'Sarah Palin' will NEVER hold a high governmental position until she's 65+ years old and society judges her to be in a position where she doesn't have the primary maternal duty and daily distractions of being a mom. The ludicrous part of that is that once a parent, mom-or -dad, your family always matters more than anything else in the decisions that you make. Just that society consistently imposes different standards...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com