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Bulletproof said:
I've posted some stupid SPPs, sure, but this might be one of the stupidest.

I've been going to the gym lately to do cardio mostly. There are a lot of people who are using other cardio machines but I have no idea what they're trying to accomplish. The other day I get on to do my 30min +5min cooldown thing, about 3 min later a couple women come in and pick out a couple treadmills. They've got to get all set up, get their phones situated, get their hair in pony-tails, etc. Then they get on and walk. Like slow walk. Like if they were walking like that in public and you were behind them you'd be pulling your hair out because they were going sooo slow. Then, about 5 min later they're done.

I mean if they were warming up before hitting some weights or whatever I don't think they were really even warmed up. I don't know if they were just checking the "I went to the gym today" box or what.

But it's not uncommon. I see people doing super low intensity stuff for not even 20 min and then moving on.

I'm not all that knowledgeable about various work-out routines so maybe they are doing something worthwhile, but I sure can't tell what it is.

Anyway, not sure why it bugs me but for whatever reason it does.
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Yeah that's nuts. There are 2 decidedly hot girls at the gym I go to. They get on the treadmill, turn them on slow, and proceed to walk slower than people at the mall while texting and chatting. They do this for maybe 10 minutes then they go lift the lightest weights possible while preening for all the guys that slobber on themselves staring at them. I don't mind.I'm one of them staring.heh
 
When people mark items on a list with asterisks but then don't say what the asterisks indicate.
 
colton said:
When people mark items on a list with asterisks but then don't say what the asterisks indicate.
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bugs me too - and I've noticed it more lately, especially on restaurant menus - - its meaning is usually noted somewhere but it can take a bit of searching to find the notation, especially if it's a multipage menu.


Got a few gym-related peeves myself, such as...

when someone else is using my "favorite" machine - - yes, there are other ellipticals, but there's one in particular I prefer

when I go to the gym a little later than usual, and the guy who also has the same preferred machine as I do shows up before I've finished and just waits a few steps behind me rather than just using a different machine - sometimes with a wipe already in hand to wipe it down as soon as I get off.

the woman who I think must be homeless because she seems to ALWAYS be at the gym, slow pedaling on a cycle while talking on her phone or checking her email - she used to always be in the bike right in front of the elliptical I like and she talked REALLY LOUDLY, loud enough that I couldn't hear my iPod above her voice (she did apologize when I once asked her to speak a bit more quietly). I think someone must have complained because now she's off by herself on a bike in a different area and talks much more quietly. (and I'm just joking about the homeless part, but she does seem to live at the gym)
 
moevillini said:
the woman who I think must be homeless because she seems to ALWAYS be at the gym, slow pedaling on a cycle while talking on her phone or checking her email - she used to always be in the bike right in front of the elliptical I like and she talked REALLY LOUDLY, loud enough that I couldn't hear my iPod above her voice (she did apologize when I once asked her to speak a bit more quietly). I think someone must have complained because now she's off by herself on a bike in a different area and talks much more quietly. (and I'm just joking about the homeless part, but she does seem to live at the gym)
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There are times I go to the public library to do some of my office work (wifi and no kids/wife to constantly interrupt me). One lady is ALWAYS there at the same desk in the study area. She has a suitcase next to the desk and sleeps the entire time I'm there (usually a couple hours). I'm convinced she is homeless and spends her days at the library.
 
moevillini said:
the guy who also has the same preferred machine as I do shows up before I've finished and just waits a few steps behind me rather than just using a different machine - sometimes with a wipe already in hand to wipe it down as soon as I get off.
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That is guaranteed to make me extend my workout on that machine. I will stay on that machine until the person finally gives up just to prove a point.
 
When my wife shares a facebook post about how OCD she is about the way the dishwasher is loaded "Do you have to rearrange the dishes in the dishwasher after someone else already loaded it?" when she's probably done about 7 loads of dishes in calendar year 2017.
 
Do you ever have one of those moments when you are discussing something with your significant other regarding a purchase or some other thing that will impact family finances. You know where she (or he I guess) wants to spend the money and you are certain you should not. So you put out the best argument you can, you obviously have the logical upper hand, and what you get back is a series of nods and "uh-huh"s that signify total agreement. But the look in her eyes says "yeah, **** you, I'm doing what I want". Then a few days later you see the money gone out of the checking account? Then you ask "I thought we agreed not to spend the money" and she doesn't say anything, just looks at you like "no YOU agreed you stupid *******, I knew all along I was spending the money. Run along and play on your phone now."

Yeah, I ****ing hate that.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Do you ever have one of those moments when you are discussing something with your significant other regarding a purchase or some other thing that will impact family finances. You know where she (or he I guess) wants to spend the money and you are certain you should not. So you put out the best argument you can, you obviously have the logical upper hand, and what you get back is a series of nods and "uh-huh"s that signify total agreement. But the look in her eyes says "yeah, **** you, I'm doing what I want". Then a few days later you see the money gone out of the checking account? Then you ask "I thought we agreed not to spend the money" and she doesn't say anything, just looks at you like "no YOU agreed you stupid *******, I knew all along I was spending the money. Run along and play on your phone now."

Yeah, I ****ing hate that.
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Luckily my wife and I pretty much never fight about money, but I learned long ago where my place is and stand in the corner shortly after objecting to any of her spending. If I question anything she finds something no matter how ridiculous to throw into my face. It's easier to just shut up.


The one time I got really lit up was when I changed jobs about 10 years ago and was getting the equivalent of about $2000 in annual leave payout. I told her it was coming and that I wanted to either buy something with it or pay for a vacation for us. She wanted to put it all towards mortgage principle. After debating a bit, she relented and agreed that it was my vacation money. Now, before viewing me as some sort of chauvinist, we were both working full time and she made more than me. She had all her vacation still and I had to start from scratch on vacation and sick accrual. It was my money.

Then she paid down the mortgage with it. I was livid.
 
Mine for today is those billboards claiming 1 in every 4 Utah children are starving. Bull crap. I can imagine the questionnaire goes something like this:

Q: Do you ever feel like you are starving?

A: Yes, I'm a growing child. We all feel like we are starving at times.

Q: Do you ever ask mommy or daddy "I'm starving, what's there to eat?"

A: Well, duh.

There's no way 1 in 4 Utah children are starving. If this were true then the citizens, religious organizations and government would do something about it.
 
franklin said:
Mine for today is those billboards claiming 1 in every 4 Utah children are starving. Bull crap. I can imagine the questionnaire goes something like this:

Q: Do you ever feel like you are starving?

A: Yes, I'm a growing child. We all feel like we are starving at times.

Q: Do you ever ask mommy or daddy "I'm starving, what's there to eat?"

A: Well, duh.

There's no way 1 in 4 Utah children are starving. If this were true then the citizens, religious organizations and government would do something about it.
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My question based on that stat is: How many children in Utah die of starvation?
 
That's pretty close to the obesity rate. Hey if we feed the fat kids to the starving kids it would all balance out.
 
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