LogGrad98
Well-Known Member
Contributor
20-21 Award Winner
2022 Award Winner
2023 Award Winner
2024 Award Winner
Yes.
Stupid Pet Peeves
- Thread starter Hartsock
- Start date
Panel beaters, that **** is organised theft
Miggs
Well-Known Member
Expiration dates on food products. Is it that ****ing difficult to:
a) put the date somewhere easy to find
b) put the date in a font large enough to ****ing read
c) put the date in an ink that doesn’t wipe or scratch off of the glass so I don’t know if the product is expired
**** them all.
a) put the date somewhere easy to find
b) put the date in a font large enough to ****ing read
c) put the date in an ink that doesn’t wipe or scratch off of the glass so I don’t know if the product is expired
**** them all.
Best Buy dates
They cause a **** ton of food waste.
The way to know if your food has gone bad is that it smells bad, has mold or fungus on it, or has significantly changed consistency.
The best buy date is the absolute worst case scenario for when the food is no longer at it's best (not even that it has gone bad or "expired"). Having worked in a yogurt factory there are times a production line does not run well, so the yogurt might sit on the line for a lot longer than normal. There are times the cooler or the cooling apparatus is backed up so the product sits at room temp for longer than normal. Same goes for the storage tanks before packaging. Anyway, there are dozens of ways that one cup of yogurt might leave the factory with more "stress" than another cup. Same goes for shipping, storage at the retail side, sales floor, etc. That best buy date assumes the worst possible scenario and then adds 10-20% more assumption of bad outcomes because the purpose of the date is to limit liability, not ensure quality.
That said, an unreadable best by date just adds to the problem and encourages food waste even more.
They cause a **** ton of food waste.
The way to know if your food has gone bad is that it smells bad, has mold or fungus on it, or has significantly changed consistency.
The best buy date is the absolute worst case scenario for when the food is no longer at it's best (not even that it has gone bad or "expired"). Having worked in a yogurt factory there are times a production line does not run well, so the yogurt might sit on the line for a lot longer than normal. There are times the cooler or the cooling apparatus is backed up so the product sits at room temp for longer than normal. Same goes for the storage tanks before packaging. Anyway, there are dozens of ways that one cup of yogurt might leave the factory with more "stress" than another cup. Same goes for shipping, storage at the retail side, sales floor, etc. That best buy date assumes the worst possible scenario and then adds 10-20% more assumption of bad outcomes because the purpose of the date is to limit liability, not ensure quality.
That said, an unreadable best by date just adds to the problem and encourages food waste even more.
Tailgaters. It's gotten so bad in Utah on I-15 you can barely even change lanes half the time. Bunch of drivers doing 80 MPH on each other's asses. Sometimes you can't even see the dude behinds headlights. And when you give space in front the guy behind either tailgates harder or tries to pass like his life depends on filling every square inch of pavement. Luckily I'm decent at Nascar but my daughter is terrified to go near I-15 these days. My method is to look for the open areas between the packs of brainless followers and just chill but those are getting harder and harder to find. Of all the places I drive Utah is the worst for tailgating.
I view the spot in front of a tailgater as a personal challenge. I'm currently 100% in my ability to move into that spot, much to the chagrin of the tailgater, often with honks and middle fingers. I give them a thumbs-up in response. Funny enough, when given the choice all of them have decided to back the **** off instead of hit my back quarter panel.
The one time I lose this challenge I might die, but until that day I'm undefeated.
The law in Utah is that you MUST leave enough room for a car to change lanes into your lane. Whoever's front bumper is further ahead has the right of way here. So I just get in position, blinker on, and slowly start moving into the lane. I don't stop. 100% success.
My man!
This works every time for me because my car is less expensive than theirs.
I usually use this on people that try to not let me in after I turn on my blinker though.
I might have to use it on tailgaters as well, combined with my no brake slow down until they back off completely.
LogGrad98
Well-Known Member
Contributor
20-21 Award Winner
2022 Award Winner
2023 Award Winner
2024 Award Winner
In California this is just how merging happens, but generally people just let you in. I think Californians realized we are all in this ****-show together so it helps no one to be ****** about it. Of course it isn't universal, you still run into douchebags on the road. But generally even though it is way more congested here, I think the average driver is less confrontational and aggressive than in Utah. Utah drivers seem to always be driving on the edge of road rage.
Okay I just want to check. When their is blinding rain on the freeway you're supposed to turn on your damn headlights, right?
I drove from SLC to Soda Springs, ID and back today and I hit heavy rain like a dozen times. People without their headlights on completely vanish in the mist.
I drove from SLC to Soda Springs, ID and back today and I hit heavy rain like a dozen times. People without their headlights on completely vanish in the mist.
Sounds like you belong in the right lane. Move the **** over.