You Know What Grinds My Gears?

Burning Down · 02-13-2011, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by alli-oop

I'm annoyed that garbage bag makers don't have twist ties anymore. It's all crappy draw strings or tie up ones that often seem to leave a stinky gap. Some store brand name ones do..or did. So I take a handful from the grocery store produce plastic bag stands.

I like Glad bags - they're strong and easy to tie as long as you don't fill them too much. I hate twist ties.

Freebase Dali · 02-13-2011, 07:34 PM

Hah... wow, if I caught a box of garbage bags in my place that didn't have draw-strings, I'd shit a walrus. It's all about speed, ease and efficiency. I don't leave trash lying around in my apartment long enough to rot, so the little gap is negligible at best. In scenarios where I need to throw away something that stinks quick, like meat or shrimp peelings, they go in ziplock bags first if it's a fresh bag that won't be taken out for a couple days.
I honestly don't know why people don't do that by default.
Garbage cans really don't have to stink. They just get the bad rap because the people filling them are horrible human beings.

EvilChuck · 02-13-2011, 07:44 PM

I've never seen a bin bag with a drawstring. Can any other English posters confirm this isnt just me being a nob and that we dont get these things? What we do in my house is tie a knot in the top, thats how they get sealed before being thrown in the wheelie bin.... I assumed everyone did this...?

Freebase Dali · 02-13-2011, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by EvilChuck

I've never seen a bin bag with a drawstring. Can any other English posters confirm this isnt just me being a nob and that we dont get these things? What we do in my house is tie a knot in the top, thats how they get sealed before being thrown in the wheelie bin.... I assumed everyone did this...?

You're living in the dark ages of house & home technology, my friend.

alli-oop · 02-13-2011, 08:15 PM

ahh, see my right hand doesn't work well. so tying them for me takes longer if not be just frustrating.
I eat a lot of fruit and veg, the stems, cores, leaves and other unused bits are easy enough to seal up in a small plastic bag and throw into the bigger trash.

Burning Down · 02-13-2011, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by alli-oop

ahh, see my right hand doesn't work well. so tying them for me takes longer if not be just frustrating.
I eat a lot of fruit and veg, the stems, cores, leaves and other unused bits are easy enough to seal up in a small plastic bag and throw into the bigger trash.

We've cut down on so much garbage here ever since the organic waste program was introduced. 90% of foods can be thrown into the bin, plus paper.

Thom Yorke · 02-14-2011, 03:55 PM

Not gonna lie, small talk in general pisses me off. Not trying to sound all anti-social because it's basically the key to meeting new people/building friendships, but essentially it's just having a conversation where you can predict everyone's answers, thus making it useless.

"Hey."
"Hey."
"What's up?"
"Ah, not much, you?"
"Yeah same."
"Cool. Pretty awesome weather we've been having lately eh?"
"YES! I was just thinking that! Way better than last week, that's for sure."
"Oh yeah, last week was brutal. Pretty much just rained the whole time, right?"
"Yeah."
"Yep... well... I should probably get going, I've got alot of studying to do with midterms coming up."
"Oh yeah me too. It's that time of the year again!" [Fake laughter]
[Fake laughter] "Yes it is!"
"Anyways, see ya later!"
"Alright, bye!"
[Grins on both people's faces disappear the moment they turn away]

s_k · 02-14-2011, 05:20 PM

Thom yorke doesn't do grin. You know that.

alli-oop · 02-14-2011, 05:54 PM

Another thing that bugs me...models who do the pigeon toe stance. it's going for that dumb, senseless, innocent, country bumpkin look.
However, I'd say less than half I see on paper or tv now are like that thankfully.

Kaimon · 02-14-2011, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by s_k

Thom yorke doesn't do grin. You know that.

It was a good attempt.

EDIT: The longer I stare at this pic, the more I want to lock my windows.

02-14-2011, 03:55 PM	#57 (permalink)
Thom Yorke Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,848	Not gonna lie, small talk in general pisses me off. Not trying to sound all anti-social because it's basically the key to meeting new people/building friendships, but essentially it's just having a conversation where you can predict everyone's answers, thus making it useless. "Hey." "Hey." "What's up?" "Ah, not much, you?" "Yeah same." "Cool. Pretty awesome weather we've been having lately eh?" "YES! I was just thinking that! Way better than last week, that's for sure." "Oh yeah, last week was brutal. Pretty much just rained the whole time, right?" "Yeah." "Yep... well... I should probably get going, I've got alot of studying to do with midterms coming up." "Oh yeah me too. It's that time of the year again!" [Fake laughter] [Fake laughter] "Yes it is!" "Anyways, see ya later!" "Alright, bye!" [Grins on both people's faces disappear the moment they turn away] Last edited by Thom Yorke; 02-14-2011 at 04:34 PM.

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02-13-2011, 07:34 PM	#52 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Hah... wow, if I caught a box of garbage bags in my place that didn't have draw-strings, I'd shit a walrus. It's all about speed, ease and efficiency. I don't leave trash lying around in my apartment long enough to rot, so the little gap is negligible at best. In scenarios where I need to throw away something that stinks quick, like meat or shrimp peelings, they go in ziplock bags first if it's a fresh bag that won't be taken out for a couple days. I honestly don't know why people don't do that by default. Garbage cans really don't have to stink. They just get the bad rap because the people filling them are horrible human beings.

02-13-2011, 07:44 PM	#53 (permalink)
EvilChuck #based Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: (Near) London, England Posts: 443	I've never seen a bin bag with a drawstring. Can any other English posters confirm this isnt just me being a nob and that we dont get these things? What we do in my house is tie a knot in the top, thats how they get sealed before being thrown in the wheelie bin.... I assumed everyone did this...?

02-13-2011, 08:15 PM	#55 (permalink)
alli-oop Groupie Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: vancouver, bc Posts: 42	ahh, see my right hand doesn't work well. so tying them for me takes longer if not be just frustrating. I eat a lot of fruit and veg, the stems, cores, leaves and other unused bits are easy enough to seal up in a small plastic bag and throw into the bigger trash.

02-14-2011, 05:54 PM	#59 (permalink)
alli-oop Groupie Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: vancouver, bc Posts: 42	Another thing that bugs me...models who do the pigeon toe stance. it's going for that dumb, senseless, innocent, country bumpkin look. However, I'd say less than half I see on paper or tv now are like that thankfully.