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Things That Are Bullsh*t (7 Viewers)

BarrieJ3 said:
I asked the coaches to handle their parents. “I can’t tell them what to say”.

She just blossomed today, tiny little thing and probably forced like 20 jump balls (literally). The other team got frustrated with her and started taking cheap shots. Parents yelling at her this isn’t football.

Meanwhile she played the whole game because we only had 5 kids and only ended with 5 fouls.

Really just stinks because everyone just wants to be proud of her, meanwhile her parents have to worry about this kind of nonsense.
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Complete trash, we had similar in wrestling. Brings out the worst in people, so many insecurities show up when kids are involved, all of a sudden a dads red in the face shouting at 11 year olds.

You sound like you're doing it right, remind the kids that adults can be idiots too.
 
Thinking you can neutralize 50% of all poker players using the FORCE of PURE MATH AND STATISTICS in a game Ive never played. That would be bullshit.
 
ekricket said:
May as well hit it with a hammer
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Reminds me of the engineer's proverb:

The Graybeard engineer retired and a few weeks later the Big Machine broke down, which was essential to the company’s revenue. The Manager couldn’t get the machine to work again so the company called in Graybeard as an independent consultant.Graybeard agrees. He walks into the factory, takes a look at the Big Machine, grabs a sledge hammer, and whacks the machine once whereupon the machine starts right up. Graybeard leaves and the company is making money again.The next day Manager receives a bill from Graybeard for $5,000. Manager is furious at the price and refuses to pay. Graybeard assures him that it’s a fair price. Manager retorts that if it’s a fair price Graybeard won’t mind itemizing the bill. Graybeard agrees that this is a fair request and complies.The new, itemized bill reads….Hammer: $5Knowing where to hit the machine with hammer: $4995
 
BarrieJ3 said:
The kids are going to be so pissed if they come home and another guinea pig is dead. I have a couple of hours before to find someone before I have to take the dog to a hotel. Maybe I can sneak in the guinea pig too.
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Guinea Pig Snow GIF by Storyful
 
BarrieJ3 said:
The kids are going to be so pissed if they come home and another guinea pig is dead. I have a couple of hours before to find someone before I have to take the dog to a hotel. Maybe I can sneak in the guinea pig too.
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What happened to the other Guinea pigs?
 
BarrieJ3 said:
The kids are going to be so pissed if they come home and another guinea pig is dead. I have a couple of hours before to find someone before I have to take the dog to a hotel. Maybe I can sneak in the guinea pig too.
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What’s it doing? Just not coming on? Running but not cold? Does it make any noise?
 
wickedwonka121 said:
Any kind of payment processing fee. It's a big lie to rake in more. Isn't the payment part of the big pot where operating expenses are recovered? I'll bet my whole chip collection that these fees are buried in the books and the processing fee is a way of of ramming us one more time. :mad:
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I would extend this to all hidden charges.

I've been booking a big trip this weekend, and the ridiculous number of resort fees, luggage fees, mandatory urban destination fees (yes, that's a thing), concession fees, energy surcharges, etc. are just outrageous. Of course that's before you get to the 3-5 different taxes on your hotel and rental car bills.

Just tell me the damn final price.
 
Budha said:
Fancy refrigerators suck and their control boards are the f’ing worst. It’s 5 years old and I’ve replaced every control board, heating/defrost element, and ice maker.

And it’s broken again!!

Whirlpool can blow me :mad:
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I just got rid of the worst appliance lemon I've ever had. It was an LG dryer.

I went through four control boards (about $175 each) in just over two years. The first one died just after the dryer's warranty had expired, then they started going bad about every 3-4 months.

Customer service was useless, and a bad review at the big box site where I bought it got "thanks for your feedback, we'll pass this info to our engineers" from an LG rep.
 
ekricket said:
What’s it doing? Just not coming on? Running but not cold? Does it make any noise?
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Whelp it wasn’t doing anything at all. Just not coming on.

When I “unplugged it and replugged it in” there was a *click* but nothing else. Did this a couple times, manually turned the blades, checked for leak, etc.

Well then I went and checked, no tripped lines. But just to see I switched off everything at the breaker and flipped it back on.

No change, except now it didn’t even click when I went back and tried it again.

Have someone showing up in a couple hours.
 
Schmendr1ck said:
I just got rid of the worst appliance lemon I've ever had. It was an LG dryer.

I went through four control boards (about $175 each) in just over two years. The first one died just after the dryer's warranty had expired, then they started going bad about every 3-4 months.

Customer service was useless, and a bad review at the big box site where I bought it got "thanks for your feedback, we'll pass this info to our engineers" from an LG rep.
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Yeah, I’ve heard/really bad things about both LG and Samsung appliances. It’s a bit crazy as they both were rated so highly 4+ years ago.

I’m a bit worried as we have an LG washer/dryer as well. Ughhh.

I’m going simple and cheap for appliances from now on - lol.
 
Budha said:
Yeah, I’ve heard/really bad things about both LG and Samsung appliances. It’s a bit crazy as they both were rated so highly 4+ years ago.

I’m a bit worried as we have an LG washer/dryer as well. Ughhh.

I’m going simple and cheap for appliances from now on - lol.
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Same here, I have an LG washer, refrigerator, and microwave - all bought in part based on their reputation for reliability. So far no issues with those.
 
LeGold said:
Europe welcomes thee.
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VAT in the US would be a great start, but we also need some regulations to discourage or prevent hidden charges that are used by sellers to do nothing other than increase the total price without increasing the advertised price.
 
Schmendr1ck said:
VAT in the US would be a great start, but we also need some regulations to discourage or prevent hidden charges that are used by sellers to do nothing other than increase the total price without increasing the advertised price.
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Car dealerships are the worst, followed by telecommunications
 
BarrieJ3 said:
30, 40, 50 year old adults screaming at a 6 year old girl. Coaches putting a bounty on the same 6 year old’s head, and then secretly filming the results.

I think everyone should have kids! You learn *a lot* about yourself. Unfortunately, you also find out that some of those same people really shouldn’t have had them in the first place :oops:

Damn near puts tears in my eyes watching parents and other coaches treat children this way.

You did great TJ, way to ball out today.
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This shit bothers me so much. My daughter is 13 and up until last year played travel soccer. To watch the girls go through all the BS that the parents and coaches put them through is disheartening. She actually quit because of the pressure.

I'm all for putting kids in a pressure situation and letting them learn that they can work themselves out of it, but when grown men and women are screaming at each other across the field it just is pathetic. I had to put some of the parents of our girls in their place a few times. Shits just toxic.
 
dpeks13 said:
This shit bothers me so much. My daughter is 13 and up until last year played travel soccer. To watch the girls go through all the BS that the parents and coaches put them through is disheartening. She actually quit because of the pressure.

I'm all for putting kids in a pressure situation and letting them learn that they can work themselves out of it, but when grown men and women are screaming at each other across the field it just is pathetic. I had to put some of the parents of our girls in their place a few times. Shits just toxic.
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I would never defend terrible sports parents. But the fact that they system breeds them should come as no surprise to anybody.
I’m going to spare myself the whole rant, but club sports and travel teams are a full blown industry designed to extract a lot of money from parents’ pockets.
 
upNdown said:
I would never defend terrible sports parents. But the fact that they system breeds them should come as no surprise to anybody.
I’m going to spare myself the whole rant, but club sports and travel teams are a full blown industry designed to extract a lot of money from parents’ pockets.
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I’ve seen it in Rec sports too.

I’ve started umpiring baseball (9u-16u). I’ve seen really good teams/coaches/parents; and sadly some really bad.

It really starts with the coach/coaches. A good coach sets all expectations and professionalism from the kids to the parents and won’t tolerate any BS.
 
krafticus said:
I’ve seen it in Rec sports too.

I’ve started umpiring baseball (9u-16u). I’ve seen really good teams/coaches/parents; and sadly some really bad.

It really starts with the coach/coaches. A good coach sets all expectations and professionalism from the kids to the parents and won’t tolerate any BS.
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Used to ref hockey at a local roller rink and was called some horrible things. Dude, I still have acne and your kid is 7, take a deep breath. He can barely skate.
 
OfficerLovejoy said:
@upNdown not actually being a grumpy old man shaking his fist at clouds but a rather pleasant young guy when he joined us for our weekly online Cashgame/PCF Videochat on pokernow.
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Thanks for having me, that was a fun game. Cool software too. The video is integrated in a slick way and the run it twice option was a nice addition.
 
krafticus said:
I’ve seen it in Rec sports too.

I’ve started umpiring baseball (9u-16u). I’ve seen really good teams/coaches/parents; and sadly some really bad.

It really starts with the coach/coaches. A good coach sets all expectations and professionalism from the kids to the parents and won’t tolerate any BS.
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This. I was flabbergasted when I walked over to the coaches box to quietly let my guy know his parents were talking to my players on the court. "I can't tell them what to say". Ummm.......what?

I always defer to parents in what style they prefer and how we talk to their kids. If I have a talented kid, I make sure to chat with mom/dad and see if this is more just a fun self confidence boost for them, or if we're here to drop the hammer and get them to the next level. But every parent damn sure knows that they're job is to cheer positively for their kid and team, and it's suggested but not required to cheer for everyone playing. I have 0 problem having one of my parents removed or asked to not attend if they can't handle themselves.
upNdown said:
I would never defend terrible sports parents. But the fact that they system breeds them should come as no surprise to anybody.
I’m going to spare myself the whole rant, but club sports and travel teams are a full blown industry designed to extract a lot of money from parents’ pockets.
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I don't think they realize how much they hinder their kids growth either. Always sad to watch parents berate their kids on the way to the car after the game. "Why didn't you do this or that better!?" - and even worse is the parents don't understand the sport to even know what was done correct or incorrectly.

We once had a kid who was pretty good - an average ball player on a travel team so pretty talented. Get him in a cage and he would *rake*. Team drills and such, not so bad. Game time or live scrimmage practices, he just couldn't put it together. Practice Jordan.

After awhile, we start to notice how often he defers to or glances at dad. Ah, it's dad. When we get kid alone, he's awesome. When dads, nearby, he's garbage. We chat with dad, ask him to tone it down, long story short he doesn't and the ultimatum - either you leave or you have to drop from team. Kid stays.

Kid blossoms and is doing great! Cue next weekend or two, we notice kid is a little flustered, taking awhile to read signs, doesn't seem to be picking up on them. Dad decided to show up, is apparently out hiding behind the fence in center field, and is sending kid signs what to do at at bats. Bananas.
 
upNdown said:
I would never defend terrible sports parents. But the fact that they system breeds them should come as no surprise to anybody.
I’m going to spare myself the whole rant, but club sports and travel teams are a full blown industry designed to extract a lot of money from parents’ pockets.
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It’s a military industrial complex funded with a metric ton of capital. The leagues and facilities make billions. So do the doctors who treat 12 year old with torn ACLs and MCLs. Look at the tourney sponsors. All doctors and rehab. It’s a travesty and one day these kids are going to be 50 year olds who need walkers and will be wondering why their parents allowed this to happen.
 

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