They changed packs of certain types of gum, they now have flip open boxes they come in now. That's not the problem.
The problem is, that they GLUE the pieces of gum in so they don't fall out. It's a pain in the ass to pull the gum out of the box.
I'm just gonna get a box of chicklets. 
Dan: Hey Ace, you got any more of that gum?
Ace: No, and I'll thank you to stay out of my personal life..
I lold
I had some of that glued in gum....I thought mine was defective.
yeah, I too am becoming that guy.
I always relate it back to my mother or grandmother.
"My mother didn't have to walk around the house looking for the telephone when it is ringing because it was hanging on the wall in the kitchen where it's supposed to be."
"My grandmother didn't hide her kitchen garbage can under the sink because she left it out next to the stove where it's supposed to be."
I could go on all day......
I hear you, loud and clear.
Oh good, I'm not the only one.
And the older you get the worse it seems (turning 68 next month).
Who is happy with automatic climate control? What the heck was wrong with a knob to control the fan speed and a slide for temp and air location? Why do I want some entity to decide I want air blown at my face? I can make that decision for myself, thank you very much.
And while I'm at it, if I choose to have the car sliding sideways with smoke pouring off the rear wheels, then thats a decision I have made. Leave the throttle open as long as my foot is on the floor.
my mom just had to buy a new oven because the computer on the old one (14 years old) decided that it would be fun to go into cleaning mode when she was cooking brownies..
the new oven takes about 15 minutes to heat up to 400 degrees, and according to the 200 page operating manual it has something called a "sabbath" function.
what was so wrong with the old ovens with a knob for each burner and a pair of knobs for the oven? what, exactly, does computer control bring to the table that makes it cook so much better?
Streetwiseguy wrote: Who is happy with automatic climate control? What the heck was wrong with a knob to control the fan speed and a slide for temp and air location? Why do I want some entity to decide I want air blown at my face? I can make that decision for myself, thank you very much. And while I'm at it, if I choose to have the car sliding sideways with smoke pouring off the rear wheels, then thats a decision I have made. Leave the throttle open as long as my foot is on the floor.
berkeleying A!!!!
The elderly woman renting my house got a newer stove a few weeks ago. On the top, over the burners, are buttons to control the oven...flush buttons, and you must use buttons to "tune" the oven temperature. Well, she was wiping down the stove top and unknowing she turned on the oven. We have no idea how long the oven was on...while at the same time the house A/C was trying to cool the place. The "tip off" was a lot of radiant heat near the stove the next morning.
I like knobs for controlling the fan speed and where the air is going in my car, my last one had a knob for fan speed and sliders for where the air went and my current car has buttons for where the air goes. For that matter, this car has manual steering, manual windows and door looks, and the "intermittent" setting for the wipers is just a REALLY SLOW speed...it is NOT variable. Also does not have cruise control (hopefully, the last newish car I buy without it) and lacks a center armrest (even my old pickup truck had one of those).
novaderrik wrote: my mom just had to buy a new oven because the computer on the old one (14 years old) decided that it would be fun to go into cleaning mode when she was cooking brownies.. the new oven takes about 15 minutes to heat up to 400 degrees, and according to the 200 page operating manual it has something called a "sabbath" function. what was so wrong with the old ovens with a knob for each burner and a pair of knobs for the oven? what, exactly, does computer control bring to the table that makes it cook so much better?
^ this
Had the same damn thing happen here. During normal baking the oven went balls-to-the-wall as in self clean mode. The electronic controls would not respond at all... as in no way I can shut this mother berkeleyer off. It took shutting off the range breaker in the basement box to kill the beast.
The berkeleytard control display was nice enough though to illuminate an F1... a fault code I later learned from the manual. F1 code = call a qualified service repairman. Thanks electronic geniuses, but I think the average person should be able to at least shut the damn unit off from the control panel, duh.
I've heard quite a few FD calls over the scanner about these runaway ovens. It's a wonder consumer safety isn't all over this BS.
Things were better before all the improvements.
Grizz wrote: Oh good, I'm not the only one.
Hell I am only 22 and I am already like that. Like why the berkeley does everyone get a trophy? If you don't get a trophy too berkeleying bad. Practice harder.
Just order "Black Black" from Japan.
fasted58 wrote:novaderrik wrote: my mom just had to buy a new oven because the computer on the old one (14 years old) decided that it would be fun to go into cleaning mode when she was cooking brownies.. the new oven takes about 15 minutes to heat up to 400 degrees, and according to the 200 page operating manual it has something called a "sabbath" function. what was so wrong with the old ovens with a knob for each burner and a pair of knobs for the oven? what, exactly, does computer control bring to the table that makes it cook so much better?^ this Had the same damn thing happen here. During normal baking the oven went balls-to-the-wall as in self clean mode. The electronic controls would not respond at all... as in no way I can shut this mother berkeleyer off. It took shutting off the range breaker in the basement box to kill the beast. The berkeleytard control display was nice enough though to illuminate an F1... a fault code I later learned from the manual. F1 code = call a qualified service repairman. Thanks electronic geniuses, but I think the average person should be able to at least shut the damn unit off from the control panel, duh. I've heard quite a few FD calls over the scanner about these runaway ovens. It's a wonder consumer safety isn't all over this BS. Things were better before all the improvements.
does it happen to have "GE" logo on it? not that it matters, since they all come from the same 2 or 3 factories in the same third world countries, anyways..
Hal wrote: And the older you get the worse it seems (turning 68 next month).
That sucks because I'm like this already... and I'm 23... Should I start practicing for becoming a super grumpy old man? I could probobly win the grump-lympics by the time i'm 68...
93EXCivic wrote:Grizz wrote: Oh good, I'm not the only one.Hell I am only 22 and I am already like that. Like why the berkeley does everyone get a trophy? If you don't get a trophy too berkeleying bad. Practice harder.
25 here, and stuff like this pissed me off when I was in high school.
And I don't know about anyone else, but the damn kids do need to stay off my lawn.
Streetwiseguy wrote: Who is happy with automatic climate control? What the heck was wrong with a knob to control the fan speed and a slide for temp and air location? Why do I want some entity to decide I want air blown at my face? I can make that decision for myself, thank you very much. And while I'm at it, if I choose to have the car sliding sideways with smoke pouring off the rear wheels, then thats a decision I have made. Leave the throttle open as long as my foot is on the floor.
Except when I had a bad temp sensor, the climate control on my Z32 was fantastic. No doing ultra-fine adjustments of the vents or temp slider. Just set it and go.
Would I pay extra for it? No Would I prefer not to have it, strictly for reliability? Yes Was I happy with the way it worked? Absolutely
My wife keeps telling me lately that I've turned into a crotchety old man and I'm only 29. 
I kind of have a knack for saying things the wrong way. I'll try to say this right. Why do people buy those things? They make ovens without computers. They make plug in phones. They still make Doublemint Gum. I thought I was the only one who looked for this stuff. When I wanted a mower, I knew exactly what I wanted. I wanted a Toro that had the guaranteed to start warranty. Eight years later, the damn thing still starts on the first pull - and spends 12 months a year outside. But I didn't want anything else. No self propelled GPS MP3 player. Just a mower. I went to every store in town and finally found it. They had one. Told me no one wants a mower like that any more. If people would quit buying all the extra junk, they'd quit making it. Vote with your wallet.
fast_eddie_72 wrote: I kind of have a knack for saying things the wrong way. I'll try to say this right. Why do people buy those things? They make ovens without computers. They make plug in phones. They still make Doublemint Gum. I thought I was the only one who looked for this stuff. When I wanted a mower, I knew exactly what I wanted. I wanted a Toro that had the guaranteed to start warranty. Eight years later, the damn thing still starts on the first pull - and spends 12 months a year outside. But I didn't want anything else. No self propelled GPS MP3 player. Just a mower. I went to every store in town and finally found it. They had *one*. Told me no one wants a mower like that any more. If people would quit buying all the extra junk, they'd quit making it. Vote with your wallet.
Because most people are really stupid and want the device to do the majority of the work for them/have built in distractions, because that's "easier"
fast_eddie_72 wrote: I kind of have a knack for saying things the wrong way. I'll try to say this right. Why do people buy those things? They make ovens without computers. They make plug in phones. They still make Doublemint Gum. I thought I was the only one who looked for this stuff. When I wanted a mower, I knew exactly what I wanted. I wanted a Toro that had the guaranteed to start warranty. Eight years later, the damn thing still starts on the first pull - and spends 12 months a year outside. But I didn't want anything else. No self propelled GPS MP3 player. Just a mower. I went to every store in town and finally found it. They had *one*. Told me no one wants a mower like that any more. If people would quit buying all the extra junk, they'd quit making it. Vote with your wallet.
where are the electric ovens without a computer in them? my mom looked all over trying to find one..
Oh good, I thought this would turn into a thread of bitching about complicated, computerized cars.
Turns out it's a thread of bitching about complicated, computerized everything else And gum. I don't chew gum so I can't really relate.
Am I the only one who facepalms everytime I see a a parent trying to get their kids attention away from THE KIDS cell phone? I was 20 before I had a cell phone, and it had 2 colors in the 2" screen. I seriously want to slap these zombie kids as they do the cell phone shuffle down the bread aisle with mom...who do they know at 8 years old that they should be texting them, and about what?
*hey, heard school is gettin new sand for the play grnd *
- orly? thats cool, brb, gotta use the big boy potty
I seriously wanna punch the next parent I see letting little Skylar get to the next level in angry birds...go outside and play
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