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OT: What’s the biggest hardo thing you do out of principal?

Walker11 said:
I like putting the tray down and trying to sleep with forearms and head resting on it. I fidget a lot too. I'm 6'3. If the person in front of me fully reclines I am going all out passive aggressive.
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Maybe hardo on my part but I assume tray is basically a petri dish of germs.

I always wipe that down with antibiotic wipes when getting settled in to seat before leaving gate.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Maybe hardo on my part but I assume tray is basically a petri dish of germs.

I always wipe that down with antibiotic wipes when getting settled in to seat before leaving gate.
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I hate flying, afraid of heights. When I am 35k in the sky and heavily sedated with Xanax, the only thing that reminds me I'm human is my hatred of the recliner in front of me. Germs, don't care.
 
CTMike said:
People seem to be assuming that I’m driving slow in the left lane which is not the case. That drives me nuts as well. But when I’m going 80 and there’s a car in front of me and I can see the guy behind weaving in and out jockeying for position... I’m not gonna just let him cut in front of me.
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One thing that will keep you and the people who have to drive in close proximity to you alive is leaving your competitive side home when you get in the car.

I commute about 130-150 miles a day. People who cause accidents....

1) The people weaving in and out.
2) The people who want to teach them a lesson.

Just don't. Let them get in front of you and then let them weave themselves out of your life without anyone having to pry either carcass out of a wreck. ("But I'm a great driver!" You're not.)
 
I hate it when there are cars in the "No standing vehicles" area in front of the store waiting for their lazy arsed passengers to come out of the store - rather than using the parking lot

I despise people who come out of a place into their cars in a parking lot that is full and sit there and talk on their phone or play with their phone for more than a minute while many are looking for parking spaces
 
Chin Diesel said:
Maybe hardo on my part but I assume tray is basically a petri dish of germs.

I always wipe that down with antibiotic wipes when getting settled in to seat before leaving gate.
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My wife wipes down her tray, her seat, the entire seat back she's facing, the seat belts, the wall of the plane near her. And then she does the same for my daughter's seat and my seat. And then when we get where we're going, she wipes down the hotel room. TSA bomb-swipes her Clorox wipe container almost every damned time we fly.

Walker11 said:
I hate flying, afraid of heights. When I am 35k in the sky and heavily sedated with Xanax, the only thing that reminds me I'm human is my hatred of the recliner in front of me. Germs, don't care.
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I'm 6'2 and I always end up with some 5'5" bro in front of me who needs to recline even though his stubby little legs barely touch the floor. My solution was to book my wife and kid into the seats in front of me. They're like 5'2 and not even aware that the seats have a recline button.
 
British (and Yanks alike) are more easily triggered today because of modern technology.

Good thing such a study was commissioned; shockingly no shiite!
 
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Chin Diesel said:
Maybe hardo on my part but I assume tray is basically a petri dish of germs.

I always wipe that down with antibiotic wipes when getting settled in to seat before leaving gate.
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Oh come on, you're trying to take hardo points for that? That's not hardo in the least. That's softo.

Not saying I disagree with the practice, mind you. But a true hardo would eat the antibiotic wipe after you used it. Just because.
 
selles said:
Oh come on, you're trying to take hardo points for that? That's not hardo in the least. That's softo.

Not saying I disagree with the practice, mind you. But a true hardo would eat the antibiotic wipe after you used it. Just because.
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Nah a true hardo would wipe down the person in seat next to them... just because.
 
Fishy said:
One thing that will keep you and the people who have to drive in close proximity to you alive is leaving your competitive side home when you get in the car.

I commute about 130-150 miles a day. People who cause accidents....

1) The people weaving in and out.
2) The people who want to teach them a lesson.

Just don't. Let them get in front of you and then let them weave themselves out of your life without anyone having to pry either carcass out of a wreck. ("But I'm a great driver!" You're not.)
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But I am a great driver...

Point noted. Safety first.
 
Fishy said:
One thing that will keep you and the people who have to drive in close proximity to you alive is leaving your competitive side home when you get in the car.

I commute about 130-150 miles a day. People who cause accidents....

1) The people weaving in and out.
2) The people who want to teach them a lesson.

Just don't. Let them get in front of you and then let them weave themselves out of your life without anyone having to pry either carcass out of a wreck. ("But I'm a great driver!" You're not.)
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That is the mature response Fishy. Not to feel your manhood is under attack since a maniac needs to get one car ahead.

I used to get all pissed off with tailgating often giving brake jobs or slowing down to a coast. Now I often pull over while in a single lane road to let the annoying driver pass. Sometimes they are afraid to pass. I am more relaxed and the tailgater is on his way. They may have been in some type of emergency for all I know.
 
Fishy said:
My wife wipes down her tray, her seat, the entire seat back she's facing, the seat belts, the wall of the plane near her. And then she does the same for my daughter's seat and my seat. And then when we get where we're going, she wipes down the hotel room. TSA bomb-swipes her Clorox wipe container almost every damned time we fly.



I'm 6'2 and I always end up with some 5'5" bro in front of me who needs to recline even though his stubby little legs barely touch the floor. My solution was to book my wife and kid into the seats in front of me. They're like 5'2 and not even aware that the seats have a recline button.
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You have married wisely. At hotel room definitely give the remote control, bathroom door handle, A/C unit controls, fridge/microwave and door knobs a good wiping. If there is an in-room coffee maker that I may possibly use, it's getting a couple of flushes with fresh water to see how things make it through the maker.

In general I like to check out as much stuff in a room anyway, so having a antibacterial wipe in my hand while I'm investigating isn't much of a time or energy commitment.
 
ConnHuskBask said:
After the wounded warrior stuff came out a few years back where essentially none of the money was going to the wounded vets, but rather to expensive retreats for execs (it has since been rectified to my understanding) I'm pretty skeptical about a lot of charities.

I don't have a ton of $ to throw around to charities but I like to make it count when I do.
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I google charities to make sure if legit or what % goes to the charity instead of execs. What I hate is when I started giving to charity and they sell my name to others. I now get at least 7 requests by mail every day. I hate the ones that mail you address stickers with their requests. I won’t live long enough to use them all. Now I just automatically dump them.
The other thing that drives me nuts is this S.S. Bill in Congress. They get dumped now also. They all want $$$$.
 
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uconnell said:
I google charities to make sure if legit or what % goes to the charity instead of execs. What I hate is when I started giving to charity and they sell my name to others. I now get at least 7 requests by mail every day. I hate the ones that mail you address stickers with their requests. I won’t live long enough to use them all. Now I just automatically dump them.
The other thing that drives me nuts is this S.S. Bill in Congress. They get dumped now also. They all want $$$$.
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Funny you mention that; my brother in law used to live at the same apartment as where I currently live, and we still get stuff from Wounded Warrior in our mailbox because the building knows we are related but that he no longer lives here.
 
Dogdeacon said:
If the hardo behavior is out of a principled stance to not give out information & avoid all reward programs he's got a point. Maybe he can modify his reactions to increase the odds the questions aren't asked, but a hardo's principle to avoid rewards programs may supersede the principle of civility.
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There is zero chance that you will stop cashiers from asking you about rewards programs by yelling at a cashier. Zero. Sometimes the ask is scripted so you aren't going to change that part either. And let's be honest. It isn't how the customer is asked. It's that the customer is asked.

You could complain to the store manager and he will listen to you because he's the manager. He isn't going to do anything about your complaint - except maybe yell at the cashier just to satisfy you. The awards programs are about profit. He's judged on store profitability. He doesn't have any choice either.

The people who are actually responsible aren't in the store. Btw, they don't care about this complaint at all. They are looking at aggregate financial figures. They know how much money they make from these rewards programs. They know that some people get irritated. That irritation is an acceptable cost of business.

The cashiers don't want to do this any more than you want to hear it. Being uncivil to a cashier accomplishes nothing except to hurt the cashier. Well, it makes the customer feel good to punish someone for his annoyance. That's really the principle involved.
 
crewbear742 said:
Has this guy on a random message board said one thing that is untrue? Even so much as one thing? Show it to me. In fact you are talking about "a guy on a random message board" because you know that what I am saying is true. Everyone else reading this thread knows it is true as well. If you could defend your behavior, you would. You can't so you attack.

This is not about "manners'. Do you think it's pleasant to get yelled at by some random guy in a store who is yelling at you simply because he knows you have to take it? Who is irritated because of the offer you are required to make and wants to make someone suffer for the sake of his irritation? Think. It's not all about you even if you are a customer.
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First off, that's your opinion so there is no true or untrue aspect to it.
Second, you don't really know what I have said. Where did I say I "yelled" at anyone?

Maybe when you stop spinning yarns and spouting your opinion as fact, you'll be better off.
 
polycom said:
I'm a huge hardo to old white people who give me dirty looks in first class, asking me what I do for work, etc. There was an old guy at an upscale hotel this past weekend who asked me if I was an athlete or in a wedding. I was a massive hardo to him out of principal.

I should note my non-black fiance isn't a fan of me being a hardo, but does find it funny when I treat these uppity people awfully.
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When I was a high school student I was pulled into the office because they claimed my hair exceeded two inches. I knew it didn't and asked them to measure. They did and I was correct even as they yanked at it to the point it caused pain.

In spite of being a good student and nothing on the records indicating trouble, in spite of not breaking the hair code as written, I was told to get it cut or be suspended. The argument was my hair was unkempt and that appearance incites trouble. It was a prejudice and stereotyping that would be difficult to pull off today.

When I went to college I didn't have those restraints. One day my next door neighbor challenged me to see who could grow the biggest afro. At Christmas break she comes over to my house, I answered the door and watched her joyful face deflate. She conceded but not before letting me know it wasn't fair a white dude could have the biggest afro.

Now I'm approaching 70, my hair is short, gray and missing in places. And I'm still getting stereotyped.
 
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UCDaveD said:
Can’t stand when stores like Best Buy, Bed, Bath, & Beyond, and Walmart have “Security” checking everyone’s receipt on the way out of the store.
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Other than Sam's and Costco, that is an unfamiliar concept here in Pittsburgh.

Suggest moving to a different town...
 
JMick said:
Think of all the art, science and entertainment that would be produced if everyone's basics needs were met through automation.
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About all the "art and entertainment" I'd expect from that world would be more reality shows and Jackass-inspired YT vids.

More likely you'd just get more schtupping.
 
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Horatio said:
2. Buying $200 worth of groceries but you have to bag them yourself. One day I’m gonna Go to the register at Stop and Shop , put $300 worth of meats on the cashier belt , and walk out in protest.
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I am a hardo on bagging my own. I generally bring my own bags and sort stuff not only to separate freezer/fridge/other, but to sort that other by what cupboard/cabinet/closet it's going into.

My other bugaboos besides hating being asked if I want to donate to school supplies or whatever other charity the cashier is being forced to ask me about, is that our main supermarket chain here (Giant Eagle) is known for hiring differently abled folks. And quite often they're used as baggers. Sorry, I do not have time to explain my system to you. Go to another register.

No, I do not need a plastic bag for my meat products. I don't care if they bleed. I throw the bag in the washer. Besides, you're gonna lick you fingers in order to get that plastic bag opened.

At TJ's my annoyance is that the cashier removes all the things on top of my basket first as the heavier stuff is at the bottom, meaning I have to wait for those cans and jugs and jars before I can start bagging.

One other thing, not supermarket related, that I go hardo about - I do not tip on tax. I am a generous tipper, but I'm simply not tipping on tax (7% here). On a $100 tab, that's generally $1.40 additional tip I don't pay. I can buy a pack of Twizzlers with that, thank you.
 
storrsroars said:
One other thing, not supermarket related, that I go hardo about - I do not tip on tax. I am a generous tipper, but I'm simply not tipping on tax (7% here). On a $100 tab, that's generally $1.40 additional tip I don't pay. I can buy a pack of Twizzlers with that, thank you.
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Hardooooo!!!

I actually agree with this in principle, but I never do it in practice because of the risk that it is perceived as less-than-generous by the recipient, thereby defeating the primary purpose of the tip.
 
Crank said:
Not at all. I suppose it depends on our definition of "motivated." Applying to and getting accepted at Sprawlmart does not, by my definition, constitute "motivated." Therein probably lies the difference between us.
I'm talking about the young woman 3 months ago who was having a running conversation with the woman in front of me that she conducted by pausing after every item BEEP to ask, "really??" Wow!" and so on. I eventually left a cart full of items in the lane and left. Hated to do it, but was out of time. The "scan and go" lanes were down that day.
Maybe people are more motivated where you are. Maybe this hoarde of zombies through which I daily wade is a microculture.
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I don’t live in CT anymore. In SC we have Publix. There are cashiers waiting outside of there checkout lanes asking if you are ready to check out. It has a lot to do with corporate culture, management, and hiring standards.
 
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fleudslipcon said:
When I was a high school student I was pulled into the office because they claimed my hair exceeded two inches. I knew it didn't and asked them to measure. They did and I was correct even as they yanked at it to the point it caused pain.

In spite of being a good student and nothing on the records indicating trouble, in spite of not breaking the hair code as written, I was told to get it cut or be suspended. The argument was my hair was unkempt and that appearance incites trouble. It was a prejudice and stereotyping that would be difficult to pull off today.

When I went to college I didn't have those restraints. One day my next door neighbor challenged me to see who could grow the biggest afro. At Christmas break she comes over to my house, I answered the door and watched her joyful face deflate. She conceded but not before letting me know it wasn't fair a white dude could have the biggest afro.

Now I'm approaching 70, my hair is short, gray and missing in places. And I'm still getting stereotyped.
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Hold on a sec...you're almost 70?
 
husky429 said:
I will not go to the self check out at grocery stores. Hire humans you corporate pigs
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A grocery near where I lived changed chains. The incoming chain hired all new employees. The wife and I were at party and everyone was outraged! Outraged, I say!

Well, not at first. It was a classic example of the "repercussion and intensification' phenomena. It started with a comment, escalated to disappointment and finally stopped at...OUTRAGE! They all promised to boycott the store which was the closest by far. People were getting all self-congratulatory about their mini-activism and then someone asked me "CL, what do you think?" My answer was "I think the boycott will last exactly until someone need a gallon of milk at 7PM." Everyone stopped was about to protest and then thought about it and said a quiet "yeah." Kind of a mood killer. (The lovely Mrs. 82 knowing that this was inevitably coming had already eased herself into another room before they asked me what I thought.)

So I'm with you husky429 100%, well until the line is shorter (or non-existent, as it often is) at self-checkout. My momentary enthusiasm wouldn't survive a extra 30 second wait in line.
 
Most of the roads around where we live are 25 mph. When we were shufflin our younguns back and forth to URI from CT, we'd pretty much do 40-45 on those. Now that we live here, I do 25...maaaybe 28, 29. And when the cars stack up behind me, I point to the 25 MPH signs...
 
HCCForever said:
That is the mature response Fishy. Not to feel your manhood is under attack since a maniac needs to get one car ahead.

I used to get all pissed off with tailgating often giving brake jobs or slowing down to a coast. Now I often pull over while in a single lane road to let the annoying driver pass. Sometimes they are afraid to pass. I am more relaxed and the tailgater is on his way. They may have been in some type of emergency for all I know.
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Exactly.

The risk/reward scale doesn't exist here.

Say you manage to keep the guy from getting in front of you. You gain what? Nothing. There's no trophy.

Say he manages to get in front of you. He gets nothing.

Say one of you miscalculates the space and there's a wreck. The potential there for lifelong regret is huge - the rest of us aren't in your game of chicken, but we still stand to lose everything.

It's all life-altering risk with other peoples' well-being with no possibility of reward.

Grow up before someone gets hurt.
 
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