Rental car companies who despite knowing that you've reserved a compact have none in the lot. We've upgraded you to a full size.

Actually when that happens its pretty awesome - I got to drive around a mazda 6 which easily reached 110mph on some open stretches of highway and took speed bumps quite well too The car sucked balls on gas though; got something like 21mpg. So when I returned it I complained that the roller-skate on wheels I had reserved would've gotten 10-15mpg better. After some quick math I was refunded $84.

That one asshole at the baggage claim carousel that has to stand right up against the belt five feet from where the bags come out, so that everyone else who has been standing a respectable distance back moves up as well and no one can see shit. In my experience, said asshole is usually amply old enough to know better.

LOL! - I avoided that on my last trip, fit all my clothes in a carry on. Then I had my laptop, camera gear, flashlights, chargers (multiple wires), and cellphone in a backpack. I was pretty stoked they didn't pull me aside to search me. Had 3 lenses that could've been pipe bombs or something and 5-6 different electrical cords hahaha

I hate it when my project car of 4 years gets totaled right after I finish the engine work, then I make lemonade of the situation to go half across the country to buy a car I've always dreamed of, only to have it break down on the way home with the vast majority of the trek still ahead of it, then to be told by the shop it's at that there's frame rust issues that may have compromised the car's safety. I inspected it as thoroughly as possible without a vehicle lift and I didn't see anything resembling hardcore frame rot. I've blown all of my money, doubled my car payment, and I'm going out of my mind waiting for the car to be transported home to find out if it's even worth fixing.

I hate it when my mom's 2008 Colorado has a catastrophic failure of possibly the PCM, or possibly transmission on the way home, that probably wouldn't have happened if it weren't for my selfish nonsense.

I also hate it when my hours at work are cut in half right after a cross country automotive fiasco.

Two days in a row, single digit temps (yesterday's wind chill knocked it down to negatives).

Two days in a row, a vehicle freezes up solid, causing it to overheat.

FORTUNATELY it didn't kill my truck.

Boyfriend tells me after the fact "Oh yeah, when I did the coolant flush, I just filled it with water."

So I borrow his Taurus to drive today, thinking he looked it over to make sure the same didn't happen.

...it did. Just as I pull into work, steam pours out of the hood on the Taurus. Knowing what happened with my truck, I pulled it into my warehouse for the day to thaw it out.

I ask him "What gives?" "Oh...there was mostly water in that"

....I can't even.....

wow...

I filled it with water.... Da fuck? I just... wow

Why the fuck is he doing coolant flushes in the first place? He obviously has no business even checking the oil.

Posted by jellybeans95 Then traffic on the way home. I swear to everything, if I ever make headlines for going on a murderous rampage, traffic will be the tipping factor. Sonuvabitch, you drooling mongoloids, learn to fucking drive! And get off your goddamn cellphone already before I cram it up your backside. See above comment about busted truck and not giving a fuck.

Yes all it takes is a stalled vehicle on the shoulder, and maybe a motorist assist truck with flashing lights. Then everyone slams the break to the floor with both feet so they can get a good long look at the stalled car. And if it's an accident forget about it. In the spring and summer it's the "sunshine slowdown" (as the traffic guys call it) like having sunlight in the rearview mirror is a problem impossible to overcome, so it's slam the break to the floor with both feet.

Slightly drizzly outside? Getting dark early because it's DST? Not 100% perfect driving conditions? Slam the break to the floor with both feet!!!!!!!

Posted by JBuss I filled it with water.... Da fuck? I just... wow

I haven't a clue what triggered this little brainfart. Normally, he's REALLY good with cars.

Granted, the Taurus one was partially because of needing more coolant in the mix... it had degraded down to less than 50/50. I can't completely fault him on that, but for fuck's sake, you were just looking at the car the night before!

My truck comes from an abusive background. My dad (Also known as He Who Kills Vehicles) owned it before me and ... pretty much didn't do shit to it. When we got it, there was a quart of sludgy oil in the thing, the trans bands were stripped, the heater core was smoked, and the coolant was a disgusting shade of brown. When my dad handed it over to me, he said if we could fix it and get a summer out of it, cool. If not, no hard feelings.

That was July of 2011.


The one thing though, that I can't seem to drill into his head is: it's a beat, tired old work truck with nearly 200k. Not a nitro funny car. It's not gonna holeshot, it's not gonna do 0 to 60 in 2 seconds, and if it squawks the tires, it's an accident. Truck's been with me for 11 years. I know it's quirks well.

I sometimes wonder if he's not secretly trying to kill it because it's outlasted two of his projects.

Thankfully, it lives to run another day.

Traffic doesn't really piss me off that much. Problem here is people are complete and utter assholes who drive wayyyyy to fast! I sometimes wish I could freeze time and relieve some of my frustration with a baseball bat. And don't even get me started on Californians driving in rain.

Posted by MeoW Traffic doesn't really piss me off that much. Problem here is people are complete and utter assholes who drive wayyyyy to fast! I sometimes wish I could freeze time and relieve some of my frustration with a baseball bat. And don't even get me started on Californians driving in rain.

bitching about way too fast?
imagine living in a place where the people are such fuckmuffins they drive 20-30mph BELOW the posted speed limit... just because.

Oversleeping.

Specifically, the consequences of oversleeping.

Posted by Samurai bitching about way too fast? imagine living in a place where the people are such fuckmuffins they drive 20-30mph BELOW the posted speed limit... just because.

I guess I should rephrase that to "people that drive 85mph in the slow lane when the speed limit is 65 and I'm driving 70 piss me off".


AND THIS!

Initially bid $40 on this then got outbid with 30 minutes remaining. So I placed ten bids in $2 increments until it was up to $62 (I was the highest bidder at $60). Took a shower/shaved came back with 5 minutes remaining. I sit around thinking fuck yeah I'm gonna win, 1 minute I'm still the highest bidder, 40 sec, 30 sec, 20 sec, decide to place one last bid ($70) at 10seconds just to solidify my win. Then the countdown begins 8.... 7.... 6... 5... 4.... 3 BOOM YOU'VE BEEN OUTBID!

Posted by Samurai bitching about way too fast? imagine living in a place where the people are such fuckmuffins they drive 20-30mph BELOW the posted speed limit... just because.

I'm going to have to agree with you on this one.

And always in the fast lane.

When everyone is clearly flying by you in perfect driving conditions.

Posted by Esoterik Yes all it takes is a stalled vehicle on the shoulder, and maybe a motorist assist truck with flashing lights. Then everyone slams the break to the floor with both feet so they can get a good long look at the stalled car. And if it's an accident forget about it. In the spring and summer it's the "sunshine slowdown" (as the traffic guys call it) like having sunlight in the rearview mirror is a problem impossible to overcome, so it's slam the break to the floor with both feet. Slightly drizzly outside? Getting dark early because it's DST? Not 100% perfect driving conditions? Slam the break to the floor with both feet!!!!!!!

*brake. I really should get more sleep.

Coming home after working all day to a house full of unemployed system abusers, that don't clean, nor contribute in any way shape or form.
All perfectly able men just sitting around playing Mario party on MY N64. (They're all over 25)

I cannot WAIT to leave this bullshit.

Sounds like the life to me! Although I prefer watching netflix videos all day.

This symbol does not mean your fucking headlights are on. It means you need to dim them you fucking idiot. This is why I'm installing more off road lights on my Jeep. I will decimate you.

mother-nature
I've wanted to visit this location for months now but everyday I'm off work or have free something fucks up my opportunity. The last two weeks its been rain, then high tide/surf making the route unsafe to traverse (especially at night). Tomorrow I've got a chance maybe or monday, but now its cloudy! This morning we had a amazing sunrise would've have made for an epic photo, but I had to work this morning arggghh!