Complaint Department discussion

Intermittent, irreproducible, random errors are driving me crazy.

My next door neighbor's lawnmower at 8 am is driving me crazy.

The ads on GRs that aren't for books are driving me bonkers. Case in point, the ad for IMVO with its avatars which make young women look idiotic and insipid.

My neighbor's dog continued and incessant barking is driving me crazy. It's not so bad when I have classes, but during breaks it is infuriating. Why can't people take care of their dogs and give them the attention that they need. No one thinks that a continually crying child is not a sign of potential parental neglect, but no one seems to apply the same sense of neglect to dogs barking. And no wonder it is barking when it gets left outside for hours on end in this heat/humidity.

Being unable to concentrate is driving me nuts!

Tj wrote: "Being unable to concentrate is driving me nuts!"

Being unable to concentrate is driving me to distraction.

[And Distraction is a lovely place. It's full of ... wait was that a squirrel?]

My neighbors' cats are driving me crazy at night time. Can't they have them all neutered and be done with it?

Rick wrote: " ... wait was that a squirrel?"

Yup, just went past my window on its way to…

…my window.

Frelling squirrel is driving me crazy because it should be indoors enjoying the AC and eating Nutella™ instead of trotting all over the globe distracting people.

Nutella™ drives me crazy because it's too delicious, and I end up eating too much of it… except not in this heat.

The Complaint Department is driving me crazy with all the notices I get about new post on these silly games.

(Great! Now I have to go buy some Nutella™ on my way home today! Nobody to blame but myself.)

Uh, sorry, but the mere thought of consuming Nutella is driving me crazy even as we speak/I type. [humongous shudder accompanied by a delicate "perish the thought"]

Crazier?

Yes, definitely the latter.

Eric

If it's the stuff made with hazel nuts, I'll pass. >wrinkles nose<

Rick wrote: The Complaint Department is driving me crazy with all the notices I get about new post on these silly games.

Members can change their setting at the bottom where it says "Email me when people comment" which is grayed out if it's active. If it's active click on it to stop the emails.

Additionally in profile > edit profile > email members can uncheck "When I leave comments on other items, follow discussions by default." so that in the future it doesn't default to sending emails whenever you post.

Likewise you can click that tiny down arrow next to your Profile and go to edit profile —> feeds and check or uncheck "Comment on a book or group discussion board" to set the default on "Add to my update feed" so you don't have to set it every time you post a message. That used to drive me crazy until I figured it out.

This neverending heat is driving me crazy, partly because I can't read outside unless I want to be drenched in sweat. Which I don't want to be. At all.

In-laws, need I say more:(

Screaming babies. I just babysat 5 kids (ages 8mos 7 years) for 5 hours

You have my sympathy Mackenzie! I would have been screaming or crying right along with them.

Thanks. The worst part was that the mom didn't leave any instructions

Wow! Why would she do that? Strange. I know I always listed things off even when it was my family.

Preston wrote: "Rick wrote: The Complaint Department is driving me crazy with all the notices I get about new post on these silly games.

Members can change their setting at the bottom where it says "Email me whe..."

Where's the fun in that?!?

"I like griping."

@TJ
She told us that the 7 year old knows the routine (no she doesn't) the kids ended up getting to bed like 1.5 hours late.

Rick wrote: "I like griping."

You certainly found the perfect place for it because you can gripe all you want here and no one can complain about you. Them's the rules. We are sooooo special :)

๓คςкєภչเє wrote: "@TJ
She told us that the 7 year old knows the routine (no she doesn't) the kids ended up getting to bed like 1.5 hours late."

I remember LONG ago babysitting with those instructions! Really people be the adult.

Yeah. And one of the kids has really bad allergies. We couldn't give him his medicine that he has to take at the same time everyday because we didn't know what to give him

My super dense co-worker is driving me crazy. I've nicknamed her "Brick" for being so thick.

Kelly wrote: "My super dense co-worker is driving me crazy. I've nicknamed her "Brick" for being so thick."

Sounds like you need a brick wall. Sorry you are being driven crazy.

Trying to figure out the time difference between US and Britain is driving me crazy. It's 5:47 am right now in NY state.

Jennifer wrote: "Trying to figure out the time difference between US and Britain is driving me crazy. It's 5:47 am right now in NY state."

The time in the US depends on the location within the US. If it was 5:47 am in the State of New York, it was 2:47 am in California and 12:47 am in Hawaii.

The easiest way to find out the time here (or anywhere in the world) is using google. Just google the word time and the name of the city or state or country for example right now I just googled:
time london
and it told me it was 6:42 pm.

Keep complaining!

Silly Boyd, I know what time it is here in the states! That's why I said US and Britain. Was curious what time it was in Britain for all the fellow complainers there. Trying to figure out if you all go online at work or after or what.
And I did google it. At 5:47 this am here it was 10:47 there.

My cat is driving me crazy. He is staring at the wall with his ears flat . He's making me paranoid.

What drives everyone who needs to know is that India is 5.5 hours ahead of London. How is anyone supposed to cope with time zones on half hours?

By ignoring them?

Thank you, Lori, inestimably sensible advice.

Not being able to talk to someone about my troubles and problems is driving me crazy!

It's not the same as in person, but you can always rant about whatever you want here. :)

The fact that some people are finally seeing how depressing I am is driving me totally crazy! Dunno why, but these days, I feel so...depressed. 'Course, I am an expert in not showing it. I like to show people I am their old wild-young-free-and-totally-carefree Tinath. But some people are starting to notice, and the fact they keep asking if I wanna talk about it is driving me crazy!

Tinath wrote: "...they keep asking if I wanna talk about it is driving me crazy! "

But I thought not having someone to talk to about it was driving you crazy. Isn't there anybody you trust to talk to? Whatever way it goes I hope you start feeling better soon because we want you to feel good about yourself and others.

Many people get depressed in the Winter because of the lack of sunlight. It's called SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) and it disappears in the Spring when we get more sunlight and longer days. Spring is officially arriving March 20th but we certainly want you to feel better much sooner than then.

It is surprising what people can get through and come out feeling much better and you sound like a strong person so I have high hopes you'll soon be feeling better about your world.

Hugs, Preston

Preston wrote: "Tinath wrote: "...they keep asking if I wanna talk about it is driving me crazy! "

But I thought not having someone to talk to about it was driving you crazy. Isn't there anybody you trust to talk..."
It's complicated. I want to talk to someone who doesn't know the old me.
I live in Bangladesh. No such thing as Spring. And it's been all year.
"Strong" is not really what I describe myself as. More like, "Carefree-not-really-carefree".
Thanks.
From
You-Know-Who (well, you do!)

Tinath wrote: ""Strong" is not really what I describe myself as. More like, "Carefree-not-really-carefree".
Thanks.
From
You-Know-Who (well, you do!) ."

Best of luck Tinath. I hated high school too.

Hugs, You know who :-)

Hang in there Tinath, it does get better and eventually graduation will happen and then college will be that much better! (A fellow high school sufferer)

I never went to "high school" but I did go to a boarding school in Highgate, and that managed a few highlights among much misery. There were times when "real life"—that which existed somewhere else in the world outside of the school boundaries—had become unobtainable. When you're in the midst of it, it seems unending, but eventually it does pass and you come out into the sunshine at the other end. And, if you're lucky, with some powerful friends.

Lori (as usual) is right, Tinath… hang in there.

Thanks guys. :) My grades is excellent (yay!) so that's great, right?

Tinath wrote: "Thanks guys. :) My grades is excellent (yay!) so that's great, right?"

Way to go Tinath. That is really great news. Congratulations!

Hugs, Preaston

The book I'm reading is driving me crazy! The vampires in the book are extremely different from humans. They scratch their wrists when they find something humorous. They've been scratching their wrists for the past 5 pages it's driving me nuts!

Pamela wrote: "The book I'm reading is driving me crazy! The vampires in the book are extremely different from humans. They scratch their wrists when they find something humorous. They've been scratching their wr..."

I'd reply but it's too hard to type while I'm scratching my wrists.

Preston wrote: "I'd reply but it's too hard to type while I'm scratching my wrists...."

Preston, I always thought you were something of a wrist-shifter.

Preston is driving me crazy!

He's good at that :-))