What annoys you? (1 Viewer)

[Jeffrey D]

Not sure if I have posted this gripe before- my fellow truck drivers that litter. I just don’t get it- are they proud of being a slob?
We are only making it more difficult on us than need be- there are locations like Wal Mart, shopping centers, etc that don’t allow us to park any longer, due to trash and filled piss bottles deposited in their parking lot. Just baffles and angers me.

 

[Malcolm R]

Agreed, though I've never understood any littering by anyone. There are literally trash cans everywhere you go: retail stores, gas stations, convenience stores, homes, workplaces, rest areas, along city streets, etc. What's so difficult about tossing your garbage in the trash at the next place you stop?

 

[TJPC]

This "wide screen artistic thing" is really ridiculous for TV shows, which are made expressly for home screens and will never be shown in a movie theatre. Can't they occasionally use that format say for space battles etc.?

 

[jayembee]

Quite frankly, I'd rather that the aspect ratio be whatever the people making it choose it to be. I don't like the idea of everything having to form-fit into the same ratio.

 

[Jeffrey D]

This crazy inflation. I just had to pay $4.35
(including tax) for a 7 pound bag of ice. I normally don’t pay a lot of attention to, or get upset over what stuff costs, but this is ridiculous.

 

[TJPC]

How about having a dollar that is worth only 60 cents US!

 

[bmasters9]

Agreed, though I've never understood any littering by anyone. There are literally trash cans everywhere you go: retail stores, gas stations, convenience stores, homes, workplaces, rest areas, along city streets, etc. What's so difficult about tossing your garbage in the trash at the next place you stop?

True-- I make it a point to put trash in a pocket on me (coat, or jeans, or whatever I'm wearing), and then putting it in a can whenever I can. I was convinced thereto by seeing a commercial a long time ago where this boy (or teen) was seen throwing a candy bar wrapper on the road (forget exactly the substance); after that, albeit I'm not vocal about it, I have strong convictions about it that I try to follow as closely as possible.

 

[Clinton McClure]

How about having a dollar that is worth only 60 cents US!

With inflation, most of our dollars are only worth 60 cents too!

 

[Mike Frezon]

I just had to pay $4.35
(including tax) for a 7 pound bag of ice. I normally don’t pay a lot of attention to, or get upset over what stuff costs, but this is ridiculous.

That's a LOT! Prices for a bag of ice around me are still in the $2.50 -$3.00 range...but most places sell down-sized bags that are only five pounds.

One local convenience store chain however, Stewart's, still sells seven pound bags. They also still sell their own ice cream brand in full half-gallon sizes, too!

 

[ChristopherG]

hard boiled eggs that are uncooperative when peeling shell off

 

[TJPC]

Hard Boiled eggs in general

 

[Jeffrey D]

Hard Boiled eggs in general

Runny egg yokes are worse to me. I need them thoroughly cooked.

 

[Clinton McClure]

I can eat hard boiled eggs all day long. I also love fried eggs sunny side up and I dip my sausage, bacon, and toast in the runny yolk. It’s so damn delicious.

 

[Jeffrey D]

I can eat hard boiled eggs all day long. I also love fried eggs sunny side up and I dip my sausage, bacon, and toast in the runny yolk. It’s so damn delicious.

Been forever since I’ve been on 30 between Texarkana and Little Rock. I was surprised to see they increased the speed limit to 75 (70 for trucks). I also see that they are tearing the ass out of the road close to Benton

 

[Clinton McClure]

Been forever since I’ve been on 30 between Texarkana and Little Rock. I was surprised to see they increased the speed limit to 75 (70 for trucks). I also see that they are tearing the ass out of the road close to Benton

Yep. It’s been that way for close to two years now and I have no idea when they’re gonna finish it.

 

[Jeffrey D]

Yep. It’s been that way for close to two years now and I have no idea when they’re gonna finish it.

I saw a sign that said it’s supposed to be done around Thanksgiving

 

[Clinton McClure]

I saw a sign that said it’s supposed to be done around Thanksgiving

I hope they hold to that.

 

[Jeffrey D]

I hope they hold to that.

I’m unloading near LR in the morning (I was told they’d take it today- wasn’t true), then going to Memphis. Is it clear on 40 now? I know they had that torn up for a while.

 

[Clinton McClure]

I’m unloading near LR in the morning (I was told they’d take it today- wasn’t true), then going to Memphis. Is it clear on 40 now? I know they had that torn up for a while.

They should be tearing up 40 from around the Galloway exit for the next 30 miles or so east because ARDOT hired the lowest bidder the last time they repaved it and both directions look like someone set off IEDs between the lanes. When I came back from Memphis last Friday they had already planted the state tree (orange construction barrel) all the way out to between Carlisle and Hazen in both directions. Don’t know when they’re gonna actually start working on it though.

 

[Jeffrey D]

They should be tearing up 40 from around the Galloway exit for the next 30 miles or so east because ARDOT hired the lowest bidder the last time they repaved it and both directions look like someone set off IEDs between the lanes. When I came back from Memphis last Friday they had already planted the state tree (orange construction barrel) all the way out to between Carlisle and Hazen in both directions. Don’t know when they’re gonna actually start working on it though.

That’s great- the state tree being the orange barrel. There’s a trucker’s saying-
“There are 2 seasons- Winter, and Construction”.

I’d bet money that 40 through Jackson Tennessee (between Memphis and Nashville) is still torn up- they’ve been working on that for several years.