/Gripe...

Just a heads up, this post contains random things that I find bothersome...feel free to skip this post, if you want...

First thing that bugs me:
If you are a seller on eBay [or any site that is similar], don't be intentionally misleading. Jerks are intentionally misleading, and I'm pretty sure you don't want to be a jerk.

I've been doing some eBay browsing...I noticed lots of posts that were touting 'rare' items...items that are listed as 'very hard to find' or 'limited edition' should be just that. I think it's horrible that some of you list items as such when they're the very opposite! Specifically, I noticed some Disney merchandise that was listed as 'rare' on multiple listings...that very same item can be purchased right now straight from the Disney Store site! And for a fraction of the price!

Shame you on you, shady vendors. Shame.

Next thing that bugs me:
AT&T, you need to work on your customer service representation.

I called last week to tweak my U-Verse package a bit [does anybody else think that cable/internet is ridiculously expensive?], and the lady that 'helped' me royally fudged up my cable package. Big time.

I'm crossing my fingers that my bill isn't going to be botched the same way!

Next:
Dear upstairs neighbors,
You are the most inconsiderate couple of a-holes that I could have ever had the misfortune to live near. You walk like a pack of elephants and you have terrible taste in music. And I would know. I hear it quite often.
Loathsomely yours,
Me

And then:
Whomever is walking their little shite of a dog and allowing it to take little shites all over the common breezeways and sidewalks...I hate you. Marginally less than I hate my upstairs neighbors.

You are a lazy and sorry excuse for a responsible adult, let alone pet owner.

I pay way too much for my crappy apartment to have to deal with living in a literally crappy apartment building.

How hard is it to pick up after your dog? Too hard? If so, don't own a friggin dog, genius!

If/when I figure out who you are, I'll then figure out which apartment is yours and which car is yours. Expect some less than pleasant placements of your fecal transgressions.

Finally:
If you are fortunate enough to not suffer the burden of social anxiety, please consider yourself to be truly lucky. Because you are.

However, please do be sensitive to those around you who might not be as lucky.

Yes, it may seem strange to you that there are some people who can get physically ill at the mere thought of an unwanted [or wanted, sometimes] social interaction. It can, and does, happen. Please try to be considerate.

/ponders

Yep, that'll do for now.

How Rude...

My upstairs neighbors are the worst...ever!

For the last two hours, they've been blasting their obnoxious music. It's so loud, I could still hear it after I put in earplugs!

They're starting up again...

They do this sort of crap all the time. It's pretty much a daily occurrence. Every now and then, I luck out and get a night without the constant thumping of their sound system...but I'm guessing that's only when they're not in for the night...

It's maddening!

I've knocked on their door and asked them to keep their music down, especially if it's a school night...I'm thinking they have no clue how hard it can be to get a little one to go to sleep if it sounds like there's a bad rave going on above our heads...

Knocking on their door doesn't help. Calling apartment management doesn't help [though, I'm not even entirely sure that management even attempted to do anything about the constant noise]. Nothing's helped, and I'm running out of ways to try and solve the issue nicely...I thought about being "that neighbor" that bangs back on the ceiling whenever I find their noise levels to be offensive...but I'm thinking that it would likely backfire. As my upstairs neighbors, they've got the capacity to be so much louder and even more inconsiderate...they already stomp around like elephants, I'd hate to hear what it'd be like if they were intentionally being noisy.

/sigh

Whatever happened to people being thoughtful of those around them?