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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
^ Selective printing will allow font (text) size change + just print what you highlight (windows OS)
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I have plenty of pet peeves, but what I've learned is that no one gives a $hit what I think............
Here are a couple of suggestions.
1. Find the relevant area, enlarge it to fit the screen (works on an iPad and a Mac, YMMV), then take a screenshot. Print that if you need to print, or just send it to the cloud and open it on your tablet or phone as required.
2. Save it as a PDF, then print only what you need. This won't enlarge the tiny font, however.
Wind chill reports on the tv news. I don't care what the wind chill is, I want absolute temps. It is 7 degrees right now but the local weather talking head won't say that because a wind chill of -13 is soooo much more dramatic. As if 7 degrees isn't cold.
Experienced one today:
Made a hotel reservation. They email a confirmation, and I always figure it would be good to have a hard copy of that, just in case (yes, 'old school', but effective).
Of course their confirmation has a ton of graphics, it covers three pages, and the pertinent info is in a minuscule font.
Give me a one-pager in 14 point font on page 1 to print. Put all the other stuff following that, so I can just tell my 'puter to print page 1.
-ERD50
During football games running commercials instead of showing plays. Like kickoffs and certain other plays that the cable people decide is too boring for me and I need an exciting commercial instead.
So the #!*# know I must pay cable to know what to be sold and in their infinite wisdom they are sparing me boring football plays.
heh heh heh - My Curmudgeon Certificate may be resurrected from the filing cabinet.
I haven't flown in over 20 years so I don't know the rules but I would assume having any sound come from a personal electronic device without the use of earbuds would be against the rules. Why would you not call an attendant?
"Left turn only on signal" intersections in or town that have the left turn timer set for 5 seconds. During busy times, 20 or more cars can end up in the left turn lane waiting for "their turn". This causes the left turn lane to back up cars into the "go straight" lane and that situation creates a huge hazard.
Well, at least there is this silver lining: When an oblivious passenger steps into the aisle to leisurely grab their things and block everyone else, though they hold up the folks behind them, the gap they create is frequently used by folks in the rows toward the front of the plane. I count on this if I'm stuck by a window, and I never have to wait long for a space.If you cannot be ready to move very soon after getting in the aisle, then don't get in the aisle.
I doubt it. When a plane arrives late, the FA's often urge people to wait to deplane if they don't have a tight connection. Still, I never notice a difference in the actual behavior people exhibit. In fact, the announcement serves to increase the general level of frustration, since people were just publicly reminded to be considerate and we all see that still they (we) won't do it. I guess the airline wants to be seen to be trying to help, though they know it doesn't actually do anything.There has to be a better way to de-plane. . . . If the flight attendants would give just a little guidance to the "consideration-challenged," that might help.
There has to be a better way to de-plane. Some scientist already has demonstrated the best ways to load a plane efficiently. Now we need some attention to the unnecessarily sloppy and haphazard way we get people off airplanes. I would wager there are hours of time that could be saved in the cumulative mess that all the de-planing creates.
If the flight attendants would give just a little guidance to the "consideration-challenged," that might help. Often people wait until they are standing in the aisle blocking everyone who is waiting AND READY TO GO behind them while they leisurely gather their belongings. If you are not ready to move-- do not get in the aisle when people are moving to get out. Most of the time you can get anything from the overhead above your aisle either before you get in the aisle or certainly before the line starts to move. If you cannot be ready to move very soon after getting in the aisle, then don't get in the aisle. If your items are in an overhead away from you --GET OUT OF THE AISLE where they are stowed and get your item before re-entering the aisle. Your exit is not more important than the hundred people behind you. People who are ready to move help themselves -but they also help everyone behind them. If someone in a row in front of you is ready to move, quickly let them in but keep the line moving.
The line of people getting off a plane could be a steady single file line constantly in motion. Every time you are leaving a plane if you see a big gap between you and the next person in front of you, that is a sign that you are holding up every single person behind you. Don't.
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Check your browser's add-ons and extensions. Someone (not this forum) slipped you an unwanted bit of software while you weren't looking.Just a minor thing. Wonder whose bright idea it was to that? And for what purpose.
Example: Sony in one of my posts.
Check your browser's add-ons and extensions. Someone (not this forum) slipped you an unwanted bit of software while you weren't looking.
More info here: How to remove malicious browser extensions or add-ons from IE//FF/Chrome by using Anvi Slim Toolbar?- AnviSoft
I've noticed that, too. It must be the latest advice from how-to-do-an-interview coaches.People being interviewed who reply to each question asked with, "Great Question!" Really? It is annoying.
People being interviewed who reply to each question asked with, "Great Question!" Really? It is annoying.
I've noticed that, too. It must be the latest advice from how-to-do-an-interview coaches.
Agreed. It seems like such an obvious 'suck up' to the interviewer ('you are so smart!'), like it might affect the interviewer enough to go easy on them.
-ERD50