What is your pet peeve of the day? -- 2021

[mountainsoft]

Overly Complicated Email Verification

I bought a new domain name the other day, and they required that I verify my email address. Usually this is no big deal. This time, however, I had to log on to the web site, to get a code that would allow them to send me a link I could use to verify my address. Weird, but whatever.

Of course, after going through this the link doesn't work. After numerous attempts I contact the company and they blame it on my browser or plug-in's. I tried three different browsers, disabled all plug-in's, and disabled my virus scanners. Their site still failed to connect.

I contact the company again, they still blamed me, and said to use an online proxy service to get around the "issues on my end". Of course, I get the same results, the site times out and won't connect.

Eventually the solution I had to use was:

1. Log on to the web site and have the verification link sent to my email.
2. Forward the link to my cell phone.
3. Disable WiFi on the phone to force it to use mobile data.
4. Access the link from my phone to connect and verify.

It finally worked, but sheesh, does it really need to be that complicated.

 

[Time2]

Speaking of garbage collection, For 26 years the truck picked up our garbage at our corner, now all of the sudden they say it is dangerous to stop at our corner and pick it up. Now we have to wheel to the other end of the house and across the street. The dangerous part to me is the garbage truck driving on the wrong side of the street.

 

[mountainsoft]

Speaking of garbage collection, For 26 years the truck picked up our garbage at our corner, now all of the sudden they say it is dangerous to stop at our corner and pick it up. Now we have to wheel to the other end of the house and across the street. The dangerous part to me is the garbage truck driving on the wrong side of the street.

Reminds me of another garbage peeve. I place our can to the right and behind our mailbox to be picked up (rural road). When the garbage man picks up our garbage, he sets the empty can in front of the mailbox instead of off to the side where I had it. Then the postal carrier leaves a nasty-gram chastising us for putting the can in front of the box. I had nothing to do with it!

I also hate when the garbage man stuffs the lid inside the garbage can instead of just snapping it back on the can. The lid ends up all warped and won't snap back on the can correctly for a couple days.

 

[mountainsoft]

Postal Deliveries

These days a lot of our packages are delivered by the postal carrier. They set the boxes on our porch, and also set any mail we might have out with the box. That's okay (except it defeats the purpose of having a security mailbox), but what bugs me is they set the loose mail ON TOP of the packages, instead of under the box. All it would take is a minor breeze to blow the mail off the porch and out into the yard. It seems like common sense to weigh down loose papers, but it doesn't seem to occur to any of the delivery drivers.

Thankfully, I am usually home to grab the mail immediately after it is delivered (but not always).

 

[aaronc879]

So I'll just put out my normal garage garbage can as needed and make the driver lift it manually.

Maybe things are different where you live but here they would not pick up a can that isn't from the city that can be used by the truck. You need to empty all other garbage cans from around your home into one official garbage can and put it at the curb just like everybody else has to do.

 

[Calico]

Maybe things are different where you live but here they would not pick up a can that isn't from the city that can be used by the truck. You need to empty all other garbage cans from around your home into one official garbage can and put it at the curb just like everybody else has to do.

The same is true where I live.

 

[mountainsoft]

Maybe things are different where you live but here they would not pick up a can that isn't from the city that can be used by the truck. You need to empty all other garbage cans from around your home into one official garbage can and put it at the curb just like everybody else has to do.

It's a new thing for us. They will start delivering the new carts in a few weeks. For now anyway, they instructed us to keep using our normal cans for "extra" garbage. So until I hear otherwise, I'll just put my old can out when it gets full, instead of the new wheely cart.

I'm not sure why they treat the new carts like they're made of gold or something. It's a piece of plastic. If I want to pay extra to get a second cart, why can't I? It's not going to affect their service in any way. They'll continue picking up the one can weekly just as they always have. Stupid.

I suppose if it really becomes a point of tension, I'll keep the cart in the garage (where debris tends to be heavier), and empty the house can into it as needed. Kind of inconvenient, but it's doable if it comes to that. I don't want to stink up the garage with house garbage until pickup day.

 

[aaronc879]

It's a new thing for us. They will start delivering the new carts in a few weeks. For now anyway, they instructed us to keep using our normal cans for "extra" garbage. So until I hear otherwise, I'll just put my old can out when it gets full, instead of the new wheely cart.

I'm not sure why they treat the new carts like they're made of gold or something. It's a piece of plastic. If I want to pay extra to get a second cart, why can't I? It's not going to affect their service in any way. They'll continue picking up the one can weekly just as they always have. Stupid.

I suppose if it really becomes a point of tension, I'll keep the cart in the garage (where debris tends to be heavier), and empty the house can into it as needed. Kind of inconvenient, but it's doable if it comes to that. I don't want to stink up the garage with house garbage until pickup day.

Another thing to consider is that there is likely a max weight for those new cans. Anything over the weight and you get charged extra. Around here it is 96 gallon cart – 335 lbs. 64 gallon cart – 224 lbs

 

[mountainsoft]

Another thing to consider is that there is likely a max weight for those new cans. Anything over the weight and you get charged extra. Around here it is 96 gallon cart – 335 lbs. 64 gallon cart – 224 lbs

We have 32 gallon carts. I don't know what the weight limit is, but I have to wheel it 300 ft uphill to the road. So I tend to keep the weight reasonable anyway.

 

[ls99]

Today's pet peeve is that I can't remember a couple of peeves that I had in mind Yesterday.

 

[aaronc879]

Today's pet peeve is that I can't remember a couple of peeves that I had in mind Yesterday.

That's a daily thing and i'm only in my 40's.

 

[Texas Proud]

Our garbage company is switching to wheeled garbage carts so they can use automated trucks instead of the drivers having to lift them in. Sounds good, our recycling bin has been that way for years.

However, I have two garbage cans. We use one for the house and miscellaneous garbage, and a second can I keep in the garage for my shop garbage. We rarely fill up our normal garbage can, so when the garage can gets full I put it out INSTEAD of our normal can. Basically, I alternate which can goes out to the road, but never put out more than one can at a time.

So I asked the garbage company if I could get a second wheeled cart to use in the garage like this. They sent me a direct "NO" but they could upgrade me to a larger can. Obviously that's not what I wanted. We don't fill up our normal can, I don't need a bigger one. I need two cans in different locations. It's just not convenient to take garbage from the garage out to the house garbage can as I'm working.

So I contacted them again, clarifying I don't want to put more garbage out, I just want a second cart I can alternate as needed. I even offered to BUY the extra cart if they just let me know how much it was. Again, they said NO, but they could give me a second cart for an additional $17 per month. Are you kidding me? No way am I paying a monthly fee just to have a second can.

I was just trying to be consistent and make things easy on the drivers. I guess the garbage gods feel their plastic carts are some kind of prized possession. So I'll just put out my normal garage garbage can as needed and make the driver lift it manually.

Sheesh, talk about inflexibility.

Why not just dump your garage can into the wheeled can once a week?


Does not seem that hard to me.

 

[Irishgirlyc58]

I have a garbage pet peeve too!
I’m currently working on my PhD in which receptacle my garbage goes in. I now have 3- one for garbage, one for recycle, and a new one for compostable garbage that goes into the same cart as yard waste.
Half my kitchen is filled with garbage cans now. Raw meat and other such disgustingly rotten smelling garbage goes into the compostable container. But we can’t use any bags, not even compostable bags. Guaranteeing that the can will need to be washed out several times a week.
But wait- we here in California are also supposed to be conserving water due to the drought situation.
Well- they need to pick one. Garbage or water. Some people are actually reserving spots in their refrigerator for garbage to throw out so it doesn’t smell.
This is just ridiculous.

 

[W2R]

Why not just dump your garage can into the wheeled can once a week?

Does not seem that hard to me.

This is sort of what Frank does with his trash (we have pick-up twice a week).

We live next door to each other, and Frank takes out the trash for both of us. We each have a large wheeled garbage can provided to us by the waste management company. But, neither of us creates an entire can full of trash before trash day.

So, on the day before trash day,
1) He takes a trash bag full of trash from my house and puts it into my rolling trash can (in my garage). Then,
2) He adds a trash bag full of the trash from his house, later when he takes it out for me.

This sounds harder than it is, since he goes back and forth between our houses several time per day.

I have a garbage pet peeve too!

Now Irishgirlyc58, that sounds awful! I can't think of any easy fix other than getting together with other homeowners and protesting to the city council. If I lived there, the "no bags" restriction is where I'd lose my temper.

 

[Jerry1]

So I contacted them again, clarifying I don't want to put more garbage out, I just want a second cart I can alternate as needed. I even offered to BUY the extra cart if they just let me know how much it was.

Wait a couple weeks and tell them someone must have stole your can (or whatever story you want to make up) and that you need a new one. They may charge you, but I doubt they’ll deny you a new can.

 

[mountainsoft]

Why not just dump your garage can into the wheeled can once a week?

Obviously I can adapt, it was just a convenience for me to have two separate cans I could alternate as needed. Rather than dumping one can into another all the time, I could just put out the can that was the most full. It made things easier on me and didn't affect garbage pickup in any way. I still only had one can going out each week.

I'm honestly surprised why this is such a foreign concept. I often have sawdust, wood scraps, cat litter (from soaking up oil spills), dirty rags, etc. in the shop garbage. It's going to be messy dumping that from one can into another all the time. Not to mention it will be one more step on garbage day, getting the shop key and unlocking that building just to get the garbage.

Oh well, no sense paddling against the stream. I'm clearly the oddball. I think I'll get a smaller garbage can for the garage that will make it easier to dump into the main wheeled cart. It should take up less space in the garage too, which would be nice.

 

[euro]

Wait a couple weeks and tell them someone must have stole your can (or whatever story you want to make up) and that you need a new one. They may charge you, but I doubt they’ll deny you a new can.

This!
I too needed a double set of cans for my student rental. They fill both, recycling and trash in less than a week.... However, in my town, you don't even have to make up a story - they will sell you a second can for $60.

 

[GalaxyBoy]

My garbage peeve is my neighbor who is too cheap to buy a garbage can. He leaves his kitchen sized trash bags by the street where the crows tear into them and scatter garbage all over the place. The puzzling thing is, he’s the guy we call “Mr. Yard” since he spends most mornings manicuring his lawn, but doesn’t seem to mind crap strewn hither and thither.

 

[aja8888]

My garbage peeve is my neighbor who is too cheap to buy a garbage can. He leaves his kitchen sized trash bags by the street where the crows tear into them and scatter garbage all over the place. The puzzling thing is, he’s the guy we call “Mr. Yard” since he spends most mornings manicuring his lawn, but doesn’t seem to mind crap strewn hither and thither.

Why don't you just buy him a garbage can? Xmas is coming.....

 

[aja8888]

I have a garbage pet peeve too!
I’m currently working on my PhD in which receptacle my garbage goes in. I now have 3- one for garbage, one for recycle, and a new one for compostable garbage that goes into the same cart as yard waste.
Half my kitchen is filled with garbage cans now. Raw meat and other such disgustingly rotten smelling garbage goes into the compostable container. But we can’t use any bags, not even compostable bags. Guaranteeing that the can will need to be washed out several times a week.
But wait- we here in California are also supposed to be conserving water due to the drought situation.
Well- they need to pick one. Garbage or water. Some people are actually reserving spots in their refrigerator for garbage to throw out so it doesn’t smell.
This is just ridiculous.

We don't have these garbage rules in Texas.

We still use plastic trash bags because the Greenies said we couldn't use paper bags due to tree deaths. (and if it doesn't rain here soon, there will be more tree deaths)

 

[MichaelB]

You have garbage. Luxury! Why, when I was young we were too poor to have our own garbage and when we wanted some we had to borrow it from a neighbor!

 

[braumeister]

You have garbage. Luxury! Why, when I was young we were too poor to have our own garbage and when we wanted some we had to borrow it from a neighbor!

And he probably charged you interest on it too!

 

[JoeWras]

Garbage sucks. City of Raleigh has now required us to use the carts for yard waste. "Nextdoor" has pitchforks and torches out ready to burn down city hall.

I don't prefer it, but I think I can even it out by keeping excess yard waste during the growing season in containers that I "parse out" during the down times. I can work with them. My neighbors apparently disagree and are looking for a reason to recall the mayor.

Frankly, as someone who has taken up physical volunteer jobs during retirement, I really, really feel for our good neighbors who service us with physically demanding jobs (construction, roofing, concrete work, tree work, and so on). I am happy that The City is trying to move people to a solution that is automated, instead of guys hoisting 90 lbs containers.

 

[zaqxsw]

We live next door to each other, and Frank takes out the trash for both of us. We each have a large, wheeled garbage can provided to us by the waste management company. But, neither of us creates an entire can full of trash before trash day.

Why don't one of you cancel the trash service and just use the other's wheeled garbage can?

Where we used to live, we did this with a close neighbor for over a decade. Neither of us generated enough trash to require two accounts. It worked very well, and Frank is already doing most of what is required.

 

[Jerry1]

I don’t know how much of our city’s budget is spent on garbage, yard waste and recycling but I couldn’t be happier. Everything I’ve ever put out has been picked up. They did move to the big bins for recycle, but they are optional. Yard waste has to fit in one of those paper bags but they will also take it from specifically marked cans (has to have a label or big X on it). We can also set out a bundle as long as it’s no bigger than 4ft wide. And, we can still use plastic bags for our garbage.

I do indeed have a pet peeve though and that is with the neighbors that think they can just throw anything in their recycle bin any way they want. What happens is their recycle gets blown out of the bin and it seems they are incapable of retrieving it, or preventing it. We also have the people that don’t understand that we live near a lot of critters and that you can’t put your yummy garbage out all night in a plastic bag and not have said critters making a mess. Personally, I wake up and put everything out in the morning. Garbage start time is 7am - not too difficult so as to not have to clean up a garbage mess. Yuck!