Post a pet peeve.

[Annoyed]

I think it was a well known author who wrote: "Neither a borrower, nor a lender be"

Aside from libraries, tool rental services and such, I've found that to be be very good advice.

[BruTak]

As a general rule, I don't lend out my stuff.

I'm still waiting on my brother returning season 2 of Westworld that he borrowed.
A year ago.
That I hadn't bloody watched.

But on the other hand, I've loaned several books to my mate Nick and his missus, and I know I'll get them back in pristine condition when they're finished with them.

[Gatefan1976]

Here's one for you Brutak.
I lent out my collection of MASH 2 years ago, I don't expect it back any day soon.....

[Falcon Horus]

And that's why I will NEVER lent anyone my LOTR DVD's... they can be watched right here, at my place.

Also, Firefly -- nope -- it's autographed.

[mad_gater]

Here's one for you Brutak.
I lent out my collection of MASH 2 years ago, I don't expect it back any day soon.....

you can always catch it on TVLAND via Philo TV for $20USD/mo. which includes unlimited cloud DVR

[mad_gater]

And that's why I will NEVER lent anyone my LOTR DVD's... they can be watched right here, at my place.

Also, Firefly -- nope -- it's autographed.

why do you think I'm trying to digitize all the movie and music disks in our collection? if they get lent out I won't have to worry if we don't get them back

[BruTak]

you can always catch it on TVLAND via Philo TV for $20USD/mo. which includes unlimited cloud DVR

Or if you're in the UK it's on a more or less constant loop on the Sony Channel.

[Gatefan1976]

you can always catch it on TVLAND via Philo TV for $20USD/mo. which includes unlimited cloud DVR

I got them all on the cheap MG, so I'm not that worried.

[Gatefan1976]

why do you think I'm trying to digitize all the movie and music disks in our collection? if they get lent out I won't have to worry if we don't get them back

Already have my man. I have 5 external hard drives with roughly 8-10 terabytes of storage space.

[BruTak]

Being unable to find my regular brand of chewy indigestion tablets when I was out shopping earlier.

[mad_gater]

Already have my man. I have 5 external hard drives with roughly 8-10 terabytes of storage space.

yeah just bought a 12 TB external HDD to store all the movie and music disks on....before they get any more beat up....already encountered a couple that have some read errors - most of the disks still seem to be in reasonably good shape though

and whatever I can't digitize I might be able to buy on VUDU...and with TV shows, esp. ones that have run their course, you can even buy individual seasons or even individual episodes....so if one disk in one season of a complete series has one file that's throwing up read errors when trying to copy it, you don't have to buy the whole series or even the whole season, just the couple of eps that were probably in the file that has read errors

the "Buy on VUDU" option is probably one I'm gonna use over time for whatever we got that's still on VHS....because digitizing a VHS is something I don't have the time for, working full time and all, and the only way to digitize VHS cassettes is to capture the playback to a file on the computer.....and so given the average movie length being about 2 hours....yeah no way I'm sitting in front of my computer for that long to digitize one movie

[mad_gater]

Being unable to find my regular brand of chewy indigestion tablets when I was out shopping earlier.

ginger ale or ginger root tea can help to settle an upset stomach....peppermint tea can help too

[mad_gater]

That's bad manners in my book.

If you loan something to someone, there's an unspoken agreement that they don't lend it to anyone else without your permission.

you're expecting civilized behavior from the spoilt self-entitled generation?

[Princess Awinita]

I was actually asked this question. it my final answer is also my current pet peeve

Other person: Why are you crying ?
Me: I am having an allergic reaction
Other person: allergic reaction, to what ?
Me: Current events

Thankfully a good 2/3rds of the local towns and cities have allowed their mask hard/Must Wear requirements t oexpire and they shifted to strongly recommended, and one city just never put a mask recommendation into effect whatsoever

[BruTak]

My mum passed away on Sunday.

But that's not what's bothering me.

My brother and sister-in-law collected mum's personal effects and whatnot from the care home yesterday afternoon and dropped them off here.
Then we spent a half an hour or so sorting out which clothes etc. we wanted mum buried in.

Then my sis-in-law asked to see my bedroom - it'd been renovated a year ago and she hadn't seen the finished results.

She says nice things about my choice of carpet and wallpaper, then makes a couple of snippy remarks about how I live my life.

Right...
Ok...

My mother has just passed away, we're still figuring out funeral arrangements, and sis-in-law's nipping my head already?

Missus, I'm not one of your kids. Neither am I one of your brothers.
I am your husband's brother, and as such you do not get a say in my life.