The pet peeve thread

[Motor City Sonics]

Edited January 21 by Motor City Sonics

[oblong]

I saw a post on FB where Monroe County said they were not sharing salt with other communities due to shortages... I wonder if they were giving it to Wasthtenaw?

[Shades of Deivi Cruz]

5 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Why is this a surprise? I've worked at UM for 20 years, and Washtenaw Co has always been the worst part of my winter commute.

[LaceyLou]

A complaint I often hear is from people who clear their sidewalks and/or driveways, only to have the snowplow come by and block them with dirty, heavy snow later. 

[CMRivdogs]

9 minutes ago, LaceyLou said:

A complaint I often hear is from people who clear their sidewalks and/or driveways, only to have the snowplow come by and block them with dirty, heavy snow later. 

I often thought there was a conspiracy. I'd finish the driveway and 10 minutes later the county would come by and block the entrance.

There are reports that we may get a lot of snow here this weekend. Something akin to some of the snowfalls in the mid to late 70s. Thankfully I have a small driveway, but for the first time in over 5 years I'm missing my snowblower 

[Shades of Deivi Cruz]

18 hours ago, CMRivdogs said:

I often thought there was a conspiracy. I'd finish the driveway and 10 minutes later the county would come by and block the entrance.

There are reports that we may get a lot of snow here this weekend. Something akin to some of the snowfalls in the mid to late 70s. Thankfully I have a small driveway, but for the first time in over 5 years I'm missing my snowblower 

Forecast for the Toledo area is 2-11 inches, so that's super helpful.

[CMRivdogs]

Our biggest question mark is whether we are getting ice or snow. As of yesterday the various models are still all over the place. I would prefer snow. Either way I don't think I'm going anywhere this weekend.

[Motor City Sonics]

EAR UPDATE: Noticed sensation (sound like a muffled or broken speaker) yesterday coming from the left headphone for the first time since my ear shut off. Did a hearing test today and while the results would not be called "good" as a whole, they is significant improvement in noticing "sensation" even if it isn't definable sound, and that is a major step forward. Been taking the steroid drops once a day for 7 days now, so it appears that this IS a virus of some kind and that either the drops or working or the virus is running it's course. No guarantee I get the hearing in that ear back 100%, but I'm certainly feeling better about it today than a week ago.

I have to go all the way out to Macomb from Dearborn for these visits. The reason is that because this happened during the holiday break it was very hard to get an appointment anywhere close to home. I go to a Corewell Health center 48 miles from home, while I have one 4 blocks from where I live, but I need to stick with the team I started with. But, holy ****, M-59 is the worst ****ing road to drive on. There is ZERO traffic flow. It's a bunch of cars just doing whatever. There is no fast lane/slow lane, it's just pure chaos and half of these people aren't even looking at the road and cutting across several lanes of traffic to make the turn - and I'm not sure 20% of our drivers understand what the Green Light means. You don't need to hit your breaks when coasting through a green light. I hate that ****ing road.

[LaceyLou]

Glad to hear things are looking better, MCS! 

Did a bunch of people move there from metro Boston? Sounds like about half of the drivers around here.

[Motor City Sonics]

1 hour ago, LaceyLou said:

Glad to hear things are looking better, MCS! 

Did a bunch of people move there from metro Boston? Sounds like about half of the drivers around here.

Love those Boston Rotaries,  they've got one between Logan Airport and Lynn and it's freaking nuts.  There are no rules.  Whomever leaves with the least damage, wins

[smr-nj]

Thanks for the update, MCS. 👍 I’m glad to read that there’s improvement, and I will hope that it continues in that direction. 🙂

[LaceyLou]

I accidentally clicked on a reel for 'is this the saddest song from the 70s?' I now have the song "Alone Again, Naturally" running through my head. 

 

[CMRivdogs]

3 hours ago, LaceyLou said:

I accidentally clicked on a reel for 'is this the saddest song from the 70s?' I now have the song "Alone Again, Naturally" running through my head. 

 

Thank's for installing it in my addled brain this morning.

[LaceyLou]

2 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

Thank's for installing it in my addled brain this morning.

Sorry about that! I do like the song, but I have to be in a certain mood.

Also thanks to 'contract disputes' FiOS is currently not airing channels like METV that have helped keep me sane during my short term disability. 

I never thought I'd say this, but I wish Xfinity were available in my building. If nothing else, Xfinity Mobile was half the cost of the supposedly 'discounted' Verizon.

[gehringer_2]

20 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

Thank's for installing it in my addled brain this morning.

sing Paul Simon's  'El Condor Pasa' to yourself to get rid of it.  😉

[CMRivdogs]

I'll stick with my Allison Krauss playlist this morning, thanks

[Motor City Sonics]

This is me right now.    **** Winter. 

 

 

[CMRivdogs]

2 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said:

This is me right now.    **** Winter. 

 

 

That's most of us here from Richmond east. Not much snow but the Ice Storm Monday shut things down for a couple of days. My wife pulled the car across the street to try to gets some solar thawing. Back yard is frozen solid and the dog can't find anyplace to go in the sub 30 degreev temperatures. 

[chasfh]

I refuse to take any customer service survey in which the very first question is, "Would you recommend (our service) to a friend?" That's when I know for certain all they are looking for is a verifiable marketing metric, and not for serious feedback on what's good about the service and what they can do to improve it.

[Shades of Deivi Cruz]

On 1/28/2026 at 10:04 AM, CMRivdogs said:

That's most of us here from Richmond east. Not much snow but the Ice Storm Monday shut things down for a couple of days. My wife pulled the car across the street to try to gets some solar thawing. Back yard is frozen solid and the dog can't find anyplace to go in the sub 30 degreev temperatures. 

I literally haven't left the house in a week. LOL!  And I'm not going anywhere today either. Tomorrow we do have plans though, so the hibernation ends.

[oblong]

12 minutes ago, chasfh said:

I refuse to take any customer service survey in which the very first question is, "Would you recommend (our service) to a friend?" That's when I know for certain all they are looking for is a verifiable marketing metric, and not for serious feedback on what's good about the service and what they can do to improve it.

and anything beyond 3 questions.  

We did a survey on our product with our customers in late 2025 and I was adamant with our marketing team about that.  No requirements to write anything.  Whenever I see that on a survey I close it out.  We did the question you asked but at the end. And we emphasized that our goal was to make the product better for them.  It's something these customers have to use in their job to do their job, so we don't have to necessarily 'sell' them on it.  We wanted to make sure our time was spent on what they want vs what we think they want.

 

[LaceyLou]

Trying to get a letter to state that I'm ready to return to work has proved to be an exercise in futility this time around. So many phone calls, emails, and messages... for almost 2 weeks. I've only talked to an actual human once.

 

[chasfh]

4 hours ago, oblong said:

and anything beyond 3 questions.  

We did a survey on our product with our customers in late 2025 and I was adamant with our marketing team about that.  No requirements to write anything.  Whenever I see that on a survey I close it out.  We did the question you asked but at the end. And we emphasized that our goal was to make the product better for them.  It's something these customers have to use in their job to do their job, so we don't have to necessarily 'sell' them on it.  We wanted to make sure our time was spent on what they want vs what we think they want.

 

As you imply, I don't object to the question itself, but rather it's positioning as the first question asked. Ask it at the end, after you've given me an opportunity to feed back meaningfully on your product.

[oblong]

We've discussed this before but I also don't like surveys presented as about the product/system but the questions are specifically geared toward the person helping you.  It's a bait and switch.  Then they brag about the product/system.

"Yes, Marge was nice and did her best.  But my problem was beyond her immediate ability to resolve and you didn't ask me about that."