rants

The Long Time-Traveling Arm of the Law

by nycgadgetgirl on October 2, 2008 · 4 comments

in rants

AAAAAAAUUUUGH I don’t like NJ. I’ve never been a fan of NJ, even when I lived there. Or maybe ESPECIALLY when I lived there. By far, the WORST things about New Jersey are all related to driving – the DMV, the interstates, the traffic, the auto insurance rates, etc. But OH MY GOD, this has  [click to continue reading...]

Pet Peeve Number 1,000,004 = Redundancy

by nycgadgetgirl on June 18, 2008 · 2 comments

in rants

I’m on the phone on hold listening to muzak and the much too frequent recorded interruption. It says “…all agents are currently helping other guest at this time. If you’ll hold one moment, the first available agent will assist you as soon as possible…” Ugh. I have noticed the “currently / at this time” combination  [click to continue reading...]

Why did I not choose an easier breed to fall in love with and start a rescue for?? It’s bad enough that a majority of dogs (mixed and purebreds) that come into shelters and rescue are under-socialized and under-trained, but combine that with the Shiba Inu tendency to be dog aggressive (a lot) if they  [click to continue reading...]

Commuting In The Rain

by nycgadgetgirl on July 18, 2007 · 5 comments

in Life In NYC,rants

Fat people meandering along on the sidewalk bother me. Umbrellas in my face really bother me. But, FAT PEOPLE WITH UMBRELLAS??? AUGH! Edit after the fact: I’m not talking about any and every overweight person and I shouldn’t have written the post the way I did, but since I don’t normally believe in editing or  [click to continue reading...]

Damn Cab Drivers

by nycgadgetgirl on November 10, 2006 · 5 comments

in Dogs,Life In NYC,rants

Periodically, on my way to work, I see a woman walking two older dogs, I think one is a Yorkie and the other, a Maltese. I don’t know how often I pass her – maybe not so often – but periodically for over 3 1/2 years is enough to have a sense of recognition. I  [click to continue reading...]

I love it how…

by nycgadgetgirl on November 19, 2005 · 6 comments

in Life In NYC,rants

…99% of the time you call for takeout in the city, whoever answers the phone has to run get the only person (or one of very few people anyway) who actually speaks English to take your order. Why did they answer the phone? Did they think it might be someone who (1) called the takeout  [click to continue reading...]

COULDN’T (not could)

by nycgadgetgirl on October 30, 2005 · 3 comments

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AUGH!!!! The phrase is "I couldn’t care less," not, as SO MANY people say "I could care less." Do people not think about what things they say mean? (Sorry. Pet peeve just aggravated. Needed to vent.)

Who goes to someone else’s city and kicks their dog??? Apparently, American tourists do.