Inventions that you hate!

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I'm in the process of updating a house that my wife and I are getting ready to sell. We've pulled up the carpet in the kitchen and bath, in preparation for putting down tile in the bathroom and hardwood in the kitchen. Those tack strips around the edge of the room are an invention that work wonderfully for holding carpet nice and taut, however...........it sucks to try and pull them all up!!!

I finally went to Lowes and got the proper tool and it's a little safer now. Since I'm in Ohio (2500 miles from my own home and shop) I didn't have anything but a hammer and screw drivers at first. One slip and I ripped the flesh off my finger and was bleeding like a stuck pig. Now that I have the proper tool, it's going much quicker ( and safer too!).

What invention do you hate, or that frustrates you?
 
TV

Children's toys that "interact" with you if you accidently bump into them and won't stop.

QS 9000

Grass yards

Walking upright without having evolved a better spine (I have chronic back pain)

Gutters

Ladar

Windows Vista

Damn Scott, don't get me started...

How about inventions you really love:

Roundup
Vicoden
Radar detectors
Remington 700
Carbide
Beer
 
The Stock market
political parties

Both of which participation in should be a capital crime
 
The damned clocks. Who ever invented time should have been shot.

Food processors. Using a knife is better and faster, those units take up space and are a hassle to clean up.

Computers

Cell phones

Taxes

I will stop here for now, the list could become endless
 
Bufford said:
The damned clocks. Who ever invented time should have been shot.

Food processors. Using a knife is better and faster, those units take up space and are a hassle to clean up.

Computers

Cell phones

Taxes

I will stop here for now, the list could become endless
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God invented time. Time isn't the issue, it's those damn clocks for keeping track of it that are a hassle!
 
I HATE the frackin cars that think they're smarter than you.

Car: "What's that? You have a 70# box in the passenger seat? I'm going to beep at you because it DOESN'T HAVE IT's SEATBELT ON!!!"

Car: "What's that? You want to open the door before the car is in park?!? Well FU@#$% YOU! I'm going to keep the door locked!"


I also HATE, HATE, HATE autocorrect in Word Processors.

Computer: "What? You want to put an indent there?!? Well, you dumb SH#@%!! Tough cajones! I'm going to screw up all of your previous paragraphs just because you're trying to be Mr. Smartie Pants!"

Computer: "Columns, eh? Getting a little fancy, aren't you? Well, let's just see how you like THIS!! I'll put this over here, that over there, who knows where that went! HAHA!"


And Windows VISTA!!

Vista: "You sure you want to install that program? Really? You do? Oh, ok....I'll just let that happen.....SIKE!!! HAHAHA!! I'm going to make you press another button instead!! Dumb human."

--nathan
 
Local supermarket has check stands that talk at you, and the damn thing is always in a hurry.
Scan additional items.Scan additional itemsScan additional items
Please check your cartPlease check your cartPlease check your cart
Please take your itemsplease take your itemsplease take your items
 
Multi-line office phones. If you have 4 lines, you can have 4 idiots chew your ass out almost simultaneously. Seriously I have slammed the phone down hard enough to break a normal phone, but no dice on the commercial grade phones. :mad:
 
I hate the SlapChop. Or, maybe its just the guy hawking it. Billy Mays he ain't. (RIP Billy)
 
bikermikearchery said:
Local supermarket has check stands that talk at you, and the damn thing is always in a hurry.
Scan additional items.Scan additional itemsScan additional items
Please check your cartPlease check your cartPlease check your cart
Please take your itemsplease take your itemsplease take your items
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Had this happen to me today. U-scan at Meijer. Please insert cash or select payment type. PLEASE INSERT CASH OR SELECT PAYMENT TYPE!!!!:rolleyes:
 
This is kinda of a two way street for me, but I have to say brick tongs. They allow the user to carry many bricks, but usually drop them while half way to the roof. This causes a momonetary heart attack while trying not to fall into the privy bushes or pickett fence. Now that I think of ladders...and brother-in-laws..hum, I might need more time to think about this:confused:
Paul
 
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