Festivus is December 23. Do you have any grievances that you want to air?

[exitseven]

Festivus for the rest of us.

[WhiteSteve]

Here’s a few….

- On the highway, when you pass me and there’s plenty of room ahead, can you maybe get about 5-6 car-lengths ahead of me before pulling in front of me into the lane I’m in? The whole situation of me having ample space in front of me is by design. Don’t just cut in front of me the second you can so I now have to hit my brakes to regain that space

-Also, when I pull over OUT of the right lane, to make room for a disabled vehicle or some kind of service vehicle (police cruisers, tow trucks, etc), and the person initially behind me in the right lane takes that as an invitation to ACCELERATE and blow past said service vehicle…. that should be a choke-able offense

- Similarly, when I’m walking in a two-way lane of some kind, like a corridor, or more like an aisle or other tight space in a store, if I see a woman or elderly person coming, or maybe just someone carrying a bunch of bags or a kid or whatever…. if it’s questionably close, like we might bump into each other if no one adjusts, I always step aside or turn sideways, and I’ll give some kind of physical or verbal cue of “after you, Miss.” I feel like 8-out-of-10 times, some asshole behind me can’t read the situation and thinks I just stopped walking for no reason, and will (sometimes in a bit of a huff) just blow around me and the other person, and cut through us. Like basically applying rush hour Midtown Manhattan pedestrian rules to regular situations. Drives me nuts when I try to do something considerate and some other idiot just doesn’t get it, or doesn’t care…

[Graptemys79]

I like Steve's ideas about driving curtesy/ common sense.

[OlderAndWiser]

Airing grievances should be done judiciously, and only when there is a real possibility for constructive discussion and change. ANything else is a waste of time.

[Jamie05rhs]

Sometimes there is no chance at all of any rectifying action. Yet one should still be able to express their frustrations (instead of holding it inside).

[OlderAndWiser]

@Jamie05rhs Confrontations are notoriously unproductive.

[Jamie05rhs]

@OlderAndWiser Oh, I didn't say anything about a confrontation. That's not what I meant.

[MarjorieJ]

When I go to Walmart, they have a separate entrance, and exit. They are separated by an island. Each of them has two lanes. But the painted stripe in the middle of both lanes is yellow. What? It's supposed to be white! How did the paint people screw that up?

@dongie explained it to me. Dongie used to paint stripes on highways. On his first day on the job, his boss was impressed, because he painted for 5 miles. The next day he only painted 1 mile. The next day he only painted 40 yards. The boss called him into the office.

Boss: What happened? You were the best painter I ever had. Now you’re down to 40 yards per day?

Dongie: It’s not my fault that the paint bucket keeps getting farther and farther away!

So @dongie explained to me that the paint people at Walmart were just probably low on white paint. Makes sense. c'est la vie

In the classic movie, "My Blue Heaven" Steve Martin was giving advice to the sod layers. "Remember, boys, green side up."

[exitseven]

that is a funny story. I could see it happening with government workers. The guy would get promoted.

[MarjorieJ]

Biden went from a long-haul trucker, to the top jet pilot in the Air Force, to the presidency ! Of course he got promoted.

[TheRealPepperPotts]

Most definitely. I am with the person who brought up the fact that they don't use heritage chicken breed on film sets, but modern hybrid chickens. It's a travesty and should be rectified posthaste! :D

[exitseven]

I just learned something new today.

[TheRealPepperPotts]

@exitseven LOL :D

[TrueConfection]

Yes, but it would only make those grievances worse. I'll keep them to myself.

[Beckybooboo]

😂😂 That was one of my favorite episodes. I think that's the one when Kramer returned back to work, at a bagel shop, after a 15 yr strike lol

[SweetDripp]

I'm super excited about the feats of strength this year!

[katiesmuff]

My life has been very productive this year with all the extended family doing well and having some very good friends and golf partners to have fun with so I really don't have any grievances. Don't ask this question next Dec 23rd.

[Dongie]

Yeah! It's gonna get awful loud around here. So when it does I don't want no complaints. Or, you see that pole...

[Dongie]

To my aunt: When I say something, give my word, I keep it. If you can't keep your word, don't give it me!

[Anonymous]

Festivus sounds like it was made up by a Jewish comedian talking Christianphobic shots at Christians

[Notherndude84]

I think I’m very satisfied with my life and the people in it. I have no grievances to air this year.

[shortster]

People that drive with their high beams on all the time, especially when they drive a pickup truck.

[msc545]

I have no idea what this is and honestly I don't care

[Graptemys79]

Just against my pink anon stalker who won't leave me alone.

[QuietRunner]

The airing of grievances can be risky.

[Jamie05rhs]

Oh boy, do I.

[Staximus]

Don't get me started haha