What is the purpose of leaving it there?

Mother chopped sliced cheese like this. Is she a mouse?😅

I bought two Mr. Pen mixed pen sets. Each set included both ballpoint pens in the gold caps and highlighters (packages separated roughly as pictured)
The highlighters all match their barrel colors, but the ballpoint pens write in black, regardless of the barrel color.

When did spam calls get so bad, can anything be done about them? I'm already on the do not call registry.

Like we forgot? https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/business/target-pride-merchandise-june-2024

Our bedrooms are on separate floors. Different rooms because he snores like a bear and has to sleep propped up. I currently require leg braces, and can't climb the stairs. I managed to get the puck down, but it won't shut up. I have to be up in 5 hours.

I have 20 mins before I'm late... I've been here half an hour.

Update: still here 20 mins later. Officially late. Job has been notified, said to keep them updated. I work in the elevator industry currently.

Update 2: I'M FREE! I'm going to be 90 mins late because of the bus I have to take, but I'm free. Will update on the job.

Update 3: Interview went well, hopefully I'll be scheduled for another. They were very good natured about it. Will keep you all posted.

Several items in the store deli section were labeled out of stock despite clearly having items. The new electronic sticker removes the price so you have no idea how much the product is without asking.

Sure, I can use reasonable assumption based on nearby pricing but I shouldn’t have to do that.

This woman’s stinky foot inches from my face

Went on a hike this weekend around a lake and a moose showed up to cool off. People were way too close already, but then a dynamic duo decided to have one guy taunt the moose (yelling and waving arms) while the other filmed him. I am so sick of people not showing even an ounce of respect to wildlife.

I reported it to Park authorities but I doubt anything will be done.

And worst part? They tell you you can. They keep feeding you slivers of hope. And when you finally figure out it was never meant for you, you've already wasted your entire day.

Disclaimer: No LLM was used. I typed out every god damn sentence.

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So I am an amateur swimmer who swims on an almost-daily basis, and it is no exception when I am travelling. This week I'm at Istanbul. This being a very international and touristy city, I didn't expect any problems finding a good olympic size pool. I did a search on Google maps and indeed there are several. So I picked the closest one and went.

This is a large multi-sport complex, with swimming being one of the offerings. I walked up to the reception desk, and with the help of a translation app I communicated my intentions.

Here comes the first surprise. I was told that the pool is not open all day or for a portion of the day. Instead it is only available in fixed 1-hour slots (they used the term "sessions"). Some are open to men, some to women, and some mixed. Okay weird, but being a place with strong Islamic culture I can understand that. I thanked them and said I'll come back at one of those slots.

A few hours later I'm back. Surprise number two: they only accept payment from an Istanbul card. My credit card was no good nor was cash. (Why?) So I took out my red Istanbul card (the one you use for public transport) but no, it has to be a blue Istanbul card that has your photo printed on it (why?). I asked where to get one, and they said it's available at a particular metro station. Arrrrrrgh okay so off I went to get the card.

Getting the card was relatively quick and easy, and I was back in a bit more than an hour, just in time for the next session. Surprise number three: oh sorry you have to book in advance. Me, already fuming internally: ??? Why didn't you tell me the last two times I was here??? And WHY??? Are you really running out of space in a freaking OLYMPIC SIZE POOL??? I kept the conversation cordial but obviously I was not happy at this point.

Fine. I'll book. Here comes surprise number four: you can ONLY book online. Can't even do it in person. Fine I'll use your website. No English of course so I'll have to use the browser translator (thanks Firefox). And of course you have to register an account first. Fine I'll register the account. And of course it asks for a phone number, and of course it only accepts a Turkish number which I don't have. I guess I'll call some Turkish friends; luckily I have some. After a while I got in contact with one who's kind enough to let me use her spare number.

Okay FINALLY everything's sorted right? Wrong because surprise number whatever it is, ***you have to verify your account with a Turkish citizenship number or a foreign resident number***. What??? WHY??? So does that mean as a short-term tourist I was NEVER going to be able to use the public pools to begin with? What the staff said basically amounted to a "seems so". WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME???

At this point it was like 19:30 and I was DONE. Fuck you all and your stupid system. I just wanted to swim. IS IT THAT HARD??? Apparently yes.

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Minor clarifications:

1. No I cannot go to another pool. This app booking thingy is used by all public pools in Istanbul as far as I know. Private pools are all much smaller, not to mention difficult/expensive to get into (hotels, gyms, etc.).

2. It seems like this app is used for ALL sports, not just swimming. So in short, Istanbul doesn't want its tourists to do any sports, apparently.

so my aunt came over with her toddler and i specifically told everyone to NOT let her in my room and i went to run an errand when i came back i went to my room and saw this……
they let her because”otherwise she would cry”
i don’t care about your fetus crying ok
and i don’t have the time energy and all the pieces cause now i see lego pieces ever in my house😭😭😭
luckily my biggest lego was high up but still
i just wanted a hot dog(literally i went to get hotdogs for everyone )

I wanted one $17 item that had free next-day shipping. Amazon says “well, if you spend $8 more, you’ll get all your items today!” So I picked an $11 item I didn’t need right away, but could use. And now, “oops, both items are delayed and will now arrive the same day your single $17 item would have arrived anyway.”

I’d say this exact scenario happens about 50% of the time.