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Xevin 
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More Cliff Clavin style fun to “Drill down” with your students and customers. Is it a Crosshead screw or Phillips screw? General Motors was a fan. Phillips or Thompson?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_F._Phillips
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:19 am Post subject: Re: Pet peeves |
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They are named "flathead" after the guy that invented them! Severe case of brain collapse me thinks. Those stupid things have let more blood out of people over the years than all of France's guillotines!
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bigdog1962
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:49 am Post subject: Re: Pet peeves |
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| outcaststudios wrote: |
this is like saying;
"when people assign a name to their pets." |
My friend tells the story of his grandfather being asked "What's the name of your dog and cat?"
He answered "Dog is Dog and Cat is Cat." 
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hobthebob
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:09 am Post subject: Re: Pet peeves |
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My pet peeve is when people bring their dogs everywhere such as the super market, the beach (when there's a no dog rule posted at the beach), and even church! You'd think they worship dog, not God.
Also, I have a few spare flathead screw drivers in my car...
I mean, slotted! Geez.
And Xevin, your wife looks like a badass. Good job! |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 8:51 am Post subject: Re: Pet peeves |
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My peeve is that I've misplaced my tie rod end/pitman arm removal tool. I replaced two inner tie rod ends on my 1971 Super in late 2021 and used it on ball joints and tie rod ends in March 2022, but now it's hiding somewhere.
Hopefully it will turn up before I need to use it again....
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Yesterday I looked in the hidden space underneath the lower shelf of my shelving units, in case I'd kicked it there. Great idea - but I didn't find the tie rod end puller, but did find my 12mm impact socket.....
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scottyrocks
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:31 am Post subject: Re: Pet peeves |
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| LAGrunthaner wrote: |
| When my incoming tech students call a “slotted” screwdriver a “flathead”. |
| Xevin wrote: |
| Is it a Crosshead screw or Phillips screw? |
My wife calls them plus and minus.
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:34 am Post subject: Re: Pet peeves |
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| hobthebob wrote: |
| My pet peeve is when people bring their dogs everywhere such as the super market, the beach (when there's a no dog rule posted at the beach), and even church! You'd think they worship dog, not God. |
Even better is when they don't pick up after them when they leave their sculptures.
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:18 am Post subject: Re: Pet peeves |
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| Phillips v. Pozidrive v. JIS...... |
I find it quite surprising how many folks don't know what Pozidrive and JIS mean. Also Robertson screws. Most just call them square drive.
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LAGrunthaner
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When people say “no problem” instead of “your welcome” after you say “thank you”.
I originally thought is was a teen trend but now I hear it everywhere by multi generations who sound as foolish as teens.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 4:06 am Post subject: Re: Pet peeves |
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When people say “no problem” instead of “your welcome” after you say “thank you”.
I originally thought is was a teen trend but now I hear it everywhere by multi generations who sound as foolish as teens. |
This grated on me , too , for a while, but I have adapted to it as the generational evolution of language.
I realized the British “ not at all” was an earlier version of this.
I still use “ You are welcome” or “ or the French “ it’s nothing “
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when other people copy your ideas for a topic.
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Xevin
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:49 am Post subject: Re: Pet peeves |
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When people say “no problem” instead of “your welcome” after you say “thank you”.
I originally thought is was a teen trend but now I hear it everywhere by multi generations who sound as foolish as teens. |
This drives me bananas!!! I’m a big box retail manager. I remember when this became a thing 10-15 years ago with the millennial kids. I’d have staff meanings
to try and stop it. They didn’t realize that was offensive to some customers. Over time I ended up losing that battle. “It is, what it is” 
My pet peeve. When people say “It is, what it is” :fist:
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 9:13 am Post subject: Re: Pet peeves |
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When people say “no problem” instead of “your welcome” after you say “thank you”.
I originally thought is was a teen trend but now I hear it everywhere by multi generations who sound as foolish as teens. |
I couldn't find the exact image/text I wanted to post but here's the logic:
I say "No problem" myself for the reasons mentioned above.
I'm Gen X.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 9:22 am Post subject: Re: Pet peeves |
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| Xevin wrote: |
| LAGrunthaner wrote: |
When people say “no problem” instead of “your welcome” after you say “thank you”.
I originally thought is was a teen trend but now I hear it everywhere by multi generations who sound as foolish as teens. |
This drives me bananas!!! I’m a big box retail manager. I remember when this became a thing 10-15 years ago with the millennial kids. I’d have staff meanings
to try and stop it. They didn’t realize that was offensive to some customers. Over time I ended up losing that battle. “It is, what it is”
My pet peeve. When people say “It is, what it is” :fist: |
How about when the clerk/cashier hands me my purchase and says
"Here ya go"------now that REALLY pisses me off.  |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 9:59 am Post subject: Re: Pet peeves |
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Or “your good” or “your golden”. Then “have a goot one”. Yes, “goot”!
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 10:17 am Post subject: Re: Pet peeves |
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| LAGrunthaner wrote: |
When people say “no problem” instead of “your welcome” after you say “thank you”.
I originally thought is was a teen trend but now I hear it everywhere by multi generations who sound as foolish as teens. |
I say "No problem" myself for the reasons mentioned above.
I'm Gen X. |
for some reason this doesn't bother me, although I probably use the aussie style 'no worries', even though my inner pedant can be triggered by lesser violations. what does peeve me is the whole 'boomer' 'millennial' etc ageism/devisive thing.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 11:03 am Post subject: Re: Pet peeves |
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| If I screwed something up I used to say "oopsie" but now, wanting to remain youthful, I go with "my bad". |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 11:52 am Post subject: Re: Pet peeves |
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| If I screwed something up I used to say "oopsie" but now, wanting to remain youthful, I go with "my bad". |
I hate this phrase. To me it saying I'm not going to take responsibility for what I just did. I don't care about the problem, cost or inconvenience I just caused you because you mean nothing to me.
Wow! I really put a lot of context in that. I'm sorry if I cause you any distress.
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