The Complaining and Bitching Thread

My GP says that my meniscus has probably been torn. It might heal. Or it might need physiotherapy or surgery. Or it might just never completely heal and be painful and no good forever.

I've got an ultrasound in a couple of weeks to try to determine which of the above options I'm looking at.

Also apparently I needed to update my vaccines so now my shoulder is achey.

 

I'm having difficulty resolving why people go all Old Testament on big-game hunters.

It's like they don't know what goes on in corporate/large-scale farming.

 

I think the outcry on these things is often more than deserved. However, as a hunter and a lover of the environment and of animals (non-hunters often don't grasp how often hunters are both), I see a huge difference between hunting an animal that will be eaten and one that just looks cool as a mount. Or an animal that is a true pest/threat, and one that makes for a unique photo op.

While I don't insist my views are the only reasonable ones, I won't hunt an animal that I won't eat, or that isn't causing issues as a pest or threat in my area or to someone I know.

I would never fly across the world to shoot a lion, or go to Canada to shoot a wolf, or go out west to shoot prairie dogs. I will hunt for deer or turkey to eat. I might go hunt for coons or coyotes on the property of my farmer friends who lose chickens and livestock to them.

Bobcats just become legal to hunt here. I won't hunt them, because they don't make good food, and no one I know is being damaged by them. YMMV

 

Ugh, called the eye doctor because my contacts feel dry, sticky, and uncomfortable after only a couple hours of wear. I've been using rewetting drops to try and help, but it doesn't seem to help. Anyway, I mentioned all this at my fitting appointment last week and he said if it was still a problem in a few days, to call back and request that they get me a different brand. He said I wouldn't even have to see him again. I called and they totally misunderstood what I relayed to them. They thought I needed to see the doctor again, and I don't. Now I'm sitting around while they figure out what to do with me.

I wonder if they'll even have lenses in stock for my left eye. It requires a much stronger prescription than the right. I'm not holding my breath.

 

Well, we'll try another brand. Personally, for as often as I'm likely to wear them, the issues I was seeing with the lenses I tried weren't a total dealbreaker. A little rub and the lens would feel back to normal, but the doctor said we should keep trying until we found a lens that didn't feel like that. Since I already paid my fitting fee, they will keep giving me contacts until they run out of lenses for me to try, so I can afford to keep going until we find out what works.

 

Why do I sometimes feel like a confident urbane adult...then other times still feel like an anxiety-ridden unsophisticated young boy???

I feel like I've figured it all out.
But I also feel like I cannot figure anything out.

Who thought up this mess??

I guess I should be happy that I'm self-aware and questioning...as I find those that have "all the answers" are typically wearing a facade and truly don't know. (whether they know it or not)

 

Pack a water bottle, like a Nalgene or a Camelbak, empty. Refill it past security. Some airports even have water bottle refilling stations. That way, you aren't reliant on the attendants to keep you hydrated.

Look at the airport maps once you know your gates. Yes, gates change, but if you have an overall grasp of the layout of the airport, it can be very helpful. If they are available in PDF, save them to your smartphone, or bookmark them otherwise.

Pack snacks. I like almonds.

 

An aversion to this kind of personal inconvenience is part of why I won't fly if there is an alternative, even an inconvenient alternative. So, the best way for me to keep my sanity would be to drive my car.

I don't know your location (Looney Tunes?) but from my location in Lincoln I could drive to Cleveland and return, about 23 hours total windshield time round trip, a night on the road each way ($150/night at a nice place = $300) plus gas 55 gal @3.33 = $183 still puts me well under what Expedia tells me it would cost ($591) to fly. Plus, I would then have the convenience and independence of a car at my destination.

You can still take your water bottles, snacks, books, music, as many bags as you want at no charge, etc., and if you want, a companion rides along free.

I know some people can't take the extra time and also that some people hate road trips as much as I hate flying. But driving would keep me sane.

 

Omg, this asshole at the bar was surprised and then condescending when I asked the bartender to change the channel to the Vikings Steelers game. He acted all like look at the little woman who watches football. Pissed me off.
--Those of you who know me on FB saw this a couple hours ago, but I'm still irritated.

 

First day back to work.
Supervisor informed me that the support staff sees me as condescending.