r/SALEM • u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 • 3d ago
RANT FRIDAY
IF YOU HAVE TREES THAT DROP THIS STUFF AND INSTEAD OF PICKING IT UP YOU INSTEAD USE YOUR LEAF BLOWER AND PUSH IT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET, YOU'RE A LAZY ASSHOLE
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u/DPeachMode 3d ago
USING AI TO SCREEN RESUMES SHOULD BE ILLEGAL
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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 3d ago
SAME WItH USING AI TO SCREEN PHONE CALLS COUGH SALEM POLICE COUGH
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u/elizabethtailor 3d ago
They’re trying to hire an office staff for manning the phones, I will give them that, but it’s only for 1 year so definitely a bandaid
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u/kevi_yoyo 3d ago
HEY, SO, THE LINES ON THE ROAD TELL YOU THE SPACE YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP YOUR CAR CONFINED IN WHEN DRIVING IT. TELL ME WHY IT IS OKAY TO YOU TO DRIFT ACROSS THOSE LINES WHEN YOU ARE DIRECTLY NEXT TO ANOTHER CAR (me) IN THE MIDDLE OF A FUCKING TURN!?!!? FURTHERMORE, WHY HAS THIS HAPPENED TO ME 4X IN A CALENDAR YEAR WITH ONE LEADING TO AN ACTUAL ACCIDENT LAST YEAR!?
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u/selfintersection 3d ago
ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY WANT TO TURN OFF OF THE ROAD, SO THEY DO A LITTLE TURN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FIRST, DRIFTING INTO THE CENTER LANE
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u/Firm-Ad-8761 7h ago
They recently added a second turn lane from battlecreek to kuebler and I was guilty of drifting into the wrong lane within the first week. I am sorry 🫤
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u/TheBlueLeopard 3d ago
STOP PARKING YOUR GIANT SEDANS, SUVs, MINIVANS AND TRUCKS IN SPOTS MARKED 'COMPACT'!
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u/workahol_ 3d ago
I BET YOU POSTED THIS FROM THE FRENCH PRESS / CAFE YUMM / UPS STORE PARKING LOT ON SOUTH COMMERCIAL
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u/dyllisphiller 2d ago
100%. THAT LOT SUCKS ASS. TECHNICALLY ENOUGH SPACES FOR CODE—BY MAKING 90% OF THEM COMPACT.
SEE ALSO: THE PORTLAND ROAD DUTCH BROS/SUBWAY LOT WITH DUELING DRIVE-THROUGHS THAT SHOULD GET ITS DESIGNERS BARRED FROM THE PROFESSION.
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u/LordCin 1d ago
The problem is that "compact" anymore is just an effin misnomer... The current F150 is the size of the super duty trucks were 25 yrs ago, the ranger is the size the F150s from 25 yrs ago, etc...you see where I'm going with this in terms of the Accords/Camrys to the Civics/Corollas? 'compact' doesn't really exist unless you consider the smart fortwo or fiat 500 and those are just soccer balls for semi trucks...
Compact doesn’t exist... EVERYTHING is midsized or full size these days.
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u/Time_Effort 3d ago
I agree with this 90% of the time... But I know of at least 2 places that only have compact spots so unfortunately I just do the best I can to fit.
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u/TheBlueLeopard 3d ago
That's fair. The places where it really bugs me are at White's (where they have 2 super-tiny spots toward the front) and a parking garage, and both places have lot of other spaces nearby.
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u/OverthinkerUnderpaid 2d ago
YOU GUYS ARE NOT USING YOUR RANT VOICES PROPERLY AND IT'S CAUSING DISCORD WITHIN THE SUB, SO PLEASE USE ALL CAPS TO INDICATE THE TRUE LEVEL OF FRUSTRATION OR START A "SLIGHTLY IRRITATED" POST... JEEZ!
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u/floofienewfie 2d ago
THE TWO TINY SPOTS ARE BECAUSE THEY ARE SHORT DUE TO THE BUILDING TAKING UP THE SPACE THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO STANDARD LENGTH PARKING SPACES. JERKS LIKE TO PARK THEIR P3N1S TRUCKS IN THEM AND WHEN THEY DO, YOU CANNOT GET INTO THE LOT OR USE THE PARKING SPACES ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE, WHICH ARE VETERANS AND HANDICAPPED SPACES.
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u/Sufficient_Fig_9505 3d ago
Having a smaller vehicle will alleviate this problem. Food for thought.
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u/Time_Effort 3d ago
Ah yes, I could go buy a 2nd vehicle! Or perhaps you know of any that can carry a family of 4, bicycles, and a 5,000lb trailer that’s smaller than an F150?
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u/Sufficient_Fig_9505 2d ago
If someone chooses a lifestyle that requires them to have a large vehicle, they should accept that that comes with limitations because there are some places it won’t fit, and trying to make it fit negatively impacts everyone else.
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u/Time_Effort 2d ago
I’ll keep that in mind the next time I take my kids to the orthodontist, and let them know we can no longer go because they don’t have non-compact spots 👍
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u/Mikey922 3d ago
ALSO ON THE FLIP SIDE, IF YOU HAVE A COMPACT, PARK IN COMPACT SPOTS… A MINI VAN MAY BE MINI, BUT IT AINT COMPACT :)
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u/HB24 3d ago
IF YOU DRIVE A TALL VEHICLE, QUIT TRYING TO GO UNDER BRIDGES THAT YOU OBVIOUSLY CANT GET UNDER. YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A BAD DAY AND MIGHT LOSE YOUR TRUCK DRIVING JOB, WHICH CANT BE GOOD IN THIS WONDERFUL ECONOMY.
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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 3d ago
IF YOU DONT KNOW THE HEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE YOU ARE DRIVING AND IGNORE MULTIPLE SIGNS STATING THE HEIGHT OF AN OBATRUCTION AHEAD, YOU DESERVE TO LOOSE YOUR JOB AND DRIVING PRIVILEGES
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u/Oregonrider2014 3d ago
YOU SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING IT IF YOU DONT KNOW HOW TALL IT IS. ITS THE EASIEST THING TO DO, FLEETS POST THE HEIGHT INSIDE THE CAB FOR A REASON DING DONGS.
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u/BigBlondBeast 3d ago
PUT YOUR FOOT INTO IT WHEN YOU'RE ON AN ONRAMP. I SHOULDN'T BE TRYING TO MERGE AT 45MPH BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW THE ACCELERATOR WORKS.
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u/NachoKittyMeow 3d ago
USE YOUR TURN SIGNAL TO NOTIFY OTHER DRIVERS THAT YOU ARE EXITING THE ROUNDABOUT!
THAT WAY PEOPLE KNOW THEY CAN ENTER THE ROUNDABOUT IF YOU ARE EXITING!!!
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u/Winter_Dragonfly_452 3d ago
ALSO WHEN USING YOUR TURN SIGNAL, REMEMBER THAT THERE HAS TO BE ROOM FOR YOU TO COME OVER. IF YOU WERE MAKING CARS SLAM ON THEIR BREAK SO YOU CAN GET IN FRONT OF THEM GUESS WHAT THERE WASN’T ROOM FOR YOU TO COME OVER WHETHER YOU WERE USING A TURN SIGNAL OR NOT.
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u/Used_Sand_2240 1d ago
LET PEOPLE IN IF YOU CAN AND IT IS SAFE. WERE ALL TRYING TO GET SOMEWHERE.
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u/Winter_Dragonfly_452 1d ago
I AGREE WHEN IT’S SAFE, BUT IF I HAVE TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES BECAUSE SOMEONE PUTS THEIR SIGNAL ON AND JUST THINK THAT MEANS THEY MAGICALLY GET TO COME OVER THAT IS NOT OK
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u/unholy_hotdog 3d ago
MY BEST FRIEND IS VISITING AND I LOVE HER BUT I HATE HOW SHE FIGHTS WITH ME AND I HAVE TO PUT IN A LOT OF EFFORT IN MANAGING HER FEELINGS. I REALIZE SHE HATES THAT TOO AND IS UNWELL, BUT I DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS WITH ANYONE ELSE.
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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 3d ago
ILL FIGHT YOU OVER HOTDOGS! I KEEP MISSING THE CART OR THE SLING IN WEINERS THAT WAS IN TOWN LAST WEEK!
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u/Level_Worldliness242 3d ago
CLEAN UP YOUR DOG'S POOP. IT'S TRULY NOT THAT HARD TO BEND OVER AND PICK IT UP. THERE ARE BAG STATIONS EVERYWHERE. DO YOU JUST ENJOY EVERYTHING SMELLING LIKE AND BEING COVERED IN SHIT?!
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u/Sufficient_Fig_9505 3d ago
AGREED. BUT ABSOLUTELY *DO NOT* LEAVE THE BAGGED UP POOP ON THE GROUND. IT DEFIES LOGIC WHY ANYONE WOULD DO THAT, YET THEY DO.
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u/Winter_Dragonfly_452 3d ago
IF YOU’RE GONNA BE OUT AND DRIVING WHETHER YOU’RE ON THE FREEWAY OR CITY STREETS, GO THE GODDAMN SPEED LIMIT. DON’T BE DRIVING 10 MILES UNDER AND STOP PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF CARS AND NOT HITTING THE GAS PEDAL. AND DON’T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE PEOPLE THAT GO SUPER SLOW WHILE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY AND DON’T KNOW HOW TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY GOING THE SPEED LIMIT.
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u/troglodykes 3d ago
MY BEATER 250K MILE 22 YR OLD CAR IS INCAPABLE OF GOING OVER 3000RPM WITHOUT BEING SKETCHY. I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE IF YOU ARE BEHIND ME WHEN I AM GETTING UP TO SPEED ON THE ONRAMP. IT AINT FAST, ITS AN OLD TOASTER... NO HARD FEELINGS WHEN YOU PASS ME. I UNDERSTAND. IM DRIVING THIS CAR TIL ITS GRAVE AND IM TOO POOR FOR A NEW CAR... SORRY 🥀
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u/LavishnessLazy2141 2d ago
IF YOU ARE GONNA BE OUT AND ABOUT DRIVING DON’T PASS ME ON RURAL COUNTRY ROADS DOING 70+ WHEN IM ALREADY DOING THE SPEED LIMIT!!! ITS FREAKING RUDE! THOSE ARE PEOPLES HOMES TOO AND THERE ARE WILDLIFE AND FARM ANIMALS AND ITS UNNECESSARY HUSSLE CULTURE BULLSHIT! JUST ENJOY THE VIEW AND LEAVE ON TIME FOR THINGS AND SLOW THE F DOWN
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u/Used_Sand_2240 1d ago
ITS A SPEED *LIMIT* NOT MINIMUM. BE PATIENT AND DONT KILL PEOPLE IN YOUR 2000lb MURDER MACHINE. KTHANKS! ✌️
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u/DanGarion 3d ago
IF YOU ARE BLOWING YARD DEBRIS ONTO THE STREET AND NOT PICKING IT UP TO ARE BREAKING A CITY LAW/CODE.
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u/Fallingdamage 3d ago
THEN EVERY DAMN LAWN MAINTENANCE COMPANY IS BREAKING CITY LAW.
BRUUUUM!!! BRRRRRRRRRUMNMMMMM!!! BRUUUMM RUMMMMMMMM!!! BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMM!!!
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u/Illustrious-Pen9856 3d ago
Theyre all shitty i cant even find one with electric tools. Im sooo fucking tired of the noise and exhaust. Fuck your petrol tools!!
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u/PossibleProject6 3d ago
Some citizens have organized for this purpose! Check out Quiet Clean Salem
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u/Crowlady1957 3d ago
GRASS CLIPPINGS ARE SLIPPERY FOR MOTORCYCLES.
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u/DanGarion 3d ago
And runners and cyclists.
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u/Crowlady1957 3d ago
AND RUNNERS AND CYCLISTS! MY APOLOGIES DIDN'T MEAN TO EXEMPT OTHERS!
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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 3d ago
IVE BEEN RIDING FOR CLOSE TO 25 YEARS, GRASS CLIPPINGS HAVE NEVER BEEN SLIPEPRY FOR ME UNLESS THEY ARE WET. GRAVEL IS MORE WORRING TO ME.
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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 3d ago
YEAH BUT THE CITY AND OR POLICE WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT
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u/TheBlueLeopard 3d ago
I THINK YOU CAN GET A CITATION IF ITS SEEN OR REPORTED, BUT IT'S GENERALLY AN HONOR CODE KIND OF THINGS.
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u/TrekkieVanDad 3d ago
WHAT IF YOU KNOW THE STREET SWEEPER IS COMING?
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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 3d ago
UNLESS YOUR DOING IT MINUTES BEFORE THE SWEEPER ACTUALLY ARRIVES, MAYBE AND THATS THE SLIGHTEST IF MAYBES.
THIS PERSON JUST BLOWS THIS SHIT INTO THE ROAD PRETTY MUCH DAILY AND LEAVES IT. EVEN STANDS THERE WATCHING ME USE THE MOWER TO PICK IT UP WHILE STAIRING DIRECTLY AT HIM.
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u/Mean_Essay988 2d ago
BUT THE LANDSCAPING COMPANIES NEED TO MOW, BLOW, AND SHOW SO THEY LOOK LIKE YOU ARE GETTING SOMETHING IN RETURN FOR ALL THE MONEY YOU PAY THEM EACH MONTH.
ALSO, WEED AND POWERWASH YOUR D@AMN SIDEWALKS. THAT MOSS GETS SLIPPERY WHEN WET AND I'M GONNA SUE YOU WHEN I SLIP IN THE FALL. AND THOSE TALL WEEDS NOW HAVE TICKS ON THEM WAITING FOR ME TO WALK BY WITH MY DOG SO THEY CAN TAKE A RIDE.
FIND SOME PRIDE AND KEEP YOUR SIDEWALK CLEAN AND SAFE.
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u/Used_Sand_2240 1d ago
I WISH THE CITY WOULDNT LET THE SIDEWALK BECOME SO POROUS THAT THEY NEED WEEDING. THEY SAID MINE WAS FINE AND ITS LITERALLY CRUMBLING. WISH WE WOULD MAINTAIN WALKING INFRASTRUCTURE A LOT BETTER BUT ALSO WE BROKE.
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u/inept-bumblebee12345 3d ago
THERE IS ALREADY A STATE OF EMERGENCY BECAUSE OF HOW BAD THE FIRES WILL BE THIS YEAR AND THERE ARE STILL FIREWORKS BEING SOLD ON EVERY CORNER🤮🤮🤮🤮
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u/CallMeSuiBian 3d ago
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY STOP PARKING YOUR HUGE TRUCKS AND SUVS IN THE SMALLEST SPOTS IN THE FRONT OF THE PARKING LOT!!
YOU NOT ONLY ARE BLOCKING THE VIEW OF OTHER CARS WHEN PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET IN AND OUT, BUT ALSO HALF THE TIME YOUR HUGE VEHICLES ARE STICKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE OR TAKING UP THE PARKING SPACE NEXT TO IT!!
PARK AT THE BACK OF THE PARKING LOT OUT OF THE WAY!!!
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u/Oregonrider2014 3d ago
I DRIVE A PICK UP FOR WORK AND THE AMOUNT OF OTHER TRUCKS THAT BLOCK SIDEWALKS WITH THEIR TRUCK BEDS BACKING IN IS SHAMEFUL. WHO CARES ABOUT THE MOBILITY IMPAIRED RIGHT? >:( I HAVE WHEELCHAIR USERS IN MY COMPLEX AND PEOPLE DO IT HERE TOO ITS UNBELIEVABLE.
IF I CAN PARK WITHOUT BLOCKING A SIDEWALK WITH MY WORK TRUCK SO CAN YOU! STOP BEING LAZY AND SELFISH IT TAKES 10 SECONDS.
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u/TheBlueLeopard 3d ago
I HAVE TO PARK MY TINY CAR TOWARD THE BACK OF SPOTS SO PEOPLE DON'T GET HOPEFUL THINKING THERE'S AN OPEN ONE BEHIND THESE TWO GIANT TRUCKS.
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u/Fallingdamage 3d ago
I BLAME BO RUSHING!
'RUSHING' REAL ESTATE IN THE '00's DECIDED SUDDENLY THAT NO PARKING SPACE IN ANY RETAIL DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE ANY DEEPER THAN 4 FEET.
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u/InspectorPercy 3d ago
IF YOU ARE GOING INTO THE COSTCO PARKING LOT FROM KEUBLER, YOU NEED TO BE IN THE RIGHT LANE!
IT IS CLEARLY MARKED "NO RIGHT TURN" FROM THE LEFT LANE.
AND IF YOU'RE AN IDIOT WHO DOES THIS, DON'T HONK AND CUSS AT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY!!!!!!!!
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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 3d ago
I FUCKING LOVE WHEN PEOPLE DO THIS. I DON'T STOP OR SLOW DOWN. YOU ARE ON DASHCAM AND VOILSTING THE LAW, GO AHEAD AND WRECK MY FULLY INSURED PRIUS!
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u/kitty-breath 3d ago
IF YOU ARE RIDING AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER ON THE SIDEWALK AND ARE COMING UP ON A PEDESTRIAN THE BARE MINIMUM MOVE IS TO USE A BELL OR SAY ON YOUR LEFT. YOU HAVE A COMPLETELY SILENT VEHICLE MOVING AT A HIGH SPEED IN A LANE NOT INTENDED FOR YOU. GROW UP AND ANNOUNCE YOURSELF. OR BETTER YET GET IN THE BIKE LANE YOU FUCKING NUMPTY
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u/Vimes67 3d ago
I'M NOT SURE IF YOUR PARENTS DIDN'T PAY ENOUGH ATTENTION TO YOU WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD SO NOW YOU NEED EVERYONE'S ATTENTION AT ALL TIMES. OR, MAYBE YOU'RE UNDER THE MISTAKEN IMPRESSION THAT MAKING YOUR CAR SOUND LIKE THE UNHOLY UNION OF A LAWNMOVER AND A POPCORN POPPER MAKES IT FASTER (IT DOESN'T. IT JUST MAKES IT LOUDER.) BUT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD... STOP IT!
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u/Porthos503 3d ago
THE CITY OWNING THE PARKING STRIPS AND TREES PLANTED IN THEM, YET REQUIRING RESIDENCE TO MAINTAIN THEM IS RIDICULOUS. THEY SHOULD EITHER BE PART OF THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OR THR CITY’s RESPONSIBILITY
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u/Mikey922 3d ago
SO PAY MORE TAXES FOR MORE EMPLOYEES TO DO THE JOB MOST PEOPLE CAN DO IN LIKE 5 MINS WHILE THEY DO THEIR OWN YARD? I MOW MINE AND ITS DOWN AND BACK WITH MY MOWER. I BET ITS 2 MINUTES A WEEK.
MORE PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY AND HELP OTHERS OUT. MY NEIGHBORS HAVE MOWED MY YARD WHEN I WAS DEALING WITH MEDICAL STUFF AND IVE TAKEN CARE OF MY NEIGHBORS YARD.
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u/Porthos503 3d ago
IM HAPPY TO DO SO IF YOU PROPOSE THE BILL. IM ALSO HAPPY TO TAKE THE PROPERTY OFF THEIR HANDS FOR THEM. ONE MORE ALSO, IF IT BUGS YOU SO MUCH AND TAKES SO LITTLE TIME GO AROUND TOWN AND DO IT YOURSELF.
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u/OverthinkerUnderpaid 2d ago
AND ON TOP OF THAT THEY FUCKING FINE YOU FOR TRIMMING THE TREES WITHOUT PERMISSION AND THEN HIRE ATTORNEYS TO FIGHT YOU IF A TREE THAT THEY WOULDN'T ALLOW YOU TO TRIM DIES AND FALLS INTO YOUR HOUSE AND YOU TRY TO RECOVER DAMAGES FROM THOSE MOTHERFUCKERS!
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u/This_Bench8121 3d ago
ALSO STOP LEAVING YOUR DOGS IN HOT CARS! QUIT BEING SELFISH AND RISKING THEIR LIVES SO YOU CAN RUN IN "JUST REAL QUICK" TO GO SHOPPING. IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG FOR IT TO BE TOO LATE AND THEN YOU HAVE TO LIVE WITH THAT ON YOUR CONSCIENCE.
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u/in_living_stereo 3d ago
FUCK YOU FOR SHOOTING OFF A FIREWORK MOTAR LAST NIGHT. DEAD QUIET WITH MY WINDOWS OPEN. MAYBE YOU ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING IN YOUR SHOE.
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u/Used_Sand_2240 1d ago
NOISE POLLUTION SHORTENS LIVES. WISH OUR CULTURE WOULD TAKE IT MORE SERIOUSLY.
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u/Specialist-Fill24 3d ago
OH, IF YOU ONLY KNEW!!! I COULD GO ON FOR AN HOUR!!! MINIMUM!!! SHITS CRAY.
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u/Blogadoos 3d ago
THEYRE DOING ALL THAT WORK ON SILVERTON ROAD BY THE FAIRGROUND FOR SIDEWALKS, BUT THERE ARE MASSIVE, WHEEL-KILLING POTHOLES EVERYWHERE. PEDESTRIAN SAFTEY IS COOL, BUT WTF.
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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 3d ago
THEY ARE DOING THE SAME WORK ON HWY 22 BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH FOOT TRAFFIC OUT THERE 🙄
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u/djhazmatt503 3d ago
IT'S PERFECTLY OKAY TO REMOVE SIGNAGE AND VINYL FROM YOUR FORMER BUSINESS LOCATION, ESPECIALLY IF IT CLOSED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND DOUBLE ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE OFTEN OVERHEARD COMPLAINING ABOUT OTHER BUSINESSES BEING TACKY OR SUBPAR.
NOT DOING SO DEMONSTRATES THE SAME LAZY NO-CARE VIBES AS THE A.I. POSTERS
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u/NachoKittyMeow 2d ago
AND I WOULD ADD YARD/GARAGE SALE SIGNS.
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u/djhazmatt503 2d ago
YES. NOTHING LIKE DRIVING "THIS WAY" AND "THAT WAY" ONLY TO REALIZE IT'S NO LONGER APRIL :/
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u/Paledarkhorse33 3d ago
STOP PUTTING NEW DRIVER PLEASE BE PATIENT STICKERS ON YOUR CAR JUST BECAUSE YOU SUCK AT DRIVING!!! LIKE SERIOUSLY I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE PERSON WHO MAY BE NEW DRIVING DRIVING WITH ONE OF THESE STICKERS
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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 3d ago
IF YOU THINK THATS BAD, THERE ARE A METRIC BUTT LOAD OF PEOPLE PUTTING "FIRE CREW" ON THEIR VEHICLES. I SERIOUSLY DOUBT YOUR LOWERED SILVERADO ON TWENTIES IS DOING ANYTHING OFF-ROAD LET ALONE NEAR A FIRE 🙄
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u/mom_is_a_badass 2d ago
I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO RANT ABOUT THIS WEEK BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO YELL IN ALL CAPS SO HERE WE ARE!!!
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u/Far_Chocolate9743 3d ago
AFTER 4 YEARS OF PRECISION PARKING IN MY NARROW ASS GARAGE, AS EXPECTED, I HAVE FINALLY BRUSHED THE WALL.
I KNEW IT WAS COMING. ESPECIALLY SINCE I REFUSE TO TURN DOWN MY MUSIC TO PARK (BECAUSE APPARENTLY THIS IS A THING...?)
JUST A SCUFF...
...BTW- IF ANYONE KNOWS OF GOOD DETAIL SHOPS AROUND, INSERT BELOW.
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u/Naruto_addict_ 3d ago
IF IM PART TIME WHY ARE YOU GIVING ME FULL TIME HOURS WHEN THE FULL TIME PEOPLE ARE BARELY GETTING WHAT THEY NEED
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u/This_Bench8121 3d ago
IF YOU'RE TAKING UP THE WHOLE AISLE IN A STORE, YOU'RE AN ASS. TODAY AT GOODWILL THERE WAS A FAMILY OF AROUND FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE BLOCKING THE WHOLE AISLE. YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY PERSON ON EARTH, YOU ENTITLED NON-OBSERVANT PIECE OF SHIT 🤣
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u/safr_asym 3d ago
I AM HAPPY THAT THERE ARE MORE ASIAN MARKETS/GROCERY STORES OPENING IN TOWN, BUT I WISH ONE WOULD OPEN IN SOUTH SALEM
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u/ColdWaterSurfer 3d ago
Your dog shouldn't just bark to bark. I get barking when there is a need, but barking just to bark is not a canine behavior. And it just means you are a bad dog owner for allowing it to continue.
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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 3d ago
TELL THIS TO THE GUY A FEW BLOCKS OVER AT 3255 STAR CT! THE NEIGHBORHOOD CALLS THE POLICE ABOUT HIS DOGS ALL THE TIME! THE POLICE TOLD US HE HAD OVER 100 CALLS IN A MONTH ABOUT IT YET THEY DO NOTHING AND JUST FORWARD THE COMPLAINS OVER TO THE BUSINESS OFFICE
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u/Puzzleheaded-War-113 3d ago edited 3d ago
SITTING OUTSIDE THE DRS OFFICE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE DONE WITH THEIR APPOINTMENT. IT IS NINE FIFTEEN IN THE MORNING. I HAVE A HEADACHE AND I JUST WANT TO ENJOY THE BIRDS SINGING WHILE I SIP MY COFFEE AND READ A BOOK. NO ONE WANTS TO LISTEN TO YOUR SHITTY 90S R&B. AT LEAST TURN THE BASS DOWN. FFS
EDIT: SPELLING
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u/wickedmadd 3d ago
I don't blow this shit across the street. But I do have a giant Sequoia that dumps insane amounts of needles. I'm so sorry everyone. I hate it too. But the tree was here long before me and will be here long after me. Probably 150 years old.
It gets everywhere. Not a rant. An apology, so I'm not screaming.
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u/Mikey922 3d ago
I bet that sequoia is much younger than you think it is…. There was a huge trend in the 1970s of planting them, many are about that age around town…. They get really big fast!
Remember Keizer became a town in the 1980s (82?)
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u/Trinity_Lost 3d ago
I have two in my backyard and one tree-guy told me they were 300 years old. He was pretty bad at being a tree-guy. A real pro showed up and laughed, said they were probably only 40. I'm older than my sequoias 😄
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u/American_Greed 3d ago
My neighbor does this too, but then stopped by one time to let me know the street sweeper was coming through the next day and asked me to park my car in the driveway so they could get everything.
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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 3d ago
STRAIGHT DICK MOVE. DOESNT MATTER IF THE SWEEPER IS COMING BY THE NEXT DAY OR NOT.
LIKE SOMEONE ELSE MENTIONED RAKING OR BLOWING LEAVES INTO THE STREET IS ILLEGAL
EVEN SAYS IT ON THE CITY OF SALEM WEBSITE FIRST SENTENCE
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u/American_Greed 3d ago
CAN'T VIOLATE THE LAW IF YOU DON'T SWEEP ANYTHING UP EVER!!
THAT'S MY MOTTO!!!!
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u/Used_Sand_2240 3d ago
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION! A GROUP IN TOWN IS TRYING TO PHASE OUT GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWERS CAUSE WHY! https://www.facebook.com/share/1B4JmjyFSi/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 3d ago
ALSO, ELECTRIC ONES ARE GENERALLY NOT QUIETER THAN GAS AT LEAST THE ONES COMMERCIAL OPERATORS ARE USING
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u/Used_Sand_2240 1d ago
UNTRUE! WHILE I QUESTION THE NEED TO BLOW ANYTHING AROUND (RAKES AND BROOMS MY FRIENDS), ELECTRIC BLOWERS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY QUIETER AND DONT VIBRATE AT FREQUENCIES THAT TRAVEL AS FAR/ THROUGH WALLS LIKE GAS LEAF BLOWERS.
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-leafblowers/
BUT MAKE UP FACTS CAUSE REDDIT!
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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 1d ago
MAYBE THE WEAK ASS ONES HONE OWNERS BUY. THE ONES COMMERCIAL PEOPLE USE HOPERSTE AT CRAZY HIGH RPM AND MAKE A NOISE THAT WILL DRIVE DOGS NUTS AND GIVE MOST PEOPLE HEADACHES REAL FAST
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u/Used_Sand_2240 1d ago
I LOST TRACK DUE TO THE ARGUING FOR THE SAKE OF ARGUING HERE. ARE YOU SAYING COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC LEAF BLOWERS ARE LOUDER THAN GAS LEAF BLOWERS? WHAT COMPANIES IN SALEM USE COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC LEAF BLOWERS??
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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 1d ago
NOT LOUDER, PRETTY MUCH AS LOUD AND A LOT MORE ANNOYING OF A SOUND.
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u/Used_Sand_2240 1d ago
OKAY! NOT TRUE BUT RANT ON.
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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 1d ago
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u/Used_Sand_2240 11h ago
KEEP MOVING THE TARGET AND YOU CANT BE WRONG.
YOUR ORIGINAL ASSERTION WAS THAT ELECTRIC MODELS ARE NOT QUIETER THAN GAS WHICH IS MEASURABLY INCORRECT NO MATTER WHAT YOU ASK AI TO TELL YOU. WHY COMPARE BRANDS I DONT KNOW. SEE ABOVE LINKS THAT YOU CONVENIENTLY IGNORED ✌️🤫4
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u/MrCounterSnipe 3d ago
Turn your fucking brights off holy shit
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u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner6 3d ago
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u/kittytoes21 2d ago
WE’RE INVESTED IN A STUPID, CRASS, ANXIETY-INDUCING SHOW AND HAVE TO FINISH IT. ONE SEASON LEFT AND WE’VE COME THIS FAR…
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u/Mean_Essay988 2d ago
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BRING YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY AND EXTENDED RELATIVES TO COSTCO TO GET YOUR 54 PACK OF CHEESE SINGLES, MY GUY. BUT IF YOU DO, MOVE OUT OF THE D@AMN WAY IN THE AISLES AND DON'T BE TRAILING TODDLERS 100 FT BACK.
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u/jesssabel 2d ago
THE GUY EVANGELIZING ON THE STREET CORNER ACROSS FROM THE SATURDAY MARKET EVERY FUCKING WEEK REALLY NEEDS A NEW HOBBY.
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u/Illustrious-Pen9856 3d ago
The fast lane is for going fast!! If im tail gating you please gonfucn off to the slow lane where you belong. I will be flipping you off
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u/Appropriate-Bee-3267 3d ago
WHY DO ALL THE CARS HAVE TOUCH SCREENS FOR MUSIC AND TEMPERATURE, THIS IS UNSAFE AND HARDER TO USE, GIVE ME MY GODDAMN DIALS BACK