Things that make you go... GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!! Mk. II

[James Harrison]

Taking a pair of shoes for repair and being quoted more than it would cost for a decent pair of new shoes.  No, I think I shall refuse to stump up £60 for a pair of new soles, thankyou very much 

[Major Willoughby Chase]

Taking a pair of shoes for repair and being quoted more than it would cost for a decent pair of new shoes.  No, I think I shall refuse to stump up £60 for a pair of new soles, thankyou very much 

I had the same thing recently... replacing the both zips on a pair of kneee high New Rocks was quoted as £100, the boots cost me £100 in the first place, the zips are now stitched up securely and I'm using the buckles instead.

[RoseOak]

A gorgeous pair of brown leather pirate boots with lacing up the front and 4" heels for £15. The Gaaaah! I couldn't get them past my calves 

[Arceye]

Being charged £3.10 for a bottle of cider in a pub today then finding it was not particularly worth drinking. A good brand of cider, but water seemed to be a chief ingredient, and as for being 'matured in 100 year old oak barrels' I don't think so.

Gah.

[darkshines]

I get annoyed when I go to a pub and the non alcolholic drinks cost MORE than the alcohol £1.50 for a pint of watery Carling, or £3.50 for a coke!? On ye bike, luv!

[chironex]

Finding this on Friday morning but not being able to report to the realtor until at least Monday:
http://www.angelfire.com/games2/warpspawn/FFly.html
Wanting to buy a camp kettle as I had no power until at least noon  Saturday but Camping Galore is closed.

[Lady Corsair]

The Indian food place by my brother's house has raised their prices, and added an unnecessary "complimentary" soup to dine-in meals, so when I get take-out I have to pay more but I get less. Last time I get take-out there.   

[Lady Ava]

Having legs a mile too short for a decent pair of VERY steamy boots I have my eyes on. I have promised myself them if I pass my driving test on Friday though! 

[Damien Frey]

Trying to salvage parts from my dead pc to improve performance on my parents and finding out that the ram is a different frequency (apparently) so they won't fit. Can't be bothered to put it all back together now!

[OswaldBastable]

Trying to salvage parts from my dead pc to improve performance on my parents and finding out that the ram is a different frequency (apparently) so they won't fit. Can't be bothered to put it all back together now!

to go totally off topic, I love your banner. 

*Insert imaginary giant thumb here*

[Aleister Crow]

Ah, there's nothing like the sunrise on a clear winter's day, reflecting off new-fallen snow...

...And glaring right into my exceedingly light sensitive eyes, because I forgot to take my sunglasses when I left for work last night. I could barely see by the time I got home.

[Indefinitive]

So, I've never really tried lucid dreaming before... can't really say that I even -was- trying.

Ever get those dreams where you don't have a clue where one ends and the other starts, but they're completely different from one another, so it's like your mind just made a large jump for no reason? I had one very much like that, and noticed that the couple that I was talking to in my new dream was the exact same couple from the dream before. Once I realized it, I went, "Oh. Huh. This isn't real... let's see if I-"

And then the phone rang. GAAAAAAH. My first real shot at lucid dreaming, and I was woken up.

[DrArclight]

So, I've never really tried lucid dreaming before... can't really say that I even -was- trying.

Ever get those dreams where you don't have a clue where one ends and the other starts, but they're completely different from one another, so it's like your mind just made a large jump for no reason? I had one very much like that, and noticed that the couple that I was talking to in my new dream was the exact same couple from the dream before. Once I realized it, I went, "Oh. Huh. This isn't real... let's see if I-"

And then the phone rang. GAAAAAAH. My first real shot at lucid dreaming, and I was woken up.

I used to lucid dream all the time, entirely by accident.  Had complete control of the dreams.  And then I started running into "things" that at first confused me then scared the crap out of me because one in particular not only was an opposing influence on the dreams, but could also prevent me from waking up.  I don't dream as much now as I used to though.  I still miss it in spite of the weirdness.

[Aviatrix Abernathy]

My thesis I have to have it in my readers' hands by March 1st and it is currently only 18 pages long. Of all the times in my collegiate career to get writer's block. GAH! I really want to graduate in May.

[Sorontar]

My thesis I have to have it in my readers' hands by March 1st and it is currently only 18 pages long. Of all the times in my collegiate career to get writer's block. GAH! I really want to graduate in May.

My sympathies to you. My original deadline was the start of April this year but I didn't get through the red-tape to get access to data until this January. Written lots of the thesis but only just started on the empirical analysis which will be followed by testing my theories. I hope I can get at least 6 months extension.

Sorontar

[Flynn MacCallister]

When people can't appreciate that this is "The Steampunk Forum At Brass Goggles" not "THE (one and only) Steampunk Forum". Gah.

(Incidentally, if you feel a desperate need to discuss it, please PM me rather than derailing the thread.)

[Indefinitive]

This has been getting on my nerves for about three months now, and it's beginning to bubble over, now that I'm talking to an ex that also plays D&D and am actually talking about it.

Our D&D group used to have seven members. Two dropped out last year, and one came back every now and again wanting to play. Of course, he'd never make up a character sheet in advance, so we'd spend two hours doing up his new one every time, and he'd come maybe once every two months. Not enough to be there, but enough to disrupt the game enough that we'd constantly have to write him in and then write him out.

Well, now he's back on a permanent basis. I play my character as a bit of a bitch who doesn't take crap from anyone, NPC or not. All he ever does is criticize her actions, but never in game. I don't think I should have to justify the way I play my character to anyone around the table. My character is -my- character. End of story.

He also has a way of making the whole plot about him. If it's not, him and my roommate, who plays our Warlock, will do nothing but dick around and get off topic and derail the whole game for sometimes hours at a time, even when there are three other players who would like to stay in character and advance the story. If someone says, "Okay, let's get back on topic", he'll counter with, "Oh, right. I forgot. This is D&D. No fun allowed. Got it." in this really snotty voice that makes me want to reach over the table, drag him across it, and rip his tongue out.

It drives me crazy, because I never really get to play anymore, and it was something that I really enjoyed. I nearly quit a few months ago because he called me a 'passive aggressive bitch' when I told him to shut up so the rest of us could play. That really got me going. I stopped going for nearly a month before my roommate told me to grow up and go back before they wrote me out.

I'm considering stopping again because I'm not having any fun with it anymore. Last week, we sat around the table for eight hours, and all we did was go through a portal and back to our home town because they couldn't stay on topic.

Driving. Me. Crazy.

Helios, if you're reading, I know you play. Ever had this problem with other players?

[Flynn MacCallister]

Get the rest of the party to walk out on him. It's a little harder on the DM, but I'm sure he or she can deal with it. It'll also give the DM the opportunity to give the guy the message, if he or she cares, by making his self-enforced side quests really bloody boring. The group I play with are serial party-splitters 'cause we know we can't always all get together on the same days, though we usually can, and we want to keep the same characters.

[Capt. Dirigible]

A fews years back (about 3) I bought a pair of rimless prescription glasses. However as I have weird eyes (long story..not pleasant) I'd reached the stage where I need a pair for reading, a pair for distance and a pair of prescription sunglasses because my eyes are photosensitive. So  rather than  constantly swopping specs all the time I got a pair of 'vari-focal' lenses that are  reactolite (ie they darken in sunlight). Total cost? A tad over £400 (and yes..I DID go to Specsavers).

After about a year the bridge broke and they repaired them for me free of charge in a matter of hours..which was pretty decent of them. However the Countess pointed out that I had a teensy-weensy crack in the corner of one lens where the bridge had been attached to the lens. I was very careful and have been  watching the progress of the crack to make sure it didn't get too big. This morning...momentary lapse of concentration, I pick up the glasses, give the lenses a bit of a clean...*snap*.
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!

I have managed to glue them back together for now but I will need to get a new pair and i simply cannot afford to fork out as much as I did before...

[helios]

Helios, if you're reading, I know you play. Ever had this problem with other players?

The man is an ass.
(Un-, in this case)Fortunately, I've really lucked out with my group, and haven't had anything of the sort happen to me. Only thing I could suggest is to maybe echo Flynn's suggestion, or to take it up with your DM.

[Mercury Wells]

There is a way of possibly getting rid of the guy, have the DM to put the "warlock" into a loop somehow  (unless the warlock a "rules-lawyer"?)

[Sorontar]

Um, one "solution" we had was Rule 1) DM is the boss. If he wants your attention, he'll just play the game around you and your character will suffer. Rule 2) If you play well, you will be rewarded. This was through bonus XP at the end of the session. Rule 3) If you play this seriously enough, you will submit a diary at the start of every session, discussing aspects of the previous session from your character's point-of-view. If you do that, you will get bonus XP.

Now we were playing AD&D II, but these sort of things need people to pay attention, note things down and play as a team. You can play without these extra rewards, but I enjoyed getting them. We actually had more of a problem with older members of the group falling asleep. Our rules lawyer was more a resource than a pain. The characters of the occasional players were often sent on scouting missions or given other tasks to fulfill away from the rest of the party when the player was absent.

Sorontar

[Indefinitive]

Flynn, the idea of walking out on him isn't bad, especially seeing that the players who are annoyed by it most are the Paladin (primary tank), Ranger (secondary tank with Rogue skills), and the Cleric. If the other two are attacked, they're kind of screwed.

I also really like the idea of a 'rules lawyer'. We don't have one, but I'm probably the closest thing we have to it. I'm always there with a rule book. I also keep a record of what happened in every session, and keep track of everyone's HP and stats in combat. I'm considering also paying attention to their gold, since I'm pretty sure someone's pulling gold out of their ass all of a sudden.

We are also supposed to write a page or so in character of things in between sessions. Unfortunately, we don't really keep track of XP. We level up more by plot than anything. I can pitch the idea to the DM about extra XP per story or page or journal entry, but I'm not sure how that'll go, since we're supposed to be doing it anyway. No one has ever really submitted anything except the DM, so it could work, especially since I've actually got more than a few in character short stories and journal entries saved.

[Capt. Dirigible]

Why is it that, whatever automated ticket barrier on the Tube I chose to go through, I always chose the one with the complete numpty who, when they get to the barrier put their ticket through or touch their Oyster card to the reader and the gate doesn't open and the 'Seek Assistance' sign lights up. Now..I can see that it says 'Seek Assistance'..so can everyone else waiting to go through. But the person at the front obviously reads it as ''Put ticket through three more times and then try the machine next to it"
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!

[Alptraum]

Why is it that, whatever automated ticket barrier on the Tube I chose to go through, I always chose the one with the complete numpty who, when they get to the barrier put their ticket through or touch their Oyster card to the reader and the gate doesn't open and the 'Seek Assistance' sign lights up. Now..I can see that it says 'Seek Assistance'..so can everyone else waiting to go through. But the person at the front obviously reads it as ''Put ticket through three more times and then try the machine next to it"
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!

THIS. So hard it'll make your eyes bleed. Also the idiotic tourists (Well, I hope they are, otherwise they should be shot)(scratch that, they should all be shot) who think that the massive red X and the "NO ENTRY" signs actually translate as "TRY AND PUT THE TICKET IN HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CROWDED STATION IN THE MIDDLE OF LONDON WHILST RESTRICTING THE FLOW OF PEOPLE AND THUS CREATING A JAM ALL THE WAY DOWN THE ESCALATORS, AND WHEN THAT DOESN'T WORK THEN MOVE ALONG THE TICKET BARRIERS FAILING EVER HARDER UNTIL YOU FIND THE ONES WHICH WORK"

It's even worse if there are people standing on the other side. Which there always are.

That, and people who don't read the signs which are repeated in massive print every 2 metres on the escalators telling you to "STAND ON THE RIGHT", then get annoyed when you ask them to move.
Knobs.