The Vent and Rant Thread

[Rumpelteazer]

Originally Posted by Quoth

There is a too small roundabout about 10km from us. The bus in front drove through on the right (we drive on the left) on the wrong side of the road instead of partially going round clockwise. It actually couldn't have used it properly.

Then it used the next, larger, roundabout to head back the way it came as the small town/village was the end of the route.

Sometimes the roads are designed by idiots who can't have ever even played with toy cars.

Years ago the council redesigned a busy three way crossing on the edge of the city center. One road came into/out of the city center, back then there was a bus route through the city center. The other two roads were along the canal surrounding the old city center (sort of a ring road), a very busy bus route at the time. The day before the grand opening they decided to do run some test and see if the bus coming out of the city center was able to take the corner onto the ring road towards the bus station. It couldn't, the bend was too tight. The grand opening was delayed a couple of weeks so they could adjust the roads to fit the bus. The whole point of the redesign was to make the traffic flow better so they busses were able to run on schedule.

[Rumpelteazer]

Not sure what my cousin (father's side) is on, but it must be good to be this delusional.

My aunt had cancer this year, luckily after treatment everything's well and she doing good, if still a bit tired. Apparently she loves my current cross stitch project (The Brunette by Mucha), I've been working on that since mid May and have already clocked over 200 hours on it and expect it to take a total of 250+ hours in the end. I have two or three more weeks to work on it before finishing it. This is a gift for my sister, because she loves Mucha.

Now my cousin wants me to make one for my aunt. And not just make it whenever. They want me to buy the kit, stitch it, have it professionally framed (and pay for that) all before Christmas, so HE can give it to her.

Nope. First of all that is physically impossible, I can stitch about 2 hours a day maximum, with the occasional 2,5 hour session, otherwise I will hurt my shoulder/neck/arm. Second of all, by this time I'm loathing this project, there's too much brown and I'm having difficulty finishing it at the moment. Where there are other projects I might be willing to make again, this is not one of them. I suggested several smaller Mucha cross stitch projects on Etsy, but telling them I need a break from Mucha, so if it isn't a big project (max 2 months work) I might squeeze it in for Christmas next year (I'm even willing to pay for the pattern and materials, not the framing, if I'm credited for the work). He only wants The Brunette.

Then he wanted me to give them the one I'm working on now. I told him that this was always for my sister and if he wants it talk to her. Now I have to wait and see what will happen.

[Quoth]

Tell him to stitch it!

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by Quoth

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Sometimes the roads are designed by idiots who can't have ever even played with toy cars.

Google "diamond roundabout sydney". Pick-up trucks doing 3 point turns to get around it, other vehicles driving over it

Cost to install was $93,000. A week later, it was removed and the original signage replaced… for another $47,000.

[DiapDealer]

It's leaf-blower noise-pollution season. Might be the one noise that sets me on edge more than incessant dog-barking.

[Quoth]

What's the point of a leaf blower?

Ban them. Offer a free rake for each one handed in.

[Rumpelteazer]

Originally Posted by Quoth

Tell him to stitch it!

LOL. He hasn't got a creative bone in his body and (like his father) always looks down on people who are creative. Until they want something creative from you. His father was always making fun of me sending out handmade birthday and Christmas cards until I stopped doing sending him a handmade birthday card (I decided I won't be sending out my creations to people who couldn't even be bothered to send me birthday wishes through Facebook or a text message).

It turned into a bit of thing. He did contact my sister, who told him she wasn't willing to give up the Mucha. He then contacted his oldest sister to complain, who apparently tore him a new one. She contacted me to tell me I should ignore him. I told her about my offer to make a smaller piece for next year. She happily accepted that, she picked a design from the ones I selected earlier, she'll be paying for the supplies and I'll also frame it for them. It probably won't be ready from my aunt's birthday in March, I've got several other projects I want to do first, but it'll be ready for Christmas next year.