things that make me grumpy

I used to be an Excel aficionado. I started with Version 1 (Mac) and made some very comprehensive large spreadsheets for estimating construction, billing, change orders, etc. Back then, (1986,) Excel was Mac only, and it was the reason I started using Macs. It was easy to write macros and the program was predictable and stable.

At some point, Excel stopped being the easy to use, straightforward program that I enjoyed, and became another cumbersome piece of MS bloatware that kept intruding on my work every time I tried to do something. They completely ruined Word, also.
 
AlphaDogChoppers said:
I used to be an Excel aficionado. I started with Version 1 (Mac) and made some very comprehensive large spreadsheets for estimating construction, billing, change orders, etc. Back then, (1986,) Excel was Mac only, and it was the reason I started using Macs. It was easy to write macros and the program was predictable and stable.

At some point, Excel stopped being the easy to use, straightforward program that I enjoyed, and became another cumbersome piece of MS bloatware that kept intruding on my work every time I tried to do something. They completely ruined Word, also.
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One word: Ribbons.

WHAT THE FUCK
 
Ribbons fucking suck.

As for old software, I still have to consciously NOT press the / key before typing a formula in a cell. Lotus 1-2-3 is branded into my frontal lobe like some kind of horrible tattoo.

Open Office dot Org is getting better and better. It reminds me of Excel 2000.

-Deek
 
ILoveThumpers said:
Ribbons fucking suck.

As for old software, I still have to consciously NOT press the / key before typing a formula in a cell. Lotus 1-2-3 is branded into my frontal lobe like some kind of horrible tattoo.

Open Office dot Org is getting better and better. It reminds me of Excel 2000.

-Deek
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I can't stand open office.
I want to like it so badly. I hate microsoft with a passion, but I just can't stand open office.
 
Once you get used to the new MS Office suite (2010 and newer) it's hard to use Open Office. I stubbornly refused to use anything other than Office 2000 for years. Transitioning from that to OO was simple.

But Windows 7 killed that dream. I had to learn Office 2010 and that put the nail in OO's coffin for work use. There are just too many missing features. For home use, it's fine but at work I do so much Pivot Table/Charting that OO just doesn't cut it. Not to mention the Add-ins for statistical analysis... they just don't exist for OO.

But at the moment, what's making me grumpy are fasting days. 600 calories + freezing cold office = one grumpy Deek.

-Deek
 
Less grumpy now.

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SONICJK said:
I can't stand open office.
I want to like it so badly. I hate microsoft with a passion, but I just can't stand open office.
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Since Open Office loads far quicker than it used to I've started using it for a couple of things, but, I pretty much only send e-mails or keep track of vehicle expenses so don't notice any limitations.
I have MS Office 2007 but no way can I justify the expense of anything newer (was using Office 97 Pro? until Microsoft stopped support)
 
Makes me grumpy:
Customer returning for the 3rd time for the same concern. Same troubled code in the engine control module. No pinpoint test information. workshop manual says to test downstream O2 sensor circuit (no problems found). find an issue in another part of the engine that can cause the concern intermittently. Submit findings to Engineering/Technician Helpdesk only to be told that no, you're testing the wrong thing. Upstream O2 sensors have been known concerns on these Range Rovers, the cause of a lean condition and fuel trim imbalance can't possibly be related to the vacuum leak you found.
>:(

Yup. Definitely grumpy
 
People that use the front of my car to know when they have pulled their huge ass SUVs far enough forward.

Yes Rich, there was a stick figure family on the back window with a large cat/person ratio.

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When I asked the lady why she hit my car, she said she didn't even know there was a car in front of her.

Le sigh.

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Flugtechnik said:
People that use the front of my car to know when they have pulled their huge ass SUVs far enough forward.

Yes Rich, there was a stick figure family on the back window with a large cat/person ratio.

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If she had a lot of cats they aren't my kids
 
First off..... Flug, sorry about your car.

Second: to reiterate my hatred for bees - one of the little bastards flew into my helmet on my way into work and stung my lip. Now it's swollen and I look like the Elephant Man.
 
Rich Ard said:
Why the fasting?
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Had a little scare last year; doctor thought I had something called Barrett's Esophagus and did an EGD to confirm. It turned out to be masked GERD (I was having acid episodes but my esophagus had so much scar tissue I didn't feel it) instead. They put me on an acid inhibitor (Dexilant) after the surgery and I've been on it ever since. The fasting thing is a way to get yourself off the medicine. I eat normally for 5 days in the week but Mondays and Thursdays I only consume about 600 calories. (And don't take my medicine those days)

It's had a bunch of awesome side benefits... my cholesterol is down, I've lost about 15lbs, my blood pressure is down and I feel better than I have in years. Also, on my "normal" days I don't eat nearly as much. I get full much quicker now.

Another 6 weeks of this and I'll be back to my high school weight and off the only medicine I've ever been prescribed! But in the meantime my family has to put up with my grumpiness.

-Deek

P.S. There's ALWAYS room for beer! The darker the better in my opinion.
 
Big Rich said:
Second: to reiterate my hatred for bees - one of the little bastards flew into my helmet on my way into work and stung my lip. Now it's swollen and I look like the Elephant Man.
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Ugh, bees. I used to ride with a couple of guys who were both highly allergic and carried little refrigerated bags of some magic juice that would keep them from exploding under the pressure of their own reaction. (I always pictured that scene in Blade where the two vamps catch the wrong end of the anti-coagulant) We never had to use it, thankfully, but I can't imagine what that would be like.

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-Deek
 
This morning my car wouldnt start. i said to hell with it and jumped in the truck and went to work. When i got home i looked under the dash and the little rubber nipple that actuates the clutch safety swith was gone and the plunger was sticking through the hole that was left behind. It is tight ass little spot it is in too. I hate this car.
 
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ILoveThumpers said:
Ugh, bees. I used to ride with a couple of guys who were both highly allergic and carried little refrigerated bags of some magic juice that would keep them from exploding under the pressure of their own reaction. (I always pictured that scene in Blade where the two vamps catch the wrong end of the anti-coagulant) We never had to use it, thankfully, but I can't imagine what that would be like.

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-Deek
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I have an uncle that is allergic to bees and carries an epipen with him all the time. He got stung last year while riding to work on the 405 in LA. He took out the epipen, jammed it into his leg (all while he was going 80mph down the freeway) and rode the rest of the way to work. I didn't believe it when he told me, but my brother was there to witness. He's a little bit on the crazy side.:o:o:o

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