DISQUS

Zoeyjane · 1 year ago

i agree with everysinglething you just said - cept the meat. give me a bloddy steak and i will eat it with my bare hands. oh, and i'm an easy ice decaf no whip white mocha chick.

jnbammer · 1 year ago

You are brave and fierce Zoeyjane! ;-)

Big Bad Daddy · 1 year ago

I'm with you on the laundry thing, I fold things a certain way in order to get it to fit in the drawer and still be able to find it. Next would be CD's and DVD's, alphabetical for CD's and by Genre or series for DVD's. Dishes need to be done in a particular sequence, so they will fit in the drainboard. I can't stand the precarious "Jenga" tower of dishes in the drainboard. I'm sure there are more but they currently elude me.

jnbammer · 1 year ago

Glad to know I'm not alone on the laundry thing! I can see the CDs and DVDs stuff too. As for the "Jenga" tower of dishes - oh yeah, I'm getting stressed just thinking about it.

jason · 1 year ago

Hmmmm....interesting anal tendencies. I'm on board with a couple of your points, but others not so much, like the underwear thing. I don't even fold (gasp!). They get thrown straight from the clothes drying into a drawer. Out of sight, out of mind. My only real anal tendency has to do with clutter, particularly on the kitchen counter. I'm constantly clearing everything off and I can't go to sleep at night knowing there is stuff out on the kitchen counter. This includes my wife's purse, my wife's magazines, my wife's mail, my wife's shopping bags...you get the picture.

jnbammer · 1 year ago

Yes, yes, yes!!! I'm telling my wife Lori to read your comment. She teases me about this all of the time. I hate for things to be on the kitchen counter, and I constantly stack all of her stuff on top of the bread machine (hidden, out of the way). If something is on the counter for more than 5 minutes, it gets compulsively put somewhere else. Thanks Jason!

Lin · 1 year ago

Oh man, I have to have my meat cooked medium rare or it's returned to the kitchen for a re-do.

Bring me what I've ordered, how I've ordered it, and in a timely fashion. Tip: that requires that you actually pay attention to me when taking my order, so get off your freakin' cell phone!

Pet peeve: empty toilet paper rolls left on the spindle, while a brand new roll sits on the bathroom sink/vanity or on the floor next to the potty. Argh! If I had a nickel........;)

jnbammer · 1 year ago

Oh, I hear ya Lin! If a person at a retail or restaurant establishment is waiting on me and talking on the cell phone at the same time, it makes the veins in my head start pounding and flips the 'nice' switch to off. If the customer comes first, then turn your friggin' cell phones off at work! As for the TP, I can see that too. ;-)

Matt · 1 year ago

Hmmmm....good post. Fist off, I agree with most, ESPECIALLY the customer service thing. I HATE it when someone is looking away from me and talking to someone else when they are trying to hand me my change. They keep absentmindedly moving their hand all over the place and I have to "follow" with my hand to make sure it doesn't go all over the floor. MAN!

I only have a few others:

Can't stand a messy desktop on my Mac all cluttered with icons. Just the desktop picture and hard drive icon, thanks very much.

I'm what my wife calls a "section eater". Finish all the sides, one at a time, first, then the entree...It bothers me when people mix food in their mouths...even worse when they take a drink before they're done chewing.

Electronics. I will not put any new gadget down until I am completely sure I have full understanding of EVERY feature. The 'quick start guide' must go in the trash....give me the full manual.

DVD's. Must be arranged by genre, oldest to newest. Not typical genres, mind you. My genres. Epic, good surround sound flicks (Gladiator, X2, Casino Royale). Christmas movies. Morning Children's (Monsters, Inc., Cars, etc.) Bedtime Children's (Very Hungry Caterpillar). Feel Good Movies (Love Actually, Beautiful Girls). And, of course, Eighties Movies (Sideout, the Sure Thing, American Flyers).

I think thats about all. Oh, and I have to disagree with you about the steak as well. I've also decided that your blog makes me hungry.

jnbammer · 1 year ago

Wow - everyone likes raw meat! Yuck!

Derek · 1 year ago

Count me as another that disagrees with you on the steak, although I am right there with you on the veggies. While I am not particular about the underwear folding, I am about how my jeans and shirts are folded. When my wife does the laundry I usually end up re-folding most of my clothes because it drives me nuts.

When I cut my lawn (hiring a yard service was my best money ever spent) I used to alternate between diagonal in alternating directions as well as side to side and front to back.

The poker ones really made me laugh, as I don't give it much thought but recalled my most recent poker night with the fellas. There was always one or two people that had to be constantly reminded about the blinds or were looking through the burn/discard pile after they folded. Ugh!

jnbammer · 1 year ago

The poker etiquette only bothers me when playing for money or a tournament - family games are different, although I still notice it when it happens.

Xbox4NappyRash · 1 year ago

Dude, I thought I had issues...

;0)

I will side with you on the customer service, although here in Holland I've all but given up on trying to obtain any.
An enjoyable past-time of mine is to sit and watch American tourists, who are obviously used to attentive service, get blanked by Dutch staff, and then get furious at them for it.

It's such fun, I'm but a simple chap.

jnbammer · 1 year ago

It's funny man because service is definitely different in every country I've been in. When in Japan, the service was phenomenal, same with Madeira. Bermuda and Spain was horrible! I'm less picky about things when I travel to other countries though, until I figure out what the normal expectations of service are for those that live there. I'm sure the tourists come across like real asses, which would be funny to watch.

NukeDad · 1 year ago

Well done Steak? I already have that....I call it shoes. Cook mine rare to medium rare; hell, just break his horn; I'll eat what I want and ride the rest home!

jnbammer · 1 year ago

I would have made a lowsy cave man!

James · 1 year ago

I like to mow crop circle in my yard! I also like a Grande Mocha with no foam, light whip and coconut when available.

jnbammer · 1 year ago

That way the aliens know where to land, right James! ;-)

khylek · 1 year ago

the poker ones are clearly the most important here. I would add two:

1. Do not fold to a check. If you do it once, ok. If you do it twice, you should just leave your money on the table, because it's going elsewhere anyway.

2. Do not fold out of turn, and then bet. Classless.

I could go on and on and on. I miss my regular poker game. You play online at all?

jnbammer · 1 year ago

Yes - very true on both accounts - nice additions. You made me think of another one - know the rules of betting (calling, raising, checking, etc...). I used to play at Paradise Poker and some at Party Poker, but I don't have time any more. No regular games either. :-(

Kim · 1 year ago

Venti non fat carmel macchiatto.. I could drink these all day long and not even think of food.. the coffee mug thing.. totally understand!! My husband likes the mugs bottom down.. strange right?

I honestly believe I have so many anal tendencies that if I list them all i will be coined crazy. :)

jnbammer · 1 year ago

Oh Kim, we're all crazy up in here! ;-)

Andre · 1 year ago

Sigh... ever since I started GTD, I've started my inquisition against things that aren't in their place. It's rather pathetic at times.

Customer service gets me REALLY annoyed, especially since I live in a country that really does not know the meaning of the word.

Some more of mine include table etiquette, hospitality, using paragraphs when writing, capitalization, hygiene, driving while on the phone, and, the mother of them all, pronouncing "etc." correctly. I've been known to say on more than one occasion while watching a TV or radio interview: "It's not 'ec cetera', it's 'et cetera'. For Christ's sake, you have a Ph.D., can't you say it correctly."

jnbammer · 1 year ago

Great list! I especially agree with the hygiene one too - it's just good manners!

Andre · 1 year ago

After writing it, I discovered it came out a bit more passionately did I originally thought it would. Perhaps I had some pent up discontent. It's good to let it out ;-) It's one step to becoming a bit less anal.

Jolly Green Dad · 1 year ago

I like my bills to be done in a certain way. Sounds like a funny thing to be particular way. I like them paid promptly, input into quicken, and categorized into the proper expense category. Drives me bonkers when my wife does the bills (we have switched back and forth over the years) and she doesn't bother with quicken.

jnbammer · 1 year ago

I would love to do that with our bills, but I think it would depress me at the same time! We have good systems in place, and we don't overspend; however, there is always areas you can find to improve with a better system. I have to stop talking about this or I'm gonna have to open up my Quickbooks.

Dette · 1 year ago

#4 is a huge pet peeve of mine - especially since I'm the hospitality business. And #2 cracked me up - I'm the same way. OCD? Nothing wrong with a little organization. ;)

I like to sort the closet by long sleeve, short sleeves, casual or dressy. Mostly because I HATE looking everywhere trying to figure out, "Oh, what to wear today." On top of it all, I like to sort it by color - coz I usually figure out what color I want to wear depending on my mood that day. Damn. Us girls complicate things so much, don't we? Probably why I'm almost always in a white baby-tee with some comfy pants. Hell - if it ain't noon yet, I'll still be in P.J.'s.

Oh BTW - I like to do that with ALL the kids' closets as well.

I say "like" because I hardly ever have time. Hubz will tackle the laundry and things get outta place, but hey - I'm not gonna complain!

jnbammer · 1 year ago

My wife Lori loves to organize all of the closets, which is fine with me. I just try to keep my wardrobe to a manageable level, so I don't have to worry about too many choices. ;-)

Mr Lady · 1 year ago

You are thanking your lucky stars you're not married to me right now. You'd be a drunk. Or brought up on murder charges. :)

jnbammer · 1 year ago

Well, your blog title is Whiskey In My Sippy Cup! Everyone has their own unique strengths, and I know that I appreciate many of yours!