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shaun56 02/12/01 10:27 PM Deleting of my previous ADD TOPIC rage
Alright....... I was just posting a topic on
rain rage, when the fricken computer deleted my posting. So, I am gonna have to
shift my rage to the deletion. I have ran into this problem about once every
time that I come on this site. I cannot understand what the problem is. I wanna
know if any of you other people have found this problem a little annoying, or
if you guys ran into it at all. Well, it seems as if everytime I want to
backspace, the computer deletes my whole message. Then I'm back at the paGE i FIRST
STARTED, WITH AN EMPTY DOCUMENT. SEE! NOW IT WANTS TO BE LOCKED ON CAPLOCKS
WITHOUT MY DAMN KNOWLEDGE. Okay, I got it off. I thought about going into a
desk/computer/technology rage, but I seemed to have calmed my senses. Anyways
can someone relate to my stinkin deleting problem, or am I just strange????
purple848
02/15/01 2:01 PM RE:
SUPERVISOR RAGE ...AGAIN
I heard it's good to know people who you are
working with personally to create a good atmosphere in the work place, and that
would lead a better efficiency of employees. I used to be reluctant to go and
have dinner or drink with my bosses and co-workers after work. But one day, I
couldn't refuse them saying, "Why don't you come with us" any more,
so I went with them. Contrary to my prediction, it turned out to be fun, and I
was surprised to find myself having a good time sharing a personal story with
them. I didn't go into a detail because I might have scared them(I'm kidding),
but I felt I was accepted because they told me thier experiences, too. Maybe
this was not the only reason, but after that, I felt easier to deal with them
at work. So I wonder if you and your supervisor could take an opportunity to
get togehter with other employees and have a good conversation on something
other than work, it would lead your better communication with the supervisor.
PHYRE2001 02/13/01 12:26 PM SUPERVISOR RAGE ...AGAIN
I think that every time I go to work my
supervisor makes me angry. I spent many hours trying to analyze the reasons
behind me getting angry and I still find myself blaming the supervisor. I do
have one idea behind it though, and I found out that I just don't like the way
she talks to me. I get so angry when she tries to give me scoldings, because I
feel that her trying to reprimand me is just a waste of time. The last
arguement I had with my supervisor had to deal with setting up my work station
faster. I work with a computer, a slow computer at that, so i don't realy have
control over the amount of time it takes to set up. My supervisor yelled at me
the other day for taking too long. I came to work, and she gave me a paper to
complete for a customer that took five minutes, and we completed it together.
Not one minute after that , she was giving me scoldings that I was taking too
long to set up. I explained that the computer was frozen and I was trying to
set up as fast as I can. She told me that I need to not worry about the
computer and just help the customers. That makes no sense because I need the
computer to help the customer. I don't see the point in acknowledging to help a
customer to only tell them you have to wait because my computer is frozen and
then shipping them off to another worker. I have found that makes the customer
even more angry. I did get overly angry, yelling back at my supervisor. I told
her to come over and make my computer boot faster, and we would have no
problems. The next couple of customers felt my anger too, because I was so
steamed at my supervisor. i hope I don't get fired!!
purple848
02/15/01 11:58 AM RE: fitting room rage
Until my sister had a baby, I never realized
that it was that hard to go out with a baby who needs to have her diapers to be
changed and milk to be given so often. And also, babies are not sleeping and
quiet all the time. They need to be taken cared of 24 hours a day. I bet my
sister had a hard time getting used to handle the stroller which she had never
used before. You made me realize how I was inconsiderate of people who are
experiencing inconvenience when they need to carry babies around in public
place. I thought I knew it was important to think of others by putting myself
in thier place, but I wasn't able to do that quit well. I may not be ablt to
understand how it really is like until I have a baby, but I will try my best to
cooperate with people with their babies.
Dahlin
02/13/01 12:53 PM fitting room
rage
Yesterday, my daughter and I went shopping. I
selected an arm load of clothing to try on in the fitting room. When I arrived
at the fitting room there was no attendant. Apparently customers are supposed
to show themselves into a room. Ordinarily, I would not have minded this set
up. However, I needed access to the large dressing room that could accommadate
my baby, her stroller and I. Unfortunately these rooms were locked. My only
choice was a regular sized room. I squeezed Isabella and I into this broom
closet and proceded uncomfortably to try on clothes, none of which I ended up
buying.Going out and about, doing general everyday things is a lot more difficult
when a stroller is involved. I never realized how difficult it is to enter and
exit buildings, to manuever around display selves and even to walk around the
block. If I am having a hard time, I feel extremely bad for handicap people.
AnimalLover
03/01/01 11:31 PM RE: everyday
rage
I'm glad that there's other peopleut there
who are feeling the same way I do. I love my job but I'm just sick of it, I've
been working there for four years and now they're changing around the whole
system with these stupid, useless procedures and the customers get angry
because the new procedure take forever to go through and the store is already
really busy so all of the customers end up having to wait a long time. I's even
more stressful because a lot of the workers are new so I have to deal with my
customers and all of their questions. To make matters worse, I've been working
more hours so I have to deal with it more often. I've also been dealing with
the stress of school so pretty much everything irritates me because I feel like
I have no time to myself. I've recently started exercising so I'm hoping that
will be an outlet of my rage and I can be a more pleasant person.
lavaflow
02/16/01 6:50 PM RE: everyday rage
I understand about your feeling because I've
felt one time getting irritaed about everything happening around me. But it
usually happens when I'm really busy or I experience some bad things many times
in the same day. So it goes away within next few hours or next day. I think it
also can be due to change in your physiological condition that causing you to
be more impatient than you normally are. But since you experience rage more
often when you are at work, I guess you are not happy about your work
environment. If it's the case, I guess you've been working at the same place
for long time. It can be temporary and everyone may have the same problem as
you when one is keeping the same job for a long period of time.
oshale 02/13/01 3:20 PM everyday rage
I'm not sure if everyone has this or i have become
really a rageful person, but i feel like i am raging towards anything and
anybody. Is it the menstrual cycle or hormonal change, i'm not sure but i feel
like everyday i am bombarded with these feelings of anger and hatred toward
people, especially at work. Other coworkers making stupid jokes, customers
making stupid jokes, all used to be okay but now i can't handle it anymore. I
feel angered that they don't know how i feel, and they go on about some stupid
joke. I guess i'm being unreasonable for expecting people to read my mind but
sometimes i feel like i want to be left alone without anybody bothering me.Am i
antisocial? I'm getting concerned. But it is not so bad when i'm not at work.
It is at peak when i am at work but i feel like my raging episodes are more
frequent than before. Is it because i am more aware of my rages or i became
more rageful due to increase in stress at my workplace and school? I really
don't know.
AnimalLover
03/01/01 11:22 PM RE:
ftp rage!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know how to use the UH ftp but I had
a hell of my own posting that thing. My friend and I spent all day trying to
figure out how to post it! We didn't know what the ftp was or whether our
computer already had it so we just sat at the computer all day trying all of
these different things. I was going crazy!Finally, that night I got a hold of
my sister and her boyfriend and I brought all of my work to their house and
they helped me figure it out. Obviously it was confusing because my sister's
boyfriend is a computer nut and he knows pretty much everything but he had a
hard time getting into the system to post it, that's when I was really happy to
have gotten a hold of them because I'm way too computer illiterate to have
figured it out.
sakodash 02/14/01 10:00 AM RE: ftp
rage!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Kathy!! Oh my god...I know exactly what
you're talking about!! I just tried all that FTP stuff--sorry I don't know
computer lingo but anyway, I couldn't do it!! The login and password didn't
work for me either. I hate it when it kept saying "Access Denied" in
ugly red letters. It's so frustrating especially when you don't know a thing
about computers!! I hope I figure this out soon. How are we going to do our
project?
silverfox2001
02/13/01 9:08 PM RE:
ftp rage!!!!!!!!!!
HiI ran into the same problem you did, I was
so mad that I wanted to just hang it up and say this is my story and this is
all I am going to do. I tried every which way to get into the ftp and could not
upload my page. I do not know what is up with this. I have to do so much on the
web and it is fustrating when the program does not work. I am beginning to
think it is a conspiracy.
kathyhirokane
02/13/01 8:08 PM ftp
rage!!!!!!!!!!
today i downloaded the ftp program from UH
and attempted to create a file for our report. but, it didn't work! on
instructions for report 1, there is a figure of what we have to input into the
program, like host address, login ID and password. but the program didn't have
spaces for those things. they were named differently, so i don't know if i put
the right information into those spaces. i kept getting an error message saying
something like, it couldn't create a file, or something. i hate this stuff!!!
why can't we just turn something in?? why does it have to be on the web? does
anyone know how to use the ftp program from UH?
silverfox2001
02/13/01 9:31 PM SWR
#5/ Delivery Rage
Hi everybody!My rage this week is one of
major concern, I had just bought a new cell telephone and I wanted accessories
to go with it. The company I bought it from said, I needed to dial 1-800 and
order my accessories through the catalog. I had a little rage that they had run
out of products for my cell. After dialing the 1-800 number and the women took
my order she said it will only take two days for all your accessories to get
here. I was so excited that I would receive all my products in two days.
However, this is not the case, it took over two weeks to get here. It took me
to call the company to see what happen to my products. I asked them what day
did they ship it out and they said the day after my order and it was in Hawaii
some where. I had to track down where my product was and by the time I tracked
down where my product was, the service that delivered it said there was no address
to delivered too. So, they sent it back to the company. By this time I am
already raging mad and I get on the phone and start tracking where my product
is. I finally come into contact with a real person on the other end. And he has
no idea what I am talking about. I tell him put his supervisor on the phone. He
has no idea. I finally hang up and start ranting and raging of how dumb people
can get. After a while I call back and get a real person again and say can you
Please help me find my product. By this time she is saying, I understand your
dilema, and start using all the psychology words to calm me down. By the time I
was through talking to her I was calm down and my product was on the way to the
plant and she was going to ship new order so I would get my product the next
day. Sure enough she was true enough to her word and I got my product the next
day.
TVR 02/13/01 9:49 PM Older drivers!!
Ok...do you think that older people should
still be driving. I think this is one reason why we have so much accidents.
Everyone knows that individuals in the 18-25 age range have the highest
percentage of getting into a accident. But then I would think that it's the
older drivers. I had a incident last weekend while I was driving and this old
man almost hit me. I was driving right on the side of him and then he tried to
switch into my lane. He slowly tried to inch his way into my lane. I wasn't
sure if he had seen me so I BEEPED my horn. That did seem to work and he
continued to get closer and closer. Until finally I just held my horn down. He
finally seen me and seemed very shocked to have seen me so close to him. I
really thought that I was going to get into a accident. I know there not doing
it on prepose and there trying to drive safely. But face it, there not as alert
compared to 25 years old.
sakodash 02/14/01 10:15 AM Under the weather rage
Hello!! I just wanted to write about how I
hate being sick!! I blame the weather for my cold and not the fact that I ran around
campus with no umbrella this past week with the weather all yucky and rainy!!
:) Anyway, I hate being sick just because you feel like crap and it always
seems to come at the worst possible time. I had two midterms and a paper due
this week. One of the midterms was for the Learning and Motivation class--I
swear that test was unbelievably difficult!! To top it all off I lost my voice.
Sorry to keep complaining but it has been a crappy week...and it's only
Wednesday morning! I hope things look up soon. However, I am sitting in the
SOCS lab staring out of this big window watching the rain pour down across
MidPac's field. I REALLY hope the day looks up! :)
meow24
02/14/01 10:32 PM RE:
parking structure rage
i understand what you are going through. last
semester, i registered late, so i couldn't buy the parking ticket. the result?
i had to spend well over $200 for parking fee. plus, sometimes the parking
structure would be full, so i couldn't even get in. i spent countless time out
in the street looking for a place to park.this semester, i purchased the ticket
as soon as registered. now i have no problem getting into the parking structure
thanks to the parking ticket, but i often find myself wondering around looking
for a parking stall to park. i was already late for a class 4 times because i
couldn't find a parking space.so even with the parking ticket, you are not so
safe.u must b really a nice person. i don't know if i could give my parking
ticket to a friend knowing some of these risks. plus, u pay $136?? for the
ticket, right?
kathyhirokane
02/14/01 5:22 PM RE: parking
structure rage
hello. i have a gripe with the parking system
here, too.for one thing, how do the security people at the tolls know if the
structure really is full? i mean, i bet people come and go without them
noticing! there are 2 entrances onto campus to get to the structure, so how do
they keep track? they should just let people in! i mean, if we can't find
parking, then we can't find parking! what is the big deal?? it's not like we
aren't going to pay the stupid $3 fee!second thing. have you ever tried to park
on campus? the parking lot by east west road? well, i needed to be at school
early on day and decided i would try to get parking on campus. i pull up to the
guard shack and the guy asks if i'm a student. i told him yes. then he says
that i can't park on campus because it's visitor parking. i'm thinking to
myself, i'm going to pay the $3 either here or at the structure. what
difference does it make? also, i see the same cars parked in the visitor
parking lot every day. does that mean they are just visiting the campus every
day? and they aren't inconspicuous cars, either! they're yellow and green for
crying out loud! they are obviously students! the parking system is so
unfriendly to the students, who make up the bulk of the people who actually
park here. they need to start accomodating the students first!!!
charisseo 02/14/01 12:22 PM parking structure rage
here's the story.. since i drive to school
only on monday,wednesday, and friday i gave my parking pass to a friend who has
class everyday and could make better use of the pass. lately i've been stuck
waiting for the parking structure to open up because the lot is full. i didn't
miss my class becuase my class is at 130 and i got to campus at 1030. as it is
the 6th week of school (about) i didn't think that i would have to worry about
the lot beging full. i was so wrong. i ended up waiting till 1145 for the lot
to open. in addition to this parking problem i did not want to park off campus
and walk becuase the weather was so bad today. with the amount of students
attending UH i would think that proper consideration would have been made to
accomodate the amount of students and the amount of parking stall needed. i
guess i was wrong.
Number11BUS 02/23/01 4:29 PM RE: Report 1 instruction rage
Hello shaun56,I can help too. My E-Mail.
Number11BUS
mightymousesa 02/16/01 1:35 PM RE: Report 1 instruction rage
Okay, so it appears that there is more than a
few of us a little unclear about report 1. Let's see if we can take all our
"rage" and come up with a solution. Maybe we could get through our
presentations rather quickly this Tues. and all go to the computer lab and get
Dr. James to show us exactly what we need to do. Or at least get together some
detailed questions of what needs to be done. I admit I am somewhat clueless
here on the assignment to, so maybe if we work together we can figure it out!
Good Luck and scream if I can help!
sakodash 02/16/01 1:32 AM RE: Report 1 instruction rage
Hi Shaun56!! We were having the same trouble
too!! (Look under ftp rage!!!) Anyway, another girl and I tried to get that ftp
thing to work and we couldn't. It kept saying access denied--whatever that means.
Sorry, I couldn't help you out in any way but I just wanted to let you know
that there are more of us in the same boat! :) Good Luck!!
shaun56 02/14/01 6:15 PM Report 1 instruction rage
Does anyone have the problem of figuring out
just what the instructions for the first report are supposed to instruct? For
one, I cannot figure out what the heck we are supposed to do. Two, I cannot
figure out the damn FTP thing. And three, I cannot figure out what the heck the
report is supposed to be formatted in. I was getting so raged out last night
trying to figure out how the hell I was to even start. Well, I know that I am
surely gonna do a bad job on this damn thing if I don't get any feedback on the
issue. If I email Dr. Leon he will tell me to "look at the
instructions" so can anyone lend a helping hand???? As Lex Brodie would
say, "Thank you very much!"
AnimalLover
02/15/01 12:01 AM Friend's
Rage
I went to Waikiki with my friend today and I must
say that I was amused by his road rage. He is always yelling at me about
swearing too much but when he gets behind that wheel he definitely swears just
as much as me. He was swearing at people who were jay walking and he was
yelling at all of the japanese tourists that were walking along the back roads.
He pretty much swore at everything in sight or at least yelled some comment
about it. I never drove with him before so I was shocked at how impatient he is
because when he's not on the road he's so patient and nice but when he's
driving everybody irritates him. At least I don't feel as bad now though
because he was once complaining about how horrible it was to drive behind me
and now I don't take it personally because in his opinion everyone on the road is
horrible or annoying.
gemini-gal 02/18/01 10:35 PM RE: Paper rage!!
I feel your pain...writing papers can be so
freaking difficult! It can be such a daunting task. I (along with thousands of
other college students across the nation) know how you feel and how frustrating
it is to come up with a topic and a coherent thesis statement for a paper. I
have to write a brief synopsis of my English paper which is due next Thursday
and I am having a hard time getting a focus to my paper. The way I try to deal
with this problem is that I try to brainstorm different topics that were
mentioned in class lectures. I look over my lecture notes on the novels and
stories we read in class and develop a list of potential topics. It's not an
easy task though. I think you've handled your situation appropriately by going
to the library and writing workshops. My teacher suggested that I go to the
writing workshops if I have difficulty trying to get started with my paper.
I've never been to the writing workshop yet but I should try it out. But I want
to go there at least with a list of potential topics and hopefully, they could
help me develop my paper better. I should also go to the library to try and see
what kinds of commentary are available. Finally, you could go talk to your
instructor and explain your difficulties. Every effort counts!!
ddestrad 02/18/01 10:28 AM RE: Paper rage!!
I can completely relate to your dilemma, I
absolutely despise writing papers, it takes a while to get into that frame of
mind. I have a problem with writing in the daytime, so when i write essays i
can only write them at night, my thoughts flow better. I also have to listen to
some kind of music, mostly mellow and relaxing music. I did the same exact
thing you did on my paper last week. I had to write a 4-5 page essay for my
english, writing intensive class and i spent like 4 hours trying to write the
essay. I seriously could not concintrate, so i decided to just let my mind flow
and come up with a thesis statement at the end, well by the time i finished it
i had a whole summery of the book i read and no thesis. Let's just say when she
handed it back to me, every square inch of white margin that existed was
scribbled on like a two year old with a crayon. So some advice is to just try and
think of 4-5 statements that you would like to cover on your topic and just
flow with them, and also avoid being in a distracting enviroment.
leis
02/17/01 1:55 AM RE:
Paper rage!!
I understand your feeling. I have also had
the same trouble, even in writing a short paper. I often spend all day long
sitting in front of my computer to write the short paper. Then I get upset
against myself. "Why do i need a lot of time to write such a short
paper". I sometime go to the Writing Workshop, but the thirty-minites-session
for a week is not enough to finish my paper. Anyway, I have tried to practice
writing, writing, writing!When I find to a thesis, I try to find what I want to
know.For example,"why?" "What if ...?" Then I try to research
to find the answer
sakodash 02/16/01 1:27 AM Paper rage!!
Getting started writing a paper has to be one
of the hardest things for me to do. Have you ever just sat at a computer trying
to figure out where to start while writing a paper? Well, I had an 8 page paper
to do on basically anything dealing with sex and gender. I had a general idea
of what I wanted to write about but I couldn't come up with a thesis statement.
Hours were wasted just staring at a blank computer screen. Finally, a friend
had suggested to just start writing on anything and the thesis statement will
just come naturally at the end. Being that I was so desperate at that point, I
did exactly that. What did I end up with? TWELVE pages of useless junk and
still NO thesis statement!! I turned that in as basically a rough draft and
when it came back, I sure did have a lot of red ink all over my paper, not to
mention a "sloppily organized" comment in the margins!! But still, I
had to do a final. I still didn't know where to start. So, I figured I might as
well try that Manoa Writing Program workshops helping students with their
papers. Well now going there was just an embarrassment. The girl there didn't
even know where to start. She just looked at my paper. She had nothing to say
to me except to go back to the library. Needless to say, I spent my Valentine's
Day in Hamilton library frantically searching for new material for my hopeless
paper. To make matters worse, the lights in the library went out leaving me in
complete darkness. All I kept thinking about was all those ghosts in the
library coming out and just wreaking havoc. Obviously, I had a bad week!! :)
AnimalLover
03/01/01 10:46 PM RE: Men can
be pigs rage
I would like to respond to this. Maybe not
all men make a habit out of yelling out their windows at girls but a lot of the
ones I have talked to have done it at least a few times. I think that some men
are just pigs because I can look like crap just walking around in a t-shirt and
short and I still have guys yelling at me, they'll yell at anyone who is a part
of the female species. I used to get mad and give them the finger but now I
just laugh at them and know I'd never go for them, unless they're handsome and
then I'm flattered. I find it amusing to yell out the window at guys to see how
their reaction would be. I don't do it all the time but when I have done it
they don't look as flattered as they say they would be, they look somewhat
degraded. It's good to return the favor once in a while.
shaun56 02/19/01 12:41 PM RE: Men can be pigs rage
I think you better stop generalizing the 90%
of the men who are like that on the other 10%. I think that most guys are the
"guy guys" the rest are just "guys". Have you ever thought
about it like this? Maybe they just do not know another way to attract such a
beautiful girl like you? Or maybe they just were screwin with you? You gals
just gotta look at it from different angles before you act upon your reactions.
Most girls take the single most obvious explanation, with passing by the most
simple others. I think that you just ought to be happy that guys even
acknowledge you in such a way. Some ladies don't get the time of day from men
in any of that sort. But in all, I agree that some men are pigs, but I surely
am not.
virtual-b
02/17/01 11:57 AM RE:
Men can be pigs rage
In defense to my gender, men can be gentlemen
as well. The guy that you encountered probably was a jerk, but let's not
attribute his characteristics to the male gender alone. Maybe that was how the
guy was brought up. Maybe he watched Married with Children when he was growing
up, and grew to learn that that was the way to get women's attention. Maybe his
older brother played a joke on him, and taught him that as a good way to begin
conversations. Maybe the guy was drunk. Maybe he encountered some female rage
beforehand. Maybe a bunch of things could have played a factor. However, the
case may be, the guy was not an accurate representation of the male gender.
mightymousesa 02/16/01 1:55 PM Men can be pigs rage
Ladies, have you ever been minding your own
business, maybe walking somewhere, and some guy makes comments like:"oh
baby, I got to have me some of that" or some other repulsive comment? That
infuriates me!!!! I am a cheerleader here at the University and after leaving a
basketball game I was walking to my car. I was in a hurry and I did not have
time to change out of my skirt and uniform top. As I walked to my car I get a
comment like the one above. I just ignored it as more comments followed in an
attempt to get a reaction. But exactly what reaction are they expecting? Like I
am going to turn around and go "oooh baby, I've been waiting for someone
to talk to me like that!" HELL NO!!! How am I supposed to respond in order
to get the comments to stop and make them realize that all they have done is
made themselves look like jerks?!!!
MadHatter808 02/16/01 2:13 PM spammers suck
Hi guys, sorry if this shows up as the same
message again... my first post didn't go through so I have to rewrite this
again. Ugh. Anyway, I was talking about how I hate spammers who leave you
marketing junk in your email about all sorts of new stuff. I've responded with
hate mail back which I realize is not only wrong, but a counterproductive thing
to do since it only encourages them once they find out someone really exists at
that address. I've also participated in forums where as you guys can all
relate, people trying to sell or market one thing or another bombard you with
advertisements and have seen some really mean messages posted back at the
spammer. Now, I see marketing over the Internet in our most private domains as
a fact of life and am more accepting towards it though still a little irritated
by it. I wish we had bettter ways to control for things like this.
silverfox2001
02/22/01 12:28 PM RE:
kid rage
I can relate to what you are saying about
children and the different rages you feel about trying to get the message
across. I teach kids who are homeless and don't have the opportunity to experience
alot of the things other normal kids have, such as a warm bed to sleep in.
Instead they have to sleep under the skies or in a shelter. And everytime I go
to work I can see the inner rages that are going on and sometimes it can get
pretty violent. So, I try to help them work out the different rages they have.
But it gets so complicated at times. Another thing there are so much more
pressure on them because they are homeless that they don't see themselves equal
to their peers which is another added rage. So, I can pretty much understand
what you are dealing with.
MadHatter808 02/16/01 2:28 PM kid rage
Since I'm working a lot with kids in my job,
I encounter a lot of good rage material though my work with children.... good
parenting prep I guess. Anyway, this one kid that I teach have a real good
relationship *outside* of the tutoring experience though no matter how hard I
try to teach him (at least by conventional methods), the more he will rebel. I
tried timing out once to explain why it makes sense to learn (i.e. it can help
him later in life in areas he may not understand now). It seems his attitude is
a little better, though every week, I have a few incidents with him that can
sometimes lead to flare-ups. Now, instead of taking a challenging stance toward
him, I'm softer (and let him have his say) though still get my point
across--like I'll show him how I got the answer using a fun example that
relates to something he likes to do (like play basketball) to get him
interested in learning.
darell
02/19/01 12:08 AM RE: homophobia
rage
I'm with you on this. I think that people
should just mind their own business and leave everyone else alone. Who cares
what their sexual preferences are. I believe that it's their life and they
should be able to do as they please without anyone judging them for who they
are. If only everyone in society were as open minded as you, it would be a much
happier place.
kathyhirokane
02/16/01 6:31 PM homophobia
rage
i am taking a women's studies class and right
now we are discussing sexuality and what is considered deviant or normal. well
of course that ended up into a discussion on homosexuality. this isn't really
rage, but frustration i guess. it makes me angry and sad at the same time when
i hear about people getting mugged or attacked because of their sexuality. i
mean, heterosexuals dont get stereotyped just because they are heterosexual.
why should homosexuals? why are people so afraid of homosexuals anyways? they
aren't contagious or anything! i just wish that people would be more open
minded and not judge people for their sexuality, race, gender, etc...
AnimalLover
02/19/01 11:50 PM RE: Bus
Driver
I don't know if I would be angry with the bus
driver for talking on the cell phone while drving but I may be concerned about
how much attention he is paying on the road when he has all of those people's
lives in his hands. I've never witnessed that but then I don't pay much
attention to the bus drivers so maybe it isn't completely unusual but it is
unprofessional and it might make a lot of people a little more uneasy about
their bus ride. More than anything else, I find it surprising that a bus driver
would be talking on the phone while he is supposed to be doing his job. Being
the inconsiderate person that I am I find it more annoying when there are three
City Express buses and all of the bus drivers are standing outside talking.
Maybe they are on break but I don't see why at least one of those buses can't
leave right away to get me home.
BC3 02/19/01 7:44 PM RE: Bus Driver
I can feel your dissapointment, but what he
was doing was still legal. But that is not fair to the cars around the bus,
because a bus hitting something is nothing to laugh at. I've been on the bus
twice during accidents, and both times the recieving vehicle was crushed pretty
good. We don't have trains here, but I sermise it's the same concept, a whole
lot of whoop ass on a whole little car. When I was in those two accidents, that
bus didn't do anything. It only stopped because the bus driver slammed on the
brakes. Because of this I don't think anybody should be distracted while
driving a vehicle. P.S.- Do you ever see the UH shuttle drivers, yes they talk,
and all the time....
cjn 02/18/01 11:33 PM RE: Bus Driver
You know what? There should be a ban on
talking on cell phone while driving. A fine should be applied if someone is
caught on the cell phone while behind the wheel of a car. This is how it works
where I'm from. There are limits as to where one takes a phone call. The bus
driver could have postponed the call for later when he's not driving or when
he's not a danger to anyone.
Daniel1978 02/17/01 12:02 PM RE: Bus Driver
No!!! I DON"T WANT TO INSTALL THAT
STUPID THING!!!!! EVERY TIME I USE THIS BOARD I GET THAT STUPID MESSAGE!!!!
They're trying to annoy me to death!!Whoa! That is scary! Now if he's unaware
of his passenger's reactions, he's more than likley to be unaware of many of
the things happening on the road. I hope there are some rules as to what a
driver can do. I hope not using cell phones is one of them. If I were in your
situation, I'd be afraid!
virtual-b
02/17/01 11:14 AM RE: Bus Driver
I've seen bus drivers use the phone before
while driving. I know there is a phone rigged up next to their seat. The bus
drivers usually use the phone to ask for back up. I ride the number one, kalihi
bus, and when the bus gets jammed pack, the bus driver sometimes calls to ask
for another number one bus to help with the load of passengers ahead. I've seen
that happen on numerous occasions, especially when there were no "a"
or "b" express bus routes. However, the call was always short and
never longer than one bus stop. Also, the phone the bus driver uses, in calling
for needed backup, was definitely not a cellular phone. A bus driver using a
cellular phone while driving, would probably be for personal use and that would
be dangerous for the passengers. There are up to thirty or more passengers that
the bus driver is responsible for, passengers that do not have seat belts or
any protection against car collisions. The bus has front and rear bumpers
filled with water to cushion a crash, but that's about it. I can see why people
were angry with the bus driver.
ktootree
02/16/01 8:30 PM RE:
Bus Driver
Wow! I ride the bus to school and work and I
never came across a bus driver that was talking on his cell phone while driving
(or should I say not yet). I would probably be more scared than angry too. I
wonder if they have any 'bus driver' rules on what can and can't be done while
on the job? They must have something. Anyways, he shouldn't be talking on his
cell phone because not only is he putting himself in danger, but also the
passengers on the bus, as well as other drivers on the road. Talking on a cell
while driving in your own car is bad enough let alone talking while on the job,
especially if you're a bus driver. That's just crazy! By the way, did you do
anything? If not, if you ever come across that situation again, maybe you can
report him or if you don't want to get him into trouble just tell The Bus
company what happened without naming names. Any way of reporting it and
bringing it to the attention of the company would be helpful and hopefully they
will take some action on it.
lavaflow
02/16/01 7:15 PM Bus Driver
Few days ago I caught the bus to go school. I
heard the bus driver talking to someone. First I thought that he was talking to
a passenger but he was talking to his cell phone. When I noticed this, the bus
was at the bus stop so I thought he had some urgent that he really had to use
the cell phone. As the bus start moving, he kept talking and there was no sign
that he would stop doing this. One woman who was sitting in very front noticed
this and commented something to a person next to her and she changed her seat
somewhere in the rear. I thought that she probably got anxious and couldn't
stand looking at the driver who kept talking on the phone while driving. I was
more surprised than felt anger about the driver's behavior. I thought it was
really irresponsibe as the bus driver. It was clear that he wasn't aware of his
behavior that made the passengers to be annoyed and to be in a potential
danger. I guess he usually do the same thing
ktootree
02/16/01 8:03 PM Sovereignty
Rage
Sometimes when I’m flipping through channels,
I come across a particular Hawaiian lady on one of the ‘Olelo stations. I stop
flipping it and always watch her for at least a few minutes because it’s interesting
to hear her opinions. Every time I watch she gets all enraged about how the
American Government took the Kanaka Hawai’i (Hawaiian people)land. She usually
begins calmly, but in a little while she starts ranting and raving about how
she is a “Sovereign” and not an “American.” In one particular episode she
started yelling at a policeman who came by and I guess told her to leave (she’s
usually on a sidewalk in Waikiki). She argued about how she has rights and
freedom of speech, and she’s not under the control of their authority because
she is not part of the “American” government. Some people (like my friends who
are Hawaiian too) get upset at this kind of stuff, but for some reason I rarely
get mad at these kinds of things. I guess I try not to let it bother me to the
point where I get upset. It’s interesting and very thought provoking, and
sometimes humorous. I actually think it’s funny sometimes, for example, when
she talks and criticizes people or the “foreigners” and then starts talking
about the “aloha spirit.” It’s funny because I don’t think that she’s showing
aloha spirit at all by her becoming enraged and criticizing. She actually
contradicts herself in that sense. She’s a very knowledgeable woman on the laws
and about the whole history of these islands, but she needs to control that
aspect of her rage (i.e., yelling, criticizing, etc.) because when she doesn’t,
she makes herself look like a fool.
Watashi_No
02/18/01 10:19 AM RE: rage!!
Yikes what a horrible situation to be in!!
You try to be nice but then the person takes advantage of a person's trust and
goodwill. When I was reading your message in the middle of it I got the feeling
that she would have told you a wrong number or something. But if she actually
works at the storage building? If she does that is really bad that her own WORK
place doesn't have a number they can reach her at. I know when I'm in
situations where I need help or something and the person from the company tells
me that I should do this or that I always get their name so I can make sure
that I have a person's name to tell the company. I feel sorry for you that the
lady did what she did, without regard for anyone. She doesn't want to take any
responsibility for her actions and it's hurting you more than it is her. Who
knows though, maybe she's crazy. But that still doesn't excuse her for what she
did to your car, not in any way. I hope this situation does not turn you into
someone that doesn't care about other people, I think that most people are true
to others and themselves and wouldn't take advantage of other people. I think
that most people in their right mind and with good teaching from
parents/guardians would take responsibility for what they've done and not run
away from situations that might jeopardize them.
meow24
02/16/01 10:38 PM rage!!
every morning i stop by my mom's place for
breakfast before going to school.as ususal, i went over to mom's place to have
quick breakfast. since she lives in an apartment, i had to call her from an
intercom. as i parked my car in the lobby, someone was going into the building.
so i got out of the car quickly and ran to the door. a lady saw me coming and
held the door for me. i told her "thank you" as i entered the
building, but she stopped me and told me someone threw a bag at my car. so i
rushed over to my car and she followed me too.there was a woman standing by my
car and a big bag was next to it. i checked my car and there was a dent. i got
mad and asked her why she threw her bag at my car. she said she thought my car
was someone else's. the other nice lady told me to call the police. the woman
got scared and asked me not to call the police. she said she will pay for the
damage she made. i asked her for ID, but she said she wasn't carrying any with
her. she said she was a customer of a storage building in front of my mom's
building, so i could go there with her to vertify her name and phone number. i
decided to be nice and do as she asked me. so i told the nice lady that i will
do that and thanked her for alerting me with the situation and assisting
me.after i thanked her, i went to the storage building to get her information
with that woman. i got her name and her phone number there and told her i will
call her when i get the damage estimate.after school, i went to auto body shop
to get an estimate. they said it will cost about $200. so with that in mind i
came home and called her cell phone. but it was not in service. so i called her
home number. it was not in service too. suddenly i was worried and upset at the
same time. then i was really pissed.so i went to the storage building and asked
them if they had any other number i could reach her, but they said that's all
the information they had too. so i left a note for her saying i will contact
the police if she doesn't get back to me by tomorrow morning.i'm so mad at her.
this is what i get for trying to be nice??i'm so mad now, i'm gonna charge her
for two day car rental fees too!!!
cjn 02/16/01 10:52 PM service in restaurant rage
I went with some friends and relatives to get
some take out at this chinese restaurant in Chinatown and experienced the worst
service. First of all the woman at the cash register was taking orders for take
out and the way she asked us what we wanted gave me the impression that she was
rushing us. I wasn't even done making the orders when she started doing other
things so I did not know if she was listening to me but once she got her
attention back to us, she was rushing things. Then she gave my friend and I the
total of our orders. I handed the money and as soon as she got it in her hands,
she immediately reminded my friend of her amount. I was surprised because she
just took the money from me and hasn't even handed me the change, she was
already asking for my friend's money. So with the two amount in her two hands,
she gave us the change back. Then we waited for a long time for the meal to get
done. I understand they were busy but we did wait for a long long time. Then as
I was waiting, I saw a customer at the cash register ready to pay for her bill.
However, a waitress came in from the kitchen and started talking to the woman
at the cash register. So while the two women were talking, the customer was
still waiting at the counter right in front of them. Then another waitress comes
to the counter and I heard her say in chinese that they should stop talking
because there was a customer waiting. I thought they would understand but
apparently, they did not think it was more important than their little talk so
they kept on talking for a little while. I could see the face the customer was
making. I wanted her to yell at them right in front of everybody. I really
can't believe it. Well actually I can believe it. I might sound mean but It
seems to be a theme for chinese waitresses to be that rude. I'm sorry for
saying that but it is true. Of course not all are like that and I acknowledge
that but I wish they worked on being more courteous and friendly towards
people. I would surely appreciate it and maybe others too.
gemini-gal 02/18/01 10:19 PM RE: wind rage
I was pretty irked by this week's windy
weather. That was my SWR for this week, entitled "Raging Weather". By
reading my post, you will see why I was so enraged. It's hard to deal with the
negative effects of mother nature and its literally out of our hands when it
comes to controlling the weather. We just have no control and that makes us
feel so powerless. I totally agree that we need to control our own emotions
because we can't do nothing about nature. If we learn to control our emotions,
we can at least exert some control of the situation even when things don't go
as we would have liked.
virtual-b
02/17/01 11:32 AM wind
rage
This week the island was buffeted with 30+
mph winds. The weather did not get to me, but it did get to my uncle. He grew
this mango tree that he is pretty proud of. Every year when the mangos are
ripe, he picks them and distributes them to family members. It's his way of
being generous and also boasting at the same time. Well, I made the mistake of
visiting him the other day. When I arrived at his home, he was out back picking
up all these baby, unripe mangos that were blown off the tree. He was swearing
and ordering my auntie about, obviously in a bad mood. I guess the family won't
have his mangos this year. The incident made me ponder how easy a person can
get angry. The triggering event does not even need to be caused by a person, it
can be nature that ticks a person off. Dr. Driving's textbook says that a
person should try to see that it is his job to stay in control. However,
sometimes, a person cannot always do so. Sometimes the rage just gets out.
Watashi_No
02/18/01 10:33 AM RE: Ala
Moana RAGE!!!!!!
Whoa, slow down there! I'm sure not all the
people at Ala Moana at the same time you were there were idiots. Maybe you were
just having a bad day? Maybe they were there just to walk around or see Ala
Moana. I'm sure that if you weren't in such a rush that you wouldn't think that
there were so many "idiots" over there. If you stop to think about
it, I think that the people there were probably not as slow as you made them
out to be. If the situation were different and someone was calling you and
maybe your friends that you went with "idiots" you would take
offense. But since it was the other way around, and people weren't going as
fast as you would have like them to go you unjustly call them
"idiots" for no good reason other than because they were blocking
your way. I'm sure it looked as though everyone was out to slow you down or stand
in your way, but I'm 100% sure that that wasn't the case. Did you say excuse
me? That might have helped, but if you just shoved past the people then that's
creating more rage, and that is not what we want. I understand that you might
have been angry or in a rush etc, or you were having a bad day and you wrote
the message at an angry moment so I'm sure you are normally not like this. Have
a nice day!!
Daniel1978 02/17/01 11:56 AM Ala Moana RAGE!!!!!!
So we've all been to Ala Moana, right? Well, I
went there this Friday morning. Valentine's day is over, no Christams season,
so you'd expect it to be a little less crowded, right? Well, it was was, but it
had a higher concentration of idiots than usual. People trying to walk as
SLOWLY as they possibly could. Familys trying to spread themselves out just
right so that they took up ALL of the walkway. People stopping to look around
just where the esclator ends as if they were stopping to protesting something.
And the food court? Forget about it! I've come to realize that these IDIOT
inconsiderate walkers are more than likley to carry over their bad habits over
into the road when they drive. This scares me.
Dahlin
02/19/01 10:23 AM RE: Classmate
rage
I understand perfectly. Usually I don't mind
loaning or allowing my fellow classmate look or copy my notes. In the past I
have actually loaned my notes out for the other person to copy them. I feel
good to do this because the other person is in need. However if they were
asking every other day for my notes I would feel uncomfortable and wouldn't
like it. As for loaning out my homework, absolutely not! I would be shocked if
anyone would ask to do such a thing. My husband is in the military and from
time to time takes college courses at the library on base. Many times these
soldiers don't read, do their homework or study for the exams. They expect
their fellow classmates to allow them to copy. If it were me I would say
"Hell no, you do your own homework". Why take a course if you aren't
going to do it yourself?
gemini-gal 02/18/01 9:46 PM RE: Classmate rage
Hi purple848! It's totally unfair when
someone expects that you will gladly let them copy your work after you've
stressed out trying to do it. If the girl was a good friend of yours, then it
would be okay if this happened once or twice. But your story mentioned that you
just met her. I think that if you let her take advantage of you, her
inconsiderate behavior will remain. I know how you feel because some people
used to do that to me in high school and once you start, it's hard to stop. I
think you should be more assertive in telling her that you worked hard on your
assignment and it would be unfair that she only took a few minutes to copy it,
so it would be to her benefit that she did her own work so you guys wouldn't
get caught with the same answers. I like to call this strategy the sandwich
technique in which you create a positive-negative-positive response. The next
time she asks "Did you do your homework?" you can say "yes I did,
and I worked hard on it. However, I think its unfair that you copy it because
it took me hours to figure out the answers and only minutes for you to copy
it." "So could you please not ask me because I don't want to the both
of us getting in trouble for copying." That's probably not the best
response but that's what came off the top of my head. I know you can come up
with something better and I hope that helped.
purple848
02/17/01 12:25 PM Classmate
rage
I got to know a girl in another class lately.
Last week, she asked me to show her my notes of a previous lecture because she
was absent. So I did. Then on Wednesday, she copied my assingment just before
we turened it in. I spent several hours to figure out the problems, but it took
her only a few minutes to copy them. I know I am overreacting because she
copied my assignment only one time, and I understand that things come up and it
prevent you from doing things that you're supposed to do. I guess I'm upset at
her because I didn't like the way she addressed me. If she could ask me nicer,
or her reason for not coming to class was due to bad physical condition, I
wouldn't mind showing my notes to her. So when she said, "Did you do your
homework?", I said in my mind, of course I did, but what about it? I realized
myself being mean. I felt she was taking advantage of my heip. It is hard to
say no, without making it sound mean.
AnimalLover
03/08/01 10:59 PM RE:
Rage or Frustration?
I know what you're talking about. I don't
even drive that much during the week and when I have to drive it's usually in a
laid back situation so I don't really have very much rage unless someone does
something really wrong to me. I don't have complete control over my actions and
I can feel rage but it usually takes a lot to get me there. I'm not one of
those people who get irritated at that idiot driver next to me unless they do
something to me directly. I have a hard time coming up with things to post for
this class and it's driving me crazy to have to go driving and try to have rage
at others so that I can post it in this class. This class is supposed to make
us emotionally intelligent but if you don't already have a lot of rage then it
makes you try to have more.
sakodash 02/19/01 10:43 PM RE: Rage or Frustration?
Hi!! You know, sometimes I have that problem
too. I don't know if what I'm writing really counts as rage. Sometimes I just
find myself sitting in front of the computer just trying to figure out what I
was raging about all this week. Sounds weird, but honestly, I can't seem to
remember sometimes what made me angry so I have to spend some time rehashing
all the things that has been pissing me off. I don't know if that's good but I
do it to do these discussions. I think it's okay to write about anything that
irritates, frustrates, and of course angers you.
ddestrad 02/18/01 10:40 AM Rage or Frustration?
I am having a serious problem coming up with
topics to discuss on for this class. I hardly ever have anger and I don't want
to change the way I think or handle my behavior so that i can come up with
something to post on my forum discussion. This is where i have my problem. What
is the difference between rage and being frustrated. When I'm in a situation
where I get angry i would never mistaken it for rage. I don't really rage. I
get frustrated, my adrenaline doesn't start pumping, my vision doesn't get
tunneled, i have complete control over my actions. How do we consider that
rage? So basically i'm going to do a poll and write about other peoples rage
because my own rage is truly non-existant at this point in time.
gemini-gal 02/18/01 7:04 PM SWR: Raging Weather
We had terrible weather this week. It was
especially windy! I live in Kalihi valley where the winds are fierce! First, we
would have power surges and brief power outages at home. Our lights were dim
and weak; it wasn't brightly shining to its full capacity and wattage. We also
didn't have any hot water! Talk about taking a cold shower...in the morning
before school! YIKES! BRRR! I had to boil water so that I could at least have
some hot water during my shower. I thought that our heater was broken because
we have an old house but that wasn't the case. We found out that the fierce and
unyielding windy weather knocked out one of the main power lines above our
home. The electricity men came to look at our house and the power lines
surrounding it. After they fixed the line and replaced the old, corroded one,
our lights were regular again and we had hot water! Thank you LORD! Life is
normal again:)I also witnessed another incident which I found saddening. When I
was driving home this week after school, I saw a man on his moped get into a
mean accident. The weather was bad because it was slightly raining and the
winds were blowing strong and swift. He was making a right turn on a street and
the wind and slippery road caused his moped to hit the curb. He spinned out of
control and his moped went flying to the right and he flew off toward the left,
face first, onto the adjacent sidewalk! He was knocked off his own moped by the
raging and intense weather. I swear, the winds must have been going at about 30
mph. Needless to say, it was scary seeing him get tossed in mid-air and I felt
so bad because I didn't do anything to help him. It happened really fast and the
worse thing was that he wasn't wearing a helmet! I hope that he was alright
because he took a mean fall. To all the people with mopeds, please obey the law
and always wear a helmet! Bad weather can do so much harm to those who aren't
protected and mother nature can be dangerous! Be careful out there especially
with bad, raging weather.
darell 02/18/01 11:49 PM rain rage
Hi everyone!I encontered something very
interesting this past week. It was rain rage. I was very irritated by the fact
that it was raining so hard. I disliked the fact the idea that I had to drive
slower in the rain. Along with that was the wind. It was pushing my car around
on the road. It caused me any many occasions to swerve in the lanes because of
the strong winds and the slippery roads. It was quite irritating. Aside from
that I guess it was good because I was forced to drive more cautiously and be
aware of the situations on the roads. And another thing all the damn caused a
lot of traffic on the freeways which caused to be late to work. It was an
irritating experience but it was fact of life that I had to except. Have a
great holiday!!!!
leis
02/18/01 11:52 PM No
Rage!
I do not know why I have not had specific
experience of rage for this week, so I cannot present enough information of the
rage. However, I have recently feel frustration doing the household. In spite
of the fact that I have a lot of homework, when I found the piled plates in the
sink at the kitchen, I feel frustration washing them. And also as I cannot
write and read paper quickly, I have often experienced feelings of frustration
and irritation.
6slim6shady6
02/19/01 9:31 PM RE:
Meanings are in People
A nice cop is only unaffective against you
are looking to break the law. The monetary punishment is more than enough
negative reinforcement as long as money runs our nation. I don't understand,
you want a cop to disrespect you, that's wierd. Even if you didn't want this, are
you defending cops or just trying to stir up a controversy. Obviously a cop
would have to be very authoritarian in order to control someone with a bad
will. This dude that got the speeding ticket must have had a good will because
he was terrified. We shouldn't have to live our lives in fear because of the
people who are inforcing the law. I'm not taking sides or nothing, but I just
think that cops don't have the right to make us afraid because not all of us
have a criminal mind. Maybe we just needed to be given a little reminder that
we were doing something wrong, and not a pounding into the concrete. It may be
true that a cop has seen the worst of the worst, and maybe he thinks he can
save another life, but do you guys really think they are all good people trying
to take care of our community. I've heard more bad stories than good ones about
officers, and maybe this is why they are so shady. Maybe they think everyone is
against them, so they think they are threatened, and they have to inforce the
law with such audacity because they don't want to feel like the victim. This
whole mentallity is wrong, and we need to start treating each other with
respect no matter where we're from and what we represent.
shaun56 02/19/01 1:00 AM RE: Meanings are in People
Okay, here we go again. I think that you are
right about some things, yet you need to realize some things. Cops can be
pricks, and a holes, and other words of that sort; but you have to look on the
other side of the coin. They know why they have to be mean. They know that a
nice cop is not effective. Imagine if a cop let you go everytime when you sped.
Of course, your behavior would not change, and you would probably speed again.
Now imagine if a cop just gave you a ticket. You would probably not speed for a
while, but again you would speed again(later). Lastly what happened to you, the
cop gave a ticket and yelled your ass off. Now STOP, and think about it. He
punished you with the maximum punishment plus more. So in turn, he's hoping and
prayin' that you won't speed again. I know that it is difficult to think about,
but he was trying to get a point across to you. He's probably seen plenty of
accident invloving deaths, involving speeding, and involving nno seatbelts. So
he may 9and I say "may") be tired and sick of this occuurences, and
therefore, resulting to an "i don't know what to ddo to stop this"
attitude. Hence, he results to rage whenever he runs into a situation that
could pose another sccident. In summary, give the cop a break, he's just trying
to do his job with force. He's only out there to try and help us protect
ourselves. I know it's easy to sy, and hard to do. BUT WE MUST TRY!!!!!!!
shaun56 02/19/01 12:50 AM RE: Meanings are in People
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MAX676
02/19/01 12:00 AM Meanings are in People
This is not an a apology, but a clarification
to those of you who were offended by my topic on Pig Rage. Anyway, If you have
ever seen a police car from close up, the words Integrity, Respect, and
Fairness appear in big bold letters across the side of the it. In my previous
'speeding ticket' experience I felt violated because I was being verbally
abused by this officer. It may have been a little extravagent of me to use the
word 'pig', but that's what some of us call officers when they are abusing
their power. Also, I think some people were offended when I said 'lets all join
together and kill them all.' The line before I said this I wrote 'Somebody help
me to change the way I think' in other words 'somebody stop me from attaching a
negative stereotype to every officer'.I know that some officers are very nice
people, but it is very difficult to look at their good side when you have been
disrespected. Anyway, the point of the forum discussions is to controllably
vent your anger, and if we can't speak our mind, then that defeats the most
beneficial purpose of the assignment. I don't know if our teacher reads the
them or not, but if he does, I don't think he should hold anything against us
because this is our personal life that we are typing into the computer. I could
understand if we were talking about a bo0ok or something, but we are writing
about our own experiences that had Rage. For me it's a little difficult to
truly vent my rage when I am trying to limit myself so that the words fit the
norms of a classroom enviornment when I am sitting in the comfort of my own
home.
PHYRE2001 02/20/01 12:14 PM RE: Yen rage
I can relate to your complaints about
automated voice services and to your problem concerning Japanese currency. The
funny thing about your complaint is that I currently work for Bank of Hawaii,
which caught my eye when I was reading your discussion. I use to always get
upset with automated services because you have to listen to every single number
before you can make a selection if you are unfamiliar with the menu options. To
a solution to your angerment about automated services, I have found that if you
push any numbers all at once, it will automatically connect you to a
"real" person operator. I guess the computer feels that you need
assistance, so it automatically connects you. There are operators there to
assist you, so you can eleveate listening to all that computer jargon.For your
yen problem, the only suggestion that I have is that you cannot procrastinate,
especially with yen. I know that banks are only alloted so much foreign
currency due to balancing and amount regulations. Therefore, the only time the
bank would have a lot of yen is when the Japanese tourist exchange it. There is
a foreign currency hotline that you can order the yen, but like they told you,
it does take a couple of days. In most cases though, throughout the day the
will receive more yen from Japanese tourist, and you can ask them to hold on to
it for you and give you a call when it they do get it because there are so many
tourist in the town area to begin with.
Dahlin
02/19/01 10:40 AM Yen rage
Last week I was calling around to exchange
United States dollars for Japanese yen. My husband was leaving the very next
day for Japan and really needed Japanese currency. He was told that the bank
here on base would have yen, but by the time he went to the bank they had
completely sold out. The lady at the bank told us that we could find yen at the
exchange center at the airport. I decided the airport was to far and opted to
call various other banks. Here is where the problem began. I don't like
automated recordings. Many times I think my question belongs in one category
only to find out I pressed the wrong option. After finding out my mistake I
have to wait to find out which number to press to return to the main menu. Now
I usually press to speak to a real person the first opportunity I get.Back to
the yen problem, finally I got connected with a real person representing the Bank
of Hawaii. But only to find out that it takes two days for the banks to process
a request for exchanging currency. That was too long because my husband needed
it that day! After spending dozens of minutes on the automated recordings then
to find out we had to go to the airport anyway just about pushed me to my
limit.
sakodash 02/19/01 10:14 PM RE: little help
I know what you mean. Doesn't it just suck
when your car gets hurt when you didn't even do a thing wrong!! The other week
I got into a minor car accident too. The funny thing was that I was in
Chinatown, parked in one of those metered parking on the side of the street. I
left a little early so I had about a half-an-hour on the meter still yet. So, I
saw a guy pull up in the stall in front of me so I ran to his window and told
him he could have my spot since I still had all that time left. Well, I jumped
back into my car and this guy, I guess he thought I left, pressed his gas pedal
and slammed right into the front of my car!! I had this crack in that fiber
glass part right below the bumper and my license plate was almost bent in half.
Thank God he didn't just run away or try to blame it on me or anything but
needless to say, just that fiber glass part cost $150 (at his expense). Cars
just seem too expense to drive already!!
BC3 02/19/01 7:38 PM little help
Well, I got into a little accident over the
weekend. I think it is safe to say that I was full of rage, due to the fact
that my new car was dented by another car in a parking lot! The person didn't
leave a note or anything. I came up to it and there it was, on my back bumper,
a dent about the size of a license plate. Now, truthfully, it is not that bad,
becuase it looks like 2 scratches, but come on, it's my new car. I can imagine
that the person who hit me just decided to leave because they probably didn't
want to deal with me and didn't really feel like dishing out extra cash because
they caused an accident. Talk about being steamed. I don't think I'm at that
stage where I can just say "so what" or that the other person was
just having a bad day. I'm pissed.
rie2001
02/19/01 9:05 PM Insensitive
people!!
I think all you guys know about the incident
of Japanese ship and the American submarine. I was so shocked and felt so sorry
for the victims when I saw that on TV. But there are some unbelievablly
insensitive people aroud! I was at some restaurant last night with my friends.
There was a couple sitting next table. They were talking about the incident. I
was almost chocked on food when the guy said that "Anyway, that's minor
thing... Japan depends on American military and they need our help, you know.
They will forget about this soon.." I am so sure that he thought me and my
friends don't understand English. He kept lecturing to his girlfriend and seem
to be so proud of himself.I was so upset. Then we started our conversation in
English to let him know that we DO know some English. He looked at us and
blushed finally realizing what he had said means to us, Japanese.I am not going
to bring up the issue of dioplomatic relations between the U.S and Japan here,
but I just couldn't believe that he could say such a insensitive thing!! I
wanted to give him a slap so bad. I think that incident was a tragedy caused by
careless mistakes of submarine. Whatevers the cause is, it is the fact that
some innocent high school student died, and he shouldn't say anythig like this.
It is his freedom to say whatever he wants to say in the public, but he should
know that he just looked incompetent good-for-nothing guy. I hope his
girlfriend realize how inconsidarate and insensitive he is.
shaun56 02/19/01 9:15 PM hacker rage
You wanna know what really sucks. Since I got
DSL, I've noticed that hackers like to hack p[eople who are directly connected
to the web at all times. Every single time I get on the internet, I get hacked
by the same fricken person avery single time, and every ten minutes or so. I
got this Black ice defender firewall, but everytime I try to block this
attecker, it doesn't block the hacker. So what am I to do? Should I trust
him/her, or should I just ignore him/her. I just can't understand why them
hackers cannot just leave us all alone. What is their problem. Nothing better
to do I guess, besides sit at the computer and f@#* people's $#!t up huh! Get a
life hackers!
sakodash 02/20/01 10:11 PM RE: Daiei rage
Hi, sorry, just wanted to let you know that
the light was on for that register even though that station was closed. I
thought that was pretty stupid because it's kinda misleading. For me, I tend to
just look if that little numbered light is on above the register without even
looking if there are signs on that conveyer belt thing. Thanks for answering my
forum though!! :)
TVR 02/20/01 2:26 PM RE: Daiei rage
Wow, sorry to hear about that but was there
any other registar's open. You said that you went to the only registar with the
light on, so there was no other registars open, right. Or, was all the
register's closed for 20-30 minutes. If this was the case, I would think that
Daiei is retarded because they could be losing sales and/or losing valuable
customers.On the other hand, if there was only one register open and there was
a long line because you seemed to be there for a long time for one item. Then
to me, that would be even more retarded. Wouldn't you think that a supervisor
or someone would say to the people stocking to help or something. Even if they
couldn't use the registar, helping to bag would have helped out. I don't think
customers should be waiting in line that long.
PHYRE2001 02/20/01 12:32 PM RE: Daiei rage
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