Tirade Tuesday! Let's Do This!

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1. No personal attacks - that's basic Reddiquette. Comments will be deleted and users banned.
2. Vent, don't snipe. Go on a rant and get it all out. Comments like "Charlotte drivers suck" don't cut it; "Charlotte drivers suck because [insert 250-word diatribe here]" do. See this thread as a great example.
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Now let's do this!

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[u/Horror_Ad6155]

Ya'll, Its Christmas Eve. Please treat the retail workers with respect. We're just as over it as most other people are. We just want to get today finished, and go home to our families and friends. Don't be upset with us because the store is wiped out. Don't blame your bad planning on us. We cannot help that your doing last minute shopping on Christmas Eve.... MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!!

[u/NotAShittyMod → u/Horror_Ad6155]

Please.  You know that I buy a Mel’s Hickory Ham every year.  You know it’s Blair’s favorite.  And you should have set one aside for me.  I’m willing to pay an above market price.

[u/willknit4coffee → u/NotAShittyMod]

We is out of ham.

[u/Live_Answer_4056 → u/Horror_Ad6155]

I’m going to yell at every service worker I come across and tell them I’m in charge of the Charlotte water website.

[u/Brave_Discipline568 → u/Horror_Ad6155]

Also stop saying you feel bad that they gotta work on holiday. Because if you really gave a fuck you wouldn’t be out shopping you would be at home with family. Stop pretending you care.

[u/egg_tony → u/Brave_Discipline568]

Also, I feel like some people project when they assume people shouldn’t/don’t want to work on Christmas. Christmas doesn’t mean the same thing to everyone. Some of us have nothing better to do and are happy to be doing anything/making money. Others just need to work to support themselves too

[u/aynber → u/egg_tony]

My mom used to volunteer to work holidays, because the alternative was to sit at home alone.

[u/schmocamecola → u/Brave_Discipline568]

Exactly this.

YOU are the reason they have to work on Christmas Eve!

[u/Salmon_Is_Too_High → u/Brave_Discipline568]

I love how this Holiday fell. I’m working my normal 5 days and getting paid for Christmas tomorrow. That’s an extra $200 this week and $200 next week when I do the same thing on New Year’s.

[u/CasualAffair → u/Horror_Ad6155]

There has never been a group as oppressed as service workers on holidays

[u/babypossumchrist]

When the scissors don’t glide down the wrapping paper 😦

[u/Tortie33]

My job really sucks. It sucks the life out of me and I’m so mentally and physically exhausted that I don’t have the ability to find a new one. I was supposed to get done at 1 and ended up getting done at 6. I wasn’t even able to take a break or leave my house. Working there feels like a prison sentence.

[u/AcademicAxolotl]

Love working on Christmas Eve with 4 hours of meetings in my calendar. Bah fuckin humbug.

[u/notanartmajor → u/AcademicAxolotl]

My condolences Mr. Cratchett.

[u/Salmon_Is_Too_High → u/AcademicAxolotl]

Working my normal 8 hours and probably getting a bonus to stay an additional 2 hours tonight. I don’t mind as I don’t have anything planned until tomorrow.

[u/Realistic_Win359]

Giant F you to whoever lives on my floor and continues to try and shove regular size FILLED TO THE BRIM trash bags down the chute in my condo building. YOU’RE AN A-HOLE. You block the chute and no one else can fit their trash bags in therefore creating a pile up for the maintenance staff to fix once they get around to it. It’s not rocket science. To quote the grinch HATE HATE HATE LOATHE ENTIRELY.

[u/Live_Answer_4056]

Whoever is in charge of the Charlotte water website should be fired. In fact everyone who has ever used the website should be fired, including myself, for putting up with this bullshit. Every month I log in multiple times to pay my bill and think this will be the time I’m actually able sign up for autopay. Guess I’ll just keep paying the fuckin payment fee, because I’m certain calling them or showing up or filling out some paperwork won’t do anything.

[u/Booboohole21 → u/Live_Answer_4056]

I can’t ever get it work, either. For years now. I just call 311 and pay the $1.10 very begrudgingly.

[u/Purple-Thing6750 → u/Live_Answer_4056]

It’s the only bill I still by check. I don’t trust them. Got a bill once for over 1,000 when moving into a new house. I will never not believe they tried to steal that. All they said was-you have a pool. No jerks 

[u/Tortie33 → u/Live_Answer_4056]

If you pay it before it’s due, there is no fee

[u/Live_Answer_4056 → u/Tortie33]

There’s a fee to pay online, but thanks for your valuable input.

[u/Tortie33 → u/Live_Answer_4056]

I pay online every month and I don’t pay a fee

[u/Live_Answer_4056 → u/Tortie33]

Good job

[u/Olivineyes → u/Live_Answer_4056]

My husband just told me if you pay with your bank account there is no fee but if you pay with a card there is a fee?

[u/Live_Answer_4056 → u/Olivineyes]

Doesn’t work for me, hence the post.

[u/psaltyne → u/Live_Answer_4056]

Are you able to set it up via bill pay in your online banking, directly? You should be able to search for payee and set it up without the hassle of their site.

[u/Australian1996 → u/Live_Answer_4056]

How the heck can you change banks. I get told to go to their website but can’t do that.

[u/littledeg10]

Rant post. Stranger accused me of calling him the N word in the middle of my workout today. Refused to listen when I gave him proof it wasn’t me so now people in my gym think I’m racist. I’m sorry that happened to you, but also be damn sure you know who it was if you are going to make a public scene like that. Rant over. Merry Christmas Eve all!

[u/egg_tony → u/littledeg10]

“You misheard me. I said I hate knee curls!”

[u/notanartmajor → u/littledeg10]

"He said the sheriff is near!"

[u/Many_Music_5144]

Christmas Eve and dealing with end of the year mess.

[u/babypossumchrist]

CMPD just sent 5 (five) squad cars for my new neighbor calling the police about two little girls playing behind her house. Such overkill but they can’t pull people over for traffic violations? They sure can sit and chat it up in front of my driveway for 15 minutes 🙄

[u/Salmon_Is_Too_High → u/babypossumchrist]

Do you live off Brookshire? I just saw 5 (maybe more) for something that didn’t seem urgent as they were all just standing around joking.

[u/babypossumchrist → u/Salmon_Is_Too_High]

I don’t think so, I’m over in hidden valley off of n. Tryon

[u/iRunOnDoughnuts → u/babypossumchrist]

It's Christmas Eve and they're working a 12 hour shift.

[u/babypossumchrist → u/iRunOnDoughnuts]

🎻🎻

[u/DrPJEvans]

I am a few minutes late for the Tuesday at 11:59pm cutoff, but I have to say out loud how tired I am of people being blessed with children when they do not deserve them! I feel like every other day, I see a news story about how parents have hurt a child, abused a child, chopped a baby's head off (seriously...this was in the news a few days ago), etc. Children do not ask to be conceived/born, so I wish some parents would stop punishing their kids for their poor choices, unhappiness, or whatever it is that pushes the parents to the point that they choose to hurt a truly innocent human being. That's all for now.

[u/Mywordispoontang101]

It's literally Festivus and the best we get is the same old tired-ass Tirade Tuesday? C'mon mods, do better.

[u/espngenius → u/Mywordispoontang101]

“It’s literally Festivus”

I mean, Festivus was yesterday, but go on…

[u/PistolofPete → u/Mywordispoontang101]

I have some problems with you people!

[u/CarolinaRLTR → u/Mywordispoontang101]

[u/notanartmajor → u/Mywordispoontang101]

Pretty sure these threads post automatically. Plus there is a Festivus grievance thread.

[u/DTFChiChis]

Merry Christmas jackass. no problem…just hanging out in the dark on Christmas Eve for 4+ hours. I’m so sick of how people treat providence and providence and queens and queens like a pinball machine. They knock the electricity out regularly.

[u/yert1099 → u/DTFChiChis]

Single car wreck at Granville and Queens Road. Knocked power out at my parent’s house right when we all got there for our Christmas Eve get together.

[u/DTFChiChis → u/yert1099]

Hope you had some fun despite. Merry Christmas