Things You Are Not Stoked On

[LUGR]

Got a speeding ticket for going 40mph in a 35mph school zone. Can you guess my race?

Race car?


School zone, zero tolerance for any miles over regardless of skin color.

I just got one in a school zone a few months ago too.

[EdLawndale]

Wow, TIL the creator of the "Dilbert" comic strip is a fucking kook.

[HeavyAndExpensive]

I just pulled a tick off my nuts. I haven't exactly been wading through the bush so I'm kind of worried about where it came from. Will I get another randomly?

[augustmoon]

Applying for state licensure for lab science, and I’ve got to disclose that I was once arrested for skateboarding 25 years ago.  Ridiculous that I have to self report something so stupid, and that some power tripping asshole can still affect my life so far down the road

[skate_bored]

I'm a stagnant piece of shit lately

man i feel this hard. 35 and just wondering wtf. job is good. life is alright. but no motivation to do anything else. cheers!

[Jebediah]

Cheers Brother. Hopefully spring will bring us both some motivation.

[Acid Drop]

Recieved new Shorty's hardware but they arrived chipped and damaged.  :'(

[Acid Drop]

Missing the delivery for your trucks and then being charged 5 dollars for saturday delivery that never happens.

Buying a blank deck using vip account to get free grip. Ordered board, picked up, no free grip. The employee was rude to make me wait while they made a phone call to confirm purchase. The deck is, good but the plastic wrapping partially ripped, no biggy. Realised I needed to enter a code for the free grip I think. I paid for the price of the grip in the delivery fee that I didn't need.

Thank you for listening to my tales of woe.

Tomorrow will be a brighter day.

[EdLawndale]

Applying for state licensure for lab science, and I’ve got to disclose that I was once arrested for skateboarding 25 years ago.  Ridiculous that I have to self report something so stupid, and that some power tripping asshole can still affect my life so far down the road

What country is this? And was it trespassing too?

[augustmoon]

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Applying for state licensure for lab science, and I’ve got to disclose that I was once arrested for skateboarding 25 years ago.  Ridiculous that I have to self report something so stupid, and that some power tripping asshole can still affect my life so far down the road

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What country is this? And was it trespassing too?

US.  it was technically "destruction of property" and it was dropped, but still have to report.  you even need to report things that were expunged.  having something come up on a background check that you didn't report is worse than just admitting to it. 

[Jebediah]

Missing the delivery for your trucks and then being charged 5 dollars for saturday delivery that never happens.

Buying a blank deck using vip account to get free grip. Ordered board, picked up, no free grip. The employee was rude to make me wait while they made a phone call to confirm purchase. The deck is, good but the plastic wrapping partially ripped, no biggy. Realised I needed to enter a code for the free grip I think. I paid for the price of the grip in the delivery fee that I didn't need.

Thank you for listening to my tales of woe.

Tomorrow will be a brighter day.

I hope you're having a brighter day today.

I'm not stoked on getting kicked out of the parking lot spot right by my place today. It's clear and dry from the weekly snow before anything else and it's been great for skating flat ground without anyone bothering me until today. The dude asking me to leave was super nice though. I need to branch out to find more spots anyway.

[Acid Drop]

Yes sir, indeed I am. Thank you very much for your well wishes. No point getting hung up about things you can not change. All the best in finding some new spots to skate. Sounds like a battle with the weather more than anything else.

[Jebediah]

Thanks, I appreciate it. Soon enough the snow will chill out. I'm on the hunt for a parking garage now. You have a good attitude about your situation which can make all the difference. I've definitely been burned on some purchases in the past but thankfully it's rare.

[Acid Drop]

Where there's a will, there's a way. Skateboarding is a necessity. If you find somewhere good let us know. Snow would be rough going and you need to skate for mental health. Something I have to remind myself to do sometimes.

[beandemon]

I just pulled a tick off my nuts. I haven't exactly been wading through the bush so I'm kind of worried about where it came from. Will I get another randomly?

Once they get a taste for ya…

[quackquack]

Might have just lost one of our two cats.

She was a doll, and it's been a tough start to the year. Fuck me

[LUGR]

Might have just lost one of our two cats.

She was a doll, and it's been a tough start to the year. Fuck me

Man, sorry to hear that. Hopefully it is not the case and when you say “might”, there is still a chance she can somehow be reunited with you.

My dad lost one of his cats for over a year and then he found her through an online app. We had totally thought she was gone and it was really sad. She had been surviving outdoors and getting feed by random people and one of them posted a picture of her on the app.

Hope it works out for you and yours.

[quackquack]

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Might have just lost one of our two cats.

She was a doll, and it's been a tough start to the year. Fuck me

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Man, sorry to hear that. Hopefully it is not the case and when you say “might”, there is still a chance she can somehow be reunited with you.

My dad lost one of his cats for over a year and then he found her through an online app. We had totally thought she was gone and it was really sad. She had been surviving outdoors and getting feed by random people and one of them posted a picture of her on the app.

Hope it works out for you and yours.

Thanks for the words of hope LUGR. I've become a complete loner, to the point that the words of the stranger are some of the only words I'll hear about this.

I will keep my hopes up, and keep searching.

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She has been found, fucking shithead

[Steely Daniel]

Glad to hear kitty is home safe. Sounds like you really needed that happy ending.  I too know the feeling of only being able to interact with strangers about these kinds of things.

I could post a lot of the same shit I have before but Ima just suck most of it up and absorb it into these stomach ulcers or stomach/bowel cancer that is rotting my insides out.

I'm mostly just bummed I don't know what to get my daughter for her 4th birthday coming up at the start of March. She told me she wants a "hockey" and a doctor barbie. No idea who introduced her to hockey lol but not super pleased about that. Her mom doesn't want her to have barbies which I certainly have no qualms against either. Thinking about something that promotes creativity in some kind of art like dancing, drawing or singing, but coming up blank at exactly what that might be.

[Mean salto]

Glad to hear kitty is home safe. Sounds like you really needed that happy ending.  I too know the feeling of only being able to interact with strangers about these kinds of things.

I could post a lot of the same shit I have before but Ima just suck most of it up and absorb it into these stomach ulcers or stomach/bowel cancer that is rotting my insides out.

I'm mostly just bummed I don't know what to get my daughter for her 4th birthday coming up at the start of March. She told me she wants a "hockey" and a doctor barbie. No idea who introduced her to hockey lol but not super pleased about that. Her mom doesn't want her to have barbies which I certainly have no qualms against either. Thinking about something that promotes creativity in some kind of art like dancing, drawing or singing, but coming up blank at exactly what that might be.

What about a basic whatever Barbie but a bunch of cardboard and art supply shit so they can make it into hockey or a doctor or whatever. Was looking after my niece who's 5 today and she has a couple Barbie's but also just all the other stuff (altho none of it at my place) the Barbies don't seem to cause too much damage but I guess kids all do shit differently. I have this little stand thing that's a black board on one side and you can clip paper to the other side for painting and they seem to like that. (Just make sure you have chalk and paper/paint)

[Steely Daniel]

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Glad to hear kitty is home safe. Sounds like you really needed that happy ending.  I too know the feeling of only being able to interact with strangers about these kinds of things.

I could post a lot of the same shit I have before but Ima just suck most of it up and absorb it into these stomach ulcers or stomach/bowel cancer that is rotting my insides out.

I'm mostly just bummed I don't know what to get my daughter for her 4th birthday coming up at the start of March. She told me she wants a "hockey" and a doctor barbie. No idea who introduced her to hockey lol but not super pleased about that. Her mom doesn't want her to have barbies which I certainly have no qualms against either. Thinking about something that promotes creativity in some kind of art like dancing, drawing or singing, but coming up blank at exactly what that might be.

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What about a basic whatever Barbie but a bunch of cardboard and art supply shit so they can make it into hockey or a doctor or whatever. Was looking after my niece who's 5 today and she has a couple Barbie's but also just all the other stuff (altho none of it at my place) the Barbies don't seem to cause too much damage but I guess kids all do shit differently. I have this little stand thing that's a black board on one side and you can clip paper to the other side for painting and they seem to like that. (Just make sure you have chalk and paper/paint)

Those are some good ideas for sure but my kids are so damn spoiled it feels impossible to get them meaningful gifts. We already have a couple of chalkboard/whiteboard easels at each of the places they reside. She has a lot of baby dolls she likes to care for but I can understand her mom's backlash to the Barbie stuff. Mostly due to the body image and sexualization side of it. I hate how I'm so willing to accept any of her stipulations but when I say I don't want my 7-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter watching YouTube it just falls on deaf ears. There are so many poorly behaved spoiled children on there being pimped out by their parents to play with free promotional toys and various other forms of garbage content that it's kind of scary to me. Feeling powerless in how your children are being raised has got to be one the most frustrating feelings in the world. I appreciate the thought though but I'm not sure if I'm even soliciting advice or just screaming into the abyss.

[Mean salto]

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Glad to hear kitty is home safe. Sounds like you really needed that happy ending.  I too know the feeling of only being able to interact with strangers about these kinds of things.

I could post a lot of the same shit I have before but Ima just suck most of it up and absorb it into these stomach ulcers or stomach/bowel cancer that is rotting my insides out.

I'm mostly just bummed I don't know what to get my daughter for her 4th birthday coming up at the start of March. She told me she wants a "hockey" and a doctor barbie. No idea who introduced her to hockey lol but not super pleased about that. Her mom doesn't want her to have barbies which I certainly have no qualms against either. Thinking about something that promotes creativity in some kind of art like dancing, drawing or singing, but coming up blank at exactly what that might be.

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What about a basic whatever Barbie but a bunch of cardboard and art supply shit so they can make it into hockey or a doctor or whatever. Was looking after my niece who's 5 today and she has a couple Barbie's but also just all the other stuff (altho none of it at my place) the Barbies don't seem to cause too much damage but I guess kids all do shit differently. I have this little stand thing that's a black board on one side and you can clip paper to the other side for painting and they seem to like that. (Just make sure you have chalk and paper/paint)

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Those are some good ideas for sure but my kids are so damn spoiled it feels impossible to get them meaningful gifts. We already have a couple of chalkboard/whiteboard easels at each of the places they reside. She has a lot of baby dolls she likes to care for but I can understand her mom's backlash to the Barbie stuff. Mostly due to the body image and sexualization side of it. I hate how I'm so willing to accept any of her stipulations but when I say I don't want my 7-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter watching YouTube it just falls on deaf ears. There are so many poorly behaved spoiled children on there being pimped out by their parents to play with free promotional toys and various other forms of garbage content that it's kind of scary to me. Feeling powerless in how your children are being raised has got to be one the most frustrating feelings in the world. I appreciate the thought though but I'm not sure if I'm even soliciting advice or just screaming into the abyss.

All this is why I'm glad I'm just an uncle and not a father. Today I had almost the entire next gen in my place 4 under 9 and 3 in their teens. My place is small, it was raining and they already all spent the weekend together so the teens were over the kids shit. Trying to find something they can all do is a massive pain in the ass I can see why the YouTube or streamer stuff is so popular even tho it's so fukn shit. Good luck

[Marsh not mellow]

I'm not stoked on the right wing skateboarder swell that's happening (or maybe I'm just noticing). When a boomer asks me if I know who Taylor Silverman is, I need to have my answer rehearsed: "Oh yeah, isn't she one of those talent-less, lazy people who instead of working hard for her dreams decided to cash in on the alt-right sensitivity crisis to get fame?"
 

I have ceased being stoked to learn more about my favorite skaters. I'm honestly fucking scared to find out the ugly truth about them. Fucking Richie Jackson, I used to look up to your weird ass...

It's sucks so much to think so highly of a person's abilities, and then to think so lowly of their philosophy. Fuck, I'm not stoked that I can't separate politics from skating.

[JoseCansnake0]

I'm not stoked on the right wing skateboarder swell that's happening (or maybe I'm just noticing). When a boomer asks me if I know who Taylor Silverman is, I need to have my answer rehearsed: "Oh yeah, isn't she one of those talent-less, lazy people who instead of working hard for her dreams decided to cash in on the alt-right sensitivity crisis to get fame?"
 

I have ceased being stoked to learn more about my favorite skaters. I'm honestly fucking scared to find out the ugly truth about them. Fucking Richie Jackson, I used to look up to your weird ass...

It's sucks so much to think so highly of a person's abilities, and then to think so lowly of their philosophy. Fuck, I'm not stoked that I can't separate politics from skating.

With the moustache and the pirate costumes? Damn, guy would wax your favorite manny pad in a heartbeat to get a wack trick on it

lol

[JoseCansnake0]

Mangoes. I've been through at least 30 mangos with out a juicy, face melter. I've tried different stores, tried organic vs non-organic, peru vs mexico. I can't win

[Sila]

One of my roommates friend's just died. Pretty sure it was on OD. But I can't bring myself to care or show support as this person that passed away made life a living hell for myself just by living in proximity to their shitty behavior ( stealing friends cars, money etc. ).. I don't know what to do.

[LUGR]

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Might have just lost one of our two cats.

She was a doll, and it's been a tough start to the year. Fuck me

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Man, sorry to hear that. Hopefully it is not the case and when you say “might”, there is still a chance she can somehow be reunited with you.

My dad lost one of his cats for over a year and then he found her through an online app. We had totally thought she was gone and it was really sad. She had been surviving outdoors and getting feed by random people and one of them posted a picture of her on the app.

Hope it works out for you and yours.

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Thanks for the words of hope LUGR. I've become a complete loner, to the point that the words of the stranger are some of the only words I'll hear about this.

I will keep my hopes up, and keep searching.

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She has been found, fucking shithead

Awesome! Move to “Things you are stoked on” thread.

[Frank]

One of my roommates friend's just died. Pretty sure it was on OD. But I can't bring myself to care or show support as this person that passed away made life a living hell for myself just by living in proximity to their shitty behavior ( stealing friends cars, money etc. ).. I don't know what to do.

first of all i'm sorry this happened within your circle. even though you weren't on good terms with the guy, having this happen still sucks overall. that said, i feel like the best you can do is be upfront that you weren't close and thus signal to your roommate that griefdumping upon you is a waste of time for both of you if they ever choose to do so. nethertheless i'd try and stay attentive to their mood, lest they slip into depression from the loss and an unability to grief adequately. there's no real gameplan. you're not a therapist. if shit with your mate gets to serious i'd refer them to one if they don't have one already. only thing i'd avoid is to talk shit about the deceased person prematurely. maybe at some point, after hearing how cool the dead guy was, you desperately want to tell your roommate how shitty a friend he actually was. i'd try and just keep that for later. people realize sooner or later themselves usually anyways.

[matt_2993]

Brother outted himself as a snoop.

He found my reddit account and after I replied to someone about how in general someone can become a flat earther (brother is one) and he blew up on me for talking shit about him online despite making myself clear to him about where I stand already.

I use reddit as anonymous private stuff, definitely a lot of personal shit that wasn't for him to read. Ultimately nothing actually bad but personal relationship stuff for sure and there's no way he wasn't secretly reading my shit for who knows how long

[CrumblingInfrastructure]

Brother outted himself as a snoop.

He found my reddit account and after I replied to someone about how in general someone can become a flat earther (brother is one) and he blew up on me for talking shit about him online despite making myself clear to him about where I stand already.

I use reddit as anonymous private stuff, definitely a lot of personal shit that wasn't for him to read. Ultimately nothing actually bad but personal relationship stuff for sure and there's no way he wasn't secretly reading my shit for who knows how long

Thats fucking unhinged, I sometimes wonder if my ex reads my stuff on here since he knew I used to post on here. I think its mostly just post divorce paranoia.

For my personal gripe im still not stoked on getting covid. I got vaccinated early 2021 and boosted early 2022 but procrastinated getting the most recent one. I didnt need to go to the hospital or anything but I got hit pretty hard for almost 5 days.