http://www.type-a-personality.com Mostly about stupid people. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:34:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To: MARK (Denver NBC Affiliate President & GM): I have been watching the Olympics “Live” during primetime TV in Denver on 9NEWS.  Your coverage from 7pm MST (when the LIVE coverage starts) Says “LIVE” on the screen – the announcers say “LIVE”.  Yet here I sit.  WAITING on the ... http://www.type-a-personality.com/35/live-nbc-coverage-of-2008-olympics-is-delayed-1-hour/ I just got back from a vacation to Bonaire (an island off the northern coast of Venezuela). Now I have many rants ready to go for my travels. This one pissed me off the most. I am 6'5" tall, with long legs and broad shoulders. I usually show ... http://www.type-a-personality.com/30/a-dwarf-in-the-emergency-exit-row/ So you are watching your favorite program, and it goes to a commercial break. Why, oh my god, why does the volume need to be cranked up so damn high? Do the TV stations make more money from the advertisers by using this tactic? Now don't get me wrong, ... http://www.type-a-personality.com/11/loud-commercials/ That's right! Now airlines (United, U.S Air - more to come!) are adopting an 'Extra Fee' of $25 for a 2nd checked bag that used to be free. So now you have to actually pay for them to take your luggage and inevitably lose it. Think you'll be refunded that $25 ... http://www.type-a-personality.com/27/new-25-fee-to-lose-that-2nd-checked-bag-that-they-used-to-lose-for-free/ Idiots! On Monday, the Colorado Rockies World Series tickets were supposed to go on sale online. Rockies fans were pissed off! Why online? Why allow any Joe Schmo from anywhere in the world have an attempt at getting tickets? The only people who really care ... http://www.type-a-personality.com/25/colorado-rockies-debacle/ I usually do not cross-post articles on my sites, but one that I started on another of my sites has progressed to the point that it deserves a spot on Type A Personality. I travel a few times a year.  On each of my last 3 trips, the airline has managed ... http://www.type-a-personality.com/23/what-size-shoe-horn-does-the-airline-industry-need-to-pull-their-head-out-of-their-ass/ Yet another traffic pet peeve of mine; call it a public service announcement. If you are the person who applies their breaks on the highway on-ramp, you deserve a Hummer up your ass! You really shouldn't be driving anyway. You are a Darwin Award waiting to happen. Traffic on the ... http://www.type-a-personality.com/13/its-an-on-ramp-accelerate-you-idiot/ Today I pulled up to the drive-thru speaker at Arby's. Arby's Guy: "Welcome to Arby's. Would you like a Combo meal?" Me: "No thanks. Can I get a Grilled Chicken Bacon Ranch sandwich..." Arby's Guy: "Grilled or Crispy?" Me: "Uh, Grilled. Can I also get a Jumbo sized diet Dr. Pepper?" Arby's ... http://www.type-a-personality.com/18/stupid-people-running-the-drive-thru/ Again, spammers are not always the brightest people - in fact, usually they are quite the contrary. This continues a post that was started here. Be sure to read it BEFORE READING THIS POST. Spammer: "Yes, you did misundertand my intentions. Maybe there should be more instructions on posting "information for sale." ... http://www.type-a-personality.com/20/forum-spammers-part-2/ I have forums that I run here and there. In the registration, I have a paragraph stating that we moderate new member posts, and spamming is not tolerated. So yesterday, in my forum for teachers a new user registers and tries submitting a post about their software. It is moderated (not ... http://www.type-a-personality.com/16/forum-spammers/