You know what i hate....

[SacDuc]

Of the people that I hate (which is most of them) there is a particular subset that I just abhor. I see them a lot in the town I live in now. They are people who have, through luck or hard work, acquired a large sum of money. And good for them. But while they seem to have no problem investing the time it takes to make and spend such huge amounts of cash, apparently these people can be bothered to spend minute one learning about what gives the items they purchase value. Which is to say, they have no taste.

I call these people "Middle Class with Money." I hate them. They make the quality of the things you and I buy worse because they don't know enough to demand quality. Working class folk have made it so that you can't really buy a poor quality bass boat in the US any more. Because they know what they are doing when they go to buy one and they demand quality for their dollar. And upper class folks (who have both money and taste) know enough to support artisans who will create exactly what they want to the highest quality imaginable (clothes from tailors, etc.) But middle class people with a 10-20 million in the bank still buy shit off of the rack and don't look at the price. They pay too much. They drive up prices. Retailers quickly learn that they can sell shit for way more than its worth because a certain segment doesn't understand value. Seeing a brand new $17 million dollar house outfitted with Pottery Barn furniture is enough to make me cry.

sac

[DoubleEagle]

Of the people that I hate (which is most of them) there is a particular subset that I just abhor. I see them a lot in the town I live in now. They are people who have, through luck or hard work, acquired a large sum of money. And good for them. But while they seem to have no problem investing the time it takes to make and spend such huge amounts of cash, apparently these people can be bothered to spend minute one learning about what gives the items they purchase value. Which is to say, they have no taste.

I call these people "Middle Class with Money." I hate them. They make the quality of the things you and I buy worse because they don't know enough to demand quality. Working class folk have made it so that you can't really buy a poor quality bass boat in the US any more. Because they know what they are doing when they go to buy one and they demand quality for their dollar. And upper class folks (who have both money and taste) know enough to support artisans who will create exactly what they want to the highest quality imaginable (clothes from tailors, etc.) But middle class people with a 10-20 million in the bank still buy shit off of the rack and don't look at the price. They pay too much. They drive up prices. Retailers quickly learn that they can sell shit for way more than its worth because a certain segment doesn't understand value. Seeing a brand new $17 million dollar house outfitted with Pottery Barn furniture is enough to make me cry.

sac

There's no cure for Stupid...or Bad Taste !

Dolph

[DW]

People.

+1 on that. Persons are ok. Groups of people, large crowds, shopping malls, concerts, etc all suffer from the same malady- people.

Things I love: open air, big sky country, deserted back roads, wilderness.  All notable due to the lack of people.  BTW, i am in Singapore right now. Too many people!

[GAAN]

Of the people that I hate (which is most of them) there is a particular subset that I just abhor. I see them a lot in the town I live in now. They are people who have, through luck or hard work, acquired a large sum of money. And good for them. But while they seem to have no problem investing the time it takes to make and spend such huge amounts of cash, apparently these people can be bothered to spend minute one learning about what gives the items they purchase value. Which is to say, they have no taste.

I call these people "Middle Class with Money." I hate them. They make the quality of the things you and I buy worse because they don't know enough to demand quality. Working class folk have made it so that you can't really buy a poor quality bass boat in the US any more. Because they know what they are doing when they go to buy one and they demand quality for their dollar. And upper class folks (who have both money and taste) know enough to support artisans who will create exactly what they want to the highest quality imaginable (clothes from tailors, etc.) But middle class people with a 10-20 million in the bank still buy shit off of the rack and don't look at the price. They pay too much. They drive up prices. Retailers quickly learn that they can sell shit for way more than its worth because a certain segment doesn't understand value. Seeing a brand new $17 million dollar house outfitted with Pottery Barn furniture is enough to make me cry.

sac

sooo

you hate pottery barn?

[Doctor Woodrow]

Oregon does it so we have a standard location to employ the tweakers

Yeah, but thankfully they added into the law that bikes can fill themselves. I personally don't even wait for them, I just swipe the card, hit yes (or enter), and start pumping. If I'm unfamiliar with the pump then I still grab the nozzle before they get there. If they won't let me pump gas into the bike myself, then I first politely state that I can legally do it myself b/c I am on a bike. Only once have they insisted, so I started it up and went down the street to another station within view of the first station. That's what I call putting your money where your mouth is.

The Doc

[fastwin]

That's just crazy shit! I still don't get it. What does it accomplish to force you to have attendants fuel your vehicle. Do these states think you aren't smart enough to do it yourself or is it some sort of state mandated stupid "protect them from themselves" safety bullshit? If that's the case they shouldn't let you mow your lawn either or walk the dog. And why is the person that came up with this law still in office? Hopefully they are not! At least someone somewhere exempted motorcycles. Although someone really should tell that attendant in Doc's story. Someone was smart enough to allow that exemption or it was help from the AMA.

OK... I hate that this is allowed in your states.

[SacDuc]

sooo

you hate pottery barn?

I do not hate pottery barn. I hate that idiots in capable of recognizing quality buy there shit for twice what it is worth.

There's no cure for Stupid...or Bad Taste !

Dolph

I disagree. People can learn. I grew up as white trash as the next guy, but put a little effort into being able to distinguish quality from shit regardless of what my upbringing, advertising, branding and the general public tell me is "good." I have a long way to go and a lot to learn, but I keep trying. What you can't fix is lazy. Its that "little effort" part that gets most people. There are a lot of people who would rather die than take the effort to educate themselves about anything at all.

sac

[Monster Dave]

Lettuce, salad, and the like.

High school kids who drive new cars like Mercedes, Audi's, BMWs.

Hitting a pot hole while riding my Monster.

The people who thought that reality TV was a good idea.

Death, Dying, and all that.

Having someone say "you wanna hear a funny story" .....implying that you have a choice, but you don't...and when the story was over, it wasn't funny...because it never is.

Having a case of the Monday's.

Never winning the lottery.

Paying for water and thinking that I'm actually getting water from the Alps or some beautiful pristine place - when it's actually filtered tap water from the city.

That every time I hear that a health care or tax  bill is up for reform I get a little hopeful.

That it's been 10 years and someone...anyone....hasn't captured/killed bin Laden.

That eating M&Ms always sounds better than they actually are.

That VR seemed to vanish over night.

The fact that "I don't want to grow up, cause I'm a Toys'R Us kid"....but I did and I'm not anymore.






oh and most importantly....that we still don't have flying cars.

[ducatiz]

[lethe]

I hate whatever the creature in the picture is because it hurts my eyes and confuses me.

[DoubleEagle]

I disagree. People can learn. I grew up as white trash as the next guy, but put a little effort into being able to distinguish quality from shit regardless of what my upbringing, advertising, branding and the general public tell me is "good." I have a long way to go and a lot to learn, but I keep trying. What you can't fix is lazy. Its that "little effort" part that gets most people. There are a lot of people who would rather die than take the effort to educate themselves about anything at all.

sac

Subscribe to " Robb Report " ....then you will learn what " taste is ! "

Don't want to spend the $$ to join but will spend some time and a little effort, then go to robbreport.tv

Dolph

[akmnstr]

I hate:
Calling my utility co and being put on hold and force to listen to some crap music that is interrupted every 30 seconds with a message telling me how important my call is. 

The green color of Kawasaki

Chinese tallow

fire ants

bullies

TV commercials

eggplant and okra

hate groups

[bevel]

That's just crazy shit! I still don't get it. What does it accomplish to force you to have attendants fuel your vehicle. Do these states think you aren't smart enough to do it yourself or is it some sort of state mandated stupid "protect them from themselves" safety bullshit? If that's the case they shouldn't let you mow your lawn either or walk the dog. And why is the person that came up with this law still in office? Hopefully they are not! At least someone somewhere exempted motorcycles. Although someone really should tell that attendant in Doc's story. Someone was smart enough to allow that exemption or it was help from the AMA.

OK... I hate that this is allowed in your states.

The college that I went to seemed to draw a disproportional amount of students from New Jersey. It was always a treat for the first few weeks of fall semester to see a car full of 18 & 19 year olds (with Jersey plates) at the pumps in town wondering where the heck the attendants were.

[Pip]

States that dont let you pump your own gas.....

Dude when I drove up to DIMBY, that freaked me out.

I've never, ever, ever had anyone pump my gas but me. [/threadjack]

Cold weather.

Ignorant people.

Animal Abuse.

[Grappa]

People who toss cigarette butts out their car window, or anywhere but an ashtray.

TVs in non-sports bars.

Cell phone use at indoor public locations.

Bottled water.

Carnies.  Small hands.  Smell like cabbage.