annoying people

Variety is the spice of life

adamg — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:44:03 -0400

When the Missus and her husband (Mister Missus?) are drifting off to sleep, what usually wakes them up is gunshots, loud music, loud talkers or "people screaming to other people that they are 'deadbeat dads." So she reports that the firecrackers the people in the next street over were setting off around 4:30 a.m. on Saturday were a nice little diversion:

I guess the party doesn't ever stop in the South End.

Sometimes, life in an Allston apartment isn't all it's cracked up to be

adamg — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:53:38 -0400

Burly construction guys jackhammering at 7 a.m., no water at all and crazy neighbors who, when not busy breaking their windows, leave kitty litter all over the apartment stairs, can leave a person an unwashed, unhappy urban-dweller.

Via Allston City Limits.

Massholes like to stay in practice on Storrow Drive

adamg — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:03:37 -0400

Deb Geisler reports on an only-in-Boston maneuver on Storrow Drive during the outbound rush hour yesterday involving somebody in the right lane who'd just realized he'd missed that weird left exit for Copley after the tunnel:

... Car comes to a dead stop, backs up on Storrow Drive, re-aligns himself, and makes a 90ish-degree turn across two lanes of traffic and a rumble strip to get off the road. ...

Massholes don't deal well with the heat

adamg — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:59:46 -0400

Jimbo provides a couple of data points from East Boston.

Why she doesn't drive a cab anymore

adamg — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:46:41 -0400

Too many male passengers seem to think women cab drivers are easy, Shopgirlove writes.

Boston bicyclist banana beaning

adamg — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:28:13 -0400

Memo to Massholes in delivery trucks: You might not want to throw bananas at bicyclists when your company's name, phone number and Web site are all listed on the side of your vehicle. And, yes, we're looking at you, Boston Organ and Piano.

Hat tip to Brad Searles.

Massholes know how to multiask

adamg — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:39:52 -0400

So you want to know why DJDiva was doing 15-20 MPH in a 40-MPH stretch last night? The guy in front of her was neglecting his speedometer as he read the paper on his commute.

Jay G reports a similar phenomenon involving a "Suzy Soccermom" in a BMW SUV:

... I especially love how the cell phone glued to your ear caused you to significantly overreact to every single stimulus you encountered, resulting in comical mashing of your brakes every time a squirrel dashed out of a tree...

Stopping in the middle of the intersection, with no oncoming traffic, and waiting for the light to turn completely red before proceeding was a nice touch, too. ...

Anybody have a portable rocket launcher you could loan out for a day?

adamg — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:03:42 -0400

Michael Femia asks because the East Boston HEH-LO ice-cream truck is back.

The good waiters learn to internalize their anger

adamg — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:14:01 -0400

Tommy O'Malley provides the proof.

How not to get your point on California gay marriage across on the T

adamg — Fri, 16 May 2008 23:06:09 -0400

Shouting obscenities and gesticulating so wildly you hit a woman in the face - a woman who then precedes to smack you with her purse.