Overheard on Facebook

[NoraLenderbee]

NEXT!

Like she's doing THEM a favor.
The two offers that combined could have solved her problem. But she was too busy being a demanding jerk. Is her next post about how people are so selfish and rude?

[zolotiyeruki]

https://i.redd.it/bmojp48j6t401.jpg

I'm left rather speechless at this one.

I mean, it's not particularly antimustachian (she is, after all, trying to avoid spending money), but holy smokes that's quite the attitude he/she has.  Talk about no self-awareness whatsoever. "NEXT!!!!"

It reminds me of a Facebook friend who recently quit the church she had attended for 20 years. She posted some bitterly anti-old-church stuff, along with something along the lines of "I'll be able to tell who my real friends are because they won't unfriend me over this!"  I gently reminded her that if she's going to publicly attack and denigrate their religion, she shouldn't be surprised if they don't want to hang out with her as much any more.

[WerKater]

Weird screenshot

Jesus Horatio Christ.  Whats rong with people these days.

On the other hand, the answer "That's just the name of our cab company, we don't require intoxication" almost made me choke on my coffee and totally made my day :D
I am actually still grinning like an idiot at my desk minutes after reading it

[MishMash]

For the first time in a LONG time Madame Bovary was back on FB with this little gem

"Ugh 16 million raised for nasty illegals, how about someone pay into my GoFundMe to pay my past due rent and credit card bills"

I have a  feeling she may be going back on block soon.

wow

What the fuck.  Yeah, I don't think I could tolerate watching her posts without saying something quite sharp back at her.

Yea I used to all the time, I think that's why she took a Facebook hiatus after the "buy my kids Christmas presents" Amazon gift list way earlier in the thread that included North Face jackets for her and her boy toy and like $200 hair care products for her.  I did point out to her that illegal crossing was less of a criminal offense then her daily pot habit in a non legalized state so far she hasn't said anything...

[AlanStache]

"iso"?  From context I dont think this was a reference to the International Standards Organization.

[MrMoogle]

Wait 2 days then comment "wow no takers, nobody must like you".

*snip*

For more similar (and the same) posts:

I'd like to submit the entire r/ChoosingBeggars subreddit.

A couple of highlights:

I need a free 100-mile bus trip for 20 people

I can't afford food but I can buy festival tickets for hundreds of dollars

The "Next!" lady has a few in there.  That thread is good too if you haven't seen it.

[sherr]

"iso"?  From context I dont think this was a reference to the International Standards Organization.

In Search Of. I know, it drives me crazy too, especially since we already have an acronym for that, "WTB - Want To Buy".

[MrMoogle]

"iso"?  From context I dont think this was a reference to the International Standards Organization.

In Search Of. I know, it drives me crazy too, especially since we already have an acronym for that, "WTB - Want To Buy".

ISO, from what I can tell came from gaming from the early 90's.  WTB seems like it came later.  At least from my experience with the terms.  So to me WTB is redundant.

[MrMoogle]

I'm not awake, the game I remember seeing it was in early 2000's.  It was trading so you don't "buy" you trade.  ISO makes more sense.  Also, OP didn't want to BUY anything.

[elliha]

Spendy colleague doesn't fail to entertain me with her "finds". She just bought a cold brew coffee maker. She did brag that it was half off but half off is still more than I would ever dream of paying for something that does only one thing. Even half off it is likely to be 800-1000 SEK.

She previously bought a set of Louis Vuitton bags which I wasn't even chocked about since that is so her to do that. I do think they may be second hand and not old enough to be vintage so they are probably a budget choice as far as the brand but I assume they were still not cheap. They seem to be carry on luggage size which I guess is great because I cannot imagine checking in such an expensive bag.

[nouveauRiche]

On Facebook, I recently saw a new selfie of “Jamie” next to a new car.  Jamie’s lifestyle had been subsidized by a parent for the past decade or two (unbeknownst to Jamie’s siblings until a couple of years ago).  I don’t know the total payout but I believe it amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars, to the point where the parent became stressed about money.  Jamie has worked various jobs over the years but apparently lived above that income.

The parent passed away last year and I’m guessing Jamie has received some inheritance and has started the hard work of blowing through it all as quickly as possible.  Jamie is about 50 and likely has no retirement savings.  As far as I know, there will be no more windfalls coming either.

In Search Of. I know, it drives me crazy too, especially since we already have an acronym for that, "WTB - Want To Buy".

"In Search Of", I LOVED that show as a kid!

[prudent_one]

"iso"?  From context I dont think this was a reference to the International Standards Organization.

In Search Of. I know, it drives me crazy too, especially since we already have an acronym for that, "WTB - Want To Buy".

But in the screenshot, that person wasn't "wanting to buy".  More like "WFS" (want free service).

[sapphail]

She just bought a cold brew coffee maker.

Wait, cold brew coffee machines are a thing? I thought you just ground coffee, poured cold water over it, and chucked it in the fridge overnight.

[elliha]

She just bought a cold brew coffee maker.

Wait, cold brew coffee machines are a thing? I thought you just ground coffee, poured cold water over it, and chucked it in the fridge overnight.

They are a thing, I had to google what the f*ck she had bought because I couldn't tell just from looking at it. I thought the same as you before that. I know they did cold brew before that but now they can do it the fancy way...

[turketron]

Wait, cold brew coffee machines are a thing? I thought you just ground coffee, poured cold water over it, and chucked it in the fridge overnight.

They are a thing, I had to google what the f*ck she had bought because I couldn't tell just from looking at it. I thought the same as you before that. I know they did cold brew before that but now they can do it the fancy way...

I just buy the 3lb cans of pre-ground coffee from starbucks and then brew it in one of the leftover cans, and then filter it using a sieve and cheesecloth. Same result for like $5 worth of materials...

[RetiredAt63]

Wait, cold brew coffee machines are a thing? I thought you just ground coffee, poured cold water over it, and chucked it in the fridge overnight.

They are a thing, I had to google what the f*ck she had bought because I couldn't tell just from looking at it. I thought the same as you before that. I know they did cold brew before that but now they can do it the fancy way...

I just buy the 3lb cans of pre-ground coffee from starbucks and then brew it in one of the leftover cans, and then filter it using a sieve and cheesecloth. Same result for like $5 worth of materials...

Filtering it through a cone and paper filter also works well.  And no cheesecloth to wash.

[Maenad]

I found that the filter basket from my regular coffeemaker fits perfectly the top of a wide-mouth quart canning jar (we can, so have tons around). Pretty awesome, I can make cold brew for basically nothing.

[Hula Hoop]

I keep seeing coldbrew mentioned here and I have no idea what it is and how it is different from regular coffee.  Off to google...

[mm1970]

I drink iced coffee...meaning, we make fresh coffee.  And I drink the leftovers cold, on day 2 and day 3.

[ysette9]

We did cold brew for a little while. It involves putting grounds at the bottom of the coffee carafe, adding water, and letting it sit in the fridge for a day or two. The coffee that results is much smoother, less bitter, has fewer tannins to my mouth. We didn’t stick with it for reasons unknown, but it could hardly be simpler.

[BTDretire]

As a non-native speaker of English I'm always confused with the use of the word bathroom, which sometimes means actual bathroom and sometimes is just a euphemism for toilet.

In American English "bathroom" is the name of the room that the "toilet" is in. A bathroom does not have to have a shower / bathtub in it, it can just be a toilet and sink. Also in homes bathrooms are almost always designed for single occupancy, so it would be understood that if one bathroom was in use and there were no others then there was no available toilet.

To expand on that, in the US, if you ask for the "bathroom", "toilet", "restroom", "John", "head", "little girls room", "little boys room", "ladies' room", "men's room", "porcelain throne" and probably others, you will get directed to a place that contains a toilet. John and head may not be universally understood. If you're using the little girl's or boy's phrase, there needs to be a young child involved otherwise you're probably coming off as creepy. Some people are weird about what phrase you use, ie bathroom vs restroom, they'll understand but may judge.

Adding - I've heard toilet used to refer to the room as well as the actual toilet in the room. YMMV.

  I've seen public toilets marked 'Pointers' and 'Squatters'   ;-l

[dragoncar]

I love iced coffee.  Cold brew uses 2 times the raw coffee.  I’m not willing to pay twice as much for something I can easily ice, despite the supposedly smoother taste

[fantabulous]

  I've seen public toilets marked 'Pointers' and 'Squatters'   ;-l

Which one am I supposed to use with my current parts?

[dragoncar]

  I've seen public toilets marked 'Pointers' and 'Squatters'   ;-l

Which one am I supposed to use with my current parts?

It's not about the parts, it's how you use them.

[monte0930]

I love iced coffee.  Cold brew uses 2 times the raw coffee.  I’m not willing to pay twice as much for something I can easily ice, despite the supposedly smoother taste

You are supposed to dilute the cold brew 1:1 with water after brewing, so same amount of grounds used as hot brewed coffee.

[dragoncar]

I love iced coffee.  Cold brew uses 2 times the raw coffee.  I’m not willing to pay twice as much for something I can easily ice, despite the supposedly smoother taste

You are supposed to dilute the cold brew 1:1 with water after brewing, so same amount of grounds used as hot brewed coffee.

Good point, but I still don't think it's the same amount.  Perhaps 1.35 as suggested here

Either way, the wife drinks normal coffee so it's just easier to drink that.

[Fomerly known as something]

So today I had the typical facebook look at my new car post.  This time my friend posted a picture of her new Jeep Renegade, in a different color from her old Jeep Renegade that she got 3 years ago.  At least she admitted that she "likes new cars and cannot lie."  But of course everyone was Congratulations.

[SwordGuy]

So today I had the typical facebook look at my new car post.  This time my friend posted a picture of her new Jeep Renegade, in a different color from her old Jeep Renegade that she got 3 years ago.  At least she admitted that she "likes new cars and cannot lie."  But of course everyone was Congratulations.

It would be dickish to say otherwise -- unless they had been begging for money for necessities just recently.  Then it would be obligatory to help defend civilization… :)

[Imma]

I drink iced coffee...meaning, we make fresh coffee.  And I drink the leftovers cold, on day 2 and day 3.

This is exactly what I do. I pour the leftover coffee in a glass bottle and put it in the fridge. On the weekends I'm treating myself to extra fancy iced coffee by adding milk and maybe a teaspoon of cocoa powder.

[Hirondelle]

As a non-native speaker of English I'm always confused with the use of the word bathroom, which sometimes means actual bathroom and sometimes is just a euphemism for toilet.

In American English "bathroom" is the name of the room that the "toilet" is in. A bathroom does not have to have a shower / bathtub in it, it can just be a toilet and sink. Also in homes bathrooms are almost always designed for single occupancy, so it would be understood that if one bathroom was in use and there were no others then there was no available toilet.

To expand on that, in the US, if you ask for the "bathroom", "toilet", "restroom", "John", "head", "little girls room", "little boys room", "ladies' room", "men's room", "porcelain throne" and probably others, you will get directed to a place that contains a toilet. John and head may not be universally understood. If you're using the little girl's or boy's phrase, there needs to be a young child involved otherwise you're probably coming off as creepy. Some people are weird about what phrase you use, ie bathroom vs restroom, they'll understand but may judge.

Adding - I've heard toilet used to refer to the room as well as the actual toilet in the room. YMMV.

  I've seen public toilets marked 'Pointers' and 'Squatters'   ;-l

Aren't squatters just the "hole in the ground" squat toilets as you often find them in Asia (and probably other continents, but I haven't been everywhere)? That's the only way I've heard of squatters at least :)

[Rural]

As a non-native speaker of English I'm always confused with the use of the word bathroom, which sometimes means actual bathroom and sometimes is just a euphemism for toilet.

In American English "bathroom" is the name of the room that the "toilet" is in. A bathroom does not have to have a shower / bathtub in it, it can just be a toilet and sink. Also in homes bathrooms are almost always designed for single occupancy, so it would be understood that if one bathroom was in use and there were no others then there was no available toilet.

To expand on that, in the US, if you ask for the "bathroom", "toilet", "restroom", "John", "head", "little girls room", "little boys room", "ladies' room", "men's room", "porcelain throne" and probably others, you will get directed to a place that contains a toilet. John and head may not be universally understood. If you're using the little girl's or boy's phrase, there needs to be a young child involved otherwise you're probably coming off as creepy. Some people are weird about what phrase you use, ie bathroom vs restroom, they'll understand but may judge.

Adding - I've heard toilet used to refer to the room as well as the actual toilet in the room. YMMV.

  I've seen public toilets marked 'Pointers' and 'Squatters'   ;-l

Aren't squatters just the "hole in the ground" squat toilets as you often find them in Asia (and probably other continents, but I haven't been everywhere)? That's the only way I've heard of squatters at least :)

The pointers and squatters referenced here are the people who are going to use the bathrooms, not the facilities themselves. (ie: Male = pointer; Female = squatter)

[Maenad]

The pointers and squatters referenced here are the people who are going to use the bathrooms, not the facilities themselves. (ie: Male = pointer; Female = squatter)

It might also be phrased that way to be more accepting to transgender people. Heck, I know cis men who prefer to sit to pee.

[Babybalrog]

She just bought a cold brew coffee maker.

Wait, cold brew coffee machines are a thing? I thought you just ground coffee, poured cold water over it, and chucked it in the fridge overnight.

I saw a cold brew machine and recommended it to a co-worker (who can not drink hot-brew coffee for medical reasons, acid). Trying to find it again I see there are many links to what about to a jar and filter. This was not one of those. It was basically a centrifuge that spins the grounds to extract the coffee, in about 5 minutes. That way if she forgets to make it at home she could make some in the office, or in the afternoons. It was about $30 on amazon, but i can't find it again. There are some for 70 if you search.... =(

I don't drink coffee myself. I brew lots of tea. and a dirty little secret is you can use tea bags more than once, heck I've used some 4+ times. Sometimes adding a second bag as the first weakens.  This is actually a more traditional way of brewing with whole leaves called Gong Fu. I don't know if the same thing can be done with coffee grounds.

[La Bibliotecaria Feroz]

The pointers and squatters referenced here are the people who are going to use the bathrooms, not the facilities themselves. (ie: Male = pointer; Female = squatter)

It might also be phrased that way to be more accepting to transgender people. Heck, I know cis men who prefer to sit to pee.

It works for trans ladies. If you are using the ladies room and dressed like a lady, I feel that good manners is to sit to pee. But trans dudes presumably still need to sit, so might be offended by the wording.

[merula]

But trans dudes presumably still need to sit, so might be offended by the wording.

Ahem. https://go-girl.com/shop/

[marty998]

So today I had the typical facebook look at my new car post.  This time my friend posted a picture of her new Jeep Renegade, in a different color from her old Jeep Renegade that she got 3 years ago.  At least she admitted that she "likes new cars and cannot lie."  But of course everyone was Congratulations.

I see this a lot. About a year back friend of mine put a post up of his gigantic truck and it got hundreds of likes and congratulations. I am not a car person, so these things don't compute with me. I'm thinking to myself, gee I'll bet the dealer had a party that night with his commission.

Another friend has been staying in Paris this past week with his girlfriend (been seeing the happy snaps in my feed). They must have forgot what day of the week it was and got an email from the airline saying they'd missed their flight.

$5,000 later and flying via a couple of strange out-of-the way stopovers they made it back to Sydney this evening.

They both have to go to work tomorrow. At no point did either of them figure they were late.... the mind boggles sometimes.

[Hula Hoop]

Wow Marty - that is amazing.  I can imagine missing a train or flight within Europe that probably cost less than a hundred euros but $5000 - no way!

[LeRainDrop]

Another friend has been staying in Paris this past week with his girlfriend (been seeing the happy snaps in my feed). They must have forgot what day of the week it was and got an email from the airline saying they'd missed their flight.

$5,000 later and flying via a couple of strange out-of-the way stopovers they made it back to Sydney this evening.

They both have to go to work tomorrow. At no point did either of them figure they were late.... the mind boggles sometimes.

Wow, that is an astonishing lack of awareness!  I cannot fathom losing track of time so badly that I forget what day it is and miss a flight home from Europe!  A $5,000 loss for that mistake has gotta hurt.

[dragoncar]

Another friend has been staying in Paris this past week with his girlfriend (been seeing the happy snaps in my feed). They must have forgot what day of the week it was and got an email from the airline saying they'd missed their flight.

$5,000 later and flying via a couple of strange out-of-the way stopovers they made it back to Sydney this evening.

They both have to go to work tomorrow. At no point did either of them figure they were late.... the mind boggles sometimes.

Wow, that is an astonishing lack of awareness!  I cannot fathom losing track of time so badly that I forget what day it is and miss a flight home from Europe!  A $5,000 loss for that mistake has gotta hurt.

I can only assume drugs were involved.

[Blackeagle]

I have never missed a flight, but will admit that once get to the airport only to find I'd accidentally booked my flight for the following month, rather than the day I'd intended to travel.  I needed to travel that day, so it cost me some $$$ to get my mistake straightened out.

[ender]

I.... wonder if this thread can be archived so those of us who once posted stop seeing it in the "new responses" list?

[Raenia]

I.... wonder if this thread can be archived so those of us who once posted stop seeing it in the "new responses" list?

The only ways I know to do that are to delete all your posts in the thread, or to switch to using the "Notify" function instead of the "New Responses" function.  I chose the latter.  Instructions in the link, if you want to try it.

https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/forum-information-faqs/suggestion-for-new-rulefaq-to-optimize-use-of-forum/msg1864906/#msg1864906

[AlanStache]

re flights:  I was doing 2-3 week stints in Europe for work years back and will admit to nearly blanking on the return a few times.  Never missed the flight but there were a few "oh shit I fly tomorrow" moments late in the evening.  You can just get into a rhythm of eating/working/sleeping where the day of the week does not matter.  Maybe it is like finals during university where dates and times dont really matter; all you care about is that the physics final is in 39 hours and calc final is 11 hours after that - I did forget my moms Bday a few times because of this :-(
But granted I have never come even close to doing this on personal travel...

ender - just stop clicking on the link.  I stopped following the "over heard at work" thread this way.  has worked fine.  but is maybe not the most elegant solution.

[Goldielocks]

France to Australia - it is quite easy, to mix up as the calendar dates change as you fly.   If you think you are landing on "Friday", and that you therefore have to board one day before, then you end up missing your flight that left on "Wednesday".

I once booked the wrong greyhound bus for my DH.  He needed to get to work Monday.   Wanted to take the Saturday night bus, for the 10 hour trip home, clean up, and be ready for work monday morning.

I kept checking all the routes and finally booked him an express bus that left at 12:06am Saturday night.  Except, 12:06am Saturday actually happens on FRIDAY night, don't you know, and he missed it, and the Saturday night bus was sold out of seats all the way to the destination when he went to board just before midnight.

[dragoncar]

France to Australia - it is quite easy, to mix up as the calendar dates change as you fly.   If you think you are landing on "Friday", and that you therefore have to board one day before, then you end up missing your flight that left on "Wednesday".

I once booked the wrong greyhound bus for my DH.  He needed to get to work Monday.   Wanted to take the Saturday night bus, for the 10 hour trip home, clean up, and be ready for work monday morning.

I kept checking all the routes and finally booked him an express bus that left at 12:06am Saturday night.  Except, 12:06am Saturday actually happens on FRIDAY night, don't you know, and he missed it, and the Saturday night bus was sold out of seats all the way to the destination when he went to board just before midnight.

Gotta be careful with order of month/day when flying to other countries.  mm/dd/yy is common in the US, whereas dd/mm/yy is more common in other countries IME

it's not always clear on the web site, especially smaller airlines with terrible IT

[Paul der Krake]

YYYY-MM-DD or GTFO

[Raymond Reddington]

YYYY-MM-DD or GTFO

Definitely the best. I use this to sort computer files since it is the only way to get things to list in chronological order.

[dragoncar]

YYYY-MM-DD or GTFO

Definitely the best. I use this to sort computer files since it is the only way to get things to list in chronological order.

Backend vs. UI developers

For files, yeah YYYY-MM-DD - Really long awesome description.egg

But for web queries?  Way to piss off your users.

[Paul der Krake]

YYYY-MM-DD or GTFO

Definitely the best. I use this to sort computer files since it is the only way to get things to list in chronological order.

Backend vs. UI developers

For files, yeah YYYY-MM-DD - Really long awesome description.egg

But for web queries?  Way to piss off your users.

Humans are the worst users. I'll quit before I'm forced to cater to those bastards.

[jinga nation]

YYYY-MM-DD or GTFO

Definitely the best. I use this to sort computer files since it is the only way to get things to list in chronological order.

Backend vs. UI developers

For files, yeah YYYY-MM-DD - Really long awesome description.egg

But for web queries?  Way to piss off your users.

Humans are the worst users. I'll quit before I'm forced to cater to those bastards.

Have had to resort to YYYY-MON-DD since dummies confuse YYYY-MM-DD with YYYY-DD-MM.