Things that irk you......

In joking yesterday around the newsroom, said to the person who has to anchor the news during the Super Bowl.

"The moment the game starts, use the next story to come back on camera, hold a money clip with $500 inside and say, 'this is 500 bucks. A thank you for watching our news instead of the Super Bowl. Want it? It's yours. 10th caller..."

Think of the buzz.

Was worth a good laugh.

 

When you read writers on major beats who often fail to use basic AP Style. This is where the industry is going. These kinds of trivial things don't seem to matter anymore, as long as you're cheap and can make deadline. I'm probably more sad about that than irked.

 

There are no rules anymore. The overlords threw them out as a cheap rationalization for cutting copy editors' jobs.

 

People who don’t respect other people’s time.

Missed out on stuff twice this weekend because the person I was going with couldn’t get their shit together and be on time

 

People at Super Bowl party who have to run to the squares chart every time someone is close to scoring. Sit your ass down til the numbers change.

 

“All I need is two safeties and I got it.”

 

Businesses that only accept cash or checks. Went to get a hair cut the other day, got done and went to pay and was told they only accept cash or checks. Um, what? Who the hell does that in this day and age? What's more, they don't advertise this on their website, so how would you know? And why would you expect that? So the receptionist asks me to leave a credit card or ID while I run out to get the cash. Um, not a chance, sweetheart. I told her I'd leave my coat while I went next door to the nearest ATM. If I were a detective, I'd find out which places in town only accept cash or check, then I'd investigate them for money laundering.

 

I'm going to wager that if a money laundering front is not accepting cards to avoid suspicious paper trails, they aren't accepting checks either. As annoying as it is, it costs money to run credit and they probably don't want to deal with it.

That said, there's a really good burrito place in town that is strictly cash only. There has to be some under the table action going on and it sucks to have to hit up an ATM if toy want a burrito, but it is worth it.

 

We have a couple taco places that are cash only but have an ATM available. I wonder what percentage of the ATM fee they receive.

 

A burrito is one thing. I almost always have a few dollars on me. But $29 in cash plus a tip? They should make it clear as day that they're running that kind of business. And who the hell uses checks anymore?

 

My favorite bar is cash only. No checks, no debit, no credit.

No cussing, no lying (fish stories excepted), no spitting.

 

I can go on a seven-day business trip without $29 in cash on me. I've never heard of a hair salon/barber shop not accepting CCs.