Grandpa Grumpy's Rants

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Subscription monitoring apps are insane!

Somewhere out there is a guy paying $12.99 a month to remind himself he’s paying $12.99 a month for something else.

Election yard signs grow like weeds

Apparently, we’re supposed to choose leaders based on who can clutter the most intersections.

“Do Not Reply” email addresses

Apparently, companies and government agencies want to send me "important" messages all day long, but the second I have a question, suddenly nobody works there anymore.

Why do semi trucks try pass each other?

One truck is doing 55 and the other decides to pass at 56. Twenty minutes later, one truck finally wins, but traffic is backed up to Nebraska and for what?

Why is it so hard to save and find files on computers today?

Now every document disappears into a maze of mystery folders, cloud drives and random locations nobody remembers selecting.

Robot interruptions

Why does Facebook’s creepy little robot keep constantly interrupting me to ask if I’m interested in posts I’m already looking at?

When did QR codes replace actual instructions?

Pretty soon products won’t come with instructions at all. They’ll just include a teenager.

Why aren’t convenience stores convenient any more?

The filthy stores are understocked with mile-long checkout lines because of a brilliant corporate strategy to make ONE exhausted employee do the work of an entire staff.

Who likes Hollywood sequels?

Every classic movie now gets a sequel, reboot, prequel or spin-off nobody asked for.