Being independent can be incredibly fulfilling.

It can also be fucking exhausting sometimes.

My car battery died, so I ordered a new one. I carefully checked the amperage, dimensions, and compatibility with my car model. It arrived, I removed the old battery (which was no small feat, and I was ridiculously proud of myself when I finally managed it) and then discovered that the terminals on the new battery were reversed and it wouldn’t work.

So now I have to return it. Which means carrying a 15 kg battery to the post office.

Then I have to wait for the correct one to arrive.

And after that, I get to figure out why two of my tyres are flat (no problem, I have a spare tyre and ordered a charger/air blower thingy, hopefully it will work).

I am perfectly capable of taking care of my own shit.

I’m just getting a little tired of it. But lesson learned: buy the exact same model of whatever you need to replace if you can.

/rant

  • TheJesusaurus@piefed.caBanned from community
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    I do know the rules now that true. I’m quite obviously flouting them by these replies. But then, if you didn’t want a response you wouldn’t be directly engaging in a conversation with me.

    Someone would’ve banned me by now if it was that big of a concern but from what I can tell this has been a mostly pretty laid back community with 2 or 3 people that have wasted more of my own time and their own by a factor of at least 10 than anything my original post did.

    I promise I won’t reply if you dont

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      Does it give you a thrill to force yourself on women saying “no”?

      It certainly seems so. It must do something for you to want to flout rules in a women’s only community. Makes you smile to make women feel uncomfortable, doesn’t it?

      I see you.

      • TheJesusaurus@piefed.caBanned from community
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        No, it’s got nothing to do with that. I find self righteous try hard digdongs annoying regardless of gender. You’re making this a women thing. It’s basically a you and one other person thing. People who came way late to this party and have not contributed to the original discussion at all and re-engaged me in a discussion that was already over, to make sure that I know my place.

        I do. I’m not coming back here. I won’t ever again offer mildly sarcastic advice where it’s not wanted. You achieved everything you wanted before you ever got involved. But then you wanted to get involved anyway.

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          It’s amazing the tantrums some men will throw when treated as if the entire world isn’t theirs for the taking.