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It's been raining here for the last couple days. On top of that, we have plenty of trees and the leaves have been clogging the gutters. So, every couple hours, we have to take the ladder out and clean the gutters in the pouring rain. It could be even more dangerous if it was lightning out. I remember apartment living, no cares in the world. Have you tried gutter helmet?

The last time I went to Burger King, I wanted a small coke, not one of those huge ones. So, I asked them to substitute a small for the large. They charged me instead of the value meal price, individual item prices, which was $1.50 more than the value meal, all because I wanted a small coke. On top of that, I went through the drive up window. And this is the exact conversation I had with the employee:

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I'll have a number 3 value meal with a small coke.

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What was most annoying was the woman in the mini van just ahead of me in the drive up line who must have ordered 63 meals, scrounged around the van for change, decided that the order needs modification, and at the last minute changed her order. And I really miss napkins. Is there a planned shortage of napkins being supplied to fast food places? Is this a way for 'them' to subliminally tell us we shouldn't be patronizing fast food restaurants?

Can potatoes see?

My parents live two miles from the airport in Minneapolis. When I was a kid the planes flew directly over our house and they were so low you could see the people inside. They were so loud. We just learned to stop talking whenever a plane went overhead, which was about every twelve minutes. I once tried to throw a rock at one of the planes, but I was only eight years old and I missed.

Why does toothpaste taste so terrible after drinking orange juice?

I've worn glasses since I was ten years old. When no one is looking, I like to take them off and smell the ear pads. Its really gross.

We've been getting the rains here in New England too and it's also raining leaves. I did try gutter helmet and other gutter solutions and none of them work. Stuff like sediment, pine needles and even acorns always manages to get down in your gutters and clog up the downspouts. And you won't find anybody to clean your gutters with those contraptions in place. So I ripped all of that stuff off and just deal with cleaning them out manually twice a year. I wouldn't bother cleaning them this time of year though. Wait for all the leaves to fall and then get up there. I hate drive-throughs because it seems that the person in front of me always has a van-full of kids and a very complicated order that takes about 10 minutes to fill. This even happens inside the restaurant too. For example, I was at Dunkin' Donuts last week and some old granny type with two grandkids tugging at her sleeves was ordering donuts and munchkins and muffins and on and on. It seemed she was ordering for the entire block she lived on. Then she had to get 12 coffees made 12 different ways. After all that, the flustered cashier finally got the order straight and run up the price. When she gave the woman the price, the woman acted as though she was surprised to find that she was expected to pay money for the order. So now, after 10 minutes of having her order filled, she decided to open her purse and start fishing around for her wallet - which, of course, she can't find right away. With trembling hands, she finally gains her wallet and before you know it, there is change rolling all over the counter and onto the floor. Nickels, dimes and pennies mostly. Of course, this isn't going to pay for the huge order so she continues to fish around in the wallet for some currency. After about three additional minutes of shuffling around a bunch of bills (mostly ones and fives), the order is paid for and now she has to gather up the entire order herself and lug it to the car while her two spoiled grandkids are munching on a donut and not helping to carry out the order at all. I finally get to the counter and order "Medium coffee, cream, no sugar." I pay exact change, leave a 50 cent tip and I'm out of there in 15 seconds, and pulling out of the parking lot while the lady I had to spend 15 minutes waiting behind is still trying to get into her car without spilling anything, and her grandkids lunging for another donut.

Interesting about the napkins. I happen to know on good authority that fast food chains purposely make it difficult to locate extra napkins, straws, etc. They really don't want you to have them as it cuts into their thin margins. Instead, their counter staff is instructed to place the bare minimum of napkins in the bags themselves so that the customer doesn't have to grab a handful on the way out the door.