I usually avoid the steam vent because I'd rather stick with facts than argue over opinions. Maybe I'm especially cranky today. I've been sick with the flu all week, probably the H1N1 flu, but who knows? The fever is gone and I thought I was on the mend - and then the wicked coughing kicked in. I've been awake coughing for the last 3 nights and I'm in a rotten mood. So I'm gonna vent some steam.
Even though I'm grouchy cause I had the flu, it sure beats Dengue fever!
So I thought I would list the
Things On AH That Piss Me Off. They usually bore me because I've seen them too many times before (especially when I've spent way too much time reading AH threads because I can't sleep for coughing):
Questions about which AV receiver to buy. Especially those from guys who want all the latest bells & whistles but don't want to pay more than $299. Quit reading the Best Buy fliers and find out for yourself. The internet is loaded with this kind of info.
Questions about which speaker cables, interconnects, or surge suppressor to buy. Nuff said! Although I admit I occasionally enjoy ganging up on some cable believer who thinks he can enter the lion's den and argue with the objectivists. Chris357 was a recent example, although his recent posts suggest his opinion on this topic might be changing. I'm glad to see we didn't chase him away.
Questions about whether one should “biamp” with the two unused channels of their 7.1 channel AVR. These guys have obviously read their owners' manuals which seem to suggest this. Shame on the marketing people who were behind this bogus idea.
People who ALWAYS answer some newbie's questions by telling them to get a big iron amplifier.
Vinyl News posts from 3db. We get it already, you like antiquated analog playback systems. Endlessly repeating this has become annoying.
Football threads - only because I'm a Redskins fan
. I wish teams could trade owners.
The DO NOT BUY anything from AV123 thread. Please shut this thread down. I haven't tried to read this for a long time. What could possibly be discussed that wasn't said early on? Please answer only if you can say it in two sentences or less.
Political threads. Especially those from people who supported the losing side of the last election who think they can loudmouth their way to undoing the voting results. This is a representative democracy. You can't always have your way. Learn to live with the results. I liked it when Nomo said “My problem with the political threads is the fact that when some one I respect from a pure AH.com standpoint posts something that I disagree with politically, and continues to do so, it detracts from my willingness to read anything they have to say.” I have had the same thought more than once.
OK on to more neutral subjects. I have to ask, lsiberian how do you spell your moniker? Is it Eye Siberian with an uppercase letter I, or is it El Siberian with a lower case letter l?
If anyone would like to add to my list, feel free. If you aren't as grouchy as I am this morning, you could always add
Things I See On AH That I Never Stop Enjoying No Matter How Stupid They May Seem.
There, rant ended.
