What makes you angry?

There's a happy thread?? WTH///

 

I like mine, until I try to print. FFS, my phone runs basically the same OS with the same app for the printer, but the Chromebook is a total cluster**ck any time I try to print a doc from the damn thing. I usually wind up transferring the file to my phone and printing from there.

To be honest though, I don't use the Chromebook for much. If I had to do actual work, it would probably be smashed to little bits by the end of the first day.

 

I think of the Chromebook as simply a hardware web browser. If you can get it done on a web site, you're probably OK with a Chromebook. If you need apps or a bunch of addins for your browser to make something work, you're probably better off getting a real laptop or tablet.

 

My wife is in-between trucks right now and says to me, "I need to use your truck to go get some hay for my horses".....

 

Regarding the Chromebook - I completely get it.

Wife has one and loves it - mom had one and didn’t want anything else. I personally don’t get it - to me a completely worthless and slow POS that does far less than my iPad 2 does.

Then again there were still people on AOL dial up when it shut down and people who still had WebTV consoles too - to each their own.

Personally I find a Timex/Sinclair TS1000 more useable for web browsing but that’s just me.

 

Wife STILL uses AOL browser. Cost $5 a month because "she knows where every thing is".

 

I wondered why they keep sending me these - it’s people like your wife who keep funding them.

 

After almost 40 years they're only up to version 5? No WONDER they suck so bad!

 

my tundra breaking down twice now in one month.

 

Todays thing that makes me angry - nursing homes.

Edit down to this - never let someone you love go into one - absolutely some of the worst places on earth if you don’t watch them carefully.

The few good employees they have are outnumbered 10-1. Understaffed and undertrained. Welcome to end of life care in the USA.

 

The guys that join here just to sell something. Post count of 51, joined a month plus a day or two ago, and looking at the post history it's all two or three word fluff posts. I mean, yes, they technically meet the requirements to sell, but they seem like a leech. Disappointed more than angry, I guess.

 

Fluff hunting!

 

Having to take off my skid plate every time I change my oil!!!

 

Not being able to post stuff for sale bc I don’t have enough posts lol

 

That's an easy one to remedy. Pop over into any of the more active social threads and engage people a bit. It's not just a rule to keep people from posting stuff in the market, it's so that people don't join up purely for that. If they are at least a LITTLE invested in the community then there's a better chance their not just trying to pawn their shit and bail. FB, local papers, ebay, craigslist, et al. are the places for that. This is a community of knowledge and common interest.

If some guy rents a house in your neighborhood for a month, never says anything but "hello", "look at that weather would ya", etc. and then starts trying to sell you his old shit, he's not exactly part of the community, is he?

 

Oh I get it and fully understand and am onboard with it. I’m just mad it took me until today to realize it

 

What makes me angry?
People who do wiring really bad and cut OEM wires only to remove the aftermarket parts then sell the vehicle for the next guy to discover.

still finding screwed up OEM wires in my Truck an I purposely bought it cause of the near OEM unmolested status so I could do it all right. Some of it doesn't even make sense.

 

No - I think angry covers it quite well. Wanna guess the % rate of “problems” these types of posters generate vs a “regular contributor” on any forum who just happens to have something to sell.

It sucks as you build a solid site and traffic count - try to keep it open and establish “minimum” rules to keep out the spammers and scammers - and you get crap like this.

I hate forums that are now “pay to post” - I mean my “contribution” to the cause should be my views and post drawing more views and occasionally a bit of wisdom helping others when I can. Why should I pay to keep things running if you have sponsors and banners paying you a healthy sum because of the traffic you generate.

At the same time - stuff like this hurts a site. Who wants to scroll through 2 pages of replies half of which are a single word - all generated by a few people trying to inflate post count and get enough post to soak up the classifieds.

 

When I was shopping used a few years ago - this more than anything pushed me to wait and buy new.

Absolutely hated finding that elusive truck in the right color/package and at a price that was palatable - popping the hood of at the dealer lot and finding a rats nest of wires from the prior owners “handiwork”.

I learned quickly look BEFORE I test drove - no point in falling in love with something I’d regret.

Also loved the salespeople and their “don’t worry about that - we have a A1 service team who can fix that” - yea right…I’d lay 3/5 that the truck belonged to their service tech to begin with. If they could “fix” it - you should have fixed it prior to putting the truck on the lot genius - otherwise your telling me you’d have zero problem selling me a problem child of I wasn’t smart enough to pop the hood and potentially move a cover to see what’s underneath.

 

I thought all dealers were willing to sell anything they think someone would pay money for.

 

They will sell you any and everything your willing to pay money for and try to get you to pay even when your not willing.

What irritates me though is they sell something they know is defective and then act clueless when you return and complain.

Granted most salespeople - clueless is not an act. But the GM and low level management who acquire these vehicles know EXACTLY what they are buying and selling.

 

People who think websites magically pay for themselves.

 

Website or forums ?

Websites in general are designed to promote something/someone - so they cost $$ - and the owner accepts that cost as being part of their business. Even when they are offered as an info site - the operator accepts that cost as they are getting something in return - be it connecting with people with a shared interest, more info on a hobby or whatever.

Of course if you want a professionally created website - your gonna pay. Don’t want to pay a lot - Plenty of low cost design templates out there.

Forums on the other hand - you don’t make money per user in general. You make it in sponsorship and banners - the users are what drive up the rate and the click through of the banners generating income to make the site worthwhile.

Remember - Facebook, Google, et al make MILLIONS and give away their products for free - all you do is share a bit of personal info they track and then resell to interested parties. So yes - they DO pay for themselves - and in some cases even generate profits. It’s just a case of how much can you convince the average sucker to give you permission to exploit and resell.

 

I know i am going to get burned for this left right and center but I needed to say it.

People are talking about prices on the 22 tundra thread like it's not a big deal, I see it differently, and to me

A simple way to shoot yourself in the foot is to speculate on prices

Toyota hasn't released prices just to see the market reaction, which means each and every one of Toyota's marketing department employees is reading these comments from here, Instagram Facebook, Twitter, or any other tundra-based enthusiast website to see what people are willing to pay. If Toyota wanted to place the pros at 50 to 55k but hear people expected to be 65k then Toyota would be like welp the demand is at 65. we'll post a 60 MSRP and everyone here will be like that's better than we expected. Bravo Toyota, shut up and take my money.

We already know Toyota sales guys are on here pretending to be Toyota owners and selling their services with "oh i had a great experience with this dealership, go there ask for x sales guy" on this thread the 2022 Pre-Order Experience… thread As soon as I pointed that out that thread took a nose dive..

I am also going to point out its usually new members who are speculating on prices, now they could genuinely be potential Toyota owners or sales guys who are spiking prices or Toyota's marketing department employees who are setting up pre-expectations that way when the prices come out, it's not a big surprise.

So in my very humble opinion if you really want to help yourself and others lower your prices ... wayyyyyy down....

I asked myself What is it that demands such huge price tags


- LED's headlights or anything led is way over 10 years old
- big screen, what's that ... 7" was standard to keep up with the competition you're up to 14' now....
- V6 engine has evolved over 20 years and adding twin-turbo does not quite equate to premium
- Hybrid - Toyota hybrid has been in the market since 1997 that makes hybrid tech to over 24 years old
- ventilate cold or heated leather seats nothing new.
- heated steering wheel... my 2nd hand 2002 Nissan had it

So What is it that demands such a huge price tag, it's not because the truck cost so much to design, engineer and manufacture, to me it's people's willingness to pay, the willingness to take up a 0% -84 month loan like ford is doing right now

I remember about a question a big pharma company CEO was asking on nation TV why is a prescription drug cost some huge price more in the USA and so much cheaper in the 3rd world country. He said and I quote "Because America people can afford it".

I can't find that video now but if I could it would be proof and that would open people's eyes that we're just shooting ourselves in the foot.

 

I said the same thing weeks ago only semi-jokingly and no one gave a shit.

 

wanting to spend $1000s on truck parts but knowing its not a smart decision makes me angry

 

people that take paper towel open restroom door then throw in trash can but miss and DONT pick it up

u can throw in dont flush the toliet seat cover too

 

Truck prices and in general - but yes, treating the 2022 Tundra like it’s “special” is getting out of control.

Just because someone is stupid enough to pay 100k for a TRX doesn’t mean you should push the envelope on Tundra prices. But of course that’s not how economics work - and as long as there are suckers, they will keep asking more.

 

@War Machine will put in a good word for you. He did for me!