My washer and dryer had two annoying "features": a really friggin' loud buzzer when the dryer finishes, and a locking lid on the washer that keeps you from opening it during the spin cycle, *and* one minute afterwards ( Read more... )

Late start + frozen bike lock + just-missed train + next train that was eight and a half minutes late = long wait for very infrequent bus

Recent annoying T bus ride:

1. Surveillance cameras everywhere in the bus
2. Extra-bright LED interior lighting (maybe related to #1)
3. Air conditioning stuck on full blast, even when the driver tried to switch it to heat
4. Bus was very sluggish (maybe related to #3), which made the trip 50% longer than it should have been

By the end, I was not

Today's T story:
2 old ladies board the bus.  One shows the driver her senior ID CharlieCard and asks how much the fare is.  The driver says, "You should put some money on your card, and then it will deduct 40 cents each time automatically."  The lady says, "Won't the money fall off?"