What pissed you off today?

[gmillerdrake]

Logged online to check some bank accounts and what not to plan out some stuff and noticed my 17 year old sons account was sitting as $34.....but I knew he had around $900 in there so.....checked and see an $840 purchase from a music store. My thought immediately was that he'd been hacked because surely he wouldn't spend over $800 without discussing it with us....asked him and he said it was him...that he bought some drum accessories. (he is a drummer)

I'm pretty ticked about it because we've discussed being smart with purchases and the fact that he left his job last week (at my request) so he isn't working right now....this ticks me off. All he said was "it's my money....I worked for it" which is true. I'm just disappointed because this was a really dumb purchase. Good thing I never did anything dumb and impulsive when I was 17

[cramx3]

I guess he'll be asking for money at some point soon then if he spent all his.  That could be a hard no  At least it was spent on drums, a healthy hobby and not hookers and blow.

[Grappler]

Pharmacies close for lunch all the time. Those stores like Walgreens staff only a certain amount of hours so they have only one pharmacist on for most of their shift.

Yeah, most likely this was the case and you could have probably waited, but it might have been an hour to wait or something. Who knows, but no shock you can't use the drive through on feet.

I just like to think that if someone is in need of medication, that maybe they'd help you out similar to Stadler's story.

I went back yesterday afternoon and it turned out this was definitely not the case. the drive-thru was still the only available option for me to pick up my (already filled) prescription. I am guessing bad staff shortages.

Anyway, I tried the drive-thru window again and this time the person had absolutely no problem helping me, and I got my prescription and walked home lol.

So i guess it was just that one employee the other day being especially grouchy or something?

EDIT: I guess my only issue is: if there's only 1 person and you can't have both the drive-thru and inside pharmacies open, why not just keep the one inside open and close the drive thru? obviously not everyone going to a pharmacy in the middle of a city will be showing up with a car, but everyone is capable of going inside? (even if it's a handicap issue, there is handicap parking and ramps, etc) To choose the car option over a pedestrian option, especially in the middle of a city, feels insane to me

Walgreens' pharmacy staff has been having walk-outs on a nationwide basis due to a staffing shortage and crisis.  Our local Walgreens is in turmoil and people have been leaving them, transferring prescriptions to other pharmacies. 

It's likely that your Walgreens pharmacy has been affected by staffing and/or walkouts.

[gmillerdrake]

I guess he'll be asking for money at some point soon then if he spent all his.  That could be a hard no  At least it was spent on drums, a healthy hobby and not hookers and blow.

Well....he has been REALLY good about putting money in his savings. No matter what his paycheck amount was/is he'd put at minimum $100 in his savings so, he's built quite the reserve. So...he technically still has money and I'm guessing that was his plan...but....I'm more upset that he didn't discuss this with us first. We've asked him to do so if he was going to make a large purchase. Anyway....you're right....he could have spent it on worse things...

[ProfessorPeart]

Never been a fan of Walgreens and they have never been my pharmacy. My whole life we have used Osco. I realize this is more of a regional thing, but they are always rock solid. I was actually talking to my local Osco pharmacist about this one day. I mentioned how Walgreens pharmacy people are always angry and slow on the rare times we have been forced to use them. He said it all comes down to scheduling. He says they do the bare minimum whereas I will see anywhere from 3-5 people behind an Osco pharmacy counter at any given time. He says they are overworked and need more help.

I saw a note from my employer today that there is a national Walgreens pharmacist walkout happening in a few days. Might include CVS as well. Don't use them either.

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

Never been a fan of Walgreens and they have never been my pharmacy. My whole life we have used Osco. I realize this is more of a regional thing, but they are always rock solid. I was actually talking to my local Osco pharmacist about this one day. I mentioned how Walgreens pharmacy people are always angry and slow on the rare times we have been forced to use them. He said it all comes down to scheduling. He says they do the bare minimum whereas I will see anywhere from 3-5 people behind an Osco pharmacy counter at any given time. He says they are overworked and need more help.

I saw a note from my employer today that there is a national Walgreens pharmacist walkout happening in a few days. Might include CVS as well. Don't use them either.

far easier said than done depending on location :shrug

never heard of osco but there are virtually 0 options outside of walgreens/cvs here

[hefdaddy42]

far easier said than done depending on location :shrug

never heard of osco but there are virtually 0 options outside of walgreens/cvs here

No offense, but in a city the size of Denver, I find that hard to believe.

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

i used to use a private one called scales but CVS bought it. given my carless lifestyle i am reduced in distance pretty heavily and the only options in my neighborhood are the "bad guys" lol

[cramx3]

far easier said than done depending on location :shrug

never heard of osco but there are virtually 0 options outside of walgreens/cvs here

No offense, but in a city the size of Denver, I find that hard to believe.

He mentioned not having a car which would make it more difficult, but yeah, I'm with you.  There's lots of online options I believe too.

I use CVS.  I'm not highly medicated to be going to a pharmacist often, so I haven't had too many struggles.  They are just right near my house so it's super convienent with a drive through.

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

i should just do the online/shipping thing, i only have the one med and it's not an emergency/life saving med or anything so i should just set up some kind of mail it and forget it so i don't have to go battle with the understaffed pharmacies near me lol

[hefdaddy42]

i should just do the online/shipping thing, i only have the one med and it's not an emergency/life saving med or anything so i should just set up some kind of mail it and forget it so i don't have to go battle with the understaffed pharmacies near me lol

Probably so.  I know that I have the option through my insurance to have my prescriptions sent to me by mail.  I've never bothered setting it up, because I am out and about often enough anyway, but sounds like you could make use of such an option, especially being carless.

If I were carless, I would have everything shipped to me.

[lucky7]

I went to the movies today and parked in a parking garage, I drive a Yaris which is a small hatchback. It barely fills a car space.
Anyway come out and low and behold a Lexus RX450h SUV os actually parked where the front grill is resting above my number plate, now the owner of the vehicle has gone over the dividing line by a lot to be parked where it is, how the hell did the person not know they had hit my car. (They even had loads of space behind their car) I can only be Thankful it was obviously at a slow speed.

Now in good news apart from the number plate having some damage, (scratches, a dent in the middle) the rest of the car was fine.

Who knows where the owner was, I wasn't about to wait around and it wasn't worth a note on the car. So yes worse things happen everyday.
This was just one of the what the hell.... and it pissed me off today.  Over it now... writing is good venting time.

[cramx3]

Small dick energy

[TAC]

Small dick energy

You can take things for that.

[cramx3]

Small dick energy

You can take things for that.

Or you can buy a large vehicle and be an asshole with it

[TAC]

Small dick energy

You can take things for that.

Or you can buy a large vehicle and be an asshole with it

Oh gotcha!!

[cramx3]

Small dick energy

You can take things for that.

Or you can buy a large vehicle and be an asshole with it

Oh gotcha!!

  I realized without quoting, it does look like that was my issue 

[TAC]

Small dick energy

You can take things for that.

Or you can buy a large vehicle and be an asshole with it

Oh gotcha!!

  I realized without quoting, it does look like that was my issue 

 

I was thinking jeez, that’s a brave post. 

[cramx3]

 

[hefdaddy42]

Small dick energy

You can take things for that.

FFS

[TAC]

Small dick energy

You can take things for that.

FFS

It was a joke

FFS

[Glasser]

I have vertigo. 

[Snow Dog]

Small dick energy

You can take things for that.

FFS

Precisely. I mean, why else would you take it?

[hefdaddy42]

Small dick energy

You can take things for that.

FFS

It was a joke

FFS

FFS

lol

[TAC]

Small dick energy

You can take things for that.

FFS

It was a joke

FFS

FFS

lol

lol

[Stadler]

Small dick energy

You can take things for that.

FFS

It was a joke

FFS

FFS

lol

lol

lol

FFS

[hefdaddy42]

It's got a funky beat, but you can dance to it.

[JustJen]

I have vertigo. 

That's awful, so sorry to hear that.

[JustJen]

What's pissing me off today is the fact that I've managed to bypass YouTube's adblocker nonsense up til today. Now suddenly it was like "You can watch three more videos and then you're banned unless you whitelist us" and then I watched three more videos and they now are making it hard to bypass. For now I've switched from Chrome to Edge. Thus far my adblocker is working fine on there without any popups or warnings on my same YT account but I'm sure it's just a matter of time.

[El Barto]

I guess he'll be asking for money at some point soon then if he spent all his.  That could be a hard no  At least it was spent on drums, a healthy hobby and not hookers and blow.

Well now, that's a matter of perspective, is it not? 

[Glasser]

I have vertigo. 

That's awful, so sorry to hear that.

Thank you! I had it last year and was bedridden. This time once I wake up, take Meclazine and move around it starts to ease up.

[El Barto]

Pharmacies close for lunch all the time. Those stores like Walgreens staff only a certain amount of hours so they have only one pharmacist on for most of their shift.

Yeah, most likely this was the case and you could have probably waited, but it might have been an hour to wait or something. Who knows, but no shock you can't use the drive through on feet.

I just like to think that if someone is in need of medication, that maybe they'd help you out similar to Stadler's story.

I went back yesterday afternoon and it turned out this was definitely not the case. the drive-thru was still the only available option for me to pick up my (already filled) prescription. I am guessing bad staff shortages.

Anyway, I tried the drive-thru window again and this time the person had absolutely no problem helping me, and I got my prescription and walked home lol.

So i guess it was just that one employee the other day being especially grouchy or something?

EDIT: I guess my only issue is: if there's only 1 person and you can't have both the drive-thru and inside pharmacies open, why not just keep the one inside open and close the drive thru? obviously not everyone going to a pharmacy in the middle of a city will be showing up with a car, but everyone is capable of going inside? (even if it's a handicap issue, there is handicap parking and ramps, etc) To choose the car option over a pedestrian option, especially in the middle of a city, feels insane to me

Walgreens' pharmacy staff has been having walk-outs on a nationwide basis due to a staffing shortage and crisis.  Our local Walgreens is in turmoil and people have been leaving them, transferring prescriptions to other pharmacies. 

It's likely that your Walgreens pharmacy has been affected by staffing and/or walkouts.

If this was a Walgreens pharmacy, why not talk to the store manager rather than the pharmacist to get the situation resolved? Or was the entire store closed?

[El Barto]

What's pissing me off today is the fact that I've managed to bypass YouTube's adblocker nonsense up til today. Now suddenly it was like "You can watch three more videos and then you're banned unless you whitelist us" and then I watched three more videos and they now are making it hard to bypass. For now I've switched from Chrome to Edge. Thus far my adblocker is working fine on there without any popups or warnings on my same YT account but I'm sure it's just a matter of time.

Phone or PC? I've never had any problem blocking ads on PC, but I've never been able to dodge them from my phone.

[King Postwhore]

That's how chain pharmacy's work El Barto. They run 1 pharmacist,  barely hours for 2 techs.  They shut down for lunch. Talk to the store manager does nothing.

I know this because my wife worked in these pharmacies for 2 decades.

Now she's in a hospital pharmacy it's so much different.

[El Barto]

That's how chain pharmacy's work El Barto. They run 1 pharmacist,  barely hours for 2 techs.  They shut down for lunch. Talk to the store manager does nothing.

I know this because my wife worked in these pharmacies for 2 decades.

Now she's in a hospital pharmacy it's so much different.

Definitely not the case down here. I've got a fair amount of experience with Walgreens, and while they might stop filling prescriptions for lunch, there will always be somebody on hand to fork it over and take your money once it's processed. I use a specialty Walgreens with at least two pharms and 5 techs, but even the retail operations will have 1 or 2 plus 3 or 4.

My only question would be whether or not the store manager had any sway over the techs. Unsure of how the power hierarchy would work there. I don't know if he could order them around, but he could at least discuss with them what's going on and try to find a solution.