The Complaint Thread

cmoney said:
And it chipped the paint all over my car's hood and front end, even a couple places on the roof and one on the side. Had the manager of the station file a report with corporate, got no response after two weeks, called in and got it expedited, was contacted via email, answered questions and sent more pics, and now it's been another three weeks with nothing. And I don't expect to get much satisfaction in the end. Sigh. My car's insurance already more than doubled with this new vehicle, I'd rather not have to file a claim of my own.
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Six months later, my car is finally at a body shop being made right and I am being reimbursed for the total cost. To cap a saga that was captivating absolutely no one on the planet Earth. :)
 
cmoney said:
Six months later, my car is finally at a body shop being made right and I am being reimbursed for the total cost. To cap a saga that was captivating absolutely no one on the planet Earth. :)
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I have actually thought about your situation more than a time or two when I was going through the car wash and meant to ask but as soon as I would leave the car wash I would forget.
 
I have a friend who doesn't collect but does like to judge action figure likenesses.

Every time it's like no that doesn't look like the person at all. Why did they do them dirty?

And for some figures I get that. But we're talking Hot Toys even.

But now even the Inart Bale and Hathaway "don't look anything like them" and "Bales body isn't correct".

Is there just like an uncanny valley with likenesses that throws people off? Do they have facial blindness?

Cuz I'll give it to you for a lot of MCU Hasbro figures that it's always close but not really. But I cannot when it comes to hot toys or Inart.

And to me as an artist it's almost like... I don't think the one-to-one is what sells it. I think you do need a little bit of caricature and exaggeration. But to straight faced say you don't see the likeness at all. I don't get it.
 
I think it's just there's like no tolerance for it not being 110%, if they're going to call it a likeness. Meanwhile, we're coming from the original X-Men movie figures and the original Avengers figures.

I've seen other collectors complain about photo real being so speckly, but it's like... That's what sells the illusion. You're not supposed to be up in there with your macro camera, holding it up to your eyeball.

I think that's why so many figures look better in hand. Zoomed in on a camera where a lot of people can't even manage their field of view or lens. It's not really how we are experiencing them. We've all had figures that looked dodgy on YouTube under bad lighting rigs and then you get it in your office and it looks perfect under a normal situation.
 
Here to grump:
Supposed to be going to Scotland Sunday night.
I don't like flying so I don't travel much--I like to BE new places but GETTING to new places gives me wicked anxiety.
Just got notification from the airline:
Severe weather expected and with air traffic controllers and TSA walking off the job due to government shutdown, they're waiving cancellation and rescheduling fees.
I appreciate the airline not FULLY screwing us over.
I support anyone walking off from a brutal job they're not being paid for.
But man, I can't even tell you the mental hurdles it takes for me to get on a fuckin' airplane. Also my partner is DYING to go on this trip and if the flights get canceled she'll be apoplectic.
 
The sad part is I'm fighting that part of my brain that says "just stay home and get more work done on the house, it's a terrible time to be traveling.." Trying to stuff that intrusive thought into a locker like an 80s movie.
 
docsilence said:
I like to BE new places but GETTING to new places gives me wicked anxiety.
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That's me, alright. I used to have such intense travel anxiety that I'd ruin the first 24 hours of the trip for myself. I would arrive in the city, get overwhelmed by my new surroundings, and wish I were home. I've gotten better about that bit (taught myself to make the most of it through years of therapy), but the week leading up to the trip is still miserable. It's wave after wave of dread and nausea-inducing anxiety. It's torture until I check my bags in at the hotel.

As you say, travel is worth it, but the lead-up is excruciating.
 
I'm the same way- travel is stressful, but luckily, more often than not, the destination is worth it. I always breathe easier when I'm away from the city, so it's worth the anxiety. But I definitely am anxious when flying. I'm totally the "get to the airport 2 or so hours in advance to get through security and get to the gate" kind of person, even though there's maybe only one time I've actually flown and risked missing the flight. I traveled last week and was worried that the shutdown would impact TSA, but it really didn't; if anything, it was faster than normal (though that may just be the time of year). I'm also that person that, despite not owning any firearms or anything remotely dangerous beyond cutlery, almost always has that thought when going through security of "Is there a gun in my bag?" or "Will someone see the little plastic people in my suitcase and wanna embarrass me in front of everyone?" Quite the opposite, really- the one time I did have to get my bag checked because of a lightsaber, the TSA agents became kids again, it was quite heartwarming.

As a generally anxious person who dislikes both heights and going fast, being in the plane is a bit of an experience for me; taking off, landing, and any major bump of turbulence gets me nervous. Wasn't really that bad until a horrible bout of turbulence a couple years back. I know, statistically speaking, the chance of being that flight are quite low, but that doesn't stop my mind from thinking it until we're safely on the ground. Luckily, I internalize it and don't make the flight miserable for others, but for me, I need to be constantly distracted or I get anxious as hell.

I know everyone has their preferred airline, but mine so far is Delta, if only because, on the off chance of the flight being oversold, they'll give ya basically a Visa gift card you can use anywhere, which really helps offset the cost of the flight or contribute to new toys. 😅 Getting to where I'm going, especially if it's with family, I don't really like to give up my seat if it means less time with my loved ones, but on the way back, heck yeah. Got put up in a hotel one time by them and everything. Made me feel like Fergie- Glamorous.
 
Yeah, I love travel when I'm there, I love new cities, they become a part of my lexicon for writing, it's great. Getting to the airport? Basically one rough bump in the road from vomiting the whole time. (I'm even fine ON the plane It's hauling my biological self there.)

So UPDATE: Partner says we gotta cancel because the airline is desperately trying to get people to cancel. Two options: push it back a week or move it to the spring. Pushing it back one week makes me want to shoot myself in the head because I've got three jobs and rescheduling a vacation is a nightmare. Pushing it to the spring makes me feel like I'm letting her down. Also who knows if we'll be allowed to cross borders in March of 2026, right? We're a plague ship. So my morning will be deciding how badly to ruin our vacation plans.
 
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