ocd trigger thread

denverpilot said:
How does that work? Around here we're already pumping from so deep, whatever you get is heavy in minerals and pretty much the same. You need a length of permeable pipe at the bottom that comes up quite a way above the pump. But it's all the same aquifer.
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My water there was good. But hard. So my OCD houseguest decided she wanted to clean some of the deposits, and found out the same thing I did. They don't come off. Of course she would never have let them build up to begin with.
 
Everskyward said:
My water was good. But hard. So my OCD houseguest decided she wanted to clean some of the deposits, and found out the same thing I did. They don't come off. Of course she would never have let them build up to begin with.
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Yeah, the country bumpkins friend CLR works very well if used weekly. If used yearly better figure out how to keep the deposits soaking.

And in the past two years my water quality has gone down hill enough that I have to use CLR with Denver water.
 
When I had my last physical, the young lady going thru the questionaire asked me how often I weigh myself (why, I have no idea).

I answered "every day."

She followed up with "when?"

I answered "first thing in the morning after I evacuate but before I eat breakfast."

She flipped over a couple of pages of the questionaire and said "and I see you didn't check the OCD box, what's up with that?"

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GeorgeC said:
When receiving change, ensure that all bills have the same orientation and are sorted by denomination before putting them in your wallet.
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I FINALLY found a grocery store cashier who will hand them to me Face UP, In Order, Lowest denom on Top!
Not going to any other groc store again. Will turn around and walk out if she is not available. Or, use my card. (Visa on top, then MC, then Amex; facing out)
 
GeorgeC said:
When receiving change, ensure that all bills have the same orientation and are sorted by denomination before putting them in your wallet.
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Count me in as one who does this.
 
Rushie said:
Count me in as one who does this.
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mscard88 said:
me three
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And me.

Actually, I'm not sure I know anyone who doesn't do this.

But, if you do this, then get the f out of everyone's way at the convenience store counter before doing it. Similarly, if you write a check, don't balance your f'ing checkbook as you stand there at the counter. They should install cattle prods at store counters for customers to use on the imbeciles gaggin' their lolly's in front of them...

But I guess those observations should go in the pet peeves thread! ;)

(Me? An impatient person? What ever gave you that idea?)
 
GeorgeC said:
When receiving change, ensure that all bills have the same orientation and are sorted by denomination before putting them in your wallet.
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I was taught to do this. It prevents a fiver from slipping in between the ones. I'm sorry to say the math skills of the average cashier have diminished greatly over the years.

Another OCD potential of mine: When I get a burger and fries or steak and fries, I stack the fries on one side of the plate, all aligned and orderly. I had a coworker bust me on it and I said "this way I have space on the plate for the ketchup or steak sauce." Then it made sense to her, but I'm sure it looked OCD.
 
timwinters said:
And me.

Actually, I'm not sure I know anyone who doesn't do this.

But, if you do this, then get the f out of everyone's way at the convenience store counter before doing it.
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I don't necessarily put bills in order when I get change back, and for that reason. I'll stuff bills back into my wallet. But I eventually sort them out, maybe a day or a week later, depending on how often I use cash (not often).
 
What is this sticking money into a wallet thing? Don't you know folks pick pocket wallets? I put my money in my front pocket.
 
Anymouse said:
What is this sticking money into a wallet thing? Don't you know folks pick pocket wallets? I put my money in my front pocket.
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I carry my wallet in my front pocket. With my cash (such as it is) in it. In order of denomination but not necessarily faces up.
 
Timbeck2 said:
We used to have a chief controller that had to have his papers and his pens lined up just so on his desk. Everything had to be a right angles or parallel, nothing askew. I used to push his papers over just enough for him to notice before I left. After a while, he got tired of it and killed me.



I got bet-uh.
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When I was flying Smoke Jumpers in Alaska, a pilot for our competitor had to have the props oriented just so. I took great pride in sneaking out to the flight line when he wasn't looking and moving one or both props. It got to be quite the game to see how long it would take him to straighten the props out again.
 
Anymouse said:
What is this sticking money into a wallet thing? Don't you know folks pick pocket wallets? I put my money in my front pocket.
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I used to do that. But I also keep my keys and other things in my pockets and I often accidentally pulled the bills out with the keys or other item. I didn't always realize it, but often I would find the bills on the ground, and sometimes I never found them.
 
I have a metal wallet with a little clip thingie. If i've only a few bills, they're arranged all face up in denominational order and folded exactly in quarters with the lower denominations out, so they'll be thick enough to stick on the clip. If I've more I again sort them and fold them exactly in half. I do make it a point to get out of the way at retail establishments after I've got my change.

I'm a sick man.
 
jsstevens said:
I carry
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steingar said:
I have a metal wallet with a little clip thingie. If i've only a few bills, they're arranged all face up in denominational order and folded exactly in quarters with the lower denominations out, so they'll be thick enough to stick on the clip. If I've more I again sort them and fold them exactly in half. I do make it a point to get out of the way at retail establishments after I've got my change.

I'm a sick man.
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I thought you'd fold them into a wallet. Maybe you could even make a money clip folded from money?
 
Clark1961 said:
I thought you'd fold them into a wallet. Maybe you could even make a money clip folded from money?
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Insufficient tension, and when paper is under tension long enough the fibers break. I used to flatten dollar origami in my wallet, now all I have is my big fat ugly hairy pale white six.
 
Anymouse said:
What is this sticking money into a wallet thing? Don't you know folks pick pocket wallets? I put my money in my front pocket.
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Easy solution to all of this. Buy new avionics. Save up cash for it.
This cash stuff of which you all speak, is becoming quite the novelty to me.

You never have to worry about seeing cash in your pocket, clip, wallet, or anywhere, ever again. ;)

Between all the flying and that, I think the last time I saw actual cash in my wallet was sometime in late 2016.

Having fun, though.

Is there a newsletter or something I could read somewhere about this cash stuff? It sounds fascinating.
 
GeorgeC said:
When receiving change, ensure that all bills have the same orientation and are sorted by denomination before putting them in your wallet.
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Zeldman said:
After sorted by denomination and in numerical order according to serial number...
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People ask me a lot the difference between OCD and CDO.
Now I have a perfect example to give them.
Thanks, PoA!!! :thumbsup:
 
OCD triggers me because the letters aren't in alphabetical order.

Ah, Lou beat me to it....great minds obsess alike. That will teach me not to actually read through a thread rather than just posting...
 
GeorgeC said:
When receiving change, ensure that all bills have the same orientation and are sorted by denomination before putting them in your wallet.
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That is my wife you are describing. She used to be a bank branch manager before we started our family. To this day she still won't put money away unless it's all facing the same way, in increasing numerical order. And she has a snit every time she goes in my wallet and the bills are all "randomized".
 
Got $100 at the ATM today and was reminded that ATMs don't spit out 20s all in the same orientation any longer. They were all haphazard; backwards, upside down, etc. Geesh. I'm sure they do this just to exasperate folks like me.
 
All this talk about cash, and it's cash and loose change that triggers me. I don't like touching it, having it in my pocket, or the worst, when someone puts it on a kitchen counter--where food is prepared. Yuck.
 
Anymouse said:
BTW... It's CDO. You need to have it in the proper alphabetical order.
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BigBadLou said:
People ask me a lot the difference between OCD and CDO.
Now I have a perfect example to give them.
Thanks, PoA!!! :thumbsup:
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bflynn said:
OCD triggers me because the letters aren't in alphabetical order.

Ah, Lou beat me to it....great minds obsess alike. That will teach me not to actually read through a thread rather than just posting...
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Don't worry. I beat Lou!!! :tongue:
 
Shepherd said:
That is my wife you are describing. She used to be a bank branch manager before we started our family. To this day she still won't put money away unless it's all facing the same way, in increasing numerical order. And she has a snit every time she goes in my wallet and the bills are all "randomized".
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LOL. Does she count it out on a table where it’s all visible to the security cameras and count out loud loudly while doing it? Hahahaha.

timwinters said:
Got $100 at the ATM today and was reminded that ATMs don't spit out 20s all in the same orientation any longer. They were all haphazard; backwards, upside down, etc. Geesh. I'm sure they do this just to exasperate folks like me.
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There’s an ATM at a gas station in town that proudly says it will dispense $10 bills in bold letters with exclamation points.

The ATM owner charges $3.50. What a nice big loss on your money they offer, so you can only get $10 when you took out $13.50. What a racket.

dmspilot said:
All this talk about cash, and it's cash and loose change that triggers me. I don't like touching it, having it in my pocket, or the worst, when someone puts it on a kitchen counter--where food is prepared. Yuck.
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How else are you going to snort blow off of a hooker’s back? Sheesh man. You need rolled up $100 bills for that! :)

Plus only the $1s have been put in a stripper’s g-string ... usually.

It isn’t called filthy lucre for nothing!

But I bet if i stopped by and laid out a couple large areas layered with $100s and told you that you had to use them as a cutting board for a month, but you got to keep them afterward, you’d survive it. :)
 
A tangential story about definitely non-OCD people.

I always get a kick out of screwing with "cashiers" at the convenience stores. It happened again yesterday. My total was $3.87 and I gave him $5.12. He just stood there and stared at the money like it was from another planet and wondered what the hell to do next.

But my all time favorite.

I like Bud Clamato (I call them a "beer bloody mary"). I used to live near a store that sold singes for $1.99 but would sell a 4 pack for $6.99 which was cheaper than anywhere else in the area. I came in one day, picked up four and the new girl rang them up.

"$4.99" she said.

"What?" I responded, "that's not right, it's $6.99 for a 4 pack."

"NO!" she said "that would be more than buying them one at a time...$1.99 times 4 is $4.99"

whooooooooooaaaaahhh....................................
 
timwinters said:
A tangential story about definitely non-OCD people.

I always get a kick out of screwing with "cashiers" at the convenience stores. It happened again yesterday. My total was $3.87 and I gave him $5.12. He just stood there and stared at the money like it was from another planet and wondered what the hell to do next.

But my all time favorite.

I like Bud Clamato (I call them a "beer bloody mary"). I used to live near a store that sold singes for $1.99 but would sell a 4 pack for $6.99 which was cheaper than anywhere else in the area. I came in one day, picked up four and the new girl rang them up.

"$4.99" she said.

"What?" I responded, "that's not right, it's $6.99 for a 4 pack."

"NO!" she said "that would be more than buying them one at a time...$1.99 times 4 is $4.99"

whooooooooooaaaaahhh....................................
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That just absolutely drives me nuts. The price is $5. 56 and I give the cashier $20.56 and it takes two people 5 minutes to figure it out.

One time at a Taco Bell (I know) I gave the girl $10.41 for a $5.41 purchase. She gave me the 41 cents back then $4.59 and told me I gave her too much change.

I am really starting to side with Mr. Hand....

 
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