Why would you gripe if you’re not crabby?
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If I gripe, I have to gripe in an insufferably exuberant way.
I tried being crabby once. I threw my back out and dropped a Return of the Jedi Burger King glass. I can’t do that again.
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A gripe: I took a look at the clock on my microwave, which displayed the time as 10:41, but I thought it was telling me that the temperature was 104.1 degrees and holy hell I am very very tired, folks.
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Time to quit jumping on the couch, put on your PJs, and get ready for bed. 
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NOTHING IS OVER i may have another hour or so left in the tank despite being deliriously exhausted
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I’m only griping because I need to post something so I’m a participant (and that troubles me!).
But…
Sometimes, I wish I could either do that or just stop time for a bit. When I’m sitting here listening to nice soothing music, I want to stop time and be able to bask in it for a while.
…and I can’t. Dagnabit.
(Oh, and Cher’s hair is absolutely glorious.)
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Remember that SWAT raid I was griping about? Well, these are the two they pulled out of the house behind ours!
My gripe is related to a gift I received, and not at all that I received said gift, as it was quite thoughtful.
Anyway, the gift was a “waterproof” case large enough to hold a cellphone and several other items, but it wasn’t even remotely waterproof. The rubber strip that was serving as a gasket did not even make a complete circuit of the case, the clasp was prone to wear out, and there was no place to attach a d-ring, or even run a cord through.
Fortunately, I don’t have to pretend that I will use it, even though I do a good bit of canoeing and kayaking. My granddaughter removed it from my possession immediately, and I was hopeless to stop her. I do have a far better waterproof case of the same size that I actually keep my cellphone in while on the river, and I keep that inside a good dry bag for extra protection.
But hey, I needed to christen the new thread with a gripe, so there you go.
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My favorite aunt died over a year ago and for some reason I thought I wanted to see her house again on Google Street View. Just outside of Minneapolis you can still see her smoking a True in the garage. Crazy
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Aw, I missed the changing of the threads.
Anyway, nice new thread you’ve got here. It’d be a shame if something happened to it.
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A pair of pipe gripping pliers with serrated jaws
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What, why are y’all looking at me like that. This is the new grip thread, right?
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My gripe is that my brain autocompleted this GIF using the Judy Rodman song “Girls Ride Horses Too.”
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My bruvva’s clumsy, Colonel.
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Eeeewww, we’re afraid to jump with you Bluto, we might get in trouble!
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Apparently, my body decided to join in the digestive system distress that my mini-me had on Sunday night. I didn’t sleep well as a result, unsurprisingly.
I’m currently thankful that I can remain curled up in my desk chair at home during this morning’s meetings and no one can see me. 
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People are trickling back into my work-o-sphere after their long-@ss breaks around the 4th. I have a deadline next week and no time to “catch them up.” I expect my Slack client to mysteriously stop working maybe today.
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Yep, my body is telling me I over did it swapping out my 2 big refrigerators yesterday… Aches and pains in my arms, shoulders, neck, back, legs, ankles, feet, etc.
I have a grocery list of pain today and it hurts to move or walk 
Luckily I don’t think I did any severe damage to myself, just need to rest.
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I hate the voice of the new Griping Thread.
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I’m very upset about all of these AOL subscribers on usenet.
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Amazon charged my credit card instead of using my son’s gift card balance on a large purchase yesterday. Grrr!
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