Category: Grinds My Gears

  • Grinds My Gears: Boiled Veggies

    You know what really grinds my gears? Water from boiled vegetables on my plate. Did I order green bean soup or green beans? Did I ask for my sandwich to be soaking wet due to the excess goo that came with my veggies? Why the hell are you boiling them anyway, when steaming is so much better?

    That’s what really grinds my gears.

  • Grinds My Gears: School Zones

    You know what really grinds my gears? Going through a school zone (15 mph) for a high school. What is the deal with that? Ok, sure, I can understand slowing down for an elementary school, because you never know what little kids are going to do. But high school? Give me a break. If you’re in high school and you don’t know to not run out in a busy road, you deserve to get hit.

  • Victory Brewing Company

    Victory Brewing Company is a brewery in Downingtown, PA that produces some of the most hearty, delicious and strong beers to be had in our fine nation today. Your author is privileged and grateful to be able to drive only a few minutes to savor Victory beers from the tap, sample their menu, and bask in the camaraderie of their brewpub clientele. But, there is one incredibly massive fly in the Victory ointment, and I aim to address it here – not because I’m upset about one meal but because I am proud to support this great local business and it grinds my gears that I can’t reliably take friends or family there to dine because the foodservice is horrible! (more…)