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The Trouble With Street Signs and Other Stupid Mistakes

I do some of the dumbest things.  The trouble with that is that I never learn and do the same Stupid things again and again.  Take that Street Sign on my Home Street for example.  It has a tiny little "Edit" at the bottom.  You'd think I'd learn to click on that as I change the sign often.  But NO!  I consistantly click on the sign post itself.  This moves me to the Home street of whoever's name is closest to where I click.  That, if it is the first click after I enter the Game, causes immediate and unbearable LAG!.  20 sec. or so later the Home street of my friend appears and then I have to return to My street to edit that sign.  Now, my piggies have had time to congregate at my Sign.  They are in front of the tiny "Edit".

This leads to the second most common Stupid thing that I do.  I apparently cannot be trained to be a Keyboard user.  I am a Mouse person, plain and simple (I still have nightmares about Wordstar and I had no mouse in those days).  I cannot remember to use the Keyboard even though I have taught myself how to do several things with it.  So, I cannot select on the tiny "Edit" which results in one of two other Stupid moves.  I accidentally click on that post and go to yet another Home street or I pet a piggie.

Yes, I admit it.  I do a lot of Stupid things and in Glitch most of them have to do with Keyboard VS Mouse skills but sometimes I do other things too.

I have a cabinet near the door to my second floor.  Yeppers, I go upstairs when I am trying to open the cabinet or I open the cabinet when I really want to go upstairs.  Have I ever moved that cabinet?  Well, yes I have.  It used to be closer to that door.   In a similar vein, I have a small cabinet that I often try to decorate with something on top.  You guessed it, the item always goes inside at least once.  Anything you may see on top of that cabinet was probably placed by a friend because I often just let what I put there remain inside.  This whole thing could be fixed by just filling the cabinet.  I did that once.  Unfortunately some of the bags inside had empty slots.  (Rolls Eyes)

There are other Stupid things I do often but I have embarrassed myself enough for now and besides, there are too many such things to mention.  I would be relieved though if some of you might confess to a little Stupidity also so I don't feel so totally alone in this.

Posted 5 months ago by Brib Annie Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Your not alone, Brib Annie they are all things that I do, mostly with that sign post. I had to pen my pigs down as they kept getting in the way. I still find it very hard to use the keyboard to play, even worse on a touch screen. If it was my own house I would be up and down all day long, as I am always going up to the 3rd floor, as my two doors are to close to each other. I like the idea that they have in the Towers with a lift, as I gradually take my stuff over to the tower I think things will be easier (maybe then I shall forget which floor has which on it) only time will tell. I just love this game so much, just wish they would get the lag sorted out.
    Posted 5 months ago by Miss Melody Subscriber! | Permalink
  • With ya on the tiny edit button, I make more unplanned visits that way... :D
    Posted 5 months ago by Moehr Ossum Subscriber! | Permalink
  •  Have I ever moved that cabinet?  Well, yes I have.
    gotta tell ya Brib ~ those two sentences damn near made me spew my coffee :)

    ...and as for the rest...no, my friend, you are not alone!!!  I happen to agree with you about the teeny tiny edit button - and I generally use the keyboard and my animals free range so don't congregate anywhere...er, well, generally - you know how piggies are. Anyway...my problem seems to be in editing the names, I forget that you have to remove a name before you can put it on another sign, case in point...I joined the Chaos Route-Coffee Style yesterday...had to make friends with the person whose name needed to be my bottom sign, then edit my sign, by the time I got all this done, fade had already joined and gotten the persons name that I was working on...so, then it was her name that I was to use - okay, already friends with her, so just edit sign right?...yeah...- visited two other streets inadvertently, finally get the bottom name off and trying to put fade there, it absolutely will not come up, I'm thinking I know I'm friends with her there her name is right there on the top si... - oh.

    ...so, you see, not just you!!!  :)
    Posted 5 months ago by Firestone1960 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Accidentally loading a street you didn't want to go and then click the 'back' button of your browser. Now that was stupid... *sigh*
    Posted 5 months ago by WeavingTheWeb Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Accidentally clicking on another website in my bookmarks toolbar and quitting the game...
    Posted 5 months ago by Avnas Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Clicking in my browser's address bar without noticing, then hitting enter in an attempt to interact with something in-game.
    Posted 5 months ago by Xacau Feera Blin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ROTF Fire! 

    I am so glad I am in good company!  I was afraid I might possibly be alone (is that even possible?).
    Posted 5 months ago by Brib Annie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • omg Wordstar

    the single worst user manual in the entire history of tech documentation.  

    i bought an antique copy to use as a bad example in engineering classes.
    Posted 5 months ago by WindBorn Subscriber! | Permalink