Bug List 2020

Bug list

1.  I live on University Avenue in Gainesville and every night around midnight, cars drive up university with the loudest exhaust sounds. The exhaust sounds drive me crazy of cars revving their engines.

a.     Why does this exist? Some people find the sound appealing and that It shows masculinity and power.

2.  Every time I go for a long distance run (5 miles+) my feet rub against my shoes and cause blisters on my toes and sides of my feet

a.     Why does this exist? Running long distances does cause friction and pressure on the feet – sometimes if shoes are too small or have too much toe space it can cause blisters. Another cause is the type of socks you wear – socks with no cushioning or socks that are too thin also don’t provide much support or protection against the rubbing.

3.  The lines to speak to recruiters at career showcase are too long, especially in the morning

a.     Why does this exist? Everyone wants to talk to the same employers at the same time… people are drawn to the same companies… the O’Connell center doesn’t have enough space for everyone to be there at once

4. I never receive packages on time at my apartment complex because The Standard delays it 2 days past the initial delivery date

a.     Why does this exist? The logistical system at my apartment complex is not efficient and the employees are lazy and do not sort packages when they get delivered.

5. The fan noise in my bathroom is too loud and there isn’t a way to turn it off (there is only one switch for the fan and the light)

a.     Why does this exist? Poor engineering and construction on my apartment complex

6.     My bedroom gets hot in the middle of the night because my fan automatically turns itself off

a.     Why does this exist? To be economically and environmentally friendly, my air conditioner has a setting that will automatically turn it off in the middle of the night and it back on once the temperature decreases

7.     IPhone’s lose their battery life as they get older (iphone 8 dies within 6 hours of use)

a.     Why does this exist? Apple wants to encourage users to buy the newest version the phone, so when they offer software updates for all users, the old phone batteries cannot support the new software, which results in depleated battery lives

8.     Command Strips don’t hold heaver objects (like a big picture)

a.     Why does this exist: the command strips aren’t strong enough and the adhesives do not last long enough

9.     Paper straws bug me because they get soggy fast (within 5 minutes of use) and don’t work – they make it harder to drink things and are almost not worth it

a.     Why does this exist? As an attempt to help save the environment, more environmentally friendly, better than plastic, attempt to reduce plastic consumption

10.   The gym at my apartment is always too crowded, especially around dinner time 

a.     why does this exist? Too many people like to come at the same time (around dinner) and the space itself is small… not enough equipment for everyone to use at the same time (2 stair master machines, 7 elliptical machines, 1 set of each weight of dumbbells)

11.   The Wifi at my apartment is really complicated to connect and it takes 15 minutes to receive network connection

a.     why does this exist? They make the process so tedious and complex so that people don’t share the Wifi with people who do not live there

12.  When you open a wine bottle the wine immediately goes bad even when you put a cork in it

a.     Why does this exist? An opened bottle of wine can go bad for many reasons including: poor bottling, poor corks, storage problems, microbial contamination, the wine was bad to begin with

13.  My dogs harness moves when she walks (it slides in all the wrong directions)

a.     Why does this exist? Dog harnesses are not custom fit to each dog and body type, rather they are a general sized fit that should fit your dog based on size

14.  You can't instantly make iced coffee because it takes too long

a.     Why does this exist? The process of creating iced coffee is long because you need to make hot coffee first and either wait for it to cool down or you can add ice, but it waters the coffee down

15.  Stores don’t sell food in single serving size packs (Pasta, carrots, steamed veggies, meat) – it is hard to make all of the food at once, especially if you only want one serving

a.     Why does this exist? It is cheaper and easier for producers to mass produce items in bulk rather than small individual packaging. Packaging and delivery itself is also cheaper in mass production.

16.  Paying cover at a bar is annoying especially when you have to already wait in line to get in

a.     Why does this exist? People go into the bars already intoxicated and wont purchase anything because they just like the atmosphere – so the bar ends up losing money on each person

17.  There aren’t universal sized chargers for every device (Samsung vs apple vs google)

a.     Why does this exist? It probably sets each company apart from one another so people don’t buy the same chargers to fit every phone and it increases sales and promotes competition

18.  Healthy food at the grocery store (and in general) is more expensive than junk food 

a.     Why does this exist? Fresh food goes bad quicker, and it is more expensive to grow food organically because it takes longer- fast food is cheaper because its faster and labor costs are less expensive

19.  You can’t connect two devices to the same speaker when you are at the beach and hanging out with friends       

a.     Why does this exist? If we were able to connect multiple devices to one speaker, then everyone would try to connect, which would result in chaos and everyone trying to connect to the same one speaker.

20.  My race time is never accurate when I run half marathons because my watch always says something different than what is said on my final time according to the race

a.     Why does this exist? It is hard to accurately track the thousands of runners that come to every race at once. The chip on the race bibs are somewhat accurate, but not 100% accurate

Reflection

I found this assignment to be a bit of a challenge, as I am usually the type of person to think the best of everything and try to find that silver lining. We were asked to identify 20 things that “bug” us in our lives. I had to give myself a week to complete this assignment because 20 “bugs” did not come to mind immediately. Then as the week went on, I began to be more conscious of my surroundings and actually thought about what bothered me. I listed bugs from every aspect of my life from social things, athletic things, health things, and school related things. Another challenge that I faced was really identifying the root cause of why these problems exist in the first place, and more importantly, why they bothered me. Overall, I did enjoy this assignment because it taught me to look at my life a little different than I had been doing before.