Trivial Things That Make You Surly

[Harrison Bergeron 1,798]

Obviously traffic makes me surly ... why are Texas highway intersections constantly designed so that the entrance onto the highway is 100 feet in front of the exit from the highway so entering and exiting traffic have to cross - especially dangerous when entering traffic should be accelerating and exiting traffic should be decelerating. 

[elfenix 34,332]

4 hours ago, Harrison Bergeron said:

I get this is controversial and people on NextDoor are always yelling at each other and posting images from the traffic code ... but I don't get why people turning left across a divided intersection suddenly go British and pull into the left lane of the median. If an oncoming car is turning left then you're basically blocking each other's views of oncoming traffic. Add the complexity of what if someone is attempting to go straight in the perpendicular direction ... where the fuck is that car supposed to go? As I said, I get the traffic laws seem to diverge based on the width of the median, but who the fuck can get out and measure in traffic (much less carries a measuring tape to do so). There probably is a reason but it seems illogical vs. pulling across into the right lane of the median so you have a clear view of oncoming traffic.

when the median is wider than a car length and yet people only pull halfway into it leaving their rear half still stuck in the lane while they've got 12' in front of them to work with

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

4 hours ago, Harrison Bergeron said:

I get this is controversial and people on NextDoor are always yelling at each other and posting images from the traffic code ... but I don't get why people turning left across a divided intersection suddenly go British and pull into the left lane of the median. If an oncoming car is turning left then you're basically blocking each other's views of oncoming traffic. Add the complexity of what if someone is attempting to go straight in the perpendicular direction ... where the fuck is that car supposed to go? As I said, I get the traffic laws seem to diverge based on the width of the median, but who the fuck can get out and measure in traffic (much less carries a measuring tape to do so). There probably is a reason but it seems illogical vs. pulling across into the right lane of the median so you have a clear view of oncoming traffic.

Yep, fucking drive past the oncoming car so they, and you can see the oncoming traffic.  Driving school should be where this basic skill is learned. I don't think they teach anything other than the absolute basic skills now, none of the courtesy stuff.

The first, second, and third driving school rule should be: stay in the right hand lane as much as you can, and only use the left if your passing slower moving vehicles.

And ..... gott damn you have a turn signal, use it... common courtesy is fast becoming a thing of the past.

[nnm 36,640]

10 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Yep, fucking drive past the oncoming car so they, and you can see the oncoming traffic.  Driving school should be where this basic skill is learned. I don't think they teach anything other than the absolute basic skills now, none of the courtesy stuff.

The first, second, and third driving school rule should be: stay in the right hand lane as much as you can, and only use the left if your passing slower moving vehicles.

And ..... gott damn you have a turn signal, use it... common courtesy is fast becoming a thing of the past.

You don’t even have to go to driving school to get a license in Texas anymore. 
And I think turn signals are not actually installed in BMWs, and they are taken out as part of the package when an F250 is lifted and equipped with oversized tires. 

[Trey3216 15,356]

On 7/22/2021 at 8:51 AM, Mach 1 said:

Negative Ghost Rider.  I'm 190 lbs of twisted steel.  That Oreo will be burned off with two seconds of karate moves in my home dojo.

I'm a kick ass guy IRL, just ask my super cool friends.

What's the money line on you vs a pit bull?  Not Jason Kidd's twin brother Pitbull... 

[Trey3216 15,356]

On 7/24/2021 at 4:35 PM, WhatTheBuck said:

I don’t think this was related to the Olympics. I just saw a headline and a photo but didn’t click through. It was at the BBC website. But it mentioned some women’s beach volleyball team that got fined for not wearing bikini bottoms. I think that’s awesome. 

NowThis??  

[Trey3216 15,356]

On 7/25/2021 at 7:11 AM, WhatTheBuck said:

Anecdotal evidence isn’t a valid argument. She could have just as easily backed over her unsupervised toddler backing into her garage. (Just how wide was her driveway, anyway?)

I’m guessing that about 80% of the advocates for backing into a parking space aren’t as good at it as they think they are. The parking space you’re backing into is a lot smaller than the parking lot you’d be backing into if you just pulled into the parking spot head first. So in most cases it’s not more efficient at all. And again, most of you aren’t as good at backing in as you think you are. I did see a guy back his work truck into a spot perfectly not too long ago and I took the time to compliment him on it and told him most people can’t do that.

One time I’ll always back into a spot is if I’m parking in a parking garage for some event like a concert or football game where everybody is going to be leaving at the same time. It’s a lot easier to head out into a long line of traffic than to back into it. You just need one person to stop next to you to give you room to pull out. If you’re backing out then you need someone two car lengths back to see you and stop to give you room. And yeah, I can back into a spot just fine and I don’t need a camera. I know my car and know how to use my mirrors. It’s just not as efficient nor the time saver that some people think it is. 

Know how I know you don't drive a truck...

[Underdog 28,773]

1 hour ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Yep, fucking drive past the oncoming car so they, and you can see the oncoming traffic.  Driving school should be where this basic skill is learned. I don't think they teach anything other than the absolute basic skills now, none of the courtesy stuff.

GDit, thank you.  

We lose power quite often in my neck of the woods and traffic lights go out but yet people don't seem to know that you're to treat these outages like a stop sign and just barrel through the intersection like they have a green light.  

[Cheeseweasel 26,438]

7 minutes ago, Underdog said:

GDit, thank you.  

We lose power quite often in my neck of the woods and traffic lights go out but yet people don't seem to know that you're to treat these outages like a stop sign and just barrel through the intersection like they have a green light.  

And the motherfuckers who stop at a blinking yellow light. You're going to kill someone. Stop.

[mininghorn88 2,298]

2 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

And the motherfuckers who stop at a blinking yellow light. You're going to kill someone. Stop.

This and people that come to a stop at a Yield sign.  There is one near my house with an unobstructive view and folks stop at it about 80% of the time.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21,921]

For the 5th day in a row I came home to find one of these in my yard in the exact same spot.  I’m considering taking the day off tomorrow to sit by my window with a 9mm. Fuck you you piece of shit cunt bag motherfucking douchebag.

 

 

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2,740]

Had that happen twice lately and I’m in the same boat with rage.

Although you have on grey slacks so they may take you more seriously.

[The Ace of Aces 5,194]

13 hours ago, Harrison Bergeron said:

Obviously traffic makes me surly ... why are Texas highway intersections constantly designed so that the entrance onto the highway is 100 feet in front of the exit from the highway so entering and exiting traffic have to cross - especially dangerous when entering traffic should be accelerating and exiting traffic should be decelerating. 

Here in Pennsylvania, on and exit ramps are very often shared and very often a mere 50’. 

[WhatTheBuck 28,798]

9 hours ago, Trey3216 said:

Know how I know you don't drive a truck...

Proud to say I don’t. Also, I saw an update and it was a handball team, not a volleyball team. And I’m still in favor of female athletes wearing bikini bottoms instead of long shorts.

Also, I still know that many of you back-in advocates are fucking it up. Think of me every time you pull forward and reset yourself backing in to your spot. What you should do is look for two empty opposing spots where you can head through one and park in the other so you’ll be in position to pull out head first when you’re ready to leave. (Obviously that doesn’t apply if you’re driving a sixteen wheeler and backing it up to the loading dock at a warehouse so if that’s what you’re talking about then we’re speaking separate languages.)

But yeah, I drive a car. A sedan. I can see where I am and where I’m going. There are white lights on the back of my car that light up when I’m in reverse so people know that I’m backing up. (No beeping.) I start up slowly at first to make sure no one is in my way and then...VROOOM! I’m off. In the parking lots of grocery stores, shopping centers, and office buildings, backing in just doesn’t make sense. 

[WhatTheBuck 28,798]

4 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

For the 5th day in a row I came home to find one of these in my yard in the exact same spot.  I’m considering taking the day off tomorrow to sit by my window with a 9mm. Fuck you you piece of shit cunt bag motherfucking douchebag.

 

 

Fuck that. I’d be willing to testify that you were with me the whole time and couldn’t have shot that asshole.

[nnm 36,640]

6 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Proud to say I don’t. Also, I saw an update and it was a handball team, not a volleyball team. And I’m still in favor of female athletes wearing bikini bottoms instead of long shorts.

Also, I still know that many of you back-in advocates are fucking it up. Think of me every time you pull forward and reset yourself backing in to your spot. What you should do is look for two empty opposing spots where you can head through one and park in the other so you’ll be in position to pull out head first when you’re ready to leave. (Obviously that doesn’t apply if you’re driving a sixteen wheeler and backing it up to the loading dock at a warehouse so if that’s what you’re talking about then we’re speaking separate languages.)

But yeah, I drive a car. A sedan. I can see where I am and where I’m going. There are white lights on the back of my car that light up when I’m in reverse so people know that I’m backing up. (No beeping.) I start up slowly at first to make sure no one is in my way and then...VROOOM! I’m off. In the parking lots of grocery stores, shopping centers, and office buildings, backing in just doesn’t make sense. 

You’re wrong. Objectively, simply wrong. Google “first move forward parking.”  All of the safety groups conclude its by far the safest way to park.

Linked below are a couple, and take your pick on any of the others you can find with a simple search. 
I don’t expect to change your mind. Objective facts, studies should, but probably won’t, affect your subjective conclusion. 

https://www.usafireprotectioninc.com/blog/2018/09/why-reverse-parking-or-forward-first-parking-is-safer/

https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2015/12/10/youre-doing-it-wrong-aaa-says-majority-of-drivers-park-incorrectly-in-parking-lots/

[deadshank 24,653]

14 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

And the motherfuckers who stop at a blinking yellow light. You're going to kill someone. Stop.

Which is it, young feller?

Either you want us to stop or you don’t.  

[nnm 36,640]

6 minutes ago, deadshank said:

Which is it, young feller?

Either you want us to stop or you don’t.  

 

[WhatTheBuck 28,798]

Yeah, that’s the joke. 

[markstanco 12,612]

People who cant comprehend the difference between a 180 and 360.  JUST heard it on a zoom, "They are doing a complete 360 on this".  Smartass self wanted to say "so going as planned?" But I am guessing it would have been confusing. 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21,921]

I always do a 270

[Cheeseweasel 26,438]

25 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

I always do a 270

[ROFL BOX 6,649]

18 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

I'll bet you have pleats on those Khaki's, yeah?  Duckhead brand?

[ROFL BOX 6,649]

18 hours ago, mininghorn88 said:

This and people that come to a stop at a Yield sign.  There is one near my house with an unobstructive view and folks stop at it about 80% of the time.

The notion of "yielding" is that there is the possibility of someone coming from the intersection direction... so OCCASIONALLY someone DOES have to actually stop.

[ROFL BOX 6,649]

21 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

And the motherfuckers who stop at a blinking yellow light. You're going to kill someone. Stop.

The notion of the blinking yellow light is that there is the possibility of someone coming from the intersection direction... so OCCASIONALLY someone DOES have to actually stop.

[Cheeseweasel 26,438]

2 minutes ago, ROFL BOX said:

The notion of the blinking yellow light is that there is the possibility of someone coming from the intersection direction... so OCCASIONALLY someone DOES have to actually stop.

Sure, proceed with caution. But if you are on a 4 lane road with a 4 way intersection, anyone who stops at a yellow light and "invites" others to come into the intersection is asking for someone to get plowed.

[mininghorn88 2,298]

5 hours ago, ROFL BOX said:

The notion of "yielding" is that there is the possibility of someone coming from the intersection direction... so OCCASIONALLY someone DOES have to actually stop.

The point of my brief description is that most people still stop at that Yield sign even when there is no one else present.

[markstanco 12,612]

That was you that said that on the call?

[Superhero 8,842]

My contractor is at a standstill because the cabinet maker is behind, and the tile store doesn't have the tile I picked out 1.5 months ago in stock.

It's been 12 days working days since the renovation started, but they've only actually shown up 9 of the days.

 

I need my got damn kitchen back. Don't care if the cabinet doors aren't complete. I just want my sink and cooktop so I can stop getting take-out every single freakin' day.

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

4 hours ago, Superhero said:

My contractor is at a standstill because the cabinet maker is behind, and the tile store doesn't have the tile I picked out 1.5 months ago in stock.

It's been 12 days working days since the renovation started, but they've only actually shown up 9 of the days.

 

I need my got damn kitchen back. Don't care if the cabinet doors aren't complete. I just want my sink and cooktop so I can stop getting take-out every single freakin' day.

Do you even critical path sir ???

[Guest]

On 7/28/2021 at 11:49 PM, WhatTheBuck said:

Proud to say I don’t. Also, I saw an update and it was a handball team, not a volleyball team. And I’m still in favor of female athletes wearing bikini bottoms instead of long shorts.

Also, I still know that many of you back-in advocates are fucking it up. Think of me every time you pull forward and reset yourself backing in to your spot. What you should do is look for two empty opposing spots where you can head through one and park in the other so you’ll be in position to pull out head first when you’re ready to leave. (Obviously that doesn’t apply if you’re driving a sixteen wheeler and backing it up to the loading dock at a warehouse so if that’s what you’re talking about then we’re speaking separate languages.)

But yeah, I drive a car. A sedan. I can see where I am and where I’m going. There are white lights on the back of my car that light up when I’m in reverse so people know that I’m backing up. (No beeping.) I start up slowly at first to make sure no one is in my way and then...VROOOM! I’m off. In the parking lots of grocery stores, shopping centers, and office buildings, backing in just doesn’t make sense. 

Yeah, all that...and you probably still can't back out without using the backup camera...

Still one of the most idiotic add-ons ever to a vehicle.  Lots a side scrapes and busted side mirrors out there on these newer vehicles because the back-up cams make the drivers incredibly overconfident/ unobservant.

[nnm 36,640]

5 hours ago, Superhero said:

My contractor is at a standstill because the cabinet maker is behind, and the tile store doesn't have the tile I picked out 1.5 months ago in stock.

It's been 12 days working days since the renovation started, but they've only actually shown up 9 of the days.

 

I need my got damn kitchen back. Don't care if the cabinet doors aren't complete. I just want my sink and cooktop so I can stop getting take-out every single freakin' day.

My kitchen was torn out on April 19. I met with the contractor yesterday. The cabinets might be put in on Monday. August 2. We might, possibly, maybe, could, be in the house for the beginning of September. 

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

2 hours ago, nnm said:

My kitchen was torn out on April 19. I met with the contractor yesterday. The cabinets might be put in on Monday. August 2. We might, possibly, maybe, could, be in the house for the beginning of September. 

Hell, yer 6 months ahead of schedule !!

[Sandman 3,412]

When you accidently pull off two post-it notes instead of just one. You can never get that extra one back on the pad just right. 

[WhatTheBuck 28,798]

On the left, one of the napkins I got with my takeout order at this relatively new Greek restaurant yesterday. On the right, a square of Charmin.

[SilasCoade 2,622]

Bevnap

[Js1 85,575]

3 hours ago, Sandman said:

When you accidently pull off two post-it notes instead of just one. You can never get that extra one back on the pad just right. 

This is the spirit of this thread 

[Biff Tannen 45,741]

13 hours ago, nnm said:

My kitchen was torn out on April 19. I met with the contractor yesterday. The cabinets might be put in on Monday. August 2. We might, possibly, maybe, could, be in the house for the beginning of September. 

Is this a consequence of Covid fucking the supply chain or is this just general contracting shit in general?  No way I’m redoing anything if this is normal. I’ll just sell the house. 

[Okie State 3,848]

I've never done a major home reno, but I'm pretty sure Covid is making it worse than usual. Deadshank would know more about how things are going.

[deadshank 24,653]

1 hour ago, Okie State said:

I've never done a major home reno, but I'm pretty sure Covid is making it worse than usual. Deadshank would know more about how things are going.

It can be done.  New appliances are tough to acquire.  Trim lumber for millwork and cabinetry is not a problem. 
 

nnm’s builder or subs may be having other problems 

[WhatTheBuck 28,798]

6 hours ago, Llogg said:

Bevnap

And they don’t have a liquor license. 

[nnm 36,640]

2 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

Is this a consequence of Covid fucking the supply chain or is this just general contracting shit in general?  No way I’m redoing anything if this is normal. I’ll just sell the house. 

Supply chain and overheated market in ETX. Subs are booked six ways from Sunday. Contractor is an awesome guy, but he’s herding cats that have their pick of jobs. A relatively small job isn’t high on their lists. A sub would rather work on a continuous job like a subdivision development. 
For us it’s not small—we sold our Katy house and moved to the lake house in ETX. But to make it a main residence, it needed a new kitchen, new floors throughout, and new master bath. And a bunch of new windows and doors. It’s a mess. 

[Brisketexan 105,337]

Everyone here says they are masters of back-in parking.

Yet every person who I see backing into a space takes 47 moves and 20 minutes to complete the task, gumming up the entire lane of the parking lot the whole time, so we get to sit there and wait while they spend 20 minutes to save 10 seconds when it comes time to leave.

If people were competent at back-in parking, it wouldn’t be an issue.

I’ve seen at most a handful of competent back-in parkers m entire life. I’ve seen hundreds of clowns who fuck over the rest of us.

Park. When you leave, back out of the space carefully and quickly. Shift into forward gear, and go. It’s super easy. I do it all the time, and have never fucked over people for 20 minutes while I back in.

[Superhero 8,842]

8 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

On the left, one of the napkins I got with my takeout order at this relatively new Greek restaurant yesterday. On the right, a square of Charmin.

I bet the Charmin still absorbs more water. 

[WhatTheBuck 28,798]

5 minutes ago, Superhero said:

I bet the Charmin still absorbs more water. 

Yeah, the Charmin would’ve been more efficient. The napkin was like two squares. I’d but two squares of Charmin against it in any test you could design. 

[Biff Tannen 45,741]

8 hours ago, nnm said:

Supply chain and overheated market in ETX. Subs are booked six ways from Sunday. Contractor is an awesome guy, but he’s herding cats that have their pick of jobs. A relatively small job isn’t high on their lists. A sub would rather work on a continuous job like a subdivision development. 
For us it’s not small—we sold our Katy house and moved to the lake house in ETX. But to make it a main residence, it needed a new kitchen, new floors throughout, and new master bath. And a bunch of new windows and doors. It’s a mess. 

That fucking blows man. That’s not a small job. I have been wanting to redo my backyard, but haven’t even been able to get anyone to come out and give an estimate. Are we all supposed to get second jobs as DIY contractors?  I’m at a point in my life where I can afford to pay people for that shit and now no one wants the job. God dammit. 

[Sam Lin 3,561]

9 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

If people were competent at back-in parking, it wouldn’t be an issue.

Ultimately, this.

 

There's the additional benefit that backing in gives you more maneuverability getting out, so you are less likely to get parked in. Here in Thailand backing in is the standard. This is at a huge convention center during a big trade show. I can guarantee there are <10 cars NOT backed in in this entire parking structure. The only time I pull in forward is if I know I'll be loading something big into the trunk and want it facing out.

[WhatTheBuck 28,798]

37 minutes ago, Sam Lin said:

There's the additional benefit that backing in gives you more maneuverability getting out,

Counterbalanced by the fact that you have more maneuverability heading in. Heading into a small space is easier than backing out into a large space. L

Wait, I didn’t say that right. Heading into a small space is easier than backing into it and the ease of heading out into a large space doesn’t justify the hassle of backing into the small space. 

Edited July 31, 2021 by WhatTheBuck

[Bullneck 19,206]

On 7/28/2021 at 11:17 PM, The Ace of Aces said:

Here in Pennsylvania, on and exit ramps are very often shared and very often a mere 50’. 

There's a connector from US1 to I-295 I take every morning that has NO acceleration/merge lane.  Just dumps you into the right lane of traffic on your new route.  There's a reason for it: a railroad overpass that limits the width of the road, but most people don't realize it.

[Bullneck 19,206]

On 7/30/2021 at 7:21 AM, nnm said:

My kitchen was torn out on April 19. I met with the contractor yesterday. The cabinets might be put in on Monday. August 2. We might, possibly, maybe, could, be in the house for the beginning of September. 

I scoff at this.  When we bought our house one February we ripped out the entire kitchen.  Mainly because of my wife's inability to make decisions (another thread, I know) we didn't have a substantially complete kitchen until the week before Thanksgiving.