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11 hours ago, GoPokes83 said:


Checking the darkness of window tint has been an excuse for cops to pull someone over for years now.

burned out license plate light might be the number one excuse I've had used on me.  Oddly didn't happen once I sold my old Mustang and got one that wasn't a 15 year old V6.  The entire time I was in my GT, never got harassed.

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2 hours ago, PvilleStang said:

burned out license plate light might be the number one excuse I've had used on me.  Oddly didn't happen once I sold my old Mustang and got one that wasn't a 15 year old V6.  The entire time I was in my GT, never got harassed.

I was pulled over once for having an obscured license plate by a DPS trooper. He said that my Texas Ex frame partially blocked “Texas” at the top of the plate. He let me go with a warning. BS.

The same trooper pulled my son and one of his buddies over. My son was 15 at the time and the friend was 16. My son’s friend was driving and changed lanes without signaling. Both boys were written up for dipping and had to do community service by picking up trash along the highway and take a drug and alcohol awareness program. Fortunately the local cop of the small town where we lived knew both boys and only had them pick up trash for about an hour and then signed them off as all hours completed. The bigger issue, from what I recall, was that if my son got busted again for tobacco then he would not have been eligible to get his license until he was 18.

This trooper that pulled both of us over was notorious for pulling people over for BS reasons.

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That's DPS MO alright.  They can spot an expired sticker from 300 yards and God help you if you don't have a front plate or all your lights working.  Dudes used to sit in their cars at the little DPS office on 15th street across from the capitol, where they have about a 3 block jurisdiction and pull people over at lunch time just to get their jollies.

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9 hours ago, Felix said:

That's DPS MO alright.  They can spot an expired sticker from 300 yards and God help you if you don't have a front plate or all your lights working.  Dudes used to sit in their cars at the little DPS office on 15th street across from the capitol, where they have about a 3 block jurisdiction and pull people over at lunch time just to get their jollies.

Usually those stops for minor offenses such as obscuring license plate or tint level are used as fishing expeditions for other stuff. If you’re a 45-yo Karen driving a late-model momcar, you won’t get pulled over for that. If you’re a teenager or fit a certain demographic and are driving a beater, you’re more likely to get popped. 

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1 hour ago, nnm said:

Usually those stops for minor offenses such as obscuring license plate or tiny level are used as fishing expeditions for other stuff. If you’re a 45-yo Karen driving a late-model momcar, you won’t get pulled over for that. If you’re a teenager or fit a certain demographic and are driving a beater, you’re more likely to get popped. 

I think DPS just likes to shame people.  "You should take care of your vehicle" is one I've heard more than once for things I wasn't even aware of.  I used to work downtown and my middle aged white self driving various late model vehicles got stopped at least 3 times for that stupid crap.  Once for an inspection sticker that expired the day before, once for a bad tail light, and once for, get this, a dirty license plate.  Yeah.  They're dicks.

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In my 20's, I sped.  a lot.  It was my experience that DPS Troopers were WAAAAY more professional and less likely to be assholes.  Local cops had the little-dick syndrome out the wazzoo. Oh and I've been pulled over by a Game Warden, who was cool, but also remarked, "You know how bad you screwed up to get ME to pull you over?"

Yep.  That was a doozy.

I am very conscientious of my speed these days, but I still observe a lot of shit at 35-40k miles driven per year.  Seems to me DPS is all about DOT enforcement and big rig regulation.  Yeah, they're gonna pull someone over if they're doing 90; but it seems like they don't don't mess with the penny-ante shit like they once did.

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We hired a guy several months ago. He was a director at a smaller competitor that we occasionally compete with, so we have him a somewhat equivalent position.

He is afraid to give the client bad news, so just just buries it, hoping it never comes up.

I met with him for 3 hours today to fully understand the situation. I brought it up during the client meeting, explaining the situation, giving them a potential solution that will overcome the cost, and ended the meeting with everyone agreeing to work on it together.

Fucking simple.

I’m now of the opinion that if someone is looking for a job, they’re probably not worth hiring. 

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15 hours ago, slorch said:

In my 20's, I sped.  a lot.  It was my experience that DPS Troopers were WAAAAY more professional and less likely to be assholes.  Local cops had the little-dick syndrome out the wazzoo. Oh and I've been pulled over by a Game Warden, who was cool, but also remarked, "You know how bad you screwed up to get ME to pull you over?"

i didnt pay attention and cant remember who issued my various speeding tickets when i was young... but i do remember during college it was 3 Highway Patrol vehicles that pulled me over in downtown austin and issued multiple tickets for me being on a bicycle... so they can all eat ass

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burned out license plate light might be the number one excuse I've had used on me.  Oddly didn't happen once I sold my old Mustang and got one that wasn't a 15 year old V6.  The entire time I was in my GT, never got harassed.

I was pulled over for having one of two license plate lights out. Plate was still lit up by the other.
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3 hours ago, 52-80 said:

i didnt pay attention and cant remember who issued my various speeding tickets when i was young... but i do remember during college it was 3 Highway Patrol vehicles that pulled me over in downtown austin and issued multiple tickets for me being on a bicycle... so they can all eat ass

Wait, is that a good or a bad thing? At least half of this board seems to be of the opinion that consuming feces is a good thing. 

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This fucker had no working brake lights. The factory installed 3 brake lights but fast forward a few years and not a single one works at all. No need for inspections in this state, we trusted a bunch of stoned teenagers to do inspections for $8 and still there's a fuck ton of hoopties in the road so obviously inspections don't work so let's get rid of the inspection but you still owe the $8.

Only trivial b/c I quickly figured out this fucker who should be dragged from his van and beaten severely didn't have brake lights so I didn't run into the back of his piece of shit.

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Stop in at Baguette House in China town center to grab a bahn mi for lunch with the wife. Chad pulls up in his Mercedes SUV. Brings in his maybe 10 yr old son. Orders three beef bahn mi (not the good combo ones, fucking beef). Confused the gal with requests for no veggies, and extra sauce. Then, for his little Chad-let in a Barca jersey, he orders a plain turkey sandwich on a croissant. Just turkey and cheese on bread. No sauce. Wait, some Mayo on the side. And on those bahn mi, can you give us the veggies on the side now?
Fucking 5 minutes to order 4 sandwiches (my wife and I ordered our two in 30 seconds - “two #1s, one without jalapeños”).
Oh, and Chad actually asks…at BAGUETTE HOUSE…if they bake their own bread. It’s the fucking name of the place, Chad.
But the super duper best part was how his Chad-let, Typhoid Tommy, had a hacking cough. While they are waiting, Typhoid Tommy proceeds to walk all around this small restaurant with a hacking cough, occasionally half-assed covering his mouth with his sleeve. Coughs easily 100 times in this enclosed space while they’re waiting. Dad even comments “boy, you really feel bad, huh buddy?” Gee…do you fucking think so? Think maybe you could have left the fucking disease-spewer in the Mercedes while you wait for your sandwiches?
Odds are half of us in there will come down with whatever little Typhoid Tommy had in the next few days. Fucking inconsiderate entitled prick.

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1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Stop in at Baguette House in China town center to grab a bahn mi for lunch with the wife. Chad pulls up in his Mercedes SUV. Brings in his maybe 10 yr old son. Orders three beef bahn mi (not the good combo ones, fucking beef). Confused the gal with requests for no veggies, and extra sauce. Then, for his little Chad-let in a Barca jersey, he orders a plain turkey sandwich on a croissant. Just turkey and cheese on bread. No sauce. Wait, some Mayo on the side. And on those bahn mi, can you give us the veggies on the side now?
Fucking 5 minutes to order 4 sandwiches (my wife and I ordered our two in 30 seconds - “two #1s, one without jalapeños”).
Oh, and Chad actually asks…at BAGUETTE HOUSE…if they bake their own bread. It’s the fucking name of the place, Chad.

Similar thing happened at a local build-your-own pizza place. The line was so long they actually locked the doors so no more customers could come in.

But the family ahead of us took for-fucking-ever to order. One $8/hour person was helping them while two others waited there because... they have to work in sequential order. I did a Karen and asked to speak to the manager, who figured out where the problem lay. So we ordered, got our pizza baked, ate a few slices, and the family that was ahead of us was STILL deciding what to get on their pizza.

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On 9/3/2023 at 3:17 PM, Brisketexan said:

Stop in at Baguette House in China town center to grab a bahn mi for lunch with the wife. Chad pulls up in his Mercedes SUV. Brings in his maybe 10 yr old son. Orders three beef bahn mi (not the good combo ones, fucking beef). Confused the gal with requests for no veggies, and extra sauce. Then, for his little Chad-let in a Barca jersey, he orders a plain turkey sandwich on a croissant. Just turkey and cheese on bread. No sauce. Wait, some Mayo on the side. And on those bahn mi, can you give us the veggies on the side now?
Fucking 5 minutes to order 4 sandwiches (my wife and I ordered our two in 30 seconds - “two #1s, one without jalapeños”).
Oh, and Chad actually asks…at BAGUETTE HOUSE…if they bake their own bread. It’s the fucking name of the place, Chad.
But the super duper best part was how his Chad-let, Typhoid Tommy, had a hacking cough. While they are waiting, Typhoid Tommy proceeds to walk all around this small restaurant with a hacking cough, occasionally half-assed covering his mouth with his sleeve. Coughs easily 100 times in this enclosed space while they’re waiting. Dad even comments “boy, you really feel bad, huh buddy?” Gee…do you fucking think so? Think maybe you could have left the fucking disease-spewer in the Mercedes while you wait for your sandwiches?
Odds are half of us in there will come down with whatever little Typhoid Tommy had in the next few days. Fucking inconsiderate entitled prick.

You had me at Barca jersey.

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On 9/3/2023 at 10:17 PM, Brisketexan said:

Stop in at Baguette House in China town center to grab a bahn mi for lunch with the wife. Chad pulls up in his Mercedes SUV. Brings in his maybe 10 yr old son. Orders three beef bahn mi (not the good combo ones, fucking beef). Confused the gal with requests for no veggies, and extra sauce. Then, for his little Chad-let in a Barca jersey, he orders a plain turkey sandwich on a croissant. Just turkey and cheese on bread. No sauce. Wait, some Mayo on the side. And on those bahn mi, can you give us the veggies on the side now?
Fucking 5 minutes to order 4 sandwiches (my wife and I ordered our two in 30 seconds - “two #1s, one without jalapeños”).
Oh, and Chad actually asks…at BAGUETTE HOUSE…if they bake their own bread. It’s the fucking name of the place, Chad.
But the super duper best part was how his Chad-let, Typhoid Tommy, had a hacking cough. While they are waiting, Typhoid Tommy proceeds to walk all around this small restaurant with a hacking cough, occasionally half-assed covering his mouth with his sleeve. Coughs easily 100 times in this enclosed space while they’re waiting. Dad even comments “boy, you really feel bad, huh buddy?” Gee…do you fucking think so? Think maybe you could have left the fucking disease-spewer in the Mercedes while you wait for your sandwiches?
Odds are half of us in there will come down with whatever little Typhoid Tommy had in the next few days. Fucking inconsiderate entitled prick.

Bro its a southeast asian sandwich it aint a german motorway

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12 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

After scheduling an appointment 2+ months n advance to renew my drivers license, I received an email this morning that the appointment was cancelled due to a system outage.  I usually do it online, but I guess they want an updated picture every 10 or 15 years.

I had to go in this year, too, so I made an appointment for like 1130 am. I figured that would make it at least a little quicker. Nope. I show up 15 minutes early. After 45 minutes to an hour of waiting, I was about to go up and say wtf, when a lady beat me to it. She had a noon appt and asked how much longer it was going to be, and explained that she'd made the appointment for her lunch break because it was the only time she could do it & had to get back to work etc. The old guy at the counter said "Everyone is seen in the order they check in". The woman says "But I have an appointment. So people who walk in ahead of me with no appointment get seen before me?" The guy says "Yes Maam". Woman: "So what good did my appointment do me?" Old man just stood there with a blank stare. She finally got called, but only after she'd called her boss to ask for an extra hour off. I finally got called at about 130.

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40 minutes ago, wood said:

I had to go in this year, too, so I made an appointment for like 1130 am. I figured that would make it at least a little quicker. Nope. I show up 15 minutes early. After 45 minutes to an hour of waiting, I was about to go up and say wtf, when a lady beat me to it. She had a noon appt and asked how much longer it was going to be, and explained that she'd made the appointment for her lunch break because it was the only time she could do it & had to get back to work etc. The old guy at the counter said "Everyone is seen in the order they check in". The woman says "But I have an appointment. So people who walk in ahead of me with no appointment get seen before me?" The guy says "Yes Maam". Woman: "So what good did my appointment do me?" Old man just stood there with a blank stare. She finally got called, but only after she'd called her boss to ask for an extra hour off. I finally got called at about 130.

It is my understanding that walking in is no longer a thing.  If I can be a shitty human being and inconvenience everyone else, I’m willing to do that to avoid driving with an expired license.

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7 hours ago, wood said:

I had to go in this year, too, so I made an appointment for like 1130 am. I figured that would make it at least a little quicker. Nope. I show up 15 minutes early. After 45 minutes to an hour of waiting, I was about to go up and say wtf, when a lady beat me to it. She had a noon appt and asked how much longer it was going to be, and explained that she'd made the appointment for her lunch break because it was the only time she could do it & had to get back to work etc. The old guy at the counter said "Everyone is seen in the order they check in". The woman says "But I have an appointment. So people who walk in ahead of me with no appointment get seen before me?" The guy says "Yes Maam". Woman: "So what good did my appointment do me?" Old man just stood there with a blank stare. She finally got called, but only after she'd called her boss to ask for an extra hour off. I finally got called at about 130.

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20 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

After scheduling an appointment 2+ months n advance to renew my drivers license, I received an email this morning that the appointment was cancelled due to a system outage.  I usually do it online, but I guess they want an updated picture every 10 or 15 years.

The upgrade done over the weekend had an additional day and a half bleed-over.  I hope the vendor or department responsible is getting reamed for that one.  Rare you see a system upgrade go so poorly that it makes the news like this.

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39 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

Motor exhaust regulations are good, actually.  If your modified exhaust is loud and sounds like shit, not only should you be fined for it, you should be publicly shamed.

But you get a pass if they sound good?  I like where this is going.  Lope gets you more points, fart can mufflers are negative scores.

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40 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

Motor exhaust regulations are good, actually.  If your modified exhaust is loud and sounds like shit, not only should you be fined for it, you should be publicly shamed.

Including motorcycles. There is no exception for “loud pipes” in the statutes, ordinances, and regulations. 

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Finally had it with my Microsoft Sculpt Ergo keyboard.  Damn thing drains battery randomly.  The keyboard and keypad are separate, so they drain independently.  Worse, they each use a different type of battery.  One doesn't have a battery indicator, and the other has a microscopic red dot buried between and below 2 keys which is only visible if you view it from the right angle.  Worst of all, despite being only a few years old, it has no bluetooth and requires a proprietary dongle (something I had not known at the time).

Replaced it today with a Logitech K860.  Thank god it has bluetooth.  But the typing action is worse than the Microsoft's, and is inflicted with this weird modern where the left Shift key is midget sized and shape of Enter "L" is inverted. 

 

So we remember thee, Microsoft Natural Ergo Pro, the greatest keyboard of all time.  RIP you magnificent bastard.

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