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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    I found an indie aftermarket shop that says they install backup cameras. Their website says if you have an LCD display they can integrate the system into it. I am not sure if they can do it with mine, or what the cost would be...but, I will call them tomorrow.

    2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,450
    Driver, it would be cheaper to hire someone to ride in the back seat and get out to look for you.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    fintail said:

    Turn signal use is also evaporating.

    Sadly, I suspect all of those are a national disease rather than localized outbreaks.

    carnaught said:

    Tailgating, cutting you off, then going slow, LLC’s and turning left into the center or far right lane - these are a few of my unfavorite things.

    Turn signals....I am surprised when someone here actually uses them. Do you know how many times I could have made my turn or got into traffic, if drivers used their turn signal?

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,464
    Around here, if the overnight low hits freezing, they slather some roads in de-icer even if the dewpoint is 20F below the air temp. After some botched snow events in recent history, now they over-react. I suspect the brother in law of some official owns a de-icer company.

    We were actually pretty rich, I had shoes made from old tires B)

    Speaking of walking to school, my parents always looked for a house near a good school. In grade school I lived across the street for awhile, and I was just a few blocks away for most of high school. Pretty good planning on their part, now that I look at it.



    Speaking of walking in snow we’re expecting up to a foot (if you can believe the weatherman) and they’re spraying the roads with brine again. I could hear my car rusting away. :'(

    BTW, when I walked to school in the snow I had boots. You must have been poor! ;)

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    stickguy said:

    Driver, it would be cheaper to hire someone to ride in the back seat and get out to look for you.

    Stick, I am on it....trying to train Trixie. One bark and I am getting close, 2 barks and I am not between the lines.

    2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    I used to walk about a mile and a half to school - and come home and go back at lunch time....and in those days there was way more snow than there is now, before all this global warming.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,450
    my parents had the same house from before I was born until after I graduated HS. it was pretty much centrally located between the elementary, middle and HS. So I walked to every one of them. HS was at least a Mile I would guess. Others close to the same (none of them were actually close). So I walked (or sometimes, including elementary, road my bike). Never once road a school bus to school.

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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592
    fintail said:

    Another reason to back in - it is usually easier to pull out,

    But then it's harder to pull into the spot. All you are doing is changing which action is more difficult.

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,238
    stickguy said:

    all our upstate family was happy to be getting home before the snow hit. Our son normally went back on Sunday after Thanksgiving, but he headed back today also.


    I’m living in a cliche’.

    I ran to the store to get milk for my cereal and you would have thought it was the apocalypse. Every check out was mobbed with 20-30 people, carts filled to overflowing like it was their last chance to stock up before the zombies took over. Some of these fools easily had two weeks worth of groceries. The shelves were practically empty.

    I turned around and walked out. No way was I going to spend a half hour standing in line.

    I guess I can’t blame people for the hysteria, the politicians have joined with the weather people in stirring up panic. The governor made a big deal that he was coming back from his Puerto Rico vacation presumably to personally shovel the roads. Other local politicians are making sure the media shows them “ready for action”.

    It’s a circus worthy of Barnum and Bailey. :'(

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,019


    fintail said:

    Another reason to back in - it is usually easier to pull out,

    But then it's harder to pull into the spot. All you are doing is changing which action is more difficult.
    I say this all the time... pay me now, or pay me later.

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,238
    driver100 said:

    I used to walk about a mile and a half to school - and come home and go back at lunch time....and in those days there was way more snow than there is now, before all this global warming.

    Not really, it just seemed like more because you were closer to the ground back them. :p

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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592
    jmonroe1 said:

    fintail said:

    I'm waiting for a "I walked to school uphill in both directions in 3 feet of snow in shoes made from old cereal boxes" kind of line from some people here B)

    Good point about fast food, it might be cheaper than healthier food for those who live in food deserts or simply lack time time or knowledge (hence the obesity crisis as the socio-economic reality devolves).

    Well...I wasn't going to say anything but now that you mention it. ;)

    jmonroe
    For Jr High I had a mile walk each way along a street that only had sidewalks about half the way. I walked that in all types of weather.

    My best friend at the time lived about a block or so closer to school and took the bus, I usually got home before he did.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,464
    I suspect the odds of having an incident are significantly lower when backing in than backing out.



    But then it's harder to pull into the spot. All you are doing is changing which action is more difficult.

  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,365

    jmonroe1 said:

    fintail said:

    I'm waiting for a "I walked to school uphill in both directions in 3 feet of snow in shoes made from old cereal boxes" kind of line from some people here B)

    Good point about fast food, it might be cheaper than healthier food for those who live in food deserts or simply lack time time or knowledge (hence the obesity crisis as the socio-economic reality devolves).

    Well...I wasn't going to say anything but now that you mention it. ;)

    jmonroe
    For Jr High I had a mile walk each way along a street that only had sidewalks about half the way. I walked that in all types of weather.

    My best friend at the time lived about a block or so closer to school and took the bus, I usually got home before he did.
    That's because buses have to stop at stop signs.

    jmonroe
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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,238

    jmonroe1 said:

    fintail said:

    I'm waiting for a "I walked to school uphill in both directions in 3 feet of snow in shoes made from old cereal boxes" kind of line from some people here B)

    Good point about fast food, it might be cheaper than healthier food for those who live in food deserts or simply lack time time or knowledge (hence the obesity crisis as the socio-economic reality devolves).

    Well...I wasn't going to say anything but now that you mention it. ;)

    jmonroe
    For Jr High I had a mile walk each way along a street that only had sidewalks about half the way. I walked that in all types of weather.

    My best friend at the time lived about a block or so closer to school and took the bus, I usually got home before he did.
    Up to 8th grade I got a ride to school with the neighborhood car pool but walked about a mile to my grandmother’s for lunch. For the first 2 years of high school I got up early and delivered newspapers then walked to school.

    Third year of high school they opened the new school right across the street and I learned to drive.

    I never looked back.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    edited December 2019
    jmonroe1 said:

    jmonroe1 said:

    fintail said:

    I'm waiting for a "I walked to school uphill in both directions in 3 feet of snow in shoes made from old cereal boxes" kind of line from some people here B)

    Good point about fast food, it might be cheaper than healthier food for those who live in food deserts or simply lack time time or knowledge (hence the obesity crisis as the socio-economic reality devolves).

    Well...I wasn't going to say anything but now that you mention it. ;)

    jmonroe
    For Jr High I had a mile walk each way along a street that only had sidewalks about half the way. I walked that in all types of weather.

    My best friend at the time lived about a block or so closer to school and took the bus, I usually got home before he did.
    That's because buses have to stop at stop signs.

    jmonroe
    .....and railway tracks!

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594

    driver100 said:

    I used to walk about a mile and a half to school - and come home and go back at lunch time....and in those days there was way more snow than there is now, before all this global warming.

    Not really, it just seemed like more because you were closer to the ground back them. :p
    Not that much when I was in high school.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594


    fintail said:

    Another reason to back in - it is usually easier to pull out,

    But then it's harder to pull into the spot. All you are doing is changing which action is more difficult.
    Might be my imagination but I think the most chance of an accident happens when BACKING out of a parking spot. When backing in, people and cross traffic are visible......not always when backing out.

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  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,596
    While I dislike drivers not using turn signals, I think some deliberately don’t use them because they think if they signal other drivers won’t let them in, which is true, unfortunately.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,321
    driver100 said:


    I think a lot of people buy pickup trucks so they can tailgate and feel indestructible, also get a lot of pleasure out of feeling like a bully.

    I think that can be true, and probably comes naturally from driving a locomotive. Had a situation like that today. I was on a 4-lane artery where the right lane is the travel lane and the left lane is used by people making left turns at signalized intersections that are at intervals ahead. There wasn't much traffic today and as I drove in the travel lane I passed a merge lane on the right where I noticed a F-150 coming up the grade. In my rear view I saw the F-150 merge some distance back behind me and immediately slide over into the left lane and begin to accelerate. He was still a ways back as we cleared the first intersection and I could see some left turn traffic ahead in the left lane at the next, so I sped up just enough that the F-150 wouldn't be able to pass me before he encountered that. He swung back into line behind me and began tailgating, probably irritated. Poor baby.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,321
    fintail said:

    Around here, if the overnight low hits freezing, they slather some roads in de-icer even if the dewpoint is 20F below the air temp. After some botched snow events in recent history, now they over-react. I suspect the brother in law of some official owns a de-icer company.

    We had our first significant snow event this past week and both the city and provincial road crews botched it royally. They claimed they were surprised by an unexpectedly early switchover from rain to snow but the result was that no plows or salt trucks were on the roads in time and traffic literally ground to a halt. It took some people 5-6 hours to get home from work amidst the gridlock. No consequences for those responsible for clearing the roads of course.
    We were actually pretty rich, I had shoes made from old tires B)
    I remember seeing those shows years ago! The soles were old tire treads cut into the correct shape of an outsole.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,321


    I’m living in a cliche’.

    I ran to the store to get milk for my cereal and you would have thought it was the apocalypse. Every check out was mobbed with 20-30 people, carts filled to overflowing like it was their last chance to stock up before the zombies took over. Some of these fools easily had two weeks worth of groceries. The shelves were practically empty.

    I turned around and walked out. No way was I going to spend a half hour standing in line.

    I guess I can’t blame people for the hysteria, the politicians have joined with the weather people in stirring up panic. The governor made a big deal that he was coming back from his Puerto Rico vacation presumably to personally shovel the roads. Other local politicians are making sure the media shows them “ready for action”.

    It’s a circus worthy of Barnum and Bailey. :'(

    People like being scared. That explains the popularity of scary/horror movies and the like. The weather presenters in the media have caught on and now over-hype every passing cloud. It is weather as entertainment. Blows their credibility out of the water, but hey, it's ratings and clicks!

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,681
    Leave it to the Cincy Bengals to ruin a perfectly good losing streak. They were setting a team record. Now they're winning a game and ruining it all.

    Mostly empty seats in the stadium.

    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    ab348 said:

    driver100 said:


    I think a lot of people buy pickup trucks so they can tailgate and feel indestructible, also get a lot of pleasure out of feeling like a bully.

    He was still a ways back as we cleared the first intersection and I could see some left turn traffic ahead in the left lane at the next, so I sped up just enough that the F-150 wouldn't be able to pass me before he encountered that. He swung back into line behind me and began tailgating, probably irritated. Poor baby.
    Yahoo...way to go Ab!



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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,843
    I mean the Eagles just lost to the Dolphins.
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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,748

    I mean the Eagles just lost to the Dolphins.

    A Fox commentator had a good joke regarding that. "It's like nobody in the NFC East wants to win the division."

    It's funny cause it's true.

    Ravens didn't cover the spread today. :(
    They just had to get a TD at the end rather than wasting downs and accepting a FG. Oh well. My son convinced me to count on the Rams to win by more than 3, so maybe that will mitigate the loss. Haha.

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,019

    I mean the Eagles just lost to the Dolphins.

    Really frustrating to say the least

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  • abacomikeabacomike Member Posts: 12,388
    edited December 2019

    Leave it to the Cincy Bengals to ruin a perfectly good losing streak. They were setting a team record. Now they're winning a game and ruining it all.

    Mostly empty seats in the stadium.

    There were more Philadelphia fans in the stands at the Miami game here today than Miami fans. I must say the Dolphins played like a pro football team this afternoon beating the Eagles.

    The Dolphins are 3-9 on the season now. They play the Jets next week in NJ and the Giants the following week in NJ.

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,355
    driver100 said:

    I found an indie aftermarket shop that says they install backup cameras. Their website says if you have an LCD display they can integrate the system into it. I am not sure if they can do it with mine, or what the cost would be...but, I will call them tomorrow.

    You are risking having your telematics royally buggered up by letting some clown hack into your infotainment system. Just use your mirrors.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,450
    tjc78 said:

    I mean the Eagles just lost to the Dolphins.

    Really frustrating to say the least
    If they lose on Monday to the Giants you might want to invest in a paper bag with eye holes.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594

    driver100 said:

    I found an indie aftermarket shop that says they install backup cameras. Their website says if you have an LCD display they can integrate the system into it. I am not sure if they can do it with mine, or what the cost would be...but, I will call them tomorrow.

    You are risking having your telematics royally buggered up by letting some clown hack into your infotainment system. Just use your mirrors.
    That makes sense. I think a wireless camera, and the monitor being up near the rear view mirror if it can be wired into the mini console on the roof...which has lights in it would be the easiest and least invasive way to do it.
    I will say, this indie shop seems to be very professional, 100s of reviews and excellent 5 out of 5 ratings. But, then again, messing up the infotainment system and all would be a bummer.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,450
    the way cars are designed these days you can't really just rely on mirrors. Huge blind spots all too often directly behind.

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  • Sandman6472Sandman6472 Member Posts: 7,229
    Supposed to be a low of 46 here in the Pompano Beach Florida area tomorrow night! Now, that's a bit chilly for us but we'll see if it really does get that low. Guess it's a good thing I can't wear shorts when I start my new Enterprise gig on Tuesday. But will definitely miss wearing shorts once July rolls around!

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    stickguy said:

    the way cars are designed these days you can't really just rely on mirrors. Huge blind spots all too often directly behind.

    I agree. When my friend had his Maserati he was backing out of his driveway. His neighbor parked very closer than usual to his path coming out.....the blindspot is huge on the Maserati. He hit his back quarter panel - cost $2000. A camera could make a big difference.

    Even if I back into something and dent the bumper or trunk, it could easily be $500 or $1000, plus time and inconvenience.......a backup camera is cheap insurance.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,450
    I am glad that I never moved back to upstate NY. My son in Albany said they were up to about 8 inches of snow in the first 9 hours today after it started around 1 this afternoon. And much more to come through Monday EOD.

    If I got that kind of snow this early in the season I would be looking for a nice place next to Driver, and moving ASAP.

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  • suydamsuydam Member Posts: 5,075

    Leave it to the Cincy Bengals to ruin a perfectly good losing streak. They were setting a team record. Now they're winning a game and ruining it all.

    Mostly empty seats in the stadium.

    My son who is visiting is a dyed in the wool Bengals fan. He decided not to try to find a sports bar to watch the game because, well, every other time he’s watched them lose. Natch, this time they finally win a game!
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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592
    jmonroe1 said:

    jmonroe1 said:

    fintail said:

    I'm waiting for a "I walked to school uphill in both directions in 3 feet of snow in shoes made from old cereal boxes" kind of line from some people here B)

    Good point about fast food, it might be cheaper than healthier food for those who live in food deserts or simply lack time time or knowledge (hence the obesity crisis as the socio-economic reality devolves).

    Well...I wasn't going to say anything but now that you mention it. ;)

    jmonroe
    For Jr High I had a mile walk each way along a street that only had sidewalks about half the way. I walked that in all types of weather.

    My best friend at the time lived about a block or so closer to school and took the bus, I usually got home before he did.
    That's because buses have to stop at stop signs.

    jmonroe
    Not to mention that the bus usually started several minutes after I left the school grounds (had to wait until all the students were on), didn't take the most direct route and had to stop multiple times to drop of kids.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,365

    jmonroe1 said:

    jmonroe1 said:

    fintail said:

    I'm waiting for a "I walked to school uphill in both directions in 3 feet of snow in shoes made from old cereal boxes" kind of line from some people here B)

    Good point about fast food, it might be cheaper than healthier food for those who live in food deserts or simply lack time time or knowledge (hence the obesity crisis as the socio-economic reality devolves).

    Well...I wasn't going to say anything but now that you mention it. ;)

    jmonroe
    For Jr High I had a mile walk each way along a street that only had sidewalks about half the way. I walked that in all types of weather.

    My best friend at the time lived about a block or so closer to school and took the bus, I usually got home before he did.
    That's because buses have to stop at stop signs.

    jmonroe
    Not to mention that the bus usually started several minutes after I left the school grounds (had to wait until all the students were on), didn't take the most direct route and had to stop multiple times to drop of kids.
    You've pretty much described @oldfarmer50's life untill he retired and started driving sports cars in comparison to those 40 seat beasts with screaming kids he had to put up with twice a day. No wonder he seems much more relaxed lately.

    jmonroe
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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,681
    I thought you were going to say the parents came in to complain that you "stole" their son's Playboy magazine. Those same parents would tell you how you should have handled the situation, despite their having _no_ experience in education beyond having had a child and reared him to that age.

    My wife still gets mad about parents complaining that homework in 3rd grade and 5th grade was interfering with their soccer practice time. The district had a mandatory homework policy: it was part of the classroom daily process.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,365
    driver100 said:

    jmonroe1 said:

    jmonroe1 said:

    fintail said:

    I'm waiting for a "I walked to school uphill in both directions in 3 feet of snow in shoes made from old cereal boxes" kind of line from some people here B)

    Good point about fast food, it might be cheaper than healthier food for those who live in food deserts or simply lack time time or knowledge (hence the obesity crisis as the socio-economic reality devolves).

    Well...I wasn't going to say anything but now that you mention it. ;)

    jmonroe
    For Jr High I had a mile walk each way along a street that only had sidewalks about half the way. I walked that in all types of weather.

    My best friend at the time lived about a block or so closer to school and took the bus, I usually got home before he did.
    That's because buses have to stop at stop signs.

    jmonroe
    Not to mention that the bus usually started several minutes after I left the school grounds (had to wait until all the students were on), didn't take the most direct route and had to stop multiple times to drop of kids.
    You've pretty much described @oldfarmer50's life untill he retired and started driving sports cars in comparison to those 40 seat beasts with screaming kids he had to put up with twice a day. No wonder he seems much more relaxed lately.

    jmonroe
    Did I ever tell you the day I decided to quit teaching? I was teaching Grade 4, and I was on recess duty. A Grade 6er was running around with a Playboy magazine, with the centerfold open. I called him over, and took the magazine away from him. He started to yell that he knew I was going to look at it later on.
    I took the magazine and tore it into little bits and threw it into the garbage can.
    Next thing I know, 20 little brats are running around saying which body parts they had found.
    I said to myself....I can't do this any more!

    You didn't give me a chance to answer if I wanted to hear your story but I did like. But leave it to you to have screwed up the situation. You should have done what the kid said and kept the magazine to read it later. Believe it or not there were times when that magazine had some pretty good articles. Don't get me wrong, while they may have been good, the photos were still better. What's wrong with you? :o

    jmonroe
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  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,200
    Patriots 0-2 vs. "Good" teams (unless the Bills are for real?). Team has looked 42+ years old the past few games. But, written off last year at 11-5 and, well, you know...

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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592
    driver100 said:

    jmonroe1 said:

    jmonroe1 said:

    jmonroe1 said:

    fintail said:

    I'm waiting for a "I walked to school uphill in both directions in 3 feet of snow in shoes made from old cereal boxes" kind of line from some people here B)

    Good point about fast food, it might be cheaper than healthier food for those who live in food deserts or simply lack time time or knowledge (hence the obesity crisis as the socio-economic reality devolves).

    Well...I wasn't going to say anything but now that you mention it. ;)

    jmonroe
    For Jr High I had a mile walk each way along a street that only had sidewalks about half the way. I walked that in all types of weather.

    My best friend at the time lived about a block or so closer to school and took the bus, I usually got home before he did.
    That's because buses have to stop at stop signs.

    jmonroe
    Not to mention that the bus usually started several minutes after I left the school grounds (had to wait until all the students were on), didn't take the most direct route and had to stop multiple times to drop of kids.
    You've pretty much described @oldfarmer50's life untill he retired and started driving sports cars in comparison to those 40 seat beasts with screaming kids he had to put up with twice a day. No wonder he seems much more relaxed lately.

    jmonroe
    Did I ever tell you the day I decided to quit teaching? I was teaching Grade 4, and I was on recess duty. A Grade 6er was running around with a Playboy magazine, with the centerfold open. I called him over, and took the magazine away from him. He started to yell that he knew I was going to look at it later on.
    I took the magazine and tore it into little bits and threw it into the garbage can.
    Next thing I know, 20 little brats are running around saying which body parts they had found.
    I said to myself....I can't do this any more!
    20 little brats are running around saying which body parts they had found.

    Man that sounds like the beginning of a bad horror movie.

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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592
    jmonroe1 said:

    driver100 said:

    jmonroe1 said:

    jmonroe1 said:

    fintail said:

    I'm waiting for a "I walked to school uphill in both directions in 3 feet of snow in shoes made from old cereal boxes" kind of line from some people here B)

    Good point about fast food, it might be cheaper than healthier food for those who live in food deserts or simply lack time time or knowledge (hence the obesity crisis as the socio-economic reality devolves).

    Well...I wasn't going to say anything but now that you mention it. ;)

    jmonroe
    For Jr High I had a mile walk each way along a street that only had sidewalks about half the way. I walked that in all types of weather.

    My best friend at the time lived about a block or so closer to school and took the bus, I usually got home before he did.
    That's because buses have to stop at stop signs.

    jmonroe
    Not to mention that the bus usually started several minutes after I left the school grounds (had to wait until all the students were on), didn't take the most direct route and had to stop multiple times to drop of kids.
    You've pretty much described @oldfarmer50's life untill he retired and started driving sports cars in comparison to those 40 seat beasts with screaming kids he had to put up with twice a day. No wonder he seems much more relaxed lately.

    jmonroe
    Did I ever tell you the day I decided to quit teaching? I was teaching Grade 4, and I was on recess duty. A Grade 6er was running around with a Playboy magazine, with the centerfold open. I called him over, and took the magazine away from him. He started to yell that he knew I was going to look at it later on.
    I took the magazine and tore it into little bits and threw it into the garbage can.
    Next thing I know, 20 little brats are running around saying which body parts they had found.
    I said to myself....I can't do this any more!
    You didn't give me a chance to answer if I wanted to hear your story but I did like. But leave it to you to have screwed up the situation. You should have done what the kid said and kept the magazine to read it later. Believe it or not there were times when that magazine had some pretty good articles. Don't get me wrong, while they may have been good, the photos were still better. What's wrong with you? :o

    jmonroe

    Wait, what? That magazine had articles?

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,321

    Patriots 0-2 vs. "Good" teams (unless the Bills are for real?). Team has looked 42+ years old the past few games. But, written off last year at 11-5 and, well, you know...

    Yes, they looked very bad. Loss of talent on offensive side is really showing. But I've learned to never write them off as they usually go through a rough stint every season. I do wish they would get some QB depth though, one good hit and TB12 is done.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,450
    Brady is some sort of cyborg it seems.

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  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    driver100 said:

    fintail said:

    Turn signal use is also evaporating.

    Sadly, I suspect all of those are a national disease rather than localized outbreaks.

    carnaught said:

    Tailgating, cutting you off, then going slow, LLC’s and turning left into the center or far right lane - these are a few of my unfavorite things.

    Turn signals....I am surprised when someone here actually uses them. Do you know how many times I could have made my turn or got into traffic, if drivers used their turn signal?

    I barely trust turn signals any longer. Seen too many folks go right through an intersection with a blinker on. Even if they're slowing up to make the turn, I tend to stay put until the vehicle actually changes direction.

    It's getting tiring being on alert ALL the time, but it's the best chance at survival
  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
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    My wife still gets mad about parents complaining that homework in 3rd grade and 5th grade was interfering with their soccer practice time. The district had a mandatory homework policy: it was part of the classroom daily process.


    I remember, the parents of one kid said I should do whatever I wanted to the kid if he misbehaved....I had their permission! Since they weren't getting anywhere with the kid themselves, they wanted me to fix him.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    edited December 2019


    snakeweasel" Wait, what? That magazine had articles?


    The articles were so you could tell people you were just buying it for the articles.

    So, when you go up to pay for your copy, you can say I am looking forward to reading this article this month.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,594
    Repeated....but should still count as another post.

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