These are the people you share a road with: Let's play "drunk or hyper-miler?"

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nsaP: May 4, 2004; alright?

Blue Footed Booby posted:

At least in the era of smart phones it's easy to show your boss why you're going to be late.

People need to update their excuses, anyway. We had the first frost last night and my coworker was 15 minutes late because her 'car wouldn't start because it was cold out'. Ah, yes, the mystery cold no-start that resolves itself in 10 minutes and doesn't happen again. Nothing to do with you killing zombies with your fiance till 2 am.

And no, she wasn't on an Aprilia.

# ? Oct 27, 2017 05:22

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# ? May 13, 2024 19:22

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

15 minutes?

poo poo im lucky if my coworkers are in that quickly on the regular.

one literally made the excuse that her subconscious is sabotaging her because she cant manage to get up before 10

(I also am the guy who gets up at 5:30 though so i suppose im not one to talk)

# ? Oct 27, 2017 14:18

Happy Noodle Boy: Jul 3, 2002

nsaP posted:

Nothing to do with you killing zombies with your fiance till 2 am.

Dude there�s a double key event this whole week you have to let people farm zombies.

# ? Oct 27, 2017 14:30

wolrah: May 8, 2006; what?

sneakyfrog posted:

one literally made the excuse that her subconscious is sabotaging her because she cant manage to get up before 10

On the one hand I understand this because I am notorious for managing to turn off/snooze/mute alarms at the worst possible times.

On the other hand that stopped being a problem years ago when I got an alarm app with a "CAPTCHA" feature which requires actual mostly conscious thought to stop it from going off. If this is one of those silly people who turns their phone off every night then there are options like Clocky which are cheap and effective.

# ? Oct 27, 2017 17:10

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

wolrah posted:

On the one hand I understand this because I am notorious for managing to turn off/snooze/mute alarms at the worst possible times.

On the other hand that stopped being a problem years ago when I got an alarm app with a "CAPTCHA" feature which requires actual mostly conscious thought to stop it from going off. If this is one of those silly people who turns their phone off every night then there are options like Clocky which are cheap and effective.

i havent used an alarm clock in like 12 years :shrug:

I dont know how its that hard.

# ? Oct 27, 2017 18:16

canyoneer: Sep 13, 2005; I only have canyoneyes for you

sneakyfrog posted:

i havent used an alarm clock in like 12 years I dont know how its that hard.

That's the source of the factoid shock statistic they put on the news about TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY OBSESSED YOUTH how 95% of them sleep next to their cell phone.
Yes, because it charges overnight and because I don't own an alarm clock and that's how I make sure I wake up

# ? Oct 27, 2017 18:20

wolrah: May 8, 2006; what?

sneakyfrog posted:

i havent used an alarm clock in like 12 years I dont know how its that hard.

I naturally wake up around 10:30 AM +/- 20 minutes. Try as I may, I can't get the rest of the world to acknowledge that electric lights exist and getting up at the crack of dawn no longer provides objective benefits.

As long as I have to deal with a world mostly ruled by morning people I'm stuck.

If I ever win the lottery my greatest pleasure in life would be never having to set an alarm ever again unless I specifically wanted to do a morning thing.

# ? Oct 27, 2017 18:23

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

yeah my phone stays downstairs. I hate cell phones. I just have a boring clock so i can look at it and yup, 5:30 when i wake up.

# ? Oct 27, 2017 18:24

canyoneer: Sep 13, 2005; I only have canyoneyes for you

https://gfycat.com/MadRegalFoal

https://gfycat.com/SizzlingGlitteringCoqui

# ? Oct 28, 2017 01:16

FCKGW: May 21, 2006

canyoneer posted:

https://gfycat.com/SizzlingGlitteringCoqui

lmao that little friendly wave he gives to the driver at the end

# ? Oct 28, 2017 02:47

shy boy from chess club: Jun 11, 2008; It wasnt that bad, after you left I got to help put out the fire!

Somehow I doubt he's picking up a new frame inside.

# ? Oct 28, 2017 19:46

StormDrain: May 22, 2003; Thirteen Letter

Anyone seen "The Road Movie" yet?

https://vimeo.com/197700533

# ? Oct 28, 2017 22:29

Blue Footed Booby: Oct 4, 2006; got those happy feet

sneakyfrog posted:

i havent used an alarm clock in like 12 years I dont know how its that hard.

People...are different?!

# ? Oct 29, 2017 14:03

sleepy.eyes: Sep 14, 2007; Like a pig in a chute.

Saw some dude make his own dual turn lane because there was enough room for him to squeeze next to the guy in the front of the line. He'll be damned if he doesn't get to Walmart first!

# ? Oct 29, 2017 18:38

Humbug Scoolbus: Apr 25, 2008; The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, stern and wild ones, and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss.; Clapping Larry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUHYcnjUKhs

5:34

# ? Oct 29, 2017 20:28

The Locator: Sep 12, 2004; Out here, everything hurts.

Humbug Scoolbus posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUHYcnjUKhs

5:34

The last one will forever be hard to beat.

# ? Oct 29, 2017 21:44

Waldstein Sonata: Feb 19, 2013

The Locator posted:

The last one will forever be hard to beat.

Even though I knew that had to be a Chekov's Hole, it was still satisfying seeing how it got used.

# ? Oct 29, 2017 22:51

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1FEKCsqiAo

# ? Oct 30, 2017 03:04

Not Wolverine: Jul 1, 2007

https://www.facebook.com/drivetribe/videos/535006030212873/

Unmarked(?) cop car is at a roundabout, motorcycle is behind the cop, there is a pretty short gap that the cop might have been able to use or maybe not, but the cop didn't take the gap because the cop was on his phone (or possibly because the gap was kinda small). Guy on motorcycle honks, revs, and gestures at the cop, who then stops the police car to go have a loooong conversation with the biker. The cop threatens to write a ticket for road rage due to honking, says he was on the phone with a judge or some other important call, insists that when the phone is subpoenaed the judge will also see video of the biker standing up on his bike and swerving around the street "to avoid pot holes". Facebook people are retarded as usual and it was posted on a biker group, I'm finding it kinda hard to really dislike what the cop did. I guess I think it was unprofessional for the cop to get out of his car, but at the same time I think the biker was a douche bag for honking and probably even more so if he was hot dogging on his bike right before the incident.

# ? Oct 30, 2017 22:08

Powershift: Nov 23, 2009

Tar and feather them both, next case!

# ? Oct 30, 2017 22:23

PT6A: Jan 5, 2006; Public school teachers are callous dictators who won't lift a finger to stop children from peeing in my plane

Crotch Fruit posted:

https://www.facebook.com/drivetribe/videos/535006030212873/

Unmarked(?) cop car is at a roundabout, motorcycle is behind the cop, there is a pretty short gap that the cop might have been able to use or maybe not, but the cop didn't take the gap because the cop was on his phone (or possibly because the gap was kinda small). Guy on motorcycle honks, revs, and gestures at the cop, who then stops the police car to go have a loooong conversation with the biker. The cop threatens to write a ticket for road rage due to honking, says he was on the phone with a judge or some other important call, insists that when the phone is subpoenaed the judge will also see video of the biker standing up on his bike and swerving around the street "to avoid pot holes". Facebook people are retarded as usual and it was posted on a biker group, I'm finding it kinda hard to really dislike what the cop did. I guess I think it was unprofessional for the cop to get out of his car, but at the same time I think the biker was a douche bag for honking and probably even more so if he was hot dogging on his bike right before the incident.

Was the biker a time traveling younger version of Larry David?

# ? Oct 30, 2017 22:33

nsaP: May 4, 2004; alright?

Crotch Fruit posted:

https://www.facebook.com/drivetribe/videos/535006030212873/

Unmarked(?) cop car is at a roundabout, motorcycle is behind the cop, there is a pretty short gap that the cop might have been able to use or maybe not, but the cop didn't take the gap because the cop was on his phone (or possibly because the gap was kinda small). Guy on motorcycle honks, revs, and gestures at the cop, who then stops the police car to go have a loooong conversation with the biker. The cop threatens to write a ticket for road rage due to honking, says he was on the phone with a judge or some other important call, insists that when the phone is subpoenaed the judge will also see video of the biker standing up on his bike and swerving around the street "to avoid pot holes". Facebook people are retarded as usual and it was posted on a biker group, I'm finding it kinda hard to really dislike what the cop did. I guess I think it was unprofessional for the cop to get out of his car, but at the same time I think the biker was a douche bag for honking and probably even more so if he was hot dogging on his bike right before the incident.

Are you the cop in the video?

# ? Oct 30, 2017 23:15

Beach Bum: Jan 13, 2010

No the cop is a loving oval office, end of story. Get off your loving phone while driving.

# ? Oct 31, 2017 00:17

huge pile of hamburger: Nov 4, 2009

Crotch Fruit posted:

https://www.facebook.com/drivetribe/videos/535006030212873/

Unmarked(?) cop car is at a roundabout, motorcycle is behind the cop, there is a pretty short gap that the cop might have been able to use or maybe not, but the cop didn't take the gap because the cop was on his phone (or possibly because the gap was kinda small). Guy on motorcycle honks, revs, and gestures at the cop, who then stops the police car to go have a loooong conversation with the biker. The cop threatens to write a ticket for road rage due to honking, says he was on the phone with a judge or some other important call, insists that when the phone is subpoenaed the judge will also see video of the biker standing up on his bike and swerving around the street "to avoid pot holes". Facebook people are retarded as usual and it was posted on a biker group, I'm finding it kinda hard to really dislike what the cop did. I guess I think it was unprofessional for the cop to get out of his car, but at the same time I think the biker was a douche bag for honking and probably even more so if he was hot dogging on his bike right before the incident.

what the hell is the matter with you?

# ? Oct 31, 2017 00:27

Phanatic: Mar 13, 2007; Please don't forget that I am an extremely racist idiot who also has terrible opinions about the Culture series.

That poo poo where you go to pass somebody and they speed up is a fucklot more annoying when you're driving a Uhaul that's got a governor limiting it to 75mph. Because now you can't pass them, and need to change lanes again, and then they slow down.

# ? Oct 31, 2017 00:53

Javid: Oct 21, 2004

Crotch Fruit posted:

cop was on his phone

Fault found, end of discussion.

If he had time to get out and hassle a citizen for (correctly) honking at him for blocking traffic, it obviously wasn't an urgent dispatch he had to deal with RIGHT THEN.

# ? Oct 31, 2017 02:32

JUST MAKING CHILI: Feb 14, 2008

Guess what, I have to answer my phone while I�m on the road sometimes too. I always try to pull over when I can so I�m not sitting at a roundabout like a dumbass and holding up traffic. Acab

# ? Oct 31, 2017 03:20

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

JUST MAKING CHILI posted:

Guess what, I have to answer my phone while I�m on the road sometimes too.

No you don't.

It's a 6 point offence (12 points total is a ban) to have your phone in your hand while driving here,and while I might not agree with the disproportionate punishment as a universal thing, get some kind of Bluetooth or hands free setup if you're going to use your phone while driving.

# ? Oct 31, 2017 08:41

Brovine: Dec 24, 2011; Mooooo?

Surely the police should have hands free radio/phone equipment in their cars by now in most places? It's not exactly new cutting edge tech any more, and it's got to be even more important to have your hands available if you're rushing to emergency calls...

# ? Oct 31, 2017 09:29

Blue Footed Booby: Oct 4, 2006; got those happy feet

Humbug Scoolbus posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUHYcnjUKhs

5:34

Be precise in setting start time if you don't want to watch a dog get hit, immediately before the indicated segment.

# ? Oct 31, 2017 12:11

JUST MAKING CHILI: Feb 14, 2008

InitialDave posted:

No you don't.

It's a 6 point offence (12 points total is a ban) to have your phone in your hand while driving here,and while I might not agree with the disproportionate punishment as a universal thing, get some kind of Bluetooth or hands free setup if you're going to use your phone while driving.

Nice cherry-pick.

JUST MAKING CHILI posted:

I always try to pull over when I can.

Guess when I don't pull over? When my rental for that week has bluetooth phone capabilities.

# ? Oct 31, 2017 16:20

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

JUST MAKING CHILI posted:

Nice cherry-pick.

No.

# ? Oct 31, 2017 16:23

MrOnBicycle: Jan 18, 2008; Wait wat?

In any case, if you know you have to pick up the phone (doctor on call or whatever) you make sure you have a hands free way of answering and talking on the phone. Unless you are dumb or something.

# ? Oct 31, 2017 17:11

Javid: Oct 21, 2004

Does any phone in the universe in 2017 not have at least a basic speakerphone function?

# ? Oct 31, 2017 17:17

GnarlyCharlie4u: Sep 23, 2007; I have an unhealthy obsession with motorcycles.

Proof

Brovine posted:

Surely the police should have hands free radio/phone equipment in their cars by now in most places? It's not exactly new cutting edge tech any more, and it's got to be even more important to have your hands available if you're rushing to emergency calls...

Officers never use cell phones for official police communication. That's detective poo poo.
It's encrypted radio transmission back to dispatch and that's it.

That cop was just dicking around on his phone.

# ? Oct 31, 2017 17:47

Dave Inc.: Nov 26, 2007; Let's have a drink!

Are we pretending that hands free = safe in here?

# ? Oct 31, 2017 19:57

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

ah so you are all the dipshits i yell hang up and drive at.

# ? Oct 31, 2017 19:58

dee eight: Dec 18, 2002; The Spirit
of Maynard

I don't even have a cellphone :smug:

# ? Oct 31, 2017 20:03

BitBasher: Jun 6, 2004; You've got to know the rules before you can break 'em. Otherwise, it's no fun.

GnarlyCharlie4u posted:

Officers never use cell phones for official police communication. That's detective poo poo.
It's encrypted radio transmission back to dispatch and that's it.

This is not always true.

# ? Oct 31, 2017 21:05

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# ? May 13, 2024 19:22

GnarlyCharlie4u: Sep 23, 2007; I have an unhealthy obsession with motorcycles.

Proof

BitBasher posted:

This is not always true.

Yes, but it should be.

# ? Oct 31, 2017 21:34

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