@hchavers Or, as I’m always saying to myself, because they don’t seem to hear when I yell it,
“Need a push?”
“They back to giving out driver’s licenses in Cracker Jack boxes?”
“Your turn signal could have let me get across the intersection – you didn’t know you were gonna turn there until you started your turn?”
“Let me guess: That disabled license plate is because of a mental disability? And that’s why you’re driving in the middle of two lanes?”
“Lady, when you are passing a car, go ahead and PASS it. Don’t slow down to their speed and then drive along beside them.”
“Dude, when your traffic light has turned red, but you continue to enter the intersection and make your left turn in front of me who has finally gotten a green light, you are stealing from me, and I don’t like that.”
“If you are going to pull out in front of me, then fine, but don’t wait until I am entering the intersection to do it.”
“Only an idiot would be in front of me at this stop sign trying to make a left turn across three lanes of traffic in each direction at 5 p.m. on a weekday, when you could go a short block in either direction and have a turn signal to turn with.” But being a non-idiot does not seem to be a prerequisite to owning a car.
@Salanth : good movie… but it is “planes, trains, and automobiles”… be a shame to remake it with an EV… it would make a miniseries and 80% of it would be in a charging station…
Just taking a short trip go crazy because my sister just showed up for Christmas and will more than likely be here until after New Years. Having less than zero responsibility must be amazing.
Well, we will be closing on our new house on Tuesday in SC, (sold our house in May in VA…been living and working in my in-law’s driveway in NC in a 36’ RV with hubs and our 95 lb German Shepherd since then). It won’t be the same nightmare as everyone else’s, but a logistical nightmare to get our stuff to us.
Two christmas’s, a flight on xmas eve, using all of my vacation days, and a mother who is still complaining that I’m not spending enough time at home with her this year, even tho im 33 and divorced.
@steffp16 As a mom in this exact scenario…moms need their kids…it’s a hard adjustment living for yourself after living for your kid(s) for so long, they are literally a part of you and your identity. Give her an extra hug, and tell her you miss her too…that’s really all she wants.
Unless she is like my mom who abandoned us for a period of time when we were younger, then just ignore the narcissistic sniveling…like I do.
@wifeduck replace alcoholism for abandonment, but yes, its definitely narcissistic sniveling. I mostly go back home cuz I miss the food and my siblings.
I’m driving from Virginia to Florida. I’ve flown the last several times, so I’m actually looking forward to two days BY MYSELF to listen to podcasts and whatnot.
So it should be sort of fun. Until I get to the 198 miles of two-lane I-95 in South Carolina. It’s the worst part by far.
@kostia@steffp16 been making that drive a lot while we are waiting to close on our SC house, it’s mostly not bad, just watch out for the feral pigs at the GA/FL boarder…I like my audio books during the random stopping…managed to snag an IRK on one of those traffic pauses.
The random stop/go traffic is much better now that I have a car with that adaptive cruise control that maintains distance between me and the car in front of me. It’s a godsend.
12/18
leaving Montgomery at 0909, CST
arriving in Atlanta 1112, EST
leaving Atlanta 1353 EST
arriving KC 1502 CST
leaving KC 1602 CST
arriving Atlanta 1858 EST
leaving Atlanta 2107 EST
arriving Las Vegas 2245 PST
Taking Mom to my sister’s for Christmas then turning around and taking the same plane back to pick up my wife for a week in Vegas.
12/25
leaving Las Vegas 0600 PST (yes… the buttcrack of dawn)
arriving Atlanta 1246 EST
picking up car and driving back home (2hrs of so)
going to work at 1445 CST.
@chienfou Do you get to rent your own air-traffic controller to make sure all those flights happen on schedule?
Also, thought it was funny that “buttcrack” and “Las Vegas” were mentioned together on the same leg (or thigh?) of your journey. And wasn’t “leaving Las Vegas” a book, movie, and song?
Do you get to rent your own air-traffic controller to make sure all those flights happen on schedule?
For all the bitching people do about flying, I still enjoy it and find that I am very rarely on a flight that is not on time by any significant margin. One of my best flight experiences in the probably million miles I have flown was getting bumped from a flight from Paris and having to stay an extra day, getting paid, getting a free room at the Hilton (and they did it 2 days straight with our consent!) Got to visit some family members and take them out to a nice dinner on Air France’s dime(s)…
Driving through Connecticut on the Merritt Parkway…FML
@somf69 That might be the 7th level of Hell
No nightmare at all; I don’t intend to sleep.
The one time a year that I am not in a rush, until I get on the road with all the other maniacs who aren’t in a rush.
@hchavers Or, as I’m always saying to myself, because they don’t seem to hear when I yell it,
Planes and trains.
@Salanth : good movie… but it is “planes, trains, and automobiles”… be a shame to remake it with an EV… it would make a miniseries and 80% of it would be in a charging station…
Just taking a short trip go crazy because my sister just showed up for Christmas and will more than likely be here until after New Years. Having less than zero responsibility must be amazing.
@sicc574 : wait till she tells you she’s staying with you for a year for the adventure of it all.
@sicc574 thought that was going to be totally different…I am constantly told it’s a short trip for me. LOL
@sicc574 But did she bring enough Rice Krispies for that long? Oh, wait, that’s a mother-in-law thing.
Well, we will be closing on our new house on Tuesday in SC, (sold our house in May in VA…been living and working in my in-law’s driveway in NC in a 36’ RV with hubs and our 95 lb German Shepherd since then). It won’t be the same nightmare as everyone else’s, but a logistical nightmare to get our stuff to us.
Two christmas’s, a flight on xmas eve, using all of my vacation days, and a mother who is still complaining that I’m not spending enough time at home with her this year, even tho im 33 and divorced.
@steffp16 As a mom in this exact scenario…moms need their kids…it’s a hard adjustment living for yourself after living for your kid(s) for so long, they are literally a part of you and your identity. Give her an extra hug, and tell her you miss her too…that’s really all she wants.
Unless she is like my mom who abandoned us for a period of time when we were younger, then just ignore the narcissistic sniveling…like I do.
@wifeduck replace alcoholism for abandonment, but yes, its definitely narcissistic sniveling. I mostly go back home cuz I miss the food and my siblings.
We are retired parents with adult children - we are the holiday destination, so no travel for us (except to the airport to pick up/drop off).
I’m driving from Virginia to Florida. I’ve flown the last several times, so I’m actually looking forward to two days BY MYSELF to listen to podcasts and whatnot.
So it should be sort of fun. Until I get to the 198 miles of two-lane I-95 in South Carolina. It’s the worst part by far.
@kostia agreed that South Carolina is the worst part
@kostia @steffp16 been making that drive a lot while we are waiting to close on our SC house, it’s mostly not bad, just watch out for the feral pigs at the GA/FL boarder…I like my audio books during the random stopping…managed to snag an IRK on one of those traffic pauses.
The random stop/go traffic is much better now that I have a car with that adaptive cruise control that maintains distance between me and the car in front of me. It’s a godsend.
(How many feral pigs?)
12/18
leaving Montgomery at 0909, CST
arriving in Atlanta 1112, EST
leaving Atlanta 1353 EST
arriving KC 1502 CST
leaving KC 1602 CST
arriving Atlanta 1858 EST
leaving Atlanta 2107 EST
arriving Las Vegas 2245 PST
Taking Mom to my sister’s for Christmas then turning around and taking the same plane back to pick up my wife for a week in Vegas.
12/25
leaving Las Vegas 0600 PST (yes… the buttcrack of dawn)
arriving Atlanta 1246 EST
picking up car and driving back home (2hrs of so)
going to work at 1445 CST.
So yeah, not so bad!
@chienfou Do you get to rent your own air-traffic controller to make sure all those flights happen on schedule?
Also, thought it was funny that “buttcrack” and “Las Vegas” were mentioned together on the same leg (or thigh?) of your journey. And wasn’t “leaving Las Vegas” a book, movie, and song?
@pmarin
For all the bitching people do about flying, I still enjoy it and find that I am very rarely on a flight that is not on time by any significant margin. One of my best flight experiences in the probably million miles I have flown was getting bumped from a flight from Paris and having to stay an extra day, getting paid, getting a free room at the Hilton (and they did it 2 days straight with our consent!) Got to visit some family members and take them out to a nice dinner on Air France’s dime(s)…