The Vent and Rant Thread

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by Sparrow

Obviously I don't know all the circumstances, but someone doing 10 mph under the limit isn't doing anything wrong imho.

Troublemaker!

[SimonSays]

Those people that do 10mph UNDER the speed limit are usally the ones that are on your butt when you are doing 5-10 OVER the speed limit and then they cut you off, pull in front of you and then slow down to 10 UNDER the limit. I HATE those F'ING people


And my rant for the day- Stupid trains that are are barely 1.5-2" in length and cost 19.99 min because they have THOMAS on it!! Stupid toy companies- that twice the cost of min. wage, for a stupid toy!! UGH! I wish my son would have never gotten into trains..cars are better...and cheaper

[devilsadvocate]

Originally Posted by Sparrow

Obviously I don't know all the circumstances, but someone doing 10 mph under the limit isn't doing anything wrong imho.

I should have clarified but, well, I was angry at the time; hence venting and ranting.

I work with this person. She's an opportunist and a goldbrick who uses racial discrimination/sexual harrassment threats/sympathy for being pregnant all year long to get her way. She's terrible at her job to the point where she costs the company money but she apparently has something going on under the table (pun intended) with the boss. She and her husband each bring home about $40,000 a year but own about $200,000 worth of ghetto-ride in addition to a mortgage and 2 kids (with a 3rd on the way). There's no lottery-winnings or inheritance going on (in a group as small as ours something like that wouldn't go unnoticed, and she'd brag about it anyway); whenever the subject comes up, everyone just kind of shrugs...

Sure, it's none of my business; that is, until her negligence causes me to have to work Saturday. Or interferes with my getting home (and away from her).

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by Sparrow

Obviously I don't know all the circumstances, but someone doing 10 mph under the limit isn't doing anything wrong imho.

Actually, they aren't. The speed LIMIT is just that. The LIMIT... you are not required to drive that that speed. Most highways have a posted minimum speed, usually 40MPH.

Also, you are supposed to drive a speed conducive to the conditions. Just because the speed limit is 70... if it is night time and snowing and you are going 70 you could still be ticket for reckless driving.

Originally Posted by SimonSays

Those people that do 10mph UNDER the speed limit are usally the ones that are on your butt when you are doing 5-10 OVER the speed limit and then they cut you off, pull in front of you and then slow down to 10 UNDER the limit. I HATE those F'ING people

no doubt. I also hate people that speed up when I attempt to pass them. I usually use cruise control and know I didn't change my speed.

BOb

[devilsadvocate]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Actually, they aren't. The speed LIMIT is just that. The LIMIT... you are not required to drive that that speed. Most highways have a posted minimum speed, usually 40MPH.

Also, you are supposed to drive a speed conducive to the conditions. Just because the speed limit is 70... if it is night time and snowing and you are going 70 you could still be ticket for reckless driving.

True...we have a Driving Too Fast For Conditions on the books...but it works both ways; it's probably a state-by-state thing (as it should be) but in IL we have the Basic Speed Law (yes, it's an actual law) which says simply to go with the flow of traffic regardless of posted speed. If someone wants to do 45 in the slow lane on a 3-wide interstate then they can risk their lives at their leisure since everyone else should be able to pass them. On a 2-lane, one vehicle piloted by a self-absorbed driver does not have the right to impede traffic. Come to think of it, driving in and of itself isn't a right either, but no one pays attention to that anymore.

Originally Posted by SimonSays

Those people that do 10mph UNDER the speed limit are usally the ones that are on your butt when you are doing 5-10 OVER the speed limit and then they cut you off, pull in front of you and then slow down to 10 UNDER the limit. I HATE those F'ING people

Originally Posted by pilotbob

no doubt. I also hate people that speed up when I attempt to pass them. I usually use cruise control and know I didn't change my speed.

Yeah, them too. Get at least one of those a day, and I only go 9 miles round-trip.

EDIT: IL also has a law against obstructing traffic, but as you can guess it's foregone in lieu of drunk drivers which appear to be our cash-crop.

[LCF]

Originally Posted by devilsadvocate

I should have clarified but, well, I was angry at the time; hence venting and ranting.

I work with this person. She's an opportunist and a goldbrick who uses racial discrimination/sexual harrassment threats/sympathy for being pregnant all year long to get her way. She's terrible at her job to the point where she costs the company money but she apparently has something going on under the table (pun intended) with the boss. She and her husband each bring home about $40,000 a year but own about $200,000 worth of ghetto-ride in addition to a mortgage and 2 kids (with a 3rd on the way). There's no lottery-winnings or inheritance going on (in a group as small as ours something like that wouldn't go unnoticed, and she'd brag about it anyway); whenever the subject comes up, everyone just kind of shrugs...

Sure, it's none of my business; that is, until her negligence causes me to have to work Saturday. Or interferes with my getting home (and away from her).

Never had to work with such people. I should feel blessed, I guess.


Now vent&rant: If I hear the question Ist das blau?* again, I'm going to strangle the person asking it. Honestly.

:aggressive_and_not_MR_appropriate_"smily"_includi ng_hands_neck_and_strangling
+ a_lot_of_banging_the_head_in_qustion_into_a_wall_c overed_with_sharp_edges:

*Is this blue?

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by LCF

Never had to work with such people. I should feel blessed, I guess.


Now vent&rant: If I hear the question Ist das blau?* again, I'm going to strangle the person asking it. Honestly.

:aggressive_and_not_MR_appropriate_"smily"_includi ng_hands_neck_and_strangling
+ a_lot_of_banging_the_head_in_qustion_into_a_wall_c overed_with_sharp_edges:

*Is this blue?

Guten tag! Ist sie blau?

[Bilbo1967]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Guten tag! Ist sie blau?

Unruhestifter!

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Unruhestifter!

Nein! Nein! Ich bin huhnchen!

[poohbear_nc]

Aber nicht un blau huhnchen!

[LCF]

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by LCF

Now that's just uncalled for!
(Plus - it isn't blue)

[omk3]

Originally Posted by LCF

Now vent&rant: If I hear the question Ist das blau?* again, I'm going to strangle the person asking it. Honestly.

Now, why on earth would you be repeatedly asked something like that?
And what colour is it anyway?

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by omk3

Now, why on earth would you be repeatedly asked something like that?
And what colour is it anyway?

Watch out! You might get a picture of a baked baby (is that what your avatar is?) as a response!

[omk3]

If anyone finds a baked version of my avatar I would be very interested to see it!
(I guess it's a baby, it wearing diapers and all. But a baby what? Or maybe it's something with incontinence...)