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Old 05-10-2012, 08:56 AM   #20491
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That sounds like a good accessory. Do they recoil after firing?
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Old 05-10-2012, 08:57 AM   #20492
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No, you shouldn't. Let it out. People driving cars cease to be human. At least, they forget what humanity is all about. It is NOT about forgetting there are others on the road. It is NOT about not letting vehicles from the side enter traffic. It is NOT about speeding up to prevent another vehicle from passing. Just because someone owns a big car, it does NOT mean they own the road.

I want to mount a laser canon on my handlebars...


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Old 05-10-2012, 09:48 AM   #20493
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I am trying to work on my patience when driving. I don't want the baby boy to hear the swearing, gripping, complaining, and the like when driving. It is hard but I have cut out about 90% of the bitching.

I try and remind myself that my style of driving probably drivers others nuts and that saving 15 seconds really doesn't matter and that it is important to get there safely and that road rage is bad and then I start honking.
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Old 05-10-2012, 10:00 AM   #20494
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Another biker told me once he knew a biker who carried marbles in his pocket.
I knew several who carried 1" ball bearings... Very nasty but very effective.


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Old 05-10-2012, 10:01 AM   #20495
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That sounds like a good accessory. Do they recoil after firing?
Not at all, and silent too. It comes standard on Fusion-powered Stealth motorcycles.


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Old 05-10-2012, 01:54 PM   #20496
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Just because someone owns a big car, it does NOT mean they own the road.

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Old 05-10-2012, 01:59 PM   #20497
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Another biker told me once he knew a biker who carried marbles in his pocket.
Spark plugs work well; and if you have one of those old 2 stroke bikes, you have a good excuse to carry them. Oh yeah, you also need a crescent wrench to change them.
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Old 05-10-2012, 08:01 PM   #20498
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Old 05-11-2012, 12:34 AM   #20499
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Another biker told me once he knew a biker who carried marbles in his pocket.
Chris used to carry sparkplugs. The ceramic part. Ceramic and glass don't get along so well....

EDIT: Wodin beat me to it.
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Old 05-11-2012, 03:54 AM   #20500
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I never threw anything at anyone while riding. But I did buy some air horns that sounded like a truck. Now that did get their attention. It shook them out of their complacent little cocoon of a car space and out into the real world of LOOK OUT.
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Old 05-11-2012, 02:54 PM   #20501
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I never threw anything at anyone while riding. But I did buy some air horns that sounded like a truck. Now that did get their attention. It shook them out of their complacent little cocoon of a car space and out into the real world of LOOK OUT.
Air horns are for getting their attention, spark plugs and crescent wrenches are for getting revenge!
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Air horns are for getting their attention, spark plugs and crescent wrenches are for getting revenge!
For getting revenge, this guy has it all covered.
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Old 05-11-2012, 06:02 PM   #20503
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For getting revenge, this guy has it all covered.
This guy probably has revenge down pat, too. Aural as well as flames! [ pic cribbed from http://www.thebadpiper.com/gallery ]
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Old 05-11-2012, 06:31 PM   #20504
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I went to help a friend set up her Kobo this morning. [snip]

...and discovered I had to start with "this is how to do a double mouse click"

After 3 hours she can use her email account, connect/disconnect the e-reader safely and buy/download books from the Kobo store. I shall go back in a few days and show her how to access the our local library's ebooks - I didn't want to do too much all at once.

Meantime, she has the biggest smile on her face that I have seen for months (she is on anti-depressants and has very low self-esteem thanks to her husband) and is very proud of her achievements this morning.

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What a very nice thing to do. I'm sure she really appreciated all your patience and is looking forward to learning she _can_ do more.
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Yesterday I came home to find a notice in my mailbox from the owners demanding that we all pay them $250 for every air conditioner in our apartments and that we can't have an air conditioner over 8000BTUs.
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So I did what any decent person would do and I made my own damn notice telling all the tenants in the building that they don't have to pay these idiots a dime if they already have a lease from the old owners, even if it's expired. I added the phone number for the Landlord and Tenant board so they can confirm and I really hope the tenants don't let these jerks run all over them. I'm going to put my notice in everyones mailbox and hope I'm not too late and that nobody has already gone to pay them this ridiculous fee. They DEMANDED that it be made by May 15th. A lot of the tenants don't speak english very well and may not know how to fight back.
What a great idea to share what you learned with the other tenants. Many probably would not have known how or where to find out about what to do.
I wish you luck and hope you don't have to move.

No vent and rant for me today... well, other than I really wish grass would stop growing at the perfect height and never need water to survive.
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My youngest sister's first complete sentence was, "Move, you horse's ass!"
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