Pet peeves: The return (Part 2)

Usually its a sign of overcompensation to drive such a huge monstrosity. But if a man is happy to drive a big vroom vroom he can, but yes stay off smaller roads with them. There are two big ones like that on my street usually and its like a competition between these two washed out mid-50s boomers who has the best car.

You guys just don’t get it, big trucks are very cool and manly, alright.

Though if I owned a big truck like that IRL, I’d just go GTA-style and say screw the road, then take the off-road route. Especially in the countryside…

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If I owned a big truck like that, I would probably also own a shotgun. And a shotgun is a great way of blowing my own head off.

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What, big trunked, in constant need of being pumped with fuel and loud when you squeeze their horn?

I personally have a very sleek and economically friendly Smart Car. It’s also red so it goes faster.

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Yeah they don’t care. Not too long ago one of these bad boys gave a couple of bikers (on bicycles, not motors) a blast of coal and soot and then, for good measure, physically ran another pack of bikers off the road.

From what I read he got away scott free.

Well yeah, a shotgun is a must-have to complete the package.

Yeah the cars are Smart, I wish the people behind their wheels were too…

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Me too.
Apparently ownership of a Smart Car also initiates you in this bizarre religious movement that you’re required to wave to other Smart Car drivers you pass on the road.
It’s really weird.

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On a serious note, that is horrific, but also perfectly in line with my expectations as to what transpires in the USA. Was it Florida?

On a less-serious note, there’s nothing worse than some quarter-brained NED blasting down my street on his dirt-bike, giving my house a concussion because he purposely took the mufflers off.

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But if a car isn’t a fast vroom vroom, or if it doesn’t look really hecking cool (hello classic american muscle cars) and the engine’s purr isn’t more pleasant than of a cat, then what’s the point?

Yeah and these are usually the types I come across, so I really have zero sympathy for bikers. I mean they’re the ones more prone to causing accidents because they’re a literal menace on the street. (haha i can zoom in between cars so that means I can be reckless, look at me im so coo-- oops i slammed into a car)

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Cyclists and Bikers alike are a danger to motorists and pedestrians alike. They don’t pay road tax, need insurance and most times will just weave through traffic because “heh, i’m cool”
Our current clown of a PM is a cycling advocate so it shouldn’t be any surprise that they’re bad.

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/pickup-truck-runs-over-6-cyclists-in-waller-county-4-people-hospitalized

Texas.

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Because they approach traffic with the same amount of reservation newly-christened teenage drivers that decide to get wasted in celebration of receiving their license do. Well, seasoned cyclists are a bit more careful, I suppose. Carving cycling paths is a great idea - and if they want to engage the traffic, ordain a set of rules for them to follow. Invent a cycling license. Do something. For God’s sake, do something. The amount of times I’ve had one of these idiots zap through my blind spot is insane.

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To doubt.
The worst encounter’s i’ve had are at least 60+ sorts who should be on mobility scooters and not on a bicycle on the road. The best part is they give you a look as if to say -you are- the stupid one, not them puff puffing red in the face while traffic is zooming past at 50 MPH.

Trendy sorts will scream about this but are happy to have other licenses for practically anything else.

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Well, if it’s for the purpose for actually driving on the road, among cars and bikes and other motorised death traps, they shouldn’t take issue. As long as the governments don’t decide to go on a broad sweep of yOUnEeDLicEnSSEtoDRIveBikeANyWhEre so they can earn that sweet, sweet fine coin.

Honestly these days I think its less about stealing money from people and more about just controlling what people can and can’t do.

the book bans remind me of the comic panel of a man turning back a page on a calendar revealing 1984

except instead of how it’s mostly portrayed by right-wing bigots, it’s probably more accurate now re. book bans

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When you’re healing Susano and the other healer keeps dying so you’re solo healing as SGE.

Join Aurum Vale
Healer: you can rush, don’t worry
Healer then immediately disconnects, and doesn’t come back

never change, aurum vale

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that’s right

Every time I get to the point of thinking “Maybe I’m being the jerk here, Danuser is just a human being too-”

And then he :poop: posts on a galactic image thingy about ‘The Old Gods playing the long game’.
I’m this close to just binning off WoW entirely and never looking back. Maybe my time in MMOs is over, not that I really want it to be… :pensive: