David G. Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 I don't know where this whole "impatient driver trying to push through the guy ahead of me" stuff came from. All I said is that it's annoying to have to sit behind a clueless driver who's waiting to turn right and sits there the whole time until the light turns green... instead of turning "right on red," as he is allowed to do, I never said anything about trying to intimidate him or annoy him or anything like that. Just wish he would get his head out of his posterior and make his dang turn! It's just the other side of the coin. David G.
Harry P. Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 I believe that adding something on cars that has no real function is pointless. I guess I am showing my age. No, you're just showing your common sense!
1930fordpickup Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) I was at the local store and had a cart full of stuff for a party. I was a bit behind on time and looked at every line with three carts behind the person being checked out . Well as normal many lanes not open but just taking up space in the store. So I spot the lane with only the person being checked out , make a straight line and start unloading my cart. I get an unpleasant look from the cashier but thought nothing of it. Well after the other customer left the cashier I was scolded from the cashier for being in the 15 items or less isle . OOPS MY BAD . I was that guy. She did check me out with an evil look . LOL So please tell me why they have 20 lanes when they only open 5 at a time. Even the night before the three big holidays they are never fully open . They seem to be taking many of these away and add the self checkouts all over Toledo . Wear is my discount for doing work for the store ? LOL Edited July 25, 2014 by 1930fordpickup
Harry P. Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 So please tell me why they have 20 lanes when they only open 5 at a time. Even the night before the three big holidays they are never fully open . They seem to be taking many of these away and add the self checkouts all over Toledo . Wear is my discount for doing work for the store ? LOL What they'll tell you is that the self-checkout lanes are there "for your convenience," and that they allow the store keep prices down because they need fewer employees.
Tom Geiger Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Most people never saw that and didn't realize that checkout lane was supposed to be for 15 items or less, or didn't care... I think we have established that people are self serving idiots. The one that bothers me a great deal is at our show. We realize that we have a good many handicapped folks in our hobby, and many more than the hall's handicap spaces accomidate. So our club bought and owns an additional 10 handicap parking signs. We nievely thought people, especially folks within our hobby would respect that. Nope. Idiots park in the spaces and throw our signs aside. We now have 8 signs because 2 disappeared. This past year we had a handicapped guy pull up to the front of the building, and we checked and 2 of our 8 spaces had non-compliant cars in them. We announced the plates in the hall, but of course nobody came out to move the cars. I had asked the fellow to stay there, and we'd sort it out. By the time I found one of our staff who would move their car from a prime space, he had left. That truly ticks me off!
Joe Handley Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Ok... somebody explain to me those gimmicky "eyebrow" or "halo" things around the headlights on some newer cars. They don't serve any purpose... they aren't actually headlights (as Joe knows!)... they aren't turn signals... they aren't fog lights... so what's the point, anyway? Just another silly gimmick... Why? They are a bit of a gimick, like fins, 500lbs, massive engines in small cars, etc, all stuff a car doesn't need to get you to and from the self checkout at the grocery store, but gives the car some individuality. One thing I do like us that they can work as DRL's when bright enough or when the weather is a bit grey, then since most cars use their own LED layout, they're easier to tell which is which and coming at you at night. Audi's are pretty blinding, but usually a dead giveaway, Kia's are kinda bizzare and very telling, the lights on my 200 make it easier to tell if it is one at night than during the day, the new Cherokee's make the thing as easy to spot at night as the headlight and turn signal layout on my XJ does for those, and so on. I'm not as big of a fan of the LED strip vs light tube though, most of the time the light strips tend to leave dark spots between the bulbs while the tube will give off more of a softer, neon tube or flourecent bulb appearance.
futurattraction Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Totally different topic from what has been discussed recently... LOL What irks me is I found out yesterday that somebody is recasting my Fairmont body.
MADDOG Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Customers...... stupid think that the world owes them a favor for being on earth, uneducated customers!
Joe Handley Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Customers...... stupid think that the world owes them a favor for being on earth, uneducated customers! Lol, been there, people like that were the reason I hated working at the service desk at Toys "R" Us and made janitorial a more desirable job there!
Harry P. Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 One thing I do like us that they can work as DRL's when bright enough or when the weather is a bit grey... Some interesting info on DRLs... the reason that GM equips their cars with DRLs in the US (where they are NOT mandated) is because Canada mandates them. So to simplify the assembly lines, GM decided to add them to all their cars, not just those made for the Canadian market. It wasn't a safety issue, it was a "bottom line" issue. More interesting stuff on DRLs... http://blog.motorists.org/a-brief-history-of-a-popular-but-useless-safety-feature/
Pete J. Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) Doctors, engineers, and lawyers not in any particular order! As a group, these people are generally well educated relatively intelligent people. I concede that. What annoys me, is when they think they know more about everything than anyone else. The general arrogance of this group is just unbelievable at times. When I was selling appliances I tried very hard to learn everything about what I was selling and pass that information on to my customers. I wish I had a buck for every time one of these smug turkeys would come in and spend hours reading the signs we had posted, trying to make a decision when 10 minutes of Q&A would have sufficed. Then you try to help them and you get the "Well, I'm a ______. I don't need any help." Really? As a proctologist you are an expert on dishwashers? You condescending twit! Just because you went to school a little longer doesn't mean that you know everything about how everything in the world operates. Get over yourself! Edited July 25, 2014 by Pete J.
Harry P. Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Hey, Proctology is a DEEP subject! Poor proctologists... always the butt of jokes...
Joe Handley Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Doctors, engineers, and lawyers not in any particular order! As a group, these people are generally well educated relatively intelligent people. I concede that. What annoys me, is when they think they know more about everything than anyone else. The general arrogance of this group is just unbelievable at times. When I was selling appliances I tried very hard to learn everything about what I was selling and pass that information on to my customers. I wish I had a buck for every time one of these smug turkeys would come in and spend hours reading the signs we had posted, trying to make a decision when 10 minutes of Q&A would have sufficed. Then you try to help them and you get the "Well, I'm a ______. I don't need any help." Really? As a proctologist you are an expert on dishwashers? You condescending twit! Just because you went to school a little longer doesn't mean that you know everything about how everything in the world operates. Get over yourself! Been there too Pete, I one time had somebody bring back an R/C Battery charger that wasn't working when plugged in, the guy returning it claimed to be an electrical engineer, had tested it and found it wasn't working. So I plugged it in and found that it worked perfectly fine. He insisted he knew what he was doing and it was defective, I go back and try to charge a battery, and of course, it works perfectly fine doing that too. He was pissed, especially after I asked him if he might have plugged it into a light switch outlet by accident, and insisted it was broken, didn't work, and wanted his money back or a different one. I think I exchanged it for a different, more expensive one and out it back on the shelf since it worked fine. I also had an issue with a customer who is an automotive mechanic that bought a Reciever Pack that happened to have the wrong plug. When he noticed it, instead of calling us and saying what happened, he started to cut and chop wiring then splice it together with stuff from Home Depot.......then decided to return it.....no go there.
Pete J. Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Been there too Pete, I one time had somebody bring back an R/C Battery charger that wasn't working when plugged in, the guy returning it claimed to be an electrical engineer, had tested it and found it wasn't working. So I plugged it in and found that it worked perfectly fine. He insisted he knew what he was doing and it was defective, I go back and try to charge a battery, and of course, it works perfectly fine doing that too. He was pissed, especially after I asked him if he might have plugged it into a light switch outlet by accident, and insisted it was broken, didn't work, and wanted his money back or a different one. I think I exchanged it for a different, more expensive one and out it back on the shelf since it worked fine. I also had an issue with a customer who is an automotive mechanic that bought a Reciever Pack that happened to have the wrong plug. When he noticed it, instead of calling us and saying what happened, he started to cut and chop wiring then splice it together with stuff from Home Depot.......then decided to return it.....no go there.What is it with Electrical engineers and battery chargers? I was at Sears the other day and there was a EE in there raising hell about the same thing. A friend of mine was trying to take care of him. Hooked it up to a multimeter and everything checked out perfectly. He even checked the multimeter. Guy insisted that it was defective and they gave him a new one just to get rid of him.
Joe Handley Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 What is it with Electrical engineers and battery chargers? I was at Sears the other day and there was a EE in there raising hell about the same thing. A friend of mine was trying to take care of him. Hooked it up to a multimeter and everything checked out perfectly. He even checked the multimeter. Guy insisted that it was defective and they gave him a new one just to get rid of him. It has been a while, mine might have moved!
Mike Kucaba Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 I prefer to shop at the stores that have "15 items or ELSE " above the checkout aisle
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 If the driver behind me is annoyingly impatient, jumping his car forward and jacking the brakes, pounding on the steering wheel, etc., I'll wait for the light to change just to spite him- and then go straight if I can. I'm not though- I believe in following the rules. One of the rules I try my best to follow is the one that says we should treat other humans with courtesy and respect. Hmm...rule says right-on-red is legal. YOU decide to IMPEDE someone who'd like to get where he's going, because YOU define him as "annoyingly impatient". See the hypocrisy there?
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 I think we have established that people are self serving idiots... Boy, do we agree on THAT one !!
crazyjim Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Finished a build today (will be posting under glass soon). Bought all the materials I'll need (I hope) to make the former rear seat in the baja bug a storage unit and flat shelf. Other than that, I'm getting ready for pizza, pool, popcorn, and WWE Friday Night Smackdown. In short, absolutely nothing irked me today.
Harry P. Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Hmm...rule says right-on-red is legal. YOU decide to IMPEDE someone who'd like to get where he's going... The whole concept behind right turn on red is to save gas and lessen exhaust emissions (obviously in a large-scale, save-the-earth way, which is fine.). No reason to sit there at idle, going nowhere, when there is absolutely no traffic or pedestrians to impede you from turning right on red. Multiply that by hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of cars making right turns on red every day and not sitting there idling for 30-45 seconds or more while they wait for the light to turn green, and I'm sure the benefits add up. That's why I get annoyed with clueless wonders who don't understand the concept of right turn on red. I don't harass them, or creep up on their bumper, or wave my arms... I sit there and wait and wonder why so many drivers are so clueless. What I will do, if I'm waiting to turn right and I'm behind one of the clueless wonders sitting there with their right turn signal flashing, and it's been 10-20 seconds or so and they still haven't moved and there is obviously no traffic coming, I'll tap my horn. 99% of the time, that does the trick.
Mark Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 And then, you've got people who think EVERY intersection is "right on red". Some aren't, and have a huge sign posted. I've had people lean on the horn behind me, and had to reach out the window and point to the sign. When right on red is allowed, and I'm stuck behind someone, a very gentle tap on the horn usually jogs them awake.
Harry P. Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 And then, you've got people who think EVERY intersection is "right on red". Some aren't, and have a huge sign posted. I've had people lean on the horn behind me, and had to reach out the window and point to the sign. When right on red is allowed, and I'm stuck behind someone, a very gentle tap on the horn usually jogs them awake. Agree. And agree.
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 The whole concept behind right turn on red is to save gas and lessen exhaust emissions (obviously in a large-scale, save-the-earth way, which is fine.). No reason to sit there at idle, going nowhere, when there is absolutely no traffic or pedestrians to impede you from turning right on red. Multiply that by hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of cars making right turns on red every day and not sitting there idling for 30-45 seconds or more while they wait for the light to turn green, and I'm sure the benefits add up. Yes, absolutely excellent points all. And consider the probably millions of gallons of fuel wasted and fumes spewed into the atmosphere by mindless stoplights that are on a fixed cycle, and take no consideration that there are NO cars waiting to get across an intersection, but needlessly stop traffic anyway. I see this a LOT, and the relative cheapness of intelligent systems to observe and adjust traffic-light cycles based on ...traffic...should make this a relatively easy fix.
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