What Irked You Today?

[martinfan5]

Sometimes I wonder how clueless people like that manage to survive.

Its pure dumb luck

[Thatswhatshesaid]

I've seen that several times... people stopping at the end of the freeway entrance ramp!

I guess they don't know that the whole point of a long entrance ramp is so that you have enough roadway to "get up to speed" and enter the actual highway without disrupting the traffic already on it.

Sometimes I wonder how clueless people like that manage to survive.

I'm convinced that merging is the impossible.

[Harry P.]

Its pure dumb luck

Must be.

[Harry P.]

Of course, the flip side to the clueless wonders who don't understand the function of an on-ramp and the concept of merging are the bozos already on the highway who seem to think that they own the road and anyone else who's trying to get on needs to be kept from doing so at all costs.

[crazyjim]

Nothing and nobody irked me today, so I'm going to get ready for pizza, pool, popcorn, and WWE Friday Night Smackdown.

[Tom Geiger]

Sometimes I wonder how clueless people like that manage to survive.

There's a reference work you can consult.... watch the movie Forrest Gump!

The thing that really irked me was when it happened I was thinking old lady or young girl... someone who wouldn't know better. But when I got up alongside the car to glare in, it was a middle aged guy just sitting back numptying along. So you know he's been ticking off people for decades, and probably caused a bunch of accidents in his wake (they never get in them!). And the sad part is at his age... he's never been a decent driver and won't improve any either!

[Harry P.]

Nothing and nobody irked me today, so I'm going to get ready for pizza, pool, popcorn, and WWE Friday Night Smackdown.

What are you going to do when that "smackdown" show goes off the air?

[Craig Irwin]

OK, so Saturday is the due date for my license plates (metal tax receipt) which are way too expensive here in Indiana and then here in my county we get a county greed (wheel) tax added to make it worse. So let's say I'm beyond broke. So now the garage door spring breaks trapping my Manx and all three Harleys inside. And of course the weekend forecast is beautiful.

[Danny Lectro]

I'm irked by the fact that a few people here don't seem to get the "No Politics" rule.

[High octane]

Craig, I can get a garage door spring replaced in an hour.

[JohnU]

Whiners complaining about being broke with three Harley's in their garage! LOL!!!

[Danno]

The thing that really irked me was when it happened I was thinking old lady or young girl... someone who wouldn't know better. But when I got up alongside the car to glare in, it was a middle aged guy just sitting back numptying along. So you know he's been ticking off people for decades, and probably caused a bunch of accidents in his wake (they never get in them!). And the sad part is at his age... he's never been a decent driver and won't improve any either!

And the odds are he was driving a Prius.

[Chuck Most]

The cost of renewing my tags doesn't bother me, it's just the fact they're due on my birthday. It's like the state saying "HAPPY BIRTHDAY... That'll be sixty-one bucks, please."

[slusher]

The cost of renewing my tags doesn't bother me, it's just the fact they're due on my birthday. It's like the state saying "HAPPY BIRTHDAY... That'll be sixty-one bucks, please."

That's cheap ours just went from 50 to 95 for the new jail so all could have a private room and air conditioning..

[Craig Irwin]

Craig, I can get a garage door spring replaced in an hour.

The problem is paying for it.

[Craig Irwin]

Whiners complaining about being broke with three Harley's in their garage! LOL!!!

One is an old ironhead sportster I built from a basket case 25 years ago, and I inherited one when my best friend died. The other took me 25 years to get, and 7 years to pay for.

[Craig Irwin]

I'm irked by the fact that a few people here don't seem to get the "No Politics" rule.

If you are referring to me I mentioned no party, no politician by name nor did I say anything about how taxes are spent.

Complaining about high taxes is as American as a Baseball game on the 4'th of July. It's how this country started.

[Craig Irwin]

That's cheap ours just went from 50 to 95 for the new jail so all could have a private room and air conditioning..

My 8 year old Harley (that I can use about 5 months a year) just cost me $135.

Edited June 14, 2014 by Craig Irwin

[Joe Handley]

And the odds are he was driving a Prius.

My experience has been that Prius owners aren't so bad, now the rest of the Toyota appliances and the people who operate them............. Edited June 14, 2014 by Joe Handley

[charlie8575]

The cost of renewing my tags doesn't bother me, it's just the fact they're due on my birthday. It's like the state saying "HAPPY BIRTHDAY... That'll be sixty-one bucks, please."

In Massachusetts, they're running registration, title and license fees into orbit to pay for highways- and in direct violation of very clearly-written laws.

Believe me, Chuck, I hear you.

Charlie Larkin

[bobthehobbyguy]

Today went to town and saw that the setup for the fireworks stands. Different organizations use this for fundraising.

The logic escapes me since California has had drought conditions the last 4 or 5 years and they are expecting extreme fire danger this year. They setup the basecamp a month early. Wish they would ban public sales and have a public display. In an age where we have to tell people to not be stupid Its not a good idea for people to be allowed to use fireworks under the circumstances.

[Chuck Most]

Something relatively minor irked me today.

What is it with '50's doo-wop music at car shows? It's particularly annoying when the majority of cars at said show are from the '60's. I mean, did all those young and hip kids in the '60's still think doo-wop music was "boss" or "mod" when they were dreaming about that new muscle car?

[disabled modeler]

In Massachusetts, they're running registration, title and license fees into orbit to pay for highways- and in direct violation of very clearly-written laws.

Believe me, Chuck, I hear you.

Charlie Larkin

Charlie....there $101.oo here...

[Tom Geiger]

Today went to town and saw that the setup for the fireworks stands. Different organizations use this for fundraising.

The logic escapes me since California has had drought conditions the last 4 or 5 years and they are expecting extreme fire danger this year. They setup the basecamp a month early. Wish they would ban public sales and have a public display. In an age where we have to tell people to not be stupid Its not a good idea for people to be allowed to use fireworks under the circumstances.

It's actually not a good idea to sell fireworks at all. Idiots buy them and hand them off to kids, the little folks with even less sense! Many states don't allow sales of the heavier stuff, and some not even the very light stuff like sparklers.

I currently live in Pennsylvania and this state irks me. They do not allow fireworks sales, although I do see racks of poppers and sparklers at Walmart. BUT, there is a loop hole. Near state borders you'll see big fireworks stores and the catch is that the law says they can only sell to out of state residents. I haven't tested this, so I don't know how well enforced it is. The irony is that all these stores are set up on the NJ border where no fireworks of any kind are sold. So the state of PA is promoting that NJ residents break the law. Very, very poor. I have been told that NJ police watch these stores and pull cars over when they enter NJ. Good for them!

And per worse case scenario, last season we were going to visit my bro-in-law in NJ. He asked me to stop and buy big fireworks for his then 12 year old sons. Idiot. So I told him that I was a PA resident and wasn't allowed to enter those stores! Done and over with!

[JohnU]

That's ok, how about Ohio. You can buy fireworks but can't use them IN the state! How stupid is that!