Jackhammers w/in hearing range
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Jackhammers w/in hearing range
Pile drivers within hearing range and eternal optimists who want to blow sunshine up your ass 24/7/365....
a lot of meta-decisionmaking here this week (mostly deciding WHO should decide). i think it is a product of too much meta-management.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian96
are the two related somehow (sounds like an interesting story)?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
We are the VALUE CREATORS of the the world. And this pi$$es account types off because the can't do it. :laugh: Yes, thank God for the dreamers and doers that can value risk and aren't afraid of risk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
At least jackhammers are accomplishing something, and they will be finished...some day. But, how about loud motorcycles and pick-em-up trucks whose owners have tampered with the pipes just to make noise for no reason?Quote:
Originally Posted by maddawg
I am hoping the City of Natchitoches will soon lead the charge here, and follow other cities nationwide, in implementing strict noise ordinances against extra-loud vehicles.
don't forget the toy cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
diverting traffic all over the place because you don't know how to get Hwy 167 done the right way. Let's pour a little road here and a little road there. It doesn't take a genius to know that you should buy all the land, pour one side while traffic is diverted to the other, then pour the other side. I know it's not that simple, but geez it should be.
when people use the letters "OMG"
OMG. You're so right.Quote:
Originally Posted by ITdrummer
People that complain about loud cars and Motorcycles.
If it's too loud your too old.
HOW DARE THE GUBMINT TELL ME WHAT TO DO WITH MY CAR!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
SOOOOOOCIAAAAALISMMMMMM!!!!! :furious3::furious3::furious3::furious3:
I have a truck with a big iron battering-ram mounted on the front. I love getting out on the highway and running loud motorcycles off into the trees. Those azzholes scream like babies...just before they smash into a tree. Makes me laugh :laugh:.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceman
Not really. But, I have thought about it...:icon_roll:
Being an inconsiderate asshole is no way to go thru life. But, I guess you're not mature enough to grasp that concept. Maybe after you grow up.
Hey, whatever works.Quote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
No one said you couldn't ride a motorcycle, or drive a truck, or choose whatever car you like...just don't alter the pipes and make them loud, for no other reason than making them loud.
I have a neighbor that has a motorcycle...it sounds like George Jetson's space car, kind of a whooooing sound. No louder than the average car. He rides on pretty days...enjoys it...and he's not an asshole. Imagine that. :icon_roll:
While we are on motorcycles, the flashing headlight for safety. It's annoying in the dark of night. I get that I need to be able to see you, but lets let people concentrate on driving not just seeing the cyclist.
I'd rather see the cyclist than not . . . .:) It's just as annoying when he DOESN'T have the flashing lights on.Quote:
Originally Posted by atobulldog
Actually, there is a law against altering the emmision systems of automobiles from what the manufacturer has designed. The only part of it that is enforced is ensuring that the cars have catalytic converters.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
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Originally Posted by Dirtydawg
It's also illegal to ride in the left lane on the interstate unless you are passing, it's also illegal to have fog lights or running lights on but no one enforces it. The cops only enforce what will make them money.
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Originally Posted by dawg80
The last guy that tried to run me off the road had a rude awakening. The cops thought it was funny and told him next time he wouldn't try messing with a biker. Just remember that all guys you see on a bike aren't Dr.'s and Lawyers. A big part of bikers are armed and dangerous, have you not heard of the Hells Angels, and the Confederates and the such examples. Mess with the wrong biker and you surely will regret it. Happy motoring.
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Originally Posted by dawg80
People that resort to name calling, and accusations that people are imature or not grown because they chose to live their lives different than others. I love the way I live my life.
So just always remember.
DILLIGAF If you don't know what that means google it.
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Originally Posted by Iceman
Actually, if your running lights don't work, you can't get an inspection sticker. They are required in LA. I bought a car in AR and had to reconnect the running lights to make it legal.
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Originally Posted by techman05
Not daytime running lights, I mean the ones that are mounted low like the fog lights, fog lights are yellow and running lights are white. They are illegal to run when in traffic. Daytime running lights are just your headlights.
Just messing with ya. I wouldn't harm a flea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceman
Of course, when a motorcycle punk dies in a firey crash lot of fleas perish too!
^
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Originally Posted by dawg80
I get dipped every year.
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Originally Posted by techman05
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Originally Posted by Iceman
I meant Driving Lights and Fog Lights. LOL Old age is a bitch.
Seriously, though. I know what cyclist claim....they have to be heard. Yet, even with loud pipes what do motorists say after they have run over one: "I didn't see them." You don't fix a vision problem with sound. Therefore, I propose a law that mandates cyclists:
1) wear loud colors (no more black leather, has to be orange or bright pink)
2) that they mount an orange penant on their bikes that stands a good 6' up. (like kids put on their bikes)
But, the worst violaters of common decency are those punks that alter the pipes on trucks. No excuse for them.
I was at a local mechanic, picking up our van that had had a brake job, when some punk in a pick-em-up truck pulls in, it was so loud that everyone had to stop conversing until that jerkweed shut the engine off. So, pretending I was interested, I approached the young punk and asked, "How I can make my truck obnoxiously loud too?"
I thought my use of the term "obnoxiously" might be missed by him, but it wasn't. He explained I'd have to get a "glass pack" , remove a section of the pipe and insert the pack, and it'll make noise. but! he added, to make it "obnoxiously" loud I would need to soak it in water to make it rust, and it's the rust that triples the sound.
"Well, won't that loud noise disturb my neighbors?"
"Hrrrumph! (with a shocked look on his face), Yeah, but why should you care?"
There ya go.
I agree that wearing safety yellow, orange, or even pink would make us more visible, but it's hard to pick up chicks dressed like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
And to the obnoxiously loud trucks, what a lot of those guys don't realize when you open up your exhaust that much it doesn't help the speed any, it actually makes them slower. With a motorcycle, you can open them up so much that it makes them slower, but generally not. But, I do like my loud bike, even though it isn't the loudest around.
gotcha, no joke about age.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceman
I kind of like the idea that a fellow biker came up with for making sure we are seen...
Make it public knowledge that every bike in America has 50 pounds of explosives on board, that way you know.....If you hit a biker, you will die, too.
People will begin to watch the road in the same way that bikers do.:D
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Originally Posted by westdawg
I have thought about a set of Gatling guns mounted on the handle bars too, for those that are not considerate of riders.
:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
And it's REALLY hard to pick up chicks if you're dead as well. Since when did safety become an afterthought?? Several of the military guys wear those, and I would sure consider those guys REAL MEN. :icon_wink: I'm just sayin...Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceman
I'm sure that we all have those neighbors with the volume. I've got 1 neighbor that has it on his truck. He's pretty cool about it and rolls slow up to the house, so that it's pretty much at idle when he hits the driveway. Especially when it's getting later in the night or when he's up really early going hunting or fishing. It's just called being considerate.
2 doors down from him is a showoff (middle age guy) and decides to fly down the street about 50-60 mph at about 120 decibles. It use to be a couple nights a week anywhere from 9p to midnight. (oh and the 3am wake up call that he gave us when he and his wife were fighting.) That's what you call an inconsiderate jackass.
If you're like example #1, then good for you. I'm glad that you have some respect. If you're like example #2, then your neighbors prolly think that you're a jackass too. :icon_wink: I hope that you're like #1.
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Originally Posted by Iceman
so you don't feel the need to be considerate of your neighbors, but everyone else should be considerate of you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceman
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Originally Posted by DocMarvin362
I live in a sparsely populated area, so it's not as big of an issue, but I would say I am more like #1. Respect, Respect, Respect.
:D:D:D
What gets me about motorcycle "enthusiasts" is how they are quick to complain about car drivers and the fact they aren't considerate of bikers meanwhile you have these enthusiasts hauling ass down the road weaving in and out of traffic and pulling into spaces a mouse can barely fit in or when there's stand still traffic they'll just pull in between the lanes (and cars) and cruise on up the road like the dotted line is also a motorcycle lane. Fortunately, sometimes I'm able to catch 'em coming in my rearview mirror and block the lane. I always find it amusing how those who are most disrespectful of others or the first to cry the loudest when they feel they've been disrespected.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceman
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Originally Posted by Dirtydawg
Read the laws, driving between traffic is called lane splitting and it is legal in certain states. You blocking a motorcyclist line of travel is like you saying "Wah, I have to sit still while he can still go, that is so unfair" (Thumb sucking may also be involved too). And yes I see plenty of motorcyclist that drive too fast and are disrespectful of others. But, it's just like automobiles, most try to be considerate, but the ones that don't give all others a bad name.
Just as an example, it is my right to break the law and speed if I want, but some motorists feel the need to pull over in front of me so they don't have to turn off their cruise control, with no regard to the fact that I may be going 20 miles an hour faster, and this is irritating whether I am in my car or on my motorcycle.
So basically, everyone needs to just give and take and be considerate and understand that they aren't the only ones on the road.
No, thumb sucking isn't involved, but sudden door opening is at times. To be honest, I don't care if it's legal in every state. If I'm stuck in traffic, and I see a motorcycle come motoring between the two lanes, I'm going to block it off if for no other reason than to risk the chance that the motorbike might swerve and scratch my car and keep on heading down the road in addition to the fact that it is unfair. Other than that, you won't find a driver who is more aware and considerate of those who chose to ride motorcycles. I almost bought one several years ago. So, it's nothing personal against bike riders.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceman
You know, I've followed your posts on here pretty closely ever since I got that private message from you including going back and reading previous posts, and I have to say you have a real personality issue. It doesn't seem that you really know how or even care how to interact with others in a civil and decent manner. For instance, what's with the thumb sucking reference? I made no personal attack towards you and simply stated what a peeve of mine was.
To be honest, I was shocked when you told me how old you are and not totally sure I believe it because you seem to act more like a juvenile or someone who hasn't experienced much of the world and the others who inhabit it. It's not my common practice to confront people on here as I just have you, but I feel it's warranted. Just a bit of advice. You need to tone it down a little or you might find the confrontation you seem to be looking for considering the tone of many of your posts. I'll tell you what, you can go ahead and respond, but I won't see it. I never thought I'd have to put a Tech fan on ignore before. Oh, and since you mentioned the spelling issue and how awesome of a private school education you got, I feel compelled to respond. You might want to have your parents ask for a refund.
Just messing with everyone, I try to be very considerate, just ruffling feathers with a little tongue in cheek humor.Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
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West coast tape-delay.
People who don't know how to use Microsoft Office.
Getting called out at 4:45 am to a Police wreck where they need you to pull the camera card out of the DVR to preserve the integrity of the video of the wreck, only to get on scene 30 minutes later to find out that the system didn't work right and didn't record any video.
30 minutes back home and now I can't sleep.
Musicians who SUCK when performing live.
People who hate New Orleans without ever living there.
Are you only allowed to hate a place if you have lived there?Quote:
Originally Posted by LATechBanjo
No, but it's still a peeve.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
Who hates new orleans? It's just a calculated risk of violent crime to have fun:laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by LATechBanjo
my peeve of the day:
taxes :P
People that don't understand our basketball recruiting philosophy.
I lived there for three years and never want to live there again. Great place to visit, but would hate to live there again.Quote:
Originally Posted by LATechBanjo
Using "so" as punctuation in conversation.
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Originally Posted by Brian96
Only a peeve when the conversation is in English I assume.
Written communication, published documents, memos, etc. that has a series of 3 or more items in a sentence and then doesn't use the comma before "and";As in "Red, White, and Blue"...
Somehow this is now an "optional" comma...I still don't like it.
We don't have a "so" participle in Mandarin, so yeah, English.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
Was in a meeting this morning with two participants using "so" liberally to punctuate their sentences.
While it is annoying, I take some pleasure in treating the "so" as a Mad Libs-style blank for me to fill in.
i don't like it, either. i especially hate it when that comma is left out of a list of multiples, such as:Quote:
Originally Posted by TechDynamic
"your options are hot dogs and mustard, pound cake and strawberries, ice cream, and sushi."
leave off that last comma and it can be somewhat confusing (i know it's an odd list, but i just thought it up as i typed, so give me a break :icon_wink: ).
That is an odd list. Are you pregnant?Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
do you see pickles or watermelon bubblegum anywhere on that list?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian96
improper use, of commas.
People who talk on the phone while sitting on the crapper. I mean, Its acceptable at home, but not at work.
Toilet time is quiet time.
people who pay way to much attention to grammer. come on, are we in English Lab? :icon_wink:
Do you only attend to the laws of physics, say inertia or gravity, when you are in a Physics Lab? :icon_wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
Nice one! :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian96
Different subject, but the latest peeve is being asked to forgive overdraft charges over and over and over. If you can't show me your checkbook register and you can't keep up with what you spend through online banking, I don't have time for you.
Are physical laws like inertia and gravity arbitrary, exception ridden, and often illogical?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian96
Yes. Moreover, I disagree with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
Hmmm. I feel I could argue my case(s) with the editors of the AP style manual or of Webster's. And I certainly feel justified complaining about "conventional usage" as the arbiter of what is considered "law" for our dumb language.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian96
I think you might have a somewhat more difficult experience if you ever decide to debate the particulars of our physical laws with their Framer.
Of course, where I sit the only important difference is that I actually understand grammar. But an important similarity between both is that the more you know about the subject, the more abiguity and variability you discover.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
Another important difference is who wrote the rules. Pretty important difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian96
Here I disagree, but, not surprisingly, it is a matter of semantics. The "laws" of physics are a human attempt to describe created phenomena. So, inasmuch as they are "written," they are also "imperfect." Similarly, when we try to apply our understanding of these created phenomena to solve problems or extend our capabilities, these endeavors are fraught with imperfections, because our understanding of the phenomena are limited.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
I think the same holds true for communication. We are still trying to figure this whole thing out, so we try to come up with some agreed upon rules for applying the ability to communicate. As with physical phenomena, things tend to work smoothly to the extent that all parties share a reasonably overlapping understanding of the phenomena, and that their understanding of the phenomena fits well enough with the realities of the phenomena.
People that say "everything happens for a reason."
The "environmentalists" at my office who replaced the styrofoam cups with recylced paper cups.
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Originally Posted by Guisslapp
Don't worry, your cups were replaced "for a reason."
The segment of society who act like animals. I saw a mess of them this morning while I was pumping gas.
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Originally Posted by maddawg
oh, pumping gas, you just reminded me I am almost empty, thanks
the only way to buy the chronicles of narnia anymore is with them numbered incorrectly.
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Originally Posted by arkansasbob
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I've noticed.
i'm so peeved that the only way i can avoid breaking my own rules for this thread is to give the peeve for every day this week in advance:
sunday: general motors.
monday: so-called "american" car companies that use all-metric parts (although it beats the mixed metric and english they used to have).
tuesday: vehicles that have the hood packed so full of junk that you can't get to anything without removing everything else.
wednesday: vehicles with components packed so tight you have to contort your body and use special tools to spend an hour making 1/8 turns at a time on bolts that don't even have enough clearance to come out without removing even more junk.
thursday: "american" car companies that use plastic and flimsy aluminum for parts that need to be robust and durable, but use heavy-gauge steel with 15mm bolts for parts that don't do anything but get in the way and could be replaced functionally by a zip-tie.
friday: those darned spring clamps they use on radiator hoses. what's wrong with a screw clamp?
saturday: houston metro area vehicle inspection requirements.
that is all.
tuesday: vehicles that have the hood packed so full of junk that you can't get to anything without removing everything else.
wednesday: vehicles with components packed so tight you have to contort your body and use special tools to spend an hour making 1/8 turns at a time on bolts that don't even have enough clearance to come out without removing even more junk.
Read an article about this titled "Form vs Function" It said that the reason the above happens is that when a new car model is designed, it is turned over to the engineering department after the design department has finished. the engineering depart. is told to hurry up because the design depart. took too long and don't spend too much because the design depart went over budget. It noted that trucks are usually done by the engineering depart because no one in design wants to which results in trucks usually having plenty of room under the hood and being put together with bolts. Article is a few years old so not sure if it still applies to trucks.
You think American car companies pack it in there it tight? Look at where Mazda places the dipstick (which you need to check regularly) and the oil filter on the RX8. Those metal hose clamps are placed in the perfect spot to cut your forearm up once you get the oil filter wrench under the coolant line and intake manifold and between the engine block and the firewall. If you want to do any real repair work, you pretty much have to take off the airbox, body panels, wheels, and wheel wells.Quote:
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http://www.rx8club.com/picture.php?a...pictureid=6737
Ripping up perfectly good sidewalks to replace with new ones to make everything look "more beautiul" and match. Tax-payer dollars at work.
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Originally Posted by Guisslapp
Yep, sometimes it pays to live in Cuba .... must be a paradise for do-it-yourself mechanics.
Why Cuba?Quote:
Originally Posted by hoppinmad
http://havanajournal.com/culture/ent...american_cars/Quote:
Originally Posted by Guisslapp
Meticulously inputing data into an electronic 1594 just to get the blue screen of death and having the computer completely crash at the end of your CQ shift.:furious3:
For years TNS has had their delivery guys throw out a weekly advertising paper that is larger than most daily papers. I've asked them several times not to throw it in my driveway because I'm tired of picking it up and throwing it away. Also, I've noticed that the papers greatly contribute to the litter problem in our community.
Today was my first day of picking the paper(s) up and throwing them in the parking lot of TNS on my way to work. It felt great!:D
the houston chronicle does that to me. unfortunatly, i don't pass their parking lot on my way to work, but that is an excellent idea. i don't understand what gives them the right to litter in my yard just because advertisers are paying them to do it (i'm not a subscriber).Quote:
Originally Posted by maddawg
Next week I'll pick up an extra one across the street for you. When I throw it out at TNS, I'll holler, "That's from Bob!"Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
Ordering an update for my MAC and receiving it 5 days later than I should have all because of their "optimal" delivery route. Let's visualize an atlas for a second. Can someone please explain how a route from Tennessee to Dallas, then over to Denver, down to New Mexico, then back to Louisiana is more efficient that a straight shot? Not only that, but they shipped it in a box that was 10 times too big. No wonder shipping cost $6.
It was BP and TransOcean you twit!!
Pelosi blames Bush administration for BP oil spill.
05/29/10 7:38 AM EDT
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., blamed the Bush administration for any lack of oversight leading up to the Gulf oil spill. The Obama administration, on the other hand, is blameless.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op...#ixzz0pQXJb9pW
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fresh dog poo hidden under grass when i'm weed-eating.
AC that stops working right at the beginning of Summer in Texas.
Awww -- Slater not doin' it for ya?Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
Maybe you could visit the soccer thread for a fix.
Loud vehicles (pick-ups and some cars) and motorcycles.
Going to a restaurant and having the waiter interrupt you 5,000 times right in the middle of the conversation just to ask, "how's everything tasting?", "y'all doin' alright?" Like if it tastes bad, I'm really gonna send it back to have the chef spit in it. You can see my water glass, if it ain't full, fill it up. If I need something specifically, I will ask. But part of the reason I go out to eat is for comraderie with my friends and when you interrupt me in the middle of one of my hilarious stories, it's really hard for me to get my comedic timing back. Bring my food, beer me water and don't harass me and I will give you at LEAST 20%.
that would be "naggers".
People who forget exactly who they are talking to... There is a reason they have a silver oak leaf, bird, or star on their chest...
Unfortuately a lot of times it's pure politics. Or at least it used to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by JuBru
You go through life and you see a lot of first. today, i had a first. went to a kids b'day party at the theater. Plop down to watch a movie and the lady next to me pulls out a . . . .. . DS for her kid to play with. Ever been blinded by some jerk's cell phone in the movie? ok, mulitply that by like 6 times.
Just as with elected political appointees, one still respects the office.Quote:
Originally Posted by TYLERTECHSAS
I don't think that was the topic. You have to respect the office in the military for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian96
Put it like this, you don't say "hey, man, how you doin'?"...
iTunes store's top charts for songs and albums.