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08-04-2011, 03:24 PM
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Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB.
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Chicago suburbs
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Damn gawker blockers. Bring four lanes of traffic to a standstill so you can take a peek at the accident pulled over to the side of the road.
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08-04-2011, 04:17 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Arlington, VA
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I think for the most part, rubbernecking is a myth.
I think people slow down because those in front of them slow down. And the first people slowed down for a legitimate reason, like they were trying to avoid smashing into someone. |
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08-04-2011, 05:11 PM
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UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Austin, TX
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I think it's at least partially real--in Arizona, they have these things that they deploy whenever there's an accident or stalled car. They're like giant unfoldable walls that are about 15 feet high, and they just stand them up around the entire accident so there's absolutely no way you can see what's going on. Traffic just zips right by.
Edit: I say Arizona, but actually, the only place I saw them was in Phoenix when I was visiting. Could just be a local thing. |
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08-04-2011, 05:52 PM
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Location: Dystopia
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08-04-2011, 09:19 PM
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Back in 10
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I have been in 4 car accidents in my whole life. 3 of them were rear enders in Chicago. All were before cell phones and all because the dumb ass was gawking at an accident. I know your pain Pete! In Chicago it is also customary to drive like a bat out of hell until you get to stopped traffic.
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08-11-2011, 08:05 PM
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trying hard to be a better person
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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My whole family is sick. The big boys have been off school all week, and Max is snuffling and coughing all over the joint too. Dazza has a cough he can't shake and I just keep almost getting better then getting sick again over night.
It really sux and I'm sick of it. Please God or anyone else who can help, make us all better!
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08-11-2011, 09:34 PM
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To shreds, you say?
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet!
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The fucking right click on my mouse is working erratically. My everyday printer has clogged pores or arteries or whatever.
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08-12-2011, 12:58 AM
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Esnohplad Semaj Ton
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: A little south of sanity
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Too little time to spend in the shop. And when I do get in there, I usually need to build a tool or something tangential to what I want to be doing.
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08-12-2011, 04:01 AM
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Slattern of the Swail
Join Date: Jul 2004
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effing insomnia. Two nights in a row now.
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08-30-2011, 12:55 PM
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Junior Master Dwellar
Join Date: May 2011
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Yesterday afternoon, I pulled out the trash bag to throw out when the bottom let out and half of the stinky content fell back into the trash can. ARGHHH!!! Some, including the chicken bones, fell out and scattered onto the floor around the area. My sister brought a new bag for me, but she left because the stench would make her gag. I was on my own dumping the nasty trash out and picking the ones to put into the new bag.
 I have a dull sense of smell so I can handle nasty smell pretty well, but I almost gagged this time. Sigh....I ended up cleaning up the tall trash can, meaning I had to stick my head into the can to clean, clean the kitchen floor, scrub the kitchen slippers, and while I was at it, I cleaned the toilet, bathtub, bathroom sink and floor. Everything is clean now, which is good. But the foul smell put me in a really nasty mood. 
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08-30-2011, 01:37 PM
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I hear them call the tide
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Perpetual Chaos
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Ungrateful bitchy child.
Oh and (former) Swim team having pool rental raised from $3,000 to $44,000 effective immediately without warning. Oh and being asked for my input/advice when they got the ominous "we need to talk about pool rental" and then not being thanked for my input or included on the bad news/results of the "we need to talk" That's just downright rude.
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08-30-2011, 02:34 PM
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Makes some feel uncomfortable
Join Date: Dec 2005
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08-30-2011, 02:39 PM
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polaroid of perfection
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West Yorkshire
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Been waiting for a book for two weeks now.
Okay it was 99p. Okay I chose free shipping. But I'm sure it should have been here by now!! No post on Sunday and yesterday was a Bank Holiday (no post) so I was sure it must arrive today. Nope. It's like waiting for a toy from a ceral packet to arrive... Except I'd generally lost interest in them by the time they turned up, and I will still devour this book. It's just SO LONG COMING!!! If I had more belief in myself as the centre of the universe, I'd think it was taking so long because I spent every day wishing for it. But I'm too old for such nonsense, and know it will get here some time after it was posted, wishing or not. Fingers crossed it's tomorrow!
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08-30-2011, 04:25 PM
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To shreds, you say?
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet!
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What is it with you and the mail?
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08-31-2011, 12:42 AM
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a beautiful fool
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: 39.939705
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Fucking Madden 2010!
I finally have a breakout game with my superstar, Helmy...#44... 181yrds and a td ...an 86yard Td, btw.... And the goddamn xbox freezes up and I can't save the cockforsaken game! FAQUE!!! So, should I buy Madden 12? It looks kinda cool...
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