The Daily Rant Thread

[Doom!]

I'm trying to teach my daughter the ways of the road for when she starts driving. It bugs to see people walking dog, or for exercise alongside of a two-way country road (it's a busy alternative city to city short cut route); they're walking with traffic, and with earbuds/headphones on... not a care in the world.

Dumbasses. Don't they teach common sense in school these days? If I'm walking alongside of a road, I at least want to see what's coming at me/going to hit me.

Amazing how clueless the general population has become.

 

[DavidB1126]

I look both ways
Sometimes I do that awkward speed walk if someone is waiting for me to cross

 

[Speed Chaser]

I look both ways
Sometimes I do that awkward speed walk if someone is waiting for me to cross

please tell me you don't do the Naruto run

 

[DavidB1126]

No

 

[9x19]

No

No, you won't tell him that?

 

[CertifiedMike]

I'm trying to teach my daughter the ways of the road for when she starts driving. It bugs to see people walking dog, or for exercise alongside of a two-way country road (it's a busy alternative city to city short cut route); they're walking with traffic, and with earbuds/headphones on... not a care in the world.

Dumbasses. Don't they teach common sense in school these days? If I'm walking alongside of a road, I at least want to see what's coming at me/going to hit me.

If I can't see the semi speeding towards me, CLEARLY the impact won't hurt!
Plus, if I can't see them, they can't see me!
Why are ppl so stupid??? The DMV wrote a whole book FULL of misinformation!
Stick with me!
For example, a yellow light does not mean "come to a stop if safe to do so"
Its ALWAYS been the light that indicates the degree of acceleration required to pass said light BEFORE it turns red!
If you are paying attention to the road and your surroundings, you may miss this subtle but very real phenomenon!
If you are driving in a town that uses traffic cameras, now would be a good time to practice proper middle finger placement in order to minimize risk of ID when the "ticket" otherwise known as "trophy" is being processed.

 

[Doom!]

I look both ways
Sometimes I do that awkward speed walk if someone is waiting for me to cross

That my friend, is called self preservation.

 

[Serea71]

Perfect opportunity to customize it.

I made a sticker to cover up that white spot. Still sucks the rubber grip stuff is acting up. I looked it up and it seems to be a common issue with this model of mouse.

 

[CertifiedMike]

I made a sticker to cover up that white spot. Still sucks the rubber grip stuff is acting up. I looked it up and it seems to be a common issue with this model of mouse.

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Not many more days before bonker-sale-o-rama holidays. Hopefully you'll find a screaming dea!

 

[Serea71]

Not many more days before bonker-sale-o-rama holidays. Hopefully you'll find a screaming dea!

Yeah, I think I'll wait for black friday and get a different mouse.

 

[paytonimusrex]

ups still has yet to move my package from the sorting place an hour and half north of me it’s not coming tomorrow at all gotta wait longer for my slash

in other news I have decided on the body and wheels for this mystery car i’m getting, and I have most of the electronics figured out as well but gonna see if I have cheaper option for the esc

 

[paytonimusrex]

okay amazon again blows, it is 733pm the locker is on my way home and they still have yet to to believe my package, i’ll wait here for like 10 min to see if the guy shows up or not, no way he’s getting here before the mall closes lmfao

update it is 7:50 so sign of amazon truck to deliver my package maybe it’ll get delivered tomorrow

 

[paytonimusrex]

package was delivered at 8:14… they say the pick up hours are till 9 which is a load of crap because the mall closes at 8 I have tried past 8 before can’t get in

 

[DavidB1126]

Wanna know what i noticed? New Jersey main USPS warehouse sucks!

Earlier this year before spring break which I was going down to Myrtle Beach, I was really on the edge of getting a pair of Truck slick tires for the rustler, New Jersey usps warehouse held it for 2 extra days and didn't get to the house till the day after we left. So I was running actual clay slicks in the rear and worn out basher street tires in the front. It worked so that was a plus.

And I had the same thing happen atleast 3 other times since then, if anything is shipped from up north, or when ordering from AMain Cali location, as to get it from Cali to Bmore, they would either take it to New Jersey and then to Bmore and then to the local post office, OR send it down to DC and then send it up to Bmore. Its messed up sometimes (most of the time)

And that is just strictly USPS for me. Never had any issues with UPS. And rarely have stuff through FedEx. USPS is the cheaper option most of the time I think so I guess that's what you get. I ship out parts via USPS since its more local to me, shipped a few things through UPS before but the UPS store is in the city and its a drive, and traffic is terrible getting there in Canton so I just drop it off at the drug store (USPS inside) and send it.

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

got chassed around work by mosquitos all day today. there are 2 of them now

 

[DavidB1126]

Separate and new rant:

Why is traxxas putting more plastic in there cars now.
Like the slash now has plastic NON adjustable tie rods. Seriously?!?!
Mine came with steel adjustable tie rods stock and I still use the same ones to this day, they are a bit rusty though.

Guess they just tryin to promote their HD kits and parts now and make people buy more of their stuff.
Apple of RC, literally.

Edit:
Just looked, some of the slashes have steel adjustable tie rods and some have the updated plastic non adjustable tie rods. Smh.

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

Separate and new rant:

Why is traxxas putting more plastic in there cars now.
Like the slash now has plastic NON adjustable tie rods. Seriously?!?!
Mine came with steel adjustable tie rods stock and I still use the same ones to this day, they are a bit rusty though.

Guess they just tryin to promote their HD kits and parts now and make people buy more of their stuff.
Apple of RC, literally.

The kit slash we just did had steel adjustable tie rods

 

[DavidB1126]

Yea I just posted that edit, I saw some of the slashes have steel and some have plastic, smh traxxas.

 

[Speed Chaser]

Annoyed by a Mercari seller who took 7 days to print a shipping label then 3 days to drop it off and refused to cancel the order twice.

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

Yea I just posted that edit, I saw some of the slashes have steel and some have plastic, smh traxxas.

Which ones have plastic?