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Off Topic / Re: The Blockland Synchtube - "My Vegan Sister Converted by my Meat!"
« on: August 05, 2015, 11:05:47 PM »
See this is why these "group" things never work.
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Off Topic / Re: Cat sick. How do I cope? [Blogland]
« on: August 05, 2015, 11:04:44 PM »
Euthanasia is always the best route for a dying pet. It's painless and ensures them a happier end, versus a draw-out painful one. All of my pets have been euthanized once we discovered they were on the brink of death, and my mother, a veterinarian, performs most of them.
You'll be sad, probably for a while. But eventually you'll get over it, and remember your pet fondly for how they were in better days, rather than they were last. I know this because I went through it a little over a month ago.
You'll be sad, probably for a while. But eventually you'll get over it, and remember your pet fondly for how they were in better days, rather than they were last. I know this because I went through it a little over a month ago.
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Off Topic / Re: Furry Megathread - Furry Things Here
« on: August 05, 2015, 10:22:23 PM »I honestly can't tell what's going on. I've got a few guesses but just seeing a strand on her(?) finger could mean many things
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Off Topic / Re: guy and friends ruin confederate facebook group
« on: August 05, 2015, 12:44:31 AM »What about the constitutional rights of the religious? Do gays have the right to discriminate against religious people by forcing them to go against what they believe? Thats what the 2nd amendment is for.Are you suggesting we shoot gays who try to be treated equally?
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Off Topic / Re: Narkro's car got #rekt
« on: August 05, 2015, 12:36:20 AM »my first accident sucked real badThat's terrible, sorry to hear. Once again, it's good that nobody was hurt and things got resolved smoothly.
http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=242548.msg7998481#msg7998481
http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=242548.msg7998953#msg7998953
it was my mom's boyfriend's car
he ended up just buying a new one (still a mini cooper s though)
I'm, like, legally not allowed to drive it? apparently it was part of his insurance thing
Today when I was walking home I was in the cross walk which had no stops on either side. A street over a train comes through and some dumbass guns his car through the rail intersection and blasts his horn at me. Almost ran me over.People like that are often either impatient, arrogant, or both. Use them as an example of what not to do.
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Off Topic / Re: Narkro's car got #rekt
« on: August 04, 2015, 11:43:57 PM »Hell, I'm pursuing damages for any little thing someone does to my vehicle in an accident.You would take money from a teenager even after insurance paid for all the damages?
What kind of car is it?Honda Civic Hybrid
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Off Topic / Re: Narkro's car got #rekt
« on: August 04, 2015, 11:39:23 PM »I'm just being objective.
Nah you weren't paying attention driving the two ton death trap.
This is stressful as hell, my nerves are wracked, I'm about to basically lose any profits from my job, and you're trying to make me fear getting sued with a nice dose of sarcasm.
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Off Topic / Re: Narkro's car got #rekt
« on: August 04, 2015, 11:32:20 PM »There's no real way to determine whether or not you knowing of the stop light ahead of time would have prevented the accident, but just that information alone can suggest that you weren't paying full attention to the road. On the other hand a quick, random stop can be a dangerous maneuver to make with traffic behind youOnramps to highways closer to me have giant flashing signs that say "meter on," displaying that traffic-metering stop lights will be on. This ramp did not have it, and it was the first time I took it. I have the feeling the lady in front of me stopped so fast was for the same reason. There just wasn't anyone in front of her. And looking at traffic is something you're supposed to do when gauging how you react to traffic.
If I came off as rude I apologizeCame off as rude?
Nah you weren't paying attention driving the two ton death trap.
You deserve the deductible at least.
If you're watching traffic instead of the car in front of you its your problem.
[you] don't realize how dangerous something as mundane as a car can be.
Yes, you've elucidated me on all these things I was so hopelessly ignorant about. I didn't know cars were so dangerous, and should rightfully be feared being sued, seeing as that lawsuits targeting lost paint from teenagers are so frequent.
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Off Topic / Re: Narkro's car got #rekt
« on: August 04, 2015, 11:19:51 PM »Nah you weren't paying attention driving the two ton death trap. You deserve the deductible at least. You're also lucky she isn't pursuing you for damages to her can since it seems you're at fault. The rates going up will suck though, my sympathies in that part.forget off. You don't pursue damages for lost paint, yet alone someone without deep pockets, stop being melodramatic. Last time I checked, checking your surroundings is something you do as a driver, and happening to check at just the wrong time is not something you can wave off as carelessness on my part. I'm not sure if you actually read the OP but the cop who came told me this spot was not uncommon for fender benders.
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Off Topic / Re: Narkro's car got #rekt
« on: August 04, 2015, 11:12:51 PM »Five years I've been driving and I've yet to have a wreck or get a ticket. How do you even have an accident?
as I was pulling onto the first interstate, a woman made a quick stop at a light I didn't see, and I slammed on the breaks. I was looking over at the traffic to my left, not expected a stop light, and yet still driving the speed limit.I'm a good driver. I won't ever get a ticket, but this was out of the blue and not due to any sort of carelessness or neglect of law.
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Off Topic / Re: Narkro's car got #rekt
« on: August 04, 2015, 11:10:50 PM »tell your parents how you feel about your brother not getting punished i guessThey said the damage he caused would be worth 20,000 dollars to fix, and therefore he doesn't have to pay for it. Since mine is payable, I have to pay for it (although its the full deductible, a headlamp doesn't cost 500 dollars).
wont help the lightbulb but it might let off some of your steam
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Off Topic / Narkro's car got #rekt
« on: August 04, 2015, 10:59:53 PM »
Well, not fully. I just broke the headlight and dented the bumper, but it still sucks. I'll tell you the story.
I was going back home from my job, which is an hour-plus commute across three highways with the car my brother and I share when at home. I get paid minimum wage, but I figured since I'm not paying room, board, or gas, and that it's pretty fun, a summer job is worth it. However, as I was pulling onto the first interstate, a woman made a quick stop at a light I didn't see, and I slammed on the breaks. I was looking over at the traffic to my left, not expected a stop light, and yet still driving the speed limit. I drove to the shoulder, and she followed. She lost some paint, and my right headlight shattered, though the bulb still works. I did step-by-step what I remember from driving school: Calmly share info with the other people, call police for a report, get out license and registration, and call insurance provider. The cop was nice and told me he's seen this many times, and should be happy I wasn't hurt. The lady also seemed relieved because her insurance covered it, as I assume did mine. All-in-all, things seemed pretty okay, although my driving anxiety was heightened again.
Then I got home. I'll sum up the consequences:
1. My nerves are forgeted, which were already bad when it came to driving.
2. I get to drive around with a beat-up looking car, which already looked bad from the massive, unfixable dent my brother put in the door.
3. I have to drive it to the shop and wait a day to see if they can repair it.
I think I deserve these things. Getting scared stuffless is probably one of the best ways to learn something, not to mention having to deal with fixing it. But I left out one consequence: I will be paying the deductible, hopefully only part of it, which is 500 USD.
Now, people with wages either non-existent or higher than mine could easily say, "You deserve this, it's a good consequence, suck it up." Well, for this next week and a half, I have to do that hour long commute across three highways just to try to not lose as much money, rather than get more to save for my future. This feels like me getting off my ass this summer and getting another job will be made essentially worthless because of a mistake all new drivers are very likely to make, and especially ones as minor as this. That's not the only reasoning though.
My brother, which sits on his ass and refuses to do any chores all day and has never had a paying job yet alone any sort of real commute, put a massive, ugly dent in the side of the car. Cost-wise, his accident is 3000x+ worse, and it was because he turned and ran into a truck, likely because of not using a turn signal as usual. I, however, was following all traffic laws, and especially after I crashed. The difference between our reaction is that my brother forgot to call the insurance company like he was supposed to, and therefore we have this dent in our door forever.
He doesn't have to pay anything. Not one god damn penny. And usually I wouldn't care about this if I weren't getting monetarily punished infinitely more than he was, for a lesser mistake and for following the law. I don't deserve to ultimately be punished for taking a difficult job with a relatively miniscule slip-up so many people do. My nerve-wracking stress is slowly being replaced by anger at having everything go to waste in such an unfair manner.
They should be deciding on what to do tonight. I can only hope my father changes her mind, else my promising job turns into one big gut-wrenching long term punishment.
TL;DR: I made a minor crash from a surprise about an unfamiliar highway's on-ramp, and am expecting a massive monetary punishment. This makes my summer job a loss, and is especially unfair since my brother with a far worse crash and no job hasn't had to pay anything.
I was going back home from my job, which is an hour-plus commute across three highways with the car my brother and I share when at home. I get paid minimum wage, but I figured since I'm not paying room, board, or gas, and that it's pretty fun, a summer job is worth it. However, as I was pulling onto the first interstate, a woman made a quick stop at a light I didn't see, and I slammed on the breaks. I was looking over at the traffic to my left, not expected a stop light, and yet still driving the speed limit. I drove to the shoulder, and she followed. She lost some paint, and my right headlight shattered, though the bulb still works. I did step-by-step what I remember from driving school: Calmly share info with the other people, call police for a report, get out license and registration, and call insurance provider. The cop was nice and told me he's seen this many times, and should be happy I wasn't hurt. The lady also seemed relieved because her insurance covered it, as I assume did mine. All-in-all, things seemed pretty okay, although my driving anxiety was heightened again.
Then I got home. I'll sum up the consequences:
1. My nerves are forgeted, which were already bad when it came to driving.
2. I get to drive around with a beat-up looking car, which already looked bad from the massive, unfixable dent my brother put in the door.
3. I have to drive it to the shop and wait a day to see if they can repair it.
I think I deserve these things. Getting scared stuffless is probably one of the best ways to learn something, not to mention having to deal with fixing it. But I left out one consequence: I will be paying the deductible, hopefully only part of it, which is 500 USD.
Now, people with wages either non-existent or higher than mine could easily say, "You deserve this, it's a good consequence, suck it up." Well, for this next week and a half, I have to do that hour long commute across three highways just to try to not lose as much money, rather than get more to save for my future. This feels like me getting off my ass this summer and getting another job will be made essentially worthless because of a mistake all new drivers are very likely to make, and especially ones as minor as this. That's not the only reasoning though.
My brother, which sits on his ass and refuses to do any chores all day and has never had a paying job yet alone any sort of real commute, put a massive, ugly dent in the side of the car. Cost-wise, his accident is 3000x+ worse, and it was because he turned and ran into a truck, likely because of not using a turn signal as usual. I, however, was following all traffic laws, and especially after I crashed. The difference between our reaction is that my brother forgot to call the insurance company like he was supposed to, and therefore we have this dent in our door forever.
He doesn't have to pay anything. Not one god damn penny. And usually I wouldn't care about this if I weren't getting monetarily punished infinitely more than he was, for a lesser mistake and for following the law. I don't deserve to ultimately be punished for taking a difficult job with a relatively miniscule slip-up so many people do. My nerve-wracking stress is slowly being replaced by anger at having everything go to waste in such an unfair manner.
They should be deciding on what to do tonight. I can only hope my father changes her mind, else my promising job turns into one big gut-wrenching long term punishment.
TL;DR: I made a minor crash from a surprise about an unfamiliar highway's on-ramp, and am expecting a massive monetary punishment. This makes my summer job a loss, and is especially unfair since my brother with a far worse crash and no job hasn't had to pay anything.
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Off Topic / Re: Windows 10 Thread | I AM LATE BUT IT'S HERE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE
« on: August 04, 2015, 08:56:57 PM »-Keylogging is ON by DEFAULT, and submits it to microsoftWhy do people still believe this?
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Off Topic / Re: things you've done but aren't proud of
« on: August 04, 2015, 08:54:00 PM »pics or story pleaseSo, I'm not sure if many people know, but there's a stereotype about old Asian ladies starting and stopping cars really fast. I'm not sure how true it was, but it was the exact situation I was just in. I was heading onto a major highway via ramp, and training a BMW. I turned to look at traffic, and next thing I knew, the car was sliding to a halt. I probably shouldn't have been going fast enough to not recognize that, but still. I made an insurance claim and a highway patrol made a report and all is fine. I just broke a headlight is all.
Might make a topic later about it, if I want to post pics.