Nothing worse than a monster who thinks he's right with God.

Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


aurelia - Jun 01, 2014 9:12:24 pm PDT #28961 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I actually caught this game in a bar in Omaha. The bartender was very into the Hawks.


erin_obscure - Jun 01, 2014 10:57:27 pm PDT #28962 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

Beverly: disturbing article is disturbing eta: Warning: do not click this link while eating, after recently eating, or somewhere where you can't walk away from the computer and punch something soft a few times. Or however you deal with rage. And triggers, most of them.


Laura - Jun 02, 2014 3:02:05 am PDT #28963 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

I've clearly been on the east coast long enough to become an east coast driver

100% the same here. When I visit my mother on the other coast of Florida I go insane with the driving. The residents and tourists on my side tend to be east coast and drive appropriately (or we have driven them off the road /terrified them to stay home) and on the other side they tend to be mid-western and the driving makes me weep.

On the east coast FL to NY yearly trips I also have always taken the city driving (DC, Philly,etc) and DH takes the endless rolling hills or horrors of PA highways for the sake of my sanity. City driving keeps me alert.

Not clicking the linky.


Kat - Jun 02, 2014 4:35:27 am PDT #28964 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

I'm gonna say East Coast drivers are equally batty making to me, a Los Angeles driver. Go faster, MERGE, red means stop and GREEN means go. Ahem.


sarameg - Jun 02, 2014 5:01:32 am PDT #28965 of 30000

I can't disagree. LA driving was a positively civilized experience. There are just too many cars for the available routes.


brenda m - Jun 02, 2014 5:25:18 am PDT #28966 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

OMG, people in DC/VA who go to the end of the on ramp and then STOP and wait for an opening.


brenda m - Jun 02, 2014 5:27:03 am PDT #28967 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

A Chicago quirk that catches people by surprise and has actually changed how I drive is that yellow lights only last for a three-count.


-t - Jun 02, 2014 5:42:09 am PDT #28968 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

OMG, people in DC/VA who go to the end of the on ramp and then STOP and wait for an opening.

My most hated driving thing! I can forgive a lot but that one drives me up a wall. Actually, most of my driving rage is caused by failure to merge one way or another. Merging is an important skill, drivers, learn it!


Laura - Jun 02, 2014 5:51:44 am PDT #28969 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

OMG, people in DC/VA who go to the end of the on ramp and then STOP and wait for an opening.

The Worst! I have come close on more than one occasion to rear ending someone on a ramp for this insanity. Of course some wacky engineers have decided to put a light at the end of ramps to control traffic volume. Weeps.


SuziQ - Jun 02, 2014 5:54:36 am PDT #28970 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

A Chicago quirk that catches people by surprise and has actually changed how I drive is that yellow lights only last for a three-count.

The Denver area has long yellow lights, which still mess with my brain. A ton of cars fly through like it is a contest to see how many can get through before it turns red. I've had people honk at me if I dare to stop before it turns red.