The quantification (98%) in this case pretty much guides the qualification. The same occurrences for different people are not always going to result in the same amount of grief. For instance, do you think the untimely death of your children would cause you to experience sadness and emotional distress more than 2% of your time? If the answer is yes, than that would rule that particular occurrence out.
Dang, I wish I had thought of that when I made the poll. I would have used it instead of the Yes song in my “other…” option.
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Think about this: in a traditional intersection, you are crossing someone else’s path at a 90° angle. You may be crossing directly in front of someone, or they in front of you (turning left). These things do not happen in a roundabout: square-on T-bone-type exposure is a non-thing, and the need for that third lane for left turns is eliminated, because a left turn is just typical flow.
When traffic flow is heavy, a yield-protocol roundabout will probably be a bit less effiicient than a square lighted intersection, but that is mostly just because drivers are ipso facto assholes.
The biggest issue I observe when going through roundabouts (or even the traffic circle near my house) is that people don’t understand (or get impatient and disregard) the yield sign; they seem to think, “I stopped, I waited for a moment, it’s my turn now!”, and they go into the roundabout, even if there’s a car directly approaching them, which they force to slow down because of their entrance into the roundabout.
As i understand it: if a car that’s already in the roundabout has to brake, or change course, because you entered the roundabout, you’re doing it wrong.
Agreed. And I’ve heard all the arguments for roundabouts as to safety and traffic flow, but have no reason to think they’re actually true. Roundabouts are rare enough in this area that I think too many drivers don’t really know what to do. Hell, roundabouts even make me nervous - do I go now? Do I wait? Is that oncoming car going to change lanes abruptly and smash into me? Bah. I’d take a lighted intersection anytime, myself.
I have no particular interest in fame; I’d be delighted to have a fortune (and would probably end up giving most of it away to worthy causes and people anyway).
I’ve heard of Madeira. When I first think of the name I don’t think of the island, though, but rather the fortified wine (which George Washington was quite partial to). To my unsophisticated palate, it tastes a lot like sherry: Madeira wine - Wikipedia
If I were President right now, I would want to consult with the smartest economists I could find, but I’d be strongly inclined to invoke the 14th Amendment or even to order the minting of a $100 trillion coin. The debt ceiling debate is silly, unnecessary and has given rise to a great deal of political mischief.
I hate roundabouts because I don’t understand how they work. I also hate four way stops for the same reason. I can read the rules, but in the moment I can’t think that quickly. I also hate driving.
But God damn could I use a burger right now.
Yeah, I answered the poll question off the top of my head, but if I were actually President I’d do some research and consult with some experts before making any big decision.
Roundabouts work well when there is little or moderate traffic. They minimize the number of people who need to stop, and reduce the risk of serious accidents. With little traffic you almost never need to come to a full stop, and never need to sit and wait for the light to change when there’s no other cars. With moderate traffic they make left turns and u-turns easy, and keep traffic flowing. Above some critical volume of traffic they fail, however, and can lead to horrible backups.
Mostly i like roundabouts, when used appropriately.
Roundabouts are substantially safer.
- Studies of intersections in the United States converted from traffic signals or stop signs to roundabouts have found reductions in injury crashes of 72-80 percent and reductions in all crashes of 35-47 percent (Retting et al., 2001; Eisenman et al., 2004; Rodegerdts et al., 2007).
- A study of 19 higher-speed rural intersections (speed limits of 40 mph or higher) that originally had stop signs on the minor approaches and were converted to roundabouts found a 62 percent reduction in all crashes and an 85 percent reduction in injury crashes (Isebrands & Hallmark, 2012).
- Studies of intersections in Europe and Australia that were converted to roundabouts have reported 25-87 percent reductions in injury crashes and 36-61 percent reductions in all crashes (Rodegerdts et al., 2010).
- Based on the results of a 2004 study (Eisenman et al., 2004), it’s estimated that the conversion of 10 percent of the signalized intersections in the United States to roundabouts would have prevented approximately 51,000 crashes in 2018, including 231 fatal crashes and about 34,000 crashes involving injuries.
Madeira makes me think of the wine, and of the Pride of Madeira, a large shrub with spectacular purple flowers that’s common around here.
A few years ago those Pride of Madeira bushes were spectacular. I enjoy seeing them.
A perfect opportunity to include:
That’s it, man. Game over, man. Game over! What the fuck are we gonna do now?
In a poll was missed… 
The toilet seat discussion may have missed that some men sit to urinate, but I’m not going to go back through the thread to search.
Yes, but that combines the two options (stand or sit), and my point is that these would need to be separated to understand the choice of seat position.
Donald Trump ends up in the dump.
I wouldn’t even wait for it to come to streaming.
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I think most men usually stand, though, so they anticipate wanting the seat up the next time they visit it.
My husband often sits, which may be one reason he always leaves the seat down.
Standing or sitting largely depends on several factors:
- Which bathroom I’m using? When we moved into Stately Magill Manor, Mrs Magill declared the master bath as a sit down only toilet.
- What time is it? If I’m about to go to bed, and I don’t want to mess up my night-vision, I’ll sit down, so I can go in the dark and not mess up my aim.
- What am I wearing? My running sweatpants do not have a fly. Going up and over presses on my urethra, which increases the chance for incidental sprayage, and pulling everything down to my ankles increases the chance for drippage in my pants - and if they’re that low already, I may as well sit and not worry about aiming at all.
I literally read “steaming” there. The things our brains will do….
Meanwhile, I rewatched edge of tomorrow last night… Bill Paxton is the best.
There are some things that I eat seasonally; either because while I can get what’s theoretically the same thing out of season, it won’t have good flavor; or to increase the joy of the flavor of the first of the new season.
Some of them I’ll eat out of the freezer in the winter – but not before November; and not in the short stretch when I’m expecting the new crop to come in soon. So, for instance, I’ll eat asparagus in season in the spring, and then not again until I start taking it out of the freezer in November, and then probably not in April until it starts coming up in late April or early May. And fresh tomatoes I don’t eat except when they’re in season.