Why would they want that? If you control people, you can screw things up for them, and then they get angry at you. Better not to control them, and then if things go badly for them at least it’s not your fault.
The cows come from feedlots in the Midwest. There are some near the town in Nebraska where my grandparents grew up. My mom went there once, and said the smell was indescribable.
People brush against the shelves, or bump into them with their carts. Or they bump against items when they’re taking down a nearby item.
Why does no one understand it’s is STOP on red THEN turn right.
It’s not PAUSE on read or SLOW DOWN on red. Seriously see how many people actually come to a full stop. I bet you’d be lucky to see one.
I walk pretty much everywhere, and I never realized how awful people drive. I can’t tell you the number of times I cross a street and both cars (stopped at the red light) keep nudging up. I mean it’s a STOP LIGHT, so keep your foot on the brake. I could understand with a stick shift, how it might get away from you.
How does electronic stuff work? I mean, I know about electricity and all that, but even something as simple as flashing lights… how does it go from “on” to “off” without any outside intervention, and keep doing it? And scale that up… how does, say, a VCR work? It’ll just sit there doing nothing until a certain time and then spring into action. Magic.
You fill them from the back, so that the oldest products get taken off the shelf first. The lip is there so that you can push the line of cans or whatever all the way tot he front and fill the shelf without pushing the front row onto the floor.
Why is it that ever since my daughter reached about age two, every comb in the house has been disappearing. We are talking on the order of 4-5 dozen combs here. I’d say I buy about a dozen every two months.
They just slowly disappear, and I can’t for the life of me figure out where they go. I do think she has something to do with it though . . .
Do you think they’re going to the same place as our pens? We can never find a pen when we need one.
On the subject of things going places, the traffic on the Parkway West, west of Pittsburgh, always seems to be worse going into Pittsburgh than going the other way, at both morning and evening commute time. That can’t be right- there must be a time when it’s worse going away from Pittsburgh. But I’ve never seen it that way.
My mom insists that there’s a Japanese leprechaun inside every computer. When the computer repairman comes, all he’s really doing is slipping the little guy some sushi and soda bread. And maybe Guiness and saki.
Why is it that the fine scent of expensive cologne will dissipate before lunch, but when you step on a droplet of dog poo the stench is with you all day no matter how carefully you clean your sole?
You’re on a road that’s two lanes in each direction, plus a turning lane in the middle. If you are turning left, use the turning lane! That’s what it’s for!
You’re at an intersection, in the left lane, ready to turn left. The light is green. There are cars coming in the opposite direction, so you can’t turn. Don’t just sit there, pull into the intersection, and turn just as the light changes!
When I was driving in New Hampshire a policeman gave me a ticket for doing what you suggest. He told me it is illegal to go beyond the stop line unless it is safe to complete the turn.
Why are there so many people who don’t understand that the whole point of a freeway entrance lamp is to get up to freeway speed?
For that matter, why are so many ramps (like cloverleaf) designed so that it’s impossible to get up to freeway speed. (I know, I know – it’s about space and stuff like that, but still . . .)
I can’t understand why people start smoking as adults. You’re past the age where people do things because they’re impressionable and they want to fit in, want to be accepted by their peers. You’re old enough to have at least heard about all the problems that cigarette smoke can cause. And you decide to pick it up as a habit.
Maybe I could understand it if I put forth the effort, but radio and (broadcast) TV baffle me. Invisible waves of something or other hit this wire thingy, and then somehow sound – and even pictures! – appear. Oh, and cell phones too. Really, any wireless communication is pretty mysterious to me.
Is it possible the red light creepers are hoping to trip the sensor thingy to change the light? I do it by coming up to the line, and - if no one is behind the car- reverse a few feet, which usually works. Maybe the idea is to make sure there’s enough pressure for a few seconds while the car is rolling? Hell, I don’t know, just pulling this out of my patootie.
Amen to that. I would like to present this horror (Google Maps aerial view link), which I have to negotiate when travelling from my in-laws to my house.
Note that I’m in the UK, so we drive on the left. I’m coming in on the ramp from the top of the screen in this view and heading east along the dual carriageway, which has a 70mph limit. The ramp comes directly from a roundabout, then in a sharp left turn with minimal opportunity to pick up speed, and then vanishes within about 50 yards of joining the main road. Not only that, but the angle of the ramp combined with the slight bend in the main road means that you can see next to nothing of the approaching traffic.
I consider myself a fairly experienced driver, but I still get slightly anxious approaching this ramp.
The only time I’ve ever seen someone NOT do that around here, they always have out-of-state plates.
Here in Texas, it’s not only perfectly legal to do that, it’s a Very Good Idea. Not doing so will result in you being 1) late to your appointment and 2) murdered by another driver.
Dallas drivers are kinda aggressive, so don’t piss 'em off.
My little mystery: how come cats won’t play with a toy you bought for them, but will lose their minds playing with some hair elastic or ball of paper they found under the couch?
I paid good money for that sparkly toy! I want my $1.99 worth of entertainment from you now, you worthless creature!
Moral of the story: never buy a cat a toy. Just chuck random pieces of trash at them!
I recently saw an article discussing the nasty chemicals that are in cigarette butts. Just one butt in a gallon or so of seawater can kill off just about any small critter residing within. Thisarticle says, in part:
“Because cigarette filters are specifically designed to accumulate toxins, each cigarette butt can contain up to 60 known human carcinogens including arsenic, formaldehyde, chromium and lead. Indeed, there are 1,400 potential chemical additives.”
Sounds like your neighborhood could qualify as a Superfund site.
Speaking of tripping the red light (another motorcycle issue) my bike will not always trigger the light. So, if I’m at the front of the line, please feel free to pull up close AFTER I see that you have stopped.
I once was at a light that would not change (second cycle). A cop pulled up behind, but stayed like 2 car lengths back. Another 2 cycles went by and I had to spin around and wave to him to pull up. Within a minute the light changed.
Nowadays, I give it 2 cycles, then just go if it looks safe.
Why do people not read signs? I work at a museum, and we have signs pretty much everywhere that say “no food allowed in the exhibits” or something equally explicit. And yet I still get folks who, when I tell them to take their food elsewhere, will say “well, I didn’t see a sign.” Buh? How could you not? They’re everywhere!
