The Things We Hate And Love Thread . — Page 226

Author: Warbler
Time: 9-Mar-2006 8:30 PM
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it will be ok, I'm just mad upset, embarrassed, humilated, stressed out, and drained.

I feel like a moron

Author: sean wookie
Time: 9-Mar-2006 8:37 PM
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Hey man I feel like a moron all the time.

Author: GundarkHunter
Time: 9-Mar-2006 8:45 PM
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Originally posted by: Warbler
it will be ok, I'm just mad upset, embarrassed, humilated, stressed out, and drained.

I feel like a moron

That's a normal feeling for having just gotten a speeding ticket. I remember the last time I got a photo radar ticket, and understand completely.

Princess Leia: I happen to like nice men.
Han Solo: I'm a nice man.

Author: Warbler
Time: 9-Mar-2006 8:52 PM
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thank you Gundark.

how well do radar detectors work? Does anyone know?

Author: sean wookie
Time: 9-Mar-2006 8:57 PM
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Its a signal that bounces off your car and back to the gun. And it supposed to say how fast your going.

Author: Darth Enzo
Time: 9-Mar-2006 9:18 PM
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Warbler,

GOOD radar detectors, and there are a very few of them, work extremely well. If you get anything less than a Valentine One or top-line unit from Escort or Bel, you might as well poop in a plastic box and tape it to your dashboard. But even the best detector is useless if you don't know how to interpret its warnings, and is no substitute for alertness and intelligence. Continuously watch traffic in all directions, anticipate trouble spots and patrol hidey-holes, and don't attract unwanted attention to yourself by driving like a crackhead chimpanzee in a brightly-colored car.

Author: GundarkHunter
Time: 9-Mar-2006 9:19 PM
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Originally posted by: Warbler
thank you Gundark.

how well do radar detectors work? Does anyone know?

I think it's also a case of "you get what you pay for."

Princess Leia: I happen to like nice men.
Han Solo: I'm a nice man.

Author: sean wookie
Time: 9-Mar-2006 9:20 PM
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Or you could just not drive fast.

Author: Darth Enzo
Time: 9-Mar-2006 9:29 PM
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But where's the fun in that?

The key is to not drive *too* fast in the wrong place at the wrong time. I'm a spirited motorer, and have never owned a radar detector (thought about picking up a Valentine a few times, but had better things to do with the $400 that I usually didn't have), yet have gone 18 years behind the wheel with only three speeding tickets, and went 12 years between #2 and #3. The main thing is to drive smart. Having a stealthy car doesn't hurt...

Author: sean wookie
Time: 9-Mar-2006 9:30 PM
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Or do what I do, don't drive.

Author: greencapt
Time: 9-Mar-2006 10:11 PM
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Originally posted by: Darth Enzo
Warbler,

GOOD radar detectors, and there are a very few of them, work extremely well. If you get anything less than a Valentine One or top-line unit from Escort or Bel, you might as well poop in a plastic box and tape it to your dashboard. But even the best detector is useless if you don't know how to interpret its warnings, and is no substitute for alertness and intelligence. Continuously watch traffic in all directions, anticipate trouble spots and patrol hidey-holes, and don't attract unwanted attention to yourself by driving like a crackhead chimpanzee in a brightly-colored car.

Enzo, I've had this poop-filled box on my dashboard all evening ever since I read your post and I have to say it HAS helped me avoid speed-traps!

In fact, given that is was kinda warm today, its helped me avoid my car entirely!! And I do think police would be a little wary of me with this poop-box on my dash so that might be another pro-poop-box point.

Author: Darth Enzo
Time: 9-Mar-2006 10:31 PM
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Didn't you know, Wookies (especially Wookie pimps) are prone to fecal lead syndrome. Therefore, since your particular box of poop actually absorbs the radar signal, it provides a smelly form of passive stealth by reducing your car's radar cross-section. You might do well to smear some on the nose of the car, it'll really help that way. Be sure to cover the headlights; they're super-reflective, and you've got terrific night vision anyway.

Author: greencapt
Time: 9-Mar-2006 10:40 PM
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Originally posted by: Darth Enzo
Didn't you know, Wookies (especially Wookie pimps) are prone to fecal lead syndrome. Therefore, since your particular box of poop actually absorbs the radar signal, it provides a smelly form of passive stealth by reducing your car's radar cross-section. You might do well to smear some on the nose of the car, it'll really help that way. Be sure to cover the headlights; they're super-reflective, and you've got terrific night vision anyway.

Now YOU are the MAN! Good thing I ate all that Mexican food for lunch cuz I got some wookie-pimp-mobile decorating to do!

Author: Warbler
Time: 9-Mar-2006 10:45 PM
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Originally posted by: sean wookie
Or you could just not drive fast.

and be late for work? which what I was trying to avoid this morning when I caught.

Originally posted by: sean wookie
Or do what I do, don't drive.

My job is far from my home to do that, and public transportation is too much of a hassle.

Author: sean wookie
Time: 9-Mar-2006 11:02 PM
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We don't have public transportation here in MI. The motor companys bought it all out.

Author: Warbler
Time: 9-Mar-2006 11:11 PM
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if you don't public transportation, and you don't drive, how do you get for one place to another?

Author: sean wookie
Time: 9-Mar-2006 11:52 PM
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I don't go out of the house.

Author: sybeman
Time: 10-Mar-2006 12:15 AM
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Originally posted by: PSYCHO_DAYV

Originally posted by: sybeman
I miss Red Green

I WAS HOPING THAT SOMEBODY WOULD CATCH THAT REFERENCE.

How could I not?! That show started in Pembroke, three towns away from my home town. I watched the final episode this fall, and I was nearly in tears.

Author: Hot.like.fire
Time: 10-Mar-2006 1:05 AM
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GRRRR i hate how cher won on beauty and the geek. josh deserved it, but she def didn't... i loved brittany and joe they were a cute couple!

~* you know you love me... xoxo *~

Author: sean wookie
Time: 10-Mar-2006 1:09 AM
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I hate how Holly comming back on Monday.

Author: sybeman
Time: 10-Mar-2006 2:26 AM
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I thought you missed her? Wasn't she your "little sister"?

Author: theredbaron
Time: 10-Mar-2006 3:27 AM
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Originally posted by: greencapt

Originally posted by: theredbaron
I hate that I've never had someone I could call my arch-nemesis at any point in my life. Makes my life seem, less exciting or something. Every hero needs an arch-nemesis.

And occasionally a hero needs arch-support as well.

If it helps trb, I'd be happy to be your arch-nemesis... if only for a little while...

UNTIL I CRUSH YOU UNDER MY HEEL WHICH WILL ALLOW ME TO ULTIMATELY CONQUER THE WORLD!!!!

MMWHWWWHAHAHAHhahahahahahahahahHAHAHHAHAHAHAHa!!!!!!

Hmmm...okay. Deal.

MTFBWY. Always.

http://www.myspace.com/red_ajax

Author: greencapt
Time: 10-Mar-2006 7:20 AM
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Originally posted by: theredbaron

Hmmm...okay. Deal.

HA YOU FELL INTO MY TRAP!!! MMwwhahahahahaaaaaa!!!

Author: sean wookie
Time: 10-Mar-2006 7:22 AM
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Originally posted by: sybeman
I thought you missed her? Wasn't she your "little sister"?

Yeah but I got to know another person. She always got in the way.

Author: theredbaron
Time: 10-Mar-2006 10:47 AM
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Originally posted by: greencapt

Originally posted by: theredbaron

Hmmm...okay. Deal.

HA YOU FELL INTO MY TRAP!!! MMwwhahahahahaaaaaa!!!

Nooo! That's not true! That's...IMPOSSIBLE!

MTFBWY. Always.

http://www.myspace.com/red_ajax