La grande mise à jour

[brendanm720]

As I make my 45-60 minute twice daily commute to Tampa from "Almost Hudson", I have a bit of musing time.

For instance:

• Can someone tell me when they stopped putting Turn Signals on cars?
• Along the same vein, When was "from your lane/into your lane" stricken from the books?
• Why is it that when I'm leaving for Florida within a week, a girl gives me

Comments

[dream_mancer]

Can someone tell me when they stopped putting Turn Signals on cars?

I am constantly teased because my biggest pet peeve in the car (besides people who drive the speed limit) is people who don't use their turn signal. The thing I say most in the car, which is why I'm teased: BLINKER!. I call it blinker. *snicker*

Sometimes there are variations. Like, "Ever heard of a blinker, you moron?" or "Great job turning on the blinker!"

[brendanm720]

enh... People driving the posted speed limit doesn't bother me. It's the jerkwads who drive substantially less than the the limit that piss me off. But even then, I'm a bit tolerant of big trucks and antiques because they can't take off like a car can, and once they get going, the antiques can't go as fast as you'd like anyway.

Blinker is a perfectly acceptable name for the device in question; the only reason I used "Turn Signal" was because I usually call it that.

If you don't do the turn signal, then you'd damn well better have your !@#$ing arm out the window. That's all I'm saying.

[jo_anne_storm]

That's who that is! Thank you. It's been bugging me as well.

I do tend to check out movies for appropriateness before taking the kids. I knew that parts of Coraline could be a little scary, but decided that it should be fine. And for the most part it was. Eldest had to hold my hand during the final chase with The Other Mother, but that was it.

[brendanm720]

[nods]

You did your homework and figured that it'd be all right.

I don't think that this lady did, judging by how the little girl was trying to climb through the wall behind us during that scene...

[badgerpants]

Can someone tell me when they stopped putting Turn Signals on cars?
Welcome to California civilization.
I want one that flashes all the time that says you're going straight...it only goes off when you flick the signal left or right.
...I thought you'd already gotten that house you posted links to...??

[brendanm720]

I want one that flashes all the time that says you're going straight...it only goes off when you flick the signal left or right.

They have those. It's called "Old People".

...I thought you'd already gotten that house you posted links to...??

I put the offer in on that one. My end is all done... I'm approved six ways from Sunday and whatnot... We're just waiting for FHA to approve the short sale, the bastards.

[badgerpants]

They have those. It's called "Old People".
Nah nah, not one blinking left or right, one in the middle, like the 3rd brake light, it would just flash all the time so you could know the person was supposed to go straight...until they turn right from the far left turn lane.

[empressvesica]

Sure thing. Shoot me a note or call. :D

Coraline was fantastic and also super creepy. Eep!

[deitrahs]

Eh, there aren't that many parts of Tampa that compare to any parts of Detroit, really. We just aren't that advanced in the whole urban decay thing. All the interesting gang stuff happens down in Miami.

That said, I'm glad to offer what guidance I can, as well.

(Also, dude. You shoot pool? Have I got a place to show you...)