slow barney

Being silly.

Autocorrect's gimp.

Dogs whisper to me. Honky.

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@marcorandazza (Seriously though, around here it's road sense that is the most important thing.

People do a lot of unexpected things, all of the time.

You have to ride the bike AND be in the head of every other vehicle on the road, pedestrian etc. Even then...)

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@marcorandazza I saw a really cool-looking Ural with a sidecar yesterday.

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@SonOfAristotle @marcorandazza 100%.

A bit of experience driving a very large van bus or truck is also useful. Gives one some insight re how other people *are able* to react, what they can see etc.

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@HistoryBoomer Yep, can confirm through the experience of a few friends. Kidnapping concerns abound....

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@ingelramdecoucy Gary's Chinatown is the most authentic by a long chalk. You ever been to the Italian district? The canals are exceptional.

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@bmu594760333 @HistoryBoomer Carl is straight-up.

Just because someone has taken some time to describe a totally normal, daily scene that happens in many places that you *don't* recognize doesn't mean it didn't happen.

Lots of positive rural encounters sound unreal to urbanites, fwiw.

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@ASFleischman Solid view. Tearing others down is a hobby for some as idolatry for others. Lots of 'Meh' in-between.

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@PlantRobinson Careful now, people keep telling me the line between bravery and stupidity is almost invisible.

Fuck knows what they mean by that, but I'm usually in pain when I hear it.

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@JohnConnor_US @JonnyMicro As a pickup-truck-andnlarge-van-haver I've noticed this is a popular opinion.

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@damintoell Losimg one's ability to act convincingly is kind of a serious injury.

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@HistoryBoomer People want the world to be flat when they can't cope with more than one dimension.

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@HistoryBoomer I'll never forget the description of a lecture as being a process by which the notes of the lecturer are recorded in the notes of the students without passing through the brains of either.

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@marcorandazza A nightclub called "Shots", with a range.

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@AliceFromQueens You're punching down, Alice.

(This is an observation rather than criticism)

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@damintoell @E_Barcohana Fwiw I go out of my way to encourage homeless people to vote.

They're pretty directly affected by policy, and they're still residents.

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So that's me becoming the most unpopular guy in the city.

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Locally we need to fix our budget . We've cut a lot over recent years, and inflation is crippling us.

Increasing it more than 2½% requires a referendum.

Speaking at a council meeting tonight I stumbled over my words and said we need to "grow some stones" and have a vote.

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@geokonic @DiscussingFilm In the sequel they find her car in its duodenum. They'll escape by a fluke.

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@PlantRobinson Makes insult/posts rather fetching photo. Clearly not at the top of his game.

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@AngelaBelcamino It was pretty bad. Worse possibly than let's go Branden, but not as bad as Jeff Gordon a few years back.