How do people do it?
How do people drive with a headlight burnt out and NOT use turn signals?I had to take my wife's car to the garage today because it was having all kinds of electrical problems. Starting with the turn signals not working. And the radio and interior lights acting weird. Then when I was driving it this morning, I noticed 1 of the headlights was out.How do people drive with a headlight burnt out and NOT use turn signals?I was constantly paranoid on the drive over to the garage I was going to get in an accident because people didn't know I intended to shift lanes or to turn. And since it was early, I felt like I was driving blind with 1 headlight out. It made driving very uncomfortable this morning. And yet there are plenty of people who don't use turn signals. In fact if they come on in their car it's because the turn signal stalk got bumped...The garage was able to fix the loose ground wire. So my wife's car is up & running properly again.Labels: Cars, Darwin award candidate, inconsiderate people, Random things.., Rant, riddle me this, stupid people, things I don't understand
Love or Money????
I saw James Moody at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild Thursday night. Thouroughly enjoyable. He was great. His band was great. He's 79 and it made me think. "Do they go on the road because they love the music and the crowds OR is it for the money?"I don't know about you but I'd always imagined when I was 79 (if I made it to 79) I'd be retired and hanging out someplace. With my current job/project, I can't retire soon enough! It's aging me by the moment. But I guess if I could find something to do that I was totally in to there's really no reason to stop and/or retire. I should be that lucky...Labels: Music, riddle me this, show, things I don't understand
Feast or famine
How come work is either feast or famine? Either you're running around like a chicken with it's head cut off OR you're doing your best to not smack your head on the keyboard? I've been doing my best bloody chicken run imitation the last few weeks and was wondering what's up with that?!?!?Theories anyone?On a fun note: We'll be doing another Miata cruise this weekend.
Labels: Random things.., riddle me this
Riddle me this
Should a car wash have a sign out front that says..."Scratch & Win"
Labels: Random things.., riddle me this, things I don't understand
Riddle me these...
We saw this name of a restaurant while we were cruising around last weekend:Wok in Heaven
Questions: - Do you need to cook in Heaven?
- Do you need to eat in Heaven?
Food & eating are topics that were never discussed in Catholic school.
_____________________________________________________________We saw this on the bumper of a vehicle:I did it!!! Made the Honor Roll of Hampton Middle School.
Questions:- I know there's a minimum age for getting a driver's license so this person is either too young or may not be particularly intelligent for his/her age. So which one are they?
- If they are too young, should they be advertising this?
- If they aren't the brightest, should they be allowed to operate a vehicle? I know I think most drivers are rude, self-absorbed idiots anymore BUT there is a minimum amount of intelligence and judgement required to operate a motorized vehicle.
- Furthermore, shouldn't the bumper sticker read " I made the Honor Roll..." instead of "Made the Honor Roll..."
- Is this person living in the past and should just get on with their life?
Labels: Random things.., riddle me this, things I don't understand
HC has her concerns
I'm really liking the idea of taking some driving courses and doing the Autocross thing. I don't have to take courses to participate. But I think the courses will explain to me some of the strategies and techniques.
HC's concern? She's not as worried about me getting hurt as much as me being even more vocal/angry/aggressive when we're on the road and stupid drivers do stupid things.
I'm going to have to think about what she said before I move ahead with Autocross:
- The driving courses will teach me skills that mostly won't apply to driving on the street.
- Buuuttt I can see them elevating my confidence and as a result making me more annoyed when stupid people do stupid/inconsiderate things behind the wheel.
Why do/would I get annoyed? This harkens back to 1 of my major pet peeves: Stupid/inconsiderate/self-centered people. My annoyance with Stupid/inconsiderate/self-centered people is magnified while driving because they are moving around several thousand pounds of metal AND being Stupid/inconsiderate/self-centered at the same time. It adds to the danger factor. Not only can they harm themselves, but now they have the opportunity to hurt someone else. Not good. not good at all.
I know I should let it go because I have no control over them and their ways but it just really gets under my skin when these people do as they please with no regard for others.
Labels: Autocross, clueless, frustrations, Random things.., riddle me this, stupid people, stupidity
Random item update
Jim is right. Once the turkey is thawed, you should roast it within a few days. My friend called back and said she cooked the bird and got sick from eating it. So now we know...Once turkey is thawed you must cook it within a few days or it will turn into a vengeful mass of poison.Labels: food, Random things.., riddle me this
Random item
I had a friend e-mail me the following question....How long will a turkey keep in the fridge?
Story follows...
I took it out to thaw on Wednesday night last week with the idea that it would be thawed to cook over the weekend. I wound up not really having time and when I put a hand on it on Saturday - I thought it felt still sort of frozen, so I figured I'd get to it on Monday night. I really didn't have time on Monday either but when I checked it in the same spot and it felt still frozen. I checked the other side and it was thawed. Turns out I must have been putting my hand on the spot where the giblets bag was (duh.)
Anyway, in your safest opinion, should I pitch it, cook it tonight regardless, or can I wait until tomorrow?
I told her as long as it has been kept refrigerated and the fridge has not lost power she should be OK. I told her to be on the lookout when she preps it for weird smells or colors. Also sliminess. I didn't mean to concern her but I usually roast turkeys within a few days of defrosting it. So I wanted her to be extra cautious.Labels: food, Random things.., riddle me this
Riddle me this...Do you have reservations?
- HC and I wanted to go out to dinner Monday night to stretch our vacation out 1 more night.
- We decide to go to a place we've not been to in many years.
- They've got great food but we just keep forgetting to go. We're creatures of habit and they're not part of the habit.
Sooo..... We get to the place and the hostess asks if we have reservations. We say "No" and she says the only seats available will be on their protected outdoor patio. We both look around the dining room and there are maybe 4 tables occupied at 6:30 on a Monday night. HC wasn't into it so we went across the street to another of our favorite restaurants and had an awesome meal. What I don't understand is: Why do restaurants say they don't have any tables available when clearly they have tables available AND the wait staff is just standing around waiting for something to do? It's not like there were only 1 or 2 tables available. This place was empty save for 2 to 4 tables.Anymore, when I get the "Do you have reservations?" question and they give me a hard time, I go some place else. There are so many good choices in Pittsburgh anymore. There's no need to wait or be blown off like that. Sure there are many times when you need to plan a night out and it's wise to make reservations. But I wouldn't think they'd be needed on a Monday night when you have many tables available.This is 1 of my many pet peeves. I don't get it. I don't get it at all... maybe you can explain it to me...
Labels: food, Rant, riddle me this, things I don't understand
Riddle me this
How come I wake up bright eyed and ready to go on weekends so early? (Typically before the alarm clock would go off in the morning on weekdays.) I woke up 6:15 this morning. The alarm is set for 6:30 on weekdays. When I have the option to sleep in, I don't always.6:30 comes way too soon on weekdays. Sometimes it feels like I need a court order to get out of bed. But weekends. I'm up ready to go! Today I was able to get back to sleep but not always. This is especially true in the summer when it's already bright out.Labels: riddle me this, things I don't understand
