zornwil Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings Good, I thought it was for the stalking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyxclaw Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings Hmm? What is going on? don't worry bout it, is fixed now. I'm not one to hold a grudge ^^ just needed to vent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightybec Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings don't worry bout it' date=' is fixed now. I'm not one to hold a grudge ^^ just needed to vent.[/quote'] I have to vent after eating enchiladas and refried beans too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyxclaw Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings I have to vent after eating enchiladas and refried beans too. that's more of a biological weapon, much like in Scholock Mercenary when Dolt gets cloned and uses "biological" weapons, like his crap is plastic explosives and he pees flame thrower.... Yeah, explosion...not vent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trencher Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings don't worry bout it' date=' is fixed now. I'm not one to hold a grudge ^^ just needed to vent.[/quote'] Nobody ever tells me anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings I missed the memo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings . . . I'm so far out of the loop, I can't even see it on a clear day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings "I'm tired of walking through the rain with clear skies ahead" -- v spy v spy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings Whoops, gotta go . . . Been called away! See y'all! Same Bazz Time, same Mac channel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings . . . I'm so far out of the loop' date=' I can't even see it on a clear day![/quote'] There's a loop???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings yep, gotta go to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings There's a loop???? . . . Even worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings yep' date=' gotta go to bed.[/quote'] Show me the way to go home I'm tired and I wanna go to bed I had a little drink about an hour ago And it went straight to my head . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings . . . Even worse! What's worse than a loop? I get on a traffic loop or circle and I can never figure how to get out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings . . . National Lampoon's European Vacation. 'Look, kids! Parliament!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings What's worse than a loop? I get on a traffic loop or circle and I can never figure how to get out. Stay to the outside, and remember the traffic coming into the rotary (which is what we call them in MA) is supposed to yield to you. Be prepared to honk your horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings Stay to the outside' date=' and remember the traffic coming into the rotary (which is what we call them in MA) is supposed to yield to you. Be prepared to honk your horn.[/quote'] Incoming traffic is supposed to yeild? I don't think most drivers have gotten that memo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings Incoming traffic is supposed to yeild? I don't think most drivers have gotten that memo. No, they haven't, which is why you just hold one hand over your horn while you're on a rotary. Press every time it looks like someone's ignoring the friggin' yield signs, or if they're trying to move outside while you're there. It's worked for me, so far. I got my license in MA, didn't move out until 2 years ago, and never got into an accident on a rotary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings Incoming traffic is supposed to yeild? I don't think most drivers have gotten that memo. Yep. Works that way in the UK as well. I like traffic circles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings I prefer them to having to wait through 6 sets of lights at complicated intersections . . . There are several spots in Asheville that would benefit from a rotary, if people could just figure out how to use them. They've been proven to cause fewer accidents and keep traffic flowing FAR better than lights, after the initial adjustment period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings I prefer them to having to wait through 6 sets of lights at complicated intersections . . . There are several spots in Asheville that would benefit from a rotary, if people could just figure out how to use them. They've been proven to cause fewer accidents and keep traffic flowing FAR better than lights, after the initial adjustment period. What, is the "initial adjustment period" a Darwinian thing, then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Anomaly Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings What's worse than a loop? I get on a traffic loop or circle and I can never figure how to get out. My first encounter with them was over 20 years ago in Scotland, where they call them "roundabouts", IIRC. At first, I thought they were one of the great stupid ideas of all time...but I rapidly learned to love them. One of my disappointments when returning to the U.S. was being reminded we didn't have them here. Now, many years later, it seems as if they are beginning to make an appearace state-side, for which I am grateful. In fact, here locally, we had one troublesome intersection replaced with a roundabout a few months ago. I like that intersection much better now, where I used to dread it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings We've had the roundabouts for some several years now - but recently it seems someone in charge has gotten bit by some bug! Soon we'll have no regular crossroads left, and we'll all be going around in circles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings If I encountered traffic circles more often than once a year, I'd probably like them also. As it is, the only time I encounter one is going to a particular friend's house in Lacey for their annual Labor Day barbeque, where a circle is the next-to-last direction change before arriving at their place. It takes me a while to haul unused stuff out of deep storage, kinda like how you always fishtail your car a bit after the first snowfall because you've forgotten how to take accelerations as slow as they need to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings My first encounter with them was over 20 years ago in Scotland, where they call them "roundabouts", IIRC. At first, I thought they were one of the great stupid ideas of all time...but I rapidly learned to love them. One of my disappointments when returning to the U.S. was being reminded we didn't have them here. Now, many years later, it seems as if they are beginning to make an appearace state-side, for which I am grateful. In fact, here locally, we had one troublesome intersection replaced with a roundabout a few months ago. I like that intersection much better now, where I used to dread it before. XTC has a pretty good song about roundabouts. We have a few little roundabouts scattered throughout residential areas here and there. As to Cancer's post just above, some rotaries are simply poorly designed, which can cause problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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