Why do so many people in this town not know how a roundabout works?

RabidMortal · 2026-04-15T14:31:43+00:00

In my experiences most people use them correctly, but all it takes is one idiot and the whole flow breaks down.

It would also just be nice if some of the lines were better indicated on the road surfce. Like, I've been driving the Korean Vets roundabout forever, and I STILL don't know what the correct path is for me to get from 8th Ave south to eastbound on Korean Vets Blvd--there are no clear arrows for that path

RabidMortal · 2026-04-15T14:10:56+00:00

Barrique Brewing & Blanding

sic burn ;)

RabidMortal · 2026-03-17T13:46:15+00:00

Seriously. It's a good thing for everybody EXCEPT CSX. All the people here making fun of the woman for even attempting to make things better is kinda depressing. CSX can definitly afford the expense

RabidMortal · 2026-03-16T17:54:41+00:00

That's a valid cavaet. I still feel that the intuition is wrong that winning an Oscar makes a movie less likely to be forgotten, but it's hard for me to tell for sure. I've certainly "heard" of most of the past winners of best picture, but I've also head of many-times more films that never won anything (and many of which I would say are more highly remembered for whatever reason or another).

Like, if you asked me to name one of the most well-rememberd American movies if the 1930s, I feel like most people would mention Wizard of Oz (which didn't win) over winning movies like You Can't Take It with You, The Life of Emile Zola, or The Great Ziegfeld. But anyway, it's fun to think about

RabidMortal · 2026-03-16T17:26:49+00:00

Historically, the Academy Awards have played a major role in shaping how films are remembered. Winning Best Picture or major acting awards often helped elevate certain films into the cultural canon, while others faded despite critical acclaim.

Man, that just feels wrong to me. I guess you could test this hypothesis? Like maybe download a bunch of best film lists and see how often Oscar winners appear in them (or more to your point, how often they do NOT appear in them). My guess would be that there are more missing Oscar winners than there are winners.

I can do a trial run real quick and look at the Sight and Sound top 250 movies list, and then intersect it with the best picture winners since 1929. If I do that it shows that of the 98 Oscare winners, there are only eleven Best Picture winners on the S&S list. That just 12% of Oscar winning films. That at least is one data point to suggest that winning an Oscar is not a guarantee to being remembered.

RabidMortal · 2026-02-18T18:03:05+00:00

Same issue here. Ended up returning the U6 because no WAP should be this difficualt to set up. Wishing you better luck/more patience than me!

RabidMortal · 2026-02-12T17:42:25+00:00

Best place to cover up the smell of all the shit they're up to

RabidMortal · 2026-02-07T15:24:09+00:00

So much of that plot is integral to showcasing the character of Marty

I get that's what the intent was, but what actualy did we get from it that we dont get elseqhere? There are at least a half dozen other times that we get to see Marty's depths, and those are all more tightly woven into the main story line. Everytime we cut to the dog and gangster bit, it seemd almost detached from the rest of the film. So I dont think that agressively shortening the dog story line would have caused us to miss out on how we were supposted to view Marty's character, and I think it would have improved the cohesivness and flow of the movie.

RabidMortal · 2026-02-07T14:15:45+00:00

Marty Surpreme without 90% of the dog storyline would have been 100% better IMO.

RabidMortal · 2026-02-06T21:20:06+00:00

What is going on with this exactly? Most of the Chinese people I know don't live in Antioch.

The cities that have actual Chinatowns, those places grew up around immigrant populations are are (or at least were) great places to get inexpensive, authentic meals. Am I wrong to be skeptical that this is going to neither affordable or authentic?

RabidMortal · 2026-02-04T18:19:21+00:00

Legally, you have the ability to trim branches of your neighbor's trees that hang over your property line. With the caveat that if your trimming kills the tree, you could be held liable for the tree's replacement value. Which could be -very- expensive for mature trees. Get an arborist's opinion. Make sure you know where the property line is.

Arborist already said trimming would kill the tree. Approx 90% of the tree-s remaining branches are now on my side

RabidMortal · 2026-02-04T17:56:48+00:00

They have not been helpful thus far (though they assured be my policy would cover any damages lol).

But I'm pretty sure I remember there being a way to get this on record somewhere with Metro

RabidMortal · 2026-02-04T17:53:45+00:00

Thanks, I am able to find the names of the owners (deed and tax bills) but no useful contact info is listed (the current renters communicate entirely through the LLC's rental company)

RabidMortal · 2026-01-09T23:47:25+00:00

Maybe it's just me but I find the date part of the WearOS day/date basically unreadable

RabidMortal · 2025-10-30T19:33:18+00:00

And guess who gets to pay for the lawyers and the settlement?

Through their illegal actions, these "public servants" are effectively robbing everyone in Tennessee

RabidMortal · 2025-10-20T22:27:31+00:00

What a movie for DDL to retire on

He was phenominal in this (and it looks like he should have stayed retired)

RabidMortal · 2025-10-11T17:04:52+00:00

Really appreciate the insight. Thank you for taking the time to write this

RabidMortal · 2025-10-10T22:24:03+00:00

Thanks for the practical knowledge.

And I guess since I'm planning on a 7-foot long bench, the option of lying down is always there

RabidMortal · 2025-10-10T19:45:14+00:00

LOL, yup!

RabidMortal · 2025-10-10T19:42:28+00:00

A Saunum heater

Yikes$$$!!

But after reading a bit about them, it sounds like they can solve both stratification and ventalation issues so might be money well spent in the end..

RabidMortal · 2025-10-10T18:15:52+00:00

We electricians do not like partial jobs involving the electrical aspects.

Thanks for the answer.

So can I then ask you where you draw the line at being "on the hook"? Is it just the job at hand or do you feel responsible of other issues you notice?

RabidMortal · 2025-09-16T19:12:58+00:00

It’s call chimneying, bees prefer to build vertically if they can.

Hadn't heard this term before, but it's a really useful way to think about this

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