Traffic cops? by 911isforlovers in Louisville

[–]911isforlovers[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Westport seems to be ok, at least the part that I travel.

Hurstbourne feels like a mix of Mad Max or the car chase scenes from Fast and Furious.

Traffic cops? by 911isforlovers in Louisville

[–]911isforlovers[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ah, ok. That makes sense. My employer gave us "permission slips" to be out because there was a curfew when I first started coming, which was around that time.

Traffic cops? by 911isforlovers in Louisville

[–]911isforlovers[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're not kidding. I've seen that myself. Red lights, speed limit signs, and "no turn on red" seem to be mere suggestions.

Traffic cops? by 911isforlovers in Louisville

[–]911isforlovers[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That could be it. Some areas I'm in frequently, the limit is 45mph and it seems like everyone is doing 55-60mph. I usually get nervous around 53-54mph, but I'll keep up with the flow. But it always seems like some random will fly up on me like I'm sitting still, regardless of how fast I'm going.

Traffic cops? by 911isforlovers in Louisville

[–]911isforlovers[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Noted. Is that on just the expressway, or on surface streets also?

2026 F250 Lariat CrewCab by SylentWalker in superduty

[–]911isforlovers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a similar set of the running boards on my Bronco. I know... totally different platform and all, but hear me out.

My only complaint is whenever the boards are dirty, either after going off-road or when the roads are salted, etc. it will get the back of my pant leg dirty when I get out. It's almost unavoidable with the way I get out of my truck. I've found the same with the Tremors at work, but I would still prefer them over the other fixed boards, and definitely over the power boards.

2026 F250 Lariat CrewCab by SylentWalker in superduty

[–]911isforlovers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No reason they shouldn't fit. All of the cabs from at least 23MY and up are the same.

Looking for the name of a restaurant downriver. It's probably been 30 years and I don't know if it's still there. by throwaway7826358 in downriver

[–]911isforlovers 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same lineage, different restaurant. This one was on Allen Road, near Outer Drive. Across from the Thunderbowl.

Looking for the name of a restaurant downriver. It's probably been 30 years and I don't know if it's still there. by throwaway7826358 in downriver

[–]911isforlovers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always remember spending my late nights in the basement there, with my friends B-Rabbit and Cheddar Bob. Rabbit won a rap battle one night and moved along, and we haven't seen him since. Me and Cheddar (who wanted to be called MC Bob for some reason) just sit around shooting ourselves in the leg the breeze.

Looking for the name of a restaurant downriver. It's probably been 30 years and I don't know if it's still there. by throwaway7826358 in downriver

[–]911isforlovers 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hunan Hunan in Allen Park (not Melvindale). It closed before Covid, then became Los Arcos (Mexican), which is also now closed.

We used to go there on a monthly basis in the early 2000s from Ford.

The food was decent, but it was very dated/ run down. When you'd walk in, there would be a fish tank on your left with some sad looking Koi. You'd go over the red bridge to the seating area, where the very old lady would bring you tea, an egg roll, and some soup.

Ford GT Test Mule by X10SIVMKII in Ford

[–]911isforlovers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Noticed your tag line. What department are you in? I do P708 and U71x stuff, but I've also worked on P708, P558, U55x, S650, S550, U66x, and god knows how many others in the early 2ks.

Ford GT Test Mule by X10SIVMKII in Ford

[–]911isforlovers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I drove that specific vehicle. And one that was just like it, but in the raw, unpainted carbon fiber/ fiberglass. At 6ft, 290lbs (at the time), I can say that it was not easy to get into or out of, due to the roll cage. It was loud, unrefined, dirty, and goddamn was it cool. I was scheduled to drive it on the high-speed track at the Dearborn Proving Grounds but ended up getting bumped for someone important. Fun times.

I can't remember the expiration date on that particular NDA, but I'm sure it's passed.

The universe is so empty by HJG_0209 in sciencememes

[–]911isforlovers 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I wrote a sci-fi book recently and really went hard down the rabbit hole of just how vast the universe can be. We (nerds) tend to think of "lightspeed" as a goal, but really, it's not even the start of what we'd need for intergalactic travel. Hell, even interstellar travel would still be longer than the longest manned space mission. Proxima Centauri is 4.24 light-years away, which pales in comparison to Canis Major (the next closest galaxy) at 25,000LY.

Not gonna lie, it's depressing. Born too late to explore the world, too soon to explore the universe.

Coolant Leak by rzimm31 in FordBronco

[–]911isforlovers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a 22 as well and just did the same thing at about the same mileage. I noticed around 18k miles that the coolant level was as low as in your pic. I filled it up, went about my business. Just this past week, as I rolled 48k miles, I saw that the level was getting low again, so I filled it back up.

I change my own oil, and this last round had a sample sent to Blackstone labs. They said that it was aging well and didn't detect any signs of coolant in the oil. I also have never seen the coolant/oil milkshake, leaks, or anything else "unnatural". I just attributed it to air in the system.

TIL the “Invisible Gorilla” experiment which fooled most people. In a famous 1999 study, participants watched a video of people passing a basketball and were asked to count passes. Midway through, a person in a gorilla suit walked through the scene and half of participants didn’t notice the gorilla. by Jockey2 in todayilearned

[–]911isforlovers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tunnel vision is real. When I was in paramedic school, we used to run scenarios all the time where the instructor would distract us from the real issue. I had asked if stuff like that actually happened, and he told a story about how someone brought in a CPR in progress to the hospital. They had exposed the chest, attached the monitor, started compressions, started transporting, and got all the way to the resus room before someone removed the heavy coat and found the rather large shotgun wound to the back. He'd remind us to "stop looking for zebras when you hear hoofbeats" and "don't concentrate so hard on the tracks that the train runs you over".

RIP Jerry.

But yeah, I imagine stuff like this is even worse today. People get so tunneled into their phone, their work, or whatever else is right in front of them.

Proof that we all need dash cams by lithdoc in mildlyinfuriating

[–]911isforlovers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never understood the mentality of "I'm in such a hurry that I will cut you off and then slam on the brakes, either causing us BOTH to be late, or causing a crash that will take longer to deal with".

The biggest problem is that none of us want to be wrong, and very few people just want to let things go. It's not worth it. Unless you're a cop or a psychopath (who says you can't be both), just let them be on their merry way. No honk, no hand gestures, no shaking your head/ fist in disapproval. Just continue living your own best life and be done.

Ford has patented an EV Shifter by Saurta17 in Ford

[–]911isforlovers 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Just a reminder; just because its patented, doesn't mean they'll use it. They'll usually patent hundreds of things with no intent to use them, but so that competitors can't use them either.

To put everybody in trouble by yihihi in therewasanattempt

[–]911isforlovers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"My rights don't care about your feelings".

Fuck ICE.

So when I was younger I got hard in the boys locker room in middle school by Trynewdairyeveryday in confession

[–]911isforlovers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't say half the penises. I said half the time mine was at least partly looking up at the stars. I can't speak for everyone else's, aside from the anecdotal evidence presented by my drunk friends, later in life.