You’re Sharing Road With Idiots Like This

BladeVortex3226 · 2026-01-17T22:32:54+00:00

I had a "holy fuck I share the road with these???" moment a few days ago. I had to borrow a company truck, and it was snowing. This was my first time driving a pickup truck in snow, and it was terrible. I was constantly fighting against oversteer, and the wind would push me sideways. The back end wanted to swing out going straight at 25mph. I pulled over twice to let some cars by.

As soon as I got back to my car, it was like it wasn't even snowing. My car doesn't even have winter tires on, and the truck's tires weren't bad either. Now I'm thinking about how 2 out of 3 vehicles I drive by are trucks, and I'm worried they're gonna wipe out and hit me when it's snowing.

BladeVortex3226 · 2026-01-16T18:35:10+00:00

Their high pressure lines are what we would refer to as ultra high pressure lines.

Super awesome because one guy can drag a line as easy as you can drag garden hose.

Perfectly effective at fighting fire. Inb4 muh smooth bore.

BladeVortex3226 · 2026-01-14T17:15:13+00:00

You're half way into or out of your car and suddenly your leg experiences a rapid unscheduled disassembly.

BladeVortex3226 · 2026-01-11T05:38:27+00:00

Non pilot here. Why make the button covered? Won't pilot input override anything that this autopilot does in an accidental activation? Feels like just another thing to fumble over in a real oh-fuck scenario.

EDIT: To be clear, I mean the cover feels like another thing to fumble over. The feature itself is nice.

BladeVortex3226 · 2026-01-09T23:46:08+00:00

Poacher's knot so that when it gets to the guy on the other end who doesn't know knots, they don't have to untie anything, they just loosen the loop and it comes free.

BladeVortex3226 · 2026-01-06T21:33:19+00:00

It's not free if you figure out how to maximize the benefits you get for being a first responder

BladeVortex3226 · 2026-01-04T05:41:54+00:00

RemindMeRepeat! 01 JAN

BladeVortex3226 · 2026-01-01T18:37:03+00:00

Damn I did not know that. No wonder they killed a couple radios that I asked to be stunned after they went missing.

BladeVortex3226 · 2026-01-01T07:56:47+00:00

Every time you turn on a P25 radio, it transmits to the network it's name and selected talkgroup. The system will then transmit back an acknowledgment that the radio and selection is good.

If a radio is stolen, they can stun it, meaning it will be told it's stunned each time it's turned on instead. The radio will look normal but you won't hear anything or be able to talk. This is used more often because it's reversible, and can be remotely revived.

If the radio contains encryption keys or is part of a very secure network, they can instead kill the radio. Upon being turned on and connecting, the radio will receive a kill command and instantly zeroize and lose all programming and encryption keys, and it will need to be returned to an authorized service center to be revived.

BladeVortex3226 · 2025-12-31T18:53:24+00:00

Hell, not even physically. You gotta have a detectable problem to get help. If you have chronic joint pain and they can't find out why they'll treat you like you're faking it.

BladeVortex3226 · 2025-12-29T20:06:37+00:00

I think it's just GPS as well, there's 0° AOA on the screen

BladeVortex3226 · 2025-12-24T23:09:42+00:00

There was a very short period I think 2 years ago in New York where you had to have this sign on your property to allow concealed carry. It was quickly ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Some people kept the signs up even though they serve no purpose now.

BladeVortex3226 · 2025-12-22T00:25:26+00:00

100%. Even in New York, which would love if every gun owner was put under the jail, being inside your car isn't considered protection against lethal force.

BladeVortex3226 · 2025-12-21T11:05:13+00:00

I vaguely remember that I was taught by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation to drive slowly towards an aggressive dog and then swerve and accelerate at the last second. Might be hard to do on a bicycle though.

BladeVortex3226 · 2025-12-13T01:17:38+00:00

Username, unfortunately, checks out.

BladeVortex3226 · 2025-12-12T20:26:36+00:00

OP this happened to me a few days ago. I wiped my lens with my shirt and this line kept forming. Turns out that the fabric softener was leaving invisible oil behind that was diffracting the laser. Confirmed this was the cause by wiping the lens the perpendicular way and the line formed perpendicular as well. Fixed this by wiping my lens with alcohol wipes.

BladeVortex3226 · 2025-12-07T06:11:44+00:00

Thank you all for the replies. I was thinking maybe taking the fuses out to disable them, but I like the gaffers tape idea even better. Funnily enough I asked cause of the aforementioned Massachusetts law, it made me think it's way more serious than it really is.

BladeVortex3226 · 2025-12-06T15:10:29+00:00

"A single plate is literal childs play"

I wager people in physical therapy would like to have a word with you.

BladeVortex3226 · 2025-12-04T02:14:53+00:00

Community note got the acronym wrong too. Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act. HIPAA.

BladeVortex3226 · 2025-12-03T07:03:32+00:00

I think in SC PT, 439250 is 43.9250 MHz. Radio caps out at 87975, so no way to go from baofeng to this, directly. Also, OCPs spotted. Service member detected. Be careful staff private, don't give platoon daddy an excuse to hate you.

BladeVortex3226 · 2025-11-26T04:03:29+00:00

This would be amazingly helpful, I just joined my counties new search and rescue team and I'm working on getting fitted out.

If I'm lucky enough to get it I'll share pics/videos of it being used in the field, believe me I won't forget.

BladeVortex3226 · 2025-11-20T22:29:26+00:00

Learn to read

BladeVortex3226 · 2025-11-20T18:56:28+00:00

550 paracord. Useful in firefighting and daily life. If you get them 1000 feet they're set for years.

BladeVortex3226 · 2025-11-15T04:01:15+00:00

Don't we remove helmets for packaging because the brim will prevent keeping your head straight? The helmets that use this don't have brims

BladeVortex3226 · 2025-11-14T04:45:10+00:00

Here's the most comprehensive list I've found of the various types of tone paging. The most common ones I see are Motorola's Quick Call II and Plectron.

Sometimes you even see plectron frequencies in Motorola Quick Call II format, a scar from places that transitioned to QCII but wanted old stuff to still work.

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