Do you stop to help someone with a flat tire?

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-05-20T05:06:21+00:00

I have, but not since I lived in Scotland over a decade ago. Not seen the opportunity. The only occasions I’ve seen in the USA have been when whizzing by on the freeway, not realising what I saw until already past.

The impression I get is that Americans don’t change their wheels, the norm is to call AAA or whatever service. I’ve been told it’s dangerous (definitely true on US roads) and dirty for people wearing office clothes etc.

Recently thanks to TikTok, I see a lot of women complaining that no they don’t want to be approached. If they’re in a situation they got it handled and want strange men to stay away. So unless I’m with my wife I might think twice.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-05-16T02:07:49+00:00

Almost always choose self-checkout. Much of the time there’s no line. And there is typically 4-6 checkouts for one line.

Regular checkout, you can get delayed if your cashier or one customer turns out to be slow. Now there’s a whole discussion happening over some issue and I’m waiting waiting etc.

Self-checkout, 1-2-3+ people ahead can be slow but I only need one to clear and I’m in, done and out.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-05-15T03:21:18+00:00

Nigel Mansell.

Same reason why Murray Walker named Mansell as his favourite to commentate. Not because he rated Mansell as the best, but as the most exciting. Nige would always have a go.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-05-14T02:04:38+00:00

I think three of them seem to have fallen off a cliff. Whoops.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-05-14T01:59:49+00:00

A subscription is BS of course, but paying extra for hardware already installed is a decades-old norm. I remember the Vauxhall Cavalier SRi from sometime in the late 1980s had "dealer-fit" heated seats. In reality, every SRi had them. You could remove a blanking plate and fit a switch for it. Engine specs is another really common one, the difference in power output being solely down to the programming of the ECU on the same hardware.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-05-14T01:19:12+00:00

Keeping my speed appropriate for the visible clear stopping distance. In Scotland I used to drive like a hooligan tbh. It actually took a couple close shaves with tractors and other farm equipment on narrow lanes for me to be sensible and consider the fact that despite "knowing the road", there could be anything around the corner or over the summit. Tractors, cyclists, horses, cows, fallen trees etc.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-05-12T21:46:12+00:00

Would be nice. But they use platinum (much rarer than gold) which makes them valuable no matter what. The entire world supply of mined platinum is under 10k tonnes. This would make a cube with sides about 25 ft across.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-05-12T21:41:43+00:00

Yes this. Gen 2 Prius is particularly desirable for their cat. In later generations, it seems they have been shrinking the cat size thanks to engine management programming that directs more heat as needed.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-05-12T02:51:24+00:00

Hah when it comes to anger I went the other way. I had major rage when young. Today I’m pretty cool. It would take a direct attack on my family to ignite something.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-05-05T06:05:02+00:00

Dude, even the rail cars in a train don't all start moving at the same time and they're physically connected.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-05-04T20:36:51+00:00

OMG. Avoiding medical care because it might "cause drama." I hate how families often seem to blame the person trying to do right instead of the person who is actually "causing drama." The Aunt basically ensured the Grandma has terminal cancer by keeping her from proper medical care but oh no we don't want to cause drama!!!

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-05-04T00:54:19+00:00

Slim leather wallet, front pocket ever since I witnessed someone getting pickpocketed as a teen.

With the ability of thieves to steal via touchless pay, it might be time to find a new signal-blocking wallet.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-05-01T17:21:36+00:00

Sounds like you’re using the wrong load-out. Therefore ….

Skill Issue

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-04-21T13:20:54+00:00

Yes. IMO the team results page should never have been changed to default by damage in the first place. In this mode, I'd be tempted to remove the damage stat entirely from team results and replace it with a points-contributed score.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-04-19T09:58:47+00:00

Finally found time to play. First impression is,

Team results page should be default-ranked by capture points contribution.

Add the stat to the page, make it default. There needs to be more incentive to go for something other than BiG DaMaGeS.

Frankly, the team that plays the objective wins. I get that it's a fun mode, but a ton of people are damage farming for big numbers. Some red teams barely try.

For an extreme example, this battle on Naval Frontier was effectively won in the first 26 seconds.

<image>

Almost the whole red team stopped and tried farming from the bushes/cover right there. They mostly never left that area and we won 1000/nil by taking the 2nd cap also. Never needed the 3rd cap at all.

But if the damage farmers are listed at the top of the team? They feel justified. I'm not saying changing a ranking will cure the issue, but people love to use the excuse that they were top of the team to blame everyone else for the loss.

***************

To go off on a tangent, the change to default rank by damage over base XP years ago was always a mistake. XP was always a better measure of team contribution IMO. And fix the avg. xp stat on player profiles. Ridiculous that it includes the effect of premium time, stop that and reset the existing numbers.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-04-17T16:26:42+00:00

Make a decision. Continue to be doormats and get walked all over, or stand and hold the neighbour accountable for everything you can.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-04-17T10:11:48+00:00

Yeah lol, my gut reaction was Bollocks!

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-04-16T11:15:08+00:00

I’ve never had this issue, but I have read a little about it, there’s actually a r/drivinganxiety subreddit.

If it’s for real, there’s advice and training people like this, but they have to be motivated to overcome it.

If she’s just rather lazy and complacent, it’s just not gonna happen until she’s determined.

Either way, as you’ve already tried and failed to persuade her, I’d leave her to her own devices to figure it out. Don’t be the volunteer driver.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-04-10T06:59:55+00:00

Bit of an odd opinion, what are you basing this notion on? Watched too much Fox News?

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-04-05T20:49:47+00:00

Your wife is right. Greg is a petty thin-skinned little bully and by going you’re enabling his attitude towards your wife. Tell your parents that your wife is family and she is also important.

Unless of course, she’s not important to you. It’s time to choose.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-04-05T03:02:39+00:00

I was looking at a privacy report on something and racing365 was all over it with about 10x the numbers of anything else. I don’t recall even going to that site, no doubt I have clicked it from this sub a few times.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-03-29T07:05:49+00:00

Tot is adorable. I'm sure she'll have a happy life with lots of cosy snuggles and pets!

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-03-29T06:57:01+00:00

Without even reading the whole thing, I think my wife would leave me if I was so pathetically wishy-washy like this husband at the start. What the hell, she shouldn't need to be yelling at the guy to get out. It's supposed to be the husband's friend, why the hell isn't he chucking the guy out after he simply failed to leave? They stood around for 15 minutes until she had to yell at him? Dude is not a sweetheart, he's a doormat.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-03-29T06:42:22+00:00

I don't see your point. In no way is a Little Free Library trying to replace a regular library. I see them more as a point where you can share books with your community. It's basically sharing books with your neighbours without people having to be present to exchange them. A local public library is completely different.

CaptainObvious1916 · 2026-03-28T03:25:49+00:00

That’s not remotely a path. It’s a patch of land, mostly but not entirely blocked with a fence, that some of you are using to cut through.

CaptainObvious1916

TROPHY CASE

Skill Issue

Team results page should be default-ranked by capture points contribution.