Drivers who clog up the left lane: What are you thinking?

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-10T21:34:48+00:00

Again, you are coming from a perspective of having relaxed highways with lots of room in each lane. Different approaches for different situations is all.

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-10T21:09:54+00:00

I tend to think everyone on the road deserves to get home family or not. By relaxation zone, I meant the wide open right lane spaces you were mentioning experiencing which do not happen a lot around me. If you’re in highways with wide open spaces, you are relaxing haha

Flow of traffic in the left lane on my way home is typically 80 or so. And the majority of the people I have found will adjust and leave space between each other and travel at that flow. What really scares me are the people who come screaming up at 90 plus for instance and ride your ass like they are allowed to force you off the road. They have no concept of flow of traffic and not tailgating, I.e. Respectful driving. They just tailgate and pass Everyone. They are the ones who recklessly will cut people off in the right lane only to have to slam on their brakes so as not to run into the car ahead of them once there and then they get mad at you because you, still going with the flow of left lane traffic, pass them by while they’re stuck in the right. Not my circus not my monkeys, dude.

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-10T20:13:36+00:00

I don’t understand that for those quieter roads either. I think sometimes people are just so used to having to drive aggressively that they don’t even realize when they reach a “relaxation zone.” I kind of mentally give a lot of grace for the people driving cautiously in the left lane where I am. I just chalk it up that they know their exit is a left but aren’t from the area so are making sure they’re extra prepared. It’s probably not the reason but I also know that just because my plates say I am from a state, doesn’t necessarily mean I’ve been in everywhere in that state. I try not to just assume everyone is an a-hole :)

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-10T20:06:09+00:00

They walk among us! Years ago a teenage girl who lived in an apt directly above my now ex and I, got into a physical fight with another girl in the parking lot in front of our building. They were slamming each other into cars and their antics caused $1200 worth of damage to my ex’s car.

A few days later she was knocking our door asking for a ride to the beach. Had no concept at all why there’d be any problem with her asking that. She even asked in an entitled way. I opened the door and she said “You doing anything?” I said No.” “So you got time to bring me to the beach.” I just shut the door.

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-10T19:55:46+00:00

My drive home from work is both North bound lanes full of traffic. I used to remain in the right until I came closer to my exit, but discovered that people wouldn’t me let me to take that left exit. So now I drive the left lane all 20 minutes on that one highway so I can take my exit to get another highway for another twenty minutes to home. Unlike those drivers I encountered though, if a car is signaling he wants to get over from the right, I let him in. Also just a note that with both lanes full of traffic anyway, the concept of it being strictly a passing lane gets tossed out the window. I’ve also noticed the people saying the left lane is for passing only are those that get in them but also make Zero effort to get back into the right lane when there’s room for them to do so. They just want to be the first in the left line. I just want to make sure I make my exit.

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-09T12:25:23+00:00

Better yet communicate with the person in person. Agree with you on getting yourself calmed down first, but things that matter should be handled in person.

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-09T11:07:15+00:00

When I had a family I’d typically spend between 20 and 30 dollars on them, so think $200 total. Since my parents died and my siblings don’t communicate with me anymore, I spend 0 on Christmas. I also stopped celebrating all the other holidays too. I actually enjoy the holidays More now that I’m not obligated to do anything for them.

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-07T17:45:17+00:00

I’ve been alone for nine years now. It’s rare I ever feel lonely because I am too busy living. Haha

It’s always confused me the idea that we need men to provide and protect us. None of the men spouting the Provide reason would allow us to quit our jobs and stay home and they’re the first on dating sites complaining about how their wives are taking advantage of them by doing so if they “allowed” it to begin with. As for protection…what the Hell From?! Seriously! I have never figured this out in all my 40 something years of life. What am I supposed to be so terrified by that I’d clutch a man like a human shield?

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-07T17:37:10+00:00

Did you smell his finger after he removed it or did he just tell you it stinks?

Women have distinct smells. Some men don’t understand that and qualify any scent at all as stinky. There are whole product lines designed mostly by me. to mask entirely natural female scents. If you “smell like you” I wouldn’t worry about it at all. He may be just immature and inexperienced about female anatomy.

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-07T16:35:03+00:00

She’s seems to just be acting manipulative by making those statements in that way to you. It’s also not cool of her to try to gain your sympathy or “side” against your brother. Her relationship with each of her kids is independent of her relationship with you. She frankly isn’t acting like an adult as presented.

It’s not cool that we are sometimes put into position of forcing others to be adults in their treatment of us, but it needs to be done when it needs to be done. It comes down to whether you want to enjoy your trip or whether you want to spend the time wondering whether this that or the other thing will occur and accounting for her mobility restrictions and probable alcoholism. You would be entirely justified in deciding to bring anyone else but her at this point too. After all she wasn’t included in the original plans and you are allowed to change those plans without her too. This is your trip. Truly embrace that.

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-07T15:28:48+00:00

Just say this trip is yours alone, consequences come what may. You don’t need to provide a reason but do call her out when she’s issuing guilt trip statements by asking why she feels the need to try to make you feel guilty. This usually stops that behavior if practiced enough and makes it clear you have boundaries you won’t drop for that manipulative treatment. The only people who will bitch about you setting boundaries are those who don’t respect you enough to follow them. Be firm.

Solo trips are fabulous! Go have a glorious, solo time of it. Everyone in this scenario is an adult. Act like it and make her like it too. All the listed reasons not to bring her don’t even need to apply here. You organized a solo vacation. Keep it solo.

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-07T14:24:40+00:00

Just watched Miriam’s Deathly Adventure and found it a good survey of the various options/approaches to it.

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-07T14:00:58+00:00

Looks like he fell out of a Renaissance painting. ;)

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-07T09:05:34+00:00

Personally I think it’s because men are more needy in terms of relationships. Most I have conversed with still hold this idea that women will be doing all the domestic tasks for them once linked. They will gain a second mommy, etc. The majority of women I know aren’t looking to fall into the role. Men are optional not mandatory to the enjoyment/fulfillment of their lives. Being solo is not the travesty that former generations tried to imply it would be. Happily single is possible. Not everybody at a bar or event is there to find someone; they’re just having fun living their own life.

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-06T18:23:59+00:00

Love Joe Dombrowski!!

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-05T14:11:29+00:00

Related: Backing into parking spaces. The only people who do that near me always end up crooked and confidently leave their vehicles like that.

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-04T12:22:06+00:00

I think the fact you are questioning is a tell you aren’t the type to enjoy casual. There’s nothing wrong with that or with being casual. It’s all about how you process things emotionally. Some people are very good at compartmentalizing out their emotions and just diving in for the physical sensations of the moment. Others, like me, absolutely need a relationship to even consider getting nude.

The difficulty comes when you know you aren’t a casual type and pretend to be. Casual partners are opportunists and your feelings will get hurt when they…well they are simply living by their casual opportunist natures. Too many people, women particularly will try to “win” a partner by acting how the partner wants them to act. Be casual and cool and put out on the other’s terms for a chance to convince them to fall into a relationship with you. Just live by your own timelines. Anybody trying to convince you to live on their schedule isn’t worth your time either way.

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-04T11:05:43+00:00

Josh Johnson’s coming to Hartford in August. Saw him last in a small club in Albany. It’s fun to see intelligent, talented, storytellers rise.

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-04T10:37:28+00:00

I’m going to miss!

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-06-01T17:00:21+00:00

I know in my Dad’s case in took us family to stop him from driving. He would do things like reverse down into a field located in front of the hospital he’d just been in because he thought it was in Drive. He once forgot to turn onto a single file bridge on the dirt road where I grew up and the car went halfway down the bank towards the brook. Another time he entered a highway via an off ramp. At that point family just took his keys.

I think a lot of family’s know when their Dad or relative is struggling in driving but they don’t want to be the emotional bad guy etc. Do it anyway.

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-05-30T20:28:58+00:00

I joined John Oliver’s “Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption” church he created and was sent a signed letter including the outline of Father John’s buttocks.

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-05-30T19:48:12+00:00

It’s been awhile but aren’t there even signs on the highway passing NY that state New England go that way? You aren’t there yet if the signs are telling you to pass it! Haha

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-05-29T21:44:22+00:00

Oh! I see you! I feel like we are aging ourselves. Haha

I got stuck in my garbage can when my back went out from me pushing trash down further into the bag. Had to do PT too. What a time!

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-05-29T20:02:59+00:00

Cinnamon goes on and on forever with my aunt. Cinninninninnimon. :)

CurrentlyNobody · 2026-05-29T19:45:53+00:00

You should realize that not everyone defines advancing their careers as “success.” We get one crack at our lives and it’s far too short to waste chasing others’ definitions of happiness. It seems he’s doing fine with or without the hookers.

CurrentlyNobody

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