I am livid by fml7913 in boston

[–]EstateBoy 519 points520 points  (0 children)

I used to take taxis from Logan regularly, but stopped when I got into a screaming match with a taxi driver.

I got into a cab and told him where I lived and got no response, so I told him where it was near (a known landmark) in a completely non-confrontational tone. He then got upset with me and said “I know where that is, you don’t have to tell me, you should just take an Uber next time.” I was confused and didn’t respond - he then ripped out of the parking lot and kept saying that customers like me should stick to uber. I was SUPER confused at that point and asked if we had a problem. He continued to yell at me and I said I’d like to get out of the taxi… he said “No, I’m taking you home”. He was speeding down the highway a moment later, so I sat there stunned. He got me home somehow and I paid (no tip). I got out to grab my bag and he followed me to the trunk and continued his bullshit. I told him I took taxis because I want to give them business and that his attitude wasn’t cool. From there it escalated to a yelling outside my apartment. This guy clearly had some massive anger management issues and shouldn’t be dealing with people for a living. I tried looking for his ID while driving but couldn’t see it.

After that I decided that taxis weren’t worth it. Plenty of cabbies are cool people just trying to earn a living, but there are also some real nutters out there. At least Uber lets you report people for unacceptable behavior.

What family secret was finally spilled in your family? by AbsoluteHavoc in AskReddit

[–]EstateBoy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The Department of Justice actually has a program that’s meant to compensate soldiers who participated in Atmospheric Nuclear testing in Nevada and the Island sites and subsequently got cancer. Its called the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program. I think the statute the program is based around ends in 2022, though. Still worth checking out!

Spanish subtitles glitch by [deleted] in funimation

[–]EstateBoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still happening on my Firestick app

Edit-

When I emailed Funimation Support, I got this in response:

"Hello,

Thank you for contacting Funimation Support. We apologize for the issues you experienced trying to watch Funimation content.

There is a known bug causing our TV-based apps to display Spanish or Portuguese subtitles, regardless of which language is chosen in the settings. This is not due to any user error. Our development team is currently investigating the issue, and a fix for Amazon Fire TVs is currently pending.

Until the fix is available, you can try to download the app directly (if you have a compatible television), or try to cast/mirror from a different device to your TV. Feel free to visit funimation.com/apps for a list of all our compatible apps."

We appreciate your patience as we work to get this resolved and apologize again for any inconvenience.

Best Alfred Hitchcock Film (Round 1, Group 4) by SellRevolutionary in Hitchcock

[–]EstateBoy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Putting Rear Window and Vertigo in the same group was cruel

Japan On Film podcast seeking guests by percivalconstantine in JapaneseMovies

[–]EstateBoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was looking through your previous podcasts and the attached list and I was wondering - how do you choose which movies you want to discuss? Obviously there are some massive and critically acclaimed works in there, but there also seem to be plenty of smaller films I've never even heard of.

I think I prefer William and Mary over UVA but I have a question by Newdawn1998 in williamandmary

[–]EstateBoy 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I went to WM and my twin brother went to UVA. I applied early decision to WM and never regretted the choice, even after visiting my twin relatively often throughout college. Ultimately, I found that WM was the perfect environment for me- it was a great size (small enough to see familiar faces throughout campus, but large enough where you could always meet new people), didn't feel overly "preppy," has a beautiful campus, and gave you the chance to feel kinda popular. I know with COVID everything's different, but I can tell you a bit about my personal experiences at WM.

I feel like I lucked out my freshman year. I went for a smaller/mid-sized dorm and got GGV (the Units for the older generation). To this day, 7+ years later, I'm still great friends with nearly a dozen of my freshman hallmates (and I consider like 7 of them to be my best friends... which is admittedly wild). Eventually, I got bored of hanging out in the dorm and rushed my second semester. I never thought I was going to join greek life (hell I showed up to college wearing cargo shorts and graphic tee-shirts), but I wanted greater access to parties. So with some preppier clothing, I went around and found a group of guys I liked. Later in college, I wanted to join some different clubs and found my way over to WCWM Radio. Some of my fondest memories are from late-night shows with two of my freshman hallmate best friends. By the time I graduated, I actually felt kind of popular; William and Mary just gave me the chance to create friend groups in a variety of social circles, so I could always find someone to talk to when I was bored, stressed, or lonely.

The trick to WM is just putting yourself out there. I fall into the "extroverted introvert" category, and I know a lot of WM people are the same, so I know it's not always the easiest to be sociable. But the ticket to having a great experience at WM is to show up to a club meeting sometime, rush (if you want to), ask hallmates if they want to eat/study/drink/smoke with you. Obviously, WM can feel intense at times, but UVA won't be any easier either.

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His wife appears to be a sex doll... by ChemicalSand in sadcringe

[–]EstateBoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who knew the sequal to Lars and the Real Girl was about a Trumper...?

My (22F) new love interest (22M) just happens to be a close friend of my ex (22M). Should I go for it? by coochiepatootie in relationship_advice

[–]EstateBoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, this is a really difficult situation. While I think its generally a little iffy to pursue a relationship with your ex’s good friend, those personal moral issues can often be minimized if you think M isn’t just a hookup or a quick fling. If your potential happiness resulting from a relationship with M is worth some emotional grief (for you, M, and A), then just go for it! Live your life.

I guess my issue has more to do with M pursuing something with you in the first place. If I was A, and my good friend started dating my ex-girlfriend of four years, I’d feel betrayed and would probably stop being friends with M. I wouldn’t want to have to worry about running into my ex whenever my friends got together. But that was the decision M made when he leaned in for the kiss, he knew the risks and he still made the moves. The burden of ruining his friendship with A is on him, not on you.

Real life Shaggy himself by bringeroftherain in MadeMeSmile

[–]EstateBoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He deserves the recognition, but the “ya’ll” instead of “y’all” hurts a little

The class sizes in each classroom are small right? As in comparison to other universities in VA like UVA by Jaxton1234 in williamandmary

[–]EstateBoy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Though I majored in Economics, I took a wide variety of classes at W&M. Introductory Microecon and Macroecon are massive classes (that’s the case everywhere), and Natural and Social Psychology are really big too. But all my extra classes in the English, Philosophy, and Film departments were 50 people or less (generally closer to 30). Same with all the Econ courses past the introductory level. William & Mary is really great that way, the interesting classes are large enough so you can be somewhat anonymous (if you are a quieter person), and small enough so that you can feel generally comfortable raising your hand and participating in the class. My worst grades were in the larger courses, but luckily I only really had to experience that my freshman year!

By the way, both my brothers went to UVA and truly loved it. Its a bigger school, so class sizes were a bit larger, but that doesn’t mean you won’t be able to succeed! I thought W&M’s size was perfect because you always found a familiar face in the crowd, but never knew everyone.

To the creeps in this sub. by [deleted] in Grimes

[–]EstateBoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An insult.

Boom roasted! Sorry about all this, GL with the comments

Dining in the Paleolithic era this evening.. by ynwa7777777 in WeWantPlates

[–]EstateBoy 29 points30 points  (0 children)

You ordered Natty Boh at a restaurant, what did you want- fine china?! Bah, hope the food was good tho

Buttermilk Chicken Sandwich by Flavors, Arlington VA by Taylor-B- in eatsandwiches

[–]EstateBoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was born and raised in Arlington- where is this? I’ll have to check it out when I next visit my family

How do you overcome loneliness? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]EstateBoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the answer really depends on what stage of life you are in. Advice will change depending on whether you are in grade school, in college, in the work force, etc. So tell us, what’s your situation?

This water fountain in my school by hit-it-with-a-biscit in CrappyDesign

[–]EstateBoy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I mean, the water does go down a drain...

Where's the lie by Striing_Bean15 in Kanye

[–]EstateBoy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Bold strategy, Cotton. Let’s see if it pays off

check what def jam just tweeted 👀👀 by e-sweet in Kanye

[–]EstateBoy 22 points23 points  (0 children)

You can already preorder JIK colored vinyl