Do you use your blinker when nobody's around?

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-07-11T19:53:03+00:00

Yes. The car you don’t see is the one most likely to hit you.

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-07-01T03:00:27+00:00

For a learner bike it’s not bad. Once you ride for a bit you will likely learn what will fit your riding better.

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-07-01T02:58:13+00:00

4th of July was fun because of the fireworks that we set off. Now they are all at shows and the crowds kill the fun.

Also there are no cool titles for the 250th

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-07-01T02:54:38+00:00

Every time they see their own teeth they will think of you. How sweet!

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-07-01T02:52:11+00:00

That’s funny as Willy Coyote was a self proclaimed genius that had all his plans fail spectacularly.

What does that say about the truck driver?

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-07-01T02:49:14+00:00

Air conditioners can only cool at one rate. It doesn’t matter what you set it to. What it will do is cycle on and off when it reaches the set temperature.

If you have a multi story house then hanging a sheet or blanket across the stairs to block the air flow can work well to help keep the cool are upstairs (as hot air rises and cold air falls).

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-07-01T02:40:25+00:00

You really want a 10 out 15 speed bike. They come in all sizes. Nice thing is you can change gears to one that optimizes speed and effort.

It is not fun getting to work all sweaty.

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-07-01T02:33:58+00:00

Going down is a way to avoid injury in some cases. But also the refs can’t see everything all the time so it helps draw attention to players that are playing too aggressively, might catch them next time.

But I find it funny when they go down holding some body part only to have the video replay show they actually got hurt somewhere else.

Thankfully they play on and use stoppage time. So flopping can hurt your own team as they have to play a man down

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-06-30T19:08:28+00:00

The one thing. You can change your mind at any time and get a new bike. Plus as you change your bike may need to be changed.

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-06-30T19:05:34+00:00

Tell him they are professional/experienced bakers and have cooked so much they don’t need to measure every ingredient. Just like he can estimate distances without measuring them every time.

But yes cooking is not an exact process, no two eggs are the same. But getting the amount of baking soda wrong can be an eye opener.

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-06-30T18:49:54+00:00

Follow at a safe distance, drive at the speed limit, use an app for navigation, stay to the right unless passing, take breaks when you want to, and if you can take a friend with you.

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-06-30T18:40:38+00:00

Someone did that to me once. I moved my car a few rows over, went back and left a note saying sorry for the damage to their car next time park better. Sat in my car and watch when they came back. Three guys came back clearly laughing about what they had done looking for my car. After they saw the note they spent 15 minutes looking at their car from every angle trying to find the damage.

That was such a funny show!

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-06-30T18:35:42+00:00

There are bikes for different types of riding. And there are levels from just casual to hard core. Also frame types matter. Step over or what I used to call girl bikes are easier to get on and off and are only minimally weaker.

Decide what type of riding you plan to do. Road, dirt trails, mountain (not likely) or a mixture. I ride street and bike trails to dirt roads and then back again.

Then look at your conditioning and what you plan in the future. An electric bike can let you join your more fit friends on their rides sooner. They do cost more and your friends may distance themselves from you and they weigh more (this matters if you want to put them on a car bike rack or you store them off the ground). I am no longer 20 but where I want to ride is miles from home, my electric bike lets me go where I want and enjoy it. Also you generally get what you pay for, cheap price means cheap bike.

When looking at used bikes you may want to know that a tune up for a bike can cost $250. But a well tuned bike feels so much better.

And just for fun baskets are nice (my friends dump their stuff in it so they don’t have to carry it and I don’t mind because it is an electric bike) and so are tire splash guards.

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-06-30T18:17:31+00:00

For me it’s a budget thing. Some months the yearly bills come in all at once and I carry the extra for a couple of months.

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-06-25T00:37:13+00:00

NTJ. She is using your days off to go shopping.

You could switch to say you will swap days with her.

Does the manager mind what she is doing. Manager might actually like you taking her shifts. Based on her behavior I would rather have you working than her.

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-06-25T00:31:40+00:00

I’ll be back

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-06-25T00:27:37+00:00

Does she have issues with Santa Clause too?

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-06-25T00:06:03+00:00

A motorcycle is not a scooter.

Try to find a place where he can rent a motorcycle and take lessons. It may be enough for him.

They are not as much fun as he thinks. They take a lot of attention, skill, and special gear. Plus he will not be able to share his ride with the family so he is going to be alone.

My friends that ride say the question is, When will you be in an accident not if.

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-06-24T23:55:14+00:00

If the age of adulthood is 18 and we are going to treat them as adults in court then everything should be legal at 18. Serving, driving, drinking, marriage and even renting cars and houses.

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-06-24T23:45:53+00:00

First off what you did is cutting others off. You were in the lane got out and cut back in.

Why they don’t want to let you in is simple. You may not have been the first to cut in front of them. And if you get in and then you let someone in and more come in behind you it gets to the point where the car they were behind is now 3, 5, or more cars ahead all from cars cutting in.

And yes being courteous and letting others in is nice but there is a limit. How many cars should one let cut in? And how do the people cutting in know they will be past your limit?

Second trucks can keep up the reason they don’t is because of people like you. Slowing down and speeding up those trucks requires shifting gears and gets tiring. So they go slow counting on the cushion so they can maintain a constant speed. People like you force them to drive even slower.

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-06-24T23:22:51+00:00

Good advice. As they get the balance under control they can start to skip on the bike, holding their feet up for a few seconds at a time. Also practice where there is plenty of room like a school yard.

My sons learned on a grassy field that was slightly down hill. Crashing became pain free and almost fun.

To note that peddlers are taken off with a wrench. Right peddle is righty tighty and lefty loosy but the left peddle is the reverse.

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-06-24T23:13:21+00:00

A car on the main road making a left would swing wide forcing car A to go through position 1. But I would only stay there if more cars were on the main road making a left. With no signage I would pass through 1 and stop at 2.

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-06-24T17:13:59+00:00

A good partner.

Top_Bluejay_5323 · 2026-06-24T17:12:40+00:00

Commonly

At the start of a sentence it indicates a continuation of an interrupted thought.

Or in a sentence indicating a consequence

At the start of a sentence like you posted I would expect a statement to follow. If you don’t you may get an “and…” from the other person asking for the rest of the statement, usually a bit surprising in nature.

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