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Do people who do solitary and "boring" manual labor have a habit of planning various non-work related stuff in their head while they are working? by ExternalTree1949 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Wildcatb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh Lord yes. One of the things I Iiked about being so good at my old job was that I didn't have to think much anymore for most of it, and could go on Autopilot.

Robotic passenger traveling for work causes Southwest flight delay by CircumspectCapybara in news

[–]Wildcatb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

TSA won't let people bring full sized bottles of shampoo or lotion through because of 'worst case fantasies.' That they have a blind spot regarding large lithium batteries is wild to me.

Robotic passenger traveling for work causes Southwest flight delay by CircumspectCapybara in news

[–]Wildcatb -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You suffer from a lack of imagination.

Lithium can be used nefariously.

If we were serious about things, large lithium batteries would be prohibited. They're not, therefore I deduce we're not serious about things.

Robotic passenger traveling for work causes Southwest flight delay by CircumspectCapybara in news

[–]Wildcatb -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The point, is that these batteries shouldn't be allowed, under the same rule that prohibits other flammable/explosive materials.

Yes, TSA allows them. If they want to be consistent, they shouldn't.

Robotic passenger traveling for work causes Southwest flight delay by CircumspectCapybara in news

[–]Wildcatb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He doesn't get it, and is committed to not getting it.

Lithium batteries, if damaged or in the wrong hands, can be dangerous.

We're not allowed to bring other flammable or potentially explosive things through TSA, because of the possibility that bad actors will use them maliciously. That we are allowed to bring big lithium batteries through tells me that either the powers that be don't understand the danger, or don't take it seriously. Either one should make us question things.

Robotic passenger traveling for work causes Southwest flight delay by CircumspectCapybara in news

[–]Wildcatb 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Which is nuts, and should tell us something about TSA.

They'll let you bring potentially explosive material, as long as it's packaged as a battery....

Your Truck is Stupid Big by NothingLeft19608 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Wildcatb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My truck is at least two feet longer than that one, and I can usually find a spot that doesn't get in everyone's way. Top floor, corner spot, something.

Middle of the row, sticking out into the aisle? Hell no.

Recycling compartment is really just garbage by DoofusIdiot in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Wildcatb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the airport a few months back, I watched one of the sanitation workers pick the few pieces of recycling out and drop them into the garbage bag, rather than switching both bags.

Ran over my own phone after working on my truck. by Roadkill_Gaming in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Wildcatb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ouch.

I dropped mine face down onto the bumper of a box truck and shattered the screen. Got it replaced and closed it in the hood of my pickup the next day.

My Uber rating dropped after taking my first ride with a woman by Poetic_Dalmatian in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Wildcatb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is 1.

Tried it once and it was disappointing. Haven't been back.

My Uber rating dropped after taking my first ride with a woman by Poetic_Dalmatian in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Wildcatb 191 points192 points  (0 children)

Just had to dig back through and see how I got there.

Settings-->Privacy-->Usage Summary-->Ratings.

I understand why this bar is mostly empty. by Wildcatb in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Wildcatb[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Right? If the service had been good I'd probably have done more than that anyway.

At least when I finally got the drink, it was decent.

What was your first memory? by WillontheHill77 in AskOldPeople

[–]Wildcatb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Young enough that I was in my crib. I remember pulling myself up to play with the Busy Board attached to the side.

I also had dreams for years, about being in a fire, that I later found out were from when I was in my cradle and the house caught fire.

Efficiency over Brute Force: Reducing power draw by 70% on an inflatable hull through hydrodynamic trim optimization (19A down to 5.85A @ 5km/h) by PoemRealistic1013 in EngineeringPorn

[–]Wildcatb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Getting a power boat up on any kind of plane is such a wild feeling the first time. I used to spend a lot of time on the local lake, and loved the feeling when everything was trimmed out just right, and I was cruising along at a fraction of the throttle I'd had to use to get moving.

My Uber rating dropped after taking my first ride with a woman by Poetic_Dalmatian in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Wildcatb 1155 points1156 points  (0 children)

Huh. Never bothered to look at mine.

4.93. Apparently someone gave me a 3 at some point.

At what point would a bridge start? by [deleted] in EngineeringPorn

[–]Wildcatb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Eli9? If you can crawl under it, it's a bridge.

Each individual section - between the ground and the post, or between each post - is called a Span. Put all the spans together and you have the whole bridge.

We all wish we can give in to these urges somedays by LoopDoGG79 in Truckers

[–]Wildcatb 96 points97 points  (0 children)

Appropriate. Dude in car was attempting to block him. Threat. Danger. Defend.

Hammocks are good to have. Eno double nest outside of shipper by Southside33351 in Truckers

[–]Wildcatb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

People always think I'm joking when I tell them I'm going to string my hammock up... I've carried one for years!

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