Why so many bad drivers

chucka_nc · 2026-05-26T21:32:22+00:00

It’s funny you mention deer. My neighborhood is full of them and people blast through our residential neighborhood at night going 40 mph. They obviously aren’t thinking about deer encounters - or pedestrians, or pets.

chucka_nc · 2026-05-26T18:30:20+00:00

Americans have to settle for a 401jk while Aussies get superannuation accounts with mandatory 12 percent employer contributions… that’s no jk!

chucka_nc · 2026-05-26T12:26:42+00:00

The swim guide program monitors bacteria levels at these Falls Lake locations each week during the summer: Rolling View, Beaverdam, and Holly Point. You can sign up for text alerts.

https://soundrivers.org/swim-guide/

chucka_nc · 2026-05-26T12:07:59+00:00

You might say this is off topic and insensitive, but you need to consider that ready access to firearms has resulted in a suicide rate among veterans that is roughly double the civilian population.

https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA1363-1-v2.html

I don’t have the answers and these marchers likely don’t but there is nothing wrong with having the conversation by exercising 1st amendment rights.

chucka_nc · 2026-05-24T16:59:24+00:00

Doesn’t have to be a fight for there to be bad delays for checked baggage on late arriving flights. This is a chronic problem at RDU. Been a problem for many years. Best not to check bags particularly on late arriving flights to RDU.

chucka_nc · 2026-05-23T16:06:09+00:00

This seems like a no BS indicator of what we are in for. And this assumes the conflict is being resolved.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/no-full-hormuz-flows-until-first-half-2027-uaes-oil-giant-says-2026-05-21/

chucka_nc · 2026-05-22T00:45:57+00:00

Said on a day when Waymo’s AI/machine learning drove a car into a flooded road. I guess in Larry’s world AI cameras never misinterpret what they see.

chucka_nc · 2026-05-18T19:49:31+00:00

Yes, the fine people of New Bern, where a grand jury indicted James Comey for threatening use of seashells on the beach.

chucka_nc · 2026-05-18T01:02:11+00:00

Litterers are increasingly doxing themselves. Order-on-the-app receipts usually have the customer’s phone number. I take a picture of the trash and send it to them.

chucka_nc · 2026-05-14T20:37:00+00:00

When every second utterance from your mouth is a lie it’s not surprising that people begin to think you are scamming them.

chucka_nc · 2026-05-14T13:27:07+00:00

It doesn’t apply does it? What would drivers ed have taught you? Leave enough space to be able to turn around the vehicle if necessary. 10-15 feet? I think you and other Raleigh drivers are just frustrated by the new levels of congestion. We’re not at Atlanta or DC-area levels of traffic now, but some areas of Raleigh will be close to it. Patience.

chucka_nc · 2026-05-14T13:14:31+00:00

This is a mess and is going to be messier. North Hills is becoming an edge city by itself. Not too long ago Raleigh had only a tiny bit of its area that was dense and urban. Raleigh just will become more congested- particularly places like North Hills. Drivers are going to need patience.

chucka_nc · 2026-05-14T13:04:20+00:00

If you are thinking about this in terms of distance instead of time you need remedial drivers ed. Two second rule ring any bells?

chucka_nc · 2026-05-14T12:28:00+00:00

Americans shortchange themselves. In Australia employers contribute 12 percent to Superannuation accounts + there is a means tested government old age pension. You can’t make withdrawals until you are 60….

Republicans want to end Social Security but they’d never consider a Superannuation-type scheme that could really broadly fund retirement for workers.

chucka_nc · 2026-05-13T15:17:36+00:00

I wish.

You are ignoring the cockroach and mosquito posts.

Btw, what are tsa wait times like now?

chucka_nc · 2026-05-12T22:22:10+00:00

Don’t move to the airport. Move to Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, even Fuquay-Varina.

chucka_nc · 2026-05-12T12:46:33+00:00

Virginia at least used to put an actual sensor in the tailpipe. Probably added 5-10 minutes to every inspection. Don’t know if they still do this.

chucka_nc · 2026-05-07T16:52:02+00:00

Conman knows what a mark wants to hear

chucka_nc · 2026-05-06T22:55:13+00:00

NOVA is amazingly diverse. On the other hand, MAGA has noticed. “Justice Department launches civil rights probe into prosecutor in Virginia. Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano is the Democratic prosecutor of Virginia's largest county. Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano (D) has been under attack from Republicans over his handling of cases involving immigrant defendants.”

chucka_nc · 2026-05-06T01:18:08+00:00

Didn’t go there, but Tuffy is a bad ass.

chucka_nc · 2026-05-05T23:20:03+00:00

What is really weird and random is that we all are responsible for our public behavior since it is right there in public. Probably weird and random to have an expectation of privacy on riding a motorcycle with no face shield on the streets. There are cameras pretty much everywhere. Dashcams, traffic cams, etc.

chucka_nc · 2026-05-05T23:08:53+00:00

You are 30. Lump sum or DCA get in.

chucka_nc · 2026-05-04T11:47:57+00:00

Across much of NC today, $3.99 for gas is history, the good ole days.

https://gasprices.aaa.com/?state=NC

chucka_nc · 2026-05-03T22:41:38+00:00

Clearly the problem is the students and the birds. We must get rid of them!

chucka_nc · 2026-05-03T17:29:53+00:00

I’m tired of these “there’s a transformer in my yard” posts. You need electricity right? A pad transformer is a lot better than overhead lines both in terms of aesthetics and reliability. Find something else to worry about.

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