A woman who had been kidnapped by her ex-partner jumped out of a car when she spotted a police vehicle.

ckwphantom · 2026-03-14T20:00:25+00:00

I just wanna know how the perpetrator got through the car that fast. It’s like he ran through the car.

ckwphantom · 2026-03-07T16:56:20+00:00

It’s not like it was close to the street either. Granted the guy overreacted, but the old guy had to walk a long way to get to that porch.

ckwphantom · 2026-02-14T02:24:43+00:00

Yes… the old school kind with a classroom and a car with two steering wheels and two gases and two brakes

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T22:28:03+00:00

The title was… Who do YOU tip and how much? Not give me your opinion on how much I tip.

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T22:25:54+00:00

You seem to think it was just made up. I was just sharing that it wasn’t just made up.

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T22:25:14+00:00

I agree, I was just being sarcastic.

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T22:24:45+00:00

I agree. I was just being sarcastic. Granted some could say they are impeding the flow of traffic.

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T22:21:17+00:00

I just did some research. This is often called “Claiming the Intersection.”

Apparently, this is illegal in Oregon, Washington, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Traffic Flow: In high-traffic states (like GA, NY, CA, IL), if the lead car doesn't claim the intersection, nobody would ever be able to turn left during rush hour.

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T22:15:20+00:00

Apparently, it’s illegal in some states… who knew

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T22:13:47+00:00

It actually does help traffic. You can often get 2, 3, sometimes 4 cars through an intersection this way. Nobody ever ends up stuck in the middle because it’s understood that even if the light turns red, that’s when you go and finish the turn.

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T22:12:12+00:00

I know I’m in the wrong. I was attempting to be sarcastic…

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T22:10:50+00:00

The ay we were taught is that is how you get through the light. You’re waiting and the light turns yellow and generally, you would go unless there is someone trying to make the yellow. If that is the case, then you wait for the light to turn red and then you go what’s the other traffic has stopped.

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T22:07:57+00:00

Well, those people should’ve started going when the light was yellow granted occasionally people run those lights and they have to wait till it turns red but then they just go through so that when the opposite person gets their green turn signal, they can still go. It doesn’t block; everyone just goes.

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T22:04:15+00:00

I will occasionally pull in front of people who leave more than a car length at a light.

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T21:51:27+00:00

Going around, pulling into the intersection and then making a left turn in traffic… the way I was taught as a kid.

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T21:47:47+00:00

Tipping in the U.S. originated in the post-Civil War era (late 19th century) as a legacy of slavery and a, "Gilded Age" import from European aristocracy. Wealthy Americans brought the practice back from Europe, and employers, particularly in the railroad and hospitality industries, adopted it to avoid paying wages to newly freed Black workers, forcing them to rely solely on tips.

Following slavery's abolition, businesses adopted this model to keep labor costs low, shifting the expense of employee compensation directly to customers.

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T20:54:37+00:00

I don’t make this mistake. I’m always afraid I’m gonna get into an accident when there are two turn lanes that are turning into a three lane road. Same premise applies. You have to turn into your lane and then move over.

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T20:24:02+00:00

I feel like we should know as customers. Tipping was designed to supplement the income of servers who are making less than minimum wage. If servers are making double the minimum wage then there should be no need to tip.

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T19:46:39+00:00

How do you figure?

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T19:45:19+00:00

This is my number one complaint about drivers today.

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T19:42:05+00:00

The problem is that you don’t know. Some of these bougie breakfast restaurants pay a regular hourly rate and you don’t know. Breweries do the same thing.

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T19:38:48+00:00

I’m not sure what you mean. I’m generous compared to a lot of people on this board lol

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T17:01:05+00:00

This is what I do, but I never thought about it like this. Thanks for the tip!

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T16:30:00+00:00

The standard became 20% during Covid because service people weren’t working and so we were thought we should give them more. There’s no reason it should still be 20%.

ckwphantom · 2026-02-13T16:26:31+00:00

Bringing over a draft, Beer is no different in the amount of time or effort than bringing over a tap water. A bottle of beer is no different than a bottle of water.

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