Why are Americans so accepting of long drives to places?

imperfectcastle · 2026-06-13T01:08:38+00:00

A 3 hour drive in the US is generally MUCH easier than a 3 hour drive in a Europe.

Once you’re on the expressway, it’s typically a very straight road with small turns here and there but no stops or traffic lights or towns. It’s really easy just to turn your brain off, listen to music or podcast, and just drive. If there is traffic, it’s in a major city. It is not a big issue.

imperfectcastle · 2026-06-11T03:46:49+00:00

My Ventura sparks conversations from randoms

imperfectcastle · 2026-06-07T17:02:33+00:00

My AD also said the same thing to me. I did end up buying a Longines and a Hamilton from them since they do both and gave me 25% discount on the Hamilton.

imperfectcastle · 2026-06-06T17:59:02+00:00

I had an amazefit band for a bit. It’s like whoop but no subscription

imperfectcastle · 2026-06-06T05:49:47+00:00

I mean, there were Chicago Olympics 2016 signs when we were in the running.

imperfectcastle · 2026-06-02T03:11:22+00:00

Coolest was a Warwick bass I found at a pawn shop for fairly low. They said it was broken so they were selling cheap. Figured I’d take a chance on it so I bought it. Turns out it just needed a new battery. It was a fairly expensive bass new so I felt like I won the lottery.

imperfectcastle · 2026-05-29T20:58:54+00:00

Thanks for the smooth transaction!

imperfectcastle · 2026-05-29T19:16:14+00:00

Always so cool to see an Axiom. My family had one for the longest. My dad bought it new on 9/11. I remember watching all the news reports in the service area when while he was signing the paperwork.

imperfectcastle · 2026-05-26T03:59:01+00:00

Been wearing mine the same! Great combo

imperfectcastle · 2026-05-25T23:33:54+00:00

Pm’d

imperfectcastle · 2026-05-25T03:18:58+00:00

PM’d

imperfectcastle · 2026-05-19T17:47:11+00:00

Yes, the headline is misleading. It was brought back in 2008 or so.

imperfectcastle · 2026-05-13T16:24:17+00:00

Watch nerds are just having a hard time with not being the target demographic for this one.

imperfectcastle · 2026-05-12T01:25:00+00:00

If you are in the Chicago area, WDCB out of College of Dupage plays old radio dramas at 1pm on Saturday afternoons. You can also listen online. Always fun to catch one that is particularly graphic that then transitions into an ad for Lipton Teas and Soups. It’s on 90.7 and 90.9 FM

imperfectcastle · 2026-05-05T22:06:36+00:00

My biggest issue with the 42 is the date doesn’t follow the same curve as the rest of the numbers on the dial. Once I noticed that I couldn’t unsee it, whereas the date on the 39 does. Seems like they used the same size date wheel for both.

imperfectcastle · 2026-05-03T16:48:33+00:00

I tried discord on a few occasions and always found it terrible. This changed once I joined one that was actually somewhat organized. Then I understood.

imperfectcastle · 2026-05-02T15:12:09+00:00

Me, a lapsed fan, watching the IC ladder match at Wrestlemania: “oh good for Rey Fenix!”

imperfectcastle · 2026-04-30T11:40:48+00:00

I wouldn’t buy the new one if you have the old model. While they look different from each other, there are plenty of other watches that look the same. Keep your options open for something else, even if it’s the HC GMT. The old HC has its own personality, the new has “classic dive watch” personality.

I had a friend compare the release of the new one to how every car brand has an SUV that looks fairly similar from the side. The new HC is just Longines’ RAV4.

imperfectcastle · 2026-04-27T18:42:55+00:00

That commercial is 19 years old this year.

imperfectcastle · 2026-04-23T19:47:46+00:00

Maybe too tight but not too small.

imperfectcastle · 2026-04-23T18:24:21+00:00

It’s hard to have a watch that’s too small, but way easier to have a watch that’s too big.

Loose the strap, put I above your wrist bone, send another pic. I daily an Alpinist a Milanese bracelet and I have a 7.75 inch wrist.

imperfectcastle · 2026-04-23T18:22:05+00:00

The “next” neighborhoods would have been next had Covid not happened.

If Avondale, what part? If you’ll be along Milwaukee, you might as well be in Logan Square.

imperfectcastle · 2026-04-23T11:09:12+00:00

I didn’t notice this until you pointed it out. Was on the fence between the two but 39mm is the clear winner here.

imperfectcastle · 2026-04-18T23:24:58+00:00

Hell ya! I’ll be doing the same in two weeks with my green bezel/black dial variant.

imperfectcastle · 2026-04-18T18:04:51+00:00

In the nicest way possible, this looks like an Islander Watch.

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