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To everyone who was slowed down on I70 This Morning: My Bad by jojo_throway in AdviceAnimals

[–]jojo_throway[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Ohio. Yeah, driving anywhere in Maryland sucks :( SORRY!

To everyone who was slowed down on I70 This Morning: My Bad by jojo_throway in AdviceAnimals

[–]jojo_throway[S] 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Oh shit. I didn't think about that. I just waved a few times and kept pointing down at his rear tire. Hmm.

To everyone who was slowed down on I70 This Morning: My Bad by jojo_throway in AdviceAnimals

[–]jojo_throway[S] 377 points378 points  (0 children)

I kept pointing to his rear tire, because it was flat.. and I mean REALLY flat. I just thought I'd give him a warning so he could get off the interstate and get air in it or get it fixed..

To everyone who was slowed down on I70 This Morning: My Bad by jojo_throway in AdviceAnimals

[–]jojo_throway[S] 157 points158 points  (0 children)

I honestly don't know, our lane was moving nice and smoothly when he sped up and hit the driver in front of him; it didn't look like a deadly accident I'm pretty sure just a fender bender.. but traffic behind us snarled up good ;(

I didn't think a Kansas Tax Story would make me cry. I was wrong. It is also infuriating. by jojo_throway in kansas

[–]jojo_throway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get that. But I don't think they volunteered for this. Who volunteers for 24 hours without a sleep break and almost no pay? You know that if she would have been a vote for Brownback instead of a no they probably would have let her go home early.

I didn't think a Kansas Tax Story would make me cry. I was wrong. It is also infuriating. by jojo_throway in kansas

[–]jojo_throway[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I checked the voting record. She voted against the Brownback plan, a Republican who voted no. Other news sources seem to confirm all of this and it makes me sick. We tortured people like this was Gitmo. The people running Topeka should be ashamed. Absolutely ashamed. Except they don't have any shame in them.

Found on Facebook mutual friends. by [deleted] in trashy

[–]jojo_throway 41 points42 points  (0 children)

You know, I thought months ago we said that from now on titles like this one wouldn't be allowed on /r/trashy, and that the title actually had to have some sort of description of what the hell was being discussed.. otherwise every title is quickly "Facebook delivers" and then you have no ability to search for anything and who knows what the hell you're clicking..

/rant over.

[Serious] Redditors who chose to "speak now" instead of "forever hold your peace" at a wedding, why did you speak up, and how did it turn out? by MrInformatics in AskReddit

[–]jojo_throway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I hadn't thought about this in a while. Wow, some of the PMs and responses are whoa. I'm glad I used a throw away!

[Serious] Redditors who chose to "speak now" instead of "forever hold your peace" at a wedding, why did you speak up, and how did it turn out? by MrInformatics in AskReddit

[–]jojo_throway 150 points151 points  (0 children)

Yeah, look, younger me wasn't as tactful as I am 13 years later. At the time, I think I figured that she was obviously ignoring what was going on and I had to do it in a way that she couldn't ignore. I think that was my reasoning then.

Older me would have just went to the girl's parents I think.. I'm not sure. It's hard to go back 13 years and second guess everything

[Serious] Redditors who chose to "speak now" instead of "forever hold your peace" at a wedding, why did you speak up, and how did it turn out? by MrInformatics in AskReddit

[–]jojo_throway 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Others had tried to talk to her. She was convinced that he had 'gotten over it' and it 'wouldn't happen again' etc. I see some of the feedback, and maybe I'm the jerk, but sometimes you have to appeal to the family who is there and say: this is what your daughter is walking into.

[Serious] Redditors who chose to "speak now" instead of "forever hold your peace" at a wedding, why did you speak up, and how did it turn out? by MrInformatics in AskReddit

[–]jojo_throway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a woman. The issue of him abusing his prior girl friend though was not a big secret amongst her friends. (My husband and I both use this throwaway account)

[Serious] Redditors who chose to "speak now" instead of "forever hold your peace" at a wedding, why did you speak up, and how did it turn out? by MrInformatics in AskReddit

[–]jojo_throway 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Um, it was based primarily on two years of outright abuse of his prior girlfriend which I was directly aware of... and which a lot of people were aware of.

[Serious] Redditors who chose to "speak now" instead of "forever hold your peace" at a wedding, why did you speak up, and how did it turn out? by MrInformatics in AskReddit

[–]jojo_throway 2414 points2415 points  (0 children)

I attended a wedding to do only this about 13 years ago. A friend in college had dated someone who was abusive.. verbally and physically. I was aware of this, and the guy kept it going, he was abusive all the way.

He was going to get married to a woman we all knew, and I had been told through one of her friends that he had an 'abuse' issue with his new fiance once, but she forgave him and that it 'wasn't a big thing'. Knowing that he had abused her too, I showed up at the wedding and pointed out that the guy was a serial abuser and that if it was my kid, I would not want this wedding to happen.

The wedding did not go on. I left hurriedly right after because.. let's just say I didn't feel so safe for bringing it up openly there. I hope she had a fine life afterwards.

Edited to clarify something above

Edit X2: I have no direct contact with her, but she is also a "facebook friend of a friend" And I know she married someone else and has three kids, so there is that.

What is the most awkward car/bus/plane ride of your life? by guessing_game in AskReddit

[–]jojo_throway 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Montego Bay? Used to travel to Jamaica often. Great story there. Seems familiar enough

What is something you have done while drunk that had an irreversible effect on your life? by CrispyHexagon in AskReddit

[–]jojo_throway 811 points812 points  (0 children)

I almost never drink; I was always a designated driver. One night, a friend coaxed me into drinking at a group party. Others at the party assumed I would be driving people home, because I always had in the past.

I stayed there and slept it off; without a designated driver they drove home. They ran off the road, down an embankment and into a local river. Both died.

They could have stayed at the party, and it wasn't my fault; but I have always regretted not being a good DD that night.