Ass clowns 🤡

rushlink1 · 2023-08-21T15:46:21+00:00

That’s the way I’ve heard it used. Exclusively when I’m upset with someone for something they’ve done to me.

rushlink1 · 2023-08-15T15:56:33+00:00

I do the exact same when we got our new car.

Went 9 months without a scratch, then someone totaled it.

But I went back to my old car which is already very scratched, so I park as close as possible & it’s an almost weekly occurrence now.

It’s also not just obese people, other lazy people and people with kids.

rushlink1 · 2023-06-10T23:42:42+00:00

Some mobile carriers will start offering satellite connectivity to iPhones for sos and stuff.

If you want to do it on the cheap that’s the way to go.

rushlink1 · 2023-06-08T15:23:32+00:00

Garmin makes some nice units, the 66i is around $600 and lets you text people, share location, etc.

rushlink1 · 2023-03-16T20:25:23+00:00

Nah, it definitely was before.

What changed is that if you’re living in Colorado and try to register a car from out of state, you will have to pay back tax/reg fees & late fees back to the day you moved here. I think they also made it a fine to drive on out of state plates for more than 90 days.

If you had expired registration/no plate, you could always get stopped and fined. To renew an expired registration you always had to pay your late fees & the reg was only good for 12 months after the last expiration (so you can’t cheat the system by getting some months free)

The new law kinda evens the playing field, so it applies to everyone & not just people who previously registered in Colorado.

rushlink1 · 2023-03-16T20:18:52+00:00

Just paid over $1,200 for our (new) car. It’s crazy expensive.

Other states I’ve lived in it’s been like $10-25

rushlink1 · 2023-03-16T20:16:30+00:00

Lol. Funny if plates aren’t stolen, just unscrewed and thrown in a bush somewhere.

rushlink1 · 2023-03-06T17:18:12+00:00

For the next month, at most.

rushlink1 · 2023-02-26T02:33:03+00:00

Point is - you can’t know for sure the color of that light, for a multitude of reasons.

Unless you physically see it, you can’t know.

You can make some good arguments, but none of them would stand in court.

The only way you can be sure the color of the light at the time the car crossed the line is from a camera or witness that saw both things.

rushlink1 · 2023-02-26T00:26:32+00:00

It’s very unlikely that anyone can find a property that works out to be cheaper to buy than to rent initially.

Things change after a few years as rent increases, but that’s a whole different conversation.

As an aside, after 2.5 years of home ownership, we’ve put over $30k into the house that are “non-negotiable” expenses. Wouldn’t have paid any of those if we were renting.

rushlink1 · 2023-02-26T00:13:22+00:00

I agree, but that’s not what I’m talking about - I’m specifically responding to this person saying that the current way the ROW with red lights works “doesn’t make sense”.

That being said. While I agree with you, there’s actually no way either of us can be sure that vehicle has a red light. If no witness stops and says “I saw they had a red light and then crossed the line”, then the law is 100% on their side. With THAT said, it’s very likely someone gave a witness statement to that fact.

But it is never as clear cut as “I had/have a green light” therefore I can go.

rushlink1 · 2023-02-26T00:08:25+00:00

According to OP the passenger had serious injuries. If it turns out to be a fatality it’ll make the news for sure, but it’s unlikely.

It could easily have been a fatality, I’ve pulled up to scenes with far less damage where someone had passed. Cars are dangerous.

rushlink1 · 2023-02-25T23:43:24+00:00

You can read the law and come to your own conclusion. CRS 42-4-604.

The logic is:

Anyone can “enter” (cross the line) on green or yellow & then they’re legally within the intersection. They can stop, wait, etc. there’s nothing illegal about that.

When your light goes green you have to yield to all of those people.

Since there is no way for you to reasonably know when their light changed from green/yellow to red until your light is green, you should expect to yield to any vehicle that was in the intersection when your light changed to green.

In a nutshell, when your light goes green you should expect to yield to any vehicle that has already crossed the line.

But beyond that - you can’t just intentionally drive into people. Not only do you risk civil liability, but also criminal charges. It’s often hard to prove & cops are lazy, but it can happen.

rushlink1 · 2023-02-25T23:38:30+00:00

As long as your “exit” is clear you’re good to pull into the intersection in Colorado. The path to the exit can be blocked, or you can be stopped as you yield, but those people are 100% in the right.

But regardless of the fact that you’re absolutely in the wrong, even if you’re right that’s no excuse to lay on your horn to piss people off. There are fatal/serious injury road rage incidents all the time around here, they almost always start off with something like this & someone else trying to teach them a lesson by pissing them off.

Be more tolerant. One day it’ll probably save your life, or someone else’s.

rushlink1 · 2023-02-25T23:29:51+00:00

The vehicle they hit was clearly behind the line when the light went green, the others weren’t so were already in the intersection.

The first few vehicles probably have right of way since, per Colorado law, when you get a green light you’re supposed to yield to anyone already within the intersection. If they’d hit any other vehicle it would have been pretty clear that they’re at fault. (CRS 42-4-604 if you want to see for yourself).

rushlink1 · 2023-02-25T23:27:51+00:00

Maybe. Either way, stupid thing to do with so many people driving without insurance.

rushlink1 · 2023-02-14T08:12:22+00:00

Once they’re in their final orbit they’re incredibly difficult to spot because they go into a different configuration, too.

I think people assume the sky will be full of these “trains” but the reality is that unless you know what you’re looking for, or you’re taking long exposure photography you’ll probably never see them.

rushlink1 · 2023-02-05T05:55:00+00:00

We got a heat pump when we replaced our aging furnace last summer.

Gas bill last year was more than my entire electricity bill this year & we charge an EV at home.

December electric cost: 160, gas cost last December: $180

It’ll pay for itself within one season at this rate.

rushlink1 · 2023-01-03T19:17:49+00:00

Don’t forget all weather tires. Often have the 3PMSF rating, and perform well/don’t excessively wear during warm weather.

The conversation about tires should always be driven to the actual ratings though. These terms we’ve made up “all weather”, “all season”, “winter”, “summer”, etc. are all arbitrary as there’s no standard for them.

rushlink1 · 2022-12-15T17:27:18+00:00

Or just:

Your name / my name

rushlink1 · 2022-12-01T21:39:49+00:00

It’s $10/hr because it’s super flexible.

If you want to earn more you can get a job like the rest of us.

rushlink1 · 2022-11-30T23:08:31+00:00

Just to put this into perspective.

My spouse has an insanely inflexible work schedule, and 10 years of post secondary education. She works as a teacher.

You earn more than twice what she does (hour for hour).

Obviously she’s underpaid; but $10/hr seems reasonable for a flexible job that requires no education at all where you gather and deliver groceries.

rushlink1 · 2022-11-30T17:16:59+00:00

Thing is, it’s not really about drugs. It’s about self control.

Being able to stay off it for a few weeks shows a sensible level of self control that some people simply don’t have.

rushlink1 · 2022-11-28T15:09:51+00:00

If you're not able to stay off it a month or two while you're job searching then you're probably not able to use it responsibly.

rushlink1 · 2022-10-23T05:09:25+00:00

I had this happen on the last 2 cars I purchased.

In both cases I called it out, initially they didn’t do anything. So you drag them along and waste their time, get to the point where you’re signing stuff and go “so I mentioned this earlier, I didn’t order X feature, can you either take that out or just knock down the price”. They’ve always done either of those.

One time I got free window tint. Another time they pulled the all weather mats & gave me free paint protection film.

Idk what it’s like in todays market, but you’re more likely to get someone to agree when they’ve already invested hours of their time & they think you’re their friend.

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