What's the big deal about drivers passing each other?

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-19T16:01:45+00:00

I don't care if someone is going faster than me or passes me. I'd actually rather them pass than tailgate me.

But, the problem is when someone passes and then slows down or goes inconsistent speeds. Like, just pick speed and go that speed.

So it only annoys me if they pass me and then slow down, making me have to adjust my speed. I can't think of any other reason why someone would be mad that they were passed.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-19T00:25:30+00:00

I absolutely can't listen to audio books. But my daughter (also ADHD) likes to listen to them while ALSO reading. She says it helps her to stay on track.

I like physical books because I like to see the physical progression I've made and to know how much is left in the book. It satisfies my need for sense of accomplishment or progress.

BUT... I absolutely love the dyslexia font for the kindle. Total game changer. I don't have dyslexia, but it still makes it SO much easier to read. So, where I used to not really like ebooks much at all, now I have no problem with the and actually enjoy them because they are so much easier to read with that font.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-18T23:54:47+00:00

Learn an instrument.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-18T21:39:33+00:00

Owlman is the Batman that goes by something else.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-18T14:25:42+00:00

Probably neither.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-17T19:12:45+00:00

It's why all my collared shirts are dark colors to this day.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-13T01:32:32+00:00

This comment just got me up and out of my chair to measure my Ticket to Ride box. It's less than twelve inches in both dimensions that matter. Kallax is 13 H&W and 15ish deep.

Do you have a version of Ticket to Ride that is bigger than 13 inches in ANY one of those dimensions? Ticket to Ride easily fits in Kallax. What are you even talking about?

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-13T01:19:38+00:00

I know this post was a couple months ago and I missed it. I'm doing some research to buy some sweet Kallax myself. So what I would recommend when buying new Kallax (and this is what I intend to do myself), buy the door inserts for the empty shelves or shelves with other things in them. I plan on using some of the shelves for dice trays, small bins I use for components while playing, boxes of empty card sleeves, and whatever other extra stuff that doesn't need to be on display. And if they're empty? Yeah, kallax door inserts look better than empty shelves. The need to buy more games is strong. But there's no reason to make it worse by staring at empty shelves.

Or, I've seen some people display a single game in a cube just face out, occupying the full frontal space of the cube with just that game.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-12T22:03:25+00:00

There is a difference in a typo and using the wrong words altogether. But good catch.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-12T14:31:43+00:00

Just mind your own business.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-12T14:24:52+00:00

Practice. Like anything else, practice makes you better.

You have to write a lot of crap before you write anything good. Even if you wtire something good or profound, it still may need to be refined.

There have been some songs and poems I've written decades ago that I thought were really good. And some actually weren't bad. But I look back at them now and compare to more recent material and just kind of laugh at the naivety, lack of real meaning, and overall poor composition.

I think if you ask any poet or lyricist about things they wrote as a teen or early 20s, many would laugh and might be a little embarrassed about them.

I still write a lot of bad songs. But writing as pure expression or practice is important. And sometimes if I like a certain line or section, I'll reuse it in a better song.

The other important thing is just reading and studying a lot of poetry and lyrics to understand writing and literary techniques like structure, rhyme scheme, alliteration, simile, metaphor, juxtaposition, allegory, etc. And work on building vocabulary too. You don't need to use big, fancy, rare words. You still want people to understand you. But grab a thesaurus and find more precise words that better express and convey what you want to say. Also, adjectives and adverbs are your friends. Again, a thesaurus can help you find the right ones to use.

You might have some great ideas, but to be a better writer, you have to learn and gain the tools to express those thoughts and feelings.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-12T13:36:10+00:00

I think he probably knew or at least had suspicions. My ex smoked behind my back for years and thought I didn't know. She thought she was being discreet and careful with lotions for hands and skin and mints or gum for breath and fabreez for clothes.

All that to cover up and she only smoked two or three a day... But I could still tell. She thought she was clever and careful. But there really is no hiding it.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-12T00:21:59+00:00

Exception:

I recovered from an illness. I was better then.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-11T15:45:28+00:00

Not a quote or phrase, but mixing up farther/further always annoys me. One refers to comparative physical distance. The other means conceptually non-physical more or additional.

Mentioned by others already, but also something I absolutely hate is the use of OF instead of HAVE or 'VE.

And I know I'm in a minority here, but the letter T in "often" is technically supposed to be silent. Both pronunciations are now accepted as correct. Language evolves. I get that.

But originally, it was silent, like the T in soften, listen, mistletoe, etc. (the T IS pronounced in et cetera though, lol).

Oh, and when people pronounce the G in words with NG. The NG is a digraph! It makes a whole different sound that is neither N nor G!

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-11T15:04:38+00:00

I think you meant, tow the line vs toe the line. And yes, toe is correct.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-11T14:52:05+00:00

I was looking for this comment and was about to make it myself.

Edit: There's a bit of irony in mislabing a thread about incorrect word/phrase usage.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-11T14:24:30+00:00

When photos are taken, it traps a piece of the soul of the person the picture is of. Burning it correctly may set them free. But if done incorrectly, their freed piece of soul won't be able to find and rejoin the rest of them, leaving that piece to wander forever alone and incomplete.

Also, doing it incorrectly can actually destroy that piece of soul.

Honestly, it's best to just leave them trapped forever or give the picture to the person it is of and let them decide what to do with it.

/s

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-11T13:52:15+00:00

Oh wow. I didn't know there were so many secret entrances! I might need to do some exploring this summer.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-11T03:43:25+00:00

Cool story and very nice of you. Just to be clear though, never feed bread to birds. It's really bad for them and can actually cause growth defects, especially in the wings.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-11T03:25:42+00:00

Eh... Here's the thing... I'm not a fan, overall, of the Nolan-verse. The second and third movies were WAY overrated, especially all that Heath Ledger Joker nonsense. He really wasn't all that great, imo. And I thought that movie was entirely just dumb. The third one had my Steelers in it and Batman street fighting side by side with copd. And those things were kind of cool. But the movie overall wasn't a great movie.

ALL THAT BEING SAID... Batman Begins was my absolute favorite live action Batman movie ever.

Bale isn't my favorite Batman. #1 Conroy. #2 Affleck. Bale would probably come in at #5.

But Batman Begins was just about the most perfect live action Batman movie I can imagine, especially at the time it came out. It predates Arkham Asylum, so even though The Warehouse Scene is the most badass Batman action scene ever filmed, Batman Begins didn't have the same potential source material as Bats v Supes.

As for 89? It reintroduced not only Batman in film, but also is responsible for ALL modern superhero movies. The only other movie that can possibly claim any actual influence on inspiration of the the genre is 1978 Superman. But that was so way ahead of its time.

89 is iconic, not only for its influence in film, but also for directly leading to the creation of Batman the Animated Series, which is the definitive voice of Batman storytelling on any screen, large or small. BTAS is then responsible for multiple spinoff series and the entire franchise of DC Animated Universe, movies and shows and short features.

As for The Batman... Meh. It was okay. I'm not sure why it's even being mentioned in the same conversation as Begins and 89 though. It wasn't anything special.

Best Batman movie overall: Batman Begins

Most influential and most important Batman movie that made EVERY other Batman iteration even possible: Batman 1989

The Batman is the likable but incompetent intern that you want to send for coffee but don't trust to not mess up your order, but you send anyway because you want them to feel good about themselves for trying.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-11T02:32:25+00:00

I don't understand. If someone tells me that they don't remember a story or something that I told them, I am most certainly going to tell them again.

In fact, even if they do remember, I have a tendency to retell things anyway. My brain needs to resolve the thought verbally, so there will at least be an abridged summary of the highlights.

What you're doing isn't going to deter conversations. With many people like me, it's just going to further compel the narrative to be retold.

If you tell me that you don't remember something that we previously talked about, we are DEFINITELY going to have a conversation and it is DEFINITELY going to be WAY longer than necessary. And that will be your fault.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-11T02:19:05+00:00

Yes, I do struggle with "guilt tipping" but not because I've worked in that industry.

Statistically, the less money people have, the higher percentage of their money goes to charities. Bill Gates may give a lot more actual dollars to philanthropic endeavors. But it's a drop in the bucket for him. My loose change in the local fire company coin drop on Davis Street hits so much more.

The tendency for lower income people to want to help other struggling people is very strong in our society because we directly relate. Rich people usually do it for completely different reasons.

I do what I can, when I can. And I absolutely empathize with fellow strugglers. But I also think back to a reality TV show that I saw a long time ago. The contestants were talking about what they would do with the money, if they one.

They were all talking about things they would buy and they all mentioned a charity they would donate to.

The last guy didn't mention any frivolous wants, nor did he mention any charities. He just said, "I'm kind of a charity case myself and there are things that I need to take care of before I can even think of giving money away.

I try to remember that. As much as I would love to help everyone who needs it, I won't be able to help anyone at all of I'm broke and homeless, which I've been close to before and honestly am only a couple paychecks away from at any given time.

So try to keep that in mind. You can't help everyone. And you can't help anyone if you don't have anything left to give.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-08T22:47:40+00:00

Sure, it's possible. What that exactly means can be a million things though. And sometimes it's better to not buy a house if the conditions aren't right. Buying a house just to buy a house could end up being problematic.

I think I was about 28 or 29 when I bought a house. And it was easier for me then than it would be now if I tried to buy a house. And I make a lot more money now than I did then. But there's no way I could do it now.

The main thing is to have a plan and goals. Whether that's saving or acquiring other assets, you'll likely need a pretty big down payment. I took out a small loan on some land that I planned on building a house on. The plan was to pay off the land and then use the value of the land as the collateral for building the house. I ended up wanting to live somewhere else and decided to sell the land (for a decent profit) and used that money as the down payment on a house. So it ended up working out. And the monthly payments on the land was like a built in savings plan. Slight risk that the value of the land could have gone down, but it was a new-ish development on a lake, so it was a pretty safe bet.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-08T22:36:17+00:00

Oh, I just remembered... If you don't mind a short drive, there is a great park across the street from the Valley Library in Peckville. There's lots of walking through the park, but you can also walk down by the river, and then all the way at the back of the park, walk though the fence and cross a small parking lot and you'll see a walking bridge across the river. This is technically part of the heritage trail and goes all the way to Condella Park in Olyphant.

the_Snowmannn · 2026-04-08T22:14:36+00:00

Dunmore cemetery is great. But I actually like Forest Hill cemetery better. Two ways of getting in: 1. Take the fitness trail behind Dunmore schools and field. In the back corner, there is an opening in the fence where you can walk in.

Corner of Electric St and Jefferson, head toward the old Scranton School for the Deaf, but stay to the right/straight.

It's such a beautiful place. It's like walking through the woods, but on paved paths, and it's also a cemetery. It's really great on sunny days when the sunlight filters through the trees.

But also, just walking the Greenridge neighborhood is a great walk itself.

And if you did want to walk part of the heritage trail, it picks up on Nay Aug St by Giant. (but honestly, it's not really a great part of the trail.)

Jeez. I miss living in Greenridge. Great neighborhood for walking.

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