... and kiss that vehicle goodby.
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... and kiss that vehicle goodby.
I once spent 45 minutes on top of the Arc de Triomphe mesmerized by the taaffic in that roundabout. It was like watching ants go about their business, each knowing what they were supposed to do and doing it. The traffic kept moving smoothly--cars entered and left seamlessly, no one sped up to block anyone, no one stopped when they were supposed to go or went when they were supposed to stop. (In France, unless otherwise indicated its priorite a droit--the car on the right has ROW, in this case the car entering the roundabout, not the one already in it like here. Comparing the skill of the French drivers with the incompetence of drivers here in Roundabout Town left me humbled. (But not for long).Quote:
Originally Posted by XXX-er
A friend used to live high on the edge of a canyon looking down on the interchange of two freeways. I used to love going there and watching traffic flow continuously in all directions, especially after dark. You could stare at it forever the same way you can watch a campfire. He was far enough back the noise wasn't that noticeable, basically white noise. It was a killer spot with great sunsets looking west along Mission Valley.Quote:
Originally Posted by old goat
Another fun place to watch traffic is outside or a window seat at Bar of America in Truckee, watching people dealing with the 3 way stop, 1 way no stop. Spoiler alert--the people who aren't supposed to stop usually do, the ones who are supposed to stop sometimes don't.
^^ They said they were going to change it finally. But that was a while ago and still nothing. Who knows…
Going downtown for dinner and a show. She asks me to be the navigator. I tell her to take the toll lane asap since the traffic is very bad. She gets in toll lane and then a car ahead is going only 60 so she jumps out of the toll lane and into the regular traffic which goes immediately from 65 to 45 to 30 to stop and go.
but guess who's in trouble for saying something
Le sigh
Well that’s what you get for letting her drive.
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Didn’t even cross her mind to turn on the stove exhaust fan. Never does. If I don’t turn it on it won’t be on. It takes the smoke alarm to go off before her brain registers to turn it on.
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Then I got the "I only offered to drive because you don't do well with traffic"Quote:
Originally Posted by Skistack
She has a point.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Nuclear Option
My 4runner with box on top doesnt fit in any parking garages in the City... so i also make my wife drive when we go out to dinner or a function in the Big City. I dont stress about her driving because her car is a 2 year old EV that is extremely safe, but also because im usually pretty tuned up int he passenger seat sipping a travel mug full of a strong drink. I just consider the travel part "drinks" before dinner.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Nuclear Option
I drive on roadtrips, and whenever its anywhere to do outdoors activities. My wife thinks its dangerous that i look at my phone for GPS, so she prefers to navigate for me and tell me turns. Some gems from this weekend:
up here in 1/4 mile you will turn (there is no mention of which direction to turn)
you were supposed to turn back there (100 yards past the turn, first mention of needing to turn)
you stay straight here (as we approach a T intersection with a forest ahead. My 3 yr old piped up from the back seat and said into the woods? thats silly)
OK now its saying to go another way, turn around here (we are stopped on a freeway overpass with a raised median in the middle)
How do you survive when driving alone without your wife in the car to navigate? Can you put the phone in a place where you can see it for navigation like the rest of the world?
I toss it in the cupholder, or hold it in my hand when it gets complicated in big city traffic and i have to whip it. Has worked well for the last decade+.Quote:
Originally Posted by rudy
Its a control thing for my wife- super type A and gets anxiety following/letting go of the reins... but at the same time gets anxiety from the responsibility of leading. She lives in a constant state of Catch22.
I'm so glad when my wife is there to gasp when I haven't braked for the car stopping 100+ ft in front of me yet. I mean, without her vigilance, I would have surely killed us all. Not sure how I get by without her eagle eye the other 100 hrs I drive every week!
Let's switch wives. Mine got mad at me for hitting the brakes when someone in the opposite lane made a sudden left in front of us a lot closer than that.
I really do not like to be in the car when my wife drives and she knows it. Hell, even her daughters don't want to be with her as passengers. She has this odd way of accelerating and then letting off the gas repeatedly as she is going some where. I ask her "is it just to difficult for you to establish a constant level of gas to maintain speed without hitting the accelerator and then backing off over and over". I mean WTF?
So she is the co-pilot when with me. I really do like the phone holder attached to an A/C vent for driving directions in my Volvo much more than the larger factory display in the Cayenne that is lower. Higher up to the windshield is better IMO.
Wife won't let me put a phone holder in her car so I refuse to drive it if there's any chance of needing a map (her '13 Volvo doesn't have NAV).
Mine is convinced I've almost killed us both 1,000 times. And yet I've never had a single accident. Funny how that works.Quote:
Originally Posted by Name Redacted
My wife does the same. Refuses to use cruise control. Her mother drives exactly the same way. Vrooom brake. Vrooom brake. Makes me crazy.Quote:
Originally Posted by liv2ski
My two daughters OTOH are excellent drivers. I take full credit for sending two women into the world that know how to drive and ski at a high level.
Funny thing is she has crashed her car twice in the last year and gotten a speeding ticket. Her car costs 4x what mine did. Her insurance is higher than mine despite me being a “Crazy” driver and having 4 vehicles.
My wife has a knack for standing/doing things "in the way". You know how its annoying when people stop in the traverse... she does that in real life situations. Will center herself in the hallway leading to the door to put on her shoes blocking everyone else from getting their shoes or to the door, stands in the entrance to the kitchen instead of at the counter while im rushing around cooking, stands infront of the mirror when getting ready such that she blocks of all access to the rest of the bathroom, etc. I'm unsure if its because she was the older sister and got away with it as a kid, or if its because she skied PC growing up instead of Alta and never got yelled at to get the fuck out of the High T. Well, now, i have taken to telling her to get the hell out of the traverse when she is in the way. And last night my 3.5yr old boy told her "mama get outta the traversh" as he was trying to get by to get to his shoes. I couldnt have been more of a proud dad.
Our kitchen is separated from the rest of the downstairs by L shaped row of cabinets and countertops, with a 3 feet gap between the end of the counters and the refrigerator. This is where my wife stands.
I’ve had proud moments like that w/ mini plug.Quote:
Originally Posted by californiagrown
Brings a tear.
Dude, get a phone holder. They clip to your dash, vent, etc. marvelous things.Quote:
Originally Posted by californiagrown
My magnetic one that clips to my vent was a whopping one dollar. On wives-- we have a multilingual home. Japenglish. Even when I understand what she has already said, she'll still insist on saying it again, to completion, in English. Drives me utterly bonkers. But I hide it well as she's done a good job training me with "Can I fucking talk?" After which my kids laugh and I reply: "This is what healthy marriage looks like, kids."
Just last night - was taking dinner out to the back deck since the weather was so nice... my wife decides that bringing the tubby/spaz cat out with us is a good idea, so she proceeds to fight with the cat and harness RIGHT in front of the sliding door. So I'm standing there with a couple pans of food unable to get to the deck to drop it off until she's done fighting with the cat. And yes, taking the cat out during dinner was a bad idea.:D