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« Reply #630 on: August 27, 2011, 06:09:27 PM » |
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Today I saw, for the third time, a passenger riding in a car with his/her feet sticking out of the window. WTH is that? Who would do such a thing? If there was an accident, you'd wind up a horrible, mangled mess. Pardon me for going down this path, but is this some kind of lower class white thing, 'cause I've never seen blacks do this. Is it a country thing - I've never seen it in the big cities I've lived in, either? Yuck. Nothing says class and elegance like your feet sticking out of the car window.
Thank you. I haven't done this in a while, but I have done it. Feels great. And I could probably be accurately described as lower class white. I guess my background could be described as working class white and I have done this. To me it is a summer-and-there-is-no-airconditioning-in-this-car-and-the-floorboard-is-pretty-darn-hot kind of thing. It can also be a le'ts-act-crazy-cause-we're-young-and-carefree or this-road-trip-has-gone-on-too-long-and-I-just-want-to stretch-my-legs or everyone-in-the-car-says-my-feet-are-stinky-but-I'll-die-if-I-can't-take-off-these-shoes kind of thing, or at least that is the motivation behind the times I have done this. But the last time I did this, was in my teens and boy does it feel good. It may be more common in places where going barefoot is normal. I used to like to stick my arm out the window. Then I met someone who'd lost an arm because another vehicle sideswiped the car. Egad. I'm sure the feet out the window doesn't happen in cold climates, at least sober people in cold climates aren't going to do it, so you are right about the barefoot thing, notaprof. |
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« Reply #631 on: August 27, 2011, 06:19:43 PM » |
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I used to like to stick my arm out the window. Then I met someone who'd lost an arm because another vehicle sideswiped the car. Egad.
I'm sure the feet out the window doesn't happen in cold climates, at least sober people in cold climates aren't going to do it, so you are right about the barefoot thing, notaprof.
Teens do many unwise things and I think this is one of them, although I have never seen the feet extend very far out the window, you would have to be incredibly tall for that to be the case. I thought I remembered a scene in a movie (maybe Thelma and Louise?) with a convertible and driving down an empty highway in the desert and the passenger with her feet perched on the window sill of the car but I could not find it. I did find a couple of you tube videos where it seemed to imply that doing such a thing was an attempt to be sexy. I assure you, that never went through my head as a teen! It was just about being silly or cooling off. I would never do this as an adult, well, never say never but it is unlikely. |
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« Reply #632 on: August 27, 2011, 07:14:27 PM » |
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I do both because it feels good. In fact, I often like to curl up with my feet on the dash if they're not out the window.
I am an insanely elegant, super classy poor white, for the record.
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« Reply #633 on: August 27, 2011, 07:22:23 PM » |
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I just got a utility bill from the company who's just started handling my utilities for >$1100. I quite literally nearly threw up until I realised rent was included on the bill.
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« Reply #634 on: August 27, 2011, 07:25:37 PM » |
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I just got a utility bill from the company who's just started handling my utilities for >$1100. I quite literally nearly threw up until I realised rent was included on the bill.
My power bill is nearly half that. It includes water, sewer and garbage, but I don't use or generate nearly enough to make a significant dent in that bill. |
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« Reply #635 on: August 27, 2011, 07:30:52 PM » |
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Today I saw, for the third time, a passenger riding in a car with his/her feet sticking out of the window. WTH is that? Who would do such a thing? If there was an accident, you'd wind up a horrible, mangled mess. Pardon me for going down this path, but is this some kind of lower class white thing, 'cause I've never seen blacks do this. Is it a country thing - I've never seen it in the big cities I've lived in, either? Yuck. Nothing says class and elegance like your feet sticking out of the car window.
I grew up middle-class and am white, but wouldn't dare to do this for exactly the underlined reason. Minimimi, centipedes are pretty horrible, and we're getting to the time of year when they start crawling indoors looking for a cozy place to spend the winter. |
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« Reply #636 on: August 27, 2011, 07:34:26 PM » |
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I am an insanely elegant, super classy poor white, for the record.
May I use this for a tagline? It describes me so well. Except for the "insanely elegant, super classy" part. |
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I am an insanely elegant, super classy poor white, for the record.
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« Reply #637 on: August 27, 2011, 07:37:26 PM » |
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I just got a utility bill from the company who's just started handling my utilities for >$1100. I quite literally nearly threw up until I realised rent was included on the bill.
My power bill is nearly half that. It includes water, sewer and garbage, but I don't use or generate nearly enough to make a significant dent in that bill. Goodness. Mine is about $100, and I think that's obnoxious. I can't figure out why utilities are generally about 4x as much in the US as they are in the UK. Part of it must be that rubbish etc isn't covered by tax? |
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« Reply #638 on: August 27, 2011, 07:40:35 PM » |
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I am an insanely elegant, super classy poor white, for the record.
May I use this for a tagline? It describes me so well. Except for the "insanely elegant, super classy" part. Of course you can. It was a bit of embellishment on my part too. |
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I have no tolerance for swinish behavior, except from actual swine.
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« Reply #639 on: August 28, 2011, 12:20:10 PM » |
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Helicopter parents who are academics.
[Fortunately, the student is not one of mine, and this isn't at my current institution. But just hearing about the situation makes my blood boil].
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« Reply #640 on: August 28, 2011, 02:33:32 PM » |
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I just got a utility bill from the company who's just started handling my utilities for >$1100. I quite literally nearly threw up until I realised rent was included on the bill.
My power bill is nearly half that. It includes water, sewer and garbage, but I don't use or generate nearly enough to make a significant dent in that bill. Goodness. Mine is about $100, and I think that's obnoxious. I can't figure out why utilities are generally about 4x as much in the US as they are in the UK. Part of it must be that rubbish etc isn't covered by tax? Electric/gas: ~200/month (which will go down when the temperature does). Water: Don't remember; maybe $75/month? Rubbish: ~$11/month Internet/TV/Phone: ~$100/month Cell phone: ~$100/month (mine only). The future spouse and I are splitting all of these except my personal cell phone bill. On-topically, these guys have a right to exist except inside my house. They're still horrible, and the ones near or under the house should be dying (considering how much we recently paid the pest control people to make that happen). |
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« Reply #641 on: August 28, 2011, 05:50:00 PM » |
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I just got a utility bill from the company who's just started handling my utilities for >$1100. I quite literally nearly threw up until I realised rent was included on the bill.
My power bill is nearly half that. It includes water, sewer and garbage, but I don't use or generate nearly enough to make a significant dent in that bill. Goodness. Mine is about $100, and I think that's obnoxious. I can't figure out why utilities are generally about 4x as much in the US as they are in the UK. Part of it must be that rubbish etc isn't covered by tax? We always get it in the teeth during the summer. The A/C unit is in good shape but almost half the house does not have HVAC so it has to work pretty hard even if we set the thermostat in the mid 80's (and we've also had a record number of consecutive days with temperatures in the 100's.) The pool this house came with also eats up some kilowatts by running the filter. From October to April the bill is usually under $150, and sometimes about $90. |
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« Reply #642 on: August 29, 2011, 08:24:31 AM » |
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Okay, this has to qualify as the most icky advice from a spammer ever: If you want to get remove leeches without causing any scaring or similar, the absolute best thing that you can do is wait. Leeches are animals, and have only a limited stomach capacity; they are not long-term parasites. Techniques such as burning or covering with salt are painful and/or will cause permanent scaring. The only way to avoid both of these is to wait. Leeches are not painful due to the anaesthetic they carry with them. If you find a leech on you, try not to panic, and ignore it until it lets go.
Spammers are leeches and George234 must be hoping he will be allowed to hang on here for a while. No way! |
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« Reply #643 on: August 29, 2011, 02:24:38 PM » |
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I really have to wonder what that one was selling.
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Seriously, I tried to lick my own face. Ah. Typical ivory tower pedanticalness.
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« Reply #644 on: August 29, 2011, 03:00:07 PM » |
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The summer I worked as a camp counselor, one of my campers had a leech attach to his arm in the lake. I don't think I went swimming again that summer.
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