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  • #1

    8 hours on the interstate

    oh yes, Sunday on the rural interstate... couldn't possibly have any sightings... how naive...

    In Wendover
    OK people, here is a little secret, when you come up to a 4 way stop the person who gets there first has right of way, tie breaker goes to the person furthest right... this means if you are the ONLY person to pull up to the intersection YOU MAY GO!!!!!

    In Wells
    I made the mistake of being civilized and stopping in Wells to use the bathroom rather than just pulling off the road... had I just pulled off the road though I would have been spared waiting in line to pay for my soda (I always buy something if I use the restroom) listing to the lady behind me give the entire store her medical history

    In Elko
    Not much in Elko other than sweet Jesus is gas expensive there

    We only hire courteous and safe drivers
    as written on the back of the truck that cut me off... fill in your own commentary here.

    In Winnimucca
    BK isn't that difficult people... place your order and move off to the side to wait for your order... please don't just hover at the register so no one else can order... thank you

    yeah, driving across Nevada sucks
    If you wish to find meaning, listen to the music not the song
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    Quoth smileyeagle1021 View Post
    We only hire courteous and safe drivers
    as written on the back of the truck that cut me off... fill in your own commentary here.
    Did you get the complaint number and tags?
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    • #3
      Quoth smileyeagle1021 View Post
      In Winnimucca
      BK isn't that difficult people... place your order and move off to the side to wait for your order... please don't just hover at the register so no one else can order... thank you
      I had something similar at the local ice cream place last night. Like most places, they have a window outside where you can order your stuff. There's a girl standing there waiting so I get up beside her. A guy was in front of her so he goes when the lady calls for next. Then she calls again, and I look at the girl standing beside me and motion, and she's like, "Oh, I'm not in line." Then why the hell are you standing here? Oi. Did she move? No. Three people later someone asks if she's in line, and she says, "No, I'm just waiting for my stuff." Then stand off to the side, not in front of the window lady! Talk about your roadblocks. While my wife and I were eating our cones (They advertise the largest in town, and they're not kidding. They pile the ice cream on 9 inches high, easily), her stuff finally arrives. What did she order? A cheeseburger. Now, this place also has a counter inside and tables/chairs to sit at and eat. She should have gone inside for an order like that. Some people just don't get the hint.
      Last edited by IT Grunt; 07-28-2008, 01:58 PM.
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      • #4
        Why are you driving across Nevada?!

        Smiley, I wasn't serious when I said I'd meet you half way so we can beat up NimRodJess's ex! Go back to Utah!

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        • #5
          Quoth Evil Queen View Post
          Why are you driving across Nevada?!
          To get to the other side.

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          • #6
            Quoth Evil Queen View Post
            Why are you driving across Nevada?!

            Smiley, I wasn't serious when I said I'd meet you half way so we can beat up NimRodJess's ex! Go back to Utah!

            I was driving across Nevada because my mother lives in Reno and I had to come here (in Reno now) to check her into the hospital for surgery (it was successful btw... she should be released tomorrow). And then I'm staying a few days to take care of her... then I get to make the trip back across the state.
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            • #7
              At this point it would have been cheaper to fly.
              Ridiculous 2009 Predictions: Evil Queen will beat Martha Stewart to death with a muffin pan. All hail Evil Queen! (Some things don't need elaboration.....) -- Jester

              Ridiculous 2010 Predictions: Evil Queen, after escaping prison for last years prediction, goes out and waffle irons Rachel Ray to death. -- SG15Z

              Ridiculous 2011 Prediction: Evil Queen will beat Gordon Ramsay over the head with a cast-iron skillet. -- FireHeart

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              • #8
                Quoth Evil Queen View Post
                At this point it would have been cheaper to fly.
                actually no it wouldn't... because there aren't any direct flights from Salt Lake to Reno so I'd have to transfer... so it is more expensive and takes only an hour less than driving.
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                • #9
                  I swear, I wish I could tattoo the rules of how to drive at a 4-way stop on the foreheads of people so they could learn it. Here, everybody seems to think that all they have to do is come to a stop, then they can go, regardless whether there are already people who have come to a stop, or are *already in the damn intersection*!!!!

                  Of course then there are those who do the same thing when coming to a stop from a side street on to a main street - turning when there is obviously traffic that would HIT THEM. I've lost count the number of times I've had to slam on my brakes because some idiot treats a stop sign like a "suggestion."
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                  • #10
                    If you think four-way stops are bad, try a four-way intersection with a three-way stop. There's one right next to my store where traffic from the highway has the right-of-way, and there are always people stopping when they don't even have a stop sign. (I've even seen cops doing it.)

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                    • #11
                      Quoth the toy guy View Post
                      If you think four-way stops are bad, try a four-way intersection with a three-way stop. There's one right next to my store where traffic from the highway has the right-of-way, and there are always people stopping when they don't even have a stop sign. (I've even seen cops doing it.)
                      Reno has one worse... it's a three way intersection and everyone has stop signs except for people turning right from going north to going east... oh yeah, that's a fun one that I'm glad I can easily avoid. Reno is also experimenting with round-a-bouts... with for single lane is simple, but they are attempting to do multilane round-a-bouts... I'm sorry Americans aren't that smart.
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                      • #12
                        Quoth smileyeagle1021 View Post
                        Reno has one worse... it's a three way intersection and everyone has stop signs except for people turning right from going north to going east... oh yeah, that's a fun one that I'm glad I can easily avoid. Reno is also experimenting with round-a-bouts... with for single lane is simple, but they are attempting to do multilane round-a-bouts... I'm sorry Americans aren't that smart.
                        Multiple lane round-abouts, aka circles, are many in the Washington DC area. I hate them.
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                        • #13
                          Wisconsin is jumping on the roundabout bandwagon.

                          Bad times for all.

                          They are putting them in all the worst possible places.
                          I'm bringing disdain back...with a vengeance.

                          Oh, and your tool box called...you got out again.

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                          • #14
                            What's all the commotion about roundabouts? I happen to like them. You just turn right and make another right turn when you get to the road you want. If you miss your turn you just go through again.

                            To me they're better than 4-way stops, where when you have two cars running perpendicular to each stopping at the intersection at the same time, they will inevitably start at the same time, then stop at the same time, then start through the intersection again, stop again, etc...

                            But then again the ones I've been in are just one lane, pretty simple.
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                            • #15
                              Quoth Irving Patrick Freleigh View Post
                              But then again the ones I've been in are just one lane, pretty simple.
                              oh yes, the one lane ones replacing 4 way stops are the best thing ever.... what sucks in when they replace what should be a traffic light with multiple lanes with a multi lane circle... that is where the suck comes in... because no one in the U.S. seems to be able to know how to use them.
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