OT: 10,000 Pt XL - Spring is (no longer) in the Air

[Bowie22]

**** my life. Mother****er swerves 3 lanes to hit my car on El Camino

 

[slocal]

**** my life. Mother****er swerves 3 lanes to hit my car on El Camino

Sucks, man. Was he insured?

 

[rangerssharks414]

**** my life. Mother****er swerves 3 lanes to hit my car on El Camino

Sucks to hear, man. I hope you're alright.

 

[Bowie22]

Sucks, man. Was he insured?

Yes he was. It was my first accident, but I think got all the info needed. The damage wasn't as bad as it could have been, but this sucks man, month's of trying extra hard to 'drive safe' and not get into an accident, then some a-hole ****s it all up.

 

[Limekiller]

Yes he was. It was my first accident, but I think got all the info needed. The damage wasn't as bad as it could have been, but this sucks man, month's of trying extra hard to 'drive safe' and not get into an accident, then some a-hole ****s it all up.

If the accident isn't your fault, your insurance won't hold it against you. A couple years ago I got into my first accident after almost 30 years of driving when some guy made a left turn without looking right into me. Insurance company ruled it was 100% his fault, so my rates didn't change.

Hopefully your deductible isn't too high, then at least you won't be out much in getting it fixed. In my case, my insurer actually went after his to get my deductible back to me, since it was that guy's fault. I think I got like 75% of my deductible back from his insurer in the end. So, with any luck, you may not be out anything except time and irritation.

 

[Bizz]

I've had a few close calls lately, including some moron in a Mazda which looked like it had been in multiple accidents already that almost took me out on Curtner this afternoon. Lots of idiots out there, especially on El Camino.

 

[Summer Rose]

Yes he was. It was my first accident, but I think got all the info needed. The damage wasn't as bad as it could have been, but this sucks man, month's of trying extra hard to 'drive safe' and not get into an accident, then some a-hole ****s it all up.

Sorry to hear. Hope all goes well for you from here.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Know the feels bruh. Went to Lowes today. Came back out to a nice scratch in my new truck. Annoyed.

 

[rangerssharks414]

I'm watching Aussie Rules Football right now, and I have no idea what is going on.

 

[rangerssharks414]

Ugh... why am I still up? This sucks.

I hope you all are getting a nice sleep right now. I'm jealous.

 

[Pavelski2112]

Ugh... why am I still up? This sucks.

I hope you all are getting a nice sleep right now. I'm jealous.

What's sleep?

 

[Painful Quandary]

I'm watching Aussie Rules Football right now, and I have no idea what is going on.

Isn't the joke about Aussie Rules Football is that there are no rules?

 

[Mafoofoo]

Know the feels bruh. Went to Lowes today. Came back out to a nice scratch in my new truck. Annoyed.

Thats my life in LA. Everytime I go to the store and come out theres a new small scratch or something on my car.

 

[Summer Rose]

I'm watching Aussie Rules Football right now, and I have no idea what is going on.

Basic rundown of the rules (I'm not Australian but understand the basics):

1) You can run with the ball, but have to dribble it off the ground kinda like in basketball every few steps or so (don't understand specifics).

2) You can move the ball by either punching it with a closed fist, or kicking it (kicks are usually punts, but you can kick at a loose ball too).

3) If you get tackled, you have to release the ball and the tackler has to release the tackled player (similar to rugby here, but there's no "ruck" that forms afterwards - in fact "ruck" refers to something else in Australian football, it's a free-for-all dogpile).

4) If you catch a kicked ball that travels a certain distance (10 meters I think) before it hits the ground, you get a free kick from where you caught it. The ball could have been kicked by either a teammate or an opponent, hence tactics usually revolve around trying to get "marks" whether defensively or offensively.

5) There are four posts at either end of the field (and extend upwards indefinitely like goal posts in football). Punching the ball is legal in general play, but you may only score by kicking the ball. If you kick it "cleanly" (untouched by any player on either team) through the middle posts, it's a "goal" and worth 6 points. If you kick it through one of the outer posts, it's a "behind" and worth 1 point. A deflected (by either team) kick that goes through either set of posts (or is sent through either set of posts through the defending team) is also only worth 1 point. A kick that hits one of the inner posts is not considered a goal, and is worth 1 point even if it it caroms through the inner posts. A kick that hits one of the outer posts is considered to have gone out of bounds (even if it caroms through anyway).

6) Illegal play is generally penalized by a free kick to the non-offending team, such as physically interfering with attempting to catch a kicked ball, similar to pass interference in football.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Thats my life in LA. Everytime I go to the store and come out theres a new small scratch or something on my car.

First vehicle I've bought in ten years and already a scratch.

 

[Chairman Mallard]

First vehicle I've bought in ten years and already a scratch.

Frustrating as all hell but it eventually happens to all vehicles so don't take it too hard.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Frustrating as all hell but it eventually happens to all vehicles so don't take it too hard.

I'm over it haha. My old truck had plenty of scratches and dings.

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

Why the heck is a WRX sti from 2004 still so expensive? Even on Craigslist the damned thing is 15K

On the flipside, I found a MT Miata NB for 3.5K and a 300ZX MT for 4.5k. Yes!

 

[LadyStanley]

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Brothers-fake-zombie-outbreak-after-sister-s-7244472.php

Ah, sibling "love"

Brothers prank sister after dental surgery

 

[CrazedZooChimp]

Frustrating as all hell but it eventually happens to all vehicles so don't take it too hard.

Heh, last time I got rear-ended it was a convenient way to get someone else (and their insurance) to pay to fix all of the dents and scratches that had been piling up on the back of my car. Not so bad for what was probably just a small crack (but damaged the bumped enough it needed to be replaced).

 

[The Nemesis]

There are some interesting things there, but I'm still not a fan of the gnarly looking new suit. Especially now that you can see it has twiggy t-rex arms. People complained that the suit at the end of the early 00s films was almost too feline, but I liked the body structure of that. Toho said they were going for a horrific feel and I can see that in what they've done, but it's almost made the design too lumpy and formless. It's just a big, vague, horrific thing instead of Godzilla.

 

[Limekiller]

There are some interesting things there, but I'm still not a fan of the gnarly looking new suit. Especially now that you can see it has twiggy t-rex arms. People complained that the suit at the end of the early 00s films was almost too feline, but I liked the body structure of that. Toho said they were going for a horrific feel and I can see that in what they've done, but it's almost made the design too lumpy and formless. It's just a big, vague, horrific thing instead of Godzilla.

Yeah, the arms were the worst thing about the suit. The tail was pretty bad too, what with him waving it around like he was an oversized lemur or something. The rest of it was fine.

 

[The Nemesis]

Yeah, the arms were the worst thing about the suit. The tail was pretty bad too, what with him waving it around like he was an oversized lemur or something. The rest of it was fine.

I don't like the roundish, tumor-y face and hidden eyes. I want Godzilla to look smart. I get that the point is to use him as a force-of-nature allegory, but I enjoy the idea that there's some level of intelligence/sentience behind all that menace.

I didn't like the cat ears that the suits got in the 2000s, but I liked the Final Wars suit a lot. It was sleek and powerful with the rounded dorsal plates (not the craggy, jagged, broken glass plates from earlier suits) and a solidly designed face. I also liked the mid-90s suit, which was a lot rounder and bulkier, but looked imposing.

Final Wars Suit.

"DesuGoji" suit (mid 90s. Ignore the glowy meltdown elements.)



There's a really nice retrospective of the different suits and their design elements here:

http://becominggodzilla.com/official-toho-suits/

 

[slocal]

Love the scale of the battle, but really not feeling KotM's look. He looks like he's already been burnt to a crisp. And yeah, his face is really important to me. I need to see the eyes.

What's going on with the tail, too?

 

[bluefunnel]

There are some interesting things there, but I'm still not a fan of the gnarly looking new suit. Especially now that you can see it has twiggy t-rex arms. People complained that the suit at the end of the early 00s films was almost too feline, but I liked the body structure of that. Toho said they were going for a horrific feel and I can see that in what they've done, but it's almost made the design too lumpy and formless. It's just a big, vague, horrific thing instead of Godzilla.

Now that this is out I can't say I'm a fan either. The arms and the way his neck goes into his chest throw me off a bit too much(it reminds me of something but I can't exactly place it).