You know what really grinds my gears...

Postby **meow** » Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:46 pm

Well that post doesn't make the cut. At least imo

Postby **meow** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:08 am

I get irrationally angry when cars have their center brake light burned out. Like, almost punch the steering wheel in anger angry.

Postby **slappybrown** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:15 am

very normal behavior by you

Postby **dodint** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:31 am

I get irrationally angry when cars have their center brake light burned out. Like, almost punch the steering wheel in anger angry.

Try driving behind not-poor people that can afford cars with LED brake lights. Like, every car made for the last decade or so. I even retrofitted them to my '93 BMW when I still had it.

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:35 am

What's your pet peeve with LED brake lights? Somewhat confused with that post.

Postby **dodint** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:37 am

Me? I was advocating for LED lights because they will never burn out. Advocating meow drive in nicer neighborhoods.

Postby **meow** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:41 am

very normal behavior by you

I’ll come over there and give you crew cut

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:44 am

Ahh, gotcha. While on the topic, the new LED headlight trend sucks. Xenons or bust.

Postby **slappybrown** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:23 am

very normal behavior by you
I’ll come over there and give you crew cut

this is the most frightening threat I have ever received

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:27 am

I don't understand why when cars with LED headlights turn off when the turn signal is on. Has anyone noticed this?

Postby **dodint** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:30 am

Yeah. Huge **** pet peeve of mine. I've been told they don't do it at night so it's not a big deal. It's obnoxious.

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:44 am

I really like the Jeep Wranglers with LEDs around the headlights. Pretty cool way to get daytime running lights to not look like dim headlights.

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:16 pm

I don't understand why when cars with LED headlights turn off when the turn signal is on. Has anyone noticed this?

On most cars, this is done so that other drivers can distinguish the turn signal from the DRLs. There's more to it, though: https://jalopnik.com/heres-why-modern-c ... 1792394567

It looks dumb to me, as well.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:28 pm

Last night, it was pretty much completely dark, and some old redneck in one of those older trucks was driving the opposite direction, with no headlights on. You literally could not fcking see him until you were right up close.

Related to that, if I am going down a two lane road and an old beater truck pulls out in front of me, I immediately start cursing. Without fail it is some old guy or a hayseed that will go 10 under the speed limit with their arm hanging out the window. It's maddening.

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:40 pm

I don't understand why when cars with LED headlights turn off when the turn signal is on. Has anyone noticed this?
On most cars, this is done so that other drivers can distinguish the turn signal from the DRLs. There's more to it, though: https://jalopnik.com/heres-why-modern-c ... 1792394567

It looks dumb to me, as well.

It looks dumb and from an engineering standpoint it drives me nuts. Are people really having a hard time telling the difference between orange and white?

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:42 pm

I don't understand why when cars with LED headlights turn off when the turn signal is on. Has anyone noticed this?
On most cars, this is done so that other drivers can distinguish the turn signal from the DRLs. There's more to it, though: https://jalopnik.com/heres-why-modern-c ... 1792394567

It looks dumb to me, as well.
It looks dumb and from an engineering standpoint it drives me nuts. Are people really having a hard time telling the difference between orange and white?

I think it's more of an issue where the cars DRLs are the same LEDs as the blinkers, right down to the color, so some people have a hard time telling if the blinkers are on because they're so close to the DRLs.

Of course, they don't have this problem in Jersey, due to the fact that nobody actually uses their blinkers over there.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:07 pm

Wow... Some white trashy mom I went to HS with just posted that her 4 year old son has four cavities,despite brushing twice a day...when someone asked her what the dentist said, this was her response:

No soda ever they said probably cause he eats and or drinks before bed after he brushed his teeth

Good lord... You don't say?

Postby **MR25** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:10 pm

That kid must have no tastebuds, because I don't think I've ever eaten after brushing and not had it taste like dog vomit.

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:10 pm

As someone who used to drink far too much pop and was awful at brushing when I was growing up in have had 0 cavities in 28 years.

Postby **dodint** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:20 pm

I talked to my dentist about that and he said it's really more about the chemical makeup of the bodily fluids that determine that kind of thing. I don't have cavity problems despite brushing once a day and drinking a fair bit of soda. But I do have a gum issue that most people don't have to deal with.

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:26 pm

That's because you're always flapping them at everyone.

Postby **pens9192** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:39 pm

I've read that some people are more susceptible (maybe even genetic) to cavities than others and of course not brushing, flossing and eating sugary stuff, etc makes you higher risk too.

Postby **pens9192** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:42 pm

I get irrationally angry when cars have their center brake light burned out. Like, almost punch the steering wheel in anger angry.

Anyone else been behind cars where the brake lights are activated even when they aren't braking? Like its noticeably brighter but they are driving straight. Then it will randomly go back to running lights. Would it be because of the parking brake being on or something else?

Oh and I don't know how people can drive at night with no headlights on. Like you should be able to tell you can't see that good and compare to other times you have driven at night, right? I can tell in a second. I've seen it places without any streetlights. Bizarre.

Postby **tifosi77** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:45 pm

I had a spate a few years ago where fillings I got as a kid just up and failed. To date, I've had two teeth extracted because fillings broke and took part of the tooth with it, a third that the dentist said could stay behind (so it's in my jaw as a half-tooth), and a fourth where the filling broke, the dentist said I could keep it, but it created uneven bite pressure, which resulted in a fractured root which became infected and led to extraction.

Tl;dr -- I'm down 3 1/2 teeth.

Postby **tifosi77** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:46 pm

Anyone else been behind cars where the brake lights are activated even when they aren't braking? Like its noticeably brighter but they are driving straight. Then it will randomly go back to running lights. Would it be because of the parking brake being on or something else?

I think that's more likely the driver is riding the pedal.