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I watched a police car pause and turn right at a red light, something I got a ticket for several years ago at a stop light where a camera was installed. -_-
 
Huntn said:
I watched a police car pause and turn right at a red light, something I got a ticket for several years ago at a stop light where a camera was installed. -_-
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I got a ticket for a right turn on red from a camera as well, but it was posted "no right turn on red".
So maybe that was the difference?
 
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@Scepticalscribe the leather bag is quite wonderful. I am receiving lots of compliments for it, most people think it's expensive. Friend of mine ordered one :)

@AngerDanger the Surface Pro is doing its job. After the first scare (it shut down unexpectedly), we had no more issues. Wife is incredibly happy and considers it a lifesaver. We also bought the stylus.
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MacDawg said:
I got a ticket for a right turn on red from a camera as well, but it was posted "no right turn on red".
So maybe that was the difference?
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Don't pay it, contest it.
 
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yaxomoxay said:
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@Scepticalscribe the leather bag is quite wonderful. I am receiving lots of compliments for it, most people think it's expensive. Friend of mine ordered one :)

@AngerDanger the Surface Pro is doing its job. After the first scare (it shut down unexpectedly), we had no more issues. Wife is incredibly happy and considers it a lifesaver. We also bought the stylus.
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Don't pay it, contest it.
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Delighted to hear that you are enjoying it. Well wear.

Actually, I am something of a connoisseur of a good leather brief-case, or bag, myself.
 
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100 degrees F in Houston today. Someone needs to tell Houston it’s September. :(
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We went from 60+ MPH winds, with a touch of coolness, to this:

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I'm about ready for some of that amazing fall convertible weather :)
 
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Huntn said:
I watched a police car pause and turn right at a red light, something I got a ticket for several years ago at a stop light where a camera was installed. -_-
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If the popo paused, meaning complete cessation of movement, behind the limit line then made a permitted right turn on red what did they do wrong?
 
LizKat said:
The difference is their pizza was ready. I have this on good authority from the 24th precinct, NYC, ca 1998.
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Years ago a famous pizza company had 20 minute guaranteed delivery or it was free.

I knew someone who’d watch for their speeding delivery vehicles and stop them just to make them late...then he’d buy the pizza from the driver at a super cut rate. That’s how he got food for his lunches.
 
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Years ago a famous pizza company had 20 minute guaranteed delivery or it was free.

I knew someone who’d watch for their speeding delivery vehicles and stop them just to make them late...then he’d buy the pizza from the driver at a super cut rate. That’s how he got food for his lunches.
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I knew I could count on you for backup LOL.
 
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I wish more cops did that. Not because it's somewhat ethically questionable, but because those bastards drive way too fast on streets.
 
Ahh, got to get out post-hurricane, take the GT for a ride up to Mellow Mushroom, had a terrific pie (the Great White + bacon :D), awesome beers (Cryptocurrency NE style IPA, wow ...), a touch hot, but still awesome, top down, the whole crew (all three of us :)), first drive in a few days, first time up in town when I wasn't trying to find some kind of storm supply!
 
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Ahh, got to get out post-hurricane, take the GT for a ride up to Mellow Mushroom, had a terrific pie (the Great White + bacon :D), awesome beers (Cryptocurrency NE style IPA, wow ...), a touch hot, but still awesome, top down, the whole crew (all three of us :)), first drive in a few days, first time up in town when I wasn't trying to find some kind of storm supply!
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We were discussing major storms like that the other night. Somehow the topic evolved into preparing for one which we do when we get heavy heavy heavy (yes triple heavy) rains. It dawned on both of us that if we were faced with something like that (we live on higher ground), I'd probably clean out Costco with a box truck.

In this state, I can drive a vehicle up to 26,000 lb gross without special licensing. This is one of the reasons I like my GL. I've been playing foodstuffs and supplies Tetris for years. I've even helped out complete strangers fit everything into their smaller cars.

The staff know me by name at two of our closest Costcos, and the management knows me at a third, just not the floor people. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

Our Costcos carry a significant amount of organic products, probably because people here want that, so it's nice. I forget the name, but the carry a brand of organic brown rice that's one of the best I've had. The organic white quinoa is great, too. Cheap but as I've said before, I'm concerned about the ecological problems over farming cause. Organic flax and chia seed are great deals, too. Organic breads, preserves, jams, jellies, etc. SRF meats, etc.

Earlier this year I was somewhat successful mimicking their chocolate chip muffin recipe from the 1990s before they began using oat flour which gives it that weird flavor most people don't like. I used a little Guinness for fluid from the can, too. I opted for a higher quality chip that gave it a fudgy consistency.

Barely ate it since I was still dealing with a nasty cough. Everyone else approved. Just need to find the recipe I came up with.


Edit: I should note that I have been a Costco shareholder for over 20 years, but I stand by their selection.
 
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We really only, probably, needed a few days supplies, even with more direct contact. Any kind of extended issue, we'd clear out, to DC or PA for a week or two. We were good with generator(s), portable AC, food, probably 100+ lbs of ice, LOTS of booze :D

Lucked out, fingers crossed we had our one, and the rest of the season is kind of quiet.

The Old City was super quiet (except for the rumble of a 5L V8 with the exhaust in race mode :D), not that I want more storms, but it's too bad it's not like this more often (anymore, ever ...)
 
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OK but I just don't get why people don't already have deep food pantries, especially if they've lived for awhile in an area where they know they are occasionally under threat from hurricanes, blizzards, spring floods, etc.

Not talking about indigent families here, since I do understand plenty of people in the USA can barely keep food in the house to last out the week or month.

No I mean people with the means to maintain an emergency supply of non-perishable goods... but who just don't bother stocking up until "everyone" is out there trying to do the same thing in advance of an imminent weather-related event.
 
D.T. said:
We really only, probably, needed a few days supplies, even with more direct contact. Any kind of extended issue, we'd clear out, to DC or PA for a week or two. We were good with generator(s), portable AC, food, probably 100+ lbs of ice, LOTS of booze :D

Lucked out, fingers crossed we had our one, and the rest of the season is kind of quiet.

The Old City was super quiet (except for the rumble of a 5L V8 with the exhaust in race mode :D), not that I want more storms, but it's too bad it's not like this more often (anymore, ever ...)
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I remember streets being quiet like that a long time ago. More cars, more problems.

Just as well we don't have lengthy storms.


"Honey? Why did you buy 640 (20 pallets) cans of flavored seltzer?"
"Thirst?"
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LizKat said:
OK but I just don't get why people don't already have deep food pantries, especially if they've lived for awhile in an area where they know they are occasionally under threat from hurricanes, blizzards, spring floods, etc.

Not talking about indigent families here, since I do understand plenty of people in the USA can barely keep food in the house to last out the week or month.

No I mean people with the means to maintain an emergency supply of non-perishable goods... but who just don't bother stocking up until "everyone" is out there trying to do the same thing in advance of an imminent weather-related event.
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For us it isn't a huge issue. It's mostly freak winters that cause weeks of rain, sometimes multi day storm systems that barely let up causing flooding in the city or badly designed end roads which collect water because the systems weren't designed to deal with 100+ gallons of run off an hour.

We have a heavy duty whole house generator which I've brought up before. It's come in use the last few weeks with rolling blackouts at random. Otherwise, most of what we go through is fresh food. There's probably 300 lb of meat in the chest freezer, if I had to guess. Meat and other frozen whole foods in the second refrigerator in the butler's pantry. Dried goods are easy store, obviously.


If I know there's a big system that'll hang wayside for more than a few days, I get some basics in large quantities. Drop off by the roasters and buy 5-10 lb of coffee at the end of the day, grab a few bags of Earl Gray, etc. I usually don't get much sleep during major storms and prefer to stay away in case something bad happens. We've had decent storms the last few years. The worst was 2017 with a two week long system after another system period that left the ground boggy for weeks.
 
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Then what does pause mean to you? I feel as if both of you are thinking different things. I have a feeling Guttypoo is talking about a dedicated right lane which depending on your state is allowed to be done without stopping or slowing down of the vehicle if you have the right of way. If there's a red light present, pedestrians have the right of way, and you will be fined even if they're on the other side of the street just beginning to enter the crosswalk.
 
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