Shocks have nothing to do with it except these guys might have to replace theirs if they don't wise up and slow down. Look at the road surface. This is spring breakup, an annual event in northern climes as the ground beneath the road begins to thaw and the road heaves. Most highway departments in northern regions post spring breakup speed limits in an attempt to mitigate road damage.
3. It’s hilarious to see these fat kids come in the gym and pretend like they’re working out. I so want to tell them to get off the bench press and get on the treadmill.
#8 - No matter how stupid the kid is, that wall should have NEVER collapsed. Poor design, low bidder, shoddy construction practices, sub-standard materials, ignorant low pay illegal alien workers... who knows? Whatever the reason or reasons, the wall should have NEVER collapsed. Imagine a POS wall like that the only thing between you and a thousand foot fall at a place like the Grand Canyon. That wall is a public safety feature... or should be. All - or most - of us have seen walls like that get hit by vehicles driven by drunks or whatever and just shrug the hit off. Have we now reached the point where we can no longer trust the things meant to protect us? Of course we have. Poor design, lowest bid contracts submitted by crooked contractors that hire unqualified, non-English-speaking low pay bottom-of-the-barrel workers. You see it everywhere.
How exactly do you know that's not somewhere in Europe where they don't speak English? Or, that shoddy workmanship is strictly the purview of non-English speaking people?
#6: Random kid is now facing rabies shots; squirrels can carry the plague, too. I am assuming the person casually videotaping the encounter was not the kid's parent, or even an adult, as there was no attempt made to intervene and stop the stupidity.
#2 Lucky there was not a man around. No doubt that the woman would have vented her wrath on him, as it would have been his fault, somehow for her falling after taking a massive hit from a swinging door. I could almost see her looking around to find some guy to blame.
Crabby... as a veterinary pathologist who performed rabies examinations as a public health service, almost on a daily basis, for nearly 30 years... a 'provoked' bite (as this was) from an apparently normal squirrel, rat, or mouse, exhibiting no abnormal neurologic signs, would generally not warrant a recommendation of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for Rabies from knowledgeable public health officials. Of the rodents, only bites from groundhogs, if they escape and are unable to be tested, carry a recommendation for PEP, principally due to the increased likelihood that groundhogs may have encounters with skunks (our major wildlife reservoir for rabies) in their burrows.
Rabies, while 'scary', is not especially infectious. Indeed, if you were bitten by a confirmed rabid animal, and did nothing more than aggressively cleanse the wound, asap, with soap and water, infection would be unlikely. But... if I were presented with that case (confirmed rabid animal), and had access to PEP, I'd certainly take it.
As a former practicing veterinarian I want to second everything you said. Also, from what I understand (remember from school) mice, squirrels, etc., usually don't carry the rabies virus because whatever would have given it to them ends up eating them.
#2 - my wife also likes to try and carry EVERYTHING from the car to the house in one trip. I'd make 3 or 4 trips and she's like, who has time for that? But then a bag gives out or she drops something, my fault.
#3: I want to say stupid and dangerous, but some serious powerlifter types are total fatties. Maybe skip the leg press and find a treadmill.
#4: When you don't get enough oxygen.
#6: That's one way to learn. This also reminds me of my grandma who once saved a squirrel about one second away from death by cat, and she was shocked when the squirrel bit her hand two seconds later. I think she really expected gratitude.
#7: I want to wipe that smirk off of his face, but then I'd be the one in trouble. Crazy world we live in.
#8: Poor construction. At least they have someone to send a bill to, thanks to this helpful video.
#9: Lucky fall. Next to the mirror and not into it.
#1 Blown shocks will make a car uncontrollable in certain cases.
ReplyDelete#3 and #9, physics is a bitch.
Shocks have nothing to do with it except these guys might have to replace theirs if they don't wise up and slow down. Look at the road surface. This is spring breakup, an annual event in northern climes as the ground beneath the road begins to thaw and the road heaves. Most highway departments in northern regions post spring breakup speed limits in an attempt to mitigate road damage.
Delete#1 Alaska, been there done that.
Delete3. It’s hilarious to see these fat kids come in the gym and pretend like they’re working out. I so want to tell them to get off the bench press and get on the treadmill.
Delete#4 Training for walking with a phone.
ReplyDeleteThere's a "trusting government" lesson in #4.
ReplyDelete#7: Asshole.
#8: Destructive Asshole.
#9 Don't leave this guy out!
Delete#1. Dude never even hit his brakes. #7 looks like the escalator in Prague by the Vltava. Damn thing is long and steep.
ReplyDelete#8 - No matter how stupid the kid is, that wall should have NEVER collapsed. Poor design, low bidder, shoddy construction practices, sub-standard materials, ignorant low pay illegal alien workers... who knows? Whatever the reason or reasons, the wall should have NEVER collapsed. Imagine a POS wall like that the only thing between you and a thousand foot fall at a place like the Grand Canyon. That wall is a public safety feature... or should be. All - or most - of us have seen walls like that get hit by vehicles driven by drunks or whatever and just shrug the hit off. Have we now reached the point where we can no longer trust the things meant to protect us? Of course we have. Poor design, lowest bid contracts submitted by crooked contractors that hire unqualified, non-English-speaking low pay bottom-of-the-barrel workers. You see it everywhere.
ReplyDeleteHey STUPID, you 100% FAILED to consider age of the wall or prior damage it may have sustained in your "rant"... IMAGINE THAT dumbass....
DeleteHow exactly do you know that's not somewhere in Europe where they don't speak English? Or, that shoddy workmanship is strictly the purview of non-English speaking people?
Delete#1: frost heaves?
ReplyDeleteNo 1 has gotta be Alaska. Permafrost wreaks havoc on the roads.
ReplyDeleteNo. 7’s Einstein is so lucky he lives in modern times. Otherwise, we’d be observing him in fossilized sabertooth tiger shit.
ReplyDelete#6: Random kid is now facing rabies shots; squirrels can carry the plague, too. I am assuming the person casually videotaping the encounter was not the kid's parent, or even an adult, as there was no attempt made to intervene and stop the stupidity.
ReplyDelete#10 Happy Cow Happy Steak
ReplyDelete#2 Lucky there was not a man around. No doubt that the woman would have vented her wrath on him, as it would have been his fault, somehow for her falling after taking a massive hit from a swinging door. I could almost see her looking around to find some guy to blame.
ReplyDeleteCrabby... as a veterinary pathologist who performed rabies examinations as a public health service, almost on a daily basis, for nearly 30 years... a 'provoked' bite (as this was) from an apparently normal squirrel, rat, or mouse, exhibiting no abnormal neurologic signs, would generally not warrant a recommendation of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for Rabies from knowledgeable public health officials.
ReplyDeleteOf the rodents, only bites from groundhogs, if they escape and are unable to be tested, carry a recommendation for PEP, principally due to the increased likelihood that groundhogs may have encounters with skunks (our major wildlife reservoir for rabies) in their burrows.
Rabies, while 'scary', is not especially infectious. Indeed, if you were bitten by a confirmed rabid animal, and did nothing more than aggressively cleanse the wound, asap, with soap and water, infection would be unlikely. But... if I were presented with that case (confirmed rabid animal), and had access to PEP, I'd certainly take it.
As a former practicing veterinarian I want to second everything you said. Also, from what I understand (remember from school) mice, squirrels, etc., usually don't carry the rabies virus because whatever would have given it to them ends up eating them.
Delete#10 I've always thought red ball was over-rated...
ReplyDelete#2--At least she was only carrying ROOT beer. Otherwise it would be a case of alcohol abuse...
ReplyDelete#4 Will probably drive like that, too.
ReplyDelete#2 - my wife also likes to try and carry EVERYTHING from the car to the house in one trip. I'd make 3 or 4 trips and she's like, who has time for that? But then a bag gives out or she drops something, my fault.
ReplyDeleteTry saying "Well, I'M not to lazy to make another trip" and let us know how that worked out for you.
Delete#7 - This guy gives new meaning to 'light in the loafers'.
ReplyDelete#10 Happy Meal
ReplyDelete#3: I want to say stupid and dangerous, but some serious powerlifter types are total fatties. Maybe skip the leg press and find a treadmill.
ReplyDelete#4: When you don't get enough oxygen.
#6: That's one way to learn. This also reminds me of my grandma who once saved a squirrel about one second away from death by cat, and she was shocked when the squirrel bit her hand two seconds later. I think she really expected gratitude.
#7: I want to wipe that smirk off of his face, but then I'd be the one in trouble. Crazy world we live in.
#8: Poor construction. At least they have someone to send a bill to, thanks to this helpful video.
#9: Lucky fall. Next to the mirror and not into it.
#2 why you should not shop while drunk!
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