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this is how everyone thinks and then they end up just sitting at a green light while they send out their "OMG that wuz so kewl" narrative that can't possible wait until they are no longer driving.

Nah, I never text at the front of a red light, and I very rarely text at all while driving. If I do it's like a "yes, I'll b there n 10 mins" type thing at the very beginning of a red light that I know lasts xx amount of time, and I hold the phone up next to the steering wheel so I can keep my eye on the road.

* But I do agree that in general people overrate their driving ability when it comes to driving while texting or pretty much anything

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07-10-2012 , 08:33 PM

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TimmayB

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so seems like you're coming around at least a little.

Yeah I guess I shouldn't have put "totally" in the second post you quoted. Basically I'm never in many conversations when out at a bar where I feel like pulling out my phone to text would be considered awkward/rude.

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07-10-2012 , 08:35 PM

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TimmayB

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a kid flicked me off last month when i honked at them for not paying attention. children these days.

Had like four obviously 18-16 year olds pull up to a redlight in a convertible a few days ago absolutely blaring [like so loud is was distorting] "Weak Ass Bitch" by 36 Mafia. I could've had it much worse as a child, I suppose.

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07-10-2012 , 08:36 PM

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yeah, i'm just busting your chops.

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honestly, you'll get to the point (hopefully) where you just don't do it during any conversation. i have a friend that sounds like you and he'd send a billion texts a day. eventually he realized that if his phone was out people with him would completely ignore him.

and i will get off my soap box now.

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07-10-2012 , 08:49 PM

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Loretta8

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jmill i keep thinking youre kidcolin because of the avatar, its weirding me out

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07-10-2012 , 08:50 PM

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tuq

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Me too but then I notice he's not raging uncontrollably about Nash or the Lakers and realize it's actually jmill.

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07-10-2012 , 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TimmayB

Yeah, I text a lot when I drive too. Shrug.

get off the road

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07-10-2012 , 09:12 PM

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Krayz

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5 girls got killed from my highschool 5 years ago for texting while driving. Impairment studies say it's the WOAT non drunk activity

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07-10-2012 , 09:14 PM

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5 girls got killed from my highschool 5 years ago for texting while driving. Impairment studies say it's the WOAT non drunk activity

u live in WNY?

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07-10-2012 , 09:18 PM

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diddy!

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Originally Posted by TimmayB

LOL so if we're at the bar drinking and talking about the game and I get a text and respond to it real quick it's "extremely rude"? I mean texting takes like 5 seconds maximum.

that's different. if we are two dudes at the bar do whatever you want. the original example was dinner, and if i am paying for your meal (assuming date like environment, not with you, just how i read nate's comment) those mf'ers need to wait at the very least until i get up to take a piss.

in other bar news, i really don't know how my gf and i are going to make it through these next two weeks until she takes the bar. are you snapping on bitches left and right, karak?

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07-10-2012 , 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Krayz

5 girls got killed from my highschool 5 years ago for texting while driving. Impairment studies say it's the WOAT non drunk activity

Spoiler:

Too soon?

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07-10-2012 , 09:20 PM

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Too soon?

i'm pretty sure i know the event he's talking about and yeah, it will always be too soon.

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07-10-2012 , 09:27 PM

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diddy!

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was behind a guy today on a scooter and had to wait about five seconds after the light turned green so he could quit texting and place his phone back in his pocket.

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07-10-2012 , 09:27 PM

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jmill

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Originally Posted by Loretta8

jmill i keep thinking youre kidcolin because of the avatar, its weirding me out

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Originally Posted by tuq

Me too but then I notice he's not raging uncontrollably about Nash or the Lakers and realize it's actually jmill.

I'll probably go with a Peyton avatar once the NFL season starts.

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was behind a guy today on a scooter and had to wait about five seconds after the light turned green so he could quit texting and place his phone back in his pocket.

RAGE

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07-10-2012 , 09:28 PM

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Karak

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lol saw someone post this doyle tweet about a scooter in NVG today:

"Coming home after the WSOP, I made a sharp turn and heard my scooter fly off the carrier. Hope nobody was hurt, I couldn't stop.#newscooter"

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07-10-2012 , 09:30 PM

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hilarious

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07-10-2012 , 09:35 PM

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Dudd

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More crossposts from NVG is definitely what we need to spice up the FAQ thread

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07-10-2012 , 09:47 PM

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Shark Sandwich

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I really don't understand how that complete ****ing abomination of a forum is so popular

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07-10-2012 , 09:51 PM

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Dudd

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I'm not sure if I hate FTP more for stealing 3k from me or giving me a reason to read NVG

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07-10-2012 , 09:53 PM

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yeotaJMU

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I really don't understand how that complete ****ing abomination of a forum is so popular

Because half the population is ******ed

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07-10-2012 , 09:57 PM

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Karak

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Originally Posted by Shark Sandwich

I really don't understand how that complete ****ing abomination of a forum is so popular

just cause it's an interesting place to see news sometimes i guess. i tend to stay away from it for anything else.

the ray bitar surrender was in NVG well before it was reported by any other news source iirc.

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07-10-2012 , 10:00 PM

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diddy!

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kyleb (or really anyone that knows anything about baseball),

is switch-hitting a learnable skill? mentioned it earlier, but it really got me thinking what percent of people that switch hit in mlb picked that up at some point in the minors vs. learning to do it at some point in the little league to hs baseball time span. didn't want to start a thread because i generally abhor doing so and didn't know where else to ask.

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07-10-2012 , 10:02 PM

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Karak

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not sure how relevant this is to switch-hitting, but ichiro is a natural righty and his father basically forced him to hit lefty so he's "closer to first base"