Red is Dead Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Passed my test in january 98. didnt get my own car until 2008. Have had no need for one when public transport is what it is, round here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcosLoura Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Wait. You guys can't parallel park and have licenses? Man, I want US/Canada parking spaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 U-S-A! CAN-A-DA! U-S-A! CAN-A-DA! NORTH AMERICA ROCKS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Ape Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Got my license at age 27. Having a kid kind of made it a necessity.Dang, you were old! :PI don't know how I got out of it for so long. There's no public transportation in my area and I managed to finish school and work for a time without a license. My parents just chauffered me around, until they got tired of it once and for all. Not catering to me? Neglect, I tell you! I live in Philly, so I got around on the bus, even if the public transit system here sucks shit through a straw. Once the kiddo came into being, there was no way around it anymore, so to the driver's license course I went. I can't imagine in a place with no public transit without a car.Also, I was 27 when I got the license, and 28 now, for what it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Ape Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 U-S-A!CAN-A-DA!U-S-A!CAN-A-DA!NORTH AMERICA ROCKS! "Vince McMahon's decision to throw away the original intent of the New Hart Foundation angle in 1997 would pay off in dividends down the line, but at the time seemed downright suicidal." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Wait. You guys can't parallel park and have licenses?Man, I want US/Canada parking spaces.You know when you barely squeeze into a spot and then someone else does the same in the next one to you and you have to do an 8 point turn to leave?Doesn't happen, ever. I love the new world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I got my license at 18, and I did fail the test once, because of parallel parking. I have literally never parallel parked in my entire life since the test, and almost certainly couldn't do it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I have literally never parallel parked in my entire life since the test, and almost certainly couldn't do it now. Hah I was going to say the same thing. If I lived in the city maybe it would be different but rural life does not equal "let's make parking more difficult" very often. I literally haven't even attempted to parallel park this century. In non-parking related endeavors... I actually got some sleep last night for the first time in like 3 days. Insomnia sucks, but it was such a relief just to get a normal human 8 hours. I was so loopy by the end of yesterday and feel so much better today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I live in Halifax, where there is no parking. So if you see a spot, you take that motherfucking spot, parallel parking be damned. I'd say I pp two-three times a week. You people disgust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcosLoura Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I'm totally with Control on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 When I hear 'Toyota Yaris' all I can think of is the bizarre ads they ran in Marvel comic books when the model debuted, claiming it was big enough for four passengers or one MODOK. And of course I'm just kind of scoffing at the 'never owned a car/got my license at 2X' bit since I can't even pass the eye test. If I ever spawn, the poor kid and mother are going to hate life pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 I'm totally with Control on this one. *sideswipes Marcos in attempt to parallel park* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Got my license at age 27. Having a kid kind of made it a necessity.Dang, you were old! :PI don't know how I got out of it for so long. There's no public transportation in my area and I managed to finish school and work for a time without a license. My parents just chauffered me around, until they got tired of it once and for all. Not catering to me? Neglect, I tell you! I live in Philly, so I got around on the bus, even if the public transit system here sucks shit through a straw. Once the kiddo came into being, there was no way around it anymore, so to the driver's license course I went. I can't imagine in a place with no public transit without a car.Also, I was 27 when I got the license, and 28 now, for what it's worth.I feel no shame admitting at age 24, I have never even attempted to get my licenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 If you live in a big city with a decent mass transit system, I don't think it's even particularly strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Passed my test in january 98. didnt get my own car until 2008. Have had no need for one when public transport is what it is, round here. Pretty much the same for me. Got my license on my second try, during the summer after I finished high school, but I hated driving so much that I never got my own car until I was 31 (and re-took driving lessons before making the purchase, since I was more than a little out of practice). And I absolutely can't parallel park. Have never tried since I got my license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red is Dead Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Parallel parking is piss easy. Three point turns I barely use any more. just find a quiet junction and turn around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 My Mum is out of hospital! Now it’s a case of rest and hoping she’ll recover as well as she can. Thank you to those who took the time to send best wishes to me and my family during this hard time. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Dave Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Passed my level 1 Test for Krav Maga today. At 6'3, 260-ish pounds, i am now OFFICIALLY the real life kung fu panda... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin877 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 I got a 57 Inch Rear projection TV from a friend of my girlfriend's last night for $100. My television watching will never be the same again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Ape Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 A good friend of mine from college got married yesterday... and last night a friend of mine from high school won the CZW title. Good stuff all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I made 200 bucks for 10 hours work hosting kareoke at a bar this past Friday and Saturday nights. I was filling in for a friend, but now I want to start my own side gig. That's some scratch for some pretty easy work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I don't really have a better place to put this, but I wanted to share here. Tomorrow is my birthday, and I have decided that for everyone who wishes me happy one over on Facebook, I will donate a dollar to Thresholds, which was the charity that Larry Sweeney's family asked donations to go to after his death. Anyway, my name on Facebook is JR Goldberg if anyone is on there and wants to find me and send me a note. It's for a good cause! I guess I will donate for PMs on here as well if for some reason you don't have a Facebook account or want to stay private or whatever. Either way is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Just had my first real visit to the weight room (dipped my toe in Saturday but wasn't sure how a couple of things worked, went with very low weight, etc.) My exercise regime for today:5m warm up on the eliptical, just pressed "quick start" with no program or extra resistance or anythingWeights (all were 2 sets of 8):Chest fly 40lbLeg lift 40lbLeg press 50lbChest press/horizontal bench press/whatever 30lbPull downs 40lbPer a recommendation from my brother the gym junkie I also did two sets of eight on the pull down machine with my grip reversed to work different muscles (also 40lb)30 min on the climberNext weight workout will be Saturday or Sunday. Since Monday and Friday are "workout if I have time" days and Wednesday is always a skip, and the beginners' guide I saw said not to do weights two days in a row, I figure Tue/Thu/one weekend day is the best schedule to start with so I'm not skipping and screwing with a weight day if I miss an 'extra' (as I will assuredly be doing tomorrow). I also need to find a way to work on my abs; I know spot fat reduction is a myth, but that's not really a problem right now. I just want to have something to fill up the loose skin I'm about to start having as my belly keeps shrinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Went to the hospital and they refused to lance the giant knot/cyst on my back. But they gave me antibiotics, pain pills and cream.So the fever is gone and for the first time in days, I have not silently wished for the sweet embrace of death. Hopefully it clears up for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamp, broken circa 1988 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 As I may have said somewhere on here, I make music entirely by myself- writing, recording, mixing, mastering, even the artwork. So here's my good news: I set a date for my next album months ago, and I've made that date (which happens to be next tuesday). War me, I suppose. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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