Things That Really Grind My Gears

[Klout]

woA TaKE it EASy there GUY!

[postom]

i live in boston, and i drive ALL over new england and the northeast on an extremely regular basis.  in vt/nh(except southern)/me, you usually encounter fairly intelligent and respectful drivers.  but anywhere else, there is ALWAYS some fucking douchebag just driving in the left lane fucking shit up for everyone, cause then we have to go around these fuckers grand theft auto stylie and it just gets messy.

they should have giant signs in the median every mile telling people to move over.

that\'s the only thing that actually remotely bothers me on a regular basis.

[FreeSpirit]

wow!  I guess I\'m just plain lucky, cuz none of these things irritate me... of course, I\'m usually the fucked up one driving (or, better, trying to drive).  I admit it - I\'m the one talking on my cell phone, doing a \'rolling\' stop @ the stop signs, and cutting people off

What grinds my gears?  People that think they\'re the best driver on the planet & think that everyone else needs to take lessons in driving :duck:

[Wolfman]

I definitely OWN every other driver in Boston.  Mess with me and your ass will be in reverse before you can say "I am Wolfman\'s bitch."  

On another note, thank you Paul Ryan for that fantastic analysis of swimming away from Alcatraz.  Sounded like something right out of Maxim magazine.  Paul, you should check out this month\'s issue which features a great piece on different ways you can die in a shipwreck.  For example, if the bow or stern goes down first, all the hallways will actually become chasms and you can die by falling hundreds of feet down a hallway.  You should read it, you\'ll love it.

[Todd]

In Southern New England, it seems that no matter how fast you are driving on the highway, there are always plenty of people whizzing by at much higher speeds.

Yeah!!! ME!!!!!! Get the fuck out of my way!!!!

[wildcoyote]

In my country there is problem,
And that problem is transport.
It take very very long,
Because Kazakhstan is big.

Throw transport down the well (repeat line)
So my country can be free (repeat line)
We must make travel easy (repeat line)
Then we’ll have a big party (repeat line)

[wildcoyote]

Test scores are in: Northeast still has dumbest drivers
Insurance company exam indicates one in 11 drivers would fail state licensing exam.
The test revealed that about one in 11 licensed drivers in the United States would fail a state drivers test, according to GMAC Insurance.

Rhode Island ranked last year, also, with an average score of 77. Last year, Oregon\'s average score was 89, which still placed at the top of the rankings that year.

Based on average scores, northwestern states generally ranked highest while the bottom-ranking states were mostly in the northeast. One exception was Vermont, which ranked third. Washington state drivers ranked second. Drivers in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia ranked at the bottom, with D.C. finishing just ahead of Rhode Island.

The 20-question test was based on questions asked in state driver\'s license examinations. A score of 70 or higher is required to pass a standard state test.

The failure rate for drivers in northeastern states was about 16 percent, according to GMAC Insurance. The failure rate for drivers in northwestern states was from one to seven percent.

The test and an accompanying survey were completed by 5,288 licensed drivers including at least 100 from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The survey asked about responses to specific driving situations.

(Cheat alert: The following paragraph includes some answers to the test.)

Approximately one in three drivers said they usually do not stop for pedestrians in crosswalks. At least one out of five drivers did not know that pedestrians in a crosswalk have the right of way. At least one in five also did not know that roads are most slippery when it first starts to rain after a dry spell.

State by state rankings
http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/05/26/gmac_test_rankings/index.html
Take the Test For the record I got a 90.0- and I\'ve been ticketed for reckless.
http://www.gmacinsurance.com/SafeDriving/2006/drivertest.asp

[derickw]

^^^^ ya, welcome to RI. like i said before, if you want to get into an accident that won\'t be your fault come on up.

[Spacey]

^^^^ ya, welcome to RI. like i said before, if you want to get into an accident that won\'t be your fault come on up.

sounds like another case for Jefferson Snow - Attorney At Law!

[derickw]

sounds like another case for Jefferson Snow - Attorney At Law!

ahhh, i saw you gave up the practice.

Jefferson Snow Attorney....... when the mood is right....... :takes law degree from Knight School of law and wipes ass with it:

[Todd]

HA!!! Got a perfect score!!! Up yours GMAC!!

[Spacey]

to all those who thought I shouldn\'t have a license, I just passed the test with an 85 and I am baked.

current lawsuit for domain rights between an old nemesis.

[wildcoyote]

This "kid" is thirty if he\'s a day.  How he thought we wouldn\'t recognize him from George Mason\'s improbable Final Four run, I\'ll never know. His father(?) is also the coach.

http://www.littleleague.org/series/2006divisions/llbb/teams/transatlantic/aarondurley.htm

and a group photo for perspective

http://www.littleleague.org/series/2006divisions/llbb/teams/transatlantic/team.htm

[Spacey]

hahaha, sayz he be 13. No way.

[FreeSpirit]

:lol: reason # 312 why I don\'t have insurance!!! rotfl