That’s my biggest gripe. If I actually got compensated for my time I wouldn’t dodge jury duty. Where I’m located, they don’t even validate your parking and no lunch when you are summoned. Kiss my ass if I’m going to pay for my own parking when I’m requested to serve on a jury.
Called for jury duty in Los Angeles for a second degree murder case, challenged off the jury by the defense Called for jury duty in Massachusetts the next week for a domestic violence case, sat on the jury and convicted on 4 of 6 counts Perpetually annoyed at the efforts people engage in to dodge jury duty given its importance to the justice system
One of my servers got selected several years ago and we had been planning on this huge client coming in for well over a month so all the girls were hyped for it. Was not a happy camper - I don't remember exactly how much it cost her but it was definitely over 10k.
The closest I've ever been to causing a scene and going viral for being a dipshit was in 2017 when I first move to WA and was getting my license. Waited in the DMV for 2 hours, it's my turn and they administer that eye test were you look in a black box and there's a dot on the left or right, you just have to say which side. Apparently I failed (?) and when the lady told me I almost lost it. She said I had to go to an optometrist and get approval to drive.I demanded she give me the test again. Went to an optometrist that same day and he said your vision is 20/20, but you have very little depth perception. Doesn't mean you can't drive, though. /csb
I renewed my DL last month and had to go in for a new picture since if had been atleast 15 years I think. When I get there they tell me they need a copy of my birth certificate. I was like "what, you don't have that on file from when I turned 16 ?" She said it's a new law, they didn't require a copy of it before, but do now. But I won't have to bring another ever again since they'll have it on file. So, I got to drive 30 minutes to the county courthouse, to get a certified copy of a paper to prove I was born. Guess what identification they needed to give me that paper? Then 30 minutes back to give a different county office a paper copy of it, that she then scans in electronically and hands me back my paper. So fucking stupid.
Moving is never fun, especially long distances. We're about to move 2600 miles from the Atlanta to Portland areas. This has been a very long time coming given we talked about this for well over a year and actually went under contract with our new house back in mid-April. I'm absolutely fucking sick of everything, taking days and days to pack everything up since we have a child now and some nicer furniture that we don't want to get rid of. We're going to finish packing everything into this trailer Monday and it will get hauled away and take ten whole days to get to our new place. We don't fly out until a week from today (screw trying to drive all that even if it's scenic) and I think I might lose my mind before then, I'm so impatient with big changes like this.
Yep, just shipped mine this morning. Thankfully we're very financially privileged right now so we can afford to ship everything.
I wish, but my wife wouldn't probably ever trust anyone to pack things correctly. We have movers to haul everything into the trailer once it's ready though.
I'm halfway through 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner Less, a book about a gay author who has a midlife crisis before turning 50 and decides to travel the world. It's hilarious and an easy, enjoyable read. Highly recommend.
this happened to me 6 or 7 years ago. My license didn’t have the gold star on it and I needed to bring a government issued ID. My current license wasn’t expired yet, had like a week left. I brought it. Nope. Had to make another appointment for a few days later. Used my passport that I got early the same year and used my license as the government issued ID at the post office. So stupid
I was picking up some food a bit ago and a couple of cops had a dude pulled over and out of the car in the parking lot. No tag on the car. He was standing there with one cop and the other guy was searching the vehicle. Came back out 5 minutes later and they were handcuffing the dude. They pulled what appeared to be an AK-47 out of the back seat. What in the world was this guy thinking?
You can’t take personal protection too seriously and you know what stops a criminal with a handgun? A bystander with an AK is what.
Sure there are crazies like that. But how far did he think he was going to get without a tag? Like not an expired tag.. just no tag.
How do you kill time? I’ve realized over the past 5 years I’ve gotten in the habit of finding a bar. Putting aside costs and health, it just seems like there has to be a better option. For instance, I’m abroad. I checked out of my hotel at noon. My flight isn’t until 1030pm. I had lunch. What do?
If I’m out of town I go for a leisurely stroll and hope to stumble upon a park or two before eventually stopping at a bar for a beer and to phone charge
That’s a long ass time. I’d go to a museum or a tour or something. You basically have another full day. And I like wasting time in bars. Unless you’re doing it on a very frequent basis I see no harm in it.
it is indeed a long time. all the good museums are closed for Sunday unfortunately. Oh well. And yeah I tend to agree but I don’t want to be hungover on the flight.
Where are you? Beach is always good, if an option. I feel you re: killing time at bars. Habit I've been working on, too. Coffee shop and writing has been one of my outlets.
I always head to local markets to see what is sold. I feel that helps me get an appreciation for the area, people, and culture better. That works when traveling but as far as for killing time back home not so useful.
I love walking for hours in a big city, but there also aren't many worse feelings than getting sweaty and not having the chance to shower before a long transit.
This and if you’re trying to manage luggage it’s also a pain in the ass. A lot of times I’ll check it at a hotel with a bellhop.
Who started the dumb myth that roosters crow when the sun rises? They crow at all hours of the day and night. There's no rhyme or reason, 2:00 AM or 2:00 PM they'll just cock a round. I demand an answer for this misinformation.
I googled "screaming cock gif" for a witty retort and, other than a lot of intense pornography, this was a result: with the following description:
I saw a don't tread on me Montana license plate the other day. What the fuck? I didn't have time to get a picture. I shouldn't be surprised: https://dojmt.gov/driving/plate-designs-and-fees/service-organizations-associations/
MT doesn’t get much airtime because it has fewer people than most major metros, but it is chock full of shitheads.
it’s also taken a weirdly religious turn in the post-Obama years. Swept up in the MAGA monoculture I guess.
Put some respect on Bennett's name. He and Matrix could've killed every single one of Arius' soldiers if they wanted.
when you've lived in 9 states you develop elite moving skills Getting outside your comfort zone is worth a little hassle