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fohfoh:
Hell, if I'm going to cross a road, I always check. Even if I'm in a crosswalk area. The lines are guidelines not a magical barrier. Don't assume that you will always have the right of way. Even if in the event of 99%, that 1% might be enough to fuck up your life enough for it to suck. I don't care if I get millions, if I need a wheelchair for the rest of my life, that's a VERY shitty life.

Viseroid:

--- Quote from: Chiyachan on September 25, 2009, 08:46:42 PM ---People who make posts on forums asking what pisses people off when all they really want to do is rant and don't actually care about what gets replied.

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I care about replies. That's why I started the topic in the first place :). As for my "rant" isn't a slightly exaggerated story more interesting than opening with: "Cold peanut butter makes me angry, what makes you angry?"? I'm also impressed that I've already managed to tick you off when I've just met you; glad to see our relationship is getting off on the right foot :D.

Bad drivers give me headaches, unfortunately my dad is a horrible driver and always gives me a hard time whenever I point it out. The guy doesn't even buckle his seat belt until he's already got the car moving. He also has the habit of not finishing his sentences which usually gives me an urge to slam my face against the wall.

Klocknov:
Okay I could give a shit less about whether a person wears their seatbelt or not, I don't see how that can affect the drivers ability to drive. I also wouldn't have an Uncle today if he was wearing a seatbelt. The seatbelt is a safety measure and I think it should be your choice to wear.

Another pet peeve, forcing people to do one thing when they should have a choice. It is like in math, if I can do it why should I have to show my work, and why when I show my work do I have to show a hundred and fifty steps that it takes an illiterate to do the problem when I do it in three, and why do I have to use your formula when I have one that works perfectly fucking fine.

Viseroid:

--- Quote from: Klocknov on September 28, 2009, 07:19:10 AM ---Okay I could give a shit less about whether a person wears their seatbelt or not, I don't see how that can affect the drivers ability to drive. I also wouldn't have an Uncle today if he was wearing a seatbelt. The seatbelt is a safety measure and I think it should be your choice to wear.

Another pet peeve, forcing people to do one thing when they should have a choice. It is like in math, if I can do it why should I have to show my work, and why when I show my work do I have to show a hundred and fifty steps that it takes an illiterate to do the problem when I do it in three, and why do I have to use your formula when I have one that works perfectly fucking fine.

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A good portion of cars today have seat belts because they are statistically proven to reduce the likelihood of fatalities in a collision. If your uncle survived without a seat belt I'd assume a fire formed after the crash and he was able to get out in time or he was thrown out of the vehicle before the crashed into something fatal. You're right, it's your choice to wear and in addition seat belt laws are BS. However, if you want to play with the odds I'd like to first tell you that they're against you without a seat belt.
Since it's my dad he's going to wear a seat belt because I care about him. My dad tries to buckle his seat belt while the vehicle is in motion. This causes him to swerve a bit and not have his eyes fully on the road until he gets it buckled. This affects my own safety so it's in my interest that he first buckles up and then pulls out of the drive way.
They want you to show all your steps in math because when they're trying to grade it they don't want to spend time trying to connect the dots that you skipped over; what seemed obvious to you may not be so to others. Multiply those minutes spent doing this by the number of people in the class and you might end up with several hours more work. They want you to use their formula for the same reason, it's just easier to grade that way. This brings me to my next pet peeve, the USA education system.
The USA public education system teaches kids by applying a single methodology to all of them. Some of them learn great this way and some of them don't. The ones who don't get left behind not because they're stupid but because they learn differently and are oftentimes successful in more focused environments such as a tutor or private school. School is too much like jumping through hoops that are oftentimes pointless and oftentimes fails to cultivate a child's mind to its fullest potential. Oh well, we get what we paid for: nothing.

kurandoinu:
Lol Klocknov. The working out thing sucks ass.

It used to annoy the hell out of me when I had English classes at school and my teacher used to read my work out ALL the time. Everyone assumed that because I was in a lower ability class I should be thick, in actual fact I was only in that class because I chose to do business studies. I ended up getting the highest English grade in the year. But still, why did she have to read my work out so often? So embarrassing.

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