This is my thread

[dilla]

Yeah, I read about 50 trying to make an addendum. Whatever. Did it state what the law was? I don't think it says in the Amazon description.

 

[Pittsey]

Yeah, I read about 50 trying to make an addendum. Whatever. Did it state what the law was? I don't think it says in the Amazon description.

It's basically a completely new book.

 

[dilla]

Oh wow. I thought I read that 50 had simply added another two laws. But 50 actually wrote this thing?

 

[Ristol]

We're veering away from relatability again.

 

[dilla]

You don't like reading books?

 

[Ristol]

I have no issue with books. It's an Arrested Development quote I post all the time because I like it very much. The context really doesn't matter.

 

[dilla]

I'm afraid I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run if you will, so I'm afraid I have something of a mess on my hands.

 

[ARon]

Say what?

 

[Pittsey]

Oh wow. I thought I read that 50 had simply added another two laws. But 50 actually wrote this thing?

Rob Greene wrote it. But 50 contributed the content and related it to a "hustla".

 

[masta247]

Also, how comfortable are Greyhounds and what are the amenities offered? WiFi and TVs and shit? AC/heating?

Just curious.

Well, I tried Greyhound in Canada and they had nothing back then. It was an older bus though. Probably it had AC/heating, but in Canada it doesn't really matter in the summer oh, it had a very smelly crapper too.

Transit in the US sucks balls. I wasn't even counting the times I had to stay somewhere overnight because I couldn't get back home when travelling.
Now I'm in Poland and I'm taking a bus to Vienna for 40$ round trip, it's like 12 hours because of our shitty roads and traffic and all I can say is that the bus is super comfortable in comparison - there's everything and you can lay back and sleep.

 

[dilla]

Well, I tried Greyhound in Canada and they had nothing back then. It was an older bus though. Probably it had AC/heating, but in Canada it doesn't really matter in the summer oh, it had a very smelly crapper too.

Transit in the US sucks balls. I wasn't even counting the times I had to stay somewhere overnight because I couldn't get back home when travelling.
Now I'm in Poland and I'm taking a bus to Vienna for 40$ round trip, it's like 12 hours because of our shitty roads and traffic and all I can say is that the bus is super comfortable in comparison - there's everything and you can lay back and sleep.

Funny how that works. We have decent roads but expensive/unreliable transportation. The moon has better roads than you guys but your slow-ass drive costs less.

I don't think humanity can ever win against itself. Always a "but" to every "solution."

 

[masta247]

Funny how that works. We have decent roads but expensive/unreliable transportation. The moon has better roads than you guys but your slow-ass drive costs less.

Yeah, and we can get everywhere by some sort of bus or train, even to the smallest village that consists of 5 farmers and 2 cows dozens of miles from civilization.

That said American roads rock. They're of awesome quality, they're super wide.. too bad there are 40mph limits and no buses using them.


There are places in Europe like Greece or Montenegro where buses move on those super tight serpentine roads (basically patches of asphalt) just balancing over a cliff, rushing 100mph, overtaking slower cars on sharp corners while the driver is talking on an old ass phone at the same time. They would laught their asses of at American speed limits.

 

[dilla]

Yeah, we need an autobahn, at least in the more rural states. None within 100 miles of a city, but if you're driving from Chicago to, say, Atlanta or Dallas, there's plenty of country roads that can handle 100 mph traffic. And considering the roads are pretty much straight, it shouldn't be that big of an issue.

 

[dilla]

Say what?

Arrested Development quote.

 

[masta247]

Yeah, we need an autobahn, at least in the more rural states. None within 100 miles of a city, but if you're driving from Chicago to, say, Atlanta or Dallas, there's plenty of country roads that can handle 100 mph traffic. And considering the roads are pretty much straight, it shouldn't be that big of an issue.

The point is that almost every bigger road in the US looks almost like autobahn. When I said they are awesome I really meant it. They are mostly straight, wide and of great quality. The speed limits are ridiculously low. We were driving a Chevy Camaro convertible there and during our road trips around the island we had to drive 40mph on a perfect road, almost empty that would easily allow you to go 100mph in western Europe. It was almost painful.

Now back to the bus system Hawaii had pretty good bus system.At least you could get to every bigger area on the island by bus, at least during the day.
Also they said In LA you need a car but truth is you can get to most places by bus as well but that's the case only within the city limits. Leave LA metro area and you're on your own and that's when you really can't survive without a car, because nothing goes there.

 

[Pittsey]

I drove at 130mph on every freeway in America. It seems to be frowned upon. A lot of evil stares. Didn't stop me though.

 

[dilla]

The point is that almost every bigger road in the US looks almost like autobahn. When I said they are awesome I really meant it. They are mostly straight, wide and of great quality. The speed limits are ridiculously low. We were driving a Chevy Camaro convertible there and during our road trips around the island we had to drive 40mph on a perfect road, almost empty that would easily allow you to go 100mph in western Europe. It was almost painful.

Now back to the bus system Hawaii had pretty good bus system.At least you could get to every bigger area on the island by bus, at least during the day.
Also they said In LA you need a car but truth is you can get to most places by bus as well but that's the case only within the city limits. Leave LA metro area and you're on your own and that's when you really can't survive without a car, because nothing goes there.

Yeah, I'm not sure who determines speed limits, the US or the state. I think it's the state because Texas opened up a road to a 80 mph speed limit, or something like that, which was a huge deal.

While the speed limits near the city limits of Chicago are 55, most people do at least 60 and I'd venture to say about 40% do 70 and maybe 15% do 80. There have been many times on a three lane highway where I was going about 60 (with family in car) and would see cars zoom by going at least 70. You'll always see at least one person in a shit economy car do 90, which is always a treat.

So while the speed limits are retarded, many people exceed them by as much as 10 mph on the highway. I think people get more tickets in the suburbs, where speed limits are like...35.... and someone goes 50. The only time I ever got pulled over was when I was 17 and was going 48 or so in a 35 and a cop car was camping in a parking lot on the side hidden by trees. I think it was a $95 ticket? It was horrible. Luckily I had just started my job a week earlier and had a paycheck due in soon which paid for it. But it was some real coonshit.

 

[Ristol]

I drove 100 once, in my first car (a 2003 Jetta) on the Hutchinson River Parkway at 2am. I enjoyed it, the car did not.

 

[Ristol]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/b...?hp&_r=0&gwh=E47360D74677AD7578E1166A25BDBC60

I read the NYT for the random pictures of EXTREMELY HOT receptionists.

 

[dilla]

Well, the topic is a serious one too. So many people made career choices not knowing what this huge shift in demand was going to bring about and now you've got people that went to school to do something they love only to find out there's no opportunity for them in that field unless they are the very best.

I at least feel bad for them; I don't know what they could have done differently at the time with the knowledge they had then, but for those that truly went to school to learn and not to stamp their ticket to a guaranteed job, it's gotta suck. Not every student that's a communications major is some bimbo slut looking for an easy degree. Some really do enjoy broadcasting or journalism, etc.

But I guess our high school teachers did warn us that getting a job after college was gonna suck for our generation. Another teacher told us that most people "settled" for a business degree because it was easy, only to find out they were worthless unless they had a graduate degree, like an MBA.

I think everyone here is pretty settled in a career, or getting there in a field that isn't "doomed" but it's definitely a wake up call to me to make it through this medicine shit or else I'm gonna be cleaning lab equipment in a lab that cures cancer or some shit. And I just gotta sit idly by cleaning beakers. And that's best case scenario. I could be on the streets of Chicago sucking dick for Reese's cups.