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Where in the World is Bob Saget?
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I'm doing neither!
donaldtoo
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Yup, that's like here! Except on busier streets and roads, that's an obvious that you don't simply walk out into traffic... But Manhattan? That's kinda sad.
What ticks me off is when college students decide to pop out from behind parked cars and cross the street without looking, and they aren't in a cross walk. Even when they are in a cross walk it's hard to see them pop out. There was a "fight" on Facebook yesterday over one of the posts on the "Confessions" pages that said something like "To everyone walking on the cross walks, don't get mad when we can't stop in this weather." Then people commented that we should slow down because they have the right-of-way. Yes, but it's not as easy as it looks to stop in a heartbeat. I can't tell you the amount of times I've had to slam on the breaks because someone pops out of nowhere, and they don't even notice because they assume the driver can see everything at every moment. Sorry, that's the end of my rant.
My father once taught me a very valuable lesson that I always adhere to...
Having the "right-of-way" doesn't make you any less dead.
Exactly. I try to stop for people on the crosswalk, but sometimes I just can't stop, or I don't see them. People crossing have to be aware, too. What ticks me off the most is when people just walk into the streets (no crosswalks) without looking. You're just asking to be hit then.
NYwdwfan
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There were 3 of you so it's not as bad as being alone. But tourists walk differently - slower and more casual (maybe not at 3am). I used to walk to Penn station (33/34th and 7th/8th if I remember right) from the 50s alone around 11 but I was walking about 100 miles an hour and not making eye contact with ANYONE. Where I live it's about a 40 minute drive to Manhattan without traffic but there is NEVER no traffic. The city is close enough to go for a nice day/night out but I honestly don't go too often. It costs a fortune to do anything. Even the McDonalds commercials here say "prices vary in Manhattan". When we do go in we usually take the train.
unkadug
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WOW that's crazy ...I just 2.93 a gallon here.
Nemo14
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Remind me to fill up in Alabama!
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NYwdwfan
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I noticed $3.59/gallon yesterday. It's mainly taxes - there are so many roads here that they it's something like $0.75 a gallon just for that. There's more than one tax thrown in there though - I'm just forgetting what they are now. In NJ there's no tax on gas (or less) because of the revenue from Atlantic City. We always fill up there when we travel.
I don't smoke but I know cigarettes are up to about $11/pack here.
NYwdwfan
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And that's just the posted price. Do they jack up the price at the pump if you are not paying cash? Here it's usually 10-15 cents more for credit but occasionally you will see as much as $1!!! They tried to make a law against that after hurricane Sandy since ALL the gas stations were doing it but that seems to have fallen out if focus.
MOXOMUMD
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"And all it had was a bunch of stupid underwear."One complaint about The Polar Express. While it is a beautiful film with excellent music (and Tom Hanks of course), I cannot STAND the know-it-all kid. The one who wears the yellow shirt & throws his advice/input into everything whether he's asked for it or not. There are enough people like that in real life...why throw one into an animated movie? (Especially since his character does nothing to really contribute to the rest of the film's characters & plot. He just randomly chimes in with his unwanted advice, then goes about his way).
Okay, finished ranting, now back to the movie.
Actually Know-It-All played an important role in the movie. Without him, Hero Boy would never have known to use the emergency brake (let alone find it) to let Billy on the train.
Lucky
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They don't usually do that here. And if you get around to many of the suburbs like we do it's easy to find 3.50 or lower.
acishere
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You are making my avatar
acishere
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3.20 a gallon here, but I don't have to get out of my car to pump it. I'm legally required to sit back and let the attendant do it.
Goofyernmost
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No, but I have been in Raleigh when it snowed and I agree with your assessment, however, we are talking about a northern snow covered state here. Snow is not news to them. Wimps, I tell ya!
Nemo14
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(good thing he didn't get your name....)
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