FactsFromExperience

FactsFromExperience t1_jdr5s4x wrote

It seems a lot of people do get upset about turn signal usage while other people really don't care but the problem is you really can't make it a blanket statement. When you're simply changing lanes on the roadway or the freeway then yes, all of the comments do apply and you should do it a little on the early side as opposed to the later side and especially not at the last minute. However, there is another time that some people lump into the same mentality which really doesn't matter and that's when you're driving along and one of the outermost lanes and a dedicated turn lane comes along.

There is really little point or need to have your turn signal on for five or six flashes before that lane comes into existence and you merge over into it. In fact, there's really no need at all for you to use your turn signal to enter that lane because if you're going with the flow of traffic to start with you simply move out of the way and the person behind you doesn't really care and they didn't need to know you were going to get over there.

Now, two ways that problems occur. The first would be when someone starts to slow down before they get to that lane which is not proper driving anyways. So at least if your turn signal was flashing they would know why you're slowing down but if you just drive appropriately and maintain the speed until that lane appears they wouldn't know nor would they care and they wouldn't need to see your turn signal because they don't need to know your intentions.

The second what actually be the other driver's fault anyways and this would be for someone would be going ahead and getting over into that lane themselves before the lane actually presents itself!

This is a real pet peeve of mine!!

It's not up to the front driver to signal their intentions that they're going to get over into that turn lane 200 ft before the turn lane so the person behind them who's also going to use the turn lane doesn't get over first but they would probably like it because that way may might not encroach on that person's face but it's really the person in the behinds fault.

Also, don't act like they need to know their intentions because people even do this on the on ramps to the freeway! They know that every car there is going to speed up and merge over onto the highway but STILL many people are so impatient that they will get over into the lane of freeway traffic crossing over the white striped lines and the cross hatched area way before they're supposed to and before the car in front of them does who is properly merging at the end of that on ramp approach lane. It's so bad that many of them will even speed up because obviously they're in a hurry anyways and often they will then Force the person who is already driving appropriately and merging onto the highway to now merge into them when they were originally behind that car!! It's absolutely ridiculous and I see it quite often.

It creates try to conundrum if there is an accident too because there's some technicalities because if they become a car in that lane of traffic regardless of how they got there, you're supposed to yield to them but it can all be about timing and without any proof or video of this it can be complicated and more than likely the person who was in front merging properly would be cited when the entire accident and situation was caused by a person behind who merged too early. Now note that none of this has anything to do with whether they use their turn signal early late or not at all. But when you're driving along and a dedicated turn lane approaches it's a moot point to use your turn signal unless some idiot who is behind you is trying to get into that lane before it begins inappropriately..

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FactsFromExperience t1_j6opxbl wrote

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FactsFromExperience t1_j6e3y6b wrote

Oh that doesn't work! Pretty much nothing available now works. For people who have like a high tolerance to mosquito bites are itching maybe but those of us who get systemic allergic reactions to poison ivy on places where it didn't even touch and for it has not been spread by contact and people who have had dangerous reactions to mosquito bites from scratching with swelling oozing and running red streaks... None of these normal remedies are going to work. Lol Even alcohol doesn't really work nor anything else. The only thing that ever worked that was worth its weight in gold was the original Afterbite formula. Sadly, they changed the formulation three or four years ago and now it's junk also. They were other brands out there that were similar dab on rub on Stick kind of application and most of them had benzocaine or lidocaine or something like that to try to numb it but none of them worked. Let me go grab my trusty tube from the large amount of stock I bought years ago and check the ingredients but I know it has ammonium in it. It says ammonia 3.5% and natural oil. It used to say mink oil but I do believe they pulled the minkle out at one point in time and replaced it with whatever they call this natural oil. I don't care but I have known people who say they are allergic to mink oil. Regardless, this is the only stuff that ever worked but you did have to do a little bit of scratching first because you really need to get it a little bit raw so the ammonia can get in there.. Now the funny thing is I've tried actual ammonia and it doesn't seem to work as well but the key for these bites is to squeeze them and scratch them enough to get them all because otherwise they're just going to keep itching, and then put the after bite on there or straight alcohol or ammonia vinegar or whatever else you can use that will burn the heck out of it because then the itching is GONE!

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FactsFromExperience t1_iydvg2g wrote

I think cleaning that you could "easily die" from not brushing your teeth daily is much over the top! Technically, you could easily die from a lot of things in this world..many of which you would have no participation in whether doing or not doing anything. You could easily die in a car accident or getting hit by a bus or even from being grossly overweight to the point of being what they call morbidly obese for a number of years. You could also easily die from your next bite of food if you choke on it and can't regain your open airway. Well it's a very good tip for even things like motivation and just getting up and doing something for the day I don't think we should sensationalize it to the point of trying to convince people or insinuate that if they don't they're going to have major health problems and could even die from not brushing their teeth daily. Far too much sensationalization, hype, over the top, erroneous, and flat out faults information out there in the world simply because some people believe it to be true.

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FactsFromExperience t1_iy1121f wrote

I think you might have missed my point. I was being a little jokeful but in reality not. My point is anyone who buys something intentionally not worrying about the resale value or happy to have it be worth nothing when they're done with it isn't really being a pro at life. This is called life pro tips so a better life pro tip regarding buying things would be to buy low and sell high or at least try to. Wait till things are depreciated until you buy them so you won't lose as much as the previous owners. Only buy things that will hold their value and maybe increase in value or be worth more to the right person and know how to find those people and market to them. This is a life pro tip. The other one is more like a life amateur tip.

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FactsFromExperience t1_iy0uada wrote

This is not a pro-life tip at all because if you're buying things with the expectation of little to no resale value and not even looking to make a profit on many things you buy then you certainly aren't a pro at this aspect of life. Lol

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FactsFromExperience t1_iy0u7f9 wrote

As I posted in my previous reply to this, those people are really doing Life as a pro. If the only things you buy in life or at least most of the things you buy do have a good resale value or you can even sell them for more than you paid for them then you are certainly a pro at that part of life.

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