Society & Culture Things in life you just don't understand - Part 5

[troybe]

Still can’t come to terms with the Gaelic spelling of peoples names and the pronunciation of them. There’s a Sixers female cricket player Caoimhe is pronounced Keeva

 

[Madas]

I need to pick my social moments better.

Lately I've been adopting a forum approach in real life conversations (relax I don't automatically go into Bay 13 mode ).

What I mean is that I'll end up talking in paragraphs when the actual conversation only warranted a short reply.

But I go against my gut instinct to respond with a yes/no (without a reason why) or a short phrase. And pile on and on and on.

In short I'm sure I've entered the grandpa Simpson phase of my life

Ha
Sometimes I find myself thinking in BF mode
It’s weird

 

[Pistol Night]

Ha
Sometimes I find myself thinking in BF mode
It’s weird

I definitively slip into Bay 13 mode around my mates at times. And whenever anyone drops campaigner i piss myself privately

 

[Madas]

I definitively slip into Bay 13 mode around my mates at times. And whenever anyone drops campaigner i piss myself privately

If I’m talking footy with anyone I find myself doing a full detailed analysis rather than the old “ yeh so and so goes alright ay “

 

[troybe]

Politics has never been the same. Yeah I’ve been a strong campaigner this election

 

[wannabewinner]

Woman does U turn after picking up kid. Runs over fence, kills a kid and severely injures 4 more.

**** me.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Woman does U turn after picking up kid. Runs over fence, kills a kid and severely injures 4 more.

**** me.

Not the old hit-the-accelerator-instead-of-the-brake trick, surely? Or put the car in reverse instead of drive? Horrible.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

People who do u-turns outside school pick up zones should have their licences revoked

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Politics has never been the same. Yeah I’ve been a strong campaigner this election

Campaigner is forever tainted because of BigFooty.

Kinda feel like it acquired its true meaning in a way.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Woman does U turn after picking up kid. Runs over fence, kills a kid and severely injures 4 more.

**** me.

The reporting for the first couple of hours was that the driver had a "medical episode."

Think about that for a minute. How bad do you have to **** up for people to assume that it must've been a medical episode?

People who do u-turns outside school pick up zones should have their licences revoked

It's a nightmare school at pick up too, with 2 schools over the road from each other. I don't know why you'd be attempting a u-turn there.

 

[Plugger35]

They said on the news that it was a tragic accident which it is but it also looks like a totally unnecessary and avoidable accident.

I don't know how drivers can do that sort of thing unless it is a medical episode or they are off their heads on booze and drugs.

Apparently she is a P plater but even a P plater shouldn't be driving that badly.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Apparently she is a P plater but even a P plater shouldn't be driving that badly.

A 40 year old driving with green Ps on the car, read into that what you may.

 

[Plugger35]

A 40 year old driving with green Ps on the car, read into that what you may.

Yeah that's a red flag, usually people that are good drivers aren't getting their P plates at that age.

 

[wannabewinner]

People who do u-turns outside school pick up zones should have their licences revoked

Nothing wrong with doing U turns around schools.

Running over the fence and killing an under 13 is another matter.

 

[phantom13]

Theyre still claiming medical episode arent they?

I dont wanna pass judgement without detail but "medical episode" following a car accident seems to be a bit of a go to defense these days.

Worked for the Daylesford bloke who ignore numerous warnings and 30 years of experience with diabetes so i guess i can see why they go that angle immediately.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Nothing wrong with doing U turns around schools.

Running over the fence and killing an under 13 is another matter.

You can’t do u turns at kiss and drop zones. There’s a solid white line. It holds up traffic in both directions and is not safe.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Theyre still claiming medical episode arent they?

I dont wanna pass judgement without detail but "medical episode" following a car accident seems to be a bit of a go to defense these days.

Worked for the Daylesford bloke who ignore numerous warnings and 30 years of experience with diabetes so i guess i can see why they go that angle immediately.

The article I read on the Guardian said that police are investigating "if" she had a medical episode.

It also quotes a resident saying that people use the median strip or driveways to do u turns. Sounds like our school zone - people consistently do illegal u-turns because they can't be bothered driving the extra 100m to turn around at the roundabout. It's chaotic.

 

[JackOutback]

People at our school are always using driveways to turn around, parking on the footpath, never once think it could be dangerous. Shits me to tears.

 

[phantom13]

Knowing the area a bit (used to live not too far from it) i still cant even really understand how shes managed to do it TBH.

Its an absolute tragedy, people really should be far more aware of how dangerous a car is and how critical it is to minimize risk when driving.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

I’m at school pickup (parked obvs) right now and people haven’t learnt a thing. Driving on the wrong side of the road to get past the cars waiting for pick up zone access, parked across driveways etc.

 

[Frank Bunn]

My local primary school tried to fix the parking problem by arranging a drop off point in a car park about 1km from the school. The kids would walk/run/skateboard to and from school on a safe route with their friends and get some exercise.

The scheme was suspended because parents from the same school were using the drop-off car park as a rat run to avoid a 5 minute traffic jam.

 

[phantom13]

I’m at school pickup (parked obvs) right now and people haven’t learnt a thing. Driving on the wrong side of the road to get past the cars waiting for pick up zone access, parked across driveways etc.

I can distinctly recall riding (cycle) home the day after a cyclist got killed (hit by a truck) on docklands highway, there were wreaths and memorials etc EVERYWHERE. There was a line of cyclists waiting at a red light only to watch one bloke absolutely fly through everyone and the red and miss a truck by inches.

People by and large are morons.

 

[Gough]

My local primary school tried to fix the parking problem by arranging a drop off point in a car park about 1km from the school. The kids would walk/run/skateboard to and from school on a safe route with their friends and get some exercise.

The scheme was suspended because parents from the same school were using the drop-off car park as a rat run to avoid a 5 minute traffic jam.

Going to the local primary school we used to walk or cycle there, as did almost all of my mates (in before 4 Yorkshiremen). Maybe they did and I didn't notice but I don't remember many parents gathering around gates or kids getting picked up.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

I don't remember many parents gathering around gates or kids getting picked up.

 

[burge13]

Kids have it too easy now getting picked up and dropped off

I used to walk to school. Up hill both ways!