Yeah, this is one of my pet peeves. People really need to just learn to put their phones down once in a while. It's kind of terrifying at times seeing what smart phones have done to us.
Yesterday, the local news announced that our area had a severe shortage of 0+ blood and asked people to donate ASAP. Well, I was sitting around with nothing to do, and the local blood bank is only 10 minutes down the highway, so I thought "Why not?" I drive over and go to donate. There's hardly anyone there, with lots of staff just standing around, so I get seen pretty quicky, get the paperwork done and put in a chair.
I mention to the guy that the last time I donated blood, I had horrible bruises from it. The guy assures me that it definitely won't happen this time. Well....they couldn't find a vein so they twirled the needle around under the skin.
The picture doesn't do it justice, because the deep blue all around it doesn't show up well and the dark red part is all raised up enough to leave a shadow. When I last got blood drawn at the doctor's office, they took about 4 or 5 vials for my physical. Didn't leave a single mark and it didn't hurt at all.
The donation center blood draw, however, was painful and a day later, my arm is still hurting. They filled one bag but it took a long time, so they decided to stop. Man, you try to do something nice ....
I mention to the guy that the last time I donated blood, I had horrible bruises from it. The guy assures me that it definitely won't happen this time. Well....they couldn't find a vein so they twirled the needle around under the skin.
The picture doesn't do it justice, because the deep blue all around it doesn't show up well and the dark red part is all raised up enough to leave a shadow. When I last got blood drawn at the doctor's office, they took about 4 or 5 vials for my physical. Didn't leave a single mark and it didn't hurt at all.
The donation center blood draw, however, was painful and a day later, my arm is still hurting. They filled one bag but it took a long time, so they decided to stop. Man, you try to do something nice ....
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If it is the kind of maker that dumps ice into a tray in the freezer, check with a flashlight to see if any cubes are stuck in the plastic teeth that dump them into the tray. If that is the problem, then break the cube with an ice pick or dinner knife. It might get the ice maker to start back up again.
Yesterday, coming into work, the BMW in the lane next to mine kept drifting over, crossing the line, causing me to hug the shoulder.
I finally accelerated and got around her, and, as I passed, I looked in and she had her left hand on the wheel and the right hand holding the phone and she kept glancing down and typing.
When you are involved in an accident, subpoena the phone records of the others involved. Proven interaction (reading texts, etc) with your phone at the time of the accident should make you at fault. When I travel, my only interaction before leaving is to tell Maps my destination, then I put it in my console connected to the power supply and leave it alone.
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How Cell Phone Records Can Establish Fault in Car Accidents - Ramos Law
Each year, thousands of accidents are caused by drivers using phones behind the wheel. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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I use the horn, I hold it down, until they behave. As a back up I have them on Viofo 4K front and 2K rear dash cameras.When you are involved in an accident, subpoena the phone records of the others involved. Proven interaction (reading texts, etc) with your phone at the time of the accident should make you at fault. When I travel, my only interaction before leaving is to tell Maps my destination, then I put it in my console connected to the power supply and leave it alone.
How Cell Phone Records Can Establish Fault in Car Accidents - Ramos Law
Each year, thousands of accidents are caused by drivers using phones behind the wheel. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
I was a delivery driver for 30+ years, and, yes, once cell phones were introduced the number of distracted drivers I saw went up; however, once the IPhone and other smart phones came along, all bets were off.
I've seen drivers with their phones mounted on the dashboard watching television/movies.
I've seen drivers with their phones mounted on the dashboard watching television/movies.
Texting while driving should get you more than a traffic ticket. It should be a misdemeanor reckless driving charge with a hefty fine and probation, maybe even jail time.
I remember when Oprah had guests and celebrities on her program and she would get them to sign the "No texting while driving" pledge as a way to raise public awareness on the dangers of texting while driving, and, I thought that no one in the audience or watching at home gives a damn about what Oprah says about cell phones.
I'm more than half way through Vampire Lestat, and the uncut version hit AMC+. Going to finish off my binge with the uncut version.
Finally, got my vehicle fixed. Took forever for the service department to get the part. No idea why servicing a vehicle post COVID is such a pain.
Finally, got my vehicle fixed. Took forever for the service department to get the part. No idea why servicing a vehicle post COVID is such a pain.
I thought it was. Just a ticket definitely seems a bit too lenient.
This happened here in my city a July 11:
Man drives by another's house, texting death threats. Man inside calls 911.
The cop who handled the call, didn't go there. The Sgt. overseeing that cop did no follow up. The man was murdered.
The cop was fired, though as I recall, not at first.
The Sgt. -- demoted down to cop. Great, the Sgt. who did not follow up, is in the position that cop who was fired in, so now he can do the same ignoring he did as a Sgt., as a cop, which means the same thing as the fired cop. Good work. Just a slow clap for all you pieces of garbage.
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Man drives by another's house, texting death threats. Man inside calls 911.
The cop who handled the call, didn't go there. The Sgt. overseeing that cop did no follow up. The man was murdered.
The cop was fired, though as I recall, not at first.
The Sgt. -- demoted down to cop. Great, the Sgt. who did not follow up, is in the position that cop who was fired in, so now he can do the same ignoring he did as a Sgt., as a cop, which means the same thing as the fired cop. Good work. Just a slow clap for all you pieces of garbage.
Panama City police officer fired, sergeant demoted following recent murder investigation, PCPD says
On July 11, 2026, Preston Roulhac allegedly murdered Lucas Daughtry.
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The only thing I would change about the sequence would to move Once Upon a Time before Fall Out, even though the episodes were filmed months apart.
The original intention was for Once to act as a mid season break for the first thirteen episodes, then the back half of the season would pick up from there.
After it was decided that there wasn't enough material/time/money (whatever) to do another thirteen episodes, it was decided to wrap the series up with the remaining episodes that had been filmed and move Once to the penultimate episode with Fall Out as the finale.
Also, there was a Blu-Ray released a few years ago, that is unfortunately out of print, that, from what I've read in other AV forums, was probably the best it was going to look.