Things in Texas are always a little different than anywhere else in the world.
I guess snot IS different from snow. Why would you not use 4WD???
I'm thinking if it's 'snoting' outside, then I"ll just stay home.
I'd prefer snow to snot any day.
Quote from: besilarius on December 29, 2015, 04:51:01 PM
Things in Texas are always a little different than anywhere else in the world.
Not really.
Sun Tzu said:
QuoteIf you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
It would have been foolhardy to think that Texans are intimately familiar with icy conditions, which of course would be classified under: If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
I don't remember the quote exactly but I think it was Winston Churchill who said: "If you assume everyone on the road is either incompetent or out to get you, things will work out fine."
It was my dad, who taught me to drive. He told me to expect every other road user to be an utter pillock.
Can we say, "Pillock" here? :P
Quote from: Sir Slash on December 30, 2015, 02:56:31 PM
Can we say, "Pillock" here? :P
Of course. None of us Americans know what it means anyway.
I first drove at 13 years old and since then the number of pillocks on the road has grown exponentially.
They aren't just on the road.
Sadly, Pillockism is on the rise.
^I begrudgingly agree :/ Pillocks everywhere.
I think I used to work for one. ???
Quote from: Gusington on December 30, 2015, 11:35:57 AM
I don't remember the quote exactly but I think it was Winston Churchill who said: "If you assume everyone on the road is either incompetent or out to get you, things will work out fine."
I took a defensive driving course way back when (thanks, Mom) and the State Trooper who taught the class basically started us off saying the same thing.
For me personally after years of raging on the roads a good defense has become the best offense.
I used to have a job 42 miles from my home. The day drive to work was filled with dodging dump trucks and eighteen-wheelers. The night drive home was filled with dodging deer and wild hogs. I don't like either but could probably walk away with a shitty pair of drawers from hitting a deer or hog. And just leave a shitty pair of drawers from hitting the others. :buck2:
^I have that drive right now. But I share it with 2-3 carpooling buddies. Takes the edge off both the drivers and the cars when you only have to do it 1-2 times a week.