You Know What Really Grinds My Gears....The Sequel!

[strombad]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

From a completely legal sense you'd likely be held entirely responsible because you do admit to being distracted while it happened. It doesn't matter for how long or how safe you were otherwise being... "I looked down at my phone for a second..." and then it's completely your fault.

Actually, from a completely legal sense (considering precedent and the law) we would be, at most, sharing the responsibility.

If he was legally crossing or even crossing in any safe manner what-so-ever, then I'd likely be found responsible, but otherwise the pedestrian who breaks the law does share fault in almost every case where the driver is not excessively breaking the law as well.

But hey, I didn't hit him, so we're all good. He's alive.

[Swarly]

Most important thing to remember is if the situation ever arises never admit to removing your eyes from the road for any reason. 'I was driving and watching and he just came out of nowhere'

[strombad]

If this thread has taught me anything over the last 24 hours, it's to lie.

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by strombad

If this thread has taught me anything over the last 24 hours, it's to lie.

Liar.

[rayne008]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

1) Nothing's worse than when you're out with a group and one of the shlubs your with leaves early and doesn't cover their share of the tab. I'm not a penny pinching banker, but if you're ordering shots / food / drinks and the money you're leaving for the tab isn't within at least $30 of your bill, you might just be a world class #######. Seriously GFY. This isn't a game of hot potato where the earlier you leave the less you pay. Is it that hard to calculate what you're going to owe?

I had to cover like $200 on the weekend. It was with work colleagues. Embarrassing.

Next,

2) my profession is one which typically has the reputation where we abuse expense accounts. It drives me mental whenever I see or hear people taking advantage of their companies through expense accounts. To the point where I am sometimes eating stuff I easily could expense if I need to push it but always don't. Then I see engies (always greasy unethical engies) always abusing their accounts, bragging about it and then calling our profession out based on some ridiculously unfounded reputation which no longer exists. People who abuse expense accounts are no more above the guy robbing the 7-11, you are a thief and a jackass. Bragging about wasting your companies money on irrelevant BS is moronic. No you don't need a $500 lunch. And in a similar vein people who expect you to pay after they invite you on a business lunch and who choose ####ing Caesars as the location. Get bent.
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I'm more than a little embarrassed that I totally misinterpreted what that term meant, shocked that you would post that on-line, more shocked that nobody called you out on it, and further disappointed in myself that I wondered when did they start getting good jobs with expense accounts?

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by rayne008

I'm more than a little embarrassed that I totally misinterpreted what that term meant, shocked that you would post that on-line, more shocked that nobody called you out on it, and further disappointed in myself that I wondered when did they start getting good jobs with expense accounts?

I thought it was just some industry short-form for 'engineers'

A quick search on Google and Urban Dictionary doesn't turn up anything.

...What does it mean?

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

I thought it was just some industry short-form for 'engineers'

A quick search on Google and Urban Dictionary doesn't turn up anything.

...What does it mean?

Yeah. Exactly. I thought it was slang for "engineer" too. But, still doesn't make sense for engineers to have expense accounts. I can expense, like, circuits boards.

[Regular_John]

Originally Posted by fotze

GMG that my favourite local restaurant has been elevated to top spot on Yelp and now it takes 55 minutes to get takeout minutes after it opens.

Chicken on the Way?

[flamesfan1297]

While were on the topic of kijiji, It GMG when people put "please contact" as the price. Just put the freakin price down.

[jayswin]

The guy who signed up with the username An_Hero. Can't believe someone would sign up with that name. It'd be nice if the mods agreed and made him change it.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by flameswin

The guy who signed up with the username An_Hero.

Fyp.

[puckluck2]

An_hero? Don't get the reference..

[AC]

Apparently: "An hero is a trolling synonym for committing suicide. The meme originates from the grammatical error of a memorial page dedicated to Mitchel Henderson."

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/an-hero

[jayswin]

It's in reference to the online bullying of family and friends of a 7th grade kid who commited suicide. Nice, eh? What a prick.

[corporatejay]

Coupled with his avatar I have deduced he is a real see you next Tuesday.

[puckluck2]

Wow some people are total scumbags. That new user can EAD.

[Drummer]

Costco,,, in particular the paper wasted by handing everyone that enters the store some coupons that aren't even required at checkout if you wanted to use them.

[puckluck2]

Originally Posted by Drummer

Costco,,, in particular the paper wasted by handing everyone that enters the store some coupons that aren't even required at checkout if you wanted to use them.

Well they don't hand out plastic bags....so I guess they're saving humanity from the doom of plastic bags.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Drummer

Costco,,, in particular the paper wasted by handing everyone that enters the store some coupons that aren't even required at checkout if you wanted to use them.

They recycle the boxes by using them to put the customers items in.

[jayswin]

Coughing up blood, is that a "go to the doctor" type of deal?