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werepat t1_j6cof25 wrote
Reply to comment by Bandosj15 in LPT Request: Why is my tax return so low? by ChickenCheeks7
If you are owed a refund and file incorrectly, your money the government still has accrues interest. But the interest only starts accruing after you file incorrectly.
I just got notice that my refund accrued $23.
werepat t1_iu1z4wk wrote
Reply to comment by Crazyhunt in LPT - If theres a sudden roadblock on a highway or a traffic jam and you have to stop, always keep a lot of distance in front of you so you dont get pancaked if someone behind you doesn't notice the block. by zapdado2002
No, I actually stopped commuting in a car because it got so ridiculous.
I bought a DRZ400 and have used it to cut traffic, pop curbs, blast through parking lots and generally not sit in traffic.
I was living in Norfolk, VA and needed to get on base, but the 5 miles surrounding the place was a parking lot from 5:30 to 7:30 am.
Not much in my life has felt better than that.
werepat t1_iu15eia wrote
Reply to comment by zapdado2002 in LPT - If theres a sudden roadblock on a highway or a traffic jam and you have to stop, always keep a lot of distance in front of you so you dont get pancaked if someone behind you doesn't notice the block. by zapdado2002
It would not move slower, either. Look up "traffic busting" to see how more space keeps everyone moving, resulting in fewer people braking and slowing down traffic behind them.
werepat t1_iu1571m wrote
Reply to comment by Seven_Dx7 in LPT - If theres a sudden roadblock on a highway or a traffic jam and you have to stop, always keep a lot of distance in front of you so you dont get pancaked if someone behind you doesn't notice the block. by zapdado2002
The car in front of you is not "absorbing" force, it's imparting a force. Your vehicle is the one absorbing the force of the one that hit you.
You're saying you'd like to have two collisions as opposed to one.
werepat t1_iu13whg wrote
Reply to comment by Glittering_Airport_3 in LPT - If theres a sudden roadblock on a highway or a traffic jam and you have to stop, always keep a lot of distance in front of you so you dont get pancaked if someone behind you doesn't notice the block. by zapdado2002
what? No, just slow down again and create space. the extra 10 or 20 feet of distance between a car that jumped in front isn't going to make you but a fraction of a second late.
werepat t1_iu12qu3 wrote
Reply to comment by ILikeLamas678 in LPT - If theres a sudden roadblock on a highway or a traffic jam and you have to stop, always keep a lot of distance in front of you so you dont get pancaked if someone behind you doesn't notice the block. by zapdado2002
I lived in Germany for a couple years and if anything out of the ordinary happened and you were in a car, you were supposed to turn the hazard lights on.
Any traffic hazard, slow down, vehicle disabled and best, traffic camera, were met with everyone turning on their hazards and alerting everyone else behind them to slow down and be more cautious.
I have taken that back to the US, but it hasn't caught on just yet.
werepat t1_jcon7pb wrote
Reply to comment by forestapee in Big tech companies are selling their Silicon Valley campuses amid struggle by McFatty7
Malls and offices? Aren't those two specifically noted as casualties of e-commerce and work-from-home jobs?
It needs to be housing and green space.