Dulce

At my place, instead of having a dinner conversation in person, everyone in the room is busy texting their FB friends and tweeting at the same time. That irritates the F out of me. It's annoying. People don't communicate like they used to back in the good ole days. Technology is one evil B! I try to stay away from it but somehow it's useful for school stuff and job wise. Other than that, it takes so much away from family and friends. In a reality world of lack in conversation (let alone) communication. Oh my gosh, am I crazy?

Lisnaholic

I wonder if any other drivers suffer from PGS when they´re waiting at a red light. That´s Premature Gear Syndrome; when I feel like I´ve waited long enough at a red light, I put the car into first gear, but because the light hasn´t changed yet, I´m stuck there holding the clutch pedal down for another minute until the light does actually change...

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Janszoon

I too suffer from PGS! It's at its worst at intersections where oncoming traffic gets the green first.

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Freebase Dali

I have an automatic. But I wish we had premature greeners here. I might actually get to work on time without having to plan an extra 20 minutes wakeup, due to the idiots that like to blankly enjoy the color green.

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Lisnaholic

That´s right ! Some traffic light sequences have an unexpected sting in the tail that keeps you waiting even longer !

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Freebase Dali

Most traffic lights turning green have this:

First person: (doesn't care about going fast. He's gonna make it anyway.)
Second person: (Doesn't care about going too fast. Was on the phone and texting, but fortunately, the guy ahead of him took off and it caught his eye. But he's the second guy, so he will make it. No need to rush)
Third person: (Slightly annoyed at the response time of the first two, but he'll make it, so his entire concern is based on his own interest.)
Fourth person: (This one is paying attention, but becomes victim of the lag cycle.. where forward movement is starting to be exponentially worse)
Fifth person: (This guy tailgates the fourth guy. He wants to make the light, but something goes wrong, invariably)
Everyone else:
They all hate the first 5 people. And they're progressively more likely to hit the light. When they get under it, they completely forget other humans exist. Only they exist. They have gotten under the light before it turned red and ruined their lives.
The last person in this convoy is the guy that does not want to chance it, so he stops on the yellow. At a glance, you would think that this guy would also be the perfect person to be first at the light. This is not so. He will ruin it somehow, since he is now first. And thus, the cycle will continue.

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Astronomer

I drive a manual (stick shift for you Americans) and I have PGS, too. I'm always waiting with my foot down on the clutch for longer than I need to be because I'm so impatient. I also do it when I'm on a hill and balancing the car between first and neutral which is really bad for the car but I am very impatient.

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Freebase Dali

Driving a manual with traffic up a hill is the worst. I know this because people that thought manual transmission vehicles are a great idea have told me about it.

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Sansa Stark

passive aggression, man i don't get that one. i just have no time for that.

Freebase Dali

I started singing the "ain't nobody got time fo dat" song after reading this.
Thanks Obama.

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