stupid people in the work place

[quickcrx702]

A few days ago down the street from where I live some dude got shot and killed at a stoplight, with two of his kids in the back seat, over road rage from a lane change

unholy crap. tell where do you live so i could keep a 100km distance from there if the harsh destiny sends me to the states

I'm sorry to tell you, but most major U.S. cities are like this.  I currently live in Las Vegas, which really isn't that bad especially if you stay on the strip, and avoid the north, east, and northwest side of town.  There have only been a few shootings on the strip over the past few years, the police maintain a major presence there.  Other parts of Vegas are hit and miss.  I've lived in Sacramento, the Bay Area, Oceanside(near San Diego), and spent a decent amount of time in LA county - all of them have semi regular random gun violence.  One place I can tell you to DEFINITELY stay away from if violence makes you nervous is Oakland, pretty much the whole city is hood as ****.  The chances of getting shot there for no reason are pretty high.

I wouldn't worry if I were you, because from what I hear Russians have pretty similar crime, and are pretty used to violence.  Also, if you don't run your mouth, don't dress the wrong way, stay away from black and Latino neighborhoods if you're white, don't drive like an idiot, and stay away from other people's women, your chances of getting shot in most places in the U.S. are basically zero.

Oh we mock him alright. But he's too stupid to understand it. Also gives you this stupid look like he won something.

LOL, why does that not surprise me?

[SpAmRaY]

Also, if you don't run your mouth, don't dress the wrong way, stay away from black and Latino neighborhoods if you're white, don't drive like an idiot, and stay away from other people's women, your chances of getting shot in most places in the U.S. are basically zero.

Add don't kick someone's dog to that list.

[demik]

I wouldn't worry if I were you, because from what I hear Russians have pretty similar crime, and are pretty used to violence.  Also, if you don't run your mouth, don't dress the wrong way, stay away from black and Latino neighborhoods if you're white, don't drive like an idiot, and stay away from other people's women, your chances of getting shot in most places in the U.S. are basically zero.

Dude, it's sad that I find it so weird seeing white people in my neighborhood. It's not particularly bad compared to say Watts or parts of Compton, but still lol. Last night I went to 7-11 near USC and on my way back home, I get off the freeway and this white chick is just riding her bike. I genuinely feared for her life .

With that said, I've been to Oakland once to watch the Raiders get their asses handed to them by the Saints a couple years ago. My uncle thought it was a good idea to go walking looking for a liquor store. Couldn't say I felt save until we got back to the stadium. I've heard Hunter's Point is the same, if not worse. Sadly, I never got to go watch the Niners when they played in Candlestick .

[Melvang]

why would anyone be proud of an american car? i guess? the ford trucks? those disgusting pieces of ****s.

I am actually.  I have owned almost exclusively Buick from the time I started driving.  The one exception was a Pontiac.  All of my cars have been drove to over 225,000 miles and the engine was still running like a top in all of them when I got rid of them.  My first car was a 1983 Le Sabre.  That one got handed down to my brother when he started driving plus I had bought my 1993 Regal.  The Regal got sold when I joined the Navy and wouldn't need a car for about a year.  I bought the Pontiac from my room mate for $400.  He beat the crap out of that car and I promptly sold it for the same that I had bought it for.  My last car was a 1999 Le Sabre.  That car had 229,000 miles on it when I gave it to my mother-in-law.  The only mechanical issue with the car when I gave it to her was that it would not shift into overdrive.  The gears in the transmission are still good because reverse still works fine.  So it is a shift solenoid/servo.  It is about a $40 part but the motor/transmission has to be lifted out of the sub frame a bit to gain access to the part.  She never goes on the highway anyway.  Even without overdrive on the highway at 65mph (~100kph) it still got 28 mpg or so.  Currently I am driving a 2003 Park Avenue with 130,000 miles on it.  On a good oil change it will average about 33 mpg on the highway.  And all of these were sub $6,000 cars.  On these cars the most expensive thing I have had to replace was one starter and one transmission case.  The transmission case was my fault though from driving through a frozen corn field way to fast.

So I would have to say that I am actually proud to own an American car.

[HoffmanMyster]

why would anyone be proud of an american car? i guess? the ford trucks? those disgusting pieces of ****s.

I am actually.  I have owned almost exclusively Buick from the time I started driving.  The one exception was a Pontiac.  All of my cars have been drove to over 225,000 miles and the engine was still running like a top in all of them when I got rid of them.  My first car was a 1983 Le Sabre.  That one got handed down to my brother when he started driving plus I had bought my 1993 Regal.  The Regal got sold when I joined the Navy and wouldn't need a car for about a year.  I bought the Pontiac from my room mate for $400.  He beat the crap out of that car and I promptly sold it for the same that I had bought it for.  My last car was a 1999 Le Sabre.  That car had 229,000 miles on it when I gave it to my mother-in-law.  The only mechanical issue with the car when I gave it to her was that it would not shift into overdrive.  The gears in the transmission are still good because reverse still works fine.  So it is a shift solenoid/servo.  It is about a $40 part but the motor/transmission has to be lifted out of the sub frame a bit to gain access to the part.  She never goes on the highway anyway.  Even without overdrive on the highway at 65mph (~100kph) it still got 28 mpg or so.  Currently I am driving a 2003 Park Avenue with 130,000 miles on it.  On a good oil change it will average about 33 mpg on the highway.  And all of these were sub $6,000 cars.  On these cars the most expensive thing I have had to replace was one starter and one transmission case.  The transmission case was my fault though from driving through a frozen corn field way to fast.

So I would have to say that I am actually proud to own an American car.

Me too.  My GMC Sonoma was beat up pretty bad (okay maybe not that bad) by my brother in law, who then gave it to me for free.  It's lasted me 6 years and has 206,000 miles on it right now and is still going strong.  It is definitely a rust bucket at this point, but it's hard to find a car from 1997 that isn't, foreign or not, at least where I live.  Anyway, I'd buy another one in a heartbeat, I love that little truck.

[iri]

I wouldn't worry if I were you, because from what I hear Russians have pretty similar crime

utter bullsh!t. your chance of being shot in russia is almost zero.

[Elrick]

utter bullsh!t. your chance of being shot in russia is almost zero.

Unless you make fun of Putin  .

[rowdy]

utter bullsh!t. your chance of being shot in russia is almost zero.

Unless you make fun of Putin  .

And even then provided you are not female and naked on the top half ...

[iri]

i have no problems with getting even totally naked. not a female though

[SpAmRaY]

i have no problems with getting even totally naked.....

....while carrying an axe!

[rowdy]

i have no problems with getting even totally naked. not a female though

Hmmm a female would need three axes.

[SpAmRaY]

i have no problems with getting even totally naked. not a female though

Hmmm a female would need three axes.

Or one really big one!

[rowdy]

i have no problems with getting even totally naked. not a female though

Hmmm a female would need three axes.

Or one really big one!

That would obscure too much

[Folio]

Yesterday, I asked one of the senior workers where the closest color printer was to my desk. She coughed straight in my face and said, "What?" Goddommit.