You know how people say you should always wear clean underwear just in case you get hit by a bus? Well, I thought that was completely ridiculous. That is, until I almost got hit by a bus on a crosswalk! My friend and I were crossing, and the bus had already begun to turn the corner when it slammed on the breaks and honked at us. That was a bit too close for comfort, in my books. Can we please try to remember that the hand with the countdown STIILL COUNTS as walking time?! —Almost flattened
This article appears in Nov 11-17, 2010.
Yikes!! Do you think maybe your underwear wouldn’t stay clean that long if you got hit by a bus? I almost got flattened by a car who flew through a red light the other day… luckily I don’t wear underwear lol
Oh PF – that’s just suckalicious baiting, that is!!
hmm… if you mean that you can walk up to an intersection.. see the flashing hand and then enter the crosswalk then you’re wrong. Major fucking pet peeve of mine when driving; you are only supposed to enter the crosswalk while the hand is white. The yellow flashing hand with the countdown is to let you know how much time you have left before your ass gets run over.
It’s BRAKES
Sorry Neville, I’m a big perpetrator of that. Too bad, I’m not fucking waiting for the next signal when the direction I’m traveling in still has a green light (I’m most often running, so I’m a bit quicker than usual).
Did you even look before crossing or are you one of those people that think there is a force field surrounding the crosswalk.
You admit the bus was in the middle of a turn. That tells me there was no one in the crosswalk when the driver started.
thank you occifer bro tim.
mystery solved.
Don’t enter an intersection unless it is clear to do so.
Clean underwear…I always thought an ‘accident’ was when you filled your shorts !
Who could blame you for soiling yourself as you see the bus take you out ?
You get hit by a vehicle OP, & you’re going to have a lot bigger problems than shitty underwear !
Or you won’t have any ‘worldly’ problems… at all ~;)
I wouldn’t worry about the clean underwear (although everyone should be wearing them) because if that bus does hit you, your body will lose it’s ability to contain your bodily waste. Then you’ll have dirty underwear!
I gotta say — if the count down didn’t count as part of crossing time I’d be FUK’D trying to cross lacewood/parkland towards regency. I get maybe two steps into the effing crosswalk and it starts counting down.
Also: people drive like idiots, especially when it comes to making turns (right hand turns on greens are the WORST as far as being a ped. is concerned) so it’s best to be extra cautious. People may be idiots, but it’s you that’s suffering in the long run if you get hit.
What I’m referring to is when you’re waiting to make a right hand turn and the flow of people across the cross walk doesn’t stop even when theres like 3 seconds left on the “DON’T WALK” flashing hand.
i don’t enjoy pancakes or flapjacks. i like french toast
mmm, smore pancakes are delicious….
I really like banana pancakes with choc chips. Mmm…
There was an HRP Dog handler excercising his German Shepherd in the field across from Dunder-Mifflin this AM. Painey. What a bee-yoo-tee-ful beastie. Damn near as big as the ossifer. To paraphrase the Duke of Wellington – “I don’t know what he’d do to the scumbags but he’d certainly put the wind up me” Grrrrrooooooooooo!
I love pancakes…and French toast…and waffles…I want to buy a waffle machine to make them at home….but it’ll collect dust like my Hamilton beach milk shake maker. frig.
Bro Tim. You’re always so matter of fact. I like your comments!
i might know him, i have met some fine folks involved with animal training. some of those sheperds come from homes that couldn’t handle them. i think sheperds have that perfect combination of sweetness and i am going to rip your throat out^^
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“hmm… if you mean that you can walk up to an intersection.. see the flashing hand and then enter the crosswalk then you’re wrong. Major fucking pet peeve of mine when driving; you are only supposed to enter the crosswalk while the hand is white. The yellow flashing hand with the countdown is to let you know how much time you have left before your ass gets run over.”
If I have time to cross before it’s a solid hand I cross. Especially considering the fact I’m faster than the people already in the crosswalk most of the time. This is a rule I will never follow.
I want one of these suckers…..
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homemade cherry and lemon tarts….mmmm
yowzah, if only george foreman was flogging it. gohabsgo sodey
Sounds like the bus was in the middle of making a turn and some dumbass walked out into the crosswalk illegally and almost got run over. Do I feel sorry for the dumbass? Nope, not at all. Pay the fuck attention to your surroundings. When you are walking out into traffic, just remember, you aren’t surrounded by 2 tons of steel like those people in vehicles are. So maybe the right of way might not be beneficial to your health.
OMG zZz!!! That’s going on my Christmas list. And I’m hungry now. Thanks
I’m pretty sure you’d shit your pants if you thought you were about to die. Thank the Lord there are health care workers trained to deal with your shit.