[Boomer 2019]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

She's between a rock and a hard place.

Excellent choice of words here.

Well played sir.

[Esteban]

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[floridaorange]

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[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by Esteban

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I get why people get frustrated with semi trucks hogging the fast lane while passing so slowly. I used to drive a truck back in college days so my perspective is a little different. I make space for them. When I see on coming up on a slower truck I back off and let them in so they don't lose momentum. Once they are past it usually only takes me a few seconds to catch up to the traffic in front of me. For me, it's a lot less stressful.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

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That's a lot of carat you've got there!

[Lady Jane]

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

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Now you're just winging it.

[Watching The World Burn]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

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Looks like the interior of the Dreamliner....has to be a Boeing.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

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That's quite a display of affection!

[Ingraman]

Originally Posted by Watching The World Burn

Looks like the interior of the Dreamliner....has to be a Boeing.

The Dreamliner has those buttons under each window in order to darken/lighten the window in place of the shade. It can’t be a Dreamliner.

[billnchristy]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

I get why people get frustrated with semi trucks hogging the fast lane while passing so slowly. I used to drive a truck back in college days so my perspective is a little different. I make space for them. When I see on coming up on a slower truck I back off and let them in so they don't lose momentum. Once they are past it usually only takes me a few seconds to catch up to the traffic in front of me. For me, it's a lot less stressful.

That's a valiant thought, but I've been stuck behind them for 8 or more miles before here in GA. The loaded, "slower" struck gets half passed by the lesser loaded "fast" truck going uphill, then the downhill starts and the weight carries the slower truck forward, now half passing the "fast" truck, rinse and repeat 3 exits and you finally get a chance to get around.

[Buug959]

Speaking of trucks...

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by billnchristy

That's a valiant thought, but I've been stuck behind them for 8 or more miles before here in GA. The loaded, "slower" struck gets half passed by the lesser loaded "fast" truck going uphill, then the downhill starts and the weight carries the slower truck forward, now half passing the "fast" truck, rinse and repeat 3 exits and you finally get a chance to get around.

We drive back and forth between FL and NC a few times a year and see this a lot. We also notice another issue is trucks deciding to change lanes without notice even if someone is coming up faster to pass them. This causes that car to brake, which sometimes leads to a chain reaction of braking depending on traffic density. I'm sure they do it because cars will try to pass them if they signal, but if traffic is that heavy, maybe trucks stay in their lanes until it lightens sufficiently.

I have nothing against truckers and understand it can be a tough job, but many of them don't seem to care about how other drivers perceive them, so hard to be empathetic when it comes to their challenges in passing each other.

[Lady Jane]

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[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by billnchristy

That's a valiant thought, but I've been stuck behind them for 8 or more miles before here in GA. The loaded, "slower" struck gets half passed by the lesser loaded "fast" truck going uphill, then the downhill starts and the weight carries the slower truck forward, now half passing the "fast" truck, rinse and repeat 3 exits and you finally get a chance to get around.

It's frustrating, that's for sure. But the actual impact in terms of actual time lost is negligible.

Using your example of being stuck for 8 whole miles in GA: Let's say you would be going 80mph for those 8 miles and instead you are stuck behind these two trucks who are going 55mph. If you were going 80mph, you'd cover that 8 miles in 6 minutes. While stuck behind the trucks, you cover the same distance in 8 minutes 43 seconds. That's less than 3 minutes out of your entire journey.

Frustrating? Absolutely. I'm just saying that personally, I have learned to roll with it instead of getting pi$$ed off. These trucks have a job to do and I choose to give them a break.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by Buug959

Speaking of trucks...

Perfect. Thanks for the levity.

[Esteban]

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[RickFLM4]

I saw this on the local news during lunch and apparently it is a real thing.

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[Pauly Wauly]

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[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Pauly Wauly

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Just don't cut yourself licking it off the knife.