Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[Rannie]

Was headed into town today to pick up my year subscription of contacts. Thinking nothing of the wet road, I was relaxed just below the speed limit. Came around a downhill curve, and lo and behold some genius was idling either waiting for a turn or stopped for whatever reason.

I hit the brakes, and wouldn'tcha know it the wheels locked up and the car hydroplaned into the oncoming lane, because I turned the wheel to try an avoid rear ending them. Whereupon I collided with an SUV and totaled my 21 year old Camry.

Nobody was hurt, but now I gotta worry about a lawsuit, and if USAA is gonna cover all of the damages. It looked like relatively new Toyota Highlander. Driver was a teenage girl. She was OK, but definitely shook up. Airbags didn't deploy in either car.

Cops and an ambulance arrived on scene pretty quick, since it was in the city limits. They wrote me a traffic ticket for, "Traveling too fast for conditions." But then in the citation they labeled the conditions as, "Road - Dry. Skies - Clear." It rained all morning though, so it was a wet road. The skies were also completely overcast with grey storm clouds. I'll wind up still paying it, I'm sure. The girl's family showed up, and they hopped into the ambulance and left. I don't think she really needed it, though, but who knows. Maybe I'll be taken to court for giving her a neck injury.

Oof glad to hear you aren't injured. Good luck with everything!

[Vyrerus]

Oof glad to hear you aren't injured. Good luck with everything!

Thanks Rannie. It feels really surreal. I've never been in a two car accident, so I'm kinda having a hard time fully accepting that my car is gone and I have to get a new one. That I also have to keep calling my insurance agency, the towing lot, and might go to court if I can't cover all the damages.

[Rannie]

Thanks Rannie. It feels really surreal. I've never been in a two car accident, so I'm kinda having a hard time fully accepting that my car is gone and I have to get a new one. That I also have to keep calling my insurance agency, the towing lot, and might go to court if I can't cover all the damages.

It can be a pain. My dad knows he ended up rear ending a car and caused a chain reaction for a total of four cars. His car was totaled (2019 Kia Optima only had it for a week) and was screwed over to having to pay the rest of the car off when the insurance couldn't cover all of it. (Unfortunately the brakes gave out on his car and he couldn't even counter it because no one would take the case cause he was uninjured). He got sued but the insurance company took care of it. They will if you can't get a lawyer if you're sued hopefully. I'm with Geico and always have to carry the full insurance due to always having a brand new car (after my mom passed in 2018 i put him on my insurance soo yeah). I'll definitely keep my fingers cross for you and you still take it easy. =)

[SturmChurro]

Was headed into town today to pick up my year subscription of contacts. Thinking nothing of the wet road, I was relaxed just below the speed limit. Came around a downhill curve, and lo and behold some genius was idling either waiting for a turn or stopped for whatever reason.

I hit the brakes, and wouldn'tcha know it the wheels locked up and the car hydroplaned into the oncoming lane, because I turned the wheel to try an avoid rear ending them. Whereupon I collided with an SUV and totaled my 21 year old Camry.

Nobody was hurt, but now I gotta worry about a lawsuit, and if USAA is gonna cover all of the damages. It looked like relatively new Toyota Highlander. Driver was a teenage girl. She was OK, but definitely shook up. Airbags didn't deploy in either car.

Cops and an ambulance arrived on scene pretty quick, since it was in the city limits. They wrote me a traffic ticket for, "Traveling too fast for conditions." But then in the citation they labeled the conditions as, "Road - Dry. Skies - Clear." It rained all morning though, so it was a wet road. The skies were also completely overcast with grey storm clouds. I'll wind up still paying it, I'm sure. The girl's family showed up, and they hopped into the ambulance and left. I don't think she really needed it, though, but who knows. Maybe I'll be taken to court for giving her a neck injury.

Sorry to read this. If you haven't already, I'd suggest getting a dashcam and using it. It's meant for situations like this, and what's shown can actually be trusted.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Got my Midgardsormr alt to Ishgard at last, only eleven levels higher than I should be. Time to go unlock dark knight.

[Thaciscokidd]

It might be me but has anyone else noticed that mainstream media has started going hard for NFTs and the Metaverse? I had to tell my 70 year old mother about NFTs today. I was more than a little bit scared how it almost got her hook, line, and sinker.

[TheMightyMollusk]

NFTs and Metaverse are money, and mainstream media exists to generate money first and foremost.

[Misplaced_Marbles]

You can also knock things over and get your head stuck in paper bags.

So... no killing little critters just because they're there? Wow, what a letdown. Unless people just avoid talking about that cause it's not endearing?

[Raoabolic]

It might be me but has anyone else noticed that mainstream media has started going hard for NFTs and the Metaverse? I had to tell my 70 year old mother about NFTs today. I was more than a little bit scared how it almost got her hook, line, and sinker.

That's the media for ya. If certain interests want the public to like or hate something they just rev up that mass of media! I guess NTFs are going to stay for a while. Personally, I enjoy our dystopian present. It's funny, lol.

[Vyrerus]

Sorry to read this. If you haven't already, I'd suggest getting a dashcam and using it. It's meant for situations like this, and what's shown can actually be trusted.

Probably a good idea, honestly. I'll look into them.