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~~jwb~~ · 09-12-2021, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

Cars ****ing suck dude. I can't wait til we have cheap teleportation.

In the meantime, my Mercedes gets the job done.

having not had a car for a good 2-3 years before i got this one, i really understand how valuable it is

Like, not having a car in Rhode island was not even that big of a deal, though it was kinda bummy. But i could get around using buses and ****.

Not having a car in south Florida or Greensboro nc was a pain, the public transport is crappy but it does exist. Extra bummy not having a car down there though

But not having a car here in Statesville? You're ****ed lol. Might as well be a non entity.

I do enjoy driving though... That is when I'm not in traffic getting agita from the slow driving locals...

~~jwb~~ · 09-12-2021, 06:40 PM

At this point in my life i feel like I'd want a car regardless of where I'm at but it's life or death around here for sure

jadis · 09-13-2021, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by jwb

So i had bought a car a couple months ago. 2005 kia spectra. $800. Stick shift. ~180k miles.

I had been thinking to myself recently i need to take it to a shop just in case to get it checked out just cause it makes weird noises sometimes and I'm not used to driving a stick shift. I was gonna take it in next friday/Saturday after i get paid.

So when i went to take my friend home it was dead. We jump started it and i dropped him off thinking i had just left the lights on. No such luck. On the way back from his place it stalled out in like 2nd /3rd gear. It was completely dead and i have no cables on me. Middle of the night. This redneck couple saw me and helped me push it up an incline so i could start it by dumping the clutch. I didn't know you could do that. I was grateful cause it was only a matter of time before a cop came across me and then I'd be ****ed. I gave them like an 8th and some cigs as a reward. Got the car home but now it's dead again. Prolly won't have a car for at least a week. People are saying it sounds like the alternator.

Why?

adidasss · 09-13-2021, 04:20 AM

Because of the next sentence I guess?

Trollheart · 09-13-2021, 06:17 AM

But he's hardly going to search him for drugs without due cause is he? I mean, he's going to see a WHITE guy trying to get his broken-down car off the road. He's not immediately going to think "better see if he has any banned substances on him" is he now? I guess if he were black, maybe that might be the cop's first thought, but for a white man? Doubt it. Unless jwb means he would lose it with the cop (not being known for his patience) and bring the search upon himself? Or is he just being overly paranoid?

jadis · 09-13-2021, 06:20 AM

Yeah, what I'm getting at is "can police search your car/your person at will"?

Trollheart · 09-13-2021, 06:23 AM

Well I think it's up to their discretion, but what I'm saying is that the mindset would be, I think: Black guy=drugs/weapons search. Black woman=try to cop a feel and look all big and authoritarian, White man=Do what you can to help your white brother and white woman=try to get her number and hit on her but without making it too obvious cause a white woman's complaint against you will be taken seriously by the white police force.

jadis · 09-13-2021, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Well I think it's up to their discretion, but what I'm saying is that the mindset would be, I think: Black guy=drugs/weapons search. Black woman=try to cop a feel and look all big and authoritarian, White man=Do what you can to help your white brother and white woman=try to get her number and hit on her but without making it too obvious cause a white woman's complaint against you will be taken seriously by the white police force.

Yeah, that's why I asked jwb and not you: I'm more interested in how these things work in reality than in projection, conjecture and generic internet sanctimony, the entire point of which is establishing yourself as the goody good progressive anti-racist, anti-sexist boy.

Psy-Fi · 09-13-2021, 06:43 AM

Lisnaholic · 09-13-2021, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Because of the next sentence I guess?

Clever

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... none the less, jadis, TH makes a valid point about how police response varies according to a whole bunch of predjudices. In that regard, the police aren't so different from many of us I suppose.
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A carless life can be uncomfortable in many places. I live in a city that has plenty of buses (average wait time: 10 mins). Unfortunately, they have radial routes, so people are forever doing two sides of a triangle for what could be a short journey:-

No one has mentioned Uber which has been very successful here. I wonder how widespread that is in the US ?

(For years, I chose between bus or bicycle to suit my trip. Now, like jwb, I have a car that occasionally leaves me stranded.)

09-13-2021, 04:20 AM	#75834 (permalink)
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09-13-2021, 06:17 AM	#75835 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	But he's hardly going to search him for drugs without due cause is he? I mean, he's going to see a WHITE guy trying to get his broken-down car off the road. He's not immediately going to think "better see if he has any banned substances on him" is he now? I guess if he were black, maybe that might be the cop's first thought, but for a white man? Doubt it. Unless jwb means he would lose it with the cop (not being known for his patience) and bring the search upon himself? Or is he just being overly paranoid? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

09-13-2021, 06:23 AM	#75837 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Well I think it's up to their discretion, but what I'm saying is that the mindset would be, I think: Black guy=drugs/weapons search. Black woman=try to cop a feel and look all big and authoritarian, White man=Do what you can to help your white brother and white woman=try to get her number and hit on her but without making it too obvious cause a white woman's complaint against you will be taken seriously by the white police force. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

09-12-2021, 06:40 PM	#75832 (permalink)
~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	At this point in my life i feel like I'd want a car regardless of where I'm at but it's life or death around here for sure

09-13-2021, 06:20 AM	#75836 (permalink)
jadis Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: dont ask Posts: 1,359	Yeah, what I'm getting at is "can police search your car/your person at will"?