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Dadof2 said:
cant stand it wen peeple dont use the rite spelin and grammer or have long sentinsez with no puntuasion its lik there not evin tryin to proof reed wat there riting and dont care or mabee not educatid enuff to no better or mabee skools dont doo a gud job lik thay did bak wen i went to skool i am not sure wat the problim is but it reely drives me crazy their i got it of my chest and now i feel better
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Looks like how my little sister types... and she's 6
 
People who don’t understand traffic circles and who has the right of way - and the people who stop in the circles to wave someone in, which defeats the entire point by stopping the entire circle’s flow and effectively blocking anyone entering or exiting at other points.

People who don’t understand the posted alternate merge signage on two-lane freeway ramp narrowing to one, who interpret it to mean, “I’m going to drive on the shoulder so I can squeeze by two cars engaged in alternate merging, and be seen as the victor in some imaginary contest in my flea-sized brain.”
 
More of a pet peeve than a good wholesome grudge, but listening to fake or overly exaggerated southern accents drives me nuts. I can't even finish the show half the time.
 
My pet peeve- the lazy slobs who leave their shopping cart out in the middle of the supermarket parking lot. It truly bends me off and even worse are the schlubs who do so right in front of you. I frequently walk over and collect their cart to return it to the corral before they even pull out of the parking lot. The words being used (barely) under my breath are not printable but they encompass all kinds of physically impossible acts. If you are one of those and you are alone in a wheel chair- I would give you the benefit of the doubt. Otherwise- you are just a slob in my humble opinion.
 
About 5 years ago they installed a traffic circle in a master-planned shopping center. I mean, wall mart, Costco, a theatre, Dave and Buster's, etc. You get the idea, busy busy place. Seriously, it's been 5 years and I cuss more there than anywhere else. People cannot figure it out. It's mind-bending. I have to meditate on my way into the store to not harm people who came to complete stops in front of me in 3 separate locations in the circle.
 
Heatherg21 said:
About 5 years ago they installed a traffic circle in a master-planned shopping center. I mean, wall mart, Costco, a theatre, Dave and Buster's, etc. You get the idea, busy busy place. Seriously, it's been 5 years and I cuss more there than anywhere else. People cannot figure it out. It's mind-bending. I have to meditate on my way into the store to not harm people who came to complete stops in front of me in 3 separate locations in the circle.
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They then come to Annapolis to practice stopping some more.
 
Capt MJ said:
They then come to Annapolis to practice stopping some more.
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The traffic circle thing - I realized I went straight to the graduate school program of traffic circle navigation early on, because I went from OCS to Spain, then Italy, for duty, driving all around the Med and Morocco, in a traffic-circle-rich environment, a 5-year program of live traffic circle studies. The Italian ones were best, I waved my arms and yelled traffic-appropriate Italian “suggestions” like a pro. Where I grew up and where I attended college, no traffic circles at that time, very rare in U.S.

For a cultural enrichment moment, enjoy the link with all the ways you can say “idiot” in Italian, complete with context note and offensiveness rating.
@WT Door knows these too, I bet.
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How to Say 'Idiot' in the Italian Language: 30 Different Ways! - Daily Italian Words

Have you ever wondered how to say idiot in the Italian language? My guess is that you have – after all, it’s one of the most searched for translations on the internet! As it turns out, there are as many ways to say idiot in Italian as there are in English. Some are used throughout ... Read more
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The big traffic circle at Camp Lejeune in the 70s and 80s was called swoop circle. Got there again in the mid-90s and people didn't know what I was talking about when I referred to swoop circle.
 
THParent said:
In Annapolis, you have at least one traffic circle with stop signs and traffic lights. Come on. make a decision. :mad:

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Oh yes, we have to complicate it further, especially since Church Circle and State Circle are linked by a tiny spoke. It’s the one at the water end of Main St. that seems to baffle people.

Not a traffic circle, but as you depart USNA by Gate 1 and turn left on Randall St. to head for Market House area, there is a stop sign with a No Left Turn sign from Randall into Dock St., the street which runs along the waterfront past Storm Bros. Ice Cream. I can’t tell you how many times I have nearly been hit coming from the opposite direction toward Randall St. or watched pedestrians scatter as someone blithely makes that left-hand turn in front of oncoming traffic and through the crosswalks. If they need to get to Dock St. from that direction, they have to proceed past Dock St. and Market House, do a 360 around the traffic circle and come back past the Market House and then make a right on Dock St. Any guilty parties out there? I forgive you. There is a lot to look at in that area.
 
Devil Doc said:
The big traffic circle at Camp Lejeune in the 70s and 80s was called swoop circle. Got there again in the mid-90s and people didn't know what I was talking about when I referred to swoop circle.
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Around the medical center, or out at Paradise Point?
I must say, I never heard of Swoop Circle.
 
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