Minor things that bother you

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Don's Johns is a ubiquitous enough name around here that when I was growing up, people didn't say "outhouse" or "port-a-john" or the like. "Dad, I have to go." "OK, there are a few Don's Johns over that way." (Didn't matter if they were instead provided by Jiffy John or some other competitor.)

That's interesting because I don't think I've ever heard anyone else or myself use the actual name of the portapotty company when talking about porta toilets. Biff's is a major one in the Twin Cities but I've never heard anyone say they're going to use the Biff, or Biff it, or whatever.

[Scott5114]

They made the logo change several years ago to distance the brand from founder and former chairman who got in trouble for a number of douchey things.

This kind of thing cracks me up.  Removing an apostrophe from their logo somehow distances themselves from the guy?  Yeah right, gimme a break.

Since Shaquille O'Neal joined the board of directors, my wife has taken to calling it Papa Shaq's.

[formulanone]

I just noticed that the new Papa John's logo has the apostrophe omitted.  The company name still has an apostrophe, so that bothers me.

Papa Johns Hopkins Chris Stakehomes

[kphoger]

Since Shaquille O'Neal joined the board of directors, my wife has taken to calling it Papa Shaq's.

Does she pronounce it with an apostrophe?

[gonealookin]

Don's Johns is a ubiquitous enough name around here that when I was growing up, people didn't say "outhouse" or "port-a-john" or the like. "Dad, I have to go." "OK, there are a few Don's Johns over that way." (Didn't matter if they were instead provided by Jiffy John or some other competitor.)

That's interesting because I don't think I've ever heard anyone else or myself use the actual name of the portapotty company when talking about porta toilets. Biff's is a major one in the Twin Cities but I've never heard anyone say they're going to use the Biff, or Biff it, or whatever.

I've used a lot of 'em because the potties are how golf tournaments handle the need.  The only brand name that stands out is Honey Bucket, which is a big provider out here in the West.  I've never said "Excuse me, gotta hit the Honey Bucket" though.

[vdeane]

When you try to leave at least 5 minutes early but your subconscious sabotages you and you head out the door around the same time as always (maybe a minute or two early) and then find out that what appeared to be a simple brushing off of snow is instead hard as a rock and even the ice scraper isn't doing jack shit until the defroster has a couple of minutes to warm things up (how much do you want to bet that it wouldn't have been quite so hard if we were still on standard time?).

[wxfree]

When you try to leave at least 5 minutes early but your subconscious sabotages you and you head out the door around the same time as always (maybe a minute or two early) and then find out that what appeared to be a simple brushing off of snow is instead hard as a rock and even the ice scraper isn't doing jack shit until the defroster has a couple of minutes to warm things up (how much do you want to bet that it wouldn't have been quite so hard if we were still on standard time?).

That's an interesting description.  I'm a lifelong Texan and I've wiped off snow with my hands (I don't have a brush), scraped ice, used de-ice spray (which is a great invention), and once or twice I couldn't find anything to scrape (because I hadn't needed anything in years) with so I had to wait for the car to warm up and melt the ice thin enough that I could slide it off.  I have experience with these things, but not much.  It doesn't happen more than a few times in a year, and sometimes it doesn't happen at all in a year.  Summer and winter is this area are dry seasons, so even when it's cold it's often dry.  When we get snow or ice, things kind of shut down and we don't go out as much, so we get even less experience dealing with icy cars.

To me, leaving is when you actually drive away.  You described leaving as going outside and clearing the car.  Your experience is obviously much different.  That experience affects how people think.  To me, dealing with winter's defecations is a separate ordeal to be borne before leaving.  Having to deal with that nonsense frequently for months every year, it seems that you think of the brushing or scraping more as a part of the drive than as a separate ordeal.  I would do it before expecting to leave, especially because we get much more ice than snow and it might take a while.  I might do it an hour before departure time if it isn't still falling.  Dealing with it so often, a person thinks of it differently.  On some days it's an ongoing task, to be done every time you go out to the car.  The impracticality of doing it early because it's still falling would tend to make someone see it as part of the drive.  That's an experience I've had very little of.

I'm fascinated by how thought patterns form.  I haven't spent significant time in snowy areas, so I'm not familiar with the psychology of it.

[kphoger]

hard as a rock and even the ice scraper isn't doing jack shit until the defroster has a couple of minutes to warm things up

If the ice is thick enough, it might take two or three rounds of application-and-soak, but this stuff is handy to have:

[Beltway]

hard as a rock and even the ice scraper isn't doing jack shit until the defroster has a couple of minutes to warm things up

If the ice is thick enough, it might take two or three rounds of application-and-soak, but this stuff is handy to have:

Does it really speed things up compared to the defroster has a couple of minutes to warm things up?

[D-Dey65]

Historic Aerials is blocking too many of their images now.

[Max Rockatansky]

Historic Aerials is blocking too many of their images now.

USGS has a free Topo viewer that isn't anywhere nearly as buggy, doesn't run ads or tries to claim copyright on public domain maps:

https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/37.6139/-119.8378

[kphoger]

Historic Aerials is blocking too many of their images now.

USGS has a free Topo viewer that isn't anywhere nearly as buggy, doesn't run ads or tries to claim copyright on public domain maps:

https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/37.6139/-119.8378

Am I missing something?  Does that site have historical aerial views?

[Max Rockatansky]

Historic Aerials is blocking too many of their images now.

USGS has a free Topo viewer that isn't anywhere nearly as buggy, doesn't run ads or tries to claim copyright on public domain maps:

https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/37.6139/-119.8378

Am I missing something?  Does that site have historical aerial views?

They feature (and claim copyright) on aerials and USGS maps.  I'm unclear exactly on where the aerials are sourced but I'm assuming they are Federal images. 

My understanding is that the site owner has been challenged on the copyright numerous times.  I'm to understand that the hook he is going for is the copyright is valid because if you on his page, you'll use a proprietary image viewer.   My assumption is that most road fan use of Historicaerials is for the USGS maps since they show older highway alignments.

[kphoger]

Maybe I'm just a doofus, but I can't figure out how to see earlier sat views.

[vdeane]

When you try to leave at least 5 minutes early but your subconscious sabotages you and you head out the door around the same time as always (maybe a minute or two early) and then find out that what appeared to be a simple brushing off of snow is instead hard as a rock and even the ice scraper isn't doing jack shit until the defroster has a couple of minutes to warm things up (how much do you want to bet that it wouldn't have been quite so hard if we were still on standard time?).

That's an interesting description.  I'm a lifelong Texan and I've wiped off snow with my hands (I don't have a brush), scraped ice, used de-ice spray (which is a great invention), and once or twice I couldn't find anything to scrape (because I hadn't needed anything in years) with so I had to wait for the car to warm up and melt the ice thin enough that I could slide it off.  I have experience with these things, but not much.  It doesn't happen more than a few times in a year, and sometimes it doesn't happen at all in a year.  Summer and winter is this area are dry seasons, so even when it's cold it's often dry.  When we get snow or ice, things kind of shut down and we don't go out as much, so we get even less experience dealing with icy cars.

To me, leaving is when you actually drive away.  You described leaving as going outside and clearing the car.  Your experience is obviously much different.  That experience affects how people think.  To me, dealing with winter's defecations is a separate ordeal to be borne before leaving.  Having to deal with that nonsense frequently for months every year, it seems that you think of the brushing or scraping more as a part of the drive than as a separate ordeal.  I would do it before expecting to leave, especially because we get much more ice than snow and it might take a while.  I might do it an hour before departure time if it isn't still falling.  Dealing with it so often, a person thinks of it differently.  On some days it's an ongoing task, to be done every time you go out to the car.  The impracticality of doing it early because it's still falling would tend to make someone see it as part of the drive.  That's an experience I've had very little of.

I'm fascinated by how thought patterns form.  I haven't spent significant time in snowy areas, so I'm not familiar with the psychology of it.

Yeah, it is a bit more frequent here; I keep the snow brushes and mini-shovel in the car from roughly October to April, and there are weeks where it feels like scraping is a daily chore.  But it's also worth noting that I live in an apartment; it's a two minute walk from my unit to where my car is parked.

My understanding is that the site owner has been challenged on the copyright numerous times.  I'm to understand that the hook he is going for is the copyright is valid because if you on his page, you'll use a proprietary image viewer.   My assumption is that most road fan use of Historicaerials is for the USGS maps since they show older highway alignments.

Historic Aerials is weird because they're aggressive about claiming copyright for their own stuff, yet don't bother to cite where any imagery came from "because then you'd just download it from them rather than pay us" (I guess if you want to feature imagery you see in a publication and can't find it in the USGS archives you're just SOL, since they ban redistribution).  Not the only time I've had issues with that site's constant hunger for revenue, either.  It's a great viewer, but I certainly don't have a good impression of the owner.

[kphoger]

Does it really speed things up compared to the defroster has a couple of minutes to warm things up?

Yes.  If the ice is thin enough, it can cut through well enough to scrape immediately.  If not, then just do your best and spray another layer.

[webny99]

When you try to leave at least 5 minutes early but your subconscious sabotages you and you head out the door around the same time as always (maybe a minute or two early) and then find out that what appeared to be a simple brushing off of snow is instead hard as a rock and even the ice scraper isn't doing jack shit until the defroster has a couple of minutes to warm things up (how much do you want to bet that it wouldn't have been quite so hard if we were still on standard time?).

Shameless plug for Uline's ice scraper: I got one as a gift and it does very well even with thick ice.

[Scott5114]

I've never come across American francoxenophobia.

*rolls eyes at French routes*

[kphoger]

If we labeled every instance of Rothman's poo-pooing something as some sort of -phobia, then...

[1995hoo]

If we labeled every instance of Rothman's poo-pooing something as some sort of -phobia, then...

In view of the boldfaced (rather than "pooh-poohing"), which I assume was intentional because you are not the sort to make typos, would that be "fecophobia"?

[PColumbus73]

If we labeled every instance of Rothman's poo-pooing something as some sort of -phobia, then...

Sky: Is blue...

Rothman: Eww

[kphoger]

(rather than "pooh-poohing"), which I assume was intentional

Nope.  I didn't know until today that it's spelled with the letter h in there.

To me, before your reply, 'pooh' was nothing other than an anthropomorphic teddy.

[Big John]

[kphoger]

[Rothman]

If we labeled every instance of Rothman's poo-pooing something as some sort of -phobia, then...

Wonder what Bandit thinks of this.