Time for “K12 in one thread?”

[1995hoo]

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Aside from that to my knowledge K12 has never before claimed a mental disability.  That might explain why he doesn't understand the issue I had with his 1984 Phoenix post.  While unfortunate it doesn't excuse it either (IMO).  It certainly doesn't give him a license to be snide with everyone who disagrees with him or to go off on one sided political rants (see his California related posts) about things he doesn't like.

He posted the following in 2021. It's not an excuse for his condescending behavior.

I have Aspergers. I think my commute does for me what Equine therapy does for others. My car is my emotional support animal.

[webny99]

I think my commute does for me what Equine therapy does for others. My car is my emotional support animal.

To be fair... I'm certain that this is true of many of us on this forum regardless of whether we have been formally diagnosed with a developmental disorder. 

[1995hoo]

I think my commute does for me what Equine therapy does for others. My car is my emotional support animal.

To be fair... I'm certain that this is true of many of us on this forum regardless of whether we have been formally diagnosed with a developmental disorder. 

You know....as much as I love to drive, one thing I hate is when I go to a doctor's appointment and they want to take my blood pressure too soon after I've been driving. Even on a relatively easy drive, like the one I had this morning, things happen, like the dumbass who abruptly cut me off on the Beltway when his lane slowed down due to someone trying to use the approach to the express lanes to pass slower traffic. (But that was far enough in advance of today's appointment that it didn't affect the reading, which was nice and low. Not commuting has improved my blood pressure big time!)

[webny99]

You know....as much as I love to drive, one thing I hate is when I go to a doctor's appointment and they want to take my blood pressure too soon after I've been driving.

Interesting. I obviously understand how specific driving interactions can elevate one's blood pressure, but it never occurred to me that this could happen without being involved in some sort of specific road rage incident. I have always attributed high blood pressure readings to white coat hypertension, but knowing that it could be affected by something as unassuming as having been driving recently (especially since I too enjoy driving), it's definitely something I'm going to pay attention to now... and perhaps even adjust appointment schedules to account for.

[Plutonic Panda]

That and Jake is one of the big name in signage collecting circles.  He's also a license plate guy. 

I never knew him and I'm not gonna look up his posts but I checked his profile and he likes button copy signage so I'm just gonna remember him by that cause that's pretty cool. For some reason, I like button copy signage as well.

[Max Rockatansky]

That and Jake is one of the big name in signage collecting circles.  He's also a license plate guy. 

I never knew him and I'm not gonna look up his posts but I checked his profile and he likes button copy signage so I'm just gonna remember him by that cause that's pretty cool. For some reason, I like button copy signage as well.

He is still around on some off forum road groups.

[freebrickproductions]

I think my commute does for me what Equine therapy does for others. My car is my emotional support animal.

To be fair... I'm certain that this is true of many of us on this forum regardless of whether we have been formally diagnosed with a developmental disorder. 

I have found just hitting the open road can be relaxing for me after a stressful day, though commuting in traffic isn't exactly "relaxing" for me most of the time.

[Max Rockatansky]

You know....as much as I love to drive, one thing I hate is when I go to a doctor's appointment and they want to take my blood pressure too soon after I've been driving.

Interesting. I obviously understand how specific driving interactions can elevate one's blood pressure, but it never occurred to me that this could happen without being involved in some sort of specific road rage incident. I have always attributed high blood pressure readings to white coat hypertension, but knowing that it could be affected by something as unassuming as having been driving recently (especially since I too enjoy driving), it's definitely something I'm going to pay attention to now... and perhaps even adjust appointment schedules to account for.

I love driving.  But there is a substantial difference between driving some scenic mountain highway versus commuting on congested urban roadways.  One is relaxing, the other isn't.  There is a clear rise in my heart rate that even my fitness watch picks up if a certain commute day is aggravating enough.

[Roadgeekteen]

Kernals acts like I did back in 2017-2018 when I was new to the forum, the only thing is I think he's older than me which is quite embarrassing.

[SEWIGuy]

Kernals acts like I did back in 2017-2018 when I was new to the forum, the only thing is I think he's older than me which is quite embarrassing.

No you were fine. Sometimes a little too exhuberant, but tolerable. Kernals is simply too steadfast in his ideas and rigid in his thinking.

[webny99]

You know....as much as I love to drive, one thing I hate is when I go to a doctor's appointment and they want to take my blood pressure too soon after I've been driving.

Interesting. I obviously understand how specific driving interactions can elevate one's blood pressure, but it never occurred to me that this could happen without being involved in some sort of specific road rage incident. I have always attributed high blood pressure readings to white coat hypertension, but knowing that it could be affected by something as unassuming as having been driving recently (especially since I too enjoy driving), it's definitely something I'm going to pay attention to now... and perhaps even adjust appointment schedules to account for.

I love driving.  But there is a substantial difference between driving some scenic mountain highway versus commuting on congested urban roadways.  One is relaxing, the other isn't.  There is a clear rise in my heart rate that even my fitness watch picks up if a certain commute day is aggravating enough.

True, although for some people, mountain highway driving (involving hilly terrain and/or snow in particular) can also lead to increased blood pressure for a very different reason... fear or under-confidence in their ability to navigate safely, or the driver's ability if they're the passenger.

I don't think there are many roadgeeks that suffer from that issue, but there are plenty of such people amongst the general population. The one type of roadway I think most everyone would find relaxing is a wide open interstate or rural two lane highway.

[Max Rockatansky]

You know....as much as I love to drive, one thing I hate is when I go to a doctor's appointment and they want to take my blood pressure too soon after I've been driving.

Interesting. I obviously understand how specific driving interactions can elevate one's blood pressure, but it never occurred to me that this could happen without being involved in some sort of specific road rage incident. I have always attributed high blood pressure readings to white coat hypertension, but knowing that it could be affected by something as unassuming as having been driving recently (especially since I too enjoy driving), it's definitely something I'm going to pay attention to now... and perhaps even adjust appointment schedules to account for.

I love driving.  But there is a substantial difference between driving some scenic mountain highway versus commuting on congested urban roadways.  One is relaxing, the other isn't.  There is a clear rise in my heart rate that even my fitness watch picks up if a certain commute day is aggravating enough.

True, although for some people, mountain highway driving (involving hilly terrain and/or snow in particular) can also lead to increased blood pressure for a very different reason... fear or under-confidence in their ability to navigate safely, or the driver's ability if they're the passenger.

I don't think there are many roadgeeks that suffer from that issue, but there are plenty of such people amongst the general population. The one type of roadway I think most everyone would find relaxing is a wide open interstate or rural two lane highway.

Being a passenger on a mountain grade definitely is a different experience.  For one thing the passenger isn't controlling the car and doesn't have a wheel to brace against.  Unless the seat bolstering is good (it isn't in two my cars) the passenger is going to be sliding around a whole lot more than the driver. 

[Quillz]

Part of what is unfortunate is that you seem to be pretty good at digging up some interesting historical road related documents.  Trouble is that they get buried in weird things like all this 1984 business.  That and vast majority of what you post (especially lately) is this fictional tech stuff that seemingly nobody wants.

Yeah sure, my thoughts are clear on the 1984 stuff (which you seem to still not get).  You don't seem to get how annoying and downright aggravating it is bombard long running threads with tech nonsense.  That and your niche self centered personal philosophies on how you think urban development should have gone past tense is pretty unappealing.

While you've made it clear that you don't like my attitude towards you, what about you towards everyone?  You've been nothing but a jerk towards almost everyone who disagreed with you since you started on this forum. Having some basic courtesy would've helped you a ton with credibility.

The fact that I'm starting to think this person is a troll is more to do with them not explaining how changing the name of a mountain whether it be retroactively or not is Orwellian. They just keep repeating the same thing over and over. What the fuck is Orwellian about it? At this point, I'm well aware they change the name retroactively. For the umpteen time how is that Orwellian?

I remember some people making similar complaints when Mt. McKinley was officially renamed to Denali. How that was some kind of authoritarian move, blah blah blah. Except... Denali was both the native name, was already used in Alaska, and Mt. McKinley was just an early 20th century political stunt. And for the people who really are bothered by this, it remains a valid secondary/alternate name.

Point being, turns out it wasn't a big deal and no one really cared. This thread is the first I'm even hearing of a mountain in Arizona being renamed. And... okay? It's a mountain, I don't think it's going to care what it's called. We could rename Mt. Whitney to Mt. BudShusterIsAStupidFatass and it wouldn't change anything geographically. And on a more serious note, if the name change was to reflect native culture and/or original names (like what happened with Denali), then I for sure support it. Hell, even the British Empire when they were mapping the Himalaya tried to use any known native names when possible. Only the ones that didn't have them were assigned English names (most notably Everest).

[Quillz]

then maybe I should start reading some sort of bigotry into your bullying of a guy with Aspergers.

I have Aspergers, as well. As well as back arthritis. So do not criticize me or my posts.

[Max Rockatansky]

FWIW I was a resident of the city of Phoenix when Piestewa Peak was named.  There wasn't a lot of dissension because most locals were in favor of doing something to honor Lori Piestewa. 

Yeah, doctoring a planning document from the 1990s long before Lori Piestewa died is weird.  Even still, the scenario resembles nothing from a George Orwell novel.  1984 came out after World War II when the next big fear was Soviet style Totalitarianism.

[Molandfreak]

Kernals acts like I did back in 2017-2018 when I was new to the forum, the only thing is I think he's older than me which is quite embarrassing.

We're all our own worst critics. It's in our nature to look back at some of the things we've done less than fondly (a negative attitude to have) rather than celebrate our personal growth (putting a positive spin on past mistakes). I thought I was persona non grata on this forum for years only to come back and discover that wasn't the case.

[PNWRoadgeek]

Generally, I love this forum. As I feel like I'm accepted as a person here and generally not "persona non grata". I left for a little bit because I wasn't really interested in roads, and more interested in other things. But ever since I became interested in roads again I came back.

[Rothman]

If personae non gratae get together, are they no longer personae non gratae?

[1995hoo]

You know....as much as I love to drive, one thing I hate is when I go to a doctor's appointment and they want to take my blood pressure too soon after I've been driving.

Interesting. I obviously understand how specific driving interactions can elevate one's blood pressure, but it never occurred to me that this could happen without being involved in some sort of specific road rage incident. I have always attributed high blood pressure readings to white coat hypertension, but knowing that it could be affected by something as unassuming as having been driving recently (especially since I too enjoy driving), it's definitely something I'm going to pay attention to now... and perhaps even adjust appointment schedules to account for.

I love driving.  But there is a substantial difference between driving some scenic mountain highway versus commuting on congested urban roadways.  One is relaxing, the other isn't.  There is a clear rise in my heart rate that even my fitness watch picks up if a certain commute day is aggravating enough.

That's exactly what I was getting at. Thanks for saying it more clearly than I did.

[Scott5114]

If I have a time I have to be there by, driving is stressful. If I don't, it's not.

[LilianaUwU]

This thread made me realize I gave myself the label of troll by creating my own "in one thread", well, thread.

[Roadgeekteen]

FYI I also have aspergers. Seems very common in the road geek community.

[LilianaUwU]

FYI I also have aspergers. Seems very common in the road geek community.

I'd be surprised if anyone here didn't have some form of autism.

[PNWRoadgeek]

FYI I also have aspergers. Seems very common in the road geek community.

I'd be surprised if anyone here didn't have some form of autism.

Same here.

[Max Rockatansky]

FYI I also have aspergers. Seems very common in the road geek community.

I'd be surprised if anyone here didn't have some form of autism.

Same here.

I don't.  The only thing I was ever diagnosed with was ADHD. Thing was that was 35 years ago and I don't think how they diagnosed things in the 1980s lines up with how it is done now.