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R6cowboy wrote: Sat Sep 17, 2022 3:07 pm
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Heck yeah. The wife and I have a board in the garage and we throw with family and friends often.
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People on FBMP or eBay that don't send the goods after payment!!

It is 2022, if I use FB or eBay, I am paying: 1st through the medium (FBMP or eBay), + 2nd through PayPal, and + 3rd with my CC. I have 3 levels of buyer protection there ................ do you really think you are taking my money and running?!?!?!?

How does this work in your head? I try to get you to send the stuff through a couple of messages, and then, what, I forget about it and leave you alone and move on with my life?

Every time that I start to think that people out there can't still be this dumb, I get bit again! This time with a couple of older PDI ESCs through eBay. Messaged the guy a couple of times during purchasing and he seemed cool, and after payment he said he would have it out that day (9/8) or the next, and now nothing but crickets since then! Now eBay is involved, and in a few days my money will be back and life will go on. I just don't understand how the guy thought this was going to play out differently.
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morrisey0 wrote: Tue Sep 20, 2022 8:12 pm People on FBMP or eBay that don't send the goods after payment!!

It is 2022, if I use FB or eBay, I am paying: 1st through the medium (FBMP or eBay), + 2nd through PayPal, and + 3rd with my CC. I have 3 levels of buyer protection there ................ do you really think you are taking my money and running?!?!?!?

How does this work in your head? I try to get you to send the stuff through a couple of messages, and then, what, I forget about it and leave you alone and move on with my life?

Every time that I start to think that people out there can't still be this dumb, I get bit again! This time with a couple of older PDI ESCs through eBay. Messaged the guy a couple of times during purchasing and he seemed cool, and after payment he said he would have it out that day (9/8) or the next, and now nothing but crickets since then! Now eBay is involved, and in a few days my money will be back and life will go on. I just don't understand how the guy thought this was going to play out differently.
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People who don't understand how a roundabout works!

We have a smaller one in a somewhat busy area. Lots of people treat it like a 4 way stop, causing traffic to back up in all directions.
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juicedcoupe wrote: Fri Sep 30, 2022 1:14 pm People who don't understand how a roundabout works!

We have a smaller one in a somewhat busy area. Lots of people treat it like a 4 way stop, causing traffic to back up in all directions.
Good one. We just had one (1st in town) replace a four way stop last year. It's fantastic, for those of us with a little common sense who can follow easy traffic signs and road markings. To others, it causes them to go full brain-dead mode.
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I had a guy stop in front of me just today at a roundabout, and the closet other vehicle was on the opposite side! But at least on this side of town, it is probably the first one many of these people have ever seen, so I give them a little bit of a break.

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Two types of people in the world. One group understand roundabouts and the others are Americans.
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GoMachV wrote: Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:45 pm Two types of people in the world. One group understand roundabouts and the others are Americans.
Some of us understand them just fine.

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Guys who buy out Custom Works CVDs, repackage them as vintage, and sell them on eBay for 4 times the price.

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Mothers (or parents in general) pushing a baby stroller down the street while staring at their phone, not paying any attention to the Jeep they're about two steps away from walking into. I step out of my vehicle and watch her until I realized she isn't going to look up. So I decided to startle the idiot so she wouldn't ram her baby into the back of my Jeep. Unbelievably dumb.
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A single roundabout? Amateurs.... this is my local roundabout....

I present, for your viewing pleasure, FIVE WAYS. Imaginative name.... most people usually go with "Where the F*%#?"...
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I think this is the reason why so many around here have questionable sanity....
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I was old school - when old school wasn't cool !

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Incredible_Serious wrote: Fri Sep 30, 2022 4:50 pm A single roundabout? Amateurs.... this is my local roundabout....

I present, for your viewing pleasure, FIVE WAYS. Imaginative name.... most people usually go with "Where the F*%#?"...
437px-Five_ways_intersection.jpg
EAzSBwmU4AAhX2i.jpg

I think this is the reason why so many around here have questionable sanity....
Is it called Pawnbroker Junction ?

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We have a few roundabouts. My son and I enjoy doing laps when traffic is light enough. So far, Code 4 is our highest (4 times around). However when the whole family is in the car, it's Code Mom (no laps).
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This is known as "The Magic Roundabout " it's in Swindon , drove round it towing a car on a trailer , was ....interesting .
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