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ranfomfufe t1_j1rvvvt wrote
Reply to comment by NoCokJstDanglnUretra in LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
Not really... I've encountered multiple instances where Google maps and waze don't agree whether a road exists or not.
panicatthepharmacy t1_j1rvnyg wrote
Reply to comment by dexmonic in LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
Exactly. LPT: if your GPS suggests saving time by driving your car across open water, don’t do it! Most cars cannot drive on water.
cccccchicks t1_j1rv8a1 wrote
Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
If however it is foggy, do the opposite. Drivers as a collective often take the speed limit as a suggestion at the best of times and are really bad at slowing down to appropriate speeds for the visibility.
I'd rather be crawling through a tiny village at 5MPH knowing that there are only a couple of cars around than at 50MPH without being able to see my stopping distance because I'm near guaranteed to be rear-ended otherwise.
And yes there was snow on the ground, but not a massive amount, and in the bit of the UK I was in, there isn't much distance between villages, so very very little risk of getting into serious trouble not in reach of other humans.
Worst_Thresh_Euw t1_j1ruwie wrote
Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
Thought that would be a smart idea because the snowstorm had already been gone for a few days.
Gotta say, wasnt a nice experience having to turn in 10 strokes on a road near a cliff because we couldn't keep going.
This was in Portland, we were so surprised by this because we're used to backroads being cleared of ice within the first day.
JetPuffedDo t1_j1ruow6 wrote
Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
My mom's friend said his cousin, the cousins wife, and their daughter got stuck in a snowstorm going on backroads and the parents lost their toes from frostbite as a result.
misschzburger t1_j1rulq9 wrote
Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
I live on a back road. I can confirm during last year's storm there was no plowing happening here.
Nearby-tree-09 t1_j1rtt8u wrote
Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
This just happened to a relative last wk, driving through S Dakota, shortcut through the Rez, front wheel drive through a blizzard, car in a ditch, hauled out by good Samaritan, taken to local home, vehicle accidently backed into by drunk resident, threatened with life, taken to local pastors home, stayed for 4 days until house size drifts on hwy were cleared. Very close call she wasn't sex trafficked.
Other_Account_6435 OP t1_j1rtryy wrote
Reply to comment by blueboy151 in LPT Request What are some strategeies you all use to reduce work-related guilt when doing something fun? by Other_Account_6435
I appreciate your thorough response. Yeah I feel meditation often feels "hokey" to me in concept but everytime I've done a mindfulness exercise I have felt more aware and "calibrated" with myself. Thank you for sharing. I have people in my life who make me feel that being selfish at home is wrong and having wants are bad. Thank you for this insight and thank you for sharing.
notreadyforhiccup OP t1_j1rtcfc wrote
Reply to comment by c0mputerRFD in LPT request: how to find information how to get visa in Canada? by notreadyforhiccup
You don't even know how grateful I am for this advice. Well, just simply thank you it means a lot to me.
Sad-Ad-6147 t1_j1rt0u1 wrote
Reply to comment by Perfect_Ability_1190 in LPT: How to permanently delete your twitter account you keep coming back to by schichtleiter
How about the following:
I dropped a huge Elon in the toilet today. It Musk'ed pretty bad!
Warped911 t1_j1rsijv wrote
Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
Also don't tailgate, give yourself a chance to stop
Other_Account_6435 OP t1_j1rrsma wrote
Reply to comment by nobody-u-heard-of in LPT Request What are some strategeies you all use to reduce work-related guilt when doing something fun? by Other_Account_6435
Ah yeah, I'm still hourly, so I'm not even to salary yet so this feels helpful. Thank you for sharing.
Riaayo t1_j1rrfai wrote
Reply to comment by Yeetus_McSendit in LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
The highway absolutely has the risk of accidents and pileups, but someone is also going to find you on that highway in that case. Nobody's going to find you for days out on a back road if something goes wrong.
Obviously the real LPT is not to be out driving in these conditions if you can help it.
non_clever_username t1_j1rr8rf wrote
Reply to LPT: If you're traveling for the holidays, be sure to pack an extra set of car keys and a phone charger in your carry-on luggage. This will give you a backup in case you lose your primary keys or your phone dies while you're travelling! by TheEpicBlob
Why would you pack either thing anywhere but your carryon?
DevinFraserTheGreat t1_j1rr8i3 wrote
Reply to comment by Sometimes_Stutters in LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
Yes, you want to avoid a scenario with a lot of cars going in and out of lanes.
DevinFraserTheGreat t1_j1rqz23 wrote
Reply to comment by nullrecord in LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
We’ve been diverted to backroads in the US with no Wi-Fi or cell service. Now when we do take the diversion, I screen shot the next steps so we’re not completely in the dark.
Riaayo t1_j1rqvid wrote
Reply to comment by dexmonic in LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
Google maps is already at its core a convenience device of "I don't want to have to plan this / think about it, please do it for me." Which is totally fine most of the time and I'm not looking to call people lazy for using it - I use it myself.
But what I mean is the core instinct of why people use it translates very easily into the extended "I don't want to think about it, please do this for me" that can result in what you're seeing here. And when the app works for people in good weather, and is taking traffic into account? It's not that shocking that people might just assume the thing takes weather into account too. It seems to do everything else right? Why not?
blueboy151 t1_j1rpx5t wrote
Reply to LPT Request What are some strategeies you all use to reduce work-related guilt when doing something fun? by Other_Account_6435
I would suggest therapy. I went one earlier this year and "graduated" last month. They may suggest doing meditation which I always thought it was dumb but once I did it every day after work and it has been a game changer.
You may always want to do a trick I still do which is at the end of the day before heading home is to writing down what I couldn't today and will need to follow-up tomorrow. Helps keep you organized and makes you less worried that you will forget tomorrow.
Everyone is replaceable at their jobs even presidents and CEOs. Put in your time at work and be selfish at home to enjoy your friends, families and hobbies. You are your highest priority, not your job.
nobody-u-heard-of t1_j1rpm6t wrote
Reply to LPT Request What are some strategeies you all use to reduce work-related guilt when doing something fun? by Other_Account_6435
I just remember the size of my paycheck
HowlingWolven t1_j1rp8lr wrote
Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
If the interstate is closed, just get to a hotel. Don’t try to detour around.
Other_Account_6435 OP t1_j1rp7ls wrote
Reply to comment by YggdrasilsLeaf in LPT Request What are some strategeies you all use to reduce work-related guilt when doing something fun? by Other_Account_6435
Thank you for your thorough post. I like the idea that we work to live our life not to be defined by it and feeling safe enough to say "no" for work life balance. Thank you for your insight and for sharing.
DawgMan87 t1_j1rwbbw wrote
Reply to comment by ranfomfufe in LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
If they were the same then they would have merged the products.
Waze knows traffic and self-reported accidents. Waze also regularly routes me to uncontrolled intersections with no break in traffic as a “short cut”.