Comments on: Things One Should Be Passionate About http://fauxrealtho.com/2007/05/15/things-one-should-be-passionate-about/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:10:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: nora@alphabitch http://fauxrealtho.com/2007/05/15/things-one-should-be-passionate-about/#comment-43718 nora@alphabitch Fri, 18 May 2007 18:27:01 +0000 http://fauxrealtho.com/2007/05/15/things-one-should-be-passionate-about/#comment-43718 here in north carolina, if you see a car with its turn signals flashing, you know it was like that when they bought it. drives me absolutely nuts. here in north carolina, if you see a car with its turn signals flashing, you know it was like that when they bought it.

drives me absolutely nuts.

]]> By: rabbittime http://fauxrealtho.com/2007/05/15/things-one-should-be-passionate-about/#comment-43669 rabbittime Fri, 18 May 2007 15:56:15 +0000 http://fauxrealtho.com/2007/05/15/things-one-should-be-passionate-about/#comment-43669 And slow-turners. It is unbearably maddening to miss your light because someone decides that it takes an entire minute to turn the corner. Or slow turners not using signals, even! So you're not only made to slow to a 2 mph crawl, but are surprised by it. :-D And slow-turners. It is unbearably maddening to miss your light because someone decides that it takes an entire minute to turn the corner. Or slow turners not using signals, even! So you’re not only made to slow to a 2 mph crawl, but are surprised by it. :-D

]]> By: r@d@r http://fauxrealtho.com/2007/05/15/things-one-should-be-passionate-about/#comment-42923 r@d@r Wed, 16 May 2007 22:22:13 +0000 http://fauxrealtho.com/2007/05/15/things-one-should-be-passionate-about/#comment-42923 how about this: people in large vehicles who have difficulty seeing pedestrians and therefore assume that they don't exist? for instance, those that stomp on the gas and turn left through a crosswalk when their light turns green, without looking to see whether someone has started to cross the street? at such times i am reminded of robin williams in "the world according to garp" and his pedestrian vigilantism - one of my favorite cinematic moments. how about this: people in large vehicles who have difficulty seeing pedestrians and therefore assume that they don’t exist? for instance, those that stomp on the gas and turn left through a crosswalk when their light turns green, without looking to see whether someone has started to cross the street?

at such times i am reminded of robin williams in “the world according to garp” and his pedestrian vigilantism - one of my favorite cinematic moments.

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