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gwendolynlerman · 5 months

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Things that surprised me as a European tourist in the United States

This is based on my experience as a Spaniard traveling to the United States (specifically New York City and Washington, D. C.).

Like many people around the world, I have grown up in contact with U.S. culture through literature, film, and music, so I didn't experience much cultural shock, but some things still surprised me.

All vehicles (cars, trucks, school buses...) are huge! Most cars are pickup trucks or SUVs. The most common brands came from the United States, but I also saw many Japanese cars, especially Nissan and Toyota (mostly Prius, USAmericans seem to love this model 😂).

Customer service is great, not only in restaurants or places where one is expected to leave a tip but also in museums and subway stations.

I heard many different languages spoken by locals, including Mandarin, Russian, and Spanish, as well as European languages spoken by tourists, such as French, German, and Portuguese. (I think that this is mostly the case in big cities, and especially NYC.) In general, the United States is more ethnically diverse than that in Europe, or at least Spain.

People wear face masks more often, although I guess that this is transient due to flu season. Still, way fewer people wear them in Spain.

Taxes are not included in the price. (I was aware of this but used to forget about it at first.)

Toilets are not as deep as in Europe (the water is really close to your butt 😖), and many flush automatically. Public restrooms always have seat covers but normally do not have a toilet lid.

The doors are really heavy! No wonder many people (mostly men) held them open for me. I once had to throw myself against the door to open it. What is the deal with doors in the U.S.? (Is it a NYC thing only?)

People were quite loud (and this is coming from someone who grew up in a country that is renowned for how loud we talk) and played music/videos without headphones in the subway 😑

Cops are surprisingly chill despite the reputation that they have. A guy was insulting a couple of them from across the subway platform, and they just smiled and waved at him. In Spain, it is a crime to insult a police officer, so I was surprised that they were so chill about the whole situation.

On that note, there were a lot of cops around the city at all times (even at 5 a.m.). I counted nine of them in Penn Station!

Drivers honk all the time because of every minor inconvenience. On Thanksgiving Day, there were a lot of traffic jams, and people were honking as if that would magically clear the streets... And, of course, if one person honked, the rest honked as well, so walking on the street on the main avenues was really deafening 😐

Traffic lights are quite far away from where cars have to stop.

Fire truck sirens are really loud and sound like emergency alarm systems. (It reminded me of those TikTok videos ranking them.)

People say "Excuse me" in the subway when going in or out, which was a nice change from the shoving and pushing I'm used to in Madrid.

I saw a lot of people carrying around huge reusable water bottles. (Here's an explanation for why USAmericans drink so much.)

People called me "Ma'am" instead of "Miss". I know it's the polite way to address people, but it was very weird 😂

New Yorkers (maybe USAmericans in general) love to use cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) when giving directions. Someone once told me, "Go west on Broadway" and I was like "I have trouble orienting myself when I use Google Maps, do you think I know which direction I'm going in at all times??".

There are lots of caution signs about worker safety on construction sites, both in English and Spanish, which leads me to think that there are many work accidents 🤔

As a solo female traveler, I was a bit concerned about my security in a city that I have heard is dangerous and in a country where mass shootings are a relatively normal occurrence (unfortunately), but I felt mostly safe. I was surprised to see many posters that read, "If you see something, say something".

Related to the above, I was shocked to see "This is a gun free zone" posters in public places and "No guns allowed" posters on supermarket doors.

I was really surprised to see ads with phone numbers with words in them, like the one below. After doing some research, I discovered they are called vanity numbers and are easier for people to remember. (If, like me, you're wondering how to dial these numbers, apparently you just press the number that corresponds to the letter on the keypad.)

I smelled marijuana everywhere! Although illegal in Spain, you can also smell it sometimes, but it seemed ubiquitous in NYC. (I personally hate the smell, which is why I noticed.)

#langblr #english #united states

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sgiandubh · 5 months

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Just so stories: Traffic jam

9 AM. On my way to the courier office, car loaded with boxes (second installment - spirits: and yes - Cuban rum, cachaça, whisky and gin, too, but not those: I stick with Laphroaig and Tanqueray for my Xmas niceties). Monstrous traffic jam on Kifisias Avenue, which really is a highway cutting deep into the urban fabric. We're immediately stuck, with no escape, but a single solace:

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Next to me, one of those tiny Nissans that look like toys is driven by a rather austere young woman who wears glasses and definitely means business. I expect at least a flat tire warning (not unheard of), when she motions me to roll down my window: 'Excuse me, what are you listening to?'

'It's George Harrison. Many people think it's Lennon, but it's not.'

'What is the name of this song, please?'

'My Sweet Lord, I think. Yeah, must be My Sweet Lord.'

The austere young woman lightens up immediately:

'Oh, thank you! My father used to play it all the time when I was little.'

'Your father is a very good man, then.'

'Was. He died last month.'

'No, he didn't.'

'No?'

'No. I am positive he didn't. Merry Christmas!'

You may believe or not this story, as you may believe or not in Christmas. But there is suddenly something in the air, that makes even a banal and annoying traffic jam sound poetic.

#Youtube #just so stories

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enriquemzn262 · 7 months

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Reason number 158 of why regardless of how much she drains me economically, I’m keeping my pickup: Today I was supposed to make a delivery in downtown Barranquilla, which usually takes about 40 minutes from Malambo, where I live, but since it’s been raining, and rain down here usually means gridlock, I got stuck in a traffic jam 30 minutes away from my destination.

After half an hour stuck in there, I moved the delivery to tomorrow since I realized wasn’t going to make it, and decided to turn around, the issue was the damn gridlock meant I couldn’t move from where I was, so I had to hope the jam could at least move enough for me to reach a traffic light and use it to return.

Another 20 minutes, and all I achieved was moving into the slow lane, and just when I was ready to turn off the engine and wait it out, I saw a bike come out of an empty lot, which I flagged down to discover that was actually a dirt road connecting to the street I needed to use to return, the issue being it was completely flooded, the dude barely making it to the paved road I was in.

An ambulance behind me, which had been trying to no avail to move as well, also saw the bike, and decided to try the road, since it was actually a pickup type of the same model as mine, like this one

So, I said fuck it, and joined the ambulance, and man, that road wasn’t flooded, it was a fucking swamp!

We drove for around 50 meters until we reached a point that was completely underwater, the ambulance driver hesitated and stopped, signaling me to pass him, and when I did he asked if I could try to wade through that part of the road, as while his ambulance was actually 4x4, rather than 4x2 like I am, I have noticeably bigger tires, so, not wanting to return to the gridlock, and summoning all of my Catholic fate, I put the pickup in first, pedal to the metal, and gave it a shot.

30 seconds later and a hard pull to the left that almost left me stuck, I was through! I honked at the ambulance, waited for a bit to see him go through as well, and as soon as he did, I continued to the intersection back to Malambo, the ambulance turning on the opposite direction towards Barranquilla.

The road back was actually paved, but about a kilometer from the dirt road I found another flooded path, with a whole bunch of cars not wanting to try it, but since I just proved water wasn’t an issue, plus the sidewalk was still visible, I also waded that one with no issues and drove past another, smaller gridlock, and from there it was smooth sailing.

Those fucking tires are usually a pain to drive with, but I have never once considered changing them for something smaller precisely because they always come in handy when everything floods.

I love you, my 2012 Nissan NP300!

All that shit with the death battery and alternator was worth it!

#rant #text #pickup

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memories-beneath-the-skin · 10 months

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This morning driving home... Insomnia past few days, my third 15 hour shift In a row, I'm still more observant driving then half I see just starting their day/ week.

Pass under bridge, I see red honda coming from on ramp, just him and I.

I run with led headlights and yellow fogs on at all times so I am visible without doubt.

Dude has dedicated lane, I know better so I get to far left.

4 lane road.

Dude no blinker cuts over into right, then middle, trajectory not slowing... I start to lay on my horn. Nothing.

His rear tires level with my front at this point, I was driving at a faster clip then him, I was far back when he first got on, he should have seen.

I jam on brakes, pull to shoulder hard, left tires digs into grass, truck in rear wheel only starts to buck, and try to turn me towards the ditch as only right rear has purchace.

I clear him barely, and wrench the wheel to road.

My bumper a millimeter off him....

The dude looks at me and gives me the middle finger....

I took the deescalating approach instead of fucking with him... Explaining how I totaled my truck being baited into manslaughter.... I shot to the far right, and put distance between us.

Next stop light my large music library on shuffle wasn't isolated enough, so I got into my harder play list.... Classic metallica.. And cranked it up.

Half way through song, right rear speaker blew out.

Mind went to my surround system and subwoofer I built after 5 months of studying... At level 60 I can't be in the room, at 80 I have to go downstairs as the house is vibrating to pieces and anything not glued falls, moves and rattles , at 100....no distorting at all... And I have to take refuge in garage... (sorry for testing neighbors)

Late model nissan titan crap speakers so I scrolled on my steering wheel through this Playlist past metallica, Hollywood undead, slipknot, ozzy, bad omens, avenged sevenfold, limp bizkit .... And found 'this love' Pantera and dared the rest to fail as I know I am going to replace them...... Therapeutic but untraditional....

But this sparked the above poll....

#Early morning actions #late night thoughts

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imherebabycakes · 2 years

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DonnieXfemreader

SHEABUTTABABY

🍯🍫pt 2

fyi: I am currently just typing on my phone I haven’t yet switched to my laptop to write. Im writing just for fun I’m not the best at punctuations so bear with me.

im giving our leading lady a name But you guys can definitely yourselves in its place.

⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

BLAZE MARIE’S pov:

4|1/2 hours earlier:

just getting back to New York from dc, i celebrated the 3rd annual “moechella” concert/movement. you honestly have to be from DC to understand what it for & about, or you could just google it lol .

feeling tired i headed to my new luxury apartment in Brooklyn courtesy of my favorite uncle who pays half my rent who just so happens to be the richest person in the family well at least on my mom side. finally home i immediately throw my duffle bag down at the front door then locking it after. my place was in complete darkness & a little cold just how I liked it , so I took a nap not only because I was tired but later on Im meeting my home girls to go to a new club called the double take in manhattan, which I was kind of reluctant to go because nothing is usually lit around there for my liking.

……….

A few hours later the time now being 9pm & my bff Kamaree told me to meet her & the others at club. already showered,shaved,and hair in a sleek low bun I still don’t know what to wear & by now the bed was covered with different outfit choices of shoes,clothes & purses , yet nothing came to mind.

though I have an hourglass shape I’m definitely on the thicker side , a couple of love handles over here and I definitely have a belly pudge, and don’t get me started on the cellulite at the back of my thighs. *ugh* i hate it. but anyways I’m still a baddie, because my personality is fire and the face card never declines oh and I have ass for days…..

I finally decided on a simple but sexy little silk black dress with a slit on the side along with some black stiletto like wedges, while putting my favorite red lipstick on *ruby woo* i remembered that I had to bring some protection with me, walking back towards the bed kneeling down to reach underneath a little until i felt what I was looking for . pulling out the black case that encloses my Glock10mm. i bring this baby almost everywhere i can legally thanks to me being a veteran it definitely has its perks. I quickly put it in my sexy lace garter holster, making sure it blends in perfectly with no bulky ness in place I quickly head back to The bathroom to lay my edges and just as I’m finishing up kamaree calls me.

kamaree : 🗣 girl where are you!! come yo ass on, im not standing in nobody’s line even if it is ladies night.

me: ight, ight im omw now you ain’t gotta yell. gaahleee lol

I grabbed my keys,a little clutch purse , a palm sized wallet that inclosed my id credit/debit cards and a $20 bill, A quick look in the mirror and I was out the door. I walked out the building towards an old ass 1999 Nissan Ultima, I only kept it for sentimental values because this was my granddad’s car and he recently passed away this year and he left it to me…..

(15-20 minute passes by she gets to the club sees her other friends & they basically party the night away)

The time was 3am & I was a little tipsy but not drunk I knew where I was at and where I was going, my friends offered to walk me to my car but I insisted that I was OK and I had my “mousekatool” with me.

walking to my car I got my keys ready to unlock the door, coming up on the car I inserted the key and pull the handle, no good,

*ugh this stupid door*

i hate it when it jammed, I remember the trick my granddad taught me to open the door but me being a little tipsy I guess I didn’t have the strength to do it

unbeknownst to me two men were standing a block over watching the whole thing, and I guess to them I looked like an easy target , I could honestly see why I definitely wasn’t aware of my surroundings and what I had on didn’t make it any better nor was i fully sober. I finally got the door to pop open & just when it did masked men abruptly came behind me and ask for money & all my belongings, when I turned around there were two of them and they both had big ass knives.

thinking quickly and my adrenaline pumping, i acted like a helpless damsel in distress,

oh please don’t hurt me”

please take what you want”

as soon as I seen they were letting their guard down a little after taking my purse and keys

i quickly sprung my gun from my upper thigh holster took the safety off and yelled

GET THE FUCK BACK!!! , & DROP THE FUCKING KNIVES BEFORE I START BLASTING DICKS OFF…..

their eyes went wide as if they’d just seen a ghost they immediately put their hands up and did what was told….

and drop my keys and purse too bitches.

almost immediately after doing so the cowards took off running.

and good thing too because I immediately fell to my knees and took a few deep breath‘s. realizing what could’ve happened had I not had my protection.

just as I’m gathering myself , getting my keys,purse & wallet, i hear someone say proudly with glee

“YOU GO GIRL”

standing to my feet fast I yell

WHO’S THERE?….,,, CU….,CUZ NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR GAMES MOTHER FUCKER!!

another voice says in a smugg tone

“Damn idk if im scared or turned”

gun still out & ready i step back so that my back can be on my car for cover…i say….

Look I don’t have anything for you, im just trying to get home…please just leave me be….pl…please

that same gleefully voice says,

“ We’re not gonna hurt love muffin where the good guys !! and we all just seen the whole thing go down, we were about to help you but you can clearly take care of yourself”

well who are you?…..and……. where are you ?

the voice says well…..

“if we show you who we are promise you won’t freak out and scream?”

“ oh and please put the gun away ma’am”

Panic and curiosity now taking over my mind and body I reluctantly put my gun away and say

Okay!

with The quickness I hear multiple grunts & thuds behind The other side of my car.

I slowly, And I do mean slowly lift up to peek through the other side through the glass, and I see what looks to be shells in resemblance to turtle or tortoise.

i stand all the way up, eyes wide i look in amazement & shock at four big ass turtle/human like men.

ummm hey….. i say nervously walking towards them

the orange masked turtle greeted me first with a energetic but sweet demeanor

mikey: hey wasssup girl im Michelangelo but everyone calls me Mikey

hey mickey i give a smile…

mikey: dame your more beautiful up close and you smell really good….

me: i slightly chuckle and blush thank you

then he introduced me to the other three, The one wearing the red mask is Rafael and he is big as fuck , body builders ain’t got shit on him he has a scar on his lip and was chewing a toothpick looking mean, The one in blue mask is Leonardo, he was buff as well but it was more defined, he looked like he had a “not to be played with attitude” but was chill with it. then there was The last turtle wearing a purple mask, and the tallest & slimmest of the 4 named Donatello, sporting gadgets all over and wearing goggles and some taped together glasses… they are all very handsome actually.

mikey: WE ARE!! mikey says excitedly

me: dame did i say that out loud?

mikey: see bro’s i told you we looked good.

Leonardo: hold on,we told you who we are, now whats your name?

me: oh you right, my fault slim…my…. my name is Blaze…. Blaze marie.

Leonardo: BLAZE !!! thats your name???? leo says with confusion and scrunched up face

me: LEONARDO that yours??? i fire back Quick with a slight sass behind it

Rafael & mickey bust out laughing

“she got you there fearless”

*Leonardo just rolls his eyes and walks away*

Rafael: i noticed ya accent, ur not from here are ya?

me: nah moe im frm dc

mikey: moe? what does that mean he says with curiosity.

oh its actually the same as saying bro or Shorty.. oh okay say’s Mikey i like it as he beams a bright smile at me. I guess it’s OK just a little weird says Rafael. i shot back with ah yea ok you big hater, me and Mikey giggle to one another. he scoffs and walks away still chewing on the worn down toothpick. out of my peripheral vision I can see the purple turtle eyeing me like aloof prey……. so i look up and say you like what you see huh with a sly smirk, he embarrassingly snaps out of his trance and says im sorry i was just in deep thought, i chuckled oh really what were you thinking about green bean. while stuttering he say’s i.. i ….ummm..i really love your eyes, they are beautiful i dont think i’ve seen anyone with grey eyes like yours they are truly breathtaking. damn bro you trying to push up my lady now say’s mikey lol , heat rising from my chest and a quick shiver running down my spine i say thank you to the man in purple. thank god im black cuz my cheeks would be red like a tomato right now

#tmnt #tmnt 2016 #tmnt fandom #tmnt bayverse #tmnt mikey #tmnt leonardo #tmnt ralph #tmnt 2014 #tmnt smut #tmnt x reader

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nikkeisimmer · 1 year

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Let Me Tell You A Story:

“The First Hint of Snow and Everything Goes to Shit”

Tuesday’s commute home was a literal nightmare. 5 1/2 hrs of pure misery.

Not only were Lower Mainlanders blissfully unaware of the white mass of cold frozen stuff that was going to cascade onto their unsuspecting heads, the functionally brain-dead amongst us undertook it to make the experience of commuting absolutely horrific.

My personal horror story started with a blissful jaunt down Canoe Pass Way not suspecting the scenes from Carmageddon to ensue as we drive unawares of the carnage closer to home. My first inkling that something was wrong was an eighteen-wheeler involved in a one vehicle jack-knife blocking one lane about 3/4s of the way Eastward on Highway 17. But that was easy to go around. Then not five minutes driving later I see redlights all the way down the 17 to Nordel Way where I was supposed to exit. So our progress slowed to an imperceptible crawl. At this point it has only been 35minutes since we left Tsawwassen Mills Mall - little did I know we were going to be in for five hours of trying to get home. About half an hour later essentially only having moved about 6 feet down highway 17. I said to my wife, the first of many times that night, “Do people here even know how to drive in snow?” My wife just rolled her eyes and sighed. This was going to be a long night of cussing, emitting blue expletives, wishing not so goodwill upon all mankind and wishing some cataclysmic event would befall humanity causing the roads to miraculously clear and offer us a route home unimpeded by who I called many times that night the functionally braindead who got their driver’s license out of a Crackerjack box. Needless to say, wishing ill upon humanity did not work.

At the 1 hr and 45 minute mark after making about a mile progress down Highway 17, as the driver I made the conscious (reluctantly conscious mind you, I would have much preferred to have been home, in my bed unconscious at this point) decision to remove ourselves from that morass of confused and impatient drivers, the one behind me, seeming to want to stick his/her nose up the rear of my Nissan Versa Note in an attempt to either satisfy his/her urgings to make me go a bit faster or to breed his/her Toyota 4Runner to my back fender. No is no. How much faster can I move when the average traffic flow speed is 0km/hr. We’re at a freaking standstill. Cool your jets. You ain’t goin’ anywhere. Our alternate route was to try to get onto Scott Road. So we continued to head down Highway 17 until we saw the Old Yale Road intersection. That was not a wise move. We exited Hwy17 to enter a divergent intersection that crossed King George Highway which led us to Scott Road and into a traffic jam that kept us occupied for the next two and a half hours gratefully thanking any deity in earshot that we had snow-tires on, that we could exercise our options of escaping or consider sitting in this traffic jam on Scott Road for the next six hours until it cleared. We finally opted to escape the traffic jam within about six km from our home since we were getting nowhere fast and we were rapidly starting to reach the halfway point of whatever gas we had put in to get home that night. We exited the teeming lump of irritated humanity and exhaust fumes and made what we thought was our escape.

No, we were back on Hwy 17, headed eastward towards Langley. This time I notified my wife, “Hon, I think we should just go to Langley and hit Fraser Hwy and see if the road is clear THAT way.” Of course my brain at that point had forgotten the name of said highway and my brain had devolved to the point of gesticulating in the direction of where I considered the rough direction of home and mumbling incoherently about the diagonal highway that goes all the way to Whalley? Yeah, my brain was close to tofu by this point. There’s a longish bridge along Hwy 17 and of course thanking my lucky stars we had snows because my vehicle had a bit of a fish-tail as my right back wheel hit a patch of ice. There was so much snow one couldn’t tell if it was just compacted snow turned into ice or whether it was Black ice. We emerged from Hwy 17 at 172nd street. And like my Chinese Astrological sign (the Dog), I went exploring to try and find Fraser Hwy - all the natural landmarks are in the dark, I don’t know this area and naturally I’m lost. Keep in mind that this is now 11:30PM, we’d left Tsawwassen Mills at 7:00PM, we left the gas station at 56th in Tsawwassen with 149km of gas remaining in the tank. We were now at 88km remaining and we still weren’t home. My beloved and I are now getting more than irritated. My median age had reverted to toddler and I’n now getting downright cranky. Like a toddler, all I wanted to do was go home, eat and sleep. Of course our bladders both were acting up and I wanted nothing more than to; a thought I’d been verbalizing multiple times that night already, “I just want to get the hell home”. Thankfully we managed to find 100th Avenue in the dark and utilize the Esso Station as an impromptu bathroom - luckily for us, they have public washroom facilities.

I exit the gas station, turn right onto 100th Avenue and not more than a mile down the road I run into nature’s latest Eff U, there’s a traffic jam up 100th. So since my back end was clear, I reverse gauging the lights behind me, then do an illegal U-turn; no choice these were extenuating circumstances and head back towards the intersection and go south that I knew would exit us at Fraser Highway. Now no longer incoherent or directionally challenged, I knew where I was and where I was going I headed right on Fraser Highway. We hit 96 and Fraser, turning left. We saw accumulations of snow as we hit King George and 96 as they hadn’t been through with the ploughs yet. My beloved wife’s spirits rose considerably as we hit Scott and 96. We were now within stones throw of our home.

And thankfully it was clear sailing from there. I uttered one final “Thank goodness I’m glad I’m home” as I turned the key in the lock of my home. We’d made it despite seeing all manner of incompetence on the road and having a few episodes of near-homicidal rage at the stupidity exhibited by some drivers.

My advice to people: Get some snow tires on.

#non-Sims

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imeverywoman420 · 2 years

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High school memories….. in a friends nissan with some chick fil a lemonade

#Spotify #SoundCloud

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janjanenrico · 1 month

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JAM 936

Coach builder: Santarosa Motorworks, Inc. Model: Nissan Diesel Space Arrow/SRMWI EXFOH Gen 4 Coach Transmission: Manual Area of operation: Provincial operation Fare type: Air conditioned Chassis No.: JA450SSN Engine No.: PF6A Country of origin: The Philippines

CTTO: @wristwatchcollector

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rudel8 · 4 months

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razrgrl · 5 months

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Holiday Adventures: Adventure 3

Cici kept the dog outside and walk into the service center of a dealer I had never set foot into. A nice man with a bald head and red beard took my information and told me that it would be two weeks before his guys could even look at it. I made some "eek" noises but this man obviously had a lot of experience with freaked out people worried about their cars and kept his face emotionless.

"I'm sorry, but there is a 2-week line of people ahead of you. I can't do anything. I can get you a ride to a car rental place, but that's about all."

At this point, Cici had come in. Her strength was starting to crack. Gus was hugging the floor again. I was exhausted and we had missed lunch. We were an hour from home.

I decided that my new goal for the day was to just get home.

We unloaded all of our luggage from my treacherous car and I piled it all around Cici in the service center's lobby, handing her Gus' leash. Ten people stared at us. We did not meet any eyes. We just sat there and I waited for my ride to the rental place.

I am so grateful that this didn't happen on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve or something and that this was pretty much a normal day of business for most people.

I was taken in a lovely new Kia something or other that was -- you know -- working down the road several miles to an unimpressive Enterprise in an unimpressive neighborhood in Schenectady. I watched my ride disappear up the road and hoped these people had a car.

The guy in Enterprise popped right up and let me know that I could have, either, a Nissan Versa or a pickup truck.

I thought about all of the luggage piled around Cici and the dog and the rain sputtering down outside. I said a little prayer that it would hold everything and asked for the Versa.

I've rented Versas before. They are very, very little. My concern for the luggage was real.

He dug around in his pile of keys and said "Oh! Wait. We have Sentra."

Oh my God: I could have kissed him.

The Sentra smelled strongly of marijuana but I didn't say a thing. I was just so deeply grateful that the universe saved me from having to jam everything (and everyone) in a Versa.

I got back to the dealership and Cici and I loaded everything into the Sentra's generous trunk. The rest of the trip went without any drama. We got home 6 hours later than we planned and dived into a take-out pizza. I cracked open my bottle of Bourbon. The dog went to his crate and snuggled among his toys.

I spent the rest of the weekend googling my problem and seeing just deep a hole I was in.

I'm 95% sure that my deceitful car's problems will be covered by Kia's warrentee. There is a known issue with the transmissions that is just this side of an official recall. In the meantime, however, I am logging a ridiculous amount of money in car rental fees. I need to spend some serious time on the phone to figure out just how long I will have to wait for even a diagnosis of what is wrong with my traitorous car. Kia might cover my car rental (or, at least, part of it) but they won't even discuss the matter until we have an official diagnosis of the problem.

That's where I am now.

Stay tuned for Adventure 4 -- once I know how it turns out.

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Well Thats a Wrap on the 2023 Season! As a team we grew each week got better and better. Our Final Stats are Below: 20 Races 1 win 1 Top 5 8 Top 10 13 Top 15 Average Finish 11.2 @ Albany-Saratoga Speedway/ Fonda Speedway Thank you so much to Ben Balzer and Stinger Autosport for the opportunity to drive a great Teo Pro Car with a stout Hunt's Machine 602 Crate Motor. With out you we would not have gotten that 1st win! To the crew Jarron Cam Ben Kaelyn Kaylee Rae N Mike Dylan. You guys busted ass all summer with many nights in the garage and on Race Nights thank you guys and girls for everything! James Meehan Racing Patrick and James you guys got this car real fast the last part of the season. It was awesome working with you guys to get a better understanding on set ups and driving tips! Master Dan Humes and Matt Humes Clayton Racing Fab you guys are always there for me! Thank you brothers! Great job at the Fonda 200 weekend we were close! Ghetto Child Motorsports Dave Baranowski thanks for always being there and all the help its always a fun Friday night parking together! Tommy DAngelo Racing Jason Couse Thanks for the motor work and nights in the shop getting stuff fixed up! Dick Hicks and Hico Fabrications you guys keep this racing world turning thank you for your support! To all our great Marketing Partners! Lia Nissan of Saratoga JGS Recycling and Hauling Dwayne Primeau And Primeau's Autobody C EZ Keys Chris thank you! Hailee Criscione Ideal Nutrition The Nutrition Hive Best Teas!! DAB Towing & Recovery Cindi and Darian DH Graphx Dan always the best looking cars! Scrubs. Partners in Grime T.C.E Inc. Empire Automotive Solutions LLC. JAM Performance Swagger Factory Apparel Best In Business MPI - Max Papis Innovations Love the Wheel Thank you to anyone I may have missed! Look forward to seeing everyone in 2024! Stay tuned

We’ll That’s a Wrap on the 2023 Season! As a team we grew each week got better and better. Our Final Stats are Below: 20 Races 1 win🏁 1 Top 5 8 Top 10 13 Top 15 Average Finish 11.2 @ Albany-Saratoga Speedway/ Fonda Speedway Thank you so much to Ben Balzer and Stinger Autosport for the opportunity to drive a great Teo Pro Car with a stout Hunt's Machine 602 Crate Motor. With out you we would not have gotten that 1st win! To the crew Jarron, Cam, Ben, Kaelyn, Kaylee, Rae N Mike, Dylan. You guys busted ass all summer with many nights in the garage and on Race Nights, thank you guys and girls for everything! James Meehan Racing Patrick and James you guys got this car real fast the last part of the season. It was awesome working with you guys to get a better understanding on set ups and driving tips! Master Dan Humes and Matt Humes Clayton Racing Fab you guys are always there for me! Thank you brothers! Great job at the Fonda 200 weekend we were close! Ghetto Child Motorsports Dave Baranowski thanks for always being there and all the help, it’s always a fun Friday night parking together! Tommy D’Angelo Racing Jason Couse Thanks for the motor work and nights in the shop getting stuff fixed up! Dick Hicks and Hico Fabrications you guys keep this racing world turning, thank you for your support! To all our great Marketing Partners! Lia Nissan of Saratoga JGS Recycling and Hauling Dwayne Primeau And Primeau's Autobody C EZ Keys Chris thank you! Hailee Criscione Ideal Nutrition The Nutrition Hive Best Tea’s!! DAB Towing & Recovery Cindi and Darian DH Graphx Dan always the best looking cars! Scrubs. Partners in Grime T.C.E Inc. Empire Automotive Solutions, LLC. JAM Performance Swagger Factory Apparel Best In Business MPI - Max Papis Innovations Love the Wheel Thank you to anyone I may have missed! Look forward to seeing everyone in 2024! Stay tuned🏁 September 26, 2023 at 04:41PM

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Bus and taxi operators in Jamaica are eager to use the country’s in-house central bank digital currency (CBDC) — Jam-Dex — as locals seek operational efficiencies and reduced costs and security risks.The Central Bank of Jamacia launched Jam-Dex, short for Jamaican Digital Exchange, in 2022, which was supported by an airdrop event to expedite its widespread adoption. More recently, Aldo Antonio, co-founder and acting executive chairman of the National Transporters Alliance Group (NTAG) revealed his efforts to spread Jam-Dex adoption among the transport community. According to a local report from Jamaica Observer, Antonio sees a lower curiosity in CBDCs among bus and taxi drivers — primarily due to a sluggish adoption rate among vendors and consumers. Regardless, Antonio remains optimistic:“I see Jam-Dex as something that would be significantly transformative for the public transportation sector and needs to be embraced.”In order to make Jam-Dex feasible, Antonio believes Jamaica needs more customers willing to use the CBDC. Failure to attract customers will discourage merchants and eventually result in the total abandonment of digital currency.According to Antonio, food and transportation are the two main verticals that can increase the day-to-day Jam-Dex usage. He added:“If we can get them (Jamaicans) moving and paying for transportation using Jam-Dex on a daily basis, it increases the rate at which we can get the digital currency into people's hands.”Moreover, CBDC’s widespread adoption eradicates the drivers’ concerns related to carrying cash or giving back the exact change. Jamaica is currently working toward enabling the CBDC services on mobile phones of the general public. “With that happening and training happening, then the sector could be in a position by January, if not before, to be able to accept Jam-Dex-type payments,” Antonio concluded. An estimated 25,000 to 30,000 transport owners reside in Jamaica, who can help expand Jam-Dex’s reach beyond the existing 10,000 vendors with 200,000 people that use the CBDC through the digital wallet Lynk.While Jamaica banks on taxi drivers to expedite its CBDC adoption, Japanese auto-maker Nissan ramped up its Web3 efforts.#NISSAN has filed 4 trademark applications for ▶️ INFINITI ▶️ NISMO ▶️ NISSANThe filings signal plans for Virtual Clothes + Cars Stores for Virtual Goods + NFTs NFT Marketplaces + Trading + Minting Metaverse Advertising Services#NFT #NFTCommunity #Metaverse #Web3 #Car pic.twitter.com/iG3ZVgyD5t— Mike Kondoudis (@KondoudisLaw) March 13, 2023 In Q1 2023, Nissan filed four new Web3-related trademarks filed in the United States. In addition, its Japan unit is experimenting with auto sales in the metaverse. The filings to the USPTO reveal Nissan’s plans to create virtual clothes, cars, headgear, trading cards, toys, tickets and a nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace for trading and minting NFTs. Source

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Autonomous Driving Market Global Industry Analysis

Autonomous Driving Market, By Sensors (LiDAR, Camera, GPS, SONAR, RADAR), Upcoming Technologies (Traffic Jam Pilot, Highway Pilot, Pilot Parking, Infotainment And HMI, Driver Monitoring System, Others), Class (Small, Medium, High End, Van), Technologies (Microchip, Sensors, Autoelectronics, AI, HD Mapping, Non AI Software, Physical Systems, Steering, Others) Geography (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa and South America)

Market Overview

The global autonomous driving market is anticipated to reach USD 9.1 billion by 2020 growing at a CAGR of 34.6% during the forecasting period, 2020-2028.

Autonomous driving is automated driving that needs less human interaction of the driver for driving and helps in reducing the accidents by actively taking decisions for speeding up or speeding down as per the environmental conditions. Factors such as the safety & comfort of the passengers and the rise in use of automation are some of the major factors for the autonomous driving market.

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Upcoming Technologies segment is segmented into Traffic Jam Pilot, Highway Pilot, Pilot Parking, Infotainment and HMI, Driver Monitoring System, Others

The class segment is segmented into Small, Medium, High End, and Van

Technologies segment is segmented into Microchips, Sensors, Autoelectronics, AI, HD Mapping, Non-AI Software, Physical Systems, Steering, and Others.

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Europe region is the largest contributor to the autonomous driving market in the forecast period 2020-2028 and the Asia-Pacific region is expected to grow with the highest CAGR during the forecast period 2020-2028

Competitive Landscape

Key players in the global autonomous driving market are CMU NAVLAB, Audi AG, BMW AG, Ford Motor Company, Groupe Renault, General Motors, Google LLC, Honda Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Company, Tesla Inc, Toyota Motor Corporation, Uber Technologies Inc., Volvo Car Corporation, Volkswagen AG, Waymo, Nvidia, Oxbotica, Addison Lee, Huwaei among others

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In 2019, BMW in partnership with Daimler will develop self-driving technologies for automated driving on highways, driver assistance systems, and parking features.

In 2019, Volkswagen AG has announced the test of the first vehicles with the Level 4 automation in a major German city are underway for handling complex urban traffic patterns without help from drivers, although they must be ready to intervene

Hence, tremendous progress has been made over the last decade and yet a lot more to come in recent years.

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