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Agree, speaking correct English is never ridiculous. I can't stand people who can't take the time to speak correctly. One of my pet peeves is when people say, "I am good," when asked how they are. No one is asking what type of person you are, they are asking after your health. Careless and lazy speaking habits make a person sound ignorant and uncouth.
Similar: "Not responsible for broken windshields" Yes, you are. Failure to secure load and if your driver doesn't feel he needs to display a license plate on his dump bed, I hope he doesn't mind being followed all the way to his destination for a nice little interview with a state trooper. My $1200 windshield isn't going on MY insurance.
I don't go looking for opportunities like this, but if you can't keep your contents on the truck w/o bouncing them all over the highway, then take slower roads where you won't be firing deadly rocks from your dump bed.
Yes! You are so right. I have many a time silently pondered why in the world trucks with loose debris flying out the top are not responsible for breaking others' windshields. How have they not created something sealed over the top of the truck that absolutely prevents this from happening? Those loose flapping, partial canopy coverings don't do much. I've dodged many a piece of rock or debris that comes flying out from under those.
Makes no sense that this is supposed to pass as being okay with everyone.
Yeah, that sounds ghetto to me, which is fine for those into using ghetto slang or street slang, but that one annoys me.
What happened to simply saying, "I'm sorry," or "pardon me," or "excuse me" or something along those lines?
Another one that irks me is when someone uses the word "so" as a segue into some topic or as a lead-in word to introduce a topic or response of some kind. Why not just state what you want to state without having to first preface it with "so"? Or someone asks a question, and then the respondent uses "so" to introduce what he/she wants to say. That one annoys me for some reason -- I guess because it sounds like such a trendy or millennial way to respond to someone.
Yes! You are so right. I have many a time silently pondered why in the world trucks with loose debris flying out the top are not responsible for breaking others' windshields. How have they not created something sealed over the top of the truck that absolutely prevents this from happening? Those loose flapping, partial canopy coverings don't do much. I've dodged many a piece of rock or debris that comes flying out from under those.
Makes no sense that this is supposed to pass as being okay with everyone.
(I'm sure by now there are people wondering what dump trucks have to do with the thread title)
The takeaway here is just because someone disclaims responsibility for something (whether for vehicle damage or hurt feelings) doesn't mean they are free from liability. Social issues, while more of a gray area than property claims, still have right and wrong.
We've all been warned of the dangers of yes-men, but we also shouldn't surround ourselves with so many naysayers that we begin to second guess things that are legitimately correct. Sound advice can rarely be given in 1 or 2 sentences in passing, which is why it's important to keep good mentors close by.
A good mentor will never leave you doubting their good intentions. If it feels wrong, it's probably wrong, or wrong for you.
It's only a hack if you are using something in a unique or surprising way, or for something other than it's original purpose, such as using your propane torch to toast your bread.
-Journal, used as a verb.
-"Welcome in," as in "Welcome in on this Thursday morning." Idk when this became a substitute for "welcome." The local news radio station does it, now a local sports radio station does. Welcome in where?
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