The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

Whizbang Dustyboots said:

Not board related, but something I wonder about every day when I'm out driving:

Why do so many people use the license plate frames that the car dealership sends them? In many states, doing so means that, at some point, your actual license plate arrives in the mail, you take off the dealer frame to remove the temporary tags, attach the permanent tags and then willingly affix what is basically an advertisement for a car dealership to their vehicle.

Do that many people have strong positive feelings for the business that sold them their car? In Southern California, it looks like at least half of the drivers on the road are using dealer license plate frames, instead of spending a few bucks to get something else (I have a plain black frame on my plates, personally) or just using nothing at all.

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CleverNickName said:

Fighting the urge to post this in all of the "OSR or Bust!" threads.
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Whizbang Dustyboots said:

(I mean, people could also just log off and touch grass, but we know that's not going to happen.)

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Ryujin said:

Funny thing is that, in many jurisdictions, those plate frames are illegal because you are not permitted to block any portion of the plate from view. Then again in Ontario, Canada, somehow people are getting away with using smoked and polarized plate covers that can't be read at a distance of a few car lengths or even at all, after dark. Most have bought them under the mistaken impression that the cameras that take pictures of the plates, for toll highways, can't see past them. Truth is those cameras see the plates better than the human eye. Or so I was told by a friend who worked on the original setup of the 407ETR, in the Greater Toronto Area.

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Whizbang Dustyboots said:

Not board related, but something I wonder about every day when I'm out driving:

Why do so many people use the license plate frames that the car dealership sends them? In many states, doing so means that, at some point, your actual license plate arrives in the mail, you take off the dealer frame to remove the temporary tags, attach the permanent tags and then willingly affix what is basically an advertisement for a car dealership to their vehicle.

Do that many people have strong positive feelings for the business that sold them their car? In Southern California, it looks like at least half of the drivers on the road are using dealer license plate frames, instead of spending a few bucks to get something else (I have a plain black frame on my plates, personally) or just using nothing at all.

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CleverNickName said:

I don't know who needs to hear this, but some traffic cameras contain about 5 pounds of copper, and they're held in place by four, 7/16" bolts.

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Whizbang Dustyboots said:

Not board related, but something I wonder about every day when I'm out driving:

Why do so many people use the license plate frames that the car dealership sends them? In many states, doing so means that, at some point, your actual license plate arrives in the mail, you take off the dealer frame to remove the temporary tags, attach the permanent tags and then willingly affix what is basically an advertisement for a car dealership to their vehicle.

Do that many people have strong positive feelings for the business that sold them their car? In Southern California, it looks like at least half of the drivers on the road are using dealer license plate frames, instead of spending a few bucks to get something else (I have a plain black frame on my plates, personally) or just using nothing at all.

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ichabod said:

Cranky old man rant:

I am not scanning a QR code to get girl scout cookies from your daughter.

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ichabod said:

Cranky old man rant:

I am not scanning a QR code to get girl scout cookies from your daughter.

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Ryujin said:

I'm not getting Girl Scout Cookies from anyone, unless it's the daughter who is selling them. Screw this crap of parents making friends and co-workers uncomfortable.

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