Random Question Thread.

[pogejr]

I have Liberty Mutual Texas Liability Insurance. Yesterday I got hit by a car and swerved out of control and hit an exit pole. The car stopped, waited till I got out of the car and then sped off. My car was taken to the impound lot and I just paid $300 to get it out. It's in pretty bad shape. How fucked am I?

[Silenka]

I have Liberty Mutual Texas Liability Insurance. Yesterday I got hit by a car and swerved out of control and hit an exit pole. The car stopped, waited till I got out of the car and then sped off. My car was taken to the impound lot and I just paid $300 to get it out. It's in pretty bad shape. How fucked am I?

Did you think to memorize that asshole's license plate number while you were getting out?

[Vendog]

I'm trying to get a free blank rental lease agreement for the state of Connecticut in a printable format, but having no luck with google. All the sites I find want you to subscribe for a free trial but I really don't feel like going through that. Does anyone know of any resources I can utilize?

Never mind found one. Thanks though.

[pogejr]

Did you think to memorize that asshole's license plate number while you were getting out?

My description of the accident doesn't do justice to the fact that I came out of the car with only a slight dizziness.
I spun around several times in the process of hitting the pole. The police officers were confused as to how my car hit the pole with the ending position so they made the conclusion that my centripetal acceleration was so much that hitting the pole did little to slow me down. It was an exit pole that literally ripped from its concrete anchor. By the time I got out the car to look at his license plate, he was already speeding off.

tl;dr I couldn't

[Kais]

i have a bunch of posters i took down to paint my room
want to hang them up again
problem is i used tape before and that sucked. shit kept falling and stuff, plus i had to be reeeeal careful not to tear any paper off.

anyone have any ideas on alternative ways to hang posters?
don't want to use portrait frames since i have too many posters in all different sizes. plus, some of them are the same quality of newspaper

[Qeomash]

i have a bunch of posters i took down to paint my room
want to hang them up again
problem is i used tape before and that sucked. shit kept falling and stuff, plus i had to be reeeeal careful not to tear any paper off.

anyone have any ideas on alternative ways to hang posters?
don't want to use portrait frames since i have too many posters in all different sizes. plus, some of them are the same quality of newspaper

3M Command things. Either use their poster ones, or just the "refills" of the sticky back pads.

[Churchill]

For a resume, if I have different positions within the same organization, should I break them up by time or make them one big thing and talk about being promoted?

janitor derp industries 2005-2006
janitor team leader derp industries 2006-2007
senior janitor derp industries 2007-2010

or

Janitor at derp industries
-promoted to team leader
-promoted to senior janitor/greatest eva

This is further complicated by the fact that as a janitor at the same company I may have been the janitor of bathrooms but then moved to special operations janitor later on

[Kais]

3M Command things. Either use their poster ones, or just the "refills" of the sticky back pads.

they won't damage the poster if i take them off? some of them are really wide (like 36+inches, forgot), will they hold up?

[RKenshin]

For a resume, if I have different positions within the same organization, should I break them up by time or make them one big thing and talk about being promoted?

janitor derp industries 2005-2006
janitor team leader derp industries 2006-2007
senior janitor derp industries 2007-2010

or

Janitor at derp industries
-promoted to team leader
-promoted to senior janitor/greatest eva

This is further complicated by the fact that as a janitor at the same company I may have been the janitor of bathrooms but then moved to special operations janitor later on

Two options typically:

1)
List them as you did in the first example, with the most recent first. Include details about the responsibilities of said position, and any meaningful accomplishments/bragging rights, for each one.

Ex:
senior janitor derp industries 2007-2010
- lead in managing project derp. earned promotion through high quality of work.
janitor team leader derp industries 2006-2007
- oversaw derping of derp, created additional value in this way, demonstrated leadership capabilities
janitor derp industries 2005-2006
- cleaned shit like a pro

2
Only list the most recent job title held. This may sound misleading but it's not, and is often implied that your listed title is the title you held when you left (regardless of if it was for the full duration of work). Include a small blurb about promotions, just to cover it anyway and because it looks good. But focus on your overall responsibilities for the position, accomplishments, etc. Don't bog the description down with too many details of "started as janitor 2005-2006, promoted to team leader derp 2006-2007, then promoted again to 2008-2010"... save those kinds of details for an interview or if you're asked. Until then, stick with what makes you look best in the fewest words and simply refer to starting off at a lower position (optional title) and quickly earning promotions to the aforementioned (earned bragging rights).

Ex:
senior janitor derp industries 2005-2010
- lead in managing project derp. oversaw derping of derp, created additional value in this way, demonstrated leadership capabilities. cleaned shit like a pro. earned multiple promotions quickly through high quality of work and proven capabilities.

I'd recommend #2 if your responsibilities stayed near identical through all the promotions... but #1 if you can fill in a good amount of bull that differentiates the positions and increased responsibility/accomplishments while at that position, etc.

#1 is the best if you can do it

[Churchill]

I can't, I was always doing stuff above my level of Janitor so my duties were almost always identical, I ended up doing a split of when I was a Janitor and when I was team leader/special ops janitor because they were the most varied and a lot of the in between was the bleed over. I think it's okay now but I'll find out tomorrow, got two places that have me on wanted

[Qeomash]

they won't damage the poster if i take them off? some of them are really wide (like 36+inches, forgot), will they hold up?

I've honestly never used them to hold up posters--I've always just used sticky tack for posters. But that can/will peel paint if you're not careful. I've just seen a poster holder amid the hooks and cable holders in the Command stuff. I've used the coat/towel hooks and cable management ones and they come off the wall cleanly 99% of the time. Never really worried about the other side as it was just the plastic hooks. As for too heavy? Eh, dunno--use more strips along the top to distribute the weight?

[Cream Soda]

Can you get your driver's license suspended for non driving drunkness.

For example, if you were publicly intoxicated, you have the can refuse a breathalyzer and hope to sober up before they can get a blood test, etc. I know if you refuse it while driving you can get it suspended, but can you in that scenario. Or if I were biking and got pulled over and refused to take it, could they suspend my license there even though it's not related to driving in any way?

[jmc]

Can you get your driver's license suspended for non driving drunkness.

For example, if you were publicly intoxicated, you have the can refuse a breathalyzer and hope to sober up before they can get a blood test, etc. I know if you refuse it while driving you can get it suspended, but can you in that scenario. Or if I were biking and got pulled over and refused to take it, could they suspend my license there even though it's not related to driving in any way?

All depends on state law.

However, for public intoxication or riding a bicycle probably not.

[Hank]

Most drunk-driving statutes proscribe the operation of a “vehicle,” so the starting point for a court reviewing a DUI conviction is the definition of the word “vehicle.” Courts in Ohio, Florida, Oregon, Hawaii, and Colorado have interpreted “vehicle” to include both vehicles that are motorized and vehicles that are powered by humans. So, the courts affirmed the convictions of driving under the influence on the basis of operating a bicycle in those states. However, most states do not apply the penalties related to a driver’s license for a conviction based on operating a bicycle. Only the court in Hawaii upheld the 90-day suspension of the defendant’s driver’s license. The court noted that it was not necessary to obtain a driver’s license in order to ride a bicycle, and that suspending his driver’s license would not stop him from legally riding his bicycle. But, the court reasoned that the deterrent of suspending someone’s driver’s license would affect bike riders too, and upheld the conviction.

http://legallad.quickanddirtytips.co...cycle-DUI.aspx

[Mellema]

Can you get your driver's license suspended for non driving drunkness.

For example, if you were publicly intoxicated, you have the can refuse a breathalyzer and hope to sober up before they can get a blood test, etc. I know if you refuse it while driving you can get it suspended, but can you in that scenario. Or if I were biking and got pulled over and refused to take it, could they suspend my license there even though it's not related to driving in any way?

It may also depend on your age. In Texas minors can have their licenses suspended for 30 days for having any noticeable alcohol level, and it increases with ever offense.

[Lyn]

Story with some background. White people problems.

Spoiler: show

My husband's friend/coworker had to go on emergency leave back to the states because his grandma died. The guy called my husband asking if we could watch their dog for 30 days. He was desperate, said nobody else could take him, and him & his wife were leaving the next day. My husband said okay.

This fucking dog.

He has pissed and shit all over my house. Pissed on my carpet three times, He had a bloody stool in the living room that stained the floor. He pissed on our bedroom floor - stained. I use an antique army trunk as my coffee table, he pissed on it twice - it is now stained and smells like piss. This dog is 5 years old, and supposedly potty trained. He barks at every god damn noise, woken us up on multiple occasions in the middle of the night. We lock him in his kennel when we're not home and at night. He has been an absolute terror.

My question is.. should I ask them to pay for a new carpet - and if so, how do I ask? I wouldn't consider them close friends, my husband works with the guy. They are a lot younger than us. I wrote the wife a message on facebook saying "Hey one of his stools was bloody, he's not acting different but if anything changes i'll let you know and we can figure out how to get him to the vet, but he stained this this and this.." She only replied saying she was sorry he was giving me so much trouble. We live on base housing and they are pretty anal about any stains on the floor, and I think we're going to be fucked once we try to move. The army trunk I have can't be replaced, so I feel like asking for them to pay for my $120 carpet isn't that big of a deal, but under the circumstances.. I'd feel like an ass.

I'm aware we could've done things differently to prevent some of this from happening.

tl;dr -
Friends went on emergency leave for 30 days because their grandma died, we watched their dog for them. Dog has ruined my floors & carpet with piss and shit. He barks at any noise, wakes us up in the middle of the night crying. Fucked when it comes to our floors because we live on base housing. Should I ask them to pay for/replace my $120 carpet? If so, how do I word it without pissing them off?

[Silenka]

It's only 120$, they'd be paying way more to board the dog somewhere for that long, probably. You should have them replace your carpet for making you watch a dog that isn't properly house-trained.

Although if the dog has blood in its stool it could be going in the house for a reason beyond its control/not normal.

[Aksannyi]

It may be house trained but feeling abandoned. Dogs act out when their owners leave them for long periods of time, and this is how they behave. They should have boarded the animal, I agree, and I think it's well within your rights to ask for reimbursement for the items. You should be able to go to small claims court for that if they refuse.

[Apelila]

Just straight up ask "The carpet will need to be replaced, can you cover the cost?" Don't make it a bigger deal unless they say no. As someone else said, it would have cost much more to have the animal boarded somewhere so unless they're broke as hell it shouldn't be a big deal.

It's the military I take it? Are they both in the service? If they're both in the service have your husband take it to the guys CO if he says no/becomes a dick about it. Someone can correct me on this I'm sure since I'm operating on listening to how my ex would phrase things, my impression was that he played babysitter more often than not with the people he was in charge of.

[Ragnus]

they won't damage the poster if i take them off? some of them are really wide (like 36+inches, forgot), will they hold up?

I used them to put up my posters and you have to be super careful when pulling the poster off the wall or it will rip for sure. Even then you're not getting the squares off the back of the poster ever.