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vecna
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I was all set to release a new VERGE build this last weekend, but then my computer went all fritzy and I'll probably have to reformat soon (but not until after I put out a new VERGE build) -- and then my car got totalled by some jackhole rear-ending me AT A STOP LIGHT. I guess he felt they were more like a suggestion or something. So now my non-working hours are like, talking to insurance people and looking for a new car. Sigh. Hopefully next week.
Posted on 2004-07-13 00:48:46
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RageCage
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oh man, that sucks
Posted on 2004-07-13 02:15:57
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Omni
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Understandable, just depressing.
Posted on 2004-07-13 02:32:08
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rpgking
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Sorry about you and your car... Some people don't deserve to be out on the roads.
Posted on 2004-07-13 06:59:03
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zaril
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They are conspiring against the Verge society! Protect Vecna at all costs!
Posted on 2004-07-13 08:22:55
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sabernet
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buddy o' mine went through the same thing.
Many a driver of minimal cranial capacity are color blind, lack depth perception and loves the sound of pencil on an insurance agent's stack of paper. Fortunately, you can rest knowing that he has to pay a heckuva lot more now in premiums.
That and someone that daft is probably not destined for great things.
Posted on 2004-07-14 03:37:32
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vecna
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....
I am having a really bad week.
http://vecna.verge-rpg.com/whatthefuckingfuck/
That's my rental car.
It did this.. spontaneously. ... Seriously.
I was at a Honda dealership looking for a new car. Myself and several Honda salesmen and repair guys watched this happen. It first bowed up (see pic 11), then fractured, and then shattered when I shut my car door.
The consensus from the repair guys was that the roof was too rigid and there was too little play with the glass, because it was an unusual design (it doesn't open, the whole roof is a solid piece), and also the glass was of poor quality (obviously, it wasn't shatterproof either).
Here's hoping the rental agency doesnt make a big pain in the ass about trying to charge me for the damage. This is clearly a design flaw >:F
Posted on 2004-07-14 04:35:59
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Omni
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That...is outrageous.
Posted on 2004-07-14 04:37:48
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rpgking
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Whoa... What are the odds of that happening? That's just crazy.
Atleast you had several witnesses around.
Posted on 2004-07-14 05:37:01 (last edited on 2004-07-14 05:37:25)
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vecna
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Here's the happy ending of my shitstorm week. New hotness.
Rental company didnt give me any trouble about the sunroof which is nice. I showed them the pictures and they agreed it was the weirdest damn thing they ever seen.
Posted on 2004-07-15 02:14:43
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blues_zodiakos
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Hehe, that's kind of funny. Right after I got home from germany 3 days ago, I went to go get an Sausage Egg McMuffin from McD's, and low and behold, the breaks on my car, which had always worked perfectly, decided to take the day off. As a consequence, I plowed right into the back of an armored car.
I was worried that some armed security guards would come out and think I was trying to rob them or something, but it was only some old incoherent guy. The police came, ruled the wreck was vehicle malfunction, and although the front end of my car had to be replaced (it's now a different color than the rest of my car), the insurance is at least happy because apparently the armored car took zero damage from my ramming it at 20 mph.
That window thing though, in that rental car... that's crazy. How in the hell do cars made like that actually make it off the assembly line? Or the drawing board, for that matter?
Posted on 2004-07-15 04:20:23
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Interference22
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Think that's bad? In the Netherlands, they have something called "The Moose Test." Basically, it's a way of testing the safety of a car by mimicking the manouver required to dodge a moose in the middle of the road. The Mercedes A-Class was put to this test, although not before it was already released on the roads. It failed - catastrophically. The guy driving it took a sharp right turn and the vehicle flipped OVER. Some people have NO idea how to make a car.
Posted on 2004-07-16 00:36:06 (last edited on 2004-07-16 00:39:16)
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Gayo
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I'd rather flip over than hit a moose, at least.
Posted on 2004-07-16 01:19:09
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Buckermann
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Quote:Originally posted by Interference22
Think that's bad? In the Netherlands, they have something called "The Moose Test."
I don't want to sound like a ass, but:
They don't have any Moose in netherland (beside the ones in zoos). That test was done in Sweden as far as I remember.
Posted on 2004-07-16 11:16:44
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Zip
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To defend my countryman here, it WAS the Netherlands. You will often see a moose wandering the streets over there, surveying the windmills and nibbling on tulips.
Zip
Posted on 2004-07-16 11:30:00
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zaril
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I have a moose in my livingroom. Everyone in Sweden has a pet moose.
Posted on 2004-07-16 13:58:53
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athocreft
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A moose bit my sister once.
Posted on 2004-07-16 19:27:43
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Alex
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Quote:Originally posted by Interference22
Some people have NO idea how to make a car.
Shocking! I think Mercedes, with their mere hundred plus years of automotive experience should hand over all design responsibilities to someone who obviously knows what they're doing, like Interference. ;)
And WHY a Moose Test? Where do you find meese? To be honest I don't really know, but certainly Canada, and apparently Sweden. So why are cars being optimised for the avoidance of animals that 99% of the world's population are never going to encounter? I demand the commencement of an additional Badger Test. And maybe a Hedgehog Test for examining the durability of tyres.
And yes, I know meese isn't a proper word. But it should be.
Posted on 2004-07-16 20:18:26
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Troupe
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Neither is tyres, Brit.
Posted on 2004-07-16 20:44:28
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Gayo
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Well, it sounds like the moose test is really just a "swerve suddenly" test, which is certainly applicable to moose-free situations.
Posted on 2004-07-16 20:59:37
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