[shoei]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

You know that you're *almost* old enough to be in this thread when you receive your first AARP membership solicitation junk mail.

I finally got them to stop sending them to me by running the envelope and its contents through our shredder, stuffing the confetti and original intact address label into their pre-paid postage reply envelope, and mailing it back to them...over a dozen times......

Sadly it wasn't in the mail. I just saw it on a commercial lol

But good to know. I'll report back when I start getting them in the mail.

[Kowalski2011]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Had a lot of fun with these when we were kids. Still do.

We graduated from 'crazy 8s' and 'shit on your neighbor' to 'dirty clubs' and 'Euchre' with these.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

You know that you're *almost* old enough to be in this thread when you receive your first AARP membership solicitation junk mail.

I finally got them to stop sending them to me by running the envelope and its contents through our shredder, stuffing the confetti and original intact address label into their pre-paid postage reply envelope, and mailing it back to them...over a dozen times......

I've stopped spam messages in a similar manner. I find an email address of someone in the company that is hounding me and I set up a rule in Outlook to forward all email from the company to me back to that person, then delete the original. So I stop seeing the offending emails in my Inbox and pretty soon they stop showing up in my Deleted Items.

[vreihen16]

Try attaching a 15.9 MB video of your middle finger to each of those returned emails.....

[UncleWede]

Come on, you have access to better gear than that 15.9 of a finger, that's barely 1024

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Come on, you have access to better gear than that 15.9 of a finger, that's barely 1024

Chosen for the default maximum file/message size (16 MB) in some popular email server platforms. If you exceed that size, the recipient's server will be giving YOU the finger as the forwarded message will be returned to you as the sender.....

[cmyx6go]

Even after cataract surgery, I have such a hard time seeing in the dark. Add in rain....

Can someone please explain to me why they don't use that highly reflective paint to mark the lanes here like they use in FL? Does salting the roads in winter eat it up, or is it more expensive?

Waits for the smart ass youngins to chime in. Just wait. The struggle is real.

Time to get to work. Lots going on today.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Can someone please explain to me why they don't use that highly reflective paint to mark the lanes here like they use in FL? Does salting the roads in winter eat it up, or is it more expensive?

Most road markings use polymer-based paints which are slippery in the wet and can increase the risk of a crash for riders.

Silicone and reflective glass beads used in road striping paint can be extraordinarily slippery.

https://www.motorcycledirect.co.uk/motorcycle-direct-club/blog-067-road-markings-motorbike-tyres-slipping.php

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Most road markings use polymer-based paints which are slippery in the wet and can increase the risk of a crash for riders.

So true. Also tar strips and railroad tracks.

[wdb]

And wet leaves! Says this cyclist who has gone down on wet RR tracks and wet leaves -- so far...

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Can someone please explain to me why they don't use that highly reflective paint to mark the lanes here like they use in FL? Does salting the roads in winter eat it up, or is it more expensive?

I've never stopped to examine it close up, but I think that some of the lane dividers in the south use shallow grooves under the paint to amplify the reflectivity. I would imagine that they fill in with salt/sand in snowy areas, nullifying any reflectivity advantage. Attempts to recess reflectors into the pavement to make them plow-safe will probably also quickly clog up in the north.

Florida uses raised road reflectors for lanes and stuff, including blue reflectors on local streets to highlight fire hydrants for first responders. These obviously would not survive a snow plow blade.

The NY State Thruway deployed some flexible flappy-type lane marker reflectors at a few exit ramps about 10-15 years ago, which I suspect would better survive a plow blade. Those suckers were *bright* at night! I just looked at the 2021 Google Maps street view of one exit that had them, and they are no longer in place.....

[Dino GT]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Even after cataract surgery, I have such a hard time seeing in the dark. Add in rain....

Can someone please explain to me why they don't use that highly reflective paint to mark the lanes here like they use in FL? Does salting the roads in winter eat it up, or is it more expensive?

Waits for the smart ass youngins to chime in. Just wait. The struggle is real.

Time to get to work. Lots going on today.

That's because Florida is like a grave yard for elefants but for people, and they need the extra help to be able to see JK

[Boomer 2019]

Originally Posted by Dino GT

That's because Florida is like a grave yard for elefants but for people, and they need the extra help to be able to see JK

That's Seasoned Citizens to you, ya smartassed whippersnapper! Now get off our lawn!

[dscabra]

I prefer the PC term "chronologically challenged".

[ccdre]

You know you're old when you're having to google translate "deadass", "low key", and "no cap" - so that you can have meaningful conversation with your kids/employees/other forum members.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Even after cataract surgery, I have such a hard time seeing in the dark. Add in rain....

After my cataract surgery the new lenses got some cloudy spots after a few months. I had a procedure done called YAG laser capsulotomy which cleared up the cloudiness. Don't know if that could be a thing for you to do since you have newer and probably more advanced lenses than me and they may not need it. You can ask your doctor.

[vreihen16]

...when you know from the taste that 1970's "Coke" and 1990's "Old Coke" are not really made using the same formula.....

[dscabra]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

...when you know from the taste that 1970's "Coke" and 1990's "Old Coke" are not really made using the same formula.....

That's because it's no longer "The Real Thing".

[3.0L]

I learned how to write my name with an Etch-A-Sketch when I was a kid. I can still do it!

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

I learned how to write my name with an Etch-A-Sketch when I was a kid. I can still do it!

You mean you can still write your name? Good for you.

They were fun. Turn it upside down and shake it then start over again.

[JJ 911SC]

You remember Jello 1-2-3

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

I learned how to write my name with an Etch-A-Sketch when I was a kid. I can still do it!

I didn't know that old iPads had knobs in the front!

Pro tip - If you ever need to reboot it, simply hold it over your head and the screen will magically go blank.....