Silly String
Well-Known Member
Wow. I didn't mean to give the illusion that I was a grammar Nazi, that I wrote perfectly, or that I would only read perfect posts. My OWN opinion is that when someone's writing is packed full of inventive spelling, angry rants, and weird sentences, I lose interest. I'm truly not here to "red pen" anyone's post, as I find that very tedious.Not trying to start a flame war by saying this, but I am calling bullshit on a couple things you posted.
First let me start by saying I'm no grammar nazi, in fact I hate them. When I was going to school I did not think I need to know what a dangling particple was to make it in life. I was more interested in metal shop, wood shop, chicks, and cars. This was until I tore my ACL, and MCL while working at the ship yards, and made a change in careers. I took an office job, and this is where I found out just how bad my written grammar was.
With this being said, and your comment about proper grammar being a pet peeve of yours, I see more than one grammar mistake in your response
(I'm talking the whole state, except Portland, sorry Pdx....) Should be Pdx ...
And, as proven by that douchbag's ranting posts, there's blowhards everywhere. Should not begin a sentence with a conjunction ( I learned that on that old grammar kids show, Schools house rock ) LOL. Second, the drivers in Oregon suck ass and are rude as hell. Everyone thinks their time is more important then everyone else's. If you have a two lane, or three lane road with one of them being a merge lane forget about this. This is the cause of our traffic; everyone tries to get in the merge lane, speed up past everyone else, and expect to be let it at the front of the line. Hence everyone has to stop the flow of traffic to let him, or her in.
I have started a trend that sometimes people get the clue, and it catches on. I am sharing this with you all in hopes you all will spread this gospel. Don't let them get away with it. When at the end of the line, and you see this happening, move your car so that it take up part of that lane, and your lane. Then if the guy behind you gets a clue he will move a bit more over as well, thus blocking that lane from those self righteous ass holes that think there time is more important yours and drives on past you only be let in 10 blocks up from you. LOL
In the seven years I've been in Oregon, I've only experienced the aggressive drivers in Pdx. Everyone else is nice as pie.
