The next person to blow smoke in my face in a public place is gonna discover what it feels like to have said cigarette smothered out by their colon after I lodge it up their with my boot. Same goes for vapes in which case I hope it explodes up there.
Comment on Discussion Thread: Tuesday, 4 March 2025
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Gripe of the day:
People using their phones while driving. Especially when they have their kids in the car. Like are you kidding me?
Positive of the day:
Looks like it’ll be a beautiful day! Hoping to get the paddleboard out again (although my knee is still very bruised) or at the very least have a swim!
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 week ago
It’s not hard to blow smoke/vape out of the side of your mouth so people don’t cop a facefull.
Dumbasses.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Leaf blowers.
Please get a big broom or rake instead.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 1 week ago
I loathe them. The revving, the constant rumble, it grates on me to the point I might turn into a mindless murderer. We have a guy who uses it almost daily at work, and just lets it idle and…urgh.
Taleya@aussie.zone 1 week ago
I have a blower…it never gets used for leaves.
Feckin’ great for clearing out the aircon filter or a PC case. Also occasionally used when His Lordship wants a quick dopamine hit on the terrace. puff puff machine go VOOOM
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 week ago
When I used to do removals, I’d be in the truck which is pretty high up and you can see into everyone’s car.
80% of people were looking at their phone while driving.
It’s fucking crazy. You’re not that fucking important. Fuck those people.
mysticgreg@aussie.zone 1 week ago
My workplace is full of 18-21yo university students. I have given up trying to swerve and dodge out of their way because they’re walking down corridors with their heads buried in their phones and weaving all over the place more than Metthew in his Commodore on the freeway.
Now I just walk a straight path (off to one side, not in the middle of the walkway) and just let them crash into me. They wake up startled from their trances and frantically apologise for not watching where they’re going… and then proceed to re-bury their heads in their screens and carry on as they were :|
It’s already happened twice today.
DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone 1 week ago
I do this too. If you’re walking in a crowd and not willing to look up from your phone, then I’m not going to try and avoid you.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Boyo was mystified by the sheer volume of people in Japan who managed to navigate streets/crowded stations while hardly looking up from their phone - but probably because that was the first time in a while he’d been in a crowded place like that! It’s wild to think about though. I feel bad playing PoGo while walking around!
just_kitten@aussie.zone 1 week ago
It’s definitely a big city thing. You grow up learning to sense people around you and their trajectory without having to have eyes on them, because there’s just too many people around.