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Re: Poem for the day
A Tale of Aristocrats and Rulers
Through centuries past, the banners flew,
For lords and kings with wealth in view.
Armies marched on fields blood-soaked,
For gold and grain, and lands revoked.
They feasted grand on others' toil,
From stolen earth and plundered soil.
Empires built on grief and strife,
Where conquest fed their noble life.
Yet now the stage has barely changed,
The players' names are rearranged.
Politicians, cloaked in suits and ties,
Still craft their wars with veiled lies.
They trade in oil, in land, in seas,
Exploit the weak with cold decrees.
A modern mask, the same old game,
Where greed and power stake their claim.
The wheel turns on, the shadows stay,
The powerful still seize their way.
But voices rise, a glowing light,
To claim what's ours, and set it right.
~Anonymous~
Shoshin1
Re: Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
No injuries, thankfully.
I slowed down enough in those two seconds that my airbag didn't deploy. So, I probably wasn't going over 20km/h at impact. But even at that speed, the car ended up a write-off.
Now comes the fun part of finding a used car to replace it. To be honest, I'm getting tired of driving, and want to be doing much less of it these days. I've noticed a definite decline in safe and courteous driving behaviour over the last few years. But I will need to replace my own two-ton polluting-spewing death machine for the immediate time-being at least.
Walker
Re: Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
Ebike? Its not for everyone but in my case the ease of parking and the ability to navigate right up to the door of wherever I need to get to, means I use it for 95% of my driving. I am also blessed with being in a city that has focused on bike paths for its citizens to choose alternative transportation options.
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Re: Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
Totalled my car today.
Woman decided to turn left in front of my car. Was doing 60 clicks and I fortunately was able to scrub off enough speed and hit her car on the front fender rather than t-boning her. Could've been bad, she had her kids in the back.
Still made a complete mess of the front of my car.
I liked that car too, it was reliable and only had 130,000km on it.
Oh well, this too shall pass.
Walker