OFF TOPIC THREAD: Where derailing the thread is impossible!

Roobar · Post by **Roobar** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 19:44

I love snow too!

Kate · Post by **Kate** » Wed Nov 25, 2015 16:07

Benvolio wrote:I love snow.

Snow makes me nostalgic about Keen1.

And Keen1 makes me nostalgic about snow.

Snow makes me nostalgic about Fire and Ice.

And Fire and Ice makes me nostalgic about snow.

Post by **Keening_Product** » Thu Nov 26, 2015 1:37

I cannot say I'm jealous of people who get snow - it looks like it'd be fun for one or two days before the danger and inconvenience hit home.

troublesomekeen · Post by **troublesomekeen** » Thu Nov 26, 2015 1:59

Snow is life, not fun.

MoffD · Post by **MoffD** » Thu Nov 26, 2015 15:07

This time last year it was snowing for me, but no snow yet this year.

Kate · Post by **Kate** » Fri Nov 27, 2015 12:03

Ice on the roads is dangerous, if you often ride in a car. And you must beware of ice falling from the roof it can to break your skull.

Benvolio · Post by **Benvolio** » Fri Nov 27, 2015 22:19

I've noticed that about 80% of footage in most YouTube Fail Compilations is from Russian Dashcam vids. They're probably not fails at all, just the results of ice/snow.

In Ireland, though, snow is fun. Although 3cm of snow is probably more disruptive to our incompetently run infrastructure than 2ft is in US/Ca/Rus/Scandinavia etc.

Kate · Post by **Kate** » Sat Nov 28, 2015 3:05

https://youtu.be/mqDvXV7Lh64

Benvolio · Post by **Benvolio** » Sat Nov 28, 2015 12:13

Precisely that kind of thing

Post by **Keening_Product** » Sun Nov 29, 2015 1:16

Benvolio wrote:I've noticed that about 80% of footage in most YouTube Fail Compilations is from Russian Dashcam vids.

I heard somewhere that dashcams are very popular in Russia as a way of corroborating insurance claims. So yeah, more cams means more being captured, not necessarily more going on.

Kate · Post by **Kate** » Sun Nov 29, 2015 5:36

Keening_Product wrote: I heard somewhere that dashcams are very popular in Russia as a way of corroborating insurance claims. So yeah, more cams means more being captured, not necessarily more going on.

That's right. Without a camera it very difficult to prove something to someone.

chrissifniotis · Post by **chrissifniotis** » Mon Nov 30, 2015 8:12

Keening_Product wrote:I heard somewhere that dashcams are very popular in Russia as a way of corroborating insurance claims. So yeah, more cams means more being captured, not necessarily more going on.

Yea, I saw that on television. I forgot exactly but it had something to do with the cars the USSR made and the transition to modern cars post-communism.

Still, the idea of a dashcam isn't a bad one; if you get smashed you have the evidence, if you don't you can still make a driving vlog and make it interesting.......somehow.

[Insert Mount Panorama Hot Lap Video]

Post by **Levellass** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 4:36

The issue in Russia is dishonest police, as well as people trying to collect insurance by flinging themselves in front of cars. If you don't have video evidence of what happened you can get done over. http://www.wired.com/2013/02/russian-dash-cams/

ScarletFlame · Post by **ScarletFlame** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 4:48

Russian Winnie the pooh is adorable

Post by **Levellass** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 23:17

And closer to the books too.