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On March 25 2015 04:34 Dandel Ion wrote:Show nested quote +On March 25 2015 04:30 Numy wrote:
Trains depends on region a lot more I think. Here if you go on trains in KZN you'll get mugged and killed more often than not but trains in CT are safe-ish. I hear they sometimes just mug and rape you if you're a male so you'll be too embarrassed to report the crime. Better than dying I guess but that was more a Joburg thing. that's not the train's fault though, it's you getting mugged and killed. if the train derailed and killed everyone, while you were being mugged and killed, then we could have a jolly argument
Well it's the mode of transport we're talking about. So a train may be incredibly safe but if in a region that it's dangerous to be on board due to other factors that still makes the mode of transport dangerous.
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Yup, over skype with the Roll20 software, and streamed.
See Soniv, since my panic attacks (I assume that's that? Or an equivalent) there's that thought in the back of my mind "What do I do/what happens?" if I'm feeling bad and there's noone around, because whenever it happened either I was home and my parents nearby to help calm them down, or at school and just telling a teacher about it they'd let me go pace a bit around the courtyard for a few minutes to settle down.
So part of why when I'm stressed I don't feel comfortable on the highway is that you can't just stop (in the middle of nowhere no less, so you'd better not need help) and walk a bit, stretch your legs, etc. if it goes wrong, and you're also pretty alone.
At one point when I wasn't feeling comfortable in general and used to visit my parents' (only frequent 1h+ trip I make) near dusk, I noticed that I tended to put cars in front of me, as in adapt to their speed so I wouldn't have the long, stretching, empty far-as-the-eye-can-see road in front of me to put these "What if something goes wrong? You're all isolated in an unknown area and night's falling" in my head. I was doing it unconsciously, though I got reminded of that whenever I'd be alone on the road and I'd instinctively accelerate to catch up to the cars in the distance and get back within a "security zone" near them.
I don't feel comfortable having noone around. And my mind is astoundingly stupid. So shit like that happens and I wouldn't be comfortable having a bunch of a plane for myself alone for a few hours, knowing I can't get down either if something feels meh. 
Also having heights make me uncomfortable means no sight-seeing either. #firstworldproblems
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On March 25 2015 04:34 Dandel Ion wrote:the only time i actually got rekt is when somebody fake reported me and made up a story so I'd get banned lazy mod didn't bother checking lel but that was old TL, such things certainly wouldn't happen here. We have only the most responsible and healthy moderation on LL Show nested quote +On March 25 2015 04:30 Numy wrote:On March 25 2015 04:27 Dandel Ion wrote:
trains are the only thing that's safer IIRC
and transpacific isn't easy on a train Trains depends on region a lot more I think. Here if you go on trains in KZN you'll get mugged and killed more often than not but trains in CT are safe-ish. I hear they sometimes just mug and rape you if you're a male so you'll be too embarrassed to report the crime. Better than dying I guess but that was more a Joburg thing. that's not the train's fault though, it's you getting mugged and killed. if the train derailed and killed everyone, while you were being mugged and killed, then we could have a jolly argument
I've actually never been banned although I'm sure there are have been some salty phages nagging mods nuke me in the past.
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Czech Republic11293 Posts
Out of all the possible deaths, plane crash is probably my #2. It's probably even better than getting murdered.
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i like how scip has a tier list
how does brazen bull rank against the locusts and milk one scip?
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On March 25 2015 04:40 Numy wrote:Show nested quote +On March 25 2015 04:34 Dandel Ion wrote:On March 25 2015 04:30 Numy wrote:
Trains depends on region a lot more I think. Here if you go on trains in KZN you'll get mugged and killed more often than not but trains in CT are safe-ish. I hear they sometimes just mug and rape you if you're a male so you'll be too embarrassed to report the crime. Better than dying I guess but that was more a Joburg thing. that's not the train's fault though, it's you getting mugged and killed. if the train derailed and killed everyone, while you were being mugged and killed, then we could have a jolly argument Well it's the mode of transport we're talking about. So a train may be incredibly safe but if in a region that it's dangerous to be on board due to other factors that still makes the mode of transport dangerous.
yeah and the mode of transport is still just as safe, it's the region that's dangerous.
just because humans do something on a train, doesn't mean it's the train's fault.
the statistics for danger of mode of transport don't include that for good reason - hell if you walk in a dangerous area and get mugged and killed "walking", the mode of transport isn't what killed you either. it's people.
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Ok go ride on trains when you come to KZN because trains are the safest mode of transport. This is why tourists get killed...
All I was saying is that trains change more based on region than Planes do. You seem to completely ignore the region aspect of it and do a blanket statement of the safety of a transportation system which I believe is highly flawed. It's more likely to do harm than good.
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must be a magical land where all criminals exist only in trains
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On March 25 2015 05:00 Dandel Ion wrote:Show nested quote +On March 25 2015 04:40 Numy wrote:On March 25 2015 04:34 Dandel Ion wrote:On March 25 2015 04:30 Numy wrote:
Trains depends on region a lot more I think. Here if you go on trains in KZN you'll get mugged and killed more often than not but trains in CT are safe-ish. I hear they sometimes just mug and rape you if you're a male so you'll be too embarrassed to report the crime. Better than dying I guess but that was more a Joburg thing. that's not the train's fault though, it's you getting mugged and killed. if the train derailed and killed everyone, while you were being mugged and killed, then we could have a jolly argument Well it's the mode of transport we're talking about. So a train may be incredibly safe but if in a region that it's dangerous to be on board due to other factors that still makes the mode of transport dangerous. yeah and the mode of transport is still just as safe, it's the region that's dangerous. just because humans do something on a train, doesn't mean it's the train's fault. the statistics for danger of mode of transport don't include that for good reason - hell if you walk in a dangerous area and get mugged and killed "walking", the mode of transport isn't what killed you either. it's people.
Yeah, we should just get rid of all the people instead. 
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United States47024 Posts
Well, I totally smashed up my phone.
Maybe it's time to join the LLOTGD 1+1 owner's club.
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On March 25 2015 05:06 Dandel Ion wrote:
must be a magical land where all criminals exist only in trains
I guess it's hard concept for a European to understand. Some areas are more dangerous than others but by all means assume they are all the same. Just don't tell other people that misinformation please.
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On March 25 2015 05:06 TheYango wrote:
Well, I totally smashed up my phone.
Maybe it's time to join the LLOTGD 1+1 owner's club.
It's pretty much the best phone ever. I have an invite (its Tuesday so you don't need one now) if you want to make you mind up later in the week.
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On March 25 2015 05:07 Cixah wrote:Show nested quote +On March 25 2015 05:06 TheYango wrote:
Well, I totally smashed up my phone.
Maybe it's time to join the LLOTGD 1+1 owner's club. It's pretty much the best phone ever. I have an invite (its Tuesday so you don't need one now) if you want to make you mind up later in the week.
one of us, one of us
Seriously, I've never been so happy with a phone. Pretty sure Magnus ordered one too
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Baa?21247 Posts
On March 25 2015 05:06 TheYango wrote:
Well, I totally smashed up my phone.
Maybe it's time to join the LLOTGD 1+1 owner's club.
Get an iPhone, so you can get the $17,000 Apple Watch.
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On March 25 2015 05:07 Numy wrote:Show nested quote +On March 25 2015 05:06 Dandel Ion wrote:
must be a magical land where all criminals exist only in trains I guess it's hard concept for a European to understand. Some areas are more dangerous than others but by all means assume they are all the same. Just don't tell other people that misinformation please.
no i get it you convinced me
from now on instead of going on the train i'll walk though dark alleyways, safe in the knowledge that all the criminals are busy getting onto trains
thanks again numy, master of understanding how statistics work
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Pootie too good!4331 Posts
@numy I walked by a dead body in Pretoria on my way to my hostel lol. Also I think joburg is the most dangerous city in the world. It's certainly up there.
Yeah plane crash would be a decent way to go out. I like the idea of a failed parachute better though. all the perks of flying, but you get to see the world and feel the air. In general I find death to be super fascinating and while I certainly don't want to die now, I'm really excited for death.
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Cape town I think is technically more dangerous than Joburg because of the Cape Flats being a drug/gang war area but as a whole Joburg is def scarier. Drove up there for a practical last week and yea stopping at robots at night is pretty scary there. Also a news presenter got mugged on camera there a few weeks back lol.
On March 25 2015 05:12 Dandel Ion wrote:Show nested quote +On March 25 2015 05:07 Numy wrote:On March 25 2015 05:06 Dandel Ion wrote:
must be a magical land where all criminals exist only in trains I guess it's hard concept for a European to understand. Some areas are more dangerous than others but by all means assume they are all the same. Just don't tell other people that misinformation please. no i get it you convinced me from now on instead of going on the train i'll walk though dark alleyways, safe in the knowledge that all the criminals are busy getting onto trains thanks again numy, master of understanding how statistics work
Once again you seem to completely misunderstand what I'm saying. Maybe one more time. Statically on average trains are safe but there's a higher variance in the safety of them depending on the region of the train. This makes a comparison between plane and train depend a lot more on where you are travelling than just raw statistics. Statistics only matter so much.
Sure if all you care about is statistics then whatever so be in. I just don't want anyone to get the wrong idea when travelling to places like South Africa then having a terrible time due to thinking it's the same as where they are from due to statistics.
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On March 25 2015 05:12 Dandel Ion wrote:Show nested quote +On March 25 2015 05:07 Numy wrote:On March 25 2015 05:06 Dandel Ion wrote:
must be a magical land where all criminals exist only in trains I guess it's hard concept for a European to understand. Some areas are more dangerous than others but by all means assume they are all the same. Just don't tell other people that misinformation please. no i get it you convinced me from now on instead of going on the train i'll walk though dark alleyways, safe in the knowledge that all the criminals are busy getting onto trains thanks again numy, master of understanding how statistics work
LOL
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“Most actual lawyers took one look and said we had no case,”
lol that's amazing
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EPT
