I would say that I'm relatively new to Reddit and the one thing that surprised me is the number of people that still play on Bovada, Ignition, Betonline, MyBookie, etc. Don't get me wrong, great sites for sports betting and poker, but absolutely horrendous when it comes to slots and live casino games.
Hitting 1,000x on a slot on Bovada is like a once in a lifetime achievement and the live dealer provider is... awful.
Over the past month or so, I have seen this Reddit flooded with random users promoting a bunch of shitty no-name crypto casinos that have been around for like 3 days. So I figured it was my duty, as somebody who has no ownership interests in any of these online crypto casinos, to share my thoughts regarding the ones that I believe are trustworthy. All of which is based on first-hand experience and countless hours of research.
First off, for those who aren't familiar with crypto casinos, the one thing that you need to know, as an American, is that you'll need to access these sites via a VPN. Personally, I use ExpressVPN and connect to Canada (or various other regions depending on which slot provider is available). The nice thing about ExpressVPN is that you can download the app and play on your phone. All of the casinos listed below allow VPN usage. Apparently NordVPN is pretty good too, but I cannot vouch for them personally.
Second thing, KYC is not required. Honestly haven't looked into this too much, but I can tell you from first-hand experience that KYC is not required in order to register or withdraw funds. All you have to do is confirm your email address. Some people have said you get KYC'd if you try to withdraw more than $2k, but again, I can confirm that it's not true (specifically for the casinos listed below). Just make sure that you only deposit/withdraw via crypto and you'll be fine. If you think this is sketchy, then please, continue making your credit card deposits at Bovada to random shell companies based out of China.
Also, DO NOT USE COINBASE TO TRANSFER TO AND FROM THE CASINO. They banned me. It hurt. Don't make the same mistake. I recommend using BRD as an intermediary between Coinbase and the casino. Since being banned from Coinbase, I have been using crypto.com to buy and sell crypto. Nothing but good things to say thus far.
Finally, I have wagered roughly $3.5MM in total across the sites below and have spent countless hours researching them, so I'd like to think that I somewhat know what I'm talking about. In no way am I an expert and in no way am I a high roller or a whale. Just a regular guy that enjoys gambling.
Now the common theme amongst the below casinos is that you have access to game providers such as Evolution (live games), Pragmatic, NetEnt, Thunderkick, Push, etc. that you'll never find on the casinos advertised as available to US players (such as Bovada). As I'm sure you know, Betsoft slots can get old after a while.
Just a few of my personal favorite games that I recommend you check out...
Live Games: Crazy Time, Monopoly, Evolution Blackjack and Evolution Speed Baccarat
Slots: Dead or Alive 2, Money Train 2, Lil' Devil, Sweet Bonanza and The Dog House

Site #1: Roobet.com (Best for casual gamblers)
What I like: Instant withdrawals, huge selection of slots and live games, generous rakeback system, instant bitcoin deposits (they will credit your account before receiving any confirmations-- this is really nice), every so often they'll run a 24 hour promotion where if you hit 100x on slot betting at least $1 you'll be "King Roo" (basically King of the Hill) and accumulate ~$20 per minute until you're dethroned
What I don't like: Rakeback system only allows you to collect every 24 hrs/1 week/1 month, no clarity surrounding VIP status (assuming you need to be a whale), there was one instance where I won $36k on a $40 bet playing Reactoonz and was told I can only withdraw $10k per day (this was 6 months ago and never had an issue withdrawing since), lack of sports betting
My largest withdrawal (at once): $9.9k
Deposit/Withdrawal Methods: BTC, ETH
Referral link to enable rakeback system without having to wager a shitload: https://roobet.com/?ref=hkgambler13 (you can also use code "hkgambler13")

Site #2: Stake.com (Best for medium-high rollers)
What I like: Instant withdrawals, huge selection of slots and live games, incredible VIP and rakeback system (weekly/monthly bonuses, rakeback can be claimed whenever, daily/monthly challenges to earn extra cash), active and friendly chat community, multiple crytpo deposit options where your account is credited in that currency (meaning your balance equivalent in USD will swing with the market-- could be seen as a con), enjoyable "Stake Original" games that have a higher RTP than 3rd party slots, averages ~2k users online at any given time
What I don't like: Can be overwhelming for first time players (Roobet is much more straight forward and easy to use)
My largest withdrawal: $13.2k
Deposit/Withdrawal Methods: BTC, ETH, LTC, DOGE, BCH, XRP (highly recommend-- cheap transfer fee, if any at all, and confirmed within seconds), TRX, EOS
Referral link to instantly enable 10% rakeback: https://stake.com/?c=6c2f1c60

Site #3: Gamdom.com (Best for gamers)
What I like: Instant withdrawals, huge selection of slots and live games, newly implemented rakeback system, constant "rains" in the chat (which is free money if you join in time), ability to instantly deposit and withdraw via Rust and TF2 items (could spend an hour talking about this-- generally caters to those who cannot get crypto or have to use a CC to buy crypto), averages ~1.5k users online at any given time
What I don't like: Prior to the newly implemented rakeback system rains and level-up chests were the only "rakeback", your balance is denominated in coins (1500 coins = $1 USD), browsing through their slot selection can be a pain in the ass
My largest withdrawal (at once): $7.4k
Deposit/Withdrawal Methods: BTC, ETH, BCH, LTC
Referral link to receive a free chest that could be worth up to ~$53: https://gamdom.com/chase (you can also use code "chase")

Final parting words: PLEASE DO NOT GAMBLE WITH MONEY THAT YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE. Gambling is not a money making method and you will lose in the long run. The purpose of my post is to make those aware that other trustworthy online casinos are available for Americans that will (hopefully) make gambling online a bit more enjoyable!

New Era of Crypto Casinos (for Americans) That Don't Actually Suck

I would say that I'm relatively new to reddit and the one thing that surprised me is the number of people that still play on Bovada, Ignition, Betonline, MyBookie, etc. Don't get me wrong, great sites for sports betting and poker, but absolutely horrendous when it comes to slots and live casino games.
Hitting 1,000x on a slot on Bovada is like a once in a lifetime achievement and the live dealer provider is... awful.
Over the past month or so, I have seen this subreddit flooded with random users promoting a bunch of shitty no-name crypto casinos that have been around for like 3 days. So I figured it was my duty, as somebody who has no ownership interests in any of these online crypto casinos, to share my thoughts regarding the ones that I believe are trustworthy.
First off, for those who aren't familiar with crypto casinos, the one thing that you need to know, as an American, is that you'll need to access these sites via a VPN. Personally, I use ExpressVPN and connect to Canada (or various other regions depending on which slot provider is available). The nice thing about ExpressVPN is that you can download the app and play on your phone. All of the casinos listed below allow VPN usage.
Second thing, KYC is not required. Honestly haven't looked into this too much, but I can tell you from first-hand experience that KYC is not required in order to register or withdraw funds. Some people have said you get KYC'd if you try to withdraw more than $2k, but again, I can confirm that it's not true (specifically for the casinos listed below). Just make sure that you only deposit/withdraw via crypto and you'll be fine. If you think this is sketchy, then please, continue making your credit card deposits at Bovada to random shell companies based out of China.
Also, DO NOT USE COINBASE TO TRANSFER TO AND FROM THE CASINO. They banned me. It hurt. Don't make the same mistake. I recommend using BRD as an intermediary between Coinbase and the casino.
Finally, I have wagered roughly $3.5MM in total across the sites below and have spent countless hours researching them, so I'd like to think that I somewhat know what I'm talking about. In no way am I an expert and in no way am I a high roller or a whale. Just a regular guy that enjoys gambling.
Now the common theme amongst the below casinos is that you have access to game providers such as Evolution (live games), Pragmatic, NetEnt, Thunderkick, Push, etc. that you'll never find on the casinos advertised as available to US players (such as Bovada). As I'm sure you know, Betsoft slots can get old after a while.
Just a few of my personal favorite games that I recommend you check out...
Live Games: Crazy Time, Monopoly, Evolution Blackjack and Evolution Speed Baccarat
Slots: Dead or Alive 2, Money Train 2, Lil' Devil, Sweet Bonanza and Dog House

Site #1: Stake
What I like: Instant withdrawals, huge selection of slots and live games, incredible VIP and rakeback system (weekly/monthly bonuses, rakeback can be claimed whenever, daily/monthly challenges to earn extra cash), active and friendly chat community, multiple crytpo deposit options where your account is credited in that currency (meaning your balance equivalent in USD will swing with the market-- could be seen as a con), enjoyable "Stake Original" games that have a higher RTP than 3rd party slots, averages ~2k users online at any given time
What I don't like: Honestly I spent like 30 minutes trying to think of a con and nothing came to mind
My largest withdrawal: $13.2k
Deposit/Withdrawal Methods: BTC, ETH, LTC, DOGE, BCH, XRP (highly recommend-- cheap transfer fee, if any at all, and confirmed within seconds), TRX, EOS
You might be able to enter my username to enable the10% rakeback: "hkgambler13" (been a while since I joined so I can't remember).

Site #2: Roobet
What I like: Instant withdrawals, huge selection of slots and live games, generous rakeback system, instant bitcoin deposits (they will credit your account before receiving any confirmations-- this is really nice), every so often they'll run a 24 hour promotion where if you hit 100x on slot betting at least $1 you'll be "King Roo" (basically King of the Hill) and accumulate ~$20 per minute until you're dethroned
What I don't like: Rakeback system only allows you to collect every 24 hrs/1 week/1 month, no clarity surrounding VIP status (assuming you need to be a whale), there was one instance where I won $36k on a $40 bet playing Reactoonz and was told I can only withdraw $10k per day (this was 9 months ago and never had an issue withdrawing since), lack of sports betting
My largest withdrawal: $9.9k
Deposit/Withdrawal Methods: BTC, ETH
If you want to enable the rakeback system without having to wager a shitload, feel free to use my code "hkgambler13".

Site #3: Gamdom
What I like: Instant withdrawals, huge selection of slots and live games, newly implemented rakeback system, constant "rains" in the chat (which is free money if you join in time), ability to instantly deposit and withdraw via Rust and TF2 items (could spend an hour talking about this-- generally caters to those who cannot get crypto or have to use a CC to buy crypto), averages ~1.5k users online at any given time
What I don't like: Prior to the newly implemented rakeback system rains were the only "rakeback", your balance is denominated in coins (1500 coins = $1 USD), browsing through their slot selection can be a pain in the ass
My largest withdrawal: $7.4k
Deposit/Withdrawal Methods: BTC, ETH, BCH, LTC
If you use my code "chase" you'll get a free chest that could be worth up to ~$53.

Final parting words: PLEASE DO NOT GAMBLE WITH MONEY THAT YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE. Gambling is not a money making method and you will lose in the long run. The purpose of my post is to make those aware that other trustworthy online casinos are available for Americans that will (hopefully) make gambling online a bit more enjoyable.
Happy to answer any questions!

feelings of being stuck

hey. im posting this here because idk what else to do, and thought that someone out there could possibly help, or that my story could help someone avoid mistakes i've made
i started playing poker professionally in mid 2017, and for a while it was pretty great. i started out grinding live 1-2 at a local casino while living at home, quickly spun up a roll, and eventually moved to one of the bigger 2-5 NL hubs in the u.s.
my first month there was arguably the worst month of my life. my girlfriend of 4 years had just broken up with me, and that coincided with my biggest career downswing (almost 10k, probably had 55k at start of downswing). dealing with all of these external stressors was not easy for me. I have a history of depression, and all of these things lining up together threw me into one of the deepest holes i've been. there were days (prob less than 5) i spent 20+ hours in bed; only getting up to smoke some weed or find some shit food to eat.
i took some steps to pull myself out of this zone. hired a therapist, regular exercise, attempting to eat healthier, self-help books, etc. all of this, and some run-good on the poker tables, had me back to a fully-functional (and arguably stronger) 2-5 grinder.
i basically god-moded for the next 6 months or so. I prob made 45k with one or two 5-8k downswings thrown in along the way. I'd begun playing 1-2 on ignition (initially for practice/ studying, but then continued bc games were good my hourly there was comparable to my hourly grinding live 2-5) and consequently got my hands on some bitcoin. i was already somewhat familiar with what it was and was generally bullish (still am) so figured i'd hold on to a couple of the fuckers since the roll was so healthy and it seemed like a decent mid-long term investment. well, what fucking timing this turned out to be, as price soared from 4k to rougly 8k by end of may. it was around this time that i think my success began to go to my head a bit. i mean, not that i had done anything particularly grand, but i def had a somewhat constant euphoric buzz going on basically around the clock. I was 25, had over 100k nw, had investments that seemingly were going to be worth millions in the not-so distant future (/s), and worked my dream job in which i was able to get away with whatever the fuck i wanted. "Damn, it feels good to be a gangsta," was like my life theme song, playing wherever i went. is this kind of phenomenon experienced by other pros when upswinging?
it's summer now, and the dreams of shipping a tournament are abundant. i create a ~15k package, and sell about a 1/3 of myself to maintain sanity in case things go poorly (net worth >100k at this point, abi mtt is probably 1100). my lease expires at my current spot, so i'm off to vegas to bluff johnny chan or something.
...or something indeed! i cashed just 1 out of probably 12 tournaments and broke even in cash. it felt not good, but I think i had/have a better understanding as to how big variance is (especially in mtts) relative to most, so I was pretty ok with this. not to mention, btc had topped at 14k, which def made dealing with the negative mtt variance a bit easier.
the highlight of my wsop was day 1 of the main event (didnt initially plan on playing, but I was able to sell 75% and it'd been a dream of mine to play since i was a kid, so fuck it, ill take a shot). my table is a joke. it is unfathomable to me that these types of players both exist AND somehow have $10k to light on fire in a poker tournament. one of my table mates felt the need to heavily exemplify the lack of fucks he gave about this $10k. the dude showed up for the tournament pretty drunk (started at 10am, LOL). first, he has this weird interaction with the dealer where he sits down in seat 5 and dealer tells him he's in the wrong seat, and to move to 6. it takes the guy an abnormal amount of time to understand, but eventually he figures it out and moves over. ok, let's run it. few hands go by and the drunk guy scoops a small pot (probably less than 1k chips and we started with 50k). the seat next to him is unoccupied but there is a stack in front of the seat that is blinding out. as drunk guy scoops his pot, he "accidentally" scoops the chips next to him, in what appeared to either be an extremely slick (/s) attempt to find an early double, or an attempt at a bad joke. imo, it was most likely either a poorly timed joke or the dude was just so fucked up that he just didn't realize what he was doing, but we will never know for sure. either way, jack effel promptly dq'd the guy, which i think was absolutely too harsh. i still regret not jumping to this guy's defense, as i really doubt there were any truly ill intentions behind his actions.
one more quick highlight from my day 1 : i mentioned my table being a dream, and it was, with the exception of one player. a former main event champ, joe mckeehen. i didn't know much about him prior to this except that he was a part of chance's Chip Leader Coaching team, which made me think he was prob a beast. and i was right... the guy undoubtedly had an edge on me (and ofc rest of table) and both played and carried himself extremely well. i played one hand vs him that was noteworthy, particularly because of what he said to me afterwords.
cant remember exact sizing's so bear with me: joe opens hj 2.2x, button call, i call bb with td8h. flop: q67r. i check, joe cbet 1/3 pot, button fold, i call. turn: 4x (i think i could do some leading on this card since i improve to straights and 2p at higher frequency than joe, but who tf am i to just lead into the former champ??) i check, joe bets 2/3. i think x/c and x/r are both fine, but decide on x/r this time. sizing was something where i'd set myself up for 80-90% jam on the river if he called. joe takes a few seconds, and as he's picking up his cards to throw them into the muck, says something like, "i really don't believe you, but i'm not going to call you down. don't do that again, kid." what a thing to fkn say man, absolutely legendary. he folds. i think to myself, "i've bluffed the champ! call me mike mcd mother fkers."
in all seriousness though, he obv did pick up on some sort of live read, but even with whatever that was, i think over-folding a high-variance, bluff-catching spot vs the only other competent player at the table makes a lot of sense given this is day 1 of the main event and our table is a complete and total joke. wp joe, and thank you for the story. a true legened, imo.
anyway.. fast forward to day 3 of the main and i'm out a few hours before making the money. talk about maximum pain, man. i felt i'd basically avoided any real feelings of tilt/ disappointment prior to this despite a pretty brutal summer, but busting the main was a scratch on the surface of the negative emotions/ tilt i'd buried during the bad downswing i had after my initial move away from home.
the roll is still healthy. the price of btc is falling, but my nw is still around 95k. even though i still have plenty of money and am well-rolled for the main game i want to play (1500 cap 5/t), i have this weird psychological block where it feels like i dont have enough. i think i began to feel this more so when i dipped below 100k. it's like my brain has this weird obsession or belief that i need to be over 100 to be complete (i know, sounds insane, but again, im curious if others experience this kinda thing?) somewhat dejected, i head back home to spend a few weeks with the family before i head out to boston to set up a new home-base.
fast forward to now: i've been renting a room at an air bnb for a little over a month. i'm breakeven over my last 700 hours of live poker (about 175 of those are me losing ~15k at mtt's). i've played about 135 hours of 5-t since moving to boston and an stuck about 6k. pretty normal i think. btc price back down to 8k though, so that + life expenses has brought the networth down to about 85k (70k liquid). i know, i know... plenty of money, even for playing 5-t. but holy fuck man, it does not feel that way. i feel like i did a year and a half ago when i first moved to the 2-5 hub and was dealing with downswing + major breakup. it's quite difficult to even get out of bed and take a shower. forget getting my ass down to the casino and actually putting in some volume in the volatility-chamber. it simply doesnt feel possible. it feels especially risky. like i want to avoid even giving myself the chance to book another losing session because i know how much it'd hurt. do other pros deal with shit like this? if so, what kinds of techniques do you use to combat these feelings? is there a way i can trick my brain into thinking more rationally?
idk how i feel about actually posting this shit. i'm pretty self-concision in general. i will say that writing this out has been therapeutic in some way, and i do feel a bit better. maybe tomorrow will try and do a low-volatility online session. going to try to get outside and get some sun while i still can today. enjoy the spew/ wsop main event weirdness

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The 70s: A Decade of High Profile Tragedies. (r/formula1 Off-season History Project)

As this article is all about accidents and deaths, and in motorsports deaths are usually very violent, be warned that many pictures linked in this article are NSFW.
Aerodynamics is hard. At least that was the case back in the 1960s, when the designers of the cars then focused more on reducing drag to achieve higher speeds, it would seem that adding drag to the car in the form of wings would be quite contradictory. That was until Jim Hall unveiled his series of Chaparral 2 cars with tiny front wings, and later, audacious looking rear wings. The success of the Chaparral 2 in Can-Am events proven that drag isn’t always detrimental to speed.
While the USA were making plans to launch and land a module on the moon, F1 teams only started using bolts and sheets of steel to create their own rather flimsy looking rear wings, it goes without saying that sharp and flimsy sheets of metal on stilts were later banned. The Lotus 49 with front wings fitted however already found success, winning the Constructor’s Championship in 1968. The first era of radical aerodynamic advancements in Formula One has just begun.
It did not take long for every other team to make completely new designs to take advantage of this largely unknown, but effective field. The Lotus team themselves started phasing out the iconic Lotus 49 for the Lotus 72, a brand new design that is made to fully incorporate wings instead of it being just being a fitting to the car like wings on the Lotus 49 were.
Drivers are now taking corners at unprecedented speeds, the extra grip generated allowed the drivers to extract milliseconds out of every corner, rewarding risky cornering, and It just so happens that the best drivers become the best by taking the greatest risks, taking corners at the highest speeds. With the poor reliability of cars then, a component failing while a corner is being taken at high speeds usually spelt death for the driver. And that was true for 8 men that died during race weekends in the 70s: Piers Courage, Jochen Rindt, Roger Williamson, Francois Cevert, Helmuth Koinigg, Mark Donohue, Tom Pryce and Ronnie Peterson. All of them drivers that either enjoyed successes or are already tipped for the World Championship.

PIERS COURAGE

Frank Williams in his earlier years of being a Grand Prix Team owner partnered with close friend and fellow Brit Piers Courage starting from 1969. 1 year into their partnership and they already scored 2 podiums as Courage scored 2nd in Monaco and the USA, other point scoring races gave Courage an 8th place finish at the end of the year, not too bad for a Privateer team. 1970 however was a much harder season for Frank Williams, the heavy and unreliable De Tomaso 505 chassis failed to impress at all, resulting in 4 straight retirements for the team.
The team arrived in the Netherlands with no points scored at all. To solve the problem of weight, the team resorted to rebuilding the car with magnesium parts. A very encouraging qualifying session which saw Courage qualify at 9th seems to make the car rebuilding worth the hassle. That was until the 22nd lap of the race, when the fragile magnesium suspension broke after the infamous Tunnel Oost bump that threw the car into the barriers. The car burst into flames and the magnesium parts certainly didn’t help, the intense flames dashed all hopes of saving Courage (NSFL), who may already have been killed by his own tire detaching and hitting him in the head, snapping his neck.

JOCHEN RINDT

On the other side of the paddock, the new and improved Lotus 72 arrived in the Netherlands with 14 points, and Rindt scoring 9 of those after a win in a very dramatic Monaco Grand Prix, when Jack Brabham crumbled under Rindt's pressure and braked late in the last corner of the last lap to gift Rindt the win, driving the 49. They leave Germany 4 races later with 36 additional points, Rindt scoring all of them with 4 straight wins, an incredibly rare feat with poor reliability in cars back then, a testament to both the skill of Jochen Rindt and the Lotus Formula 1 team.
After another DNF in Austria, Rindt came to Monza looking secure the Championship title, his lead at the top was 20 points, ahead of Jack Brabham. With 3 races remaining after Italy, Rindt could be a World Champion if he increased the gap to 27 points. Monza would be one of the few tracks were some drivers preferred a wingless setup, Rindt was one of them despite teammate John Miles suggesting that the car had little control around the track without the wings. Rindt was never one to take less speed for better handling, and enjoyed much better speeds around Monza during Friday practice. And on Saturday, Rindt took the reduced drag setup to another level by adjusting the gear ratios to increase the Lotus 72’s top speed to 330 km/h. Rindt’s aggressive style of driving would later prove to be his downfall.
On his 5th lap during practice, Rindt approached the Parabolica, the corner that puts a stop to the fast Ascari section, at high speeds. He slammed the brakes late, about 200 metres before the corner. The speed of the Lotus was too much for the brakeshaft to handle, it broke and sent Rindt straight into the barriers and then the gravel trap where he spun for ages. The impact of the crash was tremendous, but it was Rindt’s preference of not fastening his crotch strap in his safety harness that killed him, the impact of the crash slid his body down the cockpit without the crotch strap restraining it, leading to the harness that he did secure strangling him to death.
But Rindt’s lead at the top was too much to surpass. Brabham failed to score any points in the last 4 races, Jacky Ickx became the next closest title rival to a dead Jochen Rindt after a win in Canada, putting him 17 points behind Rindt with 2 races remaining. Ickx would need 2 wins out of 2 to snatch the championship from the cold hands of Rindt. But a 23 year-old Emerson Fittipaldi, now the team leader of Lotus scored his first win in only his 5th Grand Prix in the following race in Watkins Glen to prevent Ickx from winning the World Title from his teammate, leaving a widowed Nina Rindt to collect the World Championship for her husband.
The next 2 seasons of Formula One racing shown very encouraging signs of improvement in safety. Jochen Rindt’s death triggered a heavy response from the drivers themselves. Before his death, drivers already boycotted races that didn’t meet their safety standards, even the legendary Spa-Francorchamps and Nuerburgring didn’t avoid the hammer. The FIA themselves started introducing stricter regulations concerning driver safety. Cockpits were made mandatory to allow drivers to be rescued within 5 seconds, fuel tanks were made with security foams to reduce chances of it erupting and learning from Rindt’s death, the six-point harness must be completely fastened. Heading into the 1973 season even the circuit owners started giving in to the drivers, in the case of Zandvoort, they rebuilt the circuit with a massive spending of 2.5 million pounds in 1972. The newly upgraded Zandvoort featured fences for spectators, Armco barriers lining the whole of the circuit, fire engines and ambulances on standby at Grand Prix weekends. This only happened after the GPDA criticized the poor safety standards of the circuit and threatened to boycott it, and it seemed like the return of the Dutch Grand Prix in 1973 could not go wrong, they did more than enough to prevent another accident like Piers Courage’s one 3 years back. But they were in for a rude awakening.

ROGER WILLIAMSON

Roger Williamson came into the sport after being noticed from the British Formula 3 championship, winning the 1971 and 1972 seasons. Both March and BRM approached the 25 year-old, then touted as one of Britain’s brightest prospects, for a Grand Prix drive. Williamson then accepted the March contract, participating in the 1973 British Grand Prix. It was one to forget for the rookie as he was involved in a memorable 9 car pileup in Silverstone. He qualified at a lowly 18th place in the next race at Netherlands. It wouldn’t take long for Williamson to join the dreaded list of drivers who worked their way up only for their lives to be cut short.
In similar fashion to Courage’s crash 3 years back, Williamson’s car failed from a suspected tyre puncture near the Tunnel Oost section on his 8th lap, the same area where Courage perished 3 years back, and plunged into the Armco barriers. However, the Armco barriers were poorly installed, and gave way to the impact. It flipped the car upside down as the March slid down the track, catching fire before resting some 300 yards from the initial impact. Williamson was still alive, but trapped under the burning car with no way to get out.
Zandvoort was supposed to be prepared for this. But instead it was up to teammate and close friend David Purley, who forfeited his race to rescue Williamson. The only thing that assisted his attempt were a singular fire extinguisher, and a group of ill-equipped marshals who do not have the ability to handle the heat due to their lack of fire-retardant suits. Purley desperately appealed for other passing by drivers to stop and help, who ignored him due to them mistaking Purley as someone trying to save his burning car and save money for the team. The new control tower built at the circuit failed to identify the incident as a life-threatening one, as they too mistaken Purley as someone who safely exited the burning car. This led to the fire engine on standby to be deployed far too late to save the life of Williamson as the race continued under yellows. As Roger Williamson’s cries for help could still be audible to the marshals and Purley, they could do nothing more than try until the cries stopped. Britain again unnecessarily lost another one of its talents. Most absurdly however, was the fact that the race went on in full speed while fire engines were taking up half the width of the track while multiple people were working on the wreckage.

FRANÇOIS CEVERT

But the season would not end with just a singular death. The season would wrap up at Watkins Glen, with the title already sealed and handed to Jackie Stewart, now participating in his last race. The next season would likely see 29 year-old François Cevert become team leader of Tyrell, and make a run at the championship. The Frenchman had already shown he has the capability to keep up with Stewart in quite a few races, finishing 2nd 6 times during the season but never the top spot.
Before qualifying, both Stewart and Cevert took note of the Tyrell’s struggle through the Esses section due to it’s short wheelbase, making the car hard to handle. While Stewart would rather navigate the Esses with a higher gear for better handling, while Cevert preferred to take the Esses with a lower gear, riding it with the higher end of the engine’s power range for better speed. Jackie would be right in the end, as no speed could pay the price of life. Cevert failed to keep the car under control through the Esses, letting the car swerve into the barriers, hitting it in a near perpendicular angle. The barriers could not handle the force exerted by the car, hitting it at speeds exceeding 150 mph, the car was torn apart by the barriers, and according to some, that applies to Cevert’s body too. The flaw of the Armco barriers can be clearly seen in this picture. It wouldn’t take long for the next Armco barrier death to occur.

HELMUTH KOINIGG

The rookie stepping into the ring in 1974 was Helmuth Koinigg, an Austrian driver that had little racing pedigree outside of the Formula Super Vee series. He won the 1973 championship driving for current day Red Bull strongman Helmut Marko. He later secured sponsorship to participate in his home Grand Prix with Scuderia Finotto, a team that runs bought Brabham BT42s for customers. Though he failed to qualify for his home race, he still attracted attention from the Surtees team, who offered Koinigg a trip across the pond to race in the USA and Canada. A strong 10th place finish in Canada earned him more eyes from teams for a permanent drive, notably Fittipaldi and Penske racing.
Watkins Glen once again hosted the last race of the season, and Koinigg wasn’t doing too well, running near the back of the field. Eventually, his rear suspension gave way and the uncontrollable car ran into the Armco barriers at turn 7 with relatively low speeds. The crash shouldn’t be fatal at timid speeds like that, except the lower portion of the barrier were poorly installed, leading to Koinigg’s car sliding underneath the barrier and allowing the top half of it to decapitate Koinigg.
Another Armco failure accident occurred at Montjuic a year later, killing 5 spectators. In addition to that, American racing legend and Grand Prix winner Peter Revson was also killed in a testing session at Kyalami due to the Armco barriers giving in instead of deflecting the car. It was very clear by then that just Armco barriers weren’t enough to keep Formula One racing safe for everyone.

MARK DONOHUE

Another American racing legend was to succumb to the sport. Indianapolis 500 winner and famed driver of the “Can-Am Killer” Porsche 917-30 Mark Donohue was enjoying retirement until he decided to try his hand at Formula One racing again in 1974. Two of America’s best in Roger Penske and Mark Donohue partnered up and looked to kickstart a successful Formula One team. His previous outing in Canada back in 1971 saw him score an impressive 3rd place finish in the only race he started in Formula One. His return to Mosport Park 3 years later didn’t impress, and the same could be said about his next race in Watkins Glen, as he failed to score in both races.
That did not stop Mark from attempting a full season with Penske in the following year. The Penske PC1 still failed to impress, with only a 5th place finish in Sweden out of 9 races to show for. A switch to the March 751 seemed to have worked instantly, scoring a 5th place finish in its first race at Great Britain. Fresh from a speed record attempt back in Talladega, Donohue arrived in Oesterreichring with only 4 points in the bag. And he would not have the chance to add to that tally in Austria.
His front tyre blew at the Vöest Hügel Kurve, the fastest corner at the already high speed circuit, sliding the car into a catch fencing and killing a marshal. Though Donohue seemed alright from the accident, he would later lapse into a coma as it was revealed that he hit his head against what was suspected to be an advertising billboard post. He would succumb to his injuries later on.

TOM PRYCE

But the worst and most gruesome accident has yet to come. Peter Revson’s vacant seat has been taken over by Brian Redman and Bertil Roos, who both failed to impress at all in comparison to Jean-Pierre Jarier, who scored a podium at Monaco that year. Shadow who turn their eyes towards the rookie in Token Racing, Tom Pryce. Tom Pryce gained attention by winning the Monaco F3 race by 20.3 seconds after being denied a shot at the Formula One event due to him being “too inexperienced”. Pryce would later score Shadow’s only non-Jarier point that year, a 6th place finish in Germany netting him a point in the unimpressive Shadow car.
Talks of him becoming the next British World Champion started brewing after a very impressive 1975 season, where outscored Jarier by magnitudes while securing an unlikely pole position at Silverstone in the Shadow. He would end the season at 10th and a podium finish at Austria, a part of a string of results that saw him score in 3 races in a row. Pryce also won at the Race of Champions in dominating fashion that year, winning by 30 seconds ahead of the Surtees of John Watson and the Lotus of Ronnie Peterson. It was said that Pryce would be offered a Lotus contract if not for the team’s struggles in finance at the time.
A similar season followed in 1976, as he once again outperformed a pointless Jarier, adding to his podium tally in Brazil in the process. The 1977 season would be different, Jarier would leave the team, and Pryce was joined by Italian Renzo Zorzi, who managed to score a point in Brazil that year with a 6th place finish while Pryce failed to finish his first 2 races. Kyalami would be no different for Pryce, albeit in much, much more tragic circumstances.
22 laps in, Renzo Zorzi experienced a split pipe problem and had to stop at the left side of the start-finish straight, just ahead of the crest (top of the hill). No car from behind the crest could see what was coming ahead of it. Zorzi was stuck, his car was burning and he struggled to break himself free from his harness. His struggle did not go unnoticed by the Van Vuuren Brothers, both young and inexperienced marshals, who ran across the track from the pit wall, each holding a fire extinguisher, not noticing the train of cars approaching the crest. Hans-Joachim stuck was the first to cross the crest, and swerved just in time to avoid the two, the trailing Pryce in his slipstream however hit 19 year-old Jansen Van Vuuren at high speeds (NSFL), we can use Billy Monger’s accident as a comparison to this one, like Monger, Pryce simply didn’t have time to react. The teenager dropped the extinguisher he was holding as he flew across the air, dead. Tom Pryce’s helmet was struck and broke open by the extinguisher, which also crushed his head, killing him instantly. Pryce’s dead body still has his leg on the throttle as the feral car charged down the straight, colliding with Jacques Laffite’s Ligier before running straight into the catch fencing. The Shadow of Pryce at this point is more reminiscent of a pile of metal junk rather than a Formula One car. And again, another one of Britain’s potential World Champion perished under very unnecessary circumstances.

RONNIE PETERSON

The last death of the decade would once again highlight more flaws in the sport. Ronnie Peterson was one of the fastest drivers on the grid, his aggressive, on-the-edge driving style earned respect from fellow drivers and adoration from fans. It wouldn’t be a surprise to many that Gilles Villeneuve was also a fan of Ronnie before being a Formula One driver himself. The nearly-man of the 70s, Peterson never won the World Championship but was always in the conversation. In 1978, Peterson returned to Team Lotus, who just regained their old form with their breakthrough Ground Effect development. Peterson joined under the agreement that he would be a number 2 driver to Mario Andretti.
With 3 races to go, Peterson arrived in Monza 13 points behind his teammate. Peterson was always fond of Monza, where he won 3 times, and perhaps this would be the race where he closes the gap on Andretti. The successor to the famed Lotus 78, the Lotus 79 was an even bigger success than the already successful predecessor, with 6 wins out of the last 8 races. However, Peterson wrecked his 79 beyond repair during practice, and had to settle for an undermaintained Lotus 78 due to him not fitting into the spare 79 made for Andretti. He qualified in 5th for the race, with Andretti at pole.
On race day, as the cars were still scrambling their way onto their respective grid positions apart from the front few rows, the flag dropped, to the confusion of many drivers, including Peterson, who did not react in time. Some cars never even settled at their grid and went on with the start anyway, accelerating faster than some at the front. Peterson drastically lost positions as a result, and raced side by side with many drivers, bunched up as they entered Curva Grande, on his left was James Hunt. According to some accounts, Patrese swept in front of Hunt, taking him by surprise and forced him to drive into Peterson, who skid across the track and hit the barriers, igniting the Lotus. This resulted in a massive pile up, taking around 10 cars out of the race. Peterson was heroically rescued from the burning wreck by Hunt, Regazzoni and Depailler, but his legs were horrifyingly broken. Peterson, still conscious, had to have his eyes be covered by Hunt, who feared that Peterson would not be able to bear the sight of his legs. Peterson was sent to the hospital along with Vittorio Brambilla, who was initially the one at more risk due to him being unconscious after being hit in the head by a loose tyre in the accident.
Though it was clear that Peterson’s legs were not fit for racing and was in a serious condition, the general consensus then was that his life was not in danger, and could be fit for racing again as soon as the next season begins. Peterson, still conscious, agreed to have his legs be operated during the night in intensive care. However, his condition quickly worsened after the surgery, and he died in the next morning due to complications (or fat embolism for you medical nerds who get it). The episode didn’t end right there, as his widow committed suicide 9 years later, never recovering from her loss despite having a 12 year-old daughter.
And there we have it. 8 drivers dead during race weekends within 10 seasons, and all but one of them could’ve been easily prevented if not for half-hearted improvements to safety. Had the Armco barriers be installed properly or be replaced by a stronger option, we could see 9 lives being spared already, even though John Love already experienced an accident that really should’ve warned the track owners about how half-assing the Armcos could’ve resulted in a Cevert or Koinigg. If the track staff had been better trained, there would’ve been 3 lives saved. It seems like it would take multiple fatal accidents for the sport to learn from its mistakes.
But the good thing is, they did. Sweeping changes across the board from car structures to track safety followed, as the FIA seemed to finally keep up to the increasing speed of the cars, and it shows. Only 2 drivers would die in a race weekend in the next decade of Formula One racing, and both occurred in a singular 1982 season. The sport was far from perfect in terms of safety at this point, but it was not long before people would look back to an old footage of Formula One racing and exclaim their disbelief at the appalling safety standards then. Drivers also learnt their lesson from the accidents themselves, if Roger Williamson’s accident was not the wakeup call for the drivers, it may have been Lauda’s incident in 1976 instead (although the 2 situations were different), no driver would ever take a burning car lightly anymore. But most importantly, it was the tracks being modified heavily after the 70’s. A lap in the full Nuerburgring, the full Spa-Francorchamps or the old Monza at modern speeds would look like lunacy nowadays, and for good reasons. All 3 legendary circuits sacrificed legacy for safety, and it was well worth it. The new versions of these circuits that were once famed for being a glorified death trap did not see a fatality occur in the premier level of motorsports since Peterson in Monza.

Georgia Tombstones (Part 1)

Georgia Tombstones (Part 1)
by Jayge 8^J
“The Earth has a cancer and the cancer is Man.” -- Club of Rome
“If I were reincarnated I would wish to be returned to earth as a killer virus to lower human population levels.” -- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
“Depopulation should be the highest priority of foreign policy towards the third world, because the US economy will require large and increasing amounts of minerals from abroad, especially from less developed countries.” “World population needs to be decreased by 50%.” “Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.” and “The elderly are useless eaters.” -- Henry Kissinger
“A total world population of 250-300 million people, a 95% decline from present levels, would be ideal.” -- Ted Turner
“In order to stabilize world population, we must eliminate 350,000 people per day. It is a horrible thing to say, but it’s just as bad not to say it.” -- Jacques Cousteau
“Global Sustainability requires the deliberate quest of poverty, reduced resource consumption and set levels of mortality control.” -- Maurice King
“Society has no business to permit degenerates to reproduce their kind.” Theodore Roosevelt
“The present vast overpopulation, now far beyond the world carrying capacity, cannot be answered by future reductions in the birth rate due to contraception, sterilization and abortion, but must be met in the present by the reduction of numbers presently existing. This must be done by whatever means necessary.” -- Eco 92 Earth Charter
“There are many ways to make the death rate increase.” -- Robert McNamara
"Actually, the problem in the world is that there are too many rich people." -- Paul R. Ehrlich
"Move!" barked an IDF sow, jamming the snout of her Uzi into the backs of 2 Arab women, who winced innocently while I seethed, as if a few inches might make the line any shorter or faster. The bitch then turned to me, pawing at my papers to read my nephew-designed t-shirt. "Why don't you mind your own business?" I asked rhetorically, not interested in a reply, but she scanned me via RFID & oinked incoherently, as if that excused her obnoxious behavior. Friday August 9th 2019 began oddly enough with police banning cell phones, cameras, & reporters for midday prayers at the Islamic Dome of the Rock shrine atop 'Temple Mount', Al Aqsa Compound, & Haram esh-Sharif in East Jerusalem.
In his best Nazi goosestep imitation, 'the Donald' duckwalked to the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room podium in the White House West Wing at 9 am sharp & quacked, "I'm declaring martial law today to protect American liberty, in the wake of widespread chaos by disloyal Democrats, lying liberal media, & antifa anarchy. I'll sign executive orders to hold the DNC accountable, fine them billions, & add 4 more justices of my choosing to the Supreme Court. Sad that DC Mall cameras were too weak to record 6 million angels at my brilliant YUGE inauguration!" A sparse set of sycophant supporter reporters from Fox News, right wing radio, & other Murdock media, chanted in unison, "USA! Lock 'em up! Hail, Zion!"
Earlier, Trump's lard-ass Dick 'Tater' Cheney clone 'Bibi Face' Netanyahu had been terrorizing Palestinians nonstop by bulldozing homes, strafing with white phosphorus, & sniping at random with lethal ammunition, in prep for Tisha B'av, while moaning about temple destruction, & whining that Israel needed more tribute money. Meanwhile, his demolition team secretly wired Bir al-Arwah, Well of Souls, & the Guf inside the Foundation Stone to detonate a mosque full of Muslims at Friday prayers, blaming it on ISIS, which the media monopoly echoed. With the contentious site cleared of precious Islamic treasures & a prophesied rare red heifer ready, Israel proceeded with plans to build its 3rd temple. Most Ashkenazi Jews & pseudo-Christian Zionists were euphoric. Ready or not, they'd force their saviors to appear.
A cursory look at recent U.S. presidents (32-45) reveals some trivial tidbits: 1st 4-term president, who survived a fascist coup, 1st A-bomber president, who formed the CIA, Majestic 12, & NSA, yet felt more honored as top MO Mason, 1st ETO commander president, 1st president murdered by a huge conspiracy, including 3 future presidents in town that day, 2nd Johnson to succeed a slain president, 1st president to urge by letter another future president to run, after sitting with yet a 3rd at Bohemian Grove, 1st president unelected nor VP, 1st Trilateral Commission president, 1st actor president, 2 sinister secretive Bonesmen, 1st fake 'Black' president, 1st mixed-race former Muslim president, & 1st blatantly racist, misogynous, bankrupt, 'Jewish' mafia casino thug president, who lost by 3 million counted votes plus millions more disenfranchised votes.
Genocide by elites, likely Zionists who insist on a 6 million Jew holocaust, is etched in silent granite testimony 9 miles north of Elberton GA at 34°13′55″N 82°53′40″W since 3/22/1980. The Georgia Guidestones call for a 95+% reduction in human population, which is estimated to reach 7,777,777,777 in late 2019. For any who say the slabs are innocent assumption of a devastating 'accidental' nuclear war, global elite billionaire megalomaniacs waging that war from their insular bunkers are still to blame. Far more likely though, is a 95+% culling of humanity via means less destructive to property, like bioweaponry, neutron bombs, directed energy, sonic weapons, & Aussie vaporizers.
"The Georgia Guidestones are a granite monument erected in 1980 in Elbert County, Georgia, in the United States. A set of 10 guidelines is inscribed on the structure in eight modern languages and a shorter message is inscribed at the top of the structure in four ancient language scripts...A message consisting of a set of ten guidelines or principles is engraved on the Georgia Guidestones in eight different languages, one language on each face of the four large upright stones. Moving clockwise around the structure from due north, these languages are: English, Spanish, Swahili, Hindi, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, and Russian. Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature. Guide reproduction wisely — improving fitness and diversity. Unite humanity with a living new language. Rule passion — faith — tradition — and all things with tempered reason. Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts. Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court. Avoid petty laws and useless officials. Balance personal rights with social duties. Prize truth — beauty — love — seeking harmony with the infinite. Be not a cancer on the earth — Leave room for nature — Leave room for nature...Let these be guidestones to an Age of Reason" -- Wikipedia
"Biological warfare and chemical warfare overlap to an extent, as the use of toxins produced by some living organisms is considered under the provisions of both the Biological Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention . Toxins and psychochemical weapons are often referred to as midspectrum agents . Unlike bioweapons, these midspectrum agents do not reproduce in their host and are typically characterized by shorter incubation periods." -- Wikipedia
"A neutron bomb, officially termed one type of Enhanced Radiation Weapon (ERW), is a low yield thermonuclear weapon in which a burst of neutrons generated by a nuclear fusion reaction is intentionally allowed to escape the weapon, rather than being absorbed by its other components. The neutron bomb was to be used as a tactical nuclear weapon intended for use against armored forces." -- Wikipedia
"A directed-energy weapon (DEW) is a ranged weapon system that inflicts damage at a target by emission of highly focused energy, including laser, microwaves and particle beams. Potential applications of this technology include anti-personnel weapon systems, missile defense system, and the disabling of lightly armored vehicles or mounted optical devices" -- Wikipedia
"Sonic and ultrasonic weapons are weapons of various types that use sound to injure, incapacitate, or kill an opponent. Some sonic weapons are currently in limited use or in research and development by military and police forces. Some of these weapons have been described as sonic bullets, sonic grenades, sonic mines, or sonic cannons. Some make a focused beam of sound or ultrasound; some make an area field of sound." -- Wikipedia
"Metal Storm has created a 36-barreled stacked projectile volley gun, boasting the highest rate of fire in the world. The prototype array demonstrated a firing rate of just over 1 million rounds per minute for a 180-round burst of 0.01 seconds (~27,777 rpm / barrel). Firing within 0.1 seconds from up to 1600 barrels (at maximum configuration) the gun claimed a maximum rate of fire of 1.62 million RPM and creating a dense wall (0.1 m between follow-up projectiles) of 24,000 projectiles." -- Wikipedia
"Even though it may look, sound, and act like a death ray, China claims that its new long-range pain beam isn’t lethal. Considering the claim that it can cause “overwhelming pain,” though, a victim just might wish it killed them anyway. Ever since Transmetropolitan’s bowel disruptor terrified a dystopian future and Minority Report made the movie-going world wonder — if only for a fleeting moment — if they’d rather be shot with a bullet than hit with the sick stick, there have been actual weapons developed in the real world that seem straight out of science fiction. While it hasn’t been used to win a war just yet, the beginnings of sonic weaponry already exist, and the US Navy already has laser weaponry that is controlled with a device reminiscent of a video game controller. China’s new weapon, dubbed the Poly WB-1, doesn’t make you uncontrollably poop or incapacitate you through induced vomiting, but it burns you from the inside out from over half a mile (or one kilometer) away. The Poly WB-1 uses millimeter wave beams to excite the water molecules within a victim until they heat up, causing overwhelming — but non-lethal — pain. Basically, it’s like a household kitchen microwave turned into a long-range, targeted weapon. As you can see from the image to the right, the beam is attached to a very conspicuous truck, complete with military colors and emergency lights — you don’t have to worry about someone sneaking it through a security checkpoint at an airport or concert just yet. Publicly, at least, the Poly WB-1 isn’t slated for miniaturization just yet, but will instead be attached to ships. While a pain beam sounds absolutely terrifying, it’s arguably a step in a safer direction for military conflict than the tried-and-true lethal favorites of bullets, bombs, and fire. It’s also a much safer alternative to weapons that use chemical or biological agents. Though the Poly WB-1 sounds like it’s from the future, it’s not the first non-lethal pain beam that acts like a microwave. The US developed its own microwave pain beam back in 2007, the Raytheon Active Denial System, as a means of crowd control. It was deployed in 2010, but wasn’t ever used — reportedly because of a 16-hour boot time, and massive fuel cost if left in standby mode after boot — and recalled the same year. It was also a satellite-like object placed atop a truck. Even if China has figured out the boot time and fuel cost, it may be keeping the weapon as insurance or a looming threat, rather than actually using it — the negative publicity of a long-range pain beam that microwaves people might be too much for China to handle if the rest of the world has a problem with it. For now, just be glad you can’t sneak that thing through a metal detector." -- extemetech.com
"Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. The tags contain electronically stored information. Passive tags collect energy from a nearby RFID reader's interrogating radio waves. Active tags have a local power source such as a battery and may operate at hundreds of meters from the RFID reader. Unlike a barcode, the tag need not be within the line of sight of the reader, so it may be embedded in the tracked object. RFID is one method for Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC). RFID tags are used in many industries, for example, an RFID tag attached to an automobile during production can be used to track its progress through the assembly line; RFID-tagged pharmaceuticals can be tracked through warehouses; and implanting RFID microchips in livestock and pets allows for positive identification of animals. Since RFID tags can be attached to cash, clothing, and possessions, or implanted in animals and people, the possibility of reading personally-linked information without consent has raised serious privacy concerns. These concerns resulted in standard specifications development addressing privacy and security issues. ISO/IEC 18000 and ISO/IEC 29167 use on-chip cryptography methods for untracebility, tag and reader authentication, and over-the-air privacy. ISO/IEC 20248 specifies a digital signature data structure for RFID and barcodes providing data, source and read method authenticity. This work is done within ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31 Automatic identification and data capture techniques. Tags can also be used in shops to expedite checkout, and to prevent theft by customers and employees. In 2014, the world RFID market was worth US$8.89 billion, up from US$7.77 billion in 2013 and US$6.96 billion in 2012. This figure includes tags, readers, and software/services for RFID cards, labels, fobs, and all other form factors. The market value is expected to rise to US$18.68 billion by 2026." -- Wikipedia
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic..." ~Arthur C. Clarke
"It is completely clear that the state which is first to create such [psychotronic] weapons will achieve incomparable superiority." ~Major I. Chernishev, Russian army
"Whoever controls the best directed energy weapons controls the world without guns or bullets." ~Vladimir Putin
"With Remote Neural Monitoring Humanity is the Think Tank...Artificial intelligence is at the heart of the conspiracy." ~Omnisense
"It seems AI has the power of the Matrix (in the movie) without the need for us to be in a pod plugged in." ~Andrew Hale
"We have things in the Nevada desert that are alien to your way of thinking far beyond anything you see on Star Trek...If you've seen it in Star Trek or Star Wars, we've been there and done that." ~Ben Rich, Lockheed Skunkworks Program Manager
Perhaps for his temerity in asking Bonesmen about 322, veteran journalist Tim Russert was pronounced dead at 2:23 pm 6/13/2008. "When Tim Russert asked President George W. Bush what the Skull and Bones special number - 322 signified Bush replied that this was a secret. Senator John Kerry, who ran against Bush in 2004, is also a member of this ultra-secret society. He also refused to tell us what the number 322 meant to Skull and Bones. Skull and Bones is a German secret organization that successfully transferred itself across the Atlantic Ocean in the early 1800's. When you back-engineer the secret societies from which the German version of Skull and Bones emerged one finds a strange fascination with Mars. March is the only month of the year that is named after a specific planet in the solar system. It is also the first day of spring as well as the first day in the zodiacal sign of Aries, which is the Greek word for Mars, and it is where 'March' gets its name. The number 322 is vitally important to these secret societies especially Skull and Bones, which has the number, enshrined in their tomb at Yale. The number 322 is actually the number for March 22nd. The first day of Aries, also called Mars. The great alchemist Fulcanelli was a member of a secret society in Europe. He tells us of a secret elite that rule the world. In his obscure book Mystery of the Cathedrals he tells us that there is a secret science called alchemy that only the elites understand. He also tells us that all alchemy begins in Aries (Mars)." -- rense.com "Fulcanelli was the name used by a French alchemist and esoteric author, whose identity is still debated. The name Fulcanelli seems to be a play on words: Vulcan, the ancient Roman god of fire, plus El, a Canaanite name for God and so the Sacred Fire." -- Wikipedia
"Skull and Bones is an undergraduate senior secret student society at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. The oldest senior class society at the university, Skull and Bones has become a cultural institution known for its powerful alumni and various conspiracy theories. The society's alumni organization, the Russell Trust Association, owns the organization's real estate and oversees the membership. The society is known informally as "Bones", and members are known as "Bonesmen"." -- Wikipedia
"The order was incorporated in 1856 by General William Huntington Russell, and Alphonso Taft who became Secretary of War under President Grant in 1876. The numerical value of this year is 1+8+7+6 = 22, and the numerical motto for Skull and Bones is 322, or 3 x’s 22 which you will see below is not a coincidence. In numerology, the number 22 is often called the Master Builder. The Phoenician-Hebrews possess 22 books and their alphabet is made up of 22 letters, which was created to compose the Word of God. The Kabbalah teaches us that the letters of the Hebrew alphabet are the building blocks of universe. The underlying occult scientific significance of the number 22 in science would represent the bones of the skull, of which there are twenty-two. 8 form the cranium, or braincase, and 14 are associated with the face. Our brains are what we use to think, reason and come to know the divine or God. The 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet created to compose the Word of God is our 22 boned skull, and the place where we receive the light to become illuminated, or enlightened beings. Hence, to be like Saint John and have our own Revelation. This is why I believe Skull and Bones had chosen the number 22 as the master builders of a New World Order (NWO). This fact would be validated by Bonesmen, former CIA director and President, George HW Bush; who in the video below taken from National television, makes no bones about their Apocalyptic plans for a New World Order. Please keep in mind that this speech of biblical proportions was done on 9-11-1991, and it was exactly 10 years later to the day that the U.S. suffered an attack on the World Trade Center Towers. Shortly thereafter his son George W. Bush would begin the war in Iraq. Now I would like to theorize about the number 66 and the connection to the Skull and Bones numerical motto of 322…In the bible, the Number 66 is the numerical value of the Wheel from the Hebrew Galgal, which is very similar to the word Google; meaning a wheel, whirl, whirlwind, or simply Chaos. The meaning of Gal, Gul or Gull, is to trick or to cheat. The word “curse” is used 66 times in the Old Testament. “As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel.” – Ezekiel 10.13 This chaos of tricks may be indicative of the CIA domestic counter terrorism plan founded under Skull and Bones member, James Jesus Angleton who was called the “Mother of the Central Intelligence Agency.” Angleton was directly responsible for a domestic espionage project called Operation CHAOS, and had coined the phrase, “Deception is a state of mind and the mind of the State.” Hence, from this point forward the CIA would play a central role in creating chaos both domestically and abroad, or ORDO AB CHAO which is the motto of the 33rd degree of Scottish Rite Freemasonry." -- gnosticwarrior.com
“Since I entered politics, I have chiefly had men's views confided to me privately. Some of the biggest men in the United States, in the field of commerce and manufacture, are afraid of something. They know that there is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it.” ― Woodrow Wilson, The New Freedom
Bilderberger elites met for the 66th time 6/7-10/2018 in Turin Italy. "The key topics for discussion this year include: Populism in Europe, The inequality challenge, The future of work, Artificial intelligence, The US before midterms, Free trade, US world leadership, Russia, Quantum computing, Saudi Arabia and Iran, The 'post-truth' world, & Current events" -- bilderbergermeetings.org "The Bilderberg meeting is an annual conference established in 1954 by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands 'to foster dialogue between Europe and North America'. Participants are European and North American political leaders, experts from industry, finance, academia, and the media. The meetings are held under the Chatham House Rule. The Bilderberg meetings are also unofficially called the 'Bilderberg Group', 'Bilderberg conference' or 'Bilderberg Club'." -- Wikipedia
"The Bilderberg Group meets annually at the world’s most ritzy hotels and resorts, surrounded by an armada of armed private security and local police, for a closed-door, three-day forum involving about 140 top corporate titans, technology gurus, select royalty, central bankers, former and current intelligence officials, think-tank fellows, and select reporters and editors who leave their ethics and notebooks at the gate. The sitting head of NATO attends every year. Most attendees come from Europe and North America." -- americanfreepress.net
"Although geographically separate, the city-states of London, the Vatican, and the District of Colombia are one interlocking empire called Empire of The City. The flag of Washington’s District of Colombia has three red stars, one for each city-state in the three city empire. This Corporate Empire of three city-states controls the world economically through London’s inner-city, militarily through the District of Colombia, and spiritually through the Vatican. From the mystery religions of ancient Egypt to the Zionist role in 9/11, Ring Of Power 'unrevises' 4000 years of revisionist human history with never - before - seen revelations." -- gematrianews.com
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I feel like my character wpud have had an incredibly fulfilling life. Lived to 103, kept his stats up nearly all the time, got rich.

Age: 0 years I was born a male in Ottawa, Canada. I was a product of morning sex.
My name is Arthur Smart. My father is Samuel Smart, an insurance agent (age 51). My mother is Alexandra Smart, a photographer (age 39).
Age: 1 year Residents of China have largely converted to pig bone marrow-based protein as their main source of nutrients.
Age: 2 years I am suffering from the flu.
Age: 4 years I am suffering from the chicken pox.
Age: 5 years An unforseen tsunami devastates a surfing competition in Japan, killing 29 people and causing irreversible damage to surrounding areas.
Age: 6 years I started elementary school.
I broke my parents's camera and then lied about it.
Age: 7 years I reprimanded my mother for trying to take me to play tennis.
Age: 11 years I told the cool kids at school I wasn't interested in going to see Michele's Dragon with them.
Age: 12 years I am being bullied at school. I assaulted the bully! I flattened his cheek. I loosened his ear.
Age: 13 years I started high school.
Age: 14 years My father retired.
I chose to be gothic at school.
Age: 15 years I have been diagnosed with tonsillitis.
Age: 16 years I graduated from high school.
I am cured of tonsillitis. I applied to university and was accepted. My application for a scholarship to university was rejected. My parents refused to pay my university tuition. I took out a student loan to pay for my university tuition. I started university.
Age: 17 years I passed my driving test and got a driving license.
Age: 18 years I tried PCP.
Age: 20 years I graduated from university with an undergraduate degree in mathematics. I have to start paying back my student loan for university.
I applied to business school and was accepted. My application for a scholarship to business school was rejected. My parents refused to pay my business school tuition. I took out a student loan to pay for my business school tuition. I started business school.
Age: 22 years I graduated from business school. I have to start paying back my student loan for business school.
I was hired for the position of Business Analyst for Kayak Systems with a salary of $62,730.
Age: 23 years I kept a money clip that I found. It contained $375.
Age: 24 years Laughter yoga sanctuaries are all the rage in Sweden.
Age: 25 years Violent oceanic storms combine to spawn a deadly hurricane off the shore of Mexico. While many manage to evacuate, 103 people are injured and 70 more die.
My best friend, Francois, confessed that he was the perpetrator of a hit & run accident. I offered him my unconditional support.
Age: 26 years My mother retired.
Age: 27 years I complained to the manager after receiving bad service at a restaurant.
Age: 28 years I have been diagnosed with migraines.
Age: 29 years I fully paid off my student loan for university.
I went to a basketball game with my company on a team building exercise. Dr. Benjamin Reid said I am suffering from migraines. My migraines was treated by Dr. Benjamin Reid. I am cured of migraines.
Age: 31 years I fully paid off my student loan for business school.
My father died of complications from old age. I paid my respects at his funeral.
Age: 32 years I took my mother strolling around town.
Age: 34 years I went with some friends to Ottawa Nation Casino. I won $5,000 in a hand of blackjack at Ottawa Nation Casino.
Age: 35 years I decided not to complain after the chef botched my steak dinner at a restaurant.
Age: 36 years I refused to join social media.
Age: 39 years A major typhoon terrorizes the citizens of South Korea and floods the streets of Daegu.
I went clubbing at The Lincoln. I tried reefer.
Age: 40 years I was fired from my job as Business Analyst for Kayak Systems after failing a drug test. I called my supervisor a bitch on my way out. I applied for the position of Jr. Business Analyst at Titanium Technologies but was rejected because I failed a drug test. I applied for the position of Jr. Business Analyst at Family Motors but was rejected because I failed a drug test.
Age: 41 years I was hired for the position of Business Analyst for Willow Designs with a salary of $81,545.
Age: 43 years I tried to take a a wallet that I found but the owner started arguing with me. Someone started arguing with me after I took his wallet. I walked away from the situation.
Age: 44 years My mother died of cirrhosis of the liver. I paid my respects at her funeral. I inherited $1,271. I went clubbing at Illumina Lounge. I said no to magic mushrooms. Dr. Benjamin Reid said I am in good health. A witch doctor offered me toad. I used the dating app. The dating app paired me with an architect named Camille Poulin. I bought 10 lottery tickets. I didn't win the $26,713,358 lottery jackpot. I went to Ottawa Public Library. I meditated. I worked out at Allegiance Fitness.
Age: 45 years I decided to have a one night stand with Myriam Cox. I practiced safe sex. I am now dating Jenna Buble. I took Jenna to hold up signs outside the TV network studio.
Age: 46 years I argued with a call girl who was hollaring at me and she walked off. I took Jenna to dinner. I took Jenna to build a pillow fort. I took Jenna to pick flowers. I proposed to Jenna and she accepted!
Age: 47 years I saw someone call Jenna a slunt! I called her a jumpoff. I married Jenna at a drive thru wedding chapel. Jenna and I went to Brisbane, Australia, for our honeymoon. Jenna decided to keep her name. I took Jenna to catch butterflies. Jenna and I tried to have a baby but failed to get pregnant. Jenna and I tried to have a baby but failed to get pregnant. Jenna and I tried to have a baby but failed to get pregnant.
Age: 48 years Jenna and I tried to have a baby but failed to get pregnant. Jenna and I tried to have a baby but failed to get pregnant. I bought a townhome for $220,774! I adopted a 4-year old boy named Adam Lee. I changed his name to Adam Smart.
Age: 49 years I took my adopted son, Adam, canoeing.
Age: 50 years My adopted son, Adam, started elementary school.
I asked for a promotion but was rejected. I stopped showing up to work for my old position as Business Analyst for Willow Designs. I was hired for the position of Business Analyst for Kayak Systems with a salary of $96,833.
Age: 52 years I gave my adopted son, Adam, $13 to buy a football. I took my adopted son, Adam, for a swim.
Age: 53 years I saw a man threatening a bank clerk at gunpoint. I looked the other way.
Age: 54 years Dr. Benjamin Reid said I am in good health. A witch doctor offered me dill weed. I had colon hydrotherapy. I worked out at Allegiance Fitness. I am suffering from E. coli. Dr. Benjamin Reid said I am suffering from E. coli. My E. coli was treated by Dr. Benjamin Reid. I am cured of E. coli. I took Jenna and my child, Adam, on a business class vacation to the United Kingdom.
Age: 55 years I went to a hot dog eating contest with my company on a team building exercise. I took Jenna to watch sumo wrestling. I took my adopted son, Adam, to troll people on the internet.
Age: 56 years The first ever gaming Olympics have been organized in Turkey.
I took my adopted son, Adam, to a soccer match. My adopted son, Adam, and I had a heart-to-heart about our least favorite word. I took Jenna to an arcade. I took Jenna to play paintball. Jenna and I tried to have a baby but failed to get pregnant. I took Jenna to blow bubbles.
Age: 57 years Jenna and I have been married for 10 years. My adopted son, Adam, started high school.
I took Jenna longboarding. I took Jenna to watch toy unboxing videos.
Age: 58 years I took Jenna to rake leaves into piles and jump into them. I took my adopted son, Adam, to an indoor trampoline park. I asked for a promotion but was rejected. I applied for a car loan to buy a 5-year old blue Subaru Outback. My application was accepted. I bought a 5-year old blue Subaru Outback for $20,381!
Age: 59 years I took my adopted son, Adam, to the movies. My adopted son, Adam, and I had a conversation about whether or not students should wear uniforms.
Age: 60 years My adopted son, Adam, graduated from high school.
I agreed to pay for my adopted son, Adam's, college education.
Age: 61 years My adopted son, Adam, began studying psychology at university.
I have been diagnosed with ulcers. Dr. Benjamin Reid said I am suffering from ulcers. My ulcers was treated by Dr. Benjamin Reid. I am cured of ulcers.
Age: 62 years My adopted son, Adam, moved out.
I went with some friends to the horse races.
Age: 63 years I fully paid off the car loan on my Subaru Outback.
Age: 64 years Jenna retired.
I saw someone call my son, Adam, a little bitch! I called him a pansy.
Age: 65 years My adopted son, Adam, graduated from university with an undergraduate degree in psychology. He started a new position as School Psychologist for Ottawa Public Schools.
Jenna and I discussed our least favorite word. Jenna and I talked about whether or not frosting a muffin makes it a cupcake. Jenna and I had a conversation about the best place to have sex. We got into an argument but I apologized. I took Jenna rollerblading. I took my adopted son, Adam, to watch figure skating. I took Jenna to the library. I took Jenna to a concert. I took Jenna to do some gardening.
Age: 66 years I turned down a chance to take a package to Argentina for $11,300.
Age: 67 years Jenna and I have been married for 20 years.
Jenna cheated on me. I forgave her. I took Jenna swimming.
Age: 68 years I took Jenna to watch Bad Bunny music videos. I took Jenna to the water park. I took Jenna shopping.
Age: 70 years 262 people lose their lives as China's quest to drill deep tunnels results in a magnitude 5.3 earthquake.
I said no to opium. Dr. Benjamin Reid said I am in good health. I meditated. I bought 10 lottery tickets. I didn't win the $262,196 lottery jackpot. I worked out at Allegiance Fitness. I worked out at Allegiance Fitness. I went to Ottawa Public Library. I meditated.
Age: 71 years I took Jenna to a baseball game.
Age: 72 years Jenna and I had a chat about why some BitLife players haven't turned off the ads since it only costs $2. I took my adopted son, Adam, to a baseball game.
Age: 74 years I saw someone call my son, Adam, a sucker! I called him a bozo.
Age: 75 years I said no to appletinis. I retired from my job as Business Analyst for Kayak Systems.
Age: 77 years Jenna and I have been married for 30 years.
Age: 79 years I took my adopted son, Adam, to watch a play. I took my adopted son, Adam, gambling. I took my adopted son, Adam, bungee jumping. My adopted son, Adam, and I had a chat about whether or not duck faces are sexy. I took my adopted son, Adam, to hold up signs outside the TV network studio.
Age: 80 years California’s geological land mass has split from the United States. The body of water between the two is now known as the American Strait.
Age: 81 years Explosives testing in Chile loosens underlying earth, producing a magnitude 6.7 earthquake, killing 207 people and injuring 4,081 more.
Age: 84 years Jenna cheated on me. I forgave her. I took Jenna to a food festival. I took my adopted son, Adam, grocery shopping.
Age: 85 years I had to scrap my Subaru Outback. I bought a 1-year old burgundy Volkswagen Jetta for $17,480!
Age: 86 years Jenna called me a freak! I forgave her. I took my adopted son, Adam, to the museum. I took my adopted son, Adam, to a baseball game. I took Jenna canoeing. I took my adopted son, Adam, to pick flowers. I took my adopted son, Adam, canoeing.
Age: 87 years Jenna and I have been married for 40 years.
I took my adopted son, Adam, to play in the rain.
Age: 88 years Dr. Benjamin Reid said I am in good health.
Age: 89 years Egypt's space program has successfully begun to colonize the moon.
Age: 90 years My adopted son, Adam, married Andrea Moore, a 52-year old trucker.
I said no to horse meat sashimi. I took my adopted son, Adam, to post BitLife screenshots on Instagram. I took my adopted son, Adam, to write poems. I took Jenna to the symphony.
Age: 91 years My adopted son, Adam, and his wife, Andrea, have adopted a 5-year old girl named Evangeline Grant. My granddaughter, Evangeline, started elementary school.
Age: 92 years My adopted son, Adam, was widowed after Andrea Moore died.
I took my granddaughter, Evangeline, to watch a play. I took my adopted son, Adam, to the amusement park.
Age: 93 years Jenna and I had a conversation about the dark net.
Age: 95 years A data breach in Sweden has caused the personal information of 389,365 residents to be leaked onto the dark web.
I took my adopted son, Adam, kayaking. I took my adopted son, Adam, to a basketball game.
Age: 96 years My Volkswagen Jetta has a broken ignition coil. I repaired the broken ignition coil on my Volkswagen Jetta.
Age: 97 years Jenna and I have been married for 50 years.
Age: 98 years My granddaughter, Evangeline, started high school.
I said no to valium. I took my granddaughter, Evangeline, gambling. I took my granddaughter, Evangeline, tire swinging. I took my granddaughter, Evangeline, for a walk. I took my adopted son, Adam, to a boxing match. I took my adopted son, Adam, to the library.
Age: 100 years My Volkswagen Jetta has a busted windshield wiper. I repaired the busted windshield wiper on my Volkswagen Jetta. I took my adopted son, Adam, to a yoga class. I took my adopted son, Adam, to fly a drone. I took my adopted son, Adam, to do Keith Urban karaoke. I took my adopted son, Adam, to dinner. I took my adopted son, Adam, to do some gardening. My adopted son, Adam, and I had a heart-to-heart about good versus evil.
Age: 101 years My granddaughter, Evangeline, graduated from high school.
Jenna died of cirrhosis of the liver. I paid my respects at her funeral. I inherited $729,102.
Age: 102 years My granddaughter, Evangeline, began studying political science at university.
I have been diagnosed with hearing loss. I took my adopted son, Adam, to write poems. I took my adopted son, Adam, to rake leaves into piles and jump into them. Dr. Benjamin Reid said I am suffering from hearing loss. My hearing loss was treated by Dr. Benjamin Reid. I am cured of hearing loss.
Age: 103 years I died of complications from old age. My net worth at the time of my death was $2,585,357.

[Table] IamA Professional Designated Driver AMA!

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Date: 2014-01-20
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Questions	Answers
So you are basically a taxi driver that hangs around bars?	No sir, We are Licensed Chauffeurs. a team of drivers will be dispatched to your location and drive you home in your own car. We do no let people in our vehicles.
I assume your company has a couple people who drive the dd's to jobs?	You would be correct (we call them "Runs")
Man, I'd hate to have a job where I got the runs all the time.	I knew I should not have used that term here. I asked for it.
So they're Designated Designated Driver Drivers?	That sounds weird when you put it like that.
Ahh, that's usually what I call "Two Dollar Taco Night" at the local Mexican restaurant.	Nice!
You mentioned that you saw a lot of crazy things, including fights, naked woman, drug deals, sex, etc... Did that happen while you were driving the car? Tell us a little more about those odd situations!	People frequently get busy in the back of the car... alcohol makes things interesting. I've been in the middle of drug deals that i had no clue were happening till they were over (hey can we stop at "XYZ" I need to stop and see a friend really quick to drop something off.) fights that have happened between friends in the car while driving because someone is being stupid drunk. Guys taking strippers home from the clubs. Girls just taking their clothes off for no reason for each other and for me. I've been invited inside on more than one occasion, but i am a married man... im sure some of the single guys have fun with the job. I've carried women into their homes and put them on the couch, Ive left guys in their car in the driveway cause they dont want to go inside and deal with their wives... Ive seen a lot.
I guess you could say... You've seen some shit.	Tru Dat.
Where I live there's a similar service, but they ride little foldable scooters that they put in the customer's car. That way you don't need a chase car. Have you thought about doing it like that so you don't have to split the income across two people?	We have, but the distances we cover and the time it would take to get from A to B would be too great. plus putting a scooter in a clients vette or Porsche really doesn't sound appealing.
plus putting a scooter in a clients vette or Porsche. It would fit. These things fold down to the size of a large gym bag. The only issue I would see in some places - they would be a bitch to ride in snow/ice conditions.	Oh yeah.
winter.	That too.
People have porsches in Detroit?	Yeah, plenty. Oakland county is one of the richest county's in the US.
Old school money.	Yes it is.
But it trickles down!	Yes it does.
Are the people usually totally bombed, or just smart enough to know that they'd likely be over the limit if they got pulled over?	Bingo, on the second. People make a choice to use our service. most of them set it up ahead of time and have everything to lose if they get a DUI/
You get to drive nice cars AND mess around in them? Where do I sign up?	Upon occasion, I definitely dont make it a habit, Safety First! (Im pretty good at driving cars that move fast)
Of course safety is important, but if I find a stretch of road in my 95 Camaro I'm gonna floor it.	Careful, you cant replace that beauty.
Does using your service work out cheaper of more expensive than taking a taxi to the party and a taxi back?	It will 9 times out of ten be cheaper than going both ways in a cab, but what you have to understand is that cabs in the Detroit area are unreliable to the point where sometimes they never show up. we work on a schedule that our clients pick. we are always on time and the benefit of having your car in your drive way in the morning sells the service alone.. again this is Detroit, People love to drive there cars. Plus everything is so spread out here it is not uncommon for people to drive 30-40 minute to got to an event or the bar.
Cabs not showing or being late up is pretty common. Drives me crazy. I've almost been late to a few flights because if this.	Its the worst.
What's the worst experience you've had while driving a client? Best?	Worst... Lets go for sad. Had a guy call his wife and say he was going to be spending the night at the buddies house who was in the car with him, but when we got to that buddies house he said he was just going to have me take him home. I start heading towards his house and he says "were not going to my house, were going to the casino. (3am at this point) as were pulling into the parking garage at the casino hes peeling off the sticker on a new credit card and calling in to activate it. IDK why, but that really made me feel horrible. probably one of the worst rides ever, just on principle.
Depressing.	Yeah, it really stuck with me.
You were almost killey twice on road? Any details?	I was once hit by a Drunk driver on the way to pick some one up. she fled the scene and was picked up a few miles down the road. the other I was a split second from being hit head on by a car driving the wrong way on the freeway (just like you see in the freakin movies). it took me a few seconds to process what had happened, it just didn't make sense see a car coming right at you on a divided highway.
The first story is ironic.	Just a little, but considering the times that we operate and the locations we service... it was only a matter of time.
I've been almost hit by an oncoming driver on the interstate as well. I had about a second to react cause I didn't know what was going on at first. The driver made a van, semi, and truck(me) get out of the way. So much adrenaline...	Its like it doesnt register correctly in your brain for a second.
Did you still make it to the pickup on time?	It was the last Run of the night and another driver was free
What's your weirdest story?	I posted a odd one earlier. here's another: I've been driving this same dancer home every Friday for almost the past 6 months and its still the same thing every time. Shes coked out of her mind, still introduces herself to me like we've just met, passes out half way through only to awake and ask where she is. she also looks for her keys when we are close and i keep telling her they are in the ignition. Like freaking Groundhog Day. lol.
Do you ever feel pity for people like this? Try to help them? Advice etc?	Yes, but everyone has there demons... Im helping her by getting her home in one piece and helping everyone by keeping her off the road. I try not to interfere in peoples lives.
Funny, super sad, but funny.	Yuppers.
Any unusual 'tips' from customers?	I got a huge can of peanuts last week, lol odd.
I would say thats nuts...	Link to www.99980.net
That was a risky click.	Sorry.
Have you drove any famous/important people?	I have driven many local Celebrities home (sports, radio, tv). we keep that stuff pretty confidential (part of the service).
What is the typical economic situation of the people that you drive? I wouldn't imagine you just drive every ordinary Joe home.	The demographic varies from the very affluent executives to the average sales person who cant risk getting a DUI. It really covers everyone. but most of them are 30 and up.
Any chance you've driven one of the Red Wings players at some point?	I'd say there is a really good chance of that :)
While I understand the need for confidentiality, if I found out a celeb had gotten drunk and then called your service, it would raise my opinion of them instead of the other way around. Nothing wrong with having a good time once in a while, and I am glad they don't think they are above the law.	Understandable.
I bet you drove Eminem to Chin Tiki at least once.	That man has people who do that for him.
On a scale of 1 to 55: how Kronwalled was he?	:)
How did you get into designated driving?	It just started as a way to make some money for Christmas one year and then i was going to quit... I loved it so much I never did and its been a great 7yrs. I've made great friends, business connections and flat out just met a lot of cool people.
What advice would you give to the people starting out?	Advice... hmmm... be reliable and focus on your clients needs. also depending on your state get good insurance and be properly licensed. other than that have fun, know the right things to say to clients and when to say them. Being able to read a room goes a long way.
I'll need to work on my social skills ^{^{^since}} ^{^ⁱ} ^{^{^don't}} ^{^{^have}} ^{^{^any.}}	I'm not normally a very social person, but I'm in my element when I do this job.
What happens after you drive them home?	We have a chase car that follows me and they pick me up and we go to our next pick up.. we work in two man teams.
Wait so the single men that "make the most of the service" just tell the chase car to just wait?	Im not following your question.
You said you've had invitations to come inside with women, but you're married so you don't. If you were single and did decide to go inside, the chase car would just have to wait for you?	Yeah they probably would :)
If the driver goes in to bone the customer does the chase car driver just wait or is it a 2 for 1 special?	I'm hoping this does not take place... and I have never heard of it happening.
Is there a lot of vomit in your job?	Sometimes, thank god its in there own car and i don't have to deal with it... but the smell, lets just say i can tell what they drank all night.
I really hate to do this but here it goes: their*	Yeah I know I'm all over the map tonight, rapid firing answers out as quick as they come. trying to keep good with my there, They're and Theirs. sorry
What is your craziest story as a designated driver?	Had two guys and a girl get to the car, the one guy handed me the keys and said "be careful its my wifes car" not even five minutes later they got this girl in "Finger Cuffs" Link to www.urbandictionary.com
If I come over to a hockey game, will you drive me back to windsor?	Some of our drivers have their enhanced licenses and are able to do that. I'm sure something could be arranged.
What was the weirdest experience you've had when driving someone home?	Weirdest... Thats hard... I had a wedding I picked up from and a girl got in the car with this long dress as we took off I heard her scream in pain really loud. I stopped immediately but no one else in the car with her could understand what she started screaming about. She was doubled over in pain and not talking for like two or three minutes. she finally relaxes and catches her breath and she explained that the belt from her dress was gone. Well what had happened is it was so long that it came untied and it got closed in the car door when she got in and got caught under the tire while we drove away and ripped it right off of her. Shes lucky it came untied or she would have gotten really messed up.
Very lucky. Link to en.wikipedia.org.	Wow, apparently.
Paper or plastic?	Paper for sure...
Do you have any funny stories about really drunk people?	Most are funny. the funny drunks always want to know who's following us and where there car is even though we are in it.
Drunk to the point where they're trying to prove they're not drunk because they're not going to forget where the car is!	Ohhh. they forget where they park all the time.
How much money do you make a year from this?	We are a for profit company... It pays well enough. and it is a great supplemental income for those who are looking for a part time job on the weekends. This is a service based industry so tips really help.
Do you split your tip with the chase guy?	Great question. Yes. that is why we pretty much hire husband and wives, brothers, or people who live in the same household... it kind of helps get rid of the bullshit.
But did you split the can of peanuts?	Nope. the peanuts are mine.
How many times have you had a gun pulled on you?	Never. we are not a cab service. We secure every run with a credit card and our clientele are most of the time pretty well off. (I do carry a FNS-9)
Wow, never, Detroit must be getting better than I remember it.	We service all of greater Detroit. basically most of South Eastern Michigan. Yes Detroit has recovered greatly in the past 6 years... We have Dan Gilbert and others to thank for that. Link to en.wikipedia.org)
How does the company feel about the FN?	I feel fine about it. I'm the only Driver that has a CPL.
Dan Gilbert? Huh. That letter he foolishly wrote when Lebron left totally made me lose any respect for the guy. Good to know he's doing good work somewhere.	The guy will save Detroit.
What's the ratio of automatic/manual transmissions? You can probably deliver a better answer than most. Also, what are you driving yourself?	98% automatics these days, even the sports cars. most of the Manuals tend to be VW's. for the business we drive a Honda Civic. as for toys... well look at my username and i think you can figure it out. :)
87 buick regal? :3 mmm.	Turbo Regal.
What's the longest distance you've had to drive someone home? Like, Detroit to Ann Arbor? Ever have to go into Windsor?	Grand Rapids back to Detroit. we've also done a few ann arbor to the East side of town to. We will go where ever our clients need us. Very seldom into Windsor.
What do you think of the the British company that drives to you in a collapsable scooter and drives you home in your own car? I saw it on Top Gear UK and wondered why the heck we don't have something so cool and so downright sensible here in America.	There are companies that do that here in the US. We looked into it, but with the weather and the average distances we cover it just would not work for us.
How often do people have you stop for food or smokes and such?	All the Time. Taco Bell is our #1 request. most people want to stop and get booze too, but never realize you cant buy after 2am.
Your chase car should carry booze $$	No... It shouldn't, lol.
Whats the Hardest car you've had to drive?	I have a client that has a Maserati.., its an aromatic, but drives like a stick... it was very odd driving it. drive wouldn't engage with out being at a certain rpm.
That stinks.	Im told it was based on a formula 1 race car.
That's like how my Focus drives right now!	Really? by design?
You were driving a maserati with a F1 gearbox my buddy has one and yes they are very tricky to drive for an "automatic" car.	It was the oddest thing backing out of the parking lot... I looked down three times to see if i was in gear and then once to see if there was a clutch.
Want to go have a drink?	Lol, I do still drink, just not on the days I work. Gin and Tonic please.
Have you ever caused an accident or even scratched a client's car? Who pays for that?	Hit a Deer Once... it was a non issue. I forget what its called, but it has something to do with "no fault"
Also he'd be a dick for suing you for it. Deer damage, maybe a grand. Deer damage AND A DUI a lot more than a grand.	Deer is covered like an act of god, it is not preventable.
How often do you have people run off without paying and do you chase them if that happens?	Never. we take a credit card before pick ups.
I imagine there is really no point in running off, since it's their own car.	True.
About what percentage of your clients (that you know of) have had a previous DUI?	I would guess about 20%
How many drivers do you have? How much are you guys making a year?	Number of drivers varies by the season. normally from 5-10 a night. They make enough to keep doing it. (its a good Supplemental income)
I seen the response about taking the guy to the casino instead of home. Has there every been a time you have refused to take a client where they wanted to go, and instead taken them straight home? (assuming you know where they live since you have their credit card details)	In seven years I have only bailed on one client. It was a woman and she was horrible. Insulting, loud, belligerent and just a bad drunk. I stopped at a gas station apologized, took the keys out of the ignition and took them inside to the gas station attendant and told him that she was drunk and should not drive and told her to call someone to come drive her and if she attempted to drive home I would call the police. (it was that bad, I can deal with a lot, but this woman got to me.)
Man, did you at least give the gas station clerk a tip or something? That'd suck having a random belligerent drunk dropped on you in the middle of your shitty minimum wage graveyard job.	Yeah, no... I could have handled that better looking back on it... I just wanted out of that car and away from that woman.
I did not know this was a service that existed! That's really cool. Definitely sounds like a unique job. I've never been paid to DD but I've done it for my friends out of the goodness of my heart...always interesting. Do you ever get repeat clients?	We have a huge repeat client base. many of the people we service have standing appointments on the weekends. (bar owners, dancers, bartenders)
How annoying do you find drunk people?	People always ask me that... I dont find them annoying at all. Probably why i can do this.
If you don't mind me asking, how much do you get paid?	It really varies, from week to week and the tips that are made. Its worth it. (about the best I can say without saying, sorry)
Has anyone ever given you the wrong address? Not deliberately, but forgot where they lived?	Yes... it gets interesting out there sometimes.
How does it work if you or one of your driver gets pulled over and the cops find illegal drugs in the car you are driving? Has that ever happened to one of your drivers? If so, what were the outcomes?	Open booze is on us, drugs are a possession thing.
Do you ever get harrassed by the drunks?	Very seldom, most people get why im there even when they are drunk slobs.
What were the situations where you almost got killed?	I was hit by a drunk driver and totaled my car, the other I was almost hit head on by a car going the wrong way on a divided freeway.
So do you have a scooter to take you on site that you can pack in their trunk? Like they did on that show top gear I think it was...	No, we use real cars as chase vehicles. drivers work in teams of two.
Are you Mormon, or Muslim? (both forbid drinking)	Neither and I do drink, just not when I work.
Ranjeet?	Huh?
Dang, in college I would drive people to the Mexican restaurant to get hammered on margaritas and in Exchange they'd buy my dinner. Now I feel like I was selling myself short.	You were indeed padawan.
Whats the nicest car you've driven while working.	I honestly get to drive a lot of nice cars. My very favorite just from a driving experience has to be The Audi A8. I also have clients that have Porsche Panamera's, Bently's, Astom Martins, Maserati's
A lot of men now envy you good sir, I am one of those men. IreallywantthisjobsoIcandrivetheaudi	Got another client who has an A7 and he insists I mash on it at a light. Love that guy.
For 2 years I worked for a company in Arizona called DD 24/7. I had a guy who owned an e63 amg. He insisted that I race my co driver in his sti on the freeways. That was my best client and always gave us %100 gratuity!	I hear you.
He was a strange dude. From what I remember he used his own service most nights. The fact that he skipped town doesn't surprise me. I seemed to always get his "friends" as clients who never paid or tipped, and Jonathan would never follow through on reimbursing me.	Bingo.
I work roadside assistance in Detroit and have many interesting stories also. Just last night I went to change a tire at the Manoogian mansion. Stay safe out there man!	Thanks man. tell the Mayor i said Hi.
There is a bar right down the road from my house. They are a big place that caters a lot to the college aged kids, lots of live music and cheap drinks. They have one of the schools old "short" bus. They will take you home with-in a 25 mile radius, for FREE!!!	They're doing the right thing, good for them... you cant drink in their bar again if your locked up or dead... Their protecting their customer base. Smart.
You sir have the perfect story for the sequel to Drive.	Yes, but I dont plan on killing anyone :)
Ah, but the story! Or anti-hero can't escape the drive so he's found a little more suitable life style taxiing legitimate and 'law abiding' patrons. Only deals in cash. It's got some potential.	We can work on it.
Tell us the crazy drunk girl story we all know you have!	Picture a lot of Boobs.

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