ActionFalcon

ActionFalcon t1_jasxk34 wrote

I'm curious, is there a specific reason you're asking this in /r/SpringfieldMO? Because I figure there are more suitable subs with more users that would give you better results than our local sub.

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ActionFalcon t1_j9ltwxr wrote

Reply to comment by Golden3ye in Springfield flags by mawner

It's not that deep. People like the new design enough to want to own a flag or some apparel of it. Who really cares if the original intent was to profit? The city gets a better looking flag and those who put in the work to make it happen get to profit from those who wish to own the new design. Seems like a win-win for both sides, not this "profiteering con" you seem to be implying.

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ActionFalcon t1_j3rnfcz wrote

As if the lines leaking out into the street from Chick-fil-A & Starbucks a little further up aren't bad enough, I imagine this is going to make this already congested area even more of a pain to drive in. Not to mention the popularity of Jefferson being a popular exit out of downtown, the school right there, and Bass Pro traffic just around the corner.

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ActionFalcon t1_j10sbln wrote

Sunshine Lanes has a couple of pool tables in their small game room off to the side. They aren't good quality, but they're suitable enough for some casual games with the kids. It's 75¢ or $1.00 per game, I can't remember.

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ActionFalcon t1_j0uzrf2 wrote

Could you imagine how many of these kinds of posts we would have if everybody thought their run-in with a bad driver in this city was worth posting about? The sub would be flooded.

I really don't know what OP is expecting in posting this. A round of applause for seeing one of our many poor drivers? Well then, congratulations, I guess.

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ActionFalcon t1_iwvf5wy wrote

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ActionFalcon t1_irfgaxw wrote

I 100% agree we need improvements for pedestrian traffic, but that doesn't necessarily refute the point of my comment which was that we will continue to have jaywalkers even with accommodations close by, and it's not always the fault of the driver when they are hit.

You can't assume this is on the driver just because "they're the ones with the thousand pound vehicle." There are reaction times and physics to take into consideration and plenty of scenarios where a driver simply does not have the time to stop before hitting a pedestrian that carelessly walks across moving traffic.

I'm not blaming the pedestrian in this case, just saying that we don't have enough info to put all the blame on the driver, which could have been out of their control and now be dealing with a tramatic experience.

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