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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Unrelated to this OG topic, but I was going on a snowboarding trip a few years ago and got a rental car via Turo, which is basically air bnb for vehicles. I met the owner at the airport and I took off after everything was loaded. 30 some minutes late I get to resort, turn off the vehicle and start getting dressed to hit the slopes. I realized I didn't have the key, so we called the guy and he still had it. Since the vehicle was running, we were able to leave with no issue. He met us at the mountain to drop off the key.
I had a similar experience another time on a snowboard trip, where I went down to the vehicle in the morning to warm it up and scrape the windows. I went back in inside grabbed my stuff and stopped at the gas station about a mile down the road. I noticed a light that said no key fob on the dash and thankfully without turning the car off, went back to the hotel and found it in the room. That one would have been tough because I went another hour out and didn't have someone to call since it was a rental.
I guess my point is, you shouldn't be allowed to put a car in drive or reverse if the key fob isn't detected.
At a minimum, would be nice if the speed got limited to 10mph or something, so you can drive it off the road safely.