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[-] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 43 points 1 year ago

Wow. My town still has an old "no cruising" sign from the 80s.

Wonder if I can get to it before the city..

[-] mibo80@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In Santa Clara? On El Camino across from the Chili's?

Edit: A bit of advice if you are going to cut one just be sure wear a yellow vest and a hardhat.

[-] BassTurd@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Excellent advise. Look like you belong, and people won't ask questions.

[-] nocturne213@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

I am always surprised how little people pay attention to you when you are wearing a hivis vest and hard hat.

[-] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago

I am always surprised how little people pay attention to you when you are wearing a hivis vest and hard hat.

The good old fashioned Bavarian Fire Drill.

[-] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There's battery powered sawsalls out there now.

[-] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I've got a cutoff wheel that would chop the post in a minute or so. But a socket set with a drill should only take half that.

[-] SheDiceToday@eslemmy.es 4 points 1 year ago

Don't even bother with the post. I bet you can get through the clamps in less than a second with a 2 foot stepladder.

[-] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Don't bother with the socket set they are usually one way. Unless you have the opposite direction socket? Regardless go steal that shit before it ends up in a dumpster.

[-] moistclump@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

What does cruising mean in this context?

[-] donuts@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

Driving while brown.

[-] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

It was always explained to me as driving well under the speed limit with loud music and flashy car mods like numatics, hydraulics, and lights.

[-] Marin_Rider@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago

cruising is also used as a term for men meeting men in the bushes

[-] nocturne213@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

In my small town we had two drive in restaurants (Sonic and a local joint), people would drive from the one on the South side of town to the one on the North side. We would stop at one or the other for a short time and look for friends or to try and plan a party somewhere.

[-] moistclump@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

And that’s currently illegal in California?

[-] MarmaladeMermaid@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It was mostly a Latino or Black thing, depending on the area. Sometimes associated with gang activity.

It was fairly easy to outlaw and then selectively enforce. It’s basically a law that allows cops to bother people.

The practice has been replaced with sideshows.

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