Questions for the People of Los Angeles

[BROKENDOLL]

So asking questions makes me mentally challenged? Gee, I wonder what that makes you.

Well, considering the pressing question you started with, I'm pretty much feeling like a Rocket Scientist at the moment...

[TheWatcher]

Well, to be fair, there is an odd smell driving west on Sunset past the Troubadour into BH. I thought it was probably some kind of vegetation though. But, I am not sure what kind of plant smells like that. I do notice it whenever I am in that area.

[leo01g]

ask your pressing LA questions to people that live in LA:

People of LA,

Can you please tell me WHY when I drive west on Sunset and enter into Beverly Hills/Pacific Palisades/etc (after the strip, past the Hotel) the air suddenly begins to REEK of cum?

WHY!?

Has anyone else noticed this? Does Paris Hilton live nearby or something? It's disgusting, and my friends and I have noticed it several times.

Thanks,
KK

UCI is FILLED with those stupid trees and yes the smell can be a bit strong

[BROKENDOLL]

Now the pressing questions is, kitt kat, exactly when was it in life that you got your first wiff of cum? You stated it was disgusting, why? Was it tossed in your face, or spread on your upper lip, maybe smeared in your hair or acrossed your GLASSES? And lastly, did it lose it's potent aroma once it dried? Remember, you're dealing with a Rocket Scientist here...

[kitt kat]

Why does it take you 5 minutes to turn right at an intersection?

BIGGEST PET PEEVE EVER.

I don't think tourists know they can do this. This is why driving in places like Hollywood, Santa Monica, and Beverly Hills SUCKS. Too many clueless tourists. JUST FUCKING DRIVE!

[allyjoy]

Go the fuck back home then.

[PrettyRagdoll]

people of LA,

Who the fuck teaches you how to drive?!

Fuck that! After going to NYC I'm convinced THEY deserve the worse drivers ever tag. Not us impatient LA drivers. We have the California roll, when it comes to stop signs and things. People in New York just drive in a huge cluster fuck and hope the they don't hit anyone

[tessalasset]

even driving in a taxi in new york is terrifying. i don't know how they do it.

[kitt kat]

New York drivers are seriously the WORST. At least we stop for pedestrians.

[JewFace]

OMG. I just found out I'm going to Slimmons Studio in Beverly Hills in a couple of weeks for a friend's birthday. Richard Simmons still teaches weekly aerobics classes at his old studio whenever he's in town. Has anyone done this? According to the NY Times, the people who show up for these classes are a mix of "women who would go to Curves and hipsters". This is more exciting than having an audience with the Dalai Lama. Shit, I need to buy a Bedazzler.

[caco0283]

people from everywhere else,

Why do you drive so fucking slow?! Why does it take you 5 minutes to turn right at an intersection? Why do you wait like 30 fucking seconds at a stop sign? Why do you think 75 is an acceptable speed limit for the fast lane?!

Tessa isn't the speed limit 65???

[caco0283]

New York drivers are seriously the WORST. At least we stop for pedestrians.

try Boca Raton, FL. Everyone here is a 90 year old jewish lady...EVERYONE

[TomAz]

New York drivers are seriously the WORST. At least we stop for pedestrians.

[chairmenmeow47]

OMG. I just found out I'm going to Slimmons Studio in Beverly Hills in a couple of weeks for a friend's birthday. Richard Simmons still teaches weekly aerobics classes at his old studio whenever he's in town. Has anyone done this? According to the NY Times, the people who show up for these classes are a mix of "women who would go to Curves and hipsters". This is more exciting than having an audience with the Dalai Lama. Shit, I need to buy a Bedazzler.

it's about time someone brought the awesomeness to this thread.

[obzen]

I saw Richard Simmons whilst crosswalking the intersection at Sunset Blvd. where Tower Records once was. Apparently he has a chauffeur.

[zajaa]

we had em at the uc too..

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=...gid=2210356925

[Media Blitz]

The person who introduced me to Animal Collective lives on La Brea and Olympic...

And the worst drivers are from the south. Southerners have 70-100-MPH tailgate chains going on tiny highways. One tap of the brakes and everyone is fucked. Semis also like to join these chains which scares the shit out of me.

[eskamo951]

people from everywhere else,

Why do you drive so fucking slow?! Why does it take you 5 minutes to turn right at an intersection? Why do you wait like 30 fucking seconds at a stop sign? Why do you think 75 is an acceptable speed limit for the fast lane?!

In my recent drive from San Luis Obispo to Hollywood (Friday), I learned that I missed the memo that people are now supposed to drive 60 in the fast lane, and I have to pass in the slow lane.

Tessa isn't the speed limit 65???

In LA, people are impatient. 75 is for the slow lane. I stick to 80 and usually don't venture into the fast lane, unless this plague of slow drivers is here to stay. Crap, not looking forward to returning to the land of 2 lane highways

[tessalasset]

I'll usually cruise at 75 in the fast lane if the freeway is empty, otherwise i'm at 80. if i'm going 80 in the fast lane and someone is on my ass, it's not worth it. i'll pull over and let them pass. 80 is my (and my car's) limit.

[choice cat]

plus 80 mph definitely makes your mpgs take a dive, and if your going over 80 your probably a lead foot and your mpgs are REALLY taking a dive.

[Californicator]

Why is L.A. so much shittier than San Diego?

[Still-ill]

I love the smell of cum in the mornin'. It's the smell of... victory.

[SoulDischarge]

The problem isn't really just people going slow in the passing lane, it's that they have no concept of "passing lane." They just cruise it regardless of what's going on behind them instead of getting right at the earliest convenience. Like most things in LA, the shitty traffic stems from obliviousness that other people exist and matter.

[tessalasset]

I completely agree. So many times I've watched people in front of me almost get into accidents when they're both trying to merge into my lane at the same time, or something similar. I feel like people really don't read and predict what's going on around them and end up getting into completely avoidable accidents. They're either just straight up bad drivers, or, I agree, too concerned with themselves.

[shermanoaksyo]

if you hate LA,

ARIZONA IS THAT WAY =================>

[bobert]

if you hate LA,

ARIZONA IS THAT WAY =================>

Arizona reeks of semen.

[PassiveTheory]

Why is L.A. so much shittier than San Diego?

Ahahahahahahahahah.

[JustSteve]

I completely agree. So many times I've watched people in front of me almost get into accidents when they're both trying to merge into my lane at the same time, or something similar. I feel like people really don't read and predict what's going on around them and end up getting into completely avoidable accidents. They're either just straight up bad drivers, or, I agree, too concerned with themselves.

see, i don't like the term accident, that term just doesn't fit. isn't a crash almost always the result of someone's negligence? talking on the phone, not looking before changing lanes, driving like an asshole, etc.

[RageAgainstTheAoki]

I know this is totally random, but could anyone tell me exactly which Los Angeles neighborhood is shown in this map? Specifically the area surrounding the pin-point on the map (A).

Basically from this point on the map we have...
W. Pico Blvd. to the North
S. Fairfax Ave. to the West
Hauser Blvd. to the East
Venice Blvd. to the South

It's 1 mile west from Roscoe's in case that helps.

GOOGLE MAP IN LOS ANGELES


Thank you!!

[bmack86]

According to LA Times recent mapping project that is mid city.