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So, go out to start the car a couple of days ago, frozen solid, lights come on, but it won't start.

Finally get it started, but it stalls out after a minute. Figure it's the battery.

Call the auto club. Tow truck shows up, booster pack, test the battery, battery is good, something else is wrong, it needs to go to the shop. Not the battery, not the starter, maybe the alternator, maybe the computer is punched... something serious is going on.

Next day, shop is open, time for a tow, Two tow trucks with three guys show up, boost the hell out of the battery, try every other conceivable thing to get it running. No joy. Two hours later they tow it away.

Mechanic calls, he already has my name and number from the tow truck guys, they'll see what they can do, maybe call back later today.

Five o'clock, mechanic calls, tells me everything they did, full diagnostics of electrical system, tracked it down to three components, found a loose wire, corrosion, fixed it, test drove the car, good as new, two hours labor plus taxes = $250.

Could have been $3000.

Honest mechanics, honest tow truck drivers... found the problem and fixed it cheap, same day. Five man team effort.

I felt bad the job was so cheap, I ordered extra work to make the effort more profitable.

Pick it up in a couple of hours. Getting a free ride over to the shop.

White people.

Post Script: The Old Guy was in there this morning, had to be 65 years easily, door lock was sticking a bit, he put a little WD 40 in there, got it working too:)

Damn I love this town.

I threw in the new car battery anyways just because that other one was looking kind of suspect you know? Total Job $430, Canadian. Paid cash in full as I do. He gave me the corroded plug too:)

The locals all say he's the best in town.

So, go out to start the car a couple of days ago, frozen solid, lights come on, but it won't start. Finally get it started, but it stalls out after a minute. Figure it's the battery. Call the auto club. Tow truck shows up, booster pack, test the battery, battery is good, something else is wrong, it needs to go to the shop. Not the battery, not the starter, maybe the alternator, maybe the computer is punched... something serious is going on. Next day, shop is open, time for a tow, Two tow trucks with three guys show up, boost the hell out of the battery, try every other conceivable thing to get it running. No joy. Two hours later they tow it away. Mechanic calls, he already has my name and number from the tow truck guys, they'll see what they can do, maybe call back later today. Five o'clock, mechanic calls, tells me everything they did, full diagnostics of electrical system, tracked it down to three components, found a loose wire, corrosion, fixed it, test drove the car, good as new, two hours labor plus taxes = $250. Could have been $3000. Honest mechanics, honest tow truck drivers... found the problem and fixed it cheap, same day. Five man team effort. I felt bad the job was so cheap, I ordered extra work to make the effort more profitable. Pick it up in a couple of hours. Getting a free ride over to the shop. White people. Post Script: The Old Guy was in there this morning, had to be 65 years easily, door lock was sticking a bit, he put a little WD 40 in there, got it working too:) Damn I love this town. I threw in the new car battery anyways just because that other one was looking kind of suspect you know? Total Job $430, Canadian. Paid cash in full as I do. He gave me the corroded plug too:) The locals all say he's the best in town.

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so, why not start a body with "so?"

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Poor use of language. It makes you look retarded. Many people on reddit do it. Too wordy - if you can delete a word without losing any meaning, do so.

Using “so” at the beginning of speech or writing is simply unnecessary. It adds nothing; similar to “that”. Simply remove the word(s), adjust the grammar, and nothing is ever lost.

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To paraphrase, “so” has become something like a verbal tic; it appears in people’s speech relentlessly instead of “um” or its variants and is then imitated in writing, where it is typically unnecessary.

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Starting a sentence with the conjunction “so” is mindless. It shows, that the speaker is not prepared to answer/ reply to anything. To me it’s annoying listening to a person start their speaking this way. Especially those individuals in a position of authority/training. Those individuals sound as though they have no idea what they are talking about. Notice I didn’t use that word once!

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Beginning a sentence in conversation with the word “so” makes the speaker sound stupid. The usage creates the impression that the speaker wants to sound intelligent. It reminds me of every idiot who years ago prefaced sentences with “basically” as if something illuminating was about to be revealed.

It is just filler. And it’s driving me nuts. Please just stop it or I will continue to cut you off with my interjection of “…so your mamma what?”

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The problem is that ‘so’ at the beginning of answer that is not cause and effect makes you sound like an IDIOT.

‘why did you park in the garage?’ ‘so that my car does not get wet.’ [correct]

contrast:

‘when did you get that car?’ ‘so, i went shopping yesterday and saw it on the way home.’ [all of our IQ’s just decreased 1.8 points, reading that; sorry]

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Starting a sentence or reply with “so” or “basically” drives me NUTS! My ears close and mind shuts down. It’s usually used by people trying to sound intelligent

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https://www.dailywritingtips.com/punctuating-so-at-the-beginning-of-a-sentence/

https://www.npr.org/2015/09/03/432732859/so-whats-the-big-deal-with-starting-a-sentence-with-so

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"So" serves as a lead-in to the sentence though. If you just launch straight into a thought, folks are liable to think you're an aspie as you can come off as being blunt.

That said, I don't often use it verbally, but if NPR says that I shouldn't then I might just have to start using it in convos with liberals just to annoy them.

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yea fuck npr. hope their towers fall down. and i dont agree with many of your points that just seem like opinions. you sound like a journalism major aka proper cunt.

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I had a good high school English teacher.