| Author | Message | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2810 Registered: 12-2010 |
Maybe going by car doesn't seem like such a bad idea after all... I'm away for the weekend and I don't know if I will be able to go online, so feel free to ask questions although they might not be answered before Monday. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3536 Registered: 2-2011 |
did going by car not seem like a good idea in the first place? true story? FYOI? FSEI? did the people or person plan to go a different way? walking? train? plane? bicycle? | ||
| Rogerchang (Rogerchang)
New member Username: Rogerchang Post Number: 61 Registered: 9-2012 |
Was it raining? Was there a traffic jam? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2159 Registered: 9-2009 |
Relevant the distance planned for the travel? The number of persons traveling? If so: 1, 2, 3-5, more? Car as in an automobile? A larger car, capable of accommodating more people? Statistics of accidents relevant? Place(s) of travel relevant? Alternative options would have been: traveling by bus? tram? metro? train? airplane? walking? Relevant where the person(s) where coming from? Where they are going? (As in going to or from a bar, or different cities) | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2815 Registered: 12-2010 |
did going by car not seem like a good idea in the first place? correct true story? this - it happened to me FYOI? FSEI? did the people or person plan to go a different way? yes walking? possibly train? plane? no to these two bicycle? possibly Was it raining? irrel Was there a traffic jam? yes Relevant the distance planned for the travel? only for the other possible methods of transport, see below The number of persons traveling? If so: 1, 2, 3-5, more? one person - me Car as in an automobile? yes A larger car, capable of accommodating more people? no Statistics of accidents relevant? Place(s) of travel relevant? no to these Alternative options would have been: traveling by bus? possibly tram? metro? train? airplane? walking? possibly. No to rest Relevant where the person(s) where coming from? Where they are going? (As in going to or from a bar, or different cities) not really relevant - me coming from work, going home | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2161 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was it your car? A borrowed one from a friend? A company car? One rented from a company / city service? Relevant? Did you have to return it to a specific place? Did someone else ask to use it, so leaving it at the office was no option, despite the traffic jam? Was there any threat at the office (like a bomb threat, or a fire, so you wanted to get the car out as soon as possible)? Weather conditions relevant? Any strike of public servants - relevant? Do you normally use the car to go to and from the office? Relevant? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2824 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was it your car? yes A borrowed one from a friend? A company car? One rented from a company / city service? Relevant? not really Did you have to return it to a specific place? Did someone else ask to use it, so leaving it at the office was no option, despite the traffic jam? no to all Was there any threat at the office (like a bomb threat, or a fire, so you wanted to get the car out as soon as possible)? no Weather conditions relevant? no Any strike of public servants - relevant? no Do you normally use the car to go to and from the office? yes Relevant? yes There might be some FAs lurking, but I don't know how to clarify them yet. So I'll just wait for the next round of q's (: | ||
| Rogerchang (Rogerchang)
New member Username: Rogerchang Post Number: 67 Registered: 9-2012 |
When in a car, were you safer? traveling faster? more comfortable? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2827 Registered: 12-2010 |
When in a car, were you safer? this traveling faster? maybe more comfortable? and this, somewhat | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3543 Registered: 2-2011 |
so you would normally have made the journey by car but on this occasion chose not to? were you expecting a particular problem? extra traffic? roads closed? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2829 Registered: 12-2010 |
so you would normally have made the journey by car but on this occasion chose not to? Not quite, so here's the CLARIFICATION I usually make the journey by car, but on that day I didn't, for reasons that are not relevant to the puzzle. That day, there was a relevant traffic jam. (You should figure out what happened next....) But then I thought that maybe going by car wouldn't have been such a bad idea. were you expecting a particular problem? extra traffic? roads closed? so, no to these | ||
| Rogerchang (Rogerchang)
New member Username: Rogerchang Post Number: 68 Registered: 9-2012 |
A fight broke out among drivers? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2831 Registered: 12-2010 |
A fight broke out among drivers? no | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 1205 Registered: 5-2009 |
Did you finally reach the destination of your journey? Or end up going elswhere? Back to the origin? Was the traffic jam on the route you inteded to use? Actually used? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2850 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you finally reach the destination of your journey? yes Or end up going elswhere? No, but I took at somewhat relevant detour. This was one of the reasons why I thought that maybe going by car wouldn't have been such a bad idea Back to the origin? no Was the traffic jam on the route you inteded to use? Actually used? yes to both | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 1207 Registered: 5-2009 |
Did you take the detour because of the traffic jam? Did you use more than one means of transport on your journey? Did you, at any point of your journey, use a different means of transport than you originally intended? Did you actually walk during your journey? Actually use a bicycle? A car? Some public means of transport? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2853 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you take the detour because of the traffic jam? no Did you use more than one means of transport on your journey? yes, see below Did you, at any point of your journey, use a different means of transport than you originally intended? noish Did you actually walk during your journey? yes Actually use a bicycle? no A car? no Some public means of transport? yes, busses | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2174 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did the bus driver commit an accident? Was he stopped by the police? | ||
| Rogerchang (Rogerchang)
New member Username: Rogerchang Post Number: 73 Registered: 9-2012 |
Did You find out the bus was too big to go through the traffic, while cars moved faster? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2862 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did the bus driver commit an accident? no, might be an FA Was he stopped by the police? no, might also be the same FA Did You find out the bus was too big to go through the traffic, while cars moved faster? no, might also be the same FA | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2177 Registered: 9-2009 |
To summarise (and refresh my memory): You were going to go by car (from work to home), heard about the traffic jam and decided to go by bus, then for a certain reason thought that it should have been better to take the car after all. Correct? Relevant what day of the week that was happening? (For example, in a Friday evening)? Did you find out the next day, for example, that you need the car? If so: because of a strike? Because you wanted to go to some place in which you can arrive faster in a car than using public transportation? Get yourself or some relative / acquaintance to the hospital or to some other emergency service? Get back the next morning needing to carry a heavy weight object (like a heavy suitcase)? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2865 Registered: 12-2010 |
To summarise (and refresh my memory): You were going to go by car (from work to home), heard about the traffic jam and decided to go by bus, then for a certain reason thought that it should have been better to take the car after all. Correct? not quite. I had to go by bus because of circumstances irrelevant to the puzzle. Then there was the traffic jam, then something happened, then I thought it would have been better to take the car. I hope this clears up potential FAs... Relevant what day of the week that was happening? no (For example, in a Friday evening)? Did you find out the next day, for example, that you need the car? no, FA: The car was not at work in the first place, see above If so: because of a strike? Because you wanted to go to some place in which you can arrive faster in a car than using public transportation? Get yourself or some relative / acquaintance to the hospital or to some other emergency service? Get back the next morning needing to carry a heavy weight object (like a heavy suitcase)? Therefore no to these. Oh dear, I hope I'm making sense here... | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2182 Registered: 9-2009 |
Aha... Let's try something else: Did you left the car at your home? At someone's else's? Relevant? Did something happened when being in the traffic jam? Afterwards? Did you meet the love of your life while being strangled in traffic? : - ) Or maybe a friend / relative that you didn't see for a long time? And you were not particularly eager to see? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2878 Registered: 12-2010 |
Aha... Let's try something else: Did you left the car at your home? yes At someone's else's? no Relevant? no Did something happened when being in the traffic jam? no... Afterwards? no... Did you meet the love of your life while being strangled in traffic? : - ) Or maybe a friend / relative that you didn't see for a long time? And you were not particularly eager to see? no to all, but getting OTRT | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 1078 Registered: 8-2011 |
Is the cause of the traffic jam relevant? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2882 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is the cause of the traffic jam relevant? Somewhat - it's an almost daily traffic jam due to too many cars on a single lane road. Nice to see you back, btw! | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 1084 Registered: 8-2011 |
Thanks! Is that the cause then? Too many cars at one time? Is your location relevant? Was the bus delayed? Were you delayed while walking? If so, was your path blocked somehow? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2885 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is that the cause then? Too many cars at one time? yes Is your location relevant? my location at the time when the relevant thing happened is relevant, yes. We've established that it was neither in the traffic jam nor afterwards, and as a HINT/clarification I'll tell you that when it happened, I wasn't on the bus when it happened. Was the bus delayed? yes Were you delayed while walking? If so, was your path blocked somehow? no to both | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 1089 Registered: 8-2011 |
Did you get hurt? I hope not! Were you inconvenienced by the relevant thing? Did you lose something? Are there any other relevant people? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2887 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you get hurt? I hope not! no Were you inconvenienced by the relevant thing? yesish Did you lose something? no Are there any other relevant people? YES! one H/A/M | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2184 Registered: 9-2009 |
Were you waiting for the bus at the relevant time? Was the man your boss? A relative? A fellow student? A friend? Someone you owe money to? Did you have a conversation with him? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2888 Registered: 12-2010 |
Were you waiting for the bus at the relevant time? yes Was the man your boss? A relative? A fellow student? A friend? Someone you owe money to? no to all! Did you have a conversation with him? yes | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2185 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was he a perfect stranger? A beggar? Someone that you saw before but you didn't directly interact with him? Someone selling food or the like there (like one selling hotdogs?) Did you approach him? The other way around? Did he try to sell you something? To offer guidance? Were you annoyed? Scared? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2889 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was he a perfect stranger? yes A beggar? yope Someone that you saw before but you didn't directly interact with him? no Someone selling food or the like there (like one selling hotdogs?) no Did you approach him? no The other way around? yes Did he try to sell you something? To offer guidance? no to both Were you annoyed? Scared? both | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2187 Registered: 9-2009 |
Were you scared by: The way he was dressed? The fact the he seemed drunk? On drugs? His offensive language? His general appearance (like a very powerful man, etc).? Did he ask you something in German? In another language? Did he ask you anything at all, or just made a remark? If the latter, was it about you or about somebody else? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1786 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did he want you to give him something? Was he hitting on you? Was he waiting for the same bus as you? If so, did he continue to annoy/frighten you on the bus itself? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2892 Registered: 12-2010 |
Were you scared by: The way he was dressed? among other things, yes The fact the he seemed drunk? among other things, yes On drugs? no His offensive language? yope His general appearance (like a very powerful man, etc).? no Did he ask you something in German? very slurred, drunk German, but yes In another language? no Did he ask you anything at all, or just made a remark? both If the latter, was it about you or about somebody else? about himself Did he want you to give him something? no Was he hitting on you? no Was he waiting for the same bus as you? I don't think he was waiting for a bus at all If so, did he continue to annoy/frighten you on the bus itself? n/a | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1787 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is there more to find out about why you were scared/annoyed? Or was it just because a drunk man was hanging round you? Should we find out exactly what he said? Is the reason you thought you should have taken the car because then you wouldn't have met the man? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2895 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is there more to find out about why you were scared/annoyed? yes Or was it just because a drunk man was hanging round you? no Should we find out exactly what he said? yes, and more importantly, what he did Is the reason you thought you should have taken the car because then you wouldn't have met the man? yes | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1788 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did he touch you at all? Did you worry he was going to hurt you? Was there anyone else relevant at the bus stop? Were his clothes dishevelled? Stained? Did he expose himself? Did he ask you to do something? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2896 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did he touch you at all? Did you worry he was going to hurt you? Was there anyone else relevant at the bus stop? Were his clothes dishevelled? Stained? Did he expose himself? yes Did he ask you to do something? no or irrel to rest, and I think we have enough for me to declare the ********SPOILER******** The other day, I was walking to the bus stop, along a road where there usually is a traffic jam at peak hours. I was thinking that maybe I should take the bike or bus more often in order to avoid it... But... When I arrived at the bus stop, there was this somewhat dirty, shaggy man who aksed me for a cigarette. So far, so good. But then, he told me he had to pee and asked me if it was ok for him to pee behind the bus stop. I told him I didn't care, and so he peed. When he came back, he told me the same thing all over again and went to pee for a second time o.O But when he came back, he hadn't pulled up his pants and I could clearly see his man parts. Needless to say, I got on the first bus that came along although it wasn't the right one. Maybe going by car isn't such a bad idea after all. Thanks for playing, and nice work, Rbruma and Enjay! Please don't forget my other puzzles. (: | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17907 Registered: 4-2010 |
Some people... |
