Have a friend in the coach industry who not only loves the coach and bus simulators, actively sought out mods that let him drive areas in the UK that he drives on a daily basis
We politely refer to him as a bus wanker, and he politely agrees!
No one driving buses is on time, the traffic is just god awful
Some other fun points, he bought a Dart bus and converted it into his own RV, and has a Smart two seater car spray painted like one of those kids garden toys
There was an autistic man who used to impersonate bus drivers, and other public transportation drivers. He was remarkable, because he ran the routes with precision and on time. He even sometimes did minor repairs on the vehicles.
I think you're talking about Darius McCollum. It's actually kind of a fucked up story. The transit authority wound up pressing charges for theft because he kept "stealing" buses and he wound up in prison. He's apparently been moved to a psychiatric facility, so he doesn't have to be around violent criminals anymore, but he's still being deprived of his freedom because we (society) couldn't figure out a productive way to channel his talents.
Yep, same. From what I understand, the fantasy is "owning" and playing with tractors and equipment you'd never need or wouldn't be able to afford (shit's expensive), since a lot of the models are officially licensed from the brands.
It's so nice being able to simply place a shed down without needing a three year consent battle with the neighbours, or to press a button and your implement just pops onto your linkage as opposed to the ten minutes of inching back and forth trying to find just the right spot to hook it -_-
I've been following the sub for about a decade now, and I can tell you that's definitely not the case, they love those games lol. The sheer amount of photos I've seen of a trucker playing a truck game while pulled into a truck stop in their truck was staggering.
but snow runner? I can absolutely imagine a trucker taking a break after driving on the highway for hours and hours to go ham on a crazy route he could never do at work.
I like the game, but as someone who has sewn for years, it drives me crazy in the SAME WAY real sewing does. Every time I have to get to the cutting the fabric part, aligning the patterns, I’m just like 😩 the WORST.
And then I start a new dress. 😂
It sort of scratches the itch when you haven’t sewn in a while, as well as like,,, that itch to make something impractical you’d never wear. Esp with Joann’s out of business and no real local shops to just browse fabric now, so when you want to make something it has to be INTENTIONAL. I can’t just go into the shop during sales and decide to make something. 😢
Well making your own clothes can be kind of expensive in real life with the fabric and patterns. I can see how it's fun to play around with this stuff without any of that concern and just get creative. Maybe even come up with some ideas for real life.
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u/ValkyrieDraco 15h ago
I honestly don't see the appeal.
Then again, I already work in a garment factory so it's probably not wanting to bring that shit home with me.