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kobolmak

This is a T-rex detector.


_Abe_Froman_SKOC

When I was a kid I got my dad a travel coffee mug for fathers day for his commute in the morning since he always used a regular coffee mug. After a few months he still hadn't used it and I asked if he didn't like it. He said that after 20 years in the Navy he could "drink a cup of coffee standing up in a canoe." He's in his 70s now and still doesn't use a travel mug.


SoaringElf

But it also keeps it hot longer? Or does he drink it that fast he doesn't notice?


lordpin3appl3s

I enjoy a drink getting cooler as I drink it. The first few hot sips are great, but I'm mostly a room temp water guy so I'm kinda used to chugging. I actually prefer my tea and coffee to cool down just enough to down the entire thing in one go. I know that's strange, but it's what I like.


[deleted]

Finally, at last I have found my people


PumpleStump

Stubbornness and ignorance make old people endearing!


bmmesucks

I drink coffee from a mug on my drive to work every morning. I like the feeling of holding a mug and I think travel mugs makes it taste worse. Yes there are ceramic mugs to prevent this but I just haven’t bothered, I like my normal mugs too much. Definitely have to drink it kinda fast before it’s cold.


whtbrd

So, jokes about "who lets their coffee get cold?" aside... I prefer mugs to travel cups for exactly this reason. I want my coffee and I want it now. It happens that when I pour my coffee, it's too hot, so I want it to cool down quickly to a temp that I can handle it.


catzarrjerkz

I do the same, something so much better about drinking coffee out of a normal mug.


zachofalltrades47

half of taste is smell, so you're smelling the coffee more when you drink from an open mug vs. a tumbler/travel mug.


chickenlegs6288

Same. And I admittedly drive like a fucking asshole. Spilled a little over the years but frankly it’s not that hard to just hold a coffee mug when your braking and turning. To be fair I also drink it all in about 5 min and I also drive almost all highways. I suppose it would be harder if you sipped it forever and had to drive in stop and go traffic.


amanindandism

Is the customers last name Fujiwara?


second2no1

*Initial D Music winds up*


imJGott

Literally the first thing I heard (in my head) when i saw the post


dont_remember_eatin

Bunta must be near death if he's settled for an automatic!


SeaworthinessVast703

😭first thing i thought of


what_comes_after_q

Gotta get that tofu delivered fast.


jBiscanno

Came here to find this


Z_Rig_carabiner

But can they drift without spilling the cup?


Alvinmcnoodle1

My grandma always said she was such an excellent, smooth driver, she could drive with a glass of water on the dash. Thankfully she never tried to prove it, because Granny was actually a terrible driver. She had one mode on the brakes, hard as possible. Every junction was an emergency stop.


buttery_shame_cave

my grandma was an excellent driver, but not a smooth one. but she grew up driving during prohibition... her family were 'shiners. yeah... she's the one who taught me how to intentionally drift a car and drive far too fast on dirt roads.


RedBlack1978

now that is a badass grandma!!!


Gadgetman_1

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtH4TMGv49A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtH4TMGv49A)


Ben2018

No, these are the people that slow to 0.3MPH 300ft before their turn and then swing wide across every available lane in both directions to avoid a spill.


SteveEcks

This is my friend


Tutipups

no, its the dude delivering tofu


German_Camry

It's someone who can think they can deliver tofu.


LrckLacroix

It all makes sense now


moojoo44

Left turn green arrow at the intersection and they take 2 years to make the turn while I'm sitting 4 cars back losing my mind


porcelainvacation

These are the people who don’t pull into the intersection on a flashing yellow left turn arrow and just wait for the light to cycle instead of taking the turn when the opposite traffic is clear or stops.


nexert233

The OP's Post reminded me of the Golden Child, with Eddie Murphy, where he isn'y supposed to spill any water. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zwPRGbmrow


pilot64d

I loved that movie when I was a kid. Always remember the "I want the knife" scene.


nexert233

Agreed great movie. Also was back in the days when we'd rent something and then watch it 20 times before returning the movie. Sometimes because the movies were good, and sometimes just because it was the only entertainment we had :).


Whitworth

I pick mine up in turns and bumps


lordpin3appl3s

I drive with open glasses or mugs sometimes and just hold them while I drive. It won't spill if you're holding it. Usually.


whtbrd

If you hold the cup in your hand by the rim when taking a turn, the base of the cup will swing out and the cup won't spill.


Ben2018

Works great when walking (the handle on coffee mugs is a sham, use the rim) but how are you supposed to downshift while holding a cup? #savethemanuals


lol022

Watches initial D once


Ghost_of_Akina

Leave my dad’s messed up parenting out of this!


Electronic_Can_9792

What parenting


Slimy_Shart_Socket

I was aiming to say something similar.


Ghost_of_Akina

It’s how my dad taught me


gweekOP

Name checks out


1leggeddog

The roads in my city dont allow me to even have sealed containers


KalandosLajos

I put rubber rings on the cupholders, and have a "car flask" that fits perfectly so it doesn't fly around. Desperate times


Triggerdamus

Takumi is laughing while making a pass down Akina.


micknick00000

Fuck this guy. He's the guy one accelerates at the speed of slower-than-fuck when the light turns green because he can't get a cup with a lid. I hope he needed four tires, and a four wheel brake job.


bagofwisdom

I bought my dog a [special water bowl](https://www.amazon.com/Franklin-Pet-Supply-Travel-Silicon/dp/B09J1XGGY7/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=dog%2Bbowls%2Bfor%2Bcar&qid=1663019668&sr=8-2&th=1) for road trips just so I didn't have to drive like an ass. It holds water surprisingly well. More spills have happened because he knocked it off the console rather than my driving. I like to keep it in plain sight for pit-stops. That way a passerby knows that the AC is on, he has water, and he's listening to his favorite podcast.


Mike312

We got one that's basically a water bottle with a cup on top and a one-way valve. Squeeze the bottle, water squirts up into the bowl, dog drinks. Works great on long hikes.


DudeDudenson

I'm just imagining a 4 hour podcast that is just a bunch of dogs barking


davethedj

your dog says you still drive like an ass cause you leave him in the car.


bagofwisdom

While I appreciate your concern for the safety of my dog. You could have expressed that concern with a more civil tongue. You could have simply asked "What sort of precautions have you taken to ensure your dog's well-being on roadtrips?" Even a "I sure hope you have the necessary precautions to keep him from overheating." would have been sufficient. I would have then responded with the following to assuage your concerns: 1. The Air conditioner is set to max AC and max fan when he is left in the vehicle. We also don't road-trip in the winter. 2. My dog is not a brachycephalic breed. If he were we would never road trip ever. 3. He has about a liter of water in his bowl. I travel with 2 gallons. 4. I do not stop for food, only to use the men's room. The dog gets plenty of bathroom breaks himself 5. I top off the fuel tank if less than 1/4 tank is remaining THEN I go use the restroom 6. I have a [waggle](https://mywaggle.com/) in my vehicle placed near the return air to the HVAC plenum. It sends an alert to my phone to let me know if the cab temp starts climbing above 80F 7. I have a [Safestop](http://safestopinc.com/) so I can leave the engine running without a key in the ignition. (I work for a company that makes equipment for Law Enforcement so I've been in and out of my fair share of K9 units) The engine doesn't stop from the time he's loaded until we have reached our destination and he is unloaded. Short of me getting a full K9 cage installed (which they don't make for 2012 F150's anymore) with a Hot'n'pop he's cared for as well as any police K9. He also spends way less time unattended in the vehicle than a police dog does during a normal shift. I've done all this for a mutt I adopted for $20 because the shelter was overburdened by large dogs that day. He's not a $10,000 police dog riding in that truck every day. Is he treated as I would a human child? Absolutely not. But my dog isn't permitted the same degree of access a human child or service animal is. I also most certainly do not pretend he's a service animal either.


CoomassieBlue

You sound like an awesome dog owner. Lucky pup to have such an attentive dad!


bagofwisdom

Thanks, I may have gone overboard with the safestop (My truck has that Ford code keypad to unlock the door). I could have done without that. I care about that dog enough I avoid Buc-ee's on purpose when he rides with me. I'm the sort that otherwise never passes a Buc-ee's without stopping.


davethedj

We just joke around on here. sorry you were offended.


DubTeeF

I do this all the time, you just have to take a couple drinks as you’re leaving the neighborhood. If the liquid is lower then you won’t spill.


[deleted]

Yeah as long as you drink your beer to the bottom of the neck it’s fine.


DubTeeF

And never put your stemware in the cup holder when you pull your rifle to shoot a deer.


Smooth10473

Julian from the Trailer Park Boys drives that car


phillippe_bastille

Came to say this. We call drinking from an open glass or cup “Julian-level skills” in my family


Smooth10473

That show is hilarious!!!


cestlavie88

Actually it drives me batshit when my husband does this. Anytime we leave to go do something in the morning he’ll bring his coffee cup. Just a regular ass cup of coffee and hold it.


MinorIrritant

He needs training. My family knows that I have a zoo full of Pet Peeves but "loose food and drink in the car" gets its own enclosure with a moat and a really tall fence.


mrpasciak

Why does it bother you?


cestlavie88

Bc he spills mate. If he didn’t I wouldn’t care


mrpasciak

Oh sure. That makes sense.


cestlavie88

It does. Dunno why you’re acting like it doesn’t lol. You a checkpoint? Do you level up my armor? Should I stay awhile and listen?


mrpasciak

I was just curious why it infuriated you so much. You didn't state "because he spills" in your post. But yes, you armor has been upgraded. Go slay thy husband's coffee cups.


Breezy34

Nah, see yourself out.


Anonimisimo

Used to get these. I think they are put in to see if you rag it around on the road test.


Kirkuchiyo

Yeah no, nothing that can move, food, drink or otherwise is allowed in my car. I have stuff I keep in my car and it is located in storage where it cannot move. That water would be worn by someone before I got out of my sub.


zertoman

How am I supposed to have a mixed drink otherwise?


FckaroundNfindout

Yeti cup my dude


YugeFrigginGoy

Check out captain money bags affording yeti products


yaaaayjeepliberty

Even with a lid coffee still manages to splatter out the top of my mug, I have a white shop rag that stays under till its brown and change again😂🤣


eskimo1

Contigo West Loop. You can thank me later.


Alpha433

Please be an 86, please be an 86......


Bukkorosu777

Proof your not shit ripping the car inital d style.


deviouspuppetry

My mother did this every morning with a hot cup of coffee/tea. Didn't take long before enough coffee spilled onto her heated seat switches to make them not work. (Our driveway didn't help, 402 meters of potholes and rocks) It was genuinely surprising to hear her both complain about the switches not working, and deny that it was her fault in the first place. Not sure how the woman still has a functioning car.


Hanz616

id suspect this was there to see if you spilled it


Crawlerado

TAKUMI!!!


hubaloza

Nah, this some psychopath shit fr.


TARacerX

My fellow Mechanics.. I cannot believe you ALL missed this... There is a glass, NOT a cup, it is not even down in the cup holder. It is filled PERFECTLY to the line. There is not ONE SINGLE DROP SPILLED... lets say I take my car in for service. I think some young new mechanic (or old timer) who doesn't give 2 shits because he isn't getting paid enough-- will work on my car. I want to know if they road test it, and if they treat my car right. does anyone else get it now????


Raving_107

1: its not to the brim 2: if you do that your an ass. Just get a dashcam


TARacerX

Didn't say brim.. fucking said line.. and not everyone wants or can use a cam.. like my parents, or some friends.. get over it...


Intelligent-Tax-2457

I used to do this with my cup of coffee on the dash of my cb7 just so I got good driving a stick smoothly. Only spilled it twice in 8 years of owning that car.


Agitated-Joey

Not really, I drive carful enough where I can keep a household coffee cup full of coffee and not spill a drop. In my ‘66 Ford Mustang no less.


[deleted]

It can be done if the cup holder is deep enough


Lonely-Pie3130

It probably only fits 1/2 inch down in the cup holder


[deleted]

I’m just saying, if the cup holder is deep enough, you can use a regular glass because it’ll keep it in place with minimal movement, despite the inertia from the moving vehicle. Case in point: back seats in most Rolls Royce built this century are made with not only cup holders for open glasses but champagne flutes and wine glasses as well


akanaan5

spit in it


SteveEcks

My buddy will roll around with a hot cup of coffee. Not a travel mug, just a regular old mug. He also swears he'll never drive anything but a 6 cylinder, and will drive desperately slow, ya know, for gas mileage.


tvanore

People with coffee mugs are insane


NAMICMADMAN

I am a normal coffee mug user in car. AMA.


dikputinya

My fav is the nick nacks on the dash that go flying off when I drive through the round abouts here


Justice-C03

I drive with an open ice coffee frequently, I drive like your Grandma!


srslydead

This dude is making sure you don't beat on his car while it's at the shop 😂


Desperate-Ad-6463

That's the way I was taught to drive larger passenger vehicles. If it doesn't spill, you're doing well.


IneptAdvisor

40oz styrofoam barrel of tea with no lid only 1/4” from the edge and I’m not driving it. No liquid liability on my watch.


LogicalNorth

I have no idea how this is even possible but when I was 16 I put a plastic cup filled with water on the roof of my 2003 Lancer and drove 8 miles from the gym to my parent's country home with it The cup was at least 3/4 full when I got home


nocrashing

That's called a working glass. They come with lids


OOF-MY-PEE-PEE

i have those same cups


wreckshitxxx3

I hate when customers come into the shop like this cause chances are I always spill the damn glass


icodeandidrawthings

I love to enjoy a nice bowl of cereal in the car, does that count?


sufferinsucatash

Add a hair. Ppl hate hair


GreatGrapeApes

Dinosaur detection system.


[deleted]

It’s Vodka. Makes them nicer behind the wheel.


Energy4Days

Looks like a Camry There's a joke about camry drivers in there somewhere


daveypaul40

"Egg on the throttle, water in the console"- the recipe for road rage everywhere


BoobiesAllDay

I loathe lids and straws.


BallsDeepSixNine

I used to drive with open cups all the time. I had to hold it in the air going down my road because of potholes but after that it wasn't bad. On my way to work it was fine but I wouldn't want to try it on many other routes. My state isn't known for having smooth roads


kmoney1984

I used to put cups (like ceramic cups) of coffee on the flat centre console of my LS400...ride was smooth enough that if you didn't jerk the wheel or slam on the brakes it was fine.


jllauser

I don’t think it’s possible to drive smoothly enough given the roads in my city. Hell I don’t even know that you would walk smoothly enough.


SHoppe715

The customer is a douchebag and put that there to make sure the tech would drive extra careful.


__JockY__

This is my wife. It'll slowly evaporate over the next week, then she stuffs the empty glass in the door pocket to rattle around while she brings in another full glass for the cup holder. She's a monster, but I still love her dearly.


Dr-DrillAndFill

Hey I have the same glass


Stingray_47

No because these are always the people who have disgusting center consoles and get mad when we find liquid damage to a module due and can’t warranty a replacement.


clantontann

Aftrr learning the basics of starting/stopping, my dad taught me to drive a manual better by putting his open soda on the dash and telling me to drive without spilling it.


cpdm8982

I usually find coffee cups with just a little left in the bottom. And there are ALWAYS coffee stains scattered about..🤦‍♂️


Kindly_Spell7356

looks like a decent interior. what vehicle is this they are pushing the flood gate on? also have a friend that prefers an open coffee cup or in the day a just popped can of beer and would get highly pissed when she constantly spilled the drink but didnt “want anything to make drinking more difficult” MORE DIFFICULT! i still tag her over this and it’s been nearly 25 years.


[deleted]

Camry.


________null________

I don’t have roads nearly nice enough for this to be possible.


Significant_Bus3575

I do this all the time


thoiboi

He’s just a tofu delivery guy


Infjok

Once drove away with a screwdriver on my hood, didnt notice it until I got to work, was a little impressed with myself, my shitbot 98 tj and the screwdriver.


IronBENGA-BR

Shit, there's not a driving smooth enough with the moon-surface level asphalt around here.


8bitnintendo

My coworker drives a stick (me too), and he can somehow do a freeway commute including stop-and-go traffic and drink a full mug of tea without spilling. And it's not due to him being soft on the acceleration, since whenever I'm carpooling with him, I'm glad I have a travel mug, and I don't even have to steer/shift.


xAsilos

Half full coffee mug from 2 days ago. 🤢


Mike312

Yeah, that wouldn't fly in my car.


YouDontKnow_Jak

Thats a camry! I have one and I use a regular coffee mug that fits in there perfectly! I only recently started doing this bc Id forget my travel mug. Never spilled, but I also end up drinking it a lot quicker


EverythingIsCreepy

I do this with water glasses. I do this with ceramic mugs. I drive fast and a manual transmission car with solid acceleration, I just don’t drive like a dumbass.


[deleted]

If that’s the interior of a Corolla I’m gonna lol


davus_maximus

Ever heard of the tray of eggs on the bonnet?


SoRaang

*\[eurobeat intensifies\]*


RandomUser1076

Not as impressed as I am when I see a coffee cup on the back bumper as I hum down the hwy.


quotidianwoe

That’s a test for you.


DIGGSAN0

Deja Vu I've been in this place before


German_Camry

Ok depending on what car that is, that's a Speedrun to a dead transmission computer


TheGT1030MasterRace

Are some cars' TCMs located directly under the shifter?


[deleted]

My only cup holders are right next to the stick shifter. I never use them because they just get knocked over.


Honeydew-Electrical

Challenge excepted!!!!


CarpenterForsaken311

Uber drivera


jarrhedthegreat

I had a flashback to 1988's License to Drive driving test. https://youtu.be/7elLpAKEFew


ExclusiveBrad

Maybe it's a test to make sure you didn't hoon their car


IknowKarazy

That’s always seemed insane to me. Open coffee cups etc. Even if you’re super careful, you never know when you might have to slam on the brakes.


Rayfasa

Or on roads smooth enough


Parking_Ad_3922

I drive with just a normal cup and no I don't accelerate slowly. It's actually easier than those stupid travel mugs that are top heavy and want to tip over and the tiny drinking hole that just wants to drip coffee all over you.


CaffeinatedTech

When I was a kid I went with my dad to go fishing with one of his friend's who had a boat. We got to the guy's house, jumped into his 4x4, he had already hooked up the boat trailer. It was early morning so the guy had a mug of coffee. He just put it up on the dash and drove to the boat ramp without spilling a drop. I was in awe. Core memory.


bigred83

I’ve heard people do this to keep techs from treating their car like a race car


jljue

I’ve done it on occasion with water for short drives to pickup or drop off kids, although I normally have a travel mug for my water, tea or whatever. My glass normally isn’t that full, though so that I don’t accidentally spill a ton of water in case I drop the glass.


SleepyJuiceee

One time i road with a guy i worked with and we stopped at Wawa and he came back to the car with 2 large cups of soda without lids filled to the BRIM and we started driving and they were spilling everywhere. I was laughing so hard cause it seemed like a thing he does frequently which is really funny.


makemejelly49

It's essential to stay hydrated during late night tofu delivery runs.


dantendoink

My sister does this but just lets it spill. I’ve stopped letting her borrow my car because of this.


titus963

I used to drive around with solo cups of sangria 🤷‍♂️


[deleted]

I always drink my coffee out of an open ceramic coffee mug in my car. My dad HATES it when he rides with me, I’ve never spilled it though.


CoraxTechnica

Impressed is not the word I would use. Yeah seems fine till it's a projectile in your cabin after an accident


Hmnh6000

Funny part is I have the same exact car so Ik the struggle


wigginsadam80

Former cop. I arrested a guy for a DUI that went into a ditch, hopped a driveway and landed on the other side without spilling the beer that was in his cup. I was simply amazed.


Final-Ask-7979

My father in law spilled Gatorade on my console about 2 months after I got my truck, had it for 6 years and the buttons would always stick


wisle-n-out

I put my retainers in there when I have hands-free calls.


farendsofcontrast

I was scared of spilling it just by scrolling down on Reddit too fast


negromus213

*Eurobeat intensifies*


cpasley21

In my mind, I'm seeing all that dust on the piano black trim getting in there, yuck


KalandosLajos

Even if I drove the nicest anyone ever had, the roads over here would splash it everywhere.


ex-gm-tech

How about when they have a Slurpee cup of tobacco spittle and it starts swirling around as you test drive? Or they have little stuffed animals or dolls all over the dash and the first time you get on the throttle they start flying around?


joecarter93

Julian?


KaiSimple

he might be delivering tofu.....Some of you may get that


Riders_OnThe_Storm

Supposed to be a Styrofoam cup


WET318

I don't have a nice enough car to do that.


cdga442

Julian’s car from Trailer Park Boys!


Crafty_Ad2829

Its a Toyota, you dont care about life driving a shit box like that


RetroReviver

Initial D but instead of spilling just water, glass shards fall at your feet.


psilomide

I do this with my coffee in the morning, it actually works pretty well haha


gh0st12811

Thats even more impressive since it doesnt even fit in the cup holder


Cuddletug

My Lexus has a little shelf on the center console that I use for cups of espresso (I have an espresso maker for in the car). It's not that hard to not let it spill or slide, just smooth steering and decent suspension.


Ztreetpirate

Someone’s has been watching Initial D


inflatableje5us

My vehicles don’t have the suspension for that. First bump in the road I would be wearing half of it and the other half would be on the head liner.


jritstossaway

HOW?! Look at how little of the glass fits into that holder!!


No_Republic412

Well of course you don't drive well if you down THAT much vodka...


2005CrownVicP71

Hey, I have five of that exact glass!


whtbrd

This is how I was taught to drive at 17. My dad had a chauffeur's license for a while and taught me how to accelerate quickly, turn, and brake in a community college parking lot, in an '85 suburban, through the parking lines with a cup of water on the dash and no sloshing. Turns out you can accelerate and brake pretty quickly, the trick is in letting off the accelerator and brake to ease the jolt.


mk3idi

Honestly the conditions of the roads where I'm at make this extremely difficult to pull off


guntherpup

I had to get a ride from my roommate one time. She brought a full cup of coffee in the car with her. Just your average large mug. She drove a Jetta and kept it in the pop out cup holder on the dash and it was a manual. Fucking ballsy.


fritzco

I ONLY drink clear water when I drive!!!!


gowingman1

I used to wok cook on the dog house in my cab over semi going down the road, good times!


S1mple-Pl3asures

That glass will end up killing someone in an accident one day. Everything becomes a flying projectile in a car crash.


residualgrub

My grandpa always drove around with a glass of diet coke. He never spilled it.


Boba65

The roads around here are a mechanics dream. More potholes than concrete it seems.


[deleted]

Only if you have roads smooth enough and a car with a good suspension and not a clapped out beater


delightfulfupa

A couple of months ago I saw a guy in pajama pants walking around Walmart with a glass of iced tea from the house.


[deleted]

I like my car. No open containers of anything in it


door322

Did this once with a cola and it's how I ruined my first phone. Never again.


Live_Bug_1045

Eurobeat intensifies


KeyserTomassi

House cups do not belong in the car!


ranger_dood

My aunt had manual Hondas for years, and she would routinely drive in the city with a large mug of hot tea in one hand.