What rules do you knowingly break?

When I was a teenager I stayed out til 3am and watched the aurora borealis because I was responsible and had a telescope. I have never been grounded. I took mental health days in grade school. I use judgement when J-walking. I’ve finally stopped using Q-tips in my ear. I used ear drops and they worked.

I exceed the speed limit. Lots of times. Ok, most of the time.

I’m pleading the fifth ma’am!

I opened bobby pins with my teeth. I don’t take my Christmas tree down until I’m ready. (It’s so cheerful and my living room is so gloomy! I cook the turkey with the stuffing inside.

I get reprimanded by people who have no right to scold me.

I am such a rebel.

@chyna

Do you have any numerical examples of your speed limit excesses?

Mine are:

48 mph in 35 & 40 mph zones.

78 in a 65.

@RedDeerGuy1

It’s great that you got to see the Aurora; it’s on my bucket list.

Where were you when you saw it?

@Brian1946 Edmonton Alberta, Canada. Also Jasper national park as an adult for 30 seconds at night.

I bought weed. Possession is legal here, but there’s still no way to legally get ahold of it without a medical card because the dispensaries haven’t gotten their licenses to sell yet.

I bought alcohol for under-21s a bunch of times when I was in college.

Every now and then, on my work from home days, I take a nap during my lunch break. Sometimes it runs a little longer than the lunch hour.

I jaywalk.

I’m a huge badass.

Edit: Oh, I’m sorry, I just saw your “actual laws” caveat. I guess my third example still stands.

jaywalking

I take out my phone at work occasionally, even though I’m not supposed to. Rebellious, I know.

@Brian1946 I usually do 80 in a 70 and 68 in a 60. I don’t speed in construction zones though.

I also have issues with the landfill, compost , recycling bins. There are 3 containers, and I’m an old dog confronting “new trick” containers. The wife has taken to the damned things and monitors them with all the fervor of religious fanaticism. Okay, so I’m rummaging in the pantry and discover a long expired box of disgusting Lucky Charms cereal, probably anandoned by some visiting guest. What should I do with it? If the wife is out of town, the solution is simply to toss the box in the black landfill bin-end of story. Early on, when it became clear that the sanctity around the cult of the bins was not to be violated, I got around any responsibility by simply leaving the box on the counter for the high priestess to discover and dispose of in her fashion, but that didn’t last a week before the requisite lecture on “shirking your obligations”. So what’s the proper drill? Open the box, retrieve the inner bag of cereal. Open the bag. Dump the cereal in the green compost bin. break down and flatten the box, then deposit it in the blue recycling bin, and nobody knows what the bag is made of, so the landfill bin gets the honors. Am I really expected to spend my “golden years” navigating the nightmarish rules of the bins? The box that held the cake from the bakery goes in the blue bin. What about the string tied around the box? What if the box is smeared with frosting from the cake? Who can live in a world such as this?

Once My dad and I kept Christmas decorations up all year, including the tree for two years . I liked them and saved the trouble of taking them down and putting them up.

In CA, a ticket is mandatory if you are 15 mph over the speed limit – so I rarely exceed 10 mph over the speed limit.

I don’t recite the pledge of allegiance, nor do I put my hand over my heart, nor do I sing the National Anthem, when everybody else is doing it. I stand, but I don’t participate. I also don’t pray, when asked to pray in a church (like at a wedding). I will bow my head, but I don’t pray.

I don’t sing at church or take communion. When I did show up.

When I was 14 several of us went into a restaurant and ordered a pitcher of beer with spaghetti & meatballs.

I’m here, so I’m already breaking my family’s rule of staying away from people on the Internet.

Jaywalking, but even that is rare. It’s usually much less safe than what is legal.

I don’t always clean up the kitchen, and dishes sit over night. That breaks my rule worrying about attracting bugs.

I role down my driveway in neutral while my car “warms up” waiting for the idle to go down. I’m pretty sure in FL it’s illegal to roll in neutral. It might vary by state.

I spead a little here and there. The two main roads north and south where I live are only 35 mph, and a recommended 20 mpg for the roundabouts. I go 5 over quite often, but that’s about it. One could easily drive 55 on some of the longer straight areas. These two roads are 4 lane divided roads in great condition with great visibility with very few instances of turnoffs for commercial buildings.

@stanleybmanly So funny, my husband feels exactly the same and I have to pull things out and re-arrange every week before pick up. Great read!

I hate wearing seatbelts. I just lock mine behind me then pull the front part over my chest. When I see those annoying signs about click it or ticket I think catch me first or you can stick it.