Atheists demand removal of Utah highway crosses commemorating fallen Highway Patrol troopers 3278
Sorry, but if we are going to quote it, you have to get it right. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the...
Atheists demand removal of Utah highway crosses commemorating fallen Highway Patrol troopers 3279
D-word This is a political forum, there is nothing wrong in completely missing the point and staying on message! But to answer your pointed amusement. Obviously its wrong for government to...
Pedalphile doing 120 mph in CITY charged with liquidate 3280
Pooh Bear Does that take into account a) pbuttenger miles travelled? b) no of vehicles on the roads? If either...
Pedalphile doing 120 mph in CITY charged with liquidate 3281
Pooh Bear You're confused, as are many posters. A speed limit is not a recommended speed or a mandated minimum speed. It is merely a "limit" that you may not...
If Aunt Judy Were an Engineer
I'd suspect him of having designed this device. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Canadian auto regulators are testing a system that would enforce speed limits...
WTF Now oil execs warning of oil price COLLAPSE
Some oil executives worry prices may fall By Jad Mouawad The New York Times SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2005 NEW YORK Hold on to your gas guzzlers: Cheap oil may once again be just around...
Hey Aunt Judy, this is why we're in Iraq, you retard
Saddam trial told of horror in Room 63 By Michael Georgy and Paul Tait Mon Dec 5, 3:12 PM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Men and...
Hey Aunt Judy, this is why we're in Iraq, you retard.............. 3285
Hey, Cal Golfer, Is this your idea of satire or are you simply a moron? Do you know...
Hey Aunt Judy, this is why we're in Iraq, you retard.............. 3286
Saddam was a monster, a monster that we created by giving him chemical and biological weapons to use against Iran...
Hey Aunt Judy, this is why we're in Iraq, you retard.............. 3287
On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 10:46:41 +0000, Pooh Bear Yes, that'd be nice, but it couldn't be done that way 'cuz the American people wouldn't...
Hey Aunt Judy, this is why we're in Iraq, you retard.............. 3288
Normandy? Look, soldiers get sent into impossible odds all the time during a war. Our dissolution missions run...
Hey Aunt Judy, this is why we're in Iraq, you retard.............. 3289
Nope,not a real dissolution mission.The Generals did not expect all their troops to die.In ANY combat,a certain number of troops can be reasonably expected to die,that...
Hey Aunt Judy, this is why we're in Iraq, you retard.............. 3290
Hi Jim. You had stated that: Actually, the rules are to be just and moderate to all. And, there is...
Hey Aunt Judy, this is why we're in Iraq, you retard.............. 3291
Nothing about kowtowing. The US maintained a presence in Saudi Arabia after dislodging Iraq from Kuwait. Some extreme Muslims found this offensive and used this to justify their struggle-terrorism...
Hey Aunt Judy, this is why we're in Iraq, you retard.............. 3292
Things are not different now than before 9-11 with the exception that half the country is...
Hey Aunt Judy, this is why we're in Iraq, you retard.............. 3293
That was BEFORE nuclear,chemical,or bio weapons. " Actually if you recall your history Chemical weapons were used in WWI long before 9-11...
Hey Aunt Judy, this is why we're in Iraq, you retard.............. 3294
On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:43:39 +0000, Pooh Bear No, 2002 - plus the whole of the Clinton administration got the same story, for the entirity of its...
Hey Aunt Judy, this is why we're in Iraq, you retard.............. 3295
DTJ I appreciate that the truth isn't popular in the USA. There figure of "up to 100,000 rests" NOT 100...
Hey Aunt Judy, this is why we're in Iraq, you retard.............. 3296
Matthew Russotto There are just as many critiques stating that the information gathering was entirely valid. e.g. " The fact that the survey uses an...
Hey Aunt Judy, this is why we're in Iraq, you retard.............. 3297
Bo Raxo Sarcasm noted. Lovely talking with you. Moving right alone, I should have corrected myself there indeed. Neglected...
Tire advice and outcome
Thanks for those who posted tire advice concerning my 2000 Dakota. I went back to the stock size in an all season pbuttenger car tire but not without some difficulty. At Wallyworld...
Tire advice and outcome
snip) Thicker oil protects the engine better, but the default suggestion is almost always 5W30 or even 0W30 (ZEROW30). This is because thinner oil offers slightly...
Cop Not Charged in Shooting of Punk
A 13-year old punk backed the stolen car he was driving toward an LAPD patrolman at the...
Best Way to Save Gas
Sherman L. Cahal Thats why govts. are spending big bucks to upgrade signal systems. Take Cary...
Ways to save gas
What about buying a more fuel efficient car? I went from a Jeep Cherokee to a...
Skills or Stupidity
Today I was stuck behind a brand new Mercedes driving strangely slow against the normal flow of traffic. When I finally pbutted the vehicle, I looked over and here's what I...
Cops Pretending to be Homeless to Catch Seat Belt Violators 3308
jaybird Well, he owns a square-body Mustang and a Maverick; that seems to be out of the mainstream enough that I can imagine cops being curious about...
Cops Pretending to be Homeless to Catch Seat Belt Violators 3309
So where do you think the state and federal governments get their figures for the numbers of illegal workers? Nope, that's a myth. Illegals may be lying on all their paperwork - for instance 10...
Lincoln pickups! ChecksumMD5: 94fadf8ec58a99782f8715254ab6ee8c
JohnH I rather like Edsels. They are cool cars, though I think they were a bit ahead of their time which is why Edsel didn't last. I do...
Lincoln pickups! 3311
You said -"That explains a lot" You are a Chrsyler fan aren't you? I realize that different people have different ideas of what is good, or great...
Lincoln pickups! 3312
Full size car? Give me a longitudinal engine and RWD any time! With today's lighter materials (giving a weight balance close to 50-50) and...
Lincoln pickups! 3313
sure, back in 1984 or whenever it was introduced it had groundbreaking styling and design (first mbutt-market full sized vehicle to use transverse FWD and real...
Lincoln pickups! 3314
The thing that got to people about the Pintos is that the problem stemmed from a specific hazard, easily enough mitigated -- which the company foresaw but chose to ignore in...
Happy Anniversary
Motorists across the nation can celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of the repeal of the National...
Giving line cutters what they deserve
Tonight: The highway is jammed solid, so I get off onto the access road with many others. Tonight, I watched one of the many Atlanta buttholes drive up the left turn only lane, pbutting...
A New Category of Sloth
We have already identified several categories of Sloth, including * Sloth Mergers, the doddering ninnies who take the on-ramp at 45 MPH * Sloth Coasters, the guys who take their foot off...
A New Category of Sloth 3318
You said - "* Sloth Coasters, the guys who take their foot off the gas whenever they...
A New Category of Sloth 3319
I agree, with the following caveat: confine your Sloth Coasting to lanes where you will not block other vehcles from being able to enter...
A New Category of Sloth 3320
On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 13:07:02 -0800, Scott en Aztlán Isn't it fun having a high performance car, tho? These guys that deliberately...
A New Category of Sloth 3321
Brent P How so? My job is to drive my vehicle, safely. The ever-increasing number of drivers driving ever-increasingly...
A New Category of Sloth 3322
You clearly don't care one wit about the flow or anyone but yourself. It's all about you and only you making it through the green signal, the hell with anyone else...
A New Category of Sloth 3323
Brent P And... what do you do to make things better for *me*? I drive as prescribed by law. If speeding MFFY's have a problem with that...
A New Category of Sloth 3324
Seems that's all you are concerned about. Wooptie Do. You seem to think the law is be all and end all. Let me guess, you are one of those people who...
A New Category of Sloth 3325
Your argument is unsupportable. Compliance with the law is how the system is intended and designed to work. The intent is to speed and smooth traffic...
A New Category of Sloth 3326
I'm asking you. You put so much into legality and keep saying too bad for...
A New Category of Sloth 3327
And when the other driver doesn't back down. You get that race to the tollbooth picture that was posted not long ago. Is it really worth...
A New Category of Sloth 3328
P) It is just dumb luck if you keep doing it and don't run across the eventual psychotic which will not...
A New Category of Sloth 3329
N8N ----- Well, maybe... I guess. Speeding drivers are no concern for me either but I feel...
A New Category of Sloth 3330
gpsman The point you miss is that all the other drivers in the driving situations you cite...
A New Category of Sloth 3331
And your point is... speeding is fine because "everybody does it"? Can't say I really know, exactly, since "excessive" is subjective. A traffic engineer would have a better...
A New Category of Sloth 3332
gpsman Well... since speed limits are supposedly enacted for the safety of and with the consent of the general public, if EVERYONE is speeding, the problem isn't with everyone, it's...
A New Category of Sloth 3333
Agreed... since in reality *everyone* ISN'T speeding, there must be no problem with the speed limit. "Too fast for conditions" is subjective as well... until there's a crash. Limits are not...
A New Category of Sloth 3334
gpsman huh? Literally everone IS speeding around here, at least outside of rush hour. I actually...
NHTSA Was: A New Category of Sloth 3335
DYM In a nutshell, the way they determine whether or not an incident was "speed related" or not is faulty. It's a systemic problem that is not easy to solve; but it's common for the...
NHTSA Was: A New Category of Sloth 3336
Quote from above article: " When a driver ran a red light and crashed into her car seven years ago, Laura Nichols...
A New Category of Sloth 3337
Spoken like a man who has never seen a 45mph speed limit on an interstate that was not under construction or a 25mph speed limit sign on a major arterial where...
A New Category of Sloth 3338
You're saying that you want to do someone else's driving FOR THEM. Who the HELL are you to tell anybody else that they...
A New Category of Sloth 3339
Many sensor controlled signals are combination timer and sensor, at least during heavy traffic times. They go by a fixed schedule, often in sync...
1SourceAutoWarranty Going Out of Business 3340
On Fri, 9 Dec 2005 22:55:25 GMT, "Steve Horrillo" Their website is still up and makes no mention of a problem. It also states that...
1SourceAutoWarranty Going Out of Business 3341
DTJ That is why they are even available... If it always put the customer ahead, the industry would disapper. I have never purchased one myself, but I have recommended it based on the vehicle...
Had a close call lately
On 9 Dec 2005 16:41:35 -0800, "Ad absurdum per aspera" I'm not so sure about that. The following page from that web site has a somewhat sanctimonius ring...
Speeding bus driver kills 3 Charged with misdemeanor in criminal coddler america
say this in rec.autos.driving on Fri, 09 Dec 2005 06:54:17 GMT: From the article: "The evidence didn't meet the standard required to file felony vehicular mandissolution charges against the bus driver, Mollen said. "These are...
Turn Signals 3344
Doubtless some people avoid using their turn signal for this reason, but it requires thinking. I'd bet that a a more common explanation is based...
Turn Signals 3345
Dave Head Sounds like the driver ahead of you has his poo together. He decided to change lanes before the last minute...
Turn Signals 3346
Dave Head Sounds like the driver ahead of you has his poo together. He decided to change lanes before the last minute (second) and allowed enough time to make...
Turn Signals 3347
The fact is, the guy is an incompetent f***. I use my turn signals EVERY time I chage lanes or make a turn, and NOBODY boxes me out. I don't give them...
Cop stopped me for not signaling in very light traffic on highway
I was driving at 60MPH (on a 65MPH zone) with very light traffic before and after me one night. Because I was moving with some fagile items (eg...
Cop stopped me for not signaling in very light traffic on highway
Sounds as though it was just your lucky day. Why so lucky? Bored cop mebbe. Perhaps a cop who'd just gotten a talk about traffic violations that were getting...
Confessions of a Bad Driver
You always hear people talk about the other driver and how bad they are. They think that they never make...
MegaMFFY 3351
On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 19:46:13 -0500, "John Gaquin" You could very well be right. Consider my statement amended accoredingly. ;) Hopefully bashing in the side of his van would...
MegaMFFY 3352
Well, it's quite clear those are not the precise words that he wrote, but the overarching premise from you, scott, and arif is that anyone who doesn't "understand" your notion...
MegaMFFY 3353
Not at all. But people who think that the person complaining about the behavior is the problem is clearly showing the signs of being one. After all, they'll 'just...
MegaMFFY 3354
Remember the golden rule I mentioned earlier? Why do you have a problem with driving such that you don't negatively impact others...
MegaMFFY 3355
I don't have any such problem. Where did I say that? Because its a lot like kids...
MegaMFFY 3356
It would appear you do, since you apparently don't think that is something to strive for. The arguement of the lowest common demonator. Of no improvement, just accept stupidity and...
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