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On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 05:22:43 -0400, Magnulus Now I am impressed. NOT. At the last tally I have half a million miles, give or take, in 200+ different types of cars and trucks ranging...

How Much Driving Experience 4185
Yeah, that makes it pile up, don't it? Thats the situation with my servicing 2...

How Much Driving Experience 4186
On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 12:09:58 +0200, "Thomas Schäfer" I only calculate them based on my...

How Much Driving Experience 4187
About half what I'm driving, rate-wise, it seems. Wish I could get away with that, but everything...

Cover Your Head! Gas is Over $3Gallon!! 4188
I'm tired of this off-topic topic. This will be my last post, not that anyone should care. So it works OK for very poor people. Now, how does that...

Rebellious vehicle refuses to stop and drives off parking garage 4193
Bullpoo. As an example, I dropped my car off for some minor repairs yesterday. It's my only car. I got the repair shop to drop me off, called a co-worker...

Rebellious vehicle refuses to stop and drives off parking garage 4194
On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 22:02:41 GMT, "Skip Elliott Bowman" He can't, but it certainly seems more plausible than both the brakes AND the parking garage failing at the...

Rebellious vehicle refuses to stop and drives off parking garage 4195
On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 03:59:23 GMT, "Skip Elliott Bowman" The video showed a little more detail of the wall she went through, but not...

Rebellious vehicle refuses to stop and drives off parking garage 4196
it's It's possible. I've had brake failure before, and while the pedal doesn't instantly fail and just drop to the...

I can't see any reason why women should drive 4197
Scott en Aztlán Our government keeps sticking its "nose" into their business. It's been going on for at least 50 years. For instance, take Iran. The CIA planned...

I can't see any reason why women should drive 4198
Bernard farquart The "possible" reaction has become reality and has lead to many unnecessary rests. The point of the matter is that these actions took place in response to actions on...

I can't see any reason why women should drive 4199
So now you believe we should *ignore* local governments and just base our military desicions on some "people living there"? that sounds alot like what happened in Iran.We ignored the government in place, and...

I can't see any reason why women should drive 4200
Bernard farquart If the governments are not representative of the people, then the people should be consulted. Most of whom had not been in...

I can't see any reason why women should drive 4201
There isn't in the north, it seems that some are happy to see the way the cards have fallen. These bases were post gulf...

I can't see any reason why women should drive 4202
Bernard farquart Maintaining the no-fly zone (which was never sanctioned by the UN or in the cease fire...

I can't see any reason why women should drive 4203
Look, in my opinion, the reason that no one in the US is seriously calling for a withdrawl from Saudi soil, is not onlywere we invited by the government of the country, the...

I Can't See Any Reason Why We Shouldn't Have Military Bases in Saudi Arabia 4204
Brent P Possibly, but I do read the BBC news website on a daily basis and I don't really recall seeing anything mentioning person attacks...

I Can't See Any Reason Why We Shouldn't Have Military Bases in Saudi Arabia 4205
Nobody 'hates for the sake of it'. But often they are tought to hate, without any action by the other nation. Some people are taught to hate the USA because that is one of things...

I Can't See Any Reason Why We Shouldn't Have Military Bases in Saudi Arabia 4206
Brent P I took the phrase "people next to them" to mean the local population in those countries. For instance, Al-Qaida...

I Can't See Any Reason Why We Shouldn't Have Military Bases in Saudi Arabia 4207
I see so many conflictions, I can't make heads or tails of what you are trying to say, so I'm going to drop it. In 1990...

I Can't See Any Reason Why We Shouldn't Have Military Bases in Saudi Arabia 4208
Brent P With ill-advised outside encouragement. The sentiment should build up from the inside. When the time is right, the revolt will succeed...

I Can't See Any Reason Why We Shouldn't Have Military Bases in Saudi Arabia
DTJ You are aware, I hope, that the United States told Saudi Arabia (in 1991) that SH was mbutting...

Driving with top down at 155mph 4210
On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 05:51:52 GMT, nefariousgeek , said the following in rec.autos.driving... Oh, Judy SFB is not mistaking you for someone else. :) The person you reference (commonly referred to...

Driving with top down at 155mph 4211
Paul I'll be more than happy too. :-D -- wisdom, love, and respect (spelling and grammatical errors left intact) Fork you, beyatch. I'm...

Driving with top down at 155mph 4212
Thanks Paul, I don't know how I missed that gem, but it's been added: wisdom, love, and respect...

Multidisplacement Systems
years. Different technologies. A conventional automatic transmission has a torque converter so the car does...

Scientists Invent Undetectable Speed Detector
Scientists Invent Undetectable Speed Detector Military technology is used to create a visually based speed measurement device. University of Florida researchers believe they have outwitted the...

Scientists Invent Undetectable Speed Detector 4215
Such systems exist in Australia and England. Like I said, speed enforcement is a solved problem from a technical perspective. As for camera...

Scientists Invent Undetectable Speed Detector 4216
This new video system is not likely to have that problem. All it seems to be is simply knowing the frame rate, having the math needed to do pattern identification so it can "see...

Small town cop has nothing better to do but harbutt. What else is new 4217
I've seen the same arguement used for sub-30mph speed limits. Talk to the anti-car crowd. They'll use that same crash severity arguement except they will use the speeds...

Small town cop has nothing better to do but harbutt. What else is new 4218
I don't see your replies when you trim r.a.d off the list. I was talking about what's presented here, in these...

Small town cop has nothing better to do but harbutt. What else is new 4219
Could you please learn to post correctly so I don't have to go up the thread to figure what...

Small town cop has nothing better to do but harbutt. What else is new 4220
Alright, here we go: I WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST YEAR +. IF...

Small town cop has nothing better to do but harbutt. What else is new 4221
Look, get with the program or get out. I am smarter than you, and knew more about those topics than you. I am underpaid for this region. It's...

Small town cop has nothing better to do but harbutt. What else is new 4222
Brent P IF EVER and Sir: I made a mistake, I was hitting the wrong reply...

Small town cop has nothing better to do but harbutt. What else is new 4223
Great, now I have to all the clean up formating for you instead. arg. Do you read your own posts? People get...

Small town cop has nothing better to do but harbutt. What else is new 4224
I have a hunch you and your over-inflated ego will survive. space funding smarter me. I have been posting quite...

Small town cop has nothing better to do but harbutt. What else is new 4225
arg. I agree with Brent's points -- you went over the board here just a bit... ego Actually, I only apologized for thinking you...

Small town cop has nothing better to do but harbutt. What else is new 4226
Sherman: There are three things I cannot accept: #1-We are all equals in this. No one has the right to say do it this way or get out. Furthermore there are other...

Small town cop has nothing better to do but harbutt. What else is new 4227
The 2001 Green Book, citing a 2000 NCHRP report, does not significantly change design side friction from the traditional values. This choice conflicts with the new MUTCD and is an exception from...

Small town cop has nothing better to do but harbutt. What else is new 4228
Sir: Let me put it to you this way: Any engineer has to take what he is given and the money he has to spend. Neither of...

SUV Driver Shot 4229
223rem BS. If you haven't seen Mercedes driving 10 mph and-or cruising in the left lane you aren't looking. As for braking distances, you are taking about a difference (60 to...

SUV Driver Shot 4230
Hopefully someone will start shooting drivers out in my area. Can't believe the excessive stupidity I noted when going out for dinner a few minutes ago. One...

Auto insurance settlement
I'm sure many people have had the problem of being told "you car is totaled, we'll only pay you $loveX dollars, use it to buy another car that's the same". Has anyone...

Physics Question 4232
Personally I'd choose option C... Pull out to the right and up onto the curb, or pull out to the left onto the 'wrong' side of the...

Physics Question 4233
If it's the Sloth Coaster in a car without any lights on in the rain...

Physics Question 4234
The LLB Sloth Coaster was likely trying to get hit. I could have moved back to the right lane, but the road was wet and oily and it felt like the front...

A Saint Among Us
We need more Bill Frazes. I don't get the complainers. If they don't want to be videotaped going by Mr. Fraze's house, then why are they driving by his house? Man Uses Video Camera to...

If you can't backup, don't try it
In England we teach drivers to back into the parking space, they are taught to drive past the space slowly in order to get a good look at the space and...

This is what Cat brought home: baby rabbit
Of course, I suppose it might make a difference if you consider rabbits "pests". Yeah, if you're farming or gardening they might be, but...

Sloth as a revenge toolenablers
I saw the worst enabling today. First backed up right turn lane. Idiot in a BMW comes down the left turn lane (T intersection) and the dumb woman in the SUV...

Secret Is Out 4239
Its No, the real problem, you ill-informed average Joe, is that oil is a finite resource and most Americans know more about NASCAR lap times than where oil actually comes from. The graph...

Secret Is Out 4240
Once again Dave here spouting the tripe broadcast on FAUXNews. Dave, wake up man. Crude oil supplies, particularly light sweet crude, are failing to meet demand. Hence, higher...

Secret Is Out 4241
WTOP radio, Washington, DC. Sorry its not the left-wing, "Bush is the devil", "Mainstream media" who are all designated by 3 letter acronyms as their names. The fact remains that we haven't built a...

Secret Is Out 4242
I don't think so, but even if it did, it would help our balance of trade, so it'd still be...

Secret Is Out 4243
Gee whiz, I've known that for as long as I've been driving. Well, after the prices went back above...

Bush speech on energy policy today 4244
Are you implying people wouldn't want to buy a fuel efficient car or truck? Here's how hybrids...

Bush speech on energy policy today 4245
I think higher pollution is acceptable, especially given that most of the science behind the "harm" of pollution at levels we are debating, in...

Bush speech on energy policy today 4246
All I know is the technology works- it saves fuel-power. Europeans and Japanese in particular are interested in the technology because it will allow smaller cars to have more power to the...

Bush speech on energy policy today 4247
Not necessarily. A bad catalytic converter, for instance, won't stop a car from being "functional" necessarily. And we are often talking about drivers who are so lazy...

Bush speech on energy policy today 4248
Bull.... poo. I've got my acre to do with what I please, and am not going to some high...

Bush speech on energy policy today 4249
Geeezzzz.... Washington DC Metro was what I had in mind when I wrote that. The Metro seems fast, but try...

Do you get the EPA MPG
Exactly, but my point is the EPA figures are do-able in the real world- IF you consider the conditions of the test (under 60 miles per hour driving). If people aren't getting...

93 Toyota PickupT100 3VZE Parts for Ebay Auction
93 Toyota Pickup-T100 3VZ-E Parts for Ebay Auction-VIN JT4VD10A8P0012450 A tree fell on my baby last summer, so it's time to donate organs and...

SLoth
I thought sloth were irritating in the car, but when I am bicycling they are so much more irritating. Today was a bit cold. I decided to ride anyway. I am on a...

How do you stop a vehicle
In the US, hardly anyone uses a CB anymore. They were real popular in the from the mid 70's thru the 80's. Now a...

Grand Theft Auto: San Xavier del Bac
A Tucson man who told authorities that he'd used video games to practice his driving skills is accused of...

Ontario Insurance
I have an insurance question for those of you from Ontario. Last year I had a second accident and...

Slowing down to save oil might not be an option
Once again, people are floating the idea of a 55 MPH limit to save fuel. This time, a peak in world oil production is looming and it's not like the 1970s when...

Slowing down to save oil might not be an option 4257
This is typical liberal economic ignorance. OF COURSE driving faster uses more gas, and therefore contributes to increased demand for oil, and higher oil prices. But so what? This is a...

Slowing down to save oil might not be an option 4258
On Sun, 01 May 2005 18:40:13 -0400, Magnulus Nonsense. A Boeing 737-300 consumes 68 plus 10gph at 500mph cruise speed...

What's comparable to a Camry
Over the years, the Corolla has gotten bigger a couple of times in the wake of the expanding Camry. (There are...

Aack! Had a CT experience
I had an experience on this morning's commute that made me think of Carl, and the "out-of-nowhere," scenario...

Aack! Had a CT experience. 4261
Scary stuff. There's a lot of energy in a big truck's tire and wheel when moving at highway speeds, and even the (relatively) soft...

Aack! Had a CT experience. 4262
I wouldn't be surprised if the highway patrol encourages them not to, at least if the gator ends up in a traffic lane. "Hey, this walking out onto the...



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