flvegan
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Tue May-27-08 03:47 PM
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I think that the price of gas is making some driving folks even more annoyingly stupid . |
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I understand not accelerating rapidly because it uses more gas, but it's a friggin onramp to the expressway. YOU CAN'T MERGE INTO 60 MPH TRAFFIC AT 40!!! And guess what, neither can the 10 folks behind you. It's a safety issue, people.
I understand braking later and coasting, but a red light is still a red light. In this country, we're supposed to stop for them.
Blinkers don't use more gas, so please use them as needed.
Going 55 in the far left lane of the interstate with wide open pavement in front of you may well get you killed in this state.
Cutting off a rig because your rolling stop got you juuuuuust out in front of him...hope you have your next of kin contact info stenciled into your underwear.
Sorry. Just got home, had to let it out.
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Tue May-27-08 03:49 PM
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1. You said "blinkers." Heh. |
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Tue May-27-08 04:08 PM
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4. No, I *typed* blinkers. |
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Tue May-27-08 04:47 PM
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13. Yeah well, some of us don't use blinkers in a "turn only" lane because it's redundant. |
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Tue May-27-08 05:12 PM
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20. But you use them to get INTO that lane. |
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However, residence in the turn only lane is enough warning.
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Tue May-27-08 03:53 PM
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I was just there in the Tampa area for the long weekend and have never seen so many strip malls, bad drivers, and trashy people in my life.
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flvegan
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Tue May-27-08 04:09 PM
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5. We have all the strip clubs here too. |
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Had I known you were in town, I'd have offered to buy you a beer.
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Tue May-27-08 04:49 PM
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16. No time this trip but how about a virtual one |
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Tue May-27-08 04:37 PM
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10. Florida is all about the urban sprawl. |
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They can't build up too much 'cause of the damn hurricanes... and for some reason they feel the need to build out in haphazard ways as much as possible.
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Tue May-27-08 04:40 PM
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11. It's okay. I'm pretty much sure I hate your state, too. |
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And my state has the two best teams in Major League Baseball right now, so there! :P
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Tue May-27-08 04:46 PM
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My state still has two teams in the NHL playoffs and the Pens are in the finals. Who cares about baseball?
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Tue May-27-08 04:49 PM
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17. That would be Americans, as opposed to Canadians. |
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Edited on Tue May-27-08 04:50 PM by PeterU
:hi: to all our Canadian friends. You know we love you, right?
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Tue May-27-08 04:05 PM
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3. Actually had to drive to work today, did you? |
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Tue May-27-08 04:11 PM
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is that I have to go in again tomorrow. One of the big dogs is going to be dropping by.
Two days in a row having to wear pants. Shoot me.
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Tue May-27-08 04:52 PM
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Tue May-27-08 04:10 PM
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6. Some of us don't use our blinkers because we ran out of blinker fluid. |
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Tue May-27-08 04:14 PM
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8. Poor blinker fluid maintenance will be our downfall. |
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Tue May-27-08 04:36 PM
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9. I've noticed that other than the 40mph on the on ramp thing, |
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there are FAR fewer stupid drivers here than I ever encountered in FL. I'm not sure if it's a side effect of the fact that we have snow here and people have to learn to be cautious then, or if it's something else.
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Tue May-27-08 04:48 PM
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14. Oh, yeah? Well, I didn't appreciate your tailgating!! |
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It's one car-length for every 5 mph, there buck-o!!
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Tue May-27-08 04:48 PM
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every single one of these things on my way to work this afternoon...in Los Angeles.
NOBODY goes 55 in the fast lane when there's no traffic and lives to tell about it here. But someone was giving it a go today...
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Tue May-27-08 04:53 PM
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19. I was behind two idiots riding side by side, 2mph under the speed limit... |
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...for about five miles making sure nobody could pass them and when there were three lanes the one in the far left bumped it up to 80 mph once people were finally able to pass.
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Tue May-27-08 05:16 PM
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21. LA is like that ALL the time. |
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Tue May-27-08 06:56 PM
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22. I've noticed the on ramp thing as well |
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Yesterday someone was trying to merge at 35mph, I shit you not, into 65mph traffic, with about 50ft or so left on the ramp.
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Tue May-27-08 07:36 PM
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23. People merge like that in NJ ALL the time |
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Haruka thought they did it everywhere, until she lived in VA for awhile.
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Wed May-28-08 06:39 AM
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24. If you want to see some real annoyingly stupid drivers, |
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come drive on I-75 and 285 in and around the Atlanta area.
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Wed May-28-08 06:49 AM
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25. I hear you, fellow road rager. |
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I assume you're a generally polite driver. I usually am too. USUALLY. ;)
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