I have the right to drive or not drive.. I agree. I just also wonder why so many people special order their brand new cars without turning signals.
badbobby wrote:
lost count
At least now I know what it takes to jumpstart ya.
badbobby wrote:
here ya go plum
good as new
So where is the rider from before?
plumbob wrote:
She even offered me the Oz mask she had on. But no, a new bike was a deal.
That is the plight of a happily married man. "Toxic"
badbobby wrote:
here ya go plum
good as new
bb not to sound ungrateful especially since you went out of your way. Can you get me one in Katrini blue. Her hot new ride raises my blood pressure. Please.
Since we are off talking about fishing, I will on occasion for amusement when waiting for my wife shopping or a road trip break, will use the following as an "ice breaker" in chatting with females I might encounter.
First, let me mention that this is Texas, and there are a lot of ladies who wear cowboy boots. On seeing one, I will make the comment, "Mam, I see your roots are showing!" Which I can assure you will get their attention. When they are about to either verbally assault me, or worse, I will then quickly simply point to their boots! I then remark "were you born in Texas?" I am not sure this would work in New Jersey! RJS
Although I grew up in a small
city (pop.<150,000), I have
driven in or through many major cities all along the east coast
from Portland, Me. to Tampa,
Fl. ! Lived less than an hour
from Boston, so have driven
in that city dozens of times for touristing, visiting the science museum or aquarium, concerts
at the 'Garden', etc. ! It is a
horror to drive in, as most
of the roads
are paved-over cowpaths
going all the way back to
the late-1600s, with too many
dead-ends, narrow streets and
one-ways, usually going in the opposite direction from where
you want to go or need to be !
Now I live in Mesa, Az., and
the traffic anywhere within the Phoenix Metro area is
absolutely abominable ! Not
only are the drivers here some
of the very worst I've ever seen, but the commuter traffic jams
are absolutely incredible !
Between 4:00 and 6:30 PM,
the highways become miles-
long, 4, 5, or 6-lane parking lots where you inch along at about
100 feet for every 10 to 15
minutes ! If that isn't bad
enough, the city is worse,
as Phoenix has the dubious
distinction of having the
most red-light running
accidents in the country !
And this past year alone, we
have had 1,175 WRONG-WAY
driving incidents/accidents
on the highway; that many
people have actually driven
AGAINST THE TRAFFIC on
Phoenix highways and caused serious accidents, many of
them deadly ! Seems like no matter where you go/drive in
this country lately, the roads
are clogged with buffoons
driving like freakin' lunatics !
I have been T-boned once
and had several close calls in
the last 5 or 6 years; it's getting so's I don't even get to enjoy it
anymore ! I drive a tank
(figuratively speaking); it's an
'89 Ford Crown Victoria, so it would probably take a major
hit for me to get seriously
injured, but even so, I just don't feel safe anymore !
I don't have to deal with that crap since I moved from San Diego to Lincoln. Sacramento traffic can be rough, but nothing like San Diego, L.A. or the Bay Area. When I left San Diego 20 some years ago the traffic situation was getting really bad. The infrastructure and highway systems were built for a population of about 500,000 and the actual metropolitan population, if you include Tijuana, was probably close to 4 or 5 million. When I got the opportunity to move out, I left. Do I miss it? Yes, I miss the San Diego of the 1970's. But it's gone.
Spiritof27 wrote:
I don't have to deal with that crap since I moved from San Diego to Lincoln. Sacramento traffic can be rough, but nothing like San Diego, L.A. or the Bay Area. When I left San Diego 20 some years ago the traffic situation was getting really bad. The infrastructure and highway systems were built for a population of about 500,000 and the actual metropolitan population, if you include Tijuana, was probably close to 4 or 5 million. When I got the opportunity to move out, I left. Do I miss it? Yes, I miss the San Diego of the 1970's. But it's gone.
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Not all that has passed away is for the best.
Spiritof27 wrote:
I don't have to deal with that crap since I moved from San Diego to Lincoln. Sacramento traffic can be rough, but nothing like San Diego, L.A. or the Bay Area. When I left San Diego 20 some years ago the traffic situation was getting really bad. The infrastructure and highway systems were built for a population of about 500,000 and the actual metropolitan population, if you include Tijuana, was probably close to 4 or 5 million. When I got the opportunity to move out, I left. Do I miss it? Yes, I miss the San Diego of the 1970's. But it's gone.
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Talk about San Diego traffic. I am from a small town. i finished my enlistment in May 1960. Another guy on my ship also finished in May, but a couple days after me. He said here take my keys and drive my car until I get out. So I am downtown and make a turn onto one of the city streets that is at least 4 lanes wide. So on this new street there weren't any cars on the street and I was driving on it up an incline and at the top of the incline was the stop light and the next intersection. I calmly drive up to the light and there facing me was a row of cars in EVERY lane FACING me! I QUICKLY turned and got the hell out of there. Man that could have turned out BAD!
Kerry Hansen wrote:
Talk about San Diego traffic. I am from a small town. i finished my enlistment in May 1960. Another guy on my ship also finished in May, but a couple days after me. He said here take my keys and drive my car until I get out. So I am downtown and make a turn onto one of the city streets that is at least 4 lanes wide. So on this new street there weren't any cars on the street and I was driving on it up an incline and at the top of the incline was the stop light and the next intersection. I calmly drive up to the light and there facing me was a row of cars in EVERY lane FACING me! I QUICKLY turned and got the hell out of there. Man that could have turned out BAD!
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We hates driving in the cities precious, HATES it.
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