27Oct05
10:15PM(ish)
Rt-50 Westbound

Do you think there is any way you could justify tailgating for four and a half miles over the Bay Bridge? The two right lanes were closed and there was an obvious line of cars I was not going to be able to pass if I sped up and closed the quarter mile gap going uphill. You continued to ignore my requests to BACK OFF by the occasional use of my four way emergency flashers. DICK!

We reached the last half mile (The actual construction zone with live humans five feet from our bumpers) where you still refused to stay off my bumper.

When you were shown what it is like on the flip side, you rushed past me and started tailgating some other poor soul in the Rt-424 area. You're a JERK.
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Single Glass of Wine Immerses D.C. Driver in Legal Battle
Single Glass of Wine Immerses D.C. Driver in Legal Battle: "Neither the police department nor the attorney general's office keeps detailed records of how many people with low blood alcohol levels are arrested. But last year, according to police records, 321 people were arrested for driving under the influence with blood alcohol levels below the legal limit of .08. In 2003, 409 people were arrested.
Although low blood alcohol arrests have been made in other states in conjunction with dangerous driving, lawyers, prosecutors and advocates of drunken driving prevention said they knew of no place besides the District that had such a low threshold for routine DUI arrests. In Maryland and Virginia, as in other states, drivers generally are presumed not to be intoxicated if they test below .05. Nationwide, .08 is the legal limit -- meaning a driver is automatically presumed to be intoxicated."
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Hummer H3 | Gadgetopia
Hummer H3 Gadgetopia:
The point, gentlemen is this:
I’ve had a Ford F-150 4x4 and loved it until I had to sell it (wife, kids , broke…) . Thing was , I didn’t use it off road very much. Those of you who do get a chance to get out in the woods to have some fun, OK, fine. Been there done that.
The ones who buy a Hummer because they CAN roughly equate to the Saudi sheiks who have gold faucets in every bathroom in their palace(s). You’ve got money and you flaunt it. Again: OK, fine. Might I suggest you use that money for charitable purposes? ( I might refrain from the "You're compensating for a small penis" , we'll see.)
I just parked a Toyota 2wd truck that got me everywhere I ever needed to go due to mounting mechanical/financial woes [334,000miles]. It got about 25-27MPG. Things were really bad, wallet-wise. I spent $1,443.02 on gas 01/01/05 to 06/27/05. That’s a daily commute of 140 miles round trip. Just before gas rocketed upward this summer I began driving my Dad’s Corolla. Now I have my own Corolla ( I could not justify the extra ten grand for a Prius. 401k & college funds) and I am getting 38mpg when I’m late,haulin’ ASS with the A/C on. If I do 55mph, I get over 43MPG!!!!! This has saved me a bunch of money on my car (gas) expenses.
I recycle because I should (beer cans, bottles, paper,etc.) I feel better about turning out lights, not primarily because my electric bill will be smaller, but due to the fact that we’ll burn less coal, pollute less and reduce acid rain. It leaves a better world for My kids & YOUR kids.
So when you see a car going the opposite way roll down the window & flip you the bird, it’s because you DON’T have locked hubs, you aren’t slinging mud and you ARE fouling MY air.
So there.
PS: http://www.FUH2.com Check ‘Submissions’ link first.
No hard feelings, OK?
The GSFC Probe October 8, 2005 08:42 AM
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