Re: Bad Drivers
 

Dave LaCourse wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 18:22:41 -0400, Mike Smith
> <mikeUNDERSCOREsmith@acm.org> wrote:
>
>
>>You call me a bad driver with absolutely no evidence to support it, I
>>call you on it, and now I'm "young" with a "temper". Uh, huh.
>
>
> Where did I call you a bad driver, Mike? You are reading much more
> into all of this than there really is. You obviously have a thin skin
> (hence the temper?).

Um, here?

Me: There's nothing in the NY law that says you can't park your ass in
the left lane of a divided highway and do 55 mph till the cows come home.

You: And I suspect you would feel right at home doing just that. No
common sense, lad?


Oh, I'm sorry: You didn't call me a bad driver, you merely *suspected*
me of being a bad driver, for no reason other than that I stated my
understanding of NY traffic law, while never saying that I *liked* it.

--
Mike Smith

Re: Bad Drivers
 

In article <614gd19tp1jeqa8or75cfb0dci29nks7eu@4ax.com>,
Dave LaCourse <dplacourse@pirateaol.com> writes:

> It sounds like you are giving him what he needs, but believe me, he
> will benefit greatly from all the exercises in Stevens' school. And,
> he (and you) will have a ball doing it. d;o)

Well we're NH residents so I'll have to look elsewhere for a course
for him. I also wanted to pass along this website I found while digging
for people also fed up with the drivers (and parkers) out there. He's
gone to great lengths to document his experiences.

http://www.bytebrothers.org/Assholes-at-the-wheel.htm

--
- Kyle

Re: Bad Drivers
 

In article <614gd19tp1jeqa8or75cfb0dci29nks7eu@4ax.com>,
Dave LaCourse <dplacourse@pirateaol.com> writes:

> It sounds like you are giving him what he needs, but believe me, he
> will benefit greatly from all the exercises in Stevens' school. And,
> he (and you) will have a ball doing it. d;o)

Well we're NH residents so I'll have to look elsewhere for a course
for him. I also wanted to pass along this website I found while digging
for people also fed up with the drivers (and parkers) out there. He's
gone to great lengths to document his experiences.

http://www.bytebrothers.org/Assholes-at-the-wheel.htm

--
- Kyle

Re: Bad Drivers
 

In article <614gd19tp1jeqa8or75cfb0dci29nks7eu@4ax.com>,
Dave LaCourse <dplacourse@pirateaol.com> writes:

> It sounds like you are giving him what he needs, but believe me, he
> will benefit greatly from all the exercises in Stevens' school. And,
> he (and you) will have a ball doing it. d;o)

Well we're NH residents so I'll have to look elsewhere for a course
for him. I also wanted to pass along this website I found while digging
for people also fed up with the drivers (and parkers) out there. He's
gone to great lengths to document his experiences.

http://www.bytebrothers.org/Assholes-at-the-wheel.htm

--
- Kyle

Re: Bad Drivers
 

Dave LaCourse wrote:

> It was impossible to move most Virginia drivers from the fast lane. A
> hand-held nuclear device would not have helped. One woman in a Saturn
> insisted on staying in the fast lane while driving 62 mph. She had
> traffic backed up for 200 yards in both lanes. I finally managed to
> pass her (after about ten other cars/semis did) on the right side.
> I'm sure she felt that she was not breaking any laws, but by not
> staying to the right, she was.

You should try driving the M6 in the UK at times! Lots of people sitting
in the middle and right lanes (we drive on the left here, but you
probably knew that anyway) with the left lane empty. The temptation to
pass on the near side is very great...

....and I have to admit, I have sometimes succumbed to it, and quite
deliberately cut up the Lane 2 Shareholder who's causing the tailback!

--
Glenn Richards Tel: (01453) 845735
Squirrel Solutions http://www.squirrelsolutions.co.uk/

IT consultancy, hardware and software support, broadband installation

Re: Bad Drivers
 

Dave LaCourse wrote:

> It was impossible to move most Virginia drivers from the fast lane. A
> hand-held nuclear device would not have helped. One woman in a Saturn
> insisted on staying in the fast lane while driving 62 mph. She had
> traffic backed up for 200 yards in both lanes. I finally managed to
> pass her (after about ten other cars/semis did) on the right side.
> I'm sure she felt that she was not breaking any laws, but by not
> staying to the right, she was.

You should try driving the M6 in the UK at times! Lots of people sitting
in the middle and right lanes (we drive on the left here, but you
probably knew that anyway) with the left lane empty. The temptation to
pass on the near side is very great...

....and I have to admit, I have sometimes succumbed to it, and quite
deliberately cut up the Lane 2 Shareholder who's causing the tailback!

--
Glenn Richards Tel: (01453) 845735
Squirrel Solutions http://www.squirrelsolutions.co.uk/

IT consultancy, hardware and software support, broadband installation

Re: Bad Drivers
 

Dave LaCourse wrote:

> It was impossible to move most Virginia drivers from the fast lane. A
> hand-held nuclear device would not have helped. One woman in a Saturn
> insisted on staying in the fast lane while driving 62 mph. She had
> traffic backed up for 200 yards in both lanes. I finally managed to
> pass her (after about ten other cars/semis did) on the right side.
> I'm sure she felt that she was not breaking any laws, but by not
> staying to the right, she was.

You should try driving the M6 in the UK at times! Lots of people sitting
in the middle and right lanes (we drive on the left here, but you
probably knew that anyway) with the left lane empty. The temptation to
pass on the near side is very great...

....and I have to admit, I have sometimes succumbed to it, and quite
deliberately cut up the Lane 2 Shareholder who's causing the tailback!

--
Glenn Richards Tel: (01453) 845735
Squirrel Solutions http://www.squirrelsolutions.co.uk/

IT consultancy, hardware and software support, broadband installation