I will back Ed up on his statements about people and cell phones. I work for
a utility company and drive around in one of them bucket truck. In the last
year I have had the cops called on me 3 times for blocking traffic.
(Flishing lights on, orange cones set out, "utility work ahead" signs set
up, and me 30 feet in the air.)
The way I see it, most drivers out there are complete morons. The best ones
are generally the semi drivers, they know how dangerous their vehicles can
be. The worst (ducking for cover) are those that are driving hopped up
pickup trucks, all makes and models including Dodge.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Halterman" <OLZNUT@webtv.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Complaints about my posting..Reference "Dumb Ass
vsCops"
>
> I really hope you ain't referring to me Bernd 'ol buddy, 'ol pal 'o mine
> :)
> Now, I'm sure everyone here has done their share of stupid things on
> the road, they just never got caught, and nobody got hurt, which is
> cool. Back when I was doing street racing, cell phones didn't exist, but
> today, everyone has one, and is just looking for a reason to use it. One
> of my partners got a complaint phone call from an idiot who was upset
> because he wasn't using his turn signal to change lanes. Not cutting
> people off, just "concerned" as that person put it. How pathetic is
> that?? I got a complaint when some stupid bitch came out of a side
> street without looking, swings a right turn in front of me (I had about
> 30'), then hits her brakes, making me swerve to the left lane (thank god
> nobody was there, a car just passed me) and has the balls to call my
> boss telling him that I was doing 80 on the city street in my 11000lb
> truck (was doing 40, just came from a red light) and was screaming how
> she was going to have me arrested for endangering her kids and herself
> (I didn't see kids in the car). And I didn't even look at her, she never
> pulled along side of me, so I never even noticed her after I swerved,
> until I heard about the call. Thankfully, my boss saw through the smoke
> and told her to go pound sand which she didn't like. My point of this
> story is that out here, most of these people with cell phones at the
> ready don't deserve them, and are just looking for trouble, not to
> mention getting into it themselves while driving with it plugged into
> their ear, which is a whole 'nuther chapter with me being on the road
> all the time and seeing this crap. Sorry for the vent, just this is a
> touchy subject for me. "Look at me, I got a cell phone and gonna flex my
> power as a citizen" As you run into the stopped 18 wheeler in front of
> you and claim to the cop he wasn't there a second ago. Please.
>
> Ed "Olznut" Halterman Sunland, Ca
> '01 Dak Quad Cab 4x4 SLT+ 4.7L V-8, Auto, Bright Silver Aka the "Silver
> Streak"!!!
> '66 Olds F-85, 5.4L V-8, HAS 410hp at the crank, Will be Intense Blue
> next month!!
>
> See the Silver Streak and Project Olds here!!
> www.dodgetruckonline.com/ed.htm
>
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