HEY, HEY,HEY I think almost ALL of US resemble that remark. You better
start dicking (er digging) a really deep fow hole to go along with the
person who started the Gen II vs Gen III fight.
TonyC
-----Original Message-----
From: Sterling <srdedic1@earthlink.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Sunday, October 21, 2001 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Complaints about my posting..Reference "Dumb Ass
vsCops"
>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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