OT: traffic cameras

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 16:01:32 -0400, "Chris Taylor Jr" , who was sitting in a corner eating his Xmas pie stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum and began to run off at the mouth like so:

You can get their what?

-- Travis (Shaggie) '63 VW Camo Baja...

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travis
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that's it. You simple can get their (if you know how to use it)

We have a snow storm here a few years back. a few feet of snow. I was one of the few able to go out and about in it. (helped ferry nurses etc.. to the local hospitals)

I would be chugging down 95 at 30mph (if that fast) and watch an explorer go wizzing by at 60.

insane.

People think that because they have 4 wheel drive they can go faster (and they can) but this creates the FALSE logic that this means they can also STOP faster. but a hundai hatchback has 4 wheels and 4 brakes.

a explorere has 4 wheels and 4 brakes. and not only that but LARGER wheels and a HEAVIER vehicle

I dare say that little hatchback can stop BETTER than most 4x4's

Chris Taylor

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Chris Taylor Jr

he was picking on your spelling. ;)

Yes and no. I'm not really disagreeing with you, but in snowy conditions speed isn't nearly as important a factor to a successful stop as giving yourself sufficient space to do so.

Provided a road is straight, you can zoom as fast as you want as long as you're smart enough to be aware how long it will take you to bleed that speed off and come to a halt.

That's not to suggest that speeding is terribly wise, because you can never be completely sure something won't block your path. So it becomes a gamble of picking a speed you're comfortable with and tempering it with the likelyhood of having to make a fast stop.

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Seth Graham

eye got it two

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Steve

the only mistake I made was the e instead of a y for simply. what is not to understant ?

4x4 means you can GET where your GOING even under adverse conditions. it does NOT mean you can get their faster.

this false truth that many 4x4 owners accept is why they are NUTS on the road.

and the bigger problem is dealers HINT that this is in fact the case which makes it WORSE.

Chris Taylor

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Chris Taylor Jr

no ferry. as in transport back and forth as a FERRY boat might do. I believe that is the correct word.

I am lazy with their and there they matter not to me.

I SPEAK their and I SPEAK there. can you tell the difference. NO then it should be eliminated as a difference in spelling it annoying and aggravating.

I know one denote posession and one geography. like this is their land or that of there is your property.

Chris Taylor

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Chris Taylor Jr

True but that like you said assumes you have a clue as to what your doing which most average 4x4 owners have NONE.

speed is critical to stopping if the distance you have is equal. slower speed means shorter stopping distance. since I can never know the distance (never know when a wacko will wipe out in front of me and how far in front of me) I lean toward slower is better.

4wheel drive has saved my butt plenty of times though. came to a light on street road (really nasty hilly road with a freaking light every 100 feet almost) (and I mean that almost literally :-) it really has a lot of lights you can look down a hill and see a dozen lighted intersections.

anyway it was 3-4 years ago got a freak 3 or 4 inches of snow real quick (empty parking lots were a blast that night) I look in the rear few (saw lights flash by) and a guy was sliding toward me sideways !! oh shit what now.

so I crank the wheel to the right and hit the gas climb the curb over the sidewalk and up the embankment and watch the guy slide by and right on through the intersection a scant second later. thank god no one was in the intersection and no one got hit.

off course he was driving a 4x4 :-( (an explorer or something like that)

Chris Taylor

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Chris Taylor Jr

No they do not.

I get coverage that will barely cover the emergency room visit (its like $5,000 with a $10,000 cap per incident)

I get no tort. No underinsured and no uninsured.

basically I am paying $1100 for a peice of paper that keeps me from getting ticket if I get pulled over.

Nothing more.

I call that government enforced protection money.

Chris Taylor

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Chris Taylor Jr

On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 09:00:18 -0400, "Chris Taylor Jr" ran around screaming and yelling:

dude...you are grossly underinsured...that wouldn't even get you anywhere near the required insurance in Virginia... Joey

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Joey Tribiani

On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:54:08 -0400, "Chris Taylor Jr" scribbled this interesting note:

Ok. I'll give this one last shot (and you can tell by the way I phrase it that I already know the outcome...)

I suppose all rules of grammar should be dropped.

okthenillnotdoanytihingtoshowhtedifferencebetweenthewordsasinpunctuationorpargraphso rcapitalizationornayothersuchhinderancetomywritingisthiseasytoreadornotandcanyouevente llthedifferencebetweenwhereonewordbeginsandthenextends

That is why you should learn the rules of grammar and composition. There is an excellent little book on the subject by (and I do not know the correct spelling of their names but I'll give it a shot) Strunk and Wagnel. I'll state it again, you need to speak to your intended audience in the most effective manner possible if you wish to get your point across. (I suppose I should take my own advice here since I truly believe that this particular audience is not able or willing to learn the art of effective communication.)

The others have demonstrated why it is a good thing to use the correct words, spelled correctly, and in the correct manner. By stating what you have above, you are in effect saying that you are too lazy to be considerate of your audience. That being the case, then it follows that you audience has no responsibility to take you seriously, or even to take any time at all for your writings. Again, I'll take my own advice here and stop.

-- John Willis

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John Willis

On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 18:30:49 -0500, John Willis , who was sitting in a corner eating his Xmas pie stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum and began to run off at the mouth like so:

WHUT'CHUTALKIN'BOUT(john)WILLIS!?!?!?!? :-D

(Gosh, I hope someone gets the reference...)

-- Travis (Shaggie) '63 VW Camo Baja...

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travis

Travis is really a short black dude?

Sneaks

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Sneaks

On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 19:39:06 -0400, travis scribbled this interesting note:

Having been a victim in the Public School System when that show was in its first run, yes, I believe I gots dat reference!:~)

-- John Willis

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John Willis

...just ask your daughter for help pickin out a dress ;-) ....BTW when's the next "dads ouuta town" party??? ...gotta schedule my vacation ya know =-)))

...Gareth

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Gareth

..................She's about to become a very sophisticated and haughty freshman coed next month.

.............Besides, letting you into my family tree might cause a genetic anomaly not seen in several generations since there was a Rogers from NY in the Union Cavalry sowing his seed throughout the Shenandoah Valley while they were subduing those Jeb Stuart bandits.

LOL!

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Tim Rogers

"travis" wrote

No ... just so long as you're dressed like one while you cry ... knock yourself out. Wait, that's somebody else's gig, isn't it?

:o)

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Scott H.

then you see the problem. if I even add tort the cost skyrockets.

Chris Taylor

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Chris Taylor Jr

On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 18:47:34 -0400, "Chris Taylor Jr" , who was sitting in a corner eating his Xmas pie stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum and began to run off at the mouth like so:

Dude, you're the stupid one if you can't follow simple rules of spelling. Get over yourself. It's not a crime to be dumb so don't worry about getting mailed a ticket for it by a machine. By the way, I predict you will *not* ignore this subthread. You can't stand it when someone says anything that makes your ignorance more obvious so you WILL respond to this post. Simple as that. Please prove me wrong by not responding. If you *do* respond then you're a LIAR because you said you would ignore this subthread. What's your choice? Prove me wrong by shutting up or prove you're a LIAR by stopping shoving chicken wings into your mouth long enough to run off at the mouth some more?

-- Travis (Shaggie) '63 VW Camo Baja...

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travis

At least you are trying to discuss things instead of just reply with nasty remarks that are being ignored as promised.

you changed the circumstances. you displaced words and or added/removed words. I am talking about a single pair of same sounding words.

Your analogy is not correct. let me correct it for you and ask your feedback.

Their property over there. you say this makes sense. Fine. then please SPEAK the following and explain the difference in AUDIBLE terms.

Their property over their There property over there There property over their

Audibly they are all FOUR (the original do not forget) are completely and totally identical. Indistinguishable from each other in any shape or form EXCEPT when written.

they sound exactly alike.

It is a nonsensical and ludicrous rule with no real purpose that I can see except for its own existance.

you can say it any of those above 4 ways and anyone with half a knowledge of the english language will have no problem understanding what you are saying. in fact they can not tell the difference because audible they are identical to each other.

if it is audible invisible it SHOULD BE invisible when written. if not it a waste of time and energy. Pointless.

having sepearte words for posession and geography that sound they same is illogical especially when the context of the sentence defines them just fine HENCE why you can SPEAK IT and still be understood.

Chris Taylor

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Chris Taylor Jr

I can see your point Chris. Most world languages outside of English depend on the context of the sentence to advise you reader or listener, not spelling....unfortunately I do not believe posts in this NG will change conventional wisdom....hell.....we can't even agree if Jan the King or the Queen:P

Sneak

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