Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

"xxxxxxxx" <carpe_diem@netrover.com> wrote in message
news:9HrTb.14028$Ja2.84594@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
>
> Its not the vehicle its the dummy drivers ? they dont have enough sense
to
> slow down to the conditions
> ed/ontario

You've got that right, Ed! Any vehicle can be operated in a safe manner in
any type of condition. It's the lack of common sense and/or skill and
ability of the driver, that reduces the chance of a safe trip.

--
Brian
www.accesswave.ca/~orion

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

My family was driving back from Kennedy Space Center in a Sebring
convertible, top down of course enjoying the nice sunny day. Anyway, we hit
one of your downpours by the time I could pull over to raise the top the
downpour had ended. The wife looks over at me and remarked why bother with
the freaking top now, as we all looked like soaked rats and there was a pool
of water in the car. People just refused to let us over and your right very
few slowed down. The car rental place didn't think anything about it.
Guess it happens often.

Rick



"Keith J" <keith_757@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:mtmdna9hjvg444HdRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but people here
> are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a Florida downpour,
> (they are something) you know what I mean. The road seems to collect
water
> instead of running it off. I think it has to do with the road composition
> as over time the ruts compact more. Common sense tells you to slow down
for
> bad road conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
> Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've seen
the
> TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do get to see the
> grass. :) Makes me wonder if the people you mention have relatives in
the
> south.
>
> Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the median and
> off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida) and anywhere
> south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are partly comprised of
> crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill. The problem is when tourists
> visit, which is everyday, they are not used to the road conditions when it
> rains. When shells get wet, they are like ice, then you add water that
> collects in the ruts, you have crashes. It seems that when you hear about
> the deaths on the roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
>
> Keith
>
>
>
> "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
> news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
> > Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous. Monday
> > afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a
solid
> > sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain
> stretches
> > of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact, it
> had
> > snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of
sleet
> > and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order
> to
> > try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that
was
> > TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might
> add.
> > Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was all
> > hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left really,
> > really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he went
> into
> > a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> > straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> > complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave
him
> > the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40
in
> > the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> > tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> > deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather.
BTW,
> > the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather conditions.
It
> > never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time. I
> > passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my way
to
> > work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had
> > wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
> >
> > J. Perry
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

My family was driving back from Kennedy Space Center in a Sebring
convertible, top down of course enjoying the nice sunny day. Anyway, we hit
one of your downpours by the time I could pull over to raise the top the
downpour had ended. The wife looks over at me and remarked why bother with
the freaking top now, as we all looked like soaked rats and there was a pool
of water in the car. People just refused to let us over and your right very
few slowed down. The car rental place didn't think anything about it.
Guess it happens often.

Rick



"Keith J" <keith_757@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:mtmdna9hjvg444HdRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but people here
> are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a Florida downpour,
> (they are something) you know what I mean. The road seems to collect
water
> instead of running it off. I think it has to do with the road composition
> as over time the ruts compact more. Common sense tells you to slow down
for
> bad road conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
> Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've seen
the
> TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do get to see the
> grass. :) Makes me wonder if the people you mention have relatives in
the
> south.
>
> Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the median and
> off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida) and anywhere
> south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are partly comprised of
> crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill. The problem is when tourists
> visit, which is everyday, they are not used to the road conditions when it
> rains. When shells get wet, they are like ice, then you add water that
> collects in the ruts, you have crashes. It seems that when you hear about
> the deaths on the roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
>
> Keith
>
>
>
> "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
> news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
> > Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous. Monday
> > afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a
solid
> > sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain
> stretches
> > of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact, it
> had
> > snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of
sleet
> > and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order
> to
> > try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that
was
> > TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might
> add.
> > Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was all
> > hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left really,
> > really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he went
> into
> > a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> > straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> > complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave
him
> > the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40
in
> > the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> > tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> > deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather.
BTW,
> > the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather conditions.
It
> > never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time. I
> > passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my way
to
> > work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had
> > wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
> >
> > J. Perry
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

My family was driving back from Kennedy Space Center in a Sebring
convertible, top down of course enjoying the nice sunny day. Anyway, we hit
one of your downpours by the time I could pull over to raise the top the
downpour had ended. The wife looks over at me and remarked why bother with
the freaking top now, as we all looked like soaked rats and there was a pool
of water in the car. People just refused to let us over and your right very
few slowed down. The car rental place didn't think anything about it.
Guess it happens often.

Rick



"Keith J" <keith_757@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:mtmdna9hjvg444HdRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but people here
> are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a Florida downpour,
> (they are something) you know what I mean. The road seems to collect
water
> instead of running it off. I think it has to do with the road composition
> as over time the ruts compact more. Common sense tells you to slow down
for
> bad road conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
> Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've seen
the
> TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do get to see the
> grass. :) Makes me wonder if the people you mention have relatives in
the
> south.
>
> Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the median and
> off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida) and anywhere
> south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are partly comprised of
> crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill. The problem is when tourists
> visit, which is everyday, they are not used to the road conditions when it
> rains. When shells get wet, they are like ice, then you add water that
> collects in the ruts, you have crashes. It seems that when you hear about
> the deaths on the roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
>
> Keith
>
>
>
> "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
> news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
> > Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous. Monday
> > afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a
solid
> > sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain
> stretches
> > of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact, it
> had
> > snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of
sleet
> > and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order
> to
> > try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that
was
> > TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might
> add.
> > Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was all
> > hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left really,
> > really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he went
> into
> > a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> > straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> > complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave
him
> > the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40
in
> > the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> > tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> > deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather.
BTW,
> > the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather conditions.
It
> > never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time. I
> > passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my way
to
> > work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had
> > wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
> >
> > J. Perry
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

My family was driving back from Kennedy Space Center in a Sebring
convertible, top down of course enjoying the nice sunny day. Anyway, we hit
one of your downpours by the time I could pull over to raise the top the
downpour had ended. The wife looks over at me and remarked why bother with
the freaking top now, as we all looked like soaked rats and there was a pool
of water in the car. People just refused to let us over and your right very
few slowed down. The car rental place didn't think anything about it.
Guess it happens often.

Rick



"Keith J" <keith_757@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:mtmdna9hjvg444HdRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but people here
> are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a Florida downpour,
> (they are something) you know what I mean. The road seems to collect
water
> instead of running it off. I think it has to do with the road composition
> as over time the ruts compact more. Common sense tells you to slow down
for
> bad road conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
> Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've seen
the
> TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do get to see the
> grass. :) Makes me wonder if the people you mention have relatives in
the
> south.
>
> Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the median and
> off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida) and anywhere
> south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are partly comprised of
> crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill. The problem is when tourists
> visit, which is everyday, they are not used to the road conditions when it
> rains. When shells get wet, they are like ice, then you add water that
> collects in the ruts, you have crashes. It seems that when you hear about
> the deaths on the roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
>
> Keith
>
>
>
> "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
> news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
> > Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous. Monday
> > afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a
solid
> > sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain
> stretches
> > of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact, it
> had
> > snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of
sleet
> > and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order
> to
> > try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that
was
> > TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might
> add.
> > Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was all
> > hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left really,
> > really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he went
> into
> > a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> > straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> > complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave
him
> > the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40
in
> > the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> > tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> > deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather.
BTW,
> > the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather conditions.
It
> > never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time. I
> > passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my way
to
> > work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had
> > wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
> >
> > J. Perry
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

In article <tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net>, "J. Perry"
<j_perry@musicians.net> wrote:

> Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous. Monday
> afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a solid
> sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain stretches
> of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact, it had
> snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of sleet
> and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order to
> try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that was
> TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might add.
> Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was all
> hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left really,
> really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he went into
> a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave him
> the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40 in
> the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather. BTW,
> the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather conditions. It
> never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time. I
> passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my way to
> work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had
> wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>
> J. Perry

J. Perry,
A story that is common since we have so many stupid drivers. The worst
ones are the ones that buy SUVs and think that they can drive at higher
than legal speeds on roads covered with ice and snow. The truth is that
every driver--even if they have SUVs--should drive much more carefully
when the roads are covered with ice and snow.

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

In article <tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net>, "J. Perry"
<j_perry@musicians.net> wrote:

> Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous. Monday
> afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a solid
> sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain stretches
> of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact, it had
> snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of sleet
> and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order to
> try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that was
> TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might add.
> Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was all
> hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left really,
> really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he went into
> a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave him
> the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40 in
> the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather. BTW,
> the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather conditions. It
> never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time. I
> passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my way to
> work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had
> wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>
> J. Perry

J. Perry,
A story that is common since we have so many stupid drivers. The worst
ones are the ones that buy SUVs and think that they can drive at higher
than legal speeds on roads covered with ice and snow. The truth is that
every driver--even if they have SUVs--should drive much more carefully
when the roads are covered with ice and snow.

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

In article <tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net>, "J. Perry"
<j_perry@musicians.net> wrote:

> Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous. Monday
> afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a solid
> sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain stretches
> of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact, it had
> snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of sleet
> and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order to
> try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that was
> TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might add.
> Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was all
> hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left really,
> really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he went into
> a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave him
> the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40 in
> the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather. BTW,
> the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather conditions. It
> never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time. I
> passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my way to
> work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had
> wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>
> J. Perry

J. Perry,
A story that is common since we have so many stupid drivers. The worst
ones are the ones that buy SUVs and think that they can drive at higher
than legal speeds on roads covered with ice and snow. The truth is that
every driver--even if they have SUVs--should drive much more carefully
when the roads are covered with ice and snow.

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

In article <tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net>, "J. Perry"
<j_perry@musicians.net> wrote:

> Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous. Monday
> afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a solid
> sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain stretches
> of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact, it had
> snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of sleet
> and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order to
> try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that was
> TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might add.
> Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was all
> hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left really,
> really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he went into
> a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave him
> the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40 in
> the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather. BTW,
> the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather conditions. It
> never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time. I
> passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my way to
> work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had
> wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>
> J. Perry

J. Perry,
A story that is common since we have so many stupid drivers. The worst
ones are the ones that buy SUVs and think that they can drive at higher
than legal speeds on roads covered with ice and snow. The truth is that
every driver--even if they have SUVs--should drive much more carefully
when the roads are covered with ice and snow.

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

Take the tourists money and kill 'em??? I know that happens in other parts
of the world.. didn't know right here at home in Florida. Didn't realise our
Florida roads have crushed shells, no wonder they did look a bit "weird".

Keith J wrote:
>> Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but
>> people here are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a
>> Florida downpour, (they are something) you know what I mean. The
>> road seems to collect water instead of running it off. I think it
>> has to do with the road composition as over time the ruts compact
>> more. Common sense tells you to slow down for bad road
>> conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
>> Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've
>> seen the TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do
>> get to see the grass. :) Makes me wonder if the people you mention
>> have relatives in the south.
>>
>> Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the
>> median and off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida)
>> and anywhere south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are
>> partly comprised of crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill.
>> The problem is when tourists visit, which is everyday, they are not
>> used to the road conditions when it rains. When shells get wet,
>> they are like ice, then you add water that collects in the ruts, you
>> have crashes. It seems that when you hear about the deaths on the
>> roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>>
>> "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
>> news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
>>> Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous.
>>> Monday afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40
>>> East on a solid sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at
>>> all on certain stretches of the highway that the state hadn't
>>> scraped or salted yet. In fact, it had snowed about 4 inches first,
>>> and then we had about another 1 inch of sleet and freezing rain on
>>> top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order to try and put
>>> some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that was
>>> TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I
>>> might add. Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer
>>> driver was all hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over
>>> to his left really, really quick and gunned it simultaneously.
>>> Needless to say that he went into a broad slide, and then he
>>> whipped it back to the right to try and straighten his vehicle out.
>>> Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a complete 360 and he ended
>>> up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave him the peace sign in
>>> my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40 in the '89
>>> Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
>>> tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what
>>> he deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate
>>> weather. BTW, the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy
>>> weather conditions. It never even came close to slowing down or
>>> spinning. Not the first time. I passed 9 accident scenes with
>>> highway patrolmen already there on my way to work Tuesday morning.
>>> 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had wiped out with
>>> apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>>>
>>> J. Perry

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

Take the tourists money and kill 'em??? I know that happens in other parts
of the world.. didn't know right here at home in Florida. Didn't realise our
Florida roads have crushed shells, no wonder they did look a bit "weird".

Keith J wrote:
>> Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but
>> people here are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a
>> Florida downpour, (they are something) you know what I mean. The
>> road seems to collect water instead of running it off. I think it
>> has to do with the road composition as over time the ruts compact
>> more. Common sense tells you to slow down for bad road
>> conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
>> Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've
>> seen the TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do
>> get to see the grass. :) Makes me wonder if the people you mention
>> have relatives in the south.
>>
>> Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the
>> median and off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida)
>> and anywhere south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are
>> partly comprised of crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill.
>> The problem is when tourists visit, which is everyday, they are not
>> used to the road conditions when it rains. When shells get wet,
>> they are like ice, then you add water that collects in the ruts, you
>> have crashes. It seems that when you hear about the deaths on the
>> roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>>
>> "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
>> news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
>>> Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous.
>>> Monday afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40
>>> East on a solid sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at
>>> all on certain stretches of the highway that the state hadn't
>>> scraped or salted yet. In fact, it had snowed about 4 inches first,
>>> and then we had about another 1 inch of sleet and freezing rain on
>>> top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order to try and put
>>> some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that was
>>> TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I
>>> might add. Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer
>>> driver was all hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over
>>> to his left really, really quick and gunned it simultaneously.
>>> Needless to say that he went into a broad slide, and then he
>>> whipped it back to the right to try and straighten his vehicle out.
>>> Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a complete 360 and he ended
>>> up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave him the peace sign in
>>> my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40 in the '89
>>> Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
>>> tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what
>>> he deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate
>>> weather. BTW, the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy
>>> weather conditions. It never even came close to slowing down or
>>> spinning. Not the first time. I passed 9 accident scenes with
>>> highway patrolmen already there on my way to work Tuesday morning.
>>> 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had wiped out with
>>> apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>>>
>>> J. Perry

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

Take the tourists money and kill 'em??? I know that happens in other parts
of the world.. didn't know right here at home in Florida. Didn't realise our
Florida roads have crushed shells, no wonder they did look a bit "weird".

Keith J wrote:
>> Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but
>> people here are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a
>> Florida downpour, (they are something) you know what I mean. The
>> road seems to collect water instead of running it off. I think it
>> has to do with the road composition as over time the ruts compact
>> more. Common sense tells you to slow down for bad road
>> conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
>> Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've
>> seen the TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do
>> get to see the grass. :) Makes me wonder if the people you mention
>> have relatives in the south.
>>
>> Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the
>> median and off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida)
>> and anywhere south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are
>> partly comprised of crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill.
>> The problem is when tourists visit, which is everyday, they are not
>> used to the road conditions when it rains. When shells get wet,
>> they are like ice, then you add water that collects in the ruts, you
>> have crashes. It seems that when you hear about the deaths on the
>> roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>>
>> "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
>> news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
>>> Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous.
>>> Monday afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40
>>> East on a solid sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at
>>> all on certain stretches of the highway that the state hadn't
>>> scraped or salted yet. In fact, it had snowed about 4 inches first,
>>> and then we had about another 1 inch of sleet and freezing rain on
>>> top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order to try and put
>>> some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that was
>>> TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I
>>> might add. Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer
>>> driver was all hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over
>>> to his left really, really quick and gunned it simultaneously.
>>> Needless to say that he went into a broad slide, and then he
>>> whipped it back to the right to try and straighten his vehicle out.
>>> Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a complete 360 and he ended
>>> up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave him the peace sign in
>>> my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40 in the '89
>>> Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
>>> tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what
>>> he deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate
>>> weather. BTW, the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy
>>> weather conditions. It never even came close to slowing down or
>>> spinning. Not the first time. I passed 9 accident scenes with
>>> highway patrolmen already there on my way to work Tuesday morning.
>>> 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had wiped out with
>>> apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>>>
>>> J. Perry

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

Take the tourists money and kill 'em??? I know that happens in other parts
of the world.. didn't know right here at home in Florida. Didn't realise our
Florida roads have crushed shells, no wonder they did look a bit "weird".

Keith J wrote:
>> Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but
>> people here are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a
>> Florida downpour, (they are something) you know what I mean. The
>> road seems to collect water instead of running it off. I think it
>> has to do with the road composition as over time the ruts compact
>> more. Common sense tells you to slow down for bad road
>> conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
>> Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've
>> seen the TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do
>> get to see the grass. :) Makes me wonder if the people you mention
>> have relatives in the south.
>>
>> Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the
>> median and off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida)
>> and anywhere south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are
>> partly comprised of crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill.
>> The problem is when tourists visit, which is everyday, they are not
>> used to the road conditions when it rains. When shells get wet,
>> they are like ice, then you add water that collects in the ruts, you
>> have crashes. It seems that when you hear about the deaths on the
>> roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>>
>> "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
>> news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
>>> Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous.
>>> Monday afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40
>>> East on a solid sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at
>>> all on certain stretches of the highway that the state hadn't
>>> scraped or salted yet. In fact, it had snowed about 4 inches first,
>>> and then we had about another 1 inch of sleet and freezing rain on
>>> top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in order to try and put
>>> some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that was
>>> TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I
>>> might add. Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer
>>> driver was all hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over
>>> to his left really, really quick and gunned it simultaneously.
>>> Needless to say that he went into a broad slide, and then he
>>> whipped it back to the right to try and straighten his vehicle out.
>>> Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a complete 360 and he ended
>>> up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave him the peace sign in
>>> my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40 in the '89
>>> Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
>>> tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what
>>> he deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate
>>> weather. BTW, the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy
>>> weather conditions. It never even came close to slowing down or
>>> spinning. Not the first time. I passed 9 accident scenes with
>>> highway patrolmen already there on my way to work Tuesday morning.
>>> 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had wiped out with
>>> apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>>>
>>> J. Perry

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

Rain in FL is odd and especially with the top down, you need to always be
watching the skies. It can rain at a moments notice also be a down pour
across the street and you won't get a drop. I didn't believe it until it
happened to me. Just another oddity of FL.

Regards to pulling off, well, interstates and state roads in FL are very
fast. If people feel they can get around you, they'll line up 10 cars deep
and pass you on the right. No chance for the passed vehicle to move over.

The fastest stretches of road in FL are 528 between Orlando/KSC, anywhere on
I-75, I-4 between Orlando/Tampa and anywhere on I-95 from West Palm and
south. You were just on a speedway and didn't know it.

Keith



"razingkane" <razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:gtWdnVKbq4awPYPdRVn-sQ@adelphia.com...
> My family was driving back from Kennedy Space Center in a Sebring
> convertible, top down of course enjoying the nice sunny day. Anyway, we
hit
> one of your downpours by the time I could pull over to raise the top the
> downpour had ended. The wife looks over at me and remarked why bother
with
> the freaking top now, as we all looked like soaked rats and there was a
pool
> of water in the car. People just refused to let us over and your right
very
> few slowed down. The car rental place didn't think anything about it.
> Guess it happens often.
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> "Keith J" <keith_757@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:mtmdna9hjvg444HdRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> > Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but people
here
> > are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a Florida
downpour,
> > (they are something) you know what I mean. The road seems to collect
> water
> > instead of running it off. I think it has to do with the road
composition
> > as over time the ruts compact more. Common sense tells you to slow down
> for
> > bad road conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
> > Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've seen
> the
> > TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do get to see the
> > grass. :) Makes me wonder if the people you mention have relatives in
> the
> > south.
> >
> > Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the median
and
> > off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida) and anywhere
> > south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are partly comprised of
> > crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill. The problem is when
tourists
> > visit, which is everyday, they are not used to the road conditions when
it
> > rains. When shells get wet, they are like ice, then you add water that
> > collects in the ruts, you have crashes. It seems that when you hear
about
> > the deaths on the roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
> >
> > "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
> > news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
> > > Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous.
Monday
> > > afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a
> solid
> > > sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain
> > stretches
> > > of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact,
it
> > had
> > > snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of
> sleet
> > > and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in
order
> > to
> > > try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that
> was
> > > TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might
> > add.
> > > Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was
all
> > > hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left
really,
> > > really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he
went
> > into
> > > a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> > > straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> > > complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave
> him
> > > the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40
> in
> > > the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> > > tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> > > deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather.
> BTW,
> > > the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather
conditions.
> It
> > > never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time.
I
> > > passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my
way
> to
> > > work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that
had
> > > wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
> > >
> > > J. Perry
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

Rain in FL is odd and especially with the top down, you need to always be
watching the skies. It can rain at a moments notice also be a down pour
across the street and you won't get a drop. I didn't believe it until it
happened to me. Just another oddity of FL.

Regards to pulling off, well, interstates and state roads in FL are very
fast. If people feel they can get around you, they'll line up 10 cars deep
and pass you on the right. No chance for the passed vehicle to move over.

The fastest stretches of road in FL are 528 between Orlando/KSC, anywhere on
I-75, I-4 between Orlando/Tampa and anywhere on I-95 from West Palm and
south. You were just on a speedway and didn't know it.

Keith



"razingkane" <razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:gtWdnVKbq4awPYPdRVn-sQ@adelphia.com...
> My family was driving back from Kennedy Space Center in a Sebring
> convertible, top down of course enjoying the nice sunny day. Anyway, we
hit
> one of your downpours by the time I could pull over to raise the top the
> downpour had ended. The wife looks over at me and remarked why bother
with
> the freaking top now, as we all looked like soaked rats and there was a
pool
> of water in the car. People just refused to let us over and your right
very
> few slowed down. The car rental place didn't think anything about it.
> Guess it happens often.
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> "Keith J" <keith_757@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:mtmdna9hjvg444HdRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> > Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but people
here
> > are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a Florida
downpour,
> > (they are something) you know what I mean. The road seems to collect
> water
> > instead of running it off. I think it has to do with the road
composition
> > as over time the ruts compact more. Common sense tells you to slow down
> for
> > bad road conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
> > Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've seen
> the
> > TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do get to see the
> > grass. :) Makes me wonder if the people you mention have relatives in
> the
> > south.
> >
> > Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the median
and
> > off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida) and anywhere
> > south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are partly comprised of
> > crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill. The problem is when
tourists
> > visit, which is everyday, they are not used to the road conditions when
it
> > rains. When shells get wet, they are like ice, then you add water that
> > collects in the ruts, you have crashes. It seems that when you hear
about
> > the deaths on the roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
> >
> > "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
> > news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
> > > Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous.
Monday
> > > afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a
> solid
> > > sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain
> > stretches
> > > of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact,
it
> > had
> > > snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of
> sleet
> > > and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in
order
> > to
> > > try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that
> was
> > > TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might
> > add.
> > > Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was
all
> > > hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left
really,
> > > really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he
went
> > into
> > > a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> > > straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> > > complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave
> him
> > > the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40
> in
> > > the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> > > tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> > > deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather.
> BTW,
> > > the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather
conditions.
> It
> > > never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time.
I
> > > passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my
way
> to
> > > work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that
had
> > > wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
> > >
> > > J. Perry
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

Rain in FL is odd and especially with the top down, you need to always be
watching the skies. It can rain at a moments notice also be a down pour
across the street and you won't get a drop. I didn't believe it until it
happened to me. Just another oddity of FL.

Regards to pulling off, well, interstates and state roads in FL are very
fast. If people feel they can get around you, they'll line up 10 cars deep
and pass you on the right. No chance for the passed vehicle to move over.

The fastest stretches of road in FL are 528 between Orlando/KSC, anywhere on
I-75, I-4 between Orlando/Tampa and anywhere on I-95 from West Palm and
south. You were just on a speedway and didn't know it.

Keith



"razingkane" <razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:gtWdnVKbq4awPYPdRVn-sQ@adelphia.com...
> My family was driving back from Kennedy Space Center in a Sebring
> convertible, top down of course enjoying the nice sunny day. Anyway, we
hit
> one of your downpours by the time I could pull over to raise the top the
> downpour had ended. The wife looks over at me and remarked why bother
with
> the freaking top now, as we all looked like soaked rats and there was a
pool
> of water in the car. People just refused to let us over and your right
very
> few slowed down. The car rental place didn't think anything about it.
> Guess it happens often.
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> "Keith J" <keith_757@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:mtmdna9hjvg444HdRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> > Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but people
here
> > are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a Florida
downpour,
> > (they are something) you know what I mean. The road seems to collect
> water
> > instead of running it off. I think it has to do with the road
composition
> > as over time the ruts compact more. Common sense tells you to slow down
> for
> > bad road conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
> > Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've seen
> the
> > TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do get to see the
> > grass. :) Makes me wonder if the people you mention have relatives in
> the
> > south.
> >
> > Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the median
and
> > off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida) and anywhere
> > south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are partly comprised of
> > crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill. The problem is when
tourists
> > visit, which is everyday, they are not used to the road conditions when
it
> > rains. When shells get wet, they are like ice, then you add water that
> > collects in the ruts, you have crashes. It seems that when you hear
about
> > the deaths on the roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
> >
> > "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
> > news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
> > > Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous.
Monday
> > > afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a
> solid
> > > sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain
> > stretches
> > > of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact,
it
> > had
> > > snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of
> sleet
> > > and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in
order
> > to
> > > try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that
> was
> > > TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might
> > add.
> > > Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was
all
> > > hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left
really,
> > > really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he
went
> > into
> > > a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> > > straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> > > complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave
> him
> > > the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40
> in
> > > the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> > > tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> > > deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather.
> BTW,
> > > the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather
conditions.
> It
> > > never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time.
I
> > > passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my
way
> to
> > > work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that
had
> > > wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
> > >
> > > J. Perry
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

Rain in FL is odd and especially with the top down, you need to always be
watching the skies. It can rain at a moments notice also be a down pour
across the street and you won't get a drop. I didn't believe it until it
happened to me. Just another oddity of FL.

Regards to pulling off, well, interstates and state roads in FL are very
fast. If people feel they can get around you, they'll line up 10 cars deep
and pass you on the right. No chance for the passed vehicle to move over.

The fastest stretches of road in FL are 528 between Orlando/KSC, anywhere on
I-75, I-4 between Orlando/Tampa and anywhere on I-95 from West Palm and
south. You were just on a speedway and didn't know it.

Keith



"razingkane" <razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:gtWdnVKbq4awPYPdRVn-sQ@adelphia.com...
> My family was driving back from Kennedy Space Center in a Sebring
> convertible, top down of course enjoying the nice sunny day. Anyway, we
hit
> one of your downpours by the time I could pull over to raise the top the
> downpour had ended. The wife looks over at me and remarked why bother
with
> the freaking top now, as we all looked like soaked rats and there was a
pool
> of water in the car. People just refused to let us over and your right
very
> few slowed down. The car rental place didn't think anything about it.
> Guess it happens often.
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> "Keith J" <keith_757@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:mtmdna9hjvg444HdRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> > Down here in Florida, we don't have the snow/ice problems, but people
here
> > are just as unintelligent. If you've ever experienced a Florida
downpour,
> > (they are something) you know what I mean. The road seems to collect
> water
> > instead of running it off. I think it has to do with the road
composition
> > as over time the ruts compact more. Common sense tells you to slow down
> for
> > bad road conditions?!?! Why? that's for cars, not my
> > Explorer/Expedition/Suburban/(pick any)... they have SUV's, you've seen
> the
> > TV commercials, they can drive anywhere.... yes, they do get to see the
> > grass. :) Makes me wonder if the people you mention have relatives in
> the
> > south.
> >
> > Just the same, I have seen MANY cars take a stroll through the median
and
> > off to the right. Basically pick I-10 (in North Florida) and anywhere
> > south. The interstates from mid-Florida south are partly comprised of
> > crushed shells (yes from the beach) as fill. The problem is when
tourists
> > visit, which is everyday, they are not used to the road conditions when
it
> > rains. When shells get wet, they are like ice, then you add water that
> > collects in the ruts, you have crashes. It seems that when you hear
about
> > the deaths on the roads (down here), they are mostly tourists.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
> >
> > "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net> wrote in message
> > news:tDYSb.106$Dr3.4755@eagle.america.net...
> > > Some of you guys may find the following story somewhat humorous.
Monday
> > > afternoon I was driving this little '89 Civic LX down I-40 East on a
> solid
> > > sheet of ice. You couldn't even see any concrete at all on certain
> > stretches
> > > of the highway that the state hadn't scraped or salted yet. In fact,
it
> > had
> > > snowed about 4 inches first, and then we had about another 1 inch of
> sleet
> > > and freezing rain on top of that. I was running about 45 m.p.h. in
order
> > to
> > > try and put some distance between myself and the ignorant redneck that
> was
> > > TAILGATING me in a '96 Chevy Blazer 4X4. In the slow lane too--I might
> > add.
> > > Well, I could see in my rear view mirror that the Blazer driver was
all
> > > hacked off wanting to pass me. So, he whips it over to his left
really,
> > > really quick and gunned it simultaneously. Needless to say that he
went
> > into
> > > a broad slide, and then he whipped it back to the right to try and
> > > straighten his vehicle out. Well, when he did that, the Blazer did a
> > > complete 360 and he ended up going down into a ditch backwards! I gave
> him
> > > the peace sign in my rear mirror and chuckled as I continued down I-40
> in
> > > the '89 Civic. In a very stable manner I might add. Since the guy had
> > > tailgated me for about 7 miles straight, I figured that he got what he
> > > deserved for driving so recklessly in that type of inclimate weather.
> BTW,
> > > the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather
conditions.
> It
> > > never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time.
I
> > > passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my
way
> to
> > > work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that
had
> > > wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
> > >
> > > J. Perry
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 20:17:38 -0500, "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net>
wrote:
> BTW,
>the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather conditions. It
>never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time. I
>passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my way to
>work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had
>wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>
>J. Perry

A few years back I was in Arkansas on I-40W during a horrible ice
storm (I think it was 1996 or 1997) and the traffic was down to about
30mph. There were semi-trucks who once they stopped couldn't start
again. I was in a Hyundai Elantra, and it was rock solid, but about
every other entrance ramp an SUV would come flying into the
interstate, slide across both lanes, and hit the median. Some of them
would roll over, too, but I never saw anyone get hurt. We were going
slow enough to see them climb out ok. The smoky bears were doing their
real job that day and closing the highway down one exit at a time
about 3 miles behind us. It took them a while because of all the
accidents to follow up on.

Nate

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 20:17:38 -0500, "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net>
wrote:
> BTW,
>the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather conditions. It
>never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time. I
>passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my way to
>work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had
>wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>
>J. Perry

A few years back I was in Arkansas on I-40W during a horrible ice
storm (I think it was 1996 or 1997) and the traffic was down to about
30mph. There were semi-trucks who once they stopped couldn't start
again. I was in a Hyundai Elantra, and it was rock solid, but about
every other entrance ramp an SUV would come flying into the
interstate, slide across both lanes, and hit the median. Some of them
would roll over, too, but I never saw anyone get hurt. We were going
slow enough to see them climb out ok. The smoky bears were doing their
real job that day and closing the highway down one exit at a time
about 3 miles behind us. It took them a while because of all the
accidents to follow up on.

Nate

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 20:17:38 -0500, "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net>
wrote:
> BTW,
>the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather conditions. It
>never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time. I
>passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my way to
>work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had
>wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>
>J. Perry

A few years back I was in Arkansas on I-40W during a horrible ice
storm (I think it was 1996 or 1997) and the traffic was down to about
30mph. There were semi-trucks who once they stopped couldn't start
again. I was in a Hyundai Elantra, and it was rock solid, but about
every other entrance ramp an SUV would come flying into the
interstate, slide across both lanes, and hit the median. Some of them
would roll over, too, but I never saw anyone get hurt. We were going
slow enough to see them climb out ok. The smoky bears were doing their
real job that day and closing the highway down one exit at a time
about 3 miles behind us. It took them a while because of all the
accidents to follow up on.

Nate

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 20:17:38 -0500, "J. Perry" <j_perry@musicians.net>
wrote:
> BTW,
>the little Civic was like a snowmobile in those icy weather conditions. It
>never even came close to slowing down or spinning. Not the first time. I
>passed 9 accident scenes with highway patrolmen already there on my way to
>work Tuesday morning. 9 out of those 9 accidents involved SUVs that had
>wiped out with apparently no other vehicle(s) involved.
>
>J. Perry

A few years back I was in Arkansas on I-40W during a horrible ice
storm (I think it was 1996 or 1997) and the traffic was down to about
30mph. There were semi-trucks who once they stopped couldn't start
again. I was in a Hyundai Elantra, and it was rock solid, but about
every other entrance ramp an SUV would come flying into the
interstate, slide across both lanes, and hit the median. Some of them
would roll over, too, but I never saw anyone get hurt. We were going
slow enough to see them climb out ok. The smoky bears were doing their
real job that day and closing the highway down one exit at a time
about 3 miles behind us. It took them a while because of all the
accidents to follow up on.

Nate

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 22:36:49 -0500, "Keith J" <keith_757@comcast.net>
wrote:

>Rain in FL is odd and especially with the top down, you need to always be
>watching the skies. It can rain at a moments notice also be a down pour
>across the street and you won't get a drop. I didn't believe it until it
>happened to me. Just another oddity of FL.
>
>Regards to pulling off, well, interstates and state roads in FL are very
>fast. If people feel they can get around you, they'll line up 10 cars deep
>and pass you on the right. No chance for the passed vehicle to move over.
>
>The fastest stretches of road in FL are 528 between Orlando/KSC, anywhere on
>I-75, I-4 between Orlando/Tampa and anywhere on I-95 from West Palm and
>south. You were just on a speedway and didn't know it.
>
>Keith

In 2000 from OKC to Tampa I was following a Toyota Supra doing 115 on
I-75 south. After I hit the limiter (118mph) on my Civic 2-3 times I
stopped at a rest stop just in time, as two piggly wigglies were
having a road tax party hidden in the exit ramp to the rest stop.
Oddly enough they followed me into the rest stop and parked right
across from my car as I used the restroom (they never got out of the
car) but didn't go for the Supra. Oh well, at least I didn't get a
ticket :-)

Nate

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 22:36:49 -0500, "Keith J" <keith_757@comcast.net>
wrote:

>Rain in FL is odd and especially with the top down, you need to always be
>watching the skies. It can rain at a moments notice also be a down pour
>across the street and you won't get a drop. I didn't believe it until it
>happened to me. Just another oddity of FL.
>
>Regards to pulling off, well, interstates and state roads in FL are very
>fast. If people feel they can get around you, they'll line up 10 cars deep
>and pass you on the right. No chance for the passed vehicle to move over.
>
>The fastest stretches of road in FL are 528 between Orlando/KSC, anywhere on
>I-75, I-4 between Orlando/Tampa and anywhere on I-95 from West Palm and
>south. You were just on a speedway and didn't know it.
>
>Keith

In 2000 from OKC to Tampa I was following a Toyota Supra doing 115 on
I-75 south. After I hit the limiter (118mph) on my Civic 2-3 times I
stopped at a rest stop just in time, as two piggly wigglies were
having a road tax party hidden in the exit ramp to the rest stop.
Oddly enough they followed me into the rest stop and parked right
across from my car as I used the restroom (they never got out of the
car) but didn't go for the Supra. Oh well, at least I didn't get a
ticket :-)

Nate

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 22:36:49 -0500, "Keith J" <keith_757@comcast.net>
wrote:

>Rain in FL is odd and especially with the top down, you need to always be
>watching the skies. It can rain at a moments notice also be a down pour
>across the street and you won't get a drop. I didn't believe it until it
>happened to me. Just another oddity of FL.
>
>Regards to pulling off, well, interstates and state roads in FL are very
>fast. If people feel they can get around you, they'll line up 10 cars deep
>and pass you on the right. No chance for the passed vehicle to move over.
>
>The fastest stretches of road in FL are 528 between Orlando/KSC, anywhere on
>I-75, I-4 between Orlando/Tampa and anywhere on I-95 from West Palm and
>south. You were just on a speedway and didn't know it.
>
>Keith

In 2000 from OKC to Tampa I was following a Toyota Supra doing 115 on
I-75 south. After I hit the limiter (118mph) on my Civic 2-3 times I
stopped at a rest stop just in time, as two piggly wigglies were
having a road tax party hidden in the exit ramp to the rest stop.
Oddly enough they followed me into the rest stop and parked right
across from my car as I used the restroom (they never got out of the
car) but didn't go for the Supra. Oh well, at least I didn't get a
ticket :-)

Nate

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 22:36:49 -0500, "Keith J" <keith_757@comcast.net>
wrote:

>Rain in FL is odd and especially with the top down, you need to always be
>watching the skies. It can rain at a moments notice also be a down pour
>across the street and you won't get a drop. I didn't believe it until it
>happened to me. Just another oddity of FL.
>
>Regards to pulling off, well, interstates and state roads in FL are very
>fast. If people feel they can get around you, they'll line up 10 cars deep
>and pass you on the right. No chance for the passed vehicle to move over.
>
>The fastest stretches of road in FL are 528 between Orlando/KSC, anywhere on
>I-75, I-4 between Orlando/Tampa and anywhere on I-95 from West Palm and
>south. You were just on a speedway and didn't know it.
>
>Keith

In 2000 from OKC to Tampa I was following a Toyota Supra doing 115 on
I-75 south. After I hit the limiter (118mph) on my Civic 2-3 times I
stopped at a rest stop just in time, as two piggly wigglies were
having a road tax party hidden in the exit ramp to the rest stop.
Oddly enough they followed me into the rest stop and parked right
across from my car as I used the restroom (they never got out of the
car) but didn't go for the Supra. Oh well, at least I didn't get a
ticket :-)

Nate

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

J. Perry wrote:
>
> Does any of your guys know where can I get an electronic display
> panel installed on my rear window? So I can display,
>
> ::Horn broken, watch for finger!::
>
> ::Get away from that ditch, it is MY job!::
>
> Etc, Etc ...


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Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

J. Perry wrote:
>
> Does any of your guys know where can I get an electronic display
> panel installed on my rear window? So I can display,
>
> ::Horn broken, watch for finger!::
>
> ::Get away from that ditch, it is MY job!::
>
> Etc, Etc ...


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J. Perry wrote:
>
> Does any of your guys know where can I get an electronic display
> panel installed on my rear window? So I can display,
>
> ::Horn broken, watch for finger!::
>
> ::Get away from that ditch, it is MY job!::
>
> Etc, Etc ...


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Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

J. Perry wrote:
>
> Does any of your guys know where can I get an electronic display
> panel installed on my rear window? So I can display,
>
> ::Horn broken, watch for finger!::
>
> ::Get away from that ditch, it is MY job!::
>
> Etc, Etc ...


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"GusTheCat" <GusTheCat.1154fz@realcaraudio.com> wrote in message
news:GusTheCat.1154fz@realcaraudio.com...
>
> J. Perry wrote:
> >
> > Does any of your guys know where can I get an electronic display
> > panel installed on my rear window? So I can display,
> >
> > ::Horn broken, watch for finger!::
> >
> > ::Get away from that ditch, it is MY job!::
> >
> > Etc, Etc ...

Have you tried Staples? They sell programmable signs like that. You'd
probably have to use an inverter for power.

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Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

"GusTheCat" <GusTheCat.1154fz@realcaraudio.com> wrote in message
news:GusTheCat.1154fz@realcaraudio.com...
>
> J. Perry wrote:
> >
> > Does any of your guys know where can I get an electronic display
> > panel installed on my rear window? So I can display,
> >
> > ::Horn broken, watch for finger!::
> >
> > ::Get away from that ditch, it is MY job!::
> >
> > Etc, Etc ...

Have you tried Staples? They sell programmable signs like that. You'd
probably have to use an inverter for power.

--
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www.accesswave.ca/~orion

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

"GusTheCat" <GusTheCat.1154fz@realcaraudio.com> wrote in message
news:GusTheCat.1154fz@realcaraudio.com...
>
> J. Perry wrote:
> >
> > Does any of your guys know where can I get an electronic display
> > panel installed on my rear window? So I can display,
> >
> > ::Horn broken, watch for finger!::
> >
> > ::Get away from that ditch, it is MY job!::
> >
> > Etc, Etc ...

Have you tried Staples? They sell programmable signs like that. You'd
probably have to use an inverter for power.

--
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www.accesswave.ca/~orion

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

"GusTheCat" <GusTheCat.1154fz@realcaraudio.com> wrote in message
news:GusTheCat.1154fz@realcaraudio.com...
>
> J. Perry wrote:
> >
> > Does any of your guys know where can I get an electronic display
> > panel installed on my rear window? So I can display,
> >
> > ::Horn broken, watch for finger!::
> >
> > ::Get away from that ditch, it is MY job!::
> >
> > Etc, Etc ...

Have you tried Staples? They sell programmable signs like that. You'd
probably have to use an inverter for power.

--
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www.accesswave.ca/~orion

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

You can probably find one that plugs into the wall but gets 12V DC from an
adapter. If it's got a wall adapter that says something to the effect of
INPUT: 120VAC OUTPUT:12VDC then all you have to do is cut the wires between
the adapter and the display and hook them to a power source in your car
using the right polarity. Check your documentation and labels for ratings
and specifications. Use an inline fuse and be careful.

Aron


"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
news:h3oUb.15153$Ja2.98746@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
>
> "GusTheCat" <GusTheCat.1154fz@realcaraudio.com> wrote in message
> news:GusTheCat.1154fz@realcaraudio.com...
> >
> > J. Perry wrote:
> > >
> > > Does any of your guys know where can I get an electronic display
> > > panel installed on my rear window? So I can display,
> > >
> > > ::Horn broken, watch for finger!::
> > >
> > > ::Get away from that ditch, it is MY job!::
> > >
> > > Etc, Etc ...
>
> Have you tried Staples? They sell programmable signs like that. You'd
> probably have to use an inverter for power.
>
> --
> Brian
> www.accesswave.ca/~orion
>
>
>
>
>
>

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

You can probably find one that plugs into the wall but gets 12V DC from an
adapter. If it's got a wall adapter that says something to the effect of
INPUT: 120VAC OUTPUT:12VDC then all you have to do is cut the wires between
the adapter and the display and hook them to a power source in your car
using the right polarity. Check your documentation and labels for ratings
and specifications. Use an inline fuse and be careful.

Aron


"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
news:h3oUb.15153$Ja2.98746@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
>
> "GusTheCat" <GusTheCat.1154fz@realcaraudio.com> wrote in message
> news:GusTheCat.1154fz@realcaraudio.com...
> >
> > J. Perry wrote:
> > >
> > > Does any of your guys know where can I get an electronic display
> > > panel installed on my rear window? So I can display,
> > >
> > > ::Horn broken, watch for finger!::
> > >
> > > ::Get away from that ditch, it is MY job!::
> > >
> > > Etc, Etc ...
>
> Have you tried Staples? They sell programmable signs like that. You'd
> probably have to use an inverter for power.
>
> --
> Brian
> www.accesswave.ca/~orion
>
>
>
>
>
>

Re: Funny Honda-related story
 

You can probably find one that plugs into the wall but gets 12V DC from an
adapter. If it's got a wall adapter that says something to the effect of
INPUT: 120VAC OUTPUT:12VDC then all you have to do is cut the wires between
the adapter and the display and hook them to a power source in your car
using the right polarity. Check your documentation and labels for ratings
and specifications. Use an inline fuse and be careful.

Aron


"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
news:h3oUb.15153$Ja2.98746@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
>
> "GusTheCat" <GusTheCat.1154fz@realcaraudio.com> wrote in message
> news:GusTheCat.1154fz@realcaraudio.com...
> >
> > J. Perry wrote:
> > >
> > > Does any of your guys know where can I get an electronic display
> > > panel installed on my rear window? So I can display,
> > >
> > > ::Horn broken, watch for finger!::
> > >
> > > ::Get away from that ditch, it is MY job!::
> > >
> > > Etc, Etc ...
>
> Have you tried Staples? They sell programmable signs like that. You'd
> probably have to use an inverter for power.
>
> --
> Brian
> www.accesswave.ca/~orion
>
>
>
>
>
>