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Daily gripe: better pretty that face before the accident

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From: Walt Horning
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 00:00
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I could not believe my eyes this morning on the way to work!!!!!!!

Twenty or so cars are all bumper-to-bumper trying to pass in the left
lane around slower traffic. I was second in line this morning. The
car in front had a wide-open road ahead, but was simply not passing
and barely moving the speed limit.

Then I discovered why. This bitch, and I do mean bitch, had her
rear-view mirror twisted so the she could *not* see there was a backup
of cars behind her. Apparently she had twisted it to pretty her face,
and then left it that way, not for a few seconds, but for several
miles. The pack of cars finally got to pass her on the right when
someone in the right lane exited the interstate.

When I passed her, to add insult to injury, not only did she not give
a damn about straightening her mirror to see the problems she was
causing, but then she lit up a cigarette and did so in a very relaxed,
ho-hum fashion, as if to say, "I don't give a damn about being in the
passing lane and just taking my time and making life miserable for
everyone else, I will just relax and light up."

Well to this bitch, next time you pretty your face in the rear-view
mirror and then don't give a damn, and then are unaware of your
surroundings, you may just find yourself in a serious accident.
Because if you go to swerve to avoid trouble or something on the road
or whatever, then just maybe you'll swerve into that car you were
unaware was there and was passing you on your left or right. Then the
face you "prettied" up might not look so pretty after they pull you
from the twisted wreck.
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From: whorning@pipeline.com (Walt Horning)
Subject: Daily gripe: better pretty that face before the accident
Date: 1999/02/02
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