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Re: Daily gripe: yard sale + rush hour = disaster

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From: M. Hale
Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1998 00:00
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What about all the people who try to collect money from you at (always) the 
busiest intersections on the busiest roads?  Isn't this illegal as well as 
dangerous for the people collectiong?

Personally, I don't give money to people who want handouts for whatever 
organization along the road - it only makes the traffic worse.

-M

In article <35f5b3d1.69801259@news.pipeline.com>, whorning@pipeline.com wrote:
>Friday morning on the way to work I was driving on a busy secondary
>road (one lane each direction). Damn if some jerks didn't decide to
>have a yard sale on this busy road. There was a combination of hurried
>commuters and sluggish pullovers trying to park. I saw a couple of
>near accidents before I go there and in my rear-view mirror.
>
>They need to outlaw this activity, at least on busy roads during rush
>hours.
>
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From: halem@his.com (M. Hale)
Subject: Re: Daily gripe: yard sale + rush hour = disaster
Date: 1998/09/06
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