Re: They All Bought the Farm (Was: Re: Last minute lane changers)

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From: Scott M. Kozel
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 00:00

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Brandon Sommerville <grimrod@mindless.moc> wrote:
> 
> Scott M. Kozel wrote:
> 
> >Gumbyy@ticnet.com (Marc) wrote:
> >>
> >> Jake was going 110 in a 55.  He went off the road around a curve
> >> marked at 35.  After sliding to a stop in a field, his car needed an
> >> allignment.
> >
> >He was incredibly fortunate.
> >
> >A small ditch or a small tree, or even a spin would have changed the
> >outcome a bit.
> 
> But it didn't.  In each of your little anecdotes, it's possible that a
> small change would have saved their lives as well.

But they didn't.  They all bought the farm.

Social Darwinism at work.

-- 
Scott M. Kozel    "The Virginia Highwayman"   kozelsm@richmond.infi.net  
Highway and Transportation History Websites  
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From: "Scott M. Kozel" <kozelsm@richmond.infi.net>
Subject: Re: They All Bought the Farm (Was: Re: Last minute lane changers)
Date: 1998/07/19
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