Re: Last minute lane changers

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From: P. J. Remner
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 00:00

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In a previous article, c.c.eiftj@06.usenet.us.com (Rahul Dhesi) says:

>
>BTW, recently I was stopped at a red light the guy behind me honked
>repeatedly at me -- he wanted me to ignore the cross-traffic and turn
>right.  Some people are idiots, and you have to accept that and ignore
>them.

I try not to laugh at Induhviduals (it's not *their* fault) but
this one always gets at least a grin.  Even if there was no traffic,
I don't turn right on red.  Period.  There's the one chance in ten
zillion that some yutz will blow thru the green from out of nowhere
and hit me, or more precisely I might not see him, or it may be a
"no turn on red" intersection but the sign blew down (got stopped
for this one!) or the sign might be 10 yards back where I can't
see it/didn't see it when coming up to the light.

And then there are the people who honk at me to turn right, when
I have no intention of turning right.  I suppose if *they* want to
turn right, *everyone* wants to turn right, right?
That's when I seem to have trouble with the clutch when it turns green...

-- 
I walked out to my car.  I unlocked the door, smoothly opened it and sat into 
the rich velour seat.  I buckled the belt tightly and closed the door with a 
solid satisfying "click".  I twisted the key and the 429 roared and throbbed
to life, and I ratcheted into First and...       then I woke up for real.

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From: aj923@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (P. J. Remner)
Subject: Re: Last minute lane changers
Date: 1998/07/17
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