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Re: Last minute lane changers

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From: Joel Garry
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 00:00
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On Sat, 11 Jul 1998 16:10:43 GMT, Matthew T. Russotto <russotto@wanda.pond.com> wrote:
>In article <Pine.SUN.3.96.980710211251.26154A-100000@eve.speakeasy.org>,
>Galaxie 500 XL  <galaxie@speakeasy.org> wrote:
>};*}}So for those of you waiting until the last second, what are you driving
>};*}}and do you have any idea what it does to traffic behind you.
>};*}}
>};*}}For the record, if at the last second, I realize that I'm in the wrong
>};*}}lane, that's what the next exit is for.
>};*}
>};*}"Next exit 53 miles".
>}
>}You're at 50th street the next exit is 65th, you cut over anyway, you're
>}rude.
>
>That's an awful big city if 15 blocks is 53 miles.  Sounds like
>something out of Johnathan Swift.  I'll be rude rather than travel 106
>miles out of my way.  (although in practice, if actually missed the exit I'd
>just look for a "No U-turn sign" and disobey it)

If you miss the exit from 5 on either end of Camp Pendleton it's 18 miles, and
there's anti-migrant fencing in the middle of the freeway.

>-- 
>Matthew T. Russotto                                russotto@pond.com
>"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
>of justice is no virtue." 


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From: joelga@pebble.org (Joel Garry)
Subject: Re: Last minute lane changers
Date: 1998/07/13
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