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Re: STUPID Texas drivers

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From: David Crane
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 00:00
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John Hess (johnhess@cris.com) wrote:
: In article <4vl11k$h05@news1.sunbelt.net>, jrobeson@sde.state.sc.us says...
: >
: >P.S.  You wouldn't push, shove, and squeeze to get in front of me in a 
: >line at the burger barn or the movies, would you?  That could get you big 
: >time pain and aggravation.  Don't use sheetmetal as a substitute for 
: >brains.

: Unfortunately, there are those who would.  The only thing I would add as a 
: preference to your above is that if you are collecting cars behind you, 
: even when passing, you should be courteous enough to let some of them by.
: You are, after all, slower traffic.

I take great pleasure in pulling over to let speeders sail by on the 
left when I am the second fastest vehicle in the vicinity. Truckers 
call it "letting somebody else beat the bushes" (for radar traps).
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From: dcrane@crl.com (David Crane)
Subject: Re: STUPID Texas drivers
Date: 1996/08/27
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