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Cavalier- said:
There's no need for such venomous comments to the girl.[/small]
My comments are always venomous.
But always true.
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Suddar had this to say about Knight Rider:
Cavalier should post more.
Believe it or not he's only been back home for about 2 days now. He's been all over the place over the past couple months because of his work... Canberra for a week (including while Dubya and the Chinese President were here) and the rest in Sydney.
I mean.. "Hey! It's ok to go 90 in a 65! I do it all the time!"
... Ever heard of a deer? Imagine THAT smashing into your car at 90 MPH. Or blowing a tire. Or freak accidents. Let's wonder how well you'll control your car THEN.
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Gikk's fortune cookie read:
Ya know, while Beau wasn't the smartest, I have to wonder about Blindy.I mean.. "Hey! It's ok to go 90 in a 65! I do it all the time!"
... Ever heard of a deer? Imagine THAT smashing into your car at 90 MPH. Or blowing a tire. Or freak accidents. Let's wonder how well you'll control your car THEN.
Yeah, I was going 80 down the freeway, which was a 65MPH zone, but I was just keeping up with traffic.
Had a blowout, lost control of car, slammed into a concrete guard rail, head-on.
[ 11-16-2003: Message edited by: Drysart ]
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Gikk obviously shouldn't have said:
... Ever heard of a deer? Imagine THAT smashing into your car at 90 MPH.
No need to imagine.
But you know what you DONT want to be running into? A moose.
Friend of mine is a trucker. He was hauling some shit up around moose country.. saw a sign, "Watch for moose". Living in PA, he thought it was like a deer sign.. you know, not much of a big deal.
Keep in mind he's driving a tractor-trailer, hauling cargo.
Now, I don't know if he's exaggerating or what, but he says he ran into a moose, completely fucked up his truck.. and the moose walked away. WALKED. AWAY.
I don't wanna know what happens if a sportscar or a station wagon runs into one of them.. that was a fucking mack truck..
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BetaTested had this to say about pies:
Alot of old cars, and standard cars don't come with that feature. As much as my right leg as a whole would enjoy it, my car doesn't have that option. My car doesn't have alot of things that most people take forgranted in a newer car. Christ it didn't even have cupholders till I put one in for myself on long trips
You have a BMW, Germans don't believe in cupholders.
Ticket one: 50mph in 35mph - fine: $135 (*semi-conscious while driving*)
Ticket two: 80mph in 65mph - fine: $85 (*again*)
(freeway chp oficers are soooooo much nicer to deal with)
Lesson of the day: Speed only if the traffic around you is, otherwise, keep it under 75 
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Gikk got all f'ed up on Angel Dust and wrote:
Ya know, while Beau wasn't the smartest, I have to wonder about Blindy.I mean.. "Hey! It's ok to go 90 in a 65! I do it all the time!"
... Ever heard of a deer? Imagine THAT smashing into your car at 90 MPH. Or blowing a tire. Or freak accidents. Let's wonder how well you'll control your car THEN.
My brother nearly totalled his car on a deer. He was going over 90 on a 65 area, and couldn't react in time to the deer on the highway.
Apparently it ended up 3 feet into the engine compartment, before flipping up and nearly making his car into a convertible.
I don't think he drives that fast anymore.
And Delphi, a moose wouldn't walk away from that. It'd be fucked up, and about to die.
But yeah, anyways, with smaller cars (read: not transport trucks) when you hit a moose, you break its legs immediately. Here's the bad part: It falls on you. And crushes you to death.
o lol 
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Vorbis probably says this to all the girls:
You have a BMW, Germans don't believe in cupholders.
Drinking while you're driving 150mph on an Autobahn is stupid anyway. 
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Karnaj had this to say about Punky Brewster:
30 over is felony speeding?My friend got a 92 in a 55, and he only got 4 points on his liscence...and a 275 dollar ticket.
I thought it was double the speed limit for a suspended liscence.
Assumeing this was in Jersey, I thought it was a 5 point ticket. Cops I know will usally give the Reckless driving ticket too if they felt like you were really in the wrong, then it would be upto the judge if yu get your driving privlge taken away.
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Kahuna Ryuu had this to say about Duck Tales:
No need to imagine.
Yes there is.
That's photoshopped.
It's not something people hear about.
Hitting a moose is like hitting a concrete wall. They are huge things.. And violent too.
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Gikk thought about the meaning of life:
Ya know, while Beau wasn't the smartest, I have to wonder about Blindy.I mean.. "Hey! It's ok to go 90 in a 65! I do it all the time!"
... Ever heard of a deer? Imagine THAT smashing into your car at 90 MPH. Or blowing a tire. Or freak accidents. Let's wonder how well you'll control your car THEN.
I've blown a tire at 90... Once I noticed, I just pulled over and replaced the tire. Holy SHIT, that tire was DECIMATED...
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Ares had this to say about Jimmy Carter:
Up north here there are lots of moose, and no, that moose wouldn't be able to walk away from that.Hitting a moose is like hitting a concrete wall. They are huge things.. And violent too.
My reltives In Montana have Moose, Elk, Bears, Deer, Antelope and errent Cattle to deal with, and they had no limit roads till they decided to put them back in, mostly cause tghe knukle heads from out of state would speed unsafely.
2) get a lawyer. preferably not a grappy traffic lawyer, get a real one that deals with cases that matter. be prepared to spend from 1500 - 2000 on fees.
3) your lawyer should be able to talk to the crown and see if he can have it reduced from 45 over to something a little less hefty. something like a 29 over charge.
4) you'll pay a lot now, but it'll save you on insurance in the long run.
No, Really. Bite me.
Got it on a Friday, got paid that upcoming Monday. Bam, like 3/4 of my paycheck, gone.I don't speed down that road anymore. Though it's a little frustrating sometimes, seeing how many people pass me. 
Hell, I try not to speed at all anymore, since I don't have a job right now and can't afford it. [ 11-16-2003: Message edited by: Monica ]
I can't even count the number of my friends that have lost there lisence for 6 months or whatever from multiple speeding tickets. Break the law and face the consequences. Nothing to blow up at her about.
*shrug*
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I bet Gikk's Mother is proud:
Ya know, while Beau wasn't the smartest, I have to wonder about Blindy.I mean.. "Hey! It's ok to go 90 in a 65! I do it all the time!"
... Ever heard of a deer? Imagine THAT smashing into your car at 90 MPH. Or blowing a tire. Or freak accidents. Let's wonder how well you'll control your car THEN.
yeah, that would suck. But, just like walking outside during a thunderstorm, getting on an elevator, sky diving, and walking through poor neighboorhoods in down town cincinnati, it's a risk I'm comfortable taking because there is a better chance of winning the lottery than being hurt in any of those situations.
Speed limit though kentucky on i-75 should be 80 anyway. I get passed by half the traffic even when I'm going 90mph.
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Burger's fortune cookie read:
1) you're dumb. Everyone is telling you so, and they're right. Let's hope that this is a learning experience and you become a more responsible driver.2) get a lawyer. preferably not a grappy traffic lawyer, get a real one that deals with cases that matter. be prepared to spend from 1500 - 2000 on fees.
3) your lawyer should be able to talk to the crown and see if he can have it reduced from 45 over to something a little less hefty. something like a 29 over charge.
4) you'll pay a lot now, but it'll save you on insurance in the long run.
something tells me dropping 2k in lawyer fees will cost her alot more than points on her license and insurance ever will.
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KaLourin had this to say about Jimmy Carter:
something tells me dropping 2k in lawyer fees will cost her alot more than points on her license and insurance ever will.
especially when she's this young.
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Nobody really understood why Burger wrote:
1) you're dumb. Everyone is telling you so, and they're right. Let's hope that this is a learning experience and you become a more responsible driver.2) get a lawyer. preferably not a grappy traffic lawyer, get a real one that deals with cases that matter. be prepared to spend from 1500 - 2000 on fees.
3) your lawyer should be able to talk to the crown and see if he can have it reduced from 45 over to something a little less hefty. something like a 29 over charge.
4) you'll pay a lot now, but it'll save you on insurance in the long run.
...or she could just pay the fine and not speed again.
sigpic courtesy of This Guy, original modified by me
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Nobody really understood why BeauChan wrote:
I jsut called my mom... I'm suprised she didn't freak out, and I'm still bawling my eyes out... but she said she'd tell my dad tomorrow and that we'd talk about it tomorrow night...
I guess your lucky thus far. 50 over the limit is excessive (I should talk, I average on the highway 100kmh-120kmh...)
I pushed my OLD car to 130 once, and decided that A. I was being an ass, and B. the car had enough. I routinely drive home on the 403 highway from Hamilton to Burlington, going 120 (which is following flow of traffic in a 100 zone) and I've had people BLAST by me....easily doing +140kmh. These are the idiots I like to block off from passing me whenever possible 
I got a ticket last summer for $100cdn for going 74 in a 50 zone...Mind you, it changes from 60 - 50 pretty quick where it was and I had just came off the highway...I saw the 50 sign, applied the brakes to slow down, and there was a cop with her lights on pulling out of a school parking lot. :S She dropped my speed down to 65 because of my clean record. I payed off the fine on the last day possible, and told my parents that day about it. I wanted to prove that I was responsible enough to pay it off myself without their help.
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Redmage Darkrayver's unholy Backstreet Boys obsession manifested in:
I guess your lucky thus far. 50 over the limit is excessive (I should talk, I average on the highway 100kmh-120kmh...)
Err, 100 is the speed limit on the trans-Canada.
And yeah, if she had doubled the speed limit, automatic removal of license.
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From the book of Liam, chapter 3, verse 16:
Err, 100 is the speed limit on the trans-Canada.And yeah, if she had doubled the speed limit, automatic removal of license.
Highways are ususally 100km/h most places...80km/h sometimes.
Crazy Quebecers/East Coasters have 110km/h speed limits.
regular speed for other drivers: 160-180.
regular speed for me: 120 MAYBE 130 (on that higway, on the QEW it's around 115)
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Delphi Aegis wrote this stupid crap:
Deer? Yeah. They'll fuck up your car.But you know what you DONT want to be running into? A moose.
Friend of mine is a trucker. He was hauling some shit up around moose country.. saw a sign, "Watch for moose". Living in PA, he thought it was like a deer sign.. you know, not much of a big deal.
Keep in mind he's driving a tractor-trailer, hauling cargo.
Now, I don't know if he's exaggerating or what, but he says he ran into a moose, completely fucked up his truck.. and the moose walked away. WALKED. AWAY.
I don't wanna know what happens if a sportscar or a station wagon runs into one of them.. that was a fucking mack truck..
Yeah, but mack trucks suck ass. go freightliner.
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Naimah wrote this stupid crap:
I've got her trumped. I've done 110mph in a 55mph zone. It was one in the morning on a road that people rarly take. Out of all the times that I did it I never once saw another car.
I'm sure Cavalier won't mind if I call YOU a smacktard.
Mostly because you said this
quote:I hope you get a huge ticket, my friend.
Out of all the times that I did it
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Zaza had this to say about Optimus Prime:
Naimah, I hope you die hitting a tree or something, alone in the car, before you can kill anyone else.
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Naimah wrote this stupid crap:
I've got her trumped. I've done 110mph in a 55mph zone. It was one in the morning on a road that people rarly take. Out of all the times that I did it I never once saw another car.
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Niklas had this to say about Optimus Prime:
I'm sure Cavalier won't mind if I call YOU a smacktard.
Verily. Smacktard might even be a touch understated too.
Naimah.. Did you even put your brain into gear before letting the clutch out on your mouth? or did you think this would be a good opportunity to "go one up" on folks here and try to prove just how "cool" you are??
Words cannot begin to describe the depths of your stupidity.
So instead I'll give some words which I hope you will take as advice:
SLOW. THE. FUCK. DOWN.
IDIOT.
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Zaza had this to say about Optimus Prime:
Naimah, I hope you die hitting a tree or something, alone in the car, before you can kill anyone else.
I understand the sentiments, but unfortunately folks never think of the family, friends, and other loved ones of people like this.
Believe me, while it can be somewhat..... gratifying (for want of a better term)... to see someone who so blatantly brags about such behaviour receive their "final reward", the mess left behind for the next-of-kin, or family, just is not something any person could wish upon another.
Perhaps the most salient lesson for people like Naimah would be to have them visit the morgue one day and see what can happen in a car accident. Or watch the reactions of a family when the cop has to tell them that Mommy/Daddy/Brother/Sister/Son/Daughter won't be coming home anymore, becuase they've been (mostly) scraped off the highway into a jam tin (what won't scrap off is washed away by a High Pressure hose by the Fire Brigade)...
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ACES! Another post by BeauChan:
I was on the 400.regular speed for other drivers: 160-180.
regular speed for me: 120 MAYBE 130 (on that higway, on the QEW it's around 115)
Yeah, but mack trucks suck ass. go freightliner.
Just because other people go WAY over the speed limit (And I highly doubt they go 160-180 on the 400, I've driven the 400 Many times.), Doesn't mean you should be too.
And about the Moose...Mack truck or not, A moose will Total Cars/Vans/Trucks, and take care of Semi trucks too. I've heard stories about Semi's beign Wrecked from hiting Moose and the moose still walks away without a scratch.
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KaLourin had this to say about the Spice Girls:
something tells me dropping 2k in lawyer fees will cost her alot more than points on her license and insurance ever will.
normal insurance costs for someone beau's age with a clean record is about $1200 or more. If you have a ticket that's for 145 in a 100, you'll be looking at $2000 or more, annually, for a while.
No, Really. Bite me.
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BeauChan spewed forth this undeniable truth:
I was on the 400.regular speed for other drivers: 160-180.
regular speed for me: 120 MAYBE 130 (on that higway, on the QEW it's around 115)
Ok, and from what I recall the 400 is a four-lane divided highway right?
A couple of points of advice for you BeauChan.
One.
Other drivers are idiots. Not just because they are speeding. Mostly because you will NEVER know what they are thinking. And at that speed you have PERHAPS three-tenths of a second to react to the sudden flash of brake lights, or the appearance of something unexpected (deer, moose, pedestrian, roll of carpet fallen of the garbage truck a ways up in front... etc)
Human reaction time while driving (and this is going from what I recall of scientific studies I've read) is around.... dun dun DUN! three-tenths of a second.
'nuff said, right?
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120-130 on a 4 lane divided highway is still not a very good idea.. mostly for the above reason. Ok sure, maybve you have a few extra tenths of a second to react, but at 120kmh you are still travelling at 43.2 meters per second. Thats approximately 8 full car lengths a second. At that speed you'll also need approximately 400-500 meters to pull the car up to a reasonably safe stop. That's a long ways.
I it were me, and I clocked you doing 120 on a stretch of highway like that, I'd be booking you. No ifs, buts, or maybes. Even 115 would get you a definate ticket.
Doing 110 and you'd better have a damned good excuse before I decide whether to let you off this time, or ticket you (and for the record, driving home in the middle of the night, with 3 hours still to go and you feeling a bit drowsy would equal a ticket. Dont drive while tired. It's worse than driving drunk IMHO).
Yeah it's gunna be a pain in the ass for you for a while (depending on your insurance company and how they look at it, on how your folks decide to punish you over it, and if the courts decide to punish you any further). I can only hope you learn from it.
And because I'm not on duty at the moment, I'll give you this advice for free: When you front up to the court for the ticket, plead guilty, apologise, swear that you have learned your lesson, and that you're willing to pay the penalty for the offence. Don't try to excuse it, don't try to fight it in the hope of getting a lesser sentance. Many judges (at least in my experience) tend to look more favorably on you if you're prepared to "take the rap" than if you try to bargain over a traffic citation. If you're lucky you might get one that'll let you off with only a warning to go with the fine.
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Cavalier-'s account was hax0red to write:
STUFF!!!
You are my hero
