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Re: [ST] Blind Old Fart



  I had an interesting near encounter with a ladder- wielding fellow this
past summer.  Traveling on a fast multi lane secondary road, I came up on a
pickup truck, with a cap on the back, and a stack of five ladders of varying
length tied (?) to the roof.   I was 100 yards behind him, also in the
middle lane.  Signaled, pulled out to pass quickly, and as I approached his
left rear corner, the top most ladder, a 20 foot extension, swung, as if by
remote control, 90 degrees so that it was perpendicular to the truck,
sticking out about 6 feet from each side of the truck.  I'm going 80, and
the end of the ladder is about 2 feet from my head.  I backed off in panic
(my mistake, should have hammered by him), and fell well back.  I watched
this idiot from a safe distance, if there was such a thing, as he drove 6
miles, as cars swerved away from him.  I followed him off the highway to a
gas station, with smoke coming out of my ears.  When I confronted said
moron, his response, as he casually pushed the ladder back without re- tying
it, was "it ain't going nowhere".....a strong argument for a bike- mounted
RPG if there ever was one.....


Denis Liakos
driving defensively in
South Windsor, CT


- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Lawler" <slawler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 7:20 AM
Subject: Re: [ST] Blind Old Fart


> In a previous email, Masiak, Richard stated:
> > A blind snow bird hit an aluminum extension ladder that was in the road.
>
> What was the ladder doing in the road in the first place? I hope that
> the bastard that didn't secure his load falls off his new replacement
> ladder.
>
> > GOLLY they ought to make mandatory driving/eye exams to renew a DL after
a
> > person is over 60.  That's not discrimination, that's safety!
>
> Actually that is discrimination. I would like to see mandatory road,
> written, and eye exams for everybody, every four years. There are idiots
> in every age group.
>
> One of the underlying problems is the way that traffic laws are
> enforced. People become complacent when they don't have to do things
> safely. Cops are quick to give out tickets for not wearing a seat belt
> (IMO a victimless crime) but not for cell phone talking (how distracting
> is that). They nab the lone speeder on a deserted stretch of highway
> (again victimless) before they bust the tail-gating semi or passenger
> bus. You can drive, with impunity, well below the speed limit in the
> left lane while vehicles pass you on the right and cross two lanes in
> the 1/2 mile before your exit but don't you dare go through a red light
> at 4am when there are no other cars around and you have made a complete
> stop.
>
> </soapbox>
>
> -- 
> Steve "Devil Dawg" Lawler
> Verona, NJ, USA, Earth
>
> 2001 Sprint ST "Blue Devil"
>
> "Football is a mistake. It combines the two worst elements of American
> life. Violence and committee meetings."
>             -- George Will
>
>
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