Re: Barry won't charge folks for the new tobacco tax if they make under 250K
lab~rat >:-)
>On 2009-04-09 12:32:45 -0400, "lab~rat >:-)" <ch...@cheeze.net> said:
>
>> On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:48:17 -0400, Drumrboy <dru...@aql.com> puked:
>>
>>> On 2009-04-09 10:08:55 -0400, milt....@gmail.com said:
>>>
>>>> On Apr 9, 6:33 am, Drumrboy <drum...@aql.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 2009-04-08 18:24:21 -0400, KK <_...@furburger.net> said:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:57:34 -0400, Drumrboy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I just wish they would get out of the fast lane if they are going to
>>>> go
>>>>>>>> under the limit.... and as for cell phones.. I'm all for big,
>>>> big
>>>>>>>> fines, maybe even jail time for anybody doing anything with a cell
>>>>>>>> phone while driving other than talking with a hands free.... that
>>>>>>>> bitch in California that just got 6 years for killing somebody becaus
>>>> e
>>>>>>>> she was texting should have got 25 years.
>>>>>
>>>>>>> As someone who regularly rides a motorcycle for my main source of
>>>>>>> transportation, I can't agree with this post more.
>>>>>
>>>>>> There are already laws against careless driving - on my daily commute i
>>>> n
>>>>>> I see people reading the fucking newspaper while driving. IMO we don
>>>> 't
>>>>>> need a law specifically against reading a paper while driving, and at t
>>>> he
>>>>>> same time some retard dialing an international number while trying to
>>>>>> drive is a much bigger risk than, say, someone answering a phone with o
>>>> ne
>>>>>> hand.
>>>>>
>>>>>> If you want that to be (stay, in many places) illegal than so should
>>>>>> glancing at your iPod, or looking at a map, or reading directions. T
>>>> hey
>>>>>> all take your eyes off the road longer than answering a phone does.
>>>>>
>>>>> I see at least one person a day cross a double yellow line and 9 out of
>>>>> 10 times the asshole has a phone stuck to his/her ear. When the fuck
>>>>> did everyone become so important that they have to be accessible 24
>>>>> hours a day? How the fuck did these assholes live before cell phones?
>>>>>
>>>>> You know as well as I that this state has some of the worst fucking
>>>>> drivers known to man. Adding another distraction like talking on the
>>>>> phone is a recipe for disaster and ALREADY IS against the law.
>>>>
>>>> I've driven all over the country in the last year (doing it again in
>>>> May), and the WORST happen to be in...
>>>>
>>>> (drumroll)
>>>>
>>>> Virginia.
>>>>
>>>> Seriously, these are the worst drivers in the country. All over the
>>>> east coast, if you see someone doing something stupid on a highway,
>>>> there is at least a 75% chance they have a Virginia license plate. I
>>>> actually prefer driving in Manhattan to some parts of Virginia.
>>>
>>> I've noticed that Virginians like to ride the left lane and Marylanders
>>> like to tailgate. What's with New Yorkers anyway? They drive like
>>> maniacs in Manhattan but as soon as they cross the bridge into Jersey
>>> they ride the left lane at 45 MPH, oblivious to everyone.
>>>
>>
>> When they move down here they drive into pools, canals and
>> storefronts...
>
>Good. They can drive off an open drawbridge for all I care.
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