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Replying to: ruking1 (Jan 04, 2009 3:48 pm) Indeed we were driving north on I 5, this last Sat coming back from the High Desert, i.e. Mojave Desert. We were behind a steady stream of vehicles all traveling in a pack at about 75 mph. Suddenly everyone slowed to about 45 mph. We did this about 10 minutes when we passed a Toyota with the four way flashers on, going about 30 mph in the slow lane. This was north of Bakersfield. The driver was sitting straight up (rigid) in his seat, and had to good old "death grip " with the steering whell. When we got passed that soul, we all sped up again to 75. About 100 miles further we stopped at a rest stop and stretched our legs for about 25 minutes. We then got back on I 5, and guess what? We are in another long line of cars, all going 45 mph. The reason appeared in about 5 miles as we again passed the death gripped driver going 25 mph. There are about three ways to get north from LA. I 5, 101, and 99. The driver must have driven about 200 miles or more in the same driving position. I was grateful the driver did not drive in the left lane as he would have been a harazard to others. But then in Disneyland there is something new and exciting every day as one travelings the "freeway" which are slowly falling apart due to no money to fix. (Example, I 5, Altamount Pass, 101 up from San Jose. Hope all had a wonderful holidays. Good luck and stay safe. jensad |
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a inconsiderate husband(ricardo patrese, ex F1 driver) driving with his wife. some choice italian spoken
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Jan 11, 2009 5:27 pm) 
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I didn;t read 655 pages, but did read alot of them- so if this is a duplicate of someone else's I apologize. I drive frequently with a three horse trailer with small living quarters. I have a dually truck, that is weel equipped to haul. I get absolutely livid when an idiot cuts in front of me, then immediately slows down about 30mph or more- I have LIVE horses in my trailer that have a hard time standing when I have to slam on my brakes so I don't hit the guy! Where are peoples brains??!! I am carrying an animal that is standing up in a trailer- these horses have legs that are not much thicker than a man's arm- some horse's legs are smaller than a man's arm!! When someone does this, the horses are slammed against the stall dividers. GEE MR IDIOT- I PAID MORE FOR MY HORSES THAN YOU'LL EVER PAY FOR A CAR- HAVE SOME COURTESY!! These drivers seem oblivious to the fact that I can't slow down from 65mph to 30mph in 200 feet- WHAT THE H*LL ARE THEY THINKING??!! Please- drivers- when you see someone hauling live animals- give them some room... Geez- I get upset just thinking about it! The rudest city for driving is San Antonio, Texas in my book.
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Replying to: ilmbg (Jan 13, 2009 6:07 pm) After getting stuck next to a semi hauling hogs I have to agree with you.
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Jan 13, 2009 6:19 pm) Years back we were going out to eat cross town. Got stuck behind a hog semitrailer, the one with multiple levels, on I75. There was a drizzling rain that day. The mist and spray with hog manure washed off the trailer into the spray behind it. Then it ended up coating the air intake for the heater at the front of the windshield. So we smelled hog the rest of the way to the restaurant and back home. It took a spray-it-yourself car wash and a several days for the scent to disappear.
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Jan 13, 2009 7:18 pm) 
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Jan 13, 2009 7:18 pm)  You guys better stop !! You are going to make me look at pork products in a different light !  I have been break in two new sets of tires. It was time to change out an oem set with 112,000 miles. It was a catch 22 situation as the set is going on its 6/7 year, yet still serviceable, but I had bought a set (times ticking off the 6 years on it) because most folks having that oem tire said they got 50,000 miles TOPS out of them. Anyhow since I bought them before the 30% price rise, they are not a bad deal. To the point of the topic of the thread, I have been taking to the roads in the SLOW lane doing the 300 miles to 600 miles break in gig. Tis a brave new world doing 40-55 miles per hour on highways where even the highway patrol doesn't ticket 80-90 mph. I do have to say most see me coming up fast and pass. So in that sense, going this slow is a pretty cool experience, once you get past the fact that literally EVERYONE is going by and passing you. For my .02 cents compared to watching paint dry, breaking in tires is soooooooooooooooooo slow as to making watching paint dry an adrenaline sport !
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Replying to: ruking1 (Jan 16, 2009 5:39 am)
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