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|    Roger Nelson to Roy Witt    |
|    Motorcycles (was Value ta    |
|    01 Dec 11 09:25:36    |
      On Wed Nov-30-2011 13:49, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:               RW> 30 Nov 11 07:22, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:               RN>> Then the same thing would apply to a radio or CD player, wouldn't        RN>> it? (-:               RW>> Nope. The headset has your fully captured attention while the radio        RW>> and CD player can be interupted because there is air space between        RW>> your ears and the speakers.              I surrender! (-:               RN> My concentration is solely on what is going on around me because of        RN> the idiocy of some drivers in this area.               RW> Try telling that to the police officer writing you a ticket for        RW> driving with headphones on.              I hear there is a move on in New York by mayor Bloomberg (I sent this to your       email address this morning) to deprive prople of having a gun if they have a       traffic ticket of any kind. That isn't going to stand up at the USSC.               RN> I was driving to WallyWorld and was behind a woman in an SUV who was        RN> on her cell phone the whole time.               RW> Been there, got the T-shirt. 8^)              I didn't! (-:               RW> She's the arc-typical person that has caused state legislators to        RW> pass laws prohibiting driving while talking on a cell phone.              I'm all for that. If a call is so important, pull to the shoulder of the road       where you won't endanger others.               RW>> Unless of course, the volume on the radio or CD player is so high        RW>> that they can hear you coming for miles.               RN> Like a ghetto-blaster?               RW> Boom box in the trunk! I can hear them coming for miles.              There is one in the '99 Yukon here and I haven't figured out which wires to       disconnect. That's why I drive the 1996 M-B.               RW> That's why the tell you to use both hands on the wheel, but with        RW> them placed at 10 and 2 o'clock. You don't have to let go of the        RW> wheel that way.              My cross handed style back then confused some passengers and frightened others.               RN>> I haven't had a babe in 5-years. Too bad. I really liked her.               RW>> They're nice to have, most of the time. There are other occasions        RW>> however.               RN> Yes. (-:               RW> Gotta love um anyway... 8^)              Isn't that what they're for? (-:[                     Regards,              Roger        --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+        * Origin: NCS BBS - Houma, LA - (1:3828/7)    |
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