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      Daryl wrote --   
       
   >  JM>   Had to swap it out in Del Rio, TX for a Nissan Versa after that   
   >  JM> incident with the right front wheel.   
   >    
   >   Unfortunately, the law of entropy affects everything.   
      
     That was more of the law of physics or something.   
     I somehow drifted off the highway and the shoulder was about six inches   
   lower than the pavement, slashed the tyre and bent the rim.   
     It was a Saturday and Enterprise was unable to find a new rim.   
       
   >  JM>   And many times drivers are distracted by any number of things:   
   >  JM> phones, texting, playing with that infotainment business, their minds   
   off in space somewhere, etc.   
   >    
   >   Yep. I keep the radio on low volume, so I can hear sirens or other   
   > things that demand my attention.    
       
     Far too often I see (and hear before I see the car) with the windows up   
   and "music" so loud the car is vibrating from the sound.   
      
   > If a call comes in on the cellphone, if I can't pull off the road and park   
   to answer it, I ignore it. Or, if it's a number I don't recognize, I ignore it   
   regardless.   
      
     My phone was in the console or laying on the passengers seat and if it   
   rang, and I felt like it, I would glance at it, but generally it was ignored   
   until I had time to look at it.   
     The reason I even had it there was for the camera in case I saw something   
   I wanted to get a shot of.  But even then waking up the phone, pushing the   
   camera button and all whatever I wanted a picture of was already past.   
      
   >   I've been getting slammed by all these fraudulent calls,   
      
      --snip--   
        
   > I have a bulletin on the BBS with a whole slew of phone numbers that folks   
   should BLOCK in their smartphones.   
      
     The problem with that is those people keep changing the number so if one   
   is blocked they just use another number.   
     Joe   
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