Rear-Ended; New Bumper?

I don't understand the mentality of it either, Joe. The world is driven
by greed and greedy people seem to be driven to the extreme rather than
by reason.

 

I don't understand the mentality of it either, Joe. The world is driven
by greed and greedy people seem to be driven to the extreme rather than
by reason.

 

The space between vehicles is not great enough for any idiot to think
about squeezing into, there just isn't room.

As far as blowing horns and people walking up to "chat" that's fine and
easy to ignore.

 

The space between vehicles is not great enough for any idiot to think
about squeezing into, there just isn't room.

As far as blowing horns and people walking up to "chat" that's fine and
easy to ignore.

 

Depends what you are driving - If its anything with a long hood (& I'll
concede that leaves out most Hondas) and/or the thing in front has a long
trunk (like an LTD), bottom of the tires is about one car length & I have
seen it happen enough times to know its true.

Usually its the guy who just missed the once-every-5-minutes turn light
because some jerk wouldn't pull up 5 feet to let him into it. Easy to
ignore, but still...

 

Depends what you are driving - If its anything with a long hood (& I'll
concede that leaves out most Hondas) and/or the thing in front has a long
trunk (like an LTD), bottom of the tires is about one car length & I have
seen it happen enough times to know its true.

Usually its the guy who just missed the once-every-5-minutes turn light
because some jerk wouldn't pull up 5 feet to let him into it. Easy to
ignore, but still...

 

Maybe the idiots where you are are more stupid than where I live. I
have driven a lot of miles and there haven't been a large number of
people that will try to squeeze in between my vehicles and the one in
front. But that's truly not relevant to the practice I mentioned.

That is not my concern. I am not going to make room for someone behind
me and then have the fellow behind him bump me in to the vehicle in
front of me. It's only time and it's more affordable than repairs,
especially unnecessary repairs.

 

Maybe the idiots where you are are more stupid than where I live. I
have driven a lot of miles and there haven't been a large number of
people that will try to squeeze in between my vehicles and the one in
front. But that's truly not relevant to the practice I mentioned.

That is not my concern. I am not going to make room for someone behind
me and then have the fellow behind him bump me in to the vehicle in
front of me. It's only time and it's more affordable than repairs,
especially unnecessary repairs.

 

I recognize the battle cry, just never understood the selfish
reasoning. People never fail to prove to me that my expectations are
too high. And they're not very high at all...[/QUOTE]

The discussion isn't about people. The discussion is about
corporations, specifically insurance companies, and their way--"deny,
deny, deny". Where do you think the "back pain" came from?

 

I recognize the battle cry, just never understood the selfish
reasoning. People never fail to prove to me that my expectations are
too high. And they're not very high at all...[/QUOTE]

The discussion isn't about people. The discussion is about
corporations, specifically insurance companies, and their way--"deny,
deny, deny". Where do you think the "back pain" came from?

 

What can I say. Dallas was just rated the number two place for road-rage in
the US (just behind New York). You have to go with the hand you're dealt.

 

What can I say. Dallas was just rated the number two place for road-rage in
the US (just behind New York). You have to go with the hand you're dealt.

 

You're incorrect. The original discussion was about the damage to
Elle's vehicle. This off shoot of the topic came about when this was
posted the following;

That is where the people came into the discussion. When it was made
obvious that there are people with extremely low ethics and standards
out there, that only think about what they can get out of others
(whether businesses or other people) for nothing.

 

You're incorrect. The original discussion was about the damage to
Elle's vehicle. This off shoot of the topic came about when this was
posted the following;

That is where the people came into the discussion. When it was made
obvious that there are people with extremely low ethics and standards
out there, that only think about what they can get out of others
(whether businesses or other people) for nothing.

 

Well, I have to say that is too bad. I guess they'll just have to try
harder for the next time period until they are number one. :^)

 

Well, I have to say that is too bad. I guess they'll just have to try
harder for the next time period until they are number one. :^)

 

..

I think your 20-year thing may be out-of-date as well.

Last I heard, the new "safety" operating procedure is to leave at least one
car-length between you and the vehicle in front when you first stop, until
somebody comes to a stop behind you (in order to prevent being pushed into
the car in front should you be rear-ended). At that point you're supposed
to creep forward to the "bottom of the tires" viewpoint, leaving just
enough room to be able to pass the car in front should it happen to stall
or its driver die of boredom.

The irritating thing about this approach (at least for somebody who has a
manual transmission and has been driving for 31 years) is that the entire
time a light remains red, cars are now steadily creeping forwards, taking
up that slack. If one is undesirous of burning up six months of one's
clutch life at each red light, one ends up being left six car-lengths
behind the position of the next car once that car has crept up with all the
other creepers ahead of him.

 

You're probably right... Sleazy lawyers get away with murder but poor
ol' me gets life in the slammer for trying to squeeze a few bux for my
"pain 'n suffering!"

Oh well...

JT

 

Oh, the pain and depression...


$$$$$$$

JT

 

Oh, the pain and depression...


$$$$$$$

JT