[Leica] Advice for anyone planning to drive during your Boston Stay

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

DON'T!!!

1. Boston streets are laid out along former cow paths - they twist, they
turn, they go from one way north or east to one way south or west in an
instant...with no warning;

2. The Big Dig, which involves ripping apart downdown's major arteries and
burying them underground, is more than $10 billion along, and YEARS away
from completion....So driving is far more difficult than it has ever been;

3. The street signs were designed and placed by a mental defective;

4. There are a few simple rules for driving in Boston -
	a. Green means go
	b. Yellow means go fast
	c. Red means go like hell and signal with your middle finger

	d. When planning to make a left hand turn from a three lane road,
	drive in the far right hand lane until the instant before you make	the
turn, then, without signaling, at the last instant swerve left 	across all
three lanes of traffic - any other driving tactic will 	result in your being
charged with a felony.

	e. When planning to make a right hand turn.....(see above and 	reverse)

See you all in October!

B. D.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Miro
> Jurcevic
> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 8:09 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Re: Driving In Boston
>
>
> I found Boston rather disturbing ...... have they finished the
> streets yet ?
>
> > I have driven in major cities around the world...Manhattan, Rome, Accra,
> > Nairobi, the Middle East.  I now live in the Boston area, and all I can
> tell
> > you folks who plan to be here in October is, "Fasten your seat belts,
> you're
> > in for a bumpy ride."  Good luck.  I will be happy to provide
> anyone with
> > advice on the Boston area, including driving etiquette, eating, favorite
> > photo sites and shops, et cetera.  Please e-mail me off-list.
> >
> > Buzz Hausner
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: john [mailto:bosjohn@mediaone.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 3:55 PM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica or B+W Filters
> >
> >
> > Craig Roberts wrote:
> >
> > > Craig
> > > (you'll be sorry if you drive in) Boston
> > Now, now lets not try to scare away folk with these rash remarks about
> > driving
> > in Boston. After all it can't really be any worse than   uhm   well
> sigh
> > say Bankok.
> > John Shick
> >
>
>