Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]One of my first job involved a commute from Arlington to Westwood. One time someone moved into my lane a little too close and I stepped on the brake a bit too much and my little Toyota spun 360 degrees across 3 lanes on RT 95! Amazingly, no accident occurred!!!! Soon afterward, I looked for a job that was much closer... Now in CA, we just have to worry about idiots rushing while it is pouring cats and dogs... At 05:10 PM 1/25/2005, Craig Zeni wrote: >Well let's put it this way, B.D...I used to work for a company here in NC >that relocated here from Waltham, Mass. The first time we had a couple of >inches of snow, all the Boston transplants gave us locals a bunch of grief >about being wusses and staying off the roads...nevermind the fact that of >the 24 that relocated here fully 1/3 of these 'expert snow drivers' found >themselves in the ditch when they slid off the road. They thought they >could drive in snow...they found out that they could drive on PLOWED >roads, not snow covered rural roads. Next time it snowed, they stayed home >:) > >Besides, without us, where would CNN get all the images of fools sliding >around on ice-covered bridges and roads? // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)