Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]all of the discussion in the world cannot elucidate the issue so elegantly as the South Park episode "Smug Alert" season 10/episode 141 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smug_Alert -rei On Nov16 11:36, Ken Iisaka wrote: > Living in Northern California as well, Prius has been called an > indulgence in self-righteousness. > > Yes, they are everywhere around here in Marin County where "holier > than thou" attitude prevails. > > I drive a 48+ mpg actual Civic Hybird with a bumper sticker that says, > "No" to work... > > Still, if you are going to be driving around town, who really cares > about the fuel economy? That's what I told my wife who drives 12,000 > km around town per year in her Volvo station wagon. Surely, Prius > would be 3 times as efficient, but the savings in cost of fuel is less > than $1000 / year, hardly worth the cost of a new car. Carbon > footprint? Most cars consume more energy while being manufactured > than on the road. > > On Nov 16, 2007, at 11:21 AM, Brian Reid wrote: > > >It's a hugely popular car around here (Northern California). They > >are *everywhere*. > > > >The car itself seems to be just fine, but a lot of the people who > >buy them start driving in a way that infuriates others. Almost > >every day on the road I see a Prius driver in the leftmost lane > >driving at exactly the speed limit, with angry drivers honking and > >waving obscenities as they try to get around it. Last week I saw a > >big armored pickup truck intentionally rear-end a Prius to try to > >get it to move out of the fast lane, and no one except the Prius > >driver was outraged by this. No one stopped. > > > >Newspapers call this phenomenon "Prius Rage". A specialized form of > >road rage. > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey