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Seems directly relevant to the thread considering the woot ones aren't available any more... Maybe the personal sale should have been posted in the for-sale and linked from this thread.

Must have been busy with more serious calls.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5cRWBu0tls

I guess being unobservant and ignorant makes it easier to get through your day.

When I call 877 7PATROL they usually ask me if I called on the "7patrol" or "grab dui" number... I think they wind up in the same place.

Headed out to get some fast food just now, eastbound on 36/37 which is a divided highway as you approach I-71 headed eastbound. I saw a small car (though it was a Smart) driving the wrong way (eastbound in the westbound lanes). Stopped to see what the car would do - it kinda drove into the ditch, then backed out of the ditch and then tried to back down the divided highway. Finally it pulled a u-turn and drove westbound at about 15-20mph (55 limit). I pulled a u-turn at the next turnaround and started following. As you do. She headed eastbound for a couple of miles, weaving, 20mph in a 55 zone. Then pulled a really slow u-turn at an intersection, then headed eastbound again, weaving, driving slowly. I called the OSHP and gave them the details. Kentucky plate 459MCY... wrong way on divided highway... into ditch... backing up down the highway... By this time she pulled into the Shell station at 36/37 & 71. The dispatcher said she'd pass the report to the local post and tell them I was following - and that I'd get a call from them. Then I sat for about 10 minutes watching this lady struggle to put gas in her car. Turned out to be a Fiat 500. She walked slowly around to the gas pump bracing herself against the car with her hands for every step so she wouldn't fall over. Took her forever to get the think filled up. Finally she set off driving again, must have been 15 minutes it took her to fill up. Then she walked back to her driver's seat (using her hands for support on the windows again) So I called the OSHP back and said nobody called me back, and she's on the move again. Southbound on 71 with no lights on. They transferred me to the Delaware dispatcher. I told her the same story from scratch. By the time I finished telling the story her lights are on but she's weaving side to side at 60 in the middle lane. The Delaware dispatched asked my location (Southbound on I-70 at the 129 mile marker) and then siad; "OK, I'll pass that on. You can go on your way now." Never asked me the car type, license number or anything. Granted, that info might have been passed on my the lady who answered 877-7PATROL, but it certainly seemed to me that no action was going to be taken. I've called in a DUI before and they had me follow until an officer located the car. This time, no interest at all. So I continued to the 121 MM, the next exit, and turned around and went about my business. She weaved off into the distance, cars honking/passing her left and right as she weaved her impaired ass probably all the way back to Kentucky. Or probably about another mile or so down the road before she wrapped herself around a tree. I'll be watching the news the next couple of days. Last time I got the brush-off like this was reporting someone speeding up and down 71 several times. I guessed they were doing 125mph. As soon as I gave my estimate to the dispatcher her tone changed. "Oh, ok sir, yes, 125mph. How did you measure that then? We'll keep an eye out, have a nice day." I think it was a pretty good guess... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5SUhMZsXEY

It always weirded me out that the man behind the Dark Vader mask (the physical actor, not the voice actor James Earl Jones) was actually British. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSm9DDxQv8E&feature=related Here's his other big claim to fame - a series of PSAs about crossing the road. The Green Cross Code - Stop, Look, Listen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRUBMBi_lp4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Qnan37HiU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLeK1LKZKiI

I can hit the URL directly so it's not blocked. They probably ban hotlinking but are too nice to auto-replace hotlinked images with the Goatse pic (HAVE seen that trick done before). The images were in your browser cache for a while so you could see them until... BOOM. Instant retroactive fail.

Getting red x's on your last 4 or 5 posts.

I like cheesy jokes.

I thought WC was insurance, like Unemployment. Not public assistance like Welfare. Claiming WC if you are injured on the job is no different (From a public funds perspective) than claiming on your car insurance if ye get in a wreck. Or am I wrong?

Wow, that looks GRATE!! (What??? You had to know that was coming...)

Well SHE may not be, but... Of course the irony is that in the process of protesting about men's prejudiced attitdue towards women, SHE is making teo equally prejudiced assumptions; 1) That all men must think like that, and 2) That all women should think like HER. I say let every individual person decide what they want to do with their lives.

I always park at far end of the lot where nobody else is so I can avoid door dings. ONE TIME I let my co-workers bitch me out enough that I parked near the door. My reward for saving them 200' of walking? Getting them removed worked out be about $1 per foot of walking. Just so you know, if you ever ding someone's door - it costs betwen 90 and 125 to fix. These were on diff panels. Cheaper for a Dime-size ding, then more expensive as you go up to to Penny, Nickel, Quarter etc. Above a quarter-size it's more expensive. SO if you DO accidentally ding someone's door, then PLEASE leave a note and pay for the ding to be fixed. It's not gonna bankrupt you, and it just might make that person think you're actually a pretty cool guy. (If you don't want to face the driver's wrath the leave $100 anonymously with a note; "Sorry for the ding, this should cover it.") Having those dings on the driver's side of an otherwise pristine paint job was a daily reminder of how much humans suck.

My cruiser was too relaxed a position for. Caused me to slump in the seat like I am in my office chair friday at 3:30pm. The strom has a very upright position. Can't comment on sportbikes because I've only ever ridden on once, 20 years ago, for 5 miles. You boss can argue against your worker's comp for whatever reason he wishes to claim. You can't have a bad back - you didn't ask for a more comfy chair... It's not his decision, though. It may help to get an examination/opinion from an orthopedic specialist on whether the sportbike will aggravate any injury, or if the injury you have is consistent with being able to ride the bike. You'll be in a much bette rplace if he can give you something in writing that says your injury doesn't affect your ability to ride a bike, and that your riding of the bike has no impact in the injury (or even better, helps build core strength thereby mitigating the injury). (Don't take WC claiming a back injury and then carry a brick hod up a ladder)

Chevy, you're confusing folks now. I've been here for years and people think I just arrived because you bumped my old intro thread...

It happened two years ago...

Where I come from Frog March = To forcibly take someone away at a brisk walking pace by means of physical control the arms and/or torso. Think about a bouncer "escorting" a troublemaker out of a bar by twisting an arm up his back. In usage: "One of the my co-workers threatened to quit unless he got a raise. The boss had him frog-marched right out the door."

That was the quickest discharge I ever saw! (IBThatsWhatSheSaid...)

My brother had Appendicitis that burst and caused peritonitis. From first report of pain to us taking him to ER was about 8 hours. They rushed him into surgery immediately. Hope all is well and she recovers. Did they do an appendectomy?

You saw a BMW actually USING a front plate??

Should have asked her to make you a sammich. If she punched you it's probably her.

After a few pints of Guinness, time to hit the hay.

Do you have a hot girlfriend or wife? Or both?

CCW is the national generic term to describe the concept of carrying a concealed handgun. Some people say W stands for Waiver and some say Weapon, but I'm not aware of any state that specifically license the concealed carry of non-handgun weapons. CHL is the name of the permit given out in Ohio. So, if you're CCW, you'd better have your CHL on you. Different states call them different things. Montana calls it a CWP.