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Offline lazs2

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« on: September 28, 2005, 08:47:54 AM »
where you live?  with the higher price of gas and all.

I did notice a decline when the gas first blipped... I was diggin it..

Put the elky in third and nailed it getting on to the freeway... sideways all the way through the on ramp and onto the sparsely populated three lanes.... Hit fourth and got a wiggle out of the back end then fifth at about 110 or 20.... let off and dropped it into sixth...

Truck driver gave me the thumbs up as I went by...

good way to get the blood moving.

lazs
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Offline Ripsnort

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« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2005, 09:26:49 AM »
I've noticed alot of SUV's for sale in the local Nickel want ads....
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Offline Leslie

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« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2005, 09:31:54 AM »
Yep, put a vintage tag on my Olds 98 finally due to gas prices.  Falling back on the Delta 88.



Les
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Offline Gunslinger

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« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2005, 10:35:21 AM »
Considering the nearest "wallmart" type store is about 30 miles away my family hasn't been making more than one trip into town a week as of late.  Usually we all go on the weekend and make a day of it.

Before my wife would drive her explorer all that way to save $0.70 on toilet paper.
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« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2005, 12:02:29 PM »
Between lazs and rip 32k posts, holy jebus!

Yeah, less cruising in the caravan these days.
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« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2005, 12:40:08 PM »
Haven`t noticed much of a decline in autos as a rule. I have noticed a very sharp drop in the number of boats on the lake though.
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Offline Ripsnort

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« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2005, 12:48:03 PM »
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Originally posted by Sixpence
Between lazs and rip 32k posts, holy jebus!

Yeah, less cruising in the caravan these days.


I have an automatic reply C++ based program that runs 24/7 and automatically detects idiotic posts, and sends an automatic, pre-generated reply depending on keywords of the posts, including to my own posts....:huh
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Re: soo.. are there less cars..
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2005, 12:53:39 PM »
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Truck driver gave me the thumbs up as I went by...

good way to get the blood moving.

lazs


I'd be the guy in the SUV with my three kids and wife in it yelling at you and shaking my head at such dangerous foolish behaviour.

Another good way to get the blood moving.
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« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2005, 12:56:56 PM »
LOL, the BBS burped a few times and Rip's counter was reset to zero. Rip's bbs odomiter has rolled over a few times.

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Between lazs and rip 32k posts, holy jebus!

Yeah, less cruising in the caravan these days.
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Offline Wolfala

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« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2005, 12:58:31 PM »
I find myself driving in 6th gear at 20mph running around 600 - 1000 rpm. Thank god for Drive by Wire.
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« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2005, 12:58:56 PM »
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LOL, the BBS burped a few times and Rip's counter was reset to zero. Rip's bbs odomiter has rolled over a few times.

NUTTZ

You're correct. I actually LOST 7,000 in one of those burps.
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Offline GtoRA2

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« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2005, 01:48:15 PM »
On week days Trafic is just as bad and the carpool lane just as empty (thats nice for me since I use it).


On weekends I notice less people driving though.
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Offline Torque

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« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2005, 02:02:14 PM »
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Between lazs and rip 32k posts, holy jebus!
 


it's a work related thing...
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« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2005, 02:11:06 PM »
Wow.  Rip has lost more posts in a single burp than most people will ever earn.
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« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2005, 02:18:55 PM »
Traffic was nice Monday & Tuesday. Then everybody was back in town and schools reopened today... went from a 15 minute drive to work back to the usual 45 minutes.

Sales here haven't changed much. They sell just as many SUVs & trucks as ever. However, the waiting list for the Prius keeps getting longer & longer.
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