Re: Radar Jamming

"Keith Williams" <krw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:MPG.1cca5269465d8a739899db@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In article <g4Y7e.19123$1S4.1904552@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, ken@xxxxxxx
> says...
> > "Jim Thompson" <thegreatone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:s71061p39gf22f90kjqu1tgju1snahv7nb@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:37:02 -0700, Bob Stephens <roberts@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:21:13 GMT, Richard the Dreaded Libertarian
wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 22:23:32 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> I got an "energy ticket"... back in the Carter double-nickel days
;-)
> > > >>
> > > >> Let's not blame Jimmy for what was actually an Imperial Edict from
your
> > > >> fair-haired proto-neocon, Richard M. Nixon, AKA Trickee Dickee.
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks,
> > > >> Rich
> > > >
> > > >I thought the '55 saves lives' campaign was bogus, but I still kind
of
> > like
> > > >the idea - if you must arbitrarily set the limit at 55 - of anything
> > > >between 55 and 75 being an energy offence as opposed to an insurance
> > hiking
> > > >moving violation and crime against humanity. Sort of like the pay to
> > > >pollute gambit for industry.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Bob
> > >
> > > I ran across an article just a few days ago debunking '55 saves
> > > lives', I'll see if I can locate it again.
> > >
> > > We (in Arizona) are about to raise all freeway speed limits to 75,
> > > which is the "granny" speed around here.
> > >
> > > I understand they've been nailing people right and left doing 110+ on
> > > Loop 101 ;-)
> > >
> > > ...Jim Thompson
> > > --
> > I drove from Green Bay to Milwaukee on whatever highway that is just
before
> > Christmas - not only do you guys drive on the wrong side of the road (I
can
> > live with that), and not only at 80mph (that's cool....), but there was
SNOW
> > on the road too! Who the hell has snow on a road?? Distinctly
> > uncivilised......
>
> Bah! Snow is easy to drive on. Ice, OTOH...
>
> I tell my wife that I have a 4WD truck, so I can go anywhere. It even
> has the off-road package so I can go off the road.
>
> --
> Keith

That's odd, people weren't using trucks off the road when I went by....

Ken


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