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talk about the best knots for connecting line to leader, so...... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue I was listening to NPR's "All Things Considered". They did a segment about the two ****wits who planted suspicious looking gizmos all over Boston and created a major ruckus. They played exerpts from attempts to interview these morons as they left court after being arraigned. All they wanted to talk about was hair and the 70s. On the one hand, it was pretty amusing to listen to them jackin' up the idiot news nitwits. On the other hand, these assholes scared a lot of people needlessly and don't seem to care a bit about that. On the other other hand, they COULD have planted bombs and all sorts of other nasty **** and there ain't a goddamned thing the pez-head authorities could have done about it. Sort of an object lesson.....or something.....I guess. Wolfgang oh, and tell the kennies i says howdy. :) |
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Wolfgang typed: Well, what the hell, it's too cold to fish......and nobody wants to talk about the best knots for connecting line to leader, so...... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue I was listening to NPR's "All Things Considered". They did a segment about the two ****wits who planted suspicious looking gizmos all over Boston and created a major ruckus. They played exerpts from attempts to interview these morons as they left court after being arraigned. All they wanted to talk about was hair and the 70s. On the one hand, it was pretty amusing to listen to them jackin' up the idiot news nitwits. On the other hand, these assholes scared a lot of people needlessly and don't seem to care a bit about that. On the other other hand, they COULD have planted bombs and all sorts of other nasty **** and there ain't a goddamned thing the pez-head authorities could have done about it. I'm sure their lawyer said not to discuss the case, but those clowns were downright smug about the whole ordeal. They did have nice hair though. ;-) Sort of an object lesson.....or something.....I guess. Yes. The terrorists won yesterday. oh, and tell the kennies i says howdy. :) Tell them yourse. . . uh, never mind. -- TL, Tim --------------------------- http://css.sbcma.com/timj/ |
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"Tim J." wrote in message . .. Wolfgang typed: Well, what the hell, it's too cold to fish......and nobody wants to talk about the best knots for connecting line to leader, so...... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue I was listening to NPR's "All Things Considered". They did a segment about the two ****wits who planted suspicious looking gizmos all over Boston and created a major ruckus. They played exerpts from attempts to interview these morons as they left court after being arraigned. All they wanted to talk about was hair and the 70s. On the one hand, it was pretty amusing to listen to them jackin' up the idiot news nitwits. On the other hand, these assholes scared a lot of people needlessly and don't seem to care a bit about that. On the other other hand, they COULD have planted bombs and all sorts of other nasty **** and there ain't a goddamned thing the pez-head authorities could have done about it. I'm sure their lawyer said not to discuss the case, but those clowns were downright smug about the whole ordeal. They did have nice hair though. ;-) Sort of an object lesson.....or something.....I guess. Yes. The terrorists won yesterday. Terrorists can't lose.....by definition. oh, and tell the kennies i says howdy. :) Tell them yourse. . . uh, never mind. I would tell them myself, but they run away when they see me. Terrorists can't lose. :) Wolfgang |
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message ups.com... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue... Wolfgang It makes me wonder how anyone could run out of gas. fwiw, -tom |
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On Feb 2, 10:35 am, "Tom Nakashima" wrote:
It makes me wonder how anyone could run out of gas. I'll offer a paraphrase of an observation of one of my favorite comics that many women are apparently unaware that it is legal for females to purchase gasoline. Here's a frequent conversation at my house: SWMBO: "Would you go to the store and get a few things?" Me: "Yeah, sure." SWMBO: "Thanks. Take my car & put some gas in it, it was on fumes when I got home." Joe F. |
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"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message ups.com... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue... Wolfgang It makes me wonder how anyone could run out of gas. Most automobiles are powered by internal combustion engines. These engines typically burn various concoctions of petroleum based liquids which are stored in an onboard tank. Run them long enough without adding fuel and the supply runs out. fwiw, Not much. Wolfgang |
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message ... "Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message ups.com... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue... Wolfgang It makes me wonder how anyone could run out of gas. Most automobiles are powered by internal combustion engines. These engines typically burn various concoctions of petroleum based liquids which are stored in an onboard tank. Run them long enough without adding fuel and the supply runs out. fwiw, Not much. Wolfgang Yes, I know how a combustion engine works, and there is also an instruments called a gas gauge that most automobiles have today which indicates when you're low on fuel. I figure with all the reading you both do, it might be easy enough to read the gauge...it's not like it's in braille. fwiw, -tom |
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"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message ... "Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message ups.com... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue... Wolfgang It makes me wonder how anyone could run out of gas. Most automobiles are powered by internal combustion engines. These engines typically burn various concoctions of petroleum based liquids which are stored in an onboard tank. Run them long enough without adding fuel and the supply runs out. fwiw, Not much. Wolfgang Yes, I know how a combustion engine works, and there is also an instruments called a gas gauge that most automobiles have today which indicates when you're low on fuel. I figure with all the reading you both do, it might be easy enough to read the gauge...it's not like it's in braille. I see. So, what you're saying is that you really didn't wonder how anyone could run out of gas at all. In fact, what you were doing was simply stating, in a sly fashion that no one could possibly see through, that Becky must be stupid. I'll be sure to pass that along. fwiw, How much do you think it's worth? Wolfgang |
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message ... "Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message ... "Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message ups.com... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue... Wolfgang It makes me wonder how anyone could run out of gas. Most automobiles are powered by internal combustion engines. These engines typically burn various concoctions of petroleum based liquids which are stored in an onboard tank. Run them long enough without adding fuel and the supply runs out. fwiw, Not much. Wolfgang Yes, I know how a combustion engine works, and there is also an instruments called a gas gauge that most automobiles have today which indicates when you're low on fuel. I figure with all the reading you both do, it might be easy enough to read the gauge...it's not like it's in braille. I see. So, what you're saying is that you really didn't wonder how anyone could run out of gas at all. In fact, what you were doing was simply stating, in a sly fashion that no one could possibly see through, that Becky must be stupid. I'll be sure to pass that along. fwiw, How much do you think it's worth? Wolfgang Sorry Wolf, just going off...venting on a Friday. fwiw, -tom |
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On Feb 2, 5:54 pm, "Tom Nakashima" wrote:
"Wolfgang" wrote in message ... "Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message ... "Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message egroups.com... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue... Wolfgang It makes me wonder how anyone could run out of gas. Most automobiles are powered by internal combustion engines. These engines typically burn various concoctions of petroleum based liquids which are stored in an onboard tank. Run them long enough without adding fuel and the supply runs out. fwiw, Not much. Wolfgang Yes, I know how a combustion engine works, and there is also an instruments called a gas gauge that most automobiles have today which indicates when you're low on fuel. I figure with all the reading you both do, it might be easy enough to read the gauge...it's not like it's in braille. I see. So, what you're saying is that you really didn't wonder how anyone could run out of gas at all. In fact, what you were doing was simply stating, in a sly fashion that no one could possibly see through, that Becky must be stupid. I'll be sure to pass that along. fwiw, How much do you think it's worth? Wolfgang Sorry Wolf, just going off...venting on a Friday. fwiw, -tom I see you are still ****ing on each other with undiminished fervour. Nice to know that some things never change. ( Or maybe not?) Have a nice weekend! TL MC |
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"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message ... "Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message ... "Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message ups.com... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue... Wolfgang It makes me wonder how anyone could run out of gas. Most automobiles are powered by internal combustion engines. These engines typically burn various concoctions of petroleum based liquids which are stored in an onboard tank. Run them long enough without adding fuel and the supply runs out. fwiw, Not much. Wolfgang Yes, I know how a combustion engine works, and there is also an instruments called a gas gauge that most automobiles have today which indicates when you're low on fuel. I figure with all the reading you both do, it might be easy enough to read the gauge...it's not like it's in braille. I see. So, what you're saying is that you really didn't wonder how anyone could run out of gas at all. In fact, what you were doing was simply stating, in a sly fashion that no one could possibly see through, that Becky must be stupid. I'll be sure to pass that along. fwiw, How much do you think it's worth? Wolfgang Sorry Wolf, just going off...venting on a Friday. fwiw, No harm done. But you might want to check the wind direction before venting. :) Wolfgang |
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wrote in message ups.com... On Feb 2, 5:54 pm, "Tom Nakashima" wrote: "Wolfgang" wrote in message ... "Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message ... "Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message egroups.com... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue... Wolfgang It makes me wonder how anyone could run out of gas. Most automobiles are powered by internal combustion engines. These engines typically burn various concoctions of petroleum based liquids which are stored in an onboard tank. Run them long enough without adding fuel and the supply runs out. fwiw, Not much. Wolfgang Yes, I know how a combustion engine works, and there is also an instruments called a gas gauge that most automobiles have today which indicates when you're low on fuel. I figure with all the reading you both do, it might be easy enough to read the gauge...it's not like it's in braille. I see. So, what you're saying is that you really didn't wonder how anyone could run out of gas at all. In fact, what you were doing was simply stating, in a sly fashion that no one could possibly see through, that Becky must be stupid. I'll be sure to pass that along. fwiw, How much do you think it's worth? Wolfgang Sorry Wolf, just going off...venting on a Friday. fwiw, -tom I see you are still ****ing on each other with undiminished fervour. Nice to know that some things never change. ( Or maybe not?) Have a nice weekend! TL MC I believe that's the first time I ever ****ed on Woffie. Looks like you may have gotten some spray Mikey. You guys have a nice weekend too. fwiw, -tom |
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"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... Yes, I know how a combustion engine works, and there is also an instruments called a gas gauge that most automobiles have today which indicates when you're low on fuel. I figure with all the reading you both do, it might be easy enough to read the gauge...it's not like it's in braille. fwiw, -tom In my particular case, it wasn't a gas gauge, nor my inability to read a gauge/idiot light *CHARGE* but a need to continue on as best possible. Lucky me, I made it to the house--stopped at the store on the way home, noticed that my radio blinked off, SIGN UNTO THEE--before shutting the engine down. Once I turned into the driveway and shut the engine off, she wouldn't restart. Alternator gone bad. Car presently in repair shop, as I don't have the ability nor the inclination to change out an alternator that is positioned so far up under the car that a snake would have difficulty getttin' to it. Not to mention all of the oil soaked components in between. Currently reading Henri Fayol's "General and Industrial Management." Gotta do a presentation on *organizational theory,* sometime in the very near future. Op |
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On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:45:48 -0600, "Wolfgang" wrote:
"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message ... "Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message ups.com... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue... Wolfgang It makes me wonder how anyone could run out of gas. Most automobiles are powered by internal combustion engines. These engines typically burn various concoctions of petroleum based liquids which are stored in an onboard tank. Run them long enough without adding fuel and the supply runs out. fwiw, Not much. Wolfgang Yes, I know how a combustion engine works, and there is also an instruments called a gas gauge that most automobiles have today which indicates when you're low on fuel. I figure with all the reading you both do, it might be easy enough to read the gauge...it's not like it's in braille. Now hang on a sec here...I've seen Wolfgang...I'd say that blind can't be so cavalierly dismissed as a distinct possibility when discussing someone who would choose to share digs with him... I see. So, what you're saying is that you really didn't wonder how anyone could run out of gas at all. In fact, what you were doing was simply stating, in a sly fashion that no one could possibly see through, that Becky must be stupid. I'll be sure to pass that along. As to being both blind AND stupid, well, if Wolfgang's personality is represented by "0" and his warmth is represented by "0" and his lifetime earnings are represented by...wait a minute...0 times 0, carry the double naught and sine it by the coefficient of pi, then divide the algebraic numerator by the trigonometric corollary...hell, I don't care...besides, it'd probably take a math whiz like Monty Hall or someone with a really high...or maybe really low...Kreh number to figure the odds of the average rate of loading on this...maybe an experiment could be performed...or maybe it was just a Hobson's choice: take the horse's ass in the stall nearest the door, or take none at all... According to calculations with all sorts of Greek letters and ****, the odds are that this won't help things, R |
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On Feb 2, 8:23 am, "Tom Nakashima" wrote:
"Wolfgang" wrote in message ... "Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message roups.com... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue... Wolfgang It makes me wonder how anyone could run out of gas. Most automobiles are powered by internal combustion engines. These engines typically burn various concoctions of petroleum based liquids which are stored in an onboard tank. Run them long enough without adding fuel and the supply runs out. fwiw, Not much. Wolfgang Yes, I know how a combustion engine works, and there is also an instruments called a gas gauge that most automobiles have today which indicates when you're low on fuel. I figure with all the reading you both do, it might be easy enough to read the gauge...it's not like it's in braille. fwiw, -tom Given who she chooses to associate with it seems common sense is severely lacking. - Ken |
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" wrote in message oups.com... On Feb 2, 8:23 am, "Tom Nakashima" wrote: "Wolfgang" wrote in message ... "Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message roups.com... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue... Wolfgang It makes me wonder how anyone could run out of gas. Most automobiles are powered by internal combustion engines. These engines typically burn various concoctions of petroleum based liquids which are stored in an onboard tank. Run them long enough without adding fuel and the supply runs out. fwiw, Not much. Wolfgang Yes, I know how a combustion engine works, and there is also an instruments called a gas gauge that most automobiles have today which indicates when you're low on fuel. I figure with all the reading you both do, it might be easy enough to read the gauge...it's not like it's in braille. fwiw, -tom Given who she chooses to associate with it seems common sense is severely lacking. It's beautiful moments like these that keep an otherwise jaded boy coming back to this magical wonderland. :) Wolfgang who has to admire a junky who won't be stopped by mere blindness and shackles. |
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"Tom Nakashima" Yes, I know how a combustion engine works, and there is also an instruments called a gas gauge that most automobiles have today which indicates when you're low on fuel. I figure with all the reading you both do, it might be easy enough to read the gauge...it's not like it's in braille. fwiw, -tom \ Drive through ATM'S are in Braille... john |
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wrote: "Tom Nakashima" Yes, I know how a combustion engine works, and there is also an instruments called a gas gauge that most automobiles have today which indicates when you're low on fuel. I figure with all the reading you both do, it might be easy enough to read the gauge...it's not like it's in braille. fwiw, -tom \ Drive through ATM'S are in Braille... Obviously the fault of the Democrats... Now that might help, R john |
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"asadi" wrote in message et... "Tom Nakashima" Yes, I know how a combustion engine works, and there is also an instruments called a gas gauge that most automobiles have today which indicates when you're low on fuel. I figure with all the reading you both do, it might be easy enough to read the gauge...it's not like it's in braille. fwiw, -tom \ Drive through ATM'S are in Braille... john When they built the new parking deck on campus in 2001, they had the 5 MPH speed limit signs printed in Braille. Once they realized the stupidity of their action, they replaced them. Op |
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message ups.com... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue... Wolfgang It makes me wonder how anyone could run out of gas. fwiw, -tom some people...very special people...at times concentrate and focus their intellect on matters of more importance and significance than a car's gas gauge. my wife has run out of gas, as have others i know. i've chuckled about it, but i never wondered how it happened. |
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On Feb 2, 5:11 pm, "Opus" wrote:
"asadi" wrote in message et... "Tom Nakashima" Yes, I know how a combustion engine works, and there is also an instruments called a gas gauge that most automobiles have today which indicates when you're low on fuel. I figure with all the reading you both do, it might be easy enough to read the gauge...it's not like it's in braille. fwiw, -tom \ Drive through ATM'S are in Braille... john When they built the new parking deck on campus in 2001, they had the 5 MPH speed limit signs printed in Braille. Once they realized the stupidity of their action, they replaced them. Yeah, like anybody's going to pay attention to THAT sign! Sheesh! Wolfgang who walks....or, to be more precise, dodges through a parking structure on the way in to work every morning. i tell ya, it's like living in brooklyn! :( |
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jeff typed: Tom Nakashima wrote: "Wolfgang" wrote in message ups.com... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue... It makes me wonder how anyone could run out of gas. some people...very special people...at times concentrate and focus their intellect on matters of more importance and significance than a car's gas gauge. Thank you Jeff. Although I've never run completely out, I've sure come close, usually while worrying about solving world hunger and such. . . -- TL, Tim --------------------------- http://css.sbcma.com/timj/ |
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Thank you Jeff. Although I've never run completely out, I've sure come
close, usually while worrying about solving world hunger and such. . . -- TL, Tim Do your cars ever run long enough to run out of gas? Last time we tried to meet up, you couldn't make it 50 miles down the road. :-b Frank Reid |
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Frank Reid typed: Thank you Jeff. Although I've never run completely out, I've sure come close, usually while worrying about solving world hunger and such. . . Do your cars ever run long enough to run out of gas? Last time we tried to meet up, you couldn't make it 50 miles down the road. :-b That's just wrong. True, but wrong - a roffian curse. At the Mass Hysteria clave a few years ago, my tire blew out while travelling 10 miles down the road, so I consider myself lucky to have made it 30 of the 50 miles to meet up with you. Hey - when are you coming back this way? Now it would be like a tropical vacation for you. ;-) -- TL, Tim --------------------------- http://css.sbcma.com/timj/ |
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That's just wrong. True, but wrong - a roffian curse. At the Mass
Hysteria clave a few years ago, my tire blew out while travelling 10 miles down the road, so I consider myself lucky to have made it 30 of the 50 miles to meet up with you. Hey - when are you coming back this way? Now it would be like a tropical vacation for you. ;-) Trying for some work out there in June. We can do the Boston Massacre II. And yes, anyplace where the temp is over, say, 30, would be shorts wx. Frank Reid |
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"jeff" some people...very special people...at times concentrate and focus their intellect on matters of more importance and significance than a car's gas gauge. my wife has run out of gas, as have others i know. i've chuckled about it, but i never wondered how it happened. usually it's sort of a chug, chug, slpurrrrrrt, dead motor while the mind in charge goes what the? OH NO, and then various expletives john |
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On Feb 2, 4:26 pm, jeff wrote:
wrote: On Feb 2, 8:23 am, "Tom Nakashima" wrote: "Wolfgang" wrote in message ... "Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote in message egroups.com... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue... Wolfgang It makes me wonder how anyone could run out of gas. Most automobiles are powered by internal combustion engines. These engines typically burn various concoctions of petroleum based liquids which are stored in an onboard tank. Run them long enough without adding fuel and the supply runs out. fwiw, Not much. Wolfgang Yes, I know how a combustion engine works, and there is also an instruments called a gas gauge that most automobiles have today which indicates when you're low on fuel. I figure with all the reading you both do, it might be easy enough to read the gauge...it's not like it's in braille. fwiw, -tom Given who she chooses to associate with it seems common sense is severely lacking. - Ken oh brother... if i'm not mistaken, you've never met becky or wolfgang? you've never spent an evening in their company? in other words, you're simply making a statement without adequate data. not what i'd expect from you, though i'll acknowledge i've met a number of college professors who allow their feelings to corrupt their logic. you dislike wolfgang. wolfgang enjoys toying with you and he may...though i'd not be certain...dislike you. however, you know nothing of becky or the relationship between them. it was a stupid statement and, as i know something of becky, i think you owe her an apology. jeff I'm sure Becky must be a saint to put up with Wolfie.... .....I'd still say she must be lacking in common sense to voluntarily put up with Wolfie. Maybe he's a different person in person, but from what I know of him he's an ass. And I'm not a professor BTW. - Ken |
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On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:11:27 -0500, jeff
wrote: Tom Nakashima wrote: "Wolfgang" wrote in message ups.com... Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the rescue... Wolfgang It makes me wonder how anyone could run out of gas. fwiw, -tom some people...very special people...at times concentrate and focus their intellect on matters of more importance and significance than a car's gas gauge. my wife has run out of gas, as have others i know. i've chuckled about it, but i never wondered how it happened. Um, not to put, er, fuel on the fire, but it appears that your position is that it is simply a matter for chuckling if one's concentration is so focused on matters other than the car they are _driving_ that they fail to notice that something right on the instrument panel is indicating impending trouble, I'd be curious to read your views on PI lawsuits. While I'd not say that someone who runs out of fuel (in a car) is stupid, I've no problem saying that they have been negligent and inattentive. How would you feel if halfway across the Atlantic, the pilot of the jet you were on came back and told the passengers to get their swimsuits on because he was thinking about Voltaire, quantum physics, and barbacoa recipes and didn't notice there wasn't enough fuel to make it all the way? TC, R |
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wrote: wrote: On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:11:27 -0500, jeff wrote: some people...very special people...at times concentrate and focus their intellect on matters of more importance and significance than a car's gas gauge. my wife has run out of gas, as have others i know. i've chuckled about it, but i never wondered how it happened. Um, not to put, er, fuel on the fire, but it appears that your position is that it is simply a matter for chuckling if one's concentration is so focused on matters other than the car they are _driving_ that they fail to notice that something right on the instrument panel is indicating impending trouble, I'd be curious to read your views on PI lawsuits. While I'd not say that someone who runs out of fuel (in a car) is stupid, I've no problem saying that they have been negligent and inattentive. How would you feel if halfway across the Atlantic, the pilot of the jet you were on came back and told the passengers to get their swimsuits on because he was thinking about Voltaire, quantum physics, and barbacoa recipes and didn't notice there wasn't enough fuel to make it all the way? TC, R i'm not sure i catch the logic of your questions given the context of the statements preceding it. but, i'll play anyway... i've never wondered how it happened that someone's car stopped because it ran out of fuel. usually, i think it occurred because the driver didn't notice they were out of gas. they were inattentive to the gas gauge, they didn't focus on it, whatever. so, what the hell does that mean about the person? doesn't mean much to me. doesn't mean they are stupid...doesn't mean they lack common sense. what does it mean to you? they were negligent? ok...so what. negligence doesn't equal stupid. lots of negligent things happen everyday that are neither actionable nor a sign of stupidity. brilliant people are negligent on occasion. hell, look at our good friend frank reid for example g. and...as for your query...well, i reckon i'd feel even a simpleton like me ought to recognize the distinction. with the car, i'd chuckle (and have done so about numerous similar uneventful, non-injurious, absent-minded events; with the plane, i'm sure i'd be among the loudest of the shrieking passengers who felt that falling like a brick toward the earth presented a significantly more precarious and problematic concern than would rolling to a comic stop in harmony with gravity. OK, assume the location is any US city of at least mid-size and let's take as an example a smallish woman driving a large, newer SUV, complete with now-standard/obligatory power-assist steering and brakes. Let's then put her on a high comparative speed surface street (where the speed limit is 50 mph, give or take). I think we can agree that such is not unusual, and is actually very common. She has paid no attention to the gas gauge and the car suddenly dies, instantly making both the steering and braking exponentially more difficult. Suddenly, a child runs out after a ball. A similar vehicle, with a similarly-sized driver, in the adjacent lane, but who is not even 5 miles from filling up, brakes and swerves, missing the child. OTOH, our absent-minded driver hits and kills the child because of the loss of power-assisted control. When questioned, she states, "I don't what happened...I was thinking about all sorts of truly important, intellectual things, the car died, and the next thing I knew, there was this child..." The next week, an obviously-upset, tearful nice young couple comes into your office and say they need legal advice. It seems their child was hit and killed by an SUV... How chuckling do you imagine you'd do at this, um, "uneventful, non-injurious, absent-minded event?" A case of first impression? I have no idea, but I'd offer that the situation isn't all that far-fetched. And I'd also readily offer that I would not consider Becky, Rachel, or anyone else who "absent-mindedly" ran out of gas to be stupid on the basis of that sole fact (and my general sense is that neither Rachel or Becky are stupid IAC). OTOH, I'd also readily offer that absent some mitigating factors beyond "oops," anyone defending or with a financial interest in the SUV driver would not want me in any way involved, Court, jury, or Plaintiffs' counsel team, in the case. H _T_ H, R and BTW, Reid's not negligent, he's cursed...oh, OK, for the terminally serious: G hth :) jeff |
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On Feb 3, 5:39 pm, jeff wrote:
wrote: On Feb 2, 4:26 pm, jeff wrote: oh brother... if i'm not mistaken, you've never met becky or wolfgang? you've never spent an evening in their company? in other words, you're simply making a statement without adequate data. jeff Maybe he's a different person in person, but from what I know of him he's an ass. And I'm not a professor BTW. - Ken ...and what do you really know of him? I only know his usenet persona. If he's a decent person in person I doubt I'd care for him anyway. People who act like asses on usenet but act differently in person are insecure little people. - Ken |
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On Feb 3, 5:39 pm, jeff wrote: wrote: On Feb 2, 4:26 pm, jeff wrote: oh brother... if i'm not mistaken, you've never met becky or wolfgang? you've never spent an evening in their company? in other words, you're simply making a statement without adequate data. jeff Maybe he's a different person in person, but from what I know of him he's an ass. And I'm not a professor BTW. - Ken ...and what do you really know of him? I only know his usenet persona. If he's a decent person in person I doubt I'd care for him anyway. People who act like asses on usenet but act differently in person are insecure little people. The trouble here is not that the description is in any way inaccurate or deficient. It's not. In fact, it is nearly perfect. No, the trouble is that kennie.....like kennies and stevies and dicklets everywhere and through all of time.....are constitutionally incapable of figuring out (or, at least admitting) just who it is they are describing. We'll keep working on that. Wolfgang or, what's a friend for, ainna? :) |
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"jeff" wrote in message ... i'm not sure i catch the logic of your questions given the context of the statements preceding it. but, i'll play anyway... i've never wondered how it happened that someone's car stopped because it ran out of fuel. usually, i think it occurred because the driver didn't notice they were out of gas. they were inattentive to the gas gauge, they didn't focus on it, whatever. so, what the hell does that mean about the person? doesn't mean much to me. doesn't mean they are stupid...doesn't mean they lack common sense. what does it mean to you? they were negligent? ok...so what. negligence doesn't equal stupid. lots of negligent things happen everyday that are neither actionable nor a sign of stupidity. brilliant people are negligent on occasion. hell, look at our good friend frank reid for example g. and...as for your query...well, i reckon i'd feel even a simpleton like me ought to recognize the distinction. with the car, i'd chuckle (and have done so about numerous similar uneventful, non-injurious, absent-minded events; with the plane, i'm sure i'd be among the loudest of the shrieking passengers who felt that falling like a brick toward the earth presented a significantly more precarious and problematic concern than would rolling to a comic stop in harmony with gravity. hth :) jeff And then there's the dumbass who leaves his lights on all day, during a 12 hour fishin' excursion, and has to have his fishin' buddy give him a jump in the rain and fog! Thank goodness, no errant fuelless planes fell out of the sky on us, while you regenerated my battery! Op --a mindless, negligently stupid and foolish human-- |
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"jeff" wrote in message ... i'm not sure i catch the logic of your questions given the context of the statements preceding it. but, i'll play anyway... i've never wondered how it happened that someone's car stopped because it ran out of fuel. usually, i think it occurred because the driver didn't notice they were out of gas. they were inattentive to the gas gauge, they didn't focus on it, whatever. so, what the hell does that mean about the person? doesn't mean much to me. doesn't mean they are stupid...doesn't mean they lack common sense. what does it mean to you? they were negligent? ok...so what. negligence doesn't equal stupid. lots of negligent things happen everyday that are neither actionable nor a sign of stupidity. brilliant people are negligent on occasion. hell, look at our good friend frank reid for example g. and...as for your query...well, i reckon i'd feel even a simpleton like me ought to recognize the distinction. with the car, i'd chuckle (and have done so about numerous similar uneventful, non-injurious, absent-minded events; with the plane, i'm sure i'd be among the loudest of the shrieking passengers who felt that falling like a brick toward the earth presented a significantly more precarious and problematic concern than would rolling to a comic stop in harmony with gravity. hth :) jeff And then there's the dumbass who leaves his lights on all day, during a 12 hour fishin' excursion, and has to have his fishin' buddy give him a jump in the rain and fog! Thank goodness, no errant fuelless planes fell out of the sky on us, while you regenerated my battery! Op --a mindless, negligently stupid and foolish human-- g...i'm workin on the civil action...expect service of process in may. |
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" wrote in message ups.com... I only know his usenet persona. If he's a decent person in person I doubt I'd care for him anyway. People who act like asses on usenet but act differently in person are insecure little people. - Ken apparently Jeff, in his Southern way of gently presenting the point, missed your level of focus in pointing out that you chose to attack Wolfgang by insulting Becky...... Give me insecure little people any day over a classless jerk. Tom |
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wrote in message ... How would you feel if halfway across the Atlantic, the pilot of the jet you were on came back and told the passengers to get their swimsuits on because he was thinking about Voltaire, quantum physics, and barbacoa recipes and didn't notice there wasn't enough fuel to make it all the way? TC, R somewhere along this thread, I missed the part where Becky was a professional driver, in charge of the well being of her passengers. Tom |
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