Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:42:09 -0800
Reply-To: Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Wash DC tailgating ;)
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That's hilarious and I'll remem it if I need more space.
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:07 PM, joel walker <uncajoel@bellsouth.net>wrote:
> Yeah, I only tailgate when that f^*^&@ idiot in front of me is
>>> pissing me
>>>
>> off. And I only pass on a solid yellow when the jerk in front of me is
> doing that lame speed limit. Oh yeah, that stupid flashing red lights
> on
> the school bus pisses me off too. I get SOO MAD. I usually have to
> drive
> around it on someone's lawn.
>
> I didn't know you live in the Washington DC area!!
>>
>
> :)
>
> true story ... a sergeant in the army that i knew was stationed in
> wash dc and he and his family only had one car. since the government
> doesn't see fit to pay military folks enough to be able to live in
> wash dc area, his wife had to find a job. so they needed two cars.
>
> he found an $800 cadillac ... cheapest car he could find that was
> running and wasn't completely rusted out.
>
> only thing was .... the reason it wasn't rusted out ... was cause
> every fender and door and hood and trunk had already been replaced.
> from various cars from the junkyard. so NONE of the fenders, doors,
> hood, trunk matched in color! (sort of like Johnny Cash's 57-58-59-60
> Cadillac in the song).
>
> in addition, it had a 6x6 redwood post as the rear bumper. :)
>
> now, the funny thing was ... NOBODY would tailgate him. they wouldn't
> pull out in front of him ... nobody would even stay next to him on the
> beltway.
>
> he said it was the most comfortable driving he'd ever done. :)
>
> unca joel
>
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