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From: mikes@mas1.UUCP (Mike Shevell)
Newsgroups: ca.general,soc.singles,alt.flame
Subject: Re: CA law regarding left-lane driving
Message-ID: <1000@mas1.UUCP>
Date: 9 Dec 87 17:22:33 GMT
References: <8079@ism780c.UUCP> <2060023@hpccc.HP.COM> <797@rocky.STANFORD.EDU> <888@plx.UUCP> <2507@gryphon.CTS.COM> <1076@hp-sdd.HP.COM>
Reply-To: mikes@mas1.UUCP (Mike Shevell)
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Organization: Measurex Automation Systems, Cupertino, CA
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In article <1076@hp-sdd.HP.COM> andrea@hp-sdd.UUCP (Andrea K. Frankel) writes:
>In article <2507@gryphon.CTS.COM> richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) writes:
>>Who gives a rats ass what you *think*. I did some research, as in call
>>a couple of police stations, and call a few cop friends. 
>>
>>to paraphrase:
>>
>>	"You are supposed to get the FUCK out of the way of ANYBODY
>>	if you are in the #1 lane. Thats why its called the passing
>>	lane. Its not the 5 mph faster that the #2 lane, it's the
>>	PASSING LANE. If you are doing 70 in the #1 lane, and
>>	you obstruct somebody doing 75, you can be cited for
>>	obstructing traffic. It is not your place to judge
>>	somebody else, as to whether they are going too fast.
>>	You are supposed to get into the #1 lane to pass somebody
>>	then get out."
>>
>>Got it nitwit ?
>
>Stop, please, we don't need this kind of nastiness on the net!
>No, I am not trying to play 'net police', I'm just gently asking
>for a little more friendliness, tolerance, restraint, good manners,
>humor, whatever.  I really do think it's possible to get one's point
>across without resorting to name-calling like this.  If you really
>can't avoid it (electronic version of Tourette's syndrome? ;@), please
>have some consideration for the rest of us and use email to wage your
>wars in private.

That was simply lovely, Andrea, but the world can be a rough place you
know. I found Mr. Sexton's response informative and amusing.

The net is not for the timid.


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