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From: mikep@ism780c.UUCP (Michael A. Petonic)
Newsgroups: alt.flame
Subject: Re: CA law regarding left-lane driving
Message-ID: <8206@ism780c.UUCP>
Date: 11 Dec 87 04:43:37 GMT
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Reply-To: mikep@ism780c.UUCP (Michael A. Petonic)
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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
	      ^^^^^^^^
>>...
>>	"You are supposed to get the FUCK out of the way of ANYBODY
                                     ^^^^
>>...
>>Got it nitwit ?
         ^^^^^^^^
>Stop, please, we don't need this kind of nastiness on the net!

Actually, I thought Richard Sexton's post was certainly justified
if he's had as bad experiences as I have with the problem that
he mentioned.

>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.

If you've read the other posts of Richard's, you'd find that post
pretty humorous, also.  You can ask, but sometimes, there's no
substitute to letting your anger out where it can be seen.  Are
the people wrong who do this (I may be a prime offender)?  I don't
think so and since I control what I post, I guess that's the final
deciding factor.  

>I really do think it's possible to get one's point
>across without resorting to name-calling like this. 

He only called her a "nitwit".  If that's too harsh, well, there's
plenty of rude awakenings in store for you.

>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.

I-5 driving was a subject that I had posted to ca.general and also
to talk.bizarre (because I thought some things I said didn't have any
other place for it).  It's a subject I'm definately sore about.

So, here's this person who asks that if she is in the left lane
and someone wants to pass, then it is their prerogative to go around.
How arrogant!  The LAW says that you must move over for faster
traffic.  No if-and-or-buts about it.   


Have a nice day,
-MikeP