"Maybe we'll get Obamacare for autos and we'll all be saved." In the interest of not being kicked off the board, I'll keep my comments on that to myself (even though the last headline I read just made me do a lot of screaming!).
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Besemer \(WM4B\)" <mwbese...@...> wrote: > > When I moved to Edwards, CA (Kern County) from Dayton, my insurance doubled. > When I moved to Texas, it went up again. > > > > Maybe we'll get Obamacare for autos and we'll all be saved. > > > > Mike > > WM4B > > > > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wb6dgn > Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 5:03 PM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Welcome to Dayton (Partial Hamvention > Primer) > > > > > > "C'mon Tom. you've gotta be kiddin'! Somebody with a `6' call complaining > about Ohio drivers?" > > Mike, > I wouldn't have believed it either! My insurance slightly more than DOUBLED > when I moved to Ohio from a like sized city in Indiana. My insurance in Ohio > was about the SAME rate for my Plymouth Voyager (getting conservative in my > old age) as it was for my high performance Corvette (L82) in California a > few years before I moved East. Is there a message there somewhere? > > --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> , "Mike Besemer \(WM4B\)" > <mwbesemer@> wrote: > > > > <Irony mode on> > > > > > > > > C'mon Tom. you've gotta be kiddin'! Somebody with a '6' call complaining > > about Ohio drivers? Yer killin' me. > > > > > > > > Lemme go through these by the numbers: > > > > > > > > 1: Date---un, o-HI-o > > > > > > > > 2: I believe this refers to Texas > > > > > > > > 3: I lived there 12 years. in the 80's. can't tell you where any of those > > were > > > > > > > > 4: Yep. same as any other military town > > > > > > > > 5: That's Texas (or Georgia) again! > > > > > > > > 6: Pretty much > > > > > > > > 7/8: That describes the entire Midwest! > > > > > > > > 9: Texas again! > > > > > > > > 10: True. Same holds true for I-70 Westbound. The close you get to Indy, > > the higher the speeds. > > > > > > > > 11: Good advice anywhere in the U.S. these days. Ya never know who's > > packin' a .40 under the seat! > > > > > > > > 12: Georgia! > > > > > > > > 13/14: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, at least! > > > > > > > > 15: Isn't there a festival EVERY weekend in Dayton?! > > > > > > > > <Irony mode off> > > > > > > > > I sure miss that place (except the snow)! > > > > > > > > 73, > > > > > > > > Mike > > > > WM4B > > > > > > > > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of wb6dgn > > Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 4:29 PM > > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Welcome to Dayton (Partial Hamvention > > Primer) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Agreed to all above BUT what's different from the REST of OHIO? Worst > > drivers and highest insurance rates I've ever encountered anywhere. That > > says it all! > > > > --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> , "skipp025" <skipp025@> > > wrote: > > > > > > You probably have to be somewhat or a local to get some of > > > these, but what the heck. Enjoy and get ready for the Dayton > > > Hamvention just around the corner... > > > s. > > > > > > Visitor's Guide to Dayton, Ohio > > > > > > 1. You must learn to correctly pronounce the city name. It > > > is Date ---uhn, "O-hi-o" > > > > > > 2. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Dayton has > > > its own version of traffic rules - the truck with the loudest > > > exhaust goes next at a 4-way stop. The truck with the biggest > > > tires goes after that. > > > The exception to the above is that blue haired ladies driving > > > anything have the right of way anytime. > > > > > > 3. To find anything in Dayton, it is required that you know > > > where the old Rike's, Rike's Kettering, and Mayor's Jewelers > > > buildings were. > > > > > > 4. The morning rush hour is from 5:00 to 10:00 am. The evening > > > rush hour is from 3:00 to 7:00. Friday's rush hour starts > > > Thursday morning. > > > > > > 5. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear > > > ended, cussed out and possibly shot. > > > > > > 6. You must know that Woodman Drive, Harshman Road, Turner > > > Road, Shoup Mill and Wright Brothers Parkway are the same road. > > > > > > 7. Construction is a permanent fixture in Dayton. The orange > > > barrels are moved around in the middle of the night to make > > > the next days driving a bit more exciting. > > > > > > 8. Watch carefully for road hazards such as deer, skunks, > > > dogs, barrels, cones, cows, horses, pot holes, cats, pieces > > > of other cars, opossum, truck tires, raccoons, squirrels, > > > rabbits, and crows or vultures feeding on any of these > > > items. Be careful of individuals scouring these items for > > > possible usage as the main entree on their dinner menu. > > > > > > 9 . If someone actually has their turn signal on, wave them to > > > the shoulder immediately to let them know it has been "accidentally > > > activated" and welcome them to Dayton, because they must be > > > a visitor. > > > > > > 10. The minimum acceptable speed on the Indy speedway (I-675) > > > is 95 mph. Anything less is considered downright sissy. This > > > is Dayton's version of NASCAR and the Indy 500. > > > > > > 11. Never honk at anyone. To do so, invites serious bodily > > > injury. > > > > > > 12. If you are in the left lane, and only going 70 in a 55 > > > zone ... you are considered a road hazard and will receive > > > flashing lights and blaring horns from other drivers.. > > > > > > 13. Ground clearance of at least 12 inches is recommended for > > > city driving. > > > > > > 14. If it's 100 degrees, Thanksgiving must be next weekend. > > > > > > 15. If it's 10 degrees and sleeting/snowing, then there's a > > > Festival going on somewhere in the Dayton area. (If you work > > > at Wright-Patt, there's a 95% chance you'll have a fire > > > drill). > > > > > >
