Thanks. I think the universe was telling me that I should look for another job. That wasn't the first time that I almost bought the farm coming to and from that job.
In another incident a woman pushed my car at 70 from behind. How do you not see a car in front of you? On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 4:07 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > [?][?][?][?] > > I'll breathe in about ten minutes... allow me to say that it's great to > have you with us. > > > On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 6:51 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Yea I know what you mean on that. I was going to work one morning and a >> woman on the phone in a suv got over into my lane. It was only a 2 lane >> highway! All I knew was I saw a 20 inch tire headed for my face. Luckily >> there was an emergency lane I blew my horn and slammed on the gas. (to my >> right was a 200ft cliff) When I pulled in front of her she was still yapping >> on the phone unaware that she almost killed us. Or me at the minimum. >> >> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Martin Baxter >> <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Mr Worf, I'm sorry to hear that, too. >>> >>> My moment of being done with SUVs was when a woman in Downtown Atlanta, >>> driving one while chatting on her cellphone, jumped a corner and almost made >>> me a LOT thinner than I am. >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 9:04 AM, Keith Johnson < >>> keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Man I'm sorry to hear that. >>>> I people every day who simply aren't qualified to drive the SUV's and >>>> vans they own. You can tell they don't really know how to corner in the >>>> vehicles, as the higher center of gravity makes real control difficult over >>>> a car or light truck, they have no good concept of stopping distances at >>>> high speeds, often seem to be unaware of who's around them (meaning side- >>>> and rearview mirrors aren't set well). Many can't even seem to be able to >>>> park them between the white lines in parking lots. >>>> >>>> Many, many people in SUV's are dangerous as far as I'm concerned, >>>> because they never really become skilled drivers who work at understanding >>>> their vehicles. I've lost count of how many moms with kids, dudes on cell >>>> phones, etc., I see on the road of Atlanta in SUV's who get in typical >>>> traffic situations and over- or undercompensate, vehicles veering all over >>>> the place--obvious proof they don't really know how to handle them. >>>> Personally I think that SUV owners, and maybe some bigger truck and van >>>> owners, should be required to take additional driving lessons. >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> >>>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >>>> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 1:39:00 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >>>> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Gallery: Curious and curiouser emerging >>>> technologies >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> My sister's friend had a horrible road trip incident in one last year. >>>> She and a friend was driving while towing a trailer and rolled a SUV on >>>> their way down to ATL. So not only did she lose her vehicle most of her >>>> belongings as well and her friend. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Keith Johnson < >>>> keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Agreed. the idea of people with a HUD who already have trouble focusing >>>>> on driving down a road scares me--especially those in SUV's, who have no >>>>> concept of how to drive the vehicles. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Tracy Curtis" <tlcurti...@gmail.com> >>>>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:33:08 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >>>>> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Gallery: Curious and curiouser emerging >>>>> technologies >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It's not a good idea to have a bright augmentation of the road's edge. >>>>> If you can't see that, it's a good signal that driving conditions aren't >>>>> good enough. And if the tech gets it wrong, the driver has two >>>>> conflicting >>>>> visual signals to follow. That's not good. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Keith Johnson < >>>>> keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "augmented reality windshield"? For a car? Don't know what frightens >>>>>> me more: that people already distracted while chatting on cellphones or >>>>>> texting have a new distraction...or the fact that this pic seems to >>>>>> indicated this is tech built on a Microsoft OS! :( >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> >>>>>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:20:10 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada >>>>>> Eastern >>>>>> Subject: [scifinoir2] Gallery: Curious and curiouser emerging >>>>>> technologies >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Gallery: Curious and curiouser emerging >>>>>> technologies<http://content.zdnet.com/2346-11422_22-418217.html> >>>>>> Augmented >>>>>> reality on your windshield >>>>>> >>>>>> - Next Image ยป<http://content.zdnet.com/2346-11422_22-418217-2.html> >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: Augmented reality on your >>>>>> windshield]<http://content.zdnet.com/2347-11422_22-418217-418218.html?seq=1> >>>>>> The human/machine interface department at GM has developed a working >>>>>> heads-up display that turns an ordinary windshield into an augmented >>>>>> reality >>>>>> information dashboard. >>>>>> >>>>>> *See full story: * An augmented reality windshield from >>>>>> GM<http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=2164&tag=col1;post-2164>in >>>>>> Chris Jablonski's Emerging >>>>>> Tech blog <http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/>. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Credit: General Motors and Carnegie Mellon University* >>>>>> >>>>>> - <http://content.zdnet.com/2346-11422_22-418217-1.html> >>>>>> - <http://content.zdnet.com/2346-11422_22-418217-2.html> >>>>>> - <http://content.zdnet.com/2346-11422_22-418217-3.html> >>>>>> - <http://content.zdnet.com/2346-11422_22-418217-4.html> >>>>>> - <http://content.zdnet.com/2346-11422_22-418217-5.html> >>>>>> - <http://content.zdnet.com/2346-11422_22-418217-6.html> >>>>>> - <http://content.zdnet.com/2346-11422_22-418217-7.html> >>>>>> - <http://content.zdnet.com/2346-11422_22-418217-8.html> >>>>>> - <http://content.zdnet.com/2346-11422_22-418217-9.html> >>>>>> - <http://content.zdnet.com/2346-11422_22-418217-10.html> >>>>>> - <http://content.zdnet.com/2346-11422_22-418217-11.html> >>>>>> - <http://content.zdnet.com/2346-11422_22-418217-12.html> >>>>>> - <http://content.zdnet.com/2346-11422_22-418217-13.html> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >>>>>> Mahogany at: >>>>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >>>> Mahogany at: >>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody >>> hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> > > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! 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