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#579133 - 07/05/06 02:54 PM
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We run accross this all the time in Wisconsin and Florida. Usually, the driver is a little older, is in no rush to get where they are going, and wants to enjoy a little drive.
My elderly in-laws used to look forward to "going for a drive" each weekend, just to get out of the house and enjoy the scenery.
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#579134 - 07/05/06 03:01 PM
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It happens quite a bit in Oklahoma too.
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#579135 - 07/05/06 03:02 PM
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That's not uncommon here - since Texas is such a huge state and you might do some long trips here - it's a common courtesy, when there is a paved shoulder to move to the right to allow other vehicles to pass.
It's easy to tell the Texas Transplants - they won't get over. Just a way to make each other's life a little easier.
The other part of this is, when you pass the slower motorist, give an acknowledgement of their kindness - a wave, a flash of the hazard lights, etc.
Hope you enjoyed your visit here!
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#579137 - 07/05/06 03:03 PM
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i believe in chicago they use bunp drafting to get you out of the way
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#579138 - 07/05/06 03:08 PM
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unbelievable! texas actually has something going for it now.
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#579139 - 07/05/06 03:08 PM
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I see it in Northern NH alot on the 2 lane "highways"
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#579141 - 07/05/06 03:37 PM
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This thread may lead me to re-think my driving habits.
I thought speeding up and slowing down to tick off the driver tailgating you was the norm.
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#579142 - 07/05/06 03:39 PM
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Usually, the driver is a little older, is in no rush to get where they are going, and wants to enjoy a little drive.
Or just tired of tailgaters. I pull to the right just to get them off my a$$. I'm not doing it to be nice, but I'll take the credit.
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#579144 - 07/06/06 07:19 PM
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My daughter lives in Abilene and she was pretty surprised and happy that they do pull over out there.
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#579145 - 07/07/06 02:46 PM
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#579147 - 07/07/06 03:21 PM
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Yep.. Floridiots seem to be the worst. After Orlando, my nerves were shot. (And I can drive in Atlanta like a pro!) They should just rip I-4 out.. make life a little more miserable for the tourists in Florida that's why its' so bad... Floridians are sick of tourists.
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#579148 - 07/07/06 04:07 PM
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I found the drivers in Boston to be semi-crazed and apt to go careening from lane to lane on quasi-random whims.
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#579149 - 07/07/06 05:23 PM
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Floridians are sick of tourists.
That's like saying New Yorkers are sick of tall buildings -- then move.
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#579150 - 07/07/06 05:24 PM
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#579151 - 07/07/06 05:35 PM
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If Florida didn't have tourists, what industry would support the state? Orange juice? Not enough, and it gets hurt more as each hurricane season wipes out more orchards. Fishing? Not with the price of gas and that the fishermen must go miles further out each year to catch anything. Boating, swimming and diving? Nope, need tourists for that. Theme parks? Oh yeah, no tourists. Restaurants, shopping, no, no, NO TOURISTS.
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#579152 - 07/07/06 05:37 PM
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Beeeeeeeeef!
I remember sitting between rows strawberries as a kid eating more than I was picking. Ruined a lot of clothes doing that.
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#579153 - 07/07/06 05:39 PM
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too funny Nanwa! What was that ladies name that did the OJ commercials back in the 70's? Its right on the tip of my tongue...
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#579154 - 07/07/06 05:44 PM
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Beef? You gotta be kidding! Those scrawny animals? They can't put on any weight in that heat!
And Plant City strawberries are highly overratted. Unless, of course, you pick your own. Then they let them get ripe enough to get sweet. But the stuff they package for the grocery stores are unripe and sour.
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#579155 - 07/07/06 06:57 PM
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too funny Nanwa! What was that ladies name that did the OJ commercials back in the 70's? Its right on the tip of my tongue...
It was Anita Bryant!!!!
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#579156 - 07/07/06 07:45 PM
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Beef? You gotta be kidding! Those scrawny animals? They can't put on any weight in that heat!
And Plant City strawberries are highly overratted. Unless, of course, you pick your own. Then they let them get ripe enough to get sweet. But the stuff they package for the grocery stores are unripe and sour.
That's why the beef is so LEAN in Florida. Lean is a *good* thing. And when they open the strawberry fields is the only time to go. Pick waaay too many and freeze them. They make the best freezer jam.
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