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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 8:55:18 PM   
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I had to share what I saw on my drive home from work today. I can honestly say this was a first - aside from seeing video of someone doing the same thing on one of those "World's Stupidest Drivers" TV shows....

I'm heading to take our work mail to the post office. It's one of the main roads through town - 4 lanes, 40mph speed limit. I am in the right hand lane and begin to approach a slower car in the left hand lane. I see something large, long & thin hanging off the side of the car. As I get closer, I realize what it was:

The gas pump nozzle followed by the entire hose sticking out of the car's gas tank and being drug down the road. (Have I ever mentioned that we have some really scary drivers around where I live?)

So, I approach the car wondering how I am going to signal to the driver that they have a problem. I can't imagine how unsafe this is... on sooooo many levels.... Right about then, he brakes and turns left onto one of the side residential streets. I figure he must have realized he had a problem and was pulling off the road. After I passed, I looked back and saw that he had kept driving so apparently he still couldn't figure out he had a problem...

And somewhere in town there is a gas station with a missing nozzle/hose on one of it's pumps...



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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 8:56:46 PM   
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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 8:57:59 PM   
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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 9:47:20 PM   
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As I get closer, I realize what it was:

The gas pump nozzle followed by the entire hose sticking out of the car's gas tank and being drug down the road. (Have I ever mentioned that we have some really scary drivers around where I live?)


unbelievable.

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 9:52:59 PM   
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Note to Kath: please consider yourself forewarned.

Sam . . . here, >>> let me clean that up for you. <<<



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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:03:57 PM   
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As I get closer, I realize what it was:

The gas pump nozzle followed by the entire hose sticking out of the car's gas tank and being drug down the road. (Have I ever mentioned that we have some really scary drivers around where I live?)


unbelievable.


Tell me about it. It's one of those moments where you're sitting there thinking, am I really seeing what I think I'm seeing...

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:08:17 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Kath

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ORIGINAL: WhiteRoseBlessings

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ORIGINAL: Focusing

*note to self: do not take a bite of hummus laden veggies before reading posts*
Note to Kath: please consider yourself forewarned.

Sam . . . here, >>> let me clean that up for you. <<<



Thank you for the advanced notice! I did not click.
heehee . . . you're welcomed.

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:09:19 PM   
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You know, it's not nice to chat here all day without me and then vanish when I get here.

Wanna hear about the stupid thing I did today?

Wait, I forgot who I was talking to, no need to ask.

After taking care of other people's dogs this morning and then going to work, I came home and picked up my dogs for their vet appt. When I got there they were a little disconcerted to see me. They told me I was late. I asked if my appt wasn't at that time and they said yes, but 24 hours ago.

So, today's not Monday, huh?


Well....don't they know that you have more important things to remember....like start a snarky thread

Exactly. Sheesh, some people have no sense of what's really important in life.




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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:09:23 PM   
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As I get closer, I realize what it was:

The gas pump nozzle followed by the entire hose sticking out of the car's gas tank and being drug down the road. (Have I ever mentioned that we have some really scary drivers around where I live?)


unbelievable.


Tell me about it. It's one of those moments where you're sitting there thinking, am I really seeing what I think I'm seeing...
Kristin, have you heard anything on the news about this? I can't imagine that the damage to the pump was minimal (nor safe).

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:10:51 PM   
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Oh wow.

I hope his GF takes good care of him.


Are you going to be keeping the dogs?

No, everyone was on their way home around 8pm. No one was staying at the hospital or even in that city.


Edit ~ except for the patient, of course.

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:12:54 PM   
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Lioness, I promise you . . . that will never happen to you if you have to have surgery!

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:13:28 PM   
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Kristin, have you heard anything on the news about this? I can't imagine that the damage to the pump was minimal (nor safe).



I know someone who did this (no not me), and the pumps are set to shut of in situations like this.

Whew! Good to know they were considering something like this could happen

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:16:49 PM   
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Oh I find that sad!


Lioness, I promise you . . . that will never happen to you if you have to have surgery!

{{{{SharMar}}}} Thank you.


Geez, I'd take better care of him than that and I don't even like him.

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:19:37 PM   
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Oh I find that sad!


Lioness, I promise you . . . that will never happen to you if you have to have surgery!

{{{{SharMar}}}} Thank you.


Geez, I'd take better care of him than that and I don't even like him.
That says volumes! About you and about her.

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:20:41 PM   
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Kristin, have you heard anything on the news about this? I can't imagine that the damage to the pump was minimal (nor safe).



I know someone who did this (no not me), and the pumps are set to shut of in situations like this.

Whew! Good to know they were considering something like this could happen
LOL!

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:28:08 PM   
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Kristin, have you heard anything on the news about this? I can't imagine that the damage to the pump was minimal (nor safe).



I know someone who did this (no not me), and the pumps are set to shut of in situations like this.

Whew! Good to know they were considering something like this could happen


Personally, I find that scary but....

I haven't seen anything on the news but I'll post a link if something does pop up. It only happened about 2.5 hours ago though so...

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:28:32 PM   
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Give up????

This evening I put together a genuine simulated wood filing cabinet. (Whoever invented those cam lock thingies was a genius!)

Yeah, it took me 2 hours. So what? I had a LOT of interruptions.

Oh, and, before that, I had this iced double something or other at Starbucks. Yeah, I think it's my new favorite drink. It's got like 67 shots of espresso in it.

So tomorrow I can hook up this printer that's been sitting here for.....oh, I don't know.....six months or more.

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:29:53 PM   
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Oh, and, before that, I had this iced double something or other at Starbucks. Yeah, I think it's my new favorite drink. It's got like 67 shots of espresso in it.


So, how many days do you think it will be before you can fall asleep?...

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:30:41 PM   
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Isn't is fun to be able to accomplish something like that? (the cabinet, not the Starbucks )

And I agree . . . those cam lock things are awesome!

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:30:45 PM   
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Oh, and, before that, I had this iced double something or other at Starbucks. Yeah, I think it's my new favorite drink. It's got like 67 shots of espresso in it.


So, how many days do you think it will be before you can fall asleep?...

Maybe 3 or 4. 5 tops.

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:37:03 PM   
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Oh, and, before that, I had this iced double something or other at Starbucks. Yeah, I think it's my new favorite drink. It's got like 67 shots of espresso in it.


So, how many days do you think it will be before you can fall asleep?...

Maybe 3 or 4. 5 tops.



Maybe you can get a lot of work done.

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:37:47 PM   
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Yay Lioness!

Isn't is fun to be able to accomplish something like that? (the cabinet, not the Starbucks )

And I agree . . . those cam lock things are awesome!

I was always the instruction reader/tool lackey/parts assistant. I never got to build stuff myself before.

I am going to let GC organize the filing to go in there (just kid stuff mostly anyway). She'll do a good job and, whenever I need something, she'll have to get it for me!

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:38:53 PM   
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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:38:54 PM   
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ORIGINAL: CoeurdeLeon
Oh, and, before that, I had this iced double something or other at Starbucks. Yeah, I think it's my new favorite drink. It's got like 67 shots of espresso in it.


So, how many days do you think it will be before you can fall asleep?...

Maybe 3 or 4. 5 tops.



Maybe you can get a lot of work done.

That 2 hours that it took me to build the thing? Yeah, that's my limit on work for one day.

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RE: The Lion's Den Of Ill Repute - 5/13/2008 10:52:10 PM   
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