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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:20 PM Original message |
How NOT to save gas... |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. If all those kids took the bus, it sure would save gas. nt |
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crizzo5137 (235 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. if all those kids walked it would sure curb childhood obesity |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 06:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
82. Correct. My parents refused to drive us to school |
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teknomanzer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 06:14 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. When I was a kid we walked to school uphill... |
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ny_liberal (387 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:17 PM Response to Reply #84 |
87. Check this out |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:23 PM Response to Reply #87 |
88. And that's not a Photochop?? |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:02 AM Response to Reply #84 |
92. We walked to school in the blinding fog - well -except that |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. Do you think most of those SUVs are used for business/industrial purposes? |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Neither...used to look good in line. |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Do you have idea |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. Why do people think it's cool to drive a short bus? n/t |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 08:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. i'd guess cause they rode one when they were younger. |
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Tulum_Moon (556 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 12:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
73. Are you refering to special needs children??? |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
7. There is enough traffic between K.C. and Lawrence, Ks. to support Mass |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 08:42 AM Response to Reply #7 |
33. We don't have transit because the Bushies are busy |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 12:45 PM Response to Reply #33 |
75. It IS all about priorities and balance. |
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joeunderdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
8. FWIW, it takes 15 min's of feul to start an engine. nt |
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athena (771 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 08:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Wrong. It's 10 seconds. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 09:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Yep. I'd do it at many stop lights, but legally that's 'parking' |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 09:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. thanks for the times, I'd heard 5 minutes, 1 minute, etc |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 10:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
28. I agree about... |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 08:59 AM Response to Reply #12 |
38. Question: How many MPG does your car get while idling? |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:01 AM Response to Reply #38 |
52. I didn't know that. I'm gonna start paying attention |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 09:31 AM Response to Reply #12 |
43. Usually less than 10 sec |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:35 AM Response to Reply #43 |
63. Lifting your foot off the gas going down a hill or approaching a light |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:42 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Driving backwards will actuall add gas to your tank! |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:57 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. Pffffbbbbttttt |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Fuel/Air mix needs to be constant |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 12:31 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. There's no fuel/air mix to worry about when no fuel is being injected |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 03:03 PM Response to Reply #70 |
77. Causes O2 in the exhaust |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 03:47 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. What program? It's pretty much on any car built today. |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 04:44 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. Sounds good |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 05:49 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. Not sure about the effects on the catalytic converter but I've read |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 12:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
76. up nort' |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 08:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Nope |
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DUHandle (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
9. Small Hatchback and the Designer Pick Up Truck |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 09:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. LOL - now that cracks me up, and worse? |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
10. The school run is the problem |
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tulsakatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
11. I hate SUVs! |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
15. What happened to carpools, walking, biking and buses? |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 09:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Well, this school is a Traditional School..covers a wide region of the co. |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 09:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. What's a traditional school? |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 09:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Stricter academic standards, dress code, focus on fundamentals |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 09:37 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Okay, now for the obvious dumb question... |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 09:46 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Not all kids can handle standards like these |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 09:19 AM Response to Reply #15 |
42. Believe it or not... |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 12:17 PM Response to Reply #42 |
69. I walked to school back then, too. In 1957 |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 09:59 PM Response to Reply #69 |
86. Not cutting it. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 06:18 PM Response to Reply #42 |
85. Through the snow. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
20. call me silly, but as long as gasoline is a consumer product- |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 09:47 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. . |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 02:01 AM Response to Reply #23 |
30. backatcha... |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 10:25 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. OK, "silly". Energy is precious, especially the kind made out of |
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Ravenseye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 10:29 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. It's a nice design. I look forward to having one in my house. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 02:00 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. but the price doesn't reflect that..and personally, i'm NOT worried- |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 08:19 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. "not my problem"....there's a nice attitude. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 08:52 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. and what, pray tell...is the RIGHT thing? |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 09:09 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Conservation on every individual's part |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 09:49 AM Response to Reply #39 |
45. what problem? |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 09:57 AM Response to Reply #45 |
50. It's not that gasoline is precious, it's that the use of it has damaging |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:05 AM Response to Reply #50 |
55. so- you don't have a car that burns fossil fuels, right? |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:08 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Do you always engage in logical fallacies like this? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:12 AM Response to Reply #56 |
58. i just don't like hypocrites telling me how to use my fuel. |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:17 AM Response to Reply #58 |
60. Oh, I'm far from a hypocrite. And I'm not a greedy, selfish, glutton like |
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B3Nut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 08:35 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. I use my A/C |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 08:55 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. i drive fast with the AC on... |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 09:09 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. I suppose driving at a reasonable speed and no jack-rabbit starts |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 09:46 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. nope. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 09:52 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. And meanwhile, all that extra fuel you're burning |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 09:54 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. the problem is the people who drive too slow. |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 09:57 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Wow. What a complete failure of logic. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:04 AM Response to Reply #47 |
53. Sorry, but real world testing does not support your position |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:09 AM Response to Reply #53 |
57. you do it your way, i'll do it mine. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:33 AM Response to Reply #57 |
62. That would be fine friend, except for one thing |
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Hong Kong Cavalier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:37 AM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Couldn't have said it better myself, MadHound. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 12:33 PM Response to Reply #62 |
71. BINGO! QuestionAll sounds like those libertarian morons who don't ... |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 09:55 AM Response to Reply #44 |
48. And you don't care about driving too fast for conditions? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:00 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. i didn't say that i drive too fast for conditions- |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:14 AM Response to Reply #54 |
59. and i guess that you feel that rules are for other people, right? |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:17 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. uh...yeah...right. |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
34. My minivan costs me $12/day when I use it to go to work... |
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B3Nut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 09:19 AM Response to Reply #34 |
41. I'd love to have a minivan around |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
35. Like me for instance, In '98 when I bought our present f150 |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
66. Did any of you see the 400lb guy on CNN talking about ways to save fuel? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
72. Why the hell are parents DRIVING thier kids to school? |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 12:42 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. There are various reasons. And this was picking up, not dropping off |
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NastyDiaper (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 06:01 PM Response to Reply #74 |
81. Catholic school... |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 06:13 PM Response to Reply #81 |
83. There's always a bus |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 10:25 PM Response to Reply #83 |
89. The more suburban/rural areas here have no public bus service |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:01 AM Response to Reply #89 |
90. Well, then you made that choice - you'll have to pay more for gas |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:02 AM Response to Reply #90 |
91. uh....whoa...settle down there with the generalizations and accusations |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:06 AM Response to Reply #91 |
93. What generalizations? |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:09 AM Response to Reply #93 |
94. I was referring to the people who live in areas w/o school bus service |
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