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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / January 2006SF : When Do They Tow and Not Tow ?
I was in my commerical truck, parked in a yellow zone, and the SF DPT cops were tagging regular vehicles parked in the yellow zones. The tow trucks pull up, and they point at a mini-van, and proceed to hook it up and tow it away. I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? Is it random? This was at 1145am, on Grant Ave near Geary. > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? "What's the *criterion*..." Geoff  Signature"A foolish consistency is the knob-gobblin' of small minds." > > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? > > "What's the *criterion*..." I thought I spelled it right. I'm over here with that nasty Cali flu. Boy, I had painful coughing, and my voice is gone. >> > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? >> >> "What's the *criterion*..." > > I thought I spelled it right. I'm over here with that nasty Cali flu. > Boy, I had painful coughing, and my voice is gone. One is a criterion, two are criteria. SignatureCheers, Bev <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> "Only wimps use tape backup; *real* men just upload their important stuff on FTP, and let the rest of the world mirror it ;)" -- Linus Torvalds > >> > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? > >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > -- > Cheers, Oh thank you. What can I do to get rid of a bad cough from the flu? >> >> > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? >> >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Oh thank you. What can I do to get rid of a bad cough from the flu? Steam. Robitussin. Whiskey, honey and lemon juice. Sleep. Nothing. All work equally well. Next question? I'm here to help... SignatureCheers, Bev oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo "I read somewhere that 77 per cent of all the mentally ill live in poverty. Actually, I'm more intrigued by the 23 per cent who are apparently doing quite well for themselves." -- Emo Philips > >> >> > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? > >> >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Next question? I'm here to help... Where's the steepest hill in San Francisco? >> >> >> > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? >> >> >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Where's the steepest hill in San Francisco? Lombard Street? If there's a steeper one, I don't want to drive down it in a 1968 van with manual brakes. SignatureCheers, Bev -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- I bought a tape called "Subliminal Advertising" The next day I bought 47 more. > >> >> >> > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? > >> >> >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Lombard Street? If there's a steeper one, I don't want to drive down it > in a 1968 van with manual brakes. Ok, steepest street you can actually drive straight up, as opposed to a whats on Lombard. I was thinking about the other day when I was driving up and down Divisadero near Broadway. I like those STEEP CREST signs. >> >> >> >> > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? >> >> >> >> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > I was thinking about the other day when I was driving up and down > Divisadero near Broadway. I like those STEEP CREST signs. I'm a SoCalian. We don't have hills. SignatureCheers, Bev ================================================================ "Everything sucks; reverse the wires and everything will blow." -- Desert Ed > >> >> >> >> > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? > >> >> >> >> [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > I'm a SoCalian. We don't have hills. I drove thru SoCal from Oklahoma. I drove over....the Tehachapi Mountains ? >> >> >> >> >> > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? >> >> >> >> >> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > >I drove thru SoCal from Oklahoma. I spent a decade in Lawton one year. Geoff Signature"Kwanzaa bells, dashikis sell, Whitey has to pay; Burning, shooting, oh what fun, On this made-up holiday! -- Ann Coulter > >> >> >> >> >> > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? > >> >> >> >> >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > I spent a decade in Lawton one year. Fort Sill ? Oklahoma is FLAT >> >> >> >> >> >> > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? >> >> >> >> >> >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> >> I spent a decade in Lawton one year. > Fort Sill ? Yup. But as a civilian contractor. > Oklahoma is FLAT The western part is flatter'n piss on a plate. The eastern part around Tulsa is rolling prairie. Geoff Signature"Kwanzaa bells, dashikis sell, Whitey has to pay; Burning, shooting, oh what fun, On this made-up holiday! -- Ann Coulter > >> >> >> >> >> >> > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? > >> >> >> >> >> >> [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > The western part is flatter'n piss on a plate. The eastern part > around Tulsa is rolling prairie. I was there in 1983 for Artillery School. They teach you how to call in artillery and observe fire. You sit there and look over 5000-6000 meters of flat ground, and look for smoke as shells are hidden by small valleys. They have some really violent thunderstorms out there too. >>> >> >> >> >> >> > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? >>> >> >> >> >> >> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >>> > >>> >I drove thru SoCal from Oklahoma. 40 goes north of the San Bernardino Mountains. About 8-9K feet tops. 10 goes near some desert rock mountains. You might find google earth interesting. I wish they'd improve the resolution of non-city areas -- much better to see mountains in detail than streets and houses. >>> I spent a decade in Lawton one year. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > The western part is flatter'n piss on a plate. The eastern part > around Tulsa is rolling prairie. Steve should have gone a bit north. Eastern Colorado is piss-plate flat, until you see these tiny little bumps off on the horizon. The bumps get bigger and whiter and then you realize that those are the goddam ROCKIES just like in the book. SignatureCheers, Bev =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- He's your god. They're your rules. *You* burn in hell! > >>> >> >> >> >> >> > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? > >>> >> >> >> >> >> [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > bigger and whiter and then you realize that those are the goddam ROCKIES > just like in the book. Well, in March of 84, I had a choice between driving thru Colorado, or thru the Southwest. So I picked the route thru Texas, NM, AZ, and the CA desert. I had a 1984 Honda Accord HB, a cooler, and a handful of tape cassettes. I took that Honda to Germany with me. The big surprise in Germany was.....nobody uses chains in the winter. >>> >> >> >> >> >> > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? >>> >> >> >> >> >> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >>> > >>> >I drove thru SoCal from Oklahoma. 40 goes north of the San Bernardino Mountains. About 8-9K feet tops. 10 goes near some desert rock mountains. You might find google earth interesting. I wish they'd improve the resolution of non-city areas -- much better to see mountains in detail than streets and houses. >>> I spent a decade in Lawton one year. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > The western part is flatter'n piss on a plate. The eastern part > around Tulsa is rolling prairie. Steve should have gone a bit north. Eastern Colorado is piss-plate flat, until you see these tiny little bumps off on the horizon. The bumps get bigger and whiter and then you realize that those are the goddam ROCKIES just like in the book. SignatureCheers, Bev =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- He's your god. They're your rules. *You* burn in hell! >>> >> >> >> >> >> > I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? >>> >> >> >> >> >> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >>> > >>> >I drove thru SoCal from Oklahoma. 40 goes north of the San Bernardino Mountains. About 8-9K feet tops. 10 goes near some desert rock mountains. You might find google earth interesting. I wish they'd improve the resolution of non-city areas -- much better to see mountains in detail than streets and houses. >>> I spent a decade in Lawton one year. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > The western part is flatter'n piss on a plate. The eastern part > around Tulsa is rolling prairie. Steve should have gone a bit north. Eastern Colorado is piss-plate flat, until you see these tiny little bumps off on the horizon. The bumps get bigger and whiter and then you realize that those are the goddam ROCKIES just like in the book. SignatureCheers, Bev =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- He's your god. They're your rules. *You* burn in hell! > Steve should have gone a bit north. Eastern Colorado is piss-plate flat, > until you see these tiny little bumps off on the horizon. The bumps get > bigger and whiter and then you realize that those are the goddam ROCKIES > just like in the book. Apologies for multi-posting, but I blame x-privat. Yeah, I know, how much am I paying... Anyway, happy new year! SignatureCheers, Bev =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- He's your god. They're your rules. *You* burn in hell! > I'm a SoCalian. We don't have hills. Bev, c'mon. Mission HILLS, HILLcrest, Golden HILL, Banker's HILL, East HILLS, Paradise HILLS, Lynwood HILLS, etc. Is San Diego not SoCal, but rather NorMex, or Western Arizona? Dave > > I'm a SoCalian. We don't have hills. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Dave So Cal isn't flat. Lompoc is in SoCal right? I drove up and down some hills on 101S to get there. > > > I'm a SoCalian. We don't have hills. > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > So Cal isn't flat. Lompoc is in SoCal right? I drove up and down some > hills on 101S to get there. In most of San Diego you can see at least one mountain from any beach. There's nothing flat at all about SoCal, except the beaches and mesas. Dave > > > > I'm a SoCalian. We don't have hills. > > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > In most of San Diego you can see at least one mountain from any beach. > There's nothing flat at all about SoCal, except the beaches and mesas. The steepest hill I've ever seen in Southern California for a main roadway (as opposed to a residential area) was a short but steep 11% or 12% grade where Del Mar Heights Rd. meets the Hwy 101 along the coast, in Del Mar. I think the sign said 12%, but either way, it was definitely steeper than the usual 6% or 8% grades in the other areas of So. Cal. >> > I'm a SoCalian. We don't have hills. >> >> Bev, c'mon. Mission HILLS, HILLcrest, Golden HILL, Banker's HILL, East >> HILLS, Paradise HILLS, Lynwood HILLS, etc. Is San Diego not SoCal, but >> rather NorMex, or Western Arizona? Oh jeez, nail my tiny feet to the floor! I just didn't want to get into an argument about steep streets in SF. > So Cal isn't flat. Lompoc is in SoCal right? I drove up and down some > hills on 101S to get there. OK, that's the Los Padres NF. Mighty good dirt motorcycle riding there. From LA, head north on 5 and turn left at Gorman. SignatureCheers, Bev =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- He's your god. They're your rules. *You* burn in hell! > <snip> > I'm a SoCalian. We don't have hills. Then what do you consider Bunker Hill in "Downtown" Los Angeles to be? <snip> >> I'm a SoCalian. We don't have hills. > > Then what do you consider Bunker Hill in "Downtown" Los Angeles to be? Urban renewal. I liked it the way it was before. OK OK OK OK OK! We have hills. We even have mountains. I just got tired of talking about it. At any rate, we certainly don't have anything to compare with Lombard Street. SignatureCheers, Bev xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "Faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death." -- Hunter S. Thompson > >> I'm a SoCalian. We don't have hills. > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > talking about it. At any rate, we certainly don't have anything to compare > with Lombard Street. I agree with that totally. =) 15% is the steepest grade I've seen in SoCal, on Texas Street in San Diego. There's a few streets that may be steeper on Banker's Hill, but I don't think anything comes close to 30%. Dave > Where's the steepest hill in San Francisco? It is Filbert Street, coming east off of Hyde. It's got a 31.5 degree slope. It is one or two blocks south of Lombard. > > Where's the steepest hill in San Francisco? > > It is Filbert Street, coming east off of Hyde. It's got a 31.5 degree > slope. It is one or two blocks south of Lombard. Oh cool, I will go check that out. >> I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? > > "What's the *criterion*..." > > Geoff Could be either way. There could be many criteria. John SignatureVon Herzen, moge es wieder zu Herzen gehen. --Beethoven >>> I was wondering, whats the criteria for towing and not towing? : "What's the *criterion*..." > Could be either way. There could be many criteria. That clearly wasn't what was meant. "What's" is a contraction of "What is." So what Steve really meant was "What is the criteria...?" If he meant more than one, he'd have written, "What *are* the criteria...?" Geoff Signature"This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is only a test. Had this been an actual emergency, you'd be writhing on the ground in unspeakable agony, bleeding from every orifice, with your blackened skin falling away in ragged strips." |
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