My girlfriend drives a 2003 Malibu to work each day.  The trip is 140
km (87 miles) each way and is strictly highway... and not a smooth one
either as it sees alot of heavy traffic, as in mining and logging
trucks.  There is alot of rain in the summer and winters are extremely

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/opinion/09dowd.html?ref=opinion
Dreams of Laura
By MAUREEN DOWD  Published: July 9, 2008
The cover of this fantasy version of Laura Bush’s life, “American Wife,”

Funny thing - I just spoke to THREE comcast "customer (dis)service reps"
and after hanging up on the first one because she had no clue, and after
being hung up on by the 2nd one and after speaking to a third one who
actually knew what usenet was my usenet connection started ...

Make the penalty for moving violations vary with the listed weight of the
vehicle. Do  60 mph in a 45 zone in 2000 pound car and you pay $200.  Do it
in a 6000 pound 'burb and you pay a $1000 and lose your license for 2
months.

Saw two CHP cruisers today. One was parked WAAAAAAAY back on an
on-ramp, just past the toll booth. I saw him in my rear-view mirror
after I was already past him. Fortunately I was travelling under the
CHP's tolerance speed at the time.

Please Help Jaguar Purchase
I am thinking about buying a jaguar x type  between 2002 and 2004 from
Florida through ebay and I live in Caifornia.
I believe that in california all cars need a catalytic converter.

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1819594_1819592_
1819582,00.html
6. Fewer Traffic Deaths
Every year, about 40,000 people die in traffic accidents in the U.S. If you

Was driving home from the airport on IH95 this morning (as nice as the
rental cars are, there's nothing like getting back in your own car
after a trip) and couldn't help but notice that the truckers for some
reason just couldn't maintain one lane - typically they were either

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-arlington-heights-
dui_both_0jul03,0,7144923.story
Arlington Heights man arrested on 10th DUI charge
Tribune staff report

Except when they get paranoid people end up in jail or worse...
http://cbs11tv.com/local/cookie.cookies.drug.2.768024.html
A teenager accused of delivering drug-laced cookies to a dozen police
stations was the victim of overzealous officers who had very little

A lot of people are going to be in a world of hurt come next month. I
counted at least half a dozen people with cell phones glued to their
ears on a short trip back frmo a local restaurant this afternoon. One
was a guy with no shirt on driving a full-sized pickup truck with AZ

What are these posts "Operation Coordinates" supposed to signify?
-Clueless

Brent, Russotto, and probably many others will appreciate this. :)
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=133_1210305250

Hi Viatologists,
The Worldwide Transportation Library (WWTL) shares some distinct
advantage over Google Maps, our closest competitor:
--Sequential, flowing video.

I regularly see CHP cars in my neighborhood.
( 680 Fremont, Warm Springs exit). They come all the way up the hill
on Warm Springs(~1 mile) --
a pretty isolated area.