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No more gas hogs in LaLa Land
Waco Tribune-Herald ^
| Rowland Nethaway
Posted on 08/12/2002 8:16:08 AM PDT by dubyagee
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Will this include Limousines, do ya think?
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posted on
08/12/2002 8:16:09 AM PDT
by
dubyagee
To: dubyagee
Common sense bump!
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posted on
08/12/2002 8:22:04 AM PDT
by
dubyagee
To: dubyagee
Instead, car manufacturers should notify all the car dealers in California that they will be out of business on the day the state's new fuel efficiency standards go into effect. This response is a little harsher than what i thought. The manufacturers should just send them all the Geo Metro's and their clones to California. Let them drive these crappy little cars that even High School kids don't want.
To: dubyagee
There are legitimate uses for vans and SUVs, and occasionally you see somebody using one in a rational manner. The guy who uses a van or SUV to commute or drive around in, which, near as I can tell, is 90% of van and SUV owners, is a pig. That guy and california deserve eachother.
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posted on
08/12/2002 8:24:09 AM PDT
by
medved
To: medved
guy who uses a van or SUV to commute or drive around in, which, near as I can tell, is 90% of van and SUV owners, is a pig.Bull. My wife hauls the kids in an SUV and it is safer than the tin foil deathtrap she was driving.
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posted on
08/12/2002 8:29:34 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
To: medved
What are you, the car police? In Santa Cruz county many people commute in trucks or SUVs because if you drive a car with a low profile tire, and low to the ground like your average sedan, you cannot navigate the roads around here. Because we have so many communists in our county government, they do not keep the roads in good repair because they don't want you to be free to travel wherever and whenever you like. Being late to work because your tire popped hitting a pot hole is a very common excuse.
You should let people drive the car they want and worry about other things, like elitists who think they know whats best for everyone who pass unconstitutional laws forcing their totalitarion views on others.
To: Betty Jane
This response is a little harsher than what i thought. The manufacturers should just send them all the Geo Metro's and their clones to California. Let them drive these crappy little cars that even High School kids don't want.Then they'd just whine the liberals favorite phrase, "But...but...but...it's not fair!"
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posted on
08/12/2002 8:32:19 AM PDT
by
dubyagee
To: dubyagee
I think the lawmakers should give up their SUVs and drive around in Dodge Neon first (to set the example)
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posted on
08/12/2002 8:32:37 AM PDT
by
2banana
To: 2banana
I think the lawmakers should give up their SUVs and drive around in Dodge Neon first (to set the example)Only if they make the hollyweirdos do it too! 8 * )
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posted on
08/12/2002 8:34:35 AM PDT
by
dubyagee
To: medved
Am I to understand that your decision of what is the right use of a SUV should determine whether or not I can own and use one? You have got to be kidding! Last I noticed, this is still a free country, and my decision on what vehicle to drive, commute in, or just cruise is NOT determined by your decisions, but mine. If I can afford it, and want to use it that is my decision, not yours. Please keep your decisions to yourself and your like friends, and don't try to force them on me.
To: medved
"There are legitimate uses for vans and SUVs, and occasionally you see somebody using one in a rational manner. The guy who uses a van or SUV to commute or drive around in, which, near as I can tell, is 90% of van and SUV owners, is a pig."Why stop there? There are legitimate uses for four-wheeled vehicles, and occasionally you see somebody using one in a rational manner. The guy who uses a sedan or compact car to commute or drive around in by himself, which, near as I can tell, is 90% of sedan owners, is a pig. A motorcycle would provide all his transportation needs and consume much less gasoline and road space.
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posted on
08/12/2002 8:35:28 AM PDT
by
Fabozz
To: medved
The guy who uses a van or SUV to commute or drive around in, which, near as I can tell, is 90% of van and SUV owners, is a pig.What do you drive? I will drive my SUV with no apologies to anybody. It suits my lifestyle and needs. I paid sales tax on it when I bought it, pay for my own gas, pay license and registration fees, and thus pay road taxes. In an effort to be a tiny bit more politically correct, I did recently trade down from a huge one to a more mid-size model. Get over it.
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posted on
08/12/2002 8:35:38 AM PDT
by
McLynnan
To: AppyPappy; dubyagee; Betty Jane; medved; *calgov2002; Carry_Okie; SierraWasp; Gophack; eureka!; ...
A lot of us Californians feel the same way.
Davis is a Dim Wit!!!!
Help us remove the Manure in the Sacramento State House!!!
calgov2002:
To: 2banana
I think the lawmakers should give up their SUVs and drive around in Dodge Neon first (to set the example) They said they want to but their chauffeurs object.
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posted on
08/12/2002 8:38:11 AM PDT
by
07055
To: medved
Where I used to work in Colorado, I knew two guys who commuted from the same part of town (5 min apart) and each of them drove their Expedition 30+ miles each way.
I'll have them both report to your re-education camp immediately!
To: freedomcrusader
I'll have them both report to your re-education camp immediately!Environmental Sensitivity Training... 8 * )
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posted on
08/12/2002 8:40:45 AM PDT
by
dubyagee
To: dubyagee
Yea, lets see Jenifer and Brad pull up to the red carpet in a Geo Metero.
To: medved
The guy who uses a van or SUV to commute or drive around in, which, near as I can tell, is 90% of van and SUV owners, is a pig. You are a liberal busybody who should mind his own business. And unless you ride a bicycle to work, you are a hypocrite.
To: dubyagee
There are many, many SUV's and pick-ups on the roads in California. The drivers don't fit any particular ethnic classification. Families and individuals from all elements of the poplulation have chosen SUV's for their own reasons. Many of these are leased and now purchased. There will be a lot of unhappy campers dissatisfied with Grey Davis for pushing the legislation to penalize SUV's. The SUUV drivers need to voice their anger at the polls!
To: medved
"There are legitimate uses for vans and SUVs, and occasionally you see somebody using one in a rational manner. The guy who uses a van or SUV to commute or drive around in, which, near as I can tell, is 90% of van and SUV owners, is a pig. That guy and california deserve each other."Well, large houses use more energy than smaller houses, so Californians should also be restricted to homes that have one room per person, and one bathroom per house. If you're going to be the Rational Use Monitor, then let's really get it on: no limos, no taxi-use unless it's shared, buses may not operate unless they are full to capacity, elevators must not operate (after all, the stairs are there and functional, aren't they?).
I'm sure that you can come up with some other life-style restrictions for the rest of us ... but are the politicians and "celebrities" ready to do so as well? Not likely ...
So keep your hands off what I drive, what I live in, and how I decide to spend my money ... unless you feel personally brave enough to try and come and take it away from me. Then I will have to introduce you to my two very close friends .. Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson.
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