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To: ftth who wrote (13001)	1/18/2006 2:16:34 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

ftth, I guess you've never had to break in a new construction site by creating the essential, temporary umbilicals for electric power, water and communications, where creative borrowing skills command a premium. That was quite a stretch, comparing work done on a construction site with tow truck drivers and wreckers on their way to accident scenes. Maybe it's a meme unique to your area of the country, or maybe I'm all wet. So let me ask: Do most Americans equate the term "construction worker" with reckless drivers terrorizing the nation's highways? I always thought those were called highway patrol cars, myself ... FAC

To: ftth who wrote (13001)	1/19/2006 3:08:14 AM
From: axial	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

Profiling has regional differences. Come up to Vancouver some time. Too many distracted drivers out there, period. Drugged, drunk, innocently plagued with sleep deprivation, or just plain worried sick. Signal right, turn left. Better yet, don't signal at all! Keep 'em guessin' - the next move will be a complete surprise. Young overconfident and dangerous. Old and overcautious: leaving a trail of anger frustration and dangerous passing as they dawdle along the high-speed lane. Would-be F1 drivers slalom through traffic. Newcomers can't read english. All with and without cellphones. Or Crackberries. Or a DVD movie playing in the dash. PDAs, notebooks, laptops. Hot coffee, and hamburgers - spilled at 60. Reading GPS and map displays 10 feet off someone's bumper at 80. Drive like a hunted animal. Because that's what you are. (Thanks, guys. I've always wanted to post that) ;) Jim