Last Person Thread #4

[shesulsa]

One hour to training.

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[arnisador]

Cold out around here.

 

[granfire]

around here, too, although I am expecting Xue's input on this here shortly!

 

[terryl965]

The weather is cold here in Texas around fifty use to it being in the 100's

 

[arnisador]

Once again there is a state trooper sitting just outside our tiny town, on the state route that runs through it, just 200 feet before the speed limit goes from 30 up to 45. (After less than 1000 feet more it goes to 55 as it heads through a sparsely populated farm area toward Bloomington.) I'd be happy if he were pointed to keep people from speeding through the middle of the town, but instead he's set up to get people accelerating after they've left the actual main street area but before the speed limit has technically increased. This is cheap...and a lot less effective in getting people who are really speeding in low-speed areas.

 

[ballen0351]

Once again there is a state trooper sitting just outside our tiny town, on the state route that runs through it, just 200 feet before the speed limit goes from 30 up to 45. (After less than 1000 feet more it goes to 55 as it heads through a sparsely populated farm area toward Bloomington.) I'd be happy if he were pointed to keep people from speeding through the middle of the town, but instead he's set up to get people accelerating after they've left the actual main street area but before the speed limit has technically increased. This is cheap...and a lot less effective in getting people who are really speeding in low-speed areas.

Any houses in that stretch? 9 times out of 10 when you see a cop set up someplace stupid like that its because someone complained to his boss about speeders. My fav. Is when you stop someone and they tell you that you can'twrite tthem a ticket because they are the one that called in the complaint.

 

[arnisador]

Any houses in that stretch? 9 times out of 10 when you see a cop set up someplace stupid like that its because someone complained to his boss about speeders.

There are, and I hadn't considered that possibility. They're well-separated and set way back from the road--farms, mostly, thought not all--but they're there. As an aside, a fair number of sheriff's deputies live near me (but this was a state trooper on a state route).

My fav. Is when you stop someone and they tell you that you can'twrite tthem a ticket because they are the one that called in the complaint.

LOL!

 

[Dirty Dog]

Just part of the states Revenue Enhancement Program... it's the end of the month, you know...

 

[ballen0351]

There are, and I hadn't considered that possibility. They're well-separated and set way back from the road--farms, mostly, thought not all--but they're there. As an aside, a fair number of sheriff's deputies live near me (but this was a state trooper on a state route).



LOL!

Yeah from your front yard like at your mailbox cars doing 35 or 40 people will swear they are going 65+ we get complaints all the time like that


But then again troopers are a different bird all together.

 

[arnisador]

The state route is literally Main Street in our little town of 220 people (actually, I live in the county outside the town in a fair-sized subdivision), but it is a major route from Terre Haute through Bloomington and on to the SE.

 

[ballen0351]

The state route is literally Main Street in our little town of 220 people (actually, I live in the county outside the town in a fair-sized subdivision), but it is a major route from Terre Haute through Bloomington and on to the SE.

Sounds like my parents town about 300 people and 1 stop light. One gas station one diner and one drug store that's all that's there.

 

[terryl965]

Well Alabama is rolling right along, why even play on Saturday just give them the National Championship again.

 

[ballen0351]

Well Alabama is rolling right along, why even play on Saturday just give them the National Championship again.

Man fla state vs ala going to be a good game for the championship

 

[arnisador]

Sounds like my parents town about 300 people and 1 stop light. One gas station one diner and one drug store that's all that's there.

We only have a flashing light (red one way, yellow the other)--not a real stop light. And the gas station closed this past year!

 

[ks - learning to fly]

2nd in Forms and 1st in Breaking at tournament today!!

 

[Dirty Dog]

2nd in Forms and 1st in Breaking at tournament today!!

Video? What forms? What breaks?


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[seasoned]

Range qualifications this morning. It could be COLD...........

 

[ballen0351]

Almost bedtime

 

[terryl965]

Nothing like getting up early to do absolutely nothing

 

[arnisador]

Bleah. I reject today.