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Old 08-10-2006, 11:43 AM   #91
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146. (Corollary to several points since 139...) A highway trip becomes notable when you overtake other vehicles along the way. This happened to me on the weekend ... they were driving too slow! Imagine.
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Old 08-10-2006, 01:22 PM   #92
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146. (Corollary to several points since 139...) A highway trip becomes notable when you overtake other vehicles along the way. This happened to me on the weekend ... they were driving too slow! Imagine.
147. You have passed someone in neutral without the engine running. (Couple weeks ago...sweet hill and a guy presumably wanted to save gas but needs to brush up on his physics.)
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Old 08-10-2006, 06:14 PM   #93
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147. You have passed someone in neutral without the engine running.
You just reminded me...

147a) You pass someone in neutral with the engine off... going 150+ km/h (they were probably going 120). Down a mountain pass. 4-lanes. Crazy, yes, I know. (Not the Blackfly - it was in my 89 Accord.)
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154 your starter is only used on a hot engine when possible ;D

155 you use your left leg to push 1 or 2 mph back, while your right foot is clutch starting the car. since if i try to move the car with my left leg and then use my left leg to clutch in while from N to R then i will grind the reverse gear (yes even when going backwards!) so I must hold the clutch with my right foot in R before attempting to move the car with my left foot.

now i can sneak out without waking anybody up (no cranking).
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150(a): When you have passengers, after a while they all start yelling at you to speed the hell up! (Your grandmother included!)
150(a)(b) you feel it's better to get into a fight with your wife about fuel economy than sacrifice the tank. (true story)
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156. You go somewhere on an errand that's just far enough to barely get the car warmed up. Then you're unexpectedly delayed while out of the car errand-ing, and you find yourself fretting over the fact that the car is cooling down too much while you're waiting, and you're going to have to take the cold-drivetrain FE hit all over again!
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76) you no longer pick the shortest route to your destination... you'll drive out of your way for a more efficient path
Guilty as charged.

157. Instead of cursing and flipping off the idiotic truck driver who just pulled in front of you, causing you to slow down even though youre only going the speed limit and there is more than one lane, you proceed to draft him, and wave to him when you get the chance.
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158. you ride your bike 2 mile to the store for some icyhot. peddeling with one leg cause other knee is too sore to help out. knowing that you pass by the store on the home, but it's a left turn out in middle of the day.
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159. You run 4 stopsigns during a FAS bacause they would kill your momentum.
160. You have thought of ways to make a cars antenna more Aerodynamic.
161. You are happy when it is rush hour because the flow of traffic is 45mph not 70mph.
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162. You're almost disappointed - or wait, maybe you are disappointed - when gas prices fall...
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