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1. • CommentAuthorMonominto
   • CommentTimeMar 26th 2008

    
   Have you ever wondered why insults are so effective?
   It's very simple actually, offending people gets their attention.
   The same can be said for the judicious use of profanities.
   If I use certain particular name-calling, it is because those specific people NEED to wake up to the realities of their own behaviours.
   Breaking the law, just because several hundred others are doing the same thing, is no excuse at all.
   If I offend someone, I am causing that person to think, and perhaps, start doing the correct thing.
   I hope so, at least I'm optimistic.
   ok with you?
2. • CommentAuthorEastSider
   • CommentTimeMar 26th 2008 edited

    
   All I can say is you're going about this the wrong way and you'll not win many fans here.
3. • CommentAuthorthorninyourside
   • CommentTimeMar 26th 2008

    
   I'm not sure how someone going 5kph over the limit offends you personally?
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     CommentAuthorMasterofChant
   • CommentTimeMar 26th 2008

    
   Moderator
   I swear as much as the next person, but know where and when. Personally, a stern and well-articulated written or spoken point of view without swears will get someone's point and position across to me much more effectively than someone who laces their diatribe with insults and swears. They'll be dismissed much more often.
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     CommentAuthorcherenkov
   • CommentTimeMar 26th 2008

    
   What's your issue, Mono? Your passion about this particular issue is irrational. If I want to drive a safe speed that happens to be higher than the posted speed limit, why should that bother you so much?
6. • CommentAuthorMonominto
   • CommentTimeMar 27th 2008

    
   Perhaps it's me not getting it. I simply see NO reason to disobey any rules, and trust me, I've broken quite a few in my youth.
   
   Am I getting to be an old fuddy-duddy? Maybe.
   
   The basics are that I've grown up, and can't afford to take the time and deal with the hassle of having the police stop me, get my information, wait out the court time, and then explain it all to a judge.
   
   I've also learned that going with the flow doesn't really make that much difference in the arrival time when I've already allowed extra time for potential delays, I wish more would do the same.
   
   I've seen too many people have accidents because they were already late for work even before leaving their homes, instead of getting organized earlier and out of the driveway 15 minutes ahead of "normal" schedule.
   
   I've been passed on Hwy #1 by people traveling at 120 to 140 kmh and swearing at me, giving me the middle finger as I'm in the right hand lane; only to find them in the ditch 5 km down the road because they hit an icy patch. Or perhaps they were found by the RCMP to be speeding. They're REALLY late for work then!
   
   When I travel with my boat behind my vehicle, about the only people I pass are the ones on their bicycles. Everyone else passes me, but I don't care: I'm obeying the posted speed limit. My conscience is clear on that point. Even without pulling a load, I keep to the speed limits because I DO plan ahead, make the extra effort to leave with lots of time to spare. I even get to work on average 1/2 hour early so that I'm ready to work when the buzzer sounds.
   
   So if I have offended someone? Perhaps it is because you NEEDED to be offended? And you have a guilty conscience? If so, should I then apologize?
   
   Maybe, I'll think on that one. In the meantime, I hope you arrive at your destinations safely, perhaps with a ticket in your pocket, but safely. PLEASE think about it?
7. •  
     CommentAuthorMasterofChant
   • CommentTimeMar 27th 2008

    
   Moderator
   Isn't 120 km/hr on the Trans Canada over the posted limit? :P
8. •  
     CommentAuthorjim
   • CommentTimeMar 27th 2008 edited

    
   Yes it is but on a Sunday night in the summer the youngsters think it is open season to travel in the wrong lane and go 145 or higher , the police have to stay to the side as the volumn of traffic. Is to high to safely start pulling people over and this promblem will be rectified with there new radar system . Which is in use in the states but requires a change in the law here to allow it . Simple it takes your picture and face in focus with speed posted using front licence plate. Ive also seen the old farts just as bad or worse all gotta get home from the cabin in a hour . Seems no body really knows how to enjoy life anymore.
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     CommentAuthorgrumpy old man
   • CommentTimeMar 27th 2008

    

   Posted By: MonomintoHave you ever wondered why insults are so effective?

   You've got that wrong Monominto. Eventually people tune out such tirades. Like now, I'm tired of your infantile rants so I'm more likely to skip over your posts and move on to other's more (sometimes) intelligent posts.
   
   You are passionate about obeying the rules. That is just fine with me. But in a democracy majority rules. If more people claim the speed limits are too low that is a cue for the elected to change the speed limits. And guess what? It has just happened. That means you'll be able to drive 110 on the TCH.
   
   Be passionate but lighten up...
10. • CommentAuthorMonominto
    • CommentTimeMar 27th 2008

     
    Master of Chant, I obey the limits, I'm the one being passed by others doing the 120 to 140 ok? get it straight please?
    
    grumpy old man, until the laws are changed, AND the new signs are posted, there are still the posted limits in effect. I'll still drive at 100kmh because at any faster, my vehicle, the Blazer, gets it's best fuel economy at that rate. No one can force me to travel faster, because there is no MINIMUM limit as there used to be out on Hwy 8 many years ago.
    
    I cannot be forced, even by a majority of others, to travel at a rate that does not give me the economy of travel that I desire.
    
    I will challenge each and every one of you in a debate, in an open forum, in public if I must.
    
    I trust your speeding tickets will be delivered to you while on public TV.
11. • CommentAuthorMonominto
    • CommentTimeMar 27th 2008

     
    Just because 10,000 people are doing something wrong, does not make it right.
    
    Change the regulations to make it right, then I'll back off, until then, I have the RIGHT to rant and rave.
    
    ok?
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      CommentAuthorgrumpy old man
    • CommentTimeMar 27th 2008

     

    Posted By: MonomintoChange the regulations to make it right, then I'll back off, until then, I have the RIGHT to rant and rave.

    But do ya want people to listen and take seriously what you say?
    
    

    Posted By: MonomintoI cannot be forced, even by a majority of others, to travel at a rate that does not give me the economy of travel that I desire.

    Actually there is a law that will ticket a driver for causing unsafe conditions on a road. Driving too slow might warrant such a penalty.
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      CommentAuthorStBPegger
    • CommentTimeMar 27th 2008 edited

     
    "Change the regulations to make it right, then I'll back off, until then, I have the RIGHT to rant and rave."
    
    I think that's our point - in some places the speed limit SHOULD be changed.
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      CommentAuthorcherenkov
    • CommentTimeMar 27th 2008

     

    Posted By: MonomintoI'll still drive at 100kmh because at any faster, my vehicle, the Blazer, gets it's best fuel economy at that rate.

    
    Actually, your Blazer gets its best fuel economy at probably about 70km/hr. And if you drive 70 on the TCH in good conditions, I will get pissed at you, unless you're on the shoulder with your hazard lights on.
15. • CommentAuthorMonominto
    • CommentTimeMar 27th 2008

     
    You don't drive my vehicle, cherenkov. I do, ok?
    and I drive according to the limits posted; because I do, consistently, I'm quite simply a better driver than that supposed 85 percentile.
    Perhaps you should watch for me, and if I see anyone going past any of my vehicles, (I do have more than one) , I reserve the right to call the RCMP and turn your license number in, for consideration of a notice in the mail.
    
    I can out-drive, you, grumpy, jim, at any time; I can prove it. Should we all depart from the same place going to the same destination, guaranteed, the difference will only be a matter of minutes on the arrival times.
    
    So what do you do with the time you've saved? Have another beer?
    
    I had a chat with my wonderous, experienced dad, he remembers co-workers leaving the airport to head out to Winnipeg Beach for the weekend. This at a time when that highway (?) was only a mud road: they all claimed to arrive in less than 50 minutes when the conditions absolutely would not support it, typically in those times; the ride was termed to be a 3 flat trip, with extra tubes, tires and a patch kit in the vehicle.
    It seems that speeding isn't a new thing, or the lies that go with it.
    Dad has also told me of drivers leaving Winnipeg, heading out to Falcon Lake long before there was a Hwy #1, they had to go north to #44; and reporting that it took them no more than an hour to get there. Total, complete, unadulterated crud, unless they were going WAY over the speed limits, and along that old #44? Absolutely amazing they didn't wind up in the swamps, trees, rocks, or lakes.
    Have you ever been along that #44? It goes through Lockport, Beausejour, and down through Seddon's Corner, Whitemouth and Rennie.
    The OLD 44 is visible in many places, and the lies persist to this day from some of the old folks who like to think they were "smart drivers".
    Being a GOOD driver isn't just because you can exceed the limits, get away with it and avoid accidents. Being a GOOD driver is being considerate, obedient to the laws as posted, and being well trained by someone who KNOWS how to teach.
    To those of you who insist on being law-breakers: I wish you well, truly. I'll stick to what I know is right..... and safe.
16. • CommentAuthordustinr
    • CommentTimeMar 27th 2008

     
    <blockquote><cite>Posted By: Monominto</cite>Perhaps you should watch for me, and if I see anyone going past any of my vehicles, (I do have more than one) , I reserve the right to call the RCMP and turn your license number in, for consideration of a notice in the mail.
    
    </blockquote>
    
    wow, thats one of the dumbest and most childish things ive heard someone doing. someone passes you so you tattletale on them? its people like you that are the problem on the roads today; stubborn, whiny, and in the way.
17. • CommentAuthorDeanK
    • CommentTimeMar 27th 2008

     
    So what crimes or offenses is it okay to call the police for dustinr?
18. • CommentAuthordustinr
    • CommentTimeMar 27th 2008

     
    Passing on the highway is a major crime deserving of police attention now? If I pass you on the highway doing 110 and you phone the cops on me, you need to get a life.
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      CommentAuthorMasterofChant
    • CommentTimeMar 27th 2008 edited

     
    Moderator
    I read what you wrote incorrectly. Forgive me, Monomito, for I have clearly offended your sensibilities. I guess I'm not allowed to be "wrong" on the internet either?
20. •  
      CommentAuthorGrumpy_Old_Guy
    • CommentTimeMar 27th 2008

     

    Posted By: MonomintoI'm quite simply a better driver than that supposed 85 percentile.
    Perhaps you should watch for me, and if I see anyone going past any of my vehicles, (I do have more than one) , I reserve the right to call the RCMP and turn your license number in, for consideration of a notice in the mail.
    
    I can out-drive, you, grumpy, jim, at any time; I can prove it. Should we all depart from the same place going to the same destination, guaranteed, the difference will only be a matter of minutes on the arrival times.
    
    

    
    
    Couple of questions here Monominto. Just how do you know your're a better driver than anyone? Your skill test above will only prove you are slower than others, not better. Call the cops on me? How do you calculate my speed (other than it being greater than yours)? Do you have a calibrated speedo? Even if you do, am I passing you at 5,10,15 KM faster? Your speedo could be out that much.
    
    Reading your posts on this subject I suspect you are a simply a slow driver, not a skilled one.