Comments on: OBSERVATIONS

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:00:56 +0000

Actually, the slowest drivers in the universe drive the Mercury Grand Marquis. It isn’t called the “Grand Ma” for no reason. And according to Consumer Reports it has the oldest average age for ownership.

As for toilet paper dynamics, at least it wasn’t European rest stop TP, which is more like wax paper and just about as absorbant.

By: M+

M+ — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:34:15 +0000

I can’t imagine why…

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:42:12 +0000

This was a great post, and refreshingly funny way to spend the moments waiting for another support group from our company to take the case that woke me up at 8:23 this morning when I had my alarm set for 9 a.m., spared a 7 a.m. wake time only by the graces of my in-laws, who agreed our son could spend the night with them last night. My wife is away on a girls’ weekend in the boonies and just called me to say that she’s sitting outside listening to the birds and enjoying the 65-degree morning air. That bitch!!!

Just kidding, of course.

I feel a post coming on regarding auto-flush toilets, so I’ll not regale you with my experience. Loved your description, though.

This was a very funny observational post.

My observation? I love my two new CD’s!

By: One Wink

One Wink — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:02:24 +0000

Nat: That’s cuz you live in “Gear Head Country”
Now that I think of it, it must be more a male thing. Ju and JoJo both drive Dodges and they are no speed slouches, either!

K’lar: LOL Thanks for that “in depth” information… ;-P I will think of you driving by those wonders in the future.

P’let: Somehow, I’m not surprised you don’t waste time behind the wheel… I have a Toyota, too; an Avalon and it’s always right there for me You know I would never intentionally offend and that I don’t normally make generalizations…

M+: Blue? I pictured you in Black.

By: M+

M+ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:20:41 +0000

Men generally drive much faster than women, unless they have the entire family in the vehicle with them. In which case, the wife is usually making sure hubby isn’t going too fast.
At least, that’s one of my most common observations.

So, we must have different driving habits and perspectives.

Also, brightly colored vehicles attract attention to themselves, thus garnering more tickets. I can’t remember where I read that, but it was instrumental in my choice of “moonlit blue” for my car…

By: dailypiglet

dailypiglet — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:22:38 +0000

p.s. i’m not offended by you pointing out the slow people are doge drivers. you know, just in case you were wondering

By: dailypiglet

dailypiglet — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:21:51 +0000

that’s a great list of observations complete with your special humor that i love so very much.

i drive a dodge durango and i HAUL ASS every chance i get my other car is a go-cart (toyota corolla) that does not haul ass.

i’ve driven that route a few times from here to there. the first time i got to experience it, i was very happy that the rest stops are basically like a drive thru situation. no driving for 15 minutes off of an exit trying to find the potty.

By: Kevlar

Kevlar — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:27:46 +0000

Given the choice between peeing in a bottle and continuing to drive or going to the bathroom on PA Highway…the bottle is by far the more sanitary way to go. If you have to poop…god love ya…pull over and find a tree.

If you went up I-79/I-90 to NY, you went past two of my better environmental projects. The former Unocal truck stops in North East, PA and the shithole in Ripley, NY (the one with the new porn shop next to it).

The genius who owned the Ripley truck stop put in a wonderful french drain system throughout the property…when his diesel tanks leaked…it spread the contamination for about a 700-fr radius around the station. When we dug it up (I cant remember the exact tonnage…but it was close to 150,000 tons) the pile was the highest point in Ripley…I do believe it had its own weatehr system at the peak.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:43:41 +0000

Geesh traffic must have been slow…..no offense, but I didn’t think anyone drove slower than most people from your neck of the woods. Even when in our area there are certain dealer license plate thingys(yes that’s a technical term) that I cringe when I get behind–they are notoriously slow drivers.
*(I drive a Red Dodge—not slowly—that had no influence on the previous comment.)

By: One Wink

One Wink — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:23:35 +0000

Mishka: Do you have ESP? You popped into my head today and I was wondering how you are
Actually, those toilets… I must spend too much time putting myself “back together”… they often flush twice for me… or like you said, not at all.

By: Mishka

Mishka — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:54:46 +0000

Sounds like you experienced self flushing toilets that actually worked…my biggest peeve about them is usually you have to either turn them on yourself because they don’t notice that you have left the stall or they don’t get rid of everything in one flush so you end up flushing them again which defeats the purpose of 1)not having to flush yourself, and 2) saving water…

By: One Wink

One Wink — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:16:30 +0000

Amigo: Funny, I pictured you and the wife when I mentioned the missile launcher… just kidding!

M+: Most of the time??? What was I wrong about??? Don’t tell me you drive a Dodge…

By: M+

M+ — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:19:50 +0000

Travel stories are always the best. It’s amazing the number of things you can make observations about, and be absolutely right about them most of the time.

By: Jeff A

Jeff A — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:35:47 +0000

That conversation sounds familiar, I think my wife and I have had it a few times!