Text 1354, 87 rader
Skriven 2013-06-18 05:55:00 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Nancy Backus
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-=> NANCY BACKUS wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> Actually the first cell phone I saw/used had a facility to plug a
 DD> headset/microphone into it. http://tinyurl.com/CELL-BAGGER is a
 DD> picture of one very much like it. QWERTY keyboards and smart-ass
 DD> phones are relatively recent.

 NB> I was talking about the laws against doing it while driving, not the
 NB> simple existence thereof... I see I wasn't particularly clear, though.

You're not practicing political-speak for a run at an elected office are you? 
BvP=
 
 NB> Of course there always were the laws against distracted driving, which
 NB> were mostly only enforced as part of a larger stop for other causes...
 NB> But that could cover eating two-handed sandwiches while driving, and
 NB> other common occurances...  ;)

Sort of like the laws against "improper lane usage" or "following too close".
If you run off the road or cross the centerline and cause some damage beyond
staining the linens of oncoming drivers - you get cited for improper lane
usage. Boot someone's car in the butt and you were "following too close" or had
a "failure to apply brakes properly". (another of those DUUUUUUH laws)
 
 DD> If your state has made yakking non-hands free a primary I can see a
 DD> bump in revenue until people get the idea it's gonna co$t money to
 DD> continue to endanger themselves and others. Much like the seatbelt
 DD> deals.

 NB> And enforced about as well... except that seatbelt non-use is easier to
 NB> catch at a checkpoint stop than improper holding of phone...  If it
 NB> were enforced better, it might make a better source of revenue...

The Illinois State Police sometimes have a motorcycle kop standing alongside
his scooter, facing traffic and holding up what many assume is a radar gun.
It's more often a video camera shooting video of people not wearing the
shoulder strap of their safety harness. I got nailed by one of those. Really
pissed off the Keystone when he had me pulled over and was getting ready to
write me a U$95 citation and found that I was wearing the lap belt ... and the
law says "seat belt". 

But, for the most part - it's as easy to tell if someone is using a seat belt
as it is to see if they have a phone clamped to the side of their head.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Drive-in Nut Burger I & II
 Categories: Beef, Cheese, Sandwiches, Nuts
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
MMMMM-------------------------VERSION I------------------------------
    1/4 lb Grilled hamburger patty
      1    Bun
           Chopped salted peanuts
           Lettuce
      2 sl Tomato
      1 sl Onion
           Thousand Island dressing
      1 sl American cheese

MMMMM-------------------------VERSION II------------------------------
    1/4 lb Grilled hamburger patty
      1    Bun
           Chunky peanut butter
           Lettuce
      2 sl Tomato
           Russian dressing
 
  From a popular drive-in in the 1930's. Both recipes were
  reported to have been from the popular haunt.
  
  Most readers contended that the second recipe was the
  real thing.
  
  Assemble.
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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