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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 04:04 AM
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Originally Posted by MIAMI S-2000,Dec 7 2007, 04:58 AM
Many years ago, when I was 17, I used to pump gas at the corner gas station, every day at quitting time, I would rev up my 52 Oldsmobile and peel off from there to be funny. One of the neighbors called the cops and they waited down the street for me, they put a big scare on me, told me if I kept that up to keep my toothbrush with me cause I was going to jail. The next night somewhere else in town, the light turned green and I went fast, a motorcycle cop was waiting in the shadows on the side, as I passed him WOT, I saw him kick start his motor. I went wacko and turned off my lights and took evasive maneuvers to get lost. By the time I stopped there were 3 of them, got arrested, my car impounded, spent 1 hour in jail til my parents bailed me out. I'm now 60 years old, since then I've never sped or made noise in my neighborhood, as a matter of fact, when I'm 2 blocks away, I put it in neutral and coast to my driveway.


HAHAHAHA........60?! your my hero! I love stories like that from the older and wiser.
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by tak_one_77
Never stepped on a turd on the pavement.
I thought thats was shoes were for!?
Are you saying that it's OK to step in crap if you have shoes on? Then you track it into your car/house and it smells for weeks? That's nice.
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PS - I must be a jerk.
Possibly.

Think of it this way... how would you like it if someone came and dumped their garbage on your lawn or on your car? It's the same concept... you're leaving your crap in someone else's yard to smell or step in or have to clean up. If you have a pet, that's awesome, but it's your responsibility to keep their crap in your yard or to clean up after them.
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 07:09 AM
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Wow these are some interesting stories, mine isn't so great.

My old apartment was next to the highway on-ramp. And I got complaints for getting on the highway too loud with my truck. Also complaints for starting it. A 4" open downpipe doesn't do much for quietness...

But i'm always considerate and try to keep the noise to a minimum during late evenings and early mornings in the complex.

My S has a stock exhaust, so no complaints there. Except that people give me the "Hurry up" hand signal for driving too slow in the complex, because of the 10 mph speed limit and the huge speed bumps.

Maybe by the time i move into community, i'll have an muffler on the truck....
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by imagine,Apr 12 2007, 04:47 PM
Our mailman drives his truck directly to the mailbox for each house to deliver the mail. If you park directly infront of the mailbox he will get out and go to your front door to complain or put a note on your car.
That is funny- if you desire- you could put your mailbox on your front door or put a mail slot in the door. They have to deliver it to your door if you request it. Mailboxes at the street are a lazy invention to make it easier on the mailperson. They are not required.
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 07:49 AM
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^ I just heard that some communities near here are using the Segway for the postal routes that used to be delivered on foot.
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 09:17 AM
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Yeah, some people are assholes.
But I still try not to bother anyone.
I cruise in 3rd gear @ 15mph, and the exhaust noise is minimum.
That's how I get along.

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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 09:19 AM
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Besides, there might be some idiots who would vandalize my car and I don't want that to happen.
Not that I leave my car outside the garage, but still..

Dan
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by fujimi,Apr 12 2007, 08:36 AM
actually he doesnt own the streets. so you can park there and not have it tolled away. i park in front of my mailbox sometimes when its full. the mailperson has to either get out to deliver the mail or skip it. *its one of those multi mail box units*

I would park in front of it anyways. If he's an @ss then what goes around comes around. ask and thou shall receive.

Why cant you park in front of the mailbox?
Can he legally move his mail box??
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 12:09 PM
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I would line up that "slow down" sign with my sunfire and say I didn't see it because it was foggy and that it was in the middle of the road where cars are supposed to be

I havn't had any neighbors yell at me to slow down yet though... but i'm sure I will when I get rid of that OEM exhaust
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by albe,Dec 7 2007, 04:04 AM
well i dont have any big problem with my neighbors but i dont like my neighbor down the street because he alway be looking at me when i drive by(i think hes around 20ish). one night i came home late and i see his big suv blocking the road, his wife was trying to move the other car into the house. i was about 15mph and i had to stop beacuse his suv was in the way and he came out the suv telling me "you never learn huh" i said "learn what" than he said "i better not see you speeding in my block" he was drunk or kinda tipsy because i can smell the alcohol on him when i roll down my window. i was kinda mad afterward but im like whatever now, every time when he look at me i looked right back and drove away. My other neighbor on my left side of my the house were be little dicks because they would alway put a orange cone infont of their house to save the parking, but its a public parking space for everyone. Around my neighborhood its hard to find parking beacuse there alot of people living in one house or letting people rent the downstair. There a public parking lot down 2 or 3 blocks away from my house and i wouldnt park my car there because i dont think its safe or so, also there a bar down there and i alway see cops there. My family and other neighbors would get mad about them saving the spot, but they wouldnt say anything about it cause i think their were scared of them because they were black and are selling drugs from the house. I think they didnt want to cause any problem with them because they are drug dealer(i alway see random cars come by every day and nights for few mins and leave, also i alway see cops stop by the house ) but me and my family didnt care or were scared of them. One day my mom got home from work, she try to ask them to stop saving the spot and they wouldnt answer the door, but we knew they was home. Me and my brother would alway get mad coming home late seeing 1 spot that left but there was a orange cone there. so one night my brother took the orange cone and toss it some where and few days later we see another orange cone, we was like what the hell. One day when my uncle came by to chill, he took the cone to put it on the sidewalk so he can park his car there and the man come out saying "HEY you cant park in my spot" my uncle said "its public parking" and they got into a argument. i came out to see what going on, i told him its public parking and dont make me CALL THE COPS, he shut up and went back in the house. Later that night my uncle left and he took the cone with him, now i dont see any more orange cone and they trying to be nice to us saying hi, but i know they are faking it.
Sorry for the long story/post

p.s few months later when i woke up in the afternoon, i look out my window i see around 20ish cop cars and alot of cops. they was blocking my whole neighborhood block, no cars could get in or out. The house got raid it but i think they still are selling drugs.
WTF did you just say?
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